Merrillville High School - Merrillvue Yearbook (Merrillville, IN)

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Future Homemakers Overcome Automation In these years of automation a housewife must have special skills to compete with a machine. In addition to the usual sewing, Home Econom- ics girls learn the basic steps for the care of new modern fibers and finishes. They also learn new techniques to decrease time and effort in sewing. For bonus cooking skills to surprise guests and beaus future homemakers learn the arts of decorat- ing a cake and how to glamorize a table with wood fiber centerpieces. Junior and senior years are preparatory years for marriage. Modern living, taken during the junior year, discusses problems of dating, engagement, and religion. In the final year child care and home nursing combine with housing to serve as good par- enthood preparation. Linda Banton learns better sewing techniques from Linda Bewick’s helpful advice. ◄ Second year home economics students Julie Semokaitis and Marsha Leathers learn basic skills through appli- cation. 29

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Students’ Business World Begins To prepare students to step out into the world as the businessmen and women of tomorrow is the purpose of the Business Department. A wide variety of courses are offered to M.H.S. pupils. General business offers a broad view of the mod- em business world for sophomores. Shorthand and typing courses are useful, not only to students preparing for jobs in business, but also to college prep students. Seniors are instructed in the art of balancing books in bookkeeping. Other senior business courses are office practice, general clerical, and office ma- chines. These courses familiarize one with the pro- cedures encountered in an office. Pat Cannon and Janice Brown are practicing brief forms in shorthand.

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Physical Fitness Ranks High After a year’s suspension of freshman physical education at the high school, fulltime gym classes were resumed. Mrs. Wilkerson, a new member of the teaching staff, not only introduced exercising to music, but also taught many dance forms new to the students. The girls engaged in various team contests (vol- leyball, soccer, basketball), duel games (badminton, tennis, ping-pong), and individual sports (golf, bowling, archery). As usual, the boys were put through rigorous calisthenics in preparation for relay races, bas- ketball, football, baseball, track, wrestling, and golf. The boys in gym class keep in shape with push ups. Pat Freeman, Sue Ann Christopher, Marilyn Raduenz and Judy Kuchar practice modern dancing techniques in gym class. Cathy Yuraitis and Virginia Nichols practice reducing methods in gym class. 30