Lincoln High School - Lincolnian Yearbook (Tacoma, WA)

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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

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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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R I C, Delrnore, S, I-liguchi, R, Bullard, Mr. W. C. P. Meddins, L. Beeqle, J. Johnson D. Haines Miss Olsson B u c er er, . Moeller, B. Holmes, Row 2-B. Garriiy, W. Shandberg, N. Jacobus, J., I-Iarris, P,I McClanahan,i D.- r es Shflbg M G Ty,L,Fob IGI STUDENT COUNCIL . . . Any Monday morning one may wallq along The second hall pasT The council room, and Tind This adminisTraTive group busy discussing The problems which -aTTecT our school life. They may indeed Teel graTiTied as The year comes To a close, Tor much OT value has been accomplished. They have seen The new acTiviTy TiclceT plan Through iTs Third successTul year. sTraighTened ouT many perplexing gues- Tions concerning emblems To be worn by members OT our varied organizaTions, and presenTed a Library Code To The sTudenT body which has puT beTore us in a very posiTive way The parT we musT play in The preservaTiOn OT The books in our library. In addiTion, They have passed on The consTiTuTions OT a number OT new clubs. PARENT-TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION . . . Enriching characTer Through educaTion was The Theme broughT ouT in The year's program OT This associaTion. ITems OT parTicular inTeresT were The sTudy club on parenT educaTion, The annual membership dinner, and AmaTeur NighT, which served The TwoTold purpose OT giving aspiring LincolniTes an op- porTuniTy To appear beTore The microphone. and also OT Tilling The coTTers OT The organizaTion. Memories OT youThTul school days were vividly recalled TO members OT The associaTion aT an Open I-louse, aT which The Lincoln TaculTy were hosTs. OTTicers OT This group are presidenT. Mrs. Klieseg vice presidenTs, Mrs. W. B. STewarT and Mr. Wilbur PaTching secreTary, Mrs. V. WrighT1 Treasurer, Mrs. George Gibbs. FirsT Row, SeaTedffMrs. F. Luclcenbrhl, Mrs. W. STewarT, Mrs. P. Kilese. Second Row, Sfondlng--Mrs. G. Gibbs, Mr. VJ. Palchin, Mrs. V, Wright.