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Amongthose pictured above are the future HomecomingQueen and her court. Top panel {I. to r. ) Jf,oAnn Christ en sen, J,ynne Belote, Marcia Sims, Susie Diffenderfer, Linda Hart; Lower panel (I.tor.) Judy Myers, Bonnie Warner, Susie Phelps, Cathy Stilwell, Stephanie Beltz, Joyce Ilg. (Not pictured is Karen Stephenson.)
"Friendly, big, impressive II I orderly, these words express the reactions of 12 new teachers at LHS.
Mrs. Lynn Battey, English teacher, previously taught at DawesJunior High for three years. She is kept busy at home cooking and caring for a new pup.
Mrs. Diana Biegler. biology teacher, enjoys water skiing in her spare time. She previously taught a college 1 ab at Northern state Teachers College.
The song, "There' 11 Be Some Changes Made," must have been written about Lincoln High. Men have been working on the building all summer, and have made some important additions to the school.
The most noticeable change is in Room 208. All students know about this room, because they have had trouble finding their counselor in his half-constructed office.
• Sr. Pictures Due
Calling all seniors! The ttme to start thinking and acting about senior pictures is here.
Al 1 pi·ctures must be in Room 319 by 3:30 p.m., Friday, November 15.
Students are asked to wear dark clothing. For the boys, dark top coats, white shirts, and dark. long ti es are recotnmended. Girls are advised to wear dark sweaters with closed necklines. A simple necklace is acceptable.
The following list of photographers was approved at a recent Board of Education meeting:
Anderson studio
Gene Barnett Edholm and Blomgren
Evans eortrait Studio
Gold & Co.
Hamilton's Leslie McAdams Miller & Paine
Arthur Owens Studio
Ramsey Pboto s Townsend Photograph studio
Photographers' names and addresses are posted in senior home ·rooms.
Although it is unfinished, Room 208 allows counselors easy access to official records. They may confer with other counselors on school problems and here they have access to a phone and to secretarial services. The new language 1 ab in Room 313, an addition to the Foreign Language Department, provides room each period for · an additional 37 students. A WELLEQUIPPEDLAB
Included in the facilities are five remote, and three master recorders. The new and old labs are open in the morning from 8: 00 to 8: 45 for students whowant extra language practice.
A by-product of this construction is a sound-proof ceiling and new lighting in Room 213, directly below the Language lab.
One large drafting room was made from two rooms, 134 and 136. This room is all new, from the tile floor to the f 1 u o r e s c en t 1 i g h t s. Al 1 drafting equipment used in the room is new also.
There have definitely been some changes made. (pictures on p. 3)
A Football Fantasy
The Lincoln High School teria will round out Parents Group wil 1 become evening. the acquainted with the academic departments of LHS, when it meets September 30 at 7:30 p. m. for the first time under the 1963-64 theme "Knowyour school. "
Gathering in the auditorium, the group will have a regular business meeting followed by an introduction to the English and History departments through speakers Mrs. Merrell Grant and Miss Florence Jenkins.
Miss Elizabeth Grone, Fbrei-gn Language Department Chairman, wil 1 invite the Parents Group to Room 313, where they will view a Russian 1 anguage cl ass using the facilities of the new $14,000 foreign language laboratory.
LHSJunior Gerald Holbrook and Senior Mark Johnson will provide musical entertainment during the regular business meeting.
Refreshments in the cafe-
Football Fantasy, the theme chosen for the homecoming dance, tlhe first for Lincoln High School in several years, will be held October 5, in the Johnson Memorial Acti vi ties Building. The affair is sponsored by the student Council and will last from 8:30 p,m. to 11: 30 p. m. The Lee Thomas Band wi 11 provide music for dancing. During the intermission the Homecoming Q.Ieen, her court, and their escorts will be presented. Tickets at $1. 50 per couple, will be sold in the booth across from the cafeteria during the week preceding the HomecomingGamewith Grand Island, they mayalso be purchase-d at the door on the night of the dance.
The 1963 Al 1 School Play will be a comedy, The Mouse that Roared. The play will be presented November 1, under the direction of Mrs. Maxine Faust and Mr. Jon Olsen, cadet teacher from Nebraska Wesleyan, who will assist.
This play, full of wit and wisdon, is based on the wellknown book by Leonard Wibberley, The Mouse is a light, very modern, off-beat play about
a microscopic European country faced with the problem of not having enough finances to remain in existence.
The course of action taken to alleviate the situation, and the surprising results make for an al together enjoyable night at the theater.
Says Mrs. Faust, ''Audiences have chuckled at this timely piece since its first production in 1962:' It has been only recently released for high school presentation.
Mr. Calvin Sones, guidance teacher, has also taught mathematics and science and coached football in other Nebraska schools. Whenhe is not busy with his three children, he enjoys hunting and fishing.
Starting her ninth year ot instructing courses ranging from music to English, is Mrs. Edyth Cascini. When asked about her field of in( cont• d p. 3)
Isn't it a small world when two students from entirely different parts of the globe meet and discover they have mutual interests?
This happened to Fusan Unger of Turkey, and Carlos Blondete of Peru who converged on Lincoln, Nebraska, and discovered football.
"People gather around the ball, jumpon each other, get into little groups to talk, then repeat the whole thing over again, 11 was Fusan Unger' s interpretation of a football game.
11s· " h I, sI, Is t e response given by Carlos Blondete, American Field Service exchange student from Lima, Peru, when asked if he likes the game of football.
Fusan is Lincoln High' s AFS student from Istanbul, Turkey. She arrived in Lincoln on August 16 and is living with Nancy Kelly, a junior at LHS, and her family.
At the American school in Turkey, Fusan took 11 sub-
One teacher for every 24. 02 pupils! With 98 teachers and 2354 students this is the approximate frequency of student distribution at Lincoln High School as the first semester of the 1963-64 school year gets underway.
Newto LHS are 13 teachers, who are either replacements or added personnel employed to accommodate the increase in student population.
The 1964 Senior Class of 653 people is composedof 316 boys and 337 girls. Of 832 juniors, 410 are boys and 422 are girls. The largest class,
the sophomore~. are more evenly divided. There are 439 boys and 430 girls for a total of 869. · Lincoln High is a complex machine which now requires a staff of 61 persons other than instructors to keep it running smoothly.
The three adminstrators, Mr. William Bogar, Mr. William Pfeiff, and Miss Dorcas Weatherby, are backed up by six-office clerks. Mrs. Ruth Siefkes, librarian, is also provided with a clerk. Four administrative internes, (cont'd p. 4)
Introducing Fusan of Turkey and Carlos of Peru j ects ! English literature and composition, algebra, psychology, physics, Turkish literature, Turkish history, military training, and physical education. Her extra acti vi ti es ineluded the presidency of the
discussion and debate club, work on the school newspaper, and the second lead in the all-school play. Fusan enjoys reading plays and poetry, listening to music, and swimming.
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"Nothing is done. Everything in the world remains to be done or done over. 'The greatest picture is not yet painted, the greatest poem is uns u n g Th e r e i s n ' t i n a l l t he w or l d a perfect railroad, nor a good government, nor a sound law.' 11 Quoted
With this challenge, can we truthfully say that all of the good ideas have been used or that our talents are of 1 ittle consequence?
Everything we do, each essay we write, each piece of music we play, should bean attempt to achieve perfection.
Time is the mo~t precious thing we have and anything that takes : al!lom~nt o f o u r t i me sh o u I d be wort h y o f a fraction of that weal th.
Here we are, faced with a new -schoo I year. What we do with it wi 11 play an important part in our Ii ves.
We can start with an immature attitude and waste the year. We can loaf and play now and pay for it 1ater.
Or, we can start the year with the idea of getting someth i ng out of it. High school has a lot to offer the student--different and interesting courses, sports, clubs, and numerous activities, but, most of all, an education.
High school, however, is not a oneway deal. In order to get something ~ut o~ school we must put something into 1t. You don't get something for nothing.
This may seem 1 ike a rather stern back -to-school weicome but i f wewi 11 pitch in and go to work, this important year of our lives, the year in which we are developing our education, character, and personality, wi 11 not be wasted~
Founded in 1895 Lincoln High School 22nd and J Streets Lincoln 19, Nebraska
The Advocate is issued by the students of Lincoln High School bi-weekly during the school year except immediately following vacations. It is issued without cost to ev€ry Lincoln High student. Advertising rates are $1 per column inch.
Second-class postage is paid at Lincoln, Nebraska-
Editor-in-Chief
News Editor
Gil Arnold
Nancy Johnson
First...page Editor Carla Cronkite
Second...page Editor ..........• SUsie Phelps
Third-page Editor Jeanne Eddens
Sports Editor
Gerald Kamprath
Ass't Sports Editor Mary Lou Schriner Feature
Collette Snith
Jim Gordon
Two pre-school teas were given by Lincoln High clubs to honor girls new to the school and the Lincoln High faculty.
The first tea, held September 6, was the Student Council's way of greeting the entire faculty. Coffee, punch, and pastries were served, with Student Council members acting as hosts and hostesses.
"This was a Student Council first, 11 explains advisor Judy Farris. "we hope to have more activities of this nature in the future. "
COUNSELORSWELCOMENEWCOMERS
AS a climax of a busy summer of coke parties, swimming parties, and informal gettogethers, 78 co-ed counselors welcomed all girls new to LHS at the annual Sophomore Tea, held September 8. In addition to drinking punch and eating cookies, the girls were given a tour of Lincoln High. Each co-ed counselor has been working with an assigned number of girls all summer, acquainting them with the procedures of the school, and informing them of the many activities and opportunities available to them
Business Manager
Reporters: Georgia Borgens, Dennis Bradshaw, Karen Burke, Susie Diffenderfer
Lynn Grosscup, Jim Hahn, Linda Hart
Nancy Jensen, Jan Johnson. Vic Kuklin
Irene Thober
Varitypers: Sandie Benner, Susie Cacek, Sharon Kuehn, DorisLohr, Rhonda Mattingly, Joyce Retherford, and Jane Rhoades
Principal .•................. Wil li,am Bogar
Editorial director ...•.. Mrs. Ruth Gartner
Fin8l\cial director Miss Mildred Waide
How \\OUld you react upon finding out that your lockermate is a member of the Varsity football team? Several of the sophomores didn't hold back their surprise as they were asked "What would you do if you found out that you were ' 1 ? 11 lockering with 200 pounds of football P ayer.
Carol Bass: There's not room for both of us!
Judy Diekmann: Hmmmm!
Mike Diffenderfer: I'd carry ALL I.TIYbooks!
Barb Hamilton: Is he cute?
Diana Jacobsen: Give him the once aver!
Linda Kaufman: Wait till it happens!
Charlene Nhele: Gee, I'd date him!
Helen Ortiz: Tell him to go rt ,,r~ on a diet!
Jerry Peterson: Change lockers!
Janice Portsche: Jump up and down for joy!
Pat Rothe: I' d tack! e him!
Tom Scheele: I'd give him the top she! f !
Nancy Schrepf: There's not much I could do!
Pat Shuman: I'd cry!
Carol Smith: I woul dn' t mind!
Peter Storonsky: I'd watch out for my toes!
Darlene Wilhelm: I'd die!
11The meeting will please come to order, 11 chorus presidents Harold Chesnin, Cindy Hardin, Carolyn ~anthey, and Tom 8enton.
Harold Chesnin, president of Intei:national Club claims he has no special nickname, but he says th_at ~eople ca~l him "a lot _<:_f di ffe1--ent things! Harold 1s also a memtier of Science Club, Chess Club, and attended Boys' State this summer.
History and debate are the favorite subjects of this Thumbnailer, who plan~ to go to college and possibly enter the field of law. 11
· "People who call me short , states Harold, 11is my pet peeve. " r:i0ing through King' s in a meat truck rates as his most embarrassing moment.
Harold especially likes the spirit and friendliness of the students and the excellence of the faculty at LHS. In closing he says, "It' s great to be a senior! 11
11'lllat' s really great! 11 is a favorite expression used by Cindy Hardin, first semester president of the Student Council. Cindy, who is in the Arts· and Sciences curriculum, is also a member of Aqualinks and Mummers. Her most memorable experience came last summer when she served as Governor of Girls' State, while she states that her most embarrassing experience was "losing a part of my costume in an Aqualinks show. " Cindy, who is looking ahead to a career in law, political science, or foreign service, 1 ists her favorite subject as English. Her pet peeve is people who cro wd in the lunch line.
\Vhen asked what she liked best about Lincoln High she answered, "the many friendly people and wonderful kids. 11
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If ever you see a certain person at the beach skimming by on water skies and all she says is 110h really," that's number 510333, more commonly known as Carolyn Manthey. In the Arts and Sciences curriculum, Carolyn plans to attend the University of Nebraska and then enter nurses training. She rates algebra, chemistry, and physiology as h,er favorite subjects.
Aqualinks, Coed Counselors, and Peppers take up a good portion of her outside time. The election to Pepper president rates as her most memorable experience. She finds the "all-around good kids of LttS" to her liking. Just a word of warning when talking to her don' t slip and say "I ' spose, 11 ' cause that's her pet peeve!
Thumbnailer Tom Benton is often heard answering to his unusual (?) nickname, "Tomasak." The 11Li ttle Jap" is this semester's president of L Club. Tom's pet peeves are broken shoestrings(?), and people who worry about nothing.
Tom enjoys watching sports of all kinds and being chosen L Club president ranks as his most memorable moment. The spirit of LHS and the kids are what Tom likes best about school.
He wants to attend college anywhere from two to five years, then become a draftsman, a coach, or a Marine.
Tom's parting message and his senior goal is to keep LHS on top "where it belongs."
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Today is Wednesday. Yesterday, today was tomorrow. Tomorrow is Thursday. Therefore, today is Thursday! ! !
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Then there was the high school student who said that he had read so much about the evils of dating that he' s decided to give up reading.
(cont'd from p. 1) terest outside of school, she chuckled, "we just built a new house and all of my interests are in the closets right now!"
Water skiing is the major interest of home economics teacher, Mrs. Sharon Christofferson. She previously taught school at Humphrey, Nebraska.
Mrs Frances colon, who is new to both Lincoln High and the teaching profession, finds she is kept busy teaching bookkeeping, beginning typing, and a class in general•business. She is also the sponsor of the • 63- • 64 Pep club. Her outside inter~ ·ests include reading, sewing, and bowling.
VARYINGINTERESTS
Mrs. Alma Howdeshell, former principal of Pierce High School, is a Sophomore Guidance teacher. Her outside activities include buying and refinishing antiques.
Mrs. Penney Meihoff, who teacher elementary design and drawing and painting, enjoys abstract paintlrig in her spare time. Mrs. Meihoff is a graduate of the University of Oregon and has taught in' Oregon and Cali fo rni a.
Mr. David Myers, who was a t e acher aide for Health Ed. last year. has come back to LHS as a Health Education, teacher. He enjoys sports-golf, baseball. and water skiing, and coaches sophomore football and reserve baseball.
Mr. Merle Rudebusch, an electronics teacher who also enjoys amateur radio, begins his first year at LHS after teaching at a small school in Scribner, Nebraska. -
Mrs. Kathleen Sayre isn't new to LHS, although this is her first year here as a typing and general business teacher. She was a substitute teacher here last year. Her previous teaching assignments have been in Wisconsin and Iowa. She is very interested in girls' activities.
NEWis the word in Student Council this fall! To begin with, two new sponsors have taken the helm. Miss Judy Farris and Mr. James Joyner will brave their way through the trials of football and basketball programs, pencil and folder s-a-les, soph omore elections, the All Sports Banquet, et cetera, et cetera., et cetera I I NEWofficers are bearing the responsibilities of the club this semester. They are: Cindy ffardin, president; TommieThompson, vice-president; JoAnn Christensen, secretary; Roger Stark, treasurer ; NEWand bright ideas have found their way into the Student Council meetings.
A big kickoff dance was sponsored by the group on September 5 in an effort to help sophomores feel a part of the school, and to gain enthusiasm for the opening football game against OmahaCentral. Plans for more projects to boost school spirit are being formulated.
A NEWeffort is being made to advance studentfaculty relations. The Teacher Tea given on September 6 proved so successful that more activities along this line are being considered. The Council also wrote notes of welcometo teachers newto LHS. NEWcommittees have been
formed to carry out the goals of the Student Council. Committees and chairmen include: Lounge and Patio, Joline Rieger and TomDermyer; HomeRoomRepresentatives, Susie Phelps and Dave Thompson;Election, Ju ,dy Myers and nave Taladay; Sophomore Orientation, Jean Ernst and Roger Stark~ Faculty, Sally Sheridan and Larry Bowers.
NEWsophomore members will be elected to the Student Council soon. All sophomores wishing to run should file with Miss Farris in Room103 between September 30 anrl October 4. Primary elections will be held on October 8, and general elections on October 15. Two boys and two girls will represent the Sophomore Class.
The Council is anxious that the sophomores have a tremendous turnout at the polls'to vote and elect their representatives with careful consideration. Remember, you ,r Student Council is nnly as good as the leaders YOUchoose to run it!
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lbe student council would like to pay special tribute to Mrs. Roth Schwarz, former spe>nsor. The dedicated service she rendered has been greatly appreciated. Many thanks to this fine lady.
Number 545454, where are you?
Please report- to counselor 885 in 208, immediately!
While this directive may seem a bit far-fetched this year. and a bit con fusing, it may very likely become a commonplaceprocedure within the next generation.
Lincoln High School and Lincoln Northeast were granted Ptrmission by the Board of Education to schedule students by means of the IBM Electronic COmpu t er.
Mr. Harland Taylor, principal of Lincoln Northeast and Mr. William Bogar, principal of Lincoln High, had to work out a city-wide system of numbering for courses and students.
They devised forms on which student assignments to clasi:Bs would be printed. Two cards were ounched-one for the student course selection, the other for each teacher. This work was done by a punch card operator.
Schedules this year were devel~ped on an annual basis rather than by semesters.
The IBM machine made a tally of all pupil choices which enabled the principal to know how many classes to set up in each course.
All on~ and two section courses such as band, business law, advanced language, and certain shop courses conflicting (according to each student's schedule) were shown by the computer.
A student' s program might be rejected by the IBM machine because:
1. Student has requested a course which does not
appear in the master ~hedule.
2. Student has an irresolvable conflict.
3. Student could not be scheduled without too many sequential study halls.
4. The student took too long to schedule. All combinations for his schedule were not tried after five seconds, with 1,000 different combinations.
Out of 2441 students at LHS, 2380 students were scheduled and 61 were rejected. It took 101,533,991 tries for the machine to schedule all students.
In previous years, it took four clerks, two assistant principals, and the principal from the middle of August to the beginning of school to make out the students' schedules. All of the work was done by hand. With the IBM machine it took four hours to schedule and printforLHS.
This printing included class rosters for both semesters and individual pupil assignments to classes in quadruplicate.
These copies went to (1) the pupil, (2) the counselor, (3) the assistant principals, and (4) the main office.
Yes, as Lincoln High grows, this SIC Code (Student Identification Code) may be used more and more.
Even now each student has his own 18M number to learn, to try to remember, and to cherish along with his other numbers.
YOUAREA NUM8ER
If, by chance, you have forgot ten your number, it may be found on the IBMschedule sheet under the "student code."
The first two numbers distinguish the year a particular class started school. Seniors are identified by the number 51, juniors by 52, and sophomores by 53. The other four numbers indicate the individual student.
Your number is just a paTt of a city-wide &rstem adopted by LNE and LHS in numbering the students in each school for the processing of schedules through the IBM machine.
Approximately two aays ana two nights were spent putting these numbers (you and you and you) into further numbered classes. LHS senior numbers are 510001-511200, juniors are 520001- 521200 and sophomores are 530001531200. Each number is then pl aced in a further numbered class of wnich Lincoln High offers a total of 172 divided into 702 sections.
JET ACENECESSITY
Although this system may seem very complicated, its use has cut the time necessary to program students from half the summer to mere days. Now arl the student. has to remember is his address, phone number, ZIP Code, locker number, locker combination, social security number, i'i cense plates, and who knows?
Taking advantage of some or last summer's construction, language students hear native speakers
(above) while a conference takes place in one of thP new counselor offices (below).
(cont'd from p. 1)
car1os, a member of his high school's soccer team, was not surprised by the interest shown on the part of students for football, because, as he stated, "In Peru, there is much excitement over II soccer.
August 18 marked the arrival of Carlos in the United States, where he began his stay with the Bonacker family. A mother, a father, a si:;Jter, Sandra, and a brother, Bill, make up his American family. At home in Lima, Carlos lives with his mother his father, who is a doctor, and with his three sisters and two brothers.
LANGUAGE A BARRiER
Carlos, who has studied English for two years finds that his greatest difficulty at LHSis conquering the language barrier. After attendiRg an al 1- boys school iu Peru, be was happy to find that LHS was co-educational. He commented that the school body is "very big but very friendly. 11
In his home town of Lima, Carlos was studying physics, chemistry, trigonometry, literature, history, physical education, andpolitical economics. In addition to soccer, he enjoys playing basketball, and swimming.
In describing his school in Lima, he explains that each class lasts for 45 minutes, with a 15-minute break between classes. His school day was from 8: 30 until 5: 00 p. m. Carlos commented that he was having a difficult time adjusting to the 30-minute lunch period at LHS because his lunch period in Peru bad lasted from 11: 45 until 2: 30! In commenting about people Carlos noted that, 11Americans have so much confidence. 11 While speaking of the similari ties between the two countries, he poi-nted out one
inaj or di fferenee-snow! Carlos is anxiously awaiting the arrival of winter, since he has never before seen snow.
Asked what she thought of LHS, Fusan said, "It is such a huge school, I was afraid I would get lost. 11 She likes co-educational schools because, "there's more challenge in competition with boys. 11 ~ut she doeSll' t like eating in half an hour. In Turkey, students have an hour and a half for lunch.
FUsan' s mother is a pediatrician a..~d her father is a retired chemistry teacher. Fus an likes to visit friends or go to the movies with her family.
Fusan says that the biggest difference between Turkey and the United States is that everyone in the U. S. has at least one car; in Turkey there are not so many. Another difference is in t.he dating customs. In Turkey a girl does not date untii she is 1.8-until then "you go pl aces in a group. 11
'Also in the U.S. young girls first wear lipstick; in Turkey when a girl is 17 she wears eye-makeup, but not until she is almost 20 does she use lipstick," explains FUsan. Whenshe returns to. Turkey, her government will have to approve her high school records before she receives her diploma. She will then take entrance exams for college, where she plans to major in political sciences.
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Sitting stil 1 and wishing Makes no person great, The Lord sends the fishing But you must dig the bait. * * *
"In addition to the great selection of books in the LHS library, there will be many new ones on the shelves soon, 11 says Mrs. RUth Siefkes, librarian.
A set of books on car e ers is available to students to help in the selection of a vocation.
11Attention boys! If you want to keep up with President Kennedy's physical fitBiology Classes
Gardens
In the cycle of the life of flowers, the maturity phase, that phase prior to death, generally comes in the fall. This is the time of the year when the flowers appear in full bloom and splendor. Dashing colors of red, yellow, blue and white, join together in at t e mpt to o u t - d'o t he splendors of th e rainbow
The classes o f Mrs. Diana Biegler and Mr Alexander Currie, biology t e achers, enjoy e d this fall beauty during a field trip to th e sunk en garden Not only did th e y obs e rv e the many colors, but they also noted th~ different types of seed clusters and fonnations since this is the tim e of th e year when reproduction cells are stored within the blossom.
Portrait Package Specials 26 portraits only 1 2 9 5 This is only one of four packages we have available. You can save on additional wallet size pictures, too!
ness program, Toughen Up is the book you need, she says. Mrs. Siefkes r,eports that modern problems students will find up-to-dat e mat e rial on nations of th e world in paper back books
"Prom i se s To Keep, by Agnes W. Dooley, is about the life of Dr. Thomas Dooley; for those who like nightmares, I suggest they read Alfred Hitchcock's Ghostly Gallery," she recommends.
YOURPEP! YOU'VE GOT IT NOWKEEP IT; DON'T LOSE IT WE NEEDIT
This part of a Links cheer could very well be intended for the Lincoln High Pep Club.
"Your pep IS needed so DON'T lose it, 11 urged the members.
This year's Pep Club is the largest in Lincoln High' s hi story Madeup of 276 s enior girls it is divided into 17 squads.
Elected officers for the club are: Carolyn Manthey, president; Sharon Rance and Georgi a Axe, vice-presidents; Jerri Adam, treasurer ; and Vi vi an Larsen, secretary.
(cont'd from p. 1) additions to the staff this year, assist with activities, monitor study halls, and do noon duty in the caf e t e ria.
Team teachers receive assistance from four teacher aide s The chemistry 1 ab also has an assistant.
Mrs. Alice Youngscap, school nurse, watches over the heal th needs of students.
Students receive lunchroom s e rvice from th e 22 ladies who aid Mrs. Hilda Kargo in the cafeteria and from three ladies in th e snack bar. Mr. Don Flanagan, head custodian, has 16 men who work under him, maintaining the physical plant.
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Teenage Accounts Welcomed CLASSRINGS
Three Lincoln High Teachers completed work and received Masters Degrees at the summer s e ssion at the Uni ve rsity of Nebraska.
Mrs. Corene Herbster, Home economics teacher, received h e r Master of Science degree in Vocational education with a minor in home economics Physical education teacher, Mr. Phi lip Sprague, earnedhis advanced degree in Physical education. A Masters in Secondary Education was received by Mr. David Myers. He majored in physical education and minored in biology.
Available for the first time to all Lincoln public school students and faculty members is a student accident insurance policy approved by the Board of Education.
Issued by the Lincoln Association of Fire and casualty Agents, Lincoln, Nebraska, the policy offers benefits up to $5000 in two protection plans. Plan 1 includes 24-hour protection for the student seven days a week. Co'O'erageis continuous from the date of premium payment to the first day of the following school year. Pl an 2 pro vi des schooltime protection. The child is insured while in school, while traveling to and from school, and while participating in activities sponsored and supervis~d directly by school authorities.
This includes coverage for all intramural and inter"1r.hool sports ex ce pt senior high football. Football coverage must be purchased as additional coverage to either plan 1 or plan 2. Premiums are $15 for olan 1 and $4 for plan 2. The football premium is $20.
Recently forwarded by Mr. Jack Hart, Editorial Editor of the Lincoln Journal, to the Advocate are letters from Miss Tosie Machi ta, 17, Takasaki City, Japan, and Miss Mija Yu, 23, Seoul, Korea.
PROMOTEUNDERSTANDING
60th girls are seeking pen pals in American high schools.
" understand i n g i s, I think, the first required necessary thing'before startlefter
Mr. William Bogar was the recent recipient of a highly complimentary letter from Mr. Frederick G. Donner, Chairman of the Board of the General Motors Corporation.
The letter extended congratulations on the selection of Loretta Fay Tubbs, 1963 LHS graduate, as an award winner under the G.M. College Scholarship Plan at the University of Nebraska.
Mr. Donner further stated that such a selection, '! is not only a high compliment to the student, but also to your school. May I congratulate you (Mr. Bogar} and your associates for the part you have played in her development."
Hi kids!
Welcome back to LHS--and greetings to all the fine sophomores! We're all off to another great year.
Mill er' s has just the so1 ution to keep you toasty on the hayrack rides this fall!----all weather outdoor parkas and ski pants! These parkas have new vigor brought about by youthful styling and brilliant colors. They are reversible from print to plain, and are the perfect matchmates for ski pants in blue, red, black, green, and cranberry. Congratulations to the homecoming nominees!! What an honor it is to be representing Lincoln High. Best of luck to our football team throughout the rest of the season. The pep club has done a fabulous job of boosting the school spirit!
ROCKTHE ROCKETS!
JoAnn and Alice
ing anything. The friendship built upon such understanding can really serve the way to the brighter life and the world peace better. 11
This is the personal observation of Tosi e Machi ta, a student in the second cl ass of Honyo Girls High School. Miss Machita, whose home address is 174 Seyouroku, Kuragano Machi, Takasaki City, Gunmaken, Japan, further states that her desire for pen pals stems from the belief that association with people of different countries may widen her understanding of world problems and that sh~, in turn, may enlighten her correspondents as to 1 i fe in Japan.
KOREANSWANTTO WRITE
Miss Yu is editor of the Student Times, an English language newspaper for junior and senior high school students in Korea.
In Miss Yu' sown words, "Most of readers of this paper were want to get foreign pen pal to correspond with."
Those desiring a Korean pen pal may write Miss Mija Yu, Edi tor, The Student Times, Pen Pal Club, I.P.O. Box 1964, Seoul Korea.
Room 329 3:15 p,m. Open to Jr's & Sr' s
Lincoln High has a Michelangelo in its midst. Mrs. Shirley Martin, art teacher, has been very successful with her art work.
At the Nebraska State Fair, she received five firsts, four seconds, and one third place prize award. The pictures were entered in the professional qivi sion. She entered oils, water colors , and drawings. Mrs. Martin also set up her easel along the midway.
Her pain~ings were shown at the sidewalk show held at Gateway Shopping Center and_ at the Cellar Gallery, both_ of which were sponsored by the Lincoln Artists Guild. The Cellar Galle:r_:yhouses the paintings of Lincoln Art,ists Guild members.
There will be an opening coffee, to which the public is invited, on Saturday morning, September 28. This will be held at Mansfield & Morrow Interiors Inc., the Cellar Gallery, 1434 'O' Street.
Boys! If you have nothing to do Saturday mornings, remember, the boy' s gym wi 11 be open again this year from 9:00-11: 30 a.m. each Saturday for the remainder of the school year.
If you plan to go out for a winter sport, this is a good time to start getting in shape or if you just want to have some good ol' recreation you can do that too. Come on down!
Our first Son is LeRoy Rothe. LeRoy has earned two letters in football and is presently working on his third letter as a Varsity guard with the Links. LeRoy has also participated in Joy Night, and is a member of L Club. A member of Boys' Choir, he also sings in the Octet.
His most memorable sports moment was being chosen as the Link's 1963 football captain. · His most embarrassing moment 11hasn' t happened yet." LeRoy is in the Business Administration Curriculum. He plans to attend the University of Nebraska upon graduation.
He feels that Lincoln High has taught him''how to get along with other people; that being one of a group is better than being an individualist. 11
Lincoln High school students will have dental inspection September 30 and October 1. Mrs. Alice Youngscap, school nurse says, ''good dental heal th is important. 11
Our second Son, Larry Goldstone, has represented Lincoln High in football, where he has received two Varsity letters, and in track, picking up a Reserve letter on the cinders.
Larry is vice-president of L Club, has participated in Joy Night, and was a Home Room Representative.
He rates "the fine teaching and coaching staff'' as what he likes most about LHS.
On the sports sc ene, Larry relates that southeast's victory over the Links last year was his most embarrassing moment, while his most memorable one is 11being chosen for Varsity football in my sophomore year. "
This senior letterman says that participation in sports has helped him personally because it has given him a chance to gain new friends and to help keep LHS on top.
I'm Marcia Sims and I am your new 1963-64 Gold's High School Advisor. I'm looking forward to representing you this year and giving you a few tips about the latest fashion trends.
The news this fall is the shift jumper and Gold's has a variety of suedes, wool plaids, and tweeds to choose from. One very popular jumper is a brown tweed with leather trim by Country Set, reasonably priced at $17.98.
Shift jumpers are just right for school and games; and speaking of gamest football, cold weather, and sweaters go together. Second floor sportswear has oodles of luscious handknit Italian mohair bulkies that will make you feel as cuddly as a teddy bear. They come in all sizes, styles, and colors and mix'n match beautifully with the new stretch pants by Jantzen and Phill Rose.
I hope everyone is back in the swing of school, and I'd like to wish all the sophomores the best of luck this year.
Bye for now,
Marcia
P.S. Come on Links! Rock the Rockets!
1963 LINCOLNHIGHVARSITYFOOTBALLTEAM
First row: ( 1. to r. ) Managers: Bantz, Niederhaus, Lederer; Second row: Benton, Tapp, Loos, Taladay, Knopp, Hunter, Riggins, Ahlberg, Garrett: Third row: Rothe,
The new look in intramurals for 1963-64 is II extramural s", an inter- school athletic program throughout the year with Lincoln Northeast and Lincoln Southeast. The extramural schedule includes competition in golf, tennis, flag football, swimming, basketball, table tennis, badminton, volleyball, and softball.
In each of the-se sports, intramural competition will be held at Lincoln High to determine the best representatives for the inter-school rivalries.
Maloney, Jackson, Fras, White, Lawson, Kurtzer, Dermyer,Goldstone,Radke; Fourth row: Beechner, Hahn, LaITuke, Thompson, Wertz, Brill, Marshall, Spaedt, Mulder, Cole, Teselle, Riley.
The extramural conteS t s ed by the tennis league at w~th Northeas! and ~u th eaS t LHS which started early this will then decide the beS t in month with 16 participants Lincoln" in each sport. SIX FOOTBALLTEAMS
Three contests against Omahaopposition started off Lincoln High' s 1963 grid season as the Links captured two and dropped one against their Gate City foes.
0. NOR'ffl
Lincoln High defeated • Omaha North, 13-7, in a thrilling grid battle that was climaxed by the Links' winning touchdown with 28 seconds left on the clock.
Lincoln High' s first touchdown came when senior halfback Larry Goldstone went 7 yards around 1 eft end for the score.
Omaha North was unable to move early in the game, but
LSE
In the opening game of their season the Lincoln High Reserves beat the Lincoln Southeast Reserves by a margin of 13-6.
midway in the final period tied the score.
Along with Goldstone, Dave LaDuke was another offensive standout~ Jim Riggins played a top defensive game to help contain the Vikings.
CREIGHTONPREP
F11ilure to get an offensive attack started cost Lincoln High a 14-0 defeat at the hands of Creigh ton Prep at the game played in Omaha.
Mistakes also proved to be the downfall of the Links as a fumble, numerous penal ties, and two pass interceptions seemed to break the back of the Links attack.
Further scoring by Prep was averted when three field goal attempts proved unsuccessful
r Hi Links!
Here we are again and here's where you' 11 find the latest scoops on what' s new in the fashion world.
Speaking of scoops, have you heard about the Home.coming Dance sponsored by the student Council on October 5? Your Hi-Styler reporters have the inside word on the thing to wearwool dresses! We' re sure you'll be able to find "your" dress in the HiStyler department.
carloads of new wool fashion's are arriving each day at Hovland' s from all over the country. Whether your wish is a wool suit, sheath, or shift, we' 11 help you find it in the Hi-Styler department.
Buy now, Viki & Cindy
No lettermen will be allowed Flag football action startto participate in this ed recently on an intramural sports program. basis with 6 teams and.about GOLFSTARTSACTION 60 competitors. The football Golf, which has no intra- games are played on the Muny mural league at LHS, leads ball diamonds. off the fall parade with two The extramural flag pullj rig triangulars slated for Pio- starts October 19 at Southneers golf course. The first east in a 9:00 a.m. game. fairway event will be held \'r;_th the start of swimming tonight in an after-scl1ool the Advocate will resume affair with LSE and LNE. complete winter coverage of Tennis activity includes intramural and extramural an LHS engagment with LNE action. and LSE at Northeast at 9:00 * * • a. m. Saturday.
Charlie King accounted for all the junior Links' points with two touchdowns and one extra...point run.
SOPHOMORESLOSE
Lincoln High's sophomore football team lost its first game to Lincoln southeast's sophomores by a score of 12-0.
The baby Links held the junior Knights scoreless until the final period, when the Knights scored twice to take the win.
Fall Runners Start
LOOKINGFORTHESONSOF THE
This encounter w~s preced- BLACKANDRED?SEE PAGE5.
"The Cross Country Squad, with five returning lettermen, has an excellent chance of improving its record of last year," says Coach Harold Scott.
Returning lettennen are Bob Linkugel, Aldis Augstums, George Ward, Larry Stephens, and Roge_rRipley.
Last year the team finished first in the Lincoln Public S~hools Meet, second in the Intercity, and fifth in the state Meet.
The outplayed Links strove hard to gain yardage againstr the rugged Prep defense but could manage only three first doMts in the entire game.
0. CENTRAL
Lincoln High' s 1963 inaugural football game accented the finer art of def~nsive play as the, Links downed stubborn Omaha Central 6-0.
The tough Lincoln defensive unit, with outstanding play from LeRoy Rothe, Steve Loos, and Dave LaDuke, limited Central to 87 yards total offense and stopped two potential Eagle scoring drives inside the Links 20-yard line. The offense, plagued by six lost fumbles. at times looked sluggish, but there were bright spots. One of these more luminous moments • was Herman Tapp' s 39 -yard scoring run in the third quarter.
Tapp, behind ,the key blocking of Larry Goldstone and Frank Brill, was a steady Performer all nighT as the junior speedster amassed more rushing yardage than the entire Omahaoffense.
National Merit semifinalists, Harold Chesnin, Kathy Schach, Mark Johnson, Cheryl Marsh, and Sally Peterson are told of their achievement by Miss Dorcas Weatherby.
GOodnews is worth waiting for!
At least it is according to seven Lincoln High seniors who have just been informed they are National Merit Semifinalists.
Those who qualified for th~ final Merit exam are Harold Chesnin, MarkJohnson, Cheryl Marsh, Laura Miller, Sally Peterson, Kathy Schach, and susan Wright.
TWOIN EU.ROPE susan and Laura are both 1n Europe. Arrangements are being made for Laura, whois in Gemany for the American Field · Service, to take the test there.
The National Merit Scholarship programhas awarded more than 6000 scholarships since 1956. Its test results are often used by other scholar-
Susan Wright Laura Miller
ship agencies in determining recipien its of over 400 other annual scholarships. Merit scholarships may be used at ainy college or uni versi ty and! often pay for one's entire college education. The. amoWlt of the scholarship is never announced, as it is based on the student' s needs. Finalists will be announced sometime near the end of the school year.
'lbe trap has been baited, the cheese has been chosen for this year's all-school play, ''rhe Mousethat Roared. 11
In the lead roles are sue Roelfs and John Dzerk. sue portrays apretty girl of 22, who is the Duchess Gloriana, sovereign of a microscopic country in the Alps; John pl a.vs a character namedTully Bascom, head of the country' s bowmen.
Pandemonium results when the Duchess believes that the only solution to her tiny country's bankruptcy is to declare war on the United States of America.
She has studied history well, and has come to this conclusion only after discovering that if one loses to the U.S., it immediately starts pouring aid, relief, and rehabilitation facillties into the defeated country.
WhenGloriana' s Declaration is considered a prank by the U.S. State Department, she decides to invade!
DIRECTORSNAMED
Mrs. Maxine Faust is director Jon elsen, Wesleyan student teacher is assistant director, and Ray Pyle is student director.
Other cast members include:
DAVEBECKMAN-CountMountjoy
STEVEPETERS-DavidSenter
RICKMARSH-Mr.Beston
JAMESCOOPER-Prof.Kokintz
TRISH SULTZBAUGH-Pam
JERI ADAM-Jane
DONITATARTAR-Fran
CHARLENESTASKA-Mary
DEBBIELAPPING-Helen
MELODYOGLESBY-Norma
MARALEEMORGAN-Page
BOBMILLER-President
LINDAKOWRACK-MissWilkins
CHRISLACY-MissJohnson
JERRYROCKWELL-Gen.Snippet
KA'fflYCi\MPBELL-Jill
VICTORIAWADLEY-Debbie
VICKI BENDER-Mrs.Reiner
DORISLOHR-Mrs.Bascom
SUSANPABST-Ann
JIM GORDON-TomMulligan
KEim WILLIS-Will Tatum
BILL KLING-Announcer
SOLDIERS:Dick Hobson, Bill Peterson, James McDonald
COLLEGESTUDENTS:Doreen Higgins, Holly Rosenberger, Jean Taube, Jean Eddens.
Entries for the first semester Scribe contest are due by January 17, 1964. Open to all Lincoln High pupils, the contest includes short stories, humorous and serious essays, and poetry. Entries must be the original work of students. All manuscripts should be typed double spacedorwritten legibly in ink on one side of the paper, The author' s name is to be written on a separate title page only and should not appear any place else on the paper as the entries will be judged anonymously.
Essays are limited to 500 600 words and all poetry to 35 lines. The maximum for short stories is 1000 words. Each winner will receive a free Scribe.
The show must go on, but without an outstanding crew, 11The MouseWhoRoared, 11 might be the only one laughing.
The following people have taken responsibility for the behind-the-scenes activities of the all -school play to be presented November 1, in the Lincoln H:ilghSchool Auditori um at 8:p.m.
Advertising: Colette Smith, Chmn.
Phyllis Ghormley
Linda Lougee
Doris Simmons
Connie Vohnout
Makeup:
Cindy Hansel, Chmn.
Karen Ross
Joyce Van Landingham
Janet Parks
Vicki SUdymont
Elizabeth Van Sickle
Diana Rose
Costume:
Luisa Varcarcel, Chmn.
Nancy Schultz
Laura Oppegard
Shirley Wallin
Slsie Avery
Light:
Wayne Anderson, Chmn.
Larry Ward
Dan Sligar
Bill Norman ( cont' d p. 3)
This year' s population boom at Lincoln High School has brought about another change in policy!
Mailing of those dreaded down slips which have, in the past, been sent to the homes of students failing or in danger of failing in a subject, are out of the picture for this year.
According to Mr. William Bogar, principal, "Effective this semester it has become necessary to discontinue the weekly mailing of special scholarship reports, "Teachers wi 11 continue to notify the office and counselors, each week, concerning pupils who are failing or in danger of failing. "rn cases which appear to be serious, teachers and counsel ors will be encouraged to make personal telephone calls to the parents. It is felt that in this way there can be a muchbetter exchange of information which can be used to help pupils. 11
The Reverend Nye 0. Bond, pastor of Christ Methodist Church, will be guest speaker for this year's Honors Convocations.
Music will be provided by the Girls Octet, under the direction of Miss Dorthea Gore. Barbara Shaner will play the organ.
Parents of honorees have been invited to attend a preassembly coffee to be held in the cafeteria.
• * • The Lincoln High School
The 1963 Links, Lincoln High School yearbook, lacked only 200 points of the 6100 necessary for the top rating of All-American in the National Scholastic Press Association yearbook competition at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis.
O>mpeting against 26 other top books, the Links' strong points of cover, organization, design detail, layout, copy, and candid pictures enabled it to amass 5900 points for a first class rating.
Mrs. AnnBarry, Links sponsor, comments, "we will try to avoid the faults for which we were criticized last year and hope to earn an All-American rating in 1964,"
The time is approaching when eligible juniors should file for County Day offices. This can be done before or after school on October 15 and 16.
The nine elected and the five appointed officials will visit the courthouse on December 4 to be sworn in. Then they will visit and observe the various offices to which they have been elected or appointed. A tour of other offices is also on the agenda.
County Day is sponsored by the American Legion with Judge Herbert Ronin acting as state chairman and Kenneth Bourne serving as county chairman.
The primary election will be held on October 28, the general election on November 5. Voting for both elections will take place in Room 120.
Other speci fie requirements will be posted in all classrooms.
Faculty Scholarship Committee consists of Mrs. Martha Cline, Mrs. Virginia Roberts, Miss Lorraine Strasheim, and Miss Selma Wieland.
11A11 ASSEMBLY
Pearl Ace, Jon Atkinson, Beverly Austin, Sandia Bonacker. Ca.tadyBrice, Harold Chesnin, Carolyn Corcoran, Larry Eldridge, Jean Ernst, (Con' t. p. 4)
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Recently selected to serve the school were the new Home RoomRepresentatives.
Chosen to represent the senior class are Jeri Adam, Bill Amen, Vicki Bailey, Kathy Brt, Harold Chesnin, Alice Dale. Richard Gordon, Roger Gunn, WandaHoffart, Andis Kaulins, Vivian Larsen, Steve Loos, Mary Ann Miller, Sally Petersen, Lottie Pool, Sharon Sommers, Bob Stern, Irene Thober, Jacquie Thomann, and Galen Ullstrom.
* * * * * The junior class will be represented by Gloria Adams, Barbara Bownan, Tom Coates, Bob Cole, Peggy Ferrel 1, Terri Hollamon, Myron Humphrey, Sherry Mason, Kathy Ness, Bruce Rauscher, Cheryl Schneider ' Grant Story, Jolene Swanson. Bruce Taylor, Janice Van Vynckt, Larry Ward, Gay Wilcox, and Brent Worms.
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Sophomores have selected Ph Y11 i s Ad k i s s on , Myr a Armintrout, Carol Bradshaw , R ISa Campbel1, Donald Dorsey, Phyllis Frickle, J oh n Ga 11 a g h er , Di an a Hamilton, Mike Lundholm, Rich Omen, SUsi e Pederson, Cathy Pfund, La Vona Reeves, Delone Rice, Sharon Robb, Pam Schneider, Terry Stentz, and Cecil Worley to represent their sophomore class.
The time has come, the alumni said, To talk of many things, Of ral 1 i es---cheers---and school spirit, Of LHS, the King.
Long years ago it was begun By those who really cared; Those who loved this LHS Rejoiced in feelings shared.
You think that you are LHS But oh, how wrong you are, You're but a part of something grand, Something which stretches far.
The building stands where it's al ways been, Long years have not changed that part; Could it be that students. here today No longer hold it in their heart?
lt'syoursandmine, it's all of ours It's special to each Link; To those whowere here years ago I ts memorywi11 not shrink.
The school's the same, and now YOU'REhere, So take this great tradition Build, restore, and carry it'on To its well-deserved position.
Don't 1et them wonder what's gone wrong; Wake up and show them al 1 That Lincoln High is on the top And we will not let it fall.
The week of October 13-19 will be observed as Newspaper :'/eek in nationa 1 recognition of the newspaper as an important communications ;nedium. Every individual needs to have an accurate and reliable source of info rmat i on Toda y , th e re are sever a 1 waysoffulfilling this need radio, television, newspaper, and others.
A newspaper cannot hope to compete with the split-second coverage of radio and television. The role of the newspaper is to complement them by reporting events in such a way that necessary background facts are presented
A good newspaper is accurate accuracy is its most important productl A paper that misrepresents or distorts facts will find that this C4relessness damages its reputation in the journalistic field, c1.nddestroys the community trust in it as a reliable news source.
A good newspaper is impartial. It will not cater to factions or movements and wi11 present both sides of every story.
Although the Advocate is a high school paper, it attempts to fol low the professional standards of good newspapering. It strives to report, accurately and impartially, all the activities of all the students at Lincoln High School.
Through a constant progressive effort, the Advocate ~opes to continue to improve its news coverage and its service to the school.
Lincoln High School 22nd and J Streets Lincoln 19, Nebraska
The Advocate is issued by the students of Lincoln High School bi-weekly during the school year except immediately following vacations. It is issued without cost to every Lincoln High student. Advertising rates are $1 per column inch.
Second-class postage is paid at Lincoln, Nebraska,
Apparently pleased with the first issue of the Advocate are Thumbnailers TomDermyer,
Tommie Thompson.
Thumbnailer Tom Dermeyer, alias ''carrots,'' is in the Arts and Sciences curriculum, preparing for his entrance to the University of Nebraska in the College of Engineering. His favorite subject is chani stry, and he enjoys participating in choir. If you · hear someone saying, "That' s II a no-no, you can be sure Tom is around. A certain senior girl, and football take up most of his time, while one of his hobbies is "wastt. II 1ng 1me. Tom's extracurricular · activities include Student council, varsity football, Teenage-Project, Varsity swimming, L Club, and Lounge Committee, of which he is the chairman, Torn feels that the spirit and traditions of LHS acti viti es areitsmost outstanding points, while the 30-minute lunch hour is his pet peeve. He remembers "getting knocked out in the Creighton Prep football game" as his most embarrassing moment. Tom' s most manorabl e experience was earning a letter as a sophomore on the swimming team.
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If you ever see a Spoo bouncing off the walls of LHS, never quite passing through them, and screaming "I can't see," don't panic, it's only Marcia Sims, who hates to wear her glasses.
• II II t Trying to see her way o Aqualinks, Mummers, Keen-1'ime Council, and Gold's Advisory Board takes up most of Marcia's time. However, "being with a certain senior boy'' is her favorite pastime.
Whi1 e Aeolian Choir and chemistry are the subjects Marcia enjoys most, she plans to graduate from the University of Nebraska as a medical technologist.
Ice skating and golfing are Marci a' s hobbies, and her most memorable experience was " t the day she beat a cer a1n person at cribbage. 11 ( She wore her glasses.) When asked about her most embarrassing exi>erience, Marcia replied "getting my finger caught between the typewriter keys during a 'time test' ! " ( She dido' t wear her glasses.)
11People who procrastinate" make "Spook" fly r:ight through the roof, while game days are the things she likes best at Lincoln High.
· "There must be some solution!" Yes, these are the words that make up the favorite expression of Alice, ''slice,'' Dale. In the Arts and Sciences Curriculum, Slice plans to attend the University of Nebraska and is considering nursing as a career. Physics and orchestra rate as favorite subjects. Being Cheerleader secretary, vice-president of Aqualinks, a Home Room Representative, a Miller and Paine high-visor, and attending music clinic keep her outside tim~ very well occupied. When she is not indulging in her favorite pastime of putting off her homework until the last minute, she enjoys swimming, playing tennis, and practicing the violin.
Her most embarrassing experience was when she was caught delivering May baskets, 1 ast year. (?) She enjoys the "terriffic enthusiasm of students in supporting LHS, not only in athletics but in the reputation of the school as well!" "confused people - like " h t me 1s er pe peeve, but she still urges, "Be optimistic and keep happy!
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Tommie Thompson, also known as "Tim" or "Jake," can be heard saying ''Are you for real? 11 and "Later."
His extracurricular activities include basketball, baseball, student Council vice - president, Lounge and Patio Committee, and Home RoomRepresentative Committee
The junior and sophomore girls, the outstanding teaching staff, and the traditions of LHS are what Tom likes best about school.
Sports, dancing, and Student Council are his hobbies and his pet peeves include "Bob Vasatka" (?) and "people who call me Thomas."
"when I met President Kennedy this summer and called him President Nixon" is his most embarrassing moment - who wouldn't be abashed!
His most memorable experiences occurred this summer when he went to Boys' Nation and the National Student Council Leadership Camp.
Tommie's favorite subjects are chemistry and senior comp. After graduation, he plans to attend the University of Nebraska.
A senior thinks he knows all, thinks he sees all, thinks he hears all; and actually knows at least less than he thinks, sees Ii ttle, hears little, and tells almost everything!
Well, the elephants are running again and if you' re smart you' 1t run with them so you won't have to read our corny jokes!
What is it that looks 1 ike an elephant and flies and is very dangerous?
A flying elephant with a machine gun!!!!
BEAT SOUTHEAST
Whydo elephants 1 ie in the water with their feet sticking up in the air?
So they can trip frogs l ! !
BEAT SOUTHEAST
Whydid the elephant eat one peanut and put the other one in his nose? Because he wanted to have a spare in the trunk!!!!!
BEATSOUTHEAST
What's the difference between an elephant and a prune?
The
What did Tarzan say when he saw the elephant coming over the hill? ''Here comes the elephant over the hill"
What did Jane say when she saw the elephant coming over the hill? ''Here comes the prune over the hill. 11 She was color bl ind!!!!!!!!!
Georgi
METHOD:
Sift the questions and answers together. Add teacher advice, observation, and tradition; mix well. Fold in friendly sm(les, self-assurance, wisecracks, and mistakes. Mistakes may be left out without ruining the texture. Add school supplies; blend well. Work in the thinking and effort until well mixed. Let simmer. Excellent results guaranteed.
'The evolution of the news- · paper from early Chinese dynasties to today's informative well-planned editions is an interesting sequence of events.
'The first recognizable ancestor of the modern paper was the RQinat1Senate records of transactions recorded in newsletter fonnt. Later, to this was added the reports of Roman sporting events--notably lion-feeding and gladiat o r i al e v en t s - - an d th e world' s fir st sports page was born.
While Rome could brag of this notable advancement it could also show good rea~on for consideration as the birthplace of the first "complaint to the editor" and the first "gossip" columns.
It seems Cicero of old Rome wanted a better report of what people were saying about him. He complained about it to his newsletterwri ting friend Caelus (a sort of Roman Walter Winchell) thus initiating these two firsts.
The Roman' s newsletters were put out by slaves of whomthere was an abundance. In fact, if there hadn't been so much slave labor to inscribe the newsletters, the printing press would probably have been developed by the inventive Romans.
To find the first printed newspaper one must go to s e venth or eighth century China. This paper had an apnhroo,[·iat.el:v Chinese name t e r Chau wni en, t:r an s .1a1.:ed, me ans the Peking Gazette.
The first regularly published newssheet was a German paper in 1609. The first continously published English 1 anguage paper was the "News from Most Parts of Christendom" published in England in 1634.
The first English language newspaper was printed in Amsterdam in 1620 and then shipped to England.
The "London News Gazette " of 1709 was the first attempt at today's form of newspaper.
NEWSPAPERREFLECTAGE
coverag e usually follows.
The Revolutionary war saw many papers rise to take sides with both the Patriot and the Loyalist causes of the time; the Boston Gazette attained the largest circu1 ation, 2, 000. ~ch prominent Revolutionaries as John Adams and John Hancock wrote regularly for this paper.
The first cartoon was carried by the Gazette. It depicted a cut-up snake with the caption, 11Join or Die." This cartoon is attributed to Benjamin Franklin.
The newspaper of the Civil War era--in contrast to those later on in the Spanish American War period--did not encourage war. Rather, newspapers in both the North and th e South opposed the war.
The Civil War presented th e opportunity of newspaper coverage because it was fought on American soil
The war also brought about lasting eff e cts on the American newspaper. Among them was the inn ovation of the Sunday newspapers which were designed for t hose people who could not wait from Saturday until Monday for news of the war. Arrival of the modern headline is also credited to the Civil War era. Previous headlines were non-verbal statements such as ~news from the war" or "a great Union traged,y. 11
The Spanish-American War was a conflict which was brou ght on mainly by th e indignation of th e peopl e ig..,i '-""U'-1 .c.._ ...i U)' v u~ U Y'I';":) papers of William Randolph Hearst and Jos eph Pulitzer
These two giants of newspapers vied with each to increase their papers circulations. They did this by onesided half-truth reporting the "cruel 11 mishandling of the CUbanpeople by the Spanish government. Thus a newspaper started a war. These are just some of the interesting ways in iyhich the newspaper has developed from ancient times and in United States history.
In America, whenever there ( The information for this has been an occurance of · article came from encyclogreat imp:irtance, newspaper Pedias in the LHS 1 ibrary.)
How would you care for some BORSCHTfollowed by some PIRO~U?
Miss Lorraine Strasheim' s Russian 3 class and guests, Mr. William Bogar, Mrs Ruth Schwarz, and the Latin 5 class, had a chance to find out recently if Russian foods were to their tastes.
RING-AROUND-TIIE-PLATE
'The luncheon climaxed study of a unit on foods, by the Russian class.
The luncheon was served in the typical Russian style with the silverware on three sides of the plate with the spoon at the head of the plate.
The menu consisted of:
HRpa O pxaHOMXJieCSou
Bo~ c cueTaHo~
IblpOIRH
~PYRTH
Koqie H MoJI01<0
FISH EGGS??
The dinner started with a Russian appetizer of caviar
by Susie Phelps
Jean Taube, Pearl Ace, Margaret Sperry, and Val Shewcow as they watch Latin student Don Geier hesitantly prepare to eat his caviar.
on rye bread. Caviar, a highly-touted delicacy, is actually fish eggs.
The next course was borscht vegetable soup, a hearty puree of beets and celery, which is served with sour cream.
also served.
Mrs Michael Shewcow provided the piroski.
Lincoln High School ' s student lounge was the first well-developed area of its kind in the stat e of Nebraska. Originated by energetic students of LHS and paid for entirely from student activit ~ funds it is a thing in which every affiliate of Lin c oln High S c hool s hould take extreme pride. Whe n th._ L.Lu.;u.111 ooara or Education adopted the closedcampus policy in 1956, the idea of a lounge arose with the Student Council, then under the direction of Miss Florence Jenkins.
It was decided that the girls gym, located in the center of the school , would be converted into a huge lounge area, while the adjoining locker room would become a concession stand . Thirty-eight hundred dollars worth of lounge furniture was purchased in that Year and the Lincoln High carpentry class, guided by Mr. Clarence Evans, decorated the walls with knotty pine Panelling, and sanded the
Girls!! Are you old fashioned, out-dated, or just · simply not chic?
floors.
This was the beginning of a gigantic undertaking In 1957, old radiators were removed and a warm-air heating system was installed at the cost of $1200 The following year saw the addition of a lighting and public address system, a sound-proof ceil" ine. naintPrl wall~ . and a juke box.
The wall between the gym and locker room was torn down and made into a halfwall divider, and the concession area was improved to include a snack bar, booths, and $2500 worth of equipment such as a deep freeze, an ice cream machine, and pop machines.
It was in the same year that the gate at the south end of the lounge was installed.
The highly regarded, sacred " "L was painted on the lounge
floor in 1960. Respect for this symbol of Lincoln High spirit has become a hard and fast tradition and it is commonknowledge that no one
Are you oneofthe Lincolnettes still living with last year's fashions? If you are, please note, that short. tight skirts, high hairstyles, and exotic make-up are definitely down and all washed out. It ' s a new year, with a fresh look which is mainly natural. If, from year to Year, no one ever changed the fashions, we would still be vamping around in our "flap- " Per su1 ts . (Pooh, pooh, poh--doo!) It's time to adopt tlie new look
COMPETITION?
There seems to be a contest between a few oldfashioned LHS girls as to who can pile their stifflysprayed hair the highest, even though present styles tend to long and gently sweeping hair lines. This same group thinks knees are the greatest. (Something' s going to get a little chilly when the freeze sets in!)
Have you seen any black eyes lately? Better yet, have you seen any purple, green, or azure blue ones? It's not hard to spot them; they are accented with black or brown eye-liner obnoxiously reaching up to the temples. At the same time, these colored eyelids are drooping half-way over the eye ball,
because as a matter of simple fact, each one is trying in vain to support 20 pounds of mascara.
LOOKUP!
This vamp look went out 30 years ago, Liz! Besides that when you' re attending a school along with 2400 others, you should be able to see more than the bottom half.
The "piece de resistance, 11 however, is viewing this weighted-down pair of black eyes in all their accented glory, crowned by hair piled high (1962 style!) running around in something which resembles a painter' s shrunken smock. Commonly known as a shift, such attire is usually worn by the younger set (1-6 years of age) to conceal their plump little bodies.
(There are some shifts which are perfectly acceptable, however, so don't throw out your fashionable tailored ones.)
If any of the above examples apply to beautiful, gorgeous, radiant "you, 11 perhaps some changes should be made.
treads upon it PENNANTSLASTADDITION
'The pictures at either end of the lounge came into being in 1960 and thirteen large felt pennants, representing Lincoln High ' s athletic opponents of the Intra and Inner City Conferences, were added in 1961. The pennants, hanging on the east wall, are t.he most r e cent addition to the lounge.
The student lounge has never needed teacher patrol. Under the direction of the All· School Lounge and Patio Committee, a sub-division of the~student Council, the upkeep and care of the lounge is left to the integrity of the students The Lounge Committee forms lounge policy, changes records in the juke box regularly, and carries out occasional improvements and additions to the area.
Members of the committee sign up in home rooms each year and are selected by the Student Council. The senior members of the All-School Lounge and Patio Committee for 1963-64 are : Tom Benton, Brenda Bindrum, Roy Donahoe, Walt Fras, Steve Goetz, Bill Kling, Mary AnnMiller, Helen Pfeiff, Roger Schreiner , Marcia Sims, Cathy Stilwell, Crystal Young.
Juniors include: Judy Bond, Bob Cole, Melodee Eno, Mary Folmer, Rosie Fowles, Kathy Hellweg, Gerry Jacobs, Liz Ostermiller, Jackie Robinson, Grant Story, Judy Tassler, and Brent Worms.
Crews Named
(cont'd from p. 1)
Property: Sharon Rance, Bill Sammons, Ann Young Nancy Misko
Co-Chinn. Co-Chmn.
Jack Thompson
Margaret Young
Sound:
Vic Kuklin, Chmn. Doug James Diane Wiemers
Stage : Gerry Tice, Chmn. Terry Stentz Fusun Ungur
(From p 1)
Janice Fjeldheim, Mary Folmer, Don Forsyth, Dorothy Fuller, Katherine Gilbert, Steve Goetz, Lynn Hirst, Gerald Holbrook, Patricia Jackson, John Jacobs, Vicki Jacobson, Irene Jakobsons, Marc Johnson, Robert Kapke, Sandra Kess, Nancy Knott, CUrtis Kuster, Kathy Lunger, Ann Maly, Carolyn Manthey, Cheryl Marsh, Richard Marsh, Sandra McGuire, Margo McMaster, Viki McPherson, Jim Miller, Larry Mowrer,Jane Proctor, William Riley, Edward Rohrdanz, Bob Sader, Katherine Schach, Mike Schafer, John Schrekinger, Leslie Schumacher, SUsan Shildneck, Donna Sieckman, Marcia Sims, Myron Si sel, Bruce Staats, Pat ri ci a Ann Stephens, Charlene Stoehr, Barbara Stoughton , Diane Sundling, Judi th Tassl er, George Ward, Walt Warnsholz, Sally Weber, Mary Weigandt, Gisele Weisman, Paula West, Keith Willis, Natalie Zieg, Linda Zimmerman. 11811 ASSEMBLY
Gloria Adams, Jane Albers, Ruth Amen, Judy Amend, Nancy Bantz, Stephen Bloom, Barbara Bowman, Franklin Brill, Kathleen Brt, Loran Clement, Carla Cronkite , Robert Cummins, Alice Dale , Linda Davidson,
Sherry Eberly, Jeanne Eddens, Connie Ewerth, Emily Fernbaugh, Roseann Fowles, Denise Franklin , Glenn Friendt , Nancy Geistlinger, Larry Group, Cynthia Hardin, Pat Heidenreich, Kathryn Hellweg, Gary Jacobs, Gerry Jacobs , Andis Kaulins, Bill Kling, TomKrieger, Chris Lacy, Mike Lederer, Linda Martin, Doug McKelvey, • Barney McLaughlin, Georgia Miller, Sandra Minard, Carolyn Morgan, Judy Myers, Kathleen Ness, Lavonne Olsen, Gail Penrod, Sarah Petersen, Susan Phelps, Kent Radke, Bruce Raymer, Joyce Retherford, Nadine Rohan, Lawrence Rohn, Phyllis Sattler, Jim Schleicher, Mary Lou Schriner, Bob Solick, Roger Stark, Catherine Stilwell, Robert Stonerock, David Taladay, Bruce Taylor, Tommie Thompson, Anna Tilts, Donald TUbbs, Bob TUcker, Fred Vandeburg, Allan Weimer, Bill Westlund, Joe Weyand, Jim Wilson, Brent Worms, Judy Hirst, Bonnie Luternow, Cheryl Steele, Mike Terry , Susan Wright.
Fifty-two members of the Class of 1963 were also honored.
Conventions, meetings, and special classes highlighted the summer for many LHS students as they enlarged their knowledge in many different fields of study ranging from state government to Red Cross training.
Howcan youth help Nebraska grow? What can they do for their state?
Six hundred high school and college students recently gathered at the Nebraska Center for the third annual Governor' s Qmference to consider this question.
For two days representatives from communities of 500 citizens to cities of 180,000 population met on panels and in workshops, discussing means in which they could best aid Nebraska economically, in education, and in recreation.
Lincoln High had the largest number in attendance from any one school.
Representing LHS were: Margaret Angle , Georgia Borgens, Barbara Bowman, Harold Chesnin, Susie Diffenderfer, Roy Donahoe, Jean Ernst, Leslie Johnson , Andis Kaulins, Vivian Larsen, Mike Lemond, Ray Pyle, John Schrekinger, Janet Smith, · Cathy Spencer, and Bruce Staats.
A meeting of representatives from all Lincoln high schools is scheduled for September 29, at which time future plans for a more active youth participation in community affairs will be made.
Roger Stark attended the Stan Kenton Clinic sponsored
Incorporated August 18-24.
The clinic was held at Denver University and consisted of college and high school musicians from all parts of the country.
These students were trained in jazz band and combo, jazz theory and arranging, and improvisation.
Valuable experience in leadership was gained this summer by several Lincoln High students.
Cindy Hardin and Susie Phelps, members of the Student Council, attended the
27th Annual Convention of the National Association of student Councils in AnnArbor, Michigan. They were accompanied by seven other Nebraska delegates, and Student Council ad\lisor, Miss Judy Farris. Comments Susie of the trip , "It wa'5one of the most marvelous experiences of my life."
Later in the summer, Cindy and Tommie Thompson attended a full week of leadership training at Camp Cheley, Colorado.
Marcia Sims, as recipient of the HumanRelations Scholarship awardedby the Friends Society of Lincoln, attended the World Affairs Conference in Boone, Iowa, Disannament, the Peace Corps, racial problems, and emerging forms of peace were some of the topics discussed.
El~ctions, campaigns, and party spirit we re the order of the day during a late week in June, as several representatives from LHS att e nded Girls' State or Boys' State.
Highlights of the week's activities included filing and running for office, a visit to the capitol, party conventions, addresses by many well-known civic leaders, and the annual Girls' State-Boys' State <lane€.
'STATES'DRAWMANY
Three hundred twenty-five gj.rls from towns throughout Nebraska took part in Girls' State which is sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary 1bree hundred boys took part in the American Legionsponsored Boys' State.
Those participating set up a mock government, electing their own offi c ials at th e state, county, arrrr commun1~y level. Those delegates who were elected visited their particular offices and saw government in action.
The remaining delegates were assigned to the appointive offices where they also got a first-hand look at the functions of government.
Cindy Hardin was elected Governor of Girls' State and was chosen as one of Nebraska's two delegates to Girls' Nation. Tommie Thompson was elected State Treasurer and was chosen to attend Boys' Nation.
Other LHS students whowere elected included; Lynn Grosscup, Games, Fbrestation, and Parks Commission; Georgia Borgens and Harold Chesnin, State Senators; Steve Goetz, Adjutant General; curt Kuster, Mayor; Bruce Staats, Secretary to the Governor; and Mike Lemond, Member of the City Cbuncil.
An extensive test on government was given in -which Cindy Hardin placed in the upper ten in the girls 1 division while Tommie Thompson and Harold Chesin placed in the upper thirteen in the boys' division.
LINKSSTUDY&ED CROSS LHSwas al so represented by four girls at the 1963 High School Red Cross Leadership Trairting Center. They were Jeri Adam, Debbie Lapping, Judy McConnell, and Ruthann Schaumburg , The purpose of this meeting, which was held in late August, was to promote a better understanding of Red Cross work, and to motivate the students of the state, and the country, todo their best for the promotion of Red Cross.
425 ATTE~DALL-STATE 196 3 All-State, was held during the month of June. Fbur fields of study were offered to the approximately 425 students. The courses were journalism, music, speech, and drama Students, who lived either at homeor on campus, attended daily classes and spent the evening at various social events. The course was concluded with th e l)I'Oduction of two 1 \.,.
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11THEMOUSETHATROARED" IS COMING--NOVEMBER 1.
,loAnn
Hi again! - "
Alice
We hope you've all had enough time to get into the swing of things again---and by the way, wasn't that a swinging Homecoming Dance the Council gave? With Thanksgiving just around the corner, we' re expecting many more dances to come up. Miller's has just the thing for you gals---floor length and short formals for the really gala evening or smart wool sheaths for the more casual affair. Be sure to stop in the Place soon.
Want something really new and different for Keen
Tim e o r Hi g h Sp o t? Ho w about a bunny dress? These adorable shifts are gathered near the top to give a loose, comfy fit. They come in plain or print corduroy and crisp fall cottons. Come on in and see us, we will be glad to help you!
Say, hasn't our cross--country team been piling up an exciting record? These · guys have worked hard and · deserve our support!!
Speaking of support---we want every last one of you to give everything you' ve got at the LHS vs. SE game Friday! We know we can beat them and we' re going to! • AREN'TWE?
LONGLI\IE THEKING!!!
JoAnn 'n Alice
P.S. Pictures--Compliments of Miller and Paine Studio.
The Future Teachers Association club members have become teachers' helpers this year.
Part of the total program of the FTA is to have the meinberskeep a cumulative service record when a;sisting teachers before and after school.
Helpers keep an accurate account, on s~cially prepared work sheets, of time spent giving this service.
The FTA was organized two years ago, the purpose being ''to arouse interest in the teaching profession, to gain experience and insight into teaching techniques, and to realize the advantages as well as some of the hardships, of teaching," says Miss Florence Jenkins, sponsor.
This year the FTA has become associated with the National Future Teachers Association. The membership is now between 40-50, but Miss Jenkins urges more boys to join.
F'l'A meetings are held the first and third Mondayof each month and the dues are $. 25 a semester.
A Red Cross Volunteer Service meeting will be held crn October 22, at the chapter house, 1701 E Street, 6:45 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
This session is a prerequ1to service at either Tabitha Homeor Vet's Hospital. For further in formation, see Mrs. Virginia Roberts.
11ijeing able to play in the " state basketball tournament <! was the most memorable moment of our first Son, Dennis Wertz.
Dennis earned Varsity letters in football and basketball during his junior year. Currently, he is Lincoln High' s first string quarterback, although his favorite sport is basketball. *
Al though the school year has just begun, it is never too early to plan ahead. Any girl interested in athletics of any kind should start working in her sophomore year, toward winning the Girls Athletic Association Medal.
11This medalisgiven to the senior girl who has won the most GM emblems and letters. The recipient is also judged on scholarship, interest, and participation in other school activities, 11 says Miss Helen · Jo Miller, physical education teacher.
In addition to the medal, the winner receives a lifetime pass to all future Lincoln High activities.
WERTZ
LOOS
He feels that participation in athletics has enabled him 11to meet many new friends. " Dennis is in the Industrial Arts Curriculum and enjoys watching television.
He most likes the friendly attitude of the student body at LHS.
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Our second Son, Steve Loos, lists his favorite sport as football. Why? After lettering last year, Steve is currently Lincoln High' s starting right guard.
Steve's most memorable morn~nt occurred on the football field in this year' s Omaha North game. He got to carry the ball!
His favorite pastime is hunting.
Steve believes that the spirit and tradition at LHS are the things he likes best.
Participation in sports he believes, has brought him closer to the students and teachers at Lincoln High.
Hello again,
All of the excitement of Homecomingis over now, but t hat do es n' t me an t h at there is nothing to look forward to. The Thanksgiving B a 11 and o t h er ho 1 i day parties are closer than you think, so start buying your party dresses now.
Gold' s Junior Dress Dept. is a wonderland of frothy chiffons and luscious velvets, featuring almost all the colors of the ·rainbow An especially eye-catching number is the black velvet sheath by Don Sophisticates displ a,ying that provocative 11low look" in back.
Tapestry prints. brocades, and crepes are also available in a variety of styles. For that exquisite look, floor length creations may be found in the Lincoln Shop. To complete your party ensemble, add a cozy rabbit fur trim jacket
Vlhile you' re in the Junior Dress Dept., be sure to see t h e A- s k i r t , v e st , an d blouse trio as seen in "seventeen". The blouse · is crepe, the skirt is black houndstooth check, and the vest is the vibrant red seen so much this fall. Perfect for school or dates, this smart outfit is priced at $26.
Gosh, it seems like I have to stop. I will leave you with one parting thought though. BEATSOUTHEAST!!!
Be seein' ya, Marcia
It was another case of "a lot too late" as Lincoln High fell to Grand Island, 12-7, after a valiant last-minute stretch run fell short on the Islanders 24-yard line.
Aftermoving71 yards in the final minute, time ran out on the Links as they vainly tried to get the ball in play for a last try goalward.Quarterback Dennis Wertz' s desperation passes sparked the quickmoving unsuccessful drive.
'Ihe fray was dominated by the passing gameas al'l scoring came via the airways, with Grand Island and LHS picking up 162 and 167 yards respectively in the air
The Link's sole seven points came on an 18-yard toss from Wertz to HermanTapp with the PATon a Wertz to Frank Brill combination.
Twolast..auarter touchdowns were not enough to ground the high-flying Northeast Rockets as LNEorbited to a 19-12 vi ctory before Seacrest Field's largest gathering. ·
The estimated crowd of 8,000 spectators witnessed a defensive battle until late
in the second quarter wh~n the Rockets' Art Scott blasted from 1 yard out for the game's first score. With this 7 -0 advantage the Rockets launched two secondhalf drives of 63- and 66yards to garner a 19-0 lead before the Links hit paydi rt.
The Links did so by Hermw, Tapp' s 12-yard jaunt 1 ate in tne game, and on Henry Jackson's interception run back which netted six points.
If you think you know the familiar Lincoln High figure whizzing down the Parkway on a small red motorbike, you' re right. It's Phil Sprague
Of the scooter , left in his care by a friend, Mr. Sprague reports, "The bike, which has an engine about the sizeofa ~ewing machine's, gets 125 miles per gallon, so I'll ride it until the weather turns cold.
At that point, I don't think I have enough confidence in myself to try making it over the snow and ice. 11
Lincoln High's cross-coun•
try team edged Omaha South by one ooint to win the Nebraska Wesleyan University Invitational held at Thunder Ridge Golf course.
The Links, with three finishers in the top ten places led by George Ward, captured 22 points to take the victory from nine Class A schools.
George Ward led the Links 1963 cross-country team to a 16-39 victory over the Southeast Knights.
Ward's winning time was 7:56.5 which is just 7 seconds off the Pioneers course record set in 1959 by former Link Dick Ripley . The Links captured the first four top spots, barely missi ng a shuto11t.
JUDYMYERSREIGNSAS 1963 HOMECOMINGQUEEN. The coronation ceremony was conducted by Tommie Thompson during the halftime of the Lincoln High-Grand Island football game. The HomecomingCourt and escorts (1. tor.)
FOOTBALL GOLF
Intramural flag football is off to a good start with the Bears leading the standings with two wins and no losses. Close behind are the Packers with a 1-0 record.
Recent Standings: • Bears Packers
Lions
Rams
Eagles Cards intramural action will continue until the playoffs to be held October 15, 16. An extramural flag football tournament will be held October 19 with LSE and LNE to decide the city championship.
Dennis Bradshaw, with a score of 75 led a field of 37 golfers from Lincoln High, Lincoln Northeast, and Lincoln Southeast in extramural golf action last week. His score was 11 strokes better than LSE' s K. Tyler's and gave Bradshaw the city golf extramural title.
TENNIS
In LHS intramural tennis action, Bob Sader defeated Herb Schrader 2-6, 7-5, 6-3 in a hard-fought battle between the two finalists. Bob, after losing the first set, battled back to take the next two and •win the title.
Caught relaxing during a lull in rehearsals for the allschool play are (left, above 1. tor.) Victoria Wadley, Jeri Adam, Charlene Staska, Atricia Sul tzbaugh, and Ray Pyl~ Seated is Donita Tartar. In the mpper right picture are Susie Pabst, Viki Bender, Jim Coop,er, Ric Marsh, Jim Gordon, and Jerry Rockwell. Striking at pose (lower left, standing, I. tor.) are Doris Lohr, IDave Beckmann, and Steve Peters. Seated is sue Roelfs. In: the. front row areKeith Willis, John Dzerk, and James Macdonald.
Workshops, sectional meetings, and social activities have been scheduled for members of newspaper and yearbook staffs from Nebraska high schools when they meet, November 1, at the University of Nebraska for the Nebraska High School Press Association conve.ntion.
FALLWORKSHOPS
The Advocate and Links staffs are planning to attend the convention which, for the first time, will be held for one da,y. Workshops and sectional meetings, only, will be hold this fall. This will put the emphasis on the ,rhow-to-dolf phase of producing a newspaper and a yearbook. These workshops will include lectures and laboratory sessions in advertising, broadcasting, mimeograph production, news coverage, la,yout and special writing techniques. The clinic, or contest, part of the convention will be hold in the spring with the state divided into six districts.
SOCIALACTIVITIES
As for the social side of the convention, participants will attend the all-convention luncheon. A special luncheon for advisers has been arranged. That night, a banquet will be held in the ballroom of th e N e b r ask a Un i on Dr. Roberto Esquinazi-Mayo, associate professor, University of Nebraska, and Educational and Cultural Consultant for the Alliance for Progress, will be the speaker. Awards for excellence in high school publications of
last year will be presented at this time. The Advocate has been entered.
Lincoln High will open its doorstoall parents and students to acquaint them with the school.
Two Open House dates have been arra.nged to accommodate LHS parents. Parents of juniors and seniors are invited for the evening of October 29; sophomore parents will attend the November 4 Open House.
TO BEGINAT 7:30
Programs for both nights will begin at 7:30 in the auditorium. Mr. William Boga:r; principal of Lincoln High, will welcome 11>arents and explain scholarships and student loans available to qualifying students.
Also on the agenda for the October 29 meeting will be selections by the Madrigal Singers, directed by Mr. Ivan Caldwell.
The Sophomore Girls Glee, directed by Miss dorthea Gore, will perform November 4. CLASSSCHEDULE
A student class schedule form has been provided on page 3 of this issue of the Advocate, Students are urged to fill in their room numbers so that parents may move easily about the building.
Refreshments will be served in the cafeteria. Mrs. Hilda Kargo, head of the cafeteria staff, will be assisted in serving by Parents Group members.
II When you get the chance to see the all-school pla,y,, The Mouse That Roared, you will be enjoying not only the work of those on stage but the combined efforts of manr, Lincoln HighSchoo,l students, ' says Jon Olsen, Wesleyan student teacher who is assistant director of the play.
"Th. ts is a real all-school proclnction, utilizing a wide variety of student talent to make the show a success.
II FINISHINGTOUCHES
called upon and provided nine excellent voices from the boys singing class.
"The professor in the play needed a formula for one of his inventions, sothe science department was more than willing to whip up a wild formula to express his idea.
"The Civil Defense man needed a walkie-talkie. This posed a real problem until Larry Schneckloth went to work and did a fine job of constructing one.
'lhirteen seniors at LHS have been honored for high performance in the National Merit Scholarship qualifying test given last spring.
Miss Dorcas Weatherby, assistant principal, has announced that the commended students are Loran Clement, Linda Davidson, James Gordon, James Hahn, Andis Kaolins, Victor Kuklin, Dick Laws,
Douglas McKelvey, John Schrekinger, Mike Terry, Sally Weber, Paula West, and Margaret Young.
John M. Stalnaker, president of the National Merit Scholarship Corporation, reports 11 About 32,000 students throughout the country are being awarded letters of commendation in recognition of their outstanding performance on the qualifying test.
"Although they did not reach the status of Semifinalists in the current Merit Program, they are so capable that we wish to call attention in this way to their achievement and academic promise."
When there was found to be a need for a singing group to prese(lt a Fenwickian anthem, the mus·ic department was 1 64
For only $4. you can get complete picture coverage of the 1963-64 school year at Lincoln High School.
The Links sales campaign starts November 4 and ends November 22. After this date, salesmen will no longer be selling Links, and the cost will be raised to $4.50.
Miss Mildred Waide, faculty financial advisor for the yearbook, hasapproved a list of students who will be selling the .Links. The salesmen, by classes include:
SENIORS: Jeri Adam, Nancy Bantz, Susie Bettger, Brenda Bindrum, (cont'd. p. 4)
11A not uncommon sight was to see members of the costume crew rushing all over town get ting the many di ff erent costumes for the strange charactors of the play."
In addition to securing costumes in this wa,y, costumes will also be ordered from a professional costume house.
(cont'd p. 4).
Semifinalists and commended students together constitute about two per cent o f al 1 high school seniors. The commended students and the semifinalists who do not win Merit Scholarships are considered for certain other scholarships that are offered through the facilities of the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.
11All 1965 graduates of Lincoln High School who wish to enter the 1964-65 National Merit Scholarship competition should register now with their counselors if they did not do so last spring, 11Miss Dorcas Weatherby, assistant principal, announces.
The National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test will be given at LHS at 8 a.m. on Saturda,y, March 14, 1964.
"students whowill complete high school in 1965 and plan to attend college are eligiable for scholarship competition, 11 says Miss Weatherby,
"Participating students must pa,y $1.50 on the da,y of the test and must take the test when it is offered.
FINANCIALNEEDIS FACTOR
"Awards in the Merit Program are granted on the basis of intellectual merit, but financial needs determine the individual amounts.
11A student• s performance on the qualifying test also pr.ovides him with information that is useful in career plan-
ning or in selec.ting courses in high school and college."
After the test each student receives a HANDBOOKFURMERIT PROGRAMPARTICIPANTS, prepared by Science Research As so c i ates, the testing agency. The HANDBOOK is designed to help students understand their test results, to make comparisons with high school students across the country, and to use this information in making educational and vocational plans.
BASIS FOROTHERAWARDS
In addition to awards made by National Merit Scholarship Corporation, about 175 business corporations, foundations, colleges, unions, professional associations, and individuals give scholarships through the Merit Program.
NMSAwas established in 1955 through grants from the Ford Foundation and the Carnegie Corporation of New York. An additional grant to extend the Merit Program through 1970 was announced in 1962.
Seniors, remember Regents exam is coming up November 6. All who signed up should take the test.
Midland Lutheran College is offering a $1600 scholarship for any interested student in the upper two per cent of his class. If one does not qualify in this bracket, there is another scholarship of $600 for those in the upper 10 per cent.
The University of Nebraska offers any of the following scholarships for students planning to enroll in the Col1 ege of Agriculture and Home
Economics; Knights of Ak-SarBen, 12 male, 6 female, $150; Sears-Roebuck, 12 male, 2 fenaie, $300.
Cllris Sanders Memorial, 1 male student interested in dairy production, $500; Federal Land Bank Association, Production Credit Association 1 male student, $400, * * *
Paulette Maus' s name was inadvertently left off the honor roll list. She earned recognition along with the other honored students.
Many Lincoln.High School organizations represent the school at various public functions aid receive no greater reward than an article in the school paper or a two-second announcement over sound.
• An example of such service was the participationofMr. Orville ~ss and the marching band in the u nj vers i ty of Nebraska Band Day. The band gave afineperformance; it was a "Lincoln High job well done."
