Taft High School - Eagle Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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1 14, 1941 Taft Tribune y T alee M atb? thematician Is 2 0 Position ly Shirley Wheldon s once said, A person who in mathematics at college is rithout a job. Now if you in-ing to study math at col- u can understand what an ge a foundation of high nath can be, although it is er a required subject. unskilled jobs do not re- iathematics, but those pay Nest wages. The skilled such as mechanics tool and carpentry, all require d accuracy in math. is used in all types of en- g such as mechanical, civil ingj, electrical, agricultu- io, and chemical. that sail the sea, stop and s controlling traffic, planes ' the air, bells regulating as periods at Taft, tunnels under the earth -- all are by mathematics. zthematical Warfare rmy and navy use math in up guns and in firing them. dier who has learned the :ntals of mathematics is head of the one who has this training. ommercial courses such as ping and .accounting are nmensely by the study of Jomemaker makes use of , marketing, as in compar- .t quantity of food to buy, J -in making and using a ve Supreme Motives 1eral, the best reasons for I mathematics may be list- llows: e math student learns to ogicallyg he discovers tech- ior and attains confidence king problems and think- 1 through to a logical con- prepares for a vocation: areers depend largely on Ltics. is prepared for college en- math is universally re- or college entrance fwith ption of the Chicago junior understands better and ap- our environment: to idying geometry a bridge merely something to cross ometric masterpiece. not only has fun taking md geometry, but also he feeling of accomplishment working out problems to ish. 2 student seeking motives Ying math, Mr. Arthur C. administrative aide and teacher, presents this What Qualities of Character Do You Consider Necessary in the Ideal Taftite Write your answer plainly on one side of the paper in not more than 200 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 Cto athletic games, dances, movies, and entertainmentsl: 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 18 issue. Hand in your manuscript to your English teacher, who will forward it to the Tribune office, no later than Friday, March 28. 1 40 February Grads Attend Schoolsg 61 Secure Employment Accord-ing to statistics taken one month after graduation concerning the status of the 144 February grad- uates from Taft, 40 are attending school, 61 are working, and nine are either leaving town or are not interested in working. The remain- ing have not yet been contacted. Among boys in the graduating class 33 percent are attending school and 53 percent are working. Twenty-five percent of the girls are attending school and 37 percent are working. The fact that jobs have been more plentiful for boys than girls accounts for the large number of girls whose status is not known. The schools assuming most of the graduates are Wright Junior college, Armour institute, Maine Township, Northwestern, Lake For- est, Moser, Bryant and Stratton, and Washburne tpost graduatesb. Most of the graduates now em- ployed found jobs with banks, tele- phone, insurance, and mail order companies. Of the 61 who are working, 24 obtained their jobs through the Taft placement service under the direction of Mrs. Mary Farrell. Most of the remainder secured the jobs through their own efforts or those of their families and friends. Yesterday Mrs. Farrell had the unique experience of having to turn back one job because she had no jobless boy to place. Wednesday she addressed a group of women in Park Ridge, explain- ing the operation of the placement service at Taft. Mathematics is a study of ever- lasting values in which he who pursues the study becomes more conscious of the omnipotent power who has created such a perfect mathematical universe, and it forces one to realize the power of man, for he is the only living crea- ture who can even feebly penetrate this great mathematical puzzle. Screwballs, Sure