Taft High School - Eagle Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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26 Taft Tribune Deserving Students Receive Awards On January 11, period nine, students who unselfishly contributed their time and effort to various functions of the school received chevrons and shields as tokens of the school's appreciation. The chevron can be earned only after the shield, the shield requiring sixty serf vice points and the chevron, thirty more. These awards are symbols of school spirit and of pride in accomplishment. We owe a debt of gratitude to Miss Majewski for the labor she put into compiling the totals of service points for each individual. Those who earned chevrons were: 4A-Barbara Thompson-Felt. 4B -Edwin ArchambaultfLeitenstorfer. Lucy Brun.d'rettfLeitenstorfer. 3A+Carol Forsbecke-Klug. Virginia Sorensonflllug. Gail Chut2.4Klug. 3BfJeannine Wellens-Buchwald. Bette Sandstromflzox. Dorothy Schwarz-Longman. Elaine SwieczkowskifKlug. 2AfBarbara StendahlfTeeters. Phyllis Geisert-Luedemann. Angie Chious. Winners of the Taft Shields were: 4B4Suzanne Fisher4Rogers. Judith ZinkfMcCurdy. 3B4Betty .Steinbrink4Fox. Jean Sparrergiaascher. Lorraine Olsonflzox. ZA-Barbara NortonfNelson. Jeannette SmithfNelson. Vivian KullafTeeters. Janet Jantz4Luedemann. Pat MatthewsfTeet'ers, Barbara Peterson4Jordan. Pat CollinsfTeeters. Nancy Meyer-Luedemann. Helen Bloomberg4Jordan. Patricia Parks4Teeters. 2B-Sophie Lycos-Lukens. Nancy Peterson4Halverson. Barbara Dahlquist-Halverson. Betty Peterson4D. Roger. It Pays T0 Be Smart Although scholarships are not usually awarded to our extra smart Taftites until April or May, three of our exfstudents have received scholarships already. Both Velna Lewis and Lenore Mitchell have been the proud recipients of scholarships to the Northern illinois State Teachers' College, while Doris Anderson has been offered a scholarship to Augustana Col' lege at Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Senior Girls Give Gala Party Student Council Notes Two members of our Student Council represented Taft at the northeast and northwest section Student Council Assof ciation convention, November 18, held at the Evanston Township High School. They were Paul Lauschke, president, and Clifford Miller, vicefpresident. Taft had the honor of having Paul selected as one of the four candidates running for president of the convention. Many ideas were exchanged with the other schools from Chicago and surrounding areas. The Student Council was instrumental in getting two Taft girls the Junior Achievement scholarship to Patricia Ste' vens Modeling School. These two lucky girls are Jean Rutter and Marcella Ka' picka. Planning an assembly and drive for the Cleanfup Campaign is now one of the main objectives of the council. How about giving them all a hand? Also in the planning stage, the Drama Club and the Student Council working together hope to present a program of a variety type, but more about that later. Now a word' about the objectives of our Student Council. It is for the pur' pose of suggesting and arranging social activities, it publicizes these affairs, and can suggest disciplinary action for cerf tain outrages committed against the school or student body and could consider ac' tion necessary for student welfare. Re' member it's your Student Council! So how about giving them your help with suggestions and they will see that you have a better school, more assemblies, plays, and other forms of entertainment, but above all, please vote in all of your Student Council elections. One of the annual atlairs of the Senior Girls' Club is their Christmas party. Usuf ally the members make a special effort to attend this gala affair, but this year, be' cause each one was requested to bring a grabfbag present, many thought they weren't welcome unless they came with a gift. Those who did attend had fun by singing Christmas carols which Joanne Dass played on the piano. Arlys Nitsche sang a solo entitled k'Gesu Bambino. lrene Hegland sang one chorus of White Christmas and everyone joined in for the second. ice cream sandwiches were served while presents were exchanged be' tween the girls. Miss Rogers, the Senior Girls' Sponsor, was more than generous by bringing quite a few gifts. The party was ended with a Merry Christmas wish to all. Panels for P. T. A. While Taft's students are following the traditional academic trend, their parents in the P. T. A. are doing some mighty interesting work. Mrs. Paul Wall, Parent Education Chairman, has been conducting a series of meetings. At the first one, Mr. Teuf scher acted as panel moderator. The next one will be 'iSome of the Responf sibilities of Parents When Their High School Children Drive. At the regular meeting Miss M. Cap' ron, Mr. J. Mac Calmont, and Shirley McKee, a student, with Mr. Sellyer act' ing as chairman will present a panel dis' cussion.

