Taft High School - Eagle Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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2 Taft Tribune Fall Term Brings Many Faculty Replacements Our student body wishes to welcome the new faculty members. Included in the roster are Mrs. Ruth Mitchell, who is teaching artg Mr. Lynch, our Latin teacher: our stenography teach' er, Miss Margaret Johnson: Mr. Lee Robins, who is teaching general science, Mr. Don Rogers, now teaching English: Mrs. Vera Burica, library clerk, Miss Lorraine Duback and Mrs. Margaret E. Binder, office clerks: Miss OiRourke teaching typing: and Mr. Wesley R. Buchwald also teaching art. The students hope that they will en' joy their stay at Taft and that all pupils will give them their fullest co'operation. Mrs. Pearce, Mrs. Halverson, and Miss Holmes are on sabbatical leave, and we hope they will be back with us shortly. The students would also like to extend their farewells to Miss Beaver, who has recently resignedg Miss McVey, our senior sponsor, who is now at Manley, Sgt. Ridenor, now at Du Sableg and to Miss Carlson and Mrs. McClellan, who have taken assignments at the Edison Park school and Austin High, respectively. The entire student body and faculty will miss each and every one of them and will always remember the many fine things they have accomplished here at Taft. -sa. -e::::::::::.:. 's555655?51ES5EiEE5EiEE555221215555555555522355EiE.EiE5E5f1'5'ffIE12 Sari:'2'1'S'f2'fr'i'i '2'2'i5i?2?2 .... . .....,.. .... M .... ..,,,.,.,..,.,.,.,.,.,,......,..,..,.,..,.,.,, ..,.,...,...,. . . , . ,-. g 1 .,, .... .,.... . ,.. , 5 . --.::::g::g:f:':':.:g:.:,.:::.::,::,g-.1,::..,,, -'-'- 21:::::,.gg:,-sregsgfsizia-,..,-.-,:g:5gs.:5:ss:,5.s55gsgfg . i s - A'-' A ' - :il i ': '1-7 ' , ., E713 .ffl ii-:iJif:cc3:.:,221555125:IiS..:.g:SSgr::I:I:-5-gI'I:-:Ig-5-:3:::-'IgI:I:IgI:I:-::Ig-:I::I:I:I,I,-Nw.,.. s-.'. S+:-2-I-1.-2-M935 . -'-' .School time is back, even for the grads-Clies Mathisen is packing for St. Olaf's, Marge Nelson and Bev Harper are inspecting Illinois Wesleyan. Bob Clawes, Ray Rahn, and Clif Mclntire have left for Illinois, and Jack I'Iusak's headed for De Kalb. Vaughn Rudnick is entering North Park this fall, but Richard Drehobl is entering khaki-can't wait, huh? Al Anderson likes blueg the Navy Reserve claimed him for two summer weeks. Former honor student Adeline Paulsen has a beaut of a ring. Also in line are Frank Heyer and Eileen I'Ieinmann,Harry Brown and Audria Reiser. Today Ral' ene Pentz and Ed Leismann are taking the big step. Connie Bolton and Jim Brown have already taken it. Good luck, Kids! The Annual Alumni Dance held Aug' ust 25 at the 'Knickerbocker was a great success. About 350 were present to see Frank Heyer elected President. Mr. Os' bon was honor guest. Bruce Benson turned down the majors to play baseball for Wheaton, and Su'ee Maier did pretty well in Kenosha this summer if a 14'1 record is any indica' tion. Late News! Sue and Marion Iohnson will return from Sweden the end of November, and Rosemary Grieg is ex' pected back from Europe this month. That's all the reliable news sources had-see you soon. A ' iff- -' ' it - ' ed? 0 . P ,N ,. coo s I I Ja 3 Greetings to all you Sophs! How does it feel to be out of that Freshman cate' gory? Brace yourselves, here comes some news about what YOU'VE been doing: Why is Anne Breen so embarrassed when she opens 'her lunch bag and finds green grapes? Who's this guy muscles that Diane W. has her eye on? It seems that this semester, same as before, ferry H. is as talkative as ever. Who's this girl Don Erickson is so interested in? Initials PJ M. I. gives her love to G. H. f???No comment???j Could it be that Barbara Anderson still has a crush on that Schurzite? Carol Hauserman and Bob Amfalclern' are still going steady. Good luck, kids! That's about all for now except for this one reminder, when blackmailing your friends, please use as few initials as possible, because you can't tell I. P. from M. J. without a program anyway. Drop all your gossip into locker 1076. FALL FASHIONS Through the halls of TAFT we have our girls trying to decide whether short or long hair is in style. On one side we have Barbara Thompson, and on the other Bette Ha-mal, both mighty