Lincoln High School - Lincolnian Yearbook (Tacoma, WA)

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It's coffee and doughnuts fox' the faculty during a busy session. PIi1'1CiPdl,S Message On the occasion of this, my last message in a Lincolnian to the students, past and present, I should like to thank each and every' one for your cooperation, your friendship and your loyalty to Lincoln High School. Even though a period of twentyfseven years has elapsed since I came to Lincoln, yet the years have come and gone so rapidly that it is difficult to fully realize that it is time to say Good Bye. Having seen so many thousands of young people come and go, and to have been associated and acquainted with such grand people does mean vastly more to me than is possible to express in Words, spoken or written. Un the eve of my departure I have a feeling of gratitude and some satisfaction as a result of having had a part in the education and development of those students who have attended Lincoln at any time since my arrival here in 1925. I have reason to be happy if those who have been students at Lincoln have gained and profited to a degree that they feel better pref pared to take their place in society and can make a worthwhile contribution to the com' munity of which they become a part. Being a good citizen in high school, having a determination to put forth every effort to learn, participating in student activities, being kind and courteous-all these valuable attributes are almost sure to mean a valuable man or woman to assume leadership or take a prominent place in the affairs of the nation. These accomplish' ments have been realized by many who have attended Lincoln High School and can become a reality for those attending at the present time. ,Cc Q if

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Maxine Cissne Mary Ellen Zevenbergcn Elizabeth Washburn, Kay West Qffice WO1' eers Chool Life Hub As each branch is important in the balance of a Hr tree, our office force is one of the most important branches in the balance of the functions at Lincoln. Mrs. Maxine Cissne carries enorf mous responsibility, as chief clerk of Lincoln's office, with calm efficiency. Her congenial easyfgoing manner is well known to all Lincolnites who come to her with problems and quesf tions. As part of her every day job Mrs. Cissne issues permits to leave the school grounds, takes telephone mesf sages, takes care of lost purses and keeps all the office files and records in order. Assisting in the office is Miss Mary Ellen Zevenburgen, a graduate of Lincoln in 1949. The effort put forth by these two office clerks is greatly responsible for Lincoln's smooth running office. Present? Clerles Always Know Twenty years ago Miss Elizabeth Washbiirn began her career as Lin' coln's attendance clerk. Now, with an enrollment of 2,168 students, room 231 is a busy place anytime of the day. As part of her everyday job, Miss Washburn must be able to tell the truth from the prefabricated excuses, she must keep the attendance record of every student straight, and must attend to a daily absentee list. An indespensible assistant is Miss Kay West who works in the attend' ance office during the morning and the guidance office in the afternoon. These two mainstays of Lincoln's personnel cheerfully handle one of the most difficult tasks so efficiently that they deserve a lot of credit for a job well done.

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Florence Armstrong Kathering Bernard Sheldon Brooks Dixie Bullard Arthur Carlson Coma Dolan Lois Doerner Wallace Drake Frank Erspamer Helen Feutz Dorothy Foster Lola Friars Chuck Gilmur Margaret Goheen Mae Greene Alice Grimes Ramona Haltom Richard Hannula Faculty Leads Lynx in Learnin 'S Forest Uutstanding in the memory of the wanderer, who has trod the pathways of the Pacific Northf west, are the immense, primeval forests of this natures' paradise. So it is with the student as he remembers the members of the faculty who made his high school career unforgetable. lt was the teachers who served as guiding beacons that aided us over the educational trees, stumps and obstacles that conf fronted us in our three years of high school. As we recall, our attitude toward our teachers changed as frequently as the emotions of the wanderer traveling through the evergreen forests. At Hrst, there was the feeling of domif nating oppression which eventually changed into the feeling of protection as our teachers became big brothers and sisters to encourage each of us along our high school career. But it wasn't all work and no play for these faculty members. They always seemed to find time to devote to other extrafcurricular activif ties, such as chaperoning for the dances, PfTA 12 participation and taking admission tickets at the games. They also found time to have those informal afterfhours talks and tried to straighten out the numerous perplexing problems that conf fronted us. ln years to come, when we, accomplished artists, architects, businessmen and career women, look back on our high school days, we will be able to attribute much of our success to the many guiding hands we received from the Abe faculty, in climbing the ladder to adulthood. As we look back through the forests of memories, we recall that from the time we entered Lincoln, our instructors had an interest in us through our three years, which lingered even to the time of our graduation. Although many of the teachers received no immediate thanks for their guidance and kind' nesses, our gratitude will last through the years. Mere words will never express our gratitude -but thanks for everything. We'll always remember you.