Lane Technical High School - Lane Tech Prep Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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Page 24 The Lane Tech Annual for June, 1935 more readily than later on in life. Please try to heed this advice. Give my regards to your father and mother. Yours sincerely, Uncle Jack 96 ak af :rf Chicago, Illinois September 5, 1952 Dear Uncle Jack: Thanks very much for the jig saw. After clean- ing and oiling it I flnd that it works swell. So far I have made three puzzles already. The solving of these kind of puzzles is beginning to become a re- gular fad in this town. All the dime stores are sell- ing them. Thanks to you I might be able to make a little extra money by making puzzles with the saw. School begins tomorrow. I'm all set. My friend, Eric, is at my shoulder trying to make me commit errors in my writing. If you see any mistakes you'll know the reason why. Thanks again for the puzzle and the advice. I think Illl have to stop here as I have to prepare my things for opening day. Your nephew, Bill -k af lr X The return to school marked the renewal of ac- quaintances. In the brief time before the opening of the rooms, Harris, johnson, and the others dis- cussed everything from vacations to school activi- ties. HI see where all of you are glad to be back at the old grind again, 7' remarked Bill as the group pass- ed through the Division Street entrance. USome- how I am rather glad to be back, too. UI-Ia, that's a good one,-coming from youfl re- plied Johnson. 'fI'll bet your dad would give a pretty penny to hear you say that. Maybe you're right, though. Ilve sort of missed the old place, too. How about you, Tommy?l' t'Ditto. I want to get back to military as soon as possible. I'm a bit rusty right now. Say, we're supposed to meet in the wood shop, aren't we? Thats correct-at one olclockf' t'It's nearly that now. Come onf' So saying, Harris led the way down to the basement, talking as he walked. 'AI have my semester all planned. Iim going to get on the Tech Prep Staff if I can and Ilm trying out for the track team again and maybe-I' You can put me down for the Forumf, interrupt- ed johnson, balancing himself on the rail imbedded in the basement floor. HI listened to a lot of the debates last year and I'm convinced that public speaking is going to be right down my alleyfl As I was going to say when I was so rudely in- terruptedf, said Billy pretending indignation. HI might try to get a scholarship pin this year. The kind that Royal Anderson sports on his jacket. After a laugh at this, the boys entered the wood- shop and looked around for their division. There's Anderson and there's Otto, Eric point- Wc 'want a homer.

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A The Lane Tech Annual for June, 1935 Page 23 He said the winner was really the loser. It had not followed one of the rules of the game. That of peck- ing on the head of the opponent after he had killed it. In his own right the rooster had won and yet he was declared the loser. I have sent a copy of this letter to some of my schoolmates. I think they will get a good laugh out of it. Your son, William Fox Lake, Wisconsin August S, 1932 Dear Bill: I guess you are home by this time unless you de- cided to stay for another period. We're having a fine time swimming and fishing. I caught three perch, two bass and one light cold in the last twenty four hours, this while fishing off the 1er. p I also want to inform you that it is just as warm in the country as in the summer time. CA Lane teacher when somebody doesn't know his lesson very well and tries to stumble through it.J Yours sincerely, Eric Johnson U U ll I Chicago, Illinois August 10, 1932 Dear Eric: Enclosed please find a good sock in the nose for mentioning school at this time. just when I am starting to enjoy myself, you come around with your predictions of what a wonderful place school is supposed to be. Now I don't know how I shall ever be able to tell you about the bicycle trip I took Sunday. Tommy, his cousin and I went to the for- est preserve. We all took lunches. As we started to eat we noticed a field mouse run into a piece of pipe about four feet long. Thinking that we could catch it, we grabbed the pipe and held the end of it over a milk bottle. Lo and behold, not one, but sextuplets tumbled out of the pipe and into the bottle. We let them all go. There, now you've made me tell. Donlt forget. That sock in the nose still holds when you come back. So . . . a creampuff who wants to come back to school. I could wring your neck. Lovingly yours, KNO, I don't mean it.J just Plain Bill Fox Lake, Wisconsin August 17, 1932 Dear Bill: We are leaving for home tomorrow. The fish haven't been biting so good lately although the mosquitos have been doing their share. The other day a man went in swimming with his glasses on. While taking a dive he lost them in the water. The water was about ten feet deep and so he started diving for them. After several attempts he gave up. However, he offered five dollars to anyone who would retrieve them. This was oppor- tunity itself, I thought to myself. For about an hour I tried