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

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SENIOR BOOSTER 19 CLASS HISTORY SADIE ZIMMERMAN Commencement! And vha1 thai word brings to mind; solemn faces, ribbon bedecked diplo- mas. As Mr. McOomb welcomed us on onr first day at .Manual. September 11, 1928, there arose before ns a vision of the road to knowledge. We would have to tread many weary miles of thai long path before reaching our goal. Each would have to pass along thai mighty road lie- fore attaining the heights. We, as freshmen, looking like six year olds on Christmas day. gazed in awe and wonder at the austere halls of .Manual, not even daring to look ,it the pictures. Only juniors look at them. As we walked shyly down the halls, the word freshmen seemed to radiate from us. Did we have si ns on us which proclaimed it to the world? Soon, however, we lost that greenness and each was readily taking his place among the other- underclassmen. During the second year, frighl and misery gave way to pomp and grave demeanor. In- stead of lowly freshmen, we were now haughty sophomores promenading the halls. We knew that we yet had a long journey before reaching our goal. This inspired us to keep on. for soon we would glimpse the summit of the road. Oc- casionally, some stumbled and fell. In spile of this, those who were forced to leave our ranks were still considered classmates. Although in California, Oscar Reiger is one of the many who considers the June ' 32 group his class. Thomas Buckton, who moved to Illinois, is another whom we will always keep in mind as oi f our classmates. Because of illness, Howard Fields was forced to leave our line of march but we hope that he will soon be back- again on the road to knowledge. Thus, we soon passed the second milestone of our jour- ney. Then came the third year. With meetings, games, studies, and plans of what we would do as seniors, we completed Our junior year sue cessfully and the next fall were led out again on the newly ribboned road leading to knowl- edge. Finally, we all drew up to our fourth mile- stone, a group of two hundred strong. Under the guidance of Miss Knox and Mr. Clayton, we started our eventful year as seniors. At our first meeting in October. Charles Sumner was selected as guide for the first semester and William llenzie was made his as- sistant. The minutes of our meetings were taken by Adrabelle Fisher, and Eileen Davis was chosen to take the money at the toll gate. Pausing for a few days our line of march, we took up the business of selecting motto, color, armband, and banner. The color selected was idle green. An armband, a shield with the letters FMTIIS and .Mine ' 32, was designed by Carl Hancock. This was chosen as our class symbol. After many mottoes were considered, we chose as the most fitting one, William Rob- ling ' s Not to the Top but Climbing. A ban tier carried out in our class colors was pre- sented to us by Helen Sanford, a prominent art student of our class. It was at the beginning of our second semes ter, on February 1, ' .V.V2, that we chose as our president. William llenzie; vice-president, Charles Sumner: secretary, Adrabelle fisher: and Helen Sanford treasurer Besides having beautiful memories of our journey, we knew that we would like to have real pictures and also permanent records of im- portant events to treasure. These are all entered in our book called the Senior Booster. Clara Alice was editor-in-chief of the publica- tion. She in turn selected Harold Hall as asso- ciate editor, and Robert Hiatt was made busi- ness manager. To celebrate the fact that we were progress- ing along the road, we detailed that our rtrst festival would be a class play. It was April 7 and 8 that The Road to Yesterday was presented to a large and appreciative audience. The living symbol of all Manual graduating classes has always been the ivy vine which in years increases its growth and lovingly (dings to the walls of Manual. Miss Vivian Webster ably sponsored our Ivy Day celebration. After our planting was over on May I ' ll, the silver trowel was presented by William Henzie to the January ' 33 class president. The Ivy Day song was written by Thelma Wright and the Ivy hay poem was written by Ernestine Moore. Continuing our line of march, our next stop was made on May 27, our Class Day. An in- teresting program was arranged by Mr. W. Finley Wright. Sadie Zimmerman read the class history. A far-seeing prophecy was given by Carl Hancock, and we learned our fates for future years. The giftorian, Helen Sanford, left many beautiful presents to students of the succeeding classes. In our last will and testi Concluded on page 23

