Lincoln High School - Lincolnia Yearbook (Cleveland, OH)

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30 TUB LINCOLNIA (SJlass UtU To all whom these presents may concern:— We, the 12A class of January 1924, being of a sound mind and accurate memory do hereby present our last will and testament. This document, by our order, hereby revokes all other wills that may have been made by us, here-to-forc this day. Item I—We direct that all our debts and funeral expenses be paid from the over-flowing treasury of our august class. Item II—To Mr. Kerr and Miss Miller, our home-room teachers, we give our profound admiration and everlasting friendship. Item III—To the entire faculty we bequeath our astoundingly new discoveries in the field of learning in order to compensate them for their tiring days and sleepless nights spent in our behalf. Item IV—We give to the 12B girls all the feminine hats lying around the cloakrooms of rooms 309 and 302 to dispose of as they shall see fit. Item V—To the teachers of Lincoln High to whom will fall the task of teaching our successors we leave our physical and moral support. Item VI—To all succeeding Beau Brummels we will the manuscript by our illustrious authors, Arthur Knippenberg and Edward Malanowski on “How to Corral Kinky Hair”. Item VII—We bequeath Donald Blackwell’s dignity to all future students. Item VIII—To Mr. Van Horn we leave our astonishing finds in chemistry to use in his book, “Recent discoveries in the Field of Chemistry”. Item IX—To Mr. Monks we leave John Cowley’s ability and incessant desire to argue in addition to John Cowley’s world-renowned collection of pencil butts. Item X—We leave Wallace Aulseybrook’s vamping qualities to all future aspiring Rudolpho Valentinos. Item XI—To Miss Inman we give permission to place all works of art produced by our class in the Louvre Art Gallery at Paris. Item XII—It is our wish that a portion of our vast riches be devoted to securing a hair cut for Clayton Vetrovsky. Item XIII—We leave Casimir Grabowsky's modest and retiring demeanor as an example to all boys in the 12A class. Item XIV—We leave our old library tables to the fireman of Lincoln High that he may have wood to keep afore mentioned building warm. It is a fitting end for these true antiques. Item XV—We will the parking space near the railing at the well on the second and third floors to be divided among the devoted couples of this school in which to carry on their conferences. We appoint Ray Wagner as traffic officer and judge. Item XVI—We give to the ash men of Cleveland, the broken pop bottles which have added so much to the beauty of our school grounds. Item XVII—We also leave the school elevator for the use of all students of Lincoln High School who wish to be late to class. Item XVIII—We leave James Bennet’s polished art of bluffing to all future students who exhibit talent in that direction. Therefore we appoint Mr. James B. Smiley executor of this, our last will and testament. In Witness thereof we, the January class of 1924 have subscribed our names. Drawn and sworn before me this nineteenth day of January, I hereby affix the Seal of the State of Coma, Anno Domini one thousand nine hundred and twenty four. —Earl Glasenapp, January 1924.

