Merrillville High School - Merrillvue Yearbook (Merrillville, IN)

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TOP ROW: (1. to r.) M. Tubich, D. Kurth, F. Carter, W. Catlow, K. Canino. BOTTOM ROW: J. Whitworth, C. Mullen, J. Helbling, J. Taylor. SENIORS PRESENT NIGHT “We’ve found Mrs. Chalfont’s body — but, the head is missing!” CAST The Lord Chief Justice .... MIKE TUBICH Mrs. Bramson JUDY TAYLOR Olivia Grayne CAROL MULLEN Hubert Laurie FLOYD CARTER Nurse Libby JUDY WHITWORTH Mrs. Terence JUDY HELBLING Dora Parkoe KAREN CANINO Inspector Belsize DAVE KURTH Dan WALTER CATLOW Director MRS. LYNCH Student Director LYNDA VER PLANK Student Manager DAVE RAINFORD Stage Manager CHARLES BUBLITZ

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(1. to r.) Pam Heisterberg, Jeanette Minniti, Carole Kucan, and Sandra Grant. QUEEN JEANETTE REIGNS IN 62 March 10th saw the annual presentation of the Athletic Ball, sponsored by the Letterman’s Club. The decorations, which were elaborately constructed by the members of the club, con- sisted of a unique display of the school colors supplemented by the use of life size silhouettes of participants of each of the six sports in which an M.H.S. athlete may letter. As is the tradition, this years athletes chose four girls, one from each class, as candidates for Queen of the Athletic Ball. Each class was well represented by their choices, which were as fol- lows: Freshman, Pam Heisterberg ; Sophomore, Sandra Grant; Junior, Carole Kucan; and Sen- ior, Jeanette Minniti. During the week preceding the dance, each of the candidates staged a vigorous campaign, after which the whole student body voted. On the appointed evening, the couples danced to the ecstatic music of Veto Manno. Finally the awaited hour arrived, and Mr. Demaree placed the crown upon the head of Jeanette Minniti. Queen Jeanette also received a bouquet of flowers from the Letterman’s Club and reigned for the rest of the evening as the 1962 Athletic Queen. Mr. Demaree crowns Queen Jeanette. 15

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“My dear, you look so kind.” MUST FALL” “Well, I’m goin’ to be hanged in the end . . . But they’ll get their money’s worth at the trial. You wait!” Under the capable direction of Mrs. Agnes Lynch, with the aid of Lynda Ver- plank, Student Director, the Senior Class of 1962 presented the 3 act play “Night Must Fall” written by Emlyn Williams. It was the story of psycopathic killer, who after committing one murder, comes to live with a fussy old woman as her “son” with the intention of killing her for her money. Olivia, the old woman’s niece, both repelled and attracted to Dan, feels there is something behind his strange be- havior. Not until the discovery of the murdered woman with her head severed, does she suspect that he is the murderer. Suspense builds as Dan’s hatbox which is just the size to hold a head is discovered. Dan finally murders Mrs. Bramson, but justice reigns and in the end the police take him away to be hanged, leaving Olivia re- lieved but desolate. The people behind the scenes are as important as the cast itself. (1. to r.) D. Rainford, L. Ver- plank, C. Bublitz, and A. Lynch. m s? y.V.v