Taft High School - Eagle Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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2 T a ftites Prove Instrumental In Solo Contest Taft's man with an ear for music, Mr. Jack Rapier, announces a city- wide instrumental solo contest to be held next week in the city schools. Thirty-seven Taftites who are tops in their particular fields plan to enter. Miss Helen Howe, music super- visor, and Oscar Anderson, instru- mental supervisor, will put on the show, and several musical artists will judge. Chicago seems to be regarded as a separate state in this instance so that winners will be eligible to en- ter the national contest. Playing the trumpet are Milan Mikulka, Charles Clark, John Mag- nus, James Stanton, and Ralph Mueller. Warren Berg, Ed Palifka, and Wayne Parrish will play in the trombone division, while Jean Young, Bill Bornhoff, Calvin Cash, Harry Taft, and Frank Falkenthal will play clarinet. Lenore Duckheisel, Frank Falk- enthal, Bill Bornhoff, Donna. Jane Reynolds, Alice Dolezal, and Jean Beers are wearing out their saxa- phones, while Norm Soderholm, Carl Hagerup, Dick Strass, and Ed Sweeny are wrapped around their horns. Baritone solos will be played by Ed McIntyre and Don Gilmore, and the French Horn by Gerald Tapp, Henry Hand, and Charles Broad. Taft can count on Stanley Logan, John Pokorny, and Richard Stahl to be ready to beat a mean drum. Batons will be twirled by Elaine Geise, Margaret Scott, Pearl Gund- loch, Betty Schultz, and Patsy Earle. Studio Party Needs Talented Particqmnts Calling all talented Taftites! Singers! Dancers! Whistlers! Ven- triloquists! Instrumentalists! This is your chance to air your talents. The High School Studio party held every Saturday at 11 a,m. over station WMAQ asks that more students participate in this pro- gram. If you wish an audition, just drop a line to Everett A. Lande, Radio Council, Chicago Public Schools, 228 N. LaSalle street, Chi- cago, and you will be told when to report. Students wishing tickets to the broadcast should send a self- addressed, stamped envelope to the Merchandise Mart. You are needed to continue making this program a success. Taft Tribune Alpha Generals Map Out Campaign l l l The officers of the Alpha Tri Hi Y get together to map out plans for the coming season. Seated from left to right are: Evelyn Stahnke. sergeant- at-arms Shirley Becker. vice president: Pat Dolan, president: Carol Thor- mahlen, chaplain: Doris Derichs. secretary: Mary lane Caboor, program chairman. g P T A Meet February 20 The theme of the next meeting of the P. T. A., to be held Friday, Feb- ruary 20, Founders Day, is The Contributions of the Local Leaders to Our Community. Mrs. Russel Lyons, president of the I. C. P. T., will speak on The Arts in Everyday Life. Selections by the string ensemble and a solo by Mrs. William Kreamer will pro- vide the musical portion of the program. The candle lighting ceremony will be conducted by Mrs. T. Pas- sow, former president of the P. T. A. All members will be given an op- portunity to buy defense bonds and stamps. Blanks will be provided for those desiring to order bonds. ,ilil-11 'C.U.C.' Chases Dirt The Clean-up committee of Taft is now being organized and a dele- gate from each division room has been elected to represent his divi- sion in a special Clean-up Council. This council will be headed by Mrs. Adelaide Holterhoff, in charge of the campaign at Taft, Chairman Mary Jane Caboor, 4A, and Alter- nate Chairman Robert Bianchi, 4B, Publicity committee, Eleanor Kra- lik, 4A, and Ann McTaggart, 4B. The activities of this council will include a. survey of vacant lots for war gardens, the collection of waste paper for national defense, and an effort to rid our school grounds and community homes of rubbish. Station T A FT Calling Orators For Town Meeting The sudden interest in the study of current events found in Pat qEdisonJ Dolan, Norman Esser- man, Josephine Gendielle, Carol Thormahlin, Bruce Kelso, and Dorothy Wleklinski, all 4A's, may seem strange, but the truth of the matter is that they are prepar- ing to demonstrate their ability to participate in a major national radio forum of opinion. Four senior high school students will be selected from the United States to appear as speakers on America's Town Meeting of the Air February 26 with all expenses paid from their home to Toledo, Ohio, the