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

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SENIOR RAILSPLITTER 0 JANUARY, 1939 Hi' 'A' 29 AFTER GRADUATION. WHAT? . GET into the fastest growing profession for women today and be assured of financial security. ' r' N Permanent Waves. 95c to 56.00 Shampoo and Finger Wave. 35c Si r Write for tree catalogue. or call in person Iowa School of Beauty Culture 6I7V2 Walnut Street Dial 4-9825 Congratulations . Class of Ianuary, '39 PARK AVENUE PRODUCE POULTRY EGGS FEEDS - We Deliver - Call 3-5313 3138 S. W. 9th Marlowe's Beauty and Barber Shop There is nothing like our Individual Hair Dress and Smart Styles LOU AND HARRY MARLOWE 2226 S. E. Sixth Street Dial 3-8383 Qlldllbl efwelry SINCE 1871 J o S E P H S SIXTH AT LOCUST DES MOINES Iosephine Woodyard wills her quiet helpfulness to Doris Polen. Iohn Zeroni is willing to give all the safety devices on his car to Al Buhrer, Martin Woodford leaves the school with a vacancy of one swell person. Mary Palmer leaves those glamorous eyelashes to Mabel Buhrer. Vincent Pressutti leaves his polite ways to all the boys who need them. Rose Renzo wills her ability to get along with Tony Ligouri to Ianice Olson. Helen Richards leaves North high to grad- uate with Lincoln students. Bob Robinson Wills his singing ability to Adam Stirling, tConfidentially, they could both use cr few lessons.l George Sample leaves that girl friend of his all by herself-he's not willing her to anybody. Helyn McConkey wills her elaborate vocabulary to Lady Iean Lonergan. Doris Short leaves her attractive tomboyish- ness to Elizabeth Fillingham. Gloria Pellegrino and Catherine Tantillo leave Lincoln with two less perfect jitterbugs. Iohn Mason, who is seen but not hectrd, leaves his place to any 12B who thinks he could fill it. Doris Morlan wills her temper to Margaret Deaver. lack Morgan, president of the senior class, leaves his place vacant to the future lucky one. Paul Morris wills his choir- boy face to Mike Scione. Doris Newbanks leaves her ability of child-acting to Iune Fickes. Betty Oaks bequeaths her wise-cracks to anyone who can think them up fast enough. Norma O'Brien leaves her incredible tinyness to Louise Morris. Sue Sterrett leaves her blushes to Alberta Overholser. Eolo Nizzi bestows his golfing ability upon anybody who can handle it the way he does. Nellie Spragg wills that red hair and those freckles to Barbara Russell. Art Staude has been requested to lectve his politeness and courtesy to a certain group of 12B boys. ' Helen Steven wills her readiness to help to Dick Camp. Ruth Stradtman leaves Lincoln missing the loss of one good tennis player. Lloyd Tate leaves the school for good. Norma Turner leaves her interest in school work to Iohn Howell. Chesley Waterman leaves with deep regrets that he must leave the stage crew. Russell Weber bequeaths his un- known abilities to the unknown students of Lincoln high. Note: The class ot '39 had many other worthy possessions, but being of a generous disposition gave most of them to philanthropy before this document came due. Thus endeth our last will and testament. Bob R.: You play the piano, don't you? Marie M.: Yeah, I play by ear. Bob R.: Gee, you can't hear very well can you? Sr. Boy: I do hope you will pardon my dancing on your feet-I'm a little out of practice. Sr. Girl: I don't mind your dancing on them. lt's the continual jumping on and off that aggravates me. Helen Y.: Wl1at's this thing, dear? Boy Friend: It's a pawn ticket, honey. Helen Y.: Why didn't you get two so we could both go.

