J Sterling Morton West High School - Talon Yearbook (Berwyn, IL)

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Psychology Classes Help Create A Happier Christmas for G.l.'s Student involvement in relation to his social environment is an important objective of lVlorton,s Social Science De- partment. This objective is effectively achieved through an interesting and widely varied curriculum teamed with ac- tive student participation in numerous department-spom sored activities. Since two semesters of American history are required of every Morton student in his junior year, the Social Science Department comes in contact with the whole student body at one time or another. Most students, how- ever, choose to take more than just American history and supplement their schedules with courses such as current history, economics, modern history, psychology, sociology, and world history. Specially selected seniors may en- roll in European history, a college level course earning six semester hours of college credit. This year, the psychology classes took an active part in creating a happier Christmas for the wounded Vietnam G.I.'s in the Great Lakes Naval Hospital by collecting both money and gifts from the student body. As usual, the annual Easter trip to Washington, D.C., solicited many students. Donna Cerranlfo uses one of the ziepartnzenfs excellent maps to point out to Robert Barton and Mark Floriin tlze location of one of the earliest settlements in the Middle West. m ati M 'rr 'M ft 4 - A A n N if ' Q . -l is V. t i t R Jim Clziarlo points out one of America's military commitments abroad to his American government class. This course, open only to seniors, studies the evolution nnrl present status of our government. it 1 ' Lian i ,H if .'sf . , ,,..m. V ji, I' , 1 ilelwffflil f ll j

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ll . X lg 'l--.... ..,. if 1 V' i ' f X... Diane Ritzenthaler utilizes the new facilities in the Music Depart- ment to store her instrument and music. The new locker area was greatly needed to eliminate storage problems. ln this painting and illustration class, Miss D. A. Bilder makes a sug- gestion to Gail Switalski on how to make an interpretation of still life a more effective piece of art creativity. -f , , ,R t .,,.. 1 , Mrs. R. R. Mavigliano carefully molds her lump of clay into the be- ginnings of a beautful piece of pottery. Pottery is one of the special- ized courses offered after basic art to interested students. New Doors and Sound Panels Purchased for Music Section The Fine Arts Department is divided into two sections: art and music. Last fall the art section presented colorful art exhibits in the foyer. On display were works in many mediums by both Morton students and professional artists. Lectures on each exhibit were offered to the faculty and student body, and the exhibits served as studies for many art classes. Basic art, an exploratory workshop in the field of art, was the prerequisite for all art courses. On completion of this course, a wide selection of specialized classes and workshops were offered. These included dress design, jewelry, printmaking, sculpture, painting and illus- tration, pottery, and photography. The music section added a new double-door entrance to the bandroom this year. Opening into E-hall, it greatly im- proved storing facilities and eliminated traffic problems in that area. New portable acoustical panels were also pur- chased to improve sound during concerts. Among the classes in this section were band, orchestra, mixed chorus, vocal workshop, and aeolian choir. All music students had the opportunity to make arrangements to participate in the an- nual Shagbark Music Camp being held this summer. X 'Jiillvfi W' Z. 4