Since November of 1979, the Lincoln Lynx have been added to the endangered species list. Dr. David Moberly, superintendent of Seattle public schools who so kindly announced the possibility of killing the last generation of the Lynx, has been aimlessly shooting at the helpless creatures since the wild thought first came about.
From the 1981 Yearbook
As equal citizens of the school kingdom, the Lynx attended many school board meetings, scratching and biting to stay alive. Moberly, a lover of Lynx hide, kicked his feet up on his desk and decided it was time for the daily news.
Why have the Lynx been listed as an endangered species? Good question.
Moberly thinks the Lynx are too old, with torn skin and a few broken bones. Thin from lack of nourishment, smaller than required, ending the "misery" of the Lynx seems to be a good idea . . . to Moberly.
The superintendent complains that there are not enough funds to patch the Lynx up properly. Somehow, though, there are enough funds to send members of the Lynx family to many different parts of the city. Moberly wants the Lynx to turn into Bulldogs and Beavers. That is no way to treat a fully privileged citizen of the school kingdom.
If Moberly would add a few new parts and give the Lynx more students, things would work out. The school is closer to many of its students than the new school would be; Woodland Park and Green Lake are only two of several parks that are very useful. Will the Lynx be bused to these areas everyday for after-school activities, or will they simply be let go to waste?
Lincoln High School was the first school to experience desegregation that worked. Different races sit side by side in class and walk together through the halls. The Loyal Lynx do, as the song goes, stand together.
Being an endangered species has disappointed and angered the Lynx. Turning into an extinct one would be many times worse.