Taft High School - Eagle Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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Page 22 Unique Activities Of Other Schools Brought to Light By Winifred Pufunt What novel things are other schools doing? Scanning of their newspapers reveals the following interesting activities. Biology students of Fenger high now ow11 a pair of canaries whose offspring promise to be singing for the students by the time Christmas rolls around. South Shore high school has be- gun making plans for its grad- uation in February. This will be the school's first graduating class. Health for Defense is the motto being carried out by boys and girls of Foreman during the month of October. Their objective is to see their doctors and dentists and bring in written records as to the state of their health. Taft to be Initiated to Wright Wright college is turning its Fri- day afternoon dances over to a dif- ferent high school each week. When Taft's turn comes, not only the stu- dents will be invited but also the dance band to provide the rhythm. A Junior Red Cross Council has been organized at Farragut high school and is to act as a hobby club. Its purpose is to familiarize the students with this partiotic or- ganization and also to give actual service to the country. Waller high school celebrates its 40th anniversary. Its first school paper, the Yellow and Blue, was published :in 1901. Schurz Cleans Up Schurz is carrying on a corridor campaign . This can1paign's pur- pose is not only to remove debris from the halls, but also to instill the students with the desire to patronize waste baskets. The United States Marine band will make its initial appearance in Arkansas City, Kansas, at the Ar- kansas high school in October. l- Who Knows the Answer? Whom will Alice marry, Hawk- eye or the major? Taftites who at- tended the morning movie October 10, will have to use their .imagina- tion to find who the lucky fellow was, for the picture, The Last of the Mohicans, was stopped before it was completed. Amid moans and groans the question of the day was discussed by theater-goers. Many who favored the romantic angle said Hawkeye was freedg then Alice and he were married and lived happily tracking down Indians. ' The I-hate-women type are posi- tive she marries the major and poor Hawkeye is left in the lurch. Taft Tribune Usbon Has Own .Library Receives DefenseProgram Rfifenf Book? OH By Lois Johnson Whether you're a butcher, a baker, a safe-breaker, or just an average Taftite, you'd find it handy to have Mr. Kenneth 0sbon's Jack- Knife of All Trades . As Mr. Os- bon, history prof, graciously dis- plays and enumerates the fine points of this masterpiece of cut- lery, amazement and wonder over- come the spectator. W f 1 ,U N , Sv . C 2 ,, . I X X is .- Za In X . :5iE: Fo I i Bird, Beast, Fish, or -? The owner says the word and- pi-estowa gold toothpick pops out of one end of the knife. Although tocthpicks are definitely things of the past, they do come in handy oc- casionally, stated Mr. Osbon. A nail file, cuticle pusher, and a miniature scissors that really cuts aid in a hasty manicure. Whoops! What's that? A cork screw very useful in extracting stubborn bottle caps! A tiny comb less than two inches long is thrust out next. Even a cobbler would appreciate this knife which con- tains a small shoemaker's awl for punching holes in leather. Ziggers! Be sure to stay on the good side of Mr. Osbon, for quoth he, When a thick-skinned person attacks me, I use this long, sharp blade, but on a thin-skinned attacker this short blade will do. fOne question, please, How do you tell whether a person has a thick or thin epidermis?J Last, but not least to be dis- played, is a button hook-a re- minder of the days of chivalry when it was used to button milady's slipper. D1 verse Suhjects Biography, travel, fiction, and hobbies are all represented in this month's arival of new books for the library. Claire Lee Purdy supplies con- cise and interesting information on the life of Stephen Foster in her novel, He Heard America Sing. Mabel L. Robins0n's t'Runner of the Mountain Tops portrays the life of foreign born Louis Agassiz, a life of swift and vital drama in America. Others contain expeditions through Italy, Buenos Aires, and the Arctic. Osa Johnson's I Married Adven- ture , of the rental library pro- vided for the faculty, is one of the several new contemporary books. QA suggestion to have a contem- porary rental library at the disposal of the student body has been made! Witty posters designed by Shir- ley Campbell, freshman, inspire bookworms to seek further