Taft High School - Eagle Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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Page 20 Taft Tribune Margh 14, Challenge to merica In the past few months America. has opened its homes and hearts to some two or three thousand little English refugees. An enormous amount of publicity and general fanfare has lauded these children. Books and magazines have presented articles on the contrast between these English children and their American contemporaries. In these articles, most frequent mention is made of their speech. In this, there is a marked absence of slang and an extreme proficiency in the use of longer, more intelligent words. Is this a challenge to American students? United States has the best of educational systems of this or any other age. Certainly our English teachers are not responsible for this slanguage. It is stated in our Constitution that all United States citizens are to have freedom of speech. What poor adaptation we make of this privilege! Better Late Than Never Have you ever been late to one of your classes and dolefully heard your ex-favorite teacher pronounce your sentence of two encores just Lecause you didn't have a certain slip of paper with a few choice written words to excuse you? And it always happens on the very day you simply must hurry home to fix your hair for that special date, or perhaps the family bus needs polishing to impress the newest, top glamor girl on your list parade. Some wise old owl once said, It's better to be late than never to come at all And he wasn't hooting up the wrong tree. Has everyone forgotten this? However, we do not mean we're in favor of habitual tardiness, but pity the infrequent offender. Noi matter whose side you consider it from, tlmis reallylis the answer to the situation. If all tfe students who are one or two minutes late would cut the class, the teacher would have a poor attendance record. More- over, this poor student would be spending the greater percentage of his or her precious leisure time for the next week or so in a dark, dreary study hall. 4 0 Last Easter's bonnets were obviously influenced by Gone With the Wind, but this spring's headgear, borrowing fits designs from conscriptee boyfriends, is definitely 'tgone with the draft. 0 Speaking of hats, isn't it queer how we advance from babyhood and our three cornered wardrobe to high school age and our three cornered ba- bushkas? 0 And still on cranium ground here's a headline : use your head for something besides the object on which to tap wood. 0 The pen is mightier than the sword, but erasers make poor sub- stitutes for adhesive tape. 0 Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other. No wonder war is expensive. 0 A dictionary defines pie as an article of food usually baked. Some crust! 0 March 16 to 22 is observed throughout Chicago as Art week, but Taft fems, showing civic pnide and proving that every gal is an artist, change their paint jobs every study period. 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, heady 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, Irene Wiedow. Photographer: Kenneth Manchee. Editorial adviser: Mrs. Evelyn Perry. Business adviser: Mr. Paul W. Blgler. Taft Connoisseurs Cherish Brunettes in Recent Quiz Poll By June Pemble From the answers to today's in- quiring reporter question, Would you prefer to date a blonde, bru- nette, or redhead? it may be de- duced that either there are no gentlemen at Taft or gentlemen do not prefer blondes. Your reporter, loyal to Taft and a blonde, hopes neither is true. Richard Krause, 1A, declared redheads are for himg they have more fire. Robert Kolpek, IA, prefers blondes because they lead a long chase. John Lobodzinski, 4A, likes them allg he doesn't date for the hair, but for what's under it. James Jakobsen, 1B, is partial to b1'unettes for the simple reason that his girl is brunette. Jack Firth, 4A, sticks to the old adage that gentlemen prefer blondes. , Tsk, Tsk, Elmer! Elmer Nelson, 1B, finds bru- nettes have pretty brown eyesg his vote land eyesb are cast in their direction. ' Raymond Willie, lA, directs his attention towards blondes because he can outrun them. Bernard Otolski, 2A, likes girls, girls, and more girlsg since there are more brunettes