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

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STUDENTS WHO WERE CHOSEN to attend the summer institutes are—-FIRST ROW: Karen Clark, Marilyn Swalick, Kay Hemingway, Mabel Carrico, Helen Shoemaker; SECOND ROW: Linda Austin, Alan Smulevitz, Allen Zwinklis, Rosanne Smith, Gail Schlesinger; THIRD ROW: Stuart Lewin, Paul Stivers, Len Bissa; FOURTH ROW: Steve Beison, Jim Palmer, John Bailor, Dave Byrne. To obtain a firm basis for the function¬ ing of the various school activities of the year, students are chosen to atten d nu¬ merous summer institutes which include Cheerleading Camp, Journalism Institute, Boys’ and Girls’ State, Speech Institute, United Nations Conference, and the World Affairs Institute. Each year a number of juniors and sen¬ iors visit the nation’s Capital. This exper- ence is educating as well as enjoyable for the students participating in this annual fall trip to Washington, D. C. Students Become Travelers AFTER A RECENT TRIP to Franklin College for a journalism conference, these students discuss the major points brought out by the speakers. The participants in the conference were Allen Zwinklis, Gary Werskey, Rosanne Smith, Diane Wieland, Sue Dorman, Diane Kominiak, Joe Harrison, Jim Burdeau, and Tim Reid. A CROUP of Morton students are resting their weary feet after a long educational trip through the Capitol Building. 9

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THE USUAL PROCEDURE in the past has been for the newly elected presi¬ dent to swear in his chosen cabinet; accordingly President David Teegar- den performs this duty as his offi¬ cers take the oath of office. The 1960-’61 cabinet includes Vice- President Larry Overman, Recorder Judy Bogan, Chief Justice Steve Bel- son, Secretary of the Treasury Mabel Carrico, Secretary of Safety George Berbeco, Secretary of Assemblies Joan Sherby ' , Secretary of the Student Cen¬ ter Richard Pollard, and Secretary ot Social Affairs Alice Takas. Students Practice Government The government here at Morton is patterned extensively after the national government. The Stu¬ dent Association has its own senators and representa¬ tives as well as an efficient constitution. Also contained in our governing body is a student court with a Chief Justice, usually a senior, and one Justice from every class. This court hears cases be¬ fore and after school and decides the punishment. It has heard cases concerning set lockers, eating in the halls, disturbing classes, and jaywalking. The Morton student court has proved to be a worthwhile asset to the entire school system of Hammond. Voting on amendments to improve the efficiency of our procedures, revising the constitution to bring it up-to-date, and taking part in the elections with campaigns and inaugurations are all a part of the gov¬ ernors’ lives during the school year. Practicing governmental operations now will in¬ still a better sense of duty as well as understanding of our American government. It is hoped that Mor¬ ton students will gain the necessary experience to become better citizens and that they will be able to cope with the problems and situations that will face them in the world of tomorrow.

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Thrills, chills, and unbridled humor were the elements that were so skillfully blended by writer Raymond Dumkey in this year’s fall play, “The House Nobody Lived In. Virgil Keech (Eddie Baker) came into possession of an old and deserted mansion called Kentforth. This gave him the authority to rent the mansion to Mrs. Fortesque (Cindy Kackley), who has been traveling all over the country looking for a house that is haunted! However, before she can complete the transaction, Virgil Keech is discovered with a bullet wound in his side. Who is the man who poses as a Police Inspector and turns out to be an imposter? Are the ghosts at Kentforth really authentic? Who mur¬ dered Virgil Keech? These are only a few of the puzzling questions that baffled the audience as the Morton presentation of the play The House Nobody Lived In developed on the evenings of November 17 and 18, 1960. “STAY AWAY from my daughter, Sherman Norton,’’ yells Mr. Keech (Eddie Baker), threatening Sherman (Lannv Barnett) while Judy Keech (Gail Piekarczyk) looks on with concern for her fiance. RUNNINC FROM THE ROOM, Barrow (Joe Harri¬ son) reveals himself as the murderer, while Jinx (Sue Walsh), Sherman Norton (Lanny Barnett), Judy Keech (Gail Piekarczyk), and Inspector Holmes (Frank Yates) watch him flee. Ghosts In This Day and Age!” REVEALINC HIS HIDINC PLACE where he had been spying on the group. Inspector Wilson (Byron Greg¬ ory) surprises Dolly Keen (Marilyn Swalick), Anastasia (Sharon Friend), and Judy Keech (Gail Piekarczyk). 10