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

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26 SENIOR BOOSTER IVY DAY GEORGIA BRIER Ivy Day ! These words bring ' back memories, memories that will never fade, though they be of yesterday. AVe can still see, oh so plainly, that elass of ours marching down the aisles of the auditorium and watching the progress of the program presented May 11, in celebration of the planting of the .June 1931 y Vine. Sponsored by Mr. Painter with the help of Mildred Gonter, Gertrude Zorn, Harry Wong, Charles Yeager, William Marney and John King, the program was well received. AVhile we took our places, the orchestra, di- rected by Mr. Winslow, played a march. Then before the curtains we beheld our class banner, designed by Fred Vehling. It was made of orange velvet trimmed with silver and black; the design showed a covered wagon crossing a hill, and at the bottom in beautiful black letters was our motto Forward Ever, Backward Nev- er . Thelma Parsons, the girl who saw that the banner was properly made, stood beside it and placed it in the standard. Then we were seated and the program began. Tony played by Theodore Blummel, author of the sketch, was seen tending his little flower shop. His first customer was Israel Simon as an Italian who wished a flower for his wife. To pay for the flower he played a solo on his beloved vio- lin, and what could be more pleasing than that old melody, 0 Sole Mio . Then entered a young girl, Othollo Jones, who does not seem to be able to rind the flower she wants, but when she does find one at Tony ' s shop she says that she is so happy she could dance. To the great pleasure of everyone she tap danced. Then a poor little boy, portrayed by John King, came to beg a flower for his mother who is sick. Tony decides to give him one if he will entertain us. This he does, and with what other than his harmonica. He plays a medley of three numbers — Memories, School Days and, while he tap danced, Sidewalks of New York . He is given a flower for his service and goes hap- pily on his way. Next appeared a young man, Carl Zike, and oh such a young man! As he was quite colleg- iate he had his saxaphone with him and really forced his music upon the audience. Much to our distress ' ' Lizzie ' ' caused quite a disturbance at the beginning but a purse, a handkerchief and a compact were found in the saxaphone ! No wonder the notes were not so harmonizing ! How- ever, Carl did play, The World is Waiting for the Sunrise which everyone enjoyed. Of course, he must have a flower while he is in the shop. Now our president, Kenneth Hibner, together with two friends, Clement Wessel and Fred Veh- ling, come upon the scene ! They are in search of an Ivy Vine to be planted by the June 1931 class at Manual. It seems that it has been im- possible for the boys to find a worthy vine, but Tony has one which proves to be a beauty. Cle- ment Wessel. writer of the Ivy poem, then reads it to the class and Fred Vehling croons the mel- ody, Out of Nowhere . The curtains are drawn on this little play and part two of the program begins. Here Kenneth Hibner, our worthy president, presents the Ivy Vine to Mr. McComb who accepts it and gives the class his interpretation of our motto. He gave an interesting talk on the idea of high ideals being our ever forward aim in life. At the close of his speech Margaret Seitz, the auth- or of the Ivy Song, played that beautiful melody and all the seniors joined in. Clyde Crafton, the January 1931 class president, then accepted the silver trowel and gave his promise to carry on with the Ivy Ceremony next semester. The program ended by everyone singing ' ' On Manu- al . The program is over and we march from the auditorium with a feeling of having paid a worthy tribute to the dearest and best school we have ever known. CLASS HISTORY (Continued from Par c 2 i ) lightful comedy drama, was chosen to fill the bill. And let me tell you something — Miss Lola Per- kins is right there when it comes to selecting •rood class plays and producing them success- fully. May 8 was set for Ivy Day and May 22 for Class Day, in charge of Miss Dorothy Perkins. Those who served on the Class Day committee were Carl Hagenmaier, Milo Haines, William Spacke, Alberta Peffley and Thelma Roth. Af- ter the program the customary Class Day dance was held. Since this is about the last event in our class history, I must say, — Here endeth the history of the June class of 1931, and may our days at Manual be our fondest memories.

