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THE LINCOLN ECHO
February. 1953
The Lincoln Echo
The Lincoln Echo is published every
six weeks by the students of Lincoln
High School in Chapel Hill, N. C.
THE ECHO STAFF
Editor-in-Chief Ola Farrington
Assistant Editor Betty Briggs
Staff Reporter Faye Atwater
Asst. Staff Reporter .. Robert Winston
Business Manager Allen Mason
Asst. Bus. Mgr Rufus Bynum
Secretary Alicia Jones
Sports Editor Thomas Booth
Asst. Sports Ed James Guthrie
Feature Editor .... Ernestine Powell
Alumni Editor .... Barbara Burnette
Society Editor Ruth Stroud
Circulation Mgr Bertha Headen
Ex. Editor Malissia Fearrington
Advisory Committee: Mrs. R. A.
Smith, Mrs. M. G. Frazier, Mr. R. D.
Smith, Mrs. M. D. Turner, and Mrs.
C. H. Barnes.
Objectives of the Lincoln Echo:
1. To supplement reading materials.
2. To encourage free expression.
3. To interpret the life of the school
to the community.
4. To promote greater school spirit.
Courtesy, Politeness
Demanded By Society
Good manners, or social rules
of behavior came into being be
cause of a definite need. As so
ciety becomes more complex,
and the population becomes lar
ger, the need to observe such |
rules becomes more acute. The'
more closely we come in contact
with each other, the more we
need to observe the rules of
good conduct.
Courtesy and politeness are
important too. A person who is
not courteous and polite to his
fellow workers is a very un
pleasant person to be around. If
every person would use common
sense, common courtesy, self
respect, self control, politeness,
and proper regard for the other
person’s rights, life would be
happier for everybody.
Ola Mae Farrington
Good Grooming Part
Of Good Personality
Do clothes really make man?
This is an age old question that
has caused much controversy.
Those opponents of dress will
say that over indulgence in clo
thes leads to vanity, high-mind
edness and egotism. Those pro
ponents of fashion and correct
dress say that clothes well-cho
sen and worn correctly adds to
personal appearance and im
proves the general atmosphere.
A marked change has been
noticed in the seniors since the
beginning of their personal ap
pearance and improvement pro
ject.
It has been said by members
of the faculty and students that
the general appearance of girls
versus boys is 50-50.
The Cautioiis School
Bus Driver
By-Jessie Marie Foushee
He drives his bus and picks up
all
The boys and girls he meets
Along familiar roads.
But not the city streets.
He carries them to school and
back
The whole scholastic year.
And they get on and off without
The slightest doubt of fear.
Because they know that he
knows his responsibility.
And he is careful at the wheel
As anyone can be.
He loves to hear their laughter
and
The chatter they unload.
He is their special guardian
Before and after school.
With caution and adherence to
Each golden traffic rule.
HAVE YOU MET
ALIBI AL
The idea for this editorial was
taken from the guidance page
of the “Every Week” newspaper.
How do you like the person
who always give excuses and
alibis? You will probably say
“oh, it doesn’t bother me.” You
must likely get a laugh out of
alibis. Suppose you’re on the
receiving end.
A famous writer has said:
“Alibis are the pills we use to
deaden the pain of our short
comings or failures. A person
has two reasons for doing or
not doing a thing: The one that
sounds good and the real one.”
When people want to get some j
place, to have something of their
own, they do not use alibis.
Have you ever said, “I don’t
like to go to church on Sunday
because the minister annoys me.
Anyhow it is too stodgy there”?
You know this isn’t the truth.
You probably want to sleep on
Sunday morning.
Mr. Lincoln said: “You can
fool some of the people all of
the time, and all of the people
some of the time; but you can
not fool all of the people all of
the time.’’
Barbara Burnette
As a result of the general im
provement in appearance of the
seniors and with other things
being equal we say that clothes
do make ihe man.
Bertha Headen
Improving Our School
Citizenship
As active citizens in our
school democracy, it would
prove helpful to li.sfc the ways
in which we may contribute to
better school life.
Here are a few hints to help us
now and in the coming years.
1. Improve the sportsmanship
in our school.
2. Improve the courtesy
shown to visitors in our school.
3. Improve the pupil-teacher
relationships m our school.
4. Improve the co-operation
in our school.
5. Help needy students in our
school.
There are still many other
contributions we could make,
but these will make good begin
ning points.
Ruthie Stroud
condition. Eat well. Get plenty
of sleep and exercise often.
If you practice the foregoing
suggestions you will come to re
cognize the importance of study
to your future and will begin to
enjoy it.
Betsy A. Cordal
HOW TO MAKE
GOOD GRADES
The ideas for this editorial
was taken from the guidance
page of the Every Week News
paper.
Studying 1= the way to infor
mation. Successful study will
increase your store of know
ledge.
You may be one of the rare
souls who can attend parties
every week-end, hold a part
time job, star on the football,
basketball team and still manage
to knock down a straight “A”
average. Fev/ of us are so talent
ed so we must work out a good
system for studying.
Here are some general sug
gestions for successful study
that will enable you to adjust
yourself to General Study
Habits:
1. Write down your assign
ment.
2. Read the assignment care
fully.
3. Select the main thought in
each paragraph. The topic sen
tence often gives you the main
idea.
4. Increase your vocabulary
skills as you study.
5. Interpret as you read.
6. Have a definite time and
place for study.
7. Have a specific time to
finish your work.
8. Study all semester instead
of waiting for exam time to
“cram’’.
9. Keep 7/ourself in physical
Pres. Eisenhower’s
Cabinet Members
The Eight B class has been
t studying about the members of
Eisenhower’s Cabinet. We have
learned a great deal about the
members, we assume that every
one in the school knows them,
but for those who do not know
we are listing their names and
positions.
John F. Dulles—Secretary of
State
George M. Humphrey—Secre
tary of Treasury
Charles E. Wilson—Secretary
of Defense
Herbert Brownell, Jr.,—At
torney General
Arthur E. Summerfield—Post
master General
Douglas McKay—Secretary
of Interior
Ezra T. Benson—Secretary of
Agriculture
Sinclair Weeks—Secretary of
Commerce
Martin P. Durkin—Secretary
of labor
Class 8B
LESSONS LEARNED
FROM SPORTS
The good things of sports live
on after the game is over. You
can win a game even though you
lose. What lasting values are
sports teaching you? They teach
self-discipline; gives one the
feeling of physical fitness; teach
es determination, perseverance,
and the will to win-, how to
take defeat and bounce back
again. Sports teach a fellow to
go after the hard ones, prove
to him the great lesson that he,
too, “can do it”-teaches him not
to underestimate his opponents
and to respect and admire ability
and skill wherever he meets it.
Too, lasting friendships are
formed, and a wide range of ac
quaintances broadens one’s
point of view. Experiences in
travel and meeting people de
velops confidence, poise and
personality-teaches the lesson
that, “If others can do it, I can
too.”
Johnny Goins