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

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MOSAIC SYMBOLIZES LIFE AT MANUAL Just inside the front entrance of Emmerich Manual Training High School embedded in the terazzo floor of the main hall is a large circular design. Composed of more than twenty colors of warm pastel hues, it is like a big welcome mat to the more than 1,600 students, the faculty and staff members, and the visitors who cross it each school day. The design itself is mosaic in composition, and its various parts symbolize the mosaic that makes up life at Manual. In the center is the torch of learning across an open book, symbolic of academic education. Around this central section, the circle is divided into eight segments each of which contains a design repre- senting a division of the school. Forming the outside border is an endless spray of Manual ' s traditional ivy. The 1955 Ivian is a mosaic, too — a composite picture of the school year. It pictures Manual ' s people and their school life — classes, activities, social events. The original drawing for the mosaic was made by Mr. Oran Davis, head of the Art Department. The mosaic itself was a gift to the school from the Midwestern Terazzo Company, the company which installed the floor.

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Auditorium Serves School and Community The Auditorium, with its 1,162 maroon leather seats, is located in the south wing of the building. Completed in Spring 1954, it was used for the first time during the P-TA Fiesta. The 60 by 36 foot stage is equipped with a series of twelve curtains, including the deep-red act curtain. A professional control panel operated by a student stage crew provides illumination for both house and stage. Immediately in front of the stage is an orchestra pit large enough to accommodate Manual ' s dance band or concert orchestra when accompanying stu- dent productions. Located just west of the stage is a large stage- craft room in which a regular class builds sets and props and where stage accessories are stored. There are also four dressing rooms in this section. Spotlights which may be focused on the stars are operated from the projection booth above the rear of the Auditorium. Programs for which the Audit orium is used in- clude many civic functions as well as regular student assemblies and productions. On the opposite page Principal C. Edgar Stahl addresses a student assembly. ? T ■a 1 i|iM| MMiP§ . VJ m t ¥ ; . ' !i Z-- J liA ( fl «l ■ iMl -i ZT Mr. E. Edward Green, Director of Productions, sells tickets for an Audi- torium show. Shown above is the Madison Avenue entrance to the Auditorium Foyer. Dr. Herman B Wells, President of Indiana University, dedicated Man- ual ' s new building. May 21, 1954.