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

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CLASS PL AY By HENRIETTA WE1LAND SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS by Jessie Braham White Plays, stories, or in fact anything which points a moral are generally frowned upon as rather uninteresting and preachy. Not so the class play, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, which was presented by the -June ' 34 senior class Thursday afternoon, March ' 1 ' 6, and Friday night, March 24. The fairy story is a captivating one filled with witches, talking cats, and dwarfs. The gallant Prince Florimond, splendidly played by John Hayes, not without apparent cause, fell in love with the wistful, naive Princ- ess Snow White on first sight. Jessie Levin as Snow White also captured the hearts of the en- lire audience by her unaffected simplicity and youthful charm. Inez Smith so skillfully enacted her role of the vain, selfish Queen Brangomar, who schem- ed to kill Snow White, that no one was sorry at the terrible fate which awaited her at the end of the story. Snow White had so endeared herself in the hearts of the servants that Berthold, the Chief Huntsman, engagingly portrayed by William Goldstein, deceived the haughty queen and took hack the pig ' s heart instead of slaying the in- nocent Snow White for Queen Brangomar. Merl Kord, the droll leader of the dwarfs, Viola Johnson, the naughty and youngest of them, and Harry Kirschner, the little one with the great big voice together with the other four little men all capably handled their parts with an odd and amusing seriousness causing lunch mirth and joy, while the erstwhile comed- ian, Leroy Fisher as Sir Dandiprat Bombas, Court Chamberlain, was the reason for much laughter whenever he was before the lights. Several times the spectators experienced op- posite emotions as Goldie Dichner, Witch Hex, sent shivers down their spines by her dry, cack- ling laugh and weird, ininatural voice. She was excellently aided by the two black cats, portray- ed by Chestine Miller and Lloyd Cain. Returning to the realistic again, the court at- mosphere was picturesquely supplied by the maids of honor, the royalty, pages, heralds, and flunkies of the palace. It need hardly be mentioned that like the char- acters of all fairy stories they lived happily ever after. The staff, headed by Miss Perkins and Mr. Finch ably assisted by other teachers and students, deftly performed the numerous coach- ing and back stage duties necessary to make everything appear just right out front. Property, costume, poster, and business com- mittees spent many valuable hours prior to the performances, all of which materially aided in its successful presentations. Music was played by the orchestra under the direction of Mr. Winslow. THE CHARACTERS Princess Snow White Jessie Levin Queen Brangomar Inez Smith Maids of Honor to Snow White- Rosalye Esther Skaggs Amelotte Helen Smith Ermengrade Dorothy Cross Guinivere Gertrude Hartman Christabel Anna Louise Lorenz Astolaine Helen Lamt» Ursula Goldie Lieberman Lynette Mary White Sir Dandiprat Bombas Court Chamberlain LeRoy Fisher Rerthold — Chief Huntsman William Goldstein Prince Florimond of Calydon John Hayes Prince ' s Pages: Valentine Iola Gillaspy Vivian Geraldine Allanson SV ' ven Dwarfs: Blick Merl Kord Flick Thelma Foster Glick Harry Kirschner Snick Carl Berdel Plick Anita O ' Dwyer Whick Beatrice Waiss Quee Viola Johnson Witch Hex Goldie Dichner Cats : Long Tail Chestine Miller Short Tail Lloyd Cam Dukes Martin O ' Neill and Clifton Whitley Duchesses Norma Johnston. Mildred Alderton and Lavina Steinke. Flunkies Chestine Miller and Lloyd Cain Heralds. . . .Evangeline Weber, Oeta Mae Brattain THE TECHNICAL STAFF Director Miss Lola I. Perkins Assistant Director Miss Vivian Webster Student Assistant to Director ... Martha Johnson Technical Director and Stage Manager Mr. Lewis Finch Student Stage Manager John Huffman Curtain and Call Lucile Davis Electricians George Lee and Roscoe Miller Assistants — Herman Lewis, Paul Leim, Brain- ard Cooper, Dick Eggert, Lavina Steinke, Alberta Wellman, Russell Shirey, Vir- ginia Russett, Vernon Elbrecht. Shop Work Mr. A. L. Weigler Properties Ruth Russell, Margaret Hall. Maynita Baumgart, Charles Thoren. Poster Committee Mr. Finch Assistants — Camera Club an J Students. Costumes: Design Miss Gladys Denny Assistants — Norma Hall, Pearl Demet- rius, Conva Willoughby, Estella G r- bofsky, Ethel Weigel and Lulu Zoitos. (Continued on Page 19)

