Taft High School - Eagle Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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Page 4 Lzkten, Fresh! Howdy Doody' Freshies! By this time we suppose you've got an ample supply of elevator passes and locker heaters. but don't WOI'l'Y kids, you can always sell them to the unsuspecting freshies of next September. Noyv that the excitement of be- ing in a strange school is over, and you'y'e finally discovered where to find the lunchroom. you can settle down to becoming good Taft- ltes Of course youll yyant to get into all the extra curricular actryitres that you can It adds to the fun of going to high school lf you think you are buddin prirnl don nas yyhy not Join the Mixed Chorus or the G11 ls Chorus Or if youye been drryrng the family cra7y by tootrng on an old horn yyhy not put your talents to better use in Pop Rapiers band or orchestral You strong he men yyill want to keep all the girls drooling start now and help carry Tafts name to victory on the gridiron baseball diamond track in the swimming pool or on the basketball court Maybe some of you yy ill want to become the great scientists of our day You can get a good start right here by taking a four vear course in science that is if you can stand the smell in chemistry and biology Whatey er you may plan to follow do a good Job of it while here at Taft' You know our teachers are really not as terrible as you think they should be They are human :Just like their students We re sure none of you like to pass your leisure hours after school sitting in 304 so try and keep from getting encores 304 can be a reallv dull room Any unfortunate yictrm can attest to that fact On behalf of Tafts illustrious seniors we wish you all as much success and happiness as we haye had in our three and one half years here at Taft The Taft Tribune Published Plyycfkly l tl Jorrrrm Xiilllnm Hoyyard lnh High iqhool 5 N 'ztoma ye imap., Februnrv 0 IIN lrice I-he tents Editor in Chief Dorothy I owen Sports lditor Lou Prbbs trrls Sports Doris Iarsen Exchange Editor t 1 IXOI 1 Reporter Nlar nrt xx res I r rrarne Brill Rena Prunellr Nlary i llom gren Lorraine lJtrttYll'1lll1 Jean Dettmer Tune Dunker lane Fell Marilyn Har rn -xnnabellt Hobbs Dea Korbus Ro llind hour li Dori Larsen y Xlorgrrr laurel Perkins f 1 rmrrne ltterman Nance Price Shirley Sr-hnelle Florra Sch ne lion Schyyarr Nia r n Seroka lrtty Slultz les e Smith Pat Soren en lat Red man Grace Stol er Nlarylrn Swan son 'Nlarge Tor tfr Shirley ru dell Nancre Xogtl Beyf-rlx Xtrl helm Cub Peporters Parnara tngus Richard Larson Joyce Nlertes Bill Hiller Artists Richard Lar on Bill Xlrller Dan Krabec Photographer s H ir tlcy Kopke Richard Kuekfr lugene Nugent Ralph Sogge Circulation Adyr rr Nlr Paul Prgler Editorial Edyrscr Miss Hattie Nlarquardt Taft Tribune WE'RE WONDERING . . . When all the girls will stop drooling over Irv Kaage . . . What happened to the beautiful friendship between Dick Lawson and Gloria Zold . . . Where lack Hynes gets all the gas to pick up Phyllis Roth from work four nights a week . . . lf it's his basketball jacket that makes Dick Williams so popu- lar . . . Why Nancy Price dashes to Chem. third period . . . lf anyone has found Marilyn Harsin's history book please return it. She's getting tired of saying no to Mr. Osborn . . . When Whitey McLean is going to break his Scotch heart and buy a razor . . . Why Leonard Bunge. Ed Rhode. lefft' Guth and Dick Tholin were calling for Mabel in the sixth pediod lunch . . . If Lou Gibbs has yet learned to hold his thumb over a test tube when shaking it . . . lf theres been any reocurrence of a flood in room 307 . . . how many lunch periods Charlene Schmolt has Where Bea Korbus got those snazzy red flannels CD0 they really keep you warm?l Who Lorraine Koehler is drooling over in the sixth period lunch Why lean Love is so happy that she eats lunch during the sixth period lf Barb Whittxers radiant face 1 due to the fact that lack Heddon is in her crvrcs ass Are you kidding? Y'T'Y'77'T Senior Chatter Matter .LALALAAA SEEN WHILE SNOOPING Larry Walquist who in order to save a lunch table lard on it fought with the former owner and beat them off with chairs tWas it worth it Larry?l Zoot Perschke running around measuring things His nose is one and one third inches long and Gene Nugent can open his mouth three inches Betty Shultz