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

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16 UHE BOOSTER Pride and Prejudice, the play given by the Jime ' 15 class, May 12 and 13, met the approval and hearty applause of all who saw either per- formance. The play, dramatized by Mrs. Steele Mackaye from Jane Aus- tin ' s story, was the most elaborate ever staged by a Manual class. The players put forth every effort to make the production a success. Kath- erine Stackhouse played perfectly the part of the pretty Elizabeth Bennett, whose sweetness yet archness of man- ner finally won the wealthy Mr. Dar- cy. Robert Whipkus made an excel- lent Mr. Darcy, tall, dark, proud, at times contemptibly so, contrasting greatly with his kind, cordial friend, Mr. Bingley, whom Kenneth Fisk im- personated so well. Then there were Elizabeth Bennett ' s two sisters, Jane (Florence Fuller), so sweet and cheer- ful, and Iyydia (Victoria Koenig:), the rather flighty younger sister. Hardly too much can be said in praise of Frances Weber, who acted so well the The Class Play part of Mrs. Bennett, the mother, anx- ious to see her daughters married. Much of the humor in the play was furnished by Mrs. Bennett and her frequent complaints about her poor nerves. Will Carskadon played well as Mr. Bennett, and Mary Mitchell was good as Charlotte Lucas, Eliza- beth ' s best friend. Halford Udell, as Charlotte ' s husband, made an unusu- ally ministerial Mr. Collins, with his formal manners and odd mixture of self-importance and humility. The parts of Charlotte ' s father and mother, Sir William Lucas and Lady Lucas, were well taken by Harris McGuire and Rachel Garst. Howard Doremus, as Mr. Wickam, Bertha Hirshovitz, as the haughty Lady Katherine de Bourgh, Gladys McKelvery, as the jealous Miss Bingley, and Glenn Eley, as Colonel Fitzwilliams, Mr. Darcy ' s cousin, all did well in their parts. So did the minor characters, including

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THE BOOSTER 15 girls usually started out early on Sat- urday morning and hiked to a small town near Indianapolis. As no one was fond of carrying bundles, the club usually trusted to finding a medium- sized grocery that would satisfy their wants when dinner time came along. During the fall hikes, the girls often brought marshmallows along and had marshmallow toasts on some hill by the roads. The walking club offered as much, if not more, fun than any other branch of the association. In the fall of 1912 came the first girls ' tennis tournament in the history of M. T. H. S. It was organized and successfully carried through by the girls alone. A silver medal was of- fered by Mr. Chas. Dyer, a former graduate and a true friend of this school, for the single championship. This medal was captured by Caroline Huduck, of the Jan. ' 13 class. She and Florence Scully received rackets for the doubles, and Louise Altvater and Ada Fechtmann were awarded rackets as runners-up in the doubles. The four rackets were offered by Mr. Mayer, Mr. Habich, Mr. Westing, and Mr. Deutch. The next year, however, when the M. T. A. A. was launched, the girls ' association was dropped and all hands were turned to push this worthy school project. It was then announced that in order to participate in tennis, basketball, or any forms of athletics, the girls must be members of the M. T. A. A. Under this organization, a second tennis tournament was held. The rounds were played off at Brookside Park at the same time of the boys ' tournament. Susan Flick, Jan. ' 15, was champion and Catherine Kiefer, runner-up. Both erirls received rack- ets offered by G. H. Westing. The greatest triumph in girls ' ath- letics came this winter, when the girls received monograms. For two years they had been trying to get them, but it was not until this year that they succeeded. The official monogram, designed by Miss W est, of the art de- partment, is a small M. T. made of red felt. At present, only five girls in the school have the coveted M. T. ' s. These five are Mable McHugh, Doro- thy Simering, Norma Thorns, Julia Weghorst, and Addie Wright. A? t e monograms are to be given for tennis, as well as basketball, more will soon make their appearance. This is the only award given the girls besides the Gym 111 monograms, which are not recognized by most members of the school as having any special mean- ins:. Any girl who takes an extra term of gym work, and receives no credit for it, is entitled to wear the Gym III monogram. It consists of a snitid t white with the letters G. Y. M. at the bottom and, at the top, three bars in- dicating the grade. These monograins were designed about three years a?o by Estelle Richenbauch and Miss West. The M. T. ' s are the greatest and last boost to the girls, and if their ath- letics are supported in the future as well as they have been since their beginning, they will soon be on a firm foundation and will be a srreat source of pleasure. — Mabel McHugh. Kathryn Kiefer. At the time this issue goes to press Miss Kiefer is doped to win the meet

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THE BOOSTER 17 those in the dancing scene, the maids, butler, and footman. Altogether the play was very pleas- ing, ending just as one would wish. Airs. Bennett was made happy by the marriage of Lydia to Air. Wickam, of Jane to the wealthy Mr. Bingley, and of Elizabeth to the proud Mr. Darcy, the barrier of pride on Darcy ' s part and of prejudice on Elizabeth ' s hav- ing been broken. Besides those who made the play successful by their excellent acting, the following deserve as much praise and as many thanks: Miss Lola I. Perkins, coach; Miss Knox, director; and those on the committees for stage management, stage setting, property, programs, costuming, and advertising. The Senior orchestra also deserves credit for entertaining the audience so effectively between acts. — Marie Mueller. To the Girls of June ' 15. I wandered through old Manual ' s halls, To see what I could see, When all at once I saw a crowd, That proved some giggling girls to be. Beside the door and in the hall — . They seemed to have no cause ' t all; They gossiped, chattered, laughed and talked, Or five abreast, through the passage walked. All dressed in frills not few, And powdered up, and painted, top. They decorated Senior Row, . Looking like actors from a show. Hunt where vou will, no more you ' ll find, The girl of shy, retiring kind — She sets our brains in a mighty whirl, The modern Senior High School girl. Poor Bee. There is a young lady named Bee, And she is quite classy, you see. Now, this is a fact: She disliked the last act; In fact, it put her quite at sea. The cause of dislike is quite clear, As I will tell you right here. She sure did get dizzy, When Bobby kissed Lizzie, But she ' s all right now, isn ' t that queer? — Helene E. Sawyer. The Class Play. (With due apologies to James Whit- comb Riley. You kin talk about yer class play and yer good old practice time, And brag about yer aptness, and yer laurel wreathes sublime, And lanquets, and flowers, and every- thing that ' s free — But sellin ' class play tickets is good enough fer me. You might as well a ' slopped in the middle of the play, ' Cause every one of us knew what the heroine would say, When the hero popped the question, Whose wife will you be? But sellin ' class play tickets is good enough fer me. You could talk with forced expres- sion, and laugh, and make yer faces, And run around behind the scenes to find yourself the places Where the props had hid the grape juice or the girls had made their tea, But sellin ' class play tickets is sweet enough fer me. Did you hear that big rube orchestree a bangin ' away fer us? Well (if you wuz talkin ' to your girl), they made quite a fuss. Sometimes it ' s what ye hear and not always what ye see — But sellin ' class play tickets is loud enough fer me. There hain ' t no Pride in our class play without the Prejudice, too, And there hain ' t no Prejudice nuther, caus it was up to the hero to woo That one beautiful maiden, for whom there were suitors three — But sellin ' class play tickets is good enough fer me. Buy Extra Copies of this Issue at Rental Library