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

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PUZZLED AND BEWILDERED, freshmen Benjy Powers and Sue Keithley search for the room number that coincides with their schedules. This scene was typical of most freshmen. Orientation promotes interest in clubs Sponsored by the Student Association, this year’s orientation day was quite different in format com¬ pared to orientation of- previous years. Upon entering the auditorium the freshmen were seated alphabetically in their homeroom groups. Association representatives presented the students with the school song and constitution. Principal W. W. Becker welcomed the pupils and gave a short speech about school policies. Mr. Ruff informed the students on disciplinary actions. Dave Boldt, Student Association President, gave a speech centered mainly on Morton’s student government and the problems that this group can solve. He urged the freshmen to not only join clubs but to be active participants in school activities. Mr. Chidester, Guidance Department Chairman, explained scheduling procedures and program changes. The cheerleaders acquainted the frosh with governor spirit by performing three cheers including the school song and “Hey Gang.” To close the pro¬ gram the frosh received a tour of the school to en¬ able them to locate their homerooms. TAKING A BREAK from his studies, frosh Andy Coulter per¬ forms his dtuies as hall monitor in his first year.

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extracurricular activities for participants ABOUT TO BEGIN DINNER, Tom (Greg Hill) waits as Amanda (Donna Korlin) is seat¬ ed by Jim (Ken Willlson) In THE GLASS MENAGERIE. WALTZING TO MUSIC, Laura (Pat Sandor) forgets about her handicap as she dances with Jim (Ken Willison). MEMORIES ARE BROUGHT BACK as Laura (Pat Sandor) shows her mother (Donna Korlin) an old boyfriend.

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MHS students adopt new dress guide At the students’ request, a committee of sele cted parents, students and faculty members assembled during the summer to revise the dress code. Abolishment of a formal dress code was the out¬ come of the session. The decision of the committee was to set up a dress guide with few restrictions. This enabled students to wear the current fashions and styles. However, cleanliness and neatness were still advised in the students ' dress. According to the guide, footwear has to be worn for health purposes. Shirt tails are to be tucked in and pants with rivets are not allowed. Girl’s appeared in pant suits, shorts and bell bot¬ tomed jeans. Dresses and skirts were of varying lengths. These included the mini, maxi and the midi. Gauchos, worn with boots, and knickers played an added role in the girl’s apparel. Some of the popular fads this year included suede coats and vests with fringe, Charlie Brown shoes, hot pants and embroidered patches on jeans. GAUCHOS AND KNICKERS, a favorite attire throughout Morton, are modeled by Monica Gasper and Cyndee Rathbun. JEANS, MAXIS, AND MIDIS are a sample of girls ' school ap¬ parel since the adoption of the new dress guide. Comparing outfits are D. Williams, P. Silaghi and W. Fletcher. FLARES AND LATEST STYLED SHIRTS typify boys’ fashions. Tom Bertagnolli and Bill Takacs wear the casual-look.