Lincoln High School - Knight Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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CLASS HISTGRY I'hough the stage was dark there were no llghts here at I lncoln that first term , the curtun went up m Iebruxrw of 1950 We the tenth grfxduatlng elass had the smallest part of all the pl uers for we were then lll 7A But we plased our pnrt well In th xt hrst rear we helped to plck our school colors the Black 'md Gold whlch are now ssnonsmous w nth the nxme, IlIlL0lIl Hlgh, helped sell magazme Sl1llSLl'llJtl0Il ID aching feet, and partlclpated Ill Imeolns hrst NI n Daw celebratlon The curtaln closed on the hrst act wlth the staging of Imcolns hrst blg Y xrletw Show Elght grade passed qulcklw w1th the formal dedlcatlon of our school on LIHCOIH s b1I'tlldZ1W hearsmg for the bchools on Parade program at Temple Lnnersltw Stadlum the openlng of the S nturdax mght canteen and the hrst Pngskm Hop We entered nmth grade and exrned the tltle of freshmen Vt 1th renewed enthuslasm and sehool sp1r1t we ittended the Bxsketball Bounee prac tleed for the Black and Gold Iimboree, md w Ate hed the tearlng down of the C ountw Poorhouse on whose grounds now stand our athletne helds We wlll nlw ns remember how we cheered when our footb 111 team won the publle hxgh sehool co LllI.Illpl0llblllP and how we watched wlth prxde our band and majorettes struttmg ln their new black and gold unlforms As freshmen we attended the second annual talent show, looked forward to the day when we could take Druer Ldl1Cdtl0Il, and spent mam sleepless IllglltS before chooslng our sub-jects for the next term decldlng whether we wanted to be seeretarles, professlonal football st nrs, dltCl1 dlggers, famous sclentxsts, or the Presldent of the Lnlted States In tenth grade we w atched the pllllltlllg of one hundred and forts four oak trees on Imeolns cxmpus w 1th the hope that they would fare better than then' predecessors, the tullp bulbs Other new 3dd1tl0HS to the school were the Hammond organ whxch we all bought a share Ill, the Lmcoln Hand book three wears too lrte the Clnld Dewelopment Lahoratorx, 'md the l rld n mormng guxdang-C pro gram remember sour m xnners boss Ind gxrls Our first 'letnltx as 1 elnss w ns the Sophomore Hop In keeping w nth the theme Xprxl Showers were the ch zrm umbrell ns md the we :ther Our Jumor xear nrrned and brought with t the hlstorx trlp to Vtashmgton D C esen the ram dldnt dampen our splrlts and the Junlor Prom Ewervone who worked to make the Prom a success was dulw rewarded when he heard the btxlers plaw Somewhere oser the Rambow whlch w as the theme of the dance -Xt last came the fmzl aet The act m whlch we, the semors, were the stars It seemed as though a smlle u xnswer to Ben VY emers ax cheese remuned on ewerxone s flee We sarled up the Hudson on the semor trlp w1tl1 enough food to feed in arms md enough enthususm to last all d ns Before we knew nt long aw uted Semor Das lrrned and we were gnen the Tlgllt to wear the senlor pm that wxs se sn all wet melnt so much to eneh of us Suddenlx the most Important thmgs rn our lnes were term pipers eollege en trance exams, and of course the Senxor Prom We shall nexer forget Noxember 18th the mght of our Prom As we danced to the tune of Ill See Xou 1n Nh Dreams the smlles on our faces reflected the feellng III our hearts The SCIIIOI' Iuncheon and the flrst look it our searbooks were exper lences long aw uted and long to be remembered Then after slx wears eame the Cl1I113X to our per formance at Abraham Ilncoln Hlgh School graduatlon As we walked down the aisle, we realized that we were le lung the stage xt Llncoln to enter a much larger stage Ill l1fe Illdtllfltt, w here we must ehoose our own roles and do our own actlng Fzfty seten . 