Lincoln High School 1920 Yearbook

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" FORWARD "

FOREWORD

We have endeavored to embody m this book, if it is possible to embody in bare print, some of the distinct connotations and characteristics of Lincoln high. It is not our desire that this book be merely a record of past even ts; we have attempted to convey herein an expression of what our school life has meant to us. If, at any time, this book can impart to the reader remembrances of Lincoln high, it will have achieved its destiny.

The illustration, "Forward," on the opposite page, by Dwight Kirsch, an alumnus, may be said to symbolize the spirit of all who have ever caught the inspiration of Lincoln high school.

FRANK G. PICKELL

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AS THE ANGELS SEE US

Miss OLIVIA PouNo

Assistant Principal

MR. C. L. CULLER Assistant

Principal

"Veni, Vidi, Vici," expresses the way in which Miss Pound a~sumed her duties as assistant principal in 1918. Miss Pound's time is divided into three parts. The first part is spent in teaching Latin; the second part is used in assisting girls who want part time work to find suitable positions; the third part of her tim'e is devoted to administrative work-in advising girls in their registration, in locating those who have dropped out of school and in helping them return. In addition she sponsors the All Girls League. Her influence over the girls in the high school is exceptional because she has the interest of every girl at heart.

Charles L. Culler assumed the duties of assistant principal in the fall of 1919. He has been a teacher in Lincoln high school since 19 I 7. Besides his work as assistant principal, he conducts classes in mechanical drawing and mathematics. Mr. Culler may be seen any day during lunch period hobnobbing with boys and he does it because he likes to be with them. He knows the name of every boy, and every boy knows and respects him. As Mr. Culler himself aptly puts it "Boys are my hobby."

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MR. FRANK G. PICKELL ................................... Prin cipal

l\1rss OLIVIA Pou ND ...................................... Assistant Principal

MR. C. L. CULLER ....................................... Assistant Principal

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT

Mrss SARAH T. Mu1R > Head

Miss AMY ARMSTRONG

Miss ELIZABETH ATKINS

Miss ELSIE CATHER

Miss FRANCES DUNCOMBE

Miss LENOR FITZGERALD

Miss CECELIA FosTER

Miss VIOLA GRAY

Miss Lucy G. GREEN

MRS. VICTOR KEISER

Miss Lou1sE MILLER

MRS. RUTH NEWLON

Miss ELIE PUTNEY

SOCIAL SCIE CE DEPARTME T

Miss JULIA WoRT > Head

Mrss MARGARET DAVIS

Miss CLARISSA DELANO

MRS. GRACE HYATT

MR. B. T. KESS

Mrss Miss Miss Miss

MA y BARDWELL

LoUISE BROWNELL

EDNA BRYAN

ELLIE E. CLARK

Miss MARY TRE 1AIN

SCIE CE DEPARTME T

MISS GLADYS WEESE> Assistant

Miss JENNIE PIPER

Miss RUTH PRICE

Miss BIRDIE G. ScoTT

MRS. IRENE K. SMITH

Miss MARIEL GERE

MRS. R. S. MOSELEY

Miss MAMlE SHORT

MR. J. H. SLOTHOWER

MATHEMATICS DEPARTME T

lVhss ELLEN V. ANDERSO

Miss I 'EZ CooK

MR. C. L. CULLER

MR. J. C. Do ALDSO

MRS. ]A ET HOWELL

Miss ETHEL BEATTIE

Miss OuvE LEHMER

LATI DEPARTME IT

Miss JESSIE B. JURY, Head

Miss OLIVIA Pou D

Miss MARY JACKSON

Miss GERTRUDE Jo ES

Miss STELLA B. KIRKER

Miss GRACE McMAHO

Miss MARGARET PROCTOR

Miss SuE PILLSBURY

Miss JENNIE PIPER

MODER1 LA GUAGE DEPARTMENT

Miss EUNICE CHAPI

Miss MARY H ULLHORST

Miss ANNETTA SPRUNG, Head

Miss GERTRUDE KINCAIDE

Miss ELSIE RoKAHR

l\1RS. BERNICE TEBBETTS

COMMERCIAL DEPARTME T

Miss BLODWEN BEYNON

Miss LORETTA G1vE

Mrss AucE H UMPE

MR. FRANK KANE, lI ead

Miss ESTHER LEFLER

Miss LILLIE LINKE

MRS. M. L. POTEET

HOUSEHOLD ARTS DEPARTME T

l\11ss HULDA BREITSTADT

Miss MARY GUTHRIE

MRS. KATE K1 YO , Head

Miss HELE£ SPIRK, Assistant

Miss OLIVE HmGI s

Miss ELLA WITTE

NORMAL TRAI I r G DEPARTMENT

MRS. ALBERTA B. A DERSON, Hfad

MUSIC DEPARTME TT

MR. H. 0. FERGUSON, Supervisor

Mess Lucy HAYWOOD MR , CHARLES RIGHTER

Miss GLADYS E. DA A

FINE ARTS DEPARTME TT

MR. C. L. CULLER

Miss HELE WILSON

MECHANIC ARTS DEPARTMENT

MR. E. J. HARRISON

MR. HAROLD Q. HARRIS

1R. LEE 0. SMJTH

PHYSICAL EDUCATIO

MR. T. L. MEAD, H ead

Miss HELEN HEWETT

LIBRARY

Miss JESSIE J. GLASS

Miss OLGA WAITE , Assistant

STUDY HALL

MRS. T. A. COLBURN

OFFICE

Miss ELEA OR FRAMPTON

1\1:rss HAZEL B. JOHNSTON, Secretary

Miss MADEL! E D. CARVETH, Stenographer

MRS. RHODA C. EBELSICK, Office Assistant

l\11ss DoRIS WILCOX, Office Assistant

The following teachers served part of the school year:

Miss Vi ~DA Hunso

E GLISH DEPARTME .c TT

SCIE CE DEPARTMENT

Miss MAYME DwoRAK

MATHEMATICS DEPARTME T

MR. M. L. MoRTENSE

COMMERCIAL DEPARTME T

MR. 0. w. HACK~fA

MECHA IC ARTS DEPARTMENT

lVlR. w ARD C. BETZER

Miss MARY KIRK

MR. R. J. MURPHY

JLinks ~bbisorp Jljoarb

Miss LOUISE MILLER

MR. FRANK KA E

Miss SARAH T. MUIR

MR. WARD C. BETZER

Miss HELEN WILSON

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C AROL CORNELL

THOMAS R. CURRAN

REX SMITH

EDGAR SHOEMAKER

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THOMAS R. C U RR A N ............. Editor

CAROL CoR ELL ................ Associate editor

REX SMITH ................................................ l VI anaging editor

EDGAR SHOEMAKER ...................... Busin e ss manager

BRUCE MITCHELL ................ Advertising manag e r

DAVID HALBERSLEBEN Circulation manager

DoROTHE VAN VRANKEN ......................................... Occasions

ROBERT F. CRAIG ............................................... Boys sports

LA VERN BRUBAKER ........................................ Girls sports

WILLARD ]OH SON ......................................... Photographer

HOPE BARKLEY ................................................... Alumni

ROBERT ELM EN ................................................. Dramatics

KATHRYN You G ................................. Organizations

PARK BERRY ......................................................... A rt

MERLE HALE .................................................. Typewriter

Lois DRUMMOND ................................................. Calendar

JACOB GABLE ...................................................... H u1nor

GENEVIEVE WILSO ...................... Music

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Top Row: Bruce Mitchell, Willard Johnson, Robert Elmen, Jacob Gable.

ec ond Row: Robert F. Craig, Genevieve Wilson, David Halbersleben, Hope Barkley.

Row: Kathr y n Young, La Vern Brubaker, Dorothe Van Vranken, Park Berr y Bottom Row: Edgar Shoemaker , Thomas Curran, Carol Cornell, Rex Smith.

One morning near the end of the first semester of our freshman year, the principal called a class meeting and presented the problem of selecting sponsors. With taste and discrimination quite remarkable considering our immaturity, we chose Miss Short and Miss Hullhorst to guide us. At the beginning of our sophomore year Miss Hullhorst was forced to resign as sponsor owing to other duties which required her attention. 1\1:iss Mecia Stout was selected to fill the vacancy, but shortly afterward she left school to be married. Then we elected Miss Jones and, despite the example set by her predecessors, she remained with us during the last two and one-half years of our school life.

A sponsor has no sinecure. The duties of a class sponsor are a combination of those of a guardian angel, a financial secretary, and a fairy godmother. In the early days of a class when organization is in the embryo stage, the sponsors are working hard to make it a unit, trying to weld all the diversified aims and interests in the class into that highly important thing called class spirit. They must atten•d class meetings and act as chaperons at parties. The sponsors must also keep close check upon expenditures and approve committee appointments.

Miss Jones and Miss Short have been incomparable sponsors. Class affairs have kept them so busy that they have not had time for outside interests. They have sat up late into the night making plans for us, and , as they have confessed, even their dreams are filled with the class and its problems. \iVhatever plan the class was about to enter upon they have always been ready to advise and willing to help.

Any success the class has had - any good impression we may leave upon the school has been in part due to the work and influence of our sponsors, Miss Short and Miss Jones.

MISS MAMIE F. SHORT

MISS GERT RUDE J O TES

AACH, ADELE

"Your eyes have told me so."

ADAMS, CHARLES

"A scholar and a gentleman".

From Pender high school, 1917; high school in 3½ years; senior color day committee, 7; mid-year concert, 7; "The Romancer ", 6 ; "You ever Can Tell", 7; "The Mikado", 8; min trels of 1920; Advocate, 8; Mummer ; Orpheons; president of student council, 8.

ADAMSO J SILENCE

"Silence does not indicate a lack of wisdom."

Student Standard Club, 7; Mummers.

Arav, CATHLEE

"Here's to the girl with the Titian hair, A winning mile and a joking air."

From Watson high school, 1919; senior color day committee, 7; better English play committee_. 7; All Girls League; Forum; Writers Club; Student Standard Club; Chemi try Club.

ALLE 'MARY

"A quiet girl, but one worth knowing." Meri tern; Student tandard Club.

ARCHER, RUBY

"In maiden meditation fancy free."

ASHLEY, CLEO

"Her quiet mile spoke a world of friendliness.''

Home room representative, 7, 8; Round Table.

ATKINSO ' RUTH

"Her stature tall- I hate a dumpy woman . ''

High school in 3 % year ; editor of class, 2; glee club; Orpheons; Students Standard Club; pre ident of Mummers.

AURA, HELE

"A prim and cautious mind; Sincere and prudent." Writers Club.

BABCOCK, ALICE

"She is not fat, she is not tall In fact, she is a lady small." Chemistry Club.

BAI BRIDGE, CHARLOTTE LE A

"Though deep, yet clear; though gentle, yet not dull."

From Waverly high school, 1919; Meri tern Club.

BALLA CE, BER ESE

"The milde t manners and the gentle t heart."

Student Standard Club; Girls Athletic Association.

BANCROFT, PAUL

"My ister i not so defensele s left as you imagine."

From Port Huron high chool, 1918; "The Mikado", 8; min trel how, 8; glee club; Chemi try Club; Orpheons.

BANCROFT, PAULINE

"To know her is to love her."

From Port Huron high school, 1918; "The Mikado", 8; Chemistry Club; Student tandard Club; glee club; Orpheons.

BARTHELMAN , MARGARET

" othing can be sweeter than her friend hip."

BAUMA TN , OSCAR

"Let' go hand in hand , not one before another."

From Grand I land high school, 19 I 8 ; Advocate , 7; Chemistry Club.

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BEACH, HAZEL

"Her eye are homes of silent prayer."

BE GSTO r, JUANITA

"To thine own self be true". Chemistry Club.

BE TLEY, EUGENIA

"Knowledge come , but wisdom lingers".

From Pasadena high ~chool, 1917; Student Standard Club, 5, 6; Writers Club, 8; Meristem Club, 8; orchestra, 3, 4, 5, 6.

BENTLEY, ELIZABETH

"By diligence she win her way."

From Pasadena high ~chool, 1917; Writers Club, 7 .

BERLET, VICTORIA

"A disposition to make every corner cosy."

High school in 3 year

BERTWELL, DOROTHEA

"Sunny, smiling, en ible."

BLACK, ERNESTINE

"A calm and silent manner but a mind not to be swayed."

Vice-president of cla s, 2; treasurer, 5 ; home room representative, 6; class basketball team; sophomore play, 5; Mummers; Orpheons; Student Standard Club.

BOBERG, GRACE

"She knows whereof she speaks."

From preparatory, 1918; class basketball team; Meristem; Student Standard Club

BOEHMER, HELEN

"Sweet and valuable m her discourse." Links, 6.

BOGGS, CLARE

"A boy of cheerful yesterdays and confident tomorrow ."

BOTTUM, HARLOW

"As far as mu ic is concerned, Harlow has both the hair and the ability."

From York high school , 1918; midyear concert, 7 ; orchestra, 7, 8 ; band, 2 ; Orpheons.

BOWMAN, LOELLETA

"Her eyes bespeak a sweet disposition."

BOYNTON' MARION

"Great in her retirement; m her achievement greater."

Secretary of cla s, 5, 6; "The Romancers", 6; home room representative, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7; pageant, 5; Mummers; Orpheons; glee club; president of Mummer, 7.

BRENKE , BER ICE

"She thinks, speaks, acts, just as she ought."

Orpheons; orche tra, 2, 3, +, 5, 6, 7, 8; Chemi try Club; Mummers.

BREY, FLOYD

"He hath a mint of phrases in hi brain."

From Raymond high school, 1919.

BRIGHT , CLARE CE

"Seek and you will find m thi world, as well a in the next." -21-

BRISACK, Lucy

"She has no trait more striking than her common sense."

Student Standard Club; Household Arts Club; Meristem Club.

BROOKS, WINIFRED

"A mind at peace with all the world." Fro~ York high school , 1918; high school in 3 ¼ years.

BROWNELL, JR., HERBERT

"And bears his blushing honors thick upon him."

Student Council, 5 , 6 , 7, 8; class president, 6; managing editor of Advocate, 8 ; home room representative, 8 ; business manager of "The Romancers", 6 ; class secretary, 7; class editor, 8; Advocate, 5, 6; class debate-, 4, 8; president of Forum, 8; president of Writers Club, 6; Chemistry Club; commencement speaker.

BRUBAKER, LA VERN

"A sincere and noble nature here asserts itself."

High school in 3 _½ years; Advocate, 6; Links, 8; class basketball team , 3, 5 ; Girls Athletic Association.

BRYAN , 1V1ARYLOUISE

"One made up of loveliness alone."

Editor of class, 4; treasurer of class, 6; executive committee of class, 7; senior color day committee, 7; editor of Advocate, 8 ; "Bells of Canterbury", 4; "Chinese Lantern", 5; Advocate, 5; home room representative, 3, 4, 5; student council, 5, 6, 7, 8; "Florist Shop", 6; carnival committee, 6; Mummers.

BRYANT, CARL

"I am a part of all that I have met." Junior-senior committee , 7 ; "Chimes of ormandy", 3; "Shiners of '19", 6; "Fire Prince", 7 ; "The Romancers", 6; Forum; glee club; "The Man of the Hour", 8.

BUECHNER , RAYMOND

"And witch sweet ladies with my words and looks."

BuKEY, ScoTT -22-

"A merry heart doth good like a medicine." Chemistry Club.

BuRKE, AsA

"I came here to study and to think."

From Stromsburg high school, 1918; band, 7 ; orchestra, 7.

BURNETT, KNOX

"Whose high respect and rich validity did lack a parallel."

From preparatory, 1917; debating team, 6; home room representative, 5, 6, 7; student council, 7, 8; Writers Club; Forum; Chemistry Club; Advocate, 7; president of Forum, 7; "The Man of the Hour", 8.

BURT, GARRETT

"From the crown of his head to the sole of his foot, he is all mirth."

Junior-senior play, 6; "The Romancers", 6; junior-senior committee, 6; Mummers; "The Man of the Hour", 8.

CADWALLADER~ LESLIE

"I profess not talking; only thisLet each man do his best."

Treasurer of class, 5 ; student council, 3, 4, 7, 8 ; sophomore play, 4; home room representative, 5, 6; war work committee, 4; Advocate, 6; Forum.

CALDER, BLANCHE

" Ple asure is contemplating."

From Hardy high school, 1919.

CAPPERS, THELMA

"Thy modesty is a candle to thy merit."

From Hickman high school, 1919.

CARROLL, IRENE

"Simplicity in manner hath an enchanting effect."

CARVETH, VELET

"This friend is worth all hazards we can run."

Junior-senior committee; Chemistry Club; Mummers. -23-

CHILSON' MABEL

"Comeliness is not her only virtue."

From Rawlins high school, 1919.

CLARK, CLARE

"In truth a noble gentleman."

From Minden high school, 1919; glee club.

CLARK, GLADYS

"In faith, lady, you have a merry heart." "Barbara Frietchie", 3; "Mound Builders", 5; "Eric the Red", 7.

CLARK, HESTER

"Quiet, but clever."

From Clinton high school, r 9 I 7 ; home room representative, 3 ; Chemistry Club; Student Standard Club.

COHEN, LUCILLE

"Her air, her manner, all who saw admired." Mummers.

COLBY, FREDERIC

"A boy who concentrate; his hours by vigorous efforts and an r:o nest aim."

From Creighton high school, 1919; band; orchestra; Orpheons; glee club; "The Mikado."

COMSTOCK, JOHN

"A youth light-hearted and content."

From preparatory, 1918; band, 3; orchestra, 3 ; Meristem Club.

COMSTOCK, RUTH

"lvlerry goes the time , for her heart is young.''

Home room representative, 3 ; Meristem Club; Student Standard Club; Mummers.

CoovER, FRANK

"To be a well-favored man is the gift of fortune, but to get chemistry comes by nature."

High school in 3,½ years; Chemistry Club.

CORNELL, CAROL

"Beauty vanishes; virtue is lasting."

High school in 3 years; associate editor of Links, 8 ; senior color day committee; better English play; home room representative, 8; Student Standard Club; Mummers; Writers Club, 8; Orpheons; senior girls cheer leader.

CORYELL, FRANCES

"It took 1920 years to make a girl like you."

From Brock high school. 1917; senior color day committee; Mummers; Student Standard Club; senior girls cheer leader.

CRAIG, ROBERT F.

"A solid, substantial fellow in more ways than one."

Class editor, 6; class president, 8; home room representative, 2, 3, 4 , 5, 6; senior color day committee, 7; Advocate, 5, 6; managing editor of Advocate, 7; Links, 8.

CROSBY' FRA CES

"We like her for what she is." Forum.

CRUMP, GEORGE

"He has his opinion on everything, but keeps it to himself." •

From Roca high school, 1917; school debating team, 8; Forum; Chemistry Club.

CURRAN, THOMAS

"Best of all among the rarest of good ones."

Home room representative, 2, 8; editor of Links, 8 ; better English play committee; Write rs Club; president of Writers Club, 7.

DAVIS, EDNA

"The most manifest sign of wisdom is continued cheerfulness."

Class executive committee, 8; juniorenior committee, 6; senior color day committee, 7; student council, 8; "Mikado", 8; minstrel show, 8; glee club; All Girls League.

DEARDORFF' MARIE

"Is she kind as she is fair?"

From Beatrice high school, 1919; glee club.

DEE , ELLIE

"It is not a crime to be short, only an inconvenience.''

DEKLOTZ, PAUL

"As proper a man as one shall find in a summer's day."

DIAMOND, BERNICE

" Says little, knows much. "

From McCook high school, 1919.

DILLON' HUGH

"A gentleman m conduct and personage."

From preparatory , 1917.

DOWLING , OSCAR

"I quarrel with no man."

DRATH , }ESSE

"A tender heart and a wm inflexible."

From Herndon high school, 1918; band ; orchestra.

DRUMMOND, LoIS

" Sweetness, truth and every grace, Are read distinctly in her face/'

From William Woods College, 1919; orchestra; Write rs Club; Links.

DUBACH, ALICE

"Just like sweet April's dawn appears her modest face.••

"The Mikado", 8; glee club; Orpheons; Olympians; Art-Tex; Household Arts Club.

DUNHAM, LAWRENCE

"The force of his own merit makes his way."

From Normal high school, 1918; football team, 7 ; track team 6, 8 ; Chemistry Club; senior Olympics committee.

DUNKER, HARRY

"Good nature and good sense were rightly joined."

Senior Olympics committee; Meristem Club.

DUNKER, RICHARD

"Pleasure and action make the hours seem short."

Home room representative, 8; "Man of the Hour", 8.

EAST, EARL

"The world 1s waiting for you, young man. ,,

ELLSWORTH, HORTENSE

"Praise loudly, blame softly."

From Columbus high school, 1918; Round Table.

ELLSWORTH, RUTH

"I find earth gay, but not rosy."

ELMEN , ROBERT

"One of the faithful ones."

"You ever Can Tell", 7; Links, 8; Mummers. -27-

ERB, DOROTHY

"A most fresh and delicate creature."

ERICKSO~, BERTHA

"The idea of her life shall sweetly creep into the study of imagination."

From preparatory, 1918: Orpheons.

FARMER, FERN

"And when you know her better, You'll wish to know her well."

From Western high school, 1919.

FARRAR, BLANCH E

"The rude sea grew civil at her song."

High school in 3¼ years.

FEATHER, VIOLA

"The measure of life is r.ct length, but earnestness."

FI NEY, GEORGE

"My heart is true as steel."

From preparatory, 1917.

FLECK, EL~1ER

"I dare do all that may become a man, Who dares do more is none."

Write rs Club; Chemistry Club.

FLING, ROBERT

"He is the friend, not of fortune, but of men. ,,

From Oshkosh high school, 1918; class debating team, 7; Writers Club; Mummers.

FLODEEN, FRA K

"Merit was ever modest known."

From Raymond high school, 1919.

FLODEE ' MILDRED

"Speech is great, but silence is greater."

From Raymond high school, 1919; All Girls League.

Fox, LOUISE

" She studies with a patience which means power."

FRANKLIN, GLENN

"If silence were golden, I would be a millionaire."

FREDERIKSEN, EARL

"His acts are mode$t and his words discreet."

Mid-year concert , 7; Chemistry Club.

FREY, IRE E

"She has charm in her manner and merit in her soul."

Sophomore play, 4; Mummers; Writers Club; Student Standard Club.

FROSH, MAXINE

"Always smiling, ever cheerful."

From preparatory, 1918; mid-year concert, 7; Orpheons; orchestra.

GABLE, FRA -cEs

"A blithe heart makes a blooming visage."

From preparatory, 1917; "You ever Can Tell"; Mummers; Olympians; Girls Athletic Association. -29-

GABLE, JACOB

"Whirled by whim."

Links, 8; junior-senior committee, 6; stage manager for Mummers.

GARBUTT , FLORENCE

Clever and bright, and divinely fair.

Home room representative, 2 , 5.

GEARHEART,KATHRYN

"From the mind, not the face, 1s the soul reflected.'' •

GEETING, FRANCES

"I persuade others by being earnest myself."

Chemistry Club.

GERSTENBERGER , REBA

"Always smiling, never weary."

GILES, EDNA

"The blushing beauties of a modest maid."

From Temple high <;chool, 1917; Round Table.

GOLDSTEIN, ESTHER

"Rosy cheeks and a pleasant smile."

"Chimes of Normandy"; Student Standard Club.

GRADWOHL, BERNARD

"Whose little body lodged a mighty mind."

GRATZ, DORIS

"Merit wins the soul."

Senior color day committee.

GREENHALGH, DOROTHY

"There are others, we know, but the y are not like her.''

HAECKER , MADELINE

"Nothing rarer than real goodness." All Girls League.

HAGENBUCK, GEORGE

"The deed I intend to do is great but what, as yet, I know not."

HAGER, MARGARET

"A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance."

Vice-president of student council; Olympians; class basketball; Advocate staff ; "The Romancers" ; Mummers ; Student Standard Club; All Girls League; Forum; student council; treasurer of Mummers.

HALBERSLEBEN, DAVID

"Loathing pretense, he does with cheerful will What others talk about while their hands are still."

Links 8.

HALE, MERLE

"A loyal, just and upright gentleman." Links, 8 ; "The Man of the Hour".

HALL, GERTRUDE

"A maid of sweet personality, and loved by all who know her."

HARRIS, BERYL

"And pleasant her smile when ye meet."

HATCH, VEL.MA

"Come forth into the light of things, Let nature be your teacher."

From preparatory , 1917; Mummers; Student Standard Club.

HAVLOVIC, ARTHUR

"This boy's fair tres es imperial race ensnare, And beauty draws us with a single hair."

From Cedar Rapids high school, 1919; Orpheons; Chemistry Club; band; orchestra.

HAWLEY, MARTHA

"Whom not even critics criticise."

Home room representative, 5, 6; Forum.

HECKART, WILLIAM

"Yet may he meet with many a friend."

From Deadwood high school, 1917; band, 3.

HERMA 'AN A

"True as the needle to the pole, or as the dial to the sun.,,

HILLIARD, AILEEN

"I swear she is true-hearted and a soul none better."

Hr ES, ANNA

"A good heart and a level head."

From Mound City high school, 1919; Student Standard Club; Meristem Club.

HODEL, HILDA

"A merrier girl I have yet to see."

HOLLAND, LYLE

"He is a worthy gentleman, his equal lives not."

Vice-president of class, 5 ; home room representative, 7 ; executive committee, 7 ; captain of school basketball team, 7 ; basketball team, 3, 6, 7; football, 4, 5, 6, 7; track team, 6.

HOLMBERG, HELEN

"Such joy ambition finds." Writers Club; Orpheons.

HOLYOKE, EDGAR

"He is judged by his friendships." Minstrel show, 6; sophomore play; junior-senior committee; Mummers; glee club.

HORST, ELLA

"As clear an<l manifest as a rose."

From Wisner high ::chool, 1918; Student Standard Club .

HousE, ARTHUR

"For Art may err, but nature cannot miss."

From preparatory, 1917; Mummers; Chemistry Club.

How ARD, FRANCES

"I never knew so young a body with so old a head."

Student Standard Club.

HOWARD, MARY

Loyal and always to be depended upon.

From orth Bend high school, 1919; better English play committee; "You ever Can Tell"; orchestra, 5, 6, 7; Mummers; Orpheons; Writers Club. -33-

HUMPHREY, ELEA OR "Here is winning sweetness."

From Daykin high school, 1918.

Hu T,JET rn

" either giddy nor thoughtless."

From Selby high school, 1918.

HURD, EMMA LA URA

" othing is impossible to industry."

From Alma high school, 1919; Student Standard Club.

JACKSO , FERN

"A worthy lady, and one whom much we honor."

Senior color day committee, 7 ; juniorsenior committee; better English play committee; "You Never Can Tell"; "The Mikado"; Writers Club; glee club; Mummers; Orpheons; Student Standard Club, 7, 8; student council, 8.

JEWETT, MA ILLA

"Every day is a fresh beginning."

]ISA, LUCILLE

"My aim in life 1s the only fortune worth finding."

From Western high school, 1919; Student Standard Club.

JOHNSON, LOUELLA

"Honest toil is holy labour." "Pinafore", 4; "The Fire Prince", 6; "The Mikado", 8; glee club; Orpheons; Student Standard Club.

JOHNSON, MYRTLE

"All that in woman is adored, In thy own self we find."

Home room representative, 5 ; juniorsenior committee, 7 ; Mummers; All Girls League ; promotional league, 4, 5, 6, 7.

JOHNSON, WILBUR

"I am sure care is an enemy to life."

JOHNSON, WILLARD

"Still runs the water, when the brook is deep."

Writers Club; Chemistry Club; Links, 8.

KAUFMA -, PAULINE

"A woman, of her gentle sex

The seeming paragon."

Round Table; treasurer of Round Table, 8.

KEEP, HARRY

"I am a friend to every one and ever yone is a friend to me."

KIEFER, PHYLLIS

"How sweet and gracious, even in common speech.''

KIER, LEMONT

"Give him good words, indeed, but no assistance.''

From preparator y, 1917; Advocate staff, 7, 8; "The Romancers", 6; Forum; Orpheons; band, 3, 5, 7; "The Man of the Hour", 8.