Cheerleaders, attempting to imp rove. their al readv fine work for Links ' teams, attended the Nebraska Cheerleader Clinic on the Nebraska campus the same day.
Links Peppers, whose presence is felt at every game and ral I y, spend · countless hours on posters, signs, and booster tags. Lincoln High owes a great deal of the NEWspirit to this group and their sponsors.
From such ex amp1es, it i s ev i den t i that both behind the scenes and in the public eye, Links organizations are constantly striving to keep th 0 is
HAPPINESSis the 3:15 bell
HAPPINESSis being at the JJ-ead of the lunch line.
HAPPINESSis a locker all to yourself.
HAPPINESSis a Linooln High Victory.
HAPPINESSis the last day of school (except for seniors).
HAPPINESSis a good grade.
HAPPINESSis having extra lunch money after Friday's lunch.
HAPPINESSis a 45-minute lunch period.
HAPPINESSis getting up the crowded stairs to class on time.
llAPPINESS is finding that lost book.
HAPPINESSis having that special date ·to the prom.
HAPPINESSis LHS being the 11 KING11 ! · proud and venerable school on top.
HAPPINESSIS LI1"CX,LNHIGH!
A certain minority within the student body has been behaving in an immature manner, not at all contplementary to their age, and degrading to the prestige and tradition of the school. This group obviously has the talent for making foo Is o-f them set ves; they would probably be qu ' ite J1'opular with the grade-school set.
Behavior of this kind gives a bad impression, retards the progress of education, and spoi 1 s the accomplishments of those who are working for the school.
If this minority persists in its immature attitude, the achievements of the school will be obscured by their childish actions. The prestige and tradition will be marred by a few show-offs.
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Let us all be happy and live within our means, even if we have to borrow the money to do it with.
**** Ch 1 ar es F. Browne
If you should not be forgotten as soon as you are dead, either write things worth reading or do things worth writing.
Knowledge: knowing what to do. Skill: knowing how to do it. Wisdom: not doing it!
The ti me to be happy is now, The pl ace to be happy is here, The way to be happy is to make olthers so. ·
****Robert Ingersoll
Lincoln High School 22nd and J Streets Lincoln 19, Nebraska
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Thanks goes to Peanuts Happi,ness idea! for the
ABRA-KADABRA,KADABRAKADOO, You don't believe in witches? ' Well, some people do!
Yes, even today the ancient art of witchcraft is being practiced the world over and, with Halloween avorc»aching, the Advocate staff advises you to take heed, becau1se your very next door neighbor may be a sorceress in di :sguise.
SCARYWORLDBEGINS
Let's turn the clock back to the 15th ~entury in Europe where this scary world of witches and sorcerers began. It was at this time when women who "sold their souls 'to the devil II were put to death for casting evil spells and c~rms.
. -These charms, made by using ·forms of words with manual gestures, could make their enanies sick, and enabled the witches to pass through barred doors and to turn themselves into weird animals.
Someof the mysterious 1powers held by these witches, now ever, were directed in producing favor able as well as evil results. & go~d harv~st, gooo catch of fish, or a favnrable wind for a ship are examples of the benevolent spirit.
IS THEREPROOF ?
So-ca -lled proof of these weird happenings, which were outgrowths of the obstinate, pagan religions of l!llrope, can · be determined tiy the number- •at witches killed in the 16th and 17th centuries by Chris- · tian pei::se.cutors.
As Christianity grew in strength and influence, the witches retreated to the lessfrequented parts of the countries and practiced their craft on the more ignorant members of the communities, But witchcraft lives on to · enliven the souls and curdle · the blood of many today.
A British magazine, THE The Advocate is issued by, the students PEX>PLE,reported that a modern of Li.ncoln High School bi-weekly during · · cult of wi tch<::raft existed in the school year except immediately fol• Bri ti an as late as 19 57. A lowing vacations. It is issued without witches' ceremony, which dat-es cost to every Lincoln High student. Adver- back to pagan times. was being ti sing rates are $1 per co.l umn inch. performed. second-class postage is paid at Lincoln, · Is !here a future for witchNebraska• craft? Just wait anti l October : 31 and see!
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You' re getting ready to settle down in a warm, relaxing tub of;hot water
All the tensions of the dar are slowfy drifting away. Your eyes are drooping, and you' re almost in a trance. Suddenly, there it is before your eyes! A ROTIFER! What would vou do if you, found a Botifer in the corner of your bathtub?
Several LHSstudents give you some hints of their strategy.
Lynne Belote: I' d keep it for a pet and name it Homer!.
Jane Bu~: I' d step on it !
, Carletta COllingham:, I'd swim with it !
• Donna Geier: I'd take a · shower and let it have the bathtub!
Judy Holland: I'd wash with it!Joyce tig; I'd bite itJ
Sharon Martin: I'd get out and let it wash!i
Judy Myers: I'd scream!
Karen· Stephenson: I'd mail it home to Mama! · Pat Stricker: I' d drown it!
sandy Watson: I'd stuff it down the drain! When you think about it, theremay be more than just one roti~fer in your bathtub! · There may be millions of than.
A rotifer 1• a microscopic water animal !
Checking the busy calendar of up-coming events are Thumbnailers Dave Taladay, Cathy Stilwell, Joline Rieger, and Galen Ullstrom. " Thumbnailer Dave,Tal +id~, (alias "Lola," a secret nicknam~ , ) is in · the Engineering Curriculum and is looking ahead to college • days at either the University of Nebraska or Nebraska Wesleyan.
uave lists modern problems and chemistry as his favorite subjects, adding that Student Council and Varsity football take up most of his time. ·
Asked about his favorite pastime, Dave · remarked, "Making money--if I had time!" /\c- · cording to "Lola, 11 his most embarrassing experience occurred when~ as ·a sophomore, lie attended the Governor' s ·Conference on Driver - · ;, n- .·. Educatio14 My leg was in a cast! adqs. Thinlnng back, he remember~ the first day at LHS as his most memorable experience. 111 was scared to death!"
Dave urges students to work hard as sophomore$ ·Bid juniors because, "when you' re a senio!' you won't h::ive time!!I' ,,- * * *
Sitting in the wrong church with Susie Phelps, waiting for a wedding to start rates as Cathy Stilwell' s most embarrassing experience. Cath, in the Arts and Sciences .Qµ:rri.culum, plans to major in French at the University of Nebraska. Her hobby is sewing and her favorite pastime is worrying(?) Cheerleading, the Loung~ liUldPatio Committee, Aeolian Choir, and being a Home Room Alternate keeps her favorite pastime active. Being chosen a Reserve Cheerlf ~ader is her biggest moment , ·Peopl e who accuse her of - being bowlegged and a certain person whosei favorite expression is "What does it matter?" are her pet peeves. so heware! ff - · She urges, Be a part of LHS; Join 1nl-the spirit and traditions of the Links, for high scho~l is gone he fore you know it. 11 · II II Now, as cath would say, Toodles, (it means good-bye).
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Joline 11Doily 11 Rieger is in the Arts and Sciences curriculum and plans to attend the University of Nebrask a. The nickname "Doily" comes from her brother who says "It' s fie.: , cause she has holes in her head and lies around on the furniture. II Her favorite subjects are chemistry and senior CO.t!.IPOSition.
Joline's extracurricular activities are Girls Octet, Student Council, Chairmanship of the Lounge and Patio Committee. and Mum:mers.
lfThe clocks" is what Joline likes best about Lincoln High
Sewing, and ptaying the piano 11in my weak· · er mQments" keep ,lnljne busy, P.eQple wlto telephone and sa.v ''Guess who?" is "Doily' s" , pet peeve( · ·
Joline's most memorable moment was "being chosen for Girls Octet after a solid week of dreams and nightmares on alternate nights. ' '
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Don't "mess around in the lounge" when · Galen Ullstrom is near, because this is his ·pet. peeve and Y,,ouj1_1st might. fin d yourself "messing around with a Varsit; 1etter19an!
An Arts and Sciences major, Frank" plans to study law in the University of Nebraska. Although Spanish and choir are his favorite subje_c ts;, he enjoys dancing, bowling, and all sports.
Filling the rest of Galen's extra time are 11L Club", Lounge and Patio Committee, and service as a Home Room Representative. He claimshismost memorable experienceis 11let- • tering in golf in my sophomo:ce year. "Asked what he liked best. at LHS, Galen " flasQed h:i.s famous grin and said, The friendly students and the many school acti v· ll • i ties. This soun.d$ like a boy who really knows• what he' s doing, where he' s going, and where he's been. · Could this be the same Link who sat in the ]wrong class for the first half of his sophomore year?
"The more adequate and attractive the book collection in terms of the curriculum, the greater emphasis on supplementary readings, and the larger the student body, the greater the circulation."
political parties, and biographies of leaders in the political field were ordered. Books published during the last year dealing with the handicaq,ed were purchased.
Sharon Bruns, library assistant, is amazed at how many new books there are to catalogue in the Lincoln High library
With the selection of the winning senior slogan. "Look, Look, CC!" a new school-wide project has gotten under way. The initials "cc" stand for Class Competition, which is the basis for the project.
CLASSESTO COMPETE
The Sophomore, Junior, and Senior classes will compete against each other for points. These points will accumulate for a designated period of time, and the class with the most points will win a trophy.
Points will be awarded on a percentage basis in all areas of school activities: '"!'irit at pep rallies; attendance at school performances, such as the all-school and Mummersplays; contributions to community Chest and Red Cross drives; entries in the Scribe contests; and many others.
COMMITTEE TO FORMPOLICY
The idea of class competi tlon, which originated in the Student Council, was brought before the HomeRoom Repre-senta ti ves for suggestions. A judging committee, composed of two Home Room Representatives from each cl ass, one *
Forty-two juniors have filed for various Cbunty Day offices. The primary election will take place on October 28. The general election will be held on November 5.
67 years ago ..• Several LHS boys volunteered to fight in CUba.
47 years ago .•. The Phlogistons was one of Lincoln High' s biggest clubs.
44 years ago
Cl.ass rings sold for $1. 50 and $2.
38 years ago
LHSwonthe state football crown with a total of 377 points compared with the opponents' 19 points.
34 years agol •. Girls could have runs taken out of their silk stockings for only 25¢
26 years ago . The student Council was formed.
Council member from each class, and two faculty members, will form Class CQmpetition policy, award the points, and direct the areas of competition.
Serving on the committee are seniors, Pam Farris, Nancy Johnson, and Tommie Thompson, Juniors, Frank Brill, Grant Story, and Gisele Weisman, and Sophomores, John Gallagher, Christie Schwartzkoph, and Carole Wentink. As an added higlilii;ht. t.o .ol4S:s competition, a sophomore, junior, senior, and faculty member will be named each month as "Links of the month." This honor will be in commendation of an outstanding achievement or individual honor, or an outstanding contribution to the success of Class Competition.
DAFFYNITIONS:
ADULT--Onewho has stopped growing, except in the middle.
TEACHER--Aperson whoswore he would starve before teaching and has done both ever since.
Four sophomores were elected to the Student Council from a field of eight nominees at the general election held October 15. Elected were Dave Beckmann, Jeanine Duncan, Mike Knaub, and Christie Schwartzkopf. Congratulations to them all!
The Student council is planning to attend the annual Nebraska State Student Council Convention to be held in Scottsbluff, November9, They will leave by bus November 8, and return early November 10.
The convention will include general ass embl i es, featuring speaker Dr. George E. Mathes of Denver, Colorado, smaller panel discussion groups, and the election of the state officers of the NASCfor 19631964.
Susie Phelps and Tommie Thompson will serve as official delegates to the convention.
The council is always sellin~ football pencils, folders, "L' stickers, and Little Black Books. Buy yours soon!
These are the reasons given by Mrs. Ruth Siefkes, Lincoln High Ii brari an, for the book circulation increase in the Lincoln High School library for the first month of the 1963-64 school year. September of 1962 saw 2403 books checked out; in 1963 the first-month total climbed to over 2800.
Opened in 1917, when the present Lincoln High School building was constructed, the library still occupies room 300, the room designed for it Mrs. Siefkes reports the shelves, which are those originally installed, as" a bit inadequate! Some cupboards have been added, but shelf space is at a premium. 11
Receiving appropriations from the school board on a per-student basis, the LHS library will contain in excess of 10,000 volumes when all new books are accounted for.
The new series of books which are expecially attractive and well-illustrated, the AMERICANHERITAGEand the HORIZONbooks, are al ready circulating
STUDFNTFAYORl:'l'ES
Students checked out books over 32,000 times last year. Mrs. Siefkes uses the Standard Catalogue of High School libraries (which rates library adequacy), to maintain the standards of selections for the library.
Favorites such as Poes Tales and certain works of Shakespeare are replaced as soon as they wear out. Seventeen copies of Jack London's White Fang, a favorite of boys and girls alike, have been worn out. Outdated books also undergo a periodic weeding-out process, especially in the fast-changing fields of science.
Hot rod books are the "best sellers" for-boys. Girls, however, prefer light romance stories. Widely read by both sexes is Red Badge of Gour age by Stephen Crane.
Magazine subscriptions, which totaled over $900 this year, and book purchases are made by Mrs. Siefkes after a careful study of student, teacher, and class needs. An example of this may be seen in the several hundred pamphlets and books purchased in the area of vocations. These are for the use of guidance classes.
Books on art, foreign countries, and communismcomplement the increased outsidereading assignments of art, history, foreign languages, and modern i,roblems classes. Individual requests of faculty and students are given first consideration in ordering books.
Book needs in special areas of interest which can be anticipated are included in the spring order. Because next year will be a presidential election, new books on the
"Here I stand behind the heavy curtain, covered with a cold sweat, with clammy hands, a dry mouth, and shaking knees. A low humof muted conversation is coming from the other side of the curtain. An air of expectation puts all pl~ers on edge.
Other needs which were anticipated are books for the current Nebraska high school debate topic, more books on the race question , and more titles on space exploration.
Magazines and the reference books contain the latest materials. The section housing this material is the most-used area in the library. These references are so important thath according to Mrs. Siefkes, In the allocation of money, these come first."
Mrs. Marie Perrin, secretary, and 20 student assistants, aid Mrs. Siefk~s in preparing for the p-eriodic library "rushes." Sophomore classes are in the library several times to learn how to use the card catalog, the Reader's Guide, and the magazine collection. Seniors use research materials for themes during both semesters, while junior composition, modern problems, and other classes have scheduled periods throughout the year.
Mrs. Siefkes comments, 11The library has been a pl~co of learning and study for 46 years. It continues to grow with and for the LHS student body."
'Everyone is taking his place -the final signal is given - the curtain rises. Glaring lights lash out at my eyes, making the area before the stage a black , void.
ONSTAGENERVOUSNESS
11 I am in the all -school play and I am suffering from what is commonlycalled stage fright!"
This reaction to a speaking situation is common to all speakers and actors, even those most successful and well -known
A certain amount of stage fright tends to key one up beforehand and is useful in sharpening the mind and quickening the reactions. It forces the speaker to put forth extra effort.
But excess nervousness may be detrimental to a performance. Those who perform often Have found "tricks of the trade" which help them face that first moment onstage.
TRICKSFORCALMNESS
To relievenervousness that would bring about jerky or distracting movements, one should take deep breaths, speak slowly, gesture freely, and keep physically active as long as it does not detract from what is being said. These things, together with the underlying knowledge that you ~re prepared through practice and memorization, should insure a smooth flowing performance.
Let the A4tualinks and Peter Pan showyou Never Never Land November 14 and 15. This is * * * the theme for the 1963-64 Aqualinks production. Tickets are 50¢ from any Aqualink member.
May we suggest that parents have their sons or daughters fill out this schedule so that you may easily find their teachers' .rooms. -
ROOM SUBJECT
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and Gordon Olipman. Standing is Andy Sildegs.
1be new Junior Class officers have recently been announced. Th~ are: Bob Cole, President; Peggy Ferrell, vice-president; Cindy Hansel, secretary; and Brent Worms, treasurer. Their duties include planning the Junior-Senior Prom, leading the procession at color Day, andparticipating
in the graduation ceremonies.
SOPHSCHOSEN
Sophomore Class officers were also chosen. They are: King Little, president; Chas. King, vice-president; Terry Stentz, secretary; and SUsie Pederson, treasurer. They will attend HomeRoom Representative meetings, and "work for the g_ood of the sophomore cl ass. New Nurse Added Mrs. Helen Miller, co-ordinator of Nurses for the Lincoln Public schools, is a new member of the Lincoln High Faculty• Mrs. Alice Youngscap, school nurse, says, 111' m very pleased to have her helping me because in a school this size, an atldition~l nurse is badly needed. 11
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Jim Cline, John Davis, Molly Denton, Betty Hruza, Cheryl Long, Nancy McGlasson, Dianna McGuire, Maral ee Morgan, Sandy •Rebensdorf, Gloria Roof, Gerry Tice, Crystal Young, JUNIORS: Paula Alman~a. Carolyn Boyd, Dennis DuMond, Nancy Geistlinger, Cindy Hansel, Kathy Higgins, Doral Hunt, Vicki Jacobson, Kathy Ness, Kathy Ostermiller, G. Nell Palmer, Sarbara Shaner, Dennis Smith, Verma Smith, Patty Snyder, Barbara Stoughton, Bruce Taylor,
SOPHOMORES:Phyllis Adkisson, Sandy Buehler, Risa Campbell, Judy Dickmann, Julie Gesch, Sherry Meyer, Andy Ozols, Susan Rodgers, Pat Rothe, Olga Sanchez, Christie Schwartzkopf,
Lynn Shriner, Donita Tartar, Gary Taylor, Wayne Waersch, Marian Walkinshaw, Darlene Wilhelm.
Teamwork Essential To Play Success (from p. 1) 1be make-up crew, responsible for the make-up of the characters, has been getting supplies ordered and shaping up the make-up kit. The light, sound, and stage crews are also meeting and planning what they will need to do and how they will do it. "All in all it is a mass effort to present a play everyone will enjoy. Thus the production, November 1, will reflect the labors of many students and teachers all working together," says Mr. Olsen.
DANCINGTO THE RHYTHMOF lHE VICOUNTS
13 to 19
make the''dreamyou'' come true in a very special Charm Center at Montgomery Ward
Mrs. Nancy Childs is ready to give you expert advice and personal attention. Learn about:
llfE TOTALYOU acquaints you with attitudes of beauty, charm, graciousness.
The Lincoln High Newcomers ~lub is in its third year. and "going strong."
This club was organized to help students new to Lincoln to become acquainted and learn about the school.
All students new since June of the current year, can join and belong for one school year. 'Ihe students plan their own activities. They have already taken several field trips and invited guest speakers. A Halloween party is also being planned.
YOURVOICEhow to make it beautiful, too. How to master the art of conversation. Officers for the Newcomer's Club first semester are:
·_GIRLTALK ••• the art of being feminine, how to talk to boys, dating, too.
MAKBJP .•. how to put on your prettiest face, makeup for glamour and taste. President: Martie Burrough Vice-pres: Dave Helton Secretary: Betty Snow Treasurer: Bob Ratliff
\\HEN?saturdays, 10:30-12 noon or 2:00-3:30. Miss Lois Schwab and Mrs. ---------------------Alma Howdeshell, sponsors of the club, welcome
WENDYWARDCHA~CENTER
t-l>NTGOMERYWARD,Gateway center, Lincoln EJlroll Me In Your Next Chann Class--1 Prefer
The class is divided into committees, each responsible for two displays a semester.
Classes start Oct. 26 Mary Beth Mortensen, Ronda Olsen, Ruthann Schaumburg, and Leslie Schumacher.
DAY • • ·•••• HOURS . ...•.••••• NN-tE. AGE. ADDRESS • ••••••••••••••. PHONE. • Sixteen girls who have ·worked a total of 1, 106 hours at Tabitha Homeand Veterans Hospital were presented awards at a recent Red Cross meeting. to Ruth Amen, Judy Dappen, Jan Johnson, Cindy Koch, Doris_ Lohr,
Life is made of sobs, sniffles andsmiles, withsnifflespredominating. O. Henry
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Hey Links!!
How'd the grades come out? Not too bad, we hope!
We' re already into the second six weeks, so let's get busy and work-work\\Ork! !
Say, what are you doing over Teacher's Convention? Sleeping? \\o rking? Having a party?! Miller's is get:ting more and more ski pants---just the thing for · a crisp autumn evening. For that special date, how about a sweater and skirt outfit from "seventeen II in such toasty warmcolors as breens, browns, grays,· and olive greens! You' re sure to be a hit no matter what the weather!
Eventually it has to get cold! ·We hate to admit it but it's true, and for the freezing days ahead, 11'Ihe Place" has · 11Hot-Dogs 11 • These sweat shirts and matching sweat pants come in a choice of colors and are perfect to keep Jack Frost out! ! ! Come up and see us at the Place! Peppers, don't forget--Nov. 1 is the annual Pepper Migration. By buying the most tickets, the seniors can win the most class competition points. Let's suppart the All-School Play too!
BOUNCETHE BUNNIES!!
JoAnn and Alice
Leslie Schumacher was given a special award for having worked 303 hours at Vets Hospital.
Mr Robert Kollman, director of special service for Vets Hospital, gave awards
Mrs. Virginia Welty gave
• the certificates for Tabitha Home to Judith Allen, Connie Driewer, Nancy Knowles, Margo McMaster, Loretta Sieck, Jan et Snith and Mary Rownd.
The entire class then judges the display, rating it according to unity, balance, lighting, color, lettering, appearance, and the appropriateness of the merchandise.The present display was arranged by Jane Barry, Barbara Medina, Carol Mentzer, and Kathy Scott.
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Greetings!
It doesn't seem possible that ''grade time'' is here already. I hope everyone was pleased with his grades, but ifyouweren' ' t too hapPY, you can al ways shop to chase away those report card blues.
This season, create a dreamy look with wool, wearing trend-setting pastels .by Koret of Cali fo -r-nia. Sweaters, skirts, blazers, and slacks, in hues of pink, sp!=)armint, white, and azure blue, will cause excitement wherever they' re worn.
To complete your trendsetting outfit, add a casual carry-all from Gold's 'Handbags, street floor. In fall tones of fawn, black, antiqua, and chestnut, , they go anywhere with anything.
Fashions are important, but something else is really important too, namely, school spirit! Let's get out and push the spirit of Lincoln High. We want our teams to win and we want them to know it. Whether · we win or lose, give th em all the support you can! That' s the word for now.
Marcia
OMAHATECH
Omaha Tech produced a 13-6 Homecoming victory to defeat Lincoln High in a hard-fought game played in Omaha. The statistics were virtually the same for both teams except in the all-important scoring co.l 11mn.
The Tech Trojans scored the game's opening touchdown in the second quarter after intercepting a Links' pass on the Links 44 yard 1 ine. Jim Lawson blocked the extra point kick.
Tech scored again midway in the fourth quarter on a 41yard run.
A Tech fumble on the Tech 23-yard line gave the Links their only touchdown withDennis Wertz carrying over from the 1-yard line.
Defense was outstanding for both teams as neither produced more than 150 yards total yardage. Lincoln High used fine pass defense to put the Trojans in the hole many times.
LSE
Ball control and an extra point boot was the key to Lincoln southeast's 7-6 win over Lincoln High.
In the first half it was all Lincoln High, but the Links failed to score. Three times the Links were thwarted within the Knight's 20yard line.
In the second half it was the Knights turn; for they ran 45 plays to the Links 16. The only bright spot for the Links during this half came durinit the third quarter when Henry Jackson went off left tackle and raced 69 yards for the score.
Later in the third quarter,
the Knights retaliated on Doug Dwork' s touchdown. They pulled ahead a few minutes later, on fullback Erickson's extra point boot. Two offensive standouts for the Links were Henry Jackson and Frank Brill.
Posting runners in the first three places, the Lincoln High cross-country team gave LHS its first 1963-64 city championship with an impressive show of depth and strength in the Lincoln public schools cross-country meet. The Links ran up 12 points to take first place honors while Lincoln Southeast finished second with 35. Lincoln Northeast's total was 47• The trio of top-place Links was led by George Ward, with Aldis Augstums second, and Larry Stephens third.
Borrowing a poetic idea from last issue' s editorial, the Advocate sports staff delves into the realm of the unknown---predicting football games and the state top standings (a la Lewis carroll, yet!).
The time has come, the sports staff said, to talk of many things; Of football games and their results, and our top 10 standings. So here we go, we shall predict the area's top games; Then you will know on whom to bet, and where to place the blame.
O Creighton Prep will win again with Ryan as the foe While the Rockets of Northeast once more will put on quite a show, They' 11 beat tough omaha Westside and North will follow suit, The Vikings won' t work up a sweat with Central in pursuit,
The next game could be cl-0ser than some people might expect, It's Bellevue and a top Tech squad-it's Tech whom we'll select.
next few weeks promise to be busy ones with the All-School Play and the• Aqualinks,Show.
Have you been up to the Hi-Styler Department this week? You have? Then you know all about the \\Onderful assortment of long for-
mals. Did you notice how reasonably th.ey are priced? And so many different fashions!
Many congratulations to the newly-elected sophomore members of the Student Council and good luck to everyone who took the PSAT last Saturday!
Because we can't think of any side-splitting jokes to bore you with, we'll leave you now. Have a \\Onderful vacation. We' 11 see you at the game Friday, cheering the Links on to VICTORY!
Buy now,
Viki and Cindy
P.S. If YOU haven't seen the new, long formals at Hov' s be sure you do so.,, OOON.You' 11 want one, too!
This year, 30 people ex- New York where the final se-
pressed an interest in Amer- lections will be made. Any
ican Field service. number (or none) may be seA Lincoln High school com- lected. mi ttee looked over each schol- Participants may choose arship, extracurricular ac- from three programs: for. a tivity and citizenship re - summer only; for a year 10 cord a~d selected 14 to be a Southern hemisphere school, interviewed by an AFS commit- extending from second semestee which narrowed the group ter of the junior year _to to six. second semester of the senior
These six were then interviewed for the second time and the four finalists were chosen Lincoln High' s four AFS finalists are Beverly Austin, Barbara Bowman, Margo McMaster, and Jim Wilso11.
These names w1:iil b e sen L to
Deadline for students interested in working on the 1964 Scribe Board is December 6. Scribe is the LHS literary publication whicb will come out in the spring.
Al)plications are available from Miss Wanda Crawmer or Mrs. Lynn Batty ~n _ Room 314. AnY student is elibible.
The staff of nine includes editor, associate editor, managing editor, essay editor, story editor, are editor, poetry editor, business manager, and typist.
Scribe Board duties consist of judging entries, planning the format, choosing a cover design, preparing copy, and selling subscriptions.
World Relations
Seen in Action
''r was very skeptical of the United Nations. I felt that it was too weak an or•ganization to handle international problems. However, I didn't take into consideration world opinion, the UN' s strongest asset.'' This is the comment of Bill Alllen.
Bill Amen, Harold Chesnin, and Sandra Minard were the International Club members chosen to go to the UN. The trip was sponsored by the American Friends Service Committee.
CONTINUED PAGE 3 • • • Class Competition
Be sure to check this corner of the paper every issue for the current Class Competition standings. To date. the score is:
Seniors: 33
Juniors: 28
Sophomores: 26
year; for a full senior year in a Northern hemisphere schoo 1l.
Are you ti red of saving b(}Xtops. thinking up jingles, and digging around in breakfast cereals for coupons? If so, here is the answer for you-enter one of the three annual contests open to Lincoln High School students. ***
Scholastic Magazines Awards will give cash prizes totaling $4, 665 with three first awards of $100, three seconds of $50, three thirds of $25, and ten fourth places receiving $10 in e,ach division.
Six classifications which students may enter are Short Story ( 1, 300 -3, 000 words); Shor·t, Short Story (600-1, 300 words); Informal Article (7001, 500 words); Formal Article ( 1, 0 00-2, 000 words); Dramatic Script (maximum 30 minutes); and Poetry ( 32-200 lines, one poem or a group.)
Entries must be in New York by March 1, 1964. Winning entries will appear in the May, 1964 issue of the Literary Cavalcade , HANDICAPPED-ANNUALCONTEST
Another contest (open to 11th and 12th grade students only) is the annual Handicapped Essay Contest.
This ye~r the topic is "How Handicapped Workers in My Community are Proving That Ability Counts.'' You may write no more than 7 50 words-, and the paper must be placed on the mayor's desk before December 1, 1963.
Each school submits five themes, which are chosen by a board of English teachers Fromthese, the top five enter a state -wide competition. The winning entry is sent on to .Washington D C. where the essay is judged with others from over the United States.
Students are reminded about the first semester Scribe Contest sponsered by LHS. Entries for this contest are due no later than January 17, 1964.
Mummers have chosen as their annual play, Tomorrow the World, by James Gow and Arnaud d'Usseau.
The pla,y deals with one of the most vital problems of the modern world, "the prospect of rehabilitating millions of children who are raised in totalitarian countries and who have been indoctrinated with fascism. 11 11This is a story of great suspense, written with skill and understanding. It has meaning for us today, for this ~1·oblem of helping the youth of ~rope to understand and accept democratic ideals is more vital than ever,'' says Mrs. Maxine Faust, Mummers play director.
The dates for the pla,y are December 12 and 13.
Spirit was high, and competition stiff as County Day officers were recently elected. The campaigning was hot and heavy. Posters- were placed around the school and booster tags ranging fro~ small "deeds II to dogs were seen in quantity on different students.
The nine political, three non-political, and four appointed officers will take part in the County Day program to be held December 4. They will visit the County Court House and be sworn in, then visit the various offices to which they have been elected.
The elected officers designated in bold face:
ASSESSOR: Denise Franklin-R Nina Mattick-D
CLERK: Keith Willis-D Linda Zimmeman-R are
CLERKOF DIE DISTRICTCOURT: Katherine Ostermiller-R Kathy Higgins-D
ENGINEER: Myron Sisel-D Allen Gerstenberger-R
SHERRIFF: Phyllis Bomberger-R Janell McCeilan-D
ATTORNEY Vicki Jacobson-R Anna Til ts-D
COMMISSIONER: Bob TUcker-R Mike Humphreys-D
REGISTEROF DEEDS: Jane Meyer-D Carolyn Corcoran-R
TREASURER: Judy Tass Ier-:-R Gisele Weisman-D
JUDGEOF TifE COUNTYCOURT: Jeanne Schneider Susie Bodie
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS: Cathy Cave Nancy Schultz
JUDGEOF fflE JUVENILECOURT: Linda Lougee Mary Folmer
The appointed officials are:
COUNT\'EXTENSIONAGENT: Kathy Higgins
WELFAREDIRECTOR: Anna Tilts
COUNTYRELIEF DIRECTOR: l\iary Folmer
CIVIL DEFENSEDIRECTOR: Allen Gerstenberger
Andis Election Kaulins acted as Commissione1·.
Yes, Peter Pan is still as young.as ever!
The Aqualinks and Peter Pan will present the Aqualinks 1963 productionofNever Never Land, November 14, 15. n " n I Won't Grow Up, I'm Flying, 11 111 Gotta Crow''! (?) Don't panic, it's all part of the show, Peter Pan in an AqualinksNeverNeverLand. The annual water show will be presented for all the young
at heart who wish to be captivated in their own Never Land where growing up is taboo!
The show begins at 7: 30 p.m. in the Public Schools Activities Building Pool.
FOURADDED
The club, consisting of 33 members, added to their ranks four masculine participants, Dave All es, Steve Goetz, Rich Gordon, and Bob Stern. These
"Aqualinks" declare that it is exceptionally difficult to follow theirdaintier leaders. Sponsoring the club this year is Mrs. Jill Perry. Mrs. Corene Herbster, former sponsor, is now co-sponsoring the organization.
Mrs. Herbster commented, 11 The show is farther along than ever before. We' re hoping for the most entertaining " show we've ever presented. IN STORYFORM
The show is in the form of a story, to be narrated by Cathy Cleveland and Cathy
These girls were chosen from contenders from the various dramatic clubs and speech classes.
Sally Sheridan will swim the Peter Pan solo, Dottie Q.uamwill swim as Tinker Bell in another number.
During the intermission of the two-part show, Paul Bryan and Rich Gordon will put on a diving exhibition. • INVITATIONEXTENDED
The members of Aqualinks and everyone connected with the show "want to extend to everyone an invitation to see their Never Never Land. We hope it will be the most outstanding show ever attempted. 11
Tickets are 50 cents and may be purchased for either night from any Aqualink member.
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Do you know who Mal co Im Muggeri dgt is? Do you remember Isidore Mon ague Gluckstein? You don't? Well, don't worry, neither does anyone else! Yet
·each of these people did something :,:,:·<'". constructive, each made his contri - · · ··· bution to the world.
So what if Joe Fl etcher's Mongolian Number Sy stem didn't make h eadl i nes. in every newspaper? At least he was doing something--doing his part. Not everyone's actions will shake the world, but they weren't meant to. A person 's accomplishments do not have to be spotlighted to mean that his efforts were sincere and that he tried to do his best.
Don't come to think that your accomplishments will not be noticed unless they are illuminated by the golden spotl ight. They may, be en-
11These flippers would sure come in handy in the Aqualinks show, 11 quip Thumbnailers Karen Stephenson, Dottie Quam, Bob Stern, and Steve Goetz.
1 ightened instead by the small gleam h · th h h If you hear someone coming down the hall
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a gl earn wh I ch ! s po_wered by t ard you' 11 know it is Thumbnail er Karen stephenwo rk, de term I n at I on, and s I n c ere son. "steve1" is in Teachers curriculum and effort put forth daily by mill -i-ons plans to attend the University of Nebraska. of Joe Fl etchers. Being chosen as a Varsity Cheerleaiier rates
For every club activity there are as Karen's most memorable mome:it; fall~ng many who worked hard planning it. In downat the Grand Isl~d game w~ile cheering is her most ,embarrassing experience. a play there are count I ess numbers Karen · is also a member of Aqualinks and of people who worked strenous1y Aeolian choir. Eating, laughing, sewing, and behind the seen es. In all school visiting a neighborhood drive-in keep her contests the niany "losers" should be busy in her after-school hours. commendedfor Jong hours of tedious Karen likes "thegreat_hi_st?ryofLinco~n
· h · f High and the part each 1nd1vidual plays in preparation. T ese are Just a ew k ·t d am· and spirit while · · · f h' h t d t eep1ng i s goo n e , 11 a~tl VI t1 es _orw I c s u en s_ rece1 ~e "people who make fun of other people is little notice. Although little 1s herpetpeeve. said of thei r actions, there are many Karen leaves us with this message, "stop who appreciate the service and honor worrying and live it up;' c~use whe~ you'~; which they bring to the schoo1. out of high school, you re JUS t plain out.
Few p eo p 1 e h av e e v e r a ch i eve d * * * * * greatness without the help of others. For each person who has been in the spotlight, there has always been at l~ast one other person to hold that ijpOt t i gh t.
Everyone has his own moments of glory. They may be of notice to the world, or, perhaps, of notice to onlyafew individuals. But whichever it is, it's that steady flicker coming from daily efforts that really counts.
11A donkey and a fox made an alliance and went out hunting. When a a lion appeared in their path the fox realized the danger that threatened them, and going up to the lion he undertook to hand over the donkey to him in exchange for a guarantee of security. On receiving the lio~•s promise to let him go, he led the donkey into a trap. But the lion, when he saw that the donkey could not possibly escape, seized the fox first and then went after the donkey at h.is l " A eisure. esop
Although the fox may differ from us as to mentality and physical characteristics, we often find ourselves displaying the same malicious traits and meeting the same sad end. * * * * *
There are two ways to slide easi 1y through life: to believe everything or to doubt everything. Both ways save us from thinking.
--A.. Karzybski
Lincoln ffilh school
22nd and J Streets
Lincoln 19, Nebraska
The Advocate .is issued by the students of Lincoln High School bi-weekly during the school year except immediately fol 4 lowing vacations. It is issued without cost to every Lincoln Hi&hstudent. Advertisin1 rates are $1 per col 1vnn inch. Second-class posta1e is paid at Lincoln. Nebraska.
" " h Bob stern, the human fish as e is sometimes called. lists his most memorable exPerience as the time he lettered 1n swimming as a sophomore. In the Trades Preparato_ry, Bab plans future schooling. varsity swimming, L Club, and Home Room Representative are Bob' s main school acti vities. His favorite time during the day i -s lunch period so naturally his favorite pastime is eating. water skiing, swimming (naturally), and hunting are his outside interests. He has too many embarrassing experiences to pick only one but his pet peeve•is "people who drive with their lights up. 11
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n ·"· f vr Dotti Quam, alias Dettin is ore e cal ling people "chicken dobbers. " She loves the wonderful personalities of all the people of LHS and she can be seen ( and heard) participating in Aqualinks and Peppers, 11 • l"' Whenthe football team won a very specia game in her sophomore year was her most memorable experience. 11 • ootti has one pet peeve which is fa~ling downstairs. 1 • (Clumsy isn't she?) She is in the Arts and sciences curriculum and is pl~ning to be a nurse. Right now she likes trig and drawing. As a parting message, Dotti suggests that wthose that don't like LHS should go to another school. They' 11 find out how much friends and a big school that offers everything to you. really means. "
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"Are you crazy?" This question is often asked by Thumbnail er Steve Goetz. St eve, who's in the Arts and Sciences ctirriculum. lists his favorite subjects as math and chemistry.
Steve pl ans to enter el ther pre-med or pre-law, "at whichever university will take II me. " In addition to a "certain senior girl, his extra-curriculir activities include Chess Club, L-Club, Varsity swimming, and Aqualinks (??) "O>mmenti-ng on LHS he saYs, I like the fine math and science teachers, and the opportuili ty to participate in almost any " ~ort. In recalling his most embarrassing e:xper1ence Steve explains. "we swamagainst southeast aqd I got beat by their second man, even though I had won against their first man. 11 Steve's most me~orable experience was lettering in swimming as a sophomore, and placing third in the State Swimming Meet.
Here we go again---( if yo u ! re ready and wi 11 i ng!)
On the LHS turntables we can now hear the soit strains of:
Two Tickets to Paradise: Marcia Sims and Tom Dermeyer
Walking Miracle: LHS lunchline
Only in America: 7th period
JtJJ Take You Home: algebra book
That's How it Goes: report cards
The Big Junk: submarine sandwich
Spl i sh Splash: Aqualinks show
The Cheerleaders: the Chee'r-leaders
Sugar Shack: Lincoln southeast High school!
fools Rush In: Pepper skits (just kidding!}
Walkin' Proud: LHS cross country team
Wild!: Jim Riggins
Wonderful: LHS!t * • •
Havey_ouhea~d about the little beatnik bug who exclaimed, Bug; you man me!" (sorry about that one!}
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Sam Beechner-How did you puncture that tire?
Steve Loos-Ran over a milk bottle.
Sam Beechner-what's the matter. didn't you see t? i
Steve Loo s-N aw, the kid had it in his pock et!
Browsing th rough any student dictionary we can come up with some fairly accurate daffyn i ti on s:
Originality-undetected imitation
Mandate-appointment with a boy
Teenager-a young girl who walks around with a telephone growing out of her earl
Disneyland-the greatest people trap ever built by a motise
Flirting-wishful winking
Hug a roundabout way of expressing affection
Kiss-a contraction of the mouth due to the enlargement of the heart
Sympathy-what one girl offers another in exchange for details!
By the way, the Most Handsome Bachelor of the Week is Frank Brill. (by request!)
LATER! Karen 'n Sus
A rose is a rose, but is a namejust a name? Mr. Aledasnobaladiedoescheda of Detroit isn't so sure!
A little boy born in 1923 whose parents' names are John and Mary States isn' t sure about names either. His first name is Uni tea. Then there is the Hawaiian born in 1936,, whose name has the Bnglish translation of "the-beautifularoma-of-my-home-at-spark1 ing-diamond-hil 1-i s-carriedto- the-eyes-of-heaven." It should take him only about five minutes to sign the 63 letters of his name.
Why do some people have such different and imaginative names? Where do the ideas originate? 11te answers · to these questions are so obvious that sometimes they are difficult to find.
EVENTSINFLUENCENAMES
Manynames are given because of an event taking place near the date of birth. Do you kno;w anyone named Noel or Easter? Several p_eople bear the nameof Merry Christmas. Of course you have all heard of many people named June or April.
Other names are given to serve as a aescription of the child. Complexions may be described as Blanche (white} or Maureen (dark). The size of a chi Id can be disclosed by using Vaughnor Paul, both meaning small. Hair-coloring can also become, a factor in naming a child, Flavia means yellow, while Rufas means red-haired.
Beware, if your father or someotherrelative is a doctor. A doctor in Oklahoma had two sons an d named one Ton silitis and the other Meningitis. What did he name his daughter? Why, Appendicitis, of course! Interns have been known to assist in gjving babies such medicinal names as Iodine and Diphtheria. NEED A PROGRAM!
Often it is diff ,icult to tell whether the bearer of a namelike Leslie, Kelly, Lynn, or Billie is a girl or a boy. Some names are meant to be strictly oddities. An example of this would be giving a boy baby the name Shirley. Can't you just see it? Shirley Brown-professional football player!
Lily, Iris, Violet, Rose, Daisy, and Pansy are not only namesofflowers. butofgirls as well.
Some names show a kind of laziness because of their briefness. Very often. only letters are used such as BJX or WL. The name EX is quite odd and shows the quality of being short and to the point.
As you can see, there is more in a name than Just a word. There is a meaning, sometimes a description. When you come right to it, it really makes little difference what your name means as long as your personality gives it individuality~ Right, Manfred?
In olden days when Knights were bold, there were many contradicting customs
In general, wearing apparel of the realm was richly, extravagantly made. Veivet gowns, colorful silk scarves and lavish accessories were seen everywbsre.
At the same time, it.. was the custom to bathe only once every three months, if one needed it or not! It's hard to imagine, but even royalty placed priceless gowns on grimy, unwashed bodies.
The era of knighthood was one of extremereligious fanaticism. Many knights went to fight in the Crusades, often being gone for ten years or more.
'Ihe three watchwords of the knights were Religion, Honor, and courtesy . Boys whoaspired to knighthood were taught to honor , and respect all women, to defend the country, and. to show dedication to the church.
Exaggerated manners and stilted, cut-and-dried rules directed the knight's conduct. However, the dinner table showed him to be anything but courteous. Huge amounts of food were placed on the table to be wolfed by gluttonous diners. The best-fed were usually the ones with the longest arms. Everyone gorged and many became quite corpulent.
The elaborate feudal system fell, in time. Perhaps it is just as wel 1. Imagine bow difficult it would be to bowl 1n a suit of armor!
Fellow students of Lincoln High School take heed. Don't become trapped by "The curse of the Famous Last Words." No one is immune; the disease is fatal.
If you find yourself saying one of the following remarks, beware! The curse is everywhere.
"You don't need to do that paper tonight. She won't ask for it for another week. "
"I never have trouble with my locker. It comes right open. 11
11Let' s take a short cut. Nobody ever watches these closed corridors. "
11 I won't take my book to class. We never use it any" way.
"Don't worry, the team we play Saturday night hasn't won a game yet."
"Let' s skip study hall. There are so many kids no one will ever notice."
"I'll have fun Friday and Saturday; Sunday I' 11 do my homework "
"Don't bother going in after school with that call slip. If the teacher really wants to see you., she' 11 can slip you again tomorrow. "
"This chemistry is a snap. All you have to do is mix a little of this with a little of that and
• By Dennis Bradshaw
Nature is an unending, 1,1ndying, yet dying cycle of events that takes place each day. Each daY something is born, yet each daY something dies. This is Nature.
Rings have been worn for many different reasons, to show weal th or class, authority, decoration, and ownership They have been worn on fingers, toes, in the hair, in the nose, and ears.
Egyptians were the first to wear rings as we do today.
WEDDINGRINGSBEGIN
'flte caveman invented the wedding ring. His custom was to chase the girl be wanted. Upon catching her, she was bound around the ankles and wrists with rope made of braided grass. Whenthe caveman felt she could be trusted not to run away, he tied her finger with rope.
Romans used iron betrothal rings. Hebrews and early Christians gave their brides rings, when engaged as II earnest money11--or something of value, binding the bargain.
Bridal rings showed possesion and gave the bride power to act in her husband's name.
Up to a century ago, the custom in Europe permitted a girl to wear a ring on her little finger if she didn't care about marriage but she moved it to her first finger if she changed her m :ind. If
married, she wore it on th~ second or middle finger and if engaged, on ·her third finger.
During the Middle Ages, young men dangled betrothal rings from their hats to attract girls.
Romans wore rings on all fingers with as many on each finger as possible. If they owned more rings than their fingers could hold. they wore them on nt!cklaces. These rings were worn totally tor decoration but also served to indicate a person's position in Rome
For many years, slaves were forbidden to wear rings. Laws required a person to OY41 property before a gold ring could be worn.
VARIEDUSES
In the Elizabethan age, signet or seal rings displayed the personal s-i.gnature ofits owne, or displayed the sign or his occupation. He marked his merchandise with this type of ring or sealed documents or letters. Token rings were given by royality or nobility as a
'~h no, there's a hole!"
This is an anguished cry which can bring chills to almost any journalist.
Of course, by a hole we don't mean the ones composed of dirt and air: we are referring to the ominous blank spot which may pop up anyw11en~ 1n a newsp.&per layout.
The general reading public is never aware of this catastrophe because they never see it! This is mainly due to the efforts of one very harried page editor.
HOLESPRESENTPROBLEMS
A hole presents several complex problems. It maY be any length and width and found on any page. Usually it turns up at the last minute after all available copy has been used.
Anything used to fill a hole is called filler, what else'? Fillers range from . the oldest, corniest jokes to a short notice urging "Be sure to read "
A filler must fit the page on which it is used. After all, the latest elephant joke certainly doesn't belong on first page under a story about scholarships.
A very small hole, say from three to seven lines long, is an editor' s dream. If there has to be a hole we prefer that it be a Sim. 11 one. Words
of wisdom and daffynitions make wonderful small fillers.
Long holes, three inches or more, are al so simple to take care- of. A snort feature on fads is easy to write at a minute's notice and it usually fills the bill er hole.
WHERE' S BOSNIA?
Other trivia, occasionally employed as stop-gap measures, might include the latest news and weather bulletins from Bosnia, a 11h.elpful" Advocate tip on the latest dance steps, hints on how not to knit a mohair sweater, or a short elegy to the dodo bird. However, there is one kind of hole that gives journalists horrible nightmares. The kind which, no matter bow hard he tries, are just a little bit too short. In this situation an editor has one of two thought-provoking choices. He may either cut a long story to shreds orwadt a short one until it is .all out of proportion. In either case, the editor usually ends up rewriting the whole thing.
Thus, if you ever find an editor with a throbbing headache, you may be reasonably sure that he has a "hole" over an inch long, and· yet, not quite long enough for that feature he has been saving for just such emergencies;
The student council is making plans to sponsor three Officer Training Workshops for all school club and class officers wishing to participate. Roberts Rules of Parliamentary Procedure, discussion techniques, and ethics of leadership will be discussed. The annual State Student Counci 1 Convention was held last week at Scottsbluff, Twenty members of the LBS Council attended, along with some 500 other Nebraska delegates. 2usy in council the last
few weeks has been the sophomore Orientation Committee. Headed by Roger Stark ll:nd Jean Ernst, the committee is revising the 11Little -Bi-aek Book." A school-wide contest to design a new cover for the book is being held, with the winning desigi receiving Class competition points. ~eaking of Class Competition, the seniors have 33 points, the juniors 28, and the sophomores 26. The next event to receive points is the Aqualinks Show, so help your class by buytug a ticket now!
personal token of protection or special privilege to the receiver.
Knights were conferred with fraternal tings· symboli zing brotherhood. This custom is still prevalent today.
In the 16th century, rings were used to conceal perfume, wistles, dials: watches and puzzles.
Certain rings were suppose to cure sickness, such as the "cramp ring" which was to protect the wearer against cr11111os.
There have been many unusual uses of rings but most have become extinct. One ring, the ~Pugilist' s ring, 11 was intended t~ be used as a weapon. Poison could be a concealed in another ring that had a tiny lid or sliding panel beneath the bezel, the part e nlarg_ed for dec~ration. From grass to metal, plain to jeweled. from head to toe, and wornfor various reasons, rings have been used for centuries and a:re probably here to stay for many more.
Two Lincoln students talk with NASA representative, Lt. Col. "Shorty" Powers, the "man at Mercury Control. 11 11'fltis is Mercury Conttol, all systems are go, " remarked Lt Col john A. (Shottj) Powers of the National Areonatics aad Space Adninistration, as he addressed a gathering of some 1599 Lincoln "high school seniors. speaking to the assembled seniors, COlenel Powers said, "I envy you the opportunities that lie ahead of your generation. The sky's the limit," he continued, iiand even now we' re proving that this is no real limit. " ASKEDFORVOLUNTEERS "Shorty," whose purpose in speaking here ,wa$to stimulate interest in space, engineering, and science, took the assembled group on an imagi nary trip to the 111000. Several hands went up as he asked for volunteers to make the trip. Col. Powers said that the United States plans to hav~ a man on the moon by 1970. He went on to define several terms connected with space and listed some of the dificul ties and special precautions which will have to be met. He added that getting a man on the moon• i .,5 an essenti.al part of our1space program.
MADEOF CHEESE
"shorty quipped, "we' re trying to find out if the moonis really madeof cheese. The whole thing is actually sponsored by Kraft.
Speaking seriously, Col. Powers said the first lunar landing will be to investigate the liveability of the moon.
Col. Powers feels that the role of education today should be to motivate young people and make them capable of living in the space world of n tomorrow. He described tomorrow" as a new frontier of intelectual challenges and said that the key to success will be brain and not brawn.
CARPENTER' S LANDING
The "1voice of the astronauts, 11 as he is sometimes
called, explained that Scott Carpenter had to land his -space craft manually becaffse water had gotten in the functional landing box. He went on to make several other interesting comments about the six original astronauts.
In a short interview, Col. Powers said the greatest problem is in translating th-e technical terms used in the space program so that the general public can easily understand them Asked if he ever gets bored with his job, he replied, "No, l don't have time. 11
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When the trio arrived in New York, they had briefings at the UN by the Food and Agricultural organization, ·the mission from Nepal, and the second Secretary General :of the UN, Mr. Akashi. They attended a committee meeting on "a~artheid 11 in south Africa (Apartheid is a practice by the natives of dividing the people according to shades of black.)
The group heard a disc\.).ssion on a bill banning discrimination; they attended a meeting of the General Assem'bly, and toured the UN. Asked how they felt they had benefited from their trip, Harold replied, "From what I've seen in the Mid-west, :most of the people are very idealistic. I was most impressed with the UN; all of the officials combined idealism and realism to arrive at a happy medium. They see everything in clear per~pective without letting emotions run away•with the organization.
Sandra; also skeptical of the UN at first, found that "the United Nations is really a good organization because all the countries can meet together and talk about problems."
Lincoln High is proud of the fact that every student has the opportunity to participate in extracurricular activities in which they are interested. Ranging over numerous fields, these organizations round out the student's education, teach the student teamwork and group cooperation, and aid in the social adjustment of the student.
AQUALINKS
Sponsored by Mrs. Corene Herbster.
OFFICERS: Lynn Grosscup, president; Alice Dale, vicepresident; Susie Phelps, secretary; Sally Sheridan, treasurer.
FUTUREACTIVITIES: Every night the swimmers don bathing suits and practice for the show which will be given November 14 and 15. As soon as this project is completed, tryouts for sophomore will be held.
ART CLUB
Sponsored by Mr. Allen Kirtley.
OFFICERS:Fred McDaniels, president; Cathy Spencer, vice-president; Dace Grots, secretary; Leslie Johnson, treasurer.
FUTUREACTIVITIES:Planning various field trips to the Sheldon Art Gallery, and the art show, the club is learning to evaluate work of other artists. For relaxation, they will have a picnic, and in DecEnber, a Christmas party.
CAMERACLUB
Sponsored by Mr. R. w. Howl and.
OFFICERS:Shirley Wallin, president; Ann Young, vice president; Kathy Gilbert, secretary-treasurer.
FUTURE ACTIVITIES: The camera club plans to visit several of Lincoln' s parks to snap nature pictures. The members will also visit a camera studio, where they will learn how to develop and enlarge their masterpie:: es. Then, the best work of individual memberswill be entered in the Camera Club Photo-Contest.
CHEERLEADERS
Sponsored by Mrs. Luella Van Vleck.
OFFICERS:Stephanie Beltz chairman; Shirley Burkett, vice-chairman, Al ice Dale, secretary, Lynn Grosscup, treasurer.
FUTUREACTIVITIES:Besides leading the student body in school support, the yell leaders are busy holding clinics, and helping with reserve tryouts. With the start of the basketball season, the girls wil 1 hold pregame dinners for Cheerleaders of competing schools.
CHESSCLUB
Sponsored by Mrs. Louise Baugher.
OFFICERS:John Schrekinger, president; Larry Eldridge, vice-president; Harold Chesnin. secretary; Bill Amen, treasurer.
FU'IUREACTIVITIES:Members are looking forward to a Chess Tournament sometime this fall, with the Lincoln Chess Club. They are now in the process of playing their annual fall tournament. Prior to the Christmas holidays, the club will enjoy a dinner party, and an opportunity to challenge the Nebraska state champions.
DEBATE
SPonsored by Mrs. Susan Merwick.
FUTUREACTIVITIES:The debators are readying themselves for their schedule of contests. They attended the University of Nebraska SO::ial Studies and Debate Institute where they learned about this year' s national debate topic: 11Resol ved: The federal government should provide complete medical care for all citizens at public expense. 11 Recently, six teams trav,.1 <=>ri t.o RP.R.t.rice for the club's first competitive debate contest. The University of Omahahas invited LHS to participate in a crossquestion debate November 15 and 16. On November 22 and 23, two teams will enter the Lincoln Northeast Annual Invitational tournament.
COEDCOUNSELORCLUB
Sponsored by Mrs. Helen Flanagan.
OFFICERS: Kathy Hellweg, p~esident; Dottie Ebner, vi c e - p re s i de n t ; At r i c i a Sultzbaugh, secretary; Ann Maly, treasurer.
FUTUREACTIVITIES:Helping sophomores and other girls new to LHSbecome acquainted and well-adjusted to school life keeps the "Big sisters" busy.I Who-o-o? I
A wise old owl li ved in an oak; The more he saw the less he spoke; The less he spoke the more he heard; Whycan't we all be like that bird?
Author Unknown
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The 13 acts, with their members, forming the story are a.s follows:
I WON'TGROWUP-Vicki Bailey, Barb Bowman, Jean Ernst, Pam Farris, Diane Filbert, Lynn Holcomb, Judy Holland, Ann Maly, Janell McClellan~ Martha McCuistion, Patsy Rul la, Glenda Schaffert, Janet Smith, Linda Vanlandingham, Bonnie Warner, Crystal Young.
I'M FLYING-Stephanie Beltz, Jane Bush, Alice Dale, Helen Pfeiff, Sally Sheridan.
OH! A PIRATE'S LIFE- Linda Henricks, LuAnn McGrath, Susie Phelps, Marcia Sims, Karen Stephenson, Gisele Weisman.
THINKLOVELYTHOUGHTS-Jane Bush, Martha McCuistion.
YOUSEOF WENDY-Stephanie Beltz, KathieCampbel l, Cindy Hardin, Carolyn Manthey , Sandy Rebensdorf.
PETERPAN- Sally Sheridan.
THE ENCHANTEDFOREST-Pam F-arris, Judy Holland, Janet Smith, Linda Vanlandingham, Bonnie Warner.
UGG-A-WlJGG-Dave Alles, Alice Dale, Steve Goet~ Rich Gordon, Lynn Grosscup, Susie Phelps, Sally Sheridan, Bob Stern.
MERMAIDLAGOON-Vicki Bailey, Stephanie Beltz, Carolyn Manthey, HelenPfeiff, Marcia Sims, Crystal Younf!.
TINKERBELL-Dottie Quam. HOOK,SMEE- BEWARETHECROC! Lynn Grosscup, Susie Phelps, Karen Stephenson.
'fHE FHiHT- Jean Ernst; Diane Filbert, Cindy Hardin, Janell McClellan, LuAnnMcGrath, Ann Maly, Sandy Rebensdorf, Patsy Rulla, Gisele Weisman.
NYMPHSOF YOUTH-Barb Bowman, Jane Bush, Lynn Holcomb, Martha McCuistion.
I GOTTACROW-Finale
A heap big poW'M:>w · took place recently in Room 316 when Bill Petersen, Terry Stentz, and Wayne Waersch reported to the class on the Wacisa Indians, (an early tribe of Nebraska).
Mrs. Merrell Grant's EngIi sh students had been studying the meanings of early languages when the boys clecided to present the Wacisa dances, and to explain their religious significance. Boy Scout Explorer Post 500 has sought out and interpreted Indian dances for several years. Coming from this post, all three boys knowthe steps well. Bill has made a replica ( see picture) of the costume that the Indians v.ore whenperforming one of their rituals. It consists of a hair roach and a bustle made of feathers.
Having been in charge of the Wacisa dances and history for three years, Bill states 111' ve learned to look at the Indian fr001his point of view instead of the way the white man saw him--as a savage!"
Mrs. Patricia Winkler is a new member of the faculty in the LHS Math Department. She is replacing Mrs. Joyce Sohl, who is on leave of absence for the rest of the school year.
A native of Grand Island, Mrs. Winkler graduated from the University of Nebraska, and received her masters degree from Purdue University. She has taught at Omaha Westside and for eight years was a teacher at York High school.
As to teaching in Room304, Mrs. Winkler says, 11The first day was just marvelous. My students were so co-operative and the faculty was very friendly and helpful. 11
Cindy Hardin recently represented Girls Nation at a convention of the American Legion Auxilary in Indianapolis, Indiana. At the convention, Cindy gave a speech telling about Girls State and the typical Girl Stater. She told about educational opportunities which were given to the girls and about the way Girls State helps to build better citizens.
Cindy, who represented Lincoln High at Girls state last summer, was elected governor.
Hi Links!
Have you been in second floor Sportswear lately? If you have, you've probably seen the smartest thing in blouses these days--the BowBlouse. Made of easy-care dacron and cotton, it's a perfect mate for the new shirt jumpers. Other popular tops are the Lady Arrowblouses with bobbie collars and rollup sleeves. These basic blouses come in a variety of colors which include navy, beige, pink, aqua, nugget, and orange.
While you' re in the SPortswear Dept., be sure to see 'lhermo-Jac' s latestOld Fashioned French Vanilla. The Farmer' s Daughter, the Bermuda Dress Shift, and the One-Piece Suit are some of these smart corduroy outfits.
It's plain to see that November is going to be another busy month, but take time out to see the Aqualink' s presentatio; of Peter Pan, November 14 and 15. It's going to be a great show.
0:lough until later.
Marcia , __,...,_
Mr. Bogar tells a senior home room class to "Learn to accept all that you can' t possibly change, or you will never have any peace of mind."
"Everyone must bave a set what I will say to you now of values to live by-must with my actions and see if I have high ideals. We are al- practice what I preach, 11 he ways preparing for the next challenged. step; life is too short to The speech was sprinkled be little." with many quotations; Mr.
This sums up Mr. William Bogar cl aims that quotes Bogar' s personal philosophy have, in part, helped him of life as disclosed to the formulate his philosophy of senior guidance cl asses before life. whomhe spoke, recently. "Learn to accept all that
te you to compare you can t possibly change ,
otherwise you will never have any peace of mind. Before making a decision,consider the following: Is it true? fair? just'? necessary?"
The senior guidance classes are studying different philo sop hi es of life. The main purpos~ of this unit is to determine what ideals and values are important to the indi vid 11al
First we'd like to express our sincerest CONGRATULATIONS to everyone who was associated with the All-School Play. "Another Lincoln High job well done!"
Have you all heard about Jeri Adam's dream come true? She won an allexpense-paid trip to Hollywood and is probably basking in the sun or talking to some famous movie star right now!!
Mi ler' s order of Lincoln • ::- !"'- High pennant
Explain i ng her technique and style in writing, Mrs. Shirley Schoonover recently spoke to Writers Club.
"Read everything you can get your hands on; analyze other writer's works, n she stressed in her speech.
Interested in composing poetry since she was 13, Mrs. Schoonover had her first work published when she was 15. Her new novel, Mountain of Winter, is coming out next fall.
Mrs. Schoonover became more prolific in professional writing shen she came to Nebraska several years ago. She is mainly concerned with the · natives, and interested in old Indian stories that are hidden throughout the Great Plains.
Urging young writers not to get discouraged, she explained that her parents were convinced that she was doomed to spinsterhood. ''who is going to marry a girl who writes poetry!"
Not only has Mrs. Schoonover an O'Henry Award, but she al so has a husband. three children, and "a cat who just had kittens."
Three Lincoln High Faculty members all have something quite interestiqg in common. The sons of Mr. Max Lien, Mr. Neil McCormick, and Mr. Den~is Weixelmanwere all winners in a recent Punt, Pass, and Kick contest held at Muni Field.
In the contest, sponsored by the Ford Motor Company, each boy pl aced second in his a ge group.
Miss Mildred Waide, Lincoln High School mathematics teacher, assumed the position of president-elect of District One of the Nebraska State Education Association at its convention held the last week in October. Elected vice-president last year, she succeeds Mr. Ron Anderson of York, as president for the 1963-&4 term.
As presiding officer, she will assume the leadership of the Executive Committee which will managethe affairs of the district and organize its 1964 convention. She will preside at the general sessions in that convention.
During her term of offi ce, Miss Waide will sit as a member of the state executive committeeofthe Association.
Future Nurses Club
The Future Nurses Club~ recently attended a tea for high school girls, sponsored by the Lincoln Medical Auxili-ary at st. Elizabeth Hospital.
The guest speakers were Dr. and Mrs. James Folkes, who operate a hospital in Northern Rhodesia.
This is the only hospital in a 250-mile raclius. Dr. Folkes showed slides on the area, people, and the diseases common among the natives.
The guests were served refreshments and later, those who cared to, toured ttie hospital.
Make the Tryout
"When tryingoutfor a part 1n a play, put yourself all out. Read with feeling. Even though you may put the wrong interpretation in to the lines, it will show that YOU can give the character a personality. 11
KNOWABOUTPLi\Y
11One good was to put yourself into the setting and feeling of the play is to know what the play is about. Most tryouts are handled in such a way that a person trying out does not get his script until a few minutes before he is to read.
11If you go to the trouble of getting a copy of the play, you will know how to read the 1 ines because they will be in context.
11 PREPAREPROPERLY Dress well. If you go to a tryout in a sloppy sweat shirt and worn jeans, it will look as though you don' t care enough about getting the part to dress up. A director judges you by what he sees and hears. If you are careless about your appearance, he will think that you are careless about other things as well. (Like coming to practices maybe?)"
1bese tips on how to read at tryouts were given by Roland Reed, director of Community Playhouse. at a Mummersmeeting at which the Mimes were guests.
Sr own Derby, several other spots. and visited Hollywood hi-
Attending a party, Jeri met several movie stars including Frankie Avalon, Conni~ Francis Annette Funicello, Connie Stevens, Clint Eastwood, Paul Peterson, Johnny Mathis, and others.
~' ? ti · charms has i · ;
arrived
: :;'. ,: ::;,,,, · at last! You' 11 find them at the jewelry counter on first floor. The price is $1.50 plus tax. Perfect as a necklace with your Pepper outfit--and they make nice gifts or keepsakes for any Link!
Football is over-----but basketball is practically here already!! Let's make this year's team the best in the state!!
Bye for now--Alice and JoAnn
P. S.
Miss Datesetter Fashion Show
4: 00 p. m. , November 16
Tearoom, Miller and Paine, 5th floor
Come to the Fashion show and ·vote for the girl of your choice! The winner, Miss Datesetter, will be presented at 8: 00 p. m. that evening at the Ball at the Hotel Cornhusker.
' Hollywood sunglasses in one hand, and her letter of notification in the other, Jeri Adamreadies for her trip.
Jeri Adam, senior, is one of the grand prize winners in a national con test sponsored by Dr. Pepper. Her prize included a three-day, all expense paid trip to Hollywood, California, a $500 gift certificate in the store of her choice, and an appearance on 11The Dick Clark Show.'' The show will be televised November 23. While in Hollywood she visited the COiumbia movie studio where she witnessed part of the filming of The New Interns. She ate at the
Commenting on her trip • II , Jeri says, Hollywood is a fabulous city and I had a wonderful time, I only wish I could have stayed longer!"
Parents Page Adopts New, Larger Size
Mrs. Ruth Gartner, Lincoln High School Advocate and Parents Page sponsor, has announced a new size for the 1964 Parents Page.
The original 9 11 x 14 11 dimensions have been increased to 10 11 x 14 11 , Columns are now standard 12-pica width.
According to Mrs. Gartner, "The new size is in better proportion and will be easier to read."
Providing year-round color for classrooms and offices, serving as a practical biology study aid, and acting as a workroom for green-thumbed hobbyists, the 46-year-old Lincoln High School greenhouse is~ much-used, though little publicized, part of the LHS Science Department.
Constructed in an underthe-sun design, the greenhouse takes advantage of fourth floor sunlight to grow geraniums, cacti,, poinsettias, and bougainvillias as well as certain vegetables and water plants.
Homeeconomics classes use the flowers for studies of arrangements, decorations and table settings, while biology students can learn plant names and many of the complexities of plant life from fresh specimens.
A &old fish tank was added in 1959 to provide humidity for the plants.
With many plants contributed by parents and students, the greenhouse has never lacked for a wide range in variety and color.
Lincoln High School will plan its future football, basketball, and other athletic programs as a memberof the newly- formed Quin-Ci ties Conference.
The association will be the biggest athletic grouping Nebraska has ever produced.
The league set-up:
AMERICANDIVISION; Creighton Prep, 0. Benson, 0. Central, 0. North, o. South, O. Tech, 0. Westside, and the new Omahahigh school.
NATIONALDIVISION; Lincoln High, L. Southeast, L. Northeast O. Bishop Ryan, Hastings, Grand Island, and the new high school to be built in Lincoln.
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our first Son's pet peeve reflects some of his LHS ath1 etic activities. George Ward, letter winner in track, cross-oountry, and wrestling, says that "people who refer to cross- country as 'track' " is his main annoyance.
George, who rates the friendliness of the student body as what he likes most about Lincoln High, says the Links' 2-mile relay victory over OmahaWestside in the Inter-city track meet last spring was his top sports moment.
Appropriately, this member of L Club lists track as his favorite sport while his favorite pastime is hunting.
Participating tn sports has helped George because he has been able to ''become better acquainted with the students at Lincoln High and with those of other schools. 11
Oursecond son, Wally Fras, has lettered in baseball and was a memberof last spring' s State ChampionBaseball Team.
Wally also has Reserve letters in football, basketball, and baseball. He lettered this fall as a Varsity end and he did most of the Link's punting chores.
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His p e peeve 1 s p eop e who brag and those who don' t keep their word. 11
Wally's favorite sport is football, mainly because "you can carry out a grudge against t " an opposing earn.
After graduation, he plans to attend Wesleyan Uni versityJ then teach or coach.
What does Wally like best about LHS? Mr. Pfeiff, of course.
Wally feels that participation in sports has supplied him with plenty of cuts and bruises which have helped him to remember to do things right.
Lincoln High concluded its season on a winning Dote, by sweeping past OmahaSouth, 25~0. 'Olewin gave the Links
a season's record of 4 wins and 5 losses.
The Links rolled up 429 yards on the ground and in the air while holding the Packers from South scoreless.
Jim Riggins led the scoring with two touchdown runs. Other scoring came on a 40yard run by Frank Brill and a 28-yard pass from Dennis Wertz to Kent Radke. Sam Beechner was one for four on extra point kicks.
0. BENSON
Lincoln High displayed its best offensive show_./of the season, scoring three times inithe first half, to take a 25-13 grid decision from Omaha Benson in a game pl aved at Seacrest Field.
Between Tapp's efforts came a 34-yard scoring run by Henry Jackson who averaged over nine yards per carry, and a sparkling 84-yard touchdown thrust by fullback
Jim Riggins
These two second-quarter -scores gave the Links a comfortable 18-0 halftime lead which was .quickly cut to 18-12 by a second-half Benson surge. lhe 41-yard scoring strike to Tapp in the final quarter iced the contest for the Links and gave them their third victory of the season.
Herman Tapp scored two touchdowns on a 9-yard jaunt in the first quarter and on a fourth quarter, 41-Yard pass play.
By Gerald Kamprat h
For those of you whodon't al ready know, the new cry in the football-minded set at Lincoln High, is, "Wait 'til next year." Lest you say, "That's what I heard last year,'' consider some facts.
~In the last two grid contests of the season against Omaha South and Benson, all eight TD's were scored by underclassmen--four by sophomores and four by juniors.
-Of the 16 touchdowns scored this year, 14-were products of undercl assmen.
-Next season's squad will find in its ranks, 16 of this year's 30 lettermen.
-The Reserve team, from which valuable footbal 1 riches are tapped, had a great 5-1 season I s mark.
-The usual I y unheralded Sophomore team posted a 2-3 season's showing, the best at LHS since 1959.
These facts point to one undeniable bit ,of logic---when the lettermen get together with the returnees from this year's Reserve and Sophomore squads, wel}, "Wait 'ti 1 next year!"
However, while contemplating the football future, let's not count this season off as a Joss just because of a "disappointing'' record. Be it known that no LHSer should hang his head in shame over the 4--5 season's mark. Neither should anyone try to sugar-coat the five losses • According to Mr. Pfeiff, "The fact is, we were on the short end of the score and we can't dodge that.''
No we can't, but consider some more facts.
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(Grand Island and Southeast), were lost by less than 6 points.
-Two more, against No. 2 ranked Northeast and third rated OmahaTech, could have ended in a tie with another Links 7 points.
-io be SU re, the on'l.y game the Links were 110U t of" was the contest against s.:t;ate champion Creighton Prep, yet the final margin here was only 111--0.
Anoth er recovered fumb1e, another in tercep t ed pass, one more LHS ''break" could have easily put I r this year's final record at 6-3, 6-1-2 or even 8-1. But enough of post-mortems just "Wait 'til next year!"
CLOSESCOREAREHIGHLIGHT
Intramural flag football action is over for this year and the Bears have come out on top in the final standings. At the end of the regular season, the Bears were tied with the Packers and the Lions with 4-1 records.
In the PlaYoff games the Bears defeated the l>ackers and then went on to defeat the Lions in an over-time game.
W.L Ellis led the individual scoring race with a total of 44 points. He also had the longest run. The Bear's Barry Hagen was the leading passer. BASKETBALLRESULTS
Last week's pre-season basketball tournament featured low scoring, but close games. Many of the games were won by one or two points wi.th several going into overtime.
The Warriors won the tourney with a 34-29 victory over the 76er' s.
The champion Warrior' s team consisted of TomAblett, Bob Knopp, Dave Leiper, Paul Schlunsen, Larry Swaboda, captain; and Dennis 'Wertz.
ORIOLESLOSETO FIREBALLS
In tlle sophomore intermural tourney, the Orioles defeated the Fireballs, 31-27, for the title.
In contrast to the Juniorsenior tourney, many of the sophomore games were won by lop-sided scores.
Members of the Oriole's
team were Loren Abben, Mike Casmer, Steve David, Steve Hanneman, Doug Lawson, captain and Bob Ratliff.
Charles King, of the Fireballs, led the scoring race with a total of 55 points in four games. Steve Hanneman, of the Orioles, and Charles Gar:ret, of the Senators, had three game totals of 4"3 and 45 points respectively.
Hi there!
Can you believe it? In only two weeks the end of the twelfth week will be here. That means grades will be coming out , but it al so means the beginning of Thanksgiving vacation!
If your vacation plans include a party or other special occasion, remember to stop in the Hi-Styler Department for that "dreamy dress" that's just right. You can find the dress that will make you the "belle of II the Ball • •
Remember, the Aqualinks' show, 11PeterPan 11! Tomorrow night and Friday we'll all have the opportunity to get a first-hand glimpse of Never-Never Land!
OJngratulations to the new reserve cheerleaders and the County Government Day Representatives ! It's time for us to go and we leave you with one last thought-''we are all manufacturers in a waymaking good, making trouble or making excuses.~
See you next time!
Buy now, Viki an d Cindy
Declared by President Abraham Lincoln as a national holiday to occur the fourth Thursday of each November, Thanksgiving is a day, " ••• set apart for ·thanksgiving and praise to God for the mercies of the past year."
Do Nebraskans feel this way?
Nebraskans are, as a whole, more closely knit and more conscious of tradition than people in many other pJ aces.
They attend church as families on Thanksgiving morning and feast, again as f arn i 1 i es, in the afternoon. The traditional turkey and all its trimmings are set on the table still enveloped in the memories of the old home pl ace, in the memories of the Thanksgiving table that ''grandma used to set. " Th e i r i de a o f th e re 1at i on sh i p between God and~ bountiful harvest has been less corrupted by commercial ism. These ideas and memories may be a result of the Nebraskans closeness to the soil, for Nebraska's economy has, in the past and continues in the present, tq center around' the fa rm and fa rm commu n i t i t es.
Observed almost as reverently as Christmas Th anksgiving is a day cherished in the hearts oi Nebraskans, a holiday still full of meaning.
"senior announcements aod cards will be on sale December 4-5, in the cafeteria corridor during all lunch periods and for a half hour after school. Tuey must be ordered on these dates and paid for in full at that time. Deli very
will be the first week in May.11
To prevent misunderstanding and to explain to parents the procedure to be followed in ordering graduation announcements and name cards, the above bulletin has been issued from the office of Miss Dorcas Weatherby, assistant principal.
11The 1964 Senior Class voted for the announcements to be engraved in gold. The name cards may be in black or gold; however. it i~ proper to have gal d name cards ni~h gold announcements.
11Tb h. e announcements, w 1ch cost 6½ cents each, must be ordered in twos. Name cards in black are $2. 05 per 100: those in gold are $2.50 per 100, and $4. 50 per 200. They come in two card styles, plain or with a panel. The T57 style is the same as the printing on the announcements. " * * *
The student council will have printed thank you notes for 5 cents each in packages of 10. These may be purchased from any student Council member.
Samples of cards and announcements may be seen on display in home rooms.
Red Cross Collects
Hangers for Project
The December project for the Lincoln High Red Cross is collecting wire coat hangers. The proceeds of this drive will be used in some Christmas service project.
Faculty members and students are urged to bring all extra coat hangers in packages of 25 if possible, to Mrs. Virginia Roberts' office in 208 or to the collection box in the main hall.
The Red Cross Council members are now gathering canned goods to prepare a dinner for a needy family of about eight. The Chapter House is providing the turkey and other perishable foods.
The Staff Wishes: lynn mAry lou schriner
linda Hart cArl a cronki te susie Phelps grosscuP nancY j ohnson irene Thober j irn Hahn jAn johnson kareN burke vio Ku!<lin nancy j en Sen Gil arnold gporgl a borgens Varitypers rni ss mI 1 dr ed wai de denNis bradshaw mrs. ruth Gartner
gerald Kamprath susie dlffenderfer j eanne edDens collette $mith
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28-29 Thanksgiving December
2 Classes resume Art Club Cheerleaders
Chess Club FUture Teachers
3 Aqualinks vacation Future Secretaries Mummers Winter Sports meeting for parents --
d County Day Camera Club Fbrum Club Orpheons Red Cross
5 Writers Club
Radio Club
6 DB at Abe Lincoln End of 2nd six weeks
9 Cheerleaders International Club
IO Aqualinks Grades issued
ft1ummershave chosen as the 1963 play Tomorrow the World, by James Gow and Arnaud d'Usseau, first produced in April, 1943, during World War II. '!he final production will be presented in the Lincoln High School Auditorium, Friday. December 13, at 8:00 p.m. Dress rehearsal is scheduled for Wednesday, December 11, beginning at 7:00 p.rn. Drama groups from other Lincoln high schools ha-ve been invited to attend this performance.
MODERNPkOBLETJJ
The play deals with a problem of the modern world, rehabilitation of millions of children who were raised in totali tarion countries and who have been indoctrinated from birth with fascism.
Professor Frame and daughter Pat open their home to Emil Bruckner, the professors nephew, a German boy whose parents died in a concentra-
tion camp. Unknown to the family. Emil has been thoroughly indoctrinated with Nazi ideals.
TENSEDRAMA
Whenhe begins to work his schemes in support of the Vaterland not only is Pat's life endangered, but the happiness of the family is nearly destroyed.
The cast, selected by a committee madeup of Mrs. Maxine Fa u s t , Mrs Ma r y l o u i s e Alexander, and cadet speech teacher Jon Olson, consists
THECAST:
Leona - JERI ADAM
Mike - LARRYELDRIDGE
Pat - BARBARABOWMAN
Emil - RIC MARSH
Jessie - BEVERLYAUSTIN
Frieda - FUSUNUNGUR
Fred - STEVEPETERS
Dennis - KEITHWILLIS
Butler - JAMESMACDONALD J'ommy- JERRYROCKWELL
kin son.
ORCHESTRA
The theme this year is "How Handicapped in My Community AreProving That Ability Counts.'" Lincoln High essays will now enter the city-wide contest, competing with entries from other high schools in Lincoln.
AD error on the city-wide school calendar gave an incorrect date for the ending of the second six weeks.
The six weeks will end December 6, with report cards at Lincoln High being issued December 10. Essays written by Loran Clement, Cindy Hardin, Cheryl Marsh, Kath..Y Nicoll, and Susa.IllPhelps hav.e been chosen to be entered in the annual ''Hire the Handicapped'' contest.
14 BB-OmahaWestside Hi Spot
15 Chri strnas Vespers
16 Art Club Cheerleaders Chess Club Future Teachers
17 Aqualinks
Future Secretaries Mummers
18 Camera Club Fbrum
The Nebraska Music Educators Association Annual Convention was held at Kearney, November 21-23,
Thirty-seven music students represented Lincoln High.
The orchestra was under the direction of Marvin Kabin, associate professor of music, and conductor of the Boston University Orchestra, and the Greater Boston Youth SymphonyOrchestra.
Members attending from Lincoln High were:
M.ND
Vernon Jewett and John
President John F. Kennedy has been shot the President is dead!
On November 22, 1963, students and faculty members of Lincoln High School, together with the rest of the world, heard this pronouncement with shock and dismay.
First but a whisper, repeated in disbelief and anguish, the awful truth was soon confirmed-the President was indeed dead. Tears of sorrow for the loss fell unashamedly; no one was left untouched by the tragedy that had touched every life.
'lb.e death of John F. Kennedy was an event of great significance to youth about to enter the adult world. The implications of the responsibilities inherent in the future was suddenly thrust upon them. No longer were they carefree children incapable of understanding the meaning of an act that had deprived the country of its leader.
Lincoln High paused a moment to pay tribute to the man who had so recently been struck down. Never was the sound of Taps so poignant; nor the Pledge of A:llegiance more fervently voiced.
President Kennedy, in his inaugural address, spoke his own epitaph: " Ask not what your country will do for you- ask what you can do for your country."
For our country he gave his life. Wil-
Nancy Bantz, Vicki Bender, Candy Brice, Alice Dale, Diane Davies, Larry Eldridge, Bnil:v FPrnbaugh, Kath.Y Gilbert, Barry Hagen, Bill H~rshbarger, Gerald Holbrook, MarcJohnson, Mike Lederer, Cheryl Marsh, Rick Marsh, Jane Schroeder, Bob Stepp, Cheryl Talley, Patty Vandersall.
CHORALMEMBERS
Ruth Amen, Wayne Anderson, CONTINUED PAGE 5
The students of Lincoln High School have been deprived this year of their previously un~que privilege of breakfasting in the student lounge and cafeteria before school. This action has come about beeause of a Lincoln Public Schools Board of Education rut ing, which states that no food items containing sugar may be sold before school or at noon.
Let us consider these points in judg .ing the situation:
1. Many students, due to early-morning commitments, arrive at school without having had breakfast at home. The breakfast-at-scnool pri vi 1ege was greatly appreciated not only by the students, but by parents, who are naturally concerned with the health and nutrition of their children.
2. Because of the no-sugar policy, which includes sweet rolls, donuts, soft drinks, etc., the sale of other breakfast items has also been curtailed. The desire now is not to eliminate the policy, but to encourage the sale of milk, orange juice, toast, cereal, and other non-sug ar foods in accordance with the ruling.
The need for breakfast at school has been expressed by many students. The Lincoln High School Student Council and the AlI-School Lounge and Patio Committee, feeling this necessity; wrote a letter of recommendation to the Board of Education, urging the sale of non- sugared · breakfast items before school. The Advocate strongly backs this recommendation and asks reconsideration of the problem.
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ii 11Not baaad!" 11AAUUUUGH!It's supposed to be a gi r I?" 110K! II
You' re looking for a parking place in the student parking lot and you come upon a mahout. What would you do?
Carol Ma11cl: I'd liit it!
Kathy Koch: I'd honk at it,
Judy Pamham: I' d run it down with my trike!
Phyllis Sattler: I'd grin it down!
Bob Christensen: I'd beat it to death with a tennis shoe!
After the initial shock of perfume and hairspray wears off, the poor guy discovers he is under observation. He's not being openly stared at,
but his every move is being It taJ.c;.:, a rugged brand Of watched, t.h rn••s-h ,:,u11,e e!?~i e l ema.J. e to ven 1,u 1 v a ::;t; -tn e-111etnoa, by cunning eyes; eyes LHS cafeteria at noon. Not that can size up the unsusj ust any girl has nerve pecting male with uncanny and if it didn't move, I' d run it over! enough to walk through a ease. whooping mob of boys. Not just any girl appreciates being analyzed by suspicious clusters of beauty judges who shout their verdicts back and forth across the hall.
Pam Farris: I' d jump in and go for a ride.
Susan ui wson: r • d put it in a cage Qefore it hurt anybody!
Kent Mulkey: I' d tllrow gravel on it!
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Judy Heller: I'd asktheprincipal to make it. get off the school grounds!
Roger Gunn: I' d look for the car that Jost it!
Joyce Wyman: I'd stick it in the trunk of my car!
John Grevich: I'd give it to my girl friend!
