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

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School Board (seated) James Cunningham, Dr. George Caudill, Nolden Gentry, Dwight M. Davis, superintendent. (Standing) Dr. John C. McCaw, Merle Schlampp, Kate Goldman, Dr. Ora E. Niffenegger, Mrs. Jack Spevak. Advisor James Fitzsim- mons (above right) stops to think about the upcoming school year. Principal Mel- vin Bowen discusses with Student Council president Matt Tapscott, secretary Lorri Wedemeier, and vice- president Mary Brandt. Lincoln ' s Administra t i o n (above) are Vice-Principal Robert Wilson; Principal Melvin Bowen; 10th grade Advisor Earl Brott; and 1 1th grade Advisor James Fitz- simmons. Office registar (left) Kathleen Schiffer. Castle Builders 11

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Administrative woes- confidentiality, busing The attendance policy was a predominant issue faced by the admin- istration during the ' 74-V5 school year. The year was also marked by discussions on desegregation, building expansion and boundary changes. A ruling was enforced by the administration and the Police Department concerning the parking lot. The ruling, passed ten years ago, is being en- forced because of the increasing amount of cars over the past dec- ade. The Family Ed- ucation Rights and Privacy Act o f 1974 was passed by the federal gov- ernment in relation to students ' rec- ords. The Act, better known as the C o n f i d entiality Law, is being en- forced at Lincoln by Mrs. Kathleen Sniffer, registrar. Lincoln ' s Coun- seling Center, head- ed by Miss Alice Anderson, assisted students in course scheduling. Principal Melvin Bowen (above right) ponders a problem at the opening of .school. Adviser Earl Brott (above) ex- plains attendance policies to the incom- ing sophomores. Vice-Principal Robert Wilson (middle right) listens intently during an administrative meeting. Prin- cipal Melvin Bowen (below) listens at- tentively to students involved in one of the new school related activities, the Executive Internship Program. 10

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Library invokes study and research Our aim is to supplement and enrich the classroom, and with that in mind, we try to run a good library ' commented librarian Helen Holt. The library is the one room in the building that becomes science — math — home economics — art — English — foreign lan- guage — commercial — social science — industrial arts — music, as all of these classes use the library. After 14 years, the li- brary is better than ever equipped to serve the needs of students with nearly 20,000 books and hundreds of current and back issues of magazines. Although more than 600 stu- dents use the library every day, we endeavor to have a person-to- person relationship with each one, expressed Lillian Cole, librarian. Mike Duff, Dave Little and Jim Ogle (far above) use the library for research. Debbie Patrick (left) looks for a good book. A student (middle right) researches a government project. Students (above) take time out for a joke during library time. 12