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

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20 THE BOOSTER FORENSIC CLUB CHEMISTRY CLUB • The Forensic Club was organized at the beginning of the current semester. In response to the first call, eighteen boys and five enthusiastic faculty ad- visers reported in the auditorium. Plans were made for a membership campaign, which resulted in the doubling of the enrollment. At the third meeting, the constitution was adopted and the following officers were elected: President, Marion F. Clarke; vice-president, Alfred B. Schad; secretary, Bruce Lockridge, and treasurer, Gust Argeroplos. Mr. Money and Mr. Hegener consented to serve as faculty advisors. Raymond Schakel was appointed chairman of the program committee. The follow- ing subjects were selected and dis- cussed: Resolved, That the Booster should be in the form of a newspaper. Resolved, That compulsory military training be introduced into the high schools. Resolved, That motion pic- tures are detrimental to high school students. Resolved, That capital punishment be abolished. Resolved, That compulsory military training should be introduced throughout the IT. S. Resolved, That the Philip- pines should be given their inde- pendence before the passing of an- other generation. The debates have been well attend- ed, considering the number of times the meetings have had to be postponed because of conflicting engagements. The regular program consists of exe- cuting the business on hand, of a three-man team formal debate, and of a general discussion. Following this is the judges ' decision, which has proved very close in many instances, thus proving the ability of the pro- gram committee in selecting a well- balanced subject. Considering the work done in the Forensic Club this term, it has proved a success and has at least stimulated a desire for debating at E. M. T. H. S. Next term ' s club should produce a de- bating team to represent our school in the sectional inter-school debating contest. — Marion F. Clarke, President. Mr. Winslow, Cy Clark and Buddy Gass are like little babies now. They are crazy over their new plaything, a Victrola. Mr. Winslow gets the selec- tion, Cy cranks the machine and Bud- dy starts it. — E. K. S. By reason of its scientific feeding, the Manual Chemistry Club is a healthy (and howling) infant. Twenty boys profess to be members of it. The club was organized March 7, 1917. Russell Kretsch was elected presi- dent; Robert McMurray, vice-presi- dent, and Clifford Barton, secretary- treasurer. Mr. Vallance sponsors the club. Mr. Neff headed the first program with an interesting lecture, The His- tory of Chemistry. Mr. Koontz astounded the club with his exhaustive lecture, The Atom and Its Electronic Structure, at the second regular meeting. The culminative program of the year was given by Dr. C. R. Noble, one of the best organic chemists in the state. His subject was The Difficul- ties of Industrial Chemistry. This first Chemistry Club leaves a firm foundation for next year ' s club to build upon. — Lester Moreland. Bon Voyage. On March 1 the good ship Destiny bearing the January ' 18 class weighed anchor, and with a fair breeze left port on its cruise of ten months. A com- petent group of officers are charting her course through the sea of social events and business activities. At the wheel (most appropriately) stands Raymond Helm, while his assistants are Nellie Thomas, first mate; Barton Henry, purser, and Louise Schneider, in charge of the Ship ' s Log. The ship is one of the trimmest craft that ever sailed for a harbor in the land of Graduation. From her top- mast floats her colors, like dancing sunbeams — old gold. High above the spray her prow bears the insignia of the crew. It is rumored that after June, 1917, the ship will become a huge merchant- man. Already in the hold lies a mam- moth sign bearing the words: JANUARY, 1918, CLASS Successors to June, 1917 Class Dealers in School Spirit, Successful Achievement and Future Careers. Miss Hyde: What are the crops of France? B. Henry: Grapes and fashions.

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THE BOOSTER 21 .% • FUZZY FMJJHNEJJ Cases. Manual has some Senior boys, Some high and yet some low. And everywhere those Seniors are The girls are sure to go. They loiter in the halls each day, Which is against the rule. It makes the Freshmen laugh so gay To see them act the fool. Emmet, like the rest of them, He had a girl, too. ' Twas a funny sight, you know, To see them bill and coo. In the course of time the sky o ' er-cast, The weather changed to cool, And Dorothy, so this story goes, Of Kelly made a fool. Walter Heiser, tho a husky lad, Whose dad is in this school, With Gertrude on his arm, Does play the part of fool. He thinks of Gertie all the day. And dreams of her by night. The teachers do but pity him, For his mind is not quite right. Uhl have to admit, for facts do show, That Fechtman is some boy; But, like the rest of this crazy bunch, He falls for a maiden coy. He stalks thru halls with Charlotte, And looks much at her eyes; He doesn ' t know he ' s the laughing stock Of all the other guys. But Delbert is the worst of all When anyone says girl. He is not good for work or play, But just like fodder for the squirrel. He promenades the hall with her; A day he never misses. The lunch-room never sees his face, For he lives on love and kisses. If this balling out is meant for you, ' Tis but yourself to blame; Think not of the place you get to But of the way you came. — James Burton Nelson. John Goll and Lester Moreland matched A penny in session. How rough these children are getting! Mr. Kitch: In this triangle, what does D-A-C stand for? Skidmore: Dick Athletic Club. By: Is he a Senior? Stander: No, he is no hollering ' Berp, Berp ' ; he is not smoking a Camel; nor is he wearing a flannel shirt, but he has his shoes shined; he is shaved, and his hair is not parted in the center. What further proof is nec- essary? ' Tis said Clint Hanna asked a friend to the class play. Keep it up, Clint, you ' ll get there yet. McHale: How are you getting along, Hob? Overstreet: Oh, I ' m getting ahead all right. Meeker: Heaven be praised, you certainly need one. Hank Morgan is the brightest boy That ever I did see. He didn ' t like a hard subject, So he studied chemistry. Little Marmon shook his arm For minutes 33, But what he thought was soluble Was Caco 3. Can You Beat It? Fuzz: Say, Merle, here ' s some snaps I ' d like to show you. M. Gosney: How nice; I ' ll take this one and this. Thanks ever so much. Just to be real devilish, Taylor Obold dropped two test tubes on the floor in the chemistry lab. (They were cracked, however.) When asked to locate Belgium, Cora Frederick pointed to the map of Eu- rope and said: Well, it ' s in here somewhere.