Lincoln Junior High School - Lincoln Life Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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TUMBLING Although greatly handicapped because of the lack of veterans, Mr. Fischer, from green material moulded a tumbling team that is a credit to Lincoln. From the strong man, Isadore Kaplan, to the midget, Sam Banick, each member of this team has devoted long hours of practice in order to be worthy to represent their school. With the announcement of a performance given by the tumbling team, little did the school realize how highly developed the acrobats were. Going through a great variety of gymnastic stunts from the simplest somer- saults to the most intricate pyramids they easily proved to the satisfaction of the audience that they had sacriliced their time and energy for a worthy cause. With the graduation of the January, 1926, class, Lincoln suffered the loss of the two outstanding performers, Louis Noun and Isadore Kaplan. Although the majority of the tumbling class will leave, we are sure that a new tumbling team that is fully as good will be moulded out of new material. GOLF In the spring of 1925 our first golf tournament made its debut. In spite of the fact that there was an entrance fee in order to accumulate funds for the purchase of a trophy for the winner, the turnout was tremendous. a The tourney was held Saturday mornings and before school. Melvin Benson became champion by defeating the foremost contenders. In this tourna- ment Stanley Larson, a semi-linalist, was the first of the 7Bls to win a letter. After the summer vacation and the fall tournament came under way, many new members joined the ranks of the golfers. History repeated itself once more, for Melvin Benson won the title for the second time with George Nelson once more losing in the finals. In this tournament. the champion proved his mettle in the hrst round. Losing by the score of three down and three to play he defeated LeX Hollenbeck in an extra hole match. In the championship match between George Nelson and Melvin Benson, Melvin won by the score of two up and one to go. SKIING Although Lincoln is three winters old, this was the hrst year that a skiing meet was attempted. The meet was held Saturday morning, February 13, from nine to one olclock. The judges were Owen Berg and Cecil Pence both of Whom have won fame throughout the northwest because of their skiing ability. In all there were thirty-three boys entered in the meet, eight of whom took part in the 11A class, the requirement for this class being to jump off of the fifty foot scaffold. In the 5B class twenty-five boys entered and jumped off a small bump on the hill. In the Al' class, Gilbert Johnson and Waino Filby were awarded Iirst and second place honors respectively, Gilbert Johnson having 19.75 points and Waino Filby with 16.25 points. The longest Jump ofyclass llAl, was sixty-flve feet and was made by Gilbert Johnson. Theoclore Erickson won championship in the lan class with a jump of twenty-elght feet. He had 15.93 points to his credit. Edwin Lambie came in second w1th 15.25 points. . ' Even though we are living in a section of the country that is famed for 1tS skiers this is the first year that we know of that any school has- attempted to run 0H a skiing meet. We are sure that skiing will prosper at L1ncoln and We need no more proof than the enthusiastic reception Which it received this year. 611

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WK N N XX X We believe that last yeafs officers are fully worthy of mention in the annual. They were President, Viola Kerr; Vice President, Esther Berg; Sece retary, 'Ida Rockler; Treasurer, Annabeth Chapman. The officers, together with the G. A. A. representatives, did much for the welfare of the girls in Lincoln. One thing we will always remember them for was the establishing of membership cards. No one could receive points without being a member of the G. A. A. During their term of office they had a very wonderful frolic Which was the first of its kind in Lincoln. Our new ofi'icers: President, Lucille Michels; Vice President, Leah Lisovsky; Secretary, Helen Sieg; and Treasurer, Elsie Berman are following in the footsteps of last yearts oflicers. Their fall sports were lifeesaving, hockey, serve-us ball, horseback riding, and tennis. Now they are beginning their spring sports; baseball, track, horseback riding, and swimming. ,- G. A. A. Schekman, Morey, Herskovitz, Weinberg, Ross, Schneider, Miller, Sorkin, Peterson, Barachz Dobbs, Sherman Hanson, Larson, Borgen, Shragovitz, Becker, Marck, Grotsky, Nelson, Aalbu, Lawn, Turcluck, Hgar, Wrgos Rappaport, Markovitz, Katroser, Cormack, Nadler, Lisovsky, Michels, Sieg, Berman, YelewltZ, QUIS'E, Hoffman, Goldman, Zievc, Feldstein, Gale, Peterson, Berenberg 63