Lincoln High School - Lincolnian Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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Sense and Nonsense WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE FOR Mr. Mayberry to stay angry? Theo Nix to lose her faithfulness? Thelma Saunders to be present ? Mary Ann Tyrees to lose her sweet disposition ? Anna Mae Bruce to be seen while not eating ? Martina Price to be noisy? Freddie Cooley to be high tempered? Octavia Starnes to really look studi- ous ? Mary Townsend to sit dignified? Lassie McGee to grow taller? William Stevenson to be serious? Any one to be as instructive as Har- riet Briscoe? Georgia Hollins to act natural ? Anyone to be friendlier than Ruby Brown ? Thomas Marshall to overcome his bashfulness ? Louise Johnson to have a sweet dispo- sition? Geraldine Smith not to smile? Doris Thornton to laugh often? Margaret Carlock to be unable to write ? Willie Harmon not to be a tom boy? Robert Ann Huff and Margaret Car- lock not to win typing contests ? Mazola Humphrey not to be talking playfully ? Cecil Whitney to stop bluffing? Edgar Love to stop saying “ah.” Harriette Briscoe to refrain from us- ing so many parenthetical expressions? Hilda Beatty to stop going up in the air? Fyrne Coleman to be serious? Opal Battles to be bragging? Mose Davenport to be dignified? Earnest Anderson to smile often? Mary Clay to try to be seclusive? Lessie Brown to make herself known ? Wilma Brooks to stop acting babyish 0 WHEN Will Fred Vincent stop acting funny? Will William Kyle Jr. stop trying to use big words? Will Victor Travis stop laughing? Will Nadine Thomas get to school on time ? Will Francis Walker stop talking about her boy friend in Jefferson City? Will Harriette Briscoe stop looking dignified ? Will Virginia Price stop being nervy? Fill Sidonia Jones marry James West- brook ? Will Sellie Truitt stop “framing” his classmates ? And when will Willa Silvers stop “eye- ing” the hamburgers and conies in the school cafeterias? BAILEY WHITAKER. Jean Farley to stop falling in love so often ? Virginia Price to refrain from trying to be funny? Dora Whisonant to stop trying to play Miss Important? David Pierce to act as a human should ? Chauncey Roulette to stop hounding Herbert ? Willa Fennel to stop playing? Cullen Hodge to lose his strut? James Miller to stop murdering the English language? Victor Travis to gain 15 pounds ? Theo Nix to walk natural ? LaVaria Howell to stop talking with her eyes? Sidney Tullis to stop imitating a chicken ? Sellie Truitt to take off his solemn mask? Alfred Monroe to shed his shoulders of other people’s responsibilities ? HAVE YOU EVER OBSERVED: That Miss Smothers has a pleasing disposition after all ? That Mr. Mason gives admits like a machine. That Mr. Bluford can be stern? That Miss Edwards has bobbed hair? That Mr. Jeffress has an Eastern ac- cent? That Mr. Jackson is always immacu- late ? That Mr. Dunlap has great ambitions? That Mr. Logan does well in the place of Miss Morrison? That Miss Baird still has her smile of smiles ? That Mr. Morrison still has the best of lungs? And, last but not least, that we have the best faculty ever. LA VARIA HOWELL. WHAT WILL HAPPEN To Miss Mason when Ella Mathews is gone ? To Miss Claggett when George White, Frederick Cooly and Margaret Hopkins are no more ? To Mr. Jeffress when Eunice Weaver leaves ? To Miss Cherot when Mae Della Alex- ander leaves? To Mr. Morrison when Herbert Wash- ington departs ? And — to Lipcoln when Mr. Cook re- signs ? Miss Dora Whisonant took second place in the Lincolnian contest. There- fore, she should be honorably mentioned. Although Miss Price did take an over- whelming victory, Miss Whisonant made a splendid showing. Miss Whisonant is a memiber of Miss Smothers’ advisory group. [ 26 ]

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Sense and Nonsense WHO’S WHO IN FUNNY PAPER LAND Popeye Richard Pullum Olive Oyl Margaret Floyd Toar Charles Neaves Wimpy Winifred Edmunds Sea Hag Juanita Harper Goon , Alice Scott Moon Mullins Jessie Shelton Tilda Willa Silvers Andy Gump Laurence Mayfield Kitty Higgins Lassie McGee Rosie Hiawatha Davis Rosie’s Beau Thomas Wright Little Orphan Annie Vera McCoy Ben Webster Alfred Monroe Tillie the Toiler Sudie Brooks George Bungle Robert Nix Josephine Bungle Leotine Blakely Winnie Winkle Octavia Starnes Skippy Victor Travis Kayo Hugh Williams Mamie Mullins Mary Townsend Emmie Frances Clardy Maggie Dora Whisonant Jiggs Clifton Hoard The Timid Soul Edward McDowell Mutt Alexander Moore Jeff James Field Dick Tracy -David Pierce Junior Tracy Mose Davenport Little Annie Rooney Dovie Miles Harold Teen Hollie Linder Uncle Walt Edward Lesure Uncle Walt Edward Smith Auntie Blossom Willa Fennel Skeezix E. J. Carey Fritz Ritz Madaline Gaines WOULDN’T YOU LIKE TO BE As quiet as Freida Roye As beautiful as Katherine Benton As jolly as Ethel Mullen As intelligent as Eunice Weaver As well dressed as Freddie Goodloe As unconcerned as Christine Simmons As witty as Monteal Davis As sweet as Bernice Sanders As pleasant as Dovie Miles As peppy as Dorothy Collins As innocent as Mildred Brummel A wise cracker like Virginia Price As fat as Willa Fennel As ambitious