Lincoln High School - Links Yearbook (Lincoln, NE)

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--- THE LINKS 1937 Jean Gosnell as presidentg Arthur Adams, vice- presidentg Jack Hyland, secretary and William Weston, treasurer. Our class gave the annual senior assembly in November of this year, '36. The quite appro- priate theme of a ship was used to typify our journey through school. It was touched with sentiment, for soon some of us would be on the outside in other lines of endeavor. We gave as our dramatic offering Noel Coward's I'll Leave It to You, which was a dramatic and financial success. We watched the Mummers show, Daddies, and the juniors realize their dram- atic aspirations in a mystery thrill that made our scalps feel prickly for the rest of the year. The senior sermon for the January seniors was given by Rev. C. H. Walcott at The First Baptist Church. With that we bade a heartfelt farewell to a goodly portion of our classmates. For our last election of class officers in February of '37 we chose Arthur Adams, presidentg Jean Gosnell, vice-president, George Hulac, secretary and Calvin Rollins, treasurer. By this time our thoughts turned to such traditions as class colors, class party and class picnic. The Links office on the third floor began to take on an air of activity. We began to feel the thrill of accomplishment, for we had plans for doing all the little activities that go to make being a senior worth the waiting. For many of us this is a period of great decision. Matters of utmost importance to our futures must be decided. Shall I go on with my education and prepare for some specialized position or shall I take the chance of jumping into a job with com- paratively good future and requiring no great deal of additional training? To many of us the pros- pect of a salary lures us away from further education, but those with greater foresight can readily see that today the untrained worker must labor against greater odds than ever before, and that he has a very slight chance of doing more than barely managing a meager existence for himself and his family. This problem is in many cases solved by our curriculums which have pre- pared us for this most important decision. Senior speakers chosen on the basis of what they can assemble in a piece written during an hour in English ll classes represent their classmates at both the january and june commencements. Rep- resenting the January class were Dorothy Cook, speaking on the topic, Footprints of Aristotle, and Frank Roth, telling of New Trends in the Social Sciences. Speaking for our June class were Calvin Rollins, on his topic, Education and Democracy, and Gertrude McArthur, whose theme was New Frontiers. The student speakers for the class of '37 imparted thoughts that will remain with us for a good while because they struck deep. Many of us begin to look back, others steel themselves for more work. However, the majority S dxf? Z of us will admit that these have been the most important years of our lives and that the future holds little prospect for as much fun as we have enjoyed during our high school days. We now fully realize how great an influence a teacher may have over a pupil and we are thankful that the faculty of dear old Lincoln high school is of the highest type. In a ceremony unprecedented in the history of Lincoln high, the class of 1937 planted on the campus a tree to stand as a memorial to a teacher who had passed away leaving behind her thirty years of distinguished service in Lincoln schools, Miss Louise Miller, whom high school will re- member for her inspiring influence as an English teacher. Acting as master of ceremonies in his capacity of president, Arthur Adams gave a short dedicatory address, and the other class officers placed the earth around the roots of the young tree which is to stand for the spirit of Lincoln high's students and faculty for years to come. It is an epoch-making period in which men are bettering previously established marks in every line. The debate team engages in a heated battle of wits, and while we of the class of '37 are so engaged, the real thing is taking place with the peace of nations at stake. The football teams fight valiantly, charging toward their adversary's goal stripe simultaneously, the armies of nations go about similar maneuvers, but in no such care- free spirit of fair play, for their goal is not a white line but a bloody goal of military victory. We as a class are privileged in that we are study- ing at first hand what classes of the future will read about! Perhaps it would be more of a privilege to graduate from high school at a time when the world's society is more stable and not on the verge of revolutionary upsets. 25 1 -,,,,1: . L

