Taft High School - Eagle Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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uary 28, 1941 Taft Tribune Page 1 arblers Swell lorus Ranksg :ct Leaders l hundred strong! Such is the nembership count in the girls' s, directed by Mrs. Ruth Lino, is positively flabbergasted happiness over the increase last semester. lcers elected last Friday are ,e Nitche, presidentg Betty ay, vice-presidentg Shir Lee ar, secretaryg Evelyn Sievers, irerg Charlotte Zimmer, libra- Sonia Paulson, assistant iang and Doris Erickson, ess manager. n Schaefer, 4A, became presi- of Mrs. Helen Scanlon's mixed s as a result of the mid-year nn. ,er officers are Dick Lewis, -residentg Ernest Kowalski, irerg and Dorothy Dietz, sec- r. Eileen Andersen is the ess managerg Norman Janis Dorothy Rees are chairmen of ocial committee: and June son is librarian. mise Soper retains her position mist with Ruth Lorch as her ant, hur Aerts Alias 'le Arthur Croons th Waltz King hur Aerts, noted warbler of une '40 class, is now perform- vith Wayne King's orchestra ' the name of Dick Arthur. .ncis Kleber of the same class tly acquired his appointment ,napolis Naval academy. u Ericksen, February '41, has et received his appointment. rejection was due to soft iers and a flat head he ad- Meanwhile he has joined s with Dick De IaMater at z until fall when they will Lawrence college. .rles Piper is making use of scholarship he received to ,western in the school of ilism. Adeline Altergott and Bagel are attending Lake t college on scholarships. ers still searching for knowl- are Jack Ellis and Bob Mere- it Northwestern, Dick Wessel ,ke Forest, and Marion Lyle lot Bushell at Wright. How- ehrens, because of his recent- quired position with a rail- may be seen dashing around in his new convertible. ' Faehnrich and Ingeborg An- 1 are working at the Federal ve bank. el Rowan has been having lme of her life down at the Orlean Mardi Gras with her ts. Whiz uiz Kid Bard Reveals Knowledge On Mutual Network By Dolores Schmall From out the ether on Station WGN will float the voice of Taft's prize Quiz Kid, Chalrleton Bard, 4A, at 10 a. m. Saturday, March 8. He will represent Taft on a high school quiz program. - When asked to account for his eloquence in setting forth his book larnin g he stated, I just like to talk. About eight years ago, Charleton began really living with a s-imple chemistry set, and since then has built a deluxe lab valued at ap- proximately S200. All this and a sax and clarinet, too, fheaven in a jitterbug's lingol came from hard earned coppers received while clerking in a grocery. The Bard residence houses also an amateur radio station. Charle- ton ransacks libraries for speci- mens of history and math texts Hbecauseiscience and math are so consistent. His various interests prove his versatility, among which are sports, old-fashioned girls, and, of course, music, for which, It ain't what you play, it's the way that you play it is his motto. Then there -is always Betsy, his 11-year old chariot. Her front is slightly distorted and so she is, at present, indisposed. After graduation this June Char- leton intends to go to the Univer- sity of Chicago, whether by scholar- ship or otherwise. That gruesome mike no longer holds terror for Charleton, for he has already spoken over the radio several times and is the familiar announcing voice heard at most of Taft's assemblies. Mind Your Pit, QB' N C. A. to Viszt You Visitors from the North Central Association will inspect Taft for the second time Friday, March 7. Although the school was too young to be accepted last year by the North Central, Taft was, however, approved by the state and the Uni- versity of Illinois. This year, two Chicago high school principals, Mr. Olice Winter of Lake View and Mr. Daniel O'Hearn of Steinmetz, will be among the visitors. The three high school superin- tendents visiting will be Dr. Wil- liam Bell, Mr. William Poore, and Mr. Henry Hagen. The University of Illinois and other schools will also be represented. Taftites to Be Given Air Skaters to Roll With