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

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[nvolve All Redskins - Pupils, Teachers, Parents Mrs. Claude Dodson and Mrs. James Denny, P-TA members, pin boutonnieres on the lapels of Mr. Al Pike and Mr. Howard Dar- deen before open house as Mr. Donald Fisher looks on. Grade book in hand, Mr. Leland Walter discusses Ruthie Smith ' s progress with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Birt Smith. Many parents visited school and met their children ' s teachers. ,- ' , The faculty and student production, Reach for the Stars, presented dur- ing Education Week, centers around the problem of communication be- tween parents and their children. Pic- tured here are Mr. Wayne Dunbar, as the father, Mr. Howard Herron, as the photographer, and Senior Judy Lewis, as a nosy neighbor.

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Principal Wayne H. Kincaid dictates while Senior Larry Morwick, his turnabout, takes notes on how to run the school. The two spent the day together doing just that. Mrs. Betty Hafer pours punch for Senior Nancy Elrod and her teacher sponsor, Mr. Robert Dunn, at the P-TA sponsored punch party in the Home Economics Department on Turnabout Day. Vice-Principal-for-a-Day Walter Jimison fills out the forms neces- sary for the arrival of a package while Mr. Franklin Fisher watches his counterpart approvingly. Education Week Plans American Education Week at Manual was high- lighted by Open House and Turnabout Day, which is a Manual feature of the education-oriented week. The week of November 5-11 was set aside for this national observance. Turnabout Day, November 7, gave many students the opportunity to find out what teaching is really like by stepping behind the teachers ' desks for a day. Senior Larry Morwick replaced Mr. Wayne Kin- caid as principal, and Walter Jimison took over the duties of Vice-principal Franklin Fisher. De- partment heads and directors also had turnabouts, as well as other classroom teachers who wanted them. All participants attended a P-TA sponsored social hour in the Home Ec dining room during the afternoon. Open House on the evening of November 8 began with the faculty-student production of Reach for the Stars, a one-act play written especially for American Education Week. Reach for the Stars was repeated the next day for the entire student body. After the play parents were invited to confer with teachers. ROTC cadets handed out directories indicating where teachers might be located. Maso- ma and Roines members were on hand throughout the evening to give directions and general aid. A new feature of Education Week this year was the visitation by teachers in other departments. Teachers, parents, and students all profited from the Education Week experience. The insight each student gained will enable him to recognize the importance of a good education.

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' Sound of Music ' Invades Manual like Epidemic The months of October and November proved to he very busy ones lot the Music Department as students and faculty advisors readied The Sound of Music as this year ' s musical. The selection of the cast and the pit orchestra members was fol- lowed by several weeks of rehearsals and other preparations. The finished production was present- ed November 17 and 18 to appreciative audiences. Sophomore Sheila Betzler sang the leading role ol Maria Rainer, a young postulant, who left the convent to become the governess of the seven chil- dren of Captain George Von Trapp, a retired Navy officer played by funior Mark Garringer. Climb Every Mountain was sung by funior Rena Brown who played Mother Abbess. Carol Mill, as Liesel Von Trapp, and Mick Bridgewater, as Rolf (.ruber, harmonized on You are Sixteen Going On Seventeen. Cliff Sutt and Marianne Hedges added a touch ol comedy in their roles as Max Detweiller and Elsa Von Schraeder. The most difficult roles to lill were those of the seven Von Trapp children, whose ages ranged from six to sixteen. But with a little practice, false pigtails, and makeup, high schoolers Idled the roles. Enthusiastic - performers, musicians, and stage crew members worked wholeheartedly toward the success of The Sound of Music. You Are Sixteen Going on Seventeen, sings Mick Bridgewater who played Rolf Cruber. He and Carol Hill (Liesel Von Trapp) meet secretly in the garden of the Von Trapp family villa. Saddened by the thought of leaving their homeland, the Von Trapp fam- ily listens while Captain Von Trapp sings about the country they love. Members of the family are Ray Rud- loph, Sheila Betzler, Mark Garring- er, Carol Hill, Cathy Decker, Regina Maple, Terry Hoover, and Denise Dur- man.