Taft High School - Eagle Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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September 19, 1941 Have You Heard the Latest? Daffynitions When Mrs. Lascher asked in her English 7 class what the difference is between a comedy and a tragedy, John Wortman, 4B, jumped up quipping blithely that when the guy gets the beautiful blond, that's a comedy, but when he doesn't get her, that's a tragedy! In an attempt to simpl.ify the mathematical language, Professor Seyller explained to his naive freshmen that positive is like going eastg negative is like going west: positive is like above zero, nega- tive is like below zerog positive is like going to heaven, and negative is like-yes, yes, go on. Why stop Dear Freshmen: Have you Bought your season punch card for the escalator? Written your first English com- position on what you did this sum- mer? Or My Impressions of School? Learned the conjugation of your first Latin verb? Made your reserved sign for your chosen lunch table? Brought your soda crackers twhich should repose at present in your lockerj for afternoon tea dur- sing lengthened divisions? Obtained your week's supply of paper towels at the box office? Been fortunate enough to be one of the elite and get a locker with electric lights and a good view? The ones overlooking the railroad tracks are nice. High Dizzy Doings Camp life must have been hard on Charlene Matousek, for it left her speechless. She has just re- gained her lost vocal cords, after spending a week as a counselor at Camp Hastings along with Dolly Rix, Ruth Shumacker, Lee Brink- worth, and Nancy Gray. Was the lunchroom cashier taken aback when a pennywise Freshie walked past her with a huge bowl of mayonaise in tow. What are you going to do with that? asked the stupefied cashier. Well, it only costs two cents, re- plied the llnnocent one. Seen While Snoopin': Hank Kritikson and Noreen Anderson, unaccustomed to the warm city after their summer country life, calmly removed their shoes- and socks and happily walked out of school. Norman Esserman had to play a set of tennis in his underwear when he lost his trousers in a love game. He has now given up tennis. Is it for good or for pants? Of course the Kaage car couldn't have a blow-out at any time but Taft Tribune Page 5 1 R f A'f,Zfw,,,,eQ'Qf,,i' The Bo of the Month Would You Like? ' By Lois Johnson Have you ever wanted to change your handle? Thais month's inquir- ing reporter gives you an oppor- tunity to do so with this question. Betty Brendel, IB, was all en- thused over the idea of changing her name to Lana Turner. A change has already been made, said Jess Taylor, 2A, when approached. Jesse was his former title. Enigmatic Mr. Osbon Quoth Kenneth Osbon, that dy- namic head of the history depart- ment. I've had my name so long now if I changed it I wouldn't know who I was, but I could think of plenty of good changes for other people. Miss Jane Carleton has always been satisfied wwith her name but she said those who intend to change their names should remember thlis verse: Change the name but not the let- ter, Change for the worse and not for the better. Tsk, Tsk, Charles Annabelle was Charles Weider's choice of a name for himself. tSlight1y feminineq Frederick Bunge, 2A, would be glad to change his name to some- thing the teachers could pronounce correctly. Ruth Mooney, 4B, took a roman- tic View of the question when she replied she would Like to have her name changed to Mrs. Chuck Mittle. Norwood Booth, 1B, averred any- thing but Norwood would do. Red-headed Gladys Myszler, 3B, thinks as long as she has red hair she may as well have an Irish 11ame so her choice is Patty O'Day. James Craig, 4A, stated, Mine's bad enough as it is. Virginia Herringshaw, 4A, would pick Star Lynn Shaw. Catherine Vonesh, 4B, said, That depends on whose name I take. when Shxirley was driving it home from school! Were You There When: Donald Reum and Bill fDelilahb Lessmann clipped Sampson Peg- gy Reller's hair in division? Bernard Dabbert went all around school asking for bobby-pins to put up Dick Lewis's fair tresses? All they lacked was a blond hair net. Howard Payne put the bottom window down so he could unlock the top one? Wright Peterson acquired his convertible? With the reopening of school, versatile William Stephen, 4A, comes to the front as Mr. Hoefer's choice for the Boy of the Month. Bill is one of these square-shoot ing, all-round people that everyone likes and admires. In the spring, he lives and breathes baseball and has been a member of the team since its beginning, contributing more than his share of good pitch- ing and hitting. In his spare time he makes and sells costume jewelry of wood and walnuts, samples of which you have undoubtedly seen on the wrists of various fair Tafties. His hobby has grown so much in a year that tit is now a full-fledged business. Bill does not spend all