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

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THE BOOSTER CLASS OFFICERS Dorothy Simeringr, Secretary; George Littel, President; Helen Burnett, Vice-President; Julius Frick, Treasurer. Th.e Class Plays The January ' 17 class departed from the usual custom, and gave three short plays, instead of one long play. The three plays were Christmas Boxes, Carrots, and The Dust of the Road — a comedy, a domestic tragedy, and a moral play. The three plays chosen thus allowed a; greater field of dramatic effort. In the first play, Christmas Boxes, Ralph Proctor, as Dennis, and Es- ther Thompson, as Nora, kept the audience in laughter with their hu- morous dialogue and amusing situa- tions. They were ably supported by the rest of the cast. A difficult transition from a humor- ous play to a play with a serious at- mosphere, was very well handled by the cast in Carrots. Paul Draper, as Carrots, and George Littell, as Mr. Lepic, his father, succeeded in delineating character to an extent that was remarkable for untrained actors. The crowning success of the per- formance was the Dust of the Road. Undoubtedly, Paul Iske, as the tramp, was the most finished actor of the en- tire production; his diction, his ges- tures, and the intonation of his lines was excellent. The supporting cast was as perfect as possible. The behind-scene people are greatly responsible for the perfection and smooth running of the various scenes. THOSE RESPONSIBLE. Christmas Boxes. Dorothy Simering, Melba Coulter, Paul- ine Hart, Esther Thompson, Julius Frick, Edwin Ennis, Gerald Watson, Ralph Proctor. Carrots. George Littell, Gretchen Nackenhorst, Elsa Goett, Paul Draper. Dust of the Road. Fred Harrington, Helene Fahrbach, Dallas Galbraith, Paul Iske. Stage Settings. Chelsea Stewart, George Mess. Stage Manager and Assistants. John Goll, Robert McMurray, Raymond B. Freeman, Herbert Wood, Jos. Steiner. Electrical. Evans Plummer, William Rhodes. Property. B. Haueissen, Fred Glossbrenner, Charlotte Albright, Claska Tacoma, Flora Weiland, Ruby Perkins. Business. Louis Ewbank, Ray Carson. Programs and Tickets. John Davis, Dolores Hall. Costumes. Mabel Tyner, Marguerite Wetzel, Edna Dobbs, Edna Losche, Marie Denny, Gladys Hancock. — Raymond B. Freeman.

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IN APPECIATION of his past suc- cess on the faculty and as an expression of loyalty and sup- port in his new duties as head of our school, the January ' 17 class dedicates this issue to Mr. E. H. Kemper McComb. THE CLAyV PROPHECY - RALPH PROCTOR Whether it was a vision, a dream, or a mere hallucination, I don ' t know. At any rate, I saw things passing strange. I saw distinctly George Littell, Gerald Watson, and Fred Glossbrenner singing to a large audience. How natural they looked, and how I longed for them to keep on singing. But the music slowly died away and the trio was gone. Then appeared Manual, the school of our meditations, and, sure enough, Miss Burnside still presided over room 29. There then frisked into view Raymond Carson with a pair of scissors in his hand and a bottle of hair tonic under his arm. The first victim of this mighty barber was Robert Kennington, who slept beneath his caressing touch. The next applicant for Raymond ' s skill was Earl Hart, chief stockholder in the town ' s movie show. Who should appear now but Juanita Fish, smiling amid the wares of a confectionery shop, to be superceded by Edwin Ennis, more handsome than ever, wiping the tables of his ice cream parlor. The cackle of the hen and the crow of the rooster heralded my introduction to the chicken farm of Miller and Kenneth Wright. Were they working in the chicken yard? Positively no! They were viewing instead the dozens of eggs which were like so many dollars lying around, for eggs in 1924 are quoted at eighty cents a dozen. The sands of the desert swept into view. Harold McNulty, Robert Bragg, and Harry Hoddie, all three in the picturesque dress of the East, mounted upon camels, were traveling along an old caravan route. Harold McNulty was selling H 2 which Harry Hoddie carried, the money for which was received by Bob Bragg, who had a national cash register at his elbow. They expected a thriv- ing business, but home consumption was reducing their stock. Harold was taking his seventh drink when the desert scene passed from view. Again a theater! By all the familiar surroundings I knew it to be Keith ' s. There was being presented by Fred Harrington and his wife, Helene Fahrbach, and Paul Dra.per, Elsa Goett and Gretchen Nackenhorst, a one-act comedy, en- titled Parsnips. I was just wondering whether it could equal Carrots, when the picture completely vanished.

