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

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Through Language Study German was offered for the first time this year. The new class was open to all students interested in studying the German language. To acquaint the students with the language, films were shown to char- acterize the people, their customs, and their country. The students were rewarded for their intense study of the German vocabulary, pronounciation, and grammatical constructions by reading Grimms Fairy Tales in German. MRS. STARBUCK HELPS Stuart Lewin with the grammatical pronounci- ation of ubermonan. SENIOR PAT SMITH grins shyly as her reci- tation is corrected by Mrs. Starbuck and Jerry Hutsler. 13

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Closer Ties Are Gained THE GETTYSBURG ADDRESS is explained to American Lit- erature students Perry Hatfield, Karen Reynolds, Camille Vi- land, and Bob Daniels by their instructor, Miss Hunter. The year 1960 will linger as an eventful one, for it was the birth date of a new literary publication to Mor- ton entitled the Inkwell, The Inkwell is an anthology maga- zine composed of poems, stories, and other material written.by students in all grade levels of high school. The pupil’s works were submitted by their English instructors and then analyzed and compiled by a panel of senior com- position students and their advisor, Mrs. Kelly. A new feature was also added in the speech department. ' The advanced speech students learned to draw-up legislative bills, debate them, and then vote on them. PARTICIPATING IN AN INFORMAL discussion with Mrs. N. Kelly about the anthology are — STANDING: Barbara Horvath, Marianne Zlotnik, Barbara McAnal’ly; SITTING: Dennis Doughty, Nancy Parkovich, Richard Nischan, June Cernevski. 12 AN EXPRESSION OF ANGUISH is shown on Eddie Baker’s face as he speaks to his attentive classmates on The Big Parade.”

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Latin, Spanish Bring Enjoyment ADMIRING A NEWS ARTICLE about our student Spanish teachers are Dave Kapetanovic, Gloria Osmon, Tom Phares. STUDENT SPANISH TEACHERS Marilyn Swalick and Bonnis Belaskas exam- ine a Mexican sarape. For the first time, elementary and junior high pupils were able to get a glimpse of a high school language course through the aid of student Spanish teachers. Under the direction and guidance of Mrs. Nelson, the student teachers were briefed on how to instruct their pupils in the language and customs of Span- ish speaking people. The language of Latin is still highly popular. Students learned the basic fundamentals of the language and also studied Caesar. MR. RUFF HOLDS the cards as Ella Rae Crom picks the next “victim” to recite his Latin lesson. t