Taft High School - Eagle Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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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.