Taft High School - Eagle Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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SEYLER T0 RETIR aft Tribune liliifig VOI.. VI. NO. 4 TAFT HIGH SCHOOL. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS APRIL 1. 1942 ooney Receives Encores The tl'l'l'0l' ul' the wlinle thing is slmwn 1111 the fave of Mr. Arthur Mooney. lllllIlIlllSIl'1tIlXC g11iclv. as his llllllil l'0lIl'lll'S ont to IlI0t't, that of Ruth Mm111ey's, MIA, and 2111 tuni- nons slip nl' p11pe1', better known ut Till'I as llll i'OllC0l'E'-.H It, sos-ins that our friennl was s11e:1lai11g down the hull without :1 pass when spied by the nannc sake. XVI1111 I'llllll1lR1lltl9d tn hnlt and l'0llll' f0l'Vl'fI,l'll, our friend, like :1 tngitiw. run. and thus began the lllEl'l'X chase which led to the almxe disus- ter. Upstairs and down t ll'l'llllll'S they ran, heedless of the spm-t:11'lf1 they were Illlllilllg. Finally the t'11g.:itiw ran for the exit a ll11'1111gl1 it went the lJlll'Sll9l', also. Now the 1-liaso was helrl arm the cnilside of tln- lmnildinu. ll11'1111gl1 the lvurk. and 2lf'l'llSS neiuh- l11n'l111-ld lawns. lfilmlly an arniis ' ' wu-1 1-:1ll1-fl. and :1 most IIIHISIIZI sveiut took plzlve. when Ruth ninth Mr. Mnoney llill'li into the svlimll. ploppecl l1i1n i11 ll A'll1lll'y und waitnw 1111' hls l'01lllllLl to and the ar1'i1':1 ut' the 111n111e11t, when for tl1e firs tinn- i11 the liistory of Taft, MO11111-y would get UBllC0l'6S.H lfinzllly tl1e INUIIIQIII pivtnrei almxe 2ll'l'lXf'fI. when Mr. RIUWIIOY Tok o Fall to llied 1'II1 chool to Be Moved Because of Tin Find Engineer Caught Starting SPECIAL NOTICE There are only 250 days left until Christmas so do your shoppxng now cmd crvo1d the rush Apr1l Fool crgcxml You neednt hurry because there are 269 days e -eu-hed ont to tr1111'l1 Rutl 's 'llltl 1l1tc,stt'11l encore. ies. de'11' students it does not ay to trifle wit a Mmmey. In 1 Iltllllld ont, and Can now be seen ,ie 1 l1 and elew-ntli periods. serv' gg 'Ee' use , , , ff X O l , Fire in Taft s Basement ntl lllfl ' U ,- tire ' I ' ' ' L. A X 'ff' 1 Jf wif 1- fl ln. K X441 Fw f 'X X l X X ll , l 1 X. 1 . thc , JF X K , , .- 1, , L y ' KA 111 h I ltl N 1 tl pt ' t111t III awnlav t'l'0III his stnpor and his hand OIICOVPS. SENIOR ELECTIO TO BE REHELD For Stories See Inside Page

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Page 24 Taft Tribune March 13, 194 The Taft Tribune Attends A Social enter Dance Via Photograph 1 l Are you bashful? Do you have bombardoitis or any such malady? Ii so there is just one chance left for the saving of your social self. Don't be a wall flower. Learn to dance! Yes, that's right. Learn to dance! You don't have to learn dancing in a hurry from Arthur Murray. Iust follow the tactics of the majority of Taftites and attend the social-center dances. ls it expensive? Is it difficult? Are the dancers all stuck-up? The above pictures definitely bear witness to the answer in the negative to all these questions. The eagemess with which these dances are looked forward to is shown in the faces of Pat Peterson, Feb. '42: Bill Lessman, Feb. '42: Helen Swan- son, Iune '4l: Bob Schaefer, Iune '42, and Frank Zematis as they are snapped in picture one rushing up the stairs to the gym. The expense of the affair is displayed by Bob Passow, digging down deep for his eleven cents while Warren Berg indulges in a hearty laugh. Camera shy Carol Passow turns her back to the camera, while escort, Frank Bostwick, manages to escape cameraman, Al Whitney, completely. Her other friend also shows his bashfulness by turning his face away. Can you have fun? The sheer enioyment on the faces of Iimmie Bryant and Phyllis Dolan, picture three, readily proves this paint. The availibility of dancing partners is shown in picture four as the many couples dance out unto the floor. Some claim that perhaps there is not enough romanticism at the affairs. This doubt is immediately eradicated when one glance is taken at the admiring Frank Zematis and his partner, lane Iewel, with the ecstacy of the in i I S 5. E moment clearly imprinted upon their faces in picture five. Even though tired after a night filled with fun and excitement, t' manners typical of gentlemen are displayed by Charles Gauger and lol Zima as they help their fair maidens, Barbara and Mariorie Bigler, on wi their coats. The expression on the faces of Bill Bornhof, Hilliard Dura, Dorotl Wleklinski, and Mr. Leonard Teuscher were so striking that they just he to be displayed to the minority who happened to miss the last dance. Th the musical notes floating o'er the pictures were devised. The Harp Hop to be held tonight at 7:30 will appeal to the fancy of 1 lrishmen, and