attract' ive. Tiny Sally Darnell sure made an en' trance into English with her cute polka dot blouse. We're also wondering if you've seen Gerry Gerharcl's polka dot shirt, not that you could have missed it. Seems as though our Blue Jean clan is finally petering out, let's hope it stays dead, girls! Keglers Form Leagues On September 14, many beginners as well as old timers were present for the organization of new bowling leagues for the forthcoming year. Bowling members will meet on Mon' day and Wednesday, 3:30 in the after' Rolaway Recreation, 4840 N. Mondays will be eliminated if there are not enough bowlers. Fres'hmen interested in bowling, but are unable to attend because of a late pro' gram, will be glad to know that a Sat' urday league will be formed. Mr. Puippo, who is the bowling coach, will be at the alley on Saturday, September 30, at 10:00 for the purpose of organizing this league. Taft has always had fine leagues and school teams and will teach beginners how to bowl. Last year Taft won both the boys' and girls' city championship which is proof that anyone can be taught to bowl. noon at Pulaski. who are Olson Leads Band Have you heard some smatterings of discordant melody coming from the as' sembly hall lately? Well, you guessed it. It's the Taft concert band starting to work on some new music for the com' ing contest. From now until time for the contest, there will be plenty of these noises, but they will steadily decrease, we hope. There will also be the sound of Pop's baton descending upon the head of a would'be musician who happens to play a wrong note. New oflicials have been selected for the coming semester by the members of the Taft Symphony Band. The election was held soon after school started and Gerald Olson was chosen to head the group under the official title of president. Alice La Marche will be the band's sec' retary, and Don Ernst as treasurer will handle the finances of the organization. Nine advisors for the group were also chosen. They are Bob Jacobi, Bruce Geisert, Fred Paul, Graham Olson, Jerry Spachner, Phyllis Geisert, Don Crum' back, Glenn Boas and Judith Moers. Alice Taylor and Russell Deards will take care of the publicity, and in addition to his job as president, Gerald Olson will act as the student conductor. Young and pretty: Which would you prefer in your future husband- wealth, ability, or appearance? Not'so'young, Not'so'pretty Spinster: Appearance, and the sooner the better. Two cross'eyed men bumped into one another. One said, 'iWhy d0n't you look where you're going? The other replied, L'Why don't you go where you're looking?

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lt Happens Ever Day What's In a Name? Taft students are somewhat confused to find there are three Millers, three Johnsons, two Perrys, two Mitchells, a Buchwald and a Buchwalter, a Rapper and a Rapier, and a Rodger and a Rogf ers, on the faculty this year. Good hunting, kids! Teachers Trim Tresses Two popular Taft teachers decided to part with their long hair this summer. The shorn sheep are Mrs. Anderson and Mrs. Littig. The sacrifice was well worth while because the new style is very becoming to both. Nassau Wins Praise After teaching six weeks of summer school at Austin, Miss Capron took a well earned and well enjoyed vacation trip to Nassau. raft Grad raps That swell grad, Marge Nelson Uune '5OJ, is already putting her talents to work. Her essay entitled How the American Legion Serves the Commu' nity won a S600 first prize in a Legion contest. C. A. A. Sponsor Chosen Miss Jordon will be the guiding light of the G. A. A. this semester. We know she will do a wonderful job and wish her the best of luck. Smooth Song LeRoy Bazany deserves hearty con' gratulations. Roy, a Hne saxophonist and scholar, was awarded a S500 scholf arship to the University of Notre Dame. Nice going, fella. Purdue Snags Star Phil Klezek is a fellow to keep your eye on. He is attending Purdue Univerf sity and is making a great name for him' self on the football Held. Chick Evans, Ta.ft's Friend John Koepke and Roger Sandstrom are attending school on the Chick Evans Scholarship. The grant, renewable year' ly, includes tuition, room, and aid for books and fees. District Sup't Visits Paris