1 4 j - 2 ' J . - . w v ' 11 ' - . s . ,, 1 , '. , I C p 1.3, , , ., . - - 1 A 1 . 2 1' - v. . . s v . . Q 4 - , gg ' , ,, , ' - - ' . 1. . -.-, ,.. ' .'T ' 1 1 1 ' 1 1 n '.. , , v' 1 ' I ' ,x I ' 411 1 vxq I --' A K , ' , . 4 ,1,c e . . 1 . . , Y - I . - . .- -oh. 5 . , , . I .. l , I 1 1 . v . , , lv v . I' . I , J al , 4 1 T, ' v ' v U , ,E , y. . . 1 v Vu- . ,, . 1 I . . ' I V - ' ' ' ' v re v s f . . . . ... ,, . 2 - A , f .1 .'. ' 4. ' tht - ll --sv Y: 1 1 x . I I 1 1 . I ,I 1 1. 1 1'i v ',v 1 v, .' . ,, . , ,, . .. - .1 . . v . . .',. I v Il 1 :vu 'v1 x v1 11 '., ' . , - , . . . ,, , , : C , , , .. . , . A . ZA, 3, Su v, I L ' ' ... . ' ' I 1 C . , L .QA t I 1 1 v .1 . 'I - ' ' l '-1' v1 1 1 I x 1 1 1 1 1- . , . . . ., 1 s ' . 1. uv 11 w 1v 1 1 ' . - , , ' I, w I 1 x 1 . ., , s 1 r v 1 . ' v 1 v vx 1 P - ' x - ' ' v 1 V l va. 1 x . I . . . vu 1 I I 11- 4 .1 v'- vi v 11 x . ' - 5 ' ' . 1 . 1 .4 . , . . . 1. . I e A l ' el -Y I f V

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l.UlICl1BOII fi0IIIIlllll88 The luncheon connnittec is rc- sponsihle for tln- senior lunf-llcon. Lndcr the direction of chriir- nmn Bfairgic IA.'xsviIlll. the girls have workvd hard in planning :1 snr-ccssfnl afternoon. Mcnihcrs of the connnittcc in- clude- M. TA'sVlIlll. R. Bt'llllt'lft. L. Bloch. R. Crouch. J. Eliason. J. lfrcas. R. L4-vin. H. Osser, E. C':nncron. N. Sc-lnnidt. and J. Sllvpparcl. First row: J. Freas, R. Levin, M. LeWinn, N. Schmidt. Second row: L. Bloch, C. Vernon, R. Crouch, J. Eliason, M. Maurer, E. Osser, R. Bennett. Chairman , I M. LeWinn. Co-Chairman R. Levin. lfx .jf lib' f IU PZ 'ug 'YQ Trip Committee: R. Levin and B. Mitchell 0 . iv - A 4,3--. . 6 ' Q F 'QA' fn ' ' l f' A l li 'N . l . I st 5' X Q y W V o O U ' First row: L. Bloch, E. Osser, R. Elliot, P. Carman. Second row: N. Brodt, F. Wfiley, B. Gomon, M. Lewin.-., B. Lyons. The pin connnittee. composed of Z1 representative from each 12B section with Ruth Hlliott as chairnnnl. was in charge of col- lecting inonn-y for the pins and selling tht-in to their hoincroonis. The pin dvsigns Wcrc snlnnittcd and voted for hy thc Seniors. The winning dt-sign was drawn hy Nancy Brodt. The pin coinxnittcc is to hc' thanked for za wonderful 'ioh wt-ll done.

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.X 5 Q ,il First row: S. Warshaw, E. Osser, B. Brooks, P. Carman. Second row: E. Cameron, B. Banks, N. Schmidt, Schieber, M. LeWinn. 2 The senior prom committee chairmen were responsible for the organization of the individual committees and preparations for the prom. Jane Schieber, prom chairman, did a wonderful job in advising and carrying out suggestions. which, to all intents and purposes, Contributed to the produetion of a fine senior prom. Make no mistake about it, although they had their fun. these girls have done a lot of hard work. and the tremendous success of the prom was due to them. Members of this committee are: J. Shieber. T. Daulerio, B. Goman. C. Morrison. J. Eliason. B. Hlliott. J. Freas. 2-5 .. N J The gift committee, headed f by Rhoda Levin has worked hard to decide the ehoiee of a gift for the school. Members of this eommit- tee are: R. Levin. M. Le- Vvinn, B. Brooks, S. lvar- Shaw, E. Osser. P. Carmen. Cameron. B. Banks. N. Schmidt. J. St-hieber, and L. Bloch. First row: Publicity, L. Bloch, Prom Chairman, J. Schieber, Program, T. Daulerio Invitations and Flowers, G. Goman. Second row: Tickets, B. Dilenno, Orchestra Co Chairman, C. Morrison, Place, J. Eliason, Publicity, R. Elliott, Charm J. Freas Fiftyfeight