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

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Page 18 STOCKHOLM IS the capital and chief city of Sweden,” Ken O ' Neil may well be saying as he uses the pointer on a map of Europe in one of George Nelson ' s geography classes. THIS ARTISTIC shot shows Jack Georgas teaching a very attentive U. S. History VI class. Social Studies Classes The Study of People: Citizenship Training Mortonites were taught about people in the world around them by teachers in the Social Studies De- partment, of which Mrs. Olive Byers is chairman. Freshmen learned about natural features and life on the earth in geography classes. Other students studied the history of their own country and the world as a whole, in U. S. history and world history classes, respectively. Seniors studied American government and either sociology or economics. The former dealt with social problems in general; the latter was mainly concerned with the problems people have in making a living. Psychology, a course offered for the first time this year, dealt with the factors behind people’s actions. MISS JANE Pierce of the Hammond Welfare Department office addresses one of Mrs. Olive Byers ' government classes. DONALD HARPER and his psychology class are watching a psycho- drama being put on by Don Batsel, Bob Bola, Pat White, and Sara Bradley. Psychology was offered at MHS for the first time this year.

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Page 17 MARK MATOV1NA, Daryle Riegle, and Don Knieriman learn how to make blueprints under the guidance of Frank Con- cialdi in their mechanical drawing class. Practical Arts Classes and Prepare for Jobs in Calumet Industry The Practical Arts Department, of which Robert Fraser is the chair- man, prepared Morton boys for jobs in Calumet area industries. Mechanical drawing students were taught the use of mechanical drawing instruments and ways to do several different types of draw- ing. Students in woodworking classes learned skills in developing projects for the school and home, studying such things as making joints and gluing, turning, and finishing woo d. Senior boys could take job-and- trade information, which was di- vided into four parts: an appraisal of individual job interests, a gen- eral and an individual study of occupations, and a survey of job opportunities in the Calumet Re- gion. INLAND STEEL Co. pamphlets seem to be interesting Bob Jeppeson, Charles Corn- well, Tom White, Larry Bedene, and Rich- ard Shawver in Phil Robaska’s job-and- trade class. WOODWORKING TEACHER Robert Fraser is helping Bill Luchene to saw a piece of wood while other members of the class look on. i

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There is always some event to which one can look forward at MHS . . .