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THE ADVOCATE Bright New Uniforms Greet L. H. S. Pupils Hear Ye!! Save For Thrift Ticket
VOL. XLVI.
Welcome To All New Sophomores
LINCOLN IDGH SCHOOL, LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, WEDNESDAY~ SEPTEMBER 18 ( 1940
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Tom Hyland Chosen c·ouncil President For First Semester Barbara True and Jeanne Rotton Next In Line; Committees Ready t«:» Start Work .Tom Hyland was elected president of student council for the first semester at the meeting last Wednesday. Barbara True was chosen new vice-president; _Jeanne Rotton, secretary-treasurer, and Robert CS:mpl>ell, editor.
TOM HYLAND. The president will be helped in chposing members from the council for the committees by Mary Lou .Holtz and George Howard, who were elected the committee on committees. · Tom Hyland is vice-president of the senior· class and was junior class president. He was president and· ·vice-president of the !10me romn · representative.~ 11nd c. men1ber of the reserve golf and basketball teams. Bryce ·Alberty, last year's student council ·:member, presided as chairman at the first meeting. The committees will be announced next week and work will be begun immediately.
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With completioi:i of the sound system, there .arose, ill the minds of many, this question: "Just what will the sound system do for us?" Already that question has \leen partially answered with the ··broadca sting of three news period~, However, this i!l but a small service that the system will play for the pWiis of Lincoln high. It; will make oossible more · dancing parties, in'terviews, discussions, and it opens 'JP a field that has never before be~n touched in Lm· coin. high school. Paul Schupbach of the Advocate staff, with the <::a-operation of H. C. :Mardis and F,d. Lei.son, (news caster of KFOR: worked out a plan to obtain the worid and local news for broadcast. The procedure is as f<Jllows: FirstIt is necessary to. be at the Lincoln Star at Se\fen o'clock . ~very morning to edit all the news "which ha11 come in· during the night. Second-Cut out all undesirable material and leave approximately five minutes of news.· Read a.loud at once in o•der to be sure of your timing.
Ne,,f Cheerleaders Go Into Action With a rah, rah, zis-bang-boom three .. newest cheerleaders, Kath· ryn (Kay) House, Marian Coombs .Norma Patterson and Albert Johnllton with their alternates Betty Jean Franklin, will take over the cheering duties this fall for l.. H. S. starting with Lincoln high vs. Crete game September 27 in the oval. Jack Tilton, the other member, 111 now playing in the band and hl.ay join the staff later in the sea· S\m,
Last year's pitchers . of the 'vocals were Rita Marie Dosek. Ad· ria.n (Dee) Deputron, John Pro· vo~t . . Victor r.ri<::hel and James K~lso.
Advocate Staff Is Organized Ghita Hill and Patricia Putney Are _Editors; New Positions Created With tWo new editorships created, and_ the entire editorial department duly appointed, the Ad· vacate. staff is now organized for the coming six weeks. The managiilg editor's position will be filled by G!lita Hill.- Patricia Putney's capacity will be that of news editor~ The· two new positions created this semester are those of radio editor and personals editor. The former capacity will be filled by Paul Schupbach, the latter by Marylouise Goodwin. The duty of the radio e0itor will be to prepare and deliver news on the sound system. Other editorial staff members are: Myra · Colberg, associate edi· tor ; Dorothy Carnahan, second page editor; Paul Schupbach, third page editor; Robert Campbell, sports editor; Marjorie Heuser, girls' sports editor; Kenneth Greenwood, column editor; Janice Black, librarian ; Betty Caldwell, exchange editor; Frances Clinton, feature editor; Willis Taylor, literary editor; .and James Peterson, editorial editor. Student business positions are held by Betty Bintz, circulation manager; Marjorie Egger, business manager, and Mary Kierstead, advertising manager. The six copy editors are Frances Babich, Harry Becker, .Edna Bowen, . Dorothy Jean ·. Browne,· Jean w ·ay arid Janet Wetzei. Virgir~ia Black, Jack Cady, Jack Eisele, Warren Emel:'y, Elizabeth Foster, Charlotte Hiil, Jeanne Hofacre, Nona Miller, and . Arthur Schmale reporters. Those Who serve as secretaries are Martha Cook, Harold Fischer, Ira Gibs<m, George Anne Manifold, Betty Montague, and Faye Proffitt.
