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

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THE BOOSTER The Booster PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY The Pupils of Chas. E. Emmerich Manual Training High School Entered as second-class matter March 30, 1912 at Indianapolis, Indiana, under act of March 3, 1879 Acceptance for mailing at special rate of postage provided for in Section 1103, Act of October 3, 1917, authorized October 11, 1918. INDIANAPOLIS, IND I A N A J 5 Cents a Copy j 40 Cents a Semester Vol.20 January 28, 19 19 No. 10 Booster Committee. Henry A. Meyer Editor-in-Chief Eva Mills Magazine Editor John Tacoma .News Editor Dorothy Calderwood Art Editor Carl Zimmerman Art Editor Martin Ness Athletic Editor Robert Bryan Personal Editor William Hurd. ..Ass ' t. Personal Editor Forrest Hughes Business Manager Irene Ham Stenographer Doretta Schrader Stenographer FACULTY ADVISORS Miss Emily Helming, Miss Elizabeth Hench, Edward Holloway. Now that we know we are going to leave our Manual so soon, we have an odd, unusual feeling that is un- precedented and inexplicable. It is like leaving a warm room with its roaring log fire on a cold, wintry night. We know we must go, yet we are loath to leave the warm radiance of our school comradeship. We are not anxious to enter the cold, blood- less, unsympathetic world; yet our own progress — even the progress of the world itself — demands that we leave the warm protection of our school, our Faculty and our Sponsors to enter the world of work that awaits us. A world that wants re- constructing and remodeling, and we must carry on the great, serious task that the boys have so efficiently begun. Many of us will not go di- rectly into the world, but will take on additional warmth to fight the world ' s big battle by posting and later by go- ing to colleges and universities. But always, back of all our achievements, will stand the grand old school that will make it all possible. Let us then rejoice that we shall so soon be able to add to Manual ' s name and fame, and push her forward — on forever! CARRY ON It is not the policy of the Booster to reprint editorials that have ap- peared elsewhere. Here, however, is an article by President Lowell, of Har- vard University, that is so very time- ly that we are offering it to you: Remember that what you must do now is to develop your facilities while you are in college, and there is no place in the world for developing a man ' s faculties such as college. De- velop your intellectual faculties every inch. Develop your power of seeing clearly and thinking straight, and be- ing able to handle masses of facts. Make up your mind that whatever you do in life you will not be the second best if you can help it. Let us have no more of what used to be heard so much in the past, and which I think has been diminishing of late years, the feeling that college is a good place to have a good time, if you don ' t do any- thing. That is the poorest way to have a good time. The most thank- less thing to hunt is happiness. You never get it by hunting it. Happiness is a by-product of other things in life. It never comes from aiming at it. ( Continued on page 21 ) The curtain drops at the end of an- other volume of Boosters. In a few weeks it will rise again on a new scene, a new cast, and a better pro- duction. The stage manager, or, as we have come to know him, the Edi- tor-in-Chief, is to be Glen Campbell. Glen will make an ideal editor. He not only has a high scholastic record, but he is a member of the Roines Club, of the Forensic Club, and a First Lieu- tenant of Company I. We bespeak for Glen your hearty co-operation. We wonder what the class average would be, if at the end of five years, each member of the January class were to take a test in some subject he is studying now — Wouldn ' t they feel cheap ?

