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

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Dante Romeo . . . Black hair and brown eyes describe this cute little lad from St, Anthony's , . . Claims his favorite teacher is Miss Lewis and his favorite subject is study Hall , . . Dante can be seen with John, Bill, and Harry and can always be heard saying Sure Man . . . Hobbies are eating . . .sleeping . . , eating . . . Biggest thrill will be graduation . . . He has lettered 4 times in wrestling . . . Dante is a faithful member of F.F.A .... L.P. C.A. . , . B.U.M.S . . . Favorite song is Rythme in Blues . . . Has served as Cashier in the Cafe . . . and on the Wrestling team. Ambition: Gain about 90 pounds and be a Pro Wrestler. Helen Louise Samuelson . . . This swell gal comes to us from Howe . . . She has brown hair and blue eyes . . ,Mr. Stone rates first as a teacher and her favorite subject is chemistry . . . She can be seen with Bonnie . . . Gloria . , . Margie ...Pat...Sal...Nancyand Barb . . . Honey l don't know and doll are her favorite quotations while her favorite songs are String of Pearls and Hearts of Stone . . . She has been on Gym staff 3 semesters and worked on the Class Will for the Rail . . , Sammy claims her talent is sleeping at slum- ber parties while her hobbies include having and going to slumber parties . . . being with the gang and going to Avon Lake . . . She is a faithful member of the C.H.l.L.L.l .... L.L. P.A.L.S .... L,E.T.T.E.R.S .... 4H Ambition: To get my R,N. and live, love, laugh and be happy wherever I go. Dorothy Charolett Schomerhorn . . . Short Sam pals with Dee , . . Flora . . .Grace . . . Pat . . . and Kay . . . She has brown hair and brown eyes and hails from Army Post . . , Claims her favorite teacher is Mr. Williams while bookkeeping and band come first as far as classes go. . .She can be heard saying Aw come on . . . Her favorite songs are t'Earth Angel and Let Me Go Lover . . . She has been a cafeteria cashier and has played in the band for four years . . . Dot claims her talent is watching Howdy Doo- dy while her hobbies include skat- ing . . .Cliff . . .eating . . . Cliff. Ambition: To graduate from comp- tometer school with Dee and find the unlucky one. Twila Mae Severson . . . Shortie who has auburn hair and blue eyes came to Lincoln from Park Avenue . . . Twila lists her favorite teacher as Miss Holmes and favorite subject as history . . . She can be seen with Judy . . .Joanne . . . Judy . . . Barb . . . Can usually be heard saying l'll clue you and Hearts of Stone is tops on her list of songs . . . Twila claims her talents are all hidden while her hobbies are roller skating . . . trying to shrink and eating . . . She is a member of D.H. C ,... G.W. . . . T.G.C. and F.D.D. Ambition: To go to Colorado and live with Marilyn and have many friends, Margaret Isabel Sherman . . . Brown hair and brown eyes describe Maggie who comes to us from Park Avenue . . . She can usually be seen with Barb . . . Helen . . . Rose Marie , . . and Walt . . . Marg has been in 3 plays . . . Death Takes a Holiday . . . The Curious Savage and assistant director for Snafu . , . She has served on student coun- cil for 3 semesters and is a member of the tennis team , . . Mag's favorite quotations are l'll tell and Cini is very good at cheering at wrestling meets and claims her hob- bies are eating noodle soup with straws and passing tests . . . Mar- garet has lettered in tennis and her biggest thrills were going to Girl's State . . . receiving the Gold Key art award . . . graduation . . . She is a member of T,G,C .... C.Y.F. Ambition: To go to college and to be successful in life. Marilynn Elizabeth Shoemaker . . . Brown hair and blue eyes describe this sweet gal who hails from Elm Grove . . . Marilyn can usually be seen with Pat , . . Karen . . . Mary Rae and the gang . . . High on her list of songs is More Than Any- thing Else in the World and she claims her talents are deeply hidden . . . Hobbies are collecting Gold Bond stamps and salt and pepper shakers . . . dancing . . . Dave . . .ice skat- ing . . . Dave . . .bowling , . . Dave and sewing . . . Marilyn has served on the Greenhorn and Senior Rail staffs and worked as cashier in the cafeteria . . . She is a member of D,A.V.E ,... H.O.S.K.l.N.S. and her biggest thrill was receiving her ring. Ambition: To be loved by one and liked by all. Jo Elaine Singleterry . . . Elaine's biggest thrill was being Homecoming Queen . . . Hails from St. Anthony's and can be seen with all the gang . . . Elaine has been a maiorette for 3 years and did a swell job . . ,She was also on Regu- lar Rail staff . . . Hobbies include swimming, loafing, and T.E.D .,.. Faithful member of B.C.B .... J.A. M,B.l,R.E.E.S .... F.W.I .... T.E.D. . . . Talents are playing football with the girls and surviving while riding in Barb's car . . . Elaine has also lettered in marbles, hopscotch and jacks . . . Journalism seems to be her favorite subject, while Miss Lewis and Mr. Williams are her top teach- ers . . . Elaine's favorite tunes are l'm Yours and Because of You. Ambition: Always have a lot of friends and a lot of fun. Miriam V. Skelton . . . Brown hair and brown eyes describe this cute gal who hails from Park Avenue . . . Miss Sutter and Mr, Sanders rate tops on her list of teachers and Journalism is her fav- orite subject . . . This busy gal has served as president of Secretarial Staff . , . Chorus , . . Chief Justice . . . Cheerleading . . . Greenhorn Staff and sketch editor of the Senior Rail . . . Her hobbies are Kent . , . golf . . . Kent . , . and collecting things for her hope chest , . . She is a member of Tick Tock . . . P.H.G. and has lettered in golf and cheer- leading . . . Can always be seen withKent...Bev...El,.. Sher . . . Judy . . . Marilyn and the gang . . . Miriam claims her biggest thrill is yet to come. Ambition: To profit by my mistakes and be a friend to everyone. David Skinner . . . Dave has brown hair and blue eyes and came to Lincoln from Army Post . . . A member of homeroom 39 . . . quartette . . . student council and pit band . . . His favorite teacher is experience and his favorite sub- ject is life . . , Pals with the gang and his favorite song is any jazz number . . . He is a member of B.0.0.Z.E, and l.C.S.R.S.O,M.A. Dave's favorite saying is crazy and his biggest thrill is yet to come. Ambition: To live, Terrance Patrick Sloan . . . Brown hair and blue eyes describes Terry who comes to us from St. Anthony's . . . He claims he likes all the teachers while woodshops is his favorite subject . . . Terry has been in homerooms 2l5 and 223 and pals with Larry and Tom . . . Blue Tango is his favorite song and hunting and fishing are his hob- bies . . . Claims his talents are well hidden and his biggest thrill will be graduation. Ambition: To be an Admiral in the Navy.

