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

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Page Eighteen SENIOR BOOSTER By DOROTHY SUPPLE In the rear of our Lord nineteen hundred and twenty-seven in the spacious lunchroom of our magnificent institution of learning, my es- teemed and worthy classmates found it their pleasure to elect me prophet. Since such an honor has been bestowed upon me, and after deep consideration. I deem it altogether fitting and proper that I write a prophecy. Having thus spoken I shall defeat Old Man Time in his swift flight and find myself in the year 1937. I perceive that all my former classmates are reaching varied goals. Clyde Hutton reaches many goals. He is ranked among the best of the football players in America. Edwiu Boswell and Marie Schneider are thinking seriously of marriage. Marie is the president of the Foreign Missionary Society and Ed is president of the Men ' s Club. The two clubs are planning a debate upon the sub- ject of marriage. Both Ed and Marie are de- termined to win. Edwin Cambridge and Howard Ulrey are taking leading parts in the foremost theater in New York. They are the most efficient ushers the theater has ever known. Fred Davenport, a well known scientist, has discovered that the formula for water is H20. He will probably receive a medal. Helen Dickman and Mildred Hill, two of the social leaders in the city, recently entertained Count De Change, who. before the inheritance of his title, was Leslie Hall. Lowell Good is editor of the Pumpkin Center Seed, a highly praised and extensively read newspaper in Pumpkin Center. Huldali Schaefer is the society editor. Lemuel Brown is now giving a series of lectures. His purpose is to interest people in public-speaking. Leonard Harrison is selling cigars for the India Rubber Cigar Company. He has been successful in making the public believe that they go further. Lester Cunningham and Harold Fahrback are in the real estate business. Myrtle Gummel owns a beautiful gift shop in Washington street. She certainly knows gifts from A to Z. Robert Hightower has discovered gold — on the back of a ten dollar bill. Charles Creasser and Arthur Viewegh, valued employees of the Bell Telephone Com- pany, are at present perfecting a device to prevent birds from eating currents in the elec- tric wire. Elmer Wallman is an ideal example of a person starting at the bottom and quickly reaching the top. He operates an elevator in the Woolworth Building. Nathan Blackmore is the president of the Gardener ' s Union. He decided upon his pro- fession while working on the play Prunella. He just kept digging until he succeeded. Max Davis and Alex Epstein own one of the largest department stores in the state. Sarah Bookatman is in charge of the employment of the sales ladies. Ruth Caplan and Anne Dubin are stenographers in their employ. Ann Green- wald is in charge of the advertising business. Ernest Hull is teaching science at Manual. Claska Wit. well known humorist, is writing a book. The title is Humor and Comedy with Wit. The book is a summary of laughable incidents which she encountered in her travels.

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SENIOR BOOSTER Page Re ratteen By MILDRED BILL •THE WEARIN OP THE GREEN. Four years ago in the ninth month of the year 1923, the -June 1927 class hoarded the brig Manual, by means of the auditorium. True to type, we reverted to The Wear in ' of the Green, and although our sophisticated airs made us appear very much at home, down deep in our trembling hearts we were a wee bit afraid at the thought of leaving the familiar harbor in the brig whose gangplank we had just traversed. However, Mr. McComb, the skipper of our brig, quickly and easliy revived our failing spirits, and sent us to our respec- tive staterooms anticipating the coming years of our voyage. During the first year of our journey we en- deavored to show the crew of dear old Manual that we were able to break the bonds of timid- ity and ignorance which had at first held us in thrall. We gazed eagerly into the future and were so enraptured at finding ourselves sophomores that we deigned to look down upon those who had just begun their voyage. Again time scored and we found ourselves thoroughly enjoying our third year on the brig. Our pride had by this time been avenged and the poor, innocent freshmen were allowed to wander peaceably about, unmolested by us, the high and mighty juniors. Through mighty gales and innocent little storms our bark has weathered its course, and now we are tasting all the joys and bliss in life — we are seniors. We realized it was high time we were choos- ing a crew and managing our own bark, so let us see what we have done toward that end. -Till-: WEARIN ' OF THE ORANGE. October 8, 1926: — Knowing full well that no ship can sail without a skipper and proper subordinates, we elected Edwin Boswell Cap- tain. In order to he prepared should Ed suffer from seasickness, we gave Albert Rubush the position of First Mate. We then entrusted the keeping of our log-book to Josephine Carter. Since Clyde Hutton looked able to keep off all possible persons with sticky fingers, we elected him Purser. October 20. 1!I2 !: — Uncertain as to what color we should fly. a committee composed of Beth Burns, Dorothy Supple, Elizabeth Min- ton, Pauline West, and Katherine Dolk was appointed to solve that difficulty. November 3, 1926: — The choice of the class was Indian Orange. Our brig certainly sails under a brilliant flag! December 1. 1926 : — We now wished for a flower to supplement our color, so a committee was appointed composed of Ona Lyday, Elmer Wallman, and Mildred Hines. Also in need of a motto committee, the following were ap- pointed : Charles Creasser, Mildred Hill, and Blanche Stillabower. The class also saw tit to elect Mildred Hill historian. December 8, 192(5 : — We chose the symbolic American Beauty Rose for our flower. After discussing plans for the Christinas party, an entertainment committee composed of Edna Green, Marie Schneider, and Joe Risley was appointed. December 17, 1926 : — According to the senior custom a Christmas party was held in the girls ' gymnasium, the admission being either money or a toy. Oranges were purchased and given along with the toys to the Day Nursery. Knowing the class had given joy to the hearts of children the seniors felt the party was highly successful. January . , 1927: — We entrusted our future to Dorothy Supple, our distribution of gifts to Myrtle Gummel, and the compiling of our own last will and testament to Beth Burns. February IT,. 1927:— Full speed ahead! The very first business meeting of our final term and the first hi]) of the homeward voyage! Our brigantine had proceeded so well with its former officers, that we reelected all of them. February 23, 1927:— The June, 1927 class elected Miss Tipton to take charge of the Ivy Day program. We sincerely hope that we broke no cameras at the National Studio, as we had our pictures taken there. March 1, 1927: — Miss Perkins, assisted by a committee of seniors chose for the class play Prunella, or Lore hi a Dutch Garden. After the enthusiasm had died down to some extent.

