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

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Sharon Faye Carter . . . This pretty blond came to Lincoln from Norwalk where she participated in glee club, basketball, softball. prolf and also served as a majorette, Sharon can be seen with Nancy, Diane. Pat, Karen, Janette and Kay. Her hobbies are dancing and eatin r and she says her bijjfKest thrill will be to prraduate. She claims her tal- ents are hidden. Homemakin is her favorite subject and Miss Moroney is her favorite teacher. Ambition: To become a beauty opera- tor and make my parents proud of me. David W. Caskey . . . Dave, as he is known to all his friends, enjoys all sports and has been out for football and basketball. He has also appeared in five school plays. He says his talents are well hidden and claims his most em- barrassing moment occurred after a homecoming dance in a restaurant when he discovered he had no money. During his passing periods, lunch hour and after school Dave can be seen with Danny. John and Denny. He claims his biggest thrill is yet to come. Ambition : To get a good job and take a six months vacation twice a year. Larry Earl Cheer.s . . . Larry, very nice and rather quiet, came to Lincoln fiom Norwalk in his junior year. Larry has many inter- ests but the shops seem to keep him the busiest. A favorite pastime of this young man is working on cars and his favorite subject is auto mechanics. Russell Gibbel, Everett Lawrence and Doug (iraham are a few of Larry ' s many friends. Eat- ing and fixing motors are just two of this lad ' s many talents, while hunting is his favorite hobby. In the future Larry hopes to find his biggest thrill. Ambition : To become an auto me- chanic and travel. Sharon Lee Chiodo . . . Sharon is a lively girl with pretty black hair. Sharon came to Lincoln from Nathan Weeks. She has many friends which include Jeanne N.. Judy B., Karen H., Marie N. and tharon A. Sharon ' s hobbies are dancing, bowling and skating. She served on Student Council for one semester in senior high. She is also a member of Junior Achievement and Achievers Association. Sharon claims her biggest thrill is yet to come. Ambition: To be a success in what- ever I do in my life. Linda Kay Chrisinffer . . . This winsome blue-eyed blond has been a real credit to Lincoln. Linda has been a member of the honor roll with a 1.5 average, a member of senior chorus for 8 years and has been busy in journalism by being sketch editor of the Senior Rail. She has also been a member of Leaders Club, hospitality and usher commit- tee, and Future Nurses. Getting to the refrigerator before Sondra, bowl- ing and swimming are her hobbies while trying to win an argument with a certain someone is her talent. Outside of school Linda is active in J. A. and Rainbow. She can be found with Sondra, Sue. Deanna, Carol, Betty and Buzz. Linda claims her biggest thrill will be attending col- lege. Ambition: To climb the stairway of success without slipping. Rosemary Williams Brown hair, brown eyes with a smile for everyone she meets, describes R xsemary. Rosie, as she is known to her closest friends which include Jake. Bert. Janet. Polly. Phil. Pearl and Diane, came from Nathan Weeks in tenth grade. She claims her fa- vorite teacher is Mr. Wood, while Spanish is her favorite subject. Out- side of schtK)!, bowling, roller skat- ing and C. Y. O. has kept this girl very busy. Rosie says she spends her full time with Jake while she claims her biggest thrill is in the future. Ambition: To be a beautician and make my parents and a certain someone proud of me. Jacklyn Lee Clark . . . Jackie. a loyal student of Lincoln, has been here since seventh grade. Her many friends include Dick, Joan. Hop. Judy and Don. She is quite a golfer and has received one letter in that sport. She also loves to bfiwi and sew, her favorite hob- bies. She belongs to Rainbow. Y-Teen and at school was a member of Leaders Club. She was feature col- umnist on the Railsplitter and held the same position on the Greenhorn staff. Jackie served on the 12B committee for the 12A tea and her biggest thrill will come in the fu- ture. Ambition : To be loved by one and liked by all. James Lee Cleveland . . . One of Lincoln ' s top swimmers and a very friendly young man describes Jim. He has served Lincoln by be- ing on the swimming and tennis teams, earning three letters in swim- ming and one letter in tennis. Jim has been on student council for four semesters and was elected jiresi- dent of the senior council. He says his hobbies are hunting, camping and water skiing. Outside of school, the Y.M.C.A. and the Flying Hoofs Club keep Jim busy. He can be seen with Bob