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nile H I lite
Black Box Mystery Solved
Skokie, Illinois
Friday, March 21, 1947
M a m m o th C a v e TripjCongress Hotel to Be Scene of PromO nly 9 Days A w a y Music by Johnny Marlow's Orchestra
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I f you’re going on the Mammoth
Zoom, boom! Plans and pencils are
, Cave trip you had better start packing really flyin’ in preparation for the even
your grip ’cause the excursion is sched ing of May 31, the night set fo r the
uled to start in only nine more days. 1947 Junior Prom to be held in,the Flor
A t 11:05 p.m. on March 30, the Ken entine Room of the Congress hotel. It ’s
tucky-bound train is due to leave Chi going to be along a modern trend with
cago’s Union Station.
Johnny. Marlow and his orchestra, and
Miss Grace Harbert, school adviser his music will be “ flying through the
for the trip, says students will be res air” from 9 to 12 p.m.
ponsible for their own transportation to
Faculty members, chairmen, and com
the station and again from it when they mittee members have been chosen. The
return to the Windy City on Wednesday, Prom Co-Chairmen are Catherine Gerich
April 2, at 7:00 a.m.
and Lyle Dye. The bids committee has
The 72 pupils taking the trip will as faculty adviser Miss Johanns and in
spend two nights during their travel cludes Marilyn Pearson, Willard Hardin,
on the train. The third night will be and Mary Ann Ritter; the committee for
spent in a hotel at Mammoth C a v e the election of the senior boy and senior
where they will sleep three or four per girl of the year is headed by Mr. Ebersons to a room.
hardt and includes Charlene Jacobson,
a t i
a v
Leslie Meyer, Barbara Votava, Lyle Dye,
Latin Students to Compete Clayton Merrill, Don Christenson, Mary
In State Contest Tomorrow Lecture Tells True
F ifty students from nine neighboring
high schools will try to put a little life
int<* the dead language of Latin tomor
row as the District Meet of the State
Latin contest opens at'Nilehi.
The meet, starting at 9:30 a.m., will
eliminate all but 10 of the original par
ticipants. These select 10 will then ad
vance to the sectional meet held at some
other school. I f they are one of the
lucky ones there, they will continue on
to the state finals.
The nine schools taking part in the
district meet are Niles,, Evanston, New
T r i e r, Waukegan, Thornton, Proviso,
Blue Island, Maine, and Lyons.
The
entrants from these schools are first,
second; third, and fourth year Latin
students. The representatives from our
school will be Mary Musson, Ann Mor
rison, Richard Swanson, a n d J o h n
Young.
Sorensen Wins First
In Reflections Revelry
“ Harem Scarems,” as the Reflections
Revelry, was called this year, was pro
duced by Mr. Ronald VanArsdale.
The judges o f the acts were Mr$.
Stanley Martin, Mr. Forrest Lewis and
Mr. Ravenscroft.
Dancing harem girl Lorraine Soren
son won first place. Nancy Charland,
piano soloist, played “ Malagueña,” win
ning second place. Howard Lindstrom
“ beat it out” on the drums, landing third
place.
Honorable mentions went to Bob Pear
son who sang “ Oh Johnny” in Swedish,
Barbara Ballantine who sang “ Oh But I
Do” and Evelyn Mahnke who sang “ The
Habanera” from the opera Carmen.
Facts about Snakes
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MacNamara, and Marice Ray.
Faculty adviser f o r publicity com
mittee is Miss Green, and helping her
are Evelyn Cole, Diane Matthews, Jackie
Keesey, Willard Hardin, and Marilyn
Smith.
The invitations committee is
composed o f Mr. Scheer, Bill Permer,
and Ed Kutz. The committee for the
code on the Prom has Miss deBooy, Jun
ior adviser, as faculty adviser and in
cludes Dolores Paulsen, Ida Franson, and
Doris Bernges; ballroom committee has
Pat Carlson, Jo Ann Eberhardt, Rudy
Schmid, and Lyle Dye with Mr. Ryden
as faculty adviser.
The committee on finance and sale of
tickets is headed by Mr. Adams, co
chairmaned by Catherine Gerich and
Lyle Dye, and has as members Don
Biehn, Barbara Merle, Jim Wead, Mary
Ann Ritter, La Verne Lutgen, Marcia
Connell, Barbara Baldwin, Polly Wettengel, Pat Hartung, Eva Lou Michel, Jack
ie Keesey, Rudy Schmid, Clayton Merrill,
and Jo Ann Eberhardt.
The chairmen have met with Dr. Biehn
and have set tentative dates for ad
vanced sales of bids and fo r the election
of the outstanding senior boy and sen
ior girl and also have decided on the
price of the bids.
There are 2,300 different kinds of
snakes in the world, according to Mr.
Jack Raymon o f the Kentucky Reptile
Gardens. The snake Betty Ann Jerger,
senior, held at the all-school assembly
March" 11 was not one o f the four kinds Turnabout Tonight
of poisonous snakes found in the United
States.
Proves 'Fair P la y’
Mr. Raymon came to Nilehi with his
Tonight’s the night! Just picture your:ol!ection of various-sized snakes and
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Parare yourOld .thp students the truth 1 L * k!snakes self dancmS to slow music with your
! _ , and
told the
about
girl, low laughter, but— wipe those sly
There are only four kinds o f poisonous
grins off your faces, fellows! Why should
snakes in the U.S.: rattlesnake, cottonthey grin? Why, indeed? Because to
mouth moccasin, copperhead, and coral.
night is the annual G.A.A. “ Turnabout”
Among the points he expressed, Mr. dance.
Raymon told us that if a snake hisses
Yes, it’s the night for “ mood music”
he is non-poisonous, also if the snake
and a night when the fellas can sit
is hanging from a tree he is non-poison
back and not worry where they will be
ous.
going afterwards. Why not? Because
Snakes can go a year without food,
the girl pays the check! Now she’ll be
Mr. Raymon informed us.
the one that’s on edge as he casually
A t the close of the assembly, Betty
looks over the menu, and she makes a
Ann Jerger went up to Mr. Raymon to
mental .check-up of the jingle in her
receive a pamphlet on snakes. Upon her purse.
arrival on stage, Betty was honored with
Most fellas won’t have to w o r r y
a shiny Indigo snake which she held
though, because the “ Empire Room”1
some distance from her until she had
seems to be the most popular place to
placed it in its box.
go afterwards!
B A K B X M S E Y IS S L E
LC O YTR
OV D
The Nilehilite black box has at last been revealed. It has
been on display all day in front of the office. Starting Monday,
March 24, the box will be placed on Mr. Eberhaçdt’s desk in
room 216 to receive written contributions for the Nilehilite.
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NILEHILITE
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Try to 'Feed I t to the B ird s’
O r ’T e ll I t to the M arines’
Editor’s note: A ll views expressed are
those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the paper.
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By Herb Knapp
As most of you know, today is March
21, and as a few of you know, that is
the first day of spring. Spring is the
season for the birds, which some say this
column is for. Speaking o f birds, a wolf
is a bird whose eyes follow a girl from,
limb to limb.
I visited a fillin g station recently
(Ginsburg’s Bar and Grill) and there,
under a table, I met Jeff Douglas. Jeff
spent last summer in Achooo, Africa
(near the Gesunheit River) where pig
eons are the size of cows. But getting
back to Skokie, every one in town hopes
to be the first to spy a robin. I wonder
if the robins race to spy the first human
being ?
Just think of what it would be like
to be a bird. I once knew a canary who
saw his master, “ Moose the Goose,”
die in front of his cage. It seems Mrs.
Moose caught “ Moosie” petting in the
pet shop.
Of course, if we all were birds there
would be many kinds. The lovers would
bill and coo while the late stayer-uppers
would just plain woo. The profane-lan-
Typists Take Test,
50 Gaia Certificates
The Competent Typist Tests w e r e
given recently to 50 students in Miss
Johanns’ advanced typing classes. Twen
ty-four of the 50 students passed the
test. Their names were sent to Gregg
writer in New York City for scoring
and awards.
The tests are ten minutes in length
and the students are allowed five errors
•r less.
The tests are given each month to
pupils in typing classes all over the
nation.
Miss Johanns hopes that more stud
ents will be eligible for awards next
month.
Comm* Up
Friday, March 28
Winter Award Assembly
Monday, March 31
Spring Vacation Begin»
Sunday, April 6
Last Day of Spring Vacation
Monday, April 7
George Groman—
A ll School Assem bly
Thursday, A pril 10
Patch Test (Tuberculosis)
Monday— Friday, A pril 14-18
Chest X-Rays— A ll Students—
Read Patch Tests
guagers would be parrots but the teach
ers would be the larger birds. (In a few
more years the men teachers will make
a fine brood of bald eagles.)
I once knew a" parrot who used to
work with the Chinese magician, Ah Foo.
His full name was Ah Foo Eee. He was
full most of the time, too. He had
three daughters who never got married.
Their names were Tu Young Tu, Tu
Dum Tu, and No Yen Tu. This magi
cian was torpedoed one day, and as the
boat sank, the only two survivors were
the magician and his bird.' The parrot
could only remark, “ I know how you do
all your card tricks, and all your other
mysteries, but how did you make that
boat disappear?”
I f you think you could make a good
bird ( I don’t mean just because you
have a beak like one) what do you sup
pose you are looking at below through
the eyes of the bird?
srekomS renroC ehT
City M ice Ride
Bus for Local Mice
By Patti Norum
■A fter a little investigation it has been
found that there are a lot of “ city mice”
running around Nilehi. That is, there
are quite a few students who live in Chi
cago and some from Evanston and even
from Northbrook, not to mention various
other places. They come via bus, “ L ”,
and more buses just to have the pleasure
of attending Niles.
Is there any difference in the things
these people do and the things we
“ country mice” do?
Audrey Bredberg, who comes all the
way from the Loop says, “ It ’s no differ
ent living in Chicago except there is
more to do— and more buses to take!”
Dolores Paulsen comes 10 miles from
Northbrook every morning! She says,
“ It ’s very different living in North
brook because there is no show, bowling
alley, or youth center. They are going
to build a youth center now though.”
Now, the “ country mouse” (that’s
us) doesn’t stay at home! It may be
a little harder getting places— but we
like it. Pat Schirra and Jo Eberhardt
live the closest to Nilehi— right across
the street— and while this may be con
venient, some of us like it a little fa r
ther away!
Perhaps the “ city mouse” is more so
phisticated, but we “ country mice” have
just as much fun! There is always the
show, the bowling alley, and the youth
center.
Friday, March 21, 1947
Short Guts
Mr. Eberhardt’* English classes, who
are writing letters to students in differ
ent schools, are sly in trying to get an
answer from someone o f the opposite
sex. The most clever was a boy who
wrote a high school principal and said,
“ Please put me in touch with either a
boy or a girl so I can start writing to
her.”
Plaids, checks, stripes and just plain
solid colors, all done up in pretty woolen
suits, skirts, dresses, jackets, slacks,
and the like, are easy on the eye, but
are not easy to make. Miss Line’s be
ginning clothiny classes have started
their wool projects for the second sem
ester and that’s quite a feat.
A rousing tune for a new school song
has been composed, and Mr. Collins
wishes to announce that the way is clear
for any student to try his hand at w rit
ing the words. Here’s your chance to
show what you can do. See Mr. Collins
at your first opportunity.
Phyllis Ambler placed third in the
Chicago Vicinity Bowling Tournament
on March 7, 1947. She bowled in Chi
cago at 81st street and South Park
avenue.
Last week Miss Green, typing teacher,
passed out onion skin paper fo r thu
first time. One innocent little girl lifted
the paper to her nose and sniffed, ex
pecting to find it smelled like onions.
Something to think about: By the
time you get into high school you’re
supposed to know how to read and write
fairly well. I f that is true, then why
do they have the alphabet posted in
most o f the rooms?
S u e H i L i f E
Th* MilehUlte to written, printed end pub
lished by the student« of the Nile* Township
High School, Skokie, niinoto.
Or. A. L.
superintendent - principal.
S ta ff Members
News Editor: June Pence
Assistant: Dolores Paulsen
Feature Editor: Dolores
Wells
Assistant: Lyle Dye
Sports Editor: Pete Reiland
Assistant Editor: Bill Com
stock
Associate Editor: Betty Fortman
Girls’ Sports: Caroline Gylden
Circulation Manager: Pat Hanegan
Assistants: Jackie Lamp and Jim Schilling
Exchange Editor: Lyle Dye
Reporters: Marion Carlson, Bill Comstock, Lyle
Dye, Noe lie Elkins, Betty Fortman, Lee
Garner, Caroline Gylden, Pat Hanegan,
Janet Hayes, Herb Knapp, Phil Knapp,
Carol Krause, Jackie Lamp, George Me
Cormack, Patti Norum, Dolores Paul
sen, June Pence, Pete Reiland, Jim
Schilling, Cathy Thompson. Dolores
Wells and Milly Barrel.
Production Managers: J. Cysewski, Henry Ahrens,
Ed. Such.
Faculty Advisers
Clement Meier
Paul Eberhardt
�Friday, March 21, 1947
NILEHILITE
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Is 'S.Y.C.' a Threat to Local 'Coke-BusinessY
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By Pete Reiland
I Skokie, Parker’s Rexall drugs, Walter
With the opening of the Skokie Youth J. Parker, the owner, was not in, but
Club, many of the guys and gals are one of the soda jerks told me that the
buying their cokes and malteds at the |business has dropped off only slightly.
By Lee Garner
snack bar in the Youth Club instead of
With the conclusion o f the rounding
What do the teachers think o f the
getting their nourishment at the local of drug stores I strolled over to the
f e r e ’s y o u r
d r u g store fountains and ice-cream Youth Club where the snack bar was present student body?
chance to find out.
shops.
going strong.
The following question was asked to
Yours Truly made a tour o f some of
I had but one more place to visit,
the local soda fountains and asked the the Skokie Maid, an ice-cream parlor twelve teachers, but only eight got
owners the following question: “ Has about a block east of Cicero avenue on around to answering it.
Do you feel that the average student
your ice-cream business been affected Oakton street. (H )o w was I to get there ?
since the opening o f the Skokie Youth (Walking was out o f the question.) Ah! at Niles has changed in any way through
the course o f World War II ? I f so, how ?
Club?"
there is Lou Kettel; he will lend me his
Miss H arbert: Pupils at Niles seem
Upon entering Kunkel’s Pharmacy on car, I thought. Louis gasping for breath,
more reckless, careless, and excitementthe corner o f Lincoln and Brown streets gladly gave me the keys.
I encountered Mr. Wayne Kunkel in the
A fter spending a half-hour trying to loving. With no respect fo r honesty,
b a c k room preparing a prescription. get the keys into the wrong car, I fin little sign o f leadership or self reliance,
Fascinated at his efficient work, I watch ally found Lou’s, (a new 1946 P ly and no plan for the future, expecting a
ed him in action until he finally asked mouth.) The car rode nicely but half mysterious jester to bring them luxury
me, “ What is it, young man?"
way to my destination a peculiar odor and pleasure.
I asked him my question and he re came to my nostrils. I thought there
Miss Schaefer: Yes, I do. You all
plied, “ There has been little change in was a prairie fire nearby. When I saw know that I m for Nilehi one hundred
my business and the Youth Club is wel no fire I noticed the emergency brake per cent, but the discourtesy, thought
come to all my teen-age customers!" was on and I promptly released it. The lessness and lack of self-discipline on
(A fte r eight years of business in Skokie car rode even better after that. (Louis the outstanding educational institutions
Mr. Kunkel and his brother Lloyd who doesn’t know about this' yet so I better o f the state, should it be necessary to
are co-owners o f Kunkel’s Pharmacy get out of school fast this afternoon.)
remind students of these things ? Should
have had their fill of kids “ hanging
Upon entering the Skokie Maid, which n’t their own pride in themselves and
around” their drug store.)
is officially called the Hub, I saw the their school be sufficient to quell these
With this pleasant interview in my owner, Davis Dixon, and in reply to undesirable qualities? ,
mind I sauntered down to the Oakton, my question, he said, “ Business dropped
M r. GaXitz: Yes! I believe the stud
Drug, where owners C. C. Schirra and off for the first few weeks but it.is back ents have become more self reliant and
G. Monahan have had their soda foun to normal now.”
independent; however, the “ young gen
tain completely taken out. I guess they
With all my information I drove cau tleman and young lady characteristics”
won’t miss any business.
tiously back to the Youth Club, gave are lacking. There is not enough consid
A t the third and last drug store in Louis the keys, and staggered home.
eration for the rights o f others, and the
spirit o f fair play has disappeared from
their lives. Their motto might now be,
“ A ll for me, and none fo r you.”
Woodshop Snooping H a ve You Escaped
Turnabout Tension?
By “ The Super-Snooper”
Did you ever venture down to the
wood shop where Mr. Selden tries to
You’ve no doubt heard of the terrible
keep 19 boys busy and out of mischief nervous tension that comes over us girls
during second period?
around “ turnabout time,” and that goes
Let’s go down and see what cooks in especially for the girls who are rather
side! I wonder if the roll will be taken “ green” in that field. A fter they make
and the attendance slip hung up before up their mind to ask “ him” they have to
Mr. Selden has to answer the barrage figure out how to do it. Here are some
of questions awaiting him.
typical ‘ proposals,” well worth remem
By the way, is it likely that Phil bering for next year:
Brice will ever finish the chest o f draw
Elaine Schroeder, “ I just told him—
ers he is trying so desperately to make ? I said, ‘you know you’re going to the
He’ll have to hurry if he expects to finish turnabout with m e?’ He said, ‘Yes, only
it before his-younger brother completes do I have to wear one of those crazy
the end-table he is making.
corsages V ”
Norman Schilf, the ambitious fellow,
Joan Rouse., “ I called him up and
is attempting to make a coffee table if asked him if he was going to ‘the turn
he ever gets the necessary mahogany. about.’ He said he didn’t know. I said,
He threatens dire things if it’s not Would you like to go with m e?’
He
found.
said, ‘Yes.’ That’s all.”
Now will you look at that! “J. C."
"
‘Chucky” Monson, “ I didn’t ask him;
Schilling is making a pipe rack for some Boxy asked me if I was going to take
of his collection of 40 pipes provided he him. I had to say ‘yes.’ ”
gets done planing the “ hard as rock”
Marilyn Marguerite, “ I just popped
wood. I wonder if he smokes them all the question and he said ‘sure’.”
at once!
Margaret Hunt, “ I ’ve been g o i n g
It must be a trying job, that of a ;teady for almost a year so it’s not
woodshop instructor, but we think Mr. so hard under those conditions.”
Selden has a bit o f a kind heart for his
Lois Bornemeier, “ He asked me to
dear ( ? ) woodshop enrollees, or else a j the Prom so I thought I ’d better tell
remarkable constitution.
him he had a date to the Turnabout.”
i
Miss deBooy: Yes. Too many take
for granted the victory and abundance
to which we have again fallen heir. For
tunately, several are guided by ideals
which prompt accepting personal res
ponsibility for achieving one’s best.
M r. W ilkinsi War disturbed the moral
and intellectual balance of most o f our
students, with many o f the boys saying
\Have a good time now; we may never
come back from the war.”
M r. Isaacson: I believe that during
the war there was a certain feeling of
uncertainty, especially among our junior
and senior boys. They were not sure
just what the future held for them, and
this feeling was reflected in lack o f in
terest in school work and life in gen
eral.
M r. M eier: Yes. The students before
the war were more stable. Today, the
students are more impulsive and reck
less and do not take things as seriously
as they should.
M^iss Green: A ll through the years
whenever this question is given to adults
about youth, the answer is always the
ame, “ They’re just running wild.” Our
young people, I suppose, are just going
through a phase o f their development.
I find the students are not dependable.
The theme seems to be, “ Give Me Five
Minutes More.”
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N I L E HI L I T E
Spring Fever Epedemic 'How A re Things Here'?
Asks One 'Glockamoran’
Strikes at Nilehi
By Lyle Dye
A sudden gust of wind blew the door
By Dolores Wells
With spring-cleaning time almost here, open, and along with the snow and wind,
I was busily cleaning out my wallet in drifted a queer little creature from
when I found a newspaper clipping Glockamora, to see if the Trojans are
carefully folded between a football sche similar to Glockamoran high s c h o o l
dule from last fall and a Williams Bay, students.
Writing down some of the “ interesting
Wisconsin, bus ticket (dated August 26).
The clipping, which was probably left detaills” she saw, the poor thing drop
over from last spring said, “ Spring: ped a page from her notes on which the
When a young man’s fancy lightly turns following was written:
to what the girls have been thinking
“ Interesting Unusuals”
about all winter.”
1. A group of sinister ‘people’ gathers
That’s a debatable statement!
You every hour or so in front of room 213.
and I know what the girls have been Could there be some evil plot in the
thinking about, but I ’d be willing to bet making against this school ?
that the men in our lives haven’t had
2. A young-looking person huddled
their minds solely on football and bas amongst a group o f students Ts hurried
ketball scores all winter— but, if some into a room and left at the head of the
of them have, can a little thing like a class. Is this a teacher, or have the
change of season change a bunch of students overthrown the adult teachers
“ passionless pigeons” into a brood of and taken up student rule ?
3. Girls and boys stroll along the
lovebirds?
Now that the snow has melted, the hall using it as in Glockamora we would
fellows in the study hall have stopped use “ Smoochers Shamble,” the famous
staring at the clock and have started walk which is always well populated.
staring out of the window with “ that Need more be said ?
4. Students come from the myster
g l e a m ” in their eyes. I wonder if
they’re wishing they were out there ious lower regions (called basement
with their arms wrapped around a beau here) with hait wet and hanging in
tiful girl, or with their hands wrapped their faces, usually limping, with bruises
all over them. Is there a civil war rag
around a beautiful baseball bat ?
ing here?
The only solution is to round up some
This was all that was written on the
males and ask them what their thoughts
are really turning to, now that it’s al page 1 found, and our little visitor got
away before I was able to talk to her,
most spring.
so I have no idea if we are typical. Nor
There’s “ Rickey” Gross in the “ stag
did she leave us any hint about how
line” outside of 206 with a far-away
things are in Glockamora!
look in his eyes.
“ What are you thinking about, ‘Ric
ces.”
ky’ ?”
“ Nothing, w hy?” (People around here
Ted Stockfisch — “ Longer evenings
are so suspicious.)
with my spotlight and ladder.”
When I explained, ‘Ricky’ replied with
Don Baier — “ Holding the ladder for
his usual grin, “ My thoughts turn to ‘Stock’.”
blondes, brunettes and a Buick.”
Bill Hohs — “ Teaching Lois how to
In English class, Bill W itte tore him
play golf.”
self away from reading poetry to tell
Ray Carlson — “ Looking forward to
me that he things about “ Girls, getting
the ‘grand opening’ of the Drive-In.”
out of school, and the nice warm weath
Roy Endrulot — “ Oh brother!”
er.”
Ed Kokot — “ Watching the new mod
Then there were the “ dreamers” in
els roll out.”
art class:
Phil Brice — “ I ’m thinking about the
Wayne Pichler — “ Women, women,
girl I love (C.H.) and track.”
and more women. Also I can’t wait to
Carl Bjorkdahl — “ Beautiful women get back to school again next fall.”
and spring fever.”
(Mentally, he’s on summer v a c a t i o n
Don Paolella— “ I think about the same now.)
things all year long: girls. I ’m now
Bill Abbink — “ ‘Muggsey’, no school
looking forward to going to the beach
(gee w hiz!) and what’s in the black
to admire the scenery.”
box?”
Mr. Galitz, in the midst o f taking
Jim H ein iger— “ Getting out of school
attendance in the study hall, was think
and sleeping.”
ing happily of “ summer vacation.”
A1 Wdowickie — “ A nice long vaca
I got my other replies in the study
hall and in the cafeteria where the “ fe l tion on the beach with a blonde, or
something.”
;
las” were thinking of:
Bill Fotsch —< “ Why my car won’t
■
Frank DeVitto — “ New bathing suit
run nights, and when is Jack going to i models in the summer.”
stop being discussed?”
Well, I ’d say the poets are right about
Rudy Schmid — “ A h ! summer roifian- “ Spring Fever,” wouldn’t you?
Friday, March 21, 1947
Kitty Komer
COUPLE OF THE W EEK' — Eleanor
Krueger and Bob Conway.
QUESTION OF THE MONTH —
“ What are you going to do during Spring
Vacation?”
SIGHT OF TH E W E E K — The Turn
about.
QUESTION OF THE W EEK— “ What
and where is The Black Box?”
SONGS OF THE W EEK — “ How Are
Things in Glockamora?” and “ Why Oh!
Why Did I Ever Leave W yom ing?”
Due to “ popular demand” Bill Kelly will
have to say farewell to his sideburns—
the fifth and seventh period study hall
took up a donation to make sure he gets
a haircut.
Carl Bjorkdahl had planned to paint
his newly acquired model-A “ fire engine
red” but had to settle for “ tootsie-roll
brown.” “ It sure looks nice though” is
what can be heard from the boys in
photography class who admire it day
after day.
In ten years, rocking the c r a d l e ,
warming milk, and walking the floor
at night with a little bundle in their
arms will be nothing new to some Nilehi
students. A t least not to Bill Kella,
Dolores Wells, and Kaye Jaeger who
all have new arrivals in their homes in
the form o f baby sisters.
We received an interesting letter from
alumnus Frank Zallar (ex - Nilehilite
sports editor) who is now an infantry
man.
He is stationed in Japan and
writes that the destruction caused by
the Atomic bombs is even worse than
we can imagine.
FOUND — Bob Blessing carrying out
the “ Good-Neighbor Policy” with “ Jeannie,” a mighty ‘purty’ blonde cheerleader
from Arlington.
Other High Schools
Have Youth Centers
Using the local youth center as a
teen-age rendezvous is becoming popu
lar, not only in Skokie, but in cities and
towns throughout the country.
According to letters received by stud
ents in Mr. Eberhardt’s English classes,
youth clubs are getting to be a fad in
all parts of the country.
Rudy Schmid received a reply from
a girl in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, which
told of their newly opened youth club.
The Waukegan Township High School
calls their club “ The Youth Canteen.”
Their youth center in open Mondays,
Wednesdays, and Fridays. A few weeks
agq they had Helen Stevens, a noted
chalk talk artist, give an exhibition of
her fascinating art. This was followed
by a free lunch.
See you at the youth center!
�Friday, March 21, 1947
NILEHILITE
P®C* S
Fumble: What a tongue-tied person says
to a story he doesn’t believe.
Trojans Finish
— Porky Pig
Doughnut: A ” man crazy about money.
The Ache
O f the News
With Only 8 W ins
— Leaky
-------By Ward’s Arch.....
Boxing is finished in gym classes now
and volley ball has started.. .There was
a lot o f slugging in the last week of
boxing and some o f the boys were get
ting to be pretty fa ir boxers. . . Some
boys are signed up
for intramural box^ w* I
ing but if more don’t
come o u t t h e r e
won’t be a n y ...T h e
first home baseball
game will be played
on April 8, when Niles plays Evanston.
Coach Isaacson attended an all-day meet
ing at the Illinois High School Physical
Education Association on S a t u r d a y ,
March 8, at Lane Tech.'..
With a record of 8 wins and 12 losses
the Nilehi Trojan basketball team fin
Worst Joke of the Year Contest
Dippy: I want some Union matches.
Dopey: What kind are they
Dippy: They strike anywhere.
ished one of the worst seasons in the
history of the school.
The Trojans won their first game, a
33 to 32 victory over New Trier.
The
Nilehi quintet then proceeded to lose
four games out of their next five, two
Infamous Last Words
Let’s forge the teacher’s initials on this
pass.
— J eff Douglas
of them by one-point margins.
The Trojans
launched a four-game
winning streak from this point, whip
Don’t worry, I haven’t been caught skip ping the Alumni, Warren, Leyden, and
ping yet.
— Porky P ig
Libertyville in that order.
Arlington and Maine whipped Niles
in their next two contests, Maine doing
Dizzynitions
it by one point.
Meter: What she told me to do after
Add Similes
As glamorous as the girl whose name
the dance.
— Leaky
you don’t know.
Deduce: The card that would have won
As scanty as the costumes worn by the
that card game if I held it.
harem girls in the “ Harem Scarems.”
— The Grapher
—• The Joker
As mysterious as the mystery over the
“ Black Box.”
— Dapper Dan
*
*
JayVeesEnd Season
In Fourth Place
Passing Thoughts
We owe our notebooks to Adam and Eve.
They were first with the loose-leaf sys
tem
— J eff Douglas
The JayVees wound up the current
Most authors these days consider sex
basketball season by beating Proviso 32a novel idea.
— The Bashful W olf
*
*
23 at our last game which was played
before a packed crowd on our home
Do You Remember When?
Girls going to a dance wore most of floor.
their clothes instead of leaving them
The JayVees were in fourth place in
with the coat check girl.
-r- Sleepy
t h e Northeast Conference standings,
*
4
c
scoring 841 points to the opposition’s
Peaks in Speech
321.
Snow falling as softly as sifting flour.
— Fuzzy
The JayVee basketeers handed W ar
*
*
ren a beating both times they met, 51The “ She Was” Department
9 and 39-9, Warren scoring only nine
She was the apple o f my eye though
she didn’t have a peel. (Appeal, get it ? ) points at either game while on the other
— Brother Kenny
hand New Trier, Evanston and WoodShe was the washer-woman’s daughter,
stock whipped the JayVees 44-22, 43-18,
but she had an awful line.
and 41-19 respectively.
— Stan Hoppidity
*
*
Probably the most exciting game and
Pomes for Moronic Domes
Old Mother Hubbard went to the cup
board,
To get her poor niece a dress,
But when she got there,
The cupboard was bare.
And so is the niece I guess.
— The Führer
Spring has sprung,
The grass has riz,
I wonder where,
My blanket is?
— W itty from the City
the closest was the Libertyville game
which the JayVees lost by the narrow
margin o f one point, 29-30, or the game
between Lake Forest and Niles on Feb
ruary 14 which ended in Niles’ favor,
23-22.
As is the usual custom the JayVees
played the alumni on January 3 and lost
by only two points, the resulting score
being 25-23.
The boys played good ball during the
season and should make a good showing
The Aehe relies
Help!
when they play next year, said Coach
On your replies
Help!
Mackey.
The
Trojans won their next three
games, and coming down the
home
stretch, they dropped four in a row.
In their first regional game at Wau
kegan, Niles lost a thrilling game to
Zion.
Although their record was none too
impressive the Trojans lost 3 games
by one point and they dropped numerous
other games by close margins.
Bill Comstock was high-point
m an
for the season. Ed Soergel and Red
Williams were next in order. Ted Stockfisch played a steady, fast game and
Dick Fisher was always in there fighting.
W ally Karnatz always played good ball
and Gordy Anderson made many crucial
baskets.
The “ Bonecrushers,” a team consisting
of Jim McNeely, Jack McNeely, Bob
Farr, Don Kunkel, and Pete Reiland,
were always in there fighting when they
had a chance.
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New Trier
Lake Forest
Crystal Lake
Alumni
Warren
Leyden
Libertyville
Arlington
Maine
Woodstock
Leyden
Warren
Crystal Lake
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Arlington
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62
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86
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48
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ra gé b
Interview of Schaefer Reveals Many Things
By Caroline Gylden
As I went tripping down the hall
a couple of days ago, some smart one
stuck her foot out and down I went. As
I was getting up I started calling her
a “ Dumb Bunny” but I noticed it was
Schaef and I just blushed and said, “ Hi,
Schaef!
I was just looking for you.
How about an interview for the Nilehilite?” She said she was busy (as usual)
but O.K.
The first thing I asked her: “ Born?”
Schaef .replied, “ Yes.” “ W here?” Reply:
“ Chicago.” (You can see I was getting
nowhere fast.) “ When?” Reply: “ That’s
for me to know; after all, a woman has
to have some secrets.”
“ What grade school did you go to and
did you like it ? ” I asked. “ Well,” Schaef
said, “ I went to James G. Blaine School
and I loved it till my red-headed .male
colleague pulled my blonde braids.”
“ What about high school?” I asked.
“ I went to Lake View high in ‘Chi’ where
I studied music, art, P.E. (natch) ‘home
ee.,’ and I loved them all.”
“ How about boys?” T kinda squeezed
in. “ Oh, I guess I was human; seems to
me I remember a blonde who gave me
some sleepless nights!”
.. “ Give me something on college,” I
.
pleaded. “ I went to Normal College
American Gymnastics Union in Indian
apolis, Indiana. There were lots of so-
Trojan Baseball Team
Has Six Lettermen Back
By Bill Comstock
With the return of six major lettermen, the Nilehi baseball team will again
make a strong bid for- the Northeast
Conference diamond title which they won
last year, Lester Galitz, varsity base
ball coach, says.
The first contest on the 16- g a m e
schedule is with Highland Park on April
8. Another game with Highland Park
and two with Evanston will follow be
fore the first conference tilt with W ar
ren on April 15.
A ll home games will be played on the
school field instead of Oakton Park
where they were played last year. Two
heavy wire backstops will be constructed
on the school’s two ball diamonds .as
soon as the weather permits, according
to Coach^ Galitz. „Temporary bleachers
are being planned to accommodate spec
tators.
•The infield of last year's team con
sisting of Don Olson, Bob Bierbapm,
Tom Brophy, Uno Larson, and Bob Ro
man, will return almost fully intact with
the one exception of Bob Roman, cat
cher. The other major lettermen^eturning are A1 Heim, out-fielder, jpid Don
Biehn, pitcher.
The rest of the team feels that with
their share of the breaks they will be
able to duplicate last year’s success.
i’riday, .March 21, 1947
Muscle Maids
cials, teas, formals, dances, dinners, and
of course a sore back from five hours of
— - - B y Juue P e n c e -----floor work daily reigned supreme! (Gee,
The seniors in the fifth and sixth per
don’t we girls get off easy ?) I also went
to De Paul University where I really iod gym class have been using their tal
burned midnight oil.”
ent for ballet while swinging their wild
“ What tvas the first class you taught? badminton rackets. Miss Schaefer has
W here?” “ A t Central High, Menomon- been desperately trying to get the girls
ie, Wisconsin. It was a small class of
to use form, but every girl has a differ
84 boys and the gym was in the attic
of the school. I had a lot o f fun fishing ent form (that’s a pun, son).
Badminton is a game played with
the monkeys off the rafters! Who doesn’t
believe in Darwin’s theory? How did it rackets and “ birds.” Well, anyway, you
feel— are you kidding ? ”
hit a little feathered affair across tfie
“ When did you come to Nilehi, and net. The object of the game is to hit
how was your first class here?”
the “ bird” across the net and not through
“ Swell! I don’t know who appraise«} it. .
whom the most, but when we finished
Last Monday, dart throwing began.
looking each other over, we decided we This is very exciting since the girls are
liked each other. I came the day after rather inexperienced and the darts are
Washington’s birthday in 1934.”
likely to stick any place but on the
“ What is, your best wish for the board.
girls ?”
Volleyball has found its way ifito the
“ I would like to see a good G.A.A., gym program. Marianne Ruesch’s team
one where the girls have a number of has won three of the tournament games
activities and go to them because they played in the class. From past records,
enjoy' them; a good point system so Ruesch’s teafh seems to hold top place
they know what they are working to in any of the sports.
ward, and a wide awake Board that can
Patti Norum’s team is not far behind,
plan a good activity program.”
having won two games.
Died?” “ Not yet! Even though it is
Dick Fuhr, Hal Siversen, and Hank
turning gray.”
Bobowski have the rigjit to be mighty
proud. The reason: they are the high
average fellows on the boys’ bowling
teams. Their averages are 157, 150,
and 149 respectively.
The Trojan track team will open their
Oh the Monday girls’ teams, Phyllis
bid to retain the track crown, which they Ambler, 138; Jay Koeh, 124; and Dor
won last year, when they hold a meet othy Ruesch, 122, are the high-average
against the Crystal -Lake Tigers on gals.
April 11.
The Wednesday gals are a wee bit
The squad, built around ten major lower: Sally Lutkehaus, 118; Dolores
letter winners returning from last year, Paulsen, 118; and Barb Baldwin,116.
promises to be a strong contender all
L e t’s continue the statistics: Bill Van
the'way, according to Track Coach Char
Horne has had the highest high game
les Hussey.
The ten are Bob Farr,
with 210. Phyllis Ambler’s lucky game
George Pasek, Joe Wettengel, Bud Hor
was 199, and Dolores Paulsen’s was 178.
ton, Phil Brice, Jim Heiniger, Howard
Of the Monday teams, team 11 has
Siegel, Bill Permer, Bob Witte, and Bob
won 37 and lost 8. Team 3 op Wednesday
Pearson.
has won 28 and lost 11.
■ Number one attraction on this year’s
The aqua women are all becoming
track calendar will be the Conference
real fish in their attempts to pass the
Meet to be held under the arc lights
of Nilehi on May 20.
required life-saving tests.
Ten Lettermen Return
To Trojan Track Squad
Varsity Baseball Schedule
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Pupils Make U se of Their Skill;
Tonight They Present Vaudeville
TONIGHT — IT’S on tonight! “Re
flétions Revelry” will present Nilehi’s
top talent exactly five hours from now.
Are you gonna be there? Most every
body else is.
SOME OF the attractions for the
evening are:
BOB PEARSON, who will be in Swed
ish costume, doing a dialect song. Jean
Votava, doing a Czechoslovakian dance
in native costume.
