Lincoln High School - Lincolnian Yearbook (Tacoma, WA)

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THE LINCOLNIAN e Splut of Lmco n PEARL BURGESS IN the Czty of Tacoma Buzlt on Commencement Bay Where the trams from over our natzon And the shzps of commerce play Stands a hzgh school on a hzll top For the traznmg of the mznd Where the youth of our fazr ctty Wisdom s hzdden treasures ,nnd As the czty for the Mountaxn A name of Strength has borne So the name of Lmcoln stands alone A Mountain tn the storm Oh tower of Strength rn cruel Stnfe' Our Country torn to save Brave Lincoln pazd even with hrs Life That man might not be slave Then does our school of Lmcoln Reflect the lzfe he gave That the mea one mtght stronger As he once stood for Freedom Of slaverys tortured human Kmd So Lmcoln stands for freedom Of Body .Soul and Mmd And as the years roll onward Our Motto stzll shall be That Lmcoln be as Lmcoln A bullvarlf of the free That ln her halls of shelter Thzs standard ne er shall fall Tall the last man of Lmcoln Has gzven hrs last has all cr c o o lf ' he. That the fearful might be brave.

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THE LINCOLNIAN sez 'mu to ple'1se Clrts Hou som ex e1 when he gets to sleep I c'ut 111111 dow ll to the watel an gets 111 '1 cmnoe an thout s lang to the 1d1ots fallll shoves off doun tl1e Stl9'lH1 I on bout dfnlxbht Just 'ts ue get 1n Slght of the blg Amazon Clms wakes up Whe1e 'lm I9 he peeps On the nav home Iyodels back Home thunder' he sez lXls home and loses back thele XNe1e g0ll1 back' Wlth IKIIICII paddle ow 91 me conk When I co1ne to we 11 uz go1n up the same ol chftnnel 8.g'llI1 Seem nutlnn befo1e me but that 1dl0t gang I heawes mwself 0361 the Slde 'md paddles fol shoxe I reached shore an looked at Ghas calmly paddhn up the quiet lagoon Slllglll Home Sweet Home' Ya mem bel hou he used to sing xt You heaxd 111111 dlncha? I 'tdnntted that I had and he pro ceeded Ins1de of su. months I wuz back in the U S Me u a nuthe1 bo was rxdxn 'llong atop of 1 passenger 'ln a shemff IH News Mex tftkes a pot shot at us Me 1111-d rolls off the 71 uabon de'1de1 ll 'L souse but I hung on calryln at bulet 111 my shoulder Soon s I get ow 91 the blood po1s1nen I got fmom xt lm Doln ught bmck to the nutty l'1l1d1 see Chas an I guess tl1e11 lll get bumped off by some kind lE1tf'I.C6d 1d1ot His St0ly stxuck me to tl1e he'1.1't l had flfts dollzus sued up 1n VIBW of ft tmp to CIllC'l,,0 so I went home got hun good luck and God speed Wxth tems 1n has ey es he Uhanked 1ne and shuffled off down the tracks AFTERMATH The night afte1 I parted wlth the fifltx I sau a b1g dnts bo and 'mothel not so ragged and sllghter of form come down our Main street 'um LD arm One was saymg Gee l1e was easv iou 111 love of a Spanish Jane me go1n to the doctol' Barnum was xlghtl And the othex in a. squeaky hftrsh tenol cracked out We Wont be home lllltll morning we wont be home at 'tll fits WF is ' 'U c c . K ' ' 0' 1 -'i 1 , f ., . L , - , , ' e ' . . v ., , ! ' 3 . , , y ' ' I X l 1 ' ' 1 . J g - . . . ., Q L ., 'nu y - C 7 l . U. . Q , 1 ' , , , ' - 1 as ' 1 , ' 4 '. . ' 1 . I 'V ' 1 .I '. . C ' , 1 -' ! , , K l ,v . v . , . , . 1 - I f , V, , s , , g. V. K , ' ' ,' ,., ., l, N. V. K i. ,.Ko,' V , pleasant remark he gently busrt-s a. the fifty and gave it to him, wishing 1 ' V I ' c - ' ' v ' ' v v , v s 1 ' ' ' ' ' . t . , ' 1 v ' r ' ' 1 r r ' Q ' - r 1 L ' ' ' I I W Y l Q 1 A , . u V ' . r K v ' , w ' 4 r ' U , - . I . , . , . , .I 4 ' ' ' ' ' . - K 'I ii ' ' , ' U 1 V . . n t . U v y 1 L c ' , ' , . . , V 1 . , , , - . Y! si ,

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'lHE'LINCOLNIAN , 29 He made The Class Plan r Meeting of the Dramatic Club to- night at 7:30 in the Auditorium. All those interested in dramatios are urged to attend. Bill stood before the notice in the main hall, hands in pockets-slouched forward, in his usual attitude. Any of the fellows would have said, with a glance at him: Wonder if old Bill is thinking of Dramatics! -and would have laughed as they said- it. Bwt had they been- blessed with eyes that saw past the rather lifeless, to- tally inscrutable face 'into the real Bill beyond, they would have -stared with all the 'frankness of youth- older, more understanding eyes would have glanced away-at the struggle of a nature which 'had a great appre- ciation for self-expressionr, and was so utterly -shy and sensitive behind the seemingly coarse and uninspired ex- terior, that a decision to enfter the club amounted to an actual crisis. Bill's appearance would certainly never have hinted at any -depth of feeling-would never -have promised but the ver-iest commonplaces. His hair was brown-its sleek. expense coaxed into the conventional pompa- dourg his -mou-th was large, yet- sen- sitiveg 'his ears were also large. and often burned when catching stray snatches concerning his awkwardnessg his nose was dangerously near pug- gishnessg 'his chin just plain chin, and his eyes-what a pity I oan't tell you his were wonderful -eyes, redeeming features in an otherwise unattractive face, but they really weren't. They were just good blue eyes, guaranteed not to fade, and their habit of looking singularly -wistful now and then, while 'the mouth took on its -most sensitive lines, had never been observed. Bill turn-ed toward the auditorium, hesitated, started for the stairs, wheeled suddenly, plunged his -hands into his pockets, and sighed profound- ly. He was S0 poor in Oral, and yet- all those interested in dramatics are urged to attend. Was -he inter- ested in dramatics? WAS he! Then he surely qualified. He was off for the auditorium and such was his de- termination -to get the deed- over with that he burst most precipitately through the swinging doors, and sent scattering wildly a group of Senior girls, his classmates. They accorded him the same annoyed but negligent glances one woul-d -to a. noisy puppy, while -the boys looked up in- surprise, to see old Bill in such a rusih. Well, Bill paid his quarter, was given a part in a. cornfing farce Cto a whispered, mirtihful chorus of- Bill Edmond-s, our comedian-can you feature lt? l and became forthwith a. full-fledged member of the Dramatic Club. He was imrneasurably proud and thrilled at the daring he had dis- played. To be in the same club with Spike Bowen! Spike, football hero an-d drama star, who 'had just received th-e title role in the class play an-d surely looked the part-being a. concentrated continuation ot the god Apollo and the immortal Arrow-collar man. Spike this name, now most incon- gru-ous, was a .relic of primitive grade school days was at that moment far from being his free and easy self. As