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

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Boys Girls State — Front F w: Dave DelToro, Gary Adzia, Julie Marci ek, Greg Brandner, Katy Egan Back tow: Joe Kraly.

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Dorm, 5weet Dorm HELP! What am I doing here? What could I have possibly done to deserve such a punishment? Such thoughts ran rampant through the minds of students as they endured long hours of assignments and practices at summer workshops. Instituters got a taste of dorm life by sharing a bathroom with 30 strangers and rising to the sound of somebody else’s fog horn alarm. They soon learned that oversleep and clock ignoring meant missed meals. Girls and boys staters created a government at ISU by running for offices and holding congressional assemblies and state delegate conventions. “We practiced morning, noon and night,” gasped senior Mary Stanny. Defense stances and other basketball drills were perfected when the four varsity players traveled to IU. After seminars on student exchange programs, the Association officers took part in a Leadership Institute micro-lab. They learned how to better relate to people through trust exercises. PASS-0 u 12 — Institutes

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XX ■ - cRPicKiriQ Down Police, student I D ' s aid enforcemen Hiring police for the protection of MHS students decreased the problem of outsiders entering school grounds. Even though the officers are considered off-duty, they hold the power to arrest people for smoking, gambling, drinking, and all traffic violations. Patrolling of the parking lot takes place before, after, and on both lunch hours. “We needed the police to keep outsiders from creating disturbances, and to control the behavior of a minority of the students,” commented Dr. W. Winston Becker. Frequent checking of student I.D. cards, both by teachers and the police, assure that the student is enrolled at Morton The cards are similar to a driver’s licensi containing the student’s picture address, phone number, and year o graduation. They are issued in all the Hammond schools as proof of identification Towing became the answer to encourage students to register their car. I was not uncommon to hear licenses reac over the intercom system for towing Students rushed to register their car wher they realized the administration was serious. Last year 10 cars were towed and 5 this year Just making sure everything is fine, Officei Bobowski encounters a group of Morton students on lunch hour in the parking lot. 14 — Special Essay