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L8 SENIOR BOOSTER THE BOOSTER Published by the June 1932 Class of Manual Training Iliaii School EDITORIAL STAFF Editor-in-Chief Clara Allee Associate Editor Harold Hall Art Editors Beatrice Perdue, Frances Bernhardt Athletics La Vaughn Brabender Class Play Anna Calderon Ivy Day Carl Johnson Chairman of Personals Adrabelle Fisher Committee — Anna Mary Koehring, Eileen Davis, Lillian Jensen, Marie Grubbs, Martha Postma, Rose Becker, Rex Morell, George Strieker, Harold Brittenbach, Win- ford Fox, Max Vinstein, and Don Linson. Organizations Lucille Moore Jokes Clifford Mattson Sponsor Miss Hodges BUSINESS STAFF Business Manager ....Robert Iliatt Assistant Business Manager .( Jarnet Warren 1 n School Sales Paul ( ii ay Bookkeepers Rose Becker, Marietta, Tormohlen, Joseph Levy and Morris Schwartz Sponsor Miss Haynes CLASS OFFICERS President William Henzie Vice-President Charles Sumner Secretary Adrabelle Fisher Treasurer Helen Sanford Historian Sadie Zimmerman Prophet Carl Hancock Willmaker Rachel Cohen Giftorian Helen Sanford CLASS SPONSORS Miss Arda Knox Faculty Sponsor Mr. C. R. Clayton Roll Room Teacher Miss Vivian Webster Ivy Day Sponsor Mr. Finley Wright Class Day Sponsor Thank You Sincere appreciation is extended to every member of the senior class, to all underclass- men, and to the faculty members whose aid and conscientious work have made possible the pub- lication of this June 1932 Senior Booster. To the Faculty We, the June 1932 seniors, wish in this small way to express our appreciation to the faculty. The advice and suggestions that they have given us, we hope will be reflected in our char- acters and our successes in years to come. When we entered Manual as freshmen, we soon realized that the faculty members were not only teachers but also our friends and ad- visers. They were always ready to help us with our problems and never tired of giving us their co-operation in any of our projects. Not to the Top but Climbing As the members of our class stand on the top step of their high school careers we realize that we are Not to the Top but ' limbing. How lifting is that motto of our senior group. When we entered high school, the highest step we could visualize was graduation and for that we have been striving these four years. Now that we have attained that goal, however, we find that there are many more to reach, and we have only begun to fulfill our ambitions. Each step upward in the future is going to be more brilliant but that must encourage us to strive onward rather than to stop at our first success. If we stop on our first high step to live on our past achievements, we shall find that they will soon fade. We shall attain true happiness if we are satisfied to stop only long enough to look back at the success of the past, and then turn our steps upward. Our Aim There is some motive back of all deeds which are accomplished. The chief aim of the June 1932 class is to carry the Manual spirit away with us. Looking back, it will be found that the desire for this aim was born in us during our first auditorium when Mr. McComb talked to the freshmen. He stated with force and conviction our school motto, We Can, We Must, We Will , and this made a lasting im- pression on us. Our aim began to be woven around this statement until it soon became a part of us. If we show continually the true Manual spirit, exemplified by our motto, our school will always be proud of us.

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20 SENIOR BOOSTER CLASS PLAY ANNA CALDERON The Road to Yesterday At last the curtain lose on the night of April 15, and the June ' : 2 class play was on. The actors played in a most convincing manner to a large and appreciative audience and soon everyone was absorbed in the action on the stage. Hilda Kuchler was adorable as Elspeth Tyrell and Harold Hall gave a tine perform- ance as Jack Greatorex, the hero of the play. Clara Allee was a splendid Aunt Harriet Phelps, and Robert Hiatt caused his listeners to go into gales of laughter every time he spoke. Mary Teifert as Malena Leveson, Elspeth ' s sister, was very good and William Henzie as Will Leveson, her husband, did some splendid acting. In our praise we must also remember Lillian Jensen as Dolly Foulis, Adrabelle Fisher as Eleanor Leveson. and George Strieker who took the part of Kenelm Paulton. Others who took their shares of the honors in the play were Eileen Davis, who played the part of the sympathetic house maid, John Carter, the solemn vicar, and Max Vinstein, Joseph Levy, Raymond role, and Harold Brit- tenbach. all lour of whom appeared as daring soldiers of the seventeenth century in Elspeth ' s dream. With such a splendid cast the play had to be a huge success, and it was. However, this play could not have succeeded had it not been for the able directing of Miss Perkins who worked so hard for weeks be- fore the performance. Catherine Higgins and Evelyn Euchs, Miss Perkins ' student assis- tants, gave valuable help also. It was Evelyn ' s duty to keep out all off-stage noises and Catherine took notes from Miss Perkins and helped to place the furniture for each scene in just the right positions. Behind the scenes, numerous helpers are necessary in order to make it possible for a play to proceed in the smoothest possible man- ner. During the few minutes between acts when the curtain is down, there is great activity on the stage while the setting for the next act is arranged, and many assistants are aiding the change of costumes and make-up of the differ- ent characters. The scenery for The Road to Yesterday was particularly difficult to handle but Mr. Pinch, as technical director and stage manager, guided the back stage group and everything went in perfect order. The class ex- tends its appreciation to Mr. Finch and to his student committee. Emanuel Farber was call man and was responsible for the curtain. La Vaughn Brabender and his assistant, Howard Hanna, worked at the switch board. It was these two who were responsible for the effective lighting in each act. Edgar Fields, George Jones, Clayton Burres, Paul Simmonds and Carl Hancock were the capable stage hands who had charge of moving the furniture and scenery. Howard Wright supervised the stage properties. Those in charge of the ropes were Foster Tilford, Richard Eggert and Brainard Cooper. Property girls were Katherine Beck- man, Dorothy Dunn, Bertha Emmick, Esther Gardner and Victoria Marsulescu. There were a great many people planning, weeks before the play, the scenery to be used. Mr. Weigler as stage carpenter was overseer of