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Calendar First Semester 194.0 Sept. 24-Sophomore Assembly Sept. 27-Newcomers party Football, Crete . Oct. 4-tOB party Football, Sioux City East Oct, 1~-Football, Scottsblu1'f Oct. 18-Matlnee · party Oct. 22..:._Six weeks report to pupils Oct. 24-N. s~ T. A. 25 Oct. 29-0pen house Nov. 1-Football, Omaha Tech Nov. 8-Mummer1 play 9 · Nov. 11-American Education 15 week Nov. 11-Armistlce Day (Classes close at 1.2 M.) Nov. 14-R e g I s t r a t i o. n . .begins for second semester Nov. 15-Matlnee party Nov. 17-'-Vespers Nov. fg...:.senior color day Nov. 21-Thanksglving v a • 22 cation Dec. · 3-Twelve weeks reports to pupils Dec. 6-Matlnee party Dec. 10-Registration in high school office Dec. 13-Senior play 14 Dec. · 20-Christmas assemblies Basketball, 0 mah a Central Classes close 3 p. m. (Christmas v a cation) Dec. 22-Christmas ve.s pers Jan. 3-Basketbali, G r a n d Island Jan. 6-Classes reconvene Jan. 10--Matinee party Basketball, Ha11tings Jan. 11-Baaketball, 0 m a h a Tech Jan. 15--Examinations begin Jan. 17-Mid-year. concert Jan. 19-Senior sermon J 'a n. 21-Classes close at 3:10 pc rri. Jan. 24-Commencement ·
ftepresentatives For This Year Start Work At Once With ·stude~t Council On Activity Ticket Sale Results of the lrome room r epresentative and alternate election Friday show that there were eleven more boys than girls chosen as · representatives. They met to organize Monday afternoon.
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212-James Waters, Peggy Shelley. 213-James Case, Bruce Cm-rick. 2H-Shlrley Hinds, Paul Cosa ndi er. 215-Douglas Koser . Maxi ne Miller . 216-James Hawkin•, Jo Ann K insey. 217-Jack Wells, P atricia K ing. 220-Betty Kuklln, Benjamin McKee.
312;:,_R obert Sou thworth , R uth P or t s che. ill~-BP. tty '.Villi,_ n1$:, Bobb ett ~ '\Vc!ld eJin .
Sarah T. :Muir and Ethel Murray Eleeted To Head Organizations
3l6-William W ild, Alene Babich. Sexton , B etty J o Packard. 318-0scar Powell, Richard Toren , 321-'Gay.le Mehuron, Lois Opper. 325-Mary Peterson, William Rotton. 327-Rose Phillips, E ddy Smit h. 400-Charlcs Taylor, Hedwig Schultz. 401-Perry Sinton, Robert Smith . 402-William Wie•e. Betty Ed Strain. 403- Joyce Stuve, Homer Thom pson. 320--MarJorie Brothert on, Margradef Anderson. 326A-Manuel Fische r , Ba r bara Ander~on Duncan .. 326B.- Paul H yland, Norman Herdt. 226A-Betty Kimball , Harold Lovell. 226B-Howard Schmidt, P hyliss R ob"ln· 3 1 7~Russel
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Young Students Give Opinions Of School Life "Too Big," "Big but a lot of fun," "Lot different than .ex· pected" are all opinions of the new sophomore heads, all of whom were presidents of their junio.r high schoo~ civic leagues last semester, They ftll approve of the way things a,re rtm at high school with the except'ion of no order in halls, but say thil, can't l:ie helped. "Things are so much different from junior high," they asserted. More freedom and .being classed as one ()f the mob was what they liked. Gi,tting used to eating lunch ~n 35 n~~nutes and coming back to third ~period they thought was the bigg~~s: vi.;~t~::la \o overcoi'ilfi. :;;;_[,ough they approved ot l.i-..; ::!~? of staying at school for lunch. Too much hurry and . the size of their · classes were their only criticism. "There are more chances for social contacts and making new friends," was their belief. All are interested in coming school activities, and all girls are going to fry out for the Peppers, and hope they make it. Members of the sophomore cabinet . are Joyce Stuve, Joe Geist, Whittier; Janice Campbell, Earl Eager, Irving; Rose Phillips, Bill Farrey, Everett; also two lO'As. Betty Williams and Scott Irvine. The sophomores are planning for their first party October 4, ·at which time. talented members of the sophomore class will present the entertainment and stunts. Sponsors are Miss Ethel Beatt~e and Mrs. Gladys W. Temple.
Northeast High ·Now Underway Excavation for the new northeast high school having already started, Monday, September 24, 1940, one of the dozen or so bidders will have the school con. tract in • his hands, M. C. Lef· !er. schpol superintendent, ofticially announced Wednesday. The excavation now in . progress wlll be ready by September 20.