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lt Ha pens Every Day Slippery Success On January 6 the TrifHifY held its longfawaited sock dance, officially called the i'Foot Ball. All who attended paid an admission fee according to the size of their feet. Coming Attraction Attention, Taftites!! In the near fu' ture Taft will again present a Variety Show. lt will be sponsored by the Stu' dent Council and the Drama Club who plan to conduct tryouts for all interested in participating. Chorus Carols Taft's Mixed Chorus added its bit to the holiday spirit by singing Christmas carols at the December meeting of the Norwood Park Chamber of Commerce. Doctor to Advise Grads At the commencement exercises on Ian' uary 25, Dr. Cassell, the former acting Superintendent of Schools, will deliver the address to the January '51 graduating class. Smorgasbord for Faculty Cn January 4, Taft's Scandinavian teachers had a party. They treated other members of the faculty to a delicious meal consisting of their country's most popular dishes. White Future Ahead According to the 4A class prophecy, read at the luncheon on December 18, nursing is the career that is most popular with girl grads, Seven of them plan to follow in the footsteps of Florence Nightingale. Olympic Repeater Ken Henry, a Taft grad, has again qualified to enter the races which decide who will represent the United States at the next Olympic meets. As you know Ken did very well representing Taft at many ice skating meets here in the city. Taft Teacher Triumphs Highest among Taft students attending Northern Illinois State Teachers' College was Velna Lewis. Her grades at the quarter win her hearty congratulations. New Chef Manley's loss was Taft's gain when Mrs. Staz became the supervisor of Taft's lunchroom on January 2. Council Candidates Candidates for the next ,Student Counf cil election have been chosen. They are: President, Joe Weiss and Paul Lauschke. Vice President, Don Fisher and Joanne Adamsg Secretary, Nancy Herz and Judy Zinkg and Treasurer, Frank Eorio and Bill Crawford. Taft High School, Chicago, Illinois January 16, 1951 TOP TRIUMPHANT TE Pictured above are the outstainrding scholars of the January 1951 graduat- ing class. In the top row are Marylin Solberg, valedictoriang Shirley McKee, third placeg Johqn Gust, fourth placeg and Joan Moquin, salutatorian. Reading from left to right in the second row are: Car-ol Brandt, fifth placeg and Carole Johnson, sixth place. Shown in the third row are: Roger Mazer, seventh placeg and Patricia Prestien, eighth place. In the fourth row are: Barbara Thompson, ninth place, and Ruth Yelk, tenth place.

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German Club Aids Unfortunate Neighbors On December 14, three members of the German Club paid a visit to Haines Elementary School, a school far different from our Taft High. It is located in one of Chicago's slum districts, near Went' worth and Cermak Road. Negroes, Chi' nese, Mexicans, and many other nation' alities attend the school. This mixture of races and religions causes race con' flict and gang warfare. These children often stay away from their families for days at a time, hating to return to small one room apartments. overcrowded with sisters and brothers. Their poverty stricken homes and negligent parents cause them to turn to their school for understanding, kindness, and recreation. Because the streets are unsafe, Haines School wished to offer their students some entertainment in the form of mo' tion pictures, but lack of funds pre' vented them from carrying out their plan. When the German Club members visited Haines Elementary School and witnessed the conditions under which it was being run, they realized they had again found a worthwhile charity for the German Club. They contributed S100 toward the purchase of a movie projector. The money was part of the proceeds from the German Club Bake Sales, held here at Taft. Pupils of Haines School are as intellif gent and talented as the children of bet' ter districts. All they need is to be given a chance. The German Club is looking forward to the time when they will again be able to help these underprivileged children with gifts of money and toys. They know that their attention is needed and appreciated. Coach Miller Addresses A thletic Award Assembly At the Athletic Award Assembly, Jan' uary 9, lntra'Mural Touch Football Awards were presented to the teams by Mr. Miller. Mr. Kupcinet gave the