MATTHEW KOLAKOWSKI and Uuo
Larson, who will act out a take-off on
Vol. VIII, No. 10
Club Observes Month
itb Roman Customs
old-time vaudeville, with a lot of laughs]
JANET HAYES, who as G l a d y s
Sweatout from the Metropolitan Opera,
will sing “II Bacio” (The Kiss”), dressed
in hoop skirts.
GENE LEWIS, as the sultan, is the
main figure in the plot.
Barbara Baldwin, L o r r y Sorenson,
Marcy Connell, Dolores Wells, Mary
Ann Ritter and Shirlee Hall, as the
six harem girls will loll about the stage
during the entire performance.
Skokie, Illinois
Friday, March 7, 1947
Plan May 31 Prom
At Congress Hotel
Fellows, Behave!
'Turnabout Soon
’
FELLAS, YOU’D better be on your
best behavior because its nearly “Turn
about” time! Yes, the date has been
set—it’s March 21st.
AS EVERY body knows, this to be
the annual G.A.A. dance at which the
girl asks the boy. So if you want a
night that’s going to be lots of fun, all
you freshmen and sophomores, and per
haps juniors (Seniors don’t have to
worry) had better rally around and
smile at your current honey child so you
won’t miss this.
IT WILL be very nice to have the
fellas trying to get a date for a change!
Cave Seekers Leave
March 30, on Bus
STARTING WITH an all night train
ride, the Mammoth Cave trip will begin
Sunday, March 30.
A CHARTERED bus will meet the
students when they leave the train the
next morning in Louisville, Kentucky.
The bus will then take the travelers
on a special tour, during which they will
v i s i t Bardstown, Kentucky, Talbott’s
Tavern, St. Joseph’s Cathedral, My Old
Kentucky Home, and end up at the Cave
Monday night.
ACCORDING TO Miss Grace Harbert, school sponsor of the trip, the rest
of the money is due from the students
who made down payments. A few more
reservations will also be accepted in
order to bring the group up to 72 people
which is the maximum number which
can go. These reservations must be made
immediately, Miss Harbert says.
SHE’S LOVELY! She’s engaged! She
AH SPRING, spring! Lovely spring!
t a k e s Latin! Bride Cornelia (Nancy
It’s beautiful balmy night and from
Newton) will marry groom Lucius (Fred the Florentine Room in the Congress
Gaiter)*in a mock Latin marriage cer hotel, overlooking Buckingham Foun
emony to be held in the assembly March tain, we hear strains of beautiful music,
from Johnny Marlowe’s “swoon” band,
20,"" at 4:30 p.m.
ATTENDING THE Latin Club wed floating out into the night.
THE NIGHT, if you’re not in the
ding will be the bride’s father, Conrad
know, is May 31, and the Junior Council,
Carnell, and Dean Whitton, the groom’s under the direction of Miss Margaret
father. Guests at the wedding are Bill de Booy, is hard at work making this
Grafen, Ralph Smith, Bob Heintz, John year’s prom bigger and better than
Young, Gordon Smith, Bob West and ever before.
The first paragraph is just the re
other Latin students. Pontifex (priest)
porter’s mind wandering ahead about
Don Verlinden, with the help of the four months, to the big night of the
Pronuba, June Maier, will perform the Junior Prom. Four months isn’t so far
ceremony. Heralding the occassion will away either, so tho'-e piggy banks who
have that “Ry-Krisp” look, had better
be Jack Herlin.
AFTER THE ceremony the wedding start getting some copper into their Nilehi Students Aid
blood.
feast will be held in the cafeteria. Fol
AT THE time this story was written,
lowing the Roman customs the students the ballroom, bids and Senior Election Red Cross Drive
will use only spoons while eating. Basins
Committees were functioning, with the
MONDAY, MARCH 10, through Fri
of water and towels, also a custom, will
members of the council, JoAnn Eber- day, March 14, representatives from
be brought to the guests by first year hardt, Catherine Gorich, Mary Ann Rit
Latin boys acting as slaves. (The pur ter, Jackie Keesey, Clayton Merrill, Rudy each home room will collect contribu
tions for the Red Cross drive: A student
pose of the towels and water is to
Schmid, and Lyle Dye all working with who contributes a dollar or more will
cleanse ones finger tips).
Mr. Ryden who heads the ballroom com have his name posted on the Junior Red
THE MAGISTER (master of cere
mittee, Miss Johanns of the bids com Cross honor roll.
monies will be Peter De Vries. The
mittee, and Mr. .Eherhardt in charge of
THE RED CROSS has helped a lot
program and menu will be written in
the senior election committee, in getting in providing recreation for men of all
Latin on scrolls. Place cards will be in
these numerous jobs under and out of wars in veterans’ hospitals. I t’s Home
the form of sandals.
the way so they can start on the many Service workers keep in contact with
OF CORUSE everyone will be dressed others.
the servicemen’s family to help banish
for the occassion as Romans. Men will
worry about the young soldier away
wear togas and girls will wear stollas
from home. The Red Cross provides
and pallas.
Nettland New Secretary
rehabilitation, helps in rebuilding homes,
Have you seen the show cases this
and aids those unable to care for them
month? Yes, this is “Latin Month.” The
HAVE YOU seen her ? Who ? I mean selves. Nurse’s aid to polio victims,
latin classes have all the dispfay cases Mrs. Nettland, Dr. Biehn’s new secre
courses in nutrition, home nursing, water
in the school on their hands for the tary.
safety, and first aid are offered, and
month of March.
MRS. NETTLAND is quite familiar surgical dressings made by volunteers
The show case opposite the assembly with the “halls of Troy” seeing that she
is a model of Mount Olympus, home of attends many of our school’s events and to aid service and civilian hospitals.
PEOPLE EVERYWHERE respect the
the Gods and Goddesses. The Latin her son Ralph graduated from here
Club will also have a banquet as a fur a couple of years ago. She likes Nilehi symbol of the Red Cross. Because it
knows no boundaries of race, color, or
ther celebration of “Latin Month.”
very much.
creed.
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Shamorck Shambles
To Be LYO ’s Dance
ALL YOU gotta do, is write an essay,
YOU’LL HAVE * chance to dance
and win $500! Course your essay has
a jig! .The Lincolnwood Youth Organ
ization is planning ; t h e “Shamrock to be best of all those submitted, but
don’t let that stop you. Try anyway!
Shambles” to be held March 15. This
is thé second event on the calendar of ' The Advertising Federation of Amer
the L.Y.O. This dance will be held at ica is sponsoring this National Essay
the Lincolnwood school near Crawford Contest, which is handled here in Chi
cago by the Chicago Federated Adver
and P ratt Avenues at 8 p.m. ,
tising Club.
T H E “SHAMROCK SHAMBLE’S ”
NILEHI HAS been invited to enter
committees are going to try something the contest and anyone is eligible. Entry
different. To change the tired-out com blanks a n d more information may be
mon dance, the L.Y.O.. has decided upon obtained from Mr. Paul Eberhardt in
a teen-age “night club.”
room 216. . ■\
ASIDE FROM dancing ‘to juke-box
SEVERAL JOURNALISM students
music, you will see a floor-show, maxje will participate next March 22 in the
up of the club’s talented members. National Scholastic Press Guild writing
Tables will be arranged in the back contest. Many fields are open, including
ground of the dancefloor. Here the St. feature writing, s p o r t s, news, and
Pat dancers will refresh themselves with poetry.
sandwiches and “berry juice” (cokes,
that is!)
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THE JUNIORS, the future class of
TICKETS FOR this dance which is 19.48 ordered their class rings during
hag’n’ stag, turnabout or boy ask girl, fifth, sixth arid seventh period lunch
(anyway you’d like to come in other February 11, at room 123.
words) may be purchased for “half a
Between 150 and 160 rings were or
rock” (50 cents apiece, to you). See dered and will be delivered sometime in
•Joe Dank, Ron Jones, Francis Klein, or May, according to ¿M deBooy junior
iss'
June Pence or any other L.Y.O. member adviser. '< .. • - . -.r'
»
to purchase them.
Grades of Frosh Gals
Change "Mans* World”
WHO SAYS it’s a man’s world? The
freshman class have definitely, disproved
this fable. Out of the 18 students who
received grades of two A’s and two
B’s or better 14 were girls, The only
student to merit the top score of 4A’s
is also a girl, Georgia Coleman.
ACCORDING TO the scholarship ra t
ings for the end of the first semester,
announced this week -by Miss Marjorie
Ronalds, freshman class advisor, five
ef the frosh received grades of three
A’s and one B- Take a bow, Martha
Krause, Helen Nachbauer, Barbara Daly,
Richard Swanson, and John Young.
. THE REST of the students who stand
good chances of being on the 1950
National Honor Society are Bea, Bornemeier, Marita Robinson, Jean Kelly,
Barbara Olson, Pat Heller, John Kryska,
Julia Dean, Nancy Gerhardt, Ashley
Craig, and Elizabeth Elkin. These stud
ents each earned two A’s and two B’s.
E nglish Most Used by Grads
In the spring of 1946 Niles Township
High School sent out a questionnaire
to thé ’43y ’44,' ’45 graduating classes and
asked them the subject that they con
sidered most helpful after graduation.
The most significant thing that was re
ported by these questions asked was that
the highest place was given to English.
It was the considered the subject of
greatest all-around-value, the subject
that helped most in their jobs.
So, after you graduate, if you receive
Friday, February 21, 1947
N I L E HI L I T E
Charm Quartet Sings
Variety oi Tunes
THE CHARM Quartet entertained the
Nilehi students, February 25 at 10 d.m.
in the boys gym. The Charm Quartet
was chosen as one of the programs
to appear at N.T.H.S. this semester by
the Senior Cabinet, .Junior Council, Soph
omore Senate, and Freshman Board of
Advisors.
THE QUARTET was composed of
pianist, Irene Pearson; lyric, Jean Trinkjo; dramatic lyric, Elaise Dee, and
contralto, Norma Lindberg. They have
traveled on tours all over the middle
west and will continue until March 3.
Some of the songs they sang were
“Two Guitars,” “June Is Busting Out
All Over,” (An Irish Medlay,” a n d
“Cheerie Cheerie Bin.” Jean sang the
“Lord’s Prayer” a n d “Idle”; Norma,
“Were You There” and “My Hero”;
Elaise, “A Kiss In the Dark.” Irene the
pianist, played “Clara De Lune.”
MISS HELEN Keenan’s home nursing
classes meet 5th and 6th periods every
Monday, in tb n tower room. She also
has a 9th period class on Mondays. The
home nursing class is a part of the
senior girls gym .credit. At the end of
this semester all the girls who have
completed the course will receive Red
Cross certificates;
. ^y
TIIE SENIORS have been doing a
lot in order to get ready for graduation.
One of the latest preparations was the
measuring of caps and gowns.
THE MEASUREMENTS were taken
by a representative of the E. R, Moore
Co, who was assisted by the Senior
Cabinet. Each member of the Cabinet
was in charge of their homeroom, ob
taining names and alphabetizing them.
Committees were formed in groups of
three and a program was planned to
help shorten the procedure.
The Saturday Evening Post of March
1, Mr. Paul M. Eberhardt, English and
journalism teacher, had one o f h i s
poems, “A Moment To Keep,” published.
ANYONE WHO was absent or by
some other reason missed being meas
ured, had his measurements taken Feb
ruary 27 by Shirley Bartelson and Milly
Zavrel, members of the cabinet.
one of these questionnaires, do not take
it lightly because your answers will help
decide the courses for the future grad
uating classes. If enough of a majority
suggest that another course should have
been given, it will probably be offered
in future years at Niles.
S. C. C. Pays Social Call
To County Jail
ON MARCH 1, the See Chicago Club
visited the county jail. There were two
busses, one leaving at 12 o’clock and
the other at 1. About 75 members were
present, and unless some are still there,
had a wonderful time. 1;1 ■
EACH STUDENT was searched for
knives, files, or any sharp objects, amé
of course they took away áll automatics
and forty fives.
THE JAIL is complete with a dining
room, kitchen, bakery, cells, hospital
and a school for prisoners under sev
enteen. The women’s quarters are com
pletely separate from the men’s, and
everyone got a charge out of the man
in the glass enclosure with a machine
gun. We wonder why!
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hileHIute
The Nilehillte is written, printed and pub
lished by the students oi the Nile* Township
High School, Skokie, Illinois.
Dr. A. Ik Blehn,
superintendent - principal.
Staff Members
News Editor: June Pence
Ass'stant: Dolores Paulsen
Feature Editor: Dolores
Wells . >
Assistant: Lyle Dye
Sports Editor: Pete Reiland
Assistant Editor: Bill Com
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stock.
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Associate Editor: Betty Fortmah
Girls’ Sports: Caroline Gylden
Circulation Manager: Pat Hanegan
Assistants: Jackie Lamp and Jim Schilling
Exchange Editor: Lyle Dye
Reporters: Marion Carlson, Bill Comstock, Lyle
Dye. Noelle Elkins, Betty Fortman, Lee
Garner, Caroline Gylden, Pat Hanegan,
Janet Hayes, Herb Knapp, Phil Knapp,
Carol Krause, Jackie Lamp, George Me
Gormack, Patti Norum, Dolores Paul
sen. June Pence, Pete ReUand, Jim
Schilling, Cathy Thompson, Dolores
Wells and Milly Zavrel.
Production Managers: Ed Kutss, Dare Baker, Ev
erett Willney.
Faculty Advisers
Paul Eberhardt
Clement Meier
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�Friday, March 7, 1947
Locker Investigation
Reveals Secrets
V
*v*
NILEHILITE
School Daze
Pag« 3
Everything Happens
In lo w e r Regions'
By Herb Knapp
With ‘Turnabout Time just around the
corner, “some” boys are sure of going,
By the Super-Snoopers
By Dolores Wells
If you had anything “private and per while others nonchalantly are waiting
Follow me down the stairway to the
sonal” in your unlocked locker last week to be asked.
Let’s assume that March 21 (The ‘lower regions.” A door opens and we
a i r we can say is “you’ll be sor—ry!”
because the “Super-Snoopers” have been n i g h t of the Turnabout) has rolled are greeted by a blast of warm air and
’roun and we find Jeff Douglas, the the sound of unearthly shrieks a n d
on the prowl.
Locker C-123, for instance contains, average student, taking a bath. We moans. That description could fit only
among other things, a clever valentine call Jeff average, because although he’s two places—the one I’m referring to
which said “Your chassis is classy, your a senior he has only 23 credits, and his is the Girls’ Locker Room.
Some of the fellows have asked what
face is devine, so won’t you be my val last marks were three D’s and an F.
Jeff is a practical joker and so when goes on down there. Let’s listen in and
entine,” "and very affectionate notes to
Bill and Marilyn—from Marilyn and he asked the bar of soap, “May I hold find out.
Sixth period is almost over and the
your palm, olive ?” he was surprised
Bill.
Most locked doors boasted Varga- when it answered, “Not on your life, gals are racing around in various stages
girls and Alan Ladd pictures but we bouy!” And now Jeff settles down to of undress. As we proceed past the
also have a cowboy fan (in locker C-31). a game called “sink the wash rag.” To rows of lockers we can hear snatches
The most unusual locker contents were start the game you place your damp of conversation.
“We won!”
found in B-3 which had not only the rag on the water. You will notice that
“Aw, wait ’til the next week—”
half of the rag is submerged. Next take
usual hooks and coats but also a box of
“Oooh! A sandwich, give me a bite.”
withered leaves and a cute little card the slippery piece of soap between the
“ Here I am in the shower—”
forefinger and thumb of the right hand
board skeleton.
“And so I said to him—”
The emptiest locker was B-244 which and squeeze gently. The soap will shoot
“Lorraine, my locker won’t open can
contained only some papers, one jacket, across the water resembling a torpedo.
two baseballs and an advanced algebra The object is to sink the wash rag with you—”
“And when I came home an hour
five shots or under.
book belonging to Uno Larson.
Now that Jeff has amused himself, late—”
The fullest locker (and we h a v e
“Has anyone seen ‘Sheaf’?”
re-’rs from falling books to prove the he hastily dries and scampers into his
“Frannie! That song was my favorite,
p°iat) was B-4, brimming over with clothes taking about 20 minutes to comb
coats, books, mechanical drawings, pic his hair, and 7 seconds to brush his will you please stop murdering it!”
‘I just washed my hair and can’t do
tures. a pair of slacks, a plaid skirt, a teeth, “Horse Breath,” Douglas climbs
a thing with it.”
sweater and a two piece bathing suit. into his car.
“Has anyone seen my skirt ? Come on,
On the way over to pick up his night
At that rate, they ought to be prepared
mare for the evening he ponders out it isn’t funny—I can’t—”
for any emergency!
“ Did he really—”
That’s, all for now but don’t be sur- the question, “Will I try to score to
“Where’s Pat Horner?”
Twi^ed if th e Super-Snoopers pick your night?” By the time he decides it’s
“Ha ha ha! I don’t get it”
locker next time. Don’t say we didn’t worth the trying, he pulls up in front
“Does anyone have a pin?”
warn you.
of girl’s house, known as the “Shack by
“If I were you, I wouldn’t —”
the Tracks.” His girl friend, «Anita the
“Did you get the answer to the second
Anteater,” as some call her because of
her extremely long proboscis, is an “old question?”
“I always thought he was such a
fashioned ■ girl (she can hold about
nine of them) and as she stood in the nice guy—”
“There goes the bell!”
Rain or shine, snow or sleet, day after doorway with three gardenias in her
“Meet me upstairs Bea.”
day, old faithful performs her duties hair and four roses on her breath, Jeff
Whizzzzz----- .
of picking up and returing home anx grabbed her hand, (the one with eight
And all is peaceful and quiet ’til the
ious students. Like death and taxes she fingers), and dragged her into the car,,
always comes. We think the school and away they sped for high school for next class comes in.
bus must often find her Job amusing, a night of agonizing enchantment.
watching the different types of charac
If you’re an average student maybe
ters start the day off.
you will have a tim e'like this, but if
There are the eager students—always you, like a few, are above the average,
---------—By Patti Norum------------ —
ready and always waiting. They prob you may have a fair time. But, if you
ably even have their homeworkdone. are where over half the school is (below
Hey, kids! Do you like to write poems
And of course, the last-minute ones— the average), I need not say anymore
—either humorous or sentimental? If
who count their books after getting in, as I know you’re in for a swell time.
tie their shoelaces, and then bring out yawning process. After about three or you do, then this column is especially
a, piece of toast—“didn’t have time to four monstrous yawns, pretty soon the for you!Of course, we hope the other
students will enjoy it too!
finish breakfast, you know.”
whole bus is yawning and relaxing into
We’d like you to contribute. Give
Into this category of all the girls who a sleepy stupor.
your poems to some member of the
bring a complete make-up kit along and
These little episodes are all going on
finirh their beautifying (?) while riding. midst a background of loud guffaws journalism class, or give them to Mr.
“Music soothes the savage beast” is from the boys in the back of the bus Eberhardt. Four-Liners are preferred,
otwinusly the theme of those, whom you telling jokes, students comparing home but they can be longer.
Just to start the ball rolling I’ll put
all have seen, climbing on the bus cheer work, and sudden exclamations of “Oh,
fully whistling “Oh, What a Beautiful I forgot my lunch-money,” (or notebook one of my poems in, because writing
poems is my favorite pastime too.
Morning.”
or eraser).
We’ve broken up, it goes to sh o w _
It would be difficult to decide which
But, as soon as the bus nears the
That she was hard-to-get-to know;
is the lesser of the two evils—the one school, five or six students jump up and
And no truer words have I heard yet,
iust mentioned or “Sleepy Sam.” His stand in the door waiting. Are these
“Hard-to-know and hard-to-forget”.
half-closed eyelids and dazed expression the “eager beavers” or “Einsteins” of
Stop crying, fellas, maybe you can
put us all back to sleep just looking the school? Oh, no, they are just in a
think up a good reply to i t . ..
at him. He is the one who starts the I hurry to get in out of the cold!
We’ll be looking for you, kids.
School Bus Finds World
Has All Kinds of People
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Rhyme, Rhythm
�N I L E MI LI TE
Page 4
Typical Week-end
Is Qne Grand Mess!
By Lyle Dye
You feel a. dull, slow knocking in your
brain and through a hellish maze you
see a horrible monster glaring down at
you. Then the knocking stops, the haze
clears, and you find the monster is only
your mother and she was hitting you on
the head with a pail of wake you up.
That’s not so bad—anyone can take that,
but there’s (natch) a catch to it. It’s
Monday morning, and after thd week
end you’ve just had, a week of school
starring you in the face is a pretty
bitter pill to swallow.
Friday night was the basketball game,
and you went stag with the gang. After
that the Stork Club of Skokie (Youth
Center to you dumb ones) and you
couldn’t get away ’till 12:45, ’cause Mr.
Galitz tackled you and “asked” you to
help clean up! By the time you went and
ate and drove around it was 2 a.m. anu
home you flew.
The phone rang at least five times
Saturday morning, and you were up
by 9 a.m., You fooled around all day
and you had a date that night. A dance
and out to eat, and then a drive, but
you can’t quite remember if the car was
moving or not. It’s not fashionable ro
come in at a decent hour on a date, so
you and your best friend tumbled into
the house at 2:30. (’course you stayed
there all night, so your mother didn’t
know).
Night kinda’ just faded into morning
and of a sudden ' i t was time to get
up looking thouroughly beat, you trot
home, eat dinner, and leave for the show,
t h e n t h e “Sunday Evening Club.”
,Course you had to go to the “Skokie
Maid” after, and guess what? You met
the kids.
Anyway, to make a long story short,
you got home too late and you still had
homework and here it is Monday morn
ing, and you feel like you’re gonna
look - - putrid.
Oh well, I don’t feel sorry for you.
My week-ends are the same, so grin
and bear it!
Friday, March 7, 1947
Kitty Korner
Perfect Sophomore Boy
Is Picked by Girls
SONG OF THE WEEK — “Anniver
sary Song”
SIGHT OF THE WEEK — The tour
nament
COUPLE OF THE WEEK — “Maicy
Connel and Don Biehn
QUESTION OF THE WEEK — ‘ Will
you go to the Turnabout with me?”
QUESTION OF THE M O N T H —
“Whose going to win the tournament?”
Coincidence??? Mike Hanegan was
elected speaker of the House for the
Democrats in the Problems mock session
of Congress. In real life, Robert Ilannegan was formerly Chairman of the
Democratic National Committee.
On Valentine’s Day Mr. Ryden re
ceived a poem from Bob Magden:
“Roses are red,
Violets are blue.
Ryden’s the guy
Who will flunk you.”
Mr. Ryden wrote back:
“Bob Magden is a model boy.
lie excels in studies and romance.
All of what we’ve said just proves
First liar never has a chance.”
Table six would like to send their
appreciation to Phyllis Ambler for ser
enading them every seventh period.
All the boys are suddenly so nice to
girls they haven’t paid much atten: ion
to before. Reason—the turn-about.
The boys in gym class are learning
to box the hard way. First come jump
rope!
Guess we started »omething-and turn
about is fair play so some” Soph gala
gave us their composit perfect sopho
more boy.
Humor
Bill Graefon
\ Smile - Jack Huerlin
Brains
Ed Beebe
Height - Dick Norman
Shoulders Ralph Walberg
Eyes
Bill Grafke
Clothes
- Don.Kettel
Friendliness
Rick Tamburino
Hair
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Don Siegel
Talent Armin Watkins
Sportmanship
- Tom Black
Nose
Bill Poehlman
Would you believe it? Mr. Betts was
not going to eat one of Kathie’s de
licious breaded pork chops one day just
because he did not have a knife. Fingers
were invented before knives and forks,
Mr. Betts!
Miss Hughes, Angela Voznos, a n d
Shelby Peerman, had a tough time find
ing the Glenview fieldhouse last week.
They first went to the navy base. Acci
dently, of course!
'Calling A ll Irishmen
To St. Pat's Class'
By Pat Hanegan
The time March 17, 1947 and the
setting is Ireland. Saint Patrick is pre
siding over a class of Irish students
and—but let him tell you about it.
“Begorra, and it was a foine day in
Irelan d ,-------— until I took over this
class; I try so hard to teach them
something and look what happens! Dor
othy Monahan, Joe Donavan, Frank Me
Neill and Jim McKimmon are following
Knobby knees will be covered for a Mary McNamara around and signing
while at least—that is, ’til the latest something that sounds like ‘McNamastyle of longer skirts runs out. Do you mara’s Band.’ Then, over there in the
like this new style? Here are some corner, Tom Fitzgerald is stuffing sham
rocks down Pat Garrity’s back.
opinions from the students at Nilehi:
Margie Peterson — Oh, they make
“I wish Gene Hegarty would practice
his shillelagh twirling lesson like he
girls look too old!
Dick Fuhr — All depends on the girl should. Ah! there’s John Canavan. He’s
my star shillelagh twirler. It’s too bad,
and her legs. That’s very important.
Kay Jaeger — I do like ’em and then that he’ll never become a foin upstand
again I don’t. I do because they cover ing policeman—I told him he shouldn’t
Junior English Classes
more of your legs, and I don’t ’cause it beat Margaret Donavan over the head
with his shillelagh. Oh, well, you know
takes more material to make a skirt.
Start Correspondence
Pat Scheurman — They’re terrible! these Irish and their tempers.
“Sure, and it sounds like the sky’s
Oooh! California, New York, Canada, No freedom!
Joe Wettcngel — I don’t like ’em. But falling in! I wonder who’s making all
Texas. Those are the names you hear
when you pass by 216, Mr. Eberhard’s still, if girls wear short skirts, I can’t that noise. Oh, it’s the little McNeely
twins again. I suppose they’re arguing
keep my mind on school work.
classroom.
Carol Hoffman — All depends what about who’s going to carry ‘Bootsie’
It seems his English classes are writ
Kennedy’s books home after school, they
ing letters to schools throughout the kinda legs you have.
Jim Todd — I like a happy medium— always did fight about that.
western hemisphere. Some of the schools
“Here comes “Irish K o l a k o w s k i .
are really scattered; for example, Plant Not too long and not too short.
Diane Leach — Awful! You’re so res What’s that he’s got in his hand? Oh,
High School, Tampa, Florida; Chilliwock
no! It can’t be! It is, it is, it’s a 'snake!
High School, Chilliwock, British Colum tricted when they’re longer.
Dave Straw — Not too good. Wind Oh, what’ll I do ? I’m supposed to have
bia Canada; Punolou school, Honolulu,
driven all of them out of Ireland—and
Hawaii; Washington Irving High School, has no effect on them.
Harriet Wenzel — Long, straight, now I’m ruined. Och, deliver me!”
New York; and many others.
And so ends our quiet little chat.
One boy was lucky enough to get a tight skirts make your figure l o o k
P. S. Are you going to wear green
»''hool in the city where he lived as a 1better
i March 17 ? Hmmmm ?
I Phil Knapp — I hadn’t noticed (?)
child.
�NIE È H I LITE
Friday, March 7, 1947
Arlington Whips Niles
For Second Time
By Paul Reiland
For the second time this year, a
strong Arlington team easily whipped
the Nilehi Trojans in a basketball game
in the Arlington gym on February 22.
The final score was Arlington Cardinals
60, Nilehi Trojans 34.
The Trojans started out fast and
grabbed a 6 -0 lead before the Cardinals
had a chance to catch their breath.
Then Arlington settled down and scored
10 points to Niles’ 1 in the next few min
utes. However, the first quarter ended
with the Trojans holding a 14 to 13
advantage.
The scoring tempo slowed down in the
second quarter and the score was dead
locked at 21-all at halftime.
The Cardinals came out with a ter
rific scoring splurge in the third quar
ter, and the Trojan attack bogged down
to a standstill. Arlington scored 20
points to Niles’ 6 in the third stanza
and 19 points to the Trojans’ 7 in the
last quarter.
Arlington made 18 out of 23 free
throws. Kleiner of Arlington scored 20
points, while Stroker of the same team
tallied 18. Red Williams made 10 points
for the Trojans.
Trojan Baseballers Roy Holmes Sets
To Practice March 24 New Swim Record
By Bill Comstock
Yes sir, spring is just around the cor
ner. Many boys at Nilehi will consider
it officially started on March 24, the
first day of varsity baseball practice.
This year’s Trojan nine promises to
be a good one according to Coach Lester
Galjtz. The backbone of the team will
be the six returning lettermen from
last year’s championship team. They
are Don Biehn, pitcher; Bob Bierbaum,
infielder; Tom Brophy, catcher; Al Heim,
infielder; Uno Larson, infielder; and Don
Olson, infielder. Coach Galitz also hopes
to get added batting power from last
year’s varsity reserve and junior varsity
squads.
The team opens its season with a
game at Highland Park on April 8. They
then continue to play 15 contests, eight
of which are conference lilts, before
ending their season in the state tourna
ment next May.
All home games will be played at
school this year, instead of at Oakton
Park, and the players on the squad feel
that if they have the student’s support,,
they can duplicate last year’s success.
Final Varsitg Standings
In Northeast Conference
Crystal Lake
Arlington Hts.
Lake Forest
Niles
Libertyville
Leyden
Woodstock
Warren
W
L
12 0
10 2
7 5
6 6
6 6
5 7
2 10
0 12
Pts
703
588
564
618
466
490
400
368
Opp
487
380
511
601
465
523
531
699
Roy Holmes, sophomore, set a new
Niles Township High School Frosh Soph
swimming record for the 50-yard breast
stroke against Maine Township in the
Nilehi pool on February 19. '
Leading the Frosh-Soph squad to their
first victory of the year, Holmes splash
ed the distance in 34.1 to surpass the
record of 35.4 set by Rudy Schmid last
year.
The medlay relay team of Whitney,
Holmes and Lindahl established a new
record with a spectacular 1:38.6. In the
diving events Dick Provost took first
and Phil Knapp tied for second for Nile
hi.
Although the varsity squad lost 46-29
to Maine’s varsity, Gehe Hegarty and
George McCormack caihe through with
a first and second respectively in the
diving contests for Coach Anton T,
Schubert’s tankmen. Herb Jones, sen
sational crawl-stroker, swam the 50 yard
free-style in 27.2 for another first place
for Nilehi.
!Hussey's Track Team
Has Good Prospects
JayVees Bow to Arlington
In Low-Scoring Contest JayVees Finish Season
By Bill Comstock
With 33 to 23 Victory
The Nilhi JayVees lost a low-scoring
basketball game on February 22 to a
tall Arlington team by a score of 32-24.
The Trojans got off to an early lead,
having an 8 to 4 advantage at the end
of the first quarter. This lead disap
peared as the Redbirds got hot and went
ahead 14-12 at half-time.
In the third ¡quarter, Arlington in
creased their lead to eight points. Both
teams played even ball in the final per
iod and the Redbirds still had an eightpoint margin as the game ended.
Lee Garner carried the blunt of the
Trojan attack as he scored eight points
and played a good floor game.
Pa«» fi
By Jim Schilling
The Jay Vees wo* their last basketball
game 32-23 when they played Proviso
on our home floor February 28 before
a packed house.
The Jay Vees have won 6 of their 19
scheduled games, the game with Proviso
being the last game of the season.
Lee Garner bagged the first basket
of the game and H. Siegel followed with
another one. The Proviso Pirates played
hard ball but failed to score during the
first seven minutes of play.
The Pirates only scored three points
during the second period and the score
stood Niles 15 - Proviso 5 at the end of
the second period.
Blessing tossed one through the hoop
to start out the third period of play and
seconds later flipped another one in.
Both teams fought hard and the Pirates
perked up a bit and showed some fast,
playing. At the end of the third period
the score stood Niles 21 - Proviso 14.
Hard and fast playing marked the
final period. Proviso tried hard to rack
up points but they did not make the
grade. High point man for Niles was
Blessing, while Bennett of Proviso was
the pacemaker for his team.
By Phil Knapp
Spring is coming and with spring
comes the annual Nilehi track season.
The Trojans won the Conference last
year and according to Mr. Hussey, we
stand a good chance of repeating this
year. The first meet is April 11 with
Crystal Lake. There will be two night
meets here this year for the first time
in the Nilehi history.
There will he eleven varsity letter
winners on the team from last year. Two
of which hold school records; Bob F arr
holds the „school record for the quarter
mile and George Pasek holds the record
for the 220 yard dash. There are three
men still in school who were on the var
sity championship relay team last year.
The team is in dire need of weight men
(discus and shot).
" ,
All boys interested in track should
make their plans now to help Nilehi
win the Conference this year.
Final JagVee Standings
In Northeast Conference
Leyden
Woodstock
Libertyville
Niles
Crystal Lake
Lake Forest
Warren
W L
10 2
10 2
7 5
5 y
5 •7
5 7
0 12
Pos
422
408
351
341
377
306
213
Opp
293
278
334
321
366
436
585
�Friday, March 7, 1947
NILEHILITE
Page 6
The Ache o f The N ew s
By Ward’s Arch
Coaches Ike and Galitz have just re
ceived a new shipment of smelling salts
along with the new boxing gloves that
have arriv ed .. .boxing has been the
main topic of discussion these last few
weeks. . . there is a lot of wild swinging
but the boys are learing fa st.. .no knock
outs have been registered as yet but
there have been a few knockdowns. . .
Coach Galitz’s second-period class has
challenged Coach Ike’s eighth-p e r i o d
class to a series of fights. . . . No definite
arrangement has been made as y et. . .
The intramural basketball playoffs took
place last Tuesday afternoon. . . Coach
Isaacson is organizing some apparatus
classes. . . frosh, sophs and juniors are in
th em ...th ey are working on horizontal
bars, rope climbing, e tc .. .Anyone in
terested is welcome to come o u t...
Periods are Mondays, 4, 5, and 6. . .
Thursday 2, 3, and 9. . . And Friday the
ninth period. . . The boys in these classes
will be leaders in gym classes next year.
Glad To Meat ’cha
Two pigs who out walking stopped to
say,
Boy, is it hot, we’ve never SAUSAGE
a day,
Our lard is sweating, we’re not fakin,
We’re so hot, that we’re nearly BACON!
— Sleepy
*
*
M uscle Maids
Dizzynitions
Interrogate—to bury a fence.
— Jeff Douglas
*
❖
Geometry—What the acorn said when
he was a man.
— a former Mrs. Hind student
*
*
Sub Similes
As flabbergasted as a student caught
with a pony.
— Sleepy
As tempting as a “double-dip” when you
have 11 cents.
— Herberta
*
*
Infamous Last Words
“Let’s have a cigarette in the ‘John!”
— Jeff Douglas
“There’s plenty of time, the bell doesn’t
ring till 8:20.”
— Porky Pig
*
*
T h e A ch e r e lie s
H e lp !
O n y o u r re p lie s
H e lp !
Citizens You Should Know and Why
Fireman—He made Richard open the
door.
— The Joker
Barber—
-Even Dr. Biehn takes his hat
off to him.
—Dapper Dan
♦
*
Editor’s note: We recently received a note
from a character who said: “I read the
Pet Peeves
Five o’clock shadow on an eight o’clock ‘Ache’ because it kills time, in other
words, it’s murder!”
date.
*
*
— Herberta
Don’t We All
The straight “A” student with a cov
Said the scarf to the hat, “Listen by
ered-up test paper.
heck,”
— Porky Pig
“Why don’t you go on a head, I want
*
*
a neck.”
— Sleepy
Gone But Not Forgatten
A winning basketball team at Niles.
Swimmers Close Season
— Slough-footed Swede
By Whipping Taft 49-26
By Jim Schilling
Sport Quiz
By Comstock
The Nilehi Varsity Tankers closed
their current swim schedule by beating
Taft 49-26 at the evening meet at our
1. The winner cf the Northeast Con
pool, February 25. There were 12 meets.
ference basketball championship this
4 of which were won by the Nilehi
year was: (a) Lake Forest, (b)Ar
Tankers. Niles scored 385 points to
lington, (c) Crystal Lake.
their opponents 468 points.
2. The winner of the Waukegan re
The 5 high-point varsity swimmers
gional last year was: (a) New Trier,
were Rudy Schmid, 65 points; Bob Bles
(b) Niles, (c) Waukegan.
sing, 64 points; Herb Jones, 50 points;
3. Who was captain of last year’s golf
Gene Hegarty, 49 points; and George
team: (a) Stewart Monroe, (b) Bob
McCormack, 35 points.
. . Dombrowski, (c) Gene Hegarty?
Our Varsity Tankers did all right in
4. The winner of the final game of
the breaking of swim records too. Bob
the Waukegan Regional tonight will
Blessing broke the old breast stroke
play in the Sectional tournament at:
record by 4 seconds, the old record
(a) Proviso, (b) Rockford, (c) Elgin.
stood at 1:18.6 held by Don Lyons and
5. Which player of last year’s champ
Bob’s was 1:14.6, Louis Kettle estab
ionship Trojan baseball team signed
lished a new 200 yard crawl record while
a contract to play professional base
Rudy Schmid broke the old back-stroke
ball. (a) Herb Jaehnke, (b) John Lane,
record at 1:12.
(c) Bob Roman?
------------ By Caroline Glyden ------------The final championship games for
basketball and captain basketball were
played off Friday,- February 28, in the
boys’ gym. For the two senior teams
who played, Dorothy Sherman’s team
got 14 points while Marianne Ruesch’s
team topped them with 17 points.
In captain basketball the sophomores
won over the freshmen by a score of
35 to 12. Although, the sophomores
won, the frosh put up a good fight, says
Miss Mildred Schaefer, Physical Ed. in
structor.
The team captains were Dolores Paul
sen for the sophomores and Betty Reuther for the frosh.
