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

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Dorothy Anne Fisher . . . Came to Lincoln from Stowe. Has blonde hair and brown eyes. Claims Mr. Sanders is her favorite teacher and Journalism is her favorite sub- iect. Can always be seen with Betty and Lois. Dot says she has no spe- cial talents. To Be Alone tops her list of favorite songs. Hobbies include skating, boys, games and more boys. Dorothy claims her big- gest thrill is yet to come. Ambition: To be successful in what- ever l do. Mary Margaret Johnson . . . A faithful member of Calico . . . C.F.P.M ..., S.S.S.R. and B.D.G. Can always be seen with Dart, Judy, Lerrine, Donna, Marilyn, and Marion. Beeb has many talents??? such as playing the fiddle . . . canning oys- ters . . . and her hobbies are riding camels and elephants . . . tBusy girllll Mary's favorite quotation is Heck, yes . . . and Bell Bottom Blues tops her Hit Parade. Claims she has had no big thrills. iWe won- der????l Ambition: To be a professional gar- bage collector with Dort and Cash. Walter Edward Johnson . . . Hails from St. Anthonys . . . Rates Mr. Sanders as his favorite teacher and Journalism as his favorite sub- ject. Black hair and brown eyes de- scribes Toad. Pals around with The Gang. Love Me Again is on the top of his Hit Parade. Walt was on Advertising in Journalism where he could usually be seen with Bill Montray. Claims he has no tal- ents. Very faithful member of Cal- ico. Seems to have only one hobby . . . a certain gal on the East side of town. Says his biggest thrill was his first paid vacation. Ambition: To retire young. Joan Willett . . . Jody who has auburn hair and brown eyes . . . ca-me to Lincoln from Webster. Her talents are talking and basketball. Hobbies include eating, sleeping and reading. Red says her favorite teachers are Mr. Sanders. .. Miss Mitchell. Typing and English top her list of favorite subjects. Can always be seen around with Bev, Kay, Bonnie, Sharon and Josie. Red is a member of P.D.Q. and S.l.T. Jody's biggest thrill will be becom- ing an airline stewardess. Ambition: To be an airline stew- ardess. Fred R. Reyes . . . Fred came to Lincoln from Park Ave- nue, Classes salesmanship as his favorite subject, and Mr. Jackson-his favorite teacher. Hunting and fish- ing and cat'n around take up most of Fred's spare time. Can always be seen with Norman Allen, Darrell Riggle, and Clair Strohn. Claims he has no talents twe wonder????J Fred has brown hair'and brown eyes and is in Homeroom 220. Says his big- gest thrill is yet to come. Ambition: To be a success. Oro Shelton . . . Shorty came to us in llA from Russell . . . and is now a member of Homeroom 239. She has brown hair and brown eyes. Claims she has no talents. Lists Miss Moroney as her favorite teacher, and Home Econom- ics her favorite subject. Ora has served on Home Ec. Staff. Says her biggest thrill is yet to come. The top tunes of Shorty's Hit Parade are Hello, Operator and Secret Love. Can always be seen with Shirley Fuller. Ambition: To be a success. David Stevens . . . Dave hails from Park Avenue . . .. can always be seen with Larry Kell- ner. Talents . . . tooling around with his car and is a faithful mem- ber of DeMalay, S.K.K. and Y.M.C.A. His favorite songs . . . Secret Love and Dirty Boogie. Dave's biggest thrill was going to Riverview in De- cember! fWas it chilly Dave???l . .. Hobbies include cars, Sheila, loafing, and Sheila. Ambition: To be a successful busi- nessman and have a car for every day of the week and two on Sunday.

