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

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Russell Gale—played on the basketball team . . hobbies are boxing and ice skating . . . talks faster than he thinks . . . genuinely likes people except when he gets mad . . . wouldn't like me if I said angry . . . sleeky mannerisms . . . swell smile . . . wants to become a professional baseball player . . . Sam Gillotti is the smartest individual in the class . . . you need just ten minutes conversation to discover that . . . has always served on student council . . . addicted to science clubs ... a standby on both Railsplitters . . . participated in news quizs, etc. . . . must get to collogo and be an engineer . . . must get his beauty sleep, s-o-o-o—to bed at 8 . . . Graco Guidicessi—faithful to international and science clubs . . . council member . . . has a talent for getting on the good side of the right people . . . worked hard and climbed right through the grades . . . would like to obtain a good secretarial position or go to college . - . Ruth Grace—of the intellectual type . . . tells things in a colorful way . . . copy editor Railsplitter . . . member of student council . . . has the cutest little quirk in her voice . . . blossomed out over night . . . Lorraine Graham—curly golden hair . . . satin voice . . . seldom cut classes but managod to run smack dab into hor instructor when she did . . . belonged to art and international clubs . . . hobby is traveling on the good old American Observer . . . Ray Grange—life presents perplexing problems so he sits back and wondors ... a pleasing personality sits back with him . . . outside of school he keeps pretty much on the go . . . has a dancing technique ... ice skates well and often . . . Theron Grate—poet laureate of the senior class . . . slides them off his pen at a moment's notice ... an excellent ballroom glider . . . plans to bo a pharmacist . . . member of council, projectors league, production staff, international club . . . co-editor of year book . . . make-up editor Railsplitter . . . clever twists for every situation . . . t-bono to the boys ... is gone before you realize he has arrived . . . Floronco Green friendliness has always been her password whenover and however you meet her a warm welcome is always there . . . .-.pends her spare time in typing, reading good books and driving the car , . . member of international club, chorus, and band ... pot nickname is Fluff ... pet peeve is doing things for Walter . . . Glenn Green finds pleasure in puttering around an automobile and will undoubtedly be a good mechanic . . . gets terribly concerned about his school work . . . always gets his sizzle into a hot argument . . . was attracted to camera club . . . knows more than he pretends . . . Walter Green—an enthusiastic cheerleader . . jumps from one mess to another and is always a victim of circumstances . . . lives on a farm . . . hands out swell chicken dinners . . . likes to roller skate . . . made a debut in council on behalf of many students . . . bus. manager greenhorn Railsplitter . . . can't got along with girls . . . can't get along without them . . .

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Maryella Ellenwood -lino and sensitive . . . releases expression in her art work . . . hasn't much to say and would rather agroe than take time out to argue an issue . . . Marjorie Emory—leads a trail ol mirth and gaiety . . . adv manager senior Railsplitter . . . member of pep squad ... on production staff . . . wears sports clothes and a warm heart . . . gave the street car conductor her last penny ... he gave it back and let her ride free . . . wore a gorgeous dress the first day of school . . . removed her coat and discovered it was wrong sido out . . . Myrna Ernst—neat little trick . . . sews and sews and sews and still wants to be a dressmaker . . . went crunching through the snow in June and thought it was quite the sport ... for convenience told a boy she was going out of town and he came out later and she went to the door and oh! my! . . . put on high heels way ahead of the rest of us . . . Paul Estes—quite a tall. dark, handsome individual . . in the habit of thinking and bursting out pellmell with his thoughts . . . delights in working others up into a frenzy . . . vividly recalls the hiking expedition in which he was depantsed . . . served on student council .. . this fellow is wise enough to play the fool . . . Rose Fazio small and happy . . . hkos roller skating baseball movies . . . became so-o-o flustered and forgot all her lines in a Christmas play . . . can retire from situations very nicely . . . would like to be a beauty operator . . . answers to Fudge . . . Bill Fenzke—a good artist, a swell sport . . . does everything on his own hook . . . very seldom talks . . . bloomed out in journalism . . . spilled water down a girl's neck while waiting tables in a drug store—could barely finish the day . . . hated so badly to be teased when he had to sit on teacher's lap for talking . . . staff artist for Railsplitter . . . member of art club and student council . . . Norma Forrari—never a dull moment . . . either studies laboriously or is naturally quick on the trigger . . . served on council . . . first of all the appendectomies this fall . . . class day chairman ... in three operas . . . tickles the ivories very beautifully ... is a charitable soul . . . her hobby is buying gifts . . . ought to be most successful in anything she attempts . . - June Fickes prominent parts in ' The Patsy. ' The Acid Test, and “Ladies Go Legal . . . dresses in the most selective modes ... a treasured voice box and dominating personality . . . home room president throe semesters . . . would like to be a radio actress . . . romind her of the time a girl spilled ice cream down the front of her new dress . . . Joseph Flatt another one of the fitties in our itty bitty pool . . won himself a monogram a swimmin' fer the school . . . momber of science club . . . tall staturo . . . tall talker . . . Miss Schofield recommends insurance selling for him . . . Sam Formaro—has oh the darkest hair and eyes that peer right through you . . . homo room president . . . ambition is to become a movie star or an actor . . . enjoys baseball and dancing . . . what a night it was when ho and Billy Fenzke had their first dotes . . . they call him handsome . . .

