Lincoln University - Lion Yearbook (Lincoln University, PA)

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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

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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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r CAMPUS VIEW FOREWORD Thkodokk F. IIawkixs, Editor-in-Chicf It Ims fallen to the class of 1931 to break the cake of custom by publishing the first year hook of Lincoln University. Like all novel occurrences which have natural and unnatural obstructions placed l cforc them, this has been a difficult task. Still the difficulty has l ccn interspersed with moments of plcusurcuhle enthusiasm when the thought presents itself that our work shall he the inspiration and incentive to other classes to take up the burden, made light and easy by persistent precursors and have greater and more widespread success. We cannot hut feel the sadness of the occasion as we realize that within these pages is furnished the closing epitaph of our college lives. Some of us go to higher institutions, to meet new friends and con- quer greater studies; some go into the world to play the game of life and there to learn the truth that “all the world is a stage,” and “each man in his time plays many parts,” while others may cast their lot at the feet of Minerva, there to taste the hitters and sweets of lier charms. And so we publish this hook, gathering the scattered leaves of our college careers that it might he constant record of our achievements, and a volume dedicated to sacred memories of the good times spent with loyal classmates; of friendships formed, of battles won on the gridiron, diamond, court and track; of scholastic victories and struggles; of blunders, of jokes, of praise and of blame. We feel all these have worked together for one common good which among many is the one of enduring fortitude, that of feeling highly indebted, and constant and true to our Alma Mater, “Lincoln University.” UNIVERSITY MALI.