carrying a lock of Dan Vrabecs hair but its from his leg Bob Walker choking on a whole apple No no Walker you re supposed to eat it little by little Charlene Heier answering to the name of Pash Earl Larsen pouring a whole bottle of perfume on Ray Howland so he could stink pretty A certain sophomore who was plenty embarrassed after telling Shirley Campbell the wonders of Taft only to find she IS a 4A Avis I-'reedlund trying to burn her hair in Chem tTskl tskl Doesnt she know its against the fire ordrnance?l If you see Ioan Stark flashing a roll of bills these days its because shes now full time business manager for 221 AM Gals in the fourth period gym class drooling over Shirley Trudells book The Fountain Head Len Lewandowski entertaining those that were in the auditorium first period Dee Toleson collecting money at the Clark movie theater for the March of Drmes BY THE WAY Wally Kosmen is leaving for the Navy in March Annabelle Hobbs didnt show up at lean Waterrnans house one night because the sailor she was with looked too goofy Mandy Lou Bowen Sandy Kelgard Ierce Blornsen and Snooper Vogel are known as the spokes lTogether they make one big wheell What was Ieanne Dettmer doing out with Chtf Kero Sunday night? Old Times Reunion or something? We see Lee Crippen and Io Klusman roaming the halls Lonesome girls? Sug Williams is going bankrupt calling Iohn Bowen up every day now that he has his own prrvate phone Audrey Shirley and Suzie are really feelin blue cause Bergsund Steve and Evan have graduated There is treason or something going on around Taft and all because of Ieaune Rauchenbergs Vale trne Party Are those really legitimate excuses Herman Sommers uses to get Manon Lund out of classes? Corny Lauschke looks unusually happy lately because shes finally deserted lim Murphy Our syvnpathv goes out to Dons Iohnson She looks like she misses Taft Lowell pretty much What was Dons Larsen doing with Wright Petersen in on leave? That makes three of em Snuff Rusty and Wright Dot Dundon is sporting a graduation ring that looks really nice tlts not one from Taftl Poor Arlene Szorc is wondering if Hank will get his seven days furlough before shipping out Thats quite a sharp picture t at Edith Wickstrom carries in her wallet REMEMBER Vt AX BACK WHEN The kids used to go oy er to Mc'v eighs now Hedlrns on the path oy er the tracksq We had with us Mr -tddrson Purcell and Mr Mooney and when the students were hallguards what yye couldnt get away with and our big football heroes yyere Srerimclcr Concannon ,tlthemmr Frosty and Boots' then too the basket ball team stars were Pan tells Pnulrsh Noots etc but especially the team made up of Katou slit Otottsliz Kaflettslui Bayeuslrz and Smzth when the BTOS were Hal Iorfde R011 Rus lee Qnrzth etc and when the lunch room had baibeques and French fries and frosty malts THOSE WERE THE DAIS February 20, 1945 Strictly Soph, HAVE YOU NOTICED? Barbara MSOIIIUIH Campbell an Lois Krrperiy latest scriblings o Varga girls? Keep it up gals an Esquire will be pursuing you. Roger ll'oIfe1'1lz seems to be th ideal man of all the fresliie girls Hum!! some sophomores, too! Those swoony remarks Jom Kno.r has been making about a cer tain Joe of hers tFluff talk? Those typical crew cut chfirae ters Pd 'lieucrs and Chex 'llzrtlre son' aa ah solid Bt THE WAY XX hat about those gals seen grop ing through the halls seeking boy for a certain Hay rack ride ll hen liathu ltnuth asked Rulp Rerytezner she was so neryous he knees were shaking She finall bagged em CI'alph yve meant Can anyone forget that param party at Jouce Iamiqraf 9 housel Why didnt Jean Berk ask In t the hayrack? Whats this we hear about Jun ltovalt refusing dates to stay hom in order to write letters? Relax Joes and Jills And urfurl your brow As you read of your pals In the Sophs Meow DON T LOOK NOW BUT Some eager operators are after Bob Rau Casanova Don Andreas' was seen walking some honey chile to her classes its a different honey chile ey ery period hes no ay erage Joe' If youre in the solo depart ment and are seeking some intor matron being Smarter n Smoothei or on dating dope wh not contact Ho Zuroslt and TPTHI Dfrrlrng in 5th period lunch Learn some of their com mando tactics That hunk o heartbreak Chuck ' Qchresser sure fits the saying Loye em n leaye em Take it cool girls tsob sobb C 3l'ldld3t6S Show Stamina Beware If you want to stay