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

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Iune Richards-petite Mrs. of the senior class . . . intelligent hard working gal placed first in the class scholastic rating . . . her ambition is to stay out of trouble for an entire week . . . Know lunellll . . , asserts that her biggest thrill happened in Bethany fWindyl . , . news editor of the regular Rail and associate editor of the Year book . . . hails from East high. Louise Sarasio- Dewise appeared in Tribune for a basketball picture . . . hobbies-driv- ing, football, basketball, DEWEY , . . ambi- tion-to be a good secretary and wife to DEWEY . . . biggest thrill-DEWEY . . . passed on trial from kindergarten to first grade but now takes away class honors in shorthand and typing . . . athletic but femi- nine . . , most embarrassing moment-ask DEWEY. Vivian Shaffer- Viv , . . make-up assistant of regular Rail . . , home room president and member of get-together committee-likes to swim and dance . . . most embarrassing mo- ment came when she became stuck between two floors while on a self-operating elevator . . . biggest thrill is to graduate . . . a swell gal to know-but definitely! Warren Simpson-dark haired . . . very nice looking . . , likes girls and vice versa . . . especially from around Roosevelt . . . went to Texas long ago . . . played football while there . . . came back to graduate with orig- inal class . , . runs around with Nielsen, brother Grant, and gang . . . always into trouble . . . always has fun . . . publicity manager of Railsplitter . . , hobby and am- bition is Gertie . , , a nice guy . . . known as Simp, and UHoney. Elizabeth Sfaude-Lizzie . . . one of the more glamorous seniors . . . pals with Ginny . . . biggest thrill is in Seattle . . . skating and dancing occupy her idle moments . . , likes boys . . . boys like her . , . to travel . . . and travel . . . and travel would fulfill her utmost desire . . . good sport . . . age-old member of chorus . . , aide de-luxe on get-together committee. Rex Surber-Bob Reynolds' other half . ., . short with wavy hair . . , on class day com- mittee and Railsplitter staff . . . in casts of The Fortune Teller and the Hilarities , , . has played in the band for quite some time . . . professes no other ambition than to own a new Cadillac . , . seen with different girls but mostly with Virginia . . , is band manager . 4 . friends call him Snoop Gene Rogers-transfer from Waterloo . . . small, but has a lot of power . , . in his lungs . , . Windy . . . likes to hunt, fish, play tennis . . . toys with a camera . . . would like to be a millionaire playboy . . . can't say about the millionaire . , . used to get mouth taped in grade school for talking too much . . . says he never was em- barrassed . , . don't know. Iack Sarver-tall, good looking young man . . , beautiful posture . , . played football on first team , . . is a transfer from North high . . . likes art and is an accomplished artist . . . several girls swoon at the sight of him . . . very quiet and never makes a big show . . . has fun playing football . . . loafing . . , doesn't say anything about his ambition . , . must have one . . . called lack, Sarve . Grant Simpson-onery cuss . . . possessor of charming dimples . . . migrated from here to Texas and then back . . . likes to hunt . . . carry papers . . . and sleep with Nielsen . . . embarrassed one night at Des Moines theater . . . won't explain details . . , his biggest thrills concern several Model T Fords . , . has no definite ambition . . . member of student council and swimming team . . . called affectionately Weitzenkorn . . . Grant- land . . . Simp, Marilyn Smith-another member of Rail adver- tising staff . . , on informal committee . . . hobby is developing film . . . ambition is to get a good job . . . insists that her most embarrassing moment is still in the future . . , most thrilling thrill is in Hawaii . , . Evelyn's side-kick is very quiet . . . but interesting to know. Virginia Stevens-Steve . . . one of the class's blue-eyed blondes , . . had to stand in the corner every day at Maple Grove . . , did a whale of a job as chairman of the halls committee 4 . . thrilled speechless when Mr. Hasty congratulated her for it . . . wants to become a clerk , . . seen in Sayers nursery with Gene or dancing with Mort. Rita Tognetty-shy, dark-haired circulation manager of regular Rail . . . Warren's inspira- tion and side-kick . . . likes the piano but tickled when playing the accordion . . . has never had an embarrassing moment . . . captured second place in state essay con- test . . . desires to be a librarian or dietician . . . eager to be of help at all times.

