Emmerich Manual High School is a

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, USA. It was a traditional high school in the

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district. It is now one of the schools operated by Christel House Academy.

History

Establishment

To provide training in such fields as mechanics, drafting, and the domestic arts, a resolution was adopted which petitioned the

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to permit the school board to levy a tax for the construction of a new industrial school in Indianapolis. On June 14, 1888, the board went on record as favoring the proposed step in manual training education and voted to establish two such classes in the Indianapolis High School. Forty students enrolled in these first classes, and enthusiasm for the undertaking grew. A bill to enable the Board of School Commissioners to levy a tax for the construction of an industrial school in Indianapolis (House Bill 811) was introduced in the Indiana House of Representatives on February 19, 1891. With the support of the Marion County legislators the bill passed the House easily: however, it did not reach the Senate floor until the closing days of the General Assembly, On the next to last day of the legislature, Senator Thompson of Marion County was persuaded to sponsor the bill. Because his name would not be reached in sufficient time to present the bill, Senator Fuik of Monroe and

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counties at the last minute presented the bill to the Senate. This bill, permitting the collection of five cents on every hundred dollars of taxable property in Indianapolis for the establishment of an industrial training school, was passed with one dissenting vote, on March 7, 1891. Although several sites were considered, the south side was favored because there was no high school already in that area. In 1894 school authorities purchased for $40,000 a tract of land with a frontage of on Meridian Sheet, on Merrill Street, and on Madison Avenue, forming a triangle. Dedication ceremonies for the Industrial Training School at 525 South Meridian Street in Indianapolis took place on May 31, 1895.

Renaming

In 1899, the school was renamed Manual Training School. In 1916, it was renamed Charles E. Emmerich Manual Training High School, in honor of the first principal of the Industrial Training High School.

South Building extension

On June 7, 1920, the cornerstone of the "South Building" extension was laid. This would include an auditorium, cafeteria and new gymnasium. A portion of this wing collapsed while under construction in November 1920. The addition opened in the Spring of 1922.

Relocation

In 1953, the Charles E. Emmerich Manual Training High School relocated to 2405 Madison Avenue, its present location. The Meridian Street facility was renamed the Harry E. Wood Vocational Training School, which operated until 1978. The South Building was razed in 1986.

Curriculum

The

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is 14:1, below the state average of 17:1.

Performance

In 2018–19, the school's average scores in standardized English/Language Arts and Math tests were below the

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state average scores. The four-year graduation rate was 51%.

Notable alumni

* Joe Rand Beckett (1910) – attorney and member of the

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representing Johnson County and Marion County in 1929, 1931, and the special session in 1932 * Simon Baus – impressionist artist, member of the Irvington Group of artists *

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- U.S. Senator * Jay Hall Connaway - artist *

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(1926) – former head football coach at

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(1934–1941),

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(1946–1950), and

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(1954); also head basketball coach at Lehigh (1934–1937) and Wabash (1950–1951) *

(1977) –

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from

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, serving since 2001 * Hooks Dauss (1907) – Major League Baseball pitcher * Elizabeth Miller (1878-1961) – novelist * Dick Nyers – player for the NFL's Baltimore Colts and football coach of

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* Lutah Maria Riggs (1914) – architect and first woman in

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to be named a Fellow of the

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* William Edouard Scott (1903) – artist *

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– senior

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of the

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who served as

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at Allied Forces Headquarters (AFHQ) during the

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and the

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in 1943 during World War II; later named as an Ambassador to Moscow,

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, and

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(1961) – former head coach of the NBA's Phoenix Suns; player for the New York Knicks and Phoenix Suns;

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brother of Tom Van Arsdale *

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(1961) – former NBA player for the

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, Cincinnati Royals / Kansas City-Omaha Kings, Philadelphia 76ers,

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, and Phoenix Suns; identical twin brother of Dick Van Arsdale

References

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Indianapolis Public Schools
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