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Nassau Wins Praise After teaching six weeks of summer school at Austin, Miss Capron took a well earned and well enjoyed vacation trip to Nassau. raft Grad raps That swell grad, Marge Nelson Uune '5OJ, is already putting her talents to work. Her essay entitled How the American Legion Serves the Commu' nity won a S600 first prize in a Legion contest. C. A. A. Sponsor Chosen Miss Jordon will be the guiding light of the G. A. A. this semester. We know she will do a wonderful job and wish her the best of luck. Smooth Song LeRoy Bazany deserves hearty con' gratulations. Roy, a Hne saxophonist and scholar, was awarded a S500 scholf arship to the University of Notre Dame. Nice going, fella. Purdue Snags Star Phil Klezek is a fellow to keep your eye on. He is attending Purdue Univerf sity and is making a great name for him' self on the football Held. Chick Evans, Ta.ft's Friend John Koepke and Roger Sandstrom are attending school on the Chick Evans Scholarship. The grant, renewable year' ly, includes tuition, room, and aid for books and fees. District Sup't Visits Paris Doctor Bell addressed the faculty yes' terday in the Social Room. He related his experiences as a member of the UNESCO Conference which he attended during the summer recess of Chicago schools. V W' WW' ' Tl aft Tribune Tait High School, Chicago, Illinois September 28, 1950 P. T. A. Launches Fall Schedule In the limelight at the first regular P. T. A. meeting held on September 18, was Dr. Kenneth Nolan, Health Director of the Chicago Public Schools. Dr. Nolan's address was correlated with the current P. T. A. theme concerning physif cal education. On completion of his interesting speech, new officers for this semester were introduced by Mrs. Rob- ert Keay, president. On September 25, a large group of women met in the Social Room to attend the annual freshmen mothers' tea. P. T. A. board members acted as host' esses, serving delicious refreshments to all present. A most enjoyable afternoon was had by everyone, and new members seemed to be impressed by Taft's active organization. Plans have been made for the P.T. A. to sponsor a barn dance. It will be held on Saturday night, October 21, at the Norwood Park Field House, 5801 N. Natoma. Tom Pemberton's orches' tra will play, ,and Tom will do the call' ing. Tickets will be 5Oc if bought ahead of time, and '75c if bought at the door, so be sure to get yours early. IT'S FOR YOU!! Hear ye! Hear ye!! On Friday even' ing, September 29, the first Taft Dance will be held in Taft's gym. Instruction in the very latest dance steps will last from 7:30 'til 8:30, and social dancing will last from 8:30 'til 11:45. Phil Herman's Orchestra will play for this dance and for the following two, then Willie Randal and his orchestra will take over for the next three dances. Both bands will consist of seven pieces. This will be a big improvement over the five piece bands heard last semester. Admis' sion is 40c. Come one, come all!!! Taft Artist Wins Honor Taft art major student, Druscilla Smyth, was recommended because of the exceptional quality of her work at the junior School of the Art Institute for an honorable mention. This is a high honor given to a few outstanding members of the class. Pictured below are the cheerlead- ers. Kneeling Cl to rj: Gerry Squire, Carol Dehlinger, Janie La Marche, and Zora WVascl1busch. Standing: Diane Kisting, Sybil Baginski, Gail Martin, Marilyn J-ones, and Carole Novak. FROSI-I GIRLS MEET CHEERLEADERS P Strutters Start tompin' Tomorrow ight 2 Taft Tribune Fall Term Brings Many Faculty Replacements Our student body wishes to welcome the new faculty members. Included in the roster are Mrs. Ruth Mitchell, who is teaching artg Mr. Lynch, our Latin teacher: our stenography teach' er, Miss Margaret Johnson: Mr. Lee Robins, who is teaching general science, Mr. Don Rogers, now teaching English: Mrs. Vera Burica, library clerk, Miss Lorraine Duback and Mrs. Margaret E. Binder, office clerks: Miss OiRourke teaching typing: and Mr. Wesley R. Buchwald also teaching art. The students hope that they will en' joy their stay at Taft and that all pupils will give them their fullest co'operation. Mrs. Pearce, Mrs. Halverson, and Miss Holmes are on sabbatical leave, and we hope they will be back with us shortly. The students would also like to extend their farewells to Miss Beaver, who has recently resignedg Miss McVey, our senior sponsor, who is now at Manley, Sgt. Ridenor, now at Du Sableg and to Miss Carlson and Mrs. McClellan, who have taken assignments at the Edison Park school and Austin High, respectively. 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Vaughn Rudnick is entering North Park this fall, but Richard Drehobl is entering khaki-can't wait, huh? Al Anderson likes blueg the Navy Reserve claimed him for two summer weeks. Former honor student Adeline Paulsen has a beaut of a ring. Also in line are Frank Heyer and Eileen I'Ieinmann,Harry Brown and Audria Reiser. Today Ral' ene Pentz and Ed Leismann are taking the big step. Connie Bolton and Jim Brown have already taken it. Good luck, Kids! The Annual Alumni Dance held Aug' ust 25 at the 'Knickerbocker was a great success. About 350 were present to see Frank Heyer elected President. Mr. Os' bon was honor guest. Bruce Benson turned down the majors to play baseball for Wheaton, and Su'ee Maier did pretty well in Kenosha this summer if a 14'1 record is any indica' tion. Late News! Sue and Marion Iohnson will return from Sweden the end of November, and Rosemary Grieg is ex' pected back from Europe this month. That's all the reliable news sources had-see you soon. A ' iff- -' ' it - ' ed? 0 . P ,N ,. coo s I I Ja 3 Greetings to all you Sophs! How does it feel to be out of that Freshman cate' gory? Brace yourselves, here comes some news about what YOU'VE been doing: Why is Anne Breen so embarrassed when she opens 'her lunch bag and finds green grapes? Who's this guy muscles that Diane W. has her eye on? It seems that this semester, same as before, ferry H. is as talkative as ever. Who's this girl Don Erickson is so interested in? Initials PJ M. I. gives her love to G. H. f???No comment???j Could it be that Barbara Anderson still has a crush on that Schurzite? Carol Hauserman and Bob Amfalclern' are still going steady. Good luck, kids! That's about all for now except for this one reminder, when blackmailing your friends, please use as few initials as possible, because you can't tell I. P. from M. J. without a program anyway. Drop all your gossip into locker 1076. FALL FASHIONS Through the halls of TAFT we have our girls trying to decide whether short or long hair is in style. On one side we have Barbara Thompson, and on the other Bette Ha-mal, both mighty attract' ive. Tiny Sally Darnell sure made an en' trance into English with her cute polka dot blouse. We're also wondering if you've seen Gerry Gerharcl's polka dot shirt, not that you could have missed it. Seems as though our Blue Jean clan is finally petering out, let's hope it stays dead, girls! Keglers Form Leagues On September 14, many beginners as well as old timers were present for the organization of new bowling leagues for the forthcoming year. Bowling members will meet on Mon' day and Wednesday, 3:30 in the after' Rolaway Recreation, 4840 N. Mondays will be eliminated if there are not enough bowlers. Fres'hmen interested in bowling, but are unable to attend because of a late pro' gram, will be glad to know that a Sat' urday league will be formed. Mr. Puippo, who is the bowling coach, will be at the alley on Saturday, September 30, at 10:00 for the purpose of organizing this league. Taft has always had fine leagues and school teams and will teach beginners how to bowl. Last year Taft won both the boys' and girls' city championship which is proof that anyone can be taught to bowl. noon at Pulaski. who are Olson Leads Band Have you heard some smatterings of discordant melody coming from the as' sembly hall lately? Well, you guessed it. It's the Taft concert band starting to work on some new music for the com' ing contest. From now until time for the contest, there will be plenty of these noises, but they will steadily decrease, we hope. There will also be the sound of Pop's baton descending upon the head of a would'be musician who happens to play a wrong note. New oflicials have been selected for the coming semester by the members of the Taft Symphony Band. The election was held soon after school started and Gerald Olson was chosen to head the group under the official title of president. Alice La Marche will be the band's sec' retary, and Don Ernst as treasurer will handle the finances of the organization. Nine advisors for the group were also chosen. They are Bob Jacobi, Bruce Geisert, Fred Paul, Graham Olson, Jerry Spachner, Phyllis Geisert, Don Crum' back, Glenn Boas and Judith Moers. Alice Taylor and Russell Deards will take care of the publicity, and in addition to his job as president, Gerald Olson will act as the student conductor. Young and pretty: Which would you prefer in your future husband- wealth, ability, or appearance? Not'so'young, Not'so'pretty Spinster: Appearance, and the sooner the better. Two cross'eyed men bumped into one another. One said, 'iWhy d0n't you look where you're going? The other replied, L'Why don't you go where you're looking? Another semester and another group rnGS H16 oognousefi :Qs nf 1 I r L l1xi..,,,--QQ' of freshies have entered Taft with the same ideas. Some freshmen forget the combination of their locks with their prof grams in the locker. These freshies really work fast. Mike Sutter is almost going steady with Doris .... Patrick Sweeney is trying to date Pat Calloway. . . . Who is the blonde that's walking down the halls with Paul Wharton QZAJ? . . . Nancy Hopkins is walking down the halls with her mind off of her school workghow about that, boys? . . . The freshie gals have Charles Kleerrian in quite a daze .... Some of these freshie boys have never seen so many girls and don't know what to make of it. There is not much news this time, boys and girls, but wait until the next issue when we get to know each other better. Any' body who wishes to add something to the freshie coumn just drop your sugges' tions into locker 1603 across from the girls' locker room. Hi, fellas and girls! Besides hearing all about the programs-periods 1 to 9- and vacations, we also got a little news for this column. Irene I-Iegland had a swell time on her vacation, we hear. By the way, how was Great Lakes, Irene? In the steady going department we have Art Hoppe and Jean Rathlqe, Ed Connell and Christine Bobel, Glenn Ram' sey and Gerry Faber . . . The prize couple of the year is Roberta Riedler and Ron Jacoby from .Schurz . . . Virginia Ollqer Hnally found out that the fellas from Taft aren't good enough. What's his name, Ginny? We hear Phyllis Kajfel and Margery Prejna finally found out they were ref lated. Well! well! you learn something new every day. Dick Rhodes and Margery Hoe are another twofsome that will be seen around a lot this semester. We are wondering if Suzanne Fisher did all the things she was planning to do this summer? We heard by word of the grapevine you were very, very busy this summer, Suzie. lt seems Lee Soderstrom is interested in the football team. Is there a special reason or is it school spirit, Lee? Who is this MeV, that Teddy Bar' tholomew is always telling us about? Pretty special, huh, Toddy? V. V. seems to be important initials to Jean Burden. Don't t'hey belong to a certain alumni, Jean? . Many of the girls had very interesting jobs this summer, among them Myra Andres working at the International Trade Fair. We certainly envy you, Myra. Georgia Bramley and her appendix parted company late last August, but Georgia recovered in time to go to the swell surprise P.J. party that Marge VanGorp had for Marilyn Jones. Seems Virginia VanDermeulen's latest hobby is breaking in exfTafties football shoes. For further information notify Rog. Breclee - cfo Beloit College. Lucky Pat Mayer just got back from vacation of touring Texas and Mexico- says she had a wonderful time. Pat Prestian is going steady and with a fella from Steinmetz. Charlene Johnson is going to be a pretty busy senior this year. Besides all those school activities she'll have Ed and Joe to keep her time occupied. Did you see Bob Moers' flashy red and yellow flowered shirt? You couldn't help seeing it! Who's this guy Muscles that Diane interested in? Qlnitials PJ How about that twofway conversation between HMoose', Darville and Homer Rudolph? Rudy was on the third floor and Moose was in his second floor divif sion. Pretty sharp, huh? Who is Lois Wesley going around in a daze about? Collect Council Candidates Candidates for ofhces of the Student Council have been chosen. All are very well qualified, having an average of G or above, required by ByfLaws. The two candidates for president gained needed experience last semester by acting on a council committee. It should be a close race, but may the best man fand womanj win. Here is the starting line up: President ,,,,,.....,.,, Paul Lauschke - 3A Douglas Meder - 4B Vice President ..... Cliff Millerf- 4B Judith Zink - 3A Secretary .........,,,., Joanne Adams -4 SA Marilyn Smyth - 4A Treasurer ............. Jon Johnson -SA Joseph Weiss - 3A Taft Tribune 3 Cinema Corner Tea For Two, which takes place during the days of Charleston and Prof hibition, is a starfstudded musical review which should be a must for all movie goers. Billy De Wolfe, w'ho is trying to put over a show, goes to any extreme in order to get a backer and tries to get Doris Day to back it by promising her the leading role. In order to get the money, Doris goes to her uncle S. Z. Sakall and makes a bet with him for 3S15,000.00. The conditions are that she must say no to everything for 48 hoursg this leads to many complications. Gor' don MacRae is the male singing attrac' tion and Gene Nelson is the dazzling new dancing star. Besides the colorful settings we have great songs such as: Tea For Two,' . ..I Know That You Know, Crazy Rhythm and The Charleston. Yes, this is a film that no-one should miss. Junior Gossi P Flash: All fellas between the ages of 13 and 15 please report to Nancy Boss- hart for invitations to her party. Come on, boys, don't be shy. We're wondering why Lois Mathisen wants to know whether a certain blonde is going steady. Who's t'he blonde, Lois? Don Altergott seems to be the heart throb for Joan K. and Nancy Z. Gail Martin has a hard time deciding for whom her heart beats. ls it Jay Hayes or George Williston? A certain ring on Karen Englandhi linger proves that Rich is still the one and only. What is the attraction at the Outdoor for Shirl Paddi? Seems one of t'hose white monkey suits belongs to a fella named Ray! What will Dottie Mathisen do now that Ron Stanke has quit school? We hear Ruth Sebastian is making eyes at Dan Morren. What does Ray say about this, Ruth? Who were the kids who threw Shorty McGovern out the door one cold morn' ing at six o'clock. My, my, girls! Has Joan Bowden completely forgotten a certain baseball player or will she still be happy to see him come home this fall? Shirley Boccaccio is off men. We hear she is breaking up with Carl Erkison. Oh, well, Shirl, all good things must come to an end, even this column. -4 4 p Taft Tribune Eagles Set Goal: Section Championship As the 1950 football season gets under way, Taft is once again a top section contender. Coach Kupcinet has proven his ability to build from scrap. With many of last season's regulars graduated, the team has shown marvelous improve' ments in the job of rebuilding. In early practice and scrimmages, in' dividual and team performances have opened the eyes of opponents and spec' tators. In the individual roles could be seen such standouts as, Olivia fBudJ Des Rochers running like a veteran, Doug Wanegar in his usual passing and run' ning form, Richard Hess, a junior, play' ing impressively at offensive and defens' ive fullback, and Ron Piper and Wally Kwasigroch sewing up the end positions. Injuries were held to a minimum. Bob Williams is suffering a sprained ankle and Jerry CGabbyJ Hayes a dislocated thumb, both injuries sustained in the sea' son's first scrimmage. Anderson 32 LH Loh 14 CfG Black 31 LH Lycos 25 G Borik 29 GfT McCarthy 20 T Brown 17 E Oquist 35 E DesRochers 11 RH Osko 37 FB Forney 13 CfG Pilarski 39 T Halleen 3 G Piper 10 E Hayes 41 T Sears 21 T Hess 22 FB Shaw 33 G James 27 QB Wanegar 9 LH Johnson 6 QB Wijas 15 C Kocmond 36 T Williams 8 RH Kwasigroch 40 E Winkates 24 RH Lanning 19 E'T Woolf 34 G Miertz 30 T Play Lane Oct. 6 The season's schedule will consist of six games, including Lane, Senn, and Amundsen, teams due to be a big threat in the Eagles' bid for the section chamf pionship. Besides the regular scheduled games, practice games will be played both in and out of town. The season's schedule is as follows: Sept. 30-Taft vs. Lake View..Winnemac 2:00 Oct. 6-Taft vs. Lane .,,.,,....,.,.r.,,.,., Lane 3:00 Oct. 14-Taft vs. Amundsen..Amundsen 2:00 Oct. 28-Taft vs. Roosevelt .............. Lane 12:30 Nov. 3-Taft vs. Sullivan ......,. Winnemac 2:00 Eagles Drop Opener 38-6 Before a near capacity crowd of 7,463 rabid fans at Atwood Stadium our grid' men were humbled by a very strong Flint Northern football machine. The double feature runs of allfstate Ellis Duckett and equally superb LeRoy Bolden, sparked Flint's ground game. They each crossed our goal line twice. Taft fumbled the opening kickoff and Flint recovered on our 14 yard line. Two plays later the red and white scored. While still stunned by this onslaught, 13 more points were scored in the first quarf ter. The lone Taft touchdown came in the hnal period when Rich Anderson conf nected on a pass to John Osko, who raced ten yards to score, climaxing a long downfield drive. FLINT ............ 19 6 13 0 38 TAFT ............ 0 0 0 6 6 Scoring was as follows: FLINT: Duckett 12, Bolden 12, Wil' liams 6, Veselenak 6. Conversions Durkett 2. TAFT: Osko 6. Taft Humbles Senn Although crippled through backfield injuries, the Eagles clawed the Bulldogs of Senn 1317. Taft's first score came in the first period when the silver and blue drove their opponents back to their own 12 yard line and there forced them to punt. Lycos and Forney drove in and blocked the punt, and Kwasigroch dove on the ball in the end Zone. Wanegar passed to Osko for the extra point. The final tally came in the second quarter when Osko took the ball off tackle and ran 15 yards untouched to pay dirt. Kocmond missed the converf sion. Senn's only score was a sensational 67 yard run by Leo Rane. Jacobsen con' verted to make the score 13f7. There were no major injuries, except for a ref occurence of Doug Wanegar's bad knee. Senn's highly praised passing attack was very poor, and except for a few quick opening plays and a long run by Rane, their ground attack was also very weak. Taft played an average game in spite of the loss of Bud Des Rochers, Gus James, and Bob Williams, key backheld men. The line was the rough unit it has always been. Here is a prediction for Saturday. Look out, Lake View, we predict Taft 28f7. See you at the Taft Social Center dances, open Sept. 29, Oct. 13, Oct. 27, Nov. 10, Dec. 8, Dec. 15. General dancing, 8:30 to 11:45 P. M. Be One in Seven Seven out of ten drivers have a nor- mal expectation of going through a year without an accident. Three in ten drivers may expect to have an accident, and hope that it will be no more serious than to tear off a fender or perhaps sprain an ankle. Several accidents which have occurred in Illinois this year indicate that the consequences of accidents in today's traf' nc may far exceed the normal expecta' tions of previous years. Drivers ordinarily think of property damage in terms of the cost to repair vehicles, but many times buildings and other property are extensively damaged, some even to the extent of a quarter of a million dollars. The greatest cost is found in instances where fire follows the collision. In Chicago last year vehicle collisions in traffic averaged 135 each day with results that could be considered normal with respect to the circumstances. Last March in Illinois, there were 26 fatal accidents in which vehicles struck nxed objects. This is the largest number of such accidents for any month in re- cent years. There is little chance of striking fixed objects within the traveled way, but safety islands and center piers of bridges must be avoided. Ice and snow contributed to ten of the fixedfobject collisions and in these appar- ently the drivers were operating too fast for conditions. In seven other crashes, the drivers were deliberately speeding. Shower Spray Sally Darnell has decided to rent a gym suit again even though last semes- ter's bill isn't paid. It's more economical than buying one. We all see Gerry Wood beating Barb Paxton over the head with a wet towel while trying to decide which lock goes on which locker. Good thing Barb has a permanent. It seems there are a few spry girls in the first period gym. I mean the ones who are trying to learn the Charleston, and I do mean trying. What's this we hear about our freshies and their Fit to a T swim suits? No' velle Cunningham thinks they are very attractive and becoming to all. Wait awhile, she'll learn! Next Meeting of Tafl' Hi-Y ming Park YMCA I oct. 3 s P. M. I ttllilpisilf aft Trib ne Double or Nothing We now have a little blue as well as a little green monster at Taft. Miss Lowes is the proud owner of a new blue Studebaker, a perfect companion for Mrs. Perry's green one. Car Creates Confusion Have you noticed anything different lately? Our parking lot has received the might add a moved, were of the finest new look. It, and we certain car that was not given a thorough coating grade black cinders. Seems they couldn't find the car's driver anywhere so just decided to go ahead. It's a Boy!! Girls, have you seen the new mechanif cal drawing teacher? If you haven't you'd better hurry. There's a long line waiting to sign up for Mr. Fenn's classes next semester. Did You Vote? On October 5, the newly elected oflif cers presided over the hrst meeting of the Student Council. This meeting and others throughout the semester will show whether or not Taft's voters chose their representatives wisely. Seniors Sparkle That strange glow in the halls is not the result of a chemical explosion. It is merely the snooty seniors showing off their new rings. It was such a long, hard climb they had to have something to prove to themselves that they made it. Our School Spirit's Showing 740 of Taftls 1,800 students like the school so much they just can't keep away. They all showed up on September Z9 to dance to the music of Phil Herman's band and' make the first Taft dance of the semester a real success. New Problems Stump Teacher Miss Newman has been given the job of mothering over the senior chicks. As senior advisor she will do her best to see that t'hey get through graduation. Stress Fire Prevention This week of October 8 to 14 has been designated as Fire Prevention week. Mayor Kennelly has asked everyone to cofoperate while the city observes this week by stressing fire prevention in homes, schools, and business organiza- tions. Taft will comply with the Mayor's wishes by holding a special assembly at which Lieutenant Matthis of the Jefferson Park Station will address our Taftites. We know that they will all help to pref vent dangerous and costly fires. Taft High School, Chicago, Illinois October 13, 1950 New Council Officers Start Term with Bang Election time for the ofhcers of the Student Council has come and gone, but the smoke of gunpowder still hangs heavf ily on the assembly hall air. Those who attended the half hour period of cnterf tainment got a big bang out of the speeches and the skits that followed. There were two candidates for each ofhce and as we left the assembly hall we had the feeling that all candidates were well qualified. It was a close race but the final results showed that the new officers for the semester are: Paul Lauschke, presidentg Cliff Miller, vicefpresidentgloanne Adams, secretary, and joe Weiss, treasurer. Votes of thanks by the members of the student body are given to the election committee for the splendid job they did in counting the ballots for the Student Council election. Special thanks went to Suzanne Fisher, as chairman of the group, and her loyal cofworkers: Johann Barrson, Barb Bates, Ronald Benson, Carol Boldt, George Car' ter, Charlene Johnson, Noel Lassen, and Alice O'Grady. Parents' Nite Monday This coming Monday, October 16, the Taft P.T.A. will hold its first evening meeting of the semester. The meeting, which will be held in the school auditor' ium, will have as its topic Curricular Studies Stimulate Understanding. Ad' dressing the audience will be Dr. H. Sommers, Assistant Superintendent of Chicago Schools, who will speak on We Educate for Peace. Don't for the P.T.A. Square Dance scheduled for Saturday evening, October 21. It will be held at the Norwood Park Field House, 5801 N. Natoma Ave. The price is 50c if the tickets are bought here at school and 75c if they are obtained at the door. forget! Get your tickets now Music will be supplied by Tom Pemf berton's three-piece orchestra. Tom will ably handle the calling. We hope to see everyone Saturday night because no one will want to miss the fun. Pictured below is Cadet Major John Gust receiving the school saber from Sgt. Mooney while Sgt. Lingk views this Taft ceremony for the first time. SO0IlXIi DAi1CiN6ii1EONiGiIiT 6 Taft Tribune Give the Kids a Break! With this reminder, Traffic Police Chief Michael J. Ahern called attention to the special eifort the Chicago Police department is making during October to arouse Chicagoans to the need for special care on our streets. With children again in school, drivers must be extra careful. Throughout every school day all of us must see that the children are as safe as possible walking or playing, Chief Ahern said. And when I say all of us, that's just what I mean. The safety of our children is a job for the whole community-parents, the police, school ofhcials, teachers, and every club or organization that numbers motorists, parents or young people among its members. Our department has learned from our accident records t'hat last year in Chi' cago, traffic accidents claimed the lives of 29 youngsters of grade school age and 12 in the high school age bracket, the chief pointed out. And, he added, in addition to the 41 killed, 5,017 Chi' cago youngsters were injured. With 600,000 boys and girls back in school, it is tragic to view the prospect of about 40 of these youths losing their lives and over suffering injury in accidents between now and next September, t'he chief said. Yet, that toll probably will be reached unless all of us become more concerned about preventing accidents, and share the responsiility for accident prevention. Back to school safety pointers Chief Ahern listed are: QU Motorists, give the kids a break by using special caution in residential areas, school zones, and wherever you see them. In short, regard every child as a caution sign when you are driving. KZJ Parents, see that your children know the safest route to school-and that they know 'how to behave safely in traf' fic. And set them a good example. Surf: an n 1,2592 Elite if Un i-E .Seniors What is this we hear about twelve Taft girls invading the stores and street' cars along Jefferson Park and Portage Park last Monday night? The racket!!! And all for the sake of yellow sweat shirts. Oh! Those Kasey Kittens. Autograph seekers from Schurz sure are haunting our Taft cheerleaders. Seems they are pretty popular with those boys. We're wondering why Phyllis gets so confused when the name Bob is mentioned? There really are two, at that. Kujfel Iris Hajok certainly smiles a lot in English -I Period 7. Why is it that she likes that class so much????? Lucky! lucky! Mary Codell. She is on a vacation in Michigan now. Or is she lucky, at that? Then we have some of our Taft boys trying on roller skates-getting ready for the opening of the new roller rink on Harlem Avenue. Everybody is invited. Come one, come all! In case you're in' terested, it's at 4510 Harlem Avenue and called the Hub Roller Rink. Ronnie ,Smith certainly had a swell time at Marilyn Smytlfs party for the winners of the election. By the way, where was he? You understand, he came at the beginning-disappeared at the middle-and returned at t'he end . , . Joe Weiss and Carold Boldt seemed to be the most popular couple at the party . . . Paul Lauschlqe and P. H. really wanted their names in the senior col' umn, so here they are, kids. Although no Seniors have difficulty in recognizing each other, we have Pete Glass and Gerry Squire in the going steady bracket. Miss Heart Visits Park What's the reason for Roberta Tracy attracting so much attention in the park? A weekend P. J. party at Babe Yele's house really brought some tired gals to school Monday morning. Among the sleepy'heads were Carol Novak, Jean Rutter, Dorothy Johnson, Shirley Paddi, Gail Martin, Nancy Jensen, and Gerry Squire. Shorty McGovern made a grand entrance at 11:00 the next morning. More fun. Don Grauel seems to have his months mixed up. He's been seen wearing his dusty cream colored shoes to school. Re' member this is October and it's time to get your Little Abnersn out. Carrol Duty really had a swell time at Champaign last week'end. That frat dance and the lllinois'lowa game were great fun. Paulette Pearson was sooo happy when Corky came home for the week'end. Alumnus Gets Grant Hilliard Wachowski, a June '43 grad, was recently awarded a research fellow' ship by the Radio Corporation of Amer' ica. Hilliard, who is a graduate engi' neering student, was one of 16 students from eight states who received these grants from R,C.A. These grants range from 51,600 to S2,700. Wachowski will do theoretical research on microwaves and antennas at Northwestern Univer' sity. V I Unaor A 4 .,, - I N T Els-QI' 011 Senior girls had better start taking les' sons from the juniors. It seems the 4A boys threw a hay ride and more juniors were asked than seniors. Speaking of that hay ride, Ann Kent has been walk' ing around on a cloud ever since. Then we have Nancy Jensen pulling a fast one on Dave, but how could she know that he was waiting on her front porch that night. Ron Smits took a long, long ride to Elgin, did you have a nice time, Leona? Earl Carlson seems to have made a hit with t'he senior girls. They all want to sit near him 7th--wonder why? By the way, what have these junior boys got that makes all the senior girls go gaga? We have Ruth Yelk going with Lincoln Gif' ford, Carole Novak making eyes at Dick Hess, and Diane Hupke walking down the halls with Norm E. We hear that Sybil Baginski's new 'heart throb is Mike Wijas. In the going steady department we have: Sally Scotten and Dick Sears, Lorraine Olson and Don Christiansen, Carol Olson and Dick Hathaway: Bobbie Louthan and Bob Meyer: Jim Sweeney and Pat Collins, and John Johnson with Marilyn Trippon. Diane Phillips must be a very popular girl. It seems she can't keep all her dates straight. Speak' ing of dates, John Osko appears to be on Shirley's list for a certain party. Marie Colasuono wants to see her name in the junior column, so here it is, Marie. Bye now, kiddies. If you've got anything that should be known please drop it into either locker 1116 or 2102. See you all in the next issue. Rink Makes Debut Definitely a dazzling addition to the young fry's source of recreation is the new, modern roller skating rink on Har' lem Ave. It is one of the largest in the middle west and covers half an acre of skating surface. Parking cost and wor' ries will be at a minimum because there is no charge for parking and' the lot is large enough to accommodate everyone's hot rod or family limousine. The rink will be open every week day and Sunday from 7:30 until 11:30, and from 7:30 until 12:00 on Saturdays. There will also be Sunday and Saturday matinees. By special consent of the man' agement blue jeans may be worn at the Saturday matinee only. Music will be supplied by Leon Berry at the giant pipe organ and everyone will be assured of a pleasant time. Movie Matter Appearing at theaters in the Chicago area, A Life of Her Own is an intense drama concerning the life of a highly suc' cessful model. This beautiful girl, played by Lana Turner, leaves her small town and comes to New York to break into the modeling held. Wit'h her natural poise, she is able to get good jobs and soon finds that she is much in demand. Her face becomes nationally famous. Then her troubles begin. The suicide of a modeling acquaintance who is out of a job gives Lana quite a jolt. Next she falls in love with a mar' ried man played by Ray Milland. Lana is determined to tell Ray's wife about them so that Ray can get a divorce. At this point she discovers that Ray'sxwife is a helpless cripple who loves 'him very much and has nothing else in the world to live for. It is up to Lana to decide whether to tell the wife and break up the marriage, or to quietly walk out of their lives. What decision did she make? It wouldn't be nice to spoil it for you, would it? Just be sure not to miss A Life of Her Own. l'I'RICTI.f,,5? v ,sf 1l4llPl If you're wondering why Dorothy Weed is walking around in a daze, it's because she is thinking of her one and only Cliff Coleman. Three cheers for Jerry Faber. He won a trophy at the Edgebrook Stables for horsemanship. Nice work, Jerry . . . Wha' hoppen to Char Frumkin and Joan Siddon's hair? Were they caught in a lawn mower?? . . . Since Ozzie Rasmussion left for college, we are wondering who is going to take up Marge Bellows' time. Hmm . . . Why is Pat ,Smyer looking forward to the Thanksgiv' ing holidays so much? Couldn't be 'cause a certain college fellow is coming home, could it? . . . Did Jerry Olson and Don Ernst have fun with their dates from St. Pat's? . . . Barb Norton is alumnus Ron Peterson's nurse. We can't blame the guy for not wanting to get well . . . Why ,does Sue Plein enjoy Mired Chorus, Latin, and lunch so much? Must be because she sees a certain fellow named Jim then . . . Caroline Johnson Hnally got her date-with Don Erickson. Joanne Bator had a ine time at the Taft dance last Friday. ,Seems the old torch is glow' ing for Rich Lizak again . . . ls Lee Stienbachner still that way about Bob Stanell and Kent Anderson? Poor Don Parker seems to be forgotten forever. FQ3Sl-475 . 