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

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Students View ' Bests ' at Projects Fair Sophomores Joletta Strait, Susan Marcum, and Kathy Lewis ad- mire the ribbon-winning writings entered by English classes. Various levels of English wrote in specified competitions. Senior Sandy Hodges is intrigued with the colorful posters dis- played at the Fair by the Commercial Art class. Other art exhibits were oil and water color paintings and crafts. Manual students have a chance to show off then- good work at the end of each year at the annual Projects Fair. Teachers select the best work from each class to be displayed in the gym. These are judged, and the best three in each category are awarded blue, red, or white ribbons. Honorable Mentions also provide incentive. The Fair is open to classes during the lirst four periods of Fair Day so students can see the suc- cesses of their classmates. Teachers and groups of students wander about, viewing the winning entries. The Art Department covers one wall with stud- ent work, some clone with India ink and water col- or, while others are in tempra or oil. Cases of crafts and jewelry are also exhibited. Home Economics always has a delicious dis- play from the Foods classes. Many exhibits from Clothing show the prowess of seamstresses and their ability to make their own clothes. Stories, essays, poems, and expository writings line the wall of the English Department ' s section. Social Studies classes show projects that have de- veloped from topical studies and discussions. Industrial Arts students display articles construc- ted for use in the home and workshop. Science projects and experiments always attract crowds of interested, curious spectators. lames Hooper and Steve Craeger, juniors, eye the display of wall lamps for porch use made by the boys in metal shop. Other Industrial Arts classes also contributed bests. i?

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Mr. Louis B. Russell, |r., the longest living heart-transplant patient, speaks at the P-TA Founder ' s Day birthday party. ' Heart ' Man Tells P-TA His ' Life ' Story Among the hardest working people at Manual are the moms, dads, and teachers. As members of the P-TA and Dads Club, parents and teachers sponsor various activities to make money for Man- ual and her students. The benefit money is used lor extras for which no official lunds provide, such as summer workshops and camps, scholarships, and uniforms, and also unexpected emergencies. P-TA concession stands provided refreshments at the football games, and the Dads Club sold snacks to treat the fans at home basketball games. The WIFE-f acuity basketball game was a popu- lar money-making event of the Dads Club. Dads also raised money selling White Elephant mer- chandise at their annual auction in the fall. Moms and Dads also financed Athletic Banquets. On April 17. the P-TA sponsored the annual Pow Wow, their biggest money-raising activity of the year. Came booths were set up in the gym, and assorted items were sold to Redskins and visitors. The cafeteria housed a supper and dance, and the auditorium was the playhouse for a show. Principal Wayne H. Kincaid showed films of his European tour at the first P-TA meeting of the school yen. On February 4, the members celebrated founders Day with a birthday party. Mis. William Housam, seated, and her daughter, future Redskin Ruth Ellen, accept the P-TA membership fees from Mr. and Mrs. John R. Drake. The table was set up in the main en- trance of the school on the night of Open House to encourage parents to join. If)

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Those Warring Twenties ' Dominate ' Revue ' The She-Devil, (Patty Nevil), sings Get Us Down Below on Time, a parody to Get Me to the Church on Time, to the Devil, (Mark Ellis), in the act Go to ... ' The 1970 Redskin Revue Best Act winner was Those Warring Twenties, written by Seniors Rod- ney Lomax and Tony Hollis. This Forty-first All- school Show was presented on March 20 and 21. John Doyle and Demetrai Mitchell were Co-chairmen. Individual winners in Those Warring Twenties were John Doyle, Best Male Performer, in the role of Johnnie-Fm-a-Meanie; Joyce Thompson, Best Fe- male Performer, as Bunnie Clyde; Tony Hollis, Best Male Vocalist, who played Elliot Mess; and Debbie Clark as Sophie won the Vignette Award. The Best Choreographers Award went to Vicki and Judy Steele whose routine by the Starliters was in Best of Both Worlds, written by Jeanette Bair and Bill Jarvis. Jim McDaniel, also of this act, won Best Comic. The Best Chorus Line was the Devil ' s Delight in Go to . . ., written by Norman Zaen- glein and Paul Herbig. Sheila Betzler won Best Female Vocalist for her song as Peppermint Patty in Nuts to You, by Peg- gy McRoy, Bruce Haddix, and Marilyn Lindstrom. Several hundred Manualites rehearsed for four weeks for this traditional program. The Pit Band also put in hours and hours of practice. For the first time, the Pit Band had a student directing — Senior Jan Hoffmeister. The Stage Crew produced four custom-made sets for the show. Also important was the Redskin Revue Chorus Line, which opened and closed the show. Anthony Hollis leads the cast of Those Warring Twenties in the finale with the song, Those Were the Days. This act was the winner of the coveted Best Act Award, and Tony won Best Male Vocalist. IS