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SENIOE BOOSTER Page Nineteen Arthur Klotz is a success in business — monkey business. Harold Hines has gone west where there is more opportunity for hanging — he is a paper hanger. Helen Hardesty is writing short stories for a magazine edited by Frank Kreffel. Allegra Donaldson is feature editor. Elizabeth Minton is employed as chief typist. Harold Stucki is the owner of a large chain of newspapers. 1 discovered while reading a United States army book that two capable officers, General Nuisance and Corporal Punishment, were former classmates. I knew them as Alfred Collins and George Geckler. Leonard Styers is creating a sensation with his novel dancing act. Lawrence Bauer is the owner of the Golden Star Theater. His stage manager is Howard Wolfe who is assisted by Leroy Allen, Harold Carpenter, and Worth Kellar. He permitted the Friends ' Club to use his theater one week to raise money for charity. Those in the cast were Alma Blackwell, Albert Dunn, Paula Meinzen, Charles Hider, Joseph Risley, Mary Bristow, Ona Lyday and Leon Molton. Blanche Stillabower directed the play. Beth Burns designed the scenery. Lonisa Sackman was the designer of the costumes. Jane Muel- ler took charge of the musical program between the acts. Everett Moore and Sam Naperstick are mem bers of the Air Traffic Corp. They find it very difficult to enforce the one hour only parking rule. They are giving the public an oppor- tunity to learn the laws as they are being written in the sky frequently. Albert Rubush, one of the best known au- thorities on track, has consented to lecture on this subject. Herman Williamson is giving permanent waves. He advertises extensively ; on a card in his window he has written — Everyone is getting a permanent wave, even the ocean has one. Ida Gorelic is the book-keeper of a large store owned by Louis Gross. Sylvia Shapiro is em- ployed as stenographer. Dora Levinsky is in charge of the budget system which is being tested there. Bertha Greenberg is president of a promi- nent club in the city, organized by and com- posed of business women. Herbert Biggins has finished the words for a new song. The music was written by Leroy Boyd and Grant Hawkins. The song was written for John Hobbs who is a member of the well known company composed of John Hobbs, Gladstone Forde, and Cecil Lawrence, singers: and Alice Kelsey, Huldah Strickland, Reba Thomas, and Ruth Chenault. dancers. The business manager of the company, Otto Ramsey, has employed the artists, Roger Hurd and Arthur Williams to paint the scenery. Chester llenricks is a barber. (He was al- ways such a cut-up. Robert Scharfe is engaged in a shady busi- ness. He sells lamp shades, window shades and eye shades. Bertha Hertz and Gertrude Lowes are the most popular violinists in the city. On a trip to New York I was greatly sur- prised to find that the hotel in which 1 had registered was owned by Marion May. As I stood talking to Marion my bag was snatched from my hand and was half way upstairs in the arms of a human hurricane before I could turn around. I found that the energetic bell- hop was Russell Talbott. I remembered the terrific speed he made going through the halls at school. I discovered, among the many guests in the hotel, Madge Kretsch who was making a trip over the entire United States, and Marie Vick who was spending her vacation there. In the lobby I bought a newspaper which was called the New York Bright Lights. The editor was Abraham Katz. I glanced through the feature section and found articles written by Helen Minnich, Hazel Rosenberg, Harold Puntenney, and Shurmann Okey. In the poetry section I found poems written by Samuel Nangle — practice makes perfect. Alvine Aue, a talented cartoonist, is drawing himself tip the ladder of success. Thelma Irwin is engaged in research work in the interest of a literary club of which Margaret Montgomery is president and Mildred McDaniel is secretary. Emeline -Joseph is writing a history of the city. Wilma Yates has won an enviable repu- tation as one of the most talented artists in Indiana. Everett Briggs is writing a book on his scientific experiments. He has been very suc- cessful in his work and contributed many facts to scientific knowledge. I read in a Manual Booster that Elizabeth Delph is a new member of the faculty. Dora Hastings is an assistant in the management of the lunch room. Madge Hunter, Viola Higgins and Opal Hassenzahl are working in the general office. The firm of Eddy Gray, book publishers, has published a volume of poetry written by Elsie Combs. This is the most popular volume that Caroline Eddy and Vallie May Gray have published. Phyllis Smith and Edna Meyer are coaches of rival debating teams. T attended the largest food show ever given in Indianapolis which was given by the Eaton Food Products Company. T met the president,