Lincoln High School - Links Yearbook (Lincoln, NE)

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SDI.. i EE l u i , E: L V' .l... r' 1: l if L. l' l L V. i. is lll U F' HCL 1 ,Ji ll ,lr 'L U1 L B K S ' ,,,,, iz IL' ii mv 3 3 I Later in the year the juniors were hosts to the seniors at the junior-senior banquet held at the Scottish Rite Temple. The two classes met with great friend- liness and good will, despite the late hostility of olympics day. Senior year brought back a privileged and condescending group. It was incon- venient to have the auditorium for home room, perhaps, but it was very grand. After a struggle the seniors succeeded in retaining their ancient right of attending all the assemblies, and incidentally gave a wholesome check to the bumptfous freshmen. Cn senior color day the members of the class appeared festooned with purple and gold, the class colors. In the assembly given in the morning, Sam Benbrook, the class president, led the procession of seniors across the stage. The twenty-sixers sang their class song, written by Eugene Robb to the tune of mln Old New York. Gertrude Sullivan gave an original dance, and Harriet Sutherland, Louis Holmes, and Sam Benbrook presented a one-act play, Bills. The class gave as its senior play, Icebound, by Owen Davis, which won the Pulitzer prize for 1922. George Schmidt took the part of Ben Jordan, the black sheep of the Jordan clan, and Genevieve Freeman that of Jane Crosby, who unobtru- sively makes Ben into a man again. The one hundred and fifty who were graduated in the winter class selected Sam Benbrook, who seems to have the president habit, for their leader. Dorothy Marshall and Edwin Snowden were the other officers chosen. Dr. John Andrew Holmes delivered the commencement address. Anne Eliza Torrance and Fielding Woods were the senior speakers. The survivors chose Ralph Buechner president for the last crowded semester. Cn joy night Helen Seymour and Hamilton Hatfield presented an act, A Pair of Lunaticsf' Olympics followed, with the junior-senior party banquet close behind. Suddenly it was graduation time, with Dr. VValter Aitken as speaker, and Lucile Hac and Archie lVIcMillen as class orators. 1 Y QUE UCI F1 g, it E, l is li l E, 5. ,1 l l ll fi i ll J. i gi V 1 l li iT 9? lf li n V i F fl U F - ' l, CID FQ DEH ll Il ll ,,,3i1 ijt 'il ll ,H WI 1513

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19 . . I n n n n inn gg: so n n nn L- I IEIGKS DQ Class History Early in the fall of 1922 an apparently commonplace event occurredg namely. a crowd of short-trousered little boys and hair-ribboned little girls entered Lincoln high school. But this was no usual class. ln the first place the freshmen absolutely refused to be taken in by the tricks of the upperclassmen. They only grinned know- ingly when tall sophomores offered to sell them assembly and cafeterfa tickets, and declined firmly to search for the elevator, even though its location was carefully explained. Furthermore they showed their school spirit from the first by attending football games and plays. The second-semester freshmen, who at first had looked upon the entering class with scorn, from the standpoint of the advanced knowledge and experience of one semester, soon dropped this manner, and were proud and glad to acknowledge the relationship. It was not until the second semester that the class got around to electing officers. However, the ones chosen made up for the delay. Edwin Snowden was president, and Ward Taylor, Roy Hackman, Blanche Farrens, Hamilton Hatfield, and Dick lVIills were elected to the other ofiices. Mrs. Grace G. Hyatt and Miss Carrie Roberts were chosen sponsors. The class has been fortunate in having been able to keep its two guides through the entire four years. Martin Aitken, Hamilton Hatfield and Genevieve Clayton represented the freshmen in debate. The next fall brought the class back as full-Hedged sophomores, wise, dignified, and superior. Ruth lVIayhew and Martin Aitken represented the class in student councfl. Ernest Tindall was elected president for the first semester, and Burke Smith led the class the last half of the year. During his administration the sophomores showed their ability by giving an assembly. The program was divided into two parts. The first included a boys act, a girls chorus, a dance, and musical numbers. The second was an opera, in which a beautiful heroine, a handsome hero, a ferocious villain, animated scenery, and the usual chorus entranced the audience. This per- formance constituted the first oflicial appearance of the class of twenty-six before the school. As juniors the class elected Sam Benbrook president for the first semester and Hamilton Hatfield for the second. In the fall the twenty-sixers gave another assembly to show how their talent had improved. This was a pioneer undertaking, as other classes had held only one assembly during their third year, and that in the second semester. The program consisted of several short acts, music, dancing, and readings, and a playlet, At the Close of a Perfect Day in Any High School Student's Home, the realistic situations of which were much enjoyed by the audience. November 5, the juniors gave a party in honor of themselves. Sam Benbrook won the prize, a pumpkin pie, for having sold the most tickets. As its junior play, the class presented A Kiss for Cinderella, by Sir James Barrie. Evelyn Wood took the part of Cinderella, the warm-hearted little London slavey, with Elton Fee in the double role of the good-looking young policeman and the prince who figures so prominently in Cinderella's dream. The assembly adver- tising the play was one of the high spots of the year. Orville Andrews and his irresistible jazz brought down the house. Although the seniors won the olympics, the day was nevertheless a red-letter one for the juniors. The weather was chilly and rainy, and the class of twenty-six derived consolation for its defeat from the thought that the senior picnic would be spoiled. The juniors made the seniors fight hard for their honors, and finally rushed off in triumph with the senior colors. This feat compensated for the loss of the other events. mm CID Uijl ll ..lf,,,., . ,JI WT ll, WWII ll ll ll lEll3 -20-

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. I Q ggl:.,E.T:5,,,,,g1:1..4.3 LMIL-1 L I N K S LET' .1 rin as Eg 2 fs - l I l ,.. .- T J Q 3 l : l -- 'T w MRS. GRACE G. HYATT MISS CARRIE ROBERTS emor Sponsors .. lVIr. Noah Webster, of dictionary fame, in defining a sponsor, says, One who 2 binds himself to answer for another's defaultg a suretyg or, one who at the baptism of an infant or child guarantees its religious education. Our common use of the word, 'iclass sponsor, does not come within this defi- ' nition. Neither of the two meanings would fit. Our sponsors do not literally bind themselves to answer for our defaultsg nor do they attempt to guarantee the religious education of the new-born class. L Therefore a new definition or rather an addition will have to be made. Might .. not the following be more suitable? A sponsor is one who looks after a high school classy one who supplies en- couragement at the right timeg one who gives advice wisely and conciselyg one who I. ' seems never to fail or to manifest discouragement. ' Cur sponsors, Mrs. Grace G. Hyatt and Miss Carrie Roberts, fully meet this - definfticn. Their advice and encouragement have been truly appreciated by the class - of 1926. l. g. UU UU UE11, 7 ' li- ll 'an ll IL sl, Il u '11 IDD -gg-