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PI GAMMA PSI NEWS 19 3 0 COMMENCEMENT ipi i' * THE LINCOLN NEWS STAFF—1929-1930 Editor-in-Chief Walter E. Longshore Associate Editor L. H. Thomas Athletic Editor T. F. Hawkins Literary Editor C. T. Holloway News Editor W. D. Jackson Business Manager F. L. Turner Assistant Business Manager..... M. W. Davis Advertising Manager J. P. Freeman Assistant Advertising Manager John Maupin Circulation Manager L. J. May Assistant C. W. Wilson Secretary-Treasurer C. M. Jones Typist P. Terry 2 LINCOLN NEWS 2 3 (Ulass $f x s 10 x g CASUAL observer on Maple Avenue in the Fall won the C. I. A. A. championship with Derry Silvera, of 1926 on the twenty-first of September, would and Baker being largely responsible. have seen a steady, almost unbroken string of toiling, Jiver Jackson, Ole Gal Hall, Jit Taylor and Dick sweating, humiliated, but gallant young men, the Class Temple were the main springs of the baseball team. of '30. On they struggled, panting and disheveled— Incidentally, Moby Dick was elected Captain for the stopping now and then to draw a breath, only to be next year. lashed and goaded on by the threatening presence of We returned in 1928 to find our ranks somewhat the terrible gods, the Sophomores. Our lirst apprecia- depleted, number only seventy-seven as compared with tion of the campus was immediately "scrunched" by our registration of one hundred and sixteen in our prep the amazingly warm reception given us by the Sophs. year. As upper-classmen, we proceeded to annex the It wasn't long before we attempted to organize in dignity that is synonymous with Juniors. Fountaine order to overthrow the yoke of oppression that so con- took over the duties of instructor in Elementary Latin, stantly beset us. Led by Snowden, we inaugurated a Longshore in Biology and Anatomy, Diggs in Caesar, rebellion that went down in the annals of history. Holloway in English, McFall in Chemistry and Tate in Things finally got settled and we held a class meet- Physics. ing, elected Dwiggins president and Snowden, student Pi Gamma Psi led by its President, W. Fountain, councilman. Several men went out for football and staged its Junior Prom in New York City, and it will made good; among them were: Temple, Waters, ever be remembered for its magnificent splendor and Brooks, Dwiggins, Frazier, Longshore, Carter, Troy, feminine pulchritude. Preston, Sewell, and Jit Taylor. In the annual Fresh- September 1929 arrived and the now Noble Seniors man-Sophomore football classic we found the mighty returned to Lincoln to wind up their college career in a gods no trouble at all, winning 6-0. blaze of glory. Temple, Jit Taylor, Jiver Jackson, Exams found us a rattled but hopeless class. After Troy, Frazier, Freeman, Derry, Shorty Carter, Pud the whirlwind of Prof. Wright's math, had swept over Waters and George Lee aided Lincoln athletic teams us, the storm of Grim's Biology had subsided, and in producing the best record in years of achievement in Boothby's English avalanche passed, we found our the realm of sport. Scholastically led by Holloway ranks depleted by only four men. A large percentage and Murray, respectively, the Valedictorian and Saluta- had made the honor roll. torian of our class, we led all other classes in the num- That Spring, '30 made history by defeating the ber of honor men in proportion to class membership. Cheyney debating team and the Sophomore team in Our social success was ever increased and we helped rapid succession. Besides placing seven men on the the Junior class to give a Prom, which 1 must admit Varsity baseball team the remaining baseball men won was the best and most exclusive ever given or men- the Intra-mural cup, although we never got it. Derry, tioned in the annals of Lincoln's social history. George Lee, and Longshore represented the class on And so comes our Commencement, and the severing the track team. We concluded a successful first year of the tie that had help us together through four years by finishing second to the Class of '28 in lntra-mural of trial and tribulation, triumph and failure, which is track and putting Skinny Lawson and Lank Young on the experience of all college men. We look forward the tennis team. to our emergence into the world of men with bated The following Fall our arrival was quite different breath. We stand on tip-toe with expectation and from that of the preceding year. So enthusiastic and hope. We strain our eyes for the first blush of dawn thorough was our hazing that a