as Cullen Hodge As friendly as Marian Means As polite as Herbert Washington As neat as Sudie Brooks As earnest as Edliene Grisson As dignified as Norvella Rucker As handsome as George White As sure of yourself as Mae Alexander As dramatic as Hiawatha Davis As much in love as Helen Walls As much pretense as Alice Scott As important as Ella Mathews As carefree as Frances Walker As practical as Nadine Thomas As interesting as Thomas Wright As demure as Georgia Hollins As cultured as Alfred Monroe As conventional as Margaret Carloek As clever as Irene Whitley As adverse as Ernestine Richardson As immobile as Charles Neaves As particular as Dorothy Miller. C. SIMMONS. SENIOR DICTIONARY American Government — A class in loafology. Mr. Marsden — A perpetual wise- cracker. Miss Spurlock — The students’ pal. “Two colorful” charts — Mr. May- berry’s byword. An admit — An unnecessary evil. Assembly — A celebration. Mr. Cook — The best person. Deputies — Egotistical stooges. Mr. Howell — The peanut king. Mr. Bluford — Known as the absent- minded professor. THEO NIX. SAYING Mr. Cook is our beloved principal; We shall not want another, Mr. Mayberry maketh us to draw two columtn charts, Miss Smothers leadeth us into the dan- gers of English Literature And Restoreth our F’s with ease. Ye, though, we walk through the corri- dors of Lincoln High School daily, We cannot tell when Mr. Ellison is near us. Mr. Howell’s history shall follow us all the days of our life And Mr. Griffin shall dwell in Lincoln High School forever. WILLIE HARMON. [25J

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Sense and Nonsense WHO’S WHO IN THE SENIOR CLASS Prettiest Girl Katherine Benton Thinks She Is Helen Walls Handsomest Boy George White Thinks He Is James Miller Best Girl Athlete Fryne Coleman Best Boy Athlete Charles Neaves Most Popular Boy Thomas Wright Most Popular Girl Bernice Saunders Dantiest Girl Sudie Brooks Would Like to Be Ruby Harris Smartest Girl Eunice Weaver Smartest Boy Cullen Hodge Most Capable Girl Mae D. Alexander Best Natured Girl Ella Matthews Most Love Sick Girl Theo Nix Sheik Harold Reynolds Thinks He Is Alfred Monroe Flapper Hilda Beatty Biggest Bluffer William Stevenson Best Girl Songster Ruby Brown Most Bashful Girl Dorothy Williams Most Bashful Boy Thomas Marshall Best Actress Hiawatha Davis Best Actor Herbert Washington Man Hater Florence Hunter Best Boy Songster --William Kyles Most Baby-faced Girl -Winona Carlock Woman Hater --Harold Mezile Chaxppion Typist Robert Ann Huff Tallest Girl Evelyn Sublett Tallest Boy Henry Bronson Most Sophisticated Girl- Dorothy Miller Wants to Be Lydia Sprawley Smallest Girl Yenue Lee Smallest Boy James Fields Best Dressed Girl Mildred Brummel Best Dressed Boy Freddie Goodloe Friendliest Boy Walter Agins Best Natured Boy Albert McKirey Quietest Girl Frieda Roye Quietest Boy Ernest Anderson Most Studious Girl Harriet Briscoe Most Studious Boy Edgar Love Most Playful Girl Mary Jane Lewis Most Playful Boy Julius Hambright Nerviest Girl Virginia Price Laziest Girl Margaret Joness Slowest Girl Harriet Brown Biggest Loafer Cecil Whitney Most Sophisticated Boy Bailey Whitaker NOTED FOR (NO REFLECTIONS): Mr. Dunlap — Author of famous his- tory entitled, “Reconstruction of Civili- zation.” vvGlla Silvers — Crooning like Kate Smith. Mae Della Alexander — Frankness and dependability. Sudie Brooks— Extravagance. LaVaria Howell — Criticizing. Theo Nix- — Putting on. Fyrne Coleman— Dancing and pranc- ing. Cullen Hodge — Ideal judge. Eunice Weaver — Solitude. Miss Byrdie — Assisting others. LA VARIA HOWELL. Vera. “I’ll bet you five dollars you can’t answer five questions wrong.” Dovie: “All right. Try me.” Vera: “Who is the president of the United States?” Dovie: “Mr. Bluford.” Vera: “Who is the principal of Lin- coln High School?” Dovie: “Mr. Ellison.” Vera: “Where is the location of the new school?” Dovie: “Some where on 12 street.” Vera: “How many questions is that?” Dovie: “Four.” Vera: “Well, that’s the fifth one.” Marian: “Dorothy, what is that funny looking thing on your neck?” Dorothy: “I don’t know; what is it?” Marian: Your face.” Mr. Howell: “John Jones, will you take a seat up front?” John Jones: “Is there an extra seat up there?” Mr. Howell: “It isn’t anything extra, but I guess it’ll do for you.” Mr. Howell: “Willie Robinson, will you tell us what Biblical personage mar- ried an Ethiopan?” Theo Nix (whispering to Willie) : “Moses.” Willie Robinson (misunderstanding): “Roses.” Mr. Bluford: “Children, that was Duke Ellington, the famous orchestra leader.” Student: “Mr. Bluford, have you ever danced to Duke Ellington’s music?” Another Student: “No, he hasn’t danced to anyone’s music.” Mr. Bluford. “All the children who are absent today raise their hands.” F. Cooley (in Negro History): “Gee, but these chairs are hard to sleep in.” Miss Smothers (just before giving exam.): “I will answer no questions.” C. Whitney (looking at exam, writ- ten on board): “Neither will I.” C. Hodge: “There is enough iron in your head to make a kettle.” V. Travis: “And there is enough sap in your head to fill it.” Mr. Bluford: “What do you know about nitrates?” W. Agins: “They are cheaper than day rates.” [ 27 ]