'l' PROx..i'DS 0 i Sk- ijt-auf We heard from a reliable source that some freshies did not like this column in the last issue. Tsk! Tsk! Ronald Otto keeps looking over his shoulder at Dotty Jordan in his English class. Be careful, Ronald, that you don't dislocate your neck! Searles Laswell has his eye on a certain girl in his division, We wonder what has happened between Marilyn Gildemeister and Bill Hannon? The flame seems to be burning low. What's this about Lowell Shelton 'hav' ing a crush on a certain Diane H.? Who is the girl that stops outside the industrial art room talking to Warren Wolf? Who's the redhead that John Demes is talking to? Be careful, John, Karen Waltz and John Szady are really chummy. Joyce Jacobson and Pat Amlin are making quite a fuss over Bozo. Heard about two freshies named Margie Nugent and Alice Jorgensen both wanting to go with C. C. to a roller skating party! May the best girl win! FASHIONS YYYXQYXNX'YYYX'YX'YYYYXNYYYX'X' Corduroy really leads the fashion pa' rade this fall with that beautiful gold color right up there in front, Two of the cutest outfits we've seen lately are Janice Johnson's darling gold corduroy dress and Charlene Johnson's smart cor' duroy suit. Next we have Barbara Bates and Dolores Pareemboom in those match' ing rust brown corduroy suits and every' one that's seen Margie Van Gorp's light blue corduroy outfit agrees that it is one of the nicest suits out. Wool jersey is also very popular this fall. We particu' larly noticed Elaine .Schroeder's neutral tan jersey dress. Just perfect for school is Joan Deckert's mustard yellow wool jersey blouse with green, plaid cotton collar and cuffs. The blouse is worn with a dark green wool skirt. We've also seen a number of darling wool dresses, Carol Novak's for example. Barb 'Kreller's wool, black and white pin check dress with white collar and cuffs is wonderful for any occasion. Barb Pelton always manages to find the cutest blouses in the city and Joanne Urban has a beautiful tan cashmere sweater. Virg VanderMuellen's tailored cotton blouse with a light check running through it also caught our eye. As for accessories, heavy gold pendants on thick gold chains are becoming quite popular Taft Tribune 7 and Carol Hager's little bug hanging from her accordion pleated scarf is pretty as well as unique. And how about that platinum nail polish that Dolores Debs has been sportin' lately? We think it looks pretty sharp. Coats also make the fashion head' lines with Dot Anderson's smart green corduroy raincoat and' Bev Anderson's green shortie with leopard'skin lining leading the way. Now we'll leave you with this closing thought. Have you noticed how many of our smartest girls wear neat skirts and blouses, or maybe a simple suit or dress to our Friday night dances? No fuss or frills for our most popular gals. Building Improvements During our summer recess, improve' ments and additions have materially beau' tified the school surroundings. The newly laid walk at the nort'h'west cor' ner of the building and the weed cut' ter, a present of the June '50 class, have both helped to improve the landscaping. Gleaming on the first day of school, the corridors were soon marked and scuffed by the invading students. Sixteen new table tops have added much needed color to the lunchroom. The football players can be seen sporting their new helmets, as the fairer sex admire. Glaziers have been busy replacing broken windows, damaged during the summer months. The students have been asked for their complete cooperation in caring for the property of the school. Gan 0-uf ' MARILYN SOLBERG winking at a boy? MARILYN GLAWE not winking at a boy? WALT KwAs1cRocH quiet? RENE VALLEE without a steady? QP. S. It happenedj RON BRUZAN in a new car? AL ZELLER real shy? SHIRLEY McKEE with a Taft boy friend? RON MANGOLD with a girl friend? DoN CHASSEE teacher's pet? RONNIE PLOETZ 5 ft. 2 in.? GABBY HAYES 120 pounds? JERRY JARVIS with black hair? FRESHIES with old notebooks? DAVE PETERSON without a sun tan? JOAN MOQUIN failing a course? LOUIE TULGA holding hands with a girl? fAny girl, at that.J DoTT1E JOHNSON without a sandwich in her hand? fPoor Bob Moers is starving to death-it's his lunchj. 8 Taft Tribune Indians Scalp Eagles 35-0 Taft fell before a mighty Lane eleven last Saturday. The unscoredeon Indians, led by an allfstate candidate for guard, Max Ponder, trounced' the Eagles 35 to O. Ponder himself kicked all ive extra points after touchdowns by love, Amend, Spaperi, Gittebert, Hogan. Size' and LANE .... ..... 7 7 7 14 35 TAFT .... ..... 0 0 0 O O Eagles Pluck Wildcats Coast to 15-2 Victory Viewing from the Lake View stands, your writer proudly witnessed the most inspiring spirit and anxiety shown at a football game since the '48 section champs fought their way to the quarter' finals with Austin at Soldiers' Field. The Eagle attack was sparked by the spectacular running, of John Osko and passing of Doug Wanegar. The Hnal score, Taft 15, Lake View 2, although not as impressive as the Eagle power indicated, may be a preview of the final standings. After a slow moving, hard fought Hrst half during which Taft was outplayed, the Eagles came clawing back, showing a complete revival. The halfftime score, Taft 6, Lake View 2, was produced by a 20 yard aerial from Wanegar to Osko and a Wildcat safety scored when Des Rochers was tackled behind his goal on a run around end. The other scoring was a 5 yard' plunge by Wanegar after Osko had returned a punt 40 yards on a brilliant run which brought spectators to their feet. The final two points were scored when the hard charging Eagle line smothered the Wildcat fullback be' hind his goal. Another Eagle score was nullified by an offfside penalty against Taft. The play was a screenfo pass to Osko behind strong interference which covered 50 yards over all. Lake View's Wildcats had previously whipped Sullivan 2610 and were rated highly to upset Taft. Homer Heads Hi-Y Installation was held for the Taft HifY on Sunday, October 1, with members' parents viewing the ceremony. New oflif cers were presented with their duties and members were ollicially installed. The oflicers of the club are: Homer Rudolph, presidentg Jim Hibarger, vicefpresidentg Chuck Falkenthal, secretaryg and jack Lanning, treasurer. The club's roster inf cludes: Ronald Bentsen, Paul Felgenf hauer, Jim Ostberg, jim Davis, Paul Lauschke, Howard Anderson, Ted Wil- liams, Bob Kopke, Tom Darville, Jerry QGabbyl Hayes, Walt Kwasigroch, Joe Weiss, Ted Voss, Don Simonsen, Bill Kammer, Wally Shaw, Roger Nelson, Rex Styzens, Tom Ohomen, and Neil Ander- son. Movies or a guest speaker are a promif nent part of the program following each business meeting. The agenda will conf sist of a movie and a talk by an army officer at the next meeting. Plans for November include a trip via a chartered bus to Stateville for all Hi'Y members. Q-v-v-v-v-v-v-.-.-.f.-.-.-.-v-v-.-v-.-v-.Af-.-.-.-.-v-,fvvvvs STARS IN Yllllll EYES Skating Stars Ken Henry is the most popular, but who is Taft's other international skating star? Swim Stars Walter Wolf was t'he backstroke champ, but who was the freestyle man backing him up in the relays? Hint: He was also a top man on the golf team. Leroy Bazany was also a swim star- and an instrumentalist, but what instruf ments? Bowling Stars Ken Rogner took high single last sea- son with a 263, but whom did he take this honor from? Baseball Stars George fSufeeJ Maier stays in the news at Illinois, but where did catcher Ron ,Sienkiewicz go? Larry Landerholm, star second sacker, played basketball, too, but w'hat position? Bruce Benson, a star at shortstop, turned down a major league ball club so he could play for Wheaton, but which club? Football Stars Taft lost this year's opener to Flint, Mich., but whom did they drop last sea' son's Hrst game to? Answers in Column 3 Tri-I-Ii-Y Cup to Taft Taft's TrifHifY has begun the new se' mester with a bang. On Friday, Septemf ber 16, at the Irving Park Methodist Church, a worship service was held for the new members. At this time the club was awarded the efficiency trophy for the third time in its history. This trophy is given by the Irving Park YMCA to which ever of the six TrifHifY clubs afhliated with the Y have earned the most points for activities and meet- ings held during t'he preceding semester. Taft will be allowed to keep and display this trophy until next February, when it will again be awarded to the club that has earned the most points. The 53 Junior and Senior girls meet at the Irving Park YMCA on the first and third Tuesdays of each month for a business meeting, and on the second and fourth Tuesdays for committee meetings. The first big event on their schedule is a Mothers' and Daughters' Tea to be held at the Y on October 17. Date Night, the dance sponsored each semester by the club and which both members and nonfmembers look forward to, will be held on November ll. Bids may be purchased for the regular price of 32.25 and will be available from Octo' ber 11 through October 23. They may be bought at Taft by contacting any Tri- HifY member. These bids are in great demand and only 200 will be sold. If you would like to attend Date Night be sure to obtain yours early. ,itggwfz f ' tlppv' g5 l my The boys' locker room is a parade of color with most unusual wunderwear be- ing sported by many of those great big beautiful males. We have leopard and zebra skins, flowered beauties and ferned masterpieces . . . In the third period swim class we have the selected few who would rather write than get wet . . . More madness from the same class in' volves Bruce Geisert and Homer Rudolph who are trying in vain to swim 40 yards under water fbest bubble blowers Taft ever hadj . . . Hank Kallimanes sings romantic songs while dreaming of Ioyce in period' 2 gym . . . Gene the invincf ible QGene Iohnstonj who thought his football team couldn't get along without him learned a lesson. Even AllfStars are expendable. uaspunuiy-Hcqloocr saaquejx-Heqaseg Pmo-IIHQSSHH anpind-ueqaseg LZZ - BPMLIS IV -Builmog uoipiooay gg xeg-Luymg Jarieuions turf-uiymg .raqosrd 931023-Bugaeqg Zgnb 01 stafusuy lt Happens lEyery Day Grad Enters Hospital Pat Gray Uune 'SOD has competed for, and won, a full tuition scholarship to Michael Reese Hospital. Soon she may be seen hurrying down the hospital cor' ridors as a full fledged student nurse. Her Chariot Awaits Miss Capron is responsible for the new' est addition to Taft's parking lot. She is the proud driver of a brand new, bright and shining, cream-colored Studebaker. Industry Earns Praise Mr. Hoefer and Miss Lowes spent an enjoyable day recently as guests of the Oil lndustry Information Committee, who conducted them on a tour of the oil refineries. The Standard Oil Company acted as their host at lunch time. The laboratories used for experimentation were visited later. Can You Top This? One of Taft's employees has made some startling advancements this semes' ter. As of September 1, Reuben Lantz worked under the title of Engineer Cusf todian. .Soon after that he received a letter addressed to Reuben Lantz, Head of the English Department. Last week he made a still greater jump in rank when the postman delivered a letter to Reuten Lantz, Principal of Taft High School!!! Klezak Breaks First String Purdue has a new first string left half' back. Phil Klezak was advanced to this position after he scored a touchdown for Purdue in their game with Texas. P. T.A. Applaud Speaker At their meeting held on Monday, Oct. 16, the P. T. A. had Dr. Sommers as guest speaker. His inspiring talk made the evening an enjoyable and interesting one for all present. Iournalist Falls for Football On Wednesday, October 18, jim Pfis' ter, popular Taft Trib sports writer, broke his leg. The accident, which oc' curred as the result of a tackle, took place on the football field during Jim's second period gym class. Seniors Solve Frosh Mystery It has finally been decided that those beautiful nylon, leatherette, and brown paper shopping bags that the freshies are carrying are not for the purpose of going to the store after school. They are a substitute for the usual freshie briefcase, since the latter are much too small for our knowledge-seeking frosh. T ft Tribune Taft High School, Chicago, Illinois October 26, 1950 Staff Smiles as Deadline Nears Pictured above is your Taft Tribune staff. Seated fr. to l.j are James Pfister, Janese jilek, Dolores Ehlert, Patricia Kennett, and John Gust. Standing in the second row are Shirley McKee, editor, Geraldine Faber, Marjorie Hoe, Carol Duty, Arlene Barnett, Dorothy johnson, and Stanley Glowacki. In the third row are Ronald Ploetz, Ronald Anderson, Wil- liam Kammer, Barbara Hollander, Robert Moers, Robert Helin, Maureen Vallee, and Benton Warder. Psychologist Admires Taft Doctor Thrustone, Director of the Di' vision of Child Study, visited Taft and for a few moments between classes we were able to see her and ask her a few questions. One of the first things we ask all visitors is What do you think of our school? Doctor Thurstone an' swered, Beautiful She said' that she was impressed with Taft friendliness. By that she meant the lack of the strong feeling of formality that there was at other schools. She was surprised to learn that there were approximately 1,800 stu' dents at Taft. Doctor Thurstone says that the teen' agers have a much better chance today and that they enjoy themselves more than in the 'Lgood old days. The curriculum is much broader and there is more per' sonnel service now. ln Doctor Thur' stone's opinion, the biggest problem that highfschool students have is to develop responsibility. Students that come from better com' munities usually have no feelings of inf security and it is sometimes hard for them to develop a feeling of responsibilf ity. She ended the discussion by saying that there is a big difference between the attitude of the student and the ref sponsibilities of the adult. Volumes to Library This semester the Taft library received 150 new books which will be available to the students soon. There are books for every subject and recreational reading to appeal to a variety of tastes. Among the new books are included the following titles: Day, How To Bowl! for all those interested in this popular sport, Allison, Constructive Uses of Atomic Energy-for the scientist, Ben' dick, Television Vyforlgs Like 'Thisffor those many students who have sets at home, Arnold, Deep ln My Heart, a story based on the life of Sigmund Rom' berg-for the music lover. The student body is requested to show their appreciation by taking excellent care of these fine books. ., 10 Taft Tribune Flying Radiator Hits Edison Park Your reporter has lived through atom bombings, earthquakes and' flying saucer raids, but never before has he witnessed such happenings as occurred the other night. While serenely glancing at a television movie said night, in the parlor of the home of Ronald Ploetz, 4A student at Taft, the house suddenly gave a convul' sive shudder. It was as if a devastating blow had struck the building. Quickly recovering his wits as directed in the Air Raid Instructions, he inf spected for broken bones When he lowered his feet he was astounded to find still there. Upon inspection of the and bruises. to the floor a floor was basement it was found that a radiator had quite un' ceremoniously landed upon a pingfpong table in the recreation room. How it got there is still a mystery, since no way of entry could be found. Since only rusty water was coming out of both ends, your reporter assumed it safe to remain in the immediate vicinity. All citizens in Edison Park are urged to be on the alert!! It's not safe to sleep on your bed anymore! Sleep under it or you may find a 400 pound radiator on you in the morning. , . -1E:1.:::::::.:.:g:: -'-- 1 '1:f:3:23?Ef3:v. :2E's, . :: ., 5:5.:5'5rg5 , ,g,5-g 'I ---- ' . .:'-:::f. ..- ::':3.,:,.,:.,:: 2::i-5-3553.355'Sir'ifgigin5155525E5EE3EE5:5:5:5:5:5:1:,:..,:::j:-::-::',I, r, . ,, '.':,g'f,'::5:s55':.5:,1 .2:s.::sg5,z:z:-:'::: .- :eE. iEE2:1:2:f. :2S2. 5 . 22-iff ' '21 -. :I.'5'2EEsEEI5:E55Ei'::E ......,.. . .... . ,.., ..,.,., ..,..., . . 1 Should old acquaintance be forgot? Never, so here is some news about the alumni: Have any of you been hearing bells? Well, it's not your ears playing tricks, it's just that the i'Wedding Bells have been ringing for some of the alumni. jean Kasmin fjune '5OJ is now Mrs. Reed Redmon Qjune '49J. They were married on july 2. Congratulations, kids. Four more recent newlyweds are Barbara Wallace and Wally Soderholm, and Gladys Schneider and Chuck Lund' berg. In the future there will be wedding bells for Alumni Don Gillis and senior Betty Wallace. Our own Phil Klezak Uan. '48, is playing second string offense for Purdue University. Phil is a sophomore. Janis Reed and Dan Swanson Uune '49J still going are strong after four and onefhalf years. Kenny Weber is now working for Bankers' Insurance Co. Tom Rowland was recently asked to join Uncle Sam's army. Barb Skipple and Ted Schwarb were married in June. Reporter Meets Foreign Editors Representing Taft at the Daily News sponsored Keen Teen Press interview with 13 visiting foreign editors on Sat' urday, October 7, was Arlene Barnett. The meeting took place in the Cloud Room of the Stevens Hotel with editors from France, Austria, Germany, Belgium, Finland, Scotland, Australia, India, Tur' key, Switzerland, and japan at the inter' view. The junior journalists learned that school newspapers in those countries are very similar to ours. The students write their own papers and have almost the same news that we carry. In Japan, they also have grammar school newspapers. American comics are very popular, even in India and Turkey. The Indian editor was asked many questions by the group who enjoyed hearing him talk even if they couldn't understand all that he was saying. He said that the average Indian couldn't read or afford to buy a news- paper. Indian girls are especially fond of American lipstick and chewing gum. After about an hour and a half, the session broke up into an informal inter' view where the teenfagers were able to talk personally with the editors. It is reported that many foreign editors de' cided to organize highfschool press clubs in their countries. JUST IMAGINE . . . Dolores Rosenke not doing her home' work Qduring lunchj. Bob Moers wearing plain colored shirts. Lucy Brundrett hating dogs. Arlene Anderson with short hair. RuthAnne Winch coming late to her period 2 class. Diane Kirsting with a short skirt. Sally Green 6 ft. tall Qplease, give her timej. Irene Hegland having a terrible voice. joan Armstrong ceasing to chew gum. Gene Iohnston in a T'shirt and dirty levis! Carol Novak with long, curly hair fnatural, that isj. LeRoy Grabow without his medals fhe'd be lostj. Carol Stoltz with a size live shoe. Charlene Fuller weighing 115 pounds. Bev Edgerton with nothing to say. Steve Borik 5 ft. tall. DON'T LET Tl-HS GET' AROUND V Since we promised we would not break any bones trying to get the news this semester, we've decided it would be bet' ter to hide in the senior lockers. This is what we learned: It seems Dorothy Anderson prefers Theta parties to the Taft dances . . . or is the preference Tom Lycos, Dot? Some of the couples that can hardly wait for DatefNite are: Carol Van' nerson and Art Shaw, Charlene johnson and Joe Fenius, and Arlys Nitsche and her Dean from Amundsen. HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT- Myra Andres writing to Tom Culkar at Youngstown, Ohio, College . . . Ann Redman going with Bill Campbell . . . Butch and Correen Schanmier . . . Our boys who paid a surprise visit to Torn Burke, then going to the i'Drive' Inn? We are wondering if you enjoyed the picture that much, boys? . . . Most of the senior girls driving their dads' cars to the football games . . . What a certain group of girls are planning to do on Hallowe'en nite. Imagine walking through the cemetery at midnight!!! Anyone who wants to know what's going on in Germany, get in touch with Nancy Meilahn. It seems she met two boys at camp this summer and has been corresponding with them ever since. Why does 'Yvonne 'Toussaint' look so dazed in period 5 on Mondays? Does C. Smith have something to do with it? jim Pfister is going with a girl from jones Commercial School. It seems they share her ring every other week. Reeny Vallee and Stan are back to' gether again after a short breakup. Seems they just can't be separated. What is the attraction between Don Chassce and blondes? Could it be the tantalizing smell of peroxide? R.O.T.C. Reveals Roster Our ROTC has swung into gear with the issuing of uniforms and appointment of new officers. Topping this year's list as major is john Gust. lst Lt. Grabow has been advanced to Capt. and is now in command of Company B. Included in the officers' roster this se' mestcr are: Znd Lts. Nelson fSuppl7 oflicerl, Merki fExecutivej and Ronald Hass fAdjutantJ. Aron, Hathaway, Schiefelbein, and Kelder are platoon leaders. All were selected on the basis of written examinations and performance records. Signs Important: Know Their Meanings! Do you know that the shape of high' way safety signs has been standardized so that you can tell at a glance just w'hat warnings they convey? Each has a meaning all its own and has been adopted by all states, although, in some instances there are slight variations. It literally goes without saying that as a crossfarms or crossfbuck sign comes into view as you drive over a highway you readily realize that you have come upon a railroad crossing. Similarly, shapes of other signs-there are six of them in all-have a particular signifif cance. They are: l, The octagon shaped sign means STOP. 2. The round sign is advance warn' ing of a RAILROAD Crossing. 3. The diamond shaped sign warns of HAZARDS in or near the road' way, such as a written message that tells of a SCHOOL, BARRIf CADE or SOME OTHER HAZ' ARD AHEAD. 4. Vertical rectangular shaped signs are used to carry REGULATORY MESSAGES, such as Speed Limit 50 Miles. 5. The crossfarms or crossfbuck de' notes a RAILROAD CROSSING. 6. Horizontal rectangular shaped signs are used' to convey travel in- formation, such as place names. And then there are the hand signals which also have been standardized in most states. You will want to be sure to use them unless your automobile is equipped with directional signals. Even then, not a few drivers make it a habit to supplement these mechanically operf ated signals with hand signals. ln review, an extended left arm means a left turn. the arm held upward is inf formation that you will turn right, the arm pointed downward, means slow or stop. , Junior Jabber Dear juniors: Your dear Uncle Looigie went snoop' ing around for news, and guess what? He found some!! No, he didln't go to the dances or to any of the neighbor' hood shows, he just sat and listened. You juniors have been doing too much talking lately. Take the third period English class in room 113 for instance. Day in and day out Barbara Brenner can be heard bothering Wayne Brinkemen. Please, Barbara, dear lovable Wayne has to do his English homework somewhere. And then there is the case of Tom Garland blushing when girls are mentioned and especially when he hears about a certain Pat. What's all this about Walter Hannenf berg having a crush on Ellen Suintiene and Bob Wierec having a crush on a girl from Stritch with the initials L.? The greatest scoop of all is the fact that Marilyn Paulsen has taken up the hobby of collecting cigar hand rings. Have you got a good reason, Marilyn? Your Uncle Looigie fLocker 11021. INQUIRING neponren Your reporter, in an attempt to fathom the vocabularies of Taftites, procured an obscure word from the dictionary and asked Taft teachers and pupils, What is a sinciput? , with the following results: Peggy Krebbs, 4A- A kind' of wall- paper. Roger Mclntire, ZBf'iLatin for Spike Jones. Ray Moehle- A Taft Trib type' writer. Merrit Lewis, 3B--- A hybrid' ham' ster. Miss Leitenstorfer-'LNoise from a jeep- Donna Hollander, 3B7 Somebody with little feet. Robert Moers, 4A-- Here, Kid, here's two bits-ago buy a dictionary. Marge Hoe, 4A- A person who is light on his feet. Mr. D. S. Rodger---L'Must be some' thing Latin. Audrey Permoda, 2B-JLA retired Taft Tribune 1 1 schoolteacherf' Miss Kiley- A nincompoopf' ,lanese Iilek, 4A4'iYe gods! Where's the dictionary. Shirley Mc'Kee, 4A-mls this the S64 question? Irene Hegland, 4B- A person who doesn't know what he's talking about. Allen Nie4'LNew type car. Mr. Lee Robbins4'iAn extraneous in' ceptionf' Ioan Armstrong, 4B- Another name for a careers test. Miss Devenish4 Something to do with the atom bomb? Ioan While- A monstrosity from Marsfi Mr. Dolnitsky- Something to do with golf? Bruce Ozminaf'LSounds like some' thing Einstein might have come up with. ANSWER: . . . the forehead, the upper half of the skull. Freshie Frolics We have had many requests not to mention a certain boy's name in the paper. This freshie claims he was black' mailed. My, my, don't ever mention such a word . . . What happened last weekfend that has june B., Marleiie S., and Betsy L. walking around on air? . . . Why was Carol Ann D. so angry and disappointed'?? . . . Quite a few freshie girls are in a daze about Louis Schoenf feldt QZAD. We'd hate to mention the girls' names because they would probably take up a whole page! . . . Patrick Swee' ney and Pat Calloway have suddenly thrown their friendship out the window . . . What's this we hear about Ken B. f4Bj taking june to a hayrack? . . . If you have any news about our lovable freshmen please put it into locker 1603 Cnear the girls' locker roomj. German Club Officers Plan Charity M. 12 Taft Tribune Eagles Humble Hinsdale, 14-0 Last Saturday afternoon Taft defeated an over-rated Hinsdale team 14-O on Hinsdale's home field. The heavy Hins- dale line seemed to push Taft's forward wall around during the Hrst half but in the second half the brilliant Taft line threw Hinsdale backs for losses totaling 40 yards in three plays. The line, paced by Forney, Hayes, and Lycos, showed great offensive and defensive power. Gus James was injured early in the game and Bud De Rochers came in to save the situation by running for the first touch- down himself and sending Wanegar over, via a lateral from Kwasigroch, for the second tally. 'Kocmond did all the kick- ing and showed the fans a swell job. Late in the fourth quarter John Osko hurt his ankle and had' to be taken out after playing a fine game. Wanegar and Hess were running their best in the sec- ond half. Congratulations to all our boys for a job well done. Taft: Des Rochers 6, Wanegar 65 Kocmond 2. TAFT .,.,.......... 070714 HINSDALE ...... 0 0 0 0 0 Vikings Bow to Blue and Silver, 13-0 On Saturday, October 14, Amundsen fell before a spirited Taft eleven. The Eagles, maddened by the previous week's trouncing handed them by Lane, retali- ated by humbling Amundsen, 13 to O. Taft scored in the first quarter on a flat pass from Wanegar to Osko for ten yards and a touchdown. Gus James missed the conversion. The second tally came later in half when Taft capitalized on a penalty which brought the ball down to Amund- sen's one yard line. From here Art Johnson sent Dick Hess over to make the score 12 to 0. Kocmond converted and Taft led 13 to 0. An uneventful second half followed, and Amundsen threatened only once when their left end .dropped a pass on Taft's 10 yard line. Taft overcame the role of the under- dog after city newspapers predicted the Eagles to lose by one TD. The scoring was as follows:' TAFT .................. 6 7 O O 13 AMUNDSEN ...... 0 0 0 0 0 Our Team ls Depending On YOU! Until recent years Taft students have had a good reputation as to their be- havior outside of school. However, the intolerable actions of some of the less mature members of the student body on buses after football games has been such that it endangers our participation in intra-mural sports! Our team is depending on you to stop committing vandalism on the buses and to start being good sports. The good name of your school and your team is at stake. Dance Band Entertains Taft Honor Society Taft's Honor Society held' its first meeting of the semester on October 18. President William Forney called the meeting to order in the Auditorium and issued a special welcome for the new freshmen members, The club's other offi- crs are: Bruce Geisert, vice-president, Mary Lou Cordell, secretary, and Marge Van Gorp, treasurer. John Gust is the program chairman. The members were entertained by Pop Rapier's dance band followed by some jokes by Bob Moers. The Honor Scuziety is open to all students who have an E average or above in their course books. A word to the wise should be sufhcient to come on, kids, and especially the new 1B's, work hard so you too can join Taft's elite group. Pranksters, Beware!! Postmaster John Haderlein warns that tampering with, damaging, or destruction of U. S. Mail Collection or letter boxes is a violation of U. S. Postal laws and punishable by severe fines or imprison- ment or both. Furthermore, Postmaster Haderlein cautions that obscene matter is prohibited in the mails and violations are also pun- ishable by severe fines or imprisonment or both. These violations of postal laws, said the Postmaster, are brought to attention at this time, particularly as a warning to those intent on Hallowe'en frolics and pranks. SOCIAL DANCING TOMORROW 8:30 Boys' Gym ?- .M Girls' Rifle Team Begins Fourth Year Sgt. Ridenor fnow transferredj formed the Girls' Rifle Team in the fall of 1947 with fourteen girls as the original mem- bers. In May of 1948 the National Rifle Association granted' them a charter as the Taft Bulls Eye Babes. That year the club fired a shoulder to shoulder match with the boys' team from which they emerged victorious by a narrow margin. In recognition they were awarded the National Rifle Association Trophy. They also fired in the National Postal Match. Out of 54 entries the club came in 18th, and this year they were 20th in 50 entries. The club wished to participate in other activities-and in September 1949 de- cided to form a firing squad of members from the club for salutes at ceremonies and funerals. The firing squad was or- ganized under the command of Dolores Smith and Bred the salute at the Armis- tice Day Program whic'h was held on the campus November 11, 1949. After this the girls felt they would like to organize a drill actg and on June 4, 1950, they entered as a drill unit in the Ninth District American Legion Youth'Convention and parade held in Albany Park. The drill team was entered against such organizations as the Roose- velt Drum and Bugls Corps, the Edison Corps, and Norwood' Drum and Bugle the Austin ROTC, and the Foreman and Von Stueben Drill Squads. In this event the girls placed first. The trophy is to be presented by the American Legion fPost No. 7401 to the school this month. The drill members were: Joan Alla- bough, Myra Andres, Donna Fendius, Carol Duckman, Nancy Kennedy, and Nancy Meilahn. Social Dance Committee Plans Friday Night Socials Members have been chosen to serve on the Dance Committee for this semester. Planning the socials for our enjoyment will be Beverly Edgerton, Virginia Van- derMuelen, Irene Hegland, Charlene Johnson, John Gust, Homer Rudolph, Shirley McKee, Carol Duty, Ronald An- derson, and Stanley Glowacki. The first meeting was held on Mon- day, October 16, at which preliminary plans for the dances through June were discussed. A report was given to the group by Virginia VanderMuelen who at- tended a down-town meeting recently as a representative from Taft. Dance plans for all public schools were discussed at this meeting. First on the agenda for the committee will be making final prep- arations for the dance on October 27. E Htptfm aft Tribune very ay Iron Out Pressing Problems Taft's social room was the scene of a very interesting meeting on October 23. During periods 3 and 4 Miss Lowes gave many seniors valuable information about colleges and universities. Our upper classmen were told what to look for in a school as well as the chances they had to receive scholarships. R.O.T.C. On the March On October 27, the Taft Picked Pla' toon, led by Cadet Major Gust, began the march that took them from Devon Avenue down Northwest Highway to Ozark and the city limits. This was part oi the Cleanfup Campaign sponf sored by the Edison Park Chamber of Commerce. Mayor Kennelly, guest speak' er for the evening, witnessed the march from the reviewing stand. Committee Keeps Quiet Some very special plans are being made for the Taft dance of November 10. This dance, sponsored by the Dance Planning Committee, will be called the Sleuths' Shuiile, and judging from the secrecy involved it will be well worth attending. Handsome Brutes! Were you surprised recently to see boys walking down the halls wearing levis and suitcoats7 Well, we don't blame you, but you might have guessed that the 4A's were having their pictures taken. Hope they all smiled pretty for the nice man with the birdie. MacArthur Gets Taft Vet Sergeant Ridenor, a former ROTC inf structor at Taft, has changed his title to Warrant Oificer Ridenor. On No' vember 1, he left Chicago for active duty in Japan. Prom Approaches Have you heard any seniors talking about all the hotels they visited Friday, October 27? It wasn't national hotel day but merely some members of the Prom Committee looking over a few of the dreamy spots where the January prom could be held. Iournalists Feast In honor of the birthdays of two senior writers, the journalism two class had a party. On Friday, October 27, they spent the fourth period eating a delicious birthday cake and homefmade cookies as well as consuming a case of cokes. All emerged full of good food and vigor to begin working on more stories for the Taft Trib. Taft High School, Chicago, Illinois November 9, 1950 Cake and Candy Theme of German Club Sale It has been announced that the Ger' man Club will hold its Bake Sale on November 17. As usual, the sale will begin during first period and continue through the ninth or until everything is sold. All the goods will be homemade. Students who wish to buy any .of these baked' goods can do so during their lunch periods or after their school day is over. The money collected from this sale will be added to the proceeds from last semester's sale. It will sgo to some charif table organization, probably the 'iSave the Children Federation. The German Club is taking the proceeds from the two sales together so it will be able to sponsor a bigger project than it would if it took the two sales separately. All the German Club's Bake Sales in the past have been great successes and we're sure that this year will not be an exception. P.T. A. Prolongs Program Inasmuch 'as the next regular meeting will fall during Thanksgiving week, the P. T. A. will hold its next meeting on Monday, Nov. 13. The agenda includes the Taft Concert Orchestra, the Girls' and a film entitled Emotional Health which will be discussed by Mrs. Moran, a psychologist with the Bureau of Child Study. All parents are and the Garvy School P.T. A. Chorus C. W. invited members will be special guests. The P. T. A. believes that an educa' tion is not complete with the acquisition of a diploma. In order to comply with this they are sponsoring a series of parentfeducation meetings during the coming year. Dates will be announced later. Membership is still available to any parents that are interested. lncidentally, Mrs. C. R. Oldenburg has replaced Mrs: Mikkelson as P. T. A. Publicity Chairman. 4B's ADMIRE GRADUATION JEWELRY Standing above are: fl to rj Bruce Geisert, Johann Bai-rson, Donald Merevick, Arlys Nitsche, Stephen Keay, and Arlene Barnett. 