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

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Students Utilize Leisure Time Partaking ASTONISHED AND SPEECHLESS is Alan Parrish as he re¬ ceives the title oi 1969 Mr. Football. He was chosen from five candidates nominated by the football team.

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CASUAL CONVERSATION between Lynn Allen and Louise Miera is exchanged over lunch while on the way to New York City. Upperclassmen Take Yearly Excursion All thoughts of school studies were abandoned by 104 students as they left on the annual Washington- New York excursion. They departed from Hammond on Tuesday, October 20, on the Erie-Lackawana train. After some hectic moments of getting situated with luggage and hotel rooms, students took a night tour of their first stop, Washington, D.C. They viewed the main attractions such as the Lincoln and Washington Monuments. The Smithsonian Institute, the Wax Mu¬ seum, Arlington Cemetery and the Library of Con¬ gress were visited. Students had an opportunity to tour the White House and the Capitol Building. While in Georgetown, a residential section of Washington, stu¬ dents saw many early American architectural styles such as Georgetown University and the Yellow House. Following a four hour train ride the next day, stu¬ dents arrived in New York City. Their days consisted of the usual sightseeing, including the Statue of Liber¬ ty, the Empire State Building, Times Square and the United Nations Building. Saturday night, students saw “The Rockettes” in Radio City and a first-run movie, “Bullit.” During the final hours of their Eastern trip, they wer e allowed to venture out on their own to explore places of interest to them. FINDING DELIGHT in sharing their ice cream cone upon leaving the Statue of Liberty Ferry are juniors Flo Metz and Marsha Hunt.

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in School Social Events, Games, Dances Helping to fulfill leisure time and provide enjoy¬ ment, many soci al activities were held for students at MHS. These events also provided opportunities for pupils to meet people and develop social behavior. Marking the close of the football season was the Mr. Football dance. Students cast their vote for one senior boy whom they felt was most deserving of the acknowledgment from five candidates on the team. Baby pictures of the candidates were on display in the cafeteria to help students make their choice. Booster Club sponsored the annual girls’ basketball game on March 18. Each of the four classes were rep¬ resented in the games. In the first game the freshman girls defeated the sophomores. The seniors overtook the juniors in the second game. In the final game the seniors became champs by defeating the freshmen. Highlighting the evening was the senior-faculty game. The faculty triumphed over the seniors 57-54. During half-time, the six candidates for Mr. Basketball were escorted down the gym floor and the winner was an¬ nounced. A dance was held later in his honor. Several volunteers from the Student Association be¬ came active in collecting funds for the March of Dimes. These students received donations from shoppers at Montgomery Wards and Woodmar shopping centers. MR. BASKETBALL, senior Roger Hankins, is lifted into the air during the annual Booster Club basketball games by cheerleaders T. Konet- ski, R. Skorupa, T. Broach and M. Argadine. FIGHTING FOR THE BALL, members of the freshman team struggle to defeat TO PASS THE BALL is senior C. Kaufman ' s objective the sophomore girls during the Booster Club basketball game. D. Petho and C. Bell defend for the junior team.