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

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16 THE BOOSTER IVY DAT IN their Ivy Day exercises held on May 5, the June, ' 16, class departed from the usual custom by having a speaker. The address was given by William Watson Woollen, a man singularly qualified to talk on such an occasion. Mr. Woollen chose for his topic, The Significance of Arbor Day. He discussed at some length the planting of trees to honor persons and to commemorate events. W r hat a beautiful thing, he said, it would be if each of the June graduates would plant a tree to celebrate the occasion. There are several large gardens in which all of the trees are planted by famous persons. Part of Mr. Wool- len ' s talk was devoted to the correct and incorrect methods of planting trees and shrubbery. Plants should not be jammed into a small hole, but they should be put into a hole large enough to allow the roots to be spread out. In conclusion Mr. Wool- len made a plea for clean living and thinking, saying that although he was nearly 80 years of age, he had never been ill but once and that was re- cently. In his recent illness, he re- covered because of his strength de- rived from clean living. All of his knowledge of birds and plants was gained after he was fifty years of age, the speaker declared, so it is not too late for the members of the June class to start their study. Following the address Vera Flick and Mary Harter played a piano duet; and a quartet composed of Clay Gullion, Gordon Crose, Harry McCoy, and Stanley Ryker sang. Ruth Newby and Ruth Kugelman wrote the Ivy Day songs. ACKNOWLEDGMENT. The rather unusual photographs in this issue, with one or two exceptions, are by Chester Thompson. The bookplate on the back page was loaned to the Booster thru the courtesy of the Drama League, and is the work of George Mess. Item: Clayton Mogg has won the quotation contest (in quoting prices of cars). CLASS HISTORY If you ' ll send your minds a journeyin ' Back along our traveled path, And jest let them sorta wander Twixt the English an ' the math, An ' the parties an ' the meetin ' s An ' the dances, an ' the things That we all wish to remember, Why — your heart jest surely sings. You kin fairty believe your sittin ' Fer our first meet long ago; Can ' t you hear Miss Knox a sayin ' Now folks, jest you take things slow. Jest go slow and choose a leader That kin do the work up fine. Choose a feller than kin manage, Choose a feller with a spine. An ' then you will remember How when Manker wuz put in That he jest couldn ' t say a thing But only stand and grin. How he stood there kinda tremblin ' Timid like upon the floor Until he took the stiff ' nin ' Out o ' his pompadour. The Roines club party Wuz the next thing in the line. Those fellers fixed things dandy — It certainly wuz fine. Friend Monniger wuz dressed up With his shirt so full of starch That he had to watch the ceilin ' All thru the long grand march. An ' then jest send your mem ' ry To a night in o ' Room 10, When a mighty howl was started By all the Irish men. It was green each feller wanted An ' ' twas green they got at last — An ' may it dazzle classes ' eyes When we have gone and past. Then Ivy Day came wanderin ' Into our scheduled path, An ' some got out of English An ' some got out of math. We stood outside the buildin ' While Manker used the spade, And watched him plant the Ivy Within the hole he made. John Brayton has bought two pairs of shoes since he got pinched for speeding.

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