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

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ANOTHER TRAGEDY causes Charlie Brown (K. Lauerman) to shed tears. SLEEPY AND CONTENTED, Linus (J. Cox) discovers that a warm blanket can be a little boy’s best friend. FACE TO FACE with the dragon (D. Boll- horst), Siegfried (D. Thomas) fights to save his sweetheart Trudy. EVENTS OF THE DAY are related to a FORCING HER TO THE DUNGEON, baron- pen pal by Schroeder (L. Poole). e ss (J. Williams) pulls Trudy (S. Segraves) 18

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part-time jobs, designing dresses solves situation Taking out the sewing machine, more girls created their own or had help making their attire. Beneath a ceiling of clouds and stars, a pastel colored, spiral staircase towered upward. This created the theme of the 1973-74 prom “Stairway to a Dream,” held at the Sherwood Club May 11. Couples were enter¬ tained by the Aristocrats band. After-prom provided faster music, performed by Kracker, for those who felt the urge to “boogie”. JUST BEING TOGETHER and sharing a good time make the preparations and expenses of the prom worthwhile for senior R. Segally and junior G. Dybel. giving the full effect of how he will look on prom night in formal attire. FRILLY AND LACY GARTERS become souvenirs for many boys. Like other male prom goers, senior D. Fowler hangs his token on the rear view mirror. 17

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■ to her unfortunate doom in the production CONCENTRATING INTENTLY, the fairy godmother (J. Poole) earnestly attempts a magical of “Trudy and the Minstrel”. feat on Cinderella (M. Katie) so she will look lovely at the ball. Performances aim towards youthful audiences Amusing youngsters and those who are a child at heart, Morton’s Theater department presented three plays dur¬ ing the winter months. “You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown” revealed the trials and tribulations of a philisophical little boy who failed at every attempt to cope with those who do not understand him. Writing an unusual adaptation of the tale “Cinderella,” Mr. Stanley El¬ gas saved production staffs money on royalties. Shown March 14 and 16, the new version, with its unstable fairy godmother and comical scenes, con¬ stituted a unique performance. Despite objections by his mother, the baroness, Seigfried tries to win Trudy’s heart in the play “Trudy and the Minstrel,” held January 19. Fear¬ ing no one, he duels with the fierce dragon to capture her love. UNSWEPT CINDERS darken the hearth as Cinderella (M. Katie) sadly thinks about the ball she cannot attend. UNSUCCESSFUL SHOVES by the footman (B. Boggs) concerns Pernicia (K. Irvine) and her mother (T. Ervin). 19