Taft High School - Eagle Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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tvllipsitf T if Tribune Toys to Tots Boys of Mr. C0ltman's and' Mr. Fava- ro's industrial arts classes have been busy making doll beds. This project, sponsored by the American Red Cross, has been undertaken so that the children of hospitalized service men may be sent these toys for Christmas. Miss Nielsen's home arts classes have made mattresses and a few stocking dolls to be sent with the beds. Fudge for Freshies At the November assembly of the Taft P.T.A., the award for having the most number of memberships in the P.T.A. was won by division 308 P.M. with Mr. G. L. Hackett as division room teacher. The prize was a supply of delicious home' made fudge. Ring Them Bells Jean Price, formerly of Mrs. Anderf son's division, really had a big day on Sunday, November 19. She didn't just get married, she appeared on the program Wedding Day and had her wedding completely televised. Flash!! Members of the football team have made their big decisions. Bill Forney has been voted honorary captain and john Osko has been voted the most valuable player of Taft's 1950 football squad. Congratulations to the whole team. You did an excellent job this season. See You There Tomorrow night, December 8, is the Pigskin Prance. Why not come to this dance in honor of the football team and see the crowning of this year's football queen? You'll have loads of fun and probably meet many friends whom you've forgotten you had!! Germans Turn Bakers Charity is now 557.50 richer-thanks to Taft's German Club. As usual their bake sale was a sweet success. Honor Roster Of the many Taftites who wished to honor Pops Rapier, only a few were able to do so. Jerome Biedka, Richard Hathaway, Gordon Schiefelbein, Albert Harwood, John Nelson, and Emil Adams served as honor guards. The Bring squad, led' by Cadet Major Gust, consisted of Ronald Aron, Ronald Hass, Jerome Biedka, Richard Hathaway, Ivan Delman, and Arnold Fanzoi. The pallbearers were Douglas Meder, Herbert Wunar, Carl Edwards, Donald Tamagno, George Ma' tula, and Raymond Whitehead. Taft High School, Chicago, Illinois December 7, 1950 Entire School Mourns Passing of John C. Rapier -'ie .z P Q ' ' 14521 :aET': : 'Ei . 1. ,.,.. '- John C. Rapier 1900 - 1950 A greater skill was his to be An inspiration guiding me- And all of those to whom he gave A lesson greater than Be Brave . He taught us all the patience of An understanding born of love. It's hard to grasp-he's gone, our Pops . Music livesg though the trumpet stops. The horn is still, the music slow, Our hats are off as we watch him go. in music so that It was a blue Monday when most Taft students and teachers learned of the death of Iohn C. Rapier. Mr. Rapier was popuf larly and affectionately known as Pops . The loss of his ready smile and helping hand will be perhaps most missed by the members of the band' and orchestra. To them he was much more than a teacherg he was a friend and counsellor, a very real source of inspiration to his kids , While on a band picnic or an orchestra outing at Riverview, he was just one of the gang. Besides teaching the R. O. T. C. Band, Symphony Band, Orchestra, and beginners and intermediate bands and orchestra, during school hours, he'had classes at the Rosedale Fieldhouse two days a week in which he taught a group of grammar school children to play band and orchestra instruments so that when they reached Taft he would have the superior quality band and orchestra for which Taft has long been famous. An' other of his activities was the dance band, which met once a Week in the Held house. The satisfaction he received from the knowledge that he was teach' ing the kids, and the fact that he could arouse in them enough interest they would spend their time to learn from him, more than com- pensated for the small sum that he received. Although Taft we of the band superior ratings, will have to go a long way to find someone to take his place, and orchestra know that he would want us to continue to win and we will do our best to cofoperate fully with anyone the school may give us as a teacher. Perhaps the highest tribute we could pay him is to remember that an unkind word was never spoken about him. Taft halls will seem less bright with the loss of Pop's cheerful Hi, Kid! He never made anyone unhappy - until he left. Sweet Sleuths Lucky Sleuths' Shuffle winners Donna Rutter, Phyllis Aliota, Donna Standley, Eugene Swanson, Albert Harwood, Carol Brandt, and Warren Wolf were awarded boxes of Andes Candies at the last Fri' day Night Social. Student Council Warm-up Students of William Howard Taft High .School have been heard to say that they know nothing of their Student Council. Many students are interested in the Council but do not cooperate with the various members. As you know, each division has two members represented at every meeting. All meetings are posted in the weekly bulletin. These represen' tatives are to keep the division rooms informed on the .doings of the Council. One of the pet projects of the Council is the selling of book covers. By the way, have you bought yourself one yet? And, also, those nice, clean erasers you have seen lately are due to the Eraser Committee. Our Student Council is also in charge of this semester's Cleanfup Campaign. How about helping them out? If you have any special suggestions for the Student Council, please tell your division room representative and she or he will bring it up at the next Council meeting.

