Taft High School - Eagle Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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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

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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.

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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.