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Joy Wilson . . . Joy in a bottle came to Lincoln from Garden, California. Lists her favorite teacher as Mr. Sanders, and her favorite subject is sewing. .lay pals around with Nina Terry and Rheta James. Sewing is her great talent and her hobbies include Frank . . . sailors . . . and writing tc- Frank. She is a member of C.S.O.C, and P.L.I.N,C. l-ler biggest thrill will be going back to California and being with Frank again!! Joy's fa- vorite quotation is That would be the size. Till Then, Green Eyes and Tell Me Why are her most loved songs. Ambition: To graduate and go back to California and have a happy lite. George Henry Wolfe . . . Brown hair and blue eyes can only describe George who came to us from Howe. He was a member of Service Homeroom l2O. He was also Chief Justice of Student Council . . . George's talents include fixing cars and loafing. His hobbies are eating . , . girls . ., parties . . . sleep- ing . . . cars . . . and skating. He is a faithful member of C.C.C.C. and Gay Teens, He has received two letters in football. George pals around with Tony B., Bob G., Darrel R., Fred K., and his biggest thrill is yet to come. Ambition: Go to college, get money, be successful, and get married. Larry Frederick Wolff . . . Blue eyes and brown hair can only describe Tinker who came to Lincoln from West Des Moines. Tinker's hobby is Harriett. Says his talents are hidden. He is a faithful mem- ber ot S.P.C. and C.F.P.W. Mr. Jacks son is his favorite teacher and com- mercial low his favorite subject. Lar- ry pals around with Harriett, Bill M., Dale M., Jim T., and Bill M. He was a member of the stage crew. Tinker's favorite quotation is Let's get out of here, and his favorite song is You Belong to Me. Ambition: To get married and raise five kids. August Graduates Jeannie Anne Edwards . . . Red came to Lincoln from Warren Harding. Her many talents include playing marbles with Lauana . . . eating . . . a certain someone . . . dancing and eating. She is a faith- ful member of J,E.R.K.S., G.T.C,C., 'Ll.J,A,J.A.E, Sharty's favorite teacher is Mr. Sanders, and her favorite sub- ject is journalism. She pals around with Lauana, Shirley, Donna, Sharon, and Jo Ann. Jeannie's biggest thrill will be graduation. Her favorite songs are Steel Guitar Chimes and Love Letters in the Sand. Ambition: To graduate and be hap- py-go-lucky. Robert Eshelman . . . Hunting and fishing take up most of Bob's spare time. Mr. Stone tops his Jist of favorite teachers . . . Wood- shop is his favorite subject. Can always be seen with Paul, Larry, Jim, Dwayne. Yukon Bob hails from Washington , , . has brown hair, and eyes of blue. Main talent is making walnut desks . . . favorite songs are Dear John and Crying in the Chapel. Claims his biggest thrill is yet to come. Ambition: Join the Navy, sail the seas. Joan Lea Losee . . . . Commercial geography and Miss Mo- roney are her favorite subject and teacher. Toots has brown hair and blue eyes. A member of Home- room 220. Came to Lincoln from McKinley. Pals with Barbara, Pat, Sharon, and Darlene.. Cross Over the Bridge and You All Come, are her favorite songs. Hobbies are Clayton, skating, and sleeping. Be- longs to C.L.S. but her talents are all hidden. Graduation and Clayton are her biggest thrills. Can often he heard saying Oh well. Ambition: To join the service with Sharon. Anna L. Martinez . . . Anita hails from St. Anthonys, MC- Kinley and Homeroom ll9. Says her favorite subjects are bookkeeping and Spanish. Claims her biggest thrill is yet to come. Says her tol- ents haven't been discovered yei. Her top song is Rags to Riches. Can often be heard saying Heavens above. Pals around with Mary . Ernestine and Frances. Brown hair and brown eyes describes Anna who belongs to the H.S.C., C.I.A., C,F.G., O.B.D., O.Y.C. and B.B. Ambition: To be a success and Ol- ways have many friends.

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We, the senior graduating class Jf June, l954, bringing to a close our school life in Lincoln, do make, publish, and declare the following as our last will and testament, that is to say: We hereby will the following: Dick Adamson wills the errors he has made to Kent Folsom so that he may profit from them. Norman Allen leaves his gas can to someone else who has the habit of running out. Sue Allen leaves everything she didn't take to Bernice Ar- rowood. Marilyn Attig wills her emo- tional acting ability to YOUNG John Zahn. Barbara Barnett leaves all the good times of l2th grade to Carol Nelson and Shiela Davis. Bill Barrett leaves his re- served parking place to Richard Crane. Bradley Bathey wills the chlorine gas in chemistry to