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

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STUDYING THE HUMAN BODY is an important part of zoology. Alice Reichardt and Terry Mears learn the parts of the human hand with the help of a “friend.” HEALTH AND SAFETY student Harold Goodwin studies the parts of the body with the help of “Hector.” However, he seems to think that the lungs are found in the ab¬ dominal cavity of the dummy. Study of Life Sciences Varies from Algae to Zoology To meet the ever-growing demand for biological scientists, Morton offers courses in biology, zoology, and health and safety. Students taking health and safety, a course required for graduation, study the var¬ ious aspects of personal health and the func¬ tions and structure of the human body. One year of science is needed for grad¬ uation, and most Morton students elect to ful¬ fill this requirement with biology. While studying the “science of life,” students col¬ lect and classify insects and dissect every¬ thing from carrots to frogs and earthworms. A course in zoology is offered to thosei students who have successfully completed a year of biology. Zoology students, in studying the more complicated forms of life, dissect sharks and cats and other creatures. ALL BIOLOGY STUDENTS must have a practical knowledge of laboratory specimens. Judy Janssen, Jeanne Sankowski, and Sue Means learn with a microscope and a worm.

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Laboratory Experiments Highlight Physical Sciences PHYSICS STUDENTS Russ Barron, Bill Rakos, and Er¬ nest Rosenau seem to be en¬ joying their work on an electricity experiment. Physical sciences of chemistry and phy¬ sics enable Morton students to become ac¬ quainted with almost everything from chem¬ ical bonding and atomic energy to crystal structures and electroplating. Physics students study forces and energy and experiment with simple machines and electrical currents. During the year, students are given “unknowns,” which they must iden¬ tify by physical properties such as volume, density, and specific gravity. Projects con¬ cerning light, heat, and sound are also in¬ cluded in the course. Lab periods pay off in many ways for chemistry students; besides burning their fingers and melting the paint on the lab coun¬ ters, they find that experimental data most often coincides with the chemical theory stud¬ ied in their textbooks. A general study of elements, compounds, mixtures, and chemical reactions is included in both Chemistry V and VI. Also, a semester of advanced chemistry is open to students completing the first year. CONCENTRATING on an experiment in electroplating are chemistry students Jim Bucko and Frank McCay.

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Social Studies Bring the World to Morton, Economics students soon become familiar with financial up’s and down’s and how gov¬ ernment spending and the national debt affect their daily lives. They study inflation and de¬ flation and learn that the value of one dollar is really about forty-two cents. The various types of government from dictatorships to democracy furnish Morton students with much food for thought. The study of republics and totalitarian states makes students more appreciative of their free government. The role of the United States in world affairs is the subject of an elective history course offered to juniors and seniors. Current events as portrayed in modem news coverage are discussed by the class. INDIANA’S STATE FLAG is discussed by government stu¬ dents Bob Segally, Judy McAleer, Dot Hogya and their in¬ structor, Mr. Gartner. A history of the flag and regulations concerning it are taught in Govt. VII. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS of the Amalgamated Doughnut Company — Becky Francis, Yvonne Ignazito, Tom Sabo, Bill Roach, and Melinda Owens — prepare for a financial report. The company was formed as an experiment in “big business.” 30