Lincoln High School 1919 Yearbook

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LI COL HIGH SCHOOL

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mr. )t~wlon's 'l)lans for 'l)romoting ~~mocracr in -itincoln Sc~oots

"My greatest desire for the schools of Lincoln is to see them become more democratic, to see them become schools that will turn out good citizens. This must include a vocational training that will enable every one best to serve society and himself by fitting him to earn a good living." Mr. ewlon's efforts to bring a democratic spirit into the schools of Lincoln are of great interest to Lincoln high school, not only because of the direct effect upon present students, but also because of the democratic ideals the incoming students will have gained. The high school will be democratic only when all the students have a clear ~onception of how to use and not abu e their freedom. The development of the individual is one of the necessities of democracy and this individual development is one of the objective that was in the minds of Mr ewlon and the school board as they worked out the plans for the new building program.

All the schools are to be organized on what is known as the 6-3-3 basis Under this plan, the elementary school. will consist of the kindergarten s and the first six grades. The junior hi g h cho ol s ·will have the seventh, eighth, and ninth grades, leaving only the tenth, eleventh , and twelfth for the senior high school. The biggest idea of the ·whole program is in the organization and erection of these junior high schools, which will be much like the senior high chool in both con s truction and operation In each, the student s should be organized for participation in school government. There will be librarie s, g~ ' mna iums , and commodious industrial shops , music and art room The junior high schools must offer practical art courses and there must be shops at the senior high school. The idea is to offer such complete and comprehen ive training that each student can find what he likes and needs. An opportunity will be given for pupils to discover their like , and capabilities , and to those who are forced out of school early by economic circum tances, a general education and training in citizenship will be given. As Mr. -ewl o n say , "Thi s is ju st one more- step in making Lincoln high school democratic through equality of educational opportunities for all and through vocational training that will fit everyone for economic independence." This reorganization will neces itate an extensive building program. The present plan is to have two large junior high schools. Later there will be two others. While Mr. Newlon was principal, the s tudent council was organized, the student organizations were made more democratic, the Ad vacate was reorganized, and the Links brought into existence. The e were in accordance with his ambition to have Lincoln schools "turn out good citizens." -George JJ,1itchell, '19.

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Mr. Frank G. Pickell came to Lincoln high school a principal from Richmond, Intliana, in 1918. Under hi guidance during the past two years, the chool has taken on an aspect of democracy, of dignity and self-determination. His aim ha been to make of Lincoln high an institution which is in itse]_f a community, governed hy the student themselves to such an extent th1t student betterment should become spontaneous In this he has succeeded to a marked degree

One of the most notable improvements that Mr. Pickell has made is the application of the supervised study plan to Lincoln high school. In its year of trial it has proved to be one of ':he best plans for the development of the student that Lincoln has ever tried. But in his zeal for the mental development of the student, Mr. Pickell has not neglected the ph y ical or the aesthetic phases of school life. He has warmly encouraged and heartily backed all activity in athletics, debate, and the fine arts. His enthu s-

MR. FRANK G. PrcKEL L iastic support of social life in the school, and hi. Principal cooperation with the student council in its work for a bigger, better school has left nothing to be desired in the way of support of all worthy school activities.

As a principal, hi keen insight, his sense of right , and the administration of justice have won him the unalterable respect and liking of tho e who know him best. H is adherence to his ideals for a constructively democratic chool has led to wide recognition among the men with whom he works. Hi tact in handling students and student problems, his ready smile and unfailing optimi m at all times have secured the un!1esitating cooperation of the student body. Because of all the e traits, becau e we like him ) both as a principal and a a man among men, and be cause we believe in hi trai~htforward , efficient way of handling this school we hope that he may continue in the pur uance of hi ideals , progre sing to high , better things.

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l\1R. FRA TK G. PICKELL ............................. Principal

Miss OLIVIA Pou D ......................... Assistant Principal

l\1R. C. L. CULLER ........ ............ A c ting Assistant Principal

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Miss SARAH T. 1 IR, Head

I1ss ELIZABETH ATKI T

MRs. T. A. CoLBUR T

Mrss L CY G. GR EE.T

Miss V1 TDA Hun ON 1\11 s FRANCES Du co:\rnE

Mrss LomsE MILLER :.Mrss LENOR FrTzGERALD

Miss INA PEREGO 111ss CECELIA FosTER 1rss TELIE PuTN EY l\11ss \ IOLA GRAY

Mrss ETTA \VELCH

SOCIAL CIE CE DEPARTME TT

l\1Iss JuuA WoRT, Head

fas. BARB RA B. Bo NER

MR. B. T. KEss

1\Irss MARGARET DAvrs l\lrss RuTH PRICE

l\1Rs. GRACE HYATT

Mrss B1Rm E G. ScoTT 1\11 1ARY TRDIAir T

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less l\,lAY BARDWELL

l\11ss EnxA BRYA T

11ss J ELLIE E. CLARK

l\11ss IAY:\TE DwoRAK

MR. M. L. foRTENSE T

1rss FLORENCE RoTH

Miss MAMIE SHORT

1R. J. H. SLOTHOWER

Miss ETTIE U TDERWOOD, Botan 'y Laboratory Assistant

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MATHEMATIC

1R. J. c. DONALDSO 1 .IVI LS MARY JACK~ON

f1s GERTRUDE Jo TE S

11ss TELLA B. KIRKER

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Miss ELE ' ORA T . MILLER

MRS. RED OLSON

11ss MARG RET PROCTOR

MR. J. H. LOTHOWER

LATI DEPARTME1

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Mrss JESSIE B. JURY, Head

M1ss ETHEL BEATTIE

Mrs GERTRUDE JONES

1Iss E PILL Bl.'RY

M1ss OLIVIA Po TD

l\10DER 1 LA .L 1 GUAGE DEPARTME TT

Miss ANNETTA

Miss EuNJCE CHAPL T 1\11ss l\IARY HuLLHORST

PRUXG, Head

11ss RuTH JAKWAY :;\1rss • GERTRUD E K1KCAIDE

COMMERCIAL DEPARTME T

MR. FRANK K.\N E , H cad

l\ hss LoRETTA G1vEN

MR. HARRY C. Goccr T 11 R. Ono HACK::\L.\ T

Mrss ALICE He:\IPE

Mrs EsTHER LEFLER

MR. J. H. LOTHOWER

HOU EHOLD ART DEPARTME TT

11ss RosE

l\1rss HuLDA BREITSTADT 1\11ss 1ARY GuTTJRIE

HO TKA, Supervisor

Mrss KATHRYN" WELSH

Miss ELLA "\-V1TTIE

-oRMAL TRAI I G DEPARTME T

MRS. ALBERTA B. ANDERWN, H ea d

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1R. H. 0. FERGUSON, Supervisor

l\ IR. "\V. L. GREE SLIT

Miss Lucv M. H vwooo

MR. C. F. STECKELBERG

FI E ART DEPARTME T

11ss GLADYS E. DA 1 A

Miss HELEN W1Lso

• MR. W A:~~=:z:~ ARTS C:LER -· M R. 0. B. LITTLE =

Miss ]Essrn J. GLASS

STUDY HALL

MRS. T. A. COLBURN MISS MADELINE ~.sc~~~;;:~~o~:;o;HODA C. K!LHEFN ER - · Recognition should t::t 0 ~o t~~e s!h~i1;::r.regular teachers who -

MR. M. C. LEFLER Assistant Principal

PARTMENT

MRs. MARGARET Ku r K E L HARTZELL

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MRS. KAT E W. KI N YON , H ead

MRs. EDITH Y u GBL U T B A BSON

PHYSICAL TRAINI JG D E PARTME T

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Top Row--CLIFFORD HICKS, TED

Middle Row-HELEN HALL, HELEN WIGGINS, DOROTHY WILLIAMS, ADA BEMIS, MARJORIE COOPER, HELEN BOEHMER.

Bottom Row-C AR LETON SPRINGER, ALEXANDRA Mc ICOL, ARNOTT FOLSOM , FRANCES COLTON, ROBERT POLK. STAFF

ARNOTT R. FOLSOM .............. .............................. Editor

FRANCES M. COLTON ................................. Associate Editor

CARLETON SPRINGER ...................................... Managing Editor

EUGE E WARRE ................................ Assistant Managing Editor

ROBERT L. POLK l Ad • • M . S R G ( . . . .

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TEP HEN ILBERT J

ALEXA DRA Mc ICOL .................................. Circulation Manager

CLIFFORD HICKS .............................................. War Service

EUGENE REED ............ ................................. Boys Athletics

HELE L. WIGGINS ......................... .............. Girls Athletics

HELE HALL ................................................... Occasions

ADA BEMIS .......................... ......................... Dramatir.s

MARJORIE COOPER ........................................... Organizations

DOROTHY WILLIAMS .............................. .............. : Alumni

TED COWELL ........................................ ............. Music

LILIAN BLA. CHARD .............................................. Calendar

HAROLD M. CLUTE .......................................... Photographer

DOROTHY TEAL .................................................. Humor

HELE BOEHMER ..................................................... A rt

COWELL, LILIAN BLANCHARD, HAROLD CLUTE, EUGENE REED.

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MR. FRANK KANE

Miss HELE WILSON

The class of 1919 has been a lucky one. Or perhaps some might say it has been a judicious one. Its record of achievement and progress is well merited. Rut as lucky, as judicious, and as progressive as history may reveal the class of I 9 I 9 to have been, it distinguished itself in its selection of sponsors. However gre a t cl credit to itself and to Lincoln high school it may be, honor and credit are due ~o the sponsors. It was they who guided the class past the many pitfalls and ob .; tadcs which beset it, even as they beset all other classes.

Being a sponsor is no holiday picnic and, aside from the pleasure that always comes to those who help others, it is a task which entails real work and worr y The problems which must be settled, the occasional misunderstandings that arise even in the most harmonious of classes, how to do this and why not to do that, and all the innumerable questions, great and small, arising from time to time, call for the ste a dying hand of the sponsor. Much, in fact most of their work seldom comes to the notice of the school at large, and theirs is the labor that gets small recognition except from those who know them best.

It was with rare judgment that the freshman class, better known as the class of 1919, entering school in September, 1915, chose Miss Ielie Putney as one of it s sponsors. For four years she gave freely of time, work and patience. Miss Putney was a loyal adviser, one who was at all times ready and anxious to do her utmost to assist the class to ultimate succes , one who never lost confidence or patience, and who always saw the silver lining of the few clouds that appeared on the horizon. To the cla s Mi s Putney was not one of those lofty and cold personages known as the faculty. She was one of the class.

It was with the same good judgment and also during the freshman year that the class chose Mrs. J. W. Hartzell, who was then Miss Margaret Kunkel, to be the other sponsor. Her good nature and pleasant disposition, together with her clear, practical judgment, explain the regard in which she was held by the class. At the ffillllllll lllll llllllllllllllllllllllllllll lllllllllllllllllllllllll!llllllllllllll:lllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!llllllllllllll!l!lllllll!lllllllllllllllllll!lllllllllllllllllllllilllllllll!lllllllllllllllllll!ll!!lllllllll!l!!lllllllll!l:!!lilill!llll!lll!ll!llllllll!!lllllll

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beginning of the last semester, Mrs. Hartzell gave up teaching to take up the career - of married life. She left with the best wishes of the whole school and of .thesenior class especially.

Mis~ Viola Gray was chosen by the student affairs committee to take Mrs. Hartzell's place as senior sponsor, and so well did she fit the place that it seemed as s~l:s~a;a: 1 ~~:stoh:~dd ~~ste~t:nrts an:~:~ i~nw;;is:v~a~e;ht!1a:;ta~e: friend and one to whom it knew it could go with its troubles and problems and be sure of getting the benefit of her experience and ability. Her position in the senior home room gave her improved opportunities to assist.

ow that all's been said and done, in the future as the members of the graduating class of 1919 turn the pages of their Links, each one will recollect how those three, Miss Putney, :Mrs. Hartzell and Miss Gra y, were the ones who never tired of helping and cheering him onward~

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I would peep in through the glass , And I'd w a tch the bu sy clas s, Calml y stare.

Then as three long years passed on , And from that one room had gone , Classes , three , For its comrade ship I y earned , And that right I thought was earned , Too , for me.

ow for six long months and more , I ha ve opened up that door, To go in.

Ah , the good times we have seen , What a j oy to cla s nineteen , You have been. ==

E v en memorie s of those da ys, And your sy mpathetic wa ys, Grief inflicts.

F o r m y thoughts will not be few, Of the times I spent with you , Three-two-six. -Eug en e R ee d , '19. -16-

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ZELMA ACKER

ormal training department; Round Table.

Bound to be a success because she has the stable qualities of good common sense and quick comprehension.

HARRIETT ADAMS

From Glenwood, Iowa, 1918. e~ in high school, she has manifested a real enthusiasm for music.

MARY ADA 1S War work campaign; Latin Club; Student Standard Club; Household Arts Club. She is trim and earnest and kind.

]ACK ALLEY

From Missouri Military Acadeniy, Mexico, Missouri, 1917; drum m1jor in band, 6, 7, 8 ; orchestra, 6, 7, 8 ; Mummers; Orpheons.

Jack is successful in whatever he has the will to do.

EVAR L. ANDERSON

Student council, 7, 8; Advocate, 6, 7, 8; school debating teams, 6, 8; Forum; junior-senior committee; school color day committee, 7 ; matinee party committee, 8.

He has thrown kindness, ambition, and high-mindedness into many school activities.

VERENE ANDERSON

All Girls League, 7, 8; junior play; Mummers; Student Standard Club; service record committee, 8.

In addition to a sincere and splendid spirit of cooperation, she has an enviable faculty for making true ~nd lasting friends.

CAROL AYLSWORTH

High school in three and one-half years; home room representative, 6; junior play; junior-senior committee; war work committee, 7 ; chorus, 4. Carol has the friendliness of a "blackeyed Susan."

HELEN RUTH BAIN

From preparatory, I 9 I 6; in high school three and one-half years; juniorsenior committee; chorus, 3, 4.

She is a great worker and a happyspirited girl.

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Senior executive committee, 6; cla s treasurer, 8; Advocate, 8. Everyone knows that his impulses ha v e led to many fine actions.

HELE BEAUMO T

From preparatory, 1916; "Pinafore," 6; pageant, 7; "Shiner of '19 , " 8; "The Fire Prince," 8; Orpheons; Glee Club, 6, 7, 8; junior-senior committee. Calm, courteous, reliable. She has done much in music as well as in man y other fields.

IRMA BECK

Musical concert, 7; chorus , 7; juniorsenior committee; senior color day . lii••li,1 committee, 7; Better English commit. __ tee, 7 ; war work committee, 7. Always happiest in making others happy.

VERA BEEMER

Better English committee, 7 ; chorus 4. Straightforward, frank and friendl y, "a merry soul was she."

ADA BEEMIS

Student council, 7 , 8; home representative 5, 6; All Girls League, 5, 6 , 7, 8; Links staff; junior play; Mummers; Student Standard Club ; juniorsenior committee; school color da y, 7 ; Better English com;mittee, 7 ; ..:ommencement speaker.

A lively girl of a sweetness and competence unexcelled.

HAROLD BICKFORD

A gentleman whose serious looks belie his humor and general kindliness.

LILIA BLANCHARD

Student council, 4 , 5 , 6; home room representative, 7, 8 ; president of class , 3; Advocate , 5; Links; Orpheons; Writers Club; Glee Club, 6, 7 ; pageant, 7 ; promotional league, 7, 8 ;

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PAUL BLOCK

From Boys high chool, Brooklyn, Y , 1918; Better English committee, 7. Paul has an attractive smile and .nanner. He is always in a hurry.

VER A BowDE

From Wisner high school, 1917; class basketball, 8; Orpheons; Student St~ridard Club; Household Arts; junior-senior committee, invitation committee.

An alert and unshiny girl, appreciated most by tho e who know her best.

CLARA BREHM

From preparatory, 1916; three years in high school; normal training department; Round Table. Always the last to take credit for her many worthy qualities.

MARGUERITE BRI EGAR Pageant, 7 ; Mummers; Student Standard Club. Marguerite' presence makes one !!lad by reason of her calm sincerity. , ,

MARJORIE BURCHAM

From preparatory, 1917; two years m high school; Student Standard Club; Writers Club; Better Engli h committee, 7.

A wee bit of a girl with large convictions, firmness, and individuality.

ROMA BURGE

From preparatory, 1917; two years in high school; Mummer ; pageant, 7; "Chinese Lantern," 7; Better English play, 7.

Another one of those prodigies who has been in high school only two years.

EUNICE BURGESS ormal training department; Student Standard Club; Round Table; chorus, 5, 6.

Sure to rise becau e she is a ste:i.dy worker, a girl to be relied upon.

HELE BURKETT Advocate, 6; Mumm,ers; Orpheons; Glee Club, 8; junior play; "Chine e Lantern," 7; "The Fire Prince," 8; war work committee, 7. Helen is graceful and versatile. Her efforts in all affairs aesthetic and iramatic have won distinction.

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HELEN BLACKMORE

From Omaha high school, 1916; high school in three and one-half yea rs ; home room representative, 2; pageant, 7; "Chinese Lantern," 7; senior play, 8; Mummers; chorus, 2, 3. You are sure to like the electric spark in her eye and in her nature.

WENDELL CAMERO

High school in three and one-half years; war work committee, 7. Eager to get into the service, he served in the navy and returned to high school after the armistice.

CLAUDE CAMPBELL

Ready with smiles and ideas. He i fond of saying just what he thinks, and he thinks straight.

HELE CAMPBELL

From Davenport , Iowa, high school, 1917; Student Standard Club; Household Arts Club; junior-senior committee; senior color da y , 7; war work committee, 7. Helen is enthusiastic, considerate, and unbiased. All these traits make for her loyal friends.

JOHN CAMPBELL

Junior play, 5 ; class basketball team , 8; junior-senior committee.

" Our good son , John," minus the "good" sometimes ; nevertheless he is a merr y fellow and a fine companion.

D'VLIET CARVETH

High school in three and one-half years; home room representative, 5 ; "The Lad y of the Lake," 3. Full of spirit and good comradeship.

CHARL E S C. CLAYTO

From preparator y, 1916; three years in high school; managing editor of Adv ocate, 8; Forum; Writers Club. C-andid , C-onstant, C-ompetent.

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ADELBERT CLINE

"Chinese Lantern," 7; Mummers; junior-senior committee. Editor of his own paper, he knows the cares of high politics.

HAROLD M. CLUTE

Links; "Bohemian Girl," 2; chorus. His friendly smile is but a small part of his good qualities.

BEATRI~E COLBURN

Student council, 5, 6; Advocate , 6; Writers Club; matinee dance committee, 5, 6; senior color day committee, 7; service flag committee, 7. A gentlewoman in voice and bearing, she is ever in demand.

ZuELLA COLEMAN

From preparatory, 1916; orchestra; Student Standard Club; Orpheons; senior play committee. Mu ically gifted, but very mod~st about it. Her sincerity is one of her many attractions.

FRA cEs CoLTo

Preparatory, 1916; student council, 8; Links; junior play; pageant, 7 ; " Mound Builders," 7; "Shiners of '19, " 8; "The Fire Prince," 8; Orpheons; Student Standard Club; Glee Club accompanist; junior-senior committee.

There is just one Frances.

CECILE IR1s CoNGROVE

From Fairfield, Nebraska, 1917; "Mound Builders," 7; chorus, 7. Charming, sincere and frank. She thinks of others before herself.

MYRTLE CooK

From Aurora, 1917; high school in three and one-half years; music concert , 7 ; pageant, 7 ; Orpheons; Glee Club, 7 ; Student Standard Club. A good worker who has made her two years in Lincoln high school profitable.

MARJORIE COOPER

From preparatory , 1916; Links; "Pinafore"; "The Fire Prince," 8; pageant, 7 ; Glee Club, 6, 7, 8; Orpheons; chorus, 5 ; junior-senior committee.

A genuine friend and a thorough student; musical, too.

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TED A. Cow ELL

From Peru ormal, 1917; Links;

music concert, 7; orchestra, 7, 8; band, 5 , 6, 7, 8; Orpheons; Mummers; war

From Seward high school, 1918. ew to us this year, but well known because he is big hearted and cheerful.

CoE DALRYMPLE

Sophomore play. Coe does not talk much; but when he does, it strikes home.

RUTH DAVIS

From Pawnee City high school, 1917; music concert, 7; chorus, 5, 6, 7; war work committee.

Pleasant and sociable , and liked exceedingly well by her friends.

]OHN B. DAWSON

Junior play, 191 7 ; senior play; Better English committee , 7.

A witty and clever fellow whose nlling should be the ministry. It is hard not to like John.

HAZEL DILLON

Student Standard Club. Quiet and demure. A pleasant and friendly girl.

MABEL DONHAM

Olympians; Student Standard Club. A soft spoken girl whose ability m basketball is a constant surprise.

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You will know Bernice by a dainty

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comrmttee; Jumor p ay committee; junior-senior committee. His desires turn to engineering. His keenness and business ability should make him successful.

BL ANCHE A. L. DRASKY

From Crete high school, 1918. In her one year here she has made many warm friends.

ELSIE DuBRY

Music concert, 7. She is an insistent follower of her ideal; she is quaint, alert, and a g0od student.

LA WREN CE Du RISCH

From Plymouth high school, 1918; debating team, 8; Forum. Although somewhat retiring, he is a logical and convincing orator, as evidenced by his help in winning honor s for the debating team.

]AMES EDMISTON

Junior play ; "Twig of Thorn," 6; Mummers. A valuable co-worker, manly and com-

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ROBERT En nsTo

From preparatory, 1917; two years in high school; Mummers; senior partv committee, 7.

A graduate in two years. He is one of those boys whom everybody knows and likes.

CARL ELLI GER

Carl is quiet and con cientious, with a· keen appreciation of the power of figures.

CAROL EMERY

They call her Peggy and she 1s as amiable as the name implies.

MARTHA ENRIGHT

Her quiet miling nature is an asset to be envied. With this, and her refreshmg manner, she ea ily inspires confidence.

BESSIE EPSTEIN

From preparatory, 1916; two and one-half years in high school; basketball team, 4, 6; captain basketball team, 6; Olympians. Star athlete, sunny girl, and thorough student.

HELEN ERB

Junior-senior committee; senior color da y ; senior pin committee, 8; senior play committee.

She is not inclined to jump at conclusions, wisely weighing all considerations before acting.

ANN A MARGARET ERNST ormal training department; chorus. Her thoughtfulness, readiness, and ambition are going to aid her in all her undertaking

HELE FAIRBROTHER

Pageant, 7; chorus; Orpheons; Household Arts Club; Student Standard Club.

Smiling and vivacious always, Helen knows what she enjoys and finds it. Have you ever eaten one of her cakes?

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] EA ETTE FARQUHAR

Chorus, 7; Student Standard Club; promotional league, 7, 8; senior executive committee, 8; junior play committee; senior play conuuittee. She is a valuable school citizen.

LOUIS B. FINKLESTEIN

Debating team, 5, 6; sophomore play; "Chimes of ormandy," 4; "Pinafore," 6; chorus, 3, 4, 5, 6; Glee Club, 5, 6; Forum.

Louis has true ability as a speaker and

debater.

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Home room representative; "The ... Lady of the Lake," 3; Mummers; Student Standard Club; Household

Arts Club.

A fair face and a friendly smile.

GERTRUDE FOGELSON

"The Lady of the Lake," 3; Student Standard Clu b.Cordial and lively, she has laughed her - way into our hearts.

ARNOTT FOLSOM

Editor of Links; junior play; "Chine5e Lantern," 7; "Shiners of '19," 8; "The Fire Prince," 8 ; Mummers; Orpheons; Glee Club; Write rs Club. His aptness and kindness have ma:le him an appreciated part of the school and class.

WILMA FOSTER

From preparatory, 1916; All Girls League, 7, 8 ; senior play; Mummers; chorus, 4; junior-senior committee; war work committee; senior color day. rot merely dainty and sweet, earnest _ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ and neat, but capable as well.

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MARGUERITE Fox

From ormal high school, l 9 l 7 ; home room representative, 7, 8; Student Standard Club; Round Table. Gentle and pleasant, with a personality that wins respect and admiration.

EWELL FREEMAN

High school in three and a half years; Mummers; Forum; senior pin com-

mittee.

Studious, efficient and a gentleman with a keen sense of fun.

LAVETA FRITZLEN

Senior play committee. Her musical ability is exceptional. Her hopes and ambitions should help bring the world to higher levels.

ESTHER ELLEN FULLER

From Kansas City, Missouri, Central high school, 1918; Student Standard Club; Mummers.

An enthusiast for all school and class activities. She is a new student, but has already participated in many events.

BERNICE GEIGER

Orchestra, 2, 8; "Bohemian Girl," 4. Not too shy to be an excellent student and a kind hearted, generous girl.

