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

 - Class of 1955

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Harry Lee Flaugh . . . One of Park Avenue's former dar- lings . . . Har can be seen with Jim . . . Kent . . , John and Carl . Chemistry is his favorite subject while Miss Davidson rates tops ,as a teacher . . . Hobbies include pin- ning Martinez and doing nothing in service homeroom . . . Cla.ms his only talent is getting out of classes but we happen to know he made a swell Council president . . . A six letter man, Harry was captain of the football team and selected on the All-City team in '54 . . . Favorite quotation is Well, yes, and favor- ite song is Birth of the Blues . , . His biggest thrill was going to the state wrestling tournament last year. Ambition: To get in a certain club with Carl, Jim, and the rest of the guys. George Kent Folsom . . . This witty lad with the brown hair and the big blue eyes comes to us from Park Avenue . . . Kent can always be seen with Henry . . .Nick , . . Jim . . . and Dave . . .Claims his favorite teacher is Mr, Grabau and his favorite subject is Commer- cial Geography . . . Kent made an excellent class president . . , He has been a member ot serv.ce homeroom l2O for 5 semesters , . . Kent has received 3 letters in football . . . 3 in baseball , . . and 2 in basket- ball . . , Secret Love and Old Black Magic rate tops on his l.st of songs . . . His hobbies include . . . resting , , . Miriam . . , relaxing . . . and Miriam . . . Says his biggest thrill is yet to come . . . Kent is a faithful member of the L.A.Z.Y. Ambition: To be successful. Larry Fraizer . . . Larry came to us from Park Avenue . . . Butch has brown hair and blue eyes , . . His favorite classes are history and radio . . . Miss Holmes and Mr Pos rate high on his list of teachers . . . Whomper has lettered twice in football and served on Student Council 5 semes- ters . , . His hobbies are eating pizza, talking, eating plzza, and sleeping . . , Larry says that his talents are talking people into things and saying the right thing at the wrong time , . . Larry has performed in three school plays including the spring play Dracula . . . He claims his biggest thrill was interviewing Juluis LaRosa . . . He can be seen with Junior Mauro and all the south- side guys. Ambition: To became a successful lawyer. Leroy Marvin Frederick . . . Blond hair and blue eyes describe 'tRoy Boy who comes to us from Jefferson . . , He can usually be seen with Bob, Bill, Marvin, and Lonnie . . . Claims his favorite tea:h- ers are Miss Holmes and Mr. Pos while Radio is his favorite subject . . . LeRoy can usually be heard saying sure you will . . . Moon- light Serenade and No You Can't Have My Love rate tops on his list of songs , . He has served on Student Council for 2 semesters and says his hobbies are swimming . , . Tennis . . , Judy . . . and traveling . . . He has lettered 3 times in Ten- nis and claims his biggest thrill will be graduation. Ambition: To own my own Cadillac and have my own business. Richard Freeland . . . Brown eyes and brown hair describe South who came to Lincoln from Missouri . . . Mr, Ator rates tops an his list of teachers and drafting is his favorite subject . , . Dick pals with Larry and Dave . . . Has been in both the band and the pit band . . . Hearts of Stone is his favorite song . . . while Miss Holmes, l've been in Mr. Besley's office seems to be his favorite quotation . . . This talented trumpet player claims his hobby is staying up late and he is a faithful member of C.A .... He lettered in track in Missouri . . . Claims his biggest thrills are mak- ing All-State Band and graduation. Ambition: Graduate from St. Louis Mortuary College. Shirley Ann Fuller . . . Brown hair and blue eyes describe Kitten who came to Lincoln from Fort Dodge . . . Tops on her list of songs are Whatcha Gonna Do Now and I Need You Now . . . Shirley's tavorite subjects are crafts and home- making and she claims she has no favorite teacher . . . Has served on homemaking statf for 4 semesters and her favorite saying is Phiffel . . . Pals with all the girls and claims her talents are all hidden . . . Hobbies are sleeping and eating and her biggest thrill was meeting L.E.T. Ambition: To marry