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NILE
v iii, iNo. 8
General 'Ike' Holds
Teen Press Meeting
By June Pence
Motorcycle escorts led six busses ol
Keen Teens to the Drake Hotel last
January 18. Upon entering we 'found
military guards all but growing out ox
flower pots. But after we stamped into
the dining .room, we met General Dwight
Eisenhower.
Although he had been suspended 30
days from West Point once upon a time
for dancing ragtime, General “Ike” was
nevertheless made Chief of Staff of the
armed forces in November of 1945.
General ‘ Ike” had a tough time decid
ing whose question to answer. Every
time he finished answering one question,
at least ten more “teens” stood up and
addressed him.
The hour-long conference ended all
too quickly for us, and many of us went
away with unanswered questions.
Bank Receives a Dime-an-Autograph
Upon her arrival in Chicago, Miss
Diana Lynn, film actress, and her “March
of Dimes” piggy bank came rushing
into the Ambassador West Hotel to
meet the Chicago Daily News K e e n
Teens.
To fulfill two worthy causes at one
time, Miss Lynn gave an autograph
for each dime dropped into her huge
piggy bank.
Miss Lynn wishes to suggest that
comfortable castumes (this means small
shoulder pads) be chosen for the actors
in Nilehi’s production of “Our Hearts
Were Young and Gay.” Diana speaks
with a voice of experience as she played
the role of Emily Kimbrough in Holly
wood’s produc’ ion adapted from t h e
book, “Our Hearts Were Young and
Gay.”
“I really did get seasick,” claimed
Diana Lynn, “during the boat scene of
that movie.”
Social Studies Clrsses
See 'Wilson’ Movie
By Dolores Paulsen
“Wasn’t that movie of ‘Wilson’ good?
Movie-actor Alexander Knox really play
ed the part of Wilson, didn’t he?”
This was heard from quite a few jun
iors and seniors who went to see the
movie ‘ Wilson” on Wednesday after
noon, February 5. It was shown at the
Skokie theater for the problems and
U S. history classes.
The movie started at 2:30 and the
price was 35 cents including tax.
Congratulanions, Miss Louise Sheniut and Mr. James Michael. These
two Nilehi faculty members will be
married tomorrow at Galesburg, 111.
LITE
Skokie, Illinois
(Member ( *
^ trt.l» 2 Q
Friday, February 7, 1947
Youth Club to Open Tomorrow
At la st! The long-awaited opening of the Skokie Youth Club j&
vat
hand! Tomorrow, February.8, the Y. C. will open its doors to all mem
bers, now numbering more than 150.
The committees have made fine progress, and now installed is a
juke-box, a pool-table, a snack bar with leather-cavered stools, and
two ping-pong tables. Not mentioned are numerous smaller facilities
which offer recreation.
Rules and regulations concerning the
number of guests allowed per member,
and the guests’ admission, will be pub
lished in the Nilehilite as soon as they
become definite.
On February 16, the Youth Club will
hold Open House for the general public
in order to give them the chance to see
the club and how it is run.
Mr. Lester Galitz, founder and organ
izer of our Youth Club, says, “Many
people have contributed to make this
club possible. I hope that the teen
agers will take the opportunities offered
by this club and will see to it that their
governing will be such that no one will
have cause to criticize. May all of you
enjoy the Youth Club, and have lots of
fun.”
170 Nilehi Students
Are Vaccinated
Just One More Week,
Hughes Presents Play
One week from tonight, the members
of the cast of “Our Hearts Were Young
and Gay,” directed by Miss H e l e n
Hughes, will feel like old time troupers,
and will be waiting and looking forward
to 8:30 p.m. when the curtain will go up
for the second time on their performance
of the ploy.
For, you see, a week from tonight is
the 14th of February, and the play is
the 13th, 14th, and 15th, so everything
checks (we hope)!
This fast-moving comedy starring a
double cast with Pat Schirra and Anita
Schmid as Cornelia Otis Skinner, and
Frances Monahan and Shirley Seeley as
Emily Kimbrough, concerns Cornelia and
Emily during their voyage and stay in
Europe.
Seeing the girls through a “fake”
murder, the measles, and a French “Peep
ing Tom,” the curtain finally falls, but
not before many hearty laughs are en
joyed by the audience.
What happened to 170 brave Nilehi
students last Wednesday, February 5 ?
Small groups were led into Room 123,
and with terror written on their faces
each one was led behind a screen to Dr.
Dessent of Cook County Health Depart
ment.
But when they left terror was re
placed by a beaming smile and each one
was glad to have had the vaccination for
smallpox. Now they would be immune.
Besides, this vaccination didn’t hurt a
bit.
According to Miss Helen Hart Keenan, Reflections Revelry tryouts began last
school nurse, the majority of students at week. Mr. Ronald VanArsdale has found
Nilehi have been made immune by vac hidden talent from the students of Nilehi
cination, but these must be renewed
The setting of the show this year will
every five years.
be that of a sultan’s palace. Dancers,
singers, and musicians will all play col
orful roles in a gay prismatic Setting.
