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

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VOLUNTEERING HER SERVICES, junior P. Frisk finds helping Towney by writing out her assignments. Pupils also pushed these people a rewarding experience. She aids Special Ed. student L. students in wheelchairs to lunch. WITH PATIENCE AND CARE junior Mark Harwood spends his time with a young girl, assisting her to learn the basic fund¬ amentals of swimming. Teaching children ages two through five, Mark utilizes his individual time and talent at the Scott Middle School pool helping many youngsters to overcome their fear and grow accustomed to the water. Accomplishments . 1 Academics . 26 Involvement . 46 Sports . 74 Individuals . 106 Advertising . 168 Index . 211 Word of Thanks . 218 3

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“If a man does not keep pace with his companions perhaps it’s because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured, or far away.” Henry David Thoreau Individualism, a role played by everyone through all phases of his life which sets him apart from others. Whether being involved with helping people, yearning to display talents, or just being one’s self, everyone has his own means of self-expression. Each person, young or old, wants to prove that he alone, as a unique character, has value and a purpose in life. This is why everyone needs recognition from others while expressing himself in his own manner. The best way of demonstrating distinctness is through self-expression. That is why each man chooses his own path to follow, his own beat of . . . TO AID THE NEEDY and to train for a future nursing career, Debbie Longbottom works at an area hospital. A jh uun DIFFERENT IDEALS do not form a barrier in communica¬ tion for D. Markovich and F. Livingston as they discuss world wide problems. 2

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BEFORE, JUST STRANGERS in a crowd, this couple, Mark LaBuda and Ruth Reinhardt, have come to know each others unique ideas and feelings. Sometimes experiencing love is the only way one can see how wonderful different people are. HOPING FOR THEIR RETURN many Morton students wear POW bracelets in memory of missing soldiers. TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT MAN for the job Rhonda McCormick joins other 18 year olds to vote in 1972 elections.