So, just what is an Alice?
Like in the tale that describes the origin of the word Hoosier, the nickname that adorns the home jerseys for Vincennes Lincoln High School has, shall we say, a cryptic past.
In a senior paper, one Vincennes Lincoln student gave two very plausible scenarios.
The first theory is that the school's nickname was spawned from a historical story, “Alice of Old Vincennes,” written by Maurice Thompson. The story takes place in Vincennes in 1788.
Of course, as any good fourth-grade student in Indiana can tell you, Vincennes was the state's first city.
The other theory is generated from the time Vincennes won its first state championship in 1923. People were amazed by the success of the young lads, and said the team was like an “Alice in Wonderland,” the way they came up through the ranks to win.
I believe it was the first, I had a great uncle that played in the 20's for the team, and they were already the alice's.