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

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Staff workers hold school together The custodial staff includes (standing) Bob Sloan, Frank Funaro, Charles McClelland, Hubert McDonald, Ray Riley, Mike Newell. (Seated) Dorothy Smith, Dave Kiese, Jamie Henderson, Sam Ellis. The office staff keeps the school administration running smoothly and efficiently. Cus- todians keep Lincoln in tip top shape. The cafeteria help is responsible for serving the stu- dents and teachers grade A lunches which include regular lunch or ala carte. Office staff (above left) copes with their every day routine. Nurse Alice Bowling completes daily paper work. Beeulah Curry (below) prepares for lunch lines. Lincoln ' s cafeteria staff includes (first row) Ester Patton, Manager Mary Cook, Joyce Hendrichs, Linda Anderson; (second row) Marianne Solem, Wilma McCaulley; (third row) Lorraine Johnson, Maxine Tyler, Judy Hiatt, Pat Brewer; (fourth row) Mari- an VanAlstine, Sharleen Norem, Joann Bates; (fifth row) Beeulah Curry, Mary Jones, Barb Scavo. Castle Builders 13

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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

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Learning to understand the business world This year the Business Education department opened new courses for sophomores only. These courses were set up for career exploration office education. The department also provided juniors and seniors with on-the-job training and for the college bound or vocational student. Out of several courses, the student has the choices of: Arithmetic, Business Law, Con- sumer Business, Data Processing, Notehand, Shorthand, and Typing. These courses help students pre- pare for future jobs and career ideas. Distributive Education (DECA) also gives the student an opportunity to work when released from school and to gain a credit. Sponsored by Dan Murray, the club members acquired job skills in ac- tual work situations, working in grocery stores, gas stations, auto shops and other various businesses. Jane Sayers the department head said, Our main goal is to offer a variety of courses in order to meet the need s of all students no matter what they pian after graduation. Alice Else (above right) gives instruc- tions to class for their daily assignment. Mr. Murray (right) explains business prob- lems to his class. Nancy McBride (left), substituting for Clara Day, instructs typing student. Seniors Teri Grimes and Kim Hallbauer (lower left) practice their short- hand during class. Janyce Abarr (lower right) returns test scores to her class. 14