Morton High School - Top Hat Yearbook (Hammond, IN)

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The Music Department, headed by Miss Barbara Miller and John Melton, and the Art Department, headed by Anthony Wauro, familiarized Morton stu- dents with the fine arts. The high school vocal music class acted as a training course for the choir, an organization, like the band, with the status of a class. The orchestra, however, met but twice a week; therefore, an orchestra member who didn’t belong to the band had to practice individ- ually for an hour daily if he hoped to get an instrumental music credit. Bandmen could also practice individually daily, although they didn’t get any credit for this practice. High school art, the only class in its department, was an introductory course based on a variety of art mediums. EINS, ZWEI, drei, spiel!” Band and orchestra director John Melton spent a good part of his time giving individual lessons to young musicians like Nahcy Hoffman, shown with the bass viol. THESE STUDENTS in Anthony Wauro’s high school art class certainly are intent on their artistic creations. Mortonites may take high school art for as many semesters as their programs allow. Music, Art Classes Fine Arts Broaden Students ' Interest Page 15 MISS BARBARA Miller accompanies a quartet of boys while the rest of the members of her high school music class listen closely. The class served as a training course for high school choir.

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Page 14 Commercial Classes Mortonites Study for Office Jobs SALESMANSHIP STUDENTS, taught by Mrs. Estelle Gress, are interested in techniques used by Judy Fleming in selling. CLERICAL PRACTICE students learn to operate various business machines with Mrs. Dorothy Soderberg’s assistance. Last year the Commercial De- partment, headed by Mrs. Dorothy Smith, prepared Morton students for the business world. General business presented busi- ness essentials to students planning, to take no further business courses. Bookkeeping readied students for bookkeeping positions; business law aimed to give the student an under- standing of commercial law, and salesmanship presented general merchandising principles. Personal and office typewriting skills were taught in typing classes, and shorthand students studied Gregg Shorthand Simplified. Ad- vanced typing and shorthand were combined, forming stenography, a two-period course. Clerical practice students studied filing and various computing and duplicating ma- chines. GIRLS IN Mrs. Dorothy Smith’s stenography Daniel. The two-hour course covered both class take practice dictation from Karen advanced shorthand and advanced typing. JANIS FRANKOVICH is the center of attention in this mock trial being conducted by students in Nick Luketic’s business law class. Court proceedings were part of the commercial law studied by students in this class, which was offered to juniors and seniors.

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Page 16 THESE FUTURE home- makers are paying close attention to Sharon Brant, who is demonstrating the proper way to wash a baby, in Miss Laura Gib- son’s home nursing class. Home Economics Classes Mortonites Learn How To Cook and Sew THESE GIRLS in a clothing class are learning to save money by sewing their own clothes under the watchful eye of Miss Anna Evanoff, their instructor. JOHN BREGER certainly isn ' t a bit interested in that masterpiece which Jim Bobowski and Dave Herring are taking out of the oven in Miss Jacqueline Martine’s boys’ foods class. Home economics classes in the department headed by Miss Jacqueline Martine taught young persons the skills needed to run a home. In clothing classes, girls learned to make separates and full garments by the use of machines, patterns, and different materials. The home management course was a study of family and community relationships, child development, and home furnishings; and home nursing emphasized the wise use of community health facilities while enabling students to learn the principles of first aid and child growth. Foods classes were designed for students to learn about nutrition and the buying, preparing, and serving of food.