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

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Mastery of English Inspires Creativity Dangling participles, misplaced modifiers, and other aspects of grammar and composition are only part of the knowledge acquired in a student’s four years of English at Morton. Courses in literature, journalism, and speech are also included in the curriculum. During the freshman and sophomore years, gram¬ mar and literature are taught simultaneously. Juniors and seniors may take courses in advanced composition and American and English literature. Journalism prepares students for work on the two school publications, the TOP HAT and the MOR- TONITE, as well as teaching them the principles of good writing and the organization of thought. Speech students not only practice oration and self- expression, but also learn parliamentary procedure. Due to his appointment as Director of Secondary Education for the City of Hammond, Mr. Ellis Hays was replaced by Mr. Thomas Turpin in February. SOUVENIRS of Mrs. Kelly ' s trip to Great Britain help English literature students B. Taylor, L. Lee, and L. Banas learn about the customs and culture of England. BEING ABLE to use the library effectively is part of the basic knowledge acquired by every freshman taking English I. Mr. Elgas shows George Botman, Robert Matthews, Carol Sharpe, Randy Snyder, Kathy Herochik, and Lu Ann Schwandt the section of the library containing the reference materials. 28

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World-Wide Problems Probed by Governors In order to understand the world of today one must be familiar with past events. The study of world his¬ tory enables students to explore, compare, and con¬ trast customs and cultures of foreign nations. Flooded with names, dates, facts, and figures, Uni¬ ted States history pupils acquire a basic knowledge of the heritage of their country. Through the colorful pages of the text book, students are taken back as far as the colonial period. The course attempts to relate current events with previous problems and solutions. An investigation of the federal, state, and local types of government serves as a platform for study in government classes. Conducting mock elections during state and local elections helped to introduce voting procedures and regulations to further voters . Geography, the descriptive science dealing with the surface of the earth, is explored by the geography classes with the aid of globes, maps, and charts. U.S. and World Affairs, an elective course, parallels current events in all parts of the world. JOHNSON OR GOLDWATER? Government students Joanne Frye, Brian Board, Larry Chaney, and Marcel Zlotnik par¬ ticipate in Morton ' s mock election. POINTING OUT certain countries in Europe to Pat Hlavaty, Larry Schmoekel shows how maps play an important part in the study of world geography. Students use and draw maps to become better acquainted with the globe, topography and climate of different countries, and major cities of the world. 27

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MYSTIFYING ORACLE OF OUIJA is demonstrated in speech class by Marijo Cunningham while her entranced assistants, Dan Hull and Brian Doughman, try to communicate with an¬ other world. Demonstration speeches help all speech students gain the confidence and skill they will need for the course. PROOFING GALLEYS enables Donna Nelson and Sharon Knaver, journalism students, to learn the techniques of proof¬ reading used by TOP HAT and MORTONITE. PORTRAYING A SCENE from Our Town in American Liter¬ ature are Debbie Glegg and Allan Burns who assist in portray¬ ing a play without the use of scenery.