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

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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

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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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Raymond Clark—his arnbitition. hobby, and biggest thrills are a pair of skates: he collects roller skating awards and won an all-city contest some time ago . . . shows side burns and intelligence . . . behove ho went shopping all day . . . Eleanor Comito wears pretty little cork screws in her hair . . . dances gracefully . . . chews gum and drives everybody crazy ... in the cast of ‘ Ladies Go Legal . . . once went to exchange a sweater and when the saleslady opened the box it was empty, the sweater was at home . . . didn't want to start to school . . . now doesn't want to quit . . . Virginia Cook—eyes twinkle with merriment . . . has frionds galore ... is kind. neat, and graceful . . . member of student council . . . was elected curtain puller for a play in grade school and when her time arrived she was so short she couldn't reach it . . . Leslie Copic- -homo room president . . . member of student council . . . vice president of senior class . . . keeps the whole class in stitchos with his circumstantial witicisms . . has a grin from ear to ear is quite the amateur photographer . . . and last but not loast is treasurer of the screwball club . . . Lester Copic—the one who isn't Leslie when you look again . . . dances like a professional . . . felt pretty silly when he took the works at a barber shop and then discovered that his monoy was at homo . . . secretary of scrowballs and home room president ... Holon Davis—thin . .. decisive . . . ico skatos and enjoys good mystery books . . . rooks with generosity . . . whammed a snowball at her friend and horrors! It kissed loachor . . . received all l's and 2's in bygone days at McKinley school . . . Rose DoFrancisco—very kind Italian lass . . . wishes to visit Italy and meet Mussolini . . . wouldn't even think of doing anything off key ... is naturally shy and unassuming but can becomo ohl so enthusedl . . . Lewis De Marco -is an intellectual and just can't oscape the fact . . . president of senior council . .. broke a record in Railsplitter advertising sales . . . has performed a page full of feats . . . collects names of beautiful girls ... has more line than the Bell telephone company and we love it . . . what finesse! . . . George Dixon—hails from McKinley school whoro he was quito the athlete . . . loons toward science . . . served on public address system . . . throws erasers in waste paper basket from away back . . . raises pigeons, likes to roller skate . . . ping pong artist . . . don't know why he retains the Goorgo whon everybody calls him 'Dixon'’ . . . Dorothy Duckworth—that protty blond you always see at Kresge's hosiery counter . . . left Lincoln to attend the North high co-op course but returned for graduation . . . was vice president of home room at North . . . felt like a simp whon Mr. Hasty sat on her lap in the movie by accident . . .