Taft High School - Eagle Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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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.

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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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nary 28, 1941 zt of M y Head By Jean Bostwick is as though February is the ild of Mother Year, unloved estowed with only 28 days, ice every four years tossed r day as one would toss a J a dog. three years February must ignominity until Leap year tround. We wonder if ro- really does blossom forth irofusely during Leap year! girls, three more years to l too we feel sorry for the hat has a birthday on Feb- 29 and can celebrate only very four years. But what , to women! With sincere 1 and conviction she can re- 9 for four years before she's 40. uary seeks revenge by play- : with balmy breezes and ring sweet nothnings in our 1'hen as we a1'e whirled into drift, somewhere an echo of e laughter reaches our ears, bruary in the mood of Puck own, What fools you mor- imes a piece of poetry ex- a thought with beauty and leaving those who read it lmething to think about. So vith the following contrib- ubmitted by Jack Williams, o submitted it to his Eng- tcher, Miss Martha Hinkel. ! Man s Masterpiece lines on blue paper, mean- ss to the ordinary man: lines--to the designer and killed workman, they mean Q laborers, months of back- ing work. ms are taken to the great ard, and soon the keel is ie gigantic, naked ribs are 1 encased in a sheath of er. more graceful grow the sweeping lines from bow rn. long there sounds the thun- s roar of forges, pneumatic ers, winches, and human e passing of the sun from eavens, the skvies darken, ed men plod towards their room for the regular shift 'ht workers. n of iron, steel, soal, and are slowly revolved thing of majestic beauty, 5 speed, and stupendous th. nt turbines are installed, ie spacious staterooms are Taft Tribune Page 5 BOY Meets C-if1N0 The Girl of the Month Problem as Studes Divulge Technique By Winifred Pufunt For those who have by any stroke of fate been unable to acquaint themselves with friendly charac- ters because they lacked introduc- tions, the inquiring reporter un- veils some ways in which boy mfight meet girl, and vice-versa. Dolores Daly, 3A, divulges, If the boy I was interested in happened to be doing something, I would ad- mire his work, but Dick Dolezal, 4A, says, I would follow her home. Gloria Prima, 2A, tells, lf I were to see him in school, I would keep passing him and smile. The next day I would say hellog if nothing happens, then I'd give up. Norbert Boots Mossong, Daniel Novak, and William Oarbone, 3A's, all agree that if they had a car, they would ask the girl if she wanted a ride home. v Mary Jane Shirley, 4B, coyly says, I would walk past him and accidentally drop something. Charles Chuck Kildahl, 3A, bashfully says, If I were in a car, I would follow her. I once ended up in Elgin that way. Earl Karlsen, 4A, would operate an ocule iso he saysj movement, then gently walk up, and say hello, Carol Passow, 1B, says, My mom- mie told me never to speak before being spoken to. Jean Beers, 2B, would brightly ask his name, then introduce her- self. William, Schneider, 3B, thinks that accidentally walking into someone might do the trick. Jean Bostwick, 4A, who can al- ways be recognized by her genial smile, is the Taft Tribune's selec- tion for G-irl of the Month of Feb- ruary. In school Jean spends some of her spare time as treasurer of the G. A. A. and assistant editor of the Trib. She is an assistant instruc- tcr in life-saving and a member of the Honor society and the Pan- American club. Swimming, in which art her fel- low swimmers acclaim her skill, is one of Jean's favorite hobbies. In fact she revealed, I spent most of last summer as a counselor at a summer camp in Wisconsin where I taught canoeing and swimming. 'Stop and sock' for me is like gambling with some people. You know it actually hurts to pass up one of those courses, she earnest- ly insisted. Jean heartily approves of bow- ling and dancing, but in contrast to these exerting activities she oc- casionally sits down to knit. And I do mean occasionally, she laughed, because Mom has to finish everything I start. Though she has been collecting records for only a short time, Jean's record library ranges from Debussey's Clouds to Krupa's Blue Fantasy, all equally treas- ured. Her pet peeve, shared with many others, is the nerve-racking waste of precious fleeting hours lin dou- ble-feature shows. After her graduation in June Jean plans to begin a college career in child psychology. She claims to be an ardent ad- mirer of John Kieran, one of the weekly speakers on Information Ml fs fi 5 5 Jean Bostwick, modeling the latest in spring sports jackets. Please, and sets him up as a per- fect specimen of intellect. Jean always enjoys a good book, preferably fiction, with which she can curl up in a cozy chair, any time, anywhere. Jean is an exceptional S stu- dent-the kind of pupil a teacher dreams about. Since her arrival at Taft she has become to this school what Stokowski is to music and Petty to art, according to Alan Sampson, well known Taft artist. The only sport or activity in which she doesn't excel is pinochle. , Last year in the only contest of its kind held to date at Taft, Jean was chosen rose queen of the school. finished with costly woods and velvet cloth. . After months of exacting, tireless labor, The magnificent ocean-liner is launched a finished masterpiece. Then, one great day, it leaves the dock for its speedy dash across the ocean vast. Thousands of friends and relatives wave joyful good-by to laughing passengers, And then linger to watch the stat- ely liner vanish across the far horizon. Ten hours later, in the still dark- ness of the night, A thunderous crash shatters the ocean-silence: The air is rent with frenzied screams of pain and horror, While over all is heard the death- filled cry, Damn That Submarine! Perhaps if man had created with- -in himself a citadel, a 'true master- piece, such things as nights of terror would be unknown. Tribune Presents M zlvs K eeclz An old adage says, It's an ill wind that blows no good. Yet students of Taft have the winds of Nebraska to thank for blowing Miss Mary Keech, math teacher, into our midst. Miss Keech often speaks of the dust storms V courage. in her home state to her students, but never before has she revealed what state it is. The Trib now unravels the mystery in its uncen- sored state. She lived on a farm in Nebraska and rode to school in a horse-car. She re- ceived her Master's degree from the University of Nebraska. Miss Keech is the proud possessor of a Phi Beta Kappa key about which she declared, I wear the key whenever I have to bolster up my She then continued, smiling, I guess I mustn't have had it on the other day Miss Keech when I fell down and broke my arm. teacher's pastime, and when asked for her pet Y DG DGGVG is any Student who is not interested in Reading is this cheerful peeve she replied, M t mathematics. Miss Keech is also n eted for her wonderful lectures on etiquette, international affairs and many other numerous topics which are deli d vere 9Xt9If1D0I'2i1190t1Sly to anyone of her several math classes. These lectures are truly inspiring. Miss Keech may justly be called the Taftites' Philo- sopher or th N ff e orthwest sage. Miss Keech is sponsor of the Math r-hm