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THE LINCOLN ECHO
April, 1957
THE LINCOLN ECHO
Studenf- Council
Yearbook Clinic
Your Leisure Time
Published Six Times Annually By The Students—Chapel Hill
North Carolina
THE STAFF
EDITOR
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
SECRETARY
MANAGING EDITOR
ADVERTISING
NEWS EDITORS
FEATURE WRITERS
BUSINESS MANAGER
ASSISTANT BUSINESS
CIRCULATION
EXCHANGE .
SPORTS . -
TRT
\LUMNI EDITOR -
William Nunn
Marcia Williams
. . . Espher Foster
Joseph Burnette
Nathaniel Farrington, Richard Fikes
Delores Edwards, Carlotta Farrington
Delores James. Shirley Merritt
. ... Wallace Oldham
MiANAGER Delores James
Edna Guthrie, Hugh Strowd
Markethia Baldwin, Faye Brooks
Hilda Pendergraft. Wallace Oldham
Warren Jones
. Floyd Hogan
By Shirley Merritt
By Helen Jones
For Personolity
A Letter From
Growth
The President
By William Nunn
Dear Students:
Searching fnr some tips cn im
proving your personality'.’ Here
a lui.ouia for imprfU'ing your
:neecn. You should work at it
little at a time until good speech
becomes a part of you. A good
speaker must keep three things
m mind to develop this talent: (t)
Thi mechanics or technique of
his .-vn speech (2) The subject
0 -‘ter ■'■ri (3) His listener or
aud", ’*■' c. : ■ the mechanics of
speech she' ‘d a.war's try to
sharpen v' n pronunciation. Your
friends mign' know what you
mea:’ but inan: people will
not. Dun'' .putter. l! coi! have
difficulty with -.''Op words, take
your ti.me and proi, -mce them
slowly. Vary your tone and your
pace.' It makes your talk sound
interesting, lively and you’ll not
be misanderstocd so often. Don t
tfy to talk rapidly or your words
■ ’
CO
r^se. Also be sure as can h-
vf)ur grammar is correct.
What Tn Talk About?
Well, talk about the things that
your friends are interested in. Be
sure you talk in a firm quiet
voiced manner, and that you give
the other people present a chance
to get in now and then. Do not
let the conversation become a
monotone.
You should try to avoid deli
cate topics like religion or poli
tics as a general rule especially if
there seem to be wide differences
of opinion on the subject and try
not to get stuck in the conversa
tional rut either. Always try to
keep a touch of humor in your
talk and discuss things of general
interest so a friendly feeling may
develop between you and your
listener.
Looking forward to furthering
' nur educatoin is a very impor-
trUit and exciting prospect. In ad-
rlition to being enjoyable,, the
thought of a further education
should stimulate the mind of ev
ery young person.
Consideration for a further ed
ucation does not concern the sen
iors alone: as manv of us believe.
For you students, other than sen
iors can be considering your pro
spective field and preparing your
self for them by getting all you
can here in high school.
The choice of college or univer-
. '^y is of great importance, and
much consideration should be
.given in making this choice.
I hope this will convey to you
to prepare yourself for a success
ful jareer and. an effective citi
zenship in a community.
Mary M. Mason. President
Wishing to establish in our stu
dents a deeper respect and higher
regard toward scholarship, the
^•tudent council is now initiating
a poster contest. Each poster
serves in some «mall way as an
incentive for students to do more
studying.
"Student Day" is another (went
planned by the Student Council.
Teachers are to select students
whom they feel are capable of
taking their places for the day.
Our principal's office will be op
erated by the Student Council
president.
Lots of fun is in store for those
I students attending the Spring
Ball. Plans are being made to
have a bigger and better frolic
this year.
Election of officers for next
\voar’s council will take place
soon. Students wishing to vote
must register.
It is hoped that these events
0-111 be highly mpported by the
, student body sii.ce it is the deci-
i sive figure in the succe.ss of these
' events.
Miss Dooley Does
Practice Work In
History Department
By Delores James
Miss Betty Dooley, a graduate
of this school in 1953. returned
three weeks ago to do her prac
tice teaching in the Social Science
Department.
At present, ."'he is a senior at A
& T College, Greensboro, North
Carolina. There, she is a member
of the Future Teachers of Ameri
ca Association. Geographic Socie
ty, and the Y. W. C. A.
Miss Dooley states that the stu
dents at Lincoln are very easy to
get along with and she enjoys her
Do Interest’s Change?
