Taft High School - Eagle Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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ry 28, 1941 Hy Stud Home rr10mz'cs.9 The swer Is Here By Shirley Wheldon 2 way to a man's heart is his :h! That's an old saying, cts still indicate it is worth ering twice. home economics department ssisted in compiling the fol- ? information to help stu- decide whether they should ome economics to prepare for future occupations. he past home economics con- chiefly of cooking and sew- Today it is a far reaching t, opening paths into many lgh the principal divisions of ubject still center around and clothing, foods and sci- are closely related as are lg and art. 'deling Fascinates Many of the fascinating fields in othing interest is modeling. economics emphasizes selec- f harmonious colors and ac- .es for garments. Dress- g and millinery are also in- s are always needed to ar- food and clothing properly otographic purposes. Adver- nts must be correct, and this teaches students the cor- ay. smaking and altering are good fields in which home iics is used, and dress de- s need the practical informa- lven in these courses. ,her extremely important s that of homemaking, which the girls in maintaining ,anaged homes. scientific phase of home mics enters into many occu- 5. One of the favorites in apartment is nursing, which es into private duty and so- lrvice, in both of which the of foods is important. n Aids in Dietetics study of home economics is to those who aspire to be s' assistants and laboratory :ians as well as to those in- d in the field of dietebics. mercially, there are tea room ues and managers who must .he fundamentals taught in economics. Food demonstra- lso find that the study of :oupled with business train- lps them obtain good posi- her angle from which we aw this subject is that of the Jrkwing her way through col- ith a part time job. If she :en home economics, she can ently care for children and 5 well balanced meals for She can also get a job as a .s. Taft Tribune AA Officers Smile at Birdie .ar ...ff The G. A. A. officers put their heads together to plan the semes- ter's G. A. A. program. Beginning at 6 o'clock with Maryalice Youmans, recording secretary, the girls are reading clockwise: Helen Uhrik, secretaryg Mary Martorana, vice-presidentg Eileen Anderson, president 3 Jean Bostwick, treasurer. Rehearsals in Gear For New Competition Special sectional rehearsals for Taft band and orchestra members are being held every afternoon in preparation for the city-wide band- orchestra contest to be held a month from now. During these re- hearsals individual selections are gone over carefully to enable the players to master difficult pass- ages. Ansemble practices have also been started. A flute quartet, a string ensemble, three trumpet quartets, a clarinet quartet, and a trombone quartet are planning to enter the ensemble division of the city contest March 10. These are the last two divisions of the annual city solo, ensemble and band-orchestra events. Any Taft winners in these con- tests will then be entered in the national finals. That there are many jobs that are connected with home economics is evident. If you are considering any of those mentioned, it would be wise to elect home economics. This semester all students com- pleting the course 'in home man- agement receive Red Cross home nursing certificates. Ed. note: This is the first in a series of articles to aid students in selecting subjects relative to their future occupations. Taft Cagemen Battle Schurz in Last Game Schurz will play Taft here next Monday, as a climax to the 1941 basketball season. Intense rivalry is expected in the game because of the nearness of the two schools and the number of ex-Schurz men on the Taft team. Being the final game of the sea- son, it will be the last time that some of the cagers will appear in Taft uniforms. Six of them are being lost through graduation. They are Bob Frankenburg, Fred Parks, Walter Witt, Hilliard Dura, Bob Holliday, and John Lobodzin- ski. Coach Saul Farber says that he expects the senior team to win and points out that thus far, they have been the only team to beat Roose- velt. In the Schurz game, he ex- pects to use two combinations, one team composed entirely of the graduating men and the other of all return men. The latter will give a preview of next years' team. I have been well satisfied with the performance of the team dur- ing the past season, says Coach Farber, but luck seems to have turned against us and the ratio be- tween games won and lost did not turn out well. Lost: Gray, black, and white Parker Challenger fountain pen with push button fill and slight- ly injured pen point. Please re- turn to Patricia Flynn, 312 a, m, Page 7 Male Volley Ball Teams Compete In Intramurals The intramural sports activit goes into hligh gear this week whei the largest intramural event eve to take place at Taft begins. th heads of the boys' gym departmem