Lincoln High School - Lincolnian Yearbook (Tacoma, WA)

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4I 4 -.. ri erson, . ors e nson, . e e , . eson, . Row I I A d E Th T I F K II y M OI M Davis, O. Opgenorfh. Row 2-E. Schwarz, W. Hardie, J. I-ToaTs, W. Dr k R 3 Alli on iM. Carr, J. ChrysT, R. Elder, W. ScoTT, W. S . HISTORY DEPARTMENT . . . A wide-awake sTudenT musT know noT only abouT school liTe buT also be alerT on subiecTs concerning naTional and world liTe. Qur I-IisTory DeparTmenT oTTers many opporTuniTies' To acquire This knowledge in such courses as social problems, civics, world hisTory, and PaciTic relaTions. The laTTer course has become increasingly popular because oT The changing condiTions in The 0rienT. and The inspiraTion oT Miss OpgenorTh. who was a guesT oT The Japanese governmenT lasT summer. LIBRARY . . . During each period oT The day Lincoln's library hums wiTh acTiviTy as sTudenTs Track down auThenTic daTa on innumerable Topics. This brighT and sunny room is presided over by Miss Anderson, who Tirelessly helps us Tind Those elusive biTs oT inTormaTion. Besides her many oTher duTies, she gives pracTical lessons on The use oT The library. The signing oT The Library Code, presenTed by The STudenT Council, proved very eTTecTive in reducing The number oT damaged or missing books. SCIENCE DEPARTMENT . . . The proper meThod oT mixing H2504 wiTh I-IZO is iusT a minor parT oT The science program, as chemisTry is buT one oT The six subiecTs ThaT may be elecTed in This deparTmenT. The courses oTTered are chemisTry, biology, physics, agriculTure, and geology, The laTTer being a com- paraTively new class, insTrucTed by Mr. I-loaTs, Torm- erly wiTh The UniTed STaTes Geological Survey. An annual proiecT in This deparTmenT is The reToresTa- Tion oT a large area oT burned over TerriTory known as The Lincoln Memorial I:oresT.

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Row lfG. ForsyThe, W. Orr, A, Haynes, W. Waqley, A, Ellingso O, Needham. Row 2-H. Whiiney, J. Barlow, H. ManTz, H. Clark N Ubb n, C. Wesfgale. Row 3 A Turner, J. Mari PHYSICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT . . . AT some Time during his Three years aT Lincoln iT is obligafory for each pupil To enroll for a semesfer in physical educaTion. Therefore This deparfmenf is indeed large and exTensive, including beside The regular floor worlr such represenTaTive courses as archery, golf, Tennis, fencing, and swimming. IT presenTs To each individual a challenge To develop himself physically, To pracfice good sporfsmanship, and To be considerafe of ofhers. MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT . . . Verifying The Theorem seT forfh by Pyfhagoras, discovering The unlcnown guanTiTy of X and Y, and defermining disf- ances by Triangulafion were iusf a few of The an- alyfical problems of The sTudenTs enrolled in classes in algebra, geomeTry, or TrigonomeTry. Plane and solid geomefry, and Trigonomefry are offered by This deparfmenf expressly for Those sTudenTs who laTer infend To enfer college engineering courses. INDUSTRIAL ARTS DEPARTMENT . . . Many sTu- denTs aT Lincoln go Their way, unaware of The facT Thaf we have in our midsT one of The largesf Trade schools in The NorThwesT. Walking along The courT, however, one becomes conscious of This acTiviTy- The blinding lighf of blow Torches, darlc figures of welders, The hum of belTs, lafhes, and drills. Me- chanically-minded boys from all over The ciTy come here for such aTTracTive courses as machine design, archiTecTural drawing, auTo and mefal shop, and The recenfly organized class in show-card painfing.

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Row TWD. Bnrscn, E. PreTfyrnmi, D. Cox. Row ZHC. Anderson, B. Brollern, V. Piercy, l. Nerlli E, Fairbanks, B. Scha l Q GIRLS' CLUB . . . CulTivaTion oT characTer, a spiriT oT service, and Triendliness is The challenge oT This club To The girls oT Lincoln. Egual opporTuniTy is given each ambiTi- ous member To serve in one OT The Three deparTmenTs: Social, STandards, or Service. Two innovaTions oT The year were The middy and Tie dance and a Tea TeTing incom- ing sophomores, aT which They were given a glimpse oT The halls ThaT They were soon To lcnow so well. AnoTher worThwhile proiecT was a conTerence oT The Girls' Club oTTicers oT The Tive leading Pierce CounTy high schools. Because oT The inTeresT shown, plans were sTarTed To malce iT an annual evenT. Thus by an increasing num- ber oT acTiviTies our sTuclenT life becomes more inTeresTing year by year. BOYS' CLUB . . . Experience in organizaTion and parTicipaTion in various acTiviTies are oTTered in The Social, Service, and Physical EducaTion divisions oT The Boys' Club. ln recogniTion oT good sporTsmanship and Technique, cerTiTicaTes Tor The major sporTs and emblems Tor inTramural parTicipaTion were presenTed aT The annual Physical Educa- Tion Review. The EaThers' and Sons' NighT wiTh compeTiTion in archery, ping-pong, and basl4eTball, and exhibiTions by The boys in boxing, wresTling, Tencing, and Tumbl- ing was climaxed by a sTrenuous Tug-oT-war, in which The sons won The prized cup Trom The TaThers, who have held iT since lasT year. Row I- L. Milior, B. Bird, J. Sharpe, F, Mr.Clanalian. Row Z E. Swan, E. Taylor E. Floischrnan, R. S'mpson. l'5l