Lincoln School - Lambre Quin Yearbook (Providence, RI)

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MIRACLE OF PATIENCE lhe sun was bright and wartn on my lace as I parked I7ad's convertible in the hospital parking lot. 'I'he car clock pointed to six minutes ol eight and my clean. white cotton unilorm snapped and crackled as I stepped out ol' the lront seat onto the gravel driveway. I was very aware of the new whiteness of my shoes and stockings as I walked carefully up the steps to the wide glass doors, and I was immediately conscious of the difference be- tween the hospital rooms and corridors and the outside world. Inside. a clean antiseptic smell assails the nostrils and even the voices have a new and strange pitch. I signed the registry book in the ollice and walked down the corridor past YVard A to- ward the elevator. A little boy whom we all called Sammy came toward me from his room further down the hall. He was seven years old and had been crippled by Inlantile Paral- ysis at the age ol' lour. Doctors and special- ists had said that he could never walk again, but, under tl1e patient. loving care ol these nurses, he was taking his lirst steps. Nurse, Nurse, look! he called to me. I'm walking! A miracle ol' patience this was. I was carried up to the third lloor on the slowest elevator in New England. I was glad. for it gave me time to run over my list ol routine duties lor the morning. Routine, did I say? No! I was wrong in that, for there is a new turn, lor better or worse, every day in each patient. Ifrom every room came a cheery HU or Good Morning! and the appreciation ol' those people echoed alter me down the hall. 'I'wo doors, however, were closed and noth- ing but the dread quiet ol silence came lrom beyond. I carried wash basins. towels. and wash- cloths to eleven patients: helped them while they washed, lelt them alone to the hot soapy water or. in some cases. bathed them. One elderly man who needed special care had had a series ol' lung operations. Intra- ienous injections day and nigln were his only sustenance: he had had no loocl or liquids lor lilteen days. .Xlter his bath. his bed was made up and he watched my every movement. When I had linished, he murmured Thank you. I appreciated those two words more than twentv Ilowerv speeches or compliments. Slxlt wtgltt My next patient was much more ol a prob- lem. .X young man, he had been badly smashed up in a plane crash and had lost the use of his legs. My job? It was to get him interested in lile again. .Ks I entered the room, he didn't even turn from his hourly occupation ol' staring out the window at the garden below. Good Morning, I said, screwing up my eourage at the thought of what lay ahead ol' me. How are you this morning? Great. lust great. lor a guy with no legs. he retorted bitterly. I moved around the room, automatically tidying it and making the bed. As I glanced down at the rose garden, I remembered see- ing I1is personal history record. X'Vhen he was in college. he had taken science courses per- taining to botany. I, ttmmm. It's too bad. I ventured, we cIon't have a horticulturist around here. I heard the nurses saying that all the ivy plants in the Nursing Home were dying of some un- known disease. Glancing sideways. I saw that he was no longer staring into space. He must have thought about it quite a while, lor. when I brought lunch in, he turned hesitatingly and spoke. I studied plants in college. Maybe I could take a look at them lor voug that is, il' you can bring them to me. I 1 .Xs a matter ol' lact. we have some ol' the plants downstairs. I raced over to the Nurses' Home and brought back a brown, withered plant and a stack ol' botany books. IVIIUII I lelt lnm he was sllllllg up m hed. a diseased plant in one hand and a book in the other. .Xs I lelt the hospital I remembered the little boy on crutches and what patience had done lor him. I wondered il. by bringing a new interest to a crippled young man. I, too, could work a miracle ol' patience. Ittnrrn Ionmsow, '53