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28 i' 'A' ABRAHAM LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL 0 DES MOINES, IOWA Come and Get It WE, the class of Ianuary, 1939, being of sound mind and memory, do hereby publish and declare this to be our last will, thus revoking any wills previously made by us. Mag- nanimity, one of the most distinctive features of our well- formed character, prompts the following bequests: To all faculty members, the hope of getting another class as insatiable in their thirst for knowledge, as keen, and as incomparable as the members of Ianuary, 1939. To the janitors, we bequeath positions in schools without pupils, thereby eliminating their worries and troubles. To posterity, nothing. Posterity will be just as well off thot way. Leo Baker leaves the Bake in his name to the cooking department, Ted Barker leaves the Bark in his name to the dramatic department for dog characters. lean Dames and Virginia Cohron bequeath their management of the Senior Railsplitter to future co-editors, Iean also leaves her ability to hold her man to Ellen Evans. La Vera Barnes will give her dancing ability to Bill Rumbaugh. Mary D. Coburn wills that Coburn way to Virginia Van Hosen. Kathryne Augustine lecxves her Shirley Temple curls to Connie Zapata. Maxine Brown has consented to leave her sweetness to all those left with sour dispositions. Lloyd Dim- mitt and Al Domanico bequeath their Tarzan physiques to Wayne Losh and Glen Stevens. lack Donaldson. the easy- going chap, leaves his utter lack of worry to Lawrence Keister. lean Parson finally consented to leaving her beautiful blonde locks to Blossom Robertson. Helen Yakish leaves her lovely black hair to Barbara Dysart. Wilma Reynolds wills her naturally gorgeous red hair to all you girls who are dyeing yours unsuccessfully. foe Fazio wills his bow tie to Iohn Muse. Carl Frisch has agreed to give his abundant energy to Beverly Couchman. Mary Iane Erickson leaves her quiet ways to Bob Newton. Chuck Eilbert leaves his classroom tongue-tiedness to Mike Macri. Mary Coppi bequeaths her certain swing to Russell Thompson. Shirley Galenbeck leaves her little-girl ways behind her at Lincoln highp she won't need them any longer. Ruth Grange, of the long fingernails, is leaving them with Marguerite Macri. Robert Herrig bequeaths his sleepiness to Bob Clem- mer. Marian Gillaspy wills all her timidity to Maxine Kelley. Frank Gionnobule, the lady-killer, leaves his way with women to Leslie Copic. Lester Harvey wills his impeccable grooming to Dick Thomas. Marjorie LeCocq leaves the LeCocq walk to Marian Durand. Marion King leaves his good attendance record to Al Bisignano. Mary Lawson Wills her self-dramcrtization to Iohn Seals. Mary Ann Hutchings leaves her excellent business manage- ment of the Railsplitter to whomever may succeed her. Vir- ginia Liggins bequeaths her soft voice to Betty Roberts. Mar- garet Locke leaves her bassoon and drum tohthe music de- partment. Marie Mcxrtz leaves her cleverness and amusing actions in journalism to Frances Pervier. Roy Wilhite will lrelleave the teachers. lowa's Oldest lewelry Store , :g4: , 'c Y Banded tr? I 8 6 5 GRADUATION GIFTS We suggest one of the new Elgin or Hamilton Watches 517.50 to 555.00 An Attractive Senior Ring or Pin 52.00 to 312.00 A large selection of New and Attractive Pieces in Iewelry and Silver 31.00 to 55.00 Convenient terms if desired PLUMB IEWELRY STORE Sixth and Walnut W'I-N'G-A-T-E cosrinvrf: COMPANY THEATRICAL AND FANCY DRESS COSTUMES 0 CAPS AND GOWNS Second and Walnut Streets For Graduation Specials See SARWIN STUDIO 315 Kraft Building Dial 3-7236 ' rN5 F AS SWEET CREAM ICE CREAM