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GLASS HISTORY By DON WAGENER As the locomotive, E. M. T. H. S., rolled into the station of Freshville four years ago, we, a group of freshmen, crowded eagerly onto the platform. We boarded the train, overcome with bewilderment and awe, and strange as it may seem — a large number of books. Unsuspecting- ly, we tripped down the aisle, little knowing that the next moment we would be sprawled on the floor due to the playful foot of some junior or sophomore. After a few minutes, during which time, we attempted to reassemble our thoughts, we were taken to our assigned coach in the rear. Here we developed and finally blossomed into be- loved sophomores. At Sophomount, the second stop on our trip, we were officially christened sophomores and advanced to the next car, where we took keen delight in securing revenge on the newcomers, the freshmen. It was during this year that we had the privilege of viewing our city championship football team. As members of this great squad, many of our boys were able to gain athletic success. After this we suffered a relapse and books were discarded, for we were unquestionably growing smarter by leaps and bounds. Like other sophomores, we could feel the genius in us budding out. However, these buds were promptly squelched by the teachers. There was not much activity during our junioi term but we looked forward to our last and sen- ior year. It was our big year and it held pros- pects of great joy and pleasure. During this time we learned the art of cutting classes with- out getting caught, but for some unknown rea- son we always landed in the office. Our inten- tions for the last lap of our trip tended toward fun, but we also were conscious of the work con- fronting us. It was a cheerful and confident crowd which boarded the train pulling out oi Juniortown. There was a decided difference in the present group of boys and girls compared to the ones who had boarded the E. M. T. II. S. three years ago. Instead of bewildered and awe- stricken freshmen, we were a wise (too wise) class of seniors. As we started from Juniortown, we found that the positions at the controls of the train had been vacated. As a result of the election, John Woerner was made engineer (president) ; Martin O ' Neill, fireman (vice-president) ; Jessie Levin, hostess (secretary) ; and Eugene Wahl, brakeman (treasurer). Miss Knox and Mr. Clayton, proud owners of the iron gavel, were again put at the post of conductors (sponsors). Frequent stops were made along the road to wit- ness our football and basketball games. Although, they failed to prove champions, the spirit and fight characteristic of all Manual teams dominat- ed ours and the boys proved worthy foes for the best. During the first half of our journey, we were most cordially entertained by the January sen- iors at their Ivy and Class Days. At the Ivy Day ceremony Silvio Costantino, January class president, passed the trowel, symbolic of deter- mination to uphold the senior traditions, to John Woerner, our president. For these oc- casions we selected the arm band submitted by Lucile Davis as the one we would wear. Red was chosen as the color to represent our class. After these events, we settled down and studied as the end of the term approached. At the end of the semester and also the end of the first half of our journey to Seniorville, a few of our fellow students for some mysterious rea- son were detained and missed the departure of the train. It was later rumored that they were staying at a roadside inn known as ' ' The Green- house. We were sorry that we hadn ' t been told of the side trip, until we learned that the place had a poor reputation and then we were glad that we had stayed away. It was necessary again to elect a crew to control the train. We did something unique in re-electing the previous officers whose work had been most capable and efficient. At the same time, we filled other positions necessary for the completion of our journey. Virginia Russett was made willmaker ; John Hayes, giftorian , Don Wagener, historian, and Helen Fechtman was made prophet. After the brief respite we continued our journey, meanwhile preparing for two of the big days of our high school career, Ivy Day and Class Day. Both days proved a complete success, due to the hard work and splendid cooperation of the teachers and pupils. They were fitting climaxes to the social functions of our senior year. Meanwhile, we had chosen the banner submitted by Norma Hall and the motto, Fight, Forge, Fail Not. This motto before us has given us constant in- spiration which has helped us to continue in our school work and activities inspite of our numer- ous adversities. The E. M. T. IT. S. has completed another trip. It is with mixed feelings of regretfullness and pleasant anticipation that we have neareel the end of our journey. Diploma in hand, we shall step proudly from the train next Monday sincerely hoping that we have upheld the tra- ditions of a long line of splendid Manual grad- uating classes.