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

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18 THE BOOSTER MASOMA CLUB By Ruth Stinson Masoma is an organization of up- perclass girls whose purpose it is to make the girls in the school happier, better students, and more valuable members of the student body. To make girls happier and better students it is necessary to begin helping them as soon as they enter high school. That is why the girls of the Masoma organization give so much of their ef- forts to the freshmen girls. They be- lieve that a successful beginning in- sures a successful high school career. In order to bring about the happiest results among the incoming girls, the work is most carefully planned. To each of the fifty members of the Ma- soma is given two or three freshmen girls for whom she is sponsor and for whom she feels special interest and re- sponsibility. These sponsors become acquainted with their own girls, learn their special difficulties, if they have any, and help them to become adjust- ed to their new surroundings. The freshmen girls seem very appreciative of the help of the upperclassmen and many are held in school who might otherwise drop out because of lonli- ness and the strangeness of their new environment. One of the things that the sponsors are doing for their girls is to encourage their grade work. The upperclass girls find out the diffi- culties and by a little outside coach- ing, help the younger girls to over- come the trouble. The girls also try to induce any freshman who leaves school to return, by going to her home and explaining the reasons why the girl should not leave school. The first day at school is one of the most important in the work of the Masoma girls. On that day four or five girls act as assistants to the teacher of each freshman session room. On this first day the Masoma girl begins to win the confidence of the freshmen. Not only on the first day of school are the Masoma girls interested in the freshmen rooms, but during the whole year two or three girls who are willing to give up their own companions and associations re- main in freshman session rooms. In this way the upperclass girls keep in close touch with the freshmen. The upperclass girls and the spon- sors of the girls in these rooms plan the freshman parties. At these parties the upperclass girls, the freshmen, and their teachers become better acquaint- ed one with the other in a social way. All this may sound very serious and earnest, but Masoma girls know how to have good times as well as work. There are meetings on alternate Mon- days in the rest room, when a pro- gram is prepared by the program committee, and a social hour is thor- oughly enjoyed by all. During the Christmas and Easter holidays real parties are given at the homes of some of the members and the year ' s activities close with a p icnic at one of the city ' s parks. Through this organization, strength of character is developed in both the Masoma girl and the freshman. The freshmen are already looking forward to the time when they may join the Masoma organization and pass on to others some of the help they have re-

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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

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THE BOOSTER 19 ceived. Because of the opportunities they have had, the girls who continue the work of the organization should be better fitted for their work than those who are now Masomas. Athletic Stars Graduate While Manual in former years has lost some graduates by graduation, it seems that this year she will lose al- most all of her star athletes this com- mencement time. Of course, when the old stars leave school, younger ones will fill their shoes, and they in turn will be succeeded by new stars. Next year Manual will have a basketball five, a baseball league, an interclass meet, a tennis tournament, and a state track team, but much new material must turn out to form strong teams that will class with the best in the state. The graduation of such all- round athletes as Edgar Moyer, George Cornelius, Robert Whipkus, Robert Bastian, William Thompson, William Kegley, Roy Finley, Charles Trefz, and others too numerous to mention, will necessitate the develop- ment of new stars in all branches of athletics. Of course, some of these vacancies can be filled by such under- graduate stars as Herb Behrent, Harold Bartholomew, Russell Lam- kin, Ernie Richman, Stanley Le Feber, Buddy Gass, and Fred Bas- tian, but mpnv new stars must be de- veloped. Although never before has Manual lost so many athletes by graduation, still, with the co-operation of the student body, the year of 1916 should bring new laurels to Manual Training High School — our Alma Mater. — H. O. Basketball Season 1914-15. By Horton Oliver. At the start of the basketball sea- son last term, prospects for a cham- pionship five looked none too good, but as the season progressed and the playing; grew faster, the Manual fans grew more optimistic. Herbert Bar- tholomew, a prominent member of the June class, was elected captain of the team, and this proved a wise selection, as no player on the team played harder to win than Kerb did. He kept the players full of fighting spirit and confidence that only Thorntown, the best team in the state, could shake. Herb played for the good of the team and he did not seek any personal glory out of any game played. An- other reason Manual turned out such a fast team, was the work of Bob Whipkus at the center position. For the last few years, Manual fives have been weak at the pivot position, but Whipkus more than filled up the hole. It may be said without exception that Whipkus is one of the best centers ever graduated from Training School. It is a great thing for a student to en- ter a school the size of Manual, in his Senior year, and make such a show- ing, not only in athletics, but in a scholastic way. Bob has made lots of friends, and they will always re- member him by his sterling basket- shooting in the game with Shelbyville at Franklin, which made Manual Training champions of her district, and gave her the right to contest in the finals of the state tournament at Bloomington. Although the other three players on the team, Stanley La Feber, Ernest Richman, and Herbert Behrent, were underclassmen, they all played the best ball of their careers. La Feber, especially, played one of the grittiest p ' ames anyone could expect to witness. Just before the Shelbyville game, Coach Schissel applied a beefsteak to La Feber ' s eye to take out some of the swelling:. With one eye closed and the other black and blue, Stanley broke up play after play, which com- pletely demoralized the team-work of the Shelbyville five. Richman used all his speed to an advantage of working the ball up the floor. Besides helping La Feber on the defensive play, Ernie scored a number of points. Dutch Behrent was instrumental in landing the district championship by his accurate eoal shooting, but a charley horse handicapped him in the finals. When the team left for Franklin, the most enthusiastic fans hardly pre- dicted they would win the champion- ship. After the first victory, their chances seemed brighter, but the close shave in the New Bethel game sent their chances down. The majority of dopesters who saw Southport defeat