KIFFIN , ELDO

" o hinge nor loop to hang a doubt upon."

From Broken Bow high school, 1919; " The Man of the Hour", 8.

KIMBALL, JESSIE

"True blue, clear through."

KIMBERLEY, HARBERT

"A youth of labor in an age of ease."

KIZER, WILSON

"He ls never idle a moment but always thoughtful of others."

K OUSE, FRA CES

"Something of a finer reverence For beauty, truth and love."

KuRITA, DAvrn

"More is thy due than more than all can pay. "

From Honolulu high school, 1919.

KusE, MELBOURNE

"A most gallant and learned gentleman."

From preparatory, 1918

LAMB, MARGARET

"If one likes her not, let him blame himself."

Horne room representative, 1 ; Mummers; Student Standard Club.

LAMES, EDWIN

"The noblest mind the best contentment has."

Pre ident of class, 3 ; hnme room representative, 4, 5; Chemistry Club; "The Man of the Hour", 8.

LEBSACK, JOH

"A loyal, just and upright gentleman " From preparatory, 1918; Chemistry Club.

LE RossrGNOL, Ross

"My life is like a troll upon the beach."

Executive committee, 5; "The Romancers", 6; junior-semor committee, 6 ; Mummers.

LEWELLEN' VERNE

"An athlete today, yesterday and forever."

President of class, 5 ; sergeant-at-arms of class, 6; vice-president of class, 7 ; executive committee; football team, 3, 5, 7; basketball team, 5, 6, 7, 8; track team, 4, 6, 8; captain of football team, 5; home room representative, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8; Forum; enior Olympics committee.

LEWIS, LILLIA

"Actions speak louder than words."

LEWIS, TORMA

"Her smile is like a rainbow flashing from a misty sky."

From Fairfield high school, 1916; class basketball team, 6, 8; Girls Athletic Association.

LEWIS, SOPHIA

"Stay as you are and be 10ved forever." "Mound Builders '', 5; class basketball team, 4.

LITTLEFIELD , CHARLOTTE

"Fills the air with honey."

From Syracuse high ~chool, 1919; Chemistry Club.

LITTLEFIELD, SANFORD

"He's just a prince of a follow, reliable, steady, and sure."

From Syracuse high school, 1919; Chemistry Club; "The Man of the Hour".

LrvERINGHOUSE, THAD

"I had rather have a fool to make me merry than experience to make me d " • sa.

"The Fire Prince"; "Tht Mikado", 8; glee club; "Shiners of '19", 6; minstrel show, 8; Orpheons.

LODER, MERLE

"Let knowledge grow, and I will learn."

From Waverly high school, 1919; "The Mikado'', 8; minstrel show, 8; glee club; Orpheons; Forum; band; orche tra.

MCCORKLE, FERN

"She is the very pineapple of politeness."

From Columbus high school, 1917.

MAC FARLAND, BRUCE

"I'll warrant him heart-whole."

Meristem Club.

McGREGOR, DONALD

" 'Tis not what a man does which exalts him, but what a man would be."

From Superior high srhool, 1918; Forum.

McKENZIE, Luc1LLE

"A sweet, attractive kind of grace."

l\1cM1LLE T' MARGARET

"She that could think and ne'er disclose her mind."

From Lewis and Clat"k high school, 1918; track team, 4, 6, 8.

McWILLIAMS, DARECE

"A life that leads melodious ways."

Junior-senior committee, 6; "Chimes of ormandy''; Student Standard Club.

MAcGLASSON, Ross

"The rich product of good exercise."

Sergeant-at-arms of cla"5, 7 ; football team, 2, 3, 5, 7; senior Olympics committee; "The Man of the Hour".

MAC MEEK! Tl KELSEY

"And to his eye there was but one beloved face on earth."

From Oakland Technical high school, 1918; track team, 4, 6, 8.

MAI ' w I TIFRED

"This is the very ecstacy of love."

From Wayne high school, 1918, Student Standard Club.

MALMSTROM, FRANCES

"A health unto the happy."

From Ong high school, 1919; Student Standard Club.

l\.1A ES, LULA

"Around her shone the light of wisdom and the purity of grac~."

Advocate, 8; commencement speaker.

MAPES, BLISS

You don't need an introduction to become acquainted with him.

"Barbara Frietchie", 4; "The Fire Prince", 7; "Shiners of '19", 6; Pinafore, 4; minstrel show, 8; "The Mikado", 8; glee club; Orpheons; Chemistry Club.

MARSH, LUCILLE

"If ever she knew an evil thought, She spoke no evil word."

MATHEWS, DOROTHY

"Good and true and modest too."

MATHIESON' ALICE

"l\.1erry goes the time, for her heart is young."

High school in 3 % years; All Girls League.

MA YER, MARIO

"With mode ty her cheeks are dyed."

From Denton high -school, 1919; Student Standard Club; Chemistry Club; home room representative.

MAY TARD, REBA

"Her ways are winning."

MELSO , EvELY

"She doeth well who doeth her best."

From Fairbury high school, 1918; Girl Athletic Association.

MELTO ' WILMA

"What they do know, the wise conceal."

From Omaha Central high school, 1918; Writers Club; Mtristem Club; Student Standard Club.

ME TZER, GEORGE

"A friendly sort of chap whose greeting !S a smile.''

METHE Y, LLOYD

"And all my skill shall reg but honest laughter." -

From Council Bluffs high school, 1917; home room representative, 7; Chemistry Club.

MEYERS, AUSTIN

"There's mischief in this boy."

From Friend high school, Chemistry Club; "The Man Hour", 8.

MEYERS, DELLA 1918; of the

"She has golden opinions on every subject."

From Friend high school, 1918; Advocate staff; student council, 7, 8 ; "Chinese Lantern", 5; pageant, 6; Mummers; Forum; Student Standard Club.

MILLER, DOUGLAS

"A quiet boy, but one worth knowing." Chemistry Club.

:MILLER, HOMER

"The man who gnns, Is the man who wins." Forum; Chemistry Club.

MILLER, JAMES

"If you have knowledge, let others light their candles by it."

High School in 3 ½ years; vice-president of Class, I ; president of Class, 2; class basketball, 3.

MILLER, LAURA

"She is a maiden fair to see."

Horne room representative, 7, 8; Round Table.

MILLER, LILLIAN

"Her quiet smile spoke a world of friendliness."

Student Standard Club

MILLER, RoY

"By industry he will succeed."

From Benedict high school, 1917; mid-year concert, 1 ; orchestra; band.

l\1ILLSON, FRANCIS

"His fingers nimble and his brain quick."

MITCHELL, BRUCE

"Labour is honest toil."

Horne room representative, 7, 8; senior color day committee, 7 ; "The Romancers", 6; Links, ~; Mummers, 6, 7, 8; Chemistry Club. -41-

MITCHELL, MAY

"Knowledge tips the to=1gue whene'er she speaks."

High school in 3 ½ years.

10CKETT, PHILIP

"A youth of strength and will power."

Football team, 7.

MOELLER, AGNES

"A still and quiet conscience she is subject to."

MOOBERRY, RAY

"None but himself ran be his parallel."

MORAN, MARY

"Thou wert a beautiful thought and softly bodied in youth."

Student Standard Club.

MOYER, MILDRED

"A sight to dream of, not to tell."

Orchestra, 3, 4, 5, 6 , 7.

Mu TGER, MARGUERITE

"Who e words all ears to0k captive , " From Cozad hie-h school, 1917; minstrel show, 8; "The Mikado", 8; Orpheons; glee club; Mummers.

MURDOCK , FLOYD

"For what I will, I will , and there is an end."

MURPHY, FRA TCEL

"Look beneath tht> surface, there 1s worth."

Write rs Club; Acivocate, 7.

ALLEY, EvA

"Be happy, but be so in piety."

NAYLOR, HELEN

"Mild and peaceable . "

From Raymond high ~chool, 1918; Student Standard Club; All Girls League.

EILL, VIOLA

"Just one small smile anii life's worth while."

ELSON, CARL

"A worthy gentleman a~ his deeds show."

ELSON, ORENE

"A peace above all rarthly dignities." Chemistry Club.

J ELSO 'WALTER

"The mirror of all courtf-sy."

From preparatory. 1917; Chemistry Club.

T EWE s, FRA CES

"She has no faults, or we no faults can spy."

From West Des Moines high school, 1918; Chemistry Club; Student Standard Club; Forum; Mummers. -43-

EWTON, GERALD

"His native home deep imaged m his soul."

!CHOL~, EuGE E

"He is a just runner and a scholar."

ORRIS, LUTHER

"My eyes make pictures when they are hut."

p ARKER, FRANK

"Joy rises in me like a summer's morn."

From preparatory, 1916; in U. S. Army 19 months; football team, 7; "You ever Can Tell"; l\lI ummers; president of l\tiummer , 8; "The Man of the Hour'', 8.

PEDERSON' LOIS

"On with the dance, let joy be unconfined.

Class basketball team, 2, 4, 8; Girls Athletic Association; Chemistry Club.

PEPOO , ] OSEPH

"Let knowledge grow from more to more."

"The Lady of the Lake", 3; Chrmistry Club.

PERKINS, LILA

"Sunshine ripples on her face."

PETERS , CAROL

"Simplicity in manner, gentle in dress."

From Yutan high school, 1919; All Girls League.

PETERSON, MARGARET

"Be thy fame as unrivaled a thy merit."

High school m 3 31 years; Girls Athletic Association.

PHILLIPS, FRA CES

"Sweet, unny and sensible."

PoTHAST , LEOLA

"Impulsive, earnest and faithful." Mummers, 7.

PRAI, IRE E

" Pro perit y to the man who ventures mo t to please her: ·

From Lenwood high school, 1919; Round Table.

QUIMBY, HELEN

"Smart, and gentle with all who come in contact with her."

Debating team , 4 , 6; Forum; Round Table; Meristem Club.

REASON, YVON NE

"Those about her from her shall read the perfect ways of honour." Meristem Club.

REED, FREDA

"This maiden she lived with no other thought Than to love and be loved."

Student Standard Club ; "The Man of the Hour" , 8.

RE TSCH, EDNA

"I love tranquil solitude". Meristem Club.

RICKER, KATHERINE

"Her voice was ever soft, gentle and low - an excellent thing in a woman."

From Columbia City high school, 1917; Student Standard Club; Chemistry Club.

RICKERT, BLA CHE

"A gladsome birl, who l:as an eye for the bigger things in life."

Student Standard Club.

ROSENBERG, REBECCA

"Choose an author as you would a friend."

Mid-year concert, 4; "Barbara Frietchie"; "The l\,found Builders"; Student Standard Club.

ROUNDS, LOUISE

"Life has no blessing like a prudent friend."

From Robstown high school, 1918; Meristem Club; secretary of Meristem Club, 6; Stude11t Standard Club; Writers Clul--.

ROYER, HERAL

"What I know, I know."

From Hardy high school, 1918; Student Standad ClJb, 6, 7, 8.

SAFFORD , PEARL

"A pearl of great price."

Class basketball team, 4, 6; Girls Athletic Associati(;G ; orchestra.

SALMO , HERBERT

"You speak

As one who fed on poetry."

From preparatory , 1917; "You ever Can Tell"; l\ 1um: ,1ers; Writers Club.

ScHAPERS, WrLLHM

"He excels in athletics."

Basketball team, 6 . 8.

ScHA UPP, RoscoE

"A boy of will power and very admirable qualities."

SCHMIDT, AGNES

"Content thyse1f to be obscurel y good."

From Temple high school, 1917.

SCHNEIDER, JAMES

"Thy life is most joHy."

SEACREST, DOROTHY

"Modesty is the grace of her soul."

SEVERS, CLEVIA

"All people said she had authority." Forum, 5, 6; Student Standard Club, 4, 5, 6; Meristem Club, 4.

SHARPNACK, p A ULINE

"I'll be merry, I'll re free, I'll be sad for nobody."

SHEFFIELD, SARA

"Studious of ease and plays the violin to perfecti~n "

From Fremont high school, 1919; Orpheons; president of Orpheons, 8.

SHEPARD, LOIS

" othing is - more beautiful than virtue, nothing more fair, othing more lovely."

From preparatory, 1917; basketball team, 4, 6; Girls Athletic Association. -47-

SHERMAN, CHAUNCE'Y

"The secret of success constancy to purpose "

From Schuyl~r high school, 1919.

SHOE ;AKER, EDGAR

"I will assume authority."

Secretary of class, r ; treasurer of clas , 7; cheer leader, 7, 8; Links; "Lady ot the Lake"; student council; home room representative, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7; Olympics committee; business manager of Links .

S IITH, HELEN

"I am not one who lovetll many words."

S 11TH, l\lfoNROE

"I'm not a bashful as I look."

From West high school , 1919.

SMITH, REx

"He is quiet but he delivers the goods."

From Exeter high school . 1918; president of class, 7 ; managing editor of Links; vice-president of class, 8; home room representative, 7; student council; Forum; Mummers.

SNAVELY, MARIE

"A true friend is forever a friend."

From preparatory. 1917; class basketball team, 4, 6; Girls Athletic Association.

S AVELY, MA URI CE

"He only is a well -made man who has a good determination."

SNELL, FLORA

"No one but her knows of what she is thinking."

"Shiners of '19", 7; "The Fire P rince",

SOMMERLAD, PHIL

"Give thy thoughts the benefit of thy speech."

SPRAGUE, FRED

"Let me have audilnce, for I am sent to speak."

ST A CLIFFE, CLE N

"Time grinds out his rare qualities."

From Ord high school, 1918; high school in 3¼ yea:s: minstrel show, 8; "Shiners of '19", 7; "The Fire Prince", 5; "The Mikado", 8; "The Man of the Hour", 8; Orpheon ; glee club; Forum.

STARBOARD , ELLIE

" Sweet modesty 1s nobilit} :s true badge."

Sophomore play, 3; "Fire Prince", 6; "The Mikado", 8; Orpheons; glee club, 5, 6, 7, 8.

STATON, MARCIA

"How pretty her blushing."

From Weeping Water high school 1919; Forum; Student Standard Club.

STONEY, FRED

"Happy who m h:s verse can gently steer,

From grave to lig-ht, from pleasant to severe."

SUMMERS, EDITH

"Man delights not me; no, nor woman either."

Girls Athletic Association.

SUMMERS, MrnA VESTA

"Life i a picture; paint it well."

From Holdrege high school, 1918; Orpheons; glt'e club; Chemistry Club. -49-

TALBOT, ELEANOR

"A girl of determination."

TAYLOR, RUTH

" ever idle a moment but be thrifty and thoughtful of others."

Class treasurer, 8 ; home room representative, 3, 4, 5, 6; president of Student Club, 6, 7; Student Standard Club; Mummers; All Girls League.

THOMPSON, ALI,E ~

"Give the world th~ best you have, and the best will come back to you."

THOMPSON, THELMA

"Happiness is the by-product of helpfulness.''

From Alliance high chool, 1918.

THORSON , FRANCES

"Exceedingl y well read."

Class basketball t •~ am, 4; "The Man of the Hour " , 8; Writers Club; Orpheons; Ol ympia ns

Tow SE D , GwE TDO LY

"Life is opportunit y."

From Valparaiso high school, 1917; high school in 3 ¼ years; "Pinafore" , 4; pageant; Mummers, glee club; Orpheons.

TRAVIS, PA SY

"Energ y and per i tance conquer all things."

From Franklin high school , 1918; Round Table.

TROTT, RUTH

"Purpose is what gives life a meaning."

From Kearney high school, r gr 7 ; "Barbara Frietchie " ; Forum; All Girls League.

TULLIS, EDGAR

"A parlous boy."

TU R N B ULL, DALE

"My care is not so much to think long, but to think well."

From Douglas high school, 1919; band ; orchestra.

TURNBULL, DARL

"To know that which before us lies in daily life, is the prime wisdom."

From Douglas high school, 1919; band.

ULLSTROM, LOUISE

"Count that day lost whose low descending sun views from thy hand no worthy action done."

From Ashland high school, 1918; Chemistry Club; Student Standard Club.

UPTON, ETHEL

"Her voice is that of a lark, her character sweeter.''

Senior color day committee; juniorsenior G.ommittee; minstrel show, 6, 8; "Chimes of ormandy", 3; "Pinafore", 4; "The Fire Prince", 6; "The Mikado", 8; glee club; All Girls League, 7.

VANDERHOOF, LUCILLE

"Life is but a day a t most."

Class editor, 7; Advocate; Forum; Mummer ; Advocate editor, 7.

VAN KLEECK, EDWARD

"Be noble; and the nobleness that lies in other men sleeping, but never dead, will rise in majesty to meet thine own."

VAN VRANKE r, DoROTHE

"True worth needs no interpreter."

From preparatory 1917; Links, 8; Writers Club

WAITE, O LGA

" D o good with what you have, or it will do you no good "

From prepar:ltory, 1917.

WALKER , HA R LOW

"I am never les alone, than w h en by my elf."

From West De Moines high school, 1918

WALLACE, WILLIAM

"Right is right no matter what happens.''

W ARRE , HAROLD

"Too low they bui.ld, who build below the stars."

From Reynolds hir.h school, 1917.

w ARTA, IRENE

"A rhapsody of b~auteous words."

From Wilber high school, 1918.

WATERS, AsA

"Almost to all things could he turn his hand."

WATSON, GREGG

"His ideas are as clear as a whistle."

Home room representative, 5, 6; "You ever Can Tell"; Mummers; Chemistry Club.

\VATSON, LATTA

"The best of me is diligence."

WATTERS, RUBY

"Your laugh to us is sunshine."

Home room representative, 7, 8; Forum; Writers Club.

WAY, GERARD

"And both were young."

WEAVER, WILDA

"For nature made her what she is and never made another."

"Chimes of Normandy", I; "The Mound Builders", 5; "Barbara Frietchie", 3; Students Standard Club; Mummers; All Girls League; president of Orpheons.

WELCH, ELIZABETH

"Integrity gains strength by use."

From Central City high school, 1918; "The Mikado"; "The Fire Prince"; Forum; Mummers; glee club.

WELLER, TRUMAN

Business is my motto. Advocate, 8.

,VELLS, ALICE

"She is pretty to walk with, and witty to talk with, and pleasant, too, to think on."

From ormal high school, 1918; Meristem Club.

WEST, FITZHUGH LEE

"He bids fair to grow wise who has discovered that he is not so."

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

WHITE, GWENDOLYN

"Wholesome in a simple way."

w HITE, HAZEL

"Girls of few words are the best."

"Chimes of ormandy", 4; Student Standard Club.

WHITTIER, LEONA

"Admiration blinds the critic's eye."

From Holdrege high school, 1917.

WILD, ETHEL

"I find a way or make one."

From Wilber high school, 1918.

WILSON, GENEVIEVE

"The light of love, the purity of grace, And sweet music breathing from her face."

Links, 8.

WoLF, Gus

"I have that fierce thing the y call a conscience."

From Wentworth Military Academy, 1918; Chemistry Club.

WOODS, WILLARD

"A merry heart and a cheery smile."

"Lady of the Lake", 3.

\VRIGHT, LILLIA

"Self trust is the first secret of success."

W UTSCHINEK, LYDIA

"Life is a rare opportunity."

From Murdock high school 1919.

WYNKOOP, ]OH

"He was a scholar among athletes, and an athlete among scholars " Basketball team, 6, 8.

YATES, OPAL

"Knowledge is the root of success."

From Geneva high school, 1919.

YosT, AucE

"Divinely tall and most divinely fair."

YOUNG, KATHRYN

"Learn from those around what to pursue and what to avoid, and let our teachers be the lives of others."

Class treasurer, 4; executive committee, 7, 8 ; home room representative, 7 ; junior-senior committee; service record committee; Links; matinee dance committee; promotional league, 3, 4; Advocate, 5 ; "The Man of the Hour", 8.

y OUNG, ROLAN

"Today, whatever may annoy, The world for me is joy, just simple joy."

YULE, PAUL

His cogitative faculties immersed m cogibrundity of cogitation.

ZIEGLER, LEIGH

"A strong character founded on the solid rock of principle." Writers Club.

ZIEGLER, MERRILL

"To obey is better than sacrifice."

ZIMM ERMA J ] OE

"He does the best he can, and is one of the virtuous ones."

President of class '2 I, 5; school debating team, 4; home room representative, 7, 8; "Pinafore"; minstrel show, 6, 8 ; "The' Fire Prince"; "The Mikado"; Mummers; Forum; president Orpheons; president glee club ; student council.

ZoLATJ DAvm

"Pleasure and action make the hours seem short."

BLACK, LA WREN CE

"Oh Life! How pleasant 1s thy morning."

BOCKOVEN, PETER

"Happy the man, and happy he alone, Who can call today his own."

BODE STEINER, GEORGE

"How happy is he born and taught That serveth not another's will."

CARVETH, D'VLIET

"None but the brave deserve the fair."

GARRISO , CLARE CE

"Wit will shine, Through the harsh cadence of a rugged line."

United States service twenty-six months.

KATELEY, JULIAN

"Of all the arts m which the wise excel, ature's chief masterpiece 1s writing well."

MURDOCK, AL EY

"I warmed both hands before the fire of life."

MYERS, MARGARET

"Whoe'er she be, That not impossible she, That shall command my heart and me. ,,

ROBBI s, A NIS

"She sigh'd and look'd, and sigh'd again."

SL\1MONS, MARGERY

"She is pretty to walk with, And witty to talk with, And pleasant, too, to think on."

SPRECHER, GRETCHEN

"Her wit was more than man, her innocence a child's."

STR UZINSKY, FRANK

"To know That which before us lie m daily • life • Is the prime wisdom."

TRUMP, RALPH

"From afar his coming shone."

WELCH, WILLIAM

"At whose sight all the stars Hide their diminish'd heads."

cuss HISTOIQ

It was one Monday morning in September, 1916, when the teachers and upperclassmen in Lincoln high school realized that something unusual was going on. Eight hundred and five freshmen set foot for the first time in the corridors of L. H. S. Before long they proclaimed themselves the class of 1920.

Several class meetings were held for the purpose of organizing the class. Carl Seiffert was intrusted with the task of starting the class on the right path. Soon afterward, Miss Short and Miss Hullhorst were elected class spon ors. It is said that large bodies move slowly until they gain their stride. So it was with that freshman class. The class did not start to do "big things" but worked quietly along getting acquainted with the new conditions which confronted them, A constitution was drawn up and approved by the members.

The president for the second semester was James Miller. During this time, the United States declared war against Germany. Many of the members of the upper classes left school for army life or to work on farms, and the freshman class seemed to gain importance.

We started our year as sophomores under a new principal. Mr. Frank G. Pickell took Mr. ewlon's place as principal of the high school. The sophomores were now able to walk down the middle of the corridors and not even turn aside for the senior ·as he advanced from the opposite direction. About this time also the class embarked on it s social career. A party for sophomores only was held in the library in the evening ( yes, we could go out at night now). We had good music and man y of the class joined in games and dancing for the first time. Boyd Wilson was our president for the first semester.

Miss Hullhorst , one of our sponsors, resigned her position in the class this semester on account of other duties which demanded her time and attention. It was with much regret that the class saw her go , as a great many of the good times which we had enjoyed were due to her. Miss Jones was selected to take her place and has been our patron saint ever since.

The sophomores now began to let the other classes hear from them. "The eighbors" was selected for the class play and presented in assembly. ellie Starboard and Edgar Holyoke pla yed the leading parts. The play was a real success and made a great " hit" with the students.

Verne Lewellen was elected president of the class as we started on our junior year. Representatives were elected from the junior home rooms to form an executive committee. They planned several good programs of class talent which were presented in class meetings. On ovember eleven , the day of the signing of the armistice, the juniors did their part in actively celebrating with fire-crackers and anything else which made a noise. To one present will forget the big assembly and then the parade in the afternoon.

Soon after this came the Christmas party in the library. Decorations were in green and white, the class colors. It was a holiday party and a good sized crowd of juniors turned out . Beck's orchestra furnished · the music and the party was a real "get-together" after three weeks of enforced influenza vacation. On account of the shortened semester the junior play was put off until after the holidays.

When the second semester began, Herbert Brownell, Jr., was elected president. "The Romancers," by Rostand, was selected for the class play. All members of the class worked to make this play a success. It was presented on February 21, and lived up to expectations. Marion Boynton and Bruce Mitchell took leading parts in this quaint French play of the sixteenth century.

In the spring the girls of the class won for the juniors the championship in the girls swimming meet. The class pins arrived about this time and even seniors glanced admiringly at the L. H. S. '20 pins which the juniors wore. A matinee party was given under the direction of the junior class one Friday afternoon. A nickel admission was charged and a good sum was cleared to help towards entertaining the seniors later in the spring.

Then 326, with all the seniors (yes, we were honest-to-goodness seniors now). Together every morning in home room we started on our last year of high school life. Rex Smith was elected president. Plans were started for color day which came in October. The day really began about midnight when a committee of boys began to blow up 700 balloons. In the morning each senior was provided with a green and white balloon and a hat made in class colors. We marched as a body to the auditorium for an assembly of class talent. Our class song was sung there for the first time in public. Nearly everyone in the class attended the banquet held at the cafeteria in the evening. There were clever toasts and plenty of good things to eat. After the banquet came an evening of games and dancing in the library. The day was a great success.

The old dictionary stand which had long outserved its purpose as a speaker's desk at assemblv was buried at the senior color day assembly. Therefore as a Christmas gift the senior president, on behalf of the class, presented a handsome oak speaker's stand to the school.

Senior open night followed soon after the vacation caused by the nation-wide coal shortage. The senior class gave a dance in the library for all the school. A good sized crowd attended and pronounced the party a success in every way.

After an exciting election, Robert F. Craig was chosen to ·1ead the class through its last semester in L. H. S. Afternoon class meetings and parties were scheduled for every other week. Good programs, dancing, and pie-feeds were not an uncommon occurrence during this last semester.

In many of the campaigns and happenings about school the senior class took a leading part. When there was trouble about the order in the halls during the lunch periods, the senior boys organized to remedy it. The seniors also started the movement in school toward practical thrift. Both the boys and girls without going to extremes, pledged themselves to economize on their buying of new clothes in every practical way. Toward the end of the year, the senior girls captured the championship in the girls swimming meet.

"The Man of the Hour," by Broadhurst, was presented as the senior class play on April 16 and 19 in the auditorium. The play broke all records for attendance and quality of production. Tickets for the first production were sold out on the first day of public reservations. Over one thousand people saw the second performance on the following Monday evening. The play received a great deal of favorable comment from the newspapers of the city. Frances Thorson and Garrett

Burt took the leading parts in a large cast of exceptionally good actors and actresses. The seniors have reason to feel proud when they remember this play.

Seldom has a class shown better spirit toward an unpleasant incident than the seniors showed over the abolishment of senior picnic day. Not long after the opening of the second semester, the principal had approved the plans of a committee of senior boys for an Olympics contest between the senior and junior classes. This athletic contest was planned as an organized way of matching the strength of the upper classes. Olympics day was made a school holiday. In the afternoon the seniors held a picnic. The plan included the signing of a treaty of peace between the seniors and juniors in assembly on the day of the junior-senior picnic.

The class of I 920 al~o originated the idea of holding a farewell b:mquet and party on the last day of regular school in their high school life.

Our last four weeks before graduation were full of interest all the time. In rapid succession came the Olympics, the junior-senior, senior picnic, class day, and the last banquet and party when the class was all together. The last weeks were perhaps the happiest of all the four years. It has been said that history repeats itself, but the history of the class of 1920 will be a hard one to duplicate.

-Herbert Brownell, Jr., '20

~pring of 1920

Oh Spring, 0 Spring! To thee we sing In accents sad and drear. For thou hast wept so much of late We can but shed a tear.

Our hearts are filled with bitterness, Our minds are filled with gloom Because 'tis now the first of May And not a flower in bloom.

And if 'tis true the winds of March, Linked with the April show'rs Bring anything but cold, wet feet, We'll surely wade through flow'rs.

'Tis many a day since last we saw The sunlight's golden hue, And if at last it reappears, We won't know what to do.

