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

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5, L eafz iafnl, The happy airline trio Betty Gahriel, Helen Thompson, and Lovila iVlcDowell, just flew in from Utopia. Agnes Nakamura may he heard every evening whistling through her teeth from her perch in the highest cherry tree. The heavy weight champion title of the world goes to Boh Vvittlcowslci. Barbara Porter finally saw Betty Grahle and Betty is now Barharais douhle. Lewis Ross, now president oi the Television Corporation is now spending the weelc-end in his old home town, Des iVloines, lowa. Lloyd Cool: and Vvalter Gale are now million- aires and are talcing a much needed vacation at their yachting cluh in Florida. Suddenly, l awolce to the realization that their lives were still ahead of them and all were loolcing toward the future, hoping to fulllill all their hopes, dreams and wishes. New Athletic Field Dreams do come true, stated many Lincoln- ers when they saw the new athletic field near completion east of the stadium. The field will he in two parts. The south part will he regular hard loasehall Field and foothall practice field. The north end will contain softhall diamond and scrimmage practice field. This Field will enahle Lincoln to have a hasehall team. New in the ilield of sports are the new Hood lights installed last fall on the ioothall tield. Ad- ditional loleachers were placed to talce care of the overtlow crowd coming to the night games. ' Brings Honor fo Lincoln All honors go to Vvarner lVlcConnell whose sonnet, HiVlonarch of the Slcyn won first place in the city poetry contest. The sonnet, written as an English 7 assign- ment, carries the theme that the eagle is the ruler of the slcy. It was puhlished in the Novemher '15 issue oi the regular Rail. An assemhly, at which an award was given him, was held Decemher 7. Homecoming Loolcing loaclq, we found one of the outstand- ing activities of the present ending semester, was the annual Lincoln high homecoming. Ethelyn Ahrahamson was chosen as queen to reign over the activities with Coralie Hull, Beverly Fletcher, Delores Wineland, and Mickey Chiodo as her court. The crowning of the queen hy Mr. Walter Besley started the festivities of the evening on Fri- day, Septemher 27. The queen, escorted hy tlerry Blunclc, Coralie Hull escorted hy .laclc iVlacy, Messenger Printing Company Commercial Printers Publishers Social Stationery 3108 S. W. Ninth Telephone 3-5405 PARKER DRUG STORE Fort Des Moines S. W. Ninth and Army Post Road PHONE 3-9525 Groceries and Meats KING'S SUPER VALUE 2428 Southeast Sixth Street Prepare for a good position with a future in the postwar World at A.I.B., Iowa's largest and most distinguished business training school. Enroll February 4th and ilth Visit A.I,B, now and see the many advantages this mod- ern business school has to otter you. A,I.B. is yours tor success, American Institute oi Business Des Moines 7

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PHOTOGRAPHS For the Graduates Our Specialty WOLTZ STUDIO 420 Ninth Street Phone 4-0109 GEIL COAL YARD Southwest Ninth and Army Post Road COAL, ICE AND FEED Phone 4-5826 V I. R. GEU.. SELLERS HARDWARE 3205 S. W, Ninth Street Phone 4-1913 Paints and General Hardware Floor Sanding Equipment for Rent QUEAL LUMBER CO. l-lelp Build Des Moines METTILLE GROCERIES and IVIEATS 2215 S E. Fourteenth Phone 4-8436 F or truly satisfying and economical work . . . send your Dry Cleaning and Laundry to DIAL 4-3257 LAUNDEEERS DRY CLEANERS Keosauqua at Sixth Avenue eafz iafzxf, Beverly Fletcher hy Diclc lvlerlcel, lVliclcey Chiodo hy Charles Caligiuri, and Delores Vvineland hy Tom Burlce, then ascended to their royal loox in the lbalcony. Dancing in the hoys, gym and a movie in the auditorium followed a talent show given hy lvlr. Jaclc Dalloy. Homecoming activities on Saturday, Septem- loer 28 started with a parade. ln the evening Lin- coln won victoriously 27-15 over Chariton high at a loothall game played at the Lincoln stadium. Sfudenl' Council Drama Time: early morning. The darlc corridors are silent and still. Footsteps steadily aproach. There is a whisper lollowed hy a laugh and jingling lceys. It isnlt a teacher, that's certain. Suppose it is one ol lVlr. Grahauls strange characters on the loose, roaming ahout. Letys catch him when he turns the corner. H0lcay, grah himlu Nve reach. uVVhat,s the loig idea? cries a startled student, HVVanna malce me late for student council 7, Alter hrihing him, we arrange to loolc in the realm ol 221 where tlaclc Cherry, loothall letter- man, sits in the presidents chair. Vice presidency is very well talcen care of hy George Hall, also a letterman in loothall and haslcethall. Both looys challc up previous experience in junior council. A scratch ol the pen is heard. Dolores lVlic- lcesh, new secretary and cheer leader, loolcs up to smile. The treasury department is handled hy hlar- garet Reilly loudly lmown as HlVloney Bagsf' Jr. Town Meefing Qpening Lincoln highys second year ol Junior Town Meetings ol the Air, Ronald Rowland. Richard Holla, Helen Searl, and Dale Chadwick discussed the topic, KIDO We Need Further Re- organization ol Con gressf' KRNT radio station came to Lincoln, Novem- her 7, at 10:50 A.lVI., to malce the recording which was laroadcast over the air on Novemher 14, after the National Town Meeting of the Air program. Each student gave a three minute tallc on their suhject. The remaining time period of the halt hour program was devoted to answering questions from the audience. This same group of spealcers appeared hefore th e All-City P.T.A. lxlovemher 5, at t h e Y.W.C..A. Don Heathcote acted as moderator for the group while Russ Van Dylce ol KRNT acted as moderator lor the program at school.