Taft High School - Eagle Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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PIG KI KID PARADE See pages 14 and 15 0 The Time To Make H35 Cgme 1 SUll1V3.I1 Numb Friday, October 3, 1941 Taft High School. Chicago, Illinois Vol. 5. No. 2 All Things Considered By Howard Vincent 0'Flannigan Cyclists Keep Chicago Safe Today, designated Student and Bicycle Day by the Keep Chicago Safe committee as part of Chicago's fourth annual Courtesy Week pro- gram, all young people are urged to consider the importance of cour- tesy in the saving of lives and of caution in driving. walking, and riding. The purpose of Courtesy Week. established by Mayor Edward J. Kelly, is to stimulate Chicagoans to acquire the habit of caution and courtesy and to practice it all 12 months of the year so that the number of traffic fatalities and ac- cidents may be substantially re- duced. Students to Assemble Fire prevention assemblies will be held October 9 third and 11th periods. Prin. L. A. Hoefer will present interesting sidelights on Columbus at an assembly the fifth period Oc- tober 10. Admittance to both assemblies will be by invitation. The regular bell schedule will be followed both days. , Schools will be closed Monday, October 10, in commemoration of Columbus. Win With a Slogan Thinkers are asked to don their caps and compose slogans for the Clean-up campaign. The best will be sent. to the office of Dr. John Bell, district superintendent. From the contributions of all the schools fdue October 155 the best slogan will be selected as the official one for 1941-1942. Mrs. Adelaide Holter- hoff ls in charge of the slogans at Taft. Of Concern to All Miniature pictures of the entire student body for official records will be taken about October 14. Marking day for the first quarter will be next Tuesday! VS SULLIVAN One Sure Way to Score is ,f ... gem-P' J. . fit M Afm ljd ,ul ' - 9 I ' L D' 4 0 il- , ?1,Jg P JD .- . .'. ex ir' , bf, ' in ptr' l Y 08. A sg -'at E my Eullndtf qi. .H-'z'-1 NW- ' I r n '59 ..e-IW . J . A--X 59 Wit?-F f3 M .-- J X-.'.' 3 .41 ,,4l ddm 3 all WJ, XXY: ' E Bi f me 1 L T ' A :F f 'Jfizt 1 uv' Q54 ,Q 7,7-' prlim '- s 218257 '- f -- .M Q 4' 3 ' rl fi x. 9 fy! ' ' . .' r Qi- 1 ' ' ' pr C-Y xwxlg 1271 ggfw rf cumm- Gradsf Grids! K1'c1s.' Taft's FIRST homecoming will take place at the Taft-Schurz game at Hanson park Saturday, October 25, at 2:30 p. m. To each 100 percent division the Alumni association will a- ward a large silver football placard for the room door. Alumni may purchase tickets at 28 cents at the Norwood Park fieldhouse from October 17 on. 7:30 p. m. to 9:30 p. m. Tickets at the game will be 55 cents. A colossal ceremony is sched- uled for the half . Help Taft show Schurz what 100 per cent support really is from both alumni and student body. The Student Council will elect officers next Monday at 9:30 a. m. in room 304. The North Central association will pay Taft its regular annual visit next March. Social 'Centerers' Advised on Dress What to wear at the dances spon- sored by the Board of Education at the Taft social center opening Friday evening, October 31? Miss Ernestlne Badt, director of social centers, clarified the situa- tion today by announcing that boys must wear ties and suit coats and girls either sport or street clothes. Boys in sweaters and girls in either slacks or evening dresses will not be admitted. Boys in uni- forms will be admitted free of charge. All hats must be checked before entering the gymnasium. Boys to Run Operadio At a meeting last Thursday Eugene Wenglowski, Donald Esser, working knowledge of government- al affairs in which he can use and express these attributes. tCont. on page 10, col. 23 VictoryExpected For Eagle Team Tomorrow Henry Vandenburgh, 165-pound end, will lead the Eagles against Sullivan in the latter half of a double header tomorrow at Lane. Th prospect of a Taft victory is enhanced by last Saturday's idle- ness. A week of rest followed by one of hard work has put the team in mid-season form. Rough spots were ironed out by Coach Joe Kupcinet during a prac- tice game with Foreman September 24. Improvement in the line was shown by the time the passers had to find their mark. The new aerial attack together with the return of Carl English and Felix Mataresse should give the Eagles the added punch needed to score touchdowns. Last season Taft and Sullivan tied six all. This year the Eagles played Senn and Lane with greater precision and power. Those teams that breezed through Taft last year found the revamped Eagles a tough nut to crack. Therefore, those that Taft held last year should now be comparative push- overs. Dr. Bell Visits Taft English Department Doctor John Bell, district super- intendent, visited English classes at Taft last Friday and addressed the English department at its reg- ular monthly meeting on the sub- ject of the new course of study, which is now being organized by a representative group of English teachers from the public high schools. Miss Maybelle Capron is the Taft representative. Before long English classes will have an opportunity to hear the recently purchased phonograph rec- ords of poetry and Shakespearean plays.

