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

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22 SENIOR BOOSTER MANUAL ' S CRACK RIFLE TEAM Lots of pep has been shown by the R. O. T. O. the past year. Our rifle team won the silver cup for first place in the Fifth Army Corps Area match. Some of the individual high places went to Manual cadets, notable among them being Sgt. Frank Schmedel, who was top man in the whole Corps Area and fifth shot in the entire United States. The fine work of the team was due to the fine coaching of Sgt. McComas, U. S. A. Returns from the national match, in which Manual also fired, have not been received as yet. We expect, however, to place very high in that shoot as the cadets turned in excellent scores. The cup won by the team was presented to school with appropriate exercises in the audi- torium. There will be some losses by graduation, but the reserve team which Sgt. McComas has been hiding away, coupled with the fine nucleus from this year ' s team, should place Manual among the top liners. Several parades were held by the Indianapolis schools during the spring. Manual ' s unit as usual made them sit up and take notice. Col. Biddle, on his annual inspection, praised the local cadets on their soldierly carriage and morale. Fifteen cadets received commissions at the R, O. T. C. carnival held in the auditorium on May 26. Major Herbert Wampner headed the officer list. A bit of military aspect was introduced at Manual with the adding of the ceremony of retreat at the close of the school day, at which time the school flag is hauled down by the cadet flag guard under command of Lieut. Russell Stonehouse. Those in the photo from left to right, first row, are as follow : Lester Noerr, Gaylord Sweaney, Frank Schmedel, Wilfred Rafert, and James Demetrius. Second row: Frances Weddle, Vernon Cristee, Donald Henley, Harold Darnell, Arthur Henricks, and Lloyd Link. Third row : Sgt. G. L. McComas, U. S. A. ; Paul Case, Robert Groves, Capt. A. E. Mcintosh, U. S. A. ; Ralph Arnold, Nor- bert Welch, First Sgt. Homer Shull, U. S. A.

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SENIOR BOOSTER 21 i$jls s is Class Will BY VERXOX CRISTEb It sure appears as if we were gonna have to write a will. Yes sir, we ' re either gonna have to write a will now, or a will ain ' t gonna be writt. That ' s all ! Let ' s see now; how in the deuce does a person start one of the bothersome things anyway? Oh, yes. We-ah, we the graduating members of the graduating class of June, 1924, of the Charles E. Emmerich Manual Training High School located in Indianapolis, Indiana, U. S. A. (phew that ' s a mouthful) being of sound mind, that is with the exception of Donald O ' Kelley and a few others, do hereby acclaim and shout at the tops of our voices our last will and testament. When we die please bury us deep so that our wings won ' t protrude through the surface of the ground and thus get in the way. Perhaps Ernest Owens and Wilbur Holle won ' t have to be buried as deep as the rest, so that will save you some work. To the members of the January ' 25 class we do solemnly bequeath a genuine crotcheted bicycle invented and made by Helen Harmeson so that they may at- tend their classes a little less erratically. To those who do not think that this is the most illustrious and talented class that ever stuck a nose inside a book, we bequeath one great slab of mincemeat pie in the hopes that a glorious nightmare will follow each and every bite. We give freely and generously all of our excess knowledge — Herman Klasing, William Mussman, and Zip Courim are excused from this — to the freshmen and sophomores. They need it! To Miss Perkins and Miss Sanders we give one of those thingumbobs that does away with all extra doodads and thus makes the giving of class plays much easier. To the freshman girls we bequeath all of the dolls in the class — that is we ' ll bequeath most of them. Grace Grimm and Ruth Emigholz don ' t seem to want to part with theirs. To Ivan Ivanovitch and the rest of his Reds ' we give a white flag to wave when his red one wears out. To Miss Wheeler, Miss Brady, and Miss Knox we give our profound thanks for their efforts in making our class the most successful one up to date. We will to the would-be stenographers of Manual Mildred Bostic ' s ability to tickle the keys of a typewriter. We will Donald O ' Kelley ' s rattle to Leon Hutton so the January class will have something to amuse them at senior meetings. To the gym classes we think that we ' ll give or bequeath Virginia Thompson ' s dancing ability ; however, she ' s uncertain whether she wants to part with it or not. Last we give to the school so sterling and pure a record that all other classes will be startled and blinded by it. We appoint Mr. E. H. Kemper McComb executor of this, our last will and testament. We offer our most sincere thanks and appreciation to all those who have in many ways so kindly and gen- erously contributed to the success of the June ' 24 class.

