Lincoln High School - Totem Yearbook (Seattle, WA)

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Big ff Club s . .,.. Among the new organizations. created at Lincoln during the past year, one of the most important was the Big L Club. This proved to be very influencial in the athletic activities of the school. ln the preamble of its constitution are found the principles upon which the Club was based. Among them are the following: To create a proper respect and dignity in upholding the honor of Lincoln High Schoolg to encourage and promote activitiesg to encourage the attainment of high scholastic standing among athletesg and to uphold the supervision given by the school authorities in maintaining school loyalty and discipline. Member-ship in the Big L Club is limited to men who have been award- ed the official emblem of Lincoln High School in one of the following sports: Football, Basketball, Baseball or Track. Honorary membership is granted to those who won a first-team letter at Lincoln, prior to the formation of the organiza- lion. Strict regulations have been made in regard to the wearing of the ul... One day in the week has been set aside, at which time it is the duty of every letter-man to wear his letter- The regulations have been observed very carefully by every letter-man. Besides the general service which the club members have rendered to the school, they have taken up other projects. A drive for the relief of the unfortunate war veterans at the Cushman Hospital was put under way and a large banquet in honor of the fonnation of the Club was given. Eugene Kunz was elected President of the organization and Gail Huhn, Secretary -Treasurer. Their adminisration has been very successful and it is hoped that in the future the organization meets with as much approval as it has during the past year. PAGE TVVENTY-FIVE 'B r it Aff. X mon?-9

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590973 BUDGET SYSTEM. At the third meeting of the newly organized Board of Control the matter of regulated expenditures was brought up for discussion. The discussion resulted in the appointment of a committee to draw up a budget for the expenditures of the Association. When the committee reported and proposed a definite budget, regulating the allotment of money to the various activities, the Board adopted the new sys- tem and it has been in effect during the entire year. The budget provides that the money be used as follows: 351,000 for football, S200 for baseball, S180 for basketball, S100 for track, sl5 for tennis, and S200 for additional miscel- laneous expenses. Under this system the athletic manager and the coach each knows exactly how much money is at his disposal. One of the purposes of the system is to place the different athletic managers in a position where they may select and pur- chase the necessary equipment, thereby making his job one of responsibility. This puts the expenditures of the Association on a business-like basis and is a constructive step toward making the Association an economical and efficient organization. MERIT SYSTEM. Many times the necessity for some system of rewarding students in some manner has been felt at Lincoln. It was with the idea of meeting this demand that the present Merit System was devised. The Board of Control deems that merits should be awarded for all work which is not granted academic credits. A definite scale of merits which the various activities deserve was adopted. This plan provides that merits be awarded lo letter men, class officers, fire and traffic squad members, dramatic stars and the stage force. The Board reserves the privilege of voting merits for special services- and those not covered by the schedule. The Merit System, being new, is not entirely complete, but is a good step toward the development of a plan whereby student activities will receive their just recognition and students be awarded what is due them. The plan has the tendency to stimulate the spirit of leadership in the activities of the school and to create a more wholesome interest in its affairs. ' It has met with the hearty approval of all the boys, who are doing their best in co-operating with the Board of Control in an endeavor to make the system a complete success. BANQUET. - ln the list of new activities started this year the First Lincoln Annual Father and Son Banquet is among the most important. It was planned that every year at the end of Football Season a ban- quet be given in honor of the grid- iron squads. This year the new enterprise met with great success. All who could possibly be accommodated were there. The purpose of the project is to promote the coop- eration of the father with his son in school work and activities. The committee which put this enterprise across was fleft to right, Erwin Rieger, Karl Burdick, Dwight Thomas, Frank James, Kenneth Meisnest, fin- sertj Harold Budlong, Chairman. PAGE TVVENTY-FOUR

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, g. . . X SPORTS FIRE SQUAD. Crowded conditions which are becoming more acute at Lincoln each year, have made necessary a more perfect fire drill system. Under the old plan, when the fire bell rang, the students rushed in unchecked mobs, or on the other hand, with equally aimless leisure, out of the building. The confusion and disorder were proportionate only to the number of people involved. At last it became imperative that some action should be taken. . Out of the realization of this necessity was created the present system. IVlr. Adams was the moving spirit behind the new project. Under his guidance, plans were worked out and the details perfected. Later, examinations were held and appointments made, thus forming the organization commonly known at Lincoln as the Fire Squad. Upon this group was entrusted the most serious responsibility of any of the high school activities. Under the present system the organization comprises seventy-five members more or less, with the battalion chief as the official director. Working with him are his assistant battalion chief and the executive secretary. Under the direction of these officials are the floor chiefs, numbering five. The duty of the floor chief is to assign the various posts to the men on the squad and have general supervision of the activities on his floor. Directly under the floor chiefs are the hose captains. Each captain has working with him two lieutenants, a first and a second accord- ing to the length of service. Each main hose in the building, with the exception of those in the gymnasium, is manned by a captain and his crew, whose duty it is to stand by their posts until the last. Other routine duties of the captains are the regulating of traffic, the opening of exits, and the directing of the various rooms in the manner of leaving the building. Another essential division of the organization is the Hospital Squad. This is under the direction of a chief whose duty it is to see that all those who are unable to make a rapid departure, are safely removed from danger. The performances of the Fire Squad have made it an indispensable factor to the safety and progress of the school. Its success is evident by the records it has made during the past year. All previous records were broken when at one of the drills the building was entirely cleared of nearly 2,000 persons in I minute and 55 seconds. That record speaks well for the conduct of those who helped to make it-every true spirited Lincolnite. A great deal of credit for the splendid achievement is due the following men: Bill Nollan, batallion chief: Malcolm Spurling, assistant chief: Selbv Skinner, ex- ecutive secretary, Bruce I-Iesketh, first floor chief, Karl Burdick, second floor chief: Frank James, third floor chiefg Alvin Hallett, later succeeded by Ezra Backman, basement chiefg Kay Krueger, Annex and Portable chief, and Dean Cutting, Hospital chief. THE. TRAFFIC SQUAD. Of the more serious problems growing out of the rapidly increasing number of students at Lincoln during the past two or three years, that of handling, in an efficient and orderly manner, the crowd passing to and from rooms during the in- termisssion between classes, is of primary importance. At the beginning of the school year the congestion of traffic on the stairs and in the halls between periods was so marked, that it was evident some scheme would have to be devised where- by traffic could be effectively regulated. After much thoughtful consideration, the Board of Control decided to adopt a plan which provided that a traffic squad be created numbering enough men to carry out the regulations of the school along that line. Accordingly the following men were chosen: Bill Savage, traffic director: I-Iarold Budlong, Kenneth Meis- nest, Gal I-Iuhn, Bill Nollan, Eugene Kunz, I-Ienry I-Iyllengren, Frank Blair, I-Iarold Condon, Bruce I-Iesketh, and Charles Sill. PAGE TXVENTY-SIX