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

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The Senior Railsplitter ABRAHAM LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL G. A. A. EUNICE M CRIPE Girls ' Athletic ( ouch G. A. A. is an organization to which every senior high girl automatically be- longs and Sports Club is a group of leaders of the G. A. A. Only girli who are vitallv interested in sports, tourna- ments and the improvement of the gym classes join this club. Some very interesting work has been achieved this last year in the Lincoln club. Girls have learned many new games in- cluding: tether ball, archery, ping-pong, shuffle board, hand tennis, ring tennis, and howling. WHAT FUN! Badminton, which came from Australia, caused much excite- ment in Europe when the Earl of Badminton engaged in the game. He received so much pleasure and enjoyment from the game, that the people named the game after the Karl. It is one of the best liked games played by Lincoln girls. WHAT! COFFKE CANS? The girls decided they would like to learn to play tarn ball which is played with tambourines but they had no tambourines. The brilliant Eunice M. Cripe, girls ' physical education instruc- tor, solved the problem by supplying each girl with an empty coffee can. Even though it wasn ' t the tambourine it was a good substitute. This game, which originated in Germany, was en- joyed by all who engaged in it. DARTS HIT THE SPOT! Konano. an Indian game, was played early in the fall of 1934, hi playing the game, wands, two bean bags joined to- gether with a ' bridge of canvas cloth two inches from each bag, are used. ■ ; ■ • . r Darts has also been played this year. It is similar to that of archery, only darts are thrown instead of shooting arrows and no bow is used as the player merely stands off at a distance and throws the dart at the target. Lincoln sports It didn ' t take 300 years to produce queens queens today ... , liUL . Helen Glew started her active sports ' career in 10th grade when she joined G. A. A. Since then she has received a num- eral, an L. G. A. monogram, an all-city monogram, a swimming monogram. This semester she received an added ring to her all-city monogram. This young sportswoman had the second highest number 01 points this year in G. A. A., receiving 1.723 points. Helen is an all-around girl athlete, her favorites being bad- minton, baseball and basketball. She is runner-up in the bad- minton tournament, losing by 3 points. Mary Fini came to Lincoln High from Jefferson elementary school, becoming active in sports when she joined the G. A. A. in 10th grade. Mary has received a numeral, L. G. A. mono- main, all -city monogram and this semester she received an added ring around her all-city monogram with 1,679 points in (,. A. A., rating third place in number. Mary is an excellent baseball player, playing on the Women ' s League team. This is her favorite sport. lessie P. A. Andersen entered Lincoln High in 1930 from West Country school. Jessie ' s sports. ' career began when she joined the G. A. A. in 10th grade. Since then, this energetic girl has received a numeral. L. ( . A. monogram, an all-city monogram, an added ring to her all- city monogram, and has received monograms in swimming and tennis. She belongs to National Honor Society. Jessie is an all-around girl athlete, more active in tennis than any other sport, with second choice, badminton. This sportswoman is the first girl in Lincoln High to receive 2.0(H) points in G. A. A. She is also winner of the Lincoln bad- minton tournament. COACH LOR A N EL GRAAFF i Su ' iwmiuft Mentor TRACK Track . . . few fellows turned out for track in Lincoln ' s early days. To- day Coach GraafT has 20 men training. Starting about March L 1935, the track squad of about 25 boys worked out in the gym under the supervision ol its new coach, Lorin H. GraafT. After about three weeks ' practice the candidates began to thin out, many in favor of golf, tennis, or baseball. In the city indoor meet, the DOFS took 16 points getting a second in the 24 lap (t wo-mile) relay, and thirds in the 16 lap ( 1 X A mik) and novice relays. The 12 lap (1 mile) and the 8 lap ( -mile) relays took fourths. Running on the two-mile team were Downey, Ellis, Madison, and Walden. In the next meet, the Valley Junction relays, the two-mile relay took fifth and were barely beaten by the fourth place team. In the Drake Relays the one-half mile team of Camp, Downey, Kllis, and WharfT took a fourth. In the district meet at Valley the tracksters took six points the one- fourth mile relay