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THE BOOSTER Ivy Day- Class Day If you are so disposed, take a mag- nifying glass and search carefully along the front wall of Manual until you come to a new white marker. There you will find a small young vine struggling vigorously with the turf, and upon closer inspection you will find that it is the foundation of what will be a large ivy vine. This precocious little vine was placed there November the first by the departing January class, or rather by George Littell, while the class crowd- ed around and looked on. Then, after the act was done, ninety Seniors formed in line and sedately marched into the auditorium to a march played by Malcolm Day. Before sitting down, and while their ribbons and armbands were still unmussed, they sang their Ivy Song, the words of which were written by Helen Fahrbach and sung to the tune of Come Back to Erin. George Littell, president, then pre- sented the Ivy, which was graciously accepted by Mr. McComb. Another Ivy Song, the words and music of which were written by Helen Som- mers, was sung. Several rounds were sung by the stepladder trio, Watson, Littell, and Glossbrenner. After the recitation of the class poem by Ger- trude Wilkinson, a piano solo by Helen Sommers, the singing of another song, To the Ivy, the words by Mabel Tyner, George Littell, in a short speech, presented the Ivy trowel to the president of the June class, Paul Kleeman, who accepted it in the name of his class. On Manual was sung, followed by the rousing yells of the class. This closed the exercises. The Roines Club. What Phi Beta Kappa and other honorary societies are to students in colleges, the Roines Club is to the boys of Manual. The members of this club represent the best scholarship and the finest traditions of the school, and their purpose is always to be on the lookout for ways in which to help the school, as is suggested in their motto, Altogether, all the time for a greater E. M. T. H. S. The members of the Roines Club have, in continuing their bond of friendship and loyalty after their grad- uation, formed a natural nucleus in the Alumni Association for promoting the interests of the school. — Evans E. Plummer. Was Friday ' s class day a success? Just ask the class. From the short opening address by George Littell to the enthusiastic yells by our depart- ing Seniors, the audience was kept in- terested and amused. The class his- tory, prophecy, will, poem and Senior alphabet, given in another part of the Booster, will verify this in part. The parody on the class plays, by Dallas Galbraith, was something worth re- membering. The curly-wurly puppy was the main character. Yes, we had songs; one by the stepladder trio and one by Ralph McWilliams. Fred Gloss- brenner was a good dummy at the mer- cy of George Littell, in A Bunch of Rags. Fred Glossbrenner, Paul Iske, and George Mess drew the cartoons shown in Light on Senior Activities. After the presentation of the gavel by the January class president to that of the June class, On Manual was sung by all. The program ended with class yells, led by Fred Glossbrenner. — Emma Tacoma. Masoma Snapshots for Senior Class Books. 1 The first is a group of Masoma girls in consultation with Mrs. Rhem. There is Helen Smith, the president of the club; Gretchen Nackenhorst on the point of making a remark of protest; and seated around are Emma Tacoma, Claska Taeoma, Dolores Hall, Melba Coulter, and Grace Carter, pondering on what has been said. 2 This is Helen Fahrbach leaning over the office desk taking directions from Miss Johnson for some message to be taken over the building. 3 No, this isn ' t a scene in the class play; it is a, little tableau given for the club by a few of the girls at Xmas time. 4 That girl you see putting away the books in the library is Esther Hum- mel, one of the assistants this year. 5 Here is an interesting picture. Mrs. Rhem at her desk, Miss Emery at her side, both busily engaged in cutting something. That group of girls at the tahle are also cutting and pasting. It must be the joke books they made for the sick in the hospitals at Xmas time. — Esther Hummel.