GENELLA GEORGE

From David City high school, 1916; junior-senior committee; chorus , 4. She takes part in many affairs with success; she has the initiative that obtains results.

RUTH GEORGE

Student Standard Club.

Always the same happy girl. It is a pleasure to know and to be with her.

FRED GERDES

From Beatrice high school , 1918; promotional league, 7, 8.

A conscientious student, but retiring. A faithful friend. He has a master's touch on the typewriter. ~llll

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FLOSSIE G ERMA

High school in three and one-half year ; "Chimes of ormandy," 3; pageant, 7; Mummers; chorus, 3, 4, 5; Student Standard Club.

A trustworthy, enthusiastic girl, with an ever cheerful disposition.

LYLE GIESEKER

Cla s basketball, 6; senior play committee.

Lyle has shown hi worth and dexterity in the many time he has helped the cla s.

STEPHEN GILBERT

From emaha high school, 1917; Links.

Stephen has a good business head and knows exactly how to go about a thing to obtain results.

LENA GILLAI

From Summerfield, Kansa, high school, 1918.

Very sweet natured and refined. She is also a good student.

BEULAH GILLESPIE

"Trial by Jury," 2; chorus, 2; Student Standard Club, 8; Round Table.

Beulah has a way that makes one like her. She is very calm and sweet about everything.

HELE , GILLETTE

She applies her excellent mind in profitable ways. She has a keen foresight, also.

FLOYD GrsH

From Abilene, Kansas, high school, r 916; three years in high school.

l\1atter-of-fact and practical, one who holds friendship in high esteem.

EDITH GOODALE

From Bethany high school, 1918; normal training department; chorus, 8; Round Table.

Debonaire , hone t , and entirely unassuming. Hers is a nature . that is enviable.

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HELEN GRAHAM

Unassuming, very quiet, with a good head for business.

LESLIE GRAI GER

High school in three and one-half years; student council, 7, 8; home room representative, 7, 8; pageant, 6; football team, 7; school color day.

A good student and a thoroughly ~ood citizen.

DOROTHY GRAVES

From Grand Island high school, 1917; high school in three years.

Quiet and modest, her record as a tudent is one of the best.

CLARICE GREENE

All Girls League; "Chimes of ormandy," 4; "Pinafore," 6; "Shiners of '19," 8; "The Fire Prince," 8; junior play; Forum; Orpheons; Glee Club, 4, 5, 6, 8; Writers Club; Student Standard Club; junior-senior committee; senior color day, 7.

Her gay, refined, smiling disposition gives her a welcome to any circle.

FRED HAECKER

Student council, 5, 6; junior play; "Shiners of '19," 8; "The Fire Prince," 8; pageant, 7 ; chorus, 6, 7, 8; Orpheons; Glee Club, 7, 8; Mummers; senior executive committee; senior color day, 7 ; matinee dance committee , 5, 6.

A songster, a humorist, an athlete, and capable of almost anything.

LLOYD HAEGE

From Trenton high school, 1918. Sober minded and steady , he ha th~ respect of everyone.

]OHN HAINES

"The Fire Prince," 8; "Shiners ')f 'I 9 , " 8 ; mu ical concert, 7 ; choru , 6 , 7, 8; Writers Club; Glee Club, 8; senior play committee; commencement speaker.

John i the man to call upon for any erious, time-taking piece of work.

HELE HALL

From preparatory, 1916; Links; Writers Club; Better Engli h committee, 7. Has a taste for literature and a knack for writing. A treasure to her friends.

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From Gothenburg high school, 1915; Student Standard Club; junior-senior committee.

A girl who can be everybody's friend mu t have the same kind, unaffect~d natu-re that Hazel has.

GERTRUDE HARLA

Home room repre entative; Student tandard Club; chorus; executive committee, 8; senior picture committee, 8.

Tho e who are privileged to be her intimates find her sincere and symp::1thetic as well as blessed with abundant common sense .

CECIL HARTMA

Football, 7; track team, 8. We could hardly get along without Sed. He is one of our enior athlete of whom we are justly proud.

GRA T HE DERSO

It can be justly said of Grant that a success in the bu iness world i sure.

DOROTHY HENDRY

Home room representative, 6, 7.

A lovely in appearance as he is m personality.

L HENKELMAN

High school in three and one-half years; Forum; senior pin committe~. His utmo t is Carl's limit. He ha hown how well he can do, in debating, for example.

E. HENKELMA

rom preparatory, 1916; in hool three year ; chorus, 6. loyal girl and a fine student. all that one admires in a girl. high Ruth

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CARITA HERZOG

From Omaha, 1917; Round Table; junior play committee, 6. Her artistic work has already gained recognition in Lincoln and Omaha.

ROBERT E. HIATT

Stage manager for four years; "Trial by Jury," 2; "Chimes of Normand y,'' 4; "Pinafore," 6; "Shiners of '19;" "The Fire Prince," 8 ; Mummers, 6, 7, 8; Orpheons, 8; Glee Club, 8. He has never failed at any time as stage manager. His ability and assistance will never be forgotten.

CLIFFORD HICKS

From preparatory, 1918; Links; school debating team, 8; Writers Club; Forum.

His refined taste, his eloquence and worth have been responsible for :he impress that he has made upon school.

LANE HILDRETH

Student council, 5, 6, 7, 8; home room representative, 5, 6; class president, 7; class treasurer, 6; promotional league,

7, 8; junior play; "Twig of Thorn,"

Irrepressible in mirth and activity.

A fine, upright girl who commands respect.

HENRY HOHNSTEIN

Glee Club; chorus; Orpheons; "Chimes of ormandy ;" "Pinafore;'' pageant; "Mound Builders;" "Shiners of '19 ;" "Fire Prince;" football, 7. His participation in musical affairs lias brought him well deserved appreciation

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From preparatoy, 1917; home room repre entative, 7, 8; Forum; class vicepresident, 8.

A clever young man and a reliable one. His time i never wasted.

!RE E I GRAM

From Clay Center high school, 1918; cla s basketball team, 8; Orpheons. A traightforward, frank, athletic girl.

JoE lvERSO

From preparatory, 1916; student council, 7, 8; pre ident of tudent coun_cil, 8; Advocate, 6, 7; "Chinese Lantern," 7; pageant, 7; "Pinafore," 6; Glee Club, 5, 6, 7, 8; band; chorus; promotional league ; junior- enior committee; matinee dance committee, 7; senior picture committee, 8.

A leader, a good worker and a fine fellow. He is always doing omething worth while.

GLADYS JACOBS ormal training department; Rounrl Table; chorus, 4.

A lively girl with ability to proceed in her undertakings.

HAZEL JACOBS ormal training department; Round Table; chorus, 4, 5.

Worthy of all the succes which is bound to come to her.

GLADYS J ACOBSO

Home room representative, 2, 3 ; Student Standard Club; chorus, 8. Her happy disposition is one very 'lice thing about her. Thoe who know her are always happy to be with her.

WALTER J ARMA

He wins the honor and respect of his associates and de erve it.

Aue ST JoH so From Lebanon high school, 1918; " evertheless," 7; Mummer He acted the part of the burglar in " evertheless" succe sfully, but in real life he is reliable and honest.

ESTHER JOH SSO r From Amarillo, Texas, 1917; Orpheon. She has a master's touch on the piano, and she is a phenomenal tudent.

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A fit repre sentative of a long a ,1,l worth y line of predecessors.

RuTH JoH sTo

High school in three and one-half years; vice-president of class , I ; "The Lad y of the Lake," 3; Forum. A competent girl, and a splendid comrade.

EDITH KER

Student Standard Club. One who never gives up , reliable and conscientious.

FLORE CE KESS

From preparatory, 1916; three yeats in high school; normal training department; Round Table; class basketball, 6.

Her ideals are high and she has a fine dispo ition.

0LEDA KESZLER

r ormal training department; "Pinafore," 6; pageant , 7; "Shiners of '19 , " 8; "Fire Prince," 8; Glee Club, 7, 8; Round Table; Student Standard Ch1b. Her aspirations and ideals are of the ver y highest ; our wish for her success will surel y be granted.

lnAN-HA KIEFER

From preparatory, 1916; in high scho')l two and one-half years; "Twig of Thorn," 6; Mummers; nominating committees for student council and All Girls League, 7; junior-senior committee; service . flag committee, 7; senior color day committee, 7; chorus; music concert.

Admirable , ideal , womanly. A true friend.

DOROTHY KIMBALL

Dorothy's friendl y, smiling black eyes are bound to inspire admiration.

RICHARD KIMBALL

High school in three and one-half y ears; student council , 7; class secretar y, 5 ; war work committee , 7 ; matinee dance committee , 7. His bearing suggests the gentleman you will find him to be. ~l llll llll lllll lllll lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!llll'llllllllllllll!llllllllllll!lllll!lllll!!llllllllllll!!lll!l!llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!l!lil!llllllllll 11111!lllll!lll!lli!!il!llll!!lll!!lllll!l!llll!!ll!IIPllil!lll!!!lllil!ll!!llifflllllll!llllllllllllllllllllllllll!llllllllllllllllllllllllllll1~ -33 -

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Euz;}8;:~nf years in high school; Orpheons; chorus; orchestra. She has done remarkably well. Her knowledge and capability are extraordinary.

FRANCES KNOUSE

Mummers ; class basketball team, 8 ;senior color day committee, 7. Competent, gifted with an enli·, ening sense of humor.

HANNA KUEHNE

High school in three and one-half years; Student Standard Club; chorus, 5, 7.

Always smiling and very friendly.

GENEVIEVE LAMES

High school in three and one-half _ years.

A girl who has been both popular and a good student.

JOSEPH LAVINE

High school in three and one-half years; "The Lad y of the Lake," 3.

A clever fellow whose silence be s peaks his wisdom.

MAURICE LAVINE -

High school in three and one-half years.

As clever and silent as his brother.

LETA LEMON -

Household Art s Club; chorus; music concert.

A happy soul with a contagious friendliness.

Co RADO LrMJoco

From Philippine Islands, Batangas high school , 1918. We respect this gentleman and wi sh him the success toward which he is working so diligently.

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Home room representative, 4, 5; All Girls League, 8; class secretary, 4; president of Girls Athletic Association, 8 ; class basketball team captain, 8 ; St udent Standard Club

She is loyal to her tasks and is not averse to any project which will bring happiness t o someone or betterment of any conditio n .

B RYSON LOUGHRIDGE

School cheer leader, 7, 8; "Twig of Thorn," 6; "Bohemian Girl," 2; Mummers; B etter English committee, 6; war work committee, 7 ; promotional league, 7, 8 ; chorus.

Given to quips and pranks. Sometimes funny, sometimes serious.

EMMA LUTHER

From Walton high school, · 1917; chorus Emma has a practical turn and a desire for business. With all this to aid her, success is certain.

ESTHER LYMAN

High school in three and one-half years; All Girls League, 7, 8; Student Standard Club; Orpheons. Though she is quiet, her sense of humor and her faithfulness to a task bring her worthy welcome.

DAN LYNCH

Kansas City, Missouri, high school , 1916; president of class, 3, 8; home room representative, 5, 6.

A rare spirit of courtesy, coupled with ability, have counted in makino- him a place in the hearts of his classmates.

ALVERTA McCLELLAND

Sophomore play, 4; chorus, 8; Student Standard Club; Forum. She is quick to see and able to achieve.

ELMER McCLELLAND

From Whitman, 1917; Advocate, 8; orchestra, 8; Writers Club. Elmer possesses initiative, unusual cleverness, and high purposes.

NEIL McDowELL

From Lindsborg, Kansas, high school, 1918; band, 7, 8; captain of band , 8; orchestra, 7, 8 ; Orpheons ; Mummers. An enthusiast in athletics and a leader in music. He has a cordial bearing. -35-

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merits, but reliable and candid.

ability in writing.

ALICE McMAHO

"Trial by Jury," 2; chorus, 2. Gracious and obliging , it is a privilege to know her.

ALEXA DRA Mc I 1coL

All Girls League, 8 ; Links; class basketball team, 2, 8; Mummers; Olympians; Student Standard Club; juniorsenior_ committee; senkior col?r day committee, 7; war wor committee, 7. If you want a true friend and an allround companion, find Alexandra.

CHARLES MARCOTTE

From Salina , Kansas, high school, 1916. He has a determined business-like air that is hard to resist; he should become a salesman.

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RuTH MoLLRI o Arapahoe high school, 1919; Student Standard Club.

A rosy-cheeked, ambitious girl; one is boun:l to like her.

ALNEY MURDOCK

From Wymore high school, 1917; home room representative, 7, 8; president of cla s, 6; treasurer of class, 7 ; Better English committee, 7 ; Mummers; war work committee, 7.

Our ruddy-faced cheer leader is full of energy and forcefulness.

MAE MURPHY

Fram Odell high school, 1918 ; normal training department; Round Table. Her winning manner and interest in the methods of teaching will make her a successful teacher.

ABE EFSKY

Orchestra, I, 2 ; second football team, 7 ; captain of reserve basketball team, 8.

An enthusiastic athlete; faithful to a task as he is to a friend.

TERESA O'HALLORAN

Her shy, sweet mien is like her nature; ;::::; just a very sweet, quiet girl.

EDITH OLDS

Student council, 7, 8; All Girls League, 8; class editor, 8; Advocate, 7, 8; Student Standard Club; juniorsenior committee; service record committee, 7, 8.

A girl brim full of honor and ~tability; one whose worth and pleasing personality are unsurpassed.

FLOY OsnoR E

From Omaha Central high school, I 9 I 8 ; normal training department. She has a very charming aspect, and a desire to please.

FLORE CE OSTHOFF

High school in three and one-half years ; Mummers ; Forum. Fair and friendly Florence; to know her is a pleasure.

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GRACE PEGLER

High school in three and one-half years; class basketball team, 2, 4, 8; Student Standard Club; Household Arts Club; junior-senior committee; senior .color day, 7.

Capable of any number of things, especially those which require fairness and depth of thought.

ROBERT POLK

Home room representative, 2; Links; junior play; junior-senior committee; war work committee, 7. He could persuade anyone, even business men and teachers , that white is a near shade of black.

TILLIE POLSKY

From preparatory, 1916. The fact that she has made high school in two and one-half years shows that she is a fine student, besides being merry and not vain of her gifts.

BERTHA PRATT

From preparatory, 1916; home room representative, 3 , 4; "Pinafore," 6; musical concert, 5, 6; Glee Club, 6; chorus , 5, 6.

A trustworthy and constant person whose disposition is a treasure.

HARRY PRATT

From Palacios, Texas, high school, 1916; football team, 7; track team, 8. It is fortunate that Harry has so many friends, for he is not one to make known his own merits.

HELE PRATT

From Palacios , Texas , 1916; "Mound Builders ," 7; chorus, 6, 7 , 8; Glee Club , 6.

Quaint , quiet and a lover of music.

LILLI A T PRITCHARD

From Winona, Minnesota, 1918; "Mound Builders," 7; chorus, 7, 8;

Student Standard Club; Forum; Orpheons; Mummers; Better English committee.

She · has a quick intelligence and a sweet, reasonable nature.

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A fun lover who is a witty provider of fun.

LARRY RA.UGH

Sergeant-at-arms of class, 7 ; Better English committee, 7; senior play, 8; Writers Club.

Sunshine Larry may smile, but he has his serious side.

EUGENE REED

Student council, 8; Links; class basketball team , 7 ; second basketball team , 8.

A student, a thinker, and an athletic

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F ro m preparator y, 1917; home room r ep re sent a ti ve, 5, 6; vice-president of class, 5.

Dick is a cle ver bo y and a studious one; an yone who knows him likes him.

MARY RICHARDSO

From preparator y, 1916; in high school three years; vice-president of class, 7 ; "Twig of Thorn," 6 ; Writ= er s Club; Mummer s ; Better English

SusAHo!:c::~ representative, 5; pageant, 7; "Mound Builders ," 7; chorus , 7; Glee Club , 7; Orpheons , 7 , 8.

She has the facult y of grasping a situation and dealing with it fair mindedl y She is daintiness itself.

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ormal training department; home room representati v e , 7 , 8; All Girls League , 5, 6, 7 , 8; "Chimes of I ormand y , ·' 4; chorus; Round Table; junior- enior committee; senior dress committee.

A loyal student and a ladylike girl who deserves praise for her successful efforts in behalf of the class.

p ALMER RQBSON

From Benedict high school, 1918. Palmer has the good sense and industr y that lead to success.

MARGARET ROCHE

Home room representative; treasurer of class, 1; "Bohemian Girl," 2; "Chimes of ormandy," 4; "Pinafore," 6; "Shiners of '19," 8; "The Fire Prince," 8; pageant, 7; "Mound Builders," 7; chorus; Glee Club, 5 , 6, 7,, 8; Orpheons.

A splendid worker who has entered into many things, chief among them, musical events.

DOROTHY ROGERS

"Shiners of '19," 8; "The Fire Prince," 8; Orpheons; Glee Club, 8; Mummer s ; enior color day, 7. She has a multitude of friends because of her vivacious manner and delightful nature.

THOMAS ROOPE

High school in three and one-half years; home room representative, 7, 8; class secretary , 3; Mummers; senior play; basketball team, 7, 8; senior play committee; war work committee , 7. Tommy has been in many things because of his spirit of leadership.

HYMAN ROSENBERG

From preparatory, 1916; two and onehalf years in high school. Highly original , well read, and gifted with an incorrigible good humor.

HAROLD Ru DBERG

From Ong high school, 1918.

A faithful student who finds life agreeable as he goes along.

]OYCE RUNDSTROM

From preparatory, 1917; in high school two years ; Mummers ; Better English committee , 7.

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Student Standard Club; choru s , 5;Writers Club . A student with the lad ylike qualities of tranquilit y, sweet temper, and h yness .

GLADYS SCHA A F

Cla s editor , I ; Jumor pla y ; enior pla y ; pageant , 7; class basketball te am , 2 , 4, 6; Writers Club; Student Standard Club; Mummer s.

Glad y s is gifted in athletic, literar y , and dramatic ways.

JACOB SCHAFER

One of the most faithful, consc1en-

tious, reliable boys in school.

WILLIA 1 ScHLAEBITZ

From Denver, Colorado , high school, _ I 9 I 6 ; in high school three and onehalf years. A good natured chap, easy to like.

LILY SCHWA !GER

From Hallam high school, 1917; "Mound Builders, " 7; chorus, 7, S; _,~ Student Standard Club.

Conscientious, good dispositioned, she shoul~ go through life without making enemies.

HORD SE E LEY

From Palmer high schooi, 1915. He has a friendl y manner and is well worth knowing.

GRACE SH EAN

From Cunningham, Alabama, hig!:-i school , I 9 I 8. Grace's sweetness and her quaint smile have endeared her to us.

ESTHER SHIELDS

From Manhattan, Kansas, high school, I 9 I 5 ; Student Standard Club . Esther is merry, and her smile is pleasing.

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From prepara tory, 1916; in -high school two and one-half years; juniorsenior; Better English committee, 7. A jolly companion who place business before pleasure, for she is exceedingly conscientious.

A SHOSTAK

From preparatory, 1916; in high school, two and one-half years. She does her work as though she liked it. She is sure to be serviceable and happy.

ALICE SLAFTER

From Bancroft junior high; Victory Boys and Girls committee, 7. She does the important thing with a smile and a directness that is born of confidence. A fine business woman.

OEL SMITH

From Exeter, 1918; senior color day, 7 ; football team, 7 ; basketball, 8. A fine fellow, and, where athletics are c?ncerned, his hat is always in the nng.

LEE SoLOMO

From preparatory, 1918; Advocate, 5, 6; Mummers; chorus; music concert, 7; junior play, 5. Lee has initiative ; he is full of fun but not a trifler; he realizes the value of having friends.

RuTH SoRICK

From Murdock high school, 1918; Round Table, 7, 8; normal training. Gifted with the fair-mindedness and quick comprehension that lead to success.

MABEL SOUTHER

Student Standard Club. A gentle-voiced girl who has quick perception and real charm of manner.

CARLETO T SPRI GER

Student council, 7, 8; president of student council, 7 ; Writers Club; managing editor Links; managing editor Advocate, 7; class basketball, 5. A fair-minded leader who has left the school better than he found it. ~1111111111!1111111111111111111111!111111111111lllllllllllllllllll!lllllllllllllllllllllllllll!lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!llllll!llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllmllllllll!lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!lllllllllllll!lllllllllllll!llll!!lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!lll!lllllllllllllllllllllll!lllll11~ -42-

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MARIE STA 1M

Class basketball team, 2; Student Standard Club; Mummers. She has a host of friends because she is trustworthy and sympathe t ic .

FA YE STEPHENS

From Lebanon high school, 1918; in orchestra for "Chinese Lantern,., 7; "Mound Builders," 7; music concert, 7 ; orchestra, 6, 7, 8 ; Orpheons. Faye plays the violin beautifully; in fact everything she does expresses her lovely nature.

WIN ' IE STEPHENS

From Lebanon high school, 1918; Orpheons.

An adroit girl with the ease of manner that comes from sincerity.

MARGARET STIDWORTHY

From Homer high school, 1918; Writers Club. Her smile and sunny disposition would turn any sky golden.

MELVI A STILLE

All Girls League , 1, 2 ; chorus, 5, 6, 7. rever saying much, capable of keeping her own counsel and blessed with many friends.

JAMES STONER

High school in three and one-half years; music concert, 3, 5; senior play; orchestra, 3; band, 2 , 3, 4, 5, 6. Gifted with initiative, and po ses ed uf deserved popularit y .

MARION STROUD

From Sutton high school, 1918; pageant, 7; Orpheons; Mummers. A willing worker, whose congenial manner and musical talent have won her a deal of favor. l.HS

DELLA SwEARI GE

From preparatory, 1917; in high school two years; "Mound Builder ," 7 ; chorus, 7. Democratic, modest, retiring, and a splendid student.

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KATHRY TAIT

From preparatory, 1917; m high chool two years. he i a lady, a loyal friend, and .1 plendid student. •

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From Chadron high school, 1917.ot very talkative, but a keen stu-

DoR~At;~g~;;~;~::,~1~~;; co~:citg;: 8; Links; "Chinese Lantern, " 7; chorus, 5, 6; tenni champ ion , 5; swimming team, 6 ; class basketball, 6; Mummers; Writers Club; chorus, 5-, 6; senior executive committee, 8; Student Standard Club.

An athlete, a musician, but above all a friend.

ELLIE THORNTON

Home room representative, 7, 8; "Chimes of ormandy," 4; "Shiners of '19 " 8 • "The Fire Prince·" Glee Cl~b, 8 { chorus, 1, 2, 3, 4; All Girls · League, 5, 6, 7, 8; Round Table.

A doer of many deeds, versatile and capable.

GERTRUDE TOMSON

Student council, 7; home room representative, 4; All Girls League, 6; Links, 6; editor of Advocate, 7; "Twig of Thorn," 6; Mummers; Student Standard Club; junior-senior committee; senior play committee.

Gertrude's true capability and initiative have meant more than we can realize, to the school and class.

DARRINA TURNER

From Burlington, Iowa, 1917; home room representative , 4; Student Standard Club, 8; junior-senior committee, 6; senior color day, 7.

So many admirable qualities; unassuming, patient, capable and steady.

ALMA TRACY

A sprightly girl, with a twinkle in her eyes .

HAROLD TYLER

He has a firm, business-like manner but his looks are deceiving at times, when the spirit moves him to be mischievous.

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LUELLA ULLSTROM

From Ashland high chool , 1918; Mummers, 7, 8.

Luella' fair face together with her pleasant, amiable disposition, help ro make her the lovely girl that she is.

GEORGE WAG ER

George has an engaging smile that never fails him. He can readily adapt himself to any situation.

ALICE WAITE

Advocate, 8; junior play; junior-senior committee; Student Standard Club; senior color day; Forum; Olympians. A happy-spirited girl and one who is capable of anything she attempts.

WALLACE WAITE

Vice-president of class, 4; freshman play, 2; war work committee, 7; Better English committee , 5 ; senior banquet, 7; Forum. He has acquired an enviable reputation

_ From Unadilla high school, 1918. Clarence is a gentleman of his wo.-d, just and considerate.

LYNN WALLE

His willingness to do his best gives promise of success in whatever he attempts.

lRENE WALTER

"The Lady of the Lake," 3; cla ss basketball, 5; "Bohemian Girl , " 3; chorus , I , 2, 3, 4; Forum; Olympians; junior-senior committee. A sociable girl who is equal to any occa s ion

EUGENE w ARRE T Link s ; Writer s Club.

To a rare gleam of humor , a re :1 1 talent for writing, and fine scholarship, add an uncann y skill with the typewriter , and you have some idea '..• f Eugene's accomplishments.