place of the broadcast, and return. The program will be heard at 8 p. m. with all the events on ra regu- lar Town Meeting feature. There will be a short warming-up pre- liminary to the broadcast itself, with the students appearing first as speakers and then as answerers of questions put to them by the audience. BadQ?j News-No School There will be no school Monday, February 16, because of registra- tion, Taft High School will be used as a center from which the blanks and necessary information will be distributed to the nearby grammar schools. All men within the age limits of 20 and 44 are required to register at the nearest registration office on this day. February 13, 194 Freshies Start Ball Rolling Proof of the proverb Gov things come in small package: was displayed during the sale Defense Stamps Friday, January 2 when Dewey Snart, pint-sizs freshie, laid 537.50 on divisic teacher Miss Grant's desk and a nounced his intention of purchasii a 5550 bond. Completely unprepara for any such demonstration of p triotism, she sent him down to tl office where Miss Catherine Dem sey supplied him. X Dewey saved his money from li paper route for six months, al put it into a Christmas fund 0 and one-half years ago. ln Decemb he decided the government need it worse than he and withdrew it buy his bond. Mr. Daniel Mitchell's freshie 1 vision deserves a gold star for the purchase of two S525 bonds. One w sold on January 18 to Robert I Rosier, and Arlene Nelson secur hers on January 23. It seems the freshies do everything! Defense stamps are on sale dm ing long division every Friday, a bonds can be obtained in the offii During the first week in whi they were on sale, S600 worth of 1 fense stamps were sold at Tal S1125 were disposed of during t second week, and S1112 worth fou their way into stamp books 1 third week. These stamps are also purchas from Taft by the principals of s rounding grade schools for th students. Books-Victory Everyone has asked himself some time or other since the w began What can I do to hel Many young men have joined different branches of the serx and many women are working the Red Cross. One thing that everyone can however, is to help in the Vict Book Campaign sponsored by American Library Association, American Red Cross, and the U O. The purpose of this drive is collect gifts of books for sold sailors and marines, Box containers, leaflets, post and stickers will be placed ad' tageously in the corridors thror out the week of February 9 to 1 facilitate the collection of books. ' All types of books that wl prove interesting to the men wanted. Here is a, chance for ev one to clear out his book case at the same time help his cout

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'W fN . V.. U. two. 1 lalt-High School February 13, 1942 Riolheoff TdCfl2'5 1 Cupid's Dart: ewaref Today? l Inquire T aftites Hits Joe's Heart Full of Horrors hy Mugnai, Avery, and Dolan Way back in 100 B, C.-there lived, in :t 1-ittut't-squt- Roman village. a smooth ntt-r-uuant-t-r with the moniker Rtunt-o ,lntt-uio Pecarius Montague, Pet-ky for ehort. Also in this village was a slinltv sotnltistitiatt- named Juliet Corinthia l't-ut-lone Caesar. Y0u've gut-sst-tl it l't-t-ky had it had and didn't want any otht-r drip soaking up space aronntl his . lrlll, llut this gal had idt-as ot' ht-r own :tutl slit- thought he was simply an it-k. Now, t-xt-ry Roman village set aside l-'t-hruury l-l as Il ft-stive day on which tht- lads and lassit-s chose their shoust-S. l't-t-ky rut-Itt-tl his brain, thinking hard t-l' u new way to woo his popular gal Sutldt-nly an itlt-a struck him. He'd write. a pot-in and tlt-t-ot-ate it with lace and tart-tty rihhons. This is what he wrote: l:t'tltlt-at urt roses, pretty-and how! swt-t-tt-th tht- sugar, and so art thou. You tau itiiztpgiiit- how pleased Julie WHS wht-n wht- rt-t-t-ivt-tl this delicate missile. .lt-t-ps! tht- fair gal cried. He's a ltillt-r-dillt-r ol' the first class. Metlllnks ht-'s the ont- tor ine. , Hinttt- tht-rt- wt-ren't any divorce courts tht-v lived lrlppily ever after Tht otltl by Flash and Ferd Iltlllllhlf t 1t1Jirl btvztlx his bow lutl rI1't1tt's KIIIOHICI' tltlrl, ll'1tit-It soon will pierre that lump of Ietld Smut' Ttzftile calls his ltcttrt. 