Taft High School - Eagle Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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'agles North Section Champ Meet Your 0 Taft Trib Champs H t Q Dec. 4 ll. VII. No. 4 Taft High School, Chicago, Illinois November 13, 1942 AFT MEETS AUSTIN areers Day to ielp Taftites 'ecide Future War Brings Changes 7aft will hold its annual Careers y on Tuesday, November 17. All liors will be given badges to -ntify them on this day. This ,r it was very difficult to set up irogram for the students because the war and its effect on the as of each boy and girl. A pro- .m of the day will be provided each of the two hundred boys l three hundreds girls involved this program, and speakers will announced at this time. ill students will assembly in m 304 the first period to hear resentatives from Wright Juni- College and Washburne Trade tool. Movies Help Choose Work The second period in the audito- m two movies: Finding Your e Work and Choosing Your :ation will be shown to all who interested. tirls can obtain tickets of admis- 2 to a discussion of either Office chines, Home Economics, Nurs- . or Civil Service during the fd period. Mechanical, civil, elec- cal. or chemical engineering, iicine. and defense work for s will take up the male inte- ES. Call to Arms peakers from the Army and Na- will talk to the boys in the gym ing the fourth and fifth periods. ese men will also discuss the Air xes, Coast Guard, and the Ma- ss. During this double period all ior girls will go to the audito- n to hear a panel discussion on amen in War Work. A question iod will be allowed at the con- slon of the above discussions. dents who ordinarily have :h fifth period are excused to e lunch the sixth period on this As We Have Proudhl Known Them Freshie Division Leads Scrap Drive Everyone is aware that there is a nation-wide scrap drive in prog- ress. Taft is also doing quite well, but the results could be much bet- ter. Leading the drive is Miss Grif- fin's freshie division, 106 p.m., with a total contribution, up to date, of 450 pounds. Second in the race is Miss Nel- son's junior division, 319 A.M. with 274 pounds to their credit. Next in line is Mrs. Perry's sophomore division, 113 P.M., with a total of 250 pounds. Some divisions should be a little ashamed of themselves for contrib- uting exactly nothing. If the fresh- ies can do it, why can't the sopho- mores, juniors, and seniors pitch in a little more? This is everybody's war and every one should do their share, without being urged constantly. Let's have a scrap pile so high, that we have to call a rescue squad to dig Mr. Fogli out of his office, Boys Must Take Pre-induction Work In February many new courses will be open to the students of Taft. All 4A boys must take these courses, pre-induction courses, be- fore graduation in June. The Army will provide the course of study. 1. Fundamentals of Electricity- this is a course in addition to physics - a semester course that will count as a majorg given five times a week, a single periodg re- quired of all 4A boysg open to all boys from 3B through 4Ag labora- tory to be provided for nine periods in semester: since preparation is required, the work will carry a major creditg can substitute for physics 23 to be credited as Fun- damentals of Electricity if not sub- stituted for physics 2. 2. Fundamentals of Shop-1 se- mester course, given five times a week, 1 period a day: a minor cred- it: since there is no preparation, compulsory for boys, but optional for girls. Here's How Taft Fought to Fameg Austin Comes Next In the recent game against Roose- velt, which ended in an 18 to 6 vic- tory, Taft's mighty eleven clinched the North Section Title, after a sea- son of seven consecutive wins. Taft's first victory came from a practice game against Waller, in which they showed their superiority by the score of 19 to 0. Schurz was surprised when Taft gridders beat them by a 9 to 6 score, thereby halting their chances for the North section crown. Taft ac- cepted this victory with cheers as the school regained the self confi- dence it lost after last year's defeat, from the rival school. Lake View, whom the papers thought to be an equal to the mighty Taft grid men, tried hard, only to lose by an overwhelming score of 50 to 12. Then came Sullivan, the last game coached by Joe Kupcinet be- fore his departure for the Army. The tcam's farewell to Joe was a 33 to 0 victory. Just about this time people began to sit up and take notice of a school that had once been insignificant. AmuI1dSen's Vikings came along and played a tough game but they too fell prey to the Taft Eagles by a 19 to 7 victory. Lane, the so called school of champions, was defeated hy a, score of 2 to 0 after a tense and exciting battle. Taft was now right up on top to struggle with Senn for first place honors. If Senn had not been beaten by Amundsen, the decision for champ would have been left to the tossing of a coin. Tomorrow Taft plays Austin, the West Section winners, in a game that will decide who will play in the city finals at Soldiers Field on November 21. Our school has a good chance of coming out on top, and our chances are even better if a large crowd turns out to support the team. Don't forget-Hanson Park at 2:00 p. m.

