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

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26 Senior Booster IVY DAY IDA ZIMMERMAN To be, or not to be — that was the question. But with Miss Tipton as sponsor, everyone knew that the June 1930 seniors would, after all, have a beautiful Ivy Day program. The seniors marched down the aisles to music played by an orchestra, led by Mr. Winslow. In front of the curtain was held the beautiful class banner designed by Bruce Kuark and executed by Anna Presutti who held the banner before the seniors as they as- sembled. It bore the class motto Better Than Our Best. When the curtain opened, the officers of the .June 1930 class were seated around a table covered with a gleaming cloth and banked high with beautiful flowers. Their conversation turned to the problem of what flower would be the most fitting to choose for the .Tune seniors. The president, Wilbur Harris, suggested that the lieur de lis, the French lily, would be an appropriate gift. At the close of his speech, Lenore Rundberg, dressed as a French girl, and Kenneth Grow, as a French officer, sang the French version of Memories of France. ' Edythe Murphy next suggested that the shamrock should be chosen; Virginia Amato, Florence Condrey, Elizabeth Hocker, and Helen Taylor tried to prove Edythe ' s point by giving an Irish dance. At this point in the conversation, Norman Stanley suggested the chrysanthemum of Japan and Tlielma Swann, doing a charming Japanese dance, almost convinced the party. But to Dorothy Ruddell ' s suggestion of the ivy vine as a fitting emblem of th e class, Mary Stierwalt agreed so Virginia Ashley read the Ivy Day poem she had written, aud Florence Cheadle played the Ivy Day song, the words and music of which she had composed. After this evidence was presented in favor of the ivy vine, the decision was made in its favor. So Wilbur Harris presented our principal with the ivy vine and Mr. McComb gave a short talk on Better Than Our Best, the class motto. Carl Hanna, as president of the January senior class, accepted the care of the silver trowel which the June president proffered him. With the singing of On Manual another Ivy Day program became a link in the chain of such festivals. The June seniors, together with their guests the post-graduates and the January seniors, then went to the boys ' gymnasium where danc- ing was enjoyed. THE GIFT A gift we leave old Manual Before we journey on A symbol of this Ivy day That lives when we are gone. A gift not rich with splendor And yet we hold it high Its beauty grows with every year To thrive when spring comes by. A gift we leave old Manual, That will not die with time But cling to you as we to you, We give this Ivy Vine. Virginia Ashley. IVY DAY SONG We Seniors now humbly come to honor, Our day of the Ivy Vine — , A token of faith and love we give, ' Tis one we hope will always live, And, as we dedicate this living Ivy, We plant into our hearts our motto — , Better than our best, to be, Oh thou Ivy Vine — . As we tread the paths of our new living, A day comes to us again — , When as a symbol we planted you, When faith and love were planted too — . Then, dedicated we, the living Ivy, And graved upon our hearts our motto, Better than our best to be, Oh thou Ivy Vine — . Florence Cheadle. CLASS HISTORY (Continued from Page 25) Finally our monument was so near comple- tion that on May 23 we had an Open House Day which was called Class Day. Mr. Hanske and Miss Ewing arranged an appropriate and interesting program. The class history was given by Leo Kirch, while a most truthful prophecy was given by Norman Stanley. Ken- neth Grow proved a very generous Giftorian, and Robert Beeson ably took charge of our Last W ill and Testimony. And now our wonderful Tower of Knowledge is finished and as we pass from it out into the world let us consider it not a monument to the past but a guiding light to the future.