1'or his riotinl Dan has 1lit'lt'etl it Tuftite tolletl Joe Blow, ,I .vtttrling ztprigltl cltttrtzrler ltltouz you must surely know. Stunt- liuztglttgf frill once tlitl Joe 1t-rtn1t1-- Niutw' their his ltetrrlis' been seuletl. lint sliltl, thru three long solo years. The zrozttttt has ntl! quite ILCUIPII. IIC t'tm't forget the soft, street roiee The .slvirletl siren used. Ht' tltirzlfs till fCll1tI1l'.'i follow suit, Not one t-an be C-l't'ZlSCt1, Irut he is destined to be struck 11.11 Cupidls mayit' dart. No Dtmnlu does the futal deed And mellows Joe'.s htzrd heart. And so upon this ftrnzous day Dun made Joe lout' again. Tllt1t's it-lru this heart-y tIate's been put by Norman Esserman Friday the thirteenth took on its tzloak ot' horrors in the inidtllt- ages when Gus- ltlw Cutter was dt-foutetl ond captured in the Rattle ot' tht- Pint-orc on the Straights of Mt-lltn-tlt-n by Sir Arthur Sonny at suntlown, lf'riduy, l-'t-hruzlry 13, 1120. Sint-e that datt- t-vt-ry tiisustt-r that has t-vt-r attetttt-tl tht- surxixors tit' Gustow at-t-uinulatt-tl until Friday tt-ll on the thirteenth. Trouhlt- may ht- aw-itlt-tl by hrt-aking your leg and staying in bt-tl instt-ad ot' going out and chant-ing crossing the path ot' a hlut-k cat, Certain fetishes ust-d hy tht- ancients to kt'-ep trouble in distant places have been tested with success. Hang a horseshoe on top of your derby and you'll he sate if the thirtl hair from the tail ofa donkey and salt trtun llitler's shaker-plus the head of a sugar hoarder are mixed in hydrofloxit- at-itl and tossed into the garage of the man who is hiding three extra tires in his basement. lt' that shock cure won't work, resign yourself to a fate worse than graduation has continut-tl tlirough the age-5, , 1 . ' l' ' lads decided to follow suit und the t-ustt-in In the monllt of ftzruous men. tsut-It tts George Wasmlngton, Abt: fllllfflill tmd Bobby Mlllerb and wait for Valentine's day, the 14th, when love and understandings will erase all the bitter marks on your soul An., -fe JL- -'M

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February 13, 1942 Taft Tribune Supers Elect New Ufficers The Honor Society has re-elected Robert Smith and Charlotte Frank. to serve as president and vice- president respectively, for another semester. E1-na Bone, 3B, was elected secretary-treasurer. Miss Martha Hinkle. sponsor of the organization. announces that all requests for club pins or pin exchanges must be completed by Friday, February 20, For the benefit of those who would like to belong to the society, here are the requirznientsz Yon must. have at least 18 points each semester until you reach 3A. A 3A student may average all his final marks together, and must have an average of 18 points a se- mester. The grades are counted as follows: Majors: G-2, E-4, S-6 points. Minors: G-1, Fl-2, S-3 points. Until a person is in 3A he must actually earn 18 points each semes- ter. Only required minors county gym does not. Students are dismissed from class to attend Honor Society meetings. According to Miss Hinkle, there were 217 honor students when the club was formed. Although the membership of the school has fal- len, there are now 282 pupils on the honor roll. Laboring Taftites Receive Awards On land, in the air, on the sea, and at Taft, service awards are be- ing given. Taft students were presented with service emblems and chevrons January 27 at an assembly the eighth period. Joan Shaw, January '42, and Stanley Logan, 4A. exclusive photo- grapher for the Trib, received their second chevrons. Awarded their first chevrons were the following 4A's: Josephine Gendielle, Richard Parigini, Lor- raine Risavy, editor-in-chief of the Taft Trib, and Dorothy Wleklinski. Graduates wl1o received service emblems are Norma Tess and Lois Johnson, The 4A's who merited awards are Nancy Conklin, Jean Cullen, Charles Gauger, Dorothy Krueger, Jeanne Lutz, Lois Swanson, and Florence Zielinski. Henry Jankowski, Lois Lindsay, Betty McCormick, June Rinquist, 4B'sg and Ann Majercik and Judd Pope, 3A's, were presented with their awards. The only one below the 3A level receiving her service emblem was Geraldine Donash, a 3B. Beta Attacks Sem.ester's Activities l l l Relaxing for a moment are the officers of the Beta Tri Hi Y. They are. from left to right: row one: Ruth Bridgeman. sergeant-at-arms: Harriet Grund. president: Ann McTaggart. vice president: row two: Phyllis Harper, treasurer: Dolores Rix, secretary: Marilyn Ehman, program chairman. For Newest Styles in Color See Room 112 According