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K A . , L1 -, l ,Q Q., . ,Y . - . k N -..., My XO 0' KydU6cE,y4v-N'- ' fig, ' mf efffa 922Q ' by turf f or 1 WW fa W f f MW l 9 W Q79 Q Y 5 ' !pMd Jag? A 9-5 A . 2 fi H K ' E'-fe AE.. ni 'Egg-f ' is K 1 . 1 Ylusicians Launch slew Spring Plans The three people that have work- so hard for Taft's famed music partment, Mrs. Lino, Mrs. Scan- r1 and Mr. Pops Rapier, have inched a new music season which omises to be a huge success. The Girls' Chorus, under the di- :tion of Mrs. Lino is the largest has ever been. They say that ere is safety in numbers but if u happen to be walking past 301 ring the third period you'll find t that there is music in numbers o. Dn January 12, the chorus rated E in the choral competition ld at Roosevelt High School. This nester, the chorus of more than a ndred members, began working a cantata for the Spring Music stival. This is something new in 1 experience of the chorus, and eh member is looking forward to with much enthusiasm. The can- a will include solos by various mbers of the chorus. 'he Chorus officers are: 'resident-Lorraine Kostelny Vice-President-Dorothy Nissen Lecretary-Eunice Ringquist 'reasurer-Rosemary Mertes librarians- Dolores Tolsen, Pa- :la Klar, Mary Helen Smith. ccompanists-Val Morales, Phyl- Finlayson, Ethel Dahlquist he Mixed Chorus, with Mrs. nlon as the director is supported t goodly number of healthy lo0k- tenors and basses fplugj. They putting Fred Waring to shame nostl, with their rendition of .gy Carmeichal's immortal Star- :. Officers in this organization 2 not yet been elected. Pops Rapier and his gang are king hard for the annual High mol Orchestra and Band compe- n to be held during the month lpril. As you may remember, ther gears we have made quite ace for ourselves through this est and Pops and The 1gsters are doing their best to 1 again . . . More power to you! atch and listen for the results lis early and vigorous start, it's d to get results. Preston Bradley Address P. T. A. tention Taftites! Please tell parents not to confuse the h 20 meeting of the P.T.A. the evening meeting of that lization on the 28th of March. Preston Bradley will be the :er at the evening meeting. zts are 35c and may be secured any board member of the Taft Trib ne 1 Vol. X. No. l Taft High School. Chicago, Illinois March 10, 1944 Navy Explains V-5 Program 4A boys who are 17 and 18 years old and interested in taking the V-5 examination for Navy Aviation Cadet training should see Mrs. Far- rell in room 114 as soon as pos- sible. There are two parts to the V-5 test, a mechanical aptitude and a mental test, a sample copy of which is available for your inspec- tion ln room 114. The mechanical aptitude seems to be based almost entirely on Physics, according to Taft students who have taken it. Physics is not given as a require- ment, but, as a yeoman in the Navy V-5 office said, It certainly helps. This brings up two problems. Our advice would be to take the test as late in the semester as possible if you are now enrolled in Physics II. The Navy, however, has a quote to meet and may do this before the end of the semester. Those who have completed a year of Physics should certainly make arrange- ments to take the examinations lm- medlately. It is urged in this connection that all boys interested particularly in V-5, complete Physics in their junior year in order to be able to take these tests, lf necessary, in 4B. The tests can be taken only once and the mechanical aptitude must le passed or the mental is not given. To qualify, a boy must be in the upper two-thirds of the male enrollment of his class and an an- onymous toard of not less than three facultv members must pass on his qualifications as to leader- ship and moral character, and be able to recommend that he has the character and potential abilities re- quired of a commissioned officer in the United States. Following are the requirements for certain V programs: a high school diploma by July 1, 1944: age 17 or 18 yearsg height 5, 4 min. and 6. 4 max.: vision 20f20 each eve with normal color perception! weight 115 pounds, minimum, but must be in proportion to height: 18 vital sound teeth. The V-12 programs are apparent- ly closed at the v-resent time excent to medical, dental and theological students. Any Taft student con- sidering entering these school im- mediately after graduation should investigate this program. Eve re- quirements are not as great in the V-12 program. Robert Forney Wins Scholarship In competition with hundreds of high school and college boys from all over the state of Illinois, Robert Forney received notification that he is the winner of Senator C. Way- land Brooks appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. Robert scored 485 points out of a possible 500. The next contestant was five points lower. Robert was only sixteen and a 4B at the time he took the examina- tion in January of this year. Robert is a major, the highest ranking officer, in the Taft ROTC. He is president of the Taft Honor Society, chairman of the City of Chicago Clean-up Campaign in 1943 and chairman of the Taft represen- tation at the High School Confer- ence of the American Institute of Pacific Relations. He was the win- ner of the High School Mathematics contest held in June, 1943. He is a member of the Taft Drama Club, and also a member of the Edison Park Drama Club. During his fresh- man year, he was voted the Ideal Taftite. Robert's interesting hobby is rifle marksmanship, and he now holds the expert rating in the Nation- al Rifle Association and the ex- pert rating for the United States Army. He was undecided whether he should try for Annapolis or for Robert Fomey West Point, but his ROTC exper- ience helped him to decide in favor of West Point. In March he will spend several days at Fort Sher- idan taking additional qualifying examinations. He will enter West Point in July, 1944, shortly after graduation. R. O. 11 C. A ppoints New Ufyqcers Taft's ROTC rifle team fired its first match of the semester on Feb. 7, 1944. Although most of the mem- bers were suffering from a bad case of buck fever, they acquitted themselves well in this combined Service Command and City High School match. The members of the team, in the order in which they finished are: Robert Forney, Rob- ert Kolpek, John Danielson, Edward Ferguson, Hartly Kopke, Henry Hand, Ralph Mueller, Kenneth Mortonson, Donald Benedict, and Ernest Pfaff. On March 10, a four man Taft team will fire in the Hearst Trophy Match. The members of this team will be: Edward Ferguson, Robert Kolpek, John Danielson, and Rob- ert Forney. This match, plus a prac- tice match with Von Steuben, and a match with the faculty tif they'll come out and fightj will conclude the activities of the team for the season. On March 27, the picked platoon from Taft will participate in a con- test with platoons from other units. Sleepy-eyed cadets may be seen ar- riving at the school at 7:30 a. m. to participate in practice for this event. The annual federal inspec- tion of the unit is scheduled to take place on May 7 at 9:00 a. m. Appointments of officers for this semester have been made as fol- lows: Lt. Colonel-Robert Forney: Captains-Edward Ferguson, James Will, Thomas Craft, and Clifford Netterstrom: lst Lieutenants - Kenneth Mortonson, Ralph Meul- ler, Leonard Nettnin, Raymond Relchard, Alfred Ebenhahn, Dale Padgitt, Donald Swanson, and Roy Larson. Appointments of non-cim- 1-iissioned officers will be published as soon as they are confirmed. Page 2 Servicemen's Letters Dear Mr. Hoefer and Students: It has been quite a while since I left Taft. It will soon be two years since I enlisted in the Navy. I have been down to San Diego where I received my Basic Training. While I was there, I ran into Joe Ange- rola, who is in the Marines, and we made quite a few liberties together. From there I was sent to Los Angeles to study Diesel engineer- ing. There some of the happiest moments of my Navy life were spent, as I got to see my folks every liberty. From there I got leave and was fortunate enough to spend a few days at Taft seeing the Bud- dies and faculty. After my leave, I returned to San Francisco to await my orders to be shipped over-seas. I was as- signed to a submarine, where I spent some of the most thrilling moments of my life. I have made several War Patrols in submarines. From submarines I was trans- ferred to the U. S. S. Sperry, where I am now. I have seen quite a bit of action out here. Then about two week ago I ran into William Car- bone, also of Miss Beaver's Divi- sion, and we had quite a bit to talk over, mostly about the kids at Taft. I wish I could tell you more of my life in the Navy, but, due to rules of the censors, it is impos- sible. The main reason I wrote this let- ter is to let you know that I think of the good old times at Taft with the Buddies Miss Beaver sends me the Taft Tribune, and I really enjoy reading it. I have written this letter in the hopes that some of my old teachers would drop me a line as well as the students, and all will be answered. I will always be thankful for the education I received at Taft. I will sign off, and know the students of Taft, whether at home or in the service, will do their part to win. the war. I wish to congratulate the facul- ty and students on the wonderful work they are doing in buying War Bonds and Saving Stamps. Norbert E. Mossong, F 2jc U. S. S. Sperry 7th Div. clo Fleet Post Office San Francisco, California. Ed. note: Since receiving Nor- bert's letter we have been informed of his engagement to Marilyn Dae- bel, a graduate of Taft. Taft Students: In a recent letter received from Felix Matarrese, John 0'Toole and Wm. A. Helin they expressed a de- sire to hear from their Taft friends. These three boys are now at the U. S. Naval Traning Station in Great Lakes, Illinois. Address them: Co. 528, U. S. N. T. S. Great Lakes, Illinois. Taft Tribune Mr. L. A. Hoefer and Faculty of Taft High School: It has been quite some time since I've last written, but I assure you it wasn't because I had forgotten Taft. I've been busy moving from Chicago to Memphis, Tennessee and now to Pensacola, Florida. At present I'm stationed here to complete my training as an Aerial Gunner. I find it a very interest- I've fired turrets and held guns. At times I ing study, also hand fired from a stationary platform at target and also from a a moving moving platform at a moving tar- get. My training also includes the 12 gauge shot gun shooting skeet. As for small arms I have fired .22. .38, and .45 caliber pistols. When I finish here in about three weeks I'll be assigned to a squad- ron for combat training which will consist of firing from a plane at a sleeve target being towed by an- other plane. After I complete this training I'll be assigned to the fleet. In the event I,get a leave before I ship out, I would like very much to visit my friends at Taft' in the faculty and student body. I imagine the honor roll at Taft must be quite large by now. I should very much like to see it. I imagine Taft is still buying bonds with the same spirit that made Taft the finest school in Chicago. It shouldn't be long now before Taft will start thinking of football and spring practice. Although we lost some great players by gradua- tion I have every confidence that Taft will turn out a winning team this year as it has in the past. Win or lose though, we will have a team we can be proud of. . William Bill Anders, S1fC W. M. Anders S 1jC AFGS Class 24-44 NAS, Pensacola, Florida 1 Gulf Beach. V N Mr. Hoefer: I received your letter While I still resided in Bozermang however, I left for Santa Ana, California, and did not get a chance to answer. As soon as I arrived at my new base, I took various aptitude and physical examinations. The purpose of these examinations were to de- termine bombardier, navigator, or pilot classifications. I was one of the fortunate 112 men who were classified: 70 as navigators, 25 as pilots and 17 as bombardiers. By the way, I received my first choice, pilot. They stated that the require- ments have been raised to pre-war level, and at that time two years college credts were compulsory. While at my college training de- tachment I received over 10 hours dual instructions, with a 5 and 10 hour check flight. We did all sorts of manuevers, spins, stalls, etc. In a few weeks' I'll start pre-flight which will terminate in two weeks, from there I go to primary basic and advanced. Well Sir, I'l1 close now and give my regards to the faculty and stu- dents. Nick. AVNjC N. J. Tragos Sqd. -26 S. A. A. A. B. Santa na, California. Senior Girls' 'Club fficers v l Standing, left to right: Iomet Zawislak, treasurer: Elvira Brooks, secretary. Seated: Lorraine Kostelny. president: Patricia Berg. vice presidenh' March 10, 19- Non-Coms and Coins Invade Taf' On January 13, Daniel Osco the Air Corps and Steve Lakom of the U. S. Navy visited Taft. B boys looked grand. The 14th of January brou Gregory Kiewitz from Great Lal Adolph Paluch from Camp Ca: bell, Ky., Cpl. Tom Parker fi Camp Howe, Texas, and Rol Warner from Navy Pier, back the halls of Taft. These boys agreed there's no place like service. Cpl. Ronald Scheck of the Air Force visited Taft on the 1 of January while on his furlol from Salt Lake City. Such Taft notables as Reyr Bendl, U. S. Navy, Pvt. Arthur berg, U. S. Army, Gene Pilch, U Infantry, and Robert Ranhert the Air Force visited their m friends 'at Taft. AMC Charles Landerholm 1 Pvt. Robert Dressel both of the Forces ended the list of Janu visitors on the 25th. These l had beautiful tans. ' Arthur Krause, U. S. N: started the February ,visitors apearing, on the lst from G Lakes. Pvt. Don Steck, U. S. Army, Edward Targynski, Army Corps surprised all their fri on February 3, by arriving 1 Denver, and North Carolina spectively. Former Taftites Robert Br U. S. Navy: Ralph Davis, Forceg Pvt. Enzo Frediani, I Infantry, and Pfc. Kenneth chee, Air' Force, visited their l Mater on February 7. Ralph Potter of the Air C honored Taft with his present Feb. 8. He, too, visited old fri and teachers. Best of the Valentines rec- .by Taft on Feb. 14, was in the of Bob Suvada who said tha' Air Force holds his heart. Lester Rizek and George Si both of the Navy, were at Ta the 15th of Feb. George had on the high seas and looks the of an old salt. George Patterson, Air F Henry Vandenbergh, U. S. I and Al Verhearck, U. S. Nav grads of Taft, were seen on 16. These boys just couldn't coming back to their Alma Z while on furlough. Taft was you stopped, boys. Cpl. Chuck, Gauger, U. S. . and Pvt. Robert 4Maggiel ll son, U. S. Army, both well 14 former athletics at Taft, visit on the 18th of Feb. Maggie couldn't seem to get enoug Taft while on his furlough. 4 Remember, Servicemen, you ways welcome at Taft. 'larch 10, 1944 A's Lead Taft 'Ionor Roll Seventy-six Taftites attained ther four S's or three S's and one in their course books for last se- ester's final mark, thus earning r themselves a place on the Taft onor Roll. Of the seventy-six, the reshmen claim the lead with fenty-four members. Following are the names of these udents listed according to year: 1A Caryl Huck, Richard 0'Connell, 'illiam Nemec, Jack Mason. Juglas Maier, Constance Biedler, abelle Sears, Russell Stanton, me Bidler, Vera Mae Gorr, Mary me Kalm, LeRoy Kurth, Rose- ary Wyszyk, Richard Schwend- an, Richard Rogers, Lois Kapton, 'iscilla Knight, June Novak. izabeth Outland, Joyce Crooks, relyn Darling, Roger Ginger, :orge Luecke, and Edward Simon- n. 2B Arlis Johnson, Arleen Heen. Ed- trd Kroll, Jane Parrish, Grace mglund, and Lydia Bitter. 2A Carol Sharman, Stuart Payne, lirley Stuertz, Joan Timble, Su- nne Estes, Barbara Lighthall, ice Linn, Haleen Meyer, Marilyn pka, Mary Napier, Nona James, .rbara Nelson, Dorothy Wolkober. d Gloria Cheli. 3B William Avery, Leona Nettland, fnneth Vandervoort, Vera Fied- ', Carol Simonson, and Patricia rney. 3A Dorothy Sharman, Barbara Whit- r, Germaine Peterman, Tom .ll, Karen Madsen, and Elizabeth tersen. 4B Isabelle Moravec, Dolores Klisch, arlene Samuelson, Tom Craft, th Biesenthal, James Will, Dan hneider, Margery Bigler, Mary lton, and Marion Doemland. 4A Robert Forney, Georgia Lee mrton, Carol Gerhardt, Janet wislak, Richard Femmel, Bever- McLean, Robert Moreau, Howard iberman, and Jane Wildeman. :rvicemen Are Grateful Jr Taft News 'I would like very much to ex- ess my thanks to the Taft Honor :iety for sending the Taft Trib- e to me as well as all of its grad- zes who are now in the service. Lt. Hilliard S. Dura. 81 Glider F. H. Bn. I. P. 0. 452 lamp Marshall, N. C. Taft Tribune Page 3 In a letter to Mr. Hoefer, Floyd Gilbert stated: Just a few lines to let you know that I received the Servicemen's issue of the Taft Tribune. I enjoyed every page and every message that was written about the boys in the service. It makes me feel so proud to hear and see what the school is doing for the men in the service. Pfr. Floyd Gilbert, 36707884. Co. H lst Trng. Regt. Drew Field. Fla.. In December. the Honor Society sent every service man from Taft a Christmas issue of the Taft Trib- une. Letters of appreciation from many of the boys, proved the idea was a complete success. I certainly enjoyed reading the Taft Tribune, said Bob Wilkins. It makes me think of the time when I was enrolled at Taft. Cpl. Robert Wilkin, 441st Base Hq. and Air Base Sqd. - Mellville, N. J. Dear Miss Berquist: You probably don't remember me because I didn't remain around school much more than for my classes. I graduated in June 1943. I am writing this short letter to thank you and the students 1'espon- sible for sending the school news- paper to us former Taftites, now in the service of our country. I en- joyed reading the Taft Tribune, especially the graduation issue. I am no longer at the address you have been sending the papers to. I had my basic training there and was then shipped to a regular out- fit. I was rejected from the A. S. T. P. fArrny Specialized Training Programj on the completion of my basic training, because of the lack of mathematics. I didn't take any because the line of work I was go- ing into didn't require any. I was then transferred to another outfit, but still in Fort Benning. I am in the Service Company of the 300th Infantry. Our job is to transport the supplies. At present I have a simple job. I drive a Major around. In a short while I hope to go to a Mechanics School. Pot. Hillard Kulik. Pvt. Hillard Kulik-1617180 Service Co., 300th Infantry. Fort Benning. Georgia. .U S. Army. CLUB OF THE MO TH Mr. Hoefer's choice for a club t0 inaugerate this new feature, the club of the month, in the Taft Trib- une, is the Honor Society, one of Taft's oldest and most active or- ganizations. This club is composed of stu- dents who maintained an E aver- age or better throughout high school. The present officers of the society are Bob Forney, president: Shirley Lidell, vice president: Dolores Kane, secretary: and Nan- cy Knight, treasurer. The faculty sponsor of the society is Miss Mabel Berquist. The Honor Society has had an interesting and eventful history from the very day that it was founded. During the first year of Taft's existence, there was no Honor Society. However, a system was devised for recognizing honor students on an honor roll. Eighty students made the honor roll dur- ing the first year. In September of 1940, the society was organized with Miss Martha Hinkel as spon- sor, Joanne Shaw was the one with whom the idea of a society orig- inated The first officers were Steve Majercik, president, Verna. Alm, vice-president, Irene Wells, secre- tary, and Jack Winton, treasurer. When Steve graduated in February '41, Jack Winton became president. On April 25, 1941, the society spon- sored a Flower Festival and dance. The membership, in this year, was 219. In September of 1941, the Honor Society elected Robert Smith, pres- identg Charlotte Frank, vice-presi- dentg Doris Zonsius, secretary, and Robert Dyni, treasurer. On Novem- ber 18, 1941, the Honor Society presented a Variety Show, display- ing the various talents of the hon or students. During this semester, the honor society had 280 members. The same officers served the fol- lowing semester. 1 In September 1942, the Honor Society's tireless sponsor, Miss Hin- kel, retired from the teaching pro- fession, and Miss Berquist became the guiding light of the organiza- tion. In this year, Curtis Johnson was elected president: George Miles, vice-president, and Carmele- ta Larocco, secretary-treasurer. The society sponsored a, Christmas party during the semester, and some of the members were enter- tained at a party given by the Amundsen chapter of the National Honor Society. At Christmas time, the society furnished gifts for a grab bag for soldiers and sailors at the Chicago Servicemen's Cen- ter. This year the Honor Society's membership increased to 341. Hon- or cards were given to 74 graduat- ing seniors in June '43, in recogni- tion of four years of high scholar- ship. During the past semester the society welcomed its new members. sent the Servicemen's Issue of the Taft Tribune to 350 former Taft- ites, now in the service, and pre- sented Honor cards to 34 graduates of the February '44 class. The many worthwhile activities and good times, which are to be found in the Honor Society, makes a little extra effort in scholarship a small price to attain membership in so worthy an organization. New Profs Arrive Mr. Earl Campbell, one of the newest additions to Tafts faculty, obtained his knowledge in the field of General Science from the Uni- versity of Nebraska, Northwestern and Teachers College. Mr. Camp- bell is a former member of Lane's faculty. Asked what he thought of Taft, Mr. Campbell replied, I like Taft very much. It has a very fine student body and the faculty is co- operative. too. Every one at Taft is very friendly and sociable. Miss Regina Brown, our new mathematics and physics teacher, is a graduate of Illinois Wesleyan. Before coming to Taft she taught at Schurz. Her experiences in teach- ing have been quite extensive as she taught all kinds of mathemat- ics, science, English and social stu- dies. In her opinion the students of Taft a1'e tops and she believes that Taft is the most beautiful school at which she has been priv- ileged to teach. Mr. Michael Galland is another new member of Taft's faculty. Mr. Galland won his Bachelor of Sci- ence degree for Physical Education at the University of Illinois. He was the captain of the Cross Coun- try track team and coached basket- ball at Steinmetz two years before coming to Taft. Mr. Galland was horn in southern Illinois and attended Glen Bard High School where he won eight letters. Coach Galland said, Taft is a very fine school, the students seem polite and very respectful. Page 4 Freshie Doghouse E by 1035 Hi underpups! This is your col- umn. We want you to enjoy the Taft Trib, so Freshie Doghouse is your own private property to ham up at your leisure. Did you do something unusual? Are you a weensy bit queerer than the next feller? Just write down what you heard, saw or did and slip it gentlyf!J into the second slot of locker 1035. Thanks! Now for the news as the space will allow- Forrie f4fj Paddock wishes us to announce he has entered Taft and you can start droolingany time now. Another rookie with his books in a shopping bag. Jim Brown-a dealer already- won't associate with 8A's. Everybody's kid brother or little sister running around loose. iCa- role Sladkey's brother, etc.J Some of our new additions played in the Herald-American basketball semi-finals. Marilyn Tellshaw and Clarence Muller, last students off the third floor daily. Another innocent moans that there were five problems in alge- bra and a Spanish test due the next day. P. T. A. News The annual Founders' Day meet- ing of the Parent Teacher Associa- tion was held on Monday, February 21, in the auditorium. Among the group were the past presidents of the Taft P.T.A. and several honored guests from the state and district councils. The program included music by the Taft String Ensemble, a skit called Life with a Little Wife, by the Onahan P.T.A., and A Tribute to our Taft P.T.A. by Miss Jennie Carlton of the English department. Mr. Hoefer brought greetings to the mothers and was then presented by the president of the P.T.A. with a check for 3100.00 to be used for the school. Mrs. F. Russel Lyon, past pres- ident of the Illinois Congress of Parents and Teachers, was the speaker of the day. She told about the interesting history and pro- gram of the P.T.A. from its begin- ning in 1897 to the present day. Nominations for the officers for the coming year were .presented by the committee. Following the meeting, a social hour was held in the lunch room, where birthday cake and coffee were served. Taft Tribune Coming in with March like lambs, we hope, are your fashion reporters saying Hi to all you Taftites, and bringing you the latest ins on who is wearing what, and the classics that are most popular on campus these days. While making the rounds, you will always find: Checks in any form of attire: swirling pleated skirts, date dresses, and tailored suits Dutch hats in all colors from blazing red to sophisticated black The ever faithful and popular stadium boots, in rain or snow Argyle sweaters and socks for both fellows and girls Perky blazer jackets in many vivid colors Indian jewelry: earrings, bracelets, and rings Smooth Chesterfields in spring pastels and casual dark colors. CAMPUS CLASSICS by Lynlo and Wege Now, Freshies, here are a few ideas on Taft's latest fashions so you can keep hep and stay popular. Strictly for Girl!-Schoolduds Pleated skirts in refreshing pastels or lively plaids like Claire Wild- man's and Marge Soper's Boxy boy sweaters, sloppy joes, and cardigans like Nancy Price's and Bette Krohn's A lemon yellow suit with a chocolate brown blouse as seen on Shirlee Eul. ' Saddle shoes like Carol Moston's and Jeanne Koch's Plaid shoe strings like Loretta Doherty's Novelty jewelry like Mary Ann Halvorson's felt crocodile pin. Party and Date Clothes A beige wool cardigan dress as seen on Audrey Runde A lovely green plaid skirt with a velveteen jacket like Dee Koch's Ropeez, for something out of this world like Barbara Lithall's. Men Only Yellow cords like Lenny Piekarski and Dick BretWish's Plaid shirts like Jim Mein's and Bill Turner's Moccasins as seen on John Bowen and Mike Gllenna. Date Clothes Checked suit jacket with contrasting pants like Dick Rahn's Fingertip camel's hair coat like Ed Petersen's Now, Freshmen, you have the secret of being a typical Taftite. Clean Up More in '44 The Clean-up Campaign has chosen Clean Up More in '44, as its official campaign slogan. Taft submitted two slogans to the office of the District Super- intendent. Each school district had its own judging committee and se- lected three slogans from the dis- trict to be submitted to the final judging committee downtown. Er- nest Metzer of Miss Grant's divi- sion won special honorable mention for his slogan Save Salvage, and Be Secure. A committee of three, headed by Leonard Nettnin, chairman of the Taft Clean-up Campaign, and two other members of the Honor So- cietv, Ed Ferguson and Shirley Liddell, judged the many slogans submitted by Taft students. The committee wishes to thank the stu- dents who competed as well as the teachers of the English department, who cooperated and helped to make' the contest a success. PLATTER CHATTER byAndy Hi there, Gates and Cats, this is your pal Andy coming through with something new that we of the T. T. hope you will eat up raw. It's the latest hot digs on your favorite platters. The Duke has a new one out that is really a honey, Do Nothing 'till You Hear from Me, and on the other side, Chlo-e. It's something solid! The late Fats Waller did some thing out of this world when he made with the notes to Your Socks Don't Match. On the other side you have Up Jumped You with Love. Andy's telling you- it's in there-but good! Fred Waring is going to be the chatter next time . . . hope to see you then. Hello! Andy. March 10, 191 Don't Let This Get Around - BUT . . . We're Wondering- If BETTE CAMERON will e fall in love? If ROBERTA KIRKPATRI will ever grow up? Why LOUIE MICHELS ne goes out with girls? When KEN GREENFIELD is ing to break down and date a nior? When ROBERT FUES is going get up over 82 pounds? When PANSY MAE is going wear a skirt? When GEORGE WILSON 1 submit his song Eyes That Hy! tize to the public? What's under that bandage MARYLS GARMOE'S nose? Which college JOCK CONGD will honor with his presence? What magic power SHIRI. PETERSON holds over D1 BRETWISCH--tplease give us formulal? Why BARBARA FREDRICK 1 angry when Have I stayed aw too long is played? Time Was When Saturday nights mean date. When the teachers looked teachers and not one of your el mates. When there were men at the day night dances - tbreak do fellas, it only costs a quarterl. When girls wore girls' sweate When you could bribe the l guards. This Younger Generation Get out your drool cups and - here comes HAMACHEK HARDT. Reward for anyone submit information as to how many g PHIL ROMEO PERSCHKE gone steady with in the last tl weeks. JOYCE STELTER, passing those boys from Taft for man from Loyola . . . Attention Housewives I l I MEL MELTZER will move niture, lay rugs, paint woodw and scrub floors for any lady i a pretty daughter. . ..-.. - The new cheerleaders chosen the '44 season are: Jacque Drish, Marion Howard, Nz Knight, Clarence Mueller, M Jane Paddi, Robert Paddi, and F Riley. Practice will begin in diately with Jean Boyle, Jean I and George Zima still in tl pitching for the silver and l: while Toy brushes up On his la arfs. larch 10, 1944 Taft Tribune Page 5 1 . , Donlfarbach l3SPlI'1 and Don For- . , tunato finally N GHZIH going out with girls after six- teen years of tachlerhood . . . fhn fPorkyJ Pokorney trying to ft to his first period class before 30 . . . Sugar Williams seen lthout her slave bracelet after al- ost two years of washing around -Could J. B. have anything to do .th it? . . . Phil Perschke trying make a good impression on a rtain table of girls by giving em a. gift every day fthe waffers his ice-cream sandwichjl ran 6 ferry IOOLIN 'N DRIPPIN 7orky Munchee is, because her 'ision room was changed. Right, tn? . . . Billy Stymore was more In drippin' when the basketball .m threw him in the showers, ly dressed .... Attractive Jean ttmer seen back at Taft. CHere, s, is where the man shortage s shorterj .... How about that e female from Crystal Lake, fce Ventress? . . . Can't under- nd why Charlene Schmolt is al- Vs so anxious to go to Maine for ketball games, etc .... A crowd girls always around Jeane La- ' admiring a picture of her cer- 1 someone .... Joe Miller with oxided hair . . . you did a good , Laurel! . . . The girls in the N, JSP, BJR Sororities, boasting ause their dance turned out so 1 . . . Tom Leach having a date h three girls in one night - gging or complaining, Tom? NTIN 'N RAVIN lob Kotlars trying to convince English teacher that he really s plan on joining the Woman's 'se Corps after graduation .... rheard was the language a cer- l blond drummer uses when his 1 won't open the first time he es ftsk, tskJ .... Dan Vrabec ays surrounded by a bevy of ad- ing girls .... Have you heard n Giese CSpeed Shaw'sJ band V? It's pretty smooth - maybe t's because Ea Maser and Ed ith are at the saxs iHow'd that in here?J .... Shirley Steiskal rding all those men, and with man shortage as it is .... The retball team calling Loris Sy- en, Beulah! FTENTION 4A GIRLS: Senior Girls' Red Sweater ty Tuesday, March 14. If you -n't have a red one, wear a erry colored sweater. Learn to Dance at,,Taft Friday Girl of the Month I ' 7 V A i s 0 M 1 - .J J - E' sl figs fx ..Deef' has been in the Honor So- I I ' ciety since her second semester and k.. 2 ,. is at present the secretary of that 'Q6 organization. She seems to have ,W A. an affinity for secretaryships, as she is also the secretary of Mr. Mc- by Krohn 1. . ,al Dolores Kane Dolores Kane has been chosen as the March girl of the month. Mr. Hoefer selected this sweet and un- affected girl for her extracurricular activities as well as her high scholastic average during her four years at Taft. HEARIN 'N SNEARIN George Zima seen around quite a bit with Jackie Drish . . . Harry Burns all dressed up like Pistol Packin' Papa with a water gun to match .... Sue Harper and Gerry Shramek acting as pinboys, set- ting pins for the basketball team. . . . Bob fBaldyJ Walker looking as if he bumped into a lawn mower. . . . Bob Zitzewitz bringing Corny Ilauschlce a doughnut to school ldoes he want to prove that he can cook, too?J. SONG TITLES-WHO THEY REMIND US OF: Why Don't You Do Right? Chuck McCall. Star Eyes -Doris Daill. Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy Eugene Nugent. Sunday, Monday, or Always - Homework. First Love - Ted Clays and Rosalie Otters. Paper Doll'-Erv Kaage. My Ideal -Betty Grable. QUoTEs AND WHO SAYS THEM: Little Did I Know - Marilyn Harsin after exams. Shoo-Shoo Babies - Mr. Mc- Cuiag, in the halls, five minutes after the tardy bell. With My Head in the Clouds - Air Cadet Bob Suvada. My Buddy - Rri Brabec. That's all for now, but remember Wherever you go, whatever you do, The Corridor Cats are following you! Meooooooooooooooow!! Calmot's division, was the secretary of the '44 Prom Committee, and is a secretary to Mr. Fullmer in the Treasury Office. Among her other activities are the Senior Girls' Club and the G.A.A. The field of dietetics appeals es- pecially to Dolores and she hopes to attend Michigan State Universi- ty where she will major in this subject. Miss Rogers, of the Social Stu- dies Department, announces that Dolores is to receive the annual Daughters of the American Revolu- tion award for good citizenship. The awarding of the medal will take place at a later day. Civics is Dee's favorite subject. When asked what her hobby was, Dolores replied, The Navy, fUn- doubtedly she is referring just to one little gob of it!! Dee, slender, blond, and pretty, says that her favorite food is- Food in general , but she especial- ly likes brownies. Among the sports which interest her are dancing. swimming and football. TEACHER OF THE MONTH Mrs. Lukens Versatile Mrs. Lukens, of the English Department, chosen as the teacher of the month, was born and received her education in Ohio, but having lived so long in Illinois feels like a native Illinoisan at heart. Mrs. Lukens of her own choice came to Taft. She likes the atmos- phere and the student body of Taft. At the present time Mrs. Lukens pet peeve is students who carelessly and needlessly scatter paper around the campus and building. It just makes my blood boil to see scrap paper lying around when it could be placed in the proper receptacles and then turned over to the war effort, declared Mrs. Lukens who is the Teacher-Chairman of the cur- rent Clean-Up-Campaign. Mrs. Lu- kens is working very hard and ex- pects the co-operation of the entire student body and faculty during the campaign. Woe be to anyone who disrupts the shining condition of the school, once it is clean. Her main interest outside of school is her farm. Mr. Lukens A freshie knows not and knows not that he knows not. A sophomore knows not and knows that he knows not. A junior knows and knows not that he knows. A senior knows and knows that he knows. Yeah? Dumbell Pome: One early morning in the middle of the nite. Two dead boys got up to fight. Back to back they faced each other, Drew their swords and shot one another. Two dead policemen heard the noise, And came and shot the two dead boys. 00gly 141141 Little Willie, age four, Nailed sister to floor, Ma cried, you brat! We'l1 fall over that. Sudden 'l'ho'ts: Nary a man is now alive, Who slept at the wheel - On the outer drive. Duifinitions: Wedding: Funeral where you smell your own flowers. Peauitry: Slippery ice ........ ........ r eal thin Pretty girl ......, ,,...,,.... f ell in Sees boy ........... ....... 0 n bank Gave shriek ........ ...... t hen sank .......her shout Boy hear .......... Jump in .,,,..... ...,..... h elp out He's her's ......,..... ....... v ery nice Just had-to ..........,....... break ice Famous Last Words Leave us face it, we're in love. Hi Delli! LS-MFT. They're going steady. You B. T. O. Some-thing's struggling in my malted. Pig! ' Dealer Dean. and I are real farmers, she sta- ted. We produce food for the war effort and are more than happy t0 do it . In fact, she said, with her face beaming, we sell our cattle and hogs direct to the Chicago Mar- ket, one of the best markets in the country. ' Page 6 ART ir V L V Our Franns have been giving with some real corn that the T. T. thought you might get a kick out of. Daily Prayer Dear Lord: Please return him safe, sound, and single. iSenn Newsj Blackfboardl Magic Teacher: Now students, just watch the blackboard while I go through it again. fSenn News! Beauty and the Beast Jean: My fiance has been telling everyone that he is going to marry the most beautiful girl in the world. Betty: Tha.t's too bad: after all the time you wont with him. fThe Phoenixl Daliynilions Soccer---What a gentleman must NEVER do to a lady. Envelope- To run away and get married. Yeast---A direction. Colt-What you put on when you go outside. Union- -That which makes your eyes water when you peal it. II-Iyde Pk. Weekly? It Goes to Your Head Jack: Yes. I know fish is brain food, but I don't care for it - l:aven'1 you some other brain food? fJoe: Well, we have noodle soup. CThe Phoneixj Strictly lrom Hunger Peter, Peter Puinpkin Eater, Had a wife and couldn't keep her, He threw her in a nearby brook, And theu he got her ration book. flmne Dailyj HELUO, ANDY. Lost and Found LOST- ---if found, please return: Parker fountain pen, push top filler, blue and black lines. Re- ward. Division 320 A.M. Gold flower pin with blue and rose stone. Reward. Division 110 A.M. Sterling silver Mexican braclet with Mexican hats and sandals. Di- vision 214 A.M. Brown zipper change purse. Di- vision 221 A.M. Gold filled fountain pen with the name H. Ruhrke engraved on it. Reward. Division 308 P.M. Brown leather pencil case with blue Evership pen and pencil. Re- ward. Division 113 A.M. FOUND- Blue eversharp with blue and gray striped top. Can be claimed in Divi- sion 113 A.M. Taft Tribune If This Weather Continues if ' l CE 1 - 6611 Nota- ri3z1S.iei.i '5f3fN G Pracflce' rep0ff .ou ff NNI X nf Fl With the Armed Forces When you see one of your Taft boys wearing silver wings and the letters 'AC' on his lapel, you know he's headed for Aviation Cadet train- ing with the U. S. Army Air Forces, declared Capt. F. . Wilgus, president of the Chicago Army Aviation Cadet Board at 166 West Van Buren Street. All over this area, these winged emblems of the Air Corps Enlisted Reserve are blossoming forth on the lapels of proud young men of 17. lt's gxreat. this patriotic movement, and one which spells disaster for the Axis. All of us are mighty proud of our young men who have chosen the Army Air Corps, he continued. Capten Wilgus, who wears an Army Pilot's Silver Wings, explained the set-up further: As soon as he reaches the age of 17, a young man may apply for mem- bership in the Air Corps Enlisted Reserve of the Army Air Forces, at Room A-714, 166 West Van Buren Street in Chicago. He takes his preliminary tests at once, and if he passes, may wear its emblem: silver wings with a, blue medallion, on which are inscribed the letters AC. The tests are stiff, naturally, because flying requires superior physical and mental equipment. Nevertheless, any alert-minded young man in good health should be able to make the grade. He need not be a high school graduate. Some time shortly after his 18th birthday, the young reservist is called up for Army Aviation Cadet training. It may be as much as six months after that birthday, if the time is needed for the completion of his current school term. The Army is anxious to have him stay in school, or at his regular civilian employment, until the time comes to start his active training. The consent of his parents is required, of course. But the vast majority of parents are pleased when their son comes to them and says, Mom-Dad-I want to fly with the Army Air Forces! March 10, 19 Winners in Dance Contest Announcec Everyone between the ages of and 25 is invited to attend Spring series of dances at the 'l High School community een These dances began on Februar: 1944. The center, sponsored by Board of Education, is one of ma held in the Chicago public h schools. Members of the Chic Federation of Musicians prow the musical portion of the affa The dancing is from 7:30 u 12. Professional instruction for ginners is held from 7:30 to 8 Social dancing takes up the rem der of the evening. The admission for this en evening of entertainment, includ government tax and wardr checking, is 25 cents. Boy's should include suit ct and ties. Girls are not allowet wear formal gowns, slacks or 01 attire not appropriate to sf formal functions. Music for dances is furnished by Al Eren's chestra. Service men and won when in uniform, are admitted 1 of charge. The district preliminaries fo city-wide dance contest to be l throughout the month were l here at Taft, Friday night, Fe ary 25. Judges for this event were a 1 mittee of three boys and three g who used the Olympic Point tem in determining the winr Points were based on posture appearance, tempo and rhyi proper execution and origina Prizes for the winning couples i War Stamps. Winners ln this contest wer follows: lst place-John Zima Dorothy Bock: 2nd place-James leman and Elaine Karlsen: place-Donald Allen and Pat' Briugas. These couples will eligible for the semi-finals, wi will be held at another school. winners from Austin High wil the guests of Taft on Marek when they will be judged by students of Taft. ..,.-.....L.?l--l Paper Drive Successful Our paper salvage drive s sored by Mrs. Lukens and Mr. l mer, ended Friday, March 3, v the Clean-Up Council annou the had collected 5475 poi The paper was tied up and p1 12 in. high bundles. Magai were assembled in bundles 12 t in. high. Loose paper was place bags and firmly tied. Bur which weighed 50 lbs. or over ' picked up at the student's hon This salvage paper is one of country's most critical needs. used for making containers blood plasma and K rations. llarch 10, 1944 HI FRESHIES! i-ya. Freshies! Well, you've learned a lot since lat first bewildering day you walk- l thru the halls of Taft. By now Ju know positively that there is J marble swimming pool on the ,urth floor and you've torn up all rose elevator passses in disgust. s a matter of fact, you are a real art of Taft, a genuine died in the ool eaglet. However, you'll lure lot more fun in wearing tl.ose ue and silver wings if you par- cipate in the various school activ- ies. Maybe you'll get a kick out of 'owing a battered horn up in room 20. Did you know that the llanrl nd Orchestra in Taft are tops ? ach, since 1940, has earned an S tting in high school competition. If you're inclined toward sports, Ju can chose one of many-foot- ill, basketball, baseball, swim- ing, tennis, golf, track. u Don't forget the academic field! fs so smart to dig in from the very aginning. A straight S average lr your fOl1l' years may sound fan- lstic, but it's really something to :hieve. It has been done, you know. here is much fun in public speak- lg-contests, town meetings, and .her diicussions. You will be per- ,itted to ping-pong comments and rgue with flamboujant phrases to ie utter amazement of your -achers. Don't forget the specials: go to le Friday Nite Stompsg learn to mce. It will be more fun than you Ln imagine. It's very important l mix with people and to meet new zrsonalitles. Perhaps you envy the seniors. ou admire the way they strut :rough the halls, and wish you, lo, were so near graduation. Sec- :tly the senior envies you. He ishes he had before him those nur glorious years of opportunity. fe wishes that he had tried harder, ay back in 1B. Whether or not you now it, Freshies, you're ve1'y lucky :llas and gals. Lrt Awards Declared Ten Taft students have received rt scholarships which entitle them a attend a series of lectures by udley Crafts Watson at the Art istitute. The following students ere recommended by the teachers ? the art department: Mary Car- er, William Stromayer. Marjorie iegler, Georgian Litchen, Betty nn Olson, Mary Monahan, David oukol, Lois Weber, Ruth Mapes, nd Sabina Ebenhan. These stu- ents attended their first lecture on Ionday, February 21, at four clock in Fullerton Hall, and will mtinue to attend for the following 'ourteen weeks. Taft Tribune ld Man Winter When Thursday, February 10, came along, it brought with it a very much forgotten old man winter. All we poor little Taftites who came to school as usual had a most shocking surprise waiting for us at the close of day. It was true, the weather forcaster had predicted a snow storm, but wlzo be7ieves the weather man any more? And so we came, without a care in the world, minus all those horrible, unfasionable things like boots, slacks and umbrellas. But to see us trudge home that evening, we hardly looked fashionable with wet shoes, cold legs, streaming hair and woe-begone expressions on our faces. Yes, home felt pretty good to us, so,much so in fact that very few of us ventured out the next morning. Those hardy Taftites who were brave enough to come the first period, found a school practically bare of teachers and students. The rest of us waited at home, listening to each news broadcast, hoping upon hope that an announcement would came out that the loard of Education had decided to close school for the day. But when the announcement didn't come, some of us stamped our feet, and proclaimed, If the kids from surrounding towns didn't have to go to school, why should we? So we either went back to bed or were forced to do some task about the house. Of course, there were those very brave pupils, who came nevertheless, mainly because mother had told us to go or else suffer the consequences. In almost every class these students were praised to high heaven by the tachers who managed to get through the drifts themselves. As very little work was accomplished, school was quite enjoyable for once. However, by and by this lprocedure took on rather a dull aspect, and soon streams of students, who ordinarily left about the ninth or tenth periods, were seen plowing their way homeward after the third and fourth periods. 1, ' Every once in a while, however, one could see one of these fool- hardy souls stopping to give some poor little incoming freshie a bit of brotherly advice, and then you would see the bewildered lower classman turn about and begin his long trek towards home. Book Campaign The Junior Red Cross Board of Control, consisting of Dolores To- leson, Loris Syverson, Phyllis Roth, Rosalie Otters, Blanche Luptak, Dorothy Waters, Betty Blagg--chair- man, Gerry Shramak, Alice Shues- ser, Arline Szorc, Marilyn Fisher. Lorraine Koehler, Edith Wickstrom, and Doris Larson, is sponsoring a Victory Book campaign, to last from March 6, to March 15. There is a very urgent need for reading material in army camps, hospitals, ships, and recreation cen- ters both here and abroad. So, we are asking you to bring at least one book or ten cents, with which a pocket edition can be purchased. Surely, there must be some book in your home, that is of no more use to the family. It has been shown that the service men prefer western and mystery novels. These are not the type of books, one cares to keep. After they are read once, they are of no more good to you, but they can pass away a little time for some fighting man. They need not be handsome bound or in per- fect condition. Just so that they are of a type that would he interesting to read. Please don't bring in books which you are trying to get rid of. Give something of genuine entertainment for, after all, one little book is not much to give. Town Meeting The Town Meeting held Friday, February 18, in the Taft auditor- ium discussed the question, 'Can We Secure A Lasting Peace Thru A League of Nations? The affirmative speakers were Isabelle Moravec and Richard Fem- mel, while the negative speakers were Mary Dalton and Jim Jacobs, Robert Forney, as chairman, pre- sided at the meeting. A few of the points brought to light by the speakers were that na- tions should co-operate to form a world unit and maintain a world peace. Another speaker pointed out that the League of Nations would be directed by the most forceful countries, leaving the less power- ful countries to be the underdogs. This would bring about dissatisfac- tion. Further comments showed that, if a large army and navy were re- tained, this would mean higher taxes and a lower standard of living. The meeting was adjourned by the ringing of the next period bell. Boxes, which have been decorated for this purpose by Richard Berg- sunt of Miss Teeter's division will be placed in the Library to receive any contributions. Money will be taken up by your division room managers. Page 7 TH- 5 Q UQUIRHLG ' , 2590 are za Ella 6 Icxckie What changes would you like tc see in the Taft Trib? LEE GUNDERSON 4A , More about me. also more about Lee Gunderson. BODEL BURKEL 413 More about MEN. SHIRLEY SCHODLBAUER 4B There should be more about kids who are never mentioned. Why not have a room representa- tive from each division? BETTY MATWORM 4B I'd like a serial story continued from issue to issue. 5 LAUREL PERKINS 3B Devote a column to each year such as Freshies, Sophomores, Jun- iors and Seniors telling about one student from each year. KEN VANDERVOORT 3B '?I think there should be a col- umn about current music. IDVELYN EVENSEN 4B More pictures. It would be nice to have news about interesting ac- tivities going on in other schools. ISABELLE MORAVEC 4B More room should be devoted to the freshiesf' BEVERLY CRIPPEN 4B We could have one of our bril- liant cortronists draw a comic strip about a typical boy and girl Taftie. DOROTHY BOWEN 313 'You could have an imaginary girl and boy, in every issue, have a story about something suggested by Taft students. DAN SCHNEIDER 4B Improve the illustrations. -ara, . , .,.. ,LLAW Taft's war bond 'and stamp sales are flour- ishing. The total on Friday, February 18, was 8S73,390.12. Divisions leading the school in sales are in order named, those of Miss Berquist, Miss Fink, Mr. Osbon, Mrs. McConville, and Mr. Johnson. Corinne Wolff, Ron- ald Daube, Doris Lar- son. Harry Taft, and Jean Anderson are the five higl e't among the students in the pur- chase of the bonds and stamps. Page 8 S P CRT S In General By Lou Gibbs, Sports Editor Every year, about this time, all of Taft's Babe Ruth's, Lou Gehrig's and Ty Cobb's start limbering up for the baseball season to follow. At least, that has been the custom up to the present. However, this year may be slightly different from the past, as yet no baseball coach has been appointed to lead the nine. This seems to be a major problem in all public and parochial schools today. As we look over the situa- tion, it would seem that Mr. Mich- ael Galland, who arrived recently from Steinmetz would be holding the reigns before much time had elapsed, but this statement is strictly off the record as things in the Gym Department are changing constantly, and Mr. Galland land we are praying that the following won't happenp who for all appear- ances looks to be in perfect phys- ical condition, may be in the ser- vice before the baseball season gets into full swing. It is the opinion of this writer that Mr. Galland would accomplish very much with the baseball team if given the op- portunity. lklkik So much for baseball. Now we turn to that ancient sport of track. The track team of this year, while the outlook is not too rosy, might have possibility of blooming into a fine organization. Under the able tutelage of Mr. Harry S. Miller great things may be expected from the boys who participate. Track is one of the finest physical condition- ing sports in the country today, and is recommended by all branch- es of the armed forces. The basic obstacle courses at all camps throughout the nation are funda- mentally based on track in its se- verest form. In the past, the track team has not fared so well, but this season Mr. Miller assures us that things will be different. lllllflll Not so long ago, while we were sneaking around the locker room, we decided to take our life in our hands and venture up into the Gym office to see if we could dig up any odd bits of info. As we entered we saw Mr. Robert Kreutzer, football coach, and Bill Avery, Paul Anda, and Bob Walden, plus a few others, making like boy scouts. The oc- casion was a shipment of new foot- ball equipment that had to be branded with the electric pencil. While up there, Mr. Kreutzer hint- ed that spring football would be starting very soon. We hope so. Taft Tribune Berns Among City's Leading Point Getters South Shore Is Favorite for Title Note: Since the TRIB last went to press, Taft's Junior and Senior basketball teams have played eight games. These games are summed up in the following story. By Lou Gibbs It was on the 11th of January, 1944, when Taft's Eagles took on the mighty Von Steuben teams. However, spoiling all our cagers' good intentions Von took both ends of the double header. The scores were Juniors: Von Steuben 40, Taft 243 while the Seniors dropped a 45-33 contest. In a set of practise games with Holy Trinity on the afternoon of January 14, Harry Berns frated by many as one of the finest ball players in the cityl of our Eagle Senior team was really on the ball. He not only paced his team to a 56-37 win over Trinity but ex- the school record of 27 formerly held by Norb ceeded points, Paulish and set in 1943 by 3, or 30 The Juniors didn't fare so they dropped a 43 to 31 points. well as affair. January 18 was one of the sad- dest days in history for the Junior bucket-men, as they dropped a stinging 37 to 7 game to Schurz. The Seniors also fell lower in the league standings when they lost by a 42-28 score. The next game - Lake View - January 21. After the Juniors were severely trounced 62-17, the Seniors bounded back with a 42-41 victory made possible on a last minute free- throw by Paul Anda, Harry Berns again set the scoring pace with 17 points. Eagles Drop Two to Lane Another double defeat was hand- ed the Eagles when they were scalped by the Lane Indians to the tune of: 38-29 and 48-35, Juniors and Seniors respectively. As usual Harry Berns carried the mail for the Seniors. The Senn Bulldogs were next on the Eagles list, but they also proved too much for Taft as they won two more games, 55 to 43, and 44-41. The Senior game was very close, Taft just missing out in the last few minutes. Bob Walden of the Juniors had a good day with 18 points. Juniors, Seniors Win from Steinmetz The Juniors and Seniors pooled their efforts to deal Steinmetz a twin loss. This was the Juniors first win of the season. The scores of these games played on February 11 were Juniors: Taft, 37-Stein- metz, 19. Seniors: Taft, 44-Stein- metz, 28. The big news of the afternoon, however, was Harry Berns' 25 points. Harry is keeping up an average of close to 15 points per game. It would have been a big upset had either Taft team defeated Wal- ler, because both teams are within two or three spots of first place. Consequently, no one was surprised when the Eagles lost two in a row to the Wallerites on Tuesday, Feb- ruary 15. Waller compiled a total of: 124 points, 86 in the Senior game and 56 with the Juniors, while Taft rolled out 71 points, 36 for the Seniors and 35 for the Juniors. Play Under Four Coaches The basketball team has been playing under a tremendous handi- cap this winter. It stands to rea- son that no team can successfully complete a season under the direc- tion of four coaches. This is be- lieved to be one of the main factors in the poor showing of the Juniors. As the season started, the team was under the direction of Mr. Baran, or Barny. After a few games, Barny was called to serve his country. Next came Mr. Ellsworth. Like Mr. Baran before him, he too coached a. few games. Third on the list was Mr. Meyer Yassnof. His stay was the shortest. The team is now under the guidance of Mr. Rob- ert G. Kreutzer, Taft's popular football coach. Bob has been most successful with the Juniors as he led them to their first section win over Steinmetz. Golfers Ready to Taft, after completing a very successful season of tennis, under the direction of Mr. Ralph Korzon last year, finds a problem in the organization of this year's crew. This problem is an old one since the beginning of Selective Ser- vice g no coach. A competent team is just waiting for someone to give them a little boost. If you can re- call last year Mr. Korzen was a history teacher and took over the team after his regular classes were finished. Two years ago when the Go: Need Coach golf team was still in operation Mr. C. E. Johnson, of the Science De- partment, took over that squad and had a very successful season, too. The coach is a very necessary man for a. team as no varsity can enter the city league without a Board of Education director in charge. Unless such a man can be found in the very near future, the tennis team will go down with the golf team as one of the abandoned sports at Taft High School. March 10, 19 G.A.A. Sets U Plans for Year By Gerry Shramek The Modern Airs were giving with some of their fam Slow Jive. The gym was already crowded, the kids kept coming by fiv Almost every girl was danci from Seniors way down to Frosh, And over in the corner sat the b getting ready to josh! As soon as a slow piem was pla by the band, Boys would run to their girls, 1 this dance they'd demand. This affair was sponsored by G. A. A. The month was February: 17th 1 the day. A good time was had by each T and each girl- This valentine dance was call The Sweetheart Swirl! Skvklk Only a week before that g event, the Board of Control 1 comed the Freshies into the G. A. by holding its traditio Freshie Party. The president, Ed Wickstrom, extended more fully invitation to the new Taftites join her association. After in' ducing the board of control them, the under-classmen were tertained by songs, reading, 1 instrumental groups. Refreshme and dancing followed. Between the Night and Day! That is the name of mysterious three act play, writ by Muriel Kauffman, which will given in April. Slllklk ' The presidents pin and ga were presented to Edith Wickstl by Miss McGuire during the f week of the new semester. The A. A. and the Board of Control wi Edith lots of luck and an entii successful semester of presidenc During the next month, th will be a party for the semes class ibe they 1B or 4AJ with highest percent of G. A. A. m berships. It hasn't been deci yet if the affair will be a play iwith ping-pong, shuffle bo: etc.J or a dance, but in either c it will be a pleasing reward one's interest. Remember Ma: Membership Month! Join the G, A. while the drive is on, and l promote a party for your semes class. 'Hhs The Physical Education clas continue to promote physical ness through strenuous activit In the Health Classes the aim if aid students to budget their t for balanced living, so that t may have time for the many obl tions which their work, commui and war effort require. r. B. Williams Guest Chairman Jf'I'ownlVIeeting Should there be Compulsory Iilitary Training for Eighteen- ear-old boys in the Post-war V'or1d? This was the question for iscussion at the Taft Junior Town leeting on Friday, March 3rd. After the Pledge of Allegiance nd the singing of the Star Span- led Banner, led by Mrs. Ruth lino, Daniel Schneider, 3A, act- ng as chairman, introduced Dr. lyron B. Williams, guest mod- rator. Doctor Williams is Town Hall ditor for the American Education 'ress, and National Moderator of he Junior Town Meetings. He erved as Director of Radio at hhio State University, and was nvited by the Town Hall in New 'ork to become its educational ad- isor. For two years he has worked :ith discussion groups in the lnited States. When interviewed, Doctor Villiams stated that during his xperience, he has found that high chool students had shown more in- erest in discussion than adults. This meeting at Taft was the 173rd Town Hall in which he has par- icipated as guest moderator. Doctor Williams introduced Mar- orie Bigler, Marion Doemland, tobert Forney, and Richard Feni- ael, speakers on the current ques- ion. The affirmative, taken by 'larjorie Bigler and Robert For- .ey, stated that military training .fter the war would prevent both .epression and aggression in fu- ure yea1's. The negative opinion, maintained by Richard Femmel .nd Marion Doemland, argued that fith this compulsory training, elnocracy would soon come to an nd. Dr. Williams conducted the -pen forum which followed the dis- ussion. Mr. Kenneth Osbon of the His- ory department, summarizing, nentloned the fact that no defi- nite decision as to the question lad been made, since the Town lall Meetings are an open forum or the student body viewpoint. 0 . ll UUE Vol. X. No. 2 Tail High School, Chicago. Illinois March 24, 1944 Taft Student Escaped In 1939 just a few the Nazis marched Adam Szwajkart, now Taft. fled from the Warsaw. During the the Germans arrived, days before into Poland a student at capital city time befor. Adam expe rienced two or three air raids, which were usually heralded by the clatter of machine gun fire. When the danger of staying in Poland became apparent Adam's uncle who was in military service secured room in an army car which was heading toward the Ru- manian border. When he reached the lrorder, Adam found a multi- tude of people already there try- ing to get across. Many of these people did not even have passports und they had to slip across with- out notice. On arriving in Bucha- rcst Adam and his aunt, who is believed to still be in Poland, found it almost impossible to se- sure living quarters except for From Nazis linen factory where refugee fami- lies were allowed to stay. For nine months Adam awaited the arrival cf his visa to the United States. After this long wait, Adam left for Athens, Greece, where he boarded a ship bound for America. The passengers aboard ship had quite a perilous time when as it was leaving the harbor the :hip passed through a thick mine ield, coming too close to somr pines for comfort. X few days on their way, a sul? marine was sighted not far from he ship, and tense moments fol lowed until it was recognized as British. The remainder of the voy- age was comparatively uneventful until the day when the ship docked at a harbor in America. On board there were some of the most grate- ful people ln the world just I cause they had been allowed to come to a free country. French Club Meets Fifth Period The French Club, under the spon- sorship of Miss E. Luedemann, will meet this semester during the 5th period on every other Monday. All former French students and those now enrolled in French classes are invited to become members. The first meeting of the cur- rcnt semester will be Monday, March 27. Officers will be elected and there will be entertainmnt. Miss Luedemann is planning games and songs for tl1e meetings. Also planned is a visit to one of the cities famous French restau- rants. Participating in the activities of the French Club will be a great help to those students who are in- terested in continuing French in college. Left io right: Robert Forney, Margery Bigler. Dr. Williams. Marian Doem- and. Richard Femmel. Pan-American Club Announces Movie The Pan-American Club, that is sponsored by Mrs. H. Klug, held their first meeting of the year. Spanish songs and reports were given. The members decided on hav- ing one meeting a month, with dues. Mrs. Klug stated that there would be a movie, which will be held in the auditorium April 14, 1944--the title of it is, South of the Border. Representatives from Taft vis- ited the Pan-American council at 82 E. Randolph and told of their visit. Social Center Closes Tonight The Taft Social Center will close with its last dance on Friday even- ing, March 24. The winner of the Lane, Steinmetz, Waller and Taft contests will appear in the district finals at Lane on the following Fri- da.y evening. The Social Center Bureau announces that War Bonds and Stamps will be awarded to the various winners. Tickets for this contest tSocial Dancing included! will be on sale at the Taft Box Of- fice and at the Friday, March 17 dance at Taft. The ususal 250 ad- mission charge will prevail. Taft students and their friends invited to these dances. Miss E. Badt, director of the so- cial centers says that since approx- imately 1850 young people have at- tended the season's dances at Taft, the center will no doubt be re- opened in the fall of 1944. All are R. O.T. C. Hop April 21 at the Knickerbocker The ROTC will have a Military Dall on April 21, 1944, at the Knickerbocker Hotel. This is the first ROTC dance or social affair of any type given by our new unit, and they want to make it a suc- cess. Junior and senior boys and girls from Taft and all uniformed cadets of the unit will be eligible to buy bids. The price of the bid is 52.50. The lovely setting of the Knick- erbocker Hotel was thought very appropriate for this particular dance.It should be avery pictur- esque scene with the snappy mili- tary uniforms intermingled with gaily colored gowns, as their own- ers glide on the beautifully illum- inated floor. An interesting feature of the ball will be the presentation of a Queen and her court, selected by the ROTC officers. Only girls from Taft will be eligible for Queen of the Ball. The name of the Queen and her court will be announced in the next issue of the Taft Tribune. Attention! Have you asked your best date to the ROTC hop yet? You prob- ably have, but now comes the prob- lem of paying for your bid. For you kids that have already pur- chased yours, you've saved a tidy sum of 22 cents. After April 1, 1944 all you slackers will have to pay a 20 per cent amusement tax instead of the customary 10 per cent, thus your bid will cost you 52.72 in- stead of 52.50. This extra money may come in handy toward your hop expenses, so hurry and buy your bid before April 1, 1944, while the price is still 52.50. The committee regrets thsi in- creased rate in amusement tax, but starting April 1, our government requires that the higher tax be im- posed on all ducats. CALENDAR FOR MARCH Friday, 24th-Taft's last social dance. Monday, 27th-Beginning of Easter Seal sales. Wednesday, 29th--Army Air Corps Screening test. March 31st-Election of studies for next semester must be in. Paper Drive - - - April Sth Page 10 Taft Tribune Alum's Continue Their Education Something is missing! As we walk thru the corridors, We sud- denly realize that we no longer see the familiar faces of the Feb ruary '44 class. They are now on the road to fame and fortune. Erna Bone is studying at Wright Junior College while Lois Gohde and Jean Rabbe are at Northwest- ern University. Rosemarie Schutte is studying music at the Chi- cago Conservatory of Music until September when she will enroll at Northwestern School of Music. Su- zanne Simpson is working at Borg Florist Shop until September, then she plans to attend Northwestern School of Speech. Carol Sladkey is honoring Stephens College with her presence while studying Nursing. Other graduates attending col- lege are Lorraine Letch, Kalama- zoog Corrine Otto, Muudelein School of Commerce, and Charles McNally, who is studying medi- cine at John Hopkins University. Jerry Zeller and Don Fillmore are attending Wright Junior College, Howie Rudin is at North Park Col- lege, William Vance is at Monmouth College. Merton Connelly won two scholarships to Nortwestern Uni- versity where he is now studying engineering. Anna. MacDonald is studying Nursing at West Suburban Hos- pital. Calvin Kash and James Love are working temporarily at the Norwood Park Post Office. William Gerhardt, baby of the graduating class, is working at Douglas Air- craft. We wish them the best of luck. Future Grads Order Their Rings Attention! All you juniors and seniors who have been crowding around the ring, pin and picture display on the first floor. We know that those rings are really nifty, and so we would like to give you a little up to date information. The 4B's ordered their rings on February 29, during all the lunch periods, from the 5th to the Sth, in the balcony. The 3A's ordered their rings on March 1 during the same periods in the balcony. Hope you remembered to order yours as these rings are really beauties, and anyone would be proud to wear one. The graduation seniors had a date with the photographer on Tuesday, March 73 Wednesday, March 83 Thursday, March 9, and Friday, March 10, on the stage of the auditorium. So, put on your prettiest smiles and manage to come down, for if you miss out on the pictures at Taft, you will have to go downtown for them. Top row: Dolores Toleson. Rosalie Otters. Loris Syverson. Geraldine Schramek. Arline Szore. Bottom row: Dorothy Walters. Phyllis Roth. Mary Icme Patti. l Red Cross Book Campaign Senior Girls Honor St. Patrick The Senior Girls Club held a Saint Patrick's Day party at the Norwood Park Field House on Wednesday, March 8. Plenty of refreshments were pro- vided including dainty sandwiches and luscious cakes with green frost- ing. Future plans were also dis- cussed. Miss Rogers, sponsor of the club, announced a tea to be held for the newly-organized Schurz Senior Girls Club. Enter- tainment plans are now underway. The date of the tea, however, is still indefinite. The club also plans to provide several new mirrors for the Girls' washrooms. Servicemen Return to Taft By Frances Quan On the 23rd of February Pvt. Roland Hallquist of the Army Air Force and William E. Walt of the Navy were seen visiting friends at Taft. Marion CMikeJ mer Taft athlete V12 program and Dennison Wise of the Army visited their Alma Mater on the 25th. George Simon his many friends at Taft of his ad- ventures on the U. S. S. Cincinnati while home on the 25th. Richard Wade came from Boot Kleczewski for- now in the Navy of the Navy told Camp on the 28th to visit us. To him the Navy is tops. The March Lion blew Warren Berg to Taft on the lst from Du- buque, Iowa, where he is stationed with the Navy, at the University of Dubuque. Pvt. Raymond Krawzak of the Air Corps and Richard Norlie, for- mer swimming star, now in the Army Air Force, were visiting the faculty and the students of Taft on March 8th, Both boys looked grand. Also seen on the Sth was Cpl. Paul Buckley of the U. S. Army Engineers back to Taft. Paul has seen quite a lot of the country and is now being sent to Los Angeles, California. Lucky boy just think of all that Sunshine? Robert Janca of the Air Force put in an appearance at Taft on the 9th. Bob is stationed at Jeffer- son Barracks, Mo. Another Taft Athlete was seen on the 10th. He was George fBus- terj Killoren of the Army who found time to visit the school while on furlough from California. A former Taft eager, Bill Beyer, now in the Navy visited Taft on the 13th. On the same day Herbert Strect and two unknown companions visited while on leave from Great Lakes. Former football star Dick Doeb- ler stopped at Taft to see his many friends while he was on furlough from Gulfport, Miss. His visit was on the 14th. Our old friend Dick Oberg was back at Taft during March after his adventures with the Marines. We were glad to see him back and wish him the best of luck in the future. March 24, 194 Button Collecting Hobby of Taftite Button, button, whose got 1 button? If anyone wants to kn -just ask Avis Freedlund, a ' teen year old Taftite who is nov celebrity due to her unusual hob In the last three years Avis I collected over 21,000 buttons. She has made appearances befc P. T. A. groups and also last N- ember at the Hobby Fair held the Sherman hotel. Now about the buttons. The itei in her collection range in size fr4 half the diameter of a pencil larger than a half-dollar, and 2 made of a seemingly endless varic of material, wood, glass, plasi cardboard, and other things. Since Avis's fame ba.s be spreading she has received ma cont1'ibutions for her button-bl The largest came from a garme factory, one of whose workers h heard her speak. The worker ru maged around the factory the nc day and sent off to her 1,000 cho' specimens from old sample card An Aurora woman who had ' come acquainted with Avis throu a mutual interetst in the hob contributed a button from her wr ding gown, vintage 1880. Most of the 22,000 items are I yet mounted on cards, but are ke in fifteen large shirt boxes wi compartments for buttons of vi ious sizes, shapes, colors, and typ One of the cards contains spe mens of what she described as J Glass arranged to form a silhc ette of George Washington. Anoth contains army uniform butto dating from the Revolutiona War. Horses also have worn button: said Avis, on their bridles, course. In England the hors used to be decorated with bla ones for funerals, and white on for weddings. Avis's oldest treasures are tw buttons that were worn on t clothing of Queen Elizabeth of Er land. In conclusion, Avis inform us that six types of buttons a made from cows-their horns, the hooves, hides, milk, blood, a' bones. Taft Graduate Receives Scholarship Dick Reidel, of the Februa' graduating class, who is very we remembered by Taft, was awardr a scholarship to Purdue Universit However, this bit of good news handicapped by the fact that Dil will have to go into the Navy A Corps on March first. It seei that on February 11, 1944 he w sworn into the Navy Air Corps. little more than a week later he g a notice from the Purdue Unive sity that he was the winner of the scholarship. Unfortunately, he will be forc to turn down this great opportu ity as the Navy comes first. 3. We will stimulate legislation vlarch 24, 1944 Honor Roll ls this Taft's Honor Roll? What appened to those twenty-four reshies, not to mention the fifty vo students from other grades ho made last semesters Honor oll? Surely there are more stu- ants capable of attaining 4S's or 5's and 1E. The work wasn't more ,fficult this semester. was it? 'on't you try harder, Taftites, and le if you can bring the Honor Roll J to new standards this quarter. 1B None. 1A Lois Krapton Douglas ussel Woelffer. 2B Grace Hoglund. 2A Goria Cheli, Nona James, Dar- le Wolezak. Wanda Rutherford. 3B Peggy Ruth Wieland, Patricia -rney. Maier, 3A Corinne Lanschke, Robert Jor- nsen, Marion Lindsten, Louise llson, Dorothy Sharman. 4B Pom Craft, Margery Bigler, Mary lton, Mal'ion Doemland, Dorothy tenger, Richard Rahn. 4A Robert Forney, Robert Moreau. - . iseball Schedule ndav, April 10- 'aft vs. Lane at Lane dncsday, April 12- 'aft vs. Scnn at Taft day, April 14- 'aft vs. Lake Vicw at Lake View nday, April 17- 'aft vs. Sullivan at Taft dnesday, April 10- aft vs. Von Steuben at Steuben day, April 21- X aft vs. Schurz at Schurz iday, May 1- aft vs. Roosevelt at Taft Tlnesday, May 3- aft vs. Xvaller at Taft lay, May 5- aft vs. Amundscn at Aniundsen lday, Nay 8- lft vs. Lane at Taft lncsday, May 10- tft vs. Senn at Selln lay, May 12- lft vs. Lake View at Taft day, May 15- tft vs., Sullivan at Sullivan nesday, May 17- lft vs Von Steuben at Taft ay, May 19- .ft vs. Schurz at Taft nesday, May 24- .ft vs. Roosevelt at Roosevelt ay, May 26- ft vs. Vlfaller at Waller nesday, May 31- ft vs. Amundsen at Taft Taft Tribune Page 11 Delegates Attend Chi. Youth Congress On February 11, 1944 Lois John- son and Don Chapman represented the Taft Student Council at the Chicago Youth Congress. The pur- pose of the Congress is to effec- tively prevent Juvenile Delinquen- cy and the conditions contributing to this national problem. Each high school, both parochial and public, was represented by two students. The meeting was held in the City Hall Council Chambers. Mayor Ed- ward J. Kelly gave an interesting address. Jean Tracy and Lois Johnson attended the March 3 meeting where this five point program was proposed: 1. We will exert our efforts to have high schools, elementary schools, and other public building remain open several evenings a week to provide places where young people can hold meetings, engage in athletics, dancing, and other activities. 2. We will endeavor to aid in the opening of additional youth centers throughout the city and country. which will protect and help youth. 4. We will continue to pulverize in every way possible the evil con- ditions which are contributing to youths problems and do our ut- most to arouse public opinion to a point where these conditions shall be eliminated. 5. We should endeavor to make the Chicago Youth Congress the basis for the organization of a national movement, with units in every large city throughout Amer- lca. Learn How Not To Be Walylowers We have all been to a dance at one time or another and we have seen the so called wallflower, a bedraggled creature, who comes to dance but does everything but dance. She is never asked to dance more than once. Many here at Taft have had the same trouble but have been cured. Every Friday night we are given the opportunity of enjoying our- selves. If we cannot dance we are permitted to avail ourselves of the best professional instruction free of charge. There are classes for those of us wllo would like to dance but do not know how or are a trifle rusty on the routine. After a few of these class lessons we feel as thoufzh we could get out there with the professionals. l-et's all learn how to dance and have a lot of fun-shall we? Re- member-here at Taft, every Fri- day night, from 7:30 to 8:30 fm. m. Berquist's Division Leads Bond Sales The divisions that were the highest in the sale of War Bonds and Stamps are as follows: Miss Berquist, Miss Fink, Mr. Osbon, Mrs. Mc- Convllle, Mr. C. E. Johnson, Miss Klug, Miss Carleton, Miss Unseth, Miss Paulson, and Miss Beaver. These divisions will submit names for the Pursuit Ship Taft bought through the purchase of War Bonds. The names will he given to a committee of ten members with Mr. Hoefel' as chairman. The members are: Corrine Wolf, Ronald Daube, Delis Larson, Frank Hartell, Jea.n Andcrsos, Harry Taft, Jean Novak. Ward Anderson, Shirley Lablanc, and Betty Shultz. Following is a list of the division purchases lnade up to March 10: Allen ................ S 675.00 Grant ................ 412.50 McConville 4,525.00 Andrews ..,..,,... 531.00 Grvsser .----.- -- 585-00 Mceulre .,,.,...,,.. 667.68 Beaver 1,849.00 Halverson .,,,,,,, '-37.50 Miller' R. 703-75 B , t 9300 00 Holmes ------------ 111-62 lvllu-llell ,,,,, ,,,, 3 87.93 elqhls '-- - 1 ' H0lte1h0ff ........ 1,247.00 Nelson lbvu 628.75 BTady ....... 356.25 J0llIlS0!1, C. E. 2,889.97 Ockel-I-V -'-,---.--.' 1,513.75 Bridges .... 18.75 JOIIHSOH- M- ---- 112-55 osbon ,.,..,,,,,,,,.,, 4,587.00 Bl-own ......... .. 225.00 Kee-C11 -----.---------. 843-75 Palllsml ,,,,,,,..... 1,856.25 Buchwalter .,.... 112.50 Kgrlly ............--.. 825-00 Perl-y ....,. 1,415.68 Campbell ..,,. .. 656.25 Klley --.-- -.... 1 .119-43 Piuppo ,,,, 1,118,38 cal-leton ...,...... 210.00 Klus .................. 2,187-50 angel-S ,,,, 868.18 Dahlquist ........ 693.70 Laschel' ------------ 450-00 Ryan ........ 994.50 D91-enish ,.,---,,,- 1,712.50 Leitenstorfer .. 1,687.00 Scanlon .---. 613.50 Deignan ...,, . 814.42 Lewis ................ 431.35 Stl-aight ,-.,,,,,..,, 1,725,00 Fink .,,,,,, 6,112.00 Lino .................. 318-75 Teeters .....,,....... 153.75 Fox ,,.,,,.,,.,. 1,810.12 Luedemann ...... 496-25 Unseth .... 1,856.25 sallam ,,.. 18.75 Lukens .............- 468-75 Vestal ..... 326.25 Goldfein .......... 351.25 McCam0nt ........ 1,614.50 Wimmer ............ 450.00 The total war bonds sold at Taft is S78,116.62. This total is made up from divisions, and non divisions. and teachers' pay roll deductions. Councik Introducing the Safety The Safety Council of Taft High School is an active organization. l meets every day 8th per. in the Taft Tribune Office. The Council is open to suitable students in school, particularly those wllo have no difficulty in passing their subjects. The Council has been responsible in the past for the registl'ation of students for lunch room tables and is now con- cerning itself with other matters of safety throughout the school. It is responsible for the installation of additional mirrors in the girls wash rooms and is sponsoring the supplying of soap in both the girls and boys wash rooms. If any ideas regarding the im- provement of safe conditions in the school occur to any member of the student body or faculty the Coun- unior Girl Oflicers Charlene Schmolt Vivian Winkutes Barbara Whittier lean Love ' 1 cil would appreciate these sugges- tions. Please send fhese ideas to the Safety Council in care of Mr. H. Miller. Every Bit Counts Listen in all you Taftites! Gather all the waste paper you possibly can for the Paper Drive spon- sored by our Clean-Up Committee. Our goal is 10,000 lbs. wllich means 5 lb. per person. Bring yollr paper to the Northeast end of the school and if you can't cllug 50 lbs along, please notify Mr. Clarence Fullmer or Mrs. Marion Lukens and the pa- per will be called for. Remember the day is April 5. The committee is confident of achieving tlleir goal, and wishes to thank the students for their coijpe- ration in past drives. 'Y Page 12 Taft Tribune Campus Classics BY Marylin and lean Are you ready for a refreshing and colorful spring? Well it's just around the corner with a splash of new and enticing fashions. Look ahead now and be prepared for those unexpected dates or parties. Here are a few timely tips to make your wardrobe complete. Pert half-hats with gay flowers and a cloud of veiling. Patent leather shoes in many styles including: Baby dolls, trim pumps, and ankle straps. Rayon-jersey dresses in dark colors or intriguing prints for date- time dresses with a dreamy future. Sheer white blouses with ruffled necklines. Velvet head bandsg plain or orna- mented with flowers. All-wool suits and coats in this seasons popular shades of blue. purple, and red, to meet busy schedules. Elbow length gloves to match your hat and accessories. K lk 11 Added Attractions Enchanting Tabu perfume for that special date. New opaque mist make-up for home, work, and play, called Face It by Nancy Dunhill. It comes in four shades-Daytime Blush, Bru- nett, Luscious and Evening Blush. To capture your heart and his, Bourjois' romantic breath-taking perfumes: Courage and Mais Oui. Pulse of a new spring is Reve- lon's new shades of lipstick called Scarlet Slipper and Windsor. Elizabeth Arden's new Radiant Peony lipstick and nail polish. It 4' 8 Special Features Betty Petersen's silver horse novelty pin. Lou Gleason's v-neckl brilliant red sweater. Bette Shultz's sparkling new ring containing two sapphires and one diamond in an unusually pretty setting. The J. S. P.'s flashing their new identification bracelets qpretty snorkyb. Grace Mencel's light green cardi- gan dress. Buzz Hildwein's yellow suspend- ers and yellow tie to match. Stanley Geises' zoot pants. A Fool There Was Helen: Do you think clever girls make the best wives? Jane: Clever girls don't become wives. tFarragut Scrolll Hello, Andy . . . TAFT TRIB PRESENTS Mr. Mitchell Mr. Daniel Mitchell is one of the most all-round teachers at Taft. He is very familiar to the students who take Civics, History, or Com- mercial Geography, those being a few of the subjects he can teach. He was educated in Illinois and received his Bachelor and Master of Science degrees from the Uni- versity of Illinois. Mr. Mitchell has been at Taft since it opened having previously taught at the Mayfair Branch of Roosevelt High school. He likes Taft and declares the students who attend the school are fortunate indeed. A pet peeve is something I don't have, stated Mr. Mitchell, who claims he likes all students pro- viding they behave themselves. Mr. Mitchell's hobby is the study of money and politics. He has written a book called, All Is Not Gold. This book helps its reader to gain a better understanding of geography as well as explaining the operation of money. The object of Mr. Mitchell's book is to create a fundamental under- standing of money which is of great importance in these critical days. . fn- .7 - ...l . . ART Bus passenger: Hey driver! Your engine is smoking! Bus driver: That's all right . . . it's old enough. fWashburn Newsl -4- a 4- Well, how did you find sir? Diner: It- was just luck. I moved a piece of potato and there Waiter: your steak it was. fThe Phoenixj at Sk 8 Daffynitions Unaware . . . Clothing worn next to your skin. Zoo . . . To demand legal settle- ment. Tangerines . . . A loose leaf orange. Yellow . . . A Swedish name for a popular gelatine dessert. LLane Dailyj if Sk :F Pome A little green chemist A green little day Mixed some green little Chemicals In a green little way Now the green little grasses So mournfully wave 0'er the green little chemists' Green little grave. If 11 if Lunchroom Lingo Teacher: Why did you leave your last period class? Student: Illness. Teacher: What kind of illness? Student: My teacher got sick of me . . . CTuley Reviewb Platter Chatter Hi there! I'm back again. I pro- mised to make with the info on Fred Waring for this issue so here goes: Fred got his start' at Univer- sity of Pennsylvania playing for sorority and frat dances. He never seemed and on him it looks good. Fred smooth to out grow college days is most popular for his arrangements and chorus use. His albums outsell any other popular record albums. He has four ,that are so popular that its hard to keep them in stock. They are: This Is My Country, Yan- kee Doodle Dandy, Stars and Stripes, and This Is the Army. All these contain service songs and popular patriotic dittys. They really are good. Among his best records sold singly are: Angels of Mercy, Buckle Down Win-Socki, Bra- zil, and Moonlight on the Cam- pus. Well goodbye for now, next time the chatter will be all hot jive. Hello Andy! Bradley Speaks at P. T. A. Taft was held on Monday, March 20, at 1:15 in the auditorium. The theme of the meeting was War-time Contri- butions of the Modern High School. Mr. Claran E. Fullmer of the science department talked on Taft's war effort contribution. Mr. Charles Buell of the industrial arts department presented a visual aid exhibit. Tuesday evening, March 28, at eight o'clock, Dr. Preston Bradley, pastor of the Peoples Church of Chicago, will speak on Education and Life at a meeting in the as- sembly hall, sponsored by the Taft P. T. A. Miss Helen B. Scanlon director, has arranged to have the Mixed Chorus sing. The last meeting of the Parent Teacher Association March 24, 19 Don't Let This Get Around - BUT . . . By Lou Gleason What is that ankle bracelet ing around Marge Sopers' ne fShe'll have you know that H: Troester cuts out paper dolls her too! This is what we call a case.J Carol Gronau is the envy every girl at Taft since she did push-ups in Gym. Congratulat' Carol! Everybody going thirsty at Beta Pot Luck supper because Gleason forgot to bring the co CCould the presence of Dick D ler have anything to do with situation?7 All Bill Matthews has to s for six weeks of hard wo1'k in S is a hole he drilled in a ham head. Warren Waterboy Benson been seen escorting Pansy thru the halls.. Madeline Matern bragging her waist measurement has creased two inches recently. Issie Moravec asking Pat f when she is going to grow up. Why are the Freshmen so barrassed when called upon to out a certain playlet in Engl NOT HELD RESPONSIBLE The little moron who broug' mop to the basketball game, cause he heard they were goin dribble . . . The little moron wore pumps because he had v on the knee . . . The little m who was dying, so he went the living room. Poor little Willy: We'll never see him no mo For what he thought was H Was H2S04. Solve Taxes Are you nervous, rundown, irritable? Did you have to awake until the wee hour morning, trying to fill out precious blank to be utilize the ldes of March? fThen on give some of your good- earned-money to a deputy coll to make sure it was right?l ' You spent all those valuable T and that money in vain! Yes! Bookkeeping classes of Mr. M Cuiag and Mr. Comery are fully informed on the do's don'ts of form-filling! Abou! weeks were spent in the tea of Income Tax! Why dldn'l step in one of these classes learn the ropes ? QA fine to tell you, isn't it?j i arch 24, 1944 Taft Tribune Page 13 Q Q n ' P 5 A' ' D1 D1 D11 B f h M h f 1? S, 3, 9 o o t e ont iff J U23 , b -f 1 T y W so 'NN I Dag and Dug ing in his wood shop, reading, and 1 A eating egg foo young, but he says , - Iello Hello Hello H6110 and that homework takes up most of ' ' ' ' '. ' . H l ' . t ', ' V ' ' ' A' w are you, and how are you, and :nda Ssooglgzzlgogiinnls ware you'? tinonotonous huh?-5 ' ' by Krohn w we will stop filling up space 1 get down to business. First, we don't want to hear any re of you muscle men comment- : on the junk in a girls purse- accounta the other day in 304 a low began unloading his pockets with-in the order of 1 pair of green dice, to Mairzy Doats, worn equipped pearance: i words L lipstick tube, one book matches, ed blue te. box garter with pink ro- of Sen-Sen, eyebrow eezers, jack knife, comb--with 14 th, bill fold, key chain, twelve v pennies, little black book, three sers, four well chewed pencils, f-stick unwrapped Dentyne, deck ds, box lead, a benzidrene in- er and three Smith Bros. black gh drops.-See what we mean? Vho said chivalry was dead? Just other day on the bus Dealer ln sat down and gave his place z. lady! 'he latest seniors now going idy are Marge Soper and Hank rester . . . we see that Jim Alle- n is still trying to catch Marlys 'moe . . . we caught Danny Vrae- k squealing through the rain: its above knees. 'Tm gettin' ty from them, I'm getting away m them --and we thought that meant the raindrops. Speaking hermits qwhich we weren'tj we rd Bette Krohn resolve to re- ln a hermit from here on Qwhy te?J . . . Reed Reilly says- te- It's Thursday-gotta get a r girl-every other Thursday-l nge you know-then Friday I nge back . . . Ed Peterson is v going steady with a certain J. from Maine fat least that's how heard it Peteb . . . Lou Gleason be recognized by her joyful ex- ssion these days: the reason for a is Dick Dobler who is on fur- gh . . . another happy soul is lrgia Wartong why? because Dav s in . . . women and more wo- I1 plus food and more food combination displayed at Virg o's house the other night when a held their annual pot luck re . . . the swimming team is ldering whose turn it is to take Nancy Knight . . . it seems as ugh Phil Perschke has calmed rn a bit as to his Casanova au- ties since he has two pictures of same girl in his wallet . . . J says boys aren't vain? We ght sight of Wally Reinike ving Frannie Wayne out of the 1 while he combed what's left of hair in the locker mirror. Buy War Bonds Edward Ferguson Smiling Ed Ferguson is Mr. Hoefer's choice for Boy of the Month. Ed's favorite pastimes are work- He plans to study Civil Engineer- ing at Northwestern University before entering the service. Ed has a very lofty ambition-he expects to be President of the United States at the age of 25. fHm, isn't that unconstitutional?J He is an S student and has been a member of the Honor Society for a long time. His other activi- ties include Captain in the ROTC, stage manager, and member of the Rifle Team. Although he couldn't think of any particular pet peeve, he said with a grin, I don't like people who talk about things I don't know anything about. Ed is a loyal member of the ROTC and so his golden advice to Taftites is: Don't forget to attend the Military Ball which will be held at the Knickerbocker Hotel in April. Ed. note: CPlug!J More Diggings by Dag Shirley Eul seen eating an enor- mous lunch every day and ending up eating everybody elses table scraps. iDon't they feed you at home Shirley?J Those agonized screams heard all over this school zone last Friday were the psy- cological effects produced by the senior picture proofs. Eh, Mert? Hollis Hawks making slurring re- marks on Don Smiths character in English 8. In fact on anybody's character at any time-All in fun tho'-Ha! Ha! Ha! Lou Gibbs-our very own sports editor, Plug! Learning the acuteness of the man shortage the hard way in the TRIB office every day.-He loves it d0n't let anybody kid you. Cliff Kero watching the blondes go by with that look in his eye tpoetic huh?J And after all the time everybody tho't he was blind. Torn Thompson's private little pocket mirror-what the well dressed man will look at. Ollie Hamacheck calling everybody Sweater girl. The Taft cheer- leaders making-general nuisances out of themselves when your staff is trying to complete galleys. tGo away will'ya George!J Patshee Turner is in love again, still, may- be, was-Daaaaaaaa!-another re- porter bit the dust. We are organiz- ing a sad sacks club kiddies-the line forms at the left and don't push. qFellows admitted at your own risk.J Marylin Wenzel looking like The Surry with the Fringe on top the day it rained. The Edl- son Park crowd seen eating at Rob- insons. Delicious sundaes-Cough cough! Fay Mayer blowing a gasket at anyone asking 'Is your brother Leonard in the army yet? Girls aren't the only bottle blondes now -several of the brawnier members of the social set have been exposed to lop-sided sunbeams too. Your re- porter heard about a. knobby gra- ham cracker and milk social in honor of Homer Lemke's birthday- purely irrelevant that he gradu- ated-but we're getting desperate- Dirt! Dirt where'd everybody hide it-it must be around here some- where. Resolved: This column will not end with Buy War Bonds while your reporter has breath in its body--Pant!-Gasp!-Sputter! -Glussgggsssgl . - - Faculty Hallguards Students! Beware! Henceforth, anyone lurking in the halls between periods without a pass will be con- sidered open game for the teach- ers who are now guarding Taft corridors. Mr. McCuaig, hallguard supervi- sor, stated that he was unable to get a full staff of student hall- guards because many Taftites are now working after school. Teachers were substituted. Mr. McCuaig said that the new system will be continued next se- mester if it proves successful. -,1, COME ACROSS Buy War Bonds and Stamps Make it do or do without. Only Stupid Rhymes with Cupid Sister often sits and praises, Letters containing flowery phrases Honey, stars, and moon above, Stuff expressing puppy love, She sits and sighs her time away, Day 'till night, night 'till day. 'Till when another with sudden whim, Trys to get her hooks on him--. Injured pride-her nose in air- She pouts and says she doesn't care But when I teased her 'bout this lie She clouds all up and starts to cry. You've asked for my opinion clear- And I've expressed it right down here. Only Stupid Rhymes with Cupid. Kid Brother fl' ll' lk Sudden Tho'ts: A good line is like steer horns -a point here a point there and a lot of bull in between. 11 lk If Willie Again: Little Willie, dressed in sashes, Fell in the furnace, burned to ashes, Now when the days are cold and chilly Nobody bothers to stir up Willie. 11 If ll Dumbell Pome: Lucy met the train, The train met Lucy, The track was juicy, The juice was Lucy. 1 Ill ll Roses are red, Vi'lets are bloo, God made me purdy. What happened to you? 1' ll il Famous Last Words: Geddumup scout! Here Catch! No! I'll be around. Help! if Sk 4' Daffynitions: Flirtation: Attention without in- tention. Of a Senior: A guy who can find three meanings to a joke when there are only two. Mugwump: As in, boy sitting on fence, mug on one side wump on the other. Page 14 Servicemen's -Letters Dear Mr. Hoefer: I am a graduate of the June 1943 class and I'd like to give a little advice to the fellows who are plan- ning to enlist in the armed forces. When I was a student at Taft I used to let all the good advice the teachers gave me go in one ear and out the other, but now I wish I would Iiave heeded them. I had fours years of math at Taft and only learned about three-fourths ot' it well enough to stick. Now I am taking navigator training in the Army Air Corps in which math is stressed very greatly. It's so im- portant that each of the two schools I went through start teach- ing math from the elementary arithmetic stage. A fellow might think this is a waste of time but in this course speed and accuracy are stressed. You'd be surprised what things can he done with num- bers. The most important of all is algebra: so far I've had twenty weeks of it. I'd he a goner if I didn't take an interest in it while at school. The Army doesn't fool around with men who can't learn quickly. One day we have simple algebra., and the next day we're in quadvadic equations. It's a matter of learning, working, or washing out. Please, Mr. Hoefer, pass this on to the fellows who want to be some- thing in the Armed Forces, tell them to take advantage of all their oDDortunities at Taft, for they'll be thankful later on. Yours truly, AjC Edward Dowski 36757699 Area 5 SAACC Grp. 6N-C-3 AAFPS CB-NJ San Antonio, Texas Miss Lowes Joins Spars The Coast Guards' gain is Taft's loss, is the sentiment ex- pressed by everyone who was ac- quarlied with Miss Helen Lowes, founder of Taft's Record Office., Miss Lowes was accepted by the SPARS last Saturday and is leav- ing tomorrow for Officers' Candi- date School at New London, Con- necticut. She is well qualified to be an officer in the SPARS because of her unusual ability to deal with people and her extensive educa- tional background. She received her education at Wisconsin, Illi- nois, Chicago. and Northwestern Universities. Her work at the lat- ter was so broad in its scope that it qualified her to teach psycholo- gy careers and physical education. Although Miss Lowes will be missed greatly by every Taftite all wish to congratulate her upon her appointment and offer the best of luck in her new position with Un- cle Sam's armed forces. Taft Tribune WHAT EVERY STUDENT SHOULD KNOW ABOUT STATE AND FEDERAL LABOR LAWS A. Under 16 years of age: 1. 2. 3 In general, children under 14 years of age may not legally work for wages in any capacity. Between 14 and 16 years of age, they may work part time pro- vided a certificate is issued to the employer by the Board of Educa- tion for the particular job and provided the work does not inter- fere with their studies. The total number of hours of school and work may not exceed 8, nor the work be performed before 7 a.. m. or after 7 p. m. In addition no child may work more than 6 days a week. In occupations coming under the Federal Laws, they may not work more than 3 hours on any school day, nor more than 18 hours per week. Note: The Child Labor Law provides that the certificate is issued only if the work does not interfere with the individual's studies and furthermore provides for revocation of the certificate if it does. Certain types of employment are prohibitive for young persons under 16 years of age, such as: a. Work of any nature in bowling alleys. b. Operation of power-driven machinery. c. Any occupation in workrooms or work places where goods going into interstate commerce are manufactured or processed. d. Any occupation where girls must stand constantly. e. Work of any nature in places where liquor is sold. B. 16 to 18 years of age: 1. 2 3. Minors under 18 years of age may not be employed in the follow- ing hazardous occupations according to the rulings under the Fair Labor Standards Act: a. All occupations in explosive plants. b. Motor vehicle driving and helping. c. Coal mining occupations. d. Operation of wood working machines and certain types of off bearing from the machines. . e. Logging and saw milling occupations. f. Occupations involving exposure to radioactive substances. The f0110WiI18 recommendations are from a. statement released j0iI1t1Y by the War Manpower Commission, the United States Office of Education, and the Chi1dren's Bureau of States Department of Labor: the United a. Daily hours of employment should not exceed 4 on school days nor 8 on days when school is not in session. In no case should the combined hours of school and work exceed 9 a day. b, Weekly hours of employment should not exceed 28 during weeks when school is in session, nor 48 hours in weeks when schools are not in session. c. Evening employment may not extend beyond 10 p. m. for girls and is not desirable for boys . In all cases students should be allowed at least 9 consecutive night hours free from employ- ment. EII1Dl0yed minors over 16 years of age and under 17 must attend Continuation School zs nours a week between the hours of 8 a. m. and 5 p. m. ' NOTE: A WORK PERMIT DOES NOT INSURE A SHORT OR AN EARLY PROGRAM. A work permit is issued only at employer's request. Students desiring consideration for an early program must have employer's written statement in division teacher's possession by May 1 Qfor September programmingl and by December 1 ffor February pro- grammingj. tContinued on page 157 March 24, 1' P-oetical Gems THEY ALL SERVE Great heroes? Valiant deeds, son? Tell you by whom these deeds done? The soldier boy who leaves hi Answers with haste his coun call, The sailor boys so young and Who guard our ships on every The strong young lads in the rines The older men who man machi bombardier and navigator gun crew and the aviator: The The The Merchant Marine whose h crew Get small credit where mucl dueg The doctors, nurses all who toil The men and boys who tend soilg Workers who gladly pay big t And still buy bonds to beat axisg The mothers, wives, and sw hearts too, Who stay behind and pray, From all of these and hund more Will come the great heroes of war. -Student of Mrs. Laschez 1A English cla 0 You K now: That boys and girls are k or injured every day in automt accidents in the city of Chicagc cause they- Forget to look both ways be cossing a street, Make a. game of dodging cars, Run across the street when i icy, Play in the street, Roller skate in the street, Coast their sleds in the street, Hook a ride on the back 4 truck or car, Ride on the running board of a Enter or leave a car while i moving, Attempt ot drive without pr instruction, Do not face traffic while wal on a. highway, Ride a bicycle without lights : dark, Disregard instructions of ps boys, Fail to ask their parents to 6 carefully? Will you promise not to 'run t risks? If you can't give bloc to the Red Cross . . . How about some mone l arch 24, 1944 rom Mess o Menace By Mayer ls those high and mighty seniors k down upon the lower classi n, they shake their heads and ' to themselves, Is that the way looked and acted when we en- ed this school? Were we really t small? Of course the fresh- 1 have their grievances against seniors also. They probably 1der if they will ever be as jerky the seniors and if their heads I ever be filled with draft wor- :. Yes, each side has its ups , downs, and so I thought that ould take up a little space and lain the metamorphosis of a cal Taft student to you. s freshmen, they enter with er a timid or exceedingly bold ook 011 life. They either have the angles figured out or they so positively dumb-founded by whole thing that they are, eh to the delight of the upper smen, very humble. They are little fellows who break all the es in the lunch room and who the most extra credit for the hers. To alll upper classmen, ihies are of just one class. I not bother to explain that s to you any further. ell, the freshman year soon es and we find that our dumb Q freshies have turned into wise Q sophomores. No more do the wear wash frocks, short ters, and high heels with sts, or at least we hope so. tick is put on in much greater titles. The fellows sort of n up on their ultra- grammar ml tricks, and you find that can tolerate them much more before. In other words, they slowly but surely getting into groove. ne passes as it always does, if the sophomore has been very good and has done his work faithfully he is allowed :ome a junior. Ah me they are ' then. No home-work is too -tant, and no teacher is too Crazy excuses seem to come to this bunch and little things ut-slips and encores are taken cooly. Teachers and students are liable to become quite erstruck by the very bold 's. but alas and alack, these 's must one day become se- They do not lose their I it all when they become s. No, not at all. They mere- te on the idea of I don't No more do they fill the lth timely little excuses. All ong they go around think- mf nasty little pranks to ayed on poor, unsuspecting ien, floating around in their Yes, our student has once become a menace to his fel- an. Taft Tribune fContinued from page 141' State and Federal laws provide for protection of minors. Students wishing to work for wages, excepting domestic service and for their owri parents, must comply with the following requirements: A. If the Student is under I6 years of age: 1. He must bring a letter from employer to Placement Counselor in room 114 during the fourth period. a. It must be written on the letterhead of the business, giving the address and telephone number, and have the employer's signature. b. It must state what hours of what days the student is to work, type of employment, and how long the employment will con- tinue. 2. He must take the following five papers to room 748 in the Chi- cago Board of Education offices at 228 North La Salle Street tcorner of Wacker Driveh. Hours: 9:00 to 4:15 Monday through Friday, and 9:00 to 11:00 on Saturday. a. Approved employer's letter. b. Statement from Placement Counselor. c. Letter of permission to work from parent. d. PROOF OF AGE: It is most important that the student secure a birth certificate from the city in which he was born. In Chi- cago and Cook County this is available at the County Clerk's office, Bureau of Vital Statistics, 160 North La Salle Street, second floor. Fee is 51.00. The State Capitol very often has or county acceptable records which could be used in the event the city has no evidence. A certified hospital record will be provided it bears the name of the child. However, if a city, county, state or hospital record is not available, a certificate may be substituted. An old insurance policy, bible record, passport or similar papers will be accepted provided evidence is produced to the effect that none of the other records are available. baptismal e. The student will be given a form in room 114 which he must have signed by a. clerk in the offices of the Board of Education. This form is to be returned to the Taft division teacher for reference when programming. In subsequent semesters the student should present to the division teacher a letter from his father verifying the fact that employment has continued. 3. He must take a physical examination given by a physician ap- proved by the Chicago Board of Education. Students must report before 4:00 p. m. for this examination Monday through Friday, Saturdays 9:00 to 11:00 a. m. 4. The work permit will then be mailed to the prospective employer. B. If the student is between the ages of 16 and 18 years: 1. He must bring tai certified PROOF OF AGE tsee A 2-d abovej, and a letter from employer tsee A 1-a and 1-b abovej to the Place- ment Counselor in room 114 during the fourth period. 2. Work Permit will be issued by the placement counselor and later mailed to the employer. The letter will be stamped in room 114 and should be shown to the division teacher before it is returned to the employer. LOST: Maroon Eversharp, keep- sake, please return to Division 214 a. m. HIGH SCHOOL REWARD Lost-Girl's black billfold. Name engraved. Both receipts and wallet valuable, gift. Return to 311 p. m. MILITARY BALL LOS, ZIST Blue fountain pen. Reward of- fered. Lois Weber, Lascher's divi- - sion. Knickerbocker Hotel REWARD Lost-Brown and gold Schaefer ' pencil. Return to Div. 319-Nelson. Page 15 HB7 sis-te rmite 35301215 E By Jake and' Jay In this issue of the TRIB we have a men only sign out in this colum, so girls take notice of what the brawny sex has to say. What do you dislike most about women? Ray Reichard, 4A Not a thing, I like 'em fine. Bob Yeaman, 4B When they have to put make-up on in the lunchroom that's the end. Lou Gibbs, 3A High heels and ankletsf' Don Fortunate, 3A Women-period. Dick Guernsey, 3A Girls that don't!!! Art Wegner, 4A Skirts that go steady. Dean Bambini, 3A Women that smoke, etc. Dick Stahl, 4B 'tWomen what talk too much. Dan Vrabec, 3A Fralls who comb their hair. Dick Vogel, 4B Girls in general. tHows Frannie, Dick?J Tom Leach, 3A Everything. George Zima, 4B They talk too much at the wrong time and not enough at the right time. Well girls are you guilty? If so you better mend your ways if you want to get your man in the school!! Taft Tribune Mnrvh 23, 1 944 Published bi-weekly by the journalism students of the William Taft High School, 5625 North Natoma Avenue, Chivzigo, illinois. Ed.-in-Chief: Betty Petersen Ass. Editor: Marjorie Soper Staff Members: Beverly An- derson, Lou Gibbs, Shirley Gleason, Carol Gronau, Bette Krolm, Jean Love, Fay lvlayer, Carol Moston, Shirley Nztncarrow, Ruth Olson, Ella. Osinskc, Mary if ' Jean Pfister, Frances Quan, Geraldine SChl'8.lYlOk, Betty ' Lou Schultz, Jackie Thomas, Marlyn XVenzel. Typists: Madeline Matern, Ruth Olson, Betty Lou Schultz. Business Adviser, Mr. Paul Bigler. Editorial Adviser, Miss Hattie Marquardt. - L ' L Page 16 Taft Tribune March 24, 11 Cagers Wind -up Season Walden, Berns, Piekarski, Mikos Pace Scorers It was on February 25, 1944, that Taft's cagers wrote the final chap- ter of the '43-44 basketball season. A double defeat at the hands of Roosevelt was the occasion. The scores read: Roosevelt 35, Taft 26 and Roosevelt 46, Taft 26, Juniors and Seniors respectively. In league cometltion the Juniors didn't do so well, finishing in a last place tie with Stelnmetz. The little black book shows a record of 1 lone win against 9 defeats. The Seniors, while not very high in their league, fared somewhat better than the Juniors. Their record of 3 victories and 7 setbacks was worth a spot in the North Section. Seniors Win 10 Out of 18 As we sum up the season as a whole, one of the most interesting things we find is the complete status of the Senior ball team, in- cluding the pre-league schedule. They won a total of 10 games out of the eighteen played. This gives them a better than average per- centage rating of .556. The Juniors on the other hand won but one of their eighteen en- counters for a rating exactly five hundred percent points under their Senior brothers, or .056. Find Team Statistics Interesting The mainstay of the Senior team this season was Harry Berns. His 14 point average was a great help in all of those 10 wins they garner- ed. To be sure, don't forget Lennie Plekarskl, Hank Jurgenson, who graduated ln February, Patsy Lindgren, Jack Berry, Paul Anda, and a host of others. The only play er that will return to next year's squad will be Piekarski. Some players on the exceptionally small team didn't play very much, but still deserve a great deal of credit. They were: Tommy Thompson, Da- niel Zurkowski, Harold Sieberman, Phil Nelson, and Leonard Bunge. Of these Bunge and Zurkowski will be the only players returning. Walden Stars for Juniors Bob Walden made a good ac- counting of himself this year. Even in defeat his 10 points a game helped a goodly amount. Not far behind Walden was Wallie Mikos, who proved himself a fine player for his first time out for the team with an average of 6 points. Four other players, Williams, Tholin, Avery, and Bill Mikos, who were instrumental in this year's varsity, also deserve a lot of back patting. Others that proved themselves worth their keep this year were: Duane Dean, Skip Ekdahl, and Chuck Clarke. Fouls Run High Between two players, one on the Seniors, and the other on the Juniors, 99 fouls were executed. Jack Berry with 49, and Wallie Mi- kos with 50. That just shows what happens when a player gets to anx- ious. The record for the most Free Throws in one game this year is shared by Harry Berns and Wallie Mikos with 6 each, and Hank Jur- genson with 5. Scoring Streaks One of the oddest games played this season was the Junior Schurz- Taft game on January 18. The final score was 37-7 in favor of Schurz, but at the end of the first period of play, the score was tied at 1 to 1. The hottest individual scoring pace of the season is held by four players. Bob Walden leads the pa- rade wlth 18 points in the second half of the Senn game C10 of them in the last period, Mikos with 10 in the 3rd period of the Lane game, Berns with 9 in the last period of the game with Holy Trinity on January 14, and Paul Anda, who also rallied for 9 in the 4th period of the tussle with Amundsen. Last year, Tommy Thompson totaled one point for the entire season. It was in the game with Amundsen. This year he also made one point, again against the Vikings, Players' Season Averages The scoring chart follows: FG FT TP AG 1. H. Berns 100 50 250 14 2. B. Walden 72 16 160 10 3. L. Piekarski -ll 26 108 7 4. XV. Mikos 40 23 103 6 5. H. Jurgenson 18 14 50 5 6. P. Lindgren 24 20 68 4 7. J. Berry 25 17 67 4 9. Il. Sicberman 21 2 44 4 10. R. VVilliams 16 16 40 3 12. E. Schmidt 5 2 12 3 13. W. Avery 12 9 33 2 14. B. Mikos 10 11 31 2 15. C. Clarke 6 7 19 2 16. J. Alleman 1 0 2 2 17. R. Esterquist 1 0 2 2 18. D. Deane 8 2 18 1 19. J. Ekdahl 5 5 15 1 20. L. Bunge 5 2 12 1 21. D. Zurkowski 4 3 11 1 22. D. Murphy 1 1 3 1 23. K. Reinert 1 0 2 15 24. G. NVleklinski 1 1 3 54 25. T. Thompson 0 1 l 0 26. P. Nelson 0 1 1 0 27. L. Lynch 0 0 0 0 McQua1g NowCoach Rest your minds, dear Taftites, for we will have a tennis team. It was recently announced by the Gym Department that Mr. Malcolm Mc Quaig will take over the coach- ing position for this season. Mc Quaig has a fine record as coach of various spokrts at Roosevelt, a few years ago. SPORTS N In Genera By Lou Gibbs, Sports Edii As previously intimated by writer in this column, Mr. Mi Galland is now pulling the st for the baseball squad. Mr. Ga is happy to report that his will be composed of from twer twenty-four players. At the meeting on Friday afternoon ll 3, held in room 320 a great was accomplished. Quite a fevs faces appeared among the exc nally large turnout. The new will have a problem on his l though, because very few pl are returning from last year': sity. at 8 ,F Contrary to what was stat the last issue of the Tum, will he a very fine golf team senting Taft this season. Gt you might know, was abanr supposedly, for the duration was recently revived. We wls golf team all the success of it decessors. it 3 3 The swimming team has noi receiving the amount of publir deserves. This situation is go Le remedied, effective lmmed Results of meets held recent not available to us at the p time, but the so-called Joe names are. It seems apparen the mainstay of the tankers 1 Carl Read, assisted by Lou M a fine endurance swimmer Stuhl, Dick Carlson, Larry quist, Dick Bergsund, George Harold Scholle, Don Farbacl reams of others. A complete of the swimming team will in the next issue. the Board are stretching their Surface Dive to Recover Ol ' ' ' ' 'right arms forward'? . . . Show- ,Group D: Hair Carry am Girls Athletlc Association ,,,,, mg, 0, C,,,,, ,,,,.,, ,,,,,,, That's our point! cried an amazingly good athlete from Amundsen. The score keeper marked down the point, while the ball continued to fly, full-speed, from one side of the net to the other. The forty-two girls who were participating in this volley ball game were warm and perspiring, and after the whistle blew, they were glad to get into the refresh- ing, cold showers. A little later, these same senori- tas were seen in the social room. Refreshments! Yes, they certainly did taste good after that hectic game. Six representatives from the G. A. A. of seven schools were gath- ered together on this occasion, and afterwards were entertained by skits, songs, and speeches. This affair was held March 3 at Amundsen High School. The girls who represented Taft were: Arlene Scorz, Edith Wickstrom, Shirley Seaholm, Alice Schieser, Dolores Toleson, and Marilyn Fisher. Everyone, including Miss Mc- Guire who went along as chaperon, had a grand time, and are patiently C25 awaiting the day it will be their turn to invite the different schools to Taft. Board Girls Get Chevrons Have you noticed small grey chevrons on the right sweater sleeve of the gals on the G. A. A. Board of Control? How could you miss seeing Edith Wickstrom's and Marilyn Flsher's? Each with fivelj Yes! The chevrons are re- wards for being on the Board. One semester, one chevron!