Taft High School - Eagle Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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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.

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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. '

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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.