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

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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

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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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'F 1 SENIOR RAILSPLITTER ' IANUARY, l938 29 FT DES MOINES FOOD MARKET Food Shop and Quality Meats Dial 4-6417-BRIARDALE--We Deliver 904 Army Post Road SHOP AND SAVE THE BRIARDALE WAY KEHM'S FOR FLOWERS Always Lincoln High's Friend 9th and Walnut Dial 3-5276 A Good Place to Trade Dial 3-7431 Remember, it's the G. 6: L. M. S. LEVINE MEN'S CLOTHING AND SHOES 202 7th St., South of Walnut Des Moines, Iowa Courteous Service ANDY AND BILL'S MARKET Dia 4 55ll First Floor, City Market QUALITY ALWAYS ' r-. N FURNAS SWEET CREAM ICE CREAM r MG HDHBCIG is? Q Y 1 K lt al' f uit ll. ,ll .ll l ,A l A 111.5 ..,. . ,. . . 9 - I x:':g::g3,.,.. 0 PI-IOTOG RAPI-IS Ay H 420 NINTH ST Dramatic Department Proves Popular AU DIE N c E si Lights! ces- tumesl Action! These four small words spell a world of thrills and excitement. Drama will always stand for a life ever fascinating and ever new. There is some- thing magic about the stage. The thought of it gives you a vivid picture of an evening per- formance. The curtains are closed, the audience in a gay Y i VESPER PRICE mood waits expectantly, sud- denly, the house lights go out, stage lights appear and the curtains slowly openl Of all professions in the world, perhaps none has as much appeal and attraction as acting. No matter what you now plan to do, sometime or other you have probably had the desire to be an actor or act- ress, to be a smiling radiant Cinderella or a brave tall hero, with footlights and a sea of faces glaring up at you. The above reaction to drama may account for Lin- coln High school's large dramatic and speech en- rollment. Most students studing drama and speech will probably not be another Barrymore or a great public speaker. But it is the wish of Vesper Price, dramatic instructor, to help every one of her stu- dents to speak clearly, and slowly, become a good conversationalist, and to speak before a group when called upon with as little self-consciousness as pos- sible. To accomplish this the classroom is kept as informal as possible without disturbing the regular quiet and order. Lincoln's dramatic students not only study and learn to appreciate good drama, but also have the opportunity to put on a real stage production twice a year and sometimes more. This semester's play was A Murder Has Been Arranged, besides other small one-act plays given for different occasions. Speech students are chosen to introduce speakers for assemblies and to talk to home rooms whenever the need arises. This semester a make-up crew has been selected from the beginning dramatic class to assist with all school productions, including drama and music. Early this year our auditorium was repaired, re- decorated, and made soundproof. The stage has also been equipped with eight new baby spotlights and two tormenters. These are two curtains, which are hung near the center of the stage between the back and front curtains. They may be pulled when- ever a smaller background is required. Candy is now being sold after school to raise money for a Public Address system. All this about drama reminds one of what Shake- speare said, All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players.