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

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Teens Enjoy Nightlife Attend Formal, Prom Morton’s first formal affair of the season, “Beaus and Arrows,” was held on February 12, 1965, at St. Michael’s Hall. The annual Winter Formal was spon¬ sored by the Government Club to raise money to sup¬ port Morton’s two Vietnamese foster children. Nguyen Thi Be and Nguyen Thi Trung were adopted to com¬ pensate for the loss of the Governor’s first foster child, Kim Chung Yung, who died unexpectedly. “Unforgettable” was the theme for the 1965 Junior- Senior Prom. Held at the Dorchester Club, the prom climaxed a fun-filled social season. Artful decorations combined with soft lights allowed Governors to forget momentary troubles and “dance the night away” to music provided by the Rhythm-Airs. The Dorchester Club was also the scene of the After Prom Party. Here Governors enjoyed the entertain¬ ment of the Drew-Vels and found time to pause for refreshments. Parents of the Juniors were responsible for the planning which went into the party. SECRETARY of Social Affairs, Kathy Teegarden and her date Larry Gardner enjoy the romantic music and soft-colored lighting of the Winter Formal held February 12, 1965.

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MORTON SENIOR CLASS and the MORTON DRAMATICS DEPARTMENT HARVEY by Mary Chase Directed by Donn L. Edwards Set Design by Ralph Rhodes Lighting by Glenn Cantwell Cast . DIANE BURKE . ELLEN HAWKING LOUISE CAPALBY TOM KRUGHOFF . JUDY JENESKE BOB FLORENCE . FRANK McCAY . JACK DuFRAIN . LUCY KENNEDY . MARK AGNINI . RANDY SNYDER The Scenes Act I Scene 1 The Library, The Old Dowd Mansion, Late after¬ noon Scene 2 Reception Room, Chumley ' s Rest, an hour later Act II Scene 1 The Library, The Old Dowd Mansion, an hour later Scene 2 Reception Room, Chumley ' s Rest, a few minutes later Act III Reception Room, Chumley ' s Rest, a few minutes later Time: The Present There will be a ten minute intermission between the acts. Marriage-minded people filled the script and cast of the fall play, “Red Mill”. Throughout the play the question of “who will marry whom?” was constantly a puzzle. Presented on November 19-21, the play dealt with a small Dutch town called Katwyk-ann-zee in which the red mill was located. The town’s Burgomaster planned to wed his daugh¬ ter, Gretchen, to the Governor of the town. Being young, Gretchen had made up her mind to marry a young sailor rather than the elderly governor. To complicate the situation, Juliana, the Burgomaster’s sister, and the governor have decided to marry. The Burgomaster locked Gretchen in the red mill to keep her from marrying her sailor, Henry. As is the case in most love stories, the lovers are coupled the way they had planned and everyone lives happily ever after. “Dumbell People in a Barbell World,” the winter play, consisted of three separate acts which character¬ ized the title. “The Immovable Gordons,” the first act, tells of an elderly couple forced to vacate their con¬ demned apartment. The second act, “The Little Lady of Friday Night,” relates the tale of a cleaning woman who devoted her life to beautifying the world. The final act, entitled “The Man With The Tranquil Mind,” involved the life of a health lecturer who was engaged to the “healthiest girl at Woolworth’s.” A chivalrous bachelor and his strange friend, an invisible 6’2” rabbit, provided Governors with a touch of light humor when the drama department staged “Harvey” early in the spring. Needless to say, the friend caused the young man considerable trouble with un¬ believing friends. Priority was given to seniors for cast parts by Mr. Donn Edwards, production director. REHEARSALS HELPED actors to learn their roles and ac¬ quaint them with stage manuevers. Members of the cast of Harvey, Judy Jeneske and Bob Florence, watch Jack DuFrain examine the two holes in the cap. SCENERY is not a problem to members of the cast of Har¬ vey, the senior play. Here, Diane Burke, Ellen Hawking, and Tom Krughoff devote their time after school to perfecting the projection of their lines and stage positions. 15

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UNDER BRIGHTLY COLORED decorations. Juniors and Seniors Completing the evening with the After Prom Party or a trip to danced to the music of B Nelson ' s Rhythm-Airs during a Chicago nightspot made it truly Unforgettable , the prom. The event was the beginning of a fun-filled night. Governors Vl altz Night Away at 7965 Prom ISOLATED COUPLES could be seen dancing cheek-to-cheek during the dreamy LENDING a helping hand to Jo Anne Palmer waltzs played at the 1965 Junior-Senior Prom. her date Arthur Berquist before entering the hall 17