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

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' IANUARY, 1938 27 'Fri SENIOR RAILSPLITTER TRADE AT C. AMEND AND SONS FOR Highest Quality Groceries and Meats IOE MUTO FRUIT MARKET Groceries and Meats Also Fresh Vegetables - We DELIVER -- Dial 4-1287 S. W. 9th and McKinley Qualify gewelfzxl SINCE 1871 J 0 SEPH SIXTH AT LOCUST DES MOINES IorL'a'.r Older! .l'e1UU1r3' Starr' 1:37 sp ' , handed V 1 8 6 5 Qrazfuaizbn We suggest one of the new Elgin or Hamilton Watches 517.50 to 555.00 AN ATTRACTIVE SENIOR RING OR PIN 52.00 to 312.00 A large selection of New and attractive pieces in Iewelry and Silver 51.00 to 55.00 Convenient terms if desired Plumb Jewelry Store Sitxh and Waliiut Prophecy WHAT will the Ianuary 1988 graduating class be doing ten years from today? Let us take a look into the future and see for ourselves. Edith Ahern is now a famous reporter for the New York Sun. Robert Altomari is engineer for the Rock Island Railroad. Who is this well-known interior decorator? Why it's none other than Dorothea Ames of the Ianuary '38 class. Karl Anderson has made a name for himself as a criminal lawyer. Iohn Anderson, Robert Camp, Ladoit Stevens and Wilbur Warburton are the 1947 star football players. When we girls want our hair fixed for that dance or party We will go to Asta Marie Berg or Kathryn Beck. An all-girl orchestra will be led by Bernice Burgess with Ann Giudicessi and Mary Woodman as the featured singers. This class has its share of movie stars with Bruno Caligiuri as Leo Carillo's runnerup and lean Knouf has taken Ginger Roger's place as a dancer. Victor Clarke is the hunter for the class. He brings home the bacon. Iames Daugherty is an amateur photographer and has won many prizes for his ex- cellent pictures. Theresa DeFino is happily married and works in the fruit market. Iames Dishon keeps himself busy as an oil station attendant. Violet Epps and Elizabeth Renzo are in Paris buying new spring outfits on their round-the-world tour. Smooth sailing, kids. Rose Mazza, Ellen Kirkman, and Mary Marturello are now full-fledged stenographers. Richard Evans and Lester Folwell are on the ocean blue with the Navy. The concert- pianist from this class is Alma Fontanini. Laura Fontanini poses for the Cosmopolitan magazine. Iohn Ford, Charles Mortale, and Victor Pedersen are all managers of hotels in Omaha, Denver and Boston respectively. Billy Gale is an ex- pert accountant but during his spare time draws signs for his firm and also writes publicity for the firm in the local newspapers. Some work, what? Harold Hayes and Cadle Pettet are in vaudeville putting on a novelty act that is really good. Iames Hedges is ac- countant for Macey's in New York City. Iessie McAfee, Helen Hull, Mary Mazza, Katharine Manatt, and Pollyanna Roger- son are all private secretaries to well-known men in the city. Margaret LaBrash wants a ranch of her own in the wild and woolly West land maybe a handsome cowboy?l. Iames Lett and Henry Merkel will draw our future house plans. The ministers for the lanuary 1948 class will be Floyd Martin and lack Mefferd. Marguerite Mazzei is now a well- known author and won the Pulitzer prize in 1947 for the best novel. Bette lane McCullough is now a rnodiste. George Neff is playing the guitar with a cowboy quartet. Ada Nuzum, Eva May Rector, Floyd Tripe, and Howard Warrell are high pressure salesmen. Paul Nuzum is on a 160 acre farm really working. Frances O'Brien teaches 'cello but is also a well-known pianist. Station LID, Bob Richards, sports announcer. Gerald Miller and Roy Sandin will cure our ills as they have entered the doctor's profession. Maxine Over- holser is a nurse and will assist the doctors. Mary Louise Parish is now professor of Drama at Northwestern University, Ruby Sharpless is now completing her tenth year of col- lege. Mando Tonini is the lawyer for the State of Iowa. Hilmer Westergaard is a bookkeeper. Iames Milligan and Bill Lee are Riding the range. In other words they are cowboys.