By Hilda Pendergraft
In the fall, Miss Dooley plans
to attend Atlanta University to
receive her Masters Degree in
Sociology.
On Friday. April 5. 1957. Joseph
Pettifore, Joyce Minor, and Helen
Jones attended , the Second An-
: nual Campus Echo Publication
'Conference, held at North Caro
lina College in Durham. This con- ■
orence was sponsored by The
Echo/The Eagle, and the Ameri
can Yearbook Company.
Mr. Charles K. Stanback. a
Durham photographer, and a rep
resentative of the Josten Ameri
can yearbook Company of Owa-
tanna, Minnesota was the chief
consultant. He was assisted by
Mrs. Anne P. Tolivf:r. chairman
I of Publications at Stephen-Lee
I High School in Asheville, North
' Carolina.
All sessions of the yearbook
Clinic were held in Rooms 305-307 ,
of the Education Building.
• First Mr, Stanback gave us
the make-up of a yearbook. He’
also told us how to plan the con-
1 tents of the book and illustrated
j It by using what he called "The
I Ladder Page". He told us how the
' yearbook staff should be selected,
'• using representative.s from each
high school class, and the editor
being chosen by the faculty.
The yearbook should contain
: school work, organizations and
1 their activities, school events -•
; ithe calendar year), schoiT sports.
I advertisements, and the albums.
Mrs. Toliver told the clinic how
her school. Stephens-Lee, financ-
I ed their yearbook, and Alfred Ri-
' chardson, editor of The Eagle,
I gave us some hints on selling ads.
; It was said the income for the
yearbook should come from the
■ sale of the books, advertising
i space, and patrons. Mr. Stanback
said also the problems of putting
out the book are the three ‘’M’s"
—rntmey. make-up and mechanic.
At .seven o’clock that evening,
the Newspaoer Group and the
yearbook clinic met for a social
■‘Vno Recreation Room o-*; the'
' Science Building.
Activities
By Hilda S. Pendergraft
An examination of your leisure
time activities can help you to
know yourself. While in school,
many of urs loin clubs whose
activit’es lie in soeciai fields. The
clubs we join and the activities in
which we participate are early
Indications of our vocational pre
ferences. This does not moan that
because we were reporters on the
.school paper we will enter the
field of journalism, but it does
indk'ate that we have interests
that fit us for work in the field.
Our entry into the field depends
npon mors than interest, however.
We need training, opportunity,
and the necessary ability.
Let's Grin Some
WANTED
Lonita: "The man I marry
must shine in company, be musi
cal, tell jokes, sing, dance and
Harold: ‘'You don't want a hus
band—vou want a T. V. set!"
Excited Juniors
Education Is A
Challenge
By Delores James
Today, education is the key
note to all jobs that man can ob
tain. regarciless of race or reli
gion. A high school education is
even required for those who want
minor jobs such as baby sitting,
and domestic work.
When one enters and completes
the senior year of high school, he
is faced with the big problem of
whether to further his education
or not. This is a big problem to
many students because of finance,
lack of ambition, and just not
knowing'what he or she wants to
do. Some students may even go
to college and later flunk out be
cause of lack of interest.
The majority of students at
Lincoln have not and are not
studying enough to be able to
answer the challenge in the fu
ture. We should all. as students
and future citizens begin to put
more time on the primary things
of life and let oleasure be second-
One is not born with interests
I already developed. He acquires
them through experience:
! t h r o u g h widening contacts,
through daily living. When you
were a child, many of your am-
' bitions pointed toward vocations
' that seemed glamorous to you.
but other and more mature inter-
I ests have usually replaced those
, childish ones today. Your matur-
i ing outlook and experience nat-
^ urally influence your interests.
; Your environment, too, affects
: them. If you were to move from
a.city apartment to a farm, you
might discover a new interest in
- caring for animals, one you had
never identified before. Associat
ing with new people often un-
. covers new intei’ests. Just as
. strong abilities tend to persist, so
I do strong interests. These are the
interests we should trust most in
• vocational planning, particularly
! when we have related abilities.
We will assume, then, that your
interests , will change with the
’ years. Imaginary and immature
; ones will tend to vanish; strong
; ones will tend to continue and to
develop.
Lincoln High School
Camera Club
Ent-erlain Responsive
Seniors
By Warien Jones
The School Year Ends
By Lillie Suit!
As this, school year ends, there
will be a lot of interesting things
, for some of us tO' do. Especially
; for the Seniors who are Graduat
ing.
