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

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Poetru RECIPE FOR HAPPINESS To be content from day to day, With whatsoever should come my way, To smile and sing when things go Wrong, Putting serious thought before my song. To do a good deed every hour, Inspiring sunbeams, instead of show- ërs, And in all things to do my best, Is my short recipe for happiness. —Marilyn V. Hines. CHEM I’m through with Chem, both one and two. The E's I made were all too few. I struggled with the lousy stuff Until my brain was just a fluff. My Prof. in Chem was such a prince, I know my dumbness made him wince ; But on he taught and drew and pled, Until one day he finally said: “My dear young girl, you are so dull, I do believe your mind is full Of other things of lighter trend, So chemistry we will suspend. “When you complete your giddy fling, Then to my office you may bring Your books and brain and settled mind And leave frivolity behind.” I took his counsel right to heart And studied hard and long, And now today as I depart I sing a farewell song. I thank my Prof. so gratefully For the wise advice he gave to me But for his interest I would be A failing Senior, minus glee. —Ethel Herriford. A VIGOROUS MORRIS It seemed mighty rocky for the Lincoln Tigers that day, The score stood six to seven with just two minutes left to play, And when Ervin dropped the ball and Reed did the same, Misery wreathed the patrons who watched the boresome game. A straggling few got up to go, leaving there the rest, With the hope that lies eternal within the human breast, For they thought if Morris could only get to play, That he would win the classic of the homecoming day. But Lafayette preceded Morris, to the wonderment of all, And they passed and gained a little, but still the patrons called, “Morris! We want Morris!” Oh! why does Mr. Mason hold The one and only player who could score a winning goal ? And when Morris was sent in, up went a joyous yell, It sounded in the sky and rattled in the dell. It sounded on the hillside, it sounded on the plain, For Morris, Mighty Morris, was sent into the game. And when Morris took his place and was calling for the ball, Silence was among the patrons, as Morris took a fall. With a smile of Christian charity, Morris’ visage shone And he whispered to his mates, as the game went on and on. And when Morris saw that only a sec- ond was left to play, He called for a pass, which was his only way. Again calling signals as the team made his way clear, But Morris was so enthusiastic, that the signals he did not hear. Somewhere in this favored land, the sun is shining bright, And other schools are playing and somewhere hearts are light. Somewhere boys are laughing and somewhere children fall, But there’s no joy at Lincoln, for Mor- ris Washington missed the ball. —Elmer Harris.

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THE LINCULN HI-Y CLUB The Lincoln Hi-Y Club has been engaged in many activities and entertain- ments during the past school year. In order to raise money for the club to establish a more desirable boys” depart- ment in the Y. M. C. A., several benefits have been promoted which were very successful. Several joint meetings with other Hi-Y clubs have been held. Most interest- ing of these were the meeting with the Northeast group, the Cosmopolitan Dinner at the Southeast Presbyterian Church and the Camp Washata meeting. Other activities to be indulged in before the end of the year include the annual Father-Son Banquet and the possible sending of a delegation to Boys’ Town, Nebraska. The Hi-Y activities are under the direction of Boys’ Work Department of the Paseo Branch of the Y. M. C. A. with the aid of two members of-the faculty as sponsors.

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JENSE AND NUNSENSE THESE QUESTIONS HAVE CAUSED NEAR INSANITY AMONG THE TEACH ERS 1. Can T pass? 2. I lost my admit, may I get an- other one? 3. Shall this be in ink or pencil? 4. Is this to be written out? 5. May I sit with Jean? 6. Shouldn’t I get a better 6 than him? 7. Will you repeat the question? 8. What did you say the lesson was ? 9. Must we write on both sides of the paper ? 10. May I hand mine in Monday? DOROTHY JANICE WALKER. WHAT'S THE USE? If you do not have school spirit, the Lincolnite calls you names. If you do some say you're trying to show off. If you do buy an A. T., you have to do without your lunch for a month. If you don’t buy an Activities Ticket, the A. Association will go broke. If you don’t go out for football, you are a slacker. If you do go out for it, you get your nose broken and “F” as well. If you hang around the girls, you are “molly coddle.” If you leave them alone, you are a “rough neck” and a “low brow.” If you pass in all your work, some say you have a “pull.” If you flunk out, you’re a “feeble wit.” So, what’s the use? “How old is Miss Byrdie ?” “Quite old—I heard she taught Caesar.” Mr. Morrison: “Run up the curtain, Lester: Lester: “What do you think T am, a squirrel ?” —From 25 Edition. Natural Mistake From an examination paper: “Mo- hammedans take several wives. This practice is called “polygamy.” Chris- tians may have only one wife; this is called “monotony.” Teacher: “Smoking, hey ?” Boy: “No, Camels.” Be Nonchalant When— Searching for needles in a portable phonograph. Tying a bow tie. Accepting a collect telegram. Hunting for a blotter. Changing razor blades. Reading a timetable. Cashing a personal check. The man who invented the white stripe in the middle of the road has been given a medal. We understand the committee is now searching for the fellow who stays on his side of it. WHEN Will Mr. Mayberry stop giving three column charts ? Will Mr. Dunlap stop exaggerating? Will Samuel Ellsworth Hill stop carrying his trunk to class? Will Virgilene Miller stop “igging” the public? Will Mr. Lynk stop saying, “Miss Byers, Please ?” Will Leonard Huff stop blushing? Will Margaret Graves’ sailor boy come home? Will Georgia Robinson gain a few pounds ? Will John Hobbs add a few feet to his height? Will we speak of Charming Odell Scott and Eva Mae Roundtree ? Will Bettye Arnold learn to make lemonade ? Will Daniel Robinson stop growing taller? Will Anna Byers become quiet and sophisticated ? Will Robert William Jackson stop being so popular with the ladies?