Taft High School - Eagle Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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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.

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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

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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