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THE BOOSTER January ' 19, Celebrate Ivy Day. Back in 1909, Miss Foy suggested to a graduation class that they plant an ivy vine against Manual ' s wall to signify that as the years passed by, their memories of the school would, like the ivy vine, become stronger. Since then, each January and June class has planted an ivy vine to climb Manual ' s wall. The day set aside for this is called Ivy Day. And so, on November 8, the Jan- uary, ' 19, seniors planted their ivy. It was on rather short notice, don ' t you think, with everyone just recovering from four weeks ' vacation on account of the flu. But the January, ' 19 ' s came back with just as much pep as ever. This was the day when the banner was first shown. It has the name of the class on it, with the motto Carry on. In choosing this motto, the class was right in the spirit of the times. Carry on, is the favorite war motto of the English. The Ivy Day exercises were given in the auditorium during the seventh and eighth hours. President Finley Wright presented the ivy to the school and Mr. McComb accepted it. In his speech, he emphasized the suitability of our motto. He also explained to the class the responsibility the future placed upon them. Our ivy song was adapted from a Butler College song and Belle Ros- ner wrote our ivy poem. The second ivy song was one that had been written by Herbert Green, a 1914 graduate who is represented by a gold star in our service flag. The flowers were sent to Miss Foy ' s grave to show our appreciation of her origination of the Ivy Day idea. This was a fitting close to the exercises. IVY SONG, In the gallery of memories There are pictures bright and fair, But we find that Emmerich Manual, Is the brightest one that ' s there. CHORUS. Emmerich Manual, how we lo »e you, With a love that ne ' er can fade, For we feel we owe a debt to you, That never can be paid. And today because we love you, We shall give our ivy vine, And it symbolizes, Manual, What we feel for thee and thine. Ivy Day Poem. (Belle Rosner) In the heart of a city there was a great school, Large buildings, great teachers, and all; Charles E. Emmerich it had for its principal, Gifted pupils were thronging its hall. A teacher, Miss Beatrice Foy by name, Said, The walls of the buildings are bare. Let each class that departs plant a small ivy vine, In time all will be green and fair. Mr. Emmerich assented. In long years to come I hope I may look down and find Instead of the gray brick walls of to- day, One continuous ivy vine. Both of these people are gone from us now, But their mem ' ries we ' ll cherish all time, And we hope we have honored their wishes today By planting this small ivy vine. May it cling to this school forever, aye, And tell her each day how we love her. May it thank her for all she has done for us, And show that we ' ll never forget her. Some boys think they ' re wise, Some girls think they ' re smart, But when you get to knowing them, Why, bang! there goes their heart. I ' ve ne ' er been there myself, I don ' t know what it means, For boys and girls do go on so When they ' re just in their young teens. Now there ' s many I could mention That have carried on just so: They rank down from our President To — oh, just so and so. But look just where I can or will One I cannot find — but still I hope there ' s one That ' s stood withme ' gainst Cupid ' s gun: Huh uh, not one. — Robert Bryan.

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THE BOOSTER THIXTIC D.C lJ.DERW ' tfOO MARTIN NESS, ATHLETIC EDITOR Boys ' Athletics. Athletics at E. M. T. H. S. started out at a rather slow pace this year. We had no athletic association, as we usually have, and many of the stud ent body lost interest. But that old, old adage about a poor beginning making a good ending seems to be coming true. There was an attempt to have a tennis tournament, to be conducted by Mr. Edward Holloway. Only a few players reported, however, and when the Spanish influenza began its inquisition, coupled with some bad weather, all the plans were aband- oned. Then our attention was called to the all-powerful subject of basket ball. This promised to be a banner year, because we had five of the old team with us. This year Coach Mor- rison organized a league of three teams to a division, one team from each floor. There were five divisions, namely: Majors, Sub-Majors, Minors, Midgets and Freshmen. The schedule was carried out for a while, and some very fast games were played. Then the state team candidates were withdrawn, and the league was never finished. Of the can- didates, five were old men — Jamison, Bybee, Conn, Cox, ex-Captain Rice and Captain Zeke Secrest. The team finally picked to represent our school is composed of Morris Conn, Charles Bybee, Frank Cox, Albert Jamison, George Keckler, Robert O ' Connor, John Rice, and Captain Brooks Se- crest. Coach Morrison has worked this bunch of huskies into a formid- able scoring machine, with an im- pregnable defense, as the scores of the games already played indicate. We have made 252 points to our op- ponents ' 187. The following is a list of games and the results: Broad Ripple, 2 Manual, 40 Shelbyville, 17 Manual, 32 Tipton, 43 Manual, 18 Crawfordsville, 14 Manual, 21 Girls ' Athletics. The athletic girls have a confession to make. For the first time since their organization they are guilty of having started something they could not finish. But you should not be too quick to condemn them, for the re- sponsibility for this failure rests upon one who has been guilty of many mis- demeanors. He is best known by his nickname, Flu, and as yet we have been unable to discover his real iden- tity. He put a stop to the tennis tournament, which was well organ- ized under the direction of Miss Herzsh. Next came the question of basket ball. The boys ' department in this field had expanded so greatly under Mr. Morrison ' s leadership that they had five divisions in the league. So, in order to promote the school ' s best interests, the girls ' league was con- densed, one evening a week being used, shorter games were played, and three games were played at a time instead of two. The major players were bunched on the first floor; this made the House plan for a tournament impracticable. So the girls were chosen into three groups and captains elected. Eliza- beth Mueller, Muriel Oliver and Frances McAlpin were given this hon- or and responsibility of managing three teams each. In choosing team colors, crimson was noticeably in dis- favor. The girls declare it has proved to be a hoodoo for several seasons. Elizabeth Mueller ' s team chose white for their color, Muriel Oliver ' s, blue, and Frances McAlpin ' s, green. Just now the tournament is at its height. In addition to the regular tourna- ment, Miss Smith organized a tourna- ment in the Gym. II class of the sev- enth and eighth hours. There are nine teams and each plays eight games. Kathryn Fisk ' s team leads, with Elizabeth Mueller ' s a close sec- ond. Many requests have been made by