“I’m Tired”
“Synch” is really doing a job in the
pool working on the water carnival.
Their working days are Monday, Tues
day, and Wednesday. Mr. Schubert says
that they will keep up this steady pace
until the water carnival. (Oh! my ackin’
back.)
Hit It
Ping Pong is in full swing now. It
is being played on Tuesday and Thurs
day. This sport is open to every girl
here at Nilehi. Although the G.A.A.
is sponsoring the ping pong, any girl
can play.
Twirlers Twirl
Between the halves of the Nilehi and
Proviso game, Friday, February 28, the
driil corps consisting of 50 girls put on
an exhibition of marching manoevers,
gun spinning, flag swinging and baton
twirling. This group is directed by Miss
Mary Thurman, International B a t o n
Twirling Champion and physical educa
tion teacher here at Nilehi.
Little Terry Sherman, a five-year-old
girl twirls with the drill corps. Terry
is the team’s mascot and has her own
little uniform.
There was also a special performance
of 30 grammar school students, who are
Miss Thurman’s pupils. Miss Thurman
ended the program with an exhibition
routine of her own.
NILES
loses
IN REGIONAL
ANSWERS
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
(c) Crystal Lake
(c) Waukegan
(b) Bob Dombrowski
(c) Elgin
(a) Herb Jaehnke
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U. of I. Extension
Program Opens
September 18, 1946, marked the open
ing of the University of Illinois Exten
sion Center at Niles Township High
School with an enrollment of sixty-three
students
The rapid demobilization of troops
and the government financial aid given
to veterans wishing to attend college
have made it impossible for colleges to
accomodate all their applicants for en
trance. To meet this emergency the
University of Illinois has undertaken
the development of extension centers in
high schools of the state. Here the
freshman year can be provided.
The classes, which are fifty-six min
utes long, are held in the late afternoon.
The students are limited to a maximum
of thirty semester hours work and a
minimum of 24 semester hours work.
No registration for less than two sem
esters is accepted. The tuition for a
semester is $100.
The Nilehi faculty members who
teach the college classes are Paul Eberhardt, Charles Hussey, T. J . Kiviluoma,
Harold Ohlson, Ada Immel, Theresa
Kranz, John G. Wilkins, Helen Hart
Keenan and John L. Betts.
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___________________________ Friday, September 27, 1946
Faculty Adds 9
To M embership
Senior Committees
Organize Cafeteria
“Out with the old and in with the
This year nine new members have new,” is the idea being carried out in
been added to the Niles Township High the cafeteria. Under the supervison of
School faculty. They are John L. Betts, Miss Gracé Harbert and Mr. John Betts,
Mrs. Priscilla Baker, Miss Helen M. social problems instructors, the new
Hughes, Jam es A. Michael, Arthur H. seniors have filled the vacancies left by
Ryden, Miss Mary Evelyn Thurman, the class of ’46. The cafeteria has re
Miss Doris Tillman, John W. Scheer, and sumed its orderly manner with the sen
Miss Helen Hart Keenan.
iors directing the lunch lines and in
Mr. Betts, social science teacher, has specting tables.
a master’s degree from the University
Two Cents More
of Chicago and a master’s degree from . . Thanks to Katherine Kestenholz, head
Northwestern University.
He served of the kitchen staff, the food is still
three and one half years in the U.S. as good as ever, and quantity ju st the
same The only change is the slight rise
Navy.
Mr. Michael is an ex-serviceman who in prices which can be expected, inas
spent about four years in the U.S. much as Niles isn’t the only place prices
Army. He is a graduate of Eastern have been raised. Plate lunches, pie,
Illinois State Teachers College, has a and small sandwiches have gone up two
B. A. degree from the University of Ill cents. Ice cream, cake, and milk have
inois, and teaches world history and been raised a penny, according to Kathie.
geography.
Miss Hughes, teacher of radio and
dramatics is a graduate of Illinois Wes
leyan University. She has taught speech
and dramatics at Galen, Illinois.
By June Pence
Miss Thurman teaches girls’ physical
To “Play pretty for the People” is
education. She is a graduate of Norththe motto of Louis Prima, orchestra
East Missouri State Teachers College.
leader at the College Inn at the Sherman
T h e stu d en ts enrolled are T h o m as Allen, R ic h
ard Amos. Edw ard B a lla n tin e . Jo h n B a r k e r. M e r- Miss Thurman formerly taught at Kent
Hotel.
wyn B e ck e r, G us Boznos. Jo h n B red en , R o b e rt
B rod . P a tric k Brop h y , G ord on B row n . C h arles State University in Ohio.
Val Lauder, Keen Teen Reporter for
B u t k u s, R o b e rt C arlso n , W illiam Cederberg,
Mr. Ryden received a master’s degree
the Chicago Daily News, arranged the
R o b e rt C h ate l, Jo se p h C rean y , Thom as D avidson,
from Northwestern Unversity „and a
Jo se p h D enk, Ted E b ert, R o b e rt E n g ert.
first interview for her group of highM uriel F a rr e ll, R o b e rt F a rr e ll, R o b e rt F e h e r,
Edw ard F is h e r, Ja r v is G a ffo rd , Ja m e s G o lf, B. A. degree from De Pauw University. school journalists with Louis Prima.
D onald G rim sh aw , Alvin H an n em an , Clyde H en He served four years in the U.S. Navy
Party for the Keen Teens
n in g M ark Je n k in s , P h ilip Jo n e s , R o n ald Jo n e s ,
A rth u r Ju n g d a h l, A llan K arlo v e. W illiam R e ise r. and formerly taught at Evanston Town
Prima gave a party - for the Keen
W illiam K u rk el. R o b e rt K un ze, R ich a rd la n d ,
ship High School. Mr. Ryden teaches Teens, Tuesday, September 17.
Ted L in d strom , R o ger L o efg ren . A lb ert L u kas.
P a n ?el M ack. H enry M einke, W illiam M eyer J r ., social studies and assists with the ath
When asked his nationality he replied
B e rn a rd M o h rb ack er, L o rr a in e N elson, W illiam
Nissen», N ancy O hlson, W illiam O tten s, Ja c k ie letic programs.
in his mixture of New Orleans and
P e r r i n , R o lan d P ia s tr e lli, M elville P okorney,
Mr. Scheer teaches algebra, photog
Ja m e s R an sd ell, Ja m e s R asm u ssen . R o b e rt S ch Italian accent, “Ahrish.”
re ib e r, G erald Slu sser, R o b e rt T a it, Lowell Todd, raphy and physics.
He fomerly taught
His band was organized in Brooklyn,
G us W ag n er, R ich a rd W anlandl, R o b e rt W are h an ,
During the war New York, in 1940. He and his band
R ic h a rd W ilton , F re d Z im m erm an , an d Ja c k at Dixon High School.
Zim m erm an.
he worked in the United States Engin have been asked to play a t the R.K.O.
eering Office of the War Department Palace theater for its 20th anniversary
in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
beginning October 24.
Mrs. Baker has been selected to teach
Guess W hat! No Trumpet
There are 950 students registered at senior English and French. She is a
One of the most embarrasing things
Nilehi this year. According to Miss graduate of the University of Chicago that happened to Prima was a t the
University of California. He went out
Agnes Harte, office manager, this year’s and a Graduate of Rockford College.
Miss Tillman is a graduate of Illinois on the stage to play his trumpet only
enrollment exceeds last year’s by eight.
With the exception of two students State Normal where she received a to find his valet had failed to bring it.
who are taking post-graduate courses bachelor’s degree. She received a mas
there are 215 seniors, 237 juniors, 258 ter’s degree at Columbia University.
Miss Keenan is a graduate of Mun
sophomores, and 238 freshmen.
Every year Nilehi welcomes to its delein College. She received her nurse’s
No doubt you have seen girls walking
classes and school activities new stud training at St. Francis Hospital and
ents in addition to the freshmen. These public health training at Waterloo, Iowa. around the halls of the school attemping
to twirl batons in the air. This is an
students come mostly from the Chicago Miss Keenan is our school nurse.
informal preview of what you will see
schools.
at the homecoming game when they will
The parochial schools represented by
Mr Collins and the Nilehi band are appear with their instructor, Miss Mary
new students at Nilehi include St. Lea,
St. Bernard, St. Patrick, Loyola,* and scheduled to play in Morton Grove to Evelyn Thurman. However, what you
The group has a mascot who is also
night. The occasion is to celebrate the
St. George.
Some of the public schools are Har returning of the servicemen of Morton taking baton lessons from Miss Thur
man. She is Gerry Sherman, Dorothy
vard, in Hollywood, California; Sullivan, Grove.
North Park, Amundsen, Taft, and Senn The program is being put on by the Sherman’s four and one-half year old
sister.
American Legion Post No. 134.
in Chicago.
'Ahrish' Louis Prima
Sponsors Teen Party
Records Reveal
Enrollment of 9 5 0
Twirlers Prepare
For Homecoming
Band Plays for Vets
�NILEHILITE
Page 2
Friday, September 27, 1946
'See Chicago Club'
Visits Post Office
Seniors To Receive
Home Nursing Course
" T h e “ See; ChicagQ Club” visited.the
Chicago Post' .Office on Tuesday, Sep
tember 24. The. first two bus .load? pull
ed away from Lincoln and Niles Avenues
ajt, 4:3Qg p,rn,tJ Tl\e, bu? pfJpQtball play
ers made a" later trip.
The club had a very interesting time
at the post office visiting the dead letter
office, the./parcel, post department, and
also* ¡trying to peer into the cat-walk.
The post, office officials were very cour
ts ® ^
G } , 6 u ; j i ,,
0
The; students , arrived back at the
school about 9 p.m., eager to go on the
next trip which, by the way, is on
October 19, when the group will visit
the Brookfield Zoo. Trips are also plan
ned to Maxwell Street, a radio broad
cast^ and a picnic at Starved Rock.
Miss Harbert is sorry to say that no
new members can be accepted in the
club at this time.
Something new has been added in the
Nilehi physical education classes this
year. In all senior girls’ gym classes
there will be a new course of home
nursing.
The course includes bed making, care
of children, and care of the sick. This
course is being conducted by Nilehi’s
new nurse, Miss Helen Hart Keenan,
who will be assisted by tne head of the
girls’ physical education department,
Miss Mildred Schaefer. Recognition for
satisfactory completion of this course
will take the form of an American Red
Cross certificate.
Home nursing is a non-credit course.
There will be spécial textbooks, compiled
by the American Red Cross. Girls phy
sical education classes are being divided
into two sections, the American Red
Cross Swimmers and the home nursing
course. F ifty per cent of the swimmers
are American Red Cross Life Savers.
The classes starteed on Monday of last
week and will be given on Mondays
throughout a period of 18 weeeks.
jjj
VanArsdale Teaches
Public Speaking Class
'Enunciate! Speak louder 1 ¡Stand up
straight!
These are a few of the many sounds
that have been comig from room 208
Where 17 hard working junior and senior
students have enrolled in Mr Ronald
Van Arsdale’s newly organized public
speeaking class.
The class is a one-semester major
course. It includes daily assignments,
text books, and even homework served
right along with it.
“For outside work, the students,” says
Mr. VanArsdale, “are open for any kind
of patriotic or other speeches which
need to be made in school.”
A declamation contest is being plan
ned for next spring in which students
from both semesters of the class will
participate.
The purpose of the course, aicording
to Mr. Van Arsdale, is to give students
more self confidence and ease in an
activity they must use no matter where
they may be or whatever profession
they may enter.
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Th l i t e
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.'The Nilehiiite is: w ritten, printed and pub
lished by the, students of the Niles Township
’ High School; : Skokie, j Illinois. Dr. A. L. Biehn,
su p erin ten d e n tp rin cip a l.
STA FF M EM BERS
:
News Editor: June Pence rf ^
.
Feature Editor: Dolores Wells
S p o r ts ’Editor: Pete Reilarid r?I
fJtO tlK pf
,
G irls’. Sports: Caroline Gylden , ,
,
Circulation Manager1 P at Hanegari ;
:
A ssistants: Caroline, Gylden and Jim ¡Schilling j j ,
Exchange Editor: Lyle Dye _
Reporters^’ Marion ’ CaflBoh', J&Hp Cdnist6ik,()EiJiie
,,tr Dye, Npeiie.. Eljcips, carohn?,,Gyldefp,
Pat Hanegih, H erbJJ Kn'aiip, * Card!
'
Ti c r Krause.T' Georgej.McC'ormacH',; ’ rD elorc?^jou •
Paulson. Jim Schilling, Cathy Tttomp' son and Milly 2 ayref. O'AOI. IJJG J3 J.0 3 ...
rr- , -FACULTY. ^ V lip E R S .w rr
pdd»<i‘
Paul Eberhardt ' '
Production M anagers! Edward Kutz, Bill Pfi®m.erj
Louis Hennig.
There s6ems to be a man shortage
at Nilehi. When Mr. Earl Shanaberger
received applications for membership in
the Ushers Club there turned out to be
about 60 girls and five boys.
Mr. Shanaberger was very pleased at
the big turnout and thinks he can keep
all applicants, but he could use about
20 more boys, he says.
Because of the size of the club it will
be divided into groups according to class,
with a captain for each group.
The chairman of the club is Mary
Ann Ritter. Captain of the seniors is
Margaret Wetmore.
Captain of the
juniors, Jo Ann Eberhardt. Captain of
sophomores, Judy Larson. The captain
of the freshmen has not yet been chosen.
“Please tell us, what’s going to hap
pen?” the poor, innocent little freshmen
ask. Little do they realize that those
elderly-looking senior girls dressed in
white aren’t going to jab needles into
their arms.
These girls make up the Health Coun
cil, under the supervision of Miss Mil
dred Schaefer. The girls assist in the
health program at Nilehi. Most of them
have been selected from the fifth and
sixth period senior girls’ physical ed
ucation class on Monday.
The tests which- have already, been
given are the ear and eye tests. Heights
and weights have also been checked.
Mr. John W. Scheer, head of the pho
tography department, has high hopes
that with the varied interest in the field
of photography, some of the members
of the group will turn out some excellent
work.
Table-top photography is one of the
main interests of the class. This in
volves the use of miniature settings and
other small scale materials.
The use of pictures in other classes
in which the students are enrolled, says
Mr. Scheer. may be used to illustrate
some project on which they are working.
The Reflections staff photographer
this year will be Sam Boznos, junior,
who will take over the job held by his
brother Nick last year.
The G.A.A. is under the new spon
sorship of Miss Mary Thurman, of the
girls’ physical education department.
The board has met but no definite plans
have been made for the coming year.
The coming annual '-“Jean Jump” was
mentioned, but nor date has been set for
the dahceT As^w^w&ft' toJ^¥fe^sa mass
meeting'^hgf schfedMed Tor all new ’memmers to ’ attend; W.. fP6 fcG
]J(i0J>£ piSfOLA*
New Pep Clubbers
W ear Orange Pins
“What is the pin fo r ? ” everyone
around the school is asking.
“Why, it is my Pep Club pin,” is the
answer. Yes, a new Pep Club has
starred.
The members wear, orange
pins with letters “N.T.H.S. Pep Club”
on them. The pins were sold in the
cafeteria during the lunch hour recently.
Later there will be blue crew hats with
“N. T. H. S.” forming a row down the
center.
The purpose of the club is to get
all you dear readers, from freshmen to
seniors, to come .to all the games and
cheer the teams.
The students of Nilehi should be very
proud to know that when the football
field is completed they will have the
best in their conference, according to
Mr. Robert Mackey.
To be completed the field must have
such minor details as gates and stairs
for the cheerleaders to go over the
fence.
The school is trying to obtain a flag
pole to be placed on the north end of
the field.
Recovering
Miss Clara A. Klaus, music teacher, is
expected back at Nilehi about October 1.
She is with her brother in Charles City,
Iowa, where she is recovering from an
operation. Miss Klaus was visiting
the home of her sister, in Denver, Col
orado, this summer when she suffered
an attack of appendicitis.
�Friday, September 27, 1946.
NILEHILITE
K IT T Y KORNER - ‘Ode To Frosh'
By Herb Knapp
COUPLES OF THE W EEK — Mari
lyn Pearson and Bill Comstock, Tom If you think school is a lot of bosh,
Black and Gloria Bauman, Bill Kelly Think of the feelings of the “little”
and Barbara Schmidt, Shirley Peters and
frosh!
Pete Schuster.
I t’s their first year here, at Nilehi;
SONGS OF THE W EEK — “To Each They’re so homesick they nearly cry.
His Own” and “Five Minutes More”
It’s. that season again—beautiful' fall,
SIGHT OF THE W EEK — The When the freshies crawl around the hall;
They ask the seniors, “Where is 3 10?”
Freshmen— what else?
“Oh, that’s in the basement on the north
SAYING OF THE W EEK — ‘ I ’m so
east end!”
tired!”
When on the stairs the freshies mass,
You’ll find one buying an elevator pass.
Fall has fallen; it’s another year,
Kitty Korner’s back to bring you cheer! Or maybe it’s insurance—no one can tell,
And with these immortal words from The upper classmen have all to sell.
‘ Shakespeare Knapp, we start another They shudder and shake at a sopho
more’s leer,
year in the same old “Korner.”
After summer vacation everyone is Their faces are covered with lipstick
smear.
back at school full of vim, vigor, and
’em all,
vitality. Anyhow, they’re back.
Wis Now let’s admit we love The short, the fat, the lean, the tall!
consin seemed to be a very popular
vacation s t a te ' and the “PEA RLS,” a We’ll all agree they’re pretty nifty,
group of senior girls, helped it along Remember, folks— that’s the class of
fifty !
by spendirtg three weeks at Waupaca,
while the “Wolfs” stayed at Williams
Bay.
Casualties have already found their
way to Niles. Ellie Bomarck has been
running around with her arm in a sling.
Was Waupaca too much for you E llie?
Shirley Bartleson is constantly study
ing maps of Detroit. The Nepstead
family is planning to move there. Coinsidence?
If anyone happens to run across a
pair of pajamas that look like slacks,
Marilyn Gustafson would like to know
where to find them. Then she and “Milt”
can go bicycle riding*
Did you know that Barb Baldwin is
taking up boxing? She’s been practising
on Don “Jinker-boy” Dye, a Nilehi alum
nus.
Have you seen our football team play
under lights? You’d be surprised at
what the expert lighting does for their
faces. Someone ought to talk Mr. VanArsdale into painting them up to give
it the “effect.”
Bob Dombrowski was down in Vir
ginia playing gold as usual.
Kennie Gengler bet Joan Spencer that
he won’t look at any girl for one year.
You’ll be sorry, Ken!
Lois Bornemier’s house was very near
the site of the famous Johnny Neblitt’s
crash at the Tam O’ Shan ter Country
Club.
A cute foursome was spotted in Cool
ey’s on the fourteenth: Gene Hegarty,
Jay Miller, Marv Struck and a njysterious blonde. Come on, Marv, who is she?
Ray Carlson and “Boots” Kennedy
are still going strong. Same goes for
“Red” Williams and Pat Freeding, or
had you noticed?
In the boys intramural football league
everyone is talking about the Beliot
Blisters. Seems as they are the favor
ites in the race, with such rugged “men”
on the team as “Tarz” Taylor, Rog
Racine, Pete Reiland, Herb Knapp, Ron
nie Krueger, and A1 Heim. Watch out
for these “muscle” men!
LOST AND FOUND
Lost — The former graduating class
of ’46.
Found — The future graduating class
of ’50.
Lost — John Lane’s height of 6 feet, 6
inches.
Found — A freshman, Richard Swan
son’s, height of 4 feet, 11 inches.
Found — Teddy Stockfisch’s new, can
ary yellow, model A.
Lost — Sonny Blameuser’s playmates
(Miff Doetsch, Stan Noesen and
John Kent.)
Found — Mr. Eberhardt’s “cookie dust
er” (mustache, that is.)
Lost — Notes, which Kitty Korner will
gladly remedy.
Found — Two new freckles on Betty
Fortman’s nose.
Lost — Dolores Lauth’s newly-painted,
blue car.
Found — Jesse Farr in a locker with
four fellows, (and she’s new, too!)
Lost — A patient, after the senior girls
are finished with the home nursing
course.
Found — Uno Larson practising cheer
leading in the quiet of his back yard.
When Miss Hughes took her Dramat
ics and Radio Classes to see the radio
programs “Manor House Party” and
“Grand Marquee” Lyle Dye, Clay Mer
rill, Barb Baldwin, Polly Wettengel,
“Bev” McLasky, Dolores Wells and Har
riet Wenzel went on an interesting “un
escorted tour” through studio F which
was full of intriguing dials and buttons
marked “on” and “off the air.” They
considered the possibility of broadcast
ing—but decided to be good kids and beat
a hasty retreat out the door with Bill
Wokoun bringing up the rear clutching
a WBBM script to frustrate the WMAQ
officials if they searched his as he left
(no, they didn’t, but it was a good idea
anyhow.)
Page 3
Strange Music
By Lyle Dye
Everytime I hear a song it reminds
me of things at Nilehi. For instance:
“I Don’t Know Enough About You” ---Latin
“Amour” — Spanish
“Flying Fingers” — Typing
“Ain’t Misbehavin’ ” — Study Halls
“Brazen Little Razin’’ — Foods Class
“I Wish I Knew” — Test answers
“I Begged Her” — for a library pass
“Spellbound” — Dramatics Class
“I Promise You” — Day before report
cards are due
“If I Knew Then” — Looking back at
freshman year
“I Love You” — 3:11 bell
“Miss You” — The school bus
“It Couldn’t Be True” — Test grades
and Kitty Korner.
“By the Light of the Silvery Moon” —
Football games
“Moonlight Becomes You” — Our foot
ball team
“To Each His Own” — Homework
“How Dry I Am” — Middle of obstacle
course
“I ’d Be Lost Without You” — Program
cards
“His Rocking Horse Ran Away” — Sad
dle Club
“Doctor, Lawyer, Indan Chief” — Voca
tions Day.
“My Ideal” — no school
“As Time Goes By” — Detention
“Sentimental Journey” — See Chicago
Club
“I t ’s Been A Long Long Time” — Per
iod before lunch
“Penny Serenade” — Lunch line (new
prices)
“Sixth Avenue Express” — F irst Skokie
local after school
“Night and Day” — looking for Nilehilite news.
“Smoke Gets In Your Eyes” — Chemis
try class.
“Now and Forever” — 56-minute classes
“Oh What A Beautiful Morning” — test
postponed till next week
“Ugly Chile” — Freshmen
“I ’m A Big Girl Now” -— Seniors
“Careless” — dirty lunch room tables
“Toby the Cat” — Feature editor on the
Nilehilite
“Don’t Be A Baby, Baby” — Freshmen
gym classes
“Dream” — middle of a teacher’s lec
ture
“Into Each Life Some Rain Must F all”—*
Girl’s hair after swimming classes
“Gee I Wish” — It was June first
“Seems Like Old Times” -r- Seeing grad
uates back for college classes
“You Stole My Heart” — Poor little
animals in biology class
“I Got Rhythm” — Music classes
�Page 4
NILEHILITE
We. Wonder Whij
When it comes right down to it, the
students had,to think for quite a while
before they decided on a place where
they would rather be than good ole
N.T.H.S.
•Our question for this week is just
this: At this moment, where would you
rather be than any other place ?
“Flip” Humphrey, senior: “Any place
but here.”
Friday, September 27, 1946
School Daze
B y D olores W ells
Phyllis Humphrey dropped chemistry
Now that our suntans are faded,
;o take geography second period ? hmm
lice atmosphere,—Jim McNeeley that is. everyone has told everyone else about
all the devastating characters that they
Bill Witte and Ted Stockfisch comb
met on their vacations (remind me to
their hair before Problems everyday?
tell you about Earle, the life-guard,
Herb Knapp is the only boy in short
some day,) the new teachers know our
hand class ?
names and the football season has start
All the big husky men of Niles go
around limping these days? (football ed, I guess it’s safe to say that we’re all
settled down to the “old grind” again,
.3 kind of tough, isn’t it ?)
except of course the Freshmen and even
The senior girls walk around with
luge grins on their faces ? Could it be they are well acquainted enough to know
because the college men are coming to that room numbers beginning with three
Niles ?
are always on the third floor.
Florence Miethke. junior: “In Green
Lake, Wisconsin” (Now there’s a gal
Rudy Schmid walks around like a love
Speaking of Freshies, and who isn’t,
who enjoys her freedom.)
sick dog? (Waupaca does something 1¡p. -I think it’s about time someone said a
“Albo” Miller, senior: “Never mind, some people.)
few encouraging words to the poor little
you couldn’t print it anyway.”
Joan Westerberg wears her coat all waifs.
^
Ted Stockfisch, senior: “Chomping on day in school?
Upper classmen really aren’t as hard
groceries and watching Don Dye shovel
All the Nilehi boys named“Howie” are hearted as we seem (well not quite) and
coal at the Great Lakes Carbon Cor
crazy about girls from Evanston?
as soon as things get organized it won’t
poration. P.S. Or out in a boat with
“Her”
Phyllis Ambler has been seen hanging be “ all work and no play” around here.
Bill Kella, junior: “Sitting in a car around 108 before and after H o m e
The “Jean Jumps” dance ought to be
'with my gal at the drive-in” (when we Room. Couldn’t be because of that sharp
‘coming o ff” any day now. You don’t
new male. Ed Chadwick?
wanted to know why he picked a public
need a date ’cause it’s “Stag and Hag”
place like that, he said, “We’ve got
Mary Alice Clines hasj been limping
shades on the windows.”)
around school ? She says someone pushed and (good wbrd for the boys,) you don’t
get dressed up—just wear jeans and a
her off a horse.
Fred Champlin, senior: “Out with ?
plaid shirt.
certain blonde.”
“Champ” looks so worried in study?
Polly Wettengel, junior: “At Fort Mon
The boys always look forward to
Bernice darkens always uses the ex
roe, Virginia, because Harry’s there.”
G.A.A. initiation day. I guess they “get
(Mmmmm, what about all the other pression “Utterly, Utterly, ghastly?”
a big charge” out of seeing the gals go
soldiers that are there too, Polly?)
All the fellows don’t have their girls’ around looking like refugees from a
Bob Dombrowski, senior: “I would names tatooed on their arms like Dick horror movie. Besides, it’s the oifly day
rather be at Delaplane Manor in Vir Sesterhenn? Or does Gert Scheidecker when they’re likely to have strange fe
ginia so I could play golf every day and just have him hooked?
males dash up and propose to them.
. . . . . . ” (the rest we couldn’t print.)
Don’t laugh too hard, boys; in fact,
Bob Fee is not allowed to take gym
with the girls? Could it be because he you’d better be pretty darn nice to the
“Bone” Blameuser, senior: “I ’m think
local “weaker sex” ’cause October is the
ing of a little place on River Road just has lost his feminine charms?
month for the annual G.A.A. (short
north of Lake Street.”
All the gals go for the Chicago fel
pause for sighing) Hayride Party and
Leah Falknor, sophomore: “On cloud lows? Ask Jo Eberhardt she should the gals invite the males to that deal!
number ten, gazing into the eyes of a know.
Of course there are football- games
certain guy named Bob.” (What an
and plays and all kinds of “schmecky
imagination!)
business” but that’s eftough to give you
go home!”
Bill Kelly, junior: “On a vacation.”
“Jerry ” Zeller, senior: “I ’ll leave that the general idea.
(already, B ill?)
Speaking of “schmecky business,”
upto Jim .”
Janet Hayes who used to change her
Lenny Lange, freshman: “B e t t y ’ s
Jim Katzel, senior: “Sitting at the ; “love-interest” twice a week, has been
house.”
Drive-in watching a nice long double talking’ about nothing but her “one and
Louis Keesey, freshman: “I like it feature.”
only” John MacDonald. You’d know why
here.”
Betty Ann Jerger, junior: “At the if you could meet the guy (pause and
Gene Lewis, senior: “Sitting with my
swoon!)
feet up, cleaning my fingernails in the Philadelphia-Cub baseball game. I ’m a
I got ambitious last week and took
Cub fan.
bathtub.”
a poll about where the Nilehi gang spent
Bill Witte, senior: “I am not a Cub their vacation and the state of Wisconsin
Joyce Mathews, j u n i o r : ' “Out of
fan, but I wish I had been at the Phil- was blessed with238 of us, over a hun
school.”
adelphia-Cub game to watch a specta dred more than the second most popular
Bill Homer, junior: “Oh gosh, I ’duntor.”
spot, Michigan whch drew 125 Nilehi
no ! ”
Barbara Meader, sophomore: “New kids. Every other state in the union
Roger Schweger, freshman: “Me?
except Alabama and Rhode Island was
About Five hundred miles north of York, where I am going to live and hope visited by at least one Nilehi refugee,
to go on the stage:”
here!”
and a few adventurers ventured into
Jim Schilling, junior: “Oh, I enjoy Canada, Mexico and Cuba. One imag
Bob Cook, sophomore: “At work.”
journalism enough to stay in my seat inative little character listed Russia.
Lillian Forbes, freshman: “I ’wanna the eighth period.!’
Well, I t ’s possible, but ________ .
�About Conference Chances
The “Terrific Trojans,” better known
as the Niles varsity football squad,
seemed quite confident over the pros
pects of this coming football season.
Part of the squad, including the five
returning letter men: Bob Farr, Ollie
Berens, Jim Heiniger, Bill Witte, and
big A1 Miller, express their views below.
Bob Farr — back: “I thought the
team’s chances were always fine, but
this year we really have something. The
team is improved over last year’s and
should make a good showing. Arlington
looks like the team to beat.”
Tom Brophy — end: “I don’t know
who’ll take the conference this year, but
if we can beat Leyden we stand a good
chance. The team is better than last
year’s—that’s for sure-”
Jim Heiniger: — back: “If we get out
and work, we’ll have a team just as good
as, if not better than, last year’s! Our
toughest games will be with Lake For
est and-Crystal Lake.”
Joe Wettengel — back: “Our chances
are the best in the world for taking the
conference this year. Crystal Lake
and Lake Forest will give us a good
battle.”
Bill Witte — back: “We’ll have a fine
season if everybody blocks and tackles.
All the schools are going to be tough,
as the coach would say.”
“Red” Williams — end: “We have a
fair chance in the conference. Oh, heck,
I don’t know who’s best! We look pretty
good out there with Heiniger and F arr.”
A1 Miller — tackle: “We should take
the championship without much trouble.
I think Arlington will be about the
toughest team we have to face.
The
team is much better than last year’s—
that’s a fa c t!”
Ollie Berens — guard: “The Trojans
this year have the best chances of cop-
Cross Country Coach
Nilehi has a new assistant track coach,
Mr. Arthur H. Ryden, who has had considerabletrack experience both as a run
ner and as a coach. He formerly taught
and coached at Evanston High School
before going into the Navy in 1941.
Coach Ryden said that the success of
our cross country team hinges on the
number of boys who come out for it.
Meets are being planned with several
schools, including Maine, Evanston, and
Leyden. The number of meets will de
pend on the interest and ability of the
group.
Coach Ryden said that there might
be some fellows who are unaware of the
Our frosh football team played its fact that they would make good track
first game yesterday afternoon against men, and the only way to find out is
to go out and try.
Arlington on the Niles field.
ping the crown in the school’s history.
Lake Forest should be the toughest
team in the conference. The team this
year is way better than last.”
Jim McNeely — c e n t e r : “All the
games will be hard battles but Lake
Forest will be toughest.”
Bill Comstock — end: “With so many
players from last year’s undefeated Jun
ior varsity team back, we are sure to
have a good year.
Freshmen Football Team
Is Showing Promise
Coach Lester Galitz, with the assist
ance of Mr Arthur H. Ryden, has been
teaching the boys the basic fundamen
tals of football, and they are using
formations which our varsity uses.
About 36 boys came out for the first
night of practice. Many of the boys
are bigger than those of our last years’
frosh team, and this advantage in size
should be a big help in making this
season more of a success.
Coaches Galitz and Ryden both agree
that they are having just as much fun
coaching the.boys as the boys are having
playing football.
Many of the boys
have never played football before.
Cheerleading Team
Is Led By Schaefer
Miss Marjorie Ronalds, Miss Mildred
Schaefer, Miss Doris Tillman and Mr.
Anton Schubert to choose the squad.
There are a total of 15 cheerleaders and
the squads will not be divided into two
teams, but one big team.
The new cheerleaders are Marilyn
Reiland, a freshman; Nancy Thiell and
Mary Morse, sophomores; Lorraine Sorrenson and Eleanore Walsh, seniors. You
will again see such former cheerleaders
as Anita Schmid, Marilyn Pearson, Dol
ores Lauth, Pat Schirra, Carol Krause,
and Milly Zavrel. Nilehi also has four
new boy cheerleaders: Uno Larson, Bill
Abbink, Herb Knapp and Dave Straw.
The cheerleaders have ordered new
uniforms, but until they come, the pepsters will wear their uniforms of last
year. To help the students of N.T.H.S.
learn some of the new cheers a Pep
assembly was held September 20, during
the last half of the ninth period.
Any one that has new cheers or ideas
for cheers should contact one of the
cheerleaders or Miss Schaefer, because
she will appreciate any good suggest
ions, she says. Also Miss Schaeffer
thinks that everyone should get out
there and back up the team as well as
the cheerleaders by coming to the second
home football game of the 1946 season
"on Friday night, Sept. 27.
“Rah, rah, rah; sis. boom, bah!” That
should remind you of fall, football, and
with football, cheerleading. Speaking
of cheerleading, this year the Trojan
warriors are going to have an entirely
new type of squad to help lead them to
victory. Under the new leadership of
Miss Mildred Schaefer we not only have
girl cheerleaders, but boys too.
Miss Sheafer was pleased to see that
there were so many students interested
in trying out and because of all the
A new intramural sports program has talent it was very difficult for the judges,
1946 TROJAN FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
begun this year at Nilehi under the
yarsity
supervision of Mr. Anton Schubert, who
Friday, Setember 20— Proviso Junior V arsity................................ at Skokie, 8 p.m.
is the varsity swimming coach. This Friday, September 27— Libertyville......................................................at Skokie, 8 p.m.
activity is for the boys who would not be Saturday, October 5— Arlington..........................................a t Arlington. 2 p.m.
Friday, October 11— Woodstock........................................ ...................at Skokie, 8 p.m.
able to participate in regular sports.
This is not a regular class; boys can Friday, October 18—Lake F o r e s t . . . . . ..............................at Lake Forest, 3:30 p.m.
Friday, October 25— Leyden.................................................................. at Skokie, 8 p.m.
come and leave at any time they want. Friday. November 1— Crystal L ake.........................................at Crystal Lake, 8 p.m.
There is no competition with o t h e r Saturday, November 9—W arren...................................................at Gurnee, 2:30 p.m.
schools, for the sports are for the boys’
Junior Varsity
Friday, September 20— Maine Frosh-Soph.................................. at Skokie, 6:15 p.m.
own interests.
Friday. September 27— Libertyville......................................
t Skokie,
The new sports this year are boxing, Thursday, October 3— W arren............................................. . . . . aat Skokie, 6:15 p.m
3:30 p.m.
wrestling, apparatus tumbling, judo, and Friday, October 11— Woodstock........................................................at Skokie, 6:15 p.m.
weight lifting. These classes meet on Thursday, October 17— Maine Frosh-Soph.................................... at Maine, 4:00 p.m.
Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Swim Friday, October 25— Leyden..................................................... . . . a t Skokie, 6:15 p.m.
ming is offered on Tuesday and Thurs Friday, November 1— Crystal Lake.................................. at Crystal Lake, 6:15 p.m.
Freshmen
day.
Thursday, September 26— Arlington.................................... . . . . a t Skokie. 3:30 p.m.
There are quite a few boys out now. Thursday, October 3— Maine................. ................................. * ____at Maine, 4:00 p.m.
but, Mr. Schubert would like a lot more. Friday, October 11— Leyden............... ....................................: . . . a t Leyden, 4:00 p.m.
.............4. . . ' ......................... at Skokie, 3:30 p.m.
This class will be an annual affair at Thursday, October 17— M aine.
Thursday, October 24— Crystal L ake.............................................at Skokie, 3:30 p.m.
Niles, it is hoped.
Thursday, October 31— L e y d e n .............. .................................... at Skokie, 4:00 p.m.
Coach Schubert Teaches
Intramural Sports For Bops
�N IL E H I L ITE
Page 6
Trojans Win
Under Lights
Play Libertyville Tonight
By Paul Reiland
A crowd of about 1600 fans was on
hand to see a fast charging Trojan
eleven start its season off in fine style
last Friday night by soundly whipping
the Proviso Juniors 37 to 6.
The hard-hitting Trojans took a liking
to their new lights and they gave the
fans a fine show of clean, fast football.
Tonight Niles will tackle Libertyville
on the Niles field at 8 p.m. This will be
the boys’ first conference game.
The Trojans kicked off to Proviso and
after failing to make a first down, Pro
viso punted out of bounds on their own
40 yard line.
On Niles’ first play from scrimmage,
Bill Witte, quarter back and captain,
dashed 20 yards around right end, and
as he was about to be tackled he lateraled to Bud Horton for 5 more yards.
A few plays later Witte passed to
Bill Comstock who lateraled the ball to
Horton Tor a touchdown. The play cov
ered 10 yards. Jim Heiniger kicked the
extra point to make the score 7 to 0.
Niles kicked off to Proviso and again
they were forced to punt. Witte grabbed
the punt on his own 40, eluded two Pro
viso tacklers, and cut for the sideline
where he outran the only other man
who had a chance to catch him. The try
for the extra point was blocked and the
score was 13 to 0 with half of the first
quarter still remaining.
