ADVOCATE September 27 , 1916
THE ADVOCATE 0
. SPECIAL NUMBER
LINCOLN, NEBR., SEPT. 27, 1916
VOL. XXII LINCOLN HIGH TO
NEW ASSEMBLIES ARE ASUCCESS
IFOOTBALL TEAM
HAVE BEAUTIFUL CAMPUS
GETS APPLAUSE
School Board Votes to BeGin Work Immediately
ALL MEMBERS OF TEAM ON PLA~. ENTHUSIASM AS GREAT AS EVER Although a little slow in getting it, BEFORE Lincoln can soon be proud of the FORM SPEECHES most beautiful and artisti{) campus in 'fhe football team had a chance to The first assemblies of the year the United States. The hundred and pr~ved en~irely successful from every fifty foot frontage is divided into learn what the school thought of them pomt of_ VIew. The students are w ell, three terraces of nearly equal dimenwhen they clamored onto the stage, pleased with the principal and the sions. These rolling terraces when yesterday morning. Elmer Kostka was principal is satisfied with the students. green and planted with shrubbery will r e-e lected cheer leader and D. T. Johnson was elected assistant. They manMr. Hunter took charge of the first make an attractive building site and aged to get the n'oise out of the assem.blies, assisted by Elmer Kostka. will add muc.h to the already sight.ly bunch. The old Lincoln spirit. was much in appearance of,Ule building. Immediate· ~·-..rr. Newlon p!·e sided over this meetevidence at all the assemblies (the . ly in front, evergreens wn_l . give the ing and he filled his position in a. Seniorq, by the way, do not appea.r 1 same pleasing effect the year a'!'om-.&: manner that suited all. to be very sleepy). George Lessen· The lot west of the buildint\Vhich is Oakley Cox .and Farley Young were b.op and Elmer Kostka taught the now vacant, will be utilized for the on the platform and spoke words of school songs to the Freshmen and athletic field and grandstand. This is encouragement to the school and persuaded the upperclassmen to show modeled after the famous Harvard team. Oakley in his address to his them just how thPy should be sung. gridiron. The grandstand will face "friends and teachers" complimented "The Scarlet and Black" and "Lin- the school building and will 'l.le a the "rooters and rooteresses" on their coin Will Shine Tonight" are still very pleasant,.reminder, an Saturday, that sple ndid showing. popular. only one short day will elapse before H erb Reese, the new coach, then exCoach Reese and Captain Brian both work begins the following Monday. plained the system of s elling the made short speeches at the second The running track will encircle the tickets which was a "race" between thP. assembly: and Chai'les Righter, ex-L. H. gridiron and two basket ball fields wm .Tnniors and Re niors. The· "high an ' 81., gave an exquisite ~·ender:sg on be located just south of the field. A mighty" Sen iors were busily engagBd his old fiddle. baseball field and a· playground will a ll day in he lping sell these tick ets Mr. Hunter then made a short speech be made where the football practice while the Juniors were also donig their 1Wd several comments upon the gen· field is now. On the whole this looks share. After reciting a short poem eral architecture of his and Mr. New." HS thought the school board, as well as · • the coach resumed his s eat amid great Ion's general "plans and specifi.ca· Mr. Newlon, believes in "heaithy edu· ! • -- ---,--- ----.. - - -- applause. Floren ce Fowler aud Burks tiona." After this he introduced Mr. cation." '-1:''· ' THE FACULTY'S VACATION Newlon. This was Mr. Newlon's first There will be a small triangle ; Principal Jesse H . Newlon spent the Harl'lY then told what could be ex· pected of their respective classes in summer in Dinuba, Calif. speech and was warmly re-ceived by t h e o f ground b eyond the railtoad _ regard to the selling of the season students and faculty. He explained his which will be used for a garden of T~ e t .m at has struck me