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

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Accomplishments 1 Knowledge 24 Organizations 44 Athletics . 72 Acquaintances 106 Investments 170 Gratitude . 213 Index . 214 Instead of the usual homework or hobbies occupying after school time, many found themselves waiting in long lines for gas. The majority of ser¬ vice stations, however, were closed due to no gas or because the day’s al¬ lotment had already been sold. Some allowed fuel to be obtained only by making an appointment. There was no way to avoid it — the shortage affected all in some way. For many, family cars were no longer used to drive to school. Others devel¬ oped car pools to save on the “now precious” substance. Awareness of government activities swelled as the Watergate hearings took place. Classes discussed the mat¬ ter, debated over it, or even wrote papers regarding the situation. Those who usually do not care about na¬ tional affairs found themselves in¬ terested in the developments. Free time was spent in various ways. Many students held part time jobs or participated in school func¬ tions. However, some went the uncon¬ ventional route by indulging in drugs and liquor, another change followed by pupils all over the United States. Changes in national affairs affected Morton students’ activities as changes in sun reflections affect the colors of a rainbow after a rainfall. Tom Josway and triends 3

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T. I. P .1 Turn In Pushers 1. DON ' T GIVE TOUR NAME. 2. GIVE INFORMATION. CALL 9311995 MON.-FRI. - 7 P.M. TILL 10 P.M. T. I. P. Changing As We Do ... Change affects us every single day of our lives. Whether it be national or inside our school, new developments in attitudes and life styles touched all individuals in some way. Although our four years of high school is a seem¬ ingly short time, much fcas directly in¬ fluenced us which created a trans¬ figuration. It is almost as if our lives were like a rainbow. A rainbow con¬ tains three basic colors — red, yellow, and blue. Our lives revolve around our experiences, environment and people we encounter. These, like the three hues, branch out and blend with one another to form new and brilliant shades and, in our life, a distinct in¬ dividual. As each person we meet and each happening that occurs joins with other events, new attitudes are form¬ ed. This resembles the joining of blue and yellow, resulting in green — a unique color. High school is just one change in our life of many changes. We are like the entire rainbow with shaded and light areas, each stripe representing a facet of our existence as we face life’s ups and downs.

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Those who could not bear the drop in classroom temperatures bundled up in coats and sweaters. Although in¬ convenient, the bulky wraps kept the chill off while reading, writing, or listening to class lectures. Waking up in the dark gave some students the desire to return to bed. Clothes were put on without the turn¬ ing on of a lamp, perhaps to avoid a rude awakening. Even though many were found wearing unmatching shoes or socks after arriving at school, the daylight savings time, which was now official year round, became an accep¬ table part of the year 1974. Patty Riffle 4