DEDICATED TO
The Lincoln Echo
The Voice of Lincoln From the Printed Page
CONGRATULATIONS
SENIORS OF
CLASS ’62
VOLUME XLIV—NUMBER 3
CHAPEL HILL, N. C., JUNE, 1962
PRICE: TEN CENTS
RECIPIENTS OF HIGHEST
SCHOLARSHIP HOiiORS
BACCALAUREATE SPEAKER
Pictured left to right, Charlene McDougle, valedictorian; Carrie Webb, salutatorian; and Jerdene
Alston, third-ranking student in the Senior Class. Ot'ier honor students, in-order of ranking, are Helen
Davis, Sandra Weaver, Shirley Purefoy, Faye Jones, Mary Link, Carl Edwards, and Penny Edwards.
Where To Brothers?
This question is in the hearts
of those ambitiously engaged in
the pursuit of knowledge. It is
constantly in the minds of those
nestled in the roots of a success
ful position. It is in our minds
today and in the minds of all
the people.
The steel braces on our
Bridges to the Moon might well
be the incentive which inspires
our many Americans today. Each
steel brace advances us farther
to our ultim/iU^oal; thejipiUjq_ns4.
of tiny fibers within the braces
could be likened unto our
goals within a goal. The
more we build of these fi
bers, the more tolerant and ex
perienced we become. We learn
that we cannot live our lives
alone. We cannot be satisfied
with our own human needs
alone—quite so, we must not be
greedy for wealth alone. We
must break the barriers between
men before we can build a
bridge. Each must look to the
moon for insight and soon reach
out and grasp it.
George Leigh-Mallory, a fig
ure of spiritual adventure, pro
claimed his trip to the moon
when he attempted to climb Mt.
Everest. Puzzled friends and
strangers alike have asked him:
“Where To Brother?” "And
Why?” His answer to the former
was: "To the top of Mt. Ever
est,” while his statement in re
sponse to why was "Because it
is there.”
The peak of Mt. Everest was
unknown to him; it was there
and presented a challenge to
him. An unattempted or un
finished adventure in mankind
will always inspire every victory.
But victory cannot be obtained
until the personal satisfaction of
the individual is met with.
Throughout eternity, failure
will never be complete defeat
unless we imagine that in our
own minds. In fact, failure could
be the next step to victory. Man
often fails before he can suc
ceed. Walter Reed conducted
many experiment failures until
he began to listen to Dr. Finlay’s
theory that the, mosquito carried
the disease He listened to the
advice of another; also, profited
by his fafltires. That is why he
succeed'^^'i on his bridge to the
moon.
Just as George Mallory climb-
plicable values, so did many
others try and succeed in secur
ing a worth by directing their
knowledge to the moon. By be
ing curious, men have obtained
the desired objectives of flying
faster than sound, manufnrhir-
ing numerous medicinal facilities
and drugs, and splitting the
atom.
Men have wished to seek new
things for the improvement of
the entire world which will break
these barriers between men. So
can you now visualize the trip
He said, “We know enough about
tuberculosis to examinate it, but
still it ravages on. We know
enough about architecture to
eliminate slums, but still they
exist. We know enough about
agriculture to feed the world,
but millions continue to starve.
We know enough about sociology
to prevent a large degree of
crime, but today we are making
juvenile delinquents on an un
precedented scale. We are not
using our knowledge, and so we
are making little or no progress.”
The Reverend Ruben L.
Speaks, Minister St. Mark A.M.
E. Zion Church, Durham, N. C.
will deliver the Baccalaureate
sermon here Sunday, June 3, at
6:00 p. in. for the religious ser
vice of the Lincoln High School
Commencement activities.
Reverend Speaks is a native
of Lake Providence, Louisiana,
and received his early training
in this city. On receiving his A.B.
Degree from Duke University,
Des Moines, Iowa, he went to
study at Drew Theological Semi
nary, Madison, New Jersey and
was appointed pastor of the St,
Thomas A. M. E. Zion Church,
Somerville, N. J. and later the
Wallace Chapel A. M. E. Zion
Church, Summitt, New Jersey.
After receiving the Bachelor
of Divinity Degree from Drew
University, he was appointed
pastor of the Varick Memorial
A. M. E. Zion Church, Philadel
phia, Pennsylvania. During his
years of pastorate in the city of
brotherly love, Reverend Speaks
attended Temple University and
received the Master of Sacred
Theology Degree. He begun
work toward the doctorate de
gree and fondly anticipates the
completion of his degree. Pre
sently, »Reverend Speaks is
studying at Duke Divinity
School Durham, North Carolina.
Graduation exercises for the
Fourteenth Annual Commence-'
ment of Lincoln High will be
June 5, 1962 at 8:00 p. m. in
the school gymtorium. This pro
gram will be a pageant entitled
Arc --oi— .iYoiitfi At'Thirttossroadlt
bridge? We must break the bani-
ers between men, by selecting
our purpose, before we strive to
reach the moon; consequently,
upon arrival, we must imbibe our
minds of wholesome ideals and
bring them liack to meet the
needs of mnn. Man cannot al
ways be a refugee from the noise
and clatter of the world. He
must contribute to the welfare
of the nation.
There may, however, be a gap
in between the two-way bridge.
The gap may be a result of our
failure to use our initiative to
make our own lives and others
more valuable. Our two-way
bridge would be useless without
striving to fill this gap. What
good are values from the moon
when our lives cannot begin to
match them?
