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

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JdjuxJua. Owe WlammL U) dtiL Hundreds of our parents and patrons visited us during our National Education Week Open House. Our ROTC and Marching Band participated in parades — Armed Forces Day and 500 Eve (May ' 59.) Vocal groups performed for com- munity functions, and other representatives from both student body and faculty represented Manual as participants or guests in civic and social activities. Our Booster goes far and wide on an exchange basis as an envoy. On the Air every morning is Charles Shade, news com- mentator for Station WMHS. Bob Lloyd is engineer. Superintendent George F. Ost- heimer greets Mr. Harold Pagel. Gloria Coverstone rides atop the race car on our float in the 500 Parade. ROTC marches in the Armed Forces Day Parade. Youngsters at Open House were fascinated by maneuvers of Disc Jockey Dale Smiley, and many mothers visited Mr. Victor McDowell and the Auto Shop. em,

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I JhsL Oni idsL (xJtfdcL Since the one newspaper we all read is our own Booster, WMHS, Manual ' s radio station, produces a newscast each day on the Morning Show to keep us in touch with the outside world. Of course, we do rub elbows with our community when our activities overlap. The Board of School Commissioners selected our building as the site for a city-wide reception in October for Mr. George F. Ostheimer, new superintendent of Indianapolis schools.

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Transporting texts from the hook- store to their literature class for distribution to fellow students are Dick Cummins and Jim Bedwell. Long hours spent in the library absorbing information from piles of books, magazines, and encyclopedias is the plight of the advanced English student working on a research paper. Here, Carol Hoeping digs out facts for her paper on The History of Railroad Transportation for English V. Operating the master console, which channels tape- recordings to students in the booths, is Mr. Millard Arnold, French and Spanish teacher. Students, with the aid of headphones and microphones, can listen to native speakers and pattern their pronunciation after them. We Break Through With twenty-one teachers, our English Department has the distinction of being the largest department at Manual. Because of the new four-diploma plan, English has become increasingly important. Eight semesters of English are now required for students working toward an Academic or a Fine-and-Practi- cal-Arts Diploma while others are required to com- plete six semesters. Competition among English students is keen; and various contests — such as short story, poetry, and essay — are set up within the department to promote creativity in English. On English Honors Day, an annual spring event, outstanding students are recognized and awarded prizes for their contributions. In outside competi- tion such as the Indiana University Regional Eng- lish Exam, six students represented Manual, four of whom went on to the finals at Bloomington.