of his time at baseball and bracelets, l1ow- ever, as his grades and membership in the Honor Society indicate. When possible he also spends much time fishing, playing tennis, swim- ming, and participating in other sports. He likes to dance and does indulge frequently. His extra school hours are spent as a hall marshall, and in changing programs for Mr. Mooney. Bill is a loyal Taftite, having William Stephen come from Schurz as a 2A when Taft was opened, and he would rather be here than anywhere else. Beyond wanting to go to North- western his plans for the future are not too definite. The Tribune Presents Mrs. Perry Because of her prolonged vaca- tion duning the first two weeks of the school term, it was impossible to obtain a direct interview from Mrs. Evelyn Perry, Taft's choice for this issue's teacher of the month. It was therefore necessary to call upon her husband, Mr. Enos Perry, to obtain the needed information. Born in Chicago, Ill., Mrs. Perry was graduated from the Senn high school. She received her Bachelor of Arts and Masters Degree in Eng- lish from the University of Chicago. Mrs. Perry began her teaching career at the Henry elementary school. From there she went to Schurz high school, where she was sponsor of the Schurz Times and finally, with the opening of Taft in September, 1939, she once again changed schools. Her hobbies, other than playing bridge, are all along the athletic line-swimming, horseback riding, golfing, and hunting. She is also a skilled dancer, pianist and violin- ist. Mr. Perry could think of no greater ambition of hers other than that of making the Trib a darn good paper. He further explained that he believed her disposition to be free from pet peeves and idio- syncracies. TAFTITES JOIN UNANIMOUSLY IN EXPRESSING THEIR APPRE- clation of the oll painting presented them by the Mendowlnrk club of the Norwood pnrk elementary clmol. The picture, n' copy of Jnlln James Audubon's Meadowlnrk.s, has been given to Taft to further the cstnbllsh- ment of an nrt center for the northwest slde. The Meadowlark club has been organized to lneet the need for bird conservation In this dlstrlct. It is directed by Mrs. Colldlt Voorhees and has a membershlp totnllngf over 1000 who have pledged themselves to protect all bird Ilfe.

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Page 4 Taft Tribune September 19, 194 Just clleminiscing' 0 The In the Quake Two years ago a new school opened its doors. Into it flocked sopho- mores, juniors, and seniors from Schurz, Von Steuben, and other north- west side schools. At Taft they found an unfinished building and a sandy treeless campus. There were no proud Seniors or lowly Freshies that year. Everyone was new. Classes and programs had to be scheduled. Traditions had to be built up. The North Central association had to accredit the school. Remember how we selected the name of the Eagles for Taft's teams, chose Blue and Silver for the school's colors, and emblazoned the title of Tribune on the masthead of the school paper? Will anybody ever forget the introduction of Mr. Rapier's Taft Loyalty song, the first dance with James Shamburg and Helen Guernsey as the king and queen of the waltz, the election of Jean Bostwdck as Rose Queen, the first June graduating class? All those things gave Taft the start that must be kept up today. The Freshmen then are the Juniors now. Many classes have gone. yet, as the upper classmen walk down the halls they see familiar faces of students who return to Taft to reminisce about Only Yesterday. Library Offers Fine Entertainment Books! Books! Everywhere books, but how many Taft students ever think of using this fine selection of literary achievements in our library? How many freshmen, sophomores, and even juniors and seniors have never gone to the bother of getting a library card, and how many more have never used the cards they do have. Although comic books and movie magazines seem to be all the rage, it does look just a trifle more studious to have a copy of Scott's works or a book on handicraft along with your notebook as you pass from class to class. You don't have to take them out with the intention of reading them completely, but when the diviision period seems unbearably long, or your English teacher is delayed enroute to class, just open up the book and see what made the author write what he did. Make all the corrections you see fit in his so-called masterpiece. Before long you're liable to find yourself genuinely interested in the book, but that's all right-everyone knows you're reading it just to pass time. Perhaps you've never bothered to see just what ds in your library. The librarians are only too glad to assist you in your selection of a good book. .-li..-.. . 