Mr. John Wilkins and the a rt depart
ment will soon begin work on the scene
Don’t look down on them! The young ry; as in the past, prizes will be awarded ’uns of Nilehi can really stand on their for the best acts. Profits from the
own merits after the Freshman Talent show will go to finance the yearbook.
Assembly, January 17. In a 12-number
program, which lasted almost an hour, a Chopin Etude, and “Stardust,” Jim
following program:
the entertainers held their audience’s then announced Ethe I G ..................... .. .S o l o
MARY JANE N T W
attention every minute, while every(ac co m p an ie d by JOAN HAM LET)
BEVERLY SLACK............. M ilita ry D a n ce
t h i n g from Chopin’s “Polonaise” to
FA IT H R O S C H E .
...........P ia n o S electio n s
DAN W IN G E R ............................................ Solo
“Betty Coed” greeted their ears.
(a c co m p an ie d by JEA N IN E JACO BS)
JIM BA ILEY ............................ .. .C h a l k T a lk
Miss Marjory Ronalds started off the
DOROTHY H A RTIG A N ................... R ea d in g
program and then turned it over to Jim
BEVERLY SLACK................ .'................... Solo
JEANINE JA C O B S............... P ia n o S elections
Kennedy, a member of the F.B.A., who
M ARILYN M A R T IN ............V iolin S election
acted as Master of Ceremonies. Intro
ANN BRO W N ......................... P ia n o S elections
PA T HOFFM A N N ___ A ccordian S elections
ducing first Barbara Olson, who played
(a c co m p an ie d by BARBARA OLSON)
'Sultan7 to Appear
At Reflections Revelry
Freshman Assembly
Reveals Much Talent
�Friday,, February 7, I 94f
Diapers and Clowns
Attend Club Party
A surprise birthday party ended what
started out to be a regular meeting of
the German Club, Friday, January 24.
Lois Bornemeier and her committee
of three planned it. They wanted some
thing original, and since the German
Club was a year and a half old, a birth
day party was just the thing. Paper
napkins were folded like diapers and
fastened with little safety pins. Clown
sundaes made a big hit, according to
Betty Jerger, and if'y o u ’ve never had
the experience of eating a clown sun
dae—well, you’ve really missed some
thing, says the German Club.
A clown sundae consists of a cookie
for the collar, with a round ball of ice
cream on top for the head, life savers
served as eyes, and a gum drop for the
nose. To top it off was the hat, an up
side-down cone.
Following refreshments, the c l u b
played truth or consequences. Merrill
“Tai'z” Taylor and Bob King paid the
consequences by seeing who could empty
a baby bottle the fastest. “Tarz” won
a rattle.
Chris Schleuter couldn’t answer how
many miles of street car track there
are in Chicago, so he paid by wearing a
pink ribbon in his hair all during eighth
period.
Translation May Take
'Ad Finem Temporis'
If you took Latin, this is for you. Even
if you didn’t you can try. You know
there’s no low against trying!
1. “Quinque Momenta Plus’1
'
2. “Trade”
3. “In Amorer Frustra”
4. “Semper”
5. “Pullvus Stellarum”
6. “Ridens in Parte Exteriore, Lacrimans in Parte Interiore”
7. “Noctem Diemque”
8. “O Quam Pulchrum Mane”
9. “Ad Finem Temporis’
”
10 “Faciens id quod Natura Venit”
Well? See, you had better do your
Latin homework after all. You don’t
know as much as you thought you did.
t. “Five Minutes More”
2. “Surrender”
3. “In Love In Vain”
4. “Always”
5. “Stardust”
6. “Laughing On The Outside, Cry
ing On The Inside”
7. “Night and' Day”
8. “Oh What A Beautiful Morning”
9. “’Til The End Of Time”
10. “Doing What Comes Naturally”
S p ark m an G ets Lead
Betty Sparkman, sophomore at Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa, and former
student of Niles Township High School,
will have a leading role in the production
of Shaw’s “Arms and the Man.” The
production takes place March 7 and 8.
W hatAkuii-Ixam s?
[An EditorialJ
'Lower the Vote Age?'
Most Teens Sag No
By June Pence
The system of exemption from
semester exams has been carried on
at Nilehi for quite some time. But
now that recent exams have been
completed, some questions come to
mind.
Why do the learned students get
exempted? Your reply is no doubt,
“They know the answers, why should
they take exams?” There is a reply
to this reply: “Then why must the
less learned students take exams
w h e n t h e y don’t know the an
swers ? ”
There is another angle on this,
too. Why must exams be given in
the first place ? Can’t the teacher
tell by the end of the s e m e s t e r
whether a pupil rates an A, B, C,
D,. or F?
Miss Grace Harbert, social prob
lems teacher, has another i d e a .
Many of those who attain grades
high enough to be exempted, are
the ones who will be in college. Here
t h e y will find themselves unpre
pared for three-hour exams from
which they cannot be exempted.
What answer would you give to the
question—“Do you think the political
voting age should be lowered to 18?»
If you were to answer “Yes,” your opin
ion would be in accord with that of 51
per cent of the 40,961 high-school boys
polled by the Institute of Student Opinion by September. By a slight margin
high-school girls oppose lowering the
voting age.’
