Taft High School - Eagle Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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Page 8 In the Girls, Locker Room --l-- By Pat Dolan ----- Calling all athletic gals to join the G. A. A.! The membership drive closes March 15. For further information see your health class representative as there will be no division room G. A. A. representa- tives this semester. Calling all splashers! Get your vim and vligor out of the moth balls and truck cn down to the pool for some extra swimming. The open periods are Wednesday first, sec- ond, third, seventh, and eighth periods, and Thursday fourth per- iod. Captain basketball intramurals and recreative games are scheduled for Wednesday fifth and sixth per- iods. Hurry and sign up, for the classes are limited to a certain num- ber. Flash! The final results from the badminton tournament show Mar- ion Peterson holding first prize and Helen Kroupa second. Dorothy Kreamer Ping Champ The ping pong tournament came to an exciting finish wlith Dorothy Kreiimer in first place and Vir- ginia Hallis, second. The winners in both contests received medals. Three G. A. A. girls received the highest award ,given in athletics at the award assembly January 22. Gold Stal' Pins were awarded to June Lowry, Patricia Verhelst, and Lillian Colle, January graduates. Eileen Anderson, Marge Busch, Wanda Fisher, Nancy Grey, Vir- ginia Herringshaw, Lydia Lyptek, La Verne Seibt, Helen Uhrik, Elaine Von Ehren, Maryalice You- mans, and Dot Weklinski received their first chevrons by earning 300 Points in addition to their school letter. Ten Eam G. A. A. Letters G. A. A. letters were earned by Lois Clineman, Marjorie Mann, Norma Light, Joan Jane Shaw, Jean Siegler, Esther steigerwaidt, Natalie Strauss, Carol Thormahlen, Alice Thorsen, and Aleen Whitney. Six hundred-point pins, the half way mark, were awarded to Dora Mae Blaine, Virginia Buckley, Dot Clifford, Lilllian Groh, Dorothy Holz, Nancy Kreicher, Lorraine Belch- N0Pma Light, Ruth Mac- GF9g0I', Marjorie Mann, Lois Melt- zer, Winifred Pufunt, and Dorothy Rees. The same award was made to Ruth Schielka, Eleanor Wisler, Shirley Wheldon, Silvia Edgar, Betty Hodous, Henrietta Krlitikson, Juanita Creedle, Ruth Schumacher, Catherine Forkal, Lois Swanson, Virginia. Dura, Mary Jane Shirley, and Betty Schneider. Taft Tribune Indoor Sports Absorb Their Time Mr. Arthur Mooney frightj. program officer, looks the headache he has because of a program change he has to make for Tommy Taftite. His chief aide, Mr. Addison Purcell. appears more cheerful: perhaps he's dreaming of the lucky shots he hopes to make for the faculty in the basketball game scheduled for two weeks from today. Or maybe the suggestions Dolores Pacholski, Ianuary graduate, one of his former assistants. is offering have solved an annoying program problem. In an exclusive intervliew granted the Trib today, Mr. Arthur Mooney, creator of the Taft program sche- dule, revealed that very few changes in students' programs have been necessary so that the original schedule as planned last semester is almost 100 percent intact. Thus the school ran full speed ahead the opening day of the se- mester. Investigation proves that the student body has been well satis- fied with its programs. Mr. Mooney further revealed that the .infinite hours of toil spent on the Taft program for the last two or three months have not been de- void of pleasure. My worthy assistant, Mr. Pur- cell, he explained, Uregaled me constantly with his ready wit and made the hours flit by like sec- onds. Mr. Purcell, on the other hand, jokingly compared programming to chemistry which he claimed may look funny from a distance, but the closer you come the sadder it gets. Perhaps he was referning to the few annoying clases where Tommy Taftite complains he is being over- worked and must have a shorter program so that he may take dancing, music, and Boy Scouts after school. The last week, devoted to level- ling off classes, gave them a chance to Work out of the programming routine gradually. Facuft Athletes to Battle Cagers The battle of the century will take place in the boys' gym Fri- day, February 28, when a brilliant array of basketball stars, chosen from an impressive group of fac- ulty athletes, faces the senior bas- keteers in a rough and tumble bas- ketball game. Faculty athletes include Mr. Harry Miller and Mr. Saul Farber, physical education coaches, Mr. Leonard Teuscher, assistant prin- cipal, Mr. Paul Bigler, director of activities, Mr. Addison Purcell, Mr. Arthur Mooney's special assistant, and Mr. Michael Ehrlich, mathe- matics linstructor. The game will commence at 3 p.m., but everyone is urged to come early, for the Tophatters, noted swing band, will perform for the first time this semester at no addi- tional charge from 1:30 p.m. until the game begins. Coach Joe Kupcinet maintains that this game wlill be more excit- funnier ing, more enjoyable, and than the famous Fogli-cup baseball game played between the baseball team and the faculty last summer. The price of a ticket for this im- pressive event is only 25 cents! Ever since the Fogli-cup compe- tition the student body has been searching for revenge. Remember? The Tophatters are ready to peel it off in a solid layer and should put the dancers in an excel- lent mood to see the game. Only a limited number of tickets will be sold. First come, first served! February 14 In the Boy Locker R .