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

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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

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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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MM.-Mai. ,YYY Phi SENIOR BAILSPLITTEB ' IANUABY, I938 Sl OPAL FOODS Courteous Attentive Beliable PHILLIPS PETROLEUM CO. Ralph and Lee Tapscott S. W. Sth and Kirkwood Phone 3-9583 Lincoln Theatre S. W. 9th and Cctulder Dial 4-9652 Where All The Big Pictures Will Play First Choice in Des Moines! PERFECTLY PASTEURIZED MILK One glance at the deep cream line in a bottle of FLYNN Perfectly Pasteurized MILK is proof of its EXTRA RICHNESS. A taste convinces of its Superior flavor . . . and the Words, Perfectly Pasteurized, are the assurance of its absolute Safety. FLYNN is the Preferred Milk in thousands of Des Moines homes. O For Home Delivery Service Call 3-6211 CHUCKLE! CHUCKLE! Mr. Caligiuri: Son, who taught you that naughty Word? Bruno Caligiuri: Santa Claus. Mr. Caligiuri: Santa Claus? Bruno Caligiuri: Sure, when he tripped over my bed Christmas morning. Bob Richards: I-Iey, Charlie, let's cut classes and take in a movie. Charles Mortale: I can't, fella. I need the sleep. Dorothea Ames Was visiting places of historical interest in the East. She was shown the spot on which a hero fell. I don't wonder, she remarked. It's so slippery, I nearly fell myself. Victor Clarke: You've been Watching me for three hours. Why don't you try fishing yourself? Iohn Ford: I ain't got the patience. Standing before Lester FolWell's car: I-Ielen I-Iull: Whats that on the front bumper, a license plate? Bernice Burgess: Oh, nol that's a pedestrian. Howard Warrell: You've got to hand it to Venus de Milo. Alma Fontanini: Why? Howard Warrell: How else would she get it? C. DE YOUNG FOOD MARKET Quality Meats and Groceries We Deliver ZUOI S. E. Sixth Phone 4-5l97