knowl- edge in the volumes of the library shelves. ,-i... Home Managers Learn Secrets Something close to magic is hov- ering over the heads of the girls in the home management classes these days. The gals have come to the point of being able to make a bed without removing the patient. The secret process involved in removing the percales is under the management of Mrs. Ruby C. Kallman, R. N., who is instructing the girls in home management classes about the simple phases of home nursing. Don't be alarmed if one follow- er of this akabadabra hocus pocus suddenly commands you to show your tonsils. All the poor thing really wants :is your temperature reading, for that is the latest sub- ject the classes have embarked up- on. The next issue of the Trib will carry the complete story of the fas- cinating work done in the home management classes so that at last the reasons for this course's great popularity will be revealed. When all 10 intricate and fas- cinating parts have been extendeu, you have a terrifying article which resembles some instrument of tor- ture used in the Middle Ages, but with a twist of the wrist everything is back in its place, and who would guess the mystery of Mr. 0sbon's knife? Yet a. knife according to Webster is a blade set in a handle and used for cutting. October 17, 194 Radio Provides Good Fare In Current Series By Olive Horst Benny .is back with his gang eac Sunday, and his familiar call le ters are sounded at 7 p. m. c WMAQ. Station WILL, a part of the Ur versity of Illinois, purposes to e ucate in the broadcast sense, ar at 3:35 p. m. everyday broadcas from the Associated Press. Football games each Saturdf and Music of Masters everyday 1 3 p. m. are headliners. The Sherlock Holmes series 1 turning for a third season is s for WMAQ at 10:30 p. m. Sunda Basil Rathbone holds the lead Holmes and will be assisted, I Vigel Bruce as Watson. Rathbone precise diction will serve as a mo el for high school speech studeni Those that like a little educati4 with their fun will find the-col bination on WMAQ. Hlnformatin Please w:ith its regular membei Clifton Fadiman, M.C.3 John K ran, Oscar Levant, and Frankl Adams. comes on every ,Frid night at 8:30 p. m. Opportunities in Recreati for the High School Girl, topic discussion next Saturday, Octot 18, at 10:30 a. m. over stati WBBM, will interest girls who, fi extra time on their hands. T same topic the following Saturd will be discussed for boys. Down the Hatch P No, Around It! By Donald Johnson At this time the school semesl is several weeks along, and 1 majority are becoming settled a accustomed to rules and regu tions. The unsettled few, however, m1 have their unruly escapades matter how trivial. Perhaps y is spec have seen the female of th wearing quaint bracelets and ne macaro laces of edibles such as nuts, and cereal, no less! Silly? I to them. A bunch of carrots strolling through the halls the s enth period this week, worn 05 girl, of course. The fad may sound amusing, ' it really isn't. Consider the nove and necklace departments of dime stores. They will go out business while the fruit and g cery stores thrive, as this new of the high school girl gains 1: ularity each day. Ed. note: This story is brou to you with the best wishes of F. W. Foolworth company. WSIS S1

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October 17, 1941 Reporter Finds All Enthusiastic About Homecoming Game By Henry Belzer With the football season in full swing, the question of the inquir- ing reporter this week is, What do you thlink of the inauguration of a yearly homecoming day at Taft? Gerald Plato, 3A, and Eldridge Adams, 4A, cheerleaders, replied, We have to make this game the biggest success of the season. If all the students and alumni will pull together, we're sure the Taft football team will maul Schurz, and, for goodness sake, cheer. After a little hesitation, Jack Lippert, 1B, replied, We should beat Schurz and show them we still have the support of the alumni. I think it will be a grand idea, stated Frances Quan, 2B, and I sure hope we'll win. I believe it will inspire the alumni who were on the team last year, as we've nev- er played Schurz before. Mr. Irving Ruben, bookie, re- plied, The inauguration of a Homecoming day will provide a real opportunity for the alumni to 'come back! The spirit and fun at such a time gives one a grand and glorious feeling. Joan Carpenter, 4B, declared, I think it will be a grand idea. With the alumni who played football last year at the game, the present team should be inspired to victory. Eagle Squawks, Taftite Talks I A. W. O. L. Please send warning to the