Strikes, Alley Rats, Gordonettes Bowll The boys' bowling teams are closely Ubunched up for first place. The Screwballs and the Sure Strikes are tied with 24 games won and 23 lost. The Ten Pins won 22 and lost 25 for third place. The Appleheads took fourth place win- ning 21 and losing 25, while the Ramblers seized fifth place with 20 won and 27 lost, The tournament has been so spir- itedly fought that only four games separate first place from fifth place. Last week two boys bowled over 500 in a series. They are War- ren Nordby with 517, and Alan Hoff with 507. Bill Leighton Scores 215 Three also made high -individual games over 200: Bill Leighton, 215g Ken Van Voorhees, 2103 Tom Reinhold, 213. There are two more weeks to play before the two win- ning teams will begin playing teams from other schools. In the girls' Wednesday bowling league the Alley Rats are still in front having won 26 and lost 21 games, and the Blitzkriegers are second with 22 games won and 25 lost. The Pin Dodgers are now third with 21 games won and 26 lost. Norma Tess High Individually With 446 Norma Tess is highest in in- dividual three games, with her score of 446. Mary Ann Jakobson holds second place with 407. Norma is also high in single games with 191, Dorothy Milicevich taking second place with 177. The Gordonettes are now ahead in the girls Thursday league with 27 games won and 20 lost. The Gutter Gals trail a close second with 23 games won and 24 lost, wh-ile the Rolling Four are third, having won 21 and lost 26 games. First place in high single games is held by Lois Clineman with 205 and second by June Lowry with 153 Page 23 ill Bessemer Receives Award For 'Character' I Bill Bessemer, journalism 1 stu- dent, will receive the first prize, one dollar in activity tickets, for his answer to the question, Who is the most unforgettable character you have ever met? published in the February 14 issue. The judges, Miss Janice Fink and Mrs. Adelaide Holterhoff, have awarded the second prize, 50 cents in activity tickets, to Janeva Weichman, English 3 student of Miss Martha Hinkel, and the third prize to Pauline Tharaldsen, Eng- lish 4 student of Miss Mabel Ber- quist. Bil1's answer appears below: The Most Unforgettable Char- acter I Have Ever Met It was my first day in high school. When the office clerk hand- ed me my program card, the first thing I saw was Period 1-Gene- ral Science-Marion A. Hogate. Marion, I thought. I wanted a male teacher for science. She's probably some old crow with no sense of humor. I was, as most freshmen are, un- familiar with the school and was late for that first period. As I ap- proached the room, I fumbled for an excuse. Imagine my surprise when I found Marion A. Hogate, UAH for Alphonseh a big, husky, jolly, young man. I stammered for an excuse, but he was so busy he didn't even notice me. Here was a character. He dis- cussed world affairs, sports, autos, and his home town, Peoria. He made learning a pleasure by treat- ing us as his equals. In school he conducted classes in general science. Out of school he taught me plenty. This man real- ly let his hair down. A big over- grown boy, he drove a '35 V-8 con- vertible, helped the fellows tinker with their jallopies, and best of all, took us fishing. Yes, hard to believe, but he did! In the summer he was a life guard at the local swimming pool. One Sunday afternoon I climbed into a well to make some minor repairs on an electric pump. The well was filled with deadly black damp and methane gas, and I was overcome. When I was finally pulled out, 240 pounds of Mr. Ho- gate worked on me for 45 minutes, applying artificial respiration. I was almost given up for dead, but Mr. Hogate continued work even after the undertaker had ar- rived. To this man I owe my life and some of the best times I have ever had. He educated me not only in general science, but in practical knowledge. He was the most truly alive and intense character I have ever known.

