VOL. 19, NO. 5
Commencement Will Begin June 1 For Lincoln Seni
lors
Muriel Atwater Elected to
Head Othello Club, 5 -52
By Gloria Mason, '52
Among the many activities of
the Othello Club is the annual
picnic, toward which all Othel-
lians look with happy anticipa
tion. The date this year is May 22.
The place is the Dr. J. O. Plum
mer farm about seven miles out
from Raleigh on the Fayetteville
highway. The group will visit
presenting the annua; three-act
school play at home nri February
8—“The Night of Jarmary 16th’'.
From this last presei tation the
club was able to present to the
general school treasury $103.00
after royalty and othtr expenses
had been taken out c * the pro
ceeds.
The officers elected f..r the year
W.P.T,F. Radio Station in Raleigh ! 1951-52 are as follows: Lriel It'
in passing through
There v/ill be games in the oc
tagonal game pavillion, fishing in
the pond, games on the lawn, and
the great spread of picnic lunch.
The trip will be made in one of
Trailways finest buses.
The Othellians have had a very
active year: presenting spot
scenes from the great Broadway
hit, “Craig’s Wife” at the Western
District Clinic held at West Char
lotte High School on January 28;
presenting the one - act play,
“Twenty-Five Cents” at the Pied
mont District Festival at Dudley
High School on March 14; and
water, who has been very loyal
to the club, as preside it: Ola M.
Farrington, vice-presiu’:^i! ; Ernes
tine Powell, secretary; ind Edwin
Caldwell, treasurer. Th(' club feels
that this year has been one of the
niost successful in its existence
of five years. Mrs. M D. Turner
is adviser of the club.
J'
Lincoln Students
Take Part In Omega
Talent Program
ent Hunt, .sponored by the Beta
Phi and Tau Psi Chapters of the
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity was
held in the B. N. Duke Audi
torium, North Carolina College at
Durham on Thursday, April 5 at
8:00 P.M. Prince Taylor and
Richard Baker were the Lincoln
High participants. They were ac
companied by Mrs. J. W. Monroe
and Miss Cynthia Booth.
Why I Am Proud
I Of North Ca rolina
To me North Carolina is the
best place in which a person can
live. I am proud of North Caro
lina because of the long and hard
struggle that she has had in order
to reach her goal. But am more
so proud of it because it struggled
with hope, faith, and he deter-
Queen and her attendants. Reading
Sin Bernice Johnson, Do) ares Ho
gan, Maid of Hono^- Barbara Campbell, the May Queer ; Grade
Nevilles, Ernestine Cole, and Betty Dooley.
Barbara Campbell Wins 'May Queen'
Honor; Parade Is Main Event Of Day
The gala May Day Festival took i cie Nevilles.
The Commencement activities
for the Lincoln High School will
begin with the Class Day Program
on June 1 at 2:30 p.m. Awards
will be presented.
The Senior Vespers will be held
on June 3 at 5 p.m. The address
will be by Rev. C. A. Kearns of
the Davie Street Presbyterian
Church of Raleigh, North Caro-
hna. Local ministers will assist
in the service. The glee club of
the school will sing during the
program.
The graduating exercises will
take place Friday evening, June
8 at 8 o’clock. Members of the
graduating class will discuss the
theme “The Seniors Adopt a Life
Goal—Abundant Living”.
place at Lincoln High School on
May 5.
Barbara Campbell, a member
of the eleventh grade, won the
title of May Queen as a result of
the May Day Contest.
The May Day activities began
at eleven o’clock with competi
tive games in the three depart
ments of the school.
The main events of the day be
gan at one o’clock with the May
Day Parade led by the school band
, vvxixx,** vv«o vv vjj tiic may
mination that it 'Yoi^^nquer i Queen and her attendants and
cveiyrniug tnat if
Mrs. Rogers Leaves
For Colorado In June
Mrs. Beryl Rogers, registered
aurse for the city Health Depart
ment and for Lincoln High School
:or the past three years will leave
:or Colorado June 1st to join her
lusband.
Mrs. Rogers will be missed
;reatiy by the school and entire
immunity, because both have
)een benefited by her services.
As a token of appreciation of
ervipes rendered to the school
nd community the P.T.A. pre-
ented Mrs. Rogers with a set of
ilver candle holders during the
*.T.A. Banquet on May 18 at the
lommunity Center.
Gloria Mason
To Head Echo
In the general school elections,
loria Mason of the class of 1952
as elected to the post of editor-
L-chief of the Lincoln Echo for
le school year 1951-52.
Other newly elected members
r the Echo staff are:
-cretary Velma Bell
jsiness mgr Wm. H. Burnette
3orts editor John Clark
aff reporter Cynthia Booth
cveiyrmug xnat it
back, and then climbed the lad
der to success.
North Carolina is a very beauti
ful state with all its historic land
marks, beautiful resorts, and
small but historic towns. I am
proud of it because the first air
plane flight was made here and
the first English colony in Ameri
ca was planted on Roane ke Island.
The state’s motto is: “To be
rather than to seem.” I am very
proud of it because it is living up
to that motto. I am proud of it
because it is gradually giving its
Negro citizens a chance to hold
public offices and governmental
jobs.
I am proud of it because it is of
fering better opportunities for
its youth. I am proud of vi-e youth
of North Carolina, not because I
am a youngster, but because
North Carolina is realizing that
the youth of today will make it
what it is to be in the future.
which was followed by the May
representatives of the various
dance groups. 'The May Queen
\vas crowned by her Maid of Hon
or, Delores Hogan, of the 12-A
class. A lovely waffle iron was
presented to the Queen as a gift.