A . Mooney AtNaton1aRinle A special party at the Natoma roller rink today is the first of a series of skating parties planned at bi-weekly intervals by the newly- organized Roller club under the direction of Mr. Arthur Mooney, administration aide. Special features of the party are to be races, games, fancy skating for girls, and candy games. Dues of 10c may be paid between now and the deadline, the end of March. In the coming months members may learn to waltz, fox-trot, and just plain-skate. Pre-Meds Visit Morgue A visit to the city morgue heads the new semester's activity sche- dule for the Pre-Medics club. Following a close election last week, Carolyn Rappold took over the presidency of the club. Dan Gojkovich was elected vice-presi- dent tary. In behalf of the Pre-Medics club, Miller, Jeannette Behrens, and Arlene Schuibly, secre- Lois Ernest Kowalski, Mary Martorana, and Don Amenta recently made a special visit to the Lane Tech medi- cal clinic. The Geography club sponsored by Mr. Daniel Mitchell elected Doro- thy D-ieker, presidentg Grace Miele, vice-president: June Sell, secre- tary: and Howard Rudin, treasu- rer at their first meeting of the semester. Alpha Tri-Hi-Y Elects Officers The newly-organized Alpha chap- ter of the Taft Tri-Hi-Y is now headed by Jean Cullen, presidentg Nancy Gray, vice-presidentg Mary Martorana, secretary: Shirley Brinkworth, treasurerg LaVerne Seibt, program chairmang Gladys Frederick, sergeant-at-armsg and Ruth Scheumacher, chaplain. The next meeting of the Discus- sion club will be held March 6 in room 209 the sixth period. The dis- cussion lesson will consist of rend- ing the financial page of the paper. Newly elected officers of the club are Robert Beh1', presidentg Norman Pfeiffer, vice-president: Mary Jane Caboor, secretary, and Leona Wroble, treasurer. Players Meet Today Former members of the Proscen- ium Players and all those inter- ested in becoming members of the Drama club will elect officers to- day, the ninth period in the audi- torium. 6 Students Perform For Representative FromStationWMAC Six ambitious Taftites orated an danced themselves into the fin: tryouts for the NBC feature, Th High School Studio Party, la: Friday when they performed befol a representative of this network i room 321. Giving out in a little monologu was Loretta Filipak. 4A, who d picted the characters one migl meet in any drugstore. Then thei were George Hanke, 3A, and T01 Orzada, 4A, who staged an origin: skit from the life of Tom Sawyer After these two gentlemen can a brother and sister tap dance at with Mildred Zima, 4A, and Georg lA. Lois Redden, 2A, also kicke around a little dust in a novel ta dance to the accompaniment 4 Louise Soper, 4A, on the piano. These students will go down 1 the radio studios at some futul date where they will try out for tl: finals, which will determine Whetl er or not they will appear on tt program. This program is aired ove WMAQ every Saturday mornin from 10:00 to 10:30. Talented sti dents from all the Chicago hig schools participate. The tryouts were held under sl pervision of Mrs. Vera McConvilll public speaking teacher, for abol 20 minutes after the second assen bly last Friday. Bill Baker and Pal Construct Railroad Mr. Grand Central Station-hi real name is Bill Baker, 1B, frm the Norwood elementary schom -and his pal, Charles Dapper a future Taftite now enrolled 2 Bi1l's Alma Mater , have bull a model railroad in Charles's basl ment. Behind a maze of transformer: control lights, and rheostats tha make up their control station' Bill and Charles are as busy as an train dispatchers. Although the are often troubled with short ci1 cuits and faulty swnitches, the never give up. The boys have eight trains freight and passenger, and suitabl scenery. Among other bits of scer ery is a fine model of the Norwoo- Park railroad station built by Chai les's grandfather. Railroad model building is 4 rapidly growing hobby and mode clubs are springing up all over th- country, some of them rather elat orate. They are organizing rapidlg and even a magazine is being pub lished for model builders.

