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

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Dorothy Mintle . . . dark brown tresses . . . is ever neatly in place . . . very attractive . . . looks sharper than a razor in her numerous slack suits . . . always unconcerned . . . never tlustered . , . has quiet, pleasant voice . . , sings in chorus, as a matter of fact she has for several semesters . . . beautiful dark brown eyes which are always sparkling . . . graduation will be an everlasting thrill . . . sports a beautiful wedding ring . . . CAugust graduatel . . . Laura O'keefe . . . Peg can be seen with Donna in tow most anytime . , . demure little miss . . r member ol the home ec stait , . . wants to be a typist . . . likes sports , . . movies , . . loating . . . especially loaiing . . . always happy . . . nice way to be . . . says she's never been flustered . . . now Laura . . . tsk tsk . . . CAugust graduate! . . . Gloria Ratclilie , . . small . . . slim . . . imp ot the 12A class . . . sleek blonde hair . . . dresses neatly . . . supreme artist . . . chums with Ann and Bev . . . has a cute giggle , . . and she giggles incessantly . . . ambition to take liie easy . , . member of the Ft. Des Moines crowd . . . displays a crop ot freckles across her nose . . . fun to be near . . . fAugust graduatel . . . Lewis Ross . . . blonde, medium sized . . . the scholarly type . . . it's hard to get to know him, but lots of fun when you get acquainted . . . nice voice and uses it by singing in the church choir . . . never been caught with a scarlet face . . . when women are concerned he would rather eatll . . . wouldn't we all , . . a very quiet tellow . . . Utugust graduatej . . . PLAY CAST--Cloclcwise, Left to right: Nlann, Folson, Atkinson, Maori, Vvitter, Christensen, Dames, lvliss Heaps, Reeves, Xvright, Macy, Vvebster, Croft. SERVICE HOIVIE ROOM-First Row, left to right: Ostrem, Sparks, G. Thomas, Mr. Tomlinson, Ducde, Titus. Second Row: Cunningham, Silletto, Tursi. Vvilson, Third Row: Smith, Burns, Kessee, Mote, J. Hoffa, Tltrondson. Fourth Row: Chadwick, lVlacRae, R. Holla, Barnard, F. Thomas. Gustafson, Dclucon, Crist

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t, t Betty lane Twombly . . . lust recently repeated the marriage vows . . . faithful chorus and glee club member . , . home ec enthusiast . . . quiet until you get to know her . . . Shortie claims embarrassing moments too numerous to mention . . . likes danc- ing. . . graduation runs a close second in thrills. . .ambitious to be a beauty operator . . . a friend to everyone . . . Benita Vallleio . . . neat . . . quiet . . . likes to work at Hi1l's . , . chums with Mary . . . many embarrassing moments . . . doesn't specify any outstanding ones . . . once had to sit with a boy . . . for talking . . . wasn't embarrassed though . . . Bennie wants to be a housewife . . . someday . . . dancing occupies her spare time . . . little . . . not as bashiul as she looks . . . nice to know . . . Dennis Van Dyke . . . tall . . . good looking . . , very friendly, especially with the ladies . . . spends quite a bit of time traveling to East for chemistry . . . loves every minute of it . . . member of swimming and track teams . . . says he has never had an embarrassing moment . . . are you sure about that??? . . . becoming a chemical engineer is his plan for the future . . . a super fellow . . . Kathryn Van Ginkel. . . tall . . . blond . . . and oh so much fun . . . presented an entirely different side of herself during the Can-Can dance at the get-to-gether . . . Big 4 member . . . made a creditable appearance in Smart Boy and Tin Hero . . . will always remember the night spent with Ioyann, Marilyn, and Bobbe . . . fun to be with . . . Vera Voiles . , . quiet, shy, and reserved, but really swell , . . will succeed in whatever she plans to do . . , bowls a lot and incidentally bowls a good score too . . . always seen with Bonita, Mary, and Donna . . . says no embarrassing moments, but we know better , . . claims biggest thrill will be graduation . . . Slim is another somebody nice to know . . . Mary Grace Wadell . . . long blond hair . . , thus Blondie . . . graduating a year ahead of time . , . pushed boys in mud puddles in grade school . , . quite different now' . , . flushed when the Tromar floor came up to meet her . . . made gift ot dandelion to Mr. Talarico when she was tardy . . . pals around with Delores . . . pestering Delores big hobby . . . Donna lean Warren . . . junior admits she accidentally sat on a little boy's lap in grade school . . . full of pep . . . friendly . . . pals with Laura . . . belongs to C.A.P. . . . is a cadet lieutenant . . . has a flying scholarship . . . wants to be a test pilot . . . likes to loaf . . . Walk . . . claims VJ. day really gave her a buzz . . . Marguerite Webster . . . traveling girl of the class . . . came back from Texas to graduate . . . will move to Ohio after graduation . . . Beyond Reason . . . desires to be a dancing teacher . . . and settle down in Texas . . . a certain washing machine proved very embarrassing to Peg . . . once gave David Campbell a bloody nose . . tennis . . . dancing . . . and Texas . . . are her hobbies . . . Ioann Wimer . . . Salome once drove a car into a pasture . . .cute gal with cute figger . . , co-chairman of informal committee . . . artist for regular Rail and claims commercial art as her future . . . dancing is a part time hobby . . . really a master at it, too . . . real chummy with Mary Lou, Pat . . . collects perfume bottles . , . along with various and sundry things . . . one swell personality . . . Ernest Williams . . . Ernie has had plenty of experience . . . a grad of Maple Grove . . . likes women . . . usually seen with one or two . . . its the red hair that gets the women . . . a navy man from way back . . . can be heard giving with a hoity tot . . . women and photography occupy the moments not spent in otherwise profit- able exploits . . . Gerald Gene Winkleman . . . member of the Brain Trust . . . participated in Des Moines junior town meeting . . . Slim has been in band nine semesters . . . past president and vice-president ot C.F.C .... to get safely through college would satisfy Ierry's ambition . . . claims no embarrassing moment . . . but we wonder . . . eating, sleeping, and making music claim this boy's interest . . . lack Wright . . . editor of regular Rail . . . on class day and banquet committees . . , Bloody claims biggest thrill came from being in Beyond Reason . , . did a super job ol' acting . . . embarrassed when certain notes were found and returned . , . after everyone had read them . . . Thriller aims to become a journalist and write A-l novels on the side . . . will probably do just that . . . pals with Young . . a right ' guy . . . A Robert C. Young . . . tall . . . good-looking . . . Clay always embarrassed when Cork 5 does the hula . . . in fact, red-faced most of the time . . . chairman of Lincolnite com- mittee two semesters . . . cans around in a '37 Chevrolet . . . IDW and Robin were escorted to dinner by an attractive grade school teacher . . . ambitious. to make a good lawyer . . . wants to attend Iowa U . . . or Drake . . . has a good time all the time . . . Hazel McCoy . . .hails from the Ft. Des Moines region. . . mighty proud of older sister . . . one of the courageous souls taking E-8 . . . played mother of Hamlet in English play . . . movie enthusiast . . . goes every noon Without fail . . . long, sheeny hair . . . quite innocent looking . . . they tell us . . . reads all the new novels . . . loves Minnesota . . . but don't we all . . . fAugust graduate! . . .