This question was one of the three
asked of high-school students all over
the United States, including N.T.H.S
The other two questions were:
2. If you were to prepare a list of possible careers for yourself, would you
include a career in politics?
3. What do you think the attitude of
the American people is toward their
public officials?
Nilehi’s students appear to be aver
age, for the result of the poll here and
nation-wide is very similar.
NILEHI NATIONAL
Question 1 Slight margin Slight maragainst
gin for
Question 2
No
Yes N
o
14% 76%
Question 3 The majority of students
both nation-wide and here believed that
“The percentage of men and women
in politics who have integrity, ability,
and good character is just as high as
that of men and women in any other car
“Yea, it was last Sunday. Sure, I’m eer.
positive it was Kenny Gengler. He was
on the Morris B. Sachs Amateur Hour.
It was on at 12:30 over WENR. He
sang ‘Passing By-.’ ”
The winners are going to be announ
ced next Sunday. If Kenny wins, he
January 18, was the date set by the
will receive $75 and a watch; second Navy for a nation-wide competitive test
prize is $60 and a watch; third prize is to select several thousand young m
en
$25 and a watch.”
for its new college-training program.
George Pasek, Henry Bobowski and
Herb Knapp took the examination at j
Northwestern University. If they qual
ify, the Navy will offer a college educa
tion, and a commission as an officer in
the U.S. Navy or Marine Corps.
They may choose the field in w
hich
T h e N ileh ilite is w ritte n , p rin te d a n d p u b
lished by th e s tu d e n ts of th e N iles T ow nship they would like to earn a bachelor’
s!
H igh School, Skokie, Illinois.
D r. A. L. B iehn,
degree, and also be able to go to the
su p e rin te n d e n t - p rin c ip a l.
college or university of their choice.
The government will pay their tuition
and fees and buy their books and nec
essary uniforms, and also give them
$50 a month living allowance.
Four thousand out of 50,000 are accep
AS W
ted in the Navy training program.
Ken Gengler Sings
On Sach's Program
Nilehi 3 Take Navy
Exam at Northwestern
nileH Ilite
ST A FF M EM BERS
News E d ito r: J u n e P ence
F e a tu re E d ito r: D olores W ells
A ssociate E d ito r: B e tty F o rtm a n
S p o rts E d ito r: P e te R eilan d
G irls’ S p o rts: C aroline G ylden
C irc u la tio n M an a g e r: P a t H a n eg a n
A ssista n ts: C aroline G ylden a n d J im S c hilling
E xchange E d ito r:L y le Dye
R e p o rte rs: M ario n C arlson, B ill C om stock, Lyle
Dye, Noelle E lkins, C aro lin e G ylden
P a t H a n eg a n , J a n e t H ayes, H erb
K n a p p , C arol K ra u se , G eorge M cC or
m ack, D olores P au lsen , J im S c hilling
C a th y T hom pson a n d M illy Zavrel.
PRODUCTION MANAGERS: LeRoy K a n te , H aro ld
We gt, Ch^tpT- M k u ’e".
FACULTY ADVISERS
P a u l E b e rh a rd t
C lem ent M eier
C ontest M ay Become Annual
The American Legion Post of Skokie
will sponsor an Oratorical Contest latel
in the spring. The contestants, directed)
by Mr. Ronald VanArsdale, will be awarded gold, silver, and bronze medals.
This contest may turn out to be an)
annual affair, held in co-operation w
ith!
the public speaking class, according toj
Mr. VanArsdale.
�Friday, Feburary 7, 1947
NILEHILITE
Phi
K itty K orner - FirstBetcha Cants Hold
Anniversary Party
Page 3
Roving Reporter
Probes Girl's Purse
Talk about wonderful things happen | a melon and face like a collie.”
ing! The Phi Betcha Cants held their
Carole Schuler had to do some fast
By Cathy Thompson
first anniversary party the other night, talking in order to keep her own bed!
You’ve no doubt heard that girls have
(one year, not one month!) For them, It was wanted as one of the props in the
a bad habit of carrying “everything”
that’s very good!
play.
around in a purse, but----- when I opened
At Reflections R e v e l r y try-outs a
College fellows are really okay. At
couple of weeks ago, Howie Lindstrom least Carole Stockenburg and Shirley the purse of an obliging classmate, I
almost dropped my back teeth.
started a really mellow jive session go Seeley think so.
To begin with, the snap was broken,
ing with Barbara Ballantine a t t h e
Get ready, Frosh! T.B.A. members are and it was held shut with a rubber band.
piano, and every one else dancing.
on the look-out for good or unusual
The lining of her purse was a washedMiss Green’s typing classes are driving hobbies for an assembly in February.
out-looking affair with “you know it!”
her out of her mind, she says. Wonder
What was the reason for 17 boys to “is it ever!” “smooth!” “casual!” and
why ? Just look in on one some time. a l l crowd together in Herb Knapp’s
“woof woof, I’m a dogie!” scribbled all
The answer’ll come easy then.
railer?
