Taft High School - Eagle Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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September 19, 1941 Taft Tribune Club-V Commence Stars Passing in the Night Current Semester With Elections By Jean Lutz Attention! Honor students. How wisely can you judge? The answer will be in the election of officers for the honor society now ap- proaching. Miss Martha Hinkle, sponsor, urges that all be on their toes in searching for a really outstanding and capable classmate to put up for presidency. This office, Miss Hinkle avers, ls one of the greatest honors to be conferred upon a student. So look your fellow scholars over, size them up. and bring in your carefully con- sidered suggestions to the election meeting. Pins were distributed to 1A's last week with the exchanging of pins taking place now. A truly great loss to the honor society is the transferring of Dor- othy Dietz, last semester's vice- president, to Detroit. Her efficient and untiring efforts for the good of the society wfill be greatly missed, but as it is always said, Our loss is their gain. - Pre-Meds' Postmortem? Horrors! Can it be true that we, the future patients, will have to face the future without physicians? According to Mr. Vestal, sponsor of the Premedics club, one is most Likely to arrive at that conclusion when he hears that the club will be discontinued unless a much greater demand for entrance into this organization is made. Council Reorganizes The executive committee of the student council, consisting of Wil- liam Lessman, George Christ, Mar- garet Ann Scott, Roy Wagner, Mary Ann Jacobson, Lorraine Blume, Howard Jacob, and James Downing, met with Nancy Gray, vicepresident, during the third period, September 10. It was decided that each division room would elect two delegates dur- ing the long division September 10. The boy and girl chosen should have an active interest in the stu- dent council and must be present at each meeting. Fencers Invited Mr. R. Miller is again sponsoring this student organization. Boys! With defense on every American's tongue, it is a good time to think about your own self-defense. And what could fill the bill better than fencing? Mr. Mr. Irving Ruben, last year's sponsor, promised that the club would again reorganize providing there are enough interested. The meetings will probably be held ninth period on Thursdays. Mr. Ruben will supply other needed in- formation. By Norman Esserman The night of the Freshman Frolic Johnnie picked up Sue. They boarded the highway bus. Johnnie fumbled the fares, his scoured face a pink halo. Sue, his division room neighbor, smoothed her hair rib- bons with nervous lintensity. When they entered the darkened corridors of the school Johnny was lost, bewildered. The gym was no- where to be seen. Gawkily, he pro- pelled Sue down the shadow- darkened hall. Ahead he heard laughter, a question. Where you going Fresh? Blindly, he asked, Where's the gylnipr Turn left at the next corner. Then their informants practically collapsed with mirth. Johnny ground his teeth and grated to Sue, Some joke, eh? Must be ickiesf' Sue whispered consolingly. 0h. just a bunch of fool sophomores. Johnny. In the gym a compact circle of ill-at-ease boys ringed the capering figures of Sid Sloane and his Swingaroos. Alternately, they shuf- fled their feet and made ribald comments upon the music, the dancers, the decorations, and the chaperons. Into this haven of refuge Johnnv eased himself. Let the girls dance by themselves. He saw Joe. slapped him on the back, and let his sweat- ing palms relax. From time to time his conscience drove him out and he wrestled Suzy around the floor. It was agony for both. But Sue never whimpered. But she did glance once or twice at her scnffed shoes. Home at 12:30. When the Sophomore Stomp ap- proached Johnny was ready. John- ny dated Jane, a 2A. He knew where the gym was now. Johnny danced every dance. No scuffed shoes this time. Senior Girls to Welcome New Members During a meeting of the Senior Girls' club ninth period Wednes- day, September 10, the 4A's dis- cussed plans for a party scheduled September 24 to welcome the 4B's. During the business portion of the meeting, the club will hold an elec- tion of officers. Entertainment from the 4A's and a party will follow. All Senior Boys