-Jacob

Gable, '20

1-Ehitnrial

~n ~cknobllebgment

Many persons have assisted in the preparation of this book besides the regular members of the staff. Thanks are due to Eldon Kif:Iin for valuable assis t ance in the ~dvertising department and to Miss Gray and Mrs. ewlon for reading proof. Thank are especially due to Dwight Kirsch for the splendid illustration which appear in the front of the book. We are indebted to the following students and many others for contributions: Knox Burnett, William Bertwell, Herbert Brownell, Jr. , Martha Fiegenbaum , Wendell Berge , Willis Woodcock. Edward Kubat and Edward Buck.

Eyir Sloniger, an alumn~s, deserves thanks for taking the Links photographer up in his airplane and making the bird's eye view picture of the school.

<ltober 1!\esign C!Conte~t

Following a custom begun in 1918, a cover design contest was held this year to which all students of the high chool were eligible. The· prize was a free copy of the Link . Over thirteen designs were submitted to the board for approval. The one cho en was drawn by Frances Thorson of the art department.

A Links subscription contest was held among the twen t y-five solici t ors chosen from the senior class. The prize in this contest, as in the cover design con t est, was a free copy of the Links. Eldon Kiffin won with one hundred and fifty ubscriptions.

Bottom

~en ior ~ong

We will never forget the days gone by, Lowly freshmen to eniors high.

Days of fear that were too many, Jolly days o full of cheer, But, oh, too short were those four years. For seniors are mighty.

Seniors are strong

When it comes to pushing along

Then let us work for the school just a plenty Then they won't forget us, nineteen-twenty.

Top Row: Edgar Shoemaker, Lucille Vanderhoof, Edna Davis, Herbert Brownell, ,Tr. Second Row: Lyle Holland, Ruth Taylor, Marylouise Bryan, Kathryn Young, Verne Lewellen.

Row: Rex Smith, Robert F. Craig.

31 unior C!Cla1,s

Juniors, Juniors, Juniors!

After two years of youthful storm and stress the class of 1921 numbering three hundred and ·seventy-seven has arrived safely at juniority, where the class is able to look back with complacency upon the mistakes and follies of the fledgling. The class became conscious of its importance with the securing of the · class pins, which as juniors they wear proudly.

A junior class party was planned in December but, fate in shape of the coal shortage prevented its taking place. But even fate could not prevent the presentation of Alice Sit-by-the-Fire, one of the most successful class plays that has been given. The junior class is also talented in other directions It has an orchestra of its own, a glee club, and two of the nicest sponso.I;"s, Miss Price and Miss McMahon.

Top Row: Robert E. Craig, Giles Henkle, Harry Olds. Bottom Row: Wendell Berge, Emma Westermann, Willa Wynkoop, Phyllis Easterday, Donald McBride.

In 1919 this class began its career and the members believed themselves to be the most intelligent class of "Freshie " ever in thi school. They tood a little in awe of the seniors, and tried hard to follow in their footsteps.

It is not surpri ing therefore that the sophomores are such an exceptionally brilliant cla s. They excel in both wi dom and appearance. Wisdom was hown by the selection of officer and sponsors. Just see what pretty girls and what good looking boys are ophomores. They are a class of great promise.

The cla s already ha done many things which have attracted favorable attention. For instance, the Sophomore girls basketball team is a wonder. At the tournament this year they defeated the freshmen, but of course it was not to be expected that they could outclass the seniors. The debating team cannot be urpassed. The debaters are David Webster, Hugh Cox and Robert Chase. This team defeated the freshmen, the juniors and even the seniors. These debaters make their opponents tremble.

The class owes much of their success to the two sponsors, Miss Clark and Mrs. l\·foseley, which debt can be paid only by greater success in the next two years.

-Dorothy Hilcher, '22

Top Row: Koby Sirinsky, Robert Stevens, Merle Hebbard, John Wilson.

Bottom Row: Dorothy Hilscher, Marie Cronley, Pri cilia Towle.

jfresbman cttlass

When we were in the polliwog state of school life, when our verdancy stood out like a sore thumb and we had just emerged from hair ribbons to hairpins and from knickers with worn knees to trousers with creases down the front, we were all classed together in one term-freshmen. For the first two or three weeks we were actually afraid to turn around for fear we might bump into some wise upper classman who would be sure to know we were "freshies". But our fears of the superior ones _ soon vanished, for Mr. Pickell told us one day in assembly _ that they really liked us and were only making fun of us when they jeered at our innocent questions. We decided that Odysseus on his way to Ithaca had no more exciting adventures than we, in growing accustomed to the regular routine of work, with zig-zag programs and lunch at different hours on different days. When we ran all around second floor trying to find a room in the three hundreds, no beautiful "Lady of the Lake" came to our rescue as she did to James Fitz-James. The teachers were the only sympathetic guide we found.

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There were eight hundred and twenty-four of us, a conglomerate mass, an art collection of humanity. Yet, with child-like faith and simplicity, we took advantage of our elevated position as high school students and planned parties and one glorious assembly, plans which ( life is hard), were cruelly thwarted by the coal shortage vacation. Yet we did not lose hope, and the second semester plans were successful. Erma Dawson was our first president; Louise Van Sickle, vice-president; Irene Ingold, secretary; Sam Bignell, treasurer; and Kieth Miller, editor. For the second semester we chose George Fitzsimmons for our president; Mildred Schaaf, vicepresident; Frank Corrick, secretary; Lillian Hall, treasurer, and Glen Carlile, editor. Miss Bardwell and Miss Kirk are our sponsors.

-Walter Brown, '23

Top Row: George Fitzsimmons, Sam Bignell, Kieth Miller, Glen Carlile, Frank Corrick. Bottom Row: Erma Dawson, Louise Van Sickle, Mildred Schaaf, Lillian Hall.

$tubent ~ouncil

Top Row: Knox Burnett, Lucille Vanderhoof, Joe Zimmerman, Lyle Holland, Della Me y ers, George Pugh.

Second Row: Edgar Shoemaker, Genevieve Wilson, Kathryn Young, Marylouise Bryan, Rex Smith.

Third Row: Leslie Cadwallader, Ernestine Black, Frances Carrothers, Hope Barkley. Robert E. Craig.

Bottom Row: Margaret Hager, Charles Adams, Herbert Brownell; Jr., Ethel Upton.

The student council of Lincoln high school after three years of hard work and c;unest effort, has reached the goal set up in I 9 I 7 when the provisional student council was organized. The members have aimed to reach the point where the council would be able to stand alone. They have accomplished their purpose. All council meetings this year have been attended only by the members, who have also had direct charge of their activities and projects.

Probably never before have the council members been brought into closer contact with the student body and never have they received such large and genuine response to the requests of the council. ot only have the successful activities of former rouncils been continued but new ones have been inaugurated. The progress made this year is due in a large measure to the splendid help of the students and members of the faculty.

From the first it was evident that the new council was out to start new customs ·ind to accomplish whatever it set out to do. At the first meeting of the year Ethel Upton was chosen president, the first girl to be elected to that position since the 0rganization of the council. At the same time Herbert Brownell, Jr., was elected

vice-president and Robert E. Craig, secretary. Four former members of the council ·were re-elected while one member was chosen to serve for a third consecutive year. For the second semester Charles Adams was elected to lead the council. Margaret Hager was elected vice-president and Leslie Cadwallader, secretary.

One of the new activities of the student council was the giving of motion picture shows to the students in the high school auditorium. The plan proved popular with the students and gained in interest and benefit as it was worked out more completely. The shows were given as Friday matinees with an admission price of not over ten cents to cover the cost of the production. Only the best films were shown. Music and other features were furnished by high school students. About the middle of the year the students in a vote taken in the home room expressed themselves in favor of the continuance of the shows. Financially , also , the plan was successful. Besides using the machine which had lain idle for three years, enough money was cleared to purchase a moving picture screen, a motor for the machine, and several other improvements in the equipment. All services connected with the showing of the picture were donated by tudents. The council members feel that this project will develop rapidl y .

During the first week of ovember, just preceding the big Topeka football game, the council conducted the annual chool color da ys. In the two days before the game, the council through the home room repre entatives sold red and black cap s, arm-bands and ribbons to the students. E v er y available cap and a rm-band in the cit y was sold l ong before the second da y was over. At the "Red and Black" assembl y held on the second da y under the auspices of the council a mock trial was conducted. The school cheer le a der were placed on trial before a jury composed of the football team. An ::>fficer of the Lincoln police force who guarded the "prisoners " added much merriment to the trial. Members of the facult y were cross-examined by the attorneys for both sides. After an exciting session the cheer leaders were sentenced to lead the school in 1·heering for the rest of the school year. One of the largest crowds of the season , wear;ng the red and black colors , watched the football team defeat Topeka by a core of too

• Alternating with other activities on Friday afternoon , the council conducted ~natinee parties in the high school building. These parties were as popular as an y activit y of the council. The y took the form of dance s, sometimes preceded by a program of school talent in the auditorium. The music was furnished free of charge by rhe tudents. These parties , which always drew large crowds were under the supervision of a committee of the council.

Mone y to take the band to Omaha was raised in a campaign conducted by the council members. The home room representatives collected small donations from the -:tudents and easily rai ed the neces ar y amount. The council also had a committee to f'ntertain the visiting football teams on their arrival in Lincoln. The teams were taken to a hotel and afterwards usually shown the city. They were taken to and from the football field.

The 1920 carnival proved to be the most successful event of its kind ever given in Linc9ln high. A committee of council members in cooperation with the faculty committee had charge of the carnival. Several thousand people crowded the corridors, and a large sum was raised for the fund for worthy student activities.

The student council took charge of selling tickets to the home basketball games. With the home room: representatives the council members worked to get the tudents cut to the games. Every home game was played before a large crowd of loyal L. H. S. rooters. Later, when fifteen hundred high school boys visited Lincoln for the ~tate basketball tournament , the council provided an evening entertainment for them. :".1an y of the school organizations were represented on the program.

The memorial tablet for those Lincoln high school boys who gave their lives in the service of their country in the World War , was presented to the school toward the end of the year. A committee of the council had worked with the Service Record committee for over a year to secure material and provide for this tablet. The hand-

some bronze plate, placed almost opposite the ervice flag at the main entrance will bear evidence of the part which Lincoln high chool students played in the great war.

Another project which the council undertook to accomplish was the placing of two trophy cases in the front corridor of the building. The cups had for a long time been placed out of sight of visitors in the building. The plans for the cases were drawn by a high school student.

Many improvements about the building have been sponsored by the council. All the fences on the high school campus were taken down and a campaign started to have everyone keep off the lawns. The council cooperate'd in seeing that all automobiles were parked in the new parking place constructed this year. Soap pumps for the dre sing rooms were provided. The drinking fountains were repaired. The council e tabli hed headquarter in room 201. A student council sign was placed there and a box provided for communications from the students.

Late in the year came the request for money for the gift for France The council and representatives were put in charge of the high school campaign. o student was allowed to contribute more than ten cents. In two days the quota was over-subscribed by a good margin.

Several amendments to the constitution of the student council were adopted during the year. The e amendments were to remedy defects in the constitution brought out by actual operation. The number of members on the council was changed from twenty to twenty-two. Before the change the captain of the athletic team in season and the editor of the Advocate were ex-officio members of the council but at the same time were counted as representatives of the classes to which they belonged. Several complications in membership followed. As provided in the amendment the council now consists of twelve seniors, six juniors, two sophomores, the editor of the school paper, and the captain of the athletic team in season. Another amendment provided that student council members might not be elected home room representatives. Each council member is an ex-officio member of that body but does not have the power to cast a vote. Other less important amendments were passed. After the constitution was approved , several hundred copies were printed. A special election was held in the second semester, occasioned by the changes in the constitution. The new members elected to the council were Fern Jackson, Edna Davis, and Don Olds. The number of the council was for the first time brought up to twenty-two members.

The council brought to the school the University Players for a Friday afternoon matinee. The players presented, "It Pays To Advertise", which was greatly enjoyed by the pupils.

During the debating season, the council started a campaign to back the debating team. An active ticket selling contest was waged between the freshmen and sophomore classes. More interest in the debating schedule was urged by the council and all afternoon entertainments interfering with debate or any other school activity were called off.

During the year several student councils have been formed m other ebraska high schools. Some of these schools have written to Lincoln to know the form of organization here. This sort of student cooperation in the high school government seems to be gaining headway over the state.

These are the main accomplishments of the 1919-1920 student council. The council, put on a firm basis, now has an assured and lasting place in the school. Its whole foundation is based on the active cooperation of the students and the faculty. Much credit is due the home room representatives for their part in the work of the year. The councils yet to come can accomplish a great deal for the school. Their purpose should also be, as stated in the constitution, "to foster a sentiment in the school, to provide opportunities for student cooperation in the internal government of the school, to provide for worthy student activities, and to promote the general welfare of the school." -Herbert Brownell, Jr., '20.

~be Jt,ome Room ~epresent attbe ,Sobp

The home room representative body is the connecting link between the student council and the students at large. This group is composed of students elected from every home room in the building and representing that home room. A problems present themselves, meeting are called by the president of the tudent council and the que tion discussed. The repre entative then report to their respective home rooms the action taken. This organization also takes charge of selling athletic and motion picture tickets and on color day they handled the sale of caps and arm bands. The members are as follows:

Dorothy May

Philip Sidles

Israel Rubinow

Carl Brown

Wesley Gratz

Gladys Sidles

Marguerite elson

Marshall eely

Henry Clark

Bernard Warren

Margaret Sweet

Dorothea Crosby

Olive Kier

Dorothy Davis

Edward Borgens

Ruth Clayton

Don McBride

Cleo Crawford

Amsden Gooch

Erma Dawson

Claire Mullowney

Lois Richeson

Frances Wineland

DeLos Coe

Lela Askine

Frank Corrick

Frederick Teal

Richard Williams

Glen Dean

Douglas Orr

Ruth Tanner

Robert Stephens

Evelyn Reddig

Vernon Mitchell

Lillian Finke

Margaret Hyde

Ransom Proudfit

Clyde Harding

Kathryn Dillon

Mildred Hunt

Joe Winterhalter

Adrian Schaaf

Helen Bradberg

Gerald Hughart

Wendell Berge

Alice Springer

Ruth Judge

Thelma Martin

Thelma Cunningham

Zella Hickey

Thomas Curran

Carol Cornell

Richard Dunker

Arthur House

Lyle Holland

Verne Lewellen

Bruce Mitchell

Marion Mayer

Lloyd Metheny

Ruth Taylor

Lucille Vanderhoof

David Zolat

~11 ~iris lLeague

Top Row: Dorothy Fitzsimmons, Arthella Gadd, Alice Mathieson, Ruth Tanner, Blanche Burt, Edna Davis.

Middle Row: Ruth North, Doris Gratz, Madeline Haecker, Hazel Fickes.

Bottom Row: Ruth Taylor, Margaret Hager, Ethel Upton.

The aim and purpose of the All Girls League is to further the building up of girls activities and to give the girls themselves a voice in deciding their own problems. This is done by means of mass meetings which are conducted and attended by the girls alone.

Every girl automatically becomes a member of the league upon her en trance in Lincoln high school. The cabinet members are chosen by the girl members of the student council and the presiding officer is a girl official in that organization. Miss Pound, adviser for girls, acts as sponsor.

The "big sister" movement was started by the league and has proved a great success.

~bbocatt ~taff

Nlurphy, George Hargreaves.

Bottom Row: La Vern Brubaker, Wendell Berge, Lucille Vanderhoof. ~obert F. Craig, Elsie Polska.

FIRST SEMESTER

LUCILLE VA DERHOOF ............................................... Editor

ROBERT F. CRAIG Managing Editor

WE DELL BERGE Business Manager

KNOX BUR ETT Assistant Business Manager

LEMONT KIER .................................................. Assistant Business Manager

GERALD HUGHART Circulation Manager

REPORTERS

OSCAR BAUMA N ................................................................... Sports

LAVER BRUBAKER Exchanges

DELIA MEYERS ................... Organizations

WILBUR PETERSON ............................................................... Personals

HARRIET CoFFI Personals

JAMES MILLER Specials

ELSIE POSKA Specials

FRA CEL MURPHY Specials

GEORGE HARGREAVES ................................................•............... Specials

ADVISORY BOARD

LUCILE VA DERHOOF

ROBERT F. CRAIG

WE DELL BERGE

Miss SARAH T. Mu1R

MR. OTTO HACKMAN

MISS VI DA HUDSON

MR. FRANK G PICKELL

Top Row: Gerald Hughart, Knox Burnett, Oscar Baumann, James Miller, "Wilber Peterson. 111iddle Row: Lemont Kier, Della Meyers, Harriet Coffman, Emma Westermann, Frances

~bi.locate ~taff

Top Row: Charles Adams, Winifred Mayhew, Truman Weller, Emma 'Westermann, Wilber Peterson.

S ec ond Row: Lula Manes, McKinle y Lambert, Elsie Polska, Walter Dobbins, Helen Hoag. Bottom Row: Lemont Kier, Mar y louise Bryan, Herbert Brownell.

SECO D SEMESTER

MARYLOUISE BRYAN Editor

HERBERT BROWNELL, JR Managing Editor

LEMONT KIER Business Manager

CHARLES ADAMS Assistant Business Manager

TRUMAN WELLER Circulation Man ager

JOHN ALLISON Assistant Circulation Manager

REPORTERS

W A LTER DOBBINS Sports

WINIFRED MAYHEW Exchanges

HELEN HOAG Organizations

ELSIE POSK A Personals

EMMA WESTERMANN Specials

WILBUR PETERSON Spe cials

LULA MANES Specials

WILLIAM WELCH Specials

ADVISORY BOARD

M ARYLOUISE BRY A N

HERBERT BROWNEL L , JR.

LEMO N T KIER

MR. FRANK G. PICKELL

Miss SAR A H T. MUIR

Miss AMY ARMSTRONG

J/ietter ctengli~b Week

Better English week, the third thus far held in Lincoln high school, will not soon be forgotten. This year faculty and students united to make it not only a school, but also a community project.

Better English posters lined the walls of the halls and placards adorned the rooms. Placards also appeared in the windows of the down town stores to impress upon the community the importance of this movement. A tag day was inaugurated at the school when students and teachers were tagged upon making an error in their English. Rhymes and limericks were written with which to keep the subject always in the students' minds. Lastly, two assemblies were held, in one the better English speakers who appeared in the theaters delivered their speeches to the students and in the other Dr. Bixby spoke and a playlet was presented.

It would seem that events would b~ in a chaos all the time with so many things to be attended to, but through the splendid organization and management of the committee appointed by Miss Sarah T. Muir and consisting of members of the school faculty all complications were avoided. The committees were as follows: publicity and publication, Miss Miller, Miss Gray, Mr. Betzer; assembly, Miss Atkins, Miss Muir, Mrs. ewlon and Mr. Ferguson; posters and placards, Miss Kirk, Miss Duncombe, Miss Fitz Gerald. and Miss Wilson; projects, Miss Putney, Miss Foster, Miss Armstrong, Miss Green and Miss Glass.

The poster and placards were prepared by students in the art department. In the contest for the best poster, first prize was awarded to Miss Frances Thorson, second prize to Harold Gish. Perkins Harnly and Mariam Seymour received honorable mention. l\lliss Grant of the university art department judged the posters. Through the courtesy of local theatre managers it was made possible for speakers to appear in the down town theaters to give talks on subjects relating to better English week. The following students were chosen to do this work: Frances ewens, Helen Quimby, Evelyn Hiller, Lula Cunningham, La Vern Brubaker, David Halbersleben, Dorothy Greenhalgh and Joel Cornish. In a contest, held in the auditorium Wednesday before an assembly to determine the best speaker, Frances ewens was awarded first place by the judges. The contest was judged by a committee from the English dep:utment.

In the assembly on the last day an excellent program was enjoyed. A speech by Dr. Bixby of the State Journal staff and a play let given by the student were the two things of greatest interest on the program. Dr. Bixby's speech revolved around his statement that there are six kinds of English: good, better, best, bad, beastly and

abominable. The playlet was a one-act comedy entitled, "Ready-to-Wear," written by the members of the Writers Club. The cast of characters follows:

Mr. Piller .................................. Julian Kateley

Mrs. McChester .............................. Carol Cornell

Dick McChester ... . ........................... Robert Fling

Mrs. Martin Beefeater

Margaret Hager

Lizzie Lightfinger .................. Cathleen Airy

Mrs. Van Sky-High Smythe ............ -. ... Marylouise Bryan

Lincoln high school is only one of the many schools observing better English week. The movement for better speech this year took unexpected proportions in the United States. In practically every high school from California to Maine, and from Michigan to Texas a week in ovember was set aside as better English week. In many places , and this does not mean alone small places, but also cities of over one hundred thousand population, the whole community observed better English week. Those in a position to know state that next year will be even more successful.

~brift Campaign

If the general public took the same action in economizing on clothing as the students of Lincoln high school undertook when they inaugurated their thrift campaign, perhaps fewer complaints would be heard on the subject of high prices.

It must be admitted that the girls were first to act. Friday morning, March 20, the girls met in the auditorium and all signed pledges not to wear silk hose to school. The senior boys, who had not been included in the movement, caught the spirit of the thing and held an impromptu meeting in room 326. Speeches were made advocating the adoption of a uniform to be made of denim or similar material. This plan was considered, but opinion favored wearing out old clothing one had on hand and not purchasing expensive graduation suits. It was decided that khaki, wool and even blue work-shirts were more appropriate than expensive silk ones. The boys also voted to go without neckties.

This thrift campaign was a little protot y pe of the "overall club" movement which later spread over the entire countr y , but it has achieved more lasting results than the latter.

"The time has come," the walru said, "To talk of many things , Of ships and hoes and sealing wax, And cabbages and kings. And why the sea is boiling hot, And whether pigs have wings".

-And whether Lincoln high school had an open-night party last year to equal the one sponsored by the class of '20. The challenge, so jauntily given by the class of '19, was eagerly accepted, and '20 lived up to her reputation of "something better ." The affair was an uncertain innovation last year, but this year it was an assured success from the morning when the senior president announced that tickets were on sale. Everyone came who held a ticket and many who did not. Upon thi one occasion game were dispen ed with, much to the atisfaction of all, and dancing was king of the revels.

Because a rather large number of boys came to the party unaccompanied by girls, tag dancing became the order of the evening. Rivalry waxed strong. Underclas men became sufficiently bold to venture to tag even the senior girls ( who, by the way, had completely abandoned their dignity and were not so much to be feared, after all). They smiled so brightly and chatted so gaily with these lesser lights that a casual observer might have believed them to be equals. The merriment was at it height when the class president, from the impressive height of the library desk: announced ( no request was heard) that tag dancing must cease.

~t. t)atriclt' .s 11\ap

St. Patrick was duly honored on his birthday by seniors of the Lincoln high school who thus slipped in another color day. It happened that the class of '20 chose for their colors the green and white by which we honor the great Irishman. Green collars or green head pieces were worn by every senior pouring forth from 326 at the close of home room peri0d Wednesday morning, March I 7, I 920. Some of the "mighty" entered still further into the spirit of the occasion by using green ink in their pens. A special assembly was held just to let the seniors show themselves off, and even Mr. Frank G. Pickell was honored by being allowed to wear a green crown on his masterful brow.

~tnior ~olor 11\ap

We were arranged in single file without any particular regard for beauty or symmetry except that we marched alternately, a boy and a girl. On account of this, I fancy we represented some contrasts, which were at once startling and amusing to the onlooker. Here the beholder would perhaps see a tall, lank senior boy bearing his balloons as if somewhat disconcerted at being seeh with such a childish toy in his hands, while pattering directly behind him would be a plump little senior girl, her green crown perched perilously on her head, as she strove earnestly to appear queenly. Then one might •see a short, pudgy boy endeavoring to look dignified and serious under the double handicap of a too-short stature and his toy balloons.

Later in assembly the spectator saw a choppy sea of bobbing caps, crowns and balloons. A few adventurous balloons started out to discover what the top of the auditorium was made of; and, floating lazily through the air, their altitude was finally limited by the dome of the hall.

But the seniors were happy. They laughed and chatted and sang their class song and executed their yells so vigorously that the deserted corridors outside echoed and re-echoed. And the balloons! They took as much pleasure in those green and white bubbles as so many children. They shook them and waved them and patted their smooth sides caressingly. If they broke, their owners laughed uproarously, for no reason whatever.

But this excitement hushed somewhat as the program of the morning began. The class song, delivered earnestly, was written by l\farylouise Bryan and Edna Davis. To Genevieve Wilson belongs the distinction of having composed the music for it. Followed a soprano solo by Ethel Upton. Margaret Hager then gave a vivacious reading which received much applause. Musical numbers by the string quartet, boys quintet and girls chorus brought to a close one of the most heartily enjoyed assemblies of the year.

Classes were then resumed, but considerable excitement prevailed all day. Green and white are conspicuous colors and apparently no one seemed able to resist the lure of those balloons as they danced at a tantalizing height, and upon the slightest provocation any passer-by felt justified in administering a pin prick.

That evening at half-past six, a banquet was served in the cafeteria. About two hundred sixty attended, the largest number of guests ever entertained at the annual senior banquet. Rex Smith, class president, was toast-master and introduced the following speakers and their subjects: "Seeds", Mrs. Anderson; "Nuts", Ruth Taylor; "Squashes", Frances ewens; "Doughnuts", Carl Bryant; "Pumpkins", Knox Burnett; "The Harvest", Miss Pound.

Everyone withdrew immediately after the dinner to the library for games and dancing. The passage of time was completely forgotten until everyone was rudely recalled at eleven o'clock by the strains of "Home Sweet Home". Of course, everyone did what was e.xpected of him and went home with a happy and yet a rather lonesome feeling, for he knew that his high school career was nearing a close.

~be <!tarnibal

If the gho t of Ponce De Leon walked abroad in Lincoln Friday night, March 12, I 920, it must finally have satisfied its long que t for the fabled fountain of youth, for the much sought fountain wa finally unearthed in Lincoln high school, and the magic waters were found to be nothing but three kindred spirits of Carnivalfun, frivolity and foolishness. Seized by these mystic three, gray haired old ladies forgot themselves and became girls again, laughing and playing with all the abandon of children; serious, spectacled fathers forgot their dignity and threw confetti like sand-lot ball stars, even the janitors, forgetting for the time the "Price of a Good Time" were seen smiling now and then, although their faces grew long and haggard when they thought of the broom and dustpan of tomorrow.

When the crowd began to arrive at 7 :30 all was set to receive them. Shows, food of all kinds, drinks and things too numerous to mention started immediately after the great parade in which every conceivable kind of costume was displayed in the endeavors of the participants to win the coveted prize.

"Dancing at 9 :30." Those were the magic words that drew the crowd to the third floor as surely as a loadstone attracts a pin. And the dancers-Dutch maids, French maids, American maids, yes and even tailor maids, skipped and twirled in the arms of colored "gemmun" from Dixie, specially imported for the grand minstrel show, "A Revel in Black and White."

About IO :30 things began to slow down. Some, tired out, had gone home and others not so tired had centered on the third floor, determined to be in at the kill. But all good things must come to an end. Gradually the lights winked out and the last departing revelers wandered homeward.

As the ghost of the great Spaniard, granted he was abroad, drifted toward repose, he was joined by three more, and finally by a fourth, the spirits of four past and gone carnivals.

"Hablo Espanol?" said Ponce.

" othing doing", replied carnival ghosts I, 2, 3, 4.

"Too bad," lamented Ponce. "I don't like English," he explained.

"Coming from Lincoln high we don't like Spanish", the whispering choru came back. "How did you like the carnival?" they inquired.

"It's the greatest event of its kind I've ever seen", the ghostly Mr. De Leon answered.

"Let's go home," came from the phantoms.

"Muy bien", agreed the Spaniard.

"Barbara, I think I am probably as weary, at this moment, as any person in this world. You know we had the first matinee party today. Never having been a student council member, you probably don't realize fully whereof I speak". Marion · breathed an experienced sigh.