-.. By Alun and Juck Sam Spring is here with green scented air, its sr black upturned soil with 1 smell, its bright young sl promlise of a nice pe warmth in the noon of the Spring is here. Or at least be if Coach Harry lVliller'r team is any sign. The team has begun its right on time along with known teams as the D1 A. C.'s and the Skur Champs. The Taft boys grassy fields as yet on practice their home runs infields in which to snag drives with long one-handi Mother Nature Una You see, Mother Nature is stlill winter. The tean yet accumulated enough 1 afford a southern training a Catalina Island like t known rival, the Chicago The team, without a dow very bright future. The season's experience wlill sl in good stead. Furthermore, the line-u' ly intact and reported rar Judging from the e which Coaches Joe Kup- Saul Farber have been sc kets in recent cage scrimr student team wlill have time in their coming g, the faculty. The grid-basketeers ha ple plan for victory in t They will put two men Kupcinet, two men on C ber, two on Coach Miller, But alas! Thiis adds up t five too many. The boys plan to 1 coaches and teachers to by a fast and furious att Taft Taken by W: The senior basketball one of their toughest ga! season to Waller, 31 to 25 The score 10 to 8 at Taft fought back so vici- in the second half they a total of 21 points. Wal' one time behind in the in the closing seconds of by the aid of two almost lucky shots, pulled ahea making 21 points. Outstanding players y Corcoran and Hilliard l together accounted for 16 points made in the game The juniors lost a fast very strong Waller team loss can be attributed to Jack Scanlon and Bob berg.

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ary 14, 1941 Taft Tribune Page 7 ?o Vamps by Champs eventh period girls defeated th period team last Friday inal volleyball game of the tournament by the score, irls on the wlinning side are Basse, Marge Busch, Flor- rucki, Mary Pertle, Jeanie Louise Gourtz, Carmen Wanda Fischer, Shirlee Annette Kahle, Ruth Oyen. Wleklinski, Jean Nowak- nd Gloria Kissel. ourth period team includes Stollinski, Shirley Becher, raft, June Anderson, Carol Lois Clineman, Loree Fos- ion Pittatsis, Joyce Stepien, Schmidt, Pauline Schwartz, Nesgood, and Mildred Car- 'inners are entertaining the t a Valentine party today, 1 time they will all receive edals-gold ones for first 1d silver for second. game was the climax of a ournament in which every m class participated. class was divlided into four vhich played against each r several weeks. The most players from each team osen to represent the class. lass teams competed till emained only two in the T Jr Cagers Beat Steuben 37-27 enior basketball team car- ay their first league game of last week when they 1 Steuben 37 to 27. Showing d and skill of old masters, ors had things much their 1 during most of the game. Scanlon proved himself the 1 of the game when he ac- for 12 of the seniors' well points. Scanlon, recently ved from the junior team, ed his ability to handle ery joyous moment camo when Scanlon reached out itely took the ball away Von Steuben man who was st on both teams, and pro- J make a basket of it. an, Dura, and McCorky, too much fighting spirit, called out on fouls. A foul l on these men only goes the zip and fight of a well i team. Mr. Saul Farber, ates that he feels the team begun to hind itself. iniors lost a. hard fought a superior Von Steuben I l Who Is the Most Unforgettable Character- You Have Ever Met? Write your answer plainly on one side of the paper in not inore than 200 words. Name, semester grade in school, and division number must accompany your manuscript. No letter will be re- turned. A competent committee will judge the answers. Year in school will be taken into consideration in the judging. The writer of the best letter will receive one dollar in activity tickets tto athletic games, dances, movies, and entertainmentsli the second best will receive 50 cents worth of activity tickets, the third, 25 cents worth. The best letter will be published on this page in the March 14 issue. Hand in your manuscript to your English teacher, who will forward it to the Tribune office, no later than Friday, February 28 Afternoon Story HELP NEEDED ,..i...,., By Tom Cunningham, Emeritus ll- The old bark groaned beneath the weight of her two masts. The whole shlip quivered with the strain as her pull, dulled by age, struck against one of the huge ocean swells with a resounding crash. The archaic windjammer gave the ap- pearance of an innocent vessel bound for Puerto Rico. Her disguise was perfect. Ensign Wilkes was in the crow's mast. It was his flirst voyage on war duty, and he was determined to make a, good job of it. His eyes swept the sea from port to star- board and stem to stern with al- most incredible thoroughness. The lookout aboard a Q-boat is one of the