THE ADVOCATE VOL. LIX
NO. I
LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL, LINCOLN 8, NEBRASKA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1952
TEN CENTS
Sale of Activity Tickets l:f or 1952-53 Semester To Continue All Week Counselor 'fea Held August 31 Sophomore Girls, la dE~:t of the ten .newcomers Uf the Lincoln High School. faculty list are viewing the map of Eng-
n · ey are, standmg: Walter I·m~er, Miss Margaret Motley, Fred Bremer, Carl Manthey, Walter Huestis, and Harry Kuklin, Seated; Miss Betty Pauley, and Albert LaMere.
New Teachers Are Welcomed At l~.H.S.; Representing Two States And England As another school year opens, ten new teachers are seen in the r - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Guidance Now Mrs. Pierce Taking Miss Montgomery's place L H S Cl as an exchange teacher from • • • ass Tells Record England, Miss Margaret Motley Guidance courses ' are now a / ~~~~. and classrooms of Lincoln
teaches English Literature and English composition in 313. She taught in Stand Grammar Scho11l for Girls in Manchester, England. She is a graduate from Manchester University. WALTER HUNTER, recently discharged from the M a r i n e Corps, is now teaching chemistry in 320, Mr. Hunter received his education at both Wesleyan University and the University of Nebraska. Mr. Hunter stated, as· his first impressions of Lincoln High, 'that the students were rather responsive and quite mature in their · thinking. Teaching American History 1 and World History 1 in 141, is
part of the sophomore, junior, and senior curriculurns. Six teachers are devoting most of their time to the new classes and two others are helping part ot the time. The sophomore problems teachers are Gu_ilford Burnham in Room 120, Mrs. Alic.e Updcgrii.ft in Room 315, and Miss Lucy Geiger in Room 400, part time. JUNIOR GUIDANCE instr uctors are Harry .Kuklin in Room 311, Miss Betty Paufey in Room 103, and Bill Pfeiff, Room 121, pal't time. Senior problems teachers are Miss Wanda Crawmer in Room ·220 and Wiri.dle Reel, Room 327. Two special guidanee rooms for iri.dividual counseling, 208 and 209,
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At the end of a successful summer session, the Keentime Club membership totaled 2,000, according to Mrs. Doris Pierce, Director of City Recreation. She stated that the opening dance recorded the smallest attendancc, having only 260 present, while the largest number attending was 480. MRS. PIERCE SAID that she f~t Keentime had gone a long way since it was first started. At that time, she added, the boys and girls did n ot realize its real purpose, which is to have good time dan cing B.t~d \'f~it~ng. She went on
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Newcomers Meet Entertaining sophomore girls ar,d newcomers at a get-acq1.ainted tea on Sunday, August 31, was the first project of the 1952-1953 L. H. S. Senior Counse:ors. The tea was held in the high sc:1ool cafeteria .between 2 o'clock and 5 o'clock. THE 50 SENIOI,t counselors w ~re announced by the sponsors, Mtss Florence Jenkins and Mrs. G.:adys Temple, at the end of the la~i school year . Dorothy Schneid er , was elected president, Sue J ouvenat was chosen as vice president and · Jo Ann Junge was e kcted secretary-treasurer. ·J oan Christiansen, Jane Culwell and Mary Ann Spadt were appointed committee chairmen. T:1ese six girls planned the tea d1:ring the summer and presided a t the refreshment table in the aJ ternoon. Each counselor was assigned beh ·'een five and eight sophomore or ir: ~oming girls, and during the a fternoon visited and introduced them to other classmates, THIS IS THE FIRST year the senior counselor group has given a 15et-acquainted tea. T-ie 50 senior counselors are as
What You Save Activity . Regular Cost Northeast Football Game $1.00 Waterloo, Iowa F ootball Game . .. ... .. . . .. .. .. $1.00 Scottsbluff Football Game $1.00 Omaha North Football Game .. . ... .. . . . . ..• . $1.00 Omaha South Football Game ... . ..... . . ...• . $1.00 Mummers Play . . . . ... .. . $ .50 Senior :Play .. ...... .. .. . $ .50 Fremont Basketball Game $ .75 Grand Island Basketball Game .... . ... ..... . .$ .75 f'airbury Basketball Game $ .75 Advocate .... •• ... .,, ... $ .75 Total ............ , .. . . $9.00 Savings . , . , . .. . . . .. , •.. $6.00
Staff Outli11es Future Pla11s For Annual Plans for the 1953 Links annual are already being made by the new Links staff. Charles Beans, as editor of the yearbook, will be supervisor of all copy. He w ill decide what departments and features shall be inclu ded in the book .an.d write much copy. Dealing with the printers and engravers is another responsibilitity of the eidtor. PAGE LAYOUTS are under the supervision of Bernice Howland, managing editor, Handling placement of all pictures and deciding on the art work are important
Offers Pupils Big Savings S ales for first semester's Activity Tickets, priced at three dol• lars, started Monday, September 8, in room 125. If you haven't purchased your ticket yet, you have the remainder of the week, before school and at noon, to do so. Since the process has been changed this year, due to no· homerooms, you must re• ceive a piece of paper, with certain information on it, from you r problems teacher, before pro• ceeding to 125. UPON ARRIVING at the prementioned room, y ou pay Miss . Effie Noll $3.00 and present your piece of p,aper from your prob• .lerns teacher. She will give you back half of it, as a receipt, and the other hal! will be retained by the ticket office so that your Ac· tivity Ticket will be made out and sent to your problems teacher, where you will receive it. This ticket enables you t o go to all · five home varsity football games, plus reserve and sophomore games, varsity basketball games, two plays and also the Advocate. The ticket is a savings of $6.00. It also serves as an identification card for out of town football and .b asketball game::;.
