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

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Art. old as time . . . Public School Art instruction in cities in 1885 . . . Lincoln ' s first semester class under {Catherine M. Walker, with five divisions of art. Today ' s classes number 158 . . . International, Lincoln ' s youngest club . . . Ex- pressive of 300 years of public school goodwill education. Reading from left to right, back rote: Iola B. Qttigley, international councilor; Rosa Sposeto, Kvelyn Kleinlein, Mary Gorla, Katherinc Miller, Betty Mcl ' aw. Clara Torri, Rose Procopio, Ellis Sheldon, Mary Hollinusworth, llortcn.se (as.viy, Kvelyn Stady, Kathleen Davis Nadine Peterson, Harriette Johnson, Jcanettc Lewis, art councilor. Second row: Mando Tonini, John Gillotti, vice-president; Mildred Holmes, Petty Tarn, secretary; (Jlenn Ellenwood, art president; Lester Bissinger, treasurer; Elsie Trindle, vice-president, art; Theres • Procopio, secretary; William Downey, president; Dorothy Kent, Genevieve Stubbe, David Irwin, Jessie Andersen, in front. Lincoln ' s library started with a librarian, Alice Story, and no library . . . Second semester library in 221 . . . Lincoln ' s second year a permanent library and librarian . . . Today ' s library staffed by ten members. Left to right, hack row: Dorothy Stevens, vice-president; Ruth Matson, Marie Harbert, Pauline Puhrer, Jessie Andersen, Doris Barr, Kuth DeVall. Front row: Winifred Linguist, librarian; Florence Styles, president; Lenore Lenhart, Caroline Munyon, secretary. 16

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D E $ MOINES, IOWA • JUNE, 1935 The Senior Railsplitter Kailsplitter publications ' creators . . . English class motivated first regular Railsplitter May, 1925, under Bess B. Ballantyne . . . Today ' s 10-year-old Railsplitter rates first class in the nation . . . one of eight superior ratings in Iowa . . . First Senior kailsplitter booklet published January, 1932, under Editor John McCormick. Left to right I Michael Graziano, circulation manager; Evelyn Study, extra-curricular editor; Wayne Lee, picture editor; Audrey PottS, advertising manager; Grace Coburn, associate editor; Albert Graziano, business manager; Frank Mauro, editor; (ilenn Ellenwood. artitt; Stuart Ceil. IpOftB editor (not pictured). National secondary school journalism, in its teen age . . . striding with youth . . . First Lincoln class organized September, 1925 . . . Fifteen students with Iduna Bertel, instructor ... a portion of today ' s unit. Ufi to right, back row: June Eilbert, Mary McKowen, Louise Mc Daniel. Mary Jane Rogerson, Thomas DeYoung, Margaret Storey, Clyde Klli-. Phyllis Morris, Martin Xeal. William Lucas. Stuart Ceil, Harry (amp, Jr.. rrancis Moore, Karl I oulouse, Albert .ra i.i... I ' .n..... i :i I I ofiti H-.rrU tnlr.v roll-. ( lin»t Armstrong. lyue imiis, rnyius . iorn , . iarun . cai, niuwui i , u.u»., A« ■ J » ' ' iauo, lolm Cil ' lotti, Clenn Kllenwood, Koran Harris, Audrey Potts. ( hristy Armstrong. Third row: (Irace Losh, Charlotte Dixon. Bonnie Thornton, Lucille Allen, Mary Fini, Helen Clew. Dolores Salt man, Dorothy Parks. Hazel Martin, Dorothy Clark, Sara Westergaard, Lela Halzer, Jean Kobmson, Kenneth look, Charles I arker. Second row: Frances Hogard, Elsie Pento, Ruth Ellis, Peulah Hutchings, Sadie Mazza. Sara Mason. Eileen Wood. Mary Corla, Winifred Pelkey, Evelyn Mady. Margaret Thomas, Esther Mary Prannen, director of journalism; Maurice Nelson, James Dalton, Robert Pur- gtS9, Herbert Gunson, Max Shelton. First row Wayne Kee. Oliver Eppright. Michael Craziano, Crace Coburn, Frances Giudicessi, Fay Stirling, Maurice Graziano, Ivyl Cox, Henry Buccello, Martha Harmon, Michael Falbo, John Masolini, Frank Mauro. 15

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DES MOINES, IOWA • JUNE, 1935 The Senior Railsplitter mm m K. Hand . Pollard. . National music established by Director Lowell Mason, 1832 . . . Lincoln ' s first band organized by Warren Today ' s band a smartly organized, uniformed unit of 63 . . . under the baton of Frederick E. Engel. Alto Saxophme: Raymond Phillips, and James Wilhite. Baritones: Lloyd Hurnstedt, Alfred King, and Harold W hicker. Bass Horn: Robert Adamson, F.arle Canrield, manager; Raymond (iarlick, Bass Saxophone : Joseph Flatt. Bassoons : Robert Lusk, and Margaret Locke. Lester Hughei id Robert Willi- Clarinets: Robert Camp. Charlei Celsi, Clifford Fisher. Mary Hollingsworth, librarian; John Knight, Jeanette Larson, Richard Marnette, Wayne ferryman, Margaret McCullough, Arlene rolen, Harold Silcott, Gertrude Timmons, Howard Warrell, Francis Warren and Raymond Kent, Vernon Robbins Jack Shrader, Mary Shretfler, Loran Renda, Donald Williams ( r nets: Shelby Alward, Warren Cassel, Jean Clingan, secretary Smith, ana Robert Thomas. I ' lutcs: Lester Kissinger, Craee Coburn, assistant librarian: Raymond King, Marjorie Miller, and Carmella Horns: Richard Christian, Raymond (ialenbeck, Alma Jeati Haigh, Elgin llite, and Marion King. Percussion: Mildred Hlakely, Maxine Crowell, Robert Frank, James Kelley, Earl Kunath, and Virginia Wolfkill. String Bass: Millard Kent, and Alice Armel. Tenor Saxophone : Henry Huccello, property manager; Russell Mote. Trombone: James Cassel, Clifford Deaton, Quentin Johnson, Eva Jo Mason, Charles Pilmer, Harry Ritchie, and Melba Wat Science 3,000 years old . . . 300 years in American public high schools . . . Lincoln ' s first semester class taught by Frances Nelson Wherry with 167 members . . . Today ' s classes number 133 senior science, 200 junior science. Left t0 fight, back row: A. Godfrey Siverson, councilor; Marie Comiskey, Karl Ftsk, Dorothy Clark, Loran Smith. Second w: Rose- Procopio, Elsie Trindle, Thercsc Procopio, Ruth Wenger. secretary; Mary Hollingsworth, Evelyn Stady, Ruth DeVall, Fay Stirling, Florence Styles, Maxine Malta. Front row: (Jlenn Ellenwood, vice-president; Frank Cillotti, Mando Tonini, Lester Kissinger, Maxine Moon, Clara Patterson, David Irwin, John (iillotti, president; Herbert A. Crabau. councilor. In front: Frances Giudicessi and Charles Pilmer.