Lincoln Middle School - Lincolnian Yearbook (Portland, ME)

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THE LINCOLNIAN Twenly-Eve the plumage and habits of the birds who are both temporary and permanent residents of Portland, Maine. When spring comes, in place of the regular indoor meetings, the club members go out for bird walks under the guidance of Miss Goodwin. The increased knowledge in bird and nature lore thus gained will do much to enrich the lives of its members. CAROL HARRINGTON. Div. O-7 THE BAND The Band, under the direction of Mr. Gaudreau. has increased since September from Z3 to 30 members. On April 8 we played at an assembly and on April 15 We gave a concert at the Woodfords Club. The Band is now studying the Narrator, the required con- test number for the Western Maine Music Festival to be held May 14 at Kittery. We have done much outdoor practicing and marching for this. We hope to bring back high honors for Lincoln Junior. LENDALI. Yomt. Div. H-8 THE CIVICS CLUB The Civics Club of our school under Miss Usher's guidance started a project to keep the grounds free from rubbish and paper, The pupils who work on this project are volunteers from the different Civics Clubs. The duties of the people on the Pick-Up Squad are to pick up paper. see that the pupils do not run across the lawn. and mend fences as they are broken. This is done at noon. There are twenty-six members working under Edward Bern- stein and his two assistants. Citizenship points are awarded to each member who does his work well. The officers of second semester Civics Clubs are: Division A: Henry Hagman, president: Norton Nevels, vice- president: Constance Canning, secretary: Dorothy Richardson. as- sistant secretary: William Prouty, treasurer: Beverly Stevens, assist- ant treasurer: Ann Kimball. literary chairman. Division B: Merrill Bachelder, president: Jean,Marsh, vice- president: Marjorie McCubrey, secretary: Marjorie Gross. assistant secretary: Thomas Howarth, treasurer: Charles Lombard. assistant treasurer: Frances Kidder, literary chairman. Division C: George Haskell, president: David Andrew, vice- president: Mary-Lyle Herrman, secretary: Allan Johnson. assistant secretary: Richard Peterson, treasurer: Henrietta Hammonds, assist- ant treasurer: Robert Thomas, literary chairman. Division D: Kenneth Finlayson. president: Carl McCann. vice- president: Barbara Goldthwait, secretary: Barbara Arnold, assistant secretary: Helen Isenberg, treasurer: Constance Nanos, assistant treas- urer: Carleton Day, literary chairman. HOPE NEEDHAM. DIV. D-8

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Twgnfy-four THE LINCOLNIAN OUR CHAMPION BOY SWIMMERS Lincoln Junior High won the swimming championship for the grammar schools of Portland at the meet held at the Boys' Club, with eight schools reaching the finals. With Jackson and Lincoln Junior each having won two lcgs on the cup, both teams will be fighting harder than ever next year. We have the upper hand, however, with our ace swimmer, Robert Blake. back on next year's team. Blake was high scorer of the meet and Won the individual medal by securing the 25-yard and 50-yard freestyle events and was anchor man on the winning relay team. John Goff was the only other first- place man from Lincoln Junior winning the diving competition. Other team members receiving letters were: John Bowles. David Andrew. Louis Iott, Thomas Hennessy. Norton Nevels, George Elliott, Raymond Meserve, and William Cook. Davin ANDREW. Div. C-8 THE ART CLUB The Art Club the past year has worked on many problems, The members designed salad sets of forks and spoons for Christmas gifts. They have worked on posters. paper batiks, and class problems. The officers for the second semester are: George Elliott. president: Constance Narios, vice-president: Mary Jean Little. secretary: Arlene Thurlow, treasurer: Barbara Mosley and Helen Churchill, scrapbook committee, Several members of the Art Club achieved recognition for the work which they submitted to the Third Annual Exhibition entitled. Young America Paints. held March 5-I9 in Rockefeller Center. New York. These annual exhibitions. now nationally recognized. mark a signihcant advance in progressive education. and represent work done in public, private and parochial schools in every part of the United States. Mrs. Goss, our sponsor. who attended this exhibition. brought back the glad news of the following Lincoln Junior winners: Nina Ingargiola, CliHord Rollins, and Constance Nanos. Constance Nanos' paper was selected to be among those brought to Boston for the Eastern Art Exhibit. BARBARA Mosusv. Div. A-8 THE AUDUBON CLUB A Spring is the time of year when one thinks of a re-awakening earth. In the North temperate zone as the trees and flowers bud and blossom forth, the birds are wending their way back front the warm winter climate of the Southland to the North. Birds play an impor- tant role in preserving the natural life of many things upon the earth, more important than is generally realized. Throughout the year. we of the Audubon Club are constantly learning the most interesting facts concerning the language. the travel,

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Twenty-six THE LINCOLNIAN THE DRAMATIC CLUB The activities of the Lincoln Dramatic Club have been numer- ous this year. Miss Brawn carried on the work until the return of Mrs. Hersey. A prize speaking contest was held and those taking part were: Thelma Scott, Jeanne Clare, Anne Johnson, Ann Kimball. Barbara Dennison. Evelyn Bennett, Elaine Mahoney, Ann Whibley, Norton Nevels, James Doughty, and Charlotte Greenstene. Ann Kimball received the prize. Some of the members participated in the radio broadcast which was one of the Maine Schools on the Air series. Most of our time has been spent working on the Annual Entertainment which was held the last of April. A play was pre- snted entitled. A Boy's Dream of a Night Club. The officers for the year were: Beverly Stevens. president: Patricia Dodge, vice-president: Barbara Golclthwait. secretary: Ann Kimball. treasurer: Carl McCann, reporter: Barbara Dennison. auditor. MARJORIE MCCUBREY. Div. B-8 THE GIRLS' GLEE CLUB The Girls' Glee Club with over titty members meets under Miss Blodgett's direction every Monday noon in the Music Room. The group furnished the chorus background for the Minstrel Show part of the Annual Entertainment and also had a special number. The ofhcers are: Mary-Lyle l-Ierrman, president: Patricia Curtis. vice-president: Helena Shaw, secretary: and Frances Kidder, treasurer. MARY-LYLE HERRMAN, Div. C-8 THE HARMONICA BAND The Harmonica Band under the direction of Miss Blodgett con- tinued through the second half of the year. We elected new officers at the half year as follows: Richard Skillin. president: Howard Mosley. vice-president: Frank Smith, secretary: and Elmer Martin, treasurer. There are fourteen members. RICHARD SKILLIN, DIV. N-7 THE ORCHESTRA The orchestra this second half, under Mrs. Haines' direction, has grown to a group of 45 musicians. We worked hard to supply every member with a cape and to prepare a good program for the Annual Entertainment. We have furnished the music for most of the assem- blies. We have practiced hard for the Western Maine Music Festival in Kittery. One of the high lights of the year was having Rudy Vallee conduct our orchestra in the Stein Song when he spoke to us in April. XVILLIAM PROUTY. Div. A-8