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LINCOLN, NEB., S EPTEMBER 15, 1915
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LINCOLN'S NEW HIGH SCHOOL
LI NCOLN H IGH SC H O OL'S NE W The Juniors will doubtless claim the distinction of being the best class to PALACE OF LEARNI NG
The Lunch Ho ur
All students will be obliged to lunch enter our palace, and judging from in the building. The periods will be After many long years of waiting, their former activities, they show a Section A, about oneLincoln High School occupies this good chance to prove their claim. The as follows: beautiful building. It was to have Seniors, of course, will never cease third of the students, will begin at been finished last fall, but the con- telling of the time when they will 11: 30 o'clock. At 11: 35 o'clock this sectractor did not know what a task it graduate with honors as the first class tion will begin their fourth class perwould be to build such a fine school to leave the best High School build- iod. Section B, will lunch at 11: 55 o'clock. This section will have a as Lincoln High. twenty minute study period before the Lincoln always did have a High ing Lincoln has ever seen. But all the classes will join in lunch period and another twenty minSchool to be proud of, and now · it has a High School building besides, and making the niterior of Lincoln High ute study period following the lunch. School as good as the exterior, and the Section C, will begin lunch at 12: 20 very proud it should be. One does not often see a high school opening of the new building will mark o'clock, following their fourth period finished in marble, with two gymnas- the opening of a new era in the his- class. All students may purchase a part or the whole of their lunch at iums, a swimming pool, tile floors and tor of our School. the building, or they may bring the countless other advantages. entire lunch from home. In any case In this new building there are more FOOTBALL they will eat in the lunch room. The than 100 rooms, if you don't believe A meeting of football candidates was member.s of the band and orchestra it, count them. The auditorium, which many would take for a magnif· held Monday afternoon. There was will eat with Section A and report for icent new theatre, will seat almost a prety good attendance and much fourth period for practice. 1,500, and is so built that: even the hopeful spirit was in evidence for the weakest voiced football player may be coming season. The lockers will be assigned to stu S'peeches were made by our new heard from any seat. Each student will have his own pri- r;oach, Mr. Greenstreet, Farley Young, dents on Thursday by teachers in charge of home rooms. There will be vate locker this year, and there is our captain, and Mr. Marshall. room enough in each one to stuff a The boys were instructed as to the no charge for locker rent, each stucare of themselves during the season, dent will have an independent locker couple of Freshmen. There are also a couple of lunch and informed of the arrangements without a lock. Those desiring to do so may purchase a lock of their own rooms, so that those who cannot go for their .suits. · home and get their lunch in twenty Of course, there could have been ~nd place it on the locker assigned. minutes, will have a convenient place more fellows · out and we hope to see for eating it at school. more of the Freshmen out. Don't be The Freshmen should glory in the afraid to try, you can try anything Students in passing up and down fact that they are the first Freshies at least once. If you can't make the stairs will please observe the followin the new building. The Sophomores first team, you still have a chance ing directions: Start up on the right will boast of having the honor of for the second. If you can't make the side and continue by the same stairmaking life unpleasant for the first second team, get out and run around way. Start down on the left side Freshmen in Lincoln High's new home. anyway. It will do yo good. and continue by the same stairway.