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

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Robert Elmer Ahlberg-shyest boy in IZA until you know him better . . . hails from Maple Grove . . . Bob's biggest thrill was first airplane ride . , . desires to become an airplane designer . . . hunting, fishing, and working on cars takes most of his time . . . claims always as most embarrassing moment . . . member of track team in ninth grade and 12B . . . excellent pal . . . dances divinely . . . Marjorie Iewel Ballard-brown eyes . . . beautiful dark hair . . . Bob Hope's smile . . . secretary of senior class . . . graduating provides greatest thrill . . . won't reveal embarrassing moments . . . skipped 21-X . . . usually found roller skating . . . dancing . . . sharpened erasers in pencil sharpener at Howe . . . Don Brown chased Mariie home from grade school with snowballs . . . wishes to be a secretary . . . Mari was feature editor of regular Rail . . . pretty girl . . . everyone's pal . . Don Leroy Brown-rather tall . . . oh, so handsome . . . co-captain of football team . . . popular class president . . . Stonie spends his time playing basketball . . . football . . . ambition is army or navy . . . most thrilling sensation yet to come . . . possessor of four monograms . . . member of Hi-Y . . . played third base with league softball champs for two consecutive years . . . meanie of grade school gang . . . Kierluff's drug store provides a hangout . . . swell fellow . . . Gerald Francis Daniel-appears to be so quiet . . . at times . . . wants to be a carpenter . . . will be a good one . . . hobbies are reading and wood working . . . turned red around the ears when caught cheating in a test . . . served on cap and gown com- mittee . . . always seen with Bob Small . . . jumps rope with super speed . . . hard to get to know at first . . . but later the last word in fun . . . Annabel May Eshelman-to be a math expert or scientist is Ann's ambition . . . claims not to be easily thrilled . . . but . . . shooting paper wads in grade school proved so embarrassing when teacher lound out . . . member ot G.A.A. through IDA and 11A . . . hails from Bondurant, Iowa . . . is the possessor of bewitchingly blonde hair . . . smiles with a knowing glint in her eyes . . . . Gordon L. Fergus-friendly lellow . . . being sworn into the army proved to be his big- gest thrill . . . called Little Pude by army buddies . . . desires to travel . . . live hap- pily . . . will, too . . . hobbies are cars, cars, and cars . . . sat in front of the room for one semester in grade school for misbe- having . . . black wavy hair . . . ever so nice to know . . . senior council member for two semesters . . . Patricia Ann Andersen-blonde hair . . . rather quiet at times . . . Pat would like to be a nurse . . . Andy's biggest thrill is yet to come . . . prefers to keep embarras- sing moments to herself . . . Patty once held Tom Robinson down while a girl kissed him . . . those were only grade school days . . . collects songs and movie stars pictures . . . mostly men . . . usually smil- ing . . . a swell friend . . . Patricia Ann Barquist-Swede . . . Duchess has that debutante look and is always dis- armingly charming . . . led Iune '44 class on their class day . . . secretary of Girl Reserves , . , junior council president . . . likes Ohio for some secret reason . . . dancing is favorite pastime , . . all big moments excite Pat . . . an M.O.M. gal . . . efficient otficerstaff member . . . blonde hair . . . on parent party committee . . . swell pal . . . Ruth F. Clark-desires to become a nurse . . . should make a good one . , . on office staff . . . belongs to Christian Fellowship club . . . senior council member in 12B . . . worked on parent-teachers tea committee . . . quite quiet . . .-turns red ever so easily . . . definitely not athletic but def- initely a swell girl . . . eyes that turn blue and gray . . . at times . . . has had no thrilling sensations . . . Betty Rachel Dougherty . . . Bottle Blonde . . . admits it . . . Los Angeles claims to be her biggest thrill and main ambition . . . being mistaken for someone else proved so embar- rassing . . . council member in eleventh grade . . . did not study in grade school. . . did not study in junior high . . . will not study in senior high . . . tall . . . attractive . . . pals with Midge Robbins . . . columnist ot regular Railsplitter . . . Iames Lees Featherstone-Feather is a Demo- crat and yens to vote for Roosevelt's 5th term . . . Zephyrstone wants to attend col- lege and probably will . . . definitely dili- gently studious . . . lim comes running to Featherhead, Feathertonj Featherpebbles, and Feather Brain . . . ardent member of H.R', 120 . . . projectors' league . . . using Mr. Tomlinson's precious stamps and rolling bottles around the upper hall are favorite hobbies of our never embarrassed brain child . . . Lawrence Elmer Flaherty-Bub wishes to be- come a draftsman . . . would make a good one . . . being a member of the unbeaten football team of '42 was his largest thrill . . . women, ice skating, and hunting are hobbies of Bubbles . . , favorite subject is study hall . . . Larry denies it but in grade school he used to pile the contents of girls' lockers on the floor . . .