S.. George S., Larry. Jim F., and L. T. Jim says his biggest thrill is yet to come. Ambition: To graduate from college and live a happy life. Gary Ronald Coe . . . This tall, slender red head has a friendly, warm personality and a wonderful smile that is familiar to all. Gary says a few of his many hobbies include golf, bowling, hunt- ing and fishing. This nice fellow has been a real credit to A.L.H.S. as he has faithfully served as a hall monitor and also served on student council for one semester. He was in the school play, Behind This Mask and was a member of service home- room 26. (lary says the only talents he posseses is the ability to play golf and bowl. John, Bernie and Carl are just three of this boy ' s many friends. It seems that Gary ' s biggest thrill lies somewhere in the future. Ambition : To have a happy and suc- cessful life and make my special people proud of me. Wayne Dennis Cole . . . This active boy has been a member of service homeroom since tenth grade and has participated in both football and wrestling. Wayne has also been a member of the senior chorus and boys ' glee club, where his singing talent was put to good use. Outside of school Wayne belongs to DeMolay and C.Y.F. He claims his biggest thrill is yet to come. Among Wayne ' s many friends he can be seen with, are Carole. Larry and Albert. Ambition: To be hai py and success- ful. — 17 —

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Cecilia Ann Bell . . . Donna, Kay, Sharon, Donna and Betty are amonj? Cecilia ' s many friends. This sweet srirl came to Lin- coln in September of 195M from Yalita Hijfh. El Paso, Texas, where she belonged to the Latin Club for two years and pep s(iuad for one year. Since Cecilia has been here, she has served Lincoln well by beinK active in the Future Nurses Club and as a monitor. At the top of Cecilia ' s list of hobbies are swim- ming and bowlin ?. She claims living in Japan for two and a half years was her most interesting and biggest thrill. Ambition: To become a medical technologist. Angelo M. Bellizzi . . . Sonny ' s an outstanding athlete that can best be described as tall, dark an l handsome. He has partici- pated in basketball, track and base- ball. For his athletic abilities he has received two letters in football, two letters in basketball, one letter in track and one letter in baseball. Sonny says his talents are many and varied. He was an active member of service homeroom 117 and he says sports are his hobby. Graz, Bob and Denny are just a few of the many friends you can see around the halls with Sonny. This 1.5 student has ha l the honor of being nominate! to attend West Point. Sonny says this nomination was his biggest thrill. Ambition: To graduate from college aiifl to be successful. Richard J. Berkenbosch . . . A cheerful smile and a frien lly word marks the wonderful personality of this boy. Dick ' s hobbies are many but bowling, water skiing, and driv- ing around rates tops on his list. Making mistakes in bookkeeping seems to be this boy ' s chief talent. Berk is also active in church work and was elected Treasurer of Fort Des Moines Methodist Youth Fellowship. Dick has many friends, but can be seen most of the time with Leonard Sims and Mike Riley. He says his biggest thrill is yet to come. Ambition: To be happy in whatever I do. Margaret Louise Bierma . . . This sparkling girl can be described very well by one word, sweetness. Her close friends Phil, Carol, Penny, Carolyn, Susie and the rest of the gang know her as Peggy. It seems Peggy ' s biggest thrill is yet to come. Her hobb.es are going to tr..ck meets (Why? I and riding around with Penny while her talent seems to be saying the wrong thing at the right time. Peggy has served Lincoln very well by being a member of student council for three semesters. Peggy has had a lot of experiences in chemistry and rates it favorite on her list of subjects and Mr. Stone tops on her list of teachers. Ambition : To be happy and suc- cessful in life. Donna Frances Brayton . . . Playing the bass clarinet for four years in our band has kept this girl busy. Donnie, as she is known to all her friends, has served Lincoln well by belonging to the Future Nurses Club, Leaders Club and Ju- nior Achievement. In junior high she served on student council for two semesters. Donna says her favorite teacher is Miss Holmes and her favorite subject is history. In school Donna can be seen with Cecilia, Donna, Sharon and Betty. Donna claims her greatest thrill will Yte graduation. Swimming, bowling ancl cooking are among Donna ' s many hobbies while playing the clarin is one of her talents. Ambition: To J e a success in whjit ever I do. Judith Lee Brown . . . Judy