Two members of Lincoln high faculty were singularly honored this summer, Miss Sarah T. Muir being re-elected vice . president of the National Education association, and Miss Ethel Murray be· ing elected vice-commander of the American Legion post 103. This year at the National Education association convention held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, seminars and panel discussions were added to the program. One of these . in which Miss Muir took part, was led by Ev~rett R . Clinchy. "Ed· ucation in Human Relationships'' was the topic discussed. The keynote of t!1e convention was "What· faces the schools in time of .:nternation'a.l distress, " and Miss lv.tilir stated' ''Like many oW.;.c~.~. I believe t he ·safety of rn::r c()untry · rests largely with the schools.'; She remarked that the music at the convention was exceptional and that she had never heard such patriotic and zestful singing of our national air, "The Star Spangled Banner." Altho Nebi'aska as a state has a comparatively low membership in the N. E;'· A. every teacher in the Lincoln system has been a member for the past si~teen y"ars, a record that few cities can equal. Donald DuShane of Indiana 1s the new president of the organiza tion. Miss Murray was e_lected Vice Commander of her American Le· gion post. This honor ·carries with it a special significance since Miss Murray is the · first woman from post 103 to hold any executive office . · Miss Murray was elected vicebership in the American Legion because of her services as a nurse during the first World war and she has been an. active member of the organization for more than twenty years, being a charter member of the Omaha post. Her chief duty as Vice Commander is that of being chairman of all welfare work done by the Legion. "I feel," stated Miss Murray, • "that It is an. honor to belong to . and serve the ' American Legion." ·
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226C- Lois Tucker, Dorot h y Smith. Aud. 1-Mary Alice Adams. Char les Allderson . AUd. 2-Dorothy Browne, Jean ne Bowers. Aud. 3-'Isadore Dia.mond. D eana Dowen. . Aud. ~Joan .Finkle, Elizabeth Evans. Aud. 5-Howard Hansen, . Marian Hatten. Aud . 6- Betty Jerner. E r dene Jones. Aud. 7- R ich ard Marshall, G loria Mardi.s. Aµd . &-Norma Pa tte r~on , B•tty Nye. Aud . 9-Gllbert Ryder . Noreen Schalkopt. Aud, . !~Mary L ee. Tomlinson. Elmer Spra gue. Aud. 11-Alice Wenzla ff , Rober t Wilson.
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Cupids Arrow Hooks Three Wedding b.ells rang out this sum· mer a nd deprived L incoln high ot · two staff members . The first to he a r Mendelssohn's March was Miss Leone Olson, a member of ·the office staff, when on J uly 2 she married Dr. Patrick Philben a t Rockwall, Texas: They are now r esiding at Dallas, Texas. T he marriage of Miss Gra ce A nn Morgan, physical educaHon teacher, and Orville W. Smith w as solemnized on A ug ust 17. _They are living in Omaha. Carrying out h is alr ea dy an nounced plans was Joe Toma n ; t ra ck coach, whose marria ge t o Miss Shirley Bennet t, a dancing teacher a t the U niversity of Nebraska, took p lace on J une 23.
0. H. Rimson, After Year's Leave, Sees lVew Educational Trends in Near Future "Modern tendencies are placing stress on less emphasis on subject m atter ; g rade placement; rig id class. schedules ; teacher's m arks; and memory of factual material," according t o 0. H . Bimson, assistant superi.n tendent of Lincoln scho_o ls, Instead, more force ,is placed on child experiences; flexible st:;hedules; real juvenile prob· lems; group conferences and study procedures ; and use of library material. Mr. Bimson returned July 1, from a t en months leave of absence. At the request of the Educational P olicy Commission (a group Of educators formed by t he Nat ional Education association · and the American Association of School Administration) , Mr. Bimson went to Washington, D . c., September 1, 1939, to become a member of a staff of. six educators. The a im of the group was to find out what high schools in diffellent sections of t he -United States were doing in the way of training the pupils to be good ·citizens. Mr. Bimson visit ed 90 high schools and made notations. After completing their visit s, the staff wrote a. book, entitled " Learning -the Way of D emocracy." Published by the Educational P olicy Commission, the book is to. appear this month and will be of much interest to teachers and pupils. During the trip, he paid particular attention to classroom pro· cedure, student activities, s chool administration and general rela· tions of persons in. community to the schools. Mr. Bimson said that there is a high degree of co-operation wit h the schools by the people here in Lincoln. He stated that school
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Activ ity T iokete. Go on Sale. Activity ticket holders will have the a dvantage of seeing the thr illing football games for a lmost nothing . A paid up ticket can be purchased September 24, 25, 26 or 27 from th e home r oom represent• a tives f or only $1. 75 and individual admittance to only the Mummers play, the senior play, three home basket ball games, and a s ubscrip. tion to the A dvocate, all of which are included on t he ticket, will cost more t han $1.75. With a ticket a pupil can att end all home reserve football and basketball games. An installment .ticket will cost $2.0Q, An activity tick et will actually g ive almost 200 percent .va lue and a cha nce to see the b rilliant new u niforms.