Bogars Preside At Coffee Hour More than 120 persons were present at the Faculty Coffee Hour 11e(d. a~ Lincoln High School on Tuesday, September 3. The e vent was i:ponsored by l\Ir. and Mrs. William Bogar, who also served as host and hostess, re-
ta~~ks 1-n:~i gP.1,::r:r tc, "·hi~; ''T1 ::1r.:.~::,;:;.~ Z:i.; Harold Huestis, who in the past f, 'lovvs. edjtnr~ three years has taught at College h:::fv'-' bP~~ <!0mt}JfltPlv remndJctj_ t ".~: :< :~ . ~<·.:.:1l.:;;:; I;;:.. '..:.~·.1.t.'a.ti..:..:..\2;·; , l\Io.~·ily.;. : ;l",".il liaffi;.;, .::- ~.u .:. l).r ;:J"" View High School. He receiveo \<, >·a y ~ •w li 1Mi Llit' m;,rrnc1s .deve1·ty Be~krn~.:.n; Dori~ En1'\~!l, Jgr :;phy cdit01\ .ls i .r'l. char ge of th<e his ·E.A. and M.A. degre8s from - ~nrl nr,.. no~~.r i!'! n$e~ ?~ C"\".,.· g:.lil:;.;, uf -l.f1e i:..c:.:.:abLi·;:; h:.1,·i jffJpro v ·.'.";d a partitions with wood framing pro- great deal. Shirley Bukin, Carolyn Burt, senior pages. Sh e is responsible the University of Nebraska. vide for private discussions with Planning these Keentime dances Gloria Byers, Mary Lou Calhoun, for all details concerning faculty Returning to Lincoln High for g Ul'dance t each ers. Stu d ent s are were representatives from each · Joan Christiansen, Jane Culwell. and senior biographies and pic- spectively. the fourth time is Harry Kuklin, urged to take advantage of this of the Lincoln high schools. The Leah Gittleman, La Vern Her- tures, Filing all pictures is anGuests of h onor included Dr. who teaches eight problems new opportunity, · schools took turns sponsoring the eth, Elizabeth Jacobs, Genelle oth er of her important duties. Steven Watkins, superintendent classes and the advanced swirnPLANNING THE SOPHOMORE Each of the three groups nt dances each week, Mrs. P ierce Jensen, Carol Johnson, Mara Joslning class. Mr. Kuklin is a former guidance courses, sophomore, jun-· stated. tons, Sue Jouvenat, Jo Ann Junge, . and junior pages is the task of the of Lincoln Public Schools, Dr. student of Lincoln High and has ior, and senior, cover different Lois Kattler. formal photography editor, Mary and. Mrs. R. L. Fredstrom; memKeentime dances have been been on the teaching staff two areas. Tenth grade classes deal planned for the entire football Esther Lambert, Alice Longe- Lou Calhoun. She is in charge bers of the board of education, times before. As a coach Mr. mainly with orientation.to Lincoln season, she went on to say. naker, Thais Loos, Phyllis Mad- of the index and schedules all and the wives of the men on the Kuklin will be in charge of the High and its traditions. Teachers' sen, Phyllis Malowney, ·Ella Mae h ome room and club group pic- L.H.S. faculty, stated Mr . Bogar. Dr. Fredstrom is the assistant :su• tennis and swimming teams. d b Matzke, Marybelle McKirn, Mylli- tures. 1 nam·es an rooms may a so e perintendent of Lincoln Schools. cent McPheron, Joyce Miller, Kenneth Dally, candid photogALSO NEW TO Lincoln High studied. Otto Hackman presided as mas• Marilyn Miller. r aphy editor, is chief photographer for the second time is Carl ManELEVENTH AND TWELVETH Kay Nelson, Patra Nelson, Carol and will cover all can did shots. ter of ceremonies. Others assist• they, who is teaching biology and grade guidance courses overlap P alme, Helen Penton, Phyllis The business manager of this ing at the door and at the table 316 2 photography in 40 and W. He some but vocational choices are Lincoln High's W:o delegates to :Philipsen, Phyl,l is Plager, Aldine year's annual, Marilyn Bryan, fin- included Miss Marguerite Gunwas teaching at Everett Jr. High stressed more in the senior class. derman, Mrs. Otto Hackman, Miss for one and one-half years durSocial problems such as getting Girls' State, Patra Nelson arid Porter, Donna Rine, Shirley Ross, ances the book. Under her genDorcas Weatherby, Miss Dorothy D orothy Schneider . eral