Mr. Joe Kupcinet, Mr. Samuel Fai ber, and Mr. Harry Miller, ar nounced yesterday. This event is a volleyball tournz ment which will include every boj in the school who is taking gyrr and this means well over 900 males Each gym class is to select a cel tain number of teams. Then an elimination will tak place within the class, the bes team going to the finals in its re spective division: freshman, sophc more, junior, or senior. The four winning teams will bf given medals for each member 0 the team, the cost of the medals be ing covered by a five-cent admis sion fee per participant. The intramural contests are bu a small part of the boys' new phys ical education program. Under thu present system the boys have gyn four times a week and study on tht fifth day. In the near future thn boys will be called in on the fiftl day and, with the aid of Mr. Kull cinet, will make plans for leisur4 physical activities in the presen' and future. The boys may choosn whatever sport interests then most, and the school's facilities to gether with the help and instruc tion of the gym teachers will bm made available to them. As yet the idea is in the experi mental stage. It is the first rea' step toward individual adjustmen' in physical education. -1--M Girl Bowlers Aim To Make Pins Fly ln the girls' Thursday bowling league the Gordonettes are out ir front, having won 30 games and lost 15. A hot fight -is on for sec- ond place between the Gutter Gals who won 25 and lost 20, and the Panthers, winning 24 and losing 21. The Panthers are now rein- forced by the return of Betty Olson from Florida. The Alley Rats of the girlsl Wednesday league are still in the lead, having won 30 and lost 18 games. They are closely pursued by the Blitzkriegers who have won 29 and lost 19 games. The Alley Rats have the team high of 1,943 pins, leading all the girls' teams at Taft. The winners of first and second places in both leagues will meet the winners of first and second place teams in other schools of the city starting Saturday morning, March 29. Each member of the winning team in each section will

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Page 6 -10 Tons Dail To Heat School Says Engineer From eight to ten tons of coal are required to heat Taft on one subzero day, claimed Mr. Thomas Fogli, engineer an exclusive interview with the Trib today. But this fi- sounded preposterous the super and had a time getting any- Mr, Fggli one to believe him. Seven hundred fifty tons of coal, he continued unabashed, are used each year and 1 can prove tit. This figure was hardly more con- vincing, but Mr. Fogli was in earn- est. He explained that people who open doors or windows when the heating system is working are his mortal enemies. Close That Window! Warm fresh air is blown into the rooms three to a tier. Therefore, if a window is opened -in one of the three rooms, the pressure which is equal in all rooms, changes with the open window as an outlet for all the air which rightfully belongs to the rooms above or below. Warm air enters at the top and forces the cold stale air out the vents on the bottom. Thus there is a continuous cycle of healthful fresh air. On windy days the rooms on the leeward side are hard to heat be- cause so far even weather stripping has failed to keep out the blustery old north wind. The north and west sides of the building are the hard- est to warm up and keep warm. Swimmers Kept Warm The water in the swimming pool comes from a hot water tank which is steam heated. There is a booster heater which heats the water be- tween 75 and 80 degrees Fahrenheit before it is run into the pool. Once a week inspectors from the board of health check the situation in the pool. Conditions could be -improved if swimmers, girls especially, stated Mr. Fogli, would not decide to get rid of their gum in the pool. Also, cold cream, which forms a. grease on the edge of the pool, and hair, the drains, are a few which stops of the trials of my daily life. This is the first of a. Ed. note: series of articles featuring the in- teresting phases of the department of engineering. Taft Tribune I What Qualities of Character Do You Consider Most Important for Success? Write your answer plainly on one side of the paper in not more than 2,00 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 entertainmentsk the second best will receive 50 cents worth of activity ticketsg the third, 25 cents worth. The best letter will be published on this page in the April 1 issue. Hand in your manuscript to your English teacher, who will forward it to the Tribune office, no later than Friday, March 14. I 1 Afternoon Stor A Family Affair .l..i-- By Bill Bessemer ...l-..