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Page 22 Is l3 Unluck ? ot To These Busy Managers Not under 40 members for the Trib's last issue are: Marion Pittatsis, 3A, 108 a. m., Seyllerg Jean Siegler, 3B, 110 a. m., Hansen: Bill Bolek, 4A, 203 a. m., Hershenhouseg Betty Ann Mac- Millan, 4A, 206 a. m., L. Perry, Olive Horst, 3A, 211 a. m., Kiley: Eleanor Vana, 4A, 214 a. m., Carle- tong Lois Swanson, 3A, 217 a. m., Lewis: Gertrude Billings, 3B, 306 a. m., Finkg Ruth Richmond, 2A, 308 a. m., McConvilleg Millicent Sa- dlier, 3A, 316 a. m., Grosserg Ruth Wahlberg, 4B, 321 a. m., Halver- son, Anna Mae MacDonald, 2B, 301 p. m., Linog Marilyn Eilinger, 1B, 307 a. rn., Kelly. Mr. Fogli, Engineer, Asks That 'Studes' Help Save Lawns Dear Students: With spring just around the cor- ner, the faculty, engineering staff, and W. P. A. would appreciate the cooperation of the student body in helping to grow grass in order that Taft be a show place. Students can help by refraining from walking across the lawns and trampling on the soft ground. We would like all students to work as a unit for Taft's summer lawn. Thomas Foglfi, Twenty-Two Taftites Enter Essay Contest Entered in American Legion Auxiliary 541's essay contest on national defense, Selective Service -It's Effect on Youth, are the following juniors and seniors: Stanley Logan, Frank Diedrich. Walter Borg, Bruce McDowell, Nan- cy Grey, Lois Johnson, Stephen Kruty, Sylvia Edman, William Stephen, Marie Kriesler, Sophie Ann Bucher, Virginia Buckley, Henrietta Kritikson, Marian Neu- mayer, Louise Erickson, Eleanor Redden, Patricia Ellerman, Bar- bara Alitis, Eleanor Kralik, Char- lene Matousek, Charlotte Anderson, Fred Parks. COMING l - FREE I Deanna Durbin and Adolphe Meniou 100 Men and A Girl March l9 Periods 2 G 3. 9 6 10 I Visual Education membership card will Taft Tribune Afternoon Stor Hard Times ll- By Charlotte Smith Chapter I. Henry! Put down that paper and drink your orange juice. Remem- ber, you have a train to make, said Mrs. Sargent. Humph, what-what did you say? Juice? Ah, yes, was the reply Henry, what is the matter? Why, you're as grumpy as a bear this morning. Mrs. Sargent gave her husband a sweet but question- ing smile. It was unusual for Henry to be so-well, so gruff, and then nose in the paper. She bury his knew full well he wasn't reading it. He answered now, Nothing, Mary, nothing at all. There was a slight pause. Yes, Mary, yes, there is something wrong and I be- lieve you and the children should know about it. What is lit, Dad? I'll be glad to help, replied Bill. Bill was the youngest of the two Sargent chil- dren and was always eager to help someone in trouble. Well, Bill, I think you can all help if you will. We'll have to cut down our expenses, but first let me explain. A few weeks ago I went into a deal with J. P. Rogers. You don't know him, and I didn't either. That's how I got stungg I mean th2t's why I lost so much money. Oh, Henry, dear, how much did you lose? asked Mrs. Sargent ex- citedly. The cheerful breakfast room suddenly blackened at the thought of impending disaster. The amount isn't important, but the fact that it was enough to make us have to give up many things we've been used to having is im- portant. You see, I must pay back the debt I have incurred. You all think it over and in the meantime, I've got to get down to my office or we won't have any money at all. He rose from the table and he and Mrs. Sargent walked out of the room. Now, Henry, you mustn't worry. We'll make out all right. B-ill, I'm going to get a job. This was the spoken. She thought until left the room. You work? Bill laughed. Then seriously, For gosh sakes, Carol, if you want to help, please think of something sensible, something that will really be a help. She ignored him, of course, because little brothers were so stupid. Well, Bill, I'm going to do some- thing, I know that. I'll tell you what you can do. You can stay home here and help mother 'cause we're gonna have to get rid of Martha, answered Bill. Get rid of Martha! Oh, Bill, no! That'll be awful. Mother can cook, but not like Martha, and I don't first time Carol had had been deep in the time her father know anything about