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FLAVIA w ATERS

From preparatory, 1916; student ~oun- -

~~~a~~re 6 ; fl ctss~ec;~t:;;hi~oc;: ~la;r junior play; senior play; "Chinese Lantern," 7; "Twig of Thorn," 6; pageant, 7 ; Mummers; mat inee dance committee; school color day. Capable, dependable, pretty and artistic. I

GRACE WEAVER

High school in three and one-half years; Round Table. Eager, chatty, and jolly good company.

HELE WEESE

From ormal high school, 1917; chorus, 5, 6; Olympians; orchestra, 5, 6, 7, 8; "Barbara Frietchie," 5; music concert, 7; second tennis champion, 5.

A modest girl, quiet but athletic.

VERA WELSH

"Chimes of ormandy," 3; "Pinafore," 7; Orpheons; Art-Tex; chorus; junior basketball team, 6. A deservedly popular girl, she is good to know.

FRANCES WESTERING

High school in three years; Mummers; Orpheons; chorus; Student StandardClub; pageant, 5; music concert , 5. Frances is good nature itself. She is constantly making the atmospherebrighter for someone.

HAZEL WEST LAND

From preparatory, 1916; orchestra , 4, 5 , 6. -

Hazel has been of service to the school in a musical wa y. Her dimple is the envy of many.

HAZEL W ETE KAMP

From Eagle high school, 1918; orchestra , 7, 8.

Hazel is frank and sincerely cordial.

PEARL WETENKAMP

From Eagle high school, 1918. Pearl is an unaffected girl , and once a friend, a friend always.

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FLORE CE WEYANT

From Garland high school, 1917; Stu-

dent Standard Club.

Gentle , shy, and modest, but delightful withal.

KATHERINE WHITAKER

From preparatory, 1916; in high school two and one-half years ; class basketball, 6. Katherine's amiable disposition makes her welcome in all circles.

PEARL WHITE

From Red Cloud high school, I 9 I 7 ;

normal training department; Round Table.

A keen eyed, bright faced girl who has big plans for the future. She has a stately bearing.

]ACK WHITTEN

Junior play of class of I 9 I 8; senior play.

A real American bo y, but he has a handsome English drawl and manner.

HELEN WIGGINS

High school in three and one-half years; Links; Olympians; Write rs Club; class basketball , 2, 6, 8. Helen ex cels in athletics. She has ability to do other worth-while thing s.

RALPH WILDB E RGER

From Julian high school , 1917. A v er y good, conscientious worker but not inclined to be too talkative.

BER ICE W I LCOX

Art-Tex.

Bernice ha s initiati ve and ha s shown splendid cl as s and school spirit.

ELIZABETH WILCOX

Mummer s ; Writer s Club; Student Stand a rd Club; junior-senior committee; senior color da y, 7; war work campaign; class basketball, 2.

Her record s show that she has been a valuable asset to L. H. S.

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DOROTHY WILLIAMS

High chool in three year ; tudent council, 8; Links; Olympian ; Orpheons; promotional league, 7; Write rs

Club; Student tandard Clu::>.

ROBERT WILLIAMS

From Joplin, Missouri, high s hool, 1916.

Robert's good-natured grin anl his cordial manner win many friends for him.

ESTHER WILMETH

A girl of character, intelle : t, and plea ant ways. 1!11!1

From preparatory, 1916; in high school three years; junior- enior play; junior play.

A merry girl, and a friendly one.

ELIZABETH W1 SLOW •

From Washington, D. C., 1917. Elizabeth is successful in athletics. She has determination and energy.

SHARLET w OLFORD

ormal training department; "Chimes of ormandy," 4; Mummer ; chorus, 3 , 4; Round Table. Sprightly, full of ambition and vivacity.

MARIA Wooo

High school m three and one-half year.

Marian has the qualitie which are mo t attractive , a neat, refined appearance , and a gentle, friendly manner.

TEWART WOLFE DE

From Stratton high chool 1916. tewart i a boy who . ee :, things = traigh t and does them wel l.

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HELEN WORK

From Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 1916; Student Standard Club; Orpheons.

A more frank and friendly girl cannot be found; always ready to help and sympathize. Those who are her friends are privileged.

LUCILE ZIMMER

High school in three and one-half years; Mummers; Orpheons; ArtTex; junior-senior committee; senior class play committee, 7; war work committee, 7; executive committee, 6;

5; "Twig of __ She never is afraid to tackle a hard proposition and her fair-mindedness

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Marie's ardor as a student enabled her to complete high school in three years. Her genuine cordiality is attractive.

FLORE CE ZIMMERMAN

High school in three and one-half years; student council, 7 ; promotional league, 7 ; home room representative, 5, 6 , 7; Mummers; Student Standard Club; junior-senior committee; Better English committee, 7; sophomore play; junior play; "Twig of Thorn," 6 ; class basketball, 4.

A girl worthy of more honor and recognition is hard to find. Florence's efforts and accomplishments are individual and outstanding.

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PHILIP AITKEN

From preparatory, 1916; m high

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Jack has been spoken of as the boy school two and one-half years. who always smile Into everything with all his ingenuity and spirit.

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GLE BA TTY

A promising lad of fine purpose and Thoroughly a gentleman, courteous, generous ability. but very bashful.

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BER ARD PAPKE

We remember Richard for his con- He has high hopes and ambitions genialty and ready wit. and he is working diligently toward their realization.

CHARLOTTE GRAFF

A lovelv , rosy complexion and ease C P - YRIL URDON of manner are hers.

Modest and shy m manner, but JAMES JUDGE strong and stead y m thought and Slow and infrequent of speech , but purpose. a veritable Chesterfield of fii1e courtesy.

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ALEXANDER REICKERT

A retiring gentleman of indepen-

We don't feel that we can claim this big athlete, smce he is in universit y now, but we are proud to dent judgment, and creditable ambitions. have him be graduated with us.

HERMAN OWEN

From Okemah, Oklahoma , high school, I g I 8 ; high school m three

RUTH VINYARD

She IS all that IS sincere, amiable and trustworthy. and one-half years.

DOROTHY WOODWARD

A sturdy, reliable student who Her grace and daintiness and smilshows originality and independence mg countenance are some of her of thought. charms

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11ftstorr of (Class '19

First in work , first in play, first in the hearts of the faculty! Such is the class • of 1919, the first class to complete its four years in the new building. To be first in everything has alwa ys been our aim. We were the first to have a class song in our junior year, an entirely original one in our senior year , and a "back to childhood" day.

In the fall of I 915, while the halls still contained piles of lumber and crates of desk s behind which a fearful freshie might slip until a senior had passed by , school began. Some two hundred of us young freshmen enrolled , starting ou t on our high school careers , and graduall y becoming acquainted with our strange surroundings . We well remember our first class meeting , which was held in 426. Herbert Herminghou s had the honor of being our first president, and starting our class on its brilliant course. We chose for our first sponsor Miss Nelie A. Putne y .

What busy freshmen we were! There was our assembly which we gave the first semester. It was after seeing our little pla y , "Tr ying It on Beldon , " that the seniors remarked the talent the freshmen displa yed, and the sophomores began to fear that this younger class might outdo them. With Joe Marsh as president, at the beginning of our second semester, the class constitution was drawn up , after much deliberation and serious thought on the part of the committee . Then we gave our first part y ! It was a wonderful affair, with a musical program and a play, with games and delicious refreshments. Of course, it was given in the aft~rnoon, as we were not yet considered old enough to have an evening party. But before we realized it, a year had slipped by , and we were sophomores!

And then our ranks were swelled by the entrance of the l\1cKinley preparatory students, who speedil y became acquainted with our accomplishments and ideals. Lilian Blanchard was elected president that semester. By this time we were familiar with high school life and felt perfectly at ease in the company of upper classmen. As we engaged in so man y activities , we needed another sponsor to help Miss Putney , who was nearl y swept off her feet by our impetuous activity , so we asked Miss Kunkel to share this responsibility with her. We gave numerous pla y lets and afternoon parties , so that now , when we look back upon our sophomore year, we regard it as one of the happiest of our school life. The first semester slipped by , and Robert \Vol£ was chosen president. And then we presented our second play , "The Teeth of the Gift Horse," which was "cleverly given" and "was a big success from beginning to end." (See the Advocate for Ma y 25, 1917.) Further to prove our worth , our girls basketball team won the tournament , and we proudly held the cup. We realized

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that we were being ranked with the upper classmen when we gave our first evening party on May 11, 1917. The library was gay with rose and silver streamers, and a happy crowd played games and danced until the clock ( which couldn't possibly be set back) told the chaperons it was half-past ten, and time for all young people to take their needed rest.

As juniors, we started out with Donald Pegler as our president, to do big things, and we did them. It was then that we first made for ourselves a class song,-the famous "Class '19,"-and ,ve taught the others how a class song should be sung. This was in our junior assembly, when we advertised our play, "Quality Street," which was given on the fourteenth of December, 1917. It was a charming old-fashioned play with a cast of thirty characters. The largest crowd, in the history of class plays attended. We were glad of this for two reasons,-first, because we established a record, and, second, because the larger the profits we made, the better the junior-senior we could give when the time came for it.

We believe in doing unto others as we would that they should do unto us, so we tried to entertain the seniors royally. On May ten ail was bustle and excitement at school, for that afternoon all the faculty and seniors were to be entertained at the Antelope Park. The juniors presented two plays, "A Little Fowl Play," and "New Boots for the Juniors," and publicly showed how admirably they could fill the seniors' boots.

At last another year rolled around and we were seniors. How we had climbed since we entered this building as freshmen four years before! It seemed incredible, but it was true. We were now the awe-inspiring seniors, who must set an example for the younger classmen, and with a full knowledge of our responsibilities, we started on this, our last and best year of high school work. Lane Hildreth was to guide us in our undertakings, to be a leading light for us in places of darkness.

True to tradition, we had our senior color day, but the displaying of our colors was unlike that of any other class, for, as our president said, " 'Originality' is the motto of this class." The teachers and the students thought that a crowd of overseas men had come into Lincoln high by mistake, for there were rose and gray overseas caps and swagger-sticks everywhere. We gave a little war-time play, "Over the Top," and introduced our new class song. That evening we went over the top at our banquet. It was a Hooveric triumph. We were served delicious food, and could enjoy it without feeling that we were eating something forbidden. Then, for a program, there were a great many witty toasts. When the last one had been given we were nothing loath to proceed to the library where we spent the rest of the evening playing games and dancing.

When our last semester began, Miss Kunkel, now Mrs. Hartzell, resigned her sponsorship of our class for a life sponsorship of Mr. Hartzell. We were sorry to. lose her, as her aid and advice had been invaluable to us. We asked Miss Gray to take her place, and she has stayed by us to the completion of our course. It was necessary to elect new class officers, and we chose Dan Lynch to lead us to the grand finish. We started out immediately preparing for our senior play, for senior picnic, and for class day. Again our girls class basketball team won the championship, and we held the cup for a second time. We set to work, with an able staff, putting out the finest edition of the Links which this school has ever seen. And each day in our classes we prepared for the biggest day of all,-that day when we should have one hundred sixty hours to our credit and should proudly receive a diploma.

We can count these four years the very happiest in our lives. When we entered the high school, how long they stretched before us! And now that they are finished, how short the time seems! We are setting out on this new portion of our life's journey half glad and half sad; not afraid of anything which is to come, but with a _ feeling of regret that we are parting with everything which has been familiar to us, _ and which shall be dear to us always.

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One morning in home-room last fall, Mr. Pickell pre ented to the seniors the first difficulty that confronted the publication of the Links this year. He pointed out that, owing to the great price increase of the material that makes up an annual, the publication would have to be managed financially with great care and that it would require the undivided cooperation of the senior cla s. It was suggested by a class member that, in order to meet the advance in prices, the subscription price of the Links should be raised. This idea was rejected, however, because an increase in price would prevent the book from getting into the hands of many students, a result that would not be in line with the democratic policy of the school. After some discussion the clas voted to back the annual and to publish it at the usual price in spite of difficulties. A few weeks later the Links board was formed and the staff was chosen by them. Although the Links is to a certain extent a enior enterpri e, it represents the work of about fifty students from all classes. It is through their splendid cooperation that the annual has been made this year, and the board wishes to show its appreciation of their service. Sincere praise and thanks are due the art department which, under the direction of Miss Dana, has made the numerous drawings that appear throughout the book. The office force has been very kind in its assistance and has given valuable ervice to the staff in many ways. Credit is due also to those seniors who worked over the senior biographies at a time when it meant personal sacrifice. The Advocate, perhaps realizing best the difficulties that confront a publication, has been kind and generous. Besides the above, there have been many others who have aided the annual in various ways, and it is to be hoped that in coming years the Links may meet with as quick and helpful response as we have had this year.

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As has been the custom in past years, the design for the cover was open this year to school competition. Although the contest is not limited to the art department alone, and designs may be submitted by anyone in the high school, the contest was won this year by Nellie Dee, who has completed two years of splendid work in the department. Not only does Nellie's work appear upon the cover, but her designs may be found in both last year's and this year's Links.

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SE 1 IOR CLASS OFFICERS

Top Row-LILIAN BL A CH ARD, L.\RR Y RAUCH, MARY RICHARDSO , LANE HILDRETH, FLAVIA WATERS , ALNEY MURDOCK, BELLE F ARM.\N.

Bottom Row-MARCUS BANGHART, }EA NETTE FARQUHAR, EDITH OLDS, DAN LY CH, DOROTHY TEAL, GERTRUDE HARLAN, ROBERT HIATT.

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If I could play farewell to you, Oh, dear old Lincoln high, I'd have the music make you feel How sad is my good bye.

If I a rare old poet were, I'd sing to you in rhymes The thoughts I have on leaving you And all those happy times.

Were I an artist of renown, I'd paint with colors true, A youth, whose glowing face would tell The things I've learned from you.

I cannot play, nor write, nor paint, My talent are so few; But in my heart you'll find expressed My own farewell to you.

- l l1 arjorie Burcham, '19.

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t',~~ (t:la.ss of 1920

JU IOR CLASS OFFICERS

Top Row-LESLIE CADWALLADER, ROBERT F. CRAIG, LYLE HOLLAND, JOHN WYNKOOP.

Bottom Row-HERBERT BROWNELL, MARIAN BOYNTON, MARYLOUISE BRYAN, VERNE LEWELLEN.

"To make the Class of 1920 the best class Lincoln high school has ever seen." With this goal always before us, the junior class has successfully pa ssed through its third year of high school life. Indeed, our class has made an enviable record and bids fair to accomplish its aim.

At the first class meeting of the year, Verne Lewellen was elected president. Soon afterward, junior pins appeared and juniors had formed a real class organization. We held a party in the high school library one evenin~, to become acquainted. There was dancing and refreshments were served. The class colors, green and white, were strongly in evidence. Th junior class, along with everyone else, was affected by the enforced influenza vacation. The class play had to be put off until the second semester.

After the holidays Herbert Brownell, Jr., was elected president. On February 2 I, the big event of our junior year was held. "The Romancers," by Rostand, was selected and presented for our class play. The play was given before a large audience and was a great success. The whole class worked hard to make . this play successful and they were amply rewarded.

The class has held several informal parties during the year, which were greatly enjoyed. The class has entered into interclass activities with very creditable results. Our sponsors for the year were Miss Short and Miss Jones. They have always been ready to give us encouragement and to help us on toward greater achievement.~ll llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll 'llllllllllllllllllllllllllll!!llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!llllllll!l!!!l!lllllllllllllllll lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll ~ -55-

(Class of 1921

SOPHOMORE CLASS OFFICERS

Top Row-JOE ZIMMERMAN, ORR GOODSON, FRED LYON.

Middle Row-HARRY OLDS, ERNESTL E BLACK, COLOMBE OBERLIES, RUSSEL SAUNDERS. Bottom Row-WENDELL BERGE, HARRY CARTER, HENRY TULLIS.

My heart leaps up when I behold The class of twenty-one; So was it when ir first did start, So it is still though some depart, So be it when senior bliss shall fold Around it and be gone.

-Carol CornellJ J2I.

So.p~omor~ (Class

The sophomore class, the class of '2 I, made up of students who have from thirtyfive to seventy-five hours, and are very active around the school. They work in class and then they walk around the halls, take part in plays, and have an orchestra all their own, which is one of the best in the school. They have candy sales to make the • money, and parties to dance and play. The January party which they gave was to celebrate after one whole semester, and to cheer up those who failed to get their credits.

(Class of 1921

SOPHOMORE BASKETBALL TEAM-CHAMPIO S

T,,p Ro:r~:-HARRY OLDS, GEORGE ALBRECHT, HARRY CARTER. Bottom Row-ORR GooosoN, PAUL SouGEY, capt.

Twinkle, twinkle, twenty-one, How I wonder what you've done, Up above the world so high, You're the apple of my eye.

The sophomore class owes much of its progress to the help of the sponsors and it is more than fitting that appreciation for this help be expressed here. Miss Price and Miss Kincaide have, by their interest and initiative in class affairs, made possible the many programs and social events which the class has enjoyed this year.

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The sophomore party, held December 21, in the library, marked an important event on tht sophomore calendar. The class was well represented and every one seemed to be in very good spirits. The evening was spent in dancing and playin~ games. Punch and wafers were served, much to the delight of "the children." The room was decorated gaily with lavender and pink streamers. The party broke up before midnight, to the dismay of all except the chaperons, who were beginning to yawn.

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FRESHMAN CLASS OFFICERS

Top Row-EMMETT JUNGE, FRED GARDNER, DON OLDS.

Bottom Ro<u:-GLADYS SIDLES, MYRON REDDISH, MARIE CRONLEY.

At last a freshman in high school! Wonder of wonders! In by-gone days there may have been other freshmen, but never such wise ones. Some of our wisdom was shown in our select.ion of officers. For the first semester Myron Reddish was our president , Gladys Sidles our vice-president, and Emmet Gillaspie, our secretary and treasurer. For the second semester Don Olds was president, Fred Gardner, vicepresident, Emmet Junge, secretary, and Marie Cronby, treasurer. Having had Miss Roth and Miss Yungblut as sponsors the first semester, and Miss Roth and :Miss Clark the last, our prospects for the future are promising. So far we have had several class meetings and one party. On Saint Valentine's day we gave a Valentine fantas y in assembly.

The pitfalls of which we heard may exist in high school, but we have been so wise as- to avoid them all. Of course there were some exceptions. The first day a solemn-faced sophomore persuaded an innocent group of our classmen that they hal better purchase assembly tickets early if they wished to attend. Another group was sent to one of the teachers asking for "U" slips as souvenirs. Such experiences shattered our confidence and wounded our self esteem. Every time a joke was played we became a bit more wary. So by degrees the rough corners have begun to disappear, and in time we hope to acquire some of the rare polish of our senior brothers and sisters.

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Stu~~nt ~ouncil __

Top Row-JOHN WYNKOOP, EvAR ANDERSON, ORR GOODSON, MARYLOUISE BRYAX, LESLIE GRAINGER, EUGENE REED , LANE HILDRETH.

Middl e Ro'U-'-KATHRY YouNG , FRANCES COLTON, DOROTHY TEAL, M :\RY TowLE, ADA BEMIS, DOROTHY WILLIAMS, BELLE F A RMAN.

Bottom Rocu;-HERBERT BROWNELL, FLAVI A WATERS, CARLETON SPRINGER, JOE IVERSON, EDITH OLDS , ROBERT E. CRAIG.

The student council, at the end of its second year, finds itself stronger than ne r before. It has held regular meetings. It has been self-directing, and the list of its accomplishments runs high. All this, in spite of the influenza epidemic and the resulting delay of a month in electing officers.

On November 5, the council held its first meeting. Carleton Springer was elected president; Flavia Waters, vice-president; and Florence Zimmerman, secretary. Plans were immediately made for the annual color days. With the aid of the home room representatives the council sold red and black hats, arm bands and ribbons in the home rooms. That the color days fulfilled their purpose was demonstrated when Lincoln defeated York in the all-important game.

~atinee parties are, without doubt, the most popular activity of the student council. A committee from the council plans and organizes these parties and the aim has been to give a program in the auditorium, followed by dancing in the library and the art room every other Friday after school. An important addition to the life of the partie~ was made when "jazz" bands, made up of school talent, were provided to furnish the music.

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When the Junior Red Cross drive was launched in the high schooJ in order to give opportunity for patriotic service, the council again found a chance to help. \Vith the last week of the drive at hand and only half the students enrolled, the student: council was asked to push the campaign. Home rooms were assigned to the members of the council and speeches made in the rooms having less than 100 per cent. Lincoln went over the top.

A camp~ign was carried on by the council to improve the order in the halls and cafeteria during the lunch periods. There was too much loitering and confusion in the upper halls near the class rooms. Some students were breaking into the cafeteria line. The home room representatives were instructed to carry on discussions in the home rooms and to secure the opinions of t~e students on the matter. The results were immediate. There was less loitering and confusion in the halls and better order in the cafeteria.

The home room representatives were instrumental in securing pledges qf four thousand one hundred and eighty-nine dollars for Lincoln high school in the Victory Boys and Girls drive.

The refusal of the Traction company to give the students of the high school == proper car service resulted in action being taken by the council. A member of the == council was sent to urge the company for better service. The Traction company agreed to put better and longer cars on the Randolph line, to run a tripper that would reach school at the end of the fourth period, better to accommodate the tudents, and to stop cars, as formerly, in front of the high school building.

At the beginning of the second semester, special elections were held to fill the positions left vacant when Richard Kimball, Idan-ha Kiefer and Florence Zimmerman left school. Eugene Reed , Dorothy Williams, and Frances Colton were elected. Joe Iverson was elected president of the council; Edith Olds, vice-president; and Herbert Brownell , Jr., secretary.

Perhaps the most comprehensive work of the student council for the year was the League of ations campaign, held the day before and two days after spring vacation week, March 28 to April 4. The campaign was the result of a suggestion, made by the Barstow, California, Union high school, that Lincoln high school send a message to President Wilson, pledging support of the League of ations plan. The council was urged to ask high schools of Nebraska to take this step. This could not be done without first placing the matter before the school for approval. Mr. H. H. Wilson was secured to present the subject to the students in assembly, Friday, :March 28. Monday, April ·7, a discussion of the plan was held in every second period class. The next morning the question was voted on in the home rooms. Sentiment was overwhelmingly in favor of the league, as was shown by the vote: l 135 for, 195 against.

For many years Lincoln high school has suffered from lack of a good case for its trophies, athletic and scholastic. To provide the school with a suitable trophy case, placed where it can be seen, was the next object of the council. A recommendation to the student affairs committee was favorably acted upon and plans are now being made for a case of which Lincoln can be proud. Two further steps toward making the high school building more attractive were taken when the recommendation was made that the initials L. H. S. be carved above the main door, and the council take the responsibility of keeping the bulletin boards free of old announcements. The work done by the student council has been made possible only by the cooperation of the student body and the support of the faculty. In all its ende:ivors the council has striven to fulfill its purpose, the betterment of Lincoln high school in all its activities.

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COUNCIL OF THE ALL GIRLS LEAGUE

Top Row-KATHLEEN AIRY, REBA MAYNARD, RUTH GOODSON, MYRTLE JOHNSON, RUBY LOPER.

Middle Row-ALEXANDRA Mc_ IC0L, VERENE ANDERSON, RUTH YOUNG, CLARICE GREEN, DOROTHY HOY.

Bottom Row-PHYLLIS KIEFER, EDITH OLDS, MISS POUND, WILMA FOSTER.

The All Girls League, which is now just one year old, was organized for the purpose of building up the girls' activities within the school and for giving them a voice in deeiding their own problems. Every girl in high school is automatically a member of the league, activities of which are directed hy the members of the Girls Council. The council is chosen by the girls of the student council, and the presiding officer is a girl official of the student council.

Last year the big work of the league was for the Red Cross and the amount accomplished was remarkable. The "big sister" movement was started by the league and it proved a great benefit to new and out-of-town girls, who, by this = ' plan, have an older girl to direct them and help them make new friends. The girls also directed and managed by themselves a very successful "stunt" . for the carnival. They have directed two mass meetings and led in the discussion of girls problems.

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Top Row-KATHRYN YOUNG, LEE SOLOMON, MARYLOUISE BRYAN.

Middle Rocw-:-EDITH OLDS, HERBERT BROWNELL, WENDELL BERGE, BELLE FARMAN.

Bottom Row-JOE IVERSON, EvAR ANDERSON, GERTRUDE TOMSON, CARLETON SPRINGER, ROBERT F. CRAIG.

FIRST SEMESTER

GERTRUDE TOMSON ................................................ . Editor

CARLETON SPRINGER ...................................... Managing Editor

EvAR A DERSO ......................................... Business Ma1zager

]OE IVERSON .................................... Assistant Business Manager

ROBERT F. CRAIG ............................... Assistant Business Manager

WE DELL BERGE .............................. Circulation Manager

REPORTERS

LEE SOLOMON ............... Sports MARYLOUISE BRYAN .... Organizations

EDITH OLDS ............. . Exchanges

KATHRYN YouNG ......... . Personals

