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

Page 30 text:

The wheel. one of man's earliest inventions, still plays a major part in American society. Many Morton students drove to school every day in their own cars or their parents. Going through the school parking lot, one would see everything from a brand new Porsche to a fifteen year old Ford Falcon or a g beat-up Cadillac. Another variation of the wheel used for transportation was the motorcycle which was popular among boys when weather permitted. Skateboard riding came back this year but remained only for a short while as it disappeared almost as suddenly as it appeared. Bicycling, a means of both transportation and entertainment, and rollerskating for recreation retained their long- standing popularity among Morton students. Auto courses available at Morton allow students to have experience maintaining their cars. Mark Gall Qabove, rightl measures the amount of air in a tire. To many students who attended the concert sponsored by the Senior Class, F reewheelin' fabovej is not only a band's name but a frame of mind and way of life. Hurrying home on his bicycle after a vigorous day at Morton, Jim Bosh's liberated spirit irightj almost causes him to run into Bill Wayne in the parking lot. 26 STUDENT LIFE , :Q A, l 5 1 ,i Ji l l l i l i 1 F 1 i mv

Page 29 text:

Wu l sans ,N EASY A l,eisure time activities are a major part ot high school life. At Morton West many students chose to hecome involved in school sponsored, extra-curricular sports and cluh activities, hid, they still had other free time. Going to the movies was a very popular pastime. 'l'he nearby Harlem-Vermak Cinema with two movies show- ing every week gave students the opportunity to see practically any type ol' movie from Ix'1'11g Kong to The Shaggy 19. A. Other popular activities included going to parties or out for pizza. Many people either hy choice or parental suggestion did not go out every night hut instead contented themselves at home hy listening to the radio or watching the television set. 5 5 l l Upon entering the ballroom on prom night, Nancy Stastny tabove, leftl, escorted by former Morton student Frank Lestina, converses with Miss L. Czajka. Jim Zurales tleftl, who is currently working on earning his pilot's license, finds the cold weather no deterent to his hobby of maintaining and flying small planes. Looking down to the first floor, three Morton students fabovel spend their leisure time browsing in and out of various stores in the new North Riverside Mall. S'l'lllWl?Txl'F l IDL

Page 31 text:

-Ffe Q whee E155 QE S i is fwrv'-gf x ft ' ff' A Xe vL eff? S' W 1 .v y he A school bus labeled 'Special' Qtopj is exactly that to the many Morton students who ride it to the freedom of their post school activities. Seemingly the expression Free Wheelinm personified, Jim Nelson Qleftj rides his motorcycle as his form of self expression and sense of freedom. Students' cars Qabovej form a slow-moving line as the drivers, eager to escape the school's confines, anticipate the freedom of the open road. STUDENT LIFE 27