in his estima- tion, that's where his interests lie. Dan Schneider, IB, will stick to redheads because they are usually better lookingg anyway Joy Bea- verduck of Smilin' Jack is. Betram Anderson, IB, will take brunettes any day because he thinks redheads are cross and touchy. Buster Russell, 1B, thinks bru- nettes make good drummers. Ralph Gendiellee, IB, likes blondes because they usually come good-looking. A Sight for Sore Eyes! Richard Rick, IA, likes blondish redheads because the color soothes his sensitive eyes. Gerhard Figge, 1B, thinks blondes are more pleasant. Richard Mihalek, 1B, states his preference for brunettes because his sister is brunette. Oliver Todd, 2A, is compelled to say brunettes because his brunette. Robert Ginger, 2A, shows a little girl is purtiality to blondes, but stated, They all look the same in the dark. Jim Kiinn. 2A, replied in answer to today's question, Brunettes have more class. Jimmy Kall, 4A, Bill Anders, 3A, and Edward Lewandowski, 2A, all believe that blondes are more at- tractive-Jimmy because he him- self is a blond. l Out ofMyHe By Jean Bostwick When Irish eyes begin ti and Irish hearts begin to when banshees flit before 2 ing March wind and all go of Erin put on their best n for the little men , sure ai ye know St. Patrick's Day around the corner. The legend goes back mai dred a year ago, when E pulled a better snake charm than Ringling Brothers wi see. He spoke a few magic and the snakes vacated Kilf lakes and hills, and furtl they've never come back. The Irish have contrib wealth of material to the folkl.re with their tales rechauns and hanshees, not tion Irish potatoes Cbetter as niurphys D, Irish tenor stews, and of course the ve bol of St. Patrick's Day, th rock. Banshees Haunt Facv When the members of t' faculty don the green -in h St. Patrick, no truer son will be found than Mr. Mooney, administrative aic will spend the day evading ' shees. Usually everyone is : ing to stay out of Mr. lN clutches, but confidentiallg like to see one banshee hos his chimney with an encore Mrs. Esther 0'Connell ai Catherine Dempsey, workii unit, declare that St. Patric is their favorite holiday earnestly believe that tht come to visit all very goo men. Miss Catherine Kelly re with a sly wink and a bro. grin, Faith now, and wha suppose I'd be thinkin' of rick's Day? Sure and I ought to be a national holix St. Pat Feted For A l Miss lvl:-ury Keech views ject in the same light as Mi but elaborated a little by that her father's birthd March 17. Miss Grace McCue likes ties and social gatherings Patrick's Day always brin, added. Do you know I ne' ized there were so many there seem to be wear green on St. Patrick's Da lVlrs. Vera McConville l holiday because it's a great the Irish. Now all you Irish lads an' Don't forget to don the gre And for the little leprechz Don't forget a dish of creai The little men'll be a prow All the fai1'ies'll be about And a banshee will get yo lf you don't watch out.

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Ah 14, 1941 visions Select :an- p Work Drive Booms he addition of the clause, make Taft heaven, to the age, Cleanliness is next to ess, the attitude taken by udents and faculty, as they forth in their annual cam- against dirt, can be fully de- l. 1 division is cooperating with ean-up committee, and their 1ed efforts should make this ' the most productive of all igns. :heir last meeting the com- appointed Ernest Kowalski toward Behm to present to Foster, director of the natio- aan-up campaign, the results fight against dirt at Taft. s the aim of the national ttee to publish a book which all tl1e story of the current ign and contribution of Chi- schools to community im- lent. Projects by Division e of the division representa- .nd their projects are: Nancy n, 305 a. m.-sketches of gar- 'or back yards. Shirlee Jas- l0 a. m.-window boxes, pro- ? home and gardens, Wayne 301 a. ln.-clean-up of divi- oom, gym, and halls John 1, 307 a. m.-clean lockers, s, menu cards. Stanley Lo- 16 a. m.-scrapbook garden- :lean lockers, repair work. IcGovern, 117 p. m.-posters lides for lunchroom. James 201 p. m.-better gardens, inspection, division chart. Jiehaus, 110 a. m.-mural. Warner, 221 a. m.