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

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TO KEEP BUSY during winter senior Sharon Yeager makes snow angels in the privacy of. her backyard while the cold ice and snow soaks through her clothes. AFTER A LONG RIDE with barbecue grills strapped to their bikes and food stuffed into baskets, Midge Mauger and Yolanda Groves enjoy a picnic with their friends. SPRINGTIME INSPIRES THOUGHTS which senior Ed Johnson chooses to express in the form of music. 7

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ATTEMPTING A SAVE junior Angelo Toyias loses his balance during a vigorous game of ice hockey. HOLIDAY FEELINGS GIVE freshman Carolyn Yeager the urge to decorate her yard for the Christmas season. BICYCLE BUILT FOR TWO enables senior Charlene Stribiak and junior John Idzik to travel around town in an old method of transportation rapidly gaining popularity. English racers, 3 and 10-speed bikes and tandems became a familar sight on city streets. WITH SUMMER FINALLY HERE, one can occasionally stroll along the streets or parks and find individuals participating in a game of frisbee, as is Jackie Zweig. Many students and teachers await summer, and its arrival is greeted wholeheartedly. 6

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Pupils obtain satisfaction from hobbies BANJO PLAYING during spare time has earned C. Usinger membership into Showteens, a well-known musical group. Fascinating hobbies, ranging from candle-making to laser beams to taxidermy, consumed the spare time of inventive Morton students. Forgetting about homework, pupils relaxed and occupied extra hours while broadening their areas of interest. Tree leaves turned golden and Hessville Park be¬ came the sight of Sunday afternoon football games. Boys and girls came outside to participate in a rough game of tackle or cheer on the sidelines. During the long winter nights creative girls took up their needles to knit a scarf or crochet an afghan. Knot-tiers attempted macrame; sewers tried needle¬ point. Fashioning their own patterns, students added individual touches to their attire or made money by selling their projects to others. Car repairs, minor adjustments and paint jobs acted as a pastime for interested auto mechanics. Spare time found boys tinkering in garages seeking louder engines and “souped-up” exteriors. Music has always been a soothing hobby for the talented — whether they be strumming the banjo strings or gliding over the keys of a piano. Some students relied on the music of the masters or old folk ballads to express themselves. Others possessed the ability to compose their own music. Ecological-minded students pedaled for need or leisure. Whether it be riding around the block or a long-range journey, biking grew in popularity. FIRST COAT OF PRIMER applied by senior Larry Dmitruck to chasis and assembled it to the body of a ’48 Ford Coupe. He the chasis helps to prevent rust and corrosion. Larry took the built the coupe in his backyard during spare time. 8