https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/25609/archive/files/d78fe0202d138940f93254fbc49d23f7.pdf?Expires=1792627200&Signature=gsLGhJPZCrCjkfF%7EorwneRj6gDPfz9BUKLNouMGVJMvQDvYkvsr6EgqQA0ROwtdL7VGrGu5Tq2nx-rP%7EnHpOdqU7sQRjzeQf5GopFwnedCFcPeJYYCXFum1is9ADyJqMco0yqjlpzqvb6%7E4Ii-lxTe2MxUluBQOhQGNiQ9LVe4LDBCEsZCzvtU4OoyHJxyPEwZP%7EKW5nwHEkVSP1by4VbGTUsJ4aRe4zrlTKN--C%7E-dwGRESI57HE3rK61hrisyPyuTgWaO61KtpuLAlU7HLcewEHjIBy8svakw1%7Edlwx%7ENmKnjd5LvvtUyhbJxUrKk6oQ0kwgfJwT7NSRrxTVOrPQ__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 2b73e51c32c054f59a5965c8e48a5874 PDF Text Text Volume IV No. 7 Pep Club Backs February Fling The first week end of the new se­ mester is certainly to be one of the biggest. Friday night the Pep Club comes into its own, offering the “February Fling.” This super attraction offers the music of Dick Lewis and his 14 piece band, a big favorite with schools and colleges along the North shore. Dick Boyd and June Ohlsen, in charge of the affair, promise that there will be special decorations to add to the charm of the dance. All Pep Club members will be ad­ mitted free, merely upon asking for their tickets at the gymnasium door. Others will pay a nominal fee of $1.00 a couple, or 75c for stags. Since this is one of the very few dances with a. real orchestra, a large crowd is ex­ pected to turn out from 8 until 12. The first home ball game in over a month will be played against New Trier Saturday night. This is the one the Trojans really want, as New Trier humbled them at the beginning of the season by a decisive margin. Since then both teams have beaten Evans­ ton, and New Trier lost to Waukegan, the team that beat Nilehi by one point only. Last year’s home encounter was won by the Trojans, 66-40. The teams have broken even in the last two games, winning two at Ley­ den in easy fashion, and losing at Libertyville. With every player on both squads who made the trip getting in the games, the varsity won over Ley­ den 53-37 and the reserves 25-20. Junior Senior Girls Pass Home Nursing On Thurs., Jan. 28, eight junior and senior girls received certificates in Red Cross Home Nursing for complet­ ing a course which began early this fall. Senior girls receiving certificates were: Marie Stritch, Catherine Kretch, and Germaine Monnig. Juniors: Ber­ nice Tolzien, Lorraine Splett, RoseMarie Norum, Eileen Molitor, and Marion Eichelkraut. The class, which included women from Niles Township, planned for re­ freshments after class, and presented Miss Jorgenson, the instructor, with a plant and a box of candy. Skokie, Illinois February 3, 1943 Nilehi's Gold and Blue The Girls Auxiliary Corps, or the GACS, as they are called, had their first meeting Monday, January 18, in the Girl’s gym. Membership is open to all girls in the high school. The pur­ pose is to inform the girls as to preparation and requirements for en­ trance and advancement in the Women’s Auxiliaries of the Armed Forces. The meetings will consist of a 15 minute lecture, a 15 minute drill period, and 30 minutes of organized community service, such as assisting with Red Cross activities, Girls Auxiliary Corps, community health services, Poppy Day sales, etc. The uniform will be a dark skirt and a light blouse or sweater. A blue armband with G.A.C. on it in orange thread will be worn at all times. Of­ ficers will receive insignia according to their ranks. Standards for advance­ ment in rank are based on length of service, manner of handling respon­ sibility, method of commanding com­ panies, or conduct in them. Victory Corps Niles Township’s students are now organizing a Victory Corps to aid in the war effort. The Corps is sponsored by the Forum and will consist of stu­ dents who qualify by participating in various activities. Among these activi­ ties are: first aid and life-saving courses, air-raid service, messenger service, bandage rolling, Red Cross work, and others. Anyone who enrolls will receive a general insignia. If they enroll for special service, they may receive a special insignia, such as air service, land service, etc. One of the suggestions from book­ lets on the Victory