140-N~rman Bamberger. R obert Glenn.
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A galaxy of brilliantly colored new uniforms will mark the open• ing .of the Lincoln h igh football season September 27 in the school oval when football players , band members, t wirleM and P eppers aPpear in n ew outfits.
141-Richard Da~son , Roberta Colters. 200-Part time : WllJiam W endland, Vera Salzm an. . 201-Donald Forke. Winifred E dee. 203-Roger Ellis. llaurine ·Crawford. 204-Irene Hansen, James Whitmer. 20!>-Burton Folsorn, Marilyn D icker. .207- H oward KoupaJ, Dyllis Jo Helt· kot t er. 208-James Grant. William Green. 209-Mar y Louise Kenne dy, Harry Hoff.
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Home Room Representatives Will Sell Activity Tickets, Per:mitting .Holders to Attend AH Games and Plays.
100-Bruce Allen, Barbara Basye~ 101-SyJvia Betz, Robert Baker. 103-Glorla Green., Marvin E 'p p, 105-Jean Guenzel. Reid Devoe. 107-Robert Bow.irs , Jack Brumbaugh. 109-Keith Adkesson, L<iwell Andreson. lH- Marian Herzog , John Coulter. 120-Patricia · Becker, · Lenore Beck. 121- Eugene Meradith, .H elen Goldstein, 128-Jack Pi erce, Betty Harpster. .130-Doris F r ahm, Betty Carlson. 133-Dorot hy James, D onald Payne. 135-:Willlam F orrey, R obert F ensle r. 136-Don_ald Clark, Fred Birk man. 1.3 7:-Bet ty Coulter, John Conkling. i39- Dorothy J ohn.. Mor r is G alten.
221-Patrlcia Shelley, Janet Moorberg, 225-Elmer Maser, Wilbu r Wied man. 227-Elalne Spomer , David McShane. 302-Roland Luedtk1, Dorothy Manifold. 303-<:atherlne Sellers, Const ance Mc· Bride. · 304-Darleen Hollo"!ly, Maryetta · Parehen. 305-Ftank ''Marsh, Eloise Somme. 306-.fack T ilton. Burl Martin. ·301- :ri'ck Manian, Ca rol Jean. McGrew,
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Lincoln High School Peppers, Football Team And Band Clad .In New Red And Black:
Duties of a representative are to sell activity tickets, report back to their home room everything that happens {lt the home room representative meeting and collect class dl.\eS. Responsibilities of the alternate are to pass out the Advocates every W e d n e s d a y morning and to take over the pos itien of representative in case the office of . represent ative is suddenly va cated. Home rooms, representatives and alternates follow:·
314-.To A nn Moyer, Robert Persons . 315-Richard Lahr, D onna McCandJess.
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met hods ar e bein g r evised in order t o m ake room f or civic training. After the report was completed f or Educational Policy Commission on March 1, 1940, the a ssistant sup er intendent was commissioned to carry on · a similar project f or the N . Y. A . and the C. C. C. On this job he interviewed m any students, teachers and .people in communities in Indiana , West Virg inia, Ohio, Kentucky and Georgia. Mr. Bimson said th.at the enrollees of the C. C. C. a n d N. Y. A. are conc.erned about finding jobs. He predicted that in two or three years one will see many changes in t he schools . Dir ector of curric ulum developm ent is the new title which Mr. Bimson has recently. been given. The duties which go with this office include chairman of curricu~ Ja r d1 vis ion of t he s uperintendent's r ound t able and t o be in ch arge of the curricular activity in the school s yst em.
School Registration Steadily Decreases Lea ding in m embership this year are t he first semest er sopho· mores, boasting a tot al of 753 in t h eir class. There are • 217 in lOA; 617 in llB ; 251 in llA; 559 in 12B; 156 in 12A; and 17 part t ime students. Noon attendance figures the first day, September 9, at Lin coln high school showed the lowest total in the past four years for first half-day registration. There were 2,570 enrolled, compared wit h 2,636 in 1939, 2,631 in 1938· and 2,612 in 1937. ' At the end of the first week the enrollment had increased to 2,679 compared to 2,720 last year.
