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

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aculfml 06 MR. AARON C. HUTCHENS Principal MRS. VIDA HALL Girls' Advisor FACULTY-First Row, left to right: Henps, Hurd, Groban, Lewis, Mefferi, Mitchell, Scanlan, Tomlinson. Strieiny, Holmes. Second Row: Kcmpf, McFarland, Hardy, iVicEniry, Amiie, Selby, Arnold, Vviison Smith, Mapci, Robbins. Third Row: Sutter, Swanson, Holt, McCord, Graaff, Harris. Siireves. Sciioifieici, Dun- kelberg, Coffey. Fourth Row: Davison, Farley, Cox, Schwartz, Alot, Fox, Cimtman, Sanders, Nelson lrzaham Inca n High School 1945-1946 Tizey judge the fruits of our labors, The corn of our crops . . . ' MR. ROLLAND MEFFERT Vice-Principal

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Biggest Biffle glow 0.4 Zaitli The Lincoln carnivai of 1946 has reacheci its climax. As the schooi year swings into the finai week, the l2A's present, through the pages of this Senior Rail- spiitter, the Abes' premier of the State Fair. For after aii, iiie at Lincoln is not unlike a prolonged version of the state fair -gay on the exterior with carefuiiy concealed mechanisms. Results of this out- ward show are exhibited at each yearys enoi. We take pride in our products and strive for the blue ribbons of perfection. in the fields of essay, art, music, anci The Raiispiitter, we have won these tokens. Behinci a midway panciemonium of ceaseiess chatter, eternal eating, hurrying students and best chums, many things have been accompiisheci. . . . Anci so it is that iiie at Lincoln is not unlike the iowa state fair, the biggest iittie show on earth. twwt Senior Raiispiitter Puhiishcci by Class of June, 1946 Edited by Journalism 2 Students Abraham Lincoln High School 4 Des Moiixcs, iowa

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ass Officials TOM HULL, President DAN HANIFEN, Vice-president ' MARY HARDEN, Secretary DENISE BENQIT, Treasurer geizinb file colorful and Qin, ibwaxi Behind tile colorful and gay midway, the steep roiier coaster, tire concessions where spun sugar, pop corn, and ixot dogs predominate, a delicate Ioaiance of efficiency and supervision must ine established. It is in this way that Lincoln is comparable to a great state fair. Baci: of every SIIOW, tiiere must ine careful planning and hard work. In tile very casuainess of such an exiiiiuition, tiiere is beauty-for casuainess is beauty carefully per- petuated in order that it seems natural. At Lincoln, the faculty is iiard-Working and persevering, and they seek no greater reward than for students to siiow an appreciative response by ioyaity to their aima mater. i Here students are ciiosen to supervise class activities and committees. They aspire to sucii positions, because to be eiected to a class office is proof of the esteem of one's feiiow students.