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

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00 Senioe Boosteb CLASS PLAY IDA ZIMMERMAN Many oil ' s and airs were heard in the aud- ience on the night of April 11, 1930, when the curtain arose on the scene of the fairy ' s palace from The Blue Bird. Maurice Maeterlinck, the Belgium play- wright, has woven the ancient symbol of hap- piness, the bluebird, into a beautiful and charming play which was remarkably well presented by a cast of sixty from the June, 1930, senior class. They feel that they have presented one of the most beautiful and worth- while class plays produced in recent years. It is the story of two children who have a wonderful dream on Christmas eve — a dream of a search for happiness. More than one hundred seniors answered the first call for tryouts. From this large group, sixty were chosen, and for weeks the cast worked diligently with Miss Lola Perkins and Miss Maude Blackwell who gave generously of their time and energy to produce succe ss- fully The Blue Bird. In the first act, in the wood-cutter ' s cottage, two children, Mytyl and Tyltyl, wake up on Christmas eve and, going to the window, see a coach arriving at the home of their rich neighbors. Thinking over their neighbors ' good luck, they fall asleep. They dream that a witch comes into their house, and after she asks questions as to the color of her eyes and hair, she turns into the Fairy Berylune, who sends the children in search of the bluebird for her little daughter who is ill. She allows the children to take with them the necessities of life — Fire, who always wants to fight with Water, who always fought back ; Bread, who cut slices of bread from his tummy and fed the children ; Milk, who broke her pitcher ; and Sugar, with the wiggly striped candy fingers. The children were also allowed to take with them the Cat and Dog (who could meow and bow-wow realistically). On the Avay, Mytyl and Tyltyl have many fine adventures — at the Fairy ' s palace, where they are given beautiful clothes and where Tyltyl uses his magic diamond. The Fairy Berylune gives her wand to Light, who then leads the children in their search. On the way, they visit the Land of Memory, where they see their grandparents. Light then directs them to the graveyard, where, after much suspense, they find there are no dead after all. THE CAST Tyltyl Wilbur Smelser Mytyl Leah Whaley Light Lenore Bundberg Fairy Berylune ...Mary Stierwalt Neighbor Berlingot Edith Murphy Daddy Tyl Fred Kattau Mummy Tyl Helen Buth Davis Gaffer Tyl John Wood Granny Tyl La Grange Thompson Tyltyl ' s Brothers and Sisters — ....Elisabeth Rocker, Vir- ginia Amato, Earl Eutsell, Lillian Horwits, Bebecca Cohen, Clarence Thormeyer, Charles Hawthorne. Time Budolph Klinge Neighbor Berlingot ' s Little Daughter Bebecca Cohen Tylo, the Dog William Covert Tylette, the Cat Kenneth Campbell Bread .....Bobert Davis Sugar Bobert Montgomery Fire William Schuls Water Marguerite Boatman Milk Baby Mabee The Hours — Kathryn Stewart, Dorothy Bearick, Mary Whiteman, Joan Boswell, Veneta Cox, Elisabeth Bissell, Florence Condrey, Mollie Levinsky, Thelma Swann, Buth Noerr, Sarah Beilach, Binca King. Angels — Dorothy Buddell, Virginia Ashley, Dorothy Brothers, Florence Cheadle, Dorothy Kiewitt, Eva Overfelt, Maxine Hervey. Children of the Future — Marie Grossman, Elisabeth Hocker, Angela Vinci, Lillian Horwits, Anna Lip- ken, Thelma Swann, Wilma Davis, Veneta Cox, Mil- dred Lipp, Joan Boswell, Virginia Amato, Flora Fendergast, Florence Condrey, Bebecca Cohen, Laura Hoy, Helen Taylor, Mildred Midkiff, Mollie Levinsky, Helen Spacke. Loaves of Bread — William Lockman, Bobert Davis, Del- bert Pieper, William Dembroff, Clifford Wilson, Earl Hutsell. In the kingdom of the Future, represented by a beautiful scene in blue, where Father Time with his scythe allows but a few chil- dren at a time to take their gifts and leave for the earth kingdom, the children see their future brothers and sisters. At last, after a weary search they come once more to the door of the wood-cutter ' s cottage Avhere they bid good-bye to their many new friends. In the awakening scene, the children find the blue bird, happiness, in their own humble cot- tage. Mr. Winslow and the orchestra did much to add to the entertainment of the audience, and to the pleasure that The Blue Bird offered.

