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

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72 ' LINCOLN i gm 5 9 - in mm THE PROBLEM SOLVED ONE of us could understand what was the matter with Mabel. No brighter, dearer, more obedient lass was ever seen. It happened one day on being told she was to have her picture taken, she positively refused to have it done. In vain we coaxed, argued, and held out alluring prospects of sugar plums and rides-but no. Mabel insisted that she did not want her picture taken and no induce- ment could influence her otherwise. HShe may not be feeling well, today,,, I suggested. uLetls wait until tomorrowfy But the next day found matters no better. If you are not willing to have your picture taken, you may not go down town with me, but go to bed instead and stay there until I come back,,, was the decision. It was nearly six when I returned. I went upstairs and peeped into the room where . IVIabel lay. She was asleep; her little arms were tightly clasped around her doll, as if for sympathy; her eyes were swollen, her Cheeks flushed; and every now and then she caught her breath with a half sob. Presently we sent her up some dinner, then I went up to see her. She promised she would have her picture taken, if she might wait until after her birthday which came the next week. Mabel had been promised a party, and a doll carriage, and for weeks had been counting the days. Why she should want to wait until after her birthday we could not tell, until a few days later, when going past the nursery, I saw little Mabel sitting on the floor talking to Dinah, her beloved doll. Dinah, she said, ITm going to have my picture taken next week. Then I shall die and go to heaven. Cousin Mary did and everybody does. Ilm going to have my party first. I didnlt want to die now at all, and I was naughty and cried. But mamma wants the picture so she put me to bed that day, you remember Dinah ?, you went tooeThen I was sorry I had been naughty and I told her I would go? My heart fell and I rushed into the room and told her it was all a mistake to think that she would die after having her picture taken. A little while later, radiant with pleasure she was talking to her doll again. 0 Dinah! it was all a mistake. They don,t die after having their pictures taken and I shall stay with mamma, and papa, and you after all? GRACE MANDEEN, Sei'enth grade

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WHAT FREEDOM GAVE tSilz'er Illedal given by Loyal Leaguel F any of us were to discover the reasons and causes for the outbreaks of war, we, perhaps, would find many, but there must be a chief reason for such conflicts, and that reason is for the right of freedom, the greatest thing on this wide earth. What caused the Revolutionary War? That can be answered in a few words-the right for freedom. But what did freedom give? That is the question and problem to be summed up. The colonies had won the great Revolutionary war, not because they were stronger or larger. They were not. They won chieHy because they had realized what real free- dom meant to them and they fought for that, and for that only, and won. They could not lose such a conflict; no one could. The great struggle was now over and an era of reconstruction was before thern. They began to improve their government, agriculture, manufacturing, commerce, banks, free schools, and numerous other undertakings. With such able leaders as Washington, Jefferson, Hamilton, and Franklin a rapid progress appeared, and Within the years that followed unbelievable changes took place. We must not forget Lincoln and his powerful efforts to restore the Union in the great Civil War. All these leaders gave all that was in them, and even more, to help bring the real freedom to their country. The developments in government and industries after the war showed outstanding contrasts. Progress went on so rapidly that the people themselves could hardly realize it. The pioneers have given us a great benefit. They strived, worked, and helped to make our country what it is today, for us to keep it there. They have established a true government of the people, by the people, and for the people, the greatest step towards real freedom. America has opened and offered the greatest opportunities for people who sought freedom and liberty. From the beginning with the Westward Movement, headed by the Lewis and Clark expedition, to the Immigration Movement in 1920, and even a little at the present, it has opened its gates for almost all people of every nation to secure jobs and become loyal American citizens. America is one of the foremost, if not the foremost, in industries, especially manufacturing and agriculture, for one chief reason. It has opened and offered opportunities and freedom for almost all people who Wished to become true, loyal American Citizens. JACK WERTHEIM, 9A. l56l

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:2 LINCOLN: .0 a I PROGRESS! LINDY MADE IT INDY was a fine young lad, Courage he had always had. His aeroplane, Oh, how heid Hy it. Progress! Lindyid try it. Fearless, peerless Lindy flew Across the mighty ocean blue. A game with death,aLindy played it. Progress! Lindy made it. He stayed in Paris for awhile Taking honors with a smile. Modesty! His acts displayed it. Progress! Lindy made it. Our government soon called him back Heaping honors on his back. His course? for Washington he laid it. Progress! Lindy,d made it! WILLARD OTT ;Xf COL. CHARLES A. LINDBERGH N through the Night flew the HLone Eagle . Through day and night, rain and fog, he Hew steadily on towards HGay Paree. Then, some 33 hours after he left the Hying field at New York, the huge throngs that gathered at the Paris Hying field saw a tiny speck in the sky. iiHe made it! they cried. Then came Lindberghis most dangerous incident of the trip, landing amidst that surging mass of cheering humanity. After C01. Charles Lindbergh,s momentous Hight, he became the Hhero of the day. The Whole world acclaimed him. The praise he received hourly did not affect his character, and he remained the same modest Lindy as he was before his historic flight. Everywhere he went, his ever ready smile and modesty made him a favorite. On his Good Will Tour to the Latin American countries, he did more to promote good will than a dozen ambassadors, and he well deserves the name, HThe Ambassador of the Air. Colonel Lindberghk sole ambition is the advancement of aviation. He tiew over the Atlantic; not for his own personal welfare, but to prove that the ocean could be crossed in an aeroplane. Lindbergh is brave, courageous, calm, and, above all, modest. His Hight well deserves to go down in world history, among famous events. MEYER LAX E581