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THE LINCOLN ECHO
VOL. 18 — NO. 2
CHAPEL HILL, N. C., DECEMBER 13, 1949
PRICE 10 CENTS
Mary Louise Stroud Of 11A Wins
^'Miss homecoming'^ Honor
November 15 brought to a close*
a heated contest marked by vari- |
ed activities, as all the homerooms j
in the school made an attempt
to win the homecoming contest
for the school year, 1949-50.
Mary Louise Stroud of llA won
the contest honor and was crown
ed “Miss Homecoming” at the
Homecoming Football game on
November 18. The llA class
raised the highest amount in the
high school department and the
second highest amount in the
school.
The 3A class under Miss Lil
lian Perry raised the highest a-
mount in the school.
Prizes were awarded to the
following classes for raising the
first and second highest amounts
in the contest. In the high school
department the llA class received
first prize and the 12 grade re
ceived the second prize. In the
grammar grade department the
5B class received first prize and
the 4B class received second
prize. In the primary department
the 3A class received first prize
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‘prize.
Student Council
Activities
Because we believe that Christ
mas is the time for giving and
the time for making others gen
uinely happy, the members of the
Student Council have chosen two
major projects for the month of
December, the post office, to boost
the sale of Christmas seals and
the collection of fruit and food to
be distributed to the needy in our
community.
The mailbox will be placed in
the hall near the office. The mail
will be delivered during activity
period by members of the Stu
dent Council. This activity will
enable students to exchange gifts
and Christmas cards before leav
ing school for the holidays.
Christmas seals are used instead
of stamps.
Students are asked to bring
donations of food and fruit to fill
the baskets which will be placed
in convenient places in the hall.
These Christmas baskets will be
given to the needy of our com
munity.
The Student Council is expect
ing the support of every Lincoln
High School student on these
projects.
Armetta Foushee
School Contest
Funds Allocated
The following amounts have
been allocated to various Lincoln
High School departments and
organizations from the funds
raised in the recent Homecoming
Contest. The total amount raised
was $1,242.74. The expenses of
the Homecoming event for floats,
decorations, prizes, and flowers
amounted to $44. The athletic de-
partment was allotted $340 of
which ,$75 are to be be paid on
the hospitalization of Thelbert
Harris, who was injured m a
football game, and $265 are to be
used to pay for football equip
ment. The dramatics department
was allotted $30 for representa
tion fees, play books, and stage
properties. The elementary de
partment was allotted $133 for
playground equipment, teaching
manuals, rhythm band instru-
^jpients, ..^d. library
was allotted $30 W library ma
terials. The Lincoln Echo receiv
ed a loan of $40. The music de
partment was allotted $200 for
choir, band, and chapel music
books, music stands, piano rol
lers, staffs, pitch pipes, instru
ment oil, recordings, and major
ette feathers. The science depart
ment was allotted $100 for science
equipment. The Audio-Visual
Aids committee was allotted $66
for slides, maps, films for the
various departments and wire for
the recording machine. The
French department was allotted
$50 for a lingua-phone. The agri
culture department was allotted
$10 for supplies for classroom re
pair work.
The total amount allotted was
$999. The sum of $199.74 is left
in the general school fund for
general school use.
Music Dept. Plans
Christmas Service
Agricultural News
The first Annual Achievement
Day sponsored by the Agriculture
and Home Economics Department
was held in the school auditorium
on November 8, 1949 at which
time members of the New Farm
ers of America, New Homemak
ers of America, all day students,
adult farmers and their wives and
the members of the Veterans
Farmer Training Program exhi
bited products from the farm and
home
The first place winners in the
various entries were as follows:
Dairy cattle .... Linwood Johnson
White Potatoes Melvin Harris
Sweet Potatoes .... Kenneth Mann
Eggs Clyde Edwards
Corn Jasper Torain
Poultry .... Lexie Baldwin—Dade
Parrish
Swine Wilson Cotton—Roy
Oldham
Grand Champion in Swine
Frank Wood
Prizes for the winners were
donated by Riggsbee-Hinson
Furniture, Farmers Mutual, Mor-
'gan’s Esso, Knight Campbell and
^manv other patrons of the com
munity.
The members of the New Farm
ers of America have launched
their Annual Oxford Orphanage
Drive in the school and communi
ty, Each homeroom class is asked
to' make a generous contribution
to this worthy cause in order to
help supply some of the needs of
the children at the Orphanage.
Each adult is asked to GIVE,
GIVE and GIVE, Give until it
hurts as well as helps. Personal
donations may be addressed to
Samuel Atwater, John Clark or
R. D. Smith, president, secretary
and Advisor respectively of the
local chapter of the New Farmers
of America.
Future plans of the Agriculture
Department include the concen
trated efforts of Agriculture III
class in the beautification of the
school grounds and the building
of a volley ball court below the
rock wall of the school.
Primary Dept.
Plans Activities
For Christmas
On December 12, 1949 the Pri
mary Department presented a
joint Christmas Program and a
movie in the school auditorium at
11:20 A.M.
The features of this program
were songs, “Jingle Bells,” “Away
in a Manger,” and “Santa Claus is
Coming to Town.” Poems, “Old
Santa Claus” and “Our Christmas
Wish.” Rhythm band selections,
“A Singing Story Game” and
Flute Band selections. The movie
was entitled “The Night Before
Christmas.” Parents and friends
were cordially invited.
These boys and girls are en
thusiastically looking forward to
an enjoyable holiday season. The
classes plan to send Christmas
cards through the school post of
fice to their friends and school
mates. Each class is also plan
ning a Christmas party and will
exchange gifts. The decorations
used in the classrooms for the
Christmas trees will be made by
the pupils
They are extending holiday
greetings to all their friends and
neighbors. s'
Civics Class Hears
Dr. Thompson
The music department is mak- !
ing preparations to present the'
annual Christmas Vesper Service
on Sunday, December 18 at 5
p.m. The program will consist
of selections from .the Senior
chorus, the Elementary chorus,
the Band, and the Flute band.
Candle light service will conclude
the program.
Dafe For P.T.A.
Party Announced
The program and social com
mittees of the Parents-Teachers’
Association are making plans for
the annual Christmas party for
parents and teachers to take place
on December 20 at 8 p. m. in the
school auditorium.
In connection with its current
class unit, the 9A civics class
invited Dr. C. W. Thompson, our
local physician, to give the class
his views on ill health as a com
munity evil. Dr. Thompson ex
plained to the class how venereal
diseases can develop into great
evils and how these diseases can
be controlled. Dr. Thompson also
gave a few examples of occupa
tional diseases and explained how
some of them can be avoided.
Lawrence Pureboy
Notes From
The Library
One hundred and thirty new
books will be added to the shelves
of the high school and elemen
tary libraries by the Christmas
vacation time.
The books, magazines, and
newspapers in the library are
placed there for the use of all L.
H. S. students. Do not deny your
schoolmates the privilege of using
thern by clipping the newspapers,
abusing the magazines or taking
the books out without permission.
^eajionS (greetings!