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

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to Peerless Era by ' Bury Em ' Zoom to Victory ' CLUTCHING HER BOUQUET of red roses. Queen Barbara Frye begins her year-long reign with an expression of gratitude. MvBl! PREPARING THE GRAVE for Roosevelt Rough Riders are K. Hayduk, C. Pruitt, D.

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The 1965 Homecoming Queen, Miss Barbara Frye Governors Spirit Team Anticipating an eventful night, a number of Morton Governors scurried to put the final touches on the Home¬ coming floats. Members of the senior class gathered at the home of Linda Chigas to design a somber graveyard scene entitled “Bury ’Em.” “Zoom to Victory,” the theme of the junior class float, was depicted by a fifteen foot rocket constructed of tissue carnations and chicken-wire. Winding its way from Harding School to the Hammond High football field, the Homecoming parade consisted of the class floats, the queen candidates and gaily deco¬ rated cars of enthusiastic Governor supporters. Setting the tempo for the long walk down the football field, the band played a rendition of “A Pretty Girl.” Silence filled the air as Association President Peter Gombus prepared to announce the 1965 MHS Home¬ coming Queen. Chosen by the student body, Queen Barbara Frye received a bouquet of red roses and the traditional crown. The queen and her court then reigned over the second half of the game from the sidelines. Although there was no Homecoming Dance, the Queen and her court were feted at the Dress Right Assembly, held on October 20. Members of the junior and senior classes demonstrated the proper and improper styles for th e various occasions of the school year.

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Washington Trip Creates Source of Education For Boarding the 5:30 p.m. Erie Lackawana train bound for Washington, D.C., 86 MHS upperclassmen com¬ menced a six day tour of the nation’s capital, Washington, D.C., and the largest metropolis, New York City. Cover¬ ing 2100 miles, the trip, which began on October 19, introduced students to life on a fast moving train. Shouts of “there’s a party in car four” and “anybody got a radio?” echoed through the special eight car train. Riley, the tour-bus driver, guided the MHS Governors through the Lincoln Memorial, Wax Museum and Wash¬ ington Monument. Visiting the Archives Building and the Smithsonian Institute, the travellers scanned the documents of American heritage. The Iwo Jima Memor¬ ial, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the grave of the late President John F. Kennedy were viewed by the students as tributes to those who defended our country. In New York City the Governors visited the Statue of Liberty. Tours of the Empire State Building and the United Nations Building were next on the agenda. Plans also included a visit to Radio City Music Hall to see a stage presentation and a first-run movie. Having viewed The Great Race” at Radio City, some took the subway to Greenwich Village. Governors returned to Hammond on October 23 to renew school habits. NEW YORK CITY — its people and buildings — becomes a toy city when viewed from the observation platform of the Empire State Building. One 10