Lincoln University - Lion Yearbook (Lincoln University, PA)

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Class History September 1, 1952. The Entering of the Class of ’56. What sort of a day was it? A day like all days, filled with those events which alter and illuminate the course of our lives. And we were there. September 1, 1952 marked the beginning of a new era for 60 enter- prising young men filled with ideas of becoming leaders in the world of tomorow. We were oriented into our college life as Lincoln Men during our first week, by a group of energetic Senior advisers and an even more energetic football team. The true Lincoln spirit wasn’t instilled in us, however, till the arrival of the Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors. This group gave us our first taste of Lincoln rabble and a vivid but somewhat hard picture of what was required of a Lincoln Man, at Wood-Night. We are happy to say that most of us survived Wood-Night, to be Preps no longer, but Freshmen. Along with our newly acquired status we cele- brated our first of four Homecomings. After celebrating two quick holidays, we returned to the campus, only to hear cries of “punch-out time” and “he who fights the TV screen will never see the grass grow green.” What does this mean? Finals, of course, which we passed with flying colors. We were now true Lincoln Men. The second semester passed rapidly with glimpses of Student Senate, Pan-Hellenic and African Students Week Ends, and our first Hell Week. Before we knew it finals were here again. Thus it was that we spent our first year at Lincoln. Our second year was one of reunion and hard work. We enthusias- tically welcomed the Freshmen, afterwards resuming our roles as cam- pus personalities. There were Bob Davis and A. J. Johnson as standout football players; I. O. Harris and Bill Thompson as “weekend splitters”; Lonnie Fuller and Walter Scriven as outstanding students; and Bill Walker as champion TV watcher and classroom sleeper. Those Sopho- mores with the average, the desire, and the spirit decided to seek the brotherhood of the Greek Letter Organizations. Other Memories of 1953 include those of our second straight CIAA Wrestling Championship, Lincoln’s second place in the CIAA Track Championships, Stanford Mumford’s two gold medals, the Soccer Team being led by Kariuki Njiiri, George Kimani and Isaiah Smith, and the Howard-Lincoln game in Philly. Perhaps our fondest memory was the Centennial Celebration. As our second year ended, we gladly relinquished our claim to the title “wise fools,” for we were surely more wise than foolish.