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Page 2 Taft Tribune February 28, Taft Soloists Hit New High Olson, Bornhoeft, orian Blow Horns To Tune of Sn Per enrollment Taft hit an all- time high in honor ratings in the city instrumental solo contest held last week in Chicago high schools. Jim Olson, baritone player, brought. home the only S with national recommendations. Along with Stanley Logan, drummer, who won an S in the national contest last year, Jim will be entitled to play in the national contest to be held in Grand Rapids in May. Glenn Jorian, trombonist, and William Bornhoeft, saxophonist, both won US ratings in the city contest. Those students receiving E ra.- tings were Jean Beers, flutistg Herb Mellor, cornetistg Elaine Giese, Pearl Gundlach, Jacqueline Anderson, Patsy Earle, and Mar- garet Scott, baton twirlers: Rich- ard Stahl, drummerg Lenore Duck- heisel, saxophonist. G ratings were won by Tom Flynn, Richard Nielson, Jack Wal- ters, and Al Rettenmier, cornet- istsg Harriet Myers, flutistg Don Gilmore, baritonistg Warren Berg, Richard Weickart, Edward Poliv- ka, and Gordon Hanke, trombon- lists: and Bell Peranni and John Pokorney, drummers. All contestants who won G or above will receive medals. The Taft musicians, unlike many of the contestants, did not receive special training for this event. Taft Girls Organize New Beta Tri-Hi-Y A committee of Taftites consult- ed at the Irving Park YMCA last Friday -about organizing a Beta chapter of the Tri-Hi-Y at Taft. Miss Eleanor Shanahan, director of the women's division, consented and decided that the 24 applicants which had to be turned away from the Alpha chapter, organized a few weeks ago, because of the limited membership of 50 are automati- cally to become members of the Beta chapter. Twenty-six member- ships are therefore available in the new chapter. Membership is limited to junior and senior girls. Applications may be submitted to Olive Horst, Mari- lyn Ehman, and June Anderson who have formed a committee to decide on the 26 to be accepted. Judging will be based on the reason for joining and a written reference from one teacher. Those not accepted will form a waiting list. Miss Mary McKeen will sponsor the group. Colleges Offer Exams to Gratis For Sclzolarshqys Chciago, Feb. 28.-The 29th an- nual competitive scholarship exam- ination of the University of Chica- go will be held this year April 5 at Chicago and 15 other cities throughout the Middle West. ' The examination will test the ability of students in clear and critical thinking, familiarity with significant ideas and sources of ideas, the understanding of words, familiarity with and appreciation of effective language usage, and the ability to deal with numbers and quantitative relations. All these tests of training and ability will be included in each student's examination, although each contestant will not be ex- pected to be equally proficient in all. Deadline Is March 15 Arrangements to enter the com- petition must be made through Mrs. Edith Halverson, senior coun- selor, and all who intend to parti- cipate must have their names sent to the entrance counselor of the university not later than Ma1'ch 15. Northwestern university will award scholarships to freshmen en- tering the following schools in the fall: the college of liberal arts, the school of music, the school of speech, and the technological in- stitute. Outstanding scholastic achieve- ment is generally the primary con- sideration in making these awards. Applications for scholarships must be fiiled before April 1. Seniors who wish to apply for scholarships to North Park college must file applications with the school before May 3. Other Information Available Students wishing information on other schools offering scholarships as well as those listed above, see Mrs. Halverson. During the long division last Fri- day, seniors were given a helping hand in choosing a suitable college. Transcriptions dealing with infor- mation about Armour college, the University of Chicago, Illinois university, and Northwestern uni- versity were played in room 304. A special record on general problems to consider in the choice of a col- lege was included. These transcriptions were pre- sented on a question and answer dialogue plan which made it pos- sible to cover considerable ground. Not Under 40 Club Gets Into Its Stride With 20 Members Hearty congratulations go to the business managers on the sale of the valentine issue. Mr. Paul Big- ler, financial adviser of the Trib, proudly asserts that the Not un- der 40 club now boasts 20 mem- bers. This is the best record at- tained since the birth of the club. Orchids go to the folowing peo- ple who are new at the job, but still reached that 40-mark: Marinella De Roeck, ZA, Holter- hoff Marion Pittatsis, 3A, Seyller Jean Siegler, 3B, Hansen Bill Bolek, 4A, Hershenhouse Margaret Pekara, 4B, Devenish Ruth Wahlberg, 