Merrillville High School - Merrillvue Yearbook (Merrillville, IN)

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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.

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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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Mr. Wooldridge gets a film ready for showing in a biology class. Jeff Haberstadt and Dale Andrews listen to tapes in A-V class. Mrs. Brunton stands with her book store help: (left to right) Jill Reformat, Shirley De Young, Billy Jo Greek and Carol Stowers. Sight and sound are the major means of communications of our times. The audio-visual department, headed by Mr. Velven Wooldridge, breaks the monotony of everyday class rooms by bringing movies, filmstrips and other sources of information to the students. Their collections of mechanical devices has brought direct eye contact to a math teacher and a student while one is working a prob- lem on the over-head projector. The same helpful device is used to aid a speech stu- dent using visual aids for his speech. Tapes of oral book reports and speeches make grading easier, and typing to music played on one of the A-V ' s record players is interesting and enjoyable. 19