14 Taft Tribune Take a Good Look Are you proud of the fact that Taft has an extremely messy lunchroom? If not, why don't you try to do something about the situation? It's your lunchroom and you're intelligent enough to know that any place where people eat must be kept clean. Your parents' tax money has provided funds for a janitor to clean the cafeteria and receptacles for paper and scraps of food. It is up to you to take advantage of these facilities. It takes such a little bit of time to clear your table of any mess that has accumulated' while you ate and to put your bottle into the case where it belongs. Don't say, I never throw anything on the floor, and let it go at that. It's not up to the boy at the next table or to the girl over by the window. lt's up to you to make sure that your lunchroom is a place you are proud to enter and can enjoy eating in. Isn't it worth a few minutes of your time each day to make the lunchroom a credit instead of a dis' grace to Taft? Be Wiseg Drive Safely Boys of the present generation are learning to drive the family car early in life. Most of these boys are getting good instructions from their fathers. The rest of these young drivers just pick up drivf ing. They also pick up bad attitudes. Often these bad attitudes, not lack of skill, are the cause of a serious accident. Another reason for many accidents is faulty equipment on the carg bad brakes, dim lights, and foggy or cracked win' dows are dehnitely a hazard to safe drivf ing. One of the easiest ways to be killed or to kill some one else, is to par' ticipate in auto races and games on the highways. If you want to race, go down to the Stock Car Races at Soldiers' Field. Taftites Attend Conference Mr. Louis Sigalos, our Student Coun' cil sponsor, Johann Barrson and Jack Lanning were representatives from Taft at the National Conference of Christians and Jews held at the club rooms at '52 W. Randolph, October SO. Also present were members from the various high schools, colleges and universities around Chicago, women's clubs, youth organiza' tions, community clubs and many other social organizations. l soulli DANCING l TOMORROW 8:30 Boys' Gym W The main theme of the general session was a talk given by Mr. L. K. Bishop, Director of the Conference, Better Hu' man Relations-Freedom for All. Then the representatives were introduced to the modedrators, speakers, and resourcers of the day who led discussions in the different panel rooms. Your representatives attended the School and Teaching Groups and The Youth Group. Among the honored guests were Jesse Owens, former Olympic star and Sydney Harris, Daily News col' umnist. Penalties of Prejudices Among Teen Agers was the title of the talk given by Frayser Lane, Public Education Depart' ment of the Chicago Urban League. Dr. F. R. Horwich, Chairman, Department of Education, Roosevelt College, spoke on Teachers Promoting lnterrelationsf' A debate followed the question asked to Dr. E. T. -McSwain, Dean of North' western University, Should youth at' tempt to educate the parents of today? What do you think? This, of course, pertains to prejudice. The price of prejudice is great and racial prejudice is not instinctive but learned. As one author put it, To keep a man in a ditch, you have to stay there with him. What are you going to do about it? Hi! Back again with more gossip about our favorite people, Seniors. Why is Leniore Sodefstrom always blushing when she goes to her locker with her girlfriend after eighth period? Could it be because of those looks Richie Anderson has been giving her? Donna Fulleris green and yellow mon' ster was the reason for all those screams you might have heard the other day. Donna frightened the girls in her classes with her pet snake. What a shock to turn around and see a snake sitting on your desk even if it is only made out of rubber! Date-N ight Data It seems that Dorothy Anderson is having trouble with her date. Come on, Tom, go with her. Other couples waiting for the big night are: Carol Boldt and Joe Weiss, Carol Vannerson and Wally Shaw, Marge Van Gorp and Don Simonson, Arlene Stonequist and Bill lKammer, Carol Duty and Roger Mclntire, and Shirley McKee and guess who? We can't. We've heard that everyone had a swell time at the Hard-Times Hallowf e'en party at Susie Fisher's house. The decorations were terrific: leaves and pumpkins all over the place. Arlys Nitsche and Dean Wilmann really did a good job carving that big pumpkin. It was a work of art! Irene Hegland looked as sweet as ever in her ghostly getfup and Elaine Schroeder's cute little dance was a real surprise for all. Every- one was glad that Georgia Brumley was in Chicago for the weekfend so that she could come to the party. During the scavenger hunt Dolores Debs, Mary DeJohn, and Georgia went to one house and asked for a bunch of grapes. They got a dish of pears instead but they didn't mind because a real cute fellow handed it to them. Arlene Stonequist and Bill Forney and Arlene Barnett and Tom Darville were the last ones back from the scavenger hunt. Could it be because they were the only ones that visited the cemetery that night?? And' how about those rubber hot dogs some of the girls fixed for the fellows! Other couples at the party were: Carol Vannerson and Jack Lanning, Charlene Johnson and Joe Fendius, Dolores Debs and Homer Ru' dolph, Carol Boldt and Joe Weiss, Noel Lassen and Gabby Hayes, and Marge Van Gorp and Walt Kwasigroch. We hear that Betty Osterman is going with Marvin Kettnich of Wright. eau Zfou imagine Diane Hupke wearing baggy sweatersu? Ron Ploetz. talking to girls? Christine Bobel swimming the English Channel? Ruth Sebastian being nice to bus drivers? Toddy Bartholomew not going over to the park? Shirley Boccaccio without a date? Dottie Johnson not fighting with Larry? Margot Munt not going steady with Ray? Jo Urban being serious? Lee Steinbachmar wearing sloppy clothes? Sophie Likos not talking about Doug Wanegar? Joan Moquin without a thing to wear? Nancy Burkhart going out with Buzzy Loew? Pat Calloway wearing a skirt? Dave Kelsey not sleeping in drama? Mr. Mitchell with a crew cut? Richard Darnell acting his age? Marie Colasuono with short hair? Mary Hamren looking at boys? Ray Black with blond hair? And last but not least, can you im' agine the senior boys not throwing par' ties? Not me!!! NYXNYYXNYYYYYYYYYYYYXNYY YXNYYYYYYYYYYYYY N NYYYYY Sporty Ronald Eckert was seen at the last Taft dance in nothing less than a blu: polka dot shirt, chartreuse tie, pegged pants and black suede loafers. Dianne Kisting must crave plaids. Her plaid dress with red tassels really has the .Scotch flare. Speaking of plaids, we can't forget Ruth .Sebastian and her allfround pleated skirts. Steve Borik, Art johnson, Doug Wan' egar and other members of their club really sport some flashy ties. Only trouf ble is that you can't see them unless they turn around. Carol Boldt really looks sharp in her electric blue wool dress, and the silver jewelry, compliments of I. W. You could barely see Marge Hoe be' hind that big orchid she was wearing at the Taft dance Friday night. The occaf sion was her birthday. Sleuths' Shuffle Tomorrow On Friday, Oct. 27, in the Taft Trib' office the Social Planning Committee held its second meeting of the semester. Two new members have recently been added to the group. They are Bob Williams, president of the 4A class, and Anne Kent, who served on the dance commit' tee last semester. At this meeting the committee decided on the theme for the Nov. 10 dance. It is to be a Sleuths' Shuffle and it takes a better sleuth than your reporter to ind out what they have cooked' up for that night. Something special is being planned for each dance including a special Charleston Night so don't forget to come to our Taft socials. I unuor . R . n , X gf' ' Q I X I Jar on Dear juniors: Your Uncle Looigie is back with more good and bad news. All in all he didn't have a diflicult time in picking up news for this issue. To head our list this time is Don Swanson. It seems to your dear Uncle Looigie that Don is making a play for a certain Dorothy, and thus making us wonder if he has any competition. How about that, Don? Then there is the case of john I. Swanson who spends his whole division period talking to Diane Phillips. We wonder what Mr. Long had to say. Any comments, John? Last on our little list is Nancy Z. and Joan K. being unable to get their minds off of two special boys, whose initials are R. P. and B. M. Don't lose your minds, girls. Gail Martin had a line time at the Theta Hallowe'en Party. Who was her date? Seems she's still in a daze. Zora Waschbusch seems to think a cerf tain 4B with the initials of C. W. is just about tops. All the gals are anxf ious to see the brown velvet dress Carol Nelles is making for Date Nite. Nancy Baumgartner went to a baby doll party, but who was her Baby Doll? Virginia Peterson and Lenore Reckow are looking for someone to share their discoveries with. Anyone interested should notify Virginia because she is the head of the expedition. Till we meet again, Your Uncle Looigie. fLocker 21025 P. S.-It seems that after pressing the wrong key while typing, Ioanne Berg goes into a silent meditation for a few minutes. It isn't as bad as all that, is it, jOanne???? Inquiring Reporter QUESTION: What are you looking forward to in your 4A semester? MARGOT MUHT f4AJ-Prom with Ray. fWiho else butlllj RON PLOETZ MAJ-Gettin' out. fWas it that bad, Ron?j DIANE HUPKE MAJ-The whole se' mester in general. AL NEI MAJ-Christmas vacation fand Santa Claus??J CAROLE JOHNSON MAJ-The Big Moment ftell us, Car, just what is the big momentwj. RONALD RETZER f4Aj-The Lunch' COD. JIM PFISTER MAJ-Leaving this insti' tution. WALLY KWASIGROCH MAJ-fBeing elected the president of the june class. CAROLINE NELSON f4Al-Date Nite with a freshie. RUTH ANNA WINCH MAD-Graduaf tion, the prom, a new boyfriend, every' thing in general. DON GRAUEL C4AJw-Money and dates, money and the prom, after all it does take money. DORIS ANTOGNOLI MAJ-Men!!!!! DOLORES ROSENKE MAJ-Luncheon at the Edgewater foptimistj. JERRY IARVIS MAJ-Picnic under the volley ball nets in the boys' gym. TOM BURKE MAJ-The Navy land maybe the Waves??j Taft Tribune 15 Freshman Fables jack Bjoinseth is trying very hard to get acquainted with Pat Amlin. Seems like Nancy Hopkins is having a tough time trying to get her old flame again. Warren Wolf has been seen sporting a long line of girls. Is he really like his last name? We'd like to know if Ronnie Roman had a good time Friday, October 13, at the dance. Seems the freshie girls, especially Pat Kollios, made quite a hit with George Stanley. What's this we hear about Joyce Bar- ton being escorted to her locker every day by Norman Olsen? We hear that Claudette Mitchell and Rosanne Carson are breaking up a beau' tiful friendship. Could it be over Dan Tracy? Did you hear that 'Carole Green is majoring in gym or is it spelled J.I.M.? Keith Dewitt requests everyone to call him Cuddles. Shower Spray Here we go again. Same Old swim classes, same old straight hair, but not the same old news, we hope. Word has it that some meanie is nlling Diane Fox's gym shoes with water. Poor girl-cold water, at that! Helene Madura is still moaning over the strenuous basketball games. Seems she has a few bruises to show for her eiforts. Note to Carole Novak: Please don't voice your opinions of Dick so loudly. Your gym teacher is preparing to admin' ister first aid. We commend Diane Hupke on her ability to ind the cutest little gym suit in the locker room. Surprise, surprise! All the delinquent girls showed up for swimming last Wed nesday. We know Gerry Squire is def linquent, but how did she get into that class? Our guess is that all the girls re' ceived cut slips that morning! We want Ronald Ploetz to understand that this is a column for girls and that it would be impossible to mention his name. We part with this thought: lt's a good thing Injun summer is here or that our cheerleaders would freeze on practice days. Lost: Turquoise ring. On or about Sept. 29. If found please return to Helen Blomberg, Iordan's division, 219 A. M. Reward. ., , 16 Taft Tribune Taft Dates Schurz by Bill Kammer Schurz HifY members were recently invited to join the Taft Hi-Y on a field trip which took place on Sunday, Oct. 29. The outing began at 9:30 via a chartered bus which took the group to Camp Hastings. On the way out, the bus stopped at a community church for the benefit of those who were unable to attend earlier services. The boys arf rived at noon and the facilities of the camp were placed at their disposal. An archery range, space for football and baseball, and rowboats for those who might wish to go fishing were sources of enjoyment. Even the icy waters of the lake did not stop others from swimming in suits -that could' never be modeled in Paris. Later in the day a few tricks of good horsemanship were demonstrated and still later undertaken by members of the group. Some of the observers ached more than the riders. A corral fence they were sitting on split in the center. After the last event, a horseback ride, the boys again boarded the bus and made themselves hoarse displaying their musical talents on the way home. Ploetz' s Puzzlers 1. Who was the greatest pass receiver pro football has ever known? fOrigif nally with Green Bay Packersj 2. Who is regarded as the fastest man in football today? 3. Who played the most consecutive games in major league baseball? 4. Who holds the secutive nofhit, games? fNow cago Cubsj 5. What exfCub pitcher is now a sport' caster in New York? 6. Next to the Babe, who hit the longest ball in the majors? 7. Who was called, by many, the meanest man in baseball? 8. Who is the most glamorous woman in tennis? 9. What exfboxing champ was called the Iron Manu? 10. What exfswimming champ is now a movie idol? Answers in Col. 3 record for two conf nofrun major league with the great Chi' Dave Gray Elected Contributing to the incentive of Art Major students in Miss Unseth's class is a contest to see whose work of the week is best. Each student has one vote and votes on the work of the other students. Winners of the scratchboard classihcaf tion were David Gray, first prizeg Neil Anderson, second, and Mary Ann Tom' berg and Paul Felgenhauer, third. Girl of the Month by Barbara Hollander Betty Zoch, 4B honor student and scholastic leader, has been chosen as our Girl of the Month. Betty, besides having a high scholastic average, is also a very line pianist and is accompanist for the Mixed Chorus. She has given recitals in both piano and organ. One of her favorite sports is bowling, and she is a former member of the bowl- ing team. ' Betty enjoys knitting and crocheting as a hobby. After graduation Betty plans to attend Northwestern University and major in education, with the object of preparing herself to teach the second and third grades. ln addition to all her other activities, Betty finds time to hold down a part time job. Rough Riders Bow to Eagles, 25-0 Taft triumphed over the Roosevelt eleven Saturday, October 29, to anchor their hold on second place. 4 In the first quarter, Wanegar threw a 55 yard touchdown pass to Kwasigroch, but Kocmond missed' the conversion. The second tally came late in the half when Wanegar threw another touchdown pass to Osko for a 38 yard total. The point after touchdown was missed and Taft led at the half 12fO. In the third quarter Wanegar climaxed a long Taft march and plunged over from the three. Kocmond made the conversion and the score was 19'O. In the final period Wanegar threw to Osko again fWanegar now figuring in the fourth tally and' Osko figuring in the secondj for the 20 yard touchdown play. The scoring was as follows: TAFT ,,.,,,,,.,.,,,..., 6 6 7 6 25 ROOSEVELT .... 0 O 0 0 0 Eagles Gain City League Playoffs by Bob Moers Last Friday the Eagles clinched sec- ond position in the North Section by whipping the Sullivan eleven 16fO. There was no score in the hrst quarf ter, but John Osko came through and scored in the second and third quarters on two and nine yard touchdown runs. Hank 'Kocmond made both conversions. This set the score at 14fO till Dick Rosen' berg, Sullivan's punter, stepped out of the end zone for a safety. With Art johnson back in the lineup, the Eagle backs were ready to soar and Wanegar, Osko, and Hess were really running in top form. Taft will proceed on to the playoffs to battle Fenger next Saturday. The scoring was as follows: TAFT .............. 0 7 9 0 - 16 SULLIVAN .... o o 0 0-jo Taft - Osko 12, Kocmond 2, Rosen' berg 2. REMEMBER WHEN.. zW..,,...,. ..... ...W ,,,, ., .... ...Q , yy ,P -ul ' ' ..t. if l ra-+ 'If , V rw tar , . ,Q . , fi flex 4 A S .9 2 I, . figf it i 5 i . l 'xajjanwssyam Auuqof 'OI 'ajez Auoll '6 'ueioyq uarssngn 'g 'qCl0O Al. 'L 'XXOJ Aultuif '9 'ueaq Azzgq 'Q Aiaatuiapuelfx Auuqof 'V '3y1qaQ no'I 'Q '3unoA Appng 'Z 'UOSQHH uoq '1 zrnb ol. s.IaMsuV S1 11 if Inasmch as the Boots 'n Spurs Rid' ing Club has been unable to obtain a sponsor, it will discontinue until further notice. Ten Take Tour On Saturday, November 18, at 10:00 ten Taft students gathered at Navy Pier. They toured this branch of the University of Illinois and were greatly impressed at the facilities offered there. Happy Holiday That luxurious 1950 Oldsmobile Holi' day that has been seen parked near Taft recently is the property of none other than our own Mrs. Walker. The stream' lined '88' is an attractive addition to our campus. Phillips Feeling Fit All Taftities will be glad to hear that Rita Phillips, who was stricken with a very rare disease in September of 1949 during her 4A semester, is at last be' ginning to resume her normal life. Here's wishing her the best of luck. She def serves it. Amurzdseri Host to Taftites Representing Taft, on November 15, at a meeting of Dance Planning Committee representatives from high schools all over the city were Virginia Van Der Meulerl and Albert Harwood. The interesting and informative meeting was held at Amundsen High School. Editor Airs News On Saturday morning, November 18, Shirley McKee spoke on the radio pro' gram High Time over station WBEZ. As editor of the Taft Trib she gave inf formation about the paper, the school, and various other activities. Future Florence Niglitiugales Three senior girls made good use of their holiday, November 7. They took that opportunity to visit Wesley Memo' rial and Passavant Hospitals and returned to school dreaming of the day, after graduation, when they could enter one of these fine institutions as student nurses. Orchids to Council To be commended for its splendid work in keeping our erasers clean, is the special committee of the .Student Council. We hear that another committee is plan- ning to improve conditions in the lunch' room. Here's hoping .... ! l Pigskin Prance N D . 8 8:30 P. M. Lic l hllipisiff T ft Tribune Taft High School, Chicago, Illinois 'November 21, 1950 4A CLASS OFFICERS POSE FOR PHOTOGRAPHER Standing Cl. to r.D: President Robert Williams. Vice-President Douglas Wanegar. Sitting fl. to rj: Secretary Margot Muht, and Treasurer William Moritz. College Night Soon In a special assembly, Miss Lowes, our college advisor, gave Taftites some valu' able information about colleges and uni' versities. At this meeting, special pamph- lets were given to the audience to supplement Miss Lowe's talk. She told the group about what to look for when choosing a college, about special aptitude tests, and scholarships. These phamplets also contained lists of colleges within a. 200 mile radius of Chicago. The Taft Faculty and student body wish to extend their deepest sympathies to Mr. Mitchell in his recent bereavement. Mr. Mitchell's motherfinflaw, Mrs. Laura Reid Montgomery, a very famous short story writer, died in her home in Plano. She began her writing career in 1916 and during that time she sold more than 2,000 short stories, articles, and serials. Many of Mrs. Montgomery's stories ap' peared in the Daily News. McMahon Addresses 60 Taft Pedagogues Mr. John T. McMahon who is the Director of the Division of Guidance and Counselling visited Taft for the first time glad recently. Your reporter was very to have the opportunity to interview Mr. McMahon before he addressed the faculty. The Department of Guidance and Counselling, of which Mr. McMahon is the director, supervises the placement counselors and provides occupational inf formation for 47 Chicago schools. This division carries on occupational research and helps the students by providing inf formation on job opportunities. In ad' dition, the issuing of work permits is also supervised by Mr. McMahon's depart' ment. About two years ago the Division of Guidance and Counselling was known as the Occupational Research Depart' ment- Cont'd on page 18 18 Taft Tribune Continued from first page Mr. McMahon said that many em' ployers object to the attitude of some students toward their work. Quite a few graduates seem to think that the world owes them a living but they soon lind that employers demand a day's work for a day's pay. According to Mr. Mc' Mahon, employers still do not hire enough handicapped workers. As an ex' ample he cited one case where his depart' ment tried for many months to have a large downtown bank hire a deaf girl. The girl was finally hired and she per' formed her .duties so satisfactorily that she has remained in that position for eleven years now. Mr. McMahon commented that the average age of Taft's faculty seemed to be younger than that of other Chicago schools. We all hope that Mr. McMahon's visit to Taft was a pleasant one and that he will visit us again. rrnlcrngg Upxx ,1l1llPl Hi, kids, here's what you've been wait' ing for, so let's go. All the girls in Miss Brueckman's division are trying to figure how Bob Salari gets the wave in his hair. How about a hint, Bob? Barbara Norton and Bill Calkins are seen togethervery frequently. We're wondering if a new romance has started. It seems that Bonnie Rudland has finally given up hope for Dave Rex and is going out with a boy from Austin. It appears that many girls would like to go out with Graham Olson. Come on, Gram, give them a break. Janet Anderson's favorite movie star is Gabby Hayes. Wonder why: Julie Strayer seems to be in a daze since Don Ernst asked her to go steady. Male Fashions Did you all get a glimpse of Don Thompson's leopard skin shirt? How could you miss it? Barbara Peterson was lucky enough to get a date with alumnus Ron Peterson. Nice going, Barb. Marcia Lein's brother Jerry seems to come in handy. He's got a cute room' mate, huh Mush? Dorothy Weed is having a hard time deciding between Jerry Farber and Gus James. May the best man win! The girls at Janet Anderson's slumber party still haven't decided who won the wrestling match between Pat .Smyer and Joan Siddons., Sue Plein and Char Frumkin duck every time somebody mentions the word water. Couldn't have anything to do with Halloween night, could it? Jon Liljequist seems to be following his brother's footsteps, not scholastically, but socially. How about that Ajax? Vir' ginia M. and Lois H. are the interested parties. Zora Waschbusch doesn't seem to mind' having alumnus Bob Coyle take up a good part of her time. By the time you read this Date'nite will be something in the past, but judging by the kids who are going, it should be a swell affair. If you're wondering why Margaret Martin's arm is in a sling, it's because she got a little reckless at the Hub Roller Rink. That's about all the gossip for now, kids. See you in the next issue. My Cake Fell . . . EE52555552Qisiaisisieiiffiiififi . .,., 5 53 . if 5:52eZz2:is?s225255fEESE iiE2525252525252511E1252225222522225255521 5aEe:s:5 'f1 -:5. ..:5E525E5E2EaS5Ee25 ,,:, ,5,5,5,g,5, gl sieisiziziais rieif ':1---1 e:s:g:gg:- .52fg1g:5Q:. 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Donna Lundstroin is also engaged to Ed Mauter. They have not set an exact date for the wedding as Ed is now in the Army. Harold i'Porky Wakitsh is now in his second year at Annapolis Academy. Arlene Squirt Larsen is a student nurse at Ravenswood Hospital. She is very happy with the double scholarship she received when she graduated. Council Corner by John Gust Our Student Council is really show' ing some life this semester. Although they are still in the process of moving their records to 317, they have many projects under way. The first of these is their eraser plan. An Eraser Committee has been formed to supply clean erasers for each class' room every three weeks. They already have a fine start on this resolution. Another special committee was ap' pointed to select Taft's candidate for the State Street Queen Contest. They selected Marjorie Hoe for this honor. A clean' up slogan contest is now under way. Two slogans will be selected from all submitted to be sent to the District Superintendent's Office. They will then be judged by a board of principals. This year the Coun' cil's Clean'Up Committee is headed by Jack Lanning and Charles Falkenthal. Taft sent two representatives to a Con' vention of Student Council Leaders, held last Saturday, November 18. Those selec' ted by the Council were Judith Zink and Douglas Meder. The purpose of this convention was to share ideas and types of organization. l.H'c in' I . W. 'Q on - -Stlliars Main'event of last week was Joe Vallee's going away party. Some of the seniors who attended were his sister Reeny Vallee, Marge Hoe, Shirley Mc' Kee, Paulette Pearson, Barbara Thomp' sen, Gerry Faber, Ron Loewe, Ray Black, Carol Duty, Virginia Van Der Meulen, Homer Rudolph Bev. Edgerton Bill Mor' itz and many others. They all agree it was a tremendous success. If you haven't already done so, take a look at the ring Margaret Krebs is sport' ing on her third finger, left hand. It really is beautiful, Margaret. Certain Senior girls seem to enjoy the library period 7. They pass their time by arranging beauty'marks o,n their faces. Don Chassee does a good job of smear' ing them up afterward. One of the most familiar persons seen skating at the new rink is Barb Paxton in her plaid skating skirt. It seems Gerry Wood is now sitting home cutting all her long skirts short. We hear Pat Mayer was giving a cer' tain Don a rough deal. Caroline Paulson went horse'back rid' ing last week and was stopped by a little man with a badge because she was racing her horse a little too much. THINKING AHEAD The exercise of foresight to think, look, and even hear ahead is so indispensable to safe driving that it can offset slow reactions, imperfect vision, unreliable dis' tance judgment, and other physical limi' tations that might otherwise impair ability to drive safely. The roar and sight of a car nearing an intersection at high speed is an auto' matic signal to one who drives beyond the hood of his car to apply the sound rule of slowing down at intersections- in this instance in the expectancy of bef ing compelled to yield the rightfoffway to a negligent driver who speeds through a stop sign. A parked car with an occupant in the front seat is always a potential for an abrupt turning movement into traihc. The sight of an opening door in an occupied parked car should automatically fore' warn that a passenger might carelessly step out suddenly in the path of ap- proaching traffic. On the other hand, parked cars that are clearly unoccupied do not need to command the sustained concentration of approaching drivers. Fumes from the exhaust or other signs of mechanical distress in the car ahead should bring the anticipation to drivers following that they may have to allow for a sudden maneuver to the curb. Like- wise drivers should make the mental reservation to be prepared for any emerf gency when they note erratic drivers ahead who weave between lanes without signaling and who change speeds radically for no apparent reason. Icy roads at intersections or in shel' tered areas and wet pavements ahead frequently can be anticipated by alert drivers. A driver who bothers to project himself ahead will note an impatient approaching driver who starts to nose around' a truck without allowing safe passing distance, and will avoid a wreck by his anticipation of the oncoming driver's predicament. NYX'YX'YX'YYYYYX'YXNYYYYXNX4v FALL FASHION XkvvNN'XNYX'YX'YX'YX'XNNNYX'YXN Fall has given way to winter, and with the snow we see some darling fashions. Our Taft girls intend to look pretty as well as keep warm. Marge Hoe is the center of attention with her blue and gray wool jersey dress. A bright red' stripe adds the finishing touch. Char Fuller is a first place winner in her red wool jersey dress-very smart, and very striking. Gail Martin is just as cute as can be in her beige kitten's ear coat. A row of tiny buttons at the top supply the trimming. - Connie Olson's ears won't freeze this winter. She is the proud possessor of a beige wool skating cap. We can't forget to mention Steve Kachatone's checkerboard shirt. It makes a perfect match for his hair. Shirl Paddi also has a checkerboard pattern, but hers is in the form of a skirt, equipped with three patch pockets piled one on top of the other. A plum colored, wool sweater is Nancy jensen's pride and joy. It sure looks cute with her yellow corduroy skirt. Here's hoping you have noticed Carol McGovern's soft brown cardigan sweater. Can't see how you could' miss it. Toddie Bartholomew and Dottie john' son are really proud of their twin parkas. Both are reversible, one side being white, the other khaki. Let the snow come. Taft girls are ready. I una or R C if, .7 Ill' 0l l It seems that a certain Elaine is moonf ing over a senior named Don but he just doesn't realize it. Why does Pat have to sit on the floor in period 5 lunch? Are the floors too slick or are the boys the cause of it all? Leslie Lenior went swimming last Thursday night. ' U joyce Hollen can't keep her mind on her work. You can blame Kay W. for that! It seems that joyce Christensen just can't make up her mind between Phil and' Hank, quite aitough decision. What's this we hear about Pete Bane asking Shirley Boccaccio to the dance Friday night?? The reason for the stars in Gail Mar' tin's eyes is because she went to Datef Nite with George Williston. We are wondering how Don Swanson and Tom Garland are coming along with their freshie girl friends. A Texas man was in a rifle match and unaccountably missed every shot at 100 and 200 yards. He scored bullsfeyes, however, at 500 yards. How come? a byfstander wanted to know. Well, said the Texan, back home we never bother to shoot at anything less than 500 yards away. We just throw rocks. Taft Tribune 19 Intrigues Tri-Hi-Y Business can be mixed with pleasure. At the last general meeting of the Taft Tri' HifY, the club discussed and accomplished a good deal of club business. Yearbooks were distributed, service and physical projects were discussed, a special devof tional was given and plans for the finance campaign were announced. Mrs. Dey- man, Director of the Women's and Girls' Work of the Irving Park YMCA, spoke at this meeting and told the girls about the purpose and procedure of the Hnance campaign. The meetings committee then put on a radio program with an old Burns and Allen script starring joan Urban, Anne Kent, and Diane Kisting. There was a special gossip column given by joan Moquin and' an exciting description of a Taft game narrated by Carol Boldt. After the show, Snitch and Snoop were read and' the meeting was adjourned. Glamour Girl Gwendolyn Gives Taft De-icers Keen Competition Everybody's raving about Gwendolyn. We've heard a lot about this marvelous personality but few have seen her so we thought we'd tell you a few of her virtues. Gwendolyn is a beautiful creature, wonderfully proportioned, and at all times draped in a unique style. Besides these important features she's an ideal companion and we guarantee she's no gold'digger. She's always content to stay at home in front of the television setfon or off. Her most remarkable personality traits are that she will never monopolize your conversation, ask to drive your car, or ruin your suedes on the dance floor. This wonderful girl believes two can live as cheaply as one-sand proves it!! Hon' est!!! Gwen is a homefloving girl, too. You'll never iind her gone when you return from a long, hard day at work. Sounds like a good deal, doesn't it? So, boys, try and make a date with Gwendolyn. You'll have to admit she's the kind of girl that's hard to find. But if you do locate her . . . boy, are you lucky! ED. NOTE: Gwendolyrfs address will appear in the next issue of the Taft Trib. Principal: This is the fifth time you have been in my office this week! What have you to say for yourself? john: 'Tm certainly glad today is Friday. 20 Taft Tribune Eagles Bow to Mighty Fenger Come snow, blizzard or a football game at 103rd and' COTTAGE GROVE - Taftites proved they are loyal to their mighty 11 for 59 fans stood cheering as the whistle blew and Fenger kickedfoff to Taft, Saturday, Nov. 11. Shy on both height and weight, the Eagles fought defiantly, but none the less the score stood 14f0 in favor of Fenger at the half. Defensively Taft shone, holding Fenger's third quarter march but during the final few minutes of the game their power machine managed to push the pig' skin past our goal line two more times. Wanegar's interception of a Fenger pass, blocking by Wijas and Hayes, running by Hess and Johnson and' Osko was above that of other games. Taft was unable to score during the game and when the gun went off the score board stood at Fenger 28 - Taft 0 and the Eagles' last chance for the final playfoffs faded as the stands cleared slowly. The fans walked from the park with the strains of the Taft loyalty song still quietly on their lips. INQUIRING f.:....1 RE PORTER Here we are again asking questions- always questions and more questions, not only do you get hit for answers in classes but in the halls, too. The question for this week is: What's your favorite song, 'and Why? Diane Gromke QZBJ: Count Every Star fno special reasonl. Toddy Bartholomew HBH: Harbor Lights. fReminds me of last summer.j Mr. Rodgers: No Letter Today. fBrings back memories of those mornings at four o'clock.J Carol Dehlinger MBP: A Kiss For Tomorrow. fReminds me of New York., Roger Mclntire QZAJ: Cool, Clear Water. fReason: I'm thirsty.J Kathrine Buending QZBJ: Good Night Irene. CMy Dad doesn't like itj Roger Futrell f4Bj: There's Noth' ing Like a Dame. fNeed I say more?J .Sherrill Peterson QZAJ: Bushel and a Peck. QBecause it's .differentj Carrol Duty f4Bj: Penthouse Seref nadef' fSentimental reasons.j Corinne Schanmier MAJ: Thinking of You. fHeard it on a special .d'ate.J Shirley McKee MAJ: Star Dust. f'Cause they played it at all the parties I like to rememberj Lone Man Brafves Senior Tea On November 14 the Senior Girls' Club gave their annual tea for their mothers. Light refreshments consisting of various openfface sandwiches, cookies, candies, and tea and coffee were servedf A very pleasant afternoon was had by all. For twelve consecutive years, Miss Grace Rogers, founder of the club, has been its wonderful sponsor. This is one of the most popular clubs at school. The club was honored with the pres' ence of Mr. Pixley a college representa- tive from Iowa Wesleyan. Mr. -Pixley is anxious for Taftites to hear the Wes' leyan choir when it goes on tour next year. A program was presented to the mothers. Irene Heglund sang MSO In Love, followed by a piano solo by Mar' garet Van Gorp. Joanne Dass played several selections on the piano and then Arlys Nitsche sang Falling In Love With Love. The program closed with a piano solo by Betty Zoch. How Green Are Our Frosh Up in the morning at the unearthly hour of 10:02, our hero rushes for his 11:05 class. As he reaches his steam- heated locker he discovers that he 'has forgotten his algebra book. What will teechur say? thinks our hero. There' upon he grabs his books fall .of them . . why make extra trips?j, and decides to tell her that his buddy must have taken it by mistake. At 1:14 'he works up a tremendous appetite climbing those three monstrous flights of stairs to the lunchroom this elevator pass had been declared' voidj. As he stands in line waiting to buy his milk, one of those huge Seniors comes by and demands that our hero hand him a coke. Not wishing to bring the wrath of t'he mighty upper classman down upon him, he does as he is told, dreaming of the day when he will be entitled to de' mand similar service. Out at 4:15 after a hard .day of trip' ping Seniors in the halls, he pulls from his shopping bag a lantern to light his way home to supper and Kukla, Fran and Ollie. ' - g3m.,,..:- .gg- ' -':-:CM 'f1i1.f'3'1',1 . Suowse . . wrwia, ..,. -W- gt g ii,-53,7 I ,mei 4 -1 .45-1 ' X - N, 'wir' W -' VG- f?'.'.tti.' ,.a . a+fSQ 1 -, ssi Q.. Y T: 'L' 'lf' 12 ., . .. .- i l,rAw?1g-2 A H fi g f, if . Iii: vi r Q , ,g f 5 X ., 'i . 1 w is it 'wh 5 1 ' i ... D 3 .P f . irggfzififq ,i Ja, fd .. ' e , fy fge..f fg5iEf5z:f-rg--1 'gas ' . . 4: X:-.51 A ff: 4 -viii faffw' 4 2 153:11-- svffa 'gfuuiif 4.: 'X-W: r- in-r-r..',9g. .Y iw,-IM, .gc .gi ,f ggi .1 ug ' v 'M' 'Q .. It seems that loan Weir has a com' plaint to make in regard to the first gym class- It's boring . Poor Ioannie she must be lonesome for Bill. A certain girl with the initials S. M. also has a complaint to make in regard to Arlys Nitsche's linger nails and over' guarding. As everyone knows Marge Hoe is quite a little swimmer for is she???j. Anyway, the girls in the period 8 swimming class are tired of hearing her complain about the towels being too small. Have you ever seen Marlene Martin in a tank suit, Boy, she really improves the style of them!!! What's this we hear about Maryfann Woodly taking a refreshing ice cold shower at the request of her friend Ruth Anna Winch. We're wondering why the period 8 gym is so empty. How's the park, girls? For the next two weeks Bob Moers will be in the girls' locker room scout' ing up news for this column. Be good, girls!!! nom Lei :Liuuisgr T 0 gg-,E-Q3 Anyone walking by the Taft parking lot on an average day may see: Ronnie Bruzan polishing the windshield on his roadster, after all it's the only window he has .... Hank Kallimanes with the problem of getting his car started after period six .... Hank 'Kwasinski with the only Plymouth in the lot with two unmatched sides .... Ted Voss walking around with his Piston Pusher jacket for everyone to admire. . . Ron Man' gold challenging everyone to a drag race with his Ford' coupe .... Bill Forney who is the proud owner of' a newly orange painted model A .... That the girls all go to Ron Ploetz for a ride home .... Al Zeller trying to sell his '37 Ford to anyone interested. It's some' thing you would have to look twice at, to believe that it could run the way it does. tvllipsitf T if Tribune Toys to Tots Boys of Mr. C0ltman's and' Mr. Fava- ro's industrial arts classes have been busy making doll beds. This project, sponsored by the American Red Cross, has been undertaken so that the children of hospitalized service men may be sent these toys for Christmas. Miss Nielsen's home arts classes have made mattresses and a few stocking dolls to be sent with the beds. Fudge for Freshies At the November assembly of the Taft P.T.A., the award for having the most number of memberships in the P.T.A. was won by division 308 P.M. with Mr. G. L. Hackett as division room teacher. The prize was a supply of delicious home' made fudge. Ring Them Bells Jean Price, formerly of Mrs. Anderf son's division, really had a big day on Sunday, November 19. She didn't just get married, she appeared on the program Wedding Day and had her wedding completely televised. Flash!! Members of the football team have made their big decisions. Bill Forney has been voted honorary captain and john Osko has been voted the most valuable player of Taft's 1950 football squad. Congratulations to the whole team. You did an excellent job this season. See You There Tomorrow night, December 8, is the Pigskin Prance. Why not come to this dance in honor of the football team and see the crowning of this year's football queen? You'll have loads of fun and probably meet many friends whom you've forgotten you had!! Germans Turn Bakers Charity is now 557.50 richer-thanks to Taft's German Club. As usual their bake sale was a sweet success. Honor Roster Of the many Taftites who wished to honor Pops Rapier, only a few were able to do so. Jerome Biedka, Richard Hathaway, Gordon Schiefelbein, Albert Harwood, John Nelson, and Emil Adams served as honor guards. The Bring squad, led' by Cadet Major Gust, consisted of Ronald Aron, Ronald Hass, Jerome Biedka, Richard Hathaway, Ivan Delman, and Arnold Fanzoi. The pallbearers were Douglas Meder, Herbert Wunar, Carl Edwards, Donald Tamagno, George Ma' tula, and Raymond Whitehead. Taft High School, Chicago, Illinois December 7, 1950 Entire School Mourns Passing of John C. Rapier -'ie .z P Q ' ' 14521 :aET': : 'Ei . 