var' sity football team their letters. Those receiving letters were: Richard Ander' son, Steve Borik, Ken Brown, Tom Burke, Manager, Ovila Des Rochers, William Forney, Jerry Hayes, Richard Hess, Charles James, Art Johnson, Henry 'Kocf mond, Walter Kwasigroch, Jack Lanning, Russell Loh, Thomas Lycos, Bill Mc' Carthy, Harold Oquist, John Osko, Ron Piper, Douglas Wanegar, Michael Wijas, Robert Williams, and Charles Walsh, manager. This was followed by Mr. Smilgoff's an- nouncement that letters will be awarded to the icefskating team after the results of the meet, held on January 16, are known. Then Mrs. Walker honored the cheer' leaders: Carol Dehlinger, Carole Novak, Marilyn Jones, Shirley Boccaccio, Gail Martin, Sybil Baginski, Gloria Collar, Alice LaMarche and tumblers, Gerry Squire and Zora Waschbusche by pre' senting them with their well deserved let' ters. Dom' LET :Elixir V O - gg-:gg Could it be love at first sight? fBe' tween Jeanette Miller and George Mat' thesj Jeorda Dieckman must like to shop for her mother at the AUP, or could it be because Bill R. works there? What caused the big breakfup be' tween Karen Debs and Jerry? Why can't Verelle Murphy keep her mind on Spanish? Could she be sighing over Gary or dreaming of Jerry? It seems that Claudia Stedman can't quite Hll that order of size 24 socks. S2 252 ali Jeannine Lee seems to run a private grape vine according to some of her dear friends. A change for the better say some young sophomores about Dave Bentley. The ladies say that they just can't wait until Ralph Wirth makes a decision! l Just in case you didn't know-some of your best friends are just mad about your blue dress, Nancy Burlgliardt. lt seems that some of Jackie Bodarnf mer's friends say that there's a new one and only for her. Who is the cute redhead named Helene that Jim Krejci has his eye on? We hear Gail Martin crossed her wires and found George waiting for her to re' turn from a date with Dan-ny. We're Wondering: Why Carol McGovern talks to herself? Why all the girls want to ride in Gus James' car? 1 What senior girl mulfed and sold a prom bid to a junior girl? Who Bob Shirley's girlfriend is. It seems she doesn't go to Taft. Could her name me Barb Merlqer? George Carter was seen alone New Years' Eve. What is the matter, George? Ron Loewe went to a party-his sis' ter's, with loads of college girls-whoppee! Taft Tribune 27 Rifle Team Dead-Eyes Draw Bead on Prize I Ivan Delman, qualified expert rifleman in the National Rifle Association last year, has retained his shooting eye over the Christmas vacation. At present he is leading the Boys' Rifle Team with an average of 174 out of a possible 200. The Taft High .School Reserve Officers' Training Corps is now preparing for platoon competition which will probably be held in November of next year. It is organizing a drill squad in each period so that we will be ready for anything. By doing this Taft hopes to at least place next November. A new feature has been added for the boys in the R. O. T. C. A group of fine cadets from each period will be selected to form a rifle team. Matches between the different period teams will be held once a month and the winners will com' pete against the regular Taft Rifle team. The selection of teams within each period is based on ability and skill in marksmanf ship. Every cadet may participate for elimination. Regular rifle team members are barred from period teams. Talking about competition, each period represented by its crack drill squad mem' bers will compete for the best drill squad of the month. The winners will have the honor of wearing some distinction. Honor Students See '4The Ins and Outs On January 10, fourth period, the Honor Society held their annual Senior Farewell. Honor Cards, signed by Mr. Hoefer, were presented to the eighteen graduating seniors. A play The Ins and Outs concluded the program. The play, presented by the Drama Club, fea' tured Carol Boldt, William Crawford. Nancy Bosshart, Phil Maturo and Ronald Loewe. STAFF SPILLS SECRET In the last issue of the Taft Trib an article appeared describing the ideal girl, promising revelation of home address by the editor. We regret that the informaf tion did not appear, however we take this opportunity to bring it to you. While all the facts are true the story is pure fiction prompted by inspection of a case in room 316, the biology laboratory- further information may be obtained from Mr. Piuppo. We thank you for your A patience.