Merrillville High School - Merrillvue Yearbook (Merrillville, IN)

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A BLUE RIBBON TOR THE F. F. A. Merrillville’s Chapter of F. F. A. believes in the future of farming, with a faith bo rn not of words, but of deeds. The activities of this club are many and varied. For the past two years they have been running the football concession stand at a profit, which is used in paying the overall cost of additional bleachers. Even before that time, they busied themselves with the seeding of the football field as a community serv- ice. You may recognize this organiza- tion by a blue jacket on which is an insignia featuring the rising sun, emblematic of a new era in agricul- ture. Among the many activities, in which they participate are the local, district, and state contests in public speaking, e c says, treasurer and sec- retary books, chapter contests and judging. Their membership of forty in- cludes some of the best workers in school. The officers, Chuck Gern- enz, President; Ivan Bateman, Vice- President; Charles Hoeppner, Sec- retary; Albert Vereb, Treasurer; Bob Reed, Reporter and Jerome Krieter, Watch dog, do everything in their power to help their sponsor, Mr. Loren Carrier make this club a success. Many examples of this are the field trips to Indianapolis, Chi- cago and Purdue and the represen- tation of our club at the National F. F. A. Convention in Kansas City, Missouri. THIS PICTURE SHOWS THE MEMBERS OF F. F. A. PARTICI- PATING IN SOME OF THEIR AC- TIVITIES. FROM TOP TO BOT- TOM: OPERATING THE FOOT- BALL CONCESSION STAND, EX- AMINING EARS OF CORN, AND JUDGING POULTRY.

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A STUDENT COUNCIL MEETING STUDENT COUNCIL SPONSORS CLEAN-UP ★ CAMPAIGN MRS JANET baker The Student Council opened this year with Dan Molchan presiding as president. The work of the council was directed to clean-up cam- paigns for the school. The first and main activ- ity was the Homecoming Dance, which they sponsored October 1, 1949. They also sponsored a series of movies and programs for the enjoy- ment of the students. The Student Council made possible the annual Athletic Banquet. The council is now planning on their annual party at the end of the year, which is for the members only. The members are as follows: Dan Molchan, president; Robert Fieler, vice-president; Elaine Green, secretary; Paula Pickford, treasurer; James Spurr, publicity; Pat Sullivan, Mary Elma Bryan, John Snyder, Per- al Shrout, Mike Price, Jack Sims, Robert Reed, Jerry Johnson, Pat Shearer, Charles Aubuchon, Don Lipke, John Ashton, Ronald Jones, Ronald Younkin, Jerald Jones, Carl Kraft, Edward Mc- Donald, Isabelle Miller, Jan Pierce, Donald Smith, Richard Poling, Joyce Shannon and Joann Davids. 10

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INFORMAL G. A. A. MEETING G. A. A. SETS NEW MEMBERSHIP RECORD “Ouch! Oh!” These were some of the wails and woes of the new members being initiated into the G. A. A. Under their new umpire, Mrs. Weldy, the G. A. A. has scored many runs and has enjoyed one of their most successful years. The follow- ing line-up for the year was as follows: Pitcher: Mary Elma Bryan Catcher: Mary Ann Halfman Score Keeper: Theresa Franko Financial Reporter: Jane Hamilton Reporter: Pat Shearer Some of the hits scored by this team in- cluded candy sales, the Round Robin Tourna- ment in basketball and the Annual Sadie Haw- kins Dance where “The Woman Is Requested to Pay.” Participating in such sports as softball and volleyball also proved enjoyable. This year’s G. A. A. had a larger member- ship than that of any other club in the school. MRS. DOROTHY WELDY 1 2