Taft High School - Eagle Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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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.

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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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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.