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

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Special Essay — 15

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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

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Before the meal is served, seniors Tami Mitchell, Mark Tate, Sue Jones and junior Kim Patton discuss whether to go to the beach or an amusement park the next day. After a fast paced disco dance sophomore Debbie Calderon quenches her thirst as senior Scott Donnelly waits for a Coke for his date. Seniors Nancy Ziel and Greg Brandner find that as the band begins to play “Walk This Way,” the floor becomes crowded. X 16 — Prom