Corps is to hold military drills. This has already been started in the Physical Education classes. Pre-Induction Courses Something new has been added. The something new is the pre-induction courses that will be added to the cur­ riculum next semester, if enough stu­ dents are interested. This applies only to junior and senior boys and girls. You may drop minor courses to enroll in pre-induction courses, but it’s im­ possible to change your major pro­ gram. No minor credit will be given for pre-induction courses. Basic radio code, if completed suc­ cessfully, should develop a speed of ten words per minute. All students who enroll will enroll with the under­ standing that they will contribute half the cost of the equipment. The kit cost thirty-five dollars. The more stu­ dents enrolling the less the cost per student. The course will be offered on Mondays the ninth period. In review mathematics, offered on Wednesday the ninth period in room 306 by Miss Lytle, and Friday the first period in room 108 by Mr. Meier or Miss Ellerbrake. The teacher will help the student find his individual weak­ nesses and recommend exercises to them. Mr. Kent will instruct pupils in simple laboratory * tests commonly used in army and navy physical exam­ inations. Instructions will be given Wednesday during the third period in room 316. Mr. Larson’s blueprint reading, of­ fered on Friday the eighth period in room 100, will be the same as the one he taught at Great Lakes Naval Train­ ing Station. Hardy Trojans Are Beaten by Cold Nothing can stop the Trojans! — Except Jack Frost. All the Johnny Weissmuellers and Maureen O’Sulli­ vans really showed their colors — blue! — during the cold wave of last Tuesday and Wednesday. After an entire semester of tough physical build-up in the gym classes, along comes a mere trifle like 15° below zero, and 500 of Niles Township’s hardy students pull the blankets over their noses and forget that it’s a weekday. Such is physical endurance. The few sturdy souls who did brave the snows and Arctic winds to attend their beloved school looked lost in the three-quarters empty class-rooms. But Anyway, never let it be said that none of our students are Trojans. There are the 300! �February 3, 1943 Page 2 u a Cold W eatbafo yÎM v Ssa& DISA & Around Bettie Perrir^cl Hey Spike! is a call that is heard get to the bottom of Bill Meyer’s New up and down the hall incessantly. Of Year’s resolution. course, it doesn’t have to be Spike — Things we like to hear: it could be Butch or Shorty. Ju st to dismissal bell be on the safe side here’s a list of Dr. Biehn making an announcement nicknames and originals for you to a dish breaking in the cafeteria match. So next time an alias is called a teacher laughing out in the hall you’ll know who is “Songs by Sinatra” being paged. You hope! The Owl — Bill Stockfiish K. P. — Marilyn Tilton Doc — Mary Ann Wenzel By Joan Trietseh Legs — Joan Taylor Don’t make just a shining house Tillie — Bob Farrell Your only springtime goal, 4’ 9% " — Carol Ellis Remember there’s a time as well Sleepy — Bob Kunsy For house cleaning the soul. Hilda — Pat Bennett Sammy — Jack Ritter I t was too cold to go to school but The mouldy dust of apathy not too cold for several girls to go Scatters to the breeze, downtown. Oh well, they did their Dig down deep into your heart good deed by singing for the mile of Unto the very lees. dimes on State street. Eileen Molitor has been inconspicu­ Rout those musty cob-webs ously seen carrying a pipe in her Of selfishness and spite, Poke into each corner purse. And see that things are right. Couples of the week: Robert Farrell and Mae Kennedy. Cast off all that rubbish Helen Kuehne and Dick Boyd. That’s been cluttering up your mind, What two seniors were seen playing Hate and wear and bickerings “pie tag” from twelve to one o’clock Leave them all behind. after the Alumni Dance. What girl with the initials M. C. Scrub and scour your conscience made things very involved down in Until it shines and gleams, the office by looking for her girl Then you’ll know and not till then, friend who wasn’t in school that What a “House In Order” means. d