Pam Sprague: I'd take it to class with me!
Liz Van Sickle: I'd squash t I i
Mike Douthit: I'd take , it to the nearest junk yard!
Pl ease don' t hurt this mahout, he was only trying to park his elephant! In case you' re still wondering, a mahout is the driver and keeper of an elephant.
Although these connoisseurs of womensometimes seem rather undecided as to the qualifications of some girls, there is an unwritten list of which girls really "have it." If one of the judges dares to challenge the list by a contrary verdict, he is expelled from the group by his colleagues.
The list, a seemingly somber scroll (to the girls anyway!), is really quite easy to get on. The only physical requirement is that you are not a boy!
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"umm,he's cool!"
11I wonderwho he' s dating?"
If !!- boy ever wants to feel like a conspicuous, bumbling oaf, he merely walks down one of those halls lined with girls' lockers.
Lincoln High School 22nd and J Streets Lincoln 19, Nebraska
The Advocate is issued by the students of Lincoln High School bi-weekly during the school year except immedi ately following vacations. It is issued without cost to every Lincoln High student. Advertising rates are $1 per col11mn inch.
Second-class postage is paid at Lincoln, Nebraska,
There are several media of communication utilized by the ultra-efficient female society to determine who is "cool" and who is not
The first, hand signals and notes, is not the most popular, but probably the most efficient, as there are hundreds of different sigp languages and codes.
Mental telepathy is rather new to the girls, and especially hard for them to master, as it requires th-e mouth to remain shut at all times I Messages are conveyed by eyebrow movements, emphatic nods of the head, and mental concentration.
The most popular method is lip reading. This requires good eyesight and extremely coordinated lips. Many times a teacher will gaze about his class and find all the girls at odd angles in their seats, forming, with pursed lips, a silent network of gossip over the entire room.
The boys, honest, open, and direct with their opinions and affections, are no match for the insidious methods with which the girls lay traps and pitfalls, hoping to snare poor, unsuspecting males.
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GATiiERING
So once a Year we throng Upon a day abart, To praise the Lord with feast and song, In thankfulness of heart.
---Arthur Guiterman
Bob Vasatka, better known "Let's go Lincoln," is the as 11Bohunk," finds "parachute favorite expression of sports · jumping" (?) one of his great- enthusiast Dave 'lbompson est thrills. Besides being on Student Bob is secretary-treasurer Council, AFSCouncil and being of L Club and participates in a memberof Choir, Dave was on basketbal I. the varsity football team and His most embarrassing mo- will always rememberthe Omaha ment came when Alden Johnson South:-LHSgame. said, in an assembly, that Bob Hunting, fishing, and camphad "quick hands, 11 and his ing are "Tommy's" favorite most memorable moments were out-of-school pastimes. His when he made the All-City pet peeves are "poor gradeg basketball team and when the that p.ile up in m;y note.boo~. · baseball team won the State (Too much hunting, fishing Championship in his junior and camping perhaps?) year. His liking for subjects such Tommie 'fhompson and people · as senior comp., trig., and who call him "Max" are his · chemistry will help him when two pet peeves. he goes to Hastings College Upon graduation , Bob plans or the University o f•Nebraska to attend the University of next fall. Nebraska.
When asked what he likes •
If you ever hear ''Little Jo" hailed in the halls, it isn't Cartwright, it's JoAnn • Christensen. JoAnn plans to best about LHS, he answers ,simply, "The people that go II there. *
" h b Helen Pfeiff, anot er JO , attend Teachers College at the University of Nebraska after graduation. n well done, serves LRS 1n
At LHS, JoAnn is secretary of the Student council, a member of the All-School Lounge and Patio Committee, a Miller and Paine Hi-Visor, and a Pep Club squad leader.
Her hobbies are knitting, traveling, and "trying to get a good grade out of French class. I've been trying for four years!" Jo Ann adds that she is "in a perpetual state b t " · of em arrassmen 11The way our basketball team is going to beat LSE" is what she likes BEST about LHS. ''Little Jo's'' last remark is "the kids in the class of '64 aren' t going to be forsotten around the~c halls for II a lon11:. llone time!!
It's "turkey time" again
many c a pa c i t i es • Sh e i s secretary of Cheerleaders, a member of Aqualinks, and the Patio and Lounge Committee. She enjoys Choir and a shopping spree most, while her pet peeve is "the kids in front of the school in the II morning.
11T ed, " as she is of't en labeled, claims her most em• • 11th barrassing experience as e time when Susie Phelps and I were reprimanded by a plainclothesman wh i 1 e p 1 aY in g ditch' em--a week after I got l 1 II my icense.
To all of the turkey-lubbers " at LHS Helen says, Have a h~ppy Thanksgiving!'' (Not too well clone. )
And I've got a few things to say, Speaking as a turkey,
Who invented this gruesome daY?
Someplace I heard it started With the landing on Piymouth Rock, Should I blame those silly pilgrims For putting my head on the block?
so they hopped off of their ship And decided to have a feast, so what' s the matter with chicken? It's meat---- -to say the least!
I get my feathers ruffled In protest to this day, I squ~ck, I hoop, I holler But the axe still comes my way.
And so it' s always been
As the years have passed along,
By Georgia Borgens
While you look forward to delicious food I hear the ol' death song.
Well, why fight it?The end is almost here, But I'm beginning to shiver As the final day draws near You may think its the weather That' s causing me to shake, But it's picturing me on your table That gives me a t1nnm)'-•9,che.
Well go ahead and eat me Stuff yourself to the top, And when it's time for dessert I hope it' 11 be a flop!
But I won't be a sore loser, I' 11 face the end with cheer, Hoping you'll find some other meat To eat at this time next year! ! !
Lau r a Mi l l e r , s en i o r in ab se ntia at LHS, is the envy of many of her Lincoln High classmates She was selected last spring by the American Field Service to attend school in Germany as a representative of American youth.
The adven ture began as Laura boarded a boat together with 97 other students headed for new homes in Europe. Forty-nine were going to Germany, Laura's destination. The crew spoke only German and it was necessary to make every announcement three times, in German, in English, and in French.
NEWFAMILY
Reaching Europe, Laura took a train to Kassel, Germany, where she was met by her two new sisters, Ursel, a college student, and Anne, who is Laura's age. Laura's foster family consists of two older sisters, a younger siste.r named Heidi, an older brother in college, the mother, and the father.
Laura 1 eft her LHS senior class with its 660 members to join a senior class in Kassei which boasts 19 students! She attends school six days a week. Classes begin at 8: 00 and conclude at 1: 00.
ZEIQIUENCLASS
Laura is taking a variety of courses including social studies, music, religion, chemistry, German, English, math, history, gym, and zeichuen! What's zeichuen? "Drawing" is the word.
To receive a major in any course of study, the student must attend the class four t i me s a w e ek L au r a h a s majors in math, chemi:,try, and English. There are only ' five girls in her math and
chemistry classes, each of which, incidentally, fs two hours long!
Everyone was amazed to see Laura writing with her left hand. In Europe, one is customarily taught to use the right hand. The teacher looked at her and said, "Laura, you have too much freedom in America!"
WALK,WALK
Laura has developed a variety of interests which occupy her leisure time. Her German family believes that walking is the best exercise. Each member walks , as much as possible, every daY; Laura makes it a habit to walk for at least one hour daily. Autumn in Germany is the season for concerts and operas. Laura has seen Madame Butterfly in the beautiful opera house in Kassel and has attended concerts festuring Bach, Handel, and Wagner. These were in connection with the Music Festival being held. A favorite pastime of German teenagers is the popular Kaffee Klatch. Laura and Anne attended such a party, which could be compared with an " " American hen session as only girls were in attendance.
PARIS TRIP
At Easter, Laura will receive her first report cards and will be promoted to the 13th grade. Her class is planning a two-week trip to Paris in June Laura hopes to accompany them before she returns to Lincoln.
It's always good to hear from old friends, and so if anyone would like to write to Laura, her address is:
Mi s s Laure Mi!l c r 25 Heinrodstrasse, 35 Kassel, Germany
"What time is it? I' ve got an 8: 00 class! 11
"Th~ clock says 12: 00, if that' s any help " The clocks around the halls have long been the subject of discussion among stOdents. These (t) rusty timepieces all seem determined to confu se and baffle.
Mien a teacher tells his class to be back from lunch at 12:30, the student has a wide variety of "correct" times from which to choose.
COMPUTETIME
He may go by his own watch, which he thinks is right, and get back to cl ass on time.
(This idea is given up immediately.)
He may go by the classroom clock but it usually saYs 7: 21 or aome such hour.
He can try to fake his way out by telling the teacher, 111 don't have a watch, and none of the hall clocks work.
How did I know it was 12: 55? 11
However, Lincoln High has long been known for the excellent teaching staff, and even a substitute can figure out that someone in the hal1s will provide the correct time.
EXCUSES,EXCUSES When the moment of troth comes and you' re late, it would be wise to think of some other excuse, such as 11An elephant squeezed one of my hands off, and I had to go to the nurse's office for a bandaid," or 11A rhinoceros stam~ peded in the halls, and I had to run into the lounge for protection, "or 11President Kennedy just sent me my draft notice " All in all, it is best to invest in a watch of your own. (Maybeyou could get one with Mickey Mouse on it!) Or you could find someone in the halls and ask, "oo you know what time it is? I' ve got an 8: 00 class."
Lincoln High School is doing its part to assist one of Lincoln' s most well -known public projects, the Children's zoo. Under the direction of senior Jim Burden, a number of boys in Mr. James · Joyner's industrial crafts classes are fashioning an Indian totem pole to be set up on the zoo grounds. Offered the pole project by Mr. Arnott Folsom, Pr~sident vi tile Ci1ildren ' s Zoo Association, Mr. Joyner accepted and assigned research and carving duties to Jim. LIBRARYFACILITIESBIG HELP
Using the research facilities of the LHS library, Jim
found that totem poles were developed by the American Indians of the Northwest coast to exhibit the totem, or sacred symbol, of their clan and to relate notable experiences of the individual pole owner. Originating when the Russians introduced iron tools to the Indians about 1750, totem pole carving reached its peak in the 1880's, but did not die out a.L-i;ogether until early in the 20th century. After making sketches and a pattern, work was begun on the 11-foot long, 1500-pound cedar log donated by ~Ir. Earl Carter and imported from
The ADVOCATEstaff is proud to present a "fool proof" method of studying and preparing themes and repo rts. This method has been tried and proven by a few "fools" we know.
The first step in this new, easy, painless study plan is to find a comfortable place to do your work, an overstuffed chair or sofa will do nicely. The second step is to assemble enough food to keep up your strength while suffering through this grueling experience. Cake, cookies, potato chips, pepsi, and other low calorie foods are suggested for this purpose. Everyone knows that it is vastly important to rest one's eyes every 15 minutes or so to prevent the mind from becoming clogged with information, and to keep the eyes from moving across the pages of the text too riwidly thus causing eyestrain. A comic book or the recent copy of the ADVOCATEshould be close enough to the study area as to be easily accessible. Often, having the radio or television on will provide a less _strenuous method of relaxation.
Telephone calls to a friend or very short visits are permitted and release from the strain of study. If it is impossible to get a(l of your homework done, plan to get the short assign-
ments like your art class sketch or the recopying of class notes and theme note cards, done first. Then, if you have to, you can do your chemistry and physics in study halL
There, we have your stucty problems rol ved. Nowwho said it i sn' t fun to do your homework when you plan ahead.
Beware of the traffic gO'd worshippers! These are the people who make sacrifices to the god of traffic in hoPes of a speedy journey. The traffic god is a greedy god and is not satisfied with single sacrifices. He enjoys destroying several Ii ves in a single crash, rather+ than just one at a time. The traffic god leaves his signs scattered about the countryside, a reminder for his worshippers to speed up. You too can see his signs. They are white diamond shapes, with large red "x•s" painted across them.
· As you travel this Thanksgiving, beware. There might be a worshipper of the traffic god coming over the next hill in your lane!
British Columbia. CHISELS, SAWSMAINTOOLS According to Jim, "Fashioned by much chiseling and some sawing, the pole will consist of f1 ve figures seated one on top of the other. The bottom figure represents a ch i e f o r e 1 d e r o r t h e tribe, whiie the top figure, on our pole an eagle, is the sacred_ SY!jjbol or totem of th -, -i;rib c Due to be completed in the spring, the pole will be smoothed and painted before it is handed over to Childmanent erection along the 11Pinewood Trail II at the Zoo. Oh
It's coming! It's inevitable! There's nothing we can do about it! Yes, they've said it's going to snow .•. and snow ••. and snow! All winter long we' II be basking in the joyous brisk air, as we shovel sidewalks, push stalled cars, and scrape ice off porch steps. After a few experiences with such merry fun, most of us will be anxiously looking for the first signs of spring. Literally, snow is tiny, sixsided, ice crystals. Sounds like fun and frolic, doesn't it? Or does it!
Let's not forget that added together these little shimmering delights of frozen water spell TROUBLE.
On Thanksgiving DaY, _1956, for instance, Erie, Pennsylvannia, was buried under 27 inches of snow. Now that' s a lot of snow!
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Nothing is so powerful as an idea whose time has arrived. - Goethe
But it's also a lot of fun! Snowbal1 fights, ice skating, skiing, and that classic art of building snowmen all add up to make it an enjoyable time of year. snow falls on only one third of the earth. Next time you' re perplexed by a tidy 1 ittle three foot drift deposited in the middle of your drivewa.Y, remember how lucky you are to be in that third! If this year follows the usual pattern, we• re probably · in for a long hard winter! So get in the mood to shovel, scrape, and push stalled cars.
Lincoln High is pron~ of the fact that every student has the opportunity to participate in extracurricular activities in which they are interested. R11I1gingover numerous fields, these organizations round out the student's education, teach the student teamwork and group cooperation, and aid in the social adjustment of the student.
a>onsored by Miss Judith Roderick.
OFFICERS: Harold Chesnin, president; Judy Alleri, vicepresident; John Schreckinger, treasurer; Pat Heidenreich , secretary.
FUTUREACTIVITIES: Seeking a better understanding of -the United Nations , the Inter~ national Club is holding several sessions patterned after the various organs of the U.N. At the end of the semester they will form a model Security council, and in the 2pring, LHS will sponsor a General Assembly for high school students throughout the city.
MIMES sponsored by Mrs. Viola Thompson.
OFFICERS: Terry Gei stl inger, president; Margy Angle, vicepresident ; Cathv Pfund. secretary; Christie SchwartzkooL treasurer.
FUTUREACTIVITIES: Program booklets outlining the year' s activities and committees in charge of each meeting are bein g- DrPIH>rer! by the offic e re.
MUMMERS
Sponsor e d by Mrs M. Alexander.
OFFICERS: Doug mcKelvey, president; Linda Kowrack, vice-president ; Sally Peterson, secretary; Margaret Yaung, treasurer; Sharon Rance, historillll.
ruTURE ACTIVITIES: Tryouts for the annual Mummer's Play were conducted OD,November4, 5, 6. The PlaY will be presented December 12 and 13. Right now, the members have divided into groups and are working on one-act plays to be given for the whole club.
flJTURE NURSES
SPonsored by Mrs. Alice Youngscap.
OFFICERS: Diane Wiemers, president; Sharon Sommer , vice-president; Claudia Davis, secretary-treasurer; Carol Maresch, corresponding secretary.
FUTURE ACTIVITIES: They will have a student nurse speak to them about requirements of courses in high school. With Christmas nearing, they will begin their annual project, collecting gifts for the chtl.ldren at the State Hospital.
ORPHEONS
Sponsored by Mr. Ivan Caldwell.
OFFICERS: Peggy Ferrell, president; Viki McPherson, vice-pr e sident; Jane Proctor, secretary; Janelle Heize, treasurer.
FUTUREACTIVITIF.S: Orpheons are planning a Christmas Tea with the Madrigal singers as guests.
PEP CLUB
sponsored by Mrs. Frances Colon.
OFFICERS: Carolyn Manthey, president; sharon Rance and Georgia Axe, vice-presidents ; Jeri Adam, treasurer; Vivian Larsen, secretary.
FUTUREACTIVITIES: Peppers are working hard at the neverending tasK of keeping school spirit high.
RADIOCLUB
Sponsored by Mr. Merle Rudebusch.
OFFICERS: John Farrar, president; Danny Dantzler, vice-president; John Maul. secretary; Allan Van Deventer, treasurer.
fUTURE ACTIVITIES: The group plans the organization of a code class in which members will learn to transmit and receive the national Morse code. This is to prepare radio operators for licensing.
RED CROSS sponsored by Mrs. Virgina Roberts.
OFFICERS: Margo McMaster president Ruthannschaumburg, vice-president; Debbie Lapping, secretary; Jeri Adam, troo.ou:rer~
FUTURE ACTIVITIES: The club is mainly conc.erned with community service so the members are visiting Tabitha Home and Vets Hospital. On the second Tuesda.Y in January, they will present a program of entertainment to the patients at Veterans Hospital.
SCIENCECLUB
sponsored by Mr. Robert Dawson.
OFFICERS: Dick Laws, president; Bill Alllen. vice-president; John Schreckinger, treasurer; Harold Chesnin, secretary.
FU'IUREACTIVITIES: Not only are members studying, and hearing about science through speakers, the club is also holding demonstrations that "wrk! 11 In the planning stage, are a field trip to the College of Engineering at the University of Nebraska, and a visit to the new Dorsey Laboratories.
Sponsored by Mrs Kathleen Sayre.
OFFICERS:Sandi e Benner, president; Kathy Rogers vicepresiden t; Connie Driewer, secretary; Mary Lou •Si ebels, treasurer.
FUTUREACTIVITIES: Hearing speeches from different business organizations and touring various fitms in this area, the FUture secretaries are trying to get an idea of what the vocation offers. They are also entering the NOMAspelling contest and viewing films on etiquette to help them polish their skills.
FU11JRETEACHERS
Sponsored by Miss Florence Jenkins
OFFICERS: Loretta Sieck, president ; sue Roelfs, vicepresident; Charlene Staska, secretary; Barbara Albright, treasurer.
fUTUREACTIVITIES:Members will see a film dealing with conventions to whj,.ch fut ,ure teachers may go. The club is also adopting a new point program to entitle members to FTA pins.
Sponsored by Miss Wanda Cra',\lller.
OFFICERS: Linda Clawson, president; Barbara Morgan, vice-president; Margo McMaster, secretary; Sandra McGuire, treasurer.
ruTURE ACTIVITIES: In November and December, the club plans to give members a chance to do some creative writing for fun. A Christmas party is also planned.
Bur-r-ring, thump, crash, ballL boom-What are those strange noises heard in the school? Al though it sounds as -though jets are taxiing to take off or that a demolitian squad is at work, it is onl.,y th~ workmen taking off old locks and putting new ones on the door~ .,&1 first floor. Although distracting, the noise is a part of the renovatio~ - pr9grim of the school_
Congntto]ations to: Dave Beckmann, Margo McMast er, Steve Loos, and Miss Mildred Waide I These four Lincoln High patl'iots have been chosen the first winners of the "Links of the Month" award. Nominated on the be.sis of outstanding contributions to LHS or honors received, a sophomore, a junior, a senior and a faculty, member were elected by the Class competition Judging Committee.
Recognition is given to:
Sophomore Dave Beckmannoh his election to the Student Council and his part in the AU-School Play
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Junior Margo McMaster on her fine contribution as president of Red Cross and on being chosen an AFS finalist
Senior Steve Loos on his selection to the All-City football team, honorable mention for All-State, and his election to the vice-presidency of the senior class Miss Waide on her election as president of District One of the Nebraska state Education Association. The Seniors won the 30 Aqualinks points, making the cl ass eompeti tion standings, SENIORS 63, JUNIORS 28, and SOPHOMORES26.
1be next points will be awarded for the best Little Black Book cover, the Red cross hanger drive, and the AFS candy sale.
Haveyou ever had the feeling your driving technique is not the world's best? Youwere probably right.
If you decide it is worth a little trouble to become·a better driver, w!Iich it is, you should first correct your driving position.
As is taught in driver training classes, ihe first .thing to do upon entering the car is to adjust the seat.
Driver training teaches the student to set the seat in a way that his foot may reach the floorboard.
MANYDRIVERSLIMITED
1bis system works fine for learning howto drive, but is not sati~factory for normal driving: Because of this teaching, most drivers sit much too near the steering wheel. This puts serious limitations on their driving capabilities.
How many drivers have been killed because their knee hit the steering wheel and slowed their accel ere.tor to brake. reaction? How many drivers have been killed because they could not move their hands around the b.,ottom of the wheel?
TIIE CORRECTWAY
Having learned to drive, the seat should nowbe set in a different manner. Upon entering the car, place your right hand at the very top of the steering wheel and adjust the seat so that your right arm is fully extended. Do not, however, set the seat so the shoulder is pulled forward when the hand is gripping the very top of the wheel.
At the conclusion of his talk before Senior Home Room classes, Mr. Eldon Heskett discusses his "Philosophy of Work" with students Janet Parks, Greg Caudel (standing), and Ron Peterson.
Mr. Heskett, former LHS guidance teacher and presently Director of Guidance, Department of Vocational Education state Department of Education, state of Nebraska, told students, rrPhilosophy, to me, is a guide. One should believe and defend his beliefs. 11 ·
The International Club has really gone international!
At Mrs. Judith Roderick's suggestion, they have developed their meetings into a mock Security Council meeting of the UN.
Hi there!
Whenthe bell rings we' 11 be in the midst of a long awaited Thanksgiving vacation! Let us be thankful.
Before long the '63-'64 basketball team will be plunging into a new season at Abe Lincoln. They deserve all the support we · can give them, so let's make it a point to follow the team on Dec. 6.
The Place is filled with many precious pastels that take shape in exciting sweaters, skirts, jumpers, and dresses. Come in and choose a fashionable addition to your wardrobe!
Everyone have a happ-Y Thanksgiving ----and don't eat too much turkey!! The Place Alice n' Jo Ann
P. S. Good luck to all the winter sports participants! We're behind you all the way.
"Tomorrow's citizens are facsimiles of today's teachers,'' remarked Dr. Donald O. Clifton, as he addressed a group of high school students at an Introduction To Teaching Conference held November 16, on the Nebraska Wesleyan Campus.
TEACHER' S ROLE
Dr. Clifton, professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Nebraska, went on to explain the role of the teacher in shaping tomorrow' s \rorld. Through the use of several humorous stories, the noted educator pointed out that "teachers don't rule, but they develop the minds that do. "
As the daY went on, students met with prominent educators to discuss the field of teaching. High school participants got first-hand suggestions from senior college students who will soon receive teaching certificates.
MISS JENKINSTAKESPART
The International Club is divided into groups of four. Each group represents one of the eleven members of the security Council which represents all the member nations. '!be member nations bring problems facing the world today before the security council which then discusses the problems and passes resolutions. The resolutions will be compared with those made by the UN. In this way the International Club seeks a better understanding of the UN and in turn, the world.
SEETHEMUMMERSPLAY '.lOORROW11fE
Miss Florence Jenkins, of the Social Studies Department at LHS, was one of the many public school teachers who took part in the discussion groups.
Tue conference was sponsored by the Capital City Kiwanis Club with assistance from Nebraska Wesleyan University and members of the student Educati •oja.Association chapters at Nebraska Wesleyan and the University of Nebraska.
• Teens Alike on Both Sides of the Atlantic
A new student at Lincoln High recently gave the fifth period journalism class a glimpse into Germanteen 1 i fe, Christine Hathaway, who 1 i ved in Bi tburg, Germany,for three years, told of life in Germany in a class interview.
Christine said German teenagers don' t have as much freedon as their Amerir-an counterparts, but show their parents more respect. The language barrier made making friends with German youth di ffi cult, but the German teens were friendly with the Americans.
Christine, whose father is in the Air Force, has been in fifteen schools, and has traveled all over the United States and Europe.
Debaters Gain Win Among 97 T earns
The debate team recently went to a meet in Beatrice where 19 schools were represent ed. Andis Kaul ins and Vernon ~ewett took first place in competition with 97 teams. Dave Beckmann and Margie Angle also did well winning three matches and losing one. The team visited Lincoln Northeast, and is scheduled to go to Grand Island, December 14.
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Douglas Campbell, Bob Cole, Mike Douthit, Dwayne Duskin, S~irl~y Rlliott. Marilyn Franson, Tom Hansen, Nancy, Howland, Evelyn Johnson, Judy McConnell, Kate Moore, Bill Norman, Bruce Raymer, and Jeff Sayre.
The orchestra was under the direction of Marvin Kabin, an associate professor of music and conductor of the Boston University Orchestra, and the Greater Boston Youth Symphouy Orchestra.
'This Way, Please' Usherettes and doormen for 1963-64 have been chosen.
The snon:a:ors. Mi s i;: Mild:r:ed Kemp and J. D. Young, would 1ike to thank all the students who applied for these po&tions. The following list shows the names of selected students: Vicki Anderson, Sherry Bauer, Ann Beste, Martha Burrough, Donna Bykerk, Cheryl Campbell, Risa Campbell, Cathy Cleveland, Diane Crawford, Carmen Del 1. Debbie Disney, Diane Fossaceca, Phyllis Frickle, Jody Goetowski, Phyllis Ghormley, .-lanice Grabowski, Linda Grage, Jane Harris, Janice Kelly, Linda Kinnison, Joyce Mortensen,
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Susie Pederson, Barbara Ramsey, Lavona Reeves, Susan Reynolds, Delone Rice, Cheryl Saymel, Nancy Schrepf, Carol Terry, Martha Van Sickle, sandy weatherly, Carol Wentink, ·Nancy Zier, DaneErichsen, Michael Hill, Corwin Hulbert, Kent Jennings, Dale Jacoby, Dane Jolley, Mike Leupold, Andy Mueller, Lee Pohlenz, Tom Sorensen, Ralph Swenson, Dale TUbbs, Allan Van Deventer.
Members of the Writer's Club recently toured the Nebraska Farmer Printing Co. They witnessed the various phases of printing and visited some of the different offices including that of the late Frank McKelvey, once a president of the company, and a fonner Governor of Nebraska.
Members of Future Nurses Club heard three speakers · recently, Mrs. Jeanette Davis, Mrs. Lillian Peterson, and Sergeant James R. Lyons. Mrs. Davis was a world war I I nurse in Engl and. Mrs. Peterson served as a nurse in the Pacific area. They related some of their experiences as Army nurses and compared them with the new ones 'l'.Orn in peace time. Sergeant Lyons, from the Recruiting Office in Lincoln. · toid about careers and opportunities for Army nurses in peacetime.
25 Years Ago
The Pepper uniforms included one red sock with a black cuff, one black sock with a red cuff, black skirt and sweater, and red hat and scarf. (And we think we have it bad!)
51 Years Ago
The place where LHS now stands was once a circus ground~. The main tent was where the cafeteria is now located and lions, tigers, and elephants roamed what is now the Lincoln High baseball diamond.
Two Lincoln High Scho-01 senior football players, Steve Loos and Dennis Wertz, were recently honored for outstanding play by being named to the al 1-ci ty football team.
Loos, a lineman, was recognized for his Loos consistently fine play at gu,ard.
He also was given hono_rable mention in the Class A Allstate team.
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Wertz, the Links' offensive quarterback. showed marked improvement ·during the last weeks of the season and led the Links to a winning !tnish.
Honorable mention went to seniors LeRoy Rothe and Dave Thompson; junWertz iors Dave LaDuke and Di ck Marshall; and sophomore Henry Jackson.
Winter Sports Slate
December
3 Winter Sports Open House
6 Basketball- At Abraham Lincoln
13 Swimming- 0. North wrestling- Grand Island
14 Basketball- 0. Westside
20 Wrestling- At 0. Central · Basketball- Lincoln NE
What do Lincoln High students have in store for them this winter as far as Lincoln High winter sports go?
Basketbal I. coached by Alden Johnson and Harold sco tt; gymnastics, coached by Phil Sprague; swimming, coached by Gene Cotter; and wrestling, coached by Melvin Simpson are all upcoming winter sports~
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This year's basketball team hopes to improve on last year's record of 11-7, but again this year, as last year, there will be a height problem. To put it mildly, Lincoln High won't have any kids that have to stoop to get through the doors at LHS.
'!be Links have only four returning lettermen. They are guards Larry Bowers and Bob Vasatka, and forwards Dennis Wertz and Frank Brill. To add to these letteI1Den, several promising prospects have displayed their talents during this year' s pre-season tournament, and there will be added help from last year's Reserve tea111.
Coach Johnson commented, "we might not win every game, but the other team will know that we have been there."
* * * * 11Gymnastics could have a better season this year, but it depends on how our underclassmen develop, 11 commented Coach Phi 1 Sprague.
Gymnastics wil 1 have six returning lettermen to work with, plus several - underclassmen whohave shown exceptional ability at this sport.
Returning letteI1Den are Rick Bell, Gerald. Frazier, Jim Hahn, Mickey Johnson, Jim Stier. and Dennis Winslow.
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According to Coach Gene Cotter, 11The swimmingteam should be much stronger this Year. "
Coach Cotter has returning lettermen. at every position and the team is made up predominately of seniors. There are also several promising juniors and sophomores trying out.
'Ihe lettermen from last year's squad hold school records in almost every event
Returning lettermen are Dave Alles, Paul Bryan, Tom Dermyer, Rich Gordon, Steve Goetz, Jack Little, and Bob Stem.
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11This year, more than 90 boys are trying out for the wrestling team, and there will probably be some pretty wild scrambling for the top positions, 11 says Coach Melvin Simpson.
11There are approximately four boys in each weight class, and this fact alone will cause more hustle, because if one boy slacks off in his effort, there will be another to take his place A good crop of sophomores has shown up for practice this year and they should help the team a great deal "
Returning lettermen are Ken Benton, Tom Benton, itllile Disney, Vic Hancock, Dennis Maloney, Mike Robinson, and George Ward.
As we begin our winter sport season let us review one or two i terns that play an important part in · a successful season.
I imagine that most of the remarks are directed to those who
are members of the various squads but Jet's remember we aJl · l \, belong to one great t~am--the student body of Lincoln High t :t I
A collection of athletes who possess the necessary stamina and skills will not always result in a winning team--it is a beginning. Winning teams certainly have good i ndi vi dual performers but a check of facts reveal that they al so possess the right attitudes. It is di ff i cult to 1 i st a11 qual ities thatarenecessary to develop the victory spirit but loyalty, discip1 ine, desire, agressiveness, hustle, concentration, being coachable, the overwhelming urge for victory, the intestinal fortitude to work long and hard when tired, and the development of yourself mentally so that strategical situations can be recognized, all play an important part in becoming • a winner.
Spirit isa stateofmind. It is a dominant factor in success or failure. Good spirit means a lotofthings: a desire to learn, to work, to improve, tp excel, to sacrifice. There are no short cuts to success and as a parti cpant you must give your sport priority to al 1 excess energy. Sp i ri t is reflected in both winning and losing by how you, as an individual, react. Confidence is a characteristicofalJ great athletes. You must believe in yourself, your teammates, and y,our coach. This makes a combi nation di fficul t to defeat. Remember, you wi 11 never be better than you think you are. Tradition is not Jost by losin9 if one has played his maximum and given his all. When the w1nter sport season is over, p Jay er, Pepper, coach and student body should be able to look back and be able to say, "I GAVE MY VERYBESTALLTHETIME."
Thanksgiving feast or Friday night meal? ( standing) Luedke, Grell, and Bones; (kneeling) Sprague, Voss, and Grosscup post eight pheasants and two quail.
Gymnast Gerald Frazier, two -year letterman, of:(ers as his most memorable moment in LHS gymnastics, "taking fourth in the state meet as " a sophomore.
Frazier, whoplans to attend Milford Trade School after graduation, also had one emnrrassing moment on, (or should it be 11off 11), the highbar. He.remembers the time he flew off the bar in a me~t with Beatrice as his most imbarrassing instant.
In the what-do-you-likemost-about-LHS category II Frazier rates the hot rolls served at lunch 11 as his choice.
His senior goal is to help the Links take state in gymn.astics.
His participation in LHS sports has helped him to "learn good sportsmanship and school spirit."
Yes, the above group ofhunters had quite a successful hunt! If you look closely you will recognize these men to be LHSteachers boasting eight pheasants and two quail.
'lbese huntsmen may be seen almost eve:ry.week-end systematically covering a prospective field or draw in pursuit of that ring-necked bird, the pheasant.
Whereas primitive man depended on hunting and fishing for his animal food, today hunting p.rovi des a variety in the diet and has survived as a recreational sport. How recreationally enjoyable the sport is depends on the abundance of game produced.
II For the several hundred thousand birds in Nebraska it sure is hard to kick any out sometimes, " quipped one of the hunters.
'lbe men do m·ost of their hunting south of Lincoln. If their luck, oops! skillful tactics, continue they won't 11.£eda Thanksgiving turkey, · they• 11 have pheasant under glass cheap!
Frazier Gordon
Our second.son, Rich Gordon, is in the Business Administration Curriculum.
Rich, senior class treasurer, has lettered twice in swimmingand has participated in intramural flag football. He is a member of Chess Club and L Club, and has been a Home Room Representative and Al temate.
11The faculty" is what this senior letterman likes best about Lincoln High while his pet peeve is "people who think they are bigger than they really are. 11 Rich's most memorable moment came when he participated on the winning 200-yd. freestyle relay team in the state meet as a sophomore.
Although he likes to spend much of his time "girl-watching, '' he still has hopes of making the honor roll.
Rich's future plans include -at t~nding either UCLAor use.
Until 1956 Lincoln High' s home basketball games were played at either Whittier Jr. High or Wesleyan University.
L Hey Girls I
Have you heard the very latest in party dresses?
LONGFORMALS!That' s right, full length formals are the thing for holiday parties. Of course, you' 11 want to look first at Hovland' s collection. There are so many new styles and colors. Wehope you' 11 come soon because we' re anxious to help you in finding your II 11 dream dress.
On December 14 the Mumt IITo mers are presen 1ng morrow the world. " Your Histyler fortwie tellers are once again on the scene with the advanced scoop: all factors indicate that it will be one of Lincoln High' s best. OOn't miss it I (Tickets go on sale next week.)
Have a happy Turkey Time. We' 11 be seeing you over vacation in the Hi-Styler Department.
Buy now, Viki and Cindy
P.S. Good luck to everyone taking College Board Exams on December 6.
MARY'SRESPONSEfrom "Four Prophecies"
THENATIVITY
OH,IDWBEAlJI'IFUL1HE
Lincoln Junior Visits Kitty Hawk
Flown to Ki tty Hawk, North Carolina, by the State Aeronautics Department, Lincoln High Scl1ool junlor Frank Brill participated in the 60th Anniversary observance of the first powered flight by the Wright brothers. Frank was accompanied on the trip by Richard Kahle of Hastings. According to Frank, ''Lincoln High and Hastings High both have good aireducation programs. It is for this reason that they were " chosen to be represented.
HEAPSOF HANGERS
COLLECTEDBY CLASSES
In a drive headed by Judy McConnell, senior, this year's Christmas project for the Red Cross Council was to collect coa~ hangers.
All students were urged to bring coat hangers col-
Three officer training workshops were held by the student counci 1 for al 1 school clubs and class officers.
MOCKCLUBS
The first, held on December 3, covered leadership techniques and group dynamics. Three mock clubs were formed, each electing a slate of officers.
The second workshop, held December 5, featured parliamentary procedure. After a central discussion, each club held a mock meeting, discussing, with the use of parliamentary procedure, an assigned problem such as a membership campaign.
EVALUATIONS
The school club officers were given evaluation sheets to fill out concerning their club. These were compiled and discussed at the last workshop held December 10. Topics included writing and interpretation of consti tutions, meetings, projects, and club evaluation.
Cindy Hardin, Tommie Thompson, and Susie Phelps presided at the meetings.
"we feel this was a very worthwhile project, 11 commented student Council advisor, Miss Judy Farris. "we hope to hold the workshops again II next year.
lected from family and friends. The hangers will be sold to a local dry cleaner, which will pay half a cent each for them.
The Council wi 11 use the money to buy gifts for a needy family this Christmas.
Class competition points are being awarded to the class with the largest donation.
For many years the Future Nurses Club has given gifts to those less fortunate than themselves.
This Christmas, the girls have "adopted" a men's ward at the State Hospital. Each girl buys an assigned patient a small gift.
The club al so purchased a ping-pong set for the children at the State Hospital
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PICTURES ON PAGE 4
During Christmas vacation, Lincoln will become the meeting place of the world for three days.
'The American Field Service students now staying with families throughout Nebraska, will meet in Lincoln for the annual AFS winter convention. This convention gives an opportunity to Lincoln families who cannot house an AFS student for a whole year, to meet and learn about a foreign student.
Several families have volunteered to house a foreign student December 27, 28, and 29. More families are needed. Students wishing to host an AFS boy or girl should contact Mr. Harry Kuklin in Room 208.
-Christiansen Choir
-Danish Folk Carol (arr. Christiansen) Choir WI11!JOYFULMIIITTI
A (JJIW IS BORN
Pboler Madrigal Singers
Warland Choir and Clarinet 11IELI1TLEDRUMMER WY
Girls Octet
A CEREIDNYOF CAROLS -Wo l cu.mYo le There·Is No Rose Balula Tow This Little Babe Deo Gracias
Choir and Girls Glee Club
0 MARYWHERE IS YOUR.BABY
-(arr. Simeone)
Britten
Louisiana Folk Song (arr. Frackenpohl) Choir ADORATIONOF fflE SHEPHERDS SHEPHERDSAWAKE
Choral Ensemble
ADORATIONOF THEMAGI FIDf 1HE EASTERNJrKXJNTAINS-
The annual Christmas assembly will be held Friday, December 20. Participating in the program will be the Aeoli~ Choir, Junior Girls Glee, Boys Glee, and the Girls' and Boys' Octets.
Decorations for the stage will be highlighted by 33 traditional candles, portraying the years in the life of
committee, will be placed at either side of the stage.
Musi cal di rectors tor the event are Miss Dorthea Gore and Mr. Ivan Caldwell.
Accompanists on the piano are Mrs. Joanne Duncan and Miss Peggy Ferrell. Organist is Miss Barbara Shaner.
Christ. Two Christmas trees, Selections to be sung are to be trimmed by the assembly, listed at the left. '
Thumbnail Skekhes
WHEREAS:for many years groups of high school youth have painted pub) ic and private property with school names, nicknames, and insignia, WHEREAS:this results in disfigurement and destruction of pub) ic and private property. WHEREAS:these are clearly illegal acts, W~EREAS:these acts are many times attendant with other reckless and delinquent behavior, WHEREAS: it is the responsibility of fair-minded and right-thinking teenage youth to cooperate with the legally constituted authorities and the citizens of Lincoln,
BE IT RESOLVEDthat the Lincoln High School Student Council and the student body go on public rewrd urging.
I. that other student councils and student bodies in the high schools of Lincoln join in an effort to stop the destruction and disfigurement of public and private property,
2. that th i s re so 1uti on be con s i de red a f i rm declaration of the Student Council and the student body of Li nco 1n High Schoo1 to assume their fair share of the financial responsibility to repair destruction, defacement and disfigurement as these things occur, 3. and that the Student Counci 1 and student body at Lincoln High School recognize and assume responsibilityforleadership in helping to create a more beautiful community in whi ch to 1 i ve and 1earn. ,
The recognition gained by disfigurement of pub1 le and private property is not only undesirable but disgraceful to the school. Whether it is done out of spite, an urge to harm or destroy someone else's property and gain individual recognition, or a desire to help the team, the result meets with the wholehearted disapproval of the public.
What is the purpose of it? Does it help the team? NO. Does it make you a big man? NO.
Does it give your school a bad name? YES. Does it cost rnuch to repair? YES.
It's a very expensive adverti sernent, and al 1 it really advertises is the fact that there are some 1nisguided people who lack good judgment en~ugh_to keep themselves and their school from public d1sf avor.
Christm8.S time is here and to get in the swing of things we asked some students what they would do if they were confronted with a phoradendron plavenscens.
Kathy Brt: I'd train it how to clean my room!
Sharon Rance: I'd put it in the middle of the Pepper section and make sure it had on red socks!
Charles Kant: I'd take it hunting!
Georgia van Horn: I'd smile at it and make it drop dead!
Ron Taylor: I' d catch it and sell it to Senor Castro (He needs it!)
Jerry Hunter: I'd elope!
Pat Ryon: I' deat it, they' re delicious!
Janice Bauer: I'd give to the school as the Senior class present!
Ray Pyle: I'd defrost it!
Judy Amend: I'd pickle it and give it to Mr. Currie!
Larry smith: I' d give it my orange socks!
Anonymous: I'd put it over the boys gym and hide behind the door!
In case you haven't alreadiy guessed it, a phoradendron plavenscens is mistletoe.
The present Class Competition standings are Seniors 113, Juniors 28, and Soph omores 36. sophomore Al Ebner won the Little Black Book contest, earning 10 points for his cl ass. The Seniors earned 10 points for yelling loudest at t !he Westside pep rally. Points to be awarded in t ;he future include: MummersPlay 30
Teenagers are known for their great imaginations--especially around Christmas time. Many a boy or girl has imagined getting a brand new white convertible for Christmas. Since fantasy seems to be in the air we, on the Advocate staff, would like to add to the occasion. Imagine what would happen if:
Mr. Pfieff were tall and skinny?
A great injustice has been dealt the greatest writer and philosopher of all times. His efforts have gone unpraised~
some of the most brilliant sayings, maxims, short stories, and editorials ever to grace the page have been conceiv ed by this person. This person deserves praise, and definitely commands respect, if only for his age. He is a~ old as the written history of mankind. He is Anonymous
Mr. Grosscup were short fat? and
Mrs. Herbster couldn't cook?
~liss Strashiem 11good" students? had some
Mrs. Buckner gave 1' s?
Mr. Alden Johnson didn't wear red socks for the basketball games?
Mr. Beechner jokes? told funny
Lincoln High School 22nd and J Streets
Lincoln 19, Nebraska
The Advocate is issued by the students of Lincoln High School bi-weekly during the school year except immedi.ately following vacations. It is issued without cost to every Lincoln High student. Advertising rates are $1 per column inch.
Second-cl ass Nebraska, postage 1s paid at Lincoln,
Cindy Hardincouldn' t smile?
Gerald Holbrook couldn't sing?
Sally Weber got straight 7' s?
Rich Gordon couldn't swim?
Cathy draw? Spencer couldn't
Lincoln High had basketball team? a tall
The parking lot empty spaces? had some,
The lunct1 period provided enough time to eat?
The clocks worked?
Seniors thing? didn't know every-
Sophomore and junior girls didn't date senior boys?
The Advocate was ah ead-of-tfm e? finished
Christmas came once a year? more • than
LHS weren't forbid!!!) KING? (Heaven
Are you kiddin'? Thumbnailers Larry Stephens, Cathy Spencer, Marc Johnson, and Kathy Nicoll seem to be in a world ot fantasy!
"u ·t · " "H · " "L 1 d " 1 · ang 1 1n ;your ear! Yes, arr1er, e an , a 1as that's the favorite expres- Larry Stephens, likes 11Mr. sion of Marc Johnson, better Scott and the many different kno\ffl as "Grease" around LHS : looks he gives me each day, 11 halls. best about LHS. it's no wonder he professes Lar' can al ways be heard to enjoy practicing his cello saying "you bug! 11 or "I'm so when he is a member of arches- ashamed. 11 tra, opera orchestra, the He loves to eat and ride a Junior Symphony, and the bike (keeps him in shape.) Lincoln Symphony. S1eeping, Larry participates in L he claims, however, is still club and has Varsity letters his hobby. in cross country and track. Psychology and; of course, His most memorable experorchestra are two subjects he ience was placing first in states as favoiri t,es, and pass• the Inter-City Cross Country ing Miss ~}·oh11son' s English meet· as a sophomore. Lit. class was one of his Larry is in college prep most memorable exper iences. and plans to attend Nebraska Grease' s 11Bah! 11
• one last remark,
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If you see someone hot-rodding around in a MG and yell- II 1ng Je veux avoir de la glace! 11 you know it's Cathy Spencer. Wesleyan to study to become a teacher and a coach.
Attending the University of Nebraska and becoming a commercial artist are included in her future plans.
Katine's favorite subjects are art, j ou1nali sm, and University French.
Her extracurricula~ activities include Mummers, and Art Club, which she serves as vice-president. Painting posters under the supervision of a "real" artist and discussing daily events in French with tier friends also take up much of her spare time.
She sends this message, 11To all those obsessed with the idea of beco1ning a non-conformist-forget it, because it's impossible, especially in high school. '
"Laugh--and the world will think you' re craz.v!" Shakespeare? Socra tes? F'zerchenj ollerenski? No! Kathryn P. Nicoll, better known to the masses as 11Nick.''
This little five-foot philosopher is planning to attend the University of Nebraska and to major in Speech Therapy. "Nick's" most embarrassing experience is too embarrassing to relate but we may get s6me • indication from her pet peeve--"peopl e who talk about nothing, and traffic officers who talk a lot!"
An AFS finalist in her juinor year, Kathy is now on the AF.SCommittee and a strong supporter of Pepper$, Mummers, and Red Cross. When she' s not balanced on top of a goal post madly wrapping crepe paper 1 around it she enjoys sleeping, ' laughing, and losing things. "sort of dumb?" No! That' s her favorite - expression.
December 25 is Chr~stmas, a holiday celebrated in.many different ways the 'NOrld over.
While the children in the United States are hanging up their stockings on Christmas Eve, the young people in Switzerland visit nine fountains on their way to midnight church service. They~take three sips of water from each fountain; an ancien tlegeiid says that if they do this, their future spouse will be waiting at the church door.
TREEFOREACH
The people of Germany buy a tree for every member of the family. A large family might feel as if they were living in a forest!
Most people on diets give them up at Christmas, but not in Italy. The Italians fast the day before Christ-
mas, as do th~ people of :Pol and (however, they feast at midnight! )
The children in France put their shoes on the doorstep and use mistletoe as a symbol of good luck. The Americans have found a better use for this little piece of greenery.
TWIGFORETELLSFUTURE
Many people receive poinsettias at Christmas time, but the girls in Czechoslovakia w~sh for cherry blosso~s. The girls tell their for,tunes by putting a cherry twig in water on December 4.If the twig blossoms before Christmas Eve, it means the girl will marry next year. Christmas may be celebrated differently around the world, but to all, it is a wonderful holiday full of fun and good cheer.
As the Joyous ho1 idays draw near again, our thoughts drift to gay and festive parties, to mountains of lavish gifts, to pretty Christmas trees and sparkly ornaments, to lofty choir anthems, and to the manyother gayeties of the season.
Whenwe have fin~l1y appeased our appet~tes with these pleasures, our thoughts eventually drift to the true $pirit of Christmas, the Christ Child.
Let us all discard for a moment thoughts of the harried whirl of the season and consider the greatness of the unspoiled gift which came to us ages ago. Let us humble ourselves with thoughts of His perfection and rejoice in His glorys
The Christ Child was a miracle of God and we, in al 1 our wor1di ness, too often forget to pause for a moment to whisper a prayer of thanks.
Let us remember, this year, that all the Christmas trimmings are insignificant attempts to express our joy at His coming, because Christ is Christmas.
Blessings on thee, jolly guy, Whose Christmas spirit will not die.
With beard whiter far and away,
From snow kicked up by reindeer and sleigh.
With the cold winds on your face,
During thy yearly Christmas Eve race;
With thy rosy cheeks and nose,
With only Scrooges as your foes;
From my heart I give thee praise.-
For making me happier in many ways.
For filling me with Christmas cheer, Enough to last throughout the year.
Blessings on thee, jolly guy, Whose curlstwa~ ~pirit will not die.
This is your New Year's Day coloring book. Color it interesting, witty, and orig1nal. Color the author a liar.
This holiday is observed the whole world over. Color it international.
Early man stopped work and joined with families. Quarrels were settled and friendships renewed. Color it clean slate.
In the Orient, New Year's Day is celebrated by setting off firecrackers. Color it gay.
In ancient Egypt, the new year began in the middle of June, when the Nile overflowed. Color it wet.
The Romans honored Janus, god of beginnings and endings. Janus had two faces, and looked both forward and backward. On the first day of the year, Roman people looked back to what had happened during the past year and thought of what the coming year might bring. Color it wishful thinking.
In merry old England, the doors were opened at midnight to allow the spirit of the old year to leave, and to invite the new one to
enter and warm itself. Cofor it drafty.
The American Indian began the new year when the salmon started running. Color it fishy.
In America today, most people have or go to parties on New Year's Eve to see the old year out. These celebrations last until all hours. Color them wild.
This is the party-goer on NewYear' s Day. See his bloodshot eyes. Color him sorry. This is the house of the of the parties hostess. See the parties hostess. See the dirty dishes and disarray. See the hostess head for the kitchen. Color her even sorrier.
On New Year's Day, all bowl football games are on T. V. Color Nebraska orange.
Above is the history of New Year's Day. Color it ended. This is the old year, roing on its way. Color it' auld Lang Syne."
A tired thin old man sat nervously fidgeting in a large leather-bound chair. He seemed pinched into his grey flannel suit and tab collar shirt. A brown leather brief case with the monogram s.c. lay upon his lap.
A thin young man, al so in grey flannel, came from behind two oak doors. Taking off his heavy-rimmed glasses, he cleared his throat and said, "You may come ·in now, Mr. Claus."
Through the heavy oak doors walked the two men. The younger pointed silently to a high green leatherbound chair at the end of a long conference table. The older fellow sat wearily down and pulled his brief case onto his lap.
Shortly the room began to fill. Figures, each clad in grey flannel, each wearing heavy-rimmed glasses, each carrying a brown leather brief case, seated themselves along the sides of the conference table. The little old man looked down the grey flannel rows and felt an ache in the pit of his stomach.
From somewhere down the table, a monotone-voice broke the silence, 11Mr. Claus. would you please st an d ? " Th e p i n ch e d - i n little old man rose.
"Mr. Claus, we've been hearing that you aren't too happy with the way things are running. 11 The little old man shuffled his feet.
"I guess things are all right. It's just that 11 "Jus-i:; what, Mr. Claus?" · "It's just that----I'm not too ltappy wi th the New System." He looked down at his feet and fingered the flap on his suit pocket, knowing he had said too much. Amurmer of "rea;ctionary" swept down the conference table.
11He' s not happy with the Ne"!!.System?"
"well, just what don' t you like, Mr. Claus?" snapped the obscure monotone voice.
"Well, for one, the glasses, 11 he blurted.
"What's wrong with the glasses?"
II They' re OK, but why can't I wear my old wire spectacles? They don't give me headaches. "
II Because, Mr. Claus, they are inefficient. Thenewones are very practical. Besides,
they're very smart. Anything else?" he purred. Mr. Claus was roused now; he wanted to spill his gripes, however shocking they might be. "Yes, there is something else, 11 he almost shouted.
"Might as well get it off your chest--go ahead, Claus, 11
111 don't know whether this means anything to you or not, but my wife is thinking of leaving me. 11 The little old man looked around for a reaction.
"You know how it is---that' s married life, 11 said the grey flannel voice.
"she' s mad because I had to shave off my beard. I'm unhealthy because you made me lose weight and climb into this scratchy grey flannel suit."
"Babble on,Mr. Claus, by all means, babble on. "
"r haven't had a decent night's sleep in months. I'm getting an ulcer. 11
''.Anything else?" II Yes! I can't even go hoho- ho any more because it doesn't sound intelligent. 11 With this, he flopped down into his chair II • Mr. Claus, you seem rather ungrateful. 11
Crew-cut heads nodded up and down the table. "Are you forgetting the conveniences we"ve supplied you with? Yours is an efficient and easy operation.
"We'vereplaced your toy bag with a brief case--the best one on the market; it' .s very practical "-"d it's alsotquite uanasome. ·we· ve replaced · your elves with a score of junior executives, an important asset to any business organization. You' re also forgetting the IBM-equipped office we furnished you with--mahogany walls. 11
1Great, just great," said the old man bitterly, "real Christmasy."
"Mr. Claus, we• re going to put our heads together and confer on this matter. Would you please excuse us?"
"oh, go right ahead, by all means. 11
The grey forms shuffled out of the room. The little old man sat shaking his head. 11'11ley don' t understand. They will never understand."
After an interval, the men once again filed into the room and took their places along the table.
"Mr. Claus," said the voice, "we have decided to tolerate this attack open theNew System. However, further reactionary tendencies on your part could lead to complete automation of the Christmas season. In other words, shape up or you' 11 be replaced by machine."
The little old man sat stunned, confused. How did Christmas, the most beautiful season of the year, ever develop into this cold monster, this "New system"? After the grey flannel men had filed out, he sat there, on the verge of tears, thinking of Christmases past. Slowly he gripped his briefcase and dragged himself from the dr:ab building.
On the street a light snow was falling; it was early evening and car lights and horns pierced the whiteness. As the little old man trudged, grey flannel shoulders drooping, through the joyous streets filled with shopping mobs, he noticed a sign plastered on a huge pl ate glass window saying "Dept. Store Santas Wanted." Seeing this, the old man sighed, shook his head, and plodded on. Halfway down the block he stopped again, turned his head, and stared long at the sign. And suddenly the little old man's face came alive, his eyes twinkling as they had so often in the past. Looking about stealthily to be sure no one was watching, he duc!ted into an alley tore open his brief case, and triumphantly donned his old moth- eaten Santa Claus suit. As an afterthought, he flung the grey flannel into his brief case and shoved it into a waste-can.
Moments later the jolliest little old manon earth could be heard yellin~, at the top of his lungs, Ho--ho--ho, Merry Christmas to all," as he headed, giggling and prancing through the slush and snow,. for the department store.
Christmas is here Merry old Christmas Gift-bearing, heart-touching, joy-bringing Christmas, Day of grand memories, king of the year.
--Irving
December 22, the Christmas season has arrived, and it's summer vacation!? It would be for Carlos Blondet, AFS st~dent whose home is in Peru. In Lima, the summer vacation lasts from December to April. Gay flowers are the main decoration for Christmas in Peru, and each family has a bushy green tree adorned with bright lights and colored balls. Over the fireplace lies the manger scene, which appears in most every home in the community.
HOHO! PAPANOEL
On Christmas Eve, a man dressed in red named "Pap-a Noel II slides downthe chimneY, and delivers presents to all good children of Peru. Told about Santa Claus in the U.S.A., Carlos observed, 0must be the same guy! 11 After various parties and get-togethers, Christmas day
finally arri~es ....••.. along with all the relatives! Every one is gay, and expresses his excitement by dancing such masterpieces as the 11Pachanga, " the "Huaracha, 11 the 11Hereuge," the 11Chachacha, 11 and some foreign dance called the "Twist. 11
Whenall have worked up a good appetite, they sit down to a huge meal consisting of a variety.of foods including rice, wheat, coke, champagne, and turkey. "Christmas and Thanksgiving very bad for turkey--very bad, 11 mused Carlos.
Since Peru is 80 per cent Catholic, at twelve o'clock most of the city attends mass. Here they sing Christmas carols, and worship--so ends a typical Christmas in Lima, Peru, as described by Carlos Blondet. To all the Links,, Carlos wishes a "Felices Pascuas,"
and "Prospero Ano Nuevo! 11 IYI SENELERFROMWRKEY
In Turkey, because the predominating religion is non-Christian, Christmas is not celebrated, but recently the New Year has become a big holiday. "we always want to celebrate the New Year with dancing and games because that way all the year will be happy!" exclaimed Fusun Unger, AFS student from Istanbul. NOELBABAAN ORNAMENT
Fbr the New Year, the stores are Cleclted with bright decorations of which "Noel Baba" and his sleigh is the most popular with the youngsters. The houses are not decorated, however, and "Noel Baba" is no more than an ornament
From December 21 to January 2 is the schoo 1 sem-est er break, and on December 31, many parties are given. Everyone dances, and plays games. All kinds of sandwiches and
pastries are served, along with beverages.
Sllall but-original gifts of cosmetics Of jewelry for the girls, and ti es for the boys are exchanged. ( sound familiar?) After all this celebrati~ th-e long awaited hour arrives--12:00 midnight. "At this time the lights go out and we kiss everybody in tbe family," exclaimed Fusun. When asked if they kiss only members of the family, Fu sun blushed, "well ...•.•• close friends, too!"
About 3:00 a.m. the merry group disbands--off to a new day and a new year.
To all the Links, Fusun wishes an 11Iyi Seneler. 11
You'd better watch out (for any school problems), y ou'd better not cry (be calm-take them to the Council), you'd better not shout I'm telling you why-the Student council is working for YOU!
Yes, th e Student Council has been meeting frequently in the last few weeks with the Home Room Representatives to discuss the many school problems which have been brought to their attention by the student body Outstandin g among these problems are :
1. Not enough usage of the.student lounge due to a lack of pride in it.
2. Students smoking i n front of the school befo r e and after school.
3. The cancellation of the breakfast-at-school privilege.
4. The controversy over permanent benches in the cafeteria hallway.
5. The poor condition of the front parking lot. LOUNGEUSE URGED
In response to the first i tern the Council has launched a vigorous "use the lounge" campaign. In view of the fact that the lounge cost m~y thousands of dollars and is the envy of every school in the state , the Council is urging all students to take full pride in their lounge and make the best use of it. A recommendation, to be endorsed or rejected by the student body, has been written in answer to stated problem number two. The statement declares that no Lincoln High School student shall smoke in the vicinity of LHS before or after school hours. If passed, the recommendation will be turned over to the school principal, Mr. Willi am Bogar, who will further consider the situation.
lbe Student Council feels that the vast majority of students wish to have this problem cleared up, and will cooperate in helping to do so
A letter concerning the breakfast-at-school privilege was written by the council, only to be rejected by the Lincoln Public Schools Board of Eat at the LHS CAFETERIA
Education. Although this stymies a c tion for the present, further r e consideration of the problem is hoped f or.
PARKINGLOTA PROBL91
The permanent hall benches, buil t last year by the wood-working classes, cannot now be installed because the cafeteria walls are not strong enough to support them. Further sugg e stions as to their installation are being considered.
Last year th e student Council made a survey of the parking lot problem. The general consensus was that there was a definite nee o fo r paving , but this proposal was rejected by the Board of Education. The desire for improvement is s t ill great but unless there is a change of policy, the future of the parking lot remains grim.
'Ihe problems of a large school cannot be solved over night. The administ ration, the faculty, the Student council, and the Home Room Representatives are all ~rking hard to remedy the undesirable situations which arise, but they need the constant support of the student body!
Six members of the Lincoln , High School orchestra earned first chairs in the Nebr~ska Music Education Association Annual convention.
They were Peggy Dann, first flute; Cheryl Ma.rsh, first violin; Marc Johnson, first cello; Bob 'Stepp, first bass; Barry Hagen, first trumpet; and Larry Eldridge, first tro'8bone.
The convention was held recently at Kearney.
Season's Greetings
A new club, the Future Homemakers of America, has recently been organized at Lincoln High School.
The club is sponsored by Mrs Sharon Christofferson and Mrs. Corene Herbster.
The goals of the club are to prepare the girls to be better homemakers and to understand family problems and conditions.
Officers of the club are Karen Ross; president; Pat Sparks, vice-president; Charlene Thompson,,secretary; Judy Mathena, treasurer; and Pat Snyder. song leader. The club meets on the first and third Thursdays of the month. They are now working on a money-raising project, selling cookies after school. The members of the club will be i. nitiAted by the Waverly Chapter January 19, 1964 :
In a recent debate tournament held at Lincoln Northeast with 20 Nebraska high schools represented, Lincoln High School contenders tied for third place~ LHS representatives were Andis Kaolins, Dave Beckmann, Margie Angle, and Carolyn Shea.
The December "Links of the ~onth" are sophomore King Little, junior Barb Bowman, senior Jeri Adam, and faculty memberMiss Wilhelmina Johnson. King was selected f.pr his participation in Varsity swimmingand for his election as SOphomoreClassPresident. * * * * Barb was chosen for her part in the Mummers Play,
Governor's Youth Conference, her selection as Home Room Rep., and an AFS finalist. * * * *
Jeri was picked for winning the "why I would Like to Visit Hollywood" contest and her l ead in the Mummers Play. Miss Johnson was honored for her extensive work for County Government Day.
"I want to walk like a model"
"I want a lovely speaking voice'• 1 want a new hair style"
by Lincoln's
Mrs. Childs will give you the aetails, tell you about the materials and the cost of the course.
parents to give you the course for Christmas.
11Tis the season to be jolly 11 -unless you haven't done your Christmas shopping yet. Fully realizing and understanding your problems, we offer these suggestions.
1. Wear your lightest coat and freeze; wear your warmest coat and roast inside the stores.
2. Girls,, carry large purses to knock people out of your way; boys, just shove.
"3. Don' t get anyone what they really want-that way they wi 11 be surprised.
4. Don' t buy anything on sale that way the person can exchange it later.
5. Save money-buy everything at the 88-cent store.
6. Have everything giftwrapped and save money on 1,1apt:r, ribbon, and tape.
7. Do all your shopping December 24 and avoid the crowds.
8. Resolve to do next year' s Christmas shopping after the July sales!
,. Christmas is comin' !
We'd better be real good 'cause Santa knows all! He's even wise about the full assortment of Christmas surprises at ''The Place. 11 Ski parkas, stretch pants, mixed and matched sweaters and skirts--and take notice all you fellows!--the prices are just geared to a teen- ager' s billfold!! If you really want to be a hit this Christmas--come on up and let us help you find something just meant for her!!
" The latest at The Place" is the new shipment of Thermo Jae jumpers, dresses, and slacks. You've heard of stretch pants--well, now we have a stretch jumper! It's really wild and fits like a dream!--so does the price!
Everybody have a joyous and safe Noel, and we' 11 see you again next year!
The Place, Jo Ann and Alice
demonstrate Newton' s basic law of physics, "To every action there is an opposite and equal reaction."
"To , every action there is an opposite and equal reaction. 11 Published in ' 1684 by Sir Isaac Newton, this basic law o,f physics was recently demonstrated by Lincoln High School junior Stephen Bloom.
Mr. R. w. Howland suggested the project to Stephen, a Physics 1 student, while the cl ass was working on a unit involving forces and motio ,n
The object of the experiment was to provide figures for :ii.nsertion in the equation M x d : m x D )( P ( D). for insertion in the equation M x d = m x D ),( P ( D) m = mass of the block of • wood, d = distance of the gun's recoil, M = mass of the gun, D = distance of the block's recoil, and P = the mass of the pellet.
The problem, however, was how tro pul 1 tl1e trigger without 1upsetting the figures for 1recoil distance of the gu11, a low-power air pistol.
TRI6GERHELDBY RUBBERBAND
Stephen eliminated this obstacle by fitting rubber bands through the trigger guard and attaching them to a balsa wood block on the pistol's grip. The rubber b and s were held away from the trigger by a string attached to the front of the
gun. 3y burning the string, the rubber bands were allowed to snap back on the trigger thereby firing the gun almost instantly and allowing it to recoil freely.
After solving the equation, '' Stephen said, The experiment as set up showed only 2 percent inaccurac:r, a fine figure considering the quality of the apparatus involved.
72 years ago ••• Many of Mrs. Nellie Magee' s pupils were older than she was. She was only 16 ! <10 years ago ..• 'Ihe down slips numbered 1970.
35 years ago Hair cuts cost 35¢.
FROM PAGE 1
The Student Council will visit Westview County Home this week.
Each student council member will take an individual gift. They will serve cookies and punch. The Girls Octet wi 11 accompany them to sing carols.
Out of the deep, dark shadowy corners of the LHS basement a small noise echoes through the gigantic hallways. sound mysterious?? Well, it' s not really.
Upon "eXPloring" the foundation area of the school, many remnants of the past were found to be stored. The hali is in the shape of a 11T11 with the top running north and south, the base east and west. • Approximately under Room 136 at the north end of the top of the T, an array of names from the past and present gaily decorate the pipes, cement uprights, walls, and floor in unlimited shades of color. Evidently the play props and scenery are done here!
Two rooms, each metal door "d. padlocked shut, were 1scovered." One was explained to contain all the chemicals used in the science department; the other is where all discarded inflammable material is kept until it is hauled a\vay.
Also located in this area is the elevator which many of the' 62 sophomores mistakenly thought the old telephone booth by the history rooms to be. It elevates only, from the basement to first floor (not fourth) and is used to haul freight.
In one of the storerooms along the base of the T can be found everything from old desks, tiny chairs, hula hoops, refrigerators, ilall trees, old machinery to lockers tha·t many students wish they could use!
Adjacent to this room is the custodial office. Old clocks, tools, a pet mouse, the school's telephone system, and the power center were "found" here.
To quote Mr. Don Flanagan, head custodian, "Grab that bronze wire attached to the power and it' 11 really curl your hair!'' Exploring does have its dangers
CAGEDSTORAGE
Along the opposite side of this hall is.a storeroom running the hall's entire length. Divided into .,;ections by huge wire "cages," this room, too, yielded to interest.
Japanese pictures?! No, they' re just mistakenly identified furnace filters. A nurse' s seal e, army cots, barrels huge wall-slate blackbo a;ds, and brig~ t'. shiny copper pipes were discovered" and identified correctly.
Anyone for a ride? If so, " ct" the small tractor uncovere would be perfect.
Japanese pictures?? Nope! It' sonly furnace filters Lynn II Grosscup found upon exploration" of the LHS basement.
How about some sawdust?
Well, LHS has a good three feet of it. Where does it come from? The woodworking shop, where else?
The particles reach a basement room through a sort of blower and will accumulate to an approximate depth of who knows?
Yes, those noises really aren't so mysterious when •one understands the sources!
Merry Christmas!
Christmas is a big occasion, but Christmas is also a lot of little things. So pick one of those ''little things'' that will make a big hit with that special person. After all, what guy or gal doesn' t know that the best things come in small packages?
Gold' s has so many lovely things that would make a perfect Christmas present. Gift mates like Revlon' s compact and lipstick duets, soft leather gloves by Van Ral te, a petite Elgin Starlight watch, or perfume by Lanvin might be just the right thing for that special girl.
Girls, if you' re still undecided about what to give your guy for Christmas, might I suggest a Prince Gardner billfold, a smart tie-tac and cuff-link set, or a pocket-s:ize transistor for the HE in your life.
Now, before I go, I'd like to share a Christmas poem with you. Now is the time of wonder. Silent snow bedeck's the ancient earth-heart speaks to heart, Stranger to Stranger. All pain and hurt depart with the music of bells. Under the mist le toe, gentled by strange fruit of the dazzling spruce, the noisiest angels call a Christmas truce.
Be seein' ya, Marcia
of your own for Christmas. Drop hints as to your favorite style and color.
P. s. Girls, remember! This is the season when many an unsuspecting fellow can be brought down by a guided mistletoe!
Linooln High School will take its first step toward the defenseof its city and district basketball titles Friday night when it meets Lincoln Northeast's Rockets at Pershing Municipal Auditorium.
The Links' hopes of a perfect record going into intra-city contest were smashedby tal I and ta] ented OnahaWestside as the Warriors pl aced four men in double figures in coasting to 69-52 deci si on
LHS, do~ 19-17 after a nip and tuck first quarter, pulled out to a 23-21 advantage in the open i ng roomentsof the second stanza, but couldn't keep pace with the torrid shooting and tough rebounding efforts of Westside's 6'4-" John Buller.
The road hunter's season is finally here. This wellknown form of hunting phea-sants, although illegal, is still practiced by many hunters.
As it grows colder, snow begins to fall and the wind zooms down from the north, the average hunter who likes to hunt but doesn't like the cold, will resort to his car as his mode of hunting.
The pheasant population seems to go along with this type of hunting, for as it, becomes colder, the pheasants will bunch up in thickets, valleys, and around any tyne of windbreak to keep warm. Many of these ideal pheasant 'keep
warm' places are right along the road. ·
These 'keep warm' places, plus the road hunter, may create many different situations.
One might be, 11There' s one! stop! stop!" A wild loading of shotguns, barrels pointing in every direction, and then a shot will ring out, followed by wild scrambling from the car, and the triumphant hunter will come back, proudly carrying his pheasant.
But the case could be reversed. Instead of the.- pheasant being shot, the shot might come during the shouting, the loading, or the scrambling, then where will the lead go? With four people in a car, there isn't much room for a possible miss.
Do you think the hunter will carry this game proudly into a hospital?
- There is also the chance that the ,man in the big green car will catch you. Game wardens do not think much of road hunting.
The odds against shooting someone accidentally increase greatly during this melee that occurs when road hunting. If you want to increase your chances of getting killed or wounded--Go Road Hunting!
Sons of the Red and Black (HO HO!)
our first son, GaryKurtzer, is in the Trades Preparatory curriculum, and has lettered in football. He is a member of L Club and has participated in intramural basketball and vol I eybal 1.
Gary likes football ''because it is a rqugh sport for rugged individuals. 11
Mike Disney has lettered twice in wrestling and has a Reserve' •ietter in track. Hi-s favorite sport is wrestling because it's a "sport of individual competition."
Going on the wrestling mat with his warm-up jacket on during his sophomore year rates as Mike's most embarrassing moment while he hopes that his most memorable moment is yet to come,--in the next state wrestling meet.
His senior goal is to help Lincoln High take the city wrestling championship.
Mike, whoespecially enjoys hunting and other sports, plans to attend the University of Nebraska. He is in Lincoln High's Engineering curriculum.
The Intramural Basketball League for 1963-64 is divided into two divisions, the National and American Leagues with each league composed of eight members. The scores for the first week of intramural action are,
VASATKALEADS
Top scorer for the Links was senior guard Bob Vasatka who canned 13 points and edged out Frank Brill and Joe Weyand for scoring honors.
ABRAHAMLINCOLN
A. L. had a lead of 13 points at one time during the first half before the Links rallied and closed the margin to 4 points at halftime.
Brill, the game's leading scorer, hit 11 field goals and 5 free throws for a total of 27 points. Other Link scorers in double figures were Dennis Wertz with 17, Bob Vasatka with 14, and Joe Weyand with 11.
Fouls hurt Lincoln High as 4 of the starting five. fouled out during the fourth quarter.
Links scorers:
Gary' s pet peeve is "people who try to make me smile when I don' t feel like it. 11 His most memorable and embarrassing moments are both connected with football. His most memorable moment was coming up from sophomore football, to the starting line-up on the varsity S(Jlad in his junior year. His most embarrassing momentcame dUri ng this year's southeast game, when he forgot his shoulder pads and thought that he would have to play without them.
All of the interesting people he has been able to meet while going to school is what Gary likes best about Lincoln High.
Four Lincoln High boys were recently named by William Pfeiff, Director of Activities,as the 1963-64 Winter Sports student Announcers. These boys will announce Varsity competition. Those named and the sport for which they are responsible are John Amgwert, basketball; Jerry Hunt-er, wrestling; Doug McKelvey, gymnastics; and Sam Wolff, swimming.
Also namedwere four 11backup11announcers, whose duties will be to announce Reserve contests and substitute for the chief announcers in their absence.
11Back-up" announcers are LeRoy Rothe, basketball; Allan Hergenrader, wrestling; James Macdonald, gymnastics; and Dave Thompson, swimming.
Lincoln High' s swim team v.onevery event as they romped over OmahaNorth, 80-15, in a meet held recently at Lincoln High. Steve Goetz, Rich Gordon, King Little, Bob Stern, and Dave Van Cleaf were all individual winners for the Links.
20U-yd. medley relay--Lincoln High (Dermyer, Heuke, Reumon t , Mccurdy).
200~yd. freestyle--Stern.
As a sequel to the highly successful football prediction poetry of two issues ago, th-e ADVOCATEsports staff points its poetic pen toward the 1963-64 basketball scene.
* * * The cager's season's here on Lincoln High School's court.
A city and district crown must stay At the school that's the KINGof sport._ Again they say we' re short with no strength on the bench; It's about the waY it was last year, SO again it will be no cinch 'But speed can make up for height, And spirit for no bench .Power. These attributes have v.orked before, Though the foe all around us tower.
In two days we play Northeast. Will speed win out over height? We think it will for win number two For the LHS mighty mite(s)!
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50-yd. freestyle--Gordon, Oiving--Van Cleaf. 100-yd. butterfly--Goetz. 100-yd. freestyle--Gordon. 100-yd. backstroke- -K. Little.
400-yd. freestyle--Stern. 100-yd. breaststroke-Goetz.
200-yd. freestyle rela,y-Lincoln High (McCurdy, Farrar, Hlevyack, Finley).
Hi Links!
Happy smiles, bright lights, mistletoe, and that "special feeling" tell us that Christmas will soon be here! Hope you have all your shopping done! If not, be sure to stop in the HiStyl er shop and pick out the outfit that will be just right for that someone on your gift list. congratulations to the cast of the Mummers play and to all who helped make it a great success! To start the Christmas vacation off right, let's all get behind our team this Friday when we play Northeast. Let's really 11Rock the Rock ets 11! If your vacation also includes a sp e cial party, be sure to see the new shipment of luscious long formals that just arrived in the Hi-Styler shop. In your dream formal, you' 11 b e as pretty as the angel on the Christmas tree!
Remember, there is no time quite like Christmas! Merry Christmas!
Vik! end Cindy
P. s. Don't forget to tell your Santa Claus about that special something you want from Hovland' s!
Ladieeess and Gennntlemen , welcome to the most stuuupendous, world faaamous greaaatest braaavest will ldest show onnn earrth ! Circus Time is the theme chosen for the 1964 production of Joy Night to be presented March 19, 20, and 21, in the Lincoln High School Audi tori um.
This theme was selected because 51 years ago the site where LHS now stands was the circus grounds. The main tent stood where the cafeteria is now located and lions, tigers, and elephants "roamed" what is now the Lincoln High baseball diamond.
NOSTALGIA
As Lincoln High approaches an important anniversary, it turns with nostalgia toward the past. The circus is part of that past.
"Many ideas for acts have been suggested,'' says Mrs. Maxine Faust, director of Joy Night for 1964. 11These include tumbling or trampoline demonstrations, ballet, juggling, circus music, panto-
mine, clowns, trained animal acts, side show magic,. unicycle. and bal ancing acts. There are many more. Just use your imagination! 11 The faculty members of the Joy Night Central Committee include Mrs. Marylouise Alexander, William Bogar, Mrs. Faust, Miss Dorthea Gore, Mrs. Corene Herbster, Mrs. Shirley Martin, David Myers, Windle Reel, Miss Dorcas Weatherby, and Mrs. Patricia Winkler.
Students on the committee are Phyllis Bomberger, Christine Hathaway, Kathy Hellweg, Bill Kling, Tom Krieger, Ric Marsh, Bob Miller, Marcia Sims, Charlene Staska, and Keith Willis. 11STICKTO THEME 11
Mrs. Faust emphasizes that judging at tryouts will be " based on how closely you stick to the happenings in a typical circus. Acts revolving around school activities or vaudeville will not be the most appropriate. 11
Recently announced by spon- dent 1111aywish to have consors Miss Wanda Crawmer and sidered for publication. Just• Mrs. Lynn Battey, the 1964 remPmber. the closing date Scribe Board will consist of for the first semester Scribe seven editors, a business wri timg contest is January manager, and two typists. 17. 11
The editor, senior Susie Diffenderfer, is in charge of overseeing all operations. Associate editor Margo McMaster, a junior, will aid Susie and direct the biographical section of Scribe.
Laying out the Scribe will be the job of managing editor Linda Clawson, while all essays, stories, and poems submitted and approved wi 11 be handled by essay editor Gerry Jacobs, story editor Doug McKelvey, and poetry editor Kathy Hellweg.
Each piece of writing submitted to the Scribe Board will be judged anonymously by a team of two teachers and two students. Each board member will be free to read any work approved by the team and express his own opinion concerning it. certain accepted pieces will be read and illustrated by art editor Cathy Spencer.
Selling operations and all exp en di tu res will be handled by business manager Sandra McGuire under the supervision of Miss Mildred Waide.
Be f o re s to r i es c an b e printed, they must be typed. Dace Grots and Ronda Mattingly will undertake this task.
Stories, poems, and essays may be submitted for Scribe Board consideration by handing them to any Lincoln High School teacher of English or composition. According to Miss Crawmer, "Scribe needs student supt;)ort apd is desirous of receiving any good piece of writing that a stu-
PICTURES ON PAGE 4
'Ihe second semester 19631964 Advocate staff has been annoulllced.
Nineteen students, 14 from the journalism classes, 4 from the present staff, and a newly~appointed business manager, will assume responsibility for the publication.
Members of the new staff and their positions are as follows: Barb van Zandt, edito r-inchief; Jim Hahn, news editor; Susie Phelps, first page editor.
Requirements for selection to th e Advocate staff are one s•emest~r of journalism, a high grade-average in English, a good citizenship rating, and writing ability.
Carolyn Morgan, second page editor; Jan Johnson, third page editor; Janet Smith. fouTth page editor.
Ann Maly, fifth page editor; Dennis Bradshaw, sports editor; Jerry Hunter, sports writer.
Reporters are Shirley Burkett, Jack Burnham, Kathy Higgins, Cindy Johnson, Margo McMaster, Dan Piller, Bill Sammons, Mary Van Sickle, and Andy Upi tis.
Allen Weimer has been selected as the new business manager.
Faculty edi tori al director of the Advocate is Mrs. Ruth Gartner. Miss Mildred Waide oversees the business activities of the publication.
The Junior Red Cross organization recently undertook a new world-wide project. The name of the program is "school to School Partners, 11
The purpose is to promote better international relations between countries.
This program will be directly between the two schools. R€d Cross Council members will begin by exchanging letters and later the committee hopes to get other classes in Lincoln High interested in helping.
The high school with which LHS has become partners is Soong-Ii, located in KwangJu, Korea.
Members of the cornmittee in charge of this program are: chairman, Hoily Rosenberger, Jodee Adair, Myra Armintrout, Maggie Higgins, M:trgo McMaster, J eaoell Myers, Cathy Pfund, Patty Snyder, Barb Stoughton, Linda Vandeveer, and Carole Wintink.
Sponsoring this project is Mrs. VirginiaB.obe tts adviser of the LHS Junior Red Cross Council.
Eight Lincoln High School seniors were among the top 100 participants in the Nebraska Regents Scholarship contest for 1964. These students will be awarded 4-year full tuition Regents Scholarships to the University of Nebraska.
Scholarship winners from Lincoln High are Harold ctlesnin, Loren Clement, Richard Laws, Charles Magnuson, Cheryl Marsh, Sally Petersen, Kathy Schach, and Sally Weber.
Kathy Schach, Cheryl Marsh, and Sally Petersen also pl aced on the State Scholastic Team which is made up of the top 12 participants from the state of Nebraska.
Kathy, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Paul Schach ranked third in the state. She is interested in studying political science.
Cheryl, daughterofMr. and Mrs. Fred Marsh, intends to further her education in the field of music.
Sally, daughter of ~Ir. and ~lrs. George Petersen, is considering the study of journalism.
At the present time all three p"l an to accept their scholarships and attend the University of Nebraska.
Lincoln High al so cl aimed 68 alternate winners, some of whom will receive one-year Freshman Regents Scholarships.
11Pl d F 11 • 1 a1nan ancy, amus1ca comedywritten by Joseph Stein and Will Glickman, will be presented by the LHS Choir February 28 and 29.
More plain than fancy, the story takes pl ace in the Amish country of Pennsylvania. "The people who inhabit this area are simple folk who are completely ignorant of the modern world. They don' t believe in buttons, they bathe in wooden tubs, and would never drink nor smoke.
DIIDEBRINGSCONFLICT
Conflict arises when a young city du de, Dan King, arrives in his big Cadillac to inspect some property that he has inherited. He brings along his ''sophisticated" girl friend; Ruth Winters, who wears buttons, bathes in
elegant parcel ain ,,bs, and carries a bottle of Scotch in her hat box.
The invasion of these two cosmopolitans raises havoc among the natives and sparks many a homorous line.
CONFUSIONREIGNS
Upon arriving, Ruth and Dan find themselves involved in.the romances of several local youths. More confusion is added when Peter Reber, who has been "shunned" from the community, returns to find his only love, Katie, about to marry another.
After a convincing song from wise Papa Yoder entitled 11Plain We Live," the Amish go their plain way and Dan and Ruth go back to their fancy c:i,ty.
CAST LISTED ON PAGE 5.
Whyare y.ou ·in high school? What is the pu rpose of sitting in a classroom each day? W~at is expected of you? What can you expect to ga1 n?
As you sit in a classroom, loo~ at the su~rounding students. By the expressions on the1 r faces and their actions, you can almost delve into their minds and see each one, in his subconscience, trying to answer these questions for himself.
Some are in h•igh school because they are not yet 16 and are requ i red by state law to at ten~. Others remain because of paren ts who have la, d down their own binding 1aws. To these students, attendance is ju st to pass ti me. They feel they are expected to come home with average grades, but if they are below average, so what?
Looking out the window, doodling, keeping rhythm on a chair with a pencil--the~e seem more worth-while at the moment than history, English, or math. The only thing ~ome s~udents seem to expect from high school 1~ a diploma, which can't come too soon. To be rid of books, bells, and teachers; this is their goal.
Fortunately, these students make up only a small part of the classroom population. There are those who can't seem to pay enough attention to the subject at hand, whether it's a t ectureJ a discussion, or a reading assignment. Every word uttered or read seems to capti va·te and en trance them.
For some, a high school diploma wi11 mean the end of a formal education. For others, it will be a stepping stone toward extended learning. What you do during your high school days, what you accomplish and gain is completely up to you. If you really feel that drawing silly little pictures is worth-while, go ahead. Nobody's stopping you. You might take just a minute, though, and consider that unless you' re planning to be an artist, this activity isn't going to be of much value a few years from now.
Learn to p1an ahead. Learn to choose courses which wil 1 be of use to you in the future. Try not to be an "I'm sick of school" conformist.
This is an age of new ideas and chal I enges. We are a part of this age. We should alt take our places and make this an age of awakening.