take- a-day-off-to-go-to-a-show students of Taft. The telephone is a wonder- ful invention and the school dis- ciplinarian doesn't care how many nickels he uses making life just one series of encores for the A.W. O. L.'s. This is the Voice of Ex- perience speaking. Luncheon Shows Appreciated As a Taftite who eats in the lunchroom, I want to say thanks to the Student Council for their swell entertainment. I hope the Council can continue this policy. Sixth-period Luncher Library Club Wanted If Taft's library sponsored a li- brary club for the purpose of teach- lng the students how to interpret :he index cards and showing them where to look for the various books, l am sure it would save the libra- rian a lot of wear and tear and would also acquaint the students vlth the library so that they could appreciate it to its fullest ex- Lent. Billie Taft Tribune Page 21 In the uake The Bo of the Month of the News By Bill Bessemer Famous Last Words: It's a cinch: she's an easy mark- er. He won't send a cut slip: it's just a study hall. rv -0. G. Pet Peeves: Teachers that tell you not to go up down stairways and then turn around and do it themselves. -Mtn People who call me i'W7illiam. -Bill ..... Candid Opinions: This kid they call Shakespeare might have been in the groove 300 years ago, but he ain't hep any- more. -The Juke-Boas Kid Education? Wha.t's That? According to federal income tax reports, Joe Louis' purse averages about 540,000 per bout. Oh, Junior, give up your dreams about being a prize-fighter and study hard to be- come a bookie. -Annie Oh, Just OW, Tha.t's All! A movie actress was seen sport- ing a bird cage hat with a real, live canary in the cage at 47th and Broadway, New York. Gabriel, blow your horn now, this is all I can stand. -Me My, My, Henrietta, Tsk, Tsk! The following item appeared in a Pekin, Illinois, newspaper: Mr. Albert Z- complained to the police that Henrietta Street is mis- chievous and has been running around. -Ann Nonymous Question of the Week: Has Mr. Mooney read The Ef- fects of Punishments and Re- wards? Little White Lies: This is my first encore. -A Liar Found: One 3510 bill. Will the owner please line up in front of the audi- torium. Experience Speaks It seems one doesn't realize what Taft can really mean until it's too late. Many are the grads who can return to visit once in a while, but many are the ones who can't be- cause of working or school hours. They are the ones who complain, The boss is always riding me, or else it's, Who invented calculus anyway? Beware, dear studes, remain in full appreciation of dear old Taft as long as you remaing else you too shall become the voice of exper- ience. Frank Zcmaitis, president of A. lumni association. Henry Vandenburg, captaining the Eagles against Sullivan Octo- ber 5, showed the fighting spirit that has made him one of the most aggressive members of the football squad. Hurt in the first quarter, Henry put his injured back out of his mind and was in the game at the start of the second half. The seriousness of the could be told by the look on the face of Coach Joe Kupcinet as he brought Vandy out of a semi- conscious state. From the stand came a murmur as the rooters realized that the blue and silver Eagle lying out in the field was Henry. The chance to be captain, to lead his team, a. two-year ambition, was being lost because of the failings of the human body. His body may have been down, but his heart was urging the team to play for Taft. During the second quarter the struggle of mind over matter was written on his face. When Vandy would straighten his back, the only sign of pain was the redding of his face. After the half the struggle was won. The mind and heart had tri- umphed over their elements. There goes No. 17, Vandenburg, out for a pass. He's got it! That injury cry was heard as Vandy played his best game. When Taftites talk about the Sul- livan game, they are proud to say, Captained by Vandenburg, the boy whose heart wouldn't let him down! And so Prin. L. A. Hoefer has selected our valiant hero as Octo- ber's Boy of the Month. Henry ex- cels not only on the field, but also in the clubroom, for he was elected president of the Senior Boys last week. The Tribune Presents Mr. Rapper See America first is the slo- gan of Coach Jack Rapper, formerly of McKinley high school, who has come to Taft to head the basket- ball, golf, and track teams. New York born, Coach Rapper at- tended the University of Illinois in preparation for teaching physical education and English. Last summer's travel took Taft's new faculty member to Mexico. The entire continent will have his once- over in