Merrillville High School - Merrillvue Yearbook (Merrillville, IN)

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To speak eloquently with poise and self-confidence is the aim of speech class. Students learn to conquer the fear of public speaking by talking before a class. This goal is obtained in a variety of ways. Among the many presentations of orations are demonstration, visual aid, extemporaneous and commercial. Timing, gestures and facial expressions make up a part of the valuable experience acquired in speech class. During the course of the year students are also involved in a debate. In this manner they learn to speak for what they feel is right, and to use all tactics in their defense. Out of speech class come the members of the de- bate team and the casts of the plays. As Mr. Morrow times his speech, Marlene Pouch finds gesturing one of the important elements of public speaking. Nick Tarailo finds fencing an excellent subject for his visual aids speech. Mr. Morrow discusses many types of speech class activities such as demonstrations, introductions, debates and radio broadcasts. 17

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Copy-reading, dummying and stenciling are the key words of a journalism class. Few students are aware of the frantic hustle-bustle and occasional chaos of putting out a newspaper or yearbook. Student journalists face a seemingly unscala- ble mountain of deadlines, but all deadlines are inevitably met and the finished product is delivered to the student body. Personal satisfaction can be found in journalism, however. Just seeing one ' s work in print is reward enough. Editor Pat Taseff explains planned improvements for 1967 Merrillvue with copy editor Debbie Mayes, Donito High and Ray Neal. As publications advisor. Miss Carlson directs and advises all phases of Mirror and Merrillvue operations. Cooperative effort in all phases of production is essential to meet the deadline necessary for a weekly newspaper. Staff members share jobs to put the paper to bed on Thursday nights. 16

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Mrs. Mary Jeffries (chairman) shows the language department how to use the new lab equip- ment. They are (left to right) Mrs. Judith Stoelting, Mr. Joseph Weidenbener, Mrs. Veronika Burgess and Mr. Michael Brinkman. Merrillville High School ' s lan- guage department received a new look for ' 66 - 67 . Its facilities were moved from makeshift headquarters in the east-west hall to a 3-room suite in the new wing. Adding to its fresh appearance were two new teachers, Mr. Brinkman in Latin and Mrs. Burgess in German. But many things did not change. The Honors Program remained a goal for outstanding third year lin- guists. Latin scholars pressed onward in their studies; Germans learned more about Wolfgang and Erika; a new crop of third year Spaniards thrilled to the adventures of senior Gonzalez. Mrs. Jeffries is performing the tedious task of making out the grades for her Spanish II class. Mrs. Stoelting is showing a Mexican serape to two of her Spanish I students. Mr. Weidenbener listens as his students recite German on the tapes.