L.E.T. and make him happy. Amelita Madeline Ann Gentosi . . . Amy can be seen with all the glrls in F.W,l .... Her favorite auotanan is 'tMmmmmmml Boy! . . . while her favorite songs are Granada and Earth Angel . . . She is the possessor of long brown hair and brown eyes and comes to us from St. Anthonys . . . Amy claims her favorite teachers are Mr. Sanders and Miss Lewis . . . She says her talent is playing football with the girls while her hobbies include eating . . , sleeping , . . and R.D.C. . . . She is a member of B.C.B .... G,O,P.W .... F,W.l .... J.A,M.B. I,R.E.E.S .... She has lettered in jacks . . , juggling meatballs . . . and playing dolls . . . Amy claims her biggest thrill will be graduation. Ambition: To be loved by one and liked by all. Judith Darlene Gering . . . This cute gal can usually be heard saying Uh huh, hello! . . . Usually seen with Madeline . . . Nick . . . Miriam...Nick...Bev... Jude has dark brown hair and brown eyes . . . She came to us From Army Post and has been a member of the Senior Council, Junior and Senior Chorus . . . A member of homeroom 39 and sextette, and served on the Greenhorn and Senior Rail staffs . . . You, You, You rates tops on her list of songs and claims her talents are known only to Madeline , . . Her hobbies are eating . . . Nick . . . Ioafing . . , and saying the wrong thing at the wrong time . , . Judy is a faithful member of Tick Tock . , . N.B.T.C .... P.H G. . .. B.F.G .... L.A.Z.Y .... Has received 2 letters in cheerleading . , . Claims her biggest thrill is yet to come. Ambition: To always be happy and have many friends. Shirlee Jane Gillaspy . . . This darling gal with the black hair and brown eyes hails from Howe . . . She can be seen with Joanne, Kay Carroll, and Marilyn . . . You guys got any gum is her favorite quota- tion, while l'm Leaving You Half a Photograph 'Cause You've Got a Split Personalityl rates tops on her song list . . . Claims her talents are collecting old gum wrappers and her hobbies are Tony ping-pong , . . eating . . . Shirlee is a loyal member of S.S.S,R .,.. B.F.G. . . . M.O.T.L, . . ...golf... , P.H,G. . . . W.l. L.A.M .... Her biggest thrill will be graduation. Ambition: To be happy and make lots of friends. Marguerite Gomez . . . This cute little gal with big brown eyes and brown hair came to us from St. Anthonys . , . Eating , . . loaf- ing . . . Jim . . . sleeping and Jim take up most of her time and she is a member of J.l.M .... S.O.C ..., E.T,M .... and G.L.L.H ..,. Miss Sutter is Maggie's favorite teacher and typing her favorite subject . . . Can usually be heard saying Oh you know what l mean! and lt I Give My Heart to You and Sin- cerely rate tops on her list of songs . . . Says her talents are hidden and has lettered in hopscotch and mar- bles , . , Pals with Dee . . . Rosie ...Ernie . . . Fran . . . Mary and Barb . . , Her biggest thrill is yet to come. Ambition: To travel-especially to Oregon!

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James Jay Davis . . . Blond hair and blue eyes describes this swell guy , . . Jim hails from Jefferson and can usually be seen with Ted, Carl, Kent and Nick . . . Deacon's favorite subject is his- tory while Miss Holmes is tops on his list of teachers . . . Jim has been in home room l2O for 5 se- mesters . . , His top song is Temp- tation and he lists his hobby as bowling and talents as getting along with girls . . . Jim has lettered twice in football, basketball and golf . . . Claims his biggest thrill will be grad- uation . . . His most embarrassing moment was playing the piano to keep L.D. in time . . . a member of 4F , . , A.A .... B.0.0.Z.E. . . . P.l.N.T. Ambition: To graduate from Iowa U, as a full fledged journalist. William Arthur DeBlonk . . . Bill's favorite subject is Chemistry . . . and Mr. Stone rates high on his list of teachers . . . B.A.D. has brown hair and brown eyes and hails from Army Post . . . He has been in Home Room l2O for 5 semesters . , . ln 2 plays, Dear Ruth and Dracula , . . Student Council , . . Went to Boy's State in June '54 . , . Bill can usually be seen with Babe ,..Jim...Harry,..andhis favorite auotation is Hey Mr. Stone, what do we do next? . . . Any song by Doris Day rates tops with him and his talent is being