Doctor Bell addressed the faculty yes' terday in the Social Room. He related his experiences as a member of the UNESCO Conference which he attended during the summer recess of Chicago schools. V W' WW' ' Tl aft Tribune Tait High School, Chicago, Illinois September 28, 1950 P. T. A. Launches Fall Schedule In the limelight at the first regular P. T. A. meeting held on September 18, was Dr. Kenneth Nolan, Health Director of the Chicago Public Schools. Dr. Nolan's address was correlated with the current P. T. A. theme concerning physif cal education. On completion of his interesting speech, new officers for this semester were introduced by Mrs. Rob- ert Keay, president. On September 25, a large group of women met in the Social Room to attend the annual freshmen mothers' tea. P. T. A. board members acted as host' esses, serving delicious refreshments to all present. A most enjoyable afternoon was had by everyone, and new members seemed to be impressed by Taft's active organization. Plans have been made for the P.T. A. to sponsor a barn dance. It will be held on Saturday night, October 21, at the Norwood Park Field House, 5801 N. Natoma. Tom Pemberton's orches' tra will play, ,and Tom will do the call' ing. Tickets will be 5Oc if bought ahead of time, and '75c if bought at the door, so be sure to get yours early. IT'S FOR YOU!! Hear ye! Hear ye!! On Friday even' ing, September 29, the first Taft Dance will be held in Taft's gym. Instruction in the very latest dance steps will last from 7:30 'til 8:30, and social dancing will last from 8:30 'til 11:45. Phil Herman's Orchestra will play for this dance and for the following two, then Willie Randal and his orchestra will take over for the next three dances. Both bands will consist of seven pieces. This will be a big improvement over the five piece bands heard last semester. Admis' sion is 40c. Come one, come all!!! Taft Artist Wins Honor Taft art major student, Druscilla Smyth, was recommended because of the exceptional quality of her work at the junior School of the Art Institute for an honorable mention. This is a high honor given to a few outstanding members of the class. Pictured below are the cheerlead- ers. Kneeling Cl to rj: Gerry Squire, Carol Dehlinger, Janie La Marche, and Zora WVascl1busch. Standing: Diane Kisting, Sybil Baginski, Gail Martin, Marilyn J-ones, and Carole Novak. FROSI-I GIRLS MEET CHEERLEADERS P Strutters Start tompin' Tomorrow ight

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Another semester and another group rnGS H16 oognousefi :Qs nf 1 I r L l1xi..,,,--QQ' of freshies have entered Taft with the same ideas. Some freshmen forget the combination of their locks with their prof grams in the locker. These freshies really work fast. Mike Sutter is almost going steady with Doris .... Patrick Sweeney is trying to date Pat Calloway. . . . Who is the blonde that's walking down the halls with Paul Wharton QZAJ? . . . Nancy Hopkins is walking down the halls with her mind off of her school workghow about that, boys? . . . The freshie gals have Charles Kleerrian in quite a daze .... Some of these freshie boys have never seen so many girls and don't know what to make of it. There is not much news this time, boys and girls, but wait until the next issue when we get to know each other better. Any' body who wishes to add something to the freshie coumn just drop your sugges' tions into locker 1603 across from the girls' locker room. Hi, fellas and girls! Besides hearing all about the programs-periods 1 to 9- and vacations, we also got a little news for this column. Irene I-Iegland had a swell time on her vacation, we hear. By the way, how was Great Lakes, Irene? In the steady going department we have Art Hoppe and Jean Rathlqe, Ed Connell and Christine Bobel, Glenn Ram' sey and Gerry Faber . . . The prize couple of the year is Roberta Riedler and Ron Jacoby from .Schurz . . . Virginia Ollqer Hnally found out that the fellas from Taft aren't good enough. What's his name, Ginny? We hear Phyllis Kajfel and Margery Prejna finally found out they were ref lated. Well! well! you learn something new every day. Dick Rhodes and Margery Hoe are another twofsome that will be seen around a lot this semester. We are wondering if Suzanne