another year or two. Since travel makes the mind broader, the basketball team ought to roam all over its opposition. Mexican jumping beans and hot chili gave the coach some peppery ideas. Mr. Rapper believes in making a system bend to meet the team ra- ther than having the team play on certain lines. After seeing a practice session, Coach Rapper said, The boys know their fundamentals and have the right spirit to put Taft in the first division. What has most impressed Mr. Rapper at Taft is the school spirit, but let him say so himself. The spirit of the school seems almost unbelievable. In a school of Taft's size the turnout for the teams is amazing. His expectations about the golf team prompted the coach to say, This team has always brought home victories, and I see no rea- son why it shouldn't continue to do so. With a wave of his hand Mr. Rapper said that the track team will be taken care of when the time comes. Maybe Coach Rapper will be the Yitllpel' that wraps up future vlicto- r es.

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October 17, 1941 Why ShouldYou Select Steno? Here's Answer By Doris Erickson So you want to be a secretary! Does that mean you will be satis- fied to remain a secretary, or have you ambitions for something bigger and better, perhaps an executive position? The enterprising stenographer can readily make himself almost indispensible to his employer-so valuable that the employer would think twice before giving him up. These days a girl is expected to pinch hit in many tasks. Even a receptionist or switchboard oper- ator has a better chance if she can take dictation. And, of course, shorthand is the opening wedge for many a business career. Stenographers In Demand Stenography is now one of the largest fields of employment for young women. Essentials for oc- cupation are absolute accuracy in punctuation and spelling. Mrs. Henrietta Hintz, commer- cial teacher, says, Even if a stu- dent :is not planning on a commer- cial career, a knowledge of short- hand will come in handy in college for taking down notes. It is also a stepping stone be- tween careers. A person skilled in shorthand and typing can work at such while waiting for a better chance at his chosen profession to come up. Now more than ever the business world offers opportunities to boys. From Office Boy To Riches The male stenographer, .if he re- veals. sufficient initiative and in- telligence, is in an excellent po- sition. to rise to a job of executive responsibility. There is need for male stenographers in law, medi- cine, and banking. There is also a more limited up- portunity in court reporting. By commencing as a stenographer in a business in which he is intel ested, an ambitious boy can learn the simple rudiments of the busi- ness and gradually work himself to the top. Although there are usually more people trained in typing than there are jobs to go around, employers constantly complain that they can- not find enough who meet the ne- cessary high standards of speed, accuracy, and neatness. So if you want to be sure of a po- sition, no matter how small, learn the basic rules of shorthand, typ- ing, and simple accounting and say goodby to pavement pounding. LOST: Set of keys in court- yard. Please return to Lost and Found or Division 206 a. m. Louise Kosel. Taft Tribune Page 23 What Type of Person Do You Consider the Worst Pest In the Corridors Write your answer plainly on one side of the paper in not more than 250 words. Name, semester grade in school, and divi- sion number must accompany your manuscript. No letter will be returned. 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 tto athletic games, dances, movies, and entertainmentslg 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 November 14 issue. Hand in your manuscript to your English teacher, who will forward it to the Tribune office, no later than Tuesday, Oct. 28. Canine Poll Shows Taft Education Is Going To the Dogs By Mary Elaine Gill Could it be that the canine world has decided to elevate itself by participating in the pastime of ed- ucation? It would seem so as one observes various species of dogs, from mon- grel to pedigree, strutting down the corridors or entering various class- rooms supposedly seeking the fun- damentals of life. Not only do the dogs act like in- dustrious students, but they too have their day at causing a commo- tion in the halls. Puppy Disciplined Take the little toy Spitz who went barking lris way through the halls one day only to be stopped by Miss Jane Carleton., English teacher. Upon being told to behave the puppy let out a howl, and an in- nocent