The other attendants were Willie
Burnette, Bernice Johnson, Betty
Dooley, Ernestine Cole, and Gra-
A variety of skits ai d dances
portraying the theme “May Day
in Fairyland” were perf.'rmed by
students from grades ono through
twelve. The Primary Department
presented dances frc'rn “Old
Woman ia a Shoe”. The bth grade
danced “Where Are You Going,
My Pretty Maid?” The story of
“Sleeping Beauty” was dramatiz
ed by the 6th grade. The 'Ah grade
presented “Mistress Mary Gives a
Garden Party”. The High School
presented a May Day pin - entitl
ed “The Dream Maker’.’^jtV, .niiare I
dance and a tap dance.
The traditional May Pole danc
es were performed by girls from
the eighth grades. The girls were
dressed in beautiful pastel colored
gowns.
A large number of parents and
friends were present.
Delores Hargraves
Band Participates In Festival
Senior Girl Scout
Review Set May 20
All of the general activities of
Troop 10 are being carried on
with much zest by the members.
Some of the girls received badges
at the Presbyterian Church on
May 20. Barbara Burnette has
been elected to go to camp. Bea
trice Robinson has been chosen
as the most loyal scout.
Four scouts will graduate from
high school and leave the troop
this year. They are Delores Ho
gan, Georgia McCoy, Viviar.
Swain and Mary Louise Stroud.
Lincoln Boys Well
fvepresenteo in N.ir.A.
The Lincoln High School Band
again participated in the Annual
Band Festival which was held
at A & T College in Greensboro
on April 25, 1951.
Due to the skillful supervision
of Mr. J. Y. Bell the band which
was entered in the “C” division
received the rating of A-. The
band was promoted to the “B”
division.
rating with his alto saxo
Personal achievement was made
by James Robert Hester who en-
-Gloria Vickers-8-B|tered the “A” division and won
Awards Announced
The Awards Committee has an
nounced that the following
awards will be made at the Senior
Class Day Exercise on Jane 1.
Senior Scholarship, Margaret
Battle; Junior Scholarship, Gloria
Mason; Sophomore Scholarship,
Wenzo Thompson; Freshman
Scholarship, Robert Winston; Val
edictorian, Margaret Battle; Salu-
tatorian, Alice Page; Citizenship,
Ernest Weaver; Activities, Mary
Norwood; The Rev. R. L Upshaw
award for Good Conduct, Ernest
Weaver; The Rock Hill Baptist
Church award for Loyr’ty, Citi
zenship, and Scholarship, Alice
Page, School Prize: To .student
who has contributed most to the
whole school program and main
tained satisfactory scholarship,
Georgia McCoy.
Home Economics Award: To
student who is most well-round-
ed-Delores Hargraves; To student
who has shown greatest improve
ment, Ernestine King; To student
who shows greatest interest, De-
lores Farrington; Most efficient
Library Assistant, Addie Win
stead; Science Award: To stu
dent who has shown greatest im
provement, William H. Burnett;
English Award by Mrs. M. D.
Turner for highest achievement in
(See AWARDS, page 4)
an “A’
phone.
Members of the first band are
Bessyne Ward, Alice Hargraves,
John Clark, James Hester, Wil
liam Hargraves, Edwin Caldwell,
Robert Winston, Delores Hogan,
Alice Page, Nelson Riggsbee,
Thomas Booth, Joe Morgan, Ros
coe James, Arnold Harris, Samue
Atwater, Mathew Masoii, Melvin
Farrington, Herbert Atwater,
Scott Pendergraft, Alfred Barbee,
Alfred Perry, and Vivian Swain.
Of these, eight are members of
the graduating class.
Members of the second band are
Doretha Merritt, David Merritt,
Malissa Farrington, Herman Bur
chette, William Crocker, Morris
Mason, Ethel Riggsbee, Thomas
Booth, Martlia Norwood, Elnora
Walker, Roscoe Jones, Barbara
Burnette, Arnold Harris, Delores
Walker, Joe Morgan, Lilbert
Hargraves, Betty Dooley. Dorothy
Suite, James Pendergraft, Shirley
Reavis, Loretta Hackney, Carolyn
Brewer, Ida Battle, Allan Mason,
Sample Atwater, Helen Stroud,
Gloria Vickers, Katrina Baldwin,
Betsy Ann Cordal, Martha Jones,
James Guthrie, Shirley Merritt,
James Atwater, William Perry,
and John Purefoy.
—^Vivian Swain
The Chapel Hill Chapter of New
Farmers of America was well
represented in the N.F.A. Group
Activities Contest which was held
in Warrenton, N. C. on April 13.
The group activities were com
prised of officers ability, public
speaking, quiz, quartet singing,
and talent.
The boys who participated in
the officers ability from Lincoln
High were Samuel Atwater, Frank
Robinson, John Clark, Mathew
Mason, and William Burnette.
This group won second place and
the Henderson Institute group
won first place.
In the quartet singing contest
Lincoln High was represented
by Richard Baker, Edward Geer,
Roy Oldham, and Melvin Farring
ton. These boys won second place
also and Mary Potter School won
first place.
Prince Taylor won first place
for Lincoln High in the talent
contest.
James Perry represented Lin
coln High in the public speaking
contest.
—John Clark
A Safe Vacafion
Vacation time is almost here
and Grade 5-B is making plans to
spend a safe and happy vacation,
^ollowing are some rules we
should remember: Play in safe
places; keep away from strangers;
use sharp and pointed things care
fully; ride bicycles close to the
curb; use the same hand signals
;hat automobile drivers use; al
ways walk across the street; never
;ouch a broken electric wire; swim
with someone else; get sun-burn
ed slowly; always walk facing the
'raffic.
—Nettie Williams—5-B