everyone else who has ever heard of St. Patrick. Besides the regular dancing lessons and general dancing there will l an added feature of a superb floor show. The participants in this shc will be many of the talented members of Taft. At the time this paper we to press, a definite program had not been planned, but it was quite su that there would be dance and vocal soloists, a musical arrangement wi Robert Smith playing the accordion, Walter Keller the bass fiddle. ai Howie Vore the Spanish guitar. There will also be community singing of such currently popular Iri songs as Rose O'Day. My Wild Irish Rose, etc. Also planned are grow dances such as the Virginia Reel, and in general everything to afford most enjoyable time. Including tonight's dance there will be six mo dances this semester. Special ones will be the Harp Hop tonight, 4 Easter Parade April 10, and Open House, April 17.

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Page 26 Forgetiquette Is Sure to Net You Pointers Forward All around the world people prac- tlce etiquette, while here at Taft we practice forgetiquette. Here are a few examples of Taft's form. ' Chapter One On a Date Always remember to whistle in front of your girl's house, never knock or ring. Blowing your horn is also permissible. When your boy friend calls, tell him to sit out on the front steps for a while because you're not dressed. When getting off a street car al- ways push the girl off first. If there are any cars going by, she'll get hurt and you'1l be saved. When you go to the theater try to get the girl in for half price. At a dance girls, don't wait for the boys to ask: just grab. Girls, insist on a taxi, don't ever ride on the street car or bus. Chapter Two In School Stand and talk to your friends until the last minute and then run to your class, very unmindful of the people and things that you knock down on your way. When you see your locker part- ner coming down the hall lock the locker quick so that he has to spend a few minutes of his precious time opening it. When you go home before your locker partner does, always turn the lock upside down. Chew gum in all your classes- it's the thing When your gum has lost its fla- vor after some chewing, be sure to put it into the drinking fountain. In the assembly hall, talk all you want, the speaker dldn't want to be heard anyway. Knit in classes, because who wants to learn history. Comb your hair Qboys included! and paint your face in classes. Carve up all your desks. It will amuse those who come after you. Borrow everything in sight. It's much cheaper. Chapter Three Miscellaneous When you talk to a lady, use Maam. It's 'sure to stamp you as a upunkin-head or a mental and social inferior. At a dinner party take any seat and let the girl find her own. Eat with your knife. They did it in the cave-man age. Please talk with your mouth full. It's so becoming. Grab food. So what if the others are hungry. If your soup's hot, blow on lt. That will cool it and all your Taft Tribune Engineers Plan School Moveg Valuable Minerals Discovered The United States Government officially announced today that a huge deposit of tin, an invaluable wartime metal, had been discov- ered dlrectly beneath Taft High school, and that it had contracted the Make It Break It, Take It Construction- Wrecking and Haul- ing Company to move the school that this metal might be mined. This project will start in May. Taft's new location will be at Camp Parrish, a Girl Scout camp, which will soon have to live up to its name-and perish. The camp, as most of the boys know, is near Higgins and River roads. How will Taft be moved? The explanation of this is simple. Engineers will first hack away all bricks at the base of the walls, disconnecting the rest of the school from its foundation. A plastic, air-tight bottom will be added. The air will then be pumped out of the school tstudents will not be in at- tendance on this dayl and at the same time hydrogen, the lightest known element, will be forced ln. Taft will then be attached to three huge balloons and since it will be almost as light as air, it will now float about sixty feet above the ground. Taft will then be towed by cables attached to a fleet of powerful caterpillar tractors to Camp Parrish, three miles away. A new foundation shall in the mean- time, have been built for the school. How was this tin deposit dis- covered? Long, long ago, before the white meddlers had taken over this country, Chieftan Steward Rabbit, of the Bagofwindos for was it Winnebagosl, rescued the Great Spirit's daughter, Minnie Gay Spirit, from the jaws of death, a bears trap. Gitche, Qlndian lin- go for Great Spiritj, gave Stewed Rabbit, as a reward, a map to a huge tin deposit. The