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26 ABRAHAM LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL ' DES MOINES, IOWA 204- Wills As THE time in Lincoln high grows shorter and shorter, the Ianuary '38 graduates find it necessary to make their last will and testaments. Edith Ahern wills her editorship of the Senior Railsplitter to Leo Baker. Robert Altomari leaves his talent for photog- raphy to Elmer Tucker. Dorothea Ames wills her cute coif- fures to Earline Allen. Karl Anderson leaves his law studies to Ioe Fazio. Iohnny Anderson, Bob Richards, and Wilbur Warburton will the bench which they have been warming at the basket- ball games to Donald Slye, Dick Rittel, and Ralph Mauro, who Will warm it after these three tornadoes have graduated. Asta Berg leaves Lincoln High to the Iune, '38, graduating class. Kathryn Beck wills her aptness for Cosmetology to the prospective flirts of the Iune, '38, class. Bernice Burgess leaves her la-de-dah to Wilma Reynolds and Bob Mote. Bruno Caligiuri leaves his over-balanced Senior budget to Dave Emery. Bob Camp wills his laziness to his brother, Dick. Theresa DeEino wills her big, black eyes Cno, she didn't get them in a fight-they're naturall to Arline Davis. Iames Daugherty leaves his inability to get sweet music from his barbershop quartet to Bobby Thomas. Iames Dishon leaves his heavy beard to lack Stevens. Violet Epps leaves her long eyelashes to Maurine Simpson. Richard Evans wills his wrestling ability to George Wyckoff. Lester Folwell leaves his rattle-t to Chesley Waterman. Alma Fontanini wills her musical talent to Burton Lenhart. Laura Fontanini wills her husky voice to Esther Hughes. Iohn Ford leaves his dressy appearance to Ello Nizzi. Billy Gale says that he will give Art Nizzi his harmonica if Arthur will give him the accordion. Ann Giudicessi leaves her well-groomed appearance to Marjorie Steen. Harold Hayes gives Kenny Smith a special bundle of rhythm. Iames Hedges wills his shyness to Clara Sharpless. Helen Hull leaves all of her boy friends to Mary Coppi. Ellen Kirkman wills her susceptibility to popular maladies to Iuanita Thomas. Virginia Knouf wills her sleepiness dur- ing dates to Ruth Grange. Margaret La Brash leaves her sunny disposition to Marie Martz. Bill Lee wills his pep and the Big Apple Dance Cin- cluding the slipping dance floorl to lack Faxel. Iames Lett wills his wavy hair to Iohn Cooper. Katharine Manatt leaves her babyish ways to Ann Cald- well. Floyd. Martin wills his curly hair to Warren Cassel. Mary Marturello wills her smallness to Betty Samuels. Mary Mazza leaves her tininess and shortness to- Virginia Metten. Rosemary Mazza wills her papa to Lincoln high school. Marguerite Mazzei leaves her perseverance to Lloyd Tate. Iessie McAfee wills her height to Myrna Ernst. Betty McCullough leaves her sewing ability to Helen De- Vall. lack Mefferd leaves his boxing ability to Sam Cataldo. Henry Merkel wills his outstanding football ability to Dwayne Stebbins. Gerald Miller leaves his presidency of the Senior Class and his excellent personality to Dick Rittel. Iames Milligan wills his flatfeet to any Irishman with a policeman name. Charles Mortale leaves his ability to hunt rabbits feet to Adam Sterling. George Neff leaves his guitar to George Sample who will not, however, give Neff his banjo. Ada Nuzum wills her g-ood humor to Iean Darnes. Paul Nuisance Nuzum will take everything with him ex- cept his ability to be a nuisance which he leaves to Bobby Thomas. Frances O'Brien wills the stage piano, for which she has a deep affection, to Virginia Kolls and Norma Ferrari. Maxine Overholser wondered what she has to will. How- ever, she said that Buster Rodriguez can have her ability to skip classes and get back in without being noticed, Mary Louise Parish wills her vitality and her wonderful personality to Howard Hougham. CContinued on page 285 Have bigger and better chicks bv FEEDING THEM OUR CHICKEN MASH At Reasonable Prices BETTER FEED 5: SEED STORE S. W. 9th cmd Creston QUEAL LUMBER COMPANY TWO COMPLETE YARDS Des Moines-More Livable and More Beautiful Homes Printers of the Regular RAILSPLITTER Up-to-a-quality Union Label printing that really satisfies the customer at a price he can afford to pay. Publishers of The Merchants Messenger and Park Avenue News MESSENGER PRINTING COMPANY 3ZO61f2 S. W. 9th St. Dial 3-1557 Des Moines AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF BUSINESS ti l fit 1 1 , u-sw.. 1' v X M 'Mitt D'ttttlliltflllillllillti 3 It RL, ..., ieif-..mLitwL..L If .let- . Eexlffglf Q A ' 3 Still' --Jef J 41 IOWA'S LARGEST AND MOST DISTINGUISHED SCHOOL OF BUSINESS E. O. FENTON, President Tenth and Grand Des Moines, Iowa CFULLY ACCREDITEDl