is a girl who is full of pep and always ready to have fun. She has been in girl ' s glee club for five semesters and was a faithful mem- ber of Leaders Club. Judy claims that she hasn ' t discovered any of her talents yet. Bowling and having fun are just a few of Judy ' s hob- bies. Outside of school Judy be- longe l to Junior Achievement where she was at one time secretary of her company. Judy can be seen with Marie. Karen, Sharon, Angie, Sandy an l Jeanne. Ambition : To make a wonderful wife to some certain one. William Earl Burress . . . Bill is one of Lincoln ' s top ath- letes with a warm i)ersonality that draws many friends around him. This young man has gone out for football and track, receiving one letter in football and two mono- grams in track. Bill ' s hobbies are all sports, while he says his biggest thrill was being able to participate in athletics. In the journalism de- partment this lad was chosen sports editor of the newspai)er. Bill also found time to be a faithful member of service homeroom for two years. He says he has no special talents but outside of schtKjl he was given honorable mention for the All-State Football Squad. If you see Art (iuile, Hon (larlock or Len Thomas around the halls you ' ll probably find Bill close by. Ambition: To always be happy and successful and take a long trip with some of the boys. Peter James Carra . . . This boy seems to have many talents, but passing all his classes is tops on his list. Pete was chosen ad- vertising manager of the Senior Rail. His hobbies include bowling, fish- ing and making money. He claims his biggest thrill will be graduation. Pete has many friends but can be seen most of the time with Ron Weddel, Ron Moyle. and Russell Cib- bel. After graduation he plans to join the Air Force for four years, after which he wants to travel and see the fifty states. Ambition: To have the cleanest and fastest car in Des Moines. Betty Ann Carlson . . . Betty is a very friendly girl who has served her school well. She came to Lincoln in eleventh grade from Clarion, Iowa. She says that writing to pen pals and music are just two of her many hobbies, while her talents include playing the piano and talking. A few of Betty ' s many friends are Donna Brayton, Cecilia Bell. Donna Smith, Sharon Fisher and Linda (Joodlaxson. She claims that her biggest thrill is yet to come. Ambition : To always try my best and be myself. Patricia Ann Carter . . . Pat, as she is known to all. is a sparkling young girl with j)retty blue eyes. She came to Lincoln from St. Joseph Academy in the eleventh grade. Pat is a busy girl around sch M)l with Mermaids, Leaders Club and as a member of Miss Moroney ' s homemaking staff. In her busy day, Pat finds time for her many hobbies which include swimming, skating, horseback riding and sewing. She can usually be seen with Judy N. and any of her other friends who happen to be going her way. Pat .says her biggest thrill will be gradu- ation. Ambition: To live a rich and happy life. — 16-

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Katherine Royleen Collins . . . A pretty little brunette with snappy brown eyes and a smile that attracts all, describes Koyleen. Roy, as she is known to her friends. Carolyn. Joyce, Kay, Sharon and Mary, has kept herself very busy with swim- ming. Roy came to Lincoln from Sacred Heart School in Sioux City, where she was an active member of the chorus. She also belonged to the jfirl ' s tennis team and was a top srirl on the bowlinjr team. Outside of school, Royleen was a member of Junior Achievement. Graduatins: from A.L.H.S. will prove to be this jrirl ' s biggest thrill. Ambition: To be a successful social worker. Nancy i ynn Copic . . . Nancy is an attractive little lass with pretty sparkling eyes and a bright smile. Joss, Browning, Statler, Brad- ley and Scag are just a few of the many friends Nancy can be seen with. It seems that this girl ' s big- gest thrill is yet to come. Nancy says that three of her favorite hob- bies are water skiing, boating and Bill and she claims her talents are water skiing and boating. Ambition : To make my loved ones proud of me, especially Bill. Janis Marie Crandall . . . Janis is a lively little girl with a sweet smile. Her talents center around the art department as Janis was a member of Dorian Art Club. The home economics staff has been fortunate to have Janis as a member. Her hobbles are skating, drawing and sewing. She claims that painting and drawing are her only talents. Miss Moroney and Mr. Hoffman rate tops on her list of teachers. Karen, Mar- garet, Beverly and Linda are just a few of her many friends. Ambition: To be the first in my family to graduate. Richard William