HERBERT BROWNELL . Special BELLE FARMAN Special

ADVISORY BOARD

GERTRUDE ToMso Miss SARAH T. MmR

CARLETON SPRINGER l\.11ss V1 DA HunsoN

EvAR A DERSON

MR. HARRY C. GoGGI s

MR. FRANK G. PICKELL

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Top Row-ELMER McCLELLAND, EDITH Ows, LESLIE CADWALLADER, LUCILLE VANDERHOFF, HERBERT BROWNELL.

Middle Row-MARCUS BANGHART, MARGARET HAGER, WENDELL BERGE, ROBERT F. CRAIG.

Bottom Row-RUTH YOUNG, CHARLES CLAYTON, BELLE FARMAN, EvAR ANDERSON, ALICE WAITE.

SECO D SEMESTER

BELLE FARMAN .................................... Editor

CHARLES CLA YTO ........................................ Managing Editor

EvAR ANDERSO ......................................... Business Man,1ger

MARCUS BANGHART Assistant Business Manager

LESLIE CADWALLADER Assistant Business Manager

WENDELL BERGE Circulation Manager

REPORTERS

ROBERT F. CRAIG ............ Sports EDITH Ows Special

ALICE WAITE . Exchanges ELMER McCLELLA D Special

MARGARET HAGER Organizations LUCILLE VANDERHOOF Special

RUTH You G . Personals HERBERT BROWNELL Special

ADVISORY BOARD

BELLE FARMAN

CHARLES CLAYTON

EvAR ANDERSON

MR. FRANK G. PICKELL

Miss SARAH T. MmR

Miss VINDA HuDSON

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NIGMT SCHOOL

)?1g~t Sc~ool

The past decade in education has been a period of expansion. ew act1vmes and new lines of work have been assumed by the public school and the period has been particularly marked by the efforts made to extend the privileges of education to a 1.l of the people. regardless of age or preparation.

Within the past decade curriculums of study have been revised and modified and new subjects introduced in order that a larger number of the boys and girls who attend our regular day classes might profit to a maximum degree by study in our schools. Furthermore, a more sensible and fundamentally correct attitude has been assumed toward pupil responsibility and the social activities and interests of the student body. With the unfolding of this larger program it is not surprising that the enrollment in our secondary schools within this ten-year period has increased ten times as rapidily as our increase in population.

More recently the public school has been reaching out to help those who hav~ for one reason or another left the school early, and definite plans, some of which are financed in part by the Federal Government, have been developed for the purpose of extending public education. Part time, continuation and evening school classes are now organized in practically all of the principal school systems of this country, and thousands of men and women, both young and old, are thus yearly receivin~ instruction and training that are designed to fit them to do better the things which they are doing or are planning to do.

For the past several years the Lincoln board of education has maintained evening school classes in several of the public school buildings. Each year the high school building has been used as one of the centers.

During this school year, about one hundred fifty people registered for evening school work at the high school. The evening school was open from October 5 until

There are fundamental reasons for the exten ion of the opportunities of public education. In a society such as ours it is a matter of vital importance that we maintain our social solidarity. One of the most fundamental underlying principles of social solidarity is education. Indeed, education is the first business of a democracy.

Viewed in the light of these facts, the part time, continuation and evening school classes constitute a very important part of the public school's responsibility to the nation , and whatever changes time ma y bring in the organization of such classes, we shall certainly see a still further extension of the opportunities of public. education. • ,liiJlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll:lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll:1:1::1111111:llllll: l:lllllll: :: i: ::l:l:lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllm

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"What are the gay hued placards for?" asked a stranger passing by. "To make us t hink, to make us think," Lincoln high school said. "What makes you think before you speak?" asked t he stranger pas ing by. "We're correc t ing our bad grammar for 'tis Better English Week."

Yes, \ve're learning Better English, you can hear it in the halls, From the teachers in the class rooms; you can see it on the walls, We've cast aside our slang words for you see our duty calls, And we're learning Better English all this week.

"What do those poster illustrate?" asked a stranger passing by. "The death of Slang, bad English too," Lincoln high school said. "Why do the pupils talk so slowly?" asked the stranger passing by. "They watch their speech, they watch their words," Lincoln high school said.

We are watching all our errors for we mean to speak the right, And we uproot all bad grammar as we struggle with a might, To learn enough that is correct to put us in the light, And forever make us proud of Lincoln high. ¢::::::J

.S~nior O,p~n )?ig~t

Senior Open I ight ! What was it, when did it happen, and where did the idea come from? Strangers please inquire at Information Bureau-Room 326. Under the able management of a committee of eniors composed of Frances Colton, Joe Iverson, Dan Lynch, Helen Burkett and Jack Alley, enior open night made its initial bow before the Lincoln high school. The plan was entirely new in the school and was carried out under the auspices of the class of '19. Senior open night was nothing more than a great social dance, open to all bona fide members of L. H. S. and given by the senior cla s. It was first granted permission by the student affairs committee, which also granted extension of time until eleven o'clock. The sale of tickets was lively and short as every one was eager to attend this new style of party, and the big question of the moment was, "What is it like?" Those who came, found §~

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out. Shembeck's four-piece orchestra furnished music as only Shembeck can. The seniors in the dignified role of hosts and hostesses were here, there, and everywhere, always ready to please, always hospitable, always aware of their own impo!tance. Waltzes and one-steps followed each other in quick succession, and if the clock was over-anxiously watched, it was only because time flew so fast. The chaperons of the evening were Miss Putney, Mrs. Hartzell, Mr. Beck, Mr. and Mrs. Ferguson, Mr. and Mrs. Schaaf and Mr. and Mrs. Zimmer.

As was expected, the first senior open night was a great success. Expenses were more than met and a small sum added to the senior treasury. It is hoped that this same plan may be carried on by different school organizations. ow as the passing class of '19 has shown what they can do, what may we expect of you, class of '20?

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McKinley Cleveland Thompson was a stranger. So much a stranger in fact, that the word should rightfully be spelled with a big "s." He, himself, was painfully conscious of this, his teachers were not less aware of it, and the pupils - McKinley blushed in an agony of shyness.

As the fourth period bell rang at the close of that first endless day in Lincoln high school, McKinley breathed a great sigh of relief. Friday and the thirteenth! Was there ever such a day before? Truly, he thought, it had lived up to its superstitious record. As he hurried into the locker room, the red-haired boy who was his neighbor, hailed him cheerily.

"Going to stay, Mac?"

"Stay? What for?"

"The party of course. The matinee party."

"What's that?"

"A big social dance that the student council plans for us every other Friday. Big doings in the library and art room. Better come along."

"I don't know anyone here."

"Well, that's just the very reason why you should come! These matinees are given in order to get the pupils acquainted. I'll introduce you to some of the fellows. The rest will be easy. Come on!" and the self-appointed guardian seized the stranger by the arm.

Upstairs they hurried to the auditorium and midst the hum of merry, busy voices, found seats. A short, clever program followed, illustrative of but a small portion of all the talent to be found in the school. The stranger enjoyed every minute of it and, best of all, he had already met quite a number of the boys. They were not hard to get acquainted with, these good-natured boys of L. H. S. A little of McKinley's shyness vanished.

Later, as he was ushered into the library, he exclaimed with pleasure, "That youngster at the piano can surely make it hum!" and his feet tapped the floor in spite of himself. It was not long before his popular red-haired pilot had skillfully managed more introductions, and this time it was to the girls. McKinley's embarrassment was terrible. Why had he come? "But I will have some fun! I will see this thing through!" Somehow he managed to gasp an invitation to dance to someone, he knew not whom then, and bravely stepped out onto the floor. But music such as only John Dawson, Jack Alley and Frances Colton can produce has its charms, and gradually his prickly-heat embarrassment left him. He was a good dancer, he discovered his little partner was also a good dancer, and when one is young it is not difficult to get acquainted. Never will McKinley Cleveland Thompson forget that Friday afternoon.

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He danced, he laughed , he danced again, happy to know that he had made some new friends and confident that he could and would make more.

"And I thought Lincoln high was cold-blooded," he pondered to himself later, "but now I know one can make friends if he only half tries. And won't I try though! _ Wasn ' t that music great?"

Thus did a stranger disappear and a loyal , staunch supporter of L. H. S. take his place. McKinley Cleveland Thompson attended a matinee party, and, feeling the great warm heart of the school, became one of the "h a pp y family" and determined to attend another.

"Eat, drink and be merry, For tomorrow we sleep."

That was the slogan on the night of March seven, nineteen hundred and nineteen, for Lincoln high celebrated, and that celebration was the carnival. At half past seven the fun began. Led by the band a parade rivaling that of Barnum & Bailey's circus, wound through the halls. Clowns, French peasant girls, Spanish dancers, red imps, policemen, colonial ladies, ballet girls, Pierrots and Pierrettes, Highland lassies, Gyp~ies, ~o-Peeps, mingled in that parade side by side , each trying to out-do the other m n01se.

Then the skies seemed to open and confetti, that fine-cut, sticky, stubborn, eyefilling, choking, sifting confetti that the janitors love so well, makes its appearance. One is almost strangled. The crowd is brutally careless of brand-new, ten-cent shoe shines, and disregard throbbing ear drums, as they serenade with blasts of horns and screeching whistles.

And listen to the noise of the criers! "Hot hamburgers! Five cents ! ice , hot, juicy hamburgers!" "Have your fortune told here! Meet your future husband or wife! Step right this way! One nickel! Half a dime!" The c ries are deafening, one's head swims dizzily, he can only follow the crowd, and all the time the nickels disappear as if by magic. Here is the great soul-stirring melodrama, "Rosalinda, 'in five ax' presented for the first time by the faculty. Positively no money refunded," greets one at the door. Over there, home-made cakes and cookies fairly beg to be eaten , and a few steps farther on is the palace of justice, where law-breakers are tried and condemned by a fiercely mustached court. Then there is the French cabaret, where "chocolat avec musique" and wonderful dancing form the attraction. The Writers Club present the thrilling, spectacular romance, "Love Leaps from the Wall," with Larry Raugh as the scheming mother of the blushing heroine, Herbert Brownell. The For m's "Chamber of Horrors" is good enough for an entire week's supply of nightmares, while the Chicken Show proves that there are chickens and chickens. The Mummers give "Ye Players of Olden Times" in room 226 , and farther on is the greatest mystery play of today, "The Face in the Mirror."

Who can find one idle moment? Home-made candy and big, luscious ice cream cones tickle the palate, while grape juic~ soothes the dust-parched throat and reminds us of our illustrious citizen, who made this beverage famous.

The biggest show of the evening, Mr. Ferguson's "Shiners of '19" is presented three times in the auditorium to immense crowds. The negro minstrels seem born to jingling, jangling tambourines and twinkling footlights. But let us not forget the dances in the library and room 326. Original "jazz" bands draw the young people as unresistingly as the Pied Piper of Hamlin, and it is with difficulty that one gains the ~illllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllmllllllillllllllllll!lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!lllllllllllllllllllllillllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll11~

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= But all good times must come to an end, and at eleven o'clock the orche tra -

playing "Horne, Sweet Home" gently hinted that the fun of the evening was over. Tired dancers and side show performer shook them elves for the last time of clinging confetti. The actors openly breathed sighs of relief; but for the poor janitors, "the worst was yet to come."

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In a manner appropriate to the winter month of festivities, on the twentieth of December, nineteen hundred and eighteen, the junior class gave their annual party in the library of the school. Decorations in the class colors, green and white, made gay the room, and as these are al o true Christmas colors, the result was a most pleasing holiday one. Admi sion was :fifteen cents a couple and the splendid gathering testified that few were the juniors who had failed to economize for the great event. However, until recently it was a closely guarded secret that several juniors did have to borrow a fe-w pennies from their spon ors in order to attend the party, but such things will happen, even in the best of classes, so we may readily overlook that little financial emparrassment. Beck's three-piece orchestra furnished music so irresistible that before the evening was over, even the mo t timid of juniors, to their own surprise, found themselves dancing.

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"Halt, who goes there?"

"Class '19."

"Advance class '19, and give the countersign." "Originality." ·

Hark, envious juniors, unsophisticated sophomores, and tender freshmen to the password of the senior, "Originality!"

o one could question it after senior color day. As early as half past seven an air of tense excitement hung over Lincoln high school like a cloud. The building itself seemed to hold its breath in anticipation of what was to come. A storm was gathering. Yes, a veritable storm, but a storm of pink roses and silver drops of dew. At half past eight the mystery slowly began to unravel, and by :fifteen minutes of nine, lower classmen stood gazing, open-mouthed, at the visions of radiant color fluttering through the halls. Jaunty aviation caps of old rose and gray rested benignly or perched with a reckless tilt upon the intelligent brow of every senior. Swagger cane with flowing ribbon of the same hues added piquancy to their appearance.

The storm had gathered. At last it broke, and before the dazzled eyes of the entire school already gathered in the auditorium, there burst such a splendor as never has been seen since the days of barbaric Rome. One long continuous line of militant, singing seniors swept through the doors, and followed by the breathless admiration of the- audience, took their seats. Even the juniors were thrilled. After this spontaneous outbrust of joyful song, our president, Lane Hildreth, gave a very original speech. How charmingly the gay rose of our honored president's cap harmonized with his

flaming locks! And what regret that our youthful principal could not al o enjoy the privilege of wearing the senior colors! After Lane's address came a short musical program. Then followed a playlet written by a senior and presented by the senior class. This play, "Over the Top , " dealt with the strenuous efforts of a high school student to finish his education despite the combined efforts of the Skippers Club, the Party Fiends, and other such persons, to divert hi attention and make him one of them. When the student finally had overcome all his difficulties and had at last reached the highest pinnacle of success preparatory to going "Over the Top" the entire senior class rose as one, singing: "And as we go over the top, We sing farewell to you."

Even the freshmen forgot to wiggle, so absorbing was the interest of the program. The senior was indeed the "man of the hour." Did not heads bow in homage all day to those flaunted colors?

In the evening - ah! Then the class of 'r 9 put aside their dignity and frolicked like mere children. Table decorations in the class colors and appetite-teasing viands made a banquet suitable for the class of 'r 9. The toastmaster of the evening was Alney Murdock. In keeping with the spirit of the day, the history of the class was given in military style. The first toast, "Rookies," by Wallace Waite, • introduced the class as innocent freshmen. The second, " on-Corns," by Frances Colton, proclaimed us giggling sophomores. The third, "In the Trenches," by Florence Zimmer- man related our many trials as juniors. The fourth , "Over the Top," by ArnottFolsom was the review of this year's happy experiences. The fifth and last, "Trenches Ahead," by Maude Shively was a prophecy of the future of the class.

After "mess" came the setting up exercises, dancing and games, in the library. ~;~~~~'a:~J~tt da:/~! ~a::ri:~~v~~' t~:dena~r:a~~h~~fi;:a;~ceived his furlough home,

Through high school halls the students flow, Before the classrooms they love so, At least, they smile. And on the wall The bells, still loudly ringing, call The juniors from the rooms below. We graduate. Short years ago We came, toiled on; we sought to know, Till thus, a prize, the best of all, We've won.

Rough is the trail up which we came, To us is due a well-earned name Of honor. To those who take our post We urge to give the parting toast To victory,-to play the game And win.

-Dan Lynch, 'I9

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Of course, I love children, very little ones, especially. Who does not? There are some young ladies ( you know them as well as I do) who say every time they see a baby, "Oh, the sweet little thing! I simply adore children, don't you?" And with a soulful expression on their faces they go on to tell how much children love them :mcl how the y have an extraordinary gift for dealing with children.

When I see and hear such young ladies, I am usually moved to rage and indign ation. The y sound so wise and learned in child-lore, as I probabl y sounded before I reall y knew, and yet they reall y know not one whit about it.

Perhaps they are acquainted with daint y little pink and white darlings whose mother s say , "Please , dear , " a nd "Sa y thank you, darling." Or perhap , though unlikely , the y ma y even like some ragged little street urchin who smiles a ragged little smile when given cand y or pennies. But when it comes to teaching eight or ten of either variet y , or both, for the y are often found together in Sunda y schools , ·without mammas to direct each mo ve , and without cand y or pennies to bribe with , then it is an absolutel y different matter.

So when you meet some young lad y who loves to speak at gre a t length on her adoration of and influence over children , just give her a chance to teach the bab y class ( children aged two to four) for one da y ( she probably would not want to teach it longer, if that long) and watch her from a quiet corner ( observers make the difficult task much more so). Then you will know whether or not she "adores" children and whether her wonderful influence materializes or does not materialize.

Of course , there is a difference between loving and adoring. I believe that it is absolutel y impossible to adore a child, especially after having had her or him in a class, but it is always possible to love one. Adoring seems to me to belong to feeling for faultless beings and loving to a feeling for someone whose faults you knmv but can forgive. And surely everyone who has passed the supreme test of teaching, loves and does not adore.

To prove to you that I really know what I am talking about, for I find people are inclined to doubt the word even of a Sunday school teacher, I will tell you how the Christmas lesson goes. After much time spent in persuading them that it is absolutely necessary for them to sit on their chairs , that they cannot all sit on my lap, that they cannot lie face downward or any other way on the sand table, and that their respective mothers, fathers, brothers and sisters will not run away, I begin.

"Children, do you know what holiday is coming soon?"

Perfect silence.

"Ralph , can you tell us, dear?"

"Yes , " answers Ralph, at the top of his voice.

"Sh-dear, we mustn't make so much noise , " I caution. "Now , tell us what day is coming soon?"

Ralph , blankly, "I dunno."

I , "Yes, dear, you do. Think. Byron, can you tell us?"

Bvron shows signs of dissolving in tears and hastily I tell them that Christmas is comi~g. Don't they remember? Evidently they do not. Tense silence follows

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They are not behaving according to the book in which the children answer e ver ything asked them , and I am at loss as to what to sa y .

"Le's play in san' pile," says Alden , suggestively.

I, "Yes, dear , in a little while. Don ' t you want to hear this nice story?" I try to make it sound as inviting as possible, but,

"No! We want play san' pile," contradicts Ralph , with surprising and ~mbarrassing candor and loudness.

"Ralph, dearest, you must not speak so loudl y," I chid e gently. Then, bound to tell the story or die in the attempt, "Once upon a time a long time ago-"

"Wan' play in san' pile ," breaks in Eleanor.

Well, well, another countr y heard from. But I am adamant and pa y 110 attention.-"a long time ago there was a donk-I mean a lady riding a donke y "

"Donke y ?" queries Alden. " I see donke y ."

" Children , " I cr y, gra sping at this last s traw, " Children, isn't that nice? Litt le Alden has seen a nice little donke y . Well, tel1 us about it, dearie ?"

" 's dirty , " remarks Alden, laconically.

" So ' s ,spider," suggests Eleanor.

" Donke y' s dir'es," contend s Alden.

" So's spider , " insists Eleanor.

The situation is getting strained. Suddenl y, "I like 'tatos," suggests Smith, irrelevantl y. ( His onl y remark.)

I separate Alden and Eleanor, who are inclined to slapping, suggest to Smith th ~t perhaps he'll have potatoes for dinner, and start on a new phase of my subject.

"Children, listen now. There were three camels. They were riding-I mean, three men , wise men, you know, were riding on them in a desert. A desert is sa nd, all sand."

This was a bad break. B y ron is reminded of something and bursts forth w ith the old cr y "'Van' play san' pile."

In despair I give in. I give them spoons, take off the top of the sand table, which is ver y unruly and threatens to upset a meek little boy who never hurt any one , and then refuses to stand up in the corner but falls flat with a bang which brings the superintendent requesting quiet.

At last the bell rings.

"That sounds good, doesn't it?" shrieks Ralph.

Desiring to do my duty, I am shocked. "No, no, dear," I say. "You like Sunday school, don't you? You don't want to go home."

"I guess so," he shrieks doubtfully, "but I'm hungry."

What would you say? I am hungry, too, but-

"N o, it's not quite time yet, Alden. Sit down, sweetheart. They haven't sung 'Goodbye' yet," I say. "And here are your papers."

They usually do not want papers and as soon as "Goodbye" is sung, they tip over their chairs and depart. I, a nervous wreck, am left to sweep up the sand they threw at each other and wrestle once more with the annoying table top.

But I like it. Oh, yes, I like it , and if any young lady can pass the test, and still adore or even love children, she has my undying respect.

-Dor'>thy Williams, '19.

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Did you ever see a kill-deer build her nest?

wings and a shrill, ringing cry in front of me. Looking down I discovered that had I taken one step more a tragedy would have been enacted there. For at my feet was the queerest little nest-one could hardly call it a nest, either, only a little hollowed out place on the ground edged with sticks and grass whereon reposed four eggs. It was no wonder I had not seen them, for they were the very color of the earth itself, brown and mottled, until it was hardly possible to discern them from the grass. The mother bird behaved in such a queer manner. She cried frantically and ran from the nest, dragging one wing and limping as if badly hurt, then fell in a heap on the ground. Thinking she was hurt, I ran and attempted to pick her up, but she sprang up again uttering that wierd, sobbing cry, "Kill-deer-kill-deer." Suddenly I realized that it was a ruse to draw me away from the nest, and I turned back. I searched and searched, but she had done her work well and I could find the nest nowhere.

The next day I returned, and going cautiously, discovered it again by watching where she sprang up. This time I drove a stake in the ground so that I could locate it next time.

Day after day I visited the nest until, finally, the wild little mother no longer feared me and remained on the nest when I approached. What a beauty she was, with her smooth grayish brown back and white breast. A neat, black collar encircled her throat; her lap was of gray. Such - tiny slender legs and feet, it seemed impossible that she could run so swiftly over the sands with them.

One day when I came to the nest I found it empty; what could have happened? Bits of shell lay scattered about and I feared for my little friend. Suddenly I heard, "See here, see here," and there she came, followed by four of the tiniest, fluffiest balls of down, running as fast as their tiny legs would carry them. They were so small that they seemed to bounce along over the ground like bits of leaves, driven by the wind. They would not allow me to come close to them but ran madly away with their "cheep-cheep." How pretty they were, exact replicas of their parents, except they were downy and soft while their parents were smooth and sleek. They would come running up, cocking their heads on one side and exammmg me with their bright eyes.

A few nays later, when I returned, they had grown immensely and had begun to use their wings. In a week more they were flying with almost as great ease as their parents. Late in the summer they gathered with their clan and began their journey to the southland. -Doris McKenney, '19.

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When I think of buying a new pair of shoes I always feel ,veak and r:ither nervous. This matter, though seemingly very simple, possesses very intricate problems. I can still remember ( I might say with humor, but it really is not) how as a youngster I used to go into the shoe store and buy myself a pair of shoe After the salesman had taken off my old shoe I would blush with shame and mortification to see several small holes which permitted my toes and the heel of my foot to make themselves visible. If a lady or girl came in I would try to hide the foot behind the leg of a chair or stool.

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After trying on several pairs of shoes I would be afraid that I was not getting the latest style or a good fit. It was when I took the shoes home that I had my hardest time. My parents would jokingly scoff at m y ability as a good buyer. In -these arguments I was allied with my brothers and sister. We would usually get • the worst of the argument and our effort to influence father that I had made a wise purc~1ee fi;;;

o1a~!rf;ab~~m;.i ery. As -soon as I would join a crowd of my friends one of them would discover the eighth wonder of the modern world, a new pair of shoes in my pussession.

"Heinie's got a new pair of shoes. Let's spit on 'em and 'nitiate 'em." That was the signal for me to beat a hasty retreat. I would run for all I was worth , but some of the swifter runners always managed to deface my brand new shoes. 11id tears I would wipe them off by rubbing one foot against the calf of the other leg.

Those days are now at an end. There is no more spi tting on my new shoes but I notice now something I never did ob erve while a boy except with pleasure and it always makes me feel foolish. This is the squeaking of new shoes. For several weeks while the shoes were still new looking I used to polish them every night, but after they got rather ragged and worn they would never smell shoe polish again unless it became necessary for me to wear them to church. I am now beginning to have one of those nervous feelings that always precedes the idea of buying a new pair of shoes, but unless the prices of shoes fall far and rapidly, I need not worry about that nervous trepidation.

-Hymen Rosenberg, ' I9.

People of wealth are often thought to be proud and haughty. Sometime s they are, but in the case of W. J. Bryan and his family we have an exception to this rule.