Mallory died in his attempt to
make our life and his more
treasured. We will not die in our
attempts unless we fall prey to
omens and chance. We can re
main alive spiritually by relying
on skill and knowledge to deter
mine our human destiny.
Honors are built upon honesty
and integrity. So must our aims
be based. Rewards are not useful
unless we strive to better them
and make the most out of them.
Think and act wisely—act as if
today were your last day to
make your life as abundant as
God would have it—as abundant
as it could be.
Our education, symbolized by
a diploma, will have failed us if
we cannot distinguish a new idea
from an old mistake proven
harmful many times before.
We can weave our bridge into
a worth-while pattern—a luxuri
ant growth—but such weaving
calls for strefigth of character
and use of knowledge. We can
learn from experiences of the
past. The words of Ala Baptist
those who wiWkn.ow how to plan
for the future, i’ut. will do abso
lutely nothing about it? Or will
we accept our talents for what
they are, and put them to use,
and strive for even better?
No—graduation in itself is
not success. Now It is up to you,
and to you alone. Shall we all sit
down and ask ourselves in the
solitude of time— “Where to
Brother?”
Charlene McDougle
Valedictorian
Congratulations
The Honorable Horace R.
Kornegay of the 6th Congres
sional District of North Carolina,
extended his congratulations to
the members of the senior class
upon accomplishment of High
School graduation. Mr. Kornegay
stressed the fact that never be
fore in our history has education
meant so much to the individual
and to our nation. And, he sin
cerely urged each and everyone
of the seniors to continue on in
their quest for a higher educa
tion, if at all possible.
By Terry E. Cobb
School Calendar
1962-63
September
6. Teacher Orientation Day
6. Teacher Orientation Day
7. Pupil Orientation Day
10. First Regular Day of In
struction 3:30 p. m.
November
21. To 8:30 p. m.
26. Thanksgiving Day Recess
3:30 p. m.
December
19. 8:30 a. m.
January
2. 1963
3:30
April
11. 8:30
16. Easter Recess
June
6. Last Regular Day of In
struction
7. Teacher Evaluation Day
Christmas Recess
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HONOR ROLL
5th SIXTH WEEKS
One student, James Rogers,
succeeded making the "A” honor
roll this six weeks, and fifty-
eight students ranked the “B”
honor roll.
7- 1
Luther Atwater, William Car
ter, Clifton Cotton, Calvin Ed
wards, Ernest Minor, Charles
Tuck, Joyce Baldwin, Anita
Booth, Gwendolyn Byrd, Phyllis
Edwards, destine Hartsfield,
Jacquelin Holland, Deborah
Jones, Delba Rankin, Rosie Sta
ley.
8- 1
Velon Cotton,, Arthur Dock
ery, Hyatt Edwards, Robert Mc-
^ Millian, Lacy Nunn, Larry,
Nunn, Percy Tuck, Clayton
Weaver, Frederick Williams,
Gloria Purefoy, Andrea. Bmitl^.
9-1
John Bynum, Emily Carlton,
Ruby Farrington, Jewel Francis,
Jackson, Annie Jones,
Edna Lloyd, Mable Minor, La-
Verla Peace, Annie Riggsbee.
9- 2
Barbara Burnette, Fannie Bur
nette, Lenora Farrington, Ruth
Farrington, Fredia Laney, Mary
Webb, Eugene Hines, Douglas
Mason.
10- 1
Charles Booth, Willie De Graf-
fenreatt, Wilbert Jones, Ashley
Nunn, Roland Rogers, Patricia
Atwater.
11-1
Thomas N. Bynum, Mary Cole,
Sherdenia Thompson, Barbara
Scott.
12-2
Charlene McDougle, Sandra
Weaver, Carrie Webb.
Choral Club
With final instructions given
and every eye and heart at
tuned, Mrs. Harry, our director,
smiled, gave the nod to the ac
companist, to us the preliminary
beat and the down beat. We sang
from our very souls “No Man Is
An Island” to the final whispered
strains of “No man stands alone”.
The applause was thunderous
and we were delighted to have
represented Lincoln so well in
the District Music festival. Our
judge, Dr. Waters of Duke Uni
versity marked our tonal quality,
diction and interpretation “su
perior”. Our overall rating was
Closing Calendar
May 25-2:00 p. m.—Senior As
sembly; Awards Day Activity
June 1-8:00 p. m.—Class Night
Activity
June 3-6:00 p. m.—Baccalaure
ate Service
June 5-8:00 p. m.—Commence
ment Exercises
June 6-3:30 p. m.—School Close
—Summer Vacation
June 8- Last Day for Teachers
Advisers
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62 .school year. Your financial
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Thonlrc o millioTi
LINCOLN SCORES AGAIN
The Lincoln High School Band
under the direction of Mr. C. A.
Egerton, Jr. won a rating of “ex
cellent’ at the North Carolina
State Band Festival held in
Greensboro. Lincoln entered the
“A” class division of the contest
which is the highest division any
band can enter. The Lincoln
group can now boast a record of
entering the “A Class” along
with other four "A” schools
(AAAA) such as Hillside, Dur
ham, Atkins, Winston-Salem,
Dudley, Greensboro, and Wm.
Penn, High Point, and has al
ways come up with top ratings
for the past four years.
After participating in ten
parades, eighteen performances
and three contests, the band will
go on a long awaited tour to
Washington, D. C. The band was
promised this trip on condition
that they performed well during
' the year. All are eager to go So
(“On to Washington, D. C.”)
Knvp Dpmerice Edwards