1. ,.,.. '- John C. Rapier 1900 - 1950 A greater skill was his to be An inspiration guiding me- And all of those to whom he gave A lesson greater than Be Brave . He taught us all the patience of An understanding born of love. It's hard to grasp-he's gone, our Pops . Music livesg though the trumpet stops. The horn is still, the music slow, Our hats are off as we watch him go. in music so that It was a blue Monday when most Taft students and teachers learned of the death of Iohn C. Rapier. Mr. Rapier was popuf larly and affectionately known as Pops . The loss of his ready smile and helping hand will be perhaps most missed by the members of the band' and orchestra. To them he was much more than a teacherg he was a friend and counsellor, a very real source of inspiration to his kids , While on a band picnic or an orchestra outing at Riverview, he was just one of the gang. Besides teaching the R. O. T. C. Band, Symphony Band, Orchestra, and beginners and intermediate bands and orchestra, during school hours, he'had classes at the Rosedale Fieldhouse two days a week in which he taught a group of grammar school children to play band and orchestra instruments so that when they reached Taft he would have the superior quality band and orchestra for which Taft has long been famous. An' other of his activities was the dance band, which met once a Week in the Held house. The satisfaction he received from the knowledge that he was teach' ing the kids, and the fact that he could arouse in them enough interest they would spend their time to learn from him, more than com- pensated for the small sum that he received. Although Taft we of the band superior ratings, will have to go a long way to find someone to take his place, and orchestra know that he would want us to continue to win and we will do our best to cofoperate fully with anyone the school may give us as a teacher. Perhaps the highest tribute we could pay him is to remember that an unkind word was never spoken about him. Taft halls will seem less bright with the loss of Pop's cheerful Hi, Kid! He never made anyone unhappy - until he left. Sweet Sleuths Lucky Sleuths' Shuffle winners Donna Rutter, Phyllis Aliota, Donna Standley, Eugene Swanson, Albert Harwood, Carol Brandt, and Warren Wolf were awarded boxes of Andes Candies at the last Fri' day Night Social. Student Council Warm-up Students of William Howard Taft High .School have been heard to say that they know nothing of their Student Council. Many students are interested in the Council but do not cooperate with the various members. As you know, each division has two members represented at every meeting. All meetings are posted in the weekly bulletin. These represen' tatives are to keep the division rooms informed on the .doings of the Council. One of the pet projects of the Council is the selling of book covers. By the way, have you bought yourself one yet? And, also, those nice, clean erasers you have seen lately are due to the Eraser Committee. Our Student Council is also in charge of this semester's Cleanfup Campaign. How about helping them out? If you have any special suggestions for the Student Council, please tell your division room representative and she or he will bring it up at the next Council meeting. 22 Taft Tribune Time to Face 'Cold Facts' It's red flannel time again for the family car, which means that it's time to pref pare for the months ahead as insurance against unpleasant inconveniences and costly breakdowns that have a habit of popping up with the arrival of winter. BATTERY: Have a competent me' chanic test it to .determine its condition. If it is weak but will take a charge, have it recharged. If he tells you that it is doubtful whether it will take a charge, do the wise thing-buy a new battery. Check for properly tightened battery cables, firmly attached ground cable, signs of battery corrosion and proper water level in the battery. Once you have your battery in good shape, keep it that way by regular inspection throughout the cold months. COOLING SYSTEM: All radiators should be protected with antiffreeze. Bef fore putting it in, have your radiator flushed out and thoroughly cleaned. Be sure that all hose connections are tight and the hoses themselves in serviceable condition. If any hose is cracked or worn, replace it. Be sure that the ther' mostat is working properly. FUEL SYSTEM: A great deal of cold weather trouble comes from water in the fuel system. Have it checked now for proper connections and any possible water in the sediment bowl or gasoline tank. During the cold weather a few ounces of pure grain alcohol in the gas tank at regular intervals will prevent any freez' ing of the fuel lines. MOTOR: It is most important that the motor be properly tunedfup. lf the carburetor, ignition system, spark plugs, generator and timing are functioning properly, the cold weather will have much less effect on the car. LUBRICATION: Don't delay in changing to a Winter grade motor oil. TIRES: Slippery weather ahead' re' quires good tread on the tires. If the tires are worn and smooth, you will lose much needed traction on icy roads. Make it a point to carry a bag of sand, salt or ashes in the luggage compartment. As an aid in getting started when stalled on ice or in snow it is one of the best little helpers. Prepared by: James J. Grifhn Coordinator of Safety 1-11 --1 ' noni DANCING l TOMORROW 8:30 Boys' Gym Platter Chatter by Barbara Hollands For you phonograph owners who suf' fer from surface noise, sound distortion and loose needles, fon your record player, of courselj buy Spike Jones's Molasses. Honest, you won't notice it. Another suggestion for Spike jones fans is Mother, Wonft You Buy a Baby Brother? Perhaps you don't care for scrubboard music and want something more soothing. Well, then, Thinking of Tau, by Eddy Fisher, a rising star with a smooth, mel' low voice, will please you. Ralph Flanagan has two new releases, both of them beautiful jobs, Nevevtheless and Harbor Lights. If you can invest in an album, Wayne King has one that's really tops: The Waltzes 'You Saved for Me. Glenn Miller, though gone, still lives on in his album titled simply Glenn Miller, a collection of some of his nnest discs. l. DON'T LET Tl-IIS GET Ui... AROUND- It seems that everyone had a wonder' ful time at the Sadie Hawkins party given by Carol Johnson. Every girl caught her man with the exception of Diane Hupke. We're wondering why. Some of the happy couples there were: Carol and Art Johnson, Dottie Johnson and Larry Palmer, Marie Colosouno and Dick Cole, Charlene Fuller and Dick. Paulette Pearson, Joanne Aggerbeck, Shirley McKee, Jeannette Huntman, Bill Crawford, Heather Lundmark, Joan Clements, and Jerry Burk had a big weekfend recently. They appeared in two performances of the play Rootin' Tootin' Ranch at the Edison Park Methodist Church. Big Question of the Week Who is Ron Ploetz taking to the Prom? He's promised so many already. If any of you big seniors have an extra spelling book that you don't know what to do with, donate it to a good cause, namely Bob Moers. We're sure he would appreciate it. Taftites are anxious to know where all the pennies went that were collected in a certain U.S. history class. What about that, Marge? Some of the 2A girls are planning a December hayride. You had better bring a lot of blankets, cause it's mighty cold this time of the year. Other 2A girls found out that Jack Lunaberg sure is handsome when he's dressed up. He ought to do it more often! Take notice of the new rings H.F.C. are sporting. Helen Blomberg's sweet sixteen party proved to be a big success. Some of the couples there were Priss Anderson and Jorgen Jacobsen, Angie Chious and John Lialas, Joan Slorski and Frank Dro' gas, Sally Green and Bud Tomlinson. What would become of some of the freshmen fellows if they couldn't crash the H.B.'s club meetings? V We hunted high and low fmostly low, as Freshies are usually tinyj for this news so you had better appreciate it, kids!! If you notice a few sleepy girls around school it's the result of Novelle Cunning' ham's slumber party. The girls had a wonderful time, but the neighbors can't say the same! Several girls with brothers have quickly become more popular since the girls learned about them. An example: lene Stobeck. have Mar' Wh0's always borrowing Jackie Ec' kertt's and Francine Kiscellus's gym suits during period 6? Lost but not Found! Why is Louise Anderson always run' ning to French? Do you like it that much, Louise? What is Joan Tenbush scribbling dur' ing her art period or is that drawing, Joan? Why doesn't Joan Jasinski like art? She got an S , what more does she want? What happened to the Beau Catchers Club that was going so strong? lt seems as if Lois Hylen and George Oliver Q4BJ are getting to know other very well. J each Those mittens that Mary Hamren is knitting for some unknown friend aren't getting very far. Judy Krause's telephone has been very busy lately. How about that, Howie? One of the main questions asked around school these days is why was Tom Darville playing fireman early, very early, one bright morning? . . . the school fire escape at that, or were you playing, Tom???? Attention, F. B. I..' It seems a new gang has formed in chemistryfperiod 7. The novice conspiraf tors include Pat Dolesch, Bill Forney, Arlene Gardner and Don Simonson. We never did want a roof over our heads anyhow, kids. Looks like Pete Glass is ready for a coldfcold winter with those heavy wool socks and big shoes he's been sporting lately. Tom Lycos was a little UD surprised when his DatefNite plans were called off and his exfdate went with Chuck. Twelve Teachers Tackle Taft' y Standing Cl to rj: Mr. Fenn, Mr. Rodger, Mr. Buchwald, and Mr. Robins. Second row: Miss Duback, Mrs. Mitchell, Miss 0'Rourke, Mrs. Buricka, and Mrs. Binder. Seated: Miss M. M. Johnson, Mr. Lynch, and Mrs. Dykes. vAAAAAA Bowling Lines w Come on, they're two marks up on us alreadyl..-Famous last words of the bowl' ing league. While glancing at the board in 214 the other day, we noticed George Carter is in first place for the boys with a 153 average. Paul Felgenhauer, Glenn johnson, Bruce Beresford, and Ed Arch' ambault follow in that order with 138, 137, 136, and 132 respectively. High game honors go to George Carter with a 223. George has also cinched high single series with 540, and john Gust is second with a 509. Team high series was taken by the Lucky Five who rolled 2685. In addition to his bowling, George is the League Secretary, Don Fisher rates as President, and Ron Gian' cola as Vice'President. Boys' League members are: B. Kroe' schell, A. Eichlin, B. Staats, B. Pearson, E. Swanson who make up the .Queer .Qui-ntetg R. Ploetz, F. Olson, I. Gust, J. Lagario, and H. Meyer who call them' selves the Romeosg I. Olsen, I. Krejci, G. Olsen, D. Steuckman, and G. Guth who go under the name of the Five Flatsg D. Fisher, G. Johnson, R. Korn, G. Shellhammer, and T. Buckley who make up the B.j.K.F.'S.g R. Giancola, E. Archambault, G. Pokorney, D. Merivic, and S. Keay call themselves the Metsg and George Carter, P. Felgenhauer, H. Rose' enberg, B. Beresford, and I. Burk com' pose the Lucky Five team. Take a Good Look You just can't beat our Taft girls when it comes to fashions. This winter, velvet seems to be the most popular material and the gals really have some smart velvet outfits! Both Carol Vannerson and Elaine Schroeder have black velvet weskit and skirt combinations. Diane Kisting's white velvet Date'Nite dress worn with blue velvet shoes really commanded at' tention. Arlys Nitsche topped her black velvet skirt with a white formal sweater. Marge VanGorp wore her favorite color, blue, again this time in the form of a beautiful suit. We also have many velvet accessories this season including hats, shoes, purses, dickies, etc. Arlene Stonequist's new wool dress is navy blue with a peter'pan collar, and three'quarter length dolman sleeves. Suits Are in the News Gerry Wood has been sporting a sharp new tweed suit trimmed with red' vel' veteen cuffs and a red weskit. Sally Dar' nell has added a smart red suit to her collection. Those twin corduroy suits be' long to Bev. Anderson and Leah Staude, Taft Tribune 23 one's forest green and the other's lip' stick red. That cute Daisy Mae costume that Dolores Debs whipped up one night will be very appropriate if she ever goes to a masquerade party with Li'l Abner again. just Sew, Sew i'Sew 'Em Yourself is Elaine Nor' gren's motto and the beautiful skirts she's made for herself prove how right she is. Those matching Nile green jumpers that Mary Ann Tomberg and Evie Mayer made for themselves are also outstanding in this week's fashion parade. jackie Fee, Connie Olson, Pat Mayer, and' other members of their club really look sharp in their new red jackets. We just couldn't end this fashion column without saying a word about Mr. Rodger's new gray herringbone tweed suit. lt's just what the well'dressed civics teacher is wearing these days. Seniors Schedule 4A Luncheon Dec. 18 Seniors MAJ have been running around the school making many plans for the forthcoming senior activities. There have been several prom committee meetings and the results are as follows. The prom will be held at the Graemere Hotel, on january 12, 1951. Parents of the class as well as the 4B classmen are cordially invited. The luncheon committee has had several meetings and have planned a won' derful program. The luncheon will take place in the girls' gym at one o'clock on December 18. ' At the last meeting of the senior class, President Bob Williams told of the ex' penses that the class as a whole would have to meet. Each chairman gave his report as to what the committees were doing. Miss Fink, Mrs. Anderson and' Miss Neuman have worked hard to make each of these activities a big success. So let's all get out and push to show them our appreciation for their earnest efforts. Re' member it's your graduation so make it a nice one. Make it something to re' member. Note: Some of you hard working 4A's have not as yet paid your dues so don't forget to see Bill Moritz. He's willing to relieve you of that excess money! -li- Among those seen at the 'iRainbow Rhapsody were Bob Shirley and Lois Boenler. What happened that james Ostberg fGunnerj didn't make it? Remember Marge Ewing? lt seems she is living in Hawaii now and from all reports she is having a wonderful time. 24 Taft Tribune Eaglets Reminisce by Bob Moers Taft's froshfsoph football team can look back on a very successful season. Their three win and live loss record doesn't mean much for they held their opponents to 86 points while scoring 80 themselves. The linemen who so ably held down the forward wall where Liljequist and Ka' rolczak ends, Galla and Broch tackles, Iverson and' Feldmen guards, and Rex center. Other linemen who saw much duty were Osucha, Skipple, Pederson, and Fratzke. The backfield, composed of Ron Klef zek fPhil's brotherJ,Harvey Crippen, Ken Andersen, and Bob Mooney, did a bang' up running job. Crippen and Klezak did an excellent job of passing and Klef zek really called plays like a pro. Other backs who saw service were Rogers, Plyman, Rauhut, and Hayes. The only real injury came when Anderson pulled' some ligaments in his leg in mid- season and wasn't able to play again until the Lane game. The Eaglets can look back to a sucf cessful season, the high point being their 13fO loss to Lane. Lane scored in the opening seconds and a nip and tuck battle followed. With only a few seconds left to go, Lane scored again on a desperf ation play. For experience this season, Bob Moo' ney, Harvey Crippen, and Kent Andersen were carried as members of the varsity squad. -Ll- Hi-Y Organizes Teams Taft Hi-Y has made many gains during its last few meetings. One of these is the appointment of a team committee. Their objective will be to get the various members to join a team such as basket' ball, swimming, volleyball, and track, or to participate in competition with other clubs. Another thing the members are working on is one of the feature pro- jects since the origin of the club. It is to be a huge dance that will be given towards the end' of the semester. The various committees for the organization of this dazzling affair have been appointed and are already making the necessary arrangements. Although the Taft ofiicers oiiiciated, Taft combined with Schurz Hi-Y at a recent meeting. Feature attraction was an active member of the F.B.I., who pre' sented to the Hi'Y'ets a few points on the history and responsibility of that organization. The faculty and student body of Taft wish to express their deepest sympathy to the Hoe family in their recent bereavement. Shop Boys Aid Needy Youngsters Cl. to r.D: Wayne Gardner, Gregory Williams, Gordon Charter, Wayne Noble. WHEN THIS IS SAID: Smiles from the Files by john Gust : IT MEANS: Boy, what a tough test A student I didn't study, Oh, no! Mr. Sigalos I don't want to do the dishes. Meetcha after school Best Buddy I might phone tonight - about 8 o'clock. Don't miss this spectacular Movie Poster Class B? Not worth it! epic. Car needs a washing Father Time to leave-FAST! I want you to run to the Mother You'll be shopping all store a minute afternoon, Let me play Spike Jones' Prospective I want to kill time. new release Customer Mr. Seyller wants to see you Div. teacher Mr. Seyller wants to see you. I'll be home early Young son I'll be in at 2. I'll be down in a minute Your date Time for another game of chess. I'm not hungry Girl on a date Check your wallet! Mermen Find Submarine In Pool Get Ready! Get Set! Go! That was the phrase voiced' continuously by swimming coach Joe Kupcinet as he timed both new and old swimming team members. The first prefswimming season tryfouts were held November 17 to hnd out how Taft's swimming team will stack up this season. Among those who were successful in competition are senior swimmers Richard Dernell, James Morbeck, and Jerry Gerf hardt who swims a 100 yard backstroke. Two of the juniors who made good show' ings at the tryfouts were Edward Iver' son and Victor Longman, free style. The Taft tankers have shown line prowess in previous years and we hope that our water friends will do as well this year. Career Conference It has been announced that the Third Annual Chicago Area Career Conference will be held on December 27, 28, and 29 at the Illinois Institute of Technology. High school and junior college students of the Chicago area are invited to attend this conference. During these three days, 200 onefhour counselling sessions have been planned. These sessions will cover the advantages, disadvantages, and opportunities of over 70 different professions in business, inf dustry, and education. lt Ha pens Every Day Slippery Success On January 6 the TrifHifY held its longfawaited sock dance, officially called the i'Foot Ball. All who attended paid an admission fee according to the size of their feet. Coming Attraction Attention, Taftites!! In the near fu' ture Taft will again present a Variety Show. lt will be sponsored by the Stu' dent Council and the Drama Club who plan to conduct tryouts for all interested in participating. Chorus Carols Taft's Mixed Chorus added its bit to the holiday spirit by singing Christmas carols at the December meeting of the Norwood Park Chamber of Commerce. Doctor to Advise Grads At the commencement exercises on Ian' uary 25, Dr. Cassell, the former acting Superintendent of Schools, will deliver the address to the January '51 graduating class. Smorgasbord for Faculty Cn January 4, Taft's Scandinavian teachers had a party. They treated other members of the faculty to a delicious meal consisting of their country's most popular dishes. White Future Ahead According to the 4A class prophecy, read at the luncheon on December 18, nursing is the career that is most popular with girl grads, Seven of them plan to follow in the footsteps of Florence Nightingale. Olympic Repeater Ken Henry, a Taft grad, has again qualified to enter the races which decide who will represent the United States at the next Olympic meets. As you know Ken did very well representing Taft at many ice skating meets here in the city. Taft Teacher Triumphs Highest among Taft students attending Northern Illinois State Teachers' College was Velna Lewis. Her grades at the quarter win her hearty congratulations. New Chef Manley's loss was Taft's gain when Mrs. Staz became the supervisor of Taft's lunchroom on January 2. Council Candidates Candidates for the next ,Student Counf cil election have been chosen. They are: President, Joe Weiss and Paul Lauschke. Vice President, Don Fisher and Joanne Adamsg Secretary, Nancy Herz and Judy Zinkg and Treasurer, Frank Eorio and Bill Crawford. Taft High School, Chicago, Illinois January 16, 1951 TOP TRIUMPHANT TE Pictured above are the outstainrding scholars of the January 1951 graduat- ing class. In the top row are Marylin Solberg, valedictoriang Shirley McKee, third placeg Johqn Gust, fourth placeg and Joan Moquin, salutatorian. Reading from left to right in the second row are: Car-ol Brandt, fifth placeg and Carole Johnson, sixth place. Shown in the third row are: Roger Mazer, seventh placeg and Patricia Prestien, eighth place. In the fourth row are: Barbara Thompson, ninth place, and Ruth Yelk, tenth place. 26 Taft Tribune Deserving Students Receive Awards On January 11, period nine, students who unselfishly contributed their time and effort to various functions of the school received chevrons and shields as tokens of the school's appreciation. The chevron can be earned only after the shield, the shield requiring sixty serf vice points and the chevron, thirty more. These awards are symbols of school spirit and of pride in accomplishment. We owe a debt of gratitude to Miss Majewski for the labor she put into compiling the totals of service points for each individual. Those who earned chevrons were: 4A-Barbara Thompson-Felt. 4B -Edwin ArchambaultfLeitenstorfer. Lucy Brun.d'rettfLeitenstorfer. 3A+Carol Forsbecke-Klug. Virginia Sorensonflllug. Gail Chut2.4Klug. 3BfJeannine Wellens-Buchwald. Bette Sandstromflzox. Dorothy Schwarz-Longman. Elaine SwieczkowskifKlug. 2AfBarbara StendahlfTeeters. Phyllis Geisert-Luedemann. Angie Chious. Winners of the Taft Shields were: 4B4Suzanne Fisher4Rogers. Judith ZinkfMcCurdy. 3B4Betty .Steinbrink4Fox. Jean Sparrergiaascher. Lorraine Olsonflzox. ZA-Barbara NortonfNelson. Jeannette SmithfNelson. Vivian KullafTeeters. Janet Jantz4Luedemann. Pat MatthewsfTeet'ers, Barbara Peterson4Jordan. Pat CollinsfTeeters. Nancy Meyer-Luedemann. Helen Bloomberg4Jordan. Patricia Parks4Teeters. 2B-Sophie Lycos-Lukens. Nancy Peterson4Halverson. Barbara Dahlquist-Halverson. Betty Peterson4D. Roger. It Pays T0 Be Smart Although scholarships are not usually awarded to our extra smart Taftites until April or May, three of our exfstudents have received scholarships already. Both Velna Lewis and Lenore Mitchell have been the proud recipients of scholarships to the Northern illinois State Teachers' College, while Doris Anderson has been offered a scholarship to Augustana Col' lege at Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Senior Girls Give Gala Party Student Council Notes Two members of our Student Council represented Taft at the northeast and northwest section Student Council Assof ciation convention, November 18, held at the Evanston Township High School. They were Paul Lauschke, president, and Clifford Miller, vicefpresident. Taft had the honor of having Paul selected as one of the four candidates running for president of the convention. Many ideas were exchanged with the other schools from Chicago and surrounding areas. The Student Council was instrumental in getting two Taft girls the Junior Achievement scholarship to Patricia Ste' vens Modeling School. These two lucky girls are Jean Rutter and Marcella Ka' picka. Planning an assembly and drive for the Cleanfup Campaign is now one of the main objectives of the council. How about giving them all a hand? Also in the planning stage, the Drama Club and the Student Council working together hope to present a program of a variety type, but more about that later. Now a word' about the objectives of our Student Council. It is for the pur' pose of suggesting and arranging social activities, it publicizes these affairs, and can suggest disciplinary action for cerf tain outrages committed against the school or student body and could consider ac' tion necessary for student welfare. Re' member it's your Student Council! So how about giving them your help with suggestions and they will see that you have a better school, more assemblies, plays, and other forms of entertainment, but above all, please vote in all of your Student Council elections. One of the annual atlairs of the Senior Girls' Club is their Christmas party. Usuf ally the members make a special effort to attend this gala affair, but this year, be' cause each one was requested to bring a grabfbag present, many thought they weren't welcome unless they came with a gift. Those who did attend had fun by singing Christmas carols which Joanne Dass played on the piano. Arlys Nitsche sang a solo entitled k'Gesu Bambino. lrene Hegland sang one chorus of White Christmas and everyone joined in for the second. ice cream sandwiches were served while presents were exchanged be' tween the girls. Miss Rogers, the Senior Girls' Sponsor, was more than generous by bringing quite a few gifts. The party was ended with a Merry Christmas wish to all. Panels for P. T. A. While Taft's students are following the traditional academic trend, their parents in the P. T. A. are doing some mighty interesting work. Mrs. Paul Wall, Parent Education Chairman, has been conducting a series of meetings. At the first one, Mr. Teuf scher acted as panel moderator. The next one will be 'iSome of the Responf sibilities of Parents When Their High School Children Drive. At the regular meeting Miss M. Cap' ron, Mr. J. Mac Calmont, and Shirley McKee, a student, with Mr. Sellyer act' ing as chairman will present a panel dis' cussion. German Club Aids Unfortunate Neighbors On December 14, three members of the German Club paid a visit to Haines Elementary School, a school far different from our Taft High. It is located in one of Chicago's slum districts, near Went' worth and Cermak Road. Negroes, Chi' nese, Mexicans, and many other nation' alities attend the school. This mixture of races and religions causes race con' flict and gang warfare. These children often stay away from their families for days at a time, hating to return to small one room apartments. overcrowded with sisters and brothers. Their poverty stricken homes and negligent parents cause them to turn to their school for understanding, kindness, and recreation. Because the streets are unsafe, Haines School wished to offer their students some entertainment in the form of mo' tion pictures, but lack of funds pre' vented them from carrying out their plan. When the German Club members visited Haines Elementary School and witnessed the conditions under which it was being run, they realized they had again found a worthwhile charity for the German Club. They contributed S100 toward the purchase of a movie projector. The money was part of the proceeds from the German Club Bake Sales, held here at Taft. Pupils of Haines School are as intellif gent and talented as the children of bet' ter districts. All they need is to be given a chance. The German Club is looking forward to the time when they will again be able to help these underprivileged children with gifts of money and toys. They know that their attention is needed and appreciated. Coach Miller Addresses A thletic Award Assembly At the Athletic Award Assembly, Jan' uary 9, lntra'Mural Touch Football Awards were presented to the teams by Mr. Miller. Mr. Kupcinet gave the var' sity football team their letters. Those receiving letters were: Richard Ander' son, Steve Borik, Ken Brown, Tom Burke, Manager, Ovila Des Rochers, William Forney, Jerry Hayes, Richard Hess, Charles James, Art Johnson, Henry 'Kocf mond, Walter Kwasigroch, Jack Lanning, Russell Loh, Thomas Lycos, Bill Mc' Carthy, Harold Oquist, John Osko, Ron Piper, Douglas Wanegar, Michael Wijas, Robert Williams, and Charles Walsh, manager. This was followed by Mr. Smilgoff's an- nouncement that letters will be awarded to the icefskating team after the results of the meet, held on January 16, are known. Then Mrs. Walker honored the cheer' leaders: Carol Dehlinger, Carole Novak, Marilyn Jones, Shirley Boccaccio, Gail Martin, Sybil Baginski, Gloria Collar, Alice LaMarche and tumblers, Gerry Squire and Zora Waschbusche by pre' senting them with their well deserved let' ters. Dom' LET :Elixir V O - gg-:gg Could it be love at first sight? fBe' tween Jeanette Miller and George Mat' thesj Jeorda Dieckman must like to shop for her mother at the AUP, or could it be because Bill R. works there? What caused the big breakfup be' tween Karen Debs and Jerry? Why can't Verelle Murphy keep her mind on Spanish? Could she be sighing over Gary or dreaming of Jerry? It seems that Claudia Stedman can't quite Hll that order of size 24 socks. S2 252 ali Jeannine Lee seems to run a private grape vine according to some of her dear friends. A change for the better say some young sophomores about Dave Bentley. The ladies say that they just can't wait until Ralph Wirth makes a decision! l Just in case you didn't know-some of your best friends are just mad about your blue dress, Nancy Burlgliardt. lt seems that some of Jackie Bodarnf mer's friends say that there's a new one and only for her. Who is the cute redhead named Helene that Jim Krejci has his eye on? We hear Gail Martin crossed her wires and found George waiting for her to re' turn from a date with Dan-ny. We're Wondering: Why Carol McGovern talks to herself? Why all the girls want to ride in Gus James' car? 1 What senior girl mulfed and sold a prom bid to a junior girl? Who Bob Shirley's girlfriend is. It seems she doesn't go to Taft. Could her name me Barb Merlqer? George Carter was seen alone New Years' Eve. What is the matter, George? Ron Loewe went to a party-his sis' ter's, with loads of college girls-whoppee! Taft Tribune 27 Rifle Team Dead-Eyes Draw Bead on Prize I Ivan Delman, qualified expert rifleman in the National Rifle Association last year, has retained his shooting eye over the Christmas vacation. At present he is leading the Boys' Rifle Team with an average of 174 out of a possible 200. The Taft High .School Reserve Officers' Training Corps is now preparing for platoon competition which will probably be held in November of next year. It is organizing a drill squad in each period so that we will be ready for anything. By doing this Taft hopes to at least place next November. A new feature has been added for the boys in the R. O. T. C. A group of fine cadets from each period will be selected to form a rifle team. Matches between the different period teams will be held once a month and the winners will com' pete against the regular Taft Rifle team. The selection of teams within each period is based on ability and skill in marksmanf ship. Every cadet may participate for elimination. Regular rifle team members are barred from period teams. Talking about competition, each period represented by its crack drill squad mem' bers will compete for the best drill squad of the month. The winners will have the honor of wearing some distinction. Honor Students See '4The Ins and Outs On January 10, fourth period, the Honor Society held their annual Senior Farewell. Honor Cards, signed by Mr. Hoefer, were presented to the eighteen graduating seniors. A play The Ins and Outs concluded the program. The play, presented by the Drama Club, fea' tured Carol Boldt, William Crawford. Nancy Bosshart, Phil Maturo and Ronald Loewe. STAFF SPILLS SECRET In the last issue of the Taft Trib an article appeared describing the ideal girl, promising revelation of home address by the editor. We regret that the informaf tion did not appear, however we take this opportunity to bring it to you. While all the facts are true the story is pure fiction prompted by inspection of a case in room 316, the biology laboratory- further information may be obtained from Mr. Piuppo. We thank you for your A patience. Joanne Barbara Aggerbecl-iv-G.A.A., Student Council, Honor Society, Pan-American Club, Drama Club. Arthur Fred Anderson Dolores Hedwig Anderson-Junior Girls, Senior Girls, Pan- American Club, G.A.A. Doris Elaine Antognoli-Junior Girls, Senior Girls Club Secretary, G.A.A., Bowling Team, Class Day Commit- tee, Taft Tri-Hi-Y. ttt Raymond Fred Bachal-Band, Orchestra. Barry Philip Bartos-Bowling Team. Raymond Charles Black-Prom Committee. Christine Joan Bobel-Junior Glrls, Senior Girls, G.A.A., Lost and Found Helper, English Helper, Tri-Hi-Y. ttt Steven John Borik-Football Team, Prom Cimmittee, Busi- ness Manager. Carol Marie Brandt-G.A.A., Honor Society, Student Coun- cil, Luncheon Committee. Harold William Calkins-Bowling Team, Prom Committee, Business Manager. Donald Francis Chassee. t t t Joan Elizabeth Crippen--G.A.A., Prom Committee, Spanish Club. Dolores Wilhelmina Ehlert-Junior Girls, Senior Girls, TAFI' TRIB Staff, G.A.A., Lost and Found Helper, Drama Club, Tri-Hi-Y, Prom Committee. Geraldine Leona FaberiJunior Girls, Senior Girls, G.A.A. Arnold Hans Fanzoi-Honor Society, Student Council, Cap- tain in ROTC. 'k 'k 'k George Gerald Feld. Frank Bartels Fletcher. Charlene Ann FullerAJunior Girls, Senior Girls, G.A.A. Tri-Hi-Y, Luncheon Committee, 0Hice Helper, Lost and Found Helper. Peter Williams Glass-Football Team, Student Council, Mixed Chorus. ttt Donald Joseph Graucl-Basketball Team, Drama Club. John Lawrence Gust-Honor Society for four years, Pro- gram Chairman of Honor Society, also Eexecutive Com- mittee, Drama Club, TAFT TRIB Staff, Rifie Team, Dance Committee, Bowling-r League, Business Manager, Major in ROTC, Officers Club. Ronald Eugene Hayward-Swimming Team, Skating Team. Marjorie Carolyn Hoe-G.A.A., Senior Gi1'ls, TAFT TRIB Staff. ttt Barbara Ann Hollander--Junior Girls, Senior Girls, TAFT TRIB Staff, Luncheon Committee, Future Teachers of America.. Diane Arlene Hupke-G.A.A., Junior Girls, Senior Girls, Pan-American Club, Tri-Hi-Y, Pronhesy Committee. Gerald Emmet Jarvis4Baskethall Team. Arthur Alan JohnsonfFootloall Team, Honor Society. ttt Carole Mae JohnsonwJunior Girls Club, Senior Girls Club, G,A.A.. Pan American Club, Honor Society, Tri-Hi-Y, Prom Committee, Nominating Committee, Program Ofliee Helper. Dorothy Ann Johnson-G.A.A., Junior Girls, Senior Girls, Student Council, TAFT TRIB Staff. Fred George Keil. Patricialee Elise Kennett-G.A.A., Tri-Hi-Y, TAFT TRIB Staff, Junior Girls Club. Margaret Ann Krebs-Honor Society, Senior Girls Club. Edward Raymond Lindquist. Marilyn Susan Locklundf-G.A.A., Office Helper. Edmund Alfred Loew-Rifle Team, Student Council. 'k'k'k Ronald Wesley Loewe-Drama Club, Office Helper, Band, Baseball Team, Football Team. Dolores Jean Mathisen-Junior Girls, Senior Girls, Spanish Club, G.A.A.. Philip Joseph Maturo-Band, Orchestra, Drama Club, Bowl- ing Team, Prom Committee. Roger Joseph Mazer-Executive Committee of Honor So- ciety, Business Manager, Student Council, R.O.T.C. 'ktir Shirley Ann McKee-Bowling Team, G.A.A., Honor Society. Junior Girls, Senior Girls, Student Council, Prom Committee, Editor of TAFT TRIB, Office Helper, Dance Planning Committee, Tri-Hi-Y. Robert Lester Moers-TAFT TRIB Staff, Camera Club, Drama Club, Luncheon Committee, Mixed Chorus. Joan Frances Moquin-Junior Girls, President of Senior Girls Club, G.A.A., Bowling Team, Class Day Com- mittee. William Henry Moritz-Graphic Arts, Senior Class Treasurer. 