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

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musical ' Camelot ' as outlet from studies EXPRESSING THEIR ENTHUSIAM from the castle wall at the jousting event, lady of the court (Laurie Green) and a townsman (Bruce Hickman) musically cheer for their favorite knight. HOMAGE IS PAID to King Arthur (Ken Kiral) and Queen Guene- ILLEGITIMATE SON of Arthur, Mordred (Mike Davey), devil- vere (Barb Genisauski) by a lady-in-waiting (Valarie Hodis). ishly dances while plotting against his father and mother.

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Theatrical students participate in spring LOST DEEP IN THE FOREST, Gretel (Mitzi Zmigrocki) is fright¬ ened by the wicked old witch (Chris Bindas). TOTALLY UNAWARE of the deadly arsenic, Mortimer (Craig Lannin) politely accepts a glass of wine from Martha (Evie Hopf). Practices, costumes and props entailed a few of the many necessary factors required to make the per¬ formance of the spring musical CAMELOT a success¬ ful one. CAMELOT depicts a medieval tale of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. His wife, the lovely Guinevere, falls in love with Sir Lancelot, only to be revealed by King Arthur’s son. Other plays given during the year included the annual children’s plays, the proceeds of which went to charity. ALADDIN AND HIS WONDERFUL LAMP was directed by a student, and Mr. Stanley Elgas directed the other play, HANSEL AND GRETEL. In November the classic comedy ARSENIC AND OLD LACE provided entertainment for young and old. This is a tale of two sweet, old women who rent rooms to sickly, elderly gentlemen. Their main ob¬ jective is to put them out of their misery by giving them a homemade recipe of wine and arsenic. Edgar Lee Masters’ SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY was a character sketch of the residents of a small town in Illinois. Six students portrayed roles of several townspeople through oral epitaphs. REMINISCING ABOUT THEIR MORTAL LIVES, juniors Russell Friend and Donna Korlin portray deceased small town charac¬ ters in the epitaphic play, SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY. 10

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Orientation introduces frosh to school Morton Senior High School was introduced to the incoming freshman class on August 28, 1969. Bul¬ letins sent to each of the 544 students invited them to attend the annual orientation. As the students entered the building they moved to various tables to receive their class schedules. School maps, copies of the school song and pamph¬ lets containing Morton’s code of rules and regula¬ tion were distributed to the ninth graders. Having received the necessary papers, the stu¬ dents assembled in the auditorium. Principal Becker and assistant principal Mr. Mateja each gave a brief talk on his duties and the duties of each student as a loyal Governor. Mr. Chidester, head counselor, later explained the class schedules and the code numbers for the five guidance counselors. He then introduced each of them to the audience. Student Association President Mike Greene informed the stu¬ dents of the functions of the student government. Following the closing remarks the students were instructed to locate their homeroom numbers on sheets posted in the west hall. SCHEDULE IN HAND, freshman Lynn Miskovich struggles with her newly acquired stack of books, folders and notebooks. 12