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Senior Booster • ' l THE BOOSTER Published by The June, 1930, Senior Class of Emmerich Manual Training High School Entered as second-class matter March 30, 1912, at Indianapolis, Indiana, under Act of March, 1879. Editorial Staff Jack Saulcy Editor-in-Chief John Kosaveach Associate Editor Genevo Gandolf Sports Editor Ida Zimmerman Features Personals — Gussie Silverman, Margaret Bartholomew, Joan Boswell, Virginia Ashley, Horace Jenner, Sara Mandell, Anna Presutti, Hugh Scutter, Charles Cambridge, Bruce Buark, Eae Shirley Davis, Flor- ence Cheadle, Kenneth Grow and Buth Noerr. Lois Graff, Louise Tyler Typists Robert Montgomery Jokes Miss Singleton Sponsor Business Staff Elizabeth Bissell Business Manager Business Staff — May Kirk, Leo Kirch, Ruby Mabee, Willis Welton. In School Sales — William Covert, Melvin Henselmeier, Mary Volz. Miss Haynes Sponsor BETTER THAN OUR BEST As Father Time always keeps tomorrow be- fore us, so must we always keep a clear shadow of our fleeting best just within our grasp. The best, Ave realize, must cease to be our best as we move toward it. Always must we strive for that which is just beyond our grasp. Our best, like a jeweled crown which turns to the food of experience at our touch, must be far- ther away and richer than that which has gone before. One better than our best — this must be our goal. How unfortunate it would be to grasp, with hands void o f the magic touch of ambition, the crown of attainment and place it on our heads. How Ave should starve for that nourishing morsel which would strengthen us for another step ! Often only one timely self-imposed in- centive for progress is all that is needed to take advantage of the inertia of our accomplish- ment to make it Better Than Our Best. TO THE FACULTY When we. the June 1930 Seniors, leave Emmerich Manual Training High School, in our minds there will be an impression that will not be fully appreciated until future years. Our appreciation without doubt goes to the members of our distinguished faculty, who through our time at Manual have been an out- standing influence in advising us. This advice and, perhaps, resented suggestions will be re- flected in our characters and also our successes in years to come. When we entered here as freshmen, we soon came to know and realize the fact that the members of our faculty were people out of the ordinary. They seemed to take interest in each and every student, and as four years have rolled by we find that the interest has not died but that it is stronger than ever. So, in our humble way, we, the June 1930 Seniors, wish to thank the members of the Manual Training faculty with our appreciation for the interest that has been shown us. John Kosaveach,, Associate Editor. OUR AIM After the climax of a four-year sojourn on the elements of education, the inevitable ques- tion arises Where do we go from here? This question can be answered only by the individ- ual, but one thing definitely applying to every individual may be stated. Pick one star to shoot at, and aim at that goal. If there are others in the way, get them too. Bring them down to your feet, but do not linger over them for the big one must be cap- tured. This is just a new way of repeating an age old axiom that a rolling stone gathers no moss, but even now it is as logical as it was the day it was first written. For anyone starting out to succeed, a good tiling to keep in mind is the one ultimate pur- pose. And a good way to do this is to make each immediate one a stride in the right direc- tion. Jack Saulcy, Editor. APPRECIATION The Senior Booster staff extends its true gratitude and appreciation to all who helped in any way to make this book a success.

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Senior Booster 23 CLASS PLAY