Lincoln High School - Lincolnia Yearbook (Cleveland, OH)

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28 T II E UNCO L N L O G Class Poem “Not on the heights but climbing” Ever striving, aspiring, Finally achieving. Already Thru the mist which overhangs the heights We perceive the roads, Winding slowly to the top; Some followed by many travelers, Others barren and narrow paths, Almost deserted. Lingering, uncertain. We see an opening in the crowd, A step, and we are in, Now a part of the unending stream of workers. Some following the paths of their own ambitions, Unmindful of the difficulties of others; A few following the paths of Service Which the others have passed by. Sad is the fate of those Who, in scorn, the paths of Service Passed by, For many are the barriers which lie Across the paths they chose, Making continually their attempts more hard As they along its way are striving Only selfish motives to attain. But they who follow the path of Service, Striving ever In their own simple way, By good deed or kind word, This world to serve, Will receive a guerdon of praise As along this path they are climbing. And when at last they attain the heights At which they aimed, They will find That the joy is not in the achieving, But in the striving As to the heights they climbed. —Henry Heyl.

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T II E L I N C O L N I. O G 27 Ione Wolfe “Her eyes are the windows of her soul” Annual Staff Friendship Club ’23, '24, ’25 Spanish Club ’23, ’24 Commercial Club ’25 Rifle Team '23 Mae Yates “The better you know her, The better you like her. rt Club ’24, ’25 Commercial Club ’24, ’25 Science Club ’25 Log Staff '25 Edna Worthington “She is indeed one to he considered.” G. A. A. '24. ’25 Leaders’ Club ’23, ’24 Basketball ’24 CLASS COLORS OUR colors are green and gold. Green is symbolic of our youth with its strength and vigor. As we journey through life we will need these very qualities, strength of mind to battle against temptations and physical vigor to accomplish the great things which we have set out to do. The gold represents supreme wisdom, inspiration, goodness, and love. These four qualities combined with strength and vigor are essential for the success and happiness of every man or woman. —Edna Worthington. CLASS FLOWER WE, the January Class of 3926, have chosen the tea-rose as an example for our lives. Whoever beholds this lovely flower is touched by its fragrance and carries away with him a memory of its sweetness. Even after death when the freshness is gone from its withered petals, the scent of the rose clings to it still and leaves to the world a heritage of its beauty. May the January Class of 1926 leave behind it at Lincoln high school fragrant memories of its presence here. —Edna Worthington.

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T II E L I N : O I, N 1.0 ; 29 Class History HE tide of migration that set in toward the shores of Lincoln High School during the early days of 1922 was but one phase in the restless and eternal movement upon the surface of the earth. But, unlike the thousands of immigrants who came to America in 1620, we did not seek religious freedom. Many had visions of fun, others expected shelter, while the remaining few sought an education. The first difficulty encountered was that of finding a suitable place in a new land containing rude and strange inhabitants. Besides their queer ways they had the advantage of outnumbering us at a ratio of about fifteen to one. Our membership totaled two hundred and sixty-eight including Franklin Sauer. With our continued effort we finally found settlement as home-room groups in what are now rooms 402 and 309. The scarcity of rooms forced many to settle in the auditorium under the kind supervision of Mr. Brasharcs. It was also known from reliable authorities that Miles Standish had nothing to do with the selection of the auditorium as a landing place. Neither had anyone, at that time, the knowledge that Henry Ruhig was beginning his course in the art of sleeping in room 104. With this temporary fear overcome we now were ready for work. It might be well to mention that it was at this time Harvey Koliha stated that the hardest part about work was how to avoid it. One of our greatest obstacles was the constant struggle with our upper classmen. The hypocrisy of that group was one of the main causes of their constant turmoil with our class. A concrete example of this might be the fact that once Frederick Maibauer, being misled by one of these false pretenders, spent two hours on the fourth floor looking for the basement. Then, too, we were forced to go without the distinction of attending the rhetoricals of the seniors. We also were requested to stand if there were not enough chairs in the library to seat the number of pupils. The constant interference with our rights made us determined to take action in extinguishing the menace at our first opportunity. As our forefathers, in their conflicts with the Indians, formed a common defense, we, also in our sophomore year issued a draft requiring the enlistment of all second year boys. In this period Robert Monkowski exhibited his unusual military talent. Incidentally, while handing out the laurels, Gladys Osterland, Edith Root and Corinne Morr should be considered. Their valiant sponsoring of the companies made possible the ever-increasing success of our army. It was not long before we were making our upper-classmen show a little respect for us, to say the least. With the completion of the new thirty-two room annex for the Junior High we made the occasion one for tours of discovery about the neighborhood. In one instance Harry Russ and Andrew Landis went on an exploring expedition for three days before the truant officer finally recovered them at some distance from the school. The responsibility of athletic participation for the varsity football and basketball teams also was thrust upon us at this time. Those who were musically inclined joined the boys’ or girls’ glee club. Most prominent among these were Winona Kroeger, Fernau Bader and Kathryne Gehlke. Even after one year of continuous warfare it was still necessary to maintain our belligerent spirit in our junior year. In the second campaign Lieutenant Speeth displayed his wares. As the time went on, we began to acquire more and more pleasures while overcoming our misfortunes. We all remember the Military Hop. Sophia Grabowsky, Adele Wagner and Helen Stringer completely dazzled the boys with their mistifying