The home of our former Secretary of State is located on a beautiful hillside on Forty-eighth and Sumner streets. The house is large and handsome, and, if it could speak, could no doubt relate many an interesting tale about events which have taken place there. One has a better idea of the home after viewing the interior. The rooms in this house are o numerous that it would be impossible to attempt to describe all of them. I will, therefore, mention my favorite ones. In former years, when the family made this their permanent home, the floors were covered with beautiful rugs , among them several made from bear skins. I was often filled with awe, and sometimes fright, when stepping upon these soft, furry things.

One room in particular , which I always enjoyed visiting was filled with curio which Mr. Bryan had obtained on his trip around the world. One of the things which always attracted my attention was a large rattlesnake hide. The color of the skin and the noise of the rattles always interested me. Besides this, and many other articles, I liked to examine the pretty sea-weed and the stones and shells of all de criptions. John Bryan and I spent many happy hours in this room, often expressing our opinions about the different relics, as we handled them.

The sitting room, which was furnished quite simply and was very homelike, was my next favorite . . There was a cozy fireplace which the family enjoyed _ on winter evenings, an attractive couch by the large east window, and a number of comfortable

rockers. There were other things which added to the attraction of the room, but there was something else I liked best of all. On a small table stood a large cage, and in this the family pet, the parrot, Papeta, made her home. Papeta enjoyed having her head scratched, providing the right person came to do the scratching. She evi-

dentl y considered me the wrong one , for m y attempts were usuall y rewarded with sharp pecks.

_ A beautiful green lawn surrounded the entire house , and on the east side there were man y trees which furnished abundant shade. Here John and I also spent happ y hours swinging in the lawn swing, and sliding down the toboggan. The garden of the house, enclosed in a stone fence , was especiall y prett y in the summer time. There - - were little stone paths leading to all parts of the garden. In the center was a $mall pond, banked with shells , and in thi s, large fish could be seen darting back and forth. There were various old-fa shioned flower s, holl yhocks , tulips and rose . Just back of the garden stood a long row of lilacs. The y were a beautiful sight in earl y sp r ing , a nd their fragrance was sweet and refre shing.

The home life of the Br yan famil y was comparativel y s imple for person s of their r a nk. Mr. Brya n was alwa ys delighted to h ave a chance to spend short times :-1t hi s beautiful home , Fairview. Here, he could rest quietl y and enjo y a good v isit with the members of his famil y. The latter he considered a great treat , as it wa s ne ces. ar y for him to be awa y a good share of the time.

While Mrs. Br y an was a woman who seldom v isited her neighbor s, she alwa ys felt a deep interest in them. She never lost a ch a nce to lend a helping hand when it was needed. Much of her time was devoted to her husband , answering letter s for him , and aiding him in ever y po ss ible wa y She sometimes attended the Epworth A ssembl y during the summer , and upon one occasion John and I were permitted t o accomp a n y her and one of her friend s While we were eating our picnic supper that evening she di scovered that we had onl y one drinking utensil with us , and that was a quart cup. She suggested that we should each take a specific place from which to drink. We followed her plan and enjoyed the fun of finding the right place.

Mr. Bryan was alwa ys known to have great interest in the welfare of his communit y Whenever he came home he nearly always attended the little home church at ormal. Here he often delivered a speech and took an active part in the me eting. He seemed to enjo y coming there and being just a common man among his man y friends. Before he left his home and moved to orth Carolina , he pro v ided funds for painting the church on the outside , and also within. This act was much ap- preciated by every member.

On election day Mr. Bry an alwa ys went to the village store to cast his ballot. He delighted in meeting the farmers and talking with them. No difference was made among them, but each received a hearty handshake and a cordial welcome. On one such occasion, one of my friends and I invited him to come to our room at school, and speak to the pupils. He replied that his time was short , but that he would be glad to come down and spend a few minutes with us. True to his word, he came. During his short talk he urged the continuance of our education. He advised us to stay in school as long as possible and get all we could out of it. One noteworthy fact about this visit was that he had been invited to talk to our room especially. However, before leaving the building he visited each room and left a message with the children. Quite often when Mr. Bryan was at home he would go to visit an old gentleman in the neighborhood who lived in a cave. He would take him books and papers to read, and spend many hours discussing the events of the day with him.

Mr. BryaILS.. eldest. daugh.te.r., Ruth, possesses more of her father's characteristics, perhaps, than any other child he has. I first became acquainted with her when I was quite a small girl. She was my Sunday school teacher in the little village church , and it was there that I first learned to· love her. She was kind and affectionate, and we all loved her dearly. She was greatly devoted to her two children, John and Ruthie, and took great delight in them. She was such a generous woman and made friends wherever she went. Absence from her friends did not cause her to forget them. During the time that she was in England and Jamaica, I received interesting letters and several beautiful gifts from her. In her letters she often asked to be remembered to her friends in the community. Her son, John, I think must have

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Somehow it seems to be characteristic of the entire Bryan family to have a spirit of good will toward all. That spirit of unselfi hnes and brotherly love was manifested many times while they \i ere my neighbors. After all, it is deeds that count, and it is only as we try to help those we meet along our v.-ay, that we acquire

July , in northern Mexico , is the most delightful season of the year, re embling the Ma y of northern latitudes. It is the rainy season and after the torrents of the day comes the clear, balmy sky of the evening. As I lie in the hammock in the patio and gaze on the peaceful world about me, the peon slowly plodding his way homeward, the fresh green grass, and the burros quietly grazing on the hillside ; I am content.

The sun disappears behind each successive range of mountains, leaving them clothed in the softness of the twilight till at last it drops abruptly behind the last far distant range , tipping its top in rosy light, and leaving the world to the twilight which quickly merges into night. The harsh, turbulent noises of the day are slowly replaced by the softer, musical sounds of night, the call of the mocking bird and the sleepy bray of the burro; and upon my senses steals the fragrance of the evening flowers, a fragrance so sweet that it is almost sickening.

Slowl y the moon rises in the heavens till at last it breaks forth on a world created anew , a moon more brilliant than is seen anywhere else in the world , a moon that throws into relief all the objects about me, and yet leaves them surrounded with the m ys teries of night. It reveals the Sierras extending range on range till the last far distant peak seems to reach up to the very top of the heavens.

It casts a spell over me, and I wonder what stories are hidden away in those dim, blue-capped Sierras. Somewhere in those mountains are the thousands of prospect holes , monuments of the disappointments and varied hopes of scores of men who had sought the golden metal in this land that lures. Behind that nearest range, some twenty miles away, there lies an old adobe fort erected hundreds of years before. Farther up in the more distant ranges are the old Indian caves, relics of a forgotten race, whose hieroglyphics no one can decipher, whose records remain unknown. In some bygone age these Indians had roamed these mountains, lived, left their records, and disappeared where no one knows. After them came the Aztecs, who, too, had lived, left their history recorded in the rocks, and disappeared. Over these same hills the Jesuit priests had made their way, and in the same mountains where Villa and his sort hide today, the ancient Mexicans had fled for safety. Dotting the mountain sides are the strange fossils, left there as the water had receded in some distant antediluvian period.

Suddenly my dreams of romance are broken by the music of the Chinese coolies, who sit dangling their legs over the edge of the cliff far above me, and singing in that minor key that characterizes all the music of the Orient. Near by looms up the great machinery of the mines, with the steady chug, chug of the engines and the spasmodic noises of the dump. I think of the great homes of the Americas with ele.<:tric lights and all modern conveniences, while nearby is the little adobe hut of the peon, with its dirt floor, smoky interior and its barren aspect-the old and the new have met.

But still far down the valley I can hear the music of the guitar as some Mexican serenades his beautiful senorita. Mexico is still, as always, the land of romance.

-Charles Clayton, '19.

Jrlring 1Kit~.s

Of all the sports dear to the heart of the small boy, that of flying box kites is the most entrancing. It is quite a feat to get a kite in the air, but once it reaches the upper currents, it flies steadily and \vill stay up for days at a time, even when the motion of the air on the ground is barely perceptible.

I had a friend whose father owned a general store. We flew kites most of one summer and finally developed what we called a masterpiece. It was a huge box kite. taller than we were, perfectly balanced, light as a feather, but yet very strong.

It needed extra heavy cord to fly it, however, so niv friend "borrowed" about two thousand feet of mason's measuring cord from his father ( when his father was gone). Our masterpiece exceeded all expectations. It rose in the air like a bird, taking the string so hst that it burned our hands. It stayed in the air so ste.;dily that we just tied the string to a tree stump, which left us free to send parachutes up the string. I had a rifle and ,vhen ,ve got the parachute a,vay up ,ve'd shoot at it, soon becomingcrack shots.

They say that the devil finds work for idle hands and now I believe it, for as we were enjoying ourselves in this manner my friend had an "inspiration." He rushed home and purloined his sister's pet kitten. ,ve made a box and a fancy parachute, put the cat into the box and sent the whole thing up the kite string. · -

Well, ever y thing went well, until a udden gust of wind caught the parachute when it was about a thousand feet up. Out fell the cat. We could see it clawing the air and imagined we could hear it yowl.

The kitten lit right in our yard, of course. My father was mo,ving the la\\rn and hasn't been the same since. The cat was practically a total loss. I leave you to imagine what I got when I finally went home.

-Eugene Warren, , 19.

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Dancing o'er the grass Where the sunbeams pass; Springing light as thistle down Comes Spring.

In a dress of green, Loveliest ever seen, With a crown of flowers, Dainty Spring.

Peeping into nooks, Singing with the brooks, Glad and happy always, Is Spring.

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An Answer to Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae's I

FLANDERS FIELDS

In Flanders fields where poppies grow, The strife has ceased; blood does not flow. But there upon that shell-torn sod Heroes have walked, and martyrs trod; There died, and parting, scorned their foe.

Their days have passed ; their legions true Have gone aloft to heavenly blue; Have left their graves where poppies blow In Flanders fields.

We caught the Torch, and saw its glow Bring on the Dawn, and this we know, We broke not faith, but held it high, Fired with the spirit of those who lie, Of those who sleep where poppies grow, In Flanders fields.

-Lane Hildreth, '19.

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LIEUT. HAROLD McGLASSON

Lieutenant McGlasson, L. H. S., 1915, enlisted May, I 917, and was immediately sent to Ft. Snelling, where three months later he was commissioned a lieutenant. Lieutenant McGlasson has seen active service at the following fronts: Chemin des Dames, Toul, Chateau Thierry and Argonne Forest. He was cited for bravery in the battle of Seicheprey. Extracts from the citation by the regiment's commanding officer follow: "I have thoroughly and personally investigated every phase of Lieutenant McGla son's movements and those of his platoon. othing but unqualified praise -is due to McGlasson and his men, who did all and more than duty in every respect." Lieutenant McGlasson has won the Croix de Guerre , has been recommended for the Distinguished Service Cross, and has the privilege of wearing a fourragere.

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Lieutenant Westervelt was graduated from Lincoln high school in 1915, and in his junior year at the university he offered his services to his country. Arriving in France, after he was commissioned lieutenantat Ft. Snelling, he went through a trench gun school and was then attached to the 26th Infantry. Lieu-

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Captaihn GUa):er, ~- Hf. S., b191k3, whas in his sendior year at t e mvers1ty o e ras a w en war was eclared. He at once enlisted for the first R. 0. T. C. at Ft. Snelling, where he was commissioned first lieutenant and within ten days was on his way to France, where he joined the 28th Infantry, 1st Division. He was among the first Americans to enter training in trenches on foreign soil, and among the first to make a charge against the enemy. At the battle of Cantign y, May 28-31, 1918, where the Americans repulsed six counter attacks, the conduct of Lieutenant Gayer was such that he received the Croix de Guerre "with palms," was recommended for the Distinguished Service Cross, and was given a captaincy.

CAPTAL. RICHARDT. GUTHRIE

Battery E, 17th Field Artillery, U. S. A.

Captain Guthrie, L. H. S., 1907, was in the famous 2nd Division, as shown by the insignia of the star and Indian. He was decorated with the Croix de Guerre on the 7th of May, 1918, and since then he has been awarded the same decoration a second time. Captain Guthrie has lately been transferred from his regiment to become a divisional head for the educational work that is being done in France.

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o:~eR~~:.:::/~i;~,D~:~KL. H. S., ex-'99 , -· was graduated from West Point Military Academy in 1914 and soon afterward he saw service on the Mexican border. Upon the declaration of war against Germany, he sailed to France, going with the first expeditionary force. Lieutenant Colonel Paddock was wounded and gassed in action and has been decorated with the Croix de Guerre. He is now serving as an instructor at the War College , Washington, D. C.

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"Hello, Rookie! Join the navy and see the world. You'll like it!" were the greetings I received as I entered Camp Logan in civilian clothes, carrying baggage that I should never see again. Scuffling through the sandy company streets I made my way to the offices to report for duty. I found myself at the end of a line of about ten, who, like myself, had just arrived that day.

After our papers had been signed and taken, we were conducted to the adjoining room, where two large blankets with a mattress piled on top were hurled at us, "catch or miss." "Corne on, you rookies - shake it up!" yelled a petty officer, who, to a land lubber's eye, looked like an admiral.

As we made our way through the sand to the distant quarters of our company, to my great joy I met Dick Case. After our greetings I found a place in one of the tents to throw my mattress and blankets. This being Sunday no one was working, but all appeared to be thoroughly enjoying themselves. After all, the navy life was not strenuous. It wasn't many days, however, before I had entirely reversed this opinion. ext morning at about 5 :oo o'clock the extremely unmusical blasts or reveille awakened me, followed by the company commander's thumping on our tents with a sti ck. He bellowed , " Up. all you sailors! Hit the deck! Rise and shine." We all grumbled at this, but later when the suggestive "chow" call came, our speed in getting up could hardly be equalled. I made haste to get my mess gear and placed myself in "chow" line, passing in front of four tubs behind which stood four mess cooks armed with ladles. Each one did his best to fill our plates first, which resulted in a combination of food, such as I had never seen before.

About fifteen minutes after mess came a call for a "hike." We marched double time in a most unmilitary way. Most of us were still in civilian clothes, some having parts of uniforms. If it hadn't been war time, there is no knowing what we might have been taken for. At the end of the sixth mile we found ourselves in a small town. We were dismissed for fifteen minutes and the little ice cream parlor was nearly swept away.

That afternoon we were taken out for our first drill "Squads right!" shouted the drill master. The result to an observer must have seemed much more like an order for a stampede than a militar y maneuver. But after hours of grinding drill, the compan y , with the exception of a few , knew what to do.

Next day our company was marched to the rifle range, and I found myself on the ground with a Springfield rifle in m y hands, aiming at the bull's-eye in a target at three hundred yards. Paying no attention to the coach's advice I held the gun loosel y against my cheek and received a bruised lip from the recoil. "There goes the pick and shovel brigade , " remarked the coach, pointing to a company of Jackies armed with picks, shovels and wheelbarrows. "If you qualify on the marksman course, you will get out of that," he said. Spurred on by these words I attacked without merc y the little red spot of the target , and so I shot the required score.

At the next muster , I was transferred into Company "J." This I took as an = indication that I should soon leave for another naval station. The remainder of the

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= Crowding aboard the special train we were off for the Great Lakes aval = Training Station. On arriving, we were immediately put into Camp Ross, an outgoing camp, where they issued to us sea bags and hammocks. The next morning the bugler was just as early as ever. It seems that those b l oomin' buglers are always :;:::t}~:;n!!i~:,:1l;::i.:y

the coal cars where we soon changed from sailors in immaculate "whites" to seeming members of the African navy.

Sunday carne again. I usually considt>._r it a day for rest, but not for me this = time, for on the supposition that I looked like a pretty good waiter, I was detailed = for the day in the cafeteria of the main camp for visitors. Visitors were no friends of mine that day.

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League Island Navy Yard, Philadelphia. We were now placed in a "tent city" where our main occupation for two days was washing clothes. A few days later we were notified that we would go aboard ship in two days. Sure enough we did, but only to help unload the "Buffalo."

__ contr~l~~;r :t~sn \m;e,:hef;ll~~;s f~:ui~~n~h~a~::~~~e~nts o~i;hJ:!ft b:a~t r::!n~i~~~ sent to quarantine barracks . Here we endured life for fourteen days with only drill, drill, drill, for amusement.

But at last came orders for the final pack-up. We boarded a train that night for New York, where we arrived next morning and immediately went aboard the George Washington. After we had anxiously waited for two days, the deep throated whistle bellowed its signal for sailing, and we glided out of the dock. Our draft was assembled and kept under cover, for military reasons, until the transport was under way, then we clambered to the top deck to catch a glimpse of the statue of Liberty fast fading from view. By night we were straining our eyes to get a last look at the hazy outline on the horizon, America.

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If I had been overseas and had seen real action, the problem which confronts me now would be olved. But it is very difficult to write on war especially when, as in my case, one had been right here on Uncle Sam's territory or rather in his air all the time. For nearly a year now I have lived on Liberty motors, flying boats, flipper spirals, loops, and navy "chow" by day and dreamed of nose-ins an d crashes at night.

At this writing I am on the "Last Long Mile" of my training and I am writing in the front cock-pit of one of the navy's H-16 flying boats. This will make seven types of planes that I have learned to fly. There are three of us under instruction, one instructor and two mechanics in the plane, and we are now 5,000

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feet above sea level and still going up. The six men and the plane weigh a little over seven tons. Two twelve-cylinder Liberty motors are responsible for our altitude. The wind is blowing about twenty-four miles per hour toward Lincoln, and our plane is making ninety-six miles an hour air speed which would give us 120 miles an hour on the ground.

If we were to head for Lincoln we could reach there in time for dinner this evening, for it is now just ten minutes after eight in the morning and we are 1,200 miles away. Thi morning we shall be out for about four hours and, as I am third man at the controls, I'll have about two hours visit with you. There is another flier in the cock-pit with me but he couldn't hear me if I did try to talk td him and he is reading "To Save His Face" in the Saturday Evtning Post, so I guess he won't mind my indifference, but I think he will find out that the article he is reading is an advertisement and not a story.

An aviator lives a very lonesome life and he gets very well acquainted with himself. A good many men , I believe, leave the service to find a place where their acquaintance with themselves will be a bit less intimate.

We are now 8,000 feet and the pilot has just cut the guns and started to :spiral down. In about four minutes we shall be on the water or 10 it perhaps. I can speak from experience when I say that on the water is by far the better way to land.

Aviation has been wonderful to me and I leave it with a great deal of regret. But Secretary Daniels is sending us home now just as soon as we are commi sioned. It will be mighty fine to be at home again nevertheless. Lincoln by all probabilities \vill not be my new location, but it will always be my home and Lincoln high school will always be my school.

-Robert Hager, '10

If ever whistles blew, they blew on that day; if ever bells rang, they rang then; and if ever Lincoln high school made noise, it was on ovember I I. Outrivalling all football games in volume, all assemblies in spirit, and every previous event 10 the long history of L. H. S., students poured into the auditorium and sought to raise the roof. Then suddenly there came hush as our great flag slowly unfurled and with one accord all were on their feet singing "The Star Spangled Banner." Followed songs , shouts of joy, laughter, speeches, cheers, yells ( organized and otherwise) and an indescribable clangor of noise producing instruments all blended in one glorious riot of jo yous hilarit y After Mr. Pickell had shown the home life of the Hohenzollern family by reading one of the "Clown" Prince's letters to his father, he made a stirring speech in which he showed the real meaning of the day. Then the Rev. Mr. Tyner , just back from France, brought home the significance of it all in his talk on experience at the front. After this the meeting adjourned to allow the student to recover their breath and energy for the afternoon. That they succeeded was apparent to everyone m Lincoln. Tin pans, gun , bells, bands and people did their part, and the very buildings along the line of march shook under the impact. The high school was nobly represented. At the head came Mr. ewlon and Mr. Pickell and after them, the band, the football team, the teachers, the students, the janitors and everyone. The war was over and Lincoln high school knew it - and made the most of its opportunity.

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Mr. Ben H. Beck has served Lincoln hi!lh ·- school well during the year he ha been with t.hr ~:~bl~~dc!~~~~·o, ~ier~a~; ,: 0 as ~~'lcco~ nat~:e Centennial high school. He resigned to join the army last year, but was rejected on account of eye trouble and had to be content with rem aining on this side of the water. Lin co ln had it s chance to secure his services at this time and the authoritie ~ decided to engage him immedi a tel y. He has always been interested in Lin col n hi g h school and readily co n se nted to coach our football, basketball and track teams.

Mr. Beck was graduated from the University of ebraska in 1916 He coached athletics at Iowa City during the last part of the year of 1916. From then on his ri e as an athletic coach has been rapid The next year he was assistant coach a t ebraska VI esleyan. From there he went to the Centennial hi g h school of Pueblo, Colorado, where he coached until hi resignation in 19 18. ow Lincoln hi g h school has had him for a year and he will be head coarh at r ebra ka We sle ya n next fall, where he will

undoubtedly be successful.

At football he first showed us what he could do. Taking a practically green team he so developed it that it won ever y game on a hard schedule. It was through his efforts that Lincoln was able to avenge its defeat of last year b y Omaha and hold up the honor of the school. As the basketball sea on started with no "L" men back iro·r. last year, the school found that football was not hi only specialty. He practicallr made the basketball five that were able to win all but one game on their schedule and to avenge that one defeat. The fact that they were defeated in the tournament was no fault of his. Last, Lincoln's defeat of Beatrice in the dual track meet on May 2 clearly demonstrates his all-around ability.

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In his one year at Lincoln high school, he has not failed to produce teams that fight to the last and, above all, play a clean game . Lincoln high school is proud of Mr. Beck and his high standards of sportsmanship and wish him all the success that is due him in his higher position.

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FIRST QUARTER

The first quarter of a football game is usually spent in searching out the weaknesses of the home team as well as those of the opponents. Thus was the first quart~r of our season spent. Day after day between thirty and fifty boys gathered on the athletic field. It was their purpose to get as much football knowledge as possible before the season opened. This was no easy task, but all were filled with the desire to do something for the old Red and Black.

The first few days were spent in a general breaking in of the squad. Mr. Beck, our coach, could not boast of a large number of experienced men to pick from, but he had an abundance of green material and all were willing to work. After weeks of running signals, tackling the dummy, falling on the ball, the team began to show the effect of Mr. Beck's coaching. umerous scrimmages gave the new men the experience they needed. Any weakness was quickly seen by the coach and immediately remedied. New men, coached to fill the gaps, held the positions of those who did not return to school. Soon the team looked as a Lincoln team should.

As Monte Munn, the captain-elect, had entered university, it became necessary to elect a captain for the coming season. Verne Lewellen was chosen, without opposition, to pilot the team through their coming games. He has proved the theory that the--=-__ boys choose good leaders. So the "Links" were anxiously awaiting the starter's whistle, having completed their first quarter and being in readiness for the more interesting part of the season.

SECOND QUART~R

The second quarter opened with the team far from home. They went to Seneca, Kansas, to test their strength. Little was known about Seneca this year, but the team was prepared for a hard ga1ne, if such a thing should confront them. However, ourboys marched down the field with ease. When they had finished with Seneca the score was fifty-five to nothing. The real test was to come in the future, so the next Monday afternoon found the boys out working harder than ever.

Immedid.tely after the Seneca game, the influenza epidemic became so severe th ,'.t it was thought best to close all schools and public gathering places. This seriously hindered the football team but, while the other students were enjoying a rest, theywere out working each afternoon. The city authorities were finally persuaded topermit a game to be played on October 18. School had not been in session for a week or more, but the Lincoln high school spirit was so strong that a fairly large crowddared to come in spite of the rain which poured down all afternoon. One team could not be distinguished from the other after they had slipped and slid in the mud for some time. Lincoln came out of the mud fight "two splashes ahead." Score, twelveto nothing. Total score, Lincoln, sixty-seven; opponents , nothing.

THIRD QUARTER

