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

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At ML ■ Football hero Phil Willsey (top left) rides triumphantly on the shoulders of his teammates in On the College Cam- pus. He talks to the bookworm, Joanne Wilcher (top cen- ter), while his former girl friend, Mary Farley, looks on. Martine and John Devney (top right) do a soft shoe routine. Miss Devney, Barbara Bader, and Russella Boyd were co- sponsors of the act. Texas cowboy Don Durrett (bottom left) whittles a stick while singing I ' m an Old Cowhand, in See America First. Phyllis Cox (bottom center) sings in the same act, which she helped to sponsor. Joan and Lou Ellen Crow (bot- tom right) tap dance in the Chinatown scene. Rosalyn Roemb- ke (center inset) also was a sponsor for Act IV. With AU- School Vandetu Show Centered around college life, the act On the Col- lege Campus featured the bookworm, Joanne Wilch- er, who had a crush on football hero Phil Willsey. Charles Monroe took lessons from Harry Shaner, Don Smith, and Willsey on how to become a ladies ' man and won for his performance the award for the best boy actor. Revay Haggard and the entire cast did the Varsity Drag. Walter Clark, train conductor, urged everyone to See America First in the prize-winning final act. Ronnie Burk sang Bye, Bye Baby to his girl friend, who was leaving on a vacation trip. In the New Or- leans scene Joy Seiler sang Basin Street. Suann Luessow, judged best girl performer, sang When I Marry Mr. Snow, and Jane Clark, a snowman, danced to Frosty the Snowman in a wintery Vermont scene. Intermission acts were performed by Lois Strong, accordionist ; a drum ensemble, with Eddie Clark, Larry Baker, Jack Hess, Tom Whitney, and David Englert ; and a saxophone quartet, Rolland Chastain, Carl Hager, Clifford Perry, and Bill Breedlove. Faculty sponsors for Vaudeville acts were Miss Freda Hart and Mr. E. Edward Green, Act I ; Miss Nancy Hendricks and Mr. Robert Buckley, Act II; Mr. William Glickert and Mr. John Patten, Act III ; and Miss Helen Negley and Mr. Wayne Kincaid, Act IV. — 13 —

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Marion Walton (top left) sings St. Louis Blues in Act I, The Birth of the Blues, sponsored by Beverly Willson (top center), Pat Tollan (not pictured), and Barbara Black (cen- ter left). Juanita Carver, Betty Solomon, Sue Trinkle, and Elaine Holland (top right) dance to Blue Horizon. Grandma ' s Escapades featured Charles Roberts, Nora Mae Stevason, Carolyn Marsh, and Larry Baker (bottom left) dancing to By the Sea. One of the sponsors of this act was Ruth Jenkins (center right). Carolyn Marsh and Al Helms were other student sponsors. Bill Oakes (bottom right) looks at his winning poster which advertised the Vaudeville. talented ManuovLUei, 4it itain While the Miss Brooks radio program was seek- ing the most attractive teacher, Manualites were seek- ing the teacher most willing to sponsor a Vaudeville act. The 1953 Vaudeville was widely acclaimed as the best for many years. Miss Margaret Eastridge, Miss Roberta Waughtell, and Mr. James McDaniel, judges, chose Suann Luessow as best girl performer, Charles Monroe as best boy performer, and See America First as the best act. The Birth of the Blues, Act I, featured a chorus of Glee Club girls. A blue net drop set off the singers ' pastel formal gowns and carried out the blues theme. Kathleen Ragle danced to The Birth of the Blues, while Bruce Stellhorn played the accordion. Roberta Cain danced to Blue Tango. Sue Trinkle performed a ballet. The good old days was the theme of Grandma ' s Escapades, Act II. Grandma, Carol Kelly, told her grand-daughter, Ruth Jenkins, what she did when she was young. Ronnie Kottkamp and Carolyn Marsh sang Daisy, Daisy. A barber shop trio was composed of Dallas Gritton, George Gritton, and Bill Preston. A highlight of the act was the comic dance routine by Al Helms and Madonna Chilton. — 12

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Underclassman candidates gather around Dotty, Lorna Nelson, and Dan, Bill Oakes, elected at the Dads Club Bean Supper. Other class candidates for the titles were Bonnie Johnson, sophomore; Al Helms, sophomore; Eloise Query, freshman; and Mary Calvert, junior. We ctteG ixi In the JlalU ofi 9iMf . As a struggling little ivy vine makes its way toward the top of the wall, so does a freshman seek the top in his climb toward his goals in education. Oh, to be a senior and to graduate in June! says the underclass- man, while the senior silently rejoins, Oh, to begin again and go to the new school! With construction of the new Manual progressing each day, underclassmen dreamed of the future in a new school while seniors remembered their adventures in learning during these past four years. Inside the Tepee approximately 2,000 Manualites — seniors, juniors, sophomores, freshmen, and eighth graders — went their way each day. The new eighth graders, nicknamed junior papooses, joined the Tribe in September to become a school within a school. Participating in the many all-school activities is a good way to get acquainted, underclassmen found out, while seniors and juniors enjoyed their own class organiza- tions and projects. — 14 —