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

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Lise Mahnke helps other seniors stuff the anniversary Homecoming Sign with crepe paper (top). Debbie Swanson rolls up her sleeves alongside paint splattered girls in the Girls ' Club Car Paint (above). Night is sprinkled with rainbow color as Pep Club releases balloons for a fired up football team (upper right). Despite the threat of punter Cheryl Wood, Drill Team, Flags and Cheerleaders held Pep Club scoreless and captured their second straight Powder Puff football title, 6-0 (bottom right).

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Photographer captures the funny side of I.D. pictures as senior LuAnn Davey takes her turn (left). Three of the 800 registered voters mark bal- lots for Social Science classes ' Mock Election (below). First time students of Lincoln High, anxious sophomores attend the orientation assembly (low- er left). —21—

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Celebrate Roosevelt Defeat, Anniversary A fiftieth year theme and a vic- tory over rival Roosevelt climaxed a spectacular 1972 Homecoming, highlighted by traditional events. Costume day, a new event this year, created memories of the past fifty years. Students adorned the halls in outfits of bobby socks, pony tails, dangling jewelry and circle skirts. Boys even appeared with slicked back hair styles. By stu- dent applause, Debbie Amend and Scott Andrews received first place for their winning outfits. The traditional balloon rise open- ed an exciting game which included a halftime show by the band and the presentation of the Homecom- ing court. The peak of excitement came with a 24-20 victory over Roosevelt. Drill Team, Flags, Batons and Cheerleaders captured a 6-0 victory over their rival, the Pep Club, in the Powder Puff game. Coached by football veterans Comiskey, Oatts, Lipovac, Dresselhuys, Edwards, Eaton, Kaili, Newton, and Martur- ello, the girls on both teams learned true-life plays that our Lincoln gridders executed during the season. Green freckles and paint splotch- es decorated the faces of the car decorators themselves, in the Girls ' Club Car Paint. Autos ornamented in maroon and gold streamers and ' Rope the Riders slogans, rolled off the assembly line. Later the cars toured the streets of South Des Moines in the Car Caravan led by the King, Queen, and court riding in gleaming Shriner convertibles. The 1972 Senior Sign, a double decker birthday cake trimmed with 5 candles and maroon and gold icing, symbol- izes Lincoln ' s golden anniversary (top left). Modeling the mothball fashions of yesteryear, Costume Day partici- pants include (left to right): Mindy Mooney, Ken Cox, Marilyn Denny, Cheryl Gruetzmacher, Scott Andrews and Debbie Amend (left). —23—