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

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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

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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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SENIOR BOOSTER 21 all this work. He was assisted by Eunice Hen- ton, Mildred Wischmeyer, Helen Sanford and Lucille Moore, who hammered, tacked, and sewed, helping to construct the scenery. The settings were painted by Ruth Hitzelberger, Ruth Williams, and Prances Bernhardt. Another feature which added greatly to the success of the play was the wearing of lovely costumes by all the characters. In ;ill the scenes each character was correctly attired. To Miss Baldwin, ;is costume designer, and her assistants. Rose Becker, Sophia Brodsky, Mary Tedrowe, Charlotte Witte, Helen Smith and Eleanor Frantzreb we owe our thanks for this. Miss Compton was in charge of the sew ing. She was assisted by Rose Becker, Sophia Brodsky, Pearl Eschowsky, Viola Baker, Thelma Guire, Clara Lark and Thelma Wright. The business affairs in connection with I he class play were handled by Miss Knox and her assistants. Miss Haynes and her salesmanship II class were responsible for all the clever advertising which preceded the two perform- ances. The excellent make-up of the characters was, as usual, supervised by Miss Denny and Mr. Davis. They were assisted by Eileen Jackson, Helen Smith, and Mary Tedrowe. Music for the afternoon performance was provided by the orchestra directed by Mr. Lon Perkins. Mr. Winslow directed the same group on the next night. To ;ill who had parts in the play, to all the back stage hands, and to everyone who was in any way connected with the production, the dune ' 32 class expresses its deep appreciation and thanks. THE CHARACTERS Jack Greatorex, Reformatio Jack Harold Hall Kenelm Paulton, Kenelm Paulet, Lord Strangevon.. .. George Strieker Will Leveson, Will Wi ' the Feather William Henzie Adrian Tompkyns, Tomkin Robert Hiatt Elspeth Tyrell, Lady Elizabeth Tyrell Hilda Kuchler Malena Leveson, Black Malena Mary Tiefert Eleonor Leveson, Elinor Tylney Adrabelle Fisher Harriet Phelps, Goody Phelps of the Red Swan Clara. Alice Norah Gillaw, Mother Gillaw Eileen Davis I )oll y Foulis, Dolly Lillian Jensen 1 1 iiliri t Max Vinstein Wat Joseph Levy Sir John, a vicar John Carter Mat... Raymond Cole Tom Harold Brittenbaeh THE STAFF I i rector Miss Perkins Student Assistants — Catherine Higgins and Evelyn Fuchs. Technical Director and Stage Manager Mr. Finch Chairman of Stage Committee, Electrician La Vaughn Bra 1 lender Assistant Electrician — Howard Hanna. Stage Hands — Edgar Fields, George Jones, Clayton Burres, Paul Simmonds, Carl Hancock. Stage Properties Howard Wright Stage Assistants — Eunice Benton, Mildred Wischmeyer, Helen Sanford, Lucille Moore. Scenery — Ruth Hitzelburger, Ruth Williams, Frances Bernhardt. Ropes — Foster Tilford, Richard Eggert, Brainard Cooper. Curtain and ( ' all Man — Emanuel Farber. Stage Carpenter Mr. Weigler Properties — Katherine Beckman, Dorothy Dunn, Bertha Eminick, Esther Gardner, Victoria Marsulescu. Costume Designer Miss Baldwin Assistants — Rose Becker, Sophia Brodsky, Mary Ted- rowe, Charlotte Witte, Helen Smith, Eleanor Frantzreb. Concluded on page 23 TECHNICAL STAFF