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

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earning WHO’S WHO IN LINCOLN HIGH WHO’S WHO IN FUNNY LAND Best Girl Actress ... Best Boy Actor Cutest Girl Cutest Boy Smartest Girl Smartest Boy Best Dressed Girl Best Dressed Boy Most Attractive Girl Most Handsome Boy Most Popular Girl . Most Popular Boy. . Silliest Girl Silliest Boy Loudest Girl Loudest Boy Most Ambitious Girl Most Ambitious Boy Most Studious Girl . , Most Studious Boy Best Athletic Girl Best Athletic Boy . . . . Babiest Girl Babiest Boy Skinniest Girl Skinniest Boy Fattest Girl Fattest Boy Tallest Girl Tallest Boy Most Dignified Girl Most Dignified Boy Most Bashful Girl Most Bashful Boy . . All-Around Girl All-Around Boy . . Most Conceited Girl . Most Conceited Boy Quietest Girl Quietest Boy Most Talkative Girl Most Talkative Boy Best Girl Jitterbug . Best Boy Jitterbug Best Booster . Frances Lloyd Chester Boyd Muriel Byrd Billy Hicks ............. Evelyn Dunlap John Shoates Marievelyn Peters Roy Cowan Miltren Lewis LaForest Dent Cornelia Mann William Alexander Betty Martin Eugene Chinn Chaney Donnelly Preston Jakes Erma Carson David Johnson ........... Geraldine Johnson ............ Russell Saunders .............. Helen Nelson James Miller ........... Theodora Brashier James Dennis Murthey Lee Hammonds Raymond Carter Christine Randle Clarence Rambo Myrtle Morgan Frank Evans ... Marshon Ezell Frank Garrett Freda Williams Owens Hammonds Corrina Washington Robert Evans Delores Phelps Thurston Watts Mary Towns Richard Pierce Mildred Mitchell Rodney Evans Lucille Biggs Richard Adkins Ruby Eskridge — Mae Ruth Richardson, Comelia Mann. Wimpy Daisy Mae Lil’ Abner Mammy Yokum Pappy Yokum Maggie J ' ggs Orphan Annie . . . Annie Rooney Popeye Olive Oyl Tillie, the Toiler Moon Mullins . Mamie Mullins . Lady Plushbottom Lord Plushbottom Flying Jennie. Rosie Archie Dick Tracy . . Pat Patton Flat Top ........ Terry Blondie Dagwood Smiling Jack Joy Cindy Downwind Scarlet O’Neil Mac Superman Lois Lane Emmy Winnie Winkle . . Cherry Nina Clock Skeezix Susie Que Pat Ryan Preston Jakes Comelia Mann John Shoates Ruby Lea Madison Miles Mae Ruth Richardson Marshall McKinney Zenobia Carter Betty Wilson Owens Hammonds Myrtle Morgan Marilyn Ballew . Calvin Young Myrtle Page Ethel Ferguson Richard Adkins Mary Louise Parker Fannie Thompson James Wilcox ............ David Johnson ............... Sam Baskett . Granville Johnson Ira Moore Colleen O’Quinn Stanley Wright Roy Pappa” Cowan Theodora Brashier Gloria Foster William Alexander Gloria Handy Vertis Barnes Lonnie Starr Reatha Colbert Gwendolyn Mills Edith Wilson . . . . Flossie Mills Mayme Harris James White Eugenia Myers James Coates — Mae Ruth Richardson, Comelia Mann.