The next scoring play came late in the
first quarter when Jim McNeely blocked
a Proviso punt, picked it up and ran 35
yards for a touchdown. The try for the
4>oint was no good and the quarter end
ed: Niles, 19; Proviso, 0.
In the second quarter Niles marched
35 yards to the Proviso 10 yard line but
the drive bogged down. A Proviso man
went back to punt, and for the second
time McNeely broke through and blocked
the kick. The ball rolled into the end
zone where Ollie Berens, Trojan tackle,
recovered for a touchdown. The try
for the point was wide and the half
ended with Niles in front 25 to 0.
Exhibition Proves Entertaining
During the halftime period, the fans
received a rare treat when Miss Mary
Thurman, N a t i o n a l baton twirling
champion, gave a scintillating exhibi
tion.
In the third quarter, Heiniger sped
58 yards for a touchdown, only to have
it called back to the 28 yard line for
a clipping penalty. From this point,
W itte hurled a pass to Comstock who
carried the ball to the three yard line.
W ijte went around end for the touch
down. The try for the point was a pass
which failed to click. This made the
score 31 to 0.
Heiniger Runs 84 Yards
Late in the third quarter, Heiniger
broke through right tackle, dashed into
the clear, and outran his pursuers for
ah 84 yard jaunt. The extra point was
no good and the Trojans had a com
fortable 37 point lead.
Coach Harold Isaacson elected to give
his reserves a chance in the last quarter.
The subs held Proviso on better than
even terms until they lost the ball on
their own 40 because of a fumble. Pro
viso took advantage of this break and
marched down to the goal line, Wendt
going over on a quarter back sneak from
the one-yard line. The try for the point
was low and the game ended: Niles, 37;
Proviso, 6.
The Trojan line constantly outcharged
Proviso and the line backers, McNeely
and Boehniing, played a fine defensive
game. The backs played heads up ball.
Proviso
Position
Niles
Schoneman
L.E.
Comstock
Kaapke
L.T.
Carlson
Sproch
L.G.
Miller
Grady
C'.
McNeely
Songer
R.G.
Kadlec
Saxton
R.T.
Berens
Uhlir
R.E.
Pearson
Wendt
Q.B.
Witte
Schwabenland
L.H.
F arr
Sperando
R.H.
Heiniger
Weiss
F.B.
Boehning
Touchdowns: Horton (sub for Boehning)
Witte, (2), McNeely, Berens,
Heiniger, Wendt.
P.A.T. Heiniger (placement)
Trojan Wars
Friday, September 27, 1946 , ;
Junior Trojans Lose;
Yield to Maine 26-12
By Lyle Dye
Ouch, this hurts! The Nilehi junipr
varsity team, which last year was qndefeated, didn’t get off to quite as good
a start this year. They were beaten by
Maine’s lightweight team, 26 to 12. This
was the first game of the year, also the
first game under lights in N. T. H. S.
history.
Maine got off to a good start by win
ning the toss, and kicking off. Barrett
received the first ball of the Trojan
football season on his own 20 yard line
and ran it back 15 yards. A fumble by
Niles on the third down started Maine
on her long trudge back down the field
for her first touchdown and extra point.
Witte received Maine’s kickoff, and
a recovered punt and a pass from Sorgel
to Carlson on Maine’s 35 yard line gave
Niles her first points of the game. The
pass for the extra point was unsuccess
ful.
Before the Niles Jayvee Trojans could
get their hands on the ball in the second
quarter, their opponents scored again.
With only two minutes left in the first
half of the game, Maine scored again.
The score at the end of the half:
Maine, 19; Niles, 6.
The second half began with the lights
on, which seemed to give the Trojans
new spirit. Captain Sorgel chose to
receive and B arrett again ran back the
kick off. Niles, from this point on,
started playing better defensive ball and
at the end of the third quarter, the score
was the same.
The beginning of the third quarter
brought another touchdown for Maine.
The kick for the extra point was suc
cessful. Then a succession of passes
from Sorgel to Jones and Carlson found
Jones going over for Niles’ second and
much needed touchdown. The pass for
extra point was no good.
The Trojans were now really “on the
ball,” but no more time! The game
ended with the score: Maine, 26; Niles,
By Paul Reiland
All the boys are wondering where
Bob Farr buys his shorts; they certainly
brighten up the locker room!
Some of you may wonder where the
boys from last year’s team are.
Cathy tells me that Don Falknor is
going to school at Illinois this year.
Don is out for football and he is also
a pledge to the T.K.E. frternity. Don
played fullback on last year’s team.
“Stash” Noeson informs me that after
passing a grueling ten-hour test he and
12 .
“Jebo” Fuller are gong to Loyola as
Warren, Lane, Viech, and Roecker
freshmen. “Stash” played guard last
scored Maine’s touchdowns.
year and “Jebo” played quarterback.
Starting lineups for Niles and Maine:
“Miff” Doetsch is a,t Fort Sheridan.
Maine
Position
Niles
“Miff” will soon start training to be a
Fulley
C.
Hillferd
paratrooper. “Miff” plans to put to good
Holmes
T.
Fotch
use the rugged football training he had
Hosh
T.
Norman
last year. “Miff” played halfback on
Dyer
. G.
Nalinton
last year’s team; he was also “most
Hayes
G.
Kiefer
valuable player.”
Warren
E.
Jones
George Riha and George Peshke are
Lane
E.
Carlson
in the Army. Miss Harbert will prob
Lansinger
H.
Siegel
ably have their addresses. Riha played
Viech
H.
Witte
halfback on last year’s squad, while
Rucksleader
Q.
Sorgel
Peshke played tackle
Roecker
F.
Barrett
Jim Ehmer and Jim Harrer are at
Fort Sheridan. Ehmer should make a jluck owanson is fteiping ms dad build
good master sergeant. Ehmer and Har houses. .“Klumpo” was a center, Loef
rer were both tackles.
gren a guard, and Swanson an end.
“Doc” Loefgren is attending the col
Don Comstock is in the Army in El
lege classes at Niles while Bob Klump Paso, Texas. Don was a center lastis reading meters for the Public Service [ year.
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Vol VII, No. 9
Skokie, Illinois
Friday, March 1, 1946
Annual Staff Delays Frosh Talent Show McIntyre To Play
Reflections Revelry Reveals Six Pianists Turnabout Music
Because of the basketball tournament,
“ Reflections Revelry” has been changed
from March 1 to March 15, according
to Miss Doris Sayre, supervisor of the
program. The program will be in the
Nilehi gym from eight to ten o’clock.
Student tickets will be 30 cents and
adult tickets will be 40 cents and may be
purchased in the cafeteria during lunch
periods March 13, 14, and 15, or at the
door the night of the program.
There will be impersonations, skits,
a dance, a piano solo; and singing, solo,
duet, ahd group singing, as well as the
entertainment provided by the masters
of ceremonies, Albert Ashworth and
Howard Haynie. The three best acts,
as judged by two townspeople and one
teacher whose names will be announced
at the end of the program, will receive
prizes of $10, $6, and $4.
Pupils Deny Nilehi
Has Meat Shortage
By Joan Wester berg
No sir! there’ll be no meat shortage
at Niles!
Says who? Says Katy! When asked
of the possibility of a meat short
age in the near future, Katy quickly
answered, “ I ’ve got all the meat I ’ll need,
and don’t worry your little head
about it.” In asking some o f the students
what they would do if there was a meat
shortage, we got these varied answers:
Harriet Wenzel — I don’t know, but
I would hate to think of eating fish for
lunch every day.
Cathy Thompson — I f there was a meat
shortage at Niles ? Are you kidding ?
With all the ham running around?
Dolores Lauth — I always knew Fritzi
would come in handy some time!
Evelyn Windmeier — Oh, there’s al
ways some way out. (The optimist!)
Harbert Announces
Trip Price Change
Plans for the Washington D. C. trip,
to be taken during spring vacation, are
rapidly nearing completion, according
to Miss Grace Harbert, its sponsor
Latest developments are the price change
form $65 to $70, and the enlargement
of the group tour to 100 members.
Each upperclassman making this
journey to the nation’s capital will be
required to gain parental consent and
determine his three hotel roommates.
A t least $35 must be paid by check to
Miss Harbert on March 1 or 4 in the
cafeteria during lunch hours and in Room
209 from 8.00 to 8:15 a.m. The balance
should be in not later than April 5.
By Dolores Wells
Not to be outdone by our competitors,
the Chicago daily newspapers, the Nilehilite now has an entertainment critic.
The first show to be reviewed, is the
Talent Show which Nilehi’s freshman
class displayed in the Assembly during
homeroom period on February 8.
The show began when the freshmen’s
“ guardian angel,” Miss Marjorie Ronalds,
explained to a quiet and attentive fresh
man ■audience (noisy upper-classmen
I please note), that the purpose o f the
program was to disclose undiscovered
freshman talent.
The first performer was Armon W at
kins who nonchalantly, (and without
benefit of sheet-music) advanced to the
piano and played the first movement of
“ Beethoven’s Sonata in D fla t minor,”
and speaking as one who learned to
play the first two lines o f “ As Time
Goes-By” (with one fin ger), a few years
ago (and hasn’t learned anything since),
I think that’s quite an accomplishment!
Then Marion Morse played “ Juanita”
on her violin, accompanied by Audrey
Nordland at the piano.
This was followed by Marilyn Walsh’s
piano solo, “ Liebestraum,” Leonard Maier
singing “ Night and Day,” accompanied
on the piano by Lorelei Medlicke (she was
lend-leased from the senior class), Bar
bara Mader’s piano solo, “ War Song,”
Don Kieffer’s piano solo, “ Tico-Tico,” and
Dennis Joyce’s accordian solo, “ Dark
Eyes.”
As I left the Assembly Hall, I heard
a pretty little freshman girl (sorry boys,
I don’t know her name) remark, “ Gee,
that was good!”
I fully agree with her. .
Seniors Seek Pepsi
Cola Scholarships
Twelve Nilehi seniors took the Pepsi
Cola Scholarship Test, Friday, February
15, from 9 to 11 a.m. in the school’s
Rotary Room. The quiz taken was an
aptitude time test. Dr. A . L. Biehn
and Mr. H. R. Ohlson supervised this
examination.
The Pepsi-Cola company will choose
two winners from each state along with
Alaska and Puerto Rico. Each scholar
ship includes tuition for four years to
any accredited college in the United
States, plus an allowance o f $25 a month
during the school year, and a travel
allowance.
The twelve students who took this
test are Alison Ash, Herb Jarosch, Stan
Martin, Pat Conard, Howard Haynie,
Lola Werhane, Jean Tatsuda, Dick Dobroth Stewart Munroe, Joan Flavin,
Jack Suydam and Elaine Hoppe.
Get your man and hold him! Yes,
girls, be sure you ask him before that
freshman does, because the G.A.A, turn
about is next Friday, March 8, in the
Nilehi Assembly Room.
Jimmy McIntyre and his band will fur
nish the music fo r this gala occasion
and the dance will start at 8:30.
A t the last G.A.A. mass meeting, the
two freshman members were elected to
the board. They are Joan Harrer, and
Carol Stockenberg.
The traditional candle-lighting cere
mony, and formal initiation o f the new
members took place in the gym on
Monday, February 26. A fte r the cere
mony, entertainment was furnished by
Howie Lindstrom and his drums, accom
panied by Jackie Perrin on the piano.
Arlene Kaehler sang, accompanied by
Lorelei Meilicki. A fte r this, parents and
initiates alike went to the cafeteria for
tight refreshments.
Mrs. Dorothy Wick, the new sponsor
o f the G.A.A., announced several days
ago that after-school activities would
start soon. Square dancing and ping
pong are being plannned fo r the immed
iate future, with a promise o f tennis and
other out door sports as soon as the
weather warms up.
Publishers To Snap Double
Exposure' Cast's Pictures
March 22 and 23 are drawing nearer
and nearer. In case you’ve forgotten,
those are the dates the curtain goes up
on “ Double Exposure,” the three-act com
edy directed by Mr. Ronald VanArsdale,
Both the cast and the director are very
enthusiastic about the outcome of the
play and are eagerly looking forward
to “ opening night.”
According to Mr. VanArsdale, the
publishers o f the play are coming to
N.T.H.S. to photograph the cast. They
will use the pictures in their advertise
ments.
The cast of the play has already been
announced. Others who will share in
the credit for whatever success the play
has are the following: Prompter, Joan
Hull; Properties, Barbara Baldwin, Mary
Jean Brandt, Betty Long, Carol Krause,
Betty Fortman; Programs, Eva Lou
Michel, Frances Monahan, Barbara Ballantine, Jeanine Platt; Tickets, Joyce
Matthews, Shirley Seeley, Beatrice Delies,
Melaine Mickow;
Usherettes, Janet
Hayes, Jo Ann Eberhardt, Mary Ann
Ritter, Dolores Lauth; Posters, Charlene
Jacobson,
Ronald Johnson,
Dorothy
Horitz; Curtain, Don Beihn; Stage Man
ager, Bill Me Neill; Special Effects, Herb
Knapp;
Makeup, Audrey Bredburg,
Jackie Conard, Anita Schmid.
�balitz Dedicates Memorial Egenburt Conquers
His "Needlephobia"
Plaque in Solemn Rites
By Joan Kreegier
From fa r-off Mimeji, Japan, Howie
Johnson tells of the soft job he has with
the 13th Field Artillery dispensary where
nothing, as usual, is happening. His good
friend the sergeant, is outside pouring
water on the side walk just to see if it
will freeze.
Seriously, though, the winters there
really are cold, and has hopes of being
back home by May or June. Of course,
he doesn’t know whether it will be 1946
or ’47, but he has hopes.
Cpl. Howard L. Johnson .36933453
Medical Detachment 13th F.A. Bn.
A.P.O. 24 % P.M.
San Francisco, California.
In a recent letter received from Eddie
May he sounds a little as though he
might want to get out of the service.
He is on a run between Subic Bay and
Manila* They carry passengers and mail
back and forth for their only amuse
ment.
Edward H. May Sm 2/c
U.S.S. LCI (G ) 465
% F.P.O. San Francisco, California
A fter receiving bi§ first issue of the
Nilehilite, LeRoy Kuhn writes from
(that’s right, Japan again.) His duties
there are aboard a Sea Plane tender just
about 20 miles from Nagasaki.
It seems that duri ng the times he
has been there the Japs have found out
that firing at the ship is not what they
are supposed to do since several have
been killed that way. LeRoy has been
in the United States Navy for over two
years and he too, has hopes of being
home soon.
LeRoy Kuhn S 1/c (A M )
U.S.S. St. George AV-16
% Patsu - Div.
% F.P.O., San Francisco, Calif.
Also in the Pacific, is Peter Conrad,
in the U.S. Army. Manila to be exact
It will be a full year in the Pacific for
him this month.
While there, he has received the Nile
hilite and is very thankful for getting
it. As he says, the people he knew
are getting fewer and fewer and the
new names are much more plentiful. He
also thanks Mr.' Ohlson and the school
board for telling him about the plans
they have made for classes concerning
the returning service man.
T/4 Peter R. Conrad .36969967
380th Ord. Main Co., A.P.O. 75
%P.M., San Francisco, California
333ttl|
The Nilehi staff joins the students
and faculty in extending' sympathy to
Mr. Luther Lyndrup on the loss o f his
father, Chris Lyndrup, who died in Mich
igan on January 29.
“ For those who'" will never return
from the wars, no memorial can ever
be adequate. For those of us who count
among the fallen, loved ones or dear
friends, no tribute Carved in stone or
cast in metal can ever measure the price
that has been paid.”
This is the beginning paragraph o f the
dedication speech written by H. R.
Ohlson, Chairman of the Memorial Ser
vice, Executive Committee Due to Mr.
Ohlson’s illness, Mr. Lester Galitz gave
this talk for the Memorial Service held
on Sundary, February 10, in the Assembly
Room. He also formally dedicated the
bronze plaque purchased by Nilehi’s
pupils, which bears the names of those
from N.T.H.S. who died in the service
of their country.
Intimate relatives and friends of the
Gold Star men, service people, and local
clergymen were the special guests at
this solemn occasion.
Those who took part in the ceremony
were the Rev. Arthur F. Sauer of St.
Peter’s Catholic Church, Skokie.; the Rev.
Paul E. Winger of St. Peter’s Evan
gelical Lutheran Ghurch; Lt. William
H. Kettlitz, Chaplain at the U.S. Naval
Training Station, Great Lakes, and the
School Choir under the direction n f Miss
Clara Klaus.
I f you didn’t take the blood test this
little story will give you an idea of what
you missed.
Let us follow Egenburt Anemia, an
imaginary student, as he awaits his
imaginary blood test. During the course
of the day he develops a bad case of
“ needlephobia” which is a fear of
needles (especially those used in blood
tests). He tries in vain to study his
Spanish but he can’t even conjugate
“ marzy dotes.” Suddenly in the midst
of one of Mrs. Hind’s super deluxe
geometry theorems, he is whisked away
to the gymnasium. He has a well - here I - go - to - the - gallows expression on his
face as he rolls up his sleeve and asks,
“ Don’t I get an anesthetic?”
Later Egenburt is heard saying, “ Gee,
it wasn’t so bad after alii He jabbed
me several times before he found what
he was looking for. He took all three
o f my drops of blood, the vampire!”
W e’ve exaggerated a bit but that’s
the general idea. When asked if he had
the blood test John Brod, one of our
up-and-coming sophomores, held up a
rather anemic looking arm and replied,
“ Doesn’t it look like it ? ”
It was rumored that two cases of
blood tubes had been dropped. This, ac
cording to Miss Mildred Schaefer, was
false. It is true, however, that some of
the students fainted. They must have
had “ needlephobia.”
Pupils Like Singer’s
‘Begin the Beguine’ Van Arsdale Reminisces
Piero Pierotic, baritone, provided the
entertainment for the all-school assem
bly which was given Friday, February
15, in (the boys’ gym.
Mr. Pierotic began the festivities * by
singing “ Stout Hearted Men.” There
were also audible sighs throughout the
audience when he presented “ Begin the
Beguine.”
He sang a Yugoslavian folk song and
also “ Till the End of Time.” His deep
Dalmatian accent added a Dit of humor
to the Irish song “ You’d Better Ask Me”
and brought numerous chuckles from the
audience.
The pianist then played “ The Fire
Dance” and “ Polonaise.” Later, every
one was startled by the sudden appear
ance of Mr. Pierotic dressed as a jester
to sing a scene from “ Rigoletto.”
English Classes Write
To Many High Schools
Mr. Eberhardt’s English classes are
studying a unit in composition on letter
writing. To make this unit more '•in
teresting they deecided to pick names
of different schools and write to some
pupil there.
They write a business letter' to. the
principal enclosing a friendly letter to
be given to one of the pupils.
The letters are not only being sent
all over the United States but also in
Hawaii, Alaska and Canada.
On Meeting George Arliss
The news of the death of George
Arliss, the famed English actor and
movie star, brought to notice a very in
teresting fact. In the spring of 1930,
when Mr. Ronald Van Arsdale was a
sophomore at Butler University, he
played in “ The Merchant of Venice”
which starred Mr. Arliss. Mr. Van
Arsdale interviewed him and has an
autographed picture as a souvenir of
the occasion.
WTLBHfufE
^he N ileh ilite is w ritten, printed, and
published by the students o f the Niles
Township H igh School, Skokie, Illinois.
Dr. A. L. Biehn, svfperintendent-principal.
Editor-in-chief: Joan F lavin
NEW S S T A F F
Editor: Joan F lavin
Assistant: V iolet Martinson
R eporters: Joan K reeg ier, P h yllis Humph
rey, A rlene Ruesch, Byron Kryslier,
■Gloria- Malnick, Lorraine Shade.
FEATU RE STAFF
E ditor: B eryle Schwabe
Assistant: Dolores W e lls
R eporters: P at Schirra, E leanor Rollick,
Dolores Lauth, P a t-H o rn er, P a t Baumhardt, B etty Fortm an, Joan Wester-berg,,
V iolet Martinson.
SPORTS S T A F F
E ditor: F ran k Z allar
Assistants: Don Olson, Bob Kepen.
R eporters: June Pence, B eryle Schwabe.
Circulation m anager: V io le t Martinson.
Assistants: Eleanor R ollick, P at Horner.
Exchange editor: Dolores W ells
Assistant: June Pence
Production Managers
,
A1 Sehroeder
Joe Wettengel
W a lt e r K am atz
F acu lty Advisers
Paul Eberhardt
Clement Meier
�Friday, March 1, 1946
M ILE H ILITE
Page
Kitty Korner
Someone told us that the Nilehilite
has everything but a Lovelorn Column,
so— here ’tis!
Dere Miss Anthony:
^
I am a shy freshman gurl, nine
teen years of age (I started skool a
little late). My problem is, I ’m in
love with a verry tall, strong, hansom
senior but he don’t pay no attenshun
to me lately. He used to talk to me
and was about to ask me to a dance
when a senior gurl walked in. I gues
she told him lies to turn him agenst
me becuz he asked her insted. What
ken I do?
Purplexed
Dear Perplexed:
The boy must be a cad. Forget
him! , However, if you still can’t give
him up, send him to me and perhaps
we can iron out your misunderstanding.
On second thought, if you decide to
forget him, send him to me anyway!
Miss Anthony
Dear Miss Anthony:
I have a problem, in fact I have
three problems. JL have three girl
friends, the most wonderful girls I
know, and they’re all different types.
One is beautiful and very kissable,
one is cute and very lovable, and one
is pretty but not very co-operative.
I ’ve known the last one the longest,
but she knows me— too well! Which
one should I choose?
“ Kitten”
Dear “ Kitten” :
I turned your letter over to one of
my male collfeagues who is more ex
perienced in this kind of problem. His
answer was: “ Stop complaining. You
sound like you’re doing pretty darn
well! Tell me how you managed to
get yourself into a mess like that. I ’d
like to try it myself sometime.”
Miss Anthony
COUPLE OF THE W EEK — “ Ig g y ”
Mueller and Ruth Madsen
SONG OF THE W EEK — “ Hey-Ba-BaRey-Bop”
SIGHT OF THE W EEK -U “ The tourna
ments
S A Y IN G OF THE W EEK — “ The word
is— ”
Who broke the drain pipes, the dres
sing-table chair, and the lamp ? . This
is the question that Audrey Bredberg
would like answered.
Audrey had a
little ( ? ) party at her house and with
Marilyn Pearson, Barbara Baldwin, and
Shirley Baumhardt being locked in the
washroom, and Dick Wilton and A1 Huber
fighting, it was quite an exciting little
brawl!
For this issue your IN Q U IR IN G RE
PORTER scouted around in the halls
asking the very interesting question,
“ What restrictions would you put on
kissing, i f any?”
W e’d like to share the very inter
esting answers with you. Here they are:
Noel Kiefer - (sophomore) - “ Be sure
that you know the girl.”
Shirley Bartleson - (junior) - “ Too
many germs.”
Dorothy Steward - (office - I ’m
speechless.”
“ Red” Williams - (junior) - “ No one
should kiss another person’s girl.”
Gloria Seltzer - (senior) - “ Not too
Ken Stezekal took Marilyn Burns out
and the brute smashed her ringers in the hard.”
cay door. Tsk, Tsk! Your animal in
Phyllis Humphrey - (junior) - ..Not
stincts are ^showing, Kenny.
too long.”
We really got a “ big charge” out of
Hank Trausch - (freshman) - “ Be
the cheer that the boys in the back row sure to let the girl breathe.”
invented for Jim ( “ Toe Head” ). Casson,
Nancy Hall - (junior) - “ I don’t think
at the Leyden game. It goes, “ Yay Toe, it’s very nice.”
yay Head, yay yay Toe-Head!”
Sona Babtist - (sophomore) - “ Take
Can you imagine, the biggest problem your lipstick off, for the boy’s sake.”
at a recent Junior Girls Club’s party
Jim Hosfield - (freshman) - “ Time
was, too many males! A t first there limit, 2 minutes.”
were two boys for every gitfl, then about
Ed Fisher - (senior) - “ Time limit,
three, but as one would expect, the girls
5 minutes.”
paired o ff with a few “ privileged char
Miss Schaefer - (teacher) - “ Remem
acters” and left the extra males to their
ber the bulletin— ‘Know For Sure!” ’
own devices.
Don Falknor - (senior) - “ They should
Don Comstock was kind enough to
give Dick Meyer a handicap In their lift the restrictions that are already on
ping - pong “ tournament” by playing it.”
left-handed. He was winning when his
Cathy Thompson - (junior) - “ I agree
brother Bill nonchalantly announced that with Don.”
Don always plays left-handed.
For
Marianne Ritter - (sophomore) - “ I
shame!
absolutely ban french kissing.”
You’v e heard of Harvey, tne invisible
Merryll Bailey - (junior) “ It all de
rabbit? Well, Herb Knapp has. an in pends on the time, the place, and the
visible dog named Fido. Please be care girl.”
ful not to step on him.
Audrey Bredberg - (junior) - “ Why
Ellie Bomark is a handy person to put any?”
know. Hear tell that she introduced
Carl Bjorkdahl - (freshman) - “ To
Mary Ann Ziegele to that luscious male.
begin with— don’t hang around girls.”
Mary Ann is going steady with him now.
Did you hear about the night when (There just ain’t no romance in his soul.)
In a recent survey in homerooms rep
Evelyn Windemeier - (junior) - “ Well,
Johnny Lane climbed the flag-pole?
resenting all classes, we found that
it should be private, shouldn’t it ? ”
Nilehi has its own “ Hit Parade.” These
Paula Clark - (senior) - “ I ’m happy.”
songs may be what the critics call snafu,
Lyle Dye - (sophomore)
“ Quit when
and we even had “ Hot Pretzels” men
you get tired, otherwise none.”
tioned three times, but be not discour
Barbara Hall - (senior) - “ No juicy
aged; this is what the students like!
kisses!”
1. “ I Can’t Begin To le il you”
Y O U R “ H IT P A R A D E ”
2. “ Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It
Snow”
3. “ Symphony”
4. “ Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief”
5. “ I ’m Always Chasing Rainbows”
6. “ Honey”
7. “ Chickery Chick”
8. “ It Might As Well Be Spi*ing”
9. ‘It’s A Grand Night For Singing”
10. “ Give Me A Little Kiss”
11. “ Oh! What It Seemed To Be”
12. “ Till The End O f. Time”
13. “ Personality”
14. “ Stardust”
15. “ Aren’t You Glad You’re You”
Grab him quick!
G.A.A. Turnabout
Friday, March 8, - 8:30
Come one, Come a ll!
Reflections Revelry
Friday, March 15, 1946
Dr. Leslie Knott
Social Hygiene Lecture
Thursday March 21, - 8:00
School Play
“ Double Exposure”
Friday and Saturday,
March 22, 23, - 8:00
Bob Force - (senior) - He just smiled,
blushed, and said, “ Oh, you couldn’t
print it/’
Jean Ahrens - (senior) - “ Are there
any restrictions? I wouldn’t know.”
Dick Fisher - (junior) - “ None, if it’s
the right girl.”
Violet Behrens - (senior) - “ Bwang!”
Naena Dunlap - (junior - “ Well, it’s
like this — .”
Mr. Van Arsdale - (teacher) - “ Be
sure they don’t have rings in their noses.
That excludes cannibal women.”
Mr. Ashworth - (teacher) - “ What is
kissing?”
�Page 4
N IL E H IL IT E
Friday, March 1, 1946
J an e an d J o h n are B a s k e tb a ll C h am p s Here’s Chapter Two
By Dolores Wells
Faced with the task of interviewing
one of Nilehi’s star basketball players,
John (Shorty) Lane, I whipped out my
long-distance
telesi
straight in the eye
and said in my most
forceful
tone
—
“ Hello.”
Then the conver
sation proceeded like
this: “ What’s your
favori t e s u b j e c t ,
Johnny?”
“ I get a ‘big
charge’ out of all of them.”
“ But which do you like best?”
“ Spanish, because I like the way it’s
taught.” (teacher please note.)
“ What do you like to eat?”
“ Just food, mostly edible things, only
I can’t stand the cones from ice-ci'eam
cones.”
“ Who are your favorite movie stars?”
“ Lloyd Nolan and Ingrtd Bergman.”
“ What’s your pet peeve t ’
“ Girls in slacks.. What the heck have
they got legs fo r ? ”
“ What’s your favorite radio program?”
“ Oh, I just turn on tfte radio and
listen to whatever happens to be on.”
“ What do you do in your spare tim e?”
“ Ha ha! Well,, if it’s cold out and
snowy and pretty dark, I like to sit by
the fireplace. But if it’s warm and lots
of stars are out, I like to sit by the
fireplace, that is, with a good book.”
“ What’s your favorite sport?”
“ Baseball to play, hockey to watch.”
“ What about basketball?”
“ I like that, too, and we’re gonna’ play
Eome real basketball this year.”
“ I ’m all out of questions — ”
“ Ask me what size my shoes are.”
“ A ll right, what size?”
“ That depends, Marine shoes, size
12x Navy shoes, size 13; and Civilian
/4;
shoes, size 14.”
“ What are your plans for the future?”
“ My future is something I ’ll have to
wait for.”
By Dolores Wells
Jane Taylor as any of her friends
will tell you, is quite a gal! Besides
being Nilehi’s female star as far as
basketball is concerned, she’s on the
Senior Cabinet and
is girl’s captain of
th e
synchronized
swimming team. Her
spare time is spent
going to classes.
She comes from
Pontiac, Illinois, and
now resides in the
ousy metropolis of Glenview.
When we cornered her, she was eating
iunch and between bites, she managed
to tell us a little about herself.
“ My favorite movie stars are Ingrid
Bergman and Gregory Peck; my favorite
class is Problems; and my favorite color
is green,” she finally ulsc.» sed.
“ Who is your favorite teacher,” we
inquired.
“ Oh, I like them all, but I miss Miss
Wells an awful lot.”
“ What’s your favorite dish?” we tried
again!
She quickly replied to this one saying,
‘I just love steak, mashed potatoes, and
Johnny, from Pontiac!”
“ What don’t you like?”
“ People who ‘bust up’ parties.”
“ Have you any ambitions?”
“ Right now, my big desire is to win
;he basketball tournament on February
;21.”
I
Jane positively refused to divulge her
nicknames and after her friends had
assured us that we couldn’t possibly
print them, we gave up and asked about
her pet peeves. In reply she just glared
across the table at Beryle Schwabe (our
feature editor) who was busily devouring
spinach, soup, and lemon cream pie in
L o st an d F o u n d
FOUND - Ed Fisher and Bill Guenther
in the girls’ locker-room (looking for
«cots for blood-test casualties)
LOST - A magazine with Van John
son on the cover, from Miss Ronald’s
room.
Suspects: Patty Hanson and
Janice Johnson.
FOUND - The secret of Howie Korsmo’s wavy hair. He says he sleeps on
a washboard.
He’s blond and he’s tall;
i
LOST - A ll our week-ends (we spend
He’s tough as. a brick wall;
them doing homework; well, not en
He has blue eyes and big feet;
tirely!)
His build is, oh so neat.
Basketball is his joy and pride;
Found - Bud Horton happily riding
I f he keeps fouling out, we’ll tan his hide. around in a little toy auto, at Pat FreeHis present little whim
ding’s party.
Is Barbara Baldwin
LOST - Three girls in the washroom
And he’s now president sub
at Audrey Bredberg’s party.
Of the famous basketball club.
FOUND - Joe Denk’s favorite radio
His hair is really something to see;
program, “ It Pays to Be Ignorant.”
Some just say it’s a good heinie.
LOST - By Bill Comstock, the hole in
This junior guy, we’re sure knows you,
the record “ Personality.”
So come on, kids — Whozit ?
FOUND - A chord.
ipsip p oig par
of Daytime Serial
By Joan Kreegier
Ah - ah - ah - ah, don’t turn the page;
we’ve got another daytime serial for you.
Here it is, so brace yourself.
The makers o f z-z-z-z vacuum cleaners
bring you the adventures of Cannonball
Sue and her sweetheart Itchy Fingers.
Ladies, why worry about how you are
going to keep the rugs clean, just give
you husband the carpet beater and let
him worry about it. Our vacuum clean
ers are better known as miracle vacuum
cleaners. Our motto . is — I f it cleans
your rugs, it’s a miracle. And now for
our story.
As the scene opens we find Cannon
ball Sue relaxing in the Jilted Lily saloon.
She is sipping a foaming glass o f ---- root beer. In a secluded corner of the
saloon we see the Snake brothers, Rattle
and Lowdown. Lowdown approaches Sue.
“ What’s yer name?”
“ A h ’m Cannonball Sue. What’s yer
name?”
“ I ’m Lowdown Snake.’
“ Ah know you are, but what’s yer
name?”
“ Ah been insulted! Take thet!”
Six shots ring out and Sue drops to
the floor.
Meanwhile, on the outskirts of town
we find Itchy Fingers, the hoss thief,
having it out with Maniac Mo, his righthand man.
“ I ’m gonna give it to you Mo! The
doc says I gotta give it to you!” says
Itchy, advancing toward Mo.
“ No, - - - - no, boss - - - not that --------I can’t stand cod liver oil!”
Thus ends another “ peaceful” day.
Daer siht Drawkcab
Spring is approaching and everyone
is beginning to feel a little lazy at the
thought. So we thought we would make
the atmosphere a little foggier by pre
senting an article about spelling names
backward. Have you ever reversed the
spelling o f your name?
It ’s very simple. Just put the last
letter of your first name at the beginning,
the next letter second, etc. Then repeat
the same process on your last name.
(Stop pounding your head against the
w all!)
We tried it and came up with some
very unusual combinations. See if you
can recognize any ox tne names on vue
following list.
Try it on your own name, it’s loads
o f fun, and really, this straight jacket
isn’t too tight.
Llib Snetto
Selrahc Namssam
Siel Notrab
Ardnas Ssog
Evad- Warts
Derf Ewots
Tap Arrihs
Eneg Siwel
Trebor Rraf
Llib Ddot
Llib Kcotsmoc
Ittap Muron
N arf Rhuf
Det Trebe
Dhahcir Nosnaws
Ronaele Keillor
Nek Tenneb
Ytteb Nellek *
Dlorah Siner
Nod Lledsnar
Llib Ppart
Nad Navillus
Nod Ronklaf
�TROJAN
WARS
Varsity Wrecks Lakers;
Green Wave Triumphs
By Beryle Schwabe
By Bob Kepen
By Frank Zallar
With the final basketball tournaments
-swing is made to volleyball in the girls’
gwm classes.
The teams have all been chosen, and
they range anywhere from four to eight
teams in a class. These teams 'Will all
work in a tournament. There will first
be the class championship and then each
class will play another until there are
only two teams left and the winner of
this final game will be the school champ
ions.
Most of the teams have already chosen
their names. They are original, to say
the least, and are unusual in their type,
ranging anywhere from the H. W .’s
(you can ask Charmaine Valkenaar
about this one) to the D. D. T ’s. Some
of ,the other names are, Angies Angels,
the Huba Hubas, Thiells Hot Dogs,’ the
Jewel Fools, Mac’ Saks, Hayes’ Hoods,
The Blooming Idiots, Pearsons Pinups,
the Daffy Ducks, the P.P.P.P.P.’s and
the Jumping Jerks.
The Nilehi Frosh eagers haven’t done
so bad this year althougn few people
seem to realize it. Their record for the
season is four wins and six losses. The
Freshmen collected their four wins from
Maine and Libertyville, two from each.
Their six losses were against Evanston,
Arlington, and Leyden. Two to each
of these.
Crystal Lake probably received their
soundest thrashing of the season on
February 8 at Niles, when the Trojans
avenged their double overtime collaspe
earlier in the season by a convincing
score o f 59 to 35.
The Lakers weren’t given a chance to
retaliate at anytime during the game,
for they were outclassed and outscored.
The Trojans looked, by far, the better
team in all measures of the contest,
scoring with rushes of baskets.
Playing a conference tilt, the Trojans
gained a second-place tie with Crystal
Lake.' Harry Mueller paced the Tro
jans by pouring in 21 points.
The New Trier game on February 11,
also played at Niles, was a scoring race
all the way to the finish with the Green
Wave edging out our Trojans by a score
of 62 to 56.x
The game was played at a terrific
scoring pace with Niles taking an early
lead, but New Trier caught on fire and
matched the Trojans’ offense and finally
out-distanced them in the end to win.
Lockyer, New Trier forward, was high
scorer by collecting 22 points.
In the swimming classes, the groups
are working on their Red Cross tests.
At the beginning of the semester they
began working on the swimmers, and
now there are about four to five girls
in each class who have passed into the
advanced swimmers. The only remain
ing one for^ these girls is L ife Saving,
which many of them have already passed.
A few of Coach C. H. Hussey’s reg
ulars are Tom Black, Dick Norman, Ed
Beebe, Bob Witte, Don Siegel, Bill Lem
ming, Henry Trausch, Ralph Walberg,
Dick Wilson, and Dick Shiley.
Mr. Isaacson’s Intramural Basketball
Midgets trounced the Leyden Midgets
6 to 0 in a five-minute contest between
games at Leyden on February 15. These
teams are called Midgets cue to the fact
that all the players are under 5’ 6” tall.
The boys responsible for this victory
are Bob Dombrowski, Jerry Burke, Bob
Burke, Bill Neuson, Jay Fuller and Bill
McNeill.
The Trojans should have some track
teams this year. Some of the boys have
already been working out for a month.
