Taft High School - Eagle Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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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

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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

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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.