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20 Taft Tribune Eagles Bow to Mighty Fenger Come snow, blizzard or a football game at 103rd and' COTTAGE GROVE - Taftites proved they are loyal to their mighty 11 for 59 fans stood cheering as the whistle blew and Fenger kickedfoff to Taft, Saturday, Nov. 11. Shy on both height and weight, the Eagles fought defiantly, but none the less the score stood 14f0 in favor of Fenger at the half. Defensively Taft shone, holding Fenger's third quarter march but during the final few minutes of the game their power machine managed to push the pig' skin past our goal line two more times. Wanegar's interception of a Fenger pass, blocking by Wijas and Hayes, running by Hess and Johnson and' Osko was above that of other games. Taft was unable to score during the game and when the gun went off the score board stood at Fenger 28 - Taft 0 and the Eagles' last chance for the final playfoffs faded as the stands cleared slowly. The fans walked from the park with the strains of the Taft loyalty song still quietly on their lips. INQUIRING f.:....1 RE PORTER Here we are again asking questions- always questions and more questions, not only do you get hit for answers in classes but in the halls, too. The question for this week is: What's your favorite song, 'and Why? Diane Gromke QZBJ: Count Every Star fno special reasonl. Toddy Bartholomew HBH: Harbor Lights. fReminds me of last summer.j Mr. Rodgers: No Letter Today. fBrings back memories of those mornings at four o'clock.J Carol Dehlinger MBP: A Kiss For Tomorrow. fReminds me of New York., Roger Mclntire QZAJ: Cool, Clear Water. fReason: I'm thirsty.J Kathrine Buending QZBJ: Good Night Irene. CMy Dad doesn't like itj Roger Futrell f4Bj: There's Noth' ing Like a Dame. fNeed I say more?J .Sherrill Peterson QZAJ: Bushel and a Peck. QBecause it's .differentj Carrol Duty f4Bj: Penthouse Seref nadef' fSentimental reasons.j Corinne Schanmier MAJ: Thinking of You. fHeard it on a special .d'ate.J Shirley McKee MAJ: Star Dust. f'Cause they played it at all the parties I like to rememberj Lone Man Brafves Senior Tea On November 14 the Senior Girls' Club gave their annual tea for their mothers. Light refreshments consisting of various openfface sandwiches, cookies, candies, and tea and coffee were servedf A very pleasant afternoon was had by all. For twelve consecutive years, Miss Grace Rogers, founder of the club, has been its wonderful sponsor. This is one of the most popular clubs at school. The club was honored with the pres' ence of Mr. Pixley a college representa- tive from Iowa Wesleyan. Mr. -Pixley is anxious for Taftites to hear the Wes' leyan choir when it goes on tour next year. A program was presented to the mothers. Irene Heglund sang MSO In Love, followed by a piano solo by Mar' garet Van Gorp. Joanne Dass played several selections on the piano and then Arlys Nitsche sang Falling In Love With Love. The program closed with a piano solo by Betty Zoch. How Green Are Our Frosh Up in the morning at the unearthly hour of 10:02, our hero rushes for his 11:05 class. As he reaches his steam- heated locker he discovers that he 'has forgotten his algebra book. What will teechur say? thinks our hero. There' upon he grabs his books fall .of them . . why make extra trips?j, and decides to tell her that his buddy must have taken it by mistake. At 1:14 'he works up a tremendous appetite climbing those three monstrous flights of stairs to the lunchroom this elevator pass had been declared' voidj. As he stands in line waiting to buy his milk, one of those huge Seniors comes by and demands that our hero hand him a coke. Not wishing to bring the wrath of t'he mighty upper classman down upon him, he does as he is told, dreaming of the day when he will be entitled to de' mand similar service. Out at 4:15 after a hard .day of trip' ping Seniors in the halls, he pulls from his shopping bag a lantern to light his way home to supper and Kukla, Fran and Ollie. ' - g3m.,,..:- .gg- ' -':-:CM 'f1i1.f'3'1',1 . Suowse . . wrwia, ..,. -W- gt g ii,-53,7 I ,mei 4 -1 .45-1 ' X - N, 'wir' W -' VG- f?'.'.tti.' ,.a . a+fSQ 1 -, ssi Q.. Y T: 'L' 'lf' 12 ., . .. .