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

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Also included in summer school sessions is The Teaching of music. Above, Mr. Franiik direc+s members of The band in a rehearsal To keep The sTudenTs Tuned for regular school sessions. EDUCZIHO Designed Tor Those sTudenTs who Tor some reason did noT achieve The required amounT oT crediT Tor The previous year or Tor Those sTudenTs who sTrive Tor enrichmenT is The MorTon sum- mer school. Summer school sessions were held in Two main divi- sions Tor Two semesTers oT work. IT saTisTacTory grades are ob- Tained sTudenTs will graduaTe summer school and receive Tull crediT iusT as They would Trom regular school. A very large vari- eTy o-T subjecTs are TaughT depending on The demand oT The subiecTs aT The Time. These include special courses such as driv- ing, music and pracTical arTs. The classes given during The sum- mer sessions should noT be considered easier Than Those given during regular school. Equal amounTs oT sTudies musT be assimi- laTed and in a much smaller amounT oi Time. Thereiore, The sTud- ies are concenTraTed in several hours oT worlc per day. FrequenTly classes can be seen playing baseball in The parking loT To add some recreaTion inTo The day's classes. Serving in The same capaciTy as The summer sessions aT Mor- Ton are The sessions oT evening school which meeT every Monday and Thursday evening during The weelc. Several varieTies oT sub- iecT maTTer are TaughT such as English classes. Typing, and courses in pracTical arTs. Many Times, adulTs, in Trying To obTain a cerTain iob discover ThaT They are lacking a cerTain require- menT necessary Tor The posiTion. WiTh sincere inTeresT These adulTs or any posT-high school sTudenT can earn The required amounT OT crediT or skill To obTain The iob. NighT school, as iT is commonly called, has become very successTul over The years, and lvlorTon can cerTainly be very proud oT The repuTaTion ThaT They have esTablished. Typing, a course ofTen required for cerTain career posiTions, is TaughT as picfured here in adulT educaTion-nighi' school. Mr. Smifh is The insTruc- Tor of This class.

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9 4 . 2 SPRING- 3 Z AnxieTy and pride in The preparafion of senior gracluaTion Tor many lv1OrTOn and The social Those who parTiE:lpaTe probably The mOsT' and gradu up To The ing soeial TuncTion The spring season OT d The annual science Talr, Tered during The EasTer and DeTrOIT. and Trom cerTs and drama pre was Truly an pOrTlOn OT The year aThleTic evenTs, in The minds OT he graduaTiOn was In The pring. BOTh parenTs arTs , The sp T 1 leading OuTsTancl- ng evenTs were ecTacular Trips OT- nqTOn, DQ., New Yorlc, he wOnderTul con-