most j Miss Edi t h Long was on her fruit tickets. situation in regard to the school and native Nebraska plants. Such a garden forcibly m my first two weeks in Lin- : ranch at Wh ' t Bl W h 1 "Bully" Brian made a short speech faculty and won the admiration of all would afford genuine material !or the coin Pigh School har: been the atmo~· i · as · e ugs, and gave a tentative line-up of next by his sincere frankness and good will. botany classes as well as being an edu- phere ot good cheer and good will tllar Miss Charlotte Alexander visited St. He said that we should have no knock· cational feature to the city at large. pervad es s t u d en t b dY and faculty. I Louis. Washington, and Philadelpht'a, Saturday's game. Other memben; of ers, no quitters, nor crabs, but hoped What was nothing but a circus w~n t to congrat u 1a.t e t h e school upon before attending the Columbia Univer- the team made short speeches and after Kostka and Johnson had led that we would be first in athletics, ground will in a few years to come thi.s no less than 1ts beautiful build- Rity. more yells the assembly was dismissed . music, art, scholarship and health. be made into a spot worthy of the ad· ing and unusual campus. 1 have also by the principal. Tbe a.aaembl'Y w~M~ ,dismissed b.Y Mr. by
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Prinr.i!l~! Jes!!e B.. N ,~ \\." l (' n and ivlr s.. . . , i un <1ntt ' ! \· . ~ ~ · L .: · • Sv!t:·: ! ;.; ,· ; J: .~._; .t!td t ' u U)· To old tune, · Ul<>ri us.'' . t th 1Nebraska, t&lked to tifty Htgh School the school better and greater at th,, , '_''tdo The last two weeks he d Newlon were given a recep t 1011 a e . . an '"'•e won last game and we won the pupils and stix teachers Friday, 8th end of the year. " · 1.Mrs. Hewitt visited Estes Park Commercial club Friday evening, Sep· S and game oofore; 22 tcmber 22 , by the members of the High period,. eptember • u~n ~racticall Lincoln High School can be made Denver on their wedding tour. journahsm 1\fr Fogg sa1d m part· b tt ·we're going to win this game if we School faculty and the board of edu· · · · e er and greate:- only through the "Horaee Greeley says, 'In order to " never win any more. , cation. Miss Kunkle, Miss Burt, Miss co-operative e~ort of students and nliss Margie Richards attended the Tremain, Miss Long, Miss Fassler, be a newspaper man you mus t sleep faculty. Let "team work" be our Harvard Summer School and spe nt. the For when we win we're as happy as ,.. Ki k M' s Duncombe and 011 paper and eat ink.' Vitality and watch-word . Ther e is work for every , remainde r of the summer in Ohio. can be; 16 ....1ss r er, • reality are necessary to a high school one. l. Miss Sprung assisted. ·we always boost for Linroln High yon paper. To be accurate, cle·a r and inMy ambition for Lincoln High School!'' Miss Anna Horton stayed at Booth 'The committee in charge of the re· t eres t mg · · th e d e fi lll·t e purpose 0 f is to see it a great organ1'zed den1oc- Bay, on the coast of Maine. see. 18 i t 1 Miss Mary Hull Victorious! Victorius! Lincoln High is cept on a arge was . . every high school journalistic course. racy, in which every student stands on --Victorious! b.orst, Miss Lucy Haywood, Miss Emma News is not stale information or jokes. his own merits and gladly recognizes ' Misses Alvina and Charlotte ZumVictorious is our team; And erson, Mr. W. M. Bryant, and Mr. It d epe n ds fo"' 1'ts t n t eres t upon 1' t s the merit of every other student. I winkel spent the summer at Alma, Col. Th e- b est that e'e r was seen, J . W. Hartzell. timeliness and novelty. If you heard would like to see excellen t work here Colorado F-or th eLincolu High School always that a man had been bitten by a dog, becau~e the s.t udents have created Miss Ethel Beattie visited r:omes on top. PATRON'S ASSOCIATION MEETS it would not be news, but if you heard