Merrillville High School - Merrillvue Yearbook (Merrillville, IN)

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The guidance counselors help the students plan their future, (l-r) Mrs. Carolyn Coon, Mr. Val Kuhnes, Mrs. Lavonia Davis, and Miss Marilou Carlson. Guidance counselors aid in advis- ing MHS students in many phases of their lives. Future years are planned by the student with his counselor ' s help. Schedules, future occupations and college plans are discussed often. Keeping in touch with grad- uates helps the counselors with to- day ' s students. Social, educational, vocational information, placement and followup are among the func- tions of guidance. The library is also an aid to the high school student. The school ' s librarian, Mrs. Burrus, chooses books best suited for the average student and arranges them for their conveni- ence. Miss Leona Burrus, librarian, puts the returned books in their proper place. 28

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Although home economics is traditionally thought of as merely cooking and sewing, it is a broad field which encompasses all the roles of a modern homemaker. Merrillville ' s vocational home ec department offers courses in modern living, housing, foods and nutrition, home nursing and clothing and textiles to meet the needs of the homemakers of tomorrow. Most home ec courses have bases in the sciences. Textiles and foods courses rely heavily on chemistry, bacteriology and physics are used in foods,- biology and the behav- ioral sciences touch all areas of home economics. With every concoction whipped up in foods lab comes the inevitable job of clean up. After home nursing students Margene Waffler and Dawn Scott finish treating Anna Kane, she may need the help of a professional. Practicing money-saving skills is one of the activities of clothing and textiles students. Home economics faculty members Mrs. Fern Kirtland, Miss Marilou Carlson and Mrs. Kathleen Seale (chairman) examine fabric that the Clothing II girls will use for their first project.

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The workers in the cafeteria are busy preparing another school Mrs. Elizabeth Emery, Mrs. Joanne Nichols, and Mrs. Delores luncheon. They are (l-r) Mrs. Eleanor Fox, Mrs. Marie Bowen, Wheeler. Mrs. Mance smiles at Carol Wesley, who works in the cafeteria as a volun- teer. MHS gobs kept the decks of the Pirate galleon ship-shape. Swabbing and polishing the floors on vaca- tions, the courageous deckmates survived many storms. Even though they contended with dirty halls, marked-up desks, tons of crumpled paper and chalked-up greenboards, the efficient crew brought the ship through the year safely. If a landlubber boarded the S.S. Merrillville at the right time, he would detect a delicious aroma em- anating from the galley. Keeping the cooks on the proper culinary course, Mrs. Thomas gives orders from the crow ' s nest. Keeping our school neat and tidy is the job of these custodians. They are (ROW 1) Carl Schul- ler, Elvira Boldt, and Ella For- sythe (ROW 2) Raymond Downey, Robert Konopacki, and Anna Waltz.