most important stations aboard. Ensign Wilkes was extremely cog- nizant of this fact. When he first saw the object, his mouth fell open with surprise. Then his navy discipline asserted itself. Lifting his binoculars, he verified his discovery and bawled down to the deck, Periscope three points off the starboard quarter. The effect of this announcement to the others on the ship was aston- ishing. Men hurried from one part of the ship to another, not in panic, but with a haste that implied many hours of arduous drill. Less than 30 seconds after the cry, every sailor was at his post. Ensign Wilkes was lin a frenzy of excitement. At last he was going to see action. Strangely enough, however, nothing happened. Good Lord, thought Wilkes, seething with a new-found sensa- tion in this moment of crisis, what's wrong with them? Why don't they let go with those depth bombs? Are they all crazy? He opened his mouth to shout when he noticed every eye, with the exception of his, turned aft. Following their example Wilkes looked aft. There stood the captain over a chart table. Slowly he lifted his head and called, Leave your positions, meng there is no dan- ger. Ensign Wilkes had just time to check his find and prove to him- self without a shadow of a doubt that the thling he had sighted was a periscope when a sailor came to relieve him and report that the captain wished to see him in his office. What could he want? muttered Wilkes to himself on his way to the captalin's cabing surely he doesn't think that I made a mistake. I know that was a. periscope. I know it. He knodked on the door to the cabin. Come in. A glance at the benevolent look on the captain's face proved to Wilkes he had not been summoned to receive any chastisement for his actions ,in the crow's nest and he heaved a sigh of relief. Ensign Wilkes reporting, sir. The captain arose from his chair and walked around his desk. He ad- dressed the ensign, At ease, Mr. Wilkes! What I wish to say to you is best said informally. Mr. Wilkes, you were un- doubtedly puzzled by my actions a few minutes ago. Come here, lad, and look at this chart. Together they walked to the chart table. I believe you are acquainted with our position, aren't you? asked the captain. Why, yes, of course. We're just about here at the present time, replied Wilkes as he placed his fin- ger over a small mark on the chart. Correct! smiled the captain, and do you see that mark? Yes Well, that mark represents a submarine sunk by one of our ves- sels, but snagged by a reef and not entirely submerged. lt ,vas that derelict on which you almost caused us to employ part of our valuable depth bombs. We can carry only so marv of those, you know, therefore, we must make each one count. Yes, S1l', said Wilkes, red with embarrassment. He had known of that wreck and realized the captain was overlooking that fact for his Senior Basketeers Annihilate Roosevelt Victory Campaign In Surprise Upset Showing almost unbelievable speed and endurance, the senior basketball men gained their second league triumph lin a row last Fri- day when they upset the strong North section leader, Roosevelt, by a score of 34 to 26. Roosevelt up to this time had been unbeaten in all its games and was the strong favor- ite to finish in first position. Unfortunately, Taft stuck a wrench in their plans, and they are now tied for first place along with Lake View and Senn. Taft kept the Roosevelt squad on the defensive throughout the game. Scanlon, bettering his Von Steu- ben total by one basket, made 14 points in all. Hilliard Dura, al- though able to make only one bas- ket, was deadlynin his free throws. Gene Corcoran made a very long field goal in the early minutes of the game and seemed to set off a fuse of some kind, for from there on the Eagle cagers were invincible. McCoskey was second to Scanlon in field goals and third lin the total number of points with two baskets and one free throw. Bob Franken- berg and Paulish also accounted for one basket apiece. The juniors lost their end of the meeting with Roosevelt by a score of 37 to 23. Roosevelt was hurried- ly stopped from continuing a scor- ing spree that netted them two bas- kets in the first 30 seconds of the game. ' The team, through the supreme efforts of Craig, caught up and tied the score near the end of the first quarter. The score at the end of the half, however, was 21 to 12 in favor of Roosevelt. Craig was high point man for the juniors with a sum of 12 points. benefit. It's all right, song we all make mistakes. You just need a little more experience. You may report back to your post. Aboard the submarine, Sub-lieu- tenant Riper reported to the kapi- tan. Herr Piper, the kapitan was speaking, we have only a few tor- afford to sail-boats. pedoes and we cannot waste them on innocent However, as this is your first war- time voyage, I believe we can over- look your mistake. All you need is a little experience. Thank you, Kapitanf' Piper turned and left the tiny cabin, la. broad smile on his face. It was rather funny that he had alarmed the whole' sub bceause he had spotted an innocent little wind- jammer, probably on its way to Puerto Rico.