The Freshmen are glad this
1 year is ending. Not because we
; hate school but because we are
tired of being known as green.
The latest additional organiza
tion that we now have at Lincoln
High is the Camera Club, which
was organized under the super
vision of Mr. P.. D. Smith. The
club consists of twelve members.
They are as follows: Betsy Battle,
Carlotta Farrington, John Ray
Davis. Frederick Weaver. Gloria
Williams, Janie Harris, Deanna
Alston, Warren Jones, Helen
Jones, Richard Hackney and Ri-
chaPd Fikes.
We are a sma.. group as of now
but we are hoping to have addi
tional members in the future. The
club meets tw'ce a month and
plans activities for the entire
month. There will be displays of
the work of the camera club in
the future.
The officers are as follows:
Warren Jones, President: Shirley
Merritt, Vice President; Carlotta
Farrington, Secretary: Helen
Jones, Assistant Secretary; Busi
ness Manager, Deanna Alston.
The Senior Class was honored
j on April 12th by the Juniors at
; Lincoln High School’s annual
'Junior & Senior Prom.
^ Decorations were surrounding
, the gymtorium on a very beauti-
' ful spring scene. Two large
I revolving Candelbra were center-
i ed on each end of the floor with a
pool and fountain in the center of
CAUTIOUS
Teacher; “This gas is deadly
poison. What steps would you
take if it escaped?”
John: ‘“Long ones, sir!”
j the floor. Refreshments
were
the
) beautifully decorated
j Junior Class colors.
I Music of much splendor and
variety was supplied by the Joy-
makers of Hillside High.
I The advisors for the Prom were
; Mr. J. B. Christmas and Mrs.
j M. D. Turner.
j Entertainment at the intermis
sion w'as gi\-cn by the Modern
Dance Group of L. H. S. The
Junior and Senior Classes sang
their class songs.
Just- For Laughs
By Larry Lloyd
Life for Mother
— Titles —
(Continued from Page 1)
A young mother of four con
fessed: When I had my first baby,
I phoned the doctor every time
he sneezed. My youngest swal
lowed a nickel the other day. I
just looked at him and said
“young man. that money comes
out of your allowance'’.
How Juvenile
Delinquency Sta rts
By Kozie Pendergraft
Most childrei; that live in slum
areas are the one’s who are
juvenile delincuents. Their par
ents leave them anyplace with
anybody, let them go and come
when they wart to, most of them
start when they are young. First
they will lie, cheat, steal and
murder, until someone catches
them. The crimes they commit
will then go on a criminal record
under juvenile delinquency.
Wise, N. C.: Thomas Hammond
and Charlie Anderson, Quiz (Tie)
Little River School and Franklin
County Training School respec
tively.
The Federation Banner, given
annually to the chapter making
the highest number of points was
awarded to the Little River
Chapter by Mr. C. A. McDougle,
Principal, Lincoln High School.
It was accepted by Mr. J. L. Mof-
fitt. Teacher of Agriculture and
the chapter president. The follow
ing boys were elected as Federa
tion officers for the coming year:
Mozelle Long, John Honor, Thom
as Hammong, Herbert Powell and
Henry Purefoy.
One woman to another.
My dear, we’re having such
trouble with young Tommy. He’s
too young to be left alone with
baby, but too old to be left alone
with the baby-sitter.
Policeman to driver of a long,
long new car;
Look, lady, if can't park it all,
park as much of it as you can.
We should, however, cultivate
hobbies and leisure-time activ
ities. Many psychologists believe
this is one of the best ways to
develop a wholesome personality
and broaden our interests. We
should remember that engaging in
worth-while leisure-time activ
ities is our environment. We can
do nothing about our heredity. We
have little control over our home
and schooling, but we can control
the kinds of experiences we have.
We can make sure that these
experiences contribute to our
personality development and vo
cational growth.
By Jeff and Bug
The trouble Is—"Grandpa, why
don't you get a hearing aid?”
Don't need it. son. I hear more
now than I can understand.
WHO, ME?
Teacher: “So, you said I was a
learned jackass, did you?’’
Andrew: ‘‘No, sir. I merely
remarked that you were a burro
of information."
DEW OR FROST
Tony: "Your eyes fascinate me
—they’re beautiful ... I can see
dew in them.”
Chick: “Take it easy. son. That’s
not do—that’s don't.’'
As our 17-year old started out
in the family car for a Saturday
night date, I gave him the usual
caution about the dangers of
week-end traffic. Don't worry,
Mom, he said reassuringly. We’ll
park.