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

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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.

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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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30 ABRAHAM LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL ' DES MOINES, IOWA 2-'bfi Increasing Demand for Business Students AMERICA is becoming more and more conscious of the necessity for special and thorough training of people entering into the commercial field. This fact is evident by the George-Deen Act recently passed by Congress, which allows certain definite aid to schools for the training of students through cooperative part time classes and also in service training for those now in distributive occupations. Des Moines is Iowa's center of commerce and in- dustry and there is an ever increasing demand for individuals specializing in any of the various business courses. Lincoln High school's commercial department of- fers courses in salesmanship, merchandising, book- keeping and accounting, commercial law, business arithmetic, typing, shorthand, business correspond- ence, business training and commercial geography. Many students, after completing any of these courses, acquire positions with local firms without additional schooling after graduation. There are several outstanding business schools in Des Moines, which offer further training, signifying that the trend of the modern business world, as a whole, is towards a thorough training of persons engaging in commercial vocations. l938 Publications Donald Slye, senior B student, will be the editor of The Railsplitteru during the l938 spring semester, according to the recent election by the Lincoln High school Board of Publications. Eligibility was based on scholarship, leadership, service and character. Slye was a member of the National Honor Society and was editor of the Greenhorn issue of The Railsplitteru while in journalism. Donald is active in various sports in- cluding football, basketball, and track. The Railsplitter usually comes out every other week, and from six to eight issues are published each semester. In preparing an issue, all sources of news ideas are worked out first. News stories are then written up and handed in, copy readers check errors, and finally head lines are made. The written material is sent to the printer who sets up the com- position in type. The printer makes his proofs of stories and advertisements, and the four pages are finally set up. Pages are then sent back to the printer who pub- lishes the amount of papers according to circulation. The papers usually arrive at 8 o'clock on a Tues- day morning when they are distributed. After all is done-the staff is ready to begin another edition. Other staff positions yet to be filled are: associate editor, executive editor, fourth page editor, sports editor, copy editor, society editor, alumni editor, li- brarian, publicity manager for Register and Tribune, Merchants Messenger, Plain Talk and American Citizen, staff artist, business manager, circulation manager, advertising manager, assistant advertis- ing manager, advertising salesman, and engraver. PETE TALARICO GROCERY Groceries and Meats Attend Our Bank Nite l983 Indianola Road Phone 4-77ll Chas. J. Porter Floral Co. A neighbor of Lincoln High Greenhouse Dial 922 Creston Ave. 4-5835 Congratulations IANUARY '38 CLASS Good Luck MONTOUR STUDIO Frank Shear DR. D. M. DANES DENTIST S. W. 9th and Park Ave. Dial 4-0225 For All Repair Work FORT DES MOINES GARAGE R. T. GRACEY S. W. Ninth and Army Post Phone 3-7832 lust off Fifth Avenue, two blocks south of the Courthouse