rest of the story is simple. Engineers, surveyors, geologists, and metallurgists flocked to Taft under which, the map indicated, was the tin deposit, and found that there really was tin here, and now plan to move the school. Math. Prof. Reveals Retirement Plans Mr. K. B. Seyller, famous math. professor, is retiring from active teaching after many years of showing the difference between A and B, planes and solids, etc., to recline in his spacious Edison Park mansion. Every evening after a few hours of pleasant conversation with his family, he retires Cas most of us del to his coy bed chambers. Upon being asked what he in- tends doing while in retirement, he replied, Sleep. Our beloved Mr. Seyller, will be reverred by all for his successful work as junior counselor and learned mathematic instructor. friendships. With hot coffee or cocoa, just pour it into a saucer and drink it. Don't let the gravy waste. Sop it up with a piece of bread. Crunch toast and munch all your food nolsilyg in a pig's pen it's all the vogue. If you have seen a. movie always tell the ending right at the begin- ning. Always wear big hats in the the- ater. Throw banana peels on the floor. Lots of people break their necks that way. When chewing gum, make it sound as good as it tastes. Always wlsecrack: the teachers love it. For further information see the Taft Trib, April 1, 1952. To Solve Whizzer Follow Directions, Arrive at Surprise The Stanley Steamer Auto com- pany presents this week's steamie: What makes a sunclock tick and how do you wind it? A time alter- dripnate would be what makes a water clock drool and who is the drip. If a water clock and a sand hour glass were both used at the same time would that make a beach where you could float the time away? Take the answer and include 15 Messerschmitt wings and 10 cents to cover mailing and handling. The grand prize will be a. genuine, real, direct from war torn Switzerland, rubber baud. The decision of the judges will be unfair because their wives' families are also entering. If you want a duplicate of Little Morson Tanny's motor club map and tourist guide of the lost city of Atlantis, send a motor out of a glider or the insulation off the roof of a convertible. ,ii..l..l- Identify Charred Remains As Son Thomas A. Fogli, chief engineer at Taft, shocked Taftites when he literally threw his sun into the furnace at his home. Reasons are not known but it is believed that there was something about the sun that Mr. Fogli didn't like. Char- red remains were found, which were thought to be parts of the Chicago Sun. April 1, 1942 Nominate New Candidates For Senior Oflice Yes Kids! The Senior Election will be reheld. New candidates for offices will again be nominated. Cheating will be allowed and stuffing the ballot boxes will also be O. K. Passing of cigars will not be legal, but cigarettes or any other reasonable facsimile will be con- sidered legal. Two presidents will be elected so that if one decides to cut the day the other president can take over. The treasurer and his closest friends will be the only ones to know the combination to the school safe. The election will be held at the Field Museum, 12:00 Midnight so that every voter will be wide awake and have a clear mind so that he can elect worthy officers. Yes Kids! The Senior Election will be reheld--NEXT SEMESTER. How Not to Act When a Hostess When the guests arrive, don't greet themg don't pay any atten- tion to them: they'll hate you for it. Just tell them to throw their coats anywhere. Be sure to make a lot of noise and talk all the time, about yourself. This ought to bore them terribly. When they want to play some game, disagree and say you want to do something else. After all you're the host. When the guests get hungry either don't serve re- freshments or serve something like spinach or eggs. When you get tired hand the guests their coats and tell them to go home. They will always appre- ciate that especially if they are in the middle of doing something. You can always explain that that is the Chinese custom. . Objection Sustained ' Milady objects to the use of gas masks when her coiffure's waves might be in danger of being mussed. Besides, Milady objects, they're not at all flattering to us. New bonnets would be very scarce, and no place to wear them. If the gas masks were perhaps decorated, a flower or two, or an ornament, Milady would cease the objections. Meetings in a blackout are nice, Milady admits, but how will we know what the people look like? But the men add, We're taking the same chances, some girls are a knockout in a blackout, but a fright in the light. However, Milady objects how she shall cease to rave, and be the first to put her mask on in a raid. n