team placed second in their heat and the one-half mile team taking fourth. The one-fourth mile team consisted of Camp, Follwell. F. Gillotti, and Hamlin. In the district consolation meet the boys proved they did have something when they took 42 points for fourth A first and second were taken by the medley and two-mile relays, respectively. The one-half mile relay also took second. To make up the medlev team, Coach GraafT picked Davis Kllis, Foil- well and F. Gillotti — running one-fourth mile, one-half and 220 yards respectively. Davis and Downey took thirds in the indi- vidual one-fourth and one-half mile runs respectively. In the 100-vard dash Camp placed fourth, in the 220 Wharff took second, and a third place was taken by the one- fourth mile relay. ■ . « . . To show thev had improved since the city indoor they took 22 points in the outdoor meet. This can be compared to the 16 points in the indoor meet. The two-mile team took third and the medley-mile, one-half mile and one-fourth mile teams took fourths. . . Prospects for next vear ' s team look bright as seven ot the ten men receiving letters will be hack and some strong junior track men wil l be seniors next season. Those receiving mono- grams include: Camp, F. Davis. Downey. Kllis, Fiske, Follwell, F. Gillotti, Madison, Walden, and WharfT. All of these will return except Camp, Downey and ElltS. I une Ealbert of senior homeroom 135 lias been suc- cessful in keeping a perfect six-year record of attend- ance. June has attended only two schools, Lincoln and Home Elementary. Beginning at Lincoln in the 7B class iti 102 ( , June has succeeded in reaching her grad- uate year without heing absent or tardy. Next fall June plans to attend a commercial school, where site hopes to continue in her perfect attendance record. Incidentally, what an odd coincidence to he named June and graduating in June!

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ABRAHAM LINCOLN HIGH SC HOOL Forums Inau Burated By N. H. Weeks Establishment of senior student forums, dovetail- ing with senior economics classes, was an innovation inaugurated by Nathan H. Weeks, principal, in Sep- tember, 1934. Principal Weeks Mates that these thirty forums each semester have been a success in interest- ing students to think upon current topics as applied to individual usefulness to the community, with 395 stu- dents participating weekly. The second innovation has been the high school broadcasts organized in Des Moines under the direc- tion of Lornun E. Watters, director of music educa- tion in the Des Moines public schools. Lincoln stu- dents have broadcast six times during this year, with final broadcast recorded. lime, 1935. senior ethics include wearing any ring correctly . . . particularly class rings. If the head of a knight is cut in the stone of a ring if a bird or animal is the decoration ... if init- ials, crest, or insignia are etched out or mounted on a circlet the ring is worn so that the decoration, insignia or initials are away from the wearer and toward the person gazing at the ring . . . therefore Lincoln High graduates wear their rings with the ALMS monogram away from the wearer. Lincoln Faculty Professional Leaders Tune, 1935, seniors are proud of the faculty who in- structed them. Among active leaders of professional units are included : Henrv Andersen, associate Scoutmaster. |. Russell Anderson. Lincoln representative to Des Moines Teachers ' Federation, 1935; second vice presi- dent hoard and member of executive hoard. Des Moines Teachers ' Federation, 1936-1938. Goldie Alcox Arnold, memher of. and advisory hoard memher of Des Moines Independent School District Credit Union, 1935-36. Esther Mary Brannen, I ' resident of the National Association of Journalism Directors of secondary schools. Mary E. Coffey, Lincoln representative to Des Moines Teachers ' Federation, 1935. Virginia Dewey, memher of Des Moines Secondary School Geography Course of Study Committee, 1935. Herhert A. Grahau, Des Moines Geographic Asso- ciation treasurer, r 2 1 -26, president 1926-28; president Tri State Club, Columbia University, 1929, vice presi- dent 1930, secretary-treasurer 1931; president of Des Moines Teachers ' Science Club, 1934-36; memher of Des Moines Science Textbook Committee, 1934-35; Des Moines School Master ' s Club, treasurer 1934-35. Louise Rhyno Hamilton, Lincoln representative to Des Moines Teachers ' Federation. The Most Successful Businesses are the Largest Users of Quality Printing FEDERAL PRINTING COMPANY COMPLETE PRINTING SERVICE Telephone 4-2566 • Des Moines ■ 215 Fourth Street