diving for them but I couldn't find them either. What to do was the question. That five spot was so near and yet so far away from me. All of a sudden I thought of an idea. QI do get them once in every great while.j The idea was this. There happened to be an old man living near the camp. He thought he was an inventor. All over his pro- perty one could find gadgets and homemade articles of all kind. Leaving my friend minus his specs for a minute I looked up the old inventor. I found him in his workshop. Explaining my purpose I soon convinced him how he could earn two dollars. An hour later it was finished. A homemade diving helmet. Fifteen minutes later I collected the fiver. Two bucks went to the old man of the mountain and three to little Eric, the ingenious Johnson who feels like a millionaire. Being in the mood for a battle I shall oblige you with a little harmony. It begins with:-School days, school days, those dear old golden . . . Ouch! That left hook sure packs a wallop . . . Readin and writin letters like this, will get me a smack that is not exactly a kiss. KI can't think of anything more.J See you in a couple of days, my fran. Eric Chicago, Illinois August 27, 1932 Dear Uncle Jack: Dad told me that you had an old jig saw down in your basement which you were not using. Could I have it please? The time would not drag so if I could spend some of it making jig saw puzzles. I am not exactly looking forward to the open- ing of school. Mother thinks differently. There- fore if I must, I must. There is hardly anything to do here so maybe school will not be so bad. Your nephew, Bill Milwaukee, Wisconsin September 1, 1932 Dear Bill: The jig saw you requested is on its way. I sent it yesterday. I donlt know how it will work as it is a bit aged. From your last letter I gather that the Lane Tech- nical school is teaching you something. A year ago you would not have known what a jig saw looked like. What's more you wouldn't have cared. Learn all you can while in high school, son. You are in a period of your life when your mind grasps facts.

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The Lane Tech Annual for June, 1935 Page 25 ed out. 'tYep, that must be our division all right. They hurried over to greet Anderson and were themselves greeted by a burst of Hyah's'i from sev- eral members of their division. Kurt Otto, how- ever, ignored them completely. Hello, Ottoj' said johnson as a peace offering. Otto answered with a I-I'lo and walked away. Nice fellow, chided Cook, 'ibut don't let that bother you. Well have plenty to do filling out our new programs in the right way. Here come the cards. Then followed the usual period of almost three quarters of an hour during which the division was getting the programs arranged. When it was all over Harris found that he had the same program as Cook. Eric's differed only in the seventh and eighth periods. That part of it was satisfactory but Bill didn't like his program from another point of view. I always seem to have all the luck, he exclaim- ed. Hl'm gonna have Miss W for math again and she nearly tlunked me last semester. And here's Mr. K for drawing. I heard that he is a tough marker. My English teacher also has a reputation for toughness. Gosh, what will I do? just work hard like a good little boy,'l Cook teased. Remember that you are going to win a scholarship pin this year. Ha-ha. t'IJon't worry, Mr. Cleverness, I'll wring out an E in math and drawing or I'll walk over Niagara Falls on a tight rope. t'I'll take you up on that bet, offered johnson. 't'l'hen it's a bet. Still there's one other thing I forgot to tell you. If and when 1'll have to take that walk, I'll carry you on my back. Thanks, but let me out of it. By the way, you're not the only unfortunate individual present. Cook and I have the same teachersf, Patlvm slmp came fn the second year Ulllaybe so, but the old profs don't pick on you like they do on me. I tell you, they've got it in for mefi t'Oh. quit beefing. At least we stay in the main building for a change. Imagine, not one portable. Well, miracles will happen. Shall we look over our new rooms? Actual experience for students 'tWe might as well. The three friends were joined by Anderson who had a similar program. Then the foursome set out on their expedition of exploration. The next day Harris rushed into his first period class three minutes late. It happened to be math and Miss W saw him trying to slip unobserved into a seat near the door. Well, Schylerf' she said, 'fyou're starting to come late a bit earlier this semester, arenlt you? A ripple of laughter passed around the room. HNo, ma'am, Billy uttered as he inwardly cursed his luck. 'lSee that it doesn't happen again. The teacher dismissed the subject and continued the organiza- tion of her class. When the period was over, Harris despairingly remarked to his buddies, 'tThat little incident didn't do my cause any good. I'll have to begin to get back in her good graces all over again. Sometime later they emerged from the biology laboratory in high spirits. Boy! This is one subject I'm going to like, exclaimed johnson. I wonder why we didn't get it beforef'