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

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gymnasium and the lunchroom. A few years later the bridge across Merrill street was constructed be- tween the two buddings. Delavan Smith Athletic Field was dedicated in October, 1928, in memory of Delavan Smith, former publisher of The News, who donated a large sum of money to the Indianapolis Foundation for the betterment of schools. Staunch, stern Charles E. Emmerich, who was principal of High School No. 2. was chosen by the school board to be the first skipper of the Manual craft. Through his strong belief in group activities he molded the character of the school and thus the remarkable Manual spirit came into being. Upholding the high traditions which Mr. Em- merich had established, Mr. Milo H. Stuart took over in 1910 when the grand eld man of Manual mmmmm H ' t. iiihiiu ■ i imm— m — — —— S ipper E. H. Kemper McComb resigned. In 1916 Principal Stuart left to become head man at Technical High School, which was built to take care of Manual ' s overflow, and Mr. E. H. Kemper McComb stepped from the job of English department head to the helm of the Good Ship Manual. Known as Skipper McComb to thousands of alumni, teachers and pupils, he has been commander- in-chief for 29 years. The Skipper and his crew are now planning a new school, which the school board will build as soon as the war ends. Even though talk has been circulating for a long time about building a new Manual, purchase oi the 20-acre tract at Madison avenue and Pleasant Run boulevard seems a special fiftieth birthday gift. Today, Manualites, teachers and friends are all anticipating Manual ' s dream of tomorrow. Bertram Sanders V. S. Barnhart Vice Principals

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Charles E. E Administration revolution, began to campaign for a school where boys and girls would be educated to use their hands as well as their minds. These men worked untiringly until finally the bill was passed to provide Indian- apolis with a free industrial training school, the first of its kind in the country. And so, when women were wearing four or five petticoats and men, peg-top pants, Adolph Scherrer was supervising the building of the Industrial Train- ing School, which cost $150,000 and was built on a $40,000 triangular-shaped tract bounded by Meridian and Merrill streets and Madison avenue. By the time the structure was fitted with equipment, the total cost went up to $230,359.06. In June, 1920, the cornerstone was laid for the new addition, which provided the auditorium, boys ' For fifty years Thou hast held the torch of learning high. Training of mind and hand and heart Has been thy goal. On Manual! T hese words from a poem by Miss Lola I. Perk- ins have been Manual ' s chief objective since that Feb. 18, 1895, when the gang plank- to the ship of knowledge was let down by Prin- cipal Charles E. Emmerich. A clue to the significance of these objectives lies in the story behind Manual. Before High School No. 2 was built in 1884, the old Shortridge was the only high school in Indianapolis. High School No 2 was still a small school and had been in existence only a fe»v years when a strong group of mechani- cally-minded citizens, inspired by the industrial Mz ' Io H. Stuart

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Faculty Faculty Meeting, Dec. Those who lead and those who teach Shall, as of old, in thy service here The joy of high endeavor find, And count no labor vain Which Yields the rich reward of youth ' s firm purpose On worthy object bent. On Manual! Classes come and classes go, but one group re- mains on Manual ' s decks to watch over each new load of precious cargo. Though their duty may he to teach certain courses, teachers are always willing to throw in an extra dollar ' s worth of good sound advice and help with extracurricular activities. At the close of the first day of school at the Indus- trial Training School, Principal Emmerich gathered the teachers together for the first faculty meeting . . . 2 1 teachers, excited and tense, sat in long skirts, bustles, wing-collared shirts and bow ties in a class- room. They heard the words, We have a building, but we have no school yet. That is our task, from Mr. Emmerich and knew that the first free industrial school in the country must succeed. And it did succeed! Today there are 11 complete departments of education listed at Emmerich Manual Training High School. In 1926 the school had its highest enrollment and the faculty reached its peak, soaring over a hundred. Since that first day the faculty has grown until now the 50-year-old roster includes 75 teachers Many taught only a few years; some served many years, and a few have given their entire teaching career to the service of this school. From the very beginning a friendly spirit has prevailed between teachers and pupils. Manual is well known for the fact that the faculty and student body work to- gether and play together. To this service and this spirit Manualites have paid tribute even after they have left school by establishing awards and forming clubs in honor of teachers. Awards are given in the departments in which they served — Miss Lola I. Perkins, poetry; Mr. Lon L. Perkins, band; Miss E. Kate WentZ-, mathematics; Miss Anna J. Griffith, poetry; Miss Beatrice Evans, English; Miss Mabel West, jewelry, and Miss Helene Sturm, language. Clubs which have been organized in memory of instructors are the Lo-Per-Man, formed from the first letters of Lola, Perkins and Manual, and the Violet Demree. Miss Beatrice Foy organized the Saturday Afternoon Literary Club, which sponsors four of the above awards. For 50 years the faculty, fluctuating in numbers but not in purpose, has contributed to the spirit of Manual, giving it strength, ability and courage to say, We Can, We Must, We Will!