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

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Distinctive Christmas Trees ' Deck the Halls ' Juniors decorated the tree in the main entrance — a traditional junior class project. Ornaments were unwrapped and hung in the branches as the workers laughed and joked over cokes. The weeks preceding Christmas are busy and ex- citing ones at Manual. Almost every club has a party where gifts are exchanged and seasonal re- freshments are served. Many clubs also have worthwhile projects to help the unfortunate. The music groups are especially active as they enter- tain at community functions. The building is gaily decorated with trees, wreaths, and mistletoe. Highlighting the season is the annual Christmas Auditorium presented by the Music Department and repeated for the December P-TA Meeting. The Publications Office, not to be outdone, made its own tree from newspapers and chicken-wire. Trimming the tree are Carolyn Brooks, Jim Schulz, and Don Snider. A singing tree, formed by the Girls Glee Club, created a beautiful illusion as part of a playlet for the Christmas Auditorium. Action revolved around the tree when it came to life by magic. it.,«.M ■ i ' l Br m «

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At a dress rehearsal Virginia Newbold, Sara Walls, and Ann Stultz perform a cake-walk dance to Rouge Et Noir. ' the name of one of the perfumes which is being judged during the action of the Prince of Pilsen. It is also Music Groups Stage ' Prince of Pilsen ' French maids Jean SafTel, Joyce Quinton, Gloria Hendricks, and Judy Jensen take time out from their chores to sing a chorus of Keep It Dark. Gary Beplay as Francois, the head-waiter, laughs heartily with Frank Carson, as Henri the bellhop, over the name of a town which is the home of one of their guests. 18 The Music Department presented The Prince of Pilsen by Gustav Luders, as its 1957 operetta on November 22 and 23. Paris provided the setting for the musical comedy, and the plot revolved around the prize-winning scent of the Festival of Perfumes. Charles Lohman and Janis Small played the romantic leads in the production and sang the two most familiar melodies, Heidelberg Stein Song and Message of the Violet. Several of the parts were double-cast.

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Dads, who are members of the Manual Dads ' club, selling popcorn, ice cream and other refreshments, are a welcome sight to the Cheersters in the Pep Club for a pick-me-up during the game and half time. The refreshment stand, also sponsored by the Dads ' Club, is a favorite spot for spectators. Energetic Parents Increase Funds with Fun Decked out in lambs-wool sweaters received for being Dotty and Dan at the Dads ' Club Bean Supper, are Sharon Lahrman and Ron Miller. A typical scene at the annual P-TA fair is the gay crowds of games located in the Gym. Another feature is the talent show Moms and Dads lend Manual support with their active organizations, the Parent-Teacher Associa- tion and the Dads ' Club. To buy school equip- ment, pay expenses for summer workshops, and award scholarships, each has money-making proj- ects. The P-TA annually sponsors a fair in the spring, this year the Hit Parade. The Dads ' Club projects are the Dotty-Dan-Dad Bean Sup- per and refreshment stands at games. people as they patronize the shopping booths and the all-age which is presented twice during the evening.