Merrillville High School - Merrillvue Yearbook (Merrillville, IN)

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§ upliouuirra First Row Maymie Gernenz, Elwood Erickson, Jack Fowler, Ralph Ford, Bernard Thomas, Leslie Homeier, June Titley. Second Row Catherine Willy, Jean Demmon, Pres. — Kenneth Catlow, Muriel Smith, Mary McKnight. Third Row Hazel Robinson, Sec. — John Sabo, Joe Chentnik, Ruth Welches, Jimmie Scott, Billy Metcalf. First Row Reporter — James Stephens, Leona Burris, Kenneth Hollingshead, James Goodwin, George O’Dea, Helen Mikulich, Charles Ready. Second Row Roy Watts, Ralph Kleinsorge, Joan Johnson, Charlotte Clark, Joanne Ouweneel, Ralph Doffin, Peter Hecimovich. Third Row Robert Schlobohm, James Hall, Betty Lou Rees, Dametra Davison, Jack Springer, John Kisela. First Row Bill Kendera, Gloria Benoit, George Mekola, Treas. — Marjorie Meyer, Cecil Slowers, Katherine Herr. Second Row Willard Schafer, Tom Collins, Earl Mager, Bill Sargent, Margaret Cooper, Patsy Kelly, Louise Price. Third Row Vice Pres. — Ed Shipley, William Fossey, Ed Lahaie, Jean Ann Tignor, Frances Tieman, Marie Roy Nineteen

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JUNIOR CLASS HISTORY In the fall of 1940, we, the Navy, started our campaign through the great Battlefield of High School, where a great war had to be won. Our campaign started with seventy-two members and had Glen Herstine as our captain. Commander Jack Ayers, Lieutenant Commander Marion Lennertz, and Lieutenant Paul Franko assisted him in leading the campaign. As advisors to the captain, Mr. McAllister and Miss Meyer very ably helped the campaign on its slow march to victory. Our special division of the Navy chose the chrysanthemum as the flower we wished to represent us, and as a motto we chose “Dux Vitae Ratio.” With several minor successes, we brought the first year of our campaign to a close. In the second year of our campaign, we were led by Rear Admiral Jack Gable, and his assistants. Captain Dick Henderson, Commander Nancy Klein- schmidt, and Lieutenant Commander Eauna Beneake. As advisors to Rear Admiral Gable, we had Mrs. Collins and Mr. Prokl. Our division chose blue and gray as its colors, and with the permission of the commander-in-chief, we bought special Navy sweaters of those colors. We wore these in all encounters on the battlefield, and with a few more minor successes to our credit, we ended the second year of our campaign. This year, our third, we see victory just beyond, and with our able leaders we are sure the battle will soon be over. Vice-Admiral Jack Ayers, Rear Admiral Richard Clark, Captain Marian Lennertz, and Commander Eleanor Fossey helped us to overcome the many impediments which stood in our way. Mr. Irvin, as advisor, has helped us to win some major victories ; namely, the Junior Play, “Miss Jimmy ; our Junior Dance; and the Junior-Senior Prom in honor of the Marines. In the victory of “Miss Jimmy,” our class was directed toward our goal by Miss Tatman, who so nobly devoted her time to helping us win a major encounter. Now, with a few major and many minor victories to our credit, we are looking forward to the time when our victories will all be major ones. Eighteen

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SOPHOMORE CLASS HISTORY In the fall of 1941, we gathered our vast army to begin a march toward graduation. We were led by Brigadier General Beth Gable, Colonel Edward Lahaie. Lieutenant Colonel Mary McKnight, and Major Jean Demmon. As advisor tc Brigadier General Gable, we had Mr. McAllister. We had several minor battles and stopped for one night to have a ‘hard times’ party. Some of our members bought sweaters with the colors of our division, blue and gold, on them. Having won minor honors, the maneuvers for the first year ceased. In this, our second year on the march, we have had Major General Kenneth Catlow, Brigadier General Edward Shipley, Colonel John Sabo, Lieutenant Colonel Marjorie Meyer, and Major James Stephens as our leaders. Mrs. Miller and Miss Wood have been our advisors. We chose the American Beauty Rose as our symbol of rank and have again chosen blue and gold for our colors. With two parties and several other minor victories already won, we bring the march to a halt until next year, when we will advance once again toward our goal. Twenty