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'Psa N v in 1 lj ...,,,..-..-T 'S j o Class Hlslor As each September and January inevitably pre- sents itself, the Old Mill receives its cut of raw material. This latest product, we the class of '3 7, is not only up to standard, but has reached the pinnacle of the standards established by the classes of the past. During these three years we as a class have developed from mere children with meager am- bitions into a student body that is representative of the youth of today, embodying a thirst for knowledge of the cultural, technical and literary sciences. Coming from our respective junior high schools, we must have appeared a motley crew of im- petuous juveniles with naught but deviltry for our goal. The plant was prepared for us, however, and we were put through the first step in the pro- duction line. We were advised about curriculums and given an intelligence test. We came in two droves, our advance guard, the January seniors of '37, and the june group, about nine hundred in all. We were placed under the sponsorship of two resourceful and capable women, Miss Ethel Beattie and Miss Elsie Rokahr. During this first period of our high school life we heard much of such minor details as what are we planning to do in later life? However, we gave more serious thought to what we were going to wear at the sophomore party. This party was, by the way, full of humor and pathos. As it was for many of us our first taste of high school social life, I believe that some of us were overcome by ----THE LINKS 1937 -- 2 the weight of the affair and consequently clung tenaciously to the wall. Members of the sophomore cabinet for this class were jean Gosnell, William Weston, Helen Coffee, Elizabeth Groth, Bruce Robb, Dorothy Anderson, Ray Schrader and Homer Labovitz. Considering ourselves well established in high school by February, '35, we gloated with malign satisfaction over the class below us who were our inferiors by a whole semester. At this time the class was granted the right to hold an election of officers and the results were as follows: George Binger, president, Clyde Martz, vice-president, William Weston, secretary and Elizabeth Groth, treasurer. Now we were enjoying the benefits and pleasures of the various clubs that seemed to fit our re- spective inclinations. Those who would dabble in the sciences found a haven in the chemistry club and the Radiolinks and then there were those who would have gone on indefinitely putting mustaches on posters, if they had not found vent for their talent in the art club. Came the fall of '35, and we acclaimed William Kinnamon, president, George Binger, vice-presi- dentg Dorothy Anderson, secretary and Clyde Martz, treasurer. This year the attendance at school activities was greatly increased by the in- auguration of a new system, that of selling to the student body activity tickets with which they were able to enjoy the manifold pleasures of student activities at greater convenience and economy to all concerned. Athletic, dramatic and debating organizations made outstanding records of achievement, the class of '37 doing more than their part. In February, '3 6, Dorothy Anderson was elected to the omce of president. William Kinnamon took charge of the duties of vice-president with George Binger and Jack Hyland as treasurer and secretary respectively. In the dramatic limelight came the presentation of a weird and powerful mystery drama by the seniors, called The Green Ghost. Another dramatic high light, but in a lighter vein, was Dollars to Doughnuts, presented by the Mummers. This semester also saw us proudly marching to the field of blood and honor, the olympics. fWe lost.j There ensued on that day noble feats of strength and bravery, and the juniors failed by very few points to win the affair. With the advent of September, '36, we were all seniors and walked confidently into school with that Today I am a Man feeling. The officers for this semester were Virginia Westfall, president, Dorothy Anderson, vice- presidentg William Kinnamon, secretary, Henry Lorenz, treasurer for the January graduates while chosen to serve the June class at this time were I .

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,,,, v,,, , ,,4,. We ,. ,,. ,- .,v ew. V i mv... F L l i v V I Our class officers have been highly representa- tive of our ideals. They have embodied the characteristics of the modern young man and woman who, at the climax of their high school sojourn, are fulfilling their duties carefully and conscientiously, cooperating with the teacher and pupil. President was Virginia Westfallg his ' W 1 c , 1 i 4 L., wr , January Senior vice-president, William Kinnamong secretary, Dorothy Anderson and Henry Lorenz, treasurer. They led their division of the class of 1937 through the last semester with flying colors, a color day assembly and arrangements for com- mencement. We salute our class officers and hope that they will be leaders throughout their lives. Officers Henry Lorenz Treasurer William Kinnamon Secretary Dorothy Anderson l'irr-president Virginia Westfall Prexident