cleaning. Carol had become panicky. She thought of having to give up Mar- tha--Martha who had always been with them ever since she could re- member. Why the idea of doing without her was unthinkable. Yep, but you can learn, sug- gested Bill with a shrug. Well, here's where I get back at him, thought Carol. Then aloud, Well, you'll have to learn to walk, too, so there! Hum? What'a ya' mean? he questioned. We'l1 have to give up the car, too. And with this she stuck her nose in the air alld sauntered out of the room. Realization finally crept up on Bill. He turned toward the door through which his sister had just disappeared. Hey! Gosh! Gee! But I need the car. What'll Kay say when we have to walk Saturl day? Oh gosh! He flopped into a chair with a painful look on his face. He glanced at his watch. Had to be at school soon. Slowly, he rose from his chair and, with drooping head and shoulders, slumped out of the breakfast room. As Carol reached the top stairs, she saw her mother of the sitting at the desk in her room busily figuring with pencil and paper. Mom , she said softly, What are you doing? Oh, Carol, her mother said, look- ing up. Come in, dear, I want to talk to you. I've been figuring just how we can cut down. First we'll have to let Martha go. I hate to do it, but we must. You and I will have to give up those new spring outfits, and your brother will have to do without the car, and his allowance will have to be cut, and . Whoa! Don't you think you've cut down enough?' said Carol, won- dering if her mother wasn't enjoy- ing this cutting of expenses a little more than was necessary. Yes, laughed Mrs. Sargent, perhaps I have. But, well, I think if we all cooperate, it will work out nicely. I hate to let Martha go, but Mrs. White will be glad to have her. She always liked Martha's work. With this, Mrs. Sargent left the room and found her way down- stairs. She was actually enjoying this. She was surprised at herself. Why should she enjoy giving up things she had never done without? Perhaps the idea of having to do without things opened up a new and exciting chapter in her life. Yes, that was it. She stopped suddenly at the door to the kitchen. This was the only part she didn't like, having to let Martha go. Ah, well, it had to be March 14, A viation, mg Books of Inter To Male Elen By Louise Soper Of special interest to boys be Our Airmen by Crul Newton, which tells the s aviation from the point of the men who fly the ships. information about the mode of airplanes and many int accounts of famous flights cluded. A fast moving adventui by a deep-sea diver wh- photographer for the mot ture companies is Dange1 Business. John D. Craig, had as many thrilling exp under-sea as Frank Buck in the jungle, tells many ing tales of his work and der sea. Students who cal Schurz may remember heard him lecture there. Mention' of the jungle b mind two new books, I Africa, the adventures of man who was there, Allen and Adventures in the Jungles by Carl Akely, a. mous explorer and scientis Housemaster by John l of the complications whic when three pretty your come to visit a relative beadmaster of an English , done. She pushed open 1 and stepped into the kitch Bill walked slowly to scl morning. The idea of h take Kay to the dance on was awful. ,G0sh, what W4 think? Well, what did he c Kay thought? She was t to expect too much from ' anyway. Yeah, he said he kicked a tin can, I'm her, that's what. He beg tling. Maybe doing withou wasn't so bad after all. H Kay a lesson. He was so Dad had lost that money. Carol sat on the bed lc the papers her mother l figuring on. She would have had that new outfit. would have liked it on her, he liked her old green d He said -it looked swell blond hair. She stood up over to the dresser, and ca miring glance at hersell glass. She didn't need a 11 to look nice. Wayne sai+ ways looked swell and b- she really needed a dre: make it herself. She SII the mirror and went dow QTo be continued Next issue: Martha giv expected reply when Mrs breaks the news while I Kay to the dance.

