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

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'V ' Leona Andrews -girl rcservos, G A A art club mombor . . . trends toward business ar.d tends to it ... is always associated with George . . . wants to be more efficient in soiling than the average salesperson and with such an attitudo probably will be . . . was nicknamed Hula because she kopt doing it to Harry Owens' orchestra . . . Vina Arnold—something different, something naughty, something cute . . . member of student council, chorus, appeared in an operetta and Ladies Go Legal . . . chairman of formal committee Ian. '40 . . . modeled at Younkers ... tap dances . . . can impersonate the President himself . . . was very happy whon she shook hands with Tom Mix and he gave her the cowboy scarf which ho was wearing . . . has toos that turn in and folks just call her Trouble . . . Mary Azzinaro otherwise known as Asky A. ky definitely short and dark . . . graduation will be the joy of her life ... is fond of sports and quite doft at them . . . carries humor in her pocket and sometimes spills out a good laugh . . . can really step it off on the dance floor . . . Lucille Birdie Berry—narrates her knowledge in language golden . . . sounds as if every recital were carefully memorized . . . membership in international club, chairman of international day . . . striving toward the career of an air stewardess ... is completely human . . . lots herself go and has a merry olo time . . . Wanda Black -has distinction of being one of the two red headed girls of the class ... is short, peculiar, known as Boots and Fussy . . . has baby face, baby talk . . , ambition is to be a parachute jumper . . . wishes she could forget the time sho was crossing at 7th and Mulberry and her stocking retreated to the ankle . . . lives up to her hair and fights . . . Viola Blakoly Vi is a very popular personality . went to porpoise club, scionco club, dancing club. jr. council . . . swings a nice golf and tennis ball . . . put her all into the Park Ave. brawls . . . wouldn't mind taking an extended trip around the world . . . oxtended into the next fifty years . . . left us for a littlo while and was prettier than evor whon she returned . . . Margaret Alber -is frank, pleasant and knows a .ttle bit about everybody . . . home room president and jr. student council member . . . slips in and out of moods . . . once got stuck in revolving door at Younkers for ten minutes and fell down stairs at the Paramount theatre . . . used to think love and Billy Walls were grand . . . still likes love . . . Robert Allison—ho:; made quite a splash . . . life saving, swimming team, state swimming meet . . . talks very very last . . . wants to get rich quick . . . doesn't want you to Icnox that his biggest thrill was kissing a girl . . . Clifford Anderson—dovoted to footban . . . served on jr student council . . . wants to study medicine . . . frequently gels his iro up and doesn't let it down very oasily . . . keeps the girls going . . . was oh! so happy the night Lincoln defeated Roosevelt ... is very serious and genuine . . . Robert Anderson—came from East high still trying to answer Mr. Gerhart with a wise wisecrack,. . . tall, rod headod ... on football team . . . doesn't think tho things he does are amusing . . .

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MRS. VIDA HALL. Dean. Senior Advisor Mrs. Hall has nothing more important to do than to look after their activities—think 12A students. The junior students know her as the lady who keeps their club schedules straight. Admit-seekers trot in and out of her office all day long. When she isn't doing any of these things, she keeps a calendar of all school activities, issues permits for school social functions, and checks on eligibility of graduating seniors . . . ... to mention a few things) Senior Class Officers Ernest Gruwcll . . . president. Graduated from Maple Grove . . . Nicknamed Ernie . . . Hobbies are model airplanes . . . Biggest thrill v hen he was elected class president . . . Wants to be a transport pilot. Leslie Copic—vice-president. A Washington graduate . . . Two nicknames, Les and “Nate . . . Interested in photography and developing . . . Face slapped in grade school for talking too much . . . Wants to be a business success . . . Marjorie Emery secretary. Attended Washington . . . nicknamed Pudgy” . . . Collector of head and neck kerchiefs . . . Biggest thrill when Lincoln beat Roosevelt . . . Ambition to work in advertising department . . . Don Chrisinger—treasurer. Attended Park Avenue . . . Nicknamed Banty Rooster” . . . Collector of rare books . . . Biggest thrill when he vacationed in Chicago . . . Ambition to travel the country . . . f vr-

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Harry Boo.sch—good natured in every sense of the word . . . doesn't apply himself to study . . . most thoughtful and generous to everyone . . . spiJfy dresser . . . does things on the sly . . . and when he looks at you it is impossible to reproach . . . probably goes to bed in the morning . . . Betty Bohannan -belonged to science club, international club, art club, leaders club, and French club . . . lovely to look at . . . nice to know . . . master of sophistication . . . appeared in Pink and Patches and Ladies Go Legal . . . drives a car and has two or three shares of gumption . . . met with a tragedy on her thirteenth birthday . . . there wore only twelve candlos on her cake . . . Yvonne Bourdon--goodness knows sho's always been Bonnie to us . . . has four G.A.A. monograms . . . was member of leaders club, art club and girl reserves . . . possesses cute dimples and laughing eyes . . . with all her heart she wants to be a nurse and with her habit of work she's a cinch to be one . . . Edith Bradish—easy on the eyes and busy as a boo . . . very intelligent and capablo . . . active in art club, science club, and camera club . . . can always be depended upon . . . definite likes and dislikes . . . knows how to have a good time . . . would like to attend art school . , . keeps the boys in suspense . . . Albert Buhrer—dashes madly about in his merry automobile . . . played football . . . head usher at Lincoln theatre . . . doesn't commit himself too often ... keeps a monkey . . . Florence Buhrer—houses a magnetism that you can't put your finger on . . . folks just like to be around her and feast on what she says . . . received two athletic monograms . . . council, science, and international club member . . . gave throe years to the nurse's office . . . didn't mind for nursing claims fifty per cent of her ambition . . . tho othor half is lost in a department store . . . Mildred Cardamon—slim, stylish, likes to be an independent soul . . . rated all oyes the time she got the hiccups during a prayer in church . . . smooth dancer and good sport . . . knows her way about . . . Samuel Cardamon—works hard but takes time out to tease . . . laughs frequently ... is a champion hop scotch player and expects to be a business man . . . member of student council and circulation manager of senior Railsplitter . . . roller skates, plays tennis and attends two or three movies per week . . . Marcella Chorry—a perfect lady most of the timo yet more fun than a barrel of monkeys . . . sings soprano and does a good job of it . . . appeared in Mikado and Naughty Marietta . . . was one of the Park Ave. high brows who participated in horrible gang fights, in fact sho instigated some of them . . . lovos to dance . . . wants to make gravy without lumps . . . Donald Chrisinger—one of Lincoln's old faithfuls ... is always helping out at some school function . . . loves to travel . . . made quite a night of it on an L in Chicago . . . treasurer of senior class . . . can't somehow convince others about his ideas in economics . . . has been chairman of tho movie ushers for five years . . . lent his services to tho football team ... is subject to reddening of the face . . . a