his brother. To his brother, John, Anthony Bellizzi wills the hydrogen sulphide in Mr. Stone's chemistry class. Shirley Bradshaw wills a certain stand- ing place by her locker to Karen Beat- tie. To Bev Howlett goes Nancy Bris- tow's place on the secretarial staff. Joyce Brokaw wills all of the fun in the chemistry lab to Helen Fillman. Mary Lou Brubaker wills her ability to write letters seven times a week to Sue Michel. Ruth Burress leaves her talent for writ- ing l?l poems l?J to Miss Moroney, Florence Burrier leaves everything to Glenda. Sally Byrnes wills to her sister, Sharon, all the fun she has had at Lin- coln. Sharon Cain wills all her troubles to Shirley Howard. Bob Canny leaves his trusty 3X8 drawing pencil to Larry Hel- denbrand. Ken Carter wills to Larry Douglas his ability to get an l in crafts. Marilyn Cash leaves all her gym days and her ability to do push-ups to Vella Ogle. Josephine Cipale wills her favorite teacher, Miss Moroney, to some- one who can handle her with care. Dale Clark leaves his ability to shock Miss Holmes to his sister in 7B. Roger Con- rath wills his locker to the rest of his brothers and sisters. Mary Cooper leaves to her sister, Sharon, all her fun at Lin- coln. To Jim Thompson goes Ronnie Copley's dirty sweat sacks. Ardys Cor- nell wills her ability to gripe all the time to anyone who can do it as well. Mary Cox leaves her locker to anyone who will be lucky enough to get all at their things in it. Charlie Cross wills to Tom Cross all of his good times with Mr. Stone CRockl. To Karen, her sister, Myrtle Cutler leaves all her locker troubles. Mary Rose Dethrow leaves to Barbara Aller her ability to explain and become confused. Glenda Dickey wills her abil- ity to get library fines to Dix. Merilyn Dobbins wills her ability to get along with Sanders to her sister. Diane Dressler leaves to Judy Gering her place in sextet. Jeannie Edwards leaves her friendship with Mr. Cox to Shirley Howard. Bob Eshelman leaves to Paul Funk the back seat in Mr. Cox's History class. Shirley Exferd leaves to Beverly Exferd all the good times she never had while at Lin- coin, Frances Favaro just leaves. Dick Fe- lice leaves all the arguments in Journal- ism to Woody. Dick Fazio wills all his troubles to anyone that wants them. Dor- othy Fisher leaves to Betty Veach and Lois Wright the good times she has had in l2th grade. Janet Flatt wills to Donna Thomas, Sondra Anderson, and Shirley Gillaspy her ability to try to make it to home room on time. Judy Fontanini wills to Moline Wyckoff all of Miss Holmes' history tests. Jean Freel wills to Helen Samuelson her ability to swipe, borrow, and take car checks. Senior Class Will Bob Gamble leaves all of his girls to Dwight Carter. To Lerrine and Bernice go all of Donna Hampshire's troubles. Ralph Hartley leaves his brains to Robert Jackson. Judy Harvey leaves to Judy Moftitt her ability to embarrass Ruthie. Shirley Hawbaker wills her history notes and tests to Myrna. Frances Heathcote leaves her rusty pen and 8:00 o'clock typing pass to the Cuevas twins and Mary. Sondra Heckman leaves locker T6 in the girls' gym to Sue Skinner and Karen Kennedy. Lanny Helton leaves his good attitude toward school to his nephews and nieces coming to Lincoln in the for future. Paulo Henry wills to Judith Farrell her ability to get along with the teachers. Jerry Higgins passes on his ability to get Ator to do all his work in wood shops to Jerry Bristle. Bill Highland leaves his math knowledge to anyone who wants it. Mary Ellen Jennings passes on her well-known ability to get lectures in the back-room of a certain library to just anyone who thinks he can get along with the lecturer. Margaret Jensen wills her session with Sue and Rose at Younkers to anyone with the courage to take it. lrene Johnson leaves her ability to act l?l in any of Miss Riggs' plays to anyone who is brave enough to accept them. Marv Johnson wills her ability to have fun to Rose Edwards. Walter Johnson leaves to Bob Russell all of his share of Miss Holmes' history tests. Lloyd Joss wills his mechanical drawing board to Don Thomson. Launa Kaili leaves to Glenda Hickman her messy locker. Jim Kautzky passes on all his trouble with his 4l Ford to Larry Barry. Cynthia Keeley leaves all her fun in chorus to Carol DeLeon. An- drew Kelly wills his robe to Kenny Thomas. Carolyn King leaves her rusty shorthand pen to Marilyn Cozad. To Lerinne Statler and Guyla Wallace go Harriett Knotts' many funs at AL.HS. Fred Koester pushes all his troubles, wor- ries, financial problems and adventure with girls off on his brother, Jim. Caroline Large wills her cluttered lock- er to anyone with the ability to close it while full. Bernice