to those who believe in the effect of colors on the human mind and body, red is the color of unrest and excitement: blue the color of relaxation and sleep: while green is the color mixture with healing qualities. This may not be the reason but 112, the Waterloo of cutters, has been painted green. It is suggested that the color scheme might help some future in- corrigible in his Arrmidiggon with himself. It is hoped that the users of this room will be helped by the new color scheme as they go about taking the kink out of the school. Drama to Continue Contrary to earlier reports, the Proscenium Players are 11ot going to be disbanded as Miss Marie Fu- gent, pinch-hitting for Mrs. Vera McConville, announced that dra- matics would continue at Taft. Five for Bad Luck, a play scheduled for last semester will probably be the first production. The play, a one-act comedy, fsee Taft Trib, Dec. 165 involves a small town girl, Effie Trask and her un- usual experiences at college. February graduation took Pat Peterson, William Lessmann, Hen- ry Vandenberg, Wilma Dubs, Rich- ard Lewis, and Robert Behr from the cast, but Harriet Grnnd, Doris Taftites Invacle Rat Holes l l by Eleanor Kralik If the neighborhood rats think we've signed a peace pact with them, they have a great surprise in store, for once again the student body at Taft will unite to combat these enemies. Using rat traps for tanks, rat poison for ammunition, and with a. cavalry of cats, the armed forces of our school and community will be on the firing line to rid our districts of these common pests. The downtown council of the Clean-up campaign has urged that the former campaign, which began in November and extended through- out December, be continued. During this campaign students at Taft and others in the community cooperated in the rat elimination drive by burning garbage, plugging rat holes, and using other means whereby they helped to make the campaign a great success. As before, each student is to keep a record of his accomplishments for individual division room reports at the end of February. Zonzius, Lois Miller, Annette Avery, George Hanke, and Norman Esser- man remain to finish the task. An adequate supply of stage hands and book holders have prom- ised to relieve some of the physical tasks from the actors as the Pros- cenium Players, rising from their old laurels, go forth to bring down the curtains on new successes. 3 Skating Team Brings Home The Bacon The whistle blew. There was a. whrrrr of skates and a flash of steel and they were off to assured vic- tory. And victory was theirs when at the finish the Taft junior ice-men had gained the city league title in the annual ice skating races held at Waveland Park, January 16. Jack Congdon, outstanding mem- ber of the Frosh-SoDll eleven, skated to an easy victory in the 220-yard dash, while George Fischer followed suit by winning the 880 yard race. The silver and blue relay team, composed of Jack Congdon, George Fischer, Jim Semar, and Don Ped- ler, raced the required mile out- stripping the rest of the field to an easy win. The champs piled up 18 points beating Schurz, the only school that came close, by six points. Norbert Boots Mossong, the only member of the senior team, copped a first in the 440-yard dash, Mural Contest Closes Soon Honor students! February 15 marks the deadline for entry into the Honor Society Mural Contest. The sketches of an outdoor scene for tl1e framed 15x21 blank space on the auditorium stage must be presented to Miss Helen Unseth of the art department not later than the aforementioned date. The win- ning sketch will be painted on a. canvas which, when desired, can be removed from the frame. Mr. John McCalmont of the chemistry depart- ment is in charge of its fire- proofing. The mural will be presented to the school at the May exhibit of the Honor Society. Heartbeat Hop Tonight What's that? You say Friday the thirteenth is unlucky? All the plans for the Valentine Hop to be held on that fateful day, however, should change your mind. There will be the usual begin- ner's class from 7 to 7:45 p. m.: ad- vanced casses from 7:45 to 82303 and from then on it's every man for himself. The price is only 11 cents, includ- ing wardrobe checking and the fed- eral tax. In addition to the regular dancing, favors and specialities will be given. Who knows? If you attend you might meet your valentine for 1942.