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llltlst fortunate golfer in the lamily, as he seemed to have a natural inclination for the sport from the beginning. Coll' means to him. then, lcmg summer evenings of enjoyment and of close ccmlpanionship with his Father. .Xs for me. I consider golf the most frustratf ing game I have ever attempted. However. in the oll' season I Iincl my attitude a little more tolerant than it would be if I had just come oll' the course. It seems to me that one has to have a great deal more patience than I ever ltope to possess to play this fascinating game well. Perhaps it is Mother, though, who is the most allected by this game. Having no pro- pensity whatsoever for any kind of sport, she was destined either to spend long. lonely hours at home or to Iincl herself pulling over hill and dale. trying to keep up with her fam' ily aucl the little white golf balls, I believe THE ROOT Young kids have all the luck-and the money, too. I might acld. At least that is the way it is in our family. Before my brother Rusty was born, I used to be the John D. Rockefeller of the Jones girls. It seemed that visitors always had a few pennies to give to this poor, sweet child who looked with plead- ing' eyes at their pocketbooks. Too, Mother frequently gave me bottles to take back to the store, and I even sold eggs that my hens had laid to the neighbors. It wasn't that my weekly income was of such great figures, but that I learned to save and save until my bankroll equalled those of my older sisters. Of t'0llI'SC, I had not yet acquirecl, as had Dot and Di, the taste for such frivolous things as sundaes. lipsticks. combs. and movies. .Xt times I was extremely miserly about my finances, aucl would not even consider lending' to those who had ncme. without receiving' at least ten per cent inter- est in return. Once in a great while. how- ever. I would become overwhelmed by nn wealth aucl would feel sorry for Di or Dot's insolvency. My room still contains silly knickknacks which I bought ati outrageous expense from tny sisters. Mother never in- terfered in these transactions, for she felt that I would eventually learnt the value of such things. Had I only learned a little bit sooner. that I was being swindlecl, my pociketbook might not look so bare as it does today! Iti was inevitable. though, that Rusty should the aspect of the game that annoys Mom the most. though, is the fact that she is practical and unfortunatelv does not possess a golfc-r's mind. If she clicl. she would realize that the weather is never inclement on a golf course. QNote the golfer's adage: It may be raining everywhere else, but the golfer rests assured that on his favorite course the sun is shin- ing. j Mother has, however, found golf advantage, ous even to her. lVhen she Iincls herself long- ing for a few days' vacaticm. all she has to do is dangle the map of an attractive golf course under lJad's nose, and oil' they go to enjoy it. On the whole, I feel that this most famous ol all .'XIllL'I'li'2lll sports has brought a good deal of enjoyment to all four members of nn . 1 . family-yes, even to me. Rat: I,llNNII'Y. '51 OF ALL EVIL come along and take my place as the youngest jones. Now the visitors give him their pen- nies, while I sit in the background envying the increasing' weight of Rusty's bank. Last Christmas, Rusty received a little cash register. This batik actually adds up the dimes. nickles, and quarters as they are put in. It never fails to fascinate everycme who sees it on the kitchen table, where Rusty put it as a reminder. Xllhat he doesn't tell them. however, is that they won't get their mcmey back until the bank contains ten dollars. By that time Rusty hopes that these people in their second childhood will forget to collect what is coming to them. One would think that having the bank on the kitchen table would be enough of a hint. but no, Rusty has to pass it around during my mother's parties, hoping that somecme will get carried away with him, in his jovial mood. and deposit great sums of mcmey into this racketeer's toy. However, I cau't give others all of the credit for the increasing value of the bank, for Rusty himself has worked hard shoveling' walks and saving his allowance. His diligence warrants real ccmimenclation. Hence, each week I grow more and more sure that the young kids have 'it' as dimes. nickels, and Quarters flow into this chilcl's an- swer to Big Business. IJICISORAII Jones, '53 S ixty-seven

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,luutuuy o -With his talk in chapel, Mr. Lawrence Dttrgin, front the Central Congregational Church. helps tts start the new year on the right foot. Quarts of midnight oil are hurned while we eram lor Midyears. Will we ever learn? 