Lincoln University - Lion Yearbook (Lincoln University, PA)

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r 48215 This 7Edition of “The I.ion ' is respectfully dedicated to President Wiei.iam Hali.ock Johnson, teacher and friend. r WILLIAM HALLOCK JOHNSON, President GREETINGS TO THE CLASS OF 1931 The greatest reward that can come to the teacher is to watch the development of the stu- dent in mind and character in his college days, and then to learn that in the broader area of life he has so acquitted himself as to fulfil the promise of his youth. Our wish for the Class of Nineteen Thirty-one is that your lives may continue to be en- riched by the friendships you have formed here; that you may cherish throughout life the mem- ories of Alma Mater and find refreshment of spirit in returning often to her sacred soil; that you may be loyal to her highest traditions and add lustre to her name. May the dreams of college days be fulfilled in the experiences of later years; may the train- ing you have received at Lincoln University help you to solve the problems and surmount the difficulties and perform the tasks that will meet you in life; and may the fiery and cloudy pillar of a gracious Providence lead each member of the class into some Promised Land of happiness and achievement and success! 2 L YVm. Hallock Johnson, President.

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Ill The Lion PUBLISHED BY THE PHI DELTA CHI CLASS OF NINETEEN HUNDRED AND THIRTY-ONE «» LINCOLN UNIVERSITY THEODORE F. HAWKINS, EDITOR

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KENDAIJ. HALL HISTORY of the UNIVERSITY Lincoln University was founded by John Miller Dickey in 18513, being the result of his keen interest in the Negro and his generous vision of their future possibilities. In 185-t the Legislature of Pennsylvania granted a charter for Ashman Institute, named after Jehudi Ashman, the reorganizer of the colony of Liberia. In 18( ( the name was changed to Lincoln University, which was thus the pioneer institute in the world for the higher education of the Negro. The school is located on the Baltimore Pike, between Philadelphia and Baltimore, easily accessible, likewise, to New York and Washington. In 1922 the college was admitted as a fully accredited college by the Association of Col- leges and Preparatory Schools of the Middle States and Maryland. Its degree is accepted for a teacher’s certificate by the educational authorities of Pennsylvania, New York, and other states; as well as for the necessary re- quirement to the study of higher professions and business. The Association of American Colleges admitted Lincoln University to mem- bership in 1927. Lincoln University prides itself on the suc- cess attained by its graduates. In every walk of life—as teachers, missionaries, ministers and professional men—there are a host of Lincoln men who are striving to lend their aid in building and promoting a better world in which to live. These men are fair examples of the study and intensive training received at Lincoln University. ALMA MATER Dear Lincoln, dear Lincoln, Thy sons will e’er be true; The golden hours we’ve spent beneath The dear old Orange and Blue; Will live fore’er in memory As guiding stars through life; For thee, our Alma Mater dear, We’ll rise in our might. For we love every inch of thy sacred soil, Every tree on the campus green, And for thee with our mifrht-wfc will ever toil, ♦ I That thou mightest reign. supreme; We’ll raise thy standards to the sky, ’Midst glory and honor to fly; And constant and true, We will live for thee anew, Our dear old Orange and Blue. HAIL! HAIL! LINCOLN! 3