'kt-A' Margot Louise MuhtwSenior Class Secretary, Honor Society, Senior Girls Club, G.A.A., Tri-iHi-Y, Office Helper, German Club, Drama Club, Nominating Committee. Peter Allan Nei. Caroline Edna Nelson-Bowling League, Drama Club, G.A.A., Pan-American Club, Honor Society, Prophecy Committee. John Peter Nelson-R.0.T.C., and Oriicer Club. 'A' 'k 'A' Barbara Alma Nieman-Bowling Team, G.A.A., Junior Girls, Senior Girls, Honor Society. Marilyn Lois Nordstrom-G.A.A., Junior Girls, Library Helper. Robert David 0hlrich4Bowling Team. Ronald Myron Olson. i' i' 'A' Arthur William Orr-Baseball Team, Ice Skating, Fresh- Soph Football. Carolyn Rose Paulson-Student Council, Junior Girls Club, Senior Girls Club, G.A.A. Paulette Fay Pearson-G.A.A., Junior Girls, Senior Girls, Tri-Hi-Y, Prophecy Committee, English Helper. Barbara Ann Pelton-Junior Girls, Senior Girls, Honor Society, Student Council, G.A.A.. if af if ' David Alan Petterson-Golf Team, Prophecy Committee. Elaine Florence Phillips-G.A.A., Drama Club, Library Helper, Reading Helper, Riding Club, Business Manager. Ronald William Piper-Football Team. Ronald Lester Ploetz-Band, Orchestra, TAFT TRIB Staff, Bowling Team. tit Patricia Ruth Prestien-G.A,A., Senior Girls, Student Coun- cil, Honor Society, Bowling Team. Catherine Ann Quane-G.A.A., Junior Girls, Senior Girls, Riding Club. Margaret Ann Redmon-Junior Girls, Senior Girls, G.A.A., English Helper, Bowling Team. Ronald Lee Retzer--Bowling Team, Student Council, Busi- ness Manager. Henry Anthony Rogan. Dolores May Rosenke-Pan-American Club, Honor Society, Library Helper, Senior Girls, G,A.A.. Corinne Elsa Schanmier-Tri-Hi-Y, Senior Girls, Riding Club, G.A.A., English Helper. Robert Earl Scherr-Fresh-Soph Football Team. tit Joanne Mary Schlauw- Student Council, Honor Society, TAFT TRIB Staff, G.A.A., Junior Girls, Senior Girls, Bowl- ing Team, English Helper, Prophecy Committee. Richard Daniel Shayf Banfl. Richard Rene Smessaert. Thomas Edward Smusyn---Baseball Team. tit Marilyn Jean Smyth-Student Council G.A.A., Junior Girls, Senior Girls, Future Teachers of America, Library Helper, Band, Drama Club, Class Prophecy Committee, Honor Society. Marylin Elaine Solberg- -Honor S:ciety Executive Com- mittee, G.A.A., Senior Girls Club, Spanish Club, Busi- ness Manager, ROTC Helper. Franklin Stanley Sorenson-Class Day Csmmittee. Barbara Ann SullivanAG.A.A., Junior Girls, Junior Achievement, Bowling Team. -kit Barbara June Thompsen-Mixed Chorus, G.A.A., Junior Girls, Senior Girls, Tri-Hi-Y, Library Helper. Barbara Elaine Thompson-Junior Girls, Senior Girls, Honor Society, Box Office, Spanish Club. Edmund James Tridemy. Louis Creighton Tulga--Pan-American Club, Business Manager. 'kit Eleanor Regina TwardzikfJunior Girls, Senior Girls, Stu- dent Council, Bowling Team, Honor Society, Library Helper, G.A.A., English Helper. Joanne Barbara Urban--Junior Girls, Senior Girls, G.A.A., Tri-Hi-Y, Prophecy Committee. Maureen Bernadine Vallee---G.A.A., Senior Girls. Douglas LeBeau Wanegar-Vice-President of Senior .Class, Football Team, Prom Committee Student Council. if i' if Harold Orin Weber. Carol Mary Wieser. Robert Swenkerud Williams ..,. Football, Basketball, Swim- ming, and Track Teamsg Drama Club: Class President. Ruth Anna Winch-Junior Achievement, G.A.A., Senior Girls, Junior Girls, Girls Ride Team. Library Helper. 'k W 'A' Mary Ann Woodlee-Senior Girls, Tri-Hi-Y, G.A.A.. Joan Martha Wuehterl-Junior Girls, President of Senior Girls, G.A.A., Commencement Committee. Ruth Ann Yelk-Honor Society, Junior Girls, Senior Girls, Junior Achievement, Drama Club, G.A.A., Diane Aline Youngland--G.A.A.. ses You Gffhe C SENIOR FAREWELI. JANUARY 'I9 BOYS' GYM 8:30 P. M. Seniors Select Smoothies As you all know, graduation time is here. And once again the 4A Class has made its selections, the votes have been counted, and the results have been tal' lied for the poll which has become a tra' dition at Taft. It was impossible to real' ize how many nice Taftites were gradu' ating until an attempt was made to de' cide which of them was the most any' thing. Almost all chosen won only after a close race so congratulations to the winners who are listed in order accord' ing to first, second, and third places. HAIR: Barbara Pelton, Dolores Ander' son, Arlene Anderson. Ray Black, Ronald Ploetz, Jerry Jarvis. EYES: Joanne Schlau, Barbara Thomp' sen, Reeny Vallee and Joan Mo' quin ftieJ. Bill Moritz, Harold Weber, Bob Scherr. TEETH: Arlene Anderson, Pat Prestein, Christine Bobel. Art Anderson, Bill Moritz, Louis Tulga. COMPLEXION: Caroline Paulson, Jo' anne Schlau, Carole Johnson. Frank Sorenson, Bob Williams, Doug Wanegar. FIGURE: Gerry Fabe, Reeny Vallee, Diane Hupke. PHYSIQUE: Bill Calkins, Doug Wane' gar, Bob Schnur. PERSONALITY: Margot Muht, Paul' ette Pearson, Joanne Schlau. Dave Petterson, Ron Loewe, Bob Wil' liams. SMILE: Marilyn Locklund, Joanne Ur' ban, Dolores Mathisen, Phil Mat' uro, Bill Moritz, Ron Loewe. MOST ATHLETIC: Caroline Paulson, Carole Johnson, Pat Prestien. Ron Piper, Doug Wanegar, Bob Wil' liams. MOST POPULAR: Carole Johnson, Dottie Johnson, Margot Muht. Don Chassee, Bob Williams, Ron Ploetz. MOST VERSATILE: Shirley McKee, Paulette Pearson, Joanne Agger' beck. Art Orr, Bob Moers, Bob Williams. BEST DRESSED: Barbara Thompsen, Joan Moquin, Joanne Urban. Gene Johnston, Bill Moritz, Frank Sorenson. WITTIEST: Charlene Fuller, Dottie Johnson. Bob Moers, Ron Loewe, George Feld. MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED: Joanne Aggerbeck, Marilyn Solberg, Shir' ley McKee and Joan Moquin ftiej. John Gust, Bob Williams, Bill Moritz. BEST DANCER: Paulette Pearson, Joanne Aggerbeck, Carole John' son. Gene Johnston, Don Chas' see, Bill Moritz. MOST ATTRACTIVE: Reeny Vallee, Dolores Mathisen, Barb Pelton. MOST HANDSOME: Ron Ploetz, Ray Black, Doug Wanegar. MOST COURTEOUS: Marilyn Sol' berg, Mary Ann Woodlee and Dolores Rosenki ftiej, Carol Brandt. John Gust, David Petter' son, Ronald Retzer. FRIENDLIEST: Margot Muht, Joanne Schlau, Mary Ann Woodlee. Ron Loewe, Bob Williams, Art Ander' son. PEPPIEST: Caroline Nelson, Dottie Johnson, Ruth Anna Winch. Ron Loewe, Bob Moers, Bob Williams. CHARM: Joan Crippen, Joanne Agger' beck, Barb Pelton and Joanne Schlau ftiej. Don Chassee. Louis Tulga, Bill Calkins. MOST INITIATIVE: Shirley McKee, Carol Brandt, Joan Moquin. Bob Moers, Art Johnson, Doug Wane' gar. MOST ARTISTIC: Barbara Hollander, Dolores Anderson, Peggy Krebbs. Gene Johnston, Don Colburn, Arnold Fanzoi. DIMPLES: Marilyn Solberg, Dolores Ehlert, Peggy Krebbs. Steve Bor' ik, Art Orr. Frank Fletcher. MOST MUSICAL: Joan Crippen, Mari' lyn Smyth, Paulette Pearson. Ron Ploetz, Phil Maturo, Ray Bachel. MOST BRILLIANT: Joan Moquin, Marilyn Solberg, Carol Brandt. John Gust, Roger Mazer, Art Johnson. Thespians Present Christmas C mol Climaxing the Christmas season at Taft was a one'act play produced by the Drama Club under the direction of Mrs. Evelyn Perry. Charles Dickens' tradition' al 'iThe Christmas Carol was the pro' duction which highlighted the close of Taft's annual Christmas program. The play was presented on December 22, and seen by both A. M. divisions. Robert Williams. president of Taft's January '51 class, was featured as Scrooge. Steve Borik played Scrooge's nephew Fred, John Gust as Bob Cratchitg Carol Boldt as Mrs. Dilberg William Crawford as Marley's Ghost: Margaret Van Gorp as the Ghost of Christmas Past: Caroline Nelson as the Ghost of Christmas Present: Marilyn Smyth as the Ghost of Christmas Yet'To'Comeg Irene Hegland as Fred's wife, Robert Ebert as Tiny Tim: Robert Ranft as a boy. Parts in pantomime were performed by Carol Hargrave, David 'Kelsey, Ronald Loewe, Taft Tribune 31 Robert Schnur, Joyce Jacobson, Patricia Mayer, Donald Colburn, Arthur Orr, Ruth Yelk, Robert Swanson, Donald Grauel, Peter Glass, Elaine Phillips and Constance Olson. Members of the stage crew were Homer Rudolph. Edward' Ar' chambault, Thomas Darville, Jack Grab' owski, Ronald Giancola and James Hib- arger. As a finale to the play, the band and orchestra under the direction of Mr. John Hrymak presented A Christmas Story, with Paul Lauschke as narrator. The band and a group of carolers coached by Miss Alice Prendergast furnished background music. ,Sf.5Le11l5zMQ9.3i.B I don't think that man upstairs likes to hear George play his drum, but he's certainly tactful about it. Why? This afternoon he gave Georgie a knife and asked him if he knew what was inside the drum. PF PF if A woman. was picked up for the fourth time trying to walk out of a New York department store with unpaid for merchandise. The store detective asked her: Why do you insist on doing your shoplifting in this store? Where else could I find such bargains? she re' plied. a: :s :ie Barber: i'Haven't I shaved you be' fore? Customer: No, I got that scar overseas. s: vi: a Teacher: Willie, what do you expect to be when you grow up? Willie: 'iOld'. an 4- 4 First Bobby'soxer: i'Know anything about the Monroe Doctrine? Friend: No, when did Vaughn sing it? if Pls Is she a natural blonde or a platinum blonde? V Neither. She's a suicide blonde. A suicide blonde? What's that? 'LDyed by her own hand. NA man, said she bitterly, wants everything he can get. ' 'LA woman, he rejoined, wants any' thing she can get. :ii if ii Teacher: Johnny, what is wrong with this sentence, 'Girls is naturally bet' ter looking than boys? Johnny: Girls is artificially better looking than boys. 32 Taft Tribune WORDS TO THE WISE To avoid inconvenience, annoyance and delay in starting your car in cold weather, the following suggestions are made: Carry a pail, bag or box of sand, cinf ders, rock salt or ashes in the luggage compartment of the car. When you find yourself spinning the rear wheels while attempting to get off ice or snow, or out of ruts, this equipment will literally be worth its weight in gold. Because frozen fuel lines are always a possibility when the mercury slips to zero or below, protective measures are in or' der. Eight ounces of pure grain alcohol to each full tank of gasoline will pre' vent the fuel line from freezing. Several commercial products. made for this spef cial purpose, are on the market. If there is a possibility that the brakes are wet, don't set the hand brake when parking the Car in the street or when it is driven into an unheated garage. In- stead, leave the car in gear. Then, even though the brakes freeze, the car can be started. To keep snow from clinging to the windshield and rear window: mix two ounces of glycerine with one ounce of water and a dram of salt. Apply with a cheese cloth, using an up and down motion. Use the solution sparingly but repeat as often as is necessary. A very slight pressure on the accelerf ator while stopped for a red light will help keep the battery up. This .d'oesn't mean racing the motor, just a slight pres' sure will do it. If you find ice in the door lock, try heating the key with the flame of a match. If the lock is in the door handle, hold the flame of a lighted candle under the handle. In starting cars equipped with convene tional clutch pedal, hold the clutch down while the starter turns the motor over. This relieves the starter of the extra load of turning the gears. AUSTIN HI-LITES COMING HI-Y HOP To the melodic tones of Rudy Austin, the Hi-Hop, which will be sponsored by the Taft HifY, will be given sometime of january. The name toward the end of Rudy Austin may or may not sound familiar to most of you, but the upper classmen would know him better as Mr. Bilotta, an exfteacher of Taft. His musi' cal ability is remembered by a great many students. The bids to the dance are not limited. Anyone interested in purchasing one may do so by getting in contact with jack Lanning, the club treasurer. They will in turn be given a receipt which they will be able to trade in for a bid at the door. This will be the first big project that the- HifY has ever attempted. Members of the various committees assure us that it will be a tremendous success. So goodfluck to the HifY and remember that this dance is open to anyone who wishes to buy a bid. Recently, a poteluck supper was given for the club by the TrifHi'Y. The high' light of the evening was a panel discus' sion on What the boys do or do not like about girls on a date and vice versa. Struggling for the girls' honor were Car' ole Johnson, Diane Kisting, and Anne Kent. Glorifying the boys' angles were Paul Lauschke, Gabby Hayes, and Paul Felgenhauer. Royalty Rei gns at Pigskin Pranceu Marilyn Jones, selected by the football team as this year's homecoming queen, along with William Forney, chosen by the cheerleading squad as king, reigned over the Pigskin Prance, December 8. Tiny silver footballs, engraved with the year, were awarded to the members of the 1950 team. Richard' Anderson, Walter Black, Steve Borik, Kenneth Brown, Ovila Des Roschf ers, William Forney, Gwen Halleen, Ger' ald Hayes, Richard Hess. Charles james, Arthur Johnson, Henry Kochmond, Wal' ter Kwasigroch, Jack Lanning, Russell Loh, Thomas Lycos, William McCarthy, Allen Mieritz, Harold Oquist, John Osko, Henry Pilarski, Ronald Piper, Richard Sears, Douglas Wanegar, Mich- ael Wijas, Robert Williams, Robert Win' kates, Robert Homer, Joseph Weiss, and the managers, Thomas Burke and Charles Walsh. Senior Cagemen Hit Rough Going Streak Our senior bucketmen are not the team of old, but instead have fallen to a nine loss and two win record to date. They have beaten only Chicago Latin and St. Gregory while losing to some of their rougher opponents twice. The starting lineup includes Richie Andersen and Gus James, guards, and Don Mueller and ,lohn Hayes. Tom Mazur and Dick Van Haften are used extensively as substitutes. All seven of these boys are good ball handlers and potential scoring threats. As always, the boys show good spirit and a will to win, and maybe what they need is just a little backing and encourf agement from the stands. Let's all back our team and pull them through to some more victories! juniors Trounce Schurz Although Taft's juniors don't hold an impressive record with four wins and seven losses, they are a greatly improved team over last year. The starting guards are Lee Echart and Don Swanson. jim Tortorelli starts at center and does a swell job in the pivot position. First string forwards are Richie Anderson, a jump shot specialist, and A1 Lawson, an excellent ball handler. Other players who see a lot of action are Bud Tomlinson, Dick Rogers, and Bud Wrisley, forwards, and guards Har' vey Crippen and Bob Mooney. All players are capable of scoring. In their most recent game, the juniors overcame Schurz 51 to 41, to triumph over a highly rated Schurz five. Swan' son and Echart led' the attack with 12 and 15 points respectively. Football Captain Crowns Homecoming Queen lit Happens lEve-ry Day Put Another Nickel In That special attraction, the new phone booth, is really bringing de- lightful squeals of joy from both students and faculty. No more wait- ing, no siree! Taft '51 Grad Tops Marilyn Solberg was awarded a year's subscription from the READ- ER'S DIGEST ASSOCIATION for her successful school work. Cheerleader Additions The cheerleaders choose the follow- ing girls as additions to its squad: Joan Bowden, Marion Jacobsen, Nor- dis Nelson, and Diane Young. Principals Meet Mr. Hoefer attended an all day conference recently on the 'tPersonal Procedure of Industry. The institute was held at the W8St61'H Electric Company with many Chicago area high school principals as guests. Taft Entertains Guests Taft High School was host to the Northwest Section Social Planning Committee, March 14. Come to the future dances and see what a swell time is to be had. Class Meetings The following are the dates of the remaining Senior Class meetings: March 22, April 19, May 17, and June 14. . . . .And the lVinners Are. . . . Paul Felgenhauer, Frank Eorio, Nadine Steinhaus, Pat Dahlman and Arlene Stonequist won awards at the annual scholastic art contest sponsor- ed by the State Street council. Win- ners will go to Pittsburgh for the national competition in May. Bright Outlook Handicrafts seem to be one class that the girls really love to attend. Some of the girls trying out this new subject are: Pat Hansen, Arlene Ness, Carol Stolz, Nancy Zetterberg, Maryls Petersen, Diane Reider, Mary Batholomew, Joyce Hollen, and Dru- scilla Smyth. IVlr. L. A. Hoefer fo Speak af U. of C. On Saturday, April 14, our genial principal, Mr. L. A. Hoefer, will ad- dress the American Association of Teachers of German, Chicago Chap- ter, at the College Club of the University of Chicago. The topic of Mr. Hoefer's address will be The Problems of Adminis- tration with reference to Modern Languages in the Secondary Schools. T if Tribu A Taft High School, Chicago, Illinois March 21, 1951 SENIORS ELECT OFFICER Seated Cl to rl Douglas Lattner, Beverly Anderson, Ovila Des Roches. Standing President William Forney ....,-. 419A SIENIIOR NUEIETIINCG TOMORROW At a 4-A Senior meeting on Wednesday, February 21, it was learned what teachers would sponsor the 4-A committees. Miss Rogers and Miss Zidek will guide the prom committee. Our commencement cere- mony will be under the capable direc- tion of Miss Grosser, Miss Leiten- storfer, and Mr. D. Mitchell. Senior class day will be sponsored by Mrs. Ockerby and Mrs. R. Mitchell, while the class gift will be under the super- vision of Miss Grosser. Other com- mittees are prophecy, Miss Leiten- storferg key ceremony, Mrs. Mitchell, steering committee, Miss Rogers, announcement cards, Miss Zidekg caps and gowns, Mr. D. Mitchell, graduation tickets and programs, Mrs. Ockerby. Members for these committees are to be chosen by the Senior Class President, Bill Forney. - 2 Taft 'lfriibnne Taft Cleans House Spring house-cleaning at Taft? Yes, sir! lt started with the assemb- lies held in the auditorium March 1, which were produced by the Student Council. Paul Lauschke told Taftites the reasons that the auditorium is used only for the music classes. The audi- torium is not the place to eat lunch, if it were, Taft wouldn't have a lunch room. Mr. Hoefer spoke on how the lunch room, campus, and other places in and around school are the cause of poor health. Narrated by Carol Boldt, the Stu- dent Council presented slides of Taft's famous lunch room before and after. Bill Forney, 4A class presi- dent, told the audience the big princi- pal reasons that so many Senior Luncheons are not held off' the cam- pus. Charles Falkenthal, clean-up manager, then explained to Taftites his part in the supervision of the cleaning of the lunch room. Finally, Taftites had their say about existing conditions. Noticed later was our lunch room. What a change! Some of the faculty and students could hardly believe it. But how long will these clean table tops, waste paper in the garbage cans and no broken bottles last? lt's all up to you! February Grads Leave More Than Memories It was not difficult for the February graduates of 1951 to find a worth- while project to which they could donate. A contribution was made to- ward the purchase of a silver coffee urn for use in the Social Room. The class gift committee, sponsored by Mrs. Anderson, was composed of Robert Williams, Marilyn Solberg, and Caroline Nelson. Air Minded ? High school students interested in aviation are being offered the chance to begin training for a career in this field by the Civil Air Patrol. Courses are now being oEered in every phase of aviation including navigation, communications, flight theory, and many other subjects. The Civil Air Patrol is a 100921 voluntary organization. It is an ofli- cial auxiliary of the United States Air Force and serves the USAF in many ways such as flying search and rescue missions, flying vital parts to plants, and flying personnel in emer- gencies. There are opportunities for girls as well as boys in the Civil Air Patrol, but membership in no way relieves anyone of his military obli- gations nor does it advance his draft status. Army Needs Help, Too Opportunities unlimited are avail- able for all high school girl graduates over 18 who wish to choose a profitable career for themselves and to serve their country in a time of national crisis. The Women's Army Corps and Women in the Air Force are making a concentrated drive to obtain the best young women to fill jobs in administration, medical depart- ments, and technical services. All senior girls should keep the WACS and WAFS in mind when making their future plans. Boldt Heads Drama Club Officers were elected at the first Drama Club meeting of the semester. They are: Carol Boldt, president, Ted Nielsen, vice-president, Arlys Nitsche, secretary, and Carol Dehl- inger, sergeant-at-arms. The club is working in cooperation with the Student Council on the com- ing Variety Show. Future plans also include the presentation of a play for the student body. Brotherhood Week was highlighted by a drama club play. The program consisted of five short skits showing the foolishness of prejudices. Paul Lauschke was master of ceremonies. The music was furnished by Lee Burswald and Don Peterson. --.Q-peooooooooogoeooooooq .9 ' ' Haprfuiefz, -----------------,-------- Question: What is an antimacassar? Richard Backer 4A-New freshie. Roy Prassel 4A-ls it catching??'? Helen Carlson 4B-Football player. Renee Verplanken 4A-Milton Berle. Nancy Flensborg 4B-New subject at Taft. Jerry Ciesla 1A-A fish. Jerry Hayes 4A-Relation to the Thing. Bob Jacobi 3A-A creep. Julie Ellis 1A-A city in Russia. Ronald Johnson 3A-A muscle. Pat Amlin 1A-Sounds like a mat- tress. Charles Kleeman 3A-Sounds like something out of Howdy Doody. Karen Kelly 1B-A plant. Anita Andrews 1B-A mineral. Barbara Grocke 4A-Ronnie's car. Lorraine Olson 3A-The man who sold Alaska to America. Doris Baldus 3A-Old-fashioned fur- niture. Jim Bredfield 4A-A breed of French Poodles. Shirley Paddi 3A-Stomach ache. Marlys Peterson 4A-A castle. Arlette Frey 4A-An animated bug. Paul Felgenhauer 4A--Parisian sad- dle-bag. Phyllis Holowaty 4B-Something the Russians serve tea in. Larrie Szott 3A-A new Cadillac. Homer Rudolph 4A-Oliver's hot-rod Cmad gas carl George Oliver 4A-Full race mill. Pat Surdey 3B-New type of man. Definition: An antimacassar is a covering for the back of a chair, a doily. Many Taft Notables Attend Chicago Symphony Concert Taft High School was the principal guest of the Chicago Title and Trust Company at a concert given by the Chicago Symphony O1'chestra on Feb. 28. It was held at the Eighth Street Theater from eight to nine in the evening. Seventy-five tickets were distributed among the members of the Girls Chorus, Mixed Chorus, Band, Orchestra, Honor Society, Stu- dent Council, and R.O.T.C. Miss Lowes RepresentsTaft As a representative from Taft, Miss Helen Lowes, our college coun- selor, attended a Joint Conference of Directors of College Admissions, Principals, and Placement Councelors of Secondary schools in the Chicago Area on Feb. 26. Miss Lowes served as a member of a panel whose topic for discussion was The Mechanics of Admission, Basic Requirements, and Qualifications. The conference was held in the Tower Rooms of the Stevens Hotel and was sponsored by the Women's College Board. Freshmen Mothers Return to School Under the supervision of Miss Grace Rogers, Taft's Freshman Counselor, the Freshman-Mothers' Tea was again a great success. This semester as is the usual custom, mothers of the freshmen students were honored at a special tea follow- ed by a tour of the school. Betty Zock Leads Future Teachers Under the direction of Miss Agnes Kiley, The Future Teachers of Amer- ica held their elections at the first meeting of the spring semester. The results of this election are as follows: President, Betty Zochg Vice-President, Carol Vannersong Secretary, Virginia Peterson, Treasurer, Joan Armstrong. Plans for the future include field trips to several schools and different re- ports from the six committees cul- minating with a party on June 6. Tri-Hi-Y Plans Novel Shipwreck Party Dear Margie, Since you have left Chicago and Beta, many things have been happen- ing. We have elected our officers for the coming term and the results are as follows: Carol Boldt, presi- dent, Rosemarie Yele, vice president: Suzanne Fisher, secretary, Leah Staudte, treasurer, Barbara Bates, chaplaing and Carole Novak, program chairman. Sound good? At our Worship Service on Febru- ary 2, Dr. Minion, of the Methodist Church, awarded us the efficiency cup. This is the second time in a row and the fourth time in our history that we have received this cup. We all hope to win this cup for the third and final time this semester. Do you remember those CARE packages I told you about? Well, for purchasing those packages for the needy in the hard hit European countries we were given a little statue for World-Wide Service. Our program is also as well round- ed as it has been in previous semes- ters. Our big social of the year, Date Night, will be held in late Spring with a Shipwreck Party and Senior Farewell as other points in our sched- ule. I musn't forget to tell you all about the Turnabout Dance, but it will be in my next letter. Until then- As ever, Doris Is It YOUR Fault? Due to the poor behavior of some Taft students, the use of the audi- torium will be restricted to regular music classes and assembly programs. This means that students will no longer be able to use the auditorium for waiting purposes or spend lunch periods there. Reasons for this action are: the failure of students to keep the room respectable: the interruption of music classes by disorderly students wait- ing there 5 and the insistance by many students of using the auditorium for a lunch room. Use of the auditorium can only be obtained by application through the ofiice and individuals and groups wishing to use the room must at all times be supervised by a faculty member. Purchasing a Used Car? When in Rome do as Romans do is probably one of the best rules to follow in the purchase of the used car. All of which is to point out that the average dealer has some tested methods for determining the condi- tion of any car. The prospective buy- er can apply these same rules when he buys from the used-car man: and the rule about reading the fine print in the contract still holds good. Below are some of the things to look for or check when buying a second- hand car. 1. Disregard the speedometer read- ing. It seldom means much. 2. Inspect the doors. Do they rattle? Is the upholstery near the handles worn? Is the paint thin where the driver's arm has rested on the open window? These are clues to wear and tear. 3. Does the car sag to one side? This could indicate a sprung frame, broken leaf springs, damaged shackles or a faulty front suspension system. 4. Are the front tires worn evenly? If not, the Wheels are out of line andfor balance, which may mean the car has been in a wreck. 5. Check the steering wheel. Is there too much play? 6. Look under the machine to see if there is leakage in the engine or raditor. 7. Take the car out for a test drive. Check the ammeter which shows generator output. Listen for noises when you shift gears. Check the brakes. 8. Check the used car dealer's record for the amount of repairs which were necessa1'y to put car in its present condition. Daily Driving Suggestions: Watch for Youngsters A school zone is usually a danger zone. Playing children are apt to run into the street without warning. Taft Tribune 3 Tonight's the Night! This is it! Taft's first college night has finally arrived. This evening we welcome 34 college counselors who have come to address both students and parents. These counselors are representatives from schools in which the students themselves have indicat- ed an interest. Tonight from 7:00 to 9:30 the en- tire school will be open, and many faculty and PTA members will be on hand to welcome the guests. This will be the first time the PTA in any public school has participated in a school activity of this type. Each counselor will have an individ- ual room in which he will hold his counseling conferences. From 7:00 to 9:00 the schedule calls for college counseling, registration of parents in Room 110 and parent-teacher con- ferences. Refreshments will be served in the lunchroom from 9:00 to 9:30. Guides will be furnished by the Junior Girls Club. With such close cooperation be- tween the colleges, the faculty, and the PTA, this year's College Night promises to be one of this semester's outstanding events. p--..oooooooooooo---..--..- ouncif Corner As 'you know by now, the current ofiicers of the Student Council are: President, Paul Lauschkeg Vice-Presi- dent, Donald Fisherg Secretary, Judy Zinkg and Treasurer, F1'ank Eorio. The officers and student body wish to give their thanks to the election committee for the fine work they did. The election committee was com- posed of Johann Barrson, Noel Las- sen, Roberta Riedler, George Carter, Douglas Meder, and Clifford Miller. Our Student Council received a letter of appreciation from the Taft faculty for the wonderful work that the Eraser Committee did in cleaning and distributing the erasers. Many thanks, boys! H50 Years of Music is the title of an assembly sponsored by the Student Council and directed by the Drama Club to be put on this semes- ter. But, more about that later. Help support your Student Council. They represent you! -11 Taft Trilbnunne KEGLERS SET RECORDS In all the history of Taft's bowling teams, there has never been such a scrap for both individual and team honors. The Lucky Five of the boys' league lead with 43 wins to 20 losses. Close- behind are the Five Flats with 36-27 and the B. J. K. F.'s with 34-29. The Five Flats have the highest team score for three games with 2813. The Lucky Five has the highest single team score with 999. George Carter holds the individual high for three games with a 557 series and also the individual high with a 223 game. Those leading in the individual averages are: Tom Mazur-1605 Paul Rassmussen-153, and George Carter-152. Piuppo's Problems lead the girls league with 43-175 the Hotshots are second with 35-25: and the Markers are third with 32-28. Piuppo's Prob- lems also have the highest team score for three games with 2344 and the highest single team score with 838. Marge Alberding has the highest three game series-504, highest single game-209, and highest average-127. Marion Waschow has second highest average-126, and Mary Jane Wur- ster third-122. Swimmers Seek Submarine Taft's swim team got off to a bad start this season, and to top it all, the pool was closed because of the shortage of coal. The mermen aren't as strong as they should be, says Coach Kupcinet. The senior team has only a few men in their senior year in school. The team had four meets, and the results are as follows: Seniors lost to Amundsen 43-22 Seniors lost to Roosevelt 46-19 Seniors lost to Senn 50-16 Seniors Beat Sullivan 38-23 Listed below are our Junior team's scores: Lost to Amundsen 36-16 Lost to Roosevelt 31-24 Lost to Senn 39-18 Lost to Sullivan 32-27 Outstanding men on the Senior team are: Free Style: Hess, Oquist, and Morbeck. Back Stroke: Eichkorn Breast Stroke: Holleen and Hendricks Individual Medley: Keiler The Junior team has important men, too. Its heroes are: Free Style: Longman, Galla, Laswel, Iverson and Landgren. Back Stroke: Peterson and Gregarnik Breast Stroke: Misher, and Tate SHARPSHOOTERS HIT, IT AGAIN Hass, Hathaway, Dclman, Biedka, Lauschke Taft's ROTC Rifle Team has been going like demons this semester. Our riflemen met Von Steuben in the most exciting meet of their career. By the end of the match Von Steuben was losing by a score of 877 to 825. Sharpshooter Ivan Delman broke his previous record of 183 and in its place went the score of 189. Ivan is one of the highest scorers in the city and is someone to watch for in the future. A week later our Sharp Shooters met Schurz and again they came out on top with a score of 867 to Schurz's score of 783. This time the highest point scorer was Paul Lauschke with 182 notches to his credit. The members of our team are: Ivan Delman, Paul Lauschke, Jerry Biedka, Ronald Hass, and Dick Hath- away. Iloopmen End Another Season Taft's Senior cagers found the going even rougher in league play than during their practice games. In nine league games they failed to win a single one, although the Senn and Sullivan contests were very close. Senn edged them out 42-39, and Sul- livan beat them 43-38. Ron Sparks led the Seniors during the league schedule with an average of almost 15 points per game. Our Junior team just missed a playoff berth by one game. With two games left to play they had only to win one to assure the playoff. They dropped close ones in both games. Lee Eckart saving several games in the closing seconds, sparked Taft's Juniors throughout the long season. Four of the first stringers will be back next year. They are: Don Swan- son, Jim Tortorelli, Richard Ander- son, and Al Lawson. Let's look forward to a better season next year and maybe a spot in the playoffs. BENTSON HEADS HI-Y With the formal induction Febru- ary 25, the Taft Hi-Y closed its new members drive and oflicially opened the current semester. Officers are: Ronald Bentson, president: Kenneth Flobeck, vice president: Charles Fitz- hugh, secretary, and Ted Nielsen, treasurer. New members are: Don Graves, Bruce Geisert, Charles Kea- ton, Lyle Westrom, Lincoln Gifford, Warren Woodke, Robert Kopke, Jack Grabowski, Stuart Bentley, George Carter, George Petras, Ronald Cleven, and Rex Styzens. Paul Felgenhauer, man, has announced labeled 'tThe Thing, will be held in the near future. This affair, however, is limited to members. The last meeting incorporated a new feature, the Tall Story Night. program chair- the first dance, Wl1o's Going 'ro be Winner? Our baseball team wants you to help them select a baseball queen. Ballots will be attached to the base- ball tags to be sold April 2 to April 5. Each ballot will be good for 10 votes. The ballot box will be in the center foyer near the library. Ballot- ing will close at 3:00 P.M. on Thurs- day, April 5. The girl candidate win- ner will receive an award at the dance, Friday, April 6. So be at this special baseball dance, meet your team, and see who the baseball queen 1s. Locker Room Echoes We're all wondering how the swim- ming team could have overlooked Backer, with all his talent. In period 5 gym, what were James Morbeck and Arthur Nauman doing that brought a red flush to both of their faces? It Happens lEvery Day Taftites Attend Conference Representatives to the Vocational Conference to be held at the McCor- mick YMCA on April 14, will be William Forney, Paul Lauschke, Elaine Shroeder, and Arlene Barnett. Future Nurses Only . . . First prize of a 3100.00 nursing scholarship is being awarded to the winner in the Why I Should Be a Nurse essay contest. For further in- formation see your division teacher. Senior Snares Award Carol Novak, 4A, was awarded the first prize for submitting the best essay in a recent American Legion contest. Teachers Learn Lessons Miss Nelson and Miss Capron recently attended the Workshop on Human Relations. Miss Lowes was among those present at the three-day National Vocational Guidance Con- fe1'ence. Coming Attractions Miss Prendergast announces that the annual Spring Concert is now being planned. More details later. Final Date-Nitei' preparations are being made. Don't miss this Tri-Hi-Y dance April 28. t Tribune Taft High School, Chicago, Illinois April 6, 1951 Did You Smile Pretty? Resounding echoes of 'tcheesen fill the corridors. Even lowly freshmen had to watch the birdie March 26- 27, while seniors groaned when their graduation proofs came. College Nite Success ' Over 500 parents, students, teach- ers, and college representatives made Taft's first College Nite very success- ful. Poster Contest Announced Students interested in entering the K'Nationa1 Employ the Physically Handicapped Week poster contest should see the information posted in Room 105. Good Neighbors Again Taft's Spanish club is once again a member of the Illinois Federation of the Pan-American League. Diet Aids Increases up to five cents have been made in lunchroom prices. Another good reason for starting that long- planned diet. Senior Luncheon at Edgewater, May 17 Under the capable direction of Mrs. Ockerby and Mrs. R. Mitchell, the luncheon committee has arranged North Hotel. which baked to have the luncheon in the Terrace of the Edgewater They have planned the menu will consist of fruit entree, ham, potatoes, peas, salad, and straw- berry sundae for dessert. Tickets to the luncheon are three dollars each and are being sold by the members of the committee who are Diane Kisting, Gerald Gerhard, Paul Felgenhauer, Myra Andres, Genevieve Kaage, Patricia Pawlow- ski, and Suzanne Fisher. Members of the class will provide entertainment after the meal. Meet Taft's Baseball Queen at Tonight's Dance 6STAlFlF SM lLlES F0 lBlllRlDlIlE9 Seated fl to rb Arlys Nitsche, Leora Steinbachner, Dolores Debs, Diane Kisting, Arlene Barnett, Johann Barrson, Helen Carlson, Phyllis Franson, Carole Novak, Virginia VanDerMeulen. Second row fl to rj Noel Lassen, Carol Dehlinger, Kathryn Buending, Joanne Bayer, Dorothy Anderson, Gail Martin, Joyce Gobel, Iris Hajok, Lois Wesley, Carol Hargrave. Third rowfl to rl Richard Backer, Barbara Coleman, Paul Celmer, Roy Prassel, Edward Heifernan, Elmer Scheel, Ted Nielsen, Robert Galka, Elaine Nordgren, Don Mu eller. ,W , . 