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

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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 . . .

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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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Francos Joss evoryono's pal . . very cordial . . . despises a cheat . . . occasionally naughty but gets by with it very nicely . . . member o! international club, girl reserves . . . served on council twice . . . veteran on library stall . . . lolt very loolish when she Jell down in the middle ol a crowd in the dime store . . . marvelous gilt lor making you fee! swell with what she says . . . Robert Kames—gets too excited and talks too rapidly . . has a heart of gold . . . played on the football team . . . has live monograms for sport3 . . . knows and says quite a bit about boxing . . , ambition is to bo an oloctrical engineer . . . plays ring around the rosy with Clill Anderson ... is a father too . . . Edith Klauonburch—mind3 her own channels and smiles all over them . . . hopes to be an air stewardess and to someday visit a farm . . . fond ol movies and dancing . . . thinks being an auntie is a roal thrill . . . always game, and nice to know . . . Marion LaBrash—a boy scout who has always performed his good deed lor the day . . . tacklos his work very earnestly . . . has been seen in a football suit and making the track laps . . . senior student council member . . . red hair without much temper and the usual amount ol freckle-s . . . • v Judy Langenbuch—enjoys being ridiculous . . . never known a quiet hour . . . plays a cornet . . . twirls a baton . . . has mastered the art ol struttting . . . mado an excellent drum major . . . appearod in four operas. Ladies Go Legal, Hilarities, and April Showors . . . was too, too embarrassed when sho was trying to impress a boy friend and started to open a door which was already open and fell flat on her face . . . Kathryn Leonard—alumr.i editor for Railsplittcr . . largo, wide open oyos . . . fishes . . . has always rollor skated . . . one of the first daters who were thrilled . . . rocalls with pain her corner experience in Miss Robb's room as a result of being pencilless . . . Goraldine Lloyd -lives in a dream world and collects pictures of movie stars yot is most observing and commentative about the things around her . . . eyos that sparkle with mischief and get into it often ... is domestic . . . wants a selling position . . . once told a whalo of a lie at Brooks school and was caught . . . doesn't lie at school anymore ... it isn't ethical . . . Lady Joanne Lonergan -soft fluffy hair . . . eyes that are clear and snappy ... in fact tho answer to many a vision . . . says things that are unexpected and wonders why evoryone laughs . . . pastime is skating and dancing . . . Lady is really her first name . . . Regina Lopez—of quiet, unassuming mannors . . spends leisuro time sewing and reading . . . enormously thrilled when she attended her first dance . . . met her embarrassing moment at the foot of tho stairs . . . ambition is to become a seamstress and is quite deft at tho art . . . friends call her Tommy Lopez . . . Norma Manatt -oyos and tooth that equalizo in glitter . . . befriends every stray dog ... all sho ever thinks about is going skating . . . is a whow at it . . . possesses definite charm and winning ways . . .