There are many opinions on the high school ''to smoke or not to smoke" question. This is an important personal decision to be made by each individual, and should notbejudged by others. :iowever, even though smoking is not necessarily immoral or bad, it is general 1y considered a distasteful habit amongadolescents. Therefore, those who choose to smoke should use discretion as to time and place. They should remember that their actions will greatly affect the reputations of many o th e r p eo p 1 e
Lincoln High School and its surrounding grounds is NOT the place to smoke, jus.t as before and. after school is NOT the time to smoke. The impression given by students who smoke whi 1e standing in front of the building is entirely undesirable and detrimental to the reputation of LHS. Although these students maynot real 1y "care" about Lincoln fii gh' s reputation, they should rea1izethattheir actions are affecting some 2500 people, most of whomDO care.
The Student Council recently drew up a resolution, cal 1 i ng for the cooperation of the student body in stopping al 1 smoking on school premises, in the hours before and after classes. Each ~ome Room Representative took the resolution to his respective home room, where it was voted upon.
THE RESOLUTION WAS PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. Now, the same unanimous effort by the student body is needed to bring a stop to smoking on school property. The reputation of LHS is at stake.
Lincoln High school
22nd and J Streets
Lincoln 19, Nebraska
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Here we are again to make your life complete. (Completely Mad!!!!!!lll!)
TV GuideThe Fugitive: Paul Kant Perry Mason: Mr. Pfeiff Defenders: Senior boys
Mr. Novak: Mr. Eyth
RICH GORDO~:Sayr what's that book you re reading?
GLENNSCHWARTZKOPF:The title is What Tw~ntLMillion ~irI&Want.
RICHGORDO~:Did they spell my name right?
Queen for a Day: Judy Meyers * *
To Tell the Truth: Sound Announcements
'Harry's Girls: Senior Girls
Dr. Kildare: Mr. Myers Combat: Between classes
Petticoat Junction: Girl s' gym
The Guiding Light: Miss Weatherby
''Sing While You Drive''
Early to bed, early to rise Sure makes a dull day!!
Remembergirls, an engagement ring is like a tourniquet; it stops your ci rcul at ion. ·
55 mph - ''Highways are Happy Ways'' 65 mph - ''Nearer, My God, to Thee1
BSmph -. 11Lor'd, I'm coming Home"
Bi -annually the Advocate takes time out to review in brief the members of its own staff. Whether or not the term HANGnailer is appropriate, here they are, for better or for worse!
Look out girls, the Advocate editor-in- chief is stalking the halls! Gil Arnold, who~e pet peeve is "girls who block the halls," likes the colors red and black best about Lincoln High.
Gil's most embarrassing experience was the ~ime he was trapped on the school's roof and couldn' t get down.
Parting with his favorite expression nGee willikers, fellas,'' he staties, ''Birds of a feather gathrer no moss." (Who knows, may·be he was ,playing bird on tlhe roof??)
* * * Georgia Borgens, a reporter on the staff, also participates in FTA and Peppers. Her most memorable moment was representing LHS at Girls' state last summer.
Georgia's pet peeve is "people who think they know what they don't know and don't know what they think they know! 11 (Get it!)
* * * Karen Burke is exchange editor for the Advocate. She likes "Alden Johnson and his red socks! 11 best about our wonderful school. Her junior year was both her most memorable and embarrassing experience
"People who don' t make the most of their personal assets and people who make too much of the as.sets they don' t have" is her pet peeve.
* * * Carla Cronkite, Advocate managing" editor, states being chosen for Advocate staff as her most memorable experience. If she ever asks you a question be sure to answer, if you don't it will 11peeve 11 her.
Mummers, Peppers, and being a Home Room Alternate take up most of her extra time. A favorite, partin~ expression of Carla's is 11All right!"
* * * Susie Diffenderfer, reporter for the Advocate, enjoys making German chocolate cake with a "certain German" in her spare time!
11Di ff' s" most embarrasing · experience was the time someone spilled itching powder down her back at a formal, and she had to 1 eave the dance, carrying her dress over her arm. (Oh, the looks the doormen gave her!)
Susie likes Miss Clara Johnson best about Lincoln High,
Jeanne Eddens gets almost as embarrassed when she walks past the "line up" along the cafeteria wall as she did the day the office sent her forgotten belt to her study hall via Mr. Grosscup.
Jeanne, who served as the editor of the fifth page as well as a reporter, is a Mummer.and an enthusiastic Pepper. She gets peeved by II people who don't go to pep rallies. ' 1
* * * Reporter Lynn Grosscup claims her most embarrassing e.xperience was when she nearly lost part of her Aqualinks costume in the show this year. Lynn served as president of Aqual inks and is a Cheerleader. Her pet peeve is "people who make idiots of themselves thinking they know how to run everything. 11
* * * Linda Hart, reporter for the Advocate, finds her favorite pastimes are sewing and being with 11Jim." Linda's extra-curricular activities include Peppers and Home Room Alternate.
The first pep rally at LHS she attended is her most memorable moment, while her most anbarrassing experience was 11when my car rolled out of the driveway and ianded in the middle of our neighbor's yard!"
* * * Nancy Jensen, Advocate reporter, claims that her favorite J;>astimes include eating and talking, and when she's not looking for news for the Advocate, she is participating in Peppers.
Nancy's most embarrasing experience came while running across the parkin-g lot at a drive-in--her slip fell off!
Her pet peeve is "people who say they will do things and then don' t. "
* * *
"Forget it, 11 says Nancy Johnson, news editor and fourth page editor for this semester' s Advocate. Nancy is in the Arts and Sciences curriculum and claims to "like everything about LHS. 11
She lists her extra-curricular activities as Peppers squad leader, Chairman of Class Competition Committee, and Home Room Alternate. As a parting word, Nancy urges everyone to 1100 your best, and PLEASE,support the cc program!" · ·
Sp o rt s e di to r Ger al d
Kamprath, better known as II 11 prompt, loves to waste(?) time in Advocate, his very favorite class! He thinks the "great bleachers in the Johnson Activities Building and the wonderful water fountains" are Lincoln High' s finest assets.
"Kids who wear black tennis shoes" is Gerald's pet peeve, and he departs, bequeathing the great heritage of the sports page to Dennis Bradshaw, wishing him all the luck in the world!
* * * "Les Bi sons Deau Attendant A L' en tree," exclaims Vic Kuklin, reporter. Nicknamed "H 11 v· h · t ey you. 1c says 1s pe peeve is "page editors. 11
Getting stuck in Miller' s revolving door is Vic' s most embarrassing experience. A member of Mummers, Vic has been light or sound chairmanfor almost every LHS production.
Being a member of the Sports Car Club of .America also takes up part of his spare time.
* * • "r.nn' t call me Sport! 11 says Irene Thober, a reporter. Being a Pepper and a Home Room Rep help to keep Irene busy.
Falling down the stairs from fourth floor was Irene's most embarrassing experience, while talking on the phone or 1 i st eni n g for a motor scooter are her favorite pastimes. What she likes best about LHS are the penci I sharpeners.
* * * 11G d th. k. 11 oo 1n 1ng, says reporter Mary Lou Schriner. Mary Lou, who spends her 1 eisure hours watching TV, observing sports events, and reading, dislikes people 11who complain about my driving!!!"
Closing with these vords of wisdom she adds, 11If at first you don' t succeed, try again, and again, an d again and • II aga1.n
* * * If you hear any small thing called a 11little tad," you know it's Collette Smith. Also known as "Hey, smith" and "Big C, 11 Collette is in Peppers, Mumme.rs, and is third page editor of the Advocate.
Col let te loves the WONDERFUL newspaper, and finding a Tsquare in the composing room which wasn't broken was her most memorable experience!
11Rompa la pinata!" was the cry of the hour at a party given by the Spanish classes recently in the ~chool lounge. students in Miss Teresina Danese' s and Mrs. Alice Mendeke' s Spanish c l asses took part in the fi e sta The party included the breaking of the pinata, and the eating of some Spanish and Mexican food made by the students -
Jerry L. Giedd, a 1963 graduate of Lincoln High School and presently an airman apprentice in the U.S. Navy, recently graduated from the Aviation Mechanical Fundamentals School at the Naval Air Technical Training Center, Memphis, Tennessee.
The Y-Teens will sponsor a Sno-Ball dance on February 1. 1964, from 7 p m to 11 p m. The event will b e h e ld at the Nebraska Union. Tickets may be purchased from a Y-Teen me mber at the cos t of $2 per coupl e A princess and a t tendant wi ll be c hosen from Lincoln High School Y-Teens.
Newly-chosen S cribe Board members are (upper panel I. to r ) Kathy Hellweg , Gerry Jacobs, Doug McKelvey, and Cathy Spencer Seated are Margo McMaster and Susie Diffenderfer (lover panel I. to r ) Sandra McGuire, Linda Clawson, Dace Grots and Ronda Mattingly
17 years ago A boys pep club formed. They wore whi t e shirts, 11L11 s weaters, a nd sat i n a n a s sl g rr ed s ect ion. The y · were called the Lynx.
25 years ago LHS played Crete.
28 years ago On Color Day, red and black was worn. The boys wore red shirts and black tie s They also wore pants with o ne red leg and one black leg.
31 years ago Clarence Evans' wo odwork class was repairing girls hig h hee l s, br oke n o f f () TI the stairs.
22 years ago 11Hail to the Red and Black" was introduced.
23 years ago The graduation picture special included "one dozen finest quality photographs including one oil colored 8 x 10 and press print--all for $3. 50. 11
I'm a little piggy bank, short and stout , just tip me over and pour me out.
How many of you remember having pig gy banks in your "you t h"? C' mon, confess ! Most kids ha ve some se cret plac e in whi c h mone y is h i dden from t h e pryin g hands of brothers and sis t ers. Many differ ent ca c h e s are used. For instance, the money might be hidden in a drawer. ( This is too obvious unless the brother or sister is very smal 1. ) It may be put in an old shoe box, in the stuffing of a teddy bear, or under the mattress of the bed But the favorite place is the piggy bank. ~lost piggy banks have round, jolly faces and fat Ii ttle tummies. Their smiling faces invite you to deposit your hoard of money. BANKSDIFFER
Your little brother has a piggy bank, too. But his is different than yours, because it has money in it!
Piggy banks are made to hold money. But money is made to be spent, so at times the two ideas conflict Old-fashioned piggy banks were made of some plaster-like substance which ~0111etimes would break when 'accidentally" dropped on the floor. This II accident 1r made taking the money seem justi-
fied because it was already open, wasn't it?
ACTIVITY THWARTED
Today's piggy banks ar e harder t hey' re made of pl asti c (Science may hav e gone too far t his time. ) Bec aus e th e y do n o t break so "ac c identally, 11 the mon e y mus t be ji g gl e d through th e little slit in the bottom of the bank. (This is al ways just a littl e too small.) Whil e the mor e elit e circles say this isn't cricket it is effe ct iv e At first, robbing your faithful piggy bankmaycause little twinges of conscience but these wi 11 go away with time. And you really needed that aluminum-plated combination nutcracker and manicure set.
Since most students are older person to help you, but faced with the problem O f they usually make you mo7e studying for semester tests, confused than before. ~his the Advo c ate staff would leaves you with the logical like to give a few helpful conclusion that you should hints. have started studying at the First of all, if you have- beginning ~f the_ semest~r not begun studying before and that this advice hasn t reading this article, for- been very helpful. get it ! That is suggestion number one. The second suggestion is that you start studying several days before the test. How many days depends upon : 1. how well you understood the subject ; 2. your grades; 3. how well you have taken notes. If you have failed in fulfilling all of these qualifications, you should have started studying--say, September 9, 1963.
But if yo u didn ' t, don't give up hope e ntirely. If you hav e n't spen t all your Christmas money, you can hire a tutor. However , you may run into a problem here , because mos t of t he smart students are also s t udying for tests. Of course, you could ask an
In this day and age more and more high school students will have the chance to travel abroad. Through AFS and other similar programs, or through the generosity of parents or relatives, these fortunate students may get the chance of a lifetime.
For these stud en ts Ad v ocate has compiled a compact pamphlet of useful s ent en c es and nhr R sPs Du rin g tho hours you' re su ffe ring from seasi o kness ( or airsickness) you might take out our helpful guide to study. In this way you may pr e pare yourself for any situations which might arise.
Here are a few examples:
FRENCH
Fin de siecle--I ' 11 give you five dollars for your bicycle.
Chacun a son gout--That chicken is so good!
Peu--Chemistry lab.
Coup--What t hey keep chickens in.
cour--Wher e you find seeds in an appl e. Pas de deux--Pass the duck.
En queue--Y ou' re we lcom e Chef de gare--Sh i ft t h e gears. Pas du tout The horn doe sn ' t work.
Bigamist--A fo g gy day in Italy
Pate de fore gras--Ke e p off the grass.
Je t' adore--Shut the door.
LATIN
( In case you mee t a Roman! ) Lax no scripto--To o lazy to write.
Hie, haec, hoc--Who' s been drinking?
Sic est ut dixi --I was sick down south. Hoc to rogo--Roger runs a pawnshop.
Cum laude--Speak louder!
Lucile Duerr Hairstyling
SPANISH
Comer--! want t o talk to you. Ayudar - -Ar e you there? Porque--Pi g' s meat. Tres--What grows in Brooklyn. Castillo--Abbott' s partner. Camino--The door is open. Caer de rodillas--Clear the road. Esta bien--Where' she been? Muchas gracias--The lawn needs mowing. Cuidad--So lon g Pop. c ni z - -to e1r1f t Estoy listo--Santa ' s toy list
GER!\IAN Auf wiedersehen--Off with the shirt. Wir sch wimmen--The water's fine! Nommt der tisch--Name the Tune. Kommen sie hier--Comb your hair! Thes e are just a few examples of the contents of our handy little pamphlet They will be on sale in Room 217 any time after 3:30 when there are no teachers around.
The stork visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis A. Wixelman on January 3. The tiny bundle it left contained Timothy, the fifth boy and the eighth child in the Weixelman family. Mr. We ixelman is auto and engine mechanics instructor at Lincoln High School.
Now that we've attempted to help the faltering student, we would like to offer some suggestions to the average to above-average student. Since you have studied and taken fairly good notes, you are way ahead of the game. Thus, only the task of reviewing remains. Use all your free time reading your notes, memorizing facts, rer e ading your notes, and looking up everything you have forgo t ten (this may take hours.)
Cramming the night before the test is not advised unless you don' t have very much free time (who does?)
The most important thing to remember is to try to forget all those wasted hours and not to become too hysterical when that semester test consists of writing two full pages on an "Evaluation of this Course."
Hi Links!
Well, we' re about to hit the halfway mark! Just think!--;pring' s just around the corner! If you don't believe us, simply come up to "The Place" and we'll prove it to you with racks and racks of the coolest spring outfits you've ever seen.
Do you want a fine remedy for those "semester grade blues?" A new Thermo Jae Outfit from 11The Place" is just the answer! We've just received a brand new shipment of the outfits seen in the latest issue of "seventeen, 11 so hurry up to see us before they' re all gone!!
All the guys on th winter sports teams are really doing great and spirit is high! Keep it up, LINKS!!- -LET'S GO!!
The Place, Jo and Alice
JANUARY 15, 196~
Voicing their views on 11The Challenge of Citizenship 11 14 Lincoln High speech enthusiasts participated in the 17th 1 II • 11 annua Voice of Democracy contest. The three top orations were delivered by Vern Jewett, Suzie Bodie, and Carolyn Shea.
Sponsored by Veterans of Foreign Wars, the first place winner receives $15, the second $10, and the third $5. All contestants were required to speak over a microphone for a minimum of three minutes and a maximum of five minutes.
Some fortunate 1964 Lincoln High home economics student will be awarded a place setting of sterling silver flatware to be made by the Sterling Silversmiths of America.
This award is part of a year-round project in consumer education. Selection of the flatware pattern is made early in the year by the home economics students. The silver will be on hand throughout the year for classes to use in studying design and constructtion. and buying principles.
ENTERCITY-WIDECOMPETITION
Judges were Mrs. Maxine Faust, Mrs. Susan Merwick, Mrs. Marylouise Alexander. The three winners have taped their speeches and will now compete in the Lincoln contest by tape recorder.
Other participants were Margy Angle; Linda Colborn ' Kris Gulley, Allen Hergenrader, Bob Mill er, Jim Mill er, Henry Mitchell,. Melody Oglesby, Jane Rhoades, Margaret Solick, and Diane Wiemers.
Calling All Females!
Do you have your Leap Year hunting license yet? If you don't, you'd better get one real quick 'cause guys are fair game this year, and don't you forget t I 1 Golds will be more than happy to help you trap your prize. The very latest in hunting equipment can be found in the second floor Sportswear and Junior Dress departments.
While stalking your prey on a date, wear Thermo-Jae Town & Country Plaids. The bold blue and green plaids of the one-piece suit or the culotte dress is bound to knock him dead. If your quarry is a bit on the slippery side, wear the newly printed Carpetbagger shift. It's guaranteed to snare the crafty, elusive type. If sports is what attracts your hero, beoome aperfect decoy by wearing the 1 a test in sporting outfits, compliments of Country Set. Matching sets of hooded windbreakers, jackets, wrapculottes, and slacks in a jaunty navy and white sailcloth are sure to get 'm every time.
To bring down that really big prize, wear the lovely spring fashions by Vicky Vaughn. These soft cotton dresses come in a variety of styles and colors and are priced at only $12.00. Happy hunting, gals! Make this year the best ever!
Marcia
Cindy Hardin, senior at Lincoln High school, has been awarded first place in the girls' division of the lo cal 1963-1964 "Leadership Contest, 11 sponsored by Lincoln Lodge Number 80 of the Nebraska Elks Association.
In the contest, open to al I interested•seniors, applicants are judged on leadership, citizenship, and the neatness and arrangement of a brochure, compiled by each student, illustrating his school civic, and community activities.
Selection of the winning student will be based on her progress, ability. and interest in the field of borne economics. Leadership ability and the length of her home economics studies will also be factors.
The award will be presented at the Awards Assembly in the spring.
The Advocate staff recently toured the Lincoln Journal and Star newspaper plant.
The tour which began at 8: OOa.m. lasted through first period, giving the staff members time to digest what they saw.
The group began their visit by viewing the newsrooms of both papers. Since the Star is a morning paper most of the desks were empty. However, the Journal, being an evening paper, was in full bloom.
Visiting the paper' s 1 ibrary, known to newspaper enthusiasts as the morgue, proved interesting.
A chance to watch a press run was by far the most impressive sight of the tour, according to staff members.
Results of the American Service Candy Sale have been announced by Mr. Harry Kuklin. Clubs selling the greatest number of boxes were Fu tore Homemakers of America, 372 boxes; Mimes, 331 boxes; and International Club, 305 boxes.
To add incentive to the sale, an anonymous donor awarded $50 to the club selling the most boxes, and $25 each to t~e second and third place clubs.
P 00 R KI DS ! 1939
Pupils were finding their lunch hour too short. The hour and half lunch period had been reduced to an hour.
at the
Other local winner.~_include; Carrie Kulla, of Lincoln Northeast. second pl ace winner in the girls' division, George Lonqui st, of Pius X, first place winner in the boys' division, and Richard Hoerner, of Lincoln southeast, second place winner.
First place winners were awarded $100 and a $50 award was given to each of the second place winners. Winners in the local contest are eligible to enter the state contest.
1937
Home rooms received pennants for no tardies for one week.
come visit with NANCY CHILDS
She will be happy to tell you all about this worthwhile, fascinating course at Wards
New Classes for TeenageGirls start on Saturday January18 at 10:30 a.m. learn how to be the giTI you want to be!
After several difficult student Jirector will be Jeri eliminations, ~tr. Ivan Cald- Adam. With the exception of well, who will direct the a few minor parts the cast 196'1 Lincoln High School is complete. opera, 11Plain and Fancy, 11 has The cast inclll,des the folannounced the cast. lowing: Assisting Mr. Caldwell as RUTHWINTERS••••••••••••••••••••••••• CINDY HARDI~ DANKING••••••••••••••••••••••••••• LARRYELDRIDGE A MAN••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ROBERTMI LL ER ANOTHER MAN••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• BOB SADER KATIE. YODER••••••••••••••••••••••• GEORGI A VANHORN PAPA YODER•••••••••••••••••••••••••••• TOMKRIEGER ISAAC MILLER••••••••••••••••••••••••••• AARONREED EMMAMILLER•••••••••••••••••••••••••• JUDY PAR'.•IHAM EZRA REBER LORA~CLEMENT HILDA MILLER••••••••••••••••••••••• JUDY MCCONNELL Ml LLER TWINS•••••••••••••••••••••••••••• RUTHAMEN • •••••••••••••••••••••• JACQUESKINNER PETERREBER•••••••••••••••••••••••• JERRY ROCKWELL RACHEL•••••••••••••••••••••••••••• CAROLYNMANTHEY SAMUEL ZOOK••••••••••••••••••••••••••• BARRYHAGEN LEVI STOLZFUSS••••••••••••••••••••••• MIKE LEDERER JACOBYODER•••••••••••••••••••••••••• ALLEN BETTIN SAMUELLAPP••••••••••••••••••••••••• GLENNFRI ENDT ABNERZOOK••••••••••••••••••••••••• GALENULLSTROM IKE PILERSHEIM•••••••••••••••••••••••• DAN SLAIKEU MOSES ZOOK•••••••••••••••••••••••••• LESLI E DEBOER ABNERZOOK•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• EVA ORTIZ BESSIE•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• MARILYN BRILL SARAH••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• VONDRASHAW REBECCA••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• KARENKEEFE STATETROOPER•••••••••••••••••••••• CHARLESBORNER
Happiness is like jam, you can't spread even a little without getting some on yourself.
A thought to remember: Things turn out best for those who make the best of the way things turn out!
Definition: Tact is making people feel at home when you wish they were.
Happy advice: Laugh at your troubles and you may be sure you will never run out of things to laugh at!
Behind the door of every happy man there should be, standing with a hammer, an unhappy man who will remind him, with gentle taps, that there are unhappy people in the world.
If you go around borrowing trouble, you' II find your credit is always good!
Absence is to love what wind is to fire; it extinguishes the small, it enkindl es the great.
Jim Hahn demonstrates his gymnastic ability on the side horse in preparation for an upcoming meet.
Ranking among the oldest of sports, gymnastics is considered by many modern athletic enthusiasts as a minor sport.
The rise. of team competition and lack- of indi victual patience and skill have been, according to experts, major causes for this lag in interest.
Because ancient civilizations placed a higher value on individualism, strength, and co-ordination of muscle, they had both artistic and practical reasons for gymnastic exercise.
'Ihe ancient Greeks developed gymnastics to condition fighting men. The poet Homer, in the Iliad, mentions boxing, wrestling, swimming, leaping, rope climbing, tumbling, rowing, and riding as gymnastic skills. Later Greeks, like Plato and Aristotle, systematized gymnastics and made them part of the young men's formal education.
After classical times, interest in gymnastics faded to nothing. In 1776, Johann Bernhard Dasedow included body exercises in his trai.ni ng of fashion models at a school in Dessau, Saxony.
By the 1 ate 18th and earl;y 19th centuries, Prussia had become the center of gymnastic activity and Ludwig Jadin was developing his Turnverein institution for gymnastics in Germany.
The TUrverein system spread throughout Eu rope and, by 1850, had reached the U.S. via immigrants. The first American TUrnverein society was formed in New York City. PHYSICALEDUCATIONORGANIZED
In 1861, the Normal Institute for Physical Education was organized in Boston and included anatomy, physiology, and hygiene in its curriculum. The purpose of the Insti tote was to turn out advocates and teachers of physical training.
Eighteen sixty-nine saw Dr. Dudley Allen Sargent, a prize-winning gymnast, include gymnastics in the curriculum of Bowdoin Colleger In 1879, he became director of the gymnasium at Harvard University, where he invented 30 pieces of apparatus for body conditioning. BY the mid-20th century, enough interest had been aroused in physical fitness
In what has been tenned the finest dual meet ever staged in Nebraska prep swimming ranks, Lincoln High' s spirited and senior-laden swimming team handed Lincoln Southeast its first dual meet defeat in six years, 48-47, and took over the favorite' s role in the race fOT the 1964 state swimming title.
The Links' victory effort was 1 ed by seniors Bob stern and TomDermyer, Stern taking first place in the 400-yard freestyle and Dermyer the victor in the 100-yard backstroke event.
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By 1951, gymnastics had been organized as a sport at Lincoln High School. Coached by Mr. Phil Sprague, Links teams have taken five state championships and have placed second several times.
According to coach Sprague, the average gym team is composed of 17 boys who \\Ork in their choice of eight different events including rope climb, free exercise, trampoline, side horse, high bar , parallel bars, still rings, and tumbling. There are n~ne meets during the season, which runs from November through February, plus the state meet in March.
Gymnastics is considered a minor sport due to the small number of participants. ~s a body conditioner, medical authorities say it is second only to swimming for complete muscular exercise and relaxation of the mind.
Lincoln High School ran its won-lost record to 3-1 after Friday night's squeaker with Lincoln Southeast. The Links won by the close score of 62-61. During the spirited battle the Links were always ahead, but could never pull more than eight points ahead of the tall er Knights. At the end of the ftrst qnarter the Links had a 16-9 advantage, but it had dwin• dled to three points, 29-26, at the half.
A balanced scoring attack, paced by Dennis Wertz' s 18 points and Bob Vasatka' s 15 points dropped south east to its second straight city loss. Steve Bock of Southeast of' Southeast led all scorers \vi th 24 counters.
Lincoln High' s Saturday night foe, the Creighton Prep Junior Jays, 1 eads the pack in the Advocate top ten basketball standings. Closest battles for higher berths centered around Omaha Tech and Lincoln High for fifth place and Columbus and Beatrice for the number nine position.
Tile LHS 160-yardmedley rel aY team and the 160-yard freestyle relay team were the other first pl ace finishers for the Links. Important second-place finishes were chalked up by Stern in the 200-yard freestyle, King Little in the 160-yard individual medley, Paul Bryan in the diving event, Steve Goetz in the 100-yard butterfly, Rich Gordon in the 100yard freestyle, George Finley in the 100-yard backstroke, and Little in the 400-yard freestyle.
southeast' s Steve Coy topped state reco ,rds in winning the 100- and 200-yard freestyle events.
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Winning all but two events, the LHS swimming team easily conquered OmahaBenson' s swimmers, 63-32, in a dual meet held in the Gate City.
The Links v.on all individual swimming events, drowping only the 200-yard freestyle relay and the diving competition.
Link winners: 16 0 - Yd. Med 1 ey Re 1 ay : Dermyer, Heuke, Little, M~Donald.
2 00-:Yd. Freestyle: Stern. 50-yd. Freestyle: Gordon. 200-yd. Individual Medley: Little. 100-yd. Butterfly: Goetz. 100-yd. Freestyle: Gordon. 100-yd. Backstroke: Little 400-yd. Freestyle: Stern. 100-yd. Breaststroke:Goetz.
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Lincoln High' s wrestling squad was squeezed out of a mat victory, 21-20, by perennial state-power Bellevue in a meet held at Omaha.
LHS took a slim lead on Mike Disney's 5-4 decision victory in the third event of the meet and held this margin until the final ru1d deciding heav,yweight contest which Bellevue captured for the meet victory. LHS victors were: 95Schwartz; 112-Disney; 127Camibe4i1·, 133-Benton; 145Ward; 180-Donahoe.
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Lincoln High gymnasts captured a win in all but one • event as they defeated Lincoln Southeast, 76-52. Junior Mickey Johnsen, who won three events and tied for first in another, was the Links' top scorer. Link winners: Free Exercise· -Simpson Rope Climb- -Johnsen (tie) Side Horse--Hahn Horizantal Bar--Johnsen Parallel Bars--Johnsen Still Rings--Johnsen TUmbling--Kolb
As the student body of LHS knows, our basketball team is in a good position to win the city title for the second year in a row. All the team needs is this Friday's win over Northeast and the title will be ours.
Now it is a well kno1m fact that a team will play harder and better if it has good support.
If our team is to win this Fri daY and retain its city crown, we must support them. we know the team wants to win, but do we want them t~ win? Most assuredly we do--so lets go all out in support of our team this Fri day night.
Gymnastics team member, Ricky Bell, likes gymnastics because of "the high degree of skil 1 andcoo rdi n·at ion that you get • from it." Rick lettered last year in the sport and is • once again on the gymnastics squad.
Rick's most memorable mo- Bell ment in sports is yet to come, but he hopes it will come in the near future, preferably in the state gymnastics meet.
His pet peeve is that Gerald Frazier wasn' t able to go out for gymnastics this year.
Rick feels that participation in sports has helped him to make many new friends and it has taught him to cooperate with other people.
Rick, who is in Business Administration, plans to attend art school after graduation.
His senior goal is to put Lincoln High school back on top in sports.
The Top Ten:
1-Creighton Prep
2- Bellevue
3-0maha Westside
4-Boys Town
5-0maha Tech
6-Lincoln High
7-Lincoln Northeast
8-Pius X
9-Columbus
10-Beatrice
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Omaha Tech handed Lincoln High wrestlers their second straight loss by defeating the Links 24-16. Lincoln High winners: 112- -Disney 127--Godwin 133--Benton 138--Hancock--draw 145--Ward--draw 154- -:Maloney
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Hi from Hovlands, We' re back from vacation with some exciting fashion news and scoops on the new, new mer ch an di se arri vipg each day in the Hi-Styfer Department. The shirtwaist dress is returning strongly to the f ash i on wo r 1 d th i s n e w year. At Hov' s you can find cotton shirtwaists in pastels, denim, ticking, and prints with full or slim skirts. Anything and everything you want! And priced from only $10 to $13.
One of OUR favorite shirtwaist dresses is a cotton stripe with a back yoke that is smocked. It comes in red and white, blue and white, or green and white. Hurry up to the Hi-Styler Department SOON. We're anxious to show it to you and help you find YOUR favorite.
Buy now, Viki and Cindy P.S. Good Luck burning the midnight oils for finals!
By the time the Lincoln High School opera, Plain and Fancy opens February 28, the cast, crews, d-irectors, and multitude of involved personnel will have gone through hunII • dreds of man hours of fancy preparation.
"An opera does not just suddenly happen," explains choir director Mr. Ivan Caldwell. "Months in advance, a committee of m11sic teachers and interested students read many operas, judging and rating them on the basis of crowd appeal, including plot, music, etc., and the ability of the students to perform them properly. 11
After the final selection of the opera has been made, a royalty, if required, is paid to the publishers. Royalty, paid permission to present the opera, is not a fixed price, but rather a price based on the enrollment of the school, and size of the expected crowd. Gilbert and sulli van operas, which have often been presented at LHS, require no royalty; however, Plain and Fancy, adapted from the book by Joseph Stein and Will Glickman, required such a payment.
The next step in preparing the opera is the selection of the cast. Tryouts for singing parts are held first. After a week of grueling after-school sessions, the major, or principal parts are announced, along with assignments to · minor characters. From then on, class time is devoted to learning the chorus music, while staging and work with the "principals" takes place after school for many weeks.
In the meantime, various other behind-the-scenes activities are molding the shape of the opera. The art department designs and builds the stage sets, while members of CONTINUEDONPAGE 5
The circus is a form of entertainment which has been appreciated since the time of ancient Rome. Al though Lincoln High School has, in earlier years, had a remote connection with circus production (the land 0111which LHSnow stands was once a circus grounds) Joy Night, March 19, 20, and 21, will see the first actual productrion of a circus within these hallowed halls.
The Joy Night Central committee has announced that of a total of 47 acts trying out, approximately 18 have been selected for Joy Night and although no daring sea battles or bloody gladiator fights will be featured, a variety of acts ranging from cow girls to Scottish highlanders, unicycles to accordions, and gorillas to tumbling will provide "stupendous'' entertainment for all who attend.
The student chairmen of · those acts accepted are Bill Amen, Gil Arnold, Titiana Bode, Ron Bowlin, Melodee Eno, Diane Filbert, Denise Franklin, Marylin Franson (Girls Octet) Dorothy FUiler, • C.J. Hanner, Linda Henrichs, Judy Knaub, Tom Krieger (Boys Octet), Martha Mccuistion, Kate Moore, Barb Shaner, Dottie Quam, and Walt Warnsholz.
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Three-year student Council member Susie Phelps has been elected president of the ·organization for the second semester of the 1963-64 school year. David Talady, vic~president; Jolene Rieger, secretary; and John Jacobs, treasurer, complete the new executive commi,ttee.
The officers of the Council plan, · oversee, and evaluate projects of the group with the help of Student Council advisor Miss Judy Farris. They are also responsible for maintaining good relations with the LHS administration, facutly, and student body.
According to Susie, second semester projects of the Student Council will include the annual All Sports Banquet, further lounge improvements spring elections, Class Com" I II petition, and many more.
THREEESSAYWINNERS
We did it before and we' re holding our own!
The annual Employment of the Handicapped Themecontest winners were announced recently and LHS students took · first, second, and third places!
First-place winner Cindy Hardin received a $100 U.S. savings bond. Second-place Kathy Nicoll and third-place Cheryl Marsh each earned $50 and $25 bonds respectively. Since the contest's beginning in 1952, Lincoln High has had first-place winners six times. In the 1958 competition all four winners were Links.
The contest, which was judged by Prof. Ethel Booth of Wesleyan University, Dr. Gene Hardy of Nebraska University, and Mrs. Bess Jenkins of the Lincoln Journal, was sponsored by Disabled American Veterans, American Legion Post #3, and the 40 and 8. ART(X)MPEJITOR Fred McDaniel, LHS senior, has been selected to compete in National Scholastic Art Awards competition which offers from one to 90 scholarships for art excellence. Fred submitted a portfolio of his work and one oil painting in the national comCONTINUEDON PAGE 3
The Senior Class has won Class Competition for the first semester of the 1963-64 .school year. Student Council president Susie Phelps presented a trophy to Alice Dale, president of the Senior Class, at the Southeast pep rally on February 7. 1heseniorscompiledatotal
Paula West, a Lincoln High senior, is the school's 1964 Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow. With this win, Paul a, together with winners from other state high schools, has taken the first step on the road to a $5,000 College Scholarship, a set of Encyclopaedia Britannica, and an expensepaid educational tour to colonial Williamsburg, Virginia, Washington, D.C., and New York City.
The finalist will have the honor of being called the 1964 Betty Crocker All- American Homemakerof Tomorrow. These are the awards offered by General Mills Inc. National winners, to be selected from state entries, are chosen on the basis of their original test scores, personal observations, and interviews.
11:tis year, the tenth annual contest is marked by an all-time high in the number of girls enrolled.
Over 3½ million girls have participated and over $1 million in scholarships has been presented since the program began.
of 148 points; the Junior Cl ass came in second with 78 points, followed by the sophomores with 71 points.
Points were awarded to the cl ass which excel! ed in yell ing on competitive cheers at pep rallies; buying booster tags, yearbooks, and train tickets to the LHS-Onaha Tech football game, the Aqualinks show, and the Mummers Play; contributing to the Community Chest and Red Cross Hanger drive; and selling the most AFS candy.
The competition for second semester began after the presentation of the trophy, with the yelling of "competitive Two Bi ts. " The Junia r Cl ass won the cheer and 1 eads the new comp eti tio n by a score of 15-0-0. Second-semester competition will include the following events.
"Because it was something new," explains student Council advisorMissJudy Farris, "it did not catch on first semester as much as we had hoped. However, we are confident that second-semester Class Competition will stimulate the students' pride in the school.
Now ls the time for alt good students to come to the aid of the team.
Yes, you! Now is the time to get on the bouncing basketball, bear down and do your part.
The score is even, 0-0, and the ball is in your hands. Homework is coming toward you at an ever i ncreasi ng down-court speed. Now is your chance to bounce into action and grasp the homeworkhabit.
Your score is determined by your ability to take hold of each assignment and execute each play, instead of just dribbling along.
Sometimes adverse conditions catch up with you forcing you to sit on the bench for a whi 1 e. But you can rebound into the game and catch up on your homework.
Quite often in basketbal 1 1 t Is believed that a last-minute surge can win the game, but in the ba_sketbal 1 game of life those last minute reports and make-up work just depress the score by putting the press on you and your teachers. If you use this effort for everyday work, overtime will not be needed.
Your teachers ref the game and decide your score. But you control the bal 1 and it's up to you to raise that mark and win the game.
Wi11 your efforts be a w1nn Ing bask et or will you foul out?
155 years ago
155 years ago, a boy was born i n a 1og cab i n in Kentucky.
155 years ago, a boy was born in poverty with no hope for the future.
155 years ago, a new joy was born, an unknown baby, to be a President.
Abe Lincoln was that lad; an unknown boy, a famous President. B. vz.
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LaGue takes a minute to admire the display of antique valentines in the display cases in
_The 14th of February, St. Valentine's Day, is a day filled with excitement and gaiety. Valentine's Da.Yhas some significance for all of us, but did you ever wonder just how it originated?
It was named after a Christian martyr of the Roman period. As the story goes, Valentine was a priest under the cruel Roman E:nperor Claudius. When Clau dius attempted to recruit young soldiers
for his wars, the young men opposed him because they did not want to leave their families, wives, or sweethearts. Angered. Claudius forbade any marriages and ordered all engagements cancelled.
Valentine thought this unfair, so he secretly married several couples. Enraged, Claudius had the young priest thrown into prison, beaten, and beheaded. While in prison before his death, Valentine fell in love with the jailer's daughter and wrote her letters, signed "From your Valentine. 11 Thus Saint valentine became the patron saint of lovers.
The custom of exchanging notes of affection and love is believed by some to have
been handed d©iwn from the
Roman festival of the Luperc ali a which was celebrated in February. In this festival the Romans .honored Juno, the goddess of women and marriage, and Pan the god of nature. During this time the names of young women were put into a box and drawn out by young men as chance directed. With the spread of Christianity, churchmen tried to give some Christian meaning to the pagan festival. In 496 A. D. , Pope Gelasius changed the Lupercalia festival of February 15th to St. Valentine' s Day on February 14th. but the sentimental meaning still remained.
Laura Miller, AFS student from Lincoln High, who is spending this school term in Kassel, Germmny, is leading a very busy life with her German 11fami l ly. 11 Besides her scholastic activities, she is planning a ski vacation from March 15 to APril 5. A class trip to Paris is on the agenda from April 30 to May JO.
EASTBERLINTRIP
Laura and members of her family took a trip to East Berlin in the early part of December. They saw the sites of former Nazi headquarters and Hitler's bunker.
They saw "the huge War Memorial to the Russian soldiers who died in world War II. It is huge, impressive, and very cold--of course, there is no cross. In each of the huge marble blocks., with scenes of the battlefield in relief, is a quotation from Stalin."
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13 Years Ago
'!he Peppers adopted a mascot. It was a black and white panda with a red L sweater.,
Thumbnail Slc:ekhes
When you hear someone complaining about Mr. Scott' s ti es, it' s as likely to be Larry Bowers Rs anybody.
Larry, whoplans to be a teacher and coach, lists his favorite hobby as "helping Mr. Scott coach his reserve team. He needs it!" His most embarrassing moment also came because of Mr. Scott - he beat Larry in a game of tiddly-winks.
A member of Student Council, L-Club, and the basketball team, Larry would like to leave all LHS'ers with this thought ''I laughed when people told me the high school years were a person's best and most fun years, but it's the truth, so get as much •out of high school as you can. 11
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If you hear someone sav I don't get It the next time you tell a joke, you' II find Sally Sheridan nearby.
Sally.plans to enter the University of Nebraska next fall and become a medical technologist.
Besides studying for her favorite subjects, chemistry and Spanish, Sally participates in student Council, a reading improvement course • and Cheerleaders, and is Aqualinks treasurer. In her spare time (?) she enters synchronized swim meets and write letters in Spanish to her pal in Ecuador.
Sally's most memorable moment was swimming the "Peter Pan" solo in the Aqualinks show. Her most embarrassing experience was "When I accidentally entered the men's locker room at an out-of-town swimming pool! 11
Loran Clement or ''cement" might be heard saying "Well done, Galahad. 11
Loran' s favorite pastimes are cracking his elbows and eating chocolate chip cookies. While at LHS "cement" has participated in choir, Madrigals, Mummers, and served as a Home Room representative.
His most embarrassing moment was the time when 111 got one of my few hits in baseball and then tripped over first base."
Loran' s pet peeve is getting up every morning.
His future plans are to enter the University of Nebraska and study pre-med.
Loran would like to say to all fellow students, 11I never met a Sioux Indian I didn't like. 11
"Forgetting my pep talks at rallies, 11 says 11. II Cheerleader Judy Myers, Is my pet peeve. Judy recalls her most embarrassing moment as the day she went around school with water spotsonher sweater, the result of a slight accident in chemistry.
II II II II Jud or Stubby asSh1rley Burkett calls her, is in the Arts and Sciences curriculum and plans to attend the University of Nebraska after graduation.
When Judy i sn' t studying her favorite sub• jects, psychology and modern problems, she is either swimming ( in the winter?), sewing, eating, or just messing aroung (in chem. class, maybe?!)
Student council and Cheerleaders keep Judy busy which explains why she likes "the people who work hard to keep our school on top, 11 best about Lincoln High.
Judy, whose most memorable experience was being crowned Homecoming Queen, leaves us with these final words, 110h, no! 11 (Her favorite expression.
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Valentine's Day became popular in the United States at about the time of the Civil War. In 1863 a magazine writer pretty well summedup Valentine's Day. He wrote, "Indeed, with the exception of Christmas, there is no festival throughout the world which is invested with half the interest belonging to this cherished anniversary. n The sending of valentines by message or mail is one outgrowth of the custom formerly prevalent. The custom has expanded in the presentation of affectionate valentines from one member of a family to another, and now classmates often exchange valentines.
18 Years Ago
Eighteen bi cycle 1 i censes were issued to pupils of LHS. LINKScost $2.50.
23 Years Ago
Visual education came to Lincoln High with a purchase of a 16 MMsound projector.
39 Years Ago
Because of the large number of failing slips issued to students, teachers selected as their motto, the football slogan-"THEY SHALLNOTPASS."
45 Years Ago
An English class held an unsuccessful strike for shorter assignments.
Fashion experts say that styles come in cycles and re• peat themselves about every ten years. If you think today's styles are weird, girls, see what you have to look forward to!
This stylish little number was "it" in 1940. The snubbed toe made it very comfortable (no pinch or squeeze in the '40' s) and the sensible heel Wi:1.l:>hi. sh cnoue,u l,o 1.Je chi C but low enough to be acceptable at school.
The oldest of the shoes pictured here, dating back to 1919, is perhaps the most like those worntoday. Pointed toes were the rage then, too.
Girls, if you like the tall boots that many girls wear to day. you prob ably woul.d have been one to wear these boots in 1935. With only 23 eyelets to lace!
"A young m~n rode with his head held high
Under the Texas sun
And no one guessed that a man so blessed, Would perish by the Hun."
The ballad above, In the summerof His Years," has recently been written. As many folk songs of the day, its theme is a present-day tragedy- -President Kennedy's assassination.
'The folk song developed primarily as a work song of t h<> commonfolk- - railroadmen, Negro ::.1.a.ves,miners , cowboys, a.nn n~n 1 "' n f" mAflV nt h p rcupations.
Folk tunes today express all the emotions of the pres~nt generation surrounded by its many crises.
Ironically, half a century ago folk singing was on its way to becoming extinct Now
Mrs. Ruth Schwarz' s international Relations classes recently heard Mr. Harry Kuklin, guidance counselor, speak on the Panama CanaJ Zon~.
FORMERRESIDENT
Mr. Kuklin was a teacher in the Canal zone during World War II and therefore was able to give the students an idea of how people live and work in the Zone.
Living conditions of the Americans as contrasted to those of the Panamanians, labor conditions, and the Operation of the canal itself were described to the students.
DOUBTSEFFICIENCY
Mr. Kuklin says he "does not believe the Panamanians can control and operate the canal efficiently even if given the chance because they are not adeqUately trained. 11 He says they would have to spend many years learning how to operate the canal before they could run it by themselves.
International Relations classes study world affairs and all the nations of the world. Because of the recent PanamaCanal crisis, Mr. KukI in was asked to speak to the classes on that subject.
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Many hands make light work. Patten
in the 1960' s it has regained all of its former appeal, plus.
SING MOVEMENT
WhYthe sudden interest in folk si11gi11g~
With the Negroes' protest marches came a new trend toward spiri tuals--a type of fold song--in songs like "we Shall Overcome 11 Youngpeople, and even many adults, were caught up in the "passive resistance movement" until it became "a singing movement as well."
After that on college r'I - - 1 - - (,, folk singing, in the form of hootenannim, became the chief entertainment Out of this folk singing rage, many new singers have emerged from places like the Greenwich Village coffeehouses. Other previously or-
ganized groups have discarded their OMI style of songs for the popular folk music.
TOGETHERNESS
Folk singing provides a sense of togetherness which is one reason it is so popular with the young generation. It also supplies teens with a constructive form of noncomformity.
It looks as if the hootenanny--"a clap-your-hands, join-in, songfest of folk music"--has replaced twist parties. 1be beatnik has made way for the "folknik."
u ""'-'J.\:!l?J' nas conrormed. to this nonconformity movement- -a hootenanny was recently given at the White House.
As Carl Sandburg once wrote, "Long ago man sang ComeWar, come pease, he will n go on singing.
When you walk into a beauty silon, you are usually merry and bright, with an air of self-confidence.
You just know the operator will make a thing of beauty out of your mop, and there i-s no doubt in your misguided mind about the results- - of course your hair will be the perfect.image of the stunning creation in the magazine.
OPERATORCALMSVICTIM
Finally, after the usual long wait for the operator to calm doMJher last victim it's time for you. She start~ off with an over-sized smile to give you lots of confidence in her but you wonder a little--as you notice her own stringy orange hair (with purple streaks.)
Then you sit down in the swirl-about chair, with the broken sprj_ng; you hand the operator your nagazine clipping with a hopeful smile.
The next thing you know, the back falls out of the chair and your head makes a crash-landing in the sink.
There is a blast of boiling water and soap goes trickling down your back, but there isn't a thing you can do about it, for one move and you get a face full of water.
After this tedious operation is through, in go the
rollers and pins (and we do mean in!!)
HEADCOOKED
At long last you reach the drier, and the operator turns it to 555° --quick bake, since she is always behind time.
In a very short time the clips, used to fasten those "darling cheek curls, " become red hot but you grit your teeth and bear it. This is because you don't know how to turn the heat down and the operator can't, because she's on her coffee break!
After about fifteen minutes of waiting, you wonder why you didn't have it all chopped off, but the dreamy illusions of the magazine picture erase all doubts from your well-done brain. Forty- fi ve minutes and fivemovie magazines later the operator comes to rescue you and your shrunken head. With a delightful breath of cool air, you face the BIG MOMENI' it's time for the comb-out. How does it look? Beautiful? We-1-1, not like the picture, but after all the agony, you would never admit anything else.
· You make a grand exit from the salon, beaming from hair to foot. You stop short, and wish you could 11just die" as you watch the raindrops bounce off the sparkling glass doors.
In' 35 girls were wearing fancy shoes too. These decorated round-toed ones were very well liked . (NQte the dainty little curclicues.)
1951 brought in a new style 11flattie 11with an ankle strap no less! The fashion-minded girls wore them with long hose or white thin ankle stockings.
Today most sensible teenagers wear comfortable shoes such as loafers or tennis shoes. But there are those who go in for the "drafty" look and wear low flat shoes with gaping holes and slits cut into the shoes' sides.
C:ON'T"TP.ln l."n s;. onu -'\'.J D J.. petition.
Among the 84 Nebraskans who entered the contest, 34 were Gold Key recepients. Those from Lincoln High were Jim Burden, Dace Grots (a double winner), Liz Ozolins, sue Roelfs, and Cathy Spencer, single Gold Key winners.
First place winners of the Elks Leadership Contest for the state of Nebraska are Cindy Hardin of Lincoln High and Arlie Peck of Kearney. Each will receive $150 and a $100 bond in addition to being entered in the National Elks Leadership contest. The winner of the national contest will be given awards totaling $3,600 in savings bonds.
Contestants were judged on leadership, citizenship, perserverance, and neatness and arrangement of their notebooks. The notebook, compiled by the student, contains clippings and letters from people whohave observed their leadership.
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• Wooden Cars? Yes! Seen in E. Berlin
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Street advertisements emphasize working for the state. "Economize, what have you done for your regime to day? ••• it was something like George Orwell's 1984. "cars were old. The only new one we saw had "I>olizer" written on the side. some were even made out of 1100d." Laura noted that there weren't many people on the streets.
She was allowed to take pictures. "as long as it wasn' t while · going through processing ••. there ~as no person in uniform in it (including traffic policemen)."
Whenshe wrote, Laura, with her German "family," was getting ready for Christmas.
'Diff' Named Nebr. Junior Miss &lsie Diffenderfer, senior at Lincoln High, was crowned Nebraska's Junior Miss. She was judged on talent, poise , and interview results. As winner she will recieve a trip to Chicago and Mobile, Alabama, where she will compete in APril for the national title of Junior Miss. First place winner of the national contest will be awarded a $6,000 scholarship in addition to a suumer tour of the United st~tes.
TOTAL El GHTEEN
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According to Mrs. Maxine Faust, Joy Night Director " , There will be some integrating of the 18 acts accepted Plus the addition of the faculty act and the glee clubs neither of which is to try out.
"In previous yea ts the circus theme has always been voted down because the central committee members felt that appropriate acts would be difficult to arrange. "While we were wary of it at first, students desirous of being in Joy Night rose to the challenge.
Gary Bell examines the new career pamphlets recently given to Lincoln High by the Kiwanis Club. The p_amphlets are available in the library for student and classroom use.
The Lincoln High School library is the recent recipient of 134 car e er pamphlets, a gift of the Kiwanis Club of Lincoln.
According to librarian Mrs. Ruth Seifkes, "The actual presentation of the booklets was made by Glenn E. TUrner, Superintendant of Lancaster county and Chairman of the Kiwanis Club Education Com-
mi ttee. I was extremely pleased that Lincoln High School was chosen to receive this gift and I am sure the booklets will be well used."
The 25-page pamphlets, each covering one career were published by the Institute for Research, Chicago. They will be available for use by individual students as well as entire guidance classes.
Twenty-six university students have joined the faculty as cadet teachers for second semester. The teachers are from ~ the University of Nebraska. Nebraska Wesleyan llni versity, and Union CoH eg_e.
Joining the English department are Gene Hart , Edward Gehrman , Bill Toober, Ginger Van Horn, and Mary Wagoner Susan Cook is teaching English and French. David Arturburn and Richard Garrison have been added to the history department.
Busy teaching foreign languages are Nell Teinert-German, and Erika Barton and Robert Kuhn-Spanish. Mr. Kuhn
Ich!! Screams coming from biology classrooms can be heard throughout Lincoln High these days, for the dissecting of earthworms has begun.
Girls, trying to suppress their emotions, watch apprehensively as boys make the first incision. The scalpel is slowly and carefully drawn backward, backward, backward down the back of the worm. Very slowly the skin starts to part from the body
As this spectacle is revealed many things begin to happen. One--the girls wonder how they ever got into this class; two--the boys begin to have a good time.
Next comes the visual inspection of the worm, (Oh boy! such fun!) The worm's outer layer of skin is pinned back to reveal its delicate interior construction.
As students begin to study the worm's anatomy, they begin to realize that n~t only is this a lesson 1n biology but also a lesson in courage.
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111 never thought of myself ing, spoke to the American as one to demonstrate; we History classes. are ordinary people who are The purpose of the group trying to make a point of was to aid Negroes in regiscivil rights." tering to vote in November's
The speaker was the Rev. presidential election. The Nye o. Bond, pastor of ministers along with others Christ Methodist Church, who, from all over the United with five other Lincoln States paraded in front of Jllinisters, recently demon- the Forrest County (Miss.) strated in Hattiesburg, Miss. Courthouse.
He and two other members RP.V. Rn nd t~l.J v.C L,llealmost ofthee-rnun.
t.h o n ¥ ,. 111:1,rrel impossible barriers the -Negro Berg and Dr. Laverne Picker- faces in Mississippi. "But, 11 * * * he said, "the tide may be changing in their favor. future Nurses Plan "Today there is a new conValentine Festivities H dence on the part f the Negro. There are many 1n the So u th wh o f e e 1 th at t h e Negroes slwuld have rights. ff
The Future Nurses Club is planning a Valentine's Day party for patients of the Children's Ward at the State Hospital. The Party will be held February 18. Club members will organize games and serve refreshments. The children will help with the party by furnishing hot chocolate.
Director of Activities at the hospital. Mrs. Louise Breckenridge, feels that both patients and club members benefit from this experience. 11Everyone enjoys himself , 11 she says,
SPonsor of the club, Mrs. Alice Youngscap, says, "Each year the girls rent a bus to take them to the party. They earn money to finance the party by selling at games."
* * Aqualinks Chosen; Officers Elected
also teaches physical education.
Also new to the physical education department are Neil Nannen and Kay Wagner. Science teachers are Loren Brunke, C11r 1u~u n t r~~ ~. Roger Tinkham , and Wayne Williamson.
Prosper Duensing and Bill Janike are teaching business.
In the fine arts department are John Ground and Gary Palmer, art; Rita Harding, Barbara Kassik, and Sandra stark , music.
Carol Curtis and Lou Rosenthal teach home economics.
Mrs. Jean Gatch, formerly head of the SPeech and Drama Department at St Mary's College, south Bend, Indiana, will speak to the Mummers today.
Mrs. Gatch has just r eturned from a three - month stay in London, Paris, and also Dublin where she saw " doz en s • o f plays." She will speak on a topic of her own choice.
SlUDENTSVIEWNEWOOOKS
student members of the Library Committee attended the new book exhibit at the PSABauditorium. They declared themselves - -very
books.
Selected on the basis of tryouts, 10 new Aqualink members were selected. They are Sandra Beaudro, Carolyn Boyd, Diane Hamilton, Patty Kurtz, Sally Rebensdorf. Joan Robinson, Bonnie Romisch, Nancy Schrepf, Chris Schwartzkopf, and Barb Zangari.The preliminary tryouts included basic swim strokes. After 15 girls were eliminated, those remaining were invited to a clinic in which the present Aqualink members taught them basic stunts. They were tested on these stunts at the final tryout. Prior to tryouts, Aqualink members elected new officers: Jean Ern~t. president; Ann Maly, vice-president; Barbara Bowman, secretary; and Jane Bush, treasurer. Aqualinks are now consid- ,..,+- ••.-.-..-., swim show.
If you think your extracurricular activities are tightly scheduled just read this!
For the first time in the club's history, International Club members were required to attend two meetings in the same day. In order tn alp~+ un1cers from botn the junior and senior membership of the club, some changes had to be made.
Formerly only seniors were eligible for an office according to the club's constitution. To change the consti tut ion, an amendment was proposed at the first meeting which began at 3:20.
To act on an amendment it must be proposed at one meeting before it can be voted upon. Since the election of uffi~ers was imperative on this particular day, the president, Harola Chesnin, adjourned the first meeting at 3: 55 and called a special meeting which convened at 4: 00. At the second meeting the amendment was passed and election of officers began.
Elected were Bill Amen, president; Kathy Hellweg, vice-president ; John Schrekinger, secretary; Denise Franklin, treasurer.
If you have, you've probably seen the new Brentshire color mates in lush new Spring pastels. Skirts, sweaters, and shirts are all dyed to match. The Brentshire classic Italian collar' d shirt is now joined by a button-down collared style with raglan sleeves and still
Hi Links!
Now that second semester is well under way, we' re all busy once again. Before we know it, vacation will be here!
Say, don't forget Valentine's Day this Friday! If you have a "special ff date or party in mind, be sure to stop in the Hi-Styler Shop and pick out the outfit that is your "heart's desi rP.. " February is also the · Jl)onth of famous Americans. Take your patriotic spirit to see the newest spring outfits at Hov' s-in red, white, and blue, of course! ix and match skirts, blouses, and slacks in any f the typically American colors.
Congratulations to all the acts that have been selected for Joy Night! It will be a great show under Lincoln High' s "Big Top"!
A quick news flash! CUpid has just been seen nearing this area! Watch out for those arrows!
Happy Valentine's Day Viki and Cindy
Lots of luck to our basketball team Let's beat Hastings!
In a drive for modernization and more efficient facilities, Lincoln Public Schools officials have, in the Past year and a half, granted more than $27,000 for improvements to Lincoln High School.
REMODELINGEXPENSIVE
While a large portion of this sum was used in the conversion of Rooms 208 and 129, and in the installation ~: Jver 300 new doorknobs and locks, more subtle additions have provided obvious convenience to everydaystudent life_
BOOKSHELVESMOSTCONVENIENT
Perhaps the most convenience has been provided by the new bookshelves in the cafeteria and the modern garage door in the TT auto shop. While the bookshelves cost $450, the garage door was installed for only $190. Key cabinets and cupboards in the drafting rooms and a built-in display case next to Room 200 were installed at a cost of $1063 and $175 respectively., Provision for all improvements was made in the $12 million school bond issue passed in 1962.
.loAnn Alice
We're back, Links!
We surely hope you had a restful vacation and that ,you're ready to tackle another semester. We'11 call it -,,Be Kind To seniors Semester" since they've worked so hard to reach these final few weeks!
The "Country Look" wil 1 be with us again this year, as seen in the latest copy ff II of seventeen. Thermo-Jae has put out a set of spring plaids that areperfect for the new natural look and casual living. Let's plan ahead and start completing our spring wardrobes.
Everyone had best stay heal thy because we' ve got a big week end ahead. Keep up the fine support of our GREATbasketball team, but please don't forget our gymnasts, wrestlers, and swimmers! The Links face the district wrestling meet and state swimming meet this week!! Go Links! J Cheer our teams on to VICTORY!!! The Place
Barry Hagen, trumpet player in the Lincoln High Orchestra, was recently chosen for membership in Symphonians, a musical fraternity at the University of Nebraska.
Symphonians is a jazz band composedof students andmusic teachers at the university. The group gives concerts over the state throughout the school year. Each year one new member is added to the Sy mphon i ans' membership. This year, from 56 applicants, Barry was chosen.
To qualify, the applicants must be able to play a danceband instrument, be recommended by their music teacher, and bie a senior in high school planming to attend the University of Nebraska. Barry is first-chair trumpet player for the Lincoln Youth Symphony, Lincoln High Orchestra, and a participant in this year's State Music Clinic.
WATQ-1YOURSTEP
The world is a ladder for some to go up and some down. Thomas Fuller •
the light and sound committee work out proper stage effects. Stage crews are assigned for every scene in the opera, each crew being responsible for removal and placement of all props in their respective scenes.
The second semester Scribe contest is presently under way. Contest material (essays, poems, and stories) is to be submitted to any English teacher or directly to Miss Wanda Cra\\lller, Room 314, before the March 16 deadline.
Compositions that were submitted for the first semester contest are now being judged by the Scribe board and two faculty sponsors.
ATTENTION!All speech and drama students are urged to check events for the Fine Arts Festival with Mrs. Marylouise Alexander, Mrs. Maxine Faust, or Mrs. Suzanne Merwick.
The costume committee is responsible for outfitting the choir in clothes appropriate to the opera. Miss DOrthea Gore is sponsoring the committee which, for Plain and Fancy, must provide drab coats and dresses typical of the Amish people, whomthe opera is about. The LHS print shop contributes its services by printing the tickets. Choreography for Plain and Fancy includes the arrangement of three dances: the Dream dance, the Lantern dance, and the Can Can. Sally Anderson, a Lincoln High graduate, is assisting in this area. Mr. Orville Voss and the orchestra are also busy perfecting the orchestral accompaniment to the opera. The music adds authenticity to the mood of the performance It -is clearly evident that 'plain' does not describe the frenzied activity of "Th preparing an opera. e comp I ex machinery required to assemble and polish the detailed plans before the curtain ever goes up on opera night is made up of many devoted students and teachers, who will assure that putting such a production is a pretty 'fancy' business, 11 says Mr. Caldwell.
Over 100 proud fathers, mothers, and their lettermen sons assembled during halftime of the Lincoln High School-Omaha Benson basketball game to be honored at the first LHS Parent Recognition Night.
CORSAGESFORMOTHERS
Parents of Varsity lettermen were admitted to the game, compliments of Lincoln High, and were escorted to their seats by members of the Pep Club. Each mother received a carnation corsage as a favor. At halftime, the Peppers formed a large block 11L11 on the basketball court; the Cheerleaders assisted in the c~remony.
Mr. Dick Beechner introduced the parents and their sons and recognized the sport (s) in which the boy had lettered. The guests then "filled the L11 and were chanted by the Peppers with "These are the Links" and II Cheer, Cheer. 11
RESPONSEGRATIFYING Commented Mr. William Pfeiff, director of activities, ''we were well pleased with the response shown by the parents of our lettermen. It is always fine to have parent support of school activities."
The Athletic Department hopes to continue parents recognition acti vi ti es in the future.
and Fancy"
Lincoln High Links dropped Lincoln Southeast last Friday, 73-65, to go undefeated in city play.
'Ihe lead changed back and forth during the first quarter, but in the second period the Links went ahead to take a 7-point lead at half time.
They then watched the Knights pull ahead for two brief leads early in the third period. The Links, going ahead again, were tied once more in the fourth period by the Knights. From then on it was all Lincoln High.
Leading the Links with 25 points and 22 points respectively were Frank Brill and Joe Weyand,
OMAHANORTH
Lincoln High blasted Omaha North Saturday night by the score of 82-39.
The Links completely outclassed North, as they raced to their eighth victory in 11 starts.
The Links had four starters in double figures, led by Frank Brill, with 25 points. The others were Dennis Wertz, 20 -points; Joe Weyand, 14 points; and Bob Vasatka, 11 points.
Lincoln High defeate,d Grand Island, 86-82, on February 1 at Grand Island to run their won-lost record to 6-3.
The Links were down 22-12 at the end of the first period,. but then came back to score 30 points in the second period to take a 42-37 halftime lead. In the second half it was all Lincoln High.
The Links were led by Bob Vasatka's 34 points.
Frank Brill, a consistent performer all season, once again had a good night as he scored 21 points.
OMAHABENSON
Finally shrugging off its offensive relapse, Lincoln High defeated OmahaBenson, 85-73.
The Links hit 60 per cent from the court in postin~ their fifth win against three defeats.
The Links were led by the outstanding shooting and defensive work of Dennis Wertz, who scored 27 points, a career high. Frank Brill also did a fine job as he swished the nets for 21 points.
Lincoln High' s basketball team came from bebind to take a 47-44 win from Lincoln N~rtheast in their January 17 meeting.
The Links, lagging by 17 points at one time, started their comeback in the fourth quarter, holding the Rockets to just one point during this period.
Dennis Wertz and Les Ebner contributed 15 and 12 points respectively. Les also did an outstanding job under the boards. Fine support and spirit from the student body helped the Links to come from behind and take this game.
CREIGILTONPREP
On January 18, the Links lost to Creighton Prep by the score of 68-42.
The shorter Links could not maintain a sustained offense, as • the number-one rated Jays poured in the baskets.
BOYS TOWN
Continuing their case of offensive jitters, Lincoln High' s basketball team lost to Boys town to the tune of 81-39.
The Lincoln High School gymnastics team appears to be on the way to another great year. so far this year Coach Phil Sprague' s squad boasts a 4 and 1 record, losing only to defending state champion Lincoln Northeast.
The gym team dumpedpower-· ful Omaha Benson twice in a row, the first win coming in a dual meet in Omaha. The second win came in a double dual meet which included Grand Island, who placed third.
LHS also defeated Beatrice 90½ to 37½ in an earlier meet held at Beatrice.
Team honors go to iunior Mickey Johnson and sophomore Danny Kolb. Mickey has provided the team with consistent first places, both on the rings and the hi-bar, while Danny has accomplished a sophomore gymnast's dream in winning the free-exercise and tumbling events.
Lincoln High School took a close third in the inter-city conference meet held in Omal1a.
Lincoln High's performance was the best in years in this meet. OmahaSouth took first place with second place going to OmahaTech.
The Link grappl ers finished the first semester with impressive wins over Lincoln Southeast and Omaha North
Earlier in the campaign, Omaha south demonstrated why they are rated tops in the state after defeating Coach Melvin Simpson's squad 27 to 14. There are st ill two undlefeated wrestlers on the teaun, Mike Disney and Ken Bento,n.
Bob Stern broke two of five records broken in the City Swim Meet held Saturday. The Knights edged Lincoln High for first place in one of the closest battles in meet history.
Rich· Gordon provided the team with a 1st and 2nd in the free-style sprints.
In dual meets held the last two weeks the Links dunked OmahaWestside, Boystown, and Creighton Prep.
Eight meet records were broken and one tied in the inter-city swim meet held January 24 in the LHS pool.
Our first son is Patil Mayfield. Paul has earned a Varsity letter in track and is a member of this year's basketball team.
Paul rates being a memb~r of the 1963 District Champion two-mile relay team as his most memorable moment.
Paul's senior goal is "to try to help LHS stay on top in athletics. 11 Paul has had so many embarrassing moments that it would embarrass him to list them all.
Participation in athletics has helped Paul to develop good physical skills (he hopes) and team participation.
Upon graduation, Paul plans to attend the University of Nebraska.
Howdid Lincoln High School fare last year in sports competition in comparison with other schools around the state? In football, LHS finished in eighth position in the state rankings, in basketball_. seventh, and in track, well, 1 ets just say that the track team needed a little more practice.
In most of the minor sports the Links did much better. The baseball team was rated numberone, winning the state tournament held in Omaha.
Lincoln High' s gymnastics, golf, and swimming teams finished two, three, four respectively, while the tennis team finished in a tie for eighth position in the rankings. The wrestling squad? Well they tried.
The Links had two individual state champions last year, Roger Hadley, gymnastics, and Charles Borner, a memberof the golf team.
Our second son, Dennis Barber, has been a varied and versatile perfonner while at Lincoln High. He has been on the Varsity swim team, was on last spring' s state championship baseball squad, and is a Varsity performer on this year's gymnastic squad.
In addition to these sports, Dennis has participated in Intramural football, basketball, and softbal.l. He has been a member of Newcomers and L-Clubs.
Dennis' favorite pastime is flirting with B.C. while his pet ~eeve is D.K. who says 11 ruby. cherry, neat. "
After graduation Dennis plans to attend the University of Nebraska where he hopes to get a scholarship.
Dennis feels that the cornpetition in sports in Nebraska gives the individual performer the desire to excel.
Participation in sports has taught Dennis good sportsman-II ship and colorful language.
Rich Gordon broke two of the records, leading the finmen to a close third-place finish.
Steve Goetz, King Little, and Bob Stern also provided top performances. Omaha Central took first place honors and Omaha Westside captured second.
SHOPMONDAY ANDTHURSDAY9: 30 A. M. TO 9:00 P.M. OTHERDAYSTO 5:30
In a tabulation of all sports by the Omaha world Herald, the Links were rated third, one and one-half points behind Creighton Prep and Lincoln southeast.
Hello!
The new semester has begun. Let's hope it will be lots of fun. This may be a · oorny poem, but this is the last semester of high school for the siniors. Let' s make it the best ever!
Lots of important dates are coming up, especially in the month of February. Valentine's Day, the State SwimmingMeet and the District Wrestling Meet all fall on February 14. SO be a good Link. support our teams and buy your sweetheart a val entine gift froni Gold's.
Girls! While you' re shopping for your special Val~ entine, be sure to check up on the new spring fashions lo Gold's Sportswear Dept. White Stag bas a whole line · of absolute MUSTSfor your wardrobe: matching sailcloth culottes, slacks, burmudas, and blouses in colors of pink, green, gold, blue, and lavender.
see you at Golds.
Marcia
P.S. Links! Take State in swimming! We have beaten Southeast once, so let's do it again!
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When the Joy Night ringmaster blows his whistle for the first time March 19th, at 8:00 p.m., Lincoln High School audiences will witness the antics of approximately· 239 artistes excep tionales. Backed up by 35 able-bodied roustabouts, the perfonners will sing. dance, twirl, and tumbl t their way through at least 20 "awe-inspiring" acts.
• "A real circus atmosphere is the result we hope to obtain from our efforts, 11 says Mrs. Ma-xine Faust, Joy Night director. "canned calliope music taped by the Sesostris Shrine Temple, ushers and concessionaires in the circus costumes, and circus-type refreshments should arouse an illusion of real sawdust."
GLEECLUBACTSLARGEST
Glee Club acts will contain the most participants (89 girls and 42 boys), with the teachers' act boasting 22. Other acts range in size from one person to ten. Acts are presently practicinganywhere, anytime, but a split rehearsal is planned for after school March 4th and 5th. One half of the show will be viewed each night, with approximately 20 minutes being spent on each act. Performers will be in costume and all lighting and sound effects will be used. The public is NOT welcome.
DRESSREHEARSALMARCll17
On March 17, a final dress rehearsal will be held and on March 18 crews will receive last-minute instructions.
When ticket sales begin March 9,- the final step toward a successful Joy Night will be under way.
Dr. George Pickett, as a representative of the Sertoma. Club at a recent assembly, presented Alice Dale, Senior Class president, with a reproduction of the Declaration of Independence.
Each member of the senior class will receive a copy of this document in home room classes soon.
(Left panel) Dig those crazy polka dots! Dave Beckmann, Susan Pabst, JoAnn Christensen, and Doug McKelvey try to convince Sam Wolff that such decorations are the latest in clown suit design. (Right panel) 11Get back! Get back, 11 commands Bill Amen as he attempts to repulse fierce Roger Gunn. Harold Chesnin consoles Andis Kaolins while John Shreckinger illustrates the unstable emotional qualities characteristic of his? sex. (Lower panel) Linda Henrichs' baton will add a circus-like atmosphere when Joy Night 1964 11gets the show on the road" March 19.
n n Man Among Machine was the key note of the speech by Rev. William A. Cross of the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, as he addressed the A section of the 249 Honor Roll students, their parents, and fellow students at the Honors Convocation today.
Reverend Cross will speak to the other honorees, parents, and student body at Friday' s ceremony, emphasizing man• s strug~le for individual identity in our modern culture of machinery and automation.
The Boys Octet is providing entertainment sing ing I Talk to the Trees, Down Among the Dead, and Welcome Sweet Pleasure,
Preceding the convocation, parents of the honored students were guests at a morning coffee with the faculty.
Arranging the social hour and program are members of the faculty Scholastic Recognition Committee: Mr. Calvin Bones, Mr. James Carlin, Mrs. Martha Cline, Mr. Max Lien, Mr. Carl Manthey, Mrs. Virginia Roberts, Miss Lorraine Strasheim, and Miss Selma Wieland.
NAMESONPAGEI.I-
An international flavor permeated the halls of Lincoln High School on February 19, as leaders from universities in Colombia, South America, toured the vocational departmen ts of the school. They lunched with LHS students, including the student Council
officers for first and second semesters, members of the Spanish 8 class, and Lincoln High' s Cuban students.
GOVERNMENTSPONSORED The 12 Colombians, sponsored by the Special Exchange Program, Department of State, are on a month-long tour of the
United States.
On their visit to many universities and colleges, and a few high schools across the nation, they are investigating the subject of American youth in their relationship to the U.S. government and to ool i ti cs.
The Colombians were guests of the University of Nebraska from February 16 to 20. During this time they did such things as sit in on a University student Council meeting and an Inter-Fraternity Council meeting, and visit with the Honorable Frank B. Morrison, governor of the state, and with Robert White, Chief Justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court
THIRDYEARS1lJDENTS
The young men, who are being accompanied by three professional interpreters, are third-year students of pharmaceutical chemistry, medicine, electrical engineering, or law. They all hold high positions in student government or in other areas of leadership in their respective universities.
While the members of the opera cast are busily rehearsing for opening night of ''Plain and Fancy,'' February 28 at 8:00 p.m., art students under the direction of Mrs. Shirley Martin are working on another important part of the production, the sets.
FARMSCENE
The scenery will depict two main settings, a barn and barnyard, and a house. The problems involved in producing these backgrounds are multiple, because durihg the show, the barn burns down and must be rebuilt right on the stage.
The work is being done during class periods. students involved are Doris Bargman, Betty Campbell, Marla Hollers, and Jane Meyer. "As the work progresses, more students will probably be added," says Mrs. Martin. According to Mrs. Martin, • the biggest problem is finding materials. Sets and props can be made out of practically anything, including old sets. boxes, and seemingly useless wood.
So that they can be easilymoved, the scenery is made of light materials, such as cloth and cardboard. After the art students have finished their work, the finished products are assembled by the custodians. Says Mrs. Martin, 11The students do a lot of work in making the scenery; we like to. think that our contribution is necessar:y to the production of a good ihow. 11
Marc Johnson, senior, was recently honored by the Lirtcoln Symphony. A three-year member of the symphony, Marc was selected as one of two soloists for the coming year. Marc, along with other students between the ages of 17 and 21, auditioned on February 8. Tryouts are held once a year, and two students are usually chosen. This year, about 16 students auditioned. * • • * •
Mr. Pf -eiff Attends Educators' Meeting
Mr. William Pfeiff, Dean of Boys and Director of Activities at LHS, recently attended the annual meeting of the National Association of SecondaryschoolPrincipals held in Chicago. Mr. Pfeiff was one of 50 schoolmen representing Nebraska high schools.
The nearly 8,000 high school principals heard several outstanding speakers: Andrew Holt, president of the University of Tennessee; Dr. J. Conant. former president of Harvard; and Allen Dulles, former head of the CIA. Representatives of foreign countries and Canada were also in attendance.
The purpose of the NASSP is to share ideas of school improvements both in new teaching methods and in school administration. Mr. Pfeiff is proud to report that LHS ranks high among the other schools in the nation.
The present Class Competition standings, after the train trip to Omaha and three pep rallies, are: Seniors 15, Juniors 45, and Sophomores O.
Most students of Lincoln High and other local high schools are aware of the ''smoking resolution'' passed by the LHS Student Council several weeks ago.
When proposed to ho1ne roo111cl asses by Home Room Representatives, the resolution was unanimously approved. Noted by this writer 111 the home room he attends and commented upon by many students who attend different home rooms, was the rather mocking frame of mind in which some students (the smokers) voted for the measure and under which it obtained "unan i mi t y "
The seriousness with which these students approved the resolution and the value they place upon the reputation of their school and their Student Council is evidenced by the persistence of a small percentage who still smoke in the rest rooms between classes or during lunch periods.
On January I 5, I 96 4-, an ed i tori a I appeared in the Advocate appealing to the student body to ''use discretion as to the time and place'' to smoke. The same writer expressed a profound fact when he noted that the "reputation of LHS is at stake."
Since 1961, the rest rooms have been regularly patrolled by faculty members who are thus attempting to eliminate the problem of smoking within the building proper. The adininistration has demonstratedafaith in the basic good intention of the student body on several occasions. Due to the continuing violation of good heal th habits and the no-smoking policy by a few students who ''couldn't care less," this faith has not been j us t i f i ed.
Although smoking within the building is an affront to the majority of the student body, public opinion is affected by cigarettes flauntingly displayed on the sidewalks around the building, at the bus stop direct1y across from the main entrance, and in the main parking lot. Al 1 these exhibitions are in direct disregard of a Lincoln Public Schools administrative pol icy.
Since neither the administration nor the Student Council was conceived as a pol ice force, it must be up to the student body of LHS to control its actions in regard to smoking. Athletes who run to their cars for a 1'smoke before practice'' must stop and think of the exaffiple they are setting for those who will follow. Those who smoke around the school grounds must realize the adverse effect they are having on public opinion. Lincoln High School is a venerable tradition whose position must be advanced not by students who "cou 1dn' t care 1ess," but by students who have pride in and a deep-seated respect for the image their school p raj ects.
Lincoln High School
22nd and J Streets Lincoln 19, Nebraska
The Advocate is issued by the students of Lincoln High School bi-weekly during the school year except immediately following vacations. It is issued without cost to every Lincoln High student. Advertising rates are $1 per col11mninch.
Second-class postage is paid at Lincoln, Nebraska,
Thumbnail Skekhes
"General" (?) Curt Kuster' s favorite expression is 11You sure aren' t wrong, fella. 11
curt enjoys studying chemistry, Spanish, and Modern Problems and plans to study pre-med next year.
He likes the front of the cafeteria before school best about LHS.
Curt serves as a HoornRoom Alternate and participates in a speed reading course.
His favorite pastimes are doing nothing and losing pencils.
Curt's most embarrassing experience came after get ting his ''first hit for the LHS baseball team and then being picked off at first base."
His most memorable experience was at tending Bo Y s' State.
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Sue Roelfs is in the Arts and Sciences Curriculum and is planning to study elementary education next year.
"chooch, 11 who had the lead in the all-school play recalls her most embarrassing moment as the time she fell onto the stage during a serious and ''elegant'' entrance in the play.
Sue has also participated in Peppers, Mummers,and Future Teachers at Lincoln High.
She enjoys sketching and collage work. Art is her favorite class.
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Her pet peeve 1s peop e who only see the dark side of
Les Ebner is in the Engineering Curriculum and rates Analytic Geometry and chemistry as his favorite subjects.
He likes the great spirit and tradition at LHS best. " " Shorty, whose favorite expression is "That's something else, man!" is on the Varsity basketball team. When he isn't playing basketball, he enjoys working on his car.
Les' future plans are to attend the University of Nebraska.
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Jeri Adam (Jerani to her Spanish classmates) is often heard saying 111 just can't wait ' ti 1 Friday."
Jeri participates in Mummers, choir, Red Cross, is treasurer for Peppers, and student director for the opera. Choir and International Relations are her favorite subjects.
She enjoys acting and being in stage productions and plans to major in drama or speech at the University of Nebraska.
Jeri recalls her most embarrassing experience as the time when her shoe was tied to a desk by three senior boys when she was a sophomore. Her most memorable experience was her trip to Hollywood earlier this year.
"Pl d F " ain an ancy
Students of Mrs. Penny Meihoff's elementary design classes have begun work on a stained•-glass mural to be located outside the main entrance to the Lincoln High Auditorium. There will be two murals, the first one to be completed this semester, and the other planned for next fall.
The mural will be a stained glass design, depicting the history and culture of Nebraska. This type of project was decided upon because of its practicality and unique beauty.
The history of stained glass dates back to the ages before recorded history. Generations of fine craftsmen have so perfected the art of producing a scene by the use of colored glass that today one is able to enjoy and marvel at the magnificent use of color in churches and other architectural structures.
SUNLIGHTIMPORTANT
It is seldom realized that the artist designing a stained glass window not only tries 2,.ti.
to create a scene of beauty and inter ,est, but also attempts to achieve an intricate wa:y of allowing the s11nli ght to pass thirough the window so as to cast delicate beams of light into a room. Although Lincoln High' s stained-glass mural will not involve the use of sunlight, it will be concerned with many of the techniques and operations practiced by master craftsmen of the past and present.
PROJECTPARTICIPANTS
Working from two original designs, 11 students,selected by Mrs. Meihoff, will work the rest of the semester on the complicated project. students selected for work on the stained-glass mural are Rickey Bell, Jack Burnham, Norma Fristoe, Robin LaGue, Susan Liljedahl, Pat Love, Lorie Meyer, Nancy Misko, Bill Norman, John St. Amant, and Scott Wilson.
The Hermsmeyer Glass Company and the Cook Glass Company donated the glass for the project.
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Whew!After many weeks of labored creativity, two daring members of the staff have attempted once again to bring you the utmost in originality and general laugh material 1 Here we go
They stood thereon the doorstep, she whispered with a sigh, "I'll be home tomorrow night.''
He answered, "So wi11 I!"
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He asked me what I meant by kissing his daughter in the dark I ast night, and after seeing her in the daylight, I sorta wonder myself.
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Mr. John son: What' s you r I Q. ? Student (?): Ouh, eh ...•.•. 20-20.
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Facts of Life: The accent may be on teenagers but the stress is on parents.
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Remember>girls, opportunity doesn't always knock once. Sometimes it s i ts out s i de and honks.
* * * I t takes 3 , 000 boI ts to ho l d a car together, but on I y one nut to scatter it all over the countryside!
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A sens i bI e g i r I i s more sens i bI e than she looks, because a sensible girl has more sense than to look sens i b1e.
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You' re wonderfu I, you' re marvelous Utter! y divine, You make my heart go pitterpat, You're perfectly sublime. Your lovely personality Is sweet as it can be, You gorgeous Ii ttl e darling, I'm awfully glad you're mel
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Father, handing phone to daughter: "Congratulations! It's a boy!"
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Sign on back of LHS'ers jalopy, "Don't p ass--PU SH!"
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Boy, with one hand cupped over the other: If you can guess what I have i n my h and, I ' I I take you to the show tonight.
Girl: An elephant?
Boy: That's close enough. Pick you up at 7 : 30 •
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What country has purple beatles? Grape Britain.
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Kathy 'n Janet
Girls, have you ever wondered why you never buy the dress that you just naturally love; \\hy your top drawer is filled with half-used cosmetics?
Boys, have you ever contemplated whyyou want that certain Ford or Chevrolet? Why you buy more and more clothes whether you need them or n o t?
Girls, hoys, men, women. everyone- has been stampeded into buying items they don' t want or need.
NEWAPPROACH
What force is responsible? , It's today's new advertising technique called the 11depth approach. 11 Introduced in the early fifties, adver t ising f irms have been lean i nH more and more toward th e depth approach , " which uses the consumer's 11 inner" wants and needs to sell more products.
A study of the general · buying public by advertising firms revealed first, that prospective customers are completely unpredictable. Second, it was found that people won't always tell the truth about their wants and dislikes even if they know them. They will lie to give more prestige to their answers.
Third, the growing sameness
of products make people less s ele c tive in buying. How can a product b e s old as 11the best 11 or "mo st effective" when it has essentially the same c haracteristic s o f another?
'These three problems were carefully analyzed and'. resulted in a remarkable discovery that the subconscious contributes most to theselection of the product.
Social and personal classes and habits were studied also, which revealed buying char-. acteristics. Some exampl e s of the soc ial sub conscious at work are car purchases.
CARSREVEALPERSONALITY
Peopl e who want to seem sociable and up-to - date buy Che vrolet, Pon t ia c , Buick, Chrysler, bright colors, and some a cc essories.
People who want to express ifldividuality buy Ford, Mercury. 01 dsmobile, Lincoln, two tones, and bright colors.