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Page 8 A Taft Tribune .. Stas 5 ,O O63 C62 HANK GREEN Taft gridders defeated Lane in the tightest game in prep history with a score of 2 to 0. The Lane game put Taft in the lead for the North Section. The coin was flipped and Lane kicked off to Taft. Taft made a first down on a pass, another pass and another first down and Taft was in scoring position. Just then the linesman stepped in and penal- ized Taft. The next play failed to make a first down and Lane took over. Lane failed to make much progress but did penatrate the cen- ter of Taft's line to bring the ball back to the 50 yard line. Lingen- felder caught a pass while he was in the open but had to reach to far and fell. In the second quarter, Taft tried a pass but was fumbled. Lane picked it up on a bounce and went for a touchdown but it was called back. In this quarter Srednicki reached for a long pass that would have meant a touchdown but it was inches away from his fingers. Lane passed a long one in the third identical to Taft's long one, except the Lane end had his hands on the ball and dropped it. Taft was in scoring position once dur- ing this quarter again but was again penalized for faking a center. Byrdy punted from his own 10 foot of Lanes 1 foot line. Lane then attempted to punt out of this but Gilgenbach, Killoran and Srednickl blocked it and it resulted in an automatic touchdown. In the fourth quarter the game see-sawed back and forth on the fifty yard line. Taft was penalized about 20 yards for too long in the huddles. During the last few mln- utes Lane made futile attempts to complete long passes but all were knocked down. The game ended with Byrdy knocking down a Lane pass on his own 1 yard line. Three weeks ago Taft over- whelmed Sullivan 33 to 0, two weeks ago Amundsen 10 to 7. Last week Lane 2 to 0 and next week, we predict defeat of Roosevelt 20 to 7. BASKET BALL As basketball practice begins we find Taft with a new coach, Baro- nowski, taking good care of the team. Many last years players are back again this year. On the senior team there is Dave Whittier, Ed Thompson, Norb Paulish, Greg Kllwitz, Hank Jurgenson, Del Ko- towski, Kenny Davis, Ross Whit- After Basketball Practice Our practice grind is over, And from the gym we go, A score of sweating, heaving, bodies Down the stairway flow. But as we reach the lower landing We see to our dismay, That the Blue and Silver pigskln squad Lies squarely in our way. If you think that team is really tough On a Sunday afternoong Then its a cinch you've never been with it In the same little locker room. The air around the lockers You reach your locker with a sigh And finally get undressed. You jump into the showers To perish with the rest. A million swinging arms and legs Greet you when in you come Your chance of getting out alive Is seventy-five to one. But it won't be long till winter comes, And then gridiron days will cease And over our lovely locker room Will fall a slumberlng peace, The Basketeers will reign again After the passing of Fall. And just the smell of the Cager's Is blue with unholy sounds, socks Jerseys, ggckgy and antle wraps Will menace the lives of all. Are dropped in fuming mounds. Bill Beyer War Department Kills R. O. T. C. Hopes for Taft Unit War emergency necessitates mili- tary training to prepare the men in the armed forces for actual com- bat. In view of this fact Mr. Hoe- fer has been trying to procure the installation of an ROTC unit at Taft for some time. Colonel W. F. Morrison, of the Department of Military Science and Tactics of the Chicago High Schools recently sent a letter to Mr. Hoefer, stating that although the War Department is not estab- lishing any new ROTC units at this time, they are keeping his re- quest in mind, and will do any- thing they can toward the installa- tion of a unit at Taft, should the opportunity arise. 1,iL.l. . Ws. Eat Department Needs More Operators Mr. Charles A. Buell, sponsor of the Visual Education Department, is putting out a call for movie ope- rators and secretaries. The qualifi- cations are few and service points will be awarded. If you have study or a free period between the 2nd and 9th periods, can type, have a G average or better you may become a movie secretary. Boys that wish to be movie opera- tors need have no experience, but have to be a 1A or higher and have G average marks. ney, Al Retenmier and last and most important West tSwishD Parker. The juniors have from last year Steve Kuflewski, Bill Beyer, Hank Anderson, Jack Berry, Ted Bujew- ski, plus a few newcomers. Mr. Baronowski says he thinks Taft will take city championship this year not only in football but also basketball. Taj? Bowlers Compete For League Title Bowling at Taft is becoming a popular sport. The student body has responded exceedingly well, with a membership of 112. Of the 112, 72 are girls. After much trouble, Mr. Puippo secured the Rolaway alleys on Tuesday afternoons. Two leagues of girls are battling tooth and nail for the championship, which will not be decided until next March Another battle