Fisher did all the things she was planning to do this summer? We heard by word of the grapevine you were very, very busy this summer, Suzie. lt seems Lee Soderstrom is interested in the football team. Is there a special reason or is it school spirit, Lee? Who is this MeV, that Teddy Bar' tholomew is always telling us about? Pretty special, huh, Toddy? V. V. seems to be important initials to Jean Burden. Don't t'hey belong to a certain alumni, Jean? . Many of the girls had very interesting jobs this summer, among them Myra Andres working at the International Trade Fair. We certainly envy you, Myra. Georgia Bramley and her appendix parted company late last August, but Georgia recovered in time to go to the swell surprise P.J. party that Marge VanGorp had for Marilyn Jones. Seems Virginia VanDermeulen's latest hobby is breaking in exfTafties football shoes. For further information notify Rog. Breclee - cfo Beloit College. Lucky Pat Mayer just got back from vacation of touring Texas and Mexico- says she had a wonderful time. Pat Prestian is going steady and with a fella from Steinmetz. Charlene Johnson is going to be a pretty busy senior this year. Besides all those school activities she'll have Ed and Joe to keep her time occupied. Did you see Bob Moers' flashy red and yellow flowered shirt? You couldn't help seeing it! Who's this guy Muscles that Diane interested in? Qlnitials PJ How about that twofway conversation between HMoose', Darville and Homer Rudolph? Rudy was on the third floor and Moose was in his second floor divif sion. Pretty sharp, huh? Who is Lois Wesley going around in a daze about? Collect Council Candidates Candidates for ofhces of the Student Council have been chosen. All are very well qualified, having an average of G or above, required by ByfLaws. The two candidates for president gained needed experience last semester by acting on a council committee. It should be a close race, but may the best man fand womanj win. Here is the starting line up: President ,,,,,.....,.,, Paul Lauschke - 3A Douglas Meder - 4B Vice President ..... Cliff Millerf- 4B Judith Zink - 3A Secretary .........,,,., Joanne Adams -4 SA Marilyn Smyth - 4A Treasurer ............. Jon Johnson -SA Joseph Weiss - 3A Taft Tribune 3 Cinema Corner Tea For Two, which takes place during the days of Charleston and Prof hibition, is a starfstudded musical review which should be a must for all movie goers. Billy De Wolfe, w'ho is trying to put over a show, goes to any extreme in order to get a backer and tries to get Doris Day to back it by promising her the leading role. In order to get the money, Doris goes to her uncle S. Z. Sakall and makes a bet with him for 3S15,000.00. The conditions are that she must say no to everything for 48 hoursg this leads to many complications. Gor' don MacRae is the male singing attrac' tion and Gene Nelson is the dazzling new dancing star. Besides the colorful settings we have great songs such as: Tea For Two,' . ..I Know That You Know, Crazy Rhythm and The Charleston. Yes, this is a film that no-one should miss. Junior Gossi P Flash: All fellas between the ages of 13 and 15 please report to Nancy Boss- hart for invitations to her party. Come on, boys, don't be shy. We're wondering why Lois Mathisen wants to know whether a certain blonde is going steady. Who's t'he blonde, Lois? Don Altergott seems to be the heart throb for Joan K. and Nancy Z. Gail Martin has a hard time deciding for whom her heart beats. ls it Jay Hayes or George Williston? A certain ring on Karen Englandhi linger proves that Rich is still the one and only. What is the attraction at the Outdoor for Shirl Paddi? Seems one of t'hose white monkey suits belongs to a fella named Ray! What will Dottie Mathisen do now that Ron Stanke has quit school? We hear Ruth Sebastian is making eyes at Dan Morren. What does Ray say about this, Ruth? Who were the kids who threw Shorty McGovern out the door one cold morn' ing at six o'clock. My, my, girls! Has Joan Bowden completely forgotten a certain baseball player or will she still be happy to see him come home this fall? Shirley Boccaccio is off men. We hear she is breaking up with Carl Erkison. Oh, well, Shirl, all good things must come to an end, even this column. -4