"The matinee party is the favorite protege of the student council, you know, and we have to assume the liabilities as well as th~ assets--in other words, we get the blame. Well, yesterday all details had worked themselves out to the general satisfaction; the orchestras were engaged, the gymnasium was cleared and everything promised to go off serenely. We might have known!" An irritated expression showed for a moment in · the brown eyes. "What was my grief and horror upon arriving at school this morning to learn that the pianist had measles and couldn't get out for a week. I should have sympathized, but I wasn't at all sorry for her. The idea! ,vhy, I demanded, couldn't she have waited until tomorrow to get her measles? However, it was unquestionably our duty to find someone else. I finally ferreted out a girl who, after the proper amount of coaxing and flattering on my part and coquettish shyness on hers, consented to play for us. But she warned me, "I utterly refuse to play 'Jazz Baby'." I hastily assured her that she could play whatever she chose. By that time I was in a state of mind in which I would have agreed to anything she wanted, even if she desired to reconstruct the entire musical scheme. ,ve were so fearful that she might escape us that someone escorted her tenderly about all day, and it was with a great feeling of relief that we finally ushered her triumphantly into the gymnasium at the close of the school.

"And then the real work began. Just as soon as inquisitive freshmen thrust their heads in at the door they were promptly seized and brought inside to discover for themselves what a matinee party was like. They seemed to find it not half bad. ,ve introduced them about, saw that they had partners and looked after them generally. If someone was too painfully bashful we put him under some buoyant upperclassman's tutelage. Everyone seemed to enjoy himself thoroughly. Our pianist turned out to be something of a genius when it came to dance music. When the party at last had to break up we explained that there would be another in two weeks, that we wanted everybody to come 1 and that we really hoped they felt a little more at ease and better acquainted in their big school.

"It was a totally new experience to me and I'm simply exhausted, but I'm glad I could help, a bit, to make some one happier and more contented in L. H. S. It's a big school and a fine school, but it's no school at all without friends.

"Well, here I am at home. I'm glad I saw you, Barby. You're such a comforting person to talk to. Always seem to understand. Good-by!"

· ~cbool ~olor 1!lap

Of all the traditions dear to a student's heart , school color d ay is one of _ the most cherished. L H. S is a veritable riot of red and black at this time. And justly it shoul d be So many honors and distinctions have come to those colors t h rough football, baske t ball, track, debating, and dramatics, that every one welcomes an opportuni t y to display the symbol of prowess.

Those who were wise procured their colors several days prior to the annual event and their shrewdness was amply rewarded. The committee exhausted the entire stock of red and black ribbons, caps and arm-bands in all the local stores

The revel of color lasted for two days, but as early as the morning of the first day the committee was ribbonless, capless and handless. :Messengers were hastily dispatched to buy more. After this trip the shops were incapable of producing even one more yard of ribbon of the desired colors , but by dint of earnest effort and scanty measurements most of the pupils were provided with rosettes at least.

An assembly was announced to which everyone was invited-an assembly which, moreover , lasted an hour and a half. Every yell was given and song sung that the students knew, and they even learned a n ew one, under Mr. Ferguson's instruction , in which they rang bells in rounds until a guest might have fancied himself in a pious v illage on Sunday morning.

It was a good color day; one typical of L. H. S. There have been others and there will be more, but that of '20 could hardl y be surpassed

Ah, fairy book, all golden with the sun Of eastern lands, those lands all beauteous, With flowers and singing, trees and birds that tell The wisdom of the ages in their songs.

Bring me enchantment in your silken scroll , Touch me with gentle hands, send out thy beams Of rosy light and sapphire, shower pearls And all thy riches on me. Come and lo! In skies of amethyst, when looking down We see the pygmy earth roll by in night, And look on Heaven unrolled before our eyes. In awesome beauty grave and unexpressed. We'll follow Romance, that sweet flower that grows owhere save in a pure and trusting heart. And there where gorgeous colors blend and die, And quivering winds pulse once and fade away, And flashing fountains sing and make one glad, Oh, land of rose and gold, take to thy breast My shrinking spirit, make me strong in truth, And in those things that men most need on earth Reveal thy beauty, Oh enchantress, come While yet our flickering lights are still unquenched. Lead us to fairy land and let us grow Beneath thy power to health and peace Before we venture out into the world.

-Emma

Westerman, '21

~be ~bpi,ical Culture jf ab

In pioneer days, a man made a clearing in the forest, tilled the soil, hewed down trees and built a home. He didn't need physical culture. He existed through physical exertions.

Today, ingenious inventions have supplanted man power. A man doing physical work is regarded as being incapable of mental exertion. We are as a result, a race of phy ical weaklings and intellectual giants. Our bodies are puny, with atrophied muscles and are wasted by all the diseases released by Pandora. Over fifty per cent of the men examined for the draft were rejected for physical unfitness. More than fifty per cent of the young men of our nation physically unfit!

While aimlessly turning the pages of a current magazine one day last summer, I happened to see a full page photograph of a man flexing gorilla-like biceps and extending a bulging chest out in front like a barrel. I gazed in mute wonder at his photograph and read his measurements. I learned, through a hasty reading of the accompanying advertisement, that for twenty dollars I too, could be a superman! The prospect of ripping the buttons off my vest every time I took a deep breath was very attractive.

I cannot exactl y remember how I got the twenty dollars. I worked and saved; borrowed and begged until I had enough for the twenty dollar money order. Enclosing this with my chest measurement, I sent for the course in calisthenics and dietetics.

Then followed two weeks of hopeful, anxious waiting. On coming home from school one day, I saw a package addressed to me lying on the table. I snatched it in ecstasy, ran to my room and feverishly unwrapped it. A book on Fletcherism, a rubber cord exerciser, and an exercise chart were the contents. I studied out the exercises on the chart then carefully executed them with the exerciser and soon perspiration was oozing from me in large and fluid drops. Fearful of overdoing, I put the exerciser a ide and began reading the book on dieting. It seemed that "Fletcherism" was merely the mastication ( chewing) of food until it lost its taste and became a cowed and submissive mass of nutriment.

At the very next meal I put this doctrine of Horace G. Fletcher into vigorous application. I chewed until I felt myself becoming muscle-bound. I did not stop, however, and with heroic fortitude finished the meal in the same fashion I had begun. The following day I was in a truly pitiable plight. An ailment, seemingly kindred to lock-jaw, had settled upon me. I was forced to obtain my nourishment through a straw. My enthusiasm in the course died down somewhat. For a time I exercised spasmodically, but I soon discontinued even this. onetheless, I firmly believe that had I kept it up I should have been a Samson. Occasionally, I rummage through the old trunk in the closet. pull out the rubber exerciser from whose cords elasticity has forever gone, and with varying emotions turn the pages of the book on dietetics. •

The thought of the phy ical unfitness of our people also often comes to me and fills me with ineffable sadness; but I do nothing more than to lament it. What if most of us nowadays are bookkeepers, clerks, obese business men and lawyers? If we are happy and contented with our hollow chests and dyspepsia, I say let us alone. -Anonymous.

~bt ,mobcrn J,ou~e =t}lumbing

I can remember looking for years with envious eyes on those who were fortunate enough to be able to buy a strictly modern house. o more worry about how to pay the rent, and no more bother about lack of hot water, lack of heat, and a multiplicity of other things, worries which would vanish like Aladdin's palace upon the purchase of such a house.

The rest of the family and my aunt also shared my views and it was with unreasonable optimism that we ultimately entered 'into negotiations for the purchase of such a modern house. We found that in the house we bought the woodwork was fine, the furnace was good, and everything about as the former owner had represented, and I was delighted with the steaming hot water which the furnaee readily supplied.

Our first day after we moved in was given over to straightening up, to praising the · house and its advantages and lamenting the fate which had kept us moving about for so many years and missing all these dear comforts. However, it was with a slight uneasiness the next morning that we noticed the sink was not acting properly and my aunt and my mother begged me to look around and see if anything was wrong with the pipes. With great outward cheerfulness I rummaged among the pipes, traps, and cobwebs and soon reported that there was nothing wrong outwardly, and that the trouble was probably due to some grease in the pipes, which could be cut out by running hot water and lye through them. We hopefully ran the hot water and lye through the sink and eagerly watched for results, but could see no change for better or worse. We then put the sink's behavior down merely to some idiosyncrasy of that petulant device and let it stand thus. But our newly acquired calm was soon rudely shattered by the appearance of water backing up into the cellar from the drain, and with a mixture of rage and alarm we humbly begged the plumber to hasten out to our house and save us from having our cellar flooded.

He came, he saw - but failed to conquer at the moment. He was armed with a coil of heavy wire and a tallow candle, and with the lighted candle he searched inside and out, while we huddled together on the dry steps and watched the great man with awe. At last he gave his verdict, "The tree just outside the house has grown its roots into the sewer pipe, and the pipe must be dug up."

We heard this with sinking hearts for our vision of a perfect house had received a sharp jolt. Nevertheless , we prepared to endure a few days of discomfort that it might not happen again, and ordered it to be done. The work was begun and then the weather suddenly grew cold , the snow fell and the work died in its embryo stage; while we, in this uncomfortable state, raged and stormed without avail, for no man would work in such weather. Several days passed and again we breathed freely, for the work was going on. \Ve all agreed that after this job was done we should have no more trouble and all would be well again. We had scarcely agreed upon this point when a sonorous knock came at the back door. It was the workman who cheerfully stated that it wasn't the root3 of the tree at all but a grease trap and cesspool in circuit with the sewer which had become clogged up and were causing the backflow of water. In answer to our startled inquiries as to what could be done he replied that he would have to dig clear around them and lay a new pipe. Our capacity for emotion was completely exhausted by that time and we languidly told him to go ahead and not to hurry in the least.

Two or three days later the task was completed and after the last man had departed the reaction came. "And to think," ejaculated my aunt, "that if we had been renting this house, the landlord would have paid for all that!"

-Leigh Ziegler, '20.

"There are two classes of people in the world - teachers and human beings." This ounded very clever when it was spoken by a satirist and I have known times when I thought so, too. I have changed my opinion omewhat since then, however, and if there i any student who believes that, I suggest to him that he try being a teacher for awhile and then if he till holds to this notion, there is something radically wrong with him.

My first experience with substituting came one morning after I had spent nearly a whole valuable study period writing out "don'ts for teachers," such as, '~Don't tell the pupils how much better work another cla s ha done - it does not do any good because they only hate the other class and don't care anything about doing better work them elves." "Don't think that you are the only teacher in school. If every teacher talked all study period and then expected the students to study two hours outside, the students would have to it up all night." It can be seen from these extracts, how bitter I was feeling again t everything in general and teachers in particular. It was at this point in my musings that I was called outside and there confronted by my French teacher who asked me to take her classes for the rest of the day. Before I had time to think, I found myself seated in a large armchair in front of a wide expanse of desk and surrounded on all sides by a sea of expectant faces, very evidently freshmen faces. The expres ions on their faces varied from impish mischief to olemn disapproval. I felt a queer inking feeling in the region of my heart and that organ began beating with alarming di tinctness. It surely mu t be a nightmare! I was rudely jolted into action, however, when an eraser hurled through the air from a far corner of the room, bounced off my right cheek, hit the blackboard and fell to the floor with a puff of chalk du t. Order was finally established and, fortified with a French grammar, the teacher's class book and her enormous, black assignment book, I glanced down at the page before me. odding in the direction of the boy in the front seat, I asked him to read the proverb at the beginning of the lesson. "Apres la pluie, le beau temps." (After the storm, comes a calm.) Surely this was a good omen.

And it was pleasant to be in this dignified po ition, if only for a short time. I remembered that when I wa the age of these children in front of me, my idea of the difference between the teacher and pupil was that the teacher had, among other well-established privileges, tht right to keep her book open during recitation. Another thing which I supposed that all teachers were in the habit of d9ing, was to call on one pupil while gazing steadfastly at another. This was very inconsiderate and at the same time inconvenient for the one called upon, who mu t adjust his thoughts quickly. I found thi morning, however, that a new teacher, who is not quite sure which name belongs to which boy, might he almost as surprised as the victim when she looks at a boy at the back of the room whom she expects to an wer to the name of Johnny Jones and the real Johnny Jones pipes up from the seat in the front row.

After this experience, it was nearly a year before I again ha.d a chance to sub titute. I was sitting in home room one morning, trying to learn the definition for a corporation, when a teacher •passed by my desk leaving thereon a slip of paper which requested me to report at the office "at once." I gathered up my books and made my way down two flights of stairs, wondering why I should be thus "called to the office." I pushed the white slip a~ross the marble ledge and was told that Miss Blank was ~ick and the head of the department wanted me to take her history and civics classes.

In a short time, I was seated at the teacher's desk leaning forward in order to touch my feet to the floor and feeling as if I could scarcely look over the top of the desk. This class, I soon discovered, had been suffering for nearly a week from a Iack of teacher. So all that I had to do was sit and look dignified while they studied.

It was then that I discovered the effectivene s of writing down names on little slips of paper. If a boy has been misbehaving, he will almost always keep still, for awhile at least, when he sees the teacher look at him and with a shake of her head, write something on a piece of paper It doesn't make much difference what she writes down - anything will do. But what are you going to do with the naughty boy who, when remonstrated with, tells you with an engaging smile that he is young and he has to have a good time while he's young? Especially if you are young yourself and have been realizing this truth because you haven't had a really good time yourself for o long.

After a few minutes of blessed calm, ome of the bolder spirits began a few tentative whisperings, which soon grew to a deafening roar. Pleadings , threats and stern remonstrances on my part were of no avail, and finally in despair, I stamped out of the room and hurried officeward. One peek through the doorway showed the head of the department leaning over the marble ledge. It would never do to let her know that I was not able to get along by myself, so back I ran and tried to slip through the door without attracting any attention. I was greeted with intense silence. But half way between the door and the desk, I could not resist smiling to myself and instantly were hurled at me such disgusted remarks as, "Oh, ho, thought you' d fool us, didn't you?" "She didn't go to the office at all. Just went out and turned around!" I realized that it was all a sad mistake. I would never do it again, but what hould I do now? The bell mercifully solved the problem for me and I sank into the chair with a sigh of relief.

The day finally ended, each class becoming easier. I felt that if there should be one more I should have a nervous breakdown and I should never again blame a teacher for being as cross as she wanted to be all day long. Still it had been a valuable experience and I had firmly established, in my own mind at least, the fact that teachers are human beings. -Elizabeth Bentley, '20.

mo a .ffleabowlarh

Stay a bit, sweet meadowlark, So busy with your nest; Stay and tell us where and how You got your speckled breast. Tell the secret of your hiding, Tell us where your mate is biding, Trilling with rural glee.

Rest awhile and tell us where In fields of waving grain, Or in the grasses sits your home, Sheltered from the rain.

Why so happy all day long?

Why so ready with your song Of delightful ecstasy?

Such a warbler as you are ! Yet so very shy

We watch you winging upward far, Flinging your song to the sky. Stay a bit, sweet meadowlark, Sing to us from dawn till dark; 0 let us hear your melody.

-Louise Menzendorf, '21.

Corot

Over the tops of the giant trees

The silvery moon rises out of the ea t, Its slanting rays drop stealthily Onto a himmering band of mist. Lo! A soft tune floats on the air, And from the mist slim figures break into rythmic dance, With heads thrown backward and arms stretching up Toward tangled branches and the full orbed moon. Slowly she climbs 'cross the parkling sky Leaving myriads of stars in her path, And as her misty light fades into the unknown west Sadly the wood nymphs fold their arms o'er bended heads And silently vanish into the gray.

Over the tops of the giant trees

The silvery moon dies out in the we t Its slanting rays dropping stealthily Into the kingdom of nothingness.

-Ruth Virtue, '22.

Darkness, then graying sky;

The birds chirp low, the night winds die; A tar shines bright, the morning star; The cocks are crowing near and far; A rosy flush, a streak of gold; The day draws nigh with joy untold; The darkness flees, pursued by light, And morn has conquered over night; The star grows dim, the sky more gay; The shadows all have slunk away. The sun springs up above the hills, And birds all greet it with their trills; The barnyard wakes, the cattle moo; From dove cots high the pigeons coo. From morning fires the smoke floats high, A faint, gray incense in the sky. The morn is here the night is past, And 'tis a clear, bright day at last.

-Clarissa Bucklin, '22.

~brougb tbe ~trait!i of ~icilp

In all my travels I have seen many beautiful spots but the place I consider the most delightful perhaps is the Straits of Sicily. We passed through this channel one glorious October. The deck was filled with passengers, some straining their necks rind gazing through binoculars to see if they could find something which no one else could see, while others were content to look at the w;onderful sights with the unaided eyes. The clean, bracing air was filled with yellow butterflies which seemed to welcome us as our liner glided slowly through the glassy, green water.

On one side at some distance rose Mount Etna who had not yet laid aside her misty morning robes, but it was not long before they seemed to melt in the bright sunshine and her outline stood clear against the sky. Below her the foot hills were clothed in green from which gleamed forth scarlet and white blotches which we knew were the dwellings of the Sicilians, brave people that they are, to live at the foot of a volcano which might at any time envelop the whole island in burning lava. Again, white bridges and waterfalls caught the eye and against the creamy cliffs a red sailed fishing smack could be seen.

The land on the other side was much nearer and we could see more clearly, and yet it all seemed like a model in clay. A small puffing mountain train glided in and out along the hillside like a shiny snake. Vineyards and grain fields lay scattered about like soft carpets. The houses along the way seemed so invitingly attractive that one would like to leave the ship and live there. If it were not for the beautiful but treacherous Mount Etna , I should like to live there myself-· forever.

-Lois Drummond, '20.

~o ~be ~un ( A Sonnet)

\Vith what bright rays, 0 sun, thou comest to view! How silently and with how bright a face Thou shedst thy wondrous rays in every space And shinest on every humble cottage, too, And on the fields and mossy woods anew, Which, filled with sunshine glow in every place, And all because of thee, thy beauteous grace. Thou changest the flower and trees to many a hue! Then tell me why thou dost not stay the same Day in, day out, instead of being hid And spoiling looks of every fruited plain? Give me, 0 sun, the answer to this, I bid. Alas, thou canst not answer me, I fear, And shine on us in every time of year.

-Goldia Bauer, '21.

3J 'b 1.ike ~o ~o jf is bin '

I'd like to go fishin', don't you know, When the sun begins to shine, And catch a couple dozen or so, And string 'em on a line.

I'd like to give my mamma some, And sell, say one or two, Then buy a big sack of candy, And give a bite to you.

-Dorothy Goodale, '22.

I see far away an enchanting land With its beautiful moon and its drifting sand, With its still quiet night filled with mystery and love, With the pyramids beckoning to the stars above.

As the moon rises high in the starlit sky, Like ships of the desert, caravans pass by, 'Tis the land of the Arabs far, far away, Where Mohammed is worshipped by night and by day.

-Louise Ogden, '22.

11\apbreak

The dawn has come with its message of light, The darkness has fled to the realms of night, The last star has died in the misty blue, In the east is Aurora's rosy hue.

The fresh, clear air is calm and still And a rooster crows from a nearby hill The sun peeps up with a slanting ray, Filling the world of the bright new day.

A fire is built in a house near by And the 5moke curls up to meet the sky, The lovely flowers begin to unfold, Revealing their centers of yellow gold.

-Lucie Bentley, '22.

~pring

Over the meadow, so gloomy and sere, The south wind came singing, "See, springtime is here." The warm days first slowly, then swifter they came, Till the snow in the glen shrank away in his shame. The buds on the trees swelled and burst in their glee, And the grass stretched up higher, the beauty to see. The brook ran on faster, the glad tale to tell To the bluebells and violets, deep in the dell. Then the birds from the south, in response to the call, Came back to their homes, to abide until fall. And then they all carolled, with hearts full of cheer; "Springtime is coming? No, springtime is here!"

-Esther Chapman, '22.

If I were a road that winds itself out, To lure tired people to the wood, Whose brooks and trees sing praises, I'd be glad.

Lincoln high is the first school to have its picture taken from the air for a school publication. Willard Johnson, official protographer for the Links, flew over Lincoln and suburbs in an airplane piloted by Eyir Sloniger, a former Lincoln high school student, to secure photographs for the Link

The start was made from the airfield south of the city . Here Willard experienced his real thrill, compared to which the side-slips, banks, and turns were as nothing. The plane skimmed along the ground straight toward a fence until within a few feet of it, when the pilot turned the plane up on its tail and it seemed to jump up into the air with the speed of a bullet. The plane was headed first over College View, then toward Havelock and lastly toward the high school. When first sighted, the building was the size of a small match box. The camera was focused from this height, but in the sudden descent from 2,000 to 500 feet, the terrific wind blew the camera shut and took the operator's breath away. The building seemed fairly to leap up from the g1ound toward the plane. Willard was then able to secure two pictures of the building. Picture taking from an airplane is not easy. When the plane is jumping around, banking, nose-diving, and side-slipping it is next to impossible to focus the camera and when it is done the wind blows it shut or the plane makes an unexpected dive or turn. The speed of the machine against a twenty mile wind added more trouble. It was only with great difficulty that he was able to secure his pictures. The camera, valued at more than $400 was, for safety's sake, strapped about the photographer.

The senior class has been waiting two weeks for a favorable day on which to take the pictures. The sun was very short on light last Wednesday, or at least he let only a limited amount slip through the clouds. Of the eleven pictures taken, seven appear in this book. - 9 1-

When Telfer L. Mead, athletic director of Lincoln high school, came to Lincoln early in the fall of this school year, he was neither greeted with a brass band nor welcomed as a conquering hero. In plain, he was practically '.l stranger in Lincoln and was about to assume the task of picking and moulding one of the most formidable gridiron squads in ebraska high school circles.

We were soon to know our new coach better, for he began action almost as soon as he had come to Lincoln This hurried start was necessary, for the coach faced one of the hardest and longest schedules ever selected for a Red and Black machine. The first game on the slate was marked up for September 20, a date less than two weeks after the opening of school. With the unavoidable delays in the first few days work, Mr. Mead could figure on but one real week of practice before attempting to elect a team from unhardened men and player with whom he was not familiar.

Mr. Mead wa equal to the task and proved to be a.. real organizer and a splendid coach. His methods had been tested by five years as mentor in Indiana and Illinois schools. He developed a smooth running team from the material available this year and, barring a bit of hard luck, the 1919 machine would have carried off the banner. He has a way of injecting the pirit of victory into a losing team that cannot be surpassed and he practices clean, true sportsmanship.

Mr. Mead came to Lincoln high school direct from the service of his country where he served in the naval aviation department as an instructor in aerial gunnery. He answered the call to arms immediately after the football sea on of 1917 entering at the Great Lakes naval training station.

TELFER L. MEAD, Head Coach

As soon as he had been graduated from Indiana University in 1913, Mr. Mead took up athletic instruction. In Indiana University he had been interested in sport and in his senior year he was a member of the Indiana football team. Until the time he entered the service he was head coach in three schools, each time developing successful teams. Lincoln high has appreciated his services in f otball, basketball, track and floor athletics. "\Ve hope he will remain for other years.

The prospects of the football season in 1919 looked bright at the outset for a championship team. Eight "L" men from the previous season along with nearly fifty other candidates buckled on the moleskins early in the season and prepared to face n strenuous schedule. It was barely two weeks before the first game was to be played, that practice started on the field north of the building.

As the season progressed, Lincoln made a splendid showing among the high schools of the state and in the records her chances were strong for the pennant. Omaha, South Omaha , York and all the other bidders for the honor were soon subdued and we met Beatrice on Thanksgiving Day. Under the influence of the terrific cold and flying snow, energy and precision were driven to the winds, and the game ended in a tie score. Fans were disappointed at the outcome and immediately began to inquire about a post-season game.

Three days after the Thanksgiving Day conflict Lincoln issued a formal challenge to the Gage county lads, inviting them to Lincoln the following week to play off the decision. Beatrice refused, and after dickering around, claimed the decision on their record. The state board refused to recognize their claim. Snow and bad weather soon made all appeals useless and so ended the Lincoln season, with no championship awarded in Nebraska.

SUPERIOR

Lincoln collided with Superior in the first battle of the season. This was originally planned for a practice game but proved to be a warm affair. Lincoln easily dom.inated the field and won by a score of 26 to 6. Superior made their only tally when their right half nabbed a Links pass and ran ninety-five yards to a touchdown. This first victory greatly encouraged the Lincoln team who prepared to meet Grand Island.

GRA DISLA D

The second so-called "practice tilt" was nearly disastrous for Lincoln. Grand Island put up a stiff fight and the game ended in a scoreless tie. Lincoln was constantly on the offensive and pushed to the Grand Island three-yard line in several attacks but lacked the necessary punch to go across the line. The lack of a sufficien t training period told in this game, and the Lincoln warriors were considerably battered.

SIOUX CITY

On October 4, we opened our regular season by entertammg the Sioux City eleven, sending them home scalpless to the tune of 33 to 6. It was in the rest period between the halves of this game that the Red and Black warriors began to understand Coach Mead and his ways. The score at the end of the first half stood 6 to o in favor of the Iowa men, when Lincoln injected with new spirit rallied and scored 33 points in the second period to our opponents o. Lewellen was responsible for some spectacular kicking in the final period, and this combined with the perfect coordination of the Lincoln backs completely demoralized the Sioux.

Top Row: Telfer L. Mead, coach, McKinney Lambert, Foster Matchett, Verne Lewellen, Lyle Holland, James Austin, Clarence Drummond, Lee 0. Smith, assistant coach.

Second Row: Bloyce Packer, George Deffenbaugh, Lawrence Dunham, Gaylord Wilcox, Frank Parker, Ross MacGlasson.

Bottom Row: Roy Lamb, Philip Mockett, George Pugh, captain, John Marriner, Floyd Thomas.

ORFOLK

The Lincoln players were fast coming into their own, and on October 19, orfolk was defeated in a fast game. The score wa 21 to o. Lewellen, Pugh and Lamb were absent from the lineup, on account of injuries. The substitute backfield was somewhat uncertain at first, but after warming up, they worked with machine-like precision. Mockett featured with several long runs, and a pass combination, Deffenbaugh to Hook, made the necessary gain. Pugh and Lewellen entered in the last period.

YORK

Accompanied by about one hundred enthusiastic rooters, the Red and Black warriors embarked October I 7 for a Friday afternoon combat with York. The Blue and Buff provided royal entertainment for the accompanying party, but their reception on the gridiron was meager and dry. Lincoln chalked up 20 points and the Links goal was uncrossed. When the curtain rolled up and almost before the whistle of the referee had left his lips, Lamb figured out a little entertainment for the Y orkites. Once, while they weren't looking, "Rody" made a little sortie all by himself around

the Blue and Buff left wing and sauntered down the field for sevent y yards or so before he was captured. Two more play took the oval across and the York machine was trimmed. The Lincoln party returned home late at night.

SOUTH OMAHA

Lincoln nailed up the ixth victim, October 24, on the Husker gridiron, by nefeating South Omaha. Packertown papers declared they had a strong team but we understood afterward that it wa a misnomer. The final count was 32 to o. Features in the battle were supplied mostl y by the Lincoln substitutes , and the South Omaha line wa easil y punctured for material gain Lewellen and Holland ran a remarkabl y strong competition for the longest gains.

ORTH PLATTE

Ghosts and goblins arnvmg in Torth Platte early in the afternoon before All Hallow ' eve witnessed the toasting of the Platte men on their own gridiron. With a chain of thirt y-four strong links, forged by the Red and Black , the orth Platte ghost was added to the multitude to beset the town people on that spook y night.

TOPEKA

For the first and last time in ome years Topeka, Kansas , journe yed to Lincoln, ovember 8. History repeated itself a nd the J a yhawk team suffered a real reverse, takin g the identical count of orth Platte , 34 to o. Their eleven wa in no class with the Lincoln team , and was afterward defeated by Lawrence, Kansas. Lincoln admired their clean style of playing a nd oon made up at a peace banquet that night. They are not offering a return game next year.

OMAHA

Omaha has been in the wake of t,rn whirlwinds of a different sort both with the sarn,~ dazing effect. The second struck the metropolis on the fifteenth of ovember , 19 19 , completel y upsetting their high school gridiron machine. That wind was the Red and Black and a they gasped, Lincoln wrote on the sporting page , in a steady hand, the stor y, 28 to o. "Rody" cored the sensation of the afternoon. After skirting the end for a run of sixty-five yards and a score, he backed off on the field for the kickoff , blushed, and nabbing the oval on the Lincoln one-yard line, galloped ninetynine yards over the line. Every Lincoln player did his part in the play and Omaha was dazzled beyond bounds.