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The Reserve Officers Training Corps this year was exceedingly successful. Two hundred boys were enrolled into the battalion under their able instructor, Sergeant S. S. Reid. This year the officers under the command of Major James Wilcox have made an outstanding record. This year is the first time the officers have worn officers’ uniforms. These officers and boys of the R. O. T. C. have made a record which makes them an asset to the school and also to society. The officers are: Major James Wilcox, Capt. Calvin Young, Capt. William Alexander, Capt. Roy E. Cowan, Capt. Chester Boyd, Capt. Samuel Hamor, 1st Lt. Frank Evans, 1st Lt. John Shoates, 1st Lt. Lloyd Dewey, 2nd Lt. Stanley Wright, 2nd Lieut. Clarence Rambo, 2nd Lt. James Coates, 2nd Lt. James Dennis, 2nd Lt. Billy Hicks, 2nd Lt. Frank Hill. The Majorettes were reorganized in the fall of the year without one of their sponsors — Mr. Cordell Lee Norman. Miss Guinevere D. Guy after conference with the ’42-’43 Major- ettes decided to sponsor the club. The present club is ably directed and commanded by Thedora Brashiers who is considered the best commander in its five years of history. She is able to dance, drill, do acrobatic stunts, command, train new girls, and foster good feeling among the members by her sunny disposition. The assistant commander, Fannie Thompson, exercises a calm influence on the Majorettes during the learning of difficult drills and steps. She is considered the best ticket seller in the group, selling 100 tickets to the other girls’ 10. Edith Wilson, who counted cadence and aided the com- mander in teaching, finished her work in January and left an unfilled place. Mr. Cordell Lee Norman is awarding the Majorette Cup to Thedora Brashiers, the Major- ette of all Majorettes; and awards Batons to Fannie Thompson and Edith Wilson for being very loyal. The prospects for the continuance of the club are not hopeful. Why? Someone must carry on.

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DEAR LINCOLN HIGH The parting time has come to us, We hate to go, but yet, we must; Some will go here, some don’t know where, But the thought of you will be there. We’ll never forget, the things you taught us; Always be true and learn to trust. Out in this world we all must roam, Some will be here, some far from home. There are our colors, gold and blue, They stand for good and true; That’s what you taught us, Lincoln High, Long may you stand as high as the sky. You represent good and represent true, To us you are next to the Red, White and Blue; No matter where we go or roam, To us you shall always be our first home. Evelyn Tittle. FAREWELL, LINCOLN HIGH F is for friends” we love so true, A is for always” ready to do, R is for reliance” we have shown so well, E is for earnestness” that we have held, W is for waiting” for this day to come, E is for eyes” to show that now we’re done, L is for love” we show for our school, L is for loyalty” we used as a rule. L is for a good Lincolnite” we strive to be, 1 is for interest” you already see, N is for naughty to be overlooked C is for courage” which helped us with our books, 0 is for old” the years that have passed, L is for Lincoln” we will leave at last, N is for neatness” we tried to flash. H is for honor” we try to win, 1 is for intolerance,” which is a sin, G is for goodness” we will try to win, H is for happiness” we have had in, Dear Lincoln High. — Mildred J. Mitchell. SO LONG, DEAR LINCOLN So long, dear Lincoln, we are leaving you, It is through your help that we so do, This class of ’44 leaves you with a sigh, But with memories of dear old Lincoln High. In beloved memories of all our dear teachers, Who struggled with us through pain, To help us win this victory; To attain a higher name. So long, dear old Lincoln, Our eyes are full of tears, Our hearts are overburdened To have to part this year. — Betty Jean Martin. A CIVILIAN’S PRAYER Dear Father in Heaven we pray today For the safe deliverance of loved ones away. We pray for their health and for them to understand That they must fight to preserve the safety of our land. Bless those who did not live to tell Their children of the battle they fought so well. And may their souls have eternal rest While nestled in Mother Earth’s sweet breast. Flave mercy upon those poor mothers That have but that one son and no others. Let her not in her lonely hours grieve For God’s will must be done and this she must believe. Heavenly Father make it known That the world by no man can be owned. That peace, love, and happiness will fail As long as dictatorships prevail. So dear Father give us a ray of light That will enable us to win this fight. That the world will be ruled by freedom, For the safety of generations to come. These things we ask in Jesus’s name, The Son of God who to the world came, To set us free of our evil sins. This is our humble prayer. Amen. — Geraldine Johnson. to a fighting lincolnite It’s a tough fight for you, Lincolnite, And it takes a heap of grit To stick and win And keep your grin When you’re in the thick. For there’s a great time coming, Lincolnite, A time worth waiting for, When Hitler’s done And the war is won And the boys come home from war. It’s a hard road for you, Lincolnite, But it’s more than worth the fight To withstand all fears So Lincoln’s cheers To a Fighting Lincolnite. — Juanita C. Jones.