- They,re poison, Bud! Why don't you give up girls as I did? said Thornton Van Tubbs, a husky, 230- pound, 17-year-old lad, known to his close friends as Butch, He was addressing Bud Gale, also 17 and one of the popular men about town at the Northwestern high school. Butch continued in his arguments pro and con, but mostly con, about the relative values of razor blades and girls. He was a confirmed woman hater and poten- tial hermit. He even went so far as to make preparations for a two- week rest from girls and would live in a tent without shaving on pork and beans and wild berries. Butch's main object fin life now was to persuade Bud, his best friend, to join him in his little va- cation. Bud, on the other hand, looked upon Butch with extreme disgust, for he had already gone into hermit training and had a two-week growth of curly fuzz on his burly face. All that Bud could think about was that dlizzy Boston blonde as Butch insisted on calling her, Vir- ginia Blackmore, classy stuff, di- rect from Boston society. Her living in the Kingsley mansion on the hill made Bud idolize her more, for it was the town's largest house. To Bud, she was an angel, dellicate as a whipped cream cake design. He had never been afraid of, over polite, nor too rough to girls but there's always a first time. He always referred to her as Miss Blackmore. He wanted, oh so badly, to ask her for a date, but for the first time in his young life. he was just plain scared. If only Dad will let me use the new car, thought Budg I canit take her out in my old Liz! In truth, Bud's Lizzy was of rather ancfient vintage, but he had her so well disguised with fancy chrome-plated accessories that 'no one but an expert could determine her exact make and model. After several days Bud talked his Dad into the use of the car for the prom Bud was giddy with joy. He all but flew to the phone, but first consulted an etiquette book to find the proper way to make an engagement with a lady. She accepted him coolly, and Bud lived in a joyous daze until three days before the prom when he was awakened with a severe jolt. His Dad was called away on a sud- den business trip and took the car. Bud was sunk unless he could think fast, plenty fast. He thought, to no avail, until the afternoon of the prom and was about to call the date off when Butch suggested renting a car. Here was the answer to his prayers. Upon inquiry, however, he learned that it was an expensive idea and he wondered if it wouldn't be wiser to leave with Butch on hris hermit vacation that afternoon. After much deliberation, however, he dug deeply into his emergency fund and coughed up 16 dollars for the use of one Super-Hooper Eight convertible, the car of his dreams. Here, he thought, was his chance to make an impression on his dream girl. That night, as he pulled up to the Kingsley mansion with the top down, he was the proudest boy in town, but his Lady Love Hdetested riding in open cars , so Bud obe- diently lowered the top. All she talked about was Boston society un- til Bud, whom she insisted on call- ing Mr. Gale, developed a terrible inferiority complex as a result of his small town background. She had a wilting flower personality and she despised jitter-bugs and sw-ing music. Unbelievable as it may seem, all this made Bud re- spect her the more, and he resolved to better himself and come up to her standards. The next morning at breakfast, the topic of the conversation was, of course, the prom and Bud's mother asked, What was the name of the girl you took? Miss Blackmore, Miss Virginia February 28 New Acguzlvit In Taft? Libr Enthrall Stud Two new books recently at the library are what ma have been waiting for: S ton, Senior Nurse and E ton, Visiting Nurse, by Bayeston. The first carries of Sue Barton, Student through the remaining yeai training as a nurse in a bf tal. The second tells of Sue' iences as a visiting nurse which she has many in1 contacts with patients, a house, and romance. Thes will be read with interest who enjoy reading about matic, exciting life that leads. Red Rust, by Corneli Cannon, is the story of Minnesota farmer who woi great hope, lol with one produce a species of wheal withstand the blighting rl Vivid descriptions of farm a tender love story make book that will be greatly by older boys and girls. Horse-lovers will reall ciate C. W. Anderson's Bl and Chestnut, which consi beautiful full page lithog famous horses with brief tions of each. England of before the war is described in This l by Mary Ellen Chase, a descriptive and humorous English character and country-side. Tales of the food, weat way travel, spring in Engl English sources of Ameri tation are particularly d ,,l,l... .l- Blackmore, answered Bu unnatural, refined voice. Did you say Virgini more? asked Mrs. Gale e Why, yes, why the excl returned Bud. I just got a letter fron ter in Boston, and she says cousin, Mary Blackmore, v to move into town with hr ter, Virginia. You proba remember her, but she wa Wheatville and was your 1 mate until her father sweepstake money and th- to Boston. It must be yow cousin that you took to th last night! VVhat'? 16 dollars! bah! shouted Bud as he out of the house. An hour later Bud w nudging Butch to awal Will your tent hold t' asked.

