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

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Fine Arts develops talents 7 Trumpet players Dane Spencer, Ted Heggen, Fiore Montanaro, and Bob True (above) are right on cue in concert band. Art class (below) heats pan to prepare for batiking. Mrs. Donna Whiteaker attended Stephens College in Columbia, Mis- souri and received her MA from Drake. She has been here five years. Mrs. Whiteaker enjoys fiberworking and jewelry making. Mr. Dale McLean received his MA at the U. of Missouri and has been here for ten years. He enjoys painting and playing Keno and is an avid sports fan of his alma mater. Mr. McLean is the head of the art department. Mrs. Donna Yeast received her BA from Drake and has been here for ten years. She is the sponsor of Equestrian Club, has a unique car collection, and enjoys arts and crafts. Mrs. Carol Stewart received her BME in music education at Drake and MM in choral conducting at Southern Methodist U. in Dallas, Texas. She has been here since 1972. Mrs. Stewart enjoys skiing, bicycling, canoeing, playing tennis, and participating in music clinics. Mr. Dennis Dowell (above) re- ceived his BA from the University of Iowa, and has been here three years. He enjoys camping and swimming, and hopes someday to conduct a large symphony. Mr. Richard Baber (below) has been here two years and is working towards his MA at Drake. In his spare time he water skis, plays tennis, and is a member of the Des Moines Concert Singers.

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Mrs. Ruth Jacobsen attended Area 11 and received her BS from Drake. She has been here one year. Mrs. Jacobsen enjoys sewing, politics, literature, and athletic participation. Mr. Richard McMahon received his BA and MA from Drake. He has been here since 1973. Mr. and has a miniature dachsund. and has a miniature dachsand. Mr. Gene Rodgers attended Lin- coln and received his BA and MS at Drake University. He has been r here five years. Mr. Roger ' s hob- NT bies are gardening and stamp col- lecting. Miss Kathryn Kirkhoff attended Longwood High School in Chicago and received her MA from Creigh- ton in Omaha, Nebraska. She has been here 25 years. Miss Kirkhoff enjoys collecting antiques, sewing, traveling, and following the stock market. Mr. Dan Murray is the sponsor of DECA, and has been here seven years. He received his BS and MS from Drake. Mr. Murray is learn- ing to play golf and enjoys vaca- tioning in California. Wendy Jones and Diane Heggen (far above) experiment with a calcu- lator in accounting. Students in typ- ing (above) await orders to begin. Some students (below) just aren ' t interested in the day ' s activities.

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Industrial Arts builds future skills ft. mm I The hood of a car makes a fine desk for Mr. Gillis, Jim Mvers (middle), and Ray Hutt (right). Mr. Douglas Wenslay (above right) attended Albuquerque High School and received his BS from the U. of New Mexico. He has been here six years. In his spare time he enjoys farming, working on sports cars, and playing tennis and golf. Mr. Robert Wren (below) attended North and Dowling High Schools and received his BA from UNI and his MA from Wayne State in Detroit. In his spare time he enjoys woodwork- ing, fishing, and hunting. He has also taught summer school drivers edu- cation. Mr. Gary McClanahan (above) attended North High School and received his BA from Northwest Missouri State. He is currently working for his MA in industrial arts at Drake. Mr. McClanahan is an assistant coach for football and boys ' track and has been here one year. He enjoys water skiing and swimming in his spare time. Mr. Gary Shmerbeck (below) attended Bemidji State University and has been here one year. Mr. Schmerbeck enjoys singing in a church choir, hunting and sports. Mr. Don Gillis received his BS from Bemidji State University. He has been here two years. Mr. Gillis enjoys working on old cars, swimming, and is a member of a bowling team. Mr. Paul Hess attended Colo- rado State University and is a graduate of UNI. He has been here two years. Mr. Hess enjoys traveling, camping, and playing his guitar. Mr. Bert Johnson attended the U. of Illinois and Mankato State College. He has been here for three years. His spare time is spent camping and snowmobiling with his family. 29