--improve- if underpass and paths lead- it. Dorothy Wieklinski, 217 -clean lockers, division pos- ssays, poems. lisplay on the bulletin board zhart showing the progress ivision 'is making in its pro- Lmrock Shag' Scheduled Monday s for the Shamrock Shag to d Monday in the boys' gym been completely formulated. ing of the dance was a prob- lce there is no clean-up fund lever. ever, the members of the ttee solved this complication ating a small sum of money After the net proceeds of the have been ascertained, their will be refunded. Tophatters will play their performance of the semes- 'heir repertoire will include iitties as Hand Full of and Pompton Turnpike. Taft Tribune Pagg Salaals, ,Wiches Popular Among Lunch Patrons Salads and sandwiches, sand- wiches and salads! That combina- tion would become monotonous were it not for the vivid imagina- tions of the two women who make them in the Taft lunchroom: Mrs. Ida Reading, the salads, and Mrs. Louise Hebel, the sandwiches. Mrs. Reading was a housewife before going to Kelvyn Park 13 years ago. She worked there as a salad helper and then as salad girl for eight years. Next came three years at Wright college and then, when Taft opened, it counted her among the first of its lunchroom force. The salads sell faster than Mrs. Reading can make them, the three most popular being potato salad, fruit salad, and toss up salad. Mrs. Louise Hebel, who also works at the steam table, is re- sponsible for the scrumptious sand- wiches eaten with the salads. Taft is the first school in which she has worked and she thinks it's wonder- ful. But she still wishes the kids would eat more things that are good for them. She received her nickname Ma because she often adv-ises the kids what to eat. She is interested in the welfare of all Taftites and believes that the wholesome food served in the lunch room certainly ought to do the trick. Mrs. Hebel prepares 120 to 140 sandwiches a day, making a tray of 20 :in 10 minutes. We try to have a variety, says Mrs. Hebel, so we make about three or four kinds a day. Ham salad is the most popular, but now we have a new kind, egg salad and ham salad combined. Chief Clu hwomen Left to right: Eleanor Vana, pfresidentg Amelia Tyndorf, secre- taryg Henrietta Kritikson, vice president, and Elaine Anderson, treasurer, as they appeared taking their offices in the senior girls' club at the St. Patrick's Day Party held last Wednesday at the Norwood Park fieldhouse. Senzbr Girls Hold Shamrock Social A Saint Patrick's Day theme was carried out in the games and re- freshments' at last Wednesday's meeting of the Senior Girls' club. Shir Lee Turner provided the girls with a hilarious afternoon playing such games as Kissing the while Rita Win- Blarney Stone kates, 4A, gave a talk on the origin of St. Patrick's Day. Future plans for the club's meet- ings and special events 'include a Mother and Daughter tea, a pic- nic, and a domestic science dem- onstration. Several speakers will be featured on future programs. Crew of Eight Mimeographs Reams In the midst of the clicking hum of typewriters in room 203, a staff of 4A girls: Dorthea Daniels, Lor- raine Duback, LaVerne Gutzman, Kathrene Novak, Marion Opfer, Margaret Peterson, Phyllis Pokor- ny, and Irene Wiedow may be found during the second, fourth, and ninth periods working indus- t1'iously with the mimeograph ina- chine. The mimeograph department, a part of the commercial department, is under the direction of Mrs. Rose Hershenhouse, who had hoped that the Secretarial club would be able to handle the mimeographing. . Because it was impossible, how- ever, to arrange for the use of room 203 for any period during the day for this purpose, the work is done by the most advanced pupils in Mrs. Hershenhouse's transcrip- tion classes. These girls receive service points or belong to the N. Y. A. This is a very valuable experi- ence because in a great many busi- ness offices :it is important to know how to handle the mimeograph ma- chine, which is one of the most ef- ficient and rapid means of dupli- cating copy. The work comes from practically all the departments in the school and includes outlines, guide sheetf, and examinations. The mimeographic 'crew' at- tempts to give prompt and efficient service Creative Art Studes To Exhibit Projects In Arts Convention Bracelets of colored wooden