'Neither a Borrower Nor A Lender Be' Have you a reputation for depending on others for your existence? Do you constantly have to borrow pencils, paper, money, and tomorrow's homework? If so, you are one of the much-hated species of animals called the parasite, alias sponger, deadbeat, chiseler, and panhandler. Could it be that you are just minus memonies or are you really as bad as you seem? Have you a criminal record in every mental file of society including unpaid nickels and borrowed school work that made both you and the lender get stoplight grades when the teacher found out? The length of your sponging record will make people find out in a hurry what your number is. If people can't borrow, they'll have to get their own! Taft Tribune Published Bi-weekly by the Journalism Students ol the WIIiLIAM HOWARD TAFT IIIGH SCHOOL 5025 North Nntomn Ave., Chicago. Ill. September 10, 1941 Price Five Cents Edltor-in-chief: Lorraine Rllulvy. Features: Jeanette Behrens, Bill Bessemer, Mary Boarini, Frank Bostwlck. Carl English, Norman Esserman, Mabel Heen, Don Johnson, Lois Johnson, Patricia Peterson, Norma. Tess. News: Jeanne Beaton, Pat Dolan, Audrey Dietz, Wilma Dubs, Viola Fatal: Nancy Gray, Charlotte Henrickson, Olive Horst, Shirley K ge, Jeanette Kane, Jeanne Lutz, Vvinnie Pufont, Mary Jane Shirley, ert Smith. f j Photography: Stanley Logan. , 4 Beam By Pat Dolan A crowd of eager students wait- ing outside the door for their next class, - a meek little individual with his mama in tow, - a be- spectacled young man lugging a briefcase bigger than himself, - these and other symptoms mean but one thing - Freshies at Large!! Big Bargain Have you heard about the penny- wise young frosh who advanced toward the lunchroom cashier car- rying a huge bowl of stuff ? The cashier looked at it in surprise and asked her what it was. Oh, re- plied the little girl, this is a bar- gain. It was marked two cents! f'Twas the salad dressing.J This Younger Generation! But on the whole, this year's crop of young hopefuls has not been as profitable as those of past years. The sales of elevator tickets have dropped considerably, and the old football ticket business is at a standstill. Latest reports show a. freshie trying to sell a lunchroom pass to a senior! These young moderns are far more worldly and matter-of-fact. Upon receiving their room assign- ments, they calmly go to the right room instead of ending up some- where in the basement, and there's certainly not much of the scared rabbit about them. Signs of the Season Just in case you forgot what time of the year it was tsilly, isn't it?D you would probably be reminded by certain familiar sights. For in- stance: Crew haircuts in the grue- some stageg - summer tans pull- ing a fade-out: - Taft Trib report- ers cramming to make the dead- lineg - Mr. J. Puippo gleefully snipping his way down the hall, leaving a, neat trail ot' broken locks behind himg - Homework!?!tXlg Model T's rattling and back- firing around the schoolg - An odd assortment of black eyes, cuts, scratches, and similar injunies heralding the approach of the foot- ball seasong - A certain senior counting the days till Christmas vacationg - Various alumni haunt- ing the halls of their Alma - Cut slips, pigtails, Mater g squashed lunches, umbrellas in the sunshine, fish stories, musical car horns fpuff! pufflj There will now be a brief pause for station identification! Almost forgotten - program changes, nasty, noisy, old alarm ,X cks, slightly deflated pocket- b Ks, unconvertlible convertibles, chairless chem laboratories. of the News By Bill Bessemer .-..- Famous Last Words: Mr. Teuscher wants to see me! Isn't It Strange That: The answer to any question ce be - I don't know. Teachers, especially histoi teachers, don't realize how tirt we are of discussing the intern tional situation? Encyclopedia Americana.- Encores: Unjust punishment innocent people. -M. E. G. Dumbell Pome: With penciled eyebrows, carminn lips, Powder and rouge on her face, With waiistline nowhere near tl hips, And broomstick skirt to set tl pace- This is the modern girl who making Comes 'neath the head of natu faking. -E. G. Question of the Week- Is Mr. Mooney eligible for t' draft? -Ann Nonymous. Why Not?- Will the present gasoline shoi age cause Taft students to be la for school? -Me Famous Last Words- Double your money back if n completely satisfied. Let me at him. -Marilyn She won't flunk me again. -Little Willie Dumbell Pome Drizzle, drizzle, Drool and dribbleg Gutters drip and Sidewalks sizzle. Hair is hanging, Shoes are damp- Mother Nature, You're a tramp! S' Help Me- A frantic girl rushed into t' city room, rushed to the editor, ai gasped, For hevvin's sake, st' the presses! Somebody assassinate Hitler queried the editor, holding l breath. Worse, she cried, I told the I wore a blue chiffon dress to t ball, and, My Gawd, it was a pii georgette! The editor turned pale. He grs bed the phone. Hey Slim, ' shouted hoarsely, stop the presses! -0. U. Kid

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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