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SENIOR BOOSTER .- PROPHECY FRED BRANT I, tin- prophet of the class of Juno 1931, hav- ing been endowed with a certain vague occult power (whatever that may be) of gazing- into the distant future, do herewith set forth for your approval a number of our fellow classmates as they appear ten years hence. I may add that this strange, mysterious power is mine primarily because (if a majority vote of the class in ques- tion. Kenneth llibner, our very distinguished pres- ident, is now owner and operator of a filling sta- tion in that thriving young city known as Pa- ducah, Kentucky. Edwin Beeson and his assistants. Duane James, Harry Glynn, ami Richard Kottkamp, have organized a flag pole corporation the pur- pose of which is to sell apples to airplanes. This is a great help in relieving the unemployment situation, and is highly profitable as the custo- mers have no time to wait for change. Nathan Bornstein, who is remembered for his many fiery speeches in History classes and else- where, is now a very efficient barker with Ring- ling Brothers circus. Anthony Lee, the world famous inventor, has received his patent for his latest invention which is an automatic device for the purpose of re- moving one ' s gum from one ' s mouth to the waste paper basket. This would have been very popular with Retha Mae Smith and Anna Jen- sen ten years earlier and much shoe leather would have been saved for these two girls. Clarice Arford, Virginia Hildebrand, and Margaret Seitz have just finished a tour of Eu- rope where they were very enthusiastically re- ceived by vast crowds everywhere. Vivian Fox is the new dancing instructor at the Indiana Ballroom. Her assistants are Paul Kritsch, Gertrude Kirk, Louise Weiland, and Rolland Woodrum. Earl Huff, the internationally known archi- tect, has just finished plans for a new White House at Washington and is about to begin plans for a palace for Ghandi, the new ruler of India. Robert Smith, that pugnacious young athlete, is getting prepared to defend his world cham- pionship Pleaweight title against Eddie Fox at Madison Square Gardens, June 22. Laura McMahon has recently signed a contract with the Fox company. She has taken the place of Betty Bronson, advertising for soap. Alvin Huebner is making radio talks on the value of baseball in the development of modern youth. Richard Dietz is the winner of the Pyle Bun- ion Derby. Phil Davis was a close second. Donald Rugenstein is giving Milo Haines a terrific struggle in an effort to win Milo ' s title as the screen ' s greatest lover. William Faust is tennis coach at Culver Mil- itary Academy. Israel Simon, is having his nps and downs as usual. He is one of the elevator boys in tile new Chrysler building in New York City. A visitor to the University of Columbia shows in the far cornel ' s of a classroom Derhardt Ex- ner and Waldo Lyons. After all these years of patience and strife they have finally reached their senior year in college and have high am- bitions of graduating in the next few years. Theodore Bhiemel and Mildred Gonter are holding evangelistic services in their new $1,000.- 000 church in Boston. Thelnia Roth was recently made Sales Man- ager of L. S. Ayres and Company. Othollo Jones, winner of the nation-wide Per- sonality Contest conducted by the Scripps-How- ard newspapers, lias just recently refused a Fox movietone contract. It must be her artistic temperament. Mark Armour has made a small fortune in the newspaper game and lias settled down to a cpiiet, peaceful, domestic life. He had consid- ered an offer to become head basketball coach at Purdue but decided it would be too dull and uninteresting for a person of his superior coach- ing ability. And now, my dear friends, enemies and fel- low classmates, I feel that I must stop. This prophecy has afforded me more pleasure than it could ever have given you, for I have been per- mitted to call anyone anything. I am safe from harm, for I have only prophesied through the power given me by the members of this June 1931 o■radllatillo■ class.

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SENIOR BOOSTER SENIOR ATHLETICS HARRY WONG Mark Armour devoted three seasons to basketball while at Manual. lie played forward and floor guard with the var- sity the last two years. Not only another Johnny Wooden as a dribbler but the scrap- piest little player on the team. Mark also offered his service to the tennis team and per- formed brilliantly on the court. Edwin Beeson played one year of freshman, two years of second team, and one year of varsity basketball. Ed was a dependable pivot man, and his tip-in shots spelled defeat for many opponents. Ed proved his ability as a golfer by winning a letter in this sport. Coach Boese ' s mainstay for the last two seasons. Fred Brant was a forward with the net snip- ers for two years. lie played varsity ball last season and was high point man in some games. Fred played second and third base for two years on the baseball team and always did his best. Anthony Lee was a consistent ground gainer on the football team. His excellent mental atti- tude earned him the captaincy of the team last year. Tony is a natural born leader. He de- veloped into a deadly tackier, and won a place on the all-city eleven. Duane James was Coach Painter ' s halfback last year. He played two years of baseball and was a slugging center fielder. Rolland Woodrum decided to do something for Manual, so he turned out for football last year. Roly played end and tackle. He was a defensive player and stopped many of the oppo- nents ' charges. Roly was a shot putter with the track squad during his senior year. John Lain also played guard on the football team last semester. He engaged in second string and varsity competition. Albert Sham was a guard on the football squad. Al was always in the thick of the bat- tle. His services are greatly appreciated. Alvin Huebner developed into a stellar second baseman. He served one year under Coach STUDENT MANAGERS Top Row — Robert Coomler. Robert Hiutt, Clayton Burres. Lower Row — Evans Miller. LaVauglut Brabevdcr. Richard Brier. Skinner and two years under Coach Williams. Al handled second base with such skill and consistency that his ab- sence next year will be great- ly felt. Harold Schultz was a third baseman on the baseball team for one year, lie was an ef- ficient performer. AVilliam Faust was a rac- quet wielder with Coach Mof- fat ' s tennis team. Bill play- ed three years and won sev- eral matches. Bill is one fel- low who took tennis seriously and always put up a good bat- tle. Harry Wong played fresh- man basketball, football, and also won the track medal giv- en by the Roines during his freshman year. Lh- also ran the mile and half mile for three seasons with the thinly clads. Ankie ' s cross country runner the last two seasons. Paul Kritsch ran the mile and half mile with the thinly-clads for two years. He also partici- pated in two seasons of cross-countrv running. Paul was dependable and always could bellied on for points. John King is small, but how he can run! An- kie ' s cross-country runner for two years, and the mightiest little performer on the squad. Henry Hasse turned out for track for two seasons. He high jumped and broad jumped for the squad. Hank displayed real form. Harold Stofer spent one season on cross-coun- try and one season in track. He ran the quarter mile and the relays with the tracksters. Harold has unlimited ability as a runner. Charles Yager distinguished himself by his all-round gymnastic performances. Charley went to the State Meet at Purdue two years and carried off first honors in several events. He won further recognition in the Indiana and Ken- tucky district meet by becoming the apparatus champion.