New Lincoln School - Yearbook (New York, NY)

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Pat black cigars in a core classroom Strongest males with feet unstable Puffed and reeled and leaned against the table Careened against the table Shouted for vengeance in the airless gloom Loud as they were able Boom Boom Boom J-1' f,.,.- an-'S' 1-' , S , dx S ,VV V bl., -Y.-4----fw rt Hhittle inter-agers: 'valkj do not run to the nearest exit. Also you are not to beat ur Henry and Cecil When in the elevator.H The duties of a senior are many and various. mmf . , H!! ap -ff! .ni

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There always is the other side to life, And we as seniors often said that in Some way our life should different be from that Cf underclassmen young, with no respect For us, who never trembled at our word Cr begged on knees to have their sins forqiv'n. All rallied to The Cause and so we won. The battle done, we had our Senior Rights. aisgx Q- 4-X, A7 rs , I ',..f CROSS- WOTW ,- We I haven't breathed one day since And I find myself nearly berserk Monday But now it is my day - it's Friday And I don't have any work. Ch, now French and Spanish, plea Completely slip out of my head. I don't have to translate - I ca My opinions in English instead. No one encumbers with numbers My dizzy and overworked brain' I'm completely unable a table To read, or envision a plane. J Today we spend shirking not work And since we have nothing to do So the morning won't bore us, th Assembly or town-meeting too. For lunch I find fishes deliciou Then I rush to the core room wit For we don't talk semantic till But relax over coffee and tea. Oh day of no duty, the beauty Cf idleness brightens your face, And so you wonlt grieve us, you The school-less weekend in your se vanish, n state ing ere's chorus SJ h glee frantic leave us place. J

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The thing they call responsibility Descended on our naked, lowered heads, And with it came our duty to the school As wisely social beings who should dance And play and sing with all the people there. You are a senior isn't that lovely she said So I smiled And how is school and what do you do and my how you've grown she said So I smiled And do you have parties and more fun than I ever had she said So I said We have a Social Problem. Oh dear me why don't you talk about it she said talk is so helpful isnlt it It's safe I said Discuss Let's talk Again letvs say it again We could play games No date dances - there's a good idea But think about the rest of the school eighth grade, eleventh grade, kindergarten. Back to ourselves Inevitably We sit in a circle. Twelve girls and six boys.