Speaking of spring sports, the follow
ing teachers will probably coach the
folowing sports: Mr. C. H. Hussey and
Mr. H. ^Isaacson might coach track. Mr.
R. Mackey and Mr. L. Galitz will prob
ably coach baseball. Mr. T. Kiviluoma
On Tuesday February 12, seven girls will coach golf.
went to the Sovereign Hotel to put on
a demonstration for the instructors’
class of the Red Cross. The members
of this class are high-school and college
instructors who are required to take a
refresher course every few years.
Basketball's Life
They are now meeting at the Sov
ereign Hotel. The meeting is ru n ' by
Miss Mildred Schaefer every Tuesday
night. The demonstration was one in
water ballet. The seven girls who par
ticipated were Lois Bornemeier, Les
Meyer, Beryle Schwabe, Jane Taylor,
Charmaine Valkenaar, Betty Weldon and
Barbara Nelson.
Argo Tankers Scuttled;
Ebert Breaks Record
At the swim meet Friday, February
15 with Argo, the Varsity andFroshSoph won all the events. The scores
were 52 -13 and 51 - 15 respectively,
making this the second win of the season.
Is Rough and Tough
By June Penc«
There isn’ any benefit in feeling sorry
for myself, but I really must tell someone
my troubles. Nobody ever thinks of
me; I wish I were a pig again.
I was born on a farm as a pig, and
I didn’t realize how carefree and happy
I was then. Then I got all excited
when I found out I would ue born again,
only this time as a basketball.
The other balls kept telling it’s an
honor to be on the Trojan basketball
teams. To keep up my morale, I say
to myself, “ Look at the important con
ference games you take ¿..art in. Just
think of all the Nilehi kids who count
on you to make enough baskets to win
the game.
Junior Trojans Jolt
Lakers ard, Terriers
By Don Olson
The Nilehi Juniors retained first place
in the Northeast conference as they top
pled Crystal Lake 33 - 32 in a very hard
fought contest on the Troy floor Friday,
February 8. Leading 25 - l l at the half,
the Trojan junior quintet trounced a
strong New Trier five 44 - 34 for thensixth consecutive win Tuesday, Febru
ary 12, in the Nilehi gym.
Crystal Lake too ka first-quarter lead
o f 9-7, but that did not last long as
the basket-hungry Trojans scored 16
points to the Lakers’ four in the second
period. The Nilehi boys led at the end
of the third quarter 32 - 20, but Crystal
Lake sank 12 tallies in the final quarter
to tighten up the gap, and the Trojans
scored one but that point gave Niles the
game.
The Trojan five took a 25-11 lead
at the half and then in the last half as
the Trierers applied pressure the Nilehi
defense held to lead New Trier 44- 34
at the final gun.
Dick Fisher was high scorer against
the Lakers, while Bill Comstock was
high against New Trier with 16 and 17
tallies respectively.
Only when you get down to the facts
Ted Ebet won the varsity 100-yard
it s not all glory. When the Trojan is
free style, setting a new school record
of 1:02.5 seconds and breaking his own up for a “ free - throw,” is it my fault
he aims wrong and I don’t go through
By Pat Schirra
record of 1:03.2.
the basket? Can I help it if I fall
The Nilehi aquamen lost the swim
The Niles Varsity and Frosh-Soph
into the hands of the opposing grem- meet Monday, February 11, to Amundson
scored their first win of the season
lines ? Who is it that always gets High School. The Varsity had a very
February 8, at Argo. Both teams won
thrown with force at the referee when exciting time. Just before the Medley
y very high scores. The Varsity score
a foul is committed? My hide always Relay, the score was tied and depended
was 50 -16 and the Frosh-Sophs score
gets a tanning as somebady “ dribbles1 on the Relay. The Nilehi boys lost that,
was 42 - 24.
me to the other end of the floor.
j making the score 34 - 31.
Amundson Sinks Niles
�Friday, March 1, 1946
N IL E H IL IT E
Page 6
Niles Stalks Waukegan Tonight for Regional7 Nilehi
Niles again cast its menacing shadow in the Waukegan Tournament by whipping
Libertyville 41 to 25 and by tumbling Maine 47 to 40 on Weds, and Thurs. nights
respectively o f this week.
In the Libertyville game, the Trojans built up an early lead which proved to
be too large a gap for the Wildcats to narrow. Lane, Mueller, and Comstock
were all tied with nine points being the big cogs on the Trojan offense. Camellino led the Wildcats with nine points.
The Maine battle last night was about as keen a game that could be played.
Both teams fought almost the entire contest within two and three points of each
other. Niles clutched the game in the last four minutes when their potent fastbreak offensive burst and gathered 10 points leaving Maine demobilized. Lane
"was in good shape by pouring in 21
points while “ Red” Williams was the
Varsity Ends '46 Race
By Spanking Woodstock
By Frank Zallar
spark plug of the team by potting 13
points on long, looping set shots. In
cidents, Comstock, Mackey’s contribu
tion of the Junior varsity, is showing
“ sure-fire” on the varsity.
Tonight at 8:30 the Regional Champ
ionship will be decided when Niles and
Waukegan clash. This should be a whale
of a game with Niles gunning to dupli
cate last years success.
The varsity Trojans closed their ’46
conference campaign last Friday night
at Nilehi by giving Woodstock a loud
spanking with a crumbling score of
63 to 31.
Although this was Niles’ tenth win
in conference play, Arlington took un
disputed honors by defeating Lake Forest
to annex the conference championship
ending the season just one game ahead
of Niles.
By Frank Zallar
* As for the Woodstock affair, the
Leyden was the victim of a super
varsity had little trouble in winning out
as the score alone can tell the story. duper scoring celebration on Friday,
Woodstock was game but that was about February 15, on their home court, when
all; they couldn’t offer the Trojans any our varsity blasted out an 80 to 51
keen competition and the contest looked victory.
The Trojans put on a real show for
rather dull from the spectators’ point
o f view because of its one sidedness. the spectators with an ever flowing
The Trojans’ team play was too fast rain of- baskets. This is the highest
for Woodstock while they had the height total of points that any Nilehi basketball
and rebounding power to generate their team recorded. John Lane, Trojan cen
ter, racked up 30 points to be the men
effective “ fast-break” attack.
John Lane, and it’s a custom with him acing factor in the Blue Eagles’ defeat.
The Trojan scoring pace was so terrific
now, was the basket leader by tipping
in 16 points. “ Big John,” incidentally, is that they scored 12 points in about a
the scoring champion of the conference minute’s time illustrating tneir “ fastwith a grand total of 179 points. Harry |break effectiveness. Leyden played good
Mueller, alias “ Iggy,” racked up four- I ball with Guezloff sparking their attack
teen points playing his usual all-around
24 points, but the Trojans power
I was too devastating to overcome.
Trojans Go W ild
In 80 to 51 Victory
Mackey's "Fightin" Junior Varsity
Belts Woodstock and Leyden for Crown
Lee Garner and Jim Heiniger played
an especially fine game.
The Niles’ Junior cagers easily defeat
The Trojan Juniors officially took the
conference championship last Thursday, ed the Leyden Blue Eagles 54 to 40, Fri
February 21, as they easily swamped day night, February 15, at Leyden. This
the Woodstock Blue Streaks, 47 to 12, conference w ingave the Trojans a little
on the Troy floor. The ‘champ’s’ record safer margin for their first place berth.
stands at 10 wins and two losses while
Leyden threw an early scare into the
Lake Forest was runner-up with a 9 - 3 Trojans by taking a five-point lead in
record.
the first period. The Trojans really got
The “ Men of Troy” took a slow start going in the second quarter and scored 11
but when they got started, Woodstock points to tie Leyden at the half at 20 all.
hardly saw the ball except when coming
The Trojans got down to business in
through the Troy net. Niles sank the second half and scored 34 tallies
buckets from ‘fa r and wide’ throughout While good defensive play held the Blue
the first half. The second half the Eagles to a total of 20 points for the
‘champ’s’ second string played and tallied last two quarters.
about as many points as the first string.
Bill Comstock was high-point man of
A ll the “ Men of Troy” played a good the game with 24 points. Jim McNeely
game but Bill Comstock, Dick Fisher, followed with 12 tallies.
By Bob Kepen
Tankers
Place in State Meet
By Don Olsozi
Seven Nilehi swimmers participated
in the 15th Annual Illinois State High
School Swimming Championship last
Friday and Saturday, February 21 and
22, in the New Trier High School Pool.
Mr. Schubert’s boys were among 24
teams participating.
Gene Hegarty placed 8th in the diving
out of a field of 35. Ted Ebert finished
15th in the 50-yard free styled while
Herb Jones placed 28th in the 50 man
field. Rudy Schmid won 12th place out
of 45 swimmers in the 100-yard back
stroke.
Bob Blessing and Lou Kettle took 21st
and 24th, respectively, in the 100-yard
breast. Charles Massmen represented
Niles in the 200-yard free style. Schmid,
Blessing and Ebert made up a Medley
which finished last.
How They Finished
Final N. E. Conference Standings
Arlington Hts.
Niles
Crystal Lake
Lake Forest
Warren
Leyden
Libertyville
Woodstock
Varsity
W
L
1
11
2
10
2
10
7
5
4
7
8
3
9
3
1
11
Pts. Opp.
535 ; 406
441
638
427
' 542
455
420
429
396
505
381
386 §^451
.588
408
Li ghtweights
Pts. Opp.
W
L
296
10
Niles
2 ' 464
377 t 294
3
9
Lake Forest
422 '' 325
4
9
Crystal Lake
316
334
4
8
Arlington Hts.
316 jj£ 305.
6
6
Libertyville
260 1 369
4
8
Woodstock
329 - 379
9
3
Leyden
434
216
12
0
Warren
Individual Scoring Records
Northeast Conference
TP
FT
FG
Name
School
179
37
71
Lane (N iles)
161
31
65
Cannon (W ar.)
29 i l 4 !
56
Nelson (C.L.)
40 i;1 138
49
Evans (L .F .)
46 p 3 4
44
Drake (Lib*)
128
36
46
Legel (C.L.)
112
20
4b
Price (L .F .)
28 l 110
41
Busse (A ri.)
108
24
42
Huffman (Ley.)
107
17
45
W ille (A ri.)
97
17
40
Mueller (N iles)
96
28
34
Babcox (W ar.)
94
32
36
Guetzloff (Ley.)
8
9
27
31
Krause (C.L.)
8
7
23
32
Trévener (Wood.)
90
16
37
Pugh (Wood.)
8
3
19
32
Stroker (A fl.)
7
5
17
29
Stockfish (N iles)
74
12
31
Behrens (N iles)
68
12
28
Green (C.L.)
68
14
27
Williams (N iles)
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Niles Township High School Nilehilite, Volume 7, No. 9
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NILEHILITE, March 1, 1946
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Niles Township High School, Skokie, Illinois
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Flavin, Joan, Editor
Schwabe, Beryle, Editor
Zallar, Frank, Editor
Wells, Dolores, Exchange Editor
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Niles Township High School, Skokie, Illinois
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The NileHilite is edited, published, and printed biweekly by the students of Niles Township High School of Skokie, Illinois, also known as Niles East High School. The school opened in 1939 and closed in 1980.
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Friday, February 8, 1946
Skokie, Illinois
Vol. V II, No. 8
Students W ill Visit
Nation's Capital
Memorial Service Honors
Nilehi's Gold Star Men
'Great Dane’ Talks
For Girl Reporter
It any upperclassman wishes to visit
Washington D. C. in spring vacation, it
will cost $65, according to Miss Grace
Harbert, the trip’s sponsor. Nilehi’s
problems teacher says that this price
includes the train fare, meals and tips,
hotel bills, and sightseeing expenses.
The number allowed to go is limited
to 75 students, who will leave on Sunday,
April 14, and return the following
Thursday, going both ways on the “ Cap
itol Limited” of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad.
About one hour before arrival in Wash
ington D.C., the train will pass Harper’s
Ferry, famous for John Brown’s raids.
Miss Harbert and her charges will put
up at the hotel Roosevelt after reaching
their destination.
In Washington D.C., they will visit
such interesting places as the Smith
sonian Institute, which - houses Lind
bergh’s “ Spirit of St. Louis,” and the Cap
itol Building, where they can enter the
Chambers of the Senate and the House
of Representatives and view proceedings
from the galleries.
While inspecting the nation’s capital
they will also see the Bureau of Engrav
ing and Printing, the Washington Mon
ument, the Department o f‘ Justice Build
ing, the Supreme Court Building, the
Congressional Library, and the Arling
ton National Cemetery.
They will also journey to Annapolis,
Maryland, where the United States
Naval Academy is located, and also to
Mt. Vernon, George Washington’s home.
Miss Harbert says that those who
are going must deposit $30 with her by
March 1, and the remainder by April 1.
Memorial Services will be held in the
boys’ gym Sunday afternoon at 4 o’clock
for the sixteen Nilehi students who lost
their lives in the Armed Forces.
Lieutenant-Commander David R. Kabele, a Chaplain from Great Lakes, will
speak. The Nilehi Choir will sing during
the service.
Seats are to be reserved for the fam
ilies of the sixteen servicemen, for
students, and for various other groups
invited. There will be a limited number
of seats for the general public.
A bronze plaque with the names of
the sixteen who died will be placed below
the clock
the corridor following the
Memorial Service. The plaque is to be
the contribution of the students of Nilehi.
Four assemblies were held last week
for the students to organize their par
ticipation in the service. The freshmen
had Mrs. Esch as speaker; the sopho
mores, Dr. Biehn; the juniors, Mr. Schu
bert; and the seniors,'Mr. Hussey. Miss
Harbert spoke at all four assemblies
about the details of the campaign for
contributions toward the plaque.
By Pat Baumhardt
I had an appointment with Victor
Borge at 3 o’clock, January 18. It seemed
that Friday would never come.
But it did and as I went to the stage
door, I realized it in a hurry. There was
a crowd of girls standing around and
as I pushed through, one of them said
very decidedly, “ Oh, nuts a press card.”
I walked in and the stage manager
asked i f I ’d wait a minute and he would
tell Mr. Borge I was there. So of course
I said, “ Yes” (a very intelligent answer.)
I sat down and began reading the
Tribune, but somehow nothing made
any sense (what could I expect while
holding it upside down!)
The stage manager came back then
and told me Mr. Borge and his press
agent were in the dressing room ex
changing gossip and I could go right up.
The minute I walked in I felt very
much at ease.
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The first question popped was about
the meat shortage. He answered in a
low tone, “ I bought an elephant.”
Mr. Borge’s first concert was in De
cember at the age of 8. He has no fa v
orite pieces or composers. As he put
it, “ I start out to play Beethoven and
end up playing Boogie.”
He showed me a photograph of his
20-acre farm in California. It was in
a valley and looked like something out
of a story book.
When asked about “ us bobby-soxers,”
he said, “ They do get a little wild once
in a while but make good audiences and
are okay with me.”
When Mr. Borge came to America
5 years ago, he neither spoke nor read
a word of English. I asked him if he
had any trouble with our language when
he arrived. “ Not particularl-l-l-l-ly,” he
said.
We munched on nuts and talked for
about 20 minutes more on anything and
everything, and before I realized it, he
was interviewing me.
He’s been through Skokie and his
press agent has seen our school. “ It ’s
a beautiful school,” he said.
Girls Model Dresses
For Clothing Exam
Much to the relief o f the students at
Nilehi, exams, are over for another sem
ester. There have been several different
types of exams, but one that was the
most unique was given by Miss Alice
Line, clothing apd foods teacher.
I f you have heard some unusual re
marks^ coming from some of the N.T.H.S.
girls such as “ I hope it will be finished
on time” or “ It better fit all right” You
will know the reason why. The girls
were making dresses and suits, and as
a part o f the exam the clothes had to be
finished and modeled by their makers.
Do you feel the lure of the footlights? The girls then acted as critics as the
Here’s your chance to show your hidden individual costume was modeled.
talent. Tryouts for Reflections Revelry
will be held on February 11, in the
Assembly Room. The tryout committee
will be headed by Miss Doris Sayre, and
Perhaps you have been wondering
no pupils other than those trying out,
who the energetic freshmen are who
will be admitted while the acts are being
had their hobbies displayed at a special
viewed.
freshman gathering, and in the show
Reflections Revelry will be held in
case opposite the assembly.
the boys’ gym this year, on March 1,
Bill Graefen, Norbert Miller, Bill Van
from 8:00 to 10:00 p.m. Student tickets
Horne, Mary Musson, Ted Eckert, Armin
will be 40c, and adults 50c.
Watkins, Ralph Smith, Bill Nickel,
Three townspeople whose names will
Gloria Garday, Dean Whitton, Bill Eichnot be announced until the end of the
ling, and Marilyn Lee.
program, will judge the various acts.
The “ hobbies” assembly was held Jan
Howard Haynie and Mr. Albert Ash
uary 18, when talks were given by these
worth will preside over the festivities
as masters of ceremonies. According 12 freshmen. The talks and exhibits
to Miss Sayre, “ a colorful and unusual proved that Nilehi’s. freshmen have var
decorating scheme has been chosen. ied interests. Printing, photography,
However, it will remain a secret until coin and stamp collecting interest some,
while horse back riding, chemistry, and
the big night.”
work shop provide relaxation for others.
Reflections Revelry Staff
Begins Talent Search
Tw elve Frosh Lobby
For Their Hobbies
Biehn Teaches Course
A t School of Education
Dr. A. L. Biehn, superintendent-prin
cipal o f Niles Township High School, is
now teaching a graduate course at
Northwestern University during the
winter quarter every Monday from 4
to 6 o’clock.
Dr. Biehn’s class is studying “ The
Organization and Administration of the
Secondary School.” This is course D54,
and it was previously taught by Dr.
Eugene Lawler of the School of Educa
tion faculty.
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Friday, February 8, 1946
Parents Hear Social Juniors Order Rings Pierre Deciphers
On February 14
Skokie French
H ygien e Lectures
A ll parents and P.T.A groups are
invited to attend a series of thre< lec
tures on current social health issues to
be given in the Assembly Hall of N.T.
H.S. The talks, starting on February
18, a re. scheduled for each evening at
8 o’clock.
This first meeting will have Dr. Bertha
Shafer, Director of Clinics, Illinois Lea
gue of Social Hygiene, as the speaker
on “ Social Hygiene — The Problem To
day.”
“ Personal and Community Aspects of
Social Hygiene” will be analyzed on
March 21 by Dr. Leslie Knott, Med
ical Administrative Assistant, Illinois
Department of Public Health.
Dr. A. Axley, Evanston Hospital
pathologist and Northwestern Univer
sity instructor, will discuss “ Clinical
Manifestations of Venereal Disease” on
April 11. These gatherings are spon
sored by Nilehi in co-operation with
the Cook County Department of Public
Health.
Students Bare Arms
For Blood Tests
Yesterday, blood testing for syphilis
was held in the girls’ gym by physicians
from the Cook County . Public Health
Unit.
Nilehi has the honor of being the first
school in Cook County to have the tests.
For many years the need of this action
was felt by the Girls’ Physical Educa
tion Department, but it-was not deemed
advisable to begin a social hygiene pro
gram at the time.
Blood testing is the new offering in
the school’s health program, which was
stabilized this year under the direction
of Miss Mildred Schaefer, head of the
Girls’ Physical Education Department.
A t the present time 422 students, with
the approval o f their parents, have
taken advantage of the facilities afford
ed. To them the Girls’ Physical Educa
tion Department is grateful for their
co-operation, Miss Schaefer says.
Band 'Sends’ Crowds
A t Cage Games
The band under the direction of Mr.
Clifford Collins is now featuring sev
eral popular songs such as “ Stardust,”
“ Deep Purple,” “ June is Bustin’ Out A ll
Over,” and “ On the Atchison, Topeka,
and the Santa Fe,” at the basketball
games this season.
Several instruments are available for
band beginners, and their use with in
struction is free of charge. These in
struments are the clarinet, saxophone,
trombone, and drums. Minor credit is
given for the study of these instruments
and for playing in the band and orches
tra. Lessons are given during school
hours. Anyone interested should see Mr.
Collins immediately.
A t last the juniors will be able to
order their class rings. Mr. Roland
Poehlmann from H erf - Jones Company
will come to Niles on Thursday, Feb
ruary 14, to take orders for the rings.
The juniors who have 12 credits or
more are advised to order their rings
this year. Rings will not be ordered
again until February, 1947.
Any ring, style, or crest will be ob
tainable and the price range is from
8 to 12 dollars, plus tax. An approxi
mate down-payment of 3 dollars will be
required.
It is hoped the rings will arrive in
June before school is dismissed for the
summer. As yet Mr. Harold Ohlson
has received no • word about when the
seniors will get their rings.
Fake Psychiatrist Causes
Fun in "Double Exposure"
By Dolores Wells
The scene is France, the time, now.
The characters involved are speaking
French, but we’ll translate it for you.
“ Pierre, come here, and see the letter
that just came from America.”
“ Shhh, Jacques, I am busy. Younger
brothers are so tiresome! How many
times have I told you not to— ”
“ But Pierre, this is from an American
girl and she— ”
“ Well don’t stand there, give it to
me. Hmmm, lilac perfume!”
“ Pierre, please read it, it doesn’t make
sense to me— ”
“ You’re so young; let’s see - ‘Dear
friends, I am an American girl. I live
in Skokie’— ”
“ Where is Skokie?”
“ The capital of California, of course,
second largest industrial city in Amer
ica. Haven’t you studied your geogra
phy lessons?”
“ I knew, I just wondered if you did.”
“ In Skokie-I am in a French class. I
like France. I am a table - hmmm, she
must mean I have a table, to write on.
The day is cold, Love— ah, she signs it
Love, Betty.”
“ She probably can’t say yours truly,
in French.”
“ Hush, Jacques, you are so young.”
Well, perhaps we’ve exaggerated a
bit, but we’d really like to see the reac
tions o f the French high-school students
who receive^ letters from Miss Margaret
Sheets’ French class.
It ’s all about a psychiatrist who goes
away on a vacation and gives his nephew
the kevs to the clinic. The nephew poses
as his uncle and then the trouble begins.
What are we .talking about?
Why, the new play that Mr. Ronald
Van Arsdale will direct.
The play “ Nothing But the Truth,”
as was formerly announced, has been
changed to the three-act comedy/‘Double
Exposure.” It will be presented in tbe
Assembly Room on March 22 and 23.
The unusual plot, with a romantic
angle, will provide a highly entertaining
evening for all, the cast believes.
The cast of the play is as follows:
Dr. M. P. Carruthers - Kenneth Gregor
Mark Carruthers
BillWokoun
On February 15, there will be an all
Tate Smithers
Clayton Merrill
Curtis Ellis
Lyle Dye school assembly featuring Piero Pierotic,
Dalmatian baritone.
Henry Hoisington
DonCarlson
While he was a marine officer in the
Mrs. D. P. Hoisington - Shirley Bartleson
Jugo-Slavian navy, be was “ discovered”
Maidee Holmes
Pat Baumhardt
by Tino Pattiera, fomous tenor of
Ginny Gates
JanetLarson
Europe, who advised him to study in
Norma Slater
CharlotteFreiling
and
Rome. Piero
Pierotic
Marion W ylie
Barbara Ballantine, Vienna
Doris Bernges made his operatic debut in Czechoslo
vakia
Genevieve Hobart
DoloresWells and his initial bow to a New York
Christobal Crenshaw
Patti Norum audience in Carnegie Chamber Hall in
October
Sarah Crenshaw
JeanetteOehring 1940.
Piero Pierotic to Sing
ForSchoolAssem bly
Nilehi Committee Presents
Units to Vaughan Hospital
N fL E liF u fE
’’’he Nilehilite is written, printed, and
published by the students of the Niles
Township High School, Skokie, Illinois.
Dr. A. L. Biehn, superintendent-principal.
Editor-in-chief: Joan Flavin
NEW S STAFF
Editor: Joan Flavin
Reporters: Joan Kreegier, Phyllis Humph
rey, Arlene Ruesch, Byron Krysher
Gloria, Malnick, Lorraine Shade.
F E A T U R E STA F F
Editor: Beryle Schwabe
Reporters: Pat Schirra, Eleanor Rollick
Dolores Lauth, Pat Horner, Pat Baum
hardt, Dolores Wells, Betty Fortman
Joan Westerberg, Violet Martinson.
SPORTS STAFF
Editor: John Lane
Reporters: Don Olson, June Pence, Robert
Kepen, Frank Zallar, Beryle Schwabe.
Circulation manager: Violet Martinson.
Assistants: Eleanor Rollick. Pat Horner.
Exchange editor: Dolores W ells
Assistant: June Pence
Faculty Advisers
Paul Eberhardt
Clement Meier
Five hospital units, costing $3,000
each, “ ere formally donated to the
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Vaughan General Hospital, Hines, Illion Wednesday, February 6 by elected
student representatives o f N. T. H .S.
These pupils were Bruce Cook, senior;
Bob Bierbaum, junior; Jane Schewe,
sophomore, and Pat Scheuerman, fresh
man. They were accompanied by Miss
Grace Harbert, problems instructor, and
senior photographer Nick Boznos.
The ceremony consisted o f their pre
senting panels to the hospital’s officials
for attachments to the units. These
plaques state that the units were con
tributed through Nilehi’s purchase of
stamps and bonds.
�Friday, February 8, 1946
Kitty Korner
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N IL E H IL IT E
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Stewie, Dave Spend Day in Abandoned Elevator
By Pat Schirra
SONG OF THE W EEK - “ Come to Baby
Do!”
Imagine how funny a fellow would
look composed of all the ideals the girls QUESTION OF THE W E E K - What did
Mildred Pierce do?
have! We now give you the perfect?
SIGHT OF THE W EEK - Examination
man!
Hangovers
HAIR DICK BAU M H ARD T
COUPLE
OF THE
W E E K - Anita
EYES B IL L W IT T E
Schmid and Dick Fisher.
NOSE JOE DENK
S AY IN G OF THE W E E K - Let’s beat
EARS BUD HORTON
Crystal Lake!
MOUTH TED STOCKFISCH
K IT T Y KORNER
NECK JIM H ARRER
What’s this we’ve heard about Bill
HANDS BOB DOETSCH
Anderson’s recent party ? A ll those
BUILD D A N S U L L IV A N
present seem to have had a pretty good
LEGS DICK FISH ER
time!
BRAINS GEORGE H O FFM AN
Jerry Dahm and Joe Wettengel are
INNOCENCE - K E N STESZKAL
sort of worried about the bets they had
FEET BOB FEE
on the Niles-Maine game with Elaine
Larson, from Maine. It appears that
they are unable to collect.
There was such a shortage of seats
at the Arlington game, that we were
puzzled when Dolores W ells gave her
front row seat to Phil Brice. She got
By Dolores Lauth
a much better seat though, on Phil’s
She’s cute and she’s crazy,
lap!
She’s ambitious and not lazy.
What’s wrong with Louie Robinson and
She’s tall and quite blond, and DON’S his many steadies ? Can’t you make up
the fella of whom she’s quite fond.
your mind, Louis?
Her eyes are blue, her complexion
Bob Doetsch and Joe Paollel exchanged
is light, and when all dressed up, she’s cars. Joe seems to think he got the
quite a nice sight.
worst of the deal now. So fa r the car
She’s a junior this year well liked by has burned twice.
all.
What’s the sudden fad of the students
And has an imagination ten feet tall.
Toing to the Wilmette theater? Could
He1 nicknames are ZU LU and H E N R Y it be a special feature shown there?
*
SMOO.
Why do the “ Pearls” want to play
So come on, kids, WHO— SIT ?
pool? It couldn’t have anything to do
with Kenny Bennett’s party, could it?
NOSdMOHL AHI/VO
Whitie Sembach had quite a time Fri
day night being nice to three girls. (Tsk,
Tsk, Carol, Jerry and M illie )!
Important
Hi-C will be at Marge’s conight,
but------- (the rest is censored)
Miss Herckert,
I would like to bring to your attention
fhe fact that I am missing an English
Speech book and so is Gene.'
What has happened to “ Your Little
Fond Affection?”
Sam
Are you in the habit of writing notes ?
Or receiving them ? What do you do
with them after you finish reading them ?
Your reporter has a large pile of notes
found in various places, such as waste
baskets, on the floor, and in study halls!
Not all of them are printable, but here
are excerpts from a few.
B.K.
Dear Gene,
Tell Pat and Lorraine to call me to
You’re funny! Do you think you’ll ever
night. Don’t forget!! It ’s practically
learn how to spell sweet?
a matter of life and death. We may not
have enough food for the party.
E.N.
B.F.
Don’t be silly, she hasn’t got a figure
like we have. I know a *ot of people
that think mine is pretty good.
Hey Josh, are you going to do this
work, and another thing— are you going
over to the twins tonight?
My Dear Carolyn,
You probably will be shocked when
you get this. I ’ve tried time after time
to lead up to the matter but somehow I
never could. A t first you were friendly,
Well, by this time we have lotp of
snow. My birthday was Tuesday and
‘M IF F ’ and JOHN and S TA N and
‘BONE’ bought me a case o f beer. To
night P A T is having a party for her
birthday.
Carol Krayse
Let this be a warning to you. Destroy
all personal correspondence!
Maybe
one of the notes we didn’t use was
YOURS.
Do you want to go through
life branded as a note - saver ? Hmmm ?!
Have you kids noticed Earlene Robin
son’s snazzy new CLE O PA TR A hairdo?
Hubba hubba!
A fte r his long absence John Kretschmar was welcomed back to school last
week. Glad to see you, John!
Don Dye insists that Evanston High
has egg-shaped basketballs fo r shooting
around corners.
Have you heard Jerry and Betty Cawkins sing “ Cowboy. Sweetheart ?” These
yodeling girls are quite good!
Somehow we just can’t believe that
Stewie Monroe and Dave Wilkinson were
looking fo r new exhibits when they
strayed into that abandoned elevator in
the Rosenwald Museum.
Lee Garner has been taking boxing
lessons at the Y.M.C.A. (preparing to
protect Eva Lou?)
W e’ve got the inside dope on an ex
tremely secret Bus Club which the Tro
jan basketball players have organized.
They have two presidents, Dick Fisher
and Jim Heiniger. Their secretaries,
Anita Schmid and Marlys Lawrence
know nothing about the affairs of the
club ’cause it’s strictly stag.
Carol Krause brought a big dill pickle
to history class for a mid-morning snack,
but Miss Lamberg just loves dill pickleswe leave the end of the story to your
imagination.
EXCHANGES
He
He
He
To
knew that she would thank him not,
cared not for her scorn;
offered her his streetcar seat,
keep her off his corn.
Two microbes
and watched
The milkman’s
once
“ Our relations
sat on a pantry shelf
with expression pained
stunts, and both said at
are getting strained.”
Waukegan “ W ” World
■Favorite Fridays
Friday night is my favorite time,
So, lighthearted my home steps I climb.
Fifty-five hours to do as I please,
Homework excepted, I can plan days of
ease.
Have you ever thought as you hurried
home
With two days o f fun designed in our
“ dome,”
That our teachers are gay and light
hearted, too,
A t the thought of a rest from me and
from you?
The Shore Line
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N IL E H IL IT E
W ITH
THE
ARMED FOPCEJ
From the four corners of the earth
our fighting men again say- hello to
their friends, the students of Nilehi and
Miss Grace Harbert. A ll the way from
Naples, Italy, and from Japan they send
their news and in return ask for a few
letters from home.
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Friday, February 8, 1946
Experiment Victim
Tells Unhappy Fate
I am a wreck! My eyes are glassy, my
hair is thinning, my nose is scaley and
Pm losing weight. I look like a refugee
from “ Lost Week-End,” tired and list
less with not a single Carter’s Little
Liver Pill in my possession. It shouldn’t
happen to a dog, and especially it
shouldn’t happen to a poor defenseless
white rat, which is what I happen to be.
Ever since I came to live in the little
From Naples, Italy, George Kosak,
room back of 314 (with all the biology
a private in the United Sates Army, tells
students in Mr. Charles Hussey’s classes
us of his voyage to Europe and his
invading my privacy,) I ’ve been unhappy,
present status.
but now— when they treat me, a pureIn November he reported to West V ir blooded, white rat as though I were a
ginia, after a twelve-day leave and then mere guinea pig, it’s unbearable.
to Camp Shanks, New York. He was
Every day it’s the same vile tasting
there for two days, and ¡men on Novem
ber 30, at 10:00 in the morning he got powdered stuff, for breakfast, lunch,
aboard a boat bound for “ somewhere and supper, (what I wouldn’t give for a
nice cheese sandwich) and all for the
in Europe.”
t•
purpose of seeing what the effect o f a
A fte r the • second day he really got
sea-sick and it wasn't until eight days protein-deficient diet is. Well, kids, now
later that they saw land again. This you know!
time it was the Rock of Gibralter.
On December 10, the boat docked in
the harbor of Naples, Italy. He is now
stationed about 17 miles from the city,
where he is working in the Quarter
master Supply Depot. He is in an
office there in charge of all stock records.
As far as Naples is concerned, he
doesn’t like it at all, and he said, ‘The
Italian people would rather stab us in
the back than look at us. Some of them
walk around with such shabby clothes
that a hobo would look like a million
dollars back in the states, compared to
the people over here.”
Pvt. George T. Kozak - 46027323
181st Quartermaster Supply Depot
A.P.O. - 782 % P.M. New York, N.Y.
Bill Keiser says hello from San Diego,
California, where his ship is docked for
a few days. When he leaves there he
will sail through the Panama Canal to
New Orleans where he hopes to get
a leave.
Before the ship landed at San »Diego,
they had been at sea for thirty days.
The trip was a good one, though, in
that all the way from Japan they had
only two rough days.
Once at New Orleans, the ship will
probably be decommisioned and that is
when Bill hopes to get a discharge. He
says that he has tlfe points now, but
that he must first make the trip through
the Canal. By the end of February
he should be out for good and his famil
iar face will once again be seen.
William George Keiser F2/c
945 - 24 - 10
U.S.S. L.S.M. 358th Detail
% F.P.O. New York, New York
“ The guy who said that California
is sunny must have been out o f his
mind.” This is a direct quotation from
Joe Pennacchia’s letter written from
said place.
Joe left Great Lakes on December 19,
and due to heavy snow they were snow-
Several Nilehi students have now had
an opportunity to divulge their wishes,
as this week’s inquiring reporter asked,
“ I f you were marooned on a desert
island and you were told you could have
the three things you wanted most, with
the exception of escape, what would they
be? Here are the answers:
Bob Boehning - junior - “ A case of beer,
a Turkish harem, and a roll-a-way bed.”
Herb Knapp - junior - “ Let’s see now,
(long pause) I ’d like peanut butter,
girls, and gnop-gnip.” (T ry reading it
backwards, folks.)
Hank Miller - senior - “ Wine,
and a bathtub.”
women
Helen Conrad - junior - “ Van Johnson,
a refrigerator, and a wardrobe.”
Davy Carlson - freshman - “ A girl, a
toothbrush, and a bathing suit.”
Dick Fuhr - junior - “ Huba, huba
huba!”
Miss Johanns - “ I ’d like a nice thick
steak, a good book, and a very soft pil
low.”
Sally Porter - senior - “ Sun tan oil, six
cartons of cigarets, and Donny.”
Philip Brice - junior - “ A girl, a swim
ming pool, and a glass of milk.”
bound and didn’t arrive in
ifornia until December 24.
oeautiful scenery during
but he’ll still take Skokie
give one reason fo r this
that in the month he has
ifornia he has yet to see
“ sunny” Cal
He saw some
the journey,
any day. To
fact, he said
been in Cal
the sun.
Joseph Pennacchia S2/c
728-63-41
2nd Battalion Receiving Station
Shoemaker, California
“ Somewhere in the Pacific” Bob An
derson tells of a storm that really raised
cain. On their way to Manila they hit
a 70-knot wind and waves that were 20
feet high. Sometime during this storm
they lost 44 feet of steel out of their
bow, besides numerous other things. The
steel is one inch thick, 44 feet long and
four inches high. They had three inches
of water in the fore peaK, so you can
imagine what the sea is like when it
gets bad.
Cathy Thompson - junior - “ A man, an
oyster, and a clam.”
Dick Norman - freshman - “ Betty Grable, Betty Hutton, and Lana Turner.”
Bob Dombrowski - junior - “ A set of
go lf clubs, a go lf course, and a Varga
girl—
for a caddy!”
Dolores Wells - junior - “ A tube of
Fatal Apple lipstick, a bottle of ‘Follow
me perfume, and a male!”
Gene Hegarty - junior - “ Wine, women»
and song.”
Ted Ebert - senior - “ A set of encyclo
pedias to increase my knowledge, a can
opener, and an empty barrel.”
Joyce Gawrys - junior - “ Joe, tid d ly
winks, and a bottle of peroxide.”
Beverly McClaskey- sophomore- “ Jerry,
a horse, and a pet pig.”
Merrill Taylor - junior - “ Girls(especially J.A.). food, and beer.”
Muriel Farrell - senior - “ A man, food,
and a tree.”
Jerry Dahm - junior - “ A car, a place
Bob said that for Christmas he would to go, and .Elaine.”
probably be in Manila. Of course it
Gwen Kufeldt - sophomore - “ Orve, a
will be very hot and he would give any blue convertible, and gardenias in the
thing to see just a little snow and cold yard.”
weather this year. His strongest wish
Wayne Piehler - sophomore- “ A nicelyis that he will be able to see it by next shaped barrel, plenty of food, and a nice,
year.
red, curly-haired, beautiful, cocker span
Just a few days before he wrote, a iel.”