Invited The Senior Boys' club. sponsored by Mr. Arthur Mooney and Mr. Ad- dison Purcell, will hold their first meeting today during a. m. divi- sion. Plans for a faculty-senior boys' indoor baseball game to take place in the near future will be dis- cussed. Gosh, dances are fun, admitted Johnny as they glanced at the stars on the way home. Abed by 1:00 p. m. Johnny was taking Mary, a 4B. to the Junior Jive. He drove to the clubhouse in his dad's car. After dancing half the night, they went to the Pampus for refreshments. Later to Dam No. 4 for a look at the stars. Johnny stayed out until 2:30 that night. In the morning Dad looked up from the paper and asked if he had a good time. Johnny reflected his dad was be- ginning to understand. Johnny rediscovered Sue. You know Sue, the girl who sits next to me in division. Boy, has she changed. Sue accepted Johnny's bid for the Senior Prom. Johnny had a car now. And after graduating next week, he's going to college' Sue and he went to the Paragon ballroom where Jerk Digens and orchestra were playing. After the prom, the Villa Florence, was the place to go. Everybody went Skokieing. The stars blinked down on a lighthouse in Wilmette. They exchanged graduation rings that night. It was the night of the Alumni dance. John and Sue were on the entertainment committee. After their duties they eased out to the porch where Jolmny gave Sue an engagement ring. Somehow they both thought of revisiting the school. . They arrived at the start of the Freshman Frolic. Hand in hand they strolled the halls until they met a boy with a painfully clean face holding the hand of a freckled nosed girl. He asked, 'Say Bud, how do you get to the gym? John locked at Sue, they both started to laugh. John then turned to the newcomer and said, Turn left at the next corner. Curriculum Sees Not Many Changes Few changes have been made in the curriculum of Taft high school for this year. There has been a definite increase in Spanish classes and a decrease in the German and classes. Because of thzis 5 has been added. The in the enrolment of these have been attributed by French Spanish changes classes some to the war situation. The pick-up nation - wide commercial is partly responsible for the increased enrolment in com- mercial subjects. Taft is the only school in the city that requires boys to take Physical Education four periods a week. For this reason, the depart- ment is one ofthe most progressive. Page 7 Students Asked To Register Cars, , Bicycles Pronto Attention all students! Have you registered your bicycle or car with Mr. H. Miller yet? It is a decided protection to everyone who rides a bicycle or drives a car to school, to have them registered at once. Students who ride bicycles to school should use the racks pro- vided for them at the rear of the building opposite the library. For the students' own protection there have been student guards posted at both the bicycle racks and the parking lot for each period of the day, under the supervision of Mr. Miller, to see that every- thing is kept in order. The outside car guard system will be operated on the same basis as the preceding semester, with the addition of two boys for watching the bicycles only. At this early date most of the outside guard posts are taken. However, there are still several periods open for interested boys who have regular studies. The duties of the boys are not only to see that the cars are parked right but to turn off lights, report flat tires, and keep unwanted people out of the cars. Their re- ward is ten service polnts per semester. P. I A. to Hold Parents' Night Association Night, Oc- All parents to be pres- ent. According to Mrs. C. E. Lehn- her, health chairman, the theme of the evening, which will be centered in a speech by Reverend John Hubbard of Park Ridge, is A Better and Healthier Community. A varied program will be DFG' sented at which Taft students will perform. Selections will be played by the concert band conducted by John C. Rapier. Mrs. Ruth B. Lino will direct the Mixed Chorus in several vocal selections. Demon- strations will be given by the Girls' Athletic Association of the physical education department of which Mrs. Margaret Walker is the chairman. The Parent-Teachers will sponsor Parents tober 20 at 7:30 p. m. of Taftites are invited All girls interested in taking care of children after school may get in touch with Mrs. C. H. Bornhoeft, hospitality chairman of the P. T. A., by calling New- castle 2628 or at 7248 Thorndale Avenue. Give your name, ad- dress, age, the hours during which you want to work.

