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

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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

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ACADEMICS To develop our minds academically is the true purpose of high school. Although we see many other assets in school¬ ing, learning ranks highest among them. We hear that one cannot get along without a high school diploma. Most of us know the worth of the words; most of us understand the value of education; and most of us can see that learning is the foundation of our “Stairway to the Morrow.”