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We Set Our Sails The Class of Ianuary, 1945 'Twas such a little, little boat That toddled down the bayl 'Twas such a gallant, gallant sea That beckoned it away! DON BROWN, President THOS. ROBINSON, V. Pres. MARIORIE BALLARD, Secy. H. VAN GINKEL, Treas. On a cold Ianuary morning, the year 1939, 214 little 7B's started sailing the sea of high school days in the halls of Lincoln. Now they have become weather-beaten to the duties of the good ship Lincoln only to leave it by graduation. Many changes have taken place in the school as Well as in the hearts and appearances of the 47 who will leave her to sail the sea of a different life, but who will always remain close to the school of which they have grown so fond. Some left early to become members of the armed forces, others are doing war work, a few quit, and several have transferred to other edifices of learning. Yet they'll glide along, keeping as close together as possible. , May Alma Mater always be proud of her crew of able-bodied seamen! sf 1 -S

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Betty lane Galwmischievous . . . ornery . . . and so nice to know . . . one all around gal . . . sings . . . and really does a good job of it . . . biggest thrill is Coke . . . main ambition . . . Coke . . . admits she has had plenty of embarrassing moments . . . but declines to mention any . . . pals with Helen Williams . . . often taken tor her twin . . . doesn't mind tho' . . . has beautiful long hair . . . member of girls' sextette . . . Margaret E. Griffith-to receive diploma will be Myrt's biggest thrill . . . Marg used to grind crayons up in the pencil sharpener but she outgrew that . . . plays the piano . . . roller skates occasionally . . . wanted to be a commercial teacher but changed her mind . . . couldn't be the thought of more school work, could it? . . . her sunny smile shows pearly white teeth . . . skipped ZA . . . always happy . . . Martha Gerry Hougham-Mart's ambition is to raise a football team and two subs . . . WHEWI . . . Pud has no mortifying mo- ments . . . but Oh, people and their kidsl . . . biggest thrill is graduation . , . Marty used to roll her long winter sox down on way to school . . . when nearing home she'd roll them up again . . . used to bring candy to school every day . . . then give it away . . . pretty Miss . . . Vivian lean Keller-very neat . . . rather quiet . . . sparkling smile . . . receiving diploma is her main ambition . . . claims no embar- rassing moments . . . but we know better . . . Viv attends all Abe's games and yells herself hoarse . . . but loves it all . . . while in kindergarten she went home at recess . . . naughty girl . , , efficient Rail staff member . . . working gal . . . tops as a true triend . . . beautiful hair . . . pals with Marjorie Ballard . . . Betty Marie Knudsorx-beautiful girl . . . supremely neat . . . demurely quiet . . . Knute's biggest thrill was being elected candidate for homecoming queen . . . to go back to the lakes with Marilyn Holla- baugh claims to be her ambition . . . won- der why? . . . senior student council mem- ber . . . senior chorus . . . a swell girl to know . . . Bet enjoys horseback riding . . . sculpturing . . . served on formal and in- formal committees . . . swell girl . . . Marguerite Marchesano-Babe to everyone . . . even to Miss Lewis . . . attending Lincoln for high school education equals biggest thrill . . . won't reveal dark secrets . . . collects anything and everything . . . watch out folks . . . finishing school . . . then finding a job at fifty cents an hour is her ambition . . . full of vim and vigor . . . member of the Girl Scouts . . . smiling continuously . . . beautiful black hair . . . Mary Margaret Graham-Peggy wants to raise the coach for Martha Hougham's football team . . . always turning red . . . finishing school will be Peg's biggest thrill . . . was so mean in grade school . . . teacher used to make her wash indelible pencil marks off her hands . . . used to unbraid her braids . . . shame . . . Railsplitter librarian . . . spare time spent eating . . . sleeping . . . working . . . always cheerful . . . other monikers are Iunior , . . Little Wac . . . Marilyn Ramona Hollabaugh--Holly . . . every- one knows Myrt . . . swell gal . . . to get a good job and work at it . . . get married . . . then take it easy . . . are her ambitions . . . Myrtle's favorite pastimes are horseback riding, eating, sewing, and dramatic lessons . , . claims a certain fellow in Minnesota as her biggest thrill . . . got sent to the principal's office for beating up a boy . . . says he needed it . . . Virginia F. Hull-swell gal . . . everyone likes Ginney . . . to be a good secretary and sit on the boss' knee is her ambition . . . Girl Reserve member . . . meeting Robert Young was Gin's most exciting mo- ment . . . biking, dancing, horseback riding, and shorthand keeps her busy . . . another M.O.M. girl . . . served on formal and in- formal committees . . . has worked in sup- ply room for ages . . . many mortifying moments . . . Kenneth Robert Klauenburch-Kenny is the most energetic 12A with plenty of zip . . . coach of D.S. boys . . . P. B. claims his biggest thrill is yet to come . . . aspires to be a bookkeeper or accountant . . . will be a success in whatever he attempts . , . owns a ford . . . but can't drive it 'cause it is always in the shop getting re- paired . . . swell pal . . . L. Louise Link-Lou has blue eyes . . . abbreviated height . . . loves Curtis, bowl- ing and ice skating . . . embarrassed when kids read her love letters in journalism . . . blushed when she fell and tainted in the hall . . . Luike greets everyone cheer- fully . . . Messenger-News column on Green- horn . . . advertising manager on regular Rail . . . class day and get-to-gether committees . . . Shorty desires to be a stenographer . . . proud of engagement ring . . . Norma Beverly Matson-calm and collected . . . but definitely tops . . . says biggest thrill was receiving her diamond . . . proud- ly displays it to anyone . . . main ambition is to settle down and make Herbie happy . . . appears quiet . . . really isn't when you are acquainted . . , won't mention her most embarrassing moment . . . but admits there is one . . . a gal with lots of good ideas . . . a friend to be proud of . . .