Lincoln High School - Knight Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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VICC Prmclpals One of the lirst personalltles we met upon entermg Llncoln was Mlss Mary Scheuhmg vlce prmclpal An excellent admmlstrator co ordmator and frxend she contrlbuted greatly to the efhclency of our school Well hked by her colleagues and respected by her stu dents she remams m our memones as one of Lmcoln s outstandmg leaders Miss Mary Scheuhmg A member of Llncoln s faculty and admlnlstratlon smce 1ts opemng ln 1950 Mr Nathan Welss m the capacxty of vlce prmclpal was able to help and coun sel us m some of our most drfhcult problems Alert and consclentlous Mr WCISS added greatly to our hlgh school years at Lmcoln Mr Nathan WCISS Identlliable by hrs dlstlnctlve voice whlch guxded us through many a harrowlng testmg program was Mr Frank Fmk As actmg VICC Pf1l'lClP3l he alded us not only ln scholastlc problems but ln seemlngly lnsolv able personal ones also We will often thmk of Mr Fmk when we wrsh for those good old high school days agam 10 Mr Frank Fmk

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Prineipal's Message if .QR q Last to bc gr iduitcd in our first ten years is the Ll iss of muary l960 a dis tinguished class in what has become an ever lengthening succession of outstand ing classes None other however will have had the umque privilege you enjoy Lincoln High School lNone other for that matter is more worthy to bring to a conclusion our first decade Among your number are excellent scholars intelligent citizens promising workers and potential parents of sound worth Each of you has dreamed his dreams made his plans and learned to change both dreams and plans as careful forethought has revealed the reasonableness or the inevitability of change Most of you have in other words experienced the beginnings of wisdom You know that Length of days is in her right hand and in her left hand riches and honor By the time your graduation day arrnes the 50s will have become history and the 60s full of promise will have begun In all likelihood the decade just ahead will be among the most exciting the world has seen everything seems likely to be possible in the 60s During the next ten years the moving finger will have written for you and moved on May you have the courage and wisdom to help it write well We who remain here invoke God s blessing for you Sincerely CHARLES H WILLIAMS Prmczpal January 21 1960 9 Y xi ' ,, x 'K' ' Q, M N A s I I ' A we f, 55,7 , W V X. 'sawn .1 V I - , 2 2 , ' K. , . ', ' 2 1. , , . ' - namely, that of placing a period to the first decade in the history of the Abraham . . Q , Y l . . 3 ! I I

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Counselors J Larkm F Fr J Xiewers C, Ie-Jeune 9 Fspofu A Platt lv The patnence of Job and the perseverance of Robert Bruce were two mam char acterlstlcs of the Grade C.4hHlI'IIlCll Between plan mng our rosters and keep mg track of our report cards these harrled people were kept busy and alert Senlor Advlsors W Dodnes E Watson M Caynor J Clmchard W Lusch R Lynch college choxces Grade Chalrmen Fnsl R014 F Xffbll C Hxasson R Nicfartw Hoolson S Erllch R I-ettcrolf As we thmk over our semor year we remember those men and women whom we saw durmg that very short lnterval ln the day known as advxsory There we filled out endless forms recelved notices for the day and ln general created chaos 1n the other wise orderly day of our un fortunate teacher V l K AM . 4 Y , . -J xt ,Ml I Wi e J' UU f . I , X' R ' ,, Q Q l - ' Second Roux' R. Gutschc. NI. O'Neill, C. Marco, D. M'einberg, I.. Sharllp J ' l V I V vi v - In our younger years our counselors wcre r a t h e r v a g u e personalltxes t whom we went only wlth our more serlous problems However as we neared commencement our coun selors offered very real IH formatxon and practlcal ad v1ce as we consulted them concernmg our careers and