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Charles I. Tomkinson-tall, dark, and daring . . . ambition is to be in the U. S. Marine Air Corps or Annapolis Academy . . , an embarrassing moment has never interrupted Tommy's life and he still patiently awaits his biggest thrill . . . hobbies are photography and skating . , . mathematical whiz . . . still remembers getting through sixth grade by the skin of his teeth . . , oh so proud of two brothers in Marine Corps. Ierry Wallace-one of the big roving brutes of senior class-usually found wherever any- body is having a good time . . . member of student council . . . golf team , . . columnist of regular Rail . , . member of informal com- mittee . . . hobbies-golf, swimming, roller skating . . , ambition-to be a success in some field of business , . . embarrassing mo- ment too embarrassing to reveal , . . once called teacher by her nickname in grade schooi. ' Sketches for members oi the graduating class whose picture do not appear are given below: Claudine Mapel-tall, slender glamour girl , . . trim, attractive listener . . . cuz she believes that actions speak louder than words , . . let loose with her talents in a junior operetta . . . once upon a time she used to take time out from school-but those days are gone forever . , , works in Mrs. Hall's office . . . a swell all around girl. R Iack Vestal- lake likes basketball, baseball, E Betty . , . senior class president . . . first team basketball two years, track team . . . big ambition is to become big league baseball player . , . enjoys cruising around in Paps car . . . eating . . . embarrassed most when his name was seen in the paper by everyone for receiving a traffic summons . . . big- gest thrill was hitting a ball pitched by Bob Feller , . . one swell guy, ugene Wright-on roller skates Flash is a whiz . . . longs to be the best two-stepper -on skates . . . generally sickly in grade school but territically healthy now . . . thrilled on receiving his first Kmore than one?J new bicycle . . . flustered when he tripped two girls while skating . . . would be okay by him to follow in father's foot- steps and be a pressman. ichard Nielson-likes his middle name . . . why? . . . Dolbeer . . . tall, lanky, individual called Rich by intimates . . . member of swimming team since way back when . . . captain . . . feature editor on Railsplitter . . . chums around with Simpson boys , , . originator oi crazy ideas , . . jokingly states that his ambition is to become a bootlegger or gambler . . , really proiesses to go to Iowa U .... Nile likes to swim . . . loaf . . . EAT!!! . . . prexy of student coun- cil. McFarland Faculty First Row, left to right: Sherwood, Shaw, Calvert, Olson, Sanders, Scanlan, Mitchell, Heaps, Holmes, Amlie, Second Row: Mapel, Arnold, Myers, Selby, Lewis, Scholfield, Anderson, Snyder, Betz. Third Row: Robbins, Farley, Hurd, Linquist, Mcliniry, Cripe, Talarico, Chatman, Hutchens, Baskerville. Fourth Row: Eickleberg, Busch, Morgenthaler, Grabau, Meffert, G. Harris, Johnson, Fox, C. Harris, Gerhart.

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I l r w g Robert Morgan-the godfather of Lincoln ath- letes . . . has been equipment manager for some time . . . likes to draw cartoons and nurse Lincoln's iootball teams . . . ambition is to see World and Rose Bowl games . . . greatest thrill came watching Lincoln beat Roosevelt in football . . . once won S18 in a soap contest . . . was embarrassed most when coach asked him to give a speech at homecoming . . . just Moge . Leona Murphy-blonde Irishman . . . declares she wants a farm-minus the farmer-why Murph, aintcha got no romance in your soul? . . . athletically inclined . . . interested in everything . . . biggest thrill will take place when her diploma is delivered into her dainty white hands . . . works at school board during afternoons and loves it . . . chooses a career above all else but then- Leona is a very attractive girl. Bob Newberg- blond light complexion, and about medium built, Newy is treasurer of senior class . . . vice-president of projectors league . . . Newberry played basketball, football, and went out for track . . . busi- ness manager of Railsplitter . . . news editor of Greenhorn . . . spends great deal of time with his father in the store . . . once ar- rested for haunting a haunted house . . . member of service groups homeroom . , . exceedingly high scholastic rating. Olga Palmieri--small brunette, lassie whose resemblance to Sonja Henie is, indeed, strik- ing . . . one of the very few individuals possessing A-1 teeth . . . although an un- assumingly quiet Miss, she is the life of the party . . . is interested in becoming an ex- perienced skater twe hopel. Donald Payne-short and red headed , . . Patchie is cap and gown chairman . . . music editor . . . glossie editor of Senior Railsplitter . , . his only ambition is to be able to sign C.P.A. after his name some day . . . most embarrassing moment yet to come . . . biggest thrill was when he met C.D.B. . . . once tlunked in 2B . . . thought it was because teacher liked him, but was too small to be promoted. Evelyn Reese:-member of the advertising staff and art club . . . took part in a style review way back when . . . hobbies are skating and playing baseball . , . her ambition is to be a successful homemaker . . . says her most embarrassing moment is yet to come while her biggest thrill happened at a dance . . . nickname . . . Bambino, l Robert Mueller-large, lazy, and handsome . . . was on junior high swimming team , . . a swell football career brought abruptly to a close when Bob was unfortunately injured in the first game of the season . . . aspires to be a first class stationary engineer . . . likes to hunt, fish, and enters into any kind of sports . . . spends most ot his time and money on East side 'gal' . . . thrilled when he started first football game . . . Robb , Don Neff-shy, quiet type . . . goes in for swimming and other sports . . . holds down a place on the swimming team . . . likes hiking and outdoor camping . . . big ambi- tion is to keep away from work . . . as- sistant sports editor ot Railsplitter . . . home room president . . . enjoys skating, winter sports . . . biggest thrill yet to appear . . . very intelligent, but you wouldn't know it . . . called Ducks , Geef. Marjorie Nungesser-quiet and unassuming, Arge just can't reveal her most embarrassing moment . . . thrilled when starting to work at YMCA . . . collecting salt and pepper shakers her hobby-also Leona Murphy . . . wants only to be her own boss . . . tall, blonde, and athletic . . . sports two GAA monograms. Twila Patrick-artistically inclined . . . tall, dark, and industrious . . . one of the numer- ous lassies of the class who tlash diamonds and plans to marry soon . . . Gene is the name . . . artist of the regular and senior Railsplitters . . . when there is something to be done, Twelle gets it done, and in a hurry . . , her ambition is to,1-aise a football team. Nellie Pontious-a petite brunette on the fragile' side . . . a gentle nature . . . quiet as a mouse . . . independent and knows her own mind . . . fooled us, as well as Mrs. Hall, when she gipped school one day tout of her entire Lincoln high careerl. Robert Reynolds-handsome redhead, sticks to the 3 Pts: Robert Richard Reynolds . . . is a veteran member of the band and orchestra . . . pals with Rex Surber . . . practically rooms and boards at the soda grill . . . quite a whiz in history in spite of the tact that he is continually tardy. Held a promi- nent position at a local department store on High School Day.