Lincoln University - Lion Yearbook (Lincoln University, PA)

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LINCOLN NEWS 3 OUR FACULTY To whom we respectfully dedicate this book Rev. William H. Johnson. Ph. D., D. D., President Walter L. Wright, A. M. Doan George JohnBon, Ph. D. Rov. James Carter, A. M., D. D. Harold F, Grim, M. S. Re . Robert M. Labaree, A. B., D. D Arthur E. JameB, B. S., A. M. Rev. Frank H. RUlgley, Ph.D. William R. Coles, M. S. Rev. Samuel C. Hodge, A. M. Rov. Philip S. Miller, A. M., Th.B, A. Archibald Bullock, M. S. Charles R. Booth by, A. B. F$. Kenneth Havlland, M. S. William S. Taylor, A. B. JameB E. Dorsey, A. B. Charlos D. Chrlsman. A. B., Th.B. Arthur Silver, A. B. Homer Sims, A. B. Ralph V. Ehlo, A. B. James L. WllllamB, A. B. Hugh Sebastian, A. B. Fannin S. Belcher, Jr-, A. B. Benjamin T. Wells, A. B. Corey O. Mitchell, A. B.

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2 LINCOLN NEWS Class % pi CASUAL observer on Maple Avenue in the Fall of 1926 on the twenty-first of September, would have seen a steady, almost unbroken string of toiling, sweating, humiliated, but gallant young men, the Class of '30. On they struggled, panting and disheveled— stopping now and then to draw a breath, only to be lashed and goaded on by the threatening presence of the terrible gods, the Sophomores. Our lirst apprecia- tion of the campus was immediately “scrunched” by the amazingly warm reception given us by the Sophs. It wasn’t long before we attempted to organize in order to overthrow the yoke of oppression that so con- stantly beset us. Led by Snowden, we inaugurated a rebellion that went down in the annals of history. Things finally got settled and we held a class meet- ing, elected Dwiggins president and Snowden, student councilman. Several men went out for football and made good; among them were: Temple, Waters, Brooks, Dwiggins, Frazier, Longshore, Carter, Troy, Preston, Sewell, and Jit Taylor. In the annual Fresh- man-Sophomore football classic we found the mighty gods no trouble at all, winning 6-0. Exams found us a rattled but hopeless class. After the whirlwind of Prof. Wright’s math, had swept over us, the storm of Grim’s Biology had subsided, and Boothby’s English avalanche passed, we found our ranks depleted by only four men. A large percentage had made the honor roll. That Spring, ’30 made history by defeating the Cheyney debating team and the Sophomore team in rapid succession. Besides placing seven men on the Varsity baseball team the remaining baseball men won the Intra-mural cup. although we never got it. Derry, George Lee, and Longshore represented the class on the track team. We concluded a successful lirst year by finishing second to the Class of ’28 in Intra-mural track and putting Skinny Lawson and Lank Young on the tennis team. The following Fall our arrival was quite different from that of the preceding year. So enthusiastic and thorough was our hazing that a host of fellows was was given a two weeks’ vacation to cool its ardor. Not- withstanding that, we returned to cut the preps’ hair, and strangely enough, nothing happened. A clean slate was maintained by the defeat of the Preps in the Kampus Klassic, 12-6.’ Troy, Jit Taylor and Taylor made Varsity L’s. In February, Flem- ing joined our ranks, making a total of four new fellows, the other three being Beak Silvera, Ralph Baker and F. B. Jackson. That Spring the track team istor| won the C. I. A. A. championship with Derry Silvera, and Baker being largely responsible. Jiver Jackson, Ole Gal Hall, Jit Taylor and Dick Temple were the main springs of the baseball team. Incidentally, Moby Dick was elected Captain for the next year. We returned in 1928 to find our ranks somewhat depleted, number only seventy-seven as compared with our registration of one hundred and sixteen in our prep year. As upper-classmen, we proceeded to annex the dignity that is synonymous with Juniors. Fountaine took over the duties of instructor in Elementary Latin, Longshore in Biology and Anatomy, Diggs in Caesar, Holloway in English, McFall in Chemistry and Tate in Physics. Pi Gamma Psi led by its President, W. Fountain, staged its Junior Prom in New York City, and it will ever be remembered for its magnificent splendor and feminine pulchritude. September 1929 arrived and the now Noble Seniors returned to Lincoln to wind up their college career in a blaze of glory. Temple, Jit Taylor, Jiver Jackson, Troy, Frazier, Freeman, Derry, Shorty Carter. Pud Waters and George Lee aided Lincoln athletic teams in producing the best record in years of achievement in the realm of sport. Scholastically led by Holloway and Murray, respectively, the Valedictorian and Saluta- torian of our class, we led all other classes in the num- ber of honor men in proportion to class membership. Our social success was ever increased and we helped the Junior class to give a Prom, which I must admit was the best and most exclusive ever given or men- tioned in the annals of Lincoln’s social history. And so comes our Commencement, and the severing of the tie that had help us together through four years of trial and tribulation, triumph and failure, which is the experience of all college men. We look forward to our emergence into the world of men with bated breath. We stand on lip-toe with expectation and hope. We strain our eyes for the first blush of dawn after a night of ignorance as to what is going on in the world. Our hearts beat with courage to solve the problems waiting for us with each unforseen turn of the wheel of life. What this world held in store for the Class of ’30 As it was born on this immortal bed, Is one more riddle that the cryptic earth, Although knowing, chooses to retain unsaid. Perhaps we shall be enlightened at'our class reunion in 1940. HERBERT S. HARRIS, Jr. FOREWORD Within these pages we have attempted to place the thoughts and pictures of those who thru four years' associa- tion have become dear to us. In after years when College duys have become just fond memories we may by turning these pages turn back the years which have passed on into eternity and recall those friends of yesteryeur whom the winds of destiny have scattered to the four corners of the Universe. It has been impossible to record all the events of our college careers or say all of the things about each individual that we would like to, but that would be a Job to which no one is equal. In our small way we have done our best to make this a suitable climax to our sojourn here ut our be- loved Alma Mater. WALTER E. LONGSHORE. Editor-In-Chief. LINCOLN NEWS STAFF 1930-31 Editor-in-Chief..........................W. D. Jackson Associate Editors............L. D. Howard, T. Hawkins Athletic Editor..............................S. Maupin Literary Editor T. Webster News Editor...............................C. E. Shelton Business Manager L. J. May Assistant Business Manager M. W. Davis Advertising Manager .........................J. Maupin Assistant Advertising Managers............Swann, Erwin Circulation Manager...... ................B. Reed Assistant Circulation Managers....S. Moore, J. E. Martin Secretary-Treasurer T. Walker Cartoonist...............................H. R. Bearden