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Page 8 In the Girls, Locker Room i- By Pat Dolun -f---. Attention, freshmen! A special G. A. A. welcome party is sched- uled for Thu1'sday, March 13. The officers and board of control planned this social affair to help acquaint all newcomers with the Girls' Athletic association and its activities. So jot this date down on your calendars. Have fun, and better still-leave the pow wow feeling inspired and rarin' to earn a blue and silver athletic letter. No one will want to miss this merry ga- thering. While snooping around the girls' gym in search of news, this col- umnist observed much straining of muscles and vocal chords. An in- nocent bystander, when asked the cause of the expenditure of energy, replied that the regular class bas- ketball teams were being organ- ized. Gals Versus Eagles Well! if the giirls keep up the pace of their present enthusiasm, they'll soon be able to challenge the Taft Eagles to a double header. Swimmers who have been long- ing to earn their life saving em- blems may now affix their signa- tures to a document on the gym bulletin board. They will imme- diately be included in Mrs. Dorothy Winters's life saving class which meets every Tuesday the 10th and 11th periods. The G. A. A. membership cam- paign is well under way, and al- ready it appears that this year's membership will break all previous records. The drive positively closes March 15. Oh to Be a Cheerleader! Margie Crockatt and Ruth Sol- berg may have been seen executing queer antics around the school. No, it isn't a case for the little men in white jackets, for they're just learning to be cheer leaders. Miss Donna. McGuire is sponsor- ing special classes in stunts and acrobatics Wednesday the eighth and Thursday the ninth periods. For trapeze artists who like to swing on the rings and stuff like that, Mrs. Winters is also starting an apparatus group. The G. A. A. is planning a May- pole Dance, a treasure hunt, and a Weenie roast for its regular mem- bers later this spring. Posture Contested The girls' health classes are starting posture contests, which will be continued for the next few weeks. The girl with the most per- fect posture will be chosen from each health class, and from the class winners will be picked the school winner. Taft Tribune February 2 Sullivan Clips Eagles' Wings In the Boy Above left: A mix-up for a rebound in the game between Taft and Sullivan with Fred Parks, No. 9, and Hilly Dura, No. 6, in the middle of the scrap. Above right: Fred Parks, No .9, and the Sullivan center, No. 5, in a stratosphere fight for the rebound of Parks's shot. Above left: Jack Scanlon, No. 13, watches his shot from the cor- ner as the ball hangs on the rim before going in. A Sullivan player waits for a would-be rebound. Above right: Parker, No. 11, of the junior squad, comes in for a part in the scrap as does Monnich, No. 20, just before he steals the ball from Sullivan's No. 7. Taft Mermen Compete for Laurels The Taft swimming team's schedule for the spring season is as follows: March 3-Taft March 6-Taft March 10-Taft March 13fTaft March 24-Taft March 26--Taft April 7-Taft April 16-Taft April 18-Taft VGTSUS V9I'S11S VGTSUS VGFSLIS VSFSIIS VeI'Sl1S V6I'Sl1S V6l'Sl1S V8I'Sl1S Roosevelt at Roosevelt. Loyola at Loyola Senn at Taft Amundsen at Amundsen Sullivan at Taft Steinmetz at Steinmetz Lake View at Taft. Amundsen at Taft. Amundsen at Von Steuben. The city meet will convene at Roosevelt April 9, 10, 11. Tickets for all meets are 10 cents. Locker R .11 By John MZIHHUS The imminence of spril the return of birds, bees, baseball team. Coach Ha announces that the follo' will be back on the field Behm, Leonard Bosak, Dabbert Andrew Ducay Dura, Herbert Kowaleskl' liam Stephan. Several new pitchers ar the men who looked go4 practice are: Henry A Tom Carrol, Don Fillmol Fischer, Wright Peterso Wahlleber, and Jack I Newcomers to the squad ston Wahlstrom, Walter wic, and Robert Schaefe the football team. The baseball schedui April 14. The Taft team three games a week with tion that it draws a bi opening day and once 1: championship is to be pl 14. Ah Beauty! Breathless beauties cha: Harry S. Miller indicate leaders for the coming season are being selected three more girls are gc added to the present thre The new leaders must demonstrate a Taft chee tine and one of their ov Miller said today that possible for these girls nf a letter in only one ye: work an equivalent of ti a day. Swimmers Gaining S The senior swimming is stronger than at any in its history. The seniors lost only t graduation and received times that many member junior team whose mer have reached the 16-year before the finish of the s Frank Bostwick and Norlie, whom the seni like to incorporate, will standing mainstays of tl Norllie is not only the o sprinter on the junior holds top position in stroke and breast. Coach Harry Miller every one of the swimmf in different events to fii talent. It is hoped th: this plan, the absence of ber at a meet can be ox another man's substitut place. Leroy Milner, backst: Richard Fell, breaststi juniors who placed in th- last December, are nov ening the weakness in stroke and breast strok of the senior team.