Uno Larson - junior - “ A coupla’ blon
ship about 100 miles from theirs sank.
So far they have found no survivors des, a coupla’ brunettes, and a coupla’
redheads.” (W ell, make up your mind;
and no remains of the ship.
you get only three!)
C/M Robert Anderson, USNR
S. S. Marine Jumper
Charlotte Campbell - freshman - “ Dana
- Moore McCormack Lines
Andrews, Van Johnson, and Robert
140 California St., San Francisco, Cal. |Walker.”
�TROJAN W AR S
W arren Pushover;
Proviso Too Tough
Winners Await Finals;
Taylor’s Team Favorite
By Beryle Schwabe
I
11
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Friday, February 8, 1946
N IL E H IL IT E
Page 6
In the final Captain Ball tournament,
Jean Ruesch’s team won from a squad
of freshman girls. Played between the
halves of the J. V. and varsity games,
the tournament really put some spirit
into the game for the girls and at the
same time gave everybody a big laugh.
Nilehi is very fortunate in having also
in the school several girls’ basketball
teams as there are few high schools that
play the game. It is a game that, al
though not quite as strenuous as the
boys’ game, builds co-ordination of
muscles and quick thinking, far more
than most girls’ sports.
The two teams which will compete for
the tournament ^that will oe played at
the halves of the boys’ game are from
the eighth and ninth period classes. The
eighth period team consists of Beverly
Kuhn, Captain; Lorretta Karnatz, Helen
Hoffman, Myra Schuett, Marilyn Burns,
Betty Weldon, Muriel Farrell, and Ruth
Kluge.
In the ninth period class, the winning
team was Jane Taylor’s. Her team in
cluded herself, Charmaine Valkenaar,
and the author, as forwards; and Doro
thy Olson, Eleanor May, Janet MacCleary, Jerrie Rochow, Eleanor Nelson,
and Alice Jaeger as guards.
Kuhn’s team is a tall team that is
big and has everything in their favor,
but Taylor’s team (o f course I ’m not
prejudiced at all) is faster, and has ex
cellent guarding and the star basketball
player of the school.
A t least tlie guards on Taylor’s team
so far have been of finest caliber, but
against the height that they have not
yet run into, and will that night, it is
probable' that something will happen.
As for the shooting angle, I believe
Taylor’s team by far has the advantage.
It is hard to say which team will win
as neither has ever played the other.
I am prejudiced in my opinion, and do
believe that Taylor will win, with a little
good luck. A t any rate it should be a
very close game.
Maine, Arlington
Fall to ‘Mac’s’ Boys
By Bob Kepen
The fighting Junior Trojans scored
The Nilehi varsity basketball squad the upset of the year by defeating the
decisively defeated Warren Friday night, very highly rated Maine Junior Varsity
January 18, by the score of 48 to 35 by the score of 41 - 29 Tuesday night
January 22, in the Nilehi gym.
on the Nilehi court.
The sharp Nilehi Junior Varsity led
This victory gave the Trojans a total
the Maine Juniors in every period of
of five wins against one defeat in their
play except the second quarter when
Northeast Conference running, putting
Niles trailed 15 - 11. The Trojans made
them in a two-way tie for second place
up for this in the third quarter to lead
with Arlington. Crystal Lake, now in
Maine 29 - 23.
first place in the conference running, is
Dick Fisher spear headed the Niles
still undefeated.
attack by scoring 14 points. Jim McHerb Behrens and Harry (Ig g e y ) Neely followed next with 9 tallies.
Mueller spearheaded the Trojan attack,
The Trojan Juniors dealt Arlington
scoring 15 and 13 points respectively.
a hard blow Friday evening, January
The Trojan cagemen fell in defeat to 25, by defeating their Junior cagemen
a very sharp Proviso quintet by the top- 26 - 17 at Arlington.
Niles led their conference rivals in
heavy score of 63 to 42 Saturday eve
ning, Jan. 19, at the Proviso fieldhouse. every period of play. The Trojans’ smart
defensive play held Arlington to just
A ll through the first quarter Niles
17 points, while the quick sharpshooting
kept pace with Proviso but in the second
of the Trojans tallied a total of 26 points.
period Niles dropped miserably behind.
Bill Comstock was high-point man for
The second half proved to be the same
Niles with nine tallies. Dick Fisher and
as the second quarter. The Trojans
Jim Heiniger followed next with four
were just too weak for the strong Pro apiece.
viso team.
This is Niles’ fifth conference win
John Lane, Trojan center, was high- against two defeats.
point man of the game with 22 points.
Mighty Maine Bows,
But Arlington Wins
A mighty Maine basketball team that
was rated as the sixth best in the state
bowed in defeat to a battling host of
Nilehi Trojans on Jan. 22, by the crush
ing score of 52 to 39 before a jubilant
gathering at .Nilehi.
The Trojans turned out their best
game so fa r this season, much to the
dismay of Maine. The rebounding, the
“ fast-break offensive,” and the uncanny
set shots were all the contributing
factors that the Trojans unfolded.
John Lane turned in a spectacular
performance for the Trojans by dropping
in 22 points. Harry Mueller put on a
long-shot exhibition, especially during
the second period, netting him 15 points.
It was a different and a sadder story
when our varsity Trojans traveled to
Arlington and lost a heart-breaker on
January 22 by a slim margin of 51 to 48.
The Trojans led until the final min
utes o f the game, but the spirited on
slaught o f Arlington nosed them out.
This was a tough game to lose because
it was an important conference game
which puts us in second place with four
wins and two defeats, while Arlington
and Crystal Lake share the lead with
five victories and one loss apiece.
Busse o f Arlington was just plain
poison to the Trojans, scoring 21 points.
Incidentally 14 o f his 21 points were
made in the last and fatal period. Beh
rens and Lane paced the Trojans with
12 and 11 respectively.
Junior Trojans Scalp Warren,
Then Drop Heartbreaker 27-26
The Junior Trojans were really hot
Friday night, Jan. 18, when they defeat
ed Warren 56 -17 in the Nilehi gym.
The Junior Varsity took an early onepoint lead in the first quarter and in
creased that lead every period of play,
The final gun found our Trojans leading
by the very one-sided score of 56 - 17.
Dick Fisher played a brilliant game
for Niles, scoring 22 points. Bill Com
stock also played an excellent game
scoring 18 points.
The rules are much the same as boys’
This victory over Warren gave our
rules, with the exception of the fact
that the floor is divided in two and the Junior Trojans a conference record of
guards are compelled to stay on their four wins and two defeats.
half of the floor as are the forwards.
The J. V. Cagemen of N.T.H.S. lost
The other two main differences are a heartbreaker to Proviso Saturday
that only one bounce of the ball is per night Jan. 19, by the close score of
mitted, and boxing— two people guard 26 - 27 at Proviso.
ing one person— is a foul. The ball is
The Trojans trailed by one point at
thrown to the opposite side from out of the end o f the first quarter, but tied
bounds, after a basket is made, instead it up at the half. In the second half,
of the center jump.
both teams played hard and fast; but
Well guesses are the only prediction Niles just couldn’t get a break and the
as to which team will win. They are both final gun found Niles trailing by- one
excellent and time alone will tell.
point.
�. Friday, February 8, -1946
Pa ge15
Research Shows McNeelys Born on February 14
Bailey Nilehi's Only Valentine
While
other
people
are
celebrating
Lincoln’s birthday on February 12, three
well-known Nilehi students, JE A N N E
STREETER - and JIM and JACK Me
NEELY,celebrated their own, too. I f
being born on this date means anything,
we can expect great things of them.
A lot of people don’t know just exactly
how V A L E N T IN E ’S D A Y originated
and to tell you the truth we didn’t either.
Finally, getting energetic, we decided
to look it up in our trusty encyclopedia.
Well, after looking under V we found
that ST. V A L E N T IN E was a saint of
the ROM AN Calendar, said to have been
a martyr in 306 A.D., and that the cus
tom of choosing valentines on FEBRU
A R Y 14 has just been accidentally as
sociated with his name.
JIM has already shown signs of leader
ship by being elected captain of the J.
V. football team while JACK is known
for his remarkable sense o f humor. As
for JEANN E, it’s rather hard to compare
The story goes as follows: It seems
a girl with “ Abe,” but she certainly is
that on the eve of ST. V A L E N T IN E ’S
honest.
Asked whether or not it made any D A Y young people of. both sexes used
to meet, and each of them drew one by
difference to him, JIM M cN EELY
promptly replied, “ Sure, no school.” lot from a number of names o f the op
posite sex, which were put into a common
JIM plays basketball on the Junior Var
receptacle. Each gent thus got a lady
sity team and plans to spend his birth
for his valentine, and vice versa.
day at the - basketball game at the
The poor kids had to remain bound to
stadium. JIM ’S main interests are sports
the service o f their valentines for a year.
and good old loafing.
Now-a-days the hep-cats send their
Realizing that he was born on a famous valentine greetings via the mail or, even
day, JACK simply answered, when asked better, in person.
what is meant to him, “ A w gee, I ’ll be
To wind up this little yarn, we did
free for one day to catch up on my sleep.
As to what I plan to do that day, I ’ll some more research to try to give you
the names of the fortunat’es who were
probably tag along with my brother.”
born on V A L E N T IN E ’S D A Y but we
To JE A N N E STREETER February only found one person. He is a junior
12 means two things, being one year lad and his name is M E R R YLL B A IL Y .
older and a day o f no school. As to what Happy birthday, M ER RYLL.
she plans to do that day, JE A N N E hasn’t
made up her mind yet. Like most girls
her main interests are— well you figure
that out for yourself.
Don't Touch That Dial
We hope you will like it.
Folks, do you— ? Do you sometimes
feel— ? Are you— ? Hmmm, you’re in
a bad way! You had better stop into
your nearest Rig R. Mortis Funeral
Home and talk it over with us. It takes
only 15 minutes for a fitting. We don’t
mind if you lie down on the job. Re
member, we are your friends. W e’re
just tickled when you drop in. W e’ll
be seeing you! And now for the story
of Mathew P. Fleagledinger, Master
Detective.
We find Mathew in the hideout of
Larceny Lu, the rnost desperate of des
peradoes. Mathew is the first to speak.
“ Put down that rod, I tell you, put
down that rod!”
“ W hy?”
“ Because this is no time to be hanging
curtains!”
So ends chapter 9,650,200 of this series.
Tune in tomorrow when our hero meets
Louis the Louse.
By Dolores Wells
Just got home from school and I have
lots of time,
So I ’ll write to you(just to be different),
in rhyme.
There’s so much to tell, I shall start
in this way
From the beginning, dear diary, here is
“ my day.”
7:15 — “ Wake up, don’t roll over, my
sweet or I ’ll pull off your blankets
and tickle your feet.”
7:30 — “ Oh mom, have you seen my
red sweater? Can’t find my grey
skirt,vwould the blue One look better?”
7:40 — “ Here’s one sock but where is
its mate ?”
“ Come down, breakfast’s ready, you’re
gonna be late.”
8 A.M. — “ Here’s your lipstick.” “ Is this
skirt too short?”
Goodbye-I forgot, where’s my history
report?”
8:05 — “ My babuska on straight? Let
me see— Oh, is that noise the bus?
Here I come, wait for me!”
8:06 — “ No empty seats, well what do
you know, here you hold my books,
did I step on your toe?”
8*14 — “ H i’ya Bangs, locker open?
That’s swell!”
“ Hurry up, close the door — oh, there
goes the bell!”
Second Period, Gym Class — “ Gee my
hair’s a mess.”
“ My locker won’t open, do we have to
dress ? ”
Third Period, History - “ What a debate!”
“ We settled the strikes and the U.S.A.’s
fate.”
Ah-Ah-Ah-Ah—
Everyone has his own idea of what
the typical daytime serial is like. Here
is one drawn up in true Nilehi fashion.
Dear Diary -—
Basketball
Crystal Lake at Niles
Tonight - 7:30
“ In Honor O f”
Memorial Service
Sunday, 4 p.m. February 10, 1946
Basketball
Niles at Leyden
Friday, February 15, 7:30
Fourth, Geometry — “ New theorem to
day.”
>
“ We know the line’s tangent, it’s given
that way.”
Fifth period, Lunch — “ Ham salad on
white.’
“ Hon, loan me a quarter, I ’ll pay you
tonight.”
Sixth and Seventh, Journalism — “ I ’m
going bats; got to finish a Feature on
Hussey’s white rats.”
Piero Pierotic
A ll School Assembly
Friday, February 15
Eighth period, Study — “ Here’s a note
from Pat Horner.”
“ Frank, have you got anything for Kitty
Korner ?”
“ The Problem Today”
Social Hygiene Lecture
Monday, February 18,-8:00
Ninth period, Latin — “ Caesar’s next
line ?”
“ That’s funny your translation’s differ■ ent from mine.”
Basketball
Woodstock at Niles
Thursday, February 2 1 -7 :30
Girls’ Basketball
Final Tournament
Thursday, February 21,-8:30
No School
Washington’s Birthday
Friday, February 22
3:10 — “ Going home?” “ A re you kidding
me, hey? I ’m in the play and we’ve
rehearsals today.”
5 P.M. — “ That’s all, kids, rehearsal is
through.” '
“ I am running; say, when is that darn
bus due ?”
That brings us to now, just one plug
to put in,
Crystal
Lake game today-—come and
watch our teams win!
�Friday, February 8, 1946
Sports Scribe Previews
Baseball and Track
By June Pence
It won’t be long now before we start
the track and baseball seasons. These
are, for some reason, the most unpop
ular activities on the sports calendar.
Last year our track team came in
second in the track meet at Leyden but
to some people, in fact most of them,
so what ? The same enthusiasm was
shown toward baseball. The Trojans
tied Arlington for the championship
last year. Yet for the teams splendid
work, it didn’t raise any more interest
than a mere “ good one” or “ how did we
ever do that?”
Maybe times have
changed, at least we hope so.
The Trojans played their best game,
in many a basketball seasons, against
Maine a couple of weeks ago, but it
didn’t seem to. make much difference.
The next night they went out and lost,
probably their most important confer
ence game to Arlington.
Speaking of track, we can look for
ward to a good season this year. As
for coaches, Mr. Isaacson and Mr. Hussey
will take care of the running boys, while
Mr. Galitz will be the baseball coach.
For those who have been wondering
about activities in the assembly during
fifth period, here’s the dope. Yes sir,
a little out of season but it’s baseball.
The teams call their games “ World
Series.” To be exact it’s Detroit vs.
Cubs. Uno Larson, Herb Knapp, and
Tracy Hill are the bpys on the Cubs’
team. The Detriot team is made up of
Bob King, Bob Kepen, and Mark Linnog.
Every game must have an umpire; con
sequently the “ World Series” game has
Don Olson as their umpire. May the
best team win!
Varsity Swimmers Lose;
Frosh-Sophs Tie Maine
By Pat Schirra
Nilehi’s Varsity swimming team was
again defeated Friday, January 18, by
Maine Township, making it the fifth
consecutive loss for our team. The FroshSophs did a much better job by tying
Maine s Frosh-Soph 33 - 33. It might
have been a win if one of the Niles
swimmers had not been disqualified
after winning. The Varsity’s score was
42 - 22.
Another record was set by the Niles
Frosh-Soph team in the Medlay Relay.
Jones, Schmid, and Wagstaff were the
swimmers. The new time was 1:41.3.
This year, more records have been set
by the “ Boys of Troy” than by last
year’s team.
N IL E H IL IT E
It’s Do or Die;
Trojans Meet Lakers
In Showdown Tonite
By Beryle Schwabe
The Niles Township Trojans will meet
Crystal Lake on the Trojans’ home floor
tonight. We all know what happened
when the “ Men of Troy” went to Crystal
Lake on January 8, but the main ques
tion today is what will happen tonight.
I f the Trojans are successful in win
ning the game tonight, it may mean
that they will be in the running for
a three way tie with Crystal Lake and
Arlington for the conference champion
ship. I f they lose, it will mean they
will either be in second or third place,
for the first time in many years.
The Crystal Lake center, Green, is sup
posed to be quite good, but he only made
one point during the whole game on
January 8. The three guards, Legal,
Franz, and Fanter, are all three good
at rebounding, and Legal, although sent
out on fouls in the fourth quarter, rolled
up a neat score of 15 points. Nelson,
one of their forwards, who is very fast
and an excellent shot, made 19 points
that night. Krause, the other forward,
only made 5.
This shows that although they had
a final score of 49 points 34 of the 49
were made by two men. I f these two
men can be watched, it seems evident
who will win.
Not to limit the opinions to just those
of the author, we have asked the coaches
and John McCrady, a student of Crystal
Lake until the beginning of this semes
ter, what they think.
Mr. Mackey: “ I believe that the Tro
jans have a faster, taller, and better
team than Crystal Lake and they should
have won there, so they should be able
to beat them on their home floor with
ease.”
Mr. Isaacson: “ A t Crystal Lake, Niles
showed by far they were the better team,
and without a doubt they will win to
night.”
Mr. Galitz: “ It ’s hard to say what
they will do as this year’s team is wholly
unpredictable.”
John McCrady: “ Knowing both teams
it is hard to say which one will win.
Niles has a good team, there’s no doubt
about it, but if they blow their lead (if
they get one)Crystal Lake will make it
number two. Crystal Lake is good, and
Niles will have to be on their toes to
stop them.”
This is only a prediction, but the Men
of Troy should win tonight by at least
five points.
Page 7
Morton Tankers
Swamp N ileh i
The Nilehi Swim team lost another
meet last Monday, February 4 at Morton
High School. A t our home meet with
Morton they overtook our team as they
did at their own pool. The scores for
the Varsity and Frosh-Sophs were 40-26
and 45-21 respectively.
The Morton Acquamen took all the
events but three. Lou Kettle won the
100-yard breast stroke in one minute
25 seconds. Both diving events were won
by Niles, Gene Hegarty, Varsity and
Dick Provost, Frosh-Soph.
Statistics of the meet for both teams
are:
Varsity
40-26
160-yard Free Style Relay - Won by
Morton." Time, 1:27.2.
100-yard Breast - Won by Kettle, N.;
Blessing, N., second; Brown, M., third
Time, 1:25.
40-yard Free - Won 'by Brown, M.;
Solofra, M., second; Jones, N., third.
Time, 20.0.
100-yard Back - Won by Kanak, M.;
Rozabeck, M., second; W,agstaff, N.,
third. Time, 1:15.8.
100-yard Free - Won by Brown, M.;
Ebert, N., second; Straw, N., third. Time,
56.9.
Diving - Won by Hegarty, N.; Seidel,
M. , second; Keller, M., third.
Medley Relay - Won by Morton. Time,
1:16.9.
Another Swim Loss;
Trojans Easy Prey
By Pat Schirra
Evanston’s very powerful varsity and
frosh-soph swim teams defeated the
“ Men of Troy” in the Nilehi Pool Jan
uary 25, biy the scores o f 45-21 and
48 -18 respectively.
Three school records were broken by
Rudy Schmid, Ted Ebert, and Chuck
Wagstaff. Schmid came in first fo r the
100-yard back stroke with the winning
time o f 1:12.4 seconds. Ebert, swim
ming the 100-yard free style finished
behind two Evanston swimmers but
still set a new record of 1:03.2. In the
Frosh-soph 50-yard back stroke, W ag
staff pulled ahead o f two Evanston
Wildkit swimmers to make a new record
o f 34.7 seconds.
Statistics of the meet are:
Varsity
Free-style relay — Won by Evanston.
Time, 1:45.5
100-yard hreast — Won by Lee, E.;
Fowler, E., second; Blessing, N., third.
Time, 1:19.
50-yard free — Won by Fry, E.; Jones,
N. , second; Legg, E., third. Time, 26.5.
GAMES F R ID A Y , FEB. 8
100-yard back — Won by Schmid, N.;
C R YS TA L L A K E
at N ILE S
William, E., second; Guffith, E., third.
L A K E FOREST
at W A R R E N
Time, 1:13.4.
A R L IN G TO N HTS. at L IB E R T Y V IL L E
100-yard free — Won by Buch, E.;
LE Y D E N
at WOODSTOCK Crawford, E., second; Ebert, N., third.
GAMES MONDAY, FEB. 11
Diving — Won by Fushey, E.; Hegar
C R YS TA L L A K E at L IB E R T Y V IL L E ty, N., second; Massman. N.. third.
�■'TcigT:
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Niles Turns on Power
In Libertyville Game
b y Frank Zallar
Our varsity Trojans were just too
powerful for a game Libertyville bas
ketball team on Feb. 1, when they rolled
over the Wildcats without too much op
position by a score of 46 to 29 on the
Nilehi floor.
This was the second meeting between
these teams this season, with the Tro
jans taking both contests, both, by the
way, were conference games.
Libtertvville trailed the Trojans, within
scoring range; throughout the first half,
but failed to create the spark to take
command of the game. Perhaps it was
the Trojans’ defense; because it showed
much improvement in comparison with
other games.
Starting the second half, the Nilehi
boys turned on a high-geared offensive
which carried them out of any danger
ous Wildcat thrust. Libertyville was
simply outplayed and beaten and could
not gain their balance to counter with
effective results.
John Lane, who is making it a habit,
was the high scorer again. The Trojan
point producer totaled 15 by dumping
in seven baskets and one free-throw.
Munroe of Niles followed with seven
points, while Drake of Libertyville paced
the Wildcats with seven points.
Trojans Rip Scouts
For 7th Conference W in
By Frank Zallar
A fter the rather easy Libertyville
affair the varsity Trojans played a re
turn engagement with Lake Forest, the
following night at the latter's floor. Niles
proved that its previous victory over
the Scouts wasn’t a mistake by crushing
them by a score of 45 to 33.
It was another case of too much Tro
jan basket-finding, which the Lake For
est Scouts couldn’t cope with. This was
the seventh victory the varsity gained
in conference competition so far, against
two defeats.
The Nilehi Trojans had little trouble
in getting started, for they bagged 14
points compared to Lake Jforest’s seven
in the first period scoring. The “ fastbreak” again played the important role
in the Trojans’ attack, ecpecially in the
first half.
The second half was all in the Tro
jans’ favor, giving Vhe Scouts a heavy
assault of baskets, which always held
them at bay. Lane, Trojan pivot man,
grabbed scoring honors by pumping in
eight field goals and three g ift shots
for 19 points. Evans and Price were
the scoring leaders for Lake Forest.
Each accounted for 11 points.
Tonight the Trojans meet Crystal
Lake, victor of Niles in a double over
time earlier this season. One can be
positve the “ Men of Troy” will be out
gunning for a victory that will avenge
their two-point defeat.
JN1LEH.1LITE
Friday, February 8, 1946
Trojans Draw Favorable Bid
In Waukegan Tournament
NILES T R O J A N S w ill meet the winner of the Libertyville district
in their first game of the Waukegan Regional, on Wednesday, Feb
ruary 27.
This gives Niles the advantage in the lower bracket, since they have
beaten Libertyville, who are the favorites to cop the district in their
own gym.
The pairings for the Waukegan Regional are:
Tuesday, Feb. 26: Game 1, Waukegan vs. Evanston; Game 2, New
Trier vs. Zion.
Wednesday, Feb. 27: Game 3, Maine vs. Highland Park; Game 4,
NILES T W P . vs. Libertyville District Winner.
Thursday, Feb. 28: Game 5, Winner of games 1 and 2; Game 6, Win
ners of games 3 and 4.
The winner of the Regional will be determiened on Friday, Feb. 29
when the winners of games 5 and 6 meet.
Junior Varsity Beats Cats and Scouts;
Clim b to Undisputed First Place
By Don Olson
Trailing 15-14 at the half, the Nilehi
Junior Cageman defeated the Lake
Forest Scouts 30 - 26 in a close and hard
fought contest last Saturday night on
the Lakers’ floor. This victory made
the Trojan conference record stand at
eighty wins and one loss to lead the
league. Lake Forest is in second place
with seven wins and two losses.
The “ Troy Juniors” started slowly
but at the end of the first quarter led
the Scouts by one talley. The second
quarter was different, as the Scouts took
a one-point lead. Throughout the third
quarter Lake Forest increased their
margin to two points but the Trojans
decided that was enough, so in the final
quarter the “ Boys of Troy” held the
Scouts to three points while they scored
nine tallies to win 30 - 26.
High-pointer of the night was Dick
Fisher with 12 tallies. In the nine con
ference games played, he has a total
of 114 points, an average of 12.7 points
per game.
The Trojan J. V. Bucketballers evened
up the score with the Libertyville Wild
cats by defeating them 32 - 16 in a hard
fought contest last Friday on the Nilehi
floor.
The Wildcats previously beat the
Trojans 35 - 27 at Libertyville, but the
game was forfeited.
Niles took a first-quarter lead of 7 - 4
and led throughout the game. The score
at the half was 15 - 7. In* the third
quarter the Trojans scored only one
point less than double their score of the
first two quarters to lead by a score of
29 -14. The final quarter was sort of
dull with only five points being scored
between the teams. A t the final gun
Niles had doubled the Libertyville score
32 -16.
Dick Fisher again led the Trojan
attack with 15 tallies. Eiserman was
high for the visitors with nine points.
Tonight at 7:30 o’clock, the Trojans
meet Crystal Lake in what should be
a real battle, in the Nilehi Gym.
N O R T H E AST CO NFER ENC E S T A N D IN G S
V A R S IT Y
Arlington Heights
Crystal Lake
Niles
Warren
Lake Forest
Leyden
Libertyville
Woodstock
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398
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434
326
301
285
290
288
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303
299
324
320
338
372
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419
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JUNIOR V A R S IT Y
Niles
Lake Forest
Arlington Heights
Crystal Lake
Libertyville
Woodstock
Leyden
Warren
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Vol. VII, No. 7
Nilehi View s Films
On Dread Syphilis
Two films called “ With These Weap
ons” and “ Know For Sure” were shown
on January 10 and 11 as a part of Nilehi’s health program to teach students
the danger of syphilis. Dr. A .' L. Biehn,
Miss Mildred Schaefer, Mrs. Thelma
Cline, Mr. Harold Isaacson, Miss Mar
jorie Ronalds, Mrs. Ruth Esch, and Miss
Grace Harbert composed the committee
which secured and previewed the movies.
“ With These Weapons” is an intro
ductory film which was seen by all pu
pils having parental approval during
their gym classes. It discusses the dis
covery of spirochaeta, the germ of syph
ilis, the disease’s remedies, and the need
for its control, since at least six and
one-half million Americans have already
become infected with this malady, ac
cording to the film.
“ Know For Sure” was shown by Miss
Harbert in 209 to problems students
only. I t depicts in a frank manner how
syphilis spreads and its results if un
treated.
Nilehi’s students gave their parents
forms which required an affirmative or
negative answer to the question. of
exhibiting films on syphilis to the stu
dent body. When the slips were returned
and tabulated, only ten revealed objec
tions.
Mrs. Rasch Talks
On Wayward G irls
“ I ’m not a regular speaker but I ’m
just here to tell you my experiences,”
Mrs. Birdena Rasch, formerly o f the
School for Delinquent Girls at Sauk Cen
tre, Minnesota, told problems students
on Friday, January 4, in Room 209 dur
ing the second,, third, and fourth periods.
The lecturer, brought to Niiehi by
Frances Fuhr, and introduced by Miss
Grace Harbert, described the organi
zation of the “ Home School,” as she
called it, and portrayed a girl’s daily
life there by citing several case histor
ies.
According to Mrs. Rasch, the girls
live in cottages and participate in var
ious work details such as cleaning and
cooking. When these projects are suc
cessfully concluded, the girls may be
released on* parole, but most o f them
stay until they reach adulthood.
Mrs. Rasch, who acted as a nouse
mother, amused her audience with anec
dotes concerning the pranks of her char
ges. One girl, fo r example, deliberately
contracted poison ivy to avoid doing
garden work.
Through questions asked at the con
clusion of her speech, Mrs. Rasch re
vealed that the girls are never allowed
to associate with boys, and the total
number of inmates averages 220.
Skokie, Illinois
Survey Reveals 59
College Preferences
A recently completed survey on the
colleges which seniors would like to at
tend shows that they have interests in
59 different institutions. ?
Among them, Northwestern Univer
sity, Purdue University qnd th e , Uni
versity of Illinois were mentioned most
frequently»- Colleges running a close
second in the college interests poll are
the University of California, University
o f Colorado, the University of Michigan,
and the University o f Wisconsin.
Other colleges .or universities found in
the compiled list are the University of
Arizona, A rt Institute o f Chicago, Augustana College, Beloit College, Black
burn College, California Institute of
Technology, Carleton College, Univer
sity of Chicago, Case School of Applied
Science, Concordia Teacner’s College,
Gustavas Adolphus College, University
o f Iowa, Illinois Technological Institute,
University of Indiana, Kenyon College,
Marquette University, * Massafchusetts
Institute of Technology, Mihipj Univer
sity, University o f Missouri, Millikin
University, Monmouth College, Munde
lein College, North Park College, Uni
versity o f Notre Dame, Pratt Institute,
Ripon College, Rosary College, Spartan
School of Aeronautics, Stanford Univer
sity, Stephens College, Texas A & M
College, University of Texas, Valparaiso
University, Wheaton College, University
of Wyoming, Georgia Tech, Lake For
est College, United States Naval Academy, Coyne Electrical Sclmol, Carthage
College, George Williams College, Har
vard University, Chicago School of Ex
pression and Dramatic Art, American
Academy of Dramatics, Katherine Gibbs,
National College of Evanston, Elmhurst
College, “v 1
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Pupils See Criminal
Court, County Jail
The Criminal Court and County Jail
were visited by four students o f the
problems classes and Miss Grace Harbeft on Thursday, December 27, during
the Christmas vacation. The students
who went with Miss Harbert were Pat
Conard, Frances Fuhr, John Barker,
and Howard Haynie.
In the Criminal Court Building they
visited the Felony Court and from 10:30
to 12 o’clock they listened to court trials.
They heard the “ Santa Claus” case and
an amusing one concerning a Negro
charged with purse snatching.
A fter having lunch they toured the
County Jail. Looking in the cell Tfiocks
they saw hardened .criminals, young
children, and also women. The criminals
were washing the walls and floors. Miss
Harbert and the students then ended
their trip by going through the laundry,
bakery, kitchen, print shop and cafeteria.
Friday, January 18, 1946
M em orial Service
E e ^ ^ e s ^ la g u e
In addition~to the privilégë o f atten
ding the special Memorial Service in the
boys’ gymnasium Sunday afternoon,
February 10, honoring the fifteen fo r
mer Nilehi students who gave their lives
in the service of their country, the stu
dents of N. T. H. S. will have the oppor
tunity o f contributing toward the pur
chase of a bronze plaque for permanent
commemoration of the sacrifice made by
the Gold Star service men of Nilehi, Mr.
Harold Ohlson, in charge o f the Memor
ial Service, has announced.
Contributions by students will be
made through home rooms on January
30, and will be in charge o f a special
committee headed by Miss Grace Har
bert.
Twelve faculty committees are plan
ning the Memorial Service, at which an
attendance o f more than 900 is expected.
The program will include music by the
High School Choir directed by Miss
Clara Klaus. Principal speaker will be
Lieutenànt-Commander David R. Kebele,
Chaplain at Great Lakes.
The fifteen Gold Star service men,
whose names will be on the plaque to be
placed under the clock in the main en
trance hall o f Niiehi are Glenn A . Arndt,
Eugene Bailey, Richard J. Barber, Ralph
M. Becker, John L. Birong, Glenn Brock,
Nicholas Glod, John P. Hegarty, Darrell
F. Hoffman, Walter C. Lauth, Elmer
J. Mueller, Walter B. Rau, Alvin J,
Ruesch, Richard C. Wasley, and Nor
man J. Weis.
Drama Students W ill Give
"Nothing But The Truth"
“ Nothing But The Truth,” a comedy
in three acts, will be given in the assem
bly in the latter part of February, under
the direction of Mr. VanArsdale.
The movie production, starring Bob
Hope was adapted from this play. It
concerns a man who bets that he can
tell the absolute truth fo r 24 hours.
The difficulties he has in winping thé
wager prove uproarious and this, mixed
with a little romance, should provide a
highly entertaining evening fo r every
one.
The cast is as follows:
Cast I
Kenneth G egor
Clayton M errill
M r. R alston
M r.
H ow ard F loras
L y le
Dye
P a tti Norum
V an
Uueson
L y le T5ye
R ich ard
G w en R alston
S
E th el
C la rk
Charlotte F re ilin g
P at
Baum hardt
Sable Jackson
T he M aid
Barbara Ballantine
P a tti Norum
Jeanette O ehring
M able Jackson
B etty Fortm an
B ill W okoun
Janet Larson
M rs. R alston
Shirley B artleson
Kenneth G regor
H ow ard Florus
T h e Bishop
.
B ill W okoun
.
Cast I I
R o bert Bennett
Clayton M errill
.
D olores W e lls
B etty " Fortm an
Doris Bernges
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N IL E H IL IT E
Friday, January 18, 1946
Frosh Take Honors Nilehi Receives Award
In Magazine Sales
The freshmen deserve much praise for
their excellent work in the magazine
campaign. They sold ,the most magazine
subscriptions.
Miss Lucille Ronalds’ second period
English class- won the first prize of $10.
Don Verlenden was the chairman of
that class. Miss Ronalds’ sixth-seventh
period class also won the third prize of
$5.00. The chairman was Donna Korsmo.
The second prize of $7.50 was won by
Miss Grace Pendleton’s English class
with Bill Grafaen acting as chairman.
The chairmen took charge of the mon
ey and gave pep talks to promote the
sales.
Out of the $875.80 that was made in
the campaign Nilehi received $281.34
profit. The money will be used to pay for
the yearbook. Miss Doris Sayre was in
charge of this magazine drive.
These Study Tips
From Treasury Department Deserve Attention
The Victory Loan total sales for date
are $15,808.05.
A Victory Award was presented to
Nilehi by the Treasury Department for
our support in the Victory Loan. The
$15,808.05 will be enough money to buy
five hospital units.
“ We sold about $89,000 since we star
ted in 1942,” stated' Miss Harbert and
everyone knows that this is not a small
figure. A lot of credit should be given to
Miss Harbert and those helping in the
stamps and bonds sales.
The sales for the past seven weeks
are November 13, $605.55; November
20, $1,932.20; November 27, $412.60;
December 4, $2,603.00; December 11,
$465.55; December 18, $459.85 and Jan
uary 8, $366.45.
“ Come on, everybody, let’s see if we
can keep above 500 dollars a week, by
purchasing bonds,” Miss Harbert urges.
Late Homeroom Elections Create Officers
W hose Services N eed Recognition
There were several homeroom officers, j Mary Schey; stamp chairman, Patricia
•
Forum representatives, and other stu Schmidt; vice-chairman, Patty Hanson.
From Homeroom 310: Junior Council,
dents now holding various offices whose
names were omitted in the October 19 Frank Williams; alternate, Richard Lebissue of the Nilehilite because the officers bin; Forum, Marjorie Harrer; alternate,
were not yet elected. The following Eleanor Bomark.
From Homeroom 315: Homeroom sec
names and officers are those that were
retary and treasurer, Gloria Gile; Fresh
thus omitted:
The names that were left out from man board alternate, Frank Hunlin;
homeroom 101 are homeroom secretary,- Forum representative, Elaine Esch; al
Ray Ihrke; Junior council alternate, ternate, Jim HosilHd.
From Homeroom 3l6: stamp chairman,
-Paul Reiland.
From Homeroom 107 the names that Diana Leach; alternate, Nancy Thiell;
were omitted are home room secretary Freshman Board alternate, Diana Leach;
Phyllis Yates; treasurer, Sue Fredricks; Forum, Jean Goodrich;alternate, Charles
Freshman Board alternate, Nancy A d Roehn; minuteman, Norbert Miller.
ams; stamp chairmen, Marilyn Waltz,
Mary Killian; Minuteman, Gloria Garday.
Those that weren’t mentioned Irom
108 are stamp chairman, Marion Boemmel; Sophomore Senate representative
alternate, Betty Long; Forum represen
tative, Rudy Schmid; alternate, Harold
Weigt.
From Homeroom 110, stamp and bond
chairman,^ Alison Ash, with Dorothy
Olsen, alternate.
From Homeroom 112: stamp chairman,
Janet Johnson.
From Homeroom 2 1 1 : Freshman
Board alternate, Edward Beebe; Forum,
Donita Yost; alternate, Fred Gaiter;
Homeroom secretary, Carol Stockenberg;
treasurer, Dick Wilson; minuteman rep
resentative, Dick Nepstad.
From Homeroom 212: Senior Cabinet
alternate, Bob Doetsch; stamp alternate,
Lorraine Nelson.
From Homeroom 214: Senior Flower
committee, Bob Klump.
From Homeroom 2 2 1 , Minuteman,
Florence Geerdts.
From Homeroom 3 0 6 :
Homeroom
secretary, Betty Loefgren; Freshman
Board alternate,. Tom Cleary; Forum
representative, Charles Kranz; alternate,
Pupils Perform For
Skokie Rotary Club
The Skokie Rotary Club had a special
surprise when it met for the weekly
luncheon meeting at N.T.H.S. on Tues
day, December 4.
The chairman, Mel Klump, arranged
with Mr. Ronald VanArsdale, dramatics,
speech, and English instructor, to have
four students from the Declamation con
test to perform for them.