beads, statuettes, and babushkas, which are being made by art stu- dents of Miss Alice Brady, Miss Sally Unseth, and Mrs. Ida Goldfein, are to be exhibited at the Western Arts association convention at the Stevens hotel March 19 to 21. All Chicago high schools contri- bute art projects to this exhibition and everyone is welcome to view the work of young Chicago art stu- dents. One theme of the convention will be Latin America. A luncheon will be served in Pan-American style. During convention week art teachers from out of town will visit the various high schools of the city where art classes are having spe- cial displays in the Latin-American trend, with posters of Mexican and South American senores and senor- itas covering the walls. Other highlights of the program will be various tours, a ship's party and a banquet, Fiesta Pan Ameri- cana, with entertainment. Talks on design training, flower arrangements, and twentieth cen- tury trends in furniture and fur- nishings will also be given. Last year's projects were ex- hibited on a tour through Cuba and Panama by Miss Elizabeth Wells Robertson, Chicago art supervisor. A similar tour is being planned this year to show Cuban and Pan- ama high school students what stu- dents of the United States accom- plish in their art classes.

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fn 't Look Now Dog House: ise of the unforeseen out- f the Wash Bowl game and neworn custom of betting, :hur Mooney, faculty, stands collect many varied and e bets. vanquished betters are Bob er, Dick Oberg, Tom Wright, e Wahlstrom, Bob Holiday, nd Leroy Moore, 2A. variety of payments include cream sandwiches, two yet paid. Needless to say, Mr. ' did not eat them ally he sd himself to many little with his gifts. Eleanor Mueller, faculty, sists the teachers had the fixed. 1 Bobby Dale, 3A, was asked ad happened to his library e replied, I used to have t I expired. :ht Likers: ' ld Leutz, 4A, complains of :eeing his name in the Taft Well, here it is Don. Cunningham, February, '41 Le, recently started an un- te day at the Irving Park th the intention of compet- a swimming meet, which er won by a forfeit. Still 5 exercise, he practiced rid- horse and somehow tore its. Not caring about this t he ventured into a boxing ind received a cut lip. Tom im the gym apparatus and .ed his unfortunate day by g his arm. He is now re- ing. bw: someone please give Charle- td, 4A, a soap box and the us G'El.l'lTlllffS so that he can in peace. Padgitt, 4A, swears by his eceipe: Three cups of sugar, of milk, 2 lumps of chocolate, I of Karo Syrup, a dash of little vanilla, and a lot of sms as though the boys at 'e practicing for when the I the Isle of M-ists get them. haefer, 4A, passes his time tea biscuits, while Leon- ver, 213, carries a girl's dress with him. What next? ning Around: Winton, 4A, almost escaped ie lunchroom with a fork, friends turned on him and forced to admit his guilt. receiving a few encores for ite to class, Daniel Schnei- was heard saying, I must -I might be late for my en- it rouge or was it his color that covered Paul face when he fell up the h 14, 1941 Taft Tribune Page 21 FaCU1tY in Hof SPN The Bo of the Month As Stucles Advocate 'Information Please' Calling All Brain-Trustees I would like to suggest for an assembly progrm, a quiz program in which a group of Taft teachers would be questioned as experts The questions, relating to any sub- ject taught in school or to current events, could be submitted by the students. These questions would first be considered by a committee before being used in the quiz. Any question which beat the experts might win for its sender a free copy of the Taft Tribune or some other activity ticket. Eileen Anderson, 4A Slowing Down: Why not have an A.B.C. fAlways Be Carefull club at Taft? All stu- dents, especially those who drive cars could be el-igible. Membership cards or windshield stickers could be given out. I feel this plan would help promote safe, sane driving. Polly Garten, 3A In Defense of Swing The older generation often crit- icizes our rather uncivilized ver- sion of the popular pastime known as ballroom dancing . This is a situation which is easier spoken of than remedied. How can we do otherwise with such inspirational melodies as Stomping