confused by Miss Davison . . . Bill has received 2 letters in basketball and one in baseball . . . He is a member of the National Guard, and his biggest thrill will be going to the State Tournament in baseball this spring. Ambition: To graduate from Iowa U. Larry Allan Douglas . . . Doug hails from Howe . . . He is a member of H. R. ll9 . . . Can always be seen with Maline , . , Nick . . . Jim and Hart . . . Claims his biggest thrill is making All-City in baseball . . . Larry claims History is his favorite subject, while Hobbies include Maline . . . baseball . . . eating . . . Molly . . . sleeping , , , Larry is a faithful member of . . . B.U.G ..., L.l.J.S.H .... Fa- vorite songs are Because of You and I Won't Go Hunting With You Jake, But l'll Ga Chasing Women . . , while How much wood could a woodchuck chuck, if a woodchuck could chuck wood is his favorite auotation . . . Larry has lettered in basketball and baseball. gtrnlbitianz To play professional base- a . Rose Marie Edwards . . . Blonde hair and big blue eyes de- scribes this darling gal . . . She hails from Army Post . . . Miss Lewis and Miss Moroney rate tops on her list of teachers and Journalism is her favorite subject . . . Rose can be seen with all the gang . . . her favorite quotation is Dumb mucket eating . . . loafing . . . and Larry are her hobbies . . . Rose belongs to the Tick Tock . . . J.A.M.B.l.- R,E.E.S. . . . L.H ..,. and was a faithful Cheerleader , . . She claims her most embarrassing mo- ment happened a certain Saturday night in January. Ambition: To be a success and be a friend of everyone. Arlyn Lee Ehmsen . . . Blond hair and blue eyes describes Ingersoll who comes to us from Lexington, Kentucky . . , Journalism is his favorite subject and all men teachers are his favorites . . . Pals with David Enos, and his favorite auotation is lt stands to reason while Happy Wanderer is tops on his list of songs . . . Claims his tal- ents are few and far between and his hobby is collecting Roy Rogers comic books . . , A member of S.S,S, . , . C.l,L, and S.O.G .... His fa- vorite sports are hunting and fish- ing and his biggest thrill is having part ownership in a new Ford. Ambition: To own a string of re- sorts and make a million. David Eugene Enos . . . Brown hair and blue eyes describes Rock who comes to us from Jef- ferson . . . Mr. Cox and Mr. Sim-- mans rate tops on his list of teach- ers, and auto mechanics is his fa-- vorite subject , . . Pals with Jerry and Arlyn and claims his talent is keeping his old Mercury running. .. Hearts of Stone and l'm in the Jailhouse Now are Dave's favorite songs, and his favorite quotation is So there you are . . . A member of S.S.S,V,G.R.N .... Hobbies are fishing and hunting. Ambition: To make a million. Ted Erickson . . . Poppy with the brown hair and brown eyes, hails from Park Avenue . . . Claims his favorite teachers are Mr. Sanders and Miss Mitchell . , . His favorite subjects are Chemistry and Journalism . . . Ted can be seen with Jim . . . Carl . . . Don Well, you see it's like this is Ted's favorite auotation . . . while l'rn Yours tops his list of songs . . . Yukon Eric says his talents are hid- den except for singing in the bath- tub . . . His hobbies include golf . . . Elaine . . . and bowling , . . He is a faithful member of the . . . A.A ..., 4F . . . E.L.A.l.N.E. . . . Lettered in football, basketball, and golf . . . His biggest thrill was being chosen Homecoming King with Elaine, and his most embarrassing moment was being caught in the act while Jirn played the piano. Ambition: To go to S.U.l. and live a happy life forever. James Fackler . . . H K Jim says his talents are too many to mention and his hobbies are Mari- lyn . . . hunting . . . Marilyn . . . cars and Marilyn . . . Faulk has brown hair and brown eyes and came to Lincoln from Army Post . . . English is his favorite subject and his favorite song is l'm in the Jailhouse Now . . . Pals with Chrome Dome . , . J. Calhoon Hook- er . . . Bob and Ud Udy . . . Usu- ally heard saying Howdy, how's ev- ery little thing? . . . His clubs are l..T.B.D,A .... L.A.S,S.A .... B.0.0.Z. and M.L.A. Ambition: To join the Armed Forces and come home to Marilyn a hero. elen Marie Fillman . . . This sweet gal came to Lincoln from Army