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

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Math department sharpens minds Mr. Vernon Bly received his BA from Luther College and his MS from Kansas State. He has been here seven years. Mr. Bly is in Des Moines Community Playhouse pro- ductions and has interests in gene- ology. Mr. Lowell Reed received his BA from Simpson and his MA from Northeast Missouri State. He has been here 13 years. Mr. Reed is athletic director, enjoys all types of sports, and likes traveling. Mr. Edgar Eckey has been here for 29 years and has enjoyed watching Lincoln grow with each new building addition. He was graduated from Parson ' s College and received his MA from the University of Iowa. Mark Austin, Jenny Robb, and Kelly Lundgren (above) listen to lecture in Algebra II. Mr. Gary Bagby attended Roose- velt High School and received his MS from Drake. He has been here eight years and sponsors Math Club. Mr. Bagby ' s hobbies are computer science, firearms, model rockets, and drag racing. Mr. Elbert Jennings received his MS from the U. of Missouri. He has been here eight years. Mr. Jennings enjoys camping at Yellowstone Na- tional Park and in Minnesota along Lake Superior. Mr. Phillip Martin received his BS at Augustana College and his MS at Drake. He has been here eight years and coaches girls varsity basketball, track and cross country. Mr. Martin enjoys fishing and golf. Mr. Lowell Dougherty attended Drake and University of Northern Iowa. He has been here 14 years. Mr. Dougherty enjoys tennis, bridge, bicycling, and sailing. 17

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Library promotes reading materials Miss Helen Holt attended high school in Charles City and is a gradu- ate of Bethany College in Kansas. She has been here 30 years. She en- joys reading, traveling, and collect- ing antiques. Junior Kim Minshall (above) researches information for a speech. Senior Steve Snook (below left) receives assistance from Helen Holt. Mrs. Willey (below right) checks out a book for a student. In Mrs. Mary Jane Willey is an assistant librarian and has been here three years. She is in charge of the mail, all periodicals, and book re- pair. Mrs. Willey enjoys crafts and crocheting. M iss Lillian Cole received her Bachelors Degree of Religious Edu- cation from Baptist Bible Seminary and her MS from Syracuse Univer- sity. She has been here eight years. Miss Cole enjoys needlecraft and collecting children ' s literature.

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Mr. Paul Dupey is a graduate of the University of Northern Iowa and has been here for three years. He enjoys fishing: and hunting in his leisure time. Mrs. Marilyn Ciroth received her BA from Wartburg College, and has been here nine years. Mrs. Groth wishes the school were smaller so that the students would be closer. English department adds basic course to curriculum Mrs. Lillian Hildreth, English department chairman, attended college at Hastings, Drake and U of Iowa. She has been here 15 years. Mrs. Hildreth enjoys read- ing, listening to music, and is a Nebraska football fan. Miss Carol Harms received her MA from Drake and has been here six years. She is the faculty ad- visor for student speeches. Miss Harms enjoys reconditioning an- tique furniture, canoeing, and ski- ing. Juniors Jeff Bixler, Amy Aller, Joe Shee- han, and Beth Theomer (far above) read an assignment in Mr. Dupey ' s novel class. A student (above) studies his notes before a test. Mrs. RaeGene Bobbins and students (below) decorate a Christmas tree. Mr. Dennis Hildreth, drama coach and pantomine director, is a graduate of Simpson. He has been here since 1974. Mr. Hildreth enjoys all aspects of drama and fine arts. 18