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Page 424 In the Boys, Locker Room --- By Jack Sampson -- The Taft senior basketball team won their last league game of the season and one of their most per- fectly executed contests when they beat Schurz 38 to 25. The Schurz team not only enjoyed an advantage in height, but also one in experience and numbers. The Eagles held the lead through- out the game. Only once or twice did the Bull dogs manage temporarily to shake off the collar of pressure applied by Taft. Eagles Take Lead Early The Eagles flew away to an ear- ly lead of 12 to 2 in the first quar- ter. Jack Scanlon missed his big chance of topping the Taft scoring mark of 18 points, which was established last year, when he missed three free shots and had to be contented with tying the record, a feat which he has already ac- complished once before. The juniors lost their end of the bill to a very strong Schurz junior team. The seniors finished with a small but impressive list of vic- tories. They were in a tight game with Von Steuben and an upset over Roosevelt as well as the upset over Schurz. The juniors did not fare so well because of losses in their member- ship. It can be remembered that along with the graduation of Royal Peterson, the juniors also lost Jack Scanlon and Bob Frankenburg to the seniors. Following are the season totals for the juniors and seniors. Seniors Scanlon: 3, 12, 14, 6, 18, 18-71. Corcoran: 2, 4, 11, 5, 8, 2, 3, 6, 4--45. Frankenberg: 1, 5, 1, 2, 3, 1-13. Hood: 5-5. Larson: 4, 3-7. Parks: 1, 8, 6, 4, 6, 3, 8-36. Macosky: 4, 1, 4, 5, 7, 5, 2, 1, 10- 39. Soderholm: 6-6. Lobboz 1, 2-3. Holiday: 1, 3-4. Paulishz 2, 3-5. Dura: 3, 8, 4, 8, 7, 3, 4, 5-42. Latowski: 2-2. Juniors Parker: 11, 1, 5, 5, 2, 5, 4, 5, 3-41. Smith: 3, 1, 10-14. Monmich: 3, 3, 6, 1, 3, 3, 4, 2, 6-21. Bujewski: 1, 3, 5, 2, 1, 2, 7-21. Craig: 8, 3, 10, 5 ,4, 6, 12, 3, 4, 9- 64. Groll: 4, 5, 2, 1, 1-13. Quinn: 1, 1, 1-3. Peterson: 7, 2, 11, 3, 5-28. Whittier: 2-2. Basak: 1-1. Taft Tribune Senior Tankers Win Three Meets The Taft senior swimming team started its season off with a pro- verbial bang Monday and sank the Senn senior tankers in a splash of glory. The Taft team, stronger than it has ever been :in its history, found no great difficulty in sub- merging the Senn swimmers. Taft took first places in all events, the final score being 41 to 23 in favor of Taft. In the 40-yard swim, Alan Samp- son took first place with a winning time of 20.6 seconds. Earl Melligin, a newcomer to the Taft lineup, took second with 22.2 seconds. Following su-it, Richard Fell took first honors in the 100-yard breast- a time of 1:24.4. Ger- stroke with ard Weber came in third. Milner Wins Backstroke In the 100-yard back, Leroy Mil- ner captured first place with a time of 1:15.0 for that event. Swimming the 200-yard free, Walter Lahey -coasted easily to victory in 2:36.2 minutes. The 100-yard free style was taken by Jack Sampson with a time of 1:1 with John Peterson coming in a close third. Diving was not a scheduled part of the meet. Exhibitions, however, were given by Don Clark and Paul Pederson of the junior division and a very excellent diver from Senn. When the medley had been swum, Taft again came out victori- ous with Milner, Fell, and A. Samp- son swimming backstroke, breast- stroke and crawl respectively. Relayers Score Final Points The four-man 160-yard relay composed of Bob Kofoed, George Hopper, Earl Melligan, and John Peterson humbled the Senn tankers as a final end to the first home meet of the season. The juniors did not fare so well. They lost by a score of 34 to 23 in favor of the Senn juniors. Richard Norlie took first place in the 40- yard crawl with a time of 21.3 and another first, as is his custom, in the 40-yard back. The time was 26.5 seconds. Frank Bostwick lost a close race in the 100-yard free, soming in sec- ond. In the 40-yard breast, Paul Pederson came in second. The medley was slightly defeated by the Senn tankers. Taft's entry consisted of Compier, P. Pederson and Clark. The four-man relay was also lost, Bostwick, Read, Schalk, and