Taft High School - Eagle Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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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.

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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.

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'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