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senior,. who have a fla ir for the dr ama will be given an oppor· t unity t o try out for the Mummers after school on September 19 and 20. Copies of the scr ipt to be used can be s.ecured from either Miss Betty Barker in 304 or Miss Annetta Sprung in 212 before the t r you ts. Those w ho have m eetings t o at~ tend should do so first a nd report . afterwards. No 'one is required to learn a ny lines. Peppers to Hold T ry-out s. A ll girls i nterest ed in becomiilg a P epper must procur e an applieatlon from t he off ice. T ry-outs will be h eld September 23 in the girls' gymnasium. B e prepared t o give a cheer and sing a school song. Require ments for Foru m Tria ls. F o rum try-ou t s will be h eld at 3 :15 Monday, September 31, in room 302, Those who wish to try out for membership will be pre· pared to give a two m inute talk on two of th e following subjects : 1. Resolved that education should be regula ted by the federal governmer:t. 2. Resolved t hat attendanc e at "pep assemblies" should be op· tion al. 3. Sh ould the city of Lincoln . r et ain the parking meter system? 4. Should physical education be an elective s ubject in the public schools? 5. Should the U nited States send relief t o the German occupied a reas? 6. Should saluting t h e fl~g b e ~ade compulsory in public scnools . 7. What aid should the United St ates give to Britain? 8. The conscription controversy. B efor e giving their speeches, the contestants will draw to see which of their two t a lks t hey shall give. P upils wishing to t ry out will leave their n ames with club spon· sors in room 302 or 204 not . later than Thursday, September 26.
Round Table Will Hear Ed Letson E d Let son, . radio newscaster, will speak _t o the R ound Table at an open m eeting, Thursda y, September 19. The topic, Radio and the War News, will be discussed with questions and comments encouraged. Mr. Letson will use large-scale maps of Europe and Africa to show eenters of war activity. Mr. Letson, w ell lmown to Lincoln a udiences, follows a busy schedule. · KFOR carries h is news broadcas ts at 8 and 11 a. m. a nd 3, 6' and 8 p . m., and KFAB at 12 and 2 :36 p . m .
Band Parades Scarlet and Gold. An inspired band w ill be seen f lashing new uniforms honestly deserved after doing their best · in . suits nearing their . ~wenty-fifth year of service. T h e µniform s, w hich are patterned after the U. S. Marine band, consist of sQar • l et ja ckets decorated w ith gold . T he milit<!,r Y cq!Ji;rs and c~fs ar e black and a gold Citation cord • h 'ln g:; frnm thE> :;ho111r1f'r. In spite of the co-operation of L incoln h igh students and facility, new trousers, resplendent with g old braid and bright red stripes are still desired; h owever, the band is wea r ing white p ants w ith a r ed st r ipe down each side, The crowning glory of the bandsmen is their r ed shako's. Th e hat s are t r immed with black, and gold ost rich plumes loom from t he high crowns. Tw irle rs in New Costume: Besides the six ty-four new band costumes , seven t wirlers wiU wear brilliant red, short dresses, al se> w ith g olden a ccessories. They will have ca rdinal red hat s with white plumes an~ will h ave white boot s. Grids Have New Outfits. The mighty men of the gridiron w ill appear in new red . jerseys n umbered in white, but with black trim a t t he n eck. New black head· gear with r ed stripes and a white front h ave been purchased. Mr. Beechner's boys will al so have · r ed, . white an d bla ck st r iped socks and black pants brightened by red insets in the back and white s t rips on t he sides. Peppe r Dress Standa rd ized. The P eppers w ill r adiate school spir it and vitality in crimson sweaters with black L , H. S . emblems forming a triangle across t ne fron t. The sam e black and red t r en ch caps will be perched jauntily on sixty girls' heads and black skir2;~ ·nd red anklets com· plete t h e cosi.u111e w hich this year will become the .:c:t andard "pep" club outfit.
School May Profit With Banana Crop Rarely seen in t he midwester.n states, a banana t ree wit h 34 g reen ba nana,s is t he Lin· c oin h igh greenhouse's newest p ride. T he t ree is 4 feet t a ll with huge pa lm- like leaves, two feet in leng th and o·ne foot in w idth. T he t ree was broug ht to Lincoln high about f ive years ago from a local nursery . and it w as expect ed to produce ba· nanas at o nce, but this is the f irst crop, d ue to its age. If the tree retains its strength at least two dozen more bana nas will develope o n this bunch .a nd will be ri pe in three weeks or a month. T he ·tree s ho uld produce bananu · quite often from now on. They w ill be eaten by the pupils of Miss Mary Bardwell's botany c lasses. " If t ' " qfl>..' !tv is good," Miss r .rdwell ~1'.'jokln gly, "We w· . 1 .se ll t hem for 15 cents o doz·' ;n;''
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