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

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Seniors End Careers as High School Students with Addressing the 1966 graduating class, Mr. R. Moore- head, guest speaker at the Senior-Faculty Banquet, told of the many perils and faults of love. Morton seniors and faculty members, numbering 260, gathered at Mama Puntillo’s Restaurant in Highland for the banquet. Leav¬ ing an array of relics and good wishes to future graduat¬ ing classes, the seniors drafted the 1966 Class Will. The Class Prophecy, also written by the seniors, predicted their occupations in 1976. The Citations, a local band, provided entertainment with popular music before and after the banquet. Some seniors stayed to dance while others departed for home or parties. Seniors donned clothing styles ranging from one ex¬ treme to the other during Senior Week. Celebrating Kindergarten Day, seniors wore cut-off pants, short skirts, and decorated shirts, as well as suspenders and knee socks. To complement their attire, seniors sported eyebrow-pencil freckles and pony tails. Shades and Ber¬ muda Day found the class of 1966 hiding behind sun¬ glasses and wearing summer clothes. On Wednesday, seniors wore their senior cords for the last time. The class of 1966 celebrated their final day of school by at¬ tending the Senior Awards assembly where they re¬ ceived special awards for their four years at Morton and scholarships from various universities. They also dressed for the day by wearing special finery including heels, fancy party dresses, suits, ties and white shirts. 20

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Flowers Create Setting for Winter Dance, Prom WHIRLING TO THE SOFT MUSIC of the Ronnie Rodgers Orchestra, MHS Governors glided through an evening of bliss. Striving to support the two Vietnamese Governors, Be and Trung, the MHS Government Club sponsored the Winter Dance, “Cupid’s Concerto.” Held on February 12 at the Boilermaker’s Hall, the dance raised $145. Changed from formal to casual, the dance featured a king and queen from each of the four classes. At the Government Club assembly the final royal couple was chosen from the four elected at the dance. Government Club officers presided as officials for a dance contest. Winners were awarded popular records for their talents. “While Hearts Are Young,” Morton’s 1966 Junior- Senior Prom, provided for many Morton Governors an evening long to be remembered. At the largest social event of the year, students momentarily forgot textbooks and homework as they glided across the floor to the music of the Ronnie Rodgers Orchestra. The evening of April 29 found the Dorchester Inn filled with soft music, colorful decorations and fragrant flowers. The After-Prom Party, also held at the Dorchester Inn provided a full-course meal and entertainment by Wes Harrison, the sound effects man, and Eddie Burnette and Yvette, a magical act. Planned by the junior parents, the party also offered those who attended the Prom an op¬ portunity to dance to the music of the Gents, a local band providing promgoers music with a fast tempo. PROMS ARE NOT ALWAYS slow music and romantic moods; Governors also exhibit popular dancing skills at the After Prom Party.

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Senior Week, Baccalaureate, Graduation Exercises STAIRS lead to the future for the graduates of 1966. Finishing the last final-examination of their high school career, seniors looked to the Baccalaureate service which was to take place on the following Sunday, May 29, at four o’clock in the Hammond Tech auditorium. The Reverend John Eastwood of the Covenant United Pres¬ byterian Church gave the sermon while other area clergy¬ men offered the invocation and benediction. The 300 graduating seniors gathered for this ceremony for two reasons. The first was to partake in the religious aspects of this rite. The second was to carry on a tradition. MHS seniors participated in the final and most impor- taint event of their high school life, Commencement, on June 2. Held in the Hammond Civic Center, the exer¬ cises commenced at eight o’clock. Guest speaker, Sen¬ ator Birch Bayh, addressed the senior body on matters pertinent to the future. Mr. J. McNabney, a member of the MHS English department, played the organ at both the Baccalaureate and Commencement exercises. With the conclusion of these two exercises, the Class of 1966 moved from the protective name of student to the adventure-filled title of alumni. ADDRESSING the class of 1966 is principal W. W. Becker. Graduates listened to his words while waiting to receive t