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

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Mr. Frank Blanning, Hanover College, and Mr. Marvin Cave, Eli Lilly ' s, guest speakers, register with John Ben- nett, Bob Cooper, and Sharon Basey. 55 Guest Speakers Aid Future Plans All Manualites participated in the fifth annual Opportunity Day program, January 1 3. On Oppor- tunity Day fifty-five guest speakers from Indiana businesses, industries, colleges, and universities helped Manualites in their choice of a college or vocation. Preparation for Opportunity Day began last December 2. Mr. C. A. Gillespie, from the Allison Division of General Motors, was the speaker for an auditorium program. Then in Home Rooms we were guided in selecting the field or school we wanted to learn more about. On Oppor- tunity Day each student attended a session to hear a speaker of his choice. Freshmen and sophomores learned about various careers, and juniors and seniors heard about col- lege and terminal education opportunities. Kiwanis, Lions, Rotary, Optimists, Soroptimists, Altrusa, Business and Professional Women — all service clubs provided the speakers from business and in- dustry, while speakers for the various colleges and universities came from their respective schools. The college representatives explained about entrance requirements and college life. Other speakers covered electronics, nursing, business administration, interior decorating, and numerous other fields. Many of these persons return year after year to assist with this guidance program and feel quite at home at Manual. All speakers are entertained with a coffee hour served by pupils in a home eco- nomics lab before their sessions, and many stay and have lunch in our cafeteria. Chef-capped waiters from Boys Foods look after their wants. Student Nurse Mary Iannuzzi, Manual ' 57, and Miss Martha Akers, supervisor of student nursing at Indiana University Medical Center, discuss their day ' s assignment with Sherry Braun, a student guide. 20

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Booster, ' ' Man ' Promote School Activities Ivian staff members became space-minded in their campaign this year and shot a student-filled rocket to the moon. The moon-men were psychic and told Manualites about their forthcoming Ivian. Staff members were kept busy following up and adding to the moon-men ' s predictions. Plans, as usual, were started at Indiana University High School Journalism Institute last summer; but un- predictable happenings during the year always necessitate changes. New this year was an essay contest sponsored by The Booster, Manual ' s weekly newspaper. Many students entered essays, Explaining America to a Russian, and the three winning ones were pub- lished. The Booster again sponsored a safety cam- paign. A code of safe-driving was set up from stu- dent suggestions, and an auditorium program en- couraged Manualites to be safety-minded. The Booster rated Ail-American from National Scho- lastic Press Association and Medalists from Columbia Scholastic Press Association. Both are top honors, and both are won consistently. Booster Editor John Hershberger presents a Fifty-star Flag, first prize in The Booster essay contest, to winner Larry Rohrman. Phyllis Engleman and Diana Vaughn, who won third and second places, respectively, look on. Moon-men, who have copied Manual letter sweaters and say the M stands for Moon, are shown discussing the things to come at Manual with students who have just landed on the moon in a rocket made in an advanced physics class. This was the gist of the plot for the auditorium skit presented as a send-off for The Ivian ' s subscription campaign. 19

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Above: Larry Hall wears his crown as King Football at the Pigskin Prom. Below: Janis Small and Paul Goss, named the royalty for the Pic Parade, pose as Queen Ann and King Ivan — titles derived from Ivian. All teen-agers like to dance and Manualites are no exception. Dances of all kinds are interspersed throughout the year from informal after-game dances to the climax of them all — the Senior Prom. This year ' s dancing season opened with the Pig- skin Prom, honoring the football team. At the Pic Parade underclassmen exchanged chums and King Ivan and Queen Ann were crowned. The new semester began with the Glee Club ' s tradi- tional Cherry Tree Hop where Martha and George reigned. The Military Ball, an annual formal affair for cadets and band members, was March 1 1 . After many home basketball games, fans gathered in the cafeteria for dancing, sponsored by the Student Affairs Board. The Juniors ' big dance was the Junior Prom, April 22, at Butler ' s Ather- ton Center. Ivians are always distributed at the John Henry Hop where autographing is the order of the day. And each Senior Class closes its years at Manual with a Prom. The Class of 1960 celebrates at the Medical Center. ' A Dancing We Go ' at Every Opportunity Don Shotts and Bonnie Spreen, crowned George and Martha at the annual Cherry Tree Hop, given by the Gir ' .s Glee Club, are seated on their thrones. They were elected from eight senior candidates, nominated by G!ee Club members. This semi-formal dance has become traditionally a turnabout evening for which girls invite boys and foot the bills.