Lincoln High School - Lincolnia Yearbook (Cleveland, OH)

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30 T II F. LINCOLN LOG glides. John Rieley, William Prosser and Norman Skinner produced a similar effect upon the girls. The decisive subduing of our combatants tended to make us rather conceited, nevertheless, a great amount of credit was due us for our accomplishments. We realized our common dependence upon each other individually and swore that at our first chance we would band together when we had once become seniors. After discontinuing our military principles, under the guidance of Miss Van Fleet we were given the occasion, as seniors, to form an organized class. We did not have the suggestions of Benjamin Franklin as did the constructors of the United States constitution but all necessary advice was given us by Miss Van Fleet. The government was a pure democracy, each member of which was given one vote without restrictions regarding race, beauty or education. The executive board consisted of John Voss, president; Ruth Glover, vice-president; June Schmehl, secretary; Andrew Ruska, treasurer, and Jack Graulty chairman of the executive committee. These officers were elected and proven satisfactory without the aid of the political parties or other obstacles. When it came to the financial question, it was decided to require of each member a monthly toll of twenty-five cents. There was no mention made of property inheritance or income taxes. Very little or no argument arose in the running of our class, the credit for which must be given to the absence of Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson. In September, 1926, with everything going along peacefully, the organization, now numbering eighty-five, devoted most of its time to social entertainments. The success of the formal dance and class night showed the exuberant spirit and co-operation of the members of the January class of ’26. —Herbert Miller. Events To Be Remembered Class Organized April 13, ’25 Election of Officers April 17, ’25 Rings May 5, ’25 Class Colors, Motto and flower chosen May 5, ’25 Informal Nov. 25, ’25 Formal Dec. 29, ’25 Class Night Jan. 14, ’26 Commencement Jan. 28. ’26

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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

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T HE LI N C O L N L O G 31 Class Statistics NAME NICKNAME HOBBY AMBITION Helen Adam “Hon.” Riding To be a bare-back rider Fred Aftoora “Fritz” Teasing girls To be a woolly sheik Caroline Anderson “Car. Smiling To die laughing Harold Anklam “Ank.” Unknown To get a hobby Fernau Bader “Tiny” Playing the piano To make Paderewski look sick Grace Baker “Brownie” Flirting To make Mae Murray look petrified Emily Becka “Becky” Being nice To be a minister’s wife Wilma Bennet “Billy” Coming late To own an alarm clock factory Ellsworth Binz “Beans” Hunting Marvin To be one of Mr. Brashare’s contemporaries Pauline Bogush “Paul” Teeter-tottering To go up and down Carl Boltz “Katz” Designing To design some new bolts Jessie Borowski “Jess” Being quiet To be one of St. Peter’s angels Bert Bradley “Brad” Collecting nickels To live on Poe Ave. Harvey Busch Harve” Military training To be an Indian hunter Alice Davis “Toots” Looking for Honey (Arthur) To write a book on how to take care of brothers Annadale Davis “Ann” Swimming To be a mermaid Steve Dianiska “Jumbo” Dancing To learn the Highland fling Henry Fischer “Hank” Sleeping To be an announcer at W. T. A. M. Philip Dreyer “Phil” Washing To invent a Dreyer (dryer) Lottie Fabian “Lot.” Being frisky To have a date with Ham Hamilton Kathryn Gehlkc “Kate” Yoddling To teach whistling Caroline Geiger “Carol” Playing drop the handkkerchief To get rich quick (by marriage preferred) Kuth Glover “Ruthie” Ripping classes To be vice-president of the moulders’ union Sophia Grabowsky “Sophie” Picking a fellow To land-dis fellow' Jack Graulty “Schmaltz” Playing soldier To live in the South Seas Hilda Halama “Donuts” Studying To be a ministeress Henry Heyl “Hinie” Opening windows To be a draftsman Bertha Hiiler “Dolly” Running around To see Santa Claus Mary Jacobs “Petey” Being a Sheba To vamp a frosh” Margaret Janousek “Maggie” Eating pretzels To get a thrill out of every twist William Kasper “Bill” Being bold To be a fairy monarch Josephine Kern “Joe” Petting To mother the “flats” Louise Koepkc “Lou” Eating To be a baker’s wife Harvey Koliha “Harv.” Being dressed up To go “some place” Henrietta Kraus “Henry” Vamping To get Ben Turpin to look her straight in the eyes Erma Kress “Erm” Strutting around To compose a new Home Waltz Winona Kroeger “Win” Whistling To teach the sparrows howto yoddle Michael Kusnir “Mike” Eating soup To marry into the Campbell (soup) family Andrew I indis “Andy” Seeing Sophia To have a “Sofie” in the house James Linek “Jimmie” Eating dates To have a lot of dates Frederick Maibaucr “Fritz” Climbing To look down on people Margaret Meyer “Margie” Beauty culture To learn how to take wrinkles out of gum