People who want to express high o r unusual status buy Cadillac , Stud ebaker, Hudson, Nash, Willys, and conv e rtibles.
In a cosmetic sales pitch, women are pr omised 11positive results"and 11eternal 11 beauty, but to no avail; they leave the cold-cream jars in the
What's the difference between the "Lindy 11 and the 11Big Apple" of 1944 and the 11Monkey" and the 11Bird 11 of 1964?
11Very little," says Mrs. Doris Pierce of th e City Recreation Department, who has been supervising Keentime ~in c c it oegan 20 years ago. "Teens themselves haven't changed over the years , only the fads and styles. 11
Keentime Klub began in the summer of 1944 when a group of high school students organized Keentime Council with the idea of providing a public dance for all teens in the city.
If We are now revising th e cons ti tut ion, 11 says Mrs. Pierce, "to reactivat e t he two goalsofKe entime: first, to provide whole s ome ent e rtainment for the youth of Lincoln, and second, to sponsor a designated number of community projects during the year. 11
KEENTIMEHISTORY
The first Keentime dance, open to all high school students in the city for a nominal fee, was in June of 1944. Sixty-five t eens attended; music was provided by a local dance band.
Keentime has continued to be held in the summer at Antelope Pavilion on Tue sda,y nights. During the school year, Keentime is held after the games at the PSAB, Pershing Auditorium, or at the
Pavilion
The original aclmittance fee o f 35 cents has been lowered to 25 cents in the inst years and a Kee ntime card is n o w honored for admittance with the fe e
FIVE-SCHOOLCOUNCIL
Each ~chool selects a. Keentime Council which meets on the second Tuesday of each month. This group has grown from a two-school membership of 10 to a five-school membership of 54. These teens help supervise Keentime by issuing Keentime cards, helping select combos, and decorating the Pavilion.
The Council not only sponsors Keentime Klub, but also helps rais e money for th e USOand ne e dy families. Other community proj e cts include an AFS dan c e, a March of Dime s dance, and a Charity Dance held in th e fall.
MEMBERSHIPCARDS
Council members are now issuing Keentime cards for 1964.
Keentime cards may be obtained from any one of the Lincoln High Counci 1 members. They are Bill Bauer, Phyllis Bomberger, Roy Donahoe, Jerry Hunter, Joyce Ilg, Mary Lund· holm, Faye Modenstein, Karen Sachtleben, Barb Shaner, Pat Shuman, Marcia Sims, George Snider, Melody Sommer, Pam Tracy, and Jim Williams.
top draw e r and search for a better answer. This make s it imperative for cosmetic companies to produce 11new11 products every year Whenthe men's clothing industry was at a very low ebb during the mid-fifties, psychologists were called in to investigate the problem. They found that men bought only what they 11needed. 11 A new emphasis was made on clothing by modernizing styles and fabrics. Men subconsciously felt they 11needed" these i t erns now, whether they did or not.
Women were found to buy the dress which was not ne~essarily the one they liked, but the one which was in current fashion. women subconsciously feel insecure if i f th ey d o n o t d res s 11 i n fashion. 11
Advertising today has begun to reach into t he very depths of the human mind to reveal the inner wants and needs of its consumer s. Not only have adver t isers profited tremendously by this technique but their future prospects of influencing and 11capturing 11 the buying public se ems assured.
The Student Council is busier than ever this semester! Just a few of the projects include Class Competition (congrats, seniors!), sales (booster tags, notecards, pencils, folders etc.), revision of the Little Black Book, Intercity student Council activities, and, of course, Lhe All-Sports Banquet.
On February 18, the Council visited the residents of Westview Caqnty Home and gave them a postValentines-Day party. The main entertainment of the evening was playing cards and games and eating co okies with the elderly folks.
A rejuvenated and enthusiastic All-School Lounge and Patio Committee has bitten into a kingsized improvement project.
While plans are yet in the primary stages, th e project probably will include retiling and repainting th e concession area and buying new booths. Chairman of the committee, Tommie Thomps on, says that the project could no t be completed until next summ e r, · but he feels that it is a "very worthwhile and needed improvement. 11
Dave Taladay and Tommie Thompson have been elected by the Council t o represent Lincoln High School at the Rotary Club luncheons during the month of March. They will learn of Rotary Club activities and speak about school life at LHS.
The Student council is again pushing hard on a big probl em which concerns the ent i re student body-the frequ e nt .violation of the scho o l smoking ordinance. Because the stud ent council does not act as a polic e force, it can only urge that all students respect the school's policy on smoking and consider the reputation of Lincoln High when they start to "light up" on school grounds.
If the problem continues, new and stricter means of enforcement will have to be employed by the school administration.
On your mark. Get set. Go!
And the quadrennial race of maide ns ou t to reduce the bachelor population has begun a g ain t
The year of ladies choice is the same as any other except that it is increased by one day, allowing the feminine set an extra 24 hours to capture their prey. In 1582, when Pope Gregory XIII decreed a calendar change, making some months 30 days long and others 31, he had no idea tha t th e females would take advantage of the extra time.
Maybe if Old Father Time had known leap year was to become the year of womanly traps and tactics, he would not have extended the year,
SAINTCHRISTENSCUSTOM
The c ustom of women pursuing men was not started until St. Bridget ran crying to St. Patrick to tell him that the other sisters were unhappy because only men could take the initiative i n matrimony. ( It was not ne c essary for priests and sisters to r e main unwed at this time)
The Future Teachers will sponsor a Flea Market on March 24, at noon and after school in the lounge.
NO FLEASFORSALE
For those who do not know what a Plea Market is, do not expect t o purchase any fleas l A Flea Market is actually a bargain sal e It received its name fr om similar sales in Paris , Franc e In Turkey, these sales are c alled 11Lice Markets."
11This Flea Market will resemble the French bargain sales in many ways. Anything usable will be on sale at extremely reasonable prices, 11 says Miss Florence Jenkins, club sponsor. Such items as books, jewelry , pictures, s choo I supp I ies, and many others will be on sale.
DONATIONSWELCOMED
"Donations to the Plea Mark et will be welcomed and g,eatly appreciated by the FTA. Any items to be donated should be clean and salable They may be turned in to Mrs_ Patricia Winkler, co-sponsor, in Room 304. Every spring the FTA traditionally sponsors a tea for teacher~ A portion of the profits from the Flea Market wi 11 be used for this purpose.
Sympathetic St. Patrick said he wou1d grant women the right to propose each seventh year. Being a woman, st. Bridget drove a better bargain and obtained the right for every four years.
To begin the custom, Saint Bridget asked Patrick to marry her. He refused, saying that he had already taken the vows of celibacy ( state of being unmarried.) But to comfort her, he gav e her a kiss and a silk gown. For many years, it was an unwritten law in England that a man who refused a woman's offer of marriage during leap year had to pay a forfeit of a silk gown.
CUSTOMBECOMESLAW
In Scotland, 1288 AD, a law was passed stating that · every womanhad the prerogative to propose during leap year , and if the man refused, he had to pay her one pound, (unless he was alr e ady engaged. ) The Roman custom of leap year rose through the misinterpretation of the word Bissext-ile Year, (meaning" leap year) to mean TwoSexes Year. 11
NO SLIP TO SHOWTODAY In e arlier days it was traditional for each female 11on the prowl 11 to let her intent i ons be known by we aring a scarlet petticoat that was visible beneath her dress skirt.
However, today's modern miss can easily hide her intentions, for the only thing that shows under her short skirts are h e r kne e s!!!
Here are a few suggestions for unmarri~d males and happy bachelors to follow during this leap year:
· 1. Hibernate until the hunting season has ended
2 Leave town and keep running.
3. Become e ither suddenly brok e o r unable to keep money in y our pocket.
4. Join t he for e ign leg i on OR
5. Give in and enjoy the chase!!
We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done.
Longfello w
Cheers and Jeers
Greet Gala Debut
The dream of every girl came true--for eleven boys--when they were chosen Cheerleaders for the Omaha Central pep rally.
TilenewCheerleaders, especially chosen from the L Club for the event, gave a unique demonstration of precision cheerleading.
·Leading the cheers with vim, vigor, and vanity, but very little co-ordination were Tom Benton, Charlie Borner, Steve Goetz, Rich Gordon, Jim Lawson, Steve Loos, Jerry Reger, Roger Ripley, LeRoy Rothe, Glenn Schwartzkopf.and Bob Stern.
David Baker displays his model of the RomanColosseum which Despite their perfect techhe made as a project for Miss Wilhelmina Johnson's World nique, they made their grand History I class. This was one of the projects to demonstrate opening and grand finale on "People and Events in History. 11 the same day!
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Those honored in the A Karen Tyrrell, Natalee Jennifer Safford, Kathy assembly today were Jeri Vakiner, Allan VanDeventer, Schach, Stan Schafer, Jim Adam, Steve Arnold, Jon Connie Vohnout, Linda Wallin, Schleicher, Carl Schneider, Atkinson, Beverly Austin, Walt Warnsholz, Paula West, John Schrekinger, Mary Lou
Janice Bauer, Beverly Baum- Marjory White, Diane Schriner,
The ruins of a former housing development have necessitated excavation work now in progress on the LHS football practice field. gart, Wiemers, Dennis Wilkinson, Jane Schroeder, Shirley Alex Becker, Sandra Benner, Keith Willis, Crystal Young, Seay, Ken Sevenker, Vondra Tanya Black, Karen Blum, Margaret Young, Natalie Zieg. Shaw, Nedoa Simmons, Gene
Janet Boatman, Diane Bohner, Simpson, Carol smith,
Assembly B honorees are Georgia Borgens, Doris Adams, Judy Amend, MarRonnie Bowlin, Karen Brady, garet Angle, Nancy Bantz, CandyBrice, Joanne Campbell, Bill Bauer, David Beckmann, Glen Chrisp, JoAnn ChriSt en- Lawrence Beldin, Stephen sen. Bloom, Larry Bowers, Barbara Loran Clement, Tom Connors, Bo\\fflan, Frank Bri 11, Sharon Carolyn Corcoran, Ployd Cornell, Carla Cronkite, Linda Davidson, Tom Dennyer, Sherry Eberly, Ronna Ellerbeck, Jean Ernst, Judy Ernst, Bob Faig, Janice Fjeldheim, t,nry Folmer, Dave FbrsYth, Don Forsyth, Dorothy Full er, John Gallagher, Cheryl Gassman, Phyllis Ghormley, Kathy Gilbert, Steve Goetz, Carl Hanner, Cindy Hardin, Linda Hayes, Dave Hodtwalker, Karl Indriksons, Cathy Jacobs, Nancy Jensen, John Jones, Inta Jozeps, Barbara King, Don Klippert, Nancy Knott, Kathy Koch, Kathy Kreiss, Sharon Kuehn, Dick Laws, Mary Laws, Maralee Likens, Kathy Lunger, Rick Marsh, Sandra McGuire, Gary McKay, Vicki McPherson, Georgia Miller, Jim Miller, Karin Miller, Mary Ann Mi 1 ler, Sandra Minard, Maralee Morgan, Joyce Mortensen, Larry Mowrer, Kathy Nicoll, John Osborne, Janet Parks, Barbara Petersen, Wayne Peterson. Helen Pfeiff, Cathy Pfund, Jane Proctor, Barbara Ramsey, Lavonna Reeves, Bill Riley, Sue Roelfs, Sharon Robb, Edward Rohrdanz, Holly Rosenberger, Bob Sader, Mike Schaefer, Sandra Schneider, Herb Schrader, RaymaSchrader, Carol Schumacher, Christie Schwartzkopf, Carolyn Shea, Susan Shildneck, Loretta Sieck, Donna Sieckman, Marcia Sims, Myron Sisel, Bruce Staats, Ruth Stanton, Charlene Staska, Terry stentz, Cathy Stilwell, Barbara Stoughton, Steve Strappelli, Dianne Sundling, Judy Tassler, Jacquie Thomann, John Thompson,
Brown, Kathleen Brt, Shirley Burkett, Susan Cacek, Harold Chesnin, Linda Clawson, Cathy Cleveland. R i ch a rd C re e s , Wii li am Dalberg, Alice Dale, Terry Davis, Judith Diekmann, Sandal Dunaway, Larry Earleywine, Larry Eldridge, Connie Ewerth, Rosie Powles, Denise t<'ranklin, Linda Prank 1 in. Betty Freeland, Nancy Geistlinger, Linda Goldstein, Larry Goldstone, Janice Grabowski, Lynn Grosscup, Carol Hadfield, Linda Hart, Chris Hathaway, Pat Heidenreich, Patty He ller, Kathy Hellweg, Gary Jacobs, Geraldine Jacobs, Jan Johnson, Leslie Johnson, Marc Johnson, Jeanne Johnston, Andis Kaulins, Karen Keefe, Sheri Key, Bill Kling, Tom Krieger, curt Kuster, Chris Lacy, Mike Lederer, Connie Leichner, Alison Leitch, Susan Liljedahl, Jane Lind, Doris Lohr, Linda Long, Shirlene Lybarger, Ilze Machers, Cheryl Marsh, Nancy McGlasson, Margo McMaster, Dennis Mehrhoff, Carolyn Morgan, Judy ~lyers, Kathy Ness, Karen Nolan, Lavonne Olson, sue Ann Ozenbaugh, Victoria Pearlstein, Gai 1 Pen rod, Sarah Petersen, Susan Phelps, Mary Polson, Colleen Preston, Sharon Rance, Kathy Rapley, Bruce Raymer, Jerry Retherford, Joyce Retherford, Susan Reynolds, Randy Rhody, Joline Rigger, Susan Rodgers, Karen Ross,
Collette Smith, Marie Smith, Francis St. Amant, Roger Stark, Robert Stepp, Virginia Sudymon t, Anna Tilts, Galen Ullstrom, Patty Vandersall, Fusun Ungur, Georgia VanHorn, Janice VanVynckt, George Ward, Sally Weber, Allan Weimer, Joe Weyand, James Williams, Jim Wilson, Brent Worms.
Eighty-six days from today the Links is scheduled to be issued. The eight-man Links board is presently working toward an April 10 deadline and all efforts are termed "full speed ahead 11 in order to distribute on May 22, the forty-eighth annual edition. At present, 1,527 annuals have be en sold and sales are not yet closed.
11We've been from the transfonner room in the basement to the roof of. the biology rooms taking pictures! n says Editor Sally Weber. "we believe this Links will truly reflect the school year. 11
"Plain and Fancy'1
According to Mr. William Pfeiff, at the time Lincoln High was built, it was without a practice field. A few years later, an entire neighborhood was razed in order to make a suitable area for athletic practice.
The area was covered by several layers of dirt but recently, due to too many days of grueling scrimages, the soil has worn away to reveal a veritable ore field of sharp chunky rocks: Because of the many cuts and bruises and the desire of athletic coaches for their
Several acts not chosen for Joy Night entertained 300 people at the State Hospital February. 13_
Dave Beckmann was Master of Ceremonies for the hourlong show which included dancers, singers , skits, and a jazz band.
The program was sponsored by the Entertainment Committee of the Red Cross council.
Chairman of the project was Janet $11ith.
Plans are being made for other programs at veterans llospi tal and the Orthopedic Hospital later this spring.
CALLINGALL GIRLS!
Have you forgotten" This year we have one extra day, and that day, February 29, we should look extra good, for Leap Year only comes once every four years.
Perhaps this occasion calls for a new outfit to add to your wardrobe. Well if it does, the best place to look is at Wards! Now that spring is here, there are racks and racks of the latest styles and colors in sportswear,
Not only can you get your favorite dresses and Skirts in the junior department at Wards but also you can find that ew blouse to match a skirt or a cardigan sweater- -just the ticket for an extra cold study hall.
Just a little hint before I go, better go out to Wards and start looking for that extra special Easter outfit early. Just think, you could even wear it when you go to see the Opera, Pebruary 27 and 28.
Be Seeing You Soon, Cindy
P. S. Congratulation to all honored at the Honors Convocations, and Good Luck to the Opera cast and crew.
players to be injured in actual competition rather than in Practice, work was begun on the area. The project involves grading the soil to sift it of rocks and debris. Later, rye grass will be planted to make the entire area a soft mattress for "soft" players to fall on. Completion date is set for this spring.
Greetings!
Have you been in Golds Junior Dress Dept. lately?
If you haven't, be sure to come up soon to see the New Look for Spring, 1964
BEATNORTHEAST
Lightweight wool suits or dresses in lovely pastel shades will make perfect Easter outfits, especially if they are complemented by accessories from the second-floor shoe and millinery departments.
BEATNORTHEAST While in Golds, visit the Sportswear Department and take a peek at the latest spring fashions by Bobbi Brooks, Thermo-jac, and White Stag.
BEATNORTHEAST
Remember--the Opera is Friday and Saturday night. The cast has been practicing for weeks and if rehearsals are any kind of proof, the final performances should prove unforgettable.
Be seein ya, Marcia
P. s. Links! Rock the Rockets in Districts! , ,. , ... ,
Jim Lawson serves Mr, Ed\vin A. Grone during an "L" club reunion held after the 0. Central basketball game. Mr. Grone, father of Miss Elizabeth Grone of the Foreig~ Language Department is a football letterman of 1902. The sweater he is wearing is 62 years old.
The 1964 LHS track team will have a rare variety of t ·t· "f th II d 11 compe 1 10n 1 e squa recently observed training (?) in the oval shapes up. This "squad" consisted of two members of the Lincoln Humane society and one German shepherd dog.
The Humane Society was alerted by Lincoln High School officials when it was observed that a pack of stray dogs had been frequenting
WANTED!Sneak previews of fashions for spring!
Your Hi-Styler Fashion Officers, always on the job, have captured some fashion tickets for you to the Hi-Styler a:>ring Style Show. That's right, the date has been set for Saturday, March 7. ·
The show will be full of fashion signals and signposts to give you directions for choosing your spring vra.rdrobe, and some tips on how you can II al ways " get your man.
There will be refreshments and prizes galore. Your officers, while investigating the prizes, found that a contest will be conducted in which you will actually have a chance to become a Seventeenfashion model.
Susie Diffenderfer, Jan \Vallen, Linda Hart, Dorothy Walker, Sally Sheridan, and Connie Ewerth have received summons to appear before you to model swimsuits as well as shifts, coats, suits, and dresses. You' 11 want to be sure to see them.
We're warning you that this will be an event you won't want to miss. So mark your calendar for March 7.
10-4
Viki and Cindy
P.S. Mother date to mark on your calendar is the opera, February 28 and 29.
Six Lincoln High artists were awarded first-place Gold Keys at the regional 1964 Scholastic Art Awards contest recently held in Omaha.
Winners in this exhibit are eligible to exhibit their winning pieces at the National High School Art Exhibition to be held in New York.
"we al ways expect the Links to do well in any competition,'' says Mrs. Shirley Martin, LHS art teacher. "This year was no exception. 11
A total of 1343 pieces were submitted from schools over the state. Lincoln High dominated six first-place awards.
The following students were awarded first-place Gold Keys, Jim Burden, Dace Grots (two gold keys), Fred McDaniels, Liz Ozolins, Sue Roelfs, and Cathy Spencer.
the tennis courts and the oval and were potentially dangerous.
On the occasion of the workout, the society agents, those Modern Knights of Civil Service, found great sport sprinting in hot pursuit of the dog. Great effort was exerted in their attempt to snare, lasso, corner, corral, grasp, pin, etc., etc., etc., the canine.
They were forced, however, to concede the contest when 11Shep" vaulted the wall and disappeared with a style and at a pace that would turn Coach Scott green with envy.
Members at tonight's Mummers meeting will hear two guest speakers, Bob Hall and Linda Roschewski, former Lincoln High students. Their talks will include suggestions for participation in tt1 e Fine Arts Fest i va 1. They will offer hints on presentations in the areas of oral group drama, poetry reading, and oral interpretation of prose literature.
Have you ever been tested with a maico audiometer screen with headphones?
Probably you l1ave and didn' t know it.
This piece of equipment is used to test the hearing of senior high students.
The school system has four audiometers, one of which has been in full operation this month at Lincoln High School.
Hearing tests are given to all sophomores and any junior or senior who hasn't taken it.
According to Mrs. · Alice Youngscap, school nurse, the audiometer is a very valuable and expensive piece of equipment which discovers many hearing defects, especially hearing losses in one ear.
If there is any sign of a defect, the individual is given the test a second time.
''there have been fewer defects this year at LHS, even with the increased enrollment," reports Mrs. Youngscap.
Several interesting events have added a variety to Mrs. S. Christoffersen' s Home Economics 2 and Home Planning and Decorating classes.
Mr. K.D. KingofUnion Loan and Savings spoke on "How to Plan for the Purchase of a House."
Mr. Hampton told about quality material in the construction of a home.
On an excursion to the Belmont housing area, Mrs. Christoffersen's classes saw new houses under construction. Mr. Lee Boden showed them through the houses.
On another field trip bridal etiquette was observed.
different types of wood, were all made over Christmas vacation.
Mr. Clarence Evans, Lincoln High school industrial arts woodwork and trades · carpentry instructor finds pleasure in something many men try to get away from-his job. Fine examples of Mr. Evans half century of experience with wood are the inlaid cutting boards on display in his office in Room 143.
125 PIECES IN SOMEBOARDS
Some of the boards, all of which were built over Christmas vacation this year, contain as many as 125 small pieces of wood rescued from the scrap barrel in the LHS shop. A few of the boards, which can be used for cutting or serving, have an interesting history. The wood used in the m, mo s t 1 y ch e r r y and birch, is the backing from etchings which used to be used in the production of
the Links. Others contain scraps from old pianos. Woods such as gum, poplar, mahogany, and oak are used as filler in pianos and with the veneer dressed off their true beauty shows up.
BOARDSMADEIN HOMESHOP
According to Mr. Evans, 111 made these boards at home, in my own shop, using mostly hand tools. My main purpose was to show the boys in class what different insets could be made with woods to beautify tables and other projects involving lots of skill and imagination. 11 11! have had boys work out some very unique designs and projects using this idea; if I interest two or three of the boys in trying something of this kind, my time has been well spent. I did, of course, receive a great deal of personal pleasure from constructing the boards."
Resolved: Social Security benefits should be extended to provide complete medical care.
This is the topic which all Nebraska High School debators have been arguing this year. The Lincoln High debate team, coached by Mrs. Suzanne Merwick, has been competing with some success.
"We've done real well considering that we compete against advanced students, and we have no advanced people," says Mrs. Merwick.
Debate this year is again offered in the form of a class. Class members form the teams. However, a student may take debate as a club, and not be a member of the cl ass.
TEAMSMEETOTHERS
A team consistsoftwo persons; usually from two to four teams go on each trip. Each competition is a tournament, featuring debators from over the state.
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This year the debate team has taken trips to Beatrice, Grand Island, Kearney, Fremont, and Sioux City. Future trips will include Hastings and Creighton Prep. The trips are on weekends, and the team generally stays overnight at the tournament site.
The Links, who are in their second year of competition after an eight-year layoff, have thus far finished first at Beatrice, second at University high, and fourth at Lincoln Northeast.
MEMBERSNEEDED
Membersof the Lincoln High debate squad this year are Margy Angle, Dave Beckmann, Susie Bodie, Pam Farris, Christine Gulley, Vern Jewett. Andis Kaulins, Debbie Lapping, Carolyn Shea, Jack Skinner, and Paul Stanton.
The debate team now needs new members. 11Few realize • II M k 11b t 1t, says rs. Merw1c. u sophomores can come out. 11 For any juniors who may be interested for next year she says, 111 certainly don' t want seniors to be discouraged because of lack of experience. Our seniors have been doing very well for us this year. Anybody who desires to try debate is invited.''
Mr. Scott points out article in his scrapbook to senior Larry Stephens. Larry has been assisting Mr. ,..Scott for the past two years in the publication of the LHS Newsletter.
LIFETIME HOBBY:
Harold Scott, history teacher and Varsity track coach at LHS, has led a very active life.
A graduate of LHS, Mr. Scott was a Varsity track letter winner with fine performances in the pole vault, the broad jump, and the high jump.
Upon graduation from LHS, Mr. Scott attended the University of Nebraska, continuing his athletic career as a three-year track letterman, and majoring in physical education. He graduated with minors in social studies, biological sciences, and English.
RETURNSTO LHS
Head track coach for 11 years, the Red and Black mentor derives the most pleasure from watching a boy improve to his maximumability simply because he gives "100"5, 11 and frci!\1his encounte ring new situations which continually-develop in track and field. ''Losing''- is the only thing he dislikes about his profession.
A teaching career interested Mr. Scott because it is the • only one of the three top professions in which success does not depend on somebody' s misfortunes.
Mr. Scott says that in the type of work he does, spare time just doesn't exist.
For e xample he spends from 150 to 200 hours a year working on a track summary which he began in 1948, and about 1,000 hours a year work i ng on the Newsletter which keeps former 11L-men 1 informed about LHS sports, today and then. This publication was started by Mr. Scott in 1957.
He has done much research in collecting LHS athletic h i story. Information has been obtained from the State Historical Society, former coaches and players, and from clippings from his own personal scrapbook started when he was twelve years old.
IT'S A HOBBY
''It's kind of a hobby,'' says Mr. Scott. 111 enjoy the satisfaction that the former coaches and 'L-men' receive" from the Newsletter.
He remembers the time he selected an all-LHS football t e am Mr. scot t s a i d he never enjoyed anything more than some of the comments he received in the mail about who should or shouldn't have been selected.
In a room at home, which
may very we ll be called atribute to LHS history, Mr. Scott has on file a very upto-date record of track and much information about the other sports. The walls are covered with picture of LHS athletes whomhe has coached.
To quote from another great coach of the Red and Black, Mr. William Pfeiff, "Regarding Mr. Scott: he grew up in the Lincoln High Tradition, helped make it, and continues to develop it in others. He is a dedicated man, not only in LHS athletics, but to its academic program. "Another Lincoln High job well done."
()1AHATECH
Lincoln High lost its fifth game against nine wins in losing to Omaha Tech, 83-66, Saturday night.
The Links ~nee again had first quarter troubles, as they were behind 25-5 after the first period of play.
Frank Brill and Bob Vasatka led the Links scoring with 17 and 16 points respectively.
()fAHACENTRAL
The Links were on the short end of the score in a game played against OmahaCentral.
The Links, due to a poor first quarter, were behind 26-17 at the half.
After the intennission, the Eagles soared to a 20 point lead, 43-23, with on e minute left in the third period.
In the final quarter, the Links scored 22 points to cut the Eagles' lead to five before time ran out.
Leading Link scoring was Joe Weyand, whohad 16 points.
Senior Bob Vasatka led the Links to a 73-63 victory over the Hastings Tigers. Bob's excellent ball-hand1 ing and his total of 22 points proved to be to much for the outclassed Tigers.
After a close first half, the Links pulled away to spoil the Tiger's hopes of, an upset.
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After eight weeks of intramural basketball play, the final standings have been posted.
In the American League, a three-way tie for first place developed between the 0 riol es, the Red Sox, and the Tigers.
In playoff games, the Tigers defeated the Red Sox, 37-29, and then lost to the Orioles, 35-31, to decide first and second pl ace. In the National League, the Mets came in first with a 6-1 record.
A tie for second place occurred between the Pirates and the Reds, who each finished the regular season with 5-2 records.
!n the following playoff game, the Reds defeated the Pirates, 56-19.
In the American League Individual scoring race, Tom Connors led all participants with 102 points. Coming in second was Dick Lieper with a total of 67 points.
In the National League, the scoring race was not decided until the final game.
Winning with a total of 66 points was Charles Borner. Rick Schafer with 63 points and Bob Sader with 62, came in second and third, respectively.
The Swimming team, under Coach Gene cotter, rounded out their 1964 season with a third~place finish in the state meet held at the Johnson Activities Building pool. Rich Gordon and Bob Stern turned in outstanding performances for the Links. Rich csptured first place in the 50-yard freestyle and came in second in the 100yard freestyle. Bob took two second places, * * * * * * * *
Lincoln, s only 'Mat King,
Mike Disney led Lincoln High to a fifth place finish by capturing 103-lb. championship in the state wrest I in g tournament held at the Universi ty of Nebraska Coliseu1m Friday and Saturday. ,.:' 1{ e was Lincoln' sonly "Mat King. " KenBenton, 133 pounder, was the only other Link to make it to the finals, losing a 3-0 decision.
George Watd, also performing wel 1, captured third place in the 145 lb. weight class.
Vic Hancock, who because of illness, had to forfeit his consolation match and Larry Cole who was defeated in the first round.
Be lview High School won the team honor·s with three ind ividual champions and def ending state champion Omahasouth won second-place honors.
District champion Northeast could only manage a nint~ place while Lincoln Southeast was not far behind LHS in seventh place.
one in the 200 -yard free sty I e event and the other in the 400-yard freestyle. Coach Cotter declared, "we had a good team this year and they did a fine job."
This season the swim team broke ei_ght school records, came in third in the Intercity, second in the City and had eight wins and two losses in dual competition.
JoAnn Alice
Hey Links!
News from "seventeen" 1" t -II, magazine. Seven een invites you, via the March issue, to follow its four top models through atypical day of work and fun. You' 11 learn all their beauty and fashion secrets---how they each evolved their own special fashion personality! All this in a big fullcolor twenty-page section!
For those of you who love to sew ( and can find the time ) "seventeen" has all the details for sewing a capsule wardrobe with mood mates. It involves just two basic spring dresses but the magic happens when they are teamed up with mood mates!
And remember--for all "seventeen" fashions, come to "The Place. 11
The Place
P.s. Best of luck to the entire opera cast.
P.P.S. LINKS BEAT SOUTH!
Jerry Hunter and
Leichner
According to Mrs. AnnBarry, Links advisor, applications for the 1965 Links Board are now available through junior counselors or in Room221.
Juniors Kathy Higgins, Advocate staff member, and Jim , Miller, science major, have been selected to attend the third Conference on Human Sciences April 23-24.
The two-day conference will be held at the Nebraska Center for Continuing Education i~
Lincoln and at the Omaha Psychiatric Institute in Omaha.
The conference is designed to better acquaint students with the many job opportunities and allied professions
in the field of mental health. Highlights of _the conference include a tour of the Psychiatric Institute in Omaha and a discussion panel on mental heal th via closed circuit television.
The positions are editorin-chief, managing editor, underclassmen editor, senior biography editor, activities editor, sports editor, business manager, and photographer. Information on the qualifications for each position will be given when the ap ,1li cations are obtained.
Deadline for application to the Links Board is Friday, · March 13, when they must be turned in to Room 221.
Intierviews of all applicants with the Lincoln High Publications Board will be scheduled for t;he week of March 16.
Bo•ard members will be annomnced soon after. i( i( •
Marc Johnson, LHS senior, recently won a scholarship to Eastman, a music college in Rochester, New York. The $6000 scholarship, P.warded by the school, will pay more than half his entire four-year tuition.
Opliyer?_YOels. , ' time, helps carry out the 'various partsofthe two-week
"?Ject. 1yer activities sponsored by the program.
ObJect:Service bigh school Red cross. · Co-chairmen are Phyilis - · That's the LHS Red cross · Lincoln High members do Atkinson and Lavonna Reeves, slogan which will be carried the planning for the enroll- Joy Night cookie and candy through Red Cros~ Enrollment. ment project, checking with committee; Steve Arnold, 1March9-20. Mrs. Virginia Roberts, Red carrot sales chairman; Dave
Object: Service is the all- Cross council sponsor. Beckmann, assembly chairman; year-round theme of the high - Heading up the· annualdrive Jane Lind, dance chairman; 1school Red Cross volunteers. is Dave Beckmann, enrollment Jane Polhemus, poster chairThe drive, annually conducted chairman, and his many co- man; Christie Schwartzkopf, ,by too nations' youth at this chairmen in charge of the ca;feteria cookie salel? chair-
' man; and Paul Stanton, wind-
shield wash chairman.
NEWIDEAS ADDBOUNCE
This yean's•,plans have been put into action and the an'.nual enrollment projects have been sparked by many new ideas. Homeroom collections are still the main vein of the Red Cross money raising, but other activities such as the after-school dance and carrot sales help to keep acti vit -ies hOP'1ipg.
Four crews and the Lincoln High School Art Club will back up Joy Night participants as they face the footlights ~tarch 19, 20, and 21.
The Art Club, under the direction of Mrs. Shirley Martin, is planning and constructing all necessary sets.
SET CONTROLJOB OF STAGECREW
Whenshow time rolls around, the responsibility of lhand-: ling these same sets will belong to stage crew co-chairmen Bill Kling and Nancy Misko. Other stage crew members are
Denise Frankl in and Ann Maly have been selected as LBS re: pr es en t-ati v es 1to · Gi r 1 s' State. This workshop will be held on the Uni~ersity of Nebraska campus, during the week of _June 13-19.
Each girl has a reliable organization to sponsor her.
Denise is sponsored by Elks Lodge #80; Ann is sponsored by the Lincoln Lions Club.
The alternates which have also been named are Kathy Hellweg and Bev Austin.
Girls' State like Boys' state is a workshop in government. Each girl will take an examination based on the various phases of government and on s9me current events
The remainder of Girls' State will be spent hearing lectures on government acti vi ties. During this time they will. also elect their own •state, county and city officials and will actually conduct all phases of governmental work.
Two hundred fifty Lincoln High juniors are now in the process of preparing for the 1964 National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.
These students who wish to be considered for Merit Scholarships when they graduate in 1 9 6 5 , wi 11 t ak e t h e ex am Saturday, · March 14, at 8: 00 a.m. in Room 129, Lincoln High School.
This is a three-hour examination of educational development, the first step in the tenth annual four-year Merit competition.
Scores will be reported by May 15, so they may be used by students in selecting co -lieges and curriculums. They may also be of value to students by pointing out strengths and weaknesses.
Scholarships stipends are based on financial need, the minimum award being $100 and the maximum $1500.
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The amount may be increased at any time if a student's financial situation changes.
Paula Adams, Susan Cacek, Doug James, Pam K~hm, Kathy Ostermiller, Ron Taylor, and Gerry Tice,
Since 239 circus-type performers require a great deal of preparation before a show. the Joy Night make-up crew -will have a big job to do
Under the direction of cochairmen Liz Vansickle and Jane Rhoades, crew members Lynne Belote, Maralee Mor_gan, Leslie Prai, Holly Ro~enberger, and Vicky Sudymont will ·handle the grease paint and powder., • SPOTLIGHTS;ACCENTPERFORMERS
Every performer loves to be in the · limelight and that's just where they' 11 be if chairman Wayne Anderson's llkht crew has anything to say about it. The crew, composed of Bob Christensen, Charlie Horstman, Bob Miller, Larry Swoboda, and Vicki Wadley will operate at least seven !spotlightsi plus the various combinations of stage and f.<;1otlights• Any product or show is as · good as the number of paying customers it attracts. A large audience is the target the advertising crew is aiming for under the experienced guidance of chairmen Jim Gordon. Crew members Linda Bloebaum, Karen. Blum, Marlyn Dor~, Suzi Mapel, and Jane Polhemus will see to it that Lincoln knows that the circus is coming to town.
Cheryl Marsh recently won second pl ace in the Elks Most Valuable Student Contest.
rn the city .2:9ntest, she won first place · ,and received ' $100; by plac- CherY:~ ; : i I 'ing second in the state contest she received $600 in cash.
111' m so very, very happy, " exclaimed Cheryl after being notified she had taken a second place in the state cpntest.
Introducing
Project Oliver started off with a bounce Monday at the Red Cross assembly. A film · 11Down to Earth II was sliown alon g with an original skit written by Brent Worms and Lavonna Reeves. An adde~ feature was the appearance of several of Oliver's fuzz~ friends, __ (continued on Page 6)
Some 14,000 semifinalists will be named early next fall. These names are furnished to all colleges and scholarship , programs. Scores will also be sent to each semifinalists' first and second choice colleges
To determine finalists, each semifinalist will be ·asked to take a second test. . Winners will be selected on the basis ot school records, and leadership ability Each finalist receives a Certificate of Merit.
She plans to use her $700 this summer to attend a sum.mer seminar at Meadow Mount, New York. This camp is not only for fun. Its main purpose is to give outstanding violin ' students a chance to receive instruction with one of the "foremost violin teachers in the United-*-States.
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The cc standings after the District ~ally and Opera · ticket sales are: Seniors 50, Juniors -55, and Sophs 15. U'pcoming events include Joy Night, Red Cross Drive, and the AFS Stamp Drive.
About three weeks ago, 2~9 sophomores, juniors, and seniors were honored for scholastic achievement. Grades were issued yesterday; if another convocation were to be held tomorrow, would you be in it?
With only two more chances at redemption before the semester ends, now is the time to buckle down and put that gray matter into action.
Even if you did not make the LHl honor roll, did you make your own?
Some say grades are not important, but most believe personal satisfaction is. Did you set certain requ i rement s for yourself, and then strive to attain them?
There is, of course, a danger in setting goals so high they can never be reached. This danger is equaled only by that of not setting high enough standards.
By doing the former, you are frustrating yourself; you may give up in despair without ever reaching any sort of satisfaction. But by settling for th~ latter and being content with whichever is the easier, you will never be able to convince yourself that it takes a 1 ittle personal ambition to get ahead in the world today.
So work! Youmaythink yourself too interested in the future, but remember, next year is the future too. What you are doing now is the stepping stone for later ambitions and achievements.
Pin on the shamrock; don the green; put a smile on your lips and a 1 ift in your step - the Irish are coming!
Every year since the late ijQO's, the Emera}d Isle has been drenched in green on March 17. Since the late 1700's, most of the world has celebrated that famous Irish holiday, St. Patrick's Day.
It was sometime around q.57 that St. Pat took up his drum and began beating. Although the beat did not start a new trend in music, the Irish loved it because it was killing all the poisonous snakes. Whether you bet i eve this or not, it is true that there have been no venomous snakes on the island to this day.
PUTON THEGREEN FORMARCHSEVENTEEN!
Greg Luft, sophomore biology student, donated a passionflower to the greenhouse. He brought the plant from home where his mother and her green thumb are constantly at work throughout the year.
From this one plant six more have been propagated, Greg believes that by spring there should be at least 20 different plants.
A flurry of exci tment broke out when one of the passionflowers, which usually bloom in the summer, flowered during the winter. The peculiarity of this plant is that when it does bloom, it blooms for only one d~ then closes, yellows, and dies.
The passionflower grows mainly in tropical climates, but may also be found growing from Pennsylvania southward. The flowers bloom all through the summer, There are two species- one with lobed leaves and greenish-yellow flowers, the other with large purple flowers. The fruit in all species is large and juicy.
There are two conflicting stories about the passionflower and who named it.
One story says that the passionflower was named by the early Spanish and Portugese missionaries who found the flowers in their travels in Mexico and South America. They saw in it a representation of Christ's passion.
Represented in the parts of the flower are the crown of thorns, the nails, the five wounds. the 10 apostles, the brands of the persecutors, and the scourge and pillar of the cross.
The 10 petals of the flower, five white and five purple, are suggestive of the apostles (omitting Peter, who denied
The arrival of spring usually turns a young man' s fancy to thoughts of cars, baseball, jobs.and in a few isolated cases- -girls.
ARGUING
Girls are the one thing in this mad, mad world of ours, which a boy can't understand and doesn' t want to get along with perfectly. Seldom a harsh word passes between them.
Seldom is right! Many couples spend half their time together, arguing. But what better exercise- for the mouth tongue, and jaw-that is. There is nothing like a nice Ii ttle argument, two or three times a day, to refresh the mind and make life interesting (or is the word unbearable?)
WASTEDEVENINGS
Imagine how dull it would be for a couple to waste all their precious moments together doing homework, dis-
.-------------------- cussing a timely topic, or just spending the time watch-
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Out-of-season but spectacular was the passionflower. which recently bloomed in the Lincoln High School greenhouse.
Him, and Judas who betrayed Him).
The seed pod represents the world which Christ came to save, and the spices prepared by the holy women are supposedly found in the fragrance of the flower.
The second version of the story says that the passionflower was named by Roman Catholic missionariesin South America,
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Its name refers to the odd shape of the flower which is supposed to symbolize the passion of Christ. The receptacle of the flower, upon which the parts of the flower are borne" is the pistil, whose three- or four-topped di visions represent the nails of the cross.
These are slender projections with hammerlike heads, which represent the hammers which drove the nails. The fringe of pe~tals denotes the crown of thor1ns, and the tendrils, the cords with which Christ l'i'as b,ound.
Spring is in the air, despite the snow still on the ground. In keeping with thoughts of spring and Easter in particular, we asked several Lincoln High students, "What would you do if someone gave you a kirtle for Easter? 11 'lhese are some of their answers:
Barb King: I would carry it with me everywhere I go.
Nancy Misko: I'd give it back to the Easter bunny.
Anna Tilts: Go ask Miss Strasheim for advice.
Lance Oberg: Usei t for fish bait.
Val Shewcow: I' d wrap it up and save it for Christmas, Jacquie Thomann: I' dhit it with an Easter egg!
Larry Johns: I'd eat it. TomMartin: I'd give it to my cat, Sooty. He' 11 eat anything.
Toby Meisner, who is in the Business Administration Curriculum, lists his favorite pastime as sleeping in olass???
If you hear someone saying, "what' s that?" you will know Toby, ~ose•favorite subjects are Architectural Drafting and International Relations, is around.
"Joe" recalls his most embarrassing experience as the time when he dropped a tray of food in the cafeteria, while his most memorable experience was being chosen for Boys Octet.
11All the people" is what Toby likes best about Lincoln High.
After graduation he plans to attend Hastings College.
Ruth Amen, 11Ruthie 11 to some, is in the Arts and Sciences Curriculum; she plans to study medical technology at the University of Nebraska.
Whenshe isn't studying ch~istry, ( one of her favorite subjects), or singing in'the Octet, (her other favorite subject), she enjoys sleeping, eating, and talking-in any order!
Ruth's most embarrassing experience was the time when Mr. Colson heard her call him
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What she likes best about LHS is "the opportunities for a really great education, no matter what your future plans may be. 11
11Beini chosen as a member of the Girls Octet II was Ruth' s most memorable experience.
Ruth leaves us with this short word of advice (?):
11If you find a burette laying around the chemistry lab, just fill it with a solution of KMn0 4 and HCl. Let set for about 15 minutes and it will be clean. 11
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Barry Hagen, usually called Bares, 1s in the Arts and Sciences Curriculum. His plans for next year include attending the University of Nebraska.
11Bare' s 11 favorite subject is International Relatj_ons, al though he enjoys being an accompanist for the Boys Octet, and playing his trumpet with the Lincoln Symphony.
11Breaking his arm two or three times" rates as 11Bare' s" most memorable experience while rating number one among his most embarrassing experiences is comparing his two arms now!
Getting in trouble is Barry's favorite hobby. His pet peeve is people commenting on the Call to Colors at LHS assemblies.
The great school spirit at Lincoln High is what Barry likes best, but he also enjoys the time when the cloc:k reads 3: 151 ! !
out last thumbnailer, Sharon Rance, is in the Arts and Sciences Curriculum with plans to attend the University of Nebraska next year to major in speech therapy.
11That horrible Rance. child" keeps herself busy "talking on the phone and going to swim· meets."
Her extra curricular activities include being first vice-president of Peppers, Mummers historian, Girls Octet accompanist, a Home Room Representative, and memberships in Future Nurses Club. and Choir. Her hobby is collecting all sorts of things.
Sharon's pet peeve is "certain people who call me rancid!!''
She likes the way the kids at LHS are not prejudiced toward one another.
Sharon's most embarrassing experience was "playing the wrong introduction at a perf 1 " arming gee program.
The Advocate is issued by the students of Lincoln High School bi-weekly during the school year except immediately following vacations. It is issued without cost to Lincoln High students. Advertising rates are $1 per column inch. Second-class postage is paid at Lincoln, Nebraska. ing T. v. and trying to get to know each other better. Instead, whynot try to get into another worthwhile fight what better way to sit home by yourself over the weekend. Ah, such are the joys of youth and the pleasantries of love, during the spring! •••
Kay Kister: I would give it to my sister.
Linda Franklin: I'd date it
Susie Weatherly: I would give it to someone special.
As we advance in life, we learn the limits of our abilities.
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It doesn' t seem like they were very happy about re• • • ce1v1ng a kirtle, does it? We thought that everyone would enjoy getting new clothes for spring. A kirtle is a suit coat or dress.
Every dissatisfied, disillusioned high school student is a potential dropout!
If he is NOTproperly guided he becomes lost from the school society.
is precipitated into an adult world which has little place for
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If the youth is counseled wisely (Picture 4), placed in remedial courses to help him overcome his educational gaps (Picture 5), and taught a saleable skill
he is ready to tackle the waiting world!
At the beginning of this school year the Sophomore Class of LHS numbered 869. An estimated 735 will graduate in 1965.
Many of these teenagers will go on to college and many will find employment; good, steady jobs which, in time, will offer not only advancement, but also an outlet for intellectual expression. These young people will become mature citizens. The majority of them will rear families and lead full, useful lives.
But what of the 144 students who will be lost somewhere between those sophomore and senior years of high school? Will they go on to college or find good jobs? Will they adjust properly to society and become useful citizens? The sad and probable answer ~n Th h II d II * is 1\V. ey are t e waste ones.
EXPLOSIVEPROBLEM
High School dropouts constitute one of the nation's most perplexing and explosive problems. Nationally, 3. 5 of every 10 youngsters who enter the fifth grade will drop out before high school graduation. This means that one million lost, bewildered young people each year enter a world which has little place for them.
Dropouts in the United States will reach an appalling total of 7. 5 million in the 1960' s. These 7.5 million, representing a 40 per cent increase over the 1950 total, will be competing with 18 million other young people for jobs in the limited labor market.
The tragedy here is twofold for the dropout. First, he is generally restricted to unskilled labor. Secondly, this type of employment is dwindling rapidly--only four in 100 jobs today call for unskilled labor.
To illustrate the urgency of the job situation, a condition which arose in New York City may be cited. In the last 10 years there were 50,000 elevator operators whose jobs were lost to them because of the installation of automated elevators. This means that 50,000 more persons have been searching for new jobs. Those who possessed a high school education have had a two-toone advantage in getting the jobs available. They will have a three-to-one advantage in making permanent the jobs they have found.
WHODROPSOUT?
To thoroughly understand the motives of the dropout, one must understand WHOhe is and WHYhe has developed poor social attitudes.
Dropouts can be classified in three types: the Drifter, the Reiect. and the Outsider.
The first type, the Drifter, is an intelligent youngster who lacks motivations and proper attitudes. He likes cars and dislikes schQol. He could be properly guided by his parents, but the parents of the Drifter, often for lack of education (80 per cent of the parents of all dropouts did not graduate from high school themselves), or emotional stability. do not place enough emphasis and value on education. They unconsciously cover up for the Drifter's failures and excuse his shortcomings.
The Drifter usually drops out of school when he reaches 16 and goes from job to
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'menial job. He is the first to be laid off and the last to receive advancement in his work. He merely floats, drifts, and wastes away.
The second type of dropout is the Reject. He, too, is of normal intelligence, but has been pushed by parents or society, or both, out of the mainstream of the young generation of America. Frequently included in this classification are minority groups. If given a "break" or an opportunity, the Reject could develop emotionally and prove his worth. But poverty, prejudice, and ignorance often stand in his way.
The last dropout type is the most difficult to contend with. The Outsider may be emotionally disturbed or may have come from such an alien background that he will never stop feeling lost. He may, though of normal intelligence, be totally unable for yet unknown reasons to learn from teaching methods used in schools today.
Whichever the case, the Outsider never grasps the tool of all learning, the ability to read. Without persistent help he is unemployable. He may gradually withdraw from the world or join a gang; he may become a juvenile deliquent (juvenile crime is 10 times greater among dropouts than among school students), or he may merely survive.
POTENTIALSPOT1ED
It is clearly evident that a high school student does not just suddenly decide to drop out upon reaching the age of 16. Indeed, a dropout potential can be spotted in the early grades when his school work lags behind that of his classmates. His reading skills do not develop (the average dropout is two years or more re t arded in reading) and his social skills are almost non-existent. His attendance record is poor, and heshows an obvious disinterest or even contempt towards school.
As the child grows older he may be retained several times in grade advancement. Of youngsters who have kept up in their grade placement with their contemporaries, only one in 100 drops out. The percentage of those who have fallen behind that drop out is many times greater.
These facts, however, may be misleading.
A United States Department of Labor study indicates that two thirds of all dropouts have average IQ's and at least 50,000 dropouts each year are among the nation's most potentially able students.
One therefore must conclude that dropouts do not develop from lack of intelligence. Nor do they, for the most part, drop out simply because they need the money from a full-time j obs. It is a far more--reaching and complex problem.
The potential dropout is "dissatisfied,, discontent, discouraged, and disillusioned."* School simply does not meet his needs. He is frustrated and bored; two thirds of all dropouts do not participate in extracurricular activities or athletics of any kind. He longs for recognition, for self-respect, and most of all, for a feeling of belonging.
Without these and with little or no parental stimulation or guidance, he feels helpless and desperate. In his search for something better, he drops out of high school and falls into the pitiful categ6ry " d "* of waste one.
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The dropout is more than a problem of the nation's primary and secondary schools. It is the problem of parents and churches, city officials and community leaders, lawnakers, business firms, and organized labor. It is a problem of the Federal Government. And, of course, it is a problem of the young peop1e themselves. To find a so 1ut ion, the dropout question must be attacked on all fronts with unfaltering drive and devotion.
The American schools have iaken giant steps in the past few years to decrease the dropout rate.
Beginning in the lower grades in many schools, students are accelerated or decelerated in reading groups according to their individual abilities. Special assignment teachers spend all their time teaching or tutoring especially slow or exceptionally rapid learners.
Many high schools (Lincoln High included) feature reading improvement classes. This work begins at whatever level of reading the student has achieved and continuesat the ability rate of the individual student. Thus, the root of much of the dropout problem, the ability to read, is an area of pointed concentration. (It might be added here that math improvement classes of the same kind have also been initiated.)
COUNSELING IS WEAPON
The most powerful weapon against dropouts is the guidance counseling program. Although still in its early stages, secondary counseling has made great headway in the United States. At Lincoln High School, the program was initiated in 1952, ween several teachers assumed the positionsof part-time counselors to help students with personal problems.
Before this time, a system f f t d 11h 11 o 1rs -per10 ome rooms took care of the functional areas of counseling: registration for classes, filling out forms, filing grades, etc. This system was inadequate in that the teachers were not especially equipped for teaching vocational guidance, college p:t,-anning, etc. In 1953, a full-time guidance program was established at LHS and counselors with special training were hired.
Teachers specializing in this area must meet the standards set by the Nebraska Personnel and Guidance Association. All Lincoln High School counselors have earned masters degrees and have special training in educational psychology, counseling techniques, guidance practices, and occupational in' formation. Lincoln High has a f~rabove~average guidance program, boasting a counselorcounselee ratio of 200 to one. The national average is 300 to on.e.
Counselors perform several important functions to combat the dropout pro bl em. They carefully place each student in classes which meet his needs and in which he has a good chance of succeeding. They hold conferences with the parents of every student sometime during his high school career, and call special meetings of those parents whose children are in danger of failing. The guidance progr1UD also requires that all!Potential dropouts attend a special conference of _par~
ents and of involved teachers to thoroughally discuss the situation before making the final decision to quit school.
Vocational training in high school is another area which can save thousands of potential dropout students. Although nationally, technical high schools are in "straight jackets 11*and "fail to meet the needs of the students, "*(vivid proof of this lies in the fact that over half of the trainees in vocational schools in the country drop out before graduation), Lincoln High has developed a well-diversified program of vocational train1ng. Within the program, engine mechanics, electronics, and wood working are taught. Machine and print shops complete the trades department.
Also included in Lincoln High' s curriculum are beginning and, in some cases, advanced courses in typing. These are desisned to train clerical students for immediate application in the business world after high school graduation.
It must be explained why vocational training for teenagers is, to a large extent, unde~developed in the nation's high schools.
First, many technical high schools teach skills which are no longer useful. Because of this misplaced emphasis, they fail to turn out enough students skilled in areas of the greatest demand, such as auto· mechanics.
Another harmful practice is that in response to their own aspirations and to the de~ mands of industries for higher-ski Il ed workers, many vocational instructors have screened applicants in search for top-caliber students. This is fine to a certain extent. BY doing this, however, technical schools are failing to reach those students who could spend useful lives in the relatively unskilled services, like dry cleaning, shoe repairing, or home-appliance rep.airing.
The second reason for the stunted growth of technical training is Federal ~overnment regulations. Federal vocational laws require that to receive reimbursement from the government for vocational training, · a state must follow the 50-50 ( 50 percent academi c-50 percent vocational) formula. For this reason, high schools devoted solely to vocational training suffer greatly from a lack of government assistance.
LACKOF FORESIGHT
'Ibe final and, perhaps, the most detrimental factor in the problem of vocational training (this pertains to the ·entire drop out question) is the lack of foresight and
The high school student who contemplates dropping out should stop to consider the friends and friendly experiences he will leave behind and the !onliness which will result because "everyone else is in school." co-operation between the nation's industries and labor unions, and the high schools. Unions and industry must first reactivate the dying apprenticeship program in America. The present state of apprenticeship is so lagging that while the demand for laborers skilled through apprenticeship is rising, the ability of the program to supply the demand is literally crumbling. For instance, it is estimated that by 1970, we will need 236,000 operating engineers; apprenticeships will supply about 1000-less than½ of 1%!
What is worse, many of the apprenticeships which do exist are out-moded and more harmful than helpful to youtln. Sometop-flight trade school:s, for example, give students three-year training in plumbing. But graduates can't get jobs in most places unless they join a union, and to do this they have to go through apprenticeship, which takes four or five years. During this time the students relearn everything they learned in trade school. Thus, it takes eight years to become a plumber.
In 1950 there were 231,000 apprentices in programs registered with the Department of Labor; in 1960, there were on!y 166,000--a drop of almost 1/3. But 5,000,000 new skilled craft.smen must be trained by 1970, with the greatest need among repair and maint.enance mechanics, and construction-machinery operators- - apprenti ceabl e trades.
APPRENTICESHIPSIMPORTANT
Why are apprenticeships important? How are they affecting the drop out problE!ll?
"we are now wasting a mill ion youngsters a year because we neither keep them in school nor find work for them to do. •• with little opportunity to get into the proper apprenticeship programs, they have to spend years floundering around before they can start to learn their trade, or apply the knowledge they have d n * ga1ne.
Labor unions, industry, and business leaders need to get together with educators and wo.rk out programs of mutual co-operatien in areas of vocational training, preapprenticeships and apprenticeships, job placement after graduation and union membership. Advising ofi ·new techniques or trends in various industries is another area which requires mutual contact.
Many experimental programs must be tested. In Lincoln, for instance, a "school -work.n day has been established for some studen.ts. Students attend classes half da;yand work the other half. While earning scholastic credit, they are also able to receive training for jobs which, in eight of every 10 cases, will develop into permanent, full-time positions.
Adult education or "night 11 school is another strong development in many communities. In Lincoln, any adult wishing to further his education ma;y enroll in a wide range ef academic o r trades courses, from classical literature to flower arranging to auto mechanics. A great number of high school dropouts eventually return to night school to finish their secondary education.
Another idea involving the same basi c concepts as night school is "all-age, all-level, da;y-and-night 11'*free skill centers Not yet in operation, they would be open to anyone, youth or adult, in school or out, who wishes to learn any kind of skill. Centers could be established in existing schools in large cities; in smaller areas, skill centers could serve several communities.
The community leaders in Lincoln have taken leadership in yet another way. 'Ibe Youth F,mployment Service, established in 1957, attempts to place teenagets in part-time jobs, odd jobs, and many times in full-time, permanent positions. This service has been of great value to the youth of the community.
The dropout problem, as previously stated, must be attacked on ALL fronts. However, little progress will be made regardless of the enlightened leadership of adults in various community, state, and national positions, if the problem is not attacked first and foremost on the "home front."
Parents of teenagers must create a home atmosphere conducive to good studying. They must empha size the value and need for education and rear their children to emotional stability. Parents must think of their children's welfare by keeping them in school! Churches, too, can create an atmosphere encouraging to a good, basic education.
Ministers, priests, and rabbis hold private conferences to help young people work out difficult problems which might be distracting to [their education. All of these small efforts add to the total solution of the problem.
Of course, the final solution, when all is said and done, lies in the youths themselves. It is their lives with which they are gambling when they drop out of school. They are the ones who will suffer the consequences of an incomplete education.
And the consequences of an incomplete education ARE GREAT! '
Measured in dollars and cents, the dropout, at first, will 1 ikely have more II ready '' cash than his school-attending friends. However, the average high school graduate will earo.-$46,000 more during his lifetime than the average high school dropout. The advancement peak of the dropout, including salary and position status, will be far below that of the graduate.
The youth who quits school can not look forward to more stimulating work. He will probably perform the same tedjous function year after year, for he will be qualified for only ONE kind of work.
"Education is the key to a more satisfying life. If""*
By learning self discipline and acquiring the ability to · reason through long and di ffi cult study, a teenager fonns life-time habits vital to a successful career. By learning to work well with others through experience with teachers and classmates, he acquires another allimportant quality for lifetime success--skill and ease in human relations
One's goals, arnbitions, and emotions are affected by the knowledge he possesses. Although education in itself does not guarantee success or a richer and more satisfying life~ it does open doors leading to opportunities. Education is youth's big chance. Youth should take it' for everything it is worth by STAYINGIN SCHOOL! •
"The true purpose of education is to cherish and unfold the seed of immortality already sown within us; to develop, to their fullest extent, the capacities of every kind with which the God who made us has endowed us." Anna Jameson
This is the day of the insurgent minority group. Everywhere minorities are fighting for their rights. But there is one embattled group in the U.S. that is organizing to fight not for their 11rights, 11 but their "lefts." statistics indicate that of every 10 persons, one is a left-hander. This means that there are approximately 225 southpaws in Lincoln High School alone. This exasperated group can well vouch for the fact that in a right-hander's ~orld, the lefty is relegated to a level about equal to plant life.
"How could a Ii ttle thing like left-handedness be a cause for discrimination?'' the right-hander asks indignantly. Well, for your information, many times during the average day, the lefty ., is made to feel his lowly position.
DISCRIMINATIONEVERYWHERE
How about notebooks? For note-taking, most students simply throw them open and begin writing. But not the southpaw. When he writes in the notebook he has two alternatives, either to curve the arm over and under the rings, or to write on the back of the pap er in order to avoid the rings.
On the road, the lefty is forced to drive on the right side, yield the right of way, and work the gearshift or selector lever with the right hand.
Gay, colorful posters, newspapers, and radio and television broadcasts announce the arrival of the circus, the "Greatest Show on Earth. 11
The moments of the performance are many and thrilling for both young and old, for it is said that no one is too old for the circus.
ThP pageantry of the circus includes seeing the horses that dance gaily and proudly, the acrobats who fly like humanbirds from side to side on the trapeze, and the funny men in the clown costumes and the painted faces who push and poke while tumbling across all three rings.
HISTORYOF THECIRCUS
America's first circus performance was seen in Philadelphia, in 1792. John Bill Rickets, who originated it, featured military riding acts in his first shows. Later, animal exhibits, including lions, tigers, monkeys, and bears became the main features of the village entertainers.
• The American circus didn't feature elephants until the 1800' s. Later, Phineas T Barnum, the great circus pioneer, bought J~JllhQ, a huge elephant, for $10,000 in London
The publicity created by Jumbo' s admirers whotried to prevent him from being sold helped make Jumbo one of the most famous circus elephants in Big Top history.
Sports are supposed to be the one area free from discrimination, but not for the southpaw! In baseball, the lefty positions are limited to pitcher, first base~ and the outfield. In golf, the left-hander suffers because club manufacturers don't regard the lefties highly enough
to make available to them the numerous varieties of clubs that are available to the righty.
PHONEBOOTHS
In telephone booths, the left-hander probably reaches the height of frustration.
The ear-piece is situated so that the coins are to be put in with the right (naturally) hand. But with the southpaws, using their un~ , natural hand, it often takes as long to put in the coins as it does to make the call.
Left-handed teens over the world must have let out a scream of delight when they discovered that one of the Beatles was a left-hander.
Ev en so the southpaw still has a long way to go. Lefties, let today be the birth of anew "New Deal" for southpaws. Carry the fight to schools, phone booths, highways, basebal 1 fields, and golf courses.
Staud up and be counted, all 10 per cent of you!
Doyou go out of your way to avoid crossing the path of a black cat? Do you knock on wood after prophesying good luck? Is 13 your unlucky number? If so, you are one of the millions of people who is superstitious.
People began avoiding black cats when they decided witches and devils wore black clothing to haunt people. Knocking on wood started as a tribute to gods who lived in trees. As people passed certain trees, they would give a friendly rap to please the god.
Thirteen is considered unlucky because 12 gods were enjoying a peaceful meal whenthe 13th god intruded and broke up the pleasant atmosphere.
WHENYOUWISHUPONA STAR
These are well-known-superstitions some people still believe today. There are still others that people know about but can't quite bring themselves to believe.
One of these is wishing on a falling star. It is believed this practice began as a salute to the Nativity Star of Beth! eh ern
GRANDMOTHER'SBELIEFS
There are other old superstitions one seldom hears of today, but they were very much a part of peoples' lives many years ago. · _
One covers his mouth when be yawns to be polite. our ancestors covered their's to prevent evil spirits from entering their bodies and taking their breath. _
Decades ago it was unlucky to have · an · even number of children. Families in this situation constantly feared that one of them would be taken.
three on 9 match is reputed to be bad luck. The idea of three flames reminds one of the sadness of a Russian funeral ceremony where three candles are lit. II II For years snake charmers have been charging people admission to see a snake respond to music. Snakes are deaf and only rescond to the movement of the charmer.
Superstitions add spice to an ordinarily dull day. Just think how exciting it is.when you know your birthday wish will come true in one year since your mighty huff extinguished the candles in one puff. You may wish that the seven years of bad luck acquired by breaking a mirror will ~e. forgotten, or possibly you might wish to avoid walking under 1 adders.
Fine Arts Tryouts
According to Mrs. Maxine Faust, tryouts for the speech and drama divisions of the Fine Arts Festival will be held during the week of March 16-20 William Saroyan's one act play The Hungerers has already been cast and is in rehearsal.
''students should check in Rooms 102 and 104 for tryout t t II appo1n men s, says Mrs. Faust.
The cotton candy, popcorn, peanuts, and souvenirs add to the atmosphere of the circus; band music keeps up the feeling of gay excitement.
The word circus comes from th L t 111 d 11 e a 1n u 1 c1rcenses.
The early Roman meaning of circus was ''a level oblong space with tiers of seats on three sides, and divided lengthwise by a barrier." A track was laidoutaround the barrier for chariot races, games, and public shows.
Circuses date as far back as the third century B.C., the RomanCircus Maximus being one of the earliest recorded. From the circus Maxirnus grew the modern American circus.
REMINDER 10 STUDENTS:Deadline for submitting material to Ser ibe for publi cation is March 16.
Bands of acrobats, whose acts included juggling and balancing demonstrations, trapeze artists, and tightrope walkers also performed.
Menageries and acrobats, at first two distinct shows, gradually combined into tent shows, moving from town to town.
Early circuses migrated from place to place in horsepulled wagons, but around 1853 circus companies began using railroads and soon were coming to town on their own sp e cial railroad trains.
Early circus performances were held on a small platform covered by a piece of canvas. Within a short time, performances graduated to a tent of gargantuan size, called the Big Top. Today, circus performances are held in auditoriums.
With all the changes in circus life, the circus sti 11 is popular while holding the well deserved title of "The Greatest Show on Earth."
Few people have ever tried to count the number of sports that exist in the world, mainly because nobody cares. It is, however, very true that many competitive f:IX)rts, played in various countries, are unknownto the average sports enthusiast. Youhave probably heard the expression "Tennis anyone?'' quite often. But have you ever heard an avid fan eagerly ask "Anyone for Hurley?" Probably not, for many people do not know who
38 years ago
The Lincoln High School band participated in a combined -band, directed by John Phillip Sousa.
28 years ago
One hundred and seven electrically wound clocks were in..stalled in the rooms of LHS.
28 years ago
Lincoln High was the host for the GumChewers Convention.
24 years ago
Four loud-speaker horns for the new microphone system to · be installed in the Oval were made of banana crates.
21 years ago
LHShad a button drive that brought a total of 25,373 buttons.
13 years ago
Lincoln High' s baseball squad scheduled a new oppo- • nent--the LiQGOln High track team.
or what "hurly" is. Hurley is a type of hockey game minus the skates. Played on a field 140 yards long and 80 yards wide, a team consists of 15 lion-hearted players each with barbarian instincts. The game is scored by goals of three points each. Hurling, as it is sometimes called, gets its name from -the action of catching a ball on the flat part of a stick and hurling it toward one of two goals
Traditional in this game are the spontaneous arguments which frequently arise during play and every punch is thrown with end- i t-all-now intensity.
The origin of burley is proudly claimed by the Irish. Some experts contend that the game evolved from Egypt. The Irish retort that no Egyptian was ever rugged enough to engage in a con test of burley!
JUMPINGFROGS
The sport of breeding jumping frogs is looked upon with little enthusiasm today. Yet the record leap alone should generate interest. In February- of 1937, Gashouse Gus, an Everglades graduate, electrified a crowd of 10,000 with a fantastic ..leap of 14 feet.
From a field of 100 tough competitors, Gus turned in the winning performance. Awarded $50 for his exhausting effort, he was the guest of honor in a parade while his 99 rivals became the chief part of a frogleg dinner later that night.
Another fascinating but somewhat unknown sport is
purring. This game originated in Wales, England. The game takes place between two participants each wearing heavy boots with steel reinforced toes. On signal they commence to kick each other's shins.
This playful action continues until one contestant steps back to avoid having his shin bones reduced to lavender talcum powder. The opponent is then declared the winner.
THIS IS SPORT?
The "sport" of face slapping caught on in Russia after an incident in Kiev.
The first contest occurred when, after taking on a little too much vodka, Wasyl Bezbordny and Micholko Gonius drank a toast to each other. After drinking, Mickolko playfully slapped Wasyl' s face. Just as playfully but wjth a little more force, Wasyl slapped back. It started. While the two men continued to slap each other in turn, a customer volunteered tQ referee the contest. He became sleepy after ten hours and went home. After another ten hours a second referee became tired of watching Wasyl and Micholko slap each other' s ripped, torn, and blootly faces and he too went home. At the end of 30 hours a third referee came to an astonishing realization. Stepping between the two "playmates" he proclaimed, "It is silly, very silly! Stop this and go home!" wasyl and Micholko stopped 11play 11 and went home.
The referee ruled a "draw. 11
The inter-city Student council is a city-wide organization designed to promote better relations among the five Lincoln high schools. started four years ago, the group is sponsored each year by a different high school.
University High, under Dr. John Lux, is responsible for the organization this school year.
At the first meeting of the group, held in January, new officers were elected. Lincoln High' s Tommie 'lbompson was elected president. O~her officers are: Jan Binger, Lincoln Southeast, vice-president; Karrie Kulla, Lincoln Northeast, secretary; and John Longquist, Pius X, treasurer.
The controversial "Painting Resolution" was discussed in length at this organizational meeting. The resolution, written by the LHS Student Council, was generally accepted by the group, al though some dissension on the section dealing with payment of desstruction repairs by the various high schools was noted.
At the second meeting held on February 13, many future projects were discussed. An Inter-city Exchange Day will be held in the spring, as it has been in the past. The purpose of this project is to send representatives from each school to the four other schools to observe the
The Air Force has come to Lincoln's junior and senior high schools. Young people between the ages of 13 and 21 are learning about aviation in the Civil Air Patrol.
Formed in 1941 by Fiorello La Guardia, then director of the Office of Civilian Defense, the Civil Air Patrol is the civilian branch of the · Air Force auxiliary.
Fifty students makeupLincoln' s group of CAP Cadets. About eight of these are from Lincoln High.
In order to teach students about the Air Force, several 11-week courses are offered to them. These courses are run two at a time, and Cadets may choose between the two. Aviation, Electronics, Navigation in Winter, and Airports are just a few of the courses. At the end of each 11-week period, an exam is given to test proficiency.
After taking the final course and quiz in Citizenship, students receive a rank in the Air Force. This rank depends both upon grades and the War Department.
Upon receiving their rank, Cadets may join the Cadet staff or, if 21-years old, join the Senior Civil Air Patrol.
Today, CAPhas 74,000 membe-rs across the United States. Of these, over half are Cadets. The rest are adults, instructors, pilots, observers, aviaiorb. and the like.
Mr. Dick Beechner' s two economic classes have joined
ijeneral school procedures and together and bought two shares pick up new ideas on student of Xerox stock. Approximately Council activities. 73 students are participating Another ambitious project in the project.
wi 11 be attempted by the Students spent the first Council this year. Patterned three weeks of the semester after the LHS Officer Train- · studying the stock market to ing Workshopheld in Oecelllber ,, prepare for the actual purthe group will sponsor an chase. Duringthistime, each all-city Leadership Training student kept a graph on one Workshop. The idea is to stock. Four of these were assemble all club officers singled -out; students voted (new and old), class officers, to buy Xerox. student Council members, and According to Mr. Beechner, other interested students: to this project encourages
discuss I eadersli{p tech-
students to take an active niques, parliamentary pro- part in investing and helps cedure, etc. them understand, in a realisCITY-WIOEWORKSHOP tic way, why stocks go up and
By holding the workshop on down. a city-wide basis, the Council The club is entirely a stuhopes to be able to engage dent organization; Galen
prominent speakers and thor- Ullstrom serves as president; Miss Lorraine Strasheim, oughly study and discuss the Dave Thompson is treasurer- La tin and Russi an teacher, various phases of student agent who corresponds with was the recent recipient of government and leadership. the broker. several pri eel ess Russian
The Inter-City Council posters. · t d 1 ·th B
The posters were a gift plans, th is year, o ea Wl UflflJeS tg tg from Miss Margaret Fedde, rea problem shared by the three public high schools--the tired chairman of the Home paving of the student parking Red Cr ·oss Drive Ec?nomi~s Department of the lots. The executive commit- yn1vers1ty of Nebraska. They tee' 1 t was dec1· ded, would are mementos of a trip Miss
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 further and then approach the Fedde made to Russia in 1931. superintendent of Schools, friends.
According to Miss Strasheim, Dr. Steven Wat kins, to ask RED CROSS BUNNYHOP '•the col I ection is superb for appropriations for the The 110liverTwist" is sched- because the posters are 30 paving. uled for the lounge today. years old and illustrate the
The Lincoln High Debate Squad recently headed the field in a tournament at Creighton Prep in Omaha.
The team of Andis Kaulins and Vern Jewett took first place from a field of 52 teams. Another LHS team composed of Carolyn Shea and Paul Stanton received a Certificate of Outstanding Debate.
Andis Kaolins of Lincoln High took first-place in Extemporaneous Speaking.
In other areas, Lincoln High took four first-place, one second-place, and three third-place finishes.
Seniors - need some financial aid for college? The 1964 Sawyer's View-Master College scholarship· award may be able to help you.
All graduating seniors are eligible to compete for the $1500 scholarship. Judges will base their decision on academic achievement, extracurricular activities, moral character, church and community, and financial need.
The winner may attend · the college of his choice. Application blanks, due by April 15, may be obtained in the Miller and Paine Camera Shop.
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The dance is sponsored by the Red Cross as part of the enrollment week activities. It is an all-school activity starting at 3: 30 p. m. Tickets will be sold at the door. Bunnies are always thought of in connection with carrots. Oliver's friends brought along carrots to sell Marc :h 9-13 in the cafeteria. Th e following week, March 16-201, council members will be selling cookies.
Candy and cookies will also be sold during Joy Night.
OLIVERON TIIEAIR
Three LHS Red Cross manbers will appear on the Hazel Stebbins Show tomorrow on KFOR.
Steve Arnold, Margo McMaster, Lincoln High Red Cross president, and Lavonna Reeves will participate in the broadcast on youth activities in Red Cross in promotion of the National Youth Enrollment in Red Cross.
Links Red Cross Council held a Poster Party recently. The council members took over the lounge for the event. At this time they were asked to think up new ideas and designs for e nrollment week posters t o be displayed throughout the school building.
Of course, there are always the little extras to aid the drive and the council members have been kept busy in pre• paring those thousands of stamped napkins and the bookmark, which was designed by Holly Rosenberger.
Mrs. Shirley Martin, LH~ art teacher, is presenting a one-man exhibition of her works at Nebraska \Vesleyan University.
About 28 pieces will be on exhibi t They includ e works in oil, pencil, and crayon. Many of the paintings are of scenes familiar to Nebraskans while others are California shore scenes.
Mrs. Martin's work is entered in many exhibitions throughout the year. She plans to enter the Governor's In~ vitational and North Platte valley exhibitions later this year_.________ _
LHS placed 13 athletes on al 1-ci ty sports teams. Bob vasatka and Frank Brill were chosen for basketball. Mike Disney, Ken Benton, and Vic Hancock were tabbed to the wrestling team.
Finmen Rich Gordon and Bob Stern were selected as members of the swimming team.
Dominating the gymnast i c team were Mickey Johnsen, Gene Simpson, Jim Hahn, Danny Kolb, and Dennis Winslow
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conditioning processes of the Communists. We can see the results of that conditioning process in the Soviet citizens today. 11
One poster urges, ''non' t send children to church; It poisons them. 11 Another poster features an athletic girl and muscular boy. It is captioned, "Heal thy hands build Communism."
Miss Fedde donated the P.Osters after hearing Miss s trasheim speak on her experiences in the USSR.
.loAnn Alice
Hey Links!
Have you seen the new Millers' board outfits for spring? They are really WILD!--and right out of the latest fashion magazines If you were at Millers last Saturday you more than likely saw the board members modeling the latest fashions from The Place. Our department looks like the May flowers have arrived and are in full bloom!
Along with Millers' signs of spring come signs of spring sports at Lincoln High. Who are those boys running around and around the building? Track men, of course! The sound of cleats can only mean that our baseball team is practicing for another state championship. The golfers will soon be teeing off their season, and the tennis team will begin their hard practice sessions.
Are we going to let our men sweat and slave without our support? Of course not!! Let's see the Links out in full force during the coming season!!
Alice n' Jo The Place
Future Teachers Club is busy making plans for the Flea Market to be held on March 24. Sorting the items that will be for sale are (left to right) Martha Yakel, Paula West,
be held at noon and after school
"The most important factor in evaluating a candidate is his secondary scholastic record. A student who has shown a steady improvement in high school maybe a better risk than a student who has achieved top grades, but has never been challenged by the curriculum, and therefore has never learned to study. 11 This information comes from Mr. Kenneth A. Nourse, Director of Admissions of Clarkson College in Potsdam, New York. NO LONGERKEY
In a newsletter from Clarkson, Mr. Nourse states that in considering an applicant, his College Boa"d (CEEB)score
Mr. Russell R. Darnold, a key figure in Lincoln High School athletics for the last ten years, will retire this • spring.
Better known around the Tr' locker room as Russ,'' Mr. Darnold has been kept busy with a variety of jobs. He does everything from ''a'' to ''z'' in the line of repairing · equipment. MANYDUTIES
He not only repairs LHS equipment, but athletic equipment from the other public high schools, junior high schools, and elementary schools in Lincoln. Russ also finds time to maintain the oval a.nd practice field in addi ti1on to cleaning up the locker room after practices. Repairing equipment is not Russ' only talent; what he can make, he makes. This inclu~es such equipment as blocking dummies, tumbling belts, traveling bags, and many other articles.
RELUCTANTRETIREE
Greetings!
Spring, spring, spring. It's almost here and nothing shows it better than the new fashions on display now in Gold's second floor Sportswear Department.
Some of the first items thatmay catch your eye are crisp cotton shifts by Koret of california. In tones of blue, green, and beige, they will go anywhere with anything and are reasonably priced from $12.98 to $16.98.
The newest thing by Country set is the denim-look. outfits in blue, pink, and •Yellow accented by big bone ,buttons are sure to be a 'hit, whether at school or on a date.
Speaking of dates, the Junior Dress Department is absolutely filled with perky dresses and suits which would be perfect for all special occasions.
Senior girls, don't forget! A smart-looking suit may be just what you' 11 need for Color Day or other Graduation activities.
Well, now that you've heard the news, come up to Golds and see it!
So long for now, Marcia
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Russ is reluctant to retire. He says he has made many lasting friendships with coaches, teachers, and administrative officials at LHS and will miss working with them.
Upon his retirement, Russ plans to visit his son in Connecticut who is presently an officer aboard an atomic submarine.
He hopes to open his own shoerepair business sometime in the near future.
New magazine subscriptions for the library will be ordered in two weeks.
Anyonewhowishes to submit a suggestion for a new magazine should take his suggestion to Mrs. Ruth Siefkes in the library within the next two weeks.
Also the following new series are available in the library: Life Nature Library, and Creative Sports Series.
Senior ho~e room students are hearing a series of speakers who, in the coming weeks' will talk on the subject of marriage and family.
The Reverend A.L Slaikeu Fat at the LHS
no longer bolas the key to admission, as it once did. 11This ·trend has changed in recent years. College Board scores are still one of the factors we consider, but they are by no means the most important factor, 11 Nourse says. According to Nourse, the following criteria are considered by most college admission offices ip determining an applicants chances for college success;
1. High School scholastic ·record.
2. Counselor recommendation.
3. Class rank.
4. College Board score.
AN INDICATION
H Our experience indicates that there is an unsatisfactory correlation between College Board scores and achievement at Clarkson. The
• boards do, however, serve as an indicator. A student who does poorly on all his College Boards is generally a poor risk, while if all Board scores are good, he is considered a good risk."
"Due to the recent report of the surgeon General of the United States, concerning the dangers of smoking, the Lincoln High Science Club has unanimously passed a resolution to support the Student Counci1 in its action against smoking in the building and on the campus. " This action is reported by Margaret Young, public relations director of the group.
The club dedicates itself to do everything possible to make the dangers of smoking known to the Lincoln High student body~
First Baptist Church: Rabbi Wolfgang Hamburger of the South Street Tabernacle, Mr. Paul Douglas, County Attorney, and the Reverend James Dawson, principal of Pius X High School, will be guest speakers.
The causes and effects of the commonproblems of many marriages will be discussed.
Seniors will see films and hold class discussions following the talks.
Now that grades have been out for more than one day, how are you rec).lperating? Time goes so fast, the Opera (which was great) is just over and now The Circus is coming to Lincoln High in the fonn of Joy Night.
Spring is right a1·oundthe corner and Wards have cottons galore for your transition into spring., Doll' t forget, girls, Easter is only a few weeks away, so you'd better hurry right out to Ward's Gateway Shopping Center. There you will find that special suit or dress for Easter Sunday. And to add to your ensemble you can find a pair of shoes that will match perfectly, and that hat too. Comeout to Ward's soon!
CONGRATS'GYMNASTICSTEAM!
Cindy
Romping through Pioneers Park on warm spring days with a certain party is the favorite pastime of our first son, Jerry Reger. He lists his activities as intramural football and volleyball, Varsity swimming, and baseball manager, but pegs his favorite sport as swilllllling, "Naturally because I lettered in it.'' "Being able to swim in the State Meet and placing fourth in the free relay," is Jerry' s most memorable moment--but shaving his head for the meet proved to be his most embarrassing moment.
Jerry, who sets his senior goal at graduating, is in the Engineering Curriculum and plans to attend the University of Nebraska next fall.
Standing in the hall outside the cafeteria is what he likes ,best about LHS and he feels participating in school sports has taught him a sense of fair play and the value of team work.
Jerry Dennis
Taking state in gymnastics and tying teamate Mickey Johnsen for first place in the still rings in the state meet is Dennis Winslow's most memorable moment.
While at LHS Dennis has participated both in reserve and Varsity gymnastics. He says that in this sport "you either put up or shut up. Nobody does the work for you. "
~artofDennis' senior goal was accOJ11plishe.dthis weekend after h~lping the gymnasts take state. The rest of his goal is yet to be accomplished--graduation. After "graduation??, " Dennis plans to "cry a lot" and to enlist in the Marine Corps. Competition in sports is what Dennis likes best about LHS, but he also finds enjoyment in 45 minute lunches, the 3:15 bell and 11 beaver shots."" "How has participation in sports helped you?"
11You know,, when you' re at a football game or a basketball game and the coach is yelling at his players, well, I found out what theyare • 11 saying.
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State gold medal winners pose with Coach Phil Sprague and trophy. Pictured are Danny Kolb, Mr. Sprague, Steve Chandler, Mickey
After jumping to an early 7-2 lead during the early minutes of the game, the Links lost their steam. The Rockets recovered with outstanding shooting and ball control to take the lead and keep it throughout the ~est of the contest.
The Links made some desperate efforts at times but again lost steam just when it
looked like they might take over.
Les Ebner and Frank Brill proved to be the two top performers for the Links.
The loss finished the team • with a 10-6 record.
Lincoln Pius· X defeated both the Knights and the Rockets, and will represent Lincoln in. the state tournament to be held this weekend.
"This spring's track team should be an improved squad," comments Coach Harold Scott.
Coach Scott has eight returning lettermen, plus a strong Reserve squad to bolster this statement.
Three of these lettermen, Paul Mayfield, Kent Radke, and George Ward, ran on last year's relay team that came in third in the state with a timing of 8:13:2, fourth fastest time ever run in the state of Nebraska.
Mr. Scott feels that the pole vault, high jump, and hurdles will be the weak points that this spring's team wi ll have to work on.
Practice for this spring started March 9. Practice is held at Municipal Field.
In reffard to this season's competition, Coach Scott comments, 'Grand Island was state champion last year and they should be tough again this year. Other contenders will be It Scottsbluff, OmahaTech, and OmahaCentral.
The track team's first meet will be the Federation meet to be held at the University of Nebraska on March 21. It will be followed by the Inter-Class meet later in March.
Returning lettermen are Aldis Augstums, Bob Cole, W.L. Ellis, Paul Mayfield, Kent Radke, Roger Ripley, John Spaedt, and George Ward.
"optimistic, 11 this is how Coach Buford Grosscup feels about this spring's baseball squad:
He believes that a coach can never tell how a team will develop until practice starts and he gets to see how last season's reserves will develop.
