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

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ROBERT HORTON Vice President CHARLES CALIGIURI Treasurer GEORGE HALL President HARRIETT BERGSTROM Secretary x ,f, A, ., eafz iafzxl, Many long years ago one hundred and three little 7-Bas wallced very happily and just a little frightened into the corridors oi Lincoln high. After a weelc of loewilderment we gradually accustomed ourselves to our new environment and hecame Lincolners in spirit as Well as name. We made friends, studied, perhaps too little, and always as a final hope we wanted to graduate. The years passed, and heiore we lmew it the 9-A party pre- parations were loegun and we were 10-B's. Gul' class diminished and we found ourselves in 12-A with only 55 students, 22 looys. including servicemen, and 55 girls. With 12-A always comes the election of class officials. George Hall, president, and Charles Caligiuri, treasurer, hoth hail from Park Avenue. while Robert Horton. vice president, and Harriett Bergstrom, secretary, are Howe school alumni. Lincoln will always have a special place in our memory, for whatever we do in this world we shall owe some part of our success to alma mater. As graduates we look loaclc and all that can he said is, Goodbye, we've had a wonderful time. - ,

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eafz mul, Curiosity is your key to this hook and the knowledge that your class is following in similar steps will he your measure to its under- standing. I Herein you will see the intimacies from the diary of the gradu- ating class of January, 1947, the woes and joys, the triumphs and defeats. All the important things to school life now will he re- vealed when hefore only a few locked and secluded little diaries had known them. Vve came from different schools and were first united in the wonder and fear of Lincoln high. school. From then, until ninth grade, each pursued his own interests and was welded into a united group. Since then, even with losing a good share of our class to Uncle Sam, we have brought all the groups together into one hig happy family, the senior class. It has been a Ioig time, a fast time, and happy beyond belief. Won,t you skip hack through a few years and look at what we did in our past life at Lincoln? L 4

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Betty I. Atkinson . . . cute class member . . . Bob . . . thrilled when attended Miss Iowa last summer . . . Bob . . . can always be seen strolling into home room late . . . loves ice skating . . . East High football games, could it be Bobf?J . . . works on a scrapbook . , . collects salt and pepper shakers . . . chums with Io Nella Evelyn . . . possesses naturally curly hair . . . big brown eyes . . . Bet . . . Pinkey . . . very nice girl to know . . . Leslie Bartlett . . . U. S. Army . . . Les is already serving Uncle Sam . . . looks manly in uniform . . . . shipped out for overseas duty few weeks back . . . ex- advertising manager of the Rail . . . energetic journalist . . . one of the gang . . . student council . . . nurses staff . . . co-chair- man of Lincolnites, eleventh grade . . . chorus . , . glee club . , . boy's quartet likes danc- ing, bowling, tennis and loafing . . . always has a feet crew- clip . . . has a girl in every fort . . . friendly atmosphere . . . teaser . . . one grand guy . . . Harriett Ida Bergstrom . . .biggest thrill was being elected secretary of the senior class . . . enjoys arguing with Agnes . . . served as make-up on Senior Rail . . . news editor of Regular Rail . . . faithful Y-Teen member . . . big wheel on the tennis team . . . flashes a sporty monogram, too . . . shamefully confesses being caught by principal swinging from a forbidden bar during re- cess at Howe . . . loves chewing gum , . . all sports . . . liked by all . . . always singing . . . Het . . . one swell friend . . . Derrill M. Cahhal . . . another giant football bruiser . , . has been a gridman for years . . . sports- man at will . . . monogrammed man . . . holds down a part-time job . . . graduation will be one happy moment for Cal . , . a member of the Park Avenue gang . . . spends spare time loafing . . . crew clipper . . . has quite the build . . . always appears calm and collected . , . one per- fect guy to know . . Charles Anthony Caligiuri . . . Chop was chosen all-city foot- ball team . . , possesses two grid monograms . . . a true Sportsman . . . likes to hunt . . . anything . . . remembers proposing to Miss Elizabeth Amlie at a class party . . . she accepted . . . Cal turned red . . . has very effici- ently filled the position as class treasurer . . . could frequently be seen walking the beat at his old alma mater . . . Chop-Chop will make something out of life Mary A. Caponigro , . , receiving her ring proved biggest thrill . . . will make Mr. Edward Wingert a perfect wifey . . . Cap plays the piano in spare time . . . she and Shirley are another Austin and Schofield . . . crimson-faced when caught sneaking out of gym early , . . shammie . . , has a journalistic nose for news . . . get-together . . . publicity mana- ger of the Hurlbut Music club . . . claims Ed is her favorite hob- by...quiet..,sweet... sweet personality . . . Ianice Elaine Cavender . . . Petey . , , Ian Stuff . . . S.A.S. club . . . dresses strictly in campus styles . . . aspires to attend a girls' school after gradu- ation . . . Ray's better half'. . . loves sports . . . especially swim- ming . . . horseback riding . . . has a personal knack at writing . ,sports editor of regular and Senior Rails . . . chairman of the banquet committee . . . popular personality . . . chums with Van . . . the collegiate type . . . up- turned nose . . . cute as a bug's ear . . . that's Pete . , , Dale A. Chadwick . . . Chad was pretty embarrassed when a seam in his pants gave out in Park Avenue . . . the teacher came to his rescue , . . tallest member of the 12A class . . . editor of the Greenhorn, regular and Senior Rails . . . likes to dance . . . member of Youth Forum . . . stu- dent Council . . . 120 . . . at- tended Hawkeye Boys State . . . ambition is to become a school teacher and lead a nappy life . . . knowing Chad . . . his dreams will come true . . . Mickey Marie Chiodo . . . sings like a lark . . . won three superi- or awards at Drake . . . two nat- ional music awards . . . Wants to enter a music college . . . Short Stuff made a sweet Homecom- ing queen attendant . . . that claims Mick's biggest thrill . . loves singing, men and spending money . . . member of Bel Canto . . . home ec staff . . . Cathedral choir . . . Mike can be seen with Carmela and Alice . , . a gay songstress . . . I Viola Ruth Clay . . . cute little miss . . . has light brown tresses . . . monogrammed in G.A.A .... loves to bowl and dance . . . yearns to change her name from Miss to Mrs .... anyone in mind VI ??? . . . claims her biggest thrill is Carroll . . . graduation will prove exciting . . . works at Central Life . . . played a flute in grade school . . . would make a perfect secretary . . . always seen smiling . . . has a friendly word for everyone . . . that's Sis . . . L W ,,,,,, A, , 4.