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Page 5 Taft Tribune Hilarious Comedy Sets Movie Fans Tribune Explains Service Points Agog with Puzzle By Jeanette Kane It's that do me sol Tom, Dick, and Harry and Who Does She Mar- ry, that has been causing Cinder- ella to take heed and polish her technique. With a cast of three to one we find Ginger Rogers battling off the three-Burgess Meredith, George Murphy, and Alan Marshall at the precise moment. In this fantasy, Miss Rogers promptly finds herself engaged to three gentlemen, Tom, Dick, and Harry. In turn, she dreams of her future as the wife of each. With Tom there would always be promo- tions. Har1'y, the t0Wl1 mechanic, offers a life of fishing. Dick .is that handsome millionaire who offers all the happiness money could bring. But then another dream of- fers a suggestion-why not marry all three? Of course, everyone believes he knows whom she will marry, but at tl1e last moment, the future of all four is determined by the most in- significant event imaginable-the tinkle of a bell! With the able direction of Garson t Soldier Boy J Kanin, and the fine supporting cast, including Le- nore Lonergan as Ginger's kid sis- ter, this gay, sparkling comedy fills the bill for every movie-goer. WP A Improves School Grounds While Taftites were idling dur- ing summer vacation, the W. P. A. were busy improving the grounds of the school. The football and track fields in the rear of the school are almost ready for use. The playing field is completed, but the cinder track has to be finished. All students are requested to stay off the rear fields recreation, stated Mr. Thomas Fogli, engineer custodian. By walking on the ground the turf :is injured and in- creased Work is required to rebuild the edge. The workmen would ap- preciate your coopera.tion, he con- cluded. In the extreme corner of the grounds a baseball diamond has been laid out. As soon as a back- stop is erected, the field will be ready for use. Another important improvement is electric street lights replace the old ones fronting the building. This means that the man with the snuffer will no longer be seen. Although no major repairs were required inside the building, the rooms were made spic and span with newly waxed floors and wood- work. The Taft Tribune reprints below the rules governing the Taft serv- ice award system. I. Purpose The purpose of the point system awards is to offer some tangible symbol of recognition to those stu- dents who contribute most to the general civic welfare of Taft by their participation in various serv- for which they or other award. iceable activities receive no credit This symbol shall be known as the monogram: the monogram will be awarding of a one of the high- est honors which can be bestowed. II. Official Committee Principal Kas chairmanj Student government sponsor Cas secretaryh Assistant principal Two faculty members III. Method of Revising Schedule 1. When a new position of office is created, the faculty sponsor should present to the committee a written request for listing with de- tailed account of the duties in- volved in this service with the ap- proximate time tnumber of class periodsl spent on this work per se- mester. 2. For any special unrecognized service performed, the sponsor in- volved should petition the commit- tee in writing. The committee will decide upon the points to be award- ed. IV. Awards Service emblem or monogram .... 60 Chevron fadditional awardb .... 30 V. Limitations Limits of points to be received by any one pupil per semester: 1B ............ 25 38 ............ 30 JA ............ 25 3A ............ 30 2B ............ 30 4B ...,........ 30 2A ............ 30 4A ............ All points must be recorded at the close of the semester during which they were earned. The re- sponsibility for accumulating those points rests entirely with the stu- dents. No point will be recorded for service to current semester tex- cept in the case of present 4A'sJ. Points may be awarded for only one office in any one activity. VI. Schedule of Points 1. Student Gov't. President .....,....,.,, .,,,,,,,. 