aliye and in a. nice whole piece stay away from the R O T C drill hall for the next few weeks Cor poral Nelson Taft military rnstruc tor has giyen his consent for the freshmen to shoot on the rifle range until the current supply of ammunition is exhausted Freshmen Attempt Beachhea Did you see those neyy Taftites that are trying out for the team? It you haye you knoyy what a stalwart deternrrnatlon they haye to bring a quick striking defeat to anv opponent that dares to chal lenge them Rte know that these fellows won t let us down and will aboye all bring about the defeat of Schurz Three cheers for all those new hard hitting felloyys Vie wish them the best of luck ' ' ' 1 . - . . . -4 V -. V i . , , A' S , j g ' z - cl . . . . . . y. U V ' . v . - . v . , ' - 1 ' - f . 1 r - , - 4 s o o u 0 0 .. - . . ., . , . . V . . t . . E , . , L . . 1 . . . . Y . ' I r 1 V . ' v ' , . M ,, . . . . , . . - - - - , . I . . . - I x U , , , . . - v , , . . h . . . , . . Y- , . . . . . , . . ' ' . . . . , . , .. 1. - , . - - A ' 1 , ' yr . ff . , , . . . t . . . . ' . . . ' r y - - , 7 . . . . . . ' ' ' I , . . . , 1 A , ' u n , Y ' 1 1 u f rl ' , , - - - . . ' Y ' , ' . l . . . . . . . . ' 7 L ' ' . - L R. v ' Y V, .' 5 Y -. . - , . . 1 , v - u . . H . . . ' - rr , ,v .. ' ' - . OII 1 Y ' . . ' ' ' J, . 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February 20 1945 Taft Tribune MID WINTER FASHIONS Come on klds lrsten and you wlll hear about a few thrn s tha haye been seen at our school Do your clothes rate a second look There are plenty here at Trft that d For rnstance Kfzrf HVPIIIIIZ s' darlrng two prece blue 'rnrl whrte checked surt and Helen llzulloffs brown and yvhrte checked one Equally as hrrp rs Pena Prunellt s' solrd gold surt wrth oodles of pleats ln the skrrt NOV! FOR Qty FATFRQ Note the C8ltllf.,'1Ili rn purple worn b Joan from th'lt of llrnmn scmlra ln whrte and lrrg Nounrlz s 't dark green Mens sweaters seem to be qurte the thrng An example of thls can be seen on Itllzan Nouot czynskr Hers is blue whlle that of her slster Pelnue IS Just as super ln yellow The latest colors are co ral teal and chartleuse There are soooo many knobby plard and check shlrts that they are too numerous to mentlon Home outstandrn ones are Donnrc I ease s' of black and whrte check Dtrl qtrarlsses- whlte plald and Jack Raffeotus red plald By the way haye you seen Chuck Darn and Dean Bambzme sharp suspenders Wonder where they got em Those out of thrs world hats Wlth fur trrmmrng worn by Chuck Petersen Oluer Hamacheck Karl Ixorflemzt and lou Gibbs are Just too too snazzy Approprlate for that speclal date rs Bunny Sztansons dress of black crepe top and plnk t'1ffeta skrrt coyered with black lace The lusclous watermelon red dress wrth Margze Tzoeeter rs also good date balt The freshles seem to be up rn styles and look sharp There hasn t been much trme howeyer to see the specral thlngs they re wearrnff Be patrent 'md we II try to get to you all later But remember rf you want to be a solrd sender dont wear prints and plalds to gether Instead wear erther of them wlth solrd colors In the lrne of don ts come hrgh heels worn wrth anklets That seems to be a fayorrte pet peeye of so many T'rft rtes Look for us rn the next issue well be sendrng you Sermm fl omar Answers Chester Iwrmrtr Harry Truman See next rssue Italy General Strlwell Luzon and bIlDd0I'0 George Washrngton General Patton 10 Tokyo flfth Test Your Facts Get out the pen and brarn mat 9 v Do fl bzt of fIll'LCl verzeum See just uhat our men are dom f rs com mander rn the 'south Pacmc IS the Vrce Presrdent ot the Lnrted States as elected on Tuesday Iyovember 7 3 Tattrtrs brou ht pounds of paper on February 16 1945 4 The Gothlc Lrne rs ln 5 NIaJor Bong has doyvned enemy planes has been relreyed of hrs post as Chret' of Strtt to Charng Karshek ant are two of the rslands that our troops lny aded ln the Phrlrppmes was the presrdent that was afrard to smrle because false teeth were not yet perfected at that trme IS he commander ot' the Armored Dry ylslon of the U S Army rn South ern Fr rnce 10 The Allres h'1ye bombed for a tlme wrth B29s Well now all you better world They cm be found on thrs page but remember that even these an sw ers are snbJect to change Welcome to Taft Mr Hyman who came to our school from Stelnmetz when rn tervrewed stated that he lrkes Taft very well Coach Baran out