-Now do you wonder why all the girls on Test to Be Given for Effi- ciency Records A test will be given to all swim- ming classes between March 20 and April 6. The results are to be sent to the Central Office of Physical Education. The purpose is to secure facts of the physical condition, and the amount of strength, speed, lim- ited skills, and endurance of the individual high school girls and boys. The test is divided into five groups, with one period devoted to each group. Group A consists of: Breast Stroke-one length and Side Stroke -one length, or Free Style-five lengths. Group B: Float and Scull-five minutes and Treading-three mln- utes, or Entering Water without submerging. Group C: Under Water-one length and Babby Across Pool, or That's what the test f4 swimmers will consist of. The gymnasium test, to bf to ALL girls who take gym, on: Push Ups, Pull Ups, S Leg lift Lying, Standing Jump, and Jumping Rope foi seconds. The grades of these tes help decide the average 1 efficiency of the lndivlduz school pupil. The harder yoi complete these tests in perfe -the higher the average wi Average Junior Mis: Say gals! Would you know who the average Jun is? The gym department, ur direction of Miss McGuire, trying to determine the height and weight of thi Watch this column for the cement of Taft's Average Miss ! Taft R. O. T. C. Rates Recognition On Saturday, March 25, 1944, the Dhicago High Schools held their innual platoon competition at the Illinois Reserve Militia at Kedzie ind North Avenues. The competi- :ion began at 9:00 A. M. and con- :inued through 3:30 P. M. Each of :he twenty-nine high schools that iave R.O.T.C. units sent their thir- ,y best cadets to drill in the contest. Taft was the twenty-third pla- .oon on the floor at 1:20 P. M. Af- .er all the units had been reviewed ind marked on their appearance, cadence, and drill, they were as- .embled on the floor and the win- ling units were announced by Lt. Iolonel Robert Forney who acted ,s Master of Ceremonies. The first ive units, Tilden, Lindbloom, Lake View, Austin and Lane, were pre- ented with medals by Brigadier leneral Davis. The winning units hen passed in review. Tilden Tech, he first place winner, was presen- ed with a trophy by Mrs. E. King. Taft placed tenth out of the vventy-nine schools entered. This avery good considering the age fthe u11it and this was the rst time we have ever been en- ered in competition. Capt. James fill, leader of the platoon. Lieu- enant Donald Swanson. second-in- immand, and all the other cadets ho worked hard for this victory 'e to be congratulated on their shievement. Colonel W. F. Morrison was in large of the Competition and our lstrict Supervisor, 1st Lieutenant . A. Calder was very pleased with e results. Where were all the Taftites on e day of the Competition? The rmory was filled with students om other schools giving their pport to show their boys that ey were behind them. Our fellas Jrked hard to keep Taft on the gh level it has always been. Don't rget how proud we were when we are North Section Football Cham- ans. Now let's keep Taft on the p and show our school spirit in erything we try. The non-commissloned officers of e unit, who have received their rmanent appointments, are as fol- fvs: 1st Sergeants: Theodore Es- r, 3A, Henry Hand, 3A, John Dan- son, 3A, and George Zima, 4Bg rgeants: Ralph Sogge, SB, Jack iehle, 3A, William Parenti, 4A. .ward Erickson, 3A, Ronald Ad- lczyck, 3A, John DeSantis, 4B, Jbert Warner, 4A. Donald rlwarz, 3A, William Dopheide, 315, rman Sommer, 3A, James Coch- 1, 3A, David Uitti, 3A, Harold idberg, 3A, Edward Marum, 3A, ward Erickson. 413. and Robert Lck,3Bg Corporals: George Bond, , Gene Mason,3A, Rudolph Kuper, . Harry Rafal, 2A, Jerry Guth, . Donald Benedict, 3B, Gerald lder, 3A, Merlin Marcy, 3A, Rich- L Hanisch, 4A, and Adam Szwaj- 't, 3A. aft rib Vol. X. No. 3 Tait High School. Chicago, Illinois April 6. 1944 Second Salvage Drive Held The second paper salvage drive will be held, Wednesday, April 5. A quota of 10,000 D0l1I1dS, 01' all average of five pounds per person, has been set. Names of divisions and the amount each contributed will be posted in the lunchroom. Students are requested to bring their contributions to the northeast entrance where, they will be re- ceived by representatives from the Clean-Up Committee. Money re- ceived from the sale of this paper will be used for the War effort. If students know where paper amount- ing to fifty pounds or more is avail- able, please give the necessary in- formation to Mrs. Lukens or to Mr. Fullmer. Instruction For Packing Paper should be tied in bundles 11ot more than twelve inches high. NN aste paper should be compressed and flattened before tying. Old paper boxes, magazines, store bags, newspapers, magazines and waste paper are all acceptable. The No. 1 need of the country today is PA- PER. First Drive Successful In the first campaign a total of 5,475 pounds of paper was collected. This is an average of 2.7 pounds per person. Miss Luedemann's divi- sion topped the list with a total of 1,100 pounds. Other divisions bring- ing in large amounts were those of Mrs. Lascher, Mrs. Holterhoff, Miss Fink, and Mrs. Lukens. Several large contributions were received, but many students did not bring anything. , Please remember that nothing is too small to contribute. lf each one would bring at least five pounds, the quota would be reached. Don't come empty-handed on April 5. Remember-i'Prevention of Waste Can End the War in Haste! unior Girls Announce Activities The Junior Girls, sponsored by Miss E. Mueller, meets the third Tuesday of each month. The pur- pose of the club is to help the school and at every meeting methods of assistance are discussed. The business meeting is followed by en- tertainment and refreshments. At the present, the girls are col- lecting jokes, puzzles and pictures which will be put into scrapbooks and sent to servicemen. Each Junior division room should try to collect material for as many scrapbooks as possible. Back row: Icrmes Mein. Ed Ferguson, Robert Forney, Tom Craft. Front row: Dick Tholin. Marion Doemland. Delegates to Attend Youth On Thursday, April-20, of Youth Week, Taft will send nine delegates to the third Vocational Convention at the Morrison Hotel. The 4A delegates will be Robert Forney, James Mein, Carol Gronau and Janet Zawislak 4B delegates, Marion Doemland and Tom Craftg 3A delegates, Lois Johnson and Richard Tholing the delegate at large will be Edward Ferguson, 4A. The Convention will begin at 9 o'clock A. M., and continue until Carol Gronau, Icmet Zcxwislak. Conference 4 o'clock p. m. The morning and luncheon sessions will be of a joint nature and the afternoon program will be divided into section meet- ings for boys and girls. These sec- tion meetings are planned so that there will he one delegate from each school at each meeting. The luncheon will be held in the Terrace Casino of the Morrison Hotel. Mr. L. A. Hoefer, principal and Mrs. M. Farrell, placement counselor, are invited to attend the meeting and the luncheon. R. O. T. C. Only Formal This Season Have you bought your bid for the ROTC Hop yet? If this dance does not go over, there will be no more formal dances at Taft for the duration. And, remember 4A's, there is not going to be an Alumni dance this coming June, so the Hop is the only formal affair this spring. All junior and senior boys and girls may buy bids. If you want a bid just see any of the following girls: Dolores Kane, Carol Gronau, Lou Gleason, Marge Soper, or Jan- ice Youmans. Bids may also be ob- tained from any officer in the ROTC. Book Drive Successful Taft's drive to obtain books for the Servicemen proved to be a. huge success as shown by the final results of 702 books and 39103.35 in cash. This drive was sponsored by the G. A. A. and some of its members, especially, Dolores Toleson, Rosalie Otters, Loris Syverson, Geraldine Shramek, Arline Szorc, Dorothy Walters, Mary Jane Patti and Phyllis Roth are to be congratulated. The G. A. A. has sponsored many different activities such as Victory Dances, Bond and Stamp Drives and now the book campaign. All of these activities have proved to be successful because of the splendid coloperation of the students and faculty. Each student was asked to bring one book or one dime. The division managers were to make the collection and brnig the books and money :o the library. Orchids go to Mrs. Irma. Dahlquist's division C201 A. M.J whose busi- ne.-,s manager, Phyllis Roth, turned in 87 books and 32.60. Business Manager Leonard Noldan of 217 P. M. accounted for 72 books and 55.80 in money. This gave his division the second place. Division 221 A. M. placed third with 47 books and 32.50. To William Reiff, business manager of 121 P. M., a 1B division, is accorded the honor of collecting the greatest sum of money. Other divi- sions that contributed 53.00 or more were 207 A. M., 219 A. M., 307 A. M., 211 P. M., and 212 P. M. The Servicemen will be very happy with these books as they will help to pass away many a lonely hour and Taftites are to be congratulated for their wholehearted cotioperation. Page 18 Taft Tribune Musicians Tune Up For Spring Classic Festival Don't forget your date for the Spring Festival!! At the time this paper went to press the date was set at May nineteenth so watch this column for further info'i. Yes! The four music organizations are working intensively in preparation for this annual concert. Judging from past performances, it ls an- ticipated that there will be the usual sellout. This festival makes it possible for the neighborhood to hear the artistic work done by these different organizations. The Band, under the direction of Mr. Rapier will play the National Anthem by Bagley: Dedication by Frankheiserg and Rienzi Over- ture by Wagner. The Orchestra will do the pieces, Dream Panto- mine , from Hansel and Gretel by Humperdinckg Cavalier Overture by Issacsg The Allegro Conlrio g and the First Movement of Beet- hoven's Fifth Symphony. There will be a Trombone and Flute Quartette. Diana will be played by Dick Lawson, Bill Dop- heide, Ralph Sogge, and Larry Ran- son, on the trombones. The latter will also solo to the tune Thoughts of Love with Valentine Morales accompanying him. The Flute Quar- tette will play Valse Staccato by Rubinstein, and it has as members Barbara Wawfalt, Juanita Pruska, Peter Neukirsch and Vera Fiedler. A trio, consisting of Lenny Pie- karski, John Porkorney, and Dick Stahl, will beat out on the drums the ditty, Dawn Patrol by John J. Heney. Kenny Tomkins will solo on the marimba, but his number has not yet been decided. Leaving the instrumental groups, we next take up the performance of the choruses. The Mixed Chorus, under the direction of Mrs. Helen Scanlon, will sing We're On the Job , by Russelg Fred Waring's ar- rangement of The Erie Cana1 : America the Profit Stream , by Van Groveg Verdant Meadows by Handelg and Mill's arrangement of Star Dust . There will also be a. The students and teachers that deserve special recognition for helping in the paper drive are: Mrs. Lukens, Leonard Nettnin, Tom Thompson, Bob Sherman. Louis Wahl, Ed Stull. and Mr. Fullmer. Girls' Gym Classes Condition Students Through Calisthenics double quartette and maybe a solo or two. In the Girls' Chorus there will be twelve Umadrigal singers who will sing madrigals as they were presented in the sixteenth century. This type of singing is presented informally, for in that century ev- eryone could sight read very Well, and after dinner they would sit around and sing, informally, these songs. The madrlgals which this group will sing are: Weep 0 Mine Eyes by Wilbyeg Come Again, Sweet Love by Dowlandg Cease, Sorrows, Now by Weelkesg and In These Delightful Pleasant Groves by Purcell. These will be unaccompanied, as they were in the 16th century. The entire group of girls will sing: From Hills of Dream by Deu Malin: A Bird Flew by Clokeyg A Prayer from Othello by Verdi, and A Spring Night by M. Luvaas. This Spring Festival promises to be a. most delightful musical per- formance, worth your attendance. You'll soon be able to purchase tickets from your business man- ager!! See you there!! Remember- It will be a lovely way to spend an evening! The Taft Tribune ' Published Bl-weekly by the Journalism Students of the William Howard Tait High School 5625 North Natoma Avenue, Chicago, Illinois. APRIL 6, 1944 PRICE FIVE CENTS Editor-in-chief ,.,,,..,, ....... . .. ............. Betty Petersen Assistant Editor ...... ........................................................ . ..... 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M i s s Hattie Marquardt Oh, look! A gymnasium class getting their daily routine! See how straight they stand while roll is being taken? The whole group looks so nice and neat, standing there at attention, with their unwrinkled, green gym suits and their white socks and shoes fexcept Charlene Schmolt who has bowling shoes on, but we don't talk about thatj. Giving the group a second look we notice Bernice Ranyard chewing gum-Just wait until Miss McGuire sees her! Finally Miss McGuire steps into the center of the room, shouts a. few commands, and the girls are on their way, marching in military fashion! Did I say mii- itary fashion-or doesn't that 1n- clude all those giggles I hear com- ing from Buzz I-Iuclds direction? Running for a full minute comes next--Everyone has such stiff mus- cles they wonder if they can pos- sibly continue. 0Ops! That did it! Poor Evy Evensows muscles won't let her run another step! After arranging themselves, the gals sit down and rest a bit While Dorohty Ewing demonstrates the Hanging Half Lever , hanging from the Stall Bars and raising her legs to a sitting position. Loris Syverson is at it now, Chear those grunts and groans?b. Well, she only raised her legs 24 times Cafter doing it 50 times last year-an- other one of the unmentionables J Later comes play time! tlf you want to call exercising, playj. Faith Metzler took to perfecting the art of broad jumping. Bang! She must be top heavy-she fell on her face kinda had too much push behind that jump! And speaking of push that's exactly what all the kids ln the waiting line are doing to Lcwerene Velton It seems as though April 6, 194 she just can't get started! Looki over to the extreme left corner ' notice Mary Ann Halverson a Muriel Gephart falling on tht faces-it might sound silly,but c you ever try doing push-ups ? B Dara Wawfalt just gave up tl1e it of doing them. She is laying th' watching the other girls work. L Gleason is kinda sick of playi volly tall, but like a good sp! she is there playing to the b of her ability. Ouch 'I ball just hit Irene Spreclrcr her headg Irene, who feels like magnet because no matter in wl part of the gym she is, the ball 1 lows her, only to hit her on head! Eeeeek! Who should we doing cartwheels across the flt but Joan Van Kirk, and withou gym suit on-Shame! Stiff rn cles? Just try and find a girl v hasn't got them. We see Lorra Bruns and Lorraine Kruger tou ing the floor with their har fThey say that this may loo their muscles-little do they knc Miss Kruger is now trying to her fingers to touch the grou withoutbending her knees. We an evil look in the eyes of li Bruns-over she goes. Lorra Kruger couldn't have done a be somersault if slte Wanted to, Q she didn'tJ. What's all that no' Oh Look! Esther Paior is ttryl to jump rope, while Marge Be times her. Just think, Es! jumped fifteen times in a min i0f course, we won't mention fact that the average per girl is Oops! Did that scare me! seems as though every time the minute bell rings, it frightens girls and myself half to death! whistle blew, meaning that tired girls may get their st clothes on! Once in the locker rt and looking once tfor who stand a second lookj in the mir there is a general shriek left Yes! Most of the persons who take in these gym calisthenics like perfect Zombies ! When want to see what's going on, part their hair at the nose look through. After everyone completed their task of don their duds, we notice Nancy V running around the locker 1 like mad, trying to find 1 clothes to put on. Clothes, Clo any clothes just so she won't to go through the halls like fSomeone's idea of humor!J l ing Nancy in this mess, we leave the Locker Room, and a ical gymnasium class! Mrs. Walker to Detroit Mrs. Walker, gym instruc will be absent from school on 12th, 13th, and 14th, as she l ing to attend a convention ii troit. Mrs. Walker thinks shf leave Tuesday evening. She i ing by train. The name of The Mid-West Health and Ph E du cation Convention , ' Physical Fitness in War al Peace will be discussed. April 6, 1944 Superintendenfs Message Dear Students: The annual Easter Seal sale, spon- sored by the Illinois Association for the Crippled, will open this year March 15 and continue through Easter Sunday. Today, when many wounded sol- diers are returning from combat on crutches, the sale of Easter seals has a new meaning. A soldier with a handicap, like a student who has certain physical limitations, needs counselling and placement in a job where his handicap will not inter- fere with his work. Easter seals support vocational guidance and counselling for the crippled as well as adequate physical care and ed- ucation. Your help in telling your friends and neighbors about the services which the purchase of these seals makes possible is a definite con- tribution towards the needs of to- day. Every penny Easter seal that you sell or that you yourself buy makes a friend for the crippled children and adults. Sincerely ours, WILLIAM H. JOHNSON, Superintendent of Schools T0 THE STUDENTS OF TAFT HIGH SCHOOL- Dear Students: Will you pledge yourselves, with the Parent Teacher Association, to protect and preserve our big school and its surroundings and all pri- vate and public property of our community? Taft High School belongs to our community and the communities of the contributing schools. The men of these communities are fighting for us who are at home, that we may enjoy the beau- ty of home, school and community. The home, church, school and community, that they left upon en- tering the service of our country, has left one thought in their minds -Remembering the pleasant hours spent there. Let us co-operate in keeping the things that are dear, and near to our boys over there, that when the glorious day of peace comes and our heroes return to our commun- ities, they can smile and say, It's good to be home: it's just as beauti- ful as we left it. These are the things we want to preserve and protect. Our boys are depending upon us to do just that. Can we count on you? Sincerely, Elfreda Metzler President, Taft PTA OUR GOAL: 10 TONS Taft Tribune lub of the Month Taft's student government, bet- ter known to all as the Student Council, has been chosen by Mr. Hoefer as the club of the month for April. The Student Council is one of the most active organizations of the school and has been since its in- ception in April, 1940, the second semester after the opening of the school. The purpose of the organization is to integrate activities of various department of the school and serve as a liason between the student body and the faculty. The Coun- cil is a member of the Illinois As- sociation of Student Councils and has sent delegates to the last three annual conventions held by the as- sociation. Mr. Kenneth Osbon, who is spon- sor of the Taft town meetings, was the original sponsor of the Student Council. an idea. A public address system for the auditorium and the num- bering and classifying of the tables in the lunchroom are two more pro- jects completed by the council that semester. Mr. Robert Miller became spon- sor of the club during its second semester of activity. The officers were the same this semester as those of the past semester. The following officers were elec- ted in January, 1941: Ernest Ko- walski, president: Nancy Gray, vice-president: Virginia Herringf shaw, secretary. The Council held an April Fool's Day dance that year. In June, 1941, the Council sent money and flowers to the Grand Army of the Republic Memorial As- sociation, making Taft one of the seventeen high schools to do so. The officers for the third semes- Back row: Russel Woelffer, Marlyn Fisher. lean Tracy, Evelyn Evensen. Dale Pcxdgitt. Front row: Evelyn Pyzik, Lois Iohnson. Betty Blagg. Doris Larsen. Council. Under his guidance, theter, elected in September, 1941, council began its campaign to bet- ter the school in the many ways open to students. At first the Council was divided into two groups: representatives of the A.M. divisions who met in the morning, and those from P.M. di- visions, who met in the afternoon. However, it became necessary, due to meeting time, to hold one meet- ing for both groups. Therefore, in March, 1941, the Council held their first joint meeting. Establish Library in 304 The first officers of the Coun- cil were Jack Ellis, president: Don Amenta, vice-president: Nancy Gray, secretary. In May 1940, at the suggestion of Mr. Hoefer, the Council undertook to establish a. library in room 304, for the use of the students during their study periods. Finally, after many hours of hard work, chairman Nancy Gray, and the members of her li- brary committee managed to set up the library now available to all Taftites in 304. Though improve- ments are still in order, the com- mittee has come a long way since the days when the library was just were: president, James Downing: vice-president, Nancy Gray: secre- tary, Charlotte Frank: and treasur- er, George Hopper. A Sadie Hawk- in's Day dance was held for the purpose of making money for the Thanksgiving Fund. A Christmas dance and movie were also on the program for that year. In January, 1942, Carl English was elected president: Charlotte Frank, vice-president: Pat tNor woody Dolan, secretary: and Pat tEdisonJ Dolan, treasurer. A new idea was given to the school, in a dance for all the students with no cash admission. Other means for raising money were working well, and the Council wished to run one social affair each year without a profit motive. The Council held a May Queen dance for the purpose of boosting war bond and stamp sales. Candidates were selected with ballots obtained with the pur- chase of war stamps. From the ten girls with the highest number of votes, a Queen was selected by a guest committee from the Lane Tech Student Council. This event greatly aided Taft's War bond sales. Page 19 The Council had been operating for a year with only a Constitution, but in May, 1942, a set of By-Laws was found necessary. During the semester of Septem- ber 1942, when the following offi- cers were elected: president, James Downing: vice-president, Robert Flum: secretary, Marilyn Ellis: treasurer, Phyllis Dolan, the Coun- cil conducted the first metal drive in participation with the nation- wide salvage drive then being car- ried on. It was organized with daily division reports of amounts collected. Librarians were appoint- ed for each study period to care for the library in 304. Plan Washbowl Game In January 1943, the Council held a Student-Faculty Washbowl bas- ketball game, to raise money for the Infantile Paralysis Fund. They contributed 546 to that worthy cause. The Council was under the leadership of Robert Flum, pres- ident: Jean Boyle, vice-president: Bonnie Weidman, secretary: and Faith Kruse, treasurer, during that semester. By this time the 304 library con- sister of 573 books. The only amend- ment to the Constitution was adop- ted in February 1943. In September 1943, Lois Johnson was elected president :Betty Blagg, vice-president: Evelyn Pyzik, sec- retary, and Doris Larsen, treasurer. At an assembly, Ruth Reisman, senior member, told 'of the plan to buy a 575,000 Pursuit Ship, through the sale of war bonds. This goal has been achieved. The Council made book jackets available to students at a low cost. The purpose of these jackets is to help give a longer life to text books, which are so hard to obtain at pres- ent. A dance called the Snowflake Swirl was one of the events of Christmas semester, and also, Book Week, to secure more books for the 304 library. Aid Paralysis Fund New officers will be chosen at the Spring election. Book jackets are again made available to the stu- dents. This year the Council con- tributed S25 to the Infantile Par- alysis Fund, and is planning to aid the P. T. A. in making scrap books for servicemen. The meetings are held every two weeks during lengthened A.M. di- vision. Council representatives are held responsible for knowing the weekly calendar and what's news in the Taft Trib. The Council wishes to take this opportunity to urge the delegates to come to every meeting so that each division will be represented in the Council and will be able to participate in the fine work carried on by this note- worthy organization. PAPER DRIVE . PRIL 5 Page 20 , Taft Tribune April 6, 1944 Easter Parade Did the Easter Bunny bring you something? Well, from what we've heard and seen, that little Nwhiskered individual has al- ready made his appearance by bestowing m a n y delectable things into your wardrobes. The Easter Parade certainly will be high-lighted by the outfits dis- played on all the Taft fellows and girls. Here are some of them Fay Mayer-rose suit with brown accessories. Mary Conklin - brown and white checked suit wtih yellow accessories. Louie Wahl-honey tan gabar- dine suit with splashed green tie. Frances Quan-orchid suit. Shirlee Eul-cadet blue coat. Joe Lagorio-dark blue trous- ers with light blue checked sports jacket. Bette Krohn-coral Chester- field and black and White checked suit. Carol Moston-yellow cardigan dress and brown coat. Carol Gronau-cardigan suit. Jeanne Koch-navy blue suit and red coat. Dick Bretwich-red ribbon, green suit, and blue bonnet. Laverne Ahern-buff colored suit. Audrey Runde-cocoa colored cardigan suit. Harry Berns-clothes. Bob Warner-ROTC uniform. Jane Wildeman-orchid Ches- terfield coat. Georgia Warton - red and white polka-dot dress with a ruffled neckline. Jackie Kasper - orchid suit with yellow accessories. Don Lewis-gun-metal grey suit. Dick Tomlinson-brown loafer jacket with brown plaid back. Jean Rauschenberg-light blue suit and navy box coat with pearl buttons. Henry Hand- Bunny Rabbit Suit with basket of eggs to match. Marion Lindsten-light blue suit with navy accessories. Ruth Hjorth-brown heather tweed suit with tan blouse. Dorothy Leonard-navy blue suit with matching hat. Jim Alleman-zoot suit with red and white polka-dot pants and green plaid coat to match his car. Carl Reed-blue plaid swim- ming suit. June Garber-grey boxy coat. Red Jackson-beige coat with vcrmillion pants. Mr. C. E. Johnson-his new 1939 suit. Ed note.-The above state- ments are purely the ideas of the people mentioned and we are not responsible for the outcome. How to Be A Hit Well, well, well, next Sunday is Easter Sunday and all you strictly solid individuals will be marching in the Easter parade, that is, if you handle yourselves right and don't trip and fall flat on your probiscus. Fooled you didn't I? Every one wants to be the big dealer in the Easter parade, for isn't that only natural and so I am going to give you guys and gals a few tips on how to make yourself stand out in a crowd. First there is your outfit. Never wear a somber hue, such as navy blue or violet, no matter what Vogue says. After all, what do those fa- shion experts know alzout it? Instead try a two toned affair, such as two contrazting plaids, or make a jacket of one kind of strips and your skirt of another. Another good idea is to match up colors like blue and green and red and orange. If that doesn't knock the eyes out of the passershy, I don't know what will. Next, there is the way in which you walk. Never walk smoothly. In- stead try skipping, or hopping or even walking backwards. If this doesn't work, began to Canter like old dobbin and you are sure to attract atten- tion. If none of these should work, you can always carry a sign, reading Eat at Greasy Joe's Hash House .... Oh, now I'm being silly. Another means of attracting attention, is in elevators or crowded buses. Here there are a number of things you can do. First, you can take out a sandwich of limburger cheese. Another good idea is to wear a hat trimmed in garlic, horse radish, and pineapples. Of course you must not forget to put a drop of oil of citronella in back of each ear, and believe me the crowd will sense your presences a mile away. Second, and this is especially good at bond rallys and political meetings-start talking in a loud voice, using a strong German accent. For fun, .you might even try a Heil Hitler, and then see what happens. Third, when you go down into the subway, go down the Up escalator, knocking down as many people as you can. For spice, you can always tell a few of them where to go but please d0n't get too rough. After all you might get put into jail. So, on Easter Sunday, try my little plan and I guarantee that it will attract all the attention that you would care to have. CEd. Note-The author will absolutely not put up bail for anyone tak- ing this advice.J f APRIL room samuel' lust FOOLIHS tNcoRts.ff , xx,llllf,Af X :osxkzif G 0 1 X' 760 ,x 3 s M N t 9 E. N 6 tio 'il' 4-If: ' Y' I -frlf CF as rfb Xl if I I h :il . - 1 F 'Q' Iuuuh- U :S,lllm.. i l :':-l 95,4 .,.L - ,, : . lllllllllll 11 in Y .4 E.: Ii E- V: - --Z'-L'-6 C '-E -if gi .1- s 1 S Q Ll ' sg S eg 'TT -e. .I H I- -I ly. -5 13935326 E v . . Youive Never Seen These Before - This coupan. plus 52.50 may be exchanged lor one R.O.T.C. Hop Bid. tDale bait Coiiicer or cadeil. will be included if coupon is pre- sented before April 21. CSignedP KORN KORPORAL ATTENTION See me for teachers' signatures. I have the original 57 varieties. Room 412, Desk 5, Periods 12-18. Ask lor IOE Movie for April 14 ln connection with Pan America day, Friday. pril 14, a movie ei titled South of the Border wi be shown. This movie was filme by Walt Disney and his compan while they were on location in L2 tin America, getting hackgrounl material for Saludos Amigos' which was released not long ago. It has not yet been decided, hovi ever, at what type of assemblg the film will be held. Due to the strong feeling as not shown hy the good neighbor policy this film should help some peopli to understand our South Americai brothers. Mixed Chorus Heard Over NBC Network by .larilrie Thomas On Saturday morning. March 25 members of the Taft Mixer the 95 Chorus sang at the National Broad casting WMAQ. C o in p a ll y on Statioi The students appeared a 9:30 so that they might have amplt rehearse before the 11 a.m time to broadcast. The Chorus. under the directioi of Mrs. Helen Scanlon, chairmai of the Taft Music Department, sang Fred Waring's arrangement o When Johnnie Comes Marching Home. Hugh Roberts:wn's Cclti1 Hymn in eight part harmony, ani Mills' arrangement of Star Dust' Mr. Lande and Mr. Bean, direc tors of the High School Studi Party , complimented Mrs. Scanlon and the group on the excellen singing and the fine broadcast th Chorus gave. The Mixed Chorus, on invitatioi by the Taft P. T. A., also sang a the program Life and Education on March 28th, at which Dr. Pre: ton Bradley was the principa speaker. Mrs. Sfanlon directed th chorus in tlie same numbers as a broadcast. ril 6, 1944 Taft Tribune Page 21 I DON'T .Tl-ll oar s k f V O 6 W ----- ,O o K f, - wi ' - X X - . will nm DNA , Q H -. -7 . - NE S Na m 8 it--J !c..,..,.1 ss... mf, BUT. .- No VISITORS -1' hat is it about Carl Read that - Pome L Mall likes so much? mes Walt won a, scholarship to ,t Lakes-fwonder what l1e's g to studyl? hy was Al Whitney so interes- in talking to the representa- from Rosary College'??? here Vanece Kendrick got the for her Indian skirt? STION OF THE WEEK . . . Barb Killoren engaged to John y? It is rumored that there be orange blossoms for her on next furlough. GINE . . . l Peterson without those eyes. verly Wilhelm being rowdy. rice as many boys as girls at verly McLean a dunce. ances Wayne graduated from school. e minimum weight of the foot- ,eam at 210 pounds. HA! ?hard Rahn in overalls. rli-ara Frederick full of am- 1. yllis Roth not crying while ling. e Buddies getting up enough tion to shave. berta Kirkpatrick the meek type. s Johnson short and fat. nice Dopheide without a lot of as. re Wildeman a brunette. n Thompson without Mabel lckson. anor Igas not bashful. t without teacher hall guards. - Sherman with the same girl veriods in a row. 'llis Larson not neat. e Thornberg not giggling. 'ley LeBlanc gentle. ry Lynch without that super ' his. :e fSusieJ Schiesser not ath- :on Packard in uniform. E Kero talking to girls. I not a Wise but a dumb. 4 not a Croonferj but a er. rge Angell not a - - red ilyn not Lips but Nose. :he service boys home agin. :d Platoon to Perform eant Alfons Olson and Pri- I. L. Borggren, the R.0.T.C. 'y Instructors at Taft an- ed that some morning in the uture when the weather per- :he Taft Platoon would like on a demonstration for the student body. f '. 'iz Y 1 -. , wg P Y0 0 0 ?'l ' Lui! P swfsn If w 'H fkflfkis' gf is v NW 5. I fy N N ' i lil' X , x 4:1 ur Fools Pictured at their approximate mental age are the darlings of Taft who have achieved the honor of being titled- THE FOOLS OF THE YEAR Unanimously elected for obvious reasons is Bette Krolin, who's grin- ning countenance greets you from the top of the circle. Running close seconds for outrageous mental mud- dles are, following Da Wabbit clockwise: Art Fat Boy' Wegner whose theme song is you must have been a beautiful baby because nobody could look like that all his life -Ruthie Tiegs, because, well figure it out for yourself folks, but she certainly has us puzzled-and anybody that knows Big Jim Alleman can supply his own reason. But for the information of those who are not acquainted with this adorable little boy, he fell in love at the tender age of six months and didn't sleep all last night thinking about her-There is no scientiac explanation of wh at makes our next candidate, Jenny Zaroski. ti 'k. It has been rumored that she doesn't tick, she absolutely rattles-Ed Peterson, known to all his best friends C?J as lover baby extraordinary and big dealer A-1, is like all fools, always getting his face plastered up in public places fpostoffice, bank, courthouse, etc.J -If you recognize this apparition that's coming next. you'll probably faint before you find out that it is none other than yours truly, who is classed among these mortals any- one would be a fool to write some- thing like this and to pose for a picturenext to-Louie Michels, last but not least, who was fool enough to accept a nomination for class president-who would want to be responsible for those little bu- buti fool child1'en? And so folks, the storel ol' the morey is Peoule in glass houses shouldn't! The moon was yellow, The lane was bright, As she turned to me, In the spring nite, Every g e s t ur e, every glance, Gave the hint, she craved romance, I stammered and stut- tered-. Time went by- The moon was yellow, But so was I. fr lk lk Playlet: Scene: Livingroom. Characters: M-iid, Mau, Par- lor-lamp. Plot: Two's company, three's a crowd. Action: So the parlor lamp went out. Pk 'lf lk Sudden Thots: A word to the wise is unneces- sary. ek lk wk Woist Jokes of '44 Unique ventured he as they sat admiring a portrait-. Occa- sionally, she replied. Pk Ik lk Peauitry: I thot I knew I knew it all, But now I must confess, The more I know, I know I know. I know I know the less. :lr ll 1 Daffynitions: Egypt: As in, Egypt me out of half'a rock. Dive: A small smoky room. Delighted: Glow worm in elec- tric fan. Baga Small receptacle, usually paper ffooled 'ya huh?J. Sk ll lil Famous Last Words: Are you calling I? Cheeez-cake! Let's go to Park Ridge. But I eat the 4th. ll lk if Willie: Willie fell down elevator, There they found him, Six months later, Held their noses, Told their kids, The awful fragrance Willie is. 41 li lk Short Story: He tilted her lovely head to- wards him, and bent over her tremulous, expectant mouth. He gazed for n moment then softly said- that tooth will have to come out. Page 22 Notes to You By MAYER Well, well, here we are at good old Taft High and I do believe that it is lunch time. Oh me lunch time and a problem presents itself at our door. Shall we on this lovely day, brave the lunchroom and risk be- ing mashed in the rush or shall we go to Tedlins, cut our way through the heavy fog to our table and pay 60c for a sick sandwich and a half a thimble of malted milk. This is one of the many problems that a Taftite must face, but if he is courageous he will come through alive, or at least alive enough to be passed by his draft board. Have you ever been lucky enough to stand on the side lines and watch the happy little children come out of the lunchroom and the study hall? For a minute before the bell rings the door quivers on its hing- es and the walls tremble and then, all of a sudden, the door opens and the students come popping out like toast out of a toaster. . All they would need would be a little butter on their ears and they would look good enough to eat .... Ugh! The other day I was in the li- brary, reading the latest copy of Vogue, when a little boy rushed up and grabbed it out of my hand and said, quote, You're finished with this and so I'll put it back on the rack. So help mei if a thing like that happens once more, there will be just one less male about Taft. Taft. SIDELINES: That must have been some joke that Bill Beth, now of the navy told Miss Fox, and a very select group of students in A.M. Division the other day. Femmel, Forney, Michels Running for President The June class of 1944 is very busy at present striving to pick the best of its members for class officers. The nominating commit- tee are doing their best to help each division choose its candidates. The nominating committee are: Florence Shirley, Edwaru Peter- son, Robert Moreau, Phillip Nelson, Richard Rick, Shirley Gleason, Jean Tracy, Harold Berns, Avalon Stepien, Albert Whitney, Evelyn Pyzik, and Catherine Kreller. Candidates for the office are as follows: President. Louis Michels fFox, Lukens, McCalmont, Nels- sonjg Robert Forney fRogersJg Richard Femmel fOsbonJ. Vice- Pres.: Shirley Liddell fFox, Mc- Calmontjg Jack Congdon fRogers, Nelsonlg Carl Read QLukensl: Dorothy Niessen fOsbonJ. Secre- tary: Evely Pyzik, Dolores Kane, Marjorie Soper, Janice Youmans, Treasurer: Joe Lagorio, Jim Mein, Henry Troester, Roberta Kirkpat- rick. Taft Tribune W 73S HOW bo'YA Luo: MY New EASTER ourrrr? I i ll I 5. ,, o v if v El' ,,.. Z x -Q ,,. Z, g 1 :f. :lt 3225 J- o I - , usn ll X wif 12, .Q-ff :S A ,,. .1'- X as :if - L - Q s US sf 1 ig 1,1--11 llllllv mv wtf ,, -we-.V M 621153, Bengal I lm , 4 , - :' N N 1:1 S I T1 Cl . S, of ., r I , l W 1 ' C 0 X i F? I I'- I. I: I-Y, I , ll :eg W' I E :E e it t b f gas fa -- X - F ,iz 3 X ' ' il r: , :ill ' 7 3 x ,-: E --Z -ff i e C a -WW' -?- - l LLL - U Book Review By Faye Many years ago in the deep deep south there lived a potent little pigeon by the name of Scarlet O'Hara, who really cooked on the double burner and handled those river bankers with the greatest of ease. Now, no girl in all the south had as many admirers as Scarlet for no other gal quite dripped with the old charm as did she. All our little Scarlet had to do was to wave her lily white hands or bat those long lashes around and would those Southern wolves come howling. The other girls of the vicinity didn't care for this too much and were always making slurring remarks about her char- acter, that is what there was of it. But Scarlet didn't mind be- cause, according to her, men were the only ones who really mattered in life, and who am I to disagree with her? If Scarlet ever thought that she was-losing one of her romeos, she would just make like a Pepsident ad and they would come back, head over heels. Of course as time went on, Scarlet was bound to meet her match fthe book would be rather dull if she didn'tl. As it happened, she met him lRhett Butler, in case you havent read the bookl at Ashley Wilkes' grand ball. She had just thrown a vase at Ashley because he wou1dn't marry her, and hit Rhett instead. To almost any man, to be hit by the great Scar- let was a great honor but to Rhett it was just a pain in the neck or should I say head. Before she could finish sinking her claws in Rhett, the Civil War broke out and all the men went away to teach the Yankees a lesson. Of course, Scarlet hated to see the men leave, but the straw that really broke the came1's back was when Ashley Wilkes dared to marry another girl. Scarlet was so angry, that she got married right away to teach him a lesson. I mean Ash- ley, of course. Scarlet's new hus- band was sort of a Mortimer Snerd, of the Southern gentle- man variety. I didn't get his name, but neither did Scarlet for long, for he died a month later of the measles. Of course, this left Scarlet free as a boid, and so naturally what should she do but start to work on another victum. However, by this time the War was over and all the young wolves were either dead or taken, so she married an old. geezer, who had an over grown cookie duster on his receding chin. Scarlet's new husband, named Mr. Kennedy, thought he was a. April 6, 1 Victor Garde Patriotic Dut America is fighting a total It is the patriotic duty of man, woman and child to ass all possible ways. Every boy and girl shoul urged to help by having a Vi Garden and growing fresh tables so as to leave sufficient for our fighting men and allie: in some countries are pract starving. Every student who has in a sunny location, should a garden. A nearby vacant lo' serve the purpose, if perm has been granted by the own Since in the past more seeds been purchased than were n and since conservation of ser of vital importance, an en' containing 9 small packets of which is enough to plant a g l2'x5' may be ordered throug Office of the District Super dent. The charge for these will be l2c. These seed packe' contain the following: leaf 1+ radishes, wax beans, green Swiss Chard, carrots, beets, and French marigold. Any person, who up to no felt that they weren't doing 6 for the war effort, can help victory by planting a Victor den. ,i,.-.-.-,l..- war veteran, but after a 1 with Scarlet he really knevn war was like. After hi through a hundred pages l shot. The coroner said tl was murder, but if you as it was suicide. It wasn't long, a few we be exact, before Searle married again. The towns were shocked to death, but they found out that it was Butler, whom she was mai they gave up. They could stood either Rhett or E separately, but together were impossible. Rhett stc ground with Scarlet for six years but then, too, he like some of yesterday's and finally left her. Sensi feat, she threw herself feet and cried Oh, Rhe darlink, I loff you, I mea I all loves you all CRhett l CI had forgotten that this southern epic.l You can me, what will I ever do? then Rhett answered he what he said is not pr --on this page. Koppied Korn: A certain young fellow Beebee, Wished to marry a lady Phoebe. But he said I must What the big fee w Before Phoebe be Phoet bee. ,1-i1 5, 1944 Taft Tribune Page 23 follege Day Is tnjoyedg Very -ig Success niversities Attend Affair :presentatives From 16 College Day March 22, for xft High Sch0ol's 5 held Wednesday, and 4A students. 'he seniors were auditorium for the first period l heard the guest speakers- ,rk Gilmore representative from ight Jr. College and Laverne utt, representative from Wash- 'ne Trade School. After these eresting and enlightening talks, 1 senior girls remained in the litorium where they saw a movie Nursing entitled R. N. They o heard Mrs. Esther Nelson R. representative from the Illinois lte Nurses' Association, speak on e subject of Opportunities in rsingf' The remainder of the -rning, from 9:00 to 12:00, was ent in individual interviews, that 1 been scheduled for tl1e seniors ih various college representa- es. All interviews were held in e library. Phe following schools were repre- ited at Taft on College Day: loit College-John B. Laing ickburn College--Phyllis Harper ntral YMCA College-C. M. Law- son icago, University of-M. Eliza- meth Johnson icago Teachers College - Dr. Dmer S. Williams nois University of-Edward E. Stafford lnois Institute of Technology - Ruth R. Shellito lnois Wesleyan University-Ray- nond Dooley .lamazoo College-Leroy D. Reed lox College-Edward W. Seay ke Forest College - Robert D. Amaden lndelein College-Mary Lou Wal- :ers -rth Park College--Oscar E. Ol- son lrthwestern University-Georgia Bayless, George Seulberger sary College-Gloria Shepanek 9Dhens College-J. Scott Memry assembled in . rench Club Meets The French Club held their first :eting of the semester, 5th per- l, March 27. Robert Moreau, 4A, ,s elected President. The race for ce President is between Leslie kinson and Wanda Rutherford. e Vice President and Secretary ll he elected at the next meeting. The French songs Marsellaise , Canada , and Un Canard were ng during the remander of the riod. Miss E. Luedemann, spon- r of the club is planning French mes for the next meeting. INQUIRING , gseponren This week the column will be de- voted to Women Only . The ques- lion is: What Do You Dislike Most About 'MEN'? Bette Shultz, 3A Crew-cuts on certain people! Laurel Perkins, 3B You can't believe what they're saying half the time. Sue Harper, 3A I don't like those dumb hair cuts. Marge Beesley, 3A They're Either Too Young or Too Old. Nancy Vogel, 3B Seeing there's a 'Man Power Shortage' there's nothing I dislike about MEN right now! Lorraine Kohler, 3B Some of them are tooooo con- ceited, but most of them are pretty swell. Shirley Lou Steiskal, 3B Those who are too fickle and always changing their minds. Laura Swanson, 3A There's not enough of them! Bonnie Weidman, 3B What men?!! . . . If you mean those males walking around Taft . . . Super! ALSO . . . an anonymous person who doesn't wish to be ganged up on!!! 7 2 7 Miss Berquist's Division High In Buying Bonds Once again Miss M. Berquist's division has walked off with top honors in the sale of bonds and stamps. To date they have sold 69,300 The following eight divisions complete the list of the honor div- isions, namely the ten highest in the school: Mrs. V. McConville's division, with 546753 Mr. C. E. Johnson's with 2889.905 Mrs. Klugs division with 52187509 Miss J. Carleton's division with S2012.25g Miss H. Unseth's division with 51856505 Mrs. Paulson's division with 185650, alsog Miss Bea.ver's division with 51726503 and Miss Straight's division with 31725. Taft's grand total is now 586,- 09635. Come on, students, try and put Taft at the head of the list of bond sales for all the high schools in the city of Chicago! Names 'Pursuit Ship The members of division room 216 were honored recently. They were permitted to suggest a name for a pursuit ship. This honor was given them because they were one of the rooms which sold the most war bonds and stamps for the past year. Many names were suggested, but Colin Kelly was their first choice and The Fighting Fury placed second after considerable voting. Xazzf PA HAD .f ' , -211 Z sipna v 5-7 tg we ' V 5 . f , k Ki- Z .. WI 'Qs . 1 .Mtn g 0,0991 'tix r A' 'IW 9 t 't im ' f 65 gf v gg SOLID! WZ ji v llfg 2 Z oo 0.0 ' APJQ Q fQGS HIE 004, HOUSGQ I' Cof N.. Q- ullih -t--QT Did you freshies look for the Freshie Doghouse in the last paper? Were you puzzled because it was'nt there? Theres a reason for it, be- lieve it or not . . . Look kiddies, your poor browbeaten reporter asked you for news, remember- And what did 1035 get but six lonely items in two whole weeks. Now you know you can't get to be a social butterfly around this ln- stitution without getting your name in the Trib fplugj. So, fresh- ies, support this column 'cause we want you to feel at home here. P. S. Not too much Suzie Jones loves Tommy Smith stuff. Now We will start all over again. The Freshie Doghouse by 1025. Somebody tells me you're a wolf, Clarence Mueller . . . Tsk! Tsk! Who is known as the baby in the 301 p. m. division? - Two little 'tellers fyou know who you are! serving 2 encores in the Trib office 1st an 2nd periods- with no teacher. Incidentally the happy little jun- ior who told them all about the advantages of the home of your Taft Tribune as a supervised study is still running. tThey were big freshiesll 4F Paddock at the Pickwick one Saturday . . . mind keeps run- ning back to Ebinger, huh, Forry? Lois Cody chewing an enormous wad of precious Juicy Fruit gum daily and wailing because teachers don't appreciate its value. How did Willie get the name Trunk? He aughta be something littler . . . No, not bag! Marion Grey fworking with the photographer! says some of her pint-sized classmates were so dumb they didn't even know where the center of the stage was. Inciden- tally, some of the other business managers said that it was practi- cally necessary to club you freshies to make you stand still for pictures. Along the more serious lines, We welcome Barbara Heckel back to Taft. This 1B has just returned to school after a very serious oper- ation. Ruth Anderson, after a grim encounter with the strep bug, has won and has returned, too. Alice Kanist, June Schreiber and Betty Madsen supplementing as cub re- porters for the Trib. These people will be glad to take any choice bits of dirt off your hands and see that it gets to this reporter too- that's in case you a.ren't close to 1035. What freshie, initials B. H., can't think of a better excuse for habit- ual tardiness than: But teacher, I went to my locker. That, my lit- Page 24 1 ' ffl-- rl A f ,e w Ofvo f 1 ,Q - .-4' DHQQL' . it V A ...U W f Amid icicles on their noses, and the blood freezing in their veins, Taft's mighty nine took to the field for the first time this season for a lrit. of infield and fly-slmggiiig prac- tice. Among the brave youths that turned out to participate in this mass murder, we picked out Walter Mikos, Perry Mehan, Tom Leach, Dawn Fahrlzach, and Bill Klein as possessing exceptional fielding prowess Oh, we forgotg the date of this auspicious occasion was Tuesday, March 2-1. ak Pk Plf The following day gave the fu- ture Eagles their first batting at- tempts, with Norbie Pilch, Earl Belzer, Bill Hotze, Hack Daniel- son, and Jocko Congdon, leading the Hit Parade. HK 2? Sk By the time you read this, the first game against Steinmetz, on Friday, the 31st of March, will have either been played or canceled. We predict, today, Tuesday, March 23, that Paul Johnson, one of last year's pitchers will start this opener. Mr. Galland will depend upon five pitchers this year. They will be: Johnson, a right-hander, Carl Read, who also throws from the third base side, Jack Berry, Ted Dobrowski, and Al Walker. Walker is just a freshman, and shows a great deal of promise. The last three mentioned are southpaws. if Pk vii The catching department will be taken over by Hack Danielson and Jock Congdon who will also see action at third. The first string infield and outfield positions, are at this date, wide open, but will be potentially filled by the Monday, after you get the TRIB, possibly sooner. The boys are whipping into tip-top shape, as a result of Mr. Gallands' Commando Course. Dk wk bl: Every day, Art Goldbrick Wegner, manager of the baseball team, goes thru the motions of what the well mannered manager will do. We almost overlooked the name of Dick Nelson, a first- stringer from last year's team, who is expected to be a great help in putting the Eagles high up in the North Section. rl: Sli ik Some new equipment is expected to arrive in the near future. It will consist mainly of complete uniforms, caps, new baseballs, and a few fungo bats. With this, the team should be all set for the sea- son. Taft Tribune Read, Fahrbach HighMen Tankers Find -Boat in Pool . by LOU GIBBS Won by Read, Fahrbach, Michels and Stullmis one of the most fam- iliar announcements heard at swim- ming meets, for it is these four tankers along with Dick Bergsund and Hal Scholle that fo1'm the back- Here is a boy who should get two letters this year. He had to trans- fer from the Juniors to the Seniors because of grade increase at the end of last semester. He made his 25 points as a Junior and will by the end of next meet have 25 more Top row: Bill Nemic, Dick Carlson. Capt.. Erwine Pickett, Glenn Rum- say, Bob Ray, Larry Wcxlquist. Center row: Bernie Miller, Ed Stunell. Ray Norman. Bob Zielke. Herb Schirmer. Bottom row: Chester Mathison, Bob Munsell, Richard Tomlinson Ted Spath. bone of the Senior swimming team. Now we shall go into detail for all Senior mermen: Carl Readg all we have to say for Read is that he is one of the best swimmers Chi- cago has ever seen. Carl feels equally at home when traversing either the 200, 100, or 40 yard Free Style, and is the daddy of the team with four years experience. At the present time, he has 83 points to his credit. Don Fahrbachg meet the 40 yard Free Style man. He also likes the 100, and occasion- ally is found practicing l00 back. Don is at present pacing the team with 90 points, and will be back again next year. Lou Michelsg Lou has 40 points to date this season, which is March 28, all received for his efforts as the 100 yard breast- stroker. Lou has also been on the team for four years, and is one of the spark plugs. He missed out on the picture, so you can't see what a handsome man he is. Ed Stull: as a Senior. Dick Bergsundg Dick didn't have much chance to show April 6, 1 he was worth his mettle vt back-stroker like Dick Reidel was undefeated this year, ai It was after Reidel graduat February that Bergsund took off, and he now has 30 1 Harold Scholleg The man to Reads' place next fall in th Free Style. Scholle is getting every meet, and, while fini seccnd and third most of the is getting those points that meets. A good guy to have al He has about 25 points, rigl the head, for his letter. Others that should receive are Dan Vrabec, who does a job on the 100 breast: Perri han, who was out most of th- son with a stomach injury, bu' his letter last year: and Bob ' er, an all around man. Jim H is also a fine addition. Juniors Also Excel As Tank With the Juniors: Glen Rai High point man on the team close to 60, one of the finest back-stroker. Don Normang A event man of high caliber, wh 50 points. Dick Carlson, The tain of the Junior team who develop into another Norlie or in time. Thirty-five points him in good stead. Ed St: Anotherone of Mr. Miller's with 23 points. Herb Schil Herb should finish up with about enough for his letter. The Diving Department is down by George Zima of the S team, who placed high in the city meet. Ted Spath and Zielke perform for the Junior Back row: Carl Schill. Mgr.. Dun Vrabec, Perry Mahan. Iimmy Harse Stull. Front row: Dick Bergsund, Don Fahrbach. Carl Read. Capt.. G Zima. Missing is one of the stars. Lou Michels. Locker Room The boys' locker room is the scene of many thrilling incidents, now-a-days. Hank Anderson 2A, is seen joyfully putting his hand thru one of the unfortunate loc- kers. Stan Giese 3A, is always found combing his golden locks after swimming. Loud shouts of anguish sounding like this: get your 1f72oZxX8r hands off the water temperature, are heard daily. You naughty boys. Mr. Gallands' 8th period gym class, taking their swimming test like men. Larry Lynch trying to convince Mr. Kreutzer that he has been faithfully attending his class. He has been, too. Jack Berry bragging about the best shower he ever took after a baseball workout. It doesn't look like the same old locker room anymore, as the locker formally held by Norbert Arsh Paulish, Bob Bojangles Flum, and Al Ollie Schmidt is vacated: a di- rect cause of a disease called grad- uation. Those suitless swimmers had to wrap towels around the: the pictures on this page. ' will they learn? Bob Miller ing thru the other day-good 1 you back Bob-it looks more , what the same with you again. George Greek Dayi running into the gym righ time every day. Wish we coul the same. An un-identified freshie walking thru the locker roon other day had his head bashc Q econd Paper alvage Drive roves Successful ln an interview with Mr. L. Hoe- - yesterday, April 11, he congrat- ited both the teachers and stu- nts of Taft who made the recent per drive such a tremendous suc- ss. Phe Taft quota of 10,000 pounds ,s exceeded by 1,000 pounds, and e proceeds from the sale totalled 2.50. This money has been al- ated to a War Chest Fund, which ll be used for only such purposes are dictated by the war emer- ncy. A committee of students lm the Student Council and other rresentative organizations of the lool will meet with the faculty nmittee to determine a satisfac- y and just policy in the disburse- nt of the funds. Students are urged to save all Jer during the spring vacation l during the first two weeks lowing and bring the paper to .ool on the morning of Friday, y 12th. f you have 50 pounds or more ase make out a pickup slip l give it to Mrs. M. Lukens or . C. Fuller before Friday, May vic Assembly a Be Held May 12 'he Civic Assembly, consisting of dents chosen to represent all h schools, each branch of the cago Junior College and the cago Teacher's College will be i on Friday, May 12, 1944, at the :cutive Club Grand Ballroom of Hotel Sherman. The Principals asked to select two students, from the January 1944 class one from the June 1944 class. students may be either girls or s. They must be in the upper ' of their class and their char- r rating should be excellent, on basis of his or her honesty, de- larility, industry, personal pness, good manners, and obedi- e to law. 'ie students chosen are to par- mate in school activities and ' must display qualities of lea- hip. eholarships will be offered to 1 School Civic Assembly Honor lents by the American College hysical Education, George Wil- s College, Illinois Institute of lnology the University of Chi- Northwestern University and Central Y. M. C. A. College of ago. Additional scholarships be offered and, if they are, will be announced later. le Taft representatives to the : Assembly last year were Ma- nn Jacobsen and Curtiss John- who both won scholarships. ' Ann Jacobsen was to the ersity of Chicago and Curtiss son to Northwestern Univer- it ri un Vol. X. No. 4 Taft High School, Chicago. Illinois April 21, 1944 May 8-14 IS R. O. T. C. Officers,Club Youth Week The week of May 8-14, inclusive, has been designated as Chicago Youth Week. This year the slogan Youth Serves America has been selected to focus attention upon the service of youth to our country. In order to highlight the activi- ties, specific days have been set aside to show the participation of Youth. Monday-War Service Drives. Tuesday-Physical Fitness. Wednesday-War Production. Thursday-Service to A1'med For- , ces. Friday-Citizenship in Action. Saturday-Victory Gardens. A Sunday-Spiritual Fitness. O Attention Young Men If you are nearing your seventeenth or eighteenth birthday you should read this for it is vital to you. These are some of the changes in the in-. duction procedure for the armed forces. Boys, in their last half of any school year, upon reaching their 18th birthday, will be excused from reporting for their pre-induction physical examination: instead they will be accepted for either an army or navy pool and sent home. They will then be subject to call within the next 21 days. If they are not called before 90 days a new physical examina- tion is necessary. RADIO SCHOOL The navy will accept men in the following three groups for its radio training: Q13 Those who are seventeen years of age. C23 Men who are eighteen or more but have not been called for their pre-induction phy- sical examination and Q37 Men, eighteen or more, who have been accepted for the navy pool but have not been called for actual induc- tion. A change in the navy program provides for eight months of college in a V-12 program before assignment to a flight preparatory school. A-12 COLLEGE PROGRAM The A-12 program has now become primarily one for boys of seventeen years, who are enlisted on a reserve basis. Officers of the sixth service command have explained it as follows: fly Seventeen year old boys, who are high school graduates by July 1, and who have passed the exam- ination given on March 15th, will be eligible to enlist in the reserve program. C25 To enlist they will have to pass the usual physical exam- ination given at the induction station and secure the consent of their parents. Q35 Men accepted who are less than 17 and 6 months or age will be eilgible for at least three twelve week terms of college. Those over 17 years and 6 months, not less than 17-93 will be eligible for at least two such terms. C41 Boys accepted will be sent to college at the expense of the government. If they become 18 while at college, they will complete their present term and then be sent home to be ordered to the reception center at Fort Sheridan. The reception center will then send all such reserve boys to Fort Benning, Georgia for their seventeen weeks of basic training. ARMY AIR CORPS ENLISTMENT Men over 18 and under 27, who wish to get into the air force, must make application before they are called for their pre-induction physical. Once a man is accepted for the army or navy he may not transfer to the air corps. Seventeen year old boys in the Army Air Force Enlisted Reserve, who become eighteen, will be called for duty unless they are in school: then they will be allowed to complete their current semester. r The R.O.T.C. Officer's Club was organized in Noverriber 1943 and the only qualification for member- ship is to be an officer of the R.O.- T.C. The officers of the club were elected at the first meeting and they are: Hugh Fitzgerald, pres- ident: Don Swanson, vice pres- ident: Tom Craft, secretary: and Ray Reichard, treasurer. The club holds meetings once a month at one of the members houses. The Constitution and Laws, were written by Robert Kolpek, 1st Lieu- tenant. The main project of the club so far has been the planning of the R.O.T.C. Hop which will be held April 21 at the Knickerbocker Ho- tel. The members of the club made the selection of the place, orchestra, and the Queen of the Ball. Members of the club in order of their rank are: Robert Forney, Lt. Colonel: James Will, Captain: Tom Craft, Captain: Clifford Netter- strom, Captain: Edward Ferguson, Captain: Hugh Fitzgerald, 1st Lieu- tenant: Ernest Pfaff, 1st Lieuten- ant: Robert Kolpek, 1st Lieuten- ant: John Lekberg, lst Lieuten- ant: Ralph Mueller, 2nd Lieuten- ant: Leonard Nettnin, 2nd Lieuten- ant: Raymond Reichard, 2nd Lieu- tenant: Kenneth Mortonson, 2nd Lieutenant: Alfred Ebenhahn, 2nd Lieutenant: Dale Padgltt, 2nd Lieutenant: Roy Larson, 2nd Lieutenant: and Don Swanson, 2nd Lieutenant. A - I CALENDAR May 9-Paper Drive May 12-Taft Trib May 19-Spring Concert Page 26 Taft Tribune Servicemen's e 0 Correspondence Glafitlra illilakr lhr Svuprrmr Svarrriirr Dear Sh., The faculty and students of Taft As I said once before in a letter to you, I'm not good at writing for- mal letters, so I wish you'd excuse this one. Right now Sir, I'm sitting on a box outside my tent, and thinking of the good old days back in Chi- cago. Someday the fellas that are away from home will be able to live them over again. No doubt they'll make up for all their lost time. I'm with a swell bunch of fellas and a good outfit. Although the corpsmen from the 41st were split up, I still have a few old buddies scattered here and there. I've made new friends though and quite a few of them. For sport and recreation, we have a place to play ball and also a basketball court. In the evenings we have motion picture shows. What's more we have several the- aters to pick from. Last night I saw Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant . It was a pretty good picture. It's hard to write a letter, 'cause there is so little a guy can say, so I hope this one has a few interest- ing features. The other night at the show l met a fellow from Chicago. He lives at Cicero and Irving, and went to Lane several years ago. He's a good friend of Viccie Schwau's. It does the old guy good to meet a a fellow like that now and then. In your last letter, Sir, you re- ferred to San Diego, as a Garden of Eden . I'd hardly call it that. It may have been okay years ago, but now it's just a mass of service- men. Crowded?? Well, the last time I saw it, pickpockets were lifting their own watches. I read about Bob Miller in a clipping the folks sent me. I think he deserved the honor of being President of his class. What's more he's a swell guy and they don't come any better. Well Sir, it's time for chow, so I'll shove off. Rumor says we have chicken. Respectfully yours Robert E. Wleklinski H.A. 1 fc U.S.N.R. P.S. I'd like to hear from you very much, so if you can get away from the woes of Taft High, Sir, I'd ap- preciate a line or two. Please say hello to the faculty for me. Thanks! My address is: Robert E. Wleklinski H.A. ljc U.S.N.R. S8z.S Co. 3rd Serv. Bn. Service Troops, 3rd Marine Service Troops 3rdMarine Division cfo F.P.0. San Francisco 6 California GIVE TO THE RED CROSS' High school were indeed very sorry to hear of the unfortunate death of Aviation Cadet Thomas F. Schu- macher which occurred March 29, 1944, when his plane crashed while he was soloing over Coleman Field, Texas. Tom was a member of the June Class of 1943. Although he was not able to graduate with his class as he had already left for the Air Tragedy has again struck among our Taft graduates in the untimely death of Thomas Flynn, who was killed April 11, 1944, when he swerved his falling plane, a P-39, to avoid a group of 75 children, marching into their school at Vic- toria, Texas. It was characteristic of Tom to forfeit his own life, which could have been saved by bailing out, for the safety of the children. Thomas F. Schumacher Force in May, he was awarded his diploma ln Absentu . Tom was first sent to Jefferson Barracks, Missouri, for a short period of reception. He was then sent to college at Transylvania, Kentucky, where he learned the essentials and theory of flight. While at college he received 10 hours of dual control instruction in P.T. 17's, a primary training plane used by the Army and Navy Air Forces. When his college course was completed he proceeded to Randolph Field, San Antonio, Texas, for Pre-Flight and his class- ification as a fighter pilot. Tom took his primary flight training at Coleman Field, Texas, where he made his first solo flight on Feb- ruary 26, 1944. Tom enjoyed every moment he spent at the flying schools, which was very noticeable from his cor- respondence with members of the faculty and students here at Taft. Flying was just in his blood. Be- fore entering the service he had a hobby of drawing models of our country's flying ships. In December Tom visited Taft while on his furlough and further intrigued us with his stories of Aviation and actual flying. Tom was well liked by all his friends at Taft and those with whom he worked at Sears Roebuck and Co. Those of us here who knew him know we can never hope to find a better friend, companion, or boy more friendly and cooperative than Tom. Tom's remains were escorted to Chicago by Aviation Cadet Alfred w Lt. Thomas Flynn Second Lt. Thomas J. Flynn, a Foster field instructor, was the on- ly son of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald J. Flynn of 6666 Ogallah Ave. Besides his parents he is survived by two sisters, Patrica, an alumni of Taft, who is now attending a Wisconsin college, and Katherine, who is now a student of Taft. Tom was a likeable and popular student, coming to Taft from St. Phillip, as a sophomore, to Miss Berquist's division. He was associ- ated with Mr. Rapier, having been a member of the Symphony Band since his arrival at Taft. His popu- larity was evident, in that he was elected treasurer of his Senior Class, the graduates of June '41. We, the students, teachers, and Alumni of Taft, extend our deepest sympathy to the parents and sisters of Thomas Flynn, in their bereave- ment, and as you place a gold star in your window, we, his Alma Ma- ter, pay tribute in our hearts to the memory of a gallant lad. Editor's Note: The Edison Park Post No. 541 of the American Le- gion said that the S. A. L. Rifle Platoon, which Tommey once cap- tained, will form an honor guard at the funeral. Floyd, a native Texan and Tom's best friend and buddy while he was at Coleman Field. Tom's funeral was very inspiring, it was military in every detail. In addition to Cadet Floyd, six soldiers acted as pall bearers. Tom's mother, in an impressive ceremony at Memorial Cemetery in Evanston, Illinois, was presented with the flag that had covered Tom's casket. W April 11, 1 A-C Ender Becomes Lieutena Dear Mrs. Farrell, I'm now in Basic Flying S here at Garden City. I will upper classman next week then will be only three m away from getting my wing: commission. Under this new ing program, five months are in college, one month in clas: tion, two months in pre-flight two months each in Primary, i and Advanced schools. At this one month spent in Basic training and you have aroun teen months spent to get wings. I don't know what there is flying that gets you, but afte have flown for a while you craving that can't be satisf any way except to climb i ship and take off. We had some mean weather in on us last night--a. cold accompanied by six inches of rain, and strong winds along near zero temperatures. Frc indications it is here to stay few days and so flying is su ed. That is the only part of don't like, you never saw ang so restless as a lot of cadet pilots who are grounded beca inclement weather! ' Respectfully yours, AIC Wyman Ender 16135265 BCAAFBFS Cadet Detact Garden City, Kansas. Dear Mr. Hoefer and Studen' My sister Ethel goes to Ta she always sends me the Taf une. Taking all the articles the Tribune is the most intei Why? Well it's a great feeling to read about fellow student: the case of Lt. H. Dura, l he and I were fellow team Looking at the last issue Tribune I noticed that Lt. is at the same base I'm when I meet him again we team mates again. I could be called a pior Taft because I started the fi it opened and continued ' left for the service. That wa and a half years later. I on your first baseball team later turned out to be a goo The first year I missed onl innings the entire season. never forget Taft and the s' That's enough about my far as the school goes. At l'm a sergeant in the Pai and I'm happy at my work. 1 train many troopers and now seeing action overseas. At I have 12 parachute jumps more coming up next mol closing I wish the school luck in the world. Happy landings 1 Sgt. Andy D nril 21, 1944 'ell, Taftites, the fateful day roaches! Some of the luckier s at school are busily tearing md getting their dee-vine out- completed. Meanwhile the fel- are spending their evenings .ng over their small supply of zen stuff and trying to figure ways of getting more. The R. 0. I. boys are shining up the but- s on their uniforms so they will le with more glory than ever Lhat night of all nights. E course one of the thrills in ng to such an affair is having r name in the paper, next to L of your one and only, so be- you will find some of the les of these lucky people. arbara Schwinn-Eddie Stull. at Smith-Chuck Peterson. :anne Risinger-Jerry Guth. aura Swanson-Dick Carlson. Luline Bellandi-Karl Kordenat. rt Turner-Lee Eichberger. :anne Olson-Bud Kowalski. ae Kane-Louie Michels. ztty Lykkegaard-Al Whitney. icy Isberner-Jocko Congdon. arry Shramek-Lenny Piekarski Taft Tribune Regimental Roll Call Janice Sorenson-Carl Read. Grace Mencll-Ed Sienkiewicz. Jeanette Zaroski-Don Zinc. Marge Soper-Hank Troester. Shirley Scholbauer-Larry Slo- vick. Nancy Knight-Joe LaGorio. Frances Quan-Bob Sweeney. Carol Gronau-Tom Thompson. Peggy Brinkmeyer-Harry Berns Shirley Lou Steiskal - Jimmy Pemble. Nancy VogelfDick Haniscll. Dolores Comerford-Kenny Wog- stad. Marian Ericksen-Taft Lowell. Irene Kohls-Leonard Nettnin. Ethel Sahlberg-Phil Nelson. Edith Callahan-Bob Sherman. Marlys Garmoe-Jimmy Alleman. Pat Schmidt-Jim Mein. Mary Kelly-Whitey Ericksen. Marge Beasley-Ted Dombroski. Grace Wayne-Henry Beaver. Jeanne Koch-Dizzy Dean. Miss AmericahHugh Fitzgerald. Dorothy Bowen-Louis Larson Janet Evans-Reynold Olson. Jean Brown-John Lekberg. Judy Purnell-Don L. Michels. Margaret Harvey-Jerry Tapp. Pat Knight-Rusty Petersen Marion Howard-John Moderi. Corrinne Lauschke-Bill Boehl. Carold Kelgaard-Al Ebenhahn. Verna Lundahl-Harold C. Alvin. Shirley Campbell-Jack Moehle. Joyce Bjorsen-Jim Cochran. Shirley Peterson - Dick Bret- wisch. Ann Ellis-Dick Femmel. Carol Gerhardt-Bob Forney. Eleanor Mogonson-Ed Ferguson Lee Crippen-Ralph Mueller. Martha Rettenmier - Ken Swan,- son. Lorraine Koehler-Jim Harsch. Bonnie Weidmann-Eugene Nu- gent. Lou Gibbs-Oliver Hamachek. Ruth Galitz-Robert Kolpek. Evelyn Evenson-Dick Bergsund. Jean Reichard-Ray Reichard. ' Joan Klusman-Roy Larson. Dorothy Ewing-Ed Petersen. Shirley Mason-Ernie Pfaff. Page 27 Betty Jane Thompson - Kenneth Mortonson. Bodel Burkell-Earle Sparks. Mary Dalton--Tom Craft. Loris Syversen - Lenny Lewan- dowski. Ila Tegtmier-Henry Hand. That's all for now. I'll see you at the classy Knickerbocker Hotel to- night. fDon't I wish!! .i. QUESTIONS OF THE WEEK: What did Ruth Kaage have in that big shopping bag she was carrying around school? . . . Will Harold Axness ever stop nominating Robert Moreau for everything? . . . Who's going to ask me to the ROTC hop? . . . Is Betty Holzem really going to move to Florida? . . . Are our eyes deceiving us, or do we see Tom T. without Mabel? . . . What happened to the Ringer-Sherman affair? . . . What girl with the initials L. J. C. in Mr. Campbell's division has a preference for the freshie men at Schurz? test Dope :out Biggest Dope By Betty Lou Schultz y face grew pale as I stared at friend with unbelieving eyes. 1 mean, I exclaimed in a hor- stricken tone youl've never 'd of him? My friend glanced fully at the floor and mur- ed an apologetic No. iagine, fellow Taftites, she had r heard of Little Willie who is tmous in high school circles as erman and Frank Sinatra. I led this situation must be re- .ed at once so I proceeded to a few details about Willie. illie is the model of every full- ied American boy. He is a t deal like the typical Taftite, delightful sense of humor and y harmless pranks have caused to be immortalized in verse. r example: e Willie, with a taste for gore ad the baby to the door er cried with humor quaint lie dear don't spoil the paint. om this verse we discover that e inherits his humor from his ref. at Willie loves to watch things ose range is shown in the fol- ig bit of verse. e, in the best of sashes in the fire and was burned to Lshes nd by the room grew chilly no one wanted to poke up Willie. lm yourselves friends! You 1 Willie is dead, don't you? never fear, for this jolly little has as many lives as a cat. 1 the future buy issues of the Tribune and you may continue Hg further episodes in Willie's . .4 R. O. 11 C. Chooses Pin-up ueen and Court Standing: Princesses Carol Gerhardt, Betty Jane Thom son, Dee Kane M Dalt . Seated: Nancy Night, Queen of the ROTC Hop. P ' ' ary on 1 Page 28 Taft Tribune FQESHIE 005, 4400564 ll i I . . . - . ,,Cf5.9 f. y,5fj.j'r 1-'ru' Hurrah for you, freshies! At last you're beginning to cooperate. To finish what the printer chopped off of the tail of the dog- house last time is the first business at hand. As you remember ,a cer- tain freshie initials B. H. used as a daily tardy excuse, But teacher, I had to go to my locker . . . That my little innocent is pretty bad- even I can think up a better one than that--on short notice too.- Just stop by the fifth encore chair in 304 and ask for Joe. With everybody discussing the size of the freshmen, take a look at Larry Ransom. Larry, we also won- der where you got your aptitude for ignoring your classes. Aw cummon' Louis 'Farrell-tell us what the other feller looks like. iLouie seems to have misplaced a tooth someplace! Wm-ning: Fellers you'd better not walk unconsciously into Divi- sion 311 p.m. It's all girls and you are traveling at your own risk. Fred Carr-a constant source of joy to all who know him-strolling off daily with the keys to 105, con- sequently Miss Carleton drags him out of his ninth period class so.she can get her bookcases open. LSa.y maybe he's not so dumb after allg Larry Walqulst looks like a good prospect for next year's freshie- soph. team .... This looked like a glrl's handwriting. And written on pink paper, too. Hello! Of course there are the Four Fiendish Freshies who eat huge oozy hot dawgs outside the Journ. rooms. CEditor's Note: This is completely demorallzingg Wayne Smith dates-a short sto- ry by Dorothy Woerner and Mar- jorie Lehmann .... How we love to see him eat his ice-cream sand- wiches-his little red mouth mov- ing up and down like an elevator. How romantic he looks with mus- tard on his chin after he has de- voured four hamburgers with milk and potatoe chips. We love the sly sweet .way he pushes our hands wheni we put on our lipstick, and his sweet angelic smile as he blows our powder into the desert. Beloved by all who know him, he is the ba- by of the 7th period lunch. How come George Angell hasnlt asked 'Beverly Huzak out yet? Or has he? And maybe she toined him down hmmm? Another Editor's Note: fl am not responsible for this: it was contributed-so you can put away that knife, George. Found in 1035 last Thursday: Please disregard the two articles put in locker 1035 about June Ax- tater and Janet Russel. PLEASE! PLEASE! PLEASE! Dirt 'n' Stuff By Ruth and Betty Did You Hear They've just let Mary Noxon out! idon't worry tho, she just had the measlesp . . . Catherine Rissetto is going to commit suicide so she can get her name in the Trib . . . Rosemary Mertes is going to be an opera star. She really has a golden f?J voice . . . Ray Olson giving a vivid description of how much lip- stick he had smeared on him the other night . . . Kent Thoren and Norma Christiansen are still in the moonlight and roses department . . . Bill fCasanovaJ Parenti giving an expert's opinion of what the well-dressed girl should wear . . . Jean Waterman drawing things in class CShe's the only one who can figure out what they arej . . . Helen Schmidt just returned from captivating several hearts in Indi- anapolis Cah, those Navy menlj . . . Marian Sorenson actually decided to fix her hair . . . the screams of division 110 when they saw Bob Sherman's crew cut. He is now known as Flat-top . . . Dorothy Reeg is known as Mrs. Shakespeare . . . Howie Sieberman's middle name is Singh Singh Chm, where's Burma?J . . . Arlene Nel- son insisting her only ambition is to be a housewife . . . Did you See Inez Kero's cute little Navy goat? It has a music box inside that plays Anchors Aweigh' . . . the delicious cake Florence Chrop brought to school on her birthday . . . Larry fStewpotb Slovick pasting Fragile labels on certain little chicks in the hall . . . Rena Brunelli's clafsy red shoes . . . all the gals admiring June Thorberg's picture of Bobby . . . Jean Boyle passing out Kleenex to anyone who promised to vote for Bob Forney . . . Darlene Walczak and Jackie Sprecher chasing Cliff Kero down the hall fshame on you, girls, only the Seniors are allowed to do such thingsj . . . Mary Jean Pfister trying to write an essay against her favorite subject---gum- chewing . . . Lorraine Veneigh's sparkler, third finger, left hand . . . Dolores Toleson and Joan Van Kirk wearing their aprons to school . . . members of the Girl's Chorus proudly displaying their talent be- fore visitors from Crystal Lake . . . Jim Alleman combing Lucy Isber- ner's hair QI have confidential in- formation that he's going to be a beauty operatorj . . . all the mem- bers of Blossoms Inc. singing Auld Lang Syne to Ruthie Olson who's off to the hospital for an appendix operation . . . Off the Record NICKNAMES Joan Stark-Mabel Kyflusky. Andrey Schulz-I. Veronica. Jane Sorenson-Daisy June Kudidlehopper. Laurel Perkins tguess who! . Beverly Anderson-Andy. lr O ll IDEAL COUPLES Janet Evans-Rey Olson. Barb Lawton-Ray Howland Barb Schwinn-Ed Stull. Marge Soper-Hank Troester. Lou Gleason-Dick Doebler. Laurel Perkins-Joe Miller. 1 csHeZzyn i li It Jab at Ads Apple honey-No, thanks dar- ling. The pause that refreshes- Those forty minutes at lunch. Duz does everything - Duz doesn't take shorthand or do homework! Call for Phillip Morris--The D. A. wants you. C l U No joke Halt, who goes there? American Advance and recite the sec- ond Verse of the Star Spangled Banner. O 1 8 WE'RE WONDERING . . . Why so many seniors have to have their pictures retaken . . . When Bo Burkell is going to return Earl Sparks' ring . . . Why the Beta's looked so con- fused after a lecture at Tri- Hi-Y . . . Why Betty Petersen always looks so worried just before the TRIB goes to press . . . How Szwajkart got the drag for a pair of pre-war saddle shoes . . . If that fascinated look on Bar- bara Schwinn's face is a Stull dream . . . If Claus Sutor ever got the Lifesaver Jackie Thomas offered him in that third period English C12.SS... an 1 ar That Bette Krohn doesn't want her nickname published . . . That a number of characters have had hair-cuts, among them are: Stinky Miller, Kenny Kel- ley, and we can't forget Dean Bambini's crew-cut. Don Chap- man was kind enough to clip it for him, free of charge . . . inci- dentally Dean had two, quarter bets on that hair-cut. That a certain person is won- dering who Danny Vrabec is go- ing to heckle next!!! dig . . . dig . . . l 1 1 Who are the 1B boys that are acting as if they are still in grammar school by indulging in such puerile activities as throw- ing valuable victory materials at members of the opposite sex? April 21, 19 Lost 'n ' Found Have you lost a fountain pei those bright red mittens, f Christmas, lately? If you have, may be able to find them in r 314, where Mr. John A. Puippo charge of the Lost and Found partment. Whenever articles found, they should be brough' the Lost and Found any time tween third and tenth periods the owners can come and cl them. A few of the lost articles that now be claimed at the Lost Found are pencils, pens, glc babushkas, scarfs, caps, purses, lets, gym equipment and text bo Mr. Puippo said that he would preciate it if students would c to claim their belongings before end of the semester: for at time the department is cleaned and some of the articles havn be disposed of. Room 314 is also the locker o and any locker changes made 1 be reported to Mr. Puippo in office. LOST: Ring with gold baud shape of bow. Amethyst ston center. Reward. Return to I sion 216 pm. LOST: New yellow fountain with black ends. Return to sion 301 pm. LOST: Identification bracelet. turn to division 321 am. Rew LOST: Blue eversharp foun pen in brown case. Reward. turn to division 117 am. LOST: Girl's gold Alton v watch. Reward. Return to P Berg, division 107 am. 2111014 LOST: Brown striped four pen, reward: return to divisior AM. LOST: Plain silver boys I rewardg return to division 206 FOUND: Gold fountain pen, be claimed in division 216 AM. WE'VE NOTICED . . . Lou Gibbs industriously s: papering a wooden gun . . made it himself. At noon we have to hold Our nose, When she begins to munch, It never fails: She's always got, an onion In her lunch. , ATTENTION GIRLS Since the manpower sho: has gone from bad to wor certain Dick CNew Castle change? sits by his phone and night waiting for it to iGuess he never heard IRIUMJ. Come on, gals, give a buzz, he dates any cole creed. LPI-il 21, 1944 Taft Tribune Page 29 SC .2 mee Ili si Marilyn and lean Well now that all you Taftites 'e all hepped up over the R.O.T.C. op that is going to come off Fri- ty, April 21, your reporters de- ded to let you in on a few of the ad rags that will come forth .on .at occasion. So here they are. Gerry Shramek-pink with a full :irt and plumes around the shoul- er line. Marge Soper-hyacinth blue mar- lisette. Dopey Ewing-pique print with a hite background. Mary Dalton-light blue. Janice Sorenson-light y e l l o w ith drop shoulders. Dee Kane-yellow bodice with ack net skirt. Marlys Garmoe-ice blue with 'op shoulders. Pat Northrop-red and white que with a white wrap. Corinne Lauschke-black and mite checkled skirt with a white asant blouse, also white acces- ries. . Carol Kelgard-p1ai,d taffeta irt, white jersey blouse with lite daisy trim. Nancie Vogel-blue and white tted Swiss with white eyelet Jnt. Joyce Bjornscn-blue marquisette th black net trim. Bea Korbus-blue jersey top with net skirt. Mary Jean Meisnerv-blue and lite checked taffeta skirt with mite taffeta torso. Marian Howard-white taffeta rso with black lace, and a full iite net skirt. Lois Ohlerking-powder b 1 u e irquisette. Dee K o c h - aqua marquisette 'eetheart neckline. Shirley Lou Steiskal-pink chif- n with a round neckline, long ll sleeves, full skirt, and silver cessories. 'ennis Tournament The G.A.A. is sponsoring a tennis irnament for all gals who are in- 'ested in the game, and who are iateurs. To register, just make copy of your program and state e periods which you will be able play in, and give it to Bonnie eidman, or Nancy Vogel before uril 21st. The matches will begin April 24 on the Norwood Park Arts. To the two winners of this irnament a gold or silver pin ll be awarded. So come on, kids! u'll have lots of fun, and you'll zo get 10 G.A.A. points toward it precious letter! Korn Kop By Andy Ah! sprig id here, boyotiful sprig whed ebreybddy dets a bootiful code . . . like be. Dats eduff ob dat . . . I dot somb jokes fromb other schools to write if I wad to write carn . . . so here does. . . Twinkle, twinkle little star, How I wonder what you are. Is your sparkle heaven-sent, Or do you just use Pepsodent? fHyde Park Weekly! Mr. Smith: What, your son is an undertaker? I thought you said he was a doctor. Mr. Jones: No, I said he fol- lowed the medical profession. qWashburn News! Saint Peter to new arrival: How did you get here? The new arrival: flu. tEn-Gager! Don: Her blushes come and go. Babe: Yeah, they come out with the compact and go off with the wash cloth. fFarragut Scroll! Sudden Tho'ts: Man is the only animal that blushes-or has to. - Mary had a little lamp, She filled it with Benzine, Mary went to light her lamp, And hasn't since been seen. tFlower Echo! Here's to the parachutist! I-Ie's the only person that can get up in the world by falling down on the job. fSenn News! Colonel Rogers and Captain Car- son were walking down the street. They met many privates, and each time the colonel had to salute, in return to the privates salute, he would mutter: The same to you. At last the Captain asked him: Why do you say that when you salute a private? The colonel said: I was a. private once and I know what they are thinking. f The Phoenix! Waitress: Why do you always dust off your plate, sir? Diner: You'll have to excuse me, I'm a baseball umpire. fThe Foreman News! Well, dud bye, see you dext week. Aha . . . fooled you-not achoo as you thought. , Andy PLATTER CHATTER Here I am again, back with the chatter on your favorite waxed disc. This week I am going to rave and rant about the jive and hot records . . . hope you like it. Duke Ellington has put out a nice warm ditty called Old King Duchee that has a lot of beat on for a spare three minutes of your time. fas if anybody had that rare stuff these days . . . spare time.! The King of Swing, Benny Goodman, is doing all reet again ou a toe tapping tune called House Top. It sounds like he's up there on the House Top shouting out with the glad stuff. Lucky Millinder is a boy you want to look up when you're in 'the market for recorded heat. He ,really did it with Don't Cry Baby and Big Fat Mama. I personally recommend Big Fat Mama 'cause yours truly has a big interest in that song . . . cousin Hal introduced it. fplug! If you want to hear the low down blues mixed with a drawn out drawl orchestra get Waiting for the Evening Mail. Johnny Mer- cer sings the low down blues and Freddy Slack has the orchestra . . . it's a good combination. Kay Kayser makes everything jump with his wild work on I Dug a Ditch and The Joint is really Jumpin In Carnegie Hall. It's something to look into . . . really. Well, I have to get down to the record shop again . . . See you next issue. . . Pan-American and French Clubi Meet The Pan-American club held their second meeting on April 6, 1944. The Spanish version of many familiar records were played at this meet- ing. The ,Program chairman had arranged a game in which seventy- four objects had to be identified in Spanish. A movie on April 14th was given by Walt Disney and told the story of his travels through South America. Moreau and Rutherford The French Club finished its election of officers for the ensuing year on April 10, 1944. Officers are as follows: President, Robert Moreaug Vice President, Larry Ransom: Secretary, Wanda Ruth- erford. The members received an invit- ation to the Goodman Theatre to attend La Soiree De Ga1a on May 7th at 8 o'clock. The subject of a spring luncheon at Chez Jacques was discussed with a great deal of interest by all the members. , The meeting closed with playing a game, when Jeanne Anderson, to the amusement of all, was trying to guess the riddle which was her own sweater. Any former members of the French classes are cordially in- vited to attend the meetings which are held in room 217, 5th period every other Monday. DWI' fe1'iuisEa'Er V ' egg BUT... AROUND Lou Gleason Why won't Dick Williams and lack Redden buy bids to the R. O. T. C. Hop? Why doesn't Little Matteresse buy vegetable soup any more? Have you all noticed the ring Hel- en Mudloff is sporting on her third finger left hcmd these days. lt seems that the lucky boy is Edward Milew- ski, who graduated from Taft last Iune. What goes with this hand holding between Hank Troester cmd Grace Mencel? Lorrie Letch was here at Taft the other day while on vacation from Kalamazoo College, there may be wedding bells for her any day now. ls Lenny Lewandowski planning on being cr barber? fFrom what We have seen of his work it's pretty OK in Q rather rugged fashion! The Beta Tri Hi Y girls were up in Edison the other night doing their part for the wcrr by rolling band- ages for the Red Cross. How about cr few of you other Taft girls doing your bit for the war effort? You have all heard of what is called the Hot Seczt : well Ierry Warton can tell you cr little about how the cold one feels. Taft girls could have been seen Sunday, April 9, soctking their feet after the Rand Park Easter Parade Dance. Where did he ever dreczm up this one? When Mr. H. Miller asked Bob Wolder why he wcrsn't at swimming practice, Bob came out with, I couldn't come, 'cause I had to go home cmd let the dog out. Hmmmm. The First National Bank has been invaded by Torft girls. The small number of fourteen of our Beauties have acquired positions there. Dan fFrank Sinatra! Vrabec makes the girls in his Physics fcrirly swoon when he goes into his crct. Why is Patsy Berg called Pinkie Lu? Art Wagner is now known as One Day Romance Wagner ? I-low about ci little dope on the lcl- test gossipp every one wants a good gossip column, so how about help- ing make it that way. Submit Cdl gossip etc., to the Taft Trib, box in room 116. -... i.il Corporal William Leighton, a former student of Taft, a graduate of Schurz Summer School in 1942 and now in the United States Ar- my, had received an appointment to Annapolis quite some time ago by the late Representative Schuetz. Bill has seen fiction in New Guinea and is now :awaiting his induction into Annapolis. Page 30 Taft Tribune Home Economics Teacher of the Month Offers New Courses Our Home Economics Depart- ment has spread very rapidly since the opening of Taft. Home Man- agement 2 will be offered in Feb- ruary and will thus enable students to complete a three year sequence in Home Economics. At the present time only Home Management 1 is offered. This subject which has proven such a great success and is so popular with the girls will be continued and extended to include another semester of work. Home Management may be of- fered on a spring and fall basis as some other subjects are. The grade placement scheduled would be as follows from 1A to 4A: 1B-lA-Home Arts 1A-4A-Foods 1 and 2 1A-4A-Clothing 1 and 2 3B-4A-Home Management 1, 2. of the units covered in Some Home Management are: Home Nursingg Buying of Textiles, Foods, and Home Equipment: Home Planningg Room Decorationg Bud- getingg Family Relations, and So- cial Customs. Of these units particular concern is given to the Home Nursing Unit in wartime because of the scarcity of doctors and nurses. This unit is beneficial at any time in a girl's life. It is under the direct super- vision of the merican Red Cross and on the completion of this course, besides getting credit in Home Management, one is awarded a Red Cross Certificate in Home Nursing. The Consumer Unit gives one a better knowledge of buying and enables one to obtain the best qual- ity for the money invested. Home Planning simplifies the methods of planning one's home for comfort and efficiency. Room Decoration teaches the stu- dent to choose wisely and with good taste the furnishings of the home. Under Budgeting, one learns how' to manage the family and individ- ual budgets. Getting along well with your family is studied under the title of Family Relations. It strives for a closer and richer union in family life. Social Customs is very im- portant especially to a young bride. Home Management strives for one goal-to keep up the culture and high standards of our Amer- ican homes. Every girl would ben- efit greatly by this course. Any of the Home Economics teachers will be glad to give you further infor- mation about the Home Economics Department and the general oppor- tunities it offers to the girls at Taft. BUY WAR BONDS Another colorful addition to the Taft faculty is charming Miss Reg- ina Brown, who is a Physics teacher. Before starting her teaching ca- reer, Miss Brown was graduated from Illinois Wesleyan University and attended Normal Teachers Col- lege. Miss Brown's favorites include fried chicken and mashed potatoes -Bing Crosby to The Voice -the radio program Information Please and every type of music, with the exception of Jive itch, tchl. Her main interests in athlet- ics hover around baseball and bas- ketball. Speaking of sports, Miss Brown is one of the few teachers who has an unshared fondness for a certain journalist who writes for the Taft Trib. CAny similarity to the above mentioned and our Sports Editor is purely intentional.J To offset the difficulties of the teaching profession, Miss Brown indulges in a relaxing game of bridge, which is one of her many hobbies. Taft was privileged to have Miss Brown become a member of the faculty in the February of 44 . She has great respect for Taft and we may quote her as saying The administration of the school is ex- cellent and the cooperation between the teachers is marvelous. Top Members in Hi Kids! Here are some of the top members of the Honor Society. These Taftites are really doing a swell job. If there was lots of room we could name all o the members cf the Honor Society because they really deserve credit. Since we on- ly have a limited space we'll men- tion the top ones of each semester group. IA Geri Bakula, Joyce Crooks, Mary Ann Kalm, Priscilla Knight, LeRoy Kurth, Doiglas Maier, Richard Pe- terson, Richard Rogers, Isabelle Sears, and Rosemary Wyszyk. 2B Harvey Doemlund, Jane Parrish, Arleen Heen, Irene Kohls, Lydia Bitter, Edward Krol, oaJn Gilmore, and, Grace Hoglund. 2A Marnie Ayres, Gloria Cheli, Nan- cy Johnson, Dolores Donato, Mari- lyn Ripka, Vera Brolin, .Iona James, Stuart Payne, Ted Rasul, Marilyn Bergstrom, and Darlene Walezack. ' 3B Norman Pellegrini, Carol Simon- son, Kenneth aVndervoort, Vera Fiedler, Eugene Nugent, Patricia Forney, Lorraine Koehler, Vernette Andersen, Leona Nettland, and Do- ris Rosendale. 3A Carol Petty, Corrine Lauschke, Germaine Petermann, Nancy Weise, Louise Nelson, Coralyn Manchee, Marion Lindston, Marion Rees, and' Josephine Westbrook. Honor Society 4B Ruth Biesenthal, Mary Dalton, Marion Doemland, Charlene Sa- muelson, Dorothy Ettinger, Daniel Schneider, Margery Bigler, and Richard Rahn. 4A Robert Forney, Beverly McLean, Janet Zawislak, Robert Mcireau, Edward Ferguson, Carol Grenau, Lois Maser, Corinne Cleban, Pat- ricia Sullivan, Shirley Liddell and Avalon Stepien. Of the 1,803 Taftites fnot includ- ing 1B'sj only 291 rate member- ship in the Honor Society. That's approximately 16 per cent of the student body. There must be more brains at Taft than this small per- centage. An E average, which isn't difficult to attain with a little work, will do the trick. Membership in this organization offers many advantages which no other club up to this has been priv- ileged to grant. Why not try and thus be able to avail yourselves of the many pleasures that this club will help you to enjoy? The last meeting of the Honor Society was held during the 5th period on Wednesday, April 19, in the auditorium. All honor students were excused from their classes so that they could be present. tSee . . . one of the advantages of being a member?5 During this meeting the 1A's were welcomed into the society. Edward Ferguson, one of our outstanding seniors, was respon- sible for the unusual type of enter- tainment provided. April 21, 194 Boys Attend avy Assembly April 5th, Mrs. Farrell had 1 casion to call an assembly whe she introduced two Naval office with much gold braid on thl sleeves. The girls were very d appointed that day, because bo sixteen years and over, were t only ones who could attend tl meeting. First of all Yeoman Busch tc his listeners that all sailors a strictly hep to jive , after whi he played boogie on the piano, f lowed by other popular selection An address was then made Lieutenant Hebert, representi the Navy Recruiting Office, who topic was Radar . Radar mah one qualified for a position of ell tronic engineer. This vital Na Program needs educated men: s4 enteen year old high school bog well fitted, he stated. Yet, th need a solid background in ma' ematicsg 40 per cent of the rad exam is based on math: and percent on sciences. Also the young men must need to have sol knowledge of electricity, shop, a radio! 77 correct, out of 85 pri lems is required to pass. As soon as the test is graded a the mark is high enough, th: boys are given the rating of s man, first class. After four wee of boot training at Great Lak the recruits attend a Pre-rad School in Chicago, then a Secoi ary School in West, South or Ea of the country for one to two yea Doing this, they can get a ratl of a third class petty officer: or they're on the beam they m try for petty officer, first clal The ten month course is comp able to a two year college cour After this, they may assume a p ition aloft, afloat, or ashore . Boys with minor physical c abilities are accepted if they apj in room 321 at the Plymouth Cou anytime from 8 a. m. to 6 p. Other boys who yould like to , into this sort of thing should ap' at the same place. This inspiring address ent with the ringing of the fifth-per bell, when all the boys returned their regular schedule for the d -l- Volley Ball Teams To Be Chosen Soon Teams are soon to be selec in the Physical Education clas for the purpose of having a vol ball tournament. Volley ball 1 been played all semester by all gym classes so these games pron to be well played! They will played by single-elimination, dur the long division periods on l days. These games are to take place of the baseball tournam which will be scheduled for I1 semester. instead. Going to Illinois? Are you planning to go to the University of Illinois? Do you want :o know more about it? Both par- ents and prospective students now have an opportunity to learn all ibout this school without charge from authorized representatives. From Monday, April 10, to Satur- day May 13 the University will iave a suite in the LaSalle Hotel for your counselation. The hours that you may come or call for an ippointment are: 10 A. M. to 6 P. VI. from Monday to Friday and on Saturday the hours are 10 A. M. to 5 P. M. Appointments for eveniu': hours ire to 9 P. M. fexcept on Satur- ilayb. If you want specific houyw llTI'lIl,EI the day you may make an ippointment by phoning the La Salle Hotel at Franklin 0700. The rooirs in which you may receive inswers to your questions and in- formation regarding the cost of liv- ng and the new war courses social ife etc., are numbers 608 and 609. lf you, or your parents, have any luestions about Illinois, why not :ome down and have them all an- swered and straightened out for fou. Use Bike Racksg Learn Rules , Soon it's the season for bicycle- 'iding and a fairly large propor- .ion of the students at Taft do ride bicycles to school. We are for- ,unate in having a considerable number of racks for the bicycles md it is well for all concerned to follow several precautions. Students should park their bikes on the rack ind make sure that their precious likes are locked. Pedestrians have zhe right of way on the sidewalks ind bicyclists must be careful. The fear court is not the place for joy- 'ides and riding among the racks is v. very dangerous procedure. There ,s a decided protection to the owner if the bicycle to see that his or her Jlke is registered. Registration .lips can be obtained thru Mr. H. vliller or the division teacher. The Safety Council. Thanks to Senior Girls The Senior girls club of Taft is doing quite a bit to help the war effort. Some of the girls are rolling bandages for the Red Cross and others are helping with war bond drives. The activities of these are to be hi-ghly commended . . . psst, it all came out in the gossip before the meeting. The girls are planning a tea for the club members and mothers. The date of this event has not been decided upon as yet but it is to be some time in May. Good luck, girls. When you look into a mirror and smile, a smile is supposed to some back to you. Well, there are a few more smiles in Taft lately. The reason is that the Senior girls have bought some mirrors for the girls' washroom. Thanks a million, girls. They sure are a welcome and much needed gift. New Lab. for English Dept. Did you know that Taft has a new laboratory? That is the dis- tinctive name bestowed upon room 108. The stationary desks and seats have been replaced by new desks and chairs. Each desk has an inkwell, a slot for writing equip- ment, and a compartment to hold books. The only disadvantage of this new laboratory is the noise caused by the movement of the desks and chairs, which are made of wood instead of the metal formerly used in their manufacture. At the front of room 108, are two large tables and extra chairs. Some of the other equipment in- cludes a magazine rack, a. filing cabinet, and a library of 150 new books. These books contain many stories which have been chosen in consideration to the pupil's inter- ests. In the experimental classes, a. student is appointed as chairman, and assumes charge of the class for the day. The teacher is asked for guidance and help only when it is absolutely necessary. The room tends to give the class a more sociable atmosphere, and committee work is carried on eas- ily. V , The annual year 'round CLEAN-UP-PAI NT-UP- LIGHT-UP-PLANT-UP campaign has begun. The official slogan is CLEAN-UP MORE IN '44 The Clean-up Committee at Taft, headed by Leonard Nettnin, is centering its attention at the present time on Taft's halls. Although they are cleaner than they were last semester, there are still some studnts who forgt. Will you help? Pick up any bits of paper you may see. The halls are adequately supplied with con- tainers. Use them! Division Room Clean-up Representatives will inspect the halls and the stairways near their divisions at the beginning of each division period. In THE TAF1' TRIBUNE, the committee will announce the cleanest 8.I'63.S. M. LUKENS April 21, 1944 Taft Tribune Page 31 irl of the Month Blue-eyed, blond Beverly McLean is Mr. Hoefer's choice for Girl of the Month. Her chief interest, since gram- mar school days, has been music. She was in the Orchestra for three semesters, and in the Band for four years. At present she plays solo clarinet in the band. Bev works in a bakery after school and on Saturdays fthough you would never know it to look at herb. Her evenings are usually spent beating the books. Watching basketball, hockey, and baseball games occupy her spare time. She is an excellent swimmer and her favorite foods are bar-b-q's and malts. Her activities include the Ex- ecutive Committee of the Honor So- ciety fshe has been in this society for four yearsj, Senior Girls Club, and G.A.A. Her pet peeve is the antics of the Smart Set. Math and Science head the list of her favorite subjects, and after graduation she plans on continuing in this field to study medicine, as she hopes to become either a doctor or a nurse. Home Was Never Like Thisg So Help Improve Our Lunchroom Quite recently Taft's lunchroom was visited and inspected by a number of Schurz students. Their comments upon the conditions existing in our lunchroom were not of the flattering type. They used such words as noisy, deplorable, filthy to express the conditions seen. Surely, Taftites, you don't want outsiders to form such unfavor- able opinions about you simple because of the sloppy and careless lunchroom habits of some of the students. We realize, of course, that a few probably never will change their I don't care attitude and when improvements begin to appear, we know that their efforts are not responsible for the change. However, there are many loyal Taftites who are always willing to cooperate for the good of the school and it is to these students that we voice this appeal. It is really a very simple task to keep our lunchroom clean. All you have to do is take your empty bottles and dirty dishes to the kitchen, when you have finished eating and keep your tables and the surrounding floor as neat as possible. In the lunchroom, you are free to talk and visit whenever you please. This privilege does not mean you may shout and shriek at will. It doesn't call for playful little games of catch, using waste paper or an orange as the missile. Such actions as these might be expected of grammar school children but certainly they are not befitting to high school students. When you have the freedom you are allowed in the lunchroom, you must accept the responsibility that goes with lt. It's up to you, Taftites! Won't you put forth a special effort to improve the conditions in your lunchroom and help to make lt one of the best in the city? Make it a lunchroom that any school would be proud to acknowledge. Attention All Racketeersl Tennis is rapidly blooming into one of the most talked of sports at Taft. Approximately twenty rack- eteers will try out for the varsity, although the team will practically be built around Ralph Bast who, along with Bill Beyer, now in the Navy, made up most of last year's team. Probabilities for the squad will include: Tommy Thompson, Stan Speed Giese, Kenny Skins Tompkins, Skip Ekdahl, Dick Vogel, John Pokorney, and Ed Smitty Schmidt. The team will be composed of four regulars, and they will be picked on a. round- robin elimination basis. Mr. Robert G. CG. stands for Geniusl has developed a new scien- tific theory that makes Einstein bow his head in shame. Not rela- tivity, but putting new life into dead tennis balls. Incidentally the last name of this wise one is Kreut- zer. If there is any hidden talent re- lating to tennis roaming around loose at Taft, round it up and bring it to Mr. Malcolm McCuaig, Coach, so there will be plenty of competi- tion for those first four spots. Page 32 7, ,...., ,, X MON0. , sl' ...r mm ' 9 . g if W A At this time we wish to make public an apology to our good friend Art Wegner, who, last week we inferred was a gold-brick. Art is not only one of the best, if not the best baseball manager Taft has ever l1ad, but is also a tremendous- ly industrious boy. We hope We have made up with you, Fat-boy. 9101412 A good way to start a baseball season is with a nice close victory. Thus was the case on Thursday, April 6, when the Eagles defeated Steinmetz by a score of 3 to 2. The starting pitcher for Taft was Paul Johnson, from whom great things are expected this season. Johnson and Carl Read divided up the first six innings with Freshman A1 Walker, a southpaw, doing the last frame. 21224014 The catching 'was held down by Harold Hack Danielson, who went the full seven innings and did a nice job of it, too. Big guns in the Eagle artillary were Jock0 Congdon, with two hits for three, and Right Fielder Dick Nelson, who two- just will slammed out a very decisive bagger, with men aboard, to about cinch the contest. tWe now pause till Wegner walks over to Dick Bretwischs' house, and we will call same on the telephone to get more info.5 Taft made a total of five hits with Lenny Anderson and Don Fahrbach getting the oth- er two. Skills? Bad luck, sloppy fielding, and a the mfor Taft! were the big blotch pretty well chewed up playing field teamed together to spell out defeat for our Eagles at the hands of the Senn Bulldogs. The errors fand there was a total of nine of them for Tafty were the big blotch on the score book. Paul Johnson, who went the route of seven in- nings, pitched superb baseball, and would have easily copped his first league victory if the ball-lousing hadn't persisted. He allowed only two earned runs, walking three, and striking out seven. The Eagles made ten hits, and were very effec- tive on the offensive side. Hack Danielson was the mainstay on that afternoon, with three hits for four times up. Two of the three hits were doubles, and the third was a smashing triple. Danielson, a sophomore, who looks like he will develop into one of the finest play- ers of the city, has two more years to go before he graduates. Perry Mehan, left fielder, and Dick Nel- son, right fielder also joined the Taft Tribune attack with two hits each. This game with Senn was the first, but should have been the second league game. The first game was sched- uled for Monday, April 12, with Lane. One thing seems awfully odd to your reporter, and that is that on the above mentioned date, all games in the city were other played, except the Taft-Lane affair. Lane had cold feet, who Maybe knows, we don't blame them? Hlflflk The game with Senn on Wednes- day, April 12, was originally sched- uled to be zprhayed at Norwood Park, but after uch dispute, the two teams ended up at Winnemac Field, in back of Amundsen High School. The playing field was not in the best condition, but still there was no excuse for the type of fielding displayed. Looking at the situation, we find the infield the biggest fly in the ointment, but they are ex- pected to go great guns after a lit- tle seasoning. Don Fahrbach looks exceptionally good at the short stop position, with Jocko Congdon at third. Tennis Team up ToWeatherMan Tennis will be starting soon as the weather clears up, states Mr. Malcolm Mc Cuaig. The tennis team will be formed on the same basis as the golf squad, by round-robin elimination. There are only four men on a team, so there will he many that will have to return next year to try their luck. Ralph Bast will be the key man, and the team will practically be built around him. Others that look good are Toni Thompson, Kenny Tompkins, and Stan Giese. We would like very much to see a championship team at Taft this year, and it is very possible, with Mr. Mc Cuaig as coach, and the wealth of talent from which he has to choose. If you see any loose racketeers in the halls, run fast and tell the coach, or just grab said talent and shout for help. Football Eagles Anxious To Start Spring Skrimmages By Lou Gibbs With an evil glint in his eye, Mr. Robert G. Kreutzer, coach of Taft's eleven repeats those famous last words, to end last words, that start calisthenics: In time, Be- gin, and then our stalwart ath- letes begin that long, painful proc- ess of conditioning themselves for the fourthcoming out-door spring practise. This gruelling ordeal of outside business will have to wait for a. few weeks till the weather is nicer, because the Board of Education puts thumbs down on more than twenty days out of the gym, and coach Kreutzer wants to have the best possible atmospheric condi- tions before venturing out of his winter quarters. Next Year's Line-up Subiect Draft If our Uncle Sammy does not step in and take three key men from the defense before next year, the line-up should revolve around the following: Ends, Dean Bambini, Leonard Lewandowski, and Oliver Hamachek. Tackles, John Swider, John Hough, and Roy Bianchi. Hough and Bianchi are subject to draft call soon. Centers, Wallie Kooken and Erv Kaage. Half-backs, Cliff Kero, Ray Ratchek, Bob Bie- derman, and Bob Walker. Guards, Don Chapman, Ray Howland. Jack Redden, and Kenny Mortenson. Quarterbacks, John Bowen, who has been accepted by the Army for limited service, and Don Fortunate. Fullback has a lot of possibilities, with Jack Steffan looking excep- tionally good. Many more promis- ing players are in the field, making the outlook favorable. Seven of the above are lettermen, and five oth- ers were varsity last year. Team Gets New Equipment A number of new uniforms have been procured for the team as well as two, beautiful new tackling dum- mies, with Gibbs filling in nicely as a third fPlugJ. Next season's schedule will not include Amundsen or Lane, but will have Schurz. Predictions show Schurz as one of the strongest teams in the league. A game with St. Johns, a Military Academy in Delafield, Wisconsin, is still in the wind, but has not definitely gone through because of technicalities. Train reservatios may be difficult to obtain if Eleanore is in the neighborhood at the time. Special Hczircuts in Locker Room Those beautiful long wavy locks are no more, as a result of our student barbersl' They tell us that at times the hair on the locker room floor is 7 feet deep! We are not at liberty to divulge the names of these money saving men, but we will say they massacre anything from small dogs and cats to ele- phants. J April 21, 19- Locker Room Echom By Bill Frey The past two weeks have b quite eventful in the boys' loc room, proving that someone is s alive down thereg namely, H: Troester after his nice cold sho' with his gym clothes on. Four men of the 4th period gym cl gently carried Hank in the sho' room, and held him under the ter, thus christening him king the R. O. T. C. hop. Coach Rolft. G. Kreutzer and able-bodied helper. Earl Belzer sl ing away trying to trace out football plavs, and substitut their own ideas, when someth doesn't work out right.- There's ly one trouble though, Earl, 3 can't put 12 men on the field. Manx' voices have been echo around lately a little quotation Don't Let This Get Around, l . . . , Artie Wegner is going stea Poor Art, he thinks she is rious. who knows? In the last sue . . . the pictures of the sw ming team ought to be sent to nearest draft board, the one in t neighborhood being No. 63, th chests on Carlos Read, Larry V quist, and Dick Bergsund wo classify them lA. During swimming tests given in the g classes. the grunts and groans Larry Slovik trying to drag heavenly body from one end to other . . . And then of course remark passed by Taft Lowell s ing that I may as well carry l under water, because by the tint get to him he'll probably drowned anyway. Golfers Begin Eliminatie Matches To Form Teai Golf has come to Taft once ag this year, and the elimina' matches have been started for four first string berths on the ture varsity. Coach Robert Kreutzer plans to have tl matches against Senn, Sulli' and Roosevelt. At a meeting l April 5. Coach Kretuzer paired the candidates for the qualify games. Kreutzer stated that team will probably be built aro Ralph Bast, Joe La Gorio, Skip dahl, and Joe Soucheck. Joe 5 check shows great promise due his walking off with a trophy a membership at Big Oaks 1 Course. Joe Lagorio has alre taken care of his first match forfeit. Lynch vs. Pemble Henry vs. Ekdahl Piekarski vs. Wrobel Schnieder vs. Zacharias Dayiantis vs. Norman Read vs. Nemic Binkowski vs. Bianchi Ploen vs. Beyer Berry vs. Turner Mathison vs. Ramsey ifth Concert Held May 19 The fifth annual Taft concert will be held Friday, May 19, 1944, ,t 8 p. m. in the school auditorium. This yearly ,concert has always een a sell-out. Tickets are now vailable through Mr. Bigler in the 30x Office. Thirty cents is the irice of each ducat. A tentative program of the Con- ert appears below. 'iirls Chorus n These Delightful Pleasant Growes ,..,.........., ,,,......,,., P urcell Veep, O Mine Eyes ,.,,.....,.... Wilbye lome Again, Sweet Love..Dowland Madrlgal Singers flarilyn Roesch, Eunice Ringquist, Jolores Toleson, Jewel Okon, Les- v Robinson, Dorothy Nissen, Jean .ove, Mary Dalton, Dolores Ber- ietta, Hazel Idle, Mary Smith, Val Morales. 'rom Hills of Dream ,........ ....... M alin . Spring Night ..........,........... Luraas . Bird Flew ................,........... Clokey t Was a Lover and His Lass ...,.,,,..,,.,....,....,........ Stoessel olo Prayer ,,,..........,.,.... Daird Guion Lesly Robinson ,omany Life .,.......... Victor Herbert Valentine Morales, Accompanist tlixed Chorus 'erdant Meadows ......,.......,,,. Handel 'he Erie Canal ......,....... Traditional Soloists: Raymond Howland, Earl Larson, Richard Sliwicki, Merlin Marcy tardust ,,,.,,,.,,,.,,.,,,,.,,,, Carmichael v'e're On the Job .............,.. Russell .ord of All Mankind we Pray ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.,,,A,, ROSSllll Arleen Heen, Accompanist 'aft Symphony Orchestra vream Pantomine ....., Humperdinck Annotation 'he sun goes down and the woods 1'e terrifying. Angels descend an ndless staircase from the sky t0 'atch over the children, who, in ieir dream, are seeing everything 'hich goes on around. lusettas Waltz Song .........,.. Puccini Delores Rizek avalier Overture ............. ..... I S33-CS rombone Solo .......... Larry Ransom houghts of Love ,.,..... ...,........ P I'y0l' aft Symphony Band 'ational Emblem ,.... ............. B agley iedication, a symphonic poem ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.,,,,.,,,, Frankisel' elections from Oklahoma ,... Rogers arimba Solo ...... Kenneth Tomkiiy izzy Fingers ........,....,.......... Confrey The Band and Orchestra are nder the direction of Mr. John ?op Rapier, the Girls' Chorus ive Mrs. Ruth Lino as their di- :ctor and the Mixed Chorus has nr its conductor Mrs. Helen Scan- in. Tat, ri un Vol, IX, No, 5 5 Tait High School. Chicago, Illinois May 12, 1944 Taft Bowls 0 Remember the Night . . . Them Over 1 ,. From leit to right-Tom Craft, Mary Dalton. Kenneth Mortonson, Betty lane Thompson. Robert Forney and Nancy Knight. Senior Girls Honor Mothers at Tea The annual Mothers Day Tea given by the Senior Girls Club, in honor of their mothers, was enjoy- ed by all who attended. It took place at the Norwood Park Field- house on Wednesday, April 10 be- ginning at 2:30 and lasting through 4:30. There were about 240 pres- ent, including mothers, girls, and faculty members. The mothers were entertained by several vocal selections sung by Lorraine Kostelny and Florence Shirley. A group of the Senior Girls from the Girls Chorus de- lighted the audience with several selections, given under the direc- tion of Mrs. Ruth B. Lino. Elaine Kucera and Elvira Brooks consent- ed to act as pianists for the after- noon, Delicious refreshments consisting of sandwiches and cookies, candy, and tea were served, The girls responsible for the fine array of food were Norma Brawner, chair- man and Alice Carlson, co-chair- man. Tl1e following girls assisted in pouring: Lorraine Kostelny, Pat Berg, Janet Zawislak, Elvira Brooks, Marjorie Soper, Delores Kane, Frances Quan, Mary Conk- lin, and Carol Passow. Wins First Place On Saturday, April 22, Taft real- ly bowled them over! Members of our l-owling team slammed the 1-3 pocket at the Bensinger Alleys to win the city bowling crown. Rep- resentative tcams from many Chi- cago high schools were entered in the event, which is known as the Chicago High School Bowling Congress. Taft's team was composed of Harry Taft, lead-off many James Thompson, Dan Schneider, Bob Banks and Everett Machcl, anchor- man. Jim Thompson, who was second high prep bowler in the city, paced the team. His three game series accounted for 576 pins. His high game was 203. Nate Erzinger of South Shore claimed the individual honors with a series of 585, and his team mate Nance tied for second with Thom- son, but Thomson won the flip for the 2nd place individual medal. First Ball a Strike Taft got off on the right foot in the initial frame, when Harry Taft poured the first hall into the slot or a strike. Everyone continued to mark consistently, and Everett Machel anchored the team with a fine 202 game, though he threw perfect strikes time after time only to have the 10 pin wobble grudingly and remain standing. With a first game of 807, Taft fired the big guns to put the team securely in first place hy scoring 3 918 hit in the second. In the final frames of the last game Thomson and Banks completed the shellack- ing when Thomson blasted in a turkey for 203 and Banks struck out to total 198. The scores in the last game totaled up to 873 and helped account for the three game mark of 2687, to give Taft the city crown. Lake View and Lane Place Kelly High won second place with 2620 pinsg Lake View took third place honors by knocking down 25475 Lane earned the fourth place with 2538 pins and South Shore with 2526 removed all other contenders from the coveted first five positions. This victory for the Eagles has been the reason for that happy twinkle in the eyes of Mr. John Piuppo who has sponsored Taft bowlers from that first semester way back when Taft was just an- other Chicago high school. Page 34 Taft Tribune V-Mail From Khaki and Blue Dear Mr. Hoefer, I hope you still remember one of your old February grads who is now doing a bit in the grand old army. In my short employment, so far, in the service I have found myself in the Combat Engineers after a few weeks in the 95th In- fantry Division at Indiantown Gap Mil. Reservation, Pa. The Regi- ment I was in there, the 377th, had become overcrowded so quite a few of us were transferred to Camp Pickett, Va., where I am now sta- tioned with the Engineers. As you may know, this outfit is really a hard working and also hard fighting one. We are now thru a good month of stiff basic training and have about two more to go. Already they have had us out building roads and bridges. If you don't thing that is work, espec- illy when there is a minimum time limit, you ought to try it some time. tOnly joking, of coursej. Anyhow we have a good repu- tation and a corps to be proud of. Recalls Taft Days Sometimes I think back on my days at Taft and recall how tough it used seem with a whole hours' homework once in a while and an What I wouldn't right now. I am of course, but the to swallow here paradise. For in- eight period day. give to be back not complaining stuff you have makes school a stance last night after working hard all day we were dragggd over to the Recreation hall to fill out our Last Will and Testament, Power of Attorney , etc. It only lasted for about an hour, but we had all made plans to go to shows etc. It is just a for instance. Mr. Hoefer, if you ever get the opportunity to talk to the boys will you please pass on a word from me? Tell them to please put all they have into what they are doing because there might be things, even little things, which if they really get, may help them out a hun- dred fold in the Army or the Navy. Maybe they don't think that book stuff is needed to be a good soldier, but let me tell you we have plenty of classes besides physical training and have found many things much easier thru something remembered from school. I know if the fellows heed such information they will write back to you the same as I am doing now, Tempest Fugit so I must close. Sincerely, George Glaser Expand Taft's Library Help Swell the Fund Bob Sbhaefer Flies For Dear Mrs. Farrell, I guess it's about time this Taft- ite wrote a few lines to let you know where he is and what he is doing. I have received all the co- pies of the Taft Tribune and have enjoyed them immensely. I look forward to receiving them as much as I did when going to school. It really brings back memories to read the old alma mater paper with all the letters from the boys in ser- vice. It seems to me that our boys from Taft are doing all right for themselves in all theaters of the war. Of course I am still striving and straining to reach my goal and get my chance in actual combat. Naturally I am hoping for a quick end to this war but sometimes I think that I would like it to last long enough for me to get a crack at the enemy. After completing my Tarmac training at Glenview, I was sent to De Pauw University, in Greencastle Indiana, for three and one-half months of solid ground school. It was here that we were taught the basic fundamentals on how an air- plane operated without ever being in one. In fact the closest we got to a plane was the ones which flew overhead. The course consisted of Navigation, Morse Code, Aircraft Recognition Aircraft Engines Ae- rology Principles of Flight, Physics, and Mathematics. You would be surprised to learn how prominent- ly physics and math figure in aeronautics. All these subjects were interesting and none of them were a snap except math. In aircraft recognition the planes and ships, fAmerican and British! are flashed on a screen as fast as 1f100 of a second. Now you may think it im- possible to recognize anything at that speed. I did too until they were flashed day after day and then it seems to come as second nature. We took code at fourteen UIS. words per minute. Navigation was by far the most interesting subject we had. There wg something new to learn every day which kept you on your toes every minute. Aerol- ogy, which is a study of the weath- er, was probably the toughest sub- ject we had. It deals with so many intricate phases of weather, not just temperature, as I always knew the weather before. Principles of Flight deals with just what the ti- tle reads. In other words what happens when'the plane is in dif- ferent altitudes, and what to do to correct a wronged altitude. The tests were plenty tough but I man- aged to scrape through all right. I have been stationed at Dubuque since March 14. It is here that we start our elementary flying. The first phase is taught in small planes of 65 horse power, common- ly known as Taylorcraft and Cubs. I have soloed already and am now getting down to the more delicate facts of flying. The ground school here is practically a review of the previous work at Greencastle. The only new subject taken here is Civ- il Air Regulations which is simply the rules and regulations observed around the airport. I am sure that any of the fellows who are con- templating enlistment would not make a mistake in picking V-5 as their branch of service. It is a great education in a coming field of business. Hoping to visit Taft in the near future and wishing the Alumni all the success in the world, I am f As ever Bob Schaefer. P.S. I would appreciate and en- joy any letters from my friends at Taft. ' AjC Robert Schaefer .US.N.R. ' C.A.A.-W.T.S. Loras College l Dubuque, Iowa. Hearty Hello From Dear Sir: I doubt if you remember me, and if you do you'll be suprised to be hearing from me. Anyhow, I graduated June '43, and was a class-mate of Tom Schu- macher, and I also knew 'Tom Flynn. When I heard about them and read the articles in the Taft Trib, well there is not much a. fella can do but get a lump in his throat and work twice as hard. They were really two great fellas, and all I can say is that I'm mighty proud that I knew them. It's funny how a fella's life can change in a year. Last year at this time I was having a wonderful, carefree time playing ball at school with a great gang of fellas. Now a year later most of that teamiand even the coach are in the service. Hank Anderssohn in the Marines, Don Fillmore, George Fischer and Yo Yo Paulish I Buzz Carroll, the Army Air Corps, Bob Flum, Navy V-5, George Work- man, Del Kotowski and myself in the Navy. Yes, times have changed, but from one great place to the other-Taft to the Navy. There still are many of my old pals at school, and by the school paper I see they're really making names for themselves. With a school as swell as Taft, what fella wouldn't go and play his heart out for the school? I see the ROTC is rapidly dev- eloping into a sharp organization. and it's rooster of officers is really expanding. More power to them. Well sir, off to school. I hope I ha.ven't taken up too much of your time and thanks for listening. A 'Hearty Hello to all my friends and faculty members, and all the luck in the world to Taft's great athletic teams. Adios - Norman , . May 12, 19 Taft Invaded H B G. L Men by Frances Q The former Taftites now in service of their country just cz seem to keep away from tl Alma Mater. Here is some ni news of those who visited 'l during March. On March 15, Edward Melew nbw in Uncle Sams Army visl friends at Taft. The 16th of March blew in I CBreezyl Waldbuesser from I sissippi into the halls of Taft. On the 20th of March four forl Taftites visited us. August G1 was on leave from Great Lakes Pvt. Richard Gryzwinskl of Air Corps had just come hc from Indiana when he visited T Bill Helin and Felix Matarr- who were in the same Camp Great Lakes, were welcomed he ily by their many friends at T Most of us remember A1 Schmidt and Viljo Stream, both the Navy, who visited us Ms 23. Allen was on leave from Gi Lakes where he had just finis boot camp and Viljo was en ro1 to 'a Navy Base. Our old friend Bill Beth, fireman lst class with the Cl Guard, was seen visiting his cronies on March 27 while he on leave from the Coast Gt Station at Virginia. Phil Gorman of the Army also seen on the same day. looked grand in spite of his vi ous training. Sinatra's Double Seen Here Some time during the montl March Phil tSinatraj Phlana: of the Army Engineers vis Taft. Girls who saw him all marked 'at his surprising like to Sinatra. And girls, Phil really sing, too. Taft had only a few ser men visiting in April. On the P. F. C. Bill Laubach now in Army Field Artillery showed s of his old friends the new di steps he had picked up on the I Coast. Lieutenant E. Wyman of the Corps was seen visiting his friends and former teachers on 19th of April. He looked just g' and full of army pep. April 21 brought Edwin Sch: now of the Air Corps, bacl Taft. Ed had come from Tenn: and delighted his friends wi' newly acquired Southern dial Tribune Out Mer .26 . may 12, 19414. iarid Rater 'Fi' In the nineteenth-annual Chi- go Public High School Band impetition, held April 13, at Har- son High School, the Taft Sym- ony Band received an E rat- g, Taft tied with Tilden High hool for second place. The fact at this year's grade was E and it year's an S might be ex,- tlned by the fact that this is the st year that Taft had entered mpetition with banfs whose mem- rship is greater.than ours Though previous years 'Taft had competed th smaller groups it was decided at this contest was the time to tke the advancement into the 'ger group because the band lnted keener competition. Don't t this wrong, we're not offering ls as an excuse because an E 'nothing to be ashamed of when :eived in a league that has repu- :ion of being firm as far as tding. embers Show Spirit The number selected for this a.r's contest were: March, Na- nal Emblem, by Bagley: Dedica- n, by Frangkiser and Ballet yptian, by Lunigini. The last lple of weeks as you strolled in aut ten to eight, you probably ard the band rehearsing in the aembly hall. ,But they had not lt got there. They had been there ice 7:30 in order to get in an :ra thirty minutes of practice, ich was usually spent in tuning. is 7:30 rehearsal was not just - that particular morning that 1 heard them. The 7:30 rehear- has been going on for weeks. en there was the time the mem- 's put in during their study per- .s. Lunch period, and after Lool working on their parts with . Pops Rapier, who was help- : them get out the rough spots. d don't let us forget the Sunday ernoon the band put in and the ming rehearsals, too. Oh yes, lr band had the spirit all right, L the competition was a little Efer than the previous years. ere might be something in the t that due to the loss of per- lnel through the June and Feb try graduations there were a nber of trumpets and clarinets yers who had never entered or npeted a contest before and you Jw that such experience really mts. ' ' pe for S in '45 Vlth this advancement behind im and knowing better what ipetition to expect in the future Taft Band can enter the 1945 .test prepared with the idea of .lking up another S , for Taft the field of music. 'he band, like a school team, -ds the support of the student Ly, loyal Tafties let's get behind ' band and give them some sup- t. And not such support, which to now has been mighty meager , given grudgingly. Taft Tribune Tribune Explains Service Points The Taft Tribune reprints below 2. Car Guards .................. 5-10 tl I ' ' th T ft i axaig essyjgfgmng e a Serv ce 3. Lunchroom Guards .......... 5-10 4. Fire Marshalls I- Purpose chief ........,................. ...... 1 0-15 Others ............................ 5-10 The purpose of the point system awards is to offer some tangible symbol of recognition to those stu- dents who contribute most to the general civic welfare of Taft by their participation in various serv- iceable activities for which they re- ceive no credit or other award. This symbol shall be known as the shield: the awarding of a shield will be one of the hightest honors which can be bestowed. II. Official Committee Principal Cas chairmanl. Student government sponsor Cas secretaryj. Assistant principal. Two faculty members. III. Method of Revising Schedule 1. When a new position of office is created, the faculty sponsor should present to the committee a written request for listing including detailed account of the duties in- volved in this service with the ap- proximate time fnumber of class periodsj spent on this work per semester. 2. For any special unrecognized service perfbrmed, the sponsor in- volved should petition the commit- tee in writing, giving the number of periods used in performing the service. The committee will decide upon the points to be earned. IV. Awards Shield ........................................ 60 Chevron fadditional awardl 30 V. Limitations Limits of points to be received by any one pupil per semester: 1B ..................................... ..... 2 5 1A ....... ..... 2 5 2B ....... ..... 3 0 2A ,,...,. ..... 3 0 3B ....... ..... 3 0 3A ....... ..... 3 0 4B ....... ..... 3 0 4A .............................................. 30 All points must be recorded at the close of the semester during which they were earned. The res- ponsibility for submitting records of service rests entirely with the students. Points may be awarded for only one office in any one activity. VI. Schedule of Points Class I: General School Service 1. Hall Guards Captains ...,.. ,...... 1 0-15 Others ....... , ..5-10 Class II. Group Service 1. Student Council President ............... Other officers ....... Room delegates ...... 2. Newspaper Editor-in-chief ....... Assistant editors .. Reporters ................ Typists .................... 3. Clean-Up Campaign Chairman ................ Other officers ........ Committee member 4. 4A Class Officers ................................ Committee chairma 5. Clubs Officers ..... U ........... 6. Division Room Business managers Other helpers .......,,.,....,.... 15-20 5-10 .. 1.- 4 15-20 .. .-... 10-15 5-10 5-10 10-15 5-10 1- 8 S ........ 5-10 5-10 I1 ........ 1- 4 1-4 tFour points are to be divided among all those serving.J 7. Classroom Officers and helper Four points are to s ........ 1- 4 be divided among all those serving. In classes of over 40, eight points may be divided: in classes of over 75, 12 points.J 8. Clerical assistants Adjustment room Book room Box office Library 1-10 Lost and found office Main 'office Mimeographing room Program room Record office Remedial reading classes Service award records Teacher's secretaries fnot class- room servicel Treasurer's office 9. Student coaches ....... ...... 5 -10 10. Movie Operators .............. 5-10 11. Instrumental Music St Choruses 1B or 1A ............................., 0-10 2B ................ ...... 1 0-15 2A to 4A ................... ......... 1 0-20 12. Scholarship S average for previous semester ............................ 4 E average for previous semester ............................ 3 Students who come first period or stay twelfth period in order to perform their service will earn double the number of points listed above. W. Y, -. . --,T Page 35 Transition : Taftites Heard via Air Youth Week, from May 8 to May 14, got off to an early sendoff when the prep school crowd gath- ered to discuss and dramatize its problems on High School Studio Party, Saturday, May 5. Four history students of Taft High School conducted a round ta- ble on problems facing young peo- ple, titled As We See It. Parti- cipating were Marlan Doemland, Ethel Sahlberg, Thomas Craft and Richard Williams. Yoth week was further emphasized in an original drama by members of the Central Radio Workshop. Scholarships for Seniors Taft's Junior Girls met the ninth period on April 20. Instead of their regular business meeting the 2 periods were devoted to a so- cial hour. Everyone had an en- joyable time dancing to 'James and Ellington records. The club's aim is to have a social gathering at least once a month so that Junior Girls may get acquainted with each other. Margaret Ann Scott and Edward Ferguson, graduating seniors, have been awarded honorary scholar- ships to two of the finest schools in the United States. Margaret has been granted a scholarship to the College of St. Terese in Winona, Minn. Edward's scholarship is to the Northwestern Technological In- stitution. Gobs of Jobs for Grads The Civil Service Examinations in typing, stenography, and cler- ical work are to be given on Mon- day morning, May 15 at 8:30. Grad- uating seniors, who are interested, may obtain applications in room 114 from Mrs. Farrell, our voca- tional counselor. - High school seniors with sten- ographic abilities may be interest- ed to know that the War Finance Division has some opening in Washington for stenographers and typists at 51,440 .per year plus ap- proximately S300 overtime. 'Inter- ested students should write to the Personnel Section, describing their training and experience. Wanted: One Victim Hal Scholle would like to be in- formed as to who that unidentified freshie was that had his head- bashed in so that he could practice his First Aid. While we are on the subject of Scholle, we think an- other apology should be made. It seems that his name was omitted from the ledger underneath the picture ofithe Senior swimming team, in the last issue. For this oversight we are very sorry, Hal. Rich Sliwicki, of Mixed Chorus fame, said his name has never been in the TRIB, so we will attempt to oblige him: Richard Sliwicki, Page 36 Taft Tribune May 12, 194 Sc' '13 ,, QC . use mls Ah 'tis spring again and every- body is taking on that sad for it it gladj look-namely spring fever. Spring is everywhere and with the May flowers, the outaof-date April showers and the green grass has come foot-ball pra.ctice, base-ball games for shouldn't we say that so loudb, shorter and shorter crew cuts, cool feather cuts, pig-tails, up-sweeps, the squeak of huaraches in the corridors and classrooms, the expression Oh I wish school was out, and of course new spring clothes. With curls flying and cottons flowering, the Taft beauty parade marches on. Pack all your woolens in the moth balls, gals, lighter fab- rics are definitely in, This spring there will be a diversity in colors. No special color will be concentrated on for a 1'un on any one particular shade could cause a shortage. :k pi: :ig SPRING SPECIAL Red plaid crinkled rayon like Seersucker dresses, trimmed with green ribbon, bright and cool. Plaid chambray or gingham is right for this spring and for pina- fores. Chintz flowered bro 01n s t i c k skirts. Green-striped chintz play dress with shorts and halter to match. vkvkfli FANCY FASHIONS Cotton date dress two piece plaid with organdy frills and collar. Soda-pink date dresses especially becoming to brownetts or billiard green classics for blonds. Rayon crepe blouses with full sleeves, ruffled neckline, three quarter length sleeves. Crepe pink-orchid blouses with full sleeves, round neck and pearl buttons. Dotted swiss blouse, velvet rib- bon laced through ruffles at neck, sleeves and shiny black buttons. :NHPF FOOT FLATTERY Garhardine shoes with plastic, wedge soles in all colors. Another old standby-huarachesg also Roman sandles and Ropeez. SPORTY SCOOPS Denims for working in the gar- den. 1 Shorts in all colors with a mil- lion plaits. Thre quarter length shorts with suspenders. T shirts in horizon blue, cloud pink and luggage. Dumbell Poem i' L My skin is all bloated, E It wrinkles and sagsg I I f-. I I'm stewed to the limit I, Ef'm, iAfAbi-1 The last of my jags. L 'QQ' But my heait is as gay As a songbird in June ART I feel no remorse . . . in For I'm only a prune . . . tAmundsen Log, Hot Stuff Patient recovering from an operation: Why are all the blinds drawn in my room, doctor? Doctor: There was a big fire across the street and I didn't want you to wake up and think that the operation had been a failure. How True People who call themselves wits are usually only half right and people who think they are hard boiled are usually only half baked. Modern Design Bill: Did you hear that Harry is a pilot? Joe: What kind, Army, Navy or Marine? Bill: Neither . . . Trolley Pilot. tSenn Newsb Be Prepared After failing in five exams in college, Bill telegraphed his brother: Failed in five exams, prepare Dad. His brother telegraphed back: Dad prepared. Prepare yourself. CFarragut Scrollj Paging Emily Post Mr. M. If there are any morons in this class will they stand. After a pause Andy got up. Mr. M. Why do you consider yourself a moron? Andy. I don't sir. . . I just hated to see you standing up there all by yourself. fLane Dallyj Oh Brother! Joan: You're the handsomest guy I've ever seen. Jack: Go on . . . tell it to the Marines. Joan: I did . . . several of them! Hats Off! We will now rise and pay homage to the teacher who once told her students after explaining a theory: Now if you have that in your head you have it in a nutshell. tSenn Newsl Well, that was corney but fun . . . see you next time with some more . . . till then don't take any wooden rations points . . . Andy. Teacher of the Month Dark haired, brown c- cd Mrs. Gertrude Seigil is Taft's choice for teacher of the month for May. Mrs. Seigil Mrs. Seigil, the newest addition to our faculty, took over ,Miss Lowe's classes when the latter join- ed the Spars last month. Our victim likes music on the sweet side, but enjoys jive on cer- tain occasions. In her opinion the women who swoon over Sinatra are silly, but, however, she con- fesses that she listens to the Voice every Saturday night. Her hobbies are oil painting, col- lecting early American glass and antique china. She has no partic- ular favorite sport but says she en- joys watching a good hockey game. Mrs. Seigil has lived in or around Chicago all of her life. She re- ceived her B.A. degree at the Uni- versity of Illinois and her M.A. at Northwestern Unive1'sity. Mrs. Seigil likes Taft. tWhat else could she say under the circumstances?J. Says she likes the friendliness of the students and the faculty, and the food in lunchroom and biology students in particular. Thank you for the bouquets Mrs. Seigil we hope to see you around Taft for many semesters to come. Calling All High School Talent This is your last c portunity of the year to auditir for the popular WMAQ featu High School Studio Party. T programs leaves the air for tl season on Saturday, June 10th. you would like to try out for ti all high school talent program, I us hear from you soon. The tale for our last few programs will selected early in May . . . so, t sooner you write in for your au- tion, the better. l Talented students of all Chica and surburbau high schools, a invited by the Radio Council of t Chicago Public Schools to try 0 for those programs.. Impersonators, Whistlers, Ve triloquists, Tap Dancers, Recite Novelities, Musical Readings, Sm: Singing Groups tDuets, Tril etc.j, Debaters, Monologuists, H: monica Soloists, or Harmoni Bands, Novelty Instrumen' Groups, Short Radio Sketches a Barn Dance Groups are the Vario kinds of entertainers the produce are seeking. Also invited to audition are s dents who have an interesting hr by or personal experience to late. Writers are urged to contr ute five-minute radio sketches School News About Taft May L Heard In addition to entertainments performers selected from all Chicago's high schools, the p gram each week features ne flashes from the schools. You z invited to send in news from YOI school. Those interested in appearing the program, or in submitting ne items, may write to Everett Lande, Radio Council, 288 Noi LaSalle Street, Chicago, 1, Illini Students desiring for the bros casts, which originate in the NI Studios in the Merchandise Ma should send a self-addressed, sta ped, envelope to Mr. Lande at 1 above address. il. Alumnae Honored via Air Two former Taft students will given special recognition as s dents, whose scholarships re them in the first ten per cent their class, at the University Illinois Honors Day program t year. The girls are Nancy J: Gray and Ruth Wohlberg. Friends and fo1'mer classma are invited to be present at ceremonies in the University A1 torium on May 5 at 10:15 a. m. In order to accomodate friends and relatives, of the 1 girls being honored, who are able to attend, the exercises will broadcast over the Univer: Radio Station, WILL. ay 12, 1944 Taft Tribune Page 37 aft Representatives Bo of -the Month UAKE ttencl Convention Cylige t Morrison Hotel 'he Vocational Convention for gh School delegates was held 'll '20, 1944 at the Morrison Ilo- The Convention was sponsored ltly by the Union League Club Chicago for lsoys and the Al- isa Club and other organiza- is of business and professional neu of Chicago for girls. in co- ration with the Chicago Public ools. elegates attended from all Chi- o Public High Schools. Taft .gates were: 4A's Robert For- . Jim Mein, Jeanette Zawislak Carol Gronau, 4 B's, Tom Craft, 'ionj Doemland, 3A's, Louis nson and Richard Tholin. on League Club Sponsors Boys he Convention continued from l a. m. to 4:00 p. m. The meet- was opened with a joint as- bly in the Terrace Casino of the rison Hotel where Mr. George iaight, President of tl1e Union gue Club introduced Dr. E. C. well, Dean of Faculties at the rersity of Chicago. The latter ze of Long Term Goals and mrs. This was followed by lonal meetings for boys and 5. The girls listened to Miss iice Dodge, the Chairman of Vocational Guidance Commit- who gave an address Higher cation in Wartime. Mr. Wil- . H. Nims, the Counselor for at' Northwestern University ge to the boys. His topic was king the Most of Educational Jrtunities Before and After zring the Armed Services. ine Corps Supplies Speaker '. William H. Johnson, Super- ndent of Schools and Mr. Mat- ' Mills, Chairman of the vols Committee, extended greet- during the luncheon session in Terrace Casino. The speaker ng the luncheon session was nel Chester L. Fordney, Offi- ln Charge, Central Procure- t Division, United States Ma- Corps. He introduced th1'ee lg marines who gave accounts zhelr experiences and adven- 5 in the Pacific. .e afternoon meetings were di- l sectionally for boys and girls. ' were so arranged that there d be one delegate from each J1 at each meeting. The topics girls were: Social Service and ted Fields, Home Economics, cal and Health Services and ness. Topis for boys, included z on Science and Industry, Avi- i, Construction and Housing, .cal and Health Services and ness. The well known and popular Richard Femmel is Mr. L. A. Hoe- Richard Femmel fer's choice for boy of the month. Dick is a member of the Honor Society and also was former chair- man of the Pan-American Club. He has participated in two Town Meet- ings at Taft, one of which was re- corded for the radio: and he also entered the John Paul Jones Ora- torical Contest. Of course, you know that he was a candidate for president of the senior class. His favorite subject is chemistry and he likes to read books in his spare time. Dick's hobbies are playing pool, golf, and baseball. He prefers music by Dick Jurgens and steak is his favorite food. Fellows who change their minds, together with teachers who require extra credit for good marks, are his pet peeves. After graduation he plans to at- tend the University of Illinois where he would like to study law. I-Iis ambitions besides being a law- yer are to get in the F.B.I. and to have sufficient money to keep him happy at all times. Shaking Up Shakespeare All the world's a stage . . . But that's no reason to go up the down stairs and down the up stairs. Frai1ty, thy name is woman. A visit to the girls' senior gym class might correct this notion. Discretion is the better part of valor. Did he know our football team, by any chance? Assume a virtue if you have it not. The same goes for a hall pass. Something is rotten in the state of Denmark. And his initials are A. H. Brevity is the soul of wit -but try to convince any teacher. A very ancient and fishlike smell -Biology lab during frog-dissecting time. Out, out damned spot -someday I'm gonna get that leaking foun- tain pen fixed. The dog will have his day -likewise the freshman. Heh? Taft and Fogli To Score Again No Taftite can have failed to note the beautiful campus surrounding Taft. For the past two years, Taft's lawn, praised as one of the most beautiful in the city, was second only to that of Schurz. ' This year, however, despite the diligent efforts of Mr. Thomas Fogli and his assistants to have our lawn appear as attractive as ever, their hard work was all in vains, as Taft did not even place among the top five schools in the yearly citywide lawn competition. Last year over 200 pounds of grass seed were planted on the Taft campusg yet, because our students did not regard fences and cut across the lawns, making unsightly paths, all labor, time, money and seeds were wasted. There is no objection to students enjoying the lawn east of the building, but there is no justification for paths either in the front of or in the rear of the building at any time. , As almost every student at some time or another, has been guilty of trespassing on the lawns, the blame points in many directions. It is a problem that must be dealt with by the entire student body and the whole-hearted cooperation of each Taftite is he least that can be expected when so small a favor is asked by those who already have done so much for Taft. ...ws A he-man's one- Who roars and rants, And sneers and snarls And shorts and pants, And groans and howls, And shrieks and shouts, And growls and glares, And mopes and pouts, Before he finally agrees- To what the fairer sex decrees. Willie: Little VVillie took an axe, And gave his mother forty whacks, When he saw what lic had done. He gave his father forty-one. Words to the wise: Don't kiss in the garden, Don't kiss by the gate, Love may be blind- But the neighbors ain't. Aint it the Truth: What you can't have is just what suits you. Dafiinitions: Cauliflower: Cabbage with an ed- ucation. Tact: What prevents a grey- halred old man with wrinkles from reminding a lovely lady with a beautiful complexion that they used to make mud-pies together. Heard in the Halls: Wipe off that look I just gave you. Woist Jokes of '44: He: I can't see what keeps you girls from freezing. X She: You're not supposed to. Old Maid's Laughter: He! He! He! Anon: Say nuttin'. Do nuttin'. Be tin'. Dedicated nut- A gum-chewing girl A cud-chewing cow. There must be difference I allow, but how? Oh! I have it now. It's the thoughtful expression On the face of the cow. Last but not least is a little poem submitted by Larry Slovlck. Ode to a Coursehook This little gray book which was so easy to get, Is a little gray' l'ool-: that causes me to fret, So, when from Taft I graduate in '44, Is a little book I'll throw out of the door! fThis poem isn't written in the best form, but my, how true it ls.J Page 38 Taft Tribune May 12, 19 Beware Opposition! Cheer Leaders Use New Yells The Taft Cheerleading team, coached by Mr. H. Miller. meets once a week regularly to practice new yells. This year the team will depend on only Taft's original cheers like We're from Taft , Go back to the Woods , Break 'Um, Bust 'Um and many more. The Taft Cheerleaders are going to use original cheers so other schools will take notice that we do not copy. Furthermore we shall let lt be known that our cheers shouldn't be copied. If any student has a special talent for writing yells, please send the rhymes to the Taft Trib office. The best ones will be printed in the paper and credit will be given to the author. Origi- nals please! The Taft Tribune Published Bi-weekly by the Journalism Students of the William Howard Tait I-Hgh School 5625 North Natoma. Avenue, Chicago, Illinois. APRIL 6, 1944 PRICE FIVE CENTS Editor-in-chief ......,..................,.......................................................,., Betty Petersen Sports Editor ................... .................... L ou Gibbs Assistant Sports Editor ..., .............. B ill Frey Feature Editor .................................,..........................................................., Fay Mayer Girls' Sports ......... ...... L ..A.............................A........................................ G erry Shramek News Dept.: Beverly Anderson, Bill Frey, Lou Gibbs, Shirley Gleason, Carol Gronau, lic-tto Krohn, Jean Love, Madeline Matern, Fay Mayer, Carol Moston, Shirley Nancarrow, Ruth Olson. Ella Osinske, Mary Jean Pfis- ter, Frances Quan, Qfzrry Shranfek, Betty Lou Schultz, Jackie Thomas, Georgia VVayne, Mari yn VVenze . Typlsts ......,.....,....., ...........,... M adeline Matern, Ruth Olson, Betty Lou Schultz Photographers Ralph Sogge, Hartly Kopke, Richard Kueker, Eugene Nugent Artists ........................................ Dan Schneider. Dan Vrabec, Richard Bergsund Business Adviser ............................................................. ............... .... M r . Paul Biglet ldltorial Adviser ..... ....... ...... Miss Hattie Marquardt That Breathless oment Grand March Reaches Climax Ferguson Acts As M. C. Gay colorful prints, filmy, soft swirling nets and chiffons, smart uniforms, sleek tux'es and sharp suits combined with the soft lights of the Rainbow Ballroom of the Knickerbocker Hotel, the music of Johnny Raptis and his orchestra- all helped to brighten that rainy evening of April 21st when Taft held it's first R.O.T.C. Hop. While some couples danced on the beautiful illuminated glass floor, others wandered about-chat ting and indulging in . . . cokesl From the balcony we see heads peering about to observe the ex- citement surrounding them. Prac- tically, for the duration of the en- tire evening there was a mad scrams ble for 'the one and only couch, which caused no end of consterna- tion in that certain corner. Mr. Rapier, accompanied by his daughter, who looked very s in her petite gown, Said that was one of the finest social 4 crings that he had ever been ilegcd to attend. At eleven o'c1ock everything hushed and the Grand March, le Bob Forney and Nancy Kn commenced. This procession very picturesque. After its te nation the queen and court presented with floral crowns. The queen, Nancy Knight, crowned by Lt. Colonel Bob ney, while Carol Gerhardt rece her honors from Joe La Gorio. Kane was presented with her land by Lou Michels, the S1 Class President. Mary Dalton awarded her honors by Tom C while Bette June Tompson wa.: recipient of a garland from Mortonson. Though everyone said he pla on getting in at an early 1 few lived up to their words. at the Panther Room,-Bisma and Sally's were seen many ites . . . and the hour was early . . . even for a Satr morning. Iiss Carletoirs div.-Marnie lay 12, 1944 imoothies Make 'Ionor Roll Ns Lead In Number Three cheers for Miss Luede- !nn's 2A division room students, ,o have proved themselves to be 2 brainest in the school. They ik highest with five students at- ning 4S's or 3S's and 1E. The nor roll has increased in num- rs since last quarter, however, aim is still for higher stand- ls. Special mention is given to our shmen: Arthur Biesenthal. Pa- cia, Doyle, Roger Ginger, Mary ne Kalm, Jean Kipling, Lois apton, Douglas Maier, Robert unall, Richard Sehiverdeman. ,rilyn Thoennisen. They have at it takes! It seems the gals, lugh, have the winning team in 1B section. Dome on kids! Don't be slackers. 4 start off this quarter with a mg by cleaning out those rusty .ins. IB fir. Campbell's division-Jean uling. Irs. Goldfeins div.-Mary An- Kalm. Irs. Klug's div.-Patricia Doyle. rilyn Thoennisen. Iiss Lino's div.-Arthur Biesen- l. 1A Ir. C. E. Johnson's div.-Lois Lpton, Richard Schiverdeman. Iiss Grant's div.-Douglas Maier. Iiss Unseth's div.-R0ger Gin- , Robert Pounall. 2B Ilss M. Johnson's div.-Lydia ter. Irs. Wimmer's div.-Grace Hay- d. Irs. Ockerby div.-Arleen Heen. 2A ss, Marion Howard. liss Lewis' div. - Sue Esthus, Jert Singer, Shirly Stuertz. mm Szwaykart. Ilss Leudemann's div.-Norma arner, Barbara Lighthall, Haleen er, Marilyn Riplsa, Wanda therford. liss McGuire's div.-Gloria Cheli, ty Baldorchi. Irs. Scan1on's div.- Arleen ck, Joan Everiett, Dorothy Rieg, 'lene Wolczak. .r. J. Puippo's div.--Nona James, fthy Walkober. li s Straight's div.- Vera Bro- Edward Cutler, Ted Rosul. 3B Iiss Keech's div.4-Patricia For- irf Vesta1's div. - Evelyn Fi- er. . 3A liss Andrew's div.-Gene Mason. Iiss Brady's div.-Tom Hall, s Johnson, William Klein. Irs. Dah1quest's div.-Elizabeth ersen. . Tribune C ix Miss Kiley's div.-Marion Lin- sten, Louise Nelson, Nancy Weise. Miss McConville's div.-Herman Sommer. Mr. Mitchell's div.-Carol Petty, Jackie Shay. 4B Miss Kelly's div.-Isabelle Mo- pavec, Charlene Samuelson. Miss Leltenstorfer's div.-Ruth Beisenthal, Richard Rahn, James Will. Miss Teeter's div.-Mary Dalton, Marion Doemlaud, Dorothy Et- tinger. 4A Miss Fox's div.-Edward Fergu- son, Robert Kolpek. Mrs. Luken's div.-Georgia War- ton. Miss Nelson's div.-Robert Mo- reau, Janet Zawislak. Miss Roger's div.-Robert For- ney. Library-Fund Drive Ends Today During the weeks of May 1 to 12 a drive for funds with which .to purchase new library books will be instituted. Each student will be asked to contribute ten cents so that we reach the goal of 8200. This sum ls required to pay for the new books needed for our library. The books particularly needed for use in the library are: Home Economics Books Science Books Modern War Books Short Stories and Plays Recently some new books were added to the library. These books have been leading sellers and have been in great demand throughout Taft and other schools. Some of these books which are Page 39 now in circulation are: Your Career in Chemistry George Washington Carver: The story of a Famous Negro A Ship to Rememberz- A Story of the Hornet. Here Is Africa Abraham Lincoln I Served on Bataan: A Story of Heroic Nurses New World A-Coming Paris Underground Guadalcanal Diary God Is My Co-Pilot Burma Surgeon Keystone Kids Dune Boy Teresita of the Valley Second Shift Remember-Taft's library is first with the best and the latest so don't forget to contribute your share to help defray expenses for that excellent library that belongs to you! Introductions to Girls on 'Board' Here the semester is al- most twelve weeks under way and I'll bet there are a few of you gals who still aren't l1ep to the new officers of the G. A. A.! Edith Wickstraum is now president. I-Ier duty is to conduct the Board of Control meetings every Monday and Wednesday. When she cannot be there vice-president Mari- lyn Fisher is in charge. I suppose you all know Pat G. A. A. MINIATURE Vol. 1. No. l Gerry Shrclmek, Editor May 12 G.A.A. Girls Represent Taft The Board of Control has nominated members of the G. A. A. to attend a Jesters Jubilee at Sullivan High School. This school has invited six girls from each of many schools, including Taft, to a Play Day on May 24th. The girls are Edith Wickstrom, Betty Jo Blagg, Lorraine Koehler, Mary J. Paddi, Loris Syver- son, and Pat Mulkurn. The day promises to be very exciting for these girls, who will rep- resent Taft. MURDER ll Several of the G. A. A. girls have been asking when the play is going to be given. As yet even the cast doesn't know, but it will take place sometime in June. This dra- matic sketch was written by Muriel Kaufman, and deals with murder I 1 1 0n1y girls with G. A. A. cards will be admitted. Mulkern, who is now doing a fine job as secretary, and Rosemary Schick who is re- Donate Suggestions-Now! Have you any suggestions or ideas? What would Girls from Six Schools Hero Four girls from five neigh- boring schools will be invited C0l'diT1g SSCFGUHIFY- She Wil! you like to do when it is your class's turn to be 1'6'00I'd D0il1tS dl1I'iI1g the fifth entertained for a couple of periods, this semes- periods, while Alice Schies- ser and Shirley Seaholm do ter? Would baseball, to you like to dance, to play volley or have a free period tin which to play to see the performance. ' The schools are: Senn, Amund- Sen. Lake View, Roosevelt it during the third and sixth periods, and Edith Wick- straum the first. Have your points recorded the period that's most convenient to you and you may be one of those. gals sporting a Taft Letter! Qualifications There are twenty-six mem- bers now on the board of control, thus there will not be any more accepted for some time. If you would like to be a member next semester, write a letter stating your qualifications and give it to any girl on the board, or to Pat Mulkern. You must have your 600 point pin and also references from three teach- ers, other than the physical education instructors. Your letter will be read at the next meeting and you'll be voted upon. If accepted, initiation will follow. ping-pong, shuffle board, etc.J, to go swimming or just what would you want to do? You know, I suppose, that each grade will be given a party of some sort during the remainder of the semester. The Board of Control of the Girls' Athletic Association is in a delerium trying to procure ideas for different kinds of entertainment for all you gals, but it seems they just don't know what you'd like! Why don't you help them out with some suggestions! Just write on a paper, the suggestions, or sports you'd like to participate in when your time comes. This is for Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors: so get busy, and drop those notes into the boxes which are located in your Health Room and the gym office. You won't forget, will you? Party Held For uniors Three cheers for the Juniors! Yes! It was the gals in third year, who came first in the G. A. A. Membership Drive! For these winners, a party will be held. - At this affair, the Average Junior Miss will be named and honored. As yet,'the kind of a party has not been decided upon, but at any rate it will be well worth your attendance .... Who knows, maybe you will be Average Junior Mlss ? and Schurz. Afterwards they will be entertained, and served refreshments, ln the Girls' Gym. The girls in the cast and on the board are all looking forward to seeing Between the Night and Day put on the Taft stage. It's some- thing you won't want to miss! Honor Mothers at Tea Again this year, as in the years before, the Board of Control is having their an- nual Mother and Daughter Tea. As yet they haven't decided where the Tea will be given but the girls think it will be at the Tally Ho, or the Pantry. The committee for this occasion is hoping that all the girls on the Board will be able to bring their mothers along. May 21 is the date! So don't forget, Board of Control. i Page 40 yfllv l I 5 9 ' .-7 DBCDL 2 ., .1 7 W Q W A a logiral excuse for excluding the Waller game, we haven't found it. Most lt there it, as yet, of the boys seein trying hard, but just trying: hard doesn't win ball games. Five straight league -set thatfs potentially backs for a team strong is not uinlerstandable. Take the lane game on April 13 at Lane Field. Sure Alleman pitched a no- hitter a week later, but.he wasn't that hard to hit. The answerg er- rors. Yes, errors and when we say that, it is no uiulerstatenient, for there were t'ii'teen. count 'en1, fif- teen of them by Taft in one game. ll' that doe:n't 1-tt some sort of record. it is amazing. We under- rttand. of course, that mostly of the players are rookies, but even the vets twhat few of them there arel are booting the ball. The pitchers seein to be steacly as a whole, but you cant' ask a hurler to go out and pitch with no support at all. In the Taft-Lane contest, Taft. made 2 runs on -I hits while Lane made 21 runs on 15 hits. The Indians start- ed o!'l' by juinping o11 Carlos . Read for 11 runs only four hits in the first inning. A couple of walks and four solid hits made up that frame, with errors doing the rest of the damage. The opposition playing for the big inning again proved the Eagles downfall when they niet Lake View at Wells Park on April 14. The i if inning was 9 runs on three hits oat' southpaw Al Walker. Al passed quite a te- ..'. tnt. the weather was very cold and with some more ball- lensing he had to be re- lieved in faior of Dan Zurkowski who finished up nicely allowing tivo more runs and three hits. Taft jiunped on-t in the first ttanie with tinee runs. on pas,-es to Nelson, Congdon. and l+'alirl:ach. and a sin- gle lay llaek Danielson. The final score was 13 to 9 'trait'-'t Tait i ,.,. in L .. :yi 23: ri: The first: indication that the boys had settled down to playing ball in al serious manner was on April 18. 1129 years after Paul Revers' lainous ride. True they niet their old enemy defeat, but it was a fairly' well played game. Read again took the hill and allowed but five hits, but the Eagles were only able to gather up th1'ee, one each by Read, Danielson, and Mehan. Neitter teani was capable of get- ,tingmore than one run in any of the fraines, which helped to make it an interesting afternoon. After all tle dust had cleared the final tal-ulation read 3 to 2 in favor of Sullivan. Taft Tribune May 12, 1 The gentlemen of Taft, again defeated, showed they could play ball when they lost another heart- breaker to Von Steuben on April 19. River Park was the scene of action as the Eagles lost by a score of 2 to 1. Paul Johnson pitched good ball, and had the game in the bag by a shut-out if two errors in the clinch- es hadn't interferred. Still, in all, it was a improvement over what had transpired in previous games. H032 In a set of practice games with Foreman on April 27 and 29, the Eagles Broke even, dropping the first one 8 to 5 and taking the next one 5 to 4. These games, however, had no bearing on the league stand- ings, and were played at Portage Park. QM For the first time this season Taft went without a fielding flaw. This rare occasion was a. 9 to 8 loss at the hands of Roosevelts on May 2, and in order, for Roosevelt to win, the game had to go into extra innings. Altho Taft out-hit the opposition by 2 with 13 hits they just didn't seem to have that punch that puts across victories. Hack Danielson played third base with Jocko Congdon doing the catching, just the opposite of the regular line-up. After the dust had cleared the final score was: Roosevelt 9 runs 11 hits 2 errors, and Taft 8 runs 13 hits and no errors. SHG The number one victory for Taft was on May 3, when they won by that one run they used to lose by. A beautiful pitching job turned in by Ted Dobro coupled with timely hits by Read, Nelsen, and Fahr- bach made it possible. The game was won in the seventh inning when Nelson started off with a double and Danielson walked. Then Congdon was intentionally passed and old reliable Carl Read came thru with a long fly to deep left field, Nelson scoring to break the 3 to 3 deadlock after the catch. This game makes Dobro the first winning pitcher for Taft, but he re- ceived good support except for two costly errors that cost two runs in the sixth inning. Taft had 4 runs on 5 hits, and Waller had 3 runs, also with 5 hits. Batting averages accurate to May 3 follow: G AB H R Pct. Read 7 17 7 5 412 Danielson 10 33 11 9 .333 Congdon 9 30 9 4 .300 Nelsen 8 31 9 5 .290 Neukirk 5 15 4 1 .263 Mehan 8 25 5 3 .200 Farbach 9 27 5 7 .185 Gillespie 4 12 1 1 .080 Anderson 6 15 1 1 .070 Athletes T ry For Checkers Note: tSince the following story has absolutely no truth in it, we wish to apologize to all whoes names were published! The newest sport to come to Taft is the Heavy-Weight Checker Team. You might remember that a, team such as is being formed this year was voted down in favor of a yo-yo squad last year. This yo-yo squad had five key men on it. They were: Arsch Paulish, Bob Flum, Herky Riis, Joe Flanagan, and Homer Lemke. Four of this five are serving their Uncle Sam, while Roy Riis' was recently discharged from the marines, where he was one of Carlson's famous Raiders , and served in the Aluetians, Guad- alcanal, Tarawa, Anzio beachhead, and the bombing of Tokyo. He was discharged because of a fract- ured eye-lash. Well, any how, get- ting back to business at hand which is checkers, we find that there are seven boys going out for the team. Details follow: J. F. Congdong Congdon is an all-'round fellow, whoes specialty is red on black. E. C. Petersen, Jr.. This big Danish boy is undecided as to whether he wants to go out for the team, or play poker with Larry Lynch, at E. Nevil's gas station. O. G. Hamachekg Hambo would be one of the finest black on red men in the business if he kept his mind entirely on checkers. See next Taft Trib. for statistics on the other four players. Miss Stark Mgr. Of Lunch Room Marries Lieut. Mrs. William Melzer, formerly Miss Ruth Stark, who is the man- ager of the Taft lunch room was doubly congratulated by the faculty and students, whose attention was attracted by the beautifully decor- ated cakes which were placed on the dessert shelves in the cafeteria. The cakes were made by one of the cooks of the lunch room, Mrs. Esther Norman. As Mrs. Melzer was being photo- graphed outside during the 5th period one day last week many eyes were cast upon these tasty de- lacies. Mrs. Melzer was presented with a corsage by the women lunch room attendants. The factulty also presented Mrs. Melzer with a wedding gift but at the time this a1'ticle went to press the choice of the gift had not been made known. The first resented Mrs. Lt. William place at the First Presbyterian Church in Columbia, South Carol- ina on April 24. The second con- gratulation was in honor of Mrs. Melzer's birthday which was May 4. congratullation, rep- Melzer's marriage to Melzer, which took Locker Room Echoes By Bill . The boys locker room has buzzing with exitement 1 The cause of this is spring for practice and some poor fl can't figure out whether it's les Atla's body building cla: new zoot suit modelers. The PHIL PERSHKE and his o: colored pants that fit skin and ot to disregard the E Panther RICHARD SCHESI who looks like the spilled juice on them. ART MELTZI trying to convince his buddies football shoes will be the ct thing in the next Easter pa We wonder how he feels aftei trying workout or shall we beating that he suffered th the courtesy of DON CHAI and WALLY KOOKEN. With the swimming season pleted all Taft's mermen are dry behind the ears. As BERGSUND so glibly puts i feel like a fish out of water. why don't you look in the m Every warm day we ha' school the student body and fa enjoy a fashion show at th pense of the various gym c parading outside in an assor of red, green, blue, and s gym suits PHIL NELSON the c1'imsom avenger. has truly deserving om his new 1 men. EVAN OLSON used to of the fact that he wore a ym suit until he slid into 3rt one day and what do you l Black and White! Candidates for T1 Team Numerous As Season Nears The track season officially ed May 3 and Mr. Harry Ml beginning to whip the future into shape. An assortme' events, consisting of everyth the book will comprise the to come. The tryouts for t 100-200 yard dashers are Bergsund, John Bowen, T Tomanic and possibly Bob R Some of the events are th put, hurdle, cross country, jump, standing broad jump ning broad jump and others han dright now. The cant for the track team so. far are lows: Bob Banks, Dick Bergsund Bowen, Bob Kiel, Clifford Thomas Tomanic, Dick Wi A veteran, Dick Williams turning again this season. earned himself a. letter las and will be a. spark plug o year's team. 1 '-z',.2'rrv:+7v7Krf'f'-I: ' ' ' ' i' r rv' 1 ' f - h im T ii T 'lb Q-giilied .Zig H it T1 UU Head Council Vol. xx. No.6 run High School, clfieago. missin May ai, 1944 g New officers have been elected to ead the Student Council for the nning semester. Lois Johnson was re-elected pres- le'ntg Betty Blagg was also re- lected to her position of vice- residentg Evelyn Evensen is the ew secretaryg and Betty Petersen ill assume the duties of treasurer. Each officer has a long record of :hool service to her credit. . Lois Johnson has been a member 5 the council for tl1e past three ears. Other activities of hers in- ude G.A.A., Pan American Club, Sonor Society, and delegate to the hicago Youth Conference and the linois Association of Students ouncils. Betty Blagg has had two years rperience as a member of the runcil. She, too, 'belongs to the onor Society, G.A.A. Board of Jntrol and the Junior Girls. A- ong her other activities she in- udes those of being a library as- stant and a. delegate to the Illinois ssociation of Student Councils. Evelyn Evensen has been a 1116111- er of tl1e council for two years so. Last year she served as vice- 'esident of the Junior Girls. Like Jis and Betty, Evelyn can also vast membership in tl1e Honor moiety and the G.A.A. Betty Petersen, our prominent rib editor, is another member of e council who has engaged in funcil activities for two years. ialk her up as completing the lartet belonging to the Honor rciety and the G.A.A. Other ser- ces that she has rendered to the llool include those of library as- stant and Clean-up delegate. -. 'romlnent Seniors lre Featured by , . .hlcago Paper Each year the Chicago Tribune blislres the names of ten seniors, Jm each Chicago high school, io are elected by their class- attes and the faculty as being out- tnding graduates of the semester. The June, 19-14 graduates from .ft who were elected for their out- mding achievement are: Jean Anderson, Richard Femmel, lward Ferguson, R0b8l't Forney, elores Kane, Lorraine Kostelny, mes Mein, Leonard Nettnin, Geor- t Lee Warton, and Janet Zawis- r. - Their names will appear in the nday Tribune, May 28, 1944. len the senior class will elect the e most outstanding person of the oup and that person's picture ll appear in a later issue of the per. ' - ' . Taftites Respond Generouslyg Library Fund Exceeds Quota Over the top went the drive for the library fund as well over S5250 was collected. Smilingly, Miss Morrissey the librarian told your reporter that we went over our quota. Perhaps you already know that this money is to be used for books that the school could not get from the Board of Education. Among the books purchased there will be a few modern fiction, a great many war books which are of great interest to everyone today, a few scientific biographies, and some new books of plays. All of these will be greatly appreciated by the students. As so many of us already know, modern fiction and war books are often hard to get at the branch libraries because of the long waiting lists. Of course everyone enjoys scientific biographies. The book Madame Curie has been very popular and has even been made into a movie. English seven students will be very happy over the new volumes of plays. Ot'ten, when certain classes were studying some specific play, students found it exceedingly difficult to obtain books, either at the Taft library or at the public ranches. Of course, not all the money shall e spent at one time. Some will be reserved so that newhooks as they come out can ee purchased later on. Division 321 P.M. should be given a special vote of thanks inasmuch as they, a 1B division, led the entire school in the amount of money collected. Chinese Speakers Present Challenging International Issues On Tuesday, May 16, eight stud- ents from Taft attended the high school conference of the American Council, Institute of Pacific Rela- tions. The delegates from Taft were Mary Dalton, Marion Doemland. Dorothy Ettinger, Richard Femmel, Edward Ferguson, Robert Forney, Carol Gerhardt, and James Thom- son. About one hundred students from Chicago and subrban high schools attended the conference. The question for discussion on that day was, What will be China's position in the post-war world? All four speakers were Chinese who had been in this country for varying lengths of time. ,D1'. Cheng, who spoke upon the political and economic phases of the day's ques- tion, was the first speaker. The next was a Mr. Fey, who spoke on the social aspects. Mr. Soong then spoke on the cultural question. The final speaker was a Mr. Laow, who discussed the international relation- ships of China in the future. After the speakers had finished, the students were given an oppor- tunity to question them. Although the meeting was scheduled from 4 to 6 p. m., the discussion became so heated that it was only with dif- ficulty that the chairman ended the session at 6:30. The eight Taft delegates decided that the meeting was very stimulating and the time well spent. Hats Off To: Taft's one man salvage collector is Arthur Werde- baugh, who col- lected 1,000 lbs. for our recent I . Irs -Q :- 25' ,:- 1 V paper drive. It took this en- ergetic freshman three days to col- - mlect the paper. He g I gathered paper throughout N o r - wood Park, Park Ridge and Oriole Park. Arthur had already collected 400 lbs. of paper for the Boy Scouts and has 300 lbs. of paper for our next Salvage Drive. Congratula- tions, Arthur! EQ .. 'i ' .W ,- ,--' Cadet Helen Lowes Receives Commission Cadet Helen Lowes, formerly a biology teacher at Taft, has been commissioned a lieutenant J. G. in the Coast Guard. Miss Lowes writes that she is one of four to be so honored, for cadets usually re- ceive only ensigns commissions. She adds that this is the first time this had never happened in the his- tory of SPARS's. The four lieu- tenants were chosen on the basis of their civilian achievement and their record at the academy. Miss Lowes said in her letter that, after she had received the news of her commission, We went out to drill. The building never looked so nice nor was the music so inspiring as on that particular afternoon. Ro Larson Will Attend Boys State Roy Larson, 4B a Lieutenantln the ROTC will present Taft at Boys State, June 12, to June 28, 1944 at Jacksonville, Illinois. The purpose of Boys State is to teach the youth of today construc- tive attitudes toward the American form of government and to educate our youth in the duties, privileges, rights and responsibilities of American citizenship. In Boys State, citizens organize their own city, county and states govern- ments. They choose their own of- ficials in accordance with regular election procedures. They learn the duties of the various city, county and state offices. They introduce and argue their own bills in legis- lature. Justice is administrated by their own law enforcement agen- cies and courts. In Boys State, the young citizen has tl1e opportunity to learn for himself that his govern- ment is just what he makes it. Here each boy learns to do by do- ing. The entire program is non-partis- ian and it is not military in any sense. Problems will be considered without reference to any existing political party and will be free from propaganda. Do Your Share! by Doris Rosendale Oh, say can you see all the lives that are going, Because of this selfishness rapidly growingg They want so much gold and land if they win, Which we'll stop them from getting by collecting our tin. So help in the cause, and be a good sport, Save all of your metals and things of that sort: Because if you don't, we'll forfeit this war, - And lose our freedom forevermore. ' I Calendar for Iune Iune 2 Clean-up Luncheon. Iune 3 Alumni Dance. Iune 6 G. A. A. - Iune 7 Honor Society Meeting. June 9 Honor Awards. period 9. June 19 Final Examinations. Iune 20 Final ,Examinations Iune 21 Senior Luncheon. Iune 22 Graduation. Iune 23 Last day oi this lem- ester. Page 42 Taft Anchors Favaro Mr. Anthony Favaro, shop teach- er, is again a member of the faculty at Taft after an absence of two years. Mr. Favaro, after he left here in March 1942, continued teaching in some schools on the south side of Chicago. There he taught at the Chicago Vocational School when it was taken over by the Navy. His last position before returning to Taft was as a civilian instructor in Aircraft Instruments and Electri- cal Engineering at Navy Pier where he did his part to help further the War effort by enlightening a few of the many gobs in the Navy. Now once again Mr. Favaro can be found teaching Taft students in room 121. We welcome back Mr. Favaro and since it is rumored that he is here to stay we hope that he will again enjoy Taft and wish him the best of luck. May we add that the Navy's loss is again our gain. 1.i.l.. Former Buddy Reminisces . Dear Mr. I-Ioefer, Faculty and Students: It's been quite some time since I last wrote you, but I've been very h-usy with my duties, and also my mother has been seriously ill and I've been home on emergency leave. I would have very much liked to visit my friends at Taft while home, but under the circumstances I found it impossible to do so. At present l'm attached to He- dron 5-1 but will be transferred to VP-26 as soon as it's formed. I'm under the irupre sion that my dut.ies with this szyuadroii will be those of an aircrewman, Clvlech- Gunnery. Despite what my address implies I'm still in the states. Where I'll go when assigned to VP-28 is anyones guess. Maybe in the states cr maybe overseas. It's impossible to guess and they don't tell us anything. I'1n pretty sure my transfer will come through in a few weeks so you may write me at my present address until I give you a different one. This time of the year my thoughts always turn to football. I imagine that Taft has started spring prac- tice by now. From what my brother writes they had a very large turn- out for practice this year. Taft seemed to always have been weak 'on reserves but perhaps this year will be different. The spirit of Taft's teams has always made up for this in the past and will con- tinue to rank it among the best teams as long as there is a Taft. The weather here has been that of a typical spring-warm one day and rain the next. Sort of reminds me of Chicago. I have to go on guard duty in a few minutes so I'll have to close for now. A former Buddie, William Bill Anders, June '42 Taft Tribune Another one of Taft's graduates has sacrificed his life for his country. This patriot was Cadet-Midshipman Richard B. Glauche of the United States Merchant Marine Cadet Corps. Dick was sworn in at Kings Point, N. Y., on April 7, which happened to be his nineteenth birthday. After he had completed three months of preliminary training he went to sea. He had received a five day leave during July 1943, before embarking on his first assignment which began on August 1. While in Chicago he became engaged to Marie Hauck, a Taft alumna. On January 5, Dick was reported missing in action and a certificate of his presumptive death, issued on January 23, was received by the family in February. Dick's best buddy was one of seven survivors and it was he who wrote to Dick's follfs telling them in greater detail the sad story of his friend's death. The disaster occured in the Port of Bari, Italy, on Decemer 2. At the time of the raid Dick was on the bridge of a Liberty Greater Love Hath No Man . . . ship with the captain of 'tflie'vessel. The shipfwhich was carrying am- munition, was hit and completely demolished. Had he been fortunate enough to return to the United States, he would have been scheduled to re-enter the Academy and complete his course. Then he would have been commissioned an officer in the Merchant Marine or an Ensign in the U.S.N.R. Dick was an all around athlete, but swimming was his favorite sport. He was a member of Taft's winning swimming team and placed in our first city competition. He was a member of the Senior Boy's Club and was happy to serve on the 4A nominating committee. Dick was an only child and is survived by his parents who reside at 6338 Holbrook Street. To them we extend our heartfelt sympathy in their recent bereavement and pay tribute to his memory. May 31, 1944 Problem Child Reports Pilots Hell-cat for Navy Dear Mr. Hoefer and Faculty: I don't know if you remem this particular problem child good old Taft, but I figured t it's about time that one 6f Ta Naval Officers made a short rep to the old Alma Mater back ho: Navy life, as far as I'm conce ed, is strictly 4.0 t100'Z, N: talkj and as far as I can see, probably stay in Naval aviat after the war. It has its ups 2 downs, but I think the ups are the majority. I have very well covered the ited States in the past six mom beginning with a ferry hop which I flew a fighter from T1 ton, N. J. to San Diego, Calif. was then assigned to an anti-s marine squadron and during t period I flew another fighter Jacksonville, flying a third pl back to Norfolk from Florida. At present, I am with a VF-71 fighter squadron in which I fly Navy's F6F, Hellcat, which is 1 sidered to be one of the best, if the best, of any carrier base N plane of any Navy. - I only wish I had time enougl write to all the teachers and dents that I know but a N iiihter pilot doesn't have too m spare time. Inasmuch as hours 1 tiually move on, I don't have m time left, so for now I'll have close. Best regards, EHS. Walter Lahey. U.S.l Vf-74 cjo F.P.O. N. Y., N. Y. A Word to Wise G I.3' Up to date we have had onl very few visiting servicemen. On May the 1st two former rites, Warren Schwartz and lzierico Ventprini, visited Taft their old friends. In addition l made many new friends. In a recent letter from the ' Alumni Association we were formed that Ilichard Weickar member of the class of '42, is stationed in the Hawaiian Isle with the Seabees. He would ei hearing from any of his for classmates. His address is as lows: R. F. Weikart Sllfc 129 N.C.B. Co. A Plat cjo Fleet Post Officl San Francisco, Calif And now a word of advice those servicemen who read column and who are intending visit Taft. If you would like 3 name in this column be sure tc gister your name at school o when you visit. This will auto ically put your name in the col and if your name is not alreadg the Honor Roll here at Taft, r tering will insure its getting tl So don't forget to register I how else will we know you I been her cguestionmark. ?ngIish Class Broadcasts Mrs. Siegel's English 2 class has eveloped a sensational radio unit. 'ne of the highlights of the unit 'as a quiz program which was con- ucted on the order of Information 'lease . The commercials were of iany various types and included oth those of serious and comical spect. If anyone happened to pass oom 108 during the third period, e would have heard some singing robably done by Bob Schcller and Villiom Nemec. These two oys had or their theme song, We are the Linso Gals. The class poll disclosed that Bob Iope and the Lux Radio Theatre ated top honors in the entertain- ment field., The students selected Valter Winchell as the best in the 'roup classed as news analysts. 'ones Representative Addresses Taftites On Thursday, May 11, Mr. O'Neil f Jones Commercial High School alked to the 2A's about the advant- ges of attending Jones. Mr. O'Nei1 aid that at Jones one received raining in commercial courses, nd commercial machinery. He .lso stated that if a student plan- .ed on enrolling in some college he hould not consider Jones, inas- much as Jones is not the college ,reparatory type of school. Wen of Tomorrow Win Contest Today James Harsch and Harold Alvin vere winners of the essay contest onducted by the American Legion Lnxiliary. Inasmuch as the title if the essay was The World of Tomorrow, we think it befitting hat the boys received War Stamps as prizes. Miss Carleton sponsored he contest here at Taft. Orchids to- The following names are among .hose business managers who are loing excellent work. The Trib xresents verbal orchids to: ?hyllis Roth-201 a. m. Dahlquist Estelle Long-208 a. m. Bergquist Erwin Johnson-217 a. m. Lewis Vlarian Howard-105 a. m. Carleton Xlan Hediman-211 a. m. Perry loyce Crooks-212 p. m. Unseth Leonard Noldan-217 p. m. Johnson Betty Madsen--321 p. m. Mueller lrthur Biesenthal-301 p. m. Lino Iacueline Kaspar-219 a. m. Buch-- Walter. Arthur Biesenthal and Betty Vladsen deserve special mention for phe fine work they have been do- ng inasmuch as these IB's records neasure up to those of the top- iotch 4A managers. Onions to: All those moldy man- rgers who aren't trying to get :heir division to back them up. Watch this colum for further recognition and honorable men- :ion to those managers that are 'eally on the job. A Taft Tribune Page 43 A A I Transition Club of the Month 106 Adopt New Family The Senior Girls' Club, Mr. Hoe- fer's choice for our club of the month, holds the distinction of be- ing the first club organized at Taft. The Senior girls after securing per- mission from Mr. Hoefer to do SO, held their first meeting on October 11, 1939, the year that Taft open- ed, for the purpose of organizing The Senior Girls Club, to be spon- sored by Miss Grace Rogers. All Senior Girls. 4B and 4A, were to be eligible for membership. At the first meeting of the club, a full corps of officers, consisting of President. Vice President, Treas- urer, and Secretary, were elected. This tea, which was held on May 10 of this year has for its pur- pose 11ot only to provide an ocea- sion for social life, but to bring the mothers and their daughters mutual understanding and a into finer type of relationship-a rela- tionship that might be termed as true companionship. The Senior Girls Club performs many, many duties in and around Taft. They usher at the gradua- tion, assist Miss McCue with the freshmen, roll lnndages with the Norwood Park Church unit, sew carpet material for Hines Hospital, make scrapbooks for the Red Cross Top Row: B. Crippen: C. Passow: P. Schillinger: L. Kosielny: G. Mt .- Cel: M. Faehnrich. Bottom Row: B. E. Brooks. I. Novak. I. Angus. At the next meeting the Constitu- tion and By-Laws were read and accepted. Before the Thanksgiving vaca- tion 1S239, the Senior Girls Club made and completed plans for the first school dance at Taft. Music was contributed by our new Taft Dance Orchestra. Shortly after conducting this successful entc1'- prise, on November 30th, its mem- Lers chose their official club pin. On January 18, 1940, a tea at the Norwood Park Fieldhouse was held in honor of Marion Kokat, who was awarded the good citizen- ship award by the Daughters of the American Revolution. The club sponsored a Mother and Daughters banquet on May 9th of the same year. This banquet was thoroughly enjoyed by all those who were privileged to attend, and many were the requests for an- other event of this type. This ban- quet, however ex entually developed into a tea, which has become one of the traditions at Taft. Every year, the girls hold this tea in honor of their mothers. Palm: I. Groite: I. Momvec: P. Be-g, and also make regular donations to that organization. At one time. when Taft held open house for vis- iting parents, members of the Sen- ior Girls Club acted as guides. Of course, we cannot forget their most recent service which was the contribution of mirrors for the girls washroonis., These large mir- rors were installed April 21, and are greatly appreiatrd lg all the f.irls :it Taft. Yes. the Senior Gizls Club is an interesting and niout worthy organ- iz-rstion. Not only do they accomp- lish tasks hehe-lul to the war effort and rr-ndcr stnwire to their school, but tlicy ol'fc:-r ll hleasant social life and opgfcrtxiiiity for cultural :rro'.vth :rid enrichment of its mem- bcrship. As olficers. they elect two girls from the 413 class and two from the 4A class. The present officers are Lorraine Kostelny, President, and Janet Zawislak, Treasurer. These are the 4A oficers, and Pa- tricia Derg, Vice President, and El- vira Brooks, Secretary, are the 4B officers. x Room 106 has adopted a family. Yes, 106 sponsors a family of five living birds. Their home is outside the windows at the extreme north end of that certain English room.. This family has captured the in- terest of all students and teachers who have observed the little fam- ily. During Clean-Up-Week a little nest was constructed by a mama an papa robin. Shortly thereafter three eggs were seen in the nest. Within the past week, these eggs have hatched, revealing three of the most beautiful birds that one can imagine. Teachers and students have watched the little birds with great interest. Students have hurried to class so they could watch the fledg- iufrs as long as possible lrefore class time. Yes, a new family has invaded Taft: one we hope will stay a long time. Naturallv we are proud of the homesite they selected. Even birds, it seems, know Taft is tops. E ngineering Course Offered The Catholic Youth Organization, or CYO, is offering a fine course in Engineering to high school sen ors graduating before September. he plan provides for a job with a fu- ture in a vital industry simultane- ously with an opportunity t.o gain a well-planned education in the basic fumlrmeutals of Engineering equal to the fir Qt two years ol' academic x rk plus eighteen months ,of in- dustrial training. The scheme should particularly intern-st returned vets and 4F's, but it should be kept in mind that the course will not bring a college degree. For fu1'ther information, fontaxt. Mr. Jerry O'Keefe, CYO, Til East Congress Street, Chicago, Illinois. P. T. A. Hold Last Meeting Members of the Taft Parent Teachers Association met for the last timc this year on Monday, May 15 at 1:15 p. m. in the school audi- torium. The Taft Concert Orches- tra, directed by John C. Rapier, opened the meeting with several se- lertions. A resume of the year's ex ents was given by Mrs. Dudley Mellor, Historian. and Mrs. Frank Damm first vice-president of the Illinois Congress of Parents and 'i't'El!'lltil'S. was,the speaker of the day. Mrs. Damm also installed the officers t'or the ensuing year. The new officers are Mrs. M. W. Beth, president. Mrs.. J. R. Fillcbrown, first vice-president, Mrs. F. D. Fin- laysen, corresponding secretary, and Mrs. R. XV. Larsen, treasurer. Miss Grace McCue, of the faculty, will continue as second vice-pres- ident and Mrs. N. D. Cheronis will remain the recording secretary. l Page 44 Taft Tribune , :' gps- in QC . we H00 IIIIS e By Marilyn and jean Well, here we go again with fash- ion news for and about you. Special Features Shirley Nancoroufs white blouse with blue ribbon drawn through lace ruffles around neckline and sleeves. Evy Evensen's bright Northwest- ern T shirt. Janice Sorensews and Marlys Gar- moe's twin striped cotton dresses. Carol Gronaws blue and white print cotton dress with a long torso and swirling skirt. Audrey Runde's peasant blouse and skirt highlighted with vivid embroidery. ns Latest Footwear The latest footwear. as seen on Taft fellows, is pink and has five toes, namely feet. Yes, either the shoe rationing hit them hard or it's more comfortable in bare feet. Any- how, it has happened as you might have noticed a few days ago. The questions that are bothering us are: Are the fellows returning to cave men days, or have their feet been complaining about always being locked up and hence have the fel- lows decided to be gallant and free them fthe feetj? 124212 Datenight Classics Vivian Winlcates - black print crepe dress with yellow daisies and black accessories. Betty Petersen - Plaid taffeta dirndle skirt with U neckline blouse. Peggy Olson-two piece powder blue dress, blazer type jacket with black patent leather pumps. Arlene Petersen - powder blue two piece dress with white felt daisies. Shirley Lou Steislsal-blue and white jersey print, navy pumps and purse, and navy hat with white gardenias. Marilyn Harsin - green jersey dress. Jean Lore-tomato colored linen two piece dress, navy ropeez and navy head band with tomato col- ored daisies. Doris Daill-white jersey dress with fuschia flowers. Corky Manche - -brown plaid taffeta dress. Dee Koch - aqua, two piece crepe dress. Gerry Shramek - yellow and purple bathing suit fwe hope she's kidding-or do wel. Teacher of the Month This month we have chosen pet- ite, dark-haired Miss Morrissey to be the teacher of the month. M iss Morrissey Miss Morrissey has been the lib- rarian at Taft since Miss Barrett left to join the Waves. Before Miss Morrissey came to Taft she had been librarian at Austin and De Paul University. When asked about her pet peeve Miss Morrissey was stumped for she really hasn't any unless it's bus drivers who don't wait for one in the morning. Miss Morrissey's opinion of a per- fect evening is attending a theatre or a dance as she enjoys both im- mensely. For a nice quiet evening at home her preference runs to sewing or reading a good book. As for sports she would enjoy a nice fast game of tennis any time. She enjoys watching basketball games, too. The Catholic University in Wash- ington and Mundelein are the schools at which Miss Morrissey re- ceived her degrees. One of the few times that Miss Morrissey lived away from Chicago was while she was attending college in Washing- ton. Washington, next to Chicago, is our lirarian's favorite city. In fact, she likes our capitol so well that she chooses it as the place in which to spend her brief spring vacations. Miss Morrissey is enthusiastic about Taft, especially its consider- ate faculty and students. Thank you, Miss Morrissey, the feeling is mutual. May 31, 1944 Well, guys and gals, here I : once more and I would like know if they are trying to mz BY junior commandos out of the gi in the gym classes. It won't s' prise me if they have us climbi barbed wire fences next. Of cour training like this will always co in handy. Who knows, there might have to be an all girls' football te: next fall. Some fun huh? As a member of the staff of that famous newspaper, the Taft Trib have taken upon myself to inform you of what goes on in the Trib offil After long deleberation with inysclf, I haxe flerirlofl that you e:zu't ple: everybody any of the time. There are two types of f'0lllDltlll1l1S whi greet our pretty pink ears almost every hour of thf 'l 1 A Lirnl. lhf is the student body who is constantly comgiiniuinfr ll-at tha: Taft T1 is definitely not in the groove. They hover about us in thronas, ielli us that we are not cooking on the double burner. Thai ur sw 1-' we. strictly from hunger. So what do we do? We h rn tha vii laiyaht oil ti ing to get hep to the breeze. VVe dig up all of the old Maureen Da columns. We drive ourselxes and our friends arino-ft roomrtely crazy our mad search for knobby new jargon and what lmpnons? We are n appreciated. Our humor is not understood and our sentence constructir is the topic for criticism in almost every English class. No one unde stands us. We are social outcasts, and that's for sure. The second type of student is that happy little guy who is alwa crowing that his name is never in the paper. He complains and co plains and yet l'll het that wild horses couldn't get him to slip any gos: in the Taft trib box in 116 fplugb. So come on kids, help us out a little. After all We rouldn't possil' know everyone in school. That would be asking the impossible. So f the Taft Trib box with gossip about your pranks and unusual club act ities. But, please, we are not interested in stuff which reads L. S. lov M. F. T. or Why does Suzie Smith wear her Taft sweater to s-cho everyday? We can honestly promise you that stuff like that will n be considered. Also,,when your poor brow beaten inquiring report asks you to answer a simple little question, please give her an answl No matter if it makes sense of not. Please don't shrug your shoullle and say I don't know. Have any of you kids tried to get to your locker after the seeo' bell has rung? Pretty difficult task isn't it? I came into school lat one of those lovely rainy days and found that I cduld not even go to r locker to pull off my dripping coat. Instead I went to my next cla looking something like a cross between a. drowned rat and a shetla: Notes to You Fay Mayer pony. Telling Him Off 1. Mr. Grouch: A woman is noi ffm ing but a rag and a bone and V. Qif,-3g!g'lQi,9 ?.'?1 ' hank of hair. ' ,- - ,,,,..l- ' Mrs. Grouch: Is that so? NVQ RT ' a man is nothing but a brag and ' A A By Anderson Hello, want to hear some more korny jokes?? O. K.! but I have to write them any-how . . . so if you have nothing else to do, just cast your eye balls in this direc- tion and get pust a bit of a chuckle , , , that th,c1t's alll. Larry: Daddy, what is a bache- lor? Daddy: Why Larry, a bachelor is a man who didn't have a car when he was young. COpinionJ Neat Trick A drunk was watching a man enter a revolving door. As the man entered the door swung around and a pretty girl stepped out. Neat trick, he muttered, But I don't see how he changed his clothes so fast. fBlue and Greyl groan and a hunk of air. fWashburn Newsh As Time Goes By 1885 Grandma had a feller, Who had a timid heart, When they sat together they sat this far apart. 1900 Mother had a boy friend NVho was bashful and shy Do you think he'd kiss her? Vlhy, he didn't even try. 1944 When ever daughter's chic dc call He greets her with a kiss And then they sit together, Theysitupcloselikethis. tSchurz Timesj Well, was it worth looking into Better not answer that. See, y again next issue . . . till then b bonds and when Berlin burns . we'll have a nice Warm ond fi . . . See you in my dreams, AND lay 31, 1944 Taft Tribune Page 45 F068 HIE 1rl of the Month Un 4 o0f'H0 5e W W KE I. The Taft Tribune presents it's isn't smiling - all in all she is wr? W! 6 assistant editor, Marjorie Soper, one of the happiest looking people - S ' if who was Mr. L. Hoefer's choice for in Taft. . LUN Q r Sill of the Month f0I' May- Rummaging around in Marge's Marge's ambition is to be a long list of activities we find she Ii Under PUBS, keep the flirt dietitian. She plans to attend is a Campfire guardian. . . after lillg ill to 1035- YOUI' 1'9ll01'I0l' Wright Junior College for a year, which we quit and went home . . . Kfohn ds YOUI' COODSYZIUOII- NOW f0I' then to enter some other college to 1 weeks doit: lorrection: in the last Doghouse story should have been caption- Wayne Smith Eats instead of ltes the printer seems to have its own ideas so you know lt happened . . . my condolences he authors. 7hat's this 1035 hears about y Jones and Jane Lindgren be- asked to leave the Gateway iter . . . they pay their ushers eat the patrons . . . the picture upposed to supply the amuse- t. ne 64 dollar question: When is il Sf'lH'0l7l going to take off her sweater? aire Wiclflmaii seems to have tle shadow in the form of Lois iston. It seems Lois is always wing Claire around and com- ln late to classes. forge Angell is hoping it's a that's so concerned about his life . . . tsee last Tribj. tention Marlene Le Blanc . . . seem to have an admirer, all reporter knows about it is . . . its near you two periods a day It seems Guy Kcage has an 'est i11 Maine. 35 with a nose for news asked Brown, 4F Pmlflock, and Bob 'rey what the Freshies have that's dumb lately . . received Q amazed looks and the state- These Freshle's don't do any- ' dumb . . . uh-huh. Just call Encore Brown. rothy Wiedman's friends are lg her Surry on all these days. y is Diclc Hanish, always broke . His freshie sister Marilyn it clever . . . he calls it black- study home economics. She is a member of the Taft's string ensemble and student di- rector of the Taft Orchestra. Out- side of school she plays cello i11 the Northwest Jr. Symphony Orches- tra. Her taste in music is balanced be- tween classical and popular, favor- ite band- Glen Miller - But de- finitely! Marge has no preference between Crosby and The Voice - she likes both of them, and does not scream when Frankie goes sour in the middle 'of The Music Stopped' either. She is a very active and helpful member of the Senior Girls Club, being secretary when a 4B. Marge assisted the club in it's Red Cross work. She is one of the rare people alive today with no pet peeves. Few people ever see Margie when she Marjorie Soper Seriously though with all this and school, too, she's kept pretty busy . . . then of course there's that red head. . A .- - :I url,-5 .:-- ,, look 17011 guf . . . 2.211155 N'-J'Ql SISf' color after her little trip on her bike Kay Flynnks- excuse for having an Seen Crawling Out oj the Wood- work: Tom Leach claiming that Jane Eyre was over his head-what was she doing up there? Virginia Nowicke trying to con- vince everyone that her ring is only a friendship ring and nothing else. What's it doing on her third finger left hand then? Fay Mayer with that Lobster to Lake Zurich. extra n in her steno forms is due to the fact that she stutters. That is one of the newest. Have you noticed the latest romance of Taft? It is none other than Pat Sorenson and Wally Pennigsdorf. Did you see Charlie Broad the other day when he wore girl's slacks to school? He was simply out of this world. . IT POSSIBLE . . . that members of Division 319 all intend to make ,ne designing their career? The air is always filled with paper P-4O's! lat Joyie Hundgyraff will over be 5 feet tall? . . . that Bill Zaiharias be called Beanstalk instead of Nose ? . . ome day finish serving all 30 of his eucores? beat the tardy bell to division, . . . that you . that Tom Thompson . . . that Jack Congrlon haven't noticed freshie lhren's yellow tie and suspenders? . . . that tough guy, Lou Gibbs. le soul of a poet? Remember the lines you scribbled in grammar Lou? , . pey Ewing wasn't the only one to receive a beautiful tan over the Up vacation, Dean llumbini. Cliff Kero, and some of our other Taft men also acquired a south African complexion. te .Night Forecast . . . rilyn Harsin is going to wear roller skates and skating outfit to md Alpha's Tri Hi Y dance. il Perschlfe fell oft a cow on his uncle's farm over that week of 1 and sprained his hand???? Hmmm. l you hear about Helen O'Grady reading the Cat Man comic booll s Unseth's 6th period art class? Willie: Little Willie on a wailwoad twack, Didn't hear the engine sqweel Then the twain began to back, Skwaping Willie oft the wheel. Heard in the Halls I'm going to take an advanced course in psychology at the college with the largest Navy B-5. Famous Last Words Do you have any Kleenex? . Bw - - aaaaaaang! Hmmmmm? Hmmmmm! Dumbell Poem: Spring has sprung, Fall has fell, Summer's here, And it's hotter than- It was last year. Suggestions for Serial Program: The Dealer and His Dice whereupon would appear a sequel Uncle Dizzy at the Poorhouse Duflinitions: Indispose: I-Iow I want my plc- ture taken. Cynic: In the kitchen where ya dunk da dishes. Stoic: The bold what brings da babies. Dumbell Pome: He ate a hot dawg sandwich, And rolled his eyes above . . . He ate a half a dozen more, And died of puppy love. Kleene Shortage: He bade his girl good night, The color left her cheeks, It stayed upon his coat lapel For six or seven weeks. HAS ANYONE TOLD YOU . . . that freshie Bill Miller is the Gestapo of the library 7th period? He has the seniors quakin' and shakin'! . . . that Jean Pooese was forced to shovel coal due to the manpower shortage? . . . how Rosie Mertcs will, at the slightest provocation, declare her great passion for Superman anytime, anywhere? . . . why Don Pfister got his nickname Feet ? . . . how lucky Veronica du Bois is-she won a scholar- ship to Mundelein? . . . of the day when Jenn Boyle, getting agile with adjectives, tod the world that Her long curly. brown hair blew off in the wind ? . . . that the name Humphrey belongs to none other than one male reporter's half-pint size typewriter? . . . that a guy named Abe holds the worlds record for gum-cracking? . . . Frances Stanton holds second place in this honorable competition . . . where Fltlttop Sherman gets his cute girlfriends? . . . that both Hank Troester and Adolf Hitler celebrated their boithdays on the same day? . . . that Muriel Weber and Meryl Jasinski intend to become sisters-in-law? . . . about the new company, Sweeney and Quan, Inc. ? . . . what happened to the F.B.I.'s ? . . . that Howie Sieberman is a cut-rate Mr. Anthony ? . . . how Muriel Ruppert and Pat Schillinger staggered out of the theatre after seeing Frankle ? Page 46 Food M usic, and? A Wait Graduates When, in the course of human events, in becomes necessary to graduate-be sure to attend the Senior Luncheon. It's being held this year at the beautiful Marine Dining Room of the Edgewater Beach Hotel. The day is Jnue 21, the time 1:00 p. m. All seniors are urged to attend as this is their last social gathering- as a class. They are also urged to be prompt so that all may be served on time. The waiters are, no doubt, nice fellows, but tardiness on your part might tempt them to cheat you out of a course . . . or more. After the luncheon itself, there will be a musical number. Finally the long awaited event, the reading of the class prophesy, guaranteed to loosen your teeth and make them fall out from laughter, will be next. If you see some seniors walking around with wheels in their eyes and mumbling something about an elevated subway, be quick in recog- nizing them as memers of the lun- cheon committee who have been slaving day and night to compose that masterpiece to end all master- pieces, namely, the Class Prophesy. Ferguson Heads Committee The luncheon committee is com- posed of Ed Ferguson, chairman: Dee Kane, Bob Moreau, Leonard Nettnin, Jeanette Zarowski, Pat Larko, and Margaret Scott. Veron- ica DuBois has been responsible for all of the art work, including the cover of the program. Tickets may be purchased im- mediately from any member of the auxiliary luncheon committee, which includes such seniors as Jean Mall, Jean Anderson, Janet Zawis- lak, Louis Wahl, Dorothy Ewing, and Robert Warner. The cost of the tickets is 31.30 and it is ex- pected that every Senior will at- tend. After the luncheon we will have the run of the hotel with its boardwalk, terrace beach and gar- den. Seniors may do their dreaming about the big event of the following night in any one of the previously mentioned places. Good luck, Sen- iors! May your dreams come true. Taft Tribune , 1 r Reward Offered i At the Senior Girls Mother's and Daugther's Tea a white gold wrist watch set with two diamonds and a number of blue sapphires on the face and around the wrist band was lost. The initials F. B. appear on the back of the watch. It would be appreciated greatly if anyone finding the watch would return it as it is highly valued as a keep- sake. This watch could have been found in the vicinity of the Nor- wood Park Field House or near the railroad underpass. A reward will be paid to the person who finds and returns the watch. Please contact Division Room 110 a. ml if you have any pertinent information re- garding this keepsake. Gift Committee Busyg Choose ProgramCommittee The Gift Committee, composed ot Margaret Ann Scott, Alice Hack- meister, Marilyn Wenzel, Jean No- vak, Catherine Risetto, and Marlys Garmoe, have not yet decided upon a gift, but their choise will be an- nounced in a later issue. Mr. Osborn, head of the Program Committee, announced that the fol- lowing people will act as his as- sistants. They are Marion Doem- land, Mary Dalton, Dorothy Et- tinger, Marjorie Bigler, Jeanne For- vog, Beverly Palm, Carol Passow, Sally Webb, Nancy Knight, Jean Smith, and Evelyn Eevensen. In all probability these people will be ushers at the graduation cere- monies. 208 A. . Tops Sales with 13,318.75 The latest returns from Taft War Bond Sales have been issued by the Treasurer's Office. The report in- dicates that Taft students have pur- chased approximately 896,000 worth of war stamps and bonds since the beginning of 1944. Taft.ites fan be proud, indeed, of this record for it is more than three times as high as last year's total which amounted to about 330,000 Heartiest congratulations are in order for Miss Mabel Berquist's division which has purchased 313,- 318.75, a total which more than doubles that of the second place winner. Remember there is a Fifth War Loan Drive starting on June. 12. Get busy and ask your friends and neighbors to purchase their bonds and stamps through you so that your division may receive the cred- it. These sales, as well as your own, will aid greatly in helping your division to be among those which will receive special recog- nition. Teacher Division Amount Andrews 216AM-3A 531.25 Beaver 203AM-3B 1979.75 Berquist 208AM-3A 13318.75 Brady 210AM-3A 900.00 Brown 308AM-3B 243.75 Buchwalter 219AM-3B 112.50 Campbell 308PM-1A 787.50 Carlton 106AM-2A 2349.75 Dahlquist 201AM-3A 749.95 - The Taft Tribune Published Bi-weekly by the Journalism Students of the William Howard Taft High School APRIL 8, 1944 5625 North Natoma Avenue, Chicago, Illinois. PRICE FIVE CENTS Editog--in-chief ,,,.,,.,...,,.,.,,.............. , .......................... ....... .......... B e tty Petersen Feature Editor ............... ------------. F 2-Y M8-YBI' Sports Editor ..................--- ----------- L OU Gibbs Assistant Sports Editpr .................................. -. ........-..---.....-....----.........-..... . Bill Frey Girls' Sports ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,..,....,,...,.....,........ ................................................ G erry Shramek News Dept.: Beverly Anderson, Bill Frey, Lou Gibbs, Shirley Gleason, Carol Gronau, Bette Krohn, Jean Love, Madeline Matern, Fay Mayer, Carol Sh' l N Ruth Olson Ella Osinske, Mary Jean Pfis- Moston, ir ey ancarrow, . , ter, Frances Quan, Gerry Shramek, Betty Lou Schultz, Jackie Thomas, Georgia Wayne, Marilyn Wenzel. Typisgs ,,,,,,,,,,,.,,,,,,,.,.,,.,,,,, .,,,,, M IaIdelgneKMat:rniJtEthdOI?onk Begy Lou frchulti h t h R l hSogge arty op e, -c ar ue er, ugene ugen l1ir8sctgf:ig.?:i ..... iii ............... 'Dan Schneider, Dan Vrabec. Richard Bergsund Business Adviser .,............ .-...--------.------ ------------------------------ ---------------- M I' - P8111 Biglel' Editorial Adviser ....... .... . ........... . ...... ............ ... ......... Miss Hattie Marquardt Deignan 208PM--1A 814.42 Devenish 311PM-1A 1825.00 Favaro 121AM-1B 56.25 Fink 105PM-2B 6205.75 Foy 312AM-4A 1081.25 Goldfein 210PM-1A 557.50 Grant 209PM-1A 450.00 Grosser 206PM-1A 753.75 Halverson 212AM-2A 75.00 Holmes 205AM-4B 711.62 Holteroff 110PM-IA 1434.50 Johnson, C. 305PM-1A 2908.72 Johnson, M. 217PM-2B 206.30 Keech 207AM-3B 900.00 Kelly 311AM-4B 881.25 Kiley 221AM-3A 1156.93 Klug , 216PM-1B 2675.00 Lascher 113PM-1A 506.25 Lietenstorfer 107AM-4B 1705.75 Lewis 217AM-2A 450.00 Lino 301PM-1B 375.00 Leudemann 209AM-2A 496.25 Lukens 110AM-4A 468.75 McCalmont 305AM-4A 1633.25 McConville 206AM-3A 4787.50 McGuire 320AM-2A 667.68 Miller, R. 214PM-1B 741.25 Mitchell 214AM-3A 406.68 Mueller 321PM-1B 177.50 Nelson 319AM-4A 703.75 Ockerby 211PM-2B 1513.75 Osbon 321AM-4A 5174.00 Paulson 117PM-1A 2250.00 Perry 211AM-3A 1565.43 Piuppo 316AM--2A 1118.38 Rogers 317AM--4A 863.18 Ryan 113AM-2A 1088.25 Scanlon 301AM-2A 613.50 Siegel 106PM-IA 750.00 Straight 307AM-2A 2108.75 Teeters 105AM-4B 162.50 Unseth 212PM-1A 1950.00 Vestal 310AM-3B 420.00 Wimmer 221PM-2B 450.00 Don't Forget Date Night Here are a few of the latest TWOSOMES . . . Shirley Liddell-Dick Femmel. Roberta Kirkpatrick-Tom Conklin Leslie Atkinson--Bill Hotze. Gerry Schramek-John Pokorney. Dee Kane- Louis Michels. Jean Tracy-Jim Thompson. Carol Gronau-Tom Thompson. Jean Love-Lenny Pickarski. MSY 319 Platter Chatter Hello there, my little wax e fno slam I assure youb I l oodles of platter chatter for so I'd better get down to b needles without much delay. records I tell you about in this umn are the best recordings oi particular song I happen tc praising . . . it has been checke experts Qnot mei and so this di straight from this dope ...' am I saying?? Perry Como CVictorl does justice to one of the mild and low tunes that is on the top o pile these balmy spring days. song is I LOVE YOU Qnothing sonalj and it does my ticker to hear it done up as it shou after having it played and rect badly so many times. On the side af this solid disc is LONG AND FAR AWAY. Both ar cellent because Pe1'ry plays 'G a free and easy manner . . . th4 they were meant to be playec Now chillun I'm not going l you any more about single pl . . . instead I have a real hu stuff that I must tell you. Th an album out called SMOKE R it was made for your sentin and reminiscent moments. fellows that did the work in i B. Goodman, T. Dorsey, L. ton, S. Kaye, A. Shaw, F. M D. Ellington, and G. Miller. songs are: These Foolish 'l Remind Me of You and. Th: Black Magie , I Got It Ba That Ain't Good, My Re' Once in a While, Moon ' All the Things You Are, ar but far from least, Intern See what I mean chillun? hurry and grab it up but When these start going they last too long. Well, I got back to the record shop and to some more of those solic so next time I can tell yc latest on the hottest . . . S is Andy . . . sayin, See I My Dreams. Dopey Ewing- Ed Peterson Corinne Lauschke-Skip E Buzz Huck-Jack Redden. Corky Manchee--John Steffl Janice Sorenson-Carl Rez Doris Daill-Red Jackson. Lee Crippen-Bob Kolpek. Jo Klusmann-Whitey Neul Jean Foxvog-Don Cliapm Carol Gerhardt-Ken Koele' Ann Ellis-Homer Lemke, IN Mert Rettinmier-Ken Swai Mary Jean Meisner-Dick V Jeanette Zaroski - Lenny dowski. Sue Harper-Bob Zitiwitz. Bette Schultz-Jack Hurlbu Ruth Droege-Dean Bambir Barbara Schwinn-Ed Stull Betty Petersin-Tom Leacl lay 31, 1944 INQUIRING f- ggponren i By Jackie Thomas What kind of Fellow for girl? you like to date? tty Lou Schultz, 4A 'They must be agreeable, shy i never argue with a girl. They 1 also be human or otherwise. d. Note- The Dreamer J. .ith Mauch, 4B 'They must be tall, dark, and ot in the Army Air Corps. We wonder what the ring on her rd finger left hand has to do .ll it?J tbelle Moravec, 4B 'He must have a sense of humor, l be handsome a11d alive! rol Osten 4B SAILORS . . . about 6 feet tall, e teeth, personality. and like to 'e lots of fun. tte Mueller, 4 B He must have a sense of humor . not be too serious. verly Palm, 4B EOOD LOOKING, humorous and .ein il Phershke, 2A TALL . . . dark ones -- that 't smoke. lie Benge, 4B 3'2 -180 lbs.-dark complexion ke BOB! 1 Smith, 2A Most any kind - as long as f're nice. .ty Peterson, 3A Phe kind you don't find around n anymore! :genes Didn't Know Steve here was once a Greek philoso- r named Diogenes, who spent t of his life looking for an est man. Diogenes might have ed himself many years of work e would have come to Taft in ch of that honest man. For at . he could have been introduced lteve Napier, 3A. In Steve he ld have found his ideal honest . Steve, you see, found a wallet :h contained eight dollars and y other valuables belonging to me Deutsch. He turned this et over to Mr. John Rapier who, irn, gave it to Mr. Hoefer. hen Steve was asked why he not destroy the wallet he said, ist couldn't it wasn't the right g to do. There is no doubt behind this answer lays the that Steve has had very fine 3 and church training. This acteristic of Steve's is one that :ry typical of the residents in :ommunity surrounding Taft. ogenes would have been well led with himself if he could found a man as good in char- ' and ideals as Steve Napier. Taft Tribune By Barbara Brown Suppose there were no tomorrow? Think about it for just a, minute . . . No tomorrow for you, or your kid sister at home - - or the brother who left for the Army yesterday. Did you ever think that we, who have had so few yesterdays, may have no tomorrows? It has happened, you know. To Thomas Schumacher, Thomas Flynn, and to Richard Glauche . . . and to numerous other boys who sat in our classes just last year. . . . They will have no tomorrows. They died before they ever had a try at living . . . so that we here at home might have our chance. There are millions who were asked to give up more than a double ieature at tl1e movies . . . or a spiffy new pair of pumps for next week's formal. A soda is a pretty insignificant sac1'ifice, when you think of things like - - The kids in Russia, who live o11 a few ounces of cereal a day. They've never seen an ice-cream soda. The Polish boys and girls, who would be in school right now, just as we are . . . if there were any schools left. The French youths who've never had a hamburger when they were out on a date - - or any other time, for that matter. They are old, very old . . . older than you and I will ever be. . . . There are millions of them . . . in Norway . . . Holland . . . Den- mark . . . Belgium . . . They would stare in amazement if they could be here to see - - A jalopy painted Lright yellow. The Tin You Love to Touch printed in big green letters on the back. A high school senior, uncomfortable in his first tuxedo . . . calling for his date looking nervous. Millions of things that we take for granted .... ' There is such a feeling of permanency in our tight little world. We'll go to school with the gang today . . . and tomor1'ow. . . . But, what if there were no tomorrow? There's only one way to be sure you know - - Buy War Bonds . . . That's a simple little ph1'ase. It's the American way of saying what we mean in a few direct words. Buy War Bonds. Yes - you and everybody must buy War Bonds. We've got to buy more and more and more of 'em. Just get the idea into your head that your 318.75 might-just might end the war one fifth of a second sooner. That maybe, in that one-fifth of a second, the boy next door could be on the receiving end of a bullet . . . Then youll know that it's worth any small sacrifice you have to make! We've got to keep on plugging, saving, convincing. Giving our pin money .... Tell everybody - - sell everybody! We can't take no for an answer. . . Because we are buying tomorrow - and tomorrow - and tomorrow. AHAMpg,, ,X 'mafwsafv T f ' .XA 01 X 0 SX Hawk: fifty' il ,lily 7 MACH!! s Mia. Cha' 49 5 0 9 ,JA f -4- ' L f X u V? UQ A Q Wa' ' - -f 1 ' , air, Q , .. f o 3 7 9 r il ' glut Q, 5 ul' rl Aff 'f f B 4, 4 rH'M5g:5n Sd' , ' ,-jg Hugs ' MA . MFI.. B ,Mower scmvefaffe Page 47 Alumni Association Holds 4th Annual Spring Dance The Taft Alumni Association will hold its 4th Annual Spring Dance on Saturday evening June 3rd at the Orrington Hotel with Jimmie McIntyre's orchestra. Price of bid will be 52.08 plus 42c tax. Get in and Pitchg Join Taftis Debating Team Taft needs a good debating forum! If you would like to be a member of the team next semester, review your qualifications and determine the time you would be willing to spend on it. Then if you decide that you are definitely interested come to the Auditoriuln, 8th period, May 31. Come on kids, we need a good de- bating team!! Wouldrft It Be Very Funny flff .- Don was Headstrong instead ot Armstrong. Robert was Taylor instead of Baker. Kenneth was Rod instead of Barr. John was Shore instead of Beach. Norman was Hitch instead of Beaublen. Jack was Cokes instead of Beers. Lydia was Sweet instead of Bit- ter. Robert was White instead of Black. Lorraine was Bright instead of Drab. George was Maid instead of But- ler. Neil was Goldblatt instead of Carson. Richard was Thin instead of Broad. Barbara was Heinz instead of Campbell. George was Stamp instead of Bond. Norwood was Counter instead of Booth. Connie was Cuffs instead of Col- lar. Grace was Comb instead of Brush. Elvira was Streams instead of Brooks. Jack was Vegetable instead of Berry. Betty Jane was Dark instead of Light. Larry was Woman instead of Mann. Jim was Swim instead of Wade. Evelyn was Sweetheart instead of Darling. Robert was Runner instead of Walker. Marian was Volts instead of Watts. Fred was Fox instead of Wolff. Evelyn was Queen instead of King. Page 48 7, WJND W! WA As all good things must, Taft's winning streak came to an end on May 4 at Kilbourn Park when they fell by the wayside to Schurz, by, you guessed it, one run. This streak was halted after it had reached the tremendous proportions of 1 game. The score was six to five. Dan Zurkowski went the full seven in- nings for the Eagles and was charg- ed with the loss. Taft totaled 5 runs on seven hits, while Schurz made 6 runs an ten hits. A 3-0 shut-out was handed our Eagles at Winnemac on May 5 by Catoiain of Amundsen when he held them to 5 hits. Johnson, while giving the Vikings 10 hits, limited them to only 3 runs. Ted Dobro suffered his first loss of the year on May 10 when Taft was defeated by Senn 5-2 at Norwood Park. Dobro held the Bulldogs scorless for the first 3 innings, and looked as if he was sailing to his second victory of the season until the fourth inning when his opponents jumped on him for 2 runs and three hits. Again in the 5th Senn found his number and tagged him for three more hits and three runs. That settled the afternoon, the final score being Senn 5 rns, 6 htsg Taft 2 rns, 4 hts. The greatest news ever to come as a result of a Taft baseball game came on May 11 when Taft gained a victory over Lane, yes Lane at Norwood. Paul Johnson was cre- dited with the victory, and the heavy hitters for the afternoon were Carl Read, Bill Hotze Hack Danielson, and Perry Mehan. In or- der for the Eagles to pull this one out of the five the game had to go into extra innings for the score read: Taft 7, Lane 6. f f If ' XV' ' f ? Q A DRM? f , 4 K.: ,f As a. follow up to the Lane game, Taft moved down Lake View 9 to 3 on May 12 behind the eight hit pitching of Dan Zurkowski. Perry Mehan, who helped to pace the team before, proved very efficient against the Tigers with three for four. Taft Tribune L On May 15, Taft dropped a close one to Sullivan by a score of 3-1. Al Walker started for the Eagles, but was relieved in the 3rd by Ted Dobro. Sullivan made 3 runs on only 2 hits, while Taft could only get 1 run while making 6 bingles. Batting averages for all games to May 15 follows: G AB H R Pct. Read 12 37 13 10 .351 Nelsen 11 43 14 6 .325 Danielson 16 56 16 10 .286 Mehan 12 43 12 6 .279 Congdon 15 52 14 7 .269 Anderson 11 26 6 3 .231 Fahrbach 15 41 9 9 .220 Hotze 13 28 5 2 .179 Neukirk 10 30 4 3 .133 Pilch 7 17 2 1 .118 ,-i...l..-1.-1-- T ennzlv Team Trounces T zlgers The Taft tennis team came thru with flying colors May 11 when they pitted their skill against that of Lake View. 'Taft's Mighty Four defeated the Tigers 4-1. Ralph Bast started the match de- feating his oponent 6-3, 6.4. Bast was really on the beam, domineer- ing the whole match with the ef- fectiveness of an expert. Phil Nel- son showed he was true blue by defeating Lake View's number one man, but dropped to the num- ber two man in a second match by scores of 1-6, 1-6. However, those who know Nels know he has what it takes. The doubles team, composed of Dick Tholin and Ed- ward Schmidt played a brilliant match to make Lake View's two- some bow down to their superiors. They took the match 6-3, 3-6, 6-4. The combination of these twd show great promise in the doubles se- lection, both players handling their positions well. Co-operation is the key word in a doubles match and the net man is a big factor in gath- ering up those counting tallies. This doubles match was by far the most exciting contest of the after- noon. Ralph Bast, being a veteran of one season, and a letter holder, may prove a good sub-instructor on the weak points of the team. Mr. McCuaig is a competent coach, and with our team off to a good start, everything is in good shape. Average Jr. Miss Named At Last . . . Surprised? RUTH GALITZ was honored as Taft's Average Junior Miss and was thus presented with a corsage. The average for all Junior Girls is 5'4 and 122 pounds-which fits Ruth to a tee ! The girls in her court who missed being average by a pound or an inch were, Adele- Wojack, Gerry Shramek, Doris Lar- sen, Peggy Sturzel, and Marlon Turner. ' S f ll.. --'--lllll . QR 'N.l ' ' t'Ptf9'oo:5 5 ECHL O J ...:: By Bill Frey The Locker Room has been reek- ing with fresh coats of sunburn and sun-tan oil, and of course there can be heard the usual cries of pain from such notables as CLIFF MOSER, DAN SCHNEIDER, and EVAN OLS ON. Incidentally, SCHNEIDER will be going to Peo- ria Friday to play golf with his three other teamatesg JOE LA GORIO, JOE SOUCHEK and -SKIP EKDALH and GEO. DAYIANTIS. Here's wishing them good luck for the state play-offs. Track Stars Use Horse Liniment Last week during one of those not so warm days the 4th period gym class was instructed to go outside with shorts and sweaters, so DICK RAHN not to be different, donned his shorts and his tradi- tional sport coat. On May 16, a track meet was held, and on May 17 the sound of creaking joints, and phrases like am I stiff, my legs, and I can't walk, were heard about the shower room . . . DICK WILLIAMS gives his teamates a bit of advice by telling them that they will just have to get used to it. A feature attraction in the locker room was put on by ERWIN WIE- DENHEFT and DONALD SWAN- SON explaining and demonstrating the art of lifting an insignificant object, namely, a chair. For the latest in the hit parade songs, con- sult the 7th period gym class. Wes- ley Larsen, George Asimoplis, Louie Larsen, and Greek Day- iantis have a quartet and harmon- iously voice their atrocities. In the last issue our failure to mention Ed Petersen's boys scout brown shorts, was truly an oversight so therefore be it known that Ed is a full fledged tenderfoot, and a mem- ber of the Wolf patrol. All candi- dates for the tiddli-winks team should see Donald Graham or Wal- ter Drummond for their eligibility cards. The only requirement is that you supply your own tiddli- winks. They also wish to announce that girls trying out will be con- sidered and urge their co-opera- tion Mofhers at Tea The Mothers of the girls of the G. A. A. Board of Control were honored last Sunday at a tea given at the Norwood Park Field House! LORRAINE K 0 E H L E R and PHYLLIS ROTH played the piano, DEE TOLSON sang, and MARI- LYN FISHER gave a recitation to entertain the mothers! Everyone had an enjoyable afternoon! May 31, Remember how LEFTY JC SON used to lead the boys in down in the shower room las mester? Well this year M ANN HALVERSEN is taking place in the GIRL'S SHO' ROOM. Yes! Mary Ann is kee up everyone's moral with her sicC?J!! And say gals - While you in the Locker Room, did you notice CHARLENE SCHMO red and white checked clo' Somethig new - - - that's r diferent! fGlad only girls this columnj The gals have been playing ball outside for the past two v in the light of the nice, warm tAt the sight of the female those little green shorts ever most studious boy is distr. from listening to his teache looking outsidel. Did I say gals were playing ball? Well, of them are! LAUREL PERI4 SUE HARPER, MARILYN W ZEL and EVY EVESEN are only slackers. They lay on ground talking for should w gossipping ?J Spra It Again Please 1 Shr: Gossip is usually spread in the GIRL'S LOCKER I 'cause it's out of hearing dis of those male at Taft. Have you heard that JA DRISH gave GEORGE bacl pin? Dosn't like the idea of steady-no matter how nic boy is, I guess. Have you noticed many girl: unhappy looks on their Could it be that they miss the ing WALLY TWOREK wh4 left school-only to be ini into the Merchant Marines! And what do we hear aho hayride the FOOTBALL ' gave a couple of weeks Everyone went as friends came home as foes ! fNow i nice, fellas?D Overheard are the groans J. S. P's and the X. Z. NJ: sore nuckles. . . Dancing too every Tuesday and Friday Trying to be Chorus Girl know! Woof! Woof! It seems as though never 2 goes to press unless there of someone getting throw the showers fully dressed. but the girls must be be more lady-like, for this h happened for quite some t this Locker Room! That reminds me! One daj McGUIRE asked one of h dents if she took a showe her gym workout. The ga No, is one missing? All for now - - - see yo again next issue!! X Meoooooo lupt. Wm. Johnson Iongratulates Grads ear Graduates: I extend my congratulations and ncere good wishes to you on this Lppy occasion of your graduation. I know you have a busy and 'entful summer ahead of you. hose of you who will not enter le armed services will find many her ways in which to serve your vuntry. Many of you will work in ar plants. However, helping the rmer and the gardener, the corner erchant or the neighborhood others are direct services which ill help win the war. And buy War Bonds or Stamps ith every penny you do not need rr neccessities. Chicago's students 'e already responsible for the sale ' twenty million dollars worth of 'ar Bonds and Stamps. Keep orking for victory. Sincerely, William H. Johnson Superintendent of Schools .LUMNI INVADERS VELCOME AT TAFT Our servicemen have been visit- ng us again. So here we go with me last news of the semester from ir boys. On May 1st, Cpl. Robert L. Hood id Cpl. W. D. Hood, both of the ir Force, visited their many lends at Taft. May 2nd brought Pfc. Arthur arts of the Army Transport Com- ission, back to see his many lends at Taft. Henry Anderssohn of the Marine nrps, Lt. Robert F. Homeyer of e Marine Air Corps. and Pvt. illiam Main of the Army Air n-ps. visited friends and teachers Taft on May 5th. Seen visiting their Alma Mater May 9th were Ken Davis of the S. Navy and Pvt. Richard Kofoed the Army infantry. Former grid star Julian Byrdy, w with the Army, visited his my admirers on May 11th. Ed Klafta, U. S. Army, and Ken tu, U. S. Navy, were seen on the th of May talking to friends. Chuck Gauger, former Taft ath- e, visited us on the 17th of May. On May 18th Pvt. Ed Sweeney of 2 army returned to Taft to visit x old friends. The 24th of May brought Karl tehler, U. S. Navy, Homer Lemke, S. Navy, and Jerry Zeller, also the Navy, who were seen swap- 1g yarns at Taft. Dn May 25th Cpl. Paul Buckley the Army Engineers, John De ntis of the Navy, and Donald ser, a lieutenant of the Army r Force, roamed the halls of Taft ce more and met many new and l friends. Phe faculty, students, and mem- 's of the Taft Tribune staff want take this opportunity to wish a best of luck to all the boys in e service from Taft, and sincerely Je they will be home soon. att Trbune l vol. x. No. 7 'ran High School, chicago, Illinois Iune 13. 1944 Princnval Bids. Grads Au Revoir ii L. A. HOEFER, Principal Dear Friends: ' ' ' ' ' A Your graduation marks the end of Taft's first five years of history. During your four years of high school, you have seen many achievements and honors bestowed upon Taft. In our building and working together, you have come to know the generous altruism of our Taft community. The consistent support of every school activity shows the present Taft as a real monument to these splendid organizations and individual friends. They rightfully feel a genuine pride in our every success, and I know that you will emulate them when your opportunity arrives. ---.. Let us also remember those who have given their lives for our country and for whom there is no tomorrow. Let us, therefore, in the tomorrow that is ours, maintain those ideals that are worthy of their supreme sacrifice. As you become alumni of Taft, may it be said of you, They came from Taftg they have given righteously and generously to their country and to their fellow travelers. With these thoughts in mind, I extend to you my very best wishes for that true happiness that is found in every worthy endeavor. Sincerely, L. A. Hoefer, Principal une 1944 Class Presents Key To Undergrades The Founder's Class has gone on its way and this year the gradu- ates of June, 1944, saw a need for an individual tradition, a. tradition which would impress upon the minds of everyone associated with Taft. the spirit of its students. A symbol, chosen for its flexibility and meaningfulness to make real this tradition was sought. It had to be something spiritual, yet some- thing tangible. Finally one was suggested that seemed to symbolize all of Taft's ideals, her aspirations, both of the past and of the future. That symbol is a key. The Key Ceremony This key, made of walnut with Taft's Eagle on one side of the head and the name of the founding graduating class on the other, will in trust to the Feb- graduating class as openmindedness and he accepted hy thc be presented ruary, 1945, the key to life. It will Undef!