The answer is simple: There over it.
$ $ $
vere some very interesting movies.
The contents were the usual two lip
A man said tenderly to his wife,
Three gentlemen who were obviously sticks, hanky, compact, smokes, bobby
“You know, honey, you’re my ‘Mel thoroughly soused approached a tavern pins, matches, wallet containing one dol
ancholy Baby’—you have a head like with the intention of obtaining liquid lar in small change and a few notes. One
refreshment.
read:
The first of the little group staggered
Dear C_______
through the swinging doors and col
Are you going to work up at the
lapsed on the floor just inside. The
thing tonight? Mr. G. says to come.
second then entered the tavern and shuf
My brother’s father won’t let me.
fled to the table where he, too, fell into
Shoot!
a deep stupor.
Answer or I‘ll kill you.
When the last of the party entered
Another note was decorated with a
“Money is the root of all evil.” Or is he sauntered up to the bar and said,
it? You may judge for yourself as you “Gimme two drinks, one for me and one picture of an angel, who had wings, halo,
harp, horns and pitchfork. Tl>e expres
read “Where Nilehiers Get Their Money for my buddy at the table.”
sion on her face was half and half too.
and How They Spend It.”
The bartender looked at the man in
Jack McNeeley: “I earn my money at dignantly and asked, “What about your The note read:
Dopey - I have finally decided that
Wieboldt's and spend it on foolishness, friend at the door?
french fries are very boring. I am
and the usual things. Also on food.”
“Fer gosh sakes, don’t give him any,
leaving next week for good. Come
Patti Norum: “Get it from my parents he’s the driver.”
visit me the third Sunday in July. So
and use it for bowling, cigarettes, re
long, by George!
Miss Clara Klaus, Miss Grace Harfreshment, shows, incidentals!”
J.
bert, and Mr. Harold Isaacson have
Bill Leeming: “I worked at Railway taught at Nilehi for 16 years. Only in
There were a couple more goodies, but
Express during vacation, and can some 1931, when the school was first started we’d better not print them. Here’s a
times squeeze a little from my parents. i was called Niles Center High School word to the wise, girls: never leave your
I spend it at the pool-hall and for a few and it offered only a two-year course.
purse within reach of a nosey reporter.
dates.”
Betty Ann Jerger: “I get an allow
ance, which can be used for so darn
many things! Mostly movies, plays and
v
igifts.”
By Herb Knapp
Jim Davis: “My allowance goes for_
I don’t care how many of you girls Herb Jones, who is perfectly bald, is
oh, lotsa stuff. Movies, lunches, basket are 16, sweet, and snappy; 25 years from running a barber shop with the help
ball games, mainly.”
now you’ll be 41, fat, and flabby. And of Don Carlson.
Margy Rochow: “I get an allowance you boys won’t be the muscle-minded
Arlene Kaehler, who won the World
from my father and it’s all spent on plain males you are today. Can you imagine Series for the White Sox, when she bit
foolishness!”
what the school reunion would be like? a home-run with the bases loaded, has
Dick Fi:her: “I get an allowance and
Why, over there is Wendell Toepfer announced the engagement of her fifth
spend it on gas for ‘Reo’ and shows and and Chester Mikulec, president and vice- son to Ima Dope. Admiral Lindstrom,
sports events.”
president, respectively, of the Ry-Krisp who was reported lost at sea, managed
Mary Alice Clynes: “My dad gives me Company. Jim and Pete Heiniger are to make the party in an old beat up jal
an allowance and it goes for school stuff the leaders of a local acrobatir troupe. opy called the “Snake Special.”
an' junk and my horse.”
(Pete just informed me that they had
Carol Krause and Audrey Bredberg,
Bob Bierbaum: “Rough question. I a contortionist with them who could nortorious under-world gun molls, are
get an allowance and spend it on lunch, form different letters of the alphabet reported to be ready to make a trip to
records, shows, and basketball. Does it with his body, but they fired him when
the moon, led by Professor Edward Bee
come out even ? No, I usually get in just he made an “S” of himself!) The Seltl be and his men. Phil Bornarth, who spent
under the line.”
zer family, Jerry, Bob, and Lloyd, are most of his life drawing mustaches on
Carol Stockenburg: Work on Satur ticket sellers a,t the Rialto theatre, while subway posters, recently passed away
days for my dad and spend the money Eddie Soergel is kept busy teaching bal muttering the word “Wilkins.” And that,
on shows, after school with the kids, let.
little children, is the school reunion in
and bowling.”
There is a note of tragedy to this 1971. If I didn’t' mention your name,
Don Biehn: “My allowance doesn’t last party as one of the twins died, and they maybe I didn’t see you there, as I forgot
and usually has to be replenished. Marcy buried the wrong one! Bob Burke, who to look under all the tables!
mostly, and basketball games.”
recently became t h e World’s HeavyI have come a long way on the NileBettie Youngberg: “My parents’ money weight Champ when he knocked out some
goes mostly for bus fare out to Glen old gent called “Lester Pester,” h a s hilite. My first story was publicity for
a, flea circus. I had to start f r o m
view!”
j
signed up to fight “Wild Bill” Wokoun. scratch.