The Lincoln team had played well during the first half of the season and were determined to hold their opponents to a zero score and to pile up more points for themselves. With this end in view, the team prepared for their encounter with the Norfolk team, which had started the season well and were considered a strong aggrega- _ tion. Because of Hartman's injuries, the team went into the game minus the services of the plunging fullback. The battle raged fiercely from the kickoff. A drop-kick by Lewellen soared between the goal posts early in the game for Lincoln's first tally, but the result was in doubt until the last moments of play. Then "Lew" squirmed

THE 1918 FOOTBALL TEAM

Top Row-BEN H. BECK, coach, DAILEY, MACMEEKIN, BRIGHT.

Middle Ro•w-LAMBERT, PUGH, DUNHAM, HOHNSTEIN, SMITH.

Bottom Row-GOODSON, HARTMAN, STOLL, LEWELLEN, capt., MACGLASSON, PRATT, HOLLAND. Absent-DEFFENBAUGH.

through for a touchdown, which cinched the victory for the Red and Black. It was a Lewellen game, all the points having been made by him. Another hard game was out of the way and the team had increased the total score to seventy-seven for Lincoln and nothing for our opponents.

By this time York had established herself with the strongest teams of the state. This meant that our coming game with them would ·involve, to some extent, the state championship. It has always been York's ambition to beat Lincoln's team, but they had never attained it. As has so often been the case, they went back to Yark disappointed and the "Links" cut another notch in their rifle stock. The game was won by the superior generalship of Captain Lewellen. By punting craftil y he saved the best efforts of the Lincoln team until they were near the York goal and then forced the ball over. Two beautiful drop kicks by "Lew" himself brought the score to thirteen to nothing. Total score, Lincoln , ninety; opponents, nothing.

FOURTH QUARTER

An event that is looked forward to every year is the game with Omaha. If ever Omaha fights, it fights hardest against Lincoln; and Lincoln battles hardest against Omaha. Our team came home from the metropolis defeated last year, so we ,vere

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On ovember I 5 the stands filled with a crowd that looked forward to ,1 real battle. They were not disappointed. Lincoln opened by a sweeping offensive, and had scored a touchdown in five minutes on a pass from Lyon to Lewellen. The Omahans braced after this and the home team was unable to score more. Finding Lincoln's line strong, Omaha tried a passing game. This was partly successful and caused the Lincoln rooters to gasp each time the ball soared through the air. However, our boys held their own and emerged victorious.

There remained but one rung in the championship ladder for Lincoln to scale. This was Cambridge. They have had strong teams fn recent years and came into prominence last year by claiming the state championship. Sweeping all before them, they had a complete line of victories to their credit. It was a time when champion met champion , and one of the two must fall. The clear title to the state championship was at stake. Again Lincoln scored in the first five minutes on a pass from Lyon to Lewellen. Cambridge came back later, but they were unable to score, thus the fiml victory was won by Lincoln.

The season was exceptionally successful. The team had compiled a score of one hundred and two points and so closely guarded their goal that the Red and Black was not scored upon. There were no individual stars, but the team played together as one man and for one purpose, to win cleanly.

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Cecil Hartman, fullback. The team will miss the services of "Sed" next year. Hartman was hard to stop when the ball was safely tucked under his arm.

Henry Stoll, right end. "Hank" was one of the few last year's regulars who came back to school this year. He is a sure tackler and a genius at breaking up plays before they are started. He and his running mate, Pugh, formed an invincible pair.

Harry Pratt, center. Our little center, Harry, was always in the fight. He made trouble for every center that opposed him , and many of our opponents' fumbles were due to his persistent rushing of the line. Harry will not be m high school next year.

George Deffenbaugh, left halfback. ext years fullback will probably be George. He played fullback and end as well as halfback when a substitute was needed. He could always be relied upon to do his part in any position given to him. Great things are expected of him next year. =

__ oel Smith, left guard. Smith came to Lincoln from Exeter where he had __ played on the football team. He played his position well and was very valuable on both offense and defense, making guard on the all-state team. This is his last year.

Ross MacGlasson, right tackle. This is Mac's second year on the football team. ot many line plungers were able to get through "Bubbles' " part of the line as two hundred pounds plus is hard to move. Ross will be back next year to help win another state championship.

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Captain Verne Lewellen, qu :uterback. "Lew" is not only an excellent drop-kicker, punter, and line plunger, but he is also keen of brain. His ability to out-think his opponents won many a game for Lin coln. He was chosen quarterback on the first allstate team this y ear and should prove invaluable during the coming season.

Captain-elect George Pugh, left end. Lincoln high school should not fail to win another championship in football with George as their leader. He is speed y , and despite his lack of height , he is invulnerable at the left win u. Pugh was considered the best end in the state last year, and the students of L i ncoln high school are sure that he will lead them th rough another victorious season in 1919.

Lyle Holland, right halfback. It was hi sudden bursts of speed that started the team toward victory in several close games. His playing was dazzling at times. He will come back next year to down Omaha and the rest of them.

Orr Goodson, left tackle. Goodson is a fine example of the material for football teams which hitherto has been hidden in the school. His long arms stopped everyone that came within reach and pulled him to the earth.

Henry Hohnstein, right guard. Henry was our musical guard. He helped to make up the line that had the record of not being scored against all season. He has played his last game for . the Red and Black.

Substitutes. A number of good men who did not play in enough games to win their school letter deserve mention here. They are Lyons, Lambert, Dunham, MacMeekin, Dailey and Bright. All of these filled the positions of disabled first team men faithfully and well.

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If the outlook for the football season had been

dark, it was even cloudier for basketball. Holland and W yncoop were the only players available who had worn the Red and Black before. However, with the aid of Coach Beck, the boys developed into a strong team. They elected Orr Goodson to lead them.

The new suits for the squad had just come when they were called upon to use them in their first game. The encounter took place in the peaceful town of University Place. Contrary to expectation, it did not become necessary to switch off the lights. Some, · who visited the suburb for excitement, were keenly disappointed. The Methodists were plainly out of condition, so the boys from Lincoln had little trouble in winning twenty to five.

Some time before the University Place game Lyle Holland had severely sprained his ankle, and it was not thoroughly sound. Goodson was limping around on an infected foot when the team took the train for South Omaha. Therefore two regulars were unable to enter the game. Our opponents took advantage of our weakness and defeated the team nineteen to sixteen. But they were scheduled to play us again in Lincoln, and as "Lew" said in assembly, "revenge is sweet." This defeat merely gave the team more determination.

The next night, with the aid of Goodson and Holland, who had recovered sufficiently to play, Creighton high was overwhelmed, twenty-eight to six.

ORR GOODSON When the crowd at home read the score, they knew that the team was on their feet again. For the second time in the year York had a chance to conquer a Lincoln team when they visited us with their basketball five. It seems that their lifelong ambition may never be realized as Lincoln won twenty-six to eight.

Next on the schedule loomed up one of the big events of the season, the contest between Lincoln and Omaha, for supremacy in basketball. This game is always watched with keen interest by both schools. It was Omaha's deepest wish to avenge their defeat in football. The team showed us right away that they had the "old fight". Schapers flipped in basket after basket only to be followed by shots from Konecky and Logan, Omaha's stars. The Red and Black team battled the harder and won, twenty-three to nineteen, because of the superior spirit with which Coach Beck is able, somehow, to inspire the boys.

State Farm was next to meet the hungry Lincoln team. The "farmers" fought hard, but our boys soon showed them the size of their chances. Accurate

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Omaha thirty-seven ~o eventeen the week before. The University Place crowd was confident of victory and they swarmed into the armory by the hundreds. When the "locomotive" echoed and re-echoed among the rafters the team knew that the followers of the Red and Black were also there. •fhe Lincoln = machine wa slow in starting and, at first, the short quick pas es of the sub- = urbanites pushed them off their feet. Gradually Lincoln overhauled their lead until, with a spurt by Sougey, they overtook and pa sed them, greatly disappointing the gasping team from U niver ity Place. The score \'Vas twenty-three to sixteen in Lincoln's favor.

So, when the time came to meet Omaha again, Lincoln was ready for them. Our team was expecting a close game because Omaha had an advantage in - playing on their home floor. Great was the satisfaction in Lincoln when thescore, Lincoln twenty-six, Omaha ten, was reported. This gave the team more confidence. Traveling to Beatrice, they rolled up their largest score, winniµg from the Orange and Black, fifty-four to twenty-two.

At last Lincoln had another chance at South Omaha, the only team that had defeated them. To win that game meant our supremacy, to lose it, an unsuccessful basketball season. In the armory on the sixth of March an eager crowd of L. H. S. students had gathered to see South Omaha beaten, no matter what the cost. "Rody" Lamb had returned and was on the team. It seemed like old times to see the little streak of lightning display his tricks again. Lincoln did not have to work very hard to win from them twenty-five to eighteen. The regular season ended with the removing of the only stain on our flag. Having conquered -all our foes we were ready to enter the tournament fearing none and perhaps respecting their strength too little.

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On March nineteen the city was filled to overflowing with boys, representative of one hundred and twenty • high schools of Nebraska. They were here to participate in the largest basketball tournament in the world. Our team had been entered and we were confident of their ability. Immediately after school the followers of the Red and Black queezed into the armory to witness either victory or defeat for the Lincolnites. We were about to play Omaha commercial high school, a team we had never met before. Their five proved to be a rare combination. Lincoln's shots continually bounced off the ring while our opponent s ' rolled into the basket from almost any angle. The moments seemed to fly, and Lincoln was always behind. The final score was twelve to six in favor of Omaha commerce. Shelton won the tournament in the end, but our interest in the affair dr a gged as oon as we were eliminated. Ou r defeat will make the small towns realize that everyone has an equal ch a nce in the tournament. It was becoming a habit for Lincoln to win, and other towns were losing courage. Our defeat wa not humiliating, as the team that won had to play good basketball to beat us. ext year's team will be nearly identical with the present team, so the boys will have profited by the experience and will make fewer mistakes when in pursuit of the state championship.

IDrark

TRACK RECORDS OF 1918

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Gish •••.••............ broad jump ............ 1st

Nichols ••••••....... . . mile run .............. 1st. .......... 4 min. 41 sec. - Nichols 880-yard run ........... 1st............... •

D. MacMeekin ......... 100-yard dash 3rd .............. -

D. MacMeekin .........high jump tied for 2nd ...... . Munn •.••............ shot put .............. ,2nd .

K. MacMeekin 440-yard run ........... 3rd

J ungmeier .•........... discus throw ........... 2nd

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When the time came for track athletes to start training, only two old stars, ichols and MacMeekin, remained from the state championship team of 1918. This looked discouraging at first, but our chances grew stronger as the green bunch gained experience. Everyone worked hard. Sprinters, hurdlers, weight men, and pole vaulters were made over night. It was a real demonstration of the fighting spirit of Lincoln high school. By hard work, mediocre track men developed into dependable runners. Our track team did not have a great reputation, but they were merely holding back a big surprise for the other schools of the state. -94-

HERBERT GISH

DON MACMEEKIN MONTE MUNN

EUGENE NICHOLS

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THE 1919 TRACK SQUAD

Top Row-HOLLAND, HARTMAN Du:NHAM, MR. B. H. BECK, coach, MACMEEKIN, Goooso~, LEWELLEN.

Middle Row-BRANSON, SMITH , DAVIS, PRATT.

Bottom Row-WILLIAMS, NICHOLS, REESE.

The first chance to demonstrate their ability came on May 2. At this time, a dual meet was held between Beatrice and the Red and Black at Beatrice. Our team completely outclassed them, piling up sixty-two points, while Beatrice had to be content with thirty-nine. Lewellen was individual point -winner of the meet, winning first place in the high hurdles, high jump, discus throw and second place in the low hurdles. Williams was first in the pole vault; Nichols, first in the mile and second in the half mile; Dunham, first in the half mile and second in the mile; Hartman, first in the shot put and second in the discus throw; MacMeekin, first in the 440 -yard run and tied for second in the 100-yard dash. The team did not have to extend themselves in this meet, so their real strength was not disclosed.

As the time for the state meet neared and predictions were being made freely, Omaha proved to be a favorite as the possible winner, but all prophets were given a big surprise on May 17. On that day our boys showed the rest of Nebraska that we had a real track team. Lewellen outdistanced all competitors in the high hurdles; Harry Pratt hurdled his way into first place in the low hurdles; MacMeekin came in third and Goodson fourth in the 440-yard run, a race that lowered the state record nearly two seconds. Nichols was first in the half mile and mile, with Dunham coming in second in both events. Hartman won fourth place in the shot put. Adams tied for fourth with Lewellen in the broad jump, and the relay team, composed of Adams, MacMeekin, Holland and Pratt, added another point by winning fourth place. This made a total of thirty-one and two-thirds points for Lincoln, while our nearest competitor, Cambridge, made twenty and one-half points. Lincoln was the surprise of the meet.

This was a brilliant end for the athletic season of Lincoln high school. All the teams turned out by Mr. Beck had real ability. This is only Lincoln's second state championship in track and, with the material left for next year's team, it will undoubtedly not be their last victory in this line of sport.

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~a.sk~tball Gournam~nt

After weeks of serious training, the girls of the four class team s looked forward t o the close of school on the first day of the big interclass tourn ament Each team had a vague hope of being owner of the cup. Of course, following tradition, not much was expected of the freshmen. They were small, even smaller than in former years . It was, however, believed that the three upper class teams were evenly matched, and the outcome was a big question mark.

Promptl y at three-fifteen a fair-sized crowd of spectators gathered in the girls gymnasium. The excitement ran high, as did the expectations of the followers of the various teams. Everyone was tense when the referee sounded the whistle for __ the opening of the first game between the freshmen and the sophomores.

The floor was cleared and the opposing teams took their positions. Each girl wore a tie and headband in her class colors. True to cruel tradition, the freshmen were completely beaten by a score of 38 to 18

JUNIORS VERSUS SENIORS

ow came the real game, seniors pitted against the juniors. It is always a fact that juniors and seniors, however friendly they may be, are rivals. Each team in this instance was sure of the game and went into it accordingly. From the start , certain groups of the rooters had their minds made up about this game, and when the teams actually started to play, the noise was enough to smother the explosion of a German shell. It was a splendid game. Not a girl made any false moves, and each played as she had never played before.

However, the seniors got the start of the juniors in the first half and took the victory by a score of 18 to 12 , but not without a battle. It was hard fought and a splendid victor y The seniors surely had a big load taken off them.

FRESHMEN VERSUS JUNIORS

Ever yone expected that this game would be a sorr y one for the freshmen, as, indeed, it was. The freshmen had plenty of fight and courage, but the juniors were confident of the game. But listen to this! The juniors beat the freshmen by only eight points, while the sophomores defeated them by eighteen points. This was rather a victory for the freshmen after all. They were coming along nicel y. The score stood 20 to 12.

SOPHOMORES VERSUS SENIORS

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because they expected to win, of course, but not without a keen contest. So the game was played; but the sophomores did not seem to have the spirit they were expected t o display. The seniors won the game by a 25 to 15 score.

JU IORS VERSUS SOPHOMORES

The seniors having defeated both sophomores and juniors, this game was to be a contest to determine which of the two was the better team. Everyone was keenly interested, and no one was very certain about the outcome of the game . Every girl was on the alert every minute, and although the juniors got pretty far ahead in the first half, the sophomores had one more basket to their credit than did the juniors at the end of the half. Both teams came back strong, and a fast game was played during the last half, but the junior forwards threw one more basket than the sophomores and took tl1e game . Score, 14 to 12.

SE IORS VERSUS FRESHME

It might be expected that the freshmen would feel a little down-hearted by this time, having lost their first two games and now were to play the seniors, but they didn't have that idea at all. They were going to run around the seniors. And that they did. They were so small that they dodged and ran around and under the big girls, so it was hard for the seniors to keep track of their players. It looked very easy at first, and all the substitutes for the seniors were put into the game. But it proved to be a mistake to use all the substitutes at once, because the freshmen completely outplayed the seniors. But in the last half the seniors redeemed themselves. They were prepared to do real work and this they did. The freshmen were defeated by a score of 16 to IO. The seniors were champions! A great day for the seniors!

A new loving cup, purchased by Miss Richards and Miss Eleanora Miller as a trophy for girls interclass basketball, was presented to the seniors. This is the second time in their high school career that the seniors have won the championship and cup in basketball, having brought that honor to the class of 1919 when sophomores.

This year, for the first time in the history of Lincoln high school, "L's" were presented for girls athletics. Each girl on the senior team receiveri an "L" and an arm band.

SE IOR TEAM

Ruby Loper, captain

Alexandra Mc icol

Irene Ingram

Elizabeth Winslow

Alice Waite

Grace Pegler

Helen Wiggins

Verna Bowden, substitute

Belle Farman, substitute

Frances Knouse, substitute

JUNIOR TEAM

Frances Gable, captain

Lois Shepard

Delilah Barber

Marie Snavely

orma Lewis

Bernese Ballance

Phyllis Kiefer

Pearl Safford, substitute

Edith Summers, substitute

SOPHOMORE TEAM

Blenda Olson, captain

Lois Peterson

Margaret Peterson

Greta Southworth

Lucille Crownover, substitute

Carolyn Airy

Frances Thorson, substitute

Helen Burle y, substitute

Fleta Swartz

FRESHMAN TEAM

Jeannette Olson, captain

Harriett McClelland

Ada Beemer

Ruby Wilder

Lois Brooks

Willa Wyncoop

Hazel Fickes, substitute

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<.l, i rls At~l~tlc Association

The object of the Girls Athletic Association is to further all girls athletics in Lincoln high school. The association was organized shortly after the 1919 girh basketball tournament, with the members of the teams a charter members Many new phases of athletics have been introduced, so that every girl can find something she will enjoy. The association proposes to have practically all the girls in school interested in and taking part in some of the activities. Already new enthusiasm has surged up.

Ruby Loper, a representative athlete and a member of the senior class, was chosen president of the new organization. The other officers elected were as follows:

BLENDA OLSON

FRANCES GABLE

HELEN WIGGINS

PHYLLIS KIEFER

Miss FRAMPTON AND Miss DOYLE

Vice-president

Secretary

Treasurer

Recording Secretary

Sponsors

Points are awarded to girls for being on class teams and for winning individual honors in athletics. One hundred points are required for membership.

Under the auspices of this association, an aesthetic dancing contest and a swimming meet have been held this spring. A baseball tournament, a tennis tuurnament, and a track team are on the schedule for this spring; hockey, soccer, pole vaulting, and hurdling will be introduced next fall.

The G. A. A. promises to be a powerful factor in fostering high ideals in girls athletics, for it has enthusiastic sponsors, many faculty members are taking a personal interest in it, the girls are delighted with the possibilities presented, and there is a wide field for development.

DANCING CONTEST

The aesthetic dancing contest was the first event under the auspices of the G. A. A. Fifteen girls appeared in exercises in technique and beautiful and varied dances. First place was awarded to Flavia Waters, second place to Ruth Goodson , third to Hope Barkley. Frances Carrothers received honorable mention.

SWIMMI G MEET

All classes but the freshman class entered a team of four representatives and two substitutes in the swimming meet. Previous to this year, teams had not been organized. The new plan of class teams aroused class spirit as well as personal interest toward the contestants. The junior team won first place with 38.3 points, the senior team came second with 33.5 points, and the sophomore team came third with 27.8 points. Alice Babcock received the highest individual honors; Belle Farman came second, and Adele Harris third.

TRAMPING

A number of tramps, ranging from five to ten miles , have been open for all girls of the high school. Many girls went on these tramps this year and they promise to become more popular next year.

DA CI G

For the first time Lincoln high has had a dancing class. Any girl was welcome. This class was taught by Miss Frampton, a graduate of the Portia Sweet school of dancing. Many girls come out every week, both to watch and to endeavor to h1ve a "light fantastic toe."

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AFFIRMATIVE DEBATI 1 G TEAM

Top Rocz.u-LAWRENCE DuRISCH, EDWARD KUBAT, CLIFFORD HICKS.

Bottom Rocz.t,·-Miss Scorr, coach, HELEN QUIMBY.

Debating has held its o,.vn in Lincoln high school this year. In man y respects it ha gone beyond expectations. On December 30, a squad of ten presented itself, a noticeable drop from the number last year. During January and February , instruction was given in argumentation, brief making, and the art of clean , fair debating. Material was collected for a double series of debates. These skirmishes determined the eight best speakers.

The schedule , though not so extensive as last year because some Nebraska schools have no teams thi year, was nevertheless a heav y one. The scores speak \\7ell for the home team.

Elmwood o--Lincoln . .... . .. 3 University Place . o--Lincoln . 3 Wilber ............ o--Lincoln . 3 Fairbury ........... 2--Lincoln . I Broken B ow ........ o--Lincoln . 3 Omaha ............ 2--Lincoln . I Sioux City . 3--Lincoln . ....... o

The one new feature was the triangular debate between Omaha, Sioux City and = Lincoln. This was a trial. Should the three schools find their relationships agreeable, another year a league may be formed.

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EGATIVE DEBATI G TEAM

Top Ro:u:-WENDELL BERGE, GEORGE MITCHELL, EvAR ANDERSON. Bottom Row-MISS Scorr, coach, KNOX BURNETT.

The two-team system was followed as commenced a year ago. The affirmative team carried the state league debates through the University Place, \Vilber contests, changing its arguments to the negative in order to meet Beatrice. The Forum cup, put up jointly by Beatrice and the Forum society, went to Beatrice this year. This cup has now been won once by each side. To hold the cup, one school must win it three times in uccession. The struggle ,vill be more interesting another season when Lincoln ,vins it back. The sea on clo ed with the Broken Bow and Omaha debates. The only out-of-town debate wa held at Broken Bow. The royal reception and banquet given the team there reconciled the members to fighting all the other battles on the home floor.

The question debated throughout the season was "Resolved, That the government should own and operate the railroads after the war." The affirmative team was made up of Clifford Hick , captain, Wendell Berge and Lawrence Durisch. The negative team, consisting of Knox Burnett, captain, Helen Quimby and George Mitchell, met two out-of-town debates, one at Fairbury and the other at Sioux City.

Lincoln high school has been proud of its debaters. Their arguments were strong and hard to meet, their presentation and Engli h gained many words of commendation by the faculty members. Their rebuttal work was as strong as their direct arguments, a balance seldom found in debating teams. There is no royal road to learning, but these teams have fu]]y demonstrated that persistent effort avails much.

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Top Row-WILL FIELD, ED KIZER, ]ASPER HUNT, ROLA D BROW , FRED GIESLER. Middle Row-WOODWARD JONES, WILL RAYMOND, PROFESSOR HERBERT MARSLAND, E. E. MOCKEIT. Locu.:er Ro<z.c-FRED RYo ·s, GEORGE KLEUTCH, EDGAR REAGAN, HORACE BISHOP, PROFESSOR JAY BARRETT. •

In Lincoln high school today one of the most important and best loved activitie ;s football. Each year the team is reorganized and it play its winning and losing ( mostly winning) games without getting the credit for doing something highly original or out of the ordinary. ow the team and the games are taken for granted. But once things were different-both in football and other Lincoln high school activities.

"I was graduated from Lincoln high chool in 1892," writes - Mr. ·Ernest Ames, actuary for the Bankers Life, "twenty-seven years ago. This is quite a while, but does not seem very long, and when one looks at the present high school plant, it does not seem possible that when I went to the old shack with the tower at I 6th

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and M streets it afforded entirely sufficient accommodation While I was there, in 1891, two of our teachers, Herbert Marsland and Jay Barrett, organized the first football team."

Evidently the first team did not have all the present day inspirations for success. But it was a splendid team and right at the beginning the present high standard wns established. For,

"On ovember Io, 189 I, this team played the la t game of the season against the ebraska state university eleven. The final score was Lincoln . high school, 16; state university, 10."

This information about the team, as well as the picture above, was supplied by Mr. E. E. Mockett, captain of the first team, of the class of 1892, now at the head of the E. E. Mockett Automobile Co.

The football team is now twenty-eight years old and it still retains the ideals, the loyalty and the success of its originators, which it will endeavor to pass on for another twenty-eight, and even more, years to its successors. ¢::::JO~

W~at Ol~ (bra~uat~s 'G~ink of Us

When a person is graduated from a school the memory of his having been there lives after him only three or four years, because new students come in as the old go out, and in the shuffle many memories are lost. The students of Lincoln high school today do not realize how many of Lincoln's prominent men and women are alumni of this school. But the old students do not forget so easily. "There are plenty of reasons for my continuous interest in L. H. S.," writes Mrs. Marcia Keefer Bennett, of the class of '88. "When I was of high school age, it was the big institution of the town and furnished most of the social life." The parents pass their love and loyalty for the school to their children. "My own four children are graduates of this school," continues Mrs. Bennett, "and though the youngest is just graduating from the state university this spring, they all count the days spent in Lincoln high the happiest of their lives. May this school continue to prosper."