1 5-20 Other officers ....... ...... 5 -10 Rm. Rep. ......,..... ...... 1 -4 2. Newspaper Editor in Chief ..... ......... 1 5-20 Ass't Editors ............ ......... 1 0-15 Reporters ........................, ....,, 5 -10 3. Book Room Service Clerks ........................,...... ...,., 5 -10 4. Office Service Service Club ......... 5-10 5. Hall Guards Captains ............... Other Guards .......................... 6. Clean-up Campaign Chairman ,,,,,.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.,,,,,,,, H Sec'y Kc Ass't Chairmen ........ 10-1 5 5-10 10-1 5 5-10 Committee Members ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 1-8 7. Eire Marshals Chief ......................... .......flO-15 Others .................,.. ,,,,,,, 5 .10 8. Safety Patrol Regular .............. ....... 5 -10 9. Library Assistants ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, n 10. 4A Class Officers and Committees Ch-airmen .................... .... ...... 11. Box Office 5-10 5-10 Ma-Hagel' -........ ....... 1 0-15 Ass't Mgr. ..... ....... . ...... 5 -10 Clerks .....,,,,.,.,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,, ,,,, 1 . 4 12. Remedial Reading Markers ......,.,,.,.,,,,,,,,,,,,.. ,,,,,,,,, 5 .10 13. Public Appearances 'One Doint per public program will be allowed for public appear- ance in a dramatic, musical, or spealcing role either in a group or individually. Program repeated will not count extra. Five points a semester are the maximum that may be earned under this heading. 14. Ushers Regular crew ..... .... 1 -4 15. Stage hands Regular crew ,,,..,,.,,,, 1.4 16. Clubs and classes Officers fexcept 4AJ Officers fexcept 4AJ ........ 1-4 17. Scholarship S average for previous semester ................,.,,.,,.,.,,,,,, 4 E average ........................ 3 18. Class room service Per teacher .........,.,,,,.,,,,,,,,,, 1-4 Each teacher may award a maxi- mum of four points per class, these points to be awarded all to one pu- pil or to be divided between two, three, or four pupils. Large classes lover 401 may be counted as two classesg classes over 75, as three classes. 19. Division room service Per teacher ...................... .... 1 -4 fExcluding those for stu- dent government and bus- iness managersg Business managers .......... 5-10 20. Point Aw-ard system recorders Chairman ....................,,,.,,., 10-15 Assistants ..............,.. ,....., 5 -10 21. Visual Education Superintendent .................... 10-20 Assistant superintendent.. 8-15 Chief secretary ,,.,..........,,., 8-15 Secretary ................... .... 5 -10 All operators .............. .... 5 -10 22. Adjustment helpers .......... 5-10 23. Lunch guards .............. .... 5 -10 24. Student coaches ..... .... 5 -10 September 19, 194 Fall Faslzions Brin Out Color In Campus Cutie: By Jeanette Behrens and Pat Peterson With the fall of autumn leave and the call of readin', writin', ant 'rithmetic, we find many a new in spiration in the color and style o the fall fashion trends. Pig-tails bobbing with brightl3 colored hair bows are a temptatiol to lads who are possessed with tht thought of yanking them. Getting away from pig-tails am long bobs, we see Shirley Becher': pert feather cut or baby hair cu as most of us know it. Dashing tr our first period class we see Wilma Dubs, 4A, wearing a new V-neckec sweater-the new 27-inch sloppy type. Besides the V-neck we also sec the crew neck sweaters, and in jus' about every color imaginable. Some of them are done in heavy kni weaves and others in light woo knits. If you have some of thest in your wardrobe you are strictl3 on the beam. Sonderman Models Jacket Out on the campus we get 2 glimpse of Marilyn Sonderman it the torso length jacket whicl takes its place in the fall fashions Among the many girls who havf acquired the knitting bug is Luci: Lucenco, 4B, who is making ai angora sweater to wear with a re: plaid skirt. Variety is the spice of life. so w see Millicent Sadlier, 4B, wearln, a corduroy jerkin. Betty L01 Cross's station wagon coat come in mighty handy to gadabout ii the in-between season. Novelty Jewelry Displayed To perk-up skirts and sweater: We see wooden beads on links Wori by Lois Miller, 4B, a necklace 0 colored peanuts worn by Helel Guernsey, and Lois Horstmyer witl an eight strand necklace of colores macaroni. Sauntering through the halls w pause to admire Meredith Gran ger's new saddle 'leather belt ant bracelet with brilliantly colorel studs which add allure plu novelty. The tradgitional saddle shoes ar- again on the must list for caper ing around the campus. Skirts ant sweaters in assorted colors, fron light pastels to bright scotch plaid -are also the vogue. 25. Athletic service for which no athletic letters are of- fered ...................................... 5-1' 26. Instrumental music 1B or 1A .................... ....... 2B .................. ....... 1 0-1 2A to 4A ....... ....... 1 0-2