One of Coach Grosscup's main problems this spring will be a lack of pitching experience on this year's squad.
11This is due to the fact that the pitching load was carried by two seniors last spring and they both graduated," declares Mr. Grosscup.
Coach Grosscup believes that a baseball team is as strong as its center. Of last spring's state champion squad, the shortstop, second baseman, center fielder, and pitchers all graduated. The only "center" back is Bob White, the catcher.
coach Grosscup hopes that the members of last season's Reserve team will fill these positions satisfactorily.
He thinks that Lincoln Northeas t should be the strongest of the city teams, while Bishop Ryan and Onaha Benson should be strong in the Inter-city.
Six lettermen are back from last spring's squad. They are Dennis Barb e r, Wally Fras, Glenn Schwartzkopf, Larry Smith, Bob Vasatka, and Bob White.
Practice wi II start Monday, with the first game scheduled April 13. against Lincoln Southeast.
Lincoln High captured first place in the state gymnastic meet held Friday and Saturday at Johnson Gym.
The Links won six of the eight gold medals as they raced away to victory by a 161 to 94.5 point victory over runnerup Omaha Benson.
The Links were led by junior Mickey Johnsen, who captured two first places and tied for another with teammate Dennis Winslow~
Johnsen, in addition to these titles, was tabbed as the best all-around performer.
Mickey took first places in both the parallel bars and horizontal bar and shared the rings title with Winslow.
Sophomore Danny Kolb also turned in a sparkling perfonnance as he captured two gold medals, one in the tumbling event and the other in floor exercise.
The other Link gold medal winner was Steve Chandler, who captured the trampoline title
11The whole team did an exceptional job, commented II Coach Phil Sprague. I am very proud of them. It
The Links, in taking state, ended a two-year reign by Lincoln Northeast, who came in third in this year' s meet.
The 1964 Sophomore basketball squad put on record the best winn i ng season in the decade.
Says Coach Bill Story ''They never gave up when behind and displayed a great t II desire o win.
Dave (Shorty) Will led the team scoring with a total of 61 points. The 11Little Links" tied Lincoln Northeast for the city title, both teams boasting a 6-2 season.
Looking back over the winter sports slate for this year, we find the Links placing first in gymnastics, third in swimming, fifth in wrestling; in basketball LHScaptured the city championship, but failed to produce a win over Lincoln Northeast in the all-important district tournament.
Recovering from a loss to Lincoln Northeast at the begining of the season, and from numerous injuries, the gymnasts went on the run away with the state title.
LHS captured seven of the nine gold medals while qualifying 20 of 24 positions during the preliminaries.
Mickey Johnson won two gold medals and shared another with teamate Dennis Winslow. DannyKolb accounted for two more gold medals and Steve Chandler another.
Coach Phil Sprague' s comment was, "It's wonderful, I II couldn't be prouder!
* * * The swim team recorded an amazing 6-2 dual-meet record which included a win over state champion Linco l n South-
The finmen finished second in the city me et and third in the inter
city me et.
* * * After having a poor season in dual competition, the wrestling team finished second in the district, one point behind Lincoln Northeast. LHS finished four places ahead of Northeast in the state meet. Lincoln High's Mike Disney was the only state champion in the city. Ken Benton finished second and George Ward finished third in the state meet.
* * * The basketball team had an impressive 10-5 season record but fail e d to win the important game s. The Links seemed to fizzle before the stiffer competition of Creighton Prep, 0. Westside, O. Tech, and 0. Central. After two victories over Lincoln Northeast in the regular season. win in the district tournament. SUPPORTSPRINGSPORTS
Hi Links!
How' s the day after grades? Hope the results were real good!
Have you noticed all the activ i ty around school lately? Joy Night is coming so quickly! Just think, for three big nights we' 11 have an opportunity to see The Circus right here! Who could pass up a chance like that?
With so mfny things to do don't forget that Easter comes early th{s year and you' 11 need your new ou t fit right away. How about a suit? The Hi-StylerShop has suits in every fabric and style you could imagine or dream o f. If you' re looking for an addition to your school wardrobe, Hov' s can help you there, too. Stop in soon!
Say, have you picked up your application to be a model for Seventeen? They will be available until March 28 in the Hi-Styler Shop. You could have the fun of being a model! fun' t for get, it• s spring and the quickest way to a man's heart is with a new outfit from Hovland' s!
Buy now, Viki and Cindy
A full-scale jungle expedition to the heart of deepest, darkest Johnson Gymwill venture forth on April 25, as restless natives swing with great game hunters to the theme of the Lincoln High School annual All-Sports Banquet, "Sports Safari " * * * *
The event, sponsored each year by the Student Council, honors all LHS athletes who have lettered during the school year. Highlighting the evening is the crowning of the All-Sports King and Queen.
ROHRIGWILLSPEAK
The guest speaker this year will be former Lincoln High School star athlete, Mr. HermanRohrig. Mr. Rohrig was a nine-letter man, excelling in football, basketball, and track.
As a University of Nebraska football great, he participated in the 1940 Rose Bowl classic. Mr. Rohrig went on to play professional ball for the Green Bay Packers; he is currently officiati1;g pro football in the National League.
He will share his many colorful memories with Lincoln High students at the banquet.
SURPRISES,SURPRISES
Additional attractions of banquet will be performances by the Girls and Boys Octet, the "unveiling" of an original song, written especially for the banquet, and the "Baby Elephant Walk" Dance, which will follow the formal banquet.
Special committees have been set up to handle the many phases of the banquet.
Committee chairmen, sponso rs, and members are:
Program: chairmen, Dave Taladay, Susie Phelps; sponsors, Mr. William Pfeiff, Miss Judy Farris; members, the Student Council.
Ceremony: chairmen, Judy Myers, Tommie Thompson; sponso.rs, Mrs. Frances Colon, Mr. Orville Voss.
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Do you like to write or create pieces of art? If so, why not enter Seventeen Magazine's annual short story and art contests for teens? Cash prizes totaling $2,000 plus publication of their works in the magazine are the rewards offered the top winners.
Boys and girls between the ages of 13 and 19 are eligible for 13 short story prizes (first, second, and third prizes of $500, $300, and $100 respectively, plus 10 honorable mentions of $10 each) or three art prizes of $500, $300, and $200.
MAXIMUM3500 WORDS
To enter the contest, a writer should submit a short story of between 2,000 and 3,500 words, typed (doublespaced) on one side of the paper only, with name and address at the top of each page. Entrants may submit · as many stories as they desire.
ARTISTSSUBMITPORTFOLIOS
Artists should submit a portfolio of samples of their work. These may be in any medium and of any size, having the entrant's name, address, and birth date on the back. Outstanding contestants will be selected as finalists and sent a copy of a prize-winning story to illustrate. Illustrations will be judged for skill, originality, plot comprehension and suitability for Seventeen.
Top art and story winners will be published in the January, 1965, issueofSeventeen.
Additional contest information is available to interested students io Room 217.
Easter Greetings will be the keynote of the annual Lincoln High School Easter Assembly, to be held tomorrow in the auditorium.
The Rev. Robert Palmer of Westminster Presbyterian Church will speak to the student body saying, in essence, that Easter is a time that serves as a reminder of what God does for those who have faith in him.
The Aeolian Choir, under the di12ction of Mr. Ivan Caldwell, will sing three selections from Handel's Messiah: Behold the Lamb of God: Surely, He Hath Born Our Griefs, and, The Hallelujah Chorus.
Members of Lincoln High School Y-teens will read the Scriptures and lead the student body in prayer.
To convey the symbolism of Easter, the stage will be decorated with lilies for the religious service.
An organ prelude will be played by Dorothy Fuller. The recessional will signify the conclusion of the assembly.
Scribe sales campaign will begin April 6 and continue through April 17. The Scribe is the Lincoln High School literary publication.
Scribes may be purchased from any salesman for 50 cents and an activities ticket or for 7 5 cents.
Salesmen are Doris Abbott , Beverly Austin, Beverly Baumgart, Lynne Belote, Greg Caudel, Linda Clawson, Jeri Coates, Jim cooper, Julie Gesch, Dace Grots, Nancy Hoffman, Gerry Jacobs, King Little, Cheryl Marsh, Ronda Mattingly, Margo McMaster, Bob Miller, Barbara Morgan, Tori Pearlstein, Sarah Petersen, cath~·
of Scribe board and a Links writer, Kathy is familiar with the
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job. Her other activities are International Club, Coed Counselors, Lounge and Patio Committee, Joy Night Central Cammittee.
111 can't believe it!" said Denise Franklin when informed of her selection as managin~ editor of the 1965 Links. Denise lists her extracurricular activities as Future Nurses, International Club, County Day, and participation in Girls' State.
"Participation in football and basketball will help me as sports editor,'' comments Bill Riley, who has been selected for the 1965 Links Board.
Bill's extracurricular activities include L-Club and Boys' State.
Viki McPherson, who will serve as senior biography editor comments, '1 1 don't know what to say! 11 Viki is a member of Coed Counselors, Student Council, Mummers,
Future Teachers, Orpheons.
Business Manager of the 1965 Links will be Jim Miller. Jim was "very happy and relieved" at his selection and hopes to serve the board well.
Peggy Dann, a participant in Coed counselors, Lincoln Youth Symphony, Joy Night Orchestra, and Opera Orchestra, will serve as underclassman editor.
Activities editor will be Ann Maly who is presently a memberof the Advocate staff. She has participated in Coed Counselors, Aqualinks, Joy Night, and Girls' state.
Jack Burnham will be the Links photographer next year.
Jack's extracurricular activities include Advocate staff and Home Room Rep. ******* The Links yearbook as present•day students know it, was first issued in 1917.
The senior section had no biographies but a "clever quip was made about each graduate.
Pfund, Delone Rice, Linda R~dgcrs,
Phyllis Sattler, Vondra Shaw.Patricia Sheldon, Cathy Spencer, Pat Stephens, Virginia Sudymont, Luisa Valcarcel, Martha VariSickle and Charlotte Walker.
Sandra McGuire is business manae:er.
Senior Speaker
Tryouts April 6
Senior speaker tryouts will be held Monday, April 6, after school, in the auditorium. Manuscripts must be turned in to Mrs. Marylouise Alexander, in Room 104, no later than April 1.
Judges for the tryouts are Mrs. Marylouise Alexander, Mr. William Bogar, Mrs. Maxine Faust, Miss Irene Martin, Mr~ Windle Reel, and Miss Dorcas Weatherby.
Also judging will be the three senior guidance counselors Mrs. Louise Baugher, Mr. Guilford Burnham, Mr James Carlin, and the four Senior Class officers, Alice Dale, Rich Gordon, Vivian Larson, and Steve Loos.
After winning the Red Cross Drive and Joy Night, the juniors have compiled 11~ Class Competition points. The seniors, placing second on Joy Night, are next with 60 and the sophomores, runners-up in the Red Cross Drive, bring up the rear with 25 points. Next on the agenda: the All-Sports Banquet.
For Christians, Easter is a rel igious holiday commemorating the Resurrection after the sleep of death. It has been celebrated as such for centuries.
However, for many years before the Easter miracle, people the world over had observed this season as the awakening of spring.
What is your concept of Easter?
Ye a r by y ea r , th e wa rm re I i g i o u s significance of the season has diminished. Unfortunately, even the nearness of spring fails to bring to some an awareness of Easter.
Just as life follows death in some beliefs, spring follows winter in all minds. Even if Easter does arrive clutched in the grip of the March 1 ion in stead of the 1 amb, it is a forecast of better things to come.
The forefathers of the world recognized the hope that spring brought; the children of the world must be1 ieve and know the faith it still brings.
Easter is a guiding 1 ight, guiding men to better things in the future. But things cannot be better in the future if today's youth do not realize the need for hope in the future.
As the cross was a symbol of new lffe to Christians, let Easter, whether taken in the religious sense or not, convey the beginning of a n·ewera for you.
If there is a rebirth throughout Nature, why not in your 1 ife, too?
Recently installed on all LHS stairsteps, black sandpaper stripping forces many to now walk instead of run between classes. It also instills an urge to lift the feet from step to step instead of coasting from one floor to another.
Surprising, isn't it, how a little device designed to prevent excessive wear can change an entire school's walking habits?
Of course, some students have perfected the art of jumping QY~r the stripping and thus dash past their s I ower classmates.
In most instances, these are the ones who disregard al 1 rules and regulations, 'just for the fun of it.' They give no thoughts to others' safety, only to thei rown convenience.
To most students and all teachers, the stripping is a welcome addition. The dangers of slick, worn spots on the stairs have been el i~inated, and now one has only students to look out for.
Even considering the exce~tions, the stripping applied to the stairs has done muchto ensure safety between cl asses.
Founded in 1895
Lincoln High School 22nd and J Street Lincoln, Nebraska 68510
The Advocate is isstJed by the students of Lincoln High School bi-weekly during the school year except immediately following vacations. It is issued without cost to Lincoln High students. Advertising rates are $1 per column inch. Second-class postage is paid at Lincoln, Nebraska.
While many flowers are still slumbering, waiting for warm weather, the tulip brings beauty to the dark winter world. This early bloomer, taken for granted by most, has an important place in history.
The story of the tulip begins in Turkey where tulips were first seen in Persian gardens. Their history before this is unknown.
The word tulip comes from the Persian word thoulyban, which means turban. Approximately 400 years ago Emperor Ferdinand of Austria sent an ambassador, namedBusbecq, to Turkey to obtain tulips. In 1555, Busbecq wrote a letter telling of the value the TUrks 11 II placed upon the tul1pans. Tulipan was not the correct name, but was what the ambassador misunderstood it to be.. The word tulip is a shortened form of tulipan.
EATENAS ONIONS
Tulips V{erefirst thought of as food in Antwerp. Amerchant had received a shipment of goods from Constantinople. After unrolling a bale of cloth some bulbs unexpectedly fell out. He believed them to • be a gift of Turkish onions and ordered them to be cooked. He enjoyed thesemild-flavored onions and, in order to have a future supply, ordered half of the remaining bulbs to be planted in his cabbage patch.
The rest of the bulbs were given to a friend so that he, too, might grow and enjoy them. The merchant's bulbs
failed to grow, but the bulbs in the friend's garden grew and bloomed a brilliant red.
TULIPOMANIA
By 1600, Holland had become the tulip production center. In 1634, all of Europe was growing tulips. 11Tulipomania11had begun. People were going crazy over tulips, spending fortunes for a single bulb. Admiration for the flower was secondary in the wi Id gambling.
The highest price paid for asinglebulb was foraSemper Augustus, white with red markin gs and pointed petals, which brougrnt $5,200! Its ownership wa:s divided into shares! Crook ;s often cheated people by selling shares of stock in non-existent bulbs.
The strangest price ever paid was a trade of a load of grain, four oxen, twelve sheep, five pigs, two barrels of beer, two hogheads of wine, a bedstead and its furnish-, ings, a suit, and a silver cup--for one bulb!
OnApril 27, 1636, the Dutch government ended the tulip craze that was upsetting the morals, manners, and finances of Holland. Al 1 contracts for selling and purchasing bulbs were declared illegal. People were left with nearly worthless bulbs or valueless contracts. A financial crash was the result as rushed attempts were made to make the contracts valid. The popularity of the tulip soon declined to its present standing.
II R d. th II ea Ing IS e Key IS this year's theme for National Library Week, April 12-18.
EXHIBITPLANNED
Mrs~ Ruth Siefkes, Lincoln High School librarian, is planning an exhibit of new books and book marks in observance of the seventh annual National Library Week. Radio and television programs for city-wide observance are planned.
''This annual observance of the year-around program has proved to do more than any other single effort in calling attention to all of the values and needs of libraries," says Mrs. Siefkes.
READINGIN NATIONALLIFE
11The week itself focuses public attention on reading for personal fulfillment, on the importance of reading in our national life, and on the libraries available to all people if they are used and supported properly."
School libraries have the most to gain from National Library Week because educational programs are of wide interest and concern. Also the education of children is a matter of personal interest to a larger proportion of the population than ever before in history.
State chaiman for the 1964 Library Week is Senator Fern Hubbard Orme.
Georgia Axe, our first Thumbnailer, is in the Arts and Sciences curriculum, and lists speech and psychology as her favorite subjects. She remembers her most embarrassing experience as "going horseback riding and being on the slowest horse alive! 11
Being elected a vice-president of Peppers is her most memorable moment.
Georgia' s hobbies, sewing, being a Peppers vice-president, and a boy named Bob take up most of her extracurricular hours.
"George" plans to study homemaking at the University of Nebraska and become a teacher.
Thumbnailer George Ward, whose future plans include attending the University of Nebraska, rates his favorite subject as analytic geometry.
George's favorite pastimes are pestering Mr. Scott, and following C. Y. in her V. W. His extracurricular activities include L Club, track, cross-country, and wrestling.
George's pet peeve is 11gi rls who ride in red convertibles."
His most memorable experiences were placing third in the state in wrestling and placing third in the state in the two-mile relay.
If you hear someone saying "Are you kidding me?" you will know Thumbnailer Nancy Bantz is around.
"F P t II h th · ancy ans, w 01s1n e Arts and Sciences Curriculum, rates psychology and physiology as her favorite subjects. Her extracurricular activities have been Peppers and serving as a Home Room Rep. She has also participated in Joy Night and the Youth Symphony,
Nancy's favorite pastime is running around in a circle with an orange yardstick???
Her most memorable experience was going to the State Music Clinic in Kearney this year. Her most embarrassing moment has been having the car stall at 40th and South in the middle of a caravan to the Southeast vs. Lincoln High football game.
Nancy's future plans include entering the Teachers College at the University of Ne- · braska.
She leaves this parting thought "Really live it up in your senior year ' cuz it' 11 be gone before you know it. 11 * *
''oh, well, it didn't matter anyway" is a favorite expressionofRoger ( 11Rip 11) Ripley.
11Rip'' is in the Business Administration curriculum and plans to attend the University of Nebraska. He is a Varsity trackman and an active member of L Club.
Fishing, hunting, and driving through King' s are a few of "Rip's" hobbies. "People who don't like gray T-shirts. 11 is his pet peeve. His most embarrassing moment ''would be too embarrassing to remember.'' Roger's most memorable moment was running on last year's record-setting two-mile relay team.
11Rip' s" parting word to the wise, 11Do unto others and then cut out."
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High schools, junior high schools, and many elementary schools across the nation make available to their pupils some type of student composed and managed publication. Most common are the school newspaper and the annual yearbook.
The first student publication was the Student Gazette issued by the Philadelphia PUblic Latin School in 1777. It was bandifritten with a quill pen and measured 3¾ inches by 6¼ inches.
FIRST YEARBOOK IN 1845
By 1845, the custom of exchanging senior pictures had
become such a commonpractice that photographers could not supply enough pictures to meet the demand. Someone then thought that a small book which could reproduce all pictures would be cheaper, more convenient and would make everyone's picture available to anyone who desired it. Thus developed the yearbook.
The first yearbook came out as a literary-type publication, on the college level. It contained quotations, poetry, and pictures and was 30 pages long. Put out by the juniors, the
Every minute of every day over 900,000,000 cups of tea are consumed! Rather a startling figure--isn' tit'? It's especially amazing to teens who don't realize the existence of any beverage but coke unless the summer heat forces them to find a real thirst quencher, a glass of iced tea.
Tea is second only to water as the world's most widely consumed beverage. Tea is produced in India, Ceylon, China, and Indonesia; it is the national drink of England, China, Japan, and Russia.
Legend explains the origin of tea with the story of a saint who lived in India sometime before 500 A. D. For many years the saint prayed without stopping. Unfortunately ; one day he fell a~leep. When he awoke, he cut off his eyelids as a seu-1nu1ctea punishment to avoid a reoccurrence • of this weakness.
He prayed for five more years but then again began to feel drowsy. He picked some leaves from a nearby shrub and be-gan to chew them. They stimulated him and quenched his yearning for sleep. So marks the supposed discovery of the tea leaf.
TREEIN NATIVESTATE
The shrub, when allowed to grow wild, can become 30 feet tall. However, cultivated plantation tea shrubs are two to six feet tall with leaves similar to those of the willow.
Tea is classified in three general groups: black, green, and oolong.
Ninety per cent of all tea Produced. is black. During the black tea curing process leaves are withered, rolled, fermented, and then heated or fired.
Green· tea is cured muchthe same as black tea but a steaming process is used so that the natural color is retained.
Ooloog tea is greenish brown due to the fact that the curing process is halted half way to the black tea production point.
As well as being grouped according to color, teas are graded. Black tea grades are orange pekoe- a long wiry leaf; pekoe- a tightly rolled leaf; and souchong- the larger leaves.
Green tea has three grades: gunpowder- small balls that look like gun shot~ imperiallarger leaves: and young hyson-an irregular mixture of large and small leaves.
MUSTBE PROPERLYPREPARED
Even if you have the choicest blend, your eniovment of the beverage will be lacking if the tea is not properly prepared.
The preparation of tea takes on the aspe cts of a ritual. According to a noted Bostonian connoisseur, the proper wey to brew tea is as follows :
111. Use freshly boiling water.
2. When the water is boiling hard ( so that steam comes out of the kettle's spout furiously) scald the teapot.
3. Put in one generous teaspoon of tea for each cup and add one for the pot.
4. Pour on the boiling water and al low tea to steep five and one-half minutes.
5. Stir and let settle onehalf minute. Then pour off the liquid gently without stiring up the leaves."
Tea is found in many forms other than the usual cup of hot tea. Iced tea, the best of thirst quenchers, is mostly an American refresher. With heavy cream, sugar, and eggs, tea ice cream may be produced.
Baked tea custard and tea chiffon pie are two other desserts created from the commodity- -tea, Tea has varied or1g1ns, grades, and uses and it is craved by many millions. Believe it or not, Bing Crosby and Ingemar Johansson wouldn't think of starting the day without a cup of tea.
COf\/1PL A INT DEPARTt-.~ENT
They find fault with the paper
They say the editor shottl d be shot
That the news is as peppy as a cem~tery Jot;
The ~taff shows faulty judgment, The Jokes they write are stale '
On the upper floors they holler, On the lower floors they wail.
But when the paper's issued (we say it with a smile)
If someone doesn't get one--
You can hear him for a mile.
book was presented to seniors upon graduation.
The year 1920 saw the development of the organization style. With this method, the book was divided into sections.such as faculty, classes, activities, etc. Art work such as flowers, pillars, and humorous sketches provided variety. In 1930, the books took a twist toward all pictures and very little copy. Snapshot pages and baby pictures became the "thing" and a cluttered book was the result. The theme idea was also very popular, but a French or Spanish theme in a book published by a small school in western Iowa often was not too realistic.
The yearbook of today is a careful blend of both copy and pictures with the theme conception modified to provide cohesiveness while at the same time remaining subtle in appearance.
Easter-
for some, a cross, for others, spring. Easterlilies, cool, crisp, quiet. Eastercolored eggs, happy children. Easter is all; a feeling, a thought, a joy.
Spring brings back the fancy in boys, the flowers from their winter rest, the birds from their winter vacations and that wonderful barefoot season. The warm sunshine and cool grass triggers that hard-toresist urge to take off the shoes after the long winter and let one's weary toes sink deep into the thick carpet of green.
SYMPT(M OF SPRINGFEVER
Until June 7 or so, this is impossible exaept on weekends and after school. School regulations state that pupils must always wear "proper attire." They do not take into consideration that weird dress is one of the symptoms of Spring Fever.
Science, thankfully, is in favor of the "b1wk to the caveman" idea of footwear, as long as long as one refrains from trouncing on a hard surface. Science especially recommends sand walking because the uncertainty of the sand helps build good arches. Unfortunately Lincoln High hasn't installed thick carpets or sand in the halls for the students• comfort.
HAZARDSOF BAREFEET
Of course, in early spring, lawns are still covered with the remnants of winter, but what do you care for a few stubbed toes? The Fourth of July is itself enougJl to makeanyone submit to shoes, unless he is Hindu, and accustomed to walking on coals. But come what may, the oldfashioned feeling of airconditioned pleasure is likely to stay with us. It has been carried on for generations, and is not likely to die out now. So good luck, and WATCHOUTFORTHATGLASS!!
Lincoln High is presently in the midst of a vast measles epidemic. Whoever the culprit is who first started h " " t e bug around 1 can take satisfaction for 'a job well done." So many cases have appeared that the nurse's office has lost count!
According to Mrs. Alice Youngscap, the school nurse, the reason the disease is passed around so freely is that students expose others before they themselves show the symptoms of the disease.
"By the time a student breaks out with the rash, he has probably already exposed several other students, " Mrs. Youngscap says.
CHILDHOODDISEASE
Measles is one of the socalled "childhood diseases"; about 95 per cent of the urban population of the world will have them at some time or other.
Actually, there are two different kinds of measles. The Red measles are the most dangerous. Along with red spots (which at times resemble hives), blood~shot eyes and heavy fever appear.
The German, or II three-day 11 variety which have been so commonat Lincoln High, aren' t as serious. Slight fever may occur, but the biggest problem with this sickness is the endless, tormenting itch.
IT STARTEDWITHFRITSCH
The three-day measles are quite 11popul ar" with students, since, although the student usually must stay at home for the three days, few ill effects are felt.
A German scientist named Fritsch first distinguished the German measles from the Red variety. German measles are caused by a fiber-like virus with an incubation period of from 9 to 21 days. The first symptoms usually appear in the throat, followai by the inevitable rash In our very medically-conscious country, where TV doctors are among our biggest heroes, a "good" disease is an excellent status symbol. If you really want to be If you really want to be "with it" socially, the thing to do now at LHS is come down with a good case of the measles. Everybody's doing it! Ji(,,.
Apprentice Cheerleaders, ( l to r), Melodee Eno, Patty Kurtz, Rosie Fowles, Gisela Wiesman, and Janet Kahler, model the new spring outfits to be worn for spring sports events.
Attention all girls interested in being a Varsity Cheerleader! Spring tryouts will be held in April for inter e sted juniors. Five to seven girls will be added to the present Apprentice Squad who will make up the Varsity Cheerleaders for 1964-1965. Girls trying out will be j udge d on spirit, ability to cheer, rhythm, c oordination, timing, voice, crowd appeal, and appearan ce CHOOSEOWNCHEER
They will perform one cheer of their own choosing from the following list:
l. Team that can do it
Z. Ready Men
3. Team is in a huddle
4. We've got a coach
5. Extra
6. Great
7. We're the Links
8. It's victory tonight
9. Fight with all your might
10. Hey everybody
They will also do one cheer call e d out by the c lub chairman. Abo ut one half o f t he girls tr yi ng out will be eliminated in the preliminaries; the remaining half will be called back to perform two more cheers in the above fashion. One short p ep talk will be required with the cheer of the applicant's choosing. TRYOUTJUDGES
Tryouts will be judged by Pepper sponsors, the Cheerleader sponsor, two coaches, one speech teacher, the Pepper officers, two home room
counselors, two senior boys from Student Council, and the president and vice-president of the L Club.
Requir ements for membership as a Lincoln High Chee rlead e r are junior year status for Reserves, senior year status for Var s ity, a s c holasti c av e rage of 4.0 or better, good citizenship, good heal th, and , naturally, the abil i ty to cheer!
The exact number of girls chosen as Varsity Cheerleaders will be decided by the Lincoln High Administration.
The Lincoln High School chapter of Future Homemakers o f Am e ri c a has chosen delegates to the FHAconv ention, which will be held at the Nebraska Center for Continuing Edu c at 1 un 011 Al.Ir il 4. They are Karen Ross, Barbara Merl ey, Pat Snyder , and Debbi Disney.
The convention, to be held prior to National FHA Week, will be a state meeting of fi v e districts ,, of which Lin c oln is a part. Nat ional officers will b e elected at this time.
Lincoln High science and mathematics students will • k have the opportunity to show New Dev,ces Evo e their wares at the annual d Eff • • meeting of the Lincoln sec- A vacate ,c,ency tion of the Nebraska Junior
The A d voc ate news rooms have re c ently taken on a look of effici ency as the staff continu e s th e struggle to ge t out the scho o l paper. No longer should be heard the frantic cry, "where is the original copy?!" Copy baskets have been added to the news room in an effort to safeguard tne copy so necessary to the production of the paper.
To cut do wn th e long line of staff members waiting to consult the chief, Mrs. Ruth Gartner, each must take a number and wait his turn (the system used for giftwrapping in department stores).
Perhaps these new methods can relieve part of the hurly..burly confusion of newspaper production.
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Academy of Sciences. The s tudent-prepared e xhibits and papers will be on di s play at Univ e rsity High Sc hoo l , on the Univ er s ity of Ne braska Campus. The exhibits will be shown in the morning and early afternoon of May z. Any student interested in preparing a project should contact any science or math teacher.
Lincoln high school seniors who are planning to attend the University of Nebraska will participate in College Orientation Day on May 2.
Following the welcome at the Nebraska Union, students will be dismissed to attend three sessions of lectures and workshops on the campus. Here, different facets of university life will be shown.
After the lectures , students will be invited to a luncheon in the ballroom of the Union. There they will visit with college students and get a first-hand glimpse of activities.
Another group attended a similar orientation earlier this month
Intradermal tuberculosis skin tests will be given to sophomores in the lounge second period, April 8. On April 10, doctors will read the tests to determine whether the reaction is positive or negative.
The size of the 'induration and the r e dness of the spot will determine whether or not the student has been e xposed to tub e r culosis germs.
"A positive reaction does not signify active tuberculosis, but is an indication that the pupil should be examined further by his physician , " explains Mrs. Alice Youngscap, school nurse.
The tuber culin tests are a ten-year research program financed by the Tuberculosis Asso ciati on through th e sal e of Christmas Seals.
Twelve doctors of the Lancaster Medical Society and the Lincoln Air Force Base will give the test and take the readings. They will be assisted by student nurses from two Lincoln hospitals and members of Future Nurses Club.
Mrs. Frank Andrus is doing the cl e rical work in connection with getting parental consent.
An assembly for sophomores was held recently to acquaint them with the tuberculin tests.
Members of the graduating class who plan to enter the 1964 summer session at the University of Nebraska, are urged to apply soon. The regi s trati on date is June 15 but appli c ations should b e completed well in advanc e of this date.
Students who attended the 1963 summer session have completed this process already and need not apply again.
Applican t s applying as undergraduates from high school or as transfers, apply by wri t ing to
Director of Admissions Administration Building 109, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebr.
Literature Records
Relive Shakespeare
The third and fourth period Ge neral Li te ratur e c lass e s of Mrs Lynn Battey recently heard recorded excerpts from The Merchant of Venice 111be classes seemed to enjoy them and I feel the students gained a better understanding of certain portions of the play," Mrs. Battey said.
Seventeen Magazine suggests: if you want to be thin, think thin; or, think of ways to get thin. You can burn up 400 calories an hour by fast dancing and 450 calories an hour by riding a bike.
Joy Night really was great, congratulations to all who were involved.
But now with spring vacation so near, and Easter only a few days away, what you need is a Brentshire Colormate outfit to fill your wardrobe.
At Wards you can find that extra special dress for the All Sports Banquet that's coming up April 25. Remember the theme for the Banquet is "sports Safari"! Sports wear of all styles, colors, and sizes may be found at Wards So when you are in need of anything, just go out to the Gateway Shopping Center, and go into Wards and you can find it there.
Until Next Time, Cindy
P.S. Don't forget to enjoy yourself this vacation, because it's the last vacation you' 11 have all year.
Sophomore, junior, and senior girls interested in going into the field of Home Economics upon entering the University of Nebraska, are invited to attend an Open House to be held on the Agricultural College campus, 35th and Holdrege, from 3 : 30 to 6:00 p.m., April 14. To attend, girls must register with Mrs. Sharon Christoffersen, Room 112, Miss Mildred Kemp, Room 116, or Mrs. Corene Herbster, Room 124.
SPRING, when every young man' s. fancy turns to baseball, track or tennis. And every girl' s fancy turns to CLOTHES But one thing we are all thinking about is that long-awaited vacation. It's been a busy winter but there's still more to come with the All-Sports Banquet, the Prom, Color Day, and Graduation.
Senior girls, it's time NOWto start looking for the stylish, springy cottons you' 11 be wanting for all of these occasions The Hi-Styler Department has just received a shipment of white in dresses, suits, and sports clothes. But, if it's a formal you' re looking for, come visit us at the HiStyler Department and l et us show you our wonderful sele c tion.
If you haven' t found your Easter outfit yet, RUNto the Hi-Styler Department now to see the gay colored wool suits.
This is YOUR invitation to come up to the HiStyler Department during vacation and look around. We know that you will be glad you did!
Buy now, Viki and Cindy
P. S. Have a wonderful vacation. Don't eat too many Easter eggs! !
Home economic classes of Mrs. Sharon Christoffersen have recently had a variety of activities.
Two guest speakers talked to the classes on subjects relevant to the course.
Mrs. Orville Voss, a graduat~ student in the field of child development and family relations, spoke on the topic Early Marriage.
Mrs. Sue Brown of the Portsche Company explained The Value of Real Estate Agents.
During a study of the various kinds of homes, Mrs. Christoffersen' s classes investigated mobile homes.
Home planning and decorating classes visited Gold's to see a furniture selection show which featured New York styles and the latest types of upholstery materials.
Portions of the play Cyrano de Bergerac were recently presented tQ Miss Elizabeth Grone' s third year French class by several advanced French students from Wesleyan University.
The presentation was a dress rehearsal for the program presented at Wesleyan' s Foreign Language Week. Miss Grone expressed the reactions of her class, ''La ,, programme eta1t tres hien.
Mr. Arvid Johnson, LHS drafting teacher, was recently selected as Nebraska' s Industrial Arts Teacher of the Year.
Mr. Johnson was elected at an IA Conference held at Peru State College. Headof the IA and Trades Department at Lincoln High, Mr. Johnson has taught mechanical and archi tectural drawing for 39 years.
Finishing touches are now being made on the Easter ensembles of Clothing 2 students.
This second semester project includes making simple coats, suits, and dresses.
Under the instruction of Miss Mildred Kemp, tailoring, pressing, and fitting are stressed.
A study of current fashions, fads, and colors is made. These trends influence many girls when choosing patterns and materials.
The outfits are al so chosen according to the indi vicfual' s own personality and physical make-up.
Suitability of textiles, designs, colors, and styles is tested on each girl. New fibers and finishes, which are constantly coming from research, are studied. Care of clothes, especially new fibers, is also considered in this class.
Modeling their
Clothing 2 also involves textbook course study in which the relationship of art to clothing is studied.
The next project will include making sportswear and summer cottons.
Hear Ye!!
Now available in the library is the new 1964 edition of Colliers Encyclopedia.
Hello again,
The Circus has left Lincoln High but I doubt if it will soon be forgotten. Joy Night is always a big success and everyone who helps make it so deserves credit. Congrats to all the Joy Night participants.
Congratulations are also in order for the springsportswear designers. Golds Sportswear and Jr. Dress departments are absolutely loaded with fresh fashiou ideas for spring. Blue and white striped coordinates by Koret and casual plaid suits in varying shades of green by Century, rank high on Gold's fashion list.
Girls! Don't forget! soon you' 11 be wanting some sharp outfits for summer. So come on up to Golds and see the new look in bermuda outfits and swimsuits as featured in Seventeen.
I'm sure everyone is going to enjoy spring vacation. Be sure that you don' t miss the Keentime Easter Dance at Antelope Pavilion,March 30. Happy Easter, Marcia
Decorations: chairmen, JoAnn Christensen, Joline Rieger; sponsors, Mrs. Shirley Martin, Mr. Jim Joyner, Mr. Allen Kirtley, Mrs. Penny ~leihoff.
Members; Jodee Adair, marcia Ault, Lynne Belote, Frank Brill, Linda Davidson, Jean Ernst, Connie Ewerth, Pam Farris, Don Forsyth, Terry Foudray, Marilyn Franson, Sally Freeman, Nancy Geistlinger, Lynn · Grosscup, Dace Grots, John Jacobs, Nancy Johnson, Janet Kahler, Bill Kling, Carol Maresch, Julie Martin, Fred McDaniel, Margy Morgan, Jackie Robinson, Cathy Spencer, Grant Story, Carole \~entink, Keith Will is, Rota Zigurs.
Publicity: chairmen, Cindy Hardin, Fusun Unger; sponsors, Miss Judith Roderick, Mrs. Luella Van Vleck; members, Phyllis Adkisson.Paula Almanza, Dave Beckmann, Judy Bettenhausen, Sandra Bonacker.
Sandy Kess, Linda Long, Kathy Lunger, Judy McConnell, Vicki McPherson, Cathy Pfund, Jane Meyer, Steve Peters, Jane Polhemus, Bruce Rauscher, Mike Rezac, Susie Rice, Holly Rosenberger, carol Salter, Ruth Stanton, Pat Snyder, Antia Tilts, Janice Van Vynckt, Dorothy Walker, Bob Whitmore.
Tickets and Selling: chairmen, Larry Bowers, Tom Dermyer; sponsor, Mr. Dick Beechner; member, Jeanine Duncan.
Checkroom: chairman, Dave Thompson; sponsor, Mr. Neal Hafemeister; member, Joe Weyand. ,
Odds and Ends: chairmen, Joe Weyand, Frank Brill; sponsor, Miss Judy Farris.
Dinner and Menu: chairmen, Bruce Staats, Sally Sheridan; sponsors, Mr. William Bogar, Mrs. Beulah Foley, Mrs. Catherine Witt, Mrs. Hilda Kargo, Mrs. Corene Herbster, Mrs. Sharon Christofferson; members, Larry Beldin, Carlos Blondet, Denise Franklin, Kathy Hellweg, Evelyn Johnson, Mike Knauby Ray Pyle, Barb Ramsey, Christie Schwartzkopf, Roger Stark, Charlotte Walker, and Eddie Wimes.
TheDelinquent, theHipster, and the Square, a one-act play, was given by the secondperiod Drama class of Mrs. ~laxine Faust for the Modern Problems Classes of Mrs. Irma Coombs.
The Modern Problems classes have been studying a unit on critical thinking and have been trying to analyze just why we think as we do. The play gave an analysis of three types of teenagers: the delinquent, the hipster and the square.
from left to right are: (first row) Larry Smith, Jerry Reger, Galen Ullstrom, George Snider, Charles Borner, Bob Vasatka; (second row) Bruce McLarty, Gary Miller, Larry Stephens, Paul Mayfield, Bob White; ( third row) Kent Radke, Alex Becker; Roger Ripley, Bob Cole, Aldis Augstums, Glen Schwartzkopf, Tom Gordon, and Walter Fras.
11The golf team should have a good season this spring depending on how the boys want to work, 11 comments coach Dick Beechner.
1seech II has three letterman back this year plus an outstanding Reserve squad that captured the city reserve championship last spring.
The three lettermen include Charles Borner, George Snider, and Galen Ullstrom.
Borner, besides being well-known in high school golfing ranks, is also the 1963 Lincoln Men's City Champion; he came in second in the state tournament held at Alliance last summer.
11Beech 11 thinks that Lincoln .southeast should offer the stiffest competition in the City, while Omaha Westside should be strong in the Intercity.
Practice is held at Pioneers Golf Course and will begin the last of March.
Coach Roy Colson is "highly optimistic" about this spring' s tennis squad.
Although he has one returning lettennan, Bruce McLarty, Mr. Colson has good reason to feel this way.
His main hopes for this spring' s squad rest with three seniors, Larry Eldridge, Gary Gilmour, and Bob Sader.
11If Lincoln High is to have a good tennis team this spring, there has to be a big turnout of quality material to bolster the squad, 11 comments Coach Colson.
ije urges all prospective tennis players to come out for the team, as every position on the team is i-ide open.
11Lincoln Southeast should be the strongest team in the city while Omaha North and defending state champion Crei~hton Prep should be tough in the Intercity," says Coach Col son. Practice will start as soon as weather permits.
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10 Golf-Omaha South Tennis-Omaha Westside Track-Grand Island
13 Golf-Bellevue Ba;seball-LSE
15 Baseball-LNE
16 Track-Central Nebr. at Hastings College
17 Golf-Creighton Prep Tennis-Omaha Central
Records Broken "rvan Iko, Leningrad's No. 1 athlete,'' the announcer said, "just broke all existing records for the 300 and 500, mile dashes. He made these records on flat roads, hilly roads, and over our highest range of mountains. He made these records without food, However, Ivan's performance was in vain. He was captured and brought back to d n Len1ngra
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Our first Son , Bob White, has lettered in baseball and was a member of last spring' s state championship squad. Bob also has Reserve letters in football and baseball.
Understandably, Bob's favorite sport is baseball. He likes it because, -"it is a fast...moving game with lots of excitement.
His pet peeve is a certain baseball coach who nicknamed him L.A. His most embarrassing moment ''was finding out that I was the slowest man on the baseball team."
Bob is in the Arts and Sciences curriculum and plans to attend the University of Nebraska after graduation. He commented, ''Participation in sports has made me feel more a part of LHS. They have also built up my tremendous body. " ( ?)
gymnastic coach Phil Spra~e tias been appointed as one of the judges at the National Small Colleges Gymnastic Meet to be held in r· 1•s, Kansas, March 20 and 21?
in 1928, when the final payment for the Oval was completed, it was the only high school stadium in the world that was completely paid for by the student body?
baseball coach Buford Grosscup wrote an article on hitting and bunting for Coaches Clinic, a national magazine?
Steve Goetz, a breast stroker on this year's swim team is rated 19th in the nation by Swimming World magazine with a time of 1:05.8 in the 100 yard breaststroke?
Freestyler Bob Stern is rated 15th in the nation by Swimming World with a 400 yard freestyle time of 4:12.6?
a group of sophomores and juniors practice basketball every morning in the Johnson Gym and that they use a tennis ball to play with?
Lincoln High currently has a letterman who has been on two state championship teams and has two state letters?
This L-man is senior Dennis Barber. Dennis was an out fielder on last spring' s state champion baseball team and participated on this year's state gymnastic squad as a free-exercise performer.
This is the first double state lettennan
Lincoln High has had since the 195g and 195g seasons. During those two seasons the Links round-ball teams took state two years in a row.
favorite pastime when he isn't
busy thinking or playing baseball. A member of last year's state championship baseball team, Larry also enjoys playing intramural basketball and football. Being stopped by the police for forgetting to turn on the car lights while driving downtown at night is Larry's most embarrassing moment. Larry is in the Arts and Sciences curriculum. He hopes to attend the University of Nebraska next year, where he plans to major in physical education.
11 Taller people and Surfer Joes'' are two of his pet peeves.
Larry's senior goal is to find out how to get a good grade in physics and to find out what a senior goal really is! Because of the measles, Larry Smith is not pictured.
Lincoln High School captured a first, two thirds and a fourth place in the second annual Nebraska Federation Indoor Track and Field Meet.
The Red and Black triumph came in the sprint medley relay event. Team members were; Steve Colborn, Paul Moore, Bruce Raymer, and George ward.
John Spaedt placed third in the shot, Aldis Augstums raced to a fourth place in the mile run, and the mile relay team captured third place.
Coach Harold Scott says that his team performed as well as he expected.
The LHScindermen make their next appearance April 3 in the annual City Track and Field Meet.
,loAnn Alice Hi Links!
Spring is ·bustin' out all over! In fact, our buyer is already working on our summer stock! You'd better hurry on up to The Place in time to get that perfect dress, made just for you! The All Sports Banquet will be here April 25th---and in case anyone is in doubt as to what to wear, the style in the past has simply been dressy cottons--nothing formal, please! We'd be glad to help you find just the thing!! The other Hi Visors have been informed as to · what will be appropriate, so they can help you, too. Get on the stick now!-April 25th will be here before you know it!!
To all those involved in Joy Night: ANOTHER"LINCOLNHIGH JOB" WELLDONE!!
Jo' 'n Alice The Place
P.S. HAPPY SPRING VACATION!!!!!
All-State, established over a quarter-century ago, is a human-talent laboratory for students who want to try their talents. and attain leadership qualities.
Under the supervision of University of Nebraska staff members, the 1964 session of All-State will be held on the university campus, June 14 through July 2.
FOURFIELDSOPEN
All-State includes acti vities in four fields:
1. ART--drawing, painting, sculpture, and field trips,
2. JOURNALISM--newswriting, yearbook editing, photography, typography, and broadcasting.
3. MUSIC--baild, orchestra, chorus, applied lessons, musical stage productions, and music theory.
4, SPEEm--theatre, play reading, debate, original speakers, and interpretive reading.
All-state is open to high school students from the ninth through the twelfth grades. Enrollment for the 1964 year is limited to 225 music students, 60 speech students, 75 journalism students, and 35 art students.
MAY15 DEADLINE
Application blanks may be obtained from Miss Dorcas Weatherby. Along with the application, two letters of recommendation must be submitted before the registration deadline, May 15.
One of these letters must be from a school administrator concerning character and school citizenship; the other letter must be from an art, journalism, music, or speech teacher confirming interest and general ability in the field. ______ _
Sophomores and juniors wishing to run for next year' s Student Council should file in Room 103 before or after school any day from April 23 to April 30.
The primary election will be held May 5 and the general election May 12. Eight sophomores will be elected for juni•or status; 12 juniors for senior positions.
Seni 1ors chosen to speak during graduation exercises, June 5, at Pershing Audi tori um are Jeri Adam, Harold Chesnim, Cindy Hardin, and susi:e Phelps.
The topics on which they will speak are: Jeri-Opportunity for Talent; Harold-The Verdict; Cindy--Educaiion for ~~~Q£L~£~; and Susie--Fair of Human Re- =...------ .§.ourc~s. These tour seniors were chosen at tryouts held recently. They were judged by Miss furcas Weatherby, teachers from the Speech and English Department, senior counselors, and the Senior Class officers.
The speeches and manuscripts were judged on the basis of content, suitability of subject matter to the occasion, and poise in the deli very of the speech.
Boy' s State representatives from Lincoln High School have recently been chosen.
1he boys and their sponsoring organizations include Bill Riley, Cosmopolitan Club; Don Forsyth, Kiwanis Club; Joe Weyand, Lincoln High 11L11 Club; Roger Starck, Rotary Club; and Sam Beechner, Sertoma Club., Boys' State is a trainin~ school in citizenship and state government. It will be held on the campus of the COilege of Agriculture. June 13-19.
• Seri be Sal es campaign ends Friday.
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Tryouts for Girls Octet will be held April 20, and for Boys Octet on April 27.
Both octets should be announced by May 4, say spon-sors Miss Dorthea Gore and Mr. Ivan Caldwell.
Each potential member wil l be given a new song so that every student trying out, will have an equal chance.
Miss Gore, who will judge for the Girls Octet, and Mr. Caldwell, whowill select the Boys Octet, will listen for a good blend of voices.
Citizenship and scholar- · ship are also considered in the final selection.
The octets, who serve as Lincoln High School's goodwill ambassadors, perform at service clubs, conventions, and club meetings, They also sing in school activities such as honor convocations, the Christmas Assembly, the AllSports Banquet, and Color Day. Accompanists will be selected after octets have been chosen.
jungle atmosphere of Johnson Gymat the All-Sports Banquet, "sports Safari, 11 to be held APril 25.
The royal pair will be selected from the group of 10 finalists.
The All-Sports King and Queen finalists and their activities include:
Stephanie Beltz. a Cheerleader and member of Aqualinks. She was a Homecoming Attendant and a former Advocate staffer. She plans to major in English at the University of Nebraska.
Alice Dale is a Cheerleader, Aqualink, and Senior Class president. An honor roll student, she plans to study dental hygiene at the University of Nebraska.
Joyce Ilg is a member of the Aeolian Choir, Keentime Council, and Cheerleaders. She has served on the Red Cross Council. Joyce will study elementary education at the University of Nebraska.
Sally Sheridan is a member of the student Council, Aqualinks, and honor roll. She is a Cheerleader and was a Junior Class officer. She will attend San Diego State College in San Diego, California, and study medical technology.
Cathy Stilwell is a Cheerleader, Regents Scholarship ~lternate, honor roll student, and Home Room Rep. She is a member of the Aeolian Choir, and All-School Lounge and Patio Committee. Majoring in French at the University of Nebraska is among her future plans.
Dave 'lbompson is a Varsity Football letterman, member of L Club and student Council, and chairman of the Home Room Representatives.
Dave Taladay was president of the Junior Class and is vice-president of the Student Council. He lettered in football and plan·s to study civil engineering at the U. of N.
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Lincoln High School will be represented in every event of the 1964 Fine Arts Festival to be held at the University of Nebraska April 16, 17, and 18.
Sponsoring the Lincoln Hi 6 n pa.rticipants are Mrs. Marylouise Alexander, Mrs. Maxine Faust, and Mrs. Suzanne Merwick.
Entering the interpretive reading category will b~ Jeri Adamand Harold Chesnin. Cheryl Marsh will enter the original public address category.
Those entered as extemporaneous and public speakers are Margy Angle, Dave Beckmann, Harold Chesnin, Peggy Ferrell, Vern Jewett, Andis Kaulins, and Cheryl Marsh. Entries in oral reading and one-act play are Bev Austin, Barb Bowman, Suzie Diffenderfer, Cindy Hardin, Mike Lederer, Ric Marsh, Melody Oglesby, Steve Peters, and Melody Schultz.
Acting as student directors for the Fine Arts Festival will be Bev Austin and Linda Kowrack. Dace Grots and Vic Kuklin will work with the sets and lighting.
Cindy Hardin, Lincoln High School senior, won second place in the Elks National Youth Leadership Contest, in which 40, 000 high school students participated. The second~place prize of a $500 U.S. Savings Bond was presented to Cindy by Kenneth J. Boshart, Exalted Ruler of Lincoln Elks Lodge No. 80. The contest was judged by u. s. Senators Bourke B. Hickenlooper of Iowa, RomanHruska of Nebraska, and Clinton P. Anderson of New Mexico.
Are you ever bored? That's not a fair question, because everyone is at one time or another, so we'll rephrase it. Are you !lli!ll bored?
If so, don't blame your environment, rather blame yourself.
Continual boredom probably means you are putting nothing into I ife, and getting nothing out of it.
Of course, a little boredom might be a good thing - remember, Newton was relaxing under an apple tree when the apple fell and gave him the idea of gravity.
But one cannot spend an entire 1 ifetime under an apple tree. Some time must be spent in more productive I abo r.
Students who dist ike school may claim it is just too boring to suit them, and yet they do nothing to cultivate an interest in it.
They must gi~ in order to r~cely~, and some students have yet to learn this. They have the idea that it is up to the teacher to make a cl ass interesting, and refuse to do anything to increase their understanding of i t. Are you one of these? Even in the dullest subjects there may be a hidden point of interest for you. It is up to you, the student, to discover it and bring it into the open. With luck and perserver,ance, interest in a subject can be cultivated. It just takes the feeling that you ~~rr! to be interested in something.
Even then, some persons still cannot 1 i ke a certain subject. Ju st keep in mind that all through life, even in the most ideal situations, ~ygrtlhing cannot be perfect !ll the time, that with the good there is usual 1y a 1 i ttl e, bad to be endured.
Now i s the ti me for al 1 seniors who plan on graduating June 5, to really get busy. Lately there has been a rashofdownslipsinthe senior class.
This is a dangerous situation for two reasons: I. It is the second s eme st e r o f yo u r sen i o r y ea r , 1he last time to fill your recordout with good marks; 2. The seasons are changing from winter to spring, and that means "spring fever.''
Nowthat spring is approaching aid the temperature is beginning to rise, en erg et i c peop 1e wi 11 be i n the minority. So while the chilly winds are still blowing, get down to some seri ou s studying.
If you work hard, seniors, you may qual i fy for the walk across the stage at Pershing Auditorium on June 5.
"Whatis ~o rare as a day in June ••• " or a pred1 ctabl e day in Nebraska'?
Some states have Indian summer we have Indian winter. '
Of course, there are some advantages to this play in Nature - winter1overs can st i 11 pretend ( '?) i t I s cold, and those who long for summer may remember that winter can't last all year. Or can it'?
Early morning sees heavily-bundled youngsters, teensters, and oldsters on their way to play, school, or work. But take a glance down the same avenue about 4-:00 p. m. the same day. Instead of rosy, frozen cheeks and noses, sets of dewy foreheads and hot, red faces greet the eye.
The Big Question: Do you dress for winter in the morning, or be optomisti c, and hope for warm weather in the afternoon?
Si nee weather is unpred i ctab I e, we close with the advice that everyone keep suitable clothing in his locker for the afternoon journey home.
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as Mar's most memorable experience. Her pet peeve is Mondays and h~r hobby is swimming, She enjoys reading and playing at Pioneer Park.
Mar's favorite subjects are Senior comp and psychology. She is in the Arts and Sciences Curriculum and plans to attend the University of Nebraska next fall.
If you hear someone saying "oh yeah! 11 you know Mar is around. She likes June 5 best about Lincoln High.
''It couldn't be Siberia.'' 11No, but it may be Outer Mongolia."
These are comments which are flying back and forth between Jim Wilson and Barbara Bowman, Lincoln High' s two AFS finalists.
SURVIVORS
Jim and Barbara have survived over six months of grueling competition. It began last fall when they, along with other LHS juniors, submitted their names to the AFScommittee. After checking personal records, grades, and ECApoints, the survivors were interviewed by the AFS committee. The group was then cut to six, and, two interviews later, the four semifinalists were chosen.
At thig point, infonnation on the four was sent to New York, where the central office began the task of matching students wi.th families abroad.
During this process, two of the semi-finalists were droppea. As of today, the New York office is trying to match Jim and Barbara with foreign families.
BOTH,ONE, OR NEITIIER
According to Mr. Harry Kuklin, Lincoln High guidance counselor and member of the AFS committee, both of the finalists, only one of them, or. neither of them may go abroad.
"It all depends on whether a family can be found for them in a foreign country," he explains.
Barbara is in the Arts and Sciences Curriculum. Her interests include swimming and camping. She would like to live abroad so that she can learn about other countries.
Jim, who is in the Engineering Curriculum, lists most of his activities as sports. If he is sent to another country, he wants to learn its language.
ONEOF THE FIRST Lincoln High was one of the first high schools in the country to participate in the AFS program. During some years, as many as four students from LHS !nave gone to other countries to live and study.
Presently Lau1ra Miller is studying in Kassel, Germany. At the same time, Lincoln High has welcomed many students from other countries. Carlos Blondet, from Peru, and Fusan Unger, from Turkey, are attending LlilS.
Final results may not be known for some time. Often ' a candidate doesn't learn of his acceptance until about two weeks before the ship sails.
But in any case, Lincoln High can wish them "Bon Voyage! 11
The united effort to promote on a meeting of the student better relations and spirit Council. They were compliamong the city's five high mented with school folders, schoolswashighlighted by the pencils, and copies of the annual Inter-city student "Little Black Book. 11 Council Exchange Day held recentl.Y, LHS Council members visit-
* * * * Dave Van Cleaf (also known as stub) enjoys playing pinball machines, swimming, fishing, and calling a certain someone. His extracurricular activities include a part-time job and earning a letter on the Varsity swimming team this year.
He lists math and study hall as his favorite subjects. His most memorable experi_ence was "beating Southeast in •swimming."
Stub doesn't remember his most embarrassing experience and says "it's probably better that way!11 His pet peeve is big feet.
Dave• s future plans are to attend the University of Nebraska and major in engineering.
* * * * "c 1 · t , 11 Th· · · f oo 1, man. 1s expression 1s o ten voiced by Thumbnailer Larry Beldin (Clift).
A member of L Club and Aeolian Choir, Larry enjoys music of all kinds. His favorite subjects are math, and, naturally, music! He lists guns as an outside bobby. Larry likes athletic contests and fifth and sixth periods best about LHS. The high school experience most memorable to him was attending a junior-senior prom as a sophomore. Future plans for Larry include the study of music and math at the University of Nebraska.
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T~umbnailer Vivian Larsen (Viv to some) is 10 the Teachers Curriculum at Lincoln High School, with planstogo on to the University of Nebraska.
Vivian's favorite pastime is "riding around in convertibles.''
"People who step on me because they claim they don' t see me, 11 is her pet peeve.
Vivian, who thinks highly of LHS, leaves us with this word of advice: "High school is lots of fun, but if you don't study, it is not as fun as it could be.· Study counts more than fun in the long run."
~he ex~hange students were ing other schools were: paired with ho~ts ~pd host- Carlos Blondet, JoAnn Christesses from the home school, ensen Cindy Hardin Joline · and accompanied them through Rieg~r Sally sh'erida From left, Mary Ann Miller, Dave van Cleaf their days' schedules. Bruce Staats Dave Talada;• and_Larry Beldin slave over themes for eco:
Students visiting LHS were Dave Thompson,' Tommie Thomp: nomics a nd modern problems, as Vivian Larsen· treated to lunch and sat in son; and Fuson Ungur. reflects on how she had to do the same thing · last semester.
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"could I have this clay tablet changed for five crocodiles?
Does this sound vaguely familiar? Maybe not, but it might if you had lived back in 3000 B.C. At this time a monetary system was beginning to take shape in Babylonia. Prior to this, bartering was the accepted way to obtain what one wanted.
However, bartering posed problems. First, one had to find a person with the desired item and then one had to haggle over the rate of barter_.
As the monetary system caught the eye (and pocketbook) of the world, money took various forms and substances, ranging anywhere from bamboo rectangles to paper circles made from religious book covers, and baskets of salt.
When America was first settled, the pioneers used
wampumor the Indian currency, shells.
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Until shortly before the Revolution, com and tobacco served as money. Spanish gold and silver then began to appear in the colonies.
After the war, the states printed their own money. Finally an act of Congress made the U.S. money system uni form for the whole country.
'lb.ere have been many great changes in money sine~ ancient times and money will continue to change. Man has always had the desire for wealth but the symbols differ.
The American dollar is 141 years old, but there is talk that it may be changed. The shape will be the same, but the colors will vary. The color change is said to be an attempt to eliminate confusion and to make giving of change easier.
Are you tired of being plain, insignificant, averitable nobody? Well, don't get discouraged. You, too, can make a place for yourself. All it takes is a Ii ttle gumption, X-ray vision, extra-sensory perception, doubtless courage, wings, and insanity. With these qualities, you can challenge certain world records.
Let us enumerate the existing records so you will know what's ahead for you.
How fast can you run-----uackwards? Bill Robinson, famed actor and dancer, holds the record for the 50-yard backward dash. He ran it in six seconds.
Maybe running isn't your sport. Howabout diving? The world's highest diving record is 205 feet 9 inches, which about equals the height of a 15-story building.
An Australian, Alex Wickham, agreed to make a dive from a cliff without bothering to ask the height.
Alex lost consciousness half-way downand his bathing suit ripped off his body as he hit the water but he made a perfect dive
If you decide to take a dive be sure you know when and where you' re going to splatter.
SKIP IT
Although rope skipping is
usually associated with the weaker gender, the record holder for the most consecutive skips is a man, Tommy Thompson, He skipped 20,010
Toomanypeople worry about the future and about things Jo i come. They forget how interesting the past can be. Suppose that through special powers we could take you back in time to Rome to the year A.D. 64. Besides finding the togas a little drafty and Nero's fiddling not so hot, (sorry about that) you would discover the Roman Calendar almost impossible to read.
BEWARE111EIDES OF MARCH
The Roman Calendar has three fixed days in each month, the ca lends, the nones, and the ides.
skips without a miss in one hour and 53 minutes.
What's that? Oh, the only thing you• re good at skipping is cl asses? Sorry, those don' t count!
Still another flawless record is Running Under Handicap. A record was set when NoahYoung (weight 198 pounds) decided to run a mile for the exercise. However, being lonesome he decided to take along a friend.
Hoisting the 150-pound man on his back, he ran the mile in 8 minutes and 30 seconds.
A111LETE' S HANDS
In 1900, Johann Huslinger walked from Vienna to Paris, a distance of 871 miles, Walking on his hands, Jo covered the distance in 55 days (550 hours) in daily 10 hour stints.
Actually, Jo may hold two records. He's probably the only person ever tb suffer from a case of athlet~ s hands!
Men aren't the only ones who hold records.
In 1936, Joan Kemp, a 15year-old• picked up a basketball, •and threw it 181 feet 7½ inches. No one has ever smashed Joan's record.
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Well, now ymu know of several unbroken records. You know who broke them and when.
Mlat are you sitting there for? Whydon't you go break a record?
Romans counted backwards from these fixed days. The calends was the first day of the month. The ides was the thirteenth day except in March, May, July, and October, whenit fell on the fifteenth day. The nones was the ninth day before the ides, counting the calends, and the nones were called the days before the ides. Those between the ides and calends were the days before the calends of the following month.
ALLCLEAR?
Jim Cline watches, and Dave Quam inspects a completed product.
Science fiction has had a great impact on today' s teens. In addition to movies, TV shows, and comics, now come sweatshirts with monsters painted on them.
For some reason, manyteens have the mistaken idea that science fiction is new. Actually if a teen were to ask his parents about earlier versions of S.F., they could tell about The War of the Worlds and 20 000 Leagues Under the Sea.
BEGINNINGOF SCIENCEFICTION
The War of the Worlds was the forerunner of science fiction in radio. In 1938, listeners throughout the U.S. were startled to hear of the landing, in NewJersey, of a missile from Mars. They heard the announcer's voice--
This is your XYZ reporter in New Jersey Everything looks calm here good heavens, something's wriggling nut of the s,h(1,dows like a grey snake now it's another and another; they look lik e tenta c le s I can see the TIIING'Sbody it glitters like wet leather the jace- it's indescribable the eyes are black and gleam like a serpent's, the mouth is v-shaped with saliva dripping from its rimless lips. Oh no, it's coming after me
As people ran screaming through the streets, the broadcasting station tried to explain that what they had just heard was part of Orson Welles' program,,TheWarof the Worlds. Science fiction was on its way. That year, seven science fiction magazines were born including Astounding Stories and Weird Tales. By 1941, 21 science fiction magazines were on the newsstands and the public was clamoring for more.
Frankenstein, the scientist who created a do-it-yourself monster, helped science fiction take the big step into the movies. Soon everyone became accustomed to stories about mad scientists building robots. Hollywood adapted the version of the traditional boy-girl plot using suitable innovations: boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy builds girl! Science fiction can be divided into two classes, the imaginative and the realistic. The imaginative may be further divided into types: 1. a story based on a new invention or discovery; 2. a story of the supernatural; 3. a story of a lost race; and 4. a story of a strange visitor from another planet. Most science fiction movies today use one of these basic themes.
MONSTER-GHOULSNOWPOPULAR
Until recentl.v. the monsterghoul pictures were attended only by persons of doubtful intellectual discrimination. No longer is this true. Because of the high caliber of the casts, those types of movies have become th~ favorite of many, Quite ineXl)ensi veto produce, they make huge profits.
While teenagers are the real science fiction fans, little kids are close rivals. Observing them at play with space suits, ray guns, rockets, etc, seems to indicate that the interest in science fiction certainly ' won' t die out.
In the future, the gap between the two classes, imaginative and realistic, will probably come even closer. What was imagination a few years ago is realism today! As science continues to probe into space, science fiction will also reach new frontiers.
Have you ever watched people as they select their food in the school cafeteria at noon? What they take often betrays their state of mind.
CALORIES00 COUNT
First comethe weight-watchers, They gorge themselves on things like salad, j ello, cottage cheese, and water. For dessert comes a tasty orange. Then there are the frugal ones. They get as many calories for their money as they can. A lunch of mashed potatoes and chocolate milk, noodles and chocolate milk, orpie alamode and chocolate milk fills you up, out, and in several different directions at very Ii ttle cost.
Close on the heels of the frugal ones are the big soenders. Calories or cost mean 1 i ttle to these, who select a complete banquet, and then add potato chips, pretzels, and cookies. Five minutes after downing this sumptuous feast, hunger gnaws at them again, so they happily make their way to the. ic e cream machine.
Test days are bad for lunches. In order to be quickwitted and accurate, one should not stuff himself. The same goes for those out for sports. It is often difficult to differentiate between a miler preparing to take to the cinders and a biology student getting ready to battle Darwin. Fridays reveal those who have been financially smart These people usually have money left over for little delicacies, while others who allowed themselves to be overcome by their passion for food earlier in the week, make do with a lunch of a napkin, a fork and spoon, and a tall glass of water.
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Has your picture ever appeared in the Advocate? If so, why not buy a permanent copy? For only 25 cents, you can have the or i gin a 1 , straight out of the camera. All pictures taken for the Advocate are filed(?) in a drawer in the Composing Room. Pictures dating back two or three years as well as current photos are for sale
Having a copy of the picture may prove to be advantageous. Manyyears from now, when your children ask, "were you ever famous?" all you need to do is whip out the picture, and their little hearts will be satisfied.
Doesn't sound as complicated nowthat you understand it, does it? Before long, you would be saying, nI've got a date to go to the chariot races three days before the ides, 11 as easily as you now say you have a date to go to the drag races day after tommorrow. Nowreturn to the present. Through this eXl)lanation it is hoped you will realize that history can be interesting but since each day of our calendar is numbered, we should use these figures. Isn' t it easier to say that you' re doing such-and-such on April 17, instead of saying four days after the ides of April?
The Red Cross "Project Oliver" enrollment campaign recorded an all-time high as the LHS Red Cross Council broke the record for the Lincoln high schools funds drives.
The two-we ek campaign netted around $700, exc e eding last year's money driv e by about $275. The juniors brought in the most money to win in the class competition. COUNCILPROJECTS
Cookie sal e s $32.40
Candy Concession
$29.15
Wishin g Wel} $ .88
Carrot Sales $35.00
Oliver Twist $55.00 HOMEROOMCOLLECTIONS
Sophomores $220.08 Juniors $224. 21 seniors $107. 33
The Red Cross Council also sponsored several other activities to boost the spirit and to publicize the project such as the windshield wash in the student parking lot, bookmarks for publicity, poster party in the lounge, stamped napkins in the cafeteria, a Red Cross assembly, and Oliver.
What happened to Oliver?
After th e enrollment driv e , Oliv e r we n t to Orthopedi c Hospital to brighten the Easter holiday.
Results of the first of the National Office Management Association spelling contests at Lincoln High have been received. Connie Driewer, a senior, was Lincoln High' sonly winner. She will receive a certificate of efficiency.
Two tests are giv en by NOMA annually to Future Secretari e s Clubs. Eac h c lub membe r i s gi v en 300 wo rd s to s t ud y for ea c h test A r epr e s entative from NOMAcomes to th e school and asks 100 o f the words.
In order to pass a test, a perfect score must be attained. A certificate of efficiency is awarded if one test is passed; if a girl passes both tests, she receives a certificate of proficiency and may attend a banquet held in May.
The first test was giv e n by Mrs. Patricia Beck, chairman of the Spelling Contest Education Cammittee. The results of the se cond test, which was given on April 7, will b e announced 1 ater.
Because of a disapointing response from the students, the AFS stamp collection is being extended through this week.
Students may bring the stamps to their home rooms.
"At this time, the sophomores are in the 1 ead. 'Jhree years ago, the LHS student body gave over 700 books. This is a fine target for this years' students to aim for, 11 says Mr. Harry Kuklin, LHS guidance counselor and memberof the AFS committee.
Eat at the LHS
American history classes recently completed a unit on big business. One student, con fronted with the financial page from the Wall Street Journal, was completely baffled. After staring at the maze of numbers, he came up with • II II (or thought he d1d) an easy way to translate the stock quotations.
BACKGROUNDFORUNDERSTANDING
Displaying kites designed and built in Mr. Allen
s Oesign and Crafts class are from
If someone told a student in Mr. All en Kirtley' s Design and Crafts class to 11go fly a kite," he probably would!
For the past three weeks the class has been designing and building kites-and flying them. The kites, in various shapes and sizes, include airplanes, fish, birds, butterflies, and even a turtle.
Mr. Kirtley' sonly specifications for the kit es were that they have a winged form so they could fly, be well designed visually as well as aerodynamically, and tha~ they would fly In preparation for the kite-building a c tivity, the class studied kite d e signing and the history o f kites.
KITE BIRD
ThP ~ame 11kite 11 comes from the kite bird, a type of ha\\k. There are three common types u r 111.tn-made ki Les; h e three sticker (hexagonal), the Malay (modified diamond), and the box kite. Kites must be designed with flat surfaces and t ails to maintain balance or be constructed to balance without tails.
One tradition states that the kite was invented by the Greek scientist Archy t as of Tarentum in 400 B. C.
Kite flying has long been popular as a sport among the Koreans, Chi nese, Japanes e and Malayans A kite flying over a house a t night was supposed to keep evil spirits away.
The favorite kite of the Chinese is a dragon which, is made up of a ferociouslooking head kite with many smaller, flat body kites strung behind the head on parallel tie lines. Some Asiatic kites are musical and are constructed so that the wind whistles through reeds and bamboo tubes to frighten off evil spirits.
Kites are flown during the first days of th e New Year in Korea, and 11Kites' Day, 11
the ninth day of the ninth month, is a holiday in China.
In fact, kite fighting is a popular sport in some parts of the East. The point at which string is attached to the kite is covered with glue and bi ts of glass. The player tries to maneuver his kite toward his opponent' s so that he can cut its cord with a sudden movement.
Most people recall the experiment made by Benjamin Franklin in which he used a kite to prove the electrical nature of lightning.
Although kites have been replaced by balloons in making weather observations, they were once invaluable in obtaining otherwise unattainable weather data.
23,835 FEET
The highest a kite has ever flown is 23,835 feet when a train of ten kites on piano wire was flown from aground winch.
Th e kit e has been used by the military to increase obs e rvation powers.to lift men, to signal troops, and to train machine gunners.
Modern engineers use kites to determine bridge placement Pictures hav e been taken by kites, and stranded ships and marooned men have been rescued by kites.
Even though kites have proven to be of military, scientific, and humanitarian value, the art students intend to make and fly their kites for pleasure only.
Hello again,
The results of his efforts to educate both himself and others follow:
The most important thing to remember when reading a stock table is that it is not as difficult as it seems. In fact, anyone having a reasonable commandof trigonometry, elementary calculus, voodoo, astrophysics, and Pilot Eng• lish should encounter no more than token resistance from the formidable stock page.
Keeping this in mind we shall proceed to the explanation of this portentious subject
A. The first column presents (in most thrilling fashion) the nameof the stock, abbreviated, of course, to save confusion. However, the abbreviation, Greyhd., contrary to popular opinion, is not a misspelling of Greyhound, but the shortened version of Geronimo Revised Egg Yolks, HomemakingDivision. This taken care of, we proceed, only to find a little number next to the abbreviation. All superstitions aside, this is not a code number for the star under which the stock was born. Rather, it is the yearly (sometimes known "'"' c:1.nuual) Ill v1<1e n d Thu s ifthenumber is -.03. we can as s ume that th e stock pays a dividend of minus three cents. In other words, it is rapidly folding.
SELL!
B. The next column extolls the glorious virtues of the stock by indicating its sales in hundred-share lots. Hence the number 10 29 in this colurm would mean that 100,000,000, 000,000,000,ooo,ooo,ooo,ooo, hundred-lot shares have been sold that day. This is the opposite of what happened to most stocks in 1929.
C. The next four columns should be dealt with simultaneously. They indicate re-
Spring is definitely here, and the trend is towards fun and more .fun. At Wards you can find those sporty fashions that mean so much to every girl.
The All-Sports Banquet, April 25, and the Junior-Senior Prom, May 16, are important dates that all girls should mark carefully on their calendars.
These special occasions call for special dresses that can be found in Wards Junior Department. Formals, both long and short, are absolutely beau ti fol. GO to Gateway Shopping Center soon and see all the sharp clothes.
Summer is nearing and with each day the temperature will rise, making one think of skiing, swimming, and boating. Swim wear may be found at Wards also.
Rememberto keep those grades up because the end of second six weeks is Friday. An awful thought, isn't it?
So long for now, Cindy
spectively (and respectfully) opening price, (not to be confused with opening night, coming-out party, or Joy Night), high price for the day, (not to be confused with week or light year), lowprice for the day, (not to be confused with beef prices, the Lower Nile, or Jack Benny.) Last, but usually least, the closing price, which is usually confused with such mundane things as bankruptcy, mortgage suits, and low dividends.
HOWMANYFI SH?
The last column to be discussed is known as the net change column. This refers to the numberof fish caught before the net must be changed. Some people think this refers to the change in the price of the stock during the day, but this is totally and completely erroneous.
And so as the sun sinks slowly in the West, and AT&T rises slowly to $175 a share, we close this profound and far-reaching probe 1nto the stock market, and advise the reader to invest in jelly beans. They' re easier to count, and the awards are immediate.
H i Link s !
In jus t ten days the Sports Safari will be winding i t s way to Lincoln High, and I'm sure that all the lucky girls going on the safari will want to look their jungle-taming best.
For that fresh-from-theforest look, try Gold's Junior Dress department. Soft party pastels are guaranteed to flatter you ~nd delight your mighty white hunter. so hurry on up to Gold's and get your safari fashion right now! While in Gold's, be sure to check up on the new look in the sportswear depart-· ment. This spring it' s the Dorm Shirt by Jantzen Shirts to movie in; relax in; do homework in. Cottoncandied with stripes, and wide awake, priced from $5 to $8. Soon to be seen in the sportswear department are Thermo-Jae' s new i terns from around the world. The Hawaiian Pony-Taii, the Danish Modernlounge shift, and the English School shift are fashions you won't want to miss. For an early preview, check page 44 in your April issue of Seventeen.
So long for now, Marcia
P.S. See ya at the Sports Banquet! ------
e subJect in which you seems to offer few opportuexc~ll may not be the best ni ties for meeting interesting ?hoice for a col~ 1ege major- men?
Just the easiest. "Don't b t f th e oo sure o e Acco rdi?g to education pot of gold at the end of the expert David_Klein, writing rainbow because there are about "Plotting Your Course ' many happily-married l1brar'ttlrough Coll " th A · 1 _ ege 18 e pri ians and teachers who se~ssue of Seventeen Magazine, lected their major for its You may be short-changing own sake yo~rsel f educationally_ by MIS;AKES NOTFATAL using valuable course cred1 ts 1T • learning something you al- Al though Y?U must decide on ready know.11 a college_ maJor _ev;ntually,
Mr. Klein goes on to ex- an early mistake isn t al ways plain that too often college fatal. If you enter a profescandidates are influenced by sional fieldyou will ~roba?lY television magazines and do g~aduat~ work which w~ll novels in s'electing a c;llege provide ~ilm_eft~r changing your spec1a 1za 10n. major. 11 UNUSUALFIELDS There are many psycholo-
A student's unawareness of fields of sociology, meteorology, biophysics, geology, and statistics may limit his choice of a major. Selecting a major after entering college is often more satisfactory and logical.
Some girls select a major not for what it is but what it ran lead to. For example, the nursing student may expect to marry a wealthy doctor,, the international relations, major may plan world travel. Could this be the reason why many girls avoid the less glamorous job of librarian or teacher which
,ToAnn Alice
Hi Links:
Seniors! Only 32 more days to play the role of the big upperclassman! Let's make the best of it!
Nothing can make spring springier than gay pastels to highlight your wardrobe! "The Place'l can satisfy all your spring desires. A wide variety of styles and colors awaits you at Millers!
Not even ''The Place'' could match the fabulous fashions Lincoln High paraded last Friday on Hobo Day! An invasion by New York fashion experts is expected any minute to copy the original designs!
Spring sports are underway! Let's support the LINKS as they bring more and more victories to LHS! Don't forget the AllSports Banquet, April 25.
"The Place"
Jo and Alice
gists who majored in physics or English, and many economists and social workers who originally intended to become teachers. "
Mr. Klein writes "not only • is a change in career line no barrier to admission to graduate school, but it may help later on.
11Rememberno graduate school or future employer is going to regard a few low grades or dropped courses as signs of general incompetence.
"The wi 11 ingness to experiment is a sign of flexibility, versatility, and intelligence--all are more useful than straight A' s. 11 Warnholz Places In Math Contest
Walter Warnholz, a junior at Lincoln High, finished twenty-first in the state math contest held recently. The Lincol in High team finished ninth.
Grubbies and burlap dresses were the style of the day last Friday as seniors celebrated annual Hobo Day.
The day began with a "Pigman' s Paradise" (breakfast in the school cafeteria). Students appeared in various costumes from barefoot bums to farmers of the field as they ate and enjoyed themselves.
BUSINESSAS USUAL?
Seniors then attended classes "as usual. " Many catnapped as a result of the sleepless night before; heavy heads, due to heavy hats, and tired feet because of unusual footwear sought rest in friendly classrooms.
Hobo Day, when it was initiated some time ago, came as a surprise to the administration. students appeared in unusual outfits but had to obtain approval from Dr. Steven Watkins, superintendent of schools, before they were admitted to classes. By the next year, an administrative policy defining student conduct had been set to provide for the unusual day.
WHOKNOWS?
Each year the exact date is kept a secret except from the few persons who must ap-
prove and plan the day.
Festive days at Lincoln High are nothing new. Olympic Day, a year]y sports competition between classes proved to be too popular. Rivalry grew so intense that the activity was abandoned.
An all-day faculty-student picnic at Capital Beach proved successful for a time.
When student disinterest brought about abandonment of
CONTINUED FROM PAliE 1 for two years. He has earned
Bob stern is a three-year two letters in basketball and swimming letterman a mem- was a letter-winner on the ber of L Club, and a Home state champion baseball Room Rep. He also partici- team last year. The firstpated in intramural volley- semester Secretary of L ball, basketball, and foot- Club, Bob is looking forball. His future plans in- ward to the study of physiclude the study of physical cal therapy at Nebraska education at the u. of N. Wesleyan University.
Bob Vasatka has been an all-city basketball honoree Soviet Visit Retold
By Miss Strasheim
Miss Lorraine Strasheim, Lincoln High language teacher, recently spoke to the International Relations classes of Mrs. Ruth Schwarz on her 1962 trip to the Soviet Union.
Miss Strasheim visited Russia with a group of teachers whose main objective was to learn the language.
The class heard descriptions of the Russian people and were told how tourists are treated in Russia.
In Russia, Miss Strasheim had an opportunity to meet and talk with the people. She told the classes she was impressed by the amount of interest the people showed in American customs, the American way of life, and American security.
Dennis Wertz has earned two letters in football and two in basketball. He was on the All-City Football Squad and received All-City honorable mention in basketball. He is L Club vicep resident.
Also included in the semifinalists were Georgia Axe,
the picnic an activities day, held on the school grounds, was insti toted. one day. This lasted
Several years ago, seniors were excused from classes the last three days of school. This holiday, in effect today, is part of an agreement that there would be no skipday to rep! ace the acti vi ti es days.
Tickets to the banquet costing $1.50 per person may be purchased at noon in the booth across from the cafeteria. Table reservations must be made in Room 103 before or after school.
21 years ago,"" LHS students courses in the art of ouflage.
had cam-
Six doctors administered the tests. In the wings, one can see the hundreds more sophomores anxiously awaiting their rendezvous with the needle.
The doctors were assisted by members of the Future Nurses Club of Lincoln High.
Track coaches Harold Scott and Bill Story have high hopes for this spring' s shot and discus throwers.
PROSPECTSBETTER
Coach Story says, TILast year we didn't have one weightman able to throw the discus 100 or more feet during the interclass meet. This year we had four underclassmen throw it that far or farther.
n In the shot put there are four boys who consistently throw the shot 45 feet or better. They are led by junior John Spaedt whose best throw is 52 feet-9 inches.
11'Ihe other three are junior Bob Cole and sophomores Rod Mulden and Don Gabelhouse.
11The discus throwers are senior Bruce Staats, junior Keith Davis, and sophomores Loren Ubbenand John Walters. 11
Mr. story, who coaches the weightmen, feels that they could do much better if they had a throwing platform.
SCOTTVOICESOPTIMISM
Head coach Scott is optimistic about the rest of the track squad. He feels that they are improving but need much more practice.
He reports three main point getters are out with leg injuries and that one of them, Ken Radke, will be out for the duration of the season.
The other two are Paul Mayfield and George Ward, all three of whom were on last spring's relay team that placed third in the state.
Announcing! The Lancaster County High School Red Cross Council is sponsoring a city swimming meet "water Safety Carnival.'' Both boys and girls are eligible to participate.
The meet will be held April 25, from 9: 30 a. m. to noon in the Lincoln High pool. Competition will be on an individual basis rather than school to school. Those wishing to take part in this event must fill out an entry blank, available in the physical education offices.
In recent intramural action
Herb Schrader won the table tennis tourney held in Johnson Gym. Herb defeated Larry Dietrich in the finals to capture the title.
In extramural action, the table tennis team from LHS won every match except one in defeating Lincoln Southeast and Lincoln Northeast for the city title.
Dennis Bradshaw, Larry Dietrich, Tedd Epp, and Herb Schrader made up the team.
In volleyball action, the LHS faculty team defeated LeRoy Rothe' steam for the school title.
Rothe' steam represented LHS in the extramural games with LSE and LNE.
The LHSteam won every match in winning the city title.
The team is composed of Tom Benton, Les tbner, Tom Dermyer, Steve Loos, LeRoy Rothe, Bob Stern, and Dennis Wertz.
Charles Borner, our first Son, has two Varsity letters in golf and is now working on his third. He also has two Reserve letters in basketball.
11Cheak11 feels that 11Golf, besides being my favorite sport and pastime/ has whipped me into shape! 11 (?)
In addition to being the 1963 state High school Golf Champion, Charles also earned the first-piace crown in the Lincoln men' s city tournament and came in second in the Nebraska men's tourney held at Alliance last summer.
Charles is in the Business Administration Curriculum and pl ans to attend either Oklahoma State University or the University of Nebraska after graduation. His senior goal is to have the LINf{S GOLFTEAMTAKESTATE.
Charles recently received the Lincoln Sportcasters' Award presented to one outstanding athletic performer from each of the Lincoln high schools.
George Charles
Assured that his senior goal, which is an LHS State Golf Championship, wi 11 be achieved, George Snider is able to pass the time "watching the great artist Vicki Bailey at work."
George has lettered in Reserve football and Varsity golf. Golf is George's favorite sport "because it's an individual activity and you aren't forced to practice. You practice because you want to put your team on top."