supervision are bookkeeping, . Mary J ane Ernst, have returned ing his absence. He c01;nrnented' along w1·th othe d e 1 · rs an p rsona Beever , Mrs. Guilford Burnham, Sharon Sheldon, Jeanette Sheladvertising, circulation, a nd drawwith many ideas and much ne''J that there are several new mernideas may be brought up. Mrs. B i 11 P f e i ff, Mrs. Ed ton, Sheila Siren, Gladys Som- ing up the budget. bers added to the staff along with Discussions, movies, and read-· information. Artists, writ ers, and salesmen Schwartzkopf, Mrs. Carl Manthey, Girls' State was h eld from June mers, Mary Ann Spadt, Pat Stafsome other fine improvements. · 1 may answer some 1·ng m at·e na ford, Julia Taylor, Cynthia War- for the Links will be chosen at a Mrs. Buford Grosscup, Miss P a tty 3 to June 9 and the girls were Coming to Lincoln High from problems. Conferences to freely Lou Bogar, and Mrs. Max Lien. ner, and Margit:! Wilson. later date. Minneapolis, Minnesota, is Albert talk over matters with your coun- housed in the sorority houses on tqe University of Nebraska camLaMere, who teaches auto meselor may help others. pus. chanics in 142. Mr. LaMere is a During the week the 254 girls graduate of the University of Cheerleader Try-outs representing Nebraska's largf'r Minnesota. Although this is his cities attended lectures given r/y Set for September 10 :first experience in teaching high the Legion Auxiliary, city and 1chool students auto mechanics, Cheerleader try-outs will be Fmd1ng a newspaper in Lincoln ·'?' .,,... .. ... .. ... .,..,,,.,. .... ':: ·:'::::,.;::,:.,,. · state officials, and the Ladies Mr. LaMere has taught gunnery held September 10 in Room 226 Auxiliary. Chief Justice Robert proved to be one of the many difin the United States Air Force, immediately after school. Simmons was the speaker on on!' ficulties faci ng Miss Margaret where he served four years. Mr. One yell and one song should occasion. Motley, new L.H.S·. exchanfe be prepared by anyone wishing LaMere stated that he enjoyed A DEMONSTRATION OF A teacher from England. to try out. No applications are United Nations Security Council teaching at L.H.S. In England, newspapers can Fred Bremer, former teacher at necessary. meeting was put on by a group 1,_f only be ·bought in newspaper McCook and Northeast High, wiU Boys are also urged to try out University of Nebraska · speecn shops, explained Miss Motley, and teach distributive educ.ation in for cheerleader this year. students. Two former members cf drug stores handle only drugs. Peppers should appear in the Lincoln High, Morse Weisgurt and 101. Mr. Bremer attended the AN EXCHANGE TEACHER for auditorium to lend moral support Jack R ogers, portrayed foreign Miss Esther Montgomery, Miss University of South Carolina and for those trying, out. delegates to the council. The M otley will teach English in Linthe University of Nebraska. He group argued over the problem of coln High this year, after teaching will be the Hi-Y sponsor. China being nationalistic or com- seven year at Stand Grammar ARRIVING FROI\'I St. Joseph, munistic. Missouri, Miss Betty Pauley, 103, School for Girls at Whitefielrl. The Girls' Staters were prc- England, Enrollment at the Engteaches eleventh grade problems. September 10, 1952 vided with a trip to the state capi- . lish school is about 600, with the She has a B.A. degree from MisAdvocate tol, with an opportunity to wat~h girls' ages ranging from 11 to 18. souri University and a M.A.. deStudent Council the legislature in session as thP-Y gree fro:r>» Nebraska University. A school day at Stand Schooi G.A.A.