-Xl'ild1121tillg class with the idea that the inspiration of its ideals will gird them on to greater things for themselves and for Taft, mak- ing them more worthy of the pos- session of the key. At thc Key Ceremony Mr. Hoefer will speak, several talks will be given, and Alma Mater will be sung. Miss Carleton will present the key to Louis Michels, 4A class president, who, after giving the key oration, will present the key to Marion Doemland, the 4B representative, who will give the oration of accept- ance. The Taft School Song will bring the ceremony to a fitting close. This ceremony will be held each year and it is hoped that as the graduating classes pass from the school they will make each SUCC90diUg Key Ceremony more worthy of Taft, a11d more symbolic of her students. -1? Student Council Appoints New Committee Chairmen New Committee chairmen were appointed to assume duties in the Student Council next semester. They are as follows: Improvements, Betty Williamsg Ways and Means, Doris Larsen: Publicity, Betty Pet- ersen, Executive, Lois Johnson. The council gives full opportun. ity to committee work. The presid- ent 3DDoints the chairmen, the representatives give their commit. tee Dreference and the chairman selects his or her committee. 6,000 hook covers arc now ready for distribution by the council, Page 50 Taft Tribune June 13, 19 Karen Madsen's friends in the 4th per. steno want to know if she'll ever stop talking? You would know how they feel about the subject if you ever sat next to her. Please Karen--N0-put down that club. What is the fascination that tagged men have to Pat Smith???? Prediction . . . , Jackie Thomas will have false teeth by the time she is 30. Stop that dancing up there. How do the XZN's manage to start a tennis game with six balls and go home 'with nine. I smell dirty work. Who are the four people who can't wait for warmer weather so they can turn off all the dining room lights and go out on the porch? HUH! This bit of gossip was submitted to the Taft Trib box. At least they are tryingg what's wrong with you other dear Taft students? Was Kenny Wogstad proposing to Loris.Syverson when he was. seen - D kneeling in front of her on Milwau- V w kee Avef? -7' Those nifty Taft Sweaters that - Qi . . . Bev McLean and Harry Taft are sporting were gifted to them by the ' W ' latter's parents. 'Tis said that on graduation night by Lou Glgasgn Marilyn Marshall will reveal that Carl Read seems to have that In the spring when a young man's fancy turns to love look in his eye, could it be-that Jan Sorensen has anything to do with it. Anyone passing Jean Boyle's locker must have smelled that lovely odor coming out of it. It seems that Jean left a bottle of cream in there and that it turned sour after a few weeks. Ed. note. A great deal of this material was scheduled to go in the last issue of the Trib, but there was a mix-up and this column went to another high school paper. If anyone comes in the girls' locker room first per. rather sleepy, they can be sure to count on being serenaded by a group of girls who sing in perfect U3 gruesome characters anyway? harmony Good Morning to You . Who are these The newest fashion in handbags, or so Marlys Garmoe and Gloria Lips thought, is leatherless leather bags. Attention, Pat Larko. Have you noticed the haggard look on Evy Even- son and Marilyn Wenzel lately? It seems that Shirley LaBlanc takes great joy in beating them to death in second period gym. May we extend our sympathy and a pat. on the back to Evie Pyzik? She's not sunburnt-just a little too well done. What strange women was Marilyn Lips passing out cokes to at the Gateway theater the other night? We envy Bette Krohn her graduation present of a trip to New Yawk. The gift came from some friends. Some friends, we'd say. It is rumored that Lou Gibbs. our prominent sports writer, has been threatening to reveal the secret heart beat of the editor of the Trib unless she shelled up with a small sum of lettuce that would run into three digits. The Taft Tribune Published Bl-weekly by the Journalism Students ot the Wvllllnm Howard Taft I-Ilgh School 5625 North Natoma. Avenue, Chicago, Illinois. JUNE III. 10-I4 PRICE TEN CENTS Udltor-ln-chief ................ .. . ............. Betty Petersen Assistant Editor ...............,............................ - .................................... Marjorie SODGI' feature Editor .............................................................................................. Fay Mayer Page Editors: Carol Gronau, Frances Quan, Lou Gleason, Bette Krohn, Gerry Shramek, Fay Mayer, Lou Gibbs. Sports Editor ...,.............................................................................................. Lou Gibbs Assistant Sports Editor .................................................................................. Bill Frey Girls' Sports .......................................................................................... Gerry Shramek News Dept.: Beverly Anderson, Bill Frey, Lou Gibbs, Shirley Gleason, Carol Gronau, Bette Krohn, Jean Love, Madeline Matern. Fay Mayer, Carol Moston, Shirley Nancarrow, Ruth Olson. Ella. Ostnske, Mary Jean Pfis- ter, Frances Quan, Gerry Shramek, Betty Lou Schultz, Jackie Thomas, Artists ........................................ Dan Schneider, Dan Vrabee, Richard Bergsund Editorial Adviser ..... .............. .. .... .. ...................... .. Mill Hlttio Marquardt Business Adviser ..... ................... M r. Paul Btgler fnfs HIE Ogeilousefi t by 1035 With a big talty tear in her eye, 1035 hangs an enormous vacant sign over the door of the Freshie Doghouse. The sad, yet happy occasion is 1035's graduation tthat's the sad part-stop cheeringj and the happy day when you kiddies are no longer Freshies but hold the distiguished title of Taft's Freshmen. Aren't you proud that you pulled through? It was kind of tuff the first couple weeks wl with lockers a la steam heat, fiendish 1A's informing the wo the humiliating fact that you wi Freshies, and directing you g ly to rooms that didn't exist. X became aware of the second me ing of encore, the importance the seniors fahemj and the lc tion of the Trib. Offie tfor gr: mar lessonsl. In short li' to you've grown up. I hope The Freshie Doghou has accomplished it's purpose z made you feel wanted at T: 'cause really tsniffj you're a. su bunch of Freshies Qsniffj 2 11035 is going sentimental, z getting the typewriter all wet.J 'Bye now and don't forget have sleeve rolled up for n year's class of Freshies. The Vanishing Red Man Indian to visitor: The chiet's name is Trainwhistle but we just call him Toots for short. Nile-H1?Lite a 4- It More Red Men Indian chief to visitor: My name is Flying Eagle, this is my son, Sky Bird, and this is my grandson Four Motored Bomber. y Edison Record I S S Served with Cream Missionary: Poor man. So you know nothing about religion. Cannibal: Oh, we had a taste of tt when the last missionary was here. Foreman News I I O Give Me Strength Joe: Give me a round-trip ticket. Moe: Where to? Joe: Back here, of course. En Gager 8 ik If Dumb Drip Jack: Do you know the formula for water? Joe: Sure I do, its: HIJKLM- NO. .Iack: What do you mean? Joe: Mr, McCalmont said yester- day in class that it was H to O. tSenn Newsb Wartime Service Waiter: Sir, will you settle yn bill now. We are are closing. Patron: But I haven't bl served yet. Waiter: In that case there w just be the cover charge. Phoe U Y U nv by Beverley Andersen G. I. Magic Larry: Where did you get t beautiful blond last night? Wally: I don't know. I j opened my wallet and there was. Amundsen . fl HF it Dancing Doll???? John: Say when you asked to dance she sure did accept i1 hurry. Joe: I'll say. She was on feet in a moment. Steinmetz E Famous Last Words: I'm faded' are UFIKE + it it Daffinitions by Bette Krohn Dumbbell Pome: Roses are red, Vi'lets are bloo, Orchids cost 56.50, Nuts to you-. if 18 Ik Willie Willie where the floor was thin, Walked across, and he fell in. Fished him out, but oh gee whizz, What a stif one Willie is. Vitamin: What a lady sho never do to a wolf. Ostrich: Part of old adage- trich in time-. Clauses: Plural of what a k scratches with. ll III I Peauitry There was a little kitten, Fat and warm and furry, This happy little kitty, Never had a worry--. Now look- Catburgers. lk ll ik I hereby Will the Quake to anybody I With some buttons missing. 'l 1r f' '11-'fg r,r:f . ' - -- '- me 13, 1944 Taft Tribune 7 1 T ' F S 11 '43 '44 a t . . . rom eptem er, to june, SCHOLARSHIPS Orchestra: S, E, in high school competition . Band: S, E, in high school competition Betty lane Clawes-Northwestern Univer- Gm-8 Chorus: E ,ming last semester sity' Purdue University Mixed Chorus: E rating two semesters- Merton' Conolly-Northwestern University Salvage: 414, tons metal, l3'fi' tons paper. cwllham I' Cook Fund, Red Cross: S88526 contributed. v9f01'liCU Du Bois-Mundslein College Library Fund: 261.46 contributed. Lois Duty-Illinois Institute oi Technology Books for Soldiefsi 702 bcoksf 510325 fccshl Marilyn Ellis-Carleton College 340322523 SigmF:B?9gfU3?'0? cm 44 on-ly, . ics on : lrs p ace. Edward Ferguson-Northwestern Univef- Student Council: Merle available 5,000 slty fW1lllQm I. Cook Fundl book jacketsg donated 520.00 to library Robert Forney-United States Military I f fund- S Academy at West Point, Purdue Uni- nantile Paralysis: 18965. Ver5i'Y lWi11if1m Cook Fundlf Illinois Honor Society: Tait Tribunes sent to Taft Institute Of TeChn0109Y- alumni now in service. Catherine Kreller-Kalamazoo College Football: Third place in the North Section. Shirley Liddell-Albion , College, Illinois Golf: Sixth place State Tournament in Wesleyan Universiw Peoria. North Section champions. Lois Man'-Rosary College gm-Skating:SSecond placg int cigwqsmeeti W1 I ' Beverly McLean-University oi Chicago wirxcffsomogf 15o:neZtSl mee S' Robert Miller--University ol Indiana Tennis: North Section Champions. Dorothy Nissen-Kalamazoo College ROTC P13003 Drill: Tenth Place- Richard Reidel-Purdue University Baseball: Tend? place' Basketball: Iunlors, eleventh place- Seniors Margaret Ann Scott-College of St. Teresa Seventh place- ' Ianet Zawislak-Northwestern University Bowling: City champions. We are proud of l f you f , .. U... .y,,., ,... .,. +- e-am... . . -' l. Page '51 RED CROSS DIRECTOR COMMENDS JUNIORS Dear Juniors: We sent you previously letters from the recipients of yollr gener- ous gift of Easter Menu Covers but we should like, at this time, to also add our thanks and appreciation. These were cleverly designed and well executed examples of the splen- did :lrt work your school is always turning out and we, at Junior Red Cross, are always happy to receive tllem. Please see that all who had a share in this project learn ot our grateful thanks. Ethel Kay Benson, Director I Junior Red Cross Gladstone Legion Selects Evebvn Fisher Representative Evelyn Fisller, a 3A of Mr. Ves- tal's division is being sponsored by the Gladstone Post of the Amer- ican Legion to Illini Girl's State. Girl's State is to be held at Mac- Murray College, Jacksonville, Ill- inois, the week of June 22 to June Betty Petersen to Represent Taft at Illini Girl if State Betty Petersen, 3A, has been chosen to represent Taft at Illini Girl's State to be held on the cam- pus of MacMurray College, Jackson- ville, Illinois, from June 22-29, 1944. The purpose of Illini Girl's State is to provide citizenship train- ing for Illinois girls. Ionor Roll Presents he Highest Grads 'o the highest graduates each .r the Honor Society has pre- ted special cards. The cards s year will be presented by the nor Society at their next nleet- to the thirty-five highest stu- ts, whose names appear below the order of their class ranking. 1. Robert Forney 2. Robert Moreau 3. Jeanette M. Zawislak 4. Edward H. Ferguson 5. Beverly J. McLean 6. Carol J. Gronau 7. Avalon M. Stepien B. Georgia Lee Warton 9. Corinne J. Cleban D. Dorothy M. Wilson L Lois Jane Maser 2. Evelyn N. Pyzik 3. Patsy M. Sullivan ' 4. Shirley Liddell S. Leonard H. Nettnin 3. Margaret A. Brinkmeyer Y. Marilyn J. Bredfield 3. Howard C. Sieberman J. Richard Femmel l. Janice E. Youmans L. Delores M. Kane 2. Amelia J. Stetkovic B. LaVerne M. Ahern L. Robert A. Kolpek S. Philip S. Nelson i. Robert H. Warner 27. Helen M. Czaplewski 28. Dorothy A. Ringer 29. Jean V. Anderson 30. James H. Mein 31. Charles L. Powers 32. Ernest Pfaff 33. Majorie F. Soper 34. Joseph F. Kobek 35. Eleanor A. Kruty Taft is proud of these students who have kept such a. splelldid record throughout their four years of school. --li...i ,,- Heroes FU to Glory Another one of Taft's graduates, St. Sgt. John Frey, has added his name to the list of lnen who have given their lives for their country. William Marum was killed in a plane crash while on a mission in Texas. Bill entered the Army Air Corps after his graduation, June, 1940. Jack Firth, who graduated in June 1941, was also a member of the Army Air Corps. On May 20, ill Italy, Jack was called upon to make the supreme sacrifice. All Taftites are proud of these three boys and our sympathies go to their relatives and friends. We, the students and faculty of Taft, wish to express our deepest sympathy to the relatives and friends of the late St. Sgt. John Frey. Bo of the Month . . . Robert Moreau The amiable senior class saluta- torian Bob Moreau or The Dive as he is sometimes called, likes just about all types of food, espec- ially chicken and steaks. Bob lists softball and ping-pong as his favor- ite sports. Not only was he a member of the Herald-American winning Soft-ball Team, but he captained this team. Photography and sports are his only hobbies. Mr. Hoefer awarded the Bob the Danforth Foundation certificate for the book, I Dare You. A very busy senior, he is presid- ent of the French club and also serves as a member of the Senior Luncheon Committee. As for pet peeves, Bob claims only one and that is to receive homework over a holiday. Matll and physics seem to be this seni0r's favorite subjects. During his sophomore year, Bob left Taft to attend Lane with Neill Carson, but after a year, both boys returned happily to Taft. These two have had the same program for the last four years, even while at- tending Lane. His future plans are not to be ,governed by Bob alone. Before the war, he planned on attending Northwestern University to study ' W W l l electrical engineering, but it seems that the Navy has something to say about that now, as Bob expects to leave the day after graduation to start another school, which will be the Radar School ot' the Navy. ri Taft s Titanic Ten Robert Forney Valedictorian Robert Forney has won three scholarships-Purdue, Northwestern, and Illinois Institute of Technology. Robert, a Lt. Col- onel in the R.O.T.C., was the re- cipient of the Wayland C. Brooks award to West Point. His execu- tive ability was particularly out- standing as President of the Honor Society and as City Chairman of the Clean'Up Committee. Robert, a member of the Prom Committee, a letterman in swimming and also a delegate to the Vocational Con- vention, has maintained, during his four years, an S average in all his subjects. Ianet Zcrwislak Ranking thi1'd with an E and S average, Janet Zawislak han been awarded a scholarship to Northwes- te1'n University. Her service to the school has made her popular with both faculty and students as at- tested by the numerous offices she has held. Beverly McLean Beverly McLean, alternate for the Universit yof Chicago scholarship, is in fitfh place in a class of 232 students. Pathology probably will be her dominant study in college. Avalon Stepien After graduation, Avalon Stepien, seventh ranking senior will take her place as a white collar girl in some prominent concern. Corrinne Clebcm Robert Moreau Robert Moreau, having mair ed an S average throughout three years at Taft and one ye Lane, has earned the covetea sition of salutatorian of his Robert, who is president of French club, has passed suc ully the examinations whicl title him to attend the I School of the United States l He plans to enter there im ately upon his graduation. Robert hopes to attend collel study electrical engineering sincerely wishes that the pr conflict will speedily reach it: mination. Edward Ferguson Edward Ferguson, the f highest in scholastic ability received a scholarship to l' western University, where he study civil or mechanical eng ing until he is summoned int armed services, preferably Navy V-12 program. Carol Gronau Carol Gronau, who througi high scholastic rating placed ber sixth, will pursue her fa subject, Chemistry, in studyi become a. laboratory technic Georgia Lee Wcrrton MacMurray College for W will claim eighth place w Georgia Lee Warton, as he h ceived their scholarship. Dorothy Wilson Inasmuch as Corrinne Cleban has maintained an E average or better, Recipient of the tenth and final place among 'l aft's titanim she annexed the honors attendant upon ninth place winner. is Dorothy Wilson, winner of the Danford Award. me 13, 1944 L VERNE MARIE AHERN Vern likes to dance and attend movies d though she doesn't show it her favorite sh is a hot fudge sundae. She plans to go Wright Junior College after graduation. er activities are: G.A.A., Honor Society, nior and Junior Girls and Mixed Chorus. IVERLY JEAN ANDERSEN Andy plans to attend Illinois after aduation. Her favorite foods are lamb chops d corn. She enjoys attending concerts and 'itiing poetry and swimming. She dislikes abs, cliques and slam-books. Her activities 3: Business manager, Taft Tribune, G.A.A., nior and senior girls, and Mixed Chorus. LLPH EDWARD ANDERSON Andy's dream dish is hamburger with erything. He is particularly interested in emistry and finds gym very enjoyable. 1dy's favorite hobby is to construct model ilroads and he hopes to be a machinist after e war. CTORIA ASIMOPULOS Vickie Asimopulos has a special peeve lich is gals who wear socks with high heels. ckie, whose special activities are G.A.A., and and nior Girls, Senior Girls, Hall Guard, achers Helper, tells us that steak ench fries are her most favorite foods. She pes to be a piano instructor some day. XROLD KRISTOFER AXNESS Ax, likes steak with onions and potatoes. s hobby is photography. Bookkeeping and ysics head his list of favorite subjects. Lture plans are to study accounting or the ivy. He was a hall guard. A pet peeve is tting up early. IYLLIS ELIZABETH BALDOCCHI , Phyl is going to be either a private secre- ry or a bookkeeper after graduation. She longs to the Student Council, G.A.A., and e Senior Girl's club. Letter writing, bike, d horseback riding occupy most of her are time. JRAINE EDITH BECK Lanie finds the phrase Don't you know ere is a war on? very annoying to her. rawberry short-cake with whipped cream her eye's delight. Clothing is her favorite bject and she makes her own clothes. Lanie pes to continue with her work at the tele- one company and become a chief operator. KRL DONALD BELZER Sleepy's favorite subjects are public eaking and gym. His pastimes include base- ll, football, and swimming. His favorite ads are French fries and shrimps. Sleepy's ture plans are with Uncle Sam. Now you're leaving, Worth grant Page 5 3 JAMES ALAN ALLEMAN Jim first saw the light of day July 5, 1926 in Peru, Illinois. His favorite pastime is sleeping and his pet peeve is a certain red '41 Plymouth station wagon. After graduation he will attend the University of Great Lakes. JEAN VALERIE ANDERSON Swede has belonged to the Honor Society, Student Council, G.A.A., Junior and Senior Girls. Her favorite food is chili-hot. The one thing that bothers her most is home-made crew cuts. After graduation she will attend Stephens College. JEAN ELSIE ANGUS Reading and dancing are Jean's favorite pastime. She plans to enter St. Lukes Nursing School after 2 years at Wright Junior College. Jean's favorite subject is biology and straw- berry shortcake is her favorite food. Concert Band, Senior Girls and Latin Club are a few of her many activities. LESLIE REBECCA ATKINSON t'Stinky's favorite subject is lunch, con- sisting of Kurly-Q's and Cokes. Her hobbies are, of all things, sports and men. In her years at Taft she has belonged to the Officer's Council, Latin Club and G.A.A. She plans to attend college after her graduation. SHIRLEY JANE BACHLI Rainy days are Shirley's pet peeve while sewing and roller skating are her pet pastimes. She loves barbecues. Transcription and cloth- ing are high on her lists of favorite subjects. She has been in the G.A.A., Senior Girls, and Honor Society. ROBERT ARTHUR BANKS Bob has one and only one pet peeve- that is teachers who require extra credit work for S's. Ice cream is tops with him. A few of his favorite sports are: bowling, tennis, and baseball. After graduation he plans on enter- ing the Navy V-5 program. Some of his activi- ties are: Honor Society and Track Team. PATRICIA DOREEN BELFRY Pat favors transcription and after gradua- tion intends to work. Anklets and high heels worn together is one o fPat's pet peeves. Her favorite food is breaded pork chops and French frys. Her activities are Senior Girls, G.A.A., and Junior Girls. HAROLD JOHN BERNS Harry Berns can't decide whether to join the Navy or be a Trolley Pilot. A mainstay of the basketball team for the past two years, he dislikes girls who don't come out to ball games. His favorite food is chickeng favorite subject is lunch, and basketball takes up his spare time. Page 5 4 JACK FRANCIS BERRY History and English are Jack's favorite sub- jects while roast beef is his favorite food. Women drivers don't agree with him quite as well, however. Jack belongs to the basket-ball and base-ball teams. He hopes to attend college after the war. Jack is going to enlist in late summer. JEAN MARJORIE BOYLE Bean as she is called by her friends seems to have a taste for Carterls Little Liver Pills. She intends to go to De Pauw University in Sept. She despises people who walk on her white socks and shoes. Lunch, she claims, is her favorite subject. She was a cheer leader ang gelonged to the Senior Girls Club and G. . . MARILYN JEAN BREDFIELD Lynn', was born on Armistice day. Her favorite food is corn-fritters. Lynn is one of those few people who doesn't have a pet peeve. She has participated in such activities as the Honor Society, G.A.A., Junior Girls a3nd1Senior Girls. She plans to attend De au . MARGARET ANN BRINKMEYER Peggy, a sweet little girl without a pet peeve, plans to go to Northwestern after graduation. Her pastimes are tennis, baseball and swimming. She enjoys chemistry and dramatics and loves French fried shrimps. She has been a member of the Junior Girls, Senior Girls, the G.A.A., and the Honor Society. LORRAINE VIVIAN BRUNS Lor's favorite subjects are typing and civics. Her favorite foods are: Bar-B-Q, French fries, and coke. Gum snapping is her pet peeveg dancing, swimming, and sleeping are her favorite pastimes. G.A.A., Girls Chorus, and Senior Girls are some of her activities. GERALDINE ANN CARROLL Horseback riding, swimming and tennis are Gerry's favorite pastimes. She plans to attend college this fall with future hopes of becoming a fashion designer. Among her activities at Taft are: Editor of the Taft Tribune, G.A.A., and Senior Girls. VIRGINA MAE CATO Virge belongs to Junior Girls, Senior Girls and the Pan American Clubs. She likes transcription very much and enjoys straw- berry short cake even more. Virgie spends much of her time dancing and participates in all sports. She plans to go to college and would like to become a private secretary after the war. RICHARD JERRY CLAUSEN Dick who was born on May 23, in Chi- cago, is an ardent student of chemistry and English. His hobby is swimming and what irks him most are women drivers. After graduation, Dick plans on entering the Marine Corps. Think of all the fun you 've had June 13, 19 DOROTHY HELEN BOBER Dotty's favorite pastime is writing Servicemen. She plans on owning her o car and attending the University of Chica Senior Girls, Mixed Chorus and Slide R Club are a few of Dotty's activities. H heels with anklets are very distasteful to h EDWINA JOAN BRANDT Wynn, who wants to be a typist, enj. clothing and typing for subjects. She has be in the G.A.A., Senior Girls and Junior Gi: Her favorite food is chop suey and her j peeve is homework. Her pastimes are sewil swimming and skating. RICHARD EDWARD BRETWISCH Dick, whose future plan is to make a of money, was born in Chicago, Septeml 28, 1926. His favorites are: history as a su ject, chicken as a food and golf as a hob While at Taft, Dick belonged to the tra team, Honor Society and intramural footl: champs. MARIAN FRANCIS BRUCHHAUSER Mar claims clothing and typing are l favorite subjects, and that she could eat fr. chicken every day. Maru bowls, plays ba ball and dances in her leisure time. Her acti ties at Taft have been bowling league, h guard and Senior girls. Marion hopes to I come a nurse. BETTY CAROLYN CAMERON Boops has participated in the G.A. Junior and Senior Girls and the Studs Council. Her favorites are chop suey, histo and swimming. Her pet peeve is high he with anklets. Future plans are indefin: N EILL JAMES CARSON Nick has participated in Intramu Volley-ball, and is a member of the Hoi Society and the French Club. He has pas: the A-12 test, but would like to make el trical engineering his career. FLORENCE J OSEPHIN E CHROPKOWSKI Tush, has been in the G.A.A., Sen Girls and Junior Girls. Her hobby is mu while her favorite subject IS history. Her I peeve is G.I. haircuts. Future plans are to a slave in an air conditioned office. I favorite food is pie-a-la-mode. CORINNE JEAN CLEBAN Cor wants to go to Northwestern ai graduation. She has been in the G.A.A., H01 Society and the Senior Girls. She enjoys pl ing the piano and loves .Southern fr chicken. Her ,favorite subjects .are ho econmics and bookkeeping. She dislikes sno people and people who wear anklets vu French heels. ie 13, 1944 g HN FRANCIS CONGDON Jock has quite a pet peeve--girl's who ar dark powder and dance crazily. His .ire plans are to become a physical educa- i teacher or a farmer. The subjects which ck favors are math and physical ed. His .vities are the Football Team, the Buddies b, and the Baseball Team. OMAS .JOSEPH CONKLIN Goldbrick Tom Conklin, a member in d standing of the Buddies Club and foot- L team, states that his epicurian delight is ik, mashed potatoes and spinach. After :luation the A.A.F. has his number, and imercial aviation will dominate his future OMAS JONATHAN CULLEN Terrible Tom plans on attending Illinois er release from the Navy. His favorite sub- as are lunch, and history. Teachers who use 1 age slang are Tom's pet peeve. Some of activities are: Fire Marshal, and Hall ard. - .RY N ORA DAVIS 'o become a private secretary is Mary's n of success. Her favorite subjects are ogy and Spanish, while her pet foods are d chicken and apple pie. Among her vities are G.A.A., Senior Girls, Locker ard, Clean-Up Committee representative. RALDIN E YVONN E DEITZ Jerry's favorite subject is clothing. She 'nds to do secretarial work after gradua- .. Her pet peeve is radio serials and her Jrite food is Bar-B-Q's and French fries. ny's pastime is roller skating. While at I: she participated in the Senior Girls b, Junior Girls Club and G.A.A. .RIAN RITA DORR Iarian tells us that she likes any commer- subject and plans to be a secretary, pri- e, she hopes. Her activities have been- nor Society, Junior and Senior Girls, ,.A., and Business Manager. She likes ice im and having fun. Her pet peeve is people r act snooty. NTORE AUDREY DUCKGEISCHEL Ducky has been a member of the Senior ls, Symphony Band, and Concert Band. ure plans are to get a job. Roast lamb is favorite food. Transcription and art are favorite subjects, while her hobbies are ring her saxaphone and dancing. ROTHY MAY EWING Dopey's favorite pastime is wishing. Her ly activities are Senior Girls, G.A.A. and rich Club, for pet peeve, Dopey detests ple who push. Her favorite dish is Spanish a. Attending Iowa State is Dopey's plans the future. in 3 1- 1--:u,y--ggf - .' 's-fI'iHc':l-frS,mp: e-as I V... -q.Z.-,um-aw 4 . . . , .-ax.-.f.ii,yf-4s.u::wLga-rig: Football liaselrall. tenniaj. track i 1 Page 55 MARY KATHARINE CON KLIN Mary's favorite subjects are biology and transcription. She adores raspberry sundaes and enjoys music and tennis. Mary despises stripes and plaids together. She is undecided as to which college she will attend. Her activi- ties at Taft include G.A.A., Senior and Junior Girls, Honor Society and Business Manager. CHARLOTTE VANGLINE COUTRE Artistically inclined Chuck Coutre plans to enroll in a musical school after graduation. Her favorite subject is English. Singing and dancing are her hobbies and swimming is her favorite sport. HELEN MILDRED CZAPLEWSKI Helen was born September 29, 1926 in Chicago. She has belonged to the G.A.A., Honor Society, and Senior Girls. Her future plans are to go to college and own her own car. Tomato-bacon club sandwiches are her favorite food, and science and art are her favorite subjects. DUANE FRANK DEAN Dealer Dean's pet peeve is people who call him Dealer Dean. His favorite food is turkey with the worksg favorite pastimes are golf and pool. Diz will go to Illinois until he becomes of age. Basketball team, Honor Society, Senior Program Committee, Student Council, Bowling League, are among his activities. ' I ' T 47 PHYLLIS JUNE DRISCH Art, French and clothing are Phyl's favorite studies. She plans to attend Art school after graduation. Conceited people are very annoying to her. Phyl belongs to Senior Girls, Student Council and the FrenchfClub. Most of her time is spent dancing and drawing. VERONICA SYLVIA DUBOIS Ronnie has won a scholarship to Munde- lein College where she will study art with the ambition to become a commercial artist and art teacher. Her favorite pastimes are all sports. Among her activities are G.A.A., Senior Girls, and Stunts Club. SHIRLEE ROSEMARY EUL Shirl has belonged to G.A.A., Junior and Senior Girls and French., Club. She was born November 20, 1926 in Chicago. Her favorite subjects are English, mathi and lunch, and her favorite food is just food and more food. She will attend college to ,take up interior decorating. RUTH BORN EWING Ruthie was born in our own fair city, on January 18, 1926. The subjects which held her interest most during high school were music, clothing, and foods. Ruthie's favorite pastime is sewing. In the line of food she takes to steak, mashed potatoes, -and lots of gravy. After graduation she plans to continue working as a long distance operator. Page 56 How the memories all come lvacle June 13, 1 MARY LOUISE FAEHNRICH Mary's nickname is Chippy. People who eat popcorn in movies are her pet peeve. She likes to dance and eat strawberries in cream. College is her future plan, although which one, she has not decided. She was active in the Senior Girls Club, G.A.A., and Girls Chorus. RICHARD FEMMEL Dick, is a member of the Honor Society, the Town Meeting and Chairman of the Pan- American Club. Chemistry is his favorite subject, but his future plans are to study law. His pet peeve is people who can't make up their minds. Steak is his favorite food. ROBERT CLYDE FORNEY f'Bob's hobbies are rifle marksmanship and amateur dramatics. Beware! His pet peeve is people who loaf and never want to do anything. As to the future, he plans on becoming a civil engineer. His activities are the Honor Society, the R.O.T.C., Officers Club and Prom Committee. MARION LOIS FREJD Marion was born October 6, 1926 in Chi- cago. Her favorite subjects are music and art, while her hobbies are riding bicycles and horses. At Taft she belonged to G.A.A., Senior Girls and volley ball team. After high school Marion will go to business college and work. MARLYS JEAN GARMOE HGarm, whose future ambition is to work in an office, likes to play the piano, write letters and eat chicken. Garm has been President of Junior Girls, and has belonged to the G.A.A., and the Pan-American Club. SHIRLEY LOU GLEASON Lou's, pet peeve is boys who refuse to buy tickets. Her future plans deal in journal- ism. Among her favorite subjects are journal- ism and gym. Dancing and collecting records are her hobbies. She has been in the Senior Girls, a member of the Taft Trib staff, and on the Prom Committee. DOROTHY ANNE GORALCZYK Dottie was born April 1, 1927 in Chicago. Her favorite food is potato pancakes and her pet peeve is pesty people. She has belonged to the G.A.A., Senior and Junior Girls, and Mixed Chorus. After graduation, Dottie plans to be a secretary. ROBERT CASIMER GRABOWSKI Bob's favorite food is French fries and his pet peeve is women drivers. His hobbies are photography and seeing the country on a motorcycle. Bob's ambition is to get into the Marines. THOMAS RAYMOND FALLBACHER Band and biology have been Tom's liked subjects. He enjoys music and 3 and has a fervent admiration for big steaks! Tom has been on the track te: Division Business Manager, and has bels to the oCncert and Symphony Bands. He to enter the Navy. EDWARD HOOKER FERGUSON Math and science are Ed's top subject favorite dishes are steak and egg foo y Ed will attend college and he hopes to be a Civil or Mechanical Engineer. He served as the chairman of the E Luncheon Committee and on the exec committee of the Honor Society. BARBARA RUTH FREDERICK Frankie's many activities are G Senior Girls, and Student Council. A future plans, she intends to sleep il mornings and to have a long vac Frankie's pet peeve is fuzzy hair. LC green olives are her favorites. DOROTHY ASTRID FRIEDLUND On July 18, Dotty was born in the N City. This ambitious girl likes Clothil a subject and enjoys eating hot fudge sul She says thumbs down on women we slacks with pumps. Dotty plans on wc after graduation. Her present activitie clude Senior Girls and G.A.A. CAROL JOAN GERHARDT Kayo who's favorite subjects are: Er history, and public speaking, enjoys chicken. Sarcastic remarks are her pet 1 She plans to attend William Woods Cc Her activities through school have been American Club, Senior Girls, G.A.A., Up Committee, and a delegate to I Relation Conference. MICHAEL GLIENNA Mike's favorite pastime is eating al favorite food is steak. Math and shop a favorite subjects. After graduation he pl join the Marines. He has been a meml the Senior Boys Club, an office boy a the team of the intermural baseball ck PHYLLIS MARY GRAHAM School cliques are Phyl's special dislil the other hand fried chicken, English, ai clothing are her special likes. She hz longed to the Girls Chorus, G.A.A., ar Junior and Senior Girls. In the fall sh attend Mundelein College. CAROL JEAN GRONAU Caro1's pastimes include reading storii Watching sporting events. She simply steak and chocolate cake. Chemistrj transcription are her favorite subject: wants to go to college but hasn't d where. Her school activities are: Society, Taft Tribune, Mixed Choru Prom Committee. me 13, 1944 E ELAINE GUNDERSON tSwede, who's future plans are to have iome right in the middle of Tokio, has been ive in the G.A.A., Chairman of the Program mmittee. Biology and public speaking are r favorite food. People with pet peeves are r pet peeve. ENE MAE HAGERSTROM 'I, has been in the Mixed Chorus, Concert nd, and the Senior Girls. Her hobbies are mcil sketches and swimming, her favorite :jects are typing and chorus and veal steak :l French fried shrimps are her favorite rd. Future plans are in the field of nursing. JLLIS RICHARD HAWKS 'Holly likes just food. Chemistry and ith hold his interest in school. He likes eping and dogs of the hunting species. His 1 peeve is dogs left to roam. After gradua- n he will enter the blue and white of the vy. DLITA FELICIA HEIDORN 'Lo'sl' favorite food is Chinese chop suey. r hobbies are writing letters to servicemen, itting, dancing, hiking, and playing base- Ll. She plans to attend Wright Jr. College :l then study dress designing. G.A.A. Letter- 'l, Hall Guard Captain, Junior and Senior rls, are among her activities. IIRLEY JEAN HOBAN Jean's favorites are ice cream and chop ay. Her pastimes are letter writing, working, d sleeping. Sixteen year old boys are Jean's I: peeves. Working is a future plan of hers. me of her activities are Senior Girls, A.A., and Matron Helper. LANCES BERNICE HOFFMAN Fran plans on attending Business College .er graduation. Her favorite food is chop ay and her favorite subject is typing. For Jastime she writes to Uncle Sam's nephews. acks worn in school are her pet peeve. Some her activities are Senior Girls, G.A.A., and ill Guard. ITTY LOU HOLZEM l'Bett5, who likes pineapple, lists journal- n an Spanish as her favorite subjects. llecting rare coins is her hobby. Her pet eve is Taft's lunchroom. Future plans are be a social worker and travel. Senior Girls, A.A., and Hall Guard were her activities. ILLIAM ARTHUR HOTZE Bill or otherwise known as Hots will join 2 army after graduation. Girls, who don't 9 th? BUdd19S, are his pet peeve. Bill likes Jrts ln general and berbeques and French es rank highest as his favorite food. Physics his favorite subject. Activities are football :l baseball. w 1'f- i ' fwwamawwzff' In the Band ' and Chorus you 1 4 4 i 1 Page 5 7 ALICE LOIS HACHMEISTER Al has a pet peeve and it is pumps with anklets. Her favorite food is chop suey. Her favorite pastimes are swimming, bowling and riding. Her plans for thefuture are not defi- nite. G.A.A., Senior Girls and Girls Chorus are among her favorite school clubs. RICHARD CARL HANISCH Dick has been in the band for three semesters, and has participated in intra-mural baseball and football. Chicken is his favorite food, and eating and sleeping compose his most enjoyable pastimes. After graduation he will enter the Navy Air Corps. WILLIAM EDWARD HECKENBACH Heckie loves potato dumplings. His hob- bies are archery, .and fishing. In school he likes geometry and physics. His activities in- clude hall-guard, German Club and volley ball. He passed the A12 examination and his ambition is to get a degree in Civil Engi- neering. HELEN JULIA HERMANN Herman dislikes unfriendly people. Clothing and art are her favorite subjects. Future plans are to be a dress designer. Her- man, has been in the Honor Societg, Student Council, and Vice-President of t e Senior Girls. MIRIAM EMILY HOE Shorty was born December 21, 1926 in Chicago, Illinois. Cheese sandwiches and tea are her favorite foods. Roller skating and dancing are tops with her. To be a commer- cial artist is her ambition after graduation. Her activities are G.A.A. and Senior Girls. LAVERNE HOLT LaVerne Cupcake Holt first peeped at this old world on Oct. 6. Her favorite subjects are science and algebra. She likes barbecued beef as the best of all foods and her pet peeve is people who use Aunt. She plans to enter nursing. Her activities are G.A.A., Senior and Junior Girls, Latin Club and Girls Chorus. JEAN LOIS HOMEYER Jean's pet food is ginger snaps and her top subjects are Spanish and music. She likes to collect pictures and her plans are to work after graduation. She has been in the Girl's Chorus, Senior Girls Club and G.A.A. MURIEL CAROLA HUPPERT Muriel likes to watch the Brooklyn Dodgers for pastime. Southern fried chicken tops her food list. Her school favorites are gym and journalism. Muriel has belonged to the G.A.A., French Club, Bowling League, and Senior Girls. After graduation she will head for college. -1 ' Page 53 Brought fame and good luck, too June 13, 1' ELYNOR JUNE IGAS Elly likes stenography, stuffed peppers an dtomato gravy. Her hobbies are piano and singing. PePople that say the war will last another four years are her pet peeve. Elly was a Hall Guard, and also belonged to the Mixed Chorus and Senior Girls. Her ambition is atfvery sensible one . . . to be successful in 1 e. MARY FRANCES J ASINSKI Mary's pet peeve is Hkibitzers in a checker game. She rides in her spare time. Tops on her food list is goulash and home made apple pie. G.A.A., Student Council and Senior Girls are among her activities. Mary's future plans are indefinite. RUTH PATRICIA KAAGE Kaage's pet peeve is girls who are show offs. Roller skating is her favorite pastime and she claims she likes all food. She be- longed to the Senior Girls Club, Girls Chorus and G.A.A. DELORES MARIE KANE Dee participated in numerous activities at Taft. Some of these were Honor Society, Mixed Chorus and the Luncheon Committee. She plans to attend Michigan State College and become a dietician. Dee finds nagging people very annoying. She prefers fried chicken to any other food. ' INEZ MARIE KERO B-17, as Inez is sometimes called, enjoys clothing and music classes, and she has been active in the G.A.A., and Junior and Senior Girls. She loves blueberry pie. Swimming and ice skating are her favorite sports. Her pet peeve is unfriendly people. Inez wishes to at- tend College. JOSEPH FRANK KOBEK Little Joe can't stand a person who cracks his gum in a quiet room. Joe plans on working till October when he will get a call from his Uncle. French fries are his favorite food and math, gym and science are his favorite subjects. ROBERT ADOLPH KOLPEK Bob plans to go to Northwestern and study Electrical Engineering. His favorite pastimes are golf and tennis and his best subjects are algebra and physics. He has been in the Honor Society, R.O.T.C., Rifle Team and Student Council. LOIS MARIE KONEFES Lo's pet peeve is high heels and ankle socks. Her favorite subject is transcription. Lo claims turkey as her favorite food. Reading is' her favorite pastime. She intends to do Secretarial work in the future. She has be- longed to Senior Girls, Junior Girls, and the G.A.A. , LUCILLE ISBERNER Lucy loves baseball games, swimming her war news scrapbook. English and ste raphy are her favorite subjects in school. doesn't like bored people. Lucy has a w ness for good steaks. Her activities are GJ Senior Girls, and Entertainment Commi After graduation she wants to be a ste rapher or a housewife. PHYLLIS JEWEL J ULIN Phyl's favorite subjects are algebra stenography. She delights in eating juicy apples. Most of her spare time is spen baking, while her hobby is collecting 1 cards. She plans to work after gradua' Her activities a tschool have been GJ Senior Girls, Teachers Assistant, and Guard. ROBERT WILLIAM KALBAS Bob, who first saw the light of daj Chicago, February 22, 1926, likes geom and biology the best of his subjects. His vorite food is fried chicken and his hob are horseback riding and fishing. He going to enter the Army Air Corps 2 graduation. VANECE MAXINE KENDRICK Kennie, whose favorite subjects are 1 lic speaking, algebra, and clothing, has l active in Junior and Senior Girls Clubs the G.A.A. Her pet peeve is plaids 1 checks. Her future plans are to work awhile, and later get married. Favc pastimes of hers are dancing and eating. ROBERTA MAY KIRKPATRICK Kirk's pet peeve is people who crack t gum. She intends to go to Northwestern I versity in Sept. Kirk likes fried chicken her favorite subjects are math and chemis She participated in the Concert and Symph Band, G.A.A., and Senior Girls Club. Ki pastime is swimming. u JEANNE MARGUERITE KOCH Cookie's pet peeve is ankle socks and l heels. She plans to attend Mundelein Col in Sept. Algebra and chemistry are her fa' ite subjects, Dancing occupies most of time. Her activities are the Senior Girls C Junior Girls and the G.A.A. IRENE GENEVIEVE KOLTON English, Latin, and biology were the : jects I liked best while at Taft. I l to bowl and dance. Her pet peeve is imp: people. Her favorite food is steak. She inte to enter Nurses Training after graduai I belonged to the Senior Girls Club, G.A and the Latin Club. LORRAINE KOSTELNY Music and singing are the future plan: Rec, who loves to swim and ride horseb. She has no pet peeve. Breaded spring chic is her favorite food. Her activities at Taft v G.A.A., Senior Girls Club President and Girls Chorus. ,. J? ,. V. June 13, 1944 Delfatea plays and programs brought us Page 59 JOSEPH KOWALSKI ' Bud plans on enlisting in the Navy after graduation. Bowling and fishing take up his spare time. He dislikes driving his sister to the train at 6:00 in the a.m. Joe's activities include intra-mural sports and room treasurer. RICHARD GEORGE KRAUSE Superman as he is known by his friends, roller skates and collects Hjunkl' for his room. False friends and big dealers are his pet peeves. In a few months he will attend the Great Lakes Boy's School. Activities are Visual Education, Hall Guard, and Sophomore Baseball Champs. BETTE KROHN One of her nicknames is Wabbit. She was Dorn on the fourth of July 1926 in Chicago. Eler peeve is a good line. Her favorite food, scalloped potatoes. She will take the necessary steps toward being a commercial artist. Her ictivities include Senior Girls, Junior Girls md Taft Trib. ELEANOR ANN KRUTY Transcription and Spanish are E1's most injoyable subjects. Chicken and lemon cream 'ie head her list of good food. El finds people, vho stroll down halls, when she is in a hurry, nnoying. Senior Girls, Honor Society and ,an American Club are a few of her activities. IARY VIRGINIA KWIETNIEWSKI - Babe, who's favorite subjects are English nd chemistry, likes chocolate cake. Dancing nd horseback-riding are her hobbies. Babe as been in the Junior Girls, Senior Girls, and he G.A.A. . EAN N E KATHRYN LAHEY Irish intends to become a secretary after raduation. She belongs to the Senior Girls Elub, is a Division Business Manager, and a ox Office Assistant. Green salads especially ppeal to her, and swimming is her favorite mong the sports. ETTY JANE LAURINEC Senior Girls, G.A.A., and Jr. Girls are the :tivities Betts belonged to while at Taft. he excels in typing and shorthand and likes iaghetti. Betts plans to become a nurse after raduation and her pet peeve throughout :hool has been homework. IIRLEY LIDA LE BLANC Shirl's favorite food is steak. Her pastimes e dancing and swimming. Conceited fellows, lys Shir1, are her pet peeve. While at Taft, sr favorite subject was English. Shirl par- :ipated in the Senior and Junior Girls. RICHARD KOWALSKI Dick's future plans are with the U.S. Navy. He loves chicken and pie. His hobby is collecting airplane pictures. Dick participated in Intra Mural Sports and states physics and English were his favorite subjects while at Taft. CATHERINE LORRAINE KRELLER Bugs Kreller is just insane about any- thing that doesn't eat her first. Bugs future plans are to attend Kalamazoo College. Her favorite subjects are science and math. Her pet peeve is just exactly one: Just things that make me dislike them. LORRAINE MAE KREUGER Lorraine's favorite foods are pheasant and mashed potatoes, and her usual pastime is writing letters. She belongs to the G.A.A., Junior and Senior Girls Clubs, and has been a Hall Guard. Stripes and plaids or such combinations really irk her. ELAINE KATHERINE KUCERA Fried chicken is Illy's favorite dish and stenography is her top subject. She spends most of her spare time writing letters to a certain someone. Elaine has been in the Concert Band, Symphony Band, G.A.A. and Senior Girls. JOSEPH STEPHEN LAGORIO A crowded street-car seems to be Joe's pet peeve. He was born April 10, 1927 in Chicago. Math, shop and navigation are his favorite subjects. He belonged to Senior Boys Club and ffolf Team. His favorite food is pork tender- oins. PATRICIA JEWEL LARKO Pat likes swimming in the way of sports. Chop suey is her favorite dish. Her activities include G.A.A., roller skating club, Hall Guard, Junior Girls and Senior Girls. WILLIAM HENRY LEASE U. S. History is Bill's favorite subject. Roast chicken with French fries is his favorite food. Golf and baseball head his list of sports. Future plans are to carry on his father's busi- ness. His only peeve is Umbriago Kowalski. SHIRLEY MAE LIDDELL Steak is Shir1ey's pet food while art and science are her top'subjects. Shirley has won a scholarship to Illinois Wesleyan where she will study Social Science. Her activities In- clude G. A. A. and Vice-President of the Honor Society. Page 60 Entertainment While they taught us june 13, 1944 EDRA JEAN LINDEMAN Eddie claims she has no pet peeve. She intends to go to Knox College in the fall. Dancing and riding horses are her favorite pastimes. Steak and corn on the cob are her favorite foods. English is her favorite sub- ject. Eddie belonged to the Senior Girls Club and G.A.A. GLORIA ESTHER LIPS Gloria plans to become a Cadet Nurse in September, 1944. Reading, horseback riding and roller skating are her favorite pastimes. An empty handed mailman is her pet peeve. Gloria has been in the Pan-American Club, G.A.A., Senior Girls, and on the Clean-Up Council. DOROTHY LOUISE LOSCH Writing to servicemen, knitting, and swim- ming take up most of Dottie's spare time. Her favorite runs from sewing and history to eating spaghetti. Dottie participated in the Senior Girls and the G.A.A. Her pet peeve is anklets with high heels. Dottie plans to work in an office. EVERETT WALTER MACHEL Mac plans to go to college after gradua- tion. His favorite food is turkeyg and what's this? No pet peeve? His activities include Bowling Team Champs, Hall Guardg Office Boyg Fire Marshall, and Car Guard. By the way, his favorite subject is Physics. EVELYN DOROTHY MALINOWSKI Evie's pet peeve is conceited people. Chop Suey is her favorite food. She has been active in the Spanish Club, Senior Girls, and G.A.A. Future plans are to secure a job and later get married. IRENE ANNA MARSHALL Skating and shows are Renee's favorite pastime. Homework is a pet peeve and future plans are to be a stenographer. She has been in the Junior Girls, Senior Girls, and the French Club. Renee's favorite food is ice- cream. Her favorite subjects are typing and clothing. LOIS JANE MASER Lois was born April 2, 1926, in Chicago, Ill. Her favorite subjects are Art and Transcrip- tion. Strawberry shortcake and fried chicken are her favorite foods. After graduation she intends on attending Rosary College. Some of her activities are Senior Girls, Honor So- ciety, and G.A.A. FAY ELIZABETH MAYER Fay has a yen for steak and French fries and as a hobby collects records, lots of 'em. After graduation she wants to go to North- western. Her pet peeve is: People who boast too much! Fay's activities are many, some of which are: G.A.A. Taft Tribune, Senior Girls and Girls' Chorus. PATRICK EDWARD LINDGREN Pat was born in Michigan and he celebrates his birthday on March 18. His favorite sub- jects are aviation and navigation while his favorite food is French fries. His hobbies are basketball and baseball. While at Taft, Pai was on the basketball team and after gradua- tion he will join the Navy. GEORGIAN LITCHON Georgie plans her future with the Chi cago Academy of Fine Arts. Her hobby i: sketchingg pet peeve, pumps with anklets George admits a weakness for food of any kind, especially shrimp. Activities inc1ud1 G.A.A. and Senior Girls. LAWRENCE JOSEPH LYNCH Larry's hobbies are boxing and good argu ments. He loves massive steaks smootheref in mushrooms. Larry, better known as Irish, was a member of the basketball team an' a hall guard. WILLIAM WADE MADDEN Bill dislikes spongers, and would like t be a banker when he gets the time to stud for it. ,Golf, baseball and football are hi hobbies. He was a member of the Senic Boys and a Hall Guard. JEAN EMILY MALL 'tJean intends to go to college in Septen ber. Her favorite food is shrimp. Jean hz no pet peeve. She likes to ride horsebacl While at Taft she belonged to the Honc Society, Senior Girls Club, and Mixed Choru Chemistry ranks first as her favorite subjec MARILYN JOYCE MARSHALL Lynn's favorite subjects are Algebra ar Latin. Lamb chops is her favorite food ar akle sox worn with high heels is her p peeve. Lynn is planning on attending collei this fall. Activities are Mixed Chorus, Librai Assistance and Senior Girls. MADELINE LOUISE MATERN Mickey plans on getting a good job aft graduation and following through her care of becoming an old maid. Her favorite for is Chop Suey and her pet peeve is bashi men. Journalism and typing are her to subjects. Some of her activities are Taft Tri une, Senior Girls, and G.A.A. BEVERLY JEAN MCLEAN Bev has played in the Symphony ba and the Symphony orchestra, and is a me ber of the Honor Society. Algebra a chemistry classes are her favorites. After gr: uation, she intends to work in the field medicine. June 13, 1944 A brand new We for you is .starting Page 61 JAMES HARVEY MEIN James All-City Mein is known not only as a football star these past four years, but also for his scholastic ability. Jim plans to take up engineering upon his return from the ranks of the GIs. Roast rabbit is the food that satisfies his heart's desire. ROSEMARY MERTES Rosie's pet peeves are snobs and politi- cians! She'is fond of beef stew, and likes her foods and English classes especially well. Rosie is a cheerleader, and treasurer of the Girls' Chorus. She will attend the Iowa State. University Nursing School. ELEANOR JAYNE MOGENSON Mogie has a fondness for steak, French fries, and hot fudge sundaes, and definitely dislikes cliques. She has belonged to the G.A.A., Senior Girls, and the Honor Society. Clothing and English have been her most- liked classes. Eleanore insists she wants to be a banker, but-well . . .! ROBERT ALLEN MOREAU Bob loves steak. His favorite subject is Math. His future plans are in the hands of the Navy. Photography and softball are his favorite pastimes. His activities have been President of the French Club and Honor So- ciety. His pet peeve is homework. FRANCIS EDWARD MOUNT Junior Mount was born on June 20, 1925, in Evanston. His favorite food is turkey and his pet peeve girls who talk too much on dates. He spends his time playing golf, basketball or dancing. After graduation he will attend Illinois to study engineering. GLORIA HOPE NAYE After graduation, Glory intends to do office work, and will later enter art school. Dancing and drawing take up much of her leisure time. She belongs to G.A.A., Senior Girls, and the Pan-American Club. LEONARD HOWARD NETTNIN Len's hobby is collecting stamps, coins, and records. He likes roast lamb, U. S. His- tory and biology. His activities include Honor Society, ROTC Officers Club, and Sen- ior Luncheon Committee. The Navy will decide his future. DOROTHY CAROL NISSEN ' Dotty claims her favorite studies in school are English, Girls Chorus, and clothing. Steak, with all the trimmings, is her favorite dish. Dotty's future plans are to attend Kalamazoo College. She was Vice President of the Girls Zlgorus and she earned a service and G.A.A. .e ter. . GRACE CAROLYN MENCEL Mence plans on going either to Stevens or Kalamazoo College. Her favorite subjects have been math and modern history, and chicken and steak appeal to her as edibles. Her hobbies are swimming, dancing, and collecting bracelets. Grace belonged to Sen- icgoiij Girls, Honor Society, G.A.A., and Latin u . LOUIS JOHN MICHELS Louis' pet peeve is people who have pet peeves. He likes roast beef. Math and science are his favorite subjects. He enjoys sailing and hopes to enter the Navy Air Corps after graduation. He is a member of the swimming team and president of the Senior Class. MARY ROSE MOQUIN Since Mar has been at Taft she has en- tered many activities such as Junior and Sen- ior Girls, and Hall Guard. Mary's favorite foods are hamburgers, cokes, and French fries. She enjoys dancing, letter writing, and sports. CLIFFORD ALVIN MOSER Cliff's pet peeve is bad'weather, and no wonder-he loves hunting and fishing. He has been on the track team, and really enjoys mathematics. After graduation, Cliff will enter the Navy Air Corps. ' SHIRLEY LORRAINE NANCARROW A Shirl's favorite food is steak, as one can readily understand. As to future plans, Shirley will be a typist for the duration, but after that-wedding bells. Her favorite pastime is writing letters to a gob, while her activities have been Senior Girls, Stu- dent Council, and the Taft Tribune. PHILIP SCOTT NELSON Phil, Phillibuck or Filibuster's pet peeve is the well known t'Brush off. His favorite food is fried chicken with gravy. His favorite pastimes are swimming, dancing and golf. He plans to go to college until he becomes draft bait. His activities include Honor Society, Band, Senior Program Com- mittee, Tennis and Basketball team. VIRGINIA LOUISE NEUBAUER Sports in general comprise the pastimes of Nuebe who also states her dislike of plaid and stripe combinations. Her favorite subject is stenography and she hopes to become a secretary. Her activities are G.A.A., Senior and Junior Girls. JEAN NOVAK Red's pet peeve is impolite people. She intends to enter Nurses Training after grad- uation. English and history are her favorite subjects. She enjoys swimming and playing the piano. Icecream is her favorite food. Jean belonged to the Senior Girls Club, G.A.A., and Student Council. Page 62 So even though We may -be parting June 13, 1944 JOHN O'CONNELL John 0'Connell's ambition is to be an air- crewman in the Navy Air Corps. After a stretch in the Navy he plans to study agricul- tural engineering. His favorite food is steak which no doubt accounts for his success on the football field. J EANNE CAROL OLSON is Jeanne Carol Olson says that spaghetti and chili are her favorite foods and making own clothes is her favorite pastime. Jeanne's pet peeve is anklets with high heels. Of all subjects, she likes senography the best and plans to be a private secretary. Her activities are Junior Girls, Senior Girls and G!A.A. WILLIAM JOHN PARENTI Bill has been in the R.O.T.C., a hall guard captain, fire marshall, and business man- ager. He plans to attend college after serv- ing in the armed forces. Mushroom soup is Bill's favorite food and golf and baseball his pet pastimes. EDWARD CHRISTIAN PETERSEN '7P'STe 'wi11 be on the first ai-am to the Navy after graduation. He is an ardent lover of chicken prepared in any manner. Ed has been working for some time and calls that his hobby. Activities include Hall Guard Cap- tain, Pre-Med. Club, Business Manager and Honor Society. WILMA PETERSON ' Willie was born April 10, 1926, in Chi- cago, Ill. She plans on attending college after graduation. Chicken is tops with her. Bookkeeping and science rank high as favor- ite subjects. Her pet peeve is anklets and high heels wohn together. Her activities are Senior Girls, Hall Guard, and Student Council. MARY JEAN CECLIA PFISTER Journalism and civics classes have been Fis's favorites. She plans to become a re- porter, and would like to travel. Hamburgers with onions are her dearest delight in the line of food. Fis has been on the Taft Trib staff, and has belonged to the Miexd Chorus and Senior Girls Club. MARY JEAN PLATO M. J. collects records as a hobby. Tran- scription is her favorite school subject. She also likes sports and frie dchicken. People who crack their gum is her pet peeve. Her activities include Mixed Chorus, Senior Girls, G.A.A., and library assistant. M.J. plans to attend college after graduation. CHARLES LYMAN POWERS Chuck plans to become a corporation lawyer in future years. His activities at Taft included Honor Society, movie operator and hall guard. Among his favorite foods, angel food cake takes first place. Physical educa- tion is his favorite school subject and lunch is his favorite period of the day. RAYMOND CHARLES OLSON Swede intends to be an architect afte the war. 'He' enjoys steak and French ,fries His favorite subjects are mechanical drawin and math. He was quite active in Intra mural Sports while at Taft. His birthday i Sept. 12. RUTH LORRAINE OLSON Wheatie, who has belonged to the Girl Chorus, Taft Tribune, G.A.A. and Jnior an Senior Girls was born August 3'0, 1926, i Chicago. Her favorite subject is stenographj favorite food, chop suey, and favorite hobbj collecting phonograph records. After gradue tion, Wheatie will attend North Centra College in Naperville, Ill. JEAN ANNE PAVESE Jean plans to become a private secre tary after graduation. Mathematics, Englisl and Civics are her favorite subjects, G.A.A Junior Girls and Locker Guard, her actiw ities. Se enjoys steak and French fries. Swin ming and ice skating occupy her spare timl DOROTHY JANE PETERSON Waiting for the mailman is Dollie's favor ite pastime and her pet food is shrimp. Englis and history are top subjects with her. He future ambition is to spend all her winters i Florida. Dollie has been in the G.A.A., Sei ior Girls and a hall guard. ERNEST PFAFF Ernie,' was born December 12, 1926, Chicago. Math and Physics are his favori subjects and hamburgers his favorite foo After graduation, Ernie intends to go to Nortl western if Uncle Sam doesn't get him fir: and Honor Society are Ernie's a ivi ies. MILDRED LORRAINE PIORKOWSKI Millie was born September 4, 1926, Chicago, Ill. English and bookkeeping are h favorite subjects. Anything chocolate is co sidered super in the line of foods. Aft graduation Millie plans on attending colleg gli-zrbactivities are G.A.A., and Pan Americ. u . ROBERT JOSEPH PLAZEWSKI It seems that the Navy has plans i 'tWhitey Plazewski, whose high school acti ities include Hall Guards and intramui baseball champs of 42. Bob's favorite sr ject is lunch and his favorite food is fri chicken. His pet peeve is folks who cro' about the exit of a street car. RITA MARIE PRZYBYLSKI 1 Reets plays an accordion and enjoys outdoor sports. Her favorite subjects are I glish and music. Rita intends to make stel graphy her career, and would like to do soi traveling after the war. She is a meml of Senior Girls, G.A.A., and Junior Girls une 13, 1944 VELYN NATALIE PYZIK Evvie's pet peeve is girls who wear socks ith high heels. Evvie belongs to the Stu- ent Council, Honor Society and she is the cretary of the Senior Class. Her favorite od and hobbies are fried chicken and danc- As for future plans, Evvies are to attend ege. ARL ADOLPH READ, JR. Junior, Carlos, or Hwhat have you sad, was born in Cary, Illinois. He aspires be a physical ed. teacher or coahc at a small gh school or college and make farming a ieline. His favorite food is pork chops. zimming, baseball, track teams are his fa- 'rite sports. ALTER M. REINECKE Waldo was born August 24, 1926, in the indy City. His pet peeve is leg make-up. s favorite pastime lives in Edgebrook. His vorite food is coke. He plans to make the ivy his future and hopes it will keep him DPY- JROTHY ANN RINGER People who don't like Frank Sinatra are lttieis pet peeve. English and typing are her Iorite subjects and Oriental hash is her lorite food. Future plans are to teach idergarten after college. Activities are 'nor Society, French Club and G.A.A. DWARD GEORGE RITCHE 'Rich, a member of the symphony band 1 orchestra, plans to become a UG. I. Joe er graduation. His pet peeve is people who ve pet peeves, and his favorite subjects are nd, Math, and English. Rich's birthday is ly, 16th and his favorite food is pork chops. FA ROSEMARY RYDELSKI 'Butch' loves to write letters and sew. She :sn't like high heels and anklets as a com- .at1on. She loves music and also has a weak- :s for cold pork. Her activities are: G.A.A. nor Girls and teacher's assistant. Butch ns to live in New York. ILORES EILEEN SANDER The Riding Club, Spanish Club, and G.A.A. the organizations in which Blondie has ticipated while at Taft. Her pet peeve is Jss1p,'f while horseback riding and dancing her'1d1e hours. She plans to be a Home momist upon graduation as Biology and ds are her favorite subjects. TRICIA H. SCHILLINGER Pat who was born in Evanston, Ill., loves eat anything. She plans to go to college and haps become a teacher. Short skirts head list of her pet peeves and history is her :rite subject. Pat loves sports and was ve in the G.A.A., Senior Girls Club, and ls Chorus. We thank you as We say goodbye Page 63 FRANCES JANE QUAN Chicken pie and corn beef are Frannies favorite foods. Her pet peeve is people who don't act their ages. Her ambition is to attend law school and become another Portia. Among Frannies numerous activities may be listed Senior Girls, Honor Society, Junior Girls, G.A.A., and Taft Trip Staff. DOROTHY JUNE REIDER Dotty enjoys studying art and English. She plans to attend college next 'fall. She dis- likes girls with silly laughs. She enjoys dancing and eating shrimps. She has been a member of the G.A.A., Senior Girls and French Club. MARTHA ANNETTE RETTENMIER' Mert was born November 19, 1926, in Detroit, Michigan. Shrimp and dill pickles are her favorite food. Swimming and dancing are super with her. Some of her activities are: Senior Girls, Mixed Chorus, Pan-American Club, Student Council, Clean-Up Committee and G.A.A. CATHERINE MARY RISSETTO Kay, whose favorite food is breaded veal. is active in the G.A.A., Senior Girls, and the Gift Committee. Her favorite subject is short- hand, and a favorite hobby and pastime is rollerskating. Future plans are to become a secretary. Her pet peeve is high heels and anklets. ' AUDREY RUN DE Audrey Tawny tells us that her pet peeve is bow ties and that her favorite food is Kurly Q's and cokes. Tawny also likes math and swimming. After graduation she plans to go to Commercial Art School. Activities are: Honor Society, Student Council, French Club. geiiman Club, G.A.A., Junior Girls and Senior ir s. ETHEL LEA SAHLBERG Clem's favorite food is plum and apricot dumplings. Her favorite pastime is swimming. She belonged to Junior and Senior Girls. G.A.A., and was a Business Manager. She plans on attending business college after leaving Taft. GERTRUDE ANNA SAUSER People who mispronounce her name are Gertie's pet peeve. She likes to play her accordion, dance and swim. Her favorite sub- jects are typing and civicsg favorite foods. breaded pork chops and cucumber salad. Senior Girls and G.A.A. are some of her acti- vities. HELEN MARIE SCHMIDT People who complain about the war are Schmitty's pet peeve. Her favorite subject is stenography and chicken ala king is her fa- vorite food. Dancing takes up her spare time. She intends to go to college or work after graduation. Schmitty participated in the aegis: Girls Club, Girls Chorus and the Page 64 And Wish yozl luck in af! you try June 13,191 AUGUST JOHN SCHRAMEL 'KAugie was born August 21, 1926, in Chi- cago, Ill. After graduation he plans on enter- ing the Army Air Corps. Reporters are his pet peeve. In his list of favorite subjects, avia- tion ranks highest. MARGARET ANN SCOTT The Taft Tribune, Band and Latin Club have been some of the activities Scottie has indulged in. She was born July 27, 1926, in Oak Park, Ill., and her hobby is twirling profesisonally. Her favorite subjects have been English and history and she will attend St. Therese College in Winona, Minn. FLORENCE GARNET SHIRLEY I People that say borrow me instead of lend me are Cindie's pet peeve. Home Econ- omics and Civics are her favorite subjects. Cindie sews in her spare time and her ambi- tion is to be a dress designer. Shrimp salad is her favorite food. Cindie's activities are lglixied Chorus, President of G.A.A., and Senior ir s. EDWIN SIENKIEWICZ Stienks favorite foods are French fried shrimps and chicken. Favorite pastimes are cars and women. He was active in Concert Band, Student Council, Bowling Team, was a car and hall guard. After graduation, the Navy will help him to complete his education. RICHARD PAUL SLIWICKI Steak's and cokes are Sli's favorite food. His hobby is building model planes and Eng- lish and Chemistry are S1i's favorite sub- jects. Boys who wear ties on a hot summer day are his pet peeve. As to the future, Sli plans on joining the army. Activities are Mixed Chorus and Gym Clerk. DONALD SETH SMITH Math is Smitty's favorite subject and he spends his spare time playing pool. Steak with mushrooms is his favorite food and boys who wear ties are Smitty's pet peeve. Ambition is to be an electrical engineer. He was a mem- ber of the Student Council. JANICE ESTHER SORENSEN Jan's pet peeve is people who never smile or haven't a good sense of humor. Her favorite foods are hamburgers and fried onions. Her ambition is to get married'like everybody else, I guess. Her activities include Junior Girls, Senior Girls, Bowling League and G.A.A. EARLE ROBY SPARKS Skraps, whose nickname is really his sur- name reversed, tells us that he plans to enter the Navy when he has become of age. Skraps has as a pet peeve women drivers. He tells us that his favorite food is chicken. Activities are Student Council and Fire Marshall. BETTY LOU SCHULTZ Betty Lou likes noodle soup in the way food. Her favorite school subjects are G man and transcription. Her pastimes are re ing and classical music. Betty Lou's activi1 include Senior Girls, Mixed Crous, G Chorus, G.A.A., Taft Tribune. After grad tion she will attend business college. ROBERT MASON SHERMAN People who yell when they talk are Boog 'tBob's pet peeves. His ambition is to be aeronautical engineer or play the piano r fessionally. His favorite food is steak vi mushrooms. Future? Army Air Corps, hopes. HOWARD CHARLES SIEBERMAN Howie likes anything that won't ' him first. His activities include basketl team and the Honor Society. His pet peev 'tGuys and gals who talk too much when t shouldn't. Math and chemistry are his fav ite subjects. Howie intends to be a R: Technician when he enters the Navy. LILLIAN STEPHANIE SITARZ Lillian's unusual nickname is Dark Ey She intends to work after graduation. II Eyes likes combination salad and her favc subjects are English and typing. People ' chew gum loudly is her pet peeve. She longed to the G.A.A. and participated in tramural Sports. LAWRENCE FRANCIS SLOVICK Stewpot tells us that his favorite foo lipstick. Among his favorite pastimes is ea and, as you might guess, his favorite sul: is lunch. His pet peeve is folks who don't 'tStewpot and hosenose singing. Right his favorite song is Draft Board Blues. I vities are Intra-mural Baseball Champs 42 and Hallguard. MARJORIE FRANCES SOPER Marge's favorite food is ice cream. Cl istry and orchestra head her list of favl subjects. Her hobbies are music, cooking, swimming, and her plans for the future a college education, and he hopes later to come- a hospital dietician. Marge has ' active in the Orchestra Cstudent dire: Taft Trib, Senior Girls Club and Prom C mittee. MARIAN AGNES SORENSEN In her spare time Liz likes to cc phonograph records. Her ambition i: travel. Liz loves pork-tenderloin and dis conceited people. While at Taft she I typing. Some of her many activities Senior Girls Club, Girls Chorus and G AMELIA JULIA STEFKOVIC t'Amy's pastime is dancing while he vorite subjects are geometry and biology. chose liver and onions as her favorite Future plans undeciedd. Honor Society, S Girls and Pan-American Club are among favorite activities. Vune13, 1944 And when some years have gone I VALON MILDRED STEPIEN Avy's favorite class is transcription, her avorite food is French fries, and her pet peeve s a rainy day. During the past four years he has belonged to the Student Council, lonor Society, G.A.A., Junior and Senior iirls. plans on working after graduation. 'ATRICIA MARIE SULLIVAN t'Pat chose English and bookkeeping as her avorite subjects. Homework on spring days a Pat'sl' pet peeve. Reading is her favorite astime and cherry pie is on the top of her st of choice foods. Senior Girls Club is one f her activities and her ambition is to write mort stories. .OBERT BRENDEN SWEENEY Bob,'s future plans are to become a gunner fith the Marines. Hunting and fishing are his avorite pastimes while English is his favorite ibject. Bob, who was born in Des Moines. Jwa, likes steak smothered with onions. He ery definitely states his pet peeve to be soph- :ticated girls. fELENE MARY TABISZ Shorty dances, swims and bowls for a astime. She likes barbecued pork and cokes. ranscription and gym are her favorites in rhool. My sister's singing is my pet peevef' uid Shorty with a grimace. Her activities in- .ude G.A.A., Junior Girls, and Senior Girls. ier future plans are indefinite. OLORES JULIA TESMER 'tTess has a Hhankering after southern 'ied chicken, and especially likes dancing and xller-skating. Transcription and history rate igh with her. She belongs to Senior Girls. rchestra and G.A.A. She hopes to travel Eter the war. AMES CHARLSON THOMSON Big Jim is at heart a southerner, as he as born in Florida. He was a member of the ootball team, Honor Society, and Bowling iam. Math, history, and English and subjects 1 which he is interested. Jim's favorite food steak. In his spare time he enjoys hiking id practicing rifle marksmanship. He plans ,s future in the Navy. LINE RUTH THORNBERG 'tThorney is planning on attending North ark after graduation and after the War take iother trip to Sweden. Baked ham with .isin sauce is her favorite food and watching ertain baseball games is Thorney's favorite nstime. Girls Chorus, Senior Girls, and .A.A. are a few of her many activities. K EAN MARIE TRACY Trace loves journalism, fried chicken and iemistry. Her hobby is collecting silverware ld she hates spaghetti that won't co-operate. :an wants either to go to college or sing 'ofessionally. Her activities are: Student Juncil, Honor Society, G.A.A., Senior Girls id Class Nominating Committee. by Page 65 SUSANNE ANN STIEBER Sue likes a good turkey dinner in the wa yof food. She dances and bowls for pas- time. English and music top the list of favor- ite school subjects. Her activities are G.A.A.. Junior Girls, Senior Girls. She intends to work after graduation. VIOLET EVELYN SUTULA Vi was born on Feb. 22, 1926, in Chicago. Transcription ranks highest in her favorite subjects. Vi picked green stuffed peppers as her favorite food and in her spare time she likes to read and listen to the radio. Vi's pet peeve is people that brag. Activities are G.A.A. and Senior Girls. LORIS LYNNE SYVERSEN Sy can practically live on Bar B Q's and coke. She participates in most any kind of sports and dislikes snobs very much. Sy intends to major in physical education at the University of Illinois. She belongs to G.A.A.. lgimagd of Control, Girl's Chorus, and the Latin u . HARRY TAFT 'fTen-pins Taft says his pet peeve is teach- ers who laugh at their own jokes. Ten-pin, as you might well guess, has bowling as his fa- vorite hobby. He likes physics, math and chicken. Activities are Honor Society, Bowl- ing Champs and Intra-mural Baseball. I THOMAS TRUELY THOMPSON Tom Thompson plans to study dentistry at the University of Illinois next fall. He has a fondness for steak, shows and sports, as witnessed by his prominence on both basket- ball and tennis teams. A member of the Honor Society, 'tT.N.T. he enjoyed physicas and public speaking. KENT LAMBERT THOREN Swede's favorite food is hamburgers with the works, His pet peeve is he, himeslf. His pastime is playing the piano. He will join the Navy after graduation from Taft and hopes to Hsee the world. RUTH LOUISE TIEGS Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was honored one July 28th, as this was were Shorty was born. She loves dancing and dislikes boys who won't try to dance. Nursing School is her goal in life. The Bowling League, Secretary of the Pan-American Club and Business Manager were her activities here at Taft. HENRY RICHARD TROESTER Chicken lists his favorite subjects as music and Marge, His favorite food is Marge's cooking. Music and Marge are also his chief pastimes. He is a member of the Bachelor Club and his future plans rest with the Navy. Page 66 You think of all of us and sigh, June 13, 191 CAROL PATRICIA TURNER . Patrick first looked at this old world with her big blue eyes in Milwaukee on Dec. 1, 1928. You won't believe this but her fa- vorite food is peanut butter on bananas and her favorite subject is Latin. Folks who crack their gum don't get Patrick's O.K. She plans to enter nursing. Activities are: French Club. Senior Girls, G.A.A., and Girls Chorus. LOUIS RICHARD WAHL Lou was born on July 3, 1925, in Evan- ston.. His favorite meat is steak while book- keeping, math and science are his favorite subjects. Lou belonged to the Honor Society, was a Business Manager and on the Luncheon Committee. After graduation, he will go to busines college and then work, he hopes. JAMES ALLAN WALT Gramps honored his parents on December 30, 1925. His pet peeve is flat tires. The sight of ham makes his mouth water. Jim has been active in intramural baseball and football. He would probably make an excellent policeman with the helpful experience gained being a car and hall guard. GEORGIA LEE WARTON Jo has no pet peeves. She likes math. English. Her favorite food is fried chicken. Her hobbies include piano, singing, and sports. Jo was a member of Honor Society, G.A.A., Senior Girls, and Student Council. After graduation she will attend MacMurray College of interior decorating. GEORGIA FRANCES WAYNE Frannie, whose favorite subjects are art and public speaking, likes peppered steak. Her hobbies are designing and sewing. Future plans are college or office work. Her activities have been the Senior Girls and the Taft Trib. MARYLIN JEAN WENZEL Kurly-Q's and cokes are Marylin's top food. She loves dancing and all sports. Marylin has been in the Senior Girls Club, G.A.A., and has served on the Taft Tribune. Her favorite sub- jects are chemistry and languages. Marylin will go to Mundelein College next Fall. JANE LOUISE WILDEMAN Janie, whose favorite subject is English. will eat anything chocolate. Swimming and tennis are among her favorite sports. She has been active in G.A.A. and Junior and Senior Girls Clubs. College is her plan for the next four years. GEORGE PHILLIP WILSON George P's pet peeve is being caught in the rain. His favorite food is hamburger and his favorite subject is math. Music is his pas- time and he intends to be a pianist in the future. George belongs to the Smphony Band and has participated in Intra-mural sports. Q LORRAINE ELLEN VENEIGH Lorry enjoys eating roast chicken French fries. She enjoys roller skating . dancing. English, science, and algebra apj to her. Lorraine was a member of the Gi Chorus, G.A.A., Senior Girls, Roller Cf Latin Club. Her plans for the future are ir finite, but she hopes to enter a nursing sch DOLORES LOUISE WALLACE Dodo is a member of the Honor Soci the Clean-up Committee, and the Stuc Council. In her spare moments she particu ly enjoys roller skating or dancing. Histor her favorite subject, and she hopes to do sc traveling in the future. ROBERT HOLMAN WARNER Yuzzes loves bran flakes and ice cre and hates bottle blondsi' He enjoys plaj the piano and plans to take chemical enj eering at Northwestern. He has been in Symphony Band, Honor Society, R.O.T.C., Student Council. MARY AGNES WASKIN Typing and music are Mary's favorite s jects. Her pastimes are dancing and bowl Pork chops and cucumber salad head her of favorite foods. Her activities inch G.A.A., Senior Girls, and Bookroom. She p on working after graduation. ARTHUR ERNEST WEGNER People who dance are Fat Boy's peeves. Being a Forest Ranger- is his sec choice after the Navy. His favorite foot spaghetti and his favorite subject is biols His activities are Football, Baseball, and famous 'tBuddies. ALBERT GAYLE WHITNEY The University of Camp Grant will be next stop after graduation. Strawberries his favorite food. Photography and the p. take up his spare time. Al was a photograj on the Taft Trib and belonged to the M Chorus. DOROTHY MARGARET WILSON Dottie likes cokes and Curly-Q's, Eng and algebra. Her activities include Honor ciety, Senior Girls and Symphony Band. . ple who don't know how to dance and n a sad attempt is her pet peeve. She will at Lawrence College in the fall. KENNETH EARL WOGSTAD 1 Kenny likes leg of lamb and mashed tatoes best. Guys who think they're 'hot' aren't are his pet peeve. He plans to join Army after graduation. Wog's pastim playing the saxaphone. His favorite subje history. His activities are football, Sympl Band and The Buddies. Legs: 1. Jeanne Laheyg 2. Marl- ,. N L x f r-. ' 1 , A ar ,NK QL- 5 WR 3 H iff- ! .. ine 13, 1944, Give three cheers for old Taft flzlghf Page 67 EPANA WOJTKIEWICZ 'ho stare. She intends to work after gradua- on. Dancing and tennis take up most of her mare time. Shorthand is her favorite subject. eanne belonged to the Senior Girls Club, and ie G.A.A. Jeanne likes spaghetti but dislikes people ANICE EVELYN YOUMANS t History and sleeping are Jan's favorite astimes. As for food, she prefers Curly-Q's 1d coke. Jan has belonged to the G.A.A., onor Society, Junior and Senior Girls. Col- ge will be her next stop. Jan's pet peeve is imps and ankle socks. BANETTE JOSEPHINE ZAROSKI Dancing is the pastime of Irish. Her pet :eve is people who don't dance and won't mce.' She intends to enter a nursing school ter fgraduation, Fried chicken is her favorite od while chemistry is her favorite subject. me belonged to the Senior Girls Club, and the .A.A. while at Taft. DNALD RICHARD ZINK Ala De Bueche Cues fhamburgersl are '1ash's favorite foods. One of the younger neration, he was born January 'l, 1927. His t peeve is girls who use man sized slang. 2 was a car guard. The Roman will spend 5 future in bell bottomed trousers. ALAN RODRICK WORTMAN Japs are Al's pet peeve. He likes custard pie, math and gym. Al has been a member of the Hall Guard and Yo-Yo Teams. He will join the Marines or Navy. After the war he plans to attend college. RAYMOND JOHN YOUNGSTROM The future plans of Pib are with the Armed Forces, most likely the Navy. Girls who dye their hair and have feather cuts. constitute his pet peeve, although he claims his hobby is girls. Science was his favorite subject while malts and hamburgers are his favorite foods. JANET MARIE ZAWISLAK Swishie intends to become a Certified Public Accountant after graduation. Solid geometry and Latin are her favorite classes, and during her leisure hours she loves to rum- mage through libraries. Her pet peeve is con- ceited people. She was a math coach, is Senior Vho's Who lmong Grads Elgar ye! Hear ye! The news i've all been looking for is here last. The grads have finally at their votes and the returns ave wl1o's who in the class, and l characteristics of the ideal td. If your name is here, you L pat yourself on the back. But you ca.n't find it, don't fret: er all, there are over 200 stud- s graduating, and everyone can't a brain or a beauty. lyelashesvl. Jean Koch, Dick nischg 2. Lee Gunderson, Ed ersenp 3. Helen Schmidt, Frank int. Lips: 1. Jean Tracy: Dick Bret- wisch: 2. Lucy Isberner, Jim Mein: 3. Martha Rettenmier, Tom Conklin. Complexion: 1. Janice Sorenson, Art Wegnerg 2. Elynor Igas, Tom Fallbacherg 3. Marilyn Wenzel, Bill Parenti. Hair: 1. Georgia Lee Warton, Jim Meing 2. Lou Gleason, Dick Han- ischg 3. Betty Krohn, Jack Berry. Eyes: 1. Dorothy Ewing, Dick Hanischg 2. Leslie Atkinson, Ed Petersen: 3. Elaine Kucera, Dick Bretwisch. Smile: 1. Jean Tracy, Jack Cong- dong 2. Dorothy Nissen, Dick Bret- wischg 3. Peggy Brinkmeyer, Tom Thompson. Nose: 1. Pat Larko, Tom Conkling 2. Peggy Brinkmeyer, Dick Bret- wisch: 3. Marian Sorenson, Ken Wogstad. Chin: 1. Jean Andersen, Dick Bretwischg 2. Dorothy Nissen, Louie Michelsg 3. June Thornberg, Jack Congdon. lyn Wenzel 3 3. Martha Rettenmier, Forehead: 1. Carl Read: 2. Bob Forney: 3. Dick Femmel. Figure: 1. Martha Rettenmier: 2. Jeanne Kochg 3. Peggy Brink- meyer. Physique: 1. Jim Mein: 2. Hank Troesterg 3. Tom Thompson. Most Attractive: 1. Leslie Atkin- son, Tom Thompson 3 2. Jean Tracy, Dick Bretwischg 3. Lorraine Kost- einy, Jack Congdon. Most Popular: 1. Jean Lahey, Louie Michelsg 2. Marge Soper, Jack Congdong 3. Evelyn Pysik, Jim Mein. Most Versatile: 1. Beverly Mc- Lean, Ed Fergusong 2. Shirley Lid- dell, Jim Mein: 3. Marge Soper, Carl Read. Girls Club treasurer, and a helper in 114. Best Dancer: Janet Zaroski, Don Zinkg 2. Helen Herman, Jack Cong- dong 3. Marion Dorr, Bill Parenti. Most Athletic: 1. Beverly Ander- son, Jack Congdong 2. Roberta Kirkpatrick, Carl Read: 3. Ruth Tiegs, Jim Mein. Wittiest: 1. Shirley Eul, Art Wegnerg 2. Eleanor Mogenson, Du- ane Deang 3. Martha Rettenmier, Harry Berns. Nicest Personality: 1. Lorraine Kosteiny, Jack Congdong 2. Elean- or Mogenson, Jim Mein: 3. Evelyn Pyzik, Ed Petersen. Most Friendly: 1. Marlys Garmoe, Art Wegnerg 2. Rose Mary Mertes, Michael Gliennag 3. Janet Zawis- lak, Ken Wogstad. Talkative: 1. Rose Mary Mertes, Art Wegnerg 2. Vanece Kendrick, Duane Deang 3. Ruth Tiegs, Don Smith. Most Likely to Succeed: 1. Janet Zawislak, Robert Forney: 2. Shir- ley Liddell, Robert Moreau: 3. Bev- erly McLean, Dick Femmel. ZS'M!70!?!5Ni5l5 -7 ? P' Y Q un ME 3? in A A Q J 6' f FRE-'sv-1 I-AHF! SGPRDMDREABKFIZR 5Elg3u:up, J atafti e , in 0 i ti l Page 68 711 .- -. -- 7 XVJAOND. Z ,--K max 7 P WA From the stadpoint of games won and lost this past baseball year was a dismal failure, but looking at it from spirited play and' hard fought contests it was overly suc- cessful. 'Three victories out of eighteen games is not so good, but then we haven't got Paulishes', Fillmores', Andersohns', Pfisters', Fishers', or Buzz Carrols of a year ago. Dis- regarding last years squad, let's turn to this season. On the fiI'St swing around the infield We have Len Anderson or Jack Gillesllie at lb, Bill Hotze 2b, Don Fahrbach ss, and Jocko Congdon 3b. All of these players are comDe1'etiVelY new at their positions, but all did a good job. The outfield was com- posed of Carl Read, Dick Nelsen, and Perry Mehan, with Bill Klein, Norbie Pilch, Pete Neukirch, and Tom Leach ln reserve. Pitching was taken care of 'DY Paul Johff' son, Ted Dobro, Dan Zurkowskl, Carl Read, and Al Walker. Hack Danielson, the catcher, flet gnly made the team in his first time out, but led his mates in bat- ting with a handsome .345 average- Records follow: BATTTNG AB R H Pct. Danielson, C 58 12 20 .345 Read, P-or 49 10 16 .327 Nelsen, OF 56 9 18 -321 Congdon, SB 57 7 18 -317 Mehan, OF 50 5 14 -280 HOtZe, 2B 36 1 9 .250 Fahrbach, SS 47 10 11 .234 Anderson 1B 26 3 4 -113 Gillespie, 1B 21 0 1 -049 PITCHERS IP W L Pct. Dobro 31 1 2 .333 zurkowski 24 1 2 -333 Johnson 44 1 5 -167 Read 29 0 4 .ooo Walker 3 0 2 'OOO Athletic Awards Given At Special Assembly The Awards listed below were issued at the Athletic Award AS- sembly in the Boy's Gym, 7th Def' iod, June 6, 1944- Major letters or T Swimming QJrs. and Srs.J: Rich- ard Carlson, Glenn Ramsay, Ed stanen, Bob Rey, L3.l'I'y Walfllliei- Ted Spath, Dick Bergsund, D011 Fahrbach, Jim Harsch, Lou Michels, Carl Read, Hal Scholle, Ed Stull, and Dan Vrabec. Basketball tJrs. and Srs.J: Bill Avery, Diz Dean, Skip Ekdahl, Wallie Mikos, Bill Mikos, Dick Tholin, Bob Walden, Dick Wil- liams, Paul Anda, Harry Berns, Taft Tribune Jack Berry, Pat Lindgren, Len Piekarski, Tom Thompson, Phil Nelson, Len Bunge, Howard Sieber- man, Dan Zurkowski. Baseball: Len Anderson, Jack Congdon, Hack Danielson, Ted Dobro, Don Fahrbach, John Gilles- pie, Dick Guinand, Bill Hotze, Paul Johnson, Perry Mehan, Pete Neu- kirch, Carl Read, Dan Zurkowski. Bowling: Bob Banks, Everett Machel, Dan Schnider, Harry Taft, Jim Thomson. Golf: Dau Schnider, George Sou- chek, George Dayiantis, Skip Ek- dahl, Joe La Gorio. Tennis: Ralph Bast, Phil Nelson, Ed Schmidt, Dick Tholin. Volleyball Intra-mural Medals Freshmen: Dick Cleys, Dave Perschke, Ronald Brunelli, Royal Sebastian, Jack Rafferty. Sopho- mores: James Keuer, Mitch Goj- kovich, Chuck Banks, Jim Wilhelm, Don Williams, Howard Miller, Don Pfister, Art Briede. Juniors: Bob Mitchell, Don Albright, Jack Cro- mer, Ed Utt, Eugene Nugent, Ted Cleys. Seniors: Bob Moreau, Bill Heckenbach, Neill Carson, Bob Gra- bowski, Bill Frey, Kent Thoren, Howard Sieberma.n. Softball Intra-mural Medals Sophomores: James Keuer, Chuck Banks, Clarence Hansen, Ward Anderson, Bob Jacobson, Don Nelson, Jim Wilhelm, Art Briede, Howard Miller, Mitchel Gojkovich, Juniors: George Dayiantis, Medard Adamski, Bob Higgens, Charlie Bartz, Dick Andre, Harry Crawford, Bob Derosier, George Ginger. Sen- iors: Tom Conklin, Neill Carson, Art Wegner, John Pokorney, Jim Mein, Dick Rahn, Ralph Bast, Bob Moreau, Jack O'Connell, Jack Den- ny. Managers Major letters or T's were wardeed to: Art Wegner-Base- ball: Phil Hintz-Basketball, and Carl Schilf-Swimming. Golfers Take 6th In State Tourney Taft's golf team took the North Section crown on June 5, when a weak Roosevelt team conceded a forfeit to the Eagles Earlier, Taft had overwhelmed Sullivan by a score of 12 to 0, and split a close contest with Senn. The forfeit gave Taft an edge of 3 points, or 30-27 over Senn. The question that now appears is can Taft topple Von Steuben and get the city crown? PLACE SIXTH DOWN STATE May 19-20, the Eagles zoomed confidently down to Peoria where they made their bid for the State Championship against eleven other districts. However, the roughs of the Mt. Hawley Country Club proved to be too deep, and they wound up in sixth place. Bob Abrahams of La Grange paced the field with 73-77, 151, but Additional Scholarships Since going to press we have been notified that the following Taftites have received scholar- ships: Erna Bone-HNorth Park. Betty Clawes-Knox College. Corinne Cleban-Illinois Insti- tute of Technology. Jack Congdon-University of In- diana. Robe1't Forney - Northwestern University. Robert Kolpek-fUniversity of Il- linois. Shirley Liddell-Beloit College. Beverly McLean - Illinois lnsti- tute of Technology. When interviewed Mrs. Farrell stated that this has been a HY Year for scholarships. Que ff-CPUFFP' You 'rams My fro:-rj 1-me concn 'ef' Q. WHY I? You vous! No, L wJ ZZ june 13, 19' East Rockford knocked off its th consecutive title finishing ahead McHenry and La Grange. Dan Schneider and Geo' Souchek held low individual seo for Taft, with 169 and 176 rest tively for the 36 hole event. Another issue of the good Tait Trib is out, bringing to 1 gossip which is heard in the Loc Room. Upon looking around 1 room, smcill groups of chatter girls can be seen discusing li incidents that can not be repea lor fear of reaching wrong ec fI'm not repeating, just telling 1 what I hec1r.J Spray That A gain U By Gerry Shran Memorial Day seems to be I topic ol conversation! Why? . Thott was the dcty we had no sci . . . the dciy Buzz Huck. Sugar W liams, and Corky Manchee got sunburned . . . the day Bob I witz and Betty Fiellebrown wen Wisconsin for G swim . . . the 4 Audrey Peterson. Barb Lawton 7 Bonnie Weidman swam in icy L Michigan. Ah, yes! And now the holidai over!! Back to the drudgery' school. Phyllis Drish's friend doe mind though. Maybe thc1t's beco she brings him the food she mo in her Cooking class while he is work. Lenny Piekarski doesn't rr either . . . He won't be here m longer, thinking of joining the cm services, it seems. Dick Stahl - Peggy Wielcmd look cis though t even enjoy school . . . or d people get enjoyment out of holc hc1nds?? flt you see me wit! black eye, you'll know Dick di like that remark! The only suk discussed cit school by Barb W felt is the subject of her new 1 sisters. tWho wouldn't boots Bette Shultz Cno relation to Schultzul has just won cx. kno new me-doll! Good baton twirl And Iack Hurlburt is cr mighty g sctx player. He sat in with the b at Date Night just to show t' how it's done! lThott was the n Dan Varebec couldn't keep glasses from smearing! Ol course, the Alumni Danc- one subject which is thrashed every period of the day! What you going to wear? . . . Who you going with? KI don't know 1 . . . Where are you going c wards? . . . What time do you l to be home? Questions of this are asked and answered uni gets sort of routine! Seeing sj is so limited, I cannot elciboratt the subject, but news of it is 1 where in this paper. tOur syx thies go to Doris Daill and the she was treated in connection this doncej Until the next issue, and semester . . . Be good! And l'l! you here, then! lirls Chorus f1aPgPf0sfamS aft Y lsiblll As in previous semesters, the rls' Chorus has started with a ang, and while that clash is ll resounding, Mrs. Lino and the 'ls are preparing various pro- zms to be presented throughout a coming semester. Fheir first appearance will be at a October meeting of the P.T.A. is will be an evening perform- :e. At that time they will sing group of three Victor Herbert mbers. Their next program will given on December 18. It will composed principally of Christ- .s carols inasmuch as this is a trly engagement with the P.T.A. Jn Monday, September 11, the ction. of officers took place and iular and capable Mary Dalton s elected to the presidency of i organization. Talented and re- annexed the and blonde rkable Val Morales e-president's chair nice Ringquist was re-elected to her second secretaryship for m.g Peggy Olson, a member of g-standing, is now the official todian of money. Jue to the great quantity of sic handled during the semester, re were a number of volunteers the post of librarian. Hence, 5. Lino found it necessary to ose three girls: Patricia Klar, ry Helen Smith, and Marjorie lmann, to assume the responsi- ty of music librarians. Vith so much talent in the class, re was a large number of accom- ists who volunteered to play for girls. Out of a great number, s. Lino selected four people who lld be the ones to play most luently. They are Val Morales, ,el Dahlquist, Jewell Stensland, Phyllis Finlayson. All of them very capable pianists. Iith these good prospects in ld, we may look forward to an standing semester of entertain- it. Yep L1'veb1 at Social.: aft is pleased to announce that las been chosen again as one the popular north side Social ce Centers. he admission fee will be 25 .s, plus a 5 cent Federal tax. he schedule of dates is: lay, October 20-Homecoming lay, October 27 lay, November 3 lay, Nov. 10-V-Day Vision lay, November 17 lay, Dec. 8-Southwest Festival lay, December 8 ir' Social Center will be open 1 6:45 to 12:00 P.M.: beginners' se class instruction, 7:00 to 7:45 Q advanced dance class instruc- , 7:45 to 8:30 P.M. we this schedule for your date : if you are looking for an ling of fun, that is not expen- Vol. XI. No. 1 Taft High School, Chicago, Illinois September 22, 1944 T lzoughlful T a ftites Put School First Taft parents, teachers and students are all to be congratulated upon the excellent cooperation accorded the nation's present 'Back to School' campaign. The fact that Taft has lost very few, if any, students to indus- try indicates the wisdom and foresight of our Taft community, says Mr. Hoefer, in regard to the enrollment of Taftites this fall. According to a recent poll, it was found that 82 per cent of Chicago High School students were employed on a part time basis last spring, as well as full time during vacation. Now the problem of getting these young people back to school has become a difficult job. High wages have tempted many to continue working. These people do not realize how important a high school diploma is. In normal times as well as war, salary schedules favor the graduate. Many employers have helped this Back to School drive by arrang- ing part time positions for those who want to help in the war effort. So, if you really want to help, see Mrs. Farrell in room 114 about one of these jobs and still be hep by putting your education first. Miracles Do Happen Oh, you lucky, lucky people! Yes, we mean you freshie girls. Out of a possible 230, at least 227 of you can begin plans on your formals for the Prom of '49, since that is the way the specie situation is divided in your class-230 girls, 227 boys. To say that these statis- tics are indeed amazing in this day a.nd age of the well-known, shall we say, masculine scarcity, is really a masterpiece of understate- ment. Oh, and just in case you're thinking that the bug juice you have been drinking is causing you to see double, don't worry about it. In reality, the double you're seeing are the one set of twin girls, namely Joan and Jean Eiberg. Scrap Books for G. I's The Student Council met for the first time this semester on Thurs- day, September 14, in room 304 during the A.M. division. As a service project, the Council decided to work on scrap books for servicemen. A social event for the school was discussed but not de- cided upon. A new schedule of service points for Council members will be announced in the next issue. P.T.A. Future Plans Announced Sept. 12 The first meeting of the Taft P.T.A. was held September 12 and was in the form of a luncheon given at the home of the President, Mrs. Beth, who resides at 6413 New Eng- land avenue. Mrs. Beth served luncheon to the members of the executive board and after thor- oughly enjoying the tasty morsels she had prepared, the members were invited to stay awhile and get acquainted. The program for the next meeting is as follows: September 18, 1944, 1:15 p.m. Modern Educational Frontiers Selections ...... Taft Concert Orchestra New Demands Upon Education .... L. A. Hoefer, Principal Calling All Parents .................,..,..... Mrs. James Ellis Social Hour for Members and Guests. The P.T.A. program for the year has been made up and many activ- ities have been planned. Among the super-special meetings is the one to be held on October 31. Florence Burke-Ellis will give a review of a current book and then devote 15 minutes to the discussing of cur- rent events. This meeting will be held in the Taft auditorium at 10:00 a.m. and reduced rate tickets will be sold to the students so that they, too, may have the opportunitv to attend this outstanding event. Nine New Notables Added to Faculty New classes, new programs, and a number of new teachers combined, make up the beginning of a new semester at Taft. Miss Helen Brinkman is taking Miss Teeters' place. She came to Taft from Tuley and enjoys it here because as she says, It is a newer school and is in a very nice dist- rict. Miss Regina Brown is here again with us, as she was last semester, filling in the Physics' vacancy. Miss Diane Felsher has taken the position left open by the retirement of Miss Brady. The former was here when Taft was first opened and has now returned after being at Wells. Mrs. Nancy Knuth, coming to our school from Tuley, is substituting for Mrs. Halverson while the latter is on her sabbatical leave. Mrs. Knuth, too, is enjoying her stay at Taft. Mr. Herman Swerinsky is very sufficiently filling Mr. Rapper's va- cancy while he is in military serv- ice. His last teaching position was at Kelvyn Park. Mrs. Jennie Palerno, taking Mrs. K1ug's place while she. is on her sabbatical leave, came to Taft from the Hubbard branch of Lindblom. Mrs. Gladys Paulson is now in her third year of substituting for Miss A. Newburger at Taft as she is on a special leave while assisting the military forces. Mrs. A. E. Lima was last at Lake View and is filling in Miss Kelly's vacancy while she is away from Taft. Miss Dorothy Deaiemer is taking Mrs. Lukens' place. Miss Charlotte Rubin is here while Miss Lowes is on military duty. A hearty welcome to all of you and we hope that you enjoy being at Taft as much as we enjoy having you he1'e. june Class Gives Chairs The June '44 class, through its president Louis Michaels, presented the school with a number of chairs for the band room. This act was included as part of the exercises held for the 236 gradu- ates on June 23 at Stelnmetz High School. The gift was gratefully ac- cepted by Mr. L. A. Hoefer. The musicians in Room 320 had been finding it difficult to cope with the situation of lack of chairs, but by this thoughtful action on the part of the gift committee, such a handicap has been overcome. Page 2 For the benefit of all the Taft- ites who are interested in reading, and all those who use the library for reference, Miss Morrissey, the librarian, has made a list of all the books that have come in this semester. For fiction, you might enjoy some of these: Second Shift, by Crawford: Smokey, the Cowhorse, by James: There is Today, by by Marquandg Big Doc's Girl, by Lawrence: the Late George Apley, Medearisg Men Without Country fmovie: Passage to Marseillel, by Nordhoffg Hill Lawyer, by Skid- more. Librar Facts And Fiction Those of current interest are: Propaganda, Its Psychology and Technique, by Doobg Grim Reapers, by Johnson: I Served On Bataan, by Redmondg- What the Citizen Should Know About Modern War, by Pratt, and School of the Citizen Soldoer, by Griffen. The new autobiographies are: Marconi, Pioneer of Radio, by Coe, Abraham Lincoln, by Daugherty, and George Washington Carver, by Holt. A A few books on careers are: Your Career In Chemistry, by Carlisleg Girls at Work In Aviation, by Cha- pelle: Your Career As A Food Specialist, by Smedley. Then there are a few miscella- neous, which are: Time Telling Through the Ages, by Bearlyg Gold- en Fleece, by Callg Animal Reville, by Dempewolffg Inside the F.B.I., by Flohertyg The Chicago: Story of the Chicago River, by Hansen: Powers Girls, by Powersg Better Dressmaking, by Spearsg and Clar- ence Day's, Life With Father. Su vada M 13'sz'ng There is still hope in our hearts as we await further word about Robert Suvada who was reported missing in action. Bob, the tail gunner on a bomber was last heard of while in Italy. His family re- ceived a letter from him on August 20 and three days later received a telegram from the government notifying them that he was miss- ing in action. Bob is 19 years old and gradu- ated from Taft on June 24, 1943. He played guard on the football team until he dislocated his shoul- der. Then he was made manager of the team. He was a. letter man and also one of the Buddies We all hope that in the next issue we will be able to report that Bob has been found. Taft Tribune George Hopper ls Auto Victim Taft pays a tribute to another of her sons, George Hopper, who was killed June 28, 1944, while on duty for the Navy. George was a victim of an automobile accident in California. He graduated from Taft June 24, 1943, and while here joined the track team, swimming team, and football team. He was also a mem- ber of the student council and was selected as a representative on the prom committee. A military funeral directed from Mays Funeral Home on Milwaukee Avenue was given to George. He was a person who was liked Ly all. Those who knew him per- sonally feel they have lost a good friend who proved himself a true American. News From Down Under A very interesting letter has been received from a student in Aus- tralia, who requests that students of a Chicago high school corres- pond with her. ' She writes: Don't be surprised to receive a letter from a girl in sunny South Wales, Australia. You see, before the war I corresponded with girls from all over the world. I still hear from those in lands where the war has not been brought home to them. Those of England and other parts, have not written since the great blitz. Taft students in their usual de- sire to accomodate have become penman pals to our Australian friend. Those corresponding are: Mary Jean Meisner, Nancy Hawkes, Mar- nie Ayres, A l i c e L i n n, Arlene Czech, Dolores Ann Rizels, Betty Ann Olson. I11 case any of you people are interested in writing to this girl in Australia, get in touch with the Taft Trib. Old Friends Are Not Forgotten by SALLY WEBB New programs, new classes, new teachers, and new students make Taft a school of great confusion for the first couple of weeks in Sep- tember, but still, in all the bewilderment, our old friends are not forgotten. Many of the Taft Alumni have chosen careers, gone on to school or into service . . . and here are some that you might like to hear about. Of course, the Navy has taken care of the after-graduation plans of several of the boys, but not so many are as fortunate to be together as were Hank Troester, Ed Petersen, Jim Allman, Art QFatboyJ Wagner, Carl Read and Larry Lynch, who had their boot training up at Great Lakes. Don fChiefJ Fillmore and Tommy Conklin have begun their Army Air Force training down in Sheppard Field, Texas and their buddy Dick Bretioisch is waiting to be called in the same branch of service. if 1' if Of course diamonds and wedding bells play their part in the lives of the old gang! Remember Taft's pretty Carole Sladkey? She is now the lovely Mrs. William Loeschen. She and soldier boy Billy have been happily married for a few months now. Our old Friend Gabby Wleklinski is not only married, but he and his wife, the former Beverly Kohler, had a visit from the stork around the first of September. They have an adorable baby girl. Rev McLean and Harry Taft, although not happily married, are certainly happy, for over the summer months they became engaged . . . Dot Wilson of June '44 is sporting an engagement ring also, and Shirlee Eul has a lovely diamond ring on her third finger, left hand. Gracie Mencel is engaged and has her wedding dress and bridal party all in readiness for her wedding in the near future to Herm Fischer. If if 3 School is the ambition for a lot of former Taftites. Both Dee Kane and Barbara tKillerJ Killoren are going to Michigan State this week, Carole Hawley has chosen Lawrence and Carol Gerhardt left for William Woods College in Missouri while Leslie Atkinson preferred to stay closer to home and attend North Park with Shirley Lou Gleason and Beverly Andersen. - Career minded Mert Rettenmier is attending Caroline Stevens School of Modeling here in Chicago. Well, kids, there are the what's and where'siof the Alumni. September 22, 19 You 're More Than Welcomeg Drop In .lust before Taft closed up sl for the summer months, it visited by many of its now in s ice alumni. Leonard Skiba made his ' from Great Lakes to Taft on J 5 to visit with his many friend June 7 found Lt. Bruce Reine Army Air Corps, strolling the h of his Alma Mater. George Johnson, U.S.N., mans to spend a little time here at scl on June 9. Came June 12 and with it c Wag Schueler, U.S.A., and H: Cook, U.S.N., to chat a bit w their old pals. - It seems June 16 was a do header for on that day appea David Evans, Y Slc, and Pfc. Fr Demski. Taft's door were barely ops for the fall semester, when the s icemen's visits began again. On Sept. 6, George Knight, lt Air Corps: Roland Hallquist, A Air Corpsg and Fred Hahn, U.E honored Taft with their press All three of them looked super. Sept. 7, brought AQS Earl l erly, Ed Pete Petersen, U.E and Hank Troester, U.S.N., bac the halls of Taft. Former Taftites Pvt. G. Kori Wally Kellerman, U.S.N., and Vincent Powers, U.S.M.C., a, there is no place like the ser' Vinney sure looks none the w for his two years overseas and understand that his company ceived the Presidential Cltat Keep up the good work! On Sept. 9, 2nd Lt. Charles I derholm, Army Air Corps, e back for a visit while on his lough from Georgia. Roaming halls on the same day was boy Artie Wagner, U.S.N., loo better than ever. Jess Taylor, U.S.N., couldn' sist stopping in for a while on leave from Great Lakes. Drop in anytime, fellas! Yi more than welcome. 1...1 ....-.- Guess Who? A surprise was in store for former Taftltes, St. Sgt. Ro Scheck, 6547 N.W. Hywy., and 'l Sgt. Bill Cameron, 6914 Olea Pkwy., who while stationed s where in England, accidentally Part of a letter received by and Mrs. George F. Scheck scribes the meeting as follows: buddy and I were cleaning up room when someone hit me ol: back. Guess who it was? l other than Tech. Sergeant Bill 1 eron. We sat up all night tal over old times. Bill is his sam. self. He was wearing the Pres tial Unit Citation, Air Medal four clusters and a European atre of Operations Ribbon with battle stars. . 24, eptember 22, 1944 Taft Tribune .unchroom .og '44 Mrs. Melzer, manager of the Taft nchroom states that the following les and regulations are to be eyed by the students. They are: 1. Form a line in the hall con- iuing through the cafeteria. Do it enter the serving room directly am the lunch room. 2. One cent deposit is now re- .ired for every bottle of milk ,rchasedg the deposit will be re- rned when the bottle is brought ck. 3. Bottles should be returned to e containers provided for them. 4. Straws must be taken out of e bottles before being returned. In the past there has been a large ercentage of bottles broken in the nch room. It is the duty of every udent do his or her part to take re of the school and its property. sep up the high standards of tft's reputation. Prices have changed slightly, but e O.P.A. granted the changes hich are still within the limit of iling prices. Mrs. Emstram, a new cook, is placing Mrs. Norman. We hope she likes Taft and stays long time. .....-..i-...ii-. lost and Found! To all of you little people that rget your belongings from one lnute to the next, we present the ell known lost and found. This up in room 314, conducted by r. John Puippo, one of our great ologists. To accomodate all stu- nts' programs, the room is opened r business every day from the ird period to the tenth. Should you find anything of .lue in or around the school, turn in to the Lost and Found Of- :e immediately, so that the owner ay claim it at his earliest con- vnience. If you lose an article, vu can claim it at the same place ' describing it. This lost and found is conducted r the benefit of the students of ift School only. To list such ticles as lost pets, toys, etc., from e neighborhood is impossible for lr small paper, so we ask that vu turn in articles of personal ,lue only. So far, all thatyhas been turned is a brown wallet, with money. 1e line forms to the right! Senior Girls Plan The Senior Girls Club met at the Norwood Park Field House, Wed- nesday, September 13, for their first meeting of the year. Miss Grace Rogers will act as sponsor again this year for the organiza tion. The officers for the semester are not yet elected, but Pat Berg acted as Presiding President, and Jeanne Foxvog acted as Secretary. The plans for this coming year are to collect crayolas, rulers, papers, and other items for the wounded service men at Galesburg, Illinois. The girls will pack them into boxes at the meetings. Last year the organization col- lected yarn and old stockings for the veterans at the Hines Hospital to weave into rugs. With the money in the treasury at the end of the semester, the Senior Girls Club pur- chased the large mirrors for the girls' washrooms. The next meeting will be a wel- coming party for the 4b'sg refresh- ments will be served. The date is September 7, 1944, the 9th and 10th periods. Let's see all of you senior girls there! unior Girls Offer Aid in School Service The Junior Girls Club held a meeting of the 3A delegates, Sep- tember 15, to plan a regular meet- ing day. They have volunteered to make the school scrap book this year, in the absence of Miss Helen Unseth, and are still continuing their ex- cellent work of welcoming and reg- istering servicemen who are visit- ing Taft. You've all been pleased and grate- ful for those grand shelves in the girls' washroom. These were don- ated by the Junior Girls Club last year. Any suggestions for addi- tional improvements will be wel- comed by the club, as they would like to make further additions to the washrooms their donation for this year, too. Pan-A merican Clulr M eets The Pan-American club will hold it.s regular meetings the last Mon- day of each month. The meetings will begin by saluting the United States flag in Spanish. During the first meeting various students will give two minute talks on Pan- American Cooperation for Victory in the Present Conflict. Each class will have its own chairman, secre- tary, program committee, and pro- gram chairman, New Instructor Heads R.O.T.C. With a new military instructor and a new commanding officer, the R.O.T.C. starts its fourth semester here at Taft. The new Military instructor is Corporal F. T. MrGough, who came to Taft from Fort Sheridan, where he had completed a course in R.O.T.C. instruction. Major Thomas Craft is the com- manding officer for the coming se- mester. Tom, who is a 4A, was promoted from a captain to a major upon assuming his new post. At the present time the unit has an enrollment of 185 cadets. The periods this semester are the 3rd. 4th, 5th and Sth. Recruiting will be continued for another three weeks, with openings in the 8th period for at least thirty freshmen. Although at press time the unit was just getting organized for its semester's work, plans were al- ready being made for the picked platoon, which is scheduled to start in two weeks, and the rifle team, also. As the unit hopes to receive more ammunition this se- mester, every cadet should have an opportunity to fire on the range. This semester's instruction will be mainly on such military sub- jects as, Map Reading, Military Courtesy, First Aid and Rifle Marksmanship. R.O.T.C. staff Appointed The temporary staff as appointed by Corporal McGough are: Com- manding Officer, Major Thomas Craft: Plans and Training, Cap- tain Adjutant, Captain John Lek- berg: Supply, lst Lieutenant Ted Esserg Personnel, lst Lieutenant Ralph Mueller. Good luck to Corporal McGough and his staff of officers. May the Taft R.O.T.C. have a very success- ful semester. - German Club Plans Pins Attention German students! The Deutsche Studentengesellschaft, bet- ter known as the German Student Club will hold its first meeting of this term within the next three weeks. The meetings are open to any former or present German stu- dents who wish to attend. Don't forget the time or place: Room 219, the eighth period. The new officers are: president, Russell Woelfferg vice-president, Roger Ginger, and secretary-treas urer, Shirley Huntman. At the present time the club is planning the most artistic pin any German Club has ever had. n Page 3 Smarties Rate Recognition The following names are of those super students who secured either 4 S's or 3 S's and one E for their final marks. Congratulations, kids! Keep it up! A. M. DIVISIONS: Andrews - Gene Mason, Arleen Johnson. - Beaver-Kenneth Vandervoort. Brinkman-Isabelle Sears, June Bidler, June Novak, Lois Weber. Peggy Toomey. Brown-Arlene Szore. Buchwalter-Norman Pellegrini. Dahlquist-Elizabeth Peterson. Felsner - Germaine Petermann, Lois Johnson, Tom Hall, Bill Klein. Fink-Arlis Johnson, Faith Metz- ler, Ingrid Sommer. Grosser-Priscilla Knight, Geri Bakula, Dorothy Peterson, Irvin Schmalfuss. Keech - Patricia Forney, Hazel Idle, Charmaine Planert. Kiley-Louise Nelson, Coralynn Manchee, Marion Lindsten. Leitenstorfer-Tom Craft, Char- lene Samuelson, Ruth Biesenthal, Marjorie Williams. LUEDEMANN DIVISION LEADS SCHOOL Luedemann-Joanne Alitis, Nor- ma. Doerner, Barbara Lightau, Ha- leen Meyer. Marilyn Ripka, Wanda Rutherford. McCalmont--Gwen Stell. McGuire-Betty Baldocchi, Gloria Cheli. Nelson-Virginia Behn, William Nemec, Betty Jane Thompson. Osbon-Lydia Bitter, Sirl Carl- son, Marbeth Moe, Beverly Otters. Pearce-Mary. Ann Kalm, Rose- mary Wyszyk. Perry-Josephine W e s t b r o o k, Herman Sommer. Piuppo - N o n a James, Marion Lund. Ryan-Carol Sharman. Straight-Edward Cutler, Marion Erickson, Phyllis Finlayson, Ted Rasul. I Vestal-Kathleen Leonhardt, Peg- gy Wieland, Lorraine Koehler. ED. NOTE. ln case your name does not appear it is due to the fact that we did not receive them in time. The P.M. divisions will ap- pear in the next issue. Election of Officers Main Issue of French Club Next week the French Club will hold its first meeting. It will be in Room 219. All present and past students of French are invited. Election of officers is the main topic for the first meeting. Con- sult board for specific date and time. . 1 ,l I I iq - 'ati . .argl V lf, 14' X741 by Beco Now that the summer vacation has ended, Taftites have returned to school, bringing with them their new fashions and creations. With the brisk autumn breezes, football appears in the limelight, bringing in tigue suits girl who can such outfits as fa- worn by any lucky get hold of one. In case you are not one of the lucky girls, don't sit and weep, but just haul out your last yea1 s jeans and jean jacket with the final touch being a crew hat. Carol Moston who doesnlt seem to agree with the rumor that sloppy j0es are going out of style, stresses this by wearing a huge blue knobby knit sweater. Cardigans, more fashionable than ever this year, are being worn by most of the slick chicks. Off shades such as teal blue, lime green, and cherry, are being dug up from the back room to suit your needs and wants. Plaid skirts seem to still be the rage for school. Most of the girls are buying material and making their own knife pleated skirts, such as Bonnie Wledemarfs red skirt and Joan 1f'isher's mixture of red, white and green plaid. Jetanne Fomfog suggests her light blue fly-front dress as ideal date dress. Bodel Burkell and Ann Ellis still favor gabardine suits. With these outfits, shorty coats, which have become quite the fad, are worn, such as Dolores Uomerford's black and white checked chester- field with pearl buttons, or Evy ldrensonls flame red one, are good examples. Cloches top off this outfit to a tee. In case you are not hep to the word cIoches , they are C1'GW hats with the brim turned down, but with a slight extra charge. No outfit can be complete without something strictly solid on the feet. Ruth Droege has been sporting a pair of brown suede low heeled shoes that are really tops. Of course Eve have Ropeez as our old stand- Y. Strictly solid on the feet are Edith Wickstrom's, 3A, knobby new sweat socks. Something really darby is Cor- kee Manchee's, 4B, f50cJ rawhide purse. A new use for adhesive tape was fouyd nby the Wapid Wabbits and the 'Ea'ger Beavers who decorated their jean jackets with the initials in no uncertain terms. Sally 'Spider Webb's, 4A, zooty new yellow cords. Well, so long until next issue, when we'll have some advice for the fellows. The Taft Tribune Published Biweely by the Journalism Students of the XVllllnm Hownrd 'l'xlft High School 5625 North Natoma Avenue, Chicago, Illinois SEPTEMBER 22. 1944 PRICE Frvm CENTS Editor-in-Chief ......, Assistant Editor ......,. Betty Petersen Sally Webb Boys' Sports Editor ..... .............. L ou Gibbs Girls' Sports Editor . ........., Gerry Shramek Fashion Editor ........ ........... J ean Love Exchange Editor ,,......,......,..,....................................................................... Bea Korbus Reporters ,,,,,,..,,,, Pat Berg, Marva Blomgren, Elvira Brooks, Dorothy Bowen, Dolores Comerford, Beverly Crippen, Bill Dopheide, Marilyn Fisher, Bill Frey, Doris Gilson, Patricia Klar, Dolores Kllsch, Isabelle Mora- ves, Evan Olson, Reverly Palm, Ramona Sahackl, Lorraln Shonicky. Artists ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,. D if-If Bergsund, Dan Schneider, Dan Vrabec Photographers ,,,,,,. ,,,,.,., I Iartloy Kopke, Eugene Nugent. Ralph Sogge Eidtol-151 Alxdviser ,,,v,,,, ,A.A,,,,,,,,,.,,,.,,,..,.,..,. . .......,......, M iss Hattie Marquardt Circulation Adviser ...... . Paul Bigler Page 4 Taft Tribune September 22, 19 'Don ' t Loole Now, But - WE'RE WONDERING . . . -If anyone has heard of Herman, According to Ann Chrisi he is a. beautiful hunk of man. We'll have to look into this. -Just what Ruth Mapes sees in all of the girls' futures in 4th period gym class. --If anyone has heard of a day nursery position opened, bec: Joan Stark, Beverly Palm and Dolores Klisch were counsellors at' Hastings Camp this summer, and now theyre ready to take on anytl and everything. -If the sun was really that strong this summer to lighten 11 was it, Grace? -Whatever happened to that coo-some two-some of Frey and Tole Looks like it's now a gruesome twosome! ! ! Seen While Snoopin' Soup Sandwich Olson and Big Sister Palm still holding ha while goin' to and from classes. Mona Sahaclc luggin' a little ring on her left hand, belonging Bernard Jablonskl, now of the Navy. Jean, Sally and Arlene pining their hearts out for that big ' headed sailor that roamed the halls of Taft the first week of sch All of the Taft girls droolin' over that cute little blue boy, A Wagner. AND DON'T FORGET, GIRLS AND FELLOWS, ONLY 93 MO DAYS TILL DATE NIGHT! ! ! Teacher of the Month Coming from the middlewest we have Mr. Earl W. Campbell, teach- er of science, who joined us last February. He is a graduate of the University of Nebraska and has taught out of state, in country, rural and city schools for nine years, the latter where he was a teacher of math and science. Earl W. Campbell Mr. Campbell's disposition is pleasant and his pet peeves depend upon his humor and strangely enough on what food he has had that particular day. CBetter bring him some of his favorite-we're not telling.J After being a member of the Lane faculty for almost a dec: Mr. Campbell, upon entering 1 wondered about teaching the fai sex, but it is this reporter's oi ion that he enjoys his posit very well. Mr. Campbell is one of the rn. teachers who graciously gave their vacations to work in defe plants and aid in the war eff Furthermore, contrary to the no al expectations of a teacher's his white collar job, Mr. Camp donned his overalls and becam full-fledged member of the mach shop gang operating a. shaper. Hobbies do not play a very portant part in his life for he but one and that is collecting ez and late American coins. Mr. Ca bell enjoys bowling immensely , was a member of the faculty bf ing team while at Lane. His opinion of Taft is to and he also adds that Taft has v many pretty girls walking thro1 its halls. His long automobile trips h taken him to many parts of 1 country. In his estimation h ever, the west far surpasses east for travelers. He says t Mother Nature provides for sights in the west whereas in east one must tote along a hist Brook, Baedeker, and gazeteer bef one can fully enjoy himself and 1 that he does justice to the l toric sight. We are very glad to have y Mr. Campbell, and hope you w continue to be a member of I faculty in the future for mi years, , September 22, 1944 T A - Zi C9 , QSFQTQISWG by M ana ,Q -ig 7 5, I. f f -,,.l .Ull I xl lj? 'sw I , kv A This column to me is so new, zugh' at my jokes or I'm thru. ong: The theme song of Summer amps is, Tempting Tonight On he Old Camp Ground. 8 ll i lenerosity: I. M. Morgue came home from ls summer vacation a new under- lker. Upon a banquet given in his :nor he promised a free funeral l the first man who died. That ght 32 Scotchmen committed licide. il 1 ll Jr Bernie: Hardnose Chief to Boots: You nys remind me of Kaffee Hag, 99 er cent of the active element has en removed. it ll l lmous Last Words: I was a trolly pilot. Sure I'm going Steady. So you're graduating . . .Mmmm. You look just like my mother. Il ll lk imbbell Pome: Little bankroll ere we part, Let me press you to my heart, All month long I worked for you, Slaved, toiled, and sweated, too. Little bankroll in a day, You and I will go-away, To some gay and festive spot, I'l1 return and you will not. 4 in 4 lcore Joke: Half Pint: What makes you .nk my head is made of cork? Pull Pint: It always seems to at the end of a bottle. ill! estion of the Week: low can I drop study and not next to Janie but get stuck .h a gym class and not go down third floor to see Harry? Sl' 41 'lt at Supposin': t 'eachers smiled when you came J class. Talked nicely when you idently came in late, excused . from homework and then kept et all period. If lk IK iracter of the Week: 'he Bus Driver and the dirty r one gets when one grinningly ws him his Street Car Card. Learn to Dance at Taft Friday - -. -- ---1 Taft Tribune FROM 0 THER PLA CES- We have Bei: Anderson just up from Edinberg, Texas. Now we know that the saying, Hthe most beautiful women in the world come from Texas is true. That lucky, lucky girl, Mary Alice Youmans, who won the Illinois Congressional Scholarship, has had a date with Richard Arlen of the movies. fStop droolin', girls.J Now it's time for the boys to drool. Ed Mvrfwec, Once of Taft, had a date with Joan Leslie, also of Hollywood fame. Just keep on going to Taft, fellows, and then maybe you'll get up in the world too! ! It ll 0 Walter Drummond nicknamed the Voice in his Dramatics class. Evan Olson singing Pepsie Cola Hits De Spot for the definition of :hu word despot from Civics. Mable Johnson taking a beautiful tumble in the middle of the hall, third floor. Did it hurt, Mable? That 5th period lunch room table with only 12 senior girls cram- ming for chairs . . . Is there a shortage of tables, or are they just wonderful pals? Barb Benedict predicting the futures of the girls at the B.J.R. Yawn Party. Spray It Again, Please . . . DID YO U HEAR- by Issie and Dolly The experiences of John Bowen, Red Jackson and John Steffen, who hiked to California? That Bea Korbus is going to drive six gals up to the St. John foot- ball game in her car? That fire-fighter Dick Williams lived in a forest in Idaho the last two months? That Jack Redden helped the farmers in Iowa this summer? That THE great mmance of Pat Sorenson and Wally Penningsdorf has fizzed out? That Eunice Ringquist visited Wright Junior College last Monday? Lucky girl! l ! That Bette snuzze baton-twirled at the ALL STAR game? Club. That Bob Walker is seriously thinking of joining the Senior Girls' '7 That theWap.pid Wabbits and the Eager Beavers are football teams made up of XZN's and JSP's? That the Football Team had a knobby time at their hayride party? That Ingrid Bergman is here at Taft? . . . At least the hair style is, as worn by Barb Whittier. The Kitchen Quartet harmonizing on Let Me Call You Sweetheartu? That the Freshman girls are taking to flirting with mirrors during the 7th period outside room 213? . . . Wonder why we never thought of that? Those pre-war saddle shoes that Norma Doerner is wearing? She just bought those at an OPA release sale. How do you go about finding out about these sales? ? ? Enrollment Soars to a New High Enrollment of the Taft Mixed Chorus has reached a new high this semester, according to Mrs. H. B. Scanlon, director of the chorus, but male voices are still needed. Meetings are the fourth period daily in Room 301. A The principal event of interest in the semester is. the Fall Com- petition which is a contest between various high school choruses. With this large group we are sure to have a good chance of com- peting successfully with other schools, stated Mrs. Scanlon. The officers of the Mixed Chorus are Mabel Henrickson, president: Ray Howland, secretaryg and Wally Kooken, treasurer. Page 5 Band Hopeful As the walls of 320 start buck- ling under the strain, we can plain- ly hear that the Taft musicians are at it again. With a symphony band of sixty-three pieces, an or- chestra of forty-eight and a be- ginners group of forty-three, Mr. John C. Rapier, or Pops, is look- ing forward to a bang-up semester. According to Mr. Rapier, the in- strumentation is fine and the at- titude is good throughout the whole group. ' The first thing on this semes- ter's calendar is a competition for chairs, in both band and orchestra, with the most capable players hold- ing down first chair in their re- spective sections. The standings will be determined by examin- ations graded by judges from out- side of school. Plans for Contest Plans are now being made for a solo contest to be held within.the department. This contest will in- clude every member of the depart- ment. Instruction will be given during class time and rehearsing will be done at home. The officers of the band and or- chestra for this semester are, for the band: Ralph Mueller, student conductorg George Bond, president: Vera Fiedlar, secretaryg Joanne Alitis, librarian. The orchestra of- ficers: Bob Yeamen, student con- ductorg Dan Schnider, president: Slrley Huntman and Marian Lund, secretary and alternate secretary, respectively: and Joyce Dockweller, librarian. Large Class of Beginners The large class of beginners this semester can be accredited largely to the Work of Miss McCue, who really looks o11t for the welfare of the band and orchestra in her talks to incoming Freshmen. This help is greatly appreciated! With everything set and rolling smoothly, once more the Taft In- strumental Music Department is set to make with some of the best high school music in the city of Chicago. CALENDAR Sept. 16 Taft Roosevelt Game Sept. 20 Freshie Party Sept. 26 News Deadline Sept. 27 Senior Girls Welcome Party for 4 B's Oct. 5 Taft Trib out Oct. 6 End of First quarter Oct. 10 Marking Day Page 6 Taft Tribune Borrowed Bosh by Bea Flexible 4A: He has a head like a door- knob. 4B: How come? 4A: Any girl can turn it. Senn News 14 lk 1 There was a young fellow named Wheir, Who hadn't an atom of fear. He indulged a desire To touch a live wire, CMost any last line will do here! Tuley Review Pk fl: 112 No Flowers, Please When I die, please bury me 'Neath a ton of sugar, under a rubber tree: ' Lay me to rest ln a new limousine, And water my grave with gasoline. Jones Reporter 141 IF sk An Old Story I'm through with men, they cheat and lie, They haunt us females 'til we die, they grin. They tease us, they haunt us, then Say, who's the cute guy who just came in? Steinmetz Star Plfvlsvls She: Why do you call your car Paul Revere? He: Because of the midnight rides. Ward-Belmont Hyphen li47i4FK Did you have your hair cut? No, I washed it and it shrank! Flower Echo hmoulilrls ncponren Since we've heard of so many students helping the war effort, we decided to learn what they were really doing. What did YOU do?? ? Ethel Dahlquist, 4B I worked as a Nurse's Aid in the Nursery of Augustana Hospital. It was very interesting work, good experience, and I enjoyed it very much. Chuck Bartz, 4B I worked sixty hours a week in an essential industry. Irene Schroeder, 4B Worked at DuPont filling paint cans. I Hi ya, Freshies! This is your column and yours exclusively. It's written for you and about you so how's about keeping it supplied with your latest antics? So, when you hear something or do something just a little bit queer, write it down and drop your contribution in the third slot of locker 1102. Thanks! Now for the latest news: All the senior girls in 6th period lunch were drooling over 1B Dave Grant. Come now, girls, the shortage can't be that critical. Course we've gotta admit he isn't exactly hard to take! Realizing the countless thrills he would be missing, Bill Ball inno- cently and voluntarily shelled out 25c for an elevator pass. It has also been rumored that June Walsh came to Taft for the main purpose of seeing the boys. Freshie Doghouse by Bun and Lee We're wondering why Dolores Moran keeps inviting the freshmen boys over for lunch. And they go, too! ' One little girl wandered up to Betty Petersen and asked where the lunchroom was. When told-and truthfully-she indignantly came back with Oh, it is not! Why is it these freshmen won't believe a senior? Robert Rogers always hurries out of division so he can accidentally meet a certain little blond. Notice to all friends of Kenneth Kelly: His dear little brother, Kayo, has arrived at Taft. All 4 feet, 915 inches of him! Among some of the cutest freshie girls we find Dolores Toleson's little sister, Joyce. We knew freshmen were meek but Mr. Buell discovered they're weak, too, when he repeatedly asked for all 1B study students in an all-freshman study to go up to 304 and no response was made! Bill Butler has promised your reporters he will do something real spectacular so he can get his name in the paper. We miss our old twirlers who have left Taft, but perhaps cute little llzkrlanne Gojlcarich, IB, can take their place. She has won 1st place honors in the Northwest section and 4th place in the Chicago and national contest at Soldiers' Field. Ed Mazur, 4B I made Airplanes at Douglas September 22, 19 Platter Chatter by Doll Tra-la-la and so on! Most ly all of you with your beau and otherwise voices are intere in the latest recordings, so I, 1 making a survey of all the songs, will let you in on the l secret of who recorded what! ! To review the summer sc there's Silver Wings in the M light, by Freddie Slack. I'lI Seeing You, by either The V1 or Bing is tops. Martha T did a grand piece of vocaliz: on I'll Walk Alone. For the numbers, surely you've h Swinging On A Star by Crosby, and then Is You Is ls You Ain't My Baby? is cleverly by B. C. accompaniew the Andrews Sisters. They alsc Straighten Up and Fly Ri The Bobby Socks Tune isn' corded, but everyone is singin For the songs that aren' popular yet, but that are up coming, are You Always Hur One You Love, by the Brothers and Don't Take Love F1'om Me, by Glen Grey. forever popular Andrews Si have Tico Tico, a novelty z a clock. Everybody likes a song now then, so try singing when you blue, it helps. So Some Day Meet Again - Till Then! Rosalie Otters, 4B n . During the paper drive I col- lected about 250 pounds of paper. George Zima, 4A My sister and I entertained at various army camps and general hospitals. Lois Penhallegon, 3A I bent springs for switches used on Navy Ships. Jimmy Cochran, 4B I was a clerk in the Post Of- flee. Lorraine Bixby, 4B Sang with the band at parties for Servicemen. Larry Mann, 3B I worked in the Sheet Metal Dept. at Rauland's. Joan Rapp 3B I worked this summer to help relieve the shortage in the large stores. fSears, Notionsj Robert Albreght, 2B I worked for my uncle on his farm this summer. If you have any questions you would like to have discussed in this column, please place your questions in the Taft Trib Box in Room 116. Thanks, we'll appre- ciate it! Nancy Knight has been chosen as the September girl of the month. Mr. Hoefer selected Nancy not only because of her high scholastic aver- age, but for her extracurricular ac- tivities as well. A Our girl of the month has in the Honor Society for si mesters-one of which she s as treasurer. During her four at Taft, Nancy has also serv president of the Junior Girls' member of the Student Co Girls Chorus, Senior Girls Letter-girl, business manager cheerleader. The R.O.T.C. Nancy as Queen for its First tary Ball. In her spare time, Nancy rr makes usually finds time for dancin some of her clothes This tion of consin with the vacation ir B.J.R.'s, m Nancy's vacation was spent l a soda fountain. summer, a week's with the Upon graduation Nancy pll attend the University of Illii , 9 , L .4 , .., r 1 eptember 22, 1944 Strictly for iophomoresv by Sof 'n' Mor Hear ye! Hear ye! All you :ond year Tafties. Come one, ne all, to good ole locker 2096 d contribute your little bits of Don't be 'fraid. Here's your to let the world know happening to you and your ssip. ance iat's ends. So just deposit your choice bits I can in 2096 and we'll see what do. After long and lengthy discussion have decided that something s to be done about- Phese daily gatherings around lncy Harringtows desk before 2 eighth period English class. Phe wrestling matches between dy Meyer and Bob Rae in the :k of the 210 division room every .rning. Phe way certain members of our le enrollment scream with hor- - when Mr. Piuppo tells them to ect worms in biology. Phat change of heart Caryl Huck s had in regard to Dick Tom- son. lave You Noticed ?etty Pronath sporting a new l outfit that is strictly on the nn. lill Scheller, Bill Werner and imy Geisler swelling up with de and boasting in unison iotej We're on the football team mquotel. 'oan Haclcell anxiously scanning ' countenance in her compact rror between periods. Iow red Shirley Johnson's face 5 when after dashing back to lunchroom on discovering that 1 had lost her purse, she had to ract it from the center of a le of senior boys. low we'll give you the lowdown what the kids have been doing s summer. Ppose you've heard about Betty moles and Jean Van Arsdel1's trip Saugatuck, Michigan. They 'en't given anyone a moment's t since they've gotten back. fardi Ellis has been raving ut her vacation at the Ihdiana nes, too. luess who spent the summer as fe guard at Whealen pool? Yep, t's right. Larry Walquist. Ve want you to know that we r that rising inflection in Wayne 'ker's voice when he answers roll call in study. Yell, that's all for now and don't get 'locker 2096. Bye, S 'n' M Taft Tribune Page 7 , 0 I O Tenshun Taftites You are now a member of one of Chicago's finest tsecretly we acknowledge it as the best in the cltyj high schools. Though this may sound like propaganda, we hereby submit our proof. Fifty-five per cent of Taft students who took the Army A-12 and the Navy V-12 test passed them. The average for city high schools was considerably below that of Taft as 33 per cent passed was the best rate attained in ranking. Additional proof is the rating which the North Central Association, the highest accrediting board in this area of the United States, con- ferred upon Taft. Their commendation, the highest possible to attain, emphasized the efficiency of the administration, the balanced and thorough college preparation of the faculty, the helpful attitude of the teacher and student body, and the results of college entrance exam- inations earned by Taft students. In addition to a superior high school administration and teaching body, Taft has much more to offer. Just what have you to offer in return? As you all realize by now, you are in the second phase of your formal education. In grammar school, a teacher was expected to assume shortcomings and violations of often excused by the fact that not assume too many responsi- student is expected to assume a motherly attitude toward you. Your minor rules, while not overlooked were you were too young and could therefore bilities. In high school, however, every the responsibilities contingent upon entering adult lift. Hence, you are responsible for being where you should be, doing what you should do, and giving what you should, when it is requested. There Is No Excuse For Missing a Class If a teacher asks you to perform a service and the performance of that service takes you away from another tea.cher's class, you, not the teacher who asked you to perform the service are responsible. There is no excuse for missing a class. Should you be foolish enough to cut a class you will suffer the consequences for such audacity. Every teacher has an attendance book. If a check-up shows you to be missing, an absence slip is sent to your division teacher to notify her of your absence. If you do not present a written excuse from your parents you will be given encores fextra study periodsj and your parents will be informed of your absence. Second and third offenses are dealt with by the discipline officers. If similar offenses are continued the city authorities are informed and proper court action taken. You are being informed of the system of handling absences in the event that might think cutting is smooth. In some schools it is, but at Taft, you you cannot cut and remain undetected. Any excuse you may offer for cutting has been used time and time again. In fact, the teacher can probably tell you some that you have never heard before. She has heard them all! Why do we have school? Why Is all this money spent on school buildings school hooks and equzpment? There is but one reason-to save time for the students. You can learn more in four years of high school than you can in a lifetime of trial and error. Your teachers have spent years in colleges gathering pretinent information. Why? To save you time. The teacher is pre- pared to offer you the best in her subject so don't waste that ever precious time that belongs to your fellow students and not not you alone. Time is the essence of life. Make full use of it. Observe 'These Rules In Studying Be sure you understand the assignment the teacher gave you. 1. Select a quiet well-lighted place in your home where you will not be disturbed. 2. Have all needed materials at hand before you start to work. This includes books, pencils, pen ink, etc. 3. Turn off the radio. 4. Study at the same time every day. 5. Do not leave your studies until all your work is done. 6. Intelligent home study is necessary to help meet the high standards of Taft. I Remember your gray course book states: Daily pieparation of lessons at home is expected to take at least 115 hours of the student's time. J Give Wzth a Yel Give a yell! ,Next Saturday and every Saturday from then on un- til our team finishes the season, we want you, and we do mean you to be in the stands a rootin' and a cheerin' for your team as you've never cheered before! This fall we want Taft to emerge victorious throughout the season. The fellas on the field are doing their very best, so you must too! You will, won't you? Here are a few cheers, and if you don't already know them, look them over so you'll be ready to give out at the games! Sock 'em in the beezer, Sock 'em in the chin, Come on Taft We're out to win! Put 'em in a tin can Seal 'em up tight Eagles, Eagles, Fight! Fight! Fight! Push cart, hand cart Engine full of steam We're from Taft, fWhistle as though at a blondj Some team! Touch down, Touch down That's our aim Holler a little louder And we'll win this game. Taft has got the team, Roosevelt's got the ham, Cheer for tname of playerj 'Cause he's our man! Kick 'em in the teeth, Kick 'em in the eye, Get the hearse ready 'Cause Roosevelfs gonna die fSing Funeral Marchj Th9y'Ve got a team But it's not so hottra They need vitamins, Just like Sinatra! Know Your Yellsg Show Your Spirit Honor Society to Meet The Taft Honor Society will probably be in full swing in about three weeks, Miss Berquist, its sponsor, stated. There will be a new executive' committee which will meet in a week or so. The regular meeting will follow and will consist of the nomination and election of officers. The Honor Society has ,proved indeed a worthwhile organization at Taft, since we have over 300 students with an E average or above. All honorables will please watch. for the details in the next issue. Page 8 Taft Tribune September 22, 194 GAA' Announces Fighting Eagles Begin Play Semester's Work by LYNN and GERRY September is here bringing along with the cool wind and rain, a new school year and a new group ofhofficers for the G.A.A. Marilyn Fisher, president, has held the position of vice-president for the last year and is now begin- ning her sixth semester on the board of control. She has earned -both her G.A.A. letter and chevron. Gerry Shramek, vice-president, is now in her third semester on the board and has also earned both her letter and chevron. Betty Blagg, secretary, is a let- ter girl who earned her chevron last semester. She has been on the board of control for three semes- ters. Alice Schiesser, treasurer, has been on the board three semesters and now has her G.A.A. letter and chevron. Arlene Szorc, tournament man- ager, is beginning her second se- mester and has a G.A.A. letter and chevron to her credit. Barbara Wanfalt, recording sec- retary, is a third semester girl on the board and also has a G.A.A. letter. These girls were chosen by popu- lar vote last semester and are now in full charge along with the board of control which is made up of 20 members of the G.A.A. The calendar of coming events for this semester is as follows: Sept. 27-Freshie Party ,.,,.. 9-10 per. Oct. 18-Fall Fashion Show ..l. 3 per. Oct. 31-Hallowe'en Dance .......... pers. Nov. 26--Thanksgiving Enter- talnment for Sophomores .... 3 per. Dec. 11-Swimming Party for Juniors .l................t......... 8-9-10 per. Dec. 22-Christmas Dance ....,,,,,,,,,s,, pers. Jan. 3-Play Day for Freshman .... per. Jan. 22-Ice Skating Party for Seniors ,,,.....,,,,,,,,,..,,,,,,,,,.,,A,4,,., 9 per, The first social of the semester wil be fas written on the above schedulej the party where 1B's will be introduced to the GAA Officers and Board of Control. Welcome- Speeches, Enertainment and Re- freshments will comprise the after- noon's activities. You won't want to miss out on any'of the fun, so, join the G.A.A. now while the membership drive is on fSept. 18-Oct. 205. Member- ship cards may be obtained in your Health Clas for 10c. Meeting new friends, having loads of fun, and as an added at- traction, refreshments for all, will make every girls at Taft anxious to join, so do it now. Swerinsky Now by LOU GIBBS, Sports Break out the cow-bells, mega- phones and copies of the Taft song dear Eagelites for another foot- ball season is about to get under way. What we hope will be an in- teresting as well as another North Section Champ's year received a good send-off at Winnemac park Saturday, September 16. Details of the Taft-Amundsen game will come in a later issue. Now to the busi- ness at hand: Do you want to make sure you will see your heart- throb when he runs out on the grid-iron? If you do, here is your football spotter's guide, season of '44, Take care of it, 'cause these are the guys that are going to make more than a little bit of play for you this fall. 1. Erv. Kaage ,.,,....,,.,.,.,.,,, C, 3. John Swider ............ R.T. 4. Art Meltzer .............. R.G. 5. Bob Iverson ,,,,...,..,.,, L.G. 6. Ed Utt ,....,.....,,,.,.,.,,,,, Q.B. 7. Bill Prassel ....,.....,,,, R,E. S. Wauie Kooken ....... f ..., C. 15. Ray Howland .......... R.G. 17. Bob Biederman ...... R.H. Coach Editor 19. Ray Ratchek ,,.,,,,,..,, R.H. 21. Bob Walker ...,.......... FIB. 24. John Bowen ,,,,...,,,,, R.H. 26. Len Lewandowski .... L.E. 30. Jack Redden ............ L.G. 31. Don Fortunato .....,,. Q.B. 32. Don Chapman .......... L.G. 38. John Steffen ............ F.B. 39. Dean Bambini ..,......, R.E. 40. Red Jackson .........,,. R,T, 42. Cliff Kero ,,,.,.,.,,,,,,,, L.H. 45. Bob Jakobsen ..,,,,......., C, 4j. Hal Scholle ....,,........ L.T. 49. Ken Vandervoort ...... L.G. 50. Ollie Hamachek ........ L.E. 51. Chuck Schiesser ...... R.F. 52. Jack Gunderson ......., L.G. 55. Larry Walquist ...,.. R.H. 56. Duke Wurthman .... L.H. 58. Dick Larson ...,......,,.. L.T. 59. Ken Greenfield ........ F.B. 60. Bob Wijas ................ R.H. That seems to size up the situ- ation pretty well. Don't forget the Roosevelt game Saturday-3:00- Winnemac Park. Attendance is not compulsory, but it helps a heck- uv-a lot. Locker Room by BILL FREY Wanted: One squad of capable characters to replace the antics and frolics of the June Grads. Starting the year off right are Rey Olson, Bob Zitziwitz, and Jack Hurlburt trying to devise a way to cut Mr. Mike Gallands 7th per- iod Gym Class. The question of the week is: Who is Abie Cohen? This gentleman is supposed to re- port daily to 8th period Physical Ed., and has the instructor half nuts . . . Pirate Phil Pershke was seen in front of the mirror ad- miring his newly acquired tattoo. Anyone having an empty room and would care to rent it out please contact Phil through his parents. Said tattoo is a black skull on his right forearm . . . The new club called The Pinch-penny Men's Ass'n. was recently organized by Dean Bambini, Erv. Kaage and Wallie Kooken. Their slogan is I won't pay. A fashion show called What the Well-dressed Gym Student Will Wear was put on by Ed Smith in front of the third hour Gym class. At the rate Fat was going, every- one is going to resemble a Christ- mas tree-my, my, what shorts! . . . We wonder what Don Fahr- bach felt like when he joyfully and unsuspectingly burst into the swimming pool one day the 9th period and found it occupied: by girls. n Athletes Turn Heads To Chess And Checkers 'by HAL FRANCIS Let's pick up where we left off last semester. Around the middle of June we were discussing Taft's chances in the City Checker League. If memory serves us cor- rectly, we had named three of these stalwart athletes. They were: E. C. Petersen, Jr., J. F. Congdon and Oliver George Hamachek. The first two men have graduated, but the third, yes the third, is still here. Being a newcomer to this school, your author never had the honor or privilege of meeting any of these three individuals, so he does not know whether to brag or complain. ' Coach Bflstlk, in a recent' inter- view stated we have high hopes for the'heavy-weight checker team here at Taft. Some of the additions to the squad are: D. Bambini, an excellent black and red man. Bam- bini is the aggressive double-jump type, and is expected to help the team considerably this season. Red Jackson is another hopeful. Jackson, we predict, will lead the team to victory in the North Sec- tion. He shows promise and may set some sort of city record before Practice Makes Perfect Is Taftites Tankers' Motto With the advent of fall, swi ming again comes into the spc light. That old disease called gr: uation has left its mark upon 1 swimming team just as hard as any other sport. Who will take where Carl Read, Louie Mich and the rest left off? Some of 1 stand-bys of last year are Di Carlson, Dick Bergsund, Ray N man, Glenn Ramsey, Ed Stull, D hold the old Taft tank traditior Vrabec, Don Fahrbach, and Ste Napier. Can they continue to 1 These and many other questic will have to wait until the seas gets under way, Right now fn this side of the fence the ansu to all queries seems to be yes. At the present time twer swimmers have reported to 11 Harry Miller, coach, and ma more are expected to sign up the near future. Practices are h4 every Wednesday and Friday aft noons, and all who .desire to ma their letter in swimming shoi report to Mr. Miller. Freshmen are not eligible for 1 team in their 1B semester, but z allowed to swim when they rea IA. They are instructed to sign as soon as possible and work r so they will be able to start rig swimming meets. That is a go off in February. Only one thing is lacking old rooting section for the Eagl When the schedule is publish let's see a fine crowd out to eve open meet. he is finished. E. Kaage is a fi addition to the squad and S1101 have little trouble in earning l letter. John Gillespie is a boy tl shows great promise not only checkers, but also in baseball. member of the varsity nine for 1 past two years, he may go f but very far, if he is not ov worked. The boys will be issued th uniforms early in October and b ring too many injuries, such falling off chairs and spraini fingers on triple-jumps, T should receive another trophy add to their already mounti show case. Among the outstanding lov classmen competing for the Fro Soph combined Checker and Ch' Teams are Bill Miller, a smili Freshmeng Lawrence Walquist, athletic t?D Sophomore: Duz Weichmann, an tame, auburn ha ed Freshieg Earl Larsen, a demo1 gent of the Mixed Chorus tplu. and John Swider another footh man. Girls are not permitted partake in the sport of Checks EH Cutler 'sBrains in Sclzolarshgp A true credit to Taft. is Edward itler, who has proven his out- anding ability by winning a scho- rship to the Lewis School at Jckport, Illinois. Edward, who is his third year, is a member of iss Straigl1t's division. In a three-part test, which in- uded an I. Q., a niathematical amination, and a mechanical ap- Lude test, Cutler received fourth ace in the city-wide examination. The scholarship will cover tuition st for a period of two years, and ,ll include the basic engineering iences and fundamentals of the 'st half of a four-year engineer- g junior college education. Cutler's program will include lysics, mathematics and mechani- l instruments. Jext Town Meeting fo Discuss Economy Should there be a planned and ntrolled economy? this topic will argued pro and con by four embers of the Taft High School L Friday, October 13, before a wn hall meeting assembly in the hool's auditorium. It will prob 'ly take place during the fourth riod. C. W.'Pettegrew, National :mderator of the Junior Town eeting League will come to Taft moderate the town meeting as- mbly. Mr. Pettegrew, formerly a dio program director for Ohio ate University, will introduce the eakers and conduct an open rum question period later. The tft town hall meeting is under e direction locally of Mr. Osbon. Students who will appear as the eakers are: Arlene Johnson, Ma- nn Doemland, James Will and ,arles Bartz. Mr. Will and Miss nemland will take an affirmative md on the question while Mr. .rtz and Miss Johnson will take 3 negative. Norman Pellegrini all preside as chairman of the eeting. Dne of the four students will be :ommended by the Taft High hool for further consideration as participant in a. national broad- st for youth on Americas Town -eting of the Air. Phe assembly will be one by in- ation and Mr. McCuaig will take 'e of the invitations. 'he Junior Town Meeting League an international organization to ter discussion of current affairs ong youth in the United States. ese meetings are a great asset the youth of America for they ke the students feel as if they re taking part in the nation's all Tri u Vol. XI. No. 2 Taft High School, Chicago, Illinois October 6, 1944 Milkweed Harvest Begun Save every milkweed and pick every podg that's the goal in the campaign being organized by War Food Administration to collect 1,500,000 pounds of milkweed floss for the armed forces. This floss is essential as it is used as a substi- tute for Java Kapok in life jackets, life belts and similar equipment. Every plant that is allowed to ma- ture increases the potential pod harvest. Gals and guys, here is your op- portunity to do something to help the war effort. All the clubs throughout the United States are urged to do their part. The Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and Camp Fire Girls have already sent information and requests to all field executives to co-operate in the compaign. You may secure bags, without charge, for collecting the pods at 23 N. Wacker, General Stockroom. Pick the seeds as soon as they turn brown, not before. The date will be set by the farmers and will be announced over the radio. After the pods are picked you should hang them on a fence in the open air, the bottom of the bag being at least twelve inches from the ground. This should be done within twenty-four hours after the pods have been picked. The bags should be allowed to dry thoroughly. The need is urgent. Even after the Japs are driven out of Java it will prob- ably take a year to restore normal conditions that would enable us to obtain a steady supply of kapok fro111 that source. Park horticulturists say that by gathering the pods now a double purpose is served. The life saving floss is converted to a vital use, and the milkweed plant, which is con- sidered by farmers to be a noxious weed, is prevented from spreading. ln our Chicago area milkweeds grow in profusion. They are found in vacant lots, prairies, along the highways, and in the forest pre- serves. During the summer their purple clustered flowers make them easily recognizable. Usually these weeds roach a height of four feet. So do your part! REMEMBER-TXVO BAGS OF PODS MEAN ONE LIFE JACKET! Competitzbn Keen For First Chairs Thrills, suspense, drama, sur- prises, and human interest mark the band and orchestra competition. One story-Robert tRusty5 Peter- sen was the-first place winner in the clarinet section. Tom Hall won seventh place. Hall challenged Rusty for the chair. Hall was too anxious and made an error on the fifth bar. Rusty, looking like the cat tl1at just swallowed a canary, proceeded to give Hall a musical uppercut or coup-de-grace. Rose Mary Shick ffirst chair winner last weekj rested on her laurels and came in seventh this week. Her pal, Joanne Alitis tseventh chair .b1emS, last weekj won fifth place this week. They both challenged the heckled Rusty and beat him. Joanne won the first chair. Rosemary must beat Jack Moel1le to win third chair. The cornet section had an upset. The best men fpresumablyj took a rest last week and the boys in the back chairs took them like Grant took Richmond. Ed Hildwein played his usual good horn topping his section. The best men ffirst chair men arej Robert Peterson, clarinet: George Bond, trombone: Ed Hild- wein, saxg Fern Gentzen, bassg Wm. Rieff, baritone: Steve Napier, cor- netg Dick Stahl, bass drupg and John Pokorney, snare drum. Lucky Students Win Football Tickets By Doris Larsen Hey kids, let's get behind this Paper Drive. ln the past our school has proved itself equal to any task. Proof of this is in the results. If ei ery boy and girl would save the daily papers from now to October 11, 1944, the date of the drive, Taft would again show that it could beat it's previous favorable record. As before, the paper will be col- lected at the loading stand at the Northwest corner of the building. This drive isn't just an ordinary drive, but more or less a contest with honest to goodness prizes. Each student, who brings 20 pounds of paper or more, will be given a. slip to be filled out and put into a box at the loading stand. Miss Deignan, the faculty spon- sor. heads the committee of the following members: Dale Padgitt, Lois Johnson, Doris Larsen and Hermann Sommers. With the help of the committee Miss Delgnan will have all slips checked to determine the winner in each division. Then these fortunate 53 students will re- ceive free tickets to the Senn Foot- ball Game, October 14, 1944. In ad- dition to this, the 10 highest con- tributors from the school will re- ceive free tickets to the remaining ganies of the season. These tickets will be available Friday, October 13, which will be a lucky day for some. Don't forget --October 13-Room 215-eperiods 4 and 5. Nelson Replaces McG'ough Corporal F. T. McGough, Taft's former military instructor, has been replaced by Corporal Clifford Nel- son. Corporal McCough had been at Taft only a short. time when he met with an accident on a South Side elevated platform. The Corpo- ral is now convalescing at the Gar- dener General Hospital. Corporal Nelson is now in charge of the Taft R. O. T. C. He is busy putting things into working order. Cpl. Nelson came to Taft from Lane, where he had been for two semesters. Corporal Nelson states, that the unit has very good pos- sibilities, but the emphasis must be upon the individual man. Watch, for more R. 0. T. 0. News! 10 Chicago F lier Killed We are sorry to report that an- other gold star has been added to our Honor Roll to commemorate the death of Sgt. James D. Smith, 20, radio operator on a flying fortress. Word was received from the War Department by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William G. Smith of 6706 Sioux Ave., on September 20 of the death that occurred on August 7 somewhere in the China area. A graduate of Taft High School in June, 1941, Sgt. Smith studied at Wright Junior College and worked for Montgomery Ward Co. before joining the Army Air Corps 23 months ago. He is survived by his father, mother, a brother, Pvt. William Smith, A.A.F., now stationed at Lincoln, Nebraska, and a sister Pa- tricia. A memorial Mass was said at Queen of All Saints Church, 6200 Keene Ave., at 9:45 a.m. on Mon- day, September 26. The Taft Tribune staff extends their sympathy to the bereaved family. Boys Return to Alma Mater Nearly every day you can see some former Taftite, now in serv- ice, roaming the halls of his Alma Mater. Most of these fellas try to set aside at least an hour or so of their very precious leave or fur- loughs to come back and see their old pals and teachers. Since the publication of the last issue, we have had the following visitors: Bob Steger, U.S.N. and Roland Hallquist, A.A.F. chose Sept. 6 for their day of reminiscing. From deep in the heart of Texas came Donald Studstrup, A.A.F. on Sept. 12. After spending two and a half months in Africa, Taft must have looked especially good to George Simon, U.S.N. when he came back on Sept. 21. Also from the land of beautiful women, tTexasJ came Charles Clarke, A.A.F. on Sept. 22. Along with him on that same day came Walter Schmitt, U.S.N. Came Sept. 23 and with it Ed Sweeney, U.S.A. and Charles Shu- maker, U.S.A. to look over the lay of the land back here at Taft. A familiar sight to everybody was the smiling face of Felix Mat- ters, U.S.N. who came back on Sept. 2.. Joseph Pavese of the Pa- rachute Troops was in from Geor- gia. on that day, too. Another welcome visitor, Jim Concannon, U.S.N. was here on Sep- tember 26. He was looking very super. Last but not least is Tom Cullen, U.S.N. who came on Sept. 28, the day this column had to be in. Just got in under the wire, didn't you Tom? It was swell seeing you, fellas. Come back again! Taft Tribune Yo-yo Paulish, A few days ago, the following let- ter was recived by Mr. Teusher, from Norb Paulish, a June 1943 graduate. Norb, better known as Yo-yo, was very popular as a baseball and basketball player. Dear Mr. Teusher: Well sir, I finally buckled down to write you a letter. My leave sure was great although the old neighborhood wasn't the same without all the old fellows I attended school withg but I guess that's the way things go now-a-days. School has opened by now and I sure would like to be among the group of freshies who are just en- tering Taft. I wonder if they really know how lucky they are to be privileged to attend such a swell school. I know that when my group used to travel from school to school during basketball season, we knew we had the best locality and breed of students. We were also tops in school spirit and in fair play. I have been out of school about fifteen months now, and many is the time when my thoughts Wander '43, Reminesces back to the many good times I had at all the sport and social occasions at Taft. I am sure all the other fellows and girls feel the same as I do. After this war is over and the fellas get back home they'll want to relax and have enjoyment out of life. Most of us who came right out of school and into the service could say that the prime days of our life are being spent in the service, but if we were not spend- ing them where we are, I guess the younger fellas and girls wouldn't have much of a. place to have their fun, so it's all for the best. I hope the football team makes out all right this year and I'm sure they'll do their best, win or lose. Well sir, I guess I'l1 have to sign off for now. Say hello to Mr. Bigler, Mr. Hoefer and everyone else-until later, adios- As always, Norb Paulish N. J. Paulish Slc AMM A. SL R. Dept. E.B. N.A.S. Pensacola, Florida P-51 PILOT MEETS DEATH IN TEXAS Aviation Cadet William J. Mar- um, who was stationed at Mission Field, Texas, died suddenly on June 4, 1944, while running to sign in after a Saturday night leave. An ambulance was called, but Bill died before he reached the hospital. Al- though an autopsy was performed, the cause of his death is till un- known. Bill, a J u n e 1 9 4 0 graduate, worked for Automatic Electric Com- pany and Sun Manufacturing Com- pany before he enlisted in the Air Corps on December 9, 1942. He entered active service on February 18, 1943. During his pre-flight train- ing, he was a bugler and a cadet sergeant. Just before his death he was put into an advanced class for single engine planes, which quali- fied him as a pilot of a P-51. Bill, who received a, medal for excellent gunnery, had just eight more weeks to complete before graduation. Our sympathies are extended to his bereaved family and his fiance, Edith Mauch, who is also a Taft graduate. October 6, 19 Fashions usually bring to 1 female clothing, but after all fellas have some darby outfits, so just to be different, we are g to reverse it by saying: HAVE YOU SEEN Evan 0lson's k n o b b y ye sweater. Chester Mathison's red, b' and yellow argyle. Bill Fregfs multi-colored plaid shirt or John Bowen's g one. The patriotic socks worn by Johnson, or the red, green, ma' and yellow striped fand I do 1 stripedy socks, worn by none 1 than Lenny Lewandowsi. John Steffen's yellow suspen Really sharp!!! Larry Walquisfs colorful yt and brown ski sweater, or Case Pershke's cocoa, yellow, and plaid sweater. Fashion Flash- By The brown and white che pants with socks to match wor Don Graham. Or, you must have seen Bergsuncfs bright red sweater could miss it!J The football team's beau vests and overalls twe could f them very easilylj Well, enough for the male ation and on to some classic the opposite sex. HOW DO YOU LIKE The lush navy blue cardigan cable-stitch socks to match, Nancy Price knit for herself. 4 She did them both in three v WOW! Joyce Bjornsen, the heigl fashion, in her adorable teel, l and white plaid slacks. A Z ic e Harrington's charl cardigan, or Jeanne Dettmer's blue one. The Glen plaid dress, madr modeled by Virge Chmielows. Jo Klussmaws white jacket in navy blue. The cardigan blouse wor Claire Stark. See you next issue with fashions for the slick-chicks. French Club Conven The first meeting of the F Club will be on Monday, Octo during the sixth period in 219. Election of officers and for the coming year will b cussed. All present and pas dents of French are invited. Keep Buying Boi Pctober 6, 1944 Hi! How're tricks? We were won- ring what all you guys and gals ruld do with an extra day of the aek, and we find, strangely ough, that nobody would come to hool! Tsk! Tsk! S-uch Taftites! The Question: What would you do if there were , eighth day of the week? erry Moe, 4B I would think of a name for the ghth day of the week. nris Walgren, 44B An eighth day would give ore time for roller skating or ,ncing, both of which I never get y fill. me mouuzms T ngoonren I by DEE and EM lanche Luptak, 2A Sleep till noon and then play ,dians with the boys next door. leanor Warner, 2B I'd like to catch up on the radio 'ograms I listened to during va- Ltion. And, of course, I'd lounge 'ound. Did You Loose Something? The cupboards up in room 314. e Lost and Found office, are fill- rap- g up, not slowly, but rather ly. Now, if they get filled so fast, .ere just won't he room for any ore lost stuff to be put, so how rout it? If you've lost anything nce the start of the semester, get J there and claim it soon. Out of the milions of items up ere, here are but a few: Some :tle member of the fairer sex isn't ling to look so pretty, because .ere's a brown cosmetic bag, just 'erflowing with cosmetics, waiting a be claimed. Another of the same x is probably crying her eyes out r her lovers fraternity pin, the n that she lost. Some poor little .ilor lost his white hat. Two brace- ts, one turquois and the other an entification, are all alone and nely waiting for someone to wear .em, while awaiting a finger is 1 Indian ring. If you see a couple little freshies weeping out their les, just tell them we have their anciln cases up in the Lost and aund. Besides the above, there 'e a number of pairs of glasses- know, the owners just want to lt the saying to use. I can't sec thing without my glasses! And ere are a set of house keys up ere, too, so unless you want your ruse invaded, claim them!! A Taft Tribune Irvin Schmalfuss, 2B I would take the car and go out in the country and enjoy the fresh air and do some fishing. tC'mon, give! With what gas?l Marvin Maier, 2B I'd go with Irvin. Jeanne Stensland, 3B 1 would think more about my boy friends. tWhat boy friends?J Shirley DuFraine, 2B 1'd play Monopoly and wait for my nails to grow. Bob Baumstark, 3A Sleep till noon and then have a good time, unless the Board of Education would make us go to school, in that case I wouldn't want an eighth day. , Betty Blagg, 4B The eighth day would give me a chance to catch up on all the things I neglected to do during the previous seven. Carol Neilsen, 3A Catch up on my housework. tWe know, we know!l Anabel Dear, 1B I'd go to the show. Hortense I-looganslager, 5B I'd EAT the eighth day of tl1e week! tQuoted by the courtesy of Joyce Shappiy Dick Guinand, 3A These names came in too late to 11 543135155 ,A et?-F B -F V U ., v V ' A More Smarties! E Q., JEWEI appear in the last issue, so here they are: A.M. Berquist-Dorothy Sharman. Lascher-Margery Bigler, Marion Doemland, Mary Dalton, Dorothy Ettinger, Isabelle Moravec, Walter Drummond. Lewis-Sue Esthus, Shirley Stu- ertz, Phyllis Pijan. Mitchell-Carol Petty. Scanlon-Darlene Walczak, Joan Everett, Carolyn Stefanides, Arlene Czech, Dorothy Reeg. P.M. Deignan-Shirley Huntman. Lino-Arthur Biesenthal, Jeanne Kyras. R. Miller-Jean Kipling, Marilyn Thoren, Lois Williston. Mueller-MJoan Ara d 0, Dorothy Weidman, Nancy Warner. Palermo-Patricia Doyle. Carol Larson. Pat Lieberman, D0lo1'es Liepold, Marion Servatzy, Marilyn Thennissen, Carol Vasen. tEd. Note. Watch for this sernes- Sleep! ter's super students next issuel. 4 ' -I ' f lmlI'Siv'EJ::':::2?A'f2T , 21 2' t, 4 .f 'QI2l'iii5'c! Z mm: -5 in A wk l I i innlnuli !!!ffI 1 ' QF- ln l 3 'Ei --.. -....z... a - ..- a 1 :H I 91111531 :E I JM! Q, ., A g il IIDEIH! yr 'tb 6 1.9 I t H n ,N ,W J! J 4 ,Ju I ,H - U 433 71-' 'F dial? 1 nfl Jvidgffsg 32,-ini. K any X .Qui 4 'rg lfb,f:1,,L:,T . Wsf grill - -J? - filatjh'-!,Z.,igj:?f?ti,QAJVA1 . l X, ff ' lp -V v ' ' .I H59v.i'5.yA:,- g ,. g -gig .Q g,,,,.g , 'A iff! ' ' ct' tml, 1 -2-Q.. - ,3v'l'4r,1y ,m H K ' lub' x .p 1 I , I I ,tv ,, I gp D , Xi., 4 x ... gg ee 1 .lf 1. l vit 'vs Homecoming Dance October 2011 Hear ye! Hear ye! Have you heard about the big Homecoming dance, to be held at Taft's Social Center, Friday, October 20? This gala event is scheduled in anticipa- tion of our winning the game on the morrow, October 21. Yes, you guessed it, for the next day Taft plays Schurz, its old rival. Everyone has been talking about having dances .at Taft, and now that we have them, let's all patron- ize them to the best of our ability. Don your best bib and tuckcr and hie yourself to your old Alma Ma- ter because that is the scheduled rendezvous of those that know where a good time, with pleasant companions, may be had. Remember, in addition to having an enjoyable evening, your allow- ance won't feel like it's being used to finance the national war debt. By Dodee Bo A PERFECT DATE! ' That's the doorbell Hi there, Jim Hello, honey Come on in Please sit down Tell me all Why the frown? On the ball Want to walk? Take my arm We can talk About the farm How 'bout a show Here's a nifty! Girl Meets Beau at Age of Fifty Give me two Let's sit here Have a chew? Oh, you dear! Look at this scene He's sooo old And, awful mean I've been told This is fun Jim! Wake up!! The show's done! v S!!! AIN'T IT THE TRUTH By the time you swear you're his, shivering and sighing, And he vows his passion is infinite, undying, Lady, make a note of this: Ono of you is lying- lklki Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. KA nifty young blonde! And don't we all? lf III its DAFFYNITION S : Dates-food for the heart Divorce--the key to wed-lock Night-mare-A milkmau's horse 1 lk lk Poetry- Roses are red Carnations are pink But the chemistry lab Has a definite-aroma. Marshall High 4 1 Sk For a change, I shall end this column today with a word of warn- ing to our friend, the teacher: The teacher who comes in late is rareg in fact, he is in a class by himself. CALENDAR Oct. 9-Fire Prevention Assem- bly Oct. 10-Marking Day Oct. 12-Columbus Day Oct. 19-Taft Trib out Oct. 20-Home Coming Dance 12 A Doris Larsen 44B, G.A.A.J I think it is very unnecessary for all these things. I think fellows and girls can attend these football games and not get into any trouble at all, and still have a 'fterrific time. It's true when a group of high school students go out to see a. game they want their ,gsnool to win. That is natural. Poor sportsmanship is largely caused by over excitement. A school loses and of course, instantly conclusions are drawn by some over confident stu- dents. This causes poor sportsman- ship. I think that if all went by this rule, the best school wins, all things would be settled and there would be no exhibitions of poor sportsmanship. John Bowen f4A, Right Halfi There should be no grudge fights after the games. The standards of competitive sports should be kept at a high level, or there will prob- ably be an abandonment of high school sports. Marnie Ayres QSBJ I've always loved the fun and the thrill of each football game. I'm certain I am not alone in deploring those who take these qualities from the game and turn it into a bois- terous, destructive riot. Fun is fun but not at the cost of your school's reputation, and most of all, at the cost of having our school barred from sports altogether. Somehow, something must be done, so that we may continue to say with pride, I'm from.Taft. Don Chapman f4A, Left Guard? Sportsmanship on the field is good and should be that way in the stands, too. After all, the best team wins. Betty Blagg C4B, G.A.A. Sec'yJ Over confidence has a great deal to do with poor sportsmanship. The students go to the game sometimes forgetting that they might lose. Then when victory isn't theirs, ru- mors and riots fly. These of course bring out poor citizenship as well. Adhere to the rule, May the best team win. Lou Gibbs f4B, Trib Sports Ed.J This situation is, without a doubt, one of the most serious to confront high school athletics. Bar- ring a school's participation from a sport will naturally breed re- sentment, but what else can be done? Arlene Szore t3A, G.A.A. Tour- nament Managerb I believe lt takes a level head to win. But, remember in a certain sense, it takes a level head to lose! Our Chicago high schools have been criticized about the behavior of its students going to and from foot- ball bames.-Furthermore, when the game is over and the score is made, arguments will not change it. Should we let Taft be included in these criticisms? Do we want it? Do we deserve it? Definitely not! Taft Tribune Cliff .Kero t4B, Left Half? Have the teachers warn the stu- dents against all this Uhorsing around. If just warning them doesn't do any good, bar the school from further competition in the sport. Doris Walgren t4BJ Good sportsmanship is what gives a school its reputation, and I think that any student who has any pride in his school, would think before doing anything that would bring criticism upon his school. Marilyn Fisher tG.A.A. Pres.7 Sportsmanship has always been stressed in the G.A.A., and I lie- lieve it can be carried out just as easily throughout the entire stu- dent body of Taft. If we don't take care of this situation, higher authorities will, and the results may prove disastrous. John 0'Grady t4AJ School respect comes first, and poor sportsmanship I think shows the ignorance of the individual. Spectators Endanger Atl1Ietz'c Events Athletic contests a1'e of great value to players, spectators, the school, and the community. It is important that students be pre- pared properly for participation in athletic contests. All cannot be star players but all can be star spectators. In order to secure the greatest value from athletic activites it is necessary to plan carefully the spectators' participation. The approved attitude of the student body toward the teams, coaches, and officials and especially toward the students of the opposing school and other spectators should be stressed. - Cheering sections should be encouraged to cheer loud and long at the proper time and in a proper manner. Students should also be encouraged to be enthusiastic and to participate wholeheartedly in the activities. They should, however, be trained to so conduct themselves at all times as to be a credit to themselves, the school, and the community. It is not sufficient to be a good sportsrnan at the game. One must also be a good citizen en route to and from the game. Safety and good citizenship demand that consideration be accorded others, and that property rights be respected. Often it is on the way to and from the football game that the school's reputation is estblished. GEORGE F. CAS SELL Assistant Superintendent of Schools Donald Schwarz 44B7 I think it is very poor sportsman- ship to damage other people's .prop- erty. The football players are tak- ing their time to give the student body some clean and wholesome recreation. The spectators often cause the damage, but it is the players upon whom the destruction is usually blamed. The best thing to do is to discourage rowdy dem- onstrations so that sports will not he taken away from the students. Patricia Stedman 14BJ A winner is always admired. So is a good sport. There can only be one winner, whereas everyone can be a good sport. Gloria Schons MBP I think that what has happened at some football games is entirely uncalled for. Certainly it is all right to cheer loudly but to be destruct- ive is fiendish. It not only brings down shame upon our school but also on your home. What do you think your parents would say if they saw the way some of you people carry on? What about it, Taft students: Good behavior and sports, or bad behavior and no sports? It's all up to you, you know! Mr. Seyller tTeacherJ Student participants in athletic contests, especially those who really excell often do not realize how much they are looked up to and copied by other boys and girls of the student body. This, places a much greater responsibility on the shoulders of the athlete than that of co-operating with the members of his team toward the end of winning games for the glory'of his team and his school. If the athletic stars con- duct themselves at all times in a manner above reproach, their serv- ice to the school is invaluable, for they are thus setting an excellent example for their followers. At the game our cheering sec- tion can make us all proud to be a part of Taft High School, by cheering lustily for our team, never booing our opponents. Neither is our conduct and good behavior unobserved after the game. We are constantly judged by friends and strangers alike on way to and from the games. Sing- ing and cheering usually meets the approval of outsiders, but rowdy- ism reflects undesirably on us all. October 6, 19- Tony Carsello t4BJ Sportsmanship is not the way individual player or all the play on the team take the outcome of game. More depends upon the v the spectators act after their te has either won or lost the game. is not always the losing side wh shows a lack of sportsmanship. most cases it is the winning te which decides to take everyth' on the field in order to remem' the game. Miss Carleton 4TeacherJ I am proud that our school not among the offenders ew though we may have been gui of some misdemeanors. Good sportsmanship calls proper conduct by those attendi interscholastic games. Bad c duct is a reflection on the sehr home and community. Studef should bear this in mind. Sch loyalty is shown by the observati of all rules for good sportsmansl and proper conduct at all schl events. Surely, we at Taft do 1 want to be responsible for the c tailment of high school athetics Grace Stoker t4Bi Good sportsmanship makes breaks a school's reputation. T1 thus far has shown excellent spor manship and loyalty to its tea If any bad sportsmanship u shown at any of the games it needless to say that the major: of Taft students had nothing do with it. Lorraine Brill I-IBD Good fun after a game is right. When fights are started a property is damaged that is gol too far. Things like that would be done if people were not in mob and yielded to its leade Those few who want to do su things wouldn't get Very far if 1 rest did not follow like a herd sheep. Perry Mehan t4B'l When I think of good sportsm: ship I don't necessarily mean person should let others step over him without objecting. A go sport doesn't start any trouble. Ervin Kaage f3AJ Center I think it is poor sportsmansl when spectators ruin the propel and cause damage with the res' that blame is usually placed on t players. Dorothy Bowen t3AJ I think that the attitude of t spectators before the game is gn orally good, the conduct after t game however is sometimes not creditable. There should be no feelings as the best team usua wins and if it doesn't no one c change the field judge's decisit If you have fighting spirit, put to good advantage. Back thu cheers. Let's have more sch. spirit and less scowl spirit! 'ctober 6, 1944 Dur li'l brains are brimming over th gobs of gab for all you 2B's d 2A's3 so cast a wary eye on r contribution to the literary lrld. In the first place we're lndering just what Chuck Sheiser l to arouse the anger of Nancy light during the seventh period ich last week. Could it be that was drooling out the Window? Strictly for lophomoresv by Sof 'n' More ep your eyes open, kids, and ybe you'll see that handsome, art, athletic, rich, and nonexist- L 3A that Jean Besk is trailing. it true that Flo Zarowslri was iding out kisses the Taft-Roose- t game? QHold your hats, fellas, -y were only candy.J We're sorry hear about Shirley Clausents ained toe, which she gained lle running to answer the phone. l, girls, no man is worth that. as anyone know who won that 'ument between Dolores Hansen l that freshie girl about who ild be elected president? Bob ed is the terror of all insects ce he's been made official bug-a- man in the seventh period Eng- l class. Something new has been ed to Lois Blal6e's hair style or 'en't you noticed? QUESTION THE MONTH: Why does cuff mond buy peanuts to bring to lsion 308 p.m., if they make him :? Don't let Renetta Marslfa get cornered or she'll tell you about K.D.D.'s, our new sophomore irity. They have told us that y will turn out en masse to Taft-Schurz football game. We'll ooking for you, girls. Why does hanne Galitz nibble on a sand- li at every available opportunity ing her gym period? Is she ng to gain weight? If you ever 'ce five pajamaed figures stroll- down the highway about 11 p.m., 't be scared-it's only Jean Wm dell, Betty Jean Scholes. Lois lpton, Mardie Ellis, and Jean on. Maybe the HEPSHVEKS k in their sleep. Since when Charlie Avercowser learned so sh about the opera? He astounds ph period music class daily with knowledge. Why does Jean 'leer turn cherry red when she's ed about Teddy? We wonder if ty Harvey and Ralph Reck- ier are still debating over who :e more money, a Magazine 'y Writer or an Air Condition- Engineer? Everyone is rub- 'their eyes and looking twice r seeing Gerry Warton's YEL- suspenders. We, Sophomores, z a pair of identical twins to t of, too 3 their names are Mary Joan O'Conner. ye for now, and don't forget to - your gossip in locker 2096! Sof' n' Mor V Taft Tribune We're Wondering . . . Why Ruth Droege made so many trips to the hot dog stand during the Amundsen game . . . What would the Norwood girls do if they didn't have Mr. Wilson to take them home from the football games . . . Why Don Fortunato and Cliff Kero though said to be in love are too bashful to ask their girls out . . . What Dean Bambini and Len Lewan- dou'sl. i were doing in the classy Times theatre last Saturday night . . .What the girls from Marty Ellis's slumber party were doing on the Nortrwest Highway in their pajamas at 11:00 p.m .... How you liked the way Sally Webb met Bob Walker's parents . . . What Ann Ellis is going to do with the boy's argyle socks she knit, now that she has broken up with the fella they were intended for . . . Why Bev Palm is so anxious for the graduation rings to come. ' SEEN WHILE SNOOPING: Bob Jackson selling his last football ticket every day of the week during division . . . The W's Nine munching on olives regularly at the football games . . . Barb Benedict counting the days, hours, and minutes until the first of November. Hmm. Couldn't be that Charlie is coming home . . . Jean Foxvog and Barb Laufton making eyes at the policemen at the Roosevelt game . . . Erv Kaage. dreaming of a White Christmas and counting the days till then, when he will see Sharon of Wisconsin again! . . . Bernice Ranyard doing pantomimes all over the school . . . Edith Wickstrom going around school with a broken ankle. Did you catch him, Edith? . . . Eunice Ringquist sporting a. brand new gold charm bracelet from George Simon. CAM US CHATTER By Issie, Dolly, Lor The 4A boys pouring bottles and bottles of hair tonic on their heads in hopes of getting their crew cuts grown out by the time the graduation photographer comes . . . Bob Walker still fumingi about the Amundsen grid man who yelled during the game, Tackle that coon! . . . The Theta Sigma Sigma girls really looking sharp- Nlugging their loot in those pails . . . Dolly and her Gus . . . Issie with four men and then people say there is a man shortage . . . Shirley Schodlbauer selling popcorn at the Senior meeting Tuesday . . . Lorraine having a gay time trying to get the bond sale figures for her story . . . Bea Korbus and Dorothy Bowen at the football game, taking their medicine periodically. PON'T LET THIS GET AROUND, BUT- After sixteen years of Portage Park life,'Nancy Knight has finally moved to Edison. Oh happy day! . . . The reason Virg Chmielowski is wearing that bandage under her nose is because she cut herself while shaving the other day . . . Ever try washing your hair with Dog Soap? That's what Dot Benson uses-good results, eh? . . . Pat Berg as happy as a lark because her Bob Miller made two touchdowns for Indiana in the 72 to 0 game . . . Is George Zima disgussed with life or did he want to be the Treasurer o f his division? . . . The Kappa Gamma what happy looks on permanent over those cut her hair or has Chi Sorority ran their Service Mens Party4Oh the faces of the members . . . Mary Kelly got a gorgeous natural curls . . . Does Ery Evenson it always been the same length? . . . I didn't know Joan Stark plays in a marching band . . . Could you help but hear Gene Nugent and Jerry Guth blowing their brains out with their trumpets at the game? .... :llarva Jean has quite a collection of names on her cast on her arm. WOULDN'T IT BE FUNNY IF WE SAW: Sue Harper with long hair? Kenny Tompkins without a bevy of gals around him? Kenny Olson when he wasn't tired? Marilyn Harsin with black hair? Earl Larsen when he wasn't worried about gas and tires? Dick Bergsund not drawing pictures? Georgie Dayantis with a blonde crew cut? 13 Knight's Knotes Seems Shirley Stryker is making a tidy little profit by selling slightly used bobby pins, salvaged directly from- the floors of a. well known building, to unfortunate victims. P.S. Her ceiling price is two for a nickel. Mlm Howard admitted that she would lower herself a whole sem- ester if she could, just to have her name in the Sophomore Column! Wanted: Some people with healthy appetites to eat the rest of the burnt popcorn left over from Junie Novalc's party Friday night. SEEN WHILE SNOOPIN' Shirley DuFraine and Blanche Luptak riding along Milwaukee ave- nue with the genuine hunk of man from St. George acting as pedal man. qThat bike will never be the same againll ' Bill Nerring courageously holding a baby mouse by the tail in division. Of course he'd be more of a hero if the mouse weren't dead! Did you notice certain sophomore girls swelling up with pride at the Taft-Roosevelt game, as their men went forth to the football field to do battle? Beginners Are Aggressive Our beginners class is an aggress- ive group. The Clarinet section is composed of the following: ' 1. Roelle Greene 2. Stanley Swanson 3. Harry Ilobrunz 4. Roger Wolfertz 5. Thomas Cook The cornet section includes: 1. Jennings Kirkpatrick 2. Richard Akin 8. Roy Wenzel 4. Richard Olsen 5. Don Hansen 6. Wallace Wilson 7. Tom Rowland 8. Don Padgett William Mcllvaine plays the bari- tone. Kenneth Kaitschock handles the trombone for this band. Roelle Greene has been rated as the most outstanding performer. Election Held at Next Meeting Miss Rogers has announced that the Senior Girls Club meeting will be postponed from Wednesday, Sep- tember 27, to October 10, 1944. The election of officers will be held at this meeting and refresh- ments will e served. Come on all you Senior girls, let's have a 100W attendance. 14 Rapier Awards Chair Charles Dappert, Wm. Mathews, Lorraine Rix and Wanda Nelson were the only students in any group to cover the required material. Dap- pert was the first place choice of the audience: Wm. Mathews was second with his sax: Wanda Nelson was third with her very fine flute work and Lorraine Rix was third with her clarinet. CLARINETS Charles Dappert ..., Best Performance Lorraine Rix .......................... 2nd Place Marilyn Nett ..,,,,,,,..... ......... 3 rd Place Richard Tomlinson .............. 4th Place Jane Parrish ..,....,..... . ......... 5th Place Joe Langer . ....,.......... .......,. 6 th Place Ray Kapfhammer ................ 7th Place Bob Wilson ................ ......... 8 th Place SAXOPHONES YVllliam Mathews ,... Best Performance E. A. Domes ...,..........,.......,... 2nd Place Clifford Ralmon .. ,.,... .......,. 3 rd Place Beverly Otters ...... ......... 4 th Place Gene NValker ......,.......... ...... 5 th Place FLUTE tVanda Nelsen .....,.. Best Performance Lorraine Reiff ...............,,.,... 2nd Place TROMBONES Dale Larson ...,..,..... Best Performance George Shearer ..,..,.....,...,,...., 2nd Place Norman Gloor ..,.. ...... 3 rd Place Albert Hansen .,...... ...... 4 th Place Rusty Rates Recognition CLARINETS Robert Peterson .... Best Performance Jack Moehle ,..,..,.,,,,,,,,,..,..,,,. 2nd Chair Virginia hf!1CIV50llItld c,,........t 3rd chair Richard Tholln ....,,,,, . ...,,,. 4th Chair Joanne Alitis ..,,,.,.... ,..... 5 th Chair Don Benedict ,,,,,.,. ....,.. 6 th Chair Rosemary Schick ...., ...,... 7 th Chair Thomas Hall .,.,............ ....,. 8 th Chair Mitchell Gojkavich ..,... Slth Chair SAXOPI-IONES Ed Hildwein ......,..... Best Performance Franklyn Miller .......... ,....,.. 2 nd Chair Arthur Meltzer ....., ,..... 3 rd Chair Ada Swajkart ..... ...... 4 th Chair Al Fuller ......... .... . .5th Chair BASS Fern Gentzen ......,... Best,Performance Robert Ploetz ...........l............ 2nd Chair TROMBONES George Bond ...,.,..., Best Performance James Cochran ........ ,..,.. ...... 2 n d Chair Marilyn Pfieffer ..... ...... 3 rd Chair Wm. Dopheide ...... ...... 4 th Chair Norwood Booth ........ Absent Rosalie Otters ....... ........ A bsent Taft Tribune Well, freshies, how ya doin' by - now? All settled? Found all your classes? Learned how to balance trays? Know how to get around your teachers? Gut your eye on some neat number of the opposite sex? Well, according to the returns, you're doin' O.K. Locker 1102 has been getting a lot of juicy news. Thanks-keep it up. Now for the choice gossip! Tireless Tooters Toot: o F Q3 S H 4 E ' 'N Pnoui' DS tx- aj-- Smaller replica's of many popular Taftites are now to be seen wandering around the halls. Don't miss Jeanne lf'oxvog's cute sister, Joyce, and that adorable little tomboy, Mary Christensen, is Wes Brownks cousin. Betty Lou Cross' brother, Rusty Cross, sure looks like her-but surprise-he's tall! When talking about slick chicks, you can't forget Gloria Cheli's sister, Ro. Ralph Petersen, that wolf you must have noticed, has a shorter program than his senior sister, Arlene. Wonder it Gene Nugent's cousin, Mert Trieger, can develop pictures as well as he can? Have you ever noticed that Dee Kane's sister, Amazon Kane, has one brown eye and one blue? Take your choice! And then we have those who have graduated from the lowly of the well known-or should we say notorious-Wally Rogers, 3A. The older fellas will be interested in this: Ken Gretz, 1B, can draw some mean replicas. Sug Esterquest sure can find her way around Taft. If she gets lost C?J she just asks some smooth fellow and the next thing you know-a date! Why do the boys call Marge Stegar, Geronimo ? And then, we have those who have graduated from the lowly freshie class and have attained the high position of 1A. For those notables we have: The Freshmen Kennels For a long time Dawn Tatge has been collecting for a hayride that never reems to come off. Pretty nice racket, huh? Everyone's wondering what has happened to the great Forrie Paddock -or has he calmed down now that he's a mighty freshman? ' Dale Lotto, whose weakness is Frank Sinatrzfs bow ties, prefers to keep his woman a secret. Arthur Biesenthal refuses to eat in the lunch room 5th period as his sister Ruth, 4A, also dines at that time. What's the matter, Art- S al'Cd your sister will tell on you? BARITONES u . WVITI. Rciff .............. Best Performance Dick Lawson ,,.,..,,,..,,,..,,,,,.,, 2nd Chair . Jack ci-Omer ..............,......,.... ara chair Amgng Intefmedlates George Stuckey ,,,,,,,,,.,,,,,,,,,,,, 4th Chair The intermediate band, though CORNETS Steve Napier ........., llest Performance smaller in number, conducted a stiff contest, too. NVm. Kalbas ,, ,. ,,,.,,,,.,,, 2nd Chair Bob Fues ----,----------------------Y--A--A Best Man Ken Henry t A t s'---s-- 3 fd Chair Bill Steinmetz .,..,.....,,,,......,.., 2nd Place Jack Ristow ...... ,...... t 4h Chair Leonard Bungc .... ...... 5 th Chair CORNETS Charles Amenta ....,.. ,...,,, 6 th Chair Bill Trunk ...........................,.. Best Man Robert Latas ...,.... ,...... 7 th Chair Don Ettinger ..... ..,.,. 2 nd Place Doris Rosendalc .,,,. ,..,.,, 8 th Chair William Baker ...... ....... 3 rd Place Clarence Mueller ,.... ,,.,., 9 th Chair Dan Hansen ......... ...,... 4 th Place Ralph Mueller ....,,... .,.,.,,, 1 Oth Chair James McCaffery .......,.,......., 5th Place Maurice Friedlund .........,,, 11th Chair CLARINET DRUMS Marion Heidorn Richard Stahl ...................... Bass Drum ' Snare Drum TROMBONE Marvin Meyei '.,,, .....,,,,, H ead of Group John Pokorney ........,........,.. Best Man James Keuer .....,...,...........,,. and Place The orchestra didn't think the TAFT TRIBUNE would get this informationg but we get around. Three cheers, intermediates. May you fare equally well in your com- petition in the xUDDer ranks, too. October 6, 19 Stolen Stuff BY BEA PASSED ME BY When nature passed out the bn I thought she said trains- So, I missed mine. When nature passed out the It I thought she said books- And I didn't want any. When nature passed out the ea I thought she said gears- So I asked for two large ox When nature passed out the noi I thought she said roses- And I asked for cl big red When nature passed out the l I thought she said eggs- So I asked for two big one When nature passed out the ht I thought she said beds- And I asked for a big soft When nature passed out the l I thought sho said lips- And I asked for two soft on Geel Am I a messl -Annonyx 42 lk Ill Question of the Week: Do you know why the little drop was so blue? Because his father was in the finishing a sentence. Jones Repora Ill It Ill How True You can tell the freshmen by grin and by their stare, You can tell the sophomores by way they comb their hair You can tell the juniors by manners and such, - You can tell the seniors-but can't tell them much. Phillips Jouri U li W A weary soldier lad had been Ing potatoes until his hands a Turning to a fellow K.P., he What d'you suppose that serl meant when he called us K.P. I dunno, replied his co-wc But from the look on his fa think he means Keep Peelin'1 Tuley Rem as at 4: Sailor: There's a torpedo ing straight for us! Lady Passenger: Gracio1 hope it's one of ours. The Harper Highi ll' tk lk Upper Classmen Advise Incoming Freshmen Do not worry, do not fret, Always remember, never forg Every genius and master mine Was once a Freshie just like I The Shore l lctober 6, 1944 Taft Tribune itudents Get Rates for Chicago Opera Special rates for high school stu- nts on Chicago Opera tickets have en announced by the Board of lucation recently. Five operas .ll be presented on consecutive 'iday evenings at 8 o'clock. They e as follows: Date Opera Cnsi :t. 20-AIDA fBalletD-Hess, Car- roll, Martini, Bonelli, Englcman, Lazzarl. :t. 27-IL TROVATORE-Milanov, Thorborg, Baum, Bonelli,Lazza1ri. JV. 3-CARMEN fBalletJ - Swart- hout, Carroll, Baum, Sved. Dv. 10--FAUSTfBal1etJ-Della Chi- esa, Baum, Pinza, Valentino. Jv. 17 -- RIGOLETTO - Antione, Pierce, Warren. The special prices are: MAIN FLOOR Per Sinfru- Opero tTax Included! rst 22 rows ..... .,.......,,,..,,.,.... S 4.50 ext 9 rows ..l............. ...,.. 3 .GO ist 9 rows ................... ...... 3 .00 FIRST BALCONY - lrst 4 rows ..........,...... .,.... 3 .60 ext 5 rows ................. ...... 2 .70 a.st 10 rows ....,,.............. ...... 2 -10 UPPER BALCONY lrst 8 rows ..............Y.................Y..v 1-30 ist 8 rows ..........,...,............l.......l 1.20 The lower priced tickets are be- g reserved for students until :tober 9th, No individual orders ill be accepted. School order with leck is to be received at the Chi- .go Opera Co. box office. Other 'iced tickets may be also pur- lased at the box office. 7ormer Taftites Star ,II Hoosier Gridiron If any of you loyal Taftites have zen following the Big Nine foot- ill season in the newspapers, you .ay have noticed in the Indiana U. zarting lineup one Bob Miller ,aying left half. This same Bob, is, for the in- urmation of the freshies, the boy 110 brought Taftites to their feet ith cheers and wild applause for is grid exploits in seasons past. ne of the keymen in Tafts' drive r the Northwest district league lampionship, Bobby is now giving ls time and talent to Indiana's ioosiers. After his showing in the ame against Fort Knox on Sept. i, in which he threw two touch- Jwn passes and also made some aautiful runs, Taft students can a mighty proud to have their star 5 the past making the future for ie Hoosiers a bit brighter. Another former Taft grid hero ow carrying the mail for Indiana Jack Congdon, remembered bet- er as Jocko. He is an end on ne second string. Wish 'em both good luck, Taf- tes, for although they carry the lgskin on college gridirons we will ,ways remember them as our Bobby and Jocko. Girls Athletic A Chosen Club of The organization of the Girls Athletic Association is composed entirely of girls throughout the city's public high schools. It started in Taft in Septeniler, 1939, with Deuel Rowan as President. Mrs. Walker sponsored the club for that term and the following two. That term it was composed of all letter girls, and accomplished a strong footing in Taft. In September, 1940, Pat Verhelst took over the seat of chairman. This Year, the club showed a series of motion pictures on the subject of health to the members. ssociation Is the Month They filled boxes with all kinds of needs and goodies for the Red Cross. ' Lois Duty took over the duties in January, 1943. During her reign the club sponsored the Books for Service Men campaign. They had intermural volleyball tournaments between the Gym classes with awa1'ds for the champions. The big event of the year and of the school was the King and Queen Bond contest. For each bond bought, a person could cast a vote for any of the contestants. They ran a dance to announce the results, l l In January of 1941, Eileen An- derson replaced Pat, and continued the Q-lui s upward climb. They start- ed the Freshies party, to make the litt'e ones feel more at home during their first days at Taft. The semes- ter of September 1941, to January. 1942 was a busy one, they again had their Freshie party, they made an attempt at a riding club, and each girl on the Board of Control wore a sign for boosting the sales of the G. A. A. membership. They began the Big Sister, Little Sister Idea, but it was never accomplished. as it required too much time and trouble. All this was done while Mary Jane Shirley was in the head office. In January, 1942, Wanda Fisher, sister to the President now, took over the office of chairman, and again the year was a busy one. They continued the idea of the annual Freshie party, started the annual Spring dance, and had a big splash party at which they invited five girls from each school in this sec- tion. They also ran the Junior, Senior Couple dance in the Spring. Came S-eptember, 1942, and Mari- lyn Izard became president. In her year the club began to do volun- teer work for the Red Cross. Doris Larsen went to meetings once a month to represent the organiza- which were-King. Medard Adam- ski, and Queen, Marilyn Fisher. In September, 1943, Florence Shirley, sister to the president of September, 1941, kept the presi- dency in the family, and carried on for another successful year. Last year January, 1944 to June. 15:44, Edith Wickstrom held the po- sition of chairman. During her time, the club continued the Freshie party and ran a Mother Daughter tea around Mothers Day. at the Norwood Park Field House. The book collection, of which 700 books, 243 magazines and over 5100.00 in cash were collected, was sponsored by girls of the club, too. This Fall, Miss McGuire is the sponsor again. Marilyn Fisher, 3A. was elected chairman, and Jerry Shramek, 4B, is the vice president. Betty Blagg, 4B is the secretary, while Alice Schiesses, 3A, is the money man, or treasurer. The plans made out by the Program for the year were Dolores Toleson, 3A, chairman. They are, the Freshie party, the Halloween the 'lunch periods, a dance during Thanksgiving skit for the Sophomores, a Swim- ming party for the Juniors, the Christmas dance for all, and a play day for the Freshmen, and last but not least, an ice skating party for the seniors tif it doesn't rainll 15' McCuaig Organizes Taft Fire Marshalls XVith the coming of this semester we find Mr. McCualg organizing another Fire Marshall's Club for the safety of the school. The duties of the fire marshalls are directing traffic through the corridors, checking all doors and windows, and assisting in main- taining order. As we all know, co- operation in such an event as a fire or even a fire drill is of the utmost importance. The Chicago Fire Department is going to inspect one of Taft's fire drills as to the efficiency of empty- ing the school under the pressure of a fire. For a school of our popu- lation three or four minutes is the amount of time needed for complete evacuation. To attain this quickly and safely, every student and teach- er should obey the fire marshalls. The bell rings three times to signal fire and then rings to sig- nify which doors are blocked by the fire. The traffic moves away from the fire unless otherwise di- rected. Fire to ten service points are earned each semester for the task of being fire marshall. Last week's call for Fire Marshalls was not as large might bc expected, so Mr. McCuaig is going to appoint boys in the a.m. and p.m. divisions. Come on, fellas, let's see you volunteer when he comes to your room! Honor Society Busy Nominating Officers The Honor Society held its first meeting on September 26, the Sth period, with .lnincx lVill presiding as temporary chairman. The first business was the nomination of new officers. The following nomina- tions were made' President-Rich ard Tholin. Iif'7 Il1f!I7l7l- Somfrners. James Will: Vice-pres. - Daniel Sw-hneirlcr. Lorraine Koehler, Doro- lhy ll'orl:mn1i. .Ull'l l07l- Lu11d.' Sec- retary-- Ronnie lVcirl1nf1n. H fl 2 e l Tfllf. -V'17'f07l- lfcrs. Marion ldriolr- son: Treasurer-'Pom Craft, Claire Sfarlr. Ralph Unrlxon. Wanda Rialli- crforfl. I.o1'1'n'i11e Weber, Marlice Iirllnner. The nominees are busy getting teachers rccomniendations as the election will be held at the next meeting. Purchasing a picture with Honor Society funds was suggested, This will be voted on also at the next meeting. Members of the executive com- mittee for each semester were an- nounced. They are: Mary Dalton, James Will-4Ag Carol Petty, Her. man Sommers-4Bg Norman Pelle. grini, Carol Simonson-3Ag Nancy Johnson-3Bg Jane Parrish, Har- vey Doenlland-2Ag Patti Knight, Jack Mason-2B. The ,group was entertained with two beautiful selections by the Morales trio. 16 Eagles Plow Under Roosevelt 25 to 0 At Winnemac Park By Lou Gibbs, Sports Editor It certainly does our heart good to see the good old Eagles get back in stride again. A beautiful 25-0 plastering of Roosevelt on Septem- ber 23, at Winnemac, makes us won- der if the team has had much of a change since '42 when they won the Section Championship. Every- thing seemed to work, and the Eagles could do no wrong. Starting line-up and summary: TAFT 25 ROOSEYELT 0 Lewnndowski ...... LE ,......,.,,,,,.....,,. Rich Mortonson ............. LT ....,....... Borowski Chapman.. ........ LG ....... ..,,.. I inplnn Kooken ..... ...,.... C ..,, . ....,.,..,,.... S legel Howland ..........,..... RG ,.,,...... Moskovltz Jackson ............,.... R'l ',,,, ........ R nslnkow Bamblni ................. RE ..........,...., Diemer Fortunnto ............. QB ,,.,...,.. ......... W ax Kero ............ ....... I .H ............,.... Snllson Bowen ......... ...,.,.. l KH ,,,...,.. .,,.. L evln Walker .........,.,...,,. FB ,,...,,,........ Argosh SUMMARY Taft ,,.,.......... 13 6 6 0 - 25 Roosevelt .... 0 0 0 0 - 0 Touchdown: - Lewnmlowski 2, Walker, Bowen. Point utter touchdown-Kero. It seems that the play of the day was the end-around. First evidence of this came early in the first quarter when right end Dean Bambini made it work for 25 yards to the Roosevelt 15. Before the boys in Blue and Gold ' could breathe again, left end Len Lewan- dowski pulled it off for the remain- ing yardage and the first score of the afternoon. The try for the extra point was missed, and it made the board read 6-0. Taft. Without letting up for a moment, Taft hit hard again andagain. Right away full back Bob Walker took a pass from Don Fortunate and galloped 50 yards to a touch- down. Kero promptly converted and made the score read Taft 13, Roosevelt 0. Soon after this oc- curred Lewandowski shot around right end for 45 yards and his sec- ond tally of the day on-qyou guessed lt, another end-around. After about two minutes of the third period John Bowen plunged over from the 3 yard line on a re- verse to draw the last blood of the afternoon. GAA Entertains Freshies in Part By Marilyn and Gerry Future plans were discussed last Friday among the enthusiastic fe- male Taftites. They've set the date for Wednes- day, October 4, which they hope will be a nice clear day, to go for a jaunt in the woods on horseback. Yes! The horseback riding club now has their' plans successfully Taft Tribune ,4' .. 60 00 9 I pifrv' oh- 0 -so ',.f-f 3 We -I VV SUEDE- GST IN THERE ---- - AND GIVE under way. Don't be discouraged if you missed the last meeting there is still time to join Contact Miss McGuire for further information a11d watch for future notices in the bulletin. FRESHIES ENTERTAINED The party given Wednesday for the new Freshies was a big success. Marilyn Fisher, President, wel- comed them into the G.A.A. and Gerry Shramek, Vice-President, gave an explanation of the awards including the Taft athletic letter. Refreshments followed the pro- gram which was given by Diane Neilson, Ingrid Summers, Muriel Trieger, Doris Storn, Pat Walker, Dee Toleson, Val Morales and Ma- rilyn Flsher. I Dolores Toleson, program chair- man, introduced the G.A.A. spon- sor, Miss McGuire, and Mrs. Walk- er, who is the head of the Physical Education Department for the girls. Dancing to the jute box com- pleted the party. Mmmm those new Freshies, they sure can jive!!! PHYSICAL FITNESS The Physical Education classes continue to promote physical fit- ness through strenuous activities. Lead up games to Soccer will be occuping most of the time for the next ten weeks. In the Health Classes the aim is to aid students to budget their time for balanced living, so that they may have time for the many obligations which their work, community and war effort require. HOPEFUL OF WASP'S While visiting Taft, Betty Nie- man, stated that she will soon make her first solo flight and is hopeful of joining the WASP'S. She was a former member of the GAA Board of Control and was very active in this organization. The present GAA and the Taft students wish her the best of luck. Re0 xfoui1 suoesrnmc-,s. . l :I F I Dr Q7 T 0 4 J Q rl' Q21-1.5 Aa f ' , um , , lllllll ll 5 llllllllll A 2-2--..-::::: by BILL FREY Like to take a trip through the boys' locker room? Well, hey then, pal, just follow the arrow and buy your insurance at the door 'cause you may as well plan on ending up on that cold, wet, tile floor. After slipping around the corner We see that 6 foot giant Jerry Melt- zer trying to find someone who will hold him up in front of the mirror so as to comb his hair'? Then. there's Dmznlu J.'u1'ph.11 and fr! Miillev' trying to find out who those girls are that keep pounding on the swimming pool door while Art and Danny exchange sign language through the glass. Why don't. you guys just open the door? Who is that girl that Hob 'tSuperwolf Walker was out with last Saturday night? Commando Donny Vrabec put on a. very interesting show for the girls during his gym period. Boy. was his face red when he got up. Strictly out of the locker room, we wonder how Babe Vclchcclc and Jean Dettmer enjoyed the Illinois- Indiana game down at Champaign but what Dick Bergsmul wants to know is Where did you sleep? In the Boy's or Girl's dormitory or maybe the Frat house? How many Taft rooters sang happy birthday to Bob B'l6dFl 71LCHl last Saturday? Happy birthday, Bob, although it's a few days late. What's this: Jack Rerlden and Ed October 6, 19 Amundsen Takes Ta In Grzdzron Prachce By Lou Gibbs. Sports Ed The best thing about the T Amundsen game of Septembet was that no matter what the come, it didn't count in the re books. By the way, the score 26-12, Amundsen. However, game proved invaluable to C1 Swerinsky. During the contest Swerinsky was able to pick out teams greatest faults, mainlg lack of line support. The line-1 TAl4'T 12 AMUNDSEN I ewandowski ,.,.,, LE .......... Hartal Mortnnsou .... .... . . LT .............. Wall Chapman ,.,, ,,,,. , DLG ........ .... A Stl Kooken ........ ....... C ...... - -- Ste' Howland ...........,,.. RG ..--.... ----- Z ill Swider .................... RT ....---- ------- R 0 Bnlnbini ................ .RE L.-.-v----- Johl l4w0l'fllllll10 ............. QB .----.-------. Pet? Kel-0 -,.,-,...,,,,,,,,,,,,,, LH ,...,,,,,.,,,. Gull, Bowen .................... RH----H N0 Stew WVnlker .................. -FB. ,..--- -------- - The most disappointing fea of the game came in a double A ure when the Eagles had two to downs called back in two min of play. This occurred in the quarter, and spoiled a 50 yard by Cliff Kero and a 25 yard thr by Dean Bambini. A few min after this sad incident Kero sci again, and it counted. Taft's o touchdown came in the 3rd qua and caught the Amundsen def fast asleep. Bob Walker, Eagle back, went over from the 25 I center screen play. At times we wondered how Taft line could hold up at all ui the terrific pounding it rece again a11d again. Amundsen sci first in the 2nd period on a ce plunge from the 7 yard line by half Jerry Gallager. As the last few minutes of first half ticl-:ed away, right John Lively of the Vikings scl on an R yard 1'lIll around left ilalfage-1' c-srnrerted and made score Amundsen 13, Taft 0. hack John Stewart went thru ceiitcr of the Taft line for a to flown from the 5 yard mar' little later. That tally coupled v the one made in the closing min of the game set up the final sco Amundsen 26, Taft 12. l FH, part of the mighty Taft 1 hall team. resorting to plaj touclitackle. And then there's J Tujnp. wlzo was standing on the 1 hall field in full uniform du practice last Friday night. Coach asked him what he was ing Pllltl Jerry, with that fara look, said. I don't know! The event of the week was the Indi Fort Knox game in which B1 Miller. a former Taft grid f scored two touchdowns. That big dealer, Taft Lon alias the general, is now in Air Corps and received his nc to report Oct. 3. Jael: Denny is also in the s. class, awaiting Uncle Sam. 24 Eagles Roll Over Waller High As Cliff Kero Stars By LOU GIBBS, Sports Editor Maybe it's luck. We don't think so-possibly just a good brand of football played by the Eagles. The score: Taft 28, Waller 6. The date: September 30. The place: Lane Stadium. After a first half that was just fair, the boys buckled down to some real ball playing. The line-ups and summary: TAFT ...... Lewandowski LE ..,..,.... Schooner Mortonson .,,..,..,. LT .,.,,,..,,t,.... .,Juek Chapman ,,,,,.,,,,,, LG ,,,,,, Richardson Kooken ,.,. .....,.,... C ............ ll lorrison Howland .,....,,.... RG .,,.........,,.. Scully Jackson .............. RT ,.,...... ....ee . Pape Bamblnl ...........,.. RE .,....,,,t Schaeffer Fortunato .,,,,,,.... QB ,,..,... Kuraiuoto Kero .................... I.-I-I .,..........,.,. Tiller Bowen ,,,..,,,,,,,,,,,. RH ,,,,,.,,,,,, Kneffer Walker ..,,...,.,.,,,., FB ........ Rodriguez SUMMARY 0 7 7 14 - 28 WALLER 0 0 6 0 - 6 Touchdowns: Kooken, Bowen. Kero, Ratchek ffor Bowenl, Rodri- guez. Points after Touchdown: Kero 4. Taft Tribune October 19, 19' thing in the first half was that Waller actually looked alive. They seemed to click and almost scored several times. SECOND HALF POWER DRIVE The Waller team made their plays work just so long, and then they might just as well have gone in and taken a shower, but not be- fore they pushed over a touchdown. It came on a pass from right half Kueffer to full back Rodriguez, who took it on the one yard line. The rest is history. This was Wal- lers' first touchdown in Lane Stu- dium. Comes now, the power drive. Right half Johnny Bowen cut around left end from the Taft 30, and didn't think anything of Wal- ler. Before anyone knew what happened, a 70 yard touchdown run was under his belt. Kero con- verted. Speaking of Kero, and what fan isn't these days, he also scored a touchdown. Cliff shot thru center and picked up 8 yards. Guess who kicked the extra point? CThat isn't the S64 question.l After a 74 yard drive, left half Ray Ratchek of Taft decided to take matters in his own hands, and made the last tally of the afternoon, with just seconds left to play. What-a-man Kero converted and made the final score, Taft 28, Waller 6. All of the touchdowns of the afternoon were semi-spectacular, the first coming when center Wal- lie Kooken of the Eagles intercept- ed a stray Waller pass on their 30 yard line and romped over for the tally. What-a-man Cliff Kero kicked the extra point with the greatest of ease, and that settled the scoring for the first half. The l1'1i0st confuzin but un-amoozin' TAFT FOOTBALL SCHEDULE TAFT vs. scntfnz October 21 - Lane Stadium TAFT vs LAKE YIEW' October 28 - VVim1emuc Park TAFT vs. SULLIVAN November 4 - Lnne Stadium Cadets Bow To Taft In Game At By LOU GIBBS. Sports Editor Delafield, Wisc. Q Off The General died at dawn, or Who stole the major's helmet, seems quite an appropriate theme for the plastering the Eagles gave St. John's Military Academy on October 7, at Delafield, Wisconson. All kidding aside, we saw 'a game between two fairly evenly matched teams, with the final edge going to Taft. The line-ups and summary: 155' I ,. 'ffl fi H333 1 and f ' ..::: The St. John's game broua many bits of gossip to the locl room mainly centered aror Jake's car. It seems like I4 Tompkins and Bill Dophiede sick on the way up to the gal We wonder from what. Paul Ax and Bob Walden hitch-hiked up 2 stopped off in Milwaukee. TAFT 12 ST. JOHN'S 6 Lewandowski LE Dickleman Speaking Of J9fke'S C312 Rich: Scholle LT Winter Paterson and Ed Erikson and l Chapman LG Waif Jacob of course are going to ca Kqjolgen C Mu,-1-ay over to Columbus Day. How ti Redden RG Linkman old Model A can take another bc Jagkson RT Hall ing is far beyond reckoning. llambini RE Stevens With all this nice autumn w Bowen QB Van Housen ther, Dick Williams and Mil Ratchek LH Headbloom O'Brien and countless others pre Kero RH Teas a hot shower after a freezing Walker FB Francis minutes of Gym. Boys, you - slipping! gl-lF.rl1o1fiv5s '.f.'.'ffffff...'.'ffff2333-12 James Jacobsen and he mf Touchdowns-Kero 2, Dickleman The first score of the day was made on a pass from St. John left half Headbloom to left end Dickle- man. It was a beautiful play that started on the Taft 30 yard line. Pretty quick the Eagles got down to business and Ray Ratchek, our Eagle left half, heaved a 30 yard pass to Kero who took it on the St. John's 30 and made the final score at the half read: Taft 6, St. John's 6. The climax of a thrilling afternoon came in the 4th quarter, when Kero rated all over the field on his way to a touchdown. Incidentally, the run was only 70, yes 70 yards. Ray Ratchek, playing left half for Taft looks to be fine material for next year's team if the St. John's game had anything to do with it. Snuffy scouted the Senn-Roosew game and got a detailed account Senn strategy. So the four sul strategists Red Jackson, Cliff Ke John Steffen and Bob Walker their heads together: and w' came out of this meeting was-4-v knows, maybe sawdust, maybe fine play. We'll see at next gal Basketball starts next Mond and Wally Mikos and Rusty Pei sen are longing for some of th scrumptious hair cuts - A. style, A. G. meaning all gone. We wonder who that cute ll' guy was who yelled hey, Rred Rob Jackson. From the color his hair one lnight think it W his brother. Tea for Two is the fad of I Chapman and Dean Bamblnl. Tl look so ultra-modern sipping th tea out of the saucer. GAA Has Fall Danceg D11 MARILYN and GERRY Ohhhh! Ahhhh! Isn't that pret- ty? I think I'1l get one like that. Mnimmmmmm! and that one too. These were just some of the re- marks heard in the auditorium last Wednesday, spoken by the female population of Taft, A style show, displaying the new fall fashions was presented for the G.AA. girls Everything from pajamas to over- alls, to formals, were presented, showing what the well-dressed high school girl will wear this fall and winter. Dorothy Dundcn gave out ith some solid entertainment by striking the ivories and Bette Shultz twirled her baton in a very tricky manner. The styles were modeled by the officers and girls on the Board of Control of the G.A.A.. They were under the direc- Style Show Succe tion of Edith Wickstrom and Dc Larson. INDIAN SUMMER IS HERE That's right! Indian Summer here and you know what tl means! Goblins, pumpkins, ta apples and dances! Speaking dances, you're planning on go to the Pumpkin Prance next Tu day, October 31, aren't you? 'l room will have that dim lool orange and black streamers stre about, the floor with a wax fin -so nice to dance on, the ji box really sending you with so hot jive or a good waltz: s above all, all your friends will there-everyone and his brotl almost! Say! This does sou good-in fact we can't walt. You Dositively coming? Fine, m you either 5, 6, 7 or 8 period the gym. Jctober 19, 1944 hterested in Music? Voice lessons have begun again ider the able guidance of Mrs. arest Holt Gross. Taft is very fortunate in having .ese classes as only a few of the rger high schools in the city have em. The Board of Education has nt Mrs. Gross, who is especially lalified for the position. She came Chicago from New York where .e had a wide profession in con- rt, opera and radio. Each year a contest is held among e High Schools which have asses. Taft had the honor of hav- g one of its students, Lesly Ro- nson come into the first division st year. She was presented to e Board of Education in a con- rt at Kimball Hall. Taft is look- g forward to having sei eral mein- rs in each division this Year. Re- .als are given regularly. They ve the students a chance to ap- ar before an audience. Perhaps there a1'e more students 10 are interested in these voice Lsses. See Mrs. Gross on any iursday during the first through 'th period in the Taft Trib Offivr' 017. Lessons are given every iursday from the first through e fifth periods. Discs by Doll 'La de da, da da de da. 'tis .tumn. Remember that song? vas a popular ditty some seasons J, but-it's on the way up again. is The Lamplighter's Serenade Sinatra. Thinking it over, there a a great number of old songs it will probably never die. The mortal Star Dust is one that ary record owner must have in possession, or he just ain't doin' :ht by music lovers! ! Po talk of the sweet songs of the V, how about 'tHis Rockin' Horse n Away by lovely, demure Betty tton? Truer words were never ig than There'll Be a Hot Time the Town of Berlin -when the nks go marchin' in. Bing and t Andrews Sisters do the vocal- tion. Huckleberry Duck , the me on the Spice of Life program not to be forgotten. The really l truly sweet songs are You yxot Remember by Phil Han- 1, backed by A Fellow on a rlough. This is also recorded Louis Prima, who does a much ter job. Sweet and Lovely by arlle Spivak . . . Forget Me Nots Your Eyes by Glen Gray . . . Learned a Lesson recorded by vrence Welk, now at the Aragon . and have you heard I Had a k With the Lord sung by my Baker? It really is a song songs . . .and still first on the Parade is I'll Walk Alone by rtha Tilton. . iope that I've covered your fa- ltes of the time-so until next ie, I'll Be Trilling Youll -Dolly Taft Tribune 23 The Taft Tribune Presents . . .Its Staif The Taft Tribune takes pleasure in presenting its staff. Starting with the bottom row, left to right, is Ramona Sahacki. Ramona was responsible for the Quake of the News in the Sep- tember 22 issue. We think she did a fine job, don't you? tdon't answer thatl. We told Mona that this Wouldn't get in the paper so please don't tell her. Next fn line, posing for the mas- terpiece. is Marva Blomgren. Marva was also busy as a beaver in the preparation of the Trib's last issue. tightrope walking. Oh, and by the way, she is one of the Trib's great reporters. Now, starting with the middle row, left to right, we see Bea Kor- bus, our exchange editor. Bea bor- rows bosh from other school pa- pers and puts it in ours under a column of the same name. Now we wonder why we picked on poor Miss Crippen the Way we did. Next in line is Isabelle Moravec. lssie owns the other half of the Spray lt Again, Please corpora- As we move up to the third, the top and final row we find, starting as usual, left to right, Marilyn Fisher. Lynn has been Vice Presi- dent of the G. A. A. for the last year and is now its president, be- ginning with it her sixth semester on the Board of Control. Doris Gilson's next. She is also a member of the swing shift, work- ing on the paper till all hours of the night. Haven't asked her her hobby or anything, but we think it is playing jacks with man-hole COVRVS. We're not positive of Marva's writings in the last issue but I think she was a page editor. tl hope we are not getting too technical! Now we have Pat Berg, who must be one of the big wheels in the Journalism class as her name ap- pears first in the list of reporters in the masthead. Could it be be- cause they are in alphabetical or- der? She does a fine job of typing, too. Fourth from the left in the bot- tom row is Sally Spider Webb. Sally holds the position of Assis- tant Editor. She supplied you with some of the football cheers in the last issue. All fan mail for Spi der's column can be sent to her' division teacher, Mrs. Lascher. Fifth in line posing for this never-to-be forgotten picture is Do- lores Klisch. Dolly owns a part- nership in the Spray It Again Please corporation. She is also a page editor, and just between you and me I saw her tearing out her red locks, at 5:30 p. m., with her page only half finished. Next we present Beverly Crippen, whose favorite food is ice cream and peanut butter mixed together, or something like that. Lee plays a good game of football, hockey and is not so bad at Cof all thingsj tion. She is quite a little reporter, and we do mean little. The next time Issie grows another foot, it will be the second time. Third from the left in the second row, we find Beverly Palm. Bev writes the Visiting Servicemen's column fno idea of oursj as well as serving as a page editor. Now we come to Dorothy Bowen. Everybody should know her. Her brother, John, is the one-man football team. You're welcome John, any old time. Now, Dorothy is just as good as her brother fhave to get someone on our side after all these digsl. Our next character is Dolores Commerford. Sl1e's the one who tells what some of Taft's slick chicks and sad sacks are wearing. Sort of a Maureen Daley, only on the clothing angle. Elvira Brooks, next in line, wrote that Tenshun Taftites in our last issue. She is also the creator of the Freshie Doghouse and writes the P.T.A. news. Quite a job for such a little kid. Next is Betty Pete Peterson. She's quite the Dealer, claiming as her title Editor-in-chief. We hear she is quite the typist and holds the record for the hunt and peck system. Well, well, look who's next. Pick out an easy chair, because this is going to be long. Since most of what we intended to say here has been censored, guess all we can say is that Evan Olson, alias Soup- sandwich is the rose between two thorns. Next in line we have Bill Roscoe Frey. Bill is the one who writes all that propaganda from the Locker Room. Wonder why all this news comes from the boys' locker room. Fifth from the top, on the left, is Bill Dopheide. Bill wrote all about the band and R. O. T. C. in the last issue. Bill, the musician and Dorsey are having a poll for the title, the man with the horn. Next to Bill is Patricia Klar. Pat is also a 6:00 p. m. toiler. One can usually find Pat with a ten by two steel bar in her hand fighting with lssie farmed with a pencil! over a. little thing like a. typewriter. Last but not least is Lorraine Shonicky. She must not be so good because her name appears last on the list of reporters in the mast- head. Again that may have been caused by the fact that the names are in alphabetical order. All kid- ding aside, Lorraine works like a beaver, too. We wonder why. ' .. ....v.,.. '22 Well, locker 1090 is really bulg- ing over with news. You lreshies and freshmen are really doing a swell job of keeping this column equipped with your bits of choice gab and gossip, so please just keep lt coming. Now let's delve into the business at hand. FQ3SHfE . 'N 'Pl-?Ox.fDS 0 tx- Ab-.--f Mary Alice tShortyJ Iwiner sure seat of her Latin class! Roe Oheli got off to a mighty good start by being only twenty min- utes late for her first class. We wonder when Bob Williams will grow tall enough to dance with. Just now, his crew cut tickles the girls' noses! Strange enough Betty Bryant doesn't seem interested in any men, yet! Have you boys discovered Lois DesRoches yet? She's really a doll! We're wondering if all Irene Dubois can talk about is Bob Gilfay. Who's that certain freshie girl with the southern drawl? And then we have George Wallace who parades around school with that little pipe. You can't possibly miss it! When a 1A girl goes out with a 1B boy, it looks mighty suspicious, but Don Hanson doesn't care. fThey should see us hard-up senior girls with our sophomore and junior dateslj Did you know that Horace Kephard came to Taft all the way from Klamath Falls, Oregon? The biggest wolf of all the freshie boys is Glenn Nolte who seems to get around the girls in a big way. FRESHMEN KENNELS 'Tis rumored around that Dave Pershke tried out for the football team just to make a hit with a certain Mary Louise Conn. Geraldine Oarrado who just came from Foreman has been trying to find out the name of that handsome brute fnamely Arthur Grunob who sits across from her in 9th period English. June Rand is now stepping out with a certain cadet iso she saysb from St. John's Military Academy. Hey-what's this hand holdin' business between Wilma Heim and Hugo Miller? ' Why does Marilyn Thonnissen's face turn so red whenever Dale Latto's name is mentioned? Is she that secret woman Dale wouldn't tell us about? Could be! And speaking of secret women-who's that little lady who called up Arthur Biesenthal the other night and wouldn't give her name when big gets away with murder in the back sister Ruth 4A asked for lt? One clever freshman came up with a little poem that goes something like this: A little girl in division 207 Looks just like she came from heaven Her hair is red, it matches her nose, Her name is Mldgey Twinkle Toes. Borrowed Bash by Bea Breaths there a girl with soul so dead Who never to herself has said This time I'm really going to try it- Tomorrow I shall start to diet. The Roosevelt Weekly Chubby Said the professor: If there are any dumbbells in the room, will they please stand up? A long pause and then a lone freshie stood up. What! Do you consider yourself a dumbbell? Well, not exactly sir, but I hate to see you standing by yourself. . Hyde Park Weekly Nom de Plume Old Lady: And what's your name, my good man? Convict: 999. Old Lady: Oh, but that's not your real name. Convict: Naw, that's me pen name. Sabin High Soldier: Hello Betty, can I see you tonight? Girl: Sure thing, Herbert, come on over. Soldier: But this isn't Herbert. Girl: And I'm not Betty, but come over anyway. Foreman News Geometry I think that I shall never see Triangles meet congruently Bisected lines are in my dreams And rays are everywhere it seems Ah me! Oh my! Oh my! Oh me! Why did I ever take Geometry? Twin Towers .,:.X Taft Tribune nmouuuuii ' f' R PORTGR by DEE and EM Why all the weeping? Don't let all those sweet remarks the fel- las made get you down, girls. After all, we get sick of dressing up all the time, don't we? Just wait, your turn will come. We're having a question about the fellas soon and you can all get your revenge then. Just have patience! The Question: What do you fellos think of the girls wearing your clothes? John Gillespie, 4B Don't' like it. You'd think this was Lane Tech by the way the girls dress. Cliff Netterstrom, 4A It looks all right at football games if they fit, but I don't care for it in school. Wayne Parker, 2B I think the girls should stick to dresses and let the boys wear the pants. Tom Leach, 4B There is a time and a place for them to wear boys' clothes and school isn't the place. Danny Kimblowski, IB It looks all right but why do they wear boys' overalls and roll them up to the knees? Don Duncan, 2B It doesn't bother me, but I don't think it's right. Perry Mehan, 4B The way the girls walk around here, a person would think this was a tech school. A girl looks a lot better in a dress than in a pair of overalls. Hank Calkins, 2B They look a lot better in their own clothes. Don Guderian, 3B I think they look awful. tHe wants his head chopped off, doesn't he, girls?J October 19, 194 Dick Williams, 4B Boys' clothes on some girls lo pretty snappy, but girls' figures 4 finltely do not belong in slacl Bow-ties look pretty silly on males, too. . Bill Hackbarth, 4B Girls look swell in girls' cloth' But I think they look sloppy overalls and flannel shirts. Ralph Brinkman, 2B No wonder you can't get ov: alls. r Ray Genisio, 3A It's OK on some occasions b sometimes they overdo it. Evan Olson, 4A I think some boys' clothes lon all right on girls but clothes su' as overalls, flannel long shirts al 'jobber jackets' look too sloppy. Don Gloor, 3B If they want to wear men clothes why don't they do men work? Bill Frey, 4A What would girls think if fell: wore Pansy Mae specials? fWl knows, Blllll. Bill Nicholson, 3A Are they so hard up that the canft buy their own kind? Sid Luckman, 2B They're nuts! Carl Schilf, 4B If the girls want to keep u their good looks all I can say l 'lay off the fellas clothes! Richard Pettcrson, 4B I think that the girls ought t stick to their own clothes. The look better. Dick Strauss, 3B I think it is a crime to see of the girls in boys' clothes. ought to wear their own. Jack Gray, 3B I think that some of the clothes girls wear are awfull Theg should stick to their own. som The boyz littli Say, girls, there is one thing the writers of this columl forgot. THERE IS A MAI SHORTAGE. Maybee we bette: heed the complaints, huh? 'Byi now! See 'you all in the Halloweel Issue! Hurry up and get all you: white sheets out, you spookers! '--ll Help Make Taft Rate With Chicago's Best . There is no better nor more beautiful school than Taft High. its building and grounds rank with the best in the city. The care and maintenance of this beautiful school is a full time job for a number of men. Just keeping it clean requires their full time. Any act that will mar the building involves additional men, material and money. Taft is the outstanding cultural asset of this community. Its care and appear- ance are your personal concern. Evldences of poor housekeeping tllttered lawn-bent goal postsy have a direct bearing on people's opinion of you as a citizen. Cooperate with the maintenance staff and impress visitors with Taft's fine appearance. In your relations with your teachers and your fellow students main- tain the poised, reserved attitude of good breeding that has long dis- tinguished the Taft student from the ill-bred, uncouth individual Who, because he knows no better, attempts to hide his ignorance with bolster- our noises and unbecoming actions. Assume a business-like attitude at Taft as we are conducting a school for the serious student and not a country club for loafers. October 19, 1944 Fashion highlights for the school :al this season center around chic lttle date hats-all sorts of tiny oppers, such as Dutch hats, berets. kloches and' sharp little creations nade from bits of ribbon and veil . . The prlzewinner is Barby Whit- .ier's black felt doll hat that snug- :les in her curls and is crowned vith a swirl of black veil and bows. VYTTTT SCOOPS FOR SMOOTHIES LLL.LLLLL.L,L.L.L.AL.L44 .J.A.LAA.A..L Bracelets, rings, pins, and neck- ,aces never seem to wear out their welcome and some of the special- .tles are I.D. bracelets. Have you seen the array of six that Ann Ellis ,s displaying on her left arm? It's really sharp. And just a llttle more unique than the usual friendship ring is Sugar Williams darling silver one, made of links surround- lng her finger with two shining hearts dangling from it- John ind Sugar engraved on them makes it very much more interest- lug! -For other extra specials, look at: Shirley Schodlbaur's E sk i m o head pin cozy in a hood of real lur . . . Sally Webb's wide silver ring sent to her from Africa with her name written on it in Arabic. CNo, she can't prove lt.J The two tiny gold baby rings Su- zie Schlesser wears on a delicate necklace chain. The matching set of nylon brace- let and necklace worn by Phyllis Fratzke. It is really different and pretty. The ring and bracelet set Bunny Brooks received from her Bill from Mexico. It is five coral stones- set in silver, encircling her wrist. Very very chic! Super Specials Well worth a ration coupon are laurel Perkins' perforated black suede flats, with the sling back. They're perfect for the dressiest of dates, and can be worn on casual dates, too. Another blue ribbon pair are Bette Schultz's sling back, black suede pumps, with a tailored flat bow to dress them up. All leather saddle shoes are showing again, in a few places . . . lJoseph's, Saks and Fleld'sJ. Some of the lucky girls to be sporting -them are Dolores Comerford, Mabel Henrlchsen, and Patsle Schmidt. Walking on Velvet The latest thing shown for you gals who are going out to trip the light fantastic with the big mom- ent are adorable bebowed dorsey cut heels in sleek velveteen. They come in black or brown and are ration free! o Emily Post Please Note Jackie Miller is glad he wears overalls to school. After all, what else could he wipe his pen on? Taft Tribune OVER A COKE . . . We hear that June Dunker and Pat Berg are ready to put on their own horse show . . . our sympathies to Ruth Droege, who hugged the dirt when her horse got the best of her . . . Betty Mueller and Ann Chris- tina happy at the news that Danny Mulcahy is safe and sound . . . and another new club has been formed by by Ev Olson and Bill Frey, the pass word ls PASSZZZZZTT! Cyou figure'it outy . . . is it true that Ruth Biesenthal is really a Junior Birdman, junior grade'??? . . . Lois Gates is so proud of her AAF bracelet that she received as a birthday present from her Ed . . . we found out, but keep this confidential, how Bob Yeaman keeps his hands so lilly white - he was caught using Shirley Schodlbauerfs Jergens lotion during Civics . . . imagine Doris Gilson bumping into t'Nan Hawks one minute and ROBERT TAY- LOR the next at the Edgewater Beach, that was too much for one eve . . . and we're wondering where Reid Riley gets that fitting nickname of LOVER fcould it be that table close by'???l . . . Adeline Benge polishing that Lawe ring she received from Jack Jespersen. They've been together for three months now!! . . . Seen and Heard While Snoopin'- i Seems that a small blonde sitting at table 5 has her eve on one of the handsome football players - wake up Dean! . . . Dolores Comer- ford drooling ever since a certain someone from Park Ridge came to visit her unexpectedly . . . Mona Sahaclri has that dreamie look in her eye everytime she thinks of Bernie coming home for a weekends . . . what's the attraction that keeps Don Lewis in front of the Times Theater so often??? . . . so Dick Stahl promised the Taft Basement a soda. foun- tain if he was elected for the gift committee . . . he got it, do we get it?? . . . Marilyn Stenzel, Jane Sorenson and Trudy Barak worrying over Mr. Osborns History Exam . . . It wasn't really tooo bad, was it??? DON'T FORGET, ONLY 65 MORE DAYS TO DATE NIGHT!!! PUS CH TTER - By Issie, Dolly, Lor WHO-WHERE-AND WHY? Which one of the Larson twins is Dick Tracy . . . why Blanche Lup- taclc is wearing that gold chain on her wrist every day?, Does it have anything to do with Jim Philip,ps?? . . . and who knows why Ken Tomp- kins and Bill Dopheide literally foamed at the mouth Monday night in front of the Franklin Blvd. Hospital . . . where did Phil Pershlce spend Friday afternoon . . . answer can be supplied by Claire Wildeman . . . what goes with that certain blonde De Loris. newly added junior from Schurz that goes with one of Senn's cute cheerleaders - Cwish I could meet a man from somewhere, anywhere!!J . . . could it be the men at Taft that made Dorretta, Domerty squeel as she flies into her all girl music class, I'm getting away from themlf' . . . and Arlene Szore and Marilyn Fisher are still talking about their wonderful time at the 0'Henry . . . just why has Audrey Cooper been named Gravel Gertie, ever since the St. Johns Game?? . . . can anybody tell me who the little man is in the 5th period lunch that rouses all of those beautiful fly un- discovered voices with his expert piano pounding? . . . and by the way, have you joined the birthday club yet? The whole football team serenades the lunch room daily . . . ON THE CAMPUS - - Syl'uester Snake at school scaring the girls Friday . . . Miss Beaver has an all boy division this year. She should have gotten to- gether with Miss Kellys girls, last year! . . . Phi-Alpha-Lamba hard, a hay-ride last Friday night, and the results were super. Marion Reese and Sugar Williams discovering an oil gusher during an experiement in Chemistry the other day . . . the window washers saved the day in those classes where the assignments were oral . . . who was seen chasing Harry Crawford around 308 division 'last Thursday? She claims he's her property! . . . Lenny Lewandowslci looking real grown up playing on his little pipe . . . a great musician he is! . . . just why does Dee Tole- son stand outside the Taft Trib office every day before the 8th period? We saw her holding hands with Ken Vanderlfoort Qby the next issue S shall be laid out at John V. Mayslj . . . and we also saw Bev Palm carrying the Taft Trib from her 1B semester around. Is she droolin' over the 14f10CZJ fellows to each girl, or does she still need the map to find her way around the school? . . . . 