STATE FARM

Lincoln rested after the contest with her northern rivals and encountered the farmers the following weeks with substitutes. The final core of 7 to o represented the slowness of the game. Deffenbaugh held down his regular place and nearly ran away with the entire Aggie eleven. Lincoln was preparing to meet Beatrice the following week.

BEATRICE

Our last battle cannot be classed as a loss nor a gain but on the whole the season remained satisfactory to Lincoln from the standpoint of seasons record. We fought ,vith Beatrice, Thanksgiving Day , the battle terminating in a tie score, o to o. The thermometer registered near the zero point , frost stood on the collars of the spectators and the band instruments were useless in the cold and flying snow. Lincoln followers supported the team with vigor but soon the cold drowned out the songs and Lincoln

and Beatrice finished their game in a tie. Lincoln held the ball in the Orange and Black territory throughout the game and clearly were headed toward the victory had the bitter cold not vanquished their spirits.

THE SEASO S SCORES

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Captain George Pugh, end. A speedy man on the gridiron , an expert orator in assembly and a real gentleman all the time. Those are some of the qualitie found in our past captain. Pugh is a successful leader on the gridiron, playing a tactful, fiery , offensive game and making his end practically impregnable on the defense. He easily won a place on the all-state selections of Omaha and Lincoln papers.

Verne Lewellen, end. As ex-captain from the I 918 season, Verne lacked no football experience thi year. His position was somewhat shifted during the year but we will remember him this season by his work at end. "Lew" has taken a place in Lincolr,. high athletics that will be hard to fill.

Bloyce Packer, tackle. "Pack", hereafter to be known as "Cap", has established himself on the gridiron, and the honor of the 1920 leadership has been vvell placed. He was in the midst of the action and won a place on the all-state team. With the new captain, a hustler, we can expect much from the Lincoln eleven in the I 920 season.

James Austin, guard. "Jimmy" was a "large" factor in the victories of Lincoln in the past season. He is a heavy guard and a hard man to pass on defense. He will return next year.

Floyd Thomas, center. Unanimously selected for the all-state lineup, Floyd has been a valuable

GEORGE PUGH

pivot man for the Red and Black eleven. He was an "L" man in the 1918 eason and has served well. "Tommy" hines in defensive work.

Lawrence Dunham, guard. Dunham would have grit enough to walk on burning stones and he was a fearless gridiron warrior. His never-ending efforts made his part of the line dangerous to the opposing backs. He is a senior this year.

Ross MacGlasson, tackle "Bubbles" is the old standby of the Lincoln team. He first donned the moleskins three years ago and has been a good tackle and a royal entertainer. He plays a neat game and will be missed on trips next year.

Roy Lamb, quarterback. Best known in Omaha as "Lightning Rody". On~ flash in a football game and "Rody" has traveled the full length of the field • for a touchdown. He will long be remembered in high school sport circles, and we hope he has not finished his career with this years work. He is acclaimed the best allaround high school athlete in the state. This is his la t year with the Lincoln team.

Philip Mockett, halfback. Withal "Irish" has been a regular performer for the Red and Black. He has proved that football is not entirely a game for heavyweights and his 128 pounds have

BLOYCE PACKER often driven the oval into the opposing ranks for long and consistent gains.

George Deffenbaugh, fullback. George plays a steady game and he put all other fullbacks under cover last season. He drives like a battering ram and is good for long gains ever y time. He played his last game with Lincoln high this year.

Lyle Holland, halfback. Lyle will always be remembered among the Lincoln qthletes as a clean sport in both football and basketball. He played consistentl y and had the true Lincoln spirit with him all the while. We may hear from him in university.

John Marriner , substitute fullback. He hits the line as easily as his fellow mates and his service with Uncle Sam made him a hardy athlete. He will be a real fighter next year.

McKinney Lambert, substitute halfback. "Mack" deserves much credit for his work with the team. He helped ward off the blows many times and caught a few of them.

Although "L" sweater could not be awarded to all , there are a few men who made the various trips, subbed in the games and took the brunt of practice, who deserve mention. Of these Parker will be the only man who will not be available for next year. Parker pla yed a brilliant game when the chance was his. Drummond a nd Matchett bore the burden of "bench warming" during the game , and the e men will have another year to di spla y their qualities.

Those men who played second fiddle to the regulars in all the rain and mud and glory are the men of the second team. Si nee not all can gain a place on the first squad this team ?s dedicated to and under all conditions is expected to stand up and be mauled by the huskier brethren. Not all the time does it take the brunt of the game and many times it emerges from the practice field superior to the first team.

Lee 0. Smith, assistant physical director of the Lincoln high school, was its tutor this year and he moulded an efficient team. Mr. Smith formerly served as assistant director of athletics in Peru Normal.

ot only did the reserves devote their time to training the regulars but they waged a few battles of their own. Considering their unsure and depleted ranks their record shows up well. Without notice one Friday morning they were shipped to Friend where they won their first victory by a score of 6 to o. Soon after, they went to Wilber but owing to hard luck the song was a different tune and they were defeated by a tally of 20 to I 3. The Omaha reserves were taken down a few notches when they were defeated at Omaha in the double header played October 15. The score was 6 to o. The last game was somewhat of a disappointment to the boys. Playing a curtain raiser to the Thanksgiving Day game with the Beatrice reserves they were defeated by a score of 9 to 6. They played a hard game and Lincoln will depend on some of these men for the first squad next year.

LEE 0. SMITH, Assistant Coach

The victories in our basketball season atoned for the difficulties in the football season. Lincoln's cage five played first class basketball and not once during the season or the tournament following did Lincoln fall into danger of defeat. Diligent work throughout the vacation during the coal shortage made a fast team, and while the high school cage was cold, the boys went to the Y. M. C. A. for practice. Mr. Mead took charge of th.e affairs a few weeks before the opening of the season.

The names of the team of 1920 will go down in history as the best all around basketball te am that has ever been produced by Lincoln high. Their names are engraved on two cups, the one representing the championship of ebraska, the other, the championship of Colorado and ebraska. Captain Lyle Holland, leader of the 1920 team has been in athletics during the past three years and we will remember him for his remarkable work in the victorious , eason.

William Schapers, the running mate of Holland in the forward ranks, has been a valiant upholder of the Red and Black spirit in basketball. He ha the knack of shooting from almost any angle.

Paul Sougey, the tall center, has a record of baskets in the eason. He plays over the heads of the other teams and he will lead the Red and Black five next year. Paul is the only regular member of the team who will be in the Lincoln ranks another year.

LYLE HOLLA o Verne Lewellen, guard, is identified with every Lincoln athletic venture. He plays a fast, hard game and trains into perfect form. Verne is one of Lincoln high's best all around athletes. Rody" Lamb is as sensational on the cage floor as on the gridiron. His speed in guarding Mahoney tell his story. "Rody" is one of the fastest basketball guards on the floor.

Mark Lintz, the substitute, won an "L" with the champion 1920 team. He is fast and dependable. Olds and Wilson, substitutes, worked valiantly for the team. A review of the season's record can be more easily appreciated by the scores alone which tell the storv in almost every case. Lincoln outclassed them all.

Top Row: Roy Lamb, Telfer L. Mead, coach, Ver ne Lewellen, Paul Sougey, William Schapers, Mark Lintz. Bottom Row: Harry Olds, Lyle Holland, Captain; Roy Wilson.

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COLORADO- EBRASKA CHAMPIO S

Glories did not end with acquiring the lead among the 1 ebraska high schools, for Lincoln was soon offered a trip to Colorado Springs to meet the champion of Colorado. This team, the "Terrors", had a record of nine years in the basketball cage without one defeat, that by one point in 1916. The Colorado representatives making the offer to the Lincoln team easily recognized the ability of the Red and Black but promi ed that the "Terrors" would make it hot for them.

The games were sponsored by the Colorado College athletic association. For the victor they had a silver loving cup engraved , representing the championship of ebraska and Colorado for 1920. Hand in hand with the high school, Colorado College gave a warm welcome to the Red and Black team as they arrived in Colorado Springs, Thursday morning, March 18. Seven men accompanied Mr. Mead. They were Captain Holland, Schapers, Souge y , Lewellen, Lamb, Olds and Lintz.

The result-well !-Lincoln decisively walloped the "Terrors" in two consecutive games and marched off with the cup, and the basketball with which they pla yed. The games were both maximum struggles , but Lincoln pla yed as hard, fast and clean a brand of basketball as has been seen on high school floors. Colorado acknowledged the victory with a reception and an enthusiastic send-off home after a trip through the Cave of the Winds and other scenic places.

Lincoln won the first game by a score of 35 to 25.

A U L SouGEY This result was attained after a speed y battle in which the Lincoln team attacked with perfect precision. Teamwork was like clockwork and Holland received the ball from all corners , dropping it in from fantastical positions. Lewellen and Lamb did their part b y holding down a pair of forwards who were said to be the fastest high school men on the floor.

Better than ever , the "Terrors" entered the Cossit gymnasium the following evening for the second game. Their spirit was up and they were determined to take the second battle in order to throw the decision on a third contest. With the old true fight, Lincoln sailed into them that night , against the odds of an enormous Colorado crowd, and whipped them by a final count of 31 to 19. Among the features of the game was a perfect throw by Holland registered in a manner similar to hi to s in the Commerce game. Receiving the ball under the basket he traveled to the corner of the floor , where , bending backward , he lightl y tossed it through the hoop. It stunned the "Terrors".

We were glad to become the champions of Colorado and Nebraska, not for honor ' s ake alone , but to feel the hospitality of the splendid set of fellows who entertained our team while in Colorado Springs. Lincoln appreciates that spirit and hopes to entertain the Centennial state lads at some future date.

EDGAR SHOEMAKER

HARRY OLDS

Even the bravest warrior in the Red and Black athletic circles would be lo t on the field or on the cage floor without the backing of the student body in the good old Lincoln high school songs and yells. Harry Olds and Edgar Shoemaker were unanimously elected to the position of cheer leaders at the beginning of the school year and served valiantly throughout the athletic eason. Their red shirts and miles were always present on the fields in Lincoln and on foreign territory.

~be ~ournament

Picking their way untouched, Lincoln high went through the tenth annual tourney of I ebra ka high chool basketball team and established itself supreme by defeating Omaha Commercial high in a battle at the finals. ever before in the history of ebraska high school athletics was there such an entry of teams in one meet, and the annual tournament equalled the record of any ba ketball gathering in the world. With machine like precision, one hundred seventy-six teams of major and minor strength were run through the mill and victors ascertained in each class. Lincoln won the championship over the entire entry. Paul Schissler, coach of basketball in the University of Tebraska, was in charge of the tournament. So many teams participated this year that it became necessary to make use of the Lincoln high gymnasium, and here the lower cla ses battled out their titles from the close of school till dark. The exten ive development of basketball teams has given ebra ka athletics a great boost and soon the Cornhu ker state will rank first in high school athletics.

Lincoln was matched with University Place in the first round of Class A. A hard battle was expected. It was a hard battle -for University Place. Lincoln won the game by a tally of 33 to 7. It was our first blow and a strong one.

The second match was with Norfolk, a team whose strength was not generally known. They capsized under the Red and Black attack and were laid away to the tune of 23 to 7. orfolk was a strong team but their work did not match with the Red and Black. This game was played on Friday morning, and that night Lincoln prepared to meet Omaha Central in the semi-finals.

As the others were taken off the list, OmahaCentral disappeared by acquiring the short end of a 39 to IO score. Lincoln played fast ball and Omaha was as helpless a a feather in a high wind. The score was the highest score that has been registered against Omaha for several years. We had won the right to meet Omaha Commerce in the final game.

THE FINALS

Interest of all sport followers centered on the finals played between Lincoln and Omaha Commerce on the city auditorium floor, Saturday night, March 6. Lincoln walloped the Omaha lads after a thrilling battle, witnessed by over 4,000 people, and carried away the honors of the state basketball tourney for the fifth time in the last ten years.

It was with the old Lincoln high spirit and vigor that the Lincoln quintet nosed out the speedy Omaha five. From the opening of the contest to the close the result was uncertain, while at various times our hopes seemed to flutter away only to return in another instant. The first half went hard for the Red and Black. The Commercialites seemed to own the horseshoe, while shot after shot from the Lincoln team failed to fall into the hoop. The half ended with the score 9 to 6 and anxious faces hung over the old wood balcony.

With a rush Lincoln came back in the final period playing a brand of basketball not often seen in high school circles. Holland broke the ice with a perfect shot maneu- vered backward over his head from the corner of the floor. Schapers hit next, followed by Sougey, and Lincoln took the lead, keeping it until the end. The entire squad deserves credit for their brilliant work.

The "Mahoney" team was just put out - that's all. If ever "Rody" Lamb played a game of basketball he did that night, and the star forward of Omaha Commerce, deemed one of the best in Nebraska, was able to get but one shot at the basket and that one was touched as it started. Mahoney failed to get a field goal. Likewise, with the rest, Lewellen, Sougey, Holland and Schapers played a spectacular game and the championship was well won.

THE SEASO S RECORD

Lincoln opened the 1920 track season with depleted ranks. Only four of the veterans from the previous season were on deck at the opening call and a general absence of material was found for all events. Of the veterans, ichols and Dunham were treading the cinder path with true form for winning the mile and half mile races. MacMeekin returned for the dashes and Lewellen was finishing his consistent service in Lincoln high school athletics by preparing to handle the weights, discus, running broad jump, high jump, and the 120-yard high hurdles.

The first call for candidates brought out more than fifty men to the meeting, some twenty of whom donned the abbreviated garments for the intensive spring training. It was only by hard work that the track squad was brought up to standard and enough entries provided for the meets.

Lincoln's first bow in the 1920 season came with the defeat of the Red and Black athletes at the hands of Beatrice in a dual meet staged on the state university field, May r. Beatrice nosed us out with a score of 61 to 52. Bloodgood and Lloyd of Beatrice played the leading role taking first and second places in all the dashes and placing high in a number of field events. Lewellen was the individual honor man with a total of 21 points to his credit. He took first place in the high hurdles and discus throw, second place in the low hurdles, high jump, broad jump and shot put. Gish took first in the pole vault, Dunham, first in the mile and half mile, Nichols, second in the mile and third in the half mile, Matchett tied with Lewellen for second place in the shot put and took second in the discus, Warren slid in third in the roo-yard and 220-yard dashes and MacMeekin took third place in the 440-yard run. Lincoln won the relay. The meet clearly brought out the absence of trained entries in each event, for as Lincoln men took off first places, the lack of athletes gave second and third places to Beatrice, without contest.

Beatrice proved a favorite in the state meet held May 15 and again took the lead from Lincoln. Beatrice made a total of 44 1/ 3 points to Lincoln's 30 points. Omaha Central came in third place. Lewellen captured sweepstake laurels in the high hurdles and ichols took high honors in the mile run. In group three, Lincoln men took three first places, three second places, two third places and two fourth places. ichols took first in the mile and half mile, Dunham drew second in these races, Lewellen took first place in the high hurdles, tied for third place in the low hurdles and high jump, and took fourth place in the discus throw. Matchett won a second place in the shot put.

Al Ill 1~TICS

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Jaa1,ketball ~ournament

A chance for the girls to demonstrate their ability at basketball came on March 8, at which time the girls annual basketball tournament was played off. After many weeks of practice the teams were chosen, and each team looked forward to the first day of that interclass contest. The freshmen, naturally, were not expected to have much of a team, but before the practice season was over they made a creditable showing. The members of the sophomore team, with a few exceptions, were also new to the game. However, great things were expected of the juniors. They had practiced diligently and several members of the team had had previous experience. Yet the strongest team seemed to be that of the seniors. Each girl on the team had played before , and since the names of seniors, for two years previous, had been engraved on the cup , the seniors this year did not wish to be an exception to the rule. Consequently they were prepared to make the opposing team fight for every basket they might make.

JU IORS VERSUS SE TIORS

Two old rivals met in the first and hardest fought game of the tournament. This was juniors versus seniors. The games were played in three ten-minute periods. From the time the first whistle blew until the end of the game every girl was fighting for the honor of her class. The seniors would no sooner drop the ba11 through the basket than the juniors would follow their example, or score a goal from a foul. Margaret Peterson made all the baskets for the seniors, while Blenda Olson and Harriet McClelland scored for the juniors. When the final whistle blew the score stood 8-7 in favor of the seniors. A mighty load was thus taken off the minds of the seniors , and to their eyes the cup looked more alluring than ever.

SOPHOMORES VERSUS FRESHME

The freshmen-sophomore game was fast , but after the first core the sophomores took the lead and at no time during the game were they in danger of being overtaken. The freshmen did not give in without a fight, and urged on by the cheers of the spectators , they registered a free throw and one basket. Hazel Safford was the point winner for the freshmen, while Jessie Griffith and Dorothy Goodale scored for the sophomores. The sophomores having won a 19-3 score , were now doomed to meet the seniors to decide the championship.

JUNIORS VERSUS FRESHME

In vain the freshmen backers called out words of advice and encouragement, for, owing to the lack of experience and endurance of the team, they failed to play consistent ball. The junior team work and basket hooting were too much for the freshmen who were able to score only one point while the juniors rolled up twenty. The juniors are expected to be strong contenders for the cup next year.

SE IORS VERSUS SOPHOMORES

The championship game clearly showed the seniors to be superior to the sophomores, outplaying them i11 every phase of the game. The sophomores were guarded so closely that they got few chances to score, while the seniors took advantage of every opportunity. The game was by no means a walk-away, for the sophomores fought nobly though facing defeat. Accurate passing and goal shooting soon lifted the score to 2 3 for the seniors against 4 for the sophomores.

The tournament was under the management of Miss Hewitt, who presented the cup to the captain of the senior team.

Senior Team

La Vern Brubaker, captain

Frances Gable

orma Lewis

Margaret Peterson

Lois Pederson

Anna Hines

Bernice Ballance

Sophomore Team

Dorothy Goodale, captain

Margaret Uter

Jessie Griffith

l\llargaret Hyman

Helen Rohwer

Ruby Wilder

Nellie Sheldon

Junior Team

Greta Southworth, captain

Blend a O Ison

Harriet :McClelland

Fleta Swart~

Gertrude King

Easter Kellogg

Ruth Smith

Blanche Hanna

Freshmen Team

Hazel Snavely, captain

Leora Chapman

Florence Flodeen

Della Strickland

Mable Votaw

Bernice Ray

Martha Geist

1!lancing

Clas es in aesthetic and social dancing were held each Friday afternoon last semester for the benefit of those girls who had a desire to be graceful as well as those who attended merely for the pleasure of dancing. The aesthetic dancing was usually followed by some steps of social dancing such as the fox-trot, waltz and one-step. Credit is due to Miss Frampton who gave much of her time to this work.

The second annual dancing contest given under the auspices of the Girls Athletic Association before a large audience of interested girls was very successful in its purpose. Indeed, all the dances given were of such merit that the judges found it a difficult task to decide on the prize winners. First place was awarded to Hope Barkley; second place, Dorothy Work; while Elsa Walbridge and Phyllis Unthank tied for third place. Edyth Summers and Frances Carrothers were awarded honorable mention. The winner of the contest was awarded 50 points in the Girls Athletic Association.

~irls ~tbletic ~ssociation

The Girl Athletic Association wa organized in 1919 with the members of the girls basketball team as charter member One hundred points are required for membership. The e points are awarded to the girl for being on class teams and for winning individual honors. The G. A. A. has juri diction over all high school girl athletic event , and it object is to further girls sports in Lincoln high school.

G. A. A. officers for the year 1919-20 are the following:

FRANCES GABLE .............. President

LAV ER BRUBAKER Vice-president

RuTH SMITH ................. Secretary

DOROTHY GooDALE ........... Treasurer

GRETA SOUTHWORTH. Recording secretar)

Upon earning a stated number of point a girl may receive her "L." These "L's" are awarded on the following basi :

Seniors . . . . . 300 points

Junior .

Sophomores

500 points

800 points

Freshmen ................. 1 ,ooo points

Many interesting contests will be held later in the spring, including a swimming meet, a dancing contest, a track meet and a tennis tournament The girls events in the junior- enior Olympics will be held under the auspices of the G. A. A.

The growth of this organization ha been rapid and next year there will probably be a greater increase in membership. It is sponsored by Miss Frampton and Mi Hewitt.

~tuimmin g

Splash! Spla h ! Splash! Yes, those are Lincoln high school girls enjoying the pool which is open to all girls from 3 :05 to 4:15 o'clock every Monday and Wednesday. About sixty girls take advantage of the chance after school hours to practice for the grand swimming tourney, to perfect that fancy dive, or to learn that unmanageable back -stroke before the six weeks test, when the command will be "Swim or sink."

It really is curious to watch the different girl in their efforts to learn A few of the brave strike right out and learn in two or three lessons~ Then there are girls who start to stroke with a do-or-die expres ion on their faces. These girl may learn to swim in six or eight weeks but they never make dashing Annette Kellerrnans. And then there are some girls who fling dignity to the waters and cling terror tricken to the edge with a vice-like grip.

However, there are some excellent swimmers in Lincoln high school, swimmers who really do credit to the able teaching of Mis Hewitt and 1is Frampton, and help to encourage tho e too terrorized to learn.

The e girls showed their ability to wim during the interclass wimming meet .held April 27. The senior girls again came out victorious leading ·with a core of 42 Yi points. The sophomore class won second place with 35 ½ points. Frances Gable received the highest individual honors; Pauline Dotson came second and Margaret Hager third.

Among the events were underwater wimming, a side troke race, a double overarm race , a relay race, the straight forward dive, undressing in water, tunts and fancy dives. Seniors won first place in the following stunts: rescuing a drowning girl, somer aulting, fancy diving, and swimming the length of the pool while carrying in the mouth a candle tied with the class colors, green and white. An original dive presented by Frances Gable was especially amusing to the spectators.

The swimming team members are as follows:

Senior Team

F ranees Gable, captain

i orma Lewis

Margaret Hager

Loi Pederson

Sophomore Team

Pauline Dotson, captain

Margaret U ter

Vilma Deering

Priscilla Towle

Ruth Westrope, substitute Esther Ockerson, substitute

Junior Team

Harriet McClelland, captain

Willa Wynkoop

Blenda 01 on Gertrude King

Greta Southworth, substitute Freshman Team

Mable Votaw, captain

Bernice Ray

Clara Hines

Elsa Walbridge

Mary Harmon, substitute Jane Stone, substitute

~occer

occer made its initial appearance in Lincoln high school as a girls sport this year under the auspices of the Girls Athletic A sociation. Since only a small number of girls turned out to practice, it was impossible to have more than two complete teams. In early November the two teams played off the match, freshman-senior5i versus sophomore-juniors. At the end of the first half the score was a tie, 1-1, but in the last half the girls came back with renewed energy and enthusiasm. Several times the ball hovered near the goal posts only to be sent flying to the other end of the field . Finally, amid the cheers of the spectators, the sophomore-juniors cored another goal. The freshmen-seniors failed to overcome this lead and the match ended with a 2- I score in favor of the sophomore-juniors.

FIRST DEBATI G TEAM

Harry Carson, George Crump, Wendell Berge Miss Scott

SECON D DE BATI G TEAM

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An argument is a knockdown argument providing it comes from the Lincoln high school debating team. This would be the testimony of more than one ebraska high school debating team 1f they were given a chance to express their feelings. Such a chance, however, cannot be given so we may only imagine what the feelings of these teams are.

Early in January a squad of twenty presented themselves as candidates for positions on the school team. A few fell by the wayside, but most · of them survived for the try-out stage. The result of the try-outs was that a first team of three, and a second team of four, were chosen.

The first team has carried all the debates and has had to be prepared on both sides of the question. This is one of the few school team in I ebraska that has successfully debated on both sides. The team record at the time of this writing speaks well for the home debaters.

St. Edward

By virtue of having won every league debate the team is now the champion of the east central district, the first debating championship to be won by Lincoln in three years. This makes the Lincoln orators formidable contenders for the s t ate title.

Much of the credit for the successful season is due the Forum members who have consistently backed the team. Following the Broken Bow contest the regular

Top Roctu: Hugh Cox, Roland Button, Robert Chase. Bottom Row: Edward Kubat, Miss Scott, Wesley Gratz.

F :orum banquet was held, Mr. H. G. Hewitt and his team being the guests of honor. The Forum cup is also a contribution of the Forum. It is the bone of contention each year between Lincoln and Beatrice. The team winning the cup three years in succession becomes its permanent owner.

Perhaps the most exciting oratorical battle of the year was the one staged with Omaha Commerce at the McKinley auditorium, Omaha brought three hundred fifty rooters with them, and several hundred Lincoln people also attended. Since the district championship was involved, the feeling was tense throughout the struggle Words flew back and forth sharp enough to cut the air. ' Lincoln's real strength, however, was here shown, and when the debate ended everyone felt that there was only one side to the question, and that was Lincoln's side. It was after this contest that the judges gave the Lincoln team credit for debating like college students.

The state league question this year was "Resolved that Congress should prohibit strikes on railroads doing interstate business". The first team was made up of Wendell Berge, captain, George Crump, and Harry Carson. The second team consisted of Ronald Button, Hugh Cox, Robert Chase and Wesley Gratz.

There has been a general feeling this year that interest in debate is running higher than it ever has before. It is hoped this is only the beginning and that next year and each year thereafter may see more interest taken in debate. Prospects for next year are good, and if the new material presents itself that should, Lincoln will have no trouble in retaining its high standing gained this year.

In the state tournament Lincoln first met Wayne and, taking the negative side of the question, defeated them by a three to nothing decision. In the finals the team met the Beatrice debaters and switching to the affirmative side lost the championship in one of the closest contests ever held in a Nebraska high school debating tournament according to Professor M. M. Fogg who has acted as chairman of the league debates · for several years. In giving his vote one of the judges said that in his opinion it was almost an even debate.

The minute hand on the big hall clock has clicked over to the half past mark and its round face looks down curiously on the crowd of people. Late comers are hurrying pantingly, t a king off their coats as they go, asking anxiously of everyone they meet , "Has the bell rung yet? " Others who have just come in are walking leisurely, or climbing the stairs in a contemplative mood as if they had all day to get to their home rooms. Girls are walking in twos and threes , laughing and talking among themselves and calling gaily to one another. ·Some of the home room teachers are just unlocking their doors, letting in an expectant row of people who have especially long lessons to get before first period. The locker rooms are filled to overflowing. Coats are stuffed into lockers, books tumbled about and doors banged unmercifully. Girls are squeezing in and out of the crowd, trying to get to their lockers. A tall senior almost knocks down a meek little freshman and general confusion reigns. The hand dicks again and the bell rings. The tall lightly stoop-shouldered boy leaning against the wall starts ambling toward his home room Groups are broken up and students call parting words as they start off in different directions.

-Lucie Bently,

'22.

Lincoln high school may well be proud of her alumni. Scattered throughout the United States one may find many of our graduates holding offices of high distinction. ,v e are sorry that we cannot include all of our alumni, but we have been able to list here only a few people of rather unusual interest.

SAM S. ENGLISH

In the death of Sam S. English, '74, Lincoln high school has lost its first boy graduate.

Mr. English spent two years at the University of J. r ebraska. At the time of his death, he was secretary and sales manager of the Schwarz Paper Company of Lincoln.

Mr. English has always been an interested observer of the rapid growth and advancement of Lincoln high school. In his death we have lost a most loyal and sympathetic supporter.

HELEN GREGORY

Among our alumni who have devoted their lives to some special work, Miss Helen Gregory, '91, figures prominently. After her graduation from Lincoln high school she attended the University of ebraska, from which she was graduated in 1895. She then specialized in kindergarten work at Columbia University. Her father, the Reverend Lewis Gregory, for many years minister of the First Congregational church in Lincoln, had conducted a small mission in northeast Lincoln in the Russian district. After the death of her father, Miss Gregory started the first real settlement house in town. Through her efforts the city employed a nurse to · look after the mothers and children who came there for aid. At the settlement, a day nursery was established for children under school age whose mothers had to work. l\1iss Gregory managed this enterprise very successfully for two or three years and then went to ew York to do social service work in the Ghetto. During the war Miss Gregory was ent to Sicily where she did reconstruction work. She supervised the employment of women and children in factories of canvas and tapestry weaving where positions formerly were held exclusively by men. She obtained the use of hotels for the housing of these women workers.