- i l,rAw?1g-2 A H fi g f, if . Iii: vi r Q , ,g f 5 X ., 'i . 1 w is it 'wh 5 1 ' i ... D 3 .P f . irggfzififq ,i Ja, fd .. ' e , fy fge..f fg5iEf5z:f-rg--1 'gas ' . . 4: X:-.51 A ff: 4 -viii faffw' 4 2 153:11-- svffa 'gfuuiif 4.: 'X-W: r- in-r-r..',9g. .Y iw,-IM, .gc .gi ,f ggi .1 ug ' v 'M' 'Q .. It seems that loan Weir has a com' plaint to make in regard to the first gym class- It's boring . Poor Ioannie she must be lonesome for Bill. A certain girl with the initials S. M. also has a complaint to make in regard to Arlys Nitsche's linger nails and over' guarding. As everyone knows Marge Hoe is quite a little swimmer for is she???j. Anyway, the girls in the period 8 swimming class are tired of hearing her complain about the towels being too small. Have you ever seen Marlene Martin in a tank suit, Boy, she really improves the style of them!!! What's this we hear about Maryfann Woodly taking a refreshing ice cold shower at the request of her friend Ruth Anna Winch. We're wondering why the period 8 gym is so empty. How's the park, girls? For the next two weeks Bob Moers will be in the girls' locker room scout' ing up news for this column. Be good, girls!!! nom Lei :Liuuisgr T 0 gg-,E-Q3 Anyone walking by the Taft parking lot on an average day may see: Ronnie Bruzan polishing the windshield on his roadster, after all it's the only window he has .... Hank Kallimanes with the problem of getting his car started after period six .... Hank 'Kwasinski with the only Plymouth in the lot with two unmatched sides .... Ted Voss walking around with his Piston Pusher jacket for everyone to admire. . . Ron Man' gold challenging everyone to a drag race with his Ford' coupe .... Bill Forney who is the proud owner of' a newly orange painted model A .... That the girls all go to Ron Ploetz for a ride home .... Al Zeller trying to sell his '37 Ford to anyone interested. It's some' thing you would have to look twice at, to believe that it could run the way it does.

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22 Taft Tribune Time to Face 'Cold Facts' It's red flannel time again for the family car, which means that it's time to pref pare for the months ahead as insurance against unpleasant inconveniences and costly breakdowns that have a habit of popping up with the arrival of winter. BATTERY: Have a competent me' chanic test it to .determine its condition. If it is weak but will take a charge, have it recharged. If he tells you that it is doubtful whether it will take a charge, do the wise thing-buy a new battery. Check for properly tightened battery cables, firmly attached ground cable, signs of battery corrosion and proper water level in the battery. Once you have your battery in good shape, keep it that way by regular inspection throughout the cold months. COOLING SYSTEM: All radiators should be protected with antiffreeze. Bef fore putting it in, have your radiator flushed out and thoroughly cleaned. Be sure that all hose connections are tight and the hoses themselves in serviceable condition. If any hose is cracked or worn, replace it. Be sure that the ther' mostat is working properly. FUEL SYSTEM: A great deal of cold weather trouble comes from water in the fuel system. Have it checked now for proper connections and any possible water in the sediment bowl or gasoline tank. During the cold weather a few ounces of pure grain alcohol in the gas tank at regular intervals will prevent any freez' ing of the fuel lines. MOTOR: It is most important that the motor be properly tunedfup. lf the carburetor, ignition system, spark plugs, generator and timing are functioning properly, the cold weather will have much less effect on the car. LUBRICATION: Don't delay in changing to a Winter grade motor oil. TIRES: Slippery weather ahead' re' quires good tread on the tires. If the tires are worn and smooth, you will lose much needed traction on icy roads. Make it a point to carry a bag of sand, salt or ashes in the luggage compartment. As an aid in getting started when stalled on ice or in snow it is one of the best little helpers. Prepared by: James J. Grifhn Coordinator of Safety 1-11 --1 ' noni DANCING l TOMORROW 8:30 Boys' Gym Platter Chatter by Barbara Hollands For