4 21 Knight's Knotes The Sophomores are really show- ing up in some knobby outfits this fall, so here are a few that really Joyce Merte's red and white ski sweater. Clt looks warm enough to keep the October breezes out.J , 'Nother ski-sweater wearer is Pat Tang-ner, who flashes a neat ma- roon and white job these chilly days. And don't believe Ingrid Sommer when she tells you she can't sew- 'cause there's her angel blouse to prove she can! Have You Seen Larry ll'alquist's luscious wool plaid shirt of red, yellow, green, orange, blue, brown, grey, white, purple and maroon? Or Alfred Christlanson's softly blending sox? CRed and white striped.5 He slips his shoes off in Biology just so his admirers can gaze with fond eyes. Herbie Hilgenbergts Air Corps uniform. fCouldn't be his brother's, could it?3 . Geri Bal:ula's cute yellow and teel plaid outfit of pleated skirt and sleeveless packet to match. Violet Mitchelfs ever-popular nubby knit of pink. And Harold Kolsky modelled the the latest thing in up-to-the-minute styles, wet shoulders, one rainy morning in his first period class. That's all for now-so long for a while- That's all the styles for awhile! And to those lucky students who are taking Biology, this pome is dedicated: AH, BIOLOGY Little bugs that flit and fly O'er the prairie flowers, It's for a truly noble cause I chase you on for hours. When you little bugs are caught, How happy I will be- For now I've served that noble cause, My dear Biology! Come and Get It Careless People, lend an ear! Up in little room 314 are oodles and oodles of things to be claimed by you. Pens, pencils, keys, scarves, umbrellas, books, and so on. Take your choice, no one else seems to want them. LOST A black make-up bag, lost at the beginning of the semester in the girls' locker room. It contains a valuable keepsake. Please return to Doris Hodous, division room 208 A.M. It was listed in the last issue, Doris, or don't you read this col- umn? A 20 ,. I! 1 K- ., Taft Tribune October 19, 19 Presenting the Teacher of the Month New G. L of Miss Mabel Berquist, one of the outstanding English teachers, came from Schurz to teach at Taft a few weeks after the school opened. At the present time, Miss Ber- quist is the sponsor of the Honor Society. The Honor Society has undertaken many projects. One was the sending of copies of the Taft Tribune. to the boys in the service last Christmas. The or- the ,granization is now considering purchase of a picture for room 116. Mifzs Berquist enjoys very much her contacts and associations with the Honor Society and its mem- be1's. Besides this she has three classes in room 108 where new ideas in progressive education are being tried. One of the new techniques is the planning of work by commit- tees, followed by library research and reports. To make committee work easier, movable chairs and tables have been installed in the room. Other new equipment will also be added from time to time. Miss Berquist has traveled exten- sively throughout the United States. Some places proved so in- teresting from a historical and lit- erary standpoint that she revisited them a number of times. She has also had the opportunity to visit Europe and Mexico. Her wish is to return to Europe after the war and see what changes have taken place since she was there. In her leisure hours Miss Ber- quist enjoys reading. At the pres- ent time she is extremely inter- ested in books with a historical background or dealing with the im- portant economic problems con- fronting the country today. She has no favorite author, but states that she just reads according to her mood. MISS MABEL BERQUIST Chicago, Miss Berquist's native city, has been the place where she has received her education. She is the graduate of the Hyde Park High School and the University of Chicago. She has also taken some work at Northwestern University. I appreciate very much the poise, the good judgment and the ability of our young people, was Miss Berquist's comment when asked her opinion of Taft students. We extend our best wishes to you, Miss Berquist and hope you will continue to be on the Taft fac- ulty for many years to come. The Tai t Tribune Published Biweekly by the Journalism Students of the 5' Wllllmn Hnwm-el 'I'nft High School , ' 5625 North Natoma. Avenue, Chicago, Illinois OCTOBER 19, 1944 PRICE FIVE CENTS Editor-in-Chief ........ Assistant Editor ......... Boys' Sports Editor ...... Girls' Sports Editor ...,.. Fashion Editor ....,.., Betty Petersen Sally Webb Lou Gibbs ..........Gerry Shramek Jean Love Exchange Editor ............................................................ .............................. B ea Korbus Reporters A-,-,,,..,,, Pat Berg, Marva, Blomgren, Elvira Brooks, Dorothy Bowen, Dolores Comerford, Beverly Crippen, Bill Dopheide, Marilyn Fisher, Bill Frey, Doris Gllson, Patricia Klar, Dolores Kllsch, Isabelle Mora- ves, Evan Olson, Beverly Palm, Ramona Sahackl, Lorraln Shonlcky. Cub Reporters .... Florence Egan, Priscilla Knight, William Miller, Betty Jane Pronath. Artists ----.,,-.,,,,-,,-,. ,,,,,,,, D ick Bergsnnd, Dan Schneider, Dan Vrabec Photographers ........ . ..... ....... H ertley Kopke, Eugene Nugent. Ralph S0880 Circulation Adviser '-'-'--' -.--,..,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, .,,..,,...,............. ................ M F . Blgler Editorial Adviser ........ ........Miss Hattie Marquardt Our Placement Counselor, Mrs. M. H. Farrell, thought that information on the changes of the Bill of Rights for servicemen W4 be of interest to Taftites who plan to enter the service, and so the T. has printed this special bulletin giving the particulars. WHAT ARE THE VARIOUS PROVISIONS OF THE BILL? ' The Bill provides for: Q11 Educational Benefits, Q29 Loan Benei Q33 Unemployment Pay Benefits, Q45 Employment Assistance, and Review of Discharge. VVHAT ARE THE GENERAL PROVISIONS QF THE EDUCATIOI PHASE OF THE BILL? , General Provisions of the Educational Phrase 1. A veteran tman or womanj is eligible for benefits if: a. He served in the active military or naval service after ber 16, 1940, and prior to the termination of the present ' b. He served for a period of 90 days or more Qexclusive of time spent unher the A.S.T.P. or Navy College Program whe the courses taken were a continuation of civilian cours The 90-day provision does not hold if the veteran is charged because of service-incurred injury or diability be he has served 90 days. c. He was 25 years of age or under at the time of inducl lThose over 25 may be eligible- if they can prove that t education or training was impeded, delayed, interrupted, interfered with as a result of going into the service. I ever, those who were over 25 at the time of induction be eligible for refresher trainingy d. He received a discharge other than dishonorable. Opportunity Given to Re-enter School 2. If eligible, the veteran may attend any school of his own cb approved by the Veterans5 Administration. This means alr any public or private elementary or secondary school, or college. It includes business schools and other educational training institutions, including industrial establishments provit apprentice or other training on the job. There is no restrict on location. It ls up to the school to determine ability to xi entrance requirements. The veteran may select any course- wl he wishes. Government Rewards Satisfactory Standings 3. For those who maintain a satisfactory standing in the sci the government will pay: a. Up to S500 for any ordinary school year to include cos tuition, supplies, and fees. This payment will be paid dire to the institution. b. Fifty dollars a month subsistence allowance to the stud or S75 if the student has a dependent during the period training. This amount may be adjusted if the student ex money in connection with his training. Time Factor An Important Element 4. The time factors involved are: a. Application must be made within two years after discha If the veteran receives a discharge before the end of war, application must be paid within two years after the of the War. - b. Each veteran is eligible for at least one year of train Generally. an additional period equal to the period of Bel in the war is also available. c. The period of education and training must be completed wi four years from the time it is begun. 5. Application for the educational benefits should be filed with nearest regional office of the Veteran's Administration or 1 the school which the veteran wishes to attend. The regi Veterans' Office for Chicago is at Hines, Illinois. 'ctober 19, 1944 Taft Tribune lesults O Bona' Sales Boom,' Total 81042107 Drchestra Iompetition Since the orchestra is mostly a inf: class, we did not have piano, rss or reed competition. VIOLTNS - A fce Dockweiler .,., Best Performance lph Carlson .............,......., 2nd Place bert Yeaman .................... 3rd Place 'thew Garnet ..........,... 2 ..,. 4 th Place rothy Benson ...... bert lrikberg ...... Did Not Compete Did Not Compete Miss Berquistfv Division Leads School Taft bond sales for last semester totaled S104,107.45. Acquiring the seat of honor for buying the most bonds is Miss Bergquist's division, the total being 513,318.75 Next in line and doing an equally fine job is Mr. Osbon's division: 39,401.50 was their figure. Third in line for honors is Miss Fink's division, whose grand total was 36,205.75 We have just three divisions who are under o.r. They are, rooms 121, 321, and 219. What's wrong? The war isn't won yet, no, not by a long shot. It won't be either, not until everyone of us does our part toward the defeat of our enemies. . The following is a list of the divisions and their totals: :al Morales .....,.,,. Did Not Compete bert Beck .......,..., Did Not Compete YIOLINS - B bert Remert ...... Best Performance mon Carlson .,.,.....,....,,.... 2nd Place .s Meyers .........,.l.. ....... 3 rd P18-Ce . Mae Siegel ...... ....... 4 th Place ' Dreleuss ....... ....... 5 th Place 'ce Crouks ....... .,..... 6 th Pla-Ce y Flynn ,,,,,,,,, ,,,,.., 6 th P12106 ,n Gilmore .......... ....... 6 th P18-Ce Qty Oboslo .....,,l,....,.........A 7th P1806 na Bartholomew .............. Sth Place CELLO gene Morales .... Best Performance 'rine Wolff ........ Best Performance fothy Bowen .... Best Performance BASS tllyn Loane th Ratzek aculty Feud Cn Lecently we have been informed t sulphur is not mined in Texas Sicily exclusively, but a new rce and process for securing' t valuable element has been nd. The source is no less than Sction of space directly above the asurer's Office and the process y means of pipes through which air is pumped. The source of' l hot air is claimed to originate Room 321, where a professor of ory diligently labors the major- of his time. rom the other extreme, we have u informed that many of the vile, lcious odors, emanating from the nistry laboratory are not the llt of experiments performed by budding young student chem-- The truth of the matter is L said odors appear when a. cer- . individual in the chemistry irtment has occasion to remove coverings of his pedal QWebster nes pedal as pertaining to feetl emities. 'eshies Stampede id you see the freshie gals rush ' to get a look at our George a when he came to see what going on at the freshie party 2. 27, 1944? Among the first to t the stampede to see the one only Geo. Zima were Elaine Denise Gemud of 117 p.m, and y Lol! Grotto, 117 also, W , Allen ...... 750.00 Kelly .,.......,.........,......,., ...,... S 1,706.25 Andrews .... 568.75 Kiley ............ 1,156.93 Beaver ........ 1,998.50 Lascher ..........., .... 5 ,081.27 Berquist .... 13,318.75 Leltenstorfer 1,743.25 Brady ....... 900.00 Lewis ............ 450.00 Brown ........ 243.75 Lino .............. 375.00 Bridges .......... 56.25 Luedemann 515.00 Buchwalter ..... ., 112.50 Lukens ........ 468.75 Campbell ........ ...... 7 87.50 Miller, R. .... 741.25 'Carleton .... 2,552.25 Mitchell ........ 406.68 Dahlquist ...... .. 749.95 McCa.lmont ...... 1,623.25 Deignan ......... 814.42 McConville ...... .... 4 ,787.50 Deven-ish ....... 1,900.00 Nelson .......... 722.50 Fink ............ 6,205.75 Ockerby ........ .... 1 ,532.50 Fox ........,..... 1,081.75 Osbon ......... 9,401.50 Galland ...... 477.50 Paulson ..... 2,250.00 Goldfeln .,.... 557.50 Perry ......... 1,715.43 Grant ....... 431.25 Puippo ....... 1,118.38 Grosser ,..... 753.75 Rogers ....... 836.18 Halverson .. .. 75.00 Ryan ......... 1,238.25 Holmes ............. ...... 7 11.62 Scanlon ..... 613.50 Holterhoff ....... ...... 1 ,509.50 Straight ..,... .... 2 ,146.25 Johnson, C. E. .... ...... 2 ,908.72 Teeters ..... 162.50 Johnson, M. ..... 206.30 Unscth ....... 1,950.00 Keech ........................................ 900.00 Vestal .............................,........ 420.00 If anyone wishes to purchase bonds for immediate cash, not with stamps as partial payment, see Miss Dempsey. Give the money to Miss Dempsey between the first and fifth periods. Bonds may be picked up the same day, between the sixth and ninth periods. Let's all do our part and buy more bonds than ever before. Back up our boys and bring them home in a hurry. QED. NOTE. These figures are as of the close of school. Some divisions have purchased bonds since the date these figures were postedj. Got Your Birth Certqicate, fohnnyp Every student in the Taft High School should have in his possession a birth certificate bearing the name he uses in school. If your birth cer- tificate shows a different first name, you should, urge your parents to go to a notary public to make a statement in his presence that, for exam- ple, John Jones and James Jones are one and the same person. This notarized statement is then attached to your birth certificate. In the event it is necessary to change the last name, you should contact the County Clerk's office of the County in which you were born. In Chi- -cago you would go with your parent to the Bureau of Vital Statistics, 2nd floor, 160 N. La Salle Street, where you will be given a Certificate of Correction to complete. This office will furnish all information necessary to get a legal birth certificate. Should you be attending Taft under a name different from the one on your birth certificate, please notify your division teacher in order that we may make the necessary cross-reference record in our files. Under an amendment to the Birth Registration Law, it is now possible to secure a birth certificate bearing the new name of the child, the names of the foster parents, and the date of birth with no reference to the fact that the child is adopted. The procedure is simple. Whenever a decree of adoption has been entered in any court of com- petent jurlsdiction, a certified copy of the adoption decree may be sent to the Director of Public Health at Springfield, Illinois, accompanied by a Statutory fee of 50 cents, and a request for a new birth certificate. 19 Junior Girls Elect Oflicersg Membership Drive Closed Hey, girls, lend an ear and dig the latest on the Taft Junior Girls Club. This is to put you wise to the fact that the Junior Girls have opened another semester here at Taft. Their first galysession, or busi- ness meeting, was held on October 18, in the girls' gym, during the 9th and 10th periods. The election of officers was the main business of the meeting. The results of the election will be published in the next issue. The club closed its membership drive on October 13. Miss Eleanor Mueller, the club's sponsor, an- nounced that although the drive was very successful, there is al- ways room for more. So all you third year girls who are not yet members, contact your division representative today and get your membership card. The fee is only twenty-five cents for a world of fun and activity. Below you will find the representative in your di- vision: 3B divisions: Arlene Weimers, 107 A.M., Doris Hallshrom, 321 A.M., Jane Kelly, 217 A.M., Haleen Meyer, 211 A.M., Jean Bottlemy, 117 A.M. Elaine Ruboyianes, 316 A.M., Betty Lou Hatot, 309 A.M., Audry Steiner, 301 A.M., and Phyl- lis Finlayson, 307 A.M. The 3A divisions: Bonnie Weid- man, 308 A.M., Shirley Lou Steis- kal. 219 A.M., Hazel Idle, 306 A.M., and Dorothy Workman 310 A.M. German Club Meets On September 29, the German Club held its first meeting of the semester. After a regular business meeting the president, Russell Woelffer, read from the history of Germany. A piano solo by Shirley Huntman preceded a showing of pictures and wooden figures from Germany. The next meeting will be announced at a later date. French Club Plans Its Activities for Semester At the first meeting of the French Club officers for the en- suing term were elected. They are as follows: president, Wanda Rutherford: vice-president, Ken- neth Yostg secretary, Mary Vettes. Various activities for the semes- ter are being planned. After sing- ing L'Aloutte and Frere Jacques the club was adjourned. Students desiring French Club pins should contact Mary Vettes, division 113 A.M. The next meet- ing will be held on Monday, Octo- ber 13. All former and present French students are invited to at- tend. . , ,.. .. 18 Taft's Alumni Return We could hardly let an issue of the Trib go by without telling you which of its alumni could not re- sist the urge to come back to Taft ,while on a. leave or a furlough. This time we have the following: A fC Bill Patterson strolling about on October 3 while on fur- lough from Colorado. Warren Schwartz, U.S.N., Don Martinez, U.S.N., Norb Klafta, U.S.N., and Warren Mehrtens, A.A.F. could be seen wandering around the building on October 5. The next day, October 6, Jim Allman, U.S.N., in from Great Lakes and Richard Slimm and Pe- ter Soby, both in the Navy and in from San Diego dropped in to see if anything had changed since they graduated. To see the servicemen at Taft on October 9, one would think the Yanks had established a beach head here. First off is Art Jungdahl. U.S.N. who has really been to some of the places he used to read about here at school. Among them are Scotland, Ireland, England, France, Africa and Palestine. Pvt. Arthur Koda, A.A.F., came back while on furlough from Mich- igan. Also in the A.A.F. is Bill Schnei- der, en route from Yuma, Arizona to Lincoln Field, Nebraska. October Visitors Many Everone remembers Bill CSax many Bornehoeft, U.S.A., who was back and looking tip top. Still going on the list of October 9 visitors was Gordon Hanke, U.S.- M.C., and Lenny Plkarski, U.S.N. Last but not least is Homer fBroken Army Lemke, U.S.N., who we understand graduated from Sig- nal Corps School at the University of Chicago on October 6. Hurry up and heal that arm, Homer, cause you're of no earthly good to the Signal Corps with a lame arm. That's all for' this time! Be back next issue. Remember Yourlfriends Please Write to Them There are a few former Taftites who would appreciate some news from their friends. If you have any spare time, why not drop them a line of two? Their addresses are as follows: Pfc. Donald Henderson, USMC 6th J.A.S. Co. 6th Marine Div. San Francisco, California AMM 3jc J. S. Bernacki UB-115, cjo F.P.0. San Francisca, California You can be sure our boys enjoy hearing about all the activities that take place every day here at Taft. They're always glad to know that their friends are thinking about them. Taft Tribune Gives Lofe As Prelude To Peace Another of Taft's graduates has given his life for his country, and joins the ever increasing rank of heroes who make this supreme sac- rifice so that America may remain free. Staff sergeant John E. Frey was killed in a B-24 bmber crash at Will Rogers Field, in Oklahoma on May 25 of this year. Eight, out of a crew of thirteen, were killed when the ship attempted a. crash landing. Jack, as he was known by his friends, entered the Army Air Corps in October of 1942 and rc- ceived his training as a radio oper- ator and gunner. Upon receiving his wings in November of '43, he came home on furlough and be- came engaged to Ann Elizabeth Porter of White Plaines, New York. He later married her in April of 1944. The squadron, in which Jack was, was a photo reconnaissance squad- ron. They received specialized training for immediate overseas duty. Surviving him are his wife, Ann P. Frey: his mother, Ada T. Frey, and brother William, who is a senior at Taft. Jack and all the l John E. Frey other boys who gave their lives shall not be forgotten in the years to come for theirs is the prelude to a new life in peace and liberty. Ringer's Education Continues Service Makes Don Wiser Nestled within one of the big bags of mail that is received daily at Taft was a letter from a certain private, stationed at Camp Rucker, Alabama. Since he has entered the service, he has become a much wiser lad and he really has a great fondness for the Infantry. If any of our Taftites would care to correspond with him, his ad- dress appears at the end of his letter. Dear Sir: I just wish to thank you for your letter and'the edition of the Taft Trib, which I received some- time just before summer vacation. Thank you very much. I finished basic training at Camp Blanding and was hoping to get my delay in route before school let out but I got home the 9 of July. Even though I missed seeing Taft, you can be sure I was glad to get home. Chicago is still the best town I've seen. From my delay en route I joined the 66th Inf. Div. in Alabama where I am now. I'm writing this letter in my pup tent as we are on a month of maneuvers. I received the Taft Trib of Sep- tember 22 and you can bet I'll wear that out until I receive the next one. Just one of those papers bring back four years of pleasant memo- ries. The need for a full education has only been stamped more deeply in my mind and each and every day. cases arise in which we see the absolute need for additional mind training and development. Thanks to America we have the way but the will and the foresight as to the need of it seems too far away when the ay is clear. Yes, sir, I think the Army has done a lot for me. In the first place, I've gained weight but most of all I've learned to appreciate the things that I have always taken for granted and if, after the war, the G.I. Bill of Rights turns out to be more than just a piece of paper with writing on it, I'm going to use it to further my education and I think my mind is set on law school. That, Mr. Hoefer, is about the way I see things from a private's point of view. I still say the In- fantry is the branch of the Army, but of course, we all work as one big team and then too I'm preju- diced. But they say we are Queen of Battle. I especially liked the articles in the paper about the servicemen and the things the alumni are doing. I was also glad to hear that the football team is holding its own. I guess that is about all. I sure hope I can get home to see a few of the friends and teachers I had. I remain respectfully, a much wiser lad. Donald G. Ringer 36903793 Co. A-263, A.P.O. 454 Camp Rucker, Alabama. . October 19, 19 Clue from Paper A friend in need is ll. fri indeed, and Mr. and Mrs. A. 1 branson of 6453 Neva, are ind grateful for their Hungarian b friends who live in this coun Their son, Bob Gulbranson, a l' tenant in the 15th Air Corps Italy, was reported missing al a raid over Hungary, July 27. Th friends recently received a Hung ian newspaper which told of American pilot who had hailed 1 in that country and is being h as a prisoner of war. Everyth' in the story, even the desbript' of the pilot as being unusually I the is 6 feet, 4 inchesy indica' the possibility he might be th SOD. Bob, who is the first pilot or B-24 had been in Italy since Jw 3, and had been on a bombing n' sion almost every day from i time he landed until he was ported missing. The first letter received fri him was dated July 26 and d cribed a landing in which t plane llmped back with 300 hol made by bullets and flak. Bob graduated from Taft in 19 and while here excelled in bask ball. After graduation he work at the Pittsburgh Glass Compa: until he enlisted in February 194 To Mr. and Mrs. Gulbranson, ' express our deep desire that th will soon hear from him and lea of his well being. -- ltii . 'Kup' Sends Greetin Klip, our friend and form football coach, recently sent grel ings our way. Most of us rememb how he started our football tea up the ladder of success and ho he led them to victory. Kup now a lieutenant in the Army A Corps. In a letter which he sent ' Mr. Hoefer, Lt. Kupcinet state I've heard from a number of or Taft boys, many of wlioin are ove seas. It seems that Harry Alth: mar and Norman Janis were st: tioned across the road from eac other and a. mid-Pacific islann Imagine landing on a small islan and running into a high school pa As any good sport and geutll man would do, Kup paid a con pliment to Mr. Swerinsky, the pre: ent coach of our football tean Again he stated that Hfootba' teams arc not made in one seasor and if Taft has a had year or tw: it won't be his fault. If any of our Taftites are intel ested in corresponding with ou first favorite coach, they can writ to him in care of- Hqs. 333rd Bomb Group CVHJ Dalhart A.A.F. Dalhart, Texas. frotect Home Front 'revent Those Fires The Fire Prevention Assembly in le Taft auditorium on Monday, :tober 9, was given in order to ark the beginning of Fire Preven- Jn Week. The Pledge of Allegiance and- nging the National Anthem by .e audience started the pro- 'am. Then the Taft Theatre Or- lestra, conducted by J. C. Rapier ayed American Patrol, after hich a vocal selection, Keep the ome Fires Burning was given by esly Robinson. Tom-Craft, chairman, then ln- 'oduced the main speaker, Fire- an Ryan of Norwood Park Fire tation, who explained to the stu- ants that this week was chosen as ire Prevention Week, as it is le anniversary of the fatal Chi- Lgo Fire.. He then went on to all the students how they could elp prevent hazardous fires and ccidents caused by carelessness. 'his carelessness he spoke of has Jstthe United States, 5400,000,000, nd 10,000 lives in a year. Some measures of fire preven- Lon that Mr. Ryan pointed out re: 1. Disposal of rubbish Qoily ags, etc.J, 2. Checking of electri- al wiring and appliances fespec- tlly Christmas tree lightsb, 3 Care u handling, matches, cigarettes nd naphtha. In conclusion Fireman Ryan made a plea to every student to e more careful and to help reduce he number of fire casualties. .After the talk, the theatre or- hestra entertained students with Iopular selections until the bell ang. Trib Sales Soar P.M. Divisions Lead School The students at Taft bought 1900 tapers the first issue and 1800 the .econd issue for a total of 3700 Taft Prlbs. This is the most papers sold n consecutive issues ever re- corded., Following are the 40 or wer divisions: Division Business Room Managers ll3 A.M. ....... Estelle Long l17 A.M. ....... Mary Napier l10 P.M. .... .......... Lo uis Hilper B16 P.M. .... ....... N ancy Robinson B21 P.M. .... .,...... M arilyn Olson B01 P.M. ....... B arbara Heckle 507 P.M. .................. Betty Madsen 512 P.M. .................. Joan Guinand There may be some 100 per cent livisions that have not been listed, but this is still a poor percentage. These figures make the A.M. di- visions look as if they were stand- lng still in comparison with the P:M. divisions. What's wrong with the divisions not on the list? How about it? Let's get on the ball and have 100 per cent throughout the school. ri UB Vol. XI. No. 3 Taft High School, Chicago, Illinois October 19, 1944 Fellow Artists Hear Taft Madrigal Singers On October 10, the Madrigal Sing- ers of the Taft Girls' Chorus ap- peared on a program sponsored by the Junior Artists of the Chicago Artists Association. The three numbers sung for the occasion were: In These Delightful Pleas- ant Groves, Weep, O Mine Eyes and Come Again, Sweet love. Each of the three selections was composed of four singers: Jewel Okon, Marilyn Roesch, Joan Gil- more and Eunice Ringquist rep- resented the first sopranosg Lesly Robinson, Jean Love, Jane Fell and Charmaine Forsland made up the second sopranosg and Val Mo- rales, Mary Helen Smith, Hazel Idle and Dolores Snow composed the alto section. All the Junior Artists participat- ed in the event which was given in the Fine Arts Building. ,, Numerous Problems Confront P.T.A. I The second P. T. A. meeting of the term was held in the audito- rium cn September 18. Mr. Hoefer spoke on New Demands Upon Edu- cation and held the attention of all who were present. Chairmen for the various committees were intro- duced and with such a fine selec- tion the organization should really be able to exceed itself this term. After the business session of the meeting the talented Morales', con- sisting of Val and her twin broth- ers, Eugene and Rizel entertained the group with several musical selections. Because of the number of new members and the money turned in, it is easy to see that the P. T. A. is really going over the top. Student Council Revises Old Rating Schedule Attention Student Council mem- bers! Starting this semester you will receive more service points for your membership in the council than you previously did. Following is the new schedule: President-15-20 Other officers-10-15 Committee members-4-10 Room Representatives-2-4 At the end of the semester, only the officers will have their point award slips signed by Mr. R. Mil- ler, sponsor of the council. All other delegates receive their points from their division room teachers. If you want your full credit for the semester, come to every meeting and take an active part in your student government. TAFT MAKES Koehler Brings Taft Glory All due praise goes to S 2fc Ken- neth R. Koehler, Taft graduate of '43, who was one of the seven clhosen from 120 applicants for V-12 training. To quote the Navy newspaper, The Bluejacketz In order to be selected, the men had to meet rigid physical require- ments, officer-like qualifications, high scholastic standings and they had to have high grades of the V-12 test itself. The boys selected were very strong candidates, and made unusually high scores on the tests. They will be called at vari- ous V-12 units to begin their work on November 1 of this year. If given his choice of the V-12 schools, Ken will undoubtedly choose the University of Illinois, where he completed one semester before his induction into the Navy. Lots of luck and our congratula- tions go to you, Ken. Keep up your fine record! Brooks Heads Senior Girls The second meeting of Senior Girls for this semester was held at the Norwood Park Field House on Wednesday, October- 10. Miss Rog- ers suggested that the club should make scrapbooks containing car- toons, and crossword puzzles to send to the servicemen. This was agreed to by all. Election of officers was held. Re- sults are as follows: Elvira Brooks, president: Doris Johnson, vice president: Kay Flynn, secretaryg and Jeanne Foxvog, treasurer. A refreshment committee was also choosen. They are Jackie Grotte, Chairman, Bev Crippen, Doris Lar- son, Jean Love and Charlene Samuelson. Ambitious Students Earn Their Sheepskins While most of you kids were leading a life of leisure or work- ing this summer, other Taftites were slavlng over the books. Some did this so they could enter col- lege in September, others so they could go into Nurses Training, some to go to work, and, of course. some were 1A in the draft. Those who have received their diplomas from North Park College Summer School are: Henry Bieber, Jon Ekdahl, Howard Erickson, Frances Evanicki, Shirley Fager- son, Hugh Fitzgerald, Shirley Gutz- man, Gladys Kakat, Carol Osten, Richard Rahn, Theresa Schmidl, Dolores Schroeder, Erwin Wieden- heft, Elsie Wodrich, Edith Mauch, and Donald Schelberger. THEM LAUGH Council Makes Scrapbooks They want them, even if you don't think they do! SCRAP- BOOKS! That's what the Student Council is trying to make, SCRAP- BOOKS, that's what I mean. Every fellow in service, no matter if ln freezing Alaska or in a. fox hole in the South Pacific, has time for a laugh-and that's just what we want to give them. These fellows like to see jokes and read stories just like you and I: but they can't have them unless all of you will help get this material together. If every one of you fellows and gals would bring in a joke and a story each day up to and including Fri- day, October 27-which is the dead- line, we'd make this drive a suc- cess. You can do it, it is IM- PORTANT. If you want your brothers, uncles, sweethea1't, or friends to know you're doing all you can, get behind this with ,ALL the material you can spare. This material which should ln- clude such as stories, jokes, colored pictures, etc. must be given to your division Student Council represent- ative and he, in turn, will bring them to Room 213. Start collect- ing! Give, gang, those swell guys out there want to laugh now, and it is your duty to see thatgthey keep laughing until this whole struggle is over and they come back home. Homecoming Dance Held At Taft Tonight Got a date for Friday, October 20? If so, bring 'em to the Home- coming dance at Taft. In case you fellows haven't got a date, just toddle over to Taft for a gal-a eve- ning of music and dancing. Girls! ! remember leap-year is coming to an end, so catch your man at the dance, now. This dance is not only for the students of Taft, but for the Alum- ni, too. So come on Alums, just because you have graduated is no sign you should forget your Alma Mater entirely. Revllve some of the old school spirit and help Taft make this dance a success. CALENDAR Oct. 20-Social Dance fliomecomlngl 0ct.24,25-Portraits for Seniors Oct. 25-Senior Girls' Meeting 014.27-Social Dance Oct. G.A.A. Hallowe'en Dance Periods 5, 6, 7, 8 Nov. k'I'nft T1-lb Out Soluble and Gab Tor unior Girls The Junior Girls held their first :ab-session of the semester on ednesday, October 18. The girls' 'm, used for the gala occasion, is well filled as the attendance lmbered approximately 150. Miss ,eanor Mueller was the sponsor ,nd has been ever since the first lnior Girls' club meeting at Taftl. iss Mueller introduced the repre- ntatives from the third year di- sions. Those members 'who were u for office were then made ac- lainted with the girls and the ,llots were passed. These import- lt bits of paper then were placed curely in the various boxes that ad, President, Vice-President, ecretary and last, but not least, 'easurerf' Here are the results II know u're dying to knowljz President, annie Weidmang vice-president, ,sie Schiesserg secretary fcor- spondingb, Eve Stanleyg record- g secretary Joyce Bjernsen: easurer, Evelyn Fisher. Due to a tie for the office of cretary two appointments were cided upon. This was followed the refreshments for which the nior Girls' club is famous. The licacies consisted of delicious do- ts, yummy chocolate cookies, d orange pop to top it all off. isic was supplied by the ever- idy juke-box with some of the ls cuttin' a 'neat rug, The :eting was adjourned after the ll for the eleventh period rang. ,e three hundred girls who are embers of the club, hope to have ur whole-hearted support, as they aft Triloun Vol. XL No. 4. Tall High School. Chicago. Illinois November 2. 1944 Seniors Discuss Plans For Scholarships Interesting indeed was the Schol- arship Meeting which occurred on Friday, October 13 during the second period in room 106. Vital information pertaining to the schools which offer scholarships was given by Mrs. Farrell. The June graduating class of '44 won a total of 36 scholarships. However, several of the students received more than one award. The number of scholarships awarded in Febru- ary are few in comparison with those that are available to June classesg therefore the chief objec- tive at present is to select the school one is most interested in and send for an entry blank. The following is a list of schools which have awarded scholarships to Taft students during te year: Albion, Beloit, Carelton, Illinois Institute of Technology, Indiana, Kalamazoo College, Knox College, North Park, Northwestern, Purdue University, Rosary, St. Therese and West Point. Don't forget to secure vital in- formation about the school which you would like to attend. You may go up to room 304 and read the catalogs which are available there or, if you prefer, you may go to see Mrs. Farrell about obtaining in- formation from the teachers' coun- ve had in the past. ciling P00111 in 116- Vroslz-Sophs Deserve Recognition Taft did herself justifiable in the 5 would. The grand total of paper s needless to tell you all you bright paper drive, just as we all knew collected was 11,700 lbs. Of course Taft students that this is just 300 . short of 6 tons. Our last paper drive netter us 11,444 lbs. So, you e, we're getting better. Juniors and Seniors, with the exception of Ted sys, hide your heads in shame. Here's the reason why. The two mple who brought in the most paper were Arthur Werdebough, 1A, from ss Beaver's division, and Barbara Keenan, 2B, from Mr. McCalmont's 'ision. Arthur brought in 1,250 lbs. and Barabara brought in 1,150 . Then came a 4B-Ted Cleys, fMrs. Dalquist's divisionj who amassed b lbs. for the drive. Phe committee would like to thank all who brought paper. They would e to say that, They knew Taftities could do it. The following seven people in addition to Arthur Wardebough, Bar- 'a Keenan, and Ted Cleys, will receive tickets to the remaining foot- l games of the season. Louis Phoenix 3B Connie Stiller 1A Dave Koukol ' 3B Ingrid Sommer 2A Florence Zaroski 2B Patricia Doyle 1A Ruth Runzel 3B Ryan 550 lbs. Cambell 403 lbs. McGuire 302 lbs. Fink 300 lbs. McCalmont 252 lbs. Palermo 250 lbs. Straight 221 lbs. The committee hopes that the above mentioned recipients will enjoy se coming games. Furthermore, the committee was pleased to hear :n reports, that those who received tickets, to the Taft-Senn football ne felt amply repaid for their work. Floss Helps Save Thirt Lives Town Meeting Talks On Economic Control Should there be a planned and controlled economy in the post-war era. This was the question to be discussed at the town meeting on October 13. The meeting was opened by the presiding chairman, Norman Pelle- grini, who introduced the guest chairman, C. W. Pettegrew, who in turn acquainted us with the par- ticipants. These were Marion Doem- land, James Will faffirmativej and Charles Bartz, Arleen Johnson fnegativel. The affirmative side of the ar- gument was upheld by the state- ment that the mineral resources should be preserved because too many men would be using these and other resources purely for the purpose of making money. Educa- tion should be enforced, so that people who have the right to vote will be able to fully understand this democratic privilege. A very good definition of economics was given. Economics is the science of production, distribution and con- sumption of all goods. Bartz said that there should be a certain amount of government or private control. The purchasing power of the people should be kept up thus letting industry think for itself. Arleen Johnson stated that planned and controlled economy would involve a lot of red tape that would otherwise be unnecessary. There is a natural law of supply and demand that has to be met If research is to continue in sci- ence, industry, chemistry, etc., we could not have this sort of an economy, as it would undoubtedly stint progress in research. Several questions were then ad- dressed to the negative side. One viewpoint was that, If we have a planned and controlled economy and the like, it will eventually lead to communism. Perhaps you have seen some of the students out in the fields with large orange bags nearby the school. Perhaps you wondered just what was happening. They were, for your infomation, students of the biology weed pods ganizcd by istration to classes gathering milk- for the campaign or- the War Food Admin- collect 1,500,000 pounds of milkweed floss for the armed services. This floss is used in life jackets, life belts and other sim- ilar equipment. This collection was urged on further by our students who brought pods from the vacant lots of their neighborhood. Sixty regulation containers is- sued by the Cook County Milkweed Pod Collection Committee, were filled by Taftites. Considering the light weight of the pods, and the number of pbds it took to fill a regulation container, our effort to help this great cause was not in vain. The Salvage Committee, which directed the collection here at Taft, was very well pleased with the re- sults for Taft's contlribmtion of milkweed pods which will be con- verted into thirty life jackets. The committee also gives their thanks for the fine co-operation shown -by the biology department as well-as that of other students - both at Taft and neighboring schools. Taft's faculty and students wish to extend their deepest sympathy to Miss Mary F. Ryan, on the recent loss of her mother, Mrs. Johanna Ryan. CALENDAR FOR NOVEMBER Nov. 3-Social Dance ' Nov. 7-Election Day Nov. 10-End oi Second Quarter Nov. I0-Social Dance Nov. I3-Tag Day Nov. 16-Taft Trib Ou! Nov. 21-Paper Drive Nov. 23, 24-Thanksgiving Holi- days. y B 26 uarterly Honor Roll Is Smallg Many Fail To Meet Qualifications All you guys and gals had better get in the groove and dig into those tattered pages of Shakes- peare, and the like. These stu- dents have removed the cob- webs which undoubtedly thrived throughout the summer. Accredited with either three S's and one E or better are: A. M. Lascher- Mary Dalton Marian Doemland Dorothy Ettinger Nelson- Betty Jane Thompson Puippo- Nona James Straight- Marian Erickson EveningProgram Given b P.T. . The Fall Festival of the Taft P.T.A. was held October 16 at 8:00 p.m. in the school auditorium. The program opened with the pre- sentation of the colors and the singing of the National Anthem. Immediately after the colors, a short business meeting was held. Then the Girls' Chorus, under the direction of Mrs. F. Lino sang three Victor Herbert selections, Sum- mertime, Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life, and Romany Life. A Town Meeting discussion on Economy was the next event of the evening. The Physical Education DeDa1't- ment presented two dances given by the girls of the gyln classes. The first was the square dance under the direction of Mrs. Gladys Paul- son. The second was a polka di- rected by Miss McGuire. Accom- paniment was furnished for both dances by Val Morales. A novel tap solo was then given by Jackie Shay. Mr. J. C. Rapier then directed the Taft Theatrical Orchestra in sev- eral popular selections. The meet- ing was then adjourned and re-' freshments were served in the cor- ridor outside room 106. ,l,i.li...-. French Club Combines Business With Pleasure The French Club held it's second meeting of the semester on Mon- day, October 23. During the short busines meeting, ways and means of raising funds to help the social room were discussed. Miss Luede- mann then directed the entertain- ment which followed. Two French songs were sung, Le Canard and L'Alouette... After this a game called Les Partraits was played. The next meeting of the French Club will be held on Monday, No- ember 6. All present and past stu- dents of French are invited. f Taft Tribune Phyllis Finlayson P. M. Campbell- Margaret Whittier Charlene Corrin Grant- Virginia Josephson Johnson- Lois Knapton . Richard Schwenderman Jean Walker Lino- Daniel Hansen Palermo- Patricia Doyle Nancy Robinson Marilyn Thoennissen R. Miller - Lois Williston Laurel Halleen Jean Kipling Give! Needy Children Are Depending on Your Generosily On Monday, October 23, the di- vision managers began to collect 25c from each member of their division. This money will go to help fill the treasury of the School Children's Aid Society, whose pri- mary function is to clothe the less fortunate youngsters who are too young to earn their own keep. This campaign has, so far, been very successful at Taft as in only two and one half days we have received a total of 350.00 from the nineteen divisions that have thus far con- tributed. Those divisions that lead are: A.M. 113 f4BJ, 217 f3BD, 317 CZBQ and P.M. 110 q1BJ, 217 f1BJ and 312 f1B3. ' Beep or Weep,' Your Divzsion Holds Answer Again Taft has come through well over the top. The Community War Fund Drive which was just recently brought to a close was represented very well by the Taft High School. On a whole the divisions did well, except for a few lazy ones as you can pick out easily from the following list: A. M. Div. Amt. 105 .,.......... 551.50 106 107 110 113 117 .............. 3.06 201 .............. 0.00 213 .............. 3.45 215 .............. 2.12 206 ............ 10.46 207 .............. 5.25 208 .............. 2.04 209 .............. 2.88 210 .............. 2.25 211 .............. 3.07 217 .............. 1.22 219 .............. 2.30 301 .............. 1.71 304 305 306 307 308 310 .............. 1.08 311 ....,.....,... 1.00 312 ....,,,...,... 1.00 316 .............. 5.00 317 .............. 2.00 319 .............. 2.50 321 2.18 P. M. Div. Amt. 212 .............. 214 .............. 2.20 216 .............. 1.47 The total is 3122.48 and our quota was 510000. 106 ............ S .95 110 ..... ......... 4 .49 113 .............. 2.41 117 .............. 1.41 206 207 208 .............. 1.30 210 .............. .83 211 .............. 1.64 212 .............. 1.00 214 216 217 .............. 3.41 221 301 305 .............. 1.30 308 .............. 3.29 311 .............. 2.67 312 .............. 2.82 316 .............. 1.00 Congratulations to some divisions and Let's go, slackersj' to others. Halloween Festivities Entice Sr. Girls Club The Senior Girls Hallowe'en par- ty really went over with a bang! Wednesday, October 25, over 60 girls met in the Norwood Park fieldhouse to celebrate this gala event. After the business session of the meeting a short program was given. Jo Klusman gave a reading and president Elvira Brooks, ac- companied by Ruth Biesenthal, gave two vocal selections. That favorite pastime, better known as bobbing for apples followed and those who came out half-drowned with an apple in their mouth were rewarded with candy. 'Twas then we realized all members of the Senior Girls' Club were not endowed with naturally curly hair! After doing a bit of face wiping and mopping, the girls attempted to bite at suspended apples. Upon achieving their purpose everyone dashed into the kitchen to indulge in cider and doughnuts. And so ended the Senior Girls Hallowe'en party. Truly it was a great success. Political Platforms? Our Next President? Harken, Here's the Answer Dewey or Roosevelt! Who shall it be? Views from both sides of the politcal parties will be voiced at a. political meeting held during A.M. division, in the auditorium on November 2. Members of Miss Nel- son's civics class will express their views. Carol Passow will speak on the Republican platform and Dan Schneider will give his reasons as to why one should vote for Dewey. The Democratic platform speech will be given by Bill Frey and Bob Jackson will speak for Roosevelt. Taft Lowell will act as chairman of the meeting while Reed Riley will takethe position as moderator. This should prove to be an.inter- esting discussion to all of us and the experience will be valuable, see- ing that some of us will be voting in the next presidential election. The assembly will be attended by only those who have been invited as guests. November 2, 19 Outdoor Assembly On Friday afternoon, Octobel Taft held its second pep assem on the school campus at the of the school. As some of you no doubt remember, we held first assembly immediately fore the big Schurz game last 5 This year's assembly opened with the presentation oi colors by the R.O.T.C. color de after which the entire assei accompanied by the Sympl Band joined in the singing of Star Spangled Banner. Taft's varsity then made i appearance on the field. They 1 followed by their able reinf- ments, who took their place in bleachers. Mr. Hoefer then gave a short dress in which he expressed best wishes to the team and to student body for the remai portion of this year's games. Coach Swerinsky, who follc Mr. Hoefer, introduced each r ber of the team to the stu body. The coach then added Taft would be out for the 1 dogs' scalp on Saturday QOC1 217. He stated that our blue silver would be in there figh Our cheerleaders then led assembly in a few cheers, w was followed by the singing The Taft Founders March. The bell rang as the colors retreated, thus ending our se annual outdoor pep assembly. The Play? the This The Taft Proscenium Plz will present its seniors in a 1 act play some time in Jani The play, The Fighting Little: an amusing story of a no typical family adapted from I Tarkington's novel of the name. There will be two cas 10 women and 5 men each. Try hot and heavy, are still being There is keen competition for tory in the lead roles, espec for the part of a southern from Tennessee. By the next the Trib will be able to repor entire double cast. This produ is under the able direction of Vera S. McConville, who is g up considerable time and el to put this show over. Jus by past performances of the cenium Players under Mrs. M- ville's direction, the play sl prove very enjoyable and 1 taining. Hold Monthly Meeting German Club on Nov. The next meeting of the Ge Club will be held on Friday vember 3, during the eighth 1: in room 219. There will be tal' topics of literary and historic terest given by prominent mel of the organization. ovember 2, 1944 Taft Tribune loreau vmpletes Boot Trf11'f11'f1g: Meet Information, Please lalees Plans or fap Defeat Just in from his ten weeks' boot training at Great Lakes, Ill., was bert Moreau, salutatorlian of the June 1944 graduation class. Your sorter was fortunate to get some high lights on navy life. As we began talking Bob mentioned that there were a number of lows from his graduation class up at Great Lakes while he was in ,ining there. The fellows he mentioned were Art Wagner, Wally Rein- ie, Jim Alleman, Carl Read, William Heckenback, Harold Axness, m Cullen, Ed. Petersen, Hank Troester, Kent Thoren and William Sharp. klthough Bob looks none the worse after his boot training he admitted tt Navy life wa.s pretty vigorous. The sailors 'thit the deck, as they say in the Navy, at 5:30 and a on the go from then until 16:30 navy time. This is 4:30 our time. e week day schedule includes such things as calisthenics, drilling, tening to lectures and attending various types of schools. Of course are is the daily task of steel-Wooling the barrack floors. The navy men Great Lakes have named this job 'the Great Lakes Shuffle. After 16:30 the fellows are on their own. It is during this time tt the fellows get to see each other either on the field, in the canteen, in the swimming pool. It is also during this time that the unfortunate Js have to serve, their happy hours. These hours, the equivalent of r encores, are assigned for having a dirty hat, or maybe geardrift in bunk. These hours are spent working in the kitchen or some other ially appropriate place. Bob said that they have movies every Tuesday, Thursday and Satur- V evenings. One may attend these unless on the dog watch which is im 12:00 to 4:00 a.m. After that try and get some sleep. Bob mentioned the inoculation shots that he got were quite rugged, lsmuch as it felt like they were given with a square needle that had propeller point. After talking with Robert for a while your reporter got to thinking tt, like a lot of sailo1's, navy life is pretty keen. Sure, the food wasn't ially good in boot-camp and it was a mammoth task to keep clothes aned and pressed, but just think, you don't have to wear thase oots any more. We th-ank Bob for all this excellent information about navy life 1 news of our former classmates. Smooth sailing, Robert Moreau, may hear from you and your Taftite buddies soon and often. :cially Minded? Listen to that music! Smooth, what? Come on, let's do a little ing. lsn't this knobby and for of us, too-freshies and seniors. l'hese and many more oh's and 1's will be heard soon if you lp. Taft is planning a Social om. This will be the place for b meetings and other social get- fethers. But-it's up to Taftites help secure the funds. Phe Student Council, one of ft's most active and progressive ganizations, is sponsoring a Tag y. The proceeds will go toward sing money to help furnish the v Social Room. Remember, instead of doing al- xra and English in room 110 e on T Day, which will be an- inced later so that 110 can be averted into a social room. Sure :er for our Social Select Room Tomorrow. 'n the future you may enjoy irselves knowing that you helped ng about the pleasures which 1 and others will enjoy at some ning date. Tags will be sold by both busi- us managers and Student Council fresentatives in your division. Ionor Taft's Silver and Blue, Donate Silver, please do. Former Eagles He? Hoosiers The Saturday of October 21, was undoubtedly a day of gloom and lamenting for Taftites gridders. While our valiant Eagles battled and lost to Schurz, others loyal to Taft were joining in grid hostil- ities elsewhere. Our old friends, Bob Miller and Jack Congdon car- ried Indiana's Cream a.nd Crim- son to a victory over Northwes- tern's wobbly Wildcats. This game was outstanding in two ways for our former Taft stars. It was the closest that they have come to Taft and Chicago in gen- eral. We hope they got a chance to enjoy all the old familiar places, or, at least, a few before re turning to their college chores. This was the third game in which Jocko, has seen action, and altho he played only the last two min- utes, it must have given him a. thrill, just as it did us to see him out there. By the way, if you get a chance to see Indiana play this year, the numbers of our unforgot- ten pair areg Bobby-10. and Jocko- 81. Watch for 'em fans this year and the following three, because they're going to have plenty to do With piling up those Hoosier scores. Way back in '39, when the doors of Taft were first opening, it took quite an imagination to believe that that spacious room off the center of the first floor corridor was the library. True, the sign on the door said it was, but how could it be? There were no tables, no chairs, no library cards, and strange as it may seem, no books! Finally, the furniture came, and little by little the shelves were filled with good rgading material. The board provided S672 for books, and Miss Ada Whitcomb, head of the Chicago high school libraries, registered great enthus- iasm in our new library and se- cured books from Schurz, Foreman and Roosevelt. This collection be- 27 our daily studies. Not only the reference shelves but the fiction as well, have in some ways helped us. 0 The library has always been one of the most attractive rooms in the entire building. Much of t.he suc- cess to its appearance should be given to the volunteers, namely the student assistants. This semester there are 33 girls and one boy. The students who come earlier than their first period or stay later than their last re- ceive extra points. Students who come during study periods to assist are given the ten minimum service points. Those coming the first or staying until the 11th receive an additional 10 points, making it a came the nucleus of the Taft Li- brary. Later, Mr. Hoefer and some members of our faculty went to the book depository and selected various classics by Thackeray, Dickens and Cooper. The Board of Education had these rebound free of charge at the WPA rebinding company. Teachers donated books, of professional nature mostly, and the father of one of the students donated many technical books. Then Taft had a Book Week, and during that week the school ob- tained many more books. When the North Central Repre- sentatives visited Taft in March, 1940, they reported our library as comparing with the best seen in any new school. We, at Taft, realize how much our school library contributes to total of 20. Duties of the assistant vary. Some days she may be busy with arranging books in their proper places, and other days her tasks will differ. She may work at the desk charging out books, checking i11 books or preparing magazines for circulation. Other duties include the delivery of slips to the study halls. When study pupils report to the library instead of the study hall, she makes certain that each boy and girl has an admit slip. The assistant replaces books students carelessly take from the shelves. Waste that should be placed in the basket is picked up and disposed of. The assistants help keep our lib- rary clean and enjoyable. The rest is up to the student himself. Claim Those Necessities or Rewards Have any of you chillun lost something? There are a number of articles in room 314 that have not been claimed, so-o-o, why not hob- ble right up there and see if any- thing lielongs to you? Among these articles are: A black raincoat, brown gloves, brown wallet, black fountain pen, a glass case contain- ing glasses, and a number of var- rious' colored babushkas. If you have lost one of these things, why not go to room 314 and claim it? LOST Kelly green jacket with round neck. Please return to Fern Hayes, 301 A.M. Reward. Boy's green plaid suit coat, lost in school. Return to Wally Mikos, 201 A.M. October 16 or 17, a black Ever- sharp Skyline pen, with a grey and black striped top. The pen was just purchased, and it would be appre- ciated if the finder would return it. No questions asked. Return to Doris Gilson, 308 A.M. REWARD. 28 Taft Tribune The great day has finally ar- rived! Fred Shee, the big wheel of the grammar school, was now to honor Taft High School with his great presence! Fred set our cockily and self- confidently for high school that first morning, glowing under the Mission Completedg Elated Frosh Entersg Deflated One Leaves admiring glances of the grade school youngsters. As he neared the steps of his new domain, Fred grew more jaunty and prideful. He strode boldly up the stairs, but stopped at the sounds of loud cries, hoots, and laughter. What was happening? He heard derisive jeers of, Freshie- freshie Ha-Ha Look at the freshie! Turning to see the cause of' this uproar, imagine our hero's surprise to find himself .the one addressed. To be sure, Fred had expected to be the center of attention, but never in such a humilating way! Feeling a trifle deflated, Fred hurried into school to make his first class--3201 - Tha.t's what his program said! But . . . it must be wrong because there just didn't seem to be any such room. At last he resorted to asking a mammoth, rough looking senior the location of his lost room. Surprisingly enough, the senior gave him courteous and detailed instructions, which finally landed Fred in the girls' locker room. At last it was lunch time. On his way to the lunchroom, Fred was hailed by a kindly junior, who offered to sell him a seasonal elevator pass, the last one he had left! Of course our Fred was too smart to pass up a bargain like this, and bought it at once. Need we elaborate on his search for this elevator? Poor, disillusioned Fred's day slowly dragged by - one series of humilating errors: dropping trays: stumbling into wrong rooms, only to reach his right class late, and receive sizzling lectures from fear in- spiring teachersg stumbling through crowded halls, buying electric lights to furnish his specially heated lockerg passes through the halls, tickets to checker tournamentsg and, of course, being laughed at and teased for any and every reason. Finally the torture was over. Fred walked home, a changed boy, meeker in spirit, and better educated, if only in the ways of the life WACA erases of ,, Zii3Q1C5Li'j 97033625995 FOR BERNIE: All men are created equalg only women are superior. Famous Last Words: I can't see a thing without my glasses . . . Step back in the bus please . . . I forgot . . . Honestly . . . THIS REMINDS ME OF the man who asked a would be Sinatra why he kept singing the same tune, Because it seems to haunt me replied the singer, 'Tm not surprised, said the man, You're really murdering it. POOR MAN Have you heard about the officer November 2, 19 on watch aboard ship who angry at something and rushe the speaking tube and yelled to of the men below, Is ther blundering idiot at the end of tube? Not at this end, sir, the calm reply. DAFFINITIONSZ Bing Crosby-A man withoi profession. Frank Sinatra-A man W somebody else's profession. ENCORE JOKE: Father, asked the inquis: son. You told me you stoi growing when you were my ag That's right, son. Then, why is the top of 2 head showing over your hair Sea Story She: You're not eating 1 fish. What's wrong with it? Heil Long time no sea. Harpers Highwl Teacher of the Month Mrs. Helen Scanlon is the choice of the Taft Tribune for the tea of the month. She is one of our outstanding music teachers, sponsors as her pride and joy the Mixed Chorus. She ocassion teaches English and enjoys it, but there is nothing like music for that loves it so well. Her birthplace is right here in the Windy City and she pre our town to any place else in the world. For a person who has trav so extensively, Chicago should be proud of that statement. So far, in her life, she has crossed the At- lantic Ocean four times, traveling all through Austria, Germany, and Italy, where she met the great composer, Mascagni. There she at- of a typical High School Freshie! The Taft Tribune Published Biweekly by the Journalism Students of the XViIllnm Hownrd Taft I-Ilgh School 5625 North Natoma Avenue, Chicago, Illinois NOVEMBER 2. 1 944 PRICE FIYE CENTS Editor-ln-Chief . ....... Assistant Editor ..... Boys' Sports Editor ...... Gllrs' Sports Co-Editors., ....,,. .. Fashion Co-Editors ........ Betty Petersen Sally Webb . ..,....................................................... Lou Gibbs .Gerry Schramek and Marilyn Fischer Patsy Berg and Dolores Comerford Exchange Editor ............................-----.---- --------,,----,---------------,----,-----------4---- B 82- K0l'b1lS Reporters ,,,,,,,,,,,, Pat Berg, Marva Blomgren, Elvira Brooks, Dorothy Bowen, Dolores Comerford, Beverly Crlppen, Bill Dopheide, Marilyn Fisher, Bill Frey, Doris Gilson, Patricia Klar, Dolores Klisch, Isabelle Mora.- ves, Evan Olson, Beverly Palm, Ramona Sahacki, Lorrain Shonicky. Sally VVebb. Cub Reporters .... Florence Egan, Priscilla Knight, Vvilliam Miller, Betty Jane Pronath. A rtists ................... ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Dic1q Bergsund, Dan Schneider, Dan Vrabec photographers ,.,.,,,,,,.,,,,,,,p, Hartley Kopke, Richard Kueker, Eugene Nugent, Ralph Sogge Circulation Adviser ........ .....-. Editorial Adviser ........ ' .. ...... .............. ....... ..... . . Mr. Paul Blgler .Miss Hattie Marquardt tended all of the music concerts and festivals that came her way. There isn't.a corner of the United States that Mrs. Scanlon hasn't visited. Besides all this, she has been through our neighboring countries, Mexico and Canada. Of course, she has enjoyed her travels and slghtseeings, but as a good American, she says proudly There's no place like the United States. Mrs. Scanlon received her educa- tion at both the University of Chicago and Loyola University where obtained her academic degrees. She studied voice and everything a music under Herman DeVries and Isaac VanGroce.' She entered ' when it first opened its portals. She is pro11d of the fact that she Taft founder. Her most enjoyable hour ofthe day is the fourth period, when instructs her Mixed Chorus. Her statement on the Chorus stud is that they have fine voices and the average intelligence of its stud is extremely high. They are capable of doing any sype of vocal v and so-they are a great pleasure with which to work. The Mixed Ch are to have their annual concert this December and will again enter City Wide Choral Contest in January. E is the rating that they l received for the past years, but this year they are working harder ' ever for an S. Music inside and outside takes all of herltime. At home she lf teach her two children Mimi and Billy, piano and violin. It's writer's opinion that if someday Mimi and Billy gain the popularit their mother, they will have gained something very fine indeed. The wish of the future for our music lover is to conduct a chort about fifty select voices here at Taft. We all hope for the best of ei thing for this grand woman and that someday soon, her wish for future comes true. DN WHILE SNOOPIN 2 ovember 2, 1944 . Taft Tribune :cial Indians Have Heap .g Time at Homecoming Vell, did all of you cuties have wonderful time at the home- ning dance? I sure did. The sic was sure hep-to the jive l fun to dance to. Some of the .ables who attended the dance 'e: Dorothy Bowen, Beverly ppen, Evan Olson, Beverly Palm, .ty Petersen, Dolores Klisch, Bill ly, Pat Schmidt, George Zlma. ncy Price, Nancy Knight. Ruth lege, Bob Stark, Nancy Vogel, 1 Vrabec, Jean Dettmer, Babe chek, Larson Twins, Audrey ultz, Gloria Schon, Alice Kinast, ton Packard, Frank Stremmel, Raymond Ihrke, Bertha Traub, Dorothy Lohman, Lois Croon, Shir- ley Trudell, Corrinne Lauschke, Lorraine Koehler, Beatrice Korbus, George Anderson, Susie 'Schiesser, George Ginger, Tony Carsello. Among the Alumni who did not forget us were: Jeanette Zaroski, Betty Krohn, Lorls Syverson, La Verne Olson, Wally Reinecke, Dick Femmel, Duane Deane, Gloria Kllsh, Virginia. Cato, Carol Gro- nan and Joe La Gorio. Two Taft bluejackets who also were seen at the hop were sailors Beth and Rix. Remember! The Social Dances are held every Friday night at Taft, so come one, come all. You are sure of having a good time. I PUS C HATTER 5 By Issie, Dolly, Lot Dee Toleson strolling down the halls fbut slowl after her appendec- y operation . . . The fourth period gym class reviewing their nursery mes such as Little Sally Saucer, London Bridges, etc. The girls were fy Webb, Charlene Schmoldt, Jean Looe, Jean Reichard, June Dunker, eBrg, Pat Schmidt, Betty Petersen, Marilyn Harsin, Looey and Dolly rch - alas some day they will grow up: . . . That poor orange getting ed around like a football by Dolores Comerford, Mabel Henrichsen. My Evenson between the seventh and eighth periods . . . , 'RE WONDERING: if Pat Schmidt had a good time with Erv Kaage last Saturday night 1 Jimmy Mein just around the corner . . . Why Bob Wijas blushes so 'ytime a. certain farewell party is mentioned . . . Why the service flag he locker of Betty Maiworm and Doris Hodus . . . Did Eunice Ring- 't leave her dime on the tray or is she starting to tip the lunchroom washers . . . Why Carol Passaic is selling tickets to the Fall Ball - have you bought yours yet? . . . Who's going to get what parts in the or class play . . . Whom the girls are looking for at the back door in n 110 a. m. during division. fl don't blame you one bit, girlsl. Why 7h Bast won't twitch for his third period civics class . . . What Dessling was doing in the Times Theater while Claire was with Perschke . . . e Couples of the Day- Ed Stuhl and Barb Schwinn - George Ginger and Susie Scheisser - Clay and Rosalie Otters - Don Chapman and Jean Fozcvog - Bing Iissie - John Bowen and Sugar Williams - Eu Olson and Bev Palm llenn Freitag and Shirlee Du Fraine - Ken Greenfield and Nancy yht - Bill Frey and Dee Toleson - Don Swanson and George Zima retty Shultz and Jack Hurlburt . . . 1Here's hoping that none of you e hit the rocks before this issuelj T PLAIN GOSSIP lomeone one wanted as a porter to replace Bob Walker . . . Now lable Napier, Bergsund, and Vrabec . . . Kindly show your generos- to the fund which is being taken for a new stop watch for The nming Team . . . Bill Turner unsuccessfully searching for a steady for three years . . . Three certain people certainly covered a lot of tory last Sunday night. They were seen at the bowling alley, the f, on Lawrence avenue, at someone's home and back at the bowling ' all inside of an hour . . . Marge McMillan giving the chemistry L as well as the people in it an excellent example of a geysher . . . n Mudloff received an A.P.0. number as a birthday gift from her rlend Eddie Milewski . . . Gordon S. Carlson division 201 a. m., is ing for President of the G.A.A. agalst Lewandowski , fGive him support! his campaign managerl . . . Alias Jerry Casanova Brown l carrying on a double love life . . .Nancy Vogel celebrated her seven- Lh birthday on October 24. Happy birthday Nan . . . The 4A boys .inly looked handsome all spruced up for their graduation picture hardly recognized you all dressed up, you handsome hunks of he 29 Slveczhl Derby Day in Room 320 The musical derby is an inovation in the instrumental music depart- ment. A key is selected, scales, thirds, fourths, arpeggios and running scales within the key, comprising 784 notes are studied. Then per- formers playlng the entire assignment correctly are eligible to compet! in the derby. The tempo is increased to 400 notes per minute Places are determined by the player playing until he makes an error. So . . . let's attend this classic. Imagine you are attending a major sporting event. The speed and smoothness of the entries will amaze you. There is an atmosphere of tense excitement in the air today as the crowd streams into 320. It is Derby Day and a highly selected group of finely trained thorobreds are champing at their mouthpieces waiting for the signal to start the classi.c The handicappers board across the track has the odds listed. The crowd is milling around the paddock- but there goes the bugle--they are coming out on the track Eplnard Neynaber is skittish in the chutes. He is high spirited and has trained well for this race. He is ready. There is a hush as -- They're off. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, they are off and running in 320. They are bunched at the turn, Whirlaway Morales has the pole position - They are rounding the first turn and Bob War Admiral Lekburg takes the lead. He is setting a furious pace. There comes Chas. Zev Dappert in a burst of speed that brings him abreast of the leader. Wanda Twilight-Tear Nelson is second: Bob Spark-Plug Yeaman is third: Dick Man Of War Tomlinson is fourth: Dick Ra1igh-Count Broad is fitfh, Ralph Spark-Plug Mueller is sixth, and Rose Mary Valding Schick is seventh as the string out at the quarter mile. What a field-what a race. They are at the half mile and Ralph Twenty Grand Mueller is making bid now. Seems a little early for such a burst of speed but Mueller ls a careful rider. He is held off by the leader whose superior preparation tells. They are in the stretch now and it looks like a photo finish. They are under the wire and it is a photo finish for three, Whirlaway Morales, War Admiral Lekberg, and Zev Dappert, are the winners. Time was 400 notes per minute and in a post race speed run, Morales made the amazing speed of 704 notes per minute. Twilight Tear Nelson placed and Spark Plug Yeaman showed. Fourth place honors was taken by Tomlinson, fifth by Broad, Mueller, finished sixth, seventh by Schick, Hildewein eighth and Bob- theil ninth. Neynaber was left at the post. Folks, that was an exciting race. What a thrill to watch these superbly conditioned entries run with such smooth speed and control. Next week will be the third run- ning of the derby. We will give you all the harrowing details in the next issue of the Taft Tribune, FIDDLERS FINISH - Top honors went to Morales, Lekberg, and Yeaman. Joyce Dockweiller took second place while, Ralph Carlson ranked third, Dorothy Benson fourth and Robert Reinert fifth. In the sixth berth we have A. Bartholomew, with R. Beck placing eighth. From ninth through seventeenth place, we have Louis Meyers, Joyce Dreifus, Gordon Carlson, Kay Flynn, Mathew Garnet, Gene Larsen Joan Gilmore, Bill Cantwell, and Rudy Schultz respectively. fThree players did not compete. Guess why???J The Solution to the Riddle of Who plays Second Fiddle. This perplexing problem is adequately handled through competition since there are twenty violinists in the orchestra. The ten players playing farthest into the selected competition music play first violin. The remaining ten play second violin. Cellos basses, aid brasses compete for stands. Do'sandDon,ts For The Know It All Nellies D0-wear fussy clothes with lots of ruffles and frills to school, noth- ing like being ready for a party at any time of the day. D0-sleep during classes, then you'll be ready for your date in the evening. D0-forget to turn in your home- work, teachers can get the red ink cheaper, and a, technicolor course book 'looks so much better. For the High Hat Hanks DO-carry schoolbags, it looks so professional. D0-be late to classes, all of the school clocks are wrong anyway. D0-run up and down the stairs, it may knock someone down, but you're just helping the doctors to get patients, the hospitals a,ren't crowded enough! D0-draw pictures on the board, you may win a scholarship at the Art Institute. AND FOR YOU ALL- DON'T contribute any news to the Taft Trib, and you'll never get your name in lt! ! ! 30 Taft Tribune i You freshies are really doing one H nice job of keeping us well supplied ' ip dirt and corn. But . ou with goss , please, no more of this samt old ', - s ,U 4 worn out stuff, such as, quote I Why does a certain Lorraine D. t i le.. .... -- have her eye on a certain George -- ' Now! Nowg Chil'un what could B. , unquote. - fIsn't that silly? He's a MALE isn't he?J No, but you're supposed to be ingenius. Give out with some novel, snappy original news. O.K.? 0.K.! It's all settled. . . . Oh, wait a minute. Another thing is to be sure and label it as Freshie Doghouse, or Freshman Kennels when you drop those slips of papers in Locker 1102. We're going to have a case of libel on our hands if we put a high class freshman in with the freshies! Well, lets get on with the news of the day. Have you heard about Freshie Raelene Pentoz getting phone calls from two cute juniors? Did you talk about the weather, Raelene? What's this about Paul Uglinica giving his bright blue sweater to sophomore Phyllis Wageman because it's cold in room 221. Pretty sad excuse, Phyl, or did you figure Paul was too new to have heard it before? Barbara Morse turned as red as a beet when she received a love note from a mysterious admirer in her English class. Who was the good lookin' blonde fellow waiting for Eileen Quan in that black Ford coupe' one Friday after school? We hear he's a mighty Lane man. Too bad Russ Cross is moving to Iowa, and just when he had Teeny Whittier all starry eyed. FRESHMEN KENNELS We get more articles about Supcrwolf Glenn Nolte tthought that title belonged to Walkerband tl1ey're all in the same printing. Wonder who could be contributing them? The latest one reports that Glenn has not strayed from Divi- sion 206 since Shirley Olson sits in back of him. Was it an accident or does Babe DuBois always put Dave Grant to sleep? According to numerous re- ports, she crooned him to sleep during one lunch period. Can you picture: Sug Esterquest without Dial: Gingerg Florianna Flecianna not gossippingg Donny Jackson with black hairg Don Miller and Russ Houfarrl not flying paper airplanes during 6th period lunch and Glenn Nolte a woman hater? Flush Fischer finally got her wish. A hay rack party with Bob Obsola. By the way, wonder where she gets the priority on saddle shoes-Pre-war, girls! Rumors have it that Donald Issleb is getting a crew cut and is going to grow a beard because a certain Miss Elaine Langer asked him to. What was written 'on those pa- pers that Richard C88 Keys! Vlasek threw out the window to Marion Servatzky? Anyone know of a sure cure for smoking? Suggestions will be -ap- preciated by Jim Mayer, 201 a.m. How did Dolores Peterson de- velop that cold on Friday night? Who's the girl Roy Wunder keeps talking to after school? Could it be he's falling in love? Have you heard that Kay Honan is the main attraction at the 6th period lunch? Bob Howell's complaining that there are not enough goodlooking freshman girls. The complaint is mutual, Bob. The girls are looking for some handsome freshmen, too! Who's the classy dame with the black sweater who walks around school making eyes at all the boys? D0esn't she know when to stop? tThis was undersigned by five namesb. We seemed to have unearthed a hidden genius among the freshmen. After having some poetry printed in the last issue, qwe had to have something to fill up spacej, more has been submitted. Another girl in 207, . This one didn't come from Heaven. Her hair is brown, her eyes are green, With a boy she'd never be seen: she wouldn't give them a twirl, But don't be a fool, that's just in school. Oh! Bonnie Cdrooly, what a girl! Signed, Anne Non 0 Mus you have been thinking of when you gave us these answers? We know that you wouldn't do any- thing destructive during these times and besides most of you are a little too old for such things. Nevertheless, here goes. We'll for- give you this time. The Question: What do you like to do most on Hal1owe'en? Helen Ullrich, 4B I'd like to go out and have a good time. Kit Thompson, 4B I'd like to go and ring the door- bell tif there is onej of Wright Junior College. Oh Boy! Helen Freye, 2A Go out and make whoopeef' Irmgard Kiesel, 1B Go out and have a good time. K. T. Burbulis, 3B Just give me a nice exciting party. Elaine Chambers, 3B I believe in doing the same as in other years, tricks or treat and other pranks. tCarefully being on the watch for cops or policemenb. Eleanor Gillespie, 3B Go around scaring spooks with my face unmaskedf' November 2, 19 Ronald Petz, 3A Are you kidding? Lenny Anderson, 4A I wish my buddies in the s ice were home, we'd paint the tl red. Corrine Sip, 2131 I would like to go to a Hal een Party or have some fun ning around to see what pre other kids decided upon. Esther Pedersen, 2B I would like to go on a hay and then to a party. Ralph Mueller, 3A 'Tm going to look for my sing radiator caps, etc. Adele Wojdak, 4B 'I'd like to zoom thru the on my flying broomstick! Peggy Schwedler, 3A I'd like to go to a nice, party. QHm!J Bob Black., 3A 'Tm going to take off my n and scare people. Betty Greulich, 2A I'd love to get invited 1 swell party, by a certain pa fWonder who that could be?J Loretta Doherty, 'LB Ring doorbellsf' Gloris Swanberg, 3B That would be telling. Dick Tomlinson, 2B I would like to have some on Hallowe'n at a party or o wise. tWhat could otherwise Dicklj George Dalton, 2B I would like to attend ar girls' Hallowe'en Party. C statement speaks for itself!J fohn Bowen Is Boy of the Mont! Due to a unique personality and outstanding athletic ability, John Bowen was Mr. H06f81 S choice for Boy of the Month. 3 The position of right half on the Taft eleven is taken care of very well by John, who admits that foot- ball heads his list of sports, with golf and baseball running next. His hobby is land I'm not dingy baking biscuits, whicl: flaughinglyj says are delic Chemistry is his favorite su and Sugar is his favorite Ahem!! Most of John's summer vac was spent in California. He two friends hitch-hiked to I wood. Working in a restaurant the way he secured his bread water. The restaurant was lo across the street from the ' mount Studios, so he talke some well known stars, and able to get a few of their a graphs. JB, as he is called by friends, has been a member o mixed chorus for two seme presiding as an officer during He is one of our six rema lettermen, a member of the T team and also the all city ch team. After graduation .lohnfs are directed toward college, 1 he will major in general sch To have enough money to him happy all his life, is hi bition, and knowing John as 1 we are sure that everything come his way. lovember 2, 1944 'Iome Management 2 flakes Taft Debut Many girls do not realize how rmanently useful the Home Man- ement units prove to be. Some of e units included in the course e home nursing, child care, n - ltion, buying of clothing, foot d home furnishings. Every oie these units can be valuable for ch girl now, as well as in later A registered nurse comes to Taft :h week to instruct the students d this year we are again privi- :ed to have Miss Margaret Fuller. N. As Miss Straight has said. fe are very fortunate to have ss Fuller of the Red Cross Home irsing Service because of the eat demand for her services. RVICEMEN'S ADDRESSES Every day more and more ad- asses of servicemen are received the Taft Trib-une mail box. If v of our Taftites would care to ite to them, we have listed their mes and addresses below: ward C. Petersen, Jr. S 2fc Security Dept., Barracks No. 4 I. S. N. A. S. Dallas, TGXQS 1 Granat, S 1!c Lrmed Guard 5. S. Marjory Jew Orleans, Louisiana .. J L. Semar, U.S.M.C. l. M. S. M. B. 0. A. i 43 Il Centro, California 1. Edward Sweeney fo. A, 380th Engr. Combat Bn. lamp Pickett, Virginia lgt. -Kenneth Van Voorhees 6721313 lase Gr. Comm. Plat. 217th Sig. Serv. Bn. LP.O. 413 cfo Postmaster lew York, New York ia The Air Waves . group of Taft students will be iured on the radio program. tis Living World, on a national kup over station WBBM, on Fri- , November 3, at 2:30 p.m. This up is comprised of Marion Rees, e Padgitt, Margery Bigler, Alan lman, Tom Craft and Dolores sch. I Q topic for discussion will be of tical nature: It is entitled, e People's Choice. The speak- will relate great movements in past, when the people of our ntry arose to assert themselves r the slavery issue, the indus- lization of America, etc. They show that today is another it opportunity for the people to ress themselves on national ations. - aft is very proud and honored vresent six of our capable stu- zs in this way, and we urge as ly as possible to listen in to interesting panel discussion. Taft Tribune Some of the students who have needs, and that they wish they had Home Management are unani- could have had the opportunity of inous in their opinion that the another semester of Home Manage- course was too short for their ment, ' '31 , Norma Brawner, 4A: I thought it was very interesting and it will come in handy in later life. I wish I could have had two semesters of Hhne Management instead of only one. Lorraine Shonickey, 4A: It had very good vocational points. Ramona. Sahachi, 4A: I wish I could be here another semester be- cause the course was so very in- terestingf' Dolly Klisch, 4A: The home nursing part held enticing interest for all girls. Bevery Palm, 4A: It is an es- sential basic foundation for all fu- ture fhomemakersf' A second course in Home Man- agement is being offered for next semester and every girl who has the opportunity should make Home Management I and II a must on her program. Female Cagers Vie For Honors in Basketball Basketball will start the 10tl1 week of school in the Girls' Physical Education De- partment, and will be con- tinued throughout the sold winter months. This leads to the tournament which will be played during the divi- sions periods. The tourna- ment will be played by pro- cess of elimination as in previous semesters. More in- formation about this later. - Need Some Oxygen? Your reporter walked into the eighth period gym class one day and saw the girls giving each other artificial 1'espiration . . . they looked as if they were working so hard they needed the respi- ration themselves. All the girls at Taft will be pro- ficient at this by the end of the week. - G. A. A. Cards Prove A Valuable Asset Girls! Don't lose your G.A.A. card! Some of the best activities are still to come! Everyone is anxiously await- ing the Christmas-Folly Va- riety Show and from all in- dications it will really be super! The program will con- sist of Taft's top talent and will be something worth looking forward to. Don't forget the social there will be for each semester year. will you? Editor .,,........... Gerry Shrumek Assistant Ed...Mm-llyn Fisher Reporter .............. Brenda Starr Photographer ..Hartley Kopke Artists ........ Vrabec and Vargn G. A. A. MINIATURE Style Show A Success: I Champ To Be Revealed Entertainment Entrancing At last we'll learn who the champion tennis players of Now you'll know what the well dressed Taftite will wear . . . At least you will if you were at the Fashion Show given last Wednesday, which was a huge success, by the way. fin the last issue of this paper there was a small error for which we are sorry, connected with the enter- tainmentq The girls who did entertain were: Jackie Shay, doing a novelty tap and lariat danceg Rev. Wilhelm, who played semi-classical pieces on the piano and Bette Shultz, who twirled her baton while Val Morales accompanied her on the piano. The program ended with Dorothy Dundon and her accordion. She did a fine job of playing popu- lar selections and we especially liked the way she serenaded the girls as they walked out. Pumpkin Prctnce Proves A Pleasant Pastime For All . The Pumpkin Prance, given by the G.A.A. was listed as tops by every one who attended. One of the main attractions was the fortunes told by Ruth Mapes and her assistants. The juke box gave out with some of the most popular songs of the day and everyone danced to their heart's delight. Roller Skating Party Is Sponsored by G. A. A. Nov. 9 Do ya. like to skate? Sure you do . . . everyone does! The kids from Taft-almost everyone in fact, are going to the Roller Skating Party at the Arcadia' Rink. We'll all meet there for a full eve- ning of enjoyment! Do you have a cousin? a boy friend? a brother? a girl friend? Bring 'em all... That's what we want-lots of people! The more the merrier they say, so come one, come all! The Arcadia is the place, so we'l1 meet you there about 8:00 on Thursday, November 9. If you have to work until 9:30 come anyway. That still gives you two hours to skate, you can at least meet your friends there for a chat! See you then . . . November 9! our school are! fMind you- girls only.J The tournament was started last June, but be- cause of the number of ap- plicants, the finalists did not have a chance to play. They will now, though, so soon we'1l know who is Champ Mabel Hendrickson and Virg Chimeloski are the finalists. Bulletin Board Displays Schedule Have you noticed an extra piece of paper hanging on the bulletin boards of the gym and Health room? It isn't an extra piece of paper! Not if you make use of it! That's right! and if you ever stopped to read it, you'll know that it is the Program for this semester's activities . . . planned for your enjoyment by the G.A.A. Something New Is Added The Board of Control has exactly two more members than it did at the beginning of this semester. The two girls are Barbara Grant and Pat Burke. The Board and the G.A.A. welcomes and wishes them success. Welcome Buck. To Taft Refreshments were served during the last Boardl of Control meeting to celebrate the return of Dee' Tolson, who was recently -. 'out 55 of school for an appendicitis operation. Good to see .her back, isn't it? ., 32 Eagles Lose to Senn for First. League Set-back As all good things must, Taft's football winning streak came to an end at Winnernac Park on Friday afternoon, October 13, when they bowed to the Senn Bulldogs in a heart-breaker, 25-20. The line-ups and Summary: TAFT-20 SENN-25 Lewandoski LE Nyberg Scholle LT I-Iaberstroh Chapman LG Assimos Kooken C Safbom Redden RG Schweiding Jackson RT Hallquist Bambini RE Jacobson Bowen QB McCracken Ratchek LH Siewerth Kero RH Kemp Walker FB Gerrish Summary: TAFT ......... ...... 0 13 0 7-20 SENN .................... 6 12 0 7-25 Touchdowns-Kero 2, Kemp 2, Walker, Jacobson, Tiechert qfor Gerrishj. Points after touchdowns-Kero 2, Siewerth. For a while, it really looked good for the Eagles. Twice they came from behind to lead the Senn team, but it was with only 35 seconds to play that the damage came. The Eagles were leading by a score of 20-18 as a result of 2 touchdowns and 2 extra points by Kero, and one tochdown by Bob Walker. On a series of first downs thru the center of the line Senn brought the ball down to the Taft 3 yard line, and as the remaining seconds of the game ticked off, the Bulldogs pushed over their 4th score of the day. The final score: Senn 25- Taft 20. T aft, 20 to 0, for Second .Strazght By Lou Gibbs, Sports Editor A white-wash job by Schurz spelled defeat for the Taft Eagles, Saturday afternoon, October 21, at Lane Stadium. The score was 20-0 for Schurz as the Eagles went down via the worst count rendered against them in three years. Line ups: TAFT-0 SCHURZ-20 Lewandowski LE Stonesifer Scholle LT Ostromencki Chapman LG Nykiel Kooken C Sward Redden RG Nowicki Jackson RT Janke Bambini RE Gehr Fortunato QB Kvavli Kero LH Redman Bowen RH Miller Walker FB Forman Summary: TAFT ........................ 0 0 0 0- 0 SCHURZ .................. 0 14 6 0-20 Touchdowns: Miller, Kvavll, Red- man. Points after touchdowns: Red- man, Forman. After holding the powerful Schurz team for the first quarter, Taft could stop them no longer. The main factor in their holding them at all was sheer luck. Several times when Schurz scores seemed inevitable, plays were either called back or some Taft man pounced on a fumble-fNote to Chapmanl. The three Schurz tallys came on a six yard run over center by right half Johnny Miller, a 25 yard off- tackle sprint by Dick Redman, and a tremendous 48 inch run by Clay Kvavli. Bowen, Fortunate, Kero and Walker worked nicely for the Eagles. Taftites! We have made an amaz- ing discovery. There is hidden tal- ent on our football team. A poet! Put brains and brawn together and out comes this gem. ' A Lineman's Lament I wish to be a fullback And you along with me- But if we all were fullbacks Where would the ball team be? It takes nerve to be a lineman, To squat there in the line When the other team is comin' And it's you against all nine! The backfield's just a chauffeur- It's their job to carry the ball It's we who do the blocking, Though we fail to get fame's call. If we were chosen backfield, Then let us make this bet: We'd be the best darn backfield That has ever left Taft yet! Jelly Twins Taft Tribune November 2, 19 Schurz 0 e -' Dribbling Flashes Show Great Promise in Cage Every year about this time good ol' basketball rolls around. season we find what we think fand hopej will be an over abundan bucket talent. Looking over last year we find that the Seniors pretty fair in the cage, but the Juniors, oh, the Juniors. However, fo coming season things seem to be just about in reverse, with the Ju looking like a fairly good aggregation, and the Seniors a very question mark. There is, too, the coaching situation. For the coming we have Mr. Michael Galland at the helm of both Junior and S- iif' 'Hl 'l as fn ' V V gal-LQ ' eff ll Sophistication, dignity and all stuff like that was brought to the locker room last Tuesday and Wed- nesday when the Senior pictures were being taken. The variety of suits, ties and the like were knock- outs, but the next day things were back to normal again with overalls and flannel shirts. Ed Mazur and Mike O'Brien went hunting last week and this school was almost minus a student. It seems that while tramping through the weeds, Mike raised his trusty B-B gun and was about to shoot at a brown mass of fur, when Ed popped up and said, Don't shoot, it's me, Ed. We suggest you get a hair cut, Ed. May we suggest Ye Olde Locker Room Tonsorial Parlor? The end of October brings Taft's mighty cagers into the spotlight. Of course nothing much can be said while Don Murphy, Dick Tho- lin and Bill Avery still have some hairg but soon the barber pole will be put out and all those big wheels of last year's team, Bob Zoot-suit Walden, Paul Anda and Wally Mi- kos will be choppln' away again. Hal Scholle and Bob Black Beau- ty Walker had what they call an old clothes war, The Thing, Scholle's nickname, seemed to pull something off Walker that can't be mentioned at this time. Speaking of clothes, there is a summer clearance sale in the locker room on T-shirts, we have four sizes, Jackson, small, large and Swider size. Injured noses seem to be the prevailing thing around school: Lenny Lewandowski looked like a dead-end kid with the piece of tape draped over his, and Greek Davian- tis got his beak bent over trying to beat up the little kids again. Another item about basketball is the exhibition the Leonard Hands Bunge puts on. Hands picks up two basketballs, one in each hand and holds 'em just like a baseball. Some trick, if you can get it. squads. He succeeds a bev coachs from last season, Mr. ny Baran, Mr. Ellsworthf Yassnoff, and our old pal Mr. Kreutzer. We think that st changes in hand of the teams ing last year was the determ factor in the Eagles downfall. also want to wish Coach Ga the best of luck for the co basketball year. JUNIORS LOOK IMPRESSI If our good old t'Uncle Sai doesn't step in, we will have great players back on the J squad this year. They are Walden. who scored close tc points last season, and Wallh kos, who put in well over These two are expected to pac team, and should make qu' name for themselves withou much trouble. Also returning will be Bill lt younger brother of Wallie, will have one more year afte' to gather laurels for himself. rest of the team will be mal of rookies, and includes Ben N Wayne Helwig, Jack Raffertj Schmidt, Bill Frankenberg, Duncan, Bill Styrmoe, Jim I Jim Wade, Art Biesenthal, Herb Murphy. Yes, it looks fine year for the Juniors. SENIORS CAN CLICK On hand for the Seniors are Senior lettermen. They are Anda, who will undoubtedly l hottest man on the team, Dal kowski, a smart ball player Len Runge, who also saw ple' action last season. Up froi Juniors :ire also three lette Dick Tholin, a really swee player who has already c himself two letters in bask Dick Williams, and Bill Averg rest of the line-up will be I Petersen. Jerry Moe. Bob Don Murphv, Ralph Brin John Moderi, Phil Hintz, Gel gent, Don Anderson. and Bc rosier. The big question mark i Senior team is, will these 1: be able to replace men like Berns, Taft's greatest basl player, Hank Jurgenson, Jac ry, Len Piekarski, Torn 'I son, and many others? The first practice game i: Washburne, at Taft on Dec 1. After the schedule is ' how about a big turn out at game? Cast Chosen for 'Fighting Tittles' At last, after weeks and weeks if tryouts, the Senior Play has :een tentatively cast. The rehear- sals have started and won't stop intil THE FIGHTING LITTLES ,s perfected for performance. Mrs. Vera S. McConville has selected the ?ollowing students to portray the :haracters in the play: 1st cast 2nd cast loody-Joanne Klusman Joanne Klusman Ham Ellers-Don Swanson ' Dick Stahl Vlr. Little-Lou Gibbs Walter Drummond Vlrs. Little-Marion Doemland Evelyn Anderson Jlita fcousinl-Dolores Klisch Jewel Okon Henrietta--Mary Dolton Mary Dalton ?ilmer-Georgia Zima Daniel Schneider kntonette-June Garber L Barbara Benedict Gorman Peel-Tom Craft Reed Riley llmatina-Bernice Ranyard Lorrainne Bixby Dickey Harpeddle-Harold Pearson John Danielson vlrs. Harpeddle-Beverly Crippen vliss Pologa-Shirley Schodlbauer Ruth Mapes Letff Not Forget These Also playing an important part or the success of the play are the lnderstudles and the crew. With- -ut them, the play would lack the inishing touches for which the ast two mentioned are responsible. Iredlt must be given where credit s due. Understudies are: Ienrietta ,,,,.l..,,.,,.l,,, Dolores Klisch flrs. Little ..........,... Eunice Ringquist lntonette ............ Betty Peterson and Sally Webb 'ilmer ......... .,......... A lan Hedman llita ...........,... .l.......... J eau Smith fllss Pologa ...l..,...,.,....... Jackie Shay Eucko ,............,...... Barbara Benedict Screwball ,,.... .Germaine Peterman The crew consists of: Hand rops, Betty Petersen and Eunice tingqui tg furniture props, Do- ares Klisch and Eunice Ring- uistg stage props and general ianagers, Bob Yeaman and Jean smith: lights, John Van Loan: ookholders, Ruth Dominick and Boralie Swartzg and production ianagers, Doris Larson and Doro- my Walters. ?ossibility of Change There may be changes, of course, nd if so, all will be notified be- ar the great day. Mrs. McConville opes that the casting is satisfac- mry and that all Taftites will make lans to come and see this great xtravaganza of 1944. With the elp of the students in the cast nd other extra help, Taft should resent a mighty fine Senior Play. it Trilbun Vol. XI. No. 5. Tait High School. Chicago, Illinois November 16, 1944 Seniors Turn Social The thoughts of the Senior election, graduation rings, pictures and prom bids, keep the 4A's on their toes. The committees that have been appointed have been very rushed trying to make ar- rangements to place each and every senior. The prom committee has gotten busy and started selling bids, after selecting a place and a band. They have decided that the big event. which is to be held on the night of January 19, will take place in the beautiful Belden-Stratford Hotel. They urge you to place a deposit on your bid early. The luncheon committee is still a little undecided as to the where- abouts of the 4A luncheon, but it may be safely stated that it will be either at the Hotel Belmont or the Graemere Hotel, on January 24, the Wednesday before gradu- ation. That day when you saw all the suit-coated men was the day the Marshall Studio had an appoint- ment with all Taft candidates for graduation in January, 1945. Yes, Marshall is the studio taking our graduation pictures. The students have already selected and returned the proofs, and they are expecting their photographs within a very short time. The long awaited rings have fi- nally arrived, so now Suzie and Johnnie Taftite may be spotted a mile off by the dazzle dazzle of that gold on pearl. May they daz- zle all their teachers with their knowledge for what could be worse than the graduation picture of someone not graduating or a grad- uation ring that has been worn thin before its owner finally makes the grade and graduates. Revisions in Faculty Since the first issue of the Taft Trib five new teachers have been added to our faculty. The Tribune wishes to extend a hearty though tardy welcome to the newest mem- bers of our teaching staff. Mr. M. R. Galland, who is now our basket- ball coach, is substituting for Mr. Kupcinet. Miss Beaulah Kerchenfant is re- placing Mr. Horrell of the math'- matlcs department. Miss Anita Segalove of the art department is taking Miss Unseth's place while she is on sabbatical leave. In the science department, Miss Lorraine Simmons is replacing Miss Cuniff. Last but not least is Miss Jane Redlin who teaches English and Latin. Have Some cg Bring in That Paperl Proceeds Will Help Furnish New Social Room Here's your chance, gang! You can really help the war effort and gain something for yourself. Bring in those newspapers that are clutter- ing up your homes. Those pounds of paper represent 5 and qs which will help to finance the equipping of our social room. Remember, the more paper you turn ln, the more money the committee can give to the Social Room Fund. The sooner the money is collected, the sooner we'll have an appropriate place for our meetings and other social functions. The dates of these drives will be November 21 and December 12. As in the previous paper drives, the paper will be collected at the northeast corner of the school. Now don't get us wrong. You know the old proverb about all work and no play. so when you bring in all that paper, you're not Triple Header Planned We know! We know you're wondering what this big affair scheduled for December 21 is go- ing to be. It's no less than a big, triple threat-all students having tickets to the major event, Decem- ber 21, will be excused after the 7th period. They must show their class teachers their tickets the day before. These tickets, however. do not need the signature of the class teacher. The events will begin the 7th period in the girls' gym, where a dance will take place from the beginning of the 7th to the end of the 12th. The first big feature of the day will be a volley ball game between the G.A.A boa.rd of con- trols and some of the women members of our faculty Football Team vs. Teachers The second feature of this super program is the fourth annual Washbowl game between the foot- ball team and some of the men faculty. This event will be no less than a basketball game. During the half of the basketball game there will be some entertainment. Never can tell, maybe George Zlma will dance, or maybe we'll get some pretty little gal to sing. The Washbowl game has become a tradition of Taft. Up to now, there have been three Washbowl games thus far in Taft's History. The first two games were won by the faculty and the third game, in 1943, was won by the students. The second game that was held was really a close one, but the faculty finally won. The fourth annual Washbowl game should be a good game, because, from re- ports we've heard, the students are going to try and even up the score to 2 and 2. So be there. Don't miss it! Now that you're hep, all we can say is Hurry up and get that 100 lbs. of paper together, so you won't miss the big day. Then there'll be moaning for days afterwards be- cause you missed the train. just going to be helping the war effort and helping Taft with her social room, but you're doing your- self a favor, too. That ls, if you bring in at least 100 pounds of paper. All those who do bring in 100 pounds of paper or more, on either drive, will be given a ticket to the activities to be held Decem- ber 21, in the boys' and girls' gyms. Should you, by any chance, desire to attend this event without bring- ing in any paper, the charge for a single ticket will be 500. Slzps for Pick-up Service Then, too. there is the problem of getting all these tons of paper you've collected to school. We've got the solution for that! As in the last drive, Pick-up slips will be distributed in your division rooms. These slips must be returned to your division room teacher by the Friday preceding the drive. Novem- ber 17 and December 15 are the deadlines, respectively. Get those slips in on time or you'll be sorry! Friday Night Social In Memory of Sadze All the Daisy Maes and Lil' Ab- ners were seen in their Dogpatch clothes at the Sadie Hawkins Dance, at Taft. Friday night, Nov- ember 10. Among those who were there were: Dick Williams, Bill Frey, Marva Blomgren, Evan Olson, Don- ald Graham, Mary Kelly, Lorraine Henchel, Claire Wildeman, Phil Pershke, Patty Knight, Jim Pem- ble, Art Meltzer, Dorothy Bowen, House Larson, Larry Walquist, Claire Stark, Germaine Petermann, Spook Carlson, Sug Esterqulst, Carol Korbus, Bill Dopheide, Alice Kinast, Dorothy Smith, Wlnnifred Gordon, Kelton Packard, Betty Petersen and Bill Lekberg. Some of the Alumni didn't forget us either. They were: Dolly Ander- son, Dick Femmel and Bob Smith. Student government sponsor' cas 34 Bob Suvada ls P. W. N ame Removed from List of Those Misslng ' In our first.issue this semester We were distressed to announce that Robert Suvada had been re- ported missing. We now feel very happy to inform the students of Taft that he has been found safe and sound, even though he is a German prisoner. The following let- ter was received by Mr. Hoefer from Mr. and Mrs. John Suvada. Dear Mr. Hoefer: First we must thank you for the lovely letter of sympathy which we received from you. It made our hearts feel glad and also we were proud to hear that Bob Suvada, our son, was thought so highly of by you. We certainly appreciated your grand letter which came to us at the time of our misfortune. Dual Notices Received But now that we have received better news about Robert which made us very glad. We want to pass it on to you, and his friends. We received a telegram yesterday from the War Department advising us that Robert is alive and a German: prisoner. We also received a letter from the Headquarters of the Army Air Forces in Washington about twenty minutes before, stating that Corporal Robert T. Suvada, who was a crew member of a B-24 Liberator bomber, departed on a bombing mission from Italy over southern Germany where the bomber sustained damage from enemy anti-aircraft fire, while over the target. After leaving the area, it dropped from formation and began to lose altitude. The re- port also indicated that at 7:45 p.m. on the 23rd of August, ten miles northeast of Maribor, Yugoslavia, five parachutes were observed to leave the disabled craft. So far we do not know what happened to the other boys with Robert. But we are very happy to hear that Robert is alive and thank God it was not worse. Sincerely yours, Mr. and Mrs. John Suvada Concannonfs' Tale Realb' Is No Fish Story g Or I: It? James Concannon visited Taft Monday, September 25. Since Jim was last in two months ago, he has been stationed at Jacksonville, Fla. He is now an Aerial Gunner on a Navy PB 4-Y, Liberator. While practicing over the Pacific one day, Jim saw a shark and start- ed shooting at it. The vibration of the gun knocked his wrist watch off his arm, but it was a good watch and still runs. Jim is on his way to Camp Kearny, San Diego, California. We all hope he will be back to visit us again soon. ' gTaft Tasting y Tribune 5, ExplainsfService, Points ' The' Taft 'Tribune reprints below the rules governing the'Taft service' award system, 'V F I. Purpose V V The purpose -of the point system awards is to offer some tangible symbol of recognition to' thosestu- dents who contribute most to 'the general civic welfare of Taft by' their particip'ation in va1'iouJs'serv-Q marie 'activities ffm- which they ire-' ceive nor'-credit orlother swam-dr This- symbol. shall' bepknown as the' slzieldg the' awarding , of 'a -shield will -be one. -of, the high-test honors which can be bestowed. -V -is .J ,lm ll. Official ,Committee Principal las snairmanpi' H secretaryj. . - l . Assistant principal- - lpr- . , V Two faculty members.. r , I A IIIL Method of Revising Schedule 1 V 1. When a new position of-office is created, the .faculty -sponsor should present tothecommittee a. written request for .listing including detailed account of the- duties 'in- volvedin this service with the ap- proximate time-ffnumber' of class periodsj spent on .this ,work V per semesterf -. V . , V 2. For any -special unrecognized- service performed, the sponsor in'- volved should petition the commit-' tee in writing, giving the number. of periods used rin performing than service. The committee will decide upon the' points to be earned.w.1 'fi P. IV. Awards 1 ' -' eq Shield ............ f ..... . ....... .......... Q 6UV Chevron tadditional awardj 30f v.iLimitatimis 1 -. - Limits of pointsto be received by any one pupil per semester: , ' is-.. ..... . ..... , ..... ..... ' ....... .... . 2 5 1A ..,, 25 2B .... .... . 30 2A .... ..... 0 30 3B .....e 30' 31 .......... aol 4B ......... L' ...... . .-.. . 30 4A ................... 1 ..... 1 ,..... I ........- ........ 3 0 All points- must-be recorded at' the cloie ,of the semester' during:- which they were earnedwThe, nes-- ponsibility for submitting 'records of seijviceuiests entirely with the Students! . - . . Points may- be awarded ,for-only- one office in any one activity. 1 V VI. Schedule of Points . All - Class I: General School Service- g 1. Hall 'Guards il ' ' 0 ' ' Captains ........ .Q ..... Q. 10-15 others .......... .. ..5-10 2. Car Guards .... 3. Lunchroom :Guards Fire Marshalls A Chief, ....... V Others ...................... Class VCroup Service 1. Student Council - ' 'V President r ..,........., 5-10 5-10 . .... 10-15 5-10 15-20 Other officers ........... ....,. 1 0-15 .1--Committee members ........ 4-10 ' 'Room delegates ......... ....., V .. 2- 4 Z. Newspaper Editor-in-chief ........... ...... 1 5-20 A, 'Assistant editors ..... ..... 1 0-15 . Reporters ..,.....,....... ..... 5 -10 V .Typists ........................ ....... 5 -10 3. Clean-Up Campaign lim'-'Chairman ............ L ...... 10-15 -- 1--fOther officers .................... 5-10 li !'Committee members ........ 1- 8 Class 1, V A A ' 5-10 5-10 . Vpfficers ...... . .................... ' Committee chairman ..... 5. Clubs V - ' Officers. ....i 1- 4 65 Division Room Business managers ...... ..5-10 ' Other helpers .,.............. 1- 4 ' r tFour'points are to be divided among' - all V those serving.J N7. Classroom V V Officers and ,helpers ........ 1- 4 Four points are to be divided . among all ,those serving. In . classes of over 40, eightpoints ,m be divided: in classes of , MQQY- ,- . ever 75, 12 points.J , 8. A Clerical assistants ............ 1-10 'VJ' 1' Adjustment 'room l1f'wBook room ' ' il BUX office ' 'Library' ' -' 1 -Lost andfound office ' Mainoffice Mimeographing room Program room Record office- e - X Remedial reading classes Service award records Teachers secretaries tnot class- .room servicej I . ' fI'reasurer's office ' , 91 Student coaches .... ....Q 5-10 5-10 10. Movie Operators 11. 1- Instrumental Music Q Choruses 1B Vor V1A , ,V,,,V,.,,,.,,.,,,,,,,,,V ,Q ,,,, T 0-10 ,213 J..t,i:. ,.............,,...,,,.,..,, ..,.. 1 0-15 ZA to 4A ............. -. ..... 10-20 12. Scholarship 2' S 'average for previous 'semester ............................ 4 E average for previous. , semester- ..................... 1 ...... 3 Students who come first period or stay ,twelfth ,period in order to perform their'service will earn double the number of points listed above. ' November 16, 194 Servlcemen Sw'apY ar Whiile Browsing 'at'I'a - Soldiers, guardsmen have them come, only tunity to visit their old friends ai teachers. Since the last publicath of the Taft Trib. we have hz visits from the following notable his smiling face on this same da October 8 found Pvt. Arthur K da, A.A.F., casually strolling t' corridors of Ye Olde Taft High. Cpl. Roy Erikson, A.A.F. ai Pvt. Frosty Zawinski, U.S.A. p in an appearance on October l Ray Youngstrom, U.S.N. show- his smiley face on this same da Jim Semar, U.S.M.C., Wally Rei ecke, U.S.N. and Maurice LaPlan1 U.S.N., were back swapping yar on October 18. The traffic was terrific here 4 October 19 when in came Willia Beth, U.S.-C.G., Dick Doebl4 U.S.A., Clayton McNally, U.S. Ken Wogstad, U.S.M.C. ai Boots Mossong, U.S.N. Norm Ness, U.S.N. and Jim Boi ter,'A.A.F. could be seen browsii around on October 20. ' Servicemen, servicemen' and mo servicemen found their way back Taft on October 23. Among the were: ' ' Larry Lynch, U.S.N., Cliff Mosv U.S.N., Robert Banks,,U.S.N., Kc ny Koehler, U.S.N., and Bob Flu U.S.N. Among the funniest stories of t season ,is Bob telling about 'his l ing 'stationed at then Gustav Adolphus tno,'we're not sneezin. College in Minnesota: f We're glad to see' these fell back and hopeiit won't'be long I fore they are all back-for good! Beware! Herr fhtlerg M110 Bemzm Is Comm! Another Taft servicenian has 2 rived overseas! This ydung fellc is Milo G. Beman, Jr., who was June 1943 graduate. When he fil went into the service inj'AJuly 19f Milo was stationed at Puget Sou: College but soon afterwards he w transferred to Camp Cooke, .Ca fornia. Milo later wentf, to a N4 York Port of Embarkation jr before he left for overseas duty. l likes to remember his igh schc pals but most of all e likes receive lots of mail. How abc sending him a line or two? IE address is belowz' ' Pfc. Milo G. Beman, Jr. 36757753 Co C, 55th Arm'd Inf.',fBn. A.P. O.261, cfo Postmaster New York, New York: sailors, marines, coa and paratroopers--w all. Back to Taft th too glad for an opp: ADD THIS T0 YOURILIST John Jindra . U.S.S. Almaach cfo Fleet Post Office San Francisco, California November 16, 1944 'Taft' Tribune Miss Dempsey Transfers To Austin High School Not only the faculty but also the students regret learning of the :ransfer of Miss Catherine Demp- sey from Taft to Austin high school. Miss Dempsey, a Taft Founder, worked in our office ever since Taft first opened its doors n September, 1939. A farewell breakfast was given 'or her by the faculty. This was on he morning preceding her depar- ure to Austin. Let it be known that Miss Demp- ey did not leave Taft for social easonsg she enjoyed our society ,s much as Taftites enjoyed hers. Distance from home to school and ength of time spent in getting to vork were obstacles too great to vvercome--hence a transfer to a chool closer to home was the on- y solution to Miss Dempsey's lroblem. In her farewell speech our clerk tated that she will miss Tait. Taftites are equally certain that hey, too, will miss Miss Catherine lempsey. - French Club Plans Future The discussion of the last French lub meeting, which was held on londay, November 6, was princi- ally concerned with a project 'hich all Taftites will heargabout 1. the near future. November 20 is ie date of the next meeting. It ill be held in room 210 during the xth period. Christmas Party Planned For German Cfub in Dec. The German Club held another meeting on Friday, November 3, during the eighth period in room 219. The1'e was the usual business meeting in which there was a dis- cussion as to the time of the next meeting. It is hoped that this will he a Christmas Party. It will prob- ably be held on December 22. Afterthe meeting the following students read papers on the follow- ing subjects: Russell Woelffer, Duererg Antoinette Russin, Prob- lcins in Post-War Germany: June Schmid, Beethoven: and William l2 erner,i Schiller. Two of the officers and one mem- lcr met with the ninth period class to tell them about the meeting and preient part of the program to them. ' Purple Heart Award To John Prehm John Robert Prehm. a graduate of Taft in January '41, was wound- ed in June and has received the Purple Heart. He is now in Seattle, Washing- ton where he is well cn the' road to recovery. ' our lest gallant QICQ- speedy re We wish to extend wishes to,John for his tions and hope that a covery will permit him' to visit us here at Taft. -- If any of his,friends would like to write to him, please address him as: John Robert Prehm, A.O.lVl. Zfc' Box A. N.A.S. ' ' V Seattle 5, Washington. ' 5 K 1 l n Q freshman u1z Kids Enter' Honor Society :All the brainy little freshmen who were able to maintain an excellent better average in their grades last semester were welcomed -into the bhor Society on November 7, during the seventh priod. Each new etnber was presented with a pencil to help in furthering of his or her lucatlon. George Zima, Lesly Robinson and Dick Lawson provided itertainment while other members served ice cream to all. . Following is a list of the 1A students who were admitted into the mor Society. The number of points they received is enclosed in ackets. - '1Miss Beaver's division: William Reiff 11557. ' ,Mrs Lino's division: Jeanne Kyras 1187, Arthur Biesenthal 11657 ,niel Hausen 11557, Fern Schultz 11557 and Dale Lattis 1157. R. Miller's division: Jean Kipling 1187, Lois Williston 1187, Wilyn Thoren 11757, Joyce Dockweiler 1177, Anna May Doodlah 11557, urel Halleen 11557, Marion Heidorn 1147 and Marjory Ostrom 11557 'Mrs. Palermo's division: Carol Larson 1187, Marion Serwatzy 1187 Ixrlola Doyle 11757, Marilyn Thoenissen 11757, Dolores Liepold 1177 col Vasen 11657, Patricia Lieberman 11557, Nancy Robinson 11557, thuir Gronau 11457, June Lindgren 11457, Nancy Cato 1147 and ls Croon 1147. , 1 s Miss Redlin's division: Nancy Werner 11757, Jean Arado 1177, rothy Wiedman 1167, June Axtater 11557, Richard Hesse 11457, bert Obosla 1147 and Lois Stoll 1147. ' Congratulations, you brilliant students, may we be given the oppoli- iity of printing your pictures as outstanding honor students in our duation issue of January,,1948. W V - . V, 35 Presenting . . . The Safety Council In 1941, ,in an endeavor to get a working group acting as a safety council, it was decided to work through a safety committee of the Student Council. Such a committee has functioned for the past two years. , , This committee decided to, stand on its own feet in 1942, and has been functioning that way ever since. Vifhile still a small group, ,plans are being made to allow more safety-minded students to Safety Council also. It was instru- mental, too. in providing soap for the washrooms. Car and bicycle guards have been under the SUDGT' vision of the group. Probably most of you have seen the safety posters displayed in the building. This is another of their achievements. A feature presented was a safety program. which consisted of mov- ies giving lessons for car safety and bicycles, as well as a glimpse into the world of tomorrow. join. Barbara Grant set the Safety Club off to a sparkling start by serving as its chairman and since that time others. in the same pow sition, have done much to improve this progressive organiation. A number of things already done by the council includes registering and thereby improving-the disci- pline ot' students at tables in the lunchroom. The purchasing of ad- ditio'nal mirrors for the boys' lock- er room can be credited to the The activities are not scheduled beforehand, but are decided unon in group meetings. The members are still working to improve the safety conditions here at school. Those who are interested in this kind of activity could be of service to the school as well as earning service points for themselves. Stu- dents who are interested should see or contact Mr. H. Miller of our gym department. Variety in Store at Next P. T1 A. Meeting The P.T.A. will hold its next meeting at 1:15 p.m., on Wednes- day, November 20, 1944. Free Men and Good Books will be the topic for discussion. Miss Mary Morris- sey,' Taft librarian, will speak on Functions of the Modern High School Libraryn and also on new books in the Taft library. There will be selections by the Taft Mixed Chorus under the able di- rection of Mrs. Helen Scanlon. -After the business meeting. rhe- members of the Farnsworth I'.'l'.A. will act as hostesses during the social hour that will be held in our lunchrooml All parents and friends areulcordially invited to attend. A Calendar Nov. 17-Deadline for pick-up slips for Paper Drive Nov. 17-Friday Night Social Nov. 20-French Club Nov. 20-P.'l'.A. Meeting Nov.21-PAPER DRIVE Nov. 23-24-Thanksgiving Holidays Nov. 27-Deadline for Taft Tribune News Dec. 1-Social Dancing Dec. 5-Deadline for pick-up slips Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. for Paper Drive 5-Taft Trib Ou! 7-Annual Concert 8-Southvrest Festival 21-Wash Bowl Game 36 Air r -3 A oesrm. - 5 'Hn ' SC 0 0 S 5:30, R P T g 0 0 THIF- by Wesco DATE BAIT- ' ' The idea of a skirt, sweater and saddle shoes for a date, is deader than last night's gardenia corsage. This year the smoothies are do- ing the town in soft wool frocks, in colors good enough to eat. PET COLORS- For tearing around town after sundown, the smarter set is select- ing lush colors like Heart Thob pink, Victorian green, purple and a wonderful new shade called pump- kin. Lime green and gray wools are near the top of the hit parade. with ice cream colors like pale pink, soft yellow and aqua running close behind. The poplar styles for date clothes this year are, selfruffled necklines, nailhead trims, and flirty peplums. PLAIDS- How many chicks aren't mad about plaids? You could count them on the fingers of one hand. This year a great assortment of colorful clan plaids are at your finger tips, but most of the smart set are settling for shamokin plalds, the kind with a white back- ground. These dresses are most popular with pleated skirts and classic necklines. Most favored fabrics among the coke crowd are bright wool flan- nels, wool jerseys, and heavenly wool and rabbit's hair combina- tions For dates, they're choosing fairly tailored types' in these fa- brlcs. Enough said about date frocks as many of you will complain as to where the dates will be coming from due to the man-power short- age. Shall we discuss school togs? Everyone agree? Okay ,here we g0!! Has everyone seen Mabel Hen- dricksows lush yellow boy's sweat- er? It's really a beaut' and looks sharp as a cracker. Bode! Burkell has choosen sha- mokin plaid for her orchid and lime green skirt, while Eunice Do- pheide has chosen multi-color plaid. Neutral colors are still hep with the crowd, as shown by Pat Bergts beige suit. Nina Wleklinskfs brown and white checked dress is ideal for school and even more so for dates. Dorothy Bowen looks really really sharp in her gray cardigan sweater-especially when it is worn with her red skirt and collar to match. Virge Chimelowski isn't going to let her hands get frost bitten with those cute plaid mittens she made from the remnants of her plaid dress. Muklukas to keep your toes warm, are the rage for cold nights after skating. Such as Evy Even- sen's are ideal. And then we have all the seniors gloating over their newly acquired graduation rings. Seems some have never seen or had one before. So long for now, that's all till next issue. The Taft Tribune Published Biweekly by the Journalism Students of the WVllllnm Howard Taft High School 5625 North Natoma. Avenue, Chicago, Illinois NOVEMBER. 