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Page Three THE LINCOLN ECHO April, 1.957 Champs Will Receive Lessons Learned Poetry Corners The President's Lady History Can Be Fun Sweaters From Sports THESE THINGS Reveiwed by Shirley Merritt By Wallace E. Oldham By Harold Foster The Athletic Committee of Lincoln High School sponsored a bar-b-que chicken dinner Tuesday. April 30. at the Com munity Center on North Robert son Street, from 5-7:30. The pur pose of the dinner was to secure additional money for awards (monogrammed sweaters), for the school's championship football team. The committee asked all parents, friends and sport minded individuals to purchase a one ($1) dollar ticket from any student of the school. If you wished to con tribute something other than money, a fryer or vegetables of any kind was appreciated hig'h- ly. These contributions were sent to the school or given to Mr. R. D. Smith. Coach Bradshaw. Mrs. C. H. Barnes, or Miss R. P. Pope. If none of these are avail able. Mr. McDougle was contacted at the school or his home and these contributions were picked up. If any one wishes to con tribute after the 30th of April contact any of the persons named above. All will be appreciated by the committee and certainly by the players. The good things of sports live on after the game is over. You can win even though you lose. What lasting values are sports teaching you? They teach self discipline; give one the feeling of physical fitness; teaching deter mination. perseverance, and the will to win. how to take defeat and bounce back again. Sports teaches a fellow to go after the hard one. proves to him the great ’esson that he too, "can do id’, to respect and admire ability and skill wherever he meets it. Too. lasting friendships are formed, and a wide range of acquaintances broadens one's point of view. Experiences in.travel and meeting people develop confidence, poise and personality and teach the les- .-jon that. "If othei.-: can do it. I can too". By Esiher Jean Srill—Class 7-2 All things bright All creatures great and small. All things wise and wonderful. The Lord God made them all. Each little flowc / that opens, Each little bird that sings, He made their glowing colors He made their tiny wings. BECAUSE HE LOVES US By Penilla Burnette We tread through fields of speckled flrwers. As if we did n )t know. Our boy friend made them beautiful. Because he lo^es us ?o. WORDS ARE WONDERFUL THINGS By Nancy Jea;i Edwards- Grad€ 7-2 Request- Designs Sports Corner By Harold Foster SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT One of the things that the stu dents at Lincoln have when Spring arrives is the Intramural Softball Tournament. The tourna ment began March 31. and will run through May. The teams are composed of boys and girls from classes in the elementary department and the high school. Some the rules to be fol lowed during the tournament are; 1. Each class or division must pay S2.54 to enter the tournament. 2. Each class or division must have their own ball. 3. The call of the umpire is the final say. 4. All disputes will be taken to the commissioner. 5. Each class must have their own scorekeeper. The Officials are: Mickey Far- ington, George McCauley, Eric Jones, Douglas Foushee and Richard Stroud. The Official Scorekeepers; Har old Foster and Cleavon Atwater. Commissioner; Mr. W. R. Brad shaw. The Wall—Huey to Wop I Make Believe—Shortie to Lee Should I Ever Lewe Again— Pee Dee to Bunion Somebody. Somewhere—Cherry to Vie Blueberry Hill—Red to Goodie All Shook Up—Poonk to Speedy Look At Boo Boo—Lucille to Peggy Love is A Hurting Game— Guriev to Wop The Wall—Lucille to Ghilly Just Because—P. J. to Gheese There Oughta Be A Law—Bob by to Chicken Someone Made You For Me— Suede King to Sallie Heaven On Earth—Stomack to Dee Dee Its Love Baby—Fred to Gerrv . Lw*e Is A Hur^ '.ng Game— Fluffie to Skip Ec. .d Me Soiiic Lo'i mg—Juiiim^ , to Curle.v Only You—Chicken to Joe Since I Met You Baby—Girls to Roland Now That Ids Over—Fluffy to Skinny Fever—Meat to Bob She's Got It—Slim to Weasle Are You Satisfied?—Doe to Pig Someone Made You For Me— Snake to Fuzzy Without Love—Doe to Pig Share—Bones Jones to A. E. A. It Doesn't Hurt Anymore— Sweetie to Cheese Keep a watch or- your words, my darling, for words are wonderful things; They are swee like the bees fresh honey. like the bees that have terrible stings; They can bless like the warm, glad sunshint-. And brighten a onely life, They can cut n the strife of anger. Like an open, tvo edged knife. Spectacular sometimes, but then again very morbid are the , experiences of Rachel Rolards. the main character in this novel. "The President's Lady". Frankly and very interestingly the events in Rachel’s life are put into this very precise novel. Rachel Rolards experienced her first marriage at a very early age. he?’ husband almost forcing her to .part with his insane jeal ousy. Leaving him she returned to : her family wherein she met Andrew Jackson, who at the time was a rising young lawyer. Simultaneously (it seemed) Jackson and Rachel fell’in love with each other and because of Jackson's standing kindness and faithfulness Rachel agreed to marry him. not knowing the un happiness that lay ahead for them. Andrew's rising political pres tige in the states meant that Rachel also would be in the lime light. Often the light would be flaring red with details of some, of the dark happenings in her life Lincoln Hijh Band Received "B" Rating Although hurt by the many accusations. Rachel climbed also with Andrew. Haunted to the day of her death by morbid entries of her first marriage made in her first life, she died happy, because she saw at last the hopes and silent dreams of her first husband real- By