The four students chosen were picked
because o f the variety of their presen
tations and manner of delivery. They
were Victor Hugo’s “ Death Penalty,”
Lyle Dye; “ Starting Things at School,”
Paul Reiland; Earl W. Brown’s “ Re
deemed,” Clayton Merrill, and Norman
Corwin’s radio story, “ A Note of T ri
umph,” condensed, Pat Walton.
Rotarian Frank Wohlleber, of Evan
ston, who is president of the Loyola
Community Theatre group, remarked that
“ the performances given by these stu
dents were as good as I have ever been
lucky enough to hear in my 30 years
experience in amateur ^theatricals.”
By Joan Kreegier
Since exam time is rapidly drawing
near, perhaps it would be a good time
to mention a few of the suggestions
for studying which were drawn up re
cently by the members of Phi Eta Sigma,
Freshman Honor Society at the Uni
versity of Illinois.
Have you been wondering lately why
you’re not as smart as Jeanie Genius or
Eddie Einstein? You could be if you
follow a few simple rules.
“ Budget your time,” was the first
suggestion. Seven and one half hours
of loafing and a half hour o f study is
an unbalanced' schedule. On the other
hand, an overdose of studying (no dan
ger of that) can leave -you fatigued.
When studying you should be comfort
able, but not too comfortable. I f you
sprawl in an easy chair, sip lemonade,
munch pretzels and try to study your
algebra while Mr. District Attorney is
fighting for his life over the radio, you’re
definitely “ off the beam.” You should
concentrate on your work even though
Sis is practicing her piano lessons and
Junior is sailing paper airplanes around
your head. Even though your current
beau is a local Van Johnson, day dream
ing should be avoided.
Christmas Dance Gives
Entertainment Galore
A “ good time was had by all” at the
Christmas Dance, held on Friday, Dec
ember 21. Music for this affair was pro
vided by Dan Davis and his band.
The dance was held in the Assembly
Room which was decorated with Christ
mas trees, a fire place, candles and even
stockings waiting for Santa to come.
Miss Mildred Schaefer, Mr. and Mrs.
Ronald Van Arsdale, Mr. and Mrs. T. J.
Kiviluoma, Miss Robbie Lou Schneider
and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Ohlson were
the chaperons.
Cokes were sold by Mrs. Clarence
Schirra and Chuck Bailey, who was
home on leave.
Herb Knapp checked the coats and
entertained everybody with his magic
tricks.
Everyone sang “ Happy Birthday” to
Pat Schirra and joined in singing Christ
mas carols.
Splash Party Stirs
Only Sm all Ripples
Splash!, but it wasn’t very big. The
natatorium of N. T. H. S. was the scene
of a splash party sponsored by Home
Room 112 on January 7.
Miss Marie Green’s sophomore home
room planned a party for 30 members,/
Eleven people attended and only seven
were from Home room 112. The re
maining four were guests from other
sophomore home rooms. “ Never again,
unless 80 percent or all come,” said
Miss Green.
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N IL E H IL IT E
Friday, January 18, 1946
K i H - v ï ï n v n û i - ¥ ° llyw°°dHas "
i\ues has
SONG OF THE W E E K — Let it Snow,
Let it Snow, Let it Snow.
QUESTION OF THE W EEK— Did you
hear that the girls are going to play
Captain ball at the game tonight?
SIGHT OF THE W EEK — Ellie Nelson
and Gene Lewis between classes.
COUPLE OF THE W EEK — “ Chuckie
Monson and “ Boxy” Mueller.
Kay Jaeger’s hayride last Saturday
night seemed to be a great success in
one way or another.
Mr. Collins enjoyed his Christmas din
ner so much that he forgot about his
diet and ate until he gained seven
pounds.
“ Hot Lips” Stockfisch had a terrific
vacation! I f he wasn’t at Eleanor Bomark’s house he was at Barb Baldwin’s.
If you greet Shirley Bartleson and she
responds, “ Punch brother, punch with
care,” don’t take her too literally, it’s
just a line of poetry.
Have you seen Carolyn Gylden’s slack
suit with the huge black and red checks ?
Wow!
Someone must have told Chris Schlueter that girls prefer the cave-man type
of male because the “ brute” spanked
Shirley Seeley. It was all in fun though,
and at least Chris doesn’t bite people
like a certain “ KLU M PO ” .we know.
Isn’t it just like Dave Wilkinson to
ehoose a play with 12 scenes in the first
act for his play report in Dramatics?
By Dolores Wells
If you noticed a proud expression on
Kenneth Gengler’s face recently, it’s
because he had the honor of being
bumped into by V A N (short pause for
sighing) JOHNSON, and no other fresh
man can make that statement!
K E N N Y was waiting with about 300
of V A N ’S fans outside the Tribune Tow
er a few weeks ago, when V. J. alighted
from a car, exclaimed, “ Gee, not you
kids again!” and almost knocked Kenny
over ( accidentally).
KEN recovered from the shock suf
ficiently to notice that V A N was wearing
a gray suit, red sweater, and his usual
broad grin. He also spied a monogrammed hanky peeking out of a pocket. “ I ’ll
grab it !” thought K E N N Y . “ No you
won’t !” said his conscience, and his con
science was right, because a girl got it
first.
A few minutes later, however, V A N
dropped his pencil and K E N has that,
and part of; an autograph. (The mob
pulled him away before V A N could fin
ish signing it.)
What’s more, i f you have 20-20 vision
and a strong microscope you could have
easily spotted K E N in a picture of the
mob which appeared in the Tribune.
Is’nt fame wonderful?
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Tue Crew Cut
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b o R fc '
Around N. T. H. S. the students and
teachers have certain traits in person
ality, certain friends, and certain items
The question asked by the inquiring
with which they are associated most of
reporter this week is “ What is the best
the time.
thing experience has taught you?” The
CAN YOU IM AG IN E
following are some of the answers:
Betty Weldon without a' smile on her
Phyllis Humphrey—- Never write to
“
face ?
too many fellows— they always meet.”
Bob Roman without Sandra Goss?
Gary Oakley— “ Not to buy cars from
Carolyn Harnden with short hair?
used car dealers— only private parties.”
Nick Boznos without his camera?
Alice Jaeger— “ You never can win an
John Lane five feet tall?
argument with a teacher.”
Howie Lindstrom without rhythm ?
Sona Baptist— “ To keep your mouth
Jim McNeely with straight hair?
shut around gabby fellows— they take
Charmaine Valkenaar absent from too much for granted.”
school ?
John Lane — “ ’Hain’t taught me a
thing!”
N. T. H. S. without Miss Harbert?
Jackie Perrin— “ Never take a test
Marilyn Burns without her brown and
in school unless it’s given by a teacher.”
white knickers ?
Wally Krysher— “ A ll girls are fickle.”
Ken Stezskal without a girl on his
trail ?
Eleanor Rollick— “ Don’t be catty— it
Gary Oakley without a car?
bounces back like a boomerang.”
Davy Wilkinson— “ Don’t mess with
Frank (Red) Williams with coal black
girls named Bertha.”
hair ?
Chuck Massman eating fast?
Jack Suydam— “ In regard to women—
Pilar Dorado with a Brooklyn accent ? it’s best to let them have their own way.”
Charlotte Monson— “ Lay off the aspir
Stewie Munroe getting straight F ’s
ins.”
in school?
Carol Schuler— “ Never be late to class
Philip B r i c e without his school
— especially homeroom.”
sweater ?
Carol Holmberg— “ I can’t begin to
Ted Stockfisch not monkeying around ?
tell you.”
N. T. H. S. with a smoking lounge
Charlene Werner— “ Never trust fe l
and music over the P. A. system between
lows.”
classes ?
George Hoffman— “ Smashing into cars
doesn’t pay.”
By Dolores Wells
Gene Lewis— “ Oh, brother!!”
Hollywood started the fad of nick
Frank Zallar— “ Never do the same
naming people for the thing you notice
the most about them. Well, Hollywood thing twice.”
may have “ The Voice” and “ The Look” ,
Pat Schirra— “ Experience may be the
but Nilehi has:
best teacher, but it is also the most ex
“ The GIGGLE” .........Bette Youngberg pensive one.”
“ The CHARM ” .............. Betty Weldon
Dolores Lauth— “ Not to ditch physi
“ The B R A IN ” ................. Linda Larson cal ed.”
“ The SM ILE” ...... ......... .Don Carlson
Fred Champlain— “ Never tell a girl
“ The BODY” .........................Jim Ehmer
you love ’er. She may take you ser
“ The BLUSH” .......... . .Frank Williams
iously.”
“ The W A L K ” ................... Donna Norum
Jack Zaller— “ To always do my home
“Jhe E YE S ” ..................Mr. Kiviluoma
work.”
“ The JOKE” . ... ........................................................Mr. Ashworth
Betty Rae— “ Never let your heart rule
“ The CREW CUT” ___ ..Ted Stockfisch
“ The N A M E ” ....... . ......... Uno Larson your head!”
Jane Sparkman— “ Never pay any at
tention to your mother’s opinions on
love matters!”
U
i
Janet Johnson— “ Never accept candy
from strange people. Especially men!”
Marlys Lawrence— “ Don’t fool around
with your sister’s boyfriend.”
We found this poem on a table in
Mr. Adams— “ A person should learn
Study Hall. It was titled “ Poem of a
wisdom, but I haven’t done so; however,
Latin Student.”
I have learned tolerance.”
One sweetie nightorum
Roger Racine— “ Never answer ques
Lightibus outibus in parlorum,
Boyibus kissibus sweete girlorum,
tions asked by inquiring reporters.”
Dadibus hearibus loud smackorum
Beryle Schwabe— “ Whatever you do,
Comibus quickibus cum cluborum,
don’t ever play cards with boys!”
Givibus boyibus hard sockorum,
Violet Martinson— “ Don’t go to RiverKnockibus boyibus out di-dorum.
view with a boy!”
He getibus upibus cum limporum,
James Wead— “ That you can’t trust
Swearibus he kissibus girls no-morum! anybody, not even your best friend.”
�Page 4
Honor Robert E. Lee;
His Birthday Tomorrow
By Pat Baumhardt
“ Robert E. Lee has become a symbol
o f the American gentleman and soldier.”
This is a quotation from one of our
literature books here at school.
He was born on January 19, 1807 in
Virginia and he died in 1870. A t West
Point he graduated as Number Two man
in the class of 1829. He married the
great-granddaughter of Martha Wash
ington and was the father of Number
One man at West Point in the class of
1854.
In the Civil War, General Lee refused
the field command of the United States
Arm y because he believed that his first
loyalty was to his own native state. As
a leader of the Confederates, he became
the idol of the South,. and tomorrow,
January 19, the date of his birthday,
we honor him as one of our greatest
national heroes.
WITH
THE
We have quite a bit of trouble with
the Moros, as they are sneaky, slimy
creatures that steal anything they can
get their hands on. Their market place
is down by the wharves and is about
In a letter recently received from three times worse than Maxwell Street.
Corporal Stanley Kendall were many
They really are picturesque though,
interesting facts about his experiences
as the men are fierce and ugly with
and the places he has been. He is now at
bushy hair and black teeth from chewing
a weather station at Mindanao, Philip
betel nuts. It also makes their mouths
pine Islands. Here are some excerpts
and lips bright red.
from his letter.
95th A A F Weather Station
Zamboanga, Mindanao
Philippine Islands
December 1945
Well, it’s been a long time since I
have written to anyone in Niles so I
thought I ’d drop a short line to say hello
to everyone at the old school. To be
truthful about the entire matter I have
n’t been in a letter writing mood since
I left good old Nadzab, New Guinea. I ’ll
start my stofy there.
*
x
We were a bit isolated there and had
Maine at Niles
Tuesday, January 22, 7:30 to associate with the natives, so I picked
up a good knowledge of Pidgin English.
Exams
For diversion, I supplemented my sched
Two Days
Wed. and Thurs., January 23-24 ule with aerial flights to Wewak and
Raboul on B-24 bombing missions.
Basketball
Niles at Arlington
. On the first of August my orders came
Friday, January 25, 7:30
through to proceed to Manila, Luzon. So
See Chicago Club Trip
I waited. Finally the plane came and
Museum of Science and Industry
we flew to Biak and then to Manila via
Saturday, January 26
Morotai, Halamaharia, and Tacloban,
Basketball
Leyte.
Libertyville at Niles
I was greatly surpised in Manila
Friday, February 1, 7:30
at the way the Filipino girls looked. They
were .really attractive, knew and under
stood English, and on the whole looked
like any girl from Evanston, except for
their dark skin and hair.
Tlj,© N ileh ilite is Written, printed, and
published by the students o f the Niles
Township H igh School, Skokie, Illinois.
Dr. A. Li. Biehn. superintendent-principal.
Editor-in-chief: Joan F lavin
NEAVS S T A F F
Editor: Joan F lavin
R eporters: Joan K reegier, P h yllis Humph
rey, Arlene Ruesch, Byron Krysher.
Gloria, Malnick, Lorrajne Shade.
FEATU RE
STAFF
E ditor: B eryle Schwabe
R eporters: P at Schirra, Eleanor R ollick ,
Dolores Lauth, P at Horner; P a t Baum
hardt, Dolores W ells, B etty Fortman,
Joan W esterberg, V io le t Martinson.
SPORTS S T A F F
E ditor: John Lane
R eporters: Don Olson, June Pence, R obert
Kepen, Fran k Zallar, B eryle Schwabe.
Circulation m anager: V io le t Martinson.
Assistants: Eleanor R ollick. P a t Horner.
Exchange editor: Dolores W ells
Assistant: June Pence
F acu lty Advisers
Paul Eberhardt
Clement M eier
It is about 18 inches long, but is much
thicker than the Kris.
ARMED FOPCEJ
Nadzab is nothing more vrum a native
settlement on the Markham River. 1 . was
the capital of Eastern N. G., but was one
of the largest, air bases in the SW PA
during the war. I had a perfect deal
there, and one I ’ll never forget or equal
Girls in Action
overseas. I had my own private shack
Captain ball tournament
and it was all fixed up with this, that,
Tonight at game
and the other thing. I had a beautiful
Basketball
desk out o f Advon hdqts., a soft-as-silk
Warren at Niles
lined “ sack,” a kitchen and all kinds of
Tonight, 7:30
good food, table and chairs, a huge book
Basketball
case filled with books, and a rock garden
Niles at Proviso
Saturday, Januarj 19, 7:30 and vegetable garden that kept me well
supplied with fresh vegetables.
Basketball
rm jE H T u fe
Friday, January 18, 1946
N IL E H IL IT E
Add all that together and you have a
pretty good picture o f Zambo. Then you
throw in large rice paddies, coconut
palms, plantations, low mountain ranges,
and sandy beaches and you can just
imagine Zambo, the land where monkeys
have no tails. Just goes to show that
story books aren’t always right, because
the monkeys do have tails!
jpgg • —
-
äraww w sa s y i
•
¡g(|m m m m |ggj gjggg H V y
Corporal Stanley Kendall with full
flight gear, at Nadzab, New Guinea,
February 1945. Stan was graduated from
Nilehi in June of 1942.
Well, I ’m off to plot a map now and do
a little work for a change, so I ’ll remain,
Very sincerely yours,
Stan Kendall
Cpl. Stanley Kendall 6352
95th A A F Weather Station
A.P.O. 717 % Postmaster,
They had very good food there, and
San Francisco, California
although the streets were Uttered with
ruins, they were beginning to rebuild
things.
Finally I flew to Zambo where I am
now. The unique thing about Zambo
is the Moros. They are Mohammedan
and have no use for Christians. In fact,
their belief is that for every Christian
they kill on earth they will get a virgin
in heaven. They even have a special knife
they use for killing the Christians, called
Herb Knapp has lost his white rab
a Kris. The Kris is about three feet long bit. He must have it for his famous hat
and is wavy like a bobby pin. Another trick. I f you have any information about
one of their fancy knives is the Barong. it, please let him know immediately.
LOST
�Friday, January 18, 1946
R. C. Swim Test Find
Many Can't Swim
Trojan Spurt
Nets 6th W in
By Frank Zallar
Playing on even terms for three and a
,
half periods at Libertyville last Friday
evening, the Nilehi varsity Trojans
turned on the pressure in the last four
minutes of play to smother the Wild
cats 53 to 38.
Chalking up 25 points in the final per
iod, the Trojans were absolutely “ hot*”
especially on their notorious “ set” shots,
which really found the range.
An encouraging sign of improvement
was that final burst of power, which was
sadly'lacking in previous games. Several
Trojans, including “ Ig gey” Mueller, real
ly showed their long-expected sharp
shooting accuracy, which should bolster
the team’s morale tremendously.
As for the rest of the game, it was
closely competitive with the Wildcats
throwing serious scares at the Trojans
giving them everything there was to
offer. Incidentally, the Trojans gained
their fourth conference triumph against
one loss in this game keeping just off
pace with Arlington and Crystal Lake.
Lane, the Trojans’ high-point man to
date, again led in scoring with 14 points,
while Belp:ens tallied 11. James of Liber
tyville who scored 11 points and his
teamate, Drake, who totaled 10, were
the big guns for the worthy opponents.
NILE S
Behrens
Di Salvo
Lane
Mueller Stockfisch
Williams
Totals
FG
4
1
6
4
3
3
FT
21
-
Page 5
N IL E H IL IT E
11
3
1
2.
2
1
2
TP
11
3
14
10
7
8
53
L IB E R T Y V IL L E
By Don Olson
“ Hey, Joe, did you pass that fiveminute swim?” “ Boy, was that 100-yard
breast stroke tough!” These are some of
the comments that have been heard in
the Nilehi boys’ locker room lately.
American Red Cross swimming tests
have been given in the boys’ swimming
classes on Thursdays and Fridays.
There are about 150 freshman boys
participating in these classes. A t the
beginning of the school year there were
60 freshmen who could not swim. As of
December 21 there are only 20 boys
classed as non-swimmers. Fifty-six boys
have passed the Beginners’ test and 30
have passed the Intermediate test.
A ll boys receive cards wsued by the
American Red Cross for the course
passed. A fter the Beginners’ and Inter
mediate tests come the Swimmer, A d
vanced Swimmer, Junior L ife Saving,
Senior L ife Saving, and Water Safety
tests.
Mr. Anton T. Schubert, who has charge
of the swimming, has adopted the slogan,
“ Our goal for 1946 is 100 per cent Swim
mers and a knowledge of Water Safety.”
Girls Play Captainball
Between Halves Tonight
By Beryle Schwabe
Tonight is the night!! The night for
what, you ask. The night that two
teams will meet and play between the
halves of the basketball game. What
two teams ? Two teams o f girls, who will
play captain ball.
Yes, in order to show that the female
cannot be outdone, they will play their
final tournament game tonight between
the halves of the two games.
They will play two ten-minute halves,
one during the J. V. game, and the other,
the final half, during the varsity game.
The teams, all look as i f they are in
excellent shape, so I ’ll just say, may the
best team win.
J. V .’s D rop To Kits
F or Seventh Loss
By Bob Kepen
The Junior Trojans received their
second conference defeat of the season
at the hands of a powerful Libertyville
team by the score of 35-27 Friday night,
January 11 at Libertyville.
The Trojans got off to a bad start
early in the game and at the end of the
first quarter trailed by six points. In the
second period the Trojans narrowed Libertyville’s lead to three points.
The second half opened wtih Niles
trailing 17-14. In the third, quarter our
Trojans again fell down and Libertyville
pulled away with a five-point lead to end
the quarter. Libertyville really went to
town in the fourth quarer scoring eight
points as compared to five scored by the
Trojans. The final gun sounded with the
Trojans trailing 35-27.
High-point man fo r Niles was Bill
Comstock with 15. Jim McNeely followed
next with 5. Nemmers was high man for
Libertyville with 14.
W ILE S
• FG
Fisher
M cNeely
K arn atz
Comstock
F a rr
Garner
H en iiger
K u tz
L IB E R T Y V IL L E
1
1
0
7
0
0
1
0
10
FG
Beddlz
Nemmers
Eiserman
Larson
Otis
A c k le y
Black
5
4
3
0
0
0
0
12
FT
2
3
0
1
0
0
0
T
,7
FT
2
6
1
0
0
2
0
11
TP
4
5
0
15
0
0
2
1
27
TP
12
14
7
0
0
2
0
35
Parkers Beat J. V.'s
In Close Battle
The Nilehi Junior Trojans lost a hardfought non-conference game to Highland
Park 32-22 Tuesday afternoon, Decem
ber 18.
Coach Robert Mackey’s Trojans kept
a close pace with the Highland Park
team all through the first quarter by
scoring five points to Highland Park’s
Scoring by Q u a rte rs:
six. The second quarter saw Highland
Niles
8
10
10
25
53
Park doing most of the scoring.
Libertyville
10
11
7
10
38
The second half opened with Niles
trailing 14 to 18. Again in the third
quarter, the Trojans were outscored by
six points.
The fourth quarter was the most even
one, but the Trojans couldn’t get out in
* Pos.
G
FG F T Att.
FT
Ave.
PF
TP
front.
Behrens
F
11
27
31
13
37.5
5
66 N IL E S
Di Salvo
G
11
21
21
2
FG
FT
TP
5.8
29
44
Anderson
1
a
2
Guenther
C
6
3
3
g M cNeely
2
66.6
4
1
2
4
Kokum
Fisher
F
l
3
7
9
5
5
2
40.0
2
12 Comstock
2
0
4
Lane
C
12
K
48
56
31
0
0
50.9
0
22
127 H arnatz
einiger
1
0
2
Mueller
F
11
24
28
18
64.0
24
66 K u tz
0
0
0
Munroe
Garner
1 ' 0
2
G
^
11
11
17
10
61.0
17
32 F arr
0
0
0
Stezskal
G
10
3
6
Ö
9
2
0
l
22.2
1
o Siegel
9
4
22
Stockfisch
G
12
21
12
24
50.0
26
54 H IG H L A N D P A R K
Williams
FG
FT
TP
12
30
45
22
F
55.5
32
82 Greco
1
9
4
Zenzola
0
0
0
Totals
12
193
199
114 , 45.3
158
'5
499 Coleman
0
10
Plaleutinin
0
3
3
Games are up to and include the Libertyville game played Friday,
T agliap ietre
0
0
0
January 11
Greenberg
0
0
0
Larson
2
6
Abbreviations: Position, Games, Field Goals, Free Throws Attempted.
10
11
10
32
rree Throws, Average for Free Throws, Personal Fouls and Total Points.
Niles
5
8
14
22
Bornell
Camelleno
Drake
Herr
James
Seiler
Wagner
Werskopf
Young
Totals
1
4
3
1
5
0
0
0
1
15
2
1
4
0
1
0
0
0
0
8
4
9
10
2
11
0
0
0
2
38
Composite Box Score
H igh lan d
P ark
6
14
24
32
�Page 6
N IL E H IL IT E
Trojan Swimmers Lose;
Jones Breaks Record
Despite the fact that a record was
broken by a Trojan aquaman, the Nilehi
swim teams suffered their fourth con
secutive loss at the hands of two pow
erful Highland Park teams last Friday
in the Nilehi pool by scores of 44-22
and 50-16 for the varsity and froshsophs respectively.
The Parkers won all but three events,
with the varsity 50-yard free style and
both classes of diving going to the Tro
jans. Herb Jones, who won the varsity
50-yard free style, really took all honors
by setting a new school record of 26.9
seconds. Gene Hegarty took first in the
varsity diving while Don Speer won the
frosh-soph diving event.
This afternoon the Trojan swimmers
are hosts to the Maine swimmers at 4
o’clock. The “ Men o f Troy” will be out
for revenge for the defeat they were
given at the Maine Pool.
■ \~ sr
50-yard Free— W on by Jones.- N. ; Deeming,
HP,, second; Smith, HP., third Tim e 26.9
100-yard B reast — W on by H eller. H P.;
Himan, HP., -second; Blessing'. N. third.
Tim e 1:08.7
1©O-yard Back— W on by Date. HP., Schmid
—
second; Rosenheim, HP., third. Tim e
-1:13.7
JOO-ymd Freie— W on by Redfern. HP.;
Polleck, HP., second; Ebert. N. third.'
Tim e 1:00.1
Diving'-r-Won by H egarty, N; Haupt. HP.
second; A tterid ge, HP., third
Free Style R e la y — W on bv H ighland Park
Hledley R e lay — W on by H ighland Park
F R O S H -S O P H
¡TO-yard F "ee— W on by Rosenthal, HP.;
Grady. HP. second; DaVeau, N. third.
Tim e 28.6
50-yard B ib a st — W on by W righ t, H P.;
Arenberg. HP., second; Sänke. N. third.
Tim e 34.0
50-yrj-d B ack — Won by Allison, HP.; W eb
er. HP., second; W a g s ta ff. N. third.
Tim e 33.7
75-yard F ree — W on by Ruben, H P .; K ile y
HP. second; Ebert, N. third. Tim e 45.2
H ivin g— Won by Speer, N.; Morton. HP.
second; EbeH, HP. third.
F ree Style R e lay — W on by H ighland Park
T R O J A N
By John Lane
The girls want to play captain ball
(their form of basketball) during the
half of the varsity games. That might
add some amusement to what have been
lately, dry evenings.
A t least there
would be a heck of a lotta noise.
This is a plea to the student ad
visers of Niles Twp. Can’t there
please be a “ Pep Club” ? It is get
ting so that teachers have to “ po
lice” the bleachers during basketball
games. I f we had a Pep Club and
had Pep Club meetings, maybe this
wouldn’t be necessary.
Give a student responsibility and a
feeling that he doesn’t have to be
watched, and then you just watch
the change that takes place.
Track has claimed some of our super
athletes. Maybe some of you have no
ticed a couple of weary, beat-out looking
guys running around the school every
day. These are our future Nilehi track
men. Elmer (Mert)-Valkenaar and Vito
(can you do this?)Colano are among the
speedier Trojan trudgers. Colano is real
ly training, I hear. He has milk three
times a day, is in bed at nine every night
unless he’s doing something like, maybe
homework, and he positively won’t eat
meat on Friday.
Question o f the week: (we print everj
two weeks. Kitty Korner has the other
question.) Why does Theodore Stockfisch
do what he do?
He says he wouldn’t do it if it weren’t
for the “ schmeckies.”
To all confused readers: W e’re con
fused too.
Ebert Dives fo r Last Lap in Medley
This photograph, by the school’s ace picture snapper, Nick Boznos, shows Ted
Ebert starting the last lap o f the medley against Morton. With a perfect
start Ted won the event, but the team was not as successful in the meet.
Friday, January 18, 1946
WARS
By Beryle Schwabe
W ell, we have a new question of the
week. What has happened to our G.A.A.,
which was newly formed this year ?
There seem to be quite a few things
coming to light about it. In the first
place, we find that we are not members
of the state organization and are not
entitled to the privileges included there
in.
Although this was passed by both the
G.A.A. board and the whole organiza
tion, these same people who passed it
now say they did not know what was
being passed. I f this was the case, it
seems that it’s about time the members
woke up to what is going on.
As we do not belong to the state or
ganization we cannot send our girls to
the state G. A. A. camp, which has
always been one of the highlights of
the year. We are not entitled to the
letters given by this organization and
are definitely on our own. This last little
bit of information is what has happened
by voting without complete understan
ding.
The first compensation for these
things having been abolished was the
point system of giving awards. For
each hour of athletic participation, you
were to have received one point. The
points added up were supposed to give
you enough for a letter if you had only
been out a few times. Now there is no
G.A.A. and no activity.
Also, this might have been fine for
the freshmen, but whajt o f the upper
classmen who have been out for all
activities offered in the past two years
and have received no recognition for
their efforts and will get none for them ?
them ? A t present the G.A.A. hasn’t a spon
sor. It is hanging in mid-air until an
entirely new teacher will come and when
she comes, she will take the organization.
Then we will probably try to begin ‘
again. As a mere suggestion, why don’t
we have an advisory board set up right
now and offer suggestions as to what
has worked in the past and what has
failed ?
I f the board would meet right away,
Dr. Biehn* would be very glad to spon
sor a mass meeting, so the whole group
may undo the things we do not like
and see what we can do about getting
back into the state G.A.A. The floor is
all laid. Let’s see what the board will
do. It ’s up to them, now!
Also news in the girls’ department,
and to be carried out in the same way,
will be the girls’ basketball championship
which will be played on January 21.
There are about five teams which are
in running fo r the title. Although there
are other teams, they don’t seem to be
any competition fo r these five senior
teams.
The captains of these senior teams are
Jane Taylor, La Verne Kellen, Barbara
Nelson, Beverly Kuhn, and Pat Coward.
But, more about this in the next issue.
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voi. VII, No. 6
Skokie,' Illinois
Friday, December 21, 1945
Vespers Service Includes
Candlelight Processional
Nick Boznos snaps a few art students applying the last touches to the cafeter
ia’s Christmas village scene. Other evidences of the coming Yuletide are the
trees in the cafeteria and the library, the figures watching over the service
flag, and the appearance of a boy disguised as Santa Claus.
Unknown Teacher
Forms New Club
School Nears Goal
Of 5 Hospital Units
Teachers, if you see some students
roaming the halls with bent backs and
a scavenger’s look in their eyes, let them
alone, because they are keeping Nilehi’s
halls clean.
These scavengers are members of an
organized club. They even have pins and
are under the direction of an anonymous
teacher who doesn’t want his name pub
licized in the Nilehilite.
The pins were designed by Bill Sanke
and áre about one-half inch in diameter
with a large “S” and a small “N” in the
background.
The president of the club is Hilda Bonaguro; vice-president, Jerry Porter;
treasurer, Bill Bierbaum; and publicity
chairman, Bill Sanke.
As a reward for the “splendid co
operation of the student body in pur
chasing stamps and bonds,” Miss Grace
ilarbert is planning to have an all
school assembly at a date to be announ
ced later.
The amount of stamps and bonds sold
thus far to purchase five hospital units
in the Vaughan General Hospital is
$14,981.75. The goal is $15,000.00 and
Miss Harbert says, “One more bond will
do it.”
The students chosen to present these
units to Vaughan General hospital are
Bruce Cook, senior; Bob Bierbaum, jun
ior; Jane Schewe, sophomore, and Pat
Scheuerman, freshman.
Scale Models Augment
Edgar's Demonstration
Foreign Lands Take
Party, Spotlight
The foreign language club party, held
A scale model of the new 200-inch re in the assembly December 19, turned out
flecting telescope being built on the mile- Ito be a jolly festivity.
The Latin classes explained the origin
high top of Mt. Palomar, California, was
of the Saturnalia or Christmas. After
shown in an all-school assembly at Nilehi
Monday morning when Robert T. Edgar, comparing the Latin Christmas- customs
lecturer, explained the- operation of the with the American customs, they gave a
skit of the Roman Saturnalia using Ro
“Cyclops of Palomar.”
Mr. Edgar is the son of the inventor man costumes.
The German class was told about the
of the 170-ton bearing which will enable
the huge 500-ton telescope to be pointed origin of the Christmas tree by Ted
toward any spot in the heavens including Eckert. Then followed the German songs,
th North Star, heretofore impracticable “O Tannenbaum” and Stille Nacht” sung
by the class. Anita Schmid gave a read
with telescopes of éven lesser size.
Among the other scale models shown ing about Christmas customs in Ger
and explanied in the lecture-demonstra many.
The Spanish class followed with a
tion was that of the 20-ton Pyrex mirror
which is 16 feet in diameter and two feet short play on a Spanish Christmas with
thick. This mirror, costing a million dol a Spanish solo by Audrea Bredberg.
The French class gave a representation
lars, required nearly nine years to make.
Work on the largest telescope ever of a Christmas Eve as a church cele
attempted has been resume^ at Mt. Pal bration, which included the French
omar following suspension of activity songs “A Shepherd’s Song,” “Qu’as-tu,
immediately after the Pearl Harbor at- Bergire?,” “Nuit Silen Ciense,” and
^ack, the speaker said....
“Minuit Chretiens.”
Despite the near-zero weather Sun
day afternoon, December 16, there was
a large turnout at the second ; annual
“Christmas Vespers” held at N, T. H. S.
The program was presented by the school
Choir and Girls’ Glee club under the di
rection of Miss Clara A. Klaus.
The setting was an appropriate one,
with colorful replicas of church windows
in the background, Christmas trees flank
ing the stage, and the candlelight proces
sional. One hundred and fifteen robed
singers participated in the latter, each
one carrying a lighted candle, and sing
ing the “Vesper Hymn.”
The Girls’ Glee Club opened the pro
gram with the singing of “From Heaven
Hi^h the Angels Come,” “Christmas
Snows of Sweden,” and “Carol of the
Bells.” The pieces were sung in three
parts, with the last one a cappello. Mar
garet Donavan was accompanist.
The blue-robed Choir presented “Led
by a Star,” a cantata by J. Lillian Vandevere and Haydn M. Morgan, with Doris
Bailey, Evelyn Màhnke, and Frank Bac—
kes as soloists. Muriel Hendrickson was
the accompanist for this group. Armin
Watkins, freshman, played violin ob
bligato for Doris Bailey’s solo and for
the Glee Club’s singing of “Christmas
Snows of Sweden.”
Grace Klehm played a flute solo,
“Nocturne,” b y . Chopin, with Marilyn
Gustafson accompanying her on the
piano.
The Choir sang the “Hallelujah Chor
us” as their last number, while the audi
ence stood silently attentive.
G.A.A. Dance Gets
Kraemer ’s Band
The annual G. A. A. Christmas Dance
will take place tonight in the assembly
room from eight tir eleven o’clock. This
year it is known as the “Yuletide Yump”
and festive holiday music fo r 1the oc
casion will be provided by Chuck Kraemer and his orchestra. The bids were
made up by Lorelei Meilicke and are
priced at $1.80 apiece.
The teachers and their wives who will
act as chaperons for the“Yuletide Yump”
are Mr. and Mrs. Ronald VanArsdale,
Mr. and Mrs. Clement Meier, and Mr.
and Mrs. H. R. Ohlson.
Several groups deserve mention for
their work in connection with this dance.
Nancy Hall and her committee arranged
the decorations and advance- publicity
was handled by Mrs. Ruth Esch and her
students over the public address system.
Executive Board were responsible for
conceiving and organizing the dance.
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NILEHILITE
Assembly Features English Classes Create
Vespers Selections
Unique Book Court
Friday, December 21 , 1945
HarbertReorganizes
"See Chicago Club"
“Order in the court. Guilty or not
Maxwell Street and the Jane Acidams
guilty?” These are some of the things Housing Project were visited on Sunday,
that have been heard recently in Miss December 9 by 69 of the 100 members
Grace Pendleton’s freshman and soph of Nilehi’s newly reorganized “ See
omore English classes.
Chicago Club.” They were transported
The student reads a book and is then in school buses for the first trip which
summoned to court as defendant and this organization has prepared in three
charged with “having read a dull book.” years. Miss Grace Harbert, the faculty
Each defendant pleads his own case and sponsor, originated the club in 1932.
tries to prove that he read an exciting
The club’s two chief offices of “major”
book. After cross-examination by the and. “majorette” are filled by Stewart
prosecuting attorney, (Don Biehn and Munroe and Marion Schubert, respec
Don Carlson were outstanding, according tively. They direct the work of ten
to Miss Pendleton) a jury of five, fol “captains” and the planning committee
lowing due deliberation, brings in its j which consists .of Bill Anderson, Fran
verdict and the “culprit” is either ac cis Klein, Marilyn Burns, Charmaine
quitted or penalized by the judge. Oc Neutz, and Dave Wilkinson.
cupying the judicial bench last month
In the past the club has made spring
were Bill Comstock, Ed Beebe, Dick Nor vacation trips to Washington, D.C. in
man, and Jim Wieder.
the even-numbered years, and to Springfield, Illinois, in the odd-numbered years.
The former trip will be taken next
spring if at all possible, according to
Miss Harbert.
The See Chicago Club” will make a
Chicago trip each month and in January
Miss Natalie Wells, former physical
education teacher, left Niles Township the group has decided to see the stock- ;
High School on December 7 to be a field yards, the Rosenwald Museum of Science
secretary with the Chicago Council of and Industry, and perhaps the Oriental
Girl Scouts. She will be one of five pro Museum. Miss Harbert also hopes that
soon they
fessional workers in the field of scouting broadcast. will attend a night radio i
//
and responsible for scouting in the east
Previously the club was open to seniors 1
section of Chicago.
and juniors, but the school’s increased
“It was wonderful.” After seeing the
Miss Wells attended the University of
play “Dear Ruth,” 19 students from Mr. Iowa where she received her Bachelor of enrollment has forced limiting the mem- ■
Ronald YanArsdale’s beginning dram Science degree. She came from Maine bership to seniors, Miss Harbert com- j
atics class made similiar remarks .as to Township High School a year ago last mented. The club’s members pay for all '
expenses
how they appreciated the play.
September to teach physical education holidays. and make their trips on school ■
at Niles.
Last Wednesday, December 12, was
the day that the class went. This custom
Miss Mildred Schaefer will take over
of class attendance at theatre parties Miss Wells’ classes until a new teacher
is a tradition of the school dramatics is secured. Mr. Anton Schubert will have
department, Mr.Van Arsdale said.
charge of the synchronized swimming
The play is now at the Harris Theatre and the “Water Carnival.”
A “going away” party was given by
On Thursday, December 6, 759 Nilehi
and has been seen and enjoyed by many
during its unusually long engagement the 300 members of the Nilehi G.A.A. for students had their eyes tested under the
in Chicago. The students from Nilehi Miss Wells last Friday in the girls’ gym school health program. Other tests to fol
who saw it were Audrea Bredberg, Mar- during the ninth period. She was given a low will include hearing tests, Schick
ice Ray, Jeanette Oehring, Melaine M
i©* gold pin, a jacket, and a pen and pencil tests, Mantoux tests, smallpox vaccin
ation . and the chest x-ray.
kow, Eva Lou Michel, Charlene Jacob set.