George likes the coaches and the traditional spirit best about Lincoln High, while his pet peeve is Bob vasatka. (?)
George commented that he has had so many embarrassing moments that he couldn't pick out just one (this is obvious by his frequent blushing!)
Future plans include attending Teachers College at the University of Nebraska and becoming a coach. Participation in sports has helped George "realize that a guy must make certain sacrifices if he is to be more than just another participant in a sport. "
• By Dennis Bradshaw
With the spring sports season under way at Lincoln High s~v~ra~ of the teams have provided surprises for their op- t1m1st1c coaches.
Th~ t~nnis team, which supposedly had very little chance o~ w1n~1ng a ~atch this season, has posted a 2-1 record, with ~Ins coming over highly-regarded Lincoln southeast and Lincoln Northeast. The only loss came at the hands of OmahaWestside
The !rack team, supposedly with very little chance of 1mprov1ng last season's record, made a fine showing at Grand Island, last year's state champions.
Although losing to the Islanders, 83-64, the Links, with ~h:ee_of th~ team's main distance men sidelined with leg 1nJur1es, miraculously held their own. Coach Harold Scott felt the team would do well to get 20 points.
The golf team is headed toward another fine season with impressive wins over Pius X and Omaha South. The Links' team score is the best recorded among the Nebraska high schools so far this year.
The baseball team has yet to play at present, but they could be every bit as good as last year' s state championship squad if their pitching holds up.
In their first meet of the season, Lincoln High' s golfers defeated Pius X 242-260.
The Links were led by Charles Borner, who had a 77 to take medalist honors.
Lincoln High defeated Omaha South, 227 - 263, in a dual meet held at Pioneers last Friday.
Charles Borner led the Links once again with an even par 72. George Snider also had a good round with a 7 5., TENN! S
The Lincoln High tennis team began its season with impressive wins over city rivals Lincoln Northeast and Lincoln Southeast.
Larry Eldridge and Bob Sader provided the netters with important wins. Bruce McLarty and Al Weimer also performed well.
Coach LeRoy Colson' s squad suffered its only setback at the hands of powerful Omaha Westside.
The Links managed to win only two matches; one singles, by Allan Weimer, and one doubles as Weimer teamed up with Bob Sader.
In their first dual track meet of the season, Lincoln High lost to Grand Island 8364.
Junior John Spaedt put the shot with a record breaking distance of 55' 5 11 in the dual meet at Grand Island. The throw, the best ever recorded by an LHS student, is only two and one-half feet from the
27th and Randolph 435-5467
existing state record.
Henry Jackson won the broad jump with a leap of 21' 1 11•
Jack Little won the low hurdles, Aldis Augstums captured the mile run, Kieth ' Ottoson maintained first in the high jump, and Steve Hanneman outraced his opponents in the high hurdles.
Hi there!
Can you believe it? It's finally spring! What makes spring such a wonderful season? We think we know! Just follow our recipe for "spring Supreme. 11
First, combine generous amounts of pink, blue, and beige. Any form of these ingredients will do, but how about a raincoat for rainy or sunny weather! The Hi - Styler Shop has a variety of sizes and colors for your selection.
Add to this mixture lots of spring sports! Let's all support our spring sportsmen as they keep the Links on top!
Next, stir in just enough blouses to keep your spring wardrobe versatile. How about a nothing blouse or one of the poplar madras blouses? The Hi-Styler Shop has new shipments of both types, which have been so much in demand this spring
For that special flavor, stop game, at sprinkle parties and other special occasions through the mixture! One of the most important of these is the All-Sports Banquet on April 25. Hunt for your dress for the Sports Safari in the Hi-Styler Shop
The final ingredient in our delicacy is a ton of smiles! Remember: one way to get a smile is to give one!
Bye,
Viki and Cindy
Ninety-eight members of the Class of 1964 were initiated to membership in the National Honor Society at an assembly April 20.
The guest speaker, Mr. Donn Davis, Lincoln attorney, was recently chosen "Young Man of the Year" by the Junior Chamber of Commerce.
The traditional candlelighting ceremony was performed by the newly-elected officers, • Harold Chesnin, president; Sally Weber, vice-president; Ulery! Marsh, secretary; and Loran Clement, treasurer.
The Madrigals performed at the assembly. Also included in the program was a saxaphone sextet composed of Tom Carpenter, Bill Dahlberg, Deanna Lewis, Jeanette Morey, Steve Peters, and Robbie Tomek.
The students honored included fifteen per cent of the Senior Class, chosen for scholarship, citizenship, and leadership f 'rom the upper one- fourth of the class. They are:
Jerilyn Adam,Judi th Amend, Ruth Amen, William Amen, Nancy Bantz, Kathleen Brt, Shirley Burkett, SUsan Cacek, Joanne Campbell, Patricia Charlton, Harold Chesnin, JoAnn Christensen, Linda Clawson, Loran Clement,
car la Cronkite, Alice Dale, Linda Lee Davidson, Leslie DeBoer, ThomasDennyer, Carol Doty, Sherry Eberly, Jeanne Eddens, Larry El-· dridge,Cheryl Gassman, John &eorge, Carl Goetz, Larry Goldstone, Mary Lynn Grosscup,
Cynthia Hardin, Patricia Heidenreich, Marc Johnson, NancyJohnson, Andis Kaulins, Karen Keefe, William Kling, Donald Klippert, Nancy Knott, ThomasKrieger, Sharon Kuehn, Victor Kuklin, CUrtis Kuster, Richard Laws,
Michael Lederer, O>nstance Leichner, Doris Lohr, Carolyn Manthey, Cheryl Marsh, Paul Mayfield, Judith McConnell, Sandra McGuire, Douglas McKelvey, Laura Miller, Sandra Minard, Carolyn Morgan, Judith Myers, Kathryn Nicoll,
Janet Parks, Sarah Petersen, Helen Pfeiff, Susan Phelps, Sharon Rance, Joyce Retherford, Joline Rieger, Margaret Rizor, Susan Roelfs, Edward Rohrdanz, CONTINUEDON PAGE 4
Tall, majestic,shade trees,
a bubbling fountain, and soft strains from a spectral bandstand will create the phantom atmosphere for "A MidsummerNight's Dream," theme of the 1964 Junior-Senior Prom.
The prom will be held at Johnson Gym, May 16. Tickets go on sale soon for $1. 50 per couple.
Plans for the promhave been under way for several weeks, under the guidance of Mrs. MarthaClline, Mr. Wind!e Reel, and Miss Lois Schwab, Junior Class counselors.
Commit;tees have been organized witlh volunteers from the Junior Class. committees and chairmen are: entertainment, Melodee Enoand P'eggyDann; checkroom, Pearl- Ace; decorations, Joe Weyand and Rosie Fowles; publicity, Jack Burnham; refreshments, Christine Hathaway and Alan Schmidt; ticket sales, Rarbara Albright and Linda Coll.born.
Pepper applications for 1964-65 due
Orientation Day at NU
Pictured are the newly-selected staff members who will take over the edi to1·ial duties of the Advocate. Upper panel (from left) Rota Zigurs, Allan Weimer, Pat Snyder, Janice Van Vynckt, Kathy Higgins, Gloria Adams,AnnWard, Dan Piller, Sandy Schneider, and Christine Hathaway. Lower panel (from left) Mary Van Sickle, Sharon Hall, Emily Fernbaugh, Roger Mulder, Larry Dietrich, Fred Horn, Margo McMaster, Judy Heller, Marcia Robinson, and Holly Rosenberger.
The So~homore Girls Glee will appear twice this week in public performances. They will sing a program o,f songs for the Fine Arts Open House on April 28. On April 30, they will present a double assembly, assisted by guest soloists Carla Hagen, pianist, and Carole Peterson, soprano.
One of the Glee' s numbers will feature Jane Schroeder as cellist. The accompanist for the group is Jennifer Safford.
The three sections of the sophomore Girls Glee Club combine to make a total of 150 singers. Two practice teachers, Miss Barbara Kassik, and Miss Sandra Stark, will direct.
Fourteen LHS seniors will be recognized for outstanding achievement in various areas of high school activity on May 1, Elks National Youth Day. Lincoln Elks Lodge No. 80, in keeping with the nation-wide proclamation which "emphasizes the importance of our young people throughout tne nation,'' is presenting an awards program for selected students from the five high schools, and their parents. Seniors to be honored, and their areas of activity are: Katherine Schach, academic scholarship; Cindy Hardin, leadership; TommieThompson, school government; Cheryl Marsh, science; Fred McDaniel, art; Fosun Ungur, foreign youth relations;
TomKrieger, vocal music; Marc Johnson, instrumental music; Mike Disney, boys sports; Shirley Wallin, girls sports; Susie Phelps, student publications_. (newspaper}; Sally Weber, student publications (annual); Andis Kaulins, debate; and Jeri Adam, dramatics.
Five vets and 15 cubs will comprise the Advocate staff for first semester next year. Staff members are required to have successfully completed the course in beginning journalism, to possess writing ability, and to have a good citizenship record.
New staff membersand their positions are: Christine Hathaway, editorin-chief; Kathy Higgins, managing editor; Dan Piller, news edi to?", Mary van Sickle, second page editor; Margo McMaster, third page editor; Roger Mulder and Larry Dietrich, sports editors; Pat Snyder, exchange editor.
Reporters: Gloria Adams, Enily Fernbaugh, Sharon Hall, Judy Heller, Fred Horn, Marcia Robinson, Holly Rosenberger, Sandy Schneider, Janice Van Vynckt, Ann Ward, Rota Zi~urs.
Seniors Fred McDaniels and Cathy Spencer made fine showings at the Nebraska Federation of Women's Clubs Art Contest. Fred placed first in the over-all ratings and Cathy placed second in the Hallmark competition.
Fred's oil scene of a rainy night in a big city won high praise from judges. His work will travel in a state-wide exhibition.
Reporters will alternate as editors for pages four and five to provide page layout experience.
Allan Weimer continues as business manager.
Students from all over th, state converged in Lincolr March 16, 17, and 18, to participate in the 1964 Fin, Arts Festival.
The University of Nebrask: was host to over 1600 com peting participants.
According to Lincoln Higt sponsers Mrs. Marylouist Alexander, Mrs. Maxine Faust, and Mrs. Suzanne Merwick, Lincoln High made a fin, showing, placing third in tht over-all ratings and earnini five superior ratings. This was the first yea1 that the Links have enterec every event of the festival.
Winners from Lincoln High are Dave Beckmann, Discussion; Harold Chesnin, Interpretive Public Speaking; Peggy Ferrell, Poetry Reading; Cheryl Marsh, Original Public Speaking; and Ric Marsh, for his part in a oneact play.
Each student was given a guided tour through the Sheldon Art Gallery and was invited to a luncheon the last day of the festival.
"The evil that men do lives after them, The good is oft interred with their bones. 11 -Jul i us Caesar
But Shakespeare'sgoodwas not "interred with his bones." Even today, after nearly ll-00 years, students study and enjoy ''Julius Caesar," "A Midsummer-Night's Dream,11 and "Merchant of Venice," amongothers.
One of the many things that has helped his plays survive through the ages is his timeless language. In Shakespearean days, the English 1anguage was stilt in its first stages of development. Thus he could mould words and sounds to fit his meanings, and was not bound by strict convention.
Did you know that William Shaketh f t t ''it's speare was e I rs o say; 11 Greek to me,'' ''it's a sorry sight, or ''method in his madness?" Modernday terms such as these have kept a flavor in his works, and interest alive throughout many centuries.
Shakespeare had a knack for plots, too. Although the Shakespearean language may stump a few unwary readers, the stories of a boy trying to discover hi s fat her' s murderer, avengefu J creditor demanding his "pound of flesh," or the tragedy of two young lovers are as timely as today's TV dramas. None of his plays lack in action - al 1 are as moving and exci ting, if not more so, than the copsand-robbers or cowboy-and-Indian movies we enjoy today.
Shakespeare's cultural impact was so great it is still felt today. ?-learJy everyone, at some time oranother , has read at I east one of his plays. They are studied in schools; it is practically impossible to keep from coming in c~ntact with the~. The popularity of Shakespeare Is unchanging.
Whatever the reason for Shakespeare's lasting popularity, one thing is certain, his plays never fail to delight audiences.
Following is an account of a fictitious Lincoln High baseball game. The sports editor assigned the story to reporter Bill Shakespeare. Here is his version as the Links battle with Rival Institute.
The game is about to commence. Sir Grosscup stands on the field and exhorts the arbitrator.
"Good my lord, will you see the players well bestowed? Let them be well used; for they are the abstracts and brief chronicles of the time. 11 · Behind home plate, the arbitrator speaks; 11Play ball, stout fellow."
Lincoln High assumes the field, Rival at the bat.
HOMERUN
Born April 23, 1564, in Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, England, the same town in which he died 52 years later, William Shakespeare, his life and works, epitomize a type, a period, and an art of English and world literature unexcelled after almost 400 years.
· Unknown during the eaily years of his life, Will probably received the grammar school education accorded most middle.class, religious townspeople of the 16th century. Some legends persist in regard to his teenage employment andeducation, but none can be verified.
MARRIAGERECORD
The first official record of William Shakespeare after his birth notice takes the form of a marriage license issued November 27, 1582.
Al though the female name on the license was one Anne Whateley, the bond of marriage issued November 28, involved Anne Hathaway. Most historians agree .that a cl erk' s error resulted in the discrepancy and that both girls were one and the same.
The facts outstanding are that the 18-year-old Shakesp e are' s wi f e was e i g ht years his senior. Their first
child was born May 26, 1953. SHAKESPEAREWASFIRSTThe child, a girl named Susanna, was followed, two years later, by twins, a boy
The next time you feel witty and bright, and start popping up with ·cute• and popular sayings, just rememberthat you are probably not being original. Many of the expressions used by English~speaking people the world over were originated by none other than William Shakespeare.
In fact, he was the first to say:
METHOD in his madness
GREEKto me
OUTof the question can't see the FORESTFORTHE TREES
TRUEto oneself
FROZENinto silence BREATHING a word
DISCHARGING a gun
WEARINGyour heart on your sleeve
SEALINGone's lips
HUMORING a person a SORRYsight being FONDof someone FLOWERYspeeches men of NOTEBALMYslumbers
LUSHgrass an ABRUPTanswer
SPIRITLESSpeople '
named Hamnet and a girl named Judith. Anne Shakespeare lived until 1623, but bore no other children.
SERVEDAS S(]IOOLMASTER
Until 1592, Shakespeare served as a country schoolmaster. In that year be ; made his appearance as an actor and playwright, and established a name for himself in London as accomplished-in both fields.
When the plague disrupted theater-going between 1592 and 1594, Shakespeare developed his talents as a poet. Acquiring a patron, the Earl of Southampton, Will could afford to live · while writing such.works as Venus an.d Adonis and The Rape of Lucrece. DEVELOPEDINTOGEN'11.,EWAN
From 1590 until his death in 1616, William Shakespeare gradually developed into a gentleman with a coat-ofarms, and a property holder of no small degree. Whenhe. died he was able to 1 eave a will which contained mementos for his friends1 and left his family fairly well off. Shakespeare's plays were written, not for publication, but for the London stage.
The dramatic theater during his lifetime was ·in a period of transiti.on from roaming side shows to permanently erected theaters with regular productions.
STARTEDAS ACTOR
Because he started as an actor himself, Shakespeare was able to write with a ful 1 and comprehensive knowledge of the capabilities, receptiveness, and the capaci'ty fo.r production of the 16th century 'theatero Sixteenth-century theaters we re built in a round or many-sided configuration, The stage projected into a court yard which the building enc1rc1ect and the audience stood iln the courtyard or were seat;ed in the theater on three sidles of the stage. Because no ,curtain was used, audiences hatd to endure the removal or ~hanging of any necessary p,rops. Theatergoers were also required to call upon th ei r imaginations as to change of scene, time, locale, etc. Programs were not available.
ACTINGCALLEDFORCONFIDffiCE
Acting in such a theater called for confidence and skill. Because female parts were played by males and props were scarce, versatility was a keynote.
The soliloquies and asides which Shakespeare used, did not seem as artificial as they now do because of the
The Rival batter strikes the ball "into the air, and what seemed corporal melted as breath into the wind. 11 Wouldit had stayed in the arena, but no, the ball is gone. Chronicle is Rival, one; Lincoln High, naught.
Rival then releases a torrent of hi ts. Sir Grosscup muses, "Naught., naught, all naught! I can behold no longer."
With the closing of the third inning the chronicle is Rival, ten; LHS, still naught. KILL TIIEUMP
Nowdoes Lincoln High assume the bat, 11Narr ture seems dead, and wicked dreams abuse. Sir Grosscup questions the arbitrator's conclusions behind the plate. 11This is a n sorry sight. so foul a day I have not seen, sa.veth he.
To wh,ich the arb1 trator doth make reply, "1 can see yet without spectacles and I see· no such matter. 11
The Lincoln High pitcher, one Hamlet, finds difficulty in locating the home plate with his pitches. A fair young maid stands watching the proceedings. Sir Grosscup speaks to her.
11And for your part, Ophelia, I do wish that your good beauties be the happy cause of Hamlet's wildness; so shall I hope your virtues will bring him to his wonted way • II again.
CASTFATETO TIIEWINDS
But in spite of Ophelia, Hamlet experiences continuing difficulties. He requests the advice of Sir Grosscup. 11My lord, you played once i' the university, you say?"
To which Sir Grosscup replies, 11That I did, and was accounted a good actor. Let fate decide the fortunes of this contest. 11
As the conclusion of the contest nears, the tide seems to turneth. The Links bludgeon the ball fiercely.· The Rival coach If addresses his players thus: You blocks,
you stones, you worse than senseless things! 11 to which Rival' s pitcher replies, 11My dull mind is wrought with things forgotten. II POORORLANDO
closeness of the audience to In the ninth inning, the chronicle is the stage. Lincoln High ten. Rival ten. Suddenly, the Shakespeare's writing may Links batter unleashes a mighty blow. 'i be divided into three periods have done the deed. Didst thou hear a noise?" and types, comedies, trag- he cries. The ball bounds clear to the wall ·edies, and histories. of the arena. As he proceeds along the baseThe first period, 1590 to paths, the question in his mind is 112b or not 1600, saw the development of 2b?11 · .his comedies and hiS t ories. As the Links' gladiator passes the third It was during this period base, Sir Grosscup exhorts, 111 will advise that Richard III, The Taming you where to plant .voursel f. II of the Shrew, Romeo and Juliet, The Merchant of The Lincoln High competitor touches home plate, thus ending the contest. Rival coach Venice, a nd Twelf th Night says, 111 will proceed no further in this were written. · From 1600 to 1606 the business, is this a dagger which I see befor me?" middle period, Shakespeare,-------------------- devoted his career to the dramaof tra2edv , During this time the immortals~ Hamlet, King Lear, Macbeth, and Othello were staged.
The third and final period, · 1606 to 1616, saw Shakespeare return to hi s tory and tragicomedies in the production of Antony and Cleopatra,The Tempest, and The Winters Tale.
~any historians, Shakespearian experts, and dramatists concede that the works of Shakespeare are the greatest test of an actor's, director's, or producer's ability.
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111EADVOCATE
Founded in 1895
Lincoln High School 22nd and J Street Lincoln, Nebraaa 68510
The Advocate is issued by the students of Lincoln High School bi-weekly during the school year except i11111ediatelyfollowing vacations. It is issued without cost to Lincoln Hich students, AC,vertising rates are $1 per column inch. Second-class postage is paid at Lincoln, Nebraska.
Offered to Man on this earth is a variety of weather which ranges simultaneously from a snowy, cold day in one part of the world to a hot, dusty, summer day in another.
WhetherManknows it or not, the state of the weather has a great influence on his personal life.
The populace of any region, with some degree of accuracy, can point an accusing finger at the weather whenever something goes wrong.
A dav's outing or a picnic is .spoiled by rain, or a person catches cold. What is to blame? The weather, of course!
Even students getting low marks in school may find the weather at fault. However, studies have revealed that this alibi is supposed to work only during the late spring and summer months.
The weather provides an everchanging cycle of cool, cold, warm, hot, humid, and dry temperatures and, with every weather change, it has become traditional to change recreational activities.
In the fall when the days are still fairly warm, the big sport is football, an entirely outdoor sport.
As the weather turns colder and drives everyone indoors, the sports fans turn out to see howwell their basketball team will fare.
Gymnastics, wrestling, and indoor swimming take up some students' time during the winter. For the adventurous, there is ice skating and skiing.
As the weather warms, thoughts turn again to outdoor activity-golf, track, baseball, and of course, outdoor swimming, and water skiing
Besides sports, all hearts turn to something mweromantic as spring-comes on the scene.
WEATHER A, VILLAIN
On the grimmer side, weather plays a villainous role.
It is a fact £fiat criminal activity increases during the summermonths. Moresuicides, general restlessness, and traffic accidents occur during the summerwhen the barometric pressure is low This happens before a storm breaks, when the temperature is shifting, and the humidity increasing.
More revolts and revolutions occur during the summer months. The United States, when fighting for its independence, made its greatest gains during the summer and one must not forget that July 14 is French Bastille Day,
In this warmer period of the year , the more radical student feels encouraged to revolt against homework, classrooms, and tests. But during the summer, who is going to care what he revolts against?
The weather is also responsible for the quaint custom of people changing their wearing apparel.
It would De a peculiar sight to see someone wearing bermuda shorts and a short-sleeved shirt, when it is a' blustery five degrees below zero.
Besides being a peculiar sight to all he meets (and one guaranteed to bring the man with the net) it would be mighty uncomfortable for him to feel his arms and legs sting unbearably from the cold.
On the other hand, it would be just as odd to see someone walking around dressed as if he were going to the North Pole, in the middle of July.
TERMINOLOGYEXPLAINED
Sl)ring refers to the springing forth of living things, while autumn is known by its Poetic name, fall, which refers to the falling of the leaves.
The "safari" has come and gone! The Student Council feels that the All-SPorts Banquet was a tremendous success thanks to the diligent efforts of manypeople.
Congratulations to TRAZAN, Bob Vasatka, and JANE~ Alice Dale, and the other members of the Rwanda Royalty!
VOTEASYOUPLEASE-BUTVOTE
Spring elections are already underway. Filing ends tomorrow for those sophomores and juniors wishing to run for next year' s student Council. Primary elections will be held May 5, when the field of candidates will be narrowed to 12 junior boys, 12 junior girls, 8 sophomore boys and 8 sophomore girls.
The Council is now plunging into a host of ambitious spring projects.
An assembly to introduce the candidates is scheduled for May 11. On May 12, the polls will be open for all sophomores, juniors, and teachers to elect a total of 12 juniors and 8 sophomores. The Council hopes to see a record number of people turn out to
'lbe word winter comes from the Germanic term meaning 11time of water"--of rain and snow. Nature has given Man an excuse to do the things he enjoys doing--watching an exciting football game, robbing his favorite bank, or overthrowing a government. That excuse is the weather.
Educated fish dwell at Lincoln High.
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vote. (Remember--~Vote as you please, but please votei")
MIKEFORMAINE
Sophomore Mike Knaub will represent the LHS Student Council in Bangor, Maine, this sununer, at the National Student council Convention. To raise funds for his trip, a car wash will be held later in May.
The Council is also hoping to send junior Roger Stark to Camp Cheley, Colorado, for a week of leadership training in August.
HOURDANCESUCCESS
On April 8, the AllSchool Lounge and Patio Committee sponsored an "Hour Dance11 in the student lounge Because of the success of the dance, te·ntati ve plans for a similar event are being made. The second 11Hour Dance" will probably be held the last week of May.
Don' t forget! l-01E Fm NEXI' YEAR'S SWDFlVTCXJUNCI L ON MAY 5 ANDMAY 12.
0 y IStOrS Have you seen Mollieneum, the United States. They may
Give me your tired, your poor, Your uncreative words that need revision, The wretched syllables that will bore, Send these,the trite and fivecent words away,
Pomacanthus Aureus, Lampris range from a simple bowl Reguis, or Chaetodipte r us housing a lonely goldfish, Faber around school recently? to a very large ( 100 gallon) You should have- -they've tank with accessories, and been here everyday, including containing many different Saturdays and SUndays. To be species of fishes. very honest, they live in a When it comes to stocking I lift my thesaurus beside BEITER WAY. school within a school. the tank, some people go so th e You may know them by their far as to purchase Japanese
Necessity requires that English teachers require English students to compose compositions. Frequently, after hours of painstaking brainstonning, the brain is pained and produces no product. When finally a final draft is submitted, the author is submitted to rejection by an objectionable rejection slip from the teacher.
11GIVEMESOME$5 WORDS"
Following is a sample of bland, lack-luster writing, succeeded by~ puignant passage. Whichholds more reader app eal ?
Spring weather is changeable. Especially on Nebraska. Sometimes it is sunny. Sometimes its rainy. Sometimes its windy. Sometimes its hot. And sometimes its cold.
If its hot its hard to sit in school. If its hot its hard to study and its hard to think.
If its cold it seems like winter is coming back and people aren't very happy.
The nice thing about are state is that the weather is changeable. ·If you don't like it today you can wait around for tomorrow because it will be different then.
Following is the same passage, written with the help of Mr. Roget's incomparable thesaurus.
Springtide atmospheric conditions are vicissitudinous, particularly in Nebraska. Gladdened heavens succumb to. intermittent precipitation. Zephyrs alternate with tempestuous gusts while climatic degrees create variant conditions of incandescence and glacial temperatures.
Sedentary positions and compulsory rallying of intellect are afflictive during tropical spells.
Arctic trends emit erroneous conceptions of hiemal recurrence which disrupt popular sentiment.
Weather's inconstancy in Nebraska is a beneficial attribute, for disconsolate regional inhabitants can anticipate a variation anon.
more familiar names, --Black war fish, (placed together Mollies, Guppies, Angelfish, they battle) 1 and deadly or Swordtails. piranhas (small fish with If you are observant and voracious appetites and sharp have been in the main office teeth which will attack recently you should have seen any creature in the water.) them. They are the tropical MONEYMATTERS fish in the aquariums. The aquariums in the office ?he two aquariums, each equipped with heater lamps, pumps, grass (some plastic), gravel, three marbles, and other assorted doodads, including food, and fish nets, were installed last September as items of educational interest.
Included among the 50 (?) fish (after all who r.an ronnt fish?) are 3 Black Mollies, 12 Guppies, 5 Neons, 4 Swordtails, 16 Zebras, 4 Moons, 5 Angelfish, 1 very small Channel cat, and others. Aquariums of assorted sizes and shapes are found in almost 75 per cent of the homes in
Have you ever wondered · why hurricanes are given girls' names? Here are some opinions as stated by Lincoln High students.
Christy Schwartzkopf- 1-Have you ever heard of a 'hericane" called Herman!
TomHelton--Great e r wrath than a woman's fury has never been known.
Kathy Cleveland--Have you ever heard of a Himacane!
Janis Sommer- - They• re named after girls because they are always furious.
Chris Yule--Both womenand hurricanes act much the same.
Gary Weiler--A hurricane is like a womanbecause it does what it wants to, it goes where it wants to, and no amount of talking can stop it.
Shirlene Lybarger--Mayb e the weathermen hope it won't be so violent if they give it a girl' s name.
(GIRLS-----Not violent????)
cost about $70 second hand. A fish fancier may pay as little as 75 cents for a tank (bowl), 50 cents for some gravel, 10 cents for food, 25 cents for a fish net, and from $1 to $5 for a fish.
On the other hand, he might conceivably spend as much as $1000 f~r one fish, alone Of course, in this case, he would have to buy all the eadee t s and thin~amiiies that are needed to keep the expensive fish healthy.
If you have a small fry (no pun intended) in your family who complains of having nothing to do, buy him a goldfish or two and he will be fascinated for hours.
In 1944, two Lincoln High boys decided that the boys attending school should have a part in the organized cheering at games and assemblies. They organized a 35-member boys club knownas the Sal ts. Memberswere chosen for spirit and enthusiasm. The organization was the counterpart of the feminine Peppers group.
The boys wore black sweaters with megaphone emblems; the word SALTSwas written across the designs.
This was the first cheering section of its kind in Nebraska.
In 1946, the club was reorganized and called the LYNX Boys had no special uniform for this club.
The organization, expected to enlarge and become a permanent activity, was shortlived, lasting only a few years.
Mrs. Alice Youngscap, school nurse, was delighted to receive a much-needed pair of adjustable crutches.
Sophomore Velana Hansen donated the crutches after her recovery from a broken foot.
Mrs. Edwin Hansen, Velana' s mother, who has had three children graduate from Lincoln High, says she feels it is time she gave something to the school to compensate for the many things it has done for her children.
Mrs. Youngscap explained the desperate need for the crutches. Most accidents happen in the gym and, because of the distance, it is difficult for someone who is injured to walk to her office or to a car. Mrs. Youngscap is often unable to help students because of their size.
Before she re ce ived the n ew pair of crutches, injured students stumbl e d along using too-small crutches or chairs.
The new pair, which has padded hand rests to protect stud ents from blisters while recovering from their a ccident , will be used mainly for transporting people to cars or doctors' offices.
The School of Practical Nursing in the Rudge Building at 13th & N was the scene of the last meeting of the Future Nurses Club of Lincoln High School.
The school which is under the direction of the ~lanpower Act, ofters a one-year course in practical nursing which leads to a practical nurs e's license after a state board examination. Tuition is paid by the Lincoln Public Schools and all books and the entire uniform is also furnished free of cost.
After a girl receives h e r license she is assured of almost an immediate position in a hospital where she receives three-fourths of the salary of a registered nurse.
The course gives a girl a basic background in most nursing skills and is ideal for the girl who can neither pay for nor pass a regular nursing program.
Many girls enter the program to determine if they wou1d e n j o y a c a r e e r i n nursing; they then may go on to become registered nurses.
The bell rang and Jud.Y Cheek gathered up her books and rose from her desk---that is she tried to. To her dismay, 1Judy found herself fastened securely to the seat.
With a pair of pliers and ingenuity, Mr Robert Compton, the biology teacher, dismantled the desk and freed her Judy arrived at her next class Just in time.
It seems Judy's skirt had gotten pinched between two metal fittings on the desk.
Foreign language classes recently participated in National Language tests sponsored by the National Associations for the Teachers of French, Latin, German, and Spanish and Portuguese.
LANGUAGESPARTICIPATE
Mrs. Youngs cap gladly discards old crutches and canes upon receipt of a new pair from Velana Hansen.
Inta Joseps, Bruce Raymer, Walt Warnsholz, and Natalie Zieg represented the German classes at the test given at the University of Nebraska. The other tests were given at school with the entire classes participating.
Top national prize in the French division is a trip to France. Other prizes include
Miss Jamesine Bourke, Miss Franc e s Buell, Mrs. Sharon Christoffersen, and Mrs. Helen Flanagan, co-sponsors of the Coed Counse lors , have announced the selection of 85 girls to the organization.
Coed Counselors, sometimes called "Big Sisters" was organized about 10 years ago to help sophomore girls adjust to high school life. During the sum~er, each counselor holds informal meetings with the girls assigned to her and together they plan many other activities.
A tea for sophomore girls is held on the Sunday befo re school opens to help orient the sophomores to Lincoln High School. The 1964-65 Coe d Counselors are:
Doris Adams, Phy llis Adkisson, Pamela Allen, Jill Anderson, Bonnie Armstrong, Carol Bass, Vicki Bosinio, Carol Bradshaw, Sandy Buehl er, Marie Bush, Risa Campbell, Diana Clement& Marcia Coleman, Sally Crosier, Paula Dinsmore, Deborah Dittenber, Candy Dutcher, Ronna Ellerbeck, Judi th Ernst, Janice Fischer, Vicki Fischer, Joyce Fritzinger, Janet Garner, Julie Gesch, Phyllis Ghormley, Janice Grabowski, JudyGrantski, Kathie Gunn, Carol Hadfield, Irma Hansel, Kathy Higgins, Maggie Higgins, Sand.YHiskey, Nancy Hoffman, Joanne Holderness, Pam Hurst, LaVay Ireland, Linda Jacobson, Bobbie Johnson, Terry Jolley, Audrey Kats, Janic e Kelley, Sheri Key, Janelle King, Jane Lind, Linda Martin, Marilyn Martin, Margie Medina, Jane Meyer, Annette Osborn, Sue Ann Ozenbaugh, Tori Pearlstein, Susan Pederson, Barbara Petersen, Cathy Pfund, Colle e n Preston, Barbara Ramsey,
Delene Reich, Delone Rice, Susie Rice, Sharon Robb, Linda Rodgers, Susan Rodgers, Holly Rosenberger, Pat Rothe, Cheryl Sahmel, Carol Schumacher, Barbara Smi t h , V e rn a Smi th , Rut h Stanton, Sally Staska, Barbara Stoughton, Cheryl Talley, Carol Tice, Natalee Vakiner, Sandy Van Beek, Linda Vandeveer, Martha van Sickle, Dorothy Walker, Marian Walkinshaw, Marlee Waller, Sharon Warner, Carol Wentink, Ilze Zigurs, Lynne Zimmerman.
Committee chainnen and cochairmen for the tea to be held in the fall are:
Decorations: Phyllis Adkisson
Irma Hansel
Finance ; cau1y Pfund Joanne Hold e rn ess
Invitations : Dor i s Adams Kathie Gunn
Program: Carol Bradshaw Maggie Higgins
Publicity: Susan Pederson Janice Grabowski
Refreshments: Dorothy Wilker Judi th Ernst
Schedule: Susie Rice Jane Meyer
The newly elected officers of this club are; PresidentCarol Wentink, Vice-President -Ruth Stanton, secretaryHolly Rosenberger,and Treasurer-Phyllis Ghonnley.
Mr. Calvin Bones, guidance counselor, is the proud father of a new daughter. She was born Saturday, April 18, and weighed 7 pounds 9 1/2 ounces. Congratulations!
medals, books, and cash awards. High scores from Lincoln High were attained by senior Linda Davidson, fourth year class; Janice Fjeldheim, third-year class; and Joanne Holderness, second-year class.
SPANISHS11.JDENTSRANK
Spanish students contest for scholarships, books, and records. Bob Sader is the high scorer in the fourthyear class. Beverly Austin and Sandra Bonacker have top honors in the third-year class while Ruth Stanton and Alison Leitch placed at the top of the second-year class. Angel Rivera, a native Spanish speaker, also received a high score in the second-year class.
Latin exams are given in four sections. The high scores on the three sections that have been given are Jim Gordon and Charlene Staska, thirdyear class; Dorothy Foller, second-year; and Alison Leitch, Chris HathaMy, and Dave Beckmann, first year.
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Karen Ross, Robert Sader, Phyllis Sattler, Katherine Schach, Michael Schaefer, John Schrekinger, Mary Lou Schriner, Leslie Schumacher, Wolfgang Seewald, Vondra Shaw, Sally Sheridan, Loretta Si eek, Donna Sieckmann, Eugene Simpson, Marcia Sims, Cathy Spencer. Bruce Staats, Charl e ne staska Cath er in e Stilwell, David Taladay, Jacqueline 'Ihomann, Julia Louise 'Ihomason, Tommie Thompson, Fredric Vandeburg, George Ward, Sally Weber, Paula West, Susan Wright, Crystal Young, and Margaret Young.
Betty Freeland, and Carol Smithj oin the group as transfer studen ts.
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Spanish Students
Enjoy Em Panada
The first year Spanish classes, taught by Mrs. Alice Mendeke, have just finished a unit of study on Argentina. To complete the unit, Jan McConnell and Bonnie Gibbs prepared an em ponada,(a meat turnover) for the class to taste. ·
MJSICAL INSTRl.NBITS
JBe.RY
IIJ3NO. 12
APRIL 29, 1964-
Mrs. Ruth Gartner, Advocate advisor, recently spoke to a delegation of girls from a six-state area at the Region VII Horizon Club Conference held at the Nebraska Center for Continuing Education. Seventeen LHS girls belonging to the Lincoln Horizon Club served as hostess during the two-day convention. Also attending the conference as guest speakers were Harold Chesnin and Bill Normand from LHS.
Greg Luft, sophomore, and C.J. Hanner, senior, won trophies for their performances at the Derby Accordion Festival in Wichita, Kansas. Contestants were judged by a point system with 100 as the perfect score Greg Luft received a score of 99 in the Class A division, and C.J. Hanner won 99 of 100 points in the Virtuoso Class.
There were 275 participants in the contest which was held April 18.
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Sara Jane Patrick of Fairbury is the winner of Hov1 ands' "Be a Seventeen Model" contest. We send special congratulations to LHS' s Cheryl Shulgin on being chosen as second runner-up. Prom, graduation, Color Day- -with all these events within the next few weeks, NOWis the time to buy dresses for these occasions.
Rush to Hovlands and look at the cotton pastels. One of our favorites is white pique in a two-piece fashion. It has a slim skirt and sleeveless over-blouse trimmed in lace. In the Hi-Styler Department also are many carefree cloth es for sports lovers and loafers.
Now some exclusive news: Hovlands has stocked a fantastic selection of long formals. They are so elegant and just right for the Prom, so Go downto Hovl ands SOONto see all these fashions. We know you will be glad you did.
Cindy and Viki
11The Lincoln High School Library, along with other libraries in our city, has suffered a real loss of books and magazines this year, 11 reports Mrs. Ruth Siefkes, librarian.
"students who have borrowed sucfi materials without signing for them and then have failed to return them are
A page 1n tne long history of Lincoln High School was unearthed when the cornerstone capsule of the First Baptist Church, 14th and K Streets, was opened April 13.
According to a commencement program found among several daily newspapers in the capsule, Lincoln High graduated 33 students in the Class of 1887, with graduation exercises taking place at tbe Opera house June 9.
·rne Nebraska State Journal of June 14, 1885, reported Indian trouble in Arizona and not enough substance in Lincoln Schools.
The capsule was removed from the cornerstone because the old building will be razed to make way for a new $550,000 church to be constructed on the site.
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Many days are coming up in the month of May which will have special significance for the seniors. Color Day, Baccalaureate, and Graduation are among the most important, and all senior girls will want to look their best on those days.
Gold's has the perfect fashion for each occasion. The Junior Dress Department boasts spring suits and dresses in a wide variety of styles and colors. Slimming striped Seersucker outfits are the big news in the Sportswear Department. And for that very, very special ensemble, try the Lincoln Shop.
Remember, too, that the Junior-Senior Prom is not very far away. Floor length and short formals, ranging from delicate beaded past els to bold flowered prints, may be found at Gold' s.
Shop now, Marcia
P.S. Good luck to all juniors trying cheerleader! out the for
creating a situation which is of grave concern to the administration. n
MORETHANMONEYPROBLEM
Mrs. Siefkes reports that important reference books have disappeared from the library shelves. This loss cannot be measured in dollars alone, for it has made it impossible, in many cases, for students to find T'esource materials at the time they are needed.
"we realize that in some cases students have unintentionally picked up books or magazines and have forgotten to sign for them. Any such books that belong to the library could be turned in to the bookroom, placed in the library box in the office, or better yet·returned to Room300. 11 she says.
STUDENTRESPONSIBILITY
"some students have been alert enougn to notice books in their lockers which still have the book cards in them and have returned them. This shows a responsible attitude on their part.
"Please help your school keEP such important tools of education available for all students and faculty."
Orders for new books and magazine subscriptions will be sent in soon. Anyone with suggestions should bring them to Mrs. Siefkes.
11With a larger budget this year," reports Mrs. Siefkes, '~ greater number of books and maigazines will be pur" chased.,
The Pepper sponsors, Mrs.
Frances Colon, Mrs. Diana Biegler, Mrs. Beulah FGley, and the officers of the club were hostesses at a coke party, recently.
The surplus in the Pepper treasury financed the party which was held in the lounge.
Refreshments were served and a :short skit given. Carolyn Manthey, president of Pepper:s, thanked members for help in making tt-i.s year's club ''one to be proud of. 11
The party wound up the Pepper activities for the 1963-64 year.
Cheryl
Pam Sommer, Ron Nelson, and Gary Gilmore.
'Do-It-Yourself
Mr. Carl Manthey' s physiology classes, as a lab experiment in the unit on blood, have been examining their own. In order to accomplish this, the student, using a blood lance, must prick his own finger. Most people don't mind a nurse stabbing them like that, but to "do it yoursel f 11 can make even the boldest scholar quiver in his boots.
One student declared that he would not stick himself. He ended by doing it five1imes because he could not make his slide properly.
Another held his hand high in the air and jab bed himself futilely several times, only to discover that in order to draw blood, one must hold the hand down. A little thing called gravity enters in.
Stu den ts declare that it' s
a real thrill to see one's own blood under a microscope, which is accomplished by putting a smear on a slide, and then staining it.
The sight of one's own blood provokes various reactions.
II Mr. Manthey, I don't have any white cells. 11
111 guess I'm anemic. 11 "1 thought blood was red. 11 11My corpuscles are all smashed. "
ANOTHER II OUCH II
For the brave scholar who successfully lanced his finger there was good news-he had to do it twice more. The cursory experiment was only the beginning. Hemoglobin must be measured and blood typed. It was back to the knife for the students.
In the next few days, if a physiology student seems re1uctant to shake hands, don't be surprised.
Flying majestically · below the United States flag on the northeast corner of the school grounds is a bright, new Lincoln High School flag.
Action leading to the flying of the new flag was taken by the Student Council, when it was brought to its attention that the tattered flag was no longer displaying the red and black of LHS. Indeed, the school colors appeared to be pink and gray. The flag was designed by a student of Lincoln High
Although school will end soon, the thoughts of many girls are still in their closets, as they wonder, "What am I going to wear to school for the rest of this year?"
I have the perfect answer for you! Two- and three-part d_resses in the layered look are still very popular this spring.
In the junior department at Wards, slingshot jumpers and matching blouses by Carol Brent may also be found along with the free-swinging madras shifts which will highlight spring fashions.
Capri pants in any style, color, or fabric, and for every mood and taste, wi 11 be ideal for those cool evenings we are sure to have. Print blouses by Brentshire, Ward's own special brand name, can be found to coordinate with any pants you should choose.
several years ago, when the Student Council held a school-wide flag-designing contest.
The AFS students of the Lincoln high schools, believing there is a need for organized soccer in the city of Lincoln, are organizing teams in their respective schools.
The two AFS students at Lincoln High, Fosun Ungur, and Carlos Blondet, urge all interested boys to sign up in Room 103 as soon as possible. Practice is held every Saturday in the oval; the first game will be May 23.
Have you ever had a day when everything went wrong?
A certain junior girl, who desires to remain anonymous, had a series of unfortunate events happen to her all in one half hour!
While enroute to a drive-in she ran a red light. Who should be behind her, but a friendly policeman. Not feeling so friendly, he issued her a ticket.
The next event occurred as she turned the corner at 40th and South. The car ran out of gas. This was not a serious casualty because as anyone knows, there is a gas station on that beloved corner.
However, Miss X and her friends found theoccurrence so humorous that she forgot to stop the car. She allowed it to coast for two blocks and had to walk back for gas.
Upon arriving at the station, she discovered she had the sum total of 45 cents with which to purchase the gas. Carrying her thimbleful of gas, she returned to her car only to find that she had forgotten to turn off the ignition. You guessed it--the battery was dead.
Thanks to the kind gas station attendant and his trusty battery charger, she and her friends finally went on their merry?? way~
For 400 years, the greatest actors from all countries have a~:hieved their greatest performances in productions of Shakespeare's plays. No one whoseriously studies the dramatic arts can justly say th at Wi11i am Shakespeare of Stratfc>rd-on-Avon was not the greatest in his time and ours.
400th ANNIVERSARY
In commemoration of the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's birth, the University of Nebraska is producing or maki11gavailable a series or productions, l ec tu res, readings, and telecasts on the Ii fe and works of William Shakespeare.
The Homage of a Poet, a reading by Professor Karl Shapiro, will be presented in the auditorium of the Sheldon Art Gallery, Thursday April 30, at 8:00 p.m. Already in progress is a 15-week re-run of ShakespearJs history plays on KUON-TV. Enti tied An Age of Kings, the broadcasts may be seen at 8:30 p.m., Wednesdays. April 30 will see KUON-TV presenting a live telecast from the auditorium of the Sheldon Art Gallery of a production titledShakespeare at the Sheldon. Broadcast time is 8:00 p.m
Our first Son, Bob Linkugel is in the Trades Preparatory CurFiculum and has lettered in Varsity cross-country and Reserve and Varsity track.
Cross-country is Bob's favorite sport "because of all the nice guys you meet and all the fun you have running through the woods at Pioneer Park. 11
With graduationashis senior goal, Bob pl ans to II sit II around and get fat afterwards. Eating also ranks as a favorite pastime. (Better watch that figure, Bob!)
Teachers who cannot pronounce his last name is Bob's pet peeve, while ''all the iriendly, smiling faces 11 is what he likes best about LHS. Bob's most embarrassing moment was so embarrassing he couldn't reveal it.
Participation in sports has helped Bob ''realize the need for competition."
After achieving his senior goal which is to graduate, Steve Chandler plans to keep up with his marble playing.
Steve, in the Trades Preparatory Curriculum, has been a member of the Reserve and Varsity gymnastic teams (an off season for marble players.) Falling off the trampoline during gym meets rates as Steve's most embarrassing moments, while capturing first place in that same event in the state meet is his most memorable moment., Steve envies (?) people who wear red letter sweaters. Participation in sports has helped Steve to learn to stick with something, ' no matter how rough the going may get.
The Reserve team gained revenge for the less fortunate Varsity squad by shuttingout the "Little Knights" and defeating the "Junior Rockets" 5-4 in a three-hit ball game.
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Lincoln High's golf team defeated OmahaWestside Friday to stay undefeated and untied. The golfers, whohave a very good chance of taking state this spring have only been pressed hard by two teams, Bellvue and Lincoln Southeast, in compiling their 6-0 record.
The squad is led by defending state champion Charles Borner. Other members are Sam Beechner, Dennis Bradshaw, George Snider, and Galen Ullstrom.
Omaha Westside fell by the wayside Friday as Lincoln High' s golfers defeated them 301-318 in a meet held at Miracle Hills Country Club in Omaha.
The Links had all four players in the seventies. Charles Borner led the way with a 72. Other scores were George Snider, 75; Dennis Bradshaw, 77; and Sam Beechner, 77.
The golfers defeated Lincoln Northeast and Lincoln Southeast in a 9-hole triangular held at Pioneers.
The Links had a total nine hole score of 115 compared to Southeast' s 119 and Northeast' s 131.
The Links were led by Charles Borner, who had a 36.
Lincoln High defeated Creighton Prep, 243-257, in a meet held at Pioneers. The Links were led by George Snider with ~n 80.
The meet was held under adverse weather condition.
Mr. Roy Colson is more than pleased with the way the tennis team is shaping up this year despite the fact that
there is only one returning letterman.
Depth has been gained by the continuing improvement of Larry Eldridge and Allan Weimer, up from last year's Reserve squad.
Mr. Colson feels that defeating Lincoln Southeast in the first match of the season gave the team the needed spark to continue winning.
Lacking an outstanding performer, Mr. Colson feels that the team will have Ii ttle chance in the state meet. However, in dual competition he believes Links netters have one of the best teams in the state.
Battling wild winds and cold weather, the LHSbaseball team was outscored by Lincoln Southeast, 9-8, in the first game of the season.
The Links nine blew several chances to score. On three occasions, with bases loaded, they failed to produce a run.
Ken Bouman, Delbert Smith, and Bob White led the Black and Red with two hits each.
Alan Hergenrader relieved Glenn Schwartzkopf and was tabbed with the loss.
Continuing to play inconrsistent, ball, Coach Buford Grosscup' s squad muffed an early 7-2 lead in the fifth inning, falling to Lincoln Northeast 10-7.
Walter Fras suffered the loss.
After gaining an early 3-1 lead in the first inning with a three-run homer by Walter Fras, the Cinks defense ,gave up three unearned runs. 'They were defeated by Omaha ' North, 7-3.
Alan Hergenrader was the losing pitcher, his second loss of the season.
Glenn Schwartzkopf picked up his first loss of the season at the hands of Omaha Tech for the fourth straight loss for the Links.
Larry Smith and Bob vasatka led the Links cause with 3 hits each.
The LHS nine will be competing in district play this week, meeting Lincoln Northeast in the first round.
OmahaTech High School has been placed on probation by the Nebraska School Activities Association for breaking NSAAregulations.
Freshman stand-out, George Hicks, was permitted to compete in two different meets, two days in a row.
NSAAregulations state that a boy must not compete in more than two meets in any week, and that there must be a two-day interval between.
Hicks will be ineligible for the state and district meets this year, with his team remaining on probation until the case is reviewed by the NSAA board of control at a May 14 meeting.
.loAnn Alice
Hi Links!
We' re certainly having our share of April showers! If you' re without a good raincoat thi~ season, you may hate rain as much as homework! Rainy weather isn't quite so bad thoughespecially with a new raincoat from The Place! At Miller's you can find just the coat to shine over those sudden downpours. The Place is prepared for sunny days, too! Lots and lots of swimsuits are ready for their first plunge into summer. Beach dresses to wear over your swimsuit will be a new look at pools and beaches this year. Good luck to all of the junior girls trying out for Varsity Cheerleaders. The Links should have lots pf pep next year.
Right now spring sports are in full swing! LET'S• GIVE THEMALL THE SUPPORT WE CAN! ! ! ! GO LINKS! ! The Place, Alice and Jo
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Upper panel, top row, from left, are Carolyn Oorcoran,, Marjory White, Jane Proctor, Viki McPherso~; bottom ro~ Sally Shildneck, SUsie Bodie, Diane F1ilbert, Peggy Ferrell, accompanist, and Melodie Schulz.
Lower panel.top row, from left, are Bnuce Raymer, Ric Marsh, Bill Winter, TomHansen; bottom row, Bob Cole, Gerald Holbrook, Mike Douthit, and Jeff Sayre.
Recently announced were the Boys and Girl-s Octets for 1964-1965.
Students trying ouL are rated on singing ability, the blending of voices, scholarship, attendance,and dependability,
1be Octets will participate in many school activities throughout the year and will represent Lincoln High in numerous community affairs.
New members of the Girls Octet are Susie Bodie, Carolyn Corcoran, Diane Fi 1bert, Viki McPherson, Jane Proctor, Melodie Schulz, Sally Shildneck, Marjory White, and Peggy Ferrell, accompanist.
The Boys Octet includes Bob Cole, Mike Douthit, Tom Hansen,
'!be 1964 Scribe sales have now totaljd 695 copies, 608 of which were sold during the recent sales campaign.
First-prize winner and recipient of a free Scribe, is Cathy Pfund, sophomore, who sold 81. Second-prize winner is Bob Miller, senior, with 79 copies sold.
Service ratings will be awarded to six for the sale of 30 or more Scribes. These include, in addition to the two winners, juniors, Kathy Hellweg and Gerry Jacobs; seniors, RhondaMattingly and Vondra Shaw.
Amongthe many props being constructed for 11A Midsummer Night's Dream" are a bridge, several shade trees, and park benches. Music for the event will be provided by Ray Rosenow ~nd his orchestra playing on a specially decorated bandstand.
Entertainers will be Gloria Adams and Dorothy Fuller, tumbling; Melodie Schulz, dancer; l..inda Henrichs, twi rlet·; Melodee Eno, Viki McPherson, Jane Proctor, and Judy Tassler, quartette.
Roger Stark and members of Ray Rosenow' s band will play special selection •
Gerald Holbrook, Ric Marsh, Bruce Raymer, Jeff Sayre, and Bill Winter. The Girls Octet is sponsored by Miss Dorthea Gore and the Boys octet by Mr. Ivan Caldwell. ..... "' "'
May 15 is the election date for the selecting of the 1965 Peppers officers.
Nominations were made at a recent meeting of next year's pep club members.
Sixteen girls have been nominated for the office of president and those with the next two highest will become first and second vice-presidents.
Those on the ballot for president are; Paula Almanza, Connie Ewerth, Peggy Ferrell, Janelle Heizer, Terri Jolley, Deanna Lewis, Linda Lougee. Nina Mattick, Kathy Ness, Lavonna 01 sen, G'Nell Palmer, Joanie Rider, Carol salter, Martha Sanger, Patsy Stevens, and Vicki Underhill; Nina Mattick, Kathy Ness, Lavonna Olsen, G'Nell Palmer, Joanie Rider, Carol Salter, Martha Sanger, Patsy Stevens, and Vicki Underhill.
Those nominated for the office of secretary are Judy Bond, Claudia Davis, Dottie Ebner, Kathy Higgins, Martha Mccuistion, Glenda Schaffert, Cheryl Schneider, Atricia Sultzbaugh, and Ann Ward.
Incluaed on the ballot are the nominees for treasurer. They are Jeanette Adams, Carolyn_ Boyd, Cheryl Buhrdorf, Denise Franklin, Mary Folmer, Sharon Hall, Linda Henricks, Pam Kahm, Janelle McClellan, Jaqe Polhemus, and Nancy Schwindt.
For the second year in a row, a Lincoln High School student walked away with the top honor, the Outstanding Craftsman Award, at the Nebraska State Student Craftsman Fair held April 30, and May 1 and 2, at the Kearney State Teachers College in Kearney.
Danny Fraley, a student in Mr. James Joyner's industrial arts woodworking class, was judged Outstanding Craftsman among 2400 individual participants for his project, a spiral lamp. 'WOODWORK,CRAFT AWARDS
Other awards to Lttb woodworking and industrial crafts students include Larry Bower~ a first~ John Schmidt, a second: and Lloyd Si t7Jllan, a third in leatherwork; Atex Becker, from Mr. Clarence Evans' I.A. Woodworking class; a s2cond and a third~ Floyd Cornel1 1 a first, and
• During the mid-way break of the Prom, Mike Douthit, master-of-ceremonies, will announce the entertainment which will be provided by Lincoln High students.
First of the important dates for senior year-end activities will be May 22.
On this day, the 1964 graduates will be honored at the traditional O>lor Day assembly. Color Day is the time for revealing scholarship winners and honoring talented • seniors.
AWARDSTO BE PRESENTED
Someof the awards included in the recognition service are the Scholarship Key, presented to the senior with the highest grade average, the Harry Sidney Dobbins award for athletic and scholastic excellence, the Drama award, GAA award, and various scholarships.
Later in the day, LINKS will be issued. They will be distributed in various rooms which will be announced later.
SENIORSSIGN OUT
Included in the activity of this date is LINKSsignout Party. The Parents Group sponsors the party which is held in the lounge. Seniors are invited to inspect and sign the newly-issued year books as they enjoy refreshments served by the Parents Group.
The student council will sponsor a patio dance following the Sign-out Party.
A library for teenagers, recommendedby Sandy Koufax, Dodger baseball star, · highlights the book display outside Room300.
Claiming to have read more books in one season than any other baseball pitcher in It II history, Sandy makes a pitch for reading by recommending a 11st of great books. This list includes books under the following topics: adventure, poetry, modern novel, history. science, humor, sports, memoirs, and biography.
With the baseball season in full swing, the exhibit casealsodisplays book jackets about baseball and famous baseball players. Mrs. Ruth Siefkes, librarian, reports th~t the purpose of the display is "to show the wide variety available in the library and to end II courage rea 1ng.
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Members ot· Future Teachers of America will be hostesses of a tea on May 18.
1be tea, honoring the faculty and administrative staff, is under the supervision of Miss Florence Jenkins and Mrs. Patricia Winkler. It will be held from 3:15 to 4:30, in the cafe~eria.
According to Miss Jenkins, ''it is just a way the FTA has of honoring Lincoln High teachers. 11
Frank Howland_,,a second "in woodworking; and Don Cook 1 a second in woodworking.
Honorable mentions went to Alex White, from Mr. Evans' woodworking classes, Paul Kant, and Webster Fowler in wood turning, and Jim Jacobs for architectural drafting, taught by Mr. Arvid Johnson.
The LHSgraphic arts participants, under the direction of Mr. WayneOsborn, printing instructor, were Stan Schafer who received a first and Steve Loos a second in one· color printing.
RaymondBates was granted a first and Larry Bailey a second in two-color printing; and Steve Chandler, David Williams, and Bob Norman, honorable mentions in one-cot ~r printing.
Lincoln High entered 25 Projects and placed fourth
over-all amongthe 130 schools participating.
First place went to Grand Island High School, with Omaha Tech, Omaha South and LHS completing the top four.
Dan Fraley displays his out· standing spiral lamp.
wtienthe school year nears its end, the universal words heard from teenagers are, "I've just got to get a sunvnerjob. " Those whohave relatives to help are fortunate but most teens are on their own, looking for any job they can find.
Why is it so difficult for teens to get a summerjob? Students app1y at stores, restaurants, c1eaners, and a score of other pt aces, but they too often get the discouraging answer, "NO "
The chief reason so many students are turned down is because there are justtoomany high school and college kids looking for too few jobs.
Another factor is experience; most teens don't have the essential work background necessary to secure a good-paying job.
Most businesses are interested only in permanent employees. They don't care to train people for summer work only because they are left with the same problem of job vacancies in the f al 1.
Employers must surely be aware of this tremendous teenage problem. Without summeremployment, teens may turn to activities which may not be the best. Too much spare time in the summercan lead to trouble. So those teens whoare I ooki ng for their first job should be given a chance for that job.
Even though there aren't enough jobs to go around, those who really want to work will go out and hunt, not only in the places where everyone else goes, but to some of the smaller stores and businesses in Lin co1n.
Chances are the real 1y ambitious student, who really wants work will be the one who will succeed in finding a job.,
For the others, BETTERLUCKNEXT SUMMER!
As spring arrives, high school students have a way of worrying 1ess and less about schoolwork. While this is a very normal situation, must it meannoisiness and other discourtesies in cl ass?
Besides disrupting other students, this commotion also affects the teacher, who. like everyone else, is affected by the balmyweather. In stead of pursuing more pleasurable occupations, he must try to instill some knowledge in a room full of restless students.
Howmany sagging grades might be raised by ju st spending a few minutes 1 istening in class? And how many, many questions would never be asked if directions had been heard the first time? Besides this lost time being added to class study periods, many teachers are able (and willing) to cut downon homework i fcl ass attention is good!
The next time you find your mind drifting to faraway places, force yourself to concentrate for a minute on what the teacher is saying. Try to find some point that interests you and ask a question~ In doing so, you wi11 have pul 1ed yourself back and can again get involved in the discussion.
Whenpaying attention a student isboundto 1earn something and may di scov er many new interests. All he :needs to do is take advantage of knowledge, that pri eel ess commoditybeing offered for nothing but a 1 ittle ' honest effort.
Gosh it's windy outside--! can' t concentrate with all this noise--- Eek, this chair is vibrating!!!
The new construction at Lincoln High will eventually make many improvements but for the time being it evokes such comments as the above from both teachers and students.
Many classes have been displaced. Mrs. Corene Herbster' s Foods classes have been moved to the lounge.
To give a more classroomtype atmosphere, the girls go through a daily routine. As soon as the bell rings, they must movetables, chairs, wastebaskets, wipe off tables, put up screens, and get out books before class can begin.
Earlier, this activity consumed about eight minutes, - but with practice they have now cut the time to four and one-half minutes!
MISPLACEDCLASSES
It is impossible for the girls to accomplish much cooking, but what little they do, they cook in Room 124 and carry into the lounge. With classes being held in the lounge, the students are preparing appetizers, and engaging in more demonstration work. Mrs. Herbster has tried to give the girls work that doesn't just consist of "busy work. 11
Mr. Dean Clawson is teaching his drafting classes on the left balcony of Johnson Gym.
11There isn't exactly an abundance of storage facilities up there," he commented. 11'Dlere is no blackboard, so the drawing of illustrations is impossible. It has also become necessary to let students out of class a minute early, Even so, tardih d " ness as increase.
Before the nice weather set in, gym classes playing war ball on the gym floor created a disturbance to students in class on the left balcony, but a recently erected curtain has helped minimize this problem. Twenty-two students who locker in the construction area have been temporarily placed with seniors who have single lockers. They will retum to their regular lockers as soon as the construction is completed.
EVERYONE' S PROBLEM
'!he noise of the construction work is disturbing to
:everyone. Students have trouble concentrating during study period (they did before but •.. ) and during tests. A teacher is often interrupted with the banging and the hammering while attempting to speak.
A few ingenious teachers, however, have used the noise to advantage.
Miss Florence Jenkin' s psychology classes are studying the senses, so she had the students guess from which section of the building the noise was coming. Many guessed incorrectly, proving that the ear can be deceiving.
The consttruction has made the fourtrh floor science classes sttay alert! They never know when chairs will start shaking. This vibration, caus,ed by the drilling, provides an excellent excuse for a slip in dissection.
MOMENTARYESCAPE
Another problem is getting to lockers. Those in the shops area are blocked in such a way that students must go outside the building or else battle heavy traffic to reach them.
Windy days give the girls additional headaches; they must either wear a scarf or let the wind blow freely through their hair. In either case, the hair needs combing. Since etiquette frowns on personal grooming in class, the girls must look unkempt until they can properly care for their hair.
Parking in the faculty lot has been no small problem either. Because a section has been allocated to construction workers for equipment and vehicles, the already tight parking situation has been further aggravated, Teachers must park on a first-come-firstserved basis; those who wish to find a spot find a break· of-dawn arrival mandatory!
However, these problems are small annoyances compared to what will be the final satisfying results. Faculty and students are ur,ed to remember this when the noise is driving them mad or they are forced to run around the building to get from where they have been to where they are going!
"AMidsumner Nights Dream"
May 16
Our first Thumbnailer, Linda:Davidson, is in the Arts and Sciences curriculum and plans to attend the University of Nebraska to major in French.
Lou, il s she is sometimes called, recalls her most embarrassing experience as the time in junior high when she told a boy how muchshe disliked a teacher only to find out the teacher was his mother!
Participating in Joy Night with an orange yardstick rates as Linda's most memorable • exper1 ence.
When she has nothing else to do, Linda can often be found throwing rocks at people' s windows. (?) Her other hobbies are playing the organ and swimming.
Gene Simpson (better knownas Simpkins) is in the Arts and Sciences Curriculum and includes the University of Nebraska in his future plans.
In his spare time, Simpkins enjoys reading science fiction and re-writing songs (?). His extracurricular activities include Varsity gymnastics, L Club, Joy Night participation, and honor roll. His pet peeve is Danny Kolb, and he likes the friendly attitude of the students and teachers best about LHS.
Gene's most embarrassing experience was ripping his pants during a gymnastics meet (WOW!).His most memorable experience also came during gymnastics. "It' s a tossup between beating Northeast in gymnastics, and taking state, " he says.
Doug McKelvey (alias the Rail) is in the Arts and Sciences curriculum and is often " heard saying I don't understand, Mr. Colson" and "Howdy." His favorite subjec·;;s are math and chemistry, and his fav©rite pastimes are eating, grinning, and shooting skeet "with a certain senior girl. 11
Doug likes "the wonderful, competitive, totally free and uninhibited spirits of the students going to lunch II best at LHS. His pet peeves are chili and people who actually believe I'm thin (I'm really not)."
Amonghis extracurricular activities are Scribe board, golf team, and being president of Mummers. Mountain climbing, cards, and playing ping pong are his hobbies.
Doug leaves this message: 11If you conscientiously study and diligently \\Ork, always keepii1g you:. goal in mind, never straying from the straight and narrow, you ought to be locked up! 11
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Eva Ortiz, our last Thumbnailer, is in the Teachers Curriculum. While at Lincoln High she has been active in Peppers and served as a squad leader; she has been a member of Madrigals. She lists choir and psychology as her favorite subjects.
Eve Or (as Eva is nicknamed) recalls "being chosen the president of the Junior Girls Glee" as her most memorable experience, Her most embarrassing experience must not have been too embarrassing, because she can't think of any.
People who constantly talk and ta•lk but never say anything is Eva• s pet peeve. Her favorite pastime is trying to get the car. Eva's future plans include attending the University of Nebraska.
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fflE ADVOCATE
.Founded in 1895 Lincoln Hiab School 22nd and J Street
·Lincoln, Nebralla 68510
The Advocate is taaued by the students of Lincoln Hi&hSchool bi-weekly durin1 the school year except t•ediately fol• lowin1 vacations. It la isaued without coat to Lincoln Hi&batudmtil. AC,Vertiainc rate • are $1 per col- inch. Second-el ••• poatqe ta paid at Lincoln, Nebrula.
Since construction was completed on the main fourstory block of Lincoln High School in 1917, two major additions and numerous improvements have been made to complement the original facilities.
In 1928, the one-and twostory sections containing classrooms, shops, and the cafeteria were added to the south side of the main, three-story plant at a cost of $300,000. The shops were provided with all new, modem machines and tools.
ACTIVITIESBUILDING
The year 1956 saw the construction of the Lincoln Public Schools Activities Building, which was recently renamed Johnson Gymnasium. Containing two gyms, one classroom, locker and shower rooms, and a swimming pool equal in size to the one at the University of Nebraska, the addition cost a total of $622,852.10, or $10.59 per
square foot.
Randolph Street was rerouted to make way for the Activities Building , the practice field, and the tennis courts.
$12,000,000 BONDISSUE
Improvements have been aimed, throughout the years, toward modernization and efficiency. A $12,000,000 bond issue, voted on and passed two years ago, has provided funds for enlargement and modernization of the cafeteria and stage, as well as a large amount of detail work such as new door knobs, a new clock, and bell system, and a new garage door for the auto shop.,
Work goes on constantly in an effort to keep LHS up-todate. As the school continues to grow, through construction and improvements, its educational capacity increases in direct proportion.
The Lincoln High School "disaster" area, characterized by the reverberating vibrations of jackhammers, the roar of caterpillars, and the bustle of men and machines, is an early sign of big things to come. Except to the "distressed" teachers whose classrooms are located in the area along the south and east corridors, the construction marks the welcome promise of an expanded and modernized Lincoln High School.
The present excavation of the southeast court adjacent to the cafeteria is the beginning of the huge construction project which, when finished, will have consumed one-half million dollars and more than a year of labor.
The program includes the enlargement of the present cafeteria with a new "scramble" food-serving system; the construction of a little theater/lecture hall, \mere the old swimming pool was, and of tM> new home-economics rooms; the renovation of the audito~ium stage, lighting, and sound facilities; the rewiring of the school's lighting system; and the installation of new clock and bell systems.
In addition to this, the Student Council is providing for the retiling and repainting of the concession area of the Student Lounge and the installation of 17 modern booths.
All summer activities regularly scheduled at Lincoln High will bemoved elsewhere this year. Driver training classes will be held in the air-conditioned classrooms of the Public Schools Administration Building and music classes will be held at Elliott School.
'SCRAMBLE'SYSTEl\1TO INCREASEEFFICIENCY
nae cafeteria construction now under way will be completed by school time next fall. The plans call for a new foods preparation area in the present cafeteria court. The present serving area will be converted into an additional lunchroom seating 144 students. Total lunchroom seating will be increased to 408, as compared to the present 280. Service capacity will be increased to 3000. Two small faculty 1un ch rooms wi 11 add to the convenience provided by the new cafeteria. A full basement under the new preparation area will provide storage space
for city-wide school surplus commodities.
Once the cafeteria is in operation, students will enter by the far west door, forming a line three or four abreast along the west wall. Upon reaching the foods area, n l n students may leave the line and scramb e to one of the many food stations, each of which will provide some particular item.
There will be two hot foods and two rolls areas, two salad, sandwich, and dessert counters, two soft ice cream counters and one for hard ice cream, and two drinks services. Six cashiers will speed the moneyexchange process.
After a lunch is selected and paid for, the student will enter the seating area through one of three doors. Dirty dishes will be returned to the far eastern section of the cafeteria where the entrance to Room 124 is now located. The middle and east doors will serve as e:x.its from the cafeteria.
"This new system will provide fast, convenient food service," explains Principal Mr. William Bogar. 11All cross-traffic congestion will be eliminated."
The cafeteria contract has been leased to the Bro er Construction Companyfor $165, 000. Pegler' swill provide the new equipment. Wilson and Davis are the architects.
Somewhat unique to Lincoln High School will be the Little Theater. When finished, this area will have complete stage, lighting, and sound facilities.
The Little Theater will be used for oneact plays, concerts, and other special programs performed by LHSstudents. In addition, the theater will provide badly-needed room for daily lecture and study halls.
There will be 190 seats, resembling those in the auditorium of the Nebraska Center for Continuing Education; the movable chairs will have fixed lecture tables on top and bookcases underneath.
Each row of chairs will be elevated four inches above the previous tier, with the highest level at the south end, farthest from the stage. A ticket booth and audiovisual storage room will be built in this area. CONTINUED ON PAGE 4
Under the direction of Mrs.
Sharon Christofferson, Home Planning and Decorating classes have recently studied a unit on child behavior. To accent the unit, they invited 11 small children to participate in a nursery set up in the lounge.
The girls observed the behavior of the children, organized games for them, and gave them a snack.
The purpose of the three sessions was for the students to learn to enjoy children and to observe their developmental activity.
Membersof the Homeplanning and Decorating classes observe tiny tots and their behavior during one of three nursery sessions.
14 years ago Lincoln High was privileged to have noon movies. Among these were 11Little Cheerer," "school Days, 11 and "Pinch Me Please. 11
Junior home room classes have added a new dimension to vocational studies-- a series of talks presented by Lincoln men experienced in the field of employment.
The five speakers talk on the future outlook in the world of employment and a student' s place in the working world.
English 4 classes were recently involved in Cali forn ia Reading and Language Tests. This spring testing program is the follow-up of a similar exam conducted last fall. The entire sophomore English section, including Pilot English, and TV English classes, participated.
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The speaker series has featured Mr. Ed Schwartzkopf, Industrial Arts Co-ordinator for the Lincoln Public Schools; Mr. Henry Greenwalt, director of the Committee for Political Education for the AFL-CIO; and Mr. L.W. Cleveland, general traffic superintendent and personnel director of the Lincoln Telephone Company.
Mr. Kenneth Dally, vicepresident and personnel director for Western Power and Gas will speak May 13 and 14
The dates May 20 and 21 will conclude the series with a talk by Mr. Willard Goldfien, repr6sentati ve of Veterans' Employment from the Nebraska state Employment Service.
The stars were shining and the moon was high in the middle of the afternoon??
The LHS Science Club made a recent field trip to the Mueller Planetarium on the University of Nebraska campus to view the "spring sky."
After the sky show, the students and their sponsor, Mr. Robert Compton, toured the E-Week exhibits
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general "Keeping drama' in' is your be paneled in honey oak and P ug-1n spo 1g s w1 t· ,
l · 11 tak th 1 f th b 1 homemaking room, equipped genera 10n s respons1 1 1ty. soun dproofed. · e e Pt aceM.0 d e a - with faci Ii ti es for Home These were the words of Mrs.
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The renovation of the acoustical patterns will Furnishing and Design, and GefnedGatch,fonnerrnstru~tor auditorium will include a l·mprove acousti·cs i n the Homemaking 1 and 2 courses. o rama at s_t. Marys, South Bend, Indiana, as she
CLOCKSSELF-CORRECTING
Supervising the over-all rebuilding job on Lincoln High School is the job of Director of Operation and Maintenance for the Lincoln PUblic Schools, Mr R J. Bauer.
According to Mr . Bau~r. the work being done at LHS is "the largest project ever attempted on a Lincoln public school. The total cost of the project will be around a half-million dollars. 11
The work is being done by several different contractors; some of the contracts have yet to be let. In addition, operation and maintenance employees are helping with planning and painting.
On the LHS job, Mr. Bauer reports workers have had pro bl ems with the sanitary system. "The big trouble is that the original plans for Lincoln High have been lost, and we've been working with our eyes blindfolded. 11 He adds that it is difficult for the work to go on when students are present.
Completion dat e for the proj eat is indefinite. According to Mr. Bauer, the shipment of equipment and the amount of manpower available will be the det e rmining factors.
In addition to present work, plans are being made to waterproof the outside of the building Construction crews will also erect a large outdoor sign, donated by the class of 1964, on the northeast corner of the campus.
"Lincoln High has stood for 50 years, 11 says Mr. Bauer. "In my opinion, it will be standing for another 50 years."
All Nebraska high school students whowish to register for the 1964 All-State program, must do so by May 15. According to John Moran, director of All-State, there are a few openings left in certain areas of study.
All-State will run from June 14 through July 2.
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Every school classroom will be equipp e d with an IBM electric clock next fall. These will be self-correcting every 15 minutes to the main office clock, which will be self-correcting to the Western Union master All clocks will have buzzers which will interact as part of the new IBM electric bell system. The office will pouse the master bell control.
REWIRINGMAJORPROJECT
The major construction expense will be the electrical rewiring of the school building. The wiring has not been modernized since the school was built. Lighting throughout the building will be increased to 55-foot candle power,
spoke recently to the secondperiod drama class of Mrs. Maxine Faust. Sl e gav e a three-:fold speech telling of her trip to Europe, her teaching, andproblems of modern theatre.
On her trip, Mrs. Gatch attended the International Theatre Festival in Dublin, a production of Hamlet starring Peter O'Toole, and three famous European acting schools.
111beatre doesn' t have to be for profit, 11 stated Mrs. Gatch as she told of her past mission tour over the United States. The tour was conducted while she was a teacher at st. Mary's.
Mrs. Gatch stressed the importance of keeping drama alive in Am e rica. "More live drama is needed--something is lost via television.µ
Welcome from Wards
Congratulations to the newly chosen Girls and Boys · Octets, and to the new Cheerleaders. Another fine job by Lincoln High School students!
Seniors, your last chance to attend the Junior-Senior Prom is May 16, and long formals are "in". At Wards. in the Gateway Shopping Center, you can find the formal of your dreams Short formals are also very popular, and can be found in the Junior Department. Color Day, May 22, is another important date to write down, and it is only a week or so away. So you should make sure you've got the dress that is perfect for the occasion. Senior girls, remember--the 1964 colors for Color Day are "Red and White. 11
Happy Shopping, Cindy
P.S. Now only 12 days of school left!
\\buld you like to be out by the pool right now? Well, Hov sis really getting into the swim this Saturday withabig swimsuit showing in the Hi-Styler Shop. All day there will be models from all Lincoln schools. Be sure to see them!
Saturday is the important day for another reason. Right! The Junior-Senior Prom! Are you as anxious as we are for 11Midsummer Night's Dream"? From all indications it should be a great success!
Have you noticed that plans are already under way for some of next year's activities? Congratulations to the new cheerleaders, octets, and Student Council members! The coming year should be great!
Hovland' s is also getting ready for the future. The applications for posts on the Hi-Styler Board must be turned in by tomorrow. Don ' t forget!
Now is the spring-fever season, but remember that there are only three weeks left this year!
See you at Hov s, Viki and Cindy
His Excellency B. K. Nehru, Ambassador from India to the United States, recently addressed the Model United Nations Convocation presented by the Student Senate of Nebraska Wesleyan University.
After being introduced by Dr. Vance D. Rogers, president of Nebraska Wesleyan University, Ambassador Nehru gave an opening speech.
The Administrative Management Society (formerly National Office Management Association) has announced the winners of the second spelling test given at Lincoln High.
Cheryl Gassman was Lincoln High' s only winner on the second test. She will receive a certificate of efficiency.
Lincoln High had one winner on the first spelling test.
Connie Driewer who will also be awarded a certificate of efficiency.
Two tests are given each year to FUture Secretaries clubs. The members are each given 300 words to study for eacb test and are required to know 100 of them.
The test is given to help girls whoare planning to become secretaries to realize the importance of correct spelling.
.JoAnn Alice
Attention Links!
Have we got news this week! Not only do we have a beautiful new store to talk about--but we also have the newly selected Hi-Visors to go along with it! That's right--serving you next year will be: Ta-Da-Da-Dat-Ta-Da!
BARBBOW:4AN and cot~!-~ I E EWERTH
Congratulations, girls, and have fun!!!
Have you all seen our new Gateway store? Hope so ' cause its spaciousness and its design really set things off right! If it can't be found downtown, it's sure to be at Miller and Paine Gateway!
See you there!
Jo 'n Alice
He said the UN has grown into an organization "by no means perfect but without which the world could not 1 " 1 ve.
He feels that the policy of the UN should be reviewed carefully. In closing he said that ''the nations of the world would take up arms more often if they did not have the safety valve of the United Nations!"
In attendance were some 1000 people, among whomwere several Lincoln High School students.
"The Revolt of the Morons, " a one-act play, will be given by Mrs. Maxine Faust' s drama class.
11te play, a satirical farce on dictatorship and revolution, is to be presented to a-selected group of English classes.
Membersof the cast include: Boris. the dictator. •.. ••• Sam Wolff
Princess Katherine .••.......
Lynda Burns
Prime Minister Bill Kling King Gustov Steve Peters student director for the production is Greg Caudel.
Twelve weeks ago,a group of selected students, under the supervision of Lincoln High School art teacher, Mrs. Penny Meihoff, began work on the construction of a stained glass mural. The mural, now completed, has been mounted on the wall adjacent to the auditorium entrance.
HOURSOF WORK
Nearly 100 hours of work went into the complicated and sometimes tedious project.
The work involved selecting colors for each structure in the design, cutting the pieces of glass, and fitting and affixing them to a board.
After each piece was in place, the spreading of grout (a plaster-like material) over the glass to fill in the cracks, completed the task.
DEPICTSSTRUC'RJRES
The design of the mural is of architectural structures located in Lincoln. Sheldon Art Gallery, Gold' s, Pershing Memorial Auditorium, Bennet Martin Public Library, the Nebraska State Capitol building, and Lincoln High School are some of the buildings portrayed in the mosaic.
Mounted recently, the finished project weighs approximately 200 pounds.
A suitable prriject to be mounted on the opposite wall area will be planned later.
Hummn-------nice perfume you have on. How often have you girls heard this compliment? Have you ever wondered where these sweet-smelling odors come from or how they are made? Well stop wondering. , Perfume consists of 10-15 per cent scented oils and 85-90 per cent high-proof alcohol. Many of the scented 01·1s are extracted.from flowers, coverings of fruits, roots, bark, or they may be animal oils
Officers ha.ve recently been chosen to lead next year's Red Cross Council.
The officers are Dave Beckmann, president; Jane Polhemus, vice-president; Steve Amolld, secretary: and Lavona Reevei.s,, Lreasurer.
Serving as alternates ta the elected positions are Phyl ll is Adkisson, Barb Ramsey, Barb Stoughton, and Dorothy Walker.
Lincoln High American Field Service students recently spoke about their countries to the International Relations classes of Mrs. Ruth Schwarz. C:arlos Blondet of Lima, Peru, and Fusun Ungur of Istanbul, Turkey,, gave brief histories of their countries, facts about their governments, and infonnation about life and people in their homelands.
11The International Relations classes have many guest speakers throughout thesemester. This gives students an opportunity to gain information about many different nations." says Mrs. Schwarz.
To be eligible for the ar,ea camp Dave and Lavona have attended state conference in years past.
Financing the delegates fees is taken over 1,y the hlncoln Red Cross Chapter and the LHSRed Cross council.
The officers will attend the upcoming state and area Red Cross leadership training at the Nebraska Center.
Attending the Nebraska
Leadership Training Center ' August 16-21, will be officers Steve Arnold and Jane Polhemus along with council members Phyllis ~dkisson and Barb Ramsey.
Dave Beckmann and Lavona Reeves will attend the Midwest Area Leadership Campthe previous week, August 10-14.
I 'LL TAKEHALFA OOZEN
31 years ago, • , suede leather jackets cost $3.95 to $5.95.
WHALEOIL IS USED
Amongthe animal oils used in tbe manufacture of perfume is whale oil which is extracted from a substance called "ambergris," a waxy compound. It is usually found floating on the water or is washed up on the beaches.
It is used primarily as a fixative for odors in perfumes.
Animal oi 1 s are used in perfumes because they provide a base t~at increases the fragrance and lasting qualities of the finished product. Perfumes based on animal oils cost more than ordinary perfumes because the oils are more difficult to obtain.
ART
Perfumery is both an ancient and a modern art. The Chinese first used perfumes on robes and burned incense at funerals.
During this time, the Egyptians offered incense to the gods as a sacrifice. They also anointed the bOdies of dead pharaohs and other royalty with scented oils in order to preserve the bodies. Later, the use of per:fUmes and oils spread not only to royalty but also -.as used among the commonpeople.
PERFUMECAPITAL
Today Paris, France, is the perfume capital of the world and is the center of the perfume industry. Although Paris is the center, the U. s. leads in quantity production and is the largest consumer. It may probably be said that United states womenare the best.scented women in the world! s~
Boosted by an early 11~0 l-ead in the third inning, the LIIS baseball team coasted to the district championship with a 13-6 win over Lincoln SOOtheast.
The Links' nine will. represent the city of Lincoln in the state tournament to be held May 18-19, in Omaha_
Wally Fras picked up the win for LHS along with blasting one of the three home runs. Mike Bouman and Bob White contributed the other round trips. In the first round of district play, LHS defeated LNE
The LHS tennis team will boast a successful 8-4 season as they make their bid for the state net title.
-7-6. Allen Hergenrader delivered the win.
Lincoln Southeast and Lin-coin Northeast centinued to hold the commanding role in city competition over Lincoln High in baseball tllis season.
The Knights defeated the Links by the narrow margin of 8 -7, overcoming a 7-0 deficit in the fifth inning.
Delbert Smith and Bob White blasted one home run each.
Junior Jan Hansen pitched a four-hitter to win the Pitching duel with LNE' s John Liard, but his team lost the game 1-0.
TheLHStrack team quaii-fied 11 entries for the state meet to be held at Kearney this week end although it was edged out by Hastings for first place in the district meet held Frida,y.
sophomore Jim Riggins stole the show for the Links as he M>nthe 220 in an upset over favored Dan Gamer of Hastings and finished second in the 100.
Lonnie TeSelle also qual1 fi ed in the 220.
George Ward captured first in the 880 while Henry Jackson leaped to victory in the broad jump.
Others qualifying were John Spaedt, shot put; John Walters, discus; Keith Ottoson, high jump; Larry Stevens and Aldis Allgstums, mile run; and
The UIS golf tet11 defeated the two-mile rela,y team.
Links wt th a 75.