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gfu enfs an ge f ums 9A CLASS-PICTURE I.-First Row, lelt to riglitz Tripe, Zilca, Thurman. Ogleslmy, Reeves, Yale, Chris- tianson, Craft, St. John, Bragg. Second Row: Arwoocl, Steizlens. Vvilson, Strutli, Bel- lizzi. Brelmer, Branco, Bartholomew. Ellis, Vvlan Pell, Benoit. Third Row: Ulllillan. Baughenlvougll, Elvin. Deal, Thompson, Trento, Applegartlr, Travis, Diclcey, Coacly. Vtlinegarolner, Dunagan, Anderson. Fourth Row: Taylor, Vvamslmcr, Trapp, Stevenson, Burgett, Baum, Parrnentcr, Draper, Utsler, C. Thaclcer, Vvatson. Filth Row: Bain. Darr, Adams, Xvright, Amaroli, Zimmerman, Coellner. Zumhrunnen, Stump, .l. Thacker. Sixth Row: Blair. Trissel, Van Scoyli, Richardson, Vvoods, Carson, Adams, Vvood, Broolcs, Voiles. 9A CLASS-PICTURE II-First Row. left to right: Romstead. Riley, Scalise, Ogleslace, Moore, Green- field, Gidclion, Johnson, Murphy, G. Riley. Second Row: Howland, Rivera, Lehman, Piigneri. Gering, Knight, lVlclVlinn, Stacler, Hammon, Phillips, Sheets, lVliller, lVlettille. Third Row: Paine, Linn. lVlacRae, Ruston, Olson. Riggs, lvlatylca, Lyons. Hoot, Keman, Smith. Fourth Row: Raymond, Lindlalom. Huloluarcl, John- son, Potter, Starr, King, Mills, Kenny, Fillman, Furnal, Johnson, lVlr. Harris. Fifth Row: Roluelslcy, Smith, Patre, Meyers, Hulmes, Selnerson, Lucas, Parmenter, Reierson, Fisher, Reeves. Sixth Row: Mills. Rolxloins, Hancoclc, Springle, Hardy, Hartzer, Funaro, Forlacy, Hoffman. IUNIOR STUDENT COUNCIL-First Row, left to right: Cole, B. Davis, Oliphant, Mrs. Rohluins, Ruston. Gustafson, Noah, Ollvlara. Second Row: Thompson, lVlacRae. Applegarth, Porter, Travis, Stroud, Butcher, Schmaltz, Prcwitt. Third Row: Ellis. Vvilliams, Bellizzi, Bellnap, Brose, Fallcenhainer, Alexander, .l. Davis, Rothlus, ilaclc Flatt. Fourth Row: Kissel, Thomas, Diclcey, King, Draper, Johnson, Yale. Filth Row: Gaudineer, Tursi, Fisher, Flatt, Flaherty, Comelison, Newton, Burr, Sprinlcle. SENIOR STUDENT COUNCIL-First Row, left to right: lvlatalone, Darnes, Morgan, DelVlay, Helton. Second Row: Van Ginlcel, Reagen, C. Lamlmerti. Costanzo, Swennunrson, lrwin. Third Row: Nell, Anderson, Christian, Bruce, Mor- gan, Kurnmerleldt, Holla. Fourth Row: Rulule, Close, Martin, Botlcin, lvliclceslw, Vvright, Strayer, Gale. Fifth Row: Clxadwiclc, Porter, Young, Hanilen, Mr, Cox, Hall, Freclericlc, Croft.