Lincoln High School - Links Yearbook (Lincoln, NE)

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'lllIIIIIIIIIIllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIiIIIIIIIIiIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllllllllllillllllllllllHHHlllllllllllllllllllll 19 THE LINKS 19 IIHHIHHHHHIlHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlllllilllllllllllllllllllWHlIlIHIlVlllllII.IIIIIiII!IIIIlIlIllHHllllllllllllll 'Frank CB. fllickell, 'Principal Mr. Frank G. Pickell came to Lincoln high i school as principal from Richmond, Indiana, in 1918. Under his guidance during the past two years, the school has taken on an aspect of de- mocracy, of dignity and self-determination. His aim has been to make of Lincoln high an institu- tion which is in itself a community, governed by the students themselves to such an extent that student betterment should become spontaneous. i ln this he has succeeded to a marked degree. One of the most notable improvements that lVIr. Pickell has made is the application of the supervised study plan to Lincoln high school. ln its year of trial it has proved to he one of the best plans for the development of the student that Lincoln has ever tried. But in his zeal for the mental development of the student, Mr. Pickell has not neglected the physical or the aesthetic phases of school life. He has warmly encouraged and heartily backed all activity in athletics, debate, and the fine arts. His enthus- G ' . , I l MR. FRANK G. PICKELL iastlc support of social life in the school, and his Principal cooperation with the student council in its work for a bigger, better school has left nothing to be desired in the way of support of all worthy school activities. As a principal, his keen insight,-his sense of right, and the administration of jus- tice have won him the unalterable respect and liking of those who know him best. His adherence to his ideals for a constructively democratic school has led to wide recognition among the men with whom he works. His tact in handling students and student problems, his ready smile and unfailing optimism at all times have secured the unhesi- tating cooperation of the student body. Because of all these traits, because we like him, both as a principal and as a man among men. and because we believe in his straight- forward, efficient way of handling this school, we hope that he may continue in the pursuance of his ideals, progressing to high, better things. 41IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllilllilllllllllllllllIIKHHHHIHHH1lHlHHllIIIIHIIlIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIiIIIIIHIIIlIIlIlIHHlWHHHlHllHHWHIIHHHHIHHHIHH4llHH llllfill3Q!31?f2IlllI!I14llIHIIIilI!IiEII!II!IIIIIIIIIIIII!IIIIIIIII!!lIIIIlII'!1!f99lffl1llllllllllllllllll Mliillillillll .-7-

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MIHHIIHIIHHIII illIIIVHHHHHHHHHVllllllillfllflllllllllHHNMHHlHHHi5lIIIIVIIiHHlHVHHfWlHHll 19 THE LINKS 19 IIIIIII4lIlIIIIlIHHHHHIIHIIIIIIIIISIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllIIIHIIIIIVIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII ' mr. D'lewlon's fjfllans for 'Ilromoling Temocracy in 'llincoln Schools My greatest desire for the schools of Lincoln is to see them become more democratic, to see them become schools that will turn out good citi- zens. This must include a vocation- al training that will enable every one best to serve society and himself ' by fitting him to earn a good liv- ing. Mr. Newlon's efforts to bring a democratic spirit into the schools of Lincoln are of great interest to Lincoln high school, not only because of the direct effect upon present students, but also because of the democratic ideals the incoming stu- dents will have gained. The high school will be democratic only when all the students have a clear concep- tion of how to use and not abuse their freedom. The development of the individual is one of the necessi- ties of democracy and this individ- ual development is one of the ob- jectives that was in the minds of Mr. Newlon and the school board as they worked out the plans for the new building program. All the schools are to be organized on what is known as the 6-3-3 basis. Under this plan, the elementary schools will consist of the kindergartens and the first six grades. The junior high schools will have the seventh, eighth, and ninth grades, leaving only the tenth, eleventh, and twelfth for the senior high school. The biggest idea of the whole program is in the organization and erection of these junior high schools, which will be much like the senior high school in both construction and operation. In each, the students should be organized for participation in school government. There will be libraries, gym- nasiums, and commodious industrial shops, music and art rooms. The junior high schools must offer practical art courses and there must be shops at the senior high school. The idea is to offer such complete and comprehensive training that each student can find what he likes and needs. An opportunity will be given for pupils to discover their likes and capabilities, and to those who are forced out of school early by economic circumstances, a general education and training in citizenship will be given. As lVIr. Newlon says, This is just one more step in making Lincoln high school democratic through equality of educational opportunities for all and through vocational training that will fit everyone for economic independencef' This re- organization will necessitate an extensive building program. The present plan is to have two large junior high schools. Later there will be two others. While Mr. Newlon was principal, the student council was organized, the stu- dent organizations were made more democratic, the Advocate was reorganized, and the Links brought into existence. These were in accordance with his ambition to have Lincoln schools turn out good citizensf, -George flflitchell, ,191 MR. jesse H. NEWLON Superintendent of Schools ,6- HIIIHHHHlHHHIHHHHHH!HHHllllllllllllllllllllllHHHHII1llllllllllllllllllllllllH1I1lW1IlllII1ll!!lll!I!!ll!l!IIIII!lIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIHIIIIHHIEIIIHIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIH!III!!!IIIIIIIII!II!IIIIIIIIIlllllllllllllllllllllllllIllllllllllilHIIHHIHII'iIIIIIllIIIlIIIIln

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