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Senior Booster 25 Class History LEO KIRCH It was September 7, 1926. For the first time the future June 1930 seniors sat as students in the beautiful auditorium of dear old Man- ual. We were an unusually large group of freshmen, and although we firmly believed that safety lay in numbers there came a feeling, deep down within us. that we Avere extremely small and insignificant after all. Then Mr. McComb rose to give us his words of welcome. As he talked there loomed before us. for the first time, a vision of the mighty Tower of Knowledge. What a wonderful struc- ture it seemed as it rose stone upon stone to vanish from sight among the clouds! We learned that, we were to construct this marvel- ous building and each would have a part to play. Then we understood the reason why we were freshmen. Before long Ave were wandering through the halls and were being assigned the work best fitted for us. Some went to the shops, some to the art department while others went to the home economics and commercial departments. Everyone Avas busy at something, because a great deal of planning and careful study was necessary to make the construction absolutely perfe ct. Finally the first year passed. The foundation and corner stone had been laid. The second year Ave returned with renewed energy and vigor. We Avere eager to begin the actual construction. Being Avell trained Ave naturally advanced rapidly. Our building be- gan to take the shape of a most beautiful struc- ture. The glistening white marble facing be- gan to assume wonderful proportions, and the interior structure Avas developing marvelously. Occasionally troubles arose, but Ave always sur- mounted these obstacles, and before the end of the year the work was more than half com- pleted. Then came the third year. By this time Ave began to realize how important our prelimin- ary training was. Some of our less active workers quit or were discharged but others always came to fill their places. It Avas dur- ing this year that many of our members be- came outstanding as leaders in their respective undertakings. Finally the year began to draw to a close, and at the same time our tower was completed. Completed but not yet finished ! We still had the fine points and many finishing touches to add. So promptly at the beginning of the fourth year Ave gathered in room 135. What a scandal Ave created by our horrible conduct! Still it lingers as a pleasant memory. We did what Ave were at first told to do — get ac- quainted. At our first meeting, early in Octo- ber, Ave elected Wilbur Harris to be Building Superintendent and Melvin Henselmeier as his assistant. Joan Boswell was chosen Book- keeper and Recorder while Mary Stierwalt was appointed Controller. Immediately our leader started things mov- ing by appointing several committees. We wanted a color which was to be the basis of all our designs, so Edith Murphy was put in charge of a committee to collect samples of colors. Wishing a banner and armband to be done in this color, Wilbur appointed Angela Vinci and Kenneth Grow to work on respective committees. Then since Ave desired a fitting motto to adorn our banner, Leo Kirch Avas given a committee which was to provide the same. In a Aery short time AA r e had chosen crimson as our color and a beautiful design by Bruce Ruark for our armband. The efforts of the motto committee culminated on March 13 when Ave chose Better than our best as our class motto. Then proving ourselves consistent in our artistic tastes avc chose Bruce Ruark ' s banner design. In the middle of the year Ave again elected Wilbur Harris to be our leader. Harry Har- niiin was chosen as his assistant, while Joan BosAvell and Mary Stiei ' Avalt Avere assigned to their former duties. Just about this time it was decided that Ave must have a word picture of our building ex- periences, so Ave chose Jack Saulcy as editor in-chief of a booklet entitled the Senior Booster. He in turn picked John Kosaveach as associate editor, and Elizabeth Bissell as busi- ness manager. Since our tower was at last nearing comple- tion Ave wished to have several festival days. For the first of these Ave decided upon a play. So on April 10 and 11, Maeterlinck ' s Blue Bird was presented, and what a delightful presentation it Avas. Then it was suggested that Ave leave behind us some symbol, some living symbol, which would increase in size and beauty as the years passed on. To plant an ivy vine, which would grow over our Tower of Knowledge, was deemed appropriate as it would always be reaching higher and higher as would aac Miss Helen Tipton was asked to sponsor our lA r y hay celebration. We accepted Virginia Ash ley ' s Ivy Poem and Florence Cheadle ' s Ivy Song. Then on May 9 Ave had a clever Ivy Day program. {Continued on Page 26)

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Senior Booster 27 SENIOB ATHLETICS GENEYO (JAXIK)LF Paul Middleton turned his attention to track during his last two years at Manual. His specialties ;ire the broad jump and high jump. Paul also did some pole vaulting. He took athletics seriously and made it his business to always do his best. Roy Beattie has been on the football team for three years and on the track squad for two years. He played in the line and the back- field on the football team and played either position well. One who always could be de- pended on. Also put the shot with the thinly- clads. Paul Kleppe was a three sport man as he participated in football, baseball and basket- ball. He was on the varsity football squad for three years. During this time he played guard, center and full-back and was also a capable punter. Paul has been on the baseball team for two years and on the basketball team for the same length of time. A slagging outfielder with the diamond nine. Willis Welton played baseball for two years and made the football team in his senior year. Willy played quarterback on the football squad and developed into a good open held runner. Also played a bang-up game in left held for the baseballers. Norman Stanley devoted two years to track and three years to football. Second learn in basketball. In track he won the high hurdles and cleared the bars in real style. Played end in football and even grew a mustache to prove that he is a he-man. Oscar Bodenberg played his usual hard game at end with the football squad of last sea- son. He also played football under Mr. Boese in 1927. B ode was another Bill Woerner when it came to catching passes. He played equally well on both the offense and defense. Norbert Osborn devoted most of his time to track and football. Norb played football for two seasons, alternating between the back-field and tackle. He showed up well in his last year. His brilliant defensive play won for him a Purdue alumni medal. Kan with the relay team in the sectional. A shot-put artist with the thinly-elads. Paul Shanks has been on the baseball team for the past three years. He has played both second and third base. Paul always came through in the pinches, in football he played one year at guard and the next year at center. This lad was a tough fighter and was the main- stay of the line. Robert Schulz ran the quarter mile in track last year. Has always put forth his best ef- forts for Manual in any athletic event. Also was a member of Mr. Moffat ' s tennis team. Herbert Gilligan is familiar to Manual sportdom as a football player. Herb played guard and made a very creditable showing. Showed himself to be a hard fighter. lie was kept out of action during most of the past season because of injuries. Orville Meyer has played football for two seasons. His favorite position was guard. He was an outstanding player and was always de- pendable. Orville could be found at the right place, at the right time. He never gave up. Charles Higgs has played basketball for three years. His lighting spirit has helped him win against odds time after time. He played a stellar game at either backguard or floor-guard. Charlie was the only undefeated player of last year ' s championship golf team. He delivers in the pinches. Robert Burton played basketball for three seasons. He made up for his small size by his speed and shiftiness. Bob handled the ball like an expert. His floor work was fine and his team work was far above the average. Genevo Gandolf played guard on the varsity football team during 1928 and 1929. Was a member of freshman team during 1926. Gene always gave his best in every game. He helped manage the basketball team during 1928-29. Sports writer for the Booster during his senior vear. THE HERO SPEAKS Miss Iske: When was Rome built? Wilbur Smelser: At night. Miss Iske: Who told you that? Wilbur Smelser: Why-er, you told us once, Rome was not built in a day. NO USE Florence G: I feel as if I were going to faint. John Wood: Great Scott, don ' t faint. I wouldn ' t know what to do. F. C. (disgusted) : Oh, well, then there ' s no use fainting.