Taft High School - Eagle Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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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

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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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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 . . . 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He is now at' tending the Columbia U.niversity in N. Y. where he is working on his master's degree in history. June Erck is engaged to Kenny Wet' zcl. He surprised her with the ring on her birthday. 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.