Room Only , and Jumpin' Jive to lead us on? Can you picture yourself demur- ely minueting to such soleid sending as this? If you have ever observed a group of oldsters really getting in the groove at a barn dance, We ain't got nothin' on them. Our conduct is merely keeping up with the trend of music. Dance-Minded stairs with his arms full of books in front of a flock of girls? Irene Vettes, 4A, thinks a simple expression for seething mass of humanity is Tarzan. Betty Ann MacMillan as the pri- vate secretary of Senator Wheeler, alias Jack Sampson, dedicated a musical telegram to Senator Lucas, alias Amelia Tyndorf, in Mr. Os- bon's fifth period civics class Inst Friday. Here and There: What's so different from Here and There? They ask me, you ask me, indeed I care. Everything's different, do you want to know? Here we have rain: There we had snow. Here I rlide busses, do you think that's fun? There I rode bronks, and could they run! Here at Taft I learn: can I reach my star? Yes, with daily homework, the goal's not far. Evelyn Justinen, 2A. Principal L. A. Hoefer and Ye Olde Saint Patrick join forces in naming Stanley Lo- gan, 3A, the Boy of the Month for March. All Taftites are well ac- quainted with Stanley, whose outstanding drumming has placed him in the first divi- sion of the National contest in which, in Stanley's words, People are rated outright, but are grouped into what- ever division they might 'drum' their way into. This contest is held in a different city each year, and last May Stanley traveled to Battle Creek, Mich-igan, to compete with about 60 others. According to Mr. John Ra- pier, director of the orches- tra, at this competition last spring Stanley received the highest musical honors ac- corded a student in this country. Stanley Logan For the last two years Stanley has been applying some of his musical knowledge to playing the piano, but claims nothing can surpass drumming. Mr. Rapier asserts, Stanley is a splendidly balanced lad and has artistic ability without the personality flaws that usually accompany it. Being a junior assistant scout master, he spent some time at a scout camp last summer in Michigan to help keep the troop in order. Interested in photography as well as drumming, Stanley produced unique pictures for the hobby show sponsored by the Honor society last SBII1eSt6I'. He found the inspiring scenes of Yellowstone Park, which he visited last summer with his parents, great material for his steadily-increasing photography scrapbook. Stanley has a small laboratory at home where he unravels the myste- ries of chemistry for his own satisfaction, for he expects to go into chemical research at the University of Illinois upon gr-aduatifn. Tribune Presents M rs. Lascher Between keeping the study halls in order and setting her English cla.sses in the pursuit of knowledge, Mrs. Chrissie Lascher, Taft's teacher of the month, is continually kept on her toes. Mrs. Lascher, a graduate of Carroll college, has always taught English with a bit of orchestra, band, and glee club coaching tossed in on the side. She claims her hobbies are purely Scotch: proper diction, automobile license numbers, and people. One of her favorite pastimes is following strangers through large stores. It always amuses me, she said, to see just what other people are interested in. Her one serious hobby is her home. The Laschers have recently purchased a new house, and, with the help of Miss Irma Grosser, biology teacher, Mrs. Lascher expects to perfect ' a garden in her back yard this spring. When queried as to her pet peeves, Mrs. Lascher laughed and replied, 'Tm in a dandy mood today and so have no particular pet peevef' How- ever, she continued, the use of the word 'swell' and the chewing of gum are two things which always annoy me. Mrs. Lascher is constantly surprising her classes with excerpts from her 1ife's history. Ever since I was a tiny girl I wanted to be a teacher, she revealed, with the exception of one romantic notion I had during the World War of becoming a Red Cross nurse. I soon changed my mind, however, when I pictured myself looking at the moon through an armful of bandages. Because of innumerable trips she mustumake to the study halls, Mrs. Lascher said her prize 'possession is now her strong legs.-