Miss Gregory has now returned to New York where she is again doing social service work in the river district of the city.

HERBERT SCHMIDT

Although a comparatively recent graduate, Herbert Schmidt, '14, has won recognition as a pianist. After l\tlr. Schmidt was graduated from Lincoln high school he attended the University School of Music. Later, he went to ew York and in 1916 was graduated with high honors from the Damrosch Institute of Music. He then returned to Lincoln and became an instructor in the School of Music. At the outbreak of the war, Mr. Schmidt enlisted in the navy and saw active service overseas on one of our big destroyers. He was discharged -i~ January, 1919, after which he resumed his work in the School of Music.

CHARLES A. ELLIOTT

Among those who have become prominent in the medical profession in the United States, Charles A. Elliott, '91, may be mentioned as one of the foremost. After completing the academic course at the University of Nebraska Dr. Elliott studied medicine at orthwestern University. He received his degree at this university in I 898 and afterwards returned there as professor of medicine. Dr. Elliott has received international recognition for his research work on typhus fever. In June, 1918, he was appointed as a member of a commission of five, financed by the Rockefeller Foundation for Medical Research, to study fever conditions in South America. At present Dr. Elliott is in Chicago practicing medicine. It has been the editor's intention to show in this short list the varying occupations in which Lincoln high school graduates have won recognition. While many other eminent persons have at some time attended Lincoln high school, there are only a few ·whom we can mention. Herbert Johnson and Clare Briggs are known throughout the country as cartoonists. Lillian Helms Polley attended high school for two years after which she studied voice. Many high school students have had the pleasure of hearing her sing. Dr. Winifred Hyde, head of the psychology department at the University of ebraska, also attended Lincoln high school. Ellery L. Davis, '03, is a prominent architect in Lincoln and has designed many important buildings, including the high school.

EYIR SLO IGER

Among the former high school students who have seen war service, Eyir Sloniger, '16, is of interest to many. Mr. Sloniger was a freshman in the University of Iebraska when the war broke out. He enlisted in the aviation service and served two years partly in this country, partly in France. In the summer of 1919 Mr. Sloniger bought an airplane. Since then he has made many cross country flights, and he has carried passengers at state and county fairs. At present 1r. Sloniger is a junior in the University of _ ebraska.

"jf innigan' ~Hep"

"Finnigan's Alley," the first big three-act play ever given by high school talent, was presented in r 897 when the high school was still quite small. The play was produced at what is now known as the Freie Presse building, then the Y. M. C. A. The money was used for the benefit of the athletic association. The hall was packed and the audience hilarious. One of the members of the cast said: " 'Finnigan's Alley' was one of the funniest plays I've ever seen and the audience was one of the nicest."

Back RoCZJ.•, Left to Right: Ed Robertson, Ferd Rhelander, Ethel Syford, Frank Ryan, Arthur Beckman.

Front Row, Left to Right: Will King, Lillian Helms Polley, Viola Gray.

As a ·lasting memorial to the high school, each graduating class presents a gift. This custom was begun in 1887 and has been continued with few exceptions until the present time. The two statues which guard our auditorium doors, the various pictures along the walls of the corridors are all gifts of successive graduating classes. ~or does this custom belong only to classes. Individual alumni have expressed their appreciation of Lincoln high school. Among these is Don M. Lillie, '11, who presented the Canterbury Tales group. The Patrons Association have given many things of value and interest. Among the people of note who have pre ented gifts to Lincoln high school is William J. Br yan, who, as a token of his esteem, gave the bust of Washington. The picture of Booker T. Washington , which hangs in the library was given by the colored pupils in school in 1915.

The following is a list of Lincoln high school gifts:

Class of 1887-Portrait of Prof. S. P. Barrett.

Class of 1897-Picture of the Laughing Cavalier.

Class of 1902-Drop curtain. ( Left in old high school building.)

Class of 1903-Engraving of William McKinle y

Class of 1904-Western Frieze of Parthenon.

Class of 1905-Statue of Apollo.

Class of 1906-Annunciation Arch.

Class of 1907-Winged Victor y .

Class of 1908-Bronze replica of old high school.

Class of 1909-Sun dial.

Class of 1910---Scenery for stage.

Class of 191 I-Fountain.

Class of I 912-Victrola and records.

Class of :i: 9 I 3-Clock at head of mam staircase.

Class of 1914-Clock in library.

Class of 1915-Furniture.

Patron s Association

1914-15-Moving picture and stereopticon machine.

1915-16-Kitchen equipment.

Girls Athletic Association

1910---St:-itue of Diana of Versailles.

Colored Pupils

1915-Picture of Booker T. Washington.

Don M. Lillie

Scenes from Canterbur y Tale

w·. J. Br yan

Bu st of Washington.

For the last few years > Lincoln high school students have been fortunate in having various prizes offered to them. In 1913, Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Dobbins, in memory of their son, awarded the Harry Sidney Dobbin medal which is presented annually to the best boy athlete with the highest scholarship. Four years later, as a recognition of the highest average for four years, · the Fred Gardner Scholarship Medal was instituted. This is open to either boys or girls. To the best representative of the ideals of Lincoln high school, a reward of fifty dollars, known as the senior prize was begun the same yea,r. The awarding of this prize rests entirely with the faculty, the recipient being either a boy or girl. In 1918, the Rotary Club presented their prizes of ten dollars and five dollars, to the girls who made the two best graduation dresses within a certain set price. This year the limit is twelve dollars. One judge is chosen from the household arts division of the State Farm, another from the household arts department of the city schools ( not a member of the faculty of Lincoln high school), and the third judge is a mother of any Lincoln high school pupil who is not a contestant in the making of these dresses.

The accompanying list shows the winners of the various prizes:

1913

Harry Sidney Dobbins Medal. ................................... Russell Allen

1914

Harry Sidney Dobbins Medal ........................ Emil Frank Boehmer

1915

Harry Sidney Dobbins Medal ................................ Edward Albrecht

1916

Harry Sidney Dobbins Medal ................................. . Farley Young

1917

Harry Sidney Dobbins Medal. . ............................... Harry W. Brian

Fred Gardner Scholarship Medal .......... . .................. Teresa Schramm

Senior Prize ................................ .............. Samuel Brownell

1918

Harry Sidney Dobbins Medal. ........................... 0. Wesley Jungmeyer Fred Gardner Scholarship Medal. ............... . , ....... Harry C. Voss

Senior Prize ................................................. John Schmidt

Winners of Rotary Club Pri~es:

First prize ........... . .................................. Louise Emmett

Second prize ....... ............................... Ione Mildred Harris

1919

Harry Sidney Dobbins Medal .................................. Cecil Hartman

Fred Gardner Scholarship Medal ............................. Gertrude Tomson

Senior Prize ................................................ Frances Colton

\¥inners of Rotary Club Pri z es:

First prize .......... .. .. ............................... Ruth Johnston

Second prize ......... .................. .............. Esther Lyman

In the fall of 1910 a group of mu ic loving students started the fir t Lincoln high school band. This organization, which is now so popular, had to struggle through every imaginable hardship before it finally won recognition. The band made no public appearance until the spring of the year of its organization, when it played at the spring field meet at the fair ground Later, the board of education recognized the band as a necessary school activity, whereupon funds were appropriated and a leader was provided. C. B. Cornell filled this position for two years. Upon the resignation of Mr. Cornell, R. S. Bailey took charge of the band. After the death of ~1r. Bailey, Mr. Green lit was appointed director which position he held until 1919. During the present year, one of the original members of the band, Charles B. Righter, has conducted it very successfully.

The growth of the band during these last few years i comparable to the growth of the school itself. At the fir t rehearsal of the band there were three boys present. At the end of the first year there were seventeen members. The first piece they played, of which they were justly proud, was the "Boys In Blue March." Today, the band numbers fifty-nine and one of the selections upon which they have worked this year, is the overture from "Martha."

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You never can tell what the Mummers will do next. This year they undertook the difficult task of presenting the comedy-drama, "You ever Can Tell , " by George Bernard Shaw. It was enthusiastically received by the large audience who witne ssed its production

The character and plot interest in this play is subordinated to its pervading humor. In an atmosphere made bright by laughter, surprises, and happy coincidences it does not seem a serious matter that a father has been estranged for year from his famil y , that his children have grown up without an y knowledge of him , or that the dentist is almost destitute because he has had but one patient in ix months of practice.

Frances Gable as Gloria and Herbert Salmon as Doctor Valentine were ex ceptionall y strong in the leading roles. Fern Jackson and Frank Parker made the part, of the twins irresistible , while Mary Howard as l\1rs. Clandon , the mother, and Charles Adams as Mr. Crampton, the father , pla yed their .parts with intelligence and distinction.

Kendrick Ott was a decided success as Bohun, the lawy er, who supplemented l\1cComa , Mrs. Clandon's solicitor, in his efforts to adju t the difficulties of the estran ged famil y .

As William, the waiter-philo opher , William Bertwell interpreted his part with skill.

CAST OF CHARACTERS

Doll y Clandon

Dr. Valentine

Maid

FER JACKSO

HERBERT SAL'v10N

HELE - HOAG

FRA K PARKER

Philip Clandon .....

Mrs. Clandon

Gloria Clandon

Fergus Crampton

Finch McComas

Waiter

Bohun .......

Cook

Cook ' s helper

MARY HOWARD

FRA CES GAB L E

CHARLES ADAMS

ROBERT EL.MEN

WILLIAM BERTWELL

KE ORICK OTT

A L BION SPEIER

GREGG "\VATSO

The opening play of the Mummer was greeted by an appreciative assembly audience.

In this comedy which is enacted in a li tless Irish village, the Mummers proved themselves adepts in portraying the unique and amusing in character. So naturally did the y play their parts, that an atmosphere of reality was created with the aid of onl y the simple t tage accessories. The humor of the play centered in the preading of a piece of news. First it reached the ear of a partially deaf old fruit-vender, who misunderstanding it, passed it on. Travelling far and changing its aspect many times, it finally developed into an accusation of murder against Bartley Fallon, a staid and harmless old villager. The climax of the comedy is reached when the assumed victim of the murder walks into the mid t of the excited town folk.

CAST OF CHARACTERS

Mrs. Tarpey ....................................

PE ARL PAC AL Policeman ....................... Ross LEROSSIG NOL

Magistrate ..................... ROBERT ELM EN

Mrs. Fallen ............

Bartley Fallon ..........................

DELLA MEYERS

CHARLES ADAMS , Jack Smith

BRUCE MITCHELL

Tim Casey GREGG WATSON

Mrs. Tully IRIS LUDDE N

Shawn Early .............................. DEE STULTZ

James Ryon HERBERT SALMO.

mbe Real mbing

To the company of brain-fagged students who were gathered in a sembly on the morning of February eleventh, it was a most refreshing experience to witness the excellent production of the "Real Thing" by the Mummers.

This lively comedy portrayed in a realistic way a modern employment agency where servile masters stood ranged for inspection by their prospective employees, the masterful servants .

:Marion Boynton was a distinct succe s a the cook who humbled first one and then another of these timid , deferential beings. The reaction set in with the appearance of the "real thing" in the per on of Mrs. Thaddeus Perkins - the part played so well by Genevieve Wil on - the practical, independent, methodical employer, who could state with precision her term of employment. "You are the real thing" was the verdict of the humbled cook as she accepted with confidence and re pect the position of ervant in the hou ehold of Mrs. Thaddeus Perkins.

Imagine a girl of seventeen taking care of the affairs of the household and trying "to form" a younger brother and sister while their parents are in India, and having had this position since she was twelve years of age. Such was the case of young my Grey, played realistically by Margery Linch.

Charming Alice Grey, who had just returned from India with her husband, made a very lovable mother. Although she had three children she had not yet settled down in life. Ruth I orth interpreted admirably the part of Alice. As Colonel Robert Grey, the husband of Alice, Robert E. Craig played his part with ease and humor. Even though it gave the colonel lumbago to dance and be gay with his wife, he enjoyed seeing her have a good time. Co mo Grey, in the person of Loyal Bagley, was the thirteen- year-old brother of Amy. Cosmo was not used to having a father or mother about the hou e, and hi effort to avoid the caresses of his father were ludicrous. Amy ' s chum , Genevra Dunbar, wa a friend in need when it came to applying her knowledge gained at the theater . Jewel Walter took this part with firmne s and adequacy.

Nurses are very human after all. At lea t Helen Tomson was when she did not want Mr. and Mr Grey to return from India for fear that Molly, the twentymonths-old baby, would bestow her love on them in preference to her. Frances Carrothers, as Molly, wailed convincingly off-stage. Fanny, the very capable maid, was cleverly presented by Helen Hoag. Richardson, the little slavey, lent humor to the play. Hope Barkley took this part so ,veil that one might have thought that it was written especially for her. Russell Quimby as Mr. Stephen Rollo was a rather clum y and gentle villain and quite a deep thinker.

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Alice Sit-by-the-Fire far surpas ed the u ual amateur performance. Part of the success of the play was due to the killful coaching of :Mrs. Ruth ewlon with the help of the class ponsors, Miss McMahon and 1iss Price.

CAST OF CHARACTERS

Amy Grey ................................... MARGERY Lr. CH

Cosmo Grey ............................. LOYAL BAGLEY

Fanny, the maid ................. , HELE HOA G

Genevra Dunbar .......... ........... ...... JEWEL WALTER

Molly Grey ................. ........... FR..\ CE CARROTHER

_ urse ........................................ HELE ToMSO ;

Alice Grey ...... ............................. RUTH NORTH

Colonel Robert Grey ...................... ROBERT E. CRAIG

Stephen Rollo ............................... RUSSELL Qun.rny

Rich a rd son .................................... HOPE BARKLEY

This little one-act play was immensely enjoyed by the a sembly audience on the morning of ovember 21, 1919. It was presented as a part of the better English week program and portrayed in a light and interesting manner the importance of using correct English.

An added interest was given to this play by the fact that it was written, under the direction of Miss Atkins, by Thomas Curran, Carol Cornell, Fern Jackson, Mary Howard , Cathleen Airy, a committee selected from the \.V riters Club for this purpose.

CAST OF CHARACTERS

Mr. Piller ................................. JULIAN KATELEY

Mrs. McChester .............................. CAROL CoR ELL

Dick McChester ................................ ROBERT Fu G

Mrs. Martin Beefeater ...................... MARGARET HAGER

Lizzie Lightfinger ...... ........ CATHLEEN AIRY

Mrs. Van Sky-High Smythe

MARYLOUISE BRYAN

Maid ...................................... FRA CES CORYELL

A notable event in high school dramatics was the production of the semor class play, "The Man of the Hour" by George Broadhurst. Seldom has a high school performance aroused so much interest or called forth such generous expre ions of praise as did thi fini hed production of a drama that required the mo t earnest efforts of the performers. That it was duly appreciated by the students and their friends is shown by the call for a second performance.

In thi play was staged a conflict between Alwyn Bennett, the just and upright young mayor of the city, and Charle Wainwright, the leader of corrupt politics. 1 eedless to ay, it was the former that came out of the conflict triumphant-the man uf the hour. Refusing to be controlled by the corrupt politicians who had put him in office, Alwyn Bennett stood ready to sacrifice his personal happines if need be , for the principle, "Right is right no matter what happens." The work of Garrett Burt in this part was remarkable for the strength and truth of its presentation. Charles Wainwright the financier and crafty politician, whose clever plot for a time dominate the play, was forcefully presented by Knox Burnett.

Dalla Wainwright, the niece of Charles Wainwright, inspired others with her own high ideal of character and endeavor. For love of her, Alwyn Bennett, "the young man with money," took upon himself the responsibility of playing a purpo :- efu"t part in the great game of life. France Thorson was excellent in her portraya i 1) £ Dallas Wainwright.

Horrigan, the political boss, who was the partner of Wainwright in all his political maneuvers and, like the latter, knew not the quality of mercy, was played convincingly and with skill by Ross MacGlasson. The character of Scot t Gibbs, the broker, who, because of his consuming love of money, was willing to break his engagement with Dallas Wainwright provided Alwyn Bennett igned the franchise, was ably pre ented by Carl Bryant.

James Phelan, the generous east-side alderman, with the whole hearted support 0f his ward, proved a power that the political boss, Horrigan, could not overcome. Frank Parker's effective rendering of this comedy part was much enjoyed by the audience

Mrs. Bennett, the mayor's devoted and admiring mother, was played sympathetically by Freda Reed Cynthia Garrison, the interesting and resourceful young girl who found it both pleasant and profitable to raise dogs for a living was charmingly portrayed by Kathryn Young. In the role of Perry Carter Wainwright, the buoyant, frank, carefree brother of Dallas, Edwin Lames was refreshing and n atural.

Merle Hale was especially strong in the part of Henry Thompson, the seemingly submis ive ecretary of Charles Wainwright who later in the play revealed himself in his true role as the passionate avenger of hi family. The part of Richard Roberts was assigned to Glenn Stancliff, but owing to illne s he was unable to take it. Merle Hale doubled on thi part.

Austin Meyers, as Judge ewman, the tool of Wainwright, Lemont Kier in the part of Henry Williams, Horrigan's leader in the council, Eldon Kiffin as Arthur Payne, the alert reporter, by skillful acting made their parts stand out in the play . Richard Dunker as Mills, the butler, and anford 'Littlefield in the part o f Ingram , the mayor's doorkeeper, filled their roles most acceptably.

CAST OF CHARACTERS

Alwyn Bennett. ............................... GARRETT BURT

Charles Wainwright. ....... KNOX BuR ETT

Dallas Wainwright. : . .......... FRANCES THORSON

Richard Horrigan ....... Ross MACGLASSON

Scott Gibbs ....... ............ CARL BRYA T

James Phelan ............ FRANK PARKER

Mrs. Bennett ............. FREDA REED

Cynthia Garrison ..... KATHRYN YouNG

Perry Carter Wainwright. ...................... EDWIN LAMES

Henry Thompson .............. . MERLE HALE

Judge Newman .............................. AUSTIN MEYERS

Arthur Payne .... ELDON K1FFIN

Henry Williams ................................ LEMONT KIER

Mills ....................................... RICHARD DUNKER

Ingram ......... SANFORD LITTLEFIELD

Richard Roberts ...... MERLE HALE

When that fifth period bell rang on Wednesday and Thursday, the glee club flocked into the auditorium for their favorite period of the day. And i it not due to thi keen interest and co-operation of every member that the glee club has accomplished o much?

The first semester the girls gave the operetta , "Hiawatha's Childhood," at the mid-year concert and before the Womans Club. The y were assisted h r Exie an:l Frances Burgess, Kob y Sirinsky, and France Colton. The boys did their share of entertaining at assemblies and in other programs. :Mr. Ferguson would alwa ys have ready some of the late t songs, which was fortunate, for the glee clubs were required to be generous with encores.

However , most of the glee club productions occurred in the second semester, the two most important being the minstrel show and the annual opera. The minstrel show on carnival night proved a great succes "A Revel in Black and White" best describes it. The "black faces" appeared to have been borrowed from Dixie, while the girls in their black and white costumes made a striking effect It was the second minstrel show presented in L. H. "The Mikado," a comic opera of Japan, was pre ented May 14. It cannot be exaggerating to say that as soon as the curtain rose the audience immediately moved to far-away Japan. This opera was the big work of the glee club, but like all their former productions, it showed that they are capable of great things.

Mr. Ferguson is the director, and by the members is considered one of them. , ince his coming to Lincoln in 1918, he ha done much to promote music in the Lincoln schools and he holds the fellmnhip and admiration of all the public school students. It is through his able leadership that the club has achieved success.

~lee <ttlub

Top Row: Bliss Mapes, Charles Adams, Clarence Beeson, Ronald Button, Ernest Harder, DeLos Coe, Paul Bancroft, Glenn Stancliff, Glenn Dunkle, Ralph Bowers, Joe Zimmerman, Hugo Dean, Merle Loder.

Second Row: Dorothy May, Louella Johnston, Zella Roupe, Pauline Bancroft, Sylvia Cole, ellie Starboard, Fern Jackson, Josephine Bishop, Mida Vesta Summers, Lillian Kreps, Esther Leming, Merrill Foster, Hazel Fickes.

Third Row: Paul Sterkel, Emmett Junge, Dorothy Toren, Ruth McIntyre, Marguerite elson, Edna Davis, Juene Slaughter, Ruth Rundstrom, Elizabeth Welch, Alice DuBach, Wesley Gratz, Frederic Colby. .

Bottom Row: Genevieve Wilson, Marguerite Munger, Sarah Towne, Loui e Lesh, Pearl Pacal, Mr. Ferguson, Ethel Upton, Georgia Wunderlich, Alice Andrews, Louise Menzendorf, Bernice Bays.

m'.be .:fflib =!}ear <itoncert

To an audience completel y filling the high school auditorium , man y late comers c ccup ying the rear aisles , the third annual mid-year concert of the music department w as successfull y presented by the Orpheons , January 16. The six hundred students who took part represented the six musical organizations of the chool. The chorus a nd glee clubs were trained by Mr. Fergu son , who also had indirect supervision of the other organizations. Onl y classical mu s ic was pre sented.

The program is as follows:

PART 0 1 E

M ARC H-W o rld ' s Peace ........ ... .. A .T. Babi ch

Director of Ne b ras k a State Band

SERE ADE .. ... ... .. Chamb ers

High school band

Mr. Charles Righter, directing

C AN TATA-L o re from the Saga of Eric ........ Bl i ss Lincoln high school chorus

Ethel Upton, soprano

Mr. H. 0. Ferguson, directing PART TWO

a. P E. ER G YN T SUITE-Asa 's Death . . ....... .. . Grieg

b. Ov ERTURE-Black Diamond .... . . Fr eunwald

High school orchestra

Mr. Charles Righter, directing

a. V e netian Boat Song

b Summer Lullab y . ........ .. .. Gibson Boy s Glee Club

a. Alla Tur<~a from Sonata in A Major ... . Mozart

b. Sy mphonic Theme .... . ... . . .. B ee thoven

Double String Quartet

OPERETT A-Hiawatha ' s Childhood ........... Wh i teley Girls Glee Club - 130-

The band was organized in 191 I. From that time until the present year the organization has been held together by enthusiastic members and by good leadership. The leaders in the past have been Mr. Cornell, Mr. Ross, Mr. Bailey and Mr. Greenslit. Musical education in high school had not been given due encouragement by the public until this year , but added interest has been shown by an increased attendance at the concerts. People are beginning to realize that tudents of high school age are capable of mastering good music. The realization of this promises to be a stepping stone in the advancement of the band. The band has had man y difficulties to o vercome and deserves much credit for its stage of development a t the present time. This year , under Mr. Righter's director hip , the band has made advancement toward becoming a first class organization. A record has been set for membership, fift y-eight having enrolled. For the first time there are girls in the band. The four girl members are pro v ing that the y too can march and pla y with endurance equal to that of the bo ys.

At all the football games and at man y assemblie s the band has kept up the famous Lincoln spirit. Two trip s ha ve been made , one to Omaha and one to Beatrice. The student bod y paid most of the ex penses for the Omaha trip , but for the Beatrice trip the members of the band paid their own wa y

Mr. Righter is aiding a great deal in making the military organization of the band succe ful. This form of organization was adopted in 1917. For thi year the following officer s were elected:

First S e mest e r S ec ond Semester

John Marriner Captain . . . . .. Frederic Colb y Cl y de Davis .. . . .. First Lieutenant. Harlow Bottum

Sam Seele y .. ..... Second Lieu~enant ........ Elton George

Richard Case Sergeant . Merle Loder

Edward Borgens ........ Librarian

Edward Borgens

The Lincoln high school orchestra began its career in 191 I. Mr. Charles B. Righter , the present director , who was then a fre hman, decided that Lincoln high school had remained unmusical long enough. The result was a freshman orchestra which marked the beginning of the orchestral work in the schools.

This year Mr. Righter has introduced a new plan which promises to be very uc cessful. He has organized an orche tra preparatory to the large one, which now has seventeen member s, mostl y freshmen. ext year the y will ha ve an opportunity to tr y out for the first orchestra. This new plan provides for all pla yers who have not come up to the standard necessar y to gain admission to the first orchestra and prepares them for entrance.

The first orchestra has now a membership of fort y-eight , the largest in its histor y The list of instruments includes an oboe. Oboes are very uncommon instruments and rarel y found in high school orchestras.'

The mid- year concert and several assemblies have proved what the orchestra can do. The effort on the part of ever y member have helped to make the organization what it is, one of the best high school orchestras in the middle west. Mr. Righter also deserves great credit for obtaining the results which he has.

The latest work taken up by the orche tra i the Ha yden Symphon y which it began this spring. It is the largest and most difficult work attempted.

The officer for the orchestra are as follows:

SECOND SEMESTER

SAM SEE L EY

S A RA H SHEFFIELD

" ' ILBUR JoH s o .

P1· e sid e nt

Vi ce -pr e sident

S ec r e tary-tr e asur er

E DW A RD BoRGE NS Librari a n

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The preparatory orchestra is a necessary institution where any work of a higher type i attempted in the advanced orchestra. It acquaints the elementary player with the demands that will later be made upon his technique, it serves as a promotional. and al o as a demotional agency. It function more than in any other of the mu ical organizations, is instructional. Material used is very much the same as i used br the first orche tra, but more attention is given to fundamental points of interpretation and indivi~ual technical problem All freshmen and new students who wi h to do orchestra work are first received into the preparatory orchestra.

"The Mikado," a two-act comic opera by Gilbert and Sullivan, was performed May 14 and 15 in the Lincoln high school auditorium. This was the first time that the annual opera presented by the glee clubs had to be repeated on the following night because of the demand for seats Both the Friday and Saturday evening performances were played before full houses.

Ko -Ko, the loose-jointed Lord High Executioner, was confronted with the appalling task of self-decapitation. His efforts to find a substitute for himself were quite unavailing until he encountered the despondent I anki-Poo who was attempting to hang himself with a clothes-line. Ko-Ko convinced Nanki-Poo that to commit suicide was an ignominious death and prevailed upon him to wait and have it done in true tyle by the Lord High Executioner. Frederic Colby in the part of Ko-Ko revealed a mine of unexpected humor

Pooh-Bah, Lord High Everything Else, who is able to trace his ancestry to a "protoplasmic, primordial, atomic globule," was as stiff and unbending as one with such genealogy should be. Joe Zimmerman played this part like a politician.

anki-Poo, the son of the Mikado, traveling incognito as a second trombone, was played in true minstrel style by Francis Diers.

The part of Pish-Tush, a most oble Lord, was taken by Clarence Beeson whose pleasing bass voice has not been heard before in solo parts.

Ko-Ko's first, second and third wards, the three little maids from school, Ethel Upton, as Yum-Yum, Dorothy Toren, as Pitti-Sing, and Fern Jack on , as Peep-Bo were bubbling with mischief and good humor.

Katisha, the elderly lady of the Mikado's court who is in love with N anki-Poo, is the proud possessor of a shoulder blade that people come miles to see. Ko-Ko, intent on self-preservation, induces Katisha to marry him by singing a plaintive little

lyric of a bird who wa cro , ed in love. France Burgess V acik took thi important role.

The title role, "The Mikado," who wished to make the punishment fit the crime, was sung by Bli s Mape , who empha ized hi remarks with a vigorous waving of the bamboo tree on his head.

Theodore Lieben & Son of Omaha, furnished the gorgeous costumes for the play. Special scenery wa constructed by :Mr. Harri on of the manual arts department.

