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

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Square dancers celebrating at Manual ' s fifty-seventh birthday party are Lynn Robbins. Suann Luessow, John Gutzwiller, Phyllis Cox, Ray Cory, and Mary Ruth Heuser. Hiram Seward. Elwood Rogers, and Matilda Peppier (left) and George foslin, standing by Miss Arda Knox, were among alumni who helped Dame Manual celebrate by enjoying themselves at a smorgasbord dinner, program, and dance. Singing native and foreign Christmas music and depicting Christmas customs of Germany, Czecho- slovakia, Poland, and France, Manualites presented their annual Christmas program on a stage trans- formed into a cathedral. Redskins, past and present, helped Dame Manual observe her fifty-seventh birthday with a square dance, an auditorium program, and an alumni smorgasboard. Sponsored by the Student Affairs Board, the in-school Valentine-birthday dance featured Max Forsyth, pro- fessional square dance caller. To climax the student observance of the occasion, an auditorium program, which included a talk by Mr. Elbert Glass ' 09, and music by the Senior Choir, was held on Feb. 15. 7 —

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Ellen Jackson, blues singer, was judged the best girl performer in the 1951 Vaudeville (top, left). Char- lene Hedrick and ferry Hendricks (top, center) had leads in the winning act. Dancing Through the Years. fon Livingston (top. right ) icon the title of best boy performer. Top scholars for the fall semester were honored at an all-school assembly after the second semester began. Seated are Mary Fisher, Rose Kelsey, Elaine Holland ' . Laura Snoddy, and Patty Silvers. In the second row are Patricia McVey, Joan Crow, Sandra Snider, Jean Sommer. Rosalyn Roembke, Carolyn Link, and Alary Can. In the third row are fuanita Carver. Kathleen Callon. fames Stainbrook. Esther Scharfe. Don Lindemanu, Wayne Brehob, Alvadeen Rollins, and Yvonne Edmonds. Planning for their Ivy Day program kept the senior class busy during the month of November. The Class of ' 52 celebrated this traditional day with the plant- ing of the ivy, a program in the auditorium, and a dance in the cafeteria. Combined choruses of the music department sang at a special Thanksgiving convocation before the school ' s two-day vacation. Socks and toes of dancing Tepee Towners received plenty of wear and tear at the 1951 Ivian Sock Hop, shoeless shindig highlighted by advance release of underclass pictures. Director Douglas Conrod shouted his orders and the cameras rolled on Nov. 29 and 30 as the 1951 vaudeville got underway with an imaginary movie lot as the setting.

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PICH A CAREER CTOR Sitting out a dance at the Cherry Tree Hop, Suann Luessow, Lou Ellen Crow, and Leta Laiv- rence talk with Miss Freda Hart, Glee Club sponsor. Rochelle Thixton. right, watches the dancers. The all-school Careers Day in April required detailed planning. In conference here are Pat Turley; Mr. Leslie Maxwell, acting vice principal : Mr. C. Edgar Stahl. principal; Miss Helen Haynes, placement director; and Betty Willoughby. To help George Washington celebrate his 220th birthday, Glee Club girls sponsored their annual Cherry Tree Hop on Feb. 22. Remembering that it was Leap Year, the singers suggested that Manual femmes choose their escorts for the dance. During the second semester, Manualites became accustomed to seeing new faces in the vice principal ' s and dean of girls ' offices. Mr. Leslie Maxwell, di- rector of counseling, was appointed acting vice prin- cipal after Mr. Manley Lewis requested a leave of absence for the remainder of the semester. Mrs. Vivian Siener acquired the duties of acting dean of girls. Some 30 senior musicians with six semesters of service in a performing group received felt lyres dur- ing a music department honors program.