Since Lincoln high school's early days, the whole community has changed. "It has been thirty-one years since I was graduated from old Lincoln high," says Mr. Emory Hardy, '88, of the Hardy Furniture company. "Since that time we have seen Lincoln grow from a rather dilapidated country town to a prosperous city. This change we see exemplified in the old and new high school buildings."

And Lincoln high school has made great men without the assistance of the university. Mr. George Smith, '90, secretary-treasurer of Miller & Paine, writes: "It has been twenty-nine years since I was graduated from the Lincoln high school, but it does not seem nearly that long a time. As I could not attend the university then and did not succeed in attending later, my years in the high school were my last in school. evertheless, the years spent in business are, in a way, a continuation of school days, and one has to keep on learning." ~lll lll llllllll lllllllll!lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll'lll

Then there are greetings from the class of '96. Miss Tammie Rymal expresses the wish of all alumni when she says: "We heartily congratulate the class of 1919 and mo t cordially wish them success in the future. And for all students in Lincoln high chool we would wish an appreciation of their wonderful opportunities in such fine surroundings and with such a wide choice of subjects. There used to be no shop work of any kind, no home economics course, no art work, such a thing as a band was not thought of, and there was no chance to test out one's abilities along any line which one might wish to follow later in life. So we expect great things from you as you leave Lincoln high school."

Just as the present students of the school some' day, twenty years from now, will say, "Oh, yes, I remember well when the string choir was started; there was not always a string choir," so the students of a generation ago recall when the organizations, which we now take for granted, were started.

"Our class had the distinction of witne sing the start of some of the well developed institutions which you present-day students enjoy," writes Mrs. Helen Browne Staley, '98. "For instance, who ever dreamed that the little 'soup house' which catered to our needs at luncheon period would one day become a full-fledged cafeteria! The tomato soup and beans which we purchased there were as wonderful to us as pie a la mode is to you. It was the privilege of the writer to be one of four students to represent L. H. S. in the first debate with an outside high school. We debated with a team from Beatrice high school in the old Paddock theatre, Beatric;e. There were no judges, so, of course, we won. The next year a team from Beatrice came to Lincoln and from these meetings, in Jater years, the debating league was founded. We also helped establish your high school Advocate, of which you are so justly proud."

Mr. Leonard A. Flansburg, judge of the district court of Lancaster county, seems to express the feeling all alumni have toward the school and the students who will be the alumni of tomorrow. When we are graduated we are not turned loose in the cruel, cold world without protection. Our older brothers and sisters, the alumni, are ready to help us. "As a member of the class of 1900, I wish to send our greeting, congratulations, and good wishes to the student of Lincoln high school. It is with a fraternal spirit that we address you. As member of that l~nger fraternity, the alumni to which we will soon welcome you, we feel directly leagued with, and interested in all your present activities, interests, progress, and successes, the same as though \Ye were actual and active participants. The Lincoln high school yells do now, and always will, I know, inspire in the alumni a thrill of patriotism and loyalty and renew and refresh our faith in the school's preeminence."

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This picture, believed to have been painted durin g the period of the French Re v olution , i o ne of the war relic which was brou ght back from France by Joe W. Ferris , formerl y a serge ant attached to the Seco nd Anti-Aircraft Machine Gun Batt a li o n.

Mr. Ferri was gradu ated fr om Lin coln high ch ool in 1 9 1 r.

While wanderin g through a chateau near Cama y, Mr. Ferris found t~e picture on the floor. It had been slashed from its frame by ome beaut y-blind Germans :md had also suffered a shrapnel cut. Mr. Ferri s folded it , and a his force wa advan c ing through the Argonne forest at the time , he was forced to carr y it for several week s . On returning to the United States he had the picture framed and presented it to Mi ss Wort of Lincoln high school.

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A clever bit of comedy is always sure to be appreciated in Lincoln high school and this Irish farce was no exception. The first matinee given by the Mummers was presented very successfully to an enthusiastic audience.

Joe Iverson, as the Man, so outwitted the police sergeant, Lane Hildreth, as to make him ask himself, "Am I really as big a fool as I think I am?" Robert Hiatt and Dee Stultz were staunch and valuable aides to the harassed sergeant.

A French comedy in one act is a good recommendation for a play, to say nothing of the good taste of the Mummers and Miss Perego as coach. The second of the Mummers' matinees was quite as enjoyable as the fir t.

Rena Foxworthy, as Rosalie, was very adept at keeping the unfortunate M. Bol and Mme. Bol in uncertainty. Alney Murdock and Ruth Atkinson did splendid work in these parts. Their well meant efforts to make Rosalie a correct servant were all lost upon that young lady. It is most uncomfortable to lose a maid just when you expect distinguished company, and Rosalie cleverly held the situation in her own hands. Imagine the horror of Monsieur and Madame Bol upon discovering that their guest had departed while they argued with Rosalie.

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A qu aint legend , woven about a beautiful picture in a Chinese art studio, is t!1e theme of the charming fantas y, "The Chinese Lantern," given by the Mummers a~ their annual play.

Wiowani, a beloved master of the old school, has painted this wonderful pictnrt. In the long hours of the night, Tikipu, the general drudge, works patiently , gathrring the few crumbs of learning that fall from the table of Yunglangtsi , the son of Olangt i , the arti st. More than an ything else in the world, Yunglangtsi desires to become a grocer , but his parents insist that fate must be fulfilled and he mu t become an artist. Tikipu is at last rewarded when Wiowani comes forth from his picture and takes Tikipu awa y to be stow upon him the priceless gifts of art. Mee Mee, a beautiful Korean slave girl pledged to marr y Yunglangtsi, secretly loves Tikipu. As the curtain falls , the two stand gazing into a future of rose and gold.

Mee Mee was artisticall y portra yed by Helen Burkett. The quaint piquant par~ suited her perfectl y . Joe Iver son pla y ed the part of Tikipu with real feeling and power.

Mar ylouise Br yan and Arnott Folsom as Mrs. Olangtsi and her hu band , did some excellent work, adding zest and humor. Robert Hiatt, as their very fat and sleepy son, played the comedy part successfull y . With sparkling lines and effective _costumes, the art students furni hed the atmosphere.

Miss Ina Perego directed the play with her usual skill. It vvas a most finishd and artistic production and surpassed by far the average amateur performance.

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Tikipu, a general drudge ...................................................... Joe Iverson

Mee-Mee, a Korean lave girl ................. Helen Burkett J osi-Mosi, a Chinese-} ew rag man .. . .......... Brys :rn Loughridge

Mrs. Olangtsi ( Mr Back-of-the-hou e) .... . ..

Marylouise Br_ , an Olangt i, her husband, a ma ter of art. ................... Arnott Fol om Yunglangtsi, their s~n ....................

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Robert Hiatt

Adelbert Cline Wiowani, an old ma ter .... . Lane Hildreth

Hiti-Titi

Helen Blackmore

Han-Kin ..... .. Belle Farman

Pee-Ah-Bee

Margaret Hager an-Tee Dorothy Teal

ew-Lyn . ............ Della Meyer

Tie-Pee . ................. Colombe Oberlie Li-Long ...... ... ..... ... . Elizabeth Wilcox

A beautiful old garden, a high, vine-covered wall, pale moonlight, soft music, a lovely maiden, a oft igh, the gleam of a sword, a line from "Romeo ani Juliet," a ma ked gallant, two quarrel ome old gentlemen, a edan chair - could an y combination be more romantic?

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their love affair had been deliberately planned almo t broke it spell, but, after a !:~~lt~:t ql~~: for real romance, they decided that, after all, they po sessed that chief =~

The plotter , Bergamin , Charles Adams, and Pasquinot, Ros Le Ro signol, quarreled and blundered as cleverly as they conspired. Bergamin's gout was almo t fatal to his di po ition and Pa quinot' soul was not naturally a peaceful one. Since it was all for "the children," however, their villainy \Va quite forgivable. traforel' O \\~::r:v~;;l;~~f :~d \::lo!f~;~t. As the bold v illain, his swagger and bragga-

The juniors " ' ere mo t judicious in their choice of coach , play and ca t, and were rewarded in the presentation of one of the most finished and artistic of cla s pla ys.

CHARACTERS

Sylvette ...... .................................... :Marion Boynton

Percinet ............................................

Bruce Mitchell

Bergamin ...........................................

Charles Adams

Pasquinot ........................................ Ro s Le Ro signol

Straforel. ............................. ............... Carl BrYant

Blaise ........................... . .................. Le Mont Kier

The Wall ................................... ( ot a speaking part.)

Swordsmen, musicians, negroes, torchbearers and wedding guests.

Committee: Chairman, Marylouise Bryan; business manager, Herbert Brownell, Jr.; advertising manager, Kathryn Young; music director, Wilda Weaver; stage manager, Robert Hiatt; a sistant manager , Jacob Gable; electrician , Arthur House; custodian of properties, Ruth Atkinson.

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This effective play was well received by the assembly audience. It was unusual in that the mere story was entirely overshadowed by the idea. It marked the advance of this sort of entertainment in Lincoln high school. Simple staging was suited to the plain, domestic subject.

Rena Foxworthy made a delightful Little Girl, and Morrell Do Ran, as the Boy, was typical of small brothers. The part of the burglar was realistically played by August Johnson.

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This lovely fantasy , written by Mi s ·Perego, was very creditably presented by the freshman class, assisted by the Mummers

Tiny Mary Young, as Cupid, called forth from a huge, paper-lace valentine Demoiselle Frances Carrothers and Monsieur Fred Haecker, whose exquisite minuet comforted somewhat the forlorn little girl, Delilah Barber, who had received no valentine from her favorite. In a lovely dance Flavia Waters, as Heartles , showed the disconsolate girl that perhaps, after all, " 'twere better so." She was quite consoled and convinced of the wisdom of Heartle s, when she received a true valentine from Mother .

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It was a "trivial comedy for serious people." Jack Worthing began life by being carelessly confused with a three-volume novel, having been left in its place in a railway station. When he grew up, his life became even more unusual. Imagine informing the household of the death of a brother who had never existed and then finding your best friend in the next room posing as that brother. That was wh<it happened after Jack unfortunately invented a scapegrace brother whose constant mi sbehavior called him often to the city. From the time he found out who he himself really was, Jack Worthing's complex life began to straighten itself out. The play ended, as all good comedies should, with happy people facing a bright future.

Flavia Waters was delightful in her part, that of Gwendolyn, the cold cultivated beauty. She was analytical in love, but was quite human beneath her reserve. Th•~ part of Jack, alias Earnest, suited Larry Raugh admirably. He had to do very little acting to be impulsive, amusing, and very human.

Wilma Foster was delightful as eighteen year old Cecily Cardew. She was as naive and engaging as every ingenue is and quite reminded one of her OWflt pretty flo\ver garden. Algernon wa played by Jack Whitten. His bored, cynical views were as amusing as his drawl. He delighted in pleasing others if he was very certain that doing so would be enjoyable. Jack took his part very successfully and put eve1y line of his serious humor across the footlights.

Lady Bracknell, the dowager mother of Gwendolyn, masterfully held any situation in her correct and capable hands. Gladys Schaaf played this part exceedingly well. Dr. Chasuble and Miss Pri m, John Dawson and Helen Blackmore, were certain of a cordial reception on every appearance. Lane, the very reserved and proper manservant, was cleverly played by James Stoner. Thomas Roope was a surprise as Merriman, also a very correct but more talkative servant.

The play was a clever one with excellent situations and vivacious lines. It was pure comedy and therefore well suited to a high school audience. The perform:mce was a credit to class '19 in every detail. To Miss Perego and the class sponsors, :Miss Gray and Miss Putney, great credit is due for the success of the play.

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One of the largest and most democratic organizations of the school is the chorus. Anyone may become a member by registering, the same as for any other subject On account of this fact, and also because rehearsals are now held during school hours instead of after school, the membership has risen to nearly four hundred.

The chorus made its greatest success in the cantata "The Mound Builders" given in the high school auditorium January twenty-four. It was generally admitted by all who heard it that nothing of its kind equal to it had ever before been given. Our Christmas assembly was another example of the good work done this year.

The members enjoy this work and consider it a pleasure to be a member and a special privilege to have the kind of instruction that is given by Mr. Fergu so n.

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The second annual mid-year concert of the music organizations of Lincoln high school, given by the Orpheons, January 2-t, in the high school auditorium, was a splendid success and an inspiration for greater efforts in the future. An unusually large and enthusiastic audience gave inspiration to the students to do their best.

The first part of the program was given by the band and the orchestra and the Girls' Glee club. The second part wa the American Indian cantata, "The Mound Builder ," sung by the chorus, under the direction of Mr. Ferguson. The cantarn was written by Paul Bliss, who had attended the rites and dances of many Indian tribes. The extremely interesting Indian theme, the bright-colored costumes, and the excellent work of the chorus gave the production unusual beaut y. The thfrd part , "A Pageant of the War," by Catharine Br yce, was given by the combined Glee clubs , assisted by the 1 ummers. The pageant commemorated the entrance of the different countries into the war. America entered last and was greeted by Faith, Hope and Charity as the savior of the world.

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What is it that put the spirit into our assemblies, brings us to our feet singing "Lincoln Will Shine" with all our might at the football and basketball games? Everybody knows. It is the high school band. Out at the games in any kind of weather, backing up our teams to the limit with the same spirit whether they win or lose.

or does this go unnoticed by the members of the teams and the coach. After one of the hardest games of the seaso~ Coach Beck was heard to say, "I tell you, I hardly dared to breathe until I heard the old band come onto the grounds playing 'Lincoln Will Shine'."

The high school band for this year deserves special notice because it is the largest in the history of the school, consisting of nearly fifty members. It is org,mized on a military basis with the following officers:

FIRST SEMESTER

Captain Ted A. Cowell

First Lieutenant. . . . . . eil McDowell

Second Lieutenant Myron Reddish

First Sergeant Raymond Linderman

Librarian .......... Harbert Kimberly

SECOND SEMESTER

Captain. eil McDowell

First Lieutenant Ted A. Cowell

Second Lieutenant ..... Myron Reddish

This system is not merely a matter of form, it is an effective way of managing the affairs of the organization. The boy all have the true Lincoln high spirit and they show it every time they are called upon. This year more difficult music than anything attempted in previous years has been played to Mr. Greenslit's entire satisfaction.

Indeed Lincoln high has just cause to feel proud of her band.

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Forty boys and girls playing very like professionals, under the leadership of one of the finest musicians in the country,-that is the high school orchestra. So finished and fine is the music of this.. body that it is hard for an outsider, and often for members of the school, to believe that this is just one of the student organizations recruited from all four classes, and practicing under the high school roof twice a week. The members of the orchestra have all along appreciated their privilege in securing the splendid training possible under a master like Mr. Carl Steckelberg; the whole school and men and women from the city and state have been stirred on several notable occasions this year when the orchestra has appeared in public.

Their most conspicuous successes have been in their appearance before the Southeastern Teachers Association and in the mid-year concert. They will furnish the music for the graduation exercises of the class of 1919 of Lincoln high school.

Often it is necessary to hear the comments of those outside the school before one realizes that what is merely a satisfying and u ual achievement to the students is really a very remarkable and unusual achievement when considered by expert musical standards.

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--= The work of the boys and girls glee club this year ha been very succe sful. Every member has gained the keenest pleasure from the work. Under the direction of Mr. Ferguson, to whom the successful season is largely due, they have presented many programs which have satisfied even the most fastidious.

The first programs in which the glee clubs appeared were given before the a sembly. It was here that the ability of these organizations was shown to the students, and their appreciation was attested by repeated calls for more such entertainments. otable among the activities of the first semester was the famous trip to Panama on behalf of the liberty loan. The climax of the season, however, came in the mid-year concert. The second half of the program was given over entirely to the glee clubs, who, under tµe direction of Mr. Ferguson and by help of members of the dramatic club, presented with much success the splendid patriotic pageant.

During the second semester two big programs were given before an admiring audience. The first was the work of the organization of "Ferguson's Famous Fun Makers" who gave three shows to packed houses the night of the carnival. This was enjoyed so much that they were asked to repeat it for the entertainment of the basketball boys who participated in th.e tournament.

The last big thing to be produced wa the opera "The Fire Prince." This involved every member of the glee clubs , consisting of a chorus of about forty voices and fourteen principals.

With this big production the work of the glee clubs was completed for the year.

OFFICERS GIRLS GLEE CLUB

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OFFICERS BOYS GLEE CLUB

Presid e nt FRED HAECKE!l President

MARJORIE Coo PER Vice-president

JOE ZIMMERMAN . ...... Vice-president

ELLIE STARBOARD Secretary HENRY HOHNSTEIN . ....... Secretary

GEORGIA WUNDERLICH Treasurer Buss l\1APES Treasurer

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If a man is judged by the company he keeps, then urely, a school mu t b~ judged by the clubs it has. If these clubs are simply aristocratic, pleasure-seeking ocieties, then the school has a poor reputation. But if the school has democratic societies that are working for the best interests of the entire school, then that school stands for something in the scholastic world. Lincoln high ha been particularly fortunate in the character of the organizations which have been formed.

Jo matter what a per on's incl i nation is, there i a club devoted to his interest in Lincoln high school. He can join an organization devoted to dramatics, the art of writing, debating , music, athletic s, normal training, Y. M. C. A. work, botany. and to Y. W. C. A. activitie . In all these clubs admittance is on the same terms to all. An y student above the freshman class in the high school may qualify b y conforming to rules of entrance set up b y the club. In some ca es, as in the branches of the Y. M. C. A. and the Y. W. C. A., entrance can be obtained by payment of a small fee. In other s, the candidate must show that he has some ability along the line for which the club was formed. In this way, no student is barred from taking part in club act ivities , and the whole system is made democratic.

These organizations fill a great place in school life. They provide social life for man y students who would otherwise take no part in the social activities of the school. The y are active in furthering the purposes for which they have been formed and in pu shing forward the ideals and accomplishments of the school. They have taken , to a large extent , the place of the old, exclusive societies which were in existence until two years ago.

Several organizations have given programs in as embly. The td.lent represented was of the highest t y pe and the assemblies perhaps the most enjoyable of the yeaf. The dramatic club gives annuall y a pla y which is a well attended as class plays.

There are four girls clubs, one of which is a branch of the local Y. W. C. A. Another is organized for girls who are taking the normal training department cour se in high school. Two are open to all girls interested in gymnasium, track and fieid athletics. The club established by the local Y. M. C. A. is the only organization for boys exclu ively. The other clubs are open equally to boy and girls.

The number of clubs is not limited. Any group of students who wish to form a club, the activities of which are not already covered by any existing organization , may get permission by stating the aims of the club and submitting a constitution for approval to the student affair committee of the faculty.

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The Forum, one of the wide-awake clubs in high school, has this year fulfilled its mission of keeeping alive the interest in public speaking. The benefit of bein,:?; a member of the club comes from the orderly, business-like way in which the meetings have been conducted. The members learn the art of expressing their ideas in a clear, logical way.

The programs of the year have been interesting and varied, consisting of many things besides debates. The club was especially fortunate in securing Adrian M. ewens, an authority on the subject, for an address on "The Art of Public Speaking." In ovember , the Rev. Mr. Tyner gave an interesting account of his experiences as a Y. M. C. A. worker -in France.

In a meeting long to be remembered the genius of a score of budding lawyers found expression in a mock trial which ronfirmed hopes of future fame. At another meeting, organized as a congrcs , each worthy statesman, including a socialist, was anxious to display his eloquence for the benefit of his country, and oratory was poure<l forth in torrents.

Great interest has also been taken in the social activities of the club. In December the Forum celebrated its first birthday by a Christmas party, with a tree, gifts, dancing, and an unusually good time. At the annual banquet in l\1arch there was a practical application of the public speaking art in the clever toasts given by various member

The club feels that it is meeting a need in school life, and with the help and cooperation of every member , is trying to carry out the ideals of Lincoln high. France[ Murphy, '20.

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At the close of the school year, the High Y club h ad on its membership lists two hundred thirty boys of the three upper classes of the high school. Two hundred seventy-five boys use the privileges of the building every day. Club meetings, led hy successful bu sines s or profe ss ional men, who speak on life problems, are open to members. The High Y club offers a real opportunity to the boy with high ideals.

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OFFICERS

Second Semester

President ......... . ... .... WILDA WEAVER

HE RY HoHNSTEI Vice-president . ............ JoE ZIMMERMAN

HELE :r BEAUMONT .... . .......... Secretary ....... . ........ . ESTHER JOHNSON

JOE ZIMMERMAN . ............ Treasurer . HENRY HOHNSTEIN

GE JEVIEVE vVItso Editor and Chairman Program Com .... HELEN BEAUMONT

DOROTHY MAY . Historian .. . .... •...... . GENEVIEVE WILSON

The Orpheons .strive, as stated in the club cons t itution, "To promote the skill of the members of the club and the interest in music in the Lincoln high school."

The club is amply fulfilling its purpose in both directions . Every two weeks programs of such variety and interest are presented that it seems as if they must entice Orpheus himself to hover near, listening, the patron of the meetings . Varied programs are given by the club member , vocal and instrumental music, solo and ensemble. Sometimes, people of importance in the mu s ical world address the club. Such a program was given by Mr. Sidney Silber, of the University School of Music, who spoke on "Interesting lvlu ical Personalities I Have Known."

Led by Miss Haywood and Mr. Ferguson, the Orpheons back all the musical enterprises in Lincoln high school, and help to make them successful. From a small beginning, the club has grown to be an important factor in musical affairs.

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The Mummers club takes its name from the pantomimic actors who flourished probably between the fourteenth and sixteenth centuries. This o.rganization presents plays and entertainments which they believe to be of worth-while theme, of interes~in 5 i,lot.

and of sincere treatment. Besides the cultivation of dramatic ability the club embraces many activitie , such as play-writing, play-reading, costume and poster des~gning, stage building, managing, lighting, de s igning, and the collecti n of stage propertie nyone who desires to become a member prepare;; a dramatic scene and a pantomime to be presented before the club sponsor, Miss Perego. If he is accepted, he becomes an associate member, until such time as he shall have rendered some service to th1:: club, or has taken part creditably in a play, when he is admitteLl to full member hip.

The ideal Mummer is one who gives his services willingly and without stint in the interest of the club, and who trie-s t carty over from the stage of make-believe onto the stage of life, the an of fine behavior.

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The high school gymnasium is converted into a veritable Olympia on the occasions when the girls of the Olympian Club meet for their practice and fun. It is a good many years since the old Greeks met for their games and contests, but now, by these twentieth century Olympians, the art has been revived, to the great enjoyment of this group of girls. It would surely please the athletes of old if they could witness the spirit with which the members enter into their basketball, tennis and swimming. True to the standard that their name implies, the girls practice these and other games at the meetings, or listen to talks on some phase of physical education.

Diversions which doubtless the old competitors in the Olympics did not enjoy are offered at the parties which are interspersed between the regular meetings. Modern Olympians have an advantage over the ancients in the evening roller skating parties, indoor frolics, and the Saturday tramps.

The girls also heartily enjo y the basketball and tennis tournaments held every year, and every member will heartil y give three cheers for the old Ol y mpians , whose ideals are perpetuated in the activitie s of this club.

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The Round Table has as its aim the promotion of good fellowship. An y girl taking the normal train ing cour se is eligible for member ship , and the club has an enrollment of about fort y . Miss Jackson is sponsor.

The programs are all gi v en by the girls. Sometimes the y take the form of plays , sometimes of mu sic. Often a work of literature is studied. At one time the girls studied the art o f telling stories to small children. ot all the club acti v ities are seriou s, ho w ev er , as the se program s are varied by a dance now and then.

The members take pride in the fact that , h aving been organized ab out eight y ear s ago , the y ar e the oldest club now in Linc o ln high school.