DRAMA TIS PERSO AE

The Mikado of Japan - Bliss Mapes anki-Poo (Hi Son, di guised as a wandering mi'lstrel, and in love with Yum-Yum) Francis Dien Ko-Ko (Lord High Executioner of Titipu) - Frederic Colby Pooh-Bah (Lord High Everything Else) - - Joe ~immerman Pi sh-Tush ( a oble Lord) - - Clarence Beeson

Yum-Yum l r Ethel Upton

Pitti-Sing r Three Sisters, Wards of Ko-Ko i Dorothy Toren Peep-Bo J lFern Jackson Katisha ( an elderly lady, in Joye with N anki-Poo) -- Frances Burgess Vacik

Chorus of Japanese School Girls: Zella Roope, Annis West, Juene Slaughter, Louella Johnson, Genevieve Wilson, Marguerite Munger, Mida Vesta Summers, Georgia Wunderlich, Pearl Pacal, Sarah Towne, Ruth Rundstrom, Bernice Bays, Josphine Bishop, ellie Starboard, Pauline Bancroft, Alice DuBach, Dorothy May, Edna Davis, Lillian Kreps, Esther Leming, Marguerite Nelson, Louise Menzendorf, Sylvia Cole, Elizabeth Welch, Hazel Fickes, Ruth McIntyre, Alice Andrus, Loui e Lesh.

Chorus of Japanese obi es: Edward Borgens, Dick Shinn, Paul Sterkel, Emmett Junge, DeLo Coe, Ralph Bowers, Hugo Dean, Glenn Dunkle, Charles Adams, Wesley Gratz, Ronald Bu•ton, Glenn Stancliffe, Paul Bancroft, Ernest Harder, Merle Loder, Arthur Bowen, Thad Liveringhouse, Bliss Mapes.

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What made the year of 1913 memorable to Lincoln high school? In that year Chemistry enthusiasm reached a climax with the organization of the first chemistry club. Since then it increased in size and prosperity until 1919, when no club was formed. The class of 1920 has renewed the old spirit with a zest which predicts a happy future for chemistry lover

From the first, the meetings of the club, to which anyone interested in science is eligible, have been held bi-monthly. The hour is well taken up with a program and social time. At the first meeting Professor Swezey gave an instructive and interesting talk on "The Sun and Star " discussing their elements and evolutions. At another meeting Mr. Hubbell talked on "Copper," explaining how it i produced and its use. The club also had the privilege of hearing Dr. Upson give a talk on the relation of chemi try to the war. The students sometimes give the programs, reading papers, performing experiments or entertaining the club with exhibitions of various kinds of local talent.

Each meeting is brought to a joyful clo e by the appearance of hot chocolate and sandwiches, or their equivalents.

The following persons hold office:

ARTHUR HousE .............. President

FRANCES EWEXS ........ Vice-president

PA UL BANCROFT ...... Secretary-treasurer

BER TICE BRENKE ............... Editor

Miss MARIEL GER.E ............ Sponsor

Top Row: Harry Carson, Ir! Kuns, Besse Wythers, Margaret Hager, Verne Lewellen, Elizabeth Welch, Glenn Stancliff, Charles Adams, Della Meyers, Merle Loder, Maurice Wing, David Webster, Jeanette Mathieson, Kathleen Airy, George Crump.

Second Row: William Holmes, Wesley Gratz, Ruby Watters, Margaret McMillen, Clevia Severs, Dayton Hyde, Margaret Watson, Viola Gerstlinger, Jeanette Mirick, Louise Lesh, Robert F. Craig, Robert Chase.

Third Row: Clarence Drummond, Ivan McCormick, Hugh Cox, Arthur Bowen, Ronald Button, Wendell Berge, John Allison, Edward Buck, Kathryn Young, Homer Miller.

Bottom Row: Doris Trott, Ruth Towner, Myrtle Osthoff, Marcia Staten, Miss Proctor, Herbert Brownell, Leslie Cadwallader, Miss Scott, Martha Hawley, Joy Elms, Ruth Trott.

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The Forum has uccessfully completed it third year. Organized in I 9 I 7 for the purpose of forwarding debating and fostering any ability in public speaking that might be discovered in the school, it ha been unusually effective during the year just closing.

The entire debating squad, with the exception of one of the alternate were members of the Forum. The Forum members have sold ticket for and have been well represented at all the debates held in Lincoln during the season .

The activities of the club have not been confined to public speaking. A playlet, a Christmas party, a "chalk talk" by a former member, a banquet, and a picnic were some of the diversion in which the member participated. However, there were also several debates, a mock trial, and a good imitation of the United State Senate in action, to improve the ability of the members in public speaking. In one meeting Mr. Adrian ewen gave an interesting and instructive talk on making toa t .

The advice wa opportune, as the annual banquet was held in the following week. The date of the banquet was so fixed that the club might have a guests Mr. Homer Hewitt, the Broken Bow coach, and his debating team during their stay in Lincoln for the debate. Mr. Hewitt was formerly coach of debating in Lincoln high school and was one of the first sponsors of the Forum. In a short talk he told the members of some of the incidents connected ,v-ith the organization of the club.

The originality and enthusiasm of its fifty-five members and the work of its two sponsors, Mis Scott and Miss Proctor, are making the Forum one of the mo t active societies in the Lincoln high school.

The Lincoln Hi "Y" Club enjoys the di tinction of being the only high school club in the country to have a building of its own. The building is located ju t across the street from the high school, on Twenty-second and J streets.

It is a two-story structure and ha a cafeteria, game room, reading room and lobby.

The club, though not a part of the high school, concerns itself with high school boys and their problems, and endeavors to co-operate as far as possible with the school authorities. Membership in the club i open to all senior, junior, and sophomore boys of the school; and arrangements are being made for an organization devoted to freshmen. When this is effected the lower classmen will enjoy the same privileges as the uppercla smen.

The Hi "Y" Club conducted a wre tling tournament thi year which ,rn so successful it will be made an annual occurrence.

The club hold a monthly "get-together" supper and on the e occasion such men as "Farmer" Burns, Dean Ringer, and Dean Fordyce give addresses.

The officers are as follows:

LYLE HOLLA D.............. President

VERNE LEWELLEN ...... Vice-president

LESLIE CADWALLADER Secretary

FRA r K H IlROKA w .... Hi "Y" Secretary

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Offic ers:

VIRGIKIA v~7 AU GH ............ President

MILDRED SCHAAF ......... Vice-president

LUCILE GILLETTE ............ Secretary

BERNICE RAILEY ............. Treasurer

EDITH DoTso ...... . .. Social committee

THELMA MARTIN .... Program committee

DOROTHY BUTCHER Service committee

RUTH VAN ScoYoc ........... Reporter

MARJORY STUFF ................ Editor

Purpose:

To promote higher standards of friendship and ideals among the freshman girls of Lincoln high school.

Standard song:

There's a Jong, long trail awinding Into the land of my dreams

Where our friendship fires are glowing And faith's white star gleams. There's a long, long line a marching Beneath the bright flag unfurled ~or the girlhood of our nation Serves the girlhood of the world.

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One of the comparatively new organizations in Lincoln high school is the Meristem Club. This club was organized in the spring of 1919 for the purpose of fostering interest in botany. The club has since grown from sixteen to thirty r,1embers. Students who are taking or who have taken botany and whose semester average is eighty or above are eligible. Dues amounting to twenty-five cents are • collected to pay the expenses of the annual picnic, which was held May r r.

Meetings are held the first and third Thursdays of every month in room 304. 1\,1 usical programs or trips in search of botanical specimens often constitute the meetings.

When the club was founded and it became necessary to name it, the word ,:meristem" was chosen because it is a technical term of Greek derivation meaning to grow, it being the desire of the founders to see the club grow into one of Lincoln high school's best and largest organizations.

The Mummers, dramatic club of Lincoln high school, has as its aim the pre- sentation of interesting, entertaining and, incidentally, instructive plays. Take for instance the plays of the past year, "The Real Thing", "Spreading the ews", "Rosa- linda", and "You ever Can Tell", the main production.

The organization has over seventy members and is sponsored by Mrs. ewlon of the English department. The club is constantly increasing in popularity and is be- coming better known because of its democratic organization and excellent work .

In addition to play-acting, the club selects its own plays, designs its own costumes and scenery for special purposes, does its own advertising, has its own stage manage- ;nent committee, and secure the special properties for its plays.

Membership is given to everyone who can successfully read any selection and present an original pantomime before the sponsor and three other entirely unprejudiced judges. In this case, however, "read" means more than merely to speak the words Jistinctly, it means to interpret them correctly.

Perhaps the origin of the unusual name puzzles one. It is taken from the actors uf the fifteenth century, who presented pantomimes only. Hence they were "mum", and were called "mummers".

Although the Orpheons do not stir the rocks, trees , and beasts with their bewitching music, they do arouse an appreciation of the art in the minds of the students. lt was to bring about such results that the club was organized in 1917. In size the club is large, but in importance it is greater. Practicall y every musician of note in the school belongs to the club, and the members of the first orchestra are automatically · members of the Orpheons. The Orpheons, although largely composed of musicians, also admit into membership students who have ability in kindred arts, such as elocution and aesthetic dancing.

The Orpheons have given some extremely well-rendered programs at school assemblies which might be compared with far more pretentious recitals. The great musical events of the year - the mid-year concert, the minstrel show, and the annual opera, "The Mikado", all exhibited a part of the music club talent.

The sponsors of this organization are Mr. H. 0. Ferguson and Miss Lucy Haywood. Taking this into consideration the achievement of the Orpheons during the past year are not quite so surprising.

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Any girl taking the normal trammg course is eligible for membership in the Round Table. The club now has an enrollment of about thirty girls, with Miss Jackson as sponsor. The one big aim of the club is the promotion of friendship among its members.

The responsibility of the meetings is assumed by the girls and the programs generally consist of club talent, although at times experienced educators come and talk on problems which will present themselves when the girls begin their work as teachers. ot all the activities are serious, however, as the programs are varied. Occasionally the formal programs are omitted and the afternoon is spent in such frivolity as games and dancing.

The members take pride in the fact that, having been organized about ten years ago, the club is the oldest now in Lincoln high school.

MEMBERS OF THE ROUND TABLE

ALMA ASHLEY

CLEO ASHLEY

MARIE AHLEMAN

MARY AMES

AMELIA BLACK

HORTENSE ELLSWORTH

EDNA GILES

LUCILE GIBBS

PAULINE KAUFMAN

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MARIE KINSFATER

ALBERTA VANKLEECK

TREVA FINLEY

LOUISE SN APP

HELEN HORNE

HELEN MILLER

EVELYN SITTLER

LILA PERKI s

PANSY TRAVIS -14 4-

VIRGINIA STULTS

CLARA SKIDMORE

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INEZ NUTZMAN

GLADYS SOUKUP

MARIE ENDRES

LAURA MILLER

BLANCHE EISELE

IRMA WART A

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The Student Standard Club is the largest club in Lincoln high school excepting the Hi Y, notwithstanding the fact that it is open to ·girls of the sophomore, junior, and senior classes only

The organization is an auxiliary to the Y .W. C. A.

Regular meetings are held at which business comes before pleasure, but pleasures are not wanting, for the programs are interesting, the games jolly, and refreshments are usually served. Quite frequently parties are held that make every student wish to become a member, for provision is made for an abundance of good times. Girls only are allowed at these parties but those in attendance openly challenge the boys to have any better times.

The Writers Club, during the past year, might be said to have found a permanent place in Lincoln high school. The aim of the society is to promote the art of writing and to give to each member the opportunity to develop his literary talent.

The members have taken advantage of many opportunities to cooperate in school activities. The better English week play presented in assembly was written by a committee from the Writers Club, and the cast was composed largely of members of the society. On invitation of the faculty committee, the Writers Club judged an underclass contest of better English week rhymes. The club again came into prominence at the carnival by writing and producing the thrilling melodrama, "Dots and Dashes". Its popularity was shown by the fact that more people paid admission to this play than to the stunt of any other organization.

The Writers Club is open for membership only to juniors and seniors. The applicant presents an original manuscript with the recommendation of an English teacher. These {Ilanuscripts are submitted anonymously, and judged on merit alone. The names of the successful candidates are then voted upon by the members.

The programs of the regular meetings are interesting and often exceptionally c1ever. The members read original stories, poems, or essays. The authorship of the manuscript is not known until the paper has been discussed and criticized. One or two open meetings are held each year. Dean LeRossignol, dean of the college of business administration of the state university, spoke to the club at one of the open meetings this year. His talk was both interesting and instructive.

That the aim of the club has been in part, at least, realized is shown in the interest of the members in the welfare of the society. Many of the best writers in the school are members of the Writers Club.

Miss Muir is sponsor of the club.

SEPTEMBER

8 The melancholy days are come The saddest of the year, The girls and boys have now begun To please their teachers dear ( ? )

9 New cement sidewalks! Spoils our teeter-totter but saves our French heels.

I 3 First assembly. Freshmen elatedMr. Pickell tells them we couldn't get along without them!

20 First football game, won from Superior 26 to o. Evidently the Red and Black are superior!

22 Hester Clark discovers what the meat pies are made of!

23 Student council assembly. Talks by old members. Were they as good as they now look?

26 Scoreless tie in Grand Island game. Wait till next time! !

28 Myrtle Johnson remains at home. Kelsey walks the halls in vain.

OCTOBER

4 Red and Black beat Sioux City 33 to 6.

7 Ethel Upton made student council president. How small and yet how great!

IO The seniors are a bit particular about appearances - they elected Rex Smith president.

I 7 Football boys victorious over York 20 to o.

20 Lost-three curls! Finder please return to Irene Frey.

23 "Graveyard shift of the Balloon Blowers Union" fill 700 balloons for seniors. About "blowcd out" by 8 :35 a. m.

24 Senior color day! Green and white prevail. Freshies or sen i o rs ? Funeral of speakers stand celebrated at picturesque assembly. South Omaha smashed-34 to o. Great senior banquet after which seniors lose their dignity in "Slide Kelly Slide."

25 George Pugh fell up the marble stairs!

27 Assembly to start Roosevelt Memorial campaign.

31 Football team had a "grand and glorious" time at North Platte. Ask Lew or Rody. Score 34 to o. No wonder!

NOVEMBER

3 Eighteen dollars raised at matinee party to buy new music.

5 L. H. S. color day. Assembly-Ed Shoemaker and Harry Olds appear wearing red flannel shirts. In touching court scene Judge "Bubbles" sentences them to lead yells for the rest of the year.

6 We still stick to our colors.

8 L. H. S. victorious over Topeka, 34 to o.

9 Topeka boys entertained at banquet.

11 If this is peace we wonder how much noise a real war makes. First L. H. S. anniversary of Armistice Day!

14 Big football assembly. Girls less noisy than boys in yelling contest. What's the matter?

i 5 Where is Omaha anyway? Lincoln knocked her cold, 28 to o. This isn't such a bad old world after all!

17 Some of the boys look as if they had a good time in Omaha ! Better English week starts. Gay posters in halls remind us to think before we speak.

19 Tag day. Even Mr. Pickell decorated!

21 Better English Assembly. Dr. Bixby tells us there are six kinds of English: "Good, better, best, bad, beastly, abominable." Full exhibit of all kinds in the play, "Ready-to-Wear". Moving picture show in afternoon. "Just a moment, please!"

22 Lincoln huskies defeated Uni Place eleven, 6 to o.

23 Winter is here - Miss Short puts her Ford up.

25 Earnie Walt appears in flowing locks. -150-

26 '17's celebrate with a banquet and dance.

2 7 Thanksgiving! Champions? LincolnBeatrice teams battled in three feet of snow, o to o. Lost game, too, and they wouldn't play it over! Wonder why? No coal - no school.

DECEMBER

24 The Conqueror comes! General Pershing home for Christmas. Big parade.

25 Christmas at last.

27 Coach Mead makes a "kick-off" into the field of matrimony. Odds 2-1.

JANUARY

5 Back to the grind again - school begins - long faces everywhere.

6 Jacob Gable compliments Miss Miller on her new dress.

9 Senior open night.

1 DOWN IN FRO~T!

12 Seniors present Lincoln high with a speaker's stand. Big enough for Ross MacGlasson to crawl into! Orpheons give assembly to advertise concert.

16 Concert by glee clubs, chorus, music club. Much singing ( harmonious and otherwise.) Ferguson ( almost) carried out pale and still at the finish. Lincoln vs. University Place, 25-13.

19 Study for semester exams.

20 Assembly. Seniors on front seats at ease for first time because Mr. ewlon can't pick up new speaker's stand!

21 Exams over!! Survivors celebrate at a .matinee party.

23 Links five beats Omaha Central, 22- 19. 'Ray Lincoln! !

25 o one reminds Rex Smith that the angels have kissed him!

COACH MEAD

27 "The Real Thing", in assembly. Genevieve Wilson solves the servant problem. First day of last semester.

31 Mummers give "You Never Can Tell". Lincoln squelches South Omaha 65-18 ! Teachers salaries raised, you know.

FEBRUARY

2 Bob Fling and Kack Young skate to school. Student council officers elected. Charles Adams, president.

5 Robert F. Craig chosen for president of senior class.

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6 Everybody goes to assembly to see the boys get their "L's". Captain "Mark Anthony" gives final oration of season. Dunham shines in a stiff collar! Lincoln tells Beatrice the "same old story", 47-13.

9 Lincoln steps on State Farm, 70-17.

9, ro "Fi Fi of the Toy Shop" at the Orpheum. Camp Fire girls become dolls.

12 Lincoln's birthday assembly. Mr. Pickell forgot to tell us "Get into the spirit of this thing".

I 3 Juniors and seniors vote to fight "peaceably". Olympics this year instead of skip day. Glee clubs have leap year Valentine party. Glory! Omaha Central goes down before Lincoln, 21-15.

14 More glory. Sioux City vanquished, 34-19.

I 6 Bobbed hair fad in Lincoln high again! Too bad they can't see the effect before it's cut.

16 Debate team chosen. We know now who has the "gift of gab."

18 Juniors introduce characters of play with touching lines. Miss Alice

Howell delights us with an account of her overseas expenences. Football banquet - Bloyce Packer elected captain for 1921.

19 Seniors stir up some excitement by starting thrift campaign. Mass meetings. No more silk-clad ankles -no more ties. (Maybe?)

21 Little Geneva whipped, 44-2. (Aw, we could have done it with only one hand.)

21 Hi Y wrestling tournament ends.

25 Chemistry Club organized. Members go without lunch on alternate Fridays.

26 What makes the seniors look so worried ? Ask Dole.

27 Basketball assembly. Seats all full and running over. Finish of a victorious season. Have we got good lungs? Just ask the neighbors! Matinee dance in boys gym. Wall-flowers protected by wire screen!

MARCH

March came in like a lamb. Links assembly.

2 Miss Jones almost stayed home from school because she broke her silver pencil!

3 Rained from 9 :30 to 9 :40 a. m. Charles Adams got quite wet on his way to school. Student council entertains tournament visitors. Mummers held them spellbound with "Rosalinda".

4 Marylouise Bryan appeared with her arm in a sling. Isn't it " L ?" Was Rosa- · linda too much for her? Mummers have one "grand and glorious" party. Great basketball tournament. Uni Place whipped, 23-0. Easy? 0 my yes!

5 Don't we love to crush 'em all! Norfolk loses, 28-7. This is fine practice. Omaha Central defeated, 23-10.

6 8 State basketball championship for Lincoln! Course we win it! Thought all the tim,e we would. Omaha Commerce gets her long-wanted game. Wonder if she's satisfied? This is one nice old world anyway!

Madeline Haecker and Helen Tomson seen roller skating on the grounds.

9 Assembly to celebrate championship.

IO Whole school attends. Brilliant speeches by all members of the team especially Lyle Holland. "L's" awarded. Schissler presents our newest trophy, a silver basketball!

Carnival assembly. We are urged to have our "first three dollars in nickles." Mr. Hackman takes his last look at the stage scenery in a rising position.

11 Thomas Curran decides he doesn't want to be an artist and has his curly locks cut off.

12

CAR IVAL! We all know what that means! Excitement, short classes, parade, fun !

I've been in many and many a school

In every kind of town

I've seen some famous places

And events of great renown

When I recall those splendors

And wonder which is best, I know for sure and sb' do you, Our carnival beats the rest.

16 Robert Fling shows his ability as a human fly!

17 St. Patrick's day. Seniors decked in green -"for we are Irish too." Boys mass meeting.

18 First game played for Nebraska-Colorado championship. We won 35-25. They are "Terrors" too!

19 Champions of two states now!! Colorado Springs holds no terrors for us, 31-19. Broken Bow victorious in a debate with Lincoln. First chance to show we are good losers. Visiting team entertained at Forum banquet.

20 Cupid finds his way into L. H. S. Victims, Miss Kirk and Miss Kilhefner.

25 At last an assembly! The great champions appear. Captain of '20 team presents handsome cup, worthy of a new trophy case! Debut of debate team. Thrift prizes awarded.

26 Assembly again! Alumni give musical program. Wonder if L. H. S. will blister its hands for us when we come back. Big crowd attends movie, "Seventeen". All Girls League have fancy dress party.

SPRING VACATION

29 Lincoln's debaters carry off honors in contest with Bethany. Seniors work hard on play.

APRIL

5 Did the students target vacation was over or was it the snow drifts that kept them away?

7 America's Gift to France. Bring your nickles and dimes.

9 Matinee party.

12 "The Man of the Hour" nightmare in senior play assembly.

13 Senior and junior class meetings.

I 5 Home rooms plan for junior-senior Olympics. Carol Cornell and Frances Coryell girl cheer leaders.

16 Senior play, "The Man of the Hour", by the class of the hour.

19 Second performance of "The Man of the Hour". Why don't they go on the road? -154-

23 Shakespeare's birthday. Miss Muir's English XII class celebrate with "Much Ado About othing".

28 Senior girls win swimming meet. Individu a l point-winner, Frances Gable.

30 Debaters become district champions by defeating Omaha Commerce

MAY

On the home stretch! Lincoln loses to Beatrice in dual track meet.

I I Miss Muir's English VIII classes turn cub reporters and issue an edition of the Advocate.

14 Comic opera, "The Mikado", given by glee clubs. Wasn't Freddy funny?

I 5 Lincoln suffers two defeats at hands of same foe. Beatrice wins state championship debating contest and track meet. Lincoln is runner-up in both.

21 Olympics - Friends or foes? Senior picnic in afternoon.

26 Junior-senior picnic.

28 Senior class day. Prizes and gift to school announced m assembly. Class of I 920 holds second annual banquet. •

30 Baccalaureate address given by Dr. Gratz at St. Paul's.

31 Memorial Day. (No school)

JUNE

Editor's Note: And now an explanation's due, Please feel no obligations; If there's no sense in this for you, There's better occupations.

Our Motto: If at first you don't succeed, ask your teacher.

VOL. I, O. I

ECONOMIC WAVE HITS LINCOLN HIGH

STUDENTS BRAVELY RESPOND

One of the steadily increasing numbers of reform movements in high school at the present time, is the economy wave. It is rumored that this institution was started by a forgetful as well as clever, student of the senior class. This person, on arriving at school one day, several weeks ago, discovered that he had inadvertently or otherwise forgotten to place his cravat in its proper position, namely, around his neck. Therefore, in the absence of this very necessary, though cumbersome, bit of haberdashery, he conceived the idea of economy! He could go without his tie!

His vacant collar, disclosing a shiny button which shone for pure joy at beholding a light such as it had never before seen, attracted enormous attention, and it is reported that within half an hour of his appearance in the building, several hundred other ties had got them hence, no one knew whither.

It is alleged that the famine of neckties was started as a spite movement, the girls having dicarded ilk hosiery, but this statement appears to be unfounded, for although several of the girls declared that the boys looked fine without neckties, no boys were found who would pass a like remark about the absence of the silk hose.

To aid the boys in their good work, several of the teachers in the building, assisted by Mr. Otto Skold, have made out a short list of uggestions to help the students in their conservation. In part this Ii t is as follows:

SNEWZ

MAY 37, 1920

WEATHER FORECAS T

HIGH SCHOOL A D VICIITY: MUCH THE SAME.

HAVELOCK: S OW AND CONTL. T ED COLD.

U TI, PLACE: FAIR A D WARMER.

COLLEGE VIEW: RAI SNOW.

Temperatures

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"Win? Why, bo, I got 'em all

• OR faded." This statement wa made by J. Lawrence Dunham in a special interview granted to the reporter of THE S EWz yesterday

HOURLY TEMPERATURES evening in 126.

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above tinued Mr. Dunham chewing on a

above fragment of Hitchcock's Revised 10 :00 p.

above Practice Book, "that I've been 11 :00 P·

.42 ° above running at the "Y" every Saturday 12:00 p. m .......... 42 ° above Average ............ .42 ° above

Son rises .. 8 :30 a. m. Son sets ........ 1 :40 a. m. Moon rises As scheduled Moon sets ............ See almanac Rainfall . . . one Humidity Our humidor is broken

Boys can do without:

1. Belts.

2. Shoe laces.

3. Hat bands.

4. Watches.

5. Watch pockets.

6. Trouser fold

7. Bill folds.

8. Cuff buttons.

9. Hair ribbons.

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Read our this week's supplement THE LINKS Contains photos of all the high school seniors. o extra price !

and I'm sure getting heavy-set." ichols, the holder of the state record for the mile, admitted the representative of THE S EWZ into his presence but declared with the light of determination in hi clenched teeth, "I am taciturn."

As the reporter started to leave, ichols suddenly exclaimed, " o, don't make it taciturn. I used tha word in an English theme last week. Let's see - make it noncommittal."

Kelsey McMeekin, who is expected to represent L. H. S. in the dashes, also gave our reporter an exclusive interview. Kelsey, when asked, "What chance do we tand of winning the state meet?" looked up from a photograph he wa contemplating and replied, "I think it's her personality."

Verne Lewellen, the shot-putter, told us confidentially he can chin himself with both hands. He al o assured us that he would win all other events.

Lloyd Peters is now able to run the 100 yards in 10 flat ( minutes ).

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THE SNEWZ

Published by the people, of the people, and for the money ever so often at Lincoln, commonwealth of Nebraska, one of the United States of North America, at the building at the southeastern extremity of the corner at Twenty-second and J streets, in said city, state, etc ..

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Sole proprietors of nineteen different styles and types of leased wires.

Entered under the Food and Drug Act, June 15, 1865, as pure from low comedy, exchange jokes, and libelous articles.

EDITORIAL

This is our first editorial.

We hope you hate to read it as badly as we hate to write it.

Our subject for this editoriai is going to be:

Elements of Physiognomy.

We named it this so no one could correct us.

In the gentle springtime when the birds and flowers, combine to form a perfume so entrancing and Mendellosian, ( we coined this word ourselves), that studying could not occur, except in brief portions, so to speak, and the average student becomes infected with that infectious as well as popular malady, injurious to energy, devitalizing to the God of work, fatal to credits, and so pleasant to the bump of laze, known as drowsiness; when you feel as though you wouldn't rise even when called on in class; when you know you wouldn't respond verbally should some one accidentaly allew the business end of a hammer to drop on your thumb; when you needs must be moved with a power equal to that of Her-

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cules, to rouse you from your stupor in classroom, to go to some other room and again • relapse through the stages of syncope to apostrophe, into that pleasing lethargy, sleep; when you are forced to postpone your ride home until the next car because of your lateness, caused apparently by the car's being ahead of time; when you become so void of ambition that some other fellow is able to steal your girl from under your nose; when you worry not about war, money, women, prohibition, studies, credits, and other vices; then then, my boy, one of two things is the matter with you. You are either in love or you are afflicted with "Spring Fever!"

P. S.-We didn't like it either.

TRACK PROSPECTS; ATHLETES CONFIDENT

(Continu e d from page one.)

He said that Badblood of Beatrice didn ' t stand a chance.

Harold Gish, the pole-vaulter, issued a statement here tonight as-

serting he has gone 9¾ feet, horizontally. He has d~veloped powerful pectoral and back muscles by a rigorous workout every evening in the De Luxe.

All members of the squad are on a boiled beef diet and are drinking water fluidly.

Answers to Movie Fans

Dear Movie Editor:

This is the first time I have ever written you so I hope you will excuse my questions. Will you please print the answers in next week's Snewz?

1. How old is Florence Garbutt? Is it true that she has a gold tooth? What color is it?

2. Is Robert Fling married? If so, how? Who played opposite him in "The Siren?"

3. When will Harlow Walker ' s next picture be released? Wasn't he splendid in "The Missing Link?" What is his address? Do you think he would answer a letter if I wrote him one ?

4. Will you please send me the pictures of Herbert Salmon, Sanford Littlefield, Chauncey Sherman, Donald McGregor, Asa Burke, William Heckart and Frank Coover?