ay !!?? Question of the week: Who tore the Don’t make just a shining house picture of Glenn Miller out of the new Your only springtime goal, Metronome ? Remember there’s no time like now Sight of any week: Miss Meyers For house cleaning your soul. stalking prey in the lib ra ry -------Or, then there’s always Miss Kranz, very embarrassed, trying desperately to explain to one of her classes what she does with her evenings. In case you’re hungry (and who isn’t) drop in at locker B-243 — open The NileHilite is edited, published, with can opener — reach into cookie and printed bi-monthly by the stu­ ja r which will be hanging on the hook dents of Niles Township High School, and if you get your big hand mached Skokie, Illinois. Dr. A. L. Biehn, in a rat trap it will serve you right. principal. Those cookies are for steady custom­ EDITORIAL BOARD ers only! Edwin Albright, Harriet Hart, What teacher was it that rushed up Leota Harper Margaret McNeill to Miss Sayre in an assembly and de­ Maralyn Woodsworth manded to know what home room she Reportorial Staff was in! Was it for talking, Miss Students in English 15J Sayre? Production Managers We also admire Miss Johanns and Richard Glauner Patrick Bennett Faculty Advisers Mr. Isaacson for waiting patiently in Mr. Wilbur Blanke line in the cafeteria along with the Mr. Clement Meier rest of the hungry clan. House Cleaning hïlëHÎu ït those few r inconveniences connected vs^hTa freezes W W A & ^ f ^ c f k c ^ S d i H to top it all the forgotten milk^Bh' tHe back porch ha§^o^eip AWi' -'be^Shif'ihe normal capacity 3F^n9 bdtffle.a^T yW R W ever, these are mere iri^ranties^i§inl as long as you only have t o t f f r e thermometer from the warm incRftfift} the weather really isn’t bad. A fter all, no one could be expected to go to school on a zero day, or at least that seems to be the general consensus of opinion in this locality. It couldn’t be that any of us are afraid of the cold, its just that we’re practi­ cal. Of course the schools in the north­ ern states such as Minn, and North Dakota don’t find it necessary to close down during cold sieges and the stu­ dents and faculty usually manage to arrive. However, maybe those Eski­ mos are accustomed to it. But, the next time the mercury drops below the zero mark, try to pur­ sue your education anyway. Face the wind and gale to arrive at this institu­ tion of learning; and when your ears turn blue and those numb fingers start to drop off, be consoled. At least you’re not a cold weather “sissy.” Afe you ? .^Ino I now Pure Irony 9 îÎ T tan I “Practice what you preaclfi9 KHshbfecome more than an old sayin^iiuKffilghi, at least for Miss Schaeflfef Isaacson. The story bdhiSfif^^Bi^rfis long, but interesting!!->nB V8-83 n9b On Wednesday, the ^Jwentjeth .pi January, the day of il£l<3bI§P£&ES£J lif you’ll remember (h<w*t could ^ou for­ get) although lesS'^ jO rn^ SSihe stu­ dents were at sghftfclk ^ ft^ T Q fO ^ 6 teachers braved to school. But Oh no, these iM o d cM ^ c& a ^ f xplgifijcal fitness,” couldn’t risk the ,ifi$d winds, but s & t & e & Z m ?) all day. MayM take a c ^ c ^ R f h ^ c ^ i^ ^ g y s f j^ g d lose t h e i ^ c ^ f c i ^ j 'p ^ l f s k T p h s ^ 1 specim^Kff oft9§ifgn e^MUMg -e h M 10 knows ? .iuBuiledoiH noxisM jw i Be£i(fofciiftMb%ldiMr «fcftSg? weren’t A fter we not to like teachers? %re �January 28, 1943 Profiles Not quite five feet tall, but certain­ ly easy to see is one of Nilehi’s redhaired seniors, Adele Bartz. Her fa ­ vorite sports are swimming and volley­ ball. Being a dance fan, Harry James is tops on her list of dance-bands. She is strictly thumbs down on super length sweaters plus microscopic skirts, — to say the least about how she despises bleached or dyed hair— (and people who call her, “Red.” ) Adele has shown a great deal of ability and enthusiasm in her commer­ cial course at Nilehi, and has hopes of attending a business college after graduation. “Hey mom, come here to the phone and help me on this interview, will y a ? ” — Such was the first quote we receive (unintentionally) from Bob Engert another carrot-topped senior who claims to have a hot temper to