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

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16 THE BOOSTER KELLY Here I will endeavor to give my definition of Agony. No matter how indefi- nite it may seem, those concerned will know only too well. You have the privi- lege to make your own deductions. Agony, A-g-o-n-y, contrast of Joy, J-o-y, de- rived from the Irish for use in Dutch: Always-Guilty-of-Nonsense-Yourself. 1 have experienced Joy before and after taking Agony, and likewise Agony before and after Joy. Now that ' s a strange thing, too. Up until last October I was a great friend of Joy, but then I met Agony. Joy vanished, yet I enjoyed Agony. What better proof of enjoying Agony than six months of (it?) Yet for a. short interval Joy returned, policed me around to a f are-you-well ; then I gave up and swore, not on bibles, that Agony was pleasure beside Joy and — What ' s more, she is! Somebody Else ' s Agonies. There was a fairy named Oberon, A rail of the Gym he sat upon. His mien was pathetic, His meaning authentic. And, yes, it happened right thereupon. Unconsciously Elaine Clabrou ' s proof envelope was opened and inside lying unconscious was Bob Skidmore ' s picture. A report from a dance came to us, Oh, how could it escape our notice? The lights were bright, her hand so white, And a kiss fell thereupon all right. Proof: Evans Plumming Co. Myself: I wouldn ' t let a little old corporal put me off a horse, Brink. Voice (beside me) : No, a little old corporal didn ' t put him off a horse; I did! Exit without music. Court ladies are inclined to be courted By Lords and Kings ' tis reported, But now, Walter ' s medals are gone He pinned them a court lady upon. Fitch: Hey! Peacher, where are you? Peacher: Up here in society. Note — Society, Jim Kline, Cy Clark, etc. We had a blow-out in our class; Perhaps it came from too much gas. We have Bud Gass and we have Gas- kins, Who have their outs, and have their ins. Do you think it would be possible to count all the old men (your fathers) Carl Fechtman is acquainted with and speaks to on the street? We ' ve fat and thin and tall and stark. Just look at our own Cyrus Clark. Because he ' s fat he looks so sweet, And he is big from head to feet. Talk about Marquis De Lafayette hav- ing a complicated name; read this and then talk: Bob, Peggy, Bobby, Peg, Marj, Marjorie Stewart. Of course we have some more who are fat. Now, who do you suppose is meant by that? Well, he is brave and O-so-bold. Now, sure, his name I have just told. Oh, but you think you know all about the cases in this school. Well, I know another: Paul Kleeman car- ried one home several times last week. Rags is Rags and Fuzz is Fuzz. We have both in our little Fuzz. Just this minute he ' s chewing the rag. And it is sure his hair can ' t sag. If Bill Over only had Bobby P. B. P. M. M. S. ' s Dutch-Spanish vocabulary, Norman Littell ' s bluff and Lester Moreland ' s reputation, he would not be boning for a big C in Solid now. So here I ' ll make my big climax, Before these people hunt the axe. The Bills, the Dots, the ragamuffins, I must neglect: my pen ' s lost stuffins.

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THE BOOSTER 15 f THE PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB The Photography Club was organ- ized in the fall of 1915, and was the outgrowth of work that was done in Miss Odell ' s English class along the lines of amateur photography. During the first year of the club ' s existence, through the efforts of Miss Odell, the sponsor, the help of competent officers, and the co-operation of the members, the club was able to progress and im- prove constantly, and to accomplish some very interesting and instructive work. The club was again organized in the fall of 1916, under the excellent spon- sorship of Miss Odell, and proceeded, with a membership much greater than that of the previous club, to carry on the work which had been started. Dur- ing the past school year the Photogra- phy Club has been especially active in our school life. The club has been able to enjoy many jaunts, and, at their regular meetings, numerous lec- tures. For many of these lectures the club is indebted to the faculty of our school; speaking specifically, it is in- debted to Miss Helming, Miss Eunice Perkins, Mr. Stewart, and Mr. Kitch, and the club wishes to take this oppor- tunity to again thank these teachers for their help and co-operation. The one project of the club for the past term has been the fitting up of a dark room. Such a project has been ac- complished and the club now main- tains, in a small room off of the chem- istry laboratory, a dark room, where printing and developing of pictures is carried on. A word might also be said about the policy and purpose of the club. The purpose of the Photography Club is to supply a means whereby the students of this school may study amateur pho- tography. The policy of the club has always been that the members of the club shall work as a whole upon any project, that upon jaunts the club shall remain in one body; that is, that people shall not wander away from the main body of the club in groups or pairs, and that all shall cheerfully fol- low the rule of the majority in any decision. So, with this policy and pur- pose as its guide and with the co-op- eration of the student body and fac- ulty, the Photography Club is nearing £ the completion of its second successful year of existence. Continued on page 22 THE UKELELE CLUB The Ukelele Club, alias the Jazz Band, was cornered last night and our reporter elicited these facts from the unwilling(?) gleemen: Early in this semester, when an agi- tation for more clubs was sweeping this Emmerich High, a conscientious group of June ' 17 Seniors (we say conscientious because we believe this the first, last, and only time that we can apply this term to the group) banded together with the avowed pur- pose of forming a club. Here the tes- timony became confused; some said the agitation for more clubs was the reason for organization, some say not; some say the original intent was to get Carl Fechtman in with a bunch of fellows tall enough to hide him when he sang. At any rate, it seems they all agreed to pass a resolution in some such form as the following, which was extracted from their hours (they are so slow they can have no minutes) : Whereas, a bunch of (ir) responsible June ' 17 Seniors have the underlying bond of mutual noise and loudness, and whereas, the best known and most diverting instruments and articles by which loudness can be vociferated to the admiring public are Ukeleles, Nor- man Littell, and the trio of certain members who have hereunto at the close signed their respective first and third names, do hereby loudly resolve to become a club named the Ukelele Club of Manual. We, the aforesaid members, do hereby ratify the forego- ing resolution and in witness do duly (re) sign our names. Signed: Ray Michael, Carl Fechtman, John Fitz- gerald, Albrecht Wellman, Earl Gas- kins, William Over, Edward Talbott, Donald McCasky, Norman Littell, Har- lan O ' Connor, Paul Kleeman, and Vera Fleck, pianist. Apparently from most of the infor- mation received at the hearing by our said reporter, the club rather quieted down. Determining, however, to call the attention of the public, the com- pany broke into vod-vil one day a trifle later than they were billed to appear. One of the members had been so de- layed by the suddenly accidental death of a jitney-bus driver that it took quite a time to soothe his bird of pair-a-dice and find his uke, misplaced in the excitement. At the end of a strenu- Continued on page 22

