Lincoln High School - Links Yearbook (Lincoln, NE)

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, WI iw ix-gs- ,.t,,r ..,.u president of the student council, as leader of the class for the first semester and Wendell Groth for the second half of the year. Under the skillful guidance of these officers, this enterprising class found its third year crowded with interesting meetings and parties, one of them a masquerade, the junior-senior party, an occasion when complete friendship existed between the rival classesg a tiptop assembly, and the junior play. This spirited comedy from the pen of Peter B. Kyne, Cappy Ricks, was played by an excellent cast. It was coached to perfection, and was acclaimed one of the best plays ever produced on the high school stage. From the proceeds the juniors gave fifteen dollars to the wall fund. Olympics! Though the juniors contributed their share of noise and muscle to the fray, they downed their colors to the seniors who won the olympics. And then, the climax! The month of September besides bringing with it such trivial matters as state fair, record-breaking rainfall for Lincoln and vicinitv, and the inability of France to pay her war debt, ushered in the senior class of IQ27. So, all hail to the seniors, the glorious seniors, seniors in all their might, seniors who enjoyed the meekness of the ignorant freshmen, held in check the enthusiastic sophomores. and snubbed the ambitious efforts of the juniors! The first social activity of these mature seniors was a party held in the girls gymnasium on the evening of December '3, 1926. An orchestra furnished first class music and, to the delight of all present, refresh- ments were served. But the main feature was the absolutely non-fake fortune telling by Miss Louise Miller. ' ' On senior color day every member of the class came before the school in a jockey cap of orange and white, with a fetching little bow tie to match. The seniors, it is whispered, enjoyed to the unmost the stir of awe and envy which greeted them in every class. In the assembly given in the morning, the seniors were led across the stage by George Koster, president of the class. The audience remained standing while the seniors sang their songs to the tunes of The Sweetheart Chorus from The Chocolate Soldier and High-Ho the Merry 0. The class colors were predominant in decorations and costuming for the program, which consisted of a dance bv Anita Johnston and Hazel lVIeier, songs by girls quartet, and a one-act play, Wisdom Teeth. So This Is London, the senior play presented on Friday and Saturday, Decem- ber I6 and 17, is a comedy written by George M. Cohen. It deals with the false conceptions that the English and Americans have of each other. The final reconcilia- tion of the two families involved is brought about by the fact that -14 meriea and God Save the King are sung to the same tune. , On January 21, 1927, one hundred and, fifty members of the senior class re- ceived the highest award for consistent scholarship which Lincoln high school can bestow when they were given their diplomas of graduation. Dr. Walter Aitken de- livered the senior sermon, and Cora Knott and Frank Roehl were senior speakers. In an effort to bridge the gap made by the graduation of these valuable mem- bers of their flock, the rest of the class chose Robert Danielson for their president, and performed wonderfully during the last eventful semester. Among other feats, they won the basketball championship almost single handed! Came the end, as the movies have it. We are leaving the Eden of our school- days. But we shall be unafraid, for friendship and opportunity await us, and the world is all before us, where to choose. -19-

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HK l A - .wl.lNKS:1 , Class History My country 'tis of thee, Sweet land of liberty, Of thee we sing. These words which have stirred men's hearts since the birth of our nation. swelled from the throats of some four hundred earnest freshmen who were receiving their initiation to Lincoln high school at the gracious hands of the student council. And yet, the tune might well, or even better, have been The Hfearin' o' the Green. For, although these incoming students haughtily declined to take the elevator to room 424, and warily refused to buy a ticket to the junior assembly, they were as gullible as the average freshie . Having entered in the fall of '23 with a desire to become definitelv a vital part of the high school organization, these scorned and badgered freshmen absorbed knowl- edge with avidity, took an active interest in sports and debate, and contributed freelv and willingly to the plays presented by the superior upperclassmen. And lol bv dint of unceasing effort, the newcomers had gained a place of recognition among their immediate superiors, the second semester freshmen, and even from the covertly friendly sophomores. I During the first semester the business of becoming acquainted with new sur- roundings and a new regime had so occupied the freshmen that class elections had not yet taken place. However, the delay is pardonable, for the final choice was faultless. Jean Towne became president 3 Josephine Orr, vice-president: Herbert Gooch, secretaryg John Ames, treasurerg Frank Roehl, editor g and Don Dougal, Sergeant-at-arms. As fully accredited sophomores, knowing, sedate and condescending, the class of 1927 came into its own. In the student council, Jean Towne and Robert Chamber- lain represented the sophomore interests. To guide them over the rough places in the first semester, the class chose Josephine Orr. Frank Roehl was the pilot who steered the sophomores through the deeps during the second half of the year. In this vear, or to be specific, on Friday, November 26, 1924, the sophomore party was held in the girls gymnasium. The class sponsors, Miss Annetta Sprung and Miss Alma G. Swanson, were present. The sophomore assembly, presented during the administration of Frank Roehl. utilized some of the best talent of the class, and was so excellent that neither the arrogant juniors nor the seasoned seniors could make any derogatory comments. At this time the issue of child labor became a common subject on every tongue and, always ready to take up the cudgel in defense of right, the sophomore negative debate team composed of Arthur Bukin, Wilma Benjamin and John Ames met and by a unanimous decision of the judges defeated the junior squad. This noble victory has gone down in the archives of class history and will remain a tribute to the prowess of the class of l27. When the modest sophies became important juniors, free from the bonds of restraint imposed by their early inexperience, they elected Laurence Tvler, afterwa s -13- l 1 in l

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