Lincoln High School - Links Yearbook (Lincoln, NE)

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NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY: Row 1: Conrad, Harrison, A. Anderson, Fleischmann, Danielson, vice-president, Carlson, president, Brehm, Ehrlich, Bohr, Brown, Florey. Row 2: Eitner, Frerichs, Eirick, Gease, Daharsh, Hughes, Coover, Hawke, Hewes, Eno, Brittin, Buck. Row 3: Cawett, Berggren, Bowlby, Hemmer, Dingman, Belknap, Bayer, R. Anderson, Chisholm, Bergmanis, Hammond. The Lincoln chapter at the National Honor Society was organized in l927. Since that date 83l boys and l,652 girls, or a to- tal of 2,483 members have been elected to this chapter. This organization stands tor tour cardinal objectives-scholarship, leadership, charac- ter, and service. The emblem is the key- stone and flaming torch. Members ot the National Honor Society are selected on the basis ot their cumulative records in Lincoln High School. Only pupils who have been resident at least one year and were in the upper fourth ot their class in scholarship with no average below three, may be considered for membership. ln addition to scholarship, their rank in citizenship, lead- ership, and service is averaged in the tinal score. Membership is limited to l5 per cent of the class. . The students were presented to the school at an assembly in the spring. NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY: Row 'I: Ruchman, Packard, Salter, Waechter, Stetanisin, Unterseher, secretary-treasurer, Turner, Miirlle, Newton, Varga, Welsh. Row 2: Parks, Sherman, Lowe, McMullen, Paul, Lohrberg, Tubach. -Reed, Sellens, J. Johnson, Rauch, Saville, Wertz. Row 3: Phelps, Richards, Koch, Shelledy, Wilson, Schulling, Thorpe, Kelly, McAllister, Schriber, Laase. Not shown: R. An- drews, Boerrigter, Deppen, Hermann, Weaver, Epp. Page 33

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Top Honorees Each year Lincoln High School honors the highest rank- ing member of the Senior Class by presenting to him a gold key, the symbol of top scholarship. The winner of this award for the graduating class of i954 is Walter Carlson, ltop picture? who had a l.l grade average for his l79.5 hours. Delores Wertz lsecond from top? was elected this year's GAA. Cup Girl for her participation in girls' ath- letics and loyal service, along with her scholarship, citizen- ship, and popularity. Each year since the school year of l9l2-l9l 3, Mr. and Mrs. Harry T. Dobbins have given to the senior boy in Lincoln High who is outstanding in citizenship, scholar- ship, and athletics an award in honor of their son, Harry Sidney Dobbins, who died at the age of i8 in l9l l, a vic- tim of a typhoid epidemic, The recipient of this year's award is Arthur Weaver lthird from topi whose scholastic average was l.42. Arthur had 62 superior ratings and has lettered in tennis and Reserve and Varsity basketball. Out of the 504 seniors in Lincoln High School about lOO took the examination this year for what is no doubt the most avid competition in the state, the University of Nebraska Regents' Scholarship. The senior boy from this school who won it for i954 is Frank Shelledy, lbottom pic- turel, who had a scholastic average of l.62 for his l6l.5 hours in high school. Alternates for the Regents' Scholarship are Kenneth Barnard, Harry Dingman, Barry Hammond, Barbara Pack- ard, Darrina Turner, and Charles Whitney. Six future career women received an early start in their chosen professions by membership in the Altrusa Career Conference, sponsored by the Lincoln Chapter of the Altrusa Club. ALTRUSA CAREER CONFERENCE: Sitting: JoAnne Butz, Charlotte Sheldon. Standing: Sharon Brehm, Marilyn Ewerth, Shirley Hunkins, Shirley Hornby.

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Examining the senior robes are Harry Kuklin and Miss Betty Pauly, senior counselors. JAMES K. ACKMAN: Industrial Arts, Boys Glee, Joy Night. ANTA ADMINIS: Arts and Sciences, Y-Teens, Peppers. RONALD LIND AHL: General, Problems Representatives, Band letter. HAROLD EUGENE ALEXANDER: Engineering. BRUCE B. ALLACHER: Business Administration and Teachers. JAMES W. ALLEN: Business Administration and Teachers. JERRY EARL AMEN: Engineering, Problems Alternates. GERALDINE ANN AMSPOKER: Clerical, Apollo Choir, Peppers. ROBERT E. ANDERSON: Business Administration and Teachers, Band. AUDREY ARLENE ANDERSON: Arts and Sciences, Sen- ior Play, Apollo Choir, Y-Teens, Peppers, Senior Co-ed Counselors, honor roll, National Honor Society. GALEN F. ANDERSON: Business Administration and Teachers. JOHN MAYNARD ANDERSON: Engineering. Page 34 Seniors Look Back On Past Activities Graduation -a wonderful and at the same time sad occasion has at last come into prominence for tired seniors. As they look back on three years ot readin', 'ritin', and 'rithmetic, coupled with fun and friendships, they will never forget the magic years in Lin- coln High School. Ackman Adminis Ahl Alexander Allacher Allen Amen Amspoker R. Anderson A. Anderson G. Anderson J. Anderson