Lincoln High School - Lincolnia Yearbook (Cleveland, OH)

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SENIOR YEAR BOOK 23 Mildred Wagner 3057 West 15th St. “Tiny, but talkative.” Band ’25, ’26 L. C. C. ’25, '26 Herman Wahl 3462 Scranton Rd. “Just listen to him speak! Why he’s A rival to Demosthenes” Scribes '26 Commencement Speaker Mary Zawadowski 2073 West 11th St. “She lives content and envies none.' Annual Staff Hi-Press ’26 Latin Club ’25, ’26 L. C. C. ’26 Log Stall Verna Frank 1904 Aiken Ave. “A nice little girl with a quiet little way.

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22 SENIOR YEAR BOOK Frank Szalay 4101 Arch wood Ave. Frank was favored by the fates— He’s so bright he scintillates.” Baseball '24 Checker Club Class Prophecy Hi-Press ’26 Log Staff Science Club ’24 Scribes ’25 Ray Tatousek 3138 West 46th St. “Quiet is this lad Yet everyone knows him.” Glee Club ’23, ’26 Wilmot Tompkins 3105 Natchez Ave. He has the power of thought The magic of the mind” Annual Staff Magi Club, Pres. '26 Elizabeth Treat 3778 West 33rd St. “With looks and wit and animation. Is there a better combination?” Annual Staff Glee Club, Treas. ’25 French Club ’25 Music Cabinet ’25, ’26 Officers Club ’25, ’26

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24 SENIOR YEAR BOOK Class History A MERE matter of about two thousand years before the advent of the Ford a well known Roman politician answering the name of Julius Caesar made history when he sagely remarked, after due and painstaking investigation, that all Gaul was divided into three very distinctive parts. Now observe how history repeats itself. During February of 1923 several hundred of the younger generation calmly invaded this institution of higher learning and made known the startling and hitherto obscure fact that all Lincoln High School is apportioned into four very distinct parts, namely: freshmen, sophomore, junior, arid senior. It seems, however, that this momentous discovery was not due entirely to the keen observation of these young hopefuls. The discovery was born upon them by certain rude beings who designated themselves as upperclassmen, and who seemed very anxious for the new entrants to understand that they were so exceedingly unsophisticated and so low in the social scale as to be called freshmen. Meanwhile the faculty began to wonder why they had been afflicted with the presence of these extremely green individuals. Later developments proved that some were furthering their own amusement; others were holding down desks which, if they had been unoccupied, would have floated into the air; while a respectable and conscientious minority was concerned with the prospects of securing an education. The following days were busy enough with mastering the intricate mysteries of Latin and algebra, exhibiting our psysical prowess in the gym and our vocal accomplishments in the bi-weekly chorus classes, and standing off our common enemy, the sophomores, who seemed to take a certain diabolic delight in proving their huge superiority. We severed diplomatic relations when we beheld the elevator, which they had beguiled us into believing was the fastest things on cog-wheels. It was plainly the act of a belligerent power when they deliberately informed us that the basement was on the fourth floor. An armed clash was prevented only by our arrival at the sophomore stage. Our metamorphosis was as amazing as it was complete. Over night it seemed that we had totally lost all memory of our own freshman experiences. We left no stones unturned in our efforts to impress the ignoble frosh with our dignity and importance. In fact, we felt it our duty to keep him from going astray and coming to believe different. As sophomores the male of the species was subject to conscription in the forces of the R. 0. T. C. Three times a week they dressed themselves in khaki and tried to make the public believe that they were warriors bold. A popular fallacy seems to have been that the effect of the uniforms was quite stunning. It was—especially in those abundant cases where the breeches seemed to be at war with the coat, or blouse, as it was called. At this time we began to take an active interest in the activities of the school. The senior dances were barred to us as yet. but clubs which had tabooed freshmen now welcomed us. Those with an excess of musical ability made haste to contribute their service to the Glee Clubs. In our third year we immediately became painfully conscious of the fact that we would soon be seniors. Whereas we had only acted important as sophomores, we now realized that as juniors we were really cutting a figure in school affairs. Seniors looked down upon us from their heights with a beneficent air, since we were expected to swell the attendance at