match. Bob does a pretty good job of releasing the heat thru his clarinet, and his success in music can readily be seen by an organization of his called the “Ensemble.” Beside labor­ ing furiously over this and that chemi­ cal mystery, Bob found time to take part in the school play. “Dramatics is a great subject. I like it a lot, — but what I ’m really interested in is chem­ istry.” A fter graduation he would like to continue studying at Notre Dame. His most recent peeve is girls in slacks because, “well, they don’t fit right.” Nile Hi Has Own Dr. I. Q. With Puzzlers “Pardon me, Mr. Ohlson, I have a little puzzle here that has me stumped. I wonder if you could work it out for me.” Mr. Ohlson has, from time to time, been confronted by youngsters, old­ sters, men, women, boys and girls ask­ ing him for results of puzzles. There seems to be some mysterious inner yearning within many individ­ uals to see that our professor is well supplied with perplexities. Below is one of his collections of “brain-teas­ ers.” A man traveled five miles South, then five miles W est; and here he shot a bear. He was now exactly five miles from his original point of departure. Question: What was the color of the bear ? The answer to this puzzle and an­ other puzzle will appear in the next issue of the NileHilite. NILEHILITE Page 3 Christmas Is Quiet Mechanical Drawing For Teachers, Students Has Promising Students Upon speaking with a couple of members of the faculty, and by pick­ ing up a few stray pieces of gossip we were able to find out what a few people did with their vacations. Miss Kranz, being the first one in­ terviewed, had rather a busy and quiet but not very exciting vacation. A. F irst few days graded History test papers and made out semester finals. B. Went to see Porgy and Bess. C. Attended a House Party on Christmas including the week end. D. Did some shopping. E. And to bring her vacation to an end she spent 3 days including New Years Day in bed with a chest cold. Another teacher interviewed was Miss Johanns. She said “I did nothing but sleep.” A few of the students that we heard talking in the halls were. Marie Sternberg, junior: “Went to 8 shows.” Ned Stowe, junior: “Worked half the time and slept the other half.” Color Guard Deserves Better Cooperation All the students of Nilehi are aware of the fact that they have an appoint­ ed color guard, who are trained in the correct presentation, and retirement of the colors; but the student body as a whole does not seem to realize that they too have an importance in the ritual of the presentation of the flag. Most of the students stand at atten­ tion looking bored, or letting their eyes wander over the other people, or at the stage, when they should be fac­ ing straight ahead, reciting the pledge of allegiance, and joining in the sing­ ing of “The Star Spangled Banner.” The members of the color-guard, who are: Jerry Gafford, captain, John May, lieutenant, Herbert Jarosch, Fred Borneman, Robert Dittman, Jack Ohlsen, James Koyat, Erwin Dombrowski, Bert Bloethner, Warren Gockenbank, Jean Kelly, Nancy Per­ rin, Dorothea Wolcott, Shirley Gregor, Doris Hampton, Barbara Abbot, Fran­ ces Dutsch and Lenore Peters, under the direction of Miss Harbert, do their part well in the assemblies. Why do they build back rows any­ how? As headkeeper for the fourth period Mechanical Drawing class, Mr. Galitz has reason to wonder. For there sit a solid row of future archi­ tects — maybe — among them Bill Keiser, Jack Kitteredge, Dick Krewer, Leo Kuhn and Allen Nelson. Little angels at heart, they often find that temptation is mighty powerful. W it­ ness one of their favorite little jokes directed at “Butch” Glauner. The win­ dows are often frosted, and so, many is the time that the brunt of their joke has walked into the room to find etched upon the window pane—“Butch loves M.B.” The “A” student is Pete Conrad. Why? Because he sits in the front row. Two other “wise guys” are Bob Taylor and, marvel of marvels con­ sidering where he sits, Allen Nelson. The class joker is Pete Yeger. So much for them. The class is studying machine draw­ ings and designing their