Lincoln High School - Quill Yearbook (Jersey City, NJ)

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EARNING A LIVING Hoxx many of us young folk reahze the seuousncss of earnmg a llVlIlg7 W nfye1 haxe thought of lt yet and Why should xxe Ex erythmg comes SHSIIY and foes CHSIIY xes l1fe 1s just a boxxl of eherrles fOI us but only for us Suppose mx name IS John D1x ton JI and I put myself 1n my fathers shoe I am noxx Mr John D 1yton a IDLISIHQSS man It IS Monday mornmg I get up iTlCl p1epa1e myself for .1 good day of xxo1k As I eat b1eakfast my xxlfe Meny tells mf the plumhe1 xxants lllo money for 1epa1r1ng the bOllCI Othex bllls to be p llfl III g1s llCCll1C mllk groee1y '1nd then those f0l the Cll1ldIC1'IS needs I s y to MIIX th It It 18 a good thlng the m1ll IS makmg out f111ly xxell O1 xxe would 11 IXL to t1ke Hemx out of school as xxe just couldnt meet all these b1lls XV1l.ll a loxxez sala1y than I b11ng home now You know Maly I bung home an envelope exery xx eek xvlth money IH It 1t goes round and round and all I get back IS the 1 11x elope I 1m noxx at the sxxeatel m11l xx alk vxalk go over o1de1s dletate read letters lLp'l11 the maehmes Before I have a chance to say Jack Roblnson It IS noon I ,eo home and eat and come back to the shop The afternoon tlles and befo1e I knoxx It I am '1t home ll 1d1ng my eyenlng pape1 t11ed and xvork worn The ch1l dun 1re helplng Marx dlv and put axxay the CllSllC9 Later on 1n the evenlng xxe 111 s1t IH the hx 1ng1oom the 1ad1o lb playlng very low the tune a beautlful walt.4 Ihe hghts 'ue xe1y dun I look at Joseph then Joan and my thoughts t1ave1 to Hemy axx ay at senool how happy I am' A tear trlckles down my cheek I dry 1t 1mmed1ately yes a tear of happmess and contentment I make a vow to my self to do all ln mx poxxe1 fo1 my xylfe and ch1ld1en Then xxe go to bed to rest GUI xxeary bOd1CS But I am no longe1 Mr John Dayton I am now h1s son Do you see what I me IH xxhen ask Hoxx many of Us really unde1st'1nd the seuousness of e'11n1ng 1 hung Yes xxe xoung people should fall doxxn on OUI knees and thank H1m lo1 blessmg L15 Hllll such loxmg and self s'1e11fic1ng p IFCIIIS 'md also promlse H1m th It dax by d'1y xxe xx1ll do all 1n ou1 poxxe1 to shoxx them our '1pp1ee1at1on for xxI11t thex 'ue domg for us FRANCIS PISCITELLO V'l'l'l'4'l'4'l'0 l'l'4'd'4,l 4' I I 4 4 4 I 4 4'l'l'4',I'i'4'l,l'4'4'J'l'l,l'I'l,l,l'l',4'4',l'4'4 4',0 l'I'4 4'l,l,J'l'l'l I 01 l . , ,A ' ,Q . ,Y.. . ' e J , . ' Y Y . ' Y v - V' ev . ., :. 'I . 2 . . c . ' . ., ., Y . Y Y Y , . Y Y' ,.Y e 1 V . . , , , . , . YY . 'Y , .X ' ,Y Y ' .L L I Q.. ' ' , , c 1 ' 'X . .el Z.yY Z A. LY , c . Y . Y Y .Y Y Y, , .Y '. ' 1 ' ' 4 ' Q V e I ,,, YY .' 44 . Y' , - - 1 1 'Yi v . . .. . . 1 V E Y . Y, . . Y Y Y . - a 1 1 e 1 'X .V , 1 . . . c . . , . 1' , ' L Y ' . ' Y Y C X .XZ Y y . . - I - Y, . , ' . Y . Y ' ' ' Y, 1 ' .Y e . ' ,' ' , 'Y' Y . X Y ' '. ' ' . , 1 . . Y . X ' ., Y,.Y ' . c . c , I., , . .1 . ' . 1 ' s ' a f 1 ' ' . ' Y Y . . Y' ' .X Y Y Y , ' XY Y . Y ' , , , . Y 4- Y Y - Y .' .. .- le . I c Q Z ' .V .. 'xv' c Y ' ' c ' .. I ' Q .c -.L ' Z ,c L WY Y CY Yx Y . Ye. L. Y C .Y 'Z lV'e'I' .