4B, Halverson Old Members Continue The following managers con- tinued to sell 40 or more issues: Margarette Pitzer, 2A, Buell Amelia Tyndorf, 4A, Grant Betty MacMillan, 4A, L. Perry Lorraine Rozanski, SA, Mitchell Olive Horst, 3A, Kiley Lois Swanson, 3A, Lewis Lillian Majka, 3A, Scanlon Gertrude Billings, 3B, Fink Ruth Richmond, 2A, McConville Millicent Sadlier, 3B, Grosser Walter Schalk, 4A, Rogers Freshmen Break Records To prove that freshmen have school spirit, Miss Catherine Kel- ly's 1B division of 42 sold 45 copies of the paper through the efforts of their business manager, Marilyn Ellinger. The only other freshman divi- sion to make the Not under 40 was Mrs. Ruth Lino's 1A group managed by Anna MacDonald. Mr. Charles Buell of division room 105 a. m. has originated a unique method in his 2A division to pay for the Trib and he has proved that it works. Students pay their five cents in five daily installments of one cent each. Eileen Anderson Is Girls, State Choice The American Legion Auxiliary 541 of Edison Park has chosen Ei- leen Anderson, 4A, president of the G. A. A., as applicant for admission to the Illinois Girls' State to be held on the campus of MacMurray College, Jacksonville, Illinois, from June 21 to June 28. The girls chosen must be junior or senior students during 1940-41. They must possess qualities of scholarship, sportsmanship, and courage. This is an annual affair although this is the first time Taft has participated. Eleanor Vana, 4A, would have attended last year if Taft had been represented. Shamrock Sl Tophatters I St. Patrick,s I The clean-up committee e from their third regular last Friday with definite pl mulated for a Saint Patric dance to be held March 17 boys, gym. The dance bind pear in their second perft of this semester. The usual sion of 10 cents will be ch: The winners of the rece wide clean-up contest were ced. The slogan chosen as ficial one for the 1941 ca was composed by Suzanne of the Oglesby elementary Her product is Heads-up! ut! Clean-up! Lois Lindell from the Shore high school placed the high school division w slogan, Get in Step With up Pep! Mrs. Ida Goldfein, Art tee in charge of the campaign Behind the Scent In the Lunchroom Wvfties - Hot DQ By Nancy Gray Now we ask you-have y had a delicious malted a nied by a super-duper Wifi your edification a Wifty Taft hamburger f wi for and fty for Taftj. These derate pig patties are concc Mrs. Eleanor Dorsey, head hamburgers and monarch 4 lure. Mrs. Dorsey has made thousands of hamburgers a never varies an inch from licious contents of its prec Mrs. Dorsey's genius e comes through experien- when she was small, both ents worked and she had to cook. To sell 25 dozen hamburg 15 dozen hot dogs per da small accomplishment. S you can do when you star' girls? For those thick, creamy we have Mrs. Mary Coffeel malted magnate, to thank the wife of a milkman, she acquainted with the milk I When Taft was first malteds sold at 600 per 1 Taftites couldn't go on ing malteds at that rate: t ber dropped to 310 a day- mean number. Ice cream seems to be time favorite because it sel rate of 130 Dixies and fro 60 bricks a day.

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Page 4 Taft Tribune February 28, To Which Do You Belong? Left. freshmen who clon't know the ropes huddling together outside door in recent sub-zero wave. Right. a group ol the initiated who enioy the warm atmosphere ol the auditorium while waiting for their classes to begin. Here Lze Green Pastures Breathes there the Chicagoan with soul so dead, who never to himself has said, This is my own, my native city? Chicago, covering over 200 square miles, embraces some 3,000,000 people as its family. What makes these various types and creeds of people seem to be a distinct part of Chicago itself? The answer is simple: Chi- cago has everything! It is the mecca of the business world, a great manufacturing, com- mercial and educational center, complete in itself. But all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy: so Chicago gives Jack a wide grazing vicinity for his hobby horse --those remarkable animals that carry you from a hectic Work-a-day world to a. peaceful, fascinating realm of your own choosing. Once you own one of these hobby horses, you are a kind, con- siderate owner, exercising it long and after. Chicago has no equal, offering endless opportunities and numerous roads any of which can help your hobby to become valuable and perhaps lead you to a career. Chicago, reaching out with hands outstretched, makes itself the city of opportunities. 0 If wishes were horses, beggars would nide. My, my, and we thought everyone rode the streetcars! o A bad penny always comes back which isn't saying much for the prodigal son. o Great minds run in the same channel and fools think alike. Small wonder the world is in a rut today. 0 An apple a day keeps the doctor away, but what about the grocery bill collector? 