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seven Qnaha teams to capture Coach Harold Scott feels the Inter-city g0l f title. the team has a chance to finMedalist honors went to ish in the top seven if every Charles Borner who led the one of his entries performs 'lhe Links, surprisingmany, tied for the city title and posed a threat against Olnaha powers, Creighton Prep and Omaha Westside.
Last week the netters breezed past both Bellevue and Boys Town by scores of 6-0 and 7-2 respectively.
Returning to Omaha in a dual Much will also depend upon the recovery of sprinting
meet with Omaha Benson, ace Jim Riggins who is sufCharles shot a spectacular two ering from an injury acquired under par 70 to lead the Black while running in the 880 relay. and Red to a 324-340 victory. Boys Town nae Fremont Invitational Boys Town invaded the oval '11le state meet will be held May 15, with the fin al s proved to be a jinx to the last week to defeat the Links, Links g0lfers as they could 70-~8, in an exciting dual May 16. manage only a third place. meet.
Of long-time concern to Lincoln High Schobl lettermen and members of the L Club, has been the question of whether ot not individual state champions should be granted the right to wear white letter sweaters even though the team on which they earned their championship did not take state as a whole.
Students should stop a moment and consider the many acquired as well as natural skills necessary to achieve such a reward.
Lettermen and laymen should also take into account the fact that the rule stating that white sweaters may be worn oniy by members of a team that has won a state championship is a policy of the LHS athletic board and must therefore be changed by them. The board consists of Bill Pfeiff and the head coach of each sport.
Opposing any change in the athletic status quo are those who promote the importance of tradition. If tradition is so vitally necessary, why aren't the Varsity football games still played in the oval with round footballs and leather helmets? The answer is that these changes were made in order to improve the game and protect the players.
With th~ reward of a white sweater serving as an incentive, the prospective state champion would be encouraged to work harder toward improvement of his skills, although the rest of his team may not be in the running for an over-all state championship.
Winning is what built our image and we must continue to win if it is to be maintained. The white sweater would aga.in serve as an incentive to win the highest reward high school competition offers.
For those who find it necessary to oppose such a reward on the gr~unds that
" a ~ed LHS letter sweater is enough recognit10 n for an a-thlete no matter how goad he is" we wonder what they would. s~ if they were state champions?,
As it stands, an indi vi<hlal state championship may be achieved in any of the six different "minor 11 sports and in track. The two so - called "major" sports, football and basketball, and baseball offer no such opportunity. Participants in these spor t s may be selected to the highly exclusive All -State squads.
In order to maintain equality, why not extend the ri-ght to wear white sweaters, to All-State selectees also? All-State selection requires the same character, skills, and willingness to work as a " '' t t t h h' minor spars s a e c amp1ons 1p.
The Advocate sports staff wishes to make it clear that we do not stand for the wearing of numerous medals, chevrons, or stars, or for the issuing of white sweaters for Al1-Ci ty or for minor I eagu e championships.
We only ask that the L Club take note of the sacrifice many of their fellow athletes have made in an effort to better themselves and their SCJKXJL.BY petitioning the LHS athletic board, the L Club could do a lot toward allowing these outstanding young men the extra measure of pride, over the recognized pride of wearing a red sweater, which their accomplishments on the athletic field and floor dictate. There is no case of vanity or showing off involved. These boys are, in our opinion, enti tied to it.
"nle privilege of wearing a white sweater is clearly a just and fair compensation to these outstanding high school athletes and no time should be lost in making it available to them.
Mrs. Ruth Schwarz, Modern Problems and International Relations teacher, recently won a trophy for making the most improvement in her bowling league.
During the past year she improved her average by 13 Pins, raising it to 152. In another is 158. league, her average
~"Sons or1he 131e.ckv. o..nd \\
Our first Son, Bob Knopp, better knoM1 as "Nose" to his friends, is in the Trades curriculum.
Baseball is Bob's favorite sport because of the team effort which is put forth in the game, His most embarrassing moment was during a game when he struck out-with the bases loaded (maybe you didn't put in enough effort, Bob?)
At Lincoln High, Bob has lettered in Re serve and Varsity baseball and football ' and is a member of L Club.
After graduation, Bob plans to work; later he will enter a small college or vocational school. However, before graduation, Bob ho~es to fulfill his senior goal which is to see that all L Club members are treated equally, no matter in which sport they lettered.
Our second Son is Glenn Schwartzkopf. Glenn recalls his most memorable moment rr • t 1s ye to come and I hope it will be soon! 11
He has earned Sophomore baseball and basketball letters, and two Varsity letters in baseball. He is a member of 11L11 Club.
All the fine students at LHS, is what Glenn· 1 ikes best about his school. He says that participation in II sports has taught me that it's very hard to win--sometimes. 11
Glenn is in the Engineering curriculum and after achieving his senior goal, which is to graduate, he plans to attend the University of Nebraska.
Gre etings Links!
When it comes to buying a swim suit there is no better tim e to do it than now and no better place to shop than Gold's~
The second floor sportswear department is bursting with new swimwear ereations by Jantzen, Catalina, and Rose Marie Reid. There are slimming one-piecers and slinky two-piecers and lots of the bloused-top suits that are so popular this year. Best of all, there are gobs of gorgeous colors and patterns to choose from.
Not to be forgotten are the other sportswear items you' 11 b€ needing for the hot days ahead. Bermudas by the scor e , and tops galore is how the saying goes in the sportswear department. Everything is cool and crisp and ready to play. So hurry up to Gold's quicklike-a- fox and get your summer sportswear right now.
Before I sign off, I must not forget that congratulations are in order for the newly elected Varsity cheerleaders.
Be seein' ya, Marcia
Through the "hallowed" halls of Lincoln High School last Friday, 653 seniors proudly marched to their places in Johnson Gymnasium in anxious anticipation of the annual Color Day ceremony, about to begin
As underclassmen and faculty looked on from the bleachers, membersof the Class of '64 were dealt the highest honors and awards given at LHS.
CHERYLMARSHRANKSAT TOP
The scholarship key was awarded to Cheryl Marsh, who had a 1.05 five-semester average, the top in the class.
Cindy Hardin received the Ned Prucha Memorial for ranking highest in the National Honor So-• ciety. She is the fifth recipient of this annual award.
For outstanding achievement in athletics, scholarship, and citizenship, George Ward was accorded the cherished Harry Sidney Dobbins Award. He is the 52nd recipient of this high honor.
Co-winners of the Lincoln Symphony Award were Cheryl Marsh and Marc Johnson for their exceptional musical contributions to the selective group.
The DramaAward was also shared by two deserving students. Jeri Adamand Cindy Hardin worked equally hard in their dramatic efforts the past three years.
Larry Eldridge received the LHSOrchestra award, while the John Philip Sousa Band Award went to Robert Payne. For her athletic talents and well-rounded scholarship and citizenship, Mary McMunnreceived the GAAMedal. Cathy Spencer, Scribe and Advocute artist, was given the Art Award for excellent contribution in that field.
A new award this year, the Journalism Key, went to Susan Phelps for her outstanding work on the Advocate.
Curt Kuster was the recipient of the $150 Mardis Scholarship, awarded each year to a deserving senior, in memory of a former Lincoln High School principal.
TWENTYTO GRADUATECUMLAUDE
cum laude awards, given to those graduating in the upper 3% of the class, were presented to:
Judi th Amend,Nancy Bantz, Kathleen Brt, Harold Chesnin, Loran Clement, Linda Davidson, LarryEldridge, Cynthia Hardin, Marc Johnson.
(Panel 1) Larry Eldridge.Orchestra Award winner, Robert 'Payne, John Philip Sousa Award winner, and Marc Johnson and Cheryl Marsh, Lincoln Symphony Music Award winners display their rewards for excellence in music. (Panel 2) Jeri Adam and Cindy Hardin were co-recipients of the LHS Drama Award, while Cathy Spencer received the Art Award. (Panel 3) Curtis Kuster was winner of the traditional ·Mardis Scholarship. Mary McMunnreceived the GAAAward. Susan Phelps was winner of the first annual LHS Journalism Award and George Wardwas accorded the Harry Sidney Dobbins Award for scholastic, citizenship, andathletic excellence.
Pershing Auditorium
June
1 Soph. & Jr. Exams ( 1&3)
2 Soph. & Jr. Exams (2&5)
3 Semester ends 3:15 p.m
5 Grades issued 1:00 p.m.
Commencement8:00 p.m. Pershing Auditorillm Senior Grades issued September
7 Classes Resume
This fall, students at Lincoln High School will find their school day somewhat rearranged. As a result of increased enrollment the administration has found it necessary to add an additional period to the regular school day,
DOUBLESOIEDULE
"The students will participa·te in two different schedules. The first will be from 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., the second will run from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. This double schedule is expected to reduce the number of students in each class and increase the use of classrooms, laboratories, and shops," reports Mr. William Bogar, principal.
Earlier this year, students were asked to indicate which schedule they would prefer. Approximately 97 per cent indicated they wished to start at 8: 00 a. m.
"since it would be impossible to accommodate this many students on the same schedule, the regular time for the opening of school will be 9: 00 a. m,," explains Mr. Bogar, "students will begin classes at 9:00 a.m. unless they can justify assignment to the earlier schedule. 11 CONT'D PAGE 5
Andis Kaulins, curt Kuster, Cheryl Marsh, Susan Phelps, Edward Rohrdanz, John Schrekinger, Mary Lou Schriner, Leslie Schumacher, Marcia Sims, Sally Weber, and Susan Wright.
Manyother students were recognized for various scholarships, honors, and awards given by groups outside of Lincoln High School.
Individual scholarships received were: Sportscasters Award, Charles Borner; Capital City Kiwanis Scholarship, $150, susan Diffenderfer; Lancaster County Pharmaceutical Society Scholarship, $150, Gary Gilmour; Elks Scholarship, · $250, Robert Vasatka; Cosmopolitan Scholarship, $500, Mary Lou SchrinerElks City, state, and National Leadership Contest total $750, Cindy Hardin; Elks City and State Most Valuable Student, total $700, Cheryl Marsh, Lincoln Beauty Academy, $75, Janice Geiger; Ben ''Your Hair Dresser'' Scholarship, $50, Sharon Von Busch; Midwest Hair Dressing Academy Scholarship, $40, Patty Vergith; Midwest Hair Dressing Academy Scholarship, $100, Jeanie Saldana; National Secretaries Scholarship, $100, (CONTINUED ON PAGE 5)
Baccalaureate, a religious ceremony for the graduating classes of the Lincoln Public Schools (Lincoln High School, Lincoln Northeast High School, and Lincoln southeast High School) will be held at Pershing Municipal Auditori um, Sunday, May 31, at 8:00 p.m. 1be invocation will be given by the Reverend Dr. Arthur L. Slaikeu of the First Baptist Chnrch. The Lincoln High School Aeolian Choir, under the directio~ of Mr. Ivan Caldwell, will supply the music. They will sing TheLast Wordsof David by Thomp-
,. ::y~~nd God of Light by Record Vote
The Reverend Dr. Clarence E} F Forsberg will give the main eCtS ll ture address. His topic will be "!you Can't Build a Chimney New Council From the Top. 11
The Lincoln High School CommencementExercises will be held at Pershing Auditorium on June 5, at 8:00 p.m • Following a processional of the graduating seniors, the Aeolian Choir will sing Almighty God of Our Fathers by Will James and The Stars Are With thi Voyager by Houston Bright. The Madrigals will sing When Allan-A-Day Went a-Hunting by Pearsall.
Four selected members of the Senior Class, Jeri Adam, Harold Chesnin, Cindy Hardin, and Susie Phelps, will address the audience.
A member of the Lincoln School Board of Education will deliver the main speech, preceding the awarding of the graduation diplomas.
Approximately 653 seniors will graduate in the Class of '64.
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Seniors are reminded to pick up robes for baccalaureate and graduation at the MohawkCap and Gown Company, 1125 R Street, on May 27, 28, or 29. The cost will be $3. 00.
With a record turnout at the polls, 12 juniors and 8 sophomores were elected to represent their classes on next year's Student Council. Elected to senior membership are Jean Ernst, Connie Ewerth, Peggy Ferrell, John Jacobs, Janet Kahler, Viki McPherson, Susie Rice, Jeff Sayre, Roger Stark, Joe Weyand, Keith Willis, and Brent Wonns.
Representing the Junior Class will be Dave Beckmann, Mike Knaub, King Little, Jenni fer Safford, Christie Schwartzkopf, Dorothy Walker, Carole Wentink, and Dennis Wilkinson.
At an election assembly May 11, the candidates were introduced by the senior members of the student council. A run-down of each can didate's activities, hobbies, and interests was included.
The general election on May 12 saw 420 juniors, 460 sophomores, and 60 teachers turning out to vote.
The graduating Class of 1964 has presented Lincoln High School with one of its most beautiful and useful major exterior improvements in many years. CLASS GIFT
The class gift, a 19f 911 coming-events billboard with movable letters, will be located at the northeast corner of the building, and will be readable from both J street and the Capital Parkway. The Class of 1 64 will pay approximately $700 toward the heavy plastic and aluminum sign, with the balance being met by the Parents Group and by interest money from the student Activities Fund. The Parents Group's contribution will be money remaining from their treasury at the close of this school year. SIGN 12 1 WIDE
Designed and constructed by the Nebraska Neon Sign Company, the sign will be 121 wide with 10 1 ' letters. Colors will be red, black, and white. Wired to the electrical system of the LHS building, the public schools operations and maintenance department will handle erection of the sign as part of the improvement construction program this summer.
In place by the beginning of the '64- 1 65 school year, the sign will advertise major LHS and other public high schools' events, A brass plaque will provide remembrance of the Class of '64. PICTURE ON PAGE 4
End of the Year is closing time, closing of school, of winter and, for some, the closing of a career.
For many long years, Lincoln youth have been served by teachers of Lincoln High School. Each closing school year takes its toll of veterans who have spent a lifetime in the field of education.
As an instructor prepares to retire, he 1eaves, hoping that the 1 i ves of the hundreds of students whohavecome briefly underhisdirectionhavebeen affected by his knowledge, have profited by his experience, and have expanded mentally and emotionally thrgugh his understanding.
Teaching is not an easy task. A teachermust cope wi th vary i ng deg re es of apt i tu de and i nt ere st ; he must train himself to be flexible without sacrificing his standards and beliefs.
A good teacher is one who stimulates the intellectual curiosity of his charges, and at the same time retains his title of "human being." To be understood is a basic necessity of teens; the teacher with this perception has a chance of reaching his students.
Somestudents are wi11 i ng to 1earn, some are not. But to a dedicated teacher, instilling a desire to learn in even a few pupils constitutes a "job well done."
We take this opportunity to salute those who have helped us and our predecessors. We can only hope to eventually prove we were worth the time and effort spent on us in high school by those under whose guidance we have been privileged•to study.
Today we stand and say, "Thank you."
In a few short hours a bell will ring and, as usual, agreatcommotionwill take place as students hurriedly leave the building. The only difference between this day and any other day wi 11 be that many of them will never again return as students of Lincoln High School.
For three years they have automatically come to school five days a week and have been told what to do and when to do it. They have been chided for their faults and rewarded for their progress. The halls still ring with the laughter of friends-groups that have stayed together for three and sometimes more, years.
But the silence that is gradually settling over the halls seems to indicate the situation of each senior who isno longer a senior. A strange, empty gloom hovers in the halls.
The free ride is over; you're going to have to start paying for your future. How instead of being scolded_ for your inaccuracy o·r irresponsibility, no one w111 care; nowthe value of your accomplishments during the past three years will begin to be of value.
:-tas high school matured you, mentally and physically, so that you can take your place in the world?
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S I G H O F F A R E WE L L Welcomeever smi1es, Andfarb\·.iellgoes out sighing.
William Shakespeare
Kathy Brt, Senior Biography Editor of the Links especially likes the wonderful (?) typewriters in Room 319. Kathy has also participated in Mummers, Peppers, and has been a Home Room Representative. In her spare time she pursues her hobbies of sewing, cooking, and water skiing.
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Gene (Mighty Mouse) Czuhowicz has served as assistant Links photographer for the current year. His pet peeve is underclassmen who call him "shorty. 11 Gene states he likes best "the many friends I have made at Lincoln H h " lg •
Worrying has become a hobby of Links Acti vi ties Edi tor Connie Leichner. Connie also takes part in Mummers, Peppers, and Octet. When asked what she liked most at LHS, she commented, "the 1964 Links- - -naturally."
''People who asked what the Links cover will be like'' ranks as Sally (Aunt Sal) Petersen's pet peeve. Sally, Links Managing Editor, keeps up with her pastimes of playing the guitar and listening to Joan Baez and also participates in Peppers and Writers Club, has been a Home Room Representative, and secretary of Mummers. Climbing on the biology room roof in 15° weather at 6:30 P.M. to take a shot for the Links has been her most memorable experience.
The Advocate is issued by the students of Lincoln High School bi-weekly during the school year except immediately following vacations. It is issued without cost to every Lincoln High student. Advertising rates are $1 per col11mninch. Second-class postage is paid at Lincoln, Nebraska.
The Links underclassmen editor, Vondra Shaw, most enjoys confusing everybody by using big words. But as a pet peeve she lists the underclassmen - all 1816 - whomshe has to identify for the Links. Vondra participates 1n Peppers, Writers Club, and Madrigals.
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Ken (Smitty) Smith, Links photographer, holds down the job of Police Cadet outside of school. On the job he has the chance to pursue his hobbies of writing parking tickets and motorcycling. Ken plans to attend the University of Nebraska next year and work for the Police Department.
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Larry Swoboda, sports Editor, has waited a long time for his goal of completing school, May 29, so he can enjoy his hobby''loafing.11 Athletics, cards, and pool fill his extra time along with Red Cross, and Home Room Alternate.
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Sally Weber, Links Editor, will be attending Antioch college in Ohio this summer. Sally finds her hobby in being late and losing her chemistry key. Sal leaves the message to 11do what you want and don't feel self-conscious. Most people don't care any- " way.
The ninth memberof the Links board, Bruce Staats, has served as business Manager for the 1964 Links. Bruce is also kept busy with his memberships in Octet and Student Council.
Throughout the years, an unwritten tradition has been passed along to the Advocate staff that no member can ~ver be a Thumbnailer. Thus to honor those unsung seniors, the members of the staff reserve the last issue for HANGNAILS.
Dennis Bradshaw, Advocate sports editor, likesthewell developed sports program LHIB offers. Dennis has partici-pated in Varsity and Reserv~ golf and on Mr. Pfeiff' s after-school track team.
* * • Shirley Burkett' s memorable momentwas when LHS came from behind to beat NE in basketball. The 11great" spirit of LHS shown at the morning pep rallies rate as one of Shirley's pet peeves.
* * * Working on the Advocate(?) is one of the favorite pastimes of Susie Cacek. Reading, sewing, and swimmingfill the rest of her time. Being elected to National Honor Society was her most memorable experience.
"' * * Jerry (Scoop) Hunter recalls his most embarrassing moment as the time he forgot his speech for Sophomore Student Council elections. Jerry considers Hobo Day the best event at LHS.
* * * 11My first blind date!" rates as one of Hangnailer Cindy Johnson's most memorable experiences. Skiing, boating, swimming, and reading take up most of C. J.' s extra time during the summer.
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'Ibird-page editor, Jan Johnson, fills her time ''writing features"(?) She lists her most memorable experience as being chosen for Advocate staff.
After graduation she will enter Lincoln General Nursing School.
• * • Being elected to National Honor society ranks as Sharon Kuehn's most memorable experience while the telephone and "boys" head her list of hobbies. Sharon likes the 11hot rolls at lunch" best at Lincoln High.
• * People who spa-ce twice after periods rate as Doris Lohr' s pet peeve. Sewing,
playing piano, and talking, talking, talking take up most of her time.
* * * Carolyn Morgan, secondpage editor, claims her favorite hobby to be ''getting out of auditorium study hall! 11 People who don't do their best is her pet peeve.
* * "' ''I've just got to go on a '' diet, can be heard from managing editor Susie Phelps. Her most memorable experience came when her squad took first place at cheerleading clinic. Next year she will attend Northwestern in Evanstown, Illinois.
* * • The view from Room 129 is what Jane Rhoades considers best about LHS. scatterbrained people are her pet peeve. Next year Jane will enter the University of Nebraska.
Swimmingfills Bill Sammon's time along with participation in the Air Explorers. IIis most memorable experience was the first time he tried to fly an airplane.
* * * Fourth-page editor, Janet Smith, will al ways remember the time she pulled the fender off Mr. Grosscup' scar. Janet is looking forward to graduation so she can pursuei her favorite pastime of 11 doing th 11 no 1ng.
* * * Andy Upitis hopes to accomplish ~is life goal of inscribing the Gettysburg Address on a pinhead. Andy will long remember the rush on the stairs to the lunchline.
* * • Too busy preparing the last Advocate to leave a final word was Jim Hahn, Advocate news editor.
It probably started for most of us in junior high. We became aware of two future periods in our lives which, more than any others, would mold our destinies and determine our worth.
The first and most imminent of these decisive periods was that of senior high school. For many, there was no question as to which school to attend, but others had to make a choice.
Numerous factors, such as friends. locality, curriculum, and the influence of LHS tradition instilled in parents and brothers and sisters who had graduated from Lincoln High School in the years before, complicated this choice.
By the ninth grade, most of us had made our choice and vociferously supported the Links. We attended their athletic contests and cheered for our team.
ELATION,CONTEMPT
When at last, in September of 1961, we became part of the near century of tradition for which Lincoln High stands, we felt a sort of elation, a nonviolent contempt for those of our friends who had gone elsewhere, a feeling of superiority.
We were quickly whipped into a fast moving competition for recognition among almost 800 of our peers. There were many ways to establish a name among such a crowd, but the most ambitious tried out for athletics, Aqualinks, or Student Council. Some of us tried, many of us didn't. A few of us made it, most of us did not. Win or lose, the majority were well-satisfied with their first year as a Link, and looked forward to the increased responsibility each of the next two years would bring.
Tradition a word of ancient origin, i~ defined by Webster as, "an inherited custom, It • ru.ttitude, or belief, something handed down from the past. Through three hectic, !unfilled, and well-developed years, student members of the Class of 1964 have, guided by the faculty and those 3/hOcame before, attempted to add to, progress, and, i? some i.nstances slightly change for the better, the venerable customs and loyal attitudes which Lin~oln High School students have cherished during the building, over a 91-year period, of the heart and core of LHS tradition.
JUNIORYEARTOUGH
As our junior year approached we realized that, according to tradition, our most difficult and trying days lay ahead. Many of us had achieved the Honor Roll as sophomores, but the realization was general among upperclassmen that sophomore subjects weren' t the hardest offered
Juniors, one year older, but still a year too young, begin, as such,. to finally h 1 " get into t e socia swing of things" in high school.
In Lincoln High, this social curriculum consists of tra"d t· II ditional rop-1n par 1es, Keen Time dances after football and basketball games (which our class wholeheartedly supported as juniors), and train and bus rides to out-of-town games. As juniors our school spirit was high. We were Links through and through.
As more of us lettered and some became Reserve Cheer1 eaders and the basketball team began to compile a good record, our class as a whole became a much more integral part of the tradition which we attend.
Students Mtose main interest lie in the fine arts or in intellectural circles be· gan to show their stuff as juniors. It was during this 9-month period that budding · actors whose talents M>Uld be displayed in future AllSchool plays, Mummt.r' s plays, and Joy Nights developed.
Band and orchestra members participated in the Junior Symphonyand in Vespers.
As the summer of 1963 approached, a large percentage of us were in search of a summer job. The second decisive period of our lives was one short year away. During this period, many would attend a college or university and many would enter the world of work for financial reward; many would marry. Whatever our decision, money would play an important part and any savings would be a welcome suppl emeht.
fflE FINALDRIVE
Also realized was the fact that the final drive for good grades and scholarships would begin in the year approaching, the senior year.
The 63-'64 school year got off to a fine start. 'llle football team was well rated and there seemed to be a fine assortment of sophomore girls around the halls. The male members of our class inherited the right to guard the hall in front of the lounge and accomplished a "Job well done'' until midyear restrictions eliminated the customary ice cream cone from the scene.
Things began to bog down a bit when the football team stumbled, but the annual Thanksgiving Ball. the huntin£ season, and chemiS t ry assignments managed to consume some O f the extra time and alleviate the minor
tensions.
The traditional senior composition was found to be not quite as difficult as rumor had it, but never-theless provided a genuine test for our intellectual capacity. As far as testing is concerned, we had a beauty in the Regents exam. Those lucky enough and skilled enough to receive a scholarship had good reason for elation. 11
A campaign for a new spirit" was begun by the new Varsity Cheerleaders and Peppers, and Class Competition was instituted by the Student Council. Pep rallies were more 11peppy 11 and added attractions such as skits were tried more frequently.
ANTl-8'\0KINGCAMPAIGN
Another campaign was started at LHS during '63-' 64. This was an an ti - smoking resolution conceived by the student Council and backed by Lincoln High clubs, the Advocate, and the administration. Students seemed to respond well to this drive and to other minor restrictions imposed during the year. Lincoln High began to take on a new look du ring our senior year and many conveniences were installed. After we are gone, greater improvements will be made in an effort to maintain LHS position as a modern facility. A city champio.nship in basketball and a state crown in gymnastics brightened the
· outlook as spring and the sen i o r f i n a 1 e o f e v en t s approached. Plans for Hobo Day were well laid out and each event was deemed a success.
Whenthe LINKS was issued, it was the best ever and Color Day honored a large number of students from a large and intellectually distinguished class. 'llle approach of graduation reminds us that we are ending the most carefree days of our lives and, for those who continue into higher education, trying times and harder work await.
A PERIODOF MATURITY High school is a period of mat:uri ty, both physically and intellectually. During these three years we have developed lasting friendships and lasting habits. We have acquired a knowledge and a personality which distinguishes us as individuals. Wemayhave decided upon our life's work or may take our chances for a job upon graduation.
Whatever our decision, whatever our qualifications, and whatever each individual future holds, we, in June, will have left behind the greatest part of our youth and must begin the climb to our own individual brand of personal success.
Lincoln High School has offered us much more than an education. We have done our best in class \\Ork, but have learned much about conducting ourselves in the public' s eye in a manner representative of decent teenagers. Our goal has been, and it will continue to be for those who come later, the maintenance of our school's position at the top, the maintenance of the image of LHS, the KING.
This morning my hair drier revolted. It had been occassionallyacting up, but this morning it went completely subversive.
The first signs of discontent appeared when I couldn't find the drier. I'm on a very strict schedule in the morning and can' t afford spending fifteen minutes on hands, :,Qll:f~-.J!if:~IClll(,~J:11:.
Time ticks by,
But Yihere does it go?
It creeps along. It seems to fly.
But where does it go?
Does any one know?
Since time began
The minutes have passed ~metimes slow
As slow as they can. ~meone has asked, "Why do they last?"
The hours fly
Making years. People are born
Others die.
From conqured fears
A century appears.
Infin i ty
The length of time
It has no end
That we can see. What is time?
An endless rhyme?
By Donna Sieckman
Born with so many
At the close of a war,
Born to parents
Whowere born in a war,
Raised in a world
Of trouble and strife,
Where the breath of a giant could extinguish life.
Joy and terror
Love and grief, Yet still clinging
To that one belief,
That in life there is love, And in love there is peace.
So loving and living
As life journeys on, Praying for peace
With each coming dawn.
Hope and action
Faith and drive,
Striving with al 1
To keep mankind alive. By Georgia Borftens -
knees, tiptoes, and chairs looking for something that shouldn't be lost.
It is very unnerving to lie prone on the floor, head covered with wire curlers, trying to see under a bed that won't be seen under. My bruised nose is evidence that either my bed is too low to the floor or my eyes are too high
The idea of swinging one of my limbs under the bed to see what would stop it was quickly dismissed. Since I'm not the world's best housekeeper, I knew the accumulation of two weeks' dust would send me scurrying back into the bathtub.
Having decided that since I couldn't see under the bed the drier couldn't be under there, I began rummaging through my dark dungeon of a closet. Months of practiced neglect have made my closet one of the wonders of the Rubble Heap world. Careful scrutiny of the shelves revealed nothing except spider webs and dusty hats. As I crawled along the floor, - I found a red Pepper sock that had been missing for two basketball games and a tennis shoe which had apparently been used as the lining for a mouse's house, but no drier.
I crawled out of my cell into the living room where I began clawing through the packages under the Christmas tree. I will admit I found some interesting shapes destined to belong to me, but, again, no hair drier. I didn't really need the drier anymore, My confused motions had dried my head sufficiently. It had become a matter of principle: No hair drier was going to outsmart me!
I retreated to my room where I again attacked the fortress of my bed. In desperation I threw myself on the bed. Gritting my teeth I slung my head over the edge and peered into the musty: darkness. Triumph surged through my body (or was it blood rushing to my hanging head?). There, nestled in one sleepy corner, was mydelinquent drier.
By Vondra Sh«w
Glittering Brightly
A falling Star seen afar But passed me by far.
By Linda Kolb
It's hard to tell our deepest thoughts
Like some inherent fear,
We wonder in mind's deepest reach
How much we think they hear.
The feeling odd, the action new, But sti 11 there' s something more, It seems as if, at certain times, We'd been here once before!
By Richard Crees
1AM
I am Mlat I am behind what I am. Behind what I am, I am•.• What looks light is heavy, Black appears white, what' s ful 1 is empty, and sparkle is scum.
No one knows what I am, or what I may be.I am masked; I am hidden and lost from sight, Almost gone, never was, may not be
But deep down inside me, behind me, inside me, behind me, inside me, is me.
By Dave Beckmann
Two bells summonyouth; He listens to one and then to the other.
The Majority and Minority
Large and small~
Dress as they do; Be patterned alike.
Discuss their themes; Delight in their talk. Act in their manner; Mimic each motion.
Adopt their opinions; Relinquish your claims. Go with the stream.
Follow the leader.
Conform! Conform! conform!
Be a lone rivulet
Depart from the stream.
Have a different color
Not located on the spectrum.
Be irregular and jagged, Not paralleled by the plumb.
Fly from the wheel
A stray splotch of clay. Revolve around an irregular axis
An eccentric sphere. Deviate! Deviate! Deviate!
The bells toll again
While youth listens, pensive!
Conform!
Find security
Discover harmony
Lay hold of uniformity
Conform!
Deviate!
Be referred to as strange
Be named a fanatic
Be called an alien Deviate!
As the toll of the larger covers that of the smaller, Youth ponders-Must the individual also conform!
Janice Fj eldheim
Alone in the living night
Away from the noises of man ' Alone w i th the freshly delight
My lungs to be filled with the night;
The coolness of air on mycheek
The warmest of blood in my veins
Alone with the joy that I seek
To listen while nature doth speak.
Secure in the arms of her might
My thoughts drift along in the breeze
To see without hearing and hear without sight
Alone in the living night.
by Leslie Schumacher
Satisfaction comes
In knowing you have done your best
Though it may not have been good enough
To rate first place.
Satisfaction is your decision
To accept what has come with faith
Rather than bitterness
Because you know it must have been right.
Satisfaction is the feeling
Of knowing you will always have friends, Knowing you haven't stepped all over others
In your efforts to reach the top.
Satisfaction is not a goal for the future, But a current trend of activity and thought Which continues throughout the life Of a truly successful person.
By Jeri Adam
How can we know our thoughts are right? And how can they be brought to light?
It would help so much if just we knew Someone else had these thoughts too.
By Richard Crees
Much is said about the agonies people go through today. There is the agony of a toothache, a headache, stomachache, and backache. Yet little is said about the agony of all agonies, sleeping on hair rollers.
One may solve this painful problem by simply staying awake all night or better yet, getting a crew cut. But since most womendo not care, for my infallible schemes, I have contrived a list of tested-without-much-luck rem e dies.
Onemay overcome tl1is prob1 em by sleeping with one's head hanging over the bed. This works fine until one hangs too far and finds oneself on the floor, head first. This may prove a Ii ttle painful.
Another method is to sleep sitting up. This can be accomplished by balancing yourself against the wall ('Ihat is, if you have a wall). All is well until you feel that little jab of pain located somewhere between the first cervical and fifth saccryl vertrebre. Still other womenfind that if they sleep on their stomachs with their heads stuffed in the pillows, the rollers are hardly noticeable. However, I would not advise this method. We've lost some of our best girls this way. If one tries all of these and finds none that work, there is only one other solution--buy a hairdryer.
By Diane Swofford
A Deceitful Friend
She returns a smile Fooling you again; site thinks Her game will ne'er end.
By Faye Modenstein
Without it, we could not be, Yet, with it, where are we?
By Vondra Shaw
I study for the toughest tests
How important things can be
Until they become yours.
Then, oftentimes such things are soon forgotten In the rush of going, doing, running, and Trying again for something better.
By Jeri Adam ebct,~
Dizzy wann sl eep Crawls over the tops of my eyes
Making them silly and heavy.
By Gil Arnold
Alvin was a discarded peach seed. Unlike most discarded peach seeds, Alvin resented being discarded. To avenge this injustice Alvin vowed to destroy humanity. He started by calling all discarded peach seeds together in order to form an army. Unfortunately, Alvin called this little get-together at the city dump and all the seeds were promptly burned-all except Alvin. Thi s enraged our hero greatly, so he went to Omaha where he spent the rest of his life tripping people and making them break their noses and injure their ear lobes. Alvin was killed one day when an evil Ii ttle boy kicked him into the street into the path of a passing truck. There weren't very many people at Alvin's funeralm
Melody Sommer
Morning already?
How can it be?
I' ve hardly been asleep!
How rude time is
To haunt me with The schedule it must keep.
Each day I try
To do the things
To pass them all with ease. However, when I get to class Mybrain just seems to freeze! By
Faye Modenste
in
The past has 1 eft undone. Today is here; New jobs it brings. Alas! I have not won! Al ice Dale
JUNE 1, 1963
I received my acceptance from AFS. I am very happy yet I amafraid too. It will be so hard to go to such a different country with so many new people.
AUGUST16, 1963
I am in Lincoln at last~ It looks like such a fine and clean city. I hope the people are going to accept and like me here.
There are eight long months ahead. I wonder what they will bring for me? Will the students accept me as one of them? Shall I make new friends?
SEPTEMBER 9, 1963
My first day at this huge school with hundreds of corridors, as many rooms, and •. thousands of students. I feel lost for a short time but then Home Sweet Home: new friends cameup to talk to
MAY27, 1964
In a few days school will be over and many people will be going on vacations. However, for two Links their vacation will just be ending as they will be returning to their native lands.
Fusun Ungur and Carlos Blondet have spent the past year in the United States and naturally have had time to form opinions and compare life in the U.S. with that in TUrkey, Fusun' s homeland, and Peru, where Carlos lives.
* * * " d t Fast-moving, a ven urous. a life with unlimited freedoms." In this way, Lincoln High School's foreign exchange student Fosun Ungur describes the everyday pace of American teens.
Although she enjoys the active life, Fusun, a native of Turkey, states that she enjoys an occasional retreat from the accelerated tempo of life in the United States.
TEENSDI FF'ER
things that I miss from American life. But I will be glad to get home to tell everyone about the wonderful experiences that I've had A " 1n mer1ca.
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Carlos Blondet from Lima, Peru, found the biggest differenc~ between Peruvian teenagers and those in the United States in the freedom which the girls enjoy., In Peru girls are more reserved and their parents goverrn their lives strictly.
" II I t Here:, Car os commen s, 11girls have much more inde11 pendence.
PARTIESDIFFER 11 II 1 In P e ru , Car o s says , 11parties are much different. We always have an orchestra instead of a combo."
Carlos was amazed to find how careless we are about leaving our cars unlocked.
11In Peru if you leave your car parked and unlocked and you are gone for more than 5 minutes, the car won't be
According to Fusun, "The difference between Turkish teens and American teens is the amount of time spent in activities with parents. II there when you get back!
11 Seldom do Turkish teenagers have cars or as much freedom to associate with their contemporaries. 11
She explains that Turkish teens have to wait until t h ey are 18 to obtain a driver's license. When they want to go somewhere, they ride bicycles or walk.
Parties for teens in Turkey never last after dark and 11 dating 11 is in groups of 12 or 14, Going steady is unknown.
DIFFERENTLIFE
The American mode of life isn't exactly what Fusun had expected. 111 was used to going to friends' homes with my paren t s for visits each weekend. It is not a common practice in America."
She was also amazed by all the modern home conveniences. She had expected some, but stated that every house is overflowing with gadgets. customs proved to be a large gap to cross for Fusun. Turkish etiquette requires the younger generation to kiss the hands of their elders. Adapting to the h 11h manners 1n er o me away from home" took quite a shift in thought.
HOMEWON' T BE 'DIE SAME
11Things just won' t be the II same at home, sighed Fuson. 111' 11 probably see all the
* • * F\lsun and Carlos leave for Washington o.c., June 28, where they and other AFS students will visit the White House and meet the President. From there they wi11 travel to New York City to see the World's Fair.
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About 200 sophomores, 400 juniors, and 600 seniors will be pe:rmitted to register for the 8:00 a.m.; the remaining 1400 students will attend the 9: 00 a. m. to 3: 30 p. m. schedule.
AFTERSCHOOLACTIVITIES
Students who expect to participate in extracurricular athletics, drama, or speech will register for the early schedule. Clubs will usually meet after 3: 30 p. m. Students who start school at 8:00 a.m. and who belong to clubs, will be assigned to a study hall until their club meeting is held. "since the purpose of adding another period to the school day is to maintain smaller classes, students will be pennitted to register for more than six periods a day only by special office pennission," says Mr. Bogar. Lunch periods will begin at 11: 00 a. m. instead of 11: 45. •
I have h ad priceless eight months of my life here. These eight months have been full of new faces, friends, customs, traditions, and ways of life. This school is now a part of mes
I have had hundreds of lovely times for which I do not have any words to express my appreciation. These experiences will remain in me al ways.
There is so much I want to say and thank for but instead of trying to do that I want to thank you all for one great thing which usually is taken for granted because it is so short and little!
Thank you for saying 11Hi d II • th Fuson, Goo morning, w1 such a sincere, accepting, and warm smile, every day.
Andnow it is time for me to say 11Bye, bye. I knowI' 11 see you!"
Allaha ismarladek
(I leave you in God's care)
Fosun Ungar 1963-64 AFS Istanbul, Turkey
About two years ago, the Kingston Trio came out with a folk song cal led K'hereHave All The Flowers Gone? With graduation creeping ever and ever closer, it's about time for the Kingston Trio (or some such singing group) to come out with a song entitled Where Have All The Seniors Gone?
With diploma in hand many members of the graduating class will go out to make their devastating and earthshaking mark in the world.
They will eventually receive positions in various places of employment and begin the filling of their daily eight to five commitments.
Others will delay the placingoftheir ink spots in the world by entering the halls of advanced learning where the only places they put ink spots will be on term papers.
High school seniors have many reasons for going to col1 ege. Somewant a well-rounded education, and many want specialized training in a certain
Year-end activities have kept the Student Council busy to the very last minute!
A car wash, held Sunday, netted $55 for Mike Knaub' s expenses to the National Student Council Convention in Bangor, Maine.
Roger stark, who will possibly attend a week of leadership training at Camp Cheley, Colorado, may also receive a portion of the earnings.
The Faculty Committee of the Council is planning a faculty tea for the morning of June 4. The event will wind up a Year's sustained effort to promote good relations among faculty, administration, and student body.
The Little Black Book revision has been completed by a special committee of the student Council. The new handbooks, in addition to the regular sale items, were sold at Everett, Lefler, and Whittier Junior Highs this· week.
Of major interest the past few weeks has been an extensive evaluation of this year's Student Council. Conducted on three levels--faculty, student body (in home rooms and at the last Home Room Rep meeting) and within the Council itself--the study will point up the weak and strong_ features of the Council, and should lead to improvements next year.
May 28 is the date for the election of next year' s Student council officers. The new president and vice-president will attend a Nebraska Association of student Councils Workshop in August, at the Kellogg Center.
A last-fling school dance, sponsored by the All-School Lounge and Patio Committee, is being held t his ·afternoon from 3: 15 to 4:30 on the patio. Only 10¢ to dance to the Classics. Everyone is invited!
The Student Council wishes you a very happy summer!!
field. There are even a few young men, whogo to postpone the clutches of the draft. Many girls enter college with the ulterior motive of snaring some poor unsuspect~ ing male (tch, tch).
VARIOUSMOTIVES
As the n1otives are many and varied for going to a local college, so they are for going to a college in a distant city. Someofthese, one might say, education-starved individuals seek complete independence from pappa and mamma.A few students, going away to college, might just be rich. Others, while in high school, may have earned a scholarship to a distant college.
While some boys try desperately to avoid the draft, others, immediately after graduation, rush willfully and joyfully into the welcoming and outstretched arms Uncle Sam by joining some branch of the Armed Forces.
The marks made upon the world are many and varied. Some are large, some small, and some are minute. But it isn' t important what size that mark · may be. The fact that is important is that there is a mark.
In answer to the question ''Where have all the seniors II • 11 gone? one might say, They are out to make their marks in the world. 11
Each person is accomplishing this in his own special and individual way. Somemarks will be original. Many will follow a pattern of conformity. But in spite of the conformity, the diversification and the number of these marks will be considerable in magnitude, power, and intensity. To the observer it seems that for better or worse it is certainly getting to be a scribbled-up world.
Dave Beckmann recently won the State Optimist Oratorical Contest. The theme was "optimism-Formula for Freedom."
Dave will now travel to Denver where he will participate in an international speaking contest also sponsored by the Optimist Club. He will be the only boy representing Nebraska at the contest. IfhewinsinDenver he will be awarded a $1,000 scholarship
sally Petersen, senior. sings a sweet serenade surrounded by the 448 entries in the Third Annual Lincoln High Art Show held in the lounge May 19-21. Entries included water colors, crayons, oils, and charcoal drawin~s produced by the art classes during the past year.
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Kathy Brt; Cushman Division of the Outboard Marine Corporation Scholarship, Charlene Staska.
The National Merit Award winners were recognized.
Cheryl Marsh was a National Merit Winner, winning a scholarship of $6000 to the Juilliard School of Music.
National Merit Finalists were Harold Chesnin, Marc Johnson, Laura Miller, Susan Wright, Sally Petersen, and Katherine Schach.
Those receiving certificates of merit for scoring exceptionally high in the examination were Loran Clement, Linda Davidson, Jim-Gordon, Jim Hahn, Andis Kaolins, Vic Kuklin, Richard Laws, Doug McKelvey, John Schrekinger, Sally Weber, Paula West, and Margaret Young.
On the basis of the scores in the Regents Examinations given last fall, many seniors were awarded scholarships to the University of Nebraska.
Those receiving four-year tuition scholarships are: Loran Clement, Sally Weber, Katherine Schach, Sally Petersen, Cheryl Marsh, Charles Magnuson, Richard Laws, and Harold Chesnin.
Cheryl Marsh, Katherine Schach, and Sally Petersen were especially recognized for placing on the Regents' All State Scholastic Team.
One-year tuition scholarships will go to William Amen, Marc Johnson, Nancy Knott, Vic Kuklin, John Schrekinger, David Taladay, and Margaret Young.
Fifty-nine seniors, ranking as Regents Alternates, received certificates for their achievement.
U. of N. Scholarships
The recipients of various other scholarships to the University of Nebraska are:
Carolyn Morgan, Cryst~l Young, $50; Cathy Sti 1well, $100; Marcia Si_ms, $ 200; Ruth Amen, Nancy Jensen~ Sandra Vinson, Eat at the
Mr. Andre Gares, Consul General to the United states from France, recently spoke to sixth-period foreign language students.
Mr. Gares told of his duties as consul. He handles visas to France and looks after the interests of French Nationals in his seven-state area.
Mr. Gares emphasized the importance of studying a language, especially French as this is one of the most widely dispersed languages of the world.
Mr. Gares has his headquarters in Denver. He spoke to groups in Lincoln and omaha.
Doris Lohr, Vondra Shaw, $250.
Judith Allen, James Jacobs,
$300; Wilfiam Amen, $400; Charles Magnuson, Judy Myers, Cheryl Long, $500; Karen•Burke, $700; Andis Kaulins, $800; Susan Cacek, Rob.ert Christensen, Phyllis Sattler, $900; Robert Miller. $1,000. Journalism scholarships, to the University went t o Jim Hahn, Lincoln Star Freshman Scholarship, and Carla Cronkite, Lincoln Journal Freshman Scholarship. Other scholarships to Nebraska colleges went to Karen Keefe, Hastings College $ 1300 Scholarship; and Leslie DeBoer, Sears Roebuck College of Agriculture in the amount of $300. Wesleyan Alumni Scholars hips were awarded to J an e t Smi t h , $ 1 5 0 ; Carol Maresch and Robert Vasatka, $200; and Sharon Kuehn, Altrusans
The Altrusa. Club of Lincoln, a women's ci vie organization, recently held a banquet in honor of all Lincoln girls ranking in the upper 3 per cent of their classes.
Mrs. Roscoe Hill was the guest speaker. 1\ former member of the Lincoln BOardof Education, she spoke of the values of a college education and how one should prepare for this new and exciting experience.
The dinner was held at the University Club. Thirteen senior girls from Lincoln High School were present.
Several seniors received scholarships to schools out of state. Included in this category were:
South Dakota School of Mimes, $100, Fred vandeBurg; Knox College, $1200, Margaret Young; Columbus S ch o o 1 o f Art, $ 3 0 0, James Cline; War Orphans, $3960, Dottie Quam;YaleUniversity, $ 2650, Harold Chesnin; and Eastman School of Music, $6000. Marc Johnson.
Writers Club Gitft
Writers Club members at a recent meeting approvecd tM book, William Shakespeaire, a biography by A.L. Rowse, as the club's 1964 gift to the LHS library.
The book, selected after mu ch de 1 i be ration, commemorates the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare' s birth.
Cheryl Marsh, Lincoln High violinist, will be presented in recital at the Nebraska Union Ballroom, Thursday, May 28, at 7:30 p.m. She will play selec~ions from the works of five composers. The public is invited.
New members of the society for Academic Achievement were named at the annual Lincoln High School Color Day. Membership is based on good character and high scholarship achievement, especially in academic subjects. It is sponsored by a community organization. The students eligiblefor membership are not to exceed 10 per cent of the boys and 10 per cent of the girls in the graduatin~ class. Scholastically, 4 points are given for a grade of 1; 3. 5 points for a 2; and 3 points for a 3, in academic classes.
Scholarship in non-academic subjects are scored with 2 points for a 1; 1. 5 points for a two; and 1 point for a 3. Non-academics of less than
five hours are scored on a cumulative basis. Those named to the s:>ciety for Academic Achievement were: Ruth Amen. Judy Amend, Nancy Bantz, Kathy Brt, Harold Chesnin*, Loran Clement*, Carla Cronkite, Alice Dale, Linda Davidson*, Sherry Ann Eberly, Betty Freeland, Steve Goetz, Larry Goldstone, Lynn Grosscup, Vic Hancock, Cindy Hardin*, Pat Heidenteicb, Marc Johnson, Andis Kaulins*, Karen Keefe, William Kling, Nancy Knott, Tom Krieger, Curt Kuster*, Richard Laws, Connie Leichner, Carolyn Manthey, CherylMarsh*,
Sandra McGuire, Doug McKelvey, Georgia Miller, Sandra Minard. Carolyn Morgan, Judy MYers, Sally Petersen, Helen Pfeiff, Susan Phelps, Susan Roelfs, Edward Rohrdanz, Robert Sader, Phyllis Sattler, Kathrine Schach.
Each year, the third-year, Wolfgang Seewald, and, when it is offered, the Donna Siekmann"', Marcia fourth-year language classes Sims carol Smith, Janet at Lincoln . High take Univer- Smith Catherine Stilwell, sity of Nebraska language David 'Taladay, exam~ for college credit. ·Tommie Thompson, Sally This year, four students of Weber*, Paula west, Susan the fourth-year French c~ass Wright*, crystal Young, and took the test and received M t Young argare credit for French 14. *CUMLAUDE
They are Sally Petersen, _..;..;.___________ "'r Cathy Stilwell, Linda Davidson, and Cindy Hardin.
Seven third-year French students also took the exam to earn credit for French 14. They are Emily Fernbaugh, Janice Fjeldheim, Cathy Gilbert, Kay Rapley, Shirley Shea, Janice Van Vynckt, and Jim Wilson.
Spanish students taking the language exams and receiving three hours of University credit for Spanish 53 are: Beverly Austen, Georgia Borgens, Candy Brice, Rob Christensen, Linda Franklin, Glenn Friendt, Bill Harshbarger., Judy Heller, Curt Kuster, Viki McPherson, Delene Reich, Galen Ullstrom, and Georgia van Horn.
Students receiving an additional three hours, making a total of six credits are Jeri Adam, Judy Amend, Carolyn Morgan, Susan Phelps, Robert Sader and Sally Sheridan. Results of the German and Latin test, given on May 16, are not yet available.
Summer's almost here!--and for the ultimate in summer fashions---it' s The Place for those who think young!!! Let us give you a hint for the coming season's shopping. Our two departments- --the one downtown and the new Gateway addition---do not carry the iden~ical stock! In this way you have even more choice from Miller's!!
Well, that's all for this year, Links! Connie and Barb will be taking over from this point.
To the seniors who are graduating on June 7, we leave this thought .• Another Lincoln Highjobwell done! We hope for you that th e future holds promises of many dreams come true.
To the juniors we give our senioritus!---the teachers will love that!!
To the sophs we give a promise: you' 11 get out of LHS just what YOUput into it! So work hard; it will be worth it!
The Place
Jo 'n Alice
If you were to drop in on the Advocate staff early some morning, you might find certain staff members sitting with eyes gazing blankly at the ceiling.
Daydreaming? In a way it is, for the young journalists are searching for the key to newspaper wri ting--ideas.
IDEAS, IDEAS, IDEAS
The search for ideas is never-ending. A student can choose from several different areas. People, politics, foods, school affairs, cars, and the weather are all good, but conventional areas. If a student really wants to raise some eyebrows, he may write about ESP, an expected attack from Mars, or can project a vivid description of a flying saucer. The journalist can always write about a personal experience. But this area is a dangerous one: too often the item may be interesting to the writer but might prove to be a big bore to the reader.
For those with a love for the realistic approach, a technical description of an operation might fill the bill. Good features on subjects sudl as judo, karate, and wrestling may also be considered. However, these topics somehow do not seem to have a place
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Well, it looks as if this is the last roundup. It doesn't seem possible that another school year has come to a close. I've really enjoyed representing you at GOLD'S and I know you'll be looking forward to reading the wise words of your new representative next fall.
I know all the seniors will carry with them many memories if both laughter and tears as they leave LHS. To all of you sophomores and juniors, I'd like to wish you much luck in the coming years. Whenyou are graduated, I' m sure you will feel as proud to have been a part of Lincoln High as we seniors do, now.
Be sure to keep up that terrific spirit, and take part in everything that Lincoln High has to offer. Remember, you' re living the best years of your life right now, so make every minute count!
so long, Marcia
in the high school newspaper!
The exasperated writer eventually grasps at any idea for his story. While he is thinking, perhaps his pen will fall to the floor. As he bends to pick it up, he notices that the floor is cracked. Out comes a feature about the deplorable condition of the floors.
Or maybe, as he is driving to schoo 1, the student narrowly avoids an accident. The minute he sits at his desk, out comes a thundering editorial about bad driving.
ALL GONE
By the time he gets to the end of the school year, most good feature material has been used up, and the desperate journalist will grasp frantically at anything, whidl sometimes proves most interesting!
This is the key to good journalism, the ability to tell a story based on practically anything. Without good ideas, all the fine writing in the world would be left unwritten.
This story is the result of what happens when the supply of good feature topics runs out. Then the young journalist has to fall back on such topics as ''searching for the Key to Newspaper ·t· d II wr1 1ng I eas.
The Lincoln High School track team, after capturing second in the district meet and fir st in the city, failed to plac:e in the top 10 of the state Class A track and field finals.
TWOMEDALISTS
John Spaedt and George Ward were the only medalists, finishing third in the shot pu t a 01 d th e h a l f m i l e , respectively.
sophomore sprinting star, Jim Riggins, failed to place -in the 220 and 100.
Henry Jackson and Keith Ottoson also failed to produce any points in the jumping events
OOACHDISAPPOINTED
coach Harold Scott voiced disappointment in the results ,of the poor team showing in the state meet. Perhaps most disappointing was the two-mile relay_ team which finished well behind the front contenders with one of the poorest clockings of the ear.
Charles Borner led Lincoln High School's golf team to a victory in the State Class A Golf Tourney held at Hillcrest Country Club, May 15. Charles' round of 34-39-73 over th e tough, Hi 11 crest course gave him the individual state title for the second consecutive year.
30 SCHOOLSIN EVENT
The Links had a team total of 234, two strokes better than Lincoln Northeast's and Lincoln southeast's totals of 236. Thirty schools participated in the event.
The state victory climaxed a successful season for the Linksmen, one in which they were undefeated in dual competition, winning seven and losing none.
In addition to their fine dual record, the golfers added the City and Intercity crowns to their laurels as they established a string of
Senior Jack Little emerged as the 1964 pentathlon champion with a total of 2,931 points along with two first places.
Sophomore Steve Hanneman, was close behind with 2,691 points, and nave ThompsoP finished third with 2,~95 points.
George Ward accounted for the only new record, racing to a 2;02.7 half mile. This time bettered the old record of 2: 02. 9 set by Dick Ripley in 1958.
Miss Elizabeth Grone, Lincoln High French teacher and head of the Foreign Language Department, was recently selected to attend an advanced ins ti tote of foreign language in Archocl1on, France, this summer.
Miss Grone together with 60 other French teachers in the United States will participate in a seven-week study program sponsored by the University of Massachusetts. The program will be preceded by a week in Paris and followed by a week's tour of France.
Howdy People,
Congratulations are now in order for all graduating seniors--it' s been a long, hard pull but we've finally made it halfway up that great big mountain of life.
Many will go out into the business world and still others will go on to colleges and universities all across the country.
So now is the time to get the summer fashions you will need, which will coincide with your future plans, whatever they may be.
Swimsuits for all shapes and sizes of girls are available at Wards in the Gateway Shopping Center. Also, shifts to wear over those swimsuits will be found at Wards.
I hope everyone has a wonderful summer vacation and lotsssssssss of fun. As a word of wisdom may I say, ' 1Juniors, you still have one year left, but don't let anyone fool you, it's the best of all three! 11
See ya' 11, Cindy
that was broken only once, that being their
finish
team scored a total of 29 points compared to runnerup LSE's 20.
BASKETBALL
Intramural action for the past school year has been fast and furious with each event r e ceiving wide and enthusiastic support from th e student body.
GOLF
Extramural golf at Pioneers teed off the intramural season last fall. Lincoln High dominated this event as Dennis 8radshaw captured the cl1ampionsl1ip title wi tl1 a 75. TomGwin took tl1e first flight.
TENNIS
Extramural tennis followed with Bob Sader and Herb Schrader winning the singles titles and the team of Larry Dietrich and Paul Stanton combining to win the doubles title.
FLAGFOOTBALL
Then came flag football. LHS didn't fare too well in extramural co1npetition in this event, as they lost both games. Barry Hagen' s t earn, the Bears, captured the school title.
SWIMMING
LIIS's extramural swimming team captured a! 1 six events, United Typewriter a\d Office Eqatpee11t a>. ltl No, l l Phone tl2•1111 aental lale • lerwice
Ti~e winter intramural program included basketball and table tennis with LHS winning both extramural bouts with LSE and LNE.
Th e Iv!e t s , u n d e r Ga 1 e n Ullstrom' s leadership, captured the school basketball title. Tom Connors won the scoring race with a total of 102 points.
TABLETENNIS
Herb Schrader 1~onth.e scl1ool table tennis title. Extramural ping-pong action provided Herb witl1 the city singles title wt1ile tl1e. team of Dennis Bradshaw and Tedd Epp won tl1e doubles competition for LHS. Larry Dietricl1 crunein second in his singles co1npeti tion.
The spring program included three sports: volleyball, badminton, and softball.
VOLLEYBALL In volleyball action the faculty team defeated LeRoy Rothe' s team for tl1e school title. However, the school was represented by Rothe' s team in the extramural events i11which they went undefeated.
BADMINTON
Jim Tliomas won the school and city singles badminton titles in extramural and intramural action. Dave LaDuke won the No. 2 singles title and the doubles team of Larry Goldstone and Bob Stern came in second. The softball season ended May 231 with an extramural tourney with LSE snd LNE.
What is "qua l i t y" performance in sports ? Certainly it need not all be performance at a State Championship level. Competition usually involves players of average ability.
What makes a "winner"?
First, a winner should have had thorough and conscientious coach1ng. Next, a winner needs to be willing to sacrifice in order to benefit from the athletic program; he needs to be intelligent enough to gain some of the real values--courage, sacrifice, and confidence.
The prospective winner must want to win. If he is sincere in this des i re, he is on the way toward his goal. With the desire to achieve, the natural reaction should be to develop a loyalty to his body, his schoo1 , and his team so that he does those things that will result in better performance in his individual effort So as we seekoutthe characteristics of the winner, it gets down to the individual and howhefits into the total picture.
As the 1963-6~ athletic year closes at Lincoln High School, our sincere appreciation goes to those youngmenrepresenting al 1 of u..g.To those completing their competition, we hope their own personal evaluations of their individual efforts can end with the simple statement, "I did my best." To those returning for another season, it is our sincere hope that each young man will aim for the top, and wi 11 conduct himself in such a manner as to compare with the best. Each individual athletic squad member need only to be sure that he doesn't "cheat" that man he sees in the mirror and we will be on the way.
Let us adopt the philosophy that we plan to win most of those events that we can and should win, and to come up with a win now and then that wasn't supposed to be. This is all that can be asked of any team or athlete.
Let's go Links!
Wm.H. Pfeiff Director of Activities
Lincoln Hi g h School fell short in their defense of the state baseball crown, bowing to powerful pre-tournament favorite Bishop Ryan, 8-3, in the final round of tournament play. The Links could produce only tl1ree hi ts, two of which were provided by Bob Vasatka. Bob finished the tournament with an even 50(.l bat ting average.
SOUTI!SIIOCKEl)
During the first round of the tournament, the unrated Links set Omaha south in a state of shock as they ran away with a 12-1 victory. Backed by the two-hit pitching of Walter Fras and a fine defensive effort, the Black and Red put together an almost perfect game. Fras also blasted a threerun homer to aid the Links' cause.
Within the last 65 years since Lincoln High School organized its first athletic team, 109 state championship trophies have been claimed by the Black and Red. This is an average of almost two per year.
It is no wonder Lincoln High is considered ''King'' in Nebraska high school athletlCS. In order to produce such teams, the school must produce athletes of the highest caliber; those wil 1 ing to work and sacrifice for the good of the group.
Athletes of this high caliber make it a practice to work out on their own without the coach having to urge therr, all the way. These athle t es practice during the off-season as well as during the season and always put forth a 100 per cent effort.
These qualities are what make athletes and teams better than just average.
In 1964, LHS athletics haven't changed. The era and the faces may be di fferern t, but the winning tradition and desire to be on top are still present.
This year the Links have captured the state crowns in both gymnastics and golf. Seven individuals have won 11 gold medals: Charles Borner (2), Mike Disney (1), Steve Chandler (1), Richard Gordon (1), Mickey Johnsen (3), Danny Kolb (2), and Dennis Winslow (1).
These seven athletes didn't just acquire these medals, they earned them through extensive training, practice, and the will to be betfter than just avera g e.
How many wrestl e rs would think of running four miles a day and lifting weights e very other day in the offseason? This is the answer to the success of Ken Benton and Mike Disney.
How many gymnasts work out two hours a day during the off-season just to keep in shape for the next season and maybe learn some new and better tr1cks? This is the answer to the success of Mickey Johnsen, Danny Kolb, and Dennis Winslow.
Delbert Smith and Bob Vasatka each landed a threebagger and a single. Dennis Barber also hit two safeties. COAC~ICONFI DEN 'f 11They only did what I thought they could all along, 11 confessed coach Bufford Grosscup. Concerning the poor season record of 0-6, Grosscup feels that one can throw the record book out the window during tourname11t play. Looking ahead to next year, G ro s s cup p 1 an s to bu i 1 d a strong team around four r et u rn in g st art er s : Mi k e Bournan, John Graham, Jan Hansen, and Delbert Smith.
Whatswimmers would work out two hours a day during the off-season instead of swimming for pleasure with the gang? Bob Stern chooses to work out for the two hours and then mess around.
Charles Borner attributes his success in golf to t h e fact that he practices every day that the weather permits.
BETTERTHANJUST AVERAGE
John Spaedt and George Ward may not have won any gold medals, but as a result of constant off-season training, botharemuch better in their events than they might have been. They couldn? t settle
for being just average. George was a top contender in cross country and copped third place in both the 880 in track and the 145-pound weight class in wrestling. John stepped from an unknown in the shot put to third top contender in the state within the past year.
ANSWERTO SUCCESS
These examples prove that skill alone is not the answer to success; it is the wil 1 to win, the will to improve oneself and his team, and that extra effort 100 per cent of the time that makes the difference between a good athlete and a great athlete, a second-place team and a state championship team.
Lincoln High athletes dominated the Lincoln Sonday Journal and Star All-City selections for 1964. During the season, the mighty Links captured both the golf and track city crowns and shared the tennis crown with the other Lincoln public high schools.
RIGGINSHEADSTHINCLADS
The Black and Red proved to be most powerful in the track selections as they captured 9 of t he 13 position&.
Sophomore Jim Riggins led the Links as he earned two individual positionsalong with a berth on the 880 relay team.
Others sele~ted were: Aldis Augst ums, Henr y Ja cks on, John Spaedt, John Walters, and George Ward. The twomile relay team also landed a berth on the all-city team.
BASEBALL
Among those chosen to the baseball all-city berths were Walter Fras, Larry Smith, Bob vasatka, and Bob White. GOLF State Champion Charlie Borner led the golf ranks as he was the only representative off the 1964 state championship squad. TENNIS
Despite placing second in the double competition during the state tennis meet, Larry Dietrich and Larry Eldridge failed to receive recognition from the Li ncoln Sunday Journal and Star.
Due to the change in the schedule for next year, it will be necessary for those participating in football to attend.8:00 classes. Practice will begin August 25 with the first game three weeks later.
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over the tough Hillcrest course.
The Lincoln High tennis team, led by Larry Dietrich and Larry Eldridge, finished in a three-way tie for third place in the state meet. Eldridge and Dietrich were de feat e d in th e do u b 1 e s finals.
Bruce McLarty was eliminated in the first round of the singles.
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Announcing our new HiStyler for next year-Carole Wentink. Good luck to Viki and Carole next year.
Summer is almost here!
If you haven't chosen your swim suit yet, we recommend that you RUNto Hovlands as soon as possible, while the selection is still good. If you are looking for cool clothes for the summer heat, be sure to check at Hovlands, You'll love the new whip-cream material in dresses.
Good luck on finals, Juniors and Sophomores. The Seniors have just~ TWOmore days, so this is our last chance to wish them the best of luck next year and always.
Buy now, Viki and Cindy
Open House fQr Industrial Arts, V?cationa Education, Home Economics and Business Education
Tuesday, March 24th 7:30 p.m.
Lincoln High School Auditorium
March 19-21 Joy Night
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In the Lincoln Public Schools, any student of secondary school age may, if he so desires, acquire an education in the Practical Arts through the program avail.able in these fields.
'Ihe purpose of Practical Arts is to qualify for a vocation, those students who do not plan to attend college. An estimated 80 per cent of the school population will end up in one of these practical fields. * * *
Four _areas are i~clud~d; 'Safari 'Spring Fete commercial, homemaking, 1n:- '
' dustrial arts, and trades. In Planning Stage Those who graduate in one of the four curriculums are immediately prepared and qualified to enter a job involved in one of the practical arts.
'lbe key word in the practical arts program is the word practical. Students who concentrate their education on one of the practical arts can be assured that they will have received the basic fundamentals needed to enter these fields.
Commercial business is one of four curriculums in the practical arts. The aim of the Commercial Department of Lincoln High School is to develop an understanding and appreciation of various business procedures, to introduce the legal aspects of modernday living, and to cultivate skills that result in personal satisfaction.
"It is not merely an introduction to the fundamentals of business, it is the fu 11 extent of know I edge that an employer desires each employee to have."
One might say that the Home Economics curriculum prepares young women for life. Homemaking not only teaches practical skills involved in a home but also demonstrates the civic, spiritual, and personal qualities needed to CONTINUED ON PAGE 4
The Lincoln High School Student council is busily making plans for this year's All Sports Banquet, "sports Safari," to be held April 25.
'lb.e event is held in honor of LHS lettermen. An additional highlight of the evening is the crowning of the All-~orts King and Queen.
Mr. Herman Rohrig, former Lincoln High School star athlete, will be the guest speaker.
Public Schools Vocal Music Festival
21 Grades Issued
28 Parents Meeting 7: 30 p. m.
5 Meeting, Parents of Seniors, 7:30 p.m.
16 Junior-Senior Prom
22 Color Day and "Sign Out" Party
31 Baccalaureate 8:00 p.m.
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The Business Education and Practical Arts Departments of Lincoln High will host the next parents' meeting.
At this time, parents will be given the opportunity to visit the various departments in the Commercial, Home Economics, Industrial Arts, and Trades Preparatory Cnrriculums and learn what each has to offer. Demonstrations and displays may be seen in each department.
Dr. Chester Gausman, Director of Vocational and Industrial Arts Education for the Lincoln Public Schools, will be a guest speaker.
The meeting, to be held March 24 at 7:30 p.m. in the Lincoln High School Auditorium, will be presided over by Mr. Francis Minard, president of the Parents Group. An announcement will be made by the nominating committee for next year's officers.
Refreshments, under the supervision of Mrs. Reinhold Rebensdorf, will be served in the school cafeteria following the meeting
Music for the program will be furnished by the Boys Glee Club under the direction of Mr~ Ivan Caldwell.
Interested in fleas? The Future Teachers Club is sponsoring a Flea Market on March 24, at noon and after school in the Lincoln High School student lounge.
There won't be any bargain prices on fleas, but there will be many usable items for sale at extremely reasonable prices.
According to Miss Florence Jenkins, club sponsor, "This Flea Market will resemble European bargain sales in many ways. Such items as books, jewelry, school supplies, pictures, and wearing apparel will be on sale."
"Every spring the FTA traditionally sponsors a tea for teachers. A portion of the profits from the Flea Market will be used for this purpose."
Tuberculosis skin tests for sophomores are scheduled in the Lincoln High School Lounge April 8. The results will be read on April 10. Parental consent will be required.
This is a 15-year research, program financed by the TB Association through the sale of Christmas Seals.
Can you give the correct chemical
fo rmu 1 a for 2, 3-d in it rob en zen e or 2 Lincoln High school clerch I orotr i rnethyl ammonium chJori de? Can ical practice classes are you bu i 1 d a dam or repair a TV set? receiving the benefit of the But after al I, is it necessary that use of equipment provided everyone know everything? by the Federal Government under a special Manpower
The modern world needs two kinds of Development and Training knowledge, manual and mental. Both re- program. qui re a great deal of training and ex- The purpose of the program • per, ence.
Whether you are a lawyer or a mechanic, satisfaction in accomplishment is necessary. Honest 1 abor is what "separates the men from the boys." UnI ess you are doing something you enjoy, the dignity of honest labor well done can never be yours.
Honest labor- it goes hand in hand with self-esteem. There is a dignity to it, whether it be achieved in digging ditches, driving a bulldozer, or experimenting with chemicals. To be truly successful, take pride in your job. By your efforts, someone's 1 ife may be made a 1 itt1e easier.
is to provide occupational training for the sharply increased numbers of unemployed young people and adults who must have suitable occupational training to take and keep jobs in an increasing automated work world.
The Lincoln Public Schools have been engaged in opera- , tingMDTA classes since September, 1963.
LHS STUDENTSBENEFIT
The Lincoln High School clerical practice classes, under the direction of Mrs. Luella Van Vleck, have access to well over $30,000 worth of IBM electric office machines. Included are 32 IBM Selectric typewriters with God and the constitution gave each non-moveable carria~es, and of us "certain ; nal; enable rights. 11 tw~ largerIB~Execut~ve electr1c typewriters with con~oes It _matter If Y?U are talented ventional carriage movement. 1 n one f I el d and not In another?
With each of the Selectric It is up to today's parents to real - machines is an IBM dictai ze that it's not what you do, but tion machine which, through how you do it that counts.· High earphones, piays dictation school and junior high students back to the typist and is often have the idea that manual 1abor controlled by .a foot pe~al. The belts on which recordings Is 1coked down upon by soc I ety • are made for use in the dieThey need the reassurance of adults tation machines, are proto he I p th em recogn i ze the need, not duced by the teacher thro~gh only for scientists, engineers, and ~he use ~ftwoIBM transcrib" h. l l k 11 1ng machines. w I te-co ar wor ers, but al SQ for All the equipment was highly-skilled manual workers. purchased by the Federal Competition is getting harder and Government for use during rougher each year. Only by dint of night classes. It is actually hard work can anyone be successful, on 11oan tho L1nsd during th e h h t regu a r sc oo ay. regardless of Is c osen voca 10n. After an extensive survey Remember- it's not what you know, of the community by the local but how you apply it that counts. division of the Employment Service of the State of Neb-
So every carpenter and work master, that laboureth night and day: and they that cut and grave seals, the smith also, sitting by the anvil, the potter sitting at his work, all these trust to their hands: and everyone is wise in his work. Without these cannot a city be inhabited. They should not be sought for in public council, nor sit high in the congregation ••• but they will maintain the state of the world, and (all) their desire is in the work of their craft.
Apocrypa: Ecclesiasticus XXXVIII 27-34
Parents Page is published by members of the Advocate staff, Lincoln High School, Lincoln, Nebraska.
raska, local committees are established to advise the schools concerning the course content, staff, etc. students for night classes are selected by the local employment service.
The Vocational Education Act of 1963 provides additional funds from federal sources to expand and improve vocational education in the high schools and for staff, equipment, and facilities to be used for technical and vocational education.
The Lincoln Public Schools plan to take advantage of the additional funds by expanding offerings in these areas and were recently declared eligible for an area Technical School.
, Sharon Stump finds the new ultra-modern IBM office training equipment fascinating and easy to operate.
Parents Page is printing, by request, a poem read by Mr. William Bogar, principal, at the first parents meeting.
In shooing flies or hauling freight It's wiser to co-operate, For better jobs are sooner done If two take hold and work as one.
Now that's a truth all horses knowThey learned it centuries ago. When days are hot, and flies are thick, Co-operation does the trick.
One tail, on duty at the rear, Can't reach the fly behind the ear, But two tails if arranged with craft Give full protection fore and aft. '
Though fools pursue a lonely course Let wise men emulate the horse. '
Two make a burden half as great; Use horse sense and co-operate.
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in the past year $27,000 was granted for improvements to Lincoln High School?
$450 was spent for new book shelves in the cafeteria?
the renovation of the counseling office cost $10,000?
non-skid safety strips have been put on steps?
new key cabinets were installed in the drafting rooms at a cost of $1063?
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"Homeeconomics is an integral part of every girl's liferegardless of whether she elects to be a career girl or a "homemaker.
This belief has been firmly upheld by Lincoln High' s three home economics teachers, Mrs. Sherry Christofferson, Mrs. Corene Herbster, and Miss Mildred Kemp,whoteach homemaking, foods, and clothing.
Homemaking 1, taught by Mrs. Christofferson, is a course based on the role of a homemakeras a family coordinator and executive. Study in Homemaking 2 is based on the life cycleoffamily members, activities, and relationships.
New to the Homemaking Department this year, Mrs. Christofferson, has earned a B.S. in Vocational Education, and Child Development and Family Relations. She has also done graduate work for an advanced degree in Child Development and Family Relations.
Foods and Nutrition, taught by Mrs. Herbster, stresses the importance of planning, preparing, and serving nutritionally adequate meals for the family. Advanced courses emphasize special diets, experimental and foreign cookery, and food costs.
Mrs. Herbster has earned a B.S. and an M.S. in Vocational Education from the University of Nebraska.
courses in Clothing and Textiles, taught by Miss Kemp, begin with the basics of sewing, clothing design, and textiles, and are supplemented with the actual sewi n g o f a g a rmen t. In mor e advanced courses, students design, tailor, and alter garments for construction projects.
Included in Miss Kemp's educational background is a B.S. degree in Home Economics, a Bachelor of Fine Arts 1n Music at the University of Nebraska, and graduate work at the Universities of Colorado and Nebraska, and Colorado State University.
The annual Betty Crocker scholarship program, sponsored by General Mills, has been offered at Lincoln High for approximately six years. During this time LHS has claimed two state winners.
High School girls in the twelfth grade are eligible to participate in the contest.
The primary objective of the scholarship program is to stress to the individual, as well as the community, the importance of homemaking preparation for the world of the future.
"T d H " owar New or1zons 1s the motto of Future Homemakers of America (FHA). A chapter of this organization was tnstalled at Lincoln High School in the fall of 1963.
The purpose and objective of the club is to co-ordinate the efforts of school and home training in homemaking.
FHAmembers are high school students whohave taken homemaking in junior and/or senior high school.
The organization, national in scope, draws members from the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
Work of the club is focused on the improvement of personal, family, and community living and projects are planned to attain this aim
The Commercial Department is divided into a nine-area plan, each independent of the other but the whole comprising an introduction to the business world.
These areas are bookkeeping, business law, clerical office procedure, general business, notehand, secretarial offict:: procedure, selling, shorthand, and typing.
Bookkeeping is designed to help young persons learn three basic skills: 1. to keep systematic records; 2. to acquire a marketable skill; 3. to manage personal business affairs.
Bookkeeping is beneficial to all students but is especially helpful to those planning to enter business.
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A study of Business Law will not, of course, make students legal experts. However, this course can impart general knowledge of some of the more important legal principles.
The subject matter includes an analysis of many of the day-to-day personal business activities that mayhave legal aspects. Pupils learn of the complexities of contracts and the relationships beyweeo employer and employee, agent and principal, buyer and seller.
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Clerical Office Practice seeks to develop an understanding of various office duties and to apply previously learned skills. In addtion, the pupil is aided in the development of desirable personal qualities.
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General Business is an introduction to the business world. It presents the commonplace functions of business where pupils gain a composite picture and an understanding of the relationship of business services and functions.,
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Notehand is designed for academic use, particularly for students who are college bound and for those who will have a continuing use for notemaking.
* * * * * • In Secretarial Office Practice, senior stenographic students learn the responsibilities and duties connected with secretarial work. At this time they become acquainted with duplicating, adding, and calculating machines, and learn various filing systems.
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Although pupils who take Selling usually have a vocational interest, selling is actually everyone's job.
Since individuals in all lines of work must "sell 11 themselves, this course includes the development of worthwhile personality traits.
Vocationally the course emphasizes the psychology, techniques, and general principles involved in retail selling.
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Slwr thand is a very salable ski 11 teaching a short method of recording the spoken word11 In the units of shorthand, pupils attain new levels of competency. The advanced student combines the skills of taking dictation, typewriting, and English in a new skill--lranscription.
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Typewritingis a skill valuable in both a vocational and personal sense. In the courses, typewriting pupils are taught good technique and acquire skill in fundamentals. Minimum standards of performance are stressed in beginning units.
Typing as a vocational skill is emphasized in advanced groups. Preparation for the business office and orientation to work experience is added to production typing wherein the quantity of work as well as the quality receives major emphasis.
Heading up the Industrial Arts and Trades Department is Mr. Arvid Johnson.
Mr. Johnson, a graduate of Stout State College in Wisconsin, with a B.S. and M.S. degrees in Industrial Education, received his trade experience as a machine woodworker and carpenter, and industrial draftsman.
He teaches mechanical and architectural drafting.
Mechanical drafting _teacher Mr. Dean Clawson, attended the University of Nebraska where he attained a B.S. degree majoring in Industrial Arts and a M.E. 1n Administration and Secondary Education. He served in the army during part of the Berlin crisis.
Mr. Clarence Evans is the industrial arts hand and machine woodwork, and trades carpentry teacher at LHS.
Mr. Evans graduated from Pittsburg State Teachers College in Kansas with a maor in Industrial Arts. He i s experienced both as a carpenter and contractor in the building trade.
Mr. James Joyner is a graduate of the University of Nebraska with a B. S. degree in Education and a major in Industrial Arts.
He had five years experience in carpentryr cabinet making, and millwork as well as detailed drafting for a local mill works before coming to teach industrial crafts and woodwork at LHS. •
A graduate of Colorado State College with an M.A. degree in Industrial Arts and majoring in Graphic Arts. Mr. Wayne Osborn instructs industrial arts, and trade preparatory graphic arts.
New to the LHS industrial arts department is Mr. Merle Rudebusch, who teaches electronics.
Mr. RUdebusch received his college and technical training at Morningside College, Nebraska University, and Nebraska Technical School at Milford. He has had experience in the communications field working at both Channel 4, Sioux City, and Channel J.2, Lincoln. Mr. Rudebusch1 also has a general class amateur radio license.
Mr. Harold Slaight teaches Power Mechanics 1 and 2, and driver training. He is a graduate of Northwest MissoQri State College with a B.S. in Secondary Education and a major in Industrial Arts.
Mr. Slaight has had experience working on the repair and maintenance of the automobile.
Industrial arts and trades preparatory auto mechanics instructor Mr. Dennis Weixelman has had practical teaching experience in the United States Air Force prior to teaching at LHS.
Mr. Weixelman is a graduate of Kansas State University, where he received his B.S. degree in Industrial Education.
Mr. Claude Wingrove is the industrial arts and trades preparatory machine shop instructor. He received his B.S. degree in Industrial Arts and Vocational Education from Kansas State College.
Teaching Selling, and Business Law classes, Miss Jamesine Bourke has had years of teaching experience in Nebraska high schools.
Miss Bourke earned her B.A. and M.A. degrees in Education at the Universi tyof Nebraska.
New to the Lincoln High Commercial Department is Mrs. Frances Colon. She teaches bookkeeping, typing, and general business.
Mrs. Colon graduated from Nebraska Wesleyan University with a B. A. degree and majors in Business and Education. Previous to teaching at LHS she instructed for three months in the Manpower Development and Training Act program in adult education.
Bookkeeping, General Business, and World History are ta11ght by Miss Dorothy Dumpert.
Miss Dumpert attended the University of Nebraska and received a B.S. degree in Education and a M.A. degree in Educational PsychologyMeasurements. She has also had practical experience in accounting, office management, and personnel work.
Mrs. Helen Flannagan of the LHS Commercial Department has a full teaching background at several local business colleges, night school, and summer instruction at the University of Nebraska.
Mrs. Flanagan attended the Success Business and Reporting College, Dickinson Secretarial, and the University of Nebraska. She has attained an Associate Degree in Commercial Education, a B.S. degree in Commercial, English, and Social Science, and a Master of Education degree. With such a wide background, her teaching position in the commercial department varies from year to year. This year she teaches General Business, Typing, and Clerical Training.
Miss Betty Heckman attended the University of Nebraska Business Administration and Teachers College where she received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and Education. · She has had practical experience as statistician for the state and as an assistant to a chemical company production manager • Miss Heckman is presently teaching Typing 2 and shorthand.
Miss Lydia Lekai is a graduate of the Nebraska University receiving Bachelors and Masters degrees in Business Education.
Miss Lekai taught at Business College for two years. She now teaches shorthand • Advanced Typing, and Secretarial Training at LHS.
Mrs. Kathleen Sayre has attended the State College of Iowa where she received her B.A. degree in Business. She is presently working towards her masters degree at the University of Nebraska. She has had practical experience as a secretary and teacher in various sections of the United States. She served as a substitute in the Lincoln Public Schools before coming to Lincoln High to teach typing and general business.
Mrs. Katherine Stewart directs the commercial department at LHS and teaches bookkeeping.
Mrs. Stewart attended the Kansas State Teachers College where she achieved a B.A. degree majoring in music and minoring in Business Education and English. She later received her M.A. degree in Business Education at the University of Nebraska.
Mrs. Stewart has been teaching at Lincoln High for 14 years. She taught at various hiJh schools before coming to LH8, in addition to teaching attheUniversity of Utah, University of Washington. and University of Nebraska during the summersessions.
Teaching Shartrand 1,2,3, and 4 and clerical office .practice is Mrs. Luella van Vleck. •
Mrs. Van Vleck has attended the University of Redlands and Nebraska University. She has earned her Bachelor of Science and Masters in Education degrees at the University of Nebraska. She has had previous teaching experience in several Nebraska high schools.
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build a warm happy atmosphere in which to raise children. Home economics teaches these skills which will help to fill roles as family members in the most satisfying manner for themselves, their families, and their communities.
The remaining two curriculums, Industrial Arts and Trades Preparatory, are often confused with each other. Industrial Arts subjects are taught to broaden the pupils general or consumer knowledge and skills. They also serve as an introductory or tryout course for those who plan to enter trades preparatory.
Industrial Arts do not train a student for any specifie job but may be a great help in entering some related field for vocational purposes. The trades preparatory curriculum differs from industrial crafts in that it is strictly vocational. That is, it prepares one to enter a definite trade. Instead of taking a variety of shop subjects, the trades preparatory student concentrates on one shop course and takes it every semester. A student who graduates in the trades preparatory is a specialist in a particular type of industrial trade.
Although Lincoln Northeast maintains a partial trades shop program, that is, Electronics, Metal Shop, and woodwork, Lincoln High School offers the most complete Trades Prep curriculum in the Lincoln Schools.
Junior High school students planning to major in trades should carefully consider tqe programs available in the high school they will attend.
The complexities of modern life call for a general know1 edge of the things around one, as wel 1 as speci fie voccational training.
Industrial Arts courses, shop and drafting, are taught with the idea of broadening the student' s general skills. While they do not train students for a specific job, I. A. courses serve as an introduction and tryout program for those interested in the Trades Preparatory CUriculum.
Ten-hour trades preparatory courses may be entered into at the start of the junior year and include electronics, machine shop, carpentry, graphic arts, and auto mechanics. Industrial Arts courses in the chosen shop are a necessary prerequisite.