Lincoln High School - Links Yearbook (Lincoln, NE)

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DEPARTMENT ... PSYCHOLOGY . . . WORLD HISTORY TIONAL RELATIONS Then, too, by studying our own govern- ment and history, we develop a lceen appre- ciation of our blessings in a democracy. With this feeling, we shall be better able BUFORD GROSSCUP and HAROLD SCOTT refer to a book to answer a question asked by George Porter. Both of these history teachers also have coach' ing responsibilities, ...namw Looking up from the paper she is check' ing, MRS. IRMA COOMBS, a cheer' leader sponsor and history teacher, greets our Links photographer. to defend our country. Study of the indi- vidual is also imporiani, for our nation will only be as strong as the people in it. Map reading and interpetation are important parts of any history course, as MISS WILHELMINA JOHNSON, County Day sponsor, knows. i i',,.,'i 8 MISS FLORENCE IENKINS, Student Council sponsor, and WILLIAM PFEIFF, Links football coach, check movie schedules for their history classes. Reguf larly they see the Newsmagazine of the Screen, a hlrn reviewing the last month's news events. Page 13

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MISS EMMA SNTDER, librarian, Finishing class plans for the next NEAL HAFEMEISTER, history examines The Wlrrld We Live In, day is MISS CARRIE ROBERTS, teacher, is interrupted while male' by Gertrude Hartman, just one of the chairman of the History De art ing out a winter schedule for the . f P ' many fine books in the Lincoln High ment and a member of the Amer' boys extensive intramural sports School library. 3 A .-, 4 A 2 4 . lx -W ea . f' lm g , I ,N ram-M ,aj sl 5, nw Q K . . 'Q tie J V +V ,,,, Vprlyl . . Q Q xt M5 if Q X Bob Elliott, Mary Dieterich, and Bob Gibf son examine the bulletin board in Mrs. Schwarz' room on which are posted many interesting articles concerning mental health, a unit studied in modern problems classes. ican Field Service Committee. program of which he is the sponf sor. SOCIAL STUDI ECONOMICS . . . AMERICAN HISTORY . . . MODERN PROBLEMS . . . INTERNA- ln this day and age it becomes increas- ingly evident how necessary the study ot social science is. Twice within the last titty years we have been at war, and a knowl- edge ot geography and history was very important then, as it is now with various national crises rising every day. Through the study ot the history. lan- guage, and customs ot other people. we may tind the road to understanding and world peace. Three fine social studies teachers, MRS. RUTH PINNEY, MRS. RUTH SOHVJARZ, and DAR' RELL GRELL, examine an old flag ol' the original thirteen states, consdzring the history that flourf islieil beneath that flag. Page I2 E

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Qs til' , Isl President of the Lincoln Teachers Association, MISS MILDRED WAIDE, mathematics teacher -' I and financial adviser for all school publications, works with two business managers, Sandra Lichten' berg and Ross McGlasson. Something is amusing about those oddfshaped blocks of cardboard, a few of the objects MISS RUTH HALL and MISS EDITH ELLIS use to teach their geometry classes. An expert in conic sections, MISS IOSEPHINE WIBLE, chairman of the Mathematics Department, shows how she demonstrates to her classes Page I4 I Pausing to accommodate our photographer before she starts another busy day is MISS GRACE McMAI'ION, math' ematics teacher. MATHEMATICS ALGEBRA . . . GEOMETRY . . . CONSUMER AND GENERAL MATI-IEMATICS. .TRIGONOMETRY SOLID GEOMETRY There's no getting around it. Our good training in mathematics is neces- sary is we ever hope to be able to balance our budgets, manage our al- lowances, and pass those college schol- arship and entrance examinations! Elf TJ. S Pupils in the mathematics classes of MISS FRANCES BUELL and MRS. LILLIAN THOMPSON are shown these magazine materials, This encourages applying mathef matics in the scientific field of study. MRS. LAVINA DVORAK, driver training instructor, questions LTLE WEYAND, basketball coach, about the prospects for a 1956 basketball championship. Both are also teachers in the Mathematics Department.