is being fought at Garden Recreation in the Friday league. There is one boys league and one league for the girls. There is still room for four boys on this day. It is not necessary to know how to bowl, as special instruction is given. The bowlers are really in there knocking 'em over. Games rang- ing from 180 to 210 has been chalked up. At this stage of the game it is hard telling what will happen. Some of the old faith- fuls are going strong but they have plenty of competition. All members receive white cards which enables them to bowl for 15 cent a line any afternoon until five, on Saturdays until two. Anyone interested in securing a blue card, which enables them to bowl for 20 cent a line, get in touch with Mr. Puippo. Saturday's league for freshmen boys and girls at the Rolaway Rec- reation is in need of twenty-two boys and nineteen girls for a full league. Boys bowl at 10:30 a. m. and girls at 10:30 a. m. Bowling league does not interfere with the football games as there is plenty of time to get to the field afte you have completed your three games. League 1 of the Tuesday girls is lead by the Foul Line Fems : Liss, Weidenhoeft, Ranke, Zoll. In second place are the Gruesomes g Schu- bert, Chulay, Cleven, Lowry. October 30, 19- 1 . I5 :ross 5 Bly Floyetta Wheeler Boxes for the Red Cross, 1 the motto for the G. A. A. l week. Appeals for small arti4 such as: ties, tops, ribbons, ha kerchiefs, etcs., were made thro1 gym and health classes. The bo were sent last week to be Chl mas presents for the youngsi across the seas. The G. A. A. membership dx is over! A total membership over 700 was attained. Have you some extra GMA. points somewhere around, if l0 may have them recorded by R MacGregor, Ist and 2nd period, by Dorothy Benson, 7th period. Handle With Care If you see any of the gym tel ers running around with a bas ball or football tucked neatly der their arm-don't think they balmy or trying to steal them, 1 are just trying to conserve tk The gym departments are api ing to the student body to l them save the present supply equipment. Shuffel Board repl ments are definitely off the lin The physical fitness program being stressed this year lnsteal team games. Swimming has I intensified. In order to pass 1 swimming requirements you r be able to tread water a design length of time and be able to s two lengths of the pool, using different strokes. - Exercise and development of three main parts of the body now being practiced. In the cl: soon, games such as: relays active group games, will be i' mingled with the callisthenics. Members of the Kingpi Fara, Rudnick, Brooks, Holden holding first place in League 2. Pick Ups : Lindsay, Whe Rohner, Tess, are a close secon. At the Garden Bowl on Fr four teams are tied for first j each with five wins and foul feats. The teams are the Knot Rollers, Waacs, Lucky Stri and Gutter Gals. In fifth the Spiffy Spares are four ahead with five losses. The: Friday league of boys a Garden Bowl is led by the Dr Peterson, Norlie, Zueschner, Hi De Maria. The Strikers : Ii Kaphammer, Hanke, Schneider Carrol are second. With five and four losses each the Pell and the Stinkos fight it ou third place honor.

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Page 2 Taft Tribune November 13, 194 Taft Students Taft Takes to the Air Taft Tactics See Importance Making Planes Since aviation is being stressed, Mr. Hoefer feels that due recog- nition should be given to two Taft students who are really doing fine work. George Olson, 4A, and Walter Zeuchner, 4A, have been comple- mented by Principal Leo A. Hoefer, on the fine work they are doing in building model airplanes. Walter started his hobby at the age of twelve, and during the last five years he has acquired over thirty completed models. Now entered in races in Indiana are two of Walter's gas models which are his pride and joy. Gas models are harder to make but the enjoyment reaped from the com- pleted plane is worth the labor. It was just recently that he be- gan making his own plans for planes and boats. Model gas boats which are build on the same order as model planes are Walters favor- ite. George Olson, who is also attract- ing attention with his ability for making and flying model planes, first became interested in building them when he received, from a friend, a complete building kit, five years ago. He set about making little planes and before he realized it he was making gas models. After seeing the enjoyment that George got from his planes, his friends decided to form a club where they too could build model planes to their hearts content. 