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Dicta Nielsen . . . Ri Duc claims her hobbies are putting people in their place and having parties with the gang . . . while her talents are saying the wrong thing at the wrong time . . . She is a faithful member of the P.M ..,. B.E.S,S.l.E ,.., and J,O.K.E.R,S .... Light brown hair and hazel eyes de- scribes Dicta . . . She can be seen with Janice, Peggy and Nancy . . , Says her favorite quotation is Oh really and her favorite songs are Hearts of Stone and Teach Me Tcn.ght , . . Mr. Pos rates first on her list of teachers and shorthand an her list of subjects . . . She has been a member of the Student Coun- cil . . ,Cla.ms her most embarrassing moment is being seen in a certain il me store with Mary Lee . . . Her biggest thrill is yet to come. Ambition: To go to A.l.B, and be- come o success.ul secretary. chord Clyde Ogden . . . Brown hair and brown eyes describes Dick who came to Lincoln from Army Post . . . Miss Holmes and Miss Lewis are his favorite teachers and crafts his favorite subject . . . Pals with Stewmeat and Warywodie . . . Favorite song is Mule Train . , .A faithful member of A.A,A. and F.F,A. . . . Has received 3 letters in track and l in cross country . . . His hob- by is raising pheasants and his talent is ping pong . . . Breaking the high jump record will be Dick's biggest thrill. Ambition: To go to Alaska and live with the Polar Bears. Anthon Pollodino D II y . . . Anthony comes to us from Army Post and has black hair and brown eyes . , . Miss Holmes is his favorite teacher and claims History is his favorite subject , . . Tony's talent is running out of gas, and his hobby is Ioafing . . . He has received three letters in wrestling and claims he has had no thrills . . . Tony pals with the gang and his favorite song is Don't Drop lt, Ambition: Take over Morg's MD. class. onald L. Proctor . . . Brown hair and brown eyes describes Proc who hails from Diagonal, Iowa . . . Don claims his favorite teacher is Mrs. Mitchell and English his favorite subject . . . He likes any song that isn't a western . . . Was a member of Junior Student Council . . . Don's talent is keeping his middle name a secret and his hobby is repairing old motors . . . He is a member of R.D.C.B.C ,... A,M, A .... and claims his biggest thrill is yet to come, Ambition: To own a i955 Chrysler. a Moe Queener . . . Brown hair and brown eyes describes this cute little gal . . , Ike comes to us from Knoxville and can usually be seen with all the girls in F.W.l. . . . Mr. Sanders and Mr, Williams seem to be tops on lke's list, while Journalism rates her favorite subject . , . Pooor C . . . J that's the breaks is lke's favorite quotation while Because of You and Heart and Soul top her favorite songs . . . Ike has been a majorette for 3 years and has served on Junior Stu- dent Council . . . playing football with the girls and blowing bubbles with Bazooka are lke's talents . . . Her hobbies include Tom . . . swim- ming , . ,loafing . . .playing tiddle winks . . , ls a member of the B.C.P. . . . F.W.l .... J.A.M,B.l.R.E.E.S. . . T.E.T .... lke has lettered in jacks . . , ping pang and marbles . . . Biggest thrill is yet to come. Ambition: To live long, laugh, travel, and always have a lot of fun. Donald Merle Roper . . . Reginald's talents aside from hit- ting high C while in the bathtub are hidden . . . This curly headed guy comes to us from McKinley . . . Claims his hobbies are baby-sitting and losing at poker . . . Don's fav- orite auotation is Now take it easy Pat, I can explain everything . . . while his favorite song is There Stands the Glass . . . He is a faith- ful member of B.O.Z.l.E .... P.l.N, T ..., M.A.R.R.l.A.G.E .... J.U.G. A.E .... He has also served on the Senior Student Council and can usu- ally be seen with Ted . . , Don's biggest thrill is an 8 lb. S oz. pock- age named Teri Lynn. Ambition: To graduate from Denistry at S,U.l. Bonnie Joan Richards . . . Bonnie made a cute majorette . . . Has also been in the band and or- chestra and served on the Junior Student Council . . , Has brown hair and blue eyes and came to Lincoln from Army Post . , . Shortie's favorite teacher is Miss Lewis and Journalism is her favorite subject . . , Sincerely and lf l Give My Heart to You are tops on her list