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

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A Welcome Phrase ♦ ♦ . .. -H ' W7 ff ® W i f Pi i .....i J v; V- 1 1 MM ' Or n a - H M 4 DURING OUR FOUR-YEAR HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM, the English Department utilizes these textbooks and novels to broaden literary scopes and impregnate correct grammatical usage into the minds of the student body. JUDY COTTERELL AND |UNITA BRADY concentrate on. the Kuder Preference Test, which, administered annually to juniors, enables students to choose on occupational field suitable to their talents and abilities. LEONARD KAZCKA’S LUDICROUS SMILE in Miss Davis’ English III class proves that English may be fun as well as educational. English courses enable students to appreciate the strength, dignity, and beauty of the English language. They give each student something to say and the ability to say it clearly and grace- fully; they give each student something to hear and open the pathways to the various means of acting upon it. Four years of English are offered at Morton, with three years required for graduation. Page Fourteen

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a New Era of Scientists HEADS OR TAILS? Bill Schmid finds that heads and tails equalize as he demonstrates the law of probability. His science project automatically flips and counts coins. A BOTTLE OF HYDROCEN gas plus a lighted match equals poof! Chemistry can be dangerous, but usually is safe as well as informative. Mr. Wickersham, Richard Austin, Larry Irvin, and Mr. Frazee are attempting to free chlorine gas from its compounds. EQUILIBRIUM. FORCE A, force B, and either under- standing or confusion emerge from Mr. Came ' s talk on resultant forces. One of the interesting idiosyncrasies evolving from his lectures is. Will you please pick that up and drag it past again?”

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We Understand” MISS NARCISI TELLS her Spanish students about the El Camino Real, The Royal Road to Knowledge.” The first year of Latin acquaints the students with the grammatical funda- mentals, with emphasis placed on sentence translation and vocabulary study. The second year deals with the translation of historical accounts of Rome. Spanish students learn customs along with the study of the language. In the first year the emphasis is placed on gram- mar and vocabulary building. The second year is devoted to translation, and Spanish is spoken entirely in class to give the stu- dents practice in Spanish loquacity. THE WELL-KNOWN “X” helps remind Latin stu- dents who refuse to project their voices of the importance of good speech techniques in all classes. Mr. Ruff gives Ruth Luddy the “full penalty when she couldn’t be heard during recitation. Page Fifteen