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V 28 ABRAHAM LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL ' DES MOINES, IOWA Es' Engel Promotes Music Interest FREDERICK E. ENGEL, head of the music depart- ment at Abraham Lincoln High School, came to Lin- coln in 1930 finding a band of 16 members and a choir of 26. Having received a B.A. degree from North Central college and M.A. from Syracuse university, Mr. Engel's knowledge of music has been further aug- mented from the following institutions: Sherwood Music school in Chicago where he was instructed in band conducting, Bush Conservatory, also in Chi- cago, for orchestra conducting: Northwestern uni' versity, choir conducting, University of Wisconsin, music appreciation, and Christiansen Choral school, for choir work. Through his Comprehensive study, and actual ex- perience in dealing with talented musicians, Mr. Engel has promoted the music department to the peak of 60 choir students, 70 in the band, and 55 in the orchestra. Some of the successful productions presented by Mr. Engel and his students are the annual Hilarities, the opera Martha , Chimes of Normandy , in l937, and this year The Mikado . The presentation of these operas, rarely found in high schools, has brought to Lincoln a distinction in music not only locally, but throughout Iowa. Numerous individuals have been awarded su- perior and excellent rating through F. E. Engel's be- lief in hard and conscientious study. Seniors of the Ianuary, l938, graduating class leaving the music division of the school are Harold Hayes from the band and Frances O'Brien from or- chestra. These seven seniors will leave the A Cap- pella choir this semester: Bernice Burgess, Alma Fontanini, Ann Giudicessi, Harold Hayes, Charles Mortale, Cadle Pettet, and Mary Woodman. To the orchestra: I do not know what I was playing, Or what I was dreaming then, But I struck one chord of music Like the sound of a great Amen.-Lost Chord. VVILLS CContinued from page 261 Victor Pedersen wants to get rid of his talent for me- chanical drawing so he will toss it to Roy Mortimore who must catch as catch can. Cadle Pettet wills those big, blue eyes and his little horn to David Emery. Eva Rector wills her timidity to Kay Fisher. Elizabeth Renzo leaves her pretty black hair to Vivian Stanley. Pollyanna Rogerson wills her sweetness and femininity to Kathleen Lenius. Ladoit Stevens wills his powerful physique and big muscles to Mando Oliver. Mando Tonini leaves his dancing to Iunior Kinney. Floyd Tripe leaves his ability to do less in more time than anybody in the Senior class to Louis Dividdio. Howard Spanky McFarland Warrell wills his baby face to Bill ltumbaugh. Hilmer Westergaard leaves his timidity and quiet ways to Armand Gazzo. Mary Woodman leaves her art to Lester Hughes. Ruby Sharpless wills her southern accent to Mrs. Bauder. Roy Sandin wills his typing ability to George Brownbridge. P. S. Victor Clarke leaves his beautiful auburn hair to Betty Davis. , PHILLEO'S MAID-RITE SHOP for EATS AND DRINKS Across from Lincoln High 315 KRAFT BLDG. DES MOINES. IA DIAL 3-7236 PARKER DRUG S. W. Ninth and Army Post Featuring Our Own Cosmetics In Modernistic Containers We are a Receiving and Sending Station for The Burlington Railways Expert Prompt Best Quality Workmanship Service Materials The Well Dressed Student Has His Shoes Shined and Repaired at the- PARK AVENUE SHOE SHOP Cosimo D. Francisco, Manager 3204 S. W. Ninth IACOBSON'S aifztl ai Vanilla, Maple Nut and Cherry Flavors MADE IN DES MoiNEs NORTHWESTERN CANDY CO. Buy their fruits ye shall know them This statement is both figuratively and literally true HOXIE FRUIT COMPANY Appetite Satisfiers