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30 'A' 'A' ABRAHAM LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL v DES MOINES, IOWA Those Two-Faced Seniors Ianus-faced: The ability to look back over the past and forward into the futureg sometimes means two- faced ibut not in this casel. The above definition was printed so that every- one reading this would know what we're talking about when we say that, since the present senior Class thinks of itself as being somewhat lanus-faced, it has decided to look back over the past six years since its 64 members came to Lincoln, in addition to making a prophecy. This is being done solely for the purpose of enumerating the most important changes that have taken place in that time-changes that have actually changed the map of our school. For example, do you remember how our audi- torium looked until just one year ago last fall? lust a trifle on the bleak and desolate side, wasn't it? Now our auditorium, after being redecorated, posi- tively glows with pride. And it has good reason tol lt's now one of the nicest in the whole city. The long black drapes have helped to remove that barren look, too. There is also another comparatively new stage in Lincoln, although this was built on a much more modest scale. lt's the miniature stage in 2ll for the dramatic and public speaking classes, which has been constructed within the last six years. But the senior class wants the world to know that they had movies when they were 7B's. Yes, and they were good movies, too-if you like yours without any sound-they didn'tl And if the senior class had been looked in the eye and asked what a p. a. Cpub- lic addressl system Was, they probably would have just given you a blank look and said, A what? Present little 7B's, you don't realize how lucky you arel Since many people remember their stomachs be- fore they do anything else, the cafeteria shouldn't be forgotten. Remember when you could hardly hear yourself speak down there? To make a comment to the point, Them days are gone forever. lt's sound- proofed now. Last, but certainly not least, comes the change which everybody probably appreciates most-our new stadium. lt's something everybody has wanted for so long, and although we, as l2A's probably won't have the chance to use it very much ourselves, we're glad that it is finally being built for the rest of you, and bursting with pride over the fact that our Alma Mater will have one of the best high school stadiums in the city. In the Future DUE to the fact that the class of Ianuary, '39, abounds with latent possibility, the stupendous task of making this colossal prophecy was indeed nerve-wracking. However, with great deliberation, and with the aid of the fates, the following mystic but irrevocable prophecy, which may put the authenticity of the Delphic Oracle in doubt, was evolved. It is suggested that the fated ones named below make no attempt to alter the course of events, for all are as powerless as puppets in the relentless hand of destiny. And so, looking at our classmates five years from now we find that: Hollywood has at last found a Scarlett O'Hara for their long-delayed production of Gone With the Wind. lt's none other than Marie Lawson. And there's Chesley Waterman playing a great dramatic role opposite Hedy LeMarr. Lucky hirnl While we're in Hollywood, we might qo look up lack Morgan, who is still an usher. But has he gone upl He's now head usher at the Chinese Theater, and working under him are: Leo Baker, lack Donaldson, Robert Herrig, and lohn Mason. The whole country is athrob over its first dictator, who, be- lieve it or don't, is our own Bob Robinson. He's given Helyn McConkey her promised position of First Keeper of the Treasury. Chuck Eilbert and Sue Sterrett are married and live in a lovely home on Pine Avenue. Their twins' nursemaid is Mary Ann Hutchings. Lloyd Dimmitt has worked up to tenth vice-president ol a leading railroad company. Gloria Pellegrino and Catherine Tantillo are captains of opposing sides in a nearby Roller Derby. Marie Martz comes on the radio every morning at 5:30 over station K. O. B. tWake up and hear Pee Wee sing.j lean Dames is private secretary to another Lincoln alumnus, lack Wallace. Others who have entered the stenographic field are: Mary Coppi, Shirley Galenbeck, Marjorie LaCocq, Wilma Reynolds, Norma O'Brien, and Norma Turner. Margaret Locke plays in a symphony orchestra. Doris Short is in the air-yes, as an air stewardess. Roy Wilhite hasn't had his picture taken yet. Maxine Brown owns a swanky ROY'S FOOD MARKET S. W. 9th and Park Avenue Where you can get Fresh Vegetables Quality Groceries and Corn Fed Beef FREE DELIVERIES I PHONE 3-7070 HAZELWOOD SERVICE AND COAL f Del, Podrebarac, Prop. Special Blue Flame Kentucky Coal, 57.50