host of fellows was after a night of ignorance as to what is going on in the was given a two weeks' vacation to cool its ardor. Not- world. Our hearts beat with courage to solve the withstanding that, we returned to cut the preps' hair, problems waiting for us with each unforseen turn of the and strangely enough, nothing happened. wheel of life. A clean slate was maintained by the defeat of the What this world held in store for the Class of '30 Preps in the Kampus Klassic, 12-6. Troy, Jit Taylor As it was born on this immortal bed, and Taylor made Varsity L's. In February, Flem- Is one more riddle that the cryptic earth, ing joined our ranks, making a total of four new Although knowing, chooses to retain unsaid. fellows, the other three being Beak Silvera, Ralph Perhaps we shall be enlightened at'our class reunion Baker and F. B. Jackson. That Spring the track team in 1940. HERBERT S. HARRIS, Jr. FOREWORD LINCOLN NEWS STAFF 1930-31 Within these pages we have attempted to place the Editor-in-Chief.... W. D. Jackson thoughts and pictures of those who thru four years' associa- Associate Editors L. D. Howard, T. Hawkins tion have become deav to us. In after years when College days have become just fond memories we may by turning Athletic Editor S. Maupin these pages turn back the years which have passed on into Literary Editor T'. Webster eternity and recall those friends of yesteryear whom the News Editor C. E. Shelton winds of destiny have scattered to the four corners of the Universe. Business Manager L. J. May It has been impossible to record all the events of our Assistant Business Manager M. W. Davis college careers or say all of the things about each individual Advertising Manager J. Maupin that we would like to, but that would be a job to which no Assistant Advertising Managers Swann, Erwin one is equal. In our small way we have done our best to make this a suitable climax to our sojourn here at our be- Circulation Manager B. Reed loved Alma Mater. Assistant Circulation Managers.—S. Moore, J. E. Martin WALTER E. LONGSHORE, Secretary-Treasurer T. Walker Editor-in-Chief. Cartoonist H. R. Bearden LINCOLN NEWS OUR FACULTY To whom we respectfully dedicate this book Rev. William H. Johnson, Ph. D., D. D., President Walter L. Wright, A. M. Rev. Samuel C. Hodge, A. M. Arthur Silver, A. B. Dean George Johnson, Ph. D. Rev. Philip S. Miller, A. M., Th.Br Homer Sims, A. B. Rev. James Carter, A. M., D. D. A. Archibald Bullock, M. S. Ralph V. Ehle, A. B. Harold F, Grim, M. S. Charles R. Boothby, A. B. James L. Williams, A. B. Reif- Robert M. Labaree, A. B., D. D Kenneth Haviland, M. S. Hugh Sebastian, A. B. Arthur E. James, B. S., A. M. William S. Taylor, A. B. Fannin S. Belcher, Jr., A. B. Rev. Frank H. Ridgley, Ph.D. James E. Dorsey, A. B. Benjamin T. Wells, A. B. William R. Coles, M. S. Charles D. Chrisman, A. B., Th.B. Corey O. Mitchell, A. B. 4 la 11)c #tttiunt Pafrv af yintoln Gentlemen: the reading room downstairs, which we went to a great I want to thank you for your fine co-operation with deal of expense to provide for all who desire to study, me in my effort to efficiently serve you. The numer- leaving the upstairs as a magazine and newspaper ous changes brought about have all been to that end. room. The Reserve Room is for the purpose of serving the Speaking of the Magazines and Newspapers, could greatest number with the least amount of friction and I ask you to please replace all Magazines in their alpha- the Rules for the use of those Books have been devised betical order as designated by the slips on the shelves for that purpose. Please be sure and read them if you and hang up all newspapers. The reward in neatness already have not. The Library is supposed to be open will more than repay you for the effort. every hour of the day as listed on the Schedule posted Thanking you for your co-operation in the past and on the Door of the Reserve room and if at any time asking for it in the future, especially, in regard to the you find yourself locked out I would appreciate having magazine room. the hour and day reported to me. I am, Sincerely yours, There has been one big innovation in the library in ARTHUR SILVER, Librarian. % % 11 it c if m vtn u\X7HAT shall become of the Negro?" In view logical and racial occupancy of the Negro. Nordics * * of the fact that this query has been broached notice the atavistic responses of our people to such re- many times before, let us not become alarmed as to our ligious stimulation as portrayed in the audible motion destiny.