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

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THE SENIOR RAILSPLITTKR 1932 Faculty N. H. Wekks. Principal ..c , , .. A gnat educator has said, Wisdom is knowing what to do next; skill is knowing how to do it and virtue is doing it. May the class of 1932 as they leave Lincoln High carry out with them that wisdom and skill and virtue that will enahle each one to do effectively those duties that will make for per- sonal success and for true ser- vice to societv. .. m . The Greeks had a word for them. They called their instruct- ors didaskaloi which means guide post. Nathan Hale Weeks has, for the past nine years, been the leading guide post at Abraham Lincoln High School, Des Moines. Mrs. Warren E. Pollard Girls ' Adviser .. .« •• May the Giver of Gifts give unto you Things that are good, things that are true — A courage to do — a singing heart — A will to serve — a beautiful part In Life ' s dream. And e ' en to the ctiil The constant joy of a faithful friend. -Sarah F. Pollard. C. HuTCHENS, Vice Principal ..c i ■ •• Then is a high degree of correlation between earnest en- deavor and success in any en- terprise .... so the best of success to the June, 1932, grad- uates of Abraham Lincoln High school. Makers of Men executive committee included: Mrs. Mae J. Wilson, president; Lemuel L. Wires, secretary; Mary try; Winnina K. Brownson, vice president and Herbert A. Grabau, treasurer. h. Coffey, assistant secretary; VVmnma E. Brownson, vice president and rierhert A. uraoau, treasurer. Standing committee chairmen were: Faculty study meeting: Margaret M. McEniry, chairman; Football banquet: Hazel E. Mitchell, chairman; Senior assembly: Frances Laing Smith, chairman; Junior assembly: Francis W. Sharratt, chairman; Transportation; Mrs. Edna McCaull Bohlman, chairman; Decorations: William S. Morgenthaler, chairman; May Fete: Mrs Amahc Meyers-Friedman, chairman; Faculty social: Edith Sherwood, chairman; and Floral: Mrs. Goldie A. Arnold, chairman. a9

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THE SENIOR RAILS PCTTT ER EjACCALAUREATE Triumphal March of the Boyards HdhfOrseh Prelude L ' Arlesienae No. 1 Bizet Processional Marche Noble Bach Abraham Lincoln Hk.h School Orchestra Invocation ! Ri.v. S. C. WaWMNG Music Lincoln Hk.h Girls ' ( iLee Club Address Rkv. Stoddard Lane Benediction Rkv. S. C. WADDING Recessional Abraham Lincoln High School Orchestra COMMENCEMENT Processional All-City Hioh SCHOOL Band Invocation Rev. Floyd Allan Bash Address Dr. Kdward Steiner of Grjxnell Presentation of Class and Diplomas Members Board of Education Des Moines Public Schools Benediction Rev. Floyd Allan Bash Recessional All-City HlGH School Band East Pes Moines High School Ushers One Step Nearer Heretofore the frontispiece in The Senior Railsplitter has been a picture of the school building with no sign of life in view. In order to create the atmosphere of the regular school life a group of students were found one day in positions characteristic of every day activities. The following students gave their time most pa- tiently in an effort to bring The Senior Railsplitter one notch nearer perfection: Joseph Lindsay, Ralph Davis. Bert DufT. Lorin Geil. Harold Harvey. Ward Ogdcn. Elbert Venn. Joseph Pletnonc, Mildred Christian. Nadine Faidlcy. Orric Goodvin. Lina Masolini, Virginia Wier, Wilmetta Whitclock. I 11 1

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THE SENIOR K A I L vS P L I T T K R Arthur Clark, President Senior Student Council Owen Hall, Vice President Eunice Van Vlaik, Secretary Margaret Young. Treasurer Senior Character Commissions Loyalty Commission Leisure Time Commission Honesty Commission Soeial Relations Commission Owkn Hall, Chairman Arthur Clark, Chairman Corlyss Callison. Chairman MARGARET Glassburx. Chairman Aaron C. Hutchi ns, Adviser Iola B. QuiGLEY, Adviser Mary E. Coffey, Adviser Mrs. Warren E. Pollard, Adviser Junior Student Council ♦ ♦ Junior Character Commission Council Alva Cook, President Edward Brown, Vice President Grace Glessner, Secretary-treasurer Aaron C. Hutchens, Adviser Junior Character Commission Edgar Shephard, President Lester Bissinger, Secretary Lenore Murrow, Assistant Secretary Mary Hollincs worth, Treasurer Winnina E. Brownson, Adviser I u 1