of songs . . . Favorite saying is Oh Gee . . . Usually seen with Pat . . , Diane and Wanda . . . Talents are twirling the baton and teasing people , . . A member of J.E.R.T.S. . . . B.B.B,C .... Hobbies include eating candy and chewing gum . , .Bonnie's biggest thrill will be graduation. Ambition: To make all of my extra special people very happy. Judith Linda Riley . . . Judy comes to us from Park Avenue . . . She has blonde hair and brown eyes and can usually be seen with Twila, Karen, Judy and Dick . . . Mr. Woods and Mr. Williams rate tops on her list of teachers and Lets get with lt! is her favorite quotation . . . Little Things Mean a Lot is this gals favorite song and she has too many talents to mention . . . Judy has served on the gym staff and has lettered in jacks and rope jumping . . . D.l.C.K. . . . K,C.I.D .... R.G.H .... C.D.G .... S.N.N.O. are her clubs and Dick . . . roller skating and Dick are her hob- bies . . . Judy's biggest thrill was getting her ring from Dick . . . Was so embarrassed one afternoon at M.W.'s house. Ambition: To marry Dick and be worthy of him. Deanna Joyce Roberts . . . Shorty can be seen with Helen, Yvonne, Karen, and Roberta . . . Well, there you are is her favorite auotatian while Hearts of Stone is her favorite song . . . Brown hair and brown eyes describes Deanna . . . She is a faithful member of Y-Teens, Gay-teen and Secretarial Staff , . . Her hobbies include bas- ketball ond arguing with Yvonne , , . Miss Sutter rates tops on her list of teachers and Journalism is her fav- orite subject . . . Dee claims her biggest thrill is yet to come, Ambition: To be o good secretary. Jeanne H. Roland . . . Brown hair and green eyes describes Jeanne who claims her hobbies are reading . . . writing to pen-pals and working on part-time jobs . . , She claims her talents are all hidden and is a faithful member of F.T,A. and C,A,P .... Jeanne came to Lincoln from East and lists Mr. Stone as her favorite teacher and chemistr her favorite subject . . . Can usually be seen with Helen . . . Barb . . . Jay . . , Her favorite song is I Believe and her biggest thrill will be gradua- tion. Ambition: To get my R.N. and be of service to my country.

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Larry Smith . . . Larry's favorite subject is auto me- chanics and Miss Holmes rates tops on his list of teachers . . . He is a member of homeroom 215 and can usually be seen with Dave Stevens . . . His hobbies are hunting . . . fishing , . . Doris . . . His favorite song is I Need You Now . . . Larry has brown hair and brown eyes and came to Lincoln from Army Post and Maple Grove . . . His biggest thrill is yet to come. Ambition: To become a mechanic. Velva Jo Snelson . . . Brown hair and blue eyes describes Velva who came to Lincoln from Colfax . . . Usual comment is Hurry up! and her favorite song is lt Had To Be You . . . Typing and English are tops on her list of sub- iects and she can usually be seen with Marcy . . . Shirley . . . and Marilyn . . . A faithful member of S.V.F.C ,... T.Y.B.B. and D,D.D. . . . Claims her talent is catching buses and her hobbies are dancing . . . skating . . , and swimming . . . Jo's biggest thrill will be graduation, Ambition: To go to California where it's warm. Bonnie Marlene Spooner . . . Sewing takes up most of Bon's time . . . She can be seen with Gloria . . . Helen . . . Margaret . . , Patty and Sally . . . Claims Miss Sutter is her favorite teacher while typing is her favorite subject . . . Bonnie has brown hair and hazel eyes and comes to us from Adel . . . Keep your sunny side up is her favorite quo- tation and Always tops her song list . . . She has been on Senior Student Council for 2 semesters and office staff 4 semesters . . . A faith- ful member of Y-Teens . . . T.L.G.C, . . . T.T.T.W .... Claims her biggest thrill is yet to come. Ambition: To travel the road of hap- piness and success and have many friends along the way. Robert Harold Squaires . . . Arkansas has brown hair and brown eyes and came to Lincoln from Oak Park . . . Miss Lewis is his favorite teacher and Art his favorite subiect . . . How about that is Bob's favorite auotation and Earth Angel and Whatcha Gonna Do Now rate tops on his list of songs . . , Can usually be seen with Ten- nessee and is a