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T II B 1.1 N C OLNI A 20 We had a “Better English campaign. Striking posters were made by the art classes and hung in conspicuous places to serve as a constant reminder to use better English. However, after the campaign week was over, such expressions as “ain’t, and “hain’t were heard again. Alas for human weakness! A weekly reminder of our coming oration was given us by Miss Mar-chand. “Hiawatha was a very widely read poem at Lincoln High. Some took such keen interest in it that they even committed to memory certain parts! Just to show the remarkable ideas the Juniors have of some of the illustrious members in the Senior class I will repeat an incident, taken place recently in one of the classes. Teacher: “Who do you consider the two greatest orators of the present day? Student: “Senator Borah and John Cowley! This year was also marked by many social activities. One of the most amusing affairs of the year was a “Kids party given by the Friendship Club. Hair ribbons, toys and all-day suckers were very much in evidence. Seniors and Juniors as well as Sophs and Freshmen indulged in childish games. This is one of the affairs which we shall always recall in connection with our happy school days. Our class was organized the early part of the fourth year. For president we chose Jimmy Bennett; for our vice-president Emma Kellog; Frances Waite was chosen secretary; Paul Glenn our treasurer and Helen Whittle his assistant. The class colors selected are crimson and silver; the class flower is The American Beauty and our motto chosen this year is “Facta non verba, “Deeds not Words. In one of our recent Civic classes while discussing different means of helping the poor, Mr. Monks asked Edna Doney the two kinds of relief in operation. Edna, who was day dreaming, promptly answered, “Inward and Outward, meaning Indoor and Outdoor Relief. One of the first military affairs ever held at Lincoln High School took place during our Senior year. There was a review of all the companies, followed by a dance. Here Lincoln viewed one of the largest crowds ever present at an afternoon dance. Another important event of the year was the Football Banquet given by the Senior girls, in honor of the Football Team. All arrangements were made by the girls with the help of Miss Van Fleet. The tables were beautifully decorated in Christmas greens, the menu was exceptionally well planned. The courses throughout were served by the Senior boys much to the amusement of the girls. Many interesting after dinner speeches were given. “Peanuts Miller discussed the question “What’s in a name. Another who shall be nameless, “The advantage of having big feet. At the conclusion of the banquet all joined in a song composed by Thelma Lewis a member of our class. The time for the long dreaded ordeal of giving our orations had arrived. After the necessary requirements had been taken care of we fearfully waited the hour when it was to be given before the audience; only to find that after once having started to recite the rest was mere child’s play. The faculty’s selection for the commencement speakers of our class consists of Paul Glenn, Valedictorian; Donald Blackwell, Glen Almy, Frances Waite, Helen Stephan, while the members of the class chose our president, Jimmy Bennett and John Cowley, (mindful of his fame as an orator). And now that all is over and the time draws near for us to say farewell, we survey the four years spent at Lincoln High School, as a time which will always stand out as the brightest in our memory. —Johanna Zseder.

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t ii f; , I N ( O L N I V 31 nf tbr January (Haas nf 1924 On the fifth day of May in the year 1948, the writer received a communication from the famous Vogel, Wotschak Ellis Travel Bureau who conducted world tours in much the same manner as did the Thos. Cook Sons about twenty-five years ago. The contents of the aforementioned epistle was an invitation to take a trip around the world with these three worthy gentlemen. It may be said before launching into the story of this tour that we received many pleasant and also many painful surprises. The journey was to start on May fifteenth, so this left not much time for preparation. Suffice it to say that everything turned out all right and New York was reached after an uneventful night aboard the train. The writer met the Messrs. Vogel, Wotschak and Ellis and after a few days in the greatest city in the United States, on the morning of the fifteenth we proceeded to the pier to board one of the swiftest ocean greyhounds afloat. Just as we were going up the gang-plank we heard a great commotion and looking down at the dock we saw a husky, throwing baggage into the hold of the ship. “You know who that is, don’t you?”, said Mr. Vogel, “that’s Mack, the baggage smasher.” And so it was. The husky, baggage smashing individual was none other than Clayton Ve-trovsky, who had been hired solely on his past record, for as Mr. Wotschak aptly expressed it, “He had a smashing time while in high school, everything he laid his hands on was soon reduced to splinters.” We then entered this floating palace which was to be our home for a few days and were shown to our state rooms by a porter, a likeable fellow who turned out to be Emil Sovish. After three days on the water we put in at Liverpool which was our first port of call. We disembarked and after becoming accustomed to our land legs once more, we proceeded to a hotel for a few days stay. After a short rest we started to give the place the once over as a good American would say. While we were occupied with this past-time we were accosted by a lady and on looking closer we perceived her to be none other than Edna Doney who told us that she was the manager of the hotel at which we were then staying. After a few days more at this hostelry we took a train cross-country for London. On leaving the cars at the station in the world’s metropolis, we were met by a very stately individual all decked out in a red uniform, trimmed in gold braid. He told us that he was the Chief of Police of London and also the head of Scotland Yard, England’s greatest detective headquarters. We were rather frightened by such a reception, not knowing of any crimes we had committed enroute. But our minds were soon set at rest when he told us that he was Wallace Aulseybrook. now Lord Wallace. When asked how he knew of our coming he told us that he knew of the arrival of every stranger into London due to his unsurpassable detective force. We were told by this guardian of the law that we could do as we wished during our stay in London, but before we left he wished to see us as he had some interesting information for us. After seeing the sights as only an American tourist can see them, we decided it was time to be traveling onward, but first we visited Lord Wallace and learned many strange things.