Emmerich Manual High School - Ivian Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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MIND AND HAND. THE lovers of music in our school have many opportunities of help and rec- reation. Among many pleasant features of the I. T. S., music holds no secondary place. The orchestra has become quite popular in its few appearances in public and, ac- cording to some of its admirers, will soon become famous. While we would be cau- tious about prophesying a future so glow- ing, we feel that it will become very good with practice. The Opera Company, under the direc- tion of Mrs. Wilkinson, is studying The Pirates of Penzance. Besides the pleas- ure which the members gain from their work, they receive instruction which bene- fits them. The weekly singing lessons are still a welcome diversion t,o our recitations, and the varied programmes with which our Principal occasionally surprises us are en- thusiastically received. Many of the rooms are furnished with pianos, which the pupils use to good effect. As one passes the school during the noon hour he is greeted by a variety of tunes which float out upon the still air. They have so many advantages, but do they appreciate them? an interested ob- server asked. His companion was an optimist and he affirmed that we did. Eunice M. Hoefuen. © UR Industrial Training School is an in- stitution of which we are justly proud. It is fast being recognized to be the finest of its kind in the West. But who should feel proud of this School, and is it situ- ated so as to best accommodate its pupils? This School is not one of a community, nor even of one-half of the city. It be- longs to and is for the benefit of the peo- ple. It depends upon all for its funds. Its enthusiasm and life depends upon the co- operation and hearty good will of all its patrons. Is there any ground for object- ions as to its situation? Some, probably, object on account of its being beyond the railroad tracks. But such an objection ! Are the railroad trains, running at the rate at which they travel in this city, any more dangerous than our street cars ? You surely do not criticise its location on account of distance. You must admit that the center of a circle is equidistant from all p oints in circumference. Were you ever informed that our School is situ- ated very near the center of the city. This being the case, its position surely could not be bettered. Hence, it seems that the School Commissioners should be commended, rather than criticised, for their judgment in location. Foster V. Smith. IT. S. students hardly appreciate the , beauty of some of the corners of the building. In all probability the reason is that they are so used to the pleasant rooms and corridors that but half a sense of the beauty of any particular spot strikes them. The drawing room has been very kind and generous in its loans of busts and stat- uettes, and the teachers and pupils have eagerly united as to the renting of pianos and the buying of plants and pictures. A white plaster cast of a famous statue, a piano wit h a vase or two of bright flow- ers upon it, a few well chosen copies of famous masterpieces, and some palms or other pot plants, all artistically arranged, form a pleasant prospect for the eye to look upon. Such corners are to be found in most of the rooms. The casts are scat- tered prodigally through the building, Room C having one of Angelo ' s Hercules, Room G the Venus de Milo and a bust of an Aral) woman ; the waiting room a bust

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.MIND AND HAND. of the Belvedere Apollo, and other rooms as well supplied. One corner of the build- ing is the delight of all the pupils who re- cite there. It is the German room. Since the windows are south and west, it is a very bright room. Begonias, umbrella plants, primroses, geraniums — all sorts of bright flowers fill the windows. A copy of Beatrice Cenci stands on a light easel, near which is a small table, on which rests a magnificent palm in a pretty jardiniere. I. T. S. students have a right to be proud of the beauty of the school, for though the School Board deserves the credit of having; first provided us with a pleasant building and many art treasures, the plants, flowers, pictures and pianos have generally been obtained by a hearty co-operation of teacher and pupil. Valencia Euan. THE editors would call special attention to the article by Dr. George Emory Fellows, of Chicago Uuiversity, which ap- pears in another column. Dr. Fellows was for several years a professor in Indiana University, and now holds the chair of History at Chicago. E. F. K. PRINCIPAL ' S PRIVATE OFFICE.