Taft High School - Eagle Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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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

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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.

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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. .,