SCHOO L DAZE
�LEHILITE
WANT-ADS
Wanted—Beautiful blonde to nicely
fill a pair of nylon hose, size eight
and a half, or nine. Reward given
for any information leading to the
whereabouts of the above-mentioned.
— Male student body of Nilehi
Wanted—New steps for the missing
ones on the ladders in the pool.
I. M. Wet, Freshman
Wanted—A cast that will faithfully
come to every play practice, and on
time, too!
— Miss Hughes
Wanted—Easier "exams next semes
ter! Or better still, why not just do
away with the darn things? They’re
s i m p l y a l o t of trouble. (Yea!
Trouble!)
— Joe Dumb, Average Student
Wanted—Nerve like the girls have,
so we can wear their clothes in the
Summer. They say ours are warm
er! Well, theirs certainly should be
cooler!
— The Suffering Males
Wanted—The patience of a saint,
sense of humor of a comedian, aver
age intelligence, and a perfect per
sonality, so we can pass this last,
long semester.
— The Seniors
Wanted—
-For Richard to open the
door!
— Everyone
What the Well-Dressed
Stude Will Wear
By Lyle Dye
We’ll start with the head, and go down.
The only requirement here, is that you
have one. As we look farther down,
we see on Mary Mary a sweater, and
on Joe Joe a wool shirt. Carrying on
his wool theme, Joe Joe also has on wool
pants, while Mary wears a skirt of no
special material.
Just plain bobby socks are popular
with both our little friends, while their
opinion is divided when we reach their
feet. (And on the average they’re pretty
big. Their feet, that is!) The sweet
young thing prefers saddle shoes, while
the rough and tough character chooses
oxfords. (In case you’re confused, the
first one of the above mentioned is Mary
Mary, and the last one Joe Joe!) Now
you know!
Therefore, we can draw this conclu
sion: If you come to school every day
in pumps and a beautiful dress, or a
suit and a necktie----- we’re afraid----- •
you’re not typical!
Writer's Imagination
Runs Wild
By Millie Zavrel
Unless you have a wonderful imagina
tion, you better put this away and read
something else.. Just walking through
the halls of Nilehi day after day, seeing
the same old thing gets rather boring,
so I have decided to write a column on
something different: CAN YOU IMAG
INE ? -------------Herb Knapp — without a s e n s e of
humor ?
Mr. Betts — without his 300-word pen
alties ?
Pat Schirra—in school for one full week?
This is one strictly for the men of
the s c h o o l .
Bob Farr—with plain
shorts? (They would make the locker
room awfully dull, though, we imagine.)
Bill Witte—without the shades in his
car, or better yet with a new car?
Jim Hemiger—with long curly hair.
A smoking lounge for the poor stud
ents who freeze every lunch hour while
having their daily drag on the corner?
New uniforms on the cheerleaders,
and all the students at games with lots
of school spirit?
I can’t quite see it, but maybe your
imagination is better than mine.
Friday, February 7. km?
Profiles
Frosh Bornemeier
Kennedy Tell All
and
By Dolores Paulsen
Beattie Bornemeier w a s interrupted
d u r i n g her home room period long
enough for a short interview. Beattie
is a freshman this year. She is 5 feet 6
inches tall, weighs 124 (she’s not shy
about her weight) has brown hair and
hazel eyes.
Beattie is in the Saddle Club, synchronized swimming, and the G.A.A
Her hobbies consist of horseback riding i
(ahhh — a cowgirl), and swimming
(another fishie).
Beattie likes school, steak, her sister
Lois, and her girlfriend, Beverly Dilley.
She likes both popular and classical
music. Beattie’s favorite pastime is to
curl up in some cozy place and read a
good book. Her favorite teacher is M I
iss
Schaefer, and her favorite class is physi
cal education.
* don't like people who tell me I’m
‘I
too short, when I’m not,” she answered
to the question of what her pet peeve
was. She also dislikes cooked cabbage.
After graduating from high school
Beattie wants to go to college, either
Iowa State or Purdue. She wants to
become a home economics teacher.
J
'Foreign Coriespondent'
Reports from South
By Dolores Wells
MIAMI, February 5 (Special) the Nilehilite, not to be out-done by our com
petitors, the Tribune, Sun, etc, now has
a “Foreign Correspondent”—me! . My
present base of operation is in the terri
tory known as Miami Beach, Florida.
I have not been able to discover wheth
er the Miami Beach government is plan
ning war with us, since the natives,
when questioned about their views on
Skokie, merely look blank and remark
“Never heard of it!”
There are no white men here. The
skin color of all the inhabitants (includ
ing ^wandering tribes known as “Tour
ists”) varies from bright tomato red to
a dark bronze shade and has a greasy
appearance due to native skin prepara
tion called “Sun-tan oil.”
The natives speak English, the only
difference being that instead of saying
“Hello,” the customary greeting is “No
time for formal introductions, honey, my
vacation is over tomorrow.”
I inspected their coast fortifications
and find they are well patrolled by the
Miami Beach Army, referred to by the
natives as “The Life Guards.”
