Abraham Lincoln High School - Crimson and Blue Yearbook (Council Bluffs, IA)

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dedicated to J reaf igredinlenf . . real ,QI friof . . reaf an . WHUS f'Tlie panes in this fledicalory section me lmwd in part on ideas in the tfuuvitil lilulls Nonpareil and the Umalia 'll'orl1l-7-lerald, material pre- pared hy the 'luwa Development ffuinniissiun, and n speech by 'Wil- liam 'l. Petersen, SilIJCflYllC71!lL'Yll of the Slate 'Historical Society of Jowaj 1 i IVIEWEBER ln this busy Presidential year, we pause to honor a President, a patriot, and a man of great integrity and competence-Abraham Lincoln. Probably the most remarkable of all the Presidents of the United States, Lincoln never evaded a duty, yielded a principle, broke a promise, or violated a trust. As a patriot, he dedicated himself to the Union and never faltered. Bigots, fanatics, and enemies raged against him, but he remained invincible. As a man, he rose above the ugly years of his youth, a person of supreme patience and compassion, sensitive to all misery, utterly without vanity, to serve a splendid purpose. Although Lincoln belongs to all the ages, we students at A.L. feel the closest kind of bond with him, for every clay we are asso- ciated with him . . . and we bear his name with pride. 3

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5, QW' X Unless it is Kentucky, his birthplace, or New Salem and Springfield in lllinois, hardly a place has greater claim to link the immortal Abe with its region than has Council Bluffs. The lite of Lincoln is associated with many phases of Council Bluffs history. ln August, 1850, Lincoln visited Council Bluffs on a trip to the West. During his stay here, he made his residence at the Pacific House, located where the john Beno Company now stands. Soon the town buzzed with curiosity to see the 'rail-splitter' who had debated the urbane Senator Douglas. Citizens had their opportunity when Lincoln spoke on the issues of the day at Con- cert llall tpresent Strand Theater locationj. Most important, Lincoln climbed atop one of the many clay bluffs overlooking the Misa souri River and decided that the broad valley b:low would be an ideal site for the eastern and western railroads to join. This decision had a far-reaching effect on local history, for in ISO3 President Lincoln selected Council Bluffs as the eastern terminus of the Union Pacific, and Council Bluffs was to become one of the most important railroad towns in the Middle West. s A P tm W Llvvi it I.:-1 ig tfuuruil Bluffs lflces to mmu' tlvirufs after Liruuln. fI.L. Tluflv School, fnictitrcd above, fl ilanule, tl nuuket, ti street, and It real estate addition me only it few tommermvmtirut his name. Uvviau Rimini Ulit liunu' of ffL'HL'l'Ilf UI't'tll7l'flL' QW. llodtte. 'Tlvis funuluu liirufnuuky built flu' Year the 'Union Muifft uius tuvufileletf, overlooks it network of mil- ruiuls lnemiml out Liruulrrs frrefilrety nlmut tfouncil Bluffs filmtv milromts will tenter in this town. Bill Boy, ttifuit 'tluiun Ptuific crutiru' slvuwn at rutlit, svmhulizes tlu' euilvt nuifm railrutufs torment' nut at tlnmtil Bluffs.