Taft High School - Eagle Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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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.

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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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'OP O TH MARNIN TO Yl lhamrock Shag Erin G0 Mgnday Braghi IV. No. 3 Taft High School, Chicago, Illinois March 14, 19 .T ,ctor Johnson: iserve Art Week, ansmit Great City Chicago is observing Art . this month. Intelligent citi- who had visions of the great that Chicago was to become a plan for the future beauty r city. Most of you have heard e Chicago Beautiful plan. It xsponsible for many of our : parks, boulevards, and re- ion spots. Beauty in everyday -in our homes, in our schools, ir industries-is a result of ing what constitutes beauty iow to attain it. While you are hool you have an opportunity velop your taste and apprecia- and your creative skill so that too, may be a contributor to eauty of your city. 't Week in Chicago is an op- ne time for all of you to make promise that the Athenian i made to his city- to trans- this city greater, better and beautiful than it was t1'ans- d to us. ans' Donate Spectacles part of their philanthropic am the Lions' club of Jeffer- iark is providing glasses for students who need but cannot l them. Miraculously the fund side for this purpose exactly care of those who need s for better sight. A. N. Evans of the club con- l Mr. L. A. Hoefer, principal, e contribution. 5 comfort derived from the ' generosity are well revealed e remark of one beneficiary, er before have I been able to see, but watch my grades now! Shamrock Shenanigans By Dolores Schmall So sat me down, pen in hand, An editorial to write, But I found my brain was whirl: I could not see tl1e alight. in a Afterward, says I to me- I know what I will do! I'll write a poem on old St. Pat, And so my story grew. In the year four hundred forty, I believe it was A. D., St. Patrick left his native land And sailed across the sea. He aimed to do convertin'! If he got some lucky breaks, He vowed as sure as certain To drive out all their snakes. So when they reached the Emerald Isle He stepped out on the green. And Shamrocks! Shamrocks! Shamrocks! Were all that could be seen. Begorrah! said the sainted man As he spied the Shamrock mass. My mother always told me That snakes were in the grass! But if we must do convertin' The task will fall on meg 'Cause these Irishmen are heathens As you can plainly see. And so he stopped and plucked A shamrock from the ground And called for all the people Its glories to propound. So when St. Pat convinced 'em That this should be their state, Someone then proposed a. toast And they began to celebrate. They spread a mammoth banquet, Brought potatoes by the peck, Plus lots of corned beef and cab- bage: Those ex-heathens ate like heck. And then St. Pat resigned. He knew his work was done And seated self among the rest And settled down to fun. This poem has no moralg This ditty makes no sense. But if you get some laughs from it, I'll have my recompense. Ha.'Ha.f Ha.7Ha.7 .Hof Ho.' Ho., Ho! Pardon us! It's only the Taft Tribune staff laughing at their latest brain child, a super-colossal bag of jokes coming out April 1. This special April Fool edition is going to Le chuck full of laughs. It will reveal how to avoid the pit- falls of this day of days. Insure your own safety by ordering your copy early. 'The Trib really goes professional in this issue of issues. Take a gan- der at some of these features: a Lew Loyal story with teachers as the chief characters, In the Sleep of the News, Vo-ice from the Band- stand, Bedda Bopper's Bollywood, a Weekly Whizzer, Eastbrook Pegleg, Angelo Mooney, Household Hints, The Barber Pole, and countless ex- citing and side-splitting articles. And yet for all this added fun the p1'ice remains only five cents! Everybody's name falmostj will be in this issue. Look for yours! f xv., Lmw ffiigi. C, nivil A -1 fd NB' 1 9 E ' V 'Q ig 5 HI. A ,A X jr V' K 'f w .M V- 4' V11 Jil . Wt ' jiliiiiiil MCMA., ,y It .-1 Fil. - li, 3 r 1 ,,4 g , z , J 'TH' p,'f1fV,l' l 4 t 1 if M 1 , f ' 7 Zvi 1 ' , N ,a Jimi l , ,M . q 4, M 1 vi ' f . . it if g b And sure, claim Felicia and Felix, the cattiest of all cats in Cat- dom pictured here, this special April fool number will be the cat's miaow-but definitely. Five Score Design Senior Boys' Club, Choose Executives Not to be outdone by the seni girls, the males of the same groi organized a. club of similar natu last Friday the ninth period in ti auditorium when they held the first meeting, which 100 boys z tended. The club is under the sponsc ship of Mr. Arthur Mooney, admi istrative aide, and Mr. Addison P1 cell, chemistry teacher. The idea for the club was boi in the minds of Tom Orzada, Wa ren Erickson, 4A's, and Georg Wise, 4B, who Wanted to see tl senior boys get together and ha' a little fun. Schaefer Elected President The election held Friday ga' Bob Schaeffer the presidency, Jae Rasmussen, the vice-presidencg Tom Flynn, the secretaryshi1 George Wise, the treasureshipg al Paul Buckley, the position of se geant-at-arms. Other candidates for the varioi positions were Charleton Bar George Crist, Tom Flynn, Gler Jorian, Ernest Kowalski, .lol Labodzinski, Bob Mitchell, Warre Schneider, and Charles Trick. Unaimously the group decided have no dues. A rough outline fn the social activ-ities was mar which include an open air danc splash party-dance, and a hay rid Aim Is Social Tom Orzada conducted the mee ing as temporary chairman an stated the club's aims. The mai purpose of a senior boys' club is 1 stimulate the social life of the 4 boys. A varied and educational pr gram will be planned to make senior's last year a memorabf one.