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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.

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Page 10 Taft Tribune hy Study Social Science. Inter-Relations of Human Beings Learned Thereby A By Doris Erickson . Over a tasty snack of chocolate cookies, Mr. Kenneth A. Osbon, his- tory teacher, aired his views on why s'tudents should take up the study of social sciences. First of all, let's see what social science is, spoke Mr. Osbon, The social sciences make a study of the relations of groups of human be- ings to each other-not of , the people of far distant lands, but of Norwood Park to Chicago, of Chi- cago -to Illinois, of Illinois to the United States, and of the United States to the nations of the world. According to Mr. Osbon there is a special importance to Americans in studying social sciences because their government, a representative democracy, is entirely different from the government of other countries. ' 'American Rule Cooperative 'In our country everybody has and is a part of the government. If heunderstands the way his govern- ment works, he can do his part much more efficiently. To under- stand how the government works he must understand how it began. All manner of things are asso- ciated with government works: business and industrial. organiza- tions all fit into and become a part ,ofthe affairs of the nation. - ,Isl there any man who doesn't wonder why his taxes are so high and where the money goes? C By knowing and understanding the aims of our government, an in- formed citizen can help to shape -the foreign policies of the nation. He is able to speak for what he wants and bring about desirable changes. A Lake Shore vs. Northwest Why, you wonder are we on the Northwest side struggling with the same old vertebraic Northwest highway when residents of the Lake Shore and outer drive are en- joying the advantages of splendid new highways. . Those same residents know how to, bring. the necessary pressure on those in power. ,How many Taft pupils know even the names of their representatives in, Congress, in - the state legisla- tures, in the city council? - . How many Taft pupils know that .they live in the largest congres- sional district in the United States? ' .Such knowledge tends to make .an efficient citizen. To good moral character, integrity, rand honesty, rnecessaryxto' the makings 'of an ef- ficient citizen, must be added a Problem Solvecl: Clothes to Wear At Soczlzl Center Ulrmttnurd from page 1, col. 33 Bill Patterson, and Arthur Krause with Mr. Leonard Teuscher, assis- tant principal and head of the Taft center, were shown how to operate an operadio, an instrument similar to a public address system which will be loaned to Taft for use at the dances by Miss Badt. Olperadio to Serve for Overflow The operadio consists of several loud speakers, two microphones, a lapel mike for the instructor, and an attachment for phonograph re- cords. It will be of real service when it is necessary to use both gymnasiums for dancing. Eight boys and eight girls will be selected by the instructor to assist in teaching dancing. Four- teen boys will also be wanted for work in the cloak room. They will be compensated for their efforts. Center to Continue Only If Well Attended Extremely fortunate in being awarded a center, Taft will be al- lowed its continuance only as long as it receives full-hearted patron- age. Its support, however, seems well assured since it was placed here in answer to popular demand. It of- fers the young people of the com- munity opportunity for get- togethers at a minimum of expense 110 cents per personb. There are only 17 others of its kind in the city. Mrs. Henrietta Hintz, attendance officer, and Mr. Paul Bigler, ad- ministrative aide, will assist Mr Teuscher in operating the center. But why should we bother our heads with world history when we are active only in local affairs? Because, states Mr. Osbon, knowledge of the methods of gov- ernment in foreign parts will give us more sympathy with their prob- lems and help us understand what they are trying to do. Thus an understanding of world situations would give us a more sympathetic, a less impatient out- look on the acts of other nations and a better understanding of the plans and accomplishments of our nation-perhaps even a