Post . . . Mr. Stone and Mr. Sanders are her favorite teachers, and Chemistry and Journalism her favorite subjects . . . She has brown hair and blue-gray eyes and her fa- vorite saying is Oh crumb . , . Can usually be seen with Deanna , . . Mary and Jeanne . . . Mr, Sandman and Hearts of Stone rate tops on her list of songs, and she has served on the gym staff , . . Greenhorn and Rail staffs . . . Claims her talents haven't been discovered yet while her hobbies are watching sports and sleeping . . . She is a member of the Gay Teen Club and claims her biggest thrill is yet to come. Ambition: To receive my R,N. . Neil Fisher . . . Fish comes to us from Osaka 2 High, Japan , . . Can be seen with Crane. Butch, Webb, Bob . . , This all- round athlete has 8 letters . . . His favorite auotation l don't get it and favorite songs include Earth Angel and Mambo ltaliano . . . Fish claims his only talent is getting Larry Berry and himself to school on time . . . Belongs to the F.F.A. . . . B.U.M.S .... L.P.C.A .... His hobbies are eating . . . sleeping , . . swimming . . . and women , . . ls most embarrassed when being seen with Webb . . . Pizza and chicken rate tops when it comes fo eating . . . His biggest thrill is yet to come. Ambition: To have what Eddie Fish- er has. tD.R.l



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Larry Don Griffin . . . Cars . . . Anne . . . math and Anne take up most of Larry's time . . . Claims his talents are unlimited but undiscovered . . . Baby face comes to Lincoln from Army Post and has brown hair and hazel eyes , . . Says his favorite teacher is Miss Mitchell Can be seen with Lar . . . Dave . . . Fritz and Roger . . , That's what she said and Just one cotton pic- ken minute are his favorite quota- tions while Let Me Go Lover tops his song list . . . He has been on Student Council and has received l letter in swimming . . . He is a faithful member of the S.P.P.P.F.G. . . . K.K .... S.J .,.. M.S. and D.M.F.C .... Larry claims his big- gest thrill is yet to come, Ambition: To graduate and be happy with someone. David Allan Guessford . . . Dave pals with Kent . . . Henry . . . Jack . . . Lar . . . Griff and Chas . . . He has blond hair and hazel eyes and comes to us from Army Past . . . Dave claims he gets along with all the teachers while band and math are his favorite subjects . . . He has been an Junior Student Coun- cil and in band ll semesters . . . A faithful member of the S.P.P.P.F. G.N.S,A. and M.Y,E .,.. Claims his talent is supposedly being able to play the trombone and his hobbies include sports . . . music . . . and fishing . . . Mister Sandman and Sh Boom rate tops on his list of songs . . . He says his biggest thrill is yet to come. Ambition: To stay single so my pockets will jingle. Deanna Marie Hamling . . . Black hair and brown eyes describes Dee who came to us from Elm Grove . . . She claims Miss Moroney and Mr. Williams are her favorite teachers and homemaklng and book- keeping her favorite subjects . . . Can usually be seen with Dot . . . Marilyn and Pat . . . Favorite quo- tation is Oh, that's nasty! and Earth AngeI and Because of You come first on her list of songs . . . Long Sam has served on home- making Staff for 5 semesters . . . while Dwayne . . . talking . . . eat- ing . . . and D.W. take up most of her time . . . A faithful member of F.C.O.A. and her biggest thrills will be graduating and marrying Dwayne. Ambition: To marry Dwayne, gradu- ate from Cornptometer School with Dot, and always be happy, Glenn E. Hammond . . . Jack can be seen with Kent . . . Nick . . . Jim . . . Carl and Ted . . . He has brown hair and blue eyes and comes to us from Park Avenue . . . Says his talents are talking and watching T.V .... His hobbies include sleeping . . . eating ....andbeinggay...Heisa faithful member of F.F.A .... B.LJ. and B.0.0.Z.E .... He has lettered in golf and has been a member of service homeroom l20 . . . Jack claims his favorite Quotations are Sure you will and So there you are . . . Tops on his list of songs is l'm In the Jailhouse Now and his most embarrassing moment is being seen with Jim and says he has never been thrilled, Ambition: To graduate from Iowa U. Larry Eugene Hart . . . Valentine was our faithful drum major for 5 