Mary E. Alwaier and Collene Riggsbee, Grade 8-1 Do you know about the state you live in, North Carolina? If you don't you have missed a great deal. In our eighth grades we have learned much about North Caro lina this semester. Do you know the answers to the following: (We do!) (1) Do you know the geograph ical divisions of North Carolina? (2) Do you know how many counties there are in North Carolina? (3) Do you know the important dates on the flag and what they stand for? (4) Do you know the most im portant and dangerous capes of North Carolina? (5) Do you know who signed the Declaration of In- dependance for North Caro lina? (6) Do you know the three United States Presidents who were born in North Carolina? (7) Do you know where Caro lina .got its name? (8) Do you know who wrote the "Lost Colony?" (9) Do you know the name of (3ur first Governor? (10) Do you know where the oldest school in North Caro lina is located? Come to room 119 and learn about these thin.gs. By Hilda Fe-idergraff ized. The Lincoln Hgh School Band under the direct on of Mr. C. A. Egerton, Jr.. rec«ived a ratjng of a B at the Dislrl t Band Festival. April 15. held r*' Central High School in . North Caro-1 lina. I High School Cadet March ^vas played followed by the rating, piece. "The Frsich Quarter” in B class by John 'lorrison in four parts; Tlie Palo. The French Market. Saint Louis Cathedral and Congo Sqiare. Cf all the bands playing tin French Quarter, Lincoln was the »nly band to play it completely. The band enjo;ed learning this piece and is wo’king toward a rating of an A at the State Fes tival which is to be held on May 2. May Day Library Club Art 7-1 Mokes Mother's A Touch of Goiety By Esphur Foster There has been a touch of gaiety added to Lincoln High, this was brought about by the appearance of Mrs. Cooke. It was a pleasure to chat with her the other day. She was com fortably dressed in a beige sweater and a black felt skirt with matching accessories. Her full name is Mrs. Roberta Jones Cooke. Mrs. Cooke was born in Kinston, North Carolina. She is a graduate of Adkin High School and hopes to be a grad uate of North Carolina College in June with an A.B. degree. Her major is music and her minor is German. Her hobbies are reading and writing music. She is a mem ber of the Beta Sigma Theta Sorority, Future Teachers of America, Music Education Club and is the accompanist for the North Carolina College Choir. Mrs. Cooke likes doing her practice work at Lincoln High and under the supervision of Mr. O. B. Edwards. Her future plan is to get a job teaching as close to Durham as possible and hopes the school will be as pleasant as Lincoln High. By Marlou J. Foushee and Ann E. Young—8-1 Day Gift- Art is certain branches of learning such as science, lan guage, and etc. Art is also the study or crea tion of beautiful things, such as; painting, drawin?. sculpture, architecture, music, literature, and dancing. This type of art is usually called fine arts. This work is mostly produced by painters, sculptors, musicians, and the people that like it. During the first semester of the school year, our art teacher, Mrs. M. E. Korr.egay has been teaching the students of the 8th grades Arts and Crafts. During this period of time, we have learned how to do shell paint ings, string paintings, and land scapes. We have exhibited these paint ings in the showcase of this school many times during this school' year. By Helen Y'eaver and Carrie A^ebb All of the menbers of our Art i class decided to nake a gift for; our mother on Mother’s Day.! These gifts were made of .sea! shell and include breast pins and, earrings. Many boys and girls have al : ready made some very beautiful j sets. Some of us a-e still working , on ours but we loped to finish them before the second Sunday. The theme of the library bul letin board displaj- fo:' the F;«,«:t£“i'.. season is "Get Good Books Under Your Bonnet.” Beautiful crea tions of Easter bonnets are worn "book jacket ladies” rep- resei^^iiig suggested titles. The p«-hxiary objective of the display is remind us. as stu dents, that we take time out to read and imp«r)Y0 ourselves intellectually, as we -j^-ess up in our spring finery. As the 1956-1957 school term draws to a close, we wish to press our appreciation to Warren Jones and Major Geer for their excellent cooperation in provid ing the artistic creations for our numerous displays. Warren will leave us wdthin a few weeks, and we wish him Godspeed. To Major, we say, "Keep up the good work!'’ Finally, we thank Miss Thomp son, our librarian and advisor, for her unselfish service in di recting the activities of our club. Alexine Aiwaier May Day was a wonderful day. Everyone h.- 1 fun. until thn day was done. We danced and played games, to entertain. The dav so nice, and fair. We thank ou teachers, for helping us to pre pare. The may pole was beauti fully done. I know the children had lots of fun. If I never live to see another May-Day, God knows I enjoyed this one best of all, Aren't you glad you didn't fall. "I guess this is all.'' TRADE PICTURES OF CLASSMATES AND FRIENDS Come! We’il Help You Pick The ^ight Film And Flash Bulbs For Your Camera FOISTEr.cj^I^Ej^;^ STORE Chapel ja;j, Q BERMAN'S DEPT. STORE SHIELDS' FOOD STORE Easi Franklin St. Clothes and Shoes For The Entire Family E. Franklin St. Chapel Hill, N. C. ANDREWS-HINNINGER COMPi.NY Women's & Ihildren's Ready-Tc-Wear Chapel Hi!, N. C. THE VILLAGE PHARMACY Chapel Hill. N. C. SUTTON'S DRUG STORE Phone 9-8781 - 159 E. Franklin St. Chanel Hill. N. C. COLONIAL DRUG COMPANY Carolina fabric shop TOWN & CAMPUS CHAPEL HILL’S LEADING CLOTHpRS Open 9 a.m.-ll p.m. Phone a 2301 420 W. Franklin St. Chapel Hill, N. C. 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