faithful member of S.W.A.K. and C.Y.F .... Bob's biggest thrill will be graduation. Ambition: To stay single IO more years. Patricia Ann Stetani . . . Pat has served on the Art Staff . . . Was cashier in cafeteria and was on the Greenhorn staff . . . A faithful member of F.P.C. . . . and R.A.L.P.H .... L.A.N.E .... Her hobbies are R.A.L.P.H .... skating R:A.L.P.H .,.. eating and collecting King Korn stamps . . , Pat has brown hair and brown eyes and came to Lincoln from Army Post . . . Her favorite songs are Earth Angel and Ko Ko Mo . . . Usually seen with Cheryl . . . Marilyn and the gang . . . Pat's biggest thrill was receiving her engagement ring, Ambition: To get married and always be happy. Bill Stewart . . . This swell guy came to Lincoln from Army Post . . . Miss Mitchell is his favorite teacher and crafts his fav- orite subject . . . Has blond hair and blue eyes and pals with Dick ...Mike...BobandEd...His favorite quotation is The world owes you a living but you have to work hard for it . ..Tops on his list of songs are Angelimia and There Stands the Glass . . . His hobby is tearing up his old Ford . . . Has re- ceived 3 letters in wrestling and claims his biggest thrill was tieing for first place in the City Wrestling Tournament. Ambition: To find a Uranium mine. Dixie Lee Tarr . . . Brown hair and brown eyes describes Dix who came to Lincoln from McKinley . . . Miss Holmes and Miss Sutter are her favorite teachers and typing her favorite subiect . . . Dixie can usually be heard saying One of these days, boy! . . . and Ko Ko Mo and Mobile are tops on her list of songs . . . Usually seen with Gloria . . . Mary and Sue . . . Claims her talents are very well hid- den . . . Sleeping . . . skating and watching T.V. are her hobbies and claims her biggest thrill was playing the slot machines in Las Vegas! . . . A member of l.O.L.E.M.A.C .... and T.G. . , . Has lettered in mar- bles . . . jacks and hopscotch. Ambition: To be sole owner of the fabulous Flamingo in Las Vegas. Sherry Rae Townsend . . . Sher comes to us from lefferson and can always be seen with El, Bev, Miriam, and the rest of the girls . . . . . . Mr. Sanders rates tops on her list of teachers and Study Hall is her favorite subiect . . . Sherry has served as Chief-Justice of the Stu- dent Council, and a member of Chorus . . . Radio . . . Greenhorn staff . , . Make-up Editor of Senior Rail . . . Says her talents are ex- tremely well hidden . . . Her hobbies are eating . . . tennis . . .sleeping . . . Sher has lettered twice in tennis and was captain . . . Too many fav- orite songs to mention claims Sher . . . She is a faithful member of Tick Tock . . . P.H.G .... E.B.M.S. Ambition: To be a great success, have loads of friends and travel to New York with Ellyn. Laura Marie Tully . . . Bookkeeping is her favorite subject and Mr. Williams rates tops on her list of teachers . . . Laura has black hair and blue eyes , , . She comes to us from Howe school . . . She can always be seen with Joan . . . Barb . . . Mardee and Gene . . . She claims her favorite Quotation is San of a Sasperella Sipping Sea Sick Sail- or . . . while Kiss Crazy Ruby, l'm in the Jailhouse Now and Hearts of Stone rate tops on her list of songs . . . Claims her talents are hidden and her hobbies include loafing and Johnnie . . . She is a faithful member of J.O.F.C. and T.T. T.W .... Served one semester on Senior Student Council . . . Claims her biggest thrill was meeting John- nie . . . Has received letters in jacks and talking, Ambition: Live, Love and be happy. Betty Veach . . . Dick . . .skating . . . and Dick seem to take up most of Shortie's time who comes to us from Park Avenue . . . She has brown hair and blue eyes and lists Miss Moroney and Mr. Woods as her favorite teachers and typing her favorite subject . . . Earth Angel and Sincerely are Betty's favorite songs and she claims her talent is talking op talk to Dorothy and Lois . . . A member of B.D.L.J .... G.G.C .... and S.S.S.R. . . . Can usually be seen with Doro- thy . . . Lois. . . Barb.. .Nancy and Donna .... Has served on Student Council and Homemaking Staff . . . Shortie's biggest thrill was receiving her diamond from Dick and says she was very embarrassed at a homecoming game in Osceola. Ambition: To marry Dick and always make him happy.