6 Taft Tribune Follow the Leader Driving Is Hazardous Too often drivers in heavy traffic or in a line of motor vehicles blindly follow the car ahead. This Follow the Leader type of driving leads motorists into traffic violations, rear- end collisions or traffic snarls. Trailing automobiles without pay- ing attention to traffic light changes traffic at in- frequently blocks side tersections, particularly if the line of cars in the next block cannot accomodate more vehicles. The car ahead also may stop unexpectedly before it gets through the intersec- tion when cars are backed up from the intersection beyond. When driving in a line of cars, anticipate traffic light changes, the density of vehicles in the forward blc-ck and the movements of the car directly in front. Driving Suggestion: When Other Fellow's About to Pass You When you find that some driver is about to overtake your car try the plan of lifting your foot from the accelerator pedal so your car will lose a little speed. The effect will be the same as if the driver of the other car increased his speed. For safety's sake, the passing should be as quick- ly as possible. It is a complete re- versal of the usual temptation to speed up when someone is passing. News from the Clubs German: The last meeting of the German club was held in the R.O.T.C. room where all the members enjoyed pictures shown of Germany. Plans are being made for another bake sale and also a talent show. Spanish: The Espanoles will have their club day April 20. At that time they are going to have quite an elaborate program featuring Arlene Barnett, Anne Breen and Mary Byrd at the pianog Joanne Matuzak and Charlene Toth playing their accord- ionsg Shirley Boccaccio and her violing Shirley Paddi and her harp, Alice Taylor and her fiuteg and Marlene Wilson will give a reading. Gerry Wood will do a ballet and Joanne Berg will do the Charleston. Senior Girls: Now that the Senior Girl's Club has elected their new officers, planning for the annual tea has begun. The new officers are as follows: President, Irene Heglandg Vice- president, Joanne Dassg Secretary, Lois Reinhartseng and Treasurer, Elaine Weiskoff. The tea which is ever popular with the senior girls and their mothers will be held Tues., May 22 in the social room. These annual teas always give the mothers and teachers an opportunity of a final get together. Junior Girls: There was entertain- ment galore at the last meeting of the Junior Girls. A skit was perform- ed by two of our senior girls, Virgin- ia VanDerMeulen, and Beverly Ed- gerton. Another skit which was written by Marge Alberding added to the fun. After the entertainment was over cookies and coke were served. INQUIRING lncponren l In the atmosphere of the Taft lunchroom, the Inquiring Reporter asked this wise and logical question: If you got a Zed,,' what would you do with it? The following answers cropped up. Helene Madura 4B-Give it to Tom. Paul Celmer 3A-I'd drown it. Helen Carlson 4B-I would wear it. Frank Anderson 4B-Put it on a leash. Marilyn Goodell 1B-I'd sell it. John O'Donnell 2B-I'd make some more Taft hamburgers. Carolyn Jenks 2A-Report it to Sen- ator Kefauver. Gen Kaage 4A-Ifd send it to Sparky. Bob Gehl 4A-Give it to John An- derson's Hot Rod. Carol Schmick 4B-Lock it up. Ronald Bentsen 4A-Give it to my girl. Bill Becker 4B-Shoot it. Dorothy Mathisen 3A-l'd give it away. Jim Bredfield 4A-Put it in Mrs. Murphy's chowder. Sybil Baginski 3B-Drown it. Bob Homer 3A-Junk it. Marion Jacobson 3B-I'd sit on it. John Geraci 2B-Put it in the ice box. Nordis Nelson 2A-Travel to the farthest corner of the earth. Marilyn Oehl 1B-Put it in my living room. Richard Albrecht 2A-Play it. Roger Westberg 3A-I'd dig a hole and bury it. Kathryn Buending 2A-Drop it down a manhole. Dolores Debbs 4A-Eat it. Jim Schoenberg 3A-Bring it to physics. Pat Walquist 3B--Clean it up. Sylvia Penland 3B-Put it to bed. Editors' Note: Zed is the last letter of the alphabet. Editors' Note: Due to circumstances beyond our control much of the news concerning student activities had to be omitted from the first issue of the Taft Trib. CAN YOU IMAGINE? Neil Shane six foot tall. Yvonne Godswin having only one boy- friend. .Iackie Oman not going with Jack. Bob Swanson not going with Renee. Journalism 2 class without Bunny Boy. Nancy Burkhardt on her feet at the Hub. .loan DeWitt without her dimples. Beverly Simpson being a good busi- ness manager. Gail liking the same boy for one week. Roger Sajovetz awake in the morning. Joan Beckert handing in her work on time. f Freshies without their shopping bags. Steve Grys angry at Yvonne. Bob Sfanell quiet in period 4 Latin. Jack Grabowski not chasing freshies. Jeannine Lee singing in Girls Chorus. Tom Moore not eating in his period 4 class. Iris Hajok not wanting her name in the TRIB. Joyce Gobel and Sherwood Church making up. Homer Rudolph going steady. Dave Kelsy acting his age. Dolores Debs being able to drive. Marge Mutusak not running after Tommy. Pat Amlin not running after upper classmen. Joyce Folstow not wearing a sweater. Harold Grilitz with a new car. Priscilla Anderson being true to Jaffe. Beverly Edgerton going steady with Richard Long. Bill Forney as a ballet dancer. Wayne Maflit going out with Karen Debs. Miss McCurdy selling her answer book. Kenneth Gobel not being chased by girls. Phyllis Franson rushing. A Bring in that Paper! On April 17 from 7:30 to 1:00, Taft is having its first paper drive since the last war. Each student is asked to bring 100 lbs. of paper or more and the reward is well worth it. The class bringing in the most paper will receive free tickets to the Variety Show to be held on May 3. Members of the faculty and P.T.A. will be stationed at each of the four trucks to measure and check in the paper. For additional information ask any member of the faculty. Through various sources we hear that Jackie Fee and Lois Jesper-sen have made sure of a prom date. Two freshies in period 5 lunch have ac- cepted their invitation. A little notice to 4A boys. lt seems most of the 4A girls are disgusted with you. Don't forget fellas-the young 'uns'l have to be in early on June 8. We are happy to hear that a cer- tain Wally is going to be home in order to go to the prom with Phyliss Kuffel. Aren't furloughs won- derful, Phil? . . . Then We have Jo Barrson wonder- ing whether Alex will be able to get a furlough for that big night. Pat Hansen caused considerable at- tention When she walked into school with that black eye. Who gave you that beautiful shiner, Pat? The question of the week is: where did Delores Debs acquire that special nickname of Vanilla VVally Max Shaw was complain- ing that his name has never appear- ed in the Taft Trib! Itchy Anderson doesn't realize it but his asking Joan Bowden out is breaking Merle Kamberg's heart. Don Mueller---shy??? Not in Journalism 2. He is known there as the original Don Juan. Leah Staudte has a blond Laneite on her hands-the Prom too, Leah? '? The Prom draws nearer and quite a few senior girls look worried but not our old engaged lady, Diane Kisting fBelated congratulations, HDi.7!, Game of the Century Here we are, folks, it's a beautiful day for a game. Freshies with their money filled briefcases and the 4A's with their pawn tickets can be seen everywhere. The crowd is filled with anticipation. Any minute now the game will begin. Oh! Here come the players dressed in those beautiful green, form-fitting suits. They line up behind the net, the Daring Dim- bulbs against the Dripettes. The drums are tooted and the game ends. Lil Chatalot serves for the Drip- ettes. It's a direct. Sal Lamander of the Daring Dimbulbs returns it to Ida Wanna, but she trips over Tiny Gondolas, drops the ball, and no point is scored. The ball goes to the Dimbulbs. It's served by Syl Liva and is returned to Lynn Noleum by Pat Tent. Lynn knocks it over the net to that beau- tiful gal Uneeda Biscuit. Uneeda is reaching out, she's losing her balance. she can't make it, r-r-r-i-i-i-p. Darn those form-fitting suits. And the point goes to the Dimbulbs. Comes The Dawn Oh, by the way, if any of you are wondering what those iiashes of light are: don't worry, it's just the reflection from the heads of some of the older Taftites, otherwise known as the draft dodgersf' ' This time Ima Hogg serves for the Dimbulbs and Gin Gerale, who has been bubbling over to get in on the plays sends it back to Yura, Ima's sister. Yura hits it, but can't quite make it so Ilene Down helps it over the net. The opposition fumbles and drops the ball, the drums are tooted starting the game. The Driplettes are beaten 2-0 by the Daring Dimbulbs! 'JL IL The period 5 history class has Karen England running to get there on time. Could it be because of the teacher? Have you noticed what a cute couple Marcia Lein and Harold Oquist make? Zora Waschbush really shined on Easter with her new blue hat and shoes. Lois Matheson finally made up her mind that Tom is the only one for her. Taft Tribune 7 FRE5 H I6 0061-10056 XI It seems that everyoneihad a won- derful time at Marilyn Forty's St. Patrick's Day Party. Among the guests present were: Dan Tracy, Mary Mueller, Marilyn Russell, Ron- ald Roman, Claudette Michael, Ed- ward Britter, Searles Laswell, Kenny Day, Joyce Jacobson, Pat Di Pentino, Bob Phillips, Charlotte Hann, Ken Goren, Roxanne Carson. Jimmy Bowling seems to be having a fine time with a certain junior. We donit want to embarrass Mary Byrd so we won't mention any names. Bozo is at it again introducing his boyfriends to his girlfriends. Why can't the boys at table 209 and the girls at 104 get together during period 5 lunch? It would be more convenient. 0 fy 0 W A 1 Ja ,B , coo s . I Qs. What can S75 buy? A pet monkey for Donna Nielsen .... Girls you had better head for your tornado shelters-Robert Stanell has learned how to drive .... Four unknown sophmores attended the funeral of some guppies who were buried from Mr. Piuppo's lab .... Tony Cal- suano sits and daydreams over Edith Uhlic and Oscar, the salamander . . . . Joan Beckert uses her big blue eyes to the best advantage when she gazes at Don Parker in history. DON'T FORGET YOUR QUOTA! 100 LBS. OF PAPER APRIL 17 1, 1, ii .Ld Taft Tribune Dr. Quinn Inspires Hi-Y The purpose of the Hi-Y is to create, maintain, and extend through- out the home, school, and community, high standards of Christian charac- ter. thus reads the motto of the Hi- Y. On March 6 we had a living ex- ample of those words. Taft and Schurz had a joint meeting in a crowded and poorly ventilated room at the Y, The purpose of this gathering was to hear Dr. Joseph Quinn speak on one of today's prob- lems. During that time the entire 30 minute speech, there wasn't a sound in that room. The applause that echo- ed through the Y when he finished was not only a tribute to a great man but a tribute to his race as well. Mr. Quinn is a negro and he spoke on the problem of prejudice. Each of us had a much better understanding of the other fellow when we left the meeting. Thanks go to the fellows and girls of the Hi-Y and Tri-Hi-Y who gave of their time and talent to make our Easter Program more enjoyable. Club Chaplains from Taft who took part in the services were Barbara Bates and Charles Falkenthal. Ann Kent, Arlys Nitsche, Warren Woodke, and Paul Felgenhaur from Taft sang t'Faith of Our Fathers. ' wx '-- :,:-2 ' HQ1f: .f EE9L -. Sl-IQP-9. , E R 3- . V f ' ii!'im5. - -.,- --. tw.. - . -f . ' fa?-'t6f?1'fli 9 1. 1 l X9 'f T421 'TF' -wg. j'f':z.2-' 1 ' we Swim . -- . V2 3.--: ex H 5551 was 'L ' s Q,-Q 3,3 ur -. -Nz. 1 mit- --Q - I-. . f W '- f .--af Sri' - U-Ti' f: 2 fgffff-si.-2. , lf! ' 5, , .,:3kk.,f- ggigrf' Pr, 'nilili ' so . , ra 73,5 as ! FmAv it X M , 1 -Y- All the girls in period four gym are jealous of the pretty little white bonnet that belongs to Gen Kaage. The new white gym suits are also a nice attraction, but why was Babe Yele happier than anyone else about them? 'Z ? And, oh, the Miracles being Writ- ten in the locker room a while back- All the English 8's! Sophie Lycos is beaming now that Tom is back in school. Ah, that's brotherly love. What is all this talk about Kent Anderson in' the locker room?'? And it isn't the underclassmen that are talking either!! Miss Jordan's niece certainly is a darling-and besides she is intelli- gent! . Many drooping eyelids around cam- pus due to the girls working at the Outdoor. Taft really has a concession out there. What is the attraction'?'? Not the latest pictures! The new cheerleaders are really coming along fine-keep up the good work, girls! -00QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ- Y C gaaLef goaaala Piston Pusher Forncy's latest by- word is How about a blast uptown, ask Homer Rudolph he knows. Dave Baker's converted rod seems to be set to go? Oh! Oh! We forgot to mention Futrell and Oliver ide- mon car specialistsl. And, how about Ken Brown's full race Dodge, we hear it leaps! ! Tips From Heffernan Custom milled ash-tray heads, full race windshield wipers, and leaded in carburetors. Note: Don't forget the Sports-Hot- rod Show at the pier, April 12-14. F CI LLLuL L53 i- - as i t 41' Heieigl- Bowlers Seek Championship The annual National Championship for High Schools was held Saturday, March 31. Taft entered eight teams, with hopes of again making a good showing. The five girl teams entered were: Puipp0's Problems, Hot Shots, Turkeys, Juliets, and the Guterettes. The three boy teams entered were: Met's, Lucky Five, and the Five Flats. This was a telegraphic meet be- cause it was on a national basis. The winners will get a team trophy, and the individuals on the teams which placed will also receive trophies. A large banquet will also be enjoyed by the winners. The Bowling Proprietors of Chicago will award a scholarship up to 31,000 to the boy and girl who have the scratch high for the three games. if a B average is obtained on this scholarship it can be renewed for the whole four years. Eagles Open Season You're-Out! ! That familiar cry will soon be ringing out over the baseball diamonds as Taft's Eagles open their bid for the North Section Championship. The team has been practicing for over a month, and the prospects of a good season seem very likely. Six returning letter-men, John Osko, Harold Oquist, Bill Smusyn, Rich Anderson, Charles James, and Herb Manig form the backbone of the squad. These boys and the re- mainder of the squad are all hustling for a place on the first team. If they CE1l'1'y this spirit into league play, the season should turn out to be a good one. Be sure and come out and cheer them on to victory. The following is a schedule of Taft's practice games: April 6 Foreman at Portage April 13 New Trier at Norwood Shamrock Shag A Success On the eve of St. Patrick's Day, March 16, Taft held it's annual St. Patrickis Dance. The dance commit- tee, composed of Virginia VanderMeu- len, Beverly Edgerton, Stanley Glo- wacki, Joanne Jacobsen, Charlene Johnson, Homer Rudolph, Albert Harwood, Robert Harsh, Joanne Daas, Phyllis Halowaty, Paul Lauchke, and William Forney, bedecked the gym with shamrocks and streamers and supplied bids in keeping with the Irish spirit. There were several spotlight dances to the melodic strains of Bob Adaires' orchestra. Knickerbocker Site of Senior Promenade Prom committee members have been hard at work and all arrange- ments for the 4A dance are in order. Under the direction of Miss Rogers and Miss Zidek, the committee has selected George Finell and his ten piece orchestra. The bids have been selected from Harding Brothers, and it is suggested that all members of the class secure their bids as soon as possible. The 4B's are cordially invited to attend. Bids Cost 35.00. DANCE TONIGHT 8:30 P.M. Boys' Gym 'oe i 'J lit Happens ll-livery Day Have You Got It?? ? ? Contagious diseases are very dan- gerous, especially one called spring- itis. It seems that both the students and members of the faculty have caught it in the past Week. Belated Greetings Miss Gibbons, Miss Stranberg, and Mr. Freedman, the new members of the faculty received votes of thanks on the wonderful work they are doing here at Taft. lVeleome Back The students and faculty are happy that M1'. L. A. Hoefer is back on the job. Want The Time??? Miss Fink is now out of the hos- pital and hopes to return to Taft in the very near future. Her students gifted her with a beautiful gold wrist watch. U. N. Contest Taxing their brains in a stiff mental battle in the social room on April 5 were Carol Boldt, Myra Andres, and Robert Depowski. Coach and chief rooter for the team was Miss M. Nelson. Finalist Bob Winkleman, 4A, will compete in the local finals of the Tournament of Orators to be held May 3. Farewell To Seniors The Senior Farewell will be held April 20 in the boys' gym. Long Awaited Holidays Near Spring vacation will start April 23 and continue to April 27. Trib Congratulates Business Managers Taft Trib sales depend upon how many people buy the paper. But the number of people who buy the paper depends mainly on the business man- agers. Our business manager is the one who has to pry the dime out of the kids each time the Trib comes out, and this is no easy job. Some of the business managers whose divi- sions have the highest sales are: Alice LaMarche, 309 Jane Meadows. 305 Beverly Edgerton, 30, Carol Ku- tilek, 30g Virginia VanDerMeulen, 30g Arlene Bergstrom, 305 Beverly Simp- son, 36. These kids can do it, how about the rest of you business mana- gers getting in their and selling those Taft Tribs! Taft High School, Chicago, Illinois April 19, 1951 Taftites Entertain North Section Committees Enjoying themselves as hosts and hostesses at the monthly Dance Planning Committee Meetings are Cl to rl Beverly Edgerton, Virginia VanDerMeulen. Joanne Jacobsen, Albert Harwood, Don Simonson, and Raymond Moehle. rlfailit Cllealnelljp Cannipaiiginl Under Waly Taft's 1951 clean-up campaign is now in the home stretch. To date we have accomplished much. Our teachers and student leaders under the direction of our Student Council have kept the need for a clean school and community before us the year round. In March the special lunch-room assembly did much to point out to us the ways in which we could help to make our lunchroom a pleasant place to eat. Most of the students responded magnificently. Our spectacular paper drive will not only help our school financially, but has helped to rid our community of excessive old paper. Our special clean-up committee is doing wonders in keeping the objectives of the campaign before us. Charles Falkenthal deserves our wholehearted support in his job as chairman of the Taft clean-up campaign. But remember, kids! We must transform all the wonderful objectives into action. When we think of Clean-up, Paint-up, Plant-up, Light-up, we should think of what can be done along these lines in our school, homes, and neighborhood. Let's take the good message home! Let's pitch in and help the folks clean the basement, paint the porches, and wash the walks. And if we could pass the good word on to the butcher and the baker, we will really have done a complete job. Let's .loin the Clean-Up, Paint-Up, Light-Up, and Plant-Up Gampaigni lllil Taft Tribune Proper Driving and Car Care Essential at All Times All motorists seek the best possible gasoline mileage from their cars . . . but far from all know how to get it. Experts who should know point out that there are two ways, through proper driving techniques and through proper driving adjustments to the car. They suggest the driver sit in a comfortable position so as to allow the foot to fit easily on the accelera- tor. Avoid sudden stops and sharp turnsg this tends to slosh raw gas into the engine. Use the choke very little. If the car has an automatic choke, have it properly adjusted. Don't accelerate rapidly. Keeping the car in fit mechanical condition is a big economy feature. What's in a Name? What would you think if the fol- at Taft changed lowing students their names like this: Darrel Tate to Darrel Late? Jane Meadows to Jane Fields? Judy Zink to Judy Copper? Paul Sincere to Paul Insincere? Bill Madden to Bill Gladden? Diane Zak to Diane Sack? Jean Rhodes to Jean Streets? Harold McCall to Harold Mc An- swe1'? Nadine Steinhaus to Nadine Stein- store? Patricia Moore to Patricia Less? Ronald Newman to Ronald Old- man? Gordon Maiworm to Gordon June- worm? Elaine Weiskoti' to Elaine Dumb- koff? Leora Steinbachner to Leora Stein- frontner? Arlys Nitsche to Arlys Itchy? Tom Oman to Tom Amen? Sylvia Penland to Sylvia Pencil- land? Zora Waschbusch to Zora Wasch- clothes? John Paszkiet to John Gaszkiet? Robert Appleton to Robert Peach- ton? Loretta Asback to Loretta Asfront? Beverly Black to Beverly White? Carol Boldt to Carol Washer? Kenneth Day to Kenneth Night? Karen England to Karen France? Ernest Faith to Ernest Hope? Jacquelyn Fee to Jacquelyn Due? Carol Fields to Carol Plain? Don Fisher to Don Hunter? Bob Forman to Bob Taft? Diane Fox to Diane Tiger? Arlette Frey to Arlette Roast? Donna Fuller to Donna Emptier? Robert Garnett to Robert Ruby? Bob Gehl to Bob Storm? Phillip Grant to Phillip Lee? William Hammer to William Saw? No offense was meant by any of these changesg but it is confusing isn't it? INQUIRING f:......f neoonren i QUESTION: Who do you think is Taft's ideal couple? Bob Winkleman 4A-Paul Lauschkeg Janie LaMarche. Nancy Baumgartner 3A-Donna Gra- zing Wally Shaw. Diane Gromke 2A-Don Ernstg Julie Strayer. Janice Elliott 2A-Judy Kelchg Vic- tor Longman. Jim Henderson 1B-Tom Fizzellg El- len Frizen. Marilyn Erickson 2A-Gerry Hadjukg Kent Anderson. Frank E01'io 3A-Pat Dahlmang Paul Felgenhauer. Annette Garthwait ZA-Carol Boldt' Ron Bentsen. Ruth Sebastian 4B-Janet Swansong Bill Smusyn. Karen Nelson 2B-Diane Zakg Paul Hendricks. Frank Anderson 4B-Nancy Meyerg Ken Brown. Dick Hart 1B-Marilyn Goodellg Bill Hannon. Barb Stendahl 3B-Marcia Leing Har- old Oquist. Pat Dolish 4A-Jackie Feeg Dick Dernell. Cliff Matuna 2A-Barb Edwardsg Le- Roy Lund. Evelyn Staiger 4A-Audrey Thirskg Stuart Bentley. Don Schreck 3A-Richard Harmong Alice Taylor. Richard Phillips 2B-Joe O'Donaldg Shirley Geraci. Arlene Stonequist 4A-Dolores Mastg James Everding. Bill Kammer 4A-Barb Grockeg Ron Bruzan. Mary Schwartz 1B-Heather Lund- markg George Carter. Allen Meritz 3A--Sally Scotteng Dick Sears. Joe Weiss 4A-Helen Madurag Tom Verdac. Springtime in Paris Theme of Date Night Dear Margie, All the members of Tri-Hi-Y wish you could be back with them as they have been sponsoring so many varied activities lately. Friends and Alumnae Night was held April 17 this year. After the regular meeting there was entertain- ment and refreshments, and the girls all talked about old times at the HY' 77 Remember how the mirror in thr third floor girls, washroom was brok- en? The club has replaced it with a new one as a gift to the school. You would enjoy yourself, we are sure, if you could attend Date Night April 28. Wait until we tell you the theme! It is Springtime in Paris. Sounds like an exciting evening is in store for everyone, doesn't it? Until then- --Doris .4- . f 0 . H V QB G, , coo s e ' Spring seems to have struck every- one except Nordis Nelson, Marion Johnson, Judy Desenis, and Arlene Dyson because they certainly were giving Dick Rogers, Dave Rex, Don Galla, and Jim Osbourn a hard time at a recent party. What is there about the sight of Tom Darville that makes Pat Koep- pel's heart beat a little faster? Congratulations are in order for Char Olson. Dave Kelsey couldn't re- sist any longer. A certain patronized by Barb Myers since Mark Wilm started working there. gas station is being What a lucky girl Grace Peterson is. steady with Schurz's She's going class president. Annette Garthwait would give her two years at Taft to go to Texas and see her Jim. Is it that bad, An- nette? Dianen Zak is going to have an acci- dent while walking through the halls, if she doesn't stop dreaming about a certain fella. Another Scholarship Available Sons and daughters of Ford Motor Car Company employees are eligible for scholarships granted by the com- pany. Students must rank in the top one-thirdl of the senior class. See Miss Lowes for further information. Among The Alumni Jeanne Schneider, a senior at Grin- nell College, has been named a staff singer for KGRW, Grinnell college campus radio station. She also par- ticipated in the spring tour of the college women's glee club. Donna Smith, a sophomore at Grinnell, appeared in the annual White Caps water ballet last month. You baseball fans will be happy to know Ed Fagerstrom made the North- western team. Couples who have been pinned are Carol Duty and Cliff Mclntire, and Janet Zink and Richard Clawes. Others who are engaged are Lalia Maiworm and Jack Bergren, and Joanne Closset and Bill Steinmetz. SENIOR SCANDALS It seems that Jack Kelks and Yvon- ne Godswon aren't as friendly as be- fore. What happened on that last date? .... Delores Debs is getting desperate for a prom date. It seems she is looking for a boy Cfirst come, first servel . . . A correction has to be made. In the last issue it was said Jack Grabowski was chasing freshie girls, it happens to be fresh- man girls. Sorry Jack! . . .Why is it Beverly Edgerton doesn't like Vin- cent Sagan fex-Taftitej any more? . . . It seems Taft boys aren't good enough for Arlene Stonequistg she has to get a fellow from Indiana. Lost: One Graduation Ring! Homer Rudolph, the boy who would never go steady, has Charlene John- son wearing his graduation ring. . . A beautiful romance went up in Roger Sajovetz and smoke between Fern Fernquist. What happened? . . Jim Rickard is SB-that's one going more steady with a senior fellow who won't be going to the prom with a senior girl. . . Jim Ostberg is an all-American, he's going out with a Cherokee .... Why has Dick Lally taken a fancy to the freckles on Thompson .... Art interest is now a Sue .... Arlene like a motorcycle called Baby or is it the owner? . . lamp burning for Joanne CBunnyJ Nauman's main foreigner named Ness seems to Who's got the Diane Rieder in handicraft? . . . Who is Lydia N. asking to the prom? May be somebody with the initials of W. W. Don 't Let This Get Around, But- People are saying that Char Frump- kin's birthday party was a big suc- cess. Some of the kids that made it so were Joan Siddons and Don Col- burn, Julie Strayer and Don Ernest. Marion Jacobson and Roger Futrell, Pat Smyer and Doug Lattner, Janet Anderson and Don Kubiak, Sue Plein and her many admirers. By the way Ted Voss came with Barb Stendel. . . . VVhat happened? If anyone's been wondering why Barb Norton has been in it's because Bill was home. We're glad to hear that Jo Adams is still spending her time Wixted. Gary Shellhammer has at last found his fiame. She's in his own division and answers to the name of Barbara. Lil Grundgeiger has been seen mak- ing eyes at Don Fredericks at the Times Theatre. Seems as though Ivan Delman's love life is centered at Schurz. Her name is Mary. When is Rosalyn Coy going to make up her mind whether or not to go steady with a certain Wayne. Phil Schoessling's 32 Ford seems to be the main hit on our campus. the stars with Don FRESHIE GOSSIP Judy Conrade hasn't made up her mind as yet whether she will accept Don F. or not. We extend our deepest sympathy to Becky Mazzullo. Uncle Sam has called her boyfriend. What's the big attraction at the Hub Roller Rink for Marge Matusek? She spends five nights a week there. It seems that a certain Dave Kas- men has lately been giving Marlene Stokieg the eye. Come on Marlene, give him a chance. Bob Smetzer is trying to introduce a new sport at Taft. Work real hard Bob and maybe we can have a rubber band club. Elaine Wilks has found something very interesting at the New Lawrence Taft Tribunals: llll Swimming pool. ls it the water or the lifeguards? After a long argument Rosemary Valenziano and .Ken Goryn have reached an agreement. The question now is: Will it last????? Artists Prepare Big Spring Concert On May 25 we expect the Taft Assembly hall to be bulging with music patrons. The event is the an- nual Taft Spring Concert. With the combined efforts of Miss Prender- gast's Mixed Chorus, Mrs. Patton's Girls Chorus, Mr. Freedman's band and orchestra, and the Boys Glec Club, this program will be one of the year's finest events. The Boys Glee Club under the direction of James Campbell, as you know, has been a big hit here at Taft. Found: Taft graduation ring. Loser please contact Barbara Meyers of An- drew's division. On Stage for Musical Central Park? Where? On the Taft Stage? Impossible! Nothing is im- possible. Ask Paul Felgenhauer, he knows. This production has unearthed enormous stores of talent at Taft. At the first audition call, came scores of singers, dancers, and instrumentalists. Then came the diflicult task of choos- ing the cast. Scenes were rewritten in order to give more Taftites the op- portunity to participate in the show, Park. Louis Title: A Night in Central Sponsor and advisor: Mr. Sigalos. Directors: Frank Eorio, Phyl- Dahl- lis Holowaty, Judy Zink, Pat man. and Paul Felgenhauer. Set de- signer Neil Anderson. The show is a musical comedy, its setting in New York's famous Central Park, where anything can happen and usually does. With singing, dancing, and sometimes a little acting, the cast takes you on a merry journey to this fabulous playground for millions. For- get your overnight bag and tooth- brush, but remember to bring along your sense of humor and a little imagination. The train fare is just 5013! and the cast guarantees to have you back in time for third period Better get your ticket now because they're going fast and you wouldn't want to be left riding the rods. 12 Taft Tribune Lane Edges Eagles A tight Lane defense and good pitching proved to be enough to beat Taft 2-1. Bill Smusyn and Harold Oquist combined hits in the first inn- ing for Taft's only run. Lane then fought back for two runs and the ballgame. This was Taft's first game of the year. It went only five innings but showed that the north section race will be a close one. Trio Blank Foreman On No-Hitter Bill Smusyn, Don Swanson, and Herb Manig each allowed Foremar no hits as Taft won 6-0. Smusyn pitched the first four innings striking out three hitters. Swanson pitched the middle two also fanning three. Manig completed the no-hitter by setting Foreman down in the final inning. Taft's hitters came to life and really pounded two Foreman hu1'1ers The score could have been much high- er with a few of the breaks. Out- standing fielding has helped the Ea- gles hold their opponents to a one run average per game. It looks like another g1'eat season with Taft right up on top. The only thing they need now is the backing of the fans. Let's get out and watch every game. Hi-Y Entertains K Spell catf' K-A-T That's absolute- ly correct. Step down. All night long the members of the Taft Hi-Y spelled out difficult words as this. The strair was beginning to tell. Soon two were left standing. Who would win? Who to be the Taft Hi-Y Spelling was Bee Champ? It was all in the hands of the judges. The judges didn't know how to spell either so there was a short delay in the tabulation of the score. Our last dance, March 31, produced an epidemic of upset stomachs, swol- len ankles, bad colds, and cold feet. To remedy this situation we have decided to hold our next social affair at the Ravenswood Hospital. All those expecting various maladys are urged to reserve a room early. Contact Dr. Ronald Bentsen for further details. Attention Juniors!!! We are plann- ing a new-members' night. It will be in the near future. Anyone interested contact a member for details. Keep the Hi-Y going! :::::::::o::oo::::-oQ:::::. I gaafef goaazla How to soup your iron. Whatever the kind of rod makes no difference, First: Remove all chrome. Second: Loosen raditor cap. Third: Back car slowly from under cap. Foutrh: Drive 1951 Chrysler Imperial under cap and tighten. And . . . you did it your- self! Tips from Heffernan. Left handed fan-belt Oversize muffler bearings Ox-blood brake shoes High compression cigar lighter Full race motorcycle-motor in a Buick ' Air-cooled blast horns Eagle Marksmen Beat Rough Riders 933-733 Taft wound up the season with a win over Roosevelt. Highest team score in the city this season was made by our Marksmen. In this match Ivan Delman had a score of 190 which was the second highest individ- ual score in the city. Out of a pos- sible 200 in this match, everyone on the team had a score of 183 or better. Finishing third in the district, Taft had a team average of 831. Individual averages a1'e as follows: Ivan Delman ................ 179 Ronald Hass .... .... 1 70 Paul Lauschke .... .... 1 63 Richard Hathaway .... .... 1 60 Jerome Biedka ..... . ......... 160 More Grandmothers Die! 'With the opening of the baseball season we decided to give you, the baseball fan, a little quiz on the sub- ject. 1. What player holds the record for the most singles in his career? 2. What pitcher holds the record for the most strikeouts in nine inn- ings of play? 3. What pitcher pitched a perfect game, not letting one man reach first base? 4. Who was the last Cub to ever lead the league in pitching? 5. In what year did both leagues give a most valuable player not award? 6. In what year did Nicholson lead the N.L. in home runs? 7. What is the record for the most stolen bases in one inning? 8. In the major league, what is the record for the longest game ever played? 9. What person holds the record for hitting safely in the most con- secutive games? 10. What person in the N.L. has the honor of receiving the Most Valuable Player Award three times? Answers: 'IEFSUIAI UHJS 'OI 'sotueg erxiqnoesuoo 99 U! 510.105 WI 0!3-SEN KI 901' '6 'uitu 09 'SHI S 51001 !l9!UlM S5u!uU! 95 '8 ' 'ZIGI U! 'TN 5110A MQN go eiozxeq qsof Aq sascq 17 'L 771761 PW? S1761 '9 0S6I 'S' 'QM' Jo o312.IoAu ui: qlim ooq '17 'ZSGI ui 'TV otieoiqg go uosqxoqog 'g 'SSGI U! 'I0ll0cI ALICIOEI 'Z qq0O Al. 'I Sl lQlJJE'd.!FM:iiti .Q!f ' fir is f ' ,ng H x M4 it av s. 'ffigl'M'z 249' I sl x iv f tt J' J 5. ...G . -. -.' fi ' ' Y -' ffifff-' 'T .1 xii fzsrxlty' .V .. j .zi :'-,4 '-.- ' gg '-.i . fa 'fs' ani- 7 itsie ff:I5AY E N 'G-'J?T:d.- ,- What is this? Tortu1'e at Taft? Yes! Those moans and groans you hear coming from the girls' gym are the 1'esult of Taft's annual proficiency tests. We're wondering why Carol Kuti- lek puts her gym shoes on the wrong feet every morning. Maybe first peri- od just isn't Carol's time to shine. Seems that Betty Oliver back- st1'oked into Nina Gallen the other day. Result: A bloody nose for Nina. Judy Moers plus clothes found her- self taking an unexpected showe1'. Pat Mess take note. Rumor has it this may be your fate. And then we have Mary DeJohn, whose big problems is getting her suit on right side out. lVlairilyn Paulson is having a hard time keeping track of her shoes. skirts, purses, and etc. Could this same problem be the cause of Mary Anne Tomberg's blushes? SENIOR APRIL 20 Boys Gym 8 30 PM 1 K YE Y U FAREWELL ll It Happens Every Day Here To Stay .... Mrs. Buricka is now permanently assigned as Taft's school libra1'y clerk. We'll Be Rootin' For Ya Beverly Anderson, a top-ranking 4A, and John Gust, January '51 gradu- ate, will compete today for scholar- ships at the Civic Assembly. Samovar For Social Room Coffee will now be served from a shiny silver samovar, the newest ad- dition to the social room. Gay Chez, No Less! ! Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis en- tertained three Taftites at a recent coketail party at the Chez Parce. Lucky three were Beverly Edgerton and Homer Rudolph from the prom committee and Arlene Barnett from the Trib staff. Comment on interview: Ho! Ho! That's rich. Smart Senior Carol Vannerson was recently award- ed the S250 P.T.A. scholarship. It will be put to good use at Illinois Wesleyan this fall. She's A Big Girl Now May 14 will be a special occasion at the Fenn household. Ellen Merle, Mr. Fenn's little daughter, will be exactly two months old on that day!! Introducing ..... Mrs. Hintz's new grandson, Thomas Scott Hintz. The proud parents, both June '46 graduates, are no prouder than his beaming grandmother. Early Birds Instead of waiting until next fall as is the usual custom, the juniors ordered their class jewelry May 4. Now rings and pins can be proudly displayed throughout their senior year. ' No Sacks For Winner Arlys Nitsche, 4A, received a S25 merchandise certificate from Morrir B. Sachs for participating in a debate on the April 20 broadcast of the Junior Junction radio program. From Restaurants To Retailing Placement counselors visited Stouf- fer's Restaurant and Carson, Pirie, Scott and Co. to obtain inside infor- mation on these two occupational fields. Anyone interested should see Miss Lowes for first-hand information. Schools Snags Stars- Mary Cordell won a scholarship to North Park College and Daniel Mur- phy was awarded a scholarship to af T ibune Taft High School, Chicago, Illinois May 10, 1941 Northwestern University. Congratu- lations! ! ! ! Harris Savings Bank Guests- Miss M. M. Johnson, June Lyster and Beryl Buckley were guests of the Harris Savings Bank at a dinner at the Blackstone Hotel and to top off the evening they were taken to the Blackstone Theater for an eve- ning performance. Honor Society Candidates- Canidates for the next Honor So- ciety election are: President, Dorothy Schwarz and Alice Sahlbergg Vice- President, Shirley Boccaccio and Bill Crawford, Secretary, Elaine Swiecz- kowski and Carol Fickettg and Treas- urer, Robert Rowthe and Audrey Vet- ter. P. T. A. Sends Delegates- Mrs. S. A. Bentley, president of the Taft P. T. A., and Mrs. R. M. Spears se1'ved as delegates to the Chicago region of the Illinois Congress of Parents and Teachers. Honorable Mention- Nadine Steinhaus won honorable mention in the fire prevention illus- tration contest sponsored by the Chicago Association of Commerce and Industry. Moms Meet Once' again the Senior Girls Club under the capable sponsorship of Miss Grace Rogers, is looking forward to its semi-annual Mothers and Daugh- ters Tea with great anticipation. The date is May 22, and the mothers of all members are cordially invited. Variety's The Spice Of Life Variety is what they promised us and variety is what we got. A variety of singe1's, dancers, actors, musicians, and acrobats performed before a jammed auditorium Thursday, May 3. The event that we ffrom Frosh to Senior! had been waiting for so long was a complete success. The sophomores were the guests of the day, having won free tickets for bringing in the most paper during the drive. Germaine Wood, whose dance began the program, George Lamarche, Diane Jung, Marge Bellow, Sally Darnell, Ovila Des Roschers, Jerald Burk, William Forney, Ge1'- ald Gerhard, John Pazkeit, James Jarose, Aryls Nitsche, Paul Felgan- hauer, Dolores Debs, Carol Boldt Arlene Stonequist, Carol Vannerson Charlene Johnson, Elaine Schroeder Beverly Anderson, Donald Peterson Anne Kent, Mary Meulle1', Irene Heg- land, Roberta Lockerbie, Lee Burswall James Campbell, Ronald Smits, Sue Plein, Barbara Norton, and Jeannette Huntman and the Mixed Chorus par- -Continued on page 14 Taft Einsteins Prepare For Contest Wright Junior College's Fifth Annual Math Contest was held on April 16, with Lawrence Fick, Don Mueller, Ronald Anderson and Howard Anderson participated from Taft. First place, however, went to Senn with Roosevelt coming in second. ll-11 Taft Tribune CCOntinued from preceeding pagej ticipated in the program which called for much of their time both in plan- ning and in rehearsing. It certainly pays to take the time if such a pro- gram is the result. As they say on Broadway .... it was stupendous, kids. Sophs Scoop School Taft's sophomores must have more muscles than the rest of us because they brought the most paper to the paper drive April 17. There were 395 sophomores present with an' average of 117.69 pounds per person, a total of 46,242 pounds. The freshmen were second with 384 present, 114.70 pounds per person and a total of 44,052 pounds. In third place were the juniors with 356 present, 115.30 pounds per person and a 41,047 pound total. Last were the seniors of whom 313 were present with 111.53 pounds per person and a total of 34,910 pounds. All in all we did a real job with the grand total of 166,251 pounds. This will help out the dif- ferent departments and shows we can do a good job if we try. Femmes Entertain Brains At the last meeting of the Honor Society held May 1, a program was provided by Barbara Dahlquist, who played the violin, Carol Bolt, who gave a reading entitled The Ameri- can Soldierg Joanne Dass, who play- ed a piano selection, and Ann Kent who sang Blue Moon and Em- braceable You. - Tri-Hi-Y Triumphs Congratulations! These are in order for Margaret Van Gorp and her com- mittee for a wonderful Date Night given by the Taft Tri-Hi-Y of the Irving Park YMCA. Dorothy Ander- son, efliciency book chairman, who accepted a trophy and two prize winning ribbons at the Spring Ban- quet for a very excellent book about the past year's activities is also to be congratulated. Two other Ncelebritiesi' are Mary Ann Slahor and Barbara Kreller They traveled to Springfield, Illinois during spring vacation to attend the University of Good Government. This month's activities include a fashion show and a roller skating party. JNQllIRldli i if.. CT-.-I lr PQRTGR l If you had a Troglodyte, what would you do with it? Gail Martin-Go to the prom with it. Don Mueller-Use it to solve my trig problems. Richard Schweigel-Club it with a stick. Ted Voss-l'd throw it at somebody. Gerald Meyers-Throw it for a 50- yard touchdown. Bob Gehl-Put it on my car. Ron Mangold---Put it in a box and lock it up. Walter Victor Kwasigroch-I'd swim in it. Jack Lanning-1'd hit it. Bob Walsh-Bite it. Jim Alcoe-Put it on my tailpipe. Jim Jarosz-I'd have it pegged. Owen Halleen-Have it analyzed by Mr. Longman. Bob Galka-Probably eat it. Fred Paul-I'd wear it. Tom Darville-Put a skirt on it and take it to a hayrack. Don Meyer-I'd eat it. Judy Desenis-Race it down Avon- dale. Bill Hoffmeister-I'd strangle it. Richard Brawner-I'd shoot it. Henry Bach-Go fishing with it. Everyone would have had quite a good time with a troglodyte because it is just a synonym for a caveman! Benefit For Needy Students On May 8, the Taft High School P.T.A. presented the Newcastle Sing- ers in a musical version of South Pacific. The free will offering was turned over to the Taft P. T. A. Student Aid and Scholarship Fund. Mrs. Robert Phillips was in charge of arrangements. Driving Suggestions 1. Traiiic ,laws are a sound guide to safe driving. Obey Them. 2. Watch the other fellow. You can avoid an accident by anticipating his actions. 3. The greatest hazards demand thc greatest care. Be careful at inter- sections. 4. A minute gained at the cost of an accident is no bargain. 5. The proper place for an antique is in the home. A car, like a dollar bill, should be retired from circulation before it is down to the last shred. U ofL Honors Taft Alumni Mr. L. A. Hoefer, Principal of the Taft High School, received the fol- lowing communication from Mr. S. H. Pierce, Chairman of the Honors Day Committee, Urbana, Illinois: We are happy to advise you that the former pupils of your school herewith named, are being included in the current University of Illinois Honors Day program. Cal Class Honors are awarded those students ranking in the upper ten per cent of their classes in their respective colleges. Former Taftites awarded Class Honors are: Dean Charles Bambinig Marian Erickson Banks, David Er- nest Edmunds, Dwight Warren Free- mang Henry J. Jostock, Jr., James Robert Keuerg Georgia Brown Petrieg Roy Anthony Rauschenberg, and Claire Arlene Wildeman. Cbj College Honors are awarded those students whose grades rank them in the upper three per cent of their classes in their respective col- leges. Fred Charles Hall is the recipient of this honor. .jeg Ani jeaaf, lance Turkey, family style, will be served at the annual Bowling Banquet, May 24, at Bunker Hill. Seventy keglers are expected to attend. Trophies anc' medals will be awarded and dancing will follow. All bowlers check information on bowling bulletin board in room 314. Clean-up Campaign A Year Round Program Taft students and faculty have shown wonderful co-operation in the H1951 Clean-Up, Paint-Up, Light- Up, Plant-Up Campaign. This cam- paign was a Chicago-wide program sponsored by the Chicago Association of Commerce and lndustry. During spring vacation Taftites helped to give their community and city its annual face-lifting. The Stu- dent Council wishes to thank every- one for the marvelous work they have done for the clean-up campaign. Basements were cleaned, homes and apartments painted, dark passage- ways lightened, yards 1'aked and gar- dens made ready for planting. But remember, this clean-up campaign does not last one week only. It is a year round program. See what you can do to help to keep your great city, your community and your school clean the whole year through. Taftites See Washington Spring vacation left many of Taft's students with a very sleepy feeling. These students were the ones who ventured to Washington for a glimpse of our nation's capital. The Washing- ton Monument, the F.B.l. Building and the Capitol Building were a few of the more interesting sights visited. The second day included an all day tour through Williamsburg, York- town, and Jamestown. This trip was highlighted by a tour of The Mari- ner's Museum on the Virginia Penin- sula. Mt. Vernon and Arlington Na- tional Cemetery headed the next day's list of famous places. That. evening included a night tour of Washington. Taftites had the best of transporta- tion throughout the long trip includ- ing two nights on the steamer City of Norfolk. The chaperones handled everything wonderfully and helped make the visit to Washington one that will be long remembered. - 1-.1- 02 Olfl, at the May 25 8 PM . 7l..T...i I loving oncerf ooN'T LET Ag-IIEISET V O '- gg Ginny Smith gets the cutest trin- kets from Dick and the nicest letters from Eddie. It's that sparkling per- sonality that gets them. Three cheers! Carol Dehlinger finally got her name in print. Marie Colasuono is passing out season passes to the Yankee's games. Seems as though her Lou DiMaggio is a relation to Joe. Best wishes to Nancy Setzer. She's going to be a June bride. Poor Bud 4Des Rochers looks like a wilted flower since Barbara has been gone. She's missing the prom, too. Looks as though our senior boys find that senior girls are O.K. after all. Date Night revealed such charm- ing couples as: Jerry Gerhard and Bev Simpson, Dick Salat and Joanne Bayer, Carole Novak and Dick Hess, Elaine Schroeder and Dan Andrykow- ski, Marge Van Gorp and Don Simon- son, Jackie Fee and Dick Dernell, Stuart Bentley and Audrey Thirsk. Question of the week: Did Carol Schmidt and Mickey Madura ever find that lost hour last Saturday or were they too busy selecting silver- ware from the Fireside to complete their set? Note to Virgie Van Der Meulen: Give Don Kubiak a chance. Juniors Attend Date Night, Too Some of the juniors attending Date Night were: Jeanette Huntman and Phil, Priscilla Anderson and Herb Tredor, Sylvia Penland and Don Ehle, Barb Stendahl and Ted Voss, Char Frumpkin and Ron Ploetz, Pat Smyer and Doug Lattner, Alice Taylor and Graham Olson, Sally Harker and Bob Jacobi, Barb Norton and Bill Calkins, Joanne Adams and Don Wixted, Val Vhers and Harold Ohquist, Jerry Gl- son and Sue Plein, and Loretta Szott and Bill Howard. A party recently given by Pat Matthews was quite a success. Thirty girls attended. Taft Tribune 15 Sherry Pemberton and Bob Steigar are now ex-Taftites. Sherry moved to Mississippi and Bob moved to Springfield, Illinois. Mrs. Lascher's Period 1 English class is still trying to invent excuses for tardinesses. Some day she'll be surprised when the excuses run out! A certain Junelda seems to be the gleam in Ted Sandow's eye. Sophs Interest Broaden Carol M. and Barbara L. spent an enjoyable time at Fort Sheridan. They took an interest in studying the scen- ery. Barbara Lewandowski has her eye on a certain guy from Maine. She doesn't want anyone to know his name is Glenn Anderson. It seems Dorothy C. makes a three- some where there should only be a twosome between Bernie and Grace. Are you playing chaperon, Dorothy? We hear Marilyn B. has found a freshie of interest. She won't give the name, but the initials are S.G. Dave Funk finally realized Barbara Edwards has been carrying the torch for him. Now they are going steady. Couple of the Week v Has everyone noticed that cute couple Holly Merki and Allan Dua- gaard? We hear that three frosh gals have secret admirers. They are Ron Smits and Dorothy Jordan, Bob Homer and Caroline Miller, and Frank Pilarski and Mary Ann Smith. Guess who is taking dancing les- sons at Jim's'? It couldn't be Frank Collins, could it? Well, Bennie J. finally popped the question to Bev Kee, and Sally Har- ker has finally hooked Bob .Iacobi. What has happened to Jimmy Stanek and Barbara the past few weeks? Renelda Breh and Phyllis Alioto seem to have found an added attrac- tion at the Prep Club, but Caroline Doolittle and Gene Harris have found an attraction in each other. Peter Lawrensen and Adeline K. seem to be having a gay time in division 206 When will a certain Jane find Bob Anderson after period 11? Priscilla Fisher had better make up her mind between Dick Hart and Bill Wolz. X , 16 Taft Tribune Eagles Rout Waller Don Swanson and Herb Manig hurled Taft to a 15-7 win over Wal- ler. Don Meyer led the 15 run attack with four hits in four trys. The Ea- gles pitching was again good, but a loose defense allowed Waller most of their runs. Vikings Edge Taft Amundsen pushed over two runs in the late innings to edge our Eagles by a 2-1 count. Bill Smusyn pitched steady ball, but Taft could do noth- ing with Amundsenis hurler. This was Taft's first league loss of the season. Snap Austin Streak Austin High, defending city cham- pions, met Taft in an exhibition game and left with their first loss of the year. The score was 3-2 as Elmer Scheel doubled home the tying anc' winning runs late in the game. Don Swanson, Chuck Bauer, and Herb Manig held down Austin's hitting attack with a fine job of pitching. , gawk!!! ' T no K ' , - Q 400 ilu: -:::'!!!': lllll lllllll 1 ' !!!I! Now that the golf lessons a1'e a thing of the past, it remains for your reporter to analyze the various styles. First in line is Power Golf Schweigle and Pro Nauman. Both take great pleasure in trying to dent the wall with Coach Kupcinet's practice balls. On the other hand is Byron CLord Victorj Kwasigroch, breaker not only of par but of anything else he lays his hands on. How about it Walt? Everyone is envious of the coach's perfect set of matched clubs. Maybe they're a new brand? Ex-caddies Dick Rex, Gordon Dahlquist, and Lincoln Gifford sure show up the rest of us hackers. Those fancy swings! Whew! Anyone interested in world affairs come down to the towel room during period 5. The experts, Bob Galka Bill Hoffmeister, and Bob Kiobassa will give you an earfull. World prob- lems are difficult these days and be- sides that two towels are gone! No wonder they look so sad. v:::: ::::Q:::-Q:::o-::::--. gaaLef goaaap ::::oo:::::::::Q::o::::::o- ' 'fiiiffrxir -. , '. -1 ' V' , - ' H 1 ,Q-, ' W- . iayfifiv F it fu'-'tt'u1'riW aw- 'Q , 2 v - :- .-me :. pi .E NAU ' ' rw' ' 2 lair:-L ,,, ima., 3 wt.. 111.5 f az' as 'f f-L L ' ' ' ' Tif.. F S :. 1 . ge ,-.!:, 4.s 1 Fw ' f . 'fri ff diivla ff ' X Don't let this get around, but Dave Kelsey didn't pass the 12 foot peelers examination. Homer Rudolph wants a plug for his two wheel bomb, it peels in reverse. Have you seen Leroy Col- lins and his new Cadillac --hub- caps? It appears as though Lee Wolf has become shackle-happy. Richard Dernell's famous words are Wan-a- drag? or in plain English, How about a little gear session? A tip for women driversf'---!!? Wanted: Suggestions! Ed Heffernan has run out of tips. Demon car spe- cialist Steve Grys just glued together a car, it's a 29 Ford half-race. In many accidents these days, most of the nuts in the car are tight, but it's usually the loose-nut behind the wheel that causes an accident. ROTC Prepares For Federal With the permission of Mr. L. A, Hoefer, Taft's ROTC has been pain- stakingly practicing for this year's Federal Inspection which will be helcl next week. Our school has been an Honor School for the past five years with the exception of 1948, and the unit expects to annex another ribbon to its standard. Other functions at which our ROTC will participate in the near future are the Memorial Day Parade in our community, Cadet Day Parade and the Armed Forces Day Parade. No, that's not an A bomb that you'll see in the halls after Federal Inspection, it's only our men in shin- ing armor sporting another layer of decorations. H Editor: So you made up all these jokes yourself?', Jokes Editor: Yes-out of my head. Editor: You must be. Pls vii P21 Jim: Why do you call your dog Baseball? John: He catches flies, chases fowl, and runs for home when he sees the catcher coming. vt! it . 9 Q., sznul-Jai ri 1 I .. N -ri , Y? fi 6 3 53, 'U . .. - :fr 2 7,1 5 ' ,af JAH, i K ,J 1. FQ ,Mr P L1 J - 'Nj fm, fa, 33 Wvifuif 3-K 1.1 r F'i',' ,' JU? Shi A 4 1 S X' gli Q if 4 l x f .f -.- Some of you boys have probably wondered what goes on in the girls locker room. Well, here is a brief glimpse . . . As we enter, we hear the first period sophomores and seniors having a singingbcontest. The object is to out-sing the others and at present the seniors are in the lead. What's that pounding noise? . . . Oh, it's just Marion Johnson springing on the new diving board. Moans and groans can be heard not far off. We trace them and they lead us to the gym where we find the girls-busy doing knee-raises, push- ups, etc. for their proficiency tests. Oif in the corner we hear Diane Young giving the period 5 juniors a pep talk that will lead them to vic- tory over the seniors in the G.A.A. vollyball tournament. As we leave the girls locker room we hope that the odd noises that can be heard there are explained once- and for all. It,s The Talk Of The Town Laura and Jim were dancing to the Tennessee Waltz Together, until Margie broke in and started to do the Charleston. Along Came Bill with Irene, who was dressed in her sweet little Alice Blue Gown. They started Stumbling All Around doing the Too Fat Polka, and then decided that There's No Place Like Home. Riding in Bill's Merry Oldsmobile, they thought that this was better than grandpa's Bicycle Built for Two. They took Route 66 to Nashville, Tennessee where I told them to Wait for Me anzl Nancy. They Let Me In the Blue Room in a Small Hotel and Bill and Irene had Cocktails for Two at Three O'Clock in the Morning. We sang Auld Lang Syne, and said Good-night Irene, and left for our Home in In- diana. It Happens Every Day Welcomed Guest Thanks to Taft's principal, Mr. L. A. Hoefer, Dr. Herold Hunt, general superintendent of schools, will be the honored guest speaker at the gradua- tion, June 20. This will be the first time that the Taft community will have the pleasure of hearing Dr. Hunt . Money! Money! Money! Both Lucy Brundrett f4AD and Alice 0'Grady f4BJ were awarded an Honorary Entrance Scholarship to the University of Chicago. John Gust, class of '51, received an S800 scholarship to Harvard Univer- sity. An additional S200 was present- ed to John by the Harvard University Club of Chicago. Luncheon At Fields Miss Maybelle Capron will repre- sent Taft High School at the School Childrenys Aid Society's annual lunch- eon in the Wedgewood Room at Marshall Fields and Company, May 26. Dr. Thaddeus Lubera, superin- tendent of high schools, will be the guest speaker. Honor And Distinction Joanne Drown t3AJ was awardec' a place for 'her work in opaque water colors in the National School Art Exhibition in the Fine Arts Galleries of the Carnegie Institute of Pitts- burgh, Pennsylvania. A Apology In Order The Taft Trib StaH wishes to apol- ogize to the music department for not giving them more publicity for their Spring Concert which will be held tomorrow night at 8:00 P.M. Lines Form To The Right! Many thanks go to the Coca-Cola Company for the splendid gift of those free bottles of Coke that were passed out in the lunchroom, Monday, May 14. Double Treat The Memorial Day and Service Award Assemblies will be held May 29. Not One But Two! ! Margaret Van Gorp has been award- ed two scholarships from Cornell College, one for her scholastic record and the other to cover future music lessons. ' Faculty Feast New members of the faculty were welcomed at a special tea given in their honor on May 10. Award To Artist Jeanne Thompson won a star pin from the Art Institute for work done in the Nelson Raymond lecture class. Jeanne can compete for the 4A Ta t Tribune Taft High School, Chicago, Illinois May 24, 1951 scholarship if her work continues at its present high caliber. More Variety June 7 is the day for the German Club's Variety Show. Arthur Nauman will be in charge of the proceedings. Another Bake Sale is being planned by the German Club. The date is set for June 1, and as in other semesters, proceeds will go to charity. U. S. A. F. To I. I. T. Students at the Illinois Institute of Technology will compose the U. S. Air Force R.O.T.C. unit to be activat- ed there July 1. Sad News For Some Seniors 4A's have their fingers crossed while final class rankings a1'e being calculated. Last Friday's third quar- ter marks determine final standings. Testing Today! I Wright Junior College will hold a special free guidance testing and zounseling program today at 3:00 p.m Famous Futures? ? ? Predictions of the Prophecy Com- mittee will be revealed at the next senior class meeting May 31 when the 4A Class Prophecy will be read. Sailor, Marine? played host to the Armed Tuesday, May 22, when a Soldier, Taft Forces special assembly was held. It Pays To Be Smart Partial scholarships to Northwest- ern University have been awarded to Charles Fitz-Hugh, Homer Rudolph, Beverly Anderson, Arlene Barnett, and Howard Anderson. Congratula- tions! ! ! Vote YES on June 4 Our state legislature has recently passed a bill providing for a referen- dum in Chicago on issuing 350,000,000 in bonds for school building. This referendum will be held on June 4 in connection with the judiciary elec- tion. Our supply of buildings is now so inadequate that about 5,000 Chicago children cannot attend a full day of school this year. There will be about -Continued on page 18 SDIILES IIIDE IDIIIECTIIBS' HEAIDACHES Tired but happy after the successful performance of A NIGHT in CEN- TRAL PARK, are the directors of the show. Seated Cl. to r.J are Judy Zink, Phyllis Holowaty, Patricia Dahlman, and Alice La Marche. Standing are Paul Felgenhauer, and Frank Eorio. 18 Taft Tribune CContinued from preceeding pageb I 48,000 more children of school age in 1955 than there are now. By 1955, then, provision must be made for about 53,000 children or 2072 of the present school population. We all regret to pass from a pay- as-you-go to pay-by-bond basis, even temporarily, but when an emergency arises, we must do whatever is necessary to meet it. The alternatives are both unthinkable. We cannot in- crease our taxes for building purposes in order to cover the necessary build- ing, nor can we permit a situation to arise such that nearly 30,000 of our boys and girls will be without class- room seats. The proposed building plan, to ex- tend over a five year period, calls for the following: 34' new buildings, 15 additions, 10 rehabilitations, 2' school sites to be purchased, 17 tem- porary, cottage-type buildings and relighting and iire-protection. Whether it is your children or your grand-children, someone close to you may be affected by this school bond program. Give them the best you can. Vote YES on June 4. 'Spring Concert Offers Inspirational Program Tomorrow the gala Spring Con- cert will be held here in the Taft auditorium. The Mixed Chorus under the direc- tion of Miss Prendergast will sing Music of Life by Cain, and Panis Angelicus by Franck. The solo will be sung by Irene Hegland, who is a Taft senior, and has been a member of the Mixed Chorus for four years. Foster Fantasy by Foster-Anderson, There's Music In the Air by Root- Webster, accompanied by the Taft Male Ensemble Uames Campbell, directorj and American Patrol by Meacham-Murray will be the other numbers rendered by Miss Prender- gast's group. The Girls Chorus, with Mrs. Pat- ton directing, will render the follow- ing: Younger Than Spring Time- Rogers-Hammerstein, Beyond the Blue Horizon-Whiting, A Bird Flew- Clokey, In the Garden-Mites, and The House I Live In--Robinson. Taft's Symphony Orchestra, which is one of our outstanding groups, will play: Snow White Fantasy by Church- ile-Herfurth, The Syncopated Clock, by Anderson, and Finale from the Fifth Symphony by Beethoven. The Symphony Band, another of Taft's finest, will render The Thund- erer March by Sousa-Buchted, Stormy Weather by Koehlr-Arlen-Bennett. and Knights' Bridge from The London Suite by Coates. Both the band and the orchestra are under the direction of Mr. Freedman. The instrumental music portion of the program is dedicated to the late John C. Rapier. Don't forget! I l See you at the Spring Concert Tommorow Night! ! WHO'S LEFT OUT? As the game began, the sun was shining, Ant was on the hill. He waited until Match got in the box. Match hit a ground ball to Sieve, who let the ball go th1'ough him. Measles hit one into the hole in right. Midget jumped in after it and threw' the ball to Shadow who was covering second. Copper caught Measles stealing. Board walked, Sawdust filled the bases, and Lightning struck Out. Out hit Light- ning back. Hunter hit a fowl, as Storm began pitching. Storm blew up as Rain came in from third. Crook stole home to end the game as De- fective tried to track him down. Seniors Meet and Eat With the tinkling of the glasses, the clanging of the knives and forks, the chatter of the many seniors and faculty, the Senior Luncheon at the Edgewater Beach Hotel on May 17, was a tremendous success. Placed in front of each plate were paper graduation dolls. Beautiful bouquets of fragrant fiowers made decorative centerpieces on the tables. After the seniors finished their delicious repast, Bill Forney, class president, welcomed all. Following this, Miss Capron gave an address. Entertainment was provided by Carol Boldt, who recited The Man and the Shadowgi' Irene Hegland, who sang The Italian Street Songg' and a group of senior boys and girls from the Mixed Chorus, who rendered I'll See You Again. As the program ended the only comments heard were, It was ter- rific! ! I ! ! ! The menu included fruit cocktail, Virginia ham, candied yams, fresh frozen peas, mixed vegetable salad, rolls, milk or coffee and strawberry sundae. 4A Girls Flappers In Variety Show Reliving a page from the past are Cl. to r.J Carol Boldt, Elaine Schroeder, Arlene Stonequist, Charlene Johnson, Dolores Debs, Arlys Nitsche, and Carol Vannerson. Taft Tribune 19 Terrific Talent Thrills Triumphant Taftites JNQUIRING I' inc ponren i This week your Inquiring Reporter asked of Taftites: What is your pet peeve'? Following are the results. Nancy Bosshart C4BJ People who smoke in hot places. Beverly Simpson f4AD Girls who wear jeans to school. Tom Sowka CIAJ People who walk across the football field. Helen Piecyk QZAJ Bookkeeping tests. Tom Lycos MAJ Mike. Joanne Jacobsen f3AJ Bobbysocks with ballerinas. Jim Krejci f3AJ People who walk down the hall too slowly. Mary Garland f3AJ Chartreuse socks with fuschia shoelaces. V George Carter f4Al Girls who smoke in my car. Joan Estep C3Bj People who crack gum. Dick Beckett QIAJ Cats. Charles Fitz-Hugh f4AJ Female drivers. l Dave Bolin f3AJ Thinking. Suzanne Fischer f4AJ People whc mumble. Bill Crawford CSAD People who can't tell the difference between thc person when he is on stage and off. Tri-Hi-Y News Dear Margie, At our May meeting at Tri-Hi-Y we were shown how our world-wide service projects help the peoples of India. We also elected our oiiicers. They are: President, Phyllis Holo- watyg Vice-President, Donna Hollan- derg Secretary, Judith Zinkg Chap- lain, Alice La Marche, Program Chair- man, Ann Kent, Sergeants-at-Arms, Mary Ann Tomberg, Everetta Mayer. and Janet Swanson. For June 5 the meetings committee is planning a fashion show. ' Other events scheduled for the near future are a bike hike and a roller skating party. As ever, Doris DON'T LET THIS GET uif. AROUND Toni Geisert is so loyal to her friends that she gives up her dates with Neil Lien for them. . . Claudia Mitchell and Bob Phillips are going steady now. We also have Marilyn Stoebig and Jim Kosman in that department. . . At a recent hayrack a few couples found the Outdoor more inviting. They were Searles Laswell and Gale Kenny, Mary Mueller and Gary Machon, and Ed Bitter fchap- eron? ? ?J. . .What happened to the Na.ncy Leander-Kenny Gobel romance when they started high school??? STRICTLY SOPH Will Doris Brown ever learn that those new busses on the highway have three stairs and not two?. . . It seems Nordis Nelson finally made the choice between Herb Manig and Gus James. . .Kent Anderson can't make up his 'mind between G. H. and J. M. . . A buggie romance is be- ginning in Biology between Larry Peterson and Donna. Attention: Owners of Blue Ford Convertibles: Beware of Carole Taylor. What junior boy threw his lunch into the garbage can and brought the family garbage to school for lunch? Wanted One girl for John Pazkeit. He has his tux, bid, bank roll, and charming personality waiting for that special moment. Attending frat parties at Northwestern last week were Noel Lassen, Suzie Fisher, Mary De John and Dolores Debs. . . Carol Vanner- son, our OUTDOOR girl, really enjoy- ed the prom with Bob . . Jerry Ger- hard and Marcia Lein lead the going steady club .... Some 4B's going to the prom are Judy Zink and Ken Flobeck, and Pat Dahlman and Paul Felgenhauer. Question of the Week: Could it be that Charlene Johnson doesn't like Homer singing? From all reports the seniors had a wonderful time at the variety show's weenie roast. Juniors Attending Prom! I ! Marge Bellow, Mary Garland, Joyce Christensen, Sybil Baginski, Donna Granzin, Marcia Lien, Patricia Smith, Diane Young, Nancy Meyer, Gerry Squire, and Nancy Jensen, will be seen at the Taft Prom on June 8. We are so glad to see that so many of the juniors will be represented at the prom and hope that they will have a good time. Have you noticed how Ivan Del- man's popularity has sky-rocketed sincc he got his new dodge? '? ? Lucky Shirley Paddi will be enjoy- ing a Beloit fraternity dance with Turk James. Have fun. Shirl. . 2101 Taft 'lliriibune Lane Leads League Taft's Eagles moved up in the North Section race during the past few weeks by beating Senn, Sullivan, and Lake View and losing only to Lane. The Lane game was a heart- breaker as Taft held the lead until the last inning when the Indians scored two runs for a 4 - 3 win. The Eagles first victory came at the expense of Senn. Smusyn and Swanson combined fine pitching per- formances to hold the Bulldogs to two runs while Taft, led by Harold Oquistis three hits, pounded out eight runs for an easy 8 - 2 triumph. Eagles Defeat Wildcats Lake View proved quite a threat to Taft, but finally lost 8 -' 6. Al Lawson saved the game with a terrific catch in the seventh inning. With one out and a man on first, a Lake View batter hit a long line drive to right center which looked like a game tying homerun, but Law- son's great catch stopped the rally cold. Herb Manig got credit for the win. The Eagles coasted to an easy win over Sullivan at Norwood Park. Bill Smusyn pitched and batted them tc the victory. He collected three hits while holding Sullivan to only one run in six innings. Chuck Bauer finished the game. The Schurz and Von Steuben games were postponed until a later date because of bad playing conditions. 15 Cadets Rate Medals Among the cadets presented with medals at the recent federal inspec- tion at Taft were: Officer's Efficiency medal, Major Ronald Hass, Non-com- missioned Oflicer's efficiency medal M!Sgt. Albert Harwood, Marksman- ship medal, MfSgt. Jerome Biedkag Neatness medal, M!Sgt. Kenneth Dayg Recruiting medal, 2nd Lt. Paul Lauschkeg Tribune Gold medal, 2nd Lt. Ronald Kelderg Tribune Gold Med- al, Capt. Ronald Aron, Tribune Gold medal, 2nd Lt. Gordon Schiefelbeing Tribune Silver, Sgt. lst class Frank Eoriog Tribune Silver, Cadet John Mecca, 9th District American Legion Auxiliary, MfSgt. Irving Nano, American Legion, 740 Gold, M,fSgt. Roger Gassmang American Legion 740 Silver, M!Sgt. Henry Russellg Amer- ican Legion 740 Bronze, Cpl. Kenneth Motznyg Schley Auxiliary U. S, Spanish War Veterans, 2nd Lt. Bruce Baier. ew'f f'f1a 4 ,S-ow?-90:5 -Y M awe Our boys, 8th period, locker-room chorus specialty numbers include On Top of Old Smokey and Brown Eyes. Famous members of this or- ganization are Fred Paul, Paul Ras- mussen, Don Krumbech, and Bob Wierec. The old game of towel snapping is back in the locker-room. Pete Bowen and Steve Kachantones are two of the greatest contributors. The only thing that stops them is Take Five. It seems that John Grabowski was date in such a dither over a prom that he walked into the shower with his freshly laundered gym suit. What's the matter John??? How do you like fellows going around the locker room talking about girls all the time? 'Well, we have just the fellow. His name is Eichorng or should we say Casanova Eic- born? We would like to know why Bil' Kammer repeatedly is singing Good Night Irene. ? Golfers Seek Crown In their first match of the year, Taft's golfers edged Schurz by a score of 614 to 515. Tom Vrabec took all three points from his opponent by shooting a 79. Tom Mazur with 2 points and Don Kubiak with 1112 com- pleted the scoring. Taft easily qualified for State Tourney with a total score of 336. Jerry Burk led all-city qualifiers with an 82. Vrabec turned in an 83 and Galitz finished with an 84. It looks like a good year for Taft's golfers so let's all pull for them to annex an- other city crown. Taft Edges Von Steuben, 3-2 Our Eagles won again as Herb Manig bafiied Von Steuben with his southpaw tosses. Herb received some help from John Osko when John homered late in the game with what proved to be the winning run. Eagles Claw Bulldogs Taft again displayed its potential power by swamping Schurz 14-8. Bill Smusyn and Don Swanson shared the pitching honors with Smusyn receiv- ing credit for the win. H1-Y Seeks Members Taft's Hi-Y table tennis champ has been crowned. Bruce Geissert received that honor after defeating all corners in match play. Runners up, Ronald Bentsen and 'tAce Don Graves suc- cumed to Geissert's lightening like serve. One lone rooter from the Taft Tri-Hi-Y showed up. This gave' our president a decided edge, but that didn't help him a bit as you can see. Aside from ping pong, however, he does very well indeed. JUNIORS! SENIORS! The Taft Hi-Y has openings for new members. If you are a 3B, 3A, 4B YOU are eligible! Won't, you decide to join? Come and bring your friends to the new members nite June 12, 8:00 at the Irving Park Y. M. C. A. Do a favor for you1'self! See you there! The Jolly Rogers Show put on by the Y was a complete success. Much of the credit should go to Bob Kopke and his committee. A . V f lrafzgxx. .15 :Y SHQNER - ,l If 4 ,A in :fir-fe. g X- . . 