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Page 8 Taft Tribune In the Girls' Locleer Room By Bereen and l-leen The social season at Taft begins with a bang this fall, coming to a brilliant start with the k.ick-off l1op, September 12, which was sponsored by the G. A. A. A touch of football atmosphere was added when the 'pigskin' was kicked off at 3 p.1n. G. A. A. Adopts Saddle Didyou know that the G. A. A. plans to take over the Saddle and Cycle club this year? Experienced riders declare that well trained horses are to be had at Green Tree Stables, so riding fans, dust off your boots and be ready for future are to ride details. To date, plans every other Wednesday, alternating with the Senlior Girls club meet- ings. Freshmen Did that welcome party, planned by the board of control, give you an inside glimpse of what fun can be had in the G. A. A.? Hope you all left the party just rarin' to start earning points for an athletic let- ter. Join now and get acquainted with your other 'sisters' at Taft. Calling All Bowlers Bowlers! Stop! Look! Listen! Be on the watch for Mr. Piuppo's bowling posters in the corridors. Plans for the coming season are under way and in a few weeks you gals can be rolling down those pins. Mr. Piuppo has promised to teach all the new bowlers the fine points of the game as he has done in the years gone by. It seems that Taft is destined to dive right into the new year with a splash! Miss Walker, the girl's Phys. Ed. teacher, has announced plans for a spectacular water bal- let in January with 32 Taftites taking active part. ,,i .....l.i--- Buell Now Heads Visual Education The visual education department of Ta.ft high school has again undergone another change and is now being supervised by Mr. Charles Buell of the Industrial Arts department. The department is planning to run several full- length movie pictures this semes- ter. New officers for this term are Henry Jankowskie, superintendent. :-nd La Verne Schumacker. secre- tary. Thirty operators, three for each period, have been employed to run the three movie machines now belonging to Taft. Taft ridders Lack Final Punch Last Saturday's opening football scrimmage ended in a 13 to 0 vic- tory for Senn. From the starting gun until the end of the half, Taft had possession of the field. Their major gains were mode by Mos- song's passing and Doebler's re- ceiving. Hilgenberg, right halfback, made a 10-yard run to put Taft into scoring position. A 15-yard pass by Mossong to Gillenback scored for Taft. However, an official called the ply back because of the fact that the passer was not five yards back of the line of scrimmage when the ball was thrown. A 10-yard roll on the next play closed the first half. In the opening of the second half, Senn started a march which covered about 85 yards, ending in a touchdown on an 8-yard run by Senn's left half- back, Micatto. The kick raised the score to 7 to 0. Taft again received the ball only to kick back to Senn. The ball went back and forth with neither tea.m's having the upper edge. A kick by Mossong was blocked by Senn and resulted in another touchdown for Senn. The klick was blocked and the score mounted to 13 to 0. The last quarter was a defense game for Taft with Right-guard Anderson displaying an outstand- ing performance by breaking through and throwing Senn for two losses totaling about 12 yards. The game ended with the ball on Taft's 3-yard line when the ball carrier was stopped by Anderson from what looked like another score for Senn. See These Games, Help Team Win September 13, 1:00-Taft vs. Senn at Winnemac, Foster and Leavitt. September 20, 1:00-Taft vs. Lane at Lane, Western and Addison. October 