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

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Manual history full of long-standing tradition, honor Manual was founded in 1895, with the motto of Education of Mind, Hand, and Heart. A new idea in education at the time was that stu- dents might stay in school longer if training skills were offered along with academic classes. This was such an unusual idea that a special act of the state legislature was necessary for Manual ' s establishment. Otto Stechhan, mechanic and progressive citizen, and School Board President John P. Frenzel deserve much of the credit for founding Manual. Orginally called the Industrial Training High School, the name of the second high school in Indiana- polis evolved to Emmerich Manual TrainingTligh School in 1916, named after its first principal, Charles E. Emmerich. This remained Manual ' s title until 1966, when the word training was dropped. The first spark of hope for a new building came in 1940, but PTA and alumni organizations postponed plans with the advent of World War II. Money for the project was au- thorized, however, in 1943, and the groundbreaking ceremony in Au- gust of 1951 was a grand occasion. New Manual opened in the fall of 1953, with 75 newly-equipped classrooms, 87 teachers, and 175 subject offerings. The total number of students was 1734, quite a jump from the 526 students counted in 1895. The old building was trans- formed into the present-day Har-ry E.Wood High School. When asked about the history of some of Manual ' s popular activities and traditions, the average student might reply, They ' ve just always been around, little knowing how correct he is. School colors of red and white, for example, were chosen in 1896. Senior class plays and prophecies have been given since 1897. Armbands and class ban- ners were introduced in 1909, one year after the school slogan of We Can, We Must, We Will was a- dopted. In April of 1930 the first school vaudeville show, forerunner of the Redskin Revue, was pre- sented. A contest held for a new name for the show in 1955 resulted in its current title. Roines, Masoma, League of Honor, and Top Ten Per- cent have all been around since the first quarter of this century. The list of tradition goes on and on. Manual publications also have a long history. The BOOSTER ap- peared in 1912, and a yearly sum- mary of the year, the SENIOR BOOSTER, was published for each graduating class beginning in 1915. The first MAN appeared in 1949, named after the traditional Ivy Day celebration. On this day at the old building, members of the senior class planted an Ivy Plant by a outside wall with the promise that it would grow upward, clinging to the wall, as the years passed. The tra- dition was discontinued when the new building was opened. Yet as some traditions have passed away, each new year brings with it both new ways and also adherance to old traditions, lending Manual a special feeling, something more in the hearts of its students and alumni. 12 History

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Student life involves work, fun Student Life 11.

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1 — Groundbreaking ceremonies on August 2,1951. 2 — Madison Avenue in pre-Manual days. 3 — Student entertain their classmates at the 1952 variety show. 4 — This juke box is a conversation piece for three Manualites. 5 — Notice the hairstyles on these two students who are practicing for a Redskin Revue. 6 — Again, two students prepare for the Redskin Revue. 7 — Manual has a fine tradition of compe- titive athletics. 8 — Practicing their instruments are these students and their director, in a picture taken inthe1940 ' s. 9 — A Manual athlete bursts onto the basket- ball court. feu History 13