better ad- ministration of our local affairs. American Legion Announces Fourth Oratorical Contest Since potential orators will be interested in entering the American Legion's fourth annual national oratorical contest this year, the Trib takes this occasion to give ad- vanced notic of its rules and regula- tions so that they won't be ham- pered by a late start. All local, state, and regional con- tests must be completed and the winners ready for the national finals in the spring. The contestants, high school stu- dents only, will talk upon the sub- ject chosen by the department com- mittee, which will be some phase of history or civics. In the national contest the same ora.tion will be given, and in ad- dition an extemporaneous talk on some phase of tl1e constitution. The prepared oration must be 10 to 12 minutes in durationg the extempor- aneous, four to six. During the contest judges will separately score the contestants, and at the conclusion one winner will be chosen. The contestant scoring highest in the national finals will be awarded a scholar- ship and an engraved wrist watch. Each runner-up in the finals will receive an engraved wrist watch. Boo ii! Have you ever been scnredif Do you know the thrill of the unexpet-ted's happening? Re- member the chills playing tag on your backbone? Well, prepare .... The unexpected has happened. Zounds! the dntfiest, zaniest, vam- pirish Zombie edition of the Trib will appear on Halloween to cele- hrute the lntest skeleton in 'I'aft's closet, 'fthe Spooks Stom-p, which will open the Friday evening social center nt Taft. Alumni Incluct '41 Grads Tonight June '41 grads will be inducted into the Alumni association to- night at the Norwood fieldhouse. Future plans of the alumni in- clude the Homecoming game with Schurz October 24 at Hanson field, a dinner the following day, and the annual election of officers early in November. Of the June graduates, 66 have gone on to college. Thirty-one have enrolled at Wright, five at North Park, five at Maine Township, four at Lake Forest, and two at each of the following: University of Illi- nois, University of Chicago, and Armour Institute. Illinois Normal Teachers' College, Notre Dame, Illinois Institute of Technology, Knox, St. Mary's, Ri- pon, Carroll, Wisconsin, and St. Olaf in Minnesota have one repre- sentative each from Taft. October 3, 19 Public Schools To Uperate Ow Radio Station Pioneer again in the field of e cation, the Chicago public schc early in 1942 will begin operat their own frequency modulat radio station, WBEZ, atop Builders' building, 228 N. La Sz Street, the Board of Educat headquarters. WBEZ will be operated by radio council of the board wi now maintains three studios i' ' Builders' building for broadc educational programs to the soil: through commercial stations. 21 Programs Now on Air-QE All of the 21 programs broadc weekly during the last year ha been non-commercial, however,--a those to be put on the air over ' new station will be without cc mercial backing. The FM station will make it L sible to broadcast programs to 1 schools from 8 a. m. to 3 pn Eventually a direct wire will be stalled in Supt. Wm. H. Johnso office so that he may broadcast l letins to the entire student body At present radio schedules m conform to those of the seve commercial stations whose fac ties are employed. Independence Guaranteed There are times when a spec program might be appropriz but the council has been unable get on the air because the ra time has been paid for by an vertiser. Now complete indep dence will be guaranteed. Doctor Johnson cannot insure percent participation in the ra project because each school m purchase its receiving sets. It is hoped that donations fr graduating classes, PTA groups, special funds raised by the stude will defray the cost of this eql ment. .l- School Now Safe From Explosions Would-be chemists can no lon blow up the school. Since the cl pletion of the acid vault in the r of the school, Taft is another plosion-proof school. According to regulations pas by the city council several ye ago, all inflammable materials 1 chemicals must be stored outs the building. The vault 10 feet square with the in the court. Only infla.mmable acids are s ed in the vault: the rest are k in the building. A small supply the inflammable acids are in building for daily use. is ah entra