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Dbserve Dearborn Da 0 lo to Washbowl SCC FQCUMY G0 1V, No, 2 Taft High School, Chicago, Illinois February 28, 11 Eighties, Clash with 'Brighties' Jr Washbowl Troph Renown vin Cagers Contest 'lus Tophatters- Triple Header By Charleton Bard lis afternoon at 3 p. m., the e gladiators of the Taft faculty etball team will engage in a 'h and tumble basketball con- versus the youthful senior mall squad. It will be a battle rain versus brawn, and to in- - aff-5 ' X N A , X mm e the warriors to greater deeds ourage, the coveted award of Washbowl Champs will be 1 the winning team. .is award consists of the high- luality washbowl which can be from the renowned 10-cent Q mounted on a base of black l tu1'ned out by Taft's skilled lworkers in the industrial arts es. will have flnscribed upon its ice Washbowl Champs of ' and will be held in the pos- on of either the faculty or the :nt body for one year. tying for an hour and a half 'e the game will be that jivin h of hep-cats, the Tophatters, will peel it off in the girls' :luded in the triple feature is a game of basketball between the lr basketeers and the Taft ni. d now the surprise, for to wit- thlis mighty conflict, you will equired to fork over only bits , 25 cents, which will be meager entrance fee for the lbowl game! See you there. 'Flash' Farber Hints At Secret Weapon The football team is rarin to go in the basketball game scheduled for this afternoon against the fac- ulty, according to latest repo1'ts, and is confident of final victory, but says faculty coach and player, Mr. Saul Farber, We have develop- ed new plays and daring reverses that will be very potent and prob- ably will determine the outcome of the game. A When asked if his players had had any previous experience, Mr. Farber replied that indeed they had, and he went so far as to pro- claim that Mr. Leonard Teuscher, assistant principal, is one of the best forwards in the business, and that he has played for the Chicago Teachers' College. As will be remembered Mr. Teu- scher more than outdid himself in the Fogl-i Cup game last spring when he made those one-handed stabs of line drives. Mr. Joe Kupcinent, football coach, is also noted for his keen eye in dropping the air-filled projectile through the hoops, continued Mr. Farber, and Joe received his practice over at Northwestern. As for modest Mr. Farber, every- one concedes that he is on par with them all and has played a lot of basketball for Chicago Teachersi Council Prexy Q E if L Ernest Kowalski Ernest Kowalski, the new pres- ident of the Student Council, was elected in a meeting held during the a. m. division this morning. According to Ernie, the council is going to accomplish a great deal this semester. Ernie, former secretary of the council, helped manage the Hallow- e'en dance the council sponsored last semester and many other func- tions, including lunchroom order, the library in 304, and the beauti- fication of the campus. The 304 library committee will still be headed by Nancy Gray. Dr. folznson: America Is United America is united. It is a commonwealth of the people, it has been founded on ideals and behind it lies a great heritage. It has not gained this eminence haphazardly. It has gone forward because of the guidance and influence of great men. Each one of us should be mindful of the processes by which this na- tion has attained its greatness. This month we celebrate the births of two of our most illustrious leaders. It is a timely occasion to reflect upon the problems of the past and associate them with the problems of today. Both Lincoln and Washington faced problems endangering the country. Both assumed the task with faith and courage and upheld the ideals of America. Refresh your minds by reading interesting biographies of these two beloved Americans whose deeds have been a constant source of inspira- tion to all ot' us. In this way you will come closer to the lives of these men who have helped to make America great, Freshmen in Pla Commemorate Birth of Chicag In commemoration of Fort De born day, all Chicago schools 1 presenting assemblies, and Taft no exception, according to Miss C lette Deignan, who is the facu sponsor of a program written Dorothy Machel, 4A, of Mr. K neth 0sbon's third period histm class. This program will be git at regular assembly periods Frid March 14. The program is, at present, the early stages of try-outs, bu1 few of the people in line for p sible parts are Avalon Stepien, C rine Clevan, Irene Hagerstrc Helen Herman, Marian Dorr, E lyn Malinowski, Michael Glien' Anna Hrobar, Patricia McGove William Lease, and Arthur W ner. So far the cast is composed freshmen of Miss Deignan's class Of course, everyone rememb4 what the history teacher taug about early Chicago-the K-inzi the first family in the Chicago ar the Fort Dearborn massacre duri the War of 1812, and the Kin family's return to Chicago af' Fort Dearborn was rebuilt. Dorothy Machel's script portre these and other facts both w known and obscure. According Miss Deignan, this program oug to be of special interest to Taftfites as future citizens of C cago. Courtesy Rewardedl All Taftites are courteous general, we know. Howev. every now and then someo performs some act in an espel ally altruistic manner, in oth words, he bends ever bac ward to do' the kind, charital deed. The Taft Trib plans with eve issue to present a courte award to some deserving st dent. In order to execute 1 plan, the staff is asking that tl student body and faculty c operate by notifying the Trib writing of any act consider' meritorious of recognition wi' full details including the nan of the person.