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SENIOR BOOSTER 23 IVY DAY PAGE SPLENDID PROGRAM On Wednesday, April 30, the June Seniors upheld one of the oldest and lovliest traditions of Manual — the planting of the Ivy Vine. As usual, the weather was against us. It rained. This, however, did not spoil the ceremonies held in honor of the occasion. A part of the program which was presented in the new audi- torium was in the form of a pageant. This pageant reviewed important events during the four years we sen- iors graced Manual ' s halls. The suc- cessful graduate looked back on school days and saw again the classroom, athletic achievements, loyalty to the old Alma Mater, rewards that were given for scholarship, music and art — not material rewards, but the reward of learning. Last he saw what to him at that time was the height of achieve- ment — commencement. After the pageant, which was pre- sented perfectly, Mr. McComb gave a very helpful and inspiring talk. He took as his subject our class motto, Strive, Advance, Succeed, explaining clearly the derivation and significance of each word. His explanation showed us what was expected of every loyal Manualite, and the ideals which we were to live up to all through life. After the program in the auditorium a dance was given in the girls ' gymna- sium to which the faculty, the January seniors, and the post-graduates were invited. The orchestra was composed of underclassmen, and we danced to their excellent syncopation. Despite all efforts to have everyone join in the dancing, there were the usual wall flowers. To keep up the enthusiasm of all, other means of diversion were used, namely — two three-legged races both of which were most discourteously won by the January seniors. They had no respect whatsoever for our feeling, nor our racers. In spite of the weather and the wall flowers, the day was unani- mously declared a success. We only hope the January seniors have an equally successful Ivy Day — but we doubt it. The program was as follows : 1. March — June seniors. 2. Piano Solo — Edwin Harold : The Dwarf Dance ; The Warrior ' s Song. 3. Poem — The Ivy — Margaret Mertz. (Continued Next Column) IVY DAY POEM By Margaret Mertz We seniors come this day of days To plant a little vine. Since we must go upon our way, We leave behind a sign. Time carries on, and those before Planted an Ivy, too, Before they went to come no more As we also must do. This little vine must grow and grow To cover Manual ' s wall, A living symbol there to show We love her one and all. A symbol that in every way We ' ll do in word and deed The utmost in our power each day To Strive, Advance, Succeed. WE SHOULD KNOW Some things we all know : That Miss Hench wears funny half- moon spectacles. That Gordon Leonard came to Man- ual to give us an example of western chivalry. That Ruth Emigholz has about the best school spirit we ever hope to find. That Lynn Dismore is very suscep- tible to the charms of the ladies. That there are always a group of boys around Room 11. That Martha Thielman ' s age is a deep, dark mystery. That Paul Duddy and Herschel Sea- mon are general nuisances. That Carl Howard ' s marcel is the envy of all the girls. That we ' re mighty fond of Miss Knox. PROGRAM— Cont. 4. Song — Minnie Caplin. 5. Strive, Advance, Succeed, by a group of June seniors. 6. Silver Trowel Ceremony — John Wit, president of the June ' 24 class, and Leon Hutton, president of the January ' 25 class. 7. Presentation of Ivy — John Wit. 8. Acceptance of Ivy — Mr. McComb. 9. Ivy Song — June ' 24 seniors, (Words by Mary Hill) YEA! MISS WHEEDER SOME IVY DAY