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

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Some people do not wish to engage in activities that directly involve them So, man individuals, eager to express themselves, become active in things around them as a group, thus revealing their distinctive differences by participating with others. Even though with people concerned with school or commmunity projects or with those who back the team by coming to the games, each person stands alone in a group “as one.” Like a blanket of snow, each flake is unique in structure, yet all the flakes cover the ground. So is it with our lives. Each of us contributes our own special qualities to make up the entire human race. Joined with others, yet single in a mass, we follow our own heartbeats to a different drum. WITH AN IDEA IN MIND P. Sikora makes her suggestions for the Prom while some discuss those already given.

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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.

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Student hobbies help promote individuality COMPARING RARE STAMPS to his own collection, F. Gasparovic finds he has one more to add to his book. Choosing to use their leisure time productively, many students engaged in different diversions. Some pupils picked hobbies aimed towards enjoyment, others selected ones to help them in the future or to develop better physical fitness. While some girls took up the art of yoga, boys did weight lifting exercises. Both practices toned the muscles and aided many in sports and appearance. However, these often lead students to strenuous and sometimes awkward positions. Peeling stamps off letters from around the world or checking for rare dates on coins occupied some collectors’ time. With luck, many found valuable pieces to sell or add to collections. Pleasurable hobbies such as ceramics and paint¬ ing developed imaginations. Turning to an unusal pastime, a few students soared into the wild blue yonder by taking flying lessons. Fascination of the sound of a purring motor caused many boys to busily delve into car engines, hoping to improve mechanical talents. No matter what type of hobby an individual chose to devote his time to, each displayed his uniqueness to himself and those around him.