2, 1944 PRICE FIVE CENTS Editor-in-Chief ..... ........ B etty Petersen Assistant Editor ......... ,...... ....... . . . ........... Sally Webb Boys' Sports Editor ....... ........................................................... L ou Gibbs Gllrs' Sports Co-Editors ...... ......... G erry Schramek and Marilyn Fischer Fashion Co-Editors ......... ...,...... P atsy Berg and Dolores Comerford Exchange Editor ............................l-.---A---.---------------------------------------.----------- B68 Korbus Reporters ............ Pat Berg, Marva Blomgren, Elvira Brooks, Dorothy Bowen, Dolores Comerford, Beverly Crippen, Bill Dopheide, Marilyn Fisher, Bill Frey, Doris Gllson, Patricia Klar, Dolores Klisch, Isabelle Mora- ves, Evan Olson. Beverly Palm, Ramona Sahackl,fLorraine Shonicky. Sally Webb. V Cub Reporters .... Florence Egan, Priscilla Knight, William Miller, Betty Jane Pronath. .A Ptlsts .......................... . .......,....... .. Dick Bergsund, Dan Schneider, Dan Vrabec photographers ,,,,,,,,.,,,,,,,,,,, Hartley Kopke, Richard Kueker, Eugene Nugent. Ralph Sogge Circulation Adviser ........ ........ . . ............... .... .......... .................. . . . .Mr. Paul Blgler Editorial Adviser ........ ...... .. ........................... .......... Miss Hattie Marqusrdt Taft Tribune November 16, 194 'Don 't Loole Now, But- Is your division room among the leading ones in donations the Thanksgiving Fund ? If not. there is still time to do somethi about it: so contribute as much money as possible. Roses to these divisions who have contributed 510.00 or over. A. M. P. M. 113-310.00-Miss 110-312.00-Miss Carleton 206- 16.00-Mrs. McConville 217- 20.00-Miss Johnson 317- 10.00-Miss Rogers '301- 11.00-Mrs. Lino Other division donations are: A. M. A. M. A. M. P. M. 105-53.00 210- 8.00 312- 3.75 210- 4.00 106- 7.50 211- 9.00 316- 5.00 211- 2.50 107- 2.50 212- 5.25 319- 9.00 212- 4.00 110- 2.50 214- 2.00 321- 3.00 214- 2.50 117- 4.75 216- 5.00 P. M. 216- 4.00 201- 2.00 217- 6.25 106-37.00 221- 2.50 203- 4.00 301- 6.00 117- 4.00 305- 2.75 205- 1.00 304- 1.50 121- 4.00 308- 4.00 207- 4.25 305- 5.25 206- 2.50 311- 8.00 208- 1.25 307- 4.00 207- 5.25 312- 6.00 209- 4.00 311- 4.00 208- 4.00 316- 6.25 tEd. Note: Just whose division is the mighty 304 challenging t time? Could be 205, 208, or even the powerful 201, a 1A, all boys' divisio Discs by Doll The songs that are takin' number one, two and three posit on the Hit Parade these days almost all sweet and mellow . . . we shall discuss them first. Sc Other Time by Frank Sinatra tops, but not to play favori Too ra loor a loor a by B Crosby also rates. A beautiful and sweet recording of How Many Hea Have You Broken? is done by the Three Suns. This is backed vs the clever melody Twilight Time. Helen Forrest and Dick Hayl do a beautiful job on Together and It Had To Be You. Don't T Know I Care or Don't You Care to Know is written and recorded Duke Ellington. I Dream of You offers stiff competition to b Sinatra and Crosby when done by the newcomer known as Andy I sell. I'll Remember April is on the other side of the before mentio Crosby recording. Harry James plays his horn sweet again in ' A Little Street In Singapore . With the help of Frankie this becoi doubly sweet to some. The quickies and novelties are being sung by all . . . Dance Wit Dolly With a Hole In Her Stocking hit the country with a mighty qt bang - and Her Tears Flowed Like Wine done by Stan Kenton a clever chorus as well as a catchy melody. Krupa's Bolero at Savoy is fast and furious when backed by Side by Side. not too s or not too fast. Spike Jones has another novelty out. This time i' a tongue twisted, She Broke My Heart in Three Places. UD, UD. T by the Merry Macs hits the spot. Salt Water Cowboy is a favorite v all of the girls with their fellows in the Marine Corps. Come Come out by Charlie Barnet backed with What a Difference a ' Makes is equally good. The Trolley Song is a favorite with all that ride to and f school: for proof ask the bus drivers on the highway . . . I've never he it, but as a favor to Ann De Cristina. I must list Angeline as theme! ! ! --DOIW LLLALAA LLLL Lost and Found Resembles Rummage Sal Before long the Lost and Found is going to turn into a second hand store. With all the things coming in and cluttering up the shelves in 314, this room will soon rival a rummage sale in number of items on display. If you've lost anything, just don't fret about it, but go up to 314 and look around. You won't have to look too hard because that lost thing-a-ma-jig of yours is probably there. LOST A maroon Eversharp Skyline with striped top. Sentime value. Please return to Betty F lich, 206 AM. No questions as Reward! An Eversharp Pen. Descript Black bottom with gray str top. Belongs to set. Please re to Pat Smith. Division room PM. Boy's tan gabardine jacket, 16. Please return to Norbert A berger. vember 16, 1944 itrictl for Jphomoresv by Sof 'n'Mor llo amigos, We are about to ghten you with the newest Lp that's been floating around compus. The joke was on ty Lutz the other day, when rove the daintiness of mascu- feet, he fell flat on his face. notice Mary Jane Chmielozr- ashing down Natoma in hopes itching the 4:10 bus on Hig- We want to welcome back un Terry Darling from Ta- L, Washington. Bet you're to see Taft again. huh. Terry? will now pause to pay tribute le noble cause for which Ele- Gillespie has shorn her raven es. Dorothy P6f67'807l- is still g to persuade her brother to a new interest in one of her :more friends. nething has to be done about sleepy-eyed look that Marilyn her wears to her second pe- class every morning. CWhat's g to happen when she comes ?irst?l The sandwich-nibblers e fifth period gym class have ew member, Faith Metzler. h out fellas, the K.D.D. soror- sters are out to get their men he big Sadie Hawkins party re throwing. Will Jerry Moe spend one English period nut nonchalantly flipping his over his knees? fThis takes in room 108, the room of the ble desksj. Paul Holberg is ming famous for those mad is that he makes from his period class. Did Chick ion enjoy himself at that hay party that Jackie Drish in- him to? Joyce Landgraf Ebenhahn. and Nancy Har- vn are proudly sporting yel- orduroy slacks, trade-mark of sorority. BTIONS OF THE MONTH . .. at senior girl is gaily flash- Ken Henry's identificatioin let? y does Gerry Guth go to such mes in showing off his red at loyal Taftite girl is root- or Schurz because of a mas- : interest on the football IE YOU'VE NOTICED . . . my Don Juan Neuman es- lg Phyllis Wagman down the e crowd of admirers around Hoffman and Spook Carl- 'hen they cut a rug in gym. vie Sager reverting back to eanblowlng days of his child- le on, sophs, if you like this n start dropping your little of gossip in locker 2096. Taft Tribune WE'RE JUST CURIOUS: Why should a certain someone be so proud about having three dates in one week. Some people certainly go to extremes . . . Why does Pal Berg look at the Spo1'ts page in the papers before anything else, in fact even before Dick Tracy . . . Why didn't John Bowen wear Sugar Williams baby blue cardigan sweater on sweater day . . . Who is the little soph- omore who is on the sweet side about John Pokarney and can't get any one to introduce her to him . . . Just what is the newly formed club A. T. A. S .... Who is the monster? . . . Who is the boy that comes up to Wanda Rutherford in the hall everyday and asks for her picture . . . Does Johnny Lekberg really go down to the library the third period . . . THROUGH THE KEYHOLE: Alice Harrington going into hysterics when a certain someone gets up to read a part in dramatics . . . Ann Ellis with her new love life - D. D. L. Now start racking your brains girls . . . Never thought Mutt and Jeff could dance out then we had Bodel Burkell and Dolores Conzerford at the Pumpkin Prance last week . . . Redden and Bergsund forming an anti-Ekdahl club . . . Joe Kowalski for the U. S. Navy and Esther Paior doing it up right at the Ice Follies and later the Panther Room . . . Donniet Chapman surely looked sharp in Jeannie If'o1'1vog'8 pink sweater . . . The 4A's telling everyone to smile tif that is what you call ity when filling out the graduation slips . . . Lois Gates received a second set of proofs from the Marshall Studio only to find that they were of the opposite sex. What a camera won't do nowadays . . . Bernice Ranyard and Jackie Shay make it a point to go downtown and see the sights . . . Jean Van Arsdell, telling Myrna Wartenburg her early hours to bed and her late hours on New Years Eve. Myrna doesn't know if she should believe it . . . Medard Adamski running for president of the Library Pests Inc .... Lidia Rigoni taking detours to her class to see Jim Ploen. Hmmm we see what you mean Lidia . . . Mona and lssie playing see saw in one of their classes . . . Tom Leach buying a Fall Ball ticket from Bev Palm at State and Madison . . . Wally Kosmen first alto sax with Mel Brooks is going steady with Lois Schons . . . CAMPUS CHATTER By Issie, Dolly, Lor AT THE PICNICt Millions and millions of people . . . more hot dogs than imaginable . . . two big fires . . . temperature cold . . . forest preserve . . . Sugar Williams. a slave to Johnny Bowen. carrying a ten foot log for the fire . . . Was Danny Vrabec building a log cabin, or a base for a fire . . . Nina Wleklinski and her fella eating that awful onion . . . Eunice Ringquist sacrificing her big plaid shirt to the freezing Danny Schneider .... cou1dn't he draw a picture of a big blaze? . . . Marge Williams and John O'Grady with their cider . . . Reed Riley with those big dill pickles sup- plied by you know who . . . Tom Craft and Steve Nauier stamping out the fire with their Lil' Abler shoes . . . ON TO THE DANCE: , Edgbrook Country Club . . soft. music-dimmed lights-cokes 5c a piece-and a'warm fire-John Pokorney and Bob Zitzewitz all duked up . . . rest of the fellas too . . . George Zima and Barb Benedict continually asked how they got in when only seniors were allowed . . . but come to think of it . . . what about Kenny Tompkins and Nancy Price? . . . Carol Passow saving Dick Hanische's life . . . Are you Roy or Louise Larson? . . . What were Ann Ellis. Dean Bambini, John Bowen and Sugar Williams doing out in the veranda? . . . Playing hide and seek? . . . people sitting all over the floor like cannibals-more fun . . . The records Wrong and Together played over and over again . . . The Barber Shop Quartet consisting of Mary Dalton. Don Swanson. Dan Vrabec, Jo Klusman, Dolly Klisch, Reed Riley. Barb Benedict, George Zima anld Bev Palm . . . Jeanne Reichard and Bob Yeaman trying to get acquainted X. .... The curly eyellashes on Norma Brawners fella . . . Martha Span- holtz trying to organize the crowd to play a game . . . The committee cleaning up fgroanl . . . Taft Lou:ell's car just about loaded to the gills . . . out into the cold again . . . home . . . wonderful time . . . Let's do it again!!! - 37 wl us V J I . asafeef . 'LS B N W5 by Dodee Ba Invitation: Are you doin' anything Saturday night? How 'bout a dateg now don't shake with fright. The place is at Joy's, the time is eight, ' Just shine up your shoes and polish you pate Please answer just as soon as you can, I hope you can go, you big hunk of man! vb all 1:1 CONFIRMATION: Saturday night now for me is no longer free. My shoes will lze polished, just walt and see. At eight o'clock we'll be sure to arrive 'Cause our boy, Gene, is going to drive. So be waiting for no one else but just me, You gorgeous example of bashful femininity! :lf 'lt 22 Lonesome? Ho put his arm about her And whispered in her ear ' She listened and then nodded As he to her drew near. Then he gently kissed her ' And talked in quiet tone, The girlie was his sister, And he 'zras asking for a loan. if fl! 'Ik Then there's the fella who took his girl into a pawn shop because he wanted to get her aloan! if 4' Dk Girls fWith apologies to Joyce Kilmerl I think that I shall never seen A girl refuse a meal that's free A girls whose hungry eyes are fixed Upon a lunch that's being mixed Upon whose arms much jewelry wears To match the junk that's in her hair Girls are liked by mugs like me 'Cause I don't wanna hug a tree! if ik 'F Boys I think that I shall never gaze Upon a boy, not in a daze A boy who never once refuses food A boy whose manners are not crude Upon whose head no short cut hairs A boy who very seldom swears A boy whose breath this mother thinksl Isn't tainted with tobafco or for- bidden drinks Boys are liked by gals like me 'Cause, oh well, that's plain to see! 38 mes 1-ue 'I Taft Tribune November 16, 1 This freshie and freshmen col- umn has really been pulling in the dirt. Weve been getting poems, Please don't put in that item about-- notices, and dirt by the shovelful. But please, kids. label your corny quips as either Freshie Doghouse or Freshmen Kennels. We're not in the mind reading pro- fesion you know! And, you'll also notice that the Kennels have become slightly depleted since the last issue. So, how's about some more news? Get the thrill of seeing your name in print! But let's get on with that dirt we've been talking about. Why does Diane Nielsen always say. I can't Wait until division? Have your seen June SChll'f3Sll67 S unique new hat with the three knitting needles in it? Carol Andre is developing into a mighty good athlete. She's the star of shuffleboard in the 9th period gym class. Who's the dream girl Dave Grant keeps talking about all the time? Stanley Ellefson doesn't get lost since he's been following Irene DuBois and Sug Esterquest! Attention freshie boys! Have you seen chubby Joan Grow? Not bad, huh? Junior Ralph Mueller was having a terrific time trying to explain to Charlotte Spencer that the girl he brought to the dance was the pianist in the band, and he had to be nice to her because piano players are so-o-o hard to get now! Still waiting to see if Carol Andersen, Fory Paddock's cousin will live up to his reputation. Richard Miller insists he has only one kind of girl friend, best, that is, so if you hear kids in the hall shouting Only one, you'll know what goes. . Though often called freshie when running doicn the hall. And often being laughed at when I know nothing at all, I don't look disgusted or don't even sigh. For I have loads of fun at good old Taft High. You'll never guess who that dream boy of the 11th period class in room 108 is--George Bauer! Who's the boy Ruth Anderson is going out with lately? Wonder what's wrong with Grease Ball Glen Nolte: heumustbe slipping. Two girls have refused his dog tag! The Freshmen Kennels Bob Baker has taken quite an interest in freshie Darlene Johnson. They can be seen cooing over each other outside 307 every day during 8th and 9th periods. q We're wondering why those two boys in the library have been whisper- ing to Marge Ostroni and Marion Ehlers and getting them into hot water. Warning to Shirley Olson: Don't slip on any of that Nolte oil. It's dangerous! Signed, The Voice of Experience What's Wrong with Frederick Fechtneris division? Who's got who behind the 8 ball? Some reports we've heard! The Exciting Heyday of a Great Taftite About the same time Fred, our hero of last week was becoming ac- customed to being a freshie, Ar- nold Zuber, alias Rube, an elated, elevated 1A, was trying out his by Lee Crrlvpen said, I'll bet no one could tell I was still in my first year. I cer- newly acquired knowledge. He had finally emerged from being a for-I lorn, frustrated, frenzied freshie, into becoming a formidable, frivo- lous, frolicsome freshman. What a metamorphosis! After five months of humble, dust-eating existence, he had suddenly bloomed forth into a powerful freshman, afraid of no one. Just let any upper classmen try to shove him around or let any teacher try to get tough with him. He'd show 'em! Why, he tainly look like a sophomore-or a junior at least-or maybe even a senior. Gee! After all, I've grown two inches since I entered Taft! Yes, Rube is now 5 feet 3 inches instead of 5 feet 1 inch. So, forth strutted bold Arnold, up to a pretty junior girl, and said, Winking at her, Hiya, cutie. Slap- ping his face, she replied, Oh, you fresh man. Ah. shucksf' Rube muttered, slinking away, how did she know that I'm only a lA? Slam! Bang! Crash! Boom! Just grin and bear it, fellas. It's the fairer sex slamming you back, but hard. Here's what we think of you. The Question: What qualities do you dislike most in boys? Bea Hayes, 3B Too darn sure of themselves and too conceitedf' Joanne Crockatt, 4B The fellow that thinks he's so wonderful that no one can hardly touch him or even look at him. Joan Gercome, 3B A fellow that doesn't associate with any other people but a certain group of kids. Cork Manchee, 4B The guy whose conceit is so great that a girl is supposed to be greatly honored when he asks her out. Jean Bottlemy, 3B Dress too sloppyg most of them think you're falling for them if you ack like a human being towards them. No interest in Taft fellas. Doris Jacobsen, 1A Frank Sinatra ties. Pat Northrop, 4B Most boys are ego-maniacs and that is the worst quality that any- one could possess. Marylin Swanson, 3B Some fellow's feet are fairly large but why do they show them off with Lil' Abner's ? Jane C. Fell, 4B Boys that criticize girls for wearing llue jeans. INQUIRING REPORTS by DEE and EM Darlene Walzak, 3B Boys who are the con football player type. Ellyn Jamison, 4B Boys who are careless in and manners and have litt terest in social activities. Marilyn Roesch, 3A Why don't they act huma pecially one, in 3A. Esther Rohner, 3B The type that dresses l bunch of farmers. After 2 they want girls to look fen why don't they at least dress and look mannish? Beverly Johnson, 4B F'ellas with inflated ego a pet peeve. Avis Freidlund, 3A I don't like dead pans an lows who don't get along everyone. Bette L. Fillebrown, 3B Most of them are all rigl why don't they come in sizes? Alice Kinast, 1A Crewcuts! Stolen Stuff b BFZA A GARDEN ROMANCE So you carrot for me? My heart beets for you With your cherry lips and peach compleavion Radish hair and turnip nose. My love is as soft as a squash And strong as an onion! If we canteloup, then lettuce marry. We'd make a fine pear. Unknown Skill!! Biff ftwice nicked by the bar- ber's razorjz Hay, barber, gimme a glass of water! Barber: What's wrong, sir, hair in your mouth? Biff: No, I wanna see if my neck leaks. Jones Reporter Sk it Pk Quizzes. quizzes everywhere With drops and drops of ink And never a teacher who'll leave the room And give a guy a chance to . . . think. Amundsen Log Knott and Shott fought a The result was that they ct conditions: Knott was sho Shott was not. It was better Shott than Knott. Hyde Park We CELEBRITY Irritated Man Cto the felle back of him in a large cr Who are you shovin'? Answer: I don't know. l your name? The Harper High TRY THIS A half of a half of a hal half of a half is: 16-75 C1-27 11-1007 The Bowen A1 fThc answer is at the bot! this rolumnj SEEN AND HEARD AROI SCHOOL: Senior Girl to Freshie: Littl how would you like to the prom with me? Freshie Boy to Senior: What's S. G to F. B.:Why, that's a that everyone dresses up fl appears for at for a few mc and then goes out to some else afterwards for the r the evening. F. B. to S. G.: Gosh! I don't I'll have to ask my mothei 'qunog-Aqxis euo sr ugeiq eqq oi .reissue ioeuoo veniber 16, 1944 re Page on Diqzlay . Teuscher has donated to the library a valuable page from 'Nurnberg Chronicle by Hart- Schedel which was printed in by Anton Koberger. The page bout 15 x20 and is printed eavy cream colored paper. The sometimes referred to as the er Chronicarum, was illus- l by Wolbemut and his step- There are 1800 pictures in owever, only 645 blocks were for the illustrations. The iberg Chronicle was one of most important illustrated of the time and has since taken apart and sold, by the to collectors of rare books. Teuscher has also given to brary a volume entitled The n Book, by Douglas Mc- lc. This book gives the his- of printing and also many sting facts concerning the iberg Chronicle. s, book will be added to the y collection and the page will it on display in the library g Book Week, in November. ie will want to miss seeing Taft Tribune 39 U.S.M. Bob Hartwig Guards President One of Taft's former students, Marine Corps Private Robert Hart- wig, has had his share of thrills in recent weeks. First of all, he was detailed to do guard duty for the President of the United States, when the President Roosevelt went to a, West Coast Naval Base recent- ly, where he delivered his accept- ance speech forha fourth term to the'Democratic convention held here in Chicago. Pvt. Hartwig Wag detailed to watch the President's car. Also a short time ago, he spent the weekend at the Hollywood home of William Bendix, the pop- ular screen star, who plays a pretty good Marine himself in the films. At the present time Bob is sta- tioned at Pearl Harbor, but ex- pects to be transferred again soon. Shirley Hartwig, a 3A at Taft, is the mighty proud sister of this marine. We salute Taft as his Alma Mater. these two important pieces of liter- ature which Mr. Teuscher has so graciously donated. f Team Organizes to Defend Championshuo tft has two returning lettermen from last year's City Championship George Souchek of Mrs. Lewis' division is one while the second irge Dayiantes of Mrs. Perry's division. tis fall qualifying rounds held at Big Oaks determined that Robert on fHolterhoffJ, Ken Henry tOckerbyD, William Avery fBeaverJ, 'd Miller t0sbonJ, Eddie Carlson tMcGuire9, Clayton Holmes 'byJ, Bob Kiel tOckerbyJ, Bruce Fields fPearceJ Wm. Nemeo nj and Robert Zetterberg QC. Johnsonj were eligible for the remaining positions on the team. US. Announces Change in Army and Navy Induction Procedure and Program ,' Please Note Attention boys! There have been some changes made. These are the basic necessities for induction into the armed forces: 1. Seventeen years of age 2. Mental examination - A 3. Physical examination THE ARMY PROGRAM THE ENLISTED RESERVE CORPS The A-12 test will no longer be given in the high schools in Novem- ber and March as previously, but at 166 West Van Buren Street. The boys accepted will go directly from their homes to a college. All expenses and uniforms will be furnished by the Army. If they become 18 while at college they will complete their current term and will then be sent home to be ordered by the Sixth Service Command to the recep- tion center at Fort Sheridan and from there they will go to an appropriate basic training center. After completion of the college work and basic training, those who are qualified my l:e returned to college for further work in engineering or foreign language. There will be no further oppor- tunities in the medical or dental fields. THE ARMY ENLISTMENT AIR CADET PROGRAM If a boy is a high school graduate he may be assigned to the Enlistdl Reserve Corps college program. When called to active duty the men are given examinations and on the basis of the information then available they are classified as pilots, navigators, bombardiers, aerial gunners, or ground crew. If classified as a pilot, navigator, or bombardier, the usual program applies including 4 to 6 weeks of basic training, 5 months of pre-flight college work, and 7 to 9 months at an appropriate flight school. Those who are classified as gunners or ground crew are sent to technical schools and are not given college work. THE NAVY PROGRAM THE AIR CREW MAN TRAINING PROGRAM This is a new program which partially takes the place of the V-5 program. It differs in that it provides for the training of flight personnel other than pilots. Further, it leads to a rating and not a commission. The boys who qualify are sent to Jacksonville, Florida, for a training period of approximately 52 weeks. During this period all are given basis work in radio, radar, gunnery, ordnance and mechanics. They finish with a rating of 3rd class and are given their silver wings. THE V-12 PROGRAM This program will be given in November as previously. THE RADIO TRAINING PROGRAM All candidates must take an examination known as the Eddy test This test is composed of 40 per cent mathematics, 20 per cent general ese golfers will begin early spring practice and, through a series :h play rounds, will fight for the vacant positions on the team. spring, any other students may try out again, but they must :ntly post better scores than any of the above mentioned to achieve on the team. Should the team scores be good enough, Taft will nter the qualifying round to represent Chicago in the State Golf onships at Peoria, Ill. in May, 1945. Golfers not officially on the Jw are advised to begin early spring practice, getting as much as possible before the actual competition begins. science, 10 per cent shop, 15 per cent radio, and 15 per cent electricity. Those who make a sufficiently high score on the test will, when inducted, be given the rating of Seaman. lst Class and will be in the line for a ten months' radio training course. The steps in the training program are: 1. To a Naval training station for a short period of hott training. 2. Chicagol. . To a preliminary radio training school for thiry days fpossibly 3. To one of several primary radio schools, over the country, for for three months. 4. To a secondary school for six months. It is possible to finish the secondary course with a rating of Petty Officer. the East to the West From Frosh Agreeg T aft? the Best Here is the status of the Septem- ber '44 freshie class. The total en- rollment is 479, made up of 242 boys and 237 girls. There are 89 pupils that came from private schools. St. Thecla sent 16 of these and Immaculate Conception gifted us with 15 more. The 1B's came from 26 public schools in Chicago. Ebinger and Farnsworth contributed the largest number of pupils. Twenty-nine pu- pils came from schools as far away as Freemont, Oregon and Clare- mont, California. Now It Can Be Told Could it be the chemistry classes are having a Lit of trouble with their foul smelling aprons? Per- haps this accounts for the eighth period class tieing theirs to the shade cords and letting them hang out of the windows. What prominent young artist an- swerlng to the initials of D. B. is constantly being heckled by a teacher whose stock in trade is test tubes? All in all, the freshies came from 57 different schools. 40 Taft Tribune Eagles Smear Sullivan 26 to 7 In Final Game By LOU GIBIIS, Sports Editor What could be a more fitting or finer way to top off a season than to scare the pants off the Taft rooters in the first half and then pour on the coal to come out on top? These were the circumstances that prevailed on November 4, at Winnemac Park when the Eagles took Sullivan 26 to 7. Line-ups and Summary I TAFT 1263 SULLIVAN C73 Lewandowski LE Brown Scholle LT Hoffman Chapman LG Weiniger Kooken C J. Jones Redden RG Read Jackson RT T. Jones Bambini RE Dultz Fortunato QB Fisher Kero LH Postelnek Bowen RH Walsh Walker FB Stein SUMMARY Taft ,... ...........,.. Sullivan ..,,..,... Ratchek, Stein. 0 0 19 7 - 26 0 7 0 0- 7 Touchdowns: Kero, Waker 2, Points After Touchdowns: Kero 2, Stein. Whatever happened to the Ea- gles in the first half, no one will ever know. for twice our Taft men had the ball deep in Sullivan ter- ritoryffirst down and goal to go. What happened. however, to Sulli- van in the third quarter shouldn't happen to a dog. It all started when the Eagles were again deep in Sullivan terri- tory, first and 10 on their 9 yard line. Pretty quick Bob Walker toted the mail over and made it Sullivan 7, Taft 6. Well, to make a long story even longer, our gal- lant full back Walker took the ball over again, this time from the Sullivan 45 yard mark. Walker was helped by some very able blocking through the courtesy of right tackle John Swider. Not letting up for a minute, Taft continued its victory drive, and penetrated to the Sullivan 5 yard line. This time it was left half Cliff Kero making the score on a rip through center, Kero also kicked the extra point. Not con- tent with 19 points, the Eagles decided to make the final score Taft 26, Sullivan 7. This was done by another center plunge for a TD all wrapped up by left half Ray Ratchek. Cliff Kero encountered no difficulty in booting the extra point. Lake View Falls To Taftg 40-7 By LOU GIBBS. Sports Editor After two dismal weeks of foot- ball for the Taft Eagles, it seemed that about thirty players got sick and tired of looking at Taft on the sad end of the score board. Evidence of this came in no small terms on October 28, when the Eagles plastered Lake View, 40-7. Line-ups and summary: TAFT 1403 LAKE VIEW 173 Lewandowski LE Miller Scholle LT Ludwig Chapman LG Mantikes Kooken C Owsley Redden RG Paul Jackson RT Tell Bambini RE , Norene Fortunato QB Rayburn Kero LH Ritholz Bowen RH Strauss Walker FB Clarke SUMMARY ' Taft ,,,,,,,A,,4,,l,.4,,,,, 20 0 7 13-40 Lake View ........ 0 7 0 0- 7 Touchdowns: Kero 3, Lewan- dowski, Bambini, Ratchek ffor Bowenb, Quigley ifor Millerb. Points After Touchdowns: Kero 4, Rayburn. Two touchdowns by Taft's left half Cliff Kero and one by Fight end Dean Bam? ini comprised the Eagle scoring in the first half. These came in the first quarter on very pretty plays: Kero going across on runs, and Bambini showing how to do the end- around. Speaking of the end-around, left end Len Lewandowski did a good job on it when he romped 11 yards for a touchdown. Kero put in another quarter's worth when he scored again in the final period of the gameg this was fol- lowed up by left half Ray Ratchek cutting through center for 9 yards and TD No. Ovof the afternoon as the final gun went off. Besides 3 touchdowns, Kero kicked for extra points for a total of 22 points- and how! Locker Room By Bill Frey Football is over, so now, all the mighty men have to do is loaf around the locker room while they dry up from lack of exercise. One unlucky grid star, namely Elgv Kaage, went through the whole sea- son playing a bang up game at center and then the day after the Sullivan game, Erv broke his shin bone in a scrub game against the Edison Lights. That's a tough break, Erv. The basketball team may be hon- o1'ed possibly by their first fem- inine player. It has been rumored that John Bach wishes to join. He has such nice hair, too! Last Wednesday Coach Harry S. Miller's tankers had a swim meet with Steinmetz but didn't fare so well, due to the absence of Don Farbach who was home with a November 16, very severe cold. Ye Ole Locker Room lool the place for all the convi for class officers. John Bob Yeaman, George Zim Wesley Larson are all passi qigars for the coming el One slogan is, Let's get goi John Bowen. Then there's sen and Larson hmmmm, like a comedy act. When Larson asked Walter Dru who he was going to vo Chief Drummond repliedf veit! i Everybody is happy no also broke, because the grai rings finally came. Quite a few he-men fror came to school last Tuesda a decided odor of perfun further information ask Sa knows. On that memorable also John Bowen walked room and saw several of h paign supporters on their John, feeling greatly honore What a tribute, what an o' G.A.A. Presents Officei Successful 'I:erm Planne We are all very Well aware of the fine work the G.A.A. has been doing this semester. The officers are all girls who have not only earned their letters and have been very active in the G.A.A., but they have also taken part in the activ- ities of many of the numerous or- ganizations at Taft. Marilyn Fisher, president, is a 3A and in her sixth semester on the board of control. She held the office of vice-president from Sep- tember '43 to June '44. Marilyn is a member of the student council and was Taft's representative to the Northeastern district conven- tion. She was also a delegate to the State convention of the Student Council held at the Sherman Hotel. Lynn belongs to the Honor So- ciety, the Pan-American club, Jr. Girls and was a member of the Clean-Up council when it was formed. Her duties have included being an office and library assist- ant. Our vice-president, Gerry Shra- mek, has been on the b control for 3 semesters now a 4B. She is a senir representative as well as been a representative in Girls club. Gerry has been ber of the Mixed Chorus Honor society and was al brary assistant. At presen one of the lucky few to bl February P1'om committee Betty Blagg, the G.A..l tary, is a 4B and has be active in the organizatio semesters. She is vice-pres the Student Council and of Taft's delegates to tl convention which took pi spring. Betty has been a assistant and is also a rm the Honor society. The G.A.A. treasurer Schiesser, is also a. 3 seme on the board of control a 3A. She was recently elei president of the Jr. Gil Sue has been very activ G.A.A. and the Pan-Amerii . O. Sis Message '44 Bonds Bring km Back D The Sixth War Loan drive is on. ,nds are playingg stage and 'een stars and radio artists are pearing on many special pro- ams. Heroes in our armed serv- es are touring the country. Prom- ent business men and women are arking extra long l1ou1's. And :ht up in front of this colorful rade of outstanding persons Iping to put this compaign over 1 top we shall again find our own icago boys and girls. You have enviable record in your sales of r bonds during past campaigns. is our belief that you will sur- ss your own records in this new 1ve. as the drive ends and the holi- vs arrive they will be especially ppy ones for you, for you will ve given our men in service the at possible gift-the guns, am- lnition, and other material need- to bring this war to a speedy vtory. You will have done your rt in helping to bring peace to z world once again. Sincerely, WILLIAM H. JOHNSON, Superintendent of Schools 'hanksgiving Fund Tlothes Needy Ones Ir. Hoefer was pleased that Taft- s had responded so generously. rthermore, our Principal hoped tt other schools had done as ll. A. M. 310- 3.24 105-514.00 311- 10.09 106- 10.20 312- 9.03 107- 3.75 316- 5.25 110- 7.83 317- 16.97 113- 10.15 319- 16.56 .17- 7.38 321- 3.18 501- 13.17 P. M. 503- 6.13 106-510.37 105- 6.43 110- 16.24 106- 17.79 113- 8.33 307- 7.55 117- 9.80 208- 5.24 206- 2.78 509- 12.00 207- 7.87 511- 9.07 208- 5.00 512- 7-03 210- 5.33 110- 9.30 211- 3.50 514- 3.79 212- 5.13 516- 8-65 214- 7.38 117- 8-65 216- 6.02 719- 8-97 217- 25.10 521- 10.60 221- 4,34 101- 20.26 301- 16,97 104- 10.00 305- 10,00 105- 7-20 308- 6.08 106- 11-00 311- 13.20 IO7- 8-46 312- 10.48 108- 6.84 316- 10.10 Editor's Note: Our apologies to , 207, 319 and 221 A.M. Divisions the mistake in the amount of donations for The Thanksgiv- ' Fund in the last issue of the FT TRIB. The below amounts final and correct, this time, we 1e.J aft 0 Vol. XI. No. 6 Taft High School, Chicago, Illinois December 5, 1944 Attention - Artistsl The play must go on . . . and in order for it to go on, the tickets for the house must be sold out. Now, to sell the tickets, advertise- ment is necessary for the Senior Play. That is why we want your assistance now! If you have any interest in draw- ing, or any ideas for posters for the play, get in touch with Ger- maine Petermann, Div. 212 AM: Alice Harrington, 307 AMQ or June Garber, 221 AM. They will take your name and ideas and place you on the Poster Committee. Don't Miss It -Itfv Colossal' At 8:00 p. m., Thursday, December 7. 1944 the lviusic Department of Taft High School presents its Sixth Annual Fall Concert in the School Auditorium. The audience will be splendidly entertained by the Girls' Chorus, the Mixed Chorus, the Taft Symphony Orchestra. and the Taft Symphony Band. The one hundred voices of the Mixed Chorus, under the direction of Mrs. Helen B. Scanlon, will sing three selections by Cain, Roll Chariot Roll, Music When Soft Voices Die, and God of the Open Air. They will also sing Blow Blow, Thou Winter Wind, by Clokey, and Let All the World in Every Corner Sing, by Chapman. Arleen Heen will accompany the chorus on the pi Senior Girls Play Santa To ounded Vets at 1 r Meet the officers of the Senior Girls Club. They are: President, Elvira Brooksg Vice President, Do- ris Johnsong Treasurer, Jeanne Foxvogg and Secretary, Kay FIYHH- Heading this worthwhile club is Miss Grace Rogers. Among the activities for this year, the girls had a Halloween party at the Norwood Park field- house. Jo Klusman gave a read- ing after which the girls bobbed for apples, and played suspended apples. Last but not least, de- licious refreshments were served. That was not the last party for the semester, however, as a Christ- mas party is being planned for De- cember 13. The Senior Girls service project for this semester consists of collect- ing autograph books, address books, scratch pads, pencils, new decks of cards, and crayolas for the ve- terans at Mayo Veterans' Hospital at Galesburg, Illinois. To complete this project suc- cessfully, Miss Rogers and the girls are asking that each student do- a esbu g Top row, left to right: Jeanne Foxvog Elvira Brooks Bottom row Doris Johnson Kay Flynn nate at least one of the above men- tioned articles. A representative will be sent to each division room to collect the articles by Decem- ber 15. Let's all help the Senior Girls in making this the biggest success in their history. Mayo hospital inserted a plea for help for the boys in several Chl- cago paper this past summer. This notice was the source of the Senior Girls project. Kay Flynn, the cap- able secretary of the organization, contacted the Field Director of the Red Cross stationed at the hospi- tal and secured a list of the ar- ticles that the boys needed most. The Senior Girls are doing their utmost to gather these things so that they may fulfill the requests of these battle scarred men. Mr. Hoefer has granted permis- sion to the Club to make this mis- sion of theirs a school project and we all hope that every loyal Taftite will respond generously to the worthy cause of helping these hos- pitalized boys of ours. 3110. The Girls' Chorus, directed by Mrs. Ruth B. Lino, are to sing Cradle Song, by Arensky, Awake the T1-umpet's Lofty Sound, by Handelg America, by Block, and A Swan Legend, by Clokey. Lesly Robinson will solo the beautiful Lord's Prayer. Valentina Mora- les and Jewell Stensland are the accompanists for the Girls' Chorus. The Triumphal March, by Grieg, will be the first selection presented by the Symphony Orches- tra. Following that, the string trio, Val Morales, Eugene Morales and Rizal Morales, will play Concerto in B Flat, by Tschaikowskl. The Symphony Orchestra will also play Carmichael's famous modern clas- sic, Stardust, and Richard Stahl, John Porkorney and James Keuer, the drum trio, will give their ver- sion of Drummers Courageousf by Harr. The Symphony Orchestra is conducted by Mr. John C. Rapier. The Symphony Band. also con- ducted by Mr. Rapier, is present- ing, in accordance with Pearl Har- bor Anniversary, Sousa's Stars and Stripes Forever. In addition to that. they will play The Silver Chord. by O'Neill, and selections from Oklahoma by Rodgers. Edwin Hildwein, on his saxophone will play Rhapsody in F Minor, by Gurewich. A marimba solo, Ze- guenerweisenj' will be given by Kenneth Tompkins. He will be ac- companied by Valentina Morales. The Trombone Quartette, Ralph Sogge, William Dopheide, Richard Lawson. and James Cochrane will play Nocturne by Frankghiser. Everyone is urged to come to the concert next Thursday for an even- ins of th0I'0ugh enjoyment. BASKET BALL SCHEDULE Practice Games- Dec. 7-Taft vs. Weber at We- ber Dec. 12.-Taft vs. Holy Trinity at Taft Dec. 14-Taft vs. Weber at Taft Dec. 18-Taft vs. Foreman, Srs., at Taft First North Section Game- Jan. 5, 1945-Taft vs. Amund- sen at Amundsen Page 42 Taft Tribune December 5, 191 Meet the Girls' Chorus The Girls' Chorus, under the di- rection of Mrs. Ruth B. Lino has been practising enthusiastically every day for the past weeks dur- ing the 3rd period, in order to be ready for the Gth Annual Ball Con- cert which will take place on Thursday, December 2. The Chorus will sing four songs for their performance. The chorus is composed of the following members: Jean Altman, Ruth Anderson, Marnie Ayres, Marva Blomgren, Dorothy Brewer, Dorothy Bogren, Manetta Bruns, Patsy Burke, Mary Jane Chmielow- ski, Virginia Cummins, Mary Vir- ginia Currie, Ethel Dahlquist, Mary Dalton, Norma Doerner, Alice Elm- quist, Alma Enger. Dorothy Etting- er, Evelyn Evensen, Marilyn Fa- nelli, Jane Claire Fell, Phyllis Fin- layson, Georgia Fetter, Charmaine Forsland, Ruth Gecan, Joan Gil- more, Jean Grimsland, Marilyn Harsin, Grace Hoglund, Jean Har- lock, Hazel Idle, Mary Jensen, Gloria Jerry, Jane Kelly. Patricia Klar, Betty Koester, Lois Kuper, Marjorie Lehmann, Jean Love, Ruth Lund, Shirley Miller, Val Morales, Matilda Moravec, Dorothy Morris, Arline Nelson. Ma.ry Noxon, Betty Olson, Margaret Olson, Phyl- lis Osberg, Evelyn Oscarson, Jewel Okon, Betty Parent, Arlene Peter- sen, Rosemary Piccolo. Eunice Ringquist, Lesly Robinson, Nancy Robinson, Marilyn Roesch, Lois Rogner, June Schreiber, Mary He- len Smith, Dolores Snow, Betty Stavlund, Patricia Stedman, Given Stell, Jewel Stensland. Annette Stieber, Marylin Swanson, Dolores Toleson, Josephine Westbrook, Dorothy Woerner, Corine Wolff, Nancy Harrington, Grace Brush, Helene Pribilski. Friend .Flnlidlbl Found While attending an open air movie, somewhere in the Dutch East Indies, Corporal Elmer Cato got the thrill of a lifetime when he glanced up and saw Olie Gunnuf- son, a Norwood Park boy Olie was walking in front of him. The two boys were so glad to see each other that they tumbled to the ground in a friendly wrestling match. Just recently Elmer had written home for Olie's address, not know- ing or even realizing that Olie was living a mere one hundred yards from him. Corporal Cato has been overseas for five months and Corporal Gun- nufson for twenty-seven months. This incident took place in Octo- ber. Just the other day word was re- ceived that Elmer is now some- where else. It is rumored he is in the Philippines. Since arriving, he has seen plenty of action and he is also enjoying his temporary stay as you can see by the following pa- ragraph, which we quote from his latest letter: This island is very civilized and the Philippine people are almost all educated. Most of them can speak English. They still live pretty primitively in bamboo and thatch housesg they are almost all far- mers here and they grow corn, rice, potatoes, bananas, pineapple, etc., but the Japs took or destroyed al- most all the crops so we are eating army rations. I have tasted some swell bananas so far. The weather here is very hot and sticky but so far we have had only a little rain. womb A OU ' ' BOY y ?1,,S Picking up where we left off with the visiting Alums in service since the last issue, many more familiar faces have appeared at Taft. Among them were those belong- ing to Jim Boettel' ,,,, J. Rogers. . . . and Clayton McNally, U. S. N. all back on October 23. Marvin Bilcrgciz , . . dropped in on Oct. 27 to see if things had made any marked change since he left. Apparantly the goblins, black cats and ghosts didn't keep away four of our former Taftites, namely Bob Smith, U. S. N., Jim Gattorno, A. A. F., Bill Vlasclr, U. S. A.. and Paul McPheeters. U. S. N. They were all here smiling and carefree on Oct. 31 . . . the witches day. Our first November visitor was in the form of Sgt. Charles' Grrilocr, U. S. A. here on the Srd. Bill Heolcenbach, U. S. N., and Lt. Stanley fdrummer boyj Logan could be seen strolling the halls on Nov. 6. Harold Axneas, U. S. N. in from Great Lakes, dropped by on Nov. 7. Evidently Bill Heckenbocli was favorably impressed with Taft on the 6th because back he came, also on the 8th, Visiting with old pals and teach- ers was Bernard Jllurphyf, U. S. N. on Nav. 12. Cpl. William Schiebe, A. A. F. was back at school on Nov. 13 and looking tip top. Wrestling Champ Here At Taft All sport loving fans will be terested in knowing that we with us the ex-middle weight W tling champ of the world. His na is Lou Talaber. Talaber cami Chicago from Austria in 1905, began his grappling career af about 1911. He fought close to bouts and lost a mere dozen. won the middle weight champ ship from Joe Parellii at the 4 seum here in the Windy City' 1923. For the past 21 years Talaber has been an employes the Board of Education in one acity or another, and his lates' forts have been turned in the rection of carpentry. Now that his wrestling days over, Lou finds he still has q an incessent love for the sport. Talaber stated that wrestling builder and healthy fine body ercise for those who like it. cidentally his son Dave was a champion wrestler at Lane Tec back, and is now d few years all right on his own in pro cir When asked his opinion of ' Lou smiled and replied, A school with a bunch of wonda kids in it. Everyone must have seen T own Don Fillmore, A. A. F. r ing our corridors on Nov. 16. ' Texas air must be agreeing him judging from the broad s on his face. If any Taftite has any news would be of a great interest tn mer just address him as: Corporal Elmer B. Cato 3675 324th Airdrome Squad. A.P.O. 321 cfo Postmaster San Francisco California. December 5, 1944 deet the Mixed Chorus For the 6th Annual Fall Concert, Le Mixed Chorus is in fine style- rs. Helen Scanlon, director, states lat the 115 voices have exception- ly brilliant tones, and are all en- .usiastic singer. The members of the chorus are: ine Atater, Charles Avishouser, ettie Back, June Baley, Rennetta iska, Shirley Be1'gren, Robert erns, Dolores Berritter, Jean ask. Jackie Besk, Jouce Bjornsen, ine Bieber Ruth Biesenthal, La- rne Boman, Jean Bottlemy, Bo- l Burkell. Connie Collar, Dawn voksey, Mary Louise Conn, Aud- y Cooper, Wilma Chuhak, Joan- Crockatt. Patricia. Donkel, Shir- r Du Fraine, Martha Ellis, Judith 'ickson, Janet Evans, Florence gan, Muriel Gephardt, Doris Gil- n, Marie Golokowski, Lois Gurer- o, William Haines, Mary Ann ilversen, Pat Hedges, Arline zen, Mabel Henrichsen, Doris irzog, William Hoffman, Dor- 1y Howard, Ray Howland, Caryl lck, Karen Huck, William Jan- 1, Erwin Johnson, Robert Jones, amine Jones, Amilia Kawai, Mary -lly, Anita Kiewitz, Wally Koo- L1, Virginia Kopczyk Earl Larsen, mrrine Lauschke, Katherine rch, Barbara MacDonald. Dou- .s Maier, Cark Manchee, Merlin ,rcy, Anna Marras. Betty Masen, Ice Mertes, Halleen Meyer, Rich- l Miller, Marbeth Moe, Mary Mo- 1an, Carol Moston, Helen Mud- E, Louise Nelson. Charles Mile- l, Pat Northrop, Ger1'y Norton, lores Otrord, Norman Pelligrini, ls Pheaniix, Charmain Planter, ncy Price, Ray Ratchek, Marilyn ska, Jay Risinge1', Arlene vsch, Nurial Schaur, Jean Lieder, Dorothy Schwebke, Bar- 'a Schwinn, Jacquiline Sui-ein. 'ol Simonsin,, Pat Smith, Mar- Selin Louise Schoenfeldt, Jean ith, Shirley Stark, Edna Mae Taft Tribune Page 43 Wash Bowl Game To Be Super Affair California has a ltosebowl, Alaba- ma a Sugarlzowl, and Florida an Orangebowl. They can all have their bowls for here at Taft in the lobby opposite the library, respos- ing in all its solemn dignity upon an ebony pedestal, is Buckingham Fountains latest rival, the Taft Washbowl. Oh, how that iridescant specimen of silvery beauty stands, in all its glory. The graceful curves of its magnificently molded form taper down and then gradually broaden out into a substantial base. It is an example of the rewards of artis- tic skill and craftsmanship. It is tl1e symbol of that sweat and team- work the students displayed in wrestling it from its former pos- sessor, namely the pedagogues of ye olde Taft High. Yes, the fate of the Washbowl is again at stake. Some students rush to buy the rapidly diminishing tickets while others hastily collect paper for their free admission. This great Teachers vs. Students Basketball Game will take place on December 21. It is guaranteed to be a super affair, so don't miss it. Many leading sportswriters and announ- cers will cover the gameg numer- ous world renowned celebrities are attending. This is the game that is driving Hitler insane. You'll be seeing Tana Lurner, and Gary Crant, and even the president is expected to put in an appearance. We repeat: Don't miss it or yozdll be sorry. Stone, Bernice Swanson, Betty Thompson, Joan Timb-le, Jezn To- wey, Carol Tolga, William Turner, Charles VVicdly, Jean NVhitehead, Sugar Williams, Vivian Winkates, Clifford Wojaidowski, Bradley Jones, Adele VVodjak. Hzlgh Schools Out To Beat Grammar Schools In Next Paper Drive Waste paper is vital! Do you realize that ten pounds of waste paper will convey to the battlefronts sufficient blood plasma to save the lives of forty Wounded fighting men and women? Every shell that is blasting the Axis is packed in a container and band made only from tihs in- valuable material! In a telegram recently received from J. A. Krug, chairman of the War Production Board, the statement is made that: The waste paper collection campaign urgently needs the stimulation that only organized Taft Makes Disabled Veterans Happy The students of Miss Segalove's Art Class kindly agreed to help with a project to bring a little bit of cheer into the lives of some of the boys in the B-1 ward at Vaughn Hospital. These students made 40 small vases to put on the bedside tables of disabled soldiers. The vases were brightly painted and shel- lacked to give suitable background for the quaint little strawflowers which they will contain. Anyone who is interested in do- ing somethig for the boys at the hospital, please contact Miss Sega- love, Patricia Sorensen, fdivision 214 A.M., Mr. Mitchelll, or Sonny Looke, 1210 P. M. Mrs. Pearcej. The committee is accepting gifts, to be distributed at Christmas for these boys. Following are a list of gifts requested by the boys: play- ing cards, cribbage, pocket check- ers, pocket chess, monopoly, books, magazine pokerina, Indian dice, and 26 games. The smiles that appeared on the boys' faces when they saw the gifts, made the committee feel that no one should hesitate to do all they can for these boys who have given so much. school groups can provide. The need of waste paper is still most urgent. In a thirteen-week period last term, Chicago elementary schools alone collected nearly 2,000,000 pounds of waste paper. This is truly a great record. Chi- cago should be proud of such per- formance . . . Requirements for paper and paper board made from waste paper for military and es- sential civilian uses are increasing and we urge you and your asso- ciates to keep the waste paper cam- paign in Chicago out in front this fall as you did last term. The next drive will be sometime this month, and another will be held in December. Prizes will be given leading schools, and you may be o11e of the fortunate pupils to receive a badge, citation or in- vitation to a special party, accord- ing to the merit of your contribu- tion. Football tickets were given to the students who made worthy con- tributions in the last drive. Come on, Taftites! You'll be fighting on tl1e home front, just as your relatives are fighting it out in Europe and the Pacific. Those 21,300 lbs. of paper you brought in will make a fine finan- cial start for furnisliing that social room of ours. The committee thanks you for your ro-operation. Don't forgot the nt-xt paper drive on Decenlhcr 12. l,et's beat our pre- vious record! Page 44 Taft Tribune December 5, 15 Taft P. T. A. Holds Monthly Meeting The Taft PTA held its monthly business meeting November 20 in the school auditorium. After the president, Mrs. Beth, called the meeting to order, the Mixed Chorus under the direction of Mrs. Helen Scanlon. sang three numbers: Let All The World In Every Corner Sing by Chapman, Blow, Blow Thou Winter Wind by Clokey, and Thanks Be To God by Dickson. Their magnificent per- formance was the result of much practice and preparation. and was more or less a preview of what their contribution at the concert will be. Many praises go to Mrs. Scanlon and the Mixed Chorus. In- cidentally, don't forget to buy your ticket for the Fall Concert which will be held on December 7. After the Mixed Chorus, Mrs. Beth announced that the PTA has almost reached its membership goal of 600, being short only 62 mem- bers. Following a brief member- ship pep-talk the floor was turned over to Mr. Hoefer who told of the various outstanding events to be held at Taft in the immediate fu- ture. After a short session of com- munity singing. Miss Mary Morris- sey or librarian, spoke on the Functions of the Modern High School Library. Her talk was ez?- tremely interesting and held the undivided attention of all those present. The members were then invited by Miss Morrissey to visit the Taft library and upon the clos- ing of the meeting, all adjourned to accept her invitation. After an enjoyable and fascinating tour, the Help Sought In Trib Support Come on, you guys and girls. support your paper. There are only two A.M. and two P.M. divisions who have bought 40 or more copies of each issue. They are to be con- gratulated. These divisions and their business managers who can hold their heads high are: 113 A.M ................... Estelle Long 208 A.M ............... 216 P.M. ......... . 301 P.M ........... that and 121 P.M. We feel John O'Grady Nancy Robinson Barbara Heckel division 201 A.M. should feel very ashamed of themselves.. We won't disclose the business managers' names but many of you know who they are. Both of these are boys' divisions, one is a 1A division and the other is a 1B division. Even the divisions at Lane aren't as low in sales as yoursg we can only come to the conclusion that you boys aren't ready for high school. You must still be at a. grammar school level. This may seem a little harsh but beware you may soon be on our black list and your division and name may be an- nounced. PTA met in the lunchroom to par- take of the coffee and home-made cake which the hostesses from Farnsworth provided. As every meeting of the Taft PTA is equally enjoyable it would be profitable as well as interesting for every parent to attend. The Taft Tribune Published Blweekly by the Journalism Students of the William Howard Taft High Scll00l 5625 North Natoma. Avenue, Chicago, Illinois DECEMBER 5, 1944 PRICE FIVE CENTS Editor-in-Chief ..... ........ B etty Petersen Assistant Editor ...... ....... S ally Webb Boys' Sports Editor .......... .......................................................... L ou Gibbs Girls' Sports C0-Editors ,....... ........,. G erry Schrarnek and Marilyn Fischer Fashion Co-Editors ............. .......... P atsy Berg and Dolores Comerford Exchange Editor ,............. . ........,.................................................................. Bea. Korbus Reporters ...,,..,.,,. Pat Berg, Marva Blomgren, Elvira. Brooks, Dorothy Bowen, Dolores Comerford, Beverly Crippen, Bill Dopheide, Marilyn Fisher, Bill Frey, Doris Gllson, Patricia Klar, Dolores Klisch, Isabelle Mora- ves, Evan Olson, Beverly Palm, Ramona Saha.cki,fLorraine Shonicky. Sally Webb. Cub Reporters .... Florence Egan, Priscilla Knight, William Miller, Betty Jane Pronath. Artists .................. .... D lck Bergsund, Bill Miller, Dan Schneider, Dan Vrabec Photographers .................... Hartley Kopke, Richard Kueker, Eugene Nugent, Ralph Sogge Circulation Adviser ......... ................................................ ..........,, M r . Paul Bigler Editorial Adviser ......... ........--.-.............. ...... .. .... Miss Hattie Marquardt Class Elects Leadel Time . . . Thursday. place . . . auditoriumyobject . . . the camp assembly for elections of 4A officers. The individual divisions each selected one person to run for offices of Presdent, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer. Then three finals of each division competed against each other for the vie of obtaining the office. Dick Bergsund opened the meeting by i ducing Mrs. Lascher and Miss Carleton, the Senior Class Sponsors. ' the war was on. Sponsors Introduce Their Candidates Each candidate had a sponsor give an introductory speech. N Bigler was the first speaker. She gave a report on John Bowen for I ident. This was followed by Taft Lowellg his candidate was Jacobsen. Bill Frey, hoarse throat and all, spoke for Wesley La All three candidates accepted the nomination, each one would have 1 a grand president. Most people say it's a shame that we can't have 1 chairmen, but, true to the tradition, we will have only one. The same course was carried out for the Vice President. Louis son was well represented by Midge Bigler. Danny Schneider har his sponsor, Taft Lowell. Dolly Klisch introduced with three quesi answered by the audience. her candidate for Vice-President, George I For the secretary, three well known and well liked girls were inated. First up was Jeanne Foxvog, represented by Midge Bigler third candidate. Second was Pat Berg. Charlene Samuelson str her points of quality. Virginia Chmielowski was represented by Crippen with a short speech on Virginia's outstanding characteri In charge of the money, we always must have a trusted pe three fine ones competed for the post. Tom Craft was spoken fl Charlene Samuelson. Next was Dolly Klisch speaking for Sl Schodlbauer. Our chairman for the day, Dick Bergsund talked fm Yeaman. In his speech he remarked that Bob was the treasur his grammar school graduation and it is only fitting and proper th should again be treasurer of his high school class. We wonder if the anything to do with his victory!!! Vote By Secret Ballot The following Friday, ballots were passed out by the Nomii Committee to each division. It was a secret vote, of course. ballots were individually counted in each division room and the totals were compared and added in room 116 by the Judges of Elm under the direction of Mrs. Lascher. A revote, because of closenes to be taken for the Class President. George Zima took the off Vice President with flying colors. The Secretary vote was a di and hard one to believe because it was a complete three way tie. had to be revoted the following Monday. As was said before, Bo man won the position of Class Treasurer. Came Monday and the revote was in progress. The scores for ident were still too close for comfort, so the bottom man was d and a. revote for Tuesday was planned. This left Wesley Larson al Jacobson in the running. Pat Berg won the final victory for the pi of Secretary. Tuesday, the ballots were again passed out and believe it or tie vote for president. Once more the ballots went out on Wednesday, and at last, a The worthy Jim Jacobsen won the Chairmanship of the Senior C January, '45. A So, the office of the class are: Jim Jacobsen-President George Zima,-Vice President Pat Berg-Secretary Bob Yeaman-Treasurer They are all well known and well liked and the class should re places with them in charge. Congratulations, fellows and girls. December 5, 1944 Are You Among l'he Smarties? Well, it certainly looks like there an improvement in the student's pper-stories. These super schol- 's have secured either 4S's or 3S's 1d one E. Let's see if we can't .ke up two columns next quarter! fs up to you! Andrews--Gene Mason Brinkman-Isabelle Sears Campbell-Carol Anderson, Car- . Andre. Charline Corrin, Marga- et Whittier Deigman-Shirley Huntman Devenish-Rose Marie Raszkow- :i Favaro-Donald Dahlke Felsher-Lois Johnson, Tom Hall Grant-Virginia Josephson, Ho- Lce Kephart Holterhoff-Robert Jakobsen C. JohnsoniLois Knopton Keech-Lois Andre Kiley-Coralynn Manchee, Lou- e Nelson Knuth-Elizabeth Schmalfuss Leitenstorfer-James Wilk Ru- Jlph Kuper, Ruth Bisenthal Lino-Jean Kyras, Geraldine Cor- ido McCalmont-Mary Jane Chmie- Iwskl R. Miller-Joyce Dockweiler, Ma- lyn Thoren, Jean Kipling, Lois 'illiston Mitchell--Carol Petty Nelson-Betty Jane Thompson Osbon-Lydia Bitters, Siri Carl- in, Marbeth Moe Palermo-Patricia Doyle. Pat eiberman, Marion Servatzky, Mari- 'n Thoennissen, Nancy Robinson Pearce-Mary Ann Kalm, Rose- ary Wyszyk Perry-Ralph Carlson RedliniDorothy Weidman Scanlon-Darlene Walczak Segalove--Roger Ginger Simmons-Ronald Anderson, Pat edges Straight-Phyllis Finlayson, Ma- an Erickson, Marilyn Swanson Vestal-Evelyn Fischer N e Sure Miss Your Cooking Two broken fingers and severe its were the results of a serious :cident in the Taft lunchroom hen Libbie Polivka, the pastry wok, was hurt by the electric nopping machine. The accident occurred at 6:10 m. on November 15, and Mrs. Jlivka was taken to the Belmont ospital for immediate treatment. She is at home now and will be .ere for a few weeks but Taft stu- ants want her to know that they ape to have her back just as soon x possible. Mrs. Wagner's pies ay be good but they can't equal .e quality of Mrs. P0livka's. Taft Tribune pa. Have you heard of the Royal Order of Hedlins' Lunch Eaters, the 5th period consisting of Lou Gibbs, Chuck Peterson, Ken Yost, John Swider, Bob Kotlarz and Stan Giese. They have a real con- stitution drawn up and their motto l is: Where the Elite Meet to Eat. Yey Gene. . . . Viv Winkates made a long distance call to take Mac Un- seth to date night . . . Sugar Williams, Helene Meyer, Barb Whittier and Corky Manchee 'too the boys to see Kiss and Tell last Saturday night . . . Ruth Droege admitting her Trans. is more important than a bit of gossip. tTimes certainly are changingl . . . We are surprised fhag hall to see Carol I'assow's newly acquired piece of jewelry from Dick Hanisch... QCan you guess what it ish . . . Ralph Bast really made Long- fellow's The Song and the Arrow dance while reciting it in his Eng- lish class . . . And the girls of the K.G.C.-all happy and excited that the Fall Ball was a wonderful success . . . So-Ingrid Sommer is one of the lucky little ones puttin' on shows for our fellows at the Service Mens' Center. Some fun . . . Another new club has been formed by the 4B and 4A fellows. known as The Eago Bevos Extraordinary. WE'RE WONDERING . . . How Bev Palm made out at the Notre Dame-Northwestern Game. Must have been tough on her having such close Caheml friends on both teams . . . why Don Fahrbaclc was all afluttter after last Friday night . . . why Dopey Harturig and Maggie Ullsperger always dress the same . . . how Val Grcshner got the job of drawing tickets for the Turkey Raffle at the Forest Glen-Edison Park Raffle . . . why the Campaign managers didn't pass out cigars for votes for their candidates .... how Martha Sponholtz cut her Ad3,1l1yS Apple . . . why the Freshies drool over Cliff Kero . . . how come Casanova Vander Vort turned all of his charm loose on the women . . . why Marian Howard is found spending her even- ings at Mulkerns . . . what happened on Monday that so many girls wore dresses to school instead of the usual skirts and sweaters . . . a11d who is that little blonde that is seen weekly at the Gateway Theater with Clarence Mueller. AROUND THE CAMPUS . . . Evelyn Dahlgren and Gladys Kulzalc threaten to jump off of the school top unless their names appear in this issue . . . a regular mail carrier service has been carried on by Bev Palm, Jo Klusman, Don Graham, Tom Craft and Issie . . . those two fellows arguing over Betty Grable's and Dorothy Lamour's picture, the three girls that owned tl1e pictures looked angry, too much competition . . . Don 'tMuscles Swanson and George Zima took a beautiful tumble at the rehearsal of the Fight- ing Littlesf' . . . Jeanne Foxvog and Donnie Chapman were serenaded with Hoppy Anniversary, last week they have also exchanged rings. Ray Howland, among others, asked Mable, from the fifth period, out to lunch . . . Bob Yeaman just closed his eyes when he innocently tossed an apple to the opposite side of the lunchroom and an obstacle Cgirlj stopped its flight . . . the guys in the 5th Physics class spend their time riggin up machine guns, out of class equipment . . . Thanks to the inspectors being so kind as to leave the lockers opened for the students between' the periods . . . SEEN AND HEARD George Zima told to do his romancing out of the class when Barb Benedict was giving her speech the other day . . . the Y's Nine managed to sleep four in a bed at their pajama party at the home of Bunny Brooks . . . and speaking of pajama parties, the KGC's rewarded themselves with a big one for their work and success of the FALL BALL . . . Jean Love just about died for a taste of toasted coke at the Spreckers, so Gene Whyard tried to help her out, his famous last line, being Science says no . . . Eunice Ringquist was surely surprised and happy when her fellow, Gene Slcueres, home on a Week end leave, came up to the Fall Ball, after six months of the Air Corps . . . more on the Fall Ball, Lenny Lewandowski again entertained all attending with his girl get-up, but this time Bob Berns took the place of pa-pa whereas last year it was Harry. But added to the party was Jr.-as humanly known . . . then there was the Spreckefs party, we shall say no more . . . those paper airplanes in Civics, especially the one that chose Wall Drum- mond's head for an airport . . . what is this little romance between Jim Wade and Elaine Pier-son . . . alas, Marilyn Fisher went for her first airplane ride . . . . Page 45 was Why Barbara Grant wants the ring her brother made for his girl friend? fJealous?J Why Bun- ny Kahllre looked so sad on No- vember 20? Why people were so shocked when Pat Bosworth cut her hair? What is going on be- tween llivhard Kueker and Beverly Anderson in the 9th period English class? Why Dick Schoes-sling was asked to Date Night by an old flame? Why Ed Smith is so af- fectionate towards Marilyn Ander- son in the Spanish 2 class? Why Don Haas is forever being spoken to in division? fCan't he behave? -Nolb Why Daufn Uoolcsey is still drooling about a certain Lane man? Where IluI.re Wurthman had his usher's uniform fitted? Why the poet of division 209 has dreams about a certain little red head? Who were those gay souls screeching a song about Alices as they walked down the middle of the street? DON'T TELL A SOUL. BUT- Sixtcen of our jean-pledged Jun- iors We1'0 seen stealthily making their way to Gloria Cheli's surprise party in silk stockings, pumps, dresses, and even ear rings! They scared Gloria so that she ran up- stairs, housecoat and all. Bea Lighlhall was posing for a. leg ad in the middle of the Cheli dining room. Those same Juniors were seen later running around in their stocking feet, looking for their shoes which they recovered from china closets, the refrigerator, and the stove. Mim Howard almost got a case of frustration when Audrey Stiener announced that she was go- ing to ask Moc to the hayride. The bystanders in the first period gym are suffering from nervous strain due to a scene staged there each morning for the past two weeks . . . One starry-eyed girl rushes up to another even starrier-eyed girl and says, Will he? . . . Yes and no. But will he? . . . Maybe! It all depends. Then they go their separate ways to leave their poor bewildered classmates to won- der if Ronnie and Dave will be here for the hayride. Don't forget to put all 3B news in locker 2073. Murder? Is It? Sixth period and all's well. At least all was well until a blood curdling scream split the silence of the hallway. No, it wasn't murder: Susie Q. just lost possession of her bobby pin. ' We 're Wondering Musical Moods Together . . . Ed Stull and Barb Schwinn I've Learned a Lesson . . . Roy Larson to Eunice Ringquist Star Eyes . . . Ann Christina Don't Get Around Much Any More . . . 4A girls Page 46 Taft Tribune E Wow! . . . Sizzle-sizzle! . . . etc. We asked you for unusual items, ' 1 and brother! - Have we been get- Q06 I-M0564 ting them!! We like them to be different and original but - there ' Lf!! is a limit. You know, this column fu has to pass a censor fAnd they ' hh -- -- call the freshies innocent . . .7. The first topic we should report on is Marilyn Newporfs party as that seems to be the news of the day. at least according to the number of reports turned in . . . But-that kinda' falls into the category of the unmentionable . . . at least in print. Ap- parently a marvelous time was had by all, especially by Gene Ball, Mary Stapleton Cwe always thought she was shyl, and Mert Trieger. We'd like to know why Diane Nielson was angry when her pal Joan Guinand gave her prune pudding to Darlene Johnson. In the same class, it seems Dolores Kaas tried to poison herself. She put in too much cornstarch and the pudding turned out as a good sub- stitute for rubber. Better not let the Japs get your formula, Dolores. Audrey Ball must be hard up for time if she cuts her hair in Division. Lynn Fischer nearly went crazy when someone told her they put something in here about her. Somethings in the deep dark past Lynn? Have you noticed Earl 0lsen's knobby shoe strings? Who's the male in Division 117 p. m. who is supposed to look so much like Van Johnson? Did you see Marilyn Kane feeding potato chips to one of our faculty notables at the Taft vs. Sullivan game? She claims she was only being friendly f???J Another trifle at the same game was Sag Esterquest and her little bottle of horse liniment. Evidently Lanay Autshaw hasn't cornered the market, yet. f And in closing .... Did you know that Mert Trieger practically runs this coloumn, so be careful what you say around her as it usually winds up in the paper. fWe wouldn't know about this, but to all our secret contributors who drop bits of news in Locker 1102, many thanks. We appreciate it.J FRESHMAN KENNELS We're wondering why Mary Louise Conn enjoys her ninth period class so much. Interesting subjects, no doubt! Have you noticed any resemblance between Paul Johnson and Al, the younger brother of the Sullivans Slurp. Have you seen Nordic Stefanides reading Sue Barton, Superin- tendent of Nurses during division? He wants to be a nurse's aid. Wonder if Jean Tapp will inherit her brothers weakness for the op- posite sex? Lois Williston, Nancy Werner, June Amtater, and Joan Thomas were having quite an argument in Sth period gym about whether flies fall in love. Well - do they? Why does Lorraine Dura insist on wearingr her hair up three out of five days a week? Were those beautiful UQ lifeguards f1AJ in the freshie girl's sixth period swimming class on Friday trying to teach the freshies to swim, or trying to drown each other? , Did Marion Heidorn ever get her lovely white C10 saddle shoes dry after that soaking the 10th period in the Girls' Locker Room? If any of you have seen Gene Nu- gent's haircut furnished by court- esy of the members of the Basket- If any of you have met our knob- by new Juniors, some of the most popular are: Don Peterson, Bob Baumstark, Rosalind Koursh, Delo- res Klem. Dick Osberg, and Gloria Nelson. Why Audrey Peterson was ex- amining Oarol Kelgarol's hair. Was it H2 02 or was it just curiosity? How Wally Rogers gets to class on time . . . ask Mary Helen, she knows. Why Joyce Bjornsenks nickname is Lover-Lips? ball Team. Why Jimmie Pemble wrote J. P. and P. K. inside of a heart on the board in his first period English class. Why the male members of the 310 A. M. division wouldn't give to the Thanksgiving collection. Shame on you! How Jimmie Harsch, Carol Kel- gard, Dorothy Bowen, Laurel Ann Perkins. Bonnie Weidman, and Rudie Sutor manage to get out of their divisions every day and visit a certain physics teacher. Friendship U9 . . . Marge Wil- liams and John O'Grady I'll Get By . . . Bill Dopheide to Dee Toleson - Is You Is or Is You Aint . . . Issie Moravec to Bing I'll Be Seeing You . . . at the Big Top Hop Eager Beaver . . . Dan Schneider Lover Come Back to Me . . . Reid Riley to Dee Koch Pretty Kitty Blue Eyes . . . Ralph Bast to Kathryn Fitzgerald I Dream of Jeannie . . . Don Chapman to Jeanne Foxvog Slender, Tender and Tall . . . Billy Frey Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall . . . especially in Chicago California, Here I Come . . . Lee Grippen to you know who Take Me . . . to the Prom Jan. 19 Sweet and Lovely . . . Mary Dal- ton Summer time . . . Dolores Klisch to Rich Summers Way Back Home in Indiana . . . Pat Berg to Bob Miller Gobs of Love for the Navy . . . Mona Sahacki to Bernard Five foot two, eyes of blue . . . Bev Palm My Bonnie lies over the ocean . . . Gene Nugent to Bonnie Wied- mann He's From Missouri . . . Barb Benedict to Charlie On Wisconsin . . . Midge Bigler to Bob Thompson Hey Mabel . . . 5th Period lunch At Last . . . the Graduation rings came What a Difference a Day Made . . . Lew Larson and Doris Gilson, Tom Leach and Joyce Bjornsen. Student Council Tags For Social Room The results are in and the Taft Social Room is now in view. The Student Council under the sponsorship of Mr. R. Miller have reported that 3150. have been col- lected from the sale of tags on No- vember 28 for Taft's Social Room. Plans for furnishing our so- cial room are now under way. It will be complete with couches, chairs, tables, venetian blinds, and rugs for the floors. The room will also include facilities for the serv- ing of refreshments. All clubs sponsored by the school will be permitted to use this room for their meetings. The Tag Day Committee includ- ed Edith Wickstrom, chairman, Betty Jo Blagg, Marilyn Fisher, Lois Johnson, Avis Freedlund, pub- licity chairman, Betty Halebrin and December 5, 19 Fall Fashions Been Well, it wont be long before ' Man Winter pokes his l around the corner and says B Joan Fisher has prepared hei for his entrance. with a mon lamb coat, really a beaut. It seven-eighth dressmaker coat ' a skull cap to match . Made on same order is Ann Ellis's S martin dyed racoon coat. Yr love both of them, believe us! !! Chesterfield, smartly styled 1 mannish square-shoulders leather lining removable vs weather's mild, still rates l with the young crowd. Ano popular style is the Tri-Phi cuna coats. Designed for action, wear warmth are those ever pop? fingertip coats, such as P1 Wieland's. These are made sturdy gabardine. Red and b wool lumberjack checked rev ibles are fast becoming pop with females as well as males. ally solid with this type of is a ski hat or the ever favc babuska. Stadium boots are really smf for keeping out freezing bre and snow. They can be obtaine all leather or a suede-leather 1 bination. both of which are re tops. Ask Adeline Benge, Na Vogel, and Dolores Comerford see if they don't agree with us Winter at hand!!!! Get a. of Igloo, Cfur mittens ' leather palms to youl. like B Burlcell's, Bev 0rippen's and J Benedict's. Swell for skating is an o such as worn by Joan Stark ' ski hat and shoes to match. ' really is rated high with the crowd. With a few lines left we briefly describe some of the I Night selections seen. Bev Palm has chosen a. ch colored rabbit's hair wool C with gathered shoulders and w and cap sleeves. Sally Wablfs dress has a k skirt, a schocking pink top cap sleeves. Joyce Bjornsen wore a, bl plaid dress with a bow at the 1 It had two pockets in the full s Carol Kelgard sported an orl fly front top with a U neck full skirt. Laurel Perkins' choice we light yellow wool fly front to w with all pleated skirt. Bye now, Christmas gift sus tions will be on the menu issue. Barbara Lighthall. The po were made by Jack Mason, 1 Grant, Don Dahlke and Rm Black. The Student Council takes opportunity to thank you for loyal support to this worthy deavor. Back row-Left to right: Eve Stanley. Alice Schiesser. Evelyn Fischer. ecember 5, 1944 .lumni Receive follege Honors Robert Formey, valedictorian of a June '44 class, and Lucille tsche, valedictorian of the June class, together with James trie, a top ranking student of e June '43 class, are achieving :ellent grades and establishing fine record for themselves as ll as for Taft high school. All three won scholarships to rdue. Lucille and Robert iieved the highest scores on the zchological tests given upon en- .nce at Purdue. Lucille was one of 8 students in e entire university to achieve a. aight A record and this, too, her freshman year. tobert Forney had an interesting xerience recently while arrang- : his program for the winter arter. The only Chemistry he lld fit into his program was Jphomore Chemistry. To enter s class he had to get permission m the professor since Bob is ll a freshman. The professor im- diately asked him what school came from and when Bob said aft high school in Chicago, the tructor promptly gave him per- ssion to enroll. Either Lucille or James had ap- 'ently preceded Robert in this fessor's class and he must have ed their Chemistry training at 't. tll three graduates are enjoying rdue immensely. Future Taft duates at Purdue will have to rk hard to maintain the fine utation which Lucille, Robert I James are establishing for the 't high school. erton Makes Honor Roll lerton Conolly, January '44, re- tly visited Taft. He was wear- a Navy uniform. Merton com- :ed one full year of college work the Technological Institute of 'thwestern between January 2 August 1. He achieved grades .ch placed him on the North- tern Honor Roll. He was one of few freshmen to be so honored. 'ton won a full tuition scholar- J to Northwestern because of high scholastic record at Taft. 'der Bonds in 215 here has been a change in ns where the bonds may be chased. Room 215 is the new n in which to buy your bonds. more bond orders will be taken he office inasmuch as Mr. Full- has now assumed full respon- lity for the job in room 215. onds may be purchased during second, fourth, ninth and tenth ods in room 215. r. Fullmer guarantees the same 't service that was previously n by Miss Dempsey when she 1 bond orders in the office. Taft Tribune Page 47 Green Domhin Street Reviewed By Miss Ellis Miss Florence Bourke Ellis, un- der the sponsorship of the Taft P.T.A., reviewed the book, Green Dolphin Street on October 31, in the school auditorium. Through a vivid description of incidents and characters in Green Dolphin Street. seasoned with just enough humor, Miss Bourke Ellis gave a very excellent review that held the audience's interest from beginning to end. , The book-review was given dur- ing the 3rd and 4th periods. Mu- sic was furnished by the Taft Theatre Orchestra. The story Green Dolphin Street was centered around the heart- warming adventures of a wealthy girl who took it upon herself to help the people of the lower class. She own and was life did this against the will of her people. Ente1'ing their homes eradicating dirt and disease her mission in youth. In later she changed her ideas and ideals to follow the man she loved. This again was blazing new fron- tiers of value to humanity. The book-review was a complete sell-out and was enjoyed very much by all who attended. As usual, many had to be turned away because they waited too long in purchasing their tickets. Presenting . . . The Junior Girls Front row: Ioyce Bjorensen. Bonnie Weidman. The Junior Girls' Club is in full swing under the guidance of its newly elected officers and sponsor, Miss E. Mueller. At the regular meeting on October 18, the election was held selecting the following girls for office: President, Bonnie Weidmanng vice-president, Alice Schiesser,g treasurer, Evelyn Fischerg and recording and cor- responding secretary respectively, Joyce Bjorenson and Eve Stanley. .wo Words With A Big Meaning WAR LOAN . . . just two small words, yet they mean so much. Now as never before has the need for money been so urgent. That's why the United States Treasury is sponsoring its Sixth War Loan drive from November 20 to December 16. High school pupils can play an important part in the success of this drive. This time the goal will be S514,000,000,000 with S55,000,000,000 from individuals and S52,500,000,000 in Series E Bonds. What could be a nicer tribute to your father, brother or friend when they come home from the world wide fronts, than to be able to say, It was I that helped to bring you home safe. Wouldn't it make you proud to feel that you were helping build one of the numerous mechanisms, that will hasten to end this war? Then, too, think of the future. It's a fine feeling to know that you have some security when you will need it most. You will be able to look squarely at the wearer of a Purple Heart knowing that your money helped buy the things necessary to save his life. Remember, he was fighting for you, too. Yes, you can do all of these things by your purchase of war bonds and stamps. Sure, maybe you are buying them nowg so is everyone else. It won't be so hard to give up a little something to get that extra bond or stamp. Buy and help save a bond to represent you in one of the most import- ant phases leading to our country's ultimate victory. French Club Awaits Pins A discussion of the project which the French Club is about to un- dertake took up the greater part of the French Club meeting, on November 20. Pins representing the French Club can be obtained soon. The next meeting of the French Club xx ill be held on Monday, De- cember 11: there will also be a Christmas party. All present and past French Students are invited. Olly Soo Solly The Taft Trib wishes to apolo- gize for the mistakes that occurred in the War Fund article in the November 2 issue. The corrections are as follows: A. M. zoa... ......... 33.45 205 ............ 52.12 218 ............ 51.11 P. M. Committees have been chosen to insure a fine turnout for their next regular meeting, Wednesday, November 15, 9th and 10th periods in the girls' gym. In charge of en- tertainment are Wanda Rutherford and Elaine Ruboyiones, while the refreshments, consisting of cider and gingerbread, will be handled by Darlene Walczak and Jackie Sprecker. A glass bowl with matching candlesticks of a Fostoria pattern were purchased by the treasury in the hope that these articles will help add to the refinement of all future social functions. New Officers Assume Duties The second meeting of the Junior Girls was held Wednesday, Novem- ber 15, in the Girls' Gym during ninth and tenth periods. The meet- ing opened with a welcome by President Bonnie Weidman, who ln turn introduced the other new of- ficers. Next came loads of super entertainment. A tap solo was given by Jeannine Towey accom- panied by Mrs. Russell, and then Nona James gave a reading en. titled, The Jewish Saleslady. Next on the program was Dee Tole- son who sang Always, and TO, gether, accompanied by Phyllis Finlayson. Marion Lund perform- ed next with a sparkling number, Mala-gUel1a, by Ernesto Lecuona, and her encore was some mellow boogie. Thus ended the entertain- ment part of the program, just about the end of the ninth period. The eats were served during the tenth. They consisted of de- licious apple cider and chocolate cake. At the end of the meeting all girls were told to remember to bring their gifts for servicemen to their division representatives as soon as possible. Everyone had a wonderful time, according to some of the remarks your reporter 214 ............ 551.85 uheard. . f- - gil? ,Al ' ' ktyof.9'oog5 ' jdffgyf 453 -ff-1 ...:: Page 48 ,rf , 'NWI ' D Q5 By Bill Frey Nothing new happened but lazy people stuffed full of turkey etc., and talk about the football hayrack last Wednesday. Chic, chic. All during the hay1'ack one question prevailed in the minds of all the boys which mainly concerned one Jack Redden and someone else whom we won't mention now, but everything is hokay now: he asked, she accepted so that's all there is to it. Bergsund, you and Redden can dissolve your anti-Ekdahl club now. Last week the all city football section team was announced. Cliff Kero brought honors to Taft by making the lst team all public school half back. Cliff also made north section along with Lenny Lewandowski and Don Fortunato. Bob Walker went down to Indiana University last Friday, so it looks like there will be another Taft player on the Hoosiers soon. Eagle Cagers, New Coach Plan Actlon By B-ill Dopheide With December 1, 1944 a few days behind us we now see that the mighty Taft cagers have opened their 1944-'45 season with a pract- ice game against Washburne, the results of which will be published in our next issue. This years team has great prom- ise with such men as Dick Tholin, Dick Williams, Ralph Bast, and Paul Anda fwho has been elected as acting captainj sparking our Senior team, while the Juniors boast the return of such capable men as the Mikos brothers, Wallie and Bill, and last years leading scorer Bob Walden, who is acting captain. According to Coach Gal- land, Walden and Bast will pace their respective teams. The Juniors' loss is the Seniors' gain, as said Juniors lost such players as Art Biesenthal, Dick Williams, and Bill Avery because the Board of Education say's uh- uh for Juniors over 5'7 . John Moderl, Len Bunge, Rusty Peterson, Don Albrecht, Gene Nu- gent and Red Murphy are really showing some fine Work and will be a great help to the Senior team this season. Galland Thinks Both Teams Sound Mr. Michael R. Galland, Taft Cage Coach states that we have two good teams this year, and should make better than fair showings, so don't forget our next games on December 7. Taft Tribune In Victor or Defeat Our Courage Will Standi' - - - Taft Eagles Front row:-Swider-RT: Redden-RGQ Kooken-C5 Chapman-LGQ How- land-RGQ Mortensen-LT. Second row:-Iverson-LE: Greenfield-RG: Bie- derman-RHg Ratchek-LHQ Bambini-REQ Fortunato-QBQ Kero-LHg Coach Herman Swerinsky. Third row:-BrykowskiRH: Lewandowski-LEQ Gunderson-LGQ Abraham-RTQ Wurthman-LHg Jakobsen-C3 Hamachek- LEQ Utt-QB: Jackson-RT: Walker-FBQ Prassel-REg Horsley-Mgr. Fourth row:-Benson- WB g Moran-LE3 Walquist-LHg Wijas-RH, Scholle-LTg Bowen-RHg Steffen-FBQ Jones-Mgr. Fifth row:-Dahl-REQ Schoessling-QBg Dayiantis-FBg Nelson-LTg Schiesser-RT. Back row:-Vinje-LTQ Ebenhan- LE: Vander Voort-LGg Larsen-LT. Missing: Kaage-C3 Meltzer-RG. By Lou Gibbs. Sport Editor Taft High, Nov. 28-As the gen- tleman said when he threw away the empty tooth paste tube . . . that puts the cap on another one. Not being quite so drastic we will merely say that the Taft High School Football Team has con- cluded it's 1944 season. A record of 5 wins and 3 losses-163 total points, 98 opponents points, and the 4th spot in the North Section of the City League. Now, to take the season apart-game by game. 1. Amundsen 26, Taft 12-Sep- tember 16. This game gave Coach Swerinsky a pretty fair line on his team. Bob Walker, Taft full back, and Cliff Kero, left half pushed over the Eagles lone tallies. 2. Taft 25, Roosevelt 0-Sept. 23. A very nice way io start their league schedule, yes, very nice in- deed. Len Lewandowski pulled off two end-around plays and made them work for TD'.s Walker and Bowen also scored for the Eagles to help make the decision unan- imous. 3. Taft 28, Waller 7-Septem- ber 30. Quite a unique game . . . Wallie Kooken, Taft center inter- cepts a Waller pass and romps 30 yards to a score . . . Johnny Bowen streaks 70 yards for another one, and Cliffy Kero blows one touch- down and four extra points. 4. Taft 12, St. John's 6-October 7. What we would call a decidedly cold day, a strong wind, and a bang-up football game. What pop- ular Taft player, a left half at that, whose initials are C.K. scored the Eagles two touchdowns? Do you know? Can you guess . . .? fone of'em 70 yds.J LOSE TWO--WIN TWO 5. Senn 25, Taft 20--October 13. Senn was just lucky, anyway. They won with 30 seconds left in the game. 6. Schurz 20, Taft 0-October 21. Okay, so we lost. 7. Taft 40, Lake View 7- Octo- ber 28. A little more on the bright side. Let's see now. There was 3 by Kero, 1 by Lewandowski, 1 by Bambinl, and 1 by Ratchek. Also 4 conversions by Kero. 'Nuff said. 8. Taft 26, Sullivan 7-N0vem- ber 4. This is a lovely way to end a season fjust call me the poison pen J. Losing 7-0 at the half they really pulled one out of the fire. WHAT HAVE WE HERE We always like to see our boys get recognition. Let's start off with Cliff Kero. Kero scored a total of 73 points this season . . . 10 touch- downs and 13 extra points. This made him 5th high point maker in the City Public and Catholic Leagues. He was unanimously voted as the most valuable player in the North Section, by a poll taken of all Section coaches. Cliff should have little trouble making All-City. Left end Len Lewan- dowski and quarter back Don For- tunato also placed on the All North Section team. Nice going, guys. We see t.hat full back Bob Walker has been offered a scholarship to Indiana. If he accepts, he will play along side another pretty fair full back, one Bobby Miller, also from December 5, 19 Taft Tankers Treat Water-Temporarif By Evan Olson Everyone has been wondel what the swimming team has t doing, so here is what they've d and how they did it. The rec is not too goodg but we must member that the competition year is as great as that of last 3 and we lost some of Taft's ' swimmers through graduation. November 1 was the seas first meet which was between f and Wells at the latters' pool. this meet the Seniors lost and Juniors won. Maier and Sta placed 1st and 3rdp Stanell bi first in the 40 yard free style the Juniors. Tomlinson placed in the 40 yard breast stroke. In 40 yard back stroke, Ramsey Haraburd finished 1st and 3rd. the 100 yard free style, Stanell another 1st place. In the Me4 Ramsey, Tomlinson and M placed 2nd while the Relay 1 composed of Kolsky, Strome Masoncup and Haraburd fini first. The Seniors, with the excel of Bergsund and Farhbach placed first in their races, ' finally nosed out by the Vi Seniors. The next meet was Senn at ' an event wherein the Senn Mei beat both our Seniors and Jur On Nov. 8. Taft travelei Steinmetz where the Seniors and the Juniors again 1 through on top. At this meet, I sund, Stull, and a Medley of I sund, Stull and Napier were Seniors who placed first in races. For the Juniors, St: Ramsey and the Medley and 1 team consisting of seven men in first in three faces. Nov. 10, Taft met Schurz, the Bulldogs beat both our Ju and Seniors. Nov. 17, Taft visited New where Taft's Juniors and Se again placed second. Probabll Taft Tankers were out too lat night before or maybe it wa cause the New Trier team con: of too many state champions. The boys of both the Junio' Senior teams, although the ha fared any too well in such stifi petition, are still in there plu away and trying to secure victories for Taft. Taft. In scoring - Kero, 73 r Walker 30 points, Lewandowe points, Ratchek 18 points, l 12 points, Bombini 6 points Kooken HJ 6 points. Another man deserving of kind words is Ray Ratchek. weren't going to be with a ' school next year t1AJ we like to see what he does. W1 you've enjoyed our little bi-w gatherings on our Eagles. that's all there is'nt any I for '44, f W l W. l . i l 3 l g fl l w fin ,, I ? 1 l u u ' y l l . ' 'igfggpgflllu 1 l. . f a-wil l g u 1 i l l' M f' , l A gil ll l u u l 2 l lf' f , l lull llll ll H ' Q.l,.-g,.l in l l . l Yql, XL Q4 l f nu omega, Ill. ummm: ls. my ll l ,i me V l ,N , n, vkvww l l 4 llll . U - Mr! H06ff-fl' Extends ulul ,neyyg l Qumor Girls Are ls f ,N A A 4 l Sem S Doin Their Bit Dear Friend:sf- 1, ,,,N'W , ' X' g ' ' As Christmas wamlg This is an unusually busy year Echli Weil' MFE-ACE UN flmizfiire Junior Girls. Their semi- Goma 'WILL TO MEN, uf us will be mmmng pf, ug men who are eugageui ill Hglwtimg 'or our country and ouxfiidlmlsg, While some Mill! ' shares, many fflnd uhemmeilwwifin foreign lands. Few can be imma 'or their cusutnmary 0lBGI V3h4Z2i QI lhristmas. But some day, wlwenthe var is won. we 'shall again know X L joyous Christmas festival. We must keep faith with our neun in service, not only by our rrayem, but also by letting them :now that we are nmlufatumg mme madly mtterns at living that ' hey have always known ami! jchnerf shed, For the llhrlstmms nd the Nair YM! that Iallamix, s than resolve tn hgfimam-thy I their saefriileus and ln rue nobility ani mul. is l SD, to ewfy' r, and mrentg tn all slqmnlg a every Taftlmeuiu the uertlueluf u ur country, when-ever he may be 5' ' l'f1Froh11fche The Gefmau rv Omnzbus meetinga aren't the usual type that most of the Junior Girls. Girls have really set :mmm tn business. With Miss Mueller, their school will again have decorated tree placed lobby of our first the in the floor. know the beauty Seasfm, they will vol!!-168 tu the favorite Chrlntmal M the To the and the a very Merry .. u A ,-11,1 eatin And -I wish a 'malt Mrlrryiihfiilindls mmf er 7 m X VN 'H 9 Cilh , , , 4, Awhqrwlmaa Party .De-cvembw nd a mam HBIIUY New 1 qgwgnth period lm 219' The have in Honor vm' 'mm'9'lY'l ' . mm muslim or mm W VW' GYM- nm' u- A l L, A. Hmm-, P4-emma th, ummm M nu s x wr s. D b af etqn at ea l l 11 1 fn M Miss C I T Tait High han the eharnct iw of X There are a limited amount of on amber H, mu at the Nor- ,, .. u u l ,ilekeuwhehad so bmyyvnura eaxlgr. l nec f .5 U' l ,.XN ,W -mamma in uarwu: mn-du. l l ,W up . an A Md I lam, st , wood Park Ftcaldhamue, the Senior 5' If N ,fdad Y 'lf l TMWQ f '? '15 9 '?'4 l ml 'W ' Pl GW uw: nlulwwmflmlulhwullli , nf e IZ 4 V A ll A l ll in me .il 7 l Misa K J - l l W Nu . l ll ' . with af Hn u ' ' l f ' 'l' g u l Q- 1944 w wow-mm muh new their the pmence Ffm.numu, Shown as been working qui i f puny on December 15, them by Misa u fMSC01'D01'1+if2f0'!' Hala l 1iffGirls' Gym during me filth The Senlorqim Club extends to we as prwrmm fm' Dr. an it H, - 1 l , L W 1 ghrgglma, wwe, mg mwify ggqngnmv best Huber 20, This mwmam of are fum Wiliam Im' 8. VST! ltr!! Chriiimps 'ew magma' chmimw mm is ll Vulul . lf W HM I HHPP!-ulum' Vw' , , u if : ' ll .e ' ' iyiilgzgvl u W L , ' ' 1.1 '.AwI,.. F - A fl: V my M l , Qlll ' -- ll V Vw W'-. us, mm , Q, Es X, 'Tv 4. , f,--- V W- w',.'rf?Wu -'f ' 2 -,f w.r,-. L-'QV 'M l-N' ,mf-alf w rm - 4, 9' '- r w- -w-FA ' -' l wucl. -H ! www- , I u Qlb' l Q u - W u u- l Page 50 Miss Carleton Leavesg Fun in Future Plans This month Taft is losing one of its best liked teachersg one whose presence will be greatly missed, not only as a fine English teacher, but as one who did many things, out- :-.de of her regular classes for Taft. We are referring to Miss Jane Carleton who is retiring from the teaching profession on Decem- ber 19. Miss Carleton has been senicr sponsor for the 4A clnss for the past three years. l Miss Carleton graduated from Chicago University. She has taught English at Howe, Gale, Kelly, Amundsen, Foreman and Taft. Miss Carleton is planning to 'spend the rest of her life enjoying it in .her newly purchased home in Highland Park. Her regular English students, as well as everyone who has come in contact with her through other activities, will all miss her and realize that Taft has lost one of its finest teachers. Q BOYS Q' , Q From way down deep in the heart of you-know-where came Thomas Baggesen, A.A.F. on Nov. 17. On Nov. 21, Lyle D. Tingley, Navy C-B, could be seen in many of the classrooms telling of his hair-raising experiences. Lyle was one Qfjthdse engaged in the danger- ous, important' Qof .floating the artificial from Elngland to France, H P ' ' Thenekt day, Nov. 22, the ever smiling face of Clayton E. Mott. U.S.N. could be seen, beaming about the halls of Taft. Taft Tribune Twas the night before Christ- xnas and all through the house - . 9 everything and everybody was mov- ing about noisciessly. The Kane ' family, made up or Dad, Mom, -DOLOREA SCH Lynda and Dickey were getting the 'J nouse in tip top shape for their annual holiday celebration. The only trouble was the worried look in Mom's and Dad's eyes, this is the first time that Michael, the oldest boy, had ever been away from home for Christmas. But-who were they to spoil the younger ones' holidays? After all, millions of mothers and fathers were spending this Christmas without their boys, too, and making the best of it! So, of course, would the Kanes. , Put that over there - put this over here were the orders from the cheerful kids. Ah, at last, we're all through-doesn't the tree look gorgeous? Did you ever see anything like it? Of course l10t. Every year the trees get bigger and better! Mom runs out to the kitchen to check the food for the party. Dad goes up to his room to put on his sult jacket and the kids, Lynda ano Dickey, sit by the window and wait for the relatives to arrive. Walking towards them, with a salty strut, is a tall, dark-haired sailor. Lynda sighs, I wish Mike was comin' home. Me, tooj' was her brother's reply. The sailor keeps on walking and finally stops in front of 222 Rain- bow Drlve, looks up, smiles, and advances as if to attack. Lynda and Dickey, too surprised to move, just gaze at each other. The doorbell rings in the old one short-two long rings that are so familiar to the family. Mike was wanting in. Moms flys from the kitchen and Dad rushes down from his room. They both stop midway. Moms, in a nervous voice says, I guess that I was just sort of dreaming that the bell rang and that Mike was home, I guess 1'm just upset. So silently they both return to what they were doing. But again the one short-two long bells. This time Lynda flys to the door and before a word is said, she and Dickey are nestled in the arms of their hero, Michael. Tears flowed from Mon1's eyesg Dad, shaking Mike's hand and offer- ing him a cigarette, led the procession into the parlor. It still lacked a few minutes before the company would come, they could have Mike all to themselves for a short time. First, he admired the tree, then the trimmings all over the house, and finally, of course, the family. Mike had been gone for ten long months and naturally everything and everyone looked a little different. He had changed too, in the eyes of his folks, kid sister and brother. Michael seemed much older and better looking. Of course, the uniform looked better on him than on any other sailor in the whole world. There's the doorbellg the gang has started to arrive. Won't this be a grand surprise to them, with them planning to cheer the Kanes this Christmas? Oh, Merry Christmas, everybody! . . . Merry Christmas! l Y X 1-T GlVEUTlLl. , ' IT H RTS i J, f ' 2 lrsssssli Q5 lies! Q .gf e f Q ' A AX i f 2 . ' -C WALT Q 4: x H . Q ,y I x J : 1 ' 9 O 9 U h ,sf Y -, Q if 5- .ws-M :AL lX.f, all XXNQ . '--. I 4 1 iias ,fl , ' ' ru I i X l il s QW' ' ' - 1li t 'Ei - ll A --in -E 1,5 ,1- s9 f3- ii' +- '?Tr - ' Gth WAR LOAN'- December 19, 194 Well, it won't be long bef- Santa will be paying a visit your homes. We hope he will br: for all you good Taftil gifts Now the problem arises as to wl you should buy for your girl fella. Here are a few suggestioi FOR HER- Probably every girl's Christ: list is headed with SWEATEI written ever so large. There it grand assortment of colors a styles around town: so take ale Fur mittens of any color can seen all over the campus and th who haven't any are begging them. HINT! Cologne always goes over but be sure you have a good se of smell before you decide to any. Some popular makes Woodhue, Aphrosidia and Tlgr You can't go wrong on any these. Of course you know that g are always looking into their 1 rors and powderlng their noses why not give her a compact 1 will remind her of you everyt she uses it. CWe don't guaral results! A A f Sf nl Of' Ili Q llll l DOLORES COMERFORD Every girl ldolizes Indian je ry: just take the hint. Do you like your girl to ' beautiful? Natch! Why not sent her with a make-up kit 1 plete from eyebrows to finger FOR HIM- Pigskin gloves, ideal for weather, are nice gifts. Too all boys can't be as lucky as l Bergsund who has a pair of low mittens, knit by his girl. Speaking of knitting, why l you get busy and knit a pal argyle socks similar to thosl Ann Ellis? They're really darby believe us they take patln don't they, Ann? Plaid shirts and sweaters popular gifts with any man: l articles also come in handy your own use. Wallets are always niceg fur more, they eliminate that old about losing the green stuff admits you and your date to show on Saturday nights. Corduroy shirts, nice and x and good looking, too, always with masculine sex. Identification bracelets--no' wrong with these! Pictures of yourself-prov they are not ln competition comic valentines, will also ms nice gift for someone. That's all for this time: se4 in the graduation issue. December 19, 1944 Youth Talks Over Today's Problems The Youth Conference for Cook lounty was held at the City Hall, 'Iovember 17. The Taft delegation vho attended were Erwin Johnson .nd Jack Ristow, Student Council members. The purpose of the program was o find ways and means to effec- ively prevent juvenile delinquency nd the conditions which are con- ributing to this serious national rol-lem: to improve racial and re- lgious understanding and toler- nceg to enable youth to tell of its eeds and to give expression to ouths' ideas of the best solutions 1 its problems. Each of the eight sundry com- mittees contributed verbal reports. . summary appears below: Spealreids llureau: The young eople's platform includes a thir- zen week radio broadcast over IBBM. This program. a round tble discussion by four speakers, ave youth a chance to present its wn problems and suggest solu- ons thereto. In addition to pro- iding the participants for the tdio program, the Bureau, to date is furnished speakers for 10 civic 'ganizations. Tolerance Committee: This group is reached the conclusion that if eople could be accepted strictly as .dividuals rather than as mem- ers of religious or racial groups, le major step in the right direc- Jn would have been accomplished. The Salacious Publications Com- ittee reported that they have ade helpful statements to several :wspapers and magazines. These ggestions deal with the type of aterial that will improve condi- ms rather than encourage juven- 1 delinquency as some magazines d newspapers have done by men- ming and elaborating upon the rious types of mischief in which e adolescent has participated. The Committee to Survey Statis- s announced that juvenile delin- ency had decreased in Chicago d the county by some 25 per it during the past year. Phe Recreation Facilities Com- ttee reported that some of the at recreational facilities in the mtry are available here in Chi- so and Cook County. Phe Movie Review Committee s organized for the purpose of zcking and combating the pro- :tion of motion pictures which rify lawlessness and immorality. The Short Motion Picture Com- Etee showed how a youth center 1 be started. It has contacted ee commercial organizations in res of getting an interested and able sponsor. n order to ol tain the opinion people who coluld be called horities on the subject of juv- le delinquency the committees t with and interviewed such ple as the director of Juvenile Taft Tribune Dolls From Urer the Worlcl Are Barbara Nelson lv Hobby Another of our Taftites has dis- tinguished herself with her famous doll collection. She is Barbara Nel- son, a 3B from Mr. Piuppo's div- ision. She says she has been inter- ested in dolls as long as she can remember. Her collection numbers several wooden dolls from Russia which fit into each other and are dressed as peasants. From Holland she has a Dutch boy and girl, dres- sed as Ame1'icans imagine they should be clothed. A doll was brought from Finland to add to from 200 to 250 dolls, and they range in size from 1 1-8 inches to 3 feet 4 inches! Barbara has 21 Story Book dolls and among them are Cinderella, who is dressed in pink organdie with white lace and pink velvet, and Prince Charming in pale green britches, carrying a pink velvet cushion with a gold slipper on it. Others are Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Rag- gedy Ann, Topsy and Eva, Pinnoc- chio, Hansel and Gretel, Peter Pan, and Mickey and Minnie Mouse. Among her dolls representing famous people are Gen. MacArthur, Sonja Henle, Princess Elizabeth, Baby Sandy and Shirley Temple. Barbara's oldest dolls are from 1898 and 1880. The face of one is hand painted, and it has real hair, and its original clothing. Its head, hands and feet are porcelain, it has a kid body. The other has a. China head and cloth body. Among her Foreign stock are Protective Association: policewo- men from the Sheffield Station: Chief of Police, Prendergast: and members of the Adult Executive Committee. The visit to the Juven- ile Protective Association offices was of interest, too. There were many questions dis- cussed at the meeting. Chief among these were: How Can We Prevent Juvenile Delinquency and How Can We Stop Racial Distinc- tion. Delegates from schools repre- senting Chlcago and Cook County did an excellent job of analyzing and offering suggestions for the solutions of these questions in the open forum. her collection just before the war began. There is a lady and a man from Guatemala, a doll dressed in the Norwegian peasant's Sunday best. Scotland is represented too. From China there is an Emperor and Empress, a farmer and his American wife, and two ladies from the court of the Emperor. A doll from Italy has been sent to Barbara since the war began. She has a doll from Sweden and Spain also. The remaining countries rep- resented are Japan, Alaska, Hun- gary, Hawaii, Santa Maria, South Sea Islands France and Mexico. A doll from Birmingham, England was made for export trade and shipped under the protection of the British Navy! Your reporter thinks that Barbara has a collection to be proud of indeed! The boys may not be especially interested in dolls but surely they all can appreciate the value and amount of effortex- pended in amassing so complete a collection. Business Is Their Business Meeting during the third period in room 208, every second Friday. is an organization which discusses up to date business trends and economic problems. This club is the Business Guild which is under the able sponsorship of Mr. Max Weinstein. As yet there has been no election of officers but there will be one in the very near future. The club is composed chiefly of students taking Business Organiza- tion, but anyone who is interested in subjects concerning the business world may attend the meetings. Page 51 Talented Taftites Thrill Social Dancers at Festival Fun galore was had by all who attended the Southwest Festival , social center dance held at Taft on Friday, December 1. The special attraction of the evening was the gay floorshow presented by some of our school's star performers. Dee Toleson opened the program by giving out with the sweet notes as she sang two of our most popular swoon songs, Always and Together. Second on our enter- tainment list was Jackie Shay, who, dressed in a gay Spanish cos- tume, dazzled the crowd as she did her Novelty Tambourine Dance. Ken Tomkins concluded the festiv- solos Tico ities with his super Marimba of There Are Such Things, Tico, and White Christmas. Ac- companiment for the show was furnished by Val Morales, our pian- ist who can really tickle those ivoriesf' Last but not least, the entertainment would not have been complete without our colorful mas- ter of ceremonies, Dan Vrabec, who did a fine job, too. The Mexican and Indian atmos- phere of the affair was anticipated by the attractive costumes worn by the majority of the dancers. Prizes were given for the best dressed boy and girl. Mary Lou Carlson of division 117 P. M., and George Gessner of room 207 P. M., were each awarded 51.00 in War Stamps. Throughout the evening refresh- ments were served ln the Girls' Gym. Unique little bids were issued to everyone as a remembrance. Tag Day Make Social Room a Certainty Final returns of the Tag Day, sponsored by the Student Council show that 5152.00 was raised. This money will be used to buy furniture for the new Social Room, the place for future meetings of Taft organizations. The four highest business man- agers who received suitable prizes for their untirlng efforts were: Phyllis Roth ........ 203 A.M. Veda Tharp .......... 301 A.M. Nancy Robinson ..216 P.M. Barbara Heckel .... 301 P.M. The runners-up were: Len Noldan ............ 304 A.M. Barb. Johnson ...... 206 A.M. Joyce Dockweiler 214 P.M. Honorable mention is given Edith Wickstrom, Chairman, and the many good speakers who volun- teered from the Public Speaking classes, Norbert Pilch, Ray How- land, Lou Gibbs, Lorraine Hun- dreiser, Bob Yeamon, Gerry Schra- mek, and Ann Ellis truly illu- strated that old saying, Speech is silver. The Council thanks all who gave so freely of their time, effort and silver. It hopes you will be repaid amply through the many pleasant hours you may spend in the room that you helped make possible. Page 5 2 Taft Tribune December 19, 19 Taftites Act As Santais Helpers ! l Left to right: Richard Anderson, Robert Schmidt, Norden Stefanides In co-operation with the Junior Red Cross Land Santa Clausj Ta.ft's shop classes under the capable su- pervision of Mr. Charles Buell and Mr. Anthony Favaro, have been con- structing toys for needy children. Santa's little helpers started work on the toys about November 155 each class completed one oper- ation. Newton's Delight as the toys are named, are constructed entirely of wood and stand seven inches high. A six inch piece of dowel on a base with a. housing for a. g-line form the foundation of the toy. When the g-line is pulled it revolves the two wooden planes at the top of the dowel rod. The boys have completed about fifty of these toys. Frank Schweda, Art Gronau, Richard Anderson, Richard Smol, Dick Williamson, William Neubau- er, Ray Ihrcke, William Strymoe, and Roy Wunder did extra fine work in assisting Santa and de- serve an extra word of praise. Along with these toys the shop boys are repairing other things for the needy children such as bi- cycles, wagons and baby-buggies. This is really a worth while pro- ject and deserves honorable men- tion. Nice going, fellows. The Taft Tribune Published Btweekly by the Journalism Students of the William Howard Taft High School 5625 North Natoma Avenue, Chicago, Illinois DECEMBER 19, 1944 PRICE TEN CENTS Editor-in-Chlet ....... ..... B etty Petersen Assistant Editor ..... ..... S ally Webb Boys' Sports Editor ......... ......................................................... L ou Gibbs -Girls' Sports Co-Editors ......... ....... Fashion Co-Editors ........ ..Gerry Schramek and Marilyn Fischer .........Patsy Berg and Dolores Comerford Exchange Editor ........................... ............................................................... B ea. .Korbus Reporters ............ Pat Berg, Marva Blomgren, Elvira Brooks, Dorothy Bowen, Dolores Comerford, Beverly Crlppen, Bill Dopheide, Marilyn Fisher, Bill Frey, Doris Gllson, Patricia Klar, Dolores Klisch, Isabelle Mora.- vec, Evan Olson, Beverly Palm, ltamona Sahackl, Lorraine Shonickey. Sally Webb. Cub Reporters .... Florence Egan, Priscilla Knight, William Miller, Betty Jane Pronath. Artists ,,,,,,,,,,,,.,. .... D lck Bergsund, Bill Miller, Dan Schneider, Dan Vrabec Photographers .................... Hartley Kopke, Richard Kueker, Eugene Nugent, Ralph Sogge circulation Adviser ....... ................. ...... ..................... . M r . Paul Blgler Edltorial Adviser ....... -- -..-- --. ..---.