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 - : Phyllis Horkor—a decided blond . . . plump . pleasant caters to music and chums with Jo . . . cap and gown chairman . . . member of marching band . . . chorus, all-city band . . . participated in all-city music festival and Mikado . . . Clifford Howell—very handsome . . . very popular . . . very very . . . but just another screwball . . . wears one of the silly bow tios . . . posed for the Younker ad . . . member of orchestra . . . placed his car and driving facilities at the mercy of journalists . . . went swimming in the ocean and is happy about the whole thing . . . John Howell has always been a problem but such a pleasant one ... is a menace to the public highway and lots of fun to ride with . . . irresponstble . . . cute . . . subject to strange actions ... is the biggest screwball . . . astonished everyone by being capable transportation manager on Railsplitter press days . . . Eunice Irwin does everything in good tasto . . hesitates to be forward . . . possesses a simple, untouched beauty which makes her one of our most attractive . . . co-editor of year book . . . member of scionce club and library staff . . . tells stories about Minnie and Flossie and Susie . . there isn't anyone who doesn't hke her because she is so real . . . Janice Johnson—dainty bit of frilly femininity . . . greets everyone cheerfully . . . wants to be a bookkeeper . . . dances and skates . . . cvcr-so-quiet-as-a-little mouse . . . ever so sweet . . . Phyllis Jose international club and girl reserves member . . . finds fun and variation in her pet pa3time which is studying types of human beings . . . she looks, studies, and sizes you up just like that . . . would like to be a pleasing nurse ... we like hor because she is so jolly . . . has a real honest-to-goodness laugh. Emest Gruw©ll- -a leader and an all around good fellow . . . assumes the role of the arbitrator and has never been known to fight . . . result, everyone likes him . . . president of the senior class . . . treasurer of senior council . . . cheerleader . . . senior art club member . . . publicity manager of Railsplitter . . . sponsor of airplane club . . . has done just about everything there is to do . . . Kclmor Hall—tense . . conscientious . . life leads him to water and the air . . . two swimming monograms ... 13 hours of dual flying lime . . . played in marching band and orchestra . . . home room president . . . most elevated palpitation occurred while doing spins in an airplane—what a feeling! , . . Fom Harding—very cooperative and helpful . . . diligent worker . . . generally knows what she's doing but gets a little bothered . . . can be depended upon when everyone else fails . . . loves to raise flowers . . . ambitious to be a saleslady . . . has flocks of friends who would patronizo her . . . Charles Harrier—well known for his work on Lincoln stage . . . was hall monitor and if ho lived up to his nature detained traffic for a chat . . . went out for football . . . played Santa international day and was very sweet to the aw© stricken kiddies . . .