The Miami Beach Police Force is busy
preparing for an outbreak of rioting
next week. No, the government isn't
being overthrown; it’s just that Frank
Sinatra is arriving here on a personal
appearance tour.
. pr
Brown-eyed Jim Kennedy won thel
honor of being captain of the freshmanl
football team which is a privilege to!
anyone in his freshman year. During!
the football season, Jim played center!
for our freshman team.
Jim is 5 feet, 11 inches tall, weighs
163 pounds and has black hair. Besides!
being interested in football, he likes nol
homework, good grades, model airplane 1
building, and last but not least he likes]
good-looking girls. (Show me a male that]
doesn’t.) Jim is in the Visual Aids Club,!
and on the Freshman Board of Advisers. I
When Jim graduates, he wants to go]
to college. He is undecided as to whicnj
one he wants to go. He said he would]
like to enter radio after college.
He dislikes hard tests and getting up]
early in the morning (who doesn’t?)!
Jim’s pet peeve is unpleasant personali
ties.
He likes popular music and his favor-]
ite song is “A Gal in Calico.” Listening]
to music is also his favorite pastime.]
When I asked him what was his favorite]
food, he grinned and said “everything.”]
Jim ’s favorite teacher is Miss Schneid
er and his favorite subject is algebra.
�Numerous 'Characters Found by Girls
In Visit to Eighth Period Gym Class
By Carol and Cathy
“Twirl my turban, man alive
Here comes ‘Ike’ and his 65.”
“Ike’s” eighth period gym class being
the largest of all, naturally it has more
“characters” than any other class.
We pounded and pounded on the boy’s
gym door and yelled, “Open the Door,
Richard.” , Finally Dick Fisher came and
let us in.
Dick ‘ Dead-eye” Fuhr is tying his
shoe, getting ready for another quick
game of basketball. Marvin “Muscle
Man” Struck just ran out for a last
drink of water before the big game.
Some of the fellas are in the other
room lifting weights. Richard Fisher
can lift weights, but he’s too weak to
open the door.
Here comes one of the stronger fellas
to let us in. Don’t get excited, it’s Gene
“Hercules” Huber. Look at that: Bob
“Bean Pole” Blessing just lifted 225
pounds above his head with one hand
till she screamed, so he put Kaehler
down. Howie “Helpless” Hoffman is
chinning himself on the door. He’s just
finished his 998th chin-up.
We just heard a whistle in the other
room so let’s hurry. It’s Teddy “TootToot” Stockfisch, the mad referee, sum
moning the guys together to begin the
game.
“They’re off!” Phil “Foul” Brice and
Bud “Bashful” Horton are up to their
old tripping. Dick “Dribble” Graf just
got the ball and started to run, but Bob
“Beat-em-up” Bierbaum knocked h im
down.
George Pasek captured the ball after
the free-throw, and Oliver “Out - of Bounds” Berens caught it and threw it
to Bob “Don’t Shoot, Dumbo” Dombrowski.
The final bell rang and the boys, tired
and thirsty, ran down to their haven,
“B.O.” Locker Room.
'C Legs' Soergel
razg
L Food and Sports
ikes
By Jim Schilling
Ah! the light is growing brighter;
now we can see better. Why, it’s Edwin
“Crazy Legs” Soergel. I’ll see what he’s
got to say.
Ed was born in Chicago on April 3,
1930. Later his family moved to Glen
view where he was graduated from
Glenview Public School in 1944. When
asked what he did as a hobby, he said,
“I like to keep up with current events.”
Ed has his likes and dislikes: he likes
chicken chow mein, Ingrid Bergman, and
to practice basketball shots. He dislikes
women who smoke, people who call him
Edward or Edmund.
_*
**
Since entering N.T.H.S., Ed has ac
quired one minor letter for football, one
for basketball, and one for baseball.
He played Jay Veé basketball last year,
and this year marks his first Varsity
basketball. He plays forward on the
squad.
Ed expressed his desire to pitch for
the Nilehi baseball team this spring,
and in the future he would like to be
come a good professional athlete.
Incidentally, Ed got the nickname
“Crazy Legs” during the football season
By Bill Comstock
as the result of his wildly thrashing
A shot in the final ten seconds of the feet which seemed to go every-whichgame against Libertyville, Saturday, way all at once.
January 18, cost the Nilehi Jay Vees
their second straight defeat in as many
days.
Friday night, January 17, the Junior
Trojans also took it on the chin when
By Bill Comstock
a powerful Leyden five handed them a
The Nilehi Jay Vees had a lost week
42-29 defeat. This Leyden team. seemt>
to be the cream of the junior crop, losing end. They lost Friday night, January
31, to Woodstock by a score of 41 to 19,
but one game so far this season.
Trying to make a comeback Saturday and again the next night to Leyden,
against Libertyville, the Jay Vees al the pace-setting Junior Varsity team in
most turned the tables against the Wild the Northeast Conference.
As the score indicates, the game at
cats, but were turned back 30-29 in the
Woodstock was a one-sided affair, the
last- quarter of play.