own one room huts (log cabins to you). One glaring mistake was made. John Handler, being told to design an ideal summer cottage for himself, drew up a view of a palatial mansion and then had to junk it. Don’t worry Johnny, we know you had lofty principles. Speaking of lofty principles, two other students, Jim Ferris and Bill Keiser, were caught in the act of — ah — shall we say, trading informa­ tion. Were their faces red! Actually tho, we can’t blame them. Figuring out some of those machine drawings is no cinch. With such a class it’s a wonder Mr. Galitz isn’t an old fossil ( ? ? ? ) , but of course, this little group of horned angels isn’t as bad as we’ve painted it. Actually most oi them have passed Mr. Galitz’s inspections with flying colors. By flying colors we mean that Mr. Galitz’s colored pencil flew all over the page. Bartz First To Hit 8 0 Words In Shorthand The girl of the month, as fa r as shorthand is concerned, is Adele Bartz. Monthly tests are now being given to second year shorthand students under the direction of The Gregg Writer. In order to receive a certificate, the stu­ dents must take dictation for five con­ secutive minutes and then transcribe their work 98% accurately. Adele wrote 80 words a minute for five min­ utes and transcribed her notes 98.5% accurately! She is the first student to receive the certificate. Congratula­ tions, Adele! �Page 4 This TT That Intramural Basketball HD Intramural quintets are turning on the steam with hope of becoming this year’s basketball champs. As a result the leading teams are finding it hard to stay on top. At the present the Wednesday sec­ tion pacesetters are the Broncos (1st period), the Wolves (5th-6th period), and the Citadel (8th period). Leaders in the Thursday section are the Illini (1st period), the Wolverines and the Gophers (4th period-tie), the Badgers (5th-6th period), and the Braves (8th period). On January 7 the Leader’s Club of Niles Township High School held a party in the cafeteria. The party was held in honor of Nancy Allen and Dottie Lund’s birth­ day. At 2:30 the club went to the cafe­ teria for refreshments and then they proceeded downtown to attend a show at the Chicago theater. Students of home room 213 have been attempting to boost their sale of defense stamps by not eating candy during their lunch period on Wednes­ day, and using the money thus saved to buy stamps on Thursday. During the first three weeks that this plan was followed the stamp sale went up ten per cent. The students have de­ cided to have their representative bring the idea up in the forum and suggest that it be made into an all­ school affair. There are many students in school who would like to play a musical in­ strument but feel they cannot because they do not own the desired horn. At this time, however the music depart­ ment has a number of instruments which will be loaned to students who wish to enroll this semester. All those interested see Mr. Collins at once. The music major and appreciation classes, under Miss Klaus, have taken over the showcase across from the as­ sembly hall for the month of Janu­ ary. Each week the exhibit shall be based on a different phase of music, including symphony, opera, patriotic and classical composers. Projects dis­ played were made by members of the class. Books displayed are from the school library and available to all in­ terested in reading material on varied phases of the world of music. NILEHÏLITE Febuary 3, 1943 Music Department Girls Becoming Prepares Concert Tracksters in Gym The band and orchestra has already begun preparation for their spring concert. Some new music, including overtures, rhapsodies, novelty num­ bers, and a trombone and piccolo duet, has recently been purchased for pre­ sentation at this performance. In the very near future tryouts for places will also be held and those in­ strumentalists who best p r e f o r m scales, the concert music, and sight reading will be attributed first chair positions. It is felt that in this way more enthusiasm and effort will be aroused, resulting in an even better and more successful spring concert. Scrap Drive Asks "Give Your