of the Army aft er seryrng yvrth the 16th Xrmored Dryrsron says that our basketball team has good sp rrt anl IS steadily improying wrth each game Furthermore added the Coach I am certarnly glad to be back Bus or Bust' The hrghway bus rs comrng' And Taftrtes start to scurry But you dont haye to worry You thlnk you re frrst rn lrne The screechlng of the brakes Brmgs all of the Taft horde And as you clrmb aboard You re smothered rn the rush Regardless of smashed heads As Taftrtes push rn glee Xou wlsh that you were dead At peace beneath the ground But now the bus rolls on' Trond like to yell and cuss For you haxe lost the bus You re late agarn to school' INOUIRING REPQRTGR To start thls semester off thls reporter detrded to frnd out what you guys and gals dlslrke such an array of answers' The Questxon yy hat rs your pet peeye Dee Koch 4A to sec thot IISIIIIZII worn rn thc daytrnre Drck Ebert 3B Boyytles md stlft collrrs Dory Wcxlgren 4A People who are torexer Jabber lng away and not grxrng anyone else or chance to put lll a yyord Don Erlcksen 3B PIHKIICHI Jokcrs 'lt the lunch table Lorrarne Drab 3A Trollry prlots who shout lllfllf-, rrlntly ye to the of r bus wllen youre prurtlcrlly out ot the rear end I hate people who when spoken to pretrnd they dldrrt hear you Helen Mudloff 4A Snobby people' Nelda Quest 4A Hrgh heels shorts rnd 'tnklets worn together K T Burbulls 3A Fur coats worn wrth loafers or moccasrns Vrrglmcr Bechtel 3A A f1ngern'1rl that s q u e a k s agarn t the board Ioan Gercone 3A People who copy the dress of another person Ioyce Blomsen 4B People who wefrr dlfferent plalds together Iecm Gnmslcrnd 4A F'lt glrls rn slacks see themsely es Avrs Fnedlund 4B Lockets yxrthout prrtures Iune Issleb 4A People who crfrc k therr urn Llllran Nowatczynskr 4A People who put sugar rn therr coffee Elmo! Hobcrn 4B Boys who thrnk they lnow t all Vyot mentronrng any names? Ellxe Behn 4B People who make dates and then 'lre lflte Lots Andre 4B The boys yyho thrnl they re ey erythrn e pecrally now srnct theres a shortage of them Chcmnarne For-slcmd 4B Grrls who bleach the top f therr harr Bob Nettnrn 4B Grrls wrth half blond 'md half brunette harr They should Page 3 Dave Persclzke Rates Reward or Lost Dzamonds Haxe you eyer wished that you could tlnd a hrdden treasure some lost dramonds or somethlng ex crtrng llke that Of course you haye Vye all haye at one trme or anotller but we dont all get the chance There rs one sophomore Taftrte that we know of though who has had the excrtrng exper rence of flndrng some lost dra. nrorrds He rs Daye Perschke o e Sr ay walkrng, home Oketo ayenue tmnlar school Due splerl a green paper bag lyrng on the sldewalk He casually klcked the ba whrch opened slrghtly to rey eal a bracelet As he looked at the bracelet he thought that It must be yery expensrye but he could not make hrmself belreye that these were real dramonds sparkllng before hrs eyes Then as he prcked up the bag he found that rt contalned some more Jewels lxot stopprng to look at them then he hurrred home wtlh the llttle It all happened when as he was from work along, near Fbrnger After arrlyrng home he showed them to hrs mother who assured hrm that they were real dramonds The entrre contents of the bag was found to be a platinum bracelet contarnrng 40 dramonds a platl num rlng composed of frye large drsrnonds and last but not least a. whrte gold loyalrere wlth one dia mond The Perschkes then drd what we hope you would do too lf you found a small fortune rn Jewels They attempted to locate the owner of the Jewels It was declded that the best way to frnd out who had lost them was to consult the Lost and Found column rn the news paper As soon as they turned to the Lost and Found column rn the Chrcfrgo Trrbune thrs ad Dra monrls lost 51:10 Reward con fronted them An Insurance Com pany had lllQ8l'l9tl the 'ld The Ilrsurance Company after berng called sent a nrfrn to the Perschke home to rdentlfx the Jewels yvhrch lelon ed to a cllent of thelrs The Jewels were the ones sought hence Daye Perschke became the reci prent of a small plece of paper a check for Q150 Come on 11011 Atrls get yourself out of that hd e Cause the ments' me here for the romrnq rlvlus' Feb 22 Hollday Feb 23-Basketball at Waller Feb 23 Soclcrl Dance Mar 2 Socral Dance Mor 6-Mcxrkmg Day s l z ' 1 ' ' l t r. 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