Merrillville High School - Merrillvue Yearbook (Merrillville, IN)

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Merrillville High School is noted for its wide and varied activity program. Some organizations provide entertainment and relexation; others actually train the students in war time fields; all provide wholesome participation, student fellow- ship, and opportunities for developing specific tal- ents. Each morning a forty-minute extra-curricular period is included in the schedule to accommodate the needs of the various clubs and organizations. On the next few pages is our review of reviews. Twenty-Seven

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¥ CALENDAR SEPTEMBER 7 First session of Merrillville High School 1944. 13 Student Council Election. Clark wins over Lauer. 17 Beginning of Bond Drive. OCTOBER 1 Basketball practice begins promisingly. 1 Student Council sponsors all-school party, our pals 5 First meeting of Student Council. 12 “Get acquainted” party— Hi-Y and SSS get together for a g d time 20 Dude-Drag-Inn — Senior Dance with fun had by all. 21-22 At liberty— no school— Teachers’ Institute. 25-28 Senior help issue ration book No. 4 as patriotic duty. NOVEMBER 3 Bob Hope performs before M.H.S. in “Caught in the Draft” on the screen. 5 First basketball game— with East Gary— Metcalf is hero, makes winning f.g.-31-29. 10 Hi-Y holds impressive induction ceremony. 11 Salute to Freedom— Armistice Day— Service plaque presentation by Julia Smith, member of class of ' 43. 17 “Professor How Could You?” Junior play goes off with a bang. 18 SSS has formal initiation during activity period. 23 GAA hayride — still picking hayseed out of our hair. 25-26 Thanksgiving vacation — time out to eat and recuperate. DECEMBER 3 Bad beginning of new month — first basketball defeat by Griffith 28-27. 21 A successful Christmas play by Student Council under direction of Miss Boyd. 22 Hi-Y Christmas dance added to the festivities of the season. 23 St. Nick on his way— two days to wait and a week to rest. JANUARY 2 School resumes and a new year begins — this is 1944. 7 Alumni are rusty in game — Pirates show them with 64-24. 14 Everybody anxiously awaits exams?? 17 Whew, we made it — new semester starts. 29 M.H.S. Host at Golden Nugget Nite Club at Y.M.C.A. in Gary. FEBRUARY 4 Fun on wheels at Sophomore skating party. 4 Ping Pong Tournament closes with Bob Metcalf final Champion over Schilling. 9 Home Ec. and Hi-Y members meet to discuss their problems. 24-25-27 Sectionals in Hammond. MARCH 8 Interclass basketball tournament sponsored by Hi-Y. 22 “Well Fargo” movie is presented. APRIL 7 Good Friday is celebrated. 12 “Stanley and Livingstone” movie on the screen. MAY 3 Story of Alexander Graham Bell is shown in movie. 8-12 Final exams. 12 Junior-Senior Prom. 14 Serious thoughts — Baccalaureate Service. 18 Life begins — Commencement exercises. 19 School closes — good-bye. Seniors — Good-bye, everybody. Twenty-Six

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STUDENT COUNCIL Seated — Dick Henderson, Reporter; Nancy Kleinschmidt, Secretary; Richard Clark, Presi- dent; Glenna Lauer, Vice-President; Lois Foust, Treasurer. Standing — Marjorie Reed, Euana Bencake, Fred Titley, Mr. York, Shirley Stockwell, Mary McKnight, Eleanor Fossey, and Evelyn Maihofer. We have seen the United States of America become united almost overnight in the struggle for Victory. We have witnessed previous to Pearl Harbor just how a group of people, no matter how good their intentions, could become lax and careless even with the potentialities of a great nation. Good intentions never won a war! Just so in high school, without unity, without some definite group to assume the various tasks that are to be completed at a specified time, without someone to bring up, discuss and dissolve the current issues, no student body can progress. After a week of campaigning Richard Clark beat Glenna Lauer in the student election held in September. The other officers assisting were Glenna Lauer, Vice President; Nancy Kleinschmidt, Secretary; and Louis Faust, Treasurer. The class presidents, the presidents of each organized club in school along with the editors of the “Mirror” and the “Merrillvue” staffs are members of the council. Mr. York is present to give constructive advice and guidance representative of the teachers. We met every Tuesday morning, regardless of the many interruptions that hap- pen every day when dealing with hundreds of human beings all working eight hour shift, many with overtime. These sessions were brought to order and then the de- bating became hot. luke warm, or cool, depending on the importance of the issue at stake. These problems concerned everything from buying megaphones for the cheer- leaders, getting a magician, and buying juke box records to dedicating our beautiful servicemen’s plaque, putting our $3000 War Bond Drive over the top and helping to organize the $1500 Magazine Drive. The council is a purely democratic organ- ization which we are proud to have at the top of the list of our many activities. Twenty-Eight