Taft High School - Eagle Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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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.

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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. ., ,

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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