317 Leads Tafts Thanksgiving Fund The Children's Aid Fund, better known as the Thanksgiving Collec- tion, has progressed with the greatest of success. As of November 4, 1942. business manager Warren Mehrtens of 312 A.M. is leading the drive with 51986, followed close by Lois Meltzer 117 A.M. with 517.75. Taking third place is Betty Meek, 108 A.M., with 314.10 and in fourth place is Lucille Slussland 301 A.M. with 5l2.75. The chart outside of 116 shows the progress of the division. Five of these rooms have past the ten dollar mark, thirty-eight the five dollar mark. Six of the twelve 1B divisions have past the S5 mark. The quota of the school is a pen- ny a day per student, if this is kept up in a division of forty students, at the end of November they should have ten dollars. Every one who has given anything to this fund surely knows the need of the money for our underprivileged. Blitz Krieg Upon Ratsg Clean-up Council's Project The Clean-Up Council's first meeting, with a delegate from each division attending, was held on No- vember 9 in the auditorium at 9:30 A. M. The first project attempted, in cooperation with the American Junior Red Cross, is to defeat the rat enemy in our homes. Just before Christmas every Taftite will make a report on his part in the rat campaign. Seal Means of Entry First thing to do, is to be sure that there are no rat hiding places in your garage or house. If there are, seal, the means of entry tight shut. Next, be sure that all food is protected from the rats, because only a hungry rat can be trapped. Rats can find means of entrance through almost any crack or open- ing around pipes. Seal such means of welcome shut with concrete or metal sheeting. Basement Win- dows should be covered with screens all year round. Ventilators and sewer openings should be pro- vided with grates. Uncovered gar- bage cans are the best place to hunt out the rodents. I Smell a Rat Our enemies are easily caught in the Guillotine trap baited with cheese or bacon. It makes an easy way to count your score of dead rats. Although baiting to kill the rats is usually confined to use in the alleys, and this destroys only a small part of the rodents, 30 tons of rats and mice were killed in alleys during 1941. November 15 to 21 To Be Book Week. National Campaign During the week of November 15- 21 our school and public libraries and our bookstores will blossom forth with exhibits, posters and plasecards bearing the legend For- ward with Books. For this is the theme chosen and the dates are the days of Book Week this year, and our community joins the national crusade to bring boys and girls and good books together. It was in 1919 that Franklin Mathiews, Chief Scout Librarian, made the American Booksellers' Association realize how few parents cared whether their children had books or had regard for their quality, Most children were given a few books at Christmas without any real knowledge of their tastes. Often there were no other books in the home except those which the boys or girls bought themselves out of their allowances or earn- ings. A national campaign developed to arouse public interest in more and better books for children. All over the country, librarians, teach- ers, bookmen, editors and social workers saw in this campaign a. new opportunity to plead the cause of reading for children. Book-Week provided the means by which these groups could Work together in their common crusade and could present it effectively to the nation. It was not long before its effect was felt. Many parents found their children developing a desire for a home library: learning the pride of owningg the delight of sharing: the joy of entering new Worlds along the magic pathway of books. In 1942, while we adults fight to fCont. on page 73 While scouting around the 1 ence department, we discove' that the general science classes Taft has found a new substit for rubber. At least they think could be a substitute. This amazing product was the sult of soaking bones in hydrocl ric acid overnight. Miss Grossl b' nes, well not her personal bo but bones contributed to her some students for this worthy periment, were placed in a beal Then the acid was added. Suspended excitement relg' until the next day when the rest could be observed. The bones 1 all their mineral quality, weii and developed a peculiar or Then the fun began when th bones were tied in knots, twis turned, or shaped like a pretzel. The bones resembled elastic much that the students would l to do further research on them see if they might be transforl into a substitute for rubber. Th Miss Grosser's bones for you! Bones! Bones! Rolling bo broken bones, rattling bones, fu bones, all kinds of bones. Ev body has heard of bones. In everyone has bones. A plain ordinary wlshbone into knots. No foolin'! You shc have seen it. Not a bone of con tion but a bone of magic. So all guys and gals, hang onto 5 bones before they're confiscated ,-.,.iL,..il.-l Freshies Letting Honor Roll Down Recognition is here given those genii of Taft. Because no' the division teachers handed in list of Hbrightiesj' some will l to be omitted. Here are those dents having three S's and on or the all high S's for last que grades. There were no 1B's who achi- the marks. 1A-Patricia Forney 2B-Dorothy Benson Donald Parker Lois Johnson 2A-Margery Bigler Mary Dalton Marion Doemland Dorothy Ethinger Nancy Knight Charlene Samuelson Beverly Crippen Tom Craft Ruth Biesemthol James Jakobsen Richard Rahn 3B-Corine Cleban Robert Kolpek Robert Forney 3A-Merton Conally .Rosemarie Schutte 4B-James Petrie 4A-Betty Holiday