you phonograph owners who suf' fer from surface noise, sound distortion and loose needles, fon your record player, of courselj buy Spike Jones's Molasses. Honest, you won't notice it. Another suggestion for Spike jones fans is Mother, Wonft You Buy a Baby Brother? Perhaps you don't care for scrubboard music and want something more soothing. Well, then, Thinking of Tau, by Eddy Fisher, a rising star with a smooth, mel' low voice, will please you. Ralph Flanagan has two new releases, both of them beautiful jobs, Nevevtheless and Harbor Lights. If you can invest in an album, Wayne King has one that's really tops: The Waltzes 'You Saved for Me. Glenn Miller, though gone, still lives on in his album titled simply Glenn Miller, a collection of some of his nnest discs. l. DON'T LET Tl-IIS GET Ui... AROUND- It seems that everyone had a wonder' ful time at the Sadie Hawkins party given by Carol Johnson. Every girl caught her man with the exception of Diane Hupke. We're wondering why. Some of the happy couples there were: Carol and Art Johnson, Dottie Johnson and Larry Palmer, Marie Colosouno and Dick Cole, Charlene Fuller and Dick. Paulette Pearson, Joanne Aggerbeck, Shirley McKee, Jeannette Huntman, Bill Crawford, Heather Lundmark, Joan Clements, and Jerry Burk had a big weekfend recently. They appeared in two performances of the play Rootin' Tootin' Ranch at the Edison Park Methodist Church. Big Question of the Week Who is Ron Ploetz taking to the Prom? He's promised so many already. If any of you big seniors have an extra spelling book that you don't know what to do with, donate it to a good cause, namely Bob Moers. We're sure he would appreciate it. Taftites are anxious to know where all the pennies went that were collected in a certain U.S. history class. What about that, Marge? Some of the 2A girls are planning a December hayride. You had better bring a lot of blankets, cause it's mighty cold this time of the year. Other 2A girls found out that Jack Lunaberg sure is handsome when he's dressed up. He ought to do it more often! Take notice of the new rings H.F.C. are sporting. Helen Blomberg's sweet sixteen party proved to be a big success. Some of the couples there were Priss Anderson and Jorgen Jacobsen, Angie Chious and John Lialas, Joan Slorski and Frank Dro' gas, Sally Green and Bud Tomlinson. What would become of some of the freshmen fellows if they couldn't crash the H.B.'s club meetings? V We hunted high and low fmostly low, as Freshies are usually tinyj for this news so you had better appreciate it, kids!! If you notice a few sleepy girls around school it's the result of Novelle Cunning' ham's slumber party. The girls had a wonderful time, but the neighbors can't say the same! Several girls with brothers have quickly become more popular since the girls learned about them. An example: lene Stobeck. have Mar' Wh0's always borrowing Jackie Ec' kertt's and Francine Kiscellus's gym suits during period 6? Lost but not Found! Why is Louise Anderson always run' ning to French? Do you like it that much, Louise? What is Joan Tenbush scribbling dur' ing her art period or is that drawing, Joan? Why doesn't Joan Jasinski like art? She got an S , what more does she want? What happened to the Beau Catchers Club that was going so strong? lt seems as if Lois Hylen and George Oliver Q4BJ are getting to know other very well. J each Those mittens that Mary Hamren is knitting for some unknown friend aren't getting very far. Judy Krause's telephone has been very busy lately. How about that, Howie? One of the main questions asked around school these days is why was Tom Darville playing fireman early, very early, one bright morning? . . . the school fire escape at that, or were you playing, Tom???? Attention, F. B. I..' It seems a new gang has formed in chemistryfperiod 7. The novice conspiraf tors include Pat Dolesch, Bill Forney, Arlene Gardner and Don Simonson. We never did want a roof over our heads anyhow, kids. Looks like Pete Glass is ready for a coldfcold winter with those heavy wool socks and big shoes he's been sporting lately. Tom Lycos was a little UD surprised when his DatefNite plans were called off and his exfdate went with Chuck.