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

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Community involvement supplied the ingredient needed to make The Little Red Schoolhouse dedication ceremonies successful. Two Morton students catch wind of bicentennial spirit. Leaving the city behind, Mr. Bill Farris and Hiking Club members Joan Skager, Patty Thomas and Mike Stanny get a bird ' s eye view from on top of a hill in Michigan. Opening —7 From the sidelines Lester Kerr and Coach Nick Luketic watch the team. Often mistakes are found quicker while looking from off the field.

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Masson 9 Seniors Kim Bensinger, Nancy Kayden and Sue Gearman fight off the cold during the Powder Puff game. At times, tag football gave way for some hard tackles. Along with the cafeteria, the commons serves as a study area for students. Mr. George Green and Mrs. Pat Premetz monitor an hour to keep the noise level down. (Continued from page 5) worker and her para-professional have joined the staff. Life goes on for students after the dismissal bell rings. Their hours after school are filled with furthering their interests and going out with friends. While one student finds peace of mind through Transcen¬ dental Meditation, another is turning back to established, traditional religion. For some, weekends begin with support of the varsity football or basketball team, depending on the season, every Friday night. Others simply go out with their friends and party. Most, though, find Monday coming around too soon. If you’re skeptical about all this and wondering what makes Morton what it is, come inside and see for yourself. Students empty out of rooms and pour into the halls at the end of an hour. While one stu¬ dent is through for the day, another must go to his locker and next class within five minutes.

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Without it there’s not much you can really do.” Remember when penny candy cost a penny and jeans were cheaper than dress pants? It seems a long time ago, but it was only a few years back. Could the free enterprise our economy has been based on for 200 years be doing more harm than good for the average American? Today’s inflation has sky¬ rocketed prices. Households are sticking to stricter budgets to help make ends meet. Teenagers haven ' t escaped inflation. A survey conducted by “Who’s Who Among American High School Students” this past year found students placing the country’s economic crisis top on their list of national concerns. To get an idea of what atti¬ tudes Morton students have con¬ cerning inflation and related matters, a random sampling of 100 students was conducted. Today, money isn ' t buying the quantity and quality it had in the past. The question was posed: With today’s inflation have you found yourself, A. Spending money at the same rate as before; B. Thinking over twice whether something is worth spending your money for the high cost. While 26% chose A, a 74% majority chose B. Most agreed they had to learn to budget their money better. Within a week a teenager can easily spend around $15. Among other things, it’s spent on movies, food and on gas to get to the places to spend the rest of the money. Not in¬ cluded in this are the more lux¬ urious” items bought. Concert tickets run from $4 up to $10. The prices of albums and clothes also must be taken into account. And where does the money come from that’s spent? 31% of those questioned said they had jobs, working 27 hours a week on the average. Those that don’t have jobs receive allowances from their parents or borrow from friends. Americans are generally look¬ ed upon as being more materi¬ alistic than the rest of the world. Money has become a simple criterion on which people judge each other. Statistics show more than half of all Americans own their own homes. An average of two cars is owned by each family. Every other home has a color television. How materialistic are Morton students? They were asked: If you had a choice of doing only A or B after graduating from high school which would you choose? A. Go to college to pursue the education and career you want; B. Find a job that would assure you of financial success. 44% of those asked chose A and the other 56% chose B. A difference of 10% indicated that more were interested in a future with assurance of wealth. However, when asked what attitudes reflected their con¬ cepts of money, the results were: “Money brings respect, friends and conquest” — 12%; A heavy purse makes a light heart” — 18%; “Being poor is a frame of mind” — 34%; “Love of money is the root of all evil” — 35%. The majority paired their atti¬ tudes up with those that didn’t condone money as being morally necessary. One student summed up the general consensus regarding money; Without it, there’s not much you can really do.” 8— Special Essay