Abraham Lincoln High School - Railsplitter Yearbook (Des Moines, IA)

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I8 ABBAHAM LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL ' DES MOINES, IOWA Q4-sw Eirst Iunior Operetta Presented Prove big success . . . Back row: left to right, E. Graziano, I. Folsom, M. Munger, F. Pefferley, B. Gayer, D. Robbins, A. Elliott, I. Gillaspi, I. Comiskey, L, Hand, T. Clark, I. Gillaspi, B, Graves, B. Nittler, Fi. York, M. Wright, B. Hunter, D. Newman, P. English, H. Tidball, B, Cordaro, L. Sandstroin, M. Shoetfer, R. Rittel, B. Harlow, C. Holmes, B. Brown, F. Millard. Second row: V. Moore, B. Hardy, I.. Matson, I, Fosnaugh, I. Garrison, A. Ander- son, M Schelles, E McGee, B Robbins. E t F. O'B t, P l B M l, d , C I. k L. B hr M. E . . . irs row: rien, accompanis- ear . ape irecior- I. orvaro, Ien ins, o , aton, R. Hutchins, E. Knotts, B. Davis, H. Mote, L. Ledlie, L. Orr, B. Thomas, B. Hague, E, Cantield,V. Sandstrom, D. McAfee, H. Holmes, H. Estes. Sitting: l. George, M. Thomas, M. Underwood, D. King, P. Neel, G. Stolgren, V. Fisher, I. McFall, leads: B. Blunk, P. Bowers, I. Koul, M. Crawford, R. Boss, E. Smith, E. Green, E. Harvey, P. Folsom. SING A SONG OE SEWING MACHINES UNBOLL the map of Lincoln High, close your eyes, jab it with a pin and the chances are ten to one you will strike one of the busiest spots in the building- the Home Economics laboratory in 135. In short every inch of that laboratory is part of a historic battleground. Days may come and days may go, but their machines go on foreverg at least from early September they portray a season of violent pleasures and surprising experiments for the re- mainder of the school year. Tea towels and aprons must be made for our lunch room ladies, junior and senior assemblies must be costumed, operas and operettas hold an im- portant place, parties are made gay with colorful costumes and yet, sad but true, a dress for one- self, a child's problem a n d an occasional Christmas project is to be worked outg perhaps doll clothes to delight some little girl's heart, to say nothing of the mending of some trousers, dresses, coats and hose, a button here and there, a Senior International Day of re- nowned standing and a .set of davenport covers to make our stage more at- tractive. Not much, yet it all enters into the every- day life of a Home Economist. But something should be said for that charming group of girls We see working long after 3:15, better known to us as cos- tume girls. Mable Eaton with her squadron of nine pink cheeked girls delve daily into the mysteries of character building, their direct Work means that they pick up any old material, a piece of tinfoil, a scrap of paper, fiddle with it and see what happens. If she is ingenious, something clever may happen, and it will if she has been fortunate to secure a place with this committee. At present, Bette McCul- lough, Lorraine Downey, Vera Blackford, Mary Brownson, Marguerite Green, Iuanita Thomas, Maxine Overholser, Betty Samuel, and Buth Com' iskey a r e numbered among the chosen few. At the close of this se- mester 4U3 costumes will have emerged forth to challenge our p I a c e among the school activi- ties. Secretly praying are they who are most concerned, that a class in costume Design may be established to share with us our stage de- lights. Bon Travail Bien Eait. Vive the Home Economics Department.

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V T-T?' 1 -9-E+: SENIOR RAILSPLITTER ' IANUARY, 1938 l7 l937 BLOCKERS - TACKLERS - PUNTERS THE season was rather successful by the fact that the Lynx won a title-share in the South Central con- ference title. half. Anderson and Stevens played best for Lincoln while McGill led Roosevelt to victory. Playing on a muddy field the Lynx were defeated by North 20 to U. Lincoln was out-weighed and out- played by the Polar Bears who had one of the best teams in their school history. The Railsplitters opened their season against Ames at East high stadium and lost to the powerful Ames eleven 37 to U. Ames was led to victory by George Underwood, fleet back, while Anderson and Rittel played well for Lincoln. Ames went on to finish their season unbeaten. Dick Rittel, Lincoln Captain, was injured in this game and was out of the lineup for four weeks. With a weeks rest under their belt the Lynx made their South Central conference debut against Pella at the East high field and won l8 to O. Slye, Andere son, and Sterling led the Railsplitter attack while Menning played best for Pella. Opening their city series schedule against a heavy Roosevelt team, Lincoln lost 33 to U. Holding Roose- velt scoreless most of the first half, the Lynx faltered under the onslaught of the Roughriders in the last Forward Wall Growing Stronger Traveling to Winterset for their second conference game, Winterset was held to a scoreless tie by the Railsplitters. Lincoln had the ball on their oppon- ents' two yard line with only two minutes of the game remaining, only to fumble on an off tackle smash and lose their scoring chance. Playing at lndianola on Armistice day before a large homecoming crowd the Lynx played spirited ball to gain a 6 to 6 tie. Rittel and Anderson in the backfield and Sterling and Stevens in the line starred for Lincoln while E. Zieke played best for lndianola. This tie game gave Lincoln a tie for the conference title with lndianola. Look forward to '38 season . . . Back row: left to right, Bob Karnes, lack Morgan, Albert Euhrer, Donald Rydberg, Bob Camp, Ladoit Stevens, Second row: P. I. McCormick, Al Demonico, Vincent Pressutti, Sam Gillotti, Dick Camp, Maurice Burlingame, loe Uhlman, Coach Harris. Front row: Donald Slye, Adam Sterling, lohn Anderson, Eugene Norman, Howard Trent, Buster Rodriguez, Billy Rumbah.

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