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Vlllldlllllll lille!! 441 Jill 1441114144ll4'4ll4lV4'llll4'4'4llI OUR AMERICAN HERITAGE We Amcucans today are hung du11ng a pCI1Od that w1ll go down 111 l1lSt0lX '1s a Cl1S1S IH woxld C1Vll1Z3t1OU FOICQS that behexe 1n a new concept of gox em ment a 1ad1cally dlffercnt dOCtI'lI1C' concermng mans necess1t1es and 11glltS ale now th1eatcn1ng the way of l1fe that we have some to hold deal Ou1 country lb composed of many dlifexcnt klI1dS of people The new w o1ld anccstly of some of us dates back to the tlme when the P1lgr1m fathers first set foot upon Plymouth Rock Othe1s of us are the sons and daughtms of 1mm1 g1a11ts Amtucans ue Scots II19llIT1C1'1 Poles Protestants C8thOl1CS Jews bus1 nessmcn mechamcs f11rne1s but all of us lmxe Q stlong common bond Ameucan democ1acy Our fo1m of gox ernment has stood the test of tlme It has lcmalned unshaken by such powerful tll1l'1gS as a C1V1l Wa1 and an Indust11al Rex olutlon If 1n prac made g1eater str1des toward the 1deal goal of pe1fect1on than any other Under 1t an 1nd1v1dual has the best chance to be xewarded for h1s talents It IS only l0glC8l that 1n th1s sort of country a heutage should have been handed down to us GC01 ge Wash1ngton Thomas Jefferson and Abraham L1ncoln may be mere names Valley Forge Crown PO1Ht Gettysburg may be mere spots on a map Yet the sound of these names and places stlrs us for they br1ng to our nunds p1ctures w h1ch make us feel p1oud of our hlstory Certa1n words and phrases have a nat1xe maJesty about them GIVE me lxberty or g1ve me death that all men a1e created equal that they ale endowed by thell Creator w1th certam 1nal1enable rlghts that among these a1c l1fe hberty and the pu1su1t of happmess It IS true that some th1ngs seem umust to us such as unfa1r 1nequal1t1es 1n the d1st11but1on of wealth or petty d1scr1m1nat1on agalnst race color or 1el1g1on yet wt must not forget that these thlngs are but trans1ent and w1ll not alw ays be and that there IS much more that 1S glOllOUS and beaut1ful The m1ght of a group that bel1eves 1n the subjugatlon of mans 1nd1v1dual1t5 fO1 the good of the state IS now be1ng d1rected aga1nst us Our enem1es are work 1ng 1ns1d1ouslv to d1v1de us real1z1ng that un1ted IH our cause we are 1nv1nc1ble To preserve our w ay of l1fe we may be forced to make sacufices Let us make these sacrlfices w1ll1ngly standmg hand IU hand for we tight to defend that vs h1ch 1 dea1er than l1fe 1tself our Amerlcan herltage LAWRENCE STERN l 16 l 'rar aaiaao' afar aoaavaoaaano .. .' ' ,' .' ,U .' , ' ' . , C .' ' ' 1 ' ' ' ' . . ' y ' v VV 1 - v w 3 ' ' v . u 'Q 4 -1 A . , v V - ' 3 ' I , ' x l l . K' xv' ,. Z 1 , fl . ? 1 , ' 1 Z '- V . , . ' ., ' X . . . ' -. 7 . 1 i . - tice, this government may seem imperfect in some respects, nevertheless, it has 3 ' D ' f H Q v a l - v ' l a ' 3 . V . H . . . ,,. I T 7 44 , g . . '. ,' y , 1 ' 57 . Q. , , . . . . . , , Q . . 5 'X 4 A . Y 7 ' ! .1 7 ' I , , , , . . 7 Y , .

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g'd'ddl11414llllllllIll!I4IIdlldldllllIddlllllllldllllldlllll MEDITATIONS I fimshed paymg my class dues today XKl11Ch means Ill get a b1d to the p1 Olll I vvonder vvhom I should ask? Lets see Joe IS the bettel danccx but Ray 1 mo1e fun Well Ill Stalt my homevvo1k and thmk about my soclal act1v1t1cs 3ftCl Im sure I ll pass my chem test Hmmm dolomltt IS the C81bOf13lC of CHICIUDI and dolom1te 15 the ca1bonate oh vvhy dont they leave dolom1te to Jnnmy Dorsey' Speakmg of Do1sey I vvonder vvhom vvell have to play at the QIODII Joe and I can dance vu 1thout mus1c Would that be good or bad? At any rate Ill have to dec1de who my v1ct1m w1ll be and soon' Ill borrovv my l1ttle cousms shot gun and 1nt1m1date someone 1nto gomg vuth me Would that be lO1C3k1llg the law'7 Of course not' People vvho steal dlamonds and dlamonds 1I'Il3gll1C dlamonds bemg so valuable And they re only a fO11Tl of calbon vvhlch IL tempo1 ary and pelmanent Hovv IS each softened What happens m hard vvate1'7 Hmmm vvhat does happen 1n hard Wate1'7 Tune 1n next vvcck at th1s same t me I ll never lLa1n chem th1s way I d better tu1n off the rad1o get now that thc house lb filled wlth sllence the w1nd vvh1stl1ng a10und the co1 ner sounds wend There' It s much better Wlth T3d1O on Muslc hath charms I hope somethmg vull convmce Glthel Joe Ol Ray that a glrl needs an escort to the p1 om Come to thmk of lt I vvont even go unless I pass my exams Calc1um carbonate oh nuts' VERA GAITI When I dream I am a kmg Who looms above each vvolldly thmg I rule and gu1de and have no fea1s Nor does my realm knovs aught of tears I seek and o1da1n blessed schemes All th1s I v1s1on IU my dreams Wham LI I drnam I am supreme I gov e1n 11X Ll brook and stzeam I am alm1ghty ou all men Yct every man 15 SUIG my f11end All mankmd I can ledeem 'When I travel 1n a dream EUGENE MEIGH JN l Q l i O ! I I O l O v V . , ' ,Z ' 1 ,.. V 'S - ' 1 y ' V V V ' V ' ' V' ' V I Y X I - . . . ' X I I . I .' A ' J ' Y , ' ' 1 V . . . . . . , , V ' . V V V . 1 . f ' '. h . . , 1 y ' Y' - - v V , - ' 1 , . ' ' V. 1 Y , , . V ' -1- minds me. I was studying my chemistry. To review: Hard Waters can be botl1 , . V V ' ' V V . - . . V A if I Y 1 - . Q ,Q . . M . 1 ,. . . Y 7 . 1 . 1s.- . ff -an Y . . 7 c ' . . . . . Y m LQX' x ' 1 I 7 I x' ' 3 . . . V Y .