-Cheerleader tryouts acted upon certain bills. When t!te Mrs. ·Alice Hibbert from Adams, September 11 legislature was out of session, the consists of s e v• n 40-mintt1e Nebraska and a graduate of classes, all lectures, with the stuMimes girls held their own meetings Adams High School, is one of the dents doing over two hours of Science Club there, with Mary Jane in charge. studying after school. Instead of new office helpers. Before coming September 12 TALENT NIGHT was enjoyed students moving from class tc to Lincoln High Mrs. Hibbert was Peppers by all, as each sorority house preclass every period, ill Engl:sh an assistant teacher in a country September 13 sented a skit. A contest \Vas held Courten Lincoln J oumal schools, the teachers change school for six months. Mrs. HibFootball at Omaha Central to determine the best one. AnMiss Margaret Motley, exchange teacher from England and pres• rooms. bert stated that she likes Lincoln September 15 other activity was a Girls' Stateent English teacher, points to a. map of her home country. AFTER SECOND PERIOD at High, but finds it a bit confusing. Y-Teens Boys' State dance in the Student. Stand School, everyone takes a classes about England. ' 11 de- jumper is a sweater in England. Another new office helper is September 17 Union Ballroom at the University. break for something to eat or cided I'd just talk and let the IN ENGLAND, streetcar fares Student Council Mrs. Marie Perrin, who is from Both Patra and Mary Jane drink, said Miss Motley. Lunch is students get used to my speech." are paid according t o th e distance Newcomers party Lincoln. Mrs. Perrin attended ·agreed that one of the most imnot served cafeteria style in tl:le Miss Motley said, and added that you are riding. The conduct.o r Camera Club pressive parts of the week w :•s Lincoln High School and her English school, but students a re so far she hasn't had much trou- . collects the fares after passeng~rs Orpheons the good fellowship and friendlidaughter, Kay, is now attending .served at tables in two shifts, sbe ble understanping the midwester.r1 are seated. Clef Club ness they enjoyed with the othe:r:' L.H.S. Mrs. Perrin is also a gradcontinued. "accent." Another unusual thing about September 19 girls. They said it was a wonde;:uate of the University of NeMiss Motley found the gay colAFTER NEARLY a month in England is the speed limits. EvWriters Club ful experience to make so many braska. ored clothes of L.H.S. students far the U.S., Miss Motley has notk<!d ery town in England has the Football, Waterloo, Ia., here new :friends and to learn the ~s different from the checked ging- many differences between Engstandard limit of 30 m .p .h. HowSeptember 22 sentials in becoming good citizens. ham uniforms worn by the girls land and the United States. evf>r, out of t own, there is 110 Art Club First Issue of Advocate at Stand School. The climate in England is rnm-h · speed limit. Miss Motley added Business Club Lincoln High Laffs THE FIRST SURPRISE Miss cooler, and on a "hot" summer day that the. many curves prevent a Free to L.H.S. Students Horne Ee. Club "Why do you .act so unhappy? Motley encountered at Linc<Jln the temperature will hit near 80 very high speed on the narrow ''Meet the Advocate" is thE! September 23 Anything wrong?" roads. High was the sound system. Noth- degrees, ~logan for the first issue of the Aqualinks "I had to shoot my dog." One of Miss Motley's unusual When this school year is over, ing like that exists in English ·~hool paper, for it is comSeptember 24 "Was he mad?" experiences in the U .S. was when Miss Motley plans to travel in the she explained. schools, '.etely free to the students Clf Advocate "He wasn't exactly pleased Her first day of teaching at she said she wore t wo jumpers, United States before returning 1o G.A.A. 'I.Coln High. L.H.S., Miss Motley told her which shocked her comp anions. A England. about it."
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Pupils Attend Girls' State
Pupils And Faculty Extend Cordial Welcome T.o. Miss ~a_rgaret Motley, Ex<:hange ,Teacher
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