0 You don't get anything for nothing except in your coursebook. Taft Tribune Published Bl-weekly by the Journalism Students of the WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT HIGH SCHOOL 5625 North Natoma Avenue, Chicago, Illinois MR. L. A. HOEFER, Principal MR. LEONARD TEUSCHER, Assistant Principal Editor-in-chief: Ruthjayne Aeberly. Assistant editor: Jean Bostwick. News: Cyrilla Matusek, head: Pat Dolan, Warren Erickson, Nancy Gray, Jean Kofoed, Robert Kofoed, John Magnus, Louise Soper, Shirley Wheldon. Features: Jeanette Granberg, Lenore Green, Mary Martorana. June Pemble, Winifred Pufunt, Dolores Schmall, Charlotte Smith, Eleanor Vana. Make-up: Charleton Bard, William Bessemer, Harriet Myers, Lorraine Risavy. Alan Sampson, Jack Sampson. Typists: Virginia Hunt, Lorraine Mazzoni, Marian Opfer, Irene VViedow. Photographer: Kenneth Manchee. Editorial adviser: Mrs. Evelyn Perry. Business adviser: Mr. Paul W. Blgler. They Jot 'Em Down They Send 'Em Here Who'll Answer First? Plea for Social Center Why doesn't Taft have a social center? Several schools in the vicinity of Taft do have social centers every Friday night. They afford the peo- ple who cannot dance a chance to learn and those who can already dilnce an opportunity to further their ability. True, we can attend one of the centers already established, say Schurz. But Schurz is a consider- able distance away and we'd like to have one in our own neighborhood with a real community spirit. Anybody else feel the same way? Let me know through the Trib. Dance-minded Junior. Sponsor Wanted! Help us search for a. sponsor for a Rifle club. The idea of starting such a. club originated in the recre- ation survey recently given in the gym classes. The Little Theatre was intend- ed for a rifle range, and there are 127 students who have rifles and would like to see such a project underway. Henry Belzer, 117 a. m. l Woe Is Us! Monday, February 17, 1941, will undoubtedly go down in the his- tory of Taft as a super red letter day. 0 blackest of days! To bring such an unholy proclamation on the heads of 2,200 poor, helpless innocents! To take away the healthful practice of facial exer- cise! Requesting us to limit our delightful habit of gum-chewing to outdoor atmosphere! We wish to take this like a man and stand corrected, but it swept us off our feet! Curses, foiled again! Frank Bostwiclc. Let's Get Together As a member of the senior class, I am acquainted with about 75 to 100 of my fellow graduates. Now, here is my suggestion. Be- cause from time to time we have long division, why couldn't all the 4A's get together in room 304 and have socials and entertainment with the purpose of getting ac- quainted with one another? We are all spending our last days here at Taft and they will be re- membered. To know everyone in our class would make this remem- brance complete. Of course, this not only applies to seniors but to the other classes as well. Sociable Senior. Ed. note: Pages 4 and 5 of the Trib are reserved exclusively for features and contributions from subscribers. Send in your brain children and experience the thrill of seeing your work in print. .lil-1 Don 't Loole .-1-1-- BUT -11 Trivia: Velda Wagner and Lilli: shal, 3B's, were conversing locker last Friday morning da was removing her h preparatory to taking do precious little pin curls. Gill appeared on the scene, Velda jumped 'inside her 1: complete her toilette beft male could see her early ' arrangements. Pete Pedersen, 3B, has tz chard Parigini's shoes as c on a 25 cents debt. It has been rumored tl Carbone, 3B, has been scou local grammar schools lool what he calls talent. Fashion Fancies: Bob Holiday's C4135 grez tion is to be a manneqi practices in Miss Helen third period art class by 1 a unique umbrella hat also be used as a tentj noodle while he admires it angles. That's not a bear you se ing down the halls. It's Dc son, 3A, in his new racoon Lee Brinkman, 4B, seems weakness for uniforms. H seen that locket with the a signia she wears? It's frol dier in Hawaii. Dizzy Doings: The silence of Mr. Clarei tal's eighth period physic February 14 was broken Schaefer's spilling a bag o hearts all over the floor. hearts were such tender ph f'Oh, you kid, H23 skidd Pickle Pussf' Bob passer around to all his admirers. Richard Osmos-ia Weicla has a new theory. Elect rents, he insists, grow oi plants. Jeannette Behrens, 3A, capsized her listeners wh breathed into her hand and closing it exclaimed, 'Tm my breath. Deep thoughts: Inquiries are being mad whether Ruth and Bob E 3B and 4A respectively, f their styles were crampen they attended the same v party. Between Dolores Daly ar Craft, 3A's, poor Mr. Mich lich is worn to a frazzle fourth period history clas: certain history papers did r up on the appointed day. ceeded to lecture the youn, After his eloquent scoldi ended, Dolores produced pers, saying: I had them time.