strong sentiment fo:r it. I want to see t Springs and Denver. -E.L.K. that ·a dog bit a man, why, that's a high standard of law· and order THURSDAY news! News, of course, depends upon created and maintained largely by the Miss Edna Bryan was in Colorado. Thursday evening, September 28th , its importance. Such t, rivial matter st uden·t. --._ The aunual Teachers' Institute of at 7: 30, in Room 226, will be held the as 'Will Henderson put a new floor in The interests of faculty and sturlents Miss Stella B. Kirker enjoyed the the city schools of University Place first Patron's meeting of the year. his henhouse,' is all 'piffle.' News must are common. Let us work. as one. heat at LaFayette, Indiana. an ci Lincoln:, was held in Lincoln, Our new principal will at that time be accurate, clear, terse, brief 3;nd JES9E H . NEWLON, Se.p tember 12-14. The institute was be introduced to the parents of our interesting.'' Miss J essie B. Jury had a delightful fortunate in obtaining two exceptional Principal. High S'chool students. Principal New· Mr. Fogg held a private meeting with outing on the coast. speakers, Dr. Charles McKenny, presi· Ion . will speak on "Moral Instruction the Advocate staff at the close of his NEWLYWEDS! d~nt of the Michigan State Normal _ Through Practice." talk. Three members of the faculty w e re Miss Alice Humpe was in the east. Scllool at Ypsilanti, and Prot. Howard A short business session will be held R. Driggs., of the Universit yot Utah. (To be continued. ) Mr. Fogg will talk to the staff again.! m.·.arried durin. g th.e summer: atw hich new officers will be elected. about our paper. · .... Mr. A. T. Cavanaugh and Miss Neva. Or! were married Aucust 1, 1916, - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN AUTO 1~ CavD-naU~Sfi il:l.."::"". ;li!~• lived at l :--------------------------·-------~ • _ . ~ Mr. . W. M. .Bryant, director of boy's ~,n . .-tne, . N e b r . Th.ey . are n 0· w 1• . .z1g COLLISION . -a~ vocational gmdance in the Lmcoln pubFifteenth and South streets. Mr. 1 Miss Martha Hyers and Richard Reese, both members of L. H. S., nar· lie schools, is doing much for the work- Cavanaugh teaches stenography. Mr: Homer G. Hewitt, who teache s • rowly escaped injury when the Hyers ing boys of the city. He arranges auto, driven by a guard at the jail. part time school work for those who, argumentation and debating, and Mis;, . Sept. 30--Aurora at Lincoln on account of employment, are not able Sarah Thurman of Oconto , Nehr. , Neither ca.r was seriously damaged. . Oct. 6--Kearney at Kearney to carry full time courses. Night were married August 24, 1916. Mrs. Oct. 13-Grand Island at Grand Island The physical training department classes will be held for those who work Hewitt was graduated from Lincoln Oct. 21-York at Lincoln bas seventy-five fewer girls this semes- throughout the day. High School in 1913. They are liYing Nov. 3-Sioux Falls at Sioux Falls ter than last. With such a fine gym· at 1230 K street. Nov. 11-0maha at Lincoln nasium there ought to be an increase, The swimming pool will be opened Mr. C. I. Van Petten and Miss Ada Nov. 17-Beatrice at L.inco•n not decrease. Miss Margie Richards f;Oon after the first meeting of the Porter of Lincoln, were united in marNov. 25-North Platte at Li-ncoln studied physical training at the Har- board of education. The eighth-period riage June 14, 19)6. They are now Nov. 30--Sioux City at Sioux City vard summer school and accordingly rlass will probably be crowded be-~living at 346 North Thirtieth streeL bas a great many new ideas for carr y- cause a great many are anxious to Mr. Van Petten teaches bookkeeping ing on her work. join. and penmanship and spelling. !'-------------------------~--------
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Football Schedule
AURORA vs. LINCOLN SAT., SEPT. 30
25 ·Cents
NEDRASKA fiELD 2:30 P. M.