Merrillville High School - Merrillvue Yearbook (Merrillville, IN)

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Olive Wood at Ainsworth. In 1921-1922, Harry B. Calpha taught the Merrillville High School and Miss Wood taught at Ainsworth. The at- tendance was very small at hoth schools. In 1922-1923 Richard Nuzunv and Miss Wood taught at Mer- rillville and Ainsworth re- spec t i v e 1 y . The following year, the trus- tee, Mr. Roy Hack, consoli- dated the two high schools at M err illville. Mr. O. K. Ap- pleman w a s secured as principal and Miss W o o d was retained as assistant. In 1924-1925 Mr. Hack in- stituted a complete com- mercial course i n c 1 u d i n g short hand, typewrit i n g, and bookkeep- ing. Miss Ver da Zuschnitt was secured to teach this department, vutli Mr. Appleman and Miss Wood filling the positions they held the previous year. This year marked the largest increase in attend- ance of any year since the establish- ment of the school. The present year marks the begin- ning of a new era in the school. The high school is fully commissioned, hav- ing both senior and junior high school. Mr. O. K. Appleman is still principal and mathema- tics and sci- ence teacher, Mr. Caughey Naylor teach- i n g English and history, and Mrs. Hel- en Swinford. commer c i a 1 and domestic science. Mr. J. E. Lucas is Junior High principal and athletic direc- tor. The growth of our school has been such that last sum- mer the class rooms w ere re-arranged to provide more space and at present writ- ing the con- gestion has be- come such, that additional teachers will be required in the grades. The grades will occupy mo. ' t of the building now us- ed by the high school. Rians are now being contemplated for the erection o! a modern high school building. ROY W. HACK, TDK PUHFRNT TRl ' STKB

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The high school was conducted along the same lines with Mr. Kay as teach- er with equal success for several years. It became so successful that it was an inspiration to Mr. F. M. Pierce, the trustee, and to the community in gener- al. They realized that in order to do the quality of work which was in keeping with the times, more room and better equipment w-ere needed. Consequently, Mr. Pierce had plans drawn and a new- building erected in the year 1901. At this time Mr. Morey was secured to take charge of the high school in the new building, where he conducted the Freshman and Sophomore classes for two years. The true w ' orth of our high school was proved at this time by Inez Burge, a member of one of our early classes, who graduated from the Crown Point High School as Valedictorian. Following Mr. Morey, Mr. Quillen conducted the high school for two years giving a three year high school course. One of Mr. Quillen’s pupils, Mr. Floyd Demmon. is at present At- torney of Hobart, Indiana, and Deputy Prosecutor. 0. A. Cassidy was employed to suc- ceed Mr. Quillen for the following year. The school dropped back to a one year high school course, the teacher di- viding his time with the upper grade teacher. In 190H Chas. 1. Goodpaster took charge of the school and continued ns principal until 1913. It was during Mr. ( Inod paster’s principalship that the school was first accredited. In 1907- 190k Mr. Goodpaster added another year to the high school course, giving all the instruction himself. He w-orked very hard to do this, hampered as he was by lack of time and equipment. T wo more students brought credit to Merrillville. Eva Burge graduated from Crown Point as her class valedic- torian in 1910 and in 1914 Vida Pierce graduated from the Gary High School as her class valedictorian. In 1913-1914 the high school was headed by Paul Linton. Then more equipment was added and the work be- gan to assume a better standard. Fred Ewing was the instructor for the year 1914-1915. At this period two years of high school w-ork were giv- en. Those wishing to complete their high school education were transferred elsewhere. At this time some of the early pupils had secured teacher’s licenses and w r ere teaching in the town- ship and elsewhere in the county. Orrin Walker conducted the school from 1915 to 1917, giving a little broad er course than before. Mr. Walker taught literature, algebra, geometry, history and Latin. In 1917-1918 the school had two teachers. Mr. Hathly and B. E. Nelson. Again in 1919 a pupil of our school. Edith Pierce, graduated from Gary High School as her class valedictorian. Jennie Elmore taught the high school for the next three years with the ex- ception of a few months, when, owing to illness, her place was filled by- Xerxes Silver. In 1918-1919 two high schools were conducted in Ross Township; Miss El- more taught at Merrillville and Miss

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THE FACULTY O. K. Appleman, Principal Science and Mathematics Tri-State College Columbia University University of Michigan Caughey Naylor English and History DePauw University Wabash College Northwestern University