Croll . . . Dick is a good looking boy who can be seen most of the time with Roger, Albert, Steve and Chuck. He has been out for wrestling and says his hobby is painting. Dick ' s biggest thrills are having week ends away from school. In senior high, Dick has been in Dorian Art Club and a member of art service homeroom for two years. He has received recogni- tion for honors in the Scholastic Art Contest and designed the Senior Rail cover. This active young man has also served on student council two years. Dick claims art and shops are his only talents and his favorite teachers are Mr. Hoffman and Miss Scanlan. Ambition: To attend colle re and vret a good job. Ronald Eugene Crouse . . . A nice fellow with snappy black eyes and a smile that is a pleasure to see, describes Ron. This young man ' s main interest has been cen- tere l around room l. ' i9, Mr. Hoff- man ' s art class. Ronald was hon- oretl by being president of applie i art club. His hobbies are horseback riding, swimming and sleeping. While walking to his favorite class, which is art, Ron can usually be seen with Jeanette, Janet, Barbara, Norman and John. He claims his talents are learning the theatre business. My biggest thrill is yet to come, stated Ronnie. Ambition: To make my parents and Jeanette proud of me. Roberta Ann Cuevas . . , This cute girl claims that dancing, riding around, listening to music and collecting baby alligators are just a few of her many hobbies. She is also a member of St. Anthony ' s Catholic Youth Organization. Mr. Wood rated high as her favorite teacher and typ- ing is her best liked subject. Rober- ta ' s favorite song seems to be You ' ve (Jot What It Takes. She can be seen with Rosie, Paulette, Di- ane, Pearl. Janet and the rest of the gang. (Jraduation will be Roberta ' s biggest thrill. Ambition: To live in California and be successful in whatever I do. Sandra Louise De Leon . . . Sandy is a sweet girl who has a kind word for all of her fellow stu- dents. She claims her biggest thrill was coming to Lincoln in tenth grade. Sandy has been a credit to Lincoln with her outstanding talent in music. She is a member of con- cert, marching and pit band. This musically inclined girl was also a member of senior chorus and girls glee club. Sandy was greatly hon- ored to be chosen to play in the All- City Band. This honor roll student has served on student council one semester. Her hobbies are skating, swimming and riding around with Angi, Karen and the rest of the gang. Playing the Oboe and g etting stuck in the snow seems to be this girl ' s talent. Ambition : To be the best long-dis- tance operator Bell Telephone ever had. Diane Elizabeth Devin . . . An attractive brunette, a pretty smile and a j)ersonality that is tops, de- scribes Diane. This intelligent girl was honored when she received a 98 I)ercent on merit scholarship tests. Diane was a member of the English seminar and the journalism lepart- ment chose her to be editor of the newspaper. Diane has many hobbies but the only one she cared to mention was bowling. My one and only talent seems to be getting stuck in the snow, she stated. Diane has been vice-president and secretary on the library staff and has served on student council two semesters, ( ' hristy. Norma, Darlene, Janet, Car- ole and Eileen are a few of Diane ' s friencls. Outside of school this busy lass found time to belong to J. A. and 4-H. Ambition : To do whatever I do suc- cessfully. Margaret Kathryn Devine . . . This attractive girl with big brown eyes is better known to everyone as Kay. She can be seen with Sand , Carolyn and Bill. Kay was a mem- ber of secretarial staff and held the office of president of this staff. She also served on student council, one year in junior high and one year in senior high. Kay is an active mem- ber of Junior Achievement. She claims that her talents are well hid- den and one of her many hobbies is bowling. Her most embarrassing moment was a sunburn she got last summer. Kay ' s biggest thrill will be trraduation. Ambition: To go to college and make those I love proud of me. Sharon Kay Downard . . . A charming girl with a sparkling personality and a friend of all, de- scribes Sharon. Among the many friends she can be seen with are Joyce, Paula, Sharon and Linda. Sharon enjoys skating, dancing and driving, but she claims her talents have not been found as yet. This in- telligent gill was honored to be on the twelfth grade honor roll. The student council was also fortunate to have Sharon serve for one semes- ter. She is an active member of teen club. Sharon says her biggest thrill is yet to come. Ambition : To live a full and happy life ;i!ni m;ik« ' everybody prou ! of mv. — 18-