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4 LINCOLN NEWS o t It c i it ii c n i $1 o b tj o f % i n c o l n Gentlemen: I want to thank you for your line co-operation with me in my effort to efficiently serve you. The numer- ous changes brought about have all been to that end. The Reserve Room is for the purpose of serving the greatest number with the least amount of friction and the Rules for the use of those Books have been devised for that purpose. Please be sure and read them if you already have not. The Library is supposed to be open every hour of the day as listed on the Schedule posted on the Door of the Reserve room and if at any time you find yourself locked out I would appreciate having the hour and day reported to me. There has been one big innovation in the library in the reading room downstairs, which we went to a great deal of expense to provide for all who desire to study, leaving the upstairs as a magazine and newspaper room. Speaking of the Magazines and Newspapers, could I ask you to please replace all Magazines in their alpha- betical order as designated by the slips on the shelves and hang up all newspapers. The reward in neatness will more than repay you for the effort. Thanking you for your co-operation in the past and asking for it in the future, especially in regard to the magazine room. I am, Sincerely yours, ARTHUR SILVER. Librarian. % t t t t (E It i I fc r c n u X7HAT shall become of the Negro?” In view of the fact that this query has been broached many times before, let us not become alarmed as to our destiny. Hirst of all, I would not have you accuse me of offering an «apology.for the plight of my people. Therefore let us not touch this vulnerable spot of the race with gloved hands, but rather let us consider this challenge with an unprejudiced intent and with an in- tellectual pregnancy. That we should be Haunted with such asking as, “What shall become of the Negro? ” prognosticates his becoming a problem, a matter of great concern. Seeking a diagnosis, a remedy for this malady, such questions as these might arise, “Has the Negro pushed on to senility, or have we reverted into infancy? Can we no longer tell right from wrong—the light from the dark? To all of these, 1 have but one answer. We, as a people, racially, psychologically, and socially, are still adolescents. Our racial crimes are analogous to the juvenile delinquencies of a pubescent child. All of the disturbances aroused by the onrush of the awak- ening of manhood and womanhood in the blood of a child are like the deep unrest in the breast of the Negro with his rapid assimilation of American standards and ways of life, and his phenomenal educational advance. But shall we use our childhood as an excuse? We can safely say that the adolescent stage of the child is now being experienced in the present psycho- logical and racial occupancy of the Negro. Nordics notice the atavistic responses of our people to such re- ligious stimulation as portrayed in the audible motion picture, “Hallelujah” and what would they make our shibboleths?—“Lord, have mercy!”—“Hallelujah!” Again they see the resolute calm and indifference with which we face situations that wrack the very souls of the other races. Nearer, to us, they observe the suggestive and ribald cracks, and the belly-splitting guffaws that mar the plays, lectures and movies here on the campus. And to all this they exclaim, “How like little children are the Negroes.” However, let us not be disparaged by such accusations, for it is said, “And a little child shall lead them.” Rather biting sar- casm from Mr. God. But for a race whose soul and self-expression has been thwarted by years of slavery and ignorance, we have come a long way with our emancipation. This disparity of races should not disturb us, for like the ad- olescent child, who realizes his full cap.acities with ma- turity, we too, when the contemporary cultural and ar- tistic expression of the Negro spirit develops, shall give new values and a fresh momentum to (he contempo- rary self-expression of America. From this crucible of ignorance and prejudice shall be poured out an un- blemished metal of Negro posterity. This is my prog- nosis! THOMAS A. WEBSTER.