Lavorato wills all the trouble she gat into with Miss Anderson to Guyla Wallace and Sherry Pennington. To any unfortunate person goes Barbara Lehman's locker. Barbara Lett wills to Darlene Ballard all the good times she had in gym and at the Green Lantern. Dave Little leaves all his strength and stamina to Anthony Palladino. Sally Lloyd gives to Shirley Howard all her Jerry troubles with HER Jerry. Bob Lof- fredo wills all his good times with Mr. Stone and H, R. ll8 to his brother, Carl. Mary Ann Long leaves 'all her fun at Lincoln to her little brother who will be here in September. To Linda Wood, Nora Lee Myers, and Donna Carzoli gc all La Donna Longden's fun at Lincoln. Joan Losee wills to Pat and Darlene all of the fun she had at Lincoln and at the Green Lantern. One vacancy on the swimming team goes to Bob Dean from Bill Lozier. John Luberto wills his place in front of Mr. Beasley's office to Clair Strohn. Bill Marshall leaves his bunk down at the Bethel Mission to Beef Miller. To Sally Hall from Marie Martz goes Mabel and all the trouble that comes with it. Anna Martinez wills her locker keys to whoever can find them. Arlie McAdoo wills to Shari Beth all the fun he has had at Lincoln. Marty McCarthy leaves all his tardies to his brother. To Butch Freeman goes Dave McKinney's driving ability with his jeep. Bill McKibben wills all his pictures of Marilyn Monroe On his locker door to his brother, BarrY- From Shari Miller to NonCY KOIPSVQ and Bev Fatino go all the work and fun she has had at ALHS. Anita MlfCl'16ll leaves her lab desk in chemistl'Y to Geneva Mason. Bill Montroy wills all his nicknames to any sucker Wl'1O wants them. Dale Moore wills all his tests he didn't make up in auto mechanics to Ted Lacher. Judy Moses leaves all her debits and credits in bookkeeping class to Don- na Brown and Patty John. To Patty Hyde goes Tom Myers' sweet and quiet dispo- sition. Beverly Oliver wills her ability to carry her shorthand book home levery nightl to Gloria Wignall. To Lerrine Statler goes Dorothy Payne's ability to get the biggest dish of spaghetti in sec- ond lunch hour. Marian Pietro leaves all her good times at Lincoln to Bernice Arrowood. Mildred Powell leaves to Jean Bullen her ability to lose locker keys. To Darlene Ballard goes Sharon Powell's seat in Moroney's room. Dick Quivey wills his future teacher seat in Miss Holmes' class to anyone who wants it. Fred Reyes leaves his chorus troubles to anybody who thinks he can put up with them. Terry Richardson wills all his good luck with the teachers to Jack Richardson. Florie Rivera leaves her toe dancing talents to her sister, Rose. To Bob Winters go all of Rich Robbins' good-looking girls. Joan Rogers leaves all her nights of studying to Ruthy. To his lucky brother, Greg, go Ted Rosky's walk and energy. Norma Ryals wills her ability to get a sun burn in the mid- dle of winter to Rose Edwards and Sue Michel. Charles Scott wills his smelly locker to anyone who thinks he can take good care of it. Donna Seiberling wills her ability to make love to Darrell Riggle in history to Ellyn Cornelison. Larry Kell- ner inherits Bill Shadley's hook in the boys dressing room. Ora Shelton leaves all -the good times she has had at Lincoln to Donna Thomas. Marianne Silcott leaves her ability to be late to chorus every day to Joyce Alexander. Norma Six wills her look of innocence to Nancy Harper. To everybody at Lincoln go best regards from George Sloan. Howard Smith wills his discussions with Miss Farley to David Norris. To Gene Web- ber go all of Phil Spaulding's backstage romances. David Stevens passes on all of his used car worries to Larry Kellner. Jerry Stevenson leaves his ability to jump when Marshall and Beef are around to Larry Goode. Nancy Stifel wills all her many funs at Lincoln to Jerry Brown. Nina Terry leaves her good grades and brains in bookkeeping to Bernice Ar- rowood and Bette Lou Barrett. Mary JO Thompson wills to her brother, Mike, as much fun in ALHS as she has had. John Zahn and Larry Colo inherit all of Frank Tilotta's Notre Dame arguments. Georgia Tilton leaves her ability to get into trou- ble to Deanna Hamling. Mary Lou Vance leaves all her hours of shorthand to anyone strong enough to take it. Jack Van Ginkle wills his old beat-up track shoes to any cinderman with big enough feet to fill them. From Joy Wilson to Phyllis O'Neal gO all the cute guys in California. Larry Wheeler wills his dirty locker to whoever wants to clean it out. George Wolfe leaves all his power to get gi,-l-f,-iends 'rg Darrell Riggle. Jim Thompson inherits all of Larry Wolff's troubles at School, Joan Willett wills all her troubles with Miss Selby in history class to Beyerly Caponiglro.