All" All those keys, lipstick cases, pa­ pers, rubber bands, etc., that have been lying around for §o long just taking up space, can now be put to a good use. The Scrap Drive Commit­ tee, headed by Beverly Kramer, re­ ports that great plans are being made for the future. A January drive for old pennies has been held, when anyone who receives pennies in change, in the cafeteria, etc., will, if he’s really patriotic, drop them in a little box especially provid­ ed for them. In following weeks drives will be held for rubber bands, old paper, keys, and other small articles, which will be placed in a contribution box in the front hall. All the students should cooperate with the committee. After all, you don’t need those old keys and things, you can even do without those pen­ nies — only for a week at a time. The government can do a lot more with them than you can! Noontime Boredom Finally Remedied In order to lessen the crowds in the cafeteria and to provide entertain­ ment for students during the lunch periods, the assembly room has been turned into a game room. The spon­ sors of this transformation are Mr. Flagg, Miss Schafer, Miss Spikings, and Miss Klaus. The room has been equipped with ping pong tables, a juke box, and will The boys aren’t the only ones acquiring super-physiques. Many of Nilehi’s damsels are planning on being girl commandos. The obstacle course was used diligently during milder weather, and with ice and snow came "basic stunts” — simple little things like holding one foot in the air and jumping over it with the other one. And also jumping suddenly into the air, turning completely around, and landing squarely in your footprints without losing your balance. And now the femmes must dash wildly around the gym ten times or more without even pausing for a breath. Dolores Chapman went around sixty-seven times and then fell into a deep slumber. Perhaps it’s wise to toughen up the girls as well as the boys, but all we can say is, "Boys! Watch out for Leap year!” Slacks — To Be Or Not To Be Wednesday morning, during home­ room period, an all-girl assembly was held in the assembly room, on the matter of girls wearing slacks in school. The purpose of the assembly was to inform the girls that it is permissable to wear slacks in school, depend­ ing upon whether they are warm or not. This idea on the kind of slacks to wear, and how to wear them was con­ veyed to the girls by means of models. Some girls wearing their slacks rolled up, and leaving their blouses outside, illustrated how sloppy you can look in slacks if they’re not worn right. Other girls modeled very neat and trim slacks, and helped their other classmates to see how nicely dressed girls can look in slacks if they are worn neatly, carefully, and properly fitted. soon have a few dart games. If stu­ dents would like to dance they are re­ quested to bring their own records to supply the juke box. A new plan to be put in effect soon will be the dividing of the lunch period into two shifts. At one time, then, the boys will play off their ping pong tournament in one shift and the girls will do the same in the next shift. The winners of these tourna­ ments will have their names inscribed on the athletic plaques. � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Niles Township High School Nilehilite, Volume 4, No. 7 Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. 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Niles East NileHiLite Collection Relation A related resource <a href="https://skokiehistory.omeka.net/exhibits/show/nilehilite">NileHiLite Digital Collection</a> Skokie High School Yearbooks Collection --<a href="https://skokiehistory.omeka.net/exhibits/show/yearbooks/reflections">Niles East Reflections</a> Provenance A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource. Skokie Public Library Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived From the collection of the Skokie Historical Society, Skokie, Illinois Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Nilehilite19430203 Skokie Historical Society 1983.18.8 1940s (1940-1949) 1942-1943 school year high schools Niles East