Flannigan swimming. The Taft swimming team, in ac- cordance with its victory march, defeated the Loyola tankers to the tune of 39 to 30 in the Loyola pool last Thursday. Overcome Pool Handicap Despite swimming under the ad- verse conditions of a strange pool and different rulings, Taft came through with all its usual honors. The Taft junior and senior teams were combined to conform with the Loyola lineup. This gave Taft a very evenly balanced team. Loyola, however, did excel in diving, in which the Eagles were not pre- pared. Taft took first in every event except the 4-man relay and the 100- the yard crawl. In many cases Eagles took both first, second, and third places in the same event. The meet gave the Taft boys a chance to win in a 50-yard pool before the coming city meet in a pool of that length. Taft Submerges Roosevelt Taft avenged itself of the defeat suffered last season at the hands of the Roosevelt tankers by out- swimming a strong Roosevelt team. The senior lineup for the Roose- velt meet was as follows: 50-yard crawl, Alan Sampson, William Lin- genfelder: 100-yard back, Milner: 100-yard breast, Fell, Weber: 100- yard crawl, Jack Sampson, John Peterson: 200-yard free, Lahey: medley, Milner, Fell, A. Sampson: relay, Kofoed, Hopper, Milligan, Wrencher. , The junior lineup was as follows: 50-yard free, Norlie: 50-yard back, Norlie: 50-yard breast, Pederson: 100-yard crawl, Bostwick: medley, Donipier, P. Peterson, Clark: relay, Schalk, Clark, Read, Bostwick. Baseball Begins, Boys Wanted! Beginning next Thursday base- ball practice wrill take place daily in the park, weather permitting, and in the boys' gym otherwise from 2:30 p. m. on. The team can still make use of additional members who should re- port to Coach Harry Miller imme- diately if interested. Boys with late programs may report after their school day. - Practice games scheduled daily for the week of Apnil 14 will be played in the following order: Wells and Tuley here: Farragut, Harrison, and Wells at the oppo- nents' schools. The first five league games are scheduled as follows: April 16, Von Steuben here: April 18, Taft at Schurz: April 21, Roosevelt here: April 23, Waller here: April 25, Taft at Amundsen. FOUND: Gold monogram ring on Northwest highway bus. For further information see Lorraine Mazzoni, div. 219, or apply at Trib office. March 14 In the Girl Locker Ri ....-- By Put Dolan - Today is the last chanc the G. A. A. this semest membership drive closes so put on full speed ahea gym office before it's too The G. A. A. frosh part be postponed, but don't bw aged, chillun': they'll hai The party will break in week, but watch the gyn hoard for the exact time. With the help of Jean 4A, the life saving class ing merrily. All member class should be regular i ance because 15 hours of p required toward the R- award. Helen Uhrik, the G. A. . ing secretary, -is in the o and sixth periods to rect A. points. Toward the ei semester she'll also be the period. Racquet Clubs Swing The Racquet clubs, und pervision of Miss Donna are now in full swing. 'I elected officers of the ter -club are Elaine Passow, 1 Betty Neiman, vice-presi line Dexter, secretary. The eighth period clt Phyllis Baur, president: Ward, vice-president: Larocco, secretary: June tendance secretary. Here's an opportunity energetic individuals W ping pong -is too tame. necessary to be a whiz at to join one of these clubs. many beginners along nprosbx Ed. note: If anyone la nis racquet, remember, make good substitutes: Stunts Club Elects L Miss McGuire's eight Stunts club is also well U The new officers are Mai land, president: Pearl Gui president: June Lietz, secretary: Faith Kruse, : secretary. All the divisions from to seniors are organiz' basketball teams. Any plays on a division room receive 25 G.A.A. points. ning teams from each 1 play each other to dete school champs, who Wi gold and silver medals. tion to the medals, each the best team will be G.A.A. points while gir team in second place w 65. These games promise I fun and offer an oppo earn those much-need' points.