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Top Row-IRENE FREY, DOROTHY WILLIAMS, GRACE PEGLER, VERNA BowoE , HELEN HOAG.

Middle Row-OPAL Hu T, HELE CAMPBELL, HELE FAIRBROTHER, BLENDA OLso

Bottom Roiu:--CLARICE GREEN, Miss WARRICK, sponsor, RUTH YOUNG.

CABI ET MEMBERS

President. .......................................... RUTH You r G

Vice-president ...................................... BLE DA OLSON

Secretary ............................................. OPAL Hu T

1'reasurer .......................................... GRACE PEGLER

Chairman Program Committee VERNA BOWDEN

Chairman Social Committee ........................ CLARICE GREENE

Chairman Service Committee ...................... HELEN CAMPBELL

The Student Standard Club is an organization which promises great things for the future. It was formerly the Girls club, a junior branch of the Y. W. C. A.

The club has had a vigorou membership drive, and, with its new enrollment of about three hundred and twenty-five, should become an important factor in affairs of the future.

The club promotes friendship among the girls, and provide amusement for it-; members. Every girl is eligible providing she gives the club her loyal support.

The program and social committees plan such entertainments as tramps, informal dances and a big monthly party. The cabinet of six, compo ed of the officers and the two sponsors, Miss Warrick, of the Y. W. C. A., and Miss Humpe, direct the activities of the club.

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Top Ro'W-HELEN HALL, ELMER McCLELLAND, FLOSSIE GERMA , GLADYS SCHAAF.

Second Ro'W-MARJORIE BURCHAM, CLARICE GREE ' , GRACE PEGLER, HELEN WIGGINS, MARGARET SnDwORTHY, GERTRUDE ToMso

Third Ro'W-]OHN HAINES, DOROTHY WILLIAMS, ELIZABETH WILCOX, DOROTHY TEAL, HELEN HOLMBERG, BEATRICE COLBURN, PAUL BLOCK.

Bottom Row-FRA CEL MURPHY, CLIFFORD HICKS, LILIAN BLA CHARD, HERBERT BROW ELL, ARNOTT FOLSOM, CARLETON SPRINGER.

Juniors and seniors who have an imagination which gives birth to original i-1e1s, and the ability to transmit these ideas to their readers, are the materials of which the Writers Club is composed. The club offers a splendid opportunity for embryo \Vriters to exercise their genius. Any upper-classman may gain membership by submitting an original manuscript, with a recommendation from an English teacher, to the membership committee. The paper is read and voted upon, the name of the writer being unknown. The originality of the theme and the style of the work are carefully considered. If the manuscript is accepted by the committee, the writer is voted on by the club as a whole. A it requires a three-fourths vote to exclude anyone the organization is truly democratic.

At present there are thirty active and as ociate members. Many vanet1es of literary efforts are offered at the club meetings, for each person reads one of hi manuscripts at some time during the year. The club has also aided the Mummers in a literary way, and has written and presented a comedy at the carnival.

It is the aim of this organization to give its members an opportunity to practice the art of writing, and to become acquainted with its highest ideals.

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2-Witne sed touching reunions of old friends. School began . ..J.-Ada Bemis returned with five new freckles! Oh, girls!

5-Larry Raugh forgot that he was a senior, and went to hi old home room.

6-9-Enjoyed the week end. \Veren't used to studying yet.

9-Harold Clute told big stories of hi vacation in his Engli h class.

12-Advocate staff appointed, with Gertrude Tomson a editor-in-chief.

18-Esther Johnsson began to grow thin. She was afraid she might lose her credits.

23-Student council held their first meeting.

27-First matinee part y of the year , and a good one.

OCTOBER

1-Lane Hildreth was elected senior president.

3-Had our first football a sembl y . Our team told us how they were going to beat Seneca.

4-The y did what the y said. Score, 55-0. Oct. I 1-Nov. 4-Vacation.

The influenza, o they sa y , Was started by the kaiser. He sent it to America, To make us sad , and wiser!

Those germs spread over all the land, Regardless of one's station; They'd thri v e on young and old alike, And so we had vacation.

And then no shows could we attend, or church, nor Sunday school, We stayed at home, and did our best To mind the health board's rule.

TOVEM B ER

1-Slip ! Splash! MacGlasson slides in the Bea t rice game Final score, 12-0.

4-Kind Influenza! Gave us three weeks vacatio n

7-Great exciteme n t over the rumor of == peace! Even t he sen iors blundered into -

8-Bii~:~~:;!b~l;:;i~~ds~~~d1cl1°:}£Joto}:1~i~h!

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11-Binfg! Bang£! 1 F pirecracker 1 s! 1 LGook out or your eet eace at ast . orgeous parade! Tired feet, but happy hearts!

12-Trying to calm down after all the excitement.

14-School becomes a Red camp (and black), speaking bol hevistically. School color day.

15-More color da)' ! Big football assembly! -

• 20-Separate boys and girls mass meetings!

\ ( ~& 2 3-F oo tball team stepped on Norfolk, Io to o,?./ '") at orfolk. Matinee party in the aftern oo n.

25-Robert Edmiston measured himself, and = found that he has grown 1-567th of an inch since school began.

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28-Thanksgiving game with Cambridge, 6 to v, Lincoln. Aha! State champions! Poor C ambridge!

29-Sad day for us! School on Frid ay after Thanksgiving. Turkey sandwiches for lunch.

DECEMBER

1-Freshies look forward to new toys. Wh y ? Christmas 1s commg.

5-Mr. Pickell returned to school. He had been ill with the influenza for three weeks.

6-The Mummers Club gave the "Chinese Lantern."

13-Mi s Alexander's English class gave an "Over the Top" party.

16-Wallace Waite parted his hair in the middle! He hoped to deceive Santa Claus.

I 7-Final football celebration. Eleven "L's" awarded. Boys Glee Club introduced "Belinda, Clarissa, She Loves Me."

18-The Forum gave a Christmas party .

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I 9 - Climax of B e t ter English week. P lay "In13£--£ L•N-N - DA - A signia" presented . P oor Barbara!

20--Perfect recitations! Christmas is coming "Carol, brother, carol!"

20-30--Chri tmas vacation. Candy, presents, trees! Oh, joy!

30--School again. Bryson Loughridge returns to

3-Mr. M. W. Folsom (Arnott's uncle) day. hard study.

JANUARY

ew Years Day and school! And they say what you do on ew Years day you'll do all year! told us how Paris celebrated on armistice

6-Scrubmen in great demand! Lane Hildreth mopped up the chem. lab floor. 9-Mummers Club presented " evertheless." What a funny word! Tee-hee.

10--Tramped on Uni. Place in first basketball game of the season. Score, 20-5.

I 3-"Rosalie" given at the matinee by the Mummers. ·

14-The Advocate grinds forgot their dignity, and went dressed as children to a party at Marylouise Bryan's home.

20--Indian assembly by Mr. and Mrs. Lieurance, to advertise the coming concert.

21-Listened to the band. Heard the basketball boys say, "I'm sure we'll win."

22-Another assembly . Advertised the concert again. It must be good?

23-Worried expressions! Exams. coming.

24-Big mid-year concert given by orchestra, chorus, and glee club . Commanderin-chief, Mr. Ferguson.

27-Two exams. over! Only two more!

28-Another one conquered !

29-The last one! And they weren't so hard, after all. Sophomores' first evening party. My, how the children are growing!

30--No school. Slept late. Went to the senior open night party held in the library. •

3 1-Day of Doom. Received our just rewards! Impromptu dance in the third floor halls. A piano was being moved.

FEBRUARY

1-Put down Omaha, 23-19. Getting to be a habit. Schapers gets I 5 points.

3-Went to our new classes. Wonder what our new teachers thought of us.

5-Ran over State Farm, 28-7. Did we roll up that score? After the game, the Aggies gave a party.

7-Mildred Moyer went without any lunch! She says she is dieting!

10--Gladys Schaaf had a thrilling escape from death! She was almost chem. lab. gassed m

12-Celebrated Honest Abe's birthday. Rev. S. Mills Hayes addressed us on "Abraham Lincoln "

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I.I(_ 13-Unlucky day for Fred Haecker! Mumps! Oh, my face!

o -c:- r4-Valentine's Day. The freshies, "bless their hearts!"

(L. presented a little play for the enjoymen t of the upperclassmen.

0 17-Assembly. Juniors advertised "The Romancers." 1 I 9-Grace Pegler fell off a chair backwards, in the cafe>- >- teria ! She had just learned of her admittance into ::, the Writers Club. :) a:. ""' (I., 20---Mr. Dan Lynch , president of the senior class. How does~ sound?

21-A busy day! Assembly for George Washington's birthday, matinee party in the afternoon, and the junior play at night.

24-John Dawson came to school on time 1 The shock was almost too much for Miss Gray.

25-Subscribe for your Links today! Onl y eleven hundred subscriptions to be taken! Avoid the rush !

27-Lucille Zimmer became an active member of the Bangs Club.

28-End of the shortest month. Three longer ones until graduation.

MARCH

3-Carnival as embl y "Be sure to come Friday night with plent y of nickels." "All sorts of shows!" "Positively no money refunded!"

4-Student Standard Blow Out party. The losing Ford had to give the party.

5-John Wynkoop scrubbed the floor of the physics lab. Good work, Johnny!

6-From now on, the calendar should be witty , for the editor cut her first wisdom tooth.

7-Imagine a sandstorm in the Sahara desert, picture a blinding blizzard in Alaska, shiver to a "jazz" band out of tune, - and you ha ve the -

10---Mr. Pickell threatened to inflict us with twenty minutes outdoor exercises! Links staff had an evening part y ,-sandwiches, hammers, chocolate, and all the fixin's.

1 I-Basketball assembly, with Coach Beck at the wheel. The car was filled by the team .

I 2-Tournament began! Alas, the car skidded and lost out in the race! Lin coln lost to Omaha commercial, 6-12. Too bad, Lincoln.

14-Comedy in Miss Muir's Shakespeare class. Joe Iverson reading (Dorothy Rogers enters) "Here comes the little villi an now!"

I 7-St. Patrick's da y. Seniors tried to outdo the freshies in displa y ing the green ( bank rolls?).

19-Mr. Steckelberg gave a recital.

20---Round Table party.

2 I-Something unu sual-a matinee part y !

25-Miss Wort aid "ain't." Horrors!

27-Sure ! We want the League of ations. Wil son backed Wilson.

APRIL

7-Back again , after our fifth v acation . Onl y nine weeks of hard work ahead of us. 8-Splash ! The swimming pool is fi x ed at last! L. H. S. throngs with enthusiastic mermaids.

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10--Bim, boom, bell! Hold that note! Vocal exercise in as embly. 11-Freshmen held a class meeting. 'Ray, freshie ! 15-Sophomore candy sale tantalized everyone's weet tooth. But, alas! Lent is till with us.

16--Girls only! Fashion show in assembly.

21-Lane Hildreth told an original ( ?) joke in a sembly. Adverti ed the senior play.

23-Howling mob at room IOO ! Must be the Ru sian bread line. vation of seats for the play. o, it' only reser-

25-Matinee party. Best show of the year, senior play, "The Importance of Being Earnest."

28-Yipe ! Yipe! A visiting puppy sent out of enior home room.

MAY

2-Good assembly! Sophomores presented "The Lo t Silk Hat."

8-Another assembly. Enjoyed harp, vocal, and violin solos.

16--"The Fire Prince" presented by the Glee Clubs.

21-Juniors belabor (verbally) the seniors.

29- o Senior Class Day. "'Originality' is our motto."

JUNE

I-Baccalaureate Day.

6--Last public appearance of the seniors. Commencement.

On~-Act '""lJlars

One-act plays seem to be the latest fad. They have become as much of an evil as the movie scenario. Everybody writes 'em . The scene shif t er and the head usher spend their leisure t ime wri t ing t omorrow evening's play I t really isn't hard at all. Why not try it? All you have to do is write down a more or less interesting titleone word preferably-with as many syllables as possible . Then write your play. This should have somewhat the same subject as your t itle, although this is not ab olutely necessary. Above all things, the play must not be burdened by superfluous conversation In fact, it should not be burdened by any t hing in par t icular. B e very careful that the conversation you do use is not interesting. In a one-act play, interest is fatal. ow, that full instructions have been given, go ahead and write. Don't be discouraged if your first efforts are interesting and clever; they often are Just keep on writing. You will soon become proficien t .

( OTE: This interesting and instructive article is accompanied by a one-act play entitled, "Incomprehensibility " When interviewed, the author stated that the title was selected because it did not mean anything in particular and was the longest word she knew at the moment The drama follows.)

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A TRAGEDY I O E ACT

Bv GLADYSIA ScHAAFSKI

ScE E: A large business office in a downtown building Seven stenographers decorate the room. They work at typewriters in the intervals between nose-powdering and hair - patting. A long office boy works periodically. rn ·the foreground a large, official-looking man at his desk The door in the center back opens and a soldier in over eas regalia steps in. The typewriting and gum chewing stop, while seven marcelled head turn towards the door and seven ighs are heard. As the young man advances with a discouraged look on his handsome face, fourteen eyes note the three service and the two wound tripe which decorate his sleeves. Our young hero stops before the de k and stand respectfully till the large man looks up Then he speaks.

THE HA DSOME ONE: "Bo s, I came after my old job. Uh--you said--"

THE LARGE OFFICIAL-LOOKING MAN: "Yes ( He points in the general direction of t he long office boy.) "I t 's gone. He's got it "

(The Handsome One walks slowly ou t. He does not slam the door.)

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0 the swing of the jaw in its onward course Will drive the teachers mad ! But the gumless day will come by force, The best day we ever had .

With no one to sympathize. They will think of other days,' and moan, And slowly dry their eyes.

But somethi n g must be done right now,

Although it will be sad, For the swing of the j aw in its onward cou r se, I Will drive the faculty mad! I

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Miss Gray ( calling roll) : "Francis!"

Francis : "Not here."

Miss Gray : "Why do you say 'Not here?' "

Mr. Pickell: "Bryson, where did you get that patch?" Bryon: "That's one of Ma's receipts." (reseats.)

Miss Davis: "What do they raise most in Mexico?"

Charles Clayton: "I refuse to swear in class."

Miss Tremaine, (announcing test)

Park B erry: "Do you want a lot of dates?" • Miss T. : "Well, they're always welcome."

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George: "Play 'You're in Love.'"

Gladys: "I don't know how."

Dot: "Do you know 'Kisses?' "

Alney : "Know 'em when I hear 'em."

Mr. P ickell: "Didn't I hear you singing "When You and I Were Young?'"

Eugene Staley: "Oh, you must be mistaken; I'm only a freshie."

Mr. Steckelberg: "Where's your bow?"

Fay: "-Er-I think he's in Omaha."

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Mary: "What is this?" ( pointing to Army-_ avy Special.) I

Scene-Candy Kitchen. Characters-Jack W., Mary R.

Jack : "That's forty -five cents.

Mary: "Oh-h-h !"

TWENTY-THIRD LAME TATIO

Chemistry is m y hoodoo, I shall not pass. It maketh me to sit up nights, it I teacheth me Chinamen's puzzles. It destroyeth my good disposition. It causeth me to I burn my fingers for m y credit ' s sake. Yea , though I labor and frown , my apparatus soars to the ceiling, for fate is against me. Chemistr y prepareth disgrace for me in the presence of my classmates; Miss Short ca lleth aloud for the grades and my zeroes I are frequent. Surely this miser y shall follow me all the days of my life , and I hall I dwell in the high school forever. I

Wh y act so queer, why be in such fear? I Don't you suppose that every one knows You're only a freshie this year? a a

IEPITAPHS

Alita Lemon ate too manyAnd now she's gone where there ain't any.

Vera Welch-Her fate? Ah, woe! Yes, this is it,

Age Unknown-She was druv over by a jit.

Jack Whitten-An honest fellow here is laid, His debts in full he always paid, And what's more strange, the neighbors tell us,

I He brought back borrowed umbrellas.

IEugene Goodrich: "Mis; Glass, what shall I re.ad? All of these books are out uf the librarv."

Miss G1ass : "Well, read" (suggesting several.)

Eugene: "I read those last year."

Miss Glass: "Well, what haven't you read?"

Eugene: "I haven't red hair."

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THE OLD ROUTINE

Larry Raugh sitting still for forty minutes. I

Miss Jackson passing out gum to her Algebra III class. I

Miss Glass: "You may cut out any articles you wish from these magazines."

Miss Shonka: "Be sure to save places for all your friends." I

Miss Pound: "You're excused." • I

Mrs. Colburn (in study): "Every one may talk."

Mr. Pickell ( to boys) : "If you are in a hurry to get to the high 'Y' for dinner, I don't hesitat~ to cut across the campu ." I

Freshie in Math. Class: "When we get the answer in a whole number do you want us to carry it out decimally?"

DICTIONARY

Bluff-To cover a deficit of brains by an issue of brass. I

Excuse-A regret of non-attendance of class.

Freshman-(See green.) I

Flunk-A process by which one becomes a special. I

Matches-Result of dates.

Skip-A cruel attempt to deprive the class of the pleasure of your company and the benefit of your recitation.

Work-Getting out the Links. I

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(From Dan Lynch's Diary) I

I stole a kiss the other night, My conscience hurt, alack. I b'lieve I'll go again tonight And put the blame thing back. ~ I

Where there is life there is hope, I Where there is dirt there is soap; Hope and soap, they're life's great dope.

Lives of seniors all remind us I Anyone can make a show, And, departing, leave behind them Juniors, glad to see them go. I

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Eooner or later every ,chool boy and every ,chool girl ia called on to hid adieu to the old school, with its familiar scenes and happy associations, and take a larger part in the world's affairs. The part you are to play depends upon your training, and TR INING IS OUR SPECIALTY·

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IIIIIIBABE MARTIN SAYS

First-Teachers have two sorts of pupils: those who study their lessons and get

their credits and those that get their credits. This one-cent tax on sody's gettin' fierce.

Second-Speakin' of airplanes, dad says he thinks there is a great similarity between them and the present prices. Trenches are all right in warfare, but the best protection during the "flu" is a family-sized umbreller.

Third-Trippdon Mud sezs when all the family drink soup it reminds him o' the

Seven Falls he visited last summer. Furthermore, why do they give away two or more pink crocheted caps with every Ford?

Fourth-If these here tight clothes keeps on it looks like even the poor c'n be in style. The alarming number of widows has been redooced by one by the finding of

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Fifth-Some men don't want the League of ations 'cause they wan't smart enough to think o' sich things, so they git in the public eye by talkin' agin' it. Who remembers the day when a girl could walk to school in ten minutes?

Sixth-A fellow's coal sure does go this kind of weather when ye have to buy ice I too. Ye still got to dig dandy lions even if the milkman does come late in the mornin'.

Seventh-It's a dirty shame t o sell the freshmen tickets t o assembly when penn ies are o scarce and times so hard. Statistics show that locker mice have multiplied fifty

per cent in L. H. S. in the last ten months I

SPEAKING OF THE SPREAD OF BoLSHEVISM, Dm You K r ow--

That the seniors had a Red for class president last semester.

That Mr. Pickell has worn red for at least forty years I

That enough chlorine gas has been liberated in the chemistry during the last year to gas the whole janitor force.

That scheming plotters have caused innumerable explosions in room 324.

That Lincoln high school has annual days devoted to the wearing of the Red I ( black, too, for funerals)

That the student council is forming a soviet to overthrow the power of the janitors.

That a club to promote hot, gassy speech, the Forum, has been running and spread- I ing its doctrines for two years.

Did you know that?

he think the tyle card is a very good thing , and now the girl will be more careful in their dress.

She says that almost all the girls in school are going out for track, but she never did have much interest in railroad affairs.

She ays that the persons in the Links office must get tired counting the pennies I people bring them to pay their Links subscriptions. I

She say she expects to get weighted credits this emester as she has been carrying heavy subjects

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Wonder What Mr. Ferguson Thinks About?

"Um mm! I'm glad that there is going to be a musical assembly today."

"I wonder what new joke I'll think of this time?"

"Mr. Pickell is motioning for me. Here's where I get to go on the stage again."

"Everyone is looking at me. I guess I'd bett~r straighten my tie and button my coat."

"I wonder if my hair is smooth. If I were like some girls rd wonder whether or

not my nose was shiny."

"There is Joe Iverson laughing at me You wait till Glee Club, I'll tell Joe something "

"My, but the e steps are small; I just about fell. What would have happened

if I had? P hew! I'm glad I'm up those awful steps.

"Dear me, how these school students can clap. I see Ethel Upton in the first row of the balcony looking at me. My, but t his is a great life."

Wonder What the Janitor Thinks About the Morning After the Carnival ?

"They sure must have had a good time last night . It makes enough work for me "

"Gee! I wish I went to high school and could dress up crazy like that "

"Whee! This is a job and a half. They ought to have more people on the I janitor force."

"Why on earth couldn't they have let a little less confetti fall?"

"Hello! Here's a dime. Somebody must have dropped it when they were I dancing.'' I

"Another find! A powder puff! Look at the dirt on it. Why on earth don't they use cleaner ones?"

"I wonder where the janitor on the econd floor is by this time? Wonder if he I has cleaned up as much as I have?"

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"Wasn't that minstrel show dandy? Well, I guess I have good times, too . " I

Wonder What a Freshie Thinks A bout '?

"Good Heavens! ,vhere is room 307? They told me to go up these stairs and I then turn to the right, but I'm not in front of 307. I don't know what to do, nor I where to go. Some senior told me the cafeteria issued meal tickets . Wonder where I ran get them? Some school!" - 146-

Wonder What dpol/o Thinks dbout ?

"Look at these pretty girls walking down the hall; how I wish I could wink at

II'em. Now two boys are coming along. It's a good thing I'm hard instead of soft or I • I'd try to fight with them a turn or two. I get awfully tired standing in the same position all the time. But, then, it is mighty nice to have everybody look at you as they pass by."

IA high school student Sprung a joke

While looking quite de Muir. Roth was his teacher and she said, "You're Wittie t<, be sure.

"But if a Jury tried your case,

They'd make Short work of you. They'd Foster trouble for your race .. ~::y: 0 :::::up::::ku::: :::e; head, If thou Wort not so cheap, And bid you go to Perego To teach you how to weep."

-:Jeatrice Colburn, '19.

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"Jiminy ! The line's longer'n usual today."

"Here comes that cute girl I tried to speak to yesterday. Wonder what she's I like? -18 from 25-7." I

II"Almost everybody buys those French fried potatoes. I can't stand 'em. I guess -Oh! what a big lunch Mr. Mortensen's got!-16 plus 9 equals 25c-14-15-W on'der why some girls are so afraid they'll get their hands dirty?"

"That girl over there dropped her handkerchief on the floor, and she's shaking I it to pieces to get the dust off?" .

"How much longer is that line, anyway? I get tired of making music out of this old-29-3o-cash register everyday. That pineapple ice looks pretty good-wish

I had some."

"This old register and I are pretty good pals after all. Oh, I guess I can stand this till vacation. -148-

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good. I wonder where it is hidden today?" I

"I can smell a good lunch today. I'm sure there is cheese in it or something

"I think it is safe now. I guess I'll get busy and search and have a regular feast."

"Well, I have at last found it, sticking in the coat sleeve. I'll start chewing the

cloth, and then for the lunch."

"Oh, but this coat tastes funny, but I'll keep it ~P and get the cheese anyway."

"Well, of all things! I hear them coming . I must run for my hiding place or

Ithis girl will scream and yell when she sees me. I just wonder if she is getting a book. I Oh, no; she is taking the lunch. Of all things, after I had chewed the sleeve and everything. Oh, I do wi h people would have pity on a poor locker mouse like me."

"Dear me, she saw the hole in the sleeve an:! is very angry, even threatening never

to leave her lunch in the locker again. What am I to do now? Well, I guess I'll I have to move to another locker."

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Wonder What a Little Dog Who Is Lost in the High School Thinks About?

"Goodness me, I thought I'd come and visit my master today, but I can't find him

I any place."

"Here he comes."

"Goodnight! What luck! That boy looks just like him, anyway." I

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"That's my tail you're stepping on, plea e." I

"Gracious, I'm so worried; I don't see him any place."

"Wonder what makes those girls take such hort tep I'd like to show 'em how I to run once."

"What a crowd."

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"Just a minute, please, till I squeeze through here." I "ow, me for home-if I can ever fin:! the door." I

"At last in the fre h air."

" I ever again will I go to school. I don't ee how m y master can stand it." I =J= I I I n [ -150-

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IIIWonder What Mrs. M--- Thinks About?

as usual." I

"Well, here come those children again, piling into the cafeteria and hungry

"Guess I might as well start dishing the ice cream. They eat as much as the whole United States army."

"There's that big fat boy wanting two dishes just as he always does."

"My, I am glad this is Friday, for I will have a chance to rest my weary feet."

"There's that little girl who always gets just orte dish of ic~ cream and nothing else. I don't see how she lives on that; it isn't enough to keep a canary alive."

I"Just caught a boy for dumping a dish of ice cream on a piece of pie. He I thought I didn't see him. I don't see why those children can't learn not to do that."

"Well, that's over for today." •

IIII"Well! Today's the great day. They are going to have the senior play tonight." I

Wonder What the Auditorium Curtain Thinks About ?

"I have seen that practiced enough."

"There's quite a crowd here. They'll get their money's worth, all right."

"Here comes the orchestra. They make pretty fair music." I

"Here I go up. It's going to be fun now."

"Isn't that butler fellow the silliest thing. He is a good actor."

"Don't those sandwiches look good? The boy they call Jack is gomg to eat I them, too."

"How sentimental this scene 1s. Look at the love stuff. I'm glad it turns out

all right." I

"Time to go down. The people are all getting ready to go. Here I go up again. I "My, thel'e are lots of people coming to congratulate the actresses and actors. They I deserve it." I I I ·I I B B

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Evar : "What race?"

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Carleton: "The human race."

Jim: "I can't; I wen t to t he baske t ball game." I

Mrs. Hiat t : • "Tell about t he :Mo n golia n race " I

Miss Foster : "Has n ' t that sentence a rather weak en di n g?"

Bill: "I like week ends "

Lee: "Wha t does t hat mean?" I

Carol: "Au revoir." I

Carol: " G ood bye, in French "

Lee: "All right, carbolic acid."

Lee : "Good bye, in liquid form . " I

Carol : "Wha t does t hat mean?" I

B ob: "Elmer's go ing to be a great jeweler some day "

B eele "How do you know?"

B ob: " B ecause h-is specialty is R ubies."

11 Frances Colton : "I t 's too hot t o work t odav."

Miss Gray : "You'll have it hotter tha n thiS."

Jlrtists•'Photo-E(ngrabers

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Besides being the largest organization in the country specializing on Q.uality I College Illustrations, handling over 300 annuals every year, including this one, we are general artists and engravers.

Our Large Art Departments create designs and distinctive illustrations, make accurate mechanical wash drawings and birdseye views, retouch I photographs, and specialize on advertising and catalog illustrations. I

Our photographic department is unusually expert on outside work and on machinery, jewelry and general merchandise.

We reproduce all kinds of copy in Halftone, Zinc Etching, Ben Day and Three or Four Color Process; in fact, make every kind of original printing I I plate; also Electrotypes and Nickeltypes by wax or lead mold process.

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At your service-Any time-Anywhere-for Anything in Art, Photography , and Photoengraving.

JAHN

& OLLIER ENGRAVING Cb.

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