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

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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

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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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Physical Education goes coed Mr. Tom Cady is a graduate of Iowa State and has been here for nine years. He coaches girls ' swimming and was named Coach of the Year in 1972. Mr. Hugh Drake (above) received his MA at Fort Collins and his Ph.D. at the U of L He has been here for three years and is an assistant football and track coach. His interests include hunting, fish- ing and golf. Mr. Bob VanderLinden is a gradu- ate of Central college. He has been here ten years and coaches boys ' track. Mr. VanderLinden enjoys wood- working, hunting, camping, and fish- ing. Mrs. Linda Ritland (above) is a graduate of Luther College and has been here for five years. She sponsors Drill Team and is the gymnastics coach. Mrs. Ritland also enjoys ten- nis, raquetball, and snow and water skiing. Mr. Bob Locker (below) the var- sity baseball coach and sponsor of Lettermen ' s Club, went to Iowa State. He has been here eight years. His interests are water skiing, golfing, and refereeing football and basketball games. Girls in gym class (above) participate in aerobic dancing while the boys (below) play an aggressive game of basketball.