'l'he grand opening of the junior Spa! tflnd their treasury increases hy leaps and honuds.j llaututry 27-Atnid strips ol red and green erepe pa- per and wire eoat hangers, Professor Smiley explains some of the complexities of the universe to a very enthusiastic Upper School. What an imagination an astronomer needs! l eln'1mry' Ill--'lime 'l'ests remind us ol' what we haven't read in the newspapers all year. lfelzrtuuy I5-Miss Cole and the Boarders entertain the Senior Class at a ten. 1 eln'tutr.v I7-Mr. Fleer speaks to ns, during sixth pe- riod. about the joys and importance of learning. l rln'imry 20-We toss ottr diets out the window and stuff ourselves at the Senior Sandwich Sale. .llunlt 7-For tlte thirty'-first year, the Lincoln Yar- sity displays its talent in a basketball game with Bancroft. During' the tvinter-Representatives lrotn Nasson. tloueher, and Colby Colleges have visited I.ineoln. Also, next year's hopefuls have heen entertained at Radcliffe and Mt. Holyoke Teas, illrtrrlz I-I-- To he or not to lie? IVltetlier or lltll we pass Scholastic Aptitutles and .Xehievements is the question. .llurrlt I9-20-'l'lte :utdienee is haunted hy the Moses Brown-l.int'olu Sehool play, fAratnerey' Ghost . What talent! ljrrfl Ill-Ivilli sport routines and modern dance teehnitlues. we present our hienuial Uyin, Demon- stration. 'l'hanks to Miss Moherg and Mrs. Boone! .lpril I2--In the impressive Cothie ehapel, the l.iu- eoln Ulee flluh ioin with St. Iieorge's Cilee Cfluli in a eoneert. ,fljnil lN-- Ks always. the Spring 'lea llanee is 'I'he lmest one we've ever had. Aluv i-.Klter nuteh hard praetiee. Moses Brown and l.ineoln render tnnsieal seleetions in the Annual Sehools Coneert. .llrtv -S' 'llie youngest utulerelasstneu make :t lmig liit with the lfreslnnan I'l:tys. SPORT l'i.XSKli'l'l5.'Xl.l. lhis year eaeh elass ltas heen divided into two even lmasketlrall teams. which have played frequent games. Nlonday, january' I2-junior I defeats Freslnnau ll. -ffl-lflg Sophomore I is defeated hy' Senior I, -l6-IQ. 'I'htu'sday'. january I5-Senior ll is the vielor over Sophomore ll, fl!-lti. and lfresluuan I loses to -lun- ior Il, flfi-S. Xlonday. llannary' 26 lfreslnuan ll are the losers to Sophomore ll. lt!-285 and .lunior l sweeps past Sopho- more I, 22-ti. l'hursday', january Q!! 'lhe serontl Senior team wins over the seeond -junior teatn. 26-95 Senior l defeats Ifreshman I. -I0-S. Monday, lfehrttary 2-Hooray! lfreslnnan I defeats Sophomore l, IT-lt!! lhe first Green and White game is won hy the Greens. 32-20. Thursday, Iftlmruary 5-Senior I really' tronuees Fresh- man Il. Il-S. Nfondav. lfehrnarv fl--ln a verv elose game. Freshman SCHOOL OTES Mn' IU-Races 1 1 3 1 1' 5 A 1 y intl rftltvs tgunst otn putnts high- light lfield Day. I I ,lime 3-Llass Day was a memorahle one. with the Mother-Daughter Dinner and Step-Singing. lnnf' 4-Graduation! 'lihe end of' a long. hut happy road of school days at Lincoln. june 6-Our long skirts swish about at the junior- Senior Prom. and we sav our last good-lmyes. tZtt,uu.o't t't-' ll-vtuox. '51 HOllSli HlGI'II.lGH l'S luutmrj' 5--lind of our tlhristinas Vacation. january' 10-A very large and sueeessful Open House, 'lan nary 'l'he lb-Our hair stood on end as we I'hirty-nine Steps . Planunry' 21-23-We managed to pull throttgh Irtntutry' 2?-25---XVe enjoy the free week-end, . jun ua ry I el1rt1rtry' condne I 1'ln'tmry' week 4 ,rl-.-Xnother suecessful Open House. .,,.,., ...U J lt was a teal experience, luaitng t the Boston Symphony. 9-Heifitz was another high point if eoneerts. walelietl VXZIIIIS. 1 Lantellt in lltis I r'Inunry' I3--Our first dinner danee with Nloses Brown WSIS ll ll'CllIClIClOllS SIICCCSS. lv--Miss Lole atul tlte Senior lloardeis en tertatned the Senior Day' Girls at a lea. I el1r1utry' I'eIn't1rtrv 2I-2?-- Long week-end. llurrah! .llurflt 0 We enjoyed a movie in the l.ah. .llrnrll 7---.X large and successful Open llottse follow ing Hoses llrown lea llanee. .tpril 0 Spring Yaeatiou ends. .lune around the t'Ol'IlCl'. ,ljnil IS -X stteeessfttl Open llottse following l.in4'oln lea Ilanee-also large. lflril 21-26 Ifree Week-end. tll1tv22--We held a relttrn party for Nloses llronu. lt vvas enloyed lay all. .llnyt ZH'-20-lixttiiis. I l ins lunr -2 - isa . little 'I -Kloinnteneetuent. 'Yo eonnuents needed for free week-ends. !'.t.tl.vtn-ttt St.vt.tt. 11.5 Sxirv Snooi-, '53 OTES l loses to Sophomore ll. ltr-ll. and luntor ll more easily' over lfreslnnan Il, QI-l2. 'l'llMlSI.lNC wins lhis winter the four classes of the l'pper School have heen Sll'lI!V 'llllf tlrroueh forward rolls eartwheels. an h h ' headstands. and various other tumhhng' esereises. Many' ol' tts are quite surprised to find that alter a little praetiee, we ean do many stunts. GYM. AND ID.-XNCIC IJICNIONSI RX! ION l riday'. April lfl. lflhfl. I.ineoln gives a gvtn. and dance demonstration. .Xll grades. lrotn the fifth up, participate. Stunts and tutnhling are demonstrated hy' the filth and sixth grades. The junior High De- parttnent do folk danees from ling'land. SWlllCl'l3llltl, Hungary. and Denmark. 'I'he pianists are Mrs. Doro- thy' C. livans and Miss Wheeler. The Dance Cluh also gives a demonstration. their first this year. 'l'he finale is a large demonstration hy' the Upper School. depirting the sports that l.ineoln has played. XVIIIINFY Stxtostis, '56 Si vfv-:tim ir!-4