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

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Home economics helps young consumers More of both sexes are be- coming acquainted with the principles of food planning and nutrition, home furnishings, textiles and clothing, and indi- vidual family wants and needs through a number of elective home economics courses. With living costs at an all time high, these courses are particularly beneficial in aiding students to be better consumers and man- agers. Patricia Schwartz (top) leads class discussion in Personal Family Living class. Home economics student (middle) demonstrates proper care of children. Allison Smith (bottom) prepares muffins in cooking project. 19

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Industrial arts builds future skills The industrial arts program trained students in the skills of woodworking, auto and metal shops, and mechanical drawing. Woodworking offered beginning and advanced courses. The auto shop course covered small and large engines and the dismantl- ing and reassembling of their own cars. Metal shop students were taught the fundamentals of shop safety, the use of hand tools, and welding techniques. Drafting classes worked on basic procedures of mechanical draw- ing, and third year students ap- plied their skills on some archi- tectural work. Lewis Gabardi Richard Lake Stonley Jones Douglas Wenslay Robert Wren Junior Pot Duffy (top left) planes wood for his project. Douglas Wenslay (top right) goes over class stondings with students. Stonley Jones (middle left) explains the lathe to junior Tom Cloudeli. Juniors Pat Antenucci and Don Step (middle right) try out their mechanical skills. Auto shop student (bottom) repairs a faulty differential. 18

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Physical education means a choice Golf and tennis were new ad- ditions in the boys ' physical edu- cation program this year. Fall track, football, basketball, wres- tling, tumbling, as well as volley- ball, Softball and spring track made up the regular program. Swimming, especially for sopho- mores, was stressed. The girls ' gym classes changed this year along with the girls ' varying interests, offering a choice of individual or team sports, gymnastics, rhythm, swimming and track. The indi- vidual sports program consisted of badminton, archery, and ten- is. The team sports program offered flag football, soccer, basketball, and volleyball. Tom Cody Jeon Frozier Robert Locker Ronold Peterson Lindo Ritlond Robert Vender Linden Girls Uqp) ej «i ' jise xi Boys (middle) proctice shots in gym doss. Paulo Sheiton demonstrates o beam routine (bottom) 20