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

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20 'A' 'lr ABRAHAM LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL 0 DES MOINES, IOWA Lloyd Dirnmill 5 Bob Robinson and Kay 7 Augustine ' 3 Kay Augustine 9 Shirley Galenbeck 10 Wilma Reynolds ll Norma Turner Susan Sterreit Marian Gillaspy Marie Marlz Doris Newbands Maxine Brown Helen Yakish - Doris Short Martin Woodford Iosephine Woodyard Mary Palmer Marjorie LeCocq lean Darnes Iack Morgan Helvn McConkey Ieanne Parson

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22 'lr 'lr ABRAHAM LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL 0 DES MOINES, IOWA THE MARCH OF MUSIC MUSIC hath charms to soothe a savage breast, and is so essential in every life that we hesitate to express its relation therein with words. Each and every individual of the student body has an inward pride in the music department and the acclaim and honor it has brought to Lincoln high. Hand in hand with this pride is the realization that for every gain or triumph there must have been a multiple more of Worry and hard work. Mr. Frederick Engel, whose progressive ideas were perhaps the back-bone of these strides, was graduated from North Central College and Syracuse University. He arrived at Lincoln in 1930 with the sole purpose of promoting deserving musicians, and has since proved that Lincoln has them. He has con- verted the Lincoln music department from a small or- ganization to a great institution, and practices many schemes in the every-day development of students. foremost of which is his maxim that individual re- sponsibility is the very foundation of success. Proof that order and method makes all things easy is found in each of the music organizations. The in- strumental division of the department is supervised by a student, another student assumes full responsi- bility of about S5000 worth of band properties. The orchestra is conducted on a similar basis. The chorus, also under the supervision of Mr. Engel, exercises the same principles of responsibility, with the addition of a court which consists of section lead- ers who pass judgment on students who apparently are not functioning to the best of their ability. One of the most important events of the year for the department is the formal concert in the spring, during which the band and choir have guest con- ductors. Following the custom of presenting an operetta annually, this year's presentation will be Naughty Marietta. Then there are those ambas- sadors of good will, the exchange concerts, started in 1934, between the city schools and Valley High. The Lincoln dance band, a private branch of music promoted by the students for experience alone, maintains high standards in its interpretation of popular music. Its members have been most gra- cious in devoting their time for school social pro- grams. Graduates leaving the music department are: Marian Gillaspy, Mary Ann Hutchings, Margaret Locke, Mary Palmer, and Helen Steven. DR. D. M. DANES s. w. 9th and Park Ave. - mai 4-ozzs CO. 1017 WALNUT STREET DES MOINES Phones: 3-1117 - 3-1118 O YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AS ARTISTS AND ENGRAVERS Drawings and Plates for Any and All Kinds of Printing C. DE YOUNG FOOD MARKET Quality Meats and Groceries We Deliver 2001 S. E. Sixth Phone 4-5197 O F. E. IACKSON SAND 6: COAL 409 S. W. 9th - 4-3358 PRINTING PLATE Red Ember Nut, 11f4x21f4, 555.75 SERVICE Red Email 15321.23 550 Iowa Best Blackstone All Sizes Guaranteed Stoker f