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

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0l'l tell fri Administration and Faculty Students ................. 4...... ...... ...... Classroom Activities .... Features .................................. -.. ....... . Clubs and Organizations .... ........... Sports ............................. Queens ........ Student Life ...... Advertising ..... -----8-15 17-62 64-79 80-83 85-98 100-109 110-114 116-119 121-124 ug, , :':ryw , 0I 2ll!0I The Staff of' 1956 invites you to share with us these memorable moments which we have captured in pictures and words. Today the moments are preciousg tomorrow they will be unseverable bonds that bind our hearts to Lincoln. We hope that the happiness which you find as you reread and relive these moments in later years will be equal to ours. 1 1

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ibeckca fion JAMES ALFRED JEFFRESS To Mr. james Alfred jeffress, teacher, friend and advisor to so many students at the Lincoln High School. Always interested in 'student welfare, Mr. jeffress has, over the years, served the school in numerous capacities: Head of the Mathe- matics Department, Athletic Director, Student Council sponsor, Director and Business Manager of the band and orchestra, sponsor of the junior Red Crossg as well as compiler of the Student Hand- book, the Student Inventory, the Freshman guide, and the Activities Calender In dedicating this year's Lincolnian to Mr. jeffress, the class of 1956 is aware of the fact that his interest in the welfare of youth is not confined to the Lincoln High School but extends to the community as shown by his interest and active participation in the Boy Scout and Y.M.C.A. organizations.

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Ula JUWA N The h an hand are one nature's mon re arkable in entiom. lt is ex- tremely oubtful, if not impo Jible, for man to evise a m chine ac J ple and efficien as the hu an handx. Rexearch haf :ho n that th average pe Jon per- form: aily more than 1,000 Jeparate tarkx ith hi: han ,L AN So e expertx believe that the hand! provide a reliable index to perxonality. For example, if your finger: are stiff you are a referved, egotiftical, non-adaptable individual who if uxually very conferva- tive and Jtubborn. If your finger: are flexible you are a cooperative, tactful and adaptable perxon. R The hand: are alto used afgfymbols- Winxton Churchill? two-fingered ' for victory,' the raixed glove 0121120 box- ing championg and the three outttretched finger: of the Boy Scout .rymholizing love for God, for home, for country. Extend the .rymbolifm a bit and the hand of the teacher become: the receptacle that hold! the future of the nation. With skillful handx the teacher mold: the pliant, eager boyf and girls into healthy, Jelf-1upport- ing, :ocially conxciouf, morally upright artnd rationally behaving young men ,Md w men, who, ax homemakerr, ar workers, and ax citizenx of school, community, na- tion and world do their part to improve our w y of-LifdX A