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

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THE CAPITOL building, home of our federal legislature, was an im¬ pressive sight for Governors. IWO JIMA MEMORIAL, honoring America’s soldiers, was visited by traveling Governors. LINCOLN MEMORIAL, world- famous for its statue of Lincoln, was one of many stops. Washington Trip Granted Fascinating Greenwich Village, turbulent Chinatown, and the world-famous Bowery were included in the sights visited by 365 Hammond students on this year’s New York- Washington Trip. Setting out on Tuesday night, October 22, students eagerly anticipated the seven-day tour. Wednesday evening the train arrived in New Jersey where excited teenagers disem¬ barked and piled into the waiting buses that would take them to their hotel near New York’s Times Square. Thursday and Friday, students visited the Empire State Building, Rockefeller Center, Radio City Music Hall, and United Nations Building. Friday evening saw the end of the stay in New York as the “trippers” left by train for Washington, D.C. In Washington students got a first-hand view of the various government buildings and historical monuments. Tours of the White House, Capitol Building, and Arlington Na¬ tional Cemetery highlighted their stay in the capital city of the nation. During a busy Sunday students began to realize that their vacation was rapidly coming to an end. Returning home on the train that night, students slept or chatted, feeling almost exhausted after their seven hectic days. Governors A Recess From THE U.N. BUILDING, the center of international affairs and a symbol of world peace, was toured by Morton students in New York this fall during the annual Washington Trip. 16

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and Educational Assemblies for Student Body THE DRESS-RIGHT AS¬ SEMBLY featured students modeling both the correct and incorrect attire for sports, school, and church. Proper dress for Morton’s formal and semi-formal events was shown to the stu¬ dents in the auditorium. SINGING AT THE EASTER ASSEMBLY is the Morton choir. The entire music department participated in many of the musical assemblies during the school year. POSING AS KIM CHUN YUNG, Larry Les- sie arriv es from Korea to join the fun at the assembly held to raise money for his support. Escorting him on stage is his “nurse,” Tom Hopman, who “takes care” of Kim. 15

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WAITING PATIENTLY to see their counselor, these stu¬ dents typify Governors at the beginning of each semester, when schedules often must be changed at the last moment. “DON’T BE GREEDY,” Nancy Creekmore seems to be say¬ ing to hunrgy Governors Bob Zimmerman and Kenny Bock- en at a bake sale as the boys divide “the spoils of war.” Daily Homework, Clockwatching, and Standing in Line School days at Morton in 1964 were not spent entirely in the classroom. Governors gave much of their time to the everyday rat race of high school existence. Mad dashes against the clock often resulted in tardiness and standing in line in the office for an admit. Governors found themselves in many other lines, too — at the bookstore, cafeteria, and counselors’ offices. Organizations involved many Governors in extra-curricular activities, even though stag¬ gered student schedules made it difficult for many to attend meetings after eighth hour. Bake sales, a popular means of raising money, were numerous and welcome. As stu¬ dents left the building, they could purchase cookies or cake to nibble on the way home. All in all, the school year was a well- rounded one at Morton — in school and out. DEMONSTRATING the proper technique for opening lock¬ ers, senior Tom Hopman gives his locker a “love pat.” Frosh Jim Pruitt and Linda Sorbello watch for pointers. 17