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

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ASSORTED ROCKS pose a problem for juniors J. Ritter, B. McDillon and J. Anderson as they make calculated guesses as to their identity in the new Earth Science class. MINERAL BREAKDOWN requires junior Barbara Cox to use a bunsen burner to complete her experiment. WITH ETHER READY, P. McCree, J. Stevens and J. Dale pre¬ pare to ease the fears of a rat before dissection.

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After outwitting her opponent, Sandy Handley exhibits a smile Preparing for a rebuttal, Joe Greer decides upon the right tactics of confidence as she presents her views in a mock debate. to strengthen his side of the argument. AcaJleMU i Each school day students attend their various classes to acquire knowledge about a particular subject. Although each person is learning some¬ thing as a part of a whole group it is up to the individual to absorb that knowledge and put it to work or let it remain unused. This can be exemplified by a person striving for a perfect grade while another may choose to do very little or no work. Some pupils wish to gear their interest outside of school. Each person has his own abilities and some express theirs through academics. Staying after school gives G. Minchuk and D. Brennan enough time to work on extra credit experiments. 27

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Earth Science informs pupils about geology In the new Earth Science class pupils could be seen “playing” with sand or examining rocks. Fos¬ sils and map studies aided students in understand¬ ing the geological features of the earth. En route to the Thornton quarry in southern Indiana, pupils studied the formation of rocks and mineral speci¬ mens which aided them in research work. Conditioning a mouse at the sound of a loud noise enthused some biology students. Many labs and a few field trips made up the entirity of the class. Microscopes and lab notebooks made biology stu¬ dents’ work easier. Studying life under a microscope thrilled some students as they carefully drew pictures and wrote up their findings. Since many chemistry experiments involved a lot of mathematical reasoning, a new calculator helped students to obtain correct answers. Dissecting different animals and learning the func¬ tions of their parts became the main project of Zoology class. The scent of formaldehyde or ether could be smelled throughout the science department as different operations took place. ASSISTED BY A CALCULATOR, junior Gary Kolodziej finds it easy to obtain correct Formulas in chemistry. TRIAL AND ERROR procedures prove a success as Mr. J. Ras- Each student receives a mouse which must accomplish various mussen demonstrates conditioning techniques for white mice. tasks after repeated courses of training. 29