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

Page 31 text:

The Lane Tech Annual for June, 1935 Page 29 felt so enthusiastic over returning to his studies and friends after the Christmas vacation. The ZA semester began with somewhat the same confusion and uneasiness as before. Billy and all his friends found themselves in the same division room. Even at this early stage Eric was becom- ing more serious since joining the Forum. Not in- frequently did he correct his friends in their speech. Quit your snoopin', Eric, Harris would com- plain. 'f'l'his isnit the Forum. The remark was hardly needed for Eric knew when to have his fun and also when to stop. About this time, Tommy Cook, the old standby, appeared with news of the new semester. Well, boys, how about starting the new pro- gram? What do you say to getting acquainted with the new rooms? New program? Gosh, I clean forgot all about it. Did you get yours yet, Tommy? asked Eric. 'tSure, l just received mine. ltys all filled out already. You better step on it if you are to get yoursf' The two boys made their way to the new division room. There they found Anderson. The three be- gan to fill out their programs for the morrow. Soon they were ready to get down to the business of furthering their education. On their way home that day Bill asked Eric about the coming heavyweight basketball game between Lane and Lakeview. 'That Lakeview team sure is going places this year. If it wasn't for that fellow Troutwine I don't think they'd have a chance. He's the whole team but l think Lane will stop him. ul hope you are right, Bill. This is the most im- portant game of the season and the winner of this game will no doubt be the north section champs. The old and- ----- The next day was Friday, the day of the big game. The boys were keyed up to a high point of interest. But school work came first and they only wished it would soon be over. Their first class was German, the new subject that Bill, Eric and Roy had chosen. Cook decided to take Spanish because his ambition was to become an engineer and travel to South America. The would- be Germans playfully thought that if another war began they would be on friendly terms with the enemy. They were also determined to find what the Lane cheer, 'fDas ist was meant if it took them two years to do it. The new art rooms Eagerly they went to each classroom to see their new teachers. The German teacher satisfied Eric's and Roy's choice. The period passed quickly. Thus the day progressed and the novelty of the new program wore off and their only interest was in the approaching basketball game. As soon as the last class was over they made a rush toward their lockers and then ran up to the gym. That's some climb of hve floors, I'll say, pant- ed Eric, the gym ought to be on the second floor where a fellow could get to it without getting so windedf' Hey, Johnson, speaking of wind,-I think you've said enough. I wonder where Anderson and Cook are?l' They'll be here soon, Bill. Roy is coming from the west campus. I think he has his math there. By this time they were in the gym. Because of the fact that Billy was to write up his first article for the Daily the two chums got some good seats. From somewhere out of the crowd Roy and Tommy ap- peared. They soon joined Bill in the wild scrambl- ing for seats. They, together with many other loyal Lane Indians came out in full force to demand a victory. The balcony was crowded with freshmen who were unable to get on the main floor. The Lane team appeared on the floor in their white and gold uniforms amid cheers. The varsity squad began limbering up near the west basket and the second team practised at the east end.

Page 30 text:

Page 28 The Lane Tech Annual for June, 1935 lYhat do you think you're doing? he growled menacingly, l'll show you that you can't push me around and get away with itfl Listen here, Ottofi Bertini cut in, t'Harris, here, saved your skin. ls that the way to show your gratitude?'7 Saved me from what? Bertini pointed to the hot metal on the floor and explained Bill's action. Harris merely replied that he was sorry that Otto had taken the affair so badly. At last Billy was getting tired of his rivalry with Otto. He wish- ed that it would end. With the semester coming to a close, every day saw the boys advancing in their respective school activities. Billy managed to get a place on the Tech Prep staff. johnson learned much of public speak- ing in his short stay in the Forum. Cook was com- Hams, but 7105 ilze kind they parked across the sm'c1f. Otto looked around suspiciously, not knowing whether to believe Tony or not. He was still glar- ing at Billy when the instructor, attracted by the group of boys, came up. Here, here, what is the matter? What is all the fuss about? Nothing, sir, Otto replied, just a slight acci- dent. Nobody hurt. The students went back to their work, and the incident was apparently forgotten, but Otto began to imagine that the whole thing was a frame-up. He was quite wrong there, however, for johnson and Bertini were profuse in their praise of Billy's quick thinking. I certainly owe you a lot of thanks, Bill. You can imagine how l would have felt if that molten iron had injured anybody, even Ottofi Yes, sir, Bertini added, Uyour quick work saved the day for Eric. ing through in military. Bertini kept his place in the band. Anderson, the scholar, was coasting through the semester in great style. The regular school curriculum was also coming along in great shape. Billy was making good his boast of winning a scholarship pin. So far he had the required aver- age. He only had to maintain the same average dur- ing his ZA semester in order to earn the coveted pin. The earnestness with which Harris went about doing his lessons seemed to indicate that he had at last taken a liking to high school. His participa- tion in work outside of his regular classes also was progressing. In track, for instance, he was making good. His literary career was getting to a point when he considered joining the Daily staff. The passing of the semester saw the passing of all the boys in Harris's 'circle' to ZA. Nobody Hunk- ed. 'l'o Billy it was a banner year. He had never

