J Sterling Morton East High School - Mortonian Yearbook (Cicero, IL)

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LIBRARY . . . The Library Club was well known Tor The assisTance iT gave librarians and sTudenTs alike. Through Their work with books, The members were able To broaden Their knowledge of subiecTs of na- Tional and personal inTeresT. The highlighT of The year was The pock- eT book sale, which The club spon- sored This spring. Through This sale, The club members were able To ac- quainT The sTudenTs wiTh The Types of books They should be reading and were also able To offer These books aT reasonable prices. TOP ROW - J. Holec, R. Binder, N. Blafchford, L. Carlson, L. RoycrafT, J. Tesinsky, E. Popovich, J. Much, S. Baum, P. Popovich. BOTTOM ROW - Mr. W. F. Sherman, M. Mozier, J. Macon, L. Sodini, L. Underwood, B. Kral, J. Moser, C. Swenson. TOP ROW - K. Troemner, A. Vasairis, G. Homicz, J. Robin, R. Tonelli, A. Cernik, E. Suiak. BOTTOM ROW - Miss M. A. Diez, J. Bigelis, V. STelmaszyk, C, Zacek. DEBATE . . . MenTal alerTness and The abilify To speak well were The imporTanT qualificafions a sTudenT needed To ioin DebaTe Club. De- baTe is one of The key TacTors in The developmenT of an alerT and Trained mind. The purpose of The club was To TuncTion as a debaTe Team in The various Tields of debaTe compeTiTion. Under The guidance of Mr. M. OsTerTag, The club repre- senTed MorTon well in all The con- TesTs iT enTered. Mr. M, OsTerTog, J. Andrews, T. Currin, B. Jur, C. Everly. aried WRITERS . . . An inTeresT in wriTing and ediTing is all ThaT is needed To join WriTers Club. This year, as in The pasT, The members of The club ediTed and disTribuTed TRIAL FLIGHTS, which is a collecTion of The besT liTerary eFforTs of MorTon sTudenTs. Under The guidance of Miss M. A. Diez, The members oT The club selecTed The besT sopho- more Theme, which was prinTed on The TableT cover. This was noT an easy job since There were so many 'fine Themes submiTTed. 24

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Learning from Others TOP ROW - R. Sistak, F. Sworsky, M. Christo, G. Nemecek, J.iMatuszak, B. Janovsky, S. Puccini, C. Kreici, E. Kaufmann, A. Sturdik, C. Schiavelli, B. Novy, N. Valente, R. Chochole, E. Erdmann, R. Lapka, R. Jesky, W. TRAVEL . . . Under the direction ot Miss S. A. Snell, the Travel Club members planned many ot the school's trips during the year. The purpose ot the club was to stimulate an interest in travel and to give those students interested the opportunity to travel. The members of the club did not have to participate in every trip the club sponsored. Students were eligible tor membership in the club after they had participated in one ot the trips. The highlight of the year was the annual trip to Colorado at the end ot the year. Darr. 2nd ROW - L. Jendras, E. Brozas, L. Puccini, Miss S. A. Snell, J. Kozel, A. Jirsa, L. Galligani, A. Kazmierowski. BOTTOM ROW - L. Wilson, C. Vesely, M. Serbin, P. Rieckmann, L. Sheehan, D. Piotrowski, J. Kozien. INTERNATIONAL . . . The aim of International Club was to develop a better understanding ot the people of other coun- tries. Under the guidance of Mr. J. S. Everett, the club attained this goal in various ways. They had numerous guest speakers, visited International House at the University ot Chicago, and viewed international displays. The members of the club also participated in the model United Nations Assembly. A com- plete understanding ot other peoples ot the world is very important in our modern society. TOP ROW - J. Carrara, D. Lettier, C. Iannantuoni, A. Tonetti, A. Dres, B. Zabelka, S. Dickens. BOTTOM ROW - N. Sanabrais, J. Hein, Mr. J. S. Everett, l. Pieri. Travel Club's annual trip to Washington left lingering memories of our country's past.

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W T. TOP ROW - W. Mlyniec, R. Craig, E. Schreiner, J. Hayek, R. Sfimac, J. Rein. BOTTOM ROW - A. Cernik, C. Techman, J. Bigelis, E. Furman, L. Roycraff. Interests PSYCHOLOGY . . . The aim of The Psychology Club was To probe The mind and To find ouT whaT iT is like and how iT works. With The aid of Mr. C. C. Nichols, The club gave sTudenTs inTeresTed in psychology an excellenf opporTuniTy To learn more abouf iT. During The meefings, The members analyzed arTicles dealing wiTh psychology and Tried To apply whaT They learned from These arTi- cles. They frequenTly had guesT lecfurers speak To Them on The var- ious aspecfs of psychology. U. N. EXECUTIVE BOARD . . . This pasT year The sTudenTs of Morfon Easf puT on a highly successful and worThwhiIe model UniTed NaTions General Assembly. The enfire prai- ecT would noT have been possible wiThouT The hard work of The mem- bers of The ExecuTive Board. Under The guidance of Mr. l-l. R. Langerf and Mrs. S. J. Luchessi, These sfu- denTs spenf The beTTer parT of eighf monfhs working on The assembly. The members of The Board felT Their work had been rewarded when The assembly was finally presented. TOP ROW -- J. Kazien, M. Serbin, D. Piofrowski, P. SmiTh, J. Vcdak, L. Polz, S. Mays, C. Roesner, V, Okamofo, E. Suiak, F. Schumacher, D. Ditch. BOTTOM ROW - Mr. C. C. Nichols, R. PeTerson, D, Heines, J. Ohler, C. Schiavelli, B. Turek, A. Sfrnak, P. Halac. 25 ASTRONOMY . . . Under The guid- ance of Mr. J. M. Carr, The mem- bers of The club mef every monTh To observe The heavens. They used an eighf inch reflecting Telescope for Their observafions. They kepT an ac- curaTe record of The planefs, con- sTellaTions, and saTelliTes ThaT They saw. During The year, They held a sale To raise money To buy new equipment AT The end of The year, The members visifed Yorkes Observ- aTory. TOP ROW - G. Hurf, B. Wolok, R. Drake, R. Slager, C. Borovicka, R. Bicicchi. BOT- TOM ROW - B. Yarmolchuk, C. Boland, V. Sfone, D. Mikulecky, R. SmiTh, P. Janiak, A. Mucha.