semesters . . . He has been in the band for ll semesters and also served on Student Council and pit band . . . Larry came to us from Park Avenue and has blond hair and gray eyes . . . Pals with Griff . . . Fritz . . . Dave and Roger . . . Claims Miss Holmes is his fav- orite teacher and band his favorite subject . . . Tops on his list of songs are Keb-Lah and l Understand . , . while his favorite quotation is That's what she said! . . . A tal- ented trumpet player, Sam's hob- bies are eating . . . girls . . . sleep- ing and girls . . . A member of Y.W.C.A. . . . He has one letter in cross country and his biggest thrill was being chosen Drum Major of the band. Ambition: To become a successful C.P.A. Margaret Anne Hiatt . . . Peg came to us from Army Post and can usually be seen with Anna . . . Nancy . . . Virginia . . . Shirley, and Karolyn . . . Peg's favorite teacher is Mr. Sanders, while her favorite subject is Homemaking . . , Hearts of Stone and Hey There rate top on her list of songs . . . Peggy has served on Gym Staff and is a member of E.H,C. and I.O.U. . . . Her talents ore writing letters to Ed and talking , . . her hobbies include swimming . . . Ed . . . sleep- ing . . .reading . . . and Ed! . . . Says her biggest thrill is yet to come. Ambition: To have a successful fu- ture and be happy. Larry Horton . . . Hart hails from Howe . . . He is a member of Homeroom ll7 . . . Can always be seen with Berry . . . Claims his biggest thrill is making Honorable-Mention on All-State Foot- ball selection of i953 . . . Larry claims Crafts is his favorite subject while Mr. Cox ranks as a teacher . . . Hobbies include Rose and punch- ing holes in tin cans . . . Larry is a faithful member of L.U.S.H. and B.E.A.'s . . . Favorite song is Beer Barrel Polka while Get Lost is h.s quotation . . . He has lettered in football 3 times and basketball once. Ambition: To remain happy and stay alive. Beverly Ann Howlett . . . Brown hair and big brown eyes de- scribe this cute gal who hais from Park Avenue . . . Bev is a member of homeroom 39 . . . sextette . . . . . . Secretarial Staff . . . was sec- retary of Junior Student Council . . . Senior Chorus . . . Circulation man- ager of Greenhorn and sketch editor of the Rail . . . Can be seen with El...Sher...Miriam...Jud'y . . . . Marilyn and the rest of the girls , . . Mr. Sanders and Miss Sutter rate tops on her list of teachers and Journalism is her favorite subject . . . Golf . . . music and Ralph are her hobbies and she is a member of Tick Tock . . . P.H.G .... E.B,M,S. . . . L.A.Z.Y .... Bev received a letter in golf and her biggest thrill was being elected Class Secretary. Ambition: To be a success in every- thing l do and a friend to all. Anna Marie Johnson . . . Eating . . . sleeping . . . skating and her one and only seem to take up most of this 4' ll little gal's time Shortie can always be seen with Peggy . . . Barbara . . . Karolyn . . . Dinie and Shirley . . .and claims her talents are talking and arguing with a certain someone . . . Anna's favorite quotation is Would You and her favorite songs are Slowly . . . l'Il Always Take Care of You . . . She has served on home econom- ics staff for 2 semesters and has lettered in jacks and Old Maid . . . A member of T.B.H.A.l.M.H .... D.E.M .... l.O.W .... and A.C.B.N. T.S .... Claims her biggest thrill is yet to come. Ambition: To live, love, laugh and to be happy and someday marry a cer- tain someone and make him happy, Karolyn Mae Johnson . . . 1 Blonde hair and hazel eyes describe Karolyn who comes to us from Army Post . . . She claims she likes all of her teachers while bookkeeping is her favorite subject . . . Can be seen with Dinie . . . Barb . . .Ann . . . Clara . . . Arlene . . . Shirley and Anna . . . Her favorite saying is Bless your little pointed head . . . Claims her talent is saying the wrong thing at the wrong time and her hobbies include eating . . .sleeping . . . square dancing . . . Karolyn's favorite songs are Smoke Gets. ln Your Eyes and Wild Side of Life . . . She is a member of F.T.A, . . . D.D.J. and S.P.B.K.H . . . She has lettered in jacks and claims her big- gest thrill is yet to come. Ambition: To become a forest ranger with Barbara.

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