EXPECTANT

Dear Expectant:

No trouble at all. Come any time.

1. Can't say just how old Florence is, but she was listed in the 1860 census. It's a pale purple.

2. He was not the last we heard about it, but then you never c an tell about these movie stars. Largery Minch.

3. It hasn't been announced. He is in the Bermuda Islands now working on the first film by his own company, "In Onion There is Strength." He might answer it if you sent him the postage. I have lost his address.

4. I'm sorry I can't send you the pictures you asked for. The new supply at Woolworth's hasn't arrived yet. I'm sending you some other ones.

THIS DATE IN HISTORY I

OF LINCOLN HIGH

LaS t week a Ma y feS t ival was

he -ld at the university fiel d. A

large crowd was in attendance to

CLASSIFIED ADVER-

TISEMENTS

enjo y _ the sport and to partake of IWANTED-Girls to trim rough

FORTY YEARS AGO promised refreshment s T h e pro- sailors. gram was as foll o ws:

School was dismissed on account of illness among the students. He 1. had the measles.

The principal broke his leg on his way to school when his horse shied at a small piece of paper in the road a few y ards this side of Waverly.

THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY

Earl Frederiksen was entering school as a freshman.

Lincoln high school won the state checkers tournament.

TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY

Ma y Pole DanceHerbert Salmon Ga y lo r d Wilcox Rex Smith and Robert Elmen.

2 Yiddi s h Folk DancesV erne Lewellen Bruce Mitchell

3. Pete Sougc y and Bloy ce Packer.

Highland FlingRichard Case and Harbert Kimberl y

4. Annie Laurie, by Irving Berlin, s ung by Ralph Bowers. A boy appeared in school wearing short trousers!

Mr. Ferguson organized the high school's first glee club of four members.

TEN YEARS AGO TODAY

The principal rode to school in an automobile!

Phil Mockett swore he would

5. Swedish Barn DanceAnton Stransk y and Bliss Mapes.

6. Curse of an Aching Heart, by Verdi, sung by Josephus Zim-

7. merman. Siamese Twin FandangoDale and Dari Turnbull.

TO BUY-A horse for an old lady

five y ears old.

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The football bo y s started a tour 8 • of the countr y, intending to stop for scalps at New Orleans, San Francisco, Denver, Chicago, and other places.

FINANCE AND MONEY

Q. Dear Edito r : I spend each week ten dollars for board, ten for lodging, and five for carfare. How can I save on a twen ty -five dollar salary?

A. Eas y . Work nights to save lodging. Sleep da y s to save food , and walk to work.

PROVERBS

A stitch in time saves embarrassment.

People who live in glass houses should dress in the dark.

A rolling stone is liable to hit somebody.

Crowning of Ma y Queen

CH ARACTERS CURED AFTER 70

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Guests, courtiers, etc. , much with enlarged stomach; my parents being very poor it was

After this refreshments were never full. At the age of eighteen served by the girls. I noticed y our advertisement in the

The following is a list of the Independent Magazine and wrote luck y students to win prizes or at once for a bottle of y our balm. mention in the contest:

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II have now drunk three hundred and ninety -one bottles and feel cured at the age of eight y -nine. Although y our medicine has not caused m y stomach to shrink, I no longer have an y -appetite. I will g ladl y recommend your preparation to m y fellow sufferers.

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WITH THE NIGHT PO LI CE

Bruce Mitchell was arrested late last night, charged with smoking cigarettes under age Upon investigation it was found that the above mentioned articles were of the edible variety, being composed entirely of candy. When the judge told him that he was fined $100 and costs for resisting an officer and contempt of court, he decided tv "lay it out." He will probably be again at large in a matter of one hundred odd days.

Edgar Shoemaker was at last apprehended after an exciting chase by the entire force. He was charged with stealing. The charge was preferred by a young man named Smith who said he was a high school student. Smith asserted that the defendant had stolen his date on three successive and intermittent evenings. Shoemaker was locked up, pending trial.

Lvle Holland was arrested at his ho~e early this morning, charged with attempted murder. It is stated that he greased the handrails on the steps at the southwest corner of the Lincoln high school building. The even freshmen are now at the Lincoln Sanatarium. They will recover.

Early this morning Chief Johnstone detailed nine special police to arrest Bernard Gradwohl who is charged with assault and intent to kill. The charge was preferred by one Monte Munn who was found unconscious on the university campus about midnight. Munn stated that he and Gradwohl had disputed about the size of a nickle, the latter affirming that it was five times the ize of a cent. When Munn contradicted him, Gradwohl flew upon him and battered him almost beyond recognition.

BUREAU OF MISINFORMATION FASHION NOTES

(Distress Column)

Dear Misinfo:

I am a sufferer from a broken heart. What shall I do ?-M. B.

Answer. Try Mentholatum. Dear Editor:

What would you do 'if your hair was red ?-F. C.

Answer. Dye!

Dear Editor:

1. Why did they close the schools last fall?

2. Why did we have a better English week?

Answer to both. and Grammar.

Dear Misinfo: To save Cole

Several weeks ago I met a boy at a dance and he asked me to go with him the next week, which I did. He borrowed carfare of me and when we went to Meier's, he asked me for fifty cents to pay the check. Since then he has borrowed $2.40 from me to pay checks with, and the worst of it is he even keeps the change? What shall I do? otta Bank.

Answer. Attach his property before he files bankruptcy papers.

EXP LAI NED

E. L.-(at football game)-Look how muddy the team is. How wiII those fellows ever get clean?

F. C.-Well, what do you suppose the scrub team is for?

SOPH.-Do you support the high school paper?

FRESH.-My no, it has a staff.

Heard in Miss Pillsbury's Latin class:

Miss P.-What are the three most essential words in the study of Latin?

RUTH CARPENTER- Fecit, gessit,

Crying over spilt milk is simply and missit.

Owing to the new mode of covering the lower extremities, that is, to use for protection against cold, nothing but woolen material, several of our this season's debutantes, who have refused to allow us to print their names, have, in sheer desperation, decided to cease attending our high school.

An indignation meeting was held several weeks ago, in 326 attended by several dozen girls of the senior class who protested against a petition drawn up and signed by a large number of senior boys. This petition begged the school board to allow the class of 1920 to graduate in caps and gowns. The girls objected to it on the grounds that it has not been the custom, and that it is much better to do as former classes have done, rather than have the school give the class of 1920 the bad name of being original.

FOO LI SH NES S

"After you", said the polite cop to the fleeing thief.

As the football season approaches the barbers grow idle and the doctors prepare to work overtime.

A woman runs from a mouse; did you ever see a mouse catch a woman?

A girl can never realize the joy of a boy when he dons his first pair of trousers.

An Irishman declared he was going to become wealthy if it took every cent he had to do it.

A hill is sometimes called a -bluff because it looks steeper from the bottom than it really is.

I would rather have a wooden leg than be a blockhead.

"That he who runs may read," doesn ' t apply to a danger sign. That means "That he who read. may run."

Which do you prefer, to have people think as you do, or do as you think? adding more water to it.

Why need a clock strike? doesn't have to work overtime.

Ali Baba didn't live in the Never get behind a mule or a It twent1e century. • th He had only J oke. Each is liable to kick backforty thieves to deal with. wards.

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My dismal tale is thisThere was a lovely maid,

Who loved a very handsome lad, Who lived near where she stayed.

ti Now with this lad and lassie 'Twas a case of love at sight, And they swore to each other They would love with all their might.

One day this youth and maiden

Were strolling 'long the beach, When the fair one saw a pretty shell, Just out beyond her reach.

Of course her hero went Out there to get that shell,

But suddenly he turned in fear, For behind he heard a dreadful yell.

It was a great big monster The sea-god, eptune, sent, And when the poor boy saw her fate, Himself he beat and rent.

The monster seized her by the hair

And dragged her on the beach, Then out into the ocean, Far out beyond his reach.

He could not live without her love, She ' d never be his wife; He drew his sword from out its sheath And stabbed out all his life.

-Wilma

Melton, '20.

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FOR YOUlllG 1l-1EN AND MEN WHO STAY YOU.VG

Eli Sh ire , Pres

Cleopatra, Anthony and the Asp.

The tired student, the teacher and the spring examinations.

The boy's adviser, the student and the middle of the first period.

The student's opinion of his work, the teacher's ~nd the "U" slips. (If you were sent more than four U slips you did not slip, you fell.)

The girls, the cafeteria and the nice long line. (Not to mention the student council.)

The assemblies, the humor and the immortal Mr. Ferguson.

The Links staff, the unreasonable printer and Father Time. (And to think we mm plained last year when the Links came out a week before school w .1s out.)

And then the eternal triangle , Mr. Pickell , Miss Pound and Mr. Culler.

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And then the lights went out. Above the spla hing of the water cuuld be heard shrill feminine shrieks of fright.

The death-like stillness of mid-ocean with a huge, storm-riven hulk slowly sinking into the depths of seething, treacherou s waves, may be the image called up in your mind. But such was not the grandeur of the scene. The lights went out, it is true, but there was no turbulent, seething ocean, merely the swimming pool in the gymnasium. The only note of warning was the shrill whistle of the teacher. aturally, there was no wild rushing for life preservers, for the cry was, "All out." Another siren, "All out of the pool until the lights go on." And everyone climbed o~ t. Soon could be distinguished the silhoue tte s of many figures all in a row, se :i. ted on the slipper y bank, and splashing gaily in the gloom. o lives were lost.

jf rencb jfrteb ~otatoeg

Golden and tempting they lie heaped on a white plate. An appet1zmg aroma Heeting -as any summer breeze and almost imperceptible steals to the nostrils of hungry Lincoln high school students in the aaily "lune~ line".

"Oh, French fried potato~s today.}'

wh y are they so ·popular? Is it becaus~ they are more .fashionable than their plebeian . sisters? Perhaps it is because bo y$ , can eat them with their fingers. Even the girls can hold them, with the little finger · daintily extended , as they nibble. They sa tisfy all amusement seekers. You have but to take a fork to them and the fun begins. Hard to spear but harder to convey to the mouth, the y afford excitement '\nyhow as long as there is L. H. S. there ,yill be F. F. potatoes.

-Ruth orth,

'21.

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iDdinitions

CEMETERY-The one place where princes and paupers, porters and presidents, juniors and seniors are on the dead level.

COMPLEXION-Color for the face. From English complex - difficult and shun - to avoid. To avoid diffculty, buy it of the druggist.

DANCE-A brisk physical exercise, invented by St. Vitus.

LION-A cruel beast who never patronizes the barber and is always bearded m his den and yet will furnish a close shave if you get near enough.

ScuLPTOR-A poor unfortunate who makes faces and busts.

SNORE-An unfavorable report from headquarters.

COLLEGE-From Frencl1 colle - pasted or stuck and etude-study. A place ,vhere everyone is stuck on study.

l»bat?

Blank verse, that was the form that I should use. The blank I could fulfill ; my head was blank. But verse, it seemed that that I could not write. 0 how I thought and thought, but nought would come Into my whirling head. I thought again, What could I write! And Echo answered, "What"? With pen in hand and paper on the desk Far off in space with gloom I stared and thought. And still I sit and stare and think. 0 come! What shall I write! And Echo still says, "What"? -Gretchen Sprecher, ' 20

The House of Kuppenheimer

The editor suggests tha t this plaintive l it tle wail by Wilmanette Drummond be respectfully dedicated to 1ayor Miller and the B runer Bird Club.

B us t er is go n e! W h ere is he?

Las t night he wentWhere to?

I heard my cat moa nWhy did he?

Because someone took him- And who?

Befqre the movies came:

There's ways and ways and means and means, Recreation to entrap; The old ways were the hardest, But they didn't give a rap.

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Try the humor section of the Links:

Keep a pleasant countenance, Whatever may ensue; Spread a grin arou n d your map,

Lincoln, Nebr. And the world will laugh at you. P atience! P almer's working on it .

For I'm a slave to food and swee t s, To eat's my occupation, But now t he grub's all in the sky, I need emancipation.

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If you will give us an opportunity to serve you, we will give you an opportunity of appreciating our good g:>:ds and our good service. However, we can do nothing without your willingness to prove ·our claim. WE DELIVER

A standard education in an atmosphere favorable to the best life ideals.

A COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS

( Membership in North Central Association and Association of American Colleges. )

A TEACHERS' COLLEGE

( With practice teaching in Kindergarten, Element~ry and Secondary Education .)

A SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS

(Music, Expression and Art. )

Education is a tool to be placed at the service of a worthy life motive.

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Fall Term, September 13, 1920 - December 10, 1920

l\tliss Glass: "Now think -what letter comes after 'H' ?"

Little Boy: "I don't know, ma'am."

Miss Glass: "Well now, what have I on each side of my nose?"

Little Boy: "Freckles, ma'am."

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There's a senior in school from Oshkosh, An unparalleled slinger of josh; When told he would flunk He winked and said, "Bunk, They don't do that way in Oshkosh."

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:Miss Bryan: "For the six weeks examination every one will be expected to write on air."

SI GULAR, ISN'T

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Mr. Donaldson: "One simultaneous equation never appears."

l\1r. Slothower: "The announcements for this morning are- (pause) - there are none."

l\1iss Armstrong: "What is a dramatic monologue?"

Ed Brown : "When the teacher talks."

Chas. Adams ( as he notices a small lad eating too much honey on a slice of bread) : "l\1y boy, don't you know that too much honey often causes a fatal disease?"

Freshie ( after much thought) : "Say, what is that disease, hives?"

LINCOLN,

NEBRASKA

DEAR Movrn EDITOR:

This is the first time I have ever written you so I hope you will excuse my questions. Will you please print the answers in next week's Snewz?

1. How old is Florence Garbutt? Is it true that she has a gold tooth? What color is it?

2. Is Robert Fling married? If so, how? Who played opposite him in ''The Siren"?

3. When will Harlow Walker's next pio~ure be released? Wasn't he splendid :n "The Missing Link"? What is his address? Do you think he would answer a Jetter if I wrote him one?

4. Will you please send me the pictures of Herbert Salmon, Sanford Littlefield, Chauncey Sherman, Donald McGregor, Asa Burke, William Heckart and Frank Coover?

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Not How Much Money

do we spend in advertising, nor how much space do we occupy in this volume of The Links, but WHAT SERVICE DO WE RENDER? That is the question for the thoughtful student to decide.

We guarantee our service to be as good as the best. Careful comparison invited.

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DEAR EXPECTANT:

No trouble at all. Come any time.

I. Can't say just how old Florence is, but she was listed m the 1860 census. It's a pale purple.

2. He was not the last we heard about it, but then you never can tell about these movie stars. Largery Minch.

3. It hasn't been announced. He is in the Bermuda Islands now working on the first film by his own company, "In onion there is strength". He might answer it if you sent him the postage. I have lost his address.

4. I'm sorry I can't send you the pictures you asked for. The new supply at Woolworth's hasn't arrived yet. I'm sending you some other ones.

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Wbat to ~ell ~r. Culler

Considering the fact that numerous students deeply feel the need for a complete list of excuses to present to l\,lr. Culler, we wish to provide the long wanted inventory and give a little advice ( very little indeed, as the reader is about to find), as to the manner of offering and how close excuses may border on prevarication.

According to the best authorities, you sho41.d speak to Mr. Culler in a friendly vein, chewing gum the while, and hoping he will enjoy himself at the teachers banquet. Upon noticing the apparent wrath, turn hastily, but yet seemingly unconcerned to another topic. Mention the beauty of the lawn or the condition of the halls. Either topic should soothe Mr. Culler. Do not fall into the error of speaking to the point, be indefinite, roundabout, disguise your reason for appearing before Mr. Culler as long as possible. The following suggestions may serve to indicate some lines of excuses ~o offer:

I. State the number of times you have received unexcused tardiness slips.

2. What you thought of them, and of the person who gave them.

3. Give your height, weight, number of teeth and chest expansion. (This is not necessary, but may have some influence.)

4. Then state your reason for tardiness. (An example.) Say that the rear tire blew out. Do not fail to give the size of the tire. Much depends on the size; if you were very late the tire must be correspondingly large to make up for the long time needed to put on a new one, but if you were only a few minutes late you were riding a bicycle. ( Should you miss the entire first period , remember tires are not made that large.)

5. State yo ur political preference and why. ( Mr. Culler is a Republican.)

6. Say you have gone to school under three different boys advisers and that the reason they gave you unexcused absences was due, undoubtedly, to their lack of experience and capability in handling boys. ( Be subtle with your flattery.)

7. ame the various offices you have held since your freshman year. Also give yo ur chances for presidency of the student council in your senior year.

8. Point out any little improvements you consider desirable in the management of the high school. Preface such remarks with, "Pray don't think I want to teach you your business, but -"

9. Mention your hobbies and, after several visits to Mr. Culler, you should be able to discover his hobby. A person with a hobby in common with you will think nothing of giving you an excused tardiness slip. ( The author has not as yet found Mr. Culler's hobby.)

Finally hand Mr. Culler a stamped and addressed envelope so that the school may not have to pay postage on the suspension slip which will be sent to your parents after you have followed the above formula for obtaining excused tardiness slips.

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The dictionary says that confidence means "to have trust, reliance." I liked the sound of that It made me throw out my chest, take a deep breath, and smile a bit as I said, "I am strong, I am healthy, I shall gain wisdom, I shall gain influence, I shall be great." There! That is confidence. It strikes all people - and nearly all people strike back. It struck me between the shoulder blades, a blow that nearly bowled me over. Now I'm going to strike back.

My music teacher ( may the gods cause me to have mercy on her) struck a match and lighted an hitherto unused tallow candle, and set it aflame. That candle was mine, and its name was confidence.

Do you know what a studio recital is, or rather means? If you don't that's a blessing you can thank the Almighty for. I can't thank Him, because I know. That's why, when Miss Rinkler announced a recital for the corning Saturday, I protested miserably, "I can't play anything well enough. I'm sure I'll forget that Beethoven movement. I just can't play."

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But it didn't do any good. She seemed to take a secret delight in telling me about recitals.

"Now, see here!" She leaned forward, drawing conventional flowers on the piano keys. "All you need is confidence. You have talent; now have confidence. Try it just once."

Seated that Saturday at the organ,- piano to be exact -I interpreted the even monotony of Beethoven until I came to the bottom of the page. The genius of memory was slow in corning, but I was confident - it was a repeat, so I repeated. Once again I came to the bottom of the page - still memory hadn't returned, so I repeated again. But by the third time I was getting dizzy. I made five mistakes in as many seconds. It would be well to end it, so I rolled a tremendous "amen"- the last note fell short, and the result a crashing discord that sent a flock of sparrows on the window ledge scurrying into the distance.

But such a disappointment didn't snuff out my candle. I dreamed dreams of holding unaccountably large audiences spellbound with the beauty and wonder of music. I would carry them into a land of scented flowers, soft, whispering breezes singing among the fairy leaves, the joyful singing of happy birds occasionally dropping

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to drink of the sparkling brook bubbling delightfully among the jeweled · rocks. Then I would bring thunder crashes, the mighty roar of giant falls, of battles victorious,- and again, the wickedness of the siren's song. It would be so wonderful that, after the momentary sputtering over disappointment, the flame leaped, and fell, and grew brighter the while. Oh! I would be a musician!

A week later Miss Helton, my drawing teacher, looked shocked and pained to hear me say that I was no good with intricate designing. "Oh! but you are. It took even intricate designing to do the poster for which you won the prize. All you need is confidence. With your talent and confidence you can do anything in the art line." Confidence again, I could do anything if on\y I had confidence. Evidently, there is nothing like it on the market, guaranteed not to fade or shrink in the wash. I was rather wary on the subject of confidence. It hadn't made me great yet, at least.

I undertook the role of Gratiano in the court scene of "The Merchant of Venice." Gratiano said some rather sarcastic things in that scene and I said them likewise, as a matter of course. He occasionally forgot himself and spoke his mind, giving, on one of these occasions, the expression "For God's sake." I had at that time, and continue

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to have, a Jewish uncle, a traveling salesman with a temper, (you know the com- bination) and I had my own ideas as to how to say it. So I said it that way and with much feeling , for I was in sympathy with Gratiano. I wish you could have seen Miss Stevensen's face! I could almost see her hair rise. ( She was born and reared in New England). Well, after the play was over, a woman who indulged in amateur the- atricals told mother that if I only was given half a chance, with confidence , I might become an actress of some repute. At the word confidence, I must have shivered, for mother hastily drew a wrap over my bare shoulders. By this time confidence and I were old comrades. We dreamed together, we ate together, and together we were turning out an admirable article,- musician , artist, actress, all in one.

Then a lady author got hold of some letters I wrote - just common, everyday letters - and very graciously informed mother, "Some day your daughter is going to be an author. Such talent is bound to come out, and with lots of confidence, talent can do anything." I hastily drew a drink from the faucet, and choked on it. Would

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they never end? What else might I be - if I had confidence? And so it happened that now, confidence and I were pulling together for authorship. But I couldn't keep up with confidence, and it didn't work. And this time I wanted it to work, and it wouldn't. And so, when I accidentally heard that bit of philo ophy, "Those thing which we cannot get we want the most", I chucked it away.

But I shall try it once more and give confidence another chance. Confidence? How I hate that word. It seems to say, "Look who I am, get out of my way." And talent? They say I have it, but I haven't. I know. People think when one does have it, he should treat it a a divine gift. But I haven't it , and to my old kamerad I have aid "lebe wohl." I will be a brick-la yer ' s wife and feed my family buckwheat cakes because they are filling.

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Having just completed the narrative of Scrooge's Christmas, I feel inspired to write one myself, saying to myself, as did the Welsh giant, "Odds splutters, hur can do that hurself".

The limited idea some persons possess of Christmas stories centers around gifts, holly, mistletoe, and turkey. Many documents by noted authors have declared that a Christmas story can not be written without mentioning the above articles, or similar edibles or ornaments. Dickens tried it himself,' but a plum pudding slipped in. Many cases might be cited, but it is sufficient to say that I, myself, will attempt it forthwith.

Doubt has arisen in my mind as to the advisability of beginning a story with "Once upon a time," or "Many years ago," for the very evident reason that a reader, upon picking up a story beginning in this fashion would immediately throw it across the room or commit assault and battery upon it.

It was Christmas.

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And now, feeling sure that I have bored you sufficiently, I will proceed to a

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description of my hero. . At present he is sitting on the sand, eating a meagre lunch of club house sandwiches, caviar, camembert, and Hungarian salad. His face pro- claims him fifteen years old, his build proclaims him twenty, his hair and beard pro- claim him thirty, and his attire proclaims him an Egyptian. As a matter of fact, he is only twenty-five and an Arab.

And now comes the mystery. When an Arab dresses as an Egyptian, you may be sure there is a mystery somewhere. This mystery will be cleared up in due time.

The traveler, whom we shall call Adhem, having finished his lunch, proceeded to scrape the sand with his forehead - the Arabian idea of worship. When he had finished his prayers, he looked around to see if' any one had noticed him, and finding no one had, sat down in disgust.

"What's the good of religion if it sets an example to no one?" he asked himself, and, finding no answer, once more scrutinized the landscape. This time his gaze was rewarded. In the distance a caravan appeared, like a long snake wriggling itself across the desert. As it approached it gradually took shape and revealed the fact that it was not only heavily loaded but also heavily guarded.

The caravan, composed entirely of camels, ambled onward, and within two hours, had come sufficiently near for Adhem again to begin his orisons. His curtain calls being entirely orthodox (Arabian) this time, met with better results, and he had no more than completed his three-hundredth round of earth, space, and sky, when he had an audience consisting of at least nine Arabs. The leader, after whispering to his camel in a loud tone, stepped from the camel's neck to the sand, when the animal had laboriously sunk to his knees, and proceeded towards the automaton.

"Master Abdul," spoke one of the drivers. "He is found."

Master Abdul N omorcoffe, a pompous person sporting a red turban in lieu of a hat, and possessing an enormous beard which he carried wrapped on a card, now spoke: "'\Vhat's the idea? Who is found? And why the wandering whirlwind was it not something lost? We have too much to carry now."

"Master, was it not by the order of her most serene highness, the Princess of Hissonandad, that we should search for him who removed the crown jewels from the royal palace?" asked the first speaker, Tooknotaffe, right hand man of the Rajah of Tallatohootchistan.

"Right, Tookno, as usual. But let us see the man," answered Abdul.

The pair proceeded to the spot, and were able to speak to Adhem, who by this time had slowed down to such an extent that he could observe his audience and they him.

"Whence come you?" inquired Abdul loudly.

The man eyed him narrowly. "Were I better acquainted with you," he answered, "I should say that I came from Arabia, but as my raiment discloses my nationality, suffice it to say that I came from Cairo."

This answer being so clear and explicit, Abdul and Tookno had a short con- sultation.

"Hi face is strangely familiar, but I can't place it," said Abdul.

"I think he is the culprit. What say you, master?"

"I am of the same mind. He must come with us. Use force if necessary."

Tookno now spoke to Adhem, "Sir, far be it from such humble travelers as ourselves to withhold hospitality in such a place. I beg of you to join us."

"With pleasure," answered Adhem.

Abdul, who had anticipated a struggle, seemed pleased. After the introductions and formalities were over, the caravan once more set out.

II

Two months have elapsed, a habit which months invariably get in stories. At any rate, the scene of our story is now laid at the Hanlas Kiosk, on the

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Seated upon a throne, with her sumptuous robes flowing about her, the appearance was truly regal, and a sight to inspire awe. The avenue leading to the Kiosk was paved with polished cobble stones, and was lined with beautiful trees.

Down this lane late in the afternoon of this particular day, a small cortege appeared, and after having passed the guards successfully, at last held converse with the Princess.

"Your Highness," began Abdul, at last we have found the kleptomaniac. This is the person." And he pointed to Adhem.

"And the jewels?" inquired the Princess.

"Ah, yes," murmured Abdul, "the jewels. 'Tis true he has them not with him, but 'tis not surprising, for would he not hide them?"

"It must be," asserted Tookno. "We have searched his effects whilst he slept and have found them not."

"Sir," she said, addressing Adhem, "Hast thou ought to say of thine actions?"

Adhem swung his pack to the ground and advanced. "Your Highness," he said, "if you will deign to inform me of the charges brought against me, I will make such excuses as I can."

The Princess replied quickly, "You have stolen the crown jewels from my palace, and we shall cast you into prison until you disclose the place where you have hidden them."

"Ah, and will they drag me through the streets?" inquired Adhem, his face lighting up.

"That they will."

"Then I am the guilty person."

"So be it," returned the Princess. "Away with him."

They left, with Adhem firmly grasped between two of the largest huskies in the party. Through the streets they went, and by the time they had gone half a mile a large crowd was following them. Adhem eyed this mob with delight and finally sup- plicated his guards to allow him a moment's rest, which they granted, at a nod from Abdul.

Adhem, after unslinging his bag, opened it, took from it a number of small bottles, and after mounting a convenient doorstep, spoke to the multitude.

"Friends, fellow slaves, citizens, and frauds, I have here-"

The crowd started to leave.

Adhem continued: "I have here the greatest invention the world has ever known or ever will know again. Coming from the brain of one of the world's leading chemists, it is absolutely guaranteed, and after I had invented it and demonstrated its wonderful healing powers to my friends, they gave me no peace but insisted that I place it on the market as a boon to mankind. For this reason I have come among you to relieve your ailments, to alleviate your troubles, to aid the helpless, to am'putate your cares, to-"

"Stuttering stymies!" ejaculated Abdul, "Why the tottering tornadoes, didn't I remember him sooner? Allah is Great. Allah is good. What have I ever done to Allah that he should thus persecute me?"

"What is the trouble, Master?" asked Tookno.

"Ah you are indeed fortunate. You have never seen this man before. In truth it is no other than Inbad, called the liar, and by the holy finger nail file of Mohammed, I will have no more to do with him. Let us go." So they left.

Meanwhile Inbad - for since we have disclosed his identity, such we must now call him - continued:

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At this point one of the servants in Abdul's party spoke to another of the same class, "Did he not confess to having stolen the jewels?"

"So I heard it," replied the other.

"And do you believe it?" asked the first.

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