bystander, Donald Johnson, frankly told the hound to be quiet like a good doggie or he'd get an encore for talking back. The pup then high-tailed it down the hall and managed to leave the school premises, but immediately! If He Knew Then! Then there was the dog who un- guardedly stepped into Mr. Arthur Mooney's office. Although it is very much appre- ciated that the pets wish to broaden their scope, it is an injustice to keep them in school, and all hope and pray that they have enough fortitude to kip for the remainder of the year. Cashier Bowls 175 Number one bowler from the lunchroom crew is Mrs. Gertrude Ritchie, who has come to Taft to serve as cash.ier. Her average is 175. It has been rumored that she is now teaching her boss, Mrs. Blanche Smith, how to hit the 10 pins. Mrs. Ritchie's son, Edward, is a 2B at Taft. Dolan Exposes Secret Lives By Pat Dolan At last they're discovered, those heretofore unrevealed facts in the lives of some of Taft's illustrious students. For a start, delve into Annette Kruto's history. Obviously embar- rassed, the blushing Annette began this amazing account of her life. She immigrated to America quite early in life because she couldn't get enough Ovaltine in the old country. She passed the time from babyhood to first grade-hood eat- ing peanuts. Reverses Apple Tradition In grammar school she endeared herself to her teachers by bringing them sauerkraut instead of apples. Her name was formerly 'Abigail, but after contemplating a movie career, she decided Annette would look better in lights. And now, children, hop on the magic carpet and go way, way back into the dim past and take a peep into the early years of Robert Smith's existence fthe boy with the big suitcase! which, by the way, does not contain his lunch. Lost Personality Discovered Observation soon discloses that he is the lad who played the accor- dion while Rome burned. fThey called him Nero in those days.J Research reveals a rare speci- men in Shirley Meltzer, whose earliest records show her spouting poetry at the age of two. In 'fact her first words were quotations from The Raven. Bob Wilkens's early childhood was spent in reading the funnies. This is the background that en- ables him to imitate anything from Andy Gump to The Claw fwith the aid of a garden trowelb in Smilin' Jack. LOST: Key attached to a small beaded Indian charm. A keepsake. Finder please return to Mrs. O'Connell in office and receive reward. Karen Madsen Wins Freshman Essay Contest Karen Madsen, student of Miss Monaco's 1B English class, has been awarded first place for her essay on The Student's Responsi- bility for School Property, which was entered in competition with the entire freshman class. Honorable mention goes to Cora- lynn Manchee, Gene Mason, Virgi- nia McCormick, and Adele Wojdak. Karen's essay follows: Character education is not some- thing which is left behind when school days are over. It is some- thing which will be part of us, all our life. A good character education starts when we are old enough to talk and think for ourselves. It is easier to begin a new habit which is correct than it is to break a bad habit which has been a part of us for many years. These good habits which we make should include thoughtfulness of others and their property. This is one of the most important things in our character education. We should learn not to be selfish and should take as good care of another person's property as we would our own things, for not many people would intentionally damage their own things while they would hurt others without thinking. We should be ready to compli- ment our friends and not always be saying and thinking of ourselves. If you had a new hat and you wore it to school one day, you would want someone to compliment you and not always be saying, I have this and I have that. So don't you be that way. Jobs Available For Qualified According to the latest report or the Illinois State Employment Ser- vice, jobs are available in the fol- lowing fields. Office boys and messengers are in demand, but applicants must make a good appearance and be graduated in the higher level of their class. Stenographers must test above average to qualify for the many positions now open. Boys are needed in factories to perform such duties as assembling, machine operating, and labor. Applicants for stockroom and shipping clerks do not need exper- ience. Bookkeeping and clerical positions are adequately filled by more experienced workers. Pro- fessional and technical positions require graduation from college or university. There are no changes rln specifi- cations for prospective job-hunters.