Page 32 text:

Page 30 The Lane Tech Annual for June, 1935 tfThey look pretty snappyj' commented Harris. This should be a good game. Lakeview ought to be here any minute now. It's almost game time. Hardly had he spoken when the Lakeview team entered the gym. The crowd rose on its feet to get a look at the opposing team. The lanky center seem- ed to reach the basket with his six and a half foot frame. Some thought that Lane could hardly have a chance with Troutwine in the game. The whistle blew and the game was begun. Lake View easily got the tip-off and played the ball fast. On a quick deceptive play Lakeviewls center got the ball under the basket and sank it without any trouble. The first half went on rapidly with Lake- view in the lead by 17-9. Things looked bad for Lane, However, Knez of Lane started the third quarter with a bang by sinking a clean long shot. Then things began to happen. The crowd in the balcony was talking it up plenty. They demanded more baskets. The Lane offense was working beau- tifully. Lane's flashy forward, Danakas, scored two more baskets while Knez also chalked up another one. Lakeview was stopped for the moment and could not hold onto the ball to complete any success- ful plays. The end of the third quarter found Lane in the lead by 20-19. lt was a matter of only a few minutes and the game, so everybody thought, was in the bag. But the Lane defense could not stop the rampage of the Lakeview squad. The rival team was on a scor- ing spree and nothing could stop them. With a minute left to play both teams were tied at 26-26. The Lane Indians begged for another basket. Swan- berg, star forward of Lakeview, received the ball on a short pass and dribbled a bit to get in position for a shot. It was good. This put Lane behind. The tip-off and Duros was in the midst of a fast play which failed to produce anything. In the heat of the game T routwine fouled Knez who was allowed two free throws. There was tense expec- tation in the crowd. All eyes were glued on the bas- ket and on Knez. Slowly he studied the basket. Then he let the ball go. It was good. The next shot would mean a tie or the game. Out of the crowd came a whoop for victory. More cheers, more noise and the throw was lost. The game ended. The final score was 28-27 in favor of Lake View. Harris made an excellent report of the game for the Lane Daily. He was congratulated on his fine write-up by the editor. t'That was a fine article on the game, Harris. Keep it up and you will be an editor and a second Ring Lardnerf' Thanks, but say, Wasnlt that a heartbreaker that Lane lost and by only one point, toof' Harris's debut as a reporter on the Daily was met with envious eyes by his friends. Each of them complimented him individually. The day after the game the young reporter re- ported to his second period class. He was just in time. The class was reading 'fTale of Two Cities. Anderson, especially, was interested in the story. Like a good scholar, he poured over the contents of the book. He could recite quotations of Sidney Carton, the erstwhile lawyer in the story. Tommy sat in his seat in a khaki uniform. He was called and known as a private in the French Foreign Legion and except for the white garters he might have passed for one. To the freshmen he Was known as a Rotten Old Tin Can, that is, when he did not catch them in the act of addressing him so. The English teacher was sometimes led astray of the story and would begin discussing world topics. The class, of course, would try to keep this up. Eric, always the good sport, never passed up the oppor- tunity to continue the conversation until the bell rang. Boys will be - - girls Un the Mask and Shearsj Roll call in the new division was answered with a 'here' or an occassional 'present, sir'. The dis- tribution of Dailies followed. Then talk was dir- ected toward the approaching track meet with Crane. Anderson was reading a book but put it down when he heard of the track event. Both he and Billy were beginning to go places in track. Berths on the team had been vacated because of graduation. As the boys began to read the Daily it suddenly dawned upon them that the article on basketball was written by Harris, one of their div- ision room members. The boys were really proud to know someone on the staff who was making good. Harris was quite conscious of the feelings of his friends. Therefore he determined not to lower him- self in their eyes.