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

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CLASS ROYALTY, the 1969 Kings and Queens, are Patti Dudek and Jim Gra- sha (seniors). Barb Genisauski and Jeff Geissler (juniors), Sandi Brazenas and Richard Davis (sophomores) and Can¬ dy Ladd and Larry Russell (freshmen). Government Club For four years Morton’s Government Club support¬ ed two Vietnamese children, Nguyen Thi Trung and Nguyen Thi Be, by sending them $15 a month. This provided education for the children and food, clothing and shelter for the family. This year the club will ter¬ minate sponsorship. The Foster Parent’s Plan, Inc. in¬ formed Morton that nine year old Trung and her fam¬ ily, after their village had been entirely demolished by the Viet Cong, were reported missing. Eight year old Be no longer requires assistance as her parents are now working and are able to support the family. Under the direction of Sponsor Mr. Moorehead, the Government Club first joined the foster parents plan for overseas orphans eight years ago. Whether the club will undertake sponsorship of orphans in the future is uncertain. Mr. Moorehead feels that funds should now be used to help children in our own country. “Cupid’s Concerto,” chosen theme of the now an¬ nual dance, was the money-making project for the orphans. “Tomorrow’s Hope,” a local band, provided entertainment. Highlighting the evening was the an¬ nouncement of the one boy and girl from each class who became the 1969 King and Queen. The winners were selected from candidates in each homeroom. Loses Viet Children VIETNAMESE FOSTER CHILDREN Nguyen Thi Be and Nguyen Thi Trung are no longer supported by the Government Club. 23

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Students ' Dress Displays Latest Fashions Dressing in style, Morton students were always “on the go” in their freewheeling, teen-age fashions. They showed their variations in taste as they selected their wardrobe of school attire. Pacesetting students dis¬ played the recent modes during school, social and academic activities throughout the year. Popular shoe fashions for the school year included square-toed loafers and baby-dolls for girls and sad¬ dle shoes, wing tips, chug-a-boots and loafers for boys. Sweater vests for both boys and girls were worn during school. Striped ascots and ties were added to blouses and shirts to “pep” them up with extra color. Plaid slacks were worn with solid-colored shirts, giv¬ ing the boys at Morton a collegiate look. In contrast with the boys’ collegiate look, Morton girls initiated a mod style with the new leather fash¬ ions. Dresses, jumpers and skirts, coupled with match¬ ing vests, were made of a simulated leather. Culotte outfits were permissable for social activities, such as games and dances, but not accepted for school wear. To develop a total look, opaque stockings were worn with the culottes. All fashions worn by students dur¬ ing the year complied with Morton’s Dress Code. SQUARE-TOED LOAFERS and saddle shoes typify feminine and masculine footwear worn by fashion-conscious students. RECENT STYLES, as modeled by Tom Grasha and Barb Zarnik, in¬ clude plaid slacks and pantskirts with matching jackets. STRIPED TIES and ascots, worn by C. Schultz and D. Bertagnolli, are becoming common accessories in school attire. 22

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Award Recipients Exhibit Leadership in ACCEPTING THE CHALLENGE AND HONOR of the positions of Boys ' State delegates, seniors Ron Zgunda, Rob Keilman, David Sadewasser and Tim McGuan anticipate their duties. Possessing outstanding qualities in various fields, a select group of students won honors for Morton Senior High School. Several city organizations sponsored these activities for interested students. Chosen by the Social Studies Department as the DAR award winner was one senior girl considered to be the good citizen of the school. The winner of this award has excelled in mastering the qualities of pa¬ triotism, service, leadership and dependability. Judged on the basis of an interest in government, leadership, character, courage, cooperativeness and scholarship, Social Studies teachers chose the Hoosier Girls’ and Boys’ State Representatives. These repre¬ sentatives spent one week during the summer at Indiana University partaking in a mock government. Community Chest representatives aroused class competition while collecting funds. Morton’s commit¬ tee raised the largest amount of money of all the Ham¬ mond schools. By touring the Carmelite Home for Boys, Y.M.C.A., Good Will Industries and Brooks House, they realized the importance of the fund. Science teachers awarded the senior with the highest grade average in science subjects the Bausch and Lomb Award. The winner was eligible for a scholar¬ ship at the University of Rochester in New York. 24