Howard Siegel, ace Jay Vee forward Blue Streaks taking an early lead and
for the Trojans, was high scorer-in both increasing it as the game progressed.
contests with 14 and 12 points respec The game Saturday, however, was quite
tively.
Jim Blessing, another Trojan a battle as the Trojans vainly fought
forward, also played an excellent game to avenge the earlier defeat handed them
by the Eagles. They managed to get
as he h it‘for 10 points.
On Friday, January 24, the JayVees off to an early lead and held it for most
whipped Arlington 31 to 25.
On the of the contest. But in the last quarter,
following Saturday, they lost to Maine the Eagles counted for several buckets
which gave them •a three-point margin
39 to 31.
as the game ended.
Trojan forwards, Howard Siegel and
Jim Blessing, led the scorers both nights.
Siegel scored nine points against Woodstock while Blessing was able to hit for
10 against Leyden.
By Bill Comstock
With three wins and four losses to by Trojan tankmen this year. Bob Bless
their credit already this year, Coach ing broke the 100-yard breast stroke
Anton Schubert’s tankmen are hoping record, and Rudy Schmid set a new
to make this a successful season by record in the, 100-yard back s t r o k e .
winning their three final meets.
Blessing and Schmid are also leading
In the last swimming meet held Jan the team in points scored.
uary 29, the Trojans lost to Steinmetz
The swimmers travel to Waukegan
by a score of 39-28. Coach Schubert next Tuesday, and on February 19 they
said the absence of a diving event cost go to Maine. They close what they hope
our swimmers eight points.
will be a successful season on February
Two school records have been broken! 25 with a home meet against Taft.
Maine Whips Niles
In Last 30 Seconds JayVees Lose Two
By Paul Reiland
By sinking a free throw in the last
30 seconds of the game, Maine Township
High School from Des Plaines whipped
the Nilehi Trojans 37 to 36 at Maine
January 25.
The Trojans held a 20 to 16 advantage
at the half-time and a 9-point lead at
one time in the third quarter, but they
couldn’t hold it.
George Tomich was high-point man
for Maine with 17 points, while Bill
Comstock tallied 13 points for the losers.
On January 24 on their own floor the
Trojans dropped a 63 to 47 decision to
a big Arlington team. A1 Stroker, 230pound Cardinal center, dropped 20 points
through the hoop. Ed Soergel and Dick
Fisher both scored 15 points for the
Trojans.
The T r o j a n s won two conference
games two weekends ago when they
whipped Leyden at Leyden 64 to 48 on
January 17 and Libertyville 49 to 46
here on January 18.
Freshman Cage Team
Loses Two Games
By Jim Schilling
The Nilehi Frosh basketeers were on
the short end of a 23-33 score when
they played Leyden on January 17, at
Leyden.
Lange of Niles played fine ball and
scored 13 of Niles’ 23 points, while
Spera of Leyden racked up 16 of Ley
den’s 33 points.
Nilehi Basketeers at Evanston
T h e Evanston Frosh five defeated
our frosh basketeers 34-26 last Friday,
January 31, on our home floor.
During the first and last quarters,
the Nilehi Frosh outscored the Evanston
team.
In Close Contests
JayVees Have Bad Week
By Losing Two Games
Schubert's Swimming Team
Will Finish Season Feh. 25
�i'riday, February 7, 1947"
Muscle
Maids
Trojans A Im
re pressive
In W
hipping L
egden
The Ache
Of the News
By Caroline Gylden
“Hey, where’s B etty?” “W h e r e ’s
Jean?” “She was here two weeks ago;
now she’s gone.” Yes, that’s about all
you hear in the physical education class
es lately. Changing into a new semester
sure messes things up. As soon as you
get your teams all settled and every
thing set up, a new semester comes in
and you have to start out all over again.
Oh well, other Muscle Maids have lived
through it, so I guess we can too.
The M.M. sure have something to look
forward to in their Phys. Ed. classes
Monday, because starting then the up
per-classmen will begin playiny volley
ball and the under-classmen will play
captain basketball. While we are look
ing into the future, I would like to add
that in spring, the upper-classmen will
play badminton and later archery. Miss
Mildred Schaefer is planning on tennis
but it is not quite definite yet.
Ping Pong
Miss Mary Thurman and. the G.A.A.
are getting in full swing with ping pong,
so if anyone is interested, see Miss
Thurman. There’s lots of fun ahead,
paddling the. ball around.
•It’s a Strike
Speaking of paddling, I wouldn’t mind
going through a paddling to get one of
those meet pins that the top-notch bowl
ers are going to get. In the last edition
I said that medals would be awarded,
but I have been informed that t h e
medals were changed to pins. The firstplace league receives gold pins, the sec
ond receives silver pins, and the third
receives bronze pins. Other award will
be a gold pin for the highest scratch
score for both boys and girls. These
awards will be distributed at the end
of the bowling season.
Splash
Synchronized is in full swing. The
carnival will be about Alaska, but Mr.
Anton Schubert is still keeping the plot
quiet. Membership is still open for syn.,
so if you are interested, see Mr. Schu
bert.