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The name on the gymsuit they share reads Virginia Olker. Carol Barich and Char Olson stage a battle every morning in period 1 gym class to see who can hide each other's suit first. Jackie Omen should be more care- ful about looking at which locker room she's going to walk into. We don't want any accidents. It must be Jack that puts her in a daze. That big splash in the pool is Jean Rhodes Hopping into a swan dive. Sally needs Gerry Wood and Barb Paxton to chaperone her around the track. She's too bashful to see Joe Romano alone. llt Happens Every Day Save Those Copperheads! Z ! ! An appeal was issued by the di- rector of the United States Mint, Nellie Ross, for the return to circu- lation of the millions of copper one- cent pieces. The release of these coins would obviate the manufacturing cost of replacing them for circulation, and would save large quantities of copper needed in the defense effort. Senior Turns S's To SS Betty Zoch, an outstanding senior, has been awarded a Laverne Noyes scholarship to Northwestern Univer- sity. Betty, who will receive 3435.00 a year, was given the scholarship for her outstanding scholastic record at Taft. This is the largest scholarship given to a Taft student -from North- western this year. Another Taftite Winner .... Ronald Anderson has been awarded a partial scholarship to Northwestern University. Congratulations, Ronald! The Big.Event .... Inasmuch as Dr. Herold Hunt, general superintendent of schools, is going to be the guest speaker at the Taft graduation, June 20, the seniors are rushing to and fro trying to find more of those scarce graduation tickets. P. T. A. Officers .... New officers of the Taft P. T. A. were installed by Mrs. Peter Flauter, past president. President, Mrs. S. A. Bentleyg first vice president, Mrs. N. A. Buendingg third vice president, Miss Grace McCue, and recording secretary, Mrs. R. M. Spears. First! Beverly Anderson, 4A Class Secre- tary, has been voted the most out- standing senior in the June '51 grad- uating class. Women In White .... Did you hurt yourself? Then you had better wait until Beverly Edger- ton and Johann Barrson start their nurses training at Grant Hospital this fall! Good luck in that new career of yours! It Was Terrifficl I ! ! ! The house lights were dimmed, the curtain was raised, a hush fell over the audience, the music began, and the Taft 1951 Spring Concert was a big success. As the critics say, Magnificent ft ri ne Taft High School, Chicago, Illinois June 7, 1951 SUPIERIUR sccieioisans Pictu1'ed above are the outstanding scholars of the June 1951 graduating class. Top honors go to Beverly Anderson, class valedictorian. Placing second and thereby rating the salutatorian honors is Betty Zoch. Reading from left to right in the second row are: Arlys Nitsche, third place, Ronald Anderson, fourth placeg Carol Boldt, fifth place, and Arlene Barnett, sixth place. Shown in the third row are: Bruce Geisert, seventh place, Homer Rudolph, eighth place, Myra Andres, ninth place and Mary DeJohn, tenth place. Honor Society Gives . . . . Taft Honor Society has awarded a scholarship to Charlene Johnson. Topic: Brotherhood .... Taft's Drama Club, Girls Chorus, and the Mixed Chorus combined forces to present a fine Memorial Day Program. Splendid work was contributed from all who had a part in this great performance. Tick Tock, Tick Tock! ! ! ! In token of their many thanks in having Miss Grace Rogers as their division teacher for four years, her division presented her with a Lon- gines wrist watch. Sings For Her Supper .... Taft's favorite songstress, Irene Hegland, has been awarded a scholar- ship to the Lutheran Deaconess Hos- pital. ln addition to the tuition, Irene will receive S20 allowance per month. 22 Taft Tribune Check Renewal Date of Your Driver's License Illinois motorists are reminded to check their driver's license for the date of renewal of their driving priv- ileges. The current series of drivers' licenses begins to expire May 2. Ex- piration date of a license is shown just below the holder's signature at the bottom of the license certificate. Applications for renewal should be filed 30 days ahead of the expiration date. Licenses are issued for a three- year period. The fee is one dollar. Fifty Taftites Receive Student Honor Awards Recipients of shields at the Award Assembly on May 29, we1'e: Ronald Anderson, Roger Schmid, Marlene Faught, Carol Brokaw, Helen Karger, Mary Lou Martin, Lois Olson, Doro- thy Spears, Jacqueline Bodammer, Anne Breen, Marilyn Glawe, Jean- nette Huntman, Barbara Norton, Lois Plechaty, Jenny Ronneberg, Jerry Spachner, Barbara Thompson, Gladys Wessels, Mary Dobbert, Carol Goetz, Marilyn Erickson, Jane Meadows, Carol Haldersen, Carolyn Johnson, Nancy Lee Kennedy, Joanne Krause, Victor Longman, Agnes Mallack, Ar- lene Nettland, Lenore Ramelow, Mary Jane Warnock, Janet Dolan, Betty Oliver, Theresa Rudolph, Diane Zak, and Doris Schwendeman. In recognition for their many hours of service to Taft, chevrons were awarded to Edwin Archambault, Lucy Brundrett, Carol Dehlinger, Douglas Meder, Noel Lassen, Kathleen John- son, Ronald Smits, Elaine Swiecz- kowski, Helen Blomberg, Nancy Meyer, Patricia Parks, Sophie Lycos, and Betty Peterson. Thespians Triumph VVell played! Well put together! VVell cast! These were some of the comments after the curtain had rung down. The curtain ended the play, but not the congratulations and compli- ments to all who participated. The approval of the audience was a fit- ting reward to members of the Drama Club. After many months of hard work they succeeded-succeeded in putting on a production not to be equalled on any stage. The play was Mr. Pim Passes By, a light comedy. The cast included: Mr. Pim, Owen Halleeng Olivia, Carol Boldtg George, Bill Crawford, Dinah, Alice LaMarche. Also featured were Nancy Bosshart, Lois Reinhartsen and Paul Lauschke. The production was under the direction of Mrs. E. Perry. Stage managers were Charles Falkenthal and Clifford Miller. Set- tings were by Paul Felgenhauer and Ronald Eckert. Gaity Galore Awaits Seniors Come on, everybody. It's that time of the year again! All you boys get out your bulging wallets and all you girls get out your frills and finery. 'cause the PROM'S TOMORROW NIGHT. Stepping from your recently renovated hot-rod, you and your date bait will cavort to the pulsating strains of- George Fanelli and his orchestra. You'd better start early because the Grand March is scheduled to begin at 9:30, were the final remarks of the harassed committee and its capable sponsors, Miss Rogers and Miss Zidek. SUMMER SCHOOL WRIGHT JUNIOR COLLEGE June 25 - August 17 C8 weeksj FULLY ACCREDITED COURSES Courses in all departments Regular Wright College Instructors MODERATE TUITION FEE For further information write Registrar, Summer School Wright Junior College 3400 N. Austin Avenue Super Senior Smarties Reap Rightful Rewards According to statistics, the June graduates have 20W of their members in the Taft Honor Society. The fol- lowing students, arranged by divi- sions, received their Honor Graduate Cards at the senior farewell meeting, June 5. Miss Grosser: Ronald Anderson, Myra Andres, Johann Barrson, Mary Lou Cordell, Pat Dolesh and Arlene Gardner. Miss Leitenstorfer: Lucy Brundrett, George Carter, Donna Fendius, Bill Forney, Roberta Reid- ler, Elaine Schroeder, Margaret Van Gorp and Carol Youngquist. Mr. D. Mitchell: Joan Armstrong, Arlene Barnett, Charlene Johnson, Elaine Nordgren and Helen Sandberg. Mrs. R. Mitchell: Ronald Hass, Phyllis Kuffel, Douglas Lattner, June Lyster, Don Mueller and Arlys Nitsche. Mrs. Ockerby: Beverly Anderson, Barbara Bates, Carol Boldt, Beryl Buckley, Mary De John, Arlette Frey and Dolores Peerenboom. Miss Rogers: Charles Falkenthal, Ronald Betz, Suzanne Fisher, Bruce Geisert, Jack Lanning, Cliiford Miller, Homer Ru- dolph, Elmer Scheel, Nancy Setzer, Mary Ann Slahor, Evelyn Staiger, Lois Van Natta and Betty Zoch. Miss Zidek: Ellen Davis, Charles Fitz- Hugh, Dick Rex, James Sandeno, Virginia Van Der Meulen, Lyle Wes- trom and Germaine Wood. Congratulations for your fine work at Taft! 0,55 If fflyfflf. ' ' 0 . , - ' Q11 Q- f W ' CDD S Who broke up the big romance between Shirley Geraci and Bob An- derson? ? Could it be Roberta Alhien? Who is the certain boy that Arlita Geis is so eager to see during period 6 lunch? C How is Shirley Sternberg making out with a certain Bill? It seems Wayne Greene has entered Jeanette Miller's life, but Claudia Stedman still carries her old flame for Jerry Farber. Is Dick Hypes still making goo-goo eyes over Mary Livingston? Mar- leen Martin is looking forward to the return of her boyfriend Karl. After three weeks of California sunshine, it seems that Clarine Jones has no tan. New fiames have captured the in- terests of our sophmore girls. People are still guessing who Audrey Per- modis new heart throb is. We hear that Sophie Lycos' new flame has 3rd study and 5th lunch. Since Jim' is in Texas, Annette Garthwait is keeping the home fires burning by going out with Len. Candidates For Graduation Barbara Adams- -Senior Girls, Honor Society, R. English Helper, Junior Girls, G.A.A., Bowling Team. James Alcoc ---- Swimming Team. Beverly Anderson Honor Society, Tri-Hi-Y, Bowling Team, G.A.A., Junior Girls, Senior Girls, Girls Chorus, Senior Class Secretary. Dorothy Anderson--Junior Girls, Senior Girls, G.A.A., Tri- Hi-Y, Taft Trib Stati, Office Helper, Library Helper. 'kikik Marjorie Anderson-Senior Girls, Junior Girls, G.A.A., Office Helper, Neil Anderson--Golf Team. Ronald Anderson- Honor Society, Student Council, Sym- phony Band, R.O.T.C. Band, Taft Trib Staff Photograph- er, Social Planning Committee. Myra Andres -Office Helper, Algebra Helper, Girls Chorus, G.A.A., Junior Girls, Senior Girls, R.O.T.C. Helper, Girls Rifle Team and Drill Competition, Drama Club, Honor Society, Bowling League, Luncheon Committee. 'A' 'lr i' Daniel And rykows'-xi. Edwin Archambault Stage Crew, Swimmini: Team Manager, Bowling: Team, Golf Team. Henrietta ArendtfSenior Girls, Junior Girls, G.A.A., Bowl- ing Team. Joan ArmstrongfJunior Girls, Senior Girls, Tri-Hi-Y, Fu- ture Teachers, Honor Society, G.A.A., Business Manager. tiki' John Augustine. Adrienne Austin-French Club, Office Helper, Junior Girls, Senior Girls, G.A.A., Commencement Committee. Richard Backer-Taft Trib Staff. Arlene Barnett--Co-Editor of the Taft Trib, Tri-Hi-Y, Honor ,Society, Mixed Chorus, Student Council, Junior Girls, Senior Girls, G.A.A., Spanish Club, R. English Helper. if 'Ir 'A' Johann Barrson-Co-Editor of the Taft Trib, Student Coun- cil, Honor Society, Junior Girls, Senior Girls, G.A.A., Office Helper, Business Manager. Mary Bartholomew-G.A.A., Junior Girls, Senior Girls, Busi- ness Manager, Tri-Hi-Y. Barbara Bates-Honor Society, Student Council, Bowling League, Junior Girls, Senior Girls, Girls Chorus, Tri-Hi- Y, G.A.A., Junior Achievement. Joanne Bayer-G.A.A., Student Council, Mixed Chorus, Ju- nior Girls, Senior Girls, Taft Trib Staff, Lost and Found Helper, Olfice Helper, Tri-Hi-Y. 'A' if 'A' Charles Bennett --Bowling Team, Hi-Y. Stuart Bentley-Hi-Y, Camera Club. Ronald Bentsen -President of Hi-Y, Baseball Team Manager, Bowling Team, Student Council. Bruce Beresford- -Bowling Team, Baseball Manager. 'k'k'k Ronald Betz -Honor Society, Hi-Y, German Club. Eugene Biernacki-French Club, Mixed Chorus. Arthur Bochenek Carol Boldt-Prom Committee, German Club, Honor Society, G.A.A., Office Helper, Student Council, President of Tri- Hi-Y, Drama Club, Junior Girls, Senior Girls. 'k'k'k Richard Brawner. Jamcs Bredfield Swimming Team, Skating: Team, Gift Com- mittee. Kenneth Brown---Football Team. Lucy Brundrett-Orchestra, Honor Society, Senior Girls, Fu- ture Teachers, Careers Helper, Junior Girls, G.A.A., Taft Trib, Prophecy Committee. ,, ,H , 1 Ronald Bruzan. Beryl Buckley--Honor Society, Senior Girls, Junior Girls, G.A.A., Mixed Chorus, Future Teachers. Jean Burden --Junior Girls, Senior Girls, G.A.A. Joan Cameron German Club, Senior Girls, Junior Girls, G.A.A., Division Treasurer. 'A' i' 'A' George Carter Student Council, Honor Society, Bowling Team, Hi-Y. Marie Colasuono---Junior Girls, Senior Girls, G.A.A., Clean- Up Committee. Donald Colburn--Drama Club, Bowling Team, Business Manager. Barbara Coleman-Taft Trib Staff, Senior Girls, G.A.A., R. English Helper, Girls Chorus. 'A' 'k 'A' Gloria Collar-G.A.A., Cheerleaders, Senior Girls, Junior Girls. Leroy Collin-Clean-Up Committee. Mary Lou Cordell-Secretary Honor Society, G.A.A., Office Helper, Library Helper, Bowling Team, Junior Girls. Wayne Cnrdes. 'kit Warren Cummins. I Doris Darnitz-G.A.A., Senior Girls. Thomas Darville---Stage Crew, Taft Trib Staff, Student Council, Hi-Y. A Joanne Dass- -Senior Girls, Junior Girls, G.A.A,, German Club, Girls Rifle Tcam,'Honor Society, Business Manager, Office- Helper. ' -kit Ellen Davis--- Honor Society, OFfice Helper. James Davis--'Office Helper, Business Manager, Hi-Y, Clean- Up Committee. Dolores Debs--Tri-Hi-Y, Taft Trib Stalf, G.A.A., Prophecy Committee, R. English Helper. Joan Deckert--G.A.A,, Senior Girls, Junior Girls, Bowling Team. 'k'k'k Carol Dehlingerm Cheerleaders, Honor Society, Student Coun- cil, Tri-Hi-Y, Junior Girls, Senior Girls, Clean-Up Com- mittee, Prom Committee, G.A.A., English and Office Helper, Drama Club, Future Teachers, Taft Trib Staff. Mary DeJohn--Honor Society, French Club, Junior Girls, G.A.A., Senior Girls, Tri-Hi-Y, Student Council. Richard Dernell--Swimming Team, Golf Team, Skating Team. Ovila DesRochers Football Team, Swimming Team, Skating Team, Class Treasurer, Mixed Chorus. ak 'A' 'k Eugene DeZanek Clcan-up Committee. Patricia Dolesh--Drama Club, Honor Society, Junior Girls, Business Manager, G.A.A., Senior Girls, Program office, R. English Helper, Gift Committee, Spanish Helper. Elaine Drexler-G.A.A., Junior Girls, Senior Girls, German Club, Honor Society, Student Council. Carol Duckmanf-G.A.A., Girls Chorus, Junior Girls, Senior Girls, R.O.T.C. Band Drum Major, Band Officers Club, Girls Rifle Team. -V--V-4 Carrol Duty---G.A.A., Student Council, Tri-Hi-Y, Taft Trib Staff, Dance Planning Committee. Robert Ebenhahn. Ronald Eckert. LeRoy Eckhart- Basketball Team. Beverly Edgerton-Junior Girls, Senior Girls, Tri-Hi-Y, Prom Committee, French Club, Bowling Team, Business Manager, Dance Committee, G.A.A., Honor Society. Elizabeth Ellis -Honor Society, G.A.A., Business Manager. Ralph EngdahlfB:1nd, Orchestra. James Everdingf-Mixed Chorus. tit Charles Falkentfial--Honor Society, Hi-Y, Drama Club, Stu- dent Council, Clean-up Committee Chairman. Paul Felgenhauerf-Bowling Team, Luncheon Committee, Va- riety Show Director, Drama Club, Mixed Chorus, Hi-Y. Donna Fendius-G.A.A., Bowling Team, Senior Girls, Girls Rifle Team, Junior Girls, Honor Society, R.O.T.C. Band, Office Helper, German Club. Fern Fernquist--G.A.A., Junior Girls, Senior Girls, Attend- ance Helper. ' 'A' ir 'A' Suzanne Fisher -Honor Society Executive Committee, Junior Girls, Senior Girls, G.A.A., Tri-Hi-Y, Student Council, Steering Committee, Luncheon Committee. Charles Fitz-Hugh-German Club, Honor Society, Hi-Y. Kenneth FlobeckfGerman Club, Hi-Y, Gift Committee. William Forney -Captain of Football Team, 'President of Senior Class, President of Honor Society, Drama Club. tit Phyllis Franson- G.A.A., Taft Trib Staff, Junior Girls, Sen- ior Girls, Lost and Found Helper, Bowling Team. Arlette FreyfHonor Society, Band, G.A.A., Office Helper, Bowling Team. Donna Fuller-French Club, G.A.A., Junior Girls, Senior Girls, Student Council. Roger Futrell-Skating Team. i' 'A' 'k Robert Galka--Taft Trib StaE. Arlene Gardner-G.A.A., Junior Girls, Senior Girls, Honor Society, Office Helper, Band, Steering Committee. Robert Gehl-Bowling Team. Bruce Geisert-Honor Society, Student Council, German Club, Band. tif Gerald Gerhard4Swimming Team, Skating Team, Steering Committee, Luncheon Committee. Lincoln GiffordvHi-Y, Swimming Team, Junior Achieve- ment, Honor Society. Joyce Gobel-Taft Trib Staff, G.A.A., Junior Girls, Senior Girls, Prom Committee, Bowling Team, Honor Society. Yvonne Godzwon-G.A.A., Junior Girls, Senior Girls. 'kit Donald Goeppinger. John Grabowski-Stage Crew, Hi-Y. Donald Graves-Hi-Y, German Club, Office Helper, Honor Society. David Gray--Hi-Y. iralri' Raymond Greene. Barbara Grocke-Junior Girls, Senior Girls, G.A.A., Business Manager, French Club. Stephen Grys--Clean-Up Committee, Student Council. Carol Hager-French Club, G.A.A., Senior Girls, Junior Girls, Business Manager. Iris Hajok-Junior Girls, Senior Girls, G.A.A., Taft Trib, Bowling Team, Lost and Found Helper. Elizabeth Hammel--Bowling Team, G.A.A., Tri-Hi-Y, Junior Girls, Senior Girls. James Hansen--Symphony Band. Margaret Hansen-Y--Junior Girls, Senior Girls, G.A.A., Drama Club. af C+ if Patricia Hansen- Riding Club, G.A.A. Carol I-Iargrave--Taft Trib Staff, G.A.A., Junior Girls, Sen- ior Girls. Ronald Hass--Honor Society, Student Helper, Captain of Riiie Team, R.O.T.C. John Haui. iii Gerald Hayes- -Mixed Chorus, Hi-Y, Football Team. Edward Heffernan 'Taft Trib Staff. Irene Hegland G.A.A., Junior Girls, Senior Girls, Drama Club, Nominating Committee, Mixed Chorus, Social Planning Committee, Girls Chorus. Donald Helin---Taft Trib Staff. Q 'A' i' i' Florence Henricks AG.A.A., Senior Girls, Junior Girls, Ger- man Club. James Hibarger- Student Council, Mixed Chorus, Honor So- ciety, Business Manager, Hi-Y, Prophecy Committee. William Hofimeister. Annabelle Jensen4Junior Girls, Senior Girls, Junior Achieve- ment, Girls Chorus, G.A.A. 'kiri' Lois Jespersen-Junior Girls, G.A.A., Girls Chorus, R. Eng- lish Helper, French Club. Charlene Johnson--Junior Girls, Senior Girls, Honor Society, Student Council, Dance Planning Committee, Bowling Team, G.A.A., Steering Committee, Tri-Hi-Y. Marilyn Jones-Cheerleader, Spanish Club, Business Mana- ger, G.A.A., Junior Girls, Senior Girls. Genevieve Kaage--MG.A.A., Junior Girls, Senior Girls, Lun- cheon Committee. 'kit William Kammer --Taft Trib Staff, Hi-Y, Mixed Chorus. Charles Keaton4Student Council, Swiming Team. Stephen Keay. Stephen Kiewetz-Baseball Team. 'kin' Diane Kisting-G.A.A., Senior Girls, Junior Girls, Taft Trib Staff, Tri-Hi-Y, Luncheon Committee, R. English Help- er, Dance Committee, Student Council, Cheerleader. Henry Kocmond--Football Team. Robert Kopke--Hi-Y, Business Manager. Leonard Kowalski. 'A' 'A' 'A' Barbara Kreller--Tri-Hi-Y, Mixed Chorus, G.A.A., Junior Girls, Senior Girls, Bowling Team. Donald Kubiak -Golf Team. Phyllis Kuifel- G.A.A., Honor Society, Junior Girls, Senior Girls, Bowling Team. Carol Kutilek a-e- Junior Girls, Senior Girls, G.A.A., Business Manager. Walter Kwasigrochflfootball Team, Mixed Chorus. Henry Kwasinski-Bowling Team. Jack Lanning--Football Team, President of Student Council, Hi-Y, Mixed Chorus, Honor Society, Gift Committee. Joseph LaPuma. i' at 'A' Ronald Larsen---Camera Club. Noel Lassen -G.A.A., Junior Girls, Senior Girls, French Club, Drama Club, Student Council, Tri-Hi-Y, Taft Trib Staff, Office Helper. Douglas Lattner- Basketball Team, Senior Class Vice Presi- dent, Honor Society Executive Committee. Richard Long. 'A' 'K' 'k June Lyster Junior Girls, Senior Girls, Honor Society, Fu- ture Teachers, Girls Chorus. Ronald Mangold--Honor Society, German Club. Edward Matthes. Thomas Mazur-Basketball Team, Golf Team, Bowling Team. 'kia' Douglas Meder--Vice President of Student Council, Swim- ming Team Manager, Band, Captain of R.O.T.C. Band, lee Skating Team. Nancy Meilahn--Honor Society, G.A.A., Girls Rifle Team, Drill Squad, Junior Girls, Senior Girls, Girls Chorus. R.O.T.C. Typist, Office Helper. A Donald Merevick-Band, Bowling Team. Patricia Mess-Junior Girls, Senior Girls, G.A.A. 'ktir Gerald MeyersfOrches'tra. Clifford Miller-Vice President of Student Council, Honor Society, Mixed Chorus,'German Club, Drama Club. John Milliman. Thomas Moore. 'lr i' 'A' Don Mueller-Baseball, Basketball, Honor Society, Taft Trib Staff. Arlene Ness-fG.A.A., Riding Club. Theodore Nielsen-Hi-Y, Taft Trib Staff, Drama Club, Office Helper. Arlys NitschefJunior Girls, Senior Girls, Program Chair- man, German Club, Secretary of Student Council, Secre- tary of Drama Club, Vice President of Tri-Hi-Y., G.A.A., Bowling Team, Taft Trib Stalf, Honor Society, Steering Committee, English and Office Helper. fit Elaine Nordgren--Honor Society, Girls Chorus, Junior Girls, Taft Trib Staff, Student Council, Drama Club, G.A.A. Carole Novak--Cheerleader, Senior Girls, Junior Girls, G.A.A., Tri-Hi-Y, Mixed Chorus, Office Helper, Library Helper, R. English Helper, Taft Trib Staff. Lydia Nowik--G.A.A., Junior Girls, Senior Girls. Thomas Ohman-Hi-Y. 'kit George Oliver Band. Virginia Olker Bowling Team, Junior Girls, Senior Girls. G.A.A. Constance Olson-G.A.A., Junior Cirls, Business Manager, Riding Club. 4 Kathryn Oskarsson --G.A.A. John Osko--Football Team, Baseball Team, Basketball Team, Ice Skating Team. James Ostberg-Hi-Y. Betty Osterman-Junior Girls, Announcement Committee. John Paszkiet--Track Team, Prom Committee, Student Coun- cil, Variety Show, Oifice Helper. 'kit Patricia PawlowskifG.A.A., Program Helper, Luncheon Committee. Barbara Paxton-'Tri-Hi-Y, Junior Girls, Senior Girls, Lib- rary Helper, Drama Club, G.A.A. Dolores Peerenboom-Tri-Hi-Y, G.A.A., Junior Girls, Senior Girls, Honor Society, Bowling League, Girls Chorus, Junior Achievement. Dolores Persem-Bowling Team, Riding Club, G.A.A. 'k 'A' ir Marlys Petersen Business Manager, Girls Chorus, Junior Girls, G.A.A., Future Teachers. Ronald Petersen-German Club, Mixed Chorus. Donald Peterson--German Club, Orchestra. George Petras- Camera Club, Hi-Y. 'A' 'A' 'A' Michiel Placzek. Elvira Polzin-G.A.A., Junior Girls, German Club. Roy Prassel--vTaft Trib Staff, Business Manager. Margaret Prejna. 'kia' Norma Rathkeftlunior Girls, Senior Girls, Office Helper, G.A.A. Richard Rex-Honor Society, Band. Jean Rhodesn Junior Girls, Senior Girls, G.A.A. James Rickard. 'lr i 'lr Roberta Riedler-H German Club, Junior Girls, Senior Girls, Drama Club, Honor Society, Student Council, G.A.A. Jerome Rose. Herbert Rosenberg--Bowling: Team, Junior Achievement, Prophecy Committee. Marion Ruboyianes--Pan-American Club, G.A.A., Junior Girls, Senior Girls. 'kurt Homer Rudolph--Honor Society, Student Council, Stage and Sound Crew, Social Dance Committee, Prom Committee, President of Hi-Y. Richard Salat-Baseball Team. Helen Sandberg--Honor Society, Junior Girls, Senior Girls, G.A.A. James Sandeno Honor Society, Band. 1lr'k'k Robert Sandnes. Elmer Scheel f--Baseball Team, Honor Society, Taft Trib. Elaine Schroeder- G.A.A., Junior Girls, Senior Girls, Bow- ling Team, Honor Society, Careers Helper, Gift Commit- tee, Variety Show. George Schuettner. Geraldine Schuettner. Richard Schweigel- Band, Orchestra, Swimming Team. Nancy SetzerffHonor Society, Student Council, Senior Girls, Junior Girls, G.A.A., Office Helper, Division Secretary. Walter Shaw. ir if 'lr Donald Simonsonw Baseball Team. Beverly Simpson---'Bowling Team, Junior Girls, Senior Girls, Tri-Hi-Y, French Club, Taft Trib Staff, Office Helper, R. English Helper, G.A.A., Business Manager, Prophecy Committee. Mary Ann Slahor-Tri-Hi-Y, Bowling League, Honor So- ciety, G.A.A., Junior Girls, Senior Girls, English Helper, Office Helper. Virginia Smith---G.A.A., Junior Girls, Senior Girls, Office Helper. 'A' 'k t Joan Smuskiewicz -G.A.A., Junior Girls. Senior Girls. Bow- ling Team. Lenore Soderstrom---French Club. Library Helper, Girls Chorus, Junior Girls, Senior Girls, G.A.A. Evelyn Staiger--Bowling Learzue, Tri-Hi-Y, Junior Girls, Senior Girls, German Club, Girls Chorus, G.A.A., Honor Society, English Helper. Leah Staudte--Tri-Hi-Y, Bowling League, Junior Girls, Sen- ior Girls, Junior Achievement, G.A.A., Girls Chorus. 'kit Carol Stoltz Junior Girls, Senior Girls, G.A.A. Arlene Stonequist G.A.A., French Club, Junior Girls, Sen- ior Girls, Tri-Hi-Y, Library Helper. Rex Styzens-Band, German Club, Hi-Y. Robert Swanson--'Ice Skating Team, Swimming Team, ir i' ir Audrey Thirsk4Junior Girls, Tri-Hi-Y, Girls Rilie Team, Bowling Team, Drama Club, G.A.A. Roberta Tracy--Senior Girls, G.A.A., R. English Helper, Girls Chorus. Patricia Ulm --Senior Girls, Junior Girls, G.A.A., Business Manager, R. English Helper. Virginia VanDerMeulen--G.A.A., Senior Girls, Junior Girls, Tri-Hi-Y, Office Helper, Program Chairman of Honor Society, Social Dance Planning Committee, Business Manager, Prophecy Committee, Taft Trib Staff. 'kiir Margaret VanGorp- -Tri-Hi-Y, Band, Orchestra, Bowling League, ,Program Office, Drama Club, Treasurer of Hon- or Society, Student Council. Robert VanHaften--fBasketball Team, Lois VanNatl.af-Junior Girls, Senior Girls, G.A.A., Girls Chorus, Honor Society. Carol Vannerson-'Junior Girls, Senior Girls, Bowling Team, Honor Society, Business Manager, Tri-Hi-Y, Office Help- er, G.A.A., Prophecy Committee, Drama Club, Future Teachers, Variety Show. 'kit Renee Verplancken-r G.A,A., Lost and Found, Office Helper, Junior Girls, Student Council, Business Manager, Honor Society, Girls Chorus. . Theodore Voss-German Club, Drama Club, Hi-Y. Betty WallacefJunior Girls, Senior Girls, G.A.A. Charles Walsh- --Football Team, Mixed Chorus. 11' 'A' 'lr Robert Walsh -- Bowling: Team. Joan Walton G.A,A., Junior Girls, Senior Girls. French Club. Leona Wats0nf'G.A.A., Junior Girls. Senior Girls, Girls Chorus, William Weber. X1 l . . V l l l l l l l l ml V r , James Wells. Lois WesleygR. English Helper, Junior Girls, G.A.A., Taft Trib Staff. Lyle Westrom-Hi-Y, Junior Achievement, German Club, Honor Society. Joan While---G.A.A., Senior Girls, Future Teachers, Office Helper. 'kit Michael Wijas-Football Team, Prom Committee, Golf Team. Robert Wilkinson. Florence WilkseJunior Girls, Senior Girls, G.A.A. Paul Wilson-Band. i' 'A' i' Nancy Winfield-G.A.A., Junior Girls, Senior Girls, Office Helper, R. English Helper. Marlene Wingren-Junior Girls, Senior Girls, G.A.A., R. English Helper. Robert Winkelman-Mixed Chorus, Junior Achievement, Hi-, Y, Drama Club. Germaine Wood-Senior Girls, Honor Society, Junior Girls, Variety Show, Tri-Hi-Y, R. English Helper, G.A.A., Mixed Chorus, Clean-Up Representative. tiki' Joanne Wurzbacher--'G.A.A., Junior Girls, Senior Girls, R. English Helper. Rosemarie YelefJunior Girls, Senior Girls, G.A.A., Tri-Hi- Y, Library Helper, Olfice Helper, R. English Helper, Steering Committee, Gift Committee, Honor Society. Carol Youngquist-G.A.A., Box Office Helper, Honor Society, Junior Girls. Nancy Zetterherg-G.A.A., Senior Girls. tit Betty Zoch-Accompanist Mixed and Girls Chorus, Junior Girls, Senior Girls, Bowling Team, Honor Society. G.A.A., President of Future Teachers of America, Office Helper. Qaoooooooooqooo: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : zo: : ao: : soc : C : : : :oo: :ooooooeooooooooooo ooooooooooooo SENIOR GOSSIP More couples are set for the prom now that Jack Lanning has asked Arlys Nitsche, and Chuck Bennett is going with Donna Hollander. A white orchid and an evening per- formance of South Pacific helped Joanne Schaefer and Ralph celebrate their second anniversary. Hey, the fleet's in! I ! Now Delores Peerenboom won't have to write all those letters to Norman!!!!!! Will someone please teach Dolores Debs how to put in a typewriter rib- bon? The question of the week-Who is Beverly Simpson going to the prom with???? We're wondering what Connie Olson and Carol Kutilek do at their club meetings that keeps everyone so amused??? lt seems a new romance is be- ginning between Joyce Hollen and freshie Bob Ryan. Get 'em young and train 'em!!!!!! What did those fellas say to Evie Mayer that embarassed her so?'! A wonderful time was had at the recent beach party. Some of the couples were: Barb Paxou and Cliff Colemeng Gerry Wood and Jim Mus- keeg Jackie Fee and Don Urban. Jean Burdan and Bob. Since Ginny Smith bought a sun lamp, we notice Renee Verplanken, lris Hajok, and Joan Smuskiewicz coming to school with red faces!!!!! Congratulations to Vera Janci and Dorothy Anderson on their engage- ments! ! ! ll Lois Jespersen is staying home nights now that Bob is in the Navy. Pat Mess's Bob is coming all the way from Korea to go to the prom with her!!!! ' Gen Kaage is planning her elope- ment to surprise Sparky for his birthday fJan. 18, 195?J Latest rumor-looks hot between Don Graves and Yvonne Godzon. Why does Donna Fuller get that angry look every time somebody men- tions Perry W.? 7? A-INQUIRING IRGISB-IITGRI The question of the day is, 'tWho is your favorite band leader? Roger Benson, 3A-Spike Jones Jerry Ciesla, 1A-Harry James Rickard Backer, 4A-Dick Jergens Joyce Christensen, 3A-Frankie Mas- ters Angie Chores, 3B-+To1nmy Dorsey Ronald Franty, lA-Jimmy Dorsey Shirley Burhop, 3A-Danney Alvin Ed Wuchterl, 3B-Paul Whiteman Dorothy Anderson, 4A--Eddie Howard Don Dowaugle, 1A-Harry James Sue Mulligan, 2A-Sammy Kay Ronald Schilke, 1A-Harry James Ted Brundnicki, 3A-All of them John Lycos, 3B-Don't have any Pri fxpfmiuubna, Ruth Sebastian, 4B- Pm having fits! I I I Carol Vannerson, 4A- I go for that! I ! I Nordis Nelson, 2A- Well, what are ' you going to do! I I I I Nancy Jensen, 3B- Some people have it and some people don't. Don Swanson, 3A- What? 'Z '? 'Z '? Alice Sahlberg, 3A- Man, oh man! Johnny Osko, 4A- Oh GeeII!I Don Ernst, 4B- Look deep into my eyes! I I I In Julie Strayer, 2A- No brains! I I Dave Kelsey, 3A- Smell her! I I I Robert Merki, 3A- We're off! I I Mary Ellen Schlie, 2A- You know! Nancy Burkhardt, 2A- Oh well, what can you do in a big city. Gerry Squire, IBB- Oh for Pete's sake! I I I Marilyn Jones, 4A- What say? '? 7 Noel Lassen, 4A- Oh, that's nice! Evelyn Seager, 1A- Stop that! I I Mary Bartholomew, 4A- What say, bird? ? ? ? ? Marge Hansen, 4A- NorbieI I I 'I Audrey Permada, 2A- That's Knob- by! I I I Bill Forney, 4A- Let's talk rods! I Paul Lauschke, 4B- AhhhI I I I Mike Wijas, 4A- Come on, Sybil, cut it out! I I I I Gail Martin, 3A- Pm tearing my hair out! I I I ai LN f UNIORJABBER Sybil Baginski is back in circula- tion now that she has broken up with Mike Wijas, f. ll fx ' , ,,,. eg. II 0 1' Ig, 1 few. f ii We all hope that Wally Black will have a speedy recovery and soon be back in school. We hear that Dorothy Mathisen has been going out with Glenn Russe. How about it, Dottie? Carol McGovern reported having a great time at the St. George prom. Gerry Squire is once again going steady with alumni Peter Glass. Alumni Earn Honors Faith A. Metzler, a senior at the Illinois College of Jacksonville, Illi- nois, averaged .9 honor points at school during the past term. Paul Skogstrom, who won the University of Illinois competitive scholarship in June, 1950, has receiv- ed honors for outstanding scholarship at the University of Illinois. Ta fti tes A fiend Luncheon Representing Taft at the annual Clean-Up Luncheon were Charles Falkenthal, Clifford Miller, Patricia Dahlman, Alice LaMarche, Carol Boldt, and Frank Eorio. Mr. L. Sigalos, sponsor of the Student Coun- cil, represented the faculty. 311 Taft Tribune PRES Hlf 0061-10056 At Taft the freshies are really clever! When we asked Dennis Barry what the freshies do, he said: They stand on their heads and expectorate purple nicklesf' Talented, aren't they? Gary Johansen should be more careful getting off buses, or else get smaller feet that don't get caught in the door. F Jimmy Boltz is collecting bottles in his spare time. Those pennies come in handy, eh Jimmy? In the eye-rolling department we have David Schultz, Guy Hansen, and Ruth Spaah making eyes at their respective interests. Marty Cimfil has a complaint to make. Seems he has a hard time eat- ing his lunch while balancing on a two legged chair. We want to welcome back Priscilla Fisher after her recent appendectomy. Ronald Swanson's ' present heart throb is a certain Ann, and Bob Klage has a special interest in Marge Gibs. Don Jobski's favorite is Charlotte Bellucci. Osborn can't decide be- Mary Jo tween Greg and Eddie, and Mary Ann losing sleep over Henry Albrecht is and George. When you make up your we know some seniors minds girls, who are still looking for prom dates. From all accounts, Mary Ann Smith had a mighty fine party the other night. Mary Miller, Pat Kobus, Joy Percival, and Phyllis Alliota were some of the freshman girls present. Richard Hipes and Eddie Iverson had a grand time playing with their dolls in commercial geography the other day. 'Carol Doolittle has found no ad- vantage in Gene but a great deal in Mike Plude. W , W, , 32 Taft Tribune ja fire is Gown Herb Manig hurled a beautiful game against Schurz May 21, at Kilbourn Park. Taft was losing 3-2 as the Eagles came up to bat in the first half of the seventh inning. A smash by Harold Oquist scored Manig, who had previously gotten a hit, and tied the score. The side was retired after failing to obtain the leading run, but Schurz was held and Taft again took the field for an eighth inning. The first two men walked and were driven in by John Osko who homered over the center fielder's head. Herb then struck out the remaining three Schurzites to finish the game and chalk up another win for the Eagles and an almost sure spot in the City league play-offs. Hits by Gus James, Richard Ander- son, Don Meyer, Steve Kiewitz, and Bill Smusyn and good playing by the team in general conquered another determined foe. Rough Riders Excel Eagles On May 23, Taft lost a 3-4 heart breaker to Roosevelt in the final inn- ing. This, nevertheless, does not affect the team's standing in second place. There are two games remaining in the regular schedule of play and the winning of either of these, which is probable, will assure us of a definite place in the bid for City Champion- Come out and support the team!! lm!! If ' ,wtfigogf l 221191 ship. iii? , I Q3 '1- What happened in that game in period three, when Graves and Gryes were the batters and Tom Moore the cross-eyed umpire? How come Gene De Zanek and Bill Holfmeister are always on the school campus during the period 6 gym watching the girls' baseball team? Learning new pointers, aye, We hear Lord Victor didn't want to exercise too vigorously last week in order to be in trim for his stellar performance in the Memorial Day assembly. And how about the duet 'of Art and Tom in period 5? They have acquired the title of the Cherry Sisters. What's this story of how Jim Mor- beck hid down at the bottom of the pool just to 'escape the 30 minute swim! Just kidding!! We have a Babe Ruth in period 5 gym. Don Merevick either hits a home run or strikes out. Boys, Support the Hi-Y! As this semester closes here at Taft, the first school year of Hi-Y's exist- ance also ends. Much of the credit for its initial success should go to the charter ofiicers. They were, Homer Rudolph, president, James Hibarger, vice presidentg Charles Falkenthal, secretary, and Jack Lanning, treas- urer. Joseph Weiss was the chaplain. Highlight of the first year of opera- tion was the Taft Hi-Y Dance. One of the best accomplishments was the faultless execution of the plans for this event. To broaden its scope of interest were outings, social events, world service projects, and disscus- sions. The second semester was also suc- cessful. A few members dropped out and many new ones joined. The Hi-Y has helped many Taft boys, and it should be continued. It is not only an asset to the school, but also an asset to the community. Taft Routs Waller Our Eagles coasted to an easy win over Waller, 12-4. Waller showed a lack of fire and team spirit and thus was no match for the silver and blue. Manig was again the winning pitcher. Vikings Bow To Eagles Amundsen's Vikings became the eleventh victim of Taft. The final score was 4-3. Coach Jimmy Smilgoff uncovered another pitching star in Chuck Bauer who went the distance striking out ten, and allowing no earned runs. Varsity Falls as Alunlni Triunlpll, I4-0 Taft's annual Alumni-Varsity game had a quick start with Kocmond kicking off for the alumni and the varsity in the receiving end. The '51 team managed to hold the alumni back until the third quarter when Piper, who played a terrinc game, scored for the alumni and the kick for the extra point was made by Des Rochers. From there on, it was a fast and furious game. Early in the fourth quarter Piper scored again after intercepting a fumble, and car- rying it over the goal line. All in all it was a terrific game played by two good, clean teams. LINE-UP Taft 1950 Taft 1951 Brown Liljequest Kocmond McCarthy Shaw Lowe Wijas K. Anderson Borik Sears Hayes Pilarski Kwasigroch Karolczak Johnson Klezak Piper Crippen Des Rochers Bowen Forney Hess Score .......... .......... O Touchdowns: Piper ............. 125 Points After: Des Rochers ...... 125 Eagle Linkmen Pace North Section Taft has long had a tradition of having a good golf team. This year is no exception. Lane, Roosevelt, Schurz, Von Stueben and Steinmetz have already fallen before the silver and blue. Only two games were left in the North Section when the Trib went to press. Following these two games, the city play-offs will occur. Representing Taft downstate were Don Kubiak 1who placed 13 in in- dividual rankingsi, Tom Vrabeck 1335, Neil Andreson 1381, and Bill Galitz 1595. The team rates seventh place honors from 13 Illinois state teams competing. This week Taft was scheduled to come up against Morgan Park and probably Chicago Vocational in city meets. Walter Black, who was hurt while playing football, wishes to thank the members of the 3A divisions for their generous gift, a radio.
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