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

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THE BOOSTER Class Will of June, 1915. (By DeWitt Cromwell.) e, the class of June, 1915, upon leaving this sphere, in full possession of sound mind, memory, and under- standing-, do make, publish, revoke all former wills, and declare this our last will and testament, in the manner fol- lowing, that is to say: First, we direct that our just debts and funeral expenses be paid, and that our funeral be inaugurated by our dear friends, well washers, and the fac- ulty, only hoping that it may be car- ried out with all the solemnity and pomp our position in school has merited. Second, we give and bequeath $900 for the purpose of placing a system of fans in the auditorium, to be operated by Mr. Stuart ' s Ford. Third, Ave give and bequeath to the best Freshman mechanic, all of our athletic buttons, which he shall as- semble into one large curtain to be placed between our lunch rooms and the upper floors while our lunch is be- ing prepared. OFFICERS OF . It ;. a 1 y Horton Oliver, Treasurer John Lenaham. President Fourth, we give and bequeath to the Indianapolis High School Amalga- mated Mutual Alliance, the beautiful landscape which is now passing our stately edifice. Fifth, we give permission to the Freshmen to organize an involuntary army to prevent Helene E. Sawyer ' s cat from walking on Mr. Koontz ' s wireless aerial and being electrocuted. Sixth, to the underclassmen, we give all the honors and medals that we didn ' t walk away with at a recent interscholastic track meet. Seventh, we bequeath $10,000 for the construction of a subway under and between the rental library and the of- fice, to be used personally by K. Von Ammerman in order to prevent con- vection currents in the traffic in the hall. Eighth, we give all our lost caps, handkerchiefs, and hair-ribbons, now located in safe burial grounds in the outer office, to our well-known clean- ers, in order that they may keep the windows clean during the next vaca- tion.

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THE BOOSTER Ivy Day Ivy day was celebrated by the June ' 15 class on Friday, April 30, the mem- bers of the Jan. ' 16 class and the post- graduates being present. After John Lenahan, of the June class, had plant- ed the ivy vine, the class, led by the officers, marched into the auditorium through the stage entrance, with an or- chestra of senior boys furnishing the music. The program opened with the singing, by the senior class, of the Ivy Song, written by Ethel Crawford. President John Lenahan in a short speech in which he compared the class to the growth of the vine, presented the ivy to the school. Mr. Stuart in his acceptance said that the class was following a custom which had come down through history from the early Egyptians, who had dedicated the ivy to certain gods. He spoke of the good the ivy did the school, taking the moisture from the building, support- ing it, and beautifying it. He ex- pressed his appreciation, not only of this gift, but of the many other things which he said the class had done and would do for Manual. He told of his expectations for the members of the class, saying that, though his ideals were high, he felt sure that each mem- ber could and would reach them and bring honor and fame to Training school. Margaret Winters then sang a solo, Owen Tarleton gave his ivy poem, and after a song by David Irwin, John Lenahan presented the silver trowel with which he had planted the ivy, to William Ebaugh, president of the Jan. ' 16 class. In his acceptance Ebaugh promised, in the name of his class, to continue the custom of planting the ivy vine. The June class then sang an Ode to a Violet, their class flow- er, and closed the exercises with the school yells, led by Dale Miller. The class left the auditorium with a feel- ing of sorrow that their high school days would soon end, but with a de- sire to do greater things for old M. T. The members feel that they have distinguished their ivy day by being the first class to plant their ivy on the east side of the building, so that they may, as Mr. Stuart said, beautify the back of the building as well as the front. — Marie Mueller. A June Senior Last Words of Famous Seniors. Robert Whipkus: Hey, boy! Sidney S. Aronson: What ' s a mat- ter with you Seniors? John Lenahan: All those standing in the outer sections please rise. Composite Senioress: Won ' t you please write in my book? Arthur Silcox: When I flirted with Mary, etc. — Davy Irwin: Anybodv gotta a Star? Helene E. Sawyer: I ' m just crazy about ' im! Horton Oliver: Gimme. What We Have to Thank Our Teachers For. Mr. Vallance: For allowing us to lunch promptly at the first bell. Miss Lang: For liberality with red ink on our comps. Miss Banta: For reminding us that The bell has rung now, please. Miss Knox: For quieting the Room 10 infants. Mr. C. S. Stewart: For reminding us that he is MR. Stewart. Miss Foy: For her leniency with strollers in Lover ' s Lane. Mr. Sizer: For his fashion hints. Miss Tuttle: For the cakes w r e steal from her Cooking IV ' s. Miss Wheeler: For keeping the hoi polloi out of the Booster office.

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THE BOOSTER ' JUNE ' 15 CLASS Louise Nessler, Vice-President Ninth, we bequeath Doc Whita- ker ' s imitation of the wind to all of his younger listeners, with the under- standing that said wind shall lift him to Mars, where his agile foolishness would be appreciated. Tenth, we give $10,000 for a bronze statue of Russel Johnson, having in- scribed these words, A Fitting Ex- ample of the Largest Graduating Class in History. Eleventh, we give and bequeath one more plank to Billee Campbell ' s suf- fragette platform, in order that said ship of state will not sink while Billee is on her hone,vmoon to Europe next summer. Twelfth, we will one copy of Glenn Ely ' s new book on How to Grow a Beautiful Pompadour, to any Fresh- man applying at the stage entrance. Fourteenth, we bequeath B Mar- shall ' s curling iron to Irwin Bass, hoping that he will be able to say good morning with the same ease that Howard Doremus did in the class play. Fifteenth, we give Weber DeYore ' s new sleep cure to Mr. Koontz, to ad- minister to Leon Rogers on the morn- ing after the night before. Sixteenth, for obvious reasons, we will Dick vStout ' s desire for speed to Air. Sizer. Seventeenth, to Miss Caroline Smith, we will one pair of stilts and a marble foot-stool, so that she will be recognized as a member of the faculty. Eighteenth, we bequeath Edwin O. Instad ' s ability as an orchestra leader to Heine Moesch, so that he shall be able to carry a tune on a fly swatter. Nineteenth, we give a permit to Ernst Hergenroether to use the hall as an old trysting place. Twentieth, we bequeath Miss Edna Brinkmeyer ' s filing cabinet, in which she files daily letters from Columbus, Ohio, to the school library, to be used as an example of fine art and litera- ture. Twent3 -nrst, we bequeath all our left-over lunch checks to the general fund for raising the rostrum about Bessie Auerbach, Secretary