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

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SENIOR RAILSPLITTER 0 IANUARY, 1939 'lr if 17 GIRLS AND SPORTS T is probably the Wish of every true ' Lincoln girl to some day wear a mono- gram that she had earned herself. There are three sources in our high school by which the girls may earn monograms. One way is by playing tennis, another by playing golf and third is through the G. A. A. The G. A, A. is an organization of girls Whose ambitions are to become outstanding athletes. As an incentive COACH CRIPE to this goal, points are given in different fields. This point system is the basis of the G. A. A. While it might seem easy to most people to earn a mono- gram through G. A. A. it certainly is not because lots of points have to be earned before a girl is given a mono- grcrrn. G. A. A. girls put in hours and hours of hard work before they are rewarded with ct monogram. There are eight fields in which points may be earned and Porpoise and Leaders Clubs six of these fields must be earned. One of these is intra- mural sports-school sports such as games or matches in school. Another is outside activities such as ice skating, roller skating, skiing, horseback riding, bicycle riding and hiking. Another field includes service such as supervising of games after and before school, working around the gym and working in the gym office. All girls must have at least a B Posture before they can get a monogram. They must also get passing grades in their gym work. The first G. A. A. monogram is called the m Numeral, To receive this monogram a girl must have acquired 300 points. The second monogram is the L. G. A. which is given to girls with 500 points. The third is the All-City L. D. M. which is given to the girls who have earned 1000 points. For each 500 points earned, thereafter, an L.D.M. monogram is given with extra bars on it indicating each extra s or points. There has been but one girl in the whole history of Lin- coln high school who earned 2500 points. This honor was given to Kathleen Lenius, a Iune '38 graduate, Those girls who consider athletics one of their hobbies belong to these clubs: 'HBACK ROW: Palmer, Cartmill, Roberts, Adair,-Ponzelena, Colony, Martz, Larson, McCurnin, Clark, A. Cartwright, Dunagan, Bell, Casner. bl:.L,OND ROW: Andrrano, D. Gaspari, Bertrand, Wilson, Lawes, Lenius, Cerretti, F. Buhrer, E. Soluri, Dames. FRONT ROW: T. Soluri, Armel, Anama, A. Gaspari, Deaver, Martin, Cassettari, Brooks, Dysart, A. Gaspari, M. Buhrer.

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16 'A' 'k ABRAHAM LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL 0 DES MOINES, IOWA ATHLETES + COACHES I FIGHTING TEAMS sport. praise ability player. center HE Greeks believed that a perfect body was the greatest virtue of mankind. Coach Carl G. Harris and mdny boys at Lincoln high follow this belief by participating in the various fields of More Lincoln boys than ever before turned out for football last fall. Adam Stirling, captain of the team, won the of the city for his as an all-around He was named on the all-city football team. COACH HARRIS Our new stadium was used this fall for the first time. Its inaugural game was the Lincoln-Indianola game, this was followed by several first and second team games. The basketball team, under the supervision of Coach Harris, started the season out with a bang by winning its A. L. H. S. Football Team first game from Valley high. l Not to be forgotten, the second team played exceptionally good basketball this season, having won the first 4 games they played. Seven of last year's nine letter men are returning to the swimming team this yedr. David Emery, who is now on the All-American swimming team, - and Ralph Figg, are the two who are COACH GRAAF missing. Winning their first meet against Boone at Boone 45-21, Lincoln's swimmers started the season out with a big splash. The team is stronger in diving, backstroke, and brecxststroke, although it is weaker in the free style event. Golf and tennis are two very pop- ular sports at Lincoln, and the boys on these teams have won several awards for their merits. The golf team, under the direction of coiiqn IOHNSON top in the state cmd city meets. In 1937 Lincoln won the state golf championship. Mr. W. S. Morganthaler, is always on They play the game for the fun of it. BACK ROW: Camp, Morris, Orr, Roland, Gilliam, Gillotti, B. Karnes, Coach Harris. SECOND ROW: McCormick, Beck, Peterson, Ligori, Sheridan, Parks, Burlingame, Buhrer. FRONT ROW: Newton, York, C. Karnes, Anderson, Stirling, Gillotti, La Brash, Morgan, Nicolina. Ll

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T - J I8 i' 'A' ABRAHAM LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL 0 DES MOINES, IOWA I unior Iournalism Club Young but ambitious are these young journalists: BACK ROW: Holmes, Coon Biddle Mason Lumley, Mr. Eickelberg Boylan Pervier, SECOND ROW: Gillotti Dunlap Wilson Comito Allsup Miers, Renzo. FRONT ROW: Lurie, Anienucci, Clarke, Campbell, Neystiom, Aneinia, Bradish, Knouf, Hunsberger. I ' ' I ' I ournalism 1 Students Next semester's paste-makers are: BACK ROW: Keister, Comito, Randall, Gould, Christensen, Overholser, W. Robinson, Polen, Cartmill, Meier, Overman, Way, Fillingham Kellogg, Parks. SECOND ROW: Kelleg, Thompson, Garlick, Newton, Robbins, Mason, Mazzei, Vestal, McCumin, Lusman, Lidholm, Pervier, Proper lgominigo. FRONT ROW: Sharpless, ussell, Campbell, Roberts, Palmer, Miss McFarland, Miller, Stirling, Evans, E. Cartwright, Durand, Baldaro 'mit , ay.