Lincoln High School - Prowler Yearbook (Thief River Falls, MN)

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Q U 7 urcwnrh In publislriig The Prowler, the first Annual ever published by the Lincoln High School, neither time nor pains have been spared by the staff to make it a success. Our prime object has been to present the opportunities offered by the in- stitution, the up-to-date methods employed in the instruction of its students, and, in general, to convey a broad idea of the work and accomplishments of the student body as a whole. Not alone do we wish to present the strictly educational side of the institution, but rather have we endeavored, in company with this, to create a general idea, in the minds of the parents and others most interested, of the athletic and social phase of the school life. Our aim has not been merely to boost the Senior Class for this is decidely not a pub- lication of the Senior Class alone. This class has, for some time, felt the need of a publication to show what is being accomplished by the school in its various branches, and to that end The Prowler is published. We wish to express our sincere appreciation to Professor J. H. Hay, the Board of Education, the Faculty, and the studenty body as a whole for the keen interest they have taken in the publication and for the valuable as- sistance they have rendered us in making The Prowler a success. By EDITOR IN CHIEF. O

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7 ig!! ,Srhool It is but a short space of years from 1904, when the first two graduates received their dliplcgmas from the local high school, to 1916, when some Hfty-one students graduate from t e nst tut on. Leaving out of consideration the large high schools in Duluth and the Twin Cities, the local high school ranks ninth among the remaining 213 high schools of the state. It is one of the youngest schools, and at the same time, one of the largest. Its curriculum presents all subjects taught in secondary schools in the Northwest, in- cluding all special departments. It is classified as a Putman Agricultural School, a con- solidated school, as one having rural associated schools attached to it, and it possesses the distinction of always having had the largest normal training department in the state. From small and humble beginnings it has grown rapidly, in large part, because it has offered course of study which have compelled the attention and attendance of the young people ot' this city and the surrounding country. When the independent district with a four room school on the east slde of the river was joined with a similar four-room graded school on the west, in the year 1902, it marked the birth of the present high school organization. The present Washington building was erected at the time and the humble high school found location therein. Like an overgrown child, it has ever been formed of too generous mold to accommodate itself to its garments and today, despite the construction of the Lincoln High School building in recent years, lt still strains its garments to the bursting point, In other words, it has always been too large for its housing facilities. Its life has moved ln steady advance through the years and has not been marked by striking incidents. The musical, athletic, literary and social features of the schools have been pro- nounced, but at the same time, the aim of the school has always been to recognize culture, refinement and scholarly attainment, ln the hope that character and citizenship might strongly mark its graduates. Lincoln High School won great distinction in oratory when Miss Velma Price, a Sophomore, carried off first honors in the declamatory contest between the classes of the High School, and then later with the various representatives from the district. Winning this contest by her remarkable delivery and correct enunciation of her topic, His Father's Son, she was entitled to the honor of competing with the winners of the districts centered around Crookston. ' At the tlnal contest in Crookston, she delivered her address in an efficient and most creditable manner and was rewarded for her efforts by receiving much praise from the judges and all resent: and Winning second place. This victory goes to show what may be accomplished, by conscientious work and a stick-to-it-iveness which always brings profitable results.