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

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Social Studies Aid Understanding USINC HIS KNOWLEDGE of city government, Ron Bond points out the highest official to Karla Krughoff. MR. NEWKIRK EXPLAINS to freshmen Jack Feldt and Jack Zitko that it no longer takes eighty days to go around the world. Freshmen are introduced to social studies through geography. Geogra- phy informs students of the use of several different kinds of maps as well as the globe. It also teaches them the basic principles of topogr- phy. Government and economics pre- pare seniors for their future reponsi- bilities as good citizens by teaching them the workings of the national and state governments. Government and economics also prepare the pupils for their role in keeping a stable economy. 15

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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

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THAT ANYTHINC can happen in chemistry class is proved by Frank Sikich, June Cernevski, and Connie Hatfield in their experiment with dry ice. Elements of Prog ress Our modern fast-moving world is dominated by science. Scientific ex- periments are needed to cope with the many changes that take place. Our science department acquaints students with some of the methods needed to make such changes. Here at Morton three main sci- ences are offered as well as a sup- plementary science. They are chem- istry, physics, biology, and health and safety. Chemistry is the study of chemical elements and their uses. It is usually taken by seniors either as a require- ment for their future pursuits or for satisfying their curiosity of chemi- cal substances. THE ESSENCE of a vacuum pump is demon- strated by Mr. Came to physics students Leonard Bissa, Lucian Heacox, Bill Anderson. 16