Up! Down!
The twirlers under the direction of
Miss Thurman are now brushing up on
their stuff for the halves of the basket
ball games. So if you want to see them
strut their stuff, just go to the games.
Ride ’em, Cowboy
The Saddle Club is opening up for
new membership, so if anyone is inter
ested, see Miss Schaefer in the gym.
The classes are divided into beginners,
intermediate, and advance.
Flash! Miss Mildred Schaefer applied
for a league sanction from the American
High School Bowling Congress. The
A. H. S. B. C. was i n c o r p o r a t e d in
March, 1941, in the state of Illinois.
This organization is a non-profit one
and its purpose is, among other things,
By Paul Reiland
By Ward’s Arch
(He has no sole)
By winning two conference games
over the weekend, the Trojan cagers
have moved into a tie for third place
in the conference standings.. .The Tro
jans outscored Leyden in every quartet
of their game last Saturday night...
They outscored Leyden by 7 points in
the first quarter, 6 in the second, 7 in
the third and 3 in the la s t.. .Everyone
enjoyed the work of Joe Giallombardo on
his trampoline during the halves of the
Niles-Leyden gam es...T he muscle men
in the P.E. classes are so strong that
the new punching bag is already worn
'out after only two week’s use...The
University of Illinois extension basket
ball team of Niles Township High School
has lost two games to the Evanston
Junior College and won one game from
the University of Illinois extension team
at W aukegan.. .Bill Kunkel is highpoint man on the team.
A “red-hot” Nilehi Trojan basketbaii
team handily whipped Leyden last Sat
urday night to the tune of 62 to 3y.
The Trojans beat Woodstock on Friday
night, 42 to 36.
Niles started fast against Leyden, and
with Dick Fisher scoring 11 points in
the first quarter, the Trojans jumped
off to a 17 to 10 lead.
Bill Comstock scored 12 points in the
second quarter for the Trojans, and they
led 36 to 23 at the half.
Niles led 48 to 28 at the three-quarter
mark. The Trojan subs took over in
the last quarter and increased the lead
to 62 to 39 at the final gun.
Bill Comstock was high-point man
with 18 points, while Guetzloff tallied
18 points for Leyden.
On Friday night the Trojans won a
45 to 36 contest from Woodstock. Dick
Fisher scored 9 points for Niles, and
Olson scored 13 for Woodstock.
Tonight the Trojans play Warren at
Warren.
Sports Quiz
By Comstock
Kitty Komer got lost this week, but
the “Ache” is printing a remnant of it:
Song of the Week: “Open the D
oor,
Richard.”
Sight of the Week: Eyeballs resting
after workout during exams
Question of the Week: When w
ill
Richard open the door?
Miracle of the Week: Trojan subs outscore Leyden’s first string
Couple of the Week: Beer and pretzels
Everyone knows who the Trojans are.
Everyone at Niles anyway, but how
many of you knoV who the Bluedevils
are? You can find out by taking this
quiz.
*
<1
Listed below in the right column are
the eight Northeast Conference teams;
Contributions poured into the Ache’
s
int he left column are their nick-names. office. Printed here are a few of those
How many of them can you match up ? received. Keep them coming!
1. Niles
a. Cardinals
2. Leyden
b. Bluedevils
Pet Peeves
3. Lake Forest c. Bluestreaks
“Ike” and his gym make-ups----- “Salty’
’
4. Arlington
d. Wildcats
A raw egg in a beer—:—“Blackie”
5. Crystal Lake e. Trojans
6. Warren
f. Eagles
7. Woodstock
g. Tigers
Dizzynitions
8. Libertyville
h. Scouts
Bobby Sox----- What Robert does in a
fight----- “Sleepy”
Answers
Light Bulb----- A floating lamp----M s
a*
t. N iles Cel T ro ia n s
5. C rv sta l L a k e O l T igers
2. Leyr’en ( t ) E agles
3. L. P. ( h i S co u ts
4. Arl. ( a ) C a rd in a ls
6. W a rre n ( b ) B luedevils
7. W ood, (c ) B lu e strea k s
8. L ib erty , ( d ) W ildcats
to develop the sport of bowling among
high schools.
Among special rules of the A. H S.
B. C. are two regulations: no boy or
girl can smoke while bowling, and bowl
ers must treat with due respect the
equipment of the establishment. These
regulations are to be respected at all
times.
At the end of the bowling sessions
there will be gold and silver medals
awarded. There will be no charge for
these awards.
He fell through the air,
With the greatest of ease;
Too late he remembered,
He forgot his trapeze!----- “Sleepy”
*
*
Do You Remember When:
Bed-time was 8:30 p.m. ?----- Porky Pig
Six Years Ago Today: Frank Thulstrup
and Charley Williams scored 10 points
each to lead the Trojan Cagers to a
45 to 30 win over Warren.
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NILEHILITE, February 7, 1947
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Pence, June, News Editor
Wells, Dolores, Feature Editor
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Reiland, Pete, Sports Editor
Dye, Lyle, Exchange Editor
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Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969 -- Interviews
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