-- - -........... Miss Hattie Marquardt Check Your Locker? Nope, guess again! Those men you saw opening up all the lockers were not exterminators, but FBI men. Lee Swajhart, one of J. Ed- gar Hoover's right hand men or- ganized a unit here at Taft to search our lockers for loot. While making a systematic search for butter, cigarettes and sugar, many of the men were injured. In several instances, where the FBI men opened the lockers umbrellas or in- strument cases fell out and hit them in the shinsg books bounced off their toupees, or debris com- pletely covered them. One of the men was so badly frightened, when a pair of those big, fuzzy mittens descended upon his face, that he hasn't been the same since. CGuess he thought it was a live cow and didn't expect to see beef on the hooflb Another thing that annoyed these men, were those frilly boudoir lockers. One of the men said that he didn't mind searching unadorn- ed lockers but he sure hated look- ing under all those frilly ruffles for gas coupons and sugar stamps. Just in case, that certain person would like to have his four pounds of- butter returned, all he need do is contact Mrs. Meltzer in the lunch room and present his citizenship papers, his social security card, his driver's license, and his course book. Then he will get his butter, we hope. In many of the lockers hung serv- ice stars. No doubt they were for the brother of its resident. They certainly wouldn't put a star up for anyone else. Would they? Discs b Doll Two issues ago, it was still nice and warm, so the songs that were then popular were the ones sug- gesting Fall. Now with Christmas approaching, we have to mention the ones pertaining to Christmas. be lovelier than or I'll Be Home especially when Bing Crosby? man a little bit Could any songs White Christmas, For Christmas, both are sung by Stay with this longerg accompanied by the An- drews Sisters, he did a top job on Don't Fence Me In. These same three little girls have a beautiful recording of Home and Theretll Be a Jubilee. The Mills Brothers have an excellent vocal to Making Believe and Into Eevery Life Some Rain Must Fall. A very old but beautiful song that is being revived again is Always as outstandingly recorded by A1 Goodman. To show that the songwriters of today aren't laying down on the job, we have And Suddenly My Heart Sings. Hildegard does me vocal. Louis Prima did Beloved and Social Security Card Should Last a Lifetime WHEN 'ro GET rr Get a social security card 1 if you go to work on a job the covered by the Social Secu Act-a job for a store, office, tory, hotel, filling station, phone company, or other busi or industry. Don't get a car you go to work on a farm, in a vate home, in any nonprofit ligious, charitable, or educati organization, or for the city, c ty, State, or Federal Governn Such jobs are not covered by Social Security Act, and a s security card will be of no us you in such employment. WHERE TO GET IT You can get your social secw card at any field office of the cial Security Board. Your sc your employer, or your post c will tell you where the field c IS. WHAT T0 DO WITH IT Your social security card your number on itg no other son's card has the same nui Report your number to your ployer, to every employer, part or full-time, provided it is 2 covered by the act. Your emp must put your number beside name when he makes his repc the Government showing wages and social security p ums. WHY HOLD ON TO IT The number on your card tifies your social security acc You will need it whenever you a job that is covered by th: You will need it when you claim for monthly payments keep it safe. To make doubly take off the lower half, or and put it in some place whel can always find it. If you s lose your card, take or sen stub to the field office and duplicate card. Don't get 2 number. Make sure you ge same number-for a lifetime! , reverse, Dance With a Dolly. Goes That Song Again is o top of everyone's list because catchy words and melody. The following are a few that aren't on the hit parac that deserve being mentione the sake of accommodating hep cats. Eager Beaver by Kenton X. . . Sam Got Hit Duration Blues are done l one and only Mercer . . . Shaw has Celery Stalks az night. Bizet Has His Day is sored by Les Brown and D01 Road A Piece as recorded b Bradley are super. As a final reminder, dor get a few of the everlasting Silent Night, Holy Nighty Declc the Hallsg Little Tc Bethlehem and Harlc, the Angels Sing. Merry Christmas to you 2 lecember 19, 1944 MY DAZE i got up a t 645 this morning and we nt to school my first class was no t very interesting so l tried to sle ep through it but the teach er caught me a nd gave me four teen encores i dont thin k i will go to sleep in that class an ymore the n i went to my second period i have history l was shooting spitballs through the do or and ac cidentally hit mi ss pringle who was just walking in so i got four teen more encores the next time i shoot spit balls l'll be sure not to hi t miss pringle not hig else excitning hap pened in school except dur ing lu nch period when i spi lled a bow l of chile on a fell a. named Sam son John son i would hav 2 to spill it on the big lest guy in the wh :le school i real? y h0p e i do it see him a rain for a long time in th lfternoon 1 cam hom and i got to my stu ,ying i finished my al :ebra so i ought to get . good ma k on l at nig t i play d a gsm of parch esey with the me n little bo next door who alw ys smears may naise on our do rknobs he is such a mean - i disl :e him very much bu i ha to have som me to play parcheesey w h wh 1 the game was ov ' we wan d to make i 'cream bu the mac nery br Le I hope mmorrow isnt o l of my bad days 6 Taft Tribune I JUST A LITTLE BIT OF DIRT: Tom. Leach and Dick Williams looked simply divine in their radish corsages given them on that memorable night of December 2 . . . Betty Mueller just can't stop reading and rereading her telegram from Mary. The rest of the transcription class also enjoyed it . . . Lydia Rigoni is anxiously waiting for the new telephone books to be published so she can inform herself of a certain address. Oh hum, Jim is certainly a nice name . . . There is going to be a junior crutch day, in honor of Erv Kaage, I A I, . Jim Pemble, Art Meltzer, Gene Nu- gent, Roman Brykowslci, and Bob Iverson. it O ff., W Mona Sahacki tried to get a little privacy when Bernie called W, A i W from Virginia by moving into the mo .1':',:'f 4 closet, phone and all . . . We '1lff7:.. have Buzz Huck to thank for the N'sJ?lifLf- clown at the Big Top Hop . . . And Danny Vrabec to thank for the monkeys, etc .... Ev Olson turned another about-face and asked Bev Palm to the prom. How long will he continue to confuse us? . . . Considerate Marilyn Harsin called home at 4 a.1n., December 3 to tell her father she wouldn't be home that night. She was staying at Jean Love's all night. QUESTION OF THE WEEK: What does the L stand for in John L. Swidei-'s name? WANTED: A guy to be the brains for the brawn-see House Larsen. Invitations to the Senior Prom-see Taft Quail. Someone to stop Hack Danielsen's friends from dating girls. He claims it's ruining them. How about that, Paul Johnson? A Chem. I pony to exchange for a U.S. History pack-mule-see Shirley Trudell. DON'T FORM OBVIOUS CONCLUSIONS When you see Bergsund, Walker, Frey and Redden playing tick-tack-toe. When you see .Marilyn Miller still drooling over the wonderful time she had when Earl Sparks was in-What we're wondering is, what will L0uie say? . . . If Art Flash Lease comes to school on time one of these days-it's bound to happen sometime . . . When you see Phil Perschlce prancing down the hall with his arms dangling, ape fashion: he's just doing his famous impersonations of the wrestler, The Swedish Angel. CAlso, have you seen his new plaid zoot pants-tl1ey're too good to miss mentioning inasmuch as Mr. Dahlquist, our carpenter, taughl Phil how to make them out of discarded awnings in one easy lessonl . . . If you see a confident look on Jack Redden's face remember that Barb Whittierhs- going steady with him now . . . If you hear of Lenny Lewandowski having a half a dozen dates for the same night: we hear he's done it before. All the boys were wondering why the girls came to school minus their usual war paint. This was explained by Norma Brawner, Joan Fishery Virge Chmielowski and Pat Bergg it was only Senior Girls No Make-Up Day . . . Mary Noxon learned a lesson about chasing a man CM11 Osbon, to be exactj when she fell up the stairs and suffered a deep dent in her knee. fAre you curious as to what happened to the stairs?J. . .The Eago Bevos Extwaordinary want you to know that they have as one of the rules, all officers: no mere members in that organization . . . it's a good way to run a frat! On the casualty list we have Ann Christina and Eunice Ringquist, who suffered from the first snow fall . . . The Taft Trib Staff, as usual, was really in a flue mess when a certain homework paper was called for fdon't they realize what it will do to third quater grades?J . . . Jean Reichard has a new flame from Amundsen, could it be his dark hair and dimples? . . . Rita Kelly wants everyone to know that she loves every- body . . . The love affair between Bob Yeaman and Shirley Scholdbauer was taken care of by his lunch room pals: you see, they only allow bachelors at their table . . . MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY AND HAPPY NEW YEAR T0 ALL! Page 5 3 - -, JIM AE I Alsgllgl? , 4 , 1 .fp Ze MBMQWS Dumbell Pome: I envy not the girl with a yacht. Diamonds and sable wrap: What turns me green, ls some vil- lage queen, In a pre-war bathing cap. Do You Remember When: A freshman looked up to a senior. A sophomore never cut a class. A junior was overambitious. A senior cried at graduation. And an alumni was not in uniform. Worse Joke: Judge: Why did you steal this car? Accused: Well judge, lt was standing in front of the cemetery and I thought the owner was dead. Famous Last Words: You're just saying that because it ls true. Step down! I'll sue you. Swell-ll Daffynition: Of a woman . . . Generally speak- ing is generally speaking. Encore Joke: Two Englishmen were going up a steep hill on a bicycle built for two. The first man. peddled and and when they finally peddled reached the top he turned to his and said, by jove I partner thought we would never make it. Oh that was quite all right old boy, replied his partner. I had the brake on just in case. Cnc for The Books: Roses are red Violets are blue Christmas is coming How about a vacation, too!!! COMING: A vacation . . . take as many weeks as you want . . . try Florida or California . . . have a. wonderful time and don't worry about school . . . goes into effect January 26, 1945 applying to graduates only! Daffynltions: tDedlcated to our English Teachersj Apostrophe: A comma that's al- ways blowln' 1t's top! Period: Forty minutes of learn- ing UD. Comma: That which you go into when you are real sick. ll! lk It How can you define nonsense ? An elephant hanging over a cliff with his tall tied to a daisy. ' if 8 ll Young Man: I think two can live as cheaply as one. Future Father -in-Law: You can't edge into my family on that theory, young man. I'm willing to keep on supporting my daughter. but you'll have to pay board. 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David Evans Charlotte Ewer Roy Faehnrich , Wm. J. Faehnridh, S 1Ic Tiff Tribune December 19, 194 Taft Salutes Its Brave Fzghtin Men And Women Donald B. Gilmore Radio Officer SIS Juan Pablo Duarte Fleet Post Office San Francisco, Calif. Lawrence Goda Lt. Harry Goeppinger 0-829754 379th Bomb. Gr. 5 26th Sqdn. cIo Pastmaster New York, N. Y. Daniel Gojkovich John O'Grady John Granath Ben Granat Henry Green Steve Grek Arthur Grindle Donald Grindle Ensign George Groll, Jr. Box 16, R.T. No. 9 U.A.S. Miami, Florida Bert Gross Norbert Grzenia Richard Grzywinski Robert Guderian Harry Gunderson Stanley Gustafson Fred E. Hahn Pfc. LeRoy Hamachek Co O 717th Tank Bn. Fort Knox, Ky. George Hamilton S lIc 726-67-90 Submarine Div. 221 Fleet Post Office San Francisco, Calif. Roman Hanasz Warren A. Hauge A.R.M. 3Ic Com. Air. For. Pac. cIo Fleet Post Office U.S.S. Marshall DD676 San Francisco, Calif. cIo Fleet Post Office San Francisco, Calif. Frank Falkenthal Fred Fassnacht Richard Fell Robert Ferguson Jack Fess Geo. Fillebrown Herman Fischer Robert Fisher Maurice Fitzgerald S 2Ic 945-25-87 U.S.S. Mauna Loa, A.E. 8, Division 1 clo Fleet Post Office San Francisco, Calif. Norman Flasch Peter Flauter Victor Fleck Robert Flum James Ford James Forney Enzo Frediani William Freitag Ray Friedlund Ravmond Froelich William Funk Jack Gattorna Charles Gauger W. Gaydos Werner Gessner Donald Gifford Floyd Gilbert Glen Gifford Paul Hagerup George Gilgenbach Pfc. Roland Halquist 1 618 7 6 8 5 Sec. A-381-Base Unit Marinna A. B. Marinna, Florida Gilbert Guelzow George Hanke Hume Harris , Robert Hartwig Hollis R. Hawks William Heckenbach Harold Howland Robert Huhnke Warren Heicher William Helin Walter Henning Roger Herdegen Norman Hewitt Raymond Hilgenberg Arthur Hill Richard Hill Pfc. Henry Henrichsen 3 6 6 54 9 25 Hdqts Det. 728 M.P.Bn. Camp River Rouge Pk. Detroit 23, Mich. Leonard Hintz Fred Hitzeman Robert Holiday Arnold Holland James Holzem Robert Homeyer Robert Hood William Hood William Hotze Paul Howard William Howard Marvin Isberner Robert Iwema Gus Janzen Mid'n Howard W. Jacob U.S.N.R. Mid. School Btry. 4-Co. ll-Sec. 36 Notre Dame, Indiana Charles Jahnke Norman Janis Henry Jankowski Leon Jasinski Warren Jensen S lIc 130 Naval Const. Btry. Co. A Plt. 4 clo Fleet Post Office San Francisco, Calif. Clarence Johnson Donald Johnson George Johnson Norman Johnson Robert Johnson Glenn Jorian Henry J uergensen Sgt. Robert Kaage 16142650 739 Bomb. Squadron 454 Bomb Group Ernest Leach Robert Lease Howard Lechler Robert Lehmann William Leighton Homer Lemke Donald Leutz Dick Lewis William Lingenfelder Ray Linke Harold Lloyd John Labodzinski Kent Lock John Loeschen Lt. Stanley E. Logan O-7703 2 T-1 450th A.A.F.B.N. Hammer Field. A.P.O. 520 cIo Postmaster Fresno, Calif, New York, New York Leonard Kalinowski Lionel Louthan James Love AIT Jack VJ. Kapfhamer Al-n01dLund 16187598 Sec B-l, Box 256 Napier Field, Alabama Lt. Robert Kapfhamer T4925 Comb. Crew Detach. 8133 Alexandria A.A.F. Alexandria, La. Earle Karlsen Gregory Kase Calvin Kasch Walter Keller Paul Kendrick James Kennedy Gregory G. Kiewetz S lIc U.S.S. Napa A.P.A. 157 N-Div. cIo Fleet Post Office San Francisco, Calif. Charles Kildahl Pfc. George Killoren 36738497 Btry C. F.A. Bn. A.P.O. 322 cIo Postmaster, San Francisco, Calif. Chester Kiser Adam Klafta Marion Kleczewski Norbert Klafta Av. Cad. George Knight Class ll A-5 N.A.S. Brks. No. 4 Ottumwa, Iowa Kenneth Koehler AIS V-12 Unit Box 25 Milligas College, Tenn. Richard Kofoed Arthur Koda Richard Kolle Ernest Komornicki Jos. Kowalski S 2Ic Amphibious Train. Base L.S.T. 13 Camp Bradford N.O.B. Norfolk 11, Va. Warren Knaus StanleyKrajecki Arthur Krause Raymond Krawczak Richard Krocker Jim Krocker S lIc Casu. 20, Div. E cIo leet Post Office San Francisco, Calif. Fred Kufeldt Pvt. Hillard Kulik 16171803 lst Co, 4 Ptl. 6th Trg. Rgt. A.S.T.P. Fort Benning, Georgia Walter Lahev Frank Lakofka Stephen Lakomski Charles Landerholm, Jr. William Laubach George Lauterer William Main John Magnus Steve Majercik Kenneth Manchee Phillip Marek Richard Marquiss Donald Martinez Richard Maryanski Felix J. Matarrese S 1Ic Co. 56-E.M.S. N.T.C Gulfport, Mississippi Robert Matheson William Matthies William Leonard Kenneth Mau Edgar McLennan Paul McPheeters Charles McNally James Mein Robert Merevick Herbert Mfellor Louis Michels Milan Mikulka Edward Milewski Elwvn Miller Robert Miller Le Roy Millner Robert Mogensen Quin Moran Robert Moreau Robert Mosby Donald Mosby Norbert Mossong Clayton Mott Joseph Mueller Dan Mulcahy F lIc L.C.T. Flot. 10-223 clo Fleet Post Office New York, New Vincent Murphy George Myles Mayer York Howard Nelson Norman Ness Leonard Nettnin Walter Newgood Richard Nielsen Russell Niesin T. R. Nissen Warren Nordby Richard Norlie Daniel Novak Wesley Nurczyk Edmund Nykaza John Oakley Richard Oberg Edwin Olsen Clarence Olson Geo. W. Olson Pau1A. Olson 36723373 Co. B. 788th M.P. A.P.O. cIo Postmaster New York, New York Raymond Olson Daniel Osko Arthur Osten John Henry O'Toole Civil Affairs Section Hdqtrs Army Gar. Force A.P.O. 244 San Francisco. Calif. Cornelius Otto Russel Oyen John Padgitt Peter Palermo Adolph Paluch Robert Pankau Anthony Pantelis Donald Papek Richard Parigini Thomas Parker Pfc. Fred L. Parks H. Co. 3rd Batt. 26th Marines 5th Div. F.M.F. c.o Fleet Post C San Francisco, Calif. Cpl. Herbert Parks H-SS AWG 1 9th MAW F.M.F. M.C. A.S. Cherry Point, N.C. Clifford Paskiewicz Robert Passow George Patterson William Patterson Norbert Paulish J oscph Pavese John Pedersen Paul Pedersen Kenneth Pedersen Edward Petersen William Peranni Jane Perfect Paul Peterson Wright Peterson Edward Petersen, S lIc A.C.U.-U.S.N.A.S. Dallas 2, Texas Theodore Pfister Norbert Piasecki Gerald Plato Edward Polivka Ralph Ponomar Betty Jayne Pope J . Judd Pope Mike Pawalaczek Vincent Powers John Prehm Ernest Price Eugene Quin James Ramsay Jack Rasmussen Jos. Reichwein Robert Rahnert Donald Rauch Jeanette Rauch June Rauch Carl Read George Regas Ray Reichard 3 691627 Co. A. 4th Bn. A.R Fort Knox. Kentucky Bruce Reinecke Walter Reinecke Thomas Reinhold Donald J. Reum Rodnew Richardson Richard Riedel Robert Riley Alex Rogers Joseph Rogers Billy Rogers Ralph Roth Ralph Rotter Bill Ruehl William Russin Edward Ruth Patrick Ryan Allan Sampson Jack Sampson George Sandes December 19, 1944 Albert Sandrock Le Roy Sanford Robert Schaefer Walter Schalk Ronald Scheck William Scheide Don Schelberger Edwin Schmidt Allan Schmidt Elmer Schmitt Warren Schneider William Schneider Jack Schoenholz Ensign Robert Scholler U.S.S. Sanders DE-40 clo Fleet Post Office San Francisco, Calif. John Scholtes William Schueler Warren Schwartz, S Zlc Div. 38 Wisconsin Univ. Madison, Wisconsin Edward Schultz Cpl. J. S. Lawrence Semar U.S.M.C. S.M.S. M.B.D.A. Co. 43 El Centro, Calif. Orlando Serra William Sharp Pvt. William Slagle Sec. C. 4 U.S. Army Alfred University Alfred, New York Richard Slimm Charles Lee Smith Clifford Smith Pvt. Don Smith 36923713 Co. C 7th Bn. Znd Regt I.R.T.C. Fort McClellan, Alabama Donald Smith William Smith George Smith Lee Smol Norbert Smolinski Norman Soderholm Ann Solomon Richard Sopocko Harold Spaak Earle R. Sparks, Jr. Torry Spencer Earl Sparks Lawrence Sperling James Srednicki Edward Stanislavek James Stanton Donald Steck Edward Steeve William Stephan, Jr. Morton Stephans Roman Stolinski, 36696094 156 Armd. Signal Co. A.P.O. 412 Camp Chaffee, Ark. Robert Stone Villio Stream Donald Studstrup Edward Sweeney Co. A 38 Eng. Comp. Bn. Camp Picket, Virginia Taft Tribune Medard W. Swiercz S2fc U.S.N.C. Hosp. Brks. 66 Beaumont, California Robert Suvada Charles Shumaker, Jr. Henry Sienkiewicz Leonard Skiba Joseph Svec Harry Taft Edward Tarcyzynski Jess Taylor Harold Tersch Raymond Thompson Kent Thoren Oliver Todd Henry Troester Nick Tragos Charles Trick Richard Trier Robert Van Arsdell Henry Vandenbergh Robert Vanderpoel Roderick L. Velde, Jr. W.T. 3fc U.S.S. Pueblo, P.F. 13 cfo Fleet Post Office San Francisco, Calif. Kenneth Van Voorhees A.S.N. 36721313 Base Gr. Comm. Plat. 3Zl7th Sig. Serv. Bn. A.P.O. 413 cfo Postm. New York, N. Y. Richard Ver Merris John Verstege William Vlasak William Vogt Hillard Wachowski Charles Wagner Roy Wagner William Waldbuesser Walter Walinski William Walt Jack Walter Robert Warner Max Warner S2fc S.M. U.S.S. Aylwin CD-5535 cfo Fleet Post Office San Francisco, Calif. Walter Weadley Wilbur Webb Arthur Wegner Richard Weickart Allen Wideburg Davis Whittier Vernon Wegner Charles Weider Calvin Wells Ross Whitney Robert Wilkin Clarence Wingfield Walter Witt, Jr. Robert Wleklinski, Ph.M. 3fc Hdq. Co. 3 Servp. Bn. Servp. Troops 3rd Marine Div. F.M.F. cfo Fleet Post Office San Francisco. Calif. C. fr Page 55 Pvt. Kenneth E. Wogstad U.S.M.C.R. Co. D. 33rd Depl. Draft Tent Camp, Camp Lejune New River, N. C. Lawrence Wogstad U.S.M.C.R. Sgt. Gerard F. Wohlleber, M.S.M.C. S.M.S. 25 M.A.G. 25 lst Marine Air Wing cfo Fleet Post Office San Francisco, Calif. Gabriel Wleklinski, S2fc Div. 38 Wisconsin Univ. Madison. Wisconsin George Workman John Wortman Thomas Wright Walter Wrobel Richard Yost Harold Young Ray Youngstrom Jack Zechlin Jerome Zeller Frank Zemaitis Jack Zetterberg Ralph Zetterberg Pvt.Don R. Zink 16198049 Co. E. P.L.T. 4 Sec. K 3655th S.U. E. Lansing. Michigan William Zink Raymond Zjavinski fEd. note. The above is as com- plete a list of the names and ad- dresses that we could secure at this time. Turn in any names and addresses of the Taft students, who are in the service to Mrs. O'Con- nell. They must have either grad- uated from Taft, or left Taft to en- ter the Armed Forces. Merry Christmas Boys. May the New Year bring.: to you and us peace once more.J The students and faculty of Taft wish to extend a Merry Christmas to all of its former teachers who uow in service of the United States. Irwin Baran Virginia Barrett Jack Burke Joseph Kupcinet Helen Lowes Arthur Mooney Walter Oberlander Addison Purcell Jack Rapper We also salute the Taft boys who have given their lives while in the service of their country. Officers of Taft Honor Society: Thomas Craft. treasurer: Marion Lund, vice-president: Herman Sommers, president: Frank Eager nnie Weidman, secretcrry. This issue of the Taft Txibune is dicated to the five hundred forty- ne Taft Alumni who are in the rvice of their country, at home d abroad. Each one of these ave men and women will receive copy of the Tribune as a Christ- is remembrance from the Taft mor Society. 'Jopies of the last Christmas is- a were sent to three hundred and 'ty men. The Honor Society re- Lved so many letters of thanks d appreciation that the organiza- n decided to repeat the project this year. The long list of names includes many who are stationed in England, France, Italy, Austra- lia, and all parts of the world. The Society is especially grate- ful to Mrs. Mary Farrell and Mrs. Esther O'C0nnell, who compiled the list of names of servicemen, and also to Miss Holmes and her 6th period transcription class for their valuable assistance in typing the names and addresses. If there are any names that have been omitted, please submit them to Miss Berquist, Mrs. Esther O'- Connell or Mrs. Mary Farrell so that Taft can enter them along with the others. With the Taft Tribs the Honor Society extends to the servicemen its very best wishes for a success- ful career while they are in the service and for a speedy and safe return home. In the words of Miss Mabel Berquist, sponsor of the so- ciety, We are often thinking of the service men and women and we wish we could do more for them. We hope these Taft Tribunes will help make home and old friends seem a little closer to them this Christmas. Tom Flynn Jack Firth John Frey Richard Glaucke Alan Hoff George Hopper Ernest Leason William Marum Thomas Orzada Thomas Schumacher James Smith Taft is proud of these former students and hopes that their sac- rifices will not have been in vain but that because of them peace and good i ill will soon reign on this earth again. Page 5 6 Your reporters were thinking it was about time they had a serious question after all this Tom-Fool- ery g so we figured, with the 6th War Loan Drive just beginning. that we'd find out how all you loyal Taftltes were going to earn money to buy Bonds . . . and we even got some funny answers to this ques- tion! You kids are sure the brains! The question: How do you ex- pect to earn money for the 6th War Loan Drive? INQUIRING ncponren By DEE and EM Nancy Burns, 1A Selling waste paper. Ana Marras, 3B Out of my little paychecks. CAre they printing them on smal- ler paper these days, Ana?j Gerry Morton, 2B By taking care of four little wild Indians on Saturdays. Edward Lau, 1A I have ways. CYou don't saylb Gene Mason, 4B By missing a show here and there, and by bringing in 100 lbs. of paper so I won't have to buy a ticket to the Washbowl Game. tNow there's a smart individual who's got it all figured out! And good too.J Mert Mertes, 2B By selling sweaters at Sears. 1PlugJ. Robert Howell, 1A Go out and work for it. fThat's the way to do it!J Shirley Bergren, 2B I'1l just have to work overtime at Carson's. fAll the free advertis- ing getting in this issue! Tak! Tskli Helen 0'Grady, 1A Take care of kids. Dick Bergsund, 4A Well, you see, it's this way. . Nancy Schaefer, 1A It's a secret. CNow! Now! Don't you tell us everythlng?y Sally Webb, 4 A Just put on a show. fSally!J Stolen Stuff B E A Look here, said the worried husband to the new maid. Why did you tell your mistress what time I came home last night, when I asked you not to. I didn't, replied the maid. She asked me what time you got in, and I told her I was too busy cook- ing breakfast to look at the clock. -Wells World Taft Tribune Taft Talent Triumphs By Dorothy Bowen It's Colossal! This headline of the last issue proved true, as it really was very good. By it we mean the concert that was given December 7, at Taft. The evening's entertainment be- gan with a salute to the flag, and The Star Spangled Banner, by the entire audience. The Girls' Chorus then sang five numbers, with a beautiful solo, The Lord's Prayer, sung by Lesly Robinson. The Mixed Chorus was next on the program with several selections by Cain. Stardust was one of the pieces that the Symphony Orches- tra played. Everyone enjoyed the String Trio, consisting of the Mo- rales Twlns, Eugene and Rizal, and their sister Valentine. Having played Tschaikowsky's Concerto in B Flat so well, they were com- pelled to play an encore. The Drummers Courageous, played by the Drum Trio, Richard Stahl, John Pokorney and James Kuer, went over with a bang. The Sym- phony Band then played a patriotic march, Stars and Stripes Forever. Edwin Hildwein played a solo, Rhapsody in F Minor on his saxophone. A Trombone Quartet was scheduled to play, but due to the illness of one of the members, their number had to be cancelled. Kenneth Tompkins made up for that disappointment with his su- perb marimba playing of Zeguen- erweisenf' and two encores, Tico- Tico, and Trees, The program ended with selections from Okla- homa. We wish to compliment the Di- rectors of the Music Department: Mrs. Helen B. Scanlon Mixed Chor- us: Mrs. Ruth B. Lino, Girls' Chor- us: and Mr. John C. Rapier fbctter known as Pops J, Instrumental Music. Valentine Morales, Jewell Stensland and Arleen Heen also deserve recognition for their splen- did services as accompanists. Last but not least all those who par- ticipated should hold their heads high as all the comments were favorable. The concert was truly a. great success! Dedicated to the Perfect Male Girls faults are many, Boys have only two: Everything they say And everything they do. -Jones Reporter DID YOU KNOW THIS? It says in the healthbook to wash your face and hands in the morn- ing and neck at night. -Unknown It's a Croool Worrrld! The Editor's hair grows gray: Her fingertips are sore, But some poor fish is sure to say, I've heard that one before! SN, , -.ities he By PAT and MAR Carol Kelgard was beaming on Dec. 93 who wouldn't on their 17th birthday? Congratulations, Carol. Can anybody tell us how Jimmie Pemble manages to leap thru the air so rapidly on his crutches? . . . Boy's saddle shoes seem to be in style now. Have you seen those sported by Jim Harsch, Gene Nu- gent, Rudi, Sutor, and Laurel Per- kins? . . . Do you suppose that you could recognize Jeannie Rauschen- berg if she wasn't wearing some- thing red? . . . Lorraine Koehler is the envy of every Taftite with those knobby sweaters, cable socks and mittens that she knit. The manpower shortage hasn't seemed to have affected Audrey Pe- terson-who else was asked to the prom on December 2nd? . . . Bob Frankie Baumstark seems to be the strong, noisy type. No other man could keep DO BOWEN swoonlng at a Friday nite dance. Have any of you seen the notes that Dick' Guinand and Joyce Bjornsen pass back and forth in history . . . Hmmm . . . could be interesting! . . . Careful, don't stumble over Ero Kaage's crutches, he's just learning how to use them. Shirley Lou Steiskal evidently feels the manpower shortage. Doubting Thomases peek into her 3rd period book-keeping class . . . We're wondering if Dorothy Work- man will tell us alfout her date from Great Lakes . . . Have any of you gals noticed the swell per- sonality that John Horsley has been displaying lately? . . . And, last but not least, Suzie Scheisser lsn't going steady any more . . . December 19, 194- And then we see Jackie Drisc happy and starry-eyed 'cause he's back in school after four week All the proud juniors are flashin their Chorus Pins. Barb Grant ' happy now after Dave was il while Marnie Ayres keeps hopin for Ronnie to come in every weel end. Up at six corners you'll se Ei Kaseh and Carol Nessheic beaming, 'cause they finally ge jobs. Glo Oheli claims that Wahoo leaving for the Navy is the sadde: thing that ever happened, but Na Hawks thinks Bill's leaving fc California is worse. WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW . . Why everyone's eyes were po ping at Sally's after the dam Saturday . . . how Rosie Schic came so close to being pushed i the lake at Navy Pier . . . how P1 Smith acquired the nickname rc ley polley in her division . . why Phyllis Pijan was sportir glasses without lenses. DON'T TELL A SOUL, BUT- Gloria Nelson is drooling ov! Kenny Tomkins. Barb Macllona was sneaking her lunch duril health. Ei Kasch was seen som place without the ever-prese' George. Arlyne Hansen has bel helping a certain fella with Spa ish every evening-it's a good e cuse. Phyllis Fratzke, Barba Grant, Eileen Kasch and Marr: Ayres were seen at the Hardii Theatre one Saturday night snow suits. Mary Jean Meisner has turn the 2nd period Spanish class in a prospective treasury! Never day goes by but that a. few doll bills don't go floating over h way. tBlackmail, Jerry?J Some the 3B's are seen muttering themselves daily, as they juggle pile of physics books, Spani books, a bowl of soup, a salad, at a sandwich while on their way their lunch tables. That's all for this time, but doi forget to contribute all Juni news in locker 2073. KNIGHT'S KNOTES Why do sophs act so nutty??? querie the upper classmen. No one can explain their peculiar behavior, and they can't either. Frenzied teachers try to stop their antics with encores but poor results are commonly received. F'rinstance: Familiar scenes like these go on all the time. Fred fCharles of the Ritzy Gon- 'ville advising the girls in his di- vision on how to wear their hair. Usually on your head, he quotes .... Elaine Reid singing How Many Hearts Have You Broken, while ambling thro' the halls each day. Angelo Mann could be the cause of her croonings. The Sophs from 305 a. m. glaring at the sophs from 304 a. m. and vice versa. This war bond and stamp competition of theirs is real- ly getting ferocious. HEAR YE! HEAR YE! The Live Wires of Edison Par have officially changed their nal to Kozy Kittens. Reason: Soi people thought they were an el tric company or something. Owl Chester Mathison wishes to form everyone that he did not t' while coming out of division. ' fell on purpose, so there! Hurry, girls, Marty Harvey mig raise the price on looking into l locker mirror any day now. Dolores Otrosa furthered l knowledge of Biology by counti how many times the gold fish the aquarium on her desk swi back and forth in one period. l statistics, see her. Corinne Sir claims she wears l brother's lil' Abners just 'ca' they fit her so well. But. we kn better! Soph Sends Seuson's Greetings December 19, 1944 Taft Tribune Page 5 7 From Freshie Doghouse To Freshman Kennel Hi, kids! We've got a lot of news so instead of dilly-dallying around like we always do, we'll just start right in and dish out the dirt. Keep it coming! 1090-that's the magic number. Why does Stanley Ellefson hurry so to get to his division room 206? Could it be that cute dish-water blond that sits in front of him has any- thing to do with it? Phyllis Ludwig's love-life dimout is not permanent. The lights Went on again when Paul Johnson started the lamplight serenade. A certain Marilyn Retzke, who has a terrific crush on a certain foot- ball player, has stated her desire to meet this drool man before June. Of course you know she's been riding back and forth in front of his house! Has anyone noticed Rosemary Hoerber in division 110? She sure has 1 swell time with a certain someone who sits in back of her. Joy Larson was so excited when she saw Santa at the Fair's toyland phat she lost her wrist watch. Notice to all male specimens at Taft-that adorable blond Marion Heirlorn has just turned 15 and is now datable. Don't delay, fellas! Why is Bill Kalbas so bashful about the initials N. C. on his note- book? Incidentally, they stand for Nancy Cato. Who is that man UD Dorothy Smith flirts with in 8th period lunch? Really heartbreaking for 301 p.m. was the news that the baby of he division is going to Lane. VE'RE WONDERING- Did Dale Latto learn the name of the scoundrel who gifted Marilyn Instrumentalzsts to Arrange Contest Everyone in the orchestras and bands will participate in a contest which will be held during the week of December 18. Each contestant will receive an award as recognition for his work in the form of a certificate. This certificate will give the entree's name and grade earned in the contest. The judges will be Mr. Oscar Anderson, supervisor of instrumental musicg Mr. Dominico di Caprio, of Northwestern University, De Paul University and the Chicago Symphonyg and Mr. John Barabash of Wright Junior College. Each of the groups are required to play a number in their own grade level. The following solos are for the symphony band. In the clarinet section, Impressions by De Caprio will be played. Lellewyn's My Re- gards is for the cornets. The trombone and baritone will play Atlantic Zephyrsf' Fantasia in F by Gurewlch will be played by the sax. The flutes will play Chaminade's Concertino and the bass, Storm King by Ringleben. The horns will play Mendelsohn's Nocture, while the drums will play Popcorn by Beggert. The concert band solos are as follows: Tulips by Vandercook for the cornet and Parme's Serenade for the clarinet. Pryor's Thoughts of Love will be the number used by the trombone and baritone. The flutlsts will play Concertina by Chaminade and Valels Erica by Weldoft is the number to be used by the saxaphonlsts. 'hoenissen with that beautiful corsage? What store sells Kleenex by the roll? Ask Jeanne Wogstad. She knows. Did you know that Ruth Anderson is attending school in Odessa Texas, not Russiay since December 1? Good luck, Ruth: we miss you. .A.A. Presents Board of Control By Marilyn and Gerry Here they are kids! The gals who ,ake all the plans and carry on ie work for the GAA activities. ep, it's your Board of Control gain. fWlth apologies to Pat Berk 1d Barbara Grant, our two new rls on the Board. The last program given by the AA was the Sopohomore-Get-To ether. It was a period solely for e purpose of meeting new class- ates and having a good time. The lrty started by warming up the ains of our Sophs with a little liz on the musical autographs of me of our top orchestras and also me of the well-known slogans ed for advertising. The Honey- Jon Trip was played by four of e girls and refreshments were rved. Dorothy Dundon conclud- the party by giving out with me of the poplar tunes of the day the piano. As usual, a good ne was had by all. There will be quite a. few of the card girls graduating next June and therefore, applications will be accepted this semester from any girl who is interested in becoming one of the active members of the GAA. This plan will give the new girls an opportunity to work with those who have already had past experience in these activities. A special meeting will be called for all the girls to get acquainted and the voting will take place at the next regular meeting of the Board of Control. A student must have already earned her 600 point pin and must not be failing in any subject to submit her application. Because of the large number of seniors on the Board at the present time ap- plications will be accepted from only those girls who are in their 3B year or under. It will be neces- sary to include a list of the final marks from last semester and the second quarter marks of this semes- ter in the letter. Watch for future information regarding these letters on the GAA bulletin board in the gym. Give Bonds for Christmas As you all know, on December 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor was attacked by the Japanese. The moment the first enemy bomb touched Amer- ican territory, our way of life be- came endangered. This Thursday will commemorate the end of three years of war with Japan. How many more days, months, or years will it be before this strife is over? That no one knows, but we do know this, that every cent you put into war bonds and stamps is bring- ing that day just a little closer. Many of our friends and relatives are being killed in an effort to pre- serve Freedom of Speech, Relig- ion, etc. They're giving their while all you're asked to do lives, is to lend your money. On Loan Dece November 20, the 6th War Drive began: it will close mber 16. This is your chance to back the attack. So many people are a little bit too optimistic about this war. There is still a great demand for planes, tanks, guns, ammunition and mobile units. The Treasury department ls asking the people of the United States to loan 514,000,00,0,000. It may interest you to know that the overall quota for Chicago and Cook County is 3836,160,000, of this the individual bond quota. is S235,596,000. This may seem like a lot of money to you but it really isn't when you realize that one Superfortress costs 25644,444 and a P-47 Thunderbolt amounts to 550.000, This year thousands of our boys will be spending their Christmas in fox-holes, tanks. submarines, planes, ships, etc. Let's not let them down. Remember it's nice to have an optimistic view point but the ball-game is never over until the final whistle has bloWn. You can hasten this whistle by doing your part to protect our constitu- tion from the Nazi who threaten to endanger the American way of life, liberty and happiness. Students Eager to Compete Much is expected from the follow- ing players ln the clarinet section: Joanne Alitis. Rosemarie Schick, Jack Maley, John Benedict, Tom Hall, Richard Tholin, Virginia MacDonald. Mitchell Jogkavitch. The trumpet players that are ex- pected to do well are Ralph Muel- ler, and Steve Napier, in the bass section, Bob Petz and Doris Wal- gren. William Rieff, and William Stuckey will, no doubt, do a fine piece of work. In the trombone sec- tion the following students are practicing to the best of their abil- ity: Jim Cochran, Bill Dophelde, Norwood Booth, Rosalie Otters and Marilyn Pfeiffer. Ronald Larko and Frank Okerby will do their best on the French Horn. The saxaphone section will be represented by the following students, who are expec- ted to do their best also. Bill Hildi- weln, Art Meltzer, Adam Swajkart, Al Fuller, and Franklin Miller. The flute section will be repre- sented by Juanita Prusha Vera Feidler and Barbara Wanfaldt. Beginners' Class Tootsy T oo There is a very good beginners class and they will not be for- gotten in this contest. The best is expected of the following cla- rinet players: Roelle Greene. Roger Wolfertz, Stanley Swanson, Harry Dobbrunz, and Thomas Cook. The outstanding saxaphone players are Warren Meltzer, Robert Callanan. Donald Maitzen, William Stein, and Kenneth Kaitschuck. CALENDAR Dec. 21-Washbowl Game latter period 73 Dec. 21-German Club Party tperiod 83 Dec. 21-Latin Club Party Cperiods 6, 'Il Dec. 23-Jan. 1-Christmas Vacation Jan. 11-Next Taft Trib I Pagz 5 8 Taft Tribune 47 TAFT TAC KTICS 1 A Je':i'E-if By Lynn and Gerry Hi! All you knobby Bobby-Socks Gals! We know you've missed our column as it wasn't in the last is- sue, but the Boys' Sports took up too much room. CThose boys can think of so much to write . . . and then they say we gals tall.: a lot! Chic! Chiclj Say! Did you happen to see some females who looked unusually clean, and whose hair was unusual- ly straight leaving school last Wednesday? fThe new Gravel Ger- tie Style, you knowlj This is a rarity here at Taft fthe straight hairl, so just in case you are won- dering what this was all about, we have come to tell you that on this day there was a Splash Party given for all the G.A.A. members who are in the 3rd-year . . . Juniors, to you! Yes! Everyone swam to her heart's content . . . some played around in the water: others tried to surface dive and retrieve objects, and still others tried their skill at diving. Maybe they were trying to imitate the stars who just fin- ished some exhibition diving for them. These were George Zima, Danny Vrabec and Dick Berg- sund. To satisfy the large appetites that were acquired 'during this hectic sport, cocoa and doughnuts were served by Bea Lighthall, Mary Jean Meisner, Jackie Drish and Betty Blagg. ELITE vs. ATHLETE We take it for granted that all you wide-eyed fellas and females know about the Volly Ball Game to be given December 21 after the famous Washbowl Game has been played! Sheer! After the football team beats the faculty at basket- ball foptimistic, aren't we?y the G.A.A. Girls will play the Women Faculty at Volley Ball! fThe fac- ulty hopes that the girls' ability in Volley Ball will not exceed their ability in phonetic spellingb. You probably know that George Zima Lenny Lewandowski and Dorothy Dunden will perform, so there is ltttle use in telling you. Remember the date . . . December 21, in the Boys' Gym. Tickets can be obtained only by bringing one hundred pounds of paper to the Paper Drive. JOINT G.A.A. MEETING Girls, Girls, Girls, everywhere!! That's what were seen by Rosie Shiech, Marilyn Fisher, Doris Lar- sen, Dorothy Walters, and Gerry Shramek when they visited Lake View High School the other day! Twelve schools were represented by five girls each, and when the Taft Skaters C ut Fancy Fzlgures lj Left to right: Ken Henry. Pete Newkirk. Hack Danielson and Eddie Carlson. With winter on it's way for is it here'?J Taft's skaters have taken their skates off the shelf, sharpen- ed them and are preparing for an- other big season. As you no doubt remember, Taft's Junior Skating team placed second in last year's city meet. With the return of Ken Henry, Hack Danielson, Ken Tomkins, Ed- die Carlson and Pete Neukirk, who all skated in the Junior division last year, the situation looks prom- ising. There are no seniors return- ing. Ken Henry, with a string of titles as long as your arm, will pace this vear's team. Ken has won the State Championship, Tri-State, City Meet, Michigan State Indoor Cham- pionship, the Western Open and is the possessor of the Michigan Gold Cup. Mr. Herman Swerinsky, who will coach this year's team, is badly in need of more skaters, so any of you fellows who are interested, please see Mr. Skerinsky as soon as possible. 60 had assembled, they were div- ided into teams. They then partic- ipated in such competitive games as volly-ball, ping pong, bowling, etc. When refreshments were serv- ed in the Social Room the winners were announced. The team on which Gerry Shramek played CD won, thus she, and the other five from different schools on the team, received beautiful little pins and guards. A good time was had by all, and the Taft G.A.A. is patiently await- ing the day when its SOCIAL ROOM will be completed so Taft can play hostess to other schools! QHint! Hint!! And just in case we don't see you before . . . we'd like you to know that we wish you a Very Merry Christmas 3 unior and Senior Mermen Win Meets By EVAN OLSON After the big New Trier meet where both our swimming teams lost, Roosevelt came to Taft and also lost two games. In other words Taft triumphed doubly and made the Roosevelt juniors and seniors feel defeat. Here are some of the five records set by the junior swimming team. In the 40 yard free style, Nemec placed first and Stanell placed second with Neroman from Roose- velt finishing third. In the 40 yard breast stroke Stromeyer placed first and Maier third. In the 40 yard back stroke Ramsey nabbed a first place and Haraburd a se- cond. Second place honors went to Stanell in the 100 yard free style while Maier came in third. In the medley, Ramsey, Stromeyer and Nemec placed first defeating Cohn, Frankel and Adler from Roosevelt. In the relay, Masoncup, Spath, Munsell, Haraburd, Kolsky placed Now to see what our seniors did. They also won. Just like the good old days with both our juniors and seniors winning. In the 40 yard free style Fahrback came in first with Mehan finishing third. In the 10 yeard breaststroke Steve Napier finished second with Glass and Marshall ending up first and second for Roosevelt. In the 100 yard back style Bergsund placed second with Harsch coming in third. In the 220 yard free style Stull came in first leaving Roosevelt second and third place honors. In the 100 yard free style Fahrback nabbed another first place and Zold finished third. In the medley, Bergsund, Napier, and Stull placed second. In the re- lay Mehan, Zold, Harsch and Law- son finished first. December 19, 19- ll'l? - ' l ar-ce df.: - By BILL FREY A Merry Christmas and a Ha New Year is wished to all by Olde Locker Room. Santa Cl Alan Hr-dman, is promising to all the good boys' stockings i ten-dollar bills and all the g stockings with men. Bob Walden and Paul A boasting their high point aver: in the first practice game. Wally Mikos looking forward ' visit to Uncle Sain. Good luck, l ly. We wonder if John Steffen beats up janitors and where Perschke got those zoot D: What a class is P1'of. - Hurlburt's favorite quotation s a few Fridays ago. Donald Mcl looks like Ray MacLean of Bears the way he DIOWS down basketball floor during the sev period. It won't be long now until faculty will be oiling up 1 squeaking joints for the Wash l game. The team this year will 1 ably again be Fearless Full Bullseye Bigler, Toughie scher, Flash Galland and Sv Swerinsky. Looks like a p' snappy squad. We wonder how Ralph Ca' felt when he was pulled up tc ceiling on the rings and stranded there for awhile. Or ' someone tossed a ringer ar Tom Leach's neck with one o life preservers in the swim pool. And then ther's that mt tet-a-tet between John Poke and Mr. Galland. Mr. Ga croons to John when John is! class, I Miss You and John Q ly replies, I'll Be Around. BASKETBALL SCHEDUL Junors and Seniors Jan..5-Taft vs. Amundsen at Amur Jan 10-Taft vs. Sullivan at Sul Jan. 16-Taft vs. Von Ste at Von Ste Jan. 19-Taft vs. Senn at Jan. 22-Taft vs. Schurz at Jan. 30-Taft vs. Lake Vie at Feb. 6-Taft vs. Lane at Feb. 14-Taft vs. Steinme' at Feb. 16-Taft vs. Roosevel at Feb 23-Taft vs. Waller at December 19, 1944 3oard of Control fs. Fem Faculty Fo Be Big Event The boys and the male faculty e not the only ones to have a Ltle game to determine which is e better. This year, students of e fairer sex are also challenging e female faculty in a game of lley ball. The place is the girls' gym: the ne December 21 sometime after e seventh period. The teachers, who have prom- ed to play are as follows: Miss :Cue, Mrs. Meltzer, Miss Morris- , Miss Mueller, Mrs. Paulson, rs. Pearce, Miss Simmons, and fs. Walker. The following teach- s may play: Mrs. Andrews. Miss frquist, Miss Brinkman, Miss -venlsh, Miss Grant, Miss Grosser. 's. Hintz and Miss Marquardt. These teachers will have to play hard game if they expect to beat 2 GAA Board of Control. Phe students who will play are follows: Betty Jo Blagg, Mari- i Fisher, Doris Larson, Blanche ptak, Alice Schiesser, Shirley aholm, Arleen Szorc and Edith ckstrom. ' Phe referee will be Dee Toleson 1 the score keeper will be Lor- ne Koehler. Taft Tribune Page 59 Able Polo Talent Fauna' At Taft By Hal Francis December 9, the 10th period in room 207, the Taft Polo Team was organized. The team will be under the able direction of two very ta- lented coaches, Clem Vrchota, and Bob Mitchell. Coaches Vrchota and Mitchell report that about 30 polo players attended the meet- ing, and an abundance of talent was discovered. Now said talents will be described. Reynold Rey Olson. Olson will certainly be a pace-maker on his team for the simple reason that anyone who can drive that Ford of his must certainly be a wonder- ful equestrienne. Tom Lover-Boy Leach. If this gentleman can keep his mind off the women, he too, will also set many records on our polo grounds. Art Dealer Lies. Art is a trav- eling man with a great deal resting in his cranium. Being a car owner, too. he should make an excellent polo player. Incidentally, Art is the only Honorary member of The Royal Order of Ledhins Lunch Eaters-5th Period. Jacle Tenor-man Hurlburt. Well, well, what have we here? If this fellow can play polo as well as he can toot a horn . . . we haven't got a chance!! Well, there you have lt, fellow Taftltes, the field in polo is wide open, but remember no women al- lowed, except one character, namely Wally Sebb, who is in a class of her own!! jlllf V ,I lu j Will' Eagle .C agers Find Easy Pickin,s at Washburn Game Weber Stops Taft In Two Games By LOU GIBBS, Sports Editor 'Twas indeed a fine way to start the 1944-45 basketball season. Friday, December 1, in the Taft Gymnasium, the Eagles gave Washburn a good going over to the tune of 28 to 20 for the Juniors, and 39 to 9 for the Seniors. Box scores: l JUNIORS TAFT 28 WASHBURN 20 fs ft pf tg tt pt Walden, f. 9 1 3 K. Jarockl, f. 1 0 1 Noxon, f. 0 1 2 Beck, f. 1 0 0 W. Mikcs, c, 1 2 2 M. Jarocki, c. 5 1 4 B. Mikos, g. 0 0 1 Rosa, g. 0 0 1 Helwig, g. 1 0 1 Puzzo, g. 2 1 1 Keuer. f. 1 0 1 Wisniewskl, f. 0 0 1 M. Murphy. f. 0 0 0 Bio, f. 0 0 1 Talento, c. 0 0 0 Smith, g. 0 0 1 Nino, g. 0 0 0 12 4 10 9 2 11 SENIORS TAFT 39 WASHBURN 9 fg ft pf fg ft pf Anda, f. 8 1 2 Gnat, f. 0 0 0 D. Murphy, f. 4 0 0 Wolff, f. 0 1 2 Bast, c. 2 0 1 L. Buchek, c. 3 0 0 Petersen, g. 3 0 2 Pukszta, g. 0 0 0 Williams. g. 0 0 1 A. Buchek, g. 1 0 2 Bllllge, f. 0 0 H 1 Goress, g. 0 0 2 Albrecht, c. 1 0 0 Theiner, g. 0 0 1 Biesenthal, g. 0 0 0 Dzienlamowitz, g. 0 0 0 Tholin, f. 1 0 1 Moderi, g. 0 0 0 19 1 8 4 1 7 JUNIORS PLAY FOREMAN Come now, boys, things can't be that bad seem to be the appropriate the performance given by the Juniors at Foreman High on 5. The score was 63 to 29 against our Eagles. High men for Words for December Taft were Wallie Mlkos and Bob Walden with 12 points each. OH! THAT WEBER GANG- Maybe it runs in the family, but that remains to be seen. On December 7. Weber High of the Catholic League lamhested our Eagles at the Gordon Gymnasium in both the Junior and Senior games. The Juniors took it on the chin to the tune of 53 to 23, while the Seniors dropped e game that looked very close for awhile, by a ICON of 40 to 80. In l0ling,l,Il.ll0 Juniors lost more than a. game, yes, they lost something that many ' could not replace, for it was one Wallie Mlkos. who played in his A cage affair as he left for the armed forces on December 18. Welllqlag you may remember, was one of the highest scorers in Taft belkotblilk history, when he put 103 points through the hoops last IBIBOD. Thi! season, in three games, he found little difficulty in polling 21 points, and looked as though he would exceed by a greet deal his record of lest year. Well, speaking as your buddy, and exprellng the thoughts at the entire school, we wish you the best of luck and good fortune, WALL!!! MIKOB. SENIORS TAFT 30 l WEBER 40 fs ft nf tg tt pt Anda, f. 7 0 3 Marcinek, f. 5 8 0 Murphy. f. 2 1 1 Wojtylu, f. 4 I 3 Bast, c. 0 0 1 Wojlek, c, 1 1 4 Petersen, g. 4 0 3 Kaziel, g. 4 1 1 William, g. 1 1 1 Milostsn, g. 2 1 2 Albrecht, c, 0 0 2 Misk'w'z, c. 0 0 0 Moderl, g. 0 0 1 14 2 12 16 8 10 1 .4 vis Ifeiaetfi 'E Dorothy Bowen-wr. .mCl1ristmas gignifleg W8 'BTG l1eBl ll.Ig' -.the end of another 'year' of death and destruction. However, we are also o re year 5 loser. 90' VXCKOFY! am will Eff wishing one other a Merry Christmas an a Happy,New, Year. But will lt liege Merry-'Christmas and will the :text year prove happy? At any rate we can be sure of a victory lf we all kbhjlillll .wltlr our boys who will probgbly , be spending n their Christ- ln -fox-holes, submarines, shlps,l and planes, fighting to secure a lasting peace on earth, good will to men. x I , Ramona-Sahackl . . . Christmas wlllrbeglot different for me this yearg nothing like last year. Every- one wlll be just a little sadder than usual. , , f Bally Webby. . . This Christmas will be muchfsadder tolnany Dbeo- pletthanfbefore. My hope 'ls that it will be the last wartime Yulersea- soul. ' .,' lgolores Corherford . . . Christmas ls a time for joy, cheer and merry- maklng. Manyfamllles, minus one member 'or more will still celebrate this great day and hope for a still happier one next year with victory here,or ln sight. A Econ oooh . . . This Christmas ls no different from any other Christmas except that most oflmy friends Will be away. Since this will probably be my last Christmas at home ,for a while, I am going to make the best of it in true holiday splplt. , Q Elvtra Brooks . . . This Christ- mas means a possibility of a, 15 day lfurlnnghnfor someone who ls very ,deaf to me. It means also that we are closer to a final victory when all the fellows can be home, not qilrmrtchrlstmas, but for every oheniihy as well. , ' ' uladlyn--Fisher . L . Many 'ot'my friends have fathers, brothersysis- ters and friends ln the service, With' Christmas approaching they feell the void in .anon-' homes' 'more lnalzlykthaix before. For my part, lmvtngrno, immediate family mem- IWPB I 0331 PEW help but feel y'fol' all those who are parted thosehln the service 'front : home ,and ,fQl'lIl1I8I',.Blll , ' el, 'I A ifIf110l56.' as I thousands of that 'wet can truly soon liaY3l'!Piice51ion Earth, Good Wlll wwf' ,,-l .tl .ll ,, ' i ' J . '.VChrlstmas will be tlferlaflil' as IIIY other year since vernal that our family messages.: 'grather . than ' de- creased. I hope that every boy ln the world will be able to spend his next Chrlstmasilh 'the- security of higYDWl!7'm0lli. Doloris Kltech . . .-This year the hofldayifwillfgo on as usnalp To mmiy families it win be quite dif- ferent. lsome' boys and gn-leyui beemlssfng I'm sdrehthey ,will DGQBKBIS card of oveff theta. -Pm expecting a great day, and I only wish lt couldbe that way for every- onif L me Taft' Tribune Isabelle Mcravec . . . As long as this 'wretched ' war continues, Christmas, the most wonderful sea- son of all, can never portray its full meanlng. Thousands of us will celebrate with many of our dear ones absent and unable to enjoy the event with us. Let us hope and pray that victory in the very near future will not only restore our loved ones, but the Yule spirit as well. ' Blll Stelnmetz . . . Our house will be empty without our man ln the service. He played Santa Claus to my cousins and me. , Dtcyc Anderson . . . This Christ- mas will be a happy one because I know my brother is coming home. Shirley Ryser . . . It means one person less to make a happy Christ- mas. Bob Baker . . . Christmas will be complete for me because my brother ls coming home forthe flrst time. Vtrytnia Frystak . . . Christmas will be very lonely this year be- cause my father won't be home. I-Ie's in the Army overseas, but I know there are many others in the same fix so we'll all just have to make the best of lt. 4 lv-iff sf - --: -ir i , + 2 ,E LQIN EARTH lElsAcE. 5 ' sq -v .,f1'.'f'5.x JL., ': . -, .4 I 74. yu 11. i- ',f'y,,.. ,I Eileen Evlhu. owann EN q- Wg, ' t' naw-.' :lf 'Q-5' 'nr .K wtf- - g . ji Ring out the old, ring in the new, Ring out false pride in place and Ring, happy bells, across the snow 3 blood, The year is going, let him gog Ring out the false ring ln the true. Ring out the grief that saps the minds! For those that here we see no more: Ring out the feud of rich and poor, Ring in the redress to all mankind. Ring out a slowly dying cause, And ancient forms of party strlfeg Ring ln the nobler modes of life, With sweeter manners, purer laws. Ring out the want, the care, the sin. The faithless coldness of the times: Ring out, ring out my mournful rhymes, - But ring the fuller mlnstrel in. -is--it--n--rr Louls Larson L.. . The last one at home for a. long time to come. Mrs. Farrell, Placement Gown- selor . . . It's Christmas as usual fori me except that my two brothers are ,in the service and won't be back, and my daughter no longer believes in Santa Claus. Anna Doudlah . . . With all the shortages and such it will not seem like a real' Christmas, but with the right spirit I'm sure everyone will have a good time. Jaclc,Beers . . . This Christmas will 'be a Christmas in which our brothers and sisters will not be home. I justj, hope and pray that next Christmas they will again be home to stay. 'Marylln Swanson . . . Christmas will be nicer this year than last. We know where my brother is now and we didn't know that before. Patste Schmidt . . . Christmas means the return of my brother to the States .after receiving the D.F.C. and completing 35 missions. The clvlc slander and the spite: Ring ln the love of truth and right, Ring in the common love of good. Ring out old shapes of foul dis- ease, Ring out the narrowing lust of goldg Ring out the thousand wars of old, Ring ln the thousands of years of peace. Ring ln the valiant man and free, The larger heart, the kindlier handg Ring out the darkness of the land, Ring in the Peace that is to be. By Robert Haven Schauffler :Zi 'rG rEc ? Dolores Brandt . . . There is someone missing at our Christmas dinner who is fighting with all his heart so that by next Christmas perhaps he can enjoy lt more. Marnie Ayres . . . Christmas still has lt's jolly significance, but a more solemn note is thrown on lt with our relations so far from home. I hope that it won't be long before they'll be sharing Christ- mas with us again. Alice Klnast . . . This Christmas means, in view of the war, that my brother will not come home. Mrs. Palermo . . . I hope that next Christmas will bring all the men of my family back. This Christmas really means a hope for peace. Carol Vasen . . . Christmas means to me everything for which we are fighting. With an empty place at the table, a few less presents under the tree, and a gold star in the window, Christmas has assumed a different meaning. December 19, 191 Beverly Palm . . . With the day season approaching, thoughts ftvould ordinarily tul festivity. However, on this third war time Chrlstn thoughts iwlll be far away al all corners of the world witl men who, are fighting for peace. To the people who wi saddened by this reallzatfo: should be pointed out that season, with final victory in . we have more reason for ce tlon than we have had since last Mace tlme Christmas years ago. Billy Frey . . . Christmas ing to mean many new thin people this year. They are to be thinking of much mor portant gifts than that new or electric train. They wl longing for some word of son's or daughter's safety. I theless, Christmas will still for its traditional holiday and the thought of spend! peaceful Christmas next yeal be foremost in the minds of a loving nation. Beverly Crlppen . . . Thi Christmas means a shining 6 peace ln a dark world of ws means practicing all the bl traditions in a time when sy and traditions are forgotten t all-out effort for final peace Marva Blomoren . . . This 3 won't have to Dream of a Christmas as I dld last yt the land of sunshine. I app: that I can live in a country permits one to spend this d one wishes in spite of the w Bill Dophelde . . . This Chrf is going to be a problem to Remember how you used to I give the man next door, or tl low down the street a car1 cigarettes when you were in as to a present. This year 1 quite different, I'm afraid, 1 the shortage of cigarettes. Betty Petersen . . . The ho ln all our hearts that this 1 the last war Christmas tl shall have for many years to that next Christmas there 1 Peace on Earth. Many of u fathers, brothers, and sweel in the service. What col a more perfect gift this Y season than the knowledg these loved ones will be hon this time next year? Lorraine Shontclcey . . . ' Christmas was the day I lools ward to more than any oth of the year. Now, with the i I feel that Christmas will nl the same until peace ls d and our boys are home one to share in the joy of the hw Doris Gtlson . . . This Ch brings a greater leaning spiritual side. People will the church more and more wishes of Christmas, Pe Earth, Good Will Toward have a deeper significance nn superficial meaning of yesi ls gone. Jutstanding Grads Receive Silver Awards According to custoln, the Honor ociety, at its last meeting of the emester, wil give to the graduat- ig seniors a silver card stating nat they have maintained an E r S average during all their entire Jur years at Taft. Mr. Hoefer will resent the cards to these students 'ho have so well deserved them lasmuch as it is extremely diffi- ult to maintain such a high aver- ge. The following list names the :udents in order of their rank. Mary Isabelle Dalton, Marion lizabeth Doemland, Dorothy Jean ttinger, Margery Dene Bigler, uth Grace Biesenthal, Charlene laire Samuelson, Thomas Mac- enzie Craft, Daniel John Schneid- ', Marjorie Lorrainf Williams, lmes Fredrik Jakobsen, Isabelle- lorence Moravec, James Edward 'ill, Lois Marilyn Gates, Rudolph uper, Nanc y Knight, Dolores lisch, Helen Beverly Palm, Roy arson and Carol June Passow. To these students we wish the lst of luck in whatever the future ay have in store for them. i Vash-Bowl and Powder-Bowl Qzmes a Social Success It was a losing battle for the culty no matter which way one oked at it. In a terrific volley ,ll game known as the Powder lwl Game the Board of Control uffed out the fem members of e faculty by the overpowdering ore of 11 to 4. Again the students washed out e hopes of the masculine mem- rs of the faculty by pinning them l on the line with a score of 14 12. With this major victory of e Wash Bowl Game the score r the tournament stands tied. The attendance at this triple eat affair was really something feel. Had there been another rson present, the air itself would ,ve been rationed by Mr. Fullmer. lr sponsor seemed to think that e lack of air was compensated r by the merry jingling of S349 ' the Social Room. in our first paper drive we col- :ted 22,400 lbs. of paper which .s converted into 5159. Our sec- d drive netted 12,890 pounds of per or 559667. in addition to this total of 35.67, 5166.50 was realized in ket sales. From this total of 22.17 Taft had to pay Uncle Sam l.00 federal tax, 5510.00 for the 2 of a truck, and 559.17 for the .nting of tickets and gas. Hence, l9.00 net, is the sum which the per Drive proudly donates to Et's Social Room Fund. Special recognition is due to ss Deignan and Mr. Fullmer, the lnsorsg Herman Sommers, Dave nkel, Lois Johnson, Doris Lar- 1, the hard working committee mbersg and all helpful Taftites 0 did not let mere weather inter- e with school loyalty and duty country. it rilbu Vol. XI. No. 8 Tait High School. Chicago. Illinois Ianuary 16. l.9Z5 F aria is-5 F if 45 Q ,gif is OMMW Barr more's Rivals Present The Fighting Littles, A Comedy F l l l Top row tleit to rightl: Harold Pearson, lack Dcmielsen. Don Swanson. Tom Craft and Walter Drummond. Third row: Marion Doemland, Alice Harrington, Lou Gibbs, Ruth Mapes. Coralie Schwartz and Dorothy Walters. Second row: Dolores Klisch, Mary Dalton. Ioanne Klusman. Evelyn Anderson. Beverly Crippen and Ruth Dominik. First row: Alan Hedman, Eunice Ringquist. Barbara Devoll, Iune Graber and George Zima. Don't Delayg Get Your Ticket Today January 17 and 18 are two im- portant dates to chalk up on your calendar, for on those two nights the Senior Class will present their colossal play, The Fighting Lit- tles. This is a. colorful comedy de- si!-Ined for the amusement and en- tertainment of all. To sharpen your interest, here is a little resume of the play. The Littles are a family with opinions of their own and the tem- perament to express themselves. Every family in the world suffers from the misunderstanding of two generations but not many of them are as explosive about their con- flicts as the Littles. The fireworks really begin when Daddy Little finds all his daughters friends young hoodlums and Ham Ellers the worst hoodlum of the lot. Mr. Little thinks young love should, as it did in his day, begin at a Sun- day School picnic. He has his own candidate for his daughter's af- fections, Norman. In desperation Goody tries to follow her father's advice and be the kind of daughter he thinks he wants. This has very amazing results and confuses everybody, even Mr. Little. It does not confuse Henriette, Goody's charming room-mate from the South who is a killer-diller as a rival. Fearless Filmer Faces Fate Then, there is Filmer. Fil- mer can't keep out of trouble. Fate seems to lead Filmer from escapade to another-each more spectacular than the last. Filmer is at that hard, hard age where to be differ- ent is worse than death. Filmer has a deep inner urge to be a hero, or a villain, or anything but com- monplace. Filmer has his own trouble with loveg it is quite as desperate to him as sister Goody's to her. Yet, if you mentioned the word love to Filmer he would tell you scornfully that all that stuff is silly. But then, Antoinette hasn't started to work on- him yet. Understanding Brings U nity Through three acts the quick- tempered Littles squabble their way through differences in view- point and ridiculous situations without even knowing how funny they are. Only when the battle royal is over do they discover that they have learned to understand each other and are really a united family. Eventually Mr. Little finds that young folk, after all, aren't all going to the dogs. Be sure to get your tickets earlfi so you won't miss out on the fun! Remember, there aren't many of these priceless ducats left. 62 FQGS H16 1 XI friends don't take it that hard. Yes - Taft Tribune 1 January 16, .181 Well, chillun, 'brace yourselves, cause we have some s-a-d news for you this time. Today's issue f is the last time the freshie news will be reported by Bunny and Lee. Yes! we're graduating! . . . Hey, what's all that commotion!?!? No, no, it cou1dn't be cheering . . . could it? Aw no, it must be weeping. Un- doubtedly. Oh, come now, little , your reporters are preparing to go out and face the hard, cold world, and . . . what? You mean to say you'd prefer to hear the freshie news rather than our future plans. Well, all right for you! Here it is . . . First of all, we must review the holiday doings . . . tNot that we've heard any news on it, but we'll tryl. Incidentally freshmen, as a special privilege you can read this part also, since it conce1'ns you, too. Well, speaking of holidays, who were among the lucky ones who attended the Holiday Hop? With all the plugging by Marilyn Kane it really should have been something extra super . . . and. . . it was!! Merle Trieger was tliere with Dick Tomlinson. Nancy Robinson, escorted by Bill Steininetz, looked adorable in a sweet white job. This helped to prove the fact that she was contender for the Snow Queen. Cutest couple on the floor was Lois DesRochers and Ralph Mueller. We heard rumors about a few juicy New Year's eve parties, but were unable to gather much info about them. H We can't understand why Jean Gueppinger refuses to go to the show with Bob. Being loyal to someone, or playing hard-to-get? ' And now on to the FRESHMEN KENNELS or One A Once Over, as one contributor so cleverly put it. Did you hear that Matilda M olnar invited Arthur Gronau to her house on Christmas to demonstrate what mistletoe is used for? What were Marian Watts and Marion Ehlers discussing about Forrie P0dd0clc 2' Why is Alma Jean Engers' purse always missing during 8th period gym class? Any connection with Nancy, Joan Barg and Mary Jane being called The Conspiratorsn? It's been rumored around that greaseball has a. new pint-sized prodigy, one Larry Knox, who shows great promise of becoming a pro- fessional wolf. Beware, gals! Could it be puppy love that makes Corrine Heus pay so much atten- tion to that boy who sits in back of her during division? And did you hear that Robert Callahan was almost sitting on Shirley Fibich's lap coming home from down-town one day not so long ago? ' We know that the freshles are getting smaller and smaller but we have yet to see one who can outdo Kenneth Snart. He actually USGS the 'drinking fountain across from room 207 in place of a bath tub! Presenting the Senior Class Officers r George Zima, Iames Iakobsen. Patricia Berg and Robert Yeuman. . A re... I . A s- ' B .t - it ik vi 3 is A T Lg , t B i 4 ef Now that the holidays are over, everybody is revealing what Santa, their best beau or gal dropped into his or her stocking. In case you are one of the in- quisitive persons, here are some of the gifts: Shirley Steislcal is seen at home sporting a red robe lined with navy blue, and blue slippers to match. She received them from none other than Bill Hotze. HOW DID SANTA CLAU5 KNOW i WAS ABOUT TO REVEW r Y FLEET 77 o 'TQ r1..,d ' 6 e Mfiimjifg is Don Chapman presented Jean Fomyog with a musical jewelry box, while Dean Bambini surprised Ann Ellis with a big teddy bear. Sally Webb was issued a pair of stadium boots by none other than Donnie Pedler. Peggy Wieland is sporting a beautiful turquoise Indian ring given to her for Xmas by her man. Audrey Peterson and Barb Law- ton sit silently every night and play with the fuzzy animals that they got for Xmas from Dick and Ray. Then we have the beautiful en- gagement 'ring that was put on Lorraine Meyer's third finger, left hand by Bob Rahnert. . Last, but not least, we have the nice cold that Shirley Trudell and many other Taftites were greeted with over Christmas. However, all in all, everyone seemed to have a very profitable Christmas, includ- ing this columnist. Taft Tribune Recognizes Top Business Managers The Taft Trib is pleased to give credit and recognition to the busi- ness managers who are doing such a fine job. Names of some of the best managers will be printed. In the A.M. divisions: Estelle Long, 113 A.M. and Phyllis Roth, 203 A.M. are doing a swell job. Their fine efforts extend back over several semesters. Congratulations. We hope the members of your di- vision are as proud of you as we are. In the P.M. divisions, Joyce Doclcweiler, 114 P.M., Betty Mad- sen, 207 P.M., and Louis Kelfer, 110 P.M., have also been doing fine jobs in this present semester as business managers. According to the record, the 1B managers are doing much better than the upper classmen managers. Many thanks for the fine and com- mendable job. Tyssen Highest Tajgi To Pass A.S. 1fR.Ps Ii The ASTPR tArmy Speciali Training Program Reservej 1 closed with the last test taken December, 1944, by nine boys. T ,Army now has enough officers fight the war. The nine boys N took the test are George Asimc los, Richard Bergsund, Thor Craft, James Jakobsen, Rude Kuper, John Lekberg, Steve Nap Kenneth Tyssen, and Robert 5 man. All of these boys passed testg Kenneth Tyssen was highest. . 1,.1.l..-...-- Eddy Test Results Reveal The boys who have passed Eddy test which was taken in cember, 1944, are as follows: L renee Domski, James Jakob: Richard Dale Padgitt and Kenn Tyssen. , il....l1.- Ensign Berg to See World Congratulations to Ensign V ren Berg for competing his l shipman training at Columbia. 1 versity, New York on October He was home on a. seven day le: after which he went to Norf Virginia, for L.S.T. Training. H ever, his training was not c pleted at Norfolk, as he was or ed to board a ship. He is now his way to see the world. Bes luck to you, Warren. Ensign Warren G. Berg 387167 U.S.S. L.S.T. 896 c jo Fleet Post Office New York, N. Y. . 11 Know What the Slick Chi Are Wearing to the Prom! Some of the answers are: ' V Jeanne Foxyog-Pink marc etteg Dolores Klisch-White 1 quisette skirt, and r oyal ' French lace bodice: Isabelle M irec-white jersey skirt trimed w rows of flowersg Shirley Sch bauer-white net skirt, satin tl top: Adaline Benge-teal blue feta skirt, trimmed with black vet ribbons, long black velvet t top: Ramona Sahacki-white S' skirt, blue velveteen topg Dee Cl son-black taffeta with gold quinsg Bev. Crippen-black c top and plaid taffeta skirtg El Brooks-baby pink chiffon ' drop shoulders, and sparkling polka dots: Georgia Ann Gai white with fuchsia trimmingsg' lerie Greschner-white blouse, navy blue and white checked feta skirt: Jean Richard-t marquisette over black taffeta, bishop sleeves: Jackie Shay- net with black trimmingsg Ai Tanner-black lace top, white skirtg and Eunice Ringqu black jersey top, black and skirt. fanuary 16, 1945 Taft Tribune 63 PROM COMMITTEE LUNCHEON COMMITTEE Student Council Rates , . . . special Recognition The Student Council held an lection of officers on January 4. 1 Room 304. Robert Black was lected presidentg Jane Gunderson, ice-president, M a r i 0 n Erickson, ecretaryg and Carolyn Steffanides, 'easurer. All candidates for office were aosen by a committee which care- illy considered the activity blanks E all members. In the year 1944 the Student ouncil undertook and completed lany projects which all proved orthwhlle. From the book covers, hich the Student Council had on tle through business managers, a 'ofit of 5106.00 was realized. This oney helped defray the expenses ' the Christmas Card to Taft ervicemen Project. The Student Council also spon- vred a Tag Day from which 57.05 was raised. This sum was mated to the fund for furnishing aft's social room. Scrap books for servicemen were ade by the members of the Stu- :nt Council during the month of ovember. These scrap books were alivered by Mr. R. Miller, sponsor the organization, to the Vaughn ospital which was very happy to ceive them. In addition to these numerous 'ojects in the past year, the Stu- ent Council stil had time to re- ember Taft's boys in the service our country. Each boy, either at rme or abroad, received a Christ- as Card. Many of these boys have 'itten to thank the organization r remembering them. A vote of thanks is due to all embers of the Student Council io have served so faithfully in is worthwhile organization. Spe- il recognition should be given I officers and committee members lo have done so much for the hool even though it meant sac- Yicing their own pleasures and ecious time in the interest of omoting Taft's welfare. 9- 0 I PRESENTATION OF KEY--IUNE, 1944 STUDENT COUNCIL GIFT COMMITTEE Taft Key Ceremonial Very Impressive The key presentation will be given on Friday, January 12, 1945 in the Taft auditorium. This in- spiring ceremony has became some- what of a tradition, since the June '44 class originated the custom. The chairman, Wesley Larsen, will introduce Steve Napier who will give a history of the Taft High School site. Daniel Schneider will then relate a very interesting bio- graphy on William Howard Taft, the founder of our school. Mr. Hoe- fer, our principal, will speak to the graduates, encouraging them to at- tain higher achievements. The key presentation will be made by George Ziina, vice-pres- ident of the class, wl1o is substitut- ing for James Jacobsen, class pres- ident, inasmuch as James is away at college. Reed Riley, the 4B Orator, will accept the key from George. The program will close with Auld Lang Sync being sung by the entire class. Bob Yeaman will lead the music and Dorothy Ettinger will be the accompanist. Credit is due to Marion Doem- land, Carol Passow, Ruth Biesen- thal and Joan Fisher for doing such a fine job in decorating the stage, and Daniel Schneider, who with his fine skill carved the wings, hand and key insignia in the center of the box, purchased by the February class as a fitting re- ceptacle for key. Mrs. Lino and Mr. Rapier deserve recognition for their fine work in directing the students participat- ing in the singing. The splendid job done by the sponsor Miss Maud Nelson deserves special mention, too. We are sure that the key cere- mony will be, as it has been, a most serious occasion and one that live eternally in the hearts of those who will be privileged to attend. 64 PAUL OREN ANDA During his residence at Taft, Paul has ac- quired a favoritism for civics. He likes roast beef. Impatient people are his pet peeve. He has chosen sports as his hobby and has played With the basketball team. After he graduates, Paul will join the navy. GEORGE NICK ASIMOPULOS Greek's pet peeve is people who think they're it! He prefers chemistry and mathe- matics as favorite subjects in school. His lei- sure hours are spent playing football, basket- ball or eating French fries. His future plans are to join the Marine Corps or attend college. BARBARA RUTH BENEDICT Barb plans on attending business college after graduation. Her favorite subject is Eng- lish. Coke and Kurly Q's are her favorite foods. Dancing and sewing are her favorite pastimes. During her attendance at Taft Barb has participated in Student Council, Junior and Senior Girls and G.A.A. PATRICIA LOU BERG Pat's favorite pastimes are writing letters and knitting. French fried shrimps rate first with her as far as food is concerned. Pat has been active in the G.A.A. and writing for the Taft Tribune. She was also Vice-President of the Senior Girls, Senior class Secretary, and Division Treasurer. RUTH GRACE BIESENTHAL Penny prefers math and Latin, while reading, music and collecting perfume bottles are her pastimes. She plans to major in math- ematics at DeKalb State Teachers' College. While at Taft, she belonged to the Honor So- ciety, G.A.A., Girls' and Mixed Chorus, Junior and Senior Girls and Student Council. JOHN WILLIAM BOWEN J.B.'s favorite subject in school is chem- istry. Girls who wear service emblems on their clothes are his pet peeve. John's activities at school included serving as right halfback on the football team. He also sings with the Mixed Chorus. After graduation John plans to attend college. ELVIRA HAZEL BROOKS Bunny likes to sing as a hobby. Her favor-- lte subject is journalism. Bunny's pet peeve is people who tell the same story more than once. While at Taft she belonged to the G.A.A., was President of the Senior Girls, a. member of the Taft Tribune staff and Luncheon Committee. ALICE MAY CARLSON Al desires to attend a business college after graduation. Her favorite subjects are typing and music, while chicken and turkey are her favorite foods. Playing the piano, reading and photography are among her hob- bies and pastimes. Alice has belonged to the Junior and Senior Girls and the G.A.A. Taft Tribune january 16, 194. LEONARD RONALD ANDERSON Lenny favors math and physics. Steak 3 his favorite food. His pastimes are sports an the accordion. While at Taft, he belonged 1 the baseball team and senior boys. Lenny's future lies with the Marines. He hopes to a1 tend college after serving his country. RALPH JOSEPH BAST Baron likes messy spareribs. His pet Deer is people who wake him in the morning. Aft: helping MacArthur win the war he plans 1 attend college. While at Taft he was a Bus ness Manager, captain of the tennis team ar a member of the baseball team. ADALINE GRAY BENGE French fries and chicken are Addie's fa' orite foods. She enjoys roller skating ar dancing. High heels with slacks are her p peeve. Addie's favorite subjects are Ent' mology and English, and her ambition is become a secretary or pharmacist. Adalii participated in G.A.A., Junior and Senior Gir RICHARD THEODORE BERGSUND Dick's pastime is keeping up with tl gang. His future plans are to become a ci' or mechanical engineer, and to attend tl University of Illinois. While at Taft, Die belonged to the Honor Society, Swimming ai Track teams, served as a Business Managl MARGERY DENE BIGLER Popularly known as Midge, Margery w born in the town of Pekin, Illinois. The su jects Midge likes best are chemistry az geometry. Her pastimes include dancing az swimming. She plans to study nursing Wisconsin University. Midge's activities ai Honor Society, Senior Girls and Nominati Committee. NORMA MAE BRAWNER Norm was born in Melcher, Iowa. I favorite subject is gym, and her hobbies 2 collecting souvenirs and writing letters. Pe ple who brag are her pet peeve. Her favor food is chop suey. She belongs to the G.A. Junior and Senior Girls and Student Coun BODIL A. BURKELL Bodil, whose nickname is Jeff plans attending college after graduation. She enj knitting, dancing and dislikes people v crack their knuckles. Her favorite subjects English and history. While at Taft she longed to Junior and Senior Girls, Mi Chorus and Dramatic Club. DONALD E. CHAPMAN Donald, whose birthday happened to fall January 1, chooses spaghetti and meatb as his favorite food. Don, as he is commc called, likes sports in general. Football Te Student Council and Luncheon Commi comprise his activities while at Taft. He pl to attend college after the war. January 16, 1945 VIRGINIA BERNICE CHMIELOWSKI Virge enjoys chicken on toast. Her favor- .ts subjects are Spanish and bookkeeping. She loves to skate and play the accordion. Egotists are her pet peeve. Her future plans include affice work. Virge took part in intramural zasketball and volleyball. She belonged to the Honor Society and Senior Girls. FHOMAS MacKENZIE CRAFT Mac's favorite subject are math and nhysics. He enjoys eating steak and French 'ries. Mac's hobby is collecting stamps. His met peeve is slacks. Need we say more? He expects to enter the army in the near future. Some of his activities at Taft were R.O.T.C., Ionor Society and Symphony Band. EVELYN DAHLGREN Evelyn, whose pet name is Eve, likes bowl- ng and dancing better than school work. Her avorite subject is lunch with chocolate malt .s the main dish. After graduation Eve plans 0 become a secretary. Junior Girls, Pan- imerican Club and Senior Girls were the rganizations to which Eve belonged while .t Taft. IARION ELIZABETH DOEMLAND Marion chooses chemistry and English as er favorite subjects and chocolate cake as er favorite food. Her pastimes include Writ- lg and reading Homework over the week- id is her pet peeve. She plans to take pre- .edics at Iowa University. Among her many :tivities are Senior Girls, G.A.A., and Honor Jciety. 'ALTER ECHERT DRUMMOND Walter, alias Chief, prefers food in gen- 'al. His favorite subject is math. That certain at peeve of his is girls who comb their hair the lunchroom. Chief spends his spare me writing and plans to produce something orthwhile. His activities included Hall Guard. ,O.T.C. and Proscenium Players. DROTHY JEAN ETTINGER Dodee enjoys music and reading. She dis- :es people who misconstrue what she says. er favorite food is lamb chops and favorite bjects are chemistry, physics and algebra. hile at Taft she belonged to the Girls' iorus, G.A.A., Junior and Senior Girls, Hon- Society and Bowling League. PAN SOULE FISHER Joan, better known as Bunny to her pals, .s belonged to G.A.A., Honor Society and rls' Chorus. History, English and Latin are r favorite subjects, while Kurly-Qs rate ghest on her list of favorite foods. E-gotists e her pet peeve. Bunny's ambition is to at- id college. A gfql?'f'gfQ?ffi' Taft Tribune 65 DOLORES JUNE COMERFORD Mutt claims knitting and dancing as her ideal pastimes and turkey as her favorite food. That certain pet peeve is teachers' pets. Dol- ores plans to major in journalism at college. Her school activities were Junior and Senior Girls, Honor Society, G.A.A., Taft Tribune and - Student Council. BEVERLY ANN CRIPPEN Lee's favorite subject is English. Drama- tics and writing poetry head her list of pas- tfmes. Lee's pet peeves are arguments. She plans to attend North Park upon graduation. Lee has belonged to the Honor Society, Stu- dent Councll, Taft Tribune, Proscenium Play- ers and Prophecy Committee. MARY ISABEL DALTON Mel's future plans include college. Her favorite 'subjects are math, chemistry and biology. Chicken salad is Mel's favorite food. Bus drivers who pull away before Mel enters the bus are her pet peeve. Mary par- ticipated in Junior and Senior Girls, G.A.A. and Honor Society. ANGELINA DI CHRISTINA Ann was born on Easter Morn. Her favor- ite subjects are clothing and cooking. Bar-B- Qs and French fries are her favorite foods. Bowling, dancing and skating are her choices in sports. While at Taft Ann participated in Junior and Senior Girls and G.A.A. RUTH LILLIAN DROEGE Ruthie shares October 12 with Columbus. Her favorite subjects are music and clothing. Ruthie likes club sandwiches. Bowling and dancing are tops with her. To attend college after working a. semester is her ambition. G.A.A., Bowling Team, Senior Girls and Riding Club are a few of her activities. CAROLYN ANN ELLIS Annie, as she is known to all, considers chemistry and history her favorite subjects. Sarcastic people are her pet peeve. While at Taft Annie participated in Junior and Sen- ior Glrls, Honor Society and Prom Committee. She plans to enter Colorado State College in September. EVELYN OLEAN EVENSEN Evy, as she is known, enjoys the study of English and biology. Her favorite food is broiled steak and her favorite pastimes are swimming and reading. While at Taft Evy belonged to Senior Girls, was, Vice-President of Junior Girls and Secretary of the Student Council. JEANNE MARIAN FOXVOG Jeannie rates English as her favorite sub- ject and stew as her favorite food. She enjoys reading good books and swimming. Her pet peeve is people who push in crowded places. Jeannie hopes to see the world after attend- ing college. Some of her activities at Taft were Girls' Chorus, G.A.A. and Senior Girls. 66 WILLIAM WATERS FREY William, better known as Roscoe, was born in Los Angeles on St. Patrick's Day. His hobby is sports in general. People, who stroll down the wrong side of the hall, are his pet peeve. His ambition is to learn to fly a plane. His activities include Taft Tribune and intra- mural football. DONALD CALVIN GRAHAM Otto, as he is called by his friends, likes' math, physics and working on his car. He was a member of the intramural football. baseball and basketball teams. His plans for the future are to join the Marines. JACQUELINE GRACE GROTTE Jackie enjoys eating bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwiches. Her spare time is spent either in dancing or bowling. After graduation she plans to work. While at Taft Jackie be- longed to the Junior and Senior Girls, Honor Society, Student Council and 'G.A.A. MABEL HELEN ,HENRICHSEN , Hank likes gallons of ice cream. For a pastime she enjoys swimming. Hank wishes to attend a modeling school after graduation. At Taft she was President of the Mixed Chor- us, a member of the Senior and Junior Girls, Pan American Club and Student Council. DORIS JEAN HODOUS Doris, called Squeeky by friends, chooses transcription as her favorite subject and ln- tends to become a stenographer. Chop Suey rates tops as her favorite food, while singing, dancing and sports head her entertainment list. Squeeky's pet peeve is bow ties. Her activities include Junior and Senior Girls, G.A.A. and Mixed Chorus. JAMES FREDRIK JAKOBSEN - Jake is President of the January 1945 graduating class. While at Taft Jake has participated in the Honor Society, Speaker at Town Hall and was a member of the basket- ball and football teams. He will continue with his favorite subjects, math and physics, at college. DOLORES EMALINE KLISCH Dolly's future plans include fashion de- signing and a home. Her favorite subject is dramatics and her favorite food is chicken fricasse. Snobbish people ithe I love me type! are her pet peeve. While at Taft, Dolly participated ln G.A.A., Junior and Senior Girls, Dramatic Club and Taft Tribune. Taft Tribune E 5 s Q i 1 january 16, 194 LOIS MARILYN GATES Lois, better known as Lou, plans on t coming a WASP after graduation. Her fav: ite subjects are math and commercial la She enjoys barbecues and French fries. Bot ing places first as a hobby with sewing a cl: runner-up. She was a member of the Hor Society and the G.A.A. . VALERIE MARY GRESCHNER Val's ambition in life is to acquire pler of money. She spends most of her spare ti: Writing letters to servicemen. Steak a onions are her favorite delicacies. English her favorite subject. Val was active Junior and Senior Girls, Honor Society, Gi Chorus and G.A.A. MARVIN CLARENCE HAGEN Marv, as his friends call him, enj chemistry and Spanish. Chop Suey heads list of favorite foods. His idea of a good ti is watching a hockey game. Marv's pet pe is a slow-moving public vehicle. After leav Taft he plans to study chemical engineeri ROBERT FRANCIS HIGGINS Joe enjoys corned beef and cabbage asmuch as his favorite subject is lunch. dislikes girls who dye their hair. Joe spe most of his time sleeping. The boys in l will annex Joe after graduation. He took 1 in many intramural sports. ROBERT WILLIAM JACKSON Red chooses chemistry and mathema as his favorite subjects. His hobbies incl sports and dates, and his pet peeve is friendly girls. Red's ambition is to bu yacht and see the world. He has been a m ber of the Honor Society, Student Council F00tb9.11 Team. WILLIAM VINCENT KAVANAUGH Bill's preference in foods are roast and mashed potatoes. Physics and comi cial law are his favorite subjects. He er spending his spare time bowling. f Stub' girls are among Bil1's pet peeves. His bition is to become an electrical engine PATRICIA EVELYN KLAR Pat's favorite subjects are transcrij and Girls' Chorus. Her pet peeve is men of the Girls' Chorus who chew gum while : ing. Her favorite food is roast chicken. V at Taft she belonged to Junior and S4 Girls, G.A.A., Girls' Chorus and Taft Tri staff. JOANNE PHYLLIS KLUSMAN Jo's favorite subject is English. She mince pie. People that don't know that I is up and South is down are her pet g Her activities include Business Manager,i Committee, Taft Proscenium Players, J Girls' Secretary and Honor Society. muary 16, 1945 ANCY ALICE KNIGHT Nance's favorite foods are peanut butter 1d ice cream. She likes to sew and states lat clothing is her favorite subject. The ckel bus is Na.nce's pet peeve. College and aching are listed among her future plans. ancy belonged to the Girls' Chorus, Junior lrls, Student Council and Hcnor Society. LADYS KULZAK Glad's pet peeve is stubborn people. Along lth clvics as a favorite subject, she also looses dancin-g and bowling. Glad has been :tive in the G.A.A., Junior and Senior Girls, nd the Pan American Club. After graduation Le plans to do secretarial work. SCAR WESLEY LARSEN Wes , for short, chooses chemistry and 'm as his favorite subjects. Roast duck, with l the trimmings, is his favorite food. Any are time of his is spent playing tennis or .sketball. Wes plans to become a chemist ter he helps Uncle Sam win this war. DY GREGER LARSON R,oyse, who first saw daylight in Sioux ty, Iowa, enjoys T-bone steaks. He dislikes ople who cannot take a joke. His future ans include the Navy. After the war he shes to become a construction engineer. Loyse belongs to Concert Band, Honor So- aty and R.O.T.C. Officers' Club. ITHUR NICHOLAS LIES Art's favorite subjects are math and lence. His hobbies are swimming, fishing .d hunting. His favorite food is fried chicken. .rt's pet peeve is people that put their at on car seats. Arthur expects to enter the r Corps after graduation. ITH MARION LUND 'Sandy was born October 12. Her pet peeve homework. Her favorite food is chop suey lile her favorite subject is foods. Her hobby knitting. Sandy's future plans are to own dog kennel and a horse. She belonged to rls' Chorus, Honor Society and G.A.A. lRILYN PHYLLIS MILLER 'Mar enjoys English and Home Manage- ent. Although dancing is one of her ideal stlmes, she dislikes getting up for school. r special cravings are steaks and French es. While attending Taft she belonged to 2 G.A.A., Junior and Senior Girls, Bookroom lper and Band. TTY JANE MUELLER Betty was born in Carpentersville, Illinois. e enjoys Latin and algebra. Barbecues and anch fries head her list of favorite foods. e loves dancing, but people who tell her w to run her life, make her angry. Betty slspartlclpated in G.A.A., Junior and Senior Taft Tribune 67 MARILYNN JEANNE KNOX Jeanne enjoys dancing and sports in gen- eral. She dislikes sarcastic people and brag- gards. Her favorite subjects are algebra and English. She likes food in general. She was a member of the Junior and Senior Girls, G.A.A., Girls' Chorus and French Club. RUDOLPH FRANK KUPER Kootie for short, chooses science and math as his favorite subjects. Turkey ls his favorite food. He plans on becoming a re- search chemist. He reads and rests ln his spare time. While at Taft he participated in the R.O.T.C. Officers' Club and Honor Society. LOUIS WAUGH LARSON . Louie was born in Sioux City, Iowa. Among his favorite foods are fried chicken and ice cream. He dislikes girls who wear pancake make-up and people who moan about the war. At Taft his activities included Honor Society, Band and Orchestra. Louie plans on entering the Navy after graduation. JOHN PHILIP LEKBERG John, who was born on Christmas Eve, plans to attend college before entering the Naval Air Force. While at college he will probably study stock farming and agriculture, which are his favorite subjects. John's favorite food is Smorgasbord. His rank in the R.O.T.C. was that of a First Lieutenant. TAFI' FORREST LOWELL Taft, whose nickname is Taffy, plans on entering the Air Corps upon graduation. After serving his country he hopes to become such an excellent lawyer that Congress will accept him as a member. His favorite food is chicken a-la-king. He served on the Senior Nominat- ing Committee, was a Town Hall Chairman. BE'I'I'Y JEAN MAIWORM To become an excellent comptometer oper- ator is Suzy's ambition. Her pet peeve is absent-minded people. Much of her time ls spent dancing. Suzy's favorite subject is clothing. While at Taft she was active in G.A.A., Junior and Senior Girls. ISABELLE FLORENCE MORAVEC Issle likes to combine her favorite food, candied sweet potatoes, with her favorite sub- ject, journalism. She spends her spare time writing letters to servicemen. Issie's pet peeve is people who keep one secret with fifty other people. Some of her activities were Senior Girls, Honor Society and Taft Tribune. STEPHEN DAVID NAPIER Stephen, alias Steve, expects to fight for Uncle Sam. His future plan is to become a mechanical engineer. He enjoys fishing, swimming and dislikes people who crack gum. His favorite subjects are math and science. At Taft Steve was a member of the Student C011I1Cil. Band, Swimming and Track Teams. 68 WALTER CLIFFORD NE'I'I'ERSTROM Studs likes history and civics best and is partial to spaghetti. Arguing iabout anythingl is his favorite pastime. People who don't make up their minds hurriedly is his pet peeve. While at Taft, Studs belonged to the R.O.- T.C. and Officers' Club. His future plans in- clude owning an advertising firm. , JOHN JOSEPH O'GRADY John, familiarly known as l'Irish, left Taft to become a member of the University of Great Lakes. Irish likes bookkeeping, biology and art. Roast pork and sweet potatoes form his favorite food combination. He paints pictures and sketches landscapes in his spare time. John's ambition is to become a stage director or make-up artist. MARION LOIS ORTHER Marion, nicknamed Mar, plans to enter the University of Illinois. Her favorite food combination is steak and French fries. She enjoys dancing even though her pet peeve is getting up early in the morning. Mar's fav- orite subject is English. Her activities include G.A.A., Junior and Senior Girls. HELEN BEVERLY PALM Beev's pet peeve is people who can't un- derstand her rapid speaking. Beef loaf and brown potatoes head her list of favorite foods. After graduation she plans to attend St. Teresa's College in Minnesota. Beev was active in the Junior and Senior Girls, Honor Society, G.A.A., Taft Trib, and Prom Com- mittee. LAWRENCE THEODORE PICKETT Red's hobbies are swimming and sleeping and his favorite food is toasted tomato and lettuce sandwiches. While at Taft Red's favorite subjects were lunch and division. Sarcastic people are his pet peeve. The army will probably claim Red after graduation. JOHN FRANKLIN POKORNEY Porky plans on entering the Marine Corps. His favorite subject is chemistry and his fav- orite food is southern fried chicken. John's hobby is saving penniesg his pastimes are too numerous to mention. Porky has been a member of Symphony Band and Orchestra. EUNICE JEANNE'I'I'E RINGQUIST Wickie has chosen English and ,math as her favorite subjects. Chili con carne is her preferred food. Her pastimes consist of sing- ing and dancing. She plans to become a nurse or singer. Eunice has been active in Girls' Chorus, G.A.A., Junior and Senior Girls and Honor Society. RAMONA SAHACKI Mona's favorite subjects are journalism and history. Her favorite dish is potato salad. Gum chewers and public pests are among her pet peeves. Future plans for Mona center around becoming a journalist. Her school ac- tivities consisted of Junior and Senior Girls, G.A.A., Orchestra and Taft Tribune. Taft Tribune january 16, 19 EVAN GORDON OLSON Evan, sometimes called Chicken, says favorite subjects are Spanish and phy Chicken doesn't like people who spi false rumors. His plans include attendanc the University of Great Lakes. Among the tivities he lists are Business Manager, P Committee, Intramural Football and I Tribune. ELLA JANE OSINSKE Ella does not like snobs and loud girls. favorite subject is transcription. She I chop suey, coke and ice cream. Her pas is horseback riding. After graduation, plans include busines college. Some of her tivities, while at Taft, were Junior and Se Girls and G.A.A. CAROL JUNE PASSOW To join her sister at William and I College is Carol's ambition. She enjoys ac with the Passover Productions and chc math, English and science as her favorite jects. G.A.A., Junior and Senior Girls, Stu Council and Honor Society are the clubs belonged to while at Taft. NOR,BERT ALVIN PILCH Fried chicken heads Norb's list of fav foods and his favorite pastime is playing trombone. Norb's pet peeve is anyone isn't friendly. At Taft his activities incl the Baseball Team, Symphony Band and chestra. After graduation Norb will at college or join the Navy. JEANNE VIVIAN REICHARD Jeanne, sometimes called Jeannie, history, science and cooking as her fav subjects. She spends her spare time in signing dresses and cooking. Fried chi and spaghetti rank as her favorite f While at Taft she was a member of the Ii Society, Junior Girls, and G.A.A. JACQUELINE DOROTHY RUDNICK Jackie has an unusual hobby-work. favorite subjects are biology and alg Among her favorite foods are chicken chop suey. After graduation she plans t tend a nursing school. While at Taft, Ja was active in G.A.A., Bowling Club, Junioi Senior Girls. CHARLENE CLAIRE SAMUELSON Chucky spends most of her spare sewing or eating. Her favorite dish is- food. She enjoys English and clot Chucky's future plans are to attend cc While at Taft she was active in Junioi Senior Girls, Nominating Committee, I Society and G.A.A. Letter Girl. nuary 16, 1945 vELINE ELLA SCHEFFNER iAddie, as she is known to her friends, es fried chicken. Her favorite subject is ning. People who move in the wrong direc- ri are Addie's pet peeve. Her future plans lude holding an office position. A few of ' activities are G.A.A., Junior and Senior 'ls. NIEL JOHN SCHNEIDER raniel, one of Taft's foremost artists has his sidelines golf and bowling. Smorgas- d is one of his favorite foods. In his plans the future, Dan includes politics and fur- r study of art. He has been a member of Golf Team, Clean-up Council, Orchestra l Honor Society. CE LORRAINE SHONICKEY tor favors journalism and typing. She ases chicken as her favorite food. Her fav- e sport is bowling. Lor's pet peeve is ple who mind her business. While at Taft participated in G.A.A., Taft Tribune, lor and Senior Girls. R.THA JUNE SPOHNHOLTZ Marty, for short, has belonged to the lent Council, Latin Club and Senior Girls. ogy and math are her favorite subjects, e fried oysters and French fries rate as 'rite foods. Young kids with mustaches Marty's pet peeve. To attend Teachers' age is her main ambition. 'A MAY STONE .ddie chooses as her favorite subjects s and typing. Among her hobbies are ing and letter writing. Her favorite food eak and onions. Boys, with poor sidewalk ners, are her pet peeve. Her activities in- a G.A.A., Mixed Chorus, Junior and Senior INE OLGA TANNER line, better known to her friends as I ses English, with a certain teacher, as favorite subject. Chocolate milk is her 'ite drink. Her choice in sports are bowl- tnd dancing. I's pet peeve is conceited le. While at Taft she belonged to G.A.A., ir and Senior Girls. NETH JUDD TYSSEN en's favorite food is apple pie-he just get his fill of it. The subjects he likes are chemistry and algebra. For some n alarm clocks annoy him. Ken's am- 1 is to become an electrical or chemical .eer. lLD CHARLES WARNDORF iald, whose hobby is woodworking, will .bly enter the Army after graduation. He l to attend college after helping Uncle Donald's favorite food is fried chicken French fries. While at Taft he was a Jer of the R.O.T.C. and Concert Band. Taft Tribune 69 PATRICIA SCHMIDT Patsie favors stenography and journalism. Her pastimes include amusing her parents and eating tuna fish. Her pet peeve is people who are late and her ambition is to learn to fly. Patsie belongs to the G.A.A., Junior and Senior Girls and Pan American Club. SHIRLEY JEAN SCHODLBAUER Shirley, who was born on Christmas, likes Civics a-la-Mitchell. In her spare time she likes to dance and see movies. Her pet peeve is a universal secret. While at Taft she be- longed to Senior Girls, G.A.A. Letter Girl, Dramatics and Pan American Clubs. JEAN LOIS SMITH Smitty's activities in school include Junior and Senior Girls, G.A.A., Mixed Chorus. Bi- ology and English top her list of favorite sub- jects and pork chops are her favorite food. People who do a lot of complaining are her pet peeve. College awaits her after graduation. RICHARD ROY STAHL Dick, who has belonged to Symphony Band, Orchestra, and the Dance Band, has earned a superior rating in both the Nati l ona Solo Contest, and the National Ensemble Contest D' k ' ' ic also belongs to the gift committee His choice of food is hamburgers. Dick's future lies with Board 62. DONALD ARVID SWANSON Swanee's ambition is to become an actor. He like Lil' Ab , ner, prefers pork chops to all other foods. His hobbies are building model airplanes and acting in plays. He belonged to the R.O.T.C., Officers' Club Prom Committ e , e and was a member of the Senior Play. GERALD RAY TAPP ' D Jerry likes to collect records After leav ing Taft he hopes to join the Navy or Mer- chant Marine. Jerry's ideal dish is a shrimp cocktail and his favorite subjects include trigonometry navigation and ch i , em stry. He has belonged to the Symphony Band and Orchestra. ROBERT VICTOR WALDEN Robert, better known as Bob, lists as his favorite subjects typing, industrial arts, and civics. Waffles head his list of favorite foods. Bob's pet peeves are conceited girls. His future plans are to become a basketball coach. While at Taft, Bob belonged to the Swimming and Basketball Teams. SALLY JOAN WEBB Spider's ambition is to travel around the world. She enjoys eating cucumbers and to- matoes. Her pet peeve is day-old corsages worn to school on sweaters. She was a mem- ber of the Taft Tribune staff, a Business Man- ager and belonged to the G.A.A., Junior and Senior Girls. 70 JAMES EDWARD WILL Jim likes cherry pie especially well. One 1 favorite subject of his is history. He enjoys reading and football. Jim plans to study for the ministry. While at Taft he was a member of the Executive Committee of the Honor Society, R.O.T.C. Officers' Club. J AN INA STACIE WLEKLINSKI Nina likes algebra and civlcs. She enjoys eating fried chicken and collecting records. Nina's pet peeve is concelted fellows. Her activities at Taft are G.A.A., Junior and Senior Girls, Student Council and Honor Society. Her future plans are to attend Wisconsin University. GEORGE CHARLES ZIMA George's nickname is Zimatra. His favor- ite studies are math and science. ite pastimes are dancing and George's ambition is to join the navy and at- tend college after the war. While at Taft he was senior class vice-president, and served as a member of the luncheon committee and senior play. Taft Tribune l 1 His favor- all sports. orchestra. I january 16, 19- MARJORIE LORRAINE WILLIAMS Known at Taft as Billy, Marjorie sele corned beef and cabbage as her favorite fn and shorthand as the subject she likes bl Billy's dislikes are teachers' pets and wo like to become a stenographer. Her activi are Honor Society, Senior Girls and G.A.! ROBERT ERNEST YEAMAN Robert, better known as Pash belonged the Symphony Orchestra and spends his sp time trying to play the piano. His food cho are chop suey and French fries. His favo subjects are dramatics and science. He pl to attend Wright Jr. College. His activi include class treasurer, swimming team 1 ROBERT CHARLES ZITZEWITZ Zitz, who likes fried chicken and sp most of his spare time bowling and sa pennies, says that his favorite subjec chemistry. His pet peeves are girls who W pancake make-up. After graduation l has plans which include Uncle Sam. i activities include band, orchestra and in E mural sports. Trib Reveals Seniors' Choice of Ideals At last the time has come to reveal the 4A winners of the semi- annual Beauty, Brawn, and Brain Contest. Some people were awarded recognition for their mentality while others were honored for their appearance and friendliness. If your name is one of the many listed, feel proud of yourself. Don't feel sllghted or neglected, however, lf you cannot find your name in this select list. There are over 100 graduates and everyone cannot pos- sibly be a Venus or an Einstein. Eyes: 1. Sally Webb, Don Chap- man: 2. Angie DiChrlstlna, Ralph Bast: 3. Mary Dalton, Evan Olson. Hair: 1. Pat Berg, Tom Craft: 2. Evelyn Evensen, Robert Jackson! 3. Ruth Droege, Ralph Bast. Nose: 1. Jeanne Foxvog, Wesley Larsen 2. Betty Mueller, Paul An- da 3. Sally Webb, Dick Stahl. Forehead: 1. Doris Hodous, Wal- ter Drummond: 2. Mable Henrlck- sen, Wesley Larsen: 3. Alice Mae Carlson, James Will. Complexion: 1. Mabel Henricksen, Ralph Bast and Evan Olson Qtielg 2. Pat Berg, Tom Craft: 3. Dolores Comerford, Wesley Larsen. Charm: 1. Mary Dalton, Wesley Larsen: 2. Marge Bigler, Bob Yea- man: 3. Elvira Brooks, Evan Olson. Figure: 1. Shirley Schodlbauer. 2. Nancy Knight: 3. Pat Berg. Physique: 1. Steve Napier: 2. Don Chapman: 3. Ralph Bast. Appearance: 1. Dolores Comer- ford, Evan Olson: 2. Ann Ellis, Cliff Netterstrom: 3. Pat Berg, John O'Grady. Smile: 1. Elvira Brooks. Paul Anda: 2. Ramona Sachacki, Evan Olson: 3. Margery Bigler, John Bowen. Hands: 1. Adeline Scheffner, Robert Jackson: 2. Dolores Comer- ford, Bob Yeaman: 3. Elvira Brooks, Gerry Tapp. Personality: 1. Beverly Palm, Ralph Bast: 2. Jeanne Foxvog, George Zima: 3. Evelyn Evensen, Dick Bergsund. Dimples: 1. Bodil Burkell, Jack Denny: 2. Alice Mae Carlson, Ralph Bast: 3. Elvira Brooks, Lenny An- derson. Sweetness: 1, Margery Bigler, Wesley Larsen: 2. Pat Berg, John 0'Grady: 3. Jeanne Foxvog, Bob Yeaman, Eyebrows: M a b e 1 Henricksen, Don Chapman: 2. Jean Smith, Evan Olson: 3. Sally Webb, Steve Napier. Chin: 1. Isabelle Moravec, Bill Frey and John Lekburg ltiejg 2. Pat Berg, Steve Napier and Lenny Anderson ftiej: 3. Joanne Klus- man, Cliff Netterstrom. Eyelashes: 1. Sally Webb, Don Chapman: 2. Marge Bigler, Walter Drummond: 3. Ann DiChristina, Evan Olson. Pep: 1. Isabelle Moravec, George Zima: 2. Barbara Benedict, Ralph Bast: 3. Beverly Palm and Virge Chiemlowski Qtiej, Don Swanson. Lips: 1. Betty Mueller, Tom Craft: 2. Joanne Klusman, Wesley Larsen: 3. Ann Ellis, Robert Jack- son and Cliff Netterstrom ftiel. Friendliest: 1. Evelyn Evensen, George Zima: 2. Ann Ellis, Ralph Bast: 3. Elvira Brooks and Pat Berg Ltiej, John Bowen. Most Popular: 1. Pat Berg, Ralph Bast: 2. Beverly Palm, George Zima: 3. Ann Ellis, John Bowen. Most Brilliant: 1. Mary Dalton. Tom Craft: 2. Marion Doemland, James Jakobsen: 3. Ruth Biesen- thal, James Will. Most Initiative: 1. Beverly Crip- pen, James Jakobsen: 2, Mary Dal- ton, Tom Craft: 3. Ruth Biesenthal, James Will. Wittiest: 1. Beverly Palm, Ralph Bast: 2. Jean Smith, Dick Bergsund and Don Swanson ftiejg 3. Virge Chiemelowski, Ev an Olson and Robert Jackson Qtlej. Most Artistic: 1. Joanne Klus- man, Dan Schneider: 2. Sally Webb, Dick Bergsund: 3. Mabel Henrick- sen, John O'Grady. Most Athletic: 1. Virge Chiemel- owski, Don Chapman: 2. Isabelle Moravec, John Bowen: 3. Carol Passow, Paul Anda. Most Musical: 1. Dorothy Etting- er, Dick Stahl: 2. Bob Yeaman, Eunice Ringquist: 3. Dan Schneid- er, Elvira Brooks. Best Dancer: 1. Shirley Schodl- bauer, George Zima: 2. Ruth Dro- ege, Bob Yeaman: 3. Marilyn Miller, Qno third place for boysl. Most Leadership: 1. Bev er 1 y Palm, Ralph Bast: 2. Marge Bigler, Tom Craft: 3. Marion Doemland, James Jakobsen. Most Versatile: 1. Beverly Palm, George Zima: 2. Nancy Knight, Ralph Bast: 3. Jeanne Foxvog, Tom Craft. Most Courteous: 1. Marge Bigler, John O'Grady: 2. Marge Williams, Bob Yeaman: 3. Ruth Biesenthal, Rudolph Kuper. Please note the change in the following address. Don't forget to put this new one in your little black book: Cpl. William D. Hood, Jr. 36723378 A.P.O. 16740AY32 New York, New York Please Don't Be Shy Ask the Zflpple of Your I suuull HERE COMES NELLIE. HuNTlNc Fon A one TO THE PROM!! afiim ,E ,,,, ai' I e i-si-P 111.35 lllolllug I0 K 5' Il. A it 5, Elvlilullllvf i ., t Okay, Wait until the last ute!!! After all, who cares Prom is called off? This is e what will happen if the s Prom Bids doesn't improve - fast! When the vote was tal the Prom, it was nearly una: that the Seniors have one, al that the time has come fol seems as if too many of y backing out. Senior Girls!!! There are lot of Sophomore and Junic very able and willing to t light fantastic with you c night. Get busy and ask th It would be hard to find z ballroom than the one Belden Stratford or a sr band than Henry Bram what's holding you back? C4 it isn't the cost of the bid because that wouldn't ever dent in wartime salary. Moral of the story? L SEE YOU THERE THE l nuary 16, 1945 Taft Tribune ics Cru!! and Daniel Schneider lied lor seventh place MAS CRAFT a result of being nner in a difficult vetitive examina- Thomas Craft has privileged to at- Purdue University the beginning of year. DANIEL SCHNEIDER Northwestern Univer- sity claimed, thru its Chick Evan's Scholar- ship, Daniel Schneider He has been in attend- ance there since the be- ginning of this academ- ic year. MARJORIE WILLIAMS After her graduation Marjorie W i l 1 i a m s, ninth place winner, will assume a position as stenographer in an im- portant Chicago organ- ization. 'aft's Valiant Vi MARY DALTON . Charming Mary Dalton, the valedictorian of the January 1945 class, has maintained a superior average in all ma- jor subjects for four years. She has been awarded a scholarship to Purdue Uni- versity but is undecided as to whether or not she will attend that institution. Mary reveals that in spare time nothing gives her more pleasure than reading a good book. Her athletic inclina- tions exhibit themselves in bowling and swimming. Another pastime which holds great interest for Mary is dramatics. At the present time she is a member of an amateur dramatic' organiza- tion. She will portray the part of Henrietta in the Senior Class Play. DOROTHY ETTINGER Placing third in the Janu- ary Class of 1945 is Dorothy Ettinger, whose ambition in life is to become an excellent musician. Her future plans include practice and work un- til this coming September. At that time Dorothy will en- roll in the college of her choice. RUTH BIESENTHAL Ruth Biesenthal, the fifth highest in scholastic ability, is noted for her friendliness. She hopes to become a hi gh school teacher. 71 MAR ION DOEMLAND Marion Doemland, who has earned the envied position of salutatorian, has maintained and S average, during her four years at Taft. After graduation, Marion will work and attend North Park College night school until June. Marion has participated in many extra curricular activ- ities. She was a member of the Taft Junior Town Meet- ing League, a representative to the Youth Week Vocation- al Convention, and a delegate to the Institute of Pacific Relations. In addition to being the winner of the coveted Daniel Boone Oratorical Contest, Marion holds the distinction of being the first recipient of Taft's Ceremonial Key. MARGERY BIGLER Margery Bigler's efficiency and intellect won her the place of fourth highest schol- ar. Margery's even temper and charming personality have won her many friends, all of whom are confident that she will be successful in the field of nursing. CHARLENE SAMUELSON To enter college in Septem- ber is the ambition of Char- lene Samuelson, who was the sixth highest scholar of this graduating class. JAMES JAKOBSEN ' Recipient of the tentl and final place among Taft's honored gradu ates is James Jakobsen the president of the senior class. Inasmucl as James won a schol arship to Purdue Uni versity, through com petitive examination,hr did not avail himself of the advantages due him for passing both the A.S.T.P. and Eddy Tests. Taftities are proud, indeed, to have James, a versatile athlete and able scholar, represent them in a school of advanced learning. acious Victors 72 Prom Line-ups- Results Later Gather round, my friends, and ,4 lend an ear ,What gives now is something to hear. The following are the slick chicks and the sad sacks who are being corralled together for the gala shin- dlg 'on January 19. They are: Pat Berg and Bob Miller, Ramo- na Sahackl and Art Schmidt, Isa- belle Moravec and Johnny Alipran- dl, Dee Toleson and Bill Frey, Bev Palm and Bill Dopheide, Jean Fox- vog and Don Chapman, Dolly Klisch and Jim Calhoun, Eunice Rlngquist and LeRoy Webster, Mary Dalton and Roy Larson, Carol Passow and Dick Hanisch, Blanche Luptak and Don Graham, Vlrg Chmielowskl and Ralph Bast, Evy Evenson and Bob Walker, Ade- line Benge and Jack Jespersen, Betty Mueller and Louie Larson, Arline Tanner and Bill Ott, Valerie Greschner and Vicky Vicini, Lee Crippen and Bob McGrath, Sally Webb and Don Pedler, Betty Wil- llams and John Bowen, Shirley Schodlbauer and Bob Yeaman, Jean Smith and Lenny Anderson, Audrey Peterson and Dick Bergsund, Ann Ellis and Dean Bambini. There are many others we know of but lack of space will not permit us to print their names. Incident- ally, if you haven't asked your date or received your bid you had better hurry for the time is growing short! D0n't forget-it's a date- January 19. Scholarships The Taft graduates' of January, 1945 surely do deserve a great deal of credit formgtll of the scholarships that they have won. The results are: To Purdue went Tom Craft and James Jacobsen, who left us and reported for registration on New Year's Day. Mary Dalton, who also won a scholarship to this school, ls not accepting it. Dan Schneider is the first Taft student to win a competitive schol- arship to the University of Chicago. He already had accepted and en- tered Northwestern University on his Chick Evans Scholarship award. Rudolph Kuper, too, has left for Northwestern University's Engin- eering School. Beverly Palm and Evelyn Even- sen are going to be neighbors ln Minnesota. Beverly is preparing to enter the College of St. Therese in Winona, Minnesota next Septem- ber, while Evelyn is going to at- tend St. Olaf's College. Another graduate, who has en- tered a great institution, the U. S. Navy, is John 0'Grady. who is now 'ationed at Great Lakes. 'ongratulations to you all, keep 'ie good work! Taft Tribune anuar 16, 19 Y 155' 'I Im ' use next year. Bill claims that he , ii F QD' would get up in the middle of the F'0Otb3ll Team Tak- , 1 f, night to play. He doesn't seem to h - T -fl ,-. even get tired. Looks like a good Teac cfs In effl C . E-CHQ Prospect- Tumble' 14 to 12 ' Off Inu ABoy,s Essay on Anatomy By Lou Gibbs, Sport Editor hu 5, Your head ls kind of round and Qsomewhire hifi: arehplay , Fifi- 5. :E5:55!E':f-33? hard, and your brains are in it and an Somew ere C 1 ren S out' By Bill Frey Awakened from its long week of rest the locker room glitters with' new wardrobe additions from Santa Claus. Oliver Hamachek and Donny Murphy still have their holiday spirit and all the Christmas cheer left, saving it for the next year. Ken Henry didn't do so bad over the holidays either. Ken took 4 firsts in a city park skating meet. Nice going Ken. With the Public School meet coming January fifteenth, Taft ought to get high honors. Anyone who can shrink a couple of bodies about an inch please see Wesley Larsen and Louis Larson immediately. Lenny Anderson and George As- slmopolus held a ceremony de- dicating a service flag for Jerry Tapp who is out at Great Lakes now as of the 30th of December. It's a blue star etched in with red ink and hangs over Jerry's locker. Billy Fascnacht looks like some- thing the basketball team could your hair ls on it. Your face is the front of your head where you eat and make faces. Your neck is what keeps your head out of your collar. It's hard to keep it clean. Your shoulders are sort of shelves where you hook your suspenders on them. Your stummick has some- thing that if you do not eat often enough it hurts, and spinage don't help it none. Your spine is a long bone in your back that keeps you from folding up. Your back is always behind you no matter how quickly you turn around. Your arms you got to have to pitch with, and so you can reach the butter. Your fingers stick out of your hand. so you can throw a curve, and add up rithmetick. Your legs is what if you have not got two of you cannot get to first base, neither can your sister. Your feet are what you run on. Your toes are what always gets stubbed. And that's all there is of you except what's inside and I never saw it. North American Vikings Down Eagles in Two Close Games: 39-37 and 29-25 You know, when your teams lose by 20 or 30 points, it really is no contest: but when the Seniors lose by one basket, and your Juniors by two, it makes a heart-breaker out of the Whole afternoon. Such were the cases on the afternoon of Friday, January 5, when the Taft Seniors dropped a 39-35 decision to Amundsen, and the Junior Eagles were de-- feated by a 29-25 score. Line-ups and staff- SENIORS TAFT 1371 AMUNDSEN 1301 B FT PF B FT PF Anda-f. .................... 8 1 0 Frantell-f. ...........,.. 2 2 4 Bast-f. ............ ..,.. 0 2 4 I-Ienne-f. .....,..,, ...., 1 0 2 Albrecht-c. ,. ...... 3 0 4 Osterkorn-c. ..,, . 6 6 2 Petersen-g. .. ..... . 2 0 4 Mitsos-g. .... .... . 3 1 3 Williams-g. .....,,..... 1 1 3 Mitzner-g. .. ..., , 1 0 0 Murphy-f. ........,....... 1 0 3 Borgeson-f, ..,. , .... 0 0 0 Bunge-f. ......... ...... 0 1 0 Malloy-g. ........ ..... 2 0 0 Avery-c. ..... ...... 1 0 7 Pantazolus-g. ........ 0 0 0 Moderi--g. 0 0 0 16 5 19 15 9 11 Going into the Senior game, Amundsen was a heavy favorite, expected to win by at least 30 or 35 points, but as Taft took an early lead, the score at half time was Taft 18, Amundsen 16. There was never a distance of more than 6 points between the teams. High man for Taft was Paul Anda with 17 points. JUNIORS TAFT 1251 AMUNDSEN C291 B FT PF B FT PF Noxen-f. .................. 0 2 4 Friend-f. .................. 2 0 2 Styrmoe-f. .... ...... 0 2 2 Hatterman-f ..,....... 2 3 3 Walden-c. .,.. ...... 6 2 2 Rusk-c. ............ ..... 2 1 3 Duncan-g. .... ...... 1 0 1 Catelain-g. ...... ..... 2 1 4 Mikos-g. .... ....... 2 1 1 Geiger-g. .... ..,..... 2 2 0 Keber-f. ..... ...... 0 0 0 Brown-f. ....... ........ 0 0 0 Parker-f. ...... ....... 0 0 0 Emrich-f. .... ........ 1 0 0 Rafferty-f. .... ...... 0 0 1 Carlson--c. .. ........ 0 0 0 Wakitsch-f. ..........., 0 0 0 Larson--g. .... ........ 0 0 1 9 7 13 11 1 13 The Junior game found our Eagles in practically the same situation as their Senior brothers, leading at the half, they too wound up a, few points behind. High man turned out to be Kas usualy Bob Walden with 14 points. there is no joy in the faculty, tl mighty cagers have struck o tCourtesy De Wolff Hopper1. . so the story -goes-the story of other Taft Wash-Bowl games, it was on that eventful day December 21, 1944 that the ' Faculty fell to a superior sq from the Football Team in a terly fought basketball encoul The score: Taft Football Team Taft Faculty-12. Box scores lows: TAFT FOOTBALL TEAM 1- b ft Chapman, f. .................. 0 0 'fBambini, f. .... ..... 3 1 Walker, c. .... ..... 0 0 Jackson, g. ...... .... 1 0 Kero, g. ..,,..., ,.... 2 1 Redden, f. .. ,...... ..., 0 0 Howland, c. .......... ..... 0 0 Lewandowski, g. ..,,,..,.... 0 0 Steffen, g. ..,......... ..., 0 0 Kooken, g. ........... ........ 0 0 6 2 iiScorer of winning basket overtime. TAFT FACULTY 12 b ft Galland, f. .... 2 0 Nelson, f.. ..... ..... 2 0 Swerinsky, c. ..... ..... 2 0 Fullmer, g. ..... ..... 0 0 Scorza, g. .... ..... 0 0 6 0 half final over Football Team 7 12 Faculty .............. 6 12 This game proves that the I ers can, as our good friend Lincoln puts it, fool all o' people some of the time, and of the people all of the time you can't fool all of the peop of the time. One look at th score, however, will convincl that our faculty athletes a slouchers compared to our st: football athletes t?1. The first basket of the afte was made by Cliff Kero c Football Team, and put the l out in front 2-0. This did nr very long, however, as the F climbed back to the bottom c a 7-6 score at half, and the score read a 12-12 deadlocl sudden-death overtime, l Bamb-ini of the Eagles cut the floor, and with deadl curacy put in the winning to make the final, Football 14-Faculty 12. 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