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

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Wild Jill (Regina Maple), who won Best Comic Portrayal as a capricious vamp, sets out to get her man. Wide-eyed Shy Anne (Denise Durman) looks on in amazement. The Mint Julips won the award for Best Chorus Line with their routine in Soul Boat. Best Choreographer was Carol Hill in It ' s a Sick, Sick, Sick, Sick World. Best Act Winner for the 1969 Redskin Revue was The Pretty Good, The Fairly Bad, and The Awful Ugly, written by Ken Wakefield, Mike Wallman, end Mark Carringer. Members of the cast take their places in a Western saloon for the finale, a parody to The Yellow Rose of Texas. 15

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X TV Stars ' Stud Redskin Revue ' s Winning Act Mr. William Kleyla directed a Pit Band to provide music for the vocal pieces and chorus line routines in Redskin Revue. Four student-written and -produced acts were presented March 21 and 22 for the Redskin Revue. Femme Fatale, written by Seniors Merrie Her- big and Sally Sublett, occurred during the time of struggle for women ' s rights. Trying to get jobs on a newspaper, the suffragettes used cunning to con- vince the men of their worth. Mrs. Rebecca Soendlin and Mr. Robert Crawford were sponsors. Senior Charles Crenshaw and Junior Rod Lomax were authors of Soul Boat. Action between the Hodge Boys and Kill Brothers took place on a Southern riverboat. There was gambling, a dual, and yet a happy ending to the act. Faculty sponsors were Mr. Robert Healy and Mr. Robert Snoddy. The Germ Brothers invaded a region of the body and upset the Blood Cells in It ' s a Sick, Sick, Sick, Sick World, written by Senior Mark Janke and Junior Norman Zaenglein. Pen E. Cillin came to the rescue and captured the evil germs. Mrs. Martha Cross and Mr. Leland Walter were act sponsors. Authors of The Pretty Good, ,the Fairly Bad, and the Awful Ugly were Ken Wakefield, Mike Wall- man, and Mark Garringer, all seniors. Trying to find a match for Mule, the Cartwheel family got into trouble with Sterling Lance Lightning, the hero who finally saved the day. Sponsoring the act were Mr. Dennis Jackson and Mr. Robert Hignite. Working behind the scenes were Mr. Carl Wright and his stage crew, building sets; Mr. Wendell Mertz and Mr. William Kleyla, handling vocal and instrumental music; and Mr. Fred Bennett, coordin- ating dramatics for the entire Revue. Don Norcross, as Sterling Lance Lightning, won the award for Best Male Performer. Joyce Thompson won Best Female Performer. In the game room of the Soul Boat, are Don Crafton and Rod Lomax, who won Best Croup, and Anthony Hoi I is I front) Best Male Vocalist. Jan Reed won Be r t Female Vocalist. 14

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Variety Spices Redskins ' Line Up of Dances Live music was furnished by the Idle Few combo for the mid- winter Roines Romp on January 24. A dance contest with a pair of sectional basketball tickets as the prize was a feature of the evening with many eager swingers participating. Manual students were kept hopping at a variety of school dances this year. The first dance, sponsor- ed hy Roines, featured the Dawn Five, a popular local band. At their second Romp in Feburary, students danced to the Idle Few. A dance con- test, provided sectional tickets for winners. The annual Pic Parade, at which underclass- men receive their yearbook pictures, was on Nov- ember 15. The crowning of King Ivan and Queen Ann was done by Keith Millay, yearbook editor. Several after-game dances were sponsored by the Student Affairs Board during basketball sea- son. These dances gave fans a chance to relax af- ter an exciting game and also provided them a place to go until curfew time sent them home. The first formal dance of the year was the annual ROTC Military Ball on March 7 at which Sponsor Sharon Tompkins was crowned queen. Theme for this year ' s Junior Prom was Heaven Sent. The formal dance, at Indiana University Med-Center, provided a thrilling climax for juniors. The John Henry Hop, where students pick up their Ivians, is always a favorite dance. Every- one is so busy signing yearbooks with Good Lucks and Best Wishes no one dances. High school days come to a close for seniors at the Senior Prom. The class of ' 69 danced at the Indiana Roof to top off their graduation week. Cut-ting chums at the annual Pic Parade for eager dancers is Marilyn Lindstrom. Trading chums with clas. mates and dancing to the latest discs provided the entertainment for this Ivian-sponsored dance Crowned King Ivian and Queen Ann were Steve Brown and Sandee Baker. • 16