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. '

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The televised account of the sophomore currents proves that these second-year Redskins settled down to some real honest-to-goodness studying. Outstanding students in typical sophomore subjects were the subject matter for their record. Representatives from the departments were Betty Dearing and Jimmy Edison, English; Doris Kenninger, language; Gary Booher and Glinda Stein, science; Harold Lout and Lela Braun, mathematics; Bill DeHoff and Betty Hawkins, history; Wanda Boger, type; Hymie Calderon, boys ' physical education; Patricia Paddack, art, and Louise Meibohm and Bernard Matthews, music. Barbara Phillips brought special honor to the Class of ' 50 and the Manual FHA with her election as state FHA histor- ian. She and Geraldine Richeson, l947- ' 48 president of the FHA, will attend the national convention at Kansas City this summer. Of course, they all studied readin ' and writin ' , but some sophomores did readin ' and writin ' plus ' rithmetic. Harold Laut, Richard Pluntz and Howard Newman represented Manual in the geometry division of the state mathematics contest sponsored by Indiana University. There was no business like show business for another group of sophomores — Betty Hawkins, Helen Hampe, Dearlyn Boyd, Fred Buehl, Nancy McDonald, Fred Bennett and twins Betty and Barbara Harrington — who made up a large portion of the Mask and Wig Club ' s membership. Carolyn Bennett, Barbara Nichols, Dearlyn Boyd and Hazel Yeager performed the duties of library assistants. Music hath charm, ar at least it had charm for many of the second year group. Louise Meibohm was soloist with the Girls Glee Club and Bernard Matthews soloed with the Choir. Bill O uac l en bush earned the title of typical American newsboy from the Indianapolis News. Seamstresses from the sophomore group included Phyllis Harman, Donna Turley, Jo Ann Fischer, Marilyn Miller and Maxine Short. They weren ' t all Leonardo de Vinci ' s, but the sophomores had their share of artists. Dianne Mattick and Richard Sachs won gold keys in the Scholastic art regionals. Not to be outdone by the freshmen in winning awards, Richard Schnepf, James Ford and Robert Shaner copped in- dustrial art honors. Betty Hawkins received a history award and Wanda Boger won the first year typist award for the fall semester. Lela Braun led English Ill ' s and scored second highest in the entire school in a national English usage test. Wanda Boger led English IV ' s. Slipping their record into the album, sophomores began looking forward to the next two years to be climaxed by that all eventful graduation in 1950 — the middle of a century.