4, 3:00-Taft vs. Sullivan at Lane. October 11, 12:00-Taft vs. Waller at Winnemoc. ,t October 18, 12:00-Taft vs. Amnmlsen at Hanson, Central and Fullerton. October 23, 2:30-Taft vs. Schnrz at Hanson. November 1, 12:30-Taft vs. Lake View at Winnemac. November 8, 2:00-Taft vs. Roosevelt at Winnemac. Admission: Ticket at school, 25 centsg at gate 50 cents. Fight, Taft, Fight, New CIIEEFS, New Fight. Taft, Fight, Fight, Fight, Fight, Fight, Taft, Fight. Yells, New Boys, Nyfty Belles! This year, Taft football fans will see three new cheerleaders on the field when their favorite team car- ries the pligskin over the goal line. Last year's veterans, Mable Heen, Mary Boarini, Doris Zonzius and Marjorie Mann, will be joined this fall by newcomers Ruth Schu- macher, Eldridge Adams, and Ger- ald Plato. Cheerleading, however, is harder than it appears to be. A student wishing to join the cheerleaders, to instill school spirit? in the grandstand masses must be absolutely A-1 before he or she is allowed to lead cheers. Would-be cheerleaders are selected by com- petition and in addition must give five original yells and provide rou- tines for eachg pass examinations in proficiency in giving other yells: spend time in practice until 0K'd by Coach Harry S. Miller. A school letter is awarded at the end of one year of work on the field. White sweaters and blue slacks seem to be the costumes for this fall. Cheers currently popular are as follows: Give a yell, Come on, let's hear it! Yea Taft, That's the spirit! Seven, Come eleven, Come a silver, come a blue. When our team hits the line, It goes right thru! A-B-C-D-E-F-G- We're Boom Boom Boom Ricka for Taft, Yessirree! Chicka Boom Chicka Boom Chicka Ricka Chicka Chicka Boom Zis Boom Bah Zis Boom Bah Taft, Taft, Rah Rah Rah! It's It's It's It's T A a T, It's a T a TAF an A, It's an A an AFT FT TAFT Yea Taft! Go Taft Go Go Taft Go Hit 'em high Hit 'em low Go Taft Go! Ssssss Boom Ahhhhh Taft! Strawberry Shortcake Gooseberry Pie V-I-C-T-O-R-Y- Are we in it? Well I guess Can we do it? Yes Yes Yes That's no lie That's no bluff We're for Taft We're hot stuff. September 19, 1941 In the Boys, Locleer Room By Carl English Looking over this year's footbal squad the positions are quite wel filled. At ends we have Doebler Srednicke, Gilgenback, and Van denbergh, all returning from las year's squad, and three will returl next year. With the knowledge they hav! gained from past experience, the: will be a main feature in scorin, and will cause their opponent many a headache. The pass receiving will featurt Doebler and Srednicki, with Sred nicki having the advantage becausl of his height and speed. Disregard ing size, which we can by looking at Doebler's record for last year we see a brilliant and courageou little player sharing the honor both in pass receiving and playin, a splendid defense game. Vandenberg Lines Up Henry Vandenberg, now in hi final season, will be seen quite o ten in the starting lineup. Vander burg did not play much last yea due to a knee injury obtained earl in the season. Gilgenback, a hard charging ent will play a minor position thi year, but will be an excellent sul stitute. As soon as he gets an 01 portunity to play he will probabl make a permanent position for hin self. Intramural Swimming Begun Harry S. Miller, who coached th swimming squads last semeste' will not only attempt to turn ot winning teams this fall, but wi also organize an intra-mural swin ming meet for all the boys' gy! classes. This event, which will l held in the near future, will nc only tend to increase the popula ity of water sports at Taft, but wi also aid in finding likely prospect for the swimming teams. Mr. Saul Farber, coach of tl basketball team has organized basketball class. This class seen to be very popular. Its present el rollment is about 45. The purpose of this class is 1 condition and teach the fundamel tals of basketball to the student In this class are some of Taft former basketball players. From tl Junior team we have Craig, Ca parelli, Otolskl, Buyewski, Smitf Whittier, Kuflewski, and Mo: nich. From the senior basketba team we have Cocoran, Gauge Hood, Kotowski, Paulish, and S derholm. This class will be a splendid wa to train for the Taft basketba team, so if any student is intere ted in the team, see Mr. Farbt about this class.