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

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Since they were only freshmen, I thought maybe this class ' s currents wouldn ' t be too important, but in just one year they recorded lots of history. Thanks to an orientation program carried on in English I classes and that little red book called Facts for Freshmen, the Class of ' 51 avoided much of the usual teasing from upperclassmen — in fact, they knew more about Manual than a good many of their older classmates! And they not only read about Manual ' s award system during the school acquaint- ance course, but they applied that information — as shown by the number of rhinie honors winners on the year ' s records. Rose Williams, who shared final Top Ten honors with Bill Tegeler, received the Masoma medal for the freshman girl with the highest scholastic standing. Freshman boys made a top notch record in the physical education department, where Bill Cook, who topped Decathlon contestants with 961 points, John Collins, Robert Schulteti, Joe Adams, George Adams, Howard Kincade, James Nyers, Eugene McSuire and Kenneth Redden walked off with Frenzel awards. Marion Morell and Connie Dean were kept busy recording freshmen happenings in the Class of ' 51 column in The Booster. That little red book didn ' t carry any instructions on how to be a successful salesman, but Larry hfolland had a vaude- ville sales talk convincing enough for 53 buyers. Perhaps it was all the freshman talent in the vaudeville — or maybe it was his way with women that enabled him to earn a ticket to the state basketball finals. Freshman girls enrolled in home economics had their picture taken for a now and then article about Manual in the Indianapolis Star. Rhinies in physical education were also weighed in and measured in the nurse ' s office. Winner of a contest on city tourney predictions sponsored by the athletic department, Jack Johnston won a ticket to the state basketball tournament, and his roll room, 227, captured first place in the 9B fall track meet. Barbara Deel, Flora Johnson and Donna Abernathey, tap dancing trio, contributed to the all-school vaudeville by giving a can-can dance in The Plugged Nickel act. Some expert cabinet makers and wood turners also were included in this energetic freshman group. Jasper Blue, Wal- ter Reed and Clifford Fawley won industrial art awards. Ingebord Sayde was the only 9B to win a key in the Scholastic art regionals, and Charles Sharp, Robert Schaefer and Shirley Sheffler took part in the state mathematics contest. Upperclassmen could only sigh, They get smaller every year, when they saw Donald Hartson peering over the top of a big book in the library, but to that remark the freshmen replied, We ' re small but mighty. Just remember, ' We came, we saw, we conquered. '