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THE BOOSTER 17 A YEAR OF ATHLETICS With a membership of over 1,000 in the Athletic Association, and two new coaches, E. M. T. H. S. has ha,d a good year for athletics. Tennis. The first event of the athletic calendar was the fall tennis tournament. This was the most successful one. in the history of Manual athletics. It was played under the painstaking guidance of the late Mr. Ballard. From the start considerable interest was manifested as to who would win the tennis title of E. M. T. H. S. because the former champion, Fred Bastian had left school. This fact added additional interest and enthusiasm to the tournament. In the singles championship about eighty students signified their inten- tions of trying for the title, while in the doubles twenty-eight teams were entered. Many promising youngsters were eliminated in the first round and the elimination continued until but four, out of the large field of starters, were left for the semi-finals. These were Edward Elliot, Gerald Watson, Kenneth Udell and Carl Fechtman. In the first match of the semi-finals the dope bucket was upset when Elliot defeated Watson, who had been picked by many to win the title. The scores of this match were (4-6), (6-3), (6-3). The other match of the semi-finals brought forth another surprise when Udell, a dark horse, forced Fechtman to the limit and many times had the match at point-set-match. The scores were (6-3), (3-6), (8-6), Fechtman winning after a hard fought match. The two remaining players played for the title, Fechtman finally winning after a four set match (6-3), (3-6), (6-2), (6-1). In the doubles championship, Fechtman and Watson were victorious, win- ning over Hob Overstreet and Lawrence Brink in the final match. The scores being (4-6), (6-1), (6-2), (6-3). Next fall inter-school tennis will be attempted with Shortridge and Tech- nical High Schools, and, as tennis is rapidly becoming the favorite outdoor sport of the high school youths, no doubt inter-school tennis will be successful. Several good players including Udell, Elliot and Robinson are still in school and Manual should give a good a.ccount of herself in an inter-school tournament. The girls also staged a successful tennis tournament under the direction of Miss Smith. Florence Walsh won out over Dorothy Simering in the final match for the singles championship. Florence Walsh and Dorothy Simering defeated Helen Steinmetz and Estelle McKinney for the doubles championship. Basket Ball. The call for basket ball candidates was issued the first week in October, and those who reported were put to work at cross country running. This was concluded by a cross country run held the latter part of October which was won by Eugene Kessler. The basket ball men were divided into four teams and after several weeks of practice the first game was played between the Blues, captained by Hobert Overstreet, and the Grays led by Harold Bartholomew, resulting in a victory for the Blues. Score, 14-9. The Blacks were captained by Del Morse and the Crimsons by Edward Gass. At the end of a successful season the Blues made up of H. Overstreet, H. Morgan, A. Rahn, C. Fechtman and J. Rosenthal, won the championship of the league. This was followed by the Monogram series in which the American Reds won two out of three games from the National Blues. The lineup of the Reds included Del Morse, W. Ault, A. Rahn, W. Sum- mers, W. Heiser, G. Gerrard and B. Robinson. The fall term finished at this time and everything was gloom for the state team, which had just started prac- ticing when it was announced that both Coach C. L. Williams and Coach T. B. Williams were leaving school. Joy soon swarmed over the breastworks when it was announced that Mr. R. B. Morrison of Botany fame was to have charge of the team. Delbert Morse was elected captain and the team got down to earnest work. The first practice game was lost to the Launam Specials by a score of 25-6. After the squad of twelve men had been pick a bomb fell into the camp with the news that Overstreet and York had been declared ineligi- £ ble. The climax of the basket ball season came when the team, composed of Captain Morse, Webb Ault, J. Rice, A. Rahn, H. Buschell, H. Morgan, W. Sum- mers and W. Heiser, journeyed to Martinsville to participate in the sectional