Eighteen girls, composing the Stu
son, Barbara Ballantine, Joan Hull, Doris
dent Health Council, under the direction
Bernges, Howard Florus, Don Biehn, Jo
of Miss Mildred Schaefer, did the testing.
Ann Eberhardt, Mary. J. Brandt, Lyle
They will also help in other tests.
Dye, and Jackie Conard.
The Student Health Council consists
T h e N ile h ilite is w r it te n , p rin te d , an d of 18 girls from the 5-6 period Friday
p u b lish e d b y th e s tu d e n ts o f th e N ile s
Mrs. Esch Receives
T o w n s h ip H ig h S ch o o l, S k o k ie , Illin o is . gym class. They are Margaret Andreson,
su p erm te-n d erit-p rin cip ah Alison Ash, Helen Axell, Donna Bishop,
E d ito r -in -c h ie f: J o a n F la v in
Bouquet of Roses
NEW S STA FF
Dorothy Breden, Nancy Burge, Frances
E d ito r: Jo a n F la v in
, Red roses and warm gratitude from R e p o r te r s: J o a n K r e e g ie r , P h y llis H u m p h - Fuhr, Dorothy Horitz, Lois Kerley, Mar
rey, A rlen e _ R u esch , B y r o n K ry sh e r.
garet LeClerq, Margaret Meindl, Rae
U lo ria , M aln ick , L o r ra in e S h ad e
the dramatics students were given to
FEA TU R E STAFF i
Ihrke, Joyce Olson, Jane Sparkman,
Mrs. Ruth Esch for her direction of Ever E d ito r: B e r y le S ch w a b e
p o r r s:
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peared in the play, presented the bou
Jo a n W e s te r b e r g , V io le t M a rtin so n
Last year _the tests were also given,
quet of small roses to Mrs. Esch at the
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end of Act II of the last performance, R d itorters:o h non LO lson, J u n e P e n c e , R o b ert but were conducted by the Leaders’ class.
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Saturday night, December 8 .
K ep en , -F ran k Z a lla r, B e r y le S ch w a b e. An account of “How W Did It,” written
C ircu la tio n m a n a g e r : V io le t M a r tin so n .’
Students from the double cast who A s s is ta n ts : E le a n o r R o llic k . P a t H orn er. by Miss Schaefer, appears in the Decem
ber, 1945 issue of the American School
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were chosen to appear Saturday night E x c h a nn t: ed ito r:P en o lo r e s W e lls
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methods of interpreting the tests and •
ley Hoddinott, and Sandra Goss.
F a c u lt y A d v ise r s
P aul E berhardt
C lem en t M eier how the tests were completed in one day.
An all-school assembly devoted to
Christmas, under the direction of Miss
Clara A. Klaus, choral director, was
held in the. gym on Monday, December
17, during parts of the second and third
periods.
The Choir and girls’ glee clubs re
peated some of the Christmas music
which they sang for the “Christmas Ves
pers” the day before. The Choir wore
blue robes and the girls’ glee clubs Were
dressed in maroon robes.
The girls’ glee clubs sang “Christmas
Snows of Sweden” and “Carol of the
Bells.” The Choir sang some selections
from the Cantata, and the Hallelujah
Chorus from “The Messiah.”
The stage was set with drawings of
church windows, made by the art class,
under the supervision of Mr. John Wil
kins. There were two decorated Christ
mas trees on each side of the stage.
Song booklets were sold in homeroom
on December 17 for 2 cents. The students
sang Christmas carols from these after
the program by the groups on the stage.
Wells Leaves Nilehi;
Gets Farewell Gifts
Dramatics Students
Enjoy "Dear Ruth
Health Council Tests
School’s Eyesight
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Twelve Nilehi Students Resem ble Hollywood S ta rs
By Eleanor Rollick
Has anyone ever come up to you and
told you that you looked like Lana Tur
ner or that you were the “spittin’ image”
of Alan Ladd. It would be some compli
ment, wouldn’t it?
We’ve listed some Nilehi people that
resemble movie stars and we do hope
you agree!
Marilyn Burns Bette Davis
Wally Krysher
Guy Madison
Pat Horner
Merle Oberon
Paul Leondis - Humphrey Bogart
Dolores Wells Linda Darnell
Nick Rollick
John Garfield
Dick Graf
VanJohnson
Barbro Martinson - Sonja Lenie
Carl Bjorkdahl
- Alan Ladd
Uno Larson
Jackie Cooper
Gene Lewis
Orson Wells
Jimmy Katzel
Llbyd Nolan
Seated, left to right: Gene Lewis, Pat Horner, Dolores Wells, Barbo Martin
son, Jim Katzel.
Standing, left to right: Dick Graf, Carl Bjorkdahl, Paul Leondis, Wally Krysher,
Marilyn Burns, Uno Larson, Nick Rollick.
History Is Subjectof Student Conversation
ing boy who sits next to you in Spanish
By Dolores Wells
class ? I went to the show with him
“Hello Trudy. Oh, I must have the last night.
wrong number. My, what a deep, mascu
“Well, no, I didn’t exactly go with
line voice you have.
him, I sort of met him there.
“Why no, I wouldn’t mind talking
“I did NOT pick him up! As a matter
to you for a while. I was calling my of fact, I was sitting next to an empty
girlfriend, but it isn’t often a girl gets seat near the aisle when he walked by
to talk to someone who sounds like Alan and saw the empty sea*, and me of
Ladd. I’m sure I asked for Longbeach course, so he sat down.
8888. Are you on the same line or some
“No he didn’t say anything to me. He
thing?
was waitng for me to speak first, nat
“It is! Well for goodness sake, jerk, urally. But I don’t think he’s very polite.
“Why ? Well, I had seen the picture
put your big sister on the phone and
stop wasting my time.
before and when everyone was wonder
“Hello Trudy? I called to ask about ing whether Mrs. Van Greer was going
our history homework. What page was ;o stab her husband, I told him that, she
it?
wouldn’t. I explained all about how she
“I’ve simply been dying of curiosity poisons him instead, how the jury ac
quits her after the witness is found
about that blind date I fixed for you.
“Oh—he was!
lead, and the way she commits suicide
“He did!
because her boyfriend falls in love with
“He didn’t?
;he waitress. What do you think? After
“Well, he certainly had a lot of nerve i went to all the trouble of telling him
I
making all that fuss, just because I sort j everything, with all those nasty people
of exaggerated a teeny bit when I de saying ‘shhh!’ to me, too, he didn’t even
scribed you to him.
act grateful!
“I guess he must have spotted one of
“He said I lied about your resemblance
to Lana Turner! Why,he agreed with me -is boyfriends in some other part of the
when I showed him that snapshot of you heatre because all of a sudden, he got
at the beach with your head sticking out up and changed his seat.”
of the deep water. You know, the one
“Yes, mother, I’m coming right away.”
“Bye Jane.”
where your face blurred because I moved
the camera when I snapped it.
“But mother! I had to call about my
Yes, even though he didn’t have his homework; it’s not my fault if Jane is
glasses on, he said right away that it o talkative.”
looked like Lana Turner.
That humming sound ? It’s just the
other people on our line listening in.
They probably want to make a call.
Suicide? Not at Niles!!
Whenever I’m phoning, they pick up
What is this about Charlotte Monson
their receiver every 15 or 20 minutes. committing suicide by taking too many
It’s so annoying.
aspirins—and all because of Bob Klump?
Oh, Jane! You know that good look She looks pretty much alive to us.
K IT T Y K O RN ER
fl
22 Redheads at Nilehi;
Onlij Seven Are Boys
By “Torchy” Fortman
“Casey would waltz with the straw
berry blonde,” which goes to show that
redheads have always been outstanding
in one way or another. In New Zealand
long ago, redhaired people were con
sidered sacred. ' Redhaired women were
called witches and burned at the stake
during the Middle Ages, but now in
modern times they are whistled at.
A fiery temper has always been assoc
iated with th titian-haired and though
this may be true, there is no scientific
basis for it. The color of the hair is
caused by a pigment in the skin.
“Hey Red!” is Definitely Taboo
Here is a tip for you when you meet
a “redhead” don’t »say anything like:
“What’s the color of your hair, red” ?
Every redhead would swear he has
heard it at least a million times.
A disadvantage of having red hair
is that the skin tends to be very fair
and easily freckles.
Among the 21 redheads at N.T.H.S.
only seven are boys. (This should prove
something!) The students of our school
who were blessed( ?) this way are:
Gene Hegarty, Gwendolyn Tiseth, Jean
Eickelberg, Jo Ann Peters, Shirley Pet
ers, William Graefen, Elsie Odegard,
Barbara Johnson, Tommie Coleman,
Marianne Ruesch, Frank Williams, Mary
Jean Brandt, Barbara Steele, Alice Heiman, Don Siegal, Joan Geng, Howie
Siegal, Earl Carlson, Ruth Kluge, Lola
Werhane.
COUPLE OF THE WEEK—Alan Karlove and Lucy Kluesing.
SAYING OF THE WEEK—Why don’t
we get a longer vacation?
SONG OF THE WEEK—Waitin’ for the
train to come in.
SIGHT OF THE WEEK — Christmas
Decorations.
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NILEHILITE
F^xday, December 21, 1945
It surprises many of us to know that
Japan was not the old-fashioned place
many of us thought it to be, and for
first-hand information Dick Assmussen
says it sure surprised him. Even though
the places he has seen, including Hiro
shima and Kure, are completely demol
By Pat Horner
Due to popular demand, from this date ished, the place is very active with people
forth this column will carry the ad and the civilians are being treated reYou often hear of people complaining
dresses of all parties mentioned herein. Imarkably well for the way they treated
If you would like to have the address of the Americans during the war. He would that they never have time, so—we de
any boy in service and it is possible to | like to hear from any of his old friends cided to find out what they need more
time for. When we asked, “What would
who would be interested in writing.
get it, we will gladly send it to you.
you do with a twenty-fifth hour?” we
Dick Assmussen, 36906100
Also any letters received will be put in
were told:
the column so if you have an odd picture j Co. C 186 Infantry, APO No. 41
| % PM, San Francisco, California
lying a ound just put it in an envelope
Wally Krysher—“Spend it with Sue.”
along with a little news about yourself
Dolores Wells—“Stay out an hour later
and it will make a much more interesting
Just aboard the U. S. S. Princeton,
nights.”
column.'
Peter Jaeger tells of a sight-seeing trip
that most any civilian would enjoy, a
Eleanor Rollick — “Spend it with
| complete inspection of a navy ship.. He ; Wally.”
In the" U.S. Merchant Marine Cadet
Corps, Bob Anderson writes to tell us has come to the conclusion that you de
Don Olson—“Spend it thinking about
all about the service he is in. In this finitely need a car to go from one end of what I could do with a twenty-sixth
organization he goes to school for six the ship to another. As this paper goes hour.”
months and then to sea for two years. to press he is probably on the high seas,
Betty Fortman—“Sleep.”
When this is finished he is sent to Kings | but when he wrote, he had just come
| from Newport, and was waiting for sail
Dolores Lauth—“Eat, sleep, and listen
Point, New York, for two years and then
receives a commission in the USMS and in g orders in Philadelphia. There the to WIND swing program.”
the USNR. He is now aboard a troop I ship had just been completely recon
Phyllis Humphrey—“Wash my hair
ship th at was just commissioned on Sep ditioned.
and go to bed.”
Peter Jaeger, S l/C
tember 10.
Gloria Malnick—“Use it to learn how
USS Princeton, 3rd Div.
C/M R. R. Anderson
to change a flat tire.”
%FPO, New York, New York
S. S. Marine Jumper
June Pence—“I would be so angelic
%PM, San Francisco, California
I would devote it to studying for jour
From scenic Santa Fe, New Mexico, nalism.” (She has to get a B some way
Rupert Rogner tells of his short life in next semester.)
Allen Grover, in the toothpick fleet
the army. Although he has only been in
of the Navy, sends his best wishes to the
Dorothy Davis—-“Would do history
Nilehilite and all concerned, from the since September 27, he says the food is that I neyer have time to do.”
swell and he has loads of time for re
far-oif-but-much-heard-of island Okin creation.
Sally Nissen—“If I had an extra hour
awa. This toothpick business is really on
After being inducted he spent eleven I would get to school on time for a
the level as he is on a motor mine sweep
’-’vs at Fort Sheridan and was sent to change.”
er and the entire boat is made of wood.
Margie Rochow—“I would forget aj Fort Leonard Wood, where he received
He has met only one boy from Nilehi re
!his basic training. This place that he bout school and homework.”
cently and that was last September
says has loads of good food and free
Polly Wettengel—“I would sit with
when he saw Warren Gochenbach at
Itime is an atomic plant in New Mexico. Harry.”
Pearl Harbor. They had quite a time
| Also as an after thought, he writes of
Bill Hohs—“I would talk to my brother
discussing old times and especially en
| beautiful scenery and nice warm who is on his way home.”
joyed reliving Mr. Wilkins’ mechanical weather.
drawing class.
Earl Carlson—“I would spend half of
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five hours and the other half at the “Rag
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Marilyn Pearson—“I would spend that
hour with a certain someone.”
John Lane—“I would put it in just
nail, Betty Ann Rae came running up.
before it was time to get up so 1 could
In the commotion she dropped her purse
sleep that much longer.”
and a number of little objects fell out,
Bob Blessing—“I would study the
such as lipstick, combs, compact, small
By Pat Schirra
notebook, pencils, fountain pen, hand- stars.”
Pat Freeding—“Daaah!”
kerchiefs, cough drops, money, pictures,
What do girls carry in their pocket- ■
nail file, ink, bobby pins, keys, shoe
Carol Homberg—“If it was at night
books ? lh a t is a question boys often
and the stars were out, well, use your
r 'k. Sometimes very odd things are Ilaces, and a small screw driver.
Combs, lipstick, and compacts seem imagination.”
found. A few girls were asked what
to be the common things carried by
they carried in their purses.
Barbara Baldwin—“Stay out an hour
Dorothy Lacy was the first person girls, along with a lot of other things to later.”
encountered with the question and she fill up the purse, but Nancy Ohlson has
Bud Horton—“Sleep for a half hour,
replied, “There is nothing unusual in my a different idea on the situation. She eat for a half hour and go hunting for
puree: only a comb, two compacts, three carries a big purse with only a comb, a half hour.” (That boy’s arithmetic is
pencils, a fountain pen, letters, a tube lipstick and a compact. Nancy says, “No wonderful!)
of lipstick, a small notebook, gobs of thing else is very necessary; it just
Gene Lewis—“I would spend it with
Kleenex, gum, candy, safety pins, wal clutters up your purse so you can’t find
Elly Nelson.”
let with pictures, and a bunch of little anything!”
Nancy Burge—“I’d go and see some
things that aren’t important.” Well,
Donna Wilton said that she never car
Dorothy didn’t have many things in her ried a purse. “Everything I need I put in one I haven’t seen in seven weeks.”
purse, did she?
my pockets. I’m not different from anyJack McNeely — “Aw, gee, I don’t
Then while we were walking down the ' one else, am I ?”
know.”
W ITH
THE
ARMED FORCE!
Survey Shows Not All
Girls Stuff Their Purses
�Friday, December 21, 1945
NILEHILITE
J. V.'s Beat Leyden
For 2nd Victory
By Bob Kepen
The Junior Trojan cagemen easily won
their second conference game by swamp
ing the Leyden Blue Eagles 35-21, Fri
day night, December 14 on the Nilehi
home floor.
The game got off to an even enough
start and at the end of the flrst quarter
it looked as if the Trojans would have a
hard fight on their hands, for the score
was tied, 6-6 . The second quarter was
anything but the first, for the powerful
“Boys of Troy” piled up a total of seven
points, and with smart defensive play,
held Leyden to only one point in that
period. The first half ended with Niles
leading 13-7.
The second half opened with a bang
as both teams did a lot of scoring, but
the sharp shooting of the swift Trojans
scored twice as many points as the Blue
Eagles were able to get, and an exciting
third quarter came to an end with the
Trojans out in front 13-25.
The final quarter was just as fast as
the third with both teams turning on the
power. The Leyden Blue Eagles made a
last desperate attempt to catch the run
away Trojans but failed as the Trojans
scored 10 ponts compared to 8 scored by
Leyden. The final score of this second
conference game was 35-21 in favor of
the Trojans. ,
The big guns for our Junior Trojans
were Dick Fisher with 10 points and Bill
Comstock with 8 .
The J.V. basketball team of Niles is
undefeated in its conference race, so far,
with two wins.
TROJAN
It seems that Mr. Ike gets great pleas
ure in beating Leyden. Why? only Mr.
Ike knows, but he sure goes at it in a big
way. Last Friday when the Frosh, Jun
ior Varsity, and Varsity were all playing
Leyden at some time during the day,
Mr. Ike called Mr. England, coach at
Leyden, and asked him to send up the
pick of their gym classes so there could
be a game during the half of the varsity
game composed of Nilehi and Leyden
gym class greats. Small wonder who won.
Have you noticed anything strange
about the basketball team lately ? They
’ve won a couple of games. It shouldn’t
be so strange, though; they sure are big
enough. Edward Fisher wants his name
in the paper but I won’t put it in.
Then we come to the case of Howie
Korsomo. He says he tries hard but he
just can’t help it. What’s “it” ? Well, all
those who see him play basketball know.
He just can’t forget football. Ah yes,
Mr. George Riha is no longer playing
amongst the gym boys. He played foot
ball too.
As the student goes from one class to
another she receives a regular card sim
ilar to the life-saving card which shows
each individual achievement.
In each class there are tests that must
be passed before a student is advanced.
A beginner must be able to float, swim
all strokes, swim a length of the pool,
and be able to get herself around in the
deep end without too much trouble. The
advanced swimmer is almost a perfect
swimmer. The intermediate is about an
average swimmer.
According to some reports, this year’s
freshmen are the biggest the school has
ever had. This leaves a very bright fu
ture, especially if the Trojans have to
leave the Northeast Conference because
of a growth in attendance. Fellows like
Norman, Wilson, and Beebe who are all
over six feet now, just imagine them
in four years!
This program will enable the students
of Nilehi to achieve enough swimming
knowledge to swim under almost all
conditions, Miss Schaefer said.
The synchronized swimming team now
under the direction of Mr. Anton Schu
bert, has finally chosen it£ members. This
group of students puts on the water car
nival in the spring which is usually one
of the outstanding programs of the
school year.
Trojan Aquamen Drop
By Don Olson
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By Beryle ScWabe
In the girls’ gym classes this year, the
American Red Cross swimming rules are
being used to teach the students how to
swim. When a girl gets into a new class
she is first sent to help a student in the
class she has just finished.
The classes are divided into three
groups: beginners, intermediate, and
swimmers. In this way both the student
and student-teacher benefit. The student
is told the mistakes the other made, and
the student-teacher, in trying to teach,
puts firmly in her mind the correct way
of swimming.
By John Lane
Second Swim Meet
NILES
Page 5
The Nilehi swimming teams suffered
their second straight defeat at the hands
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8 ship High School Pool.
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0 against Morton.
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ing a winning team, Coach Anton Schu
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The theme last year was “Showboat,”
a story of the Old South put to music
and swimming. This year’s theme has
not yet been released. The members of
this year’s team are L. Kettle, D. Kettle,
D. Straw, J. Katzel, W. Hardin, G. Heg
arty, C. Wagstaff, D. Speer,. G. Mc
Cormick, D. Sesterhenn, B. Gerheardt,
D. Joyce, M. Corduan, C. Jacobson, B.
Schwabe, J. Taylor, C. Valkenaar, B.
Nelson, D. Goers, P. Freeding, R. Hillinger, D. Baker, F. Monahan, L. Meyer,
E. Rodley, M. McClain, E. Robinson, L.
Lamb, D. Paulson, M. Mickow, R. Ihrke,
D. Davis, P. Schirra, K. Marholz, C.
Gylden, E. Esch, J. Mathews, B. Delies,
L. Bornemeier, and J. Eberhardt.
Scoring
Many people wonder how swim meets
are scored. Maybe this outline will help.
The winner of each individual event
earns five points for his team, second
place earns three, and third place one.
The winners in the 200-yard free style
relay earn eight points while the losers
four. In the medley relay, the winners
earn six points and losers three. With
five individual events, including diving,
a total of 66 points are made.
�NILEHILITE
Page 6
Friday, December 21, 1945
Niles Beats Leyden Trojan Swimmers Lose Parkers Snap Niles'
For Third Win
In Season Opener
Winning Streak
vThe big" TbbjEtrfe of Niles notched their
second victory in two weeeks by defeat
ing the Leyden Eagles last Friday night,
December 14, by the score of 53-25.
A usual, the game started slowly; but
once the local boys started to click there
was nothing holding them back as they
proceeded to rack up 12 points before
Leyden had scored a point. The Eagles
weren’t quite sure of their defense dur
ing the first few minutes and this gave
the Trojans a much needed mental sup
port. The quarter ended with the Trojans
leading 14-2.
The second quarter wasn’t much dif
ferent, as the Trojans kept adding to
their score. By that time everybody had
played and also made ;points. The half
ended: Leyden 13., Niles 2 r.
To open the second half, the tall boys
put in 10 quick points to sew up the
ball game. From then on it was easy
sailing.
N IL E S
B ehrens
D iS a lv o
G u en th er
F a lk n o r
K okum
L ane
M u eller
M unroe
S te z k a l
S to c k fisc h
W illia m s
C a sso n
G la u n er
Cook
C ole
LEYDEN
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Woodstock Easy Victim
Of Trojans, 4 9 -3 3
The Trojans decisively whipped the
Blue Streaks of Woodstock on Friday,
December 7, by the score of 49-33 for
their first conference win.
The small but fighting Woodstock
team was only a match for the big Tro
jans for the first quarter. At the end of
the first period Woodstock led 9-8, but
from then on they were snowed under
by the Trojan attack.
The second quarter was much differ
ent, as the Trojans racked up 19 points
compared to 10 for Woodstock.
Throughout the third and fourth quar
ters the Trojans kept their leading pace
as they sank ’em from every angle.
N IL E S
B ehrens
D iS a lv o
G u en th er
F a lk n o r
K okum
L ane
M u eller
M u n roe
S te z s k a l
S to c k fis c h
W illia m s
W OODSTOCK
D a le
T averner
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"By bon T)lsoh '*
A
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The Nilehi swim teams opened their
1945-46 season in the Waukegan High
School swimming pool on Friday, Dec
ember 7, by losing twice to strong Wau
kegan teams. The Trojan Varsity lost
by a score of 46-20 while the FroshSophs were beaten by a 45-21 score.
The “Boys from Troy” coached by Mr.
Anton T. Schubert were able to make
only two first places and they split these
between the teams. The Waukegan teams
are coached by Mr. Norman Rickard, a
former Nilehi coach.
The following boys make up the Var
sity swim squad: Ted Ebert, Dick Dobroth, Gene Hegarty, Lou Kettel, Bob
Blessing, Don Olson, Ruby Schmid, Jer
ry Dahm, Charles Massmen, Dave
Straw, Bill Barbour and Jack Zimmer
man.
Herb Jones, Don Speer, Phil LaVeau,
Don Ebert, Bill Sanke, Chuck Wagstaff,
John Kohl, Bill Nickel, Dennis Joyce,
Tracy Hill, Burton Gerhart, Pete De
Vries, Lawrence Gearhart, Jerry Porter,
Harold Weigt and Bill Eichling are the
Frosh-Soph swimmers.
Remaining Swimming Schedule
Tuesday, January 8
Morton
here, 4:00 p.m.
Friday, January 11
Highland Park •
here, 4:00 p.m.
Friday, January 18
Maine
here, 4:00 p.m.
Friday, January 25
Evanston
here, 4:00 p.m.
Monday, February 4
Morton
there, 4:00 p.m.
Monday, February 11
Amundsen
here, 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, February 21
Waukegan
here, 4:15 p.m.
Each meet includes Varsity and FroshSo]5h competeition.
Sports (?) Intrigue
Female Reporter
By June Pence
You kids don’t realize how much fun
it is to be a female sports reporter. Being
a female sports reporter comes in handy
when your story is bum and your editor
is tall, dark and handsome ( ?).
No kidding, it really is fun to write
about how many homeruns were made
in the “homecoming football game.” It’s
more exciting to mark down all the
touchdowns made by the star pitcher on
the baseball team.
The real test comes when and if you
can count the free-throws made by the
swimmer in lane four, as he floats toward
the finish line using the breast stroke.
I like being a sports reporter anyway,
(even if my editor dosen’t) because it
isn’t every girl who is told to cover the
swimming meet at Maine. Then when
you ask how to get there, the editor
smiles and says, “Just swim along with
the rest of the team.”
P.S. Some day I’m going to be a sports
editor too!
The Trojans of Niles had their win
ning streak stopped at three straight
last Tuesday as they lost to Highland
Park by he score of 47-41.
The Parkers held an 11-10, first quar
ter lead due mainly to the sharpshooting
of Kelley and Behn. The former finally
wound up pacing the visiting squad.
The second quarter was much the op
posite though as the Trojans racked up
17 points to take a 29-25 halftime lead.
With the start of the second half it
seemed as though the Trojans could
breeze along as they put in six quick
points, but the Parkers were not to be
taken for granted as they held the Tro
jans to two more points during the rest
of the period while scoring 18 for them
selves. During this period Art Eisenbrand starred for the visitors.
The Trojans entered the final period
with a 3 point deficit, which they never
overcame as the Parkers kept adding to
their score with much consistency.
Kelley paced the Parkers with 12
points while Lane was high man for th e
afternoon with 14 points.
N IL E S
H IG H L A N D
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Yuletide Spirit Grips
Halls of NTHS
Christmas is almost here and Niles
Township is all decked out in its finest
decorations, awaiting the happy day.
Miss Grace Harbert has the cafeteria
in silver bells and red and green festunes
strung from wall to wall, with red
Christmas wreaths decorating the win
dows. At the head of the cafeteria is a
brightly lighted Christmas tree, and on
the west wall is a village scene with
Santa Claus flying through the sky w'ih
his reindeers and sleigh.
The Junior Council was in charge of
the main stairway and assembly room.
The main stairway is an activity scene
with the carolers and angels watching
over the service flag, and the assembly
sparkles with red and green festunes
with silver bells.
And, golly, did you see jolly old Santa
Claus? He was here Tuesday, Wednes
day, Thursday, and Friday with a merry
laughing face and lots of good cheer.
Santa was a senior boy elected through
the problems classes.
Miss Harbert and seniors from her
problems classes, Miss DeBooy with the
Junior Council committees, and Mr. Wil
kins and his art classes were responsible
for the decorations.
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NILE H I LITE
Vol. VII. No. 5____________________ _
Skokie, Illinois
McNeill and Reiland Language Party Skits
Star in Contest
Show Foreign Customs
“It’s the waiting that gets you,” mum
bled Bill McNeill, at the Nilehi Declama
tion Contest November 16, quoting from
his skit, but referring to ohe wait for
contest results. They were worm waiting
for, because his performance as a man
condemned to death won first prize in
the serious group.
“May the best man win,” declared
Paul Reiland, and when the results were
announced, the “best man” in the comedy
group was Paul. His hilarious presenta
tion of “Starting Things in School” had
everyone (including himself) laughing
heartily.
Lyle Dye’s jury plea won him second
place in the serious section, while Joyce
Mathews received the second comedy
prize for her portrayal of a wacky fe
male in. the skit appropriately titled
“Why Shoe Clerks Go Insane.” Other
performers in the contest were Clayton
Merrill, Pat Walton, Charlotte Freiling,
Pat Norum, Dolores Wells, Barbara Ballantine, Frances Monahan, and Shirley
Seeley. Mr. Ronald VanArsdale was
sponsor and director of the contest.
Famous Comedians May
Perform at Nilehi
The assembly originally set for De
cember 7 may feature two nationally
known comedians as guests on Nilehi’s
gym stage. Naturally, Miss Grace Harbert, who is in charge of this affair, does
not wish to divulge their names unless
she can persuade them to visit N.T.H.S.
If her efforts are successful, their ap
pearance here will probably occur after
the scheduled date. Otherwise, the pro
gram will be presented on December 7
with the Camp Skokie band for entertaiment if it does not disband soon.
Nine Pupils Handle
N.T.H.S. Announcements
Each morning amidst the hustle and
bustle of homeroom period the cheerful,
melodic voices of the advanced radio
students drift down to us from the loud
speakers of the school’s public address
system.
Perhaps you have been wondering just
whose voices you have been hearing. You
need wonder no more. They are Muriel
Farrell, Dick Graf, Phyllis Humphrey,
Gene Lewis, Howard Haynie, Dave Wil
kinson, Sandra Goss, Pat Schirra, and
DeForest Hamilton. Their guardian an
gel is Mrs. Ruth Esch. According to her
there is a change of announcers every
two weeks.
The announcers have numerous head
aches. It is not all play and no work.
For instance, some of the announcements
must be edited because they are not
written clearly.
“Of course she’s going. All the foreign
language students are invited to the an
nual Foreign Language Club party.”
Each language class will give a skit
representing the Christmas customs of
their countries. Gene Lewis will be the
master of cermonies for 'this festive
event.
The party will take place in our school
assembly, December 18, after school. You
assembly, December 19, after school. You
and announcements will be made over
the public address system very soon.
Any language student may attend by
purchasing a ten cent admission ticket,
which may be obtained in the foreign
language classes.
Klaus Directs Second
Annual Vespers Show
The second annual “Christmas Ves
pers” will be presented by the Choir
and girls’ glee clubs in the Nilehi gym
on Sunday afternoon, December 16, at
4 o’clock, under the supervision of Miss
Clara A. Klaus, choral director.
Approximately 115 robed singers will
appear in a processional to the stage,
each carrying a lighted candle, as was
done last year. The stage will be adorned
with church windows, made by the art
department under the supervision of Mr.
John 'G. Wilkins.
The program will be opened by the
girls’ glee clubs, who will sing a number
of songs. Grace Klehm, a junior, will play
a flute solo. The Choir will present the
cantata “Led by a Star” by J . Lillian
Vandevere and Hayden M. Morgan, with
Doris Bailey, Evelyn Mahnke, and Frank
Backes.
The audience will participate in the
singing of familiar Christmas carols.
The program will close with the Choir’s
singing of the Hallelujah Chorus from
“The Messiah.”
1
Harold Ohlson Form s
Senior Chemistry Club
A Chemistry club has been organized
for the senior members ol the Chemistry
classes.
According to Mr. Harold Ohlson, the
club’s activities will consist of working
out special experimental projects.
A mild explosive was produced at the
last meeting. We hear it was formed
with a satisfying maximum of noise.
Other projects will include work on
plastics, soaps, metal plating, and dis
tillation of simple perfumes and fla
vorings.
Membership in the Chemistry club is
voluntary. At present, twenty students
attend meetings every Friday, 10th per
iod in room 309.
New Play Scores
First Night Hit
Last night the dramatics students of
Nilehi, under the direction of Mrs. Ruth
Esch, presented the first play of the
season in the assembly hall. If the size
of the audience is any indication, “Ever
Since Eve” was and will be a huge suc
cess at Nilehi.
Of course we don’t want to reveal too
much of the plot to you because there
are still two more nights in which you
can see it. But we would like to tell you
a few of the highlights of this three-act
comedy by Florence Ryerson '"and Colin
Clements, who were the authors of
“Harriet,” in which Helen Hayes starred
last year.
Dick Graf had quite an armful when
he carried Muriel Farrell across the
room and dropped (and we mean drop
ped!) her on the couch.
During the play one of the teachers
in the school lures the principal into
proposing to her by way of yellow jour
nalism. (More fun!)
Of course in the end everything turns
out just fine as all things should, but
hardly ever do. The school paper, the
“Penguin” is finally edited and everyone
is happy.
Since we printed the names of the
members of the cast in the November 15
Nilehilite, we’ll give you the names of
the other students who helped to make
the play a success:
Assistant director is DeForest Hamil
ton, while stage manager is Edward
Fisher. Stage crew are Louis Anderson,
Lorraine Bogner, Pilar Dorado, and Do
lores Paulson.
Properties chairman is Shirley Hoddinott, with Donna Bishop, Barbara Hall,
Margaret Donavan, and Marilyn Pearson
as members of her crew.
Prompters are Shirley Hawkinson and
Beverly. Jane McClaskey. Publicity is in
charge of Evelyn Cole and Dolores
Mohrbacher. Makeup chairman is Lillian
Sprud, assisted by Dolores Mohrbacher,
Barbara Hall, Bet£y Weldon, and Mar
ilyn Burns. Edward Fisher is in charge
of the curtain.
Pat Schirra is chairman of usherettes
and will be assisted by Dolores Lauth,
Joan Westerberg, Barbara Hall, Donna
Norum, Jackie Perrin, Eleanor Nelson,
Donna Wilton, Carol Anderson, and Lor
elei Meilicke.
Pttlj
Miss Theresa Kranz, Nilehi history
and German teacher, attended the fun
eral of her sister, Miss Estelle Kranz,
of Hastings, Minnesota, Saturday, No
vember 17, at Hastings. Miss Kranz died
at St. Joseph’s Hospital in St. Paul,
Minnesota.
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Next Assembly Concerns
Lecture on Telescope
Robert T. Edgar will present to Nilehi’s student body at an all-school assem
bly on December 10 “The Cyclops of
Palomar,” a unique, non-technical lecture
demonstration of the wonder of the
world, the great - 200-inch telescope on
Mount Palomar, California.
It will he illustrated with giant models
of the telescope and its mirrors and pre
sented in a forceful, dynamic manner by
a master story teller, according to a
printed folder describing the lecture.
This “eye,” as it is called, will reach
billions o| miles into the uncharted seas
of space, bring the moon within 25
miles of us and reveal the glories and
mysteries of creation, intriguing the
minds of thinking people the world
over.
Mr. Edgar, now an American citizen,
was born in Scotland and was educated
in Australia. He has a keen sense of
humor, leaving his audience with a men
tal lift, and a feeling of pride in man’s
cultural achievements.
November Reveals Eight
Shorthand Wizards
Friday, December 7, 1945
N ILEH ILITE
Frosh Dance, Play
Games at Party
Honor Students Join
New Study Groups
What are “Honor Study” groups?
Well, these groups are study halls for
students with high scholastic records.
There is a group for every period of the
day, which meets in the library, sitting
in the last three tables in the first row
west.
All students on the honor roll may at
tend the honor study hall ill place of the
regular study halls. The students at
tending at the present are those who
were on the honor roll the third quarter
of last year. Those students attending
the study groups next semester will be
chosen from the honor roll of the first
quarter of this year. This enables the
freshmen to join the groups.
There are student secretaries who
take the rail and Miss deBooy said that
there have been absolutely no errors
the recording of the attendance.
The following people belong to the
honor study group: Walter Gatzke, Jack
Suydam, Dave Wilkinson, Bernice Kozak,
Stella Makarski, Cela Margalski, Violet
Martinson, Olma Patzke, Philip Knapp,
LaVerne Lutgen, Louis Triebold, Shir
ley Baumhardt, Bob Bierbaum, Howard
Siegel, Joan Flavin, Bill Bierbaum, Ida
Franson, Pat Hartung, Nancy Lamberg,
BarbaraVotava, Dorothy Lacy, Margaret
Donavan, Robert Heinz, Louis Kettel,
Frances Baker, Catherine Gerich, Dolor
es Paulson, Jean Tatsuda, Donna Bishop,
Linda Larson, Philip LaVeau, Eva Lou
Michel, Alice Jaeger, Elaine Hoppe, B et
ty Ann Rae, Jane Sparkman, Don Biehn,
Hilda Bonagura, Bernice Johnson, and
Janet Johnson.
The freshmen had their big day on
November 16 and the cause of it all was
a highly successful party held in the
assembly room from 3:15 to 5:00 p. m.
Thus for almost two hours freshmen
only had an excellent opportunity to
dance, participate in various games, and
get better acquainted with each other.
The arrangements for this event were
under the supervision of Miss Marjorie
Ronalds, and her able freshmen helpers
were Don Carlson, Pat Sommer, Ed Bee
be, Tom Reed, Dean Whitton, John Con
rad, Tom Black and Diane Leach. John
Barker acted as the master of ceremo
nies and his assistant was Bob Force.
In one of the contests some students
were obliged to carry a split ping pong
ball containing a bean on the back of
their hands. One girl had to administer
a coke to a boy who knelt before her
and in a third game the boy or girl had
to carry an egg on a spoon across the
stage.
To open the festivities, Ted Ebert did
some magic tricks and then a freshman,
Bill Bruce, performed some tricks of his
own. Don Ebert, Ted’s freshman brother,
also entertained the group with his piano
playing. Later on, the freshmen were
free' to dance and everyone received an
ice cream bar. Two homerooms received
boxes of chocolate bars and three rooms
earned boxes ‘of mints for prizes.
The advanced shorthand students have
once again been given their Gregg short
hand test. Certificates are awarded to
those who pass with 98 per cent or over
in accuracy.
The speed demons for the month of
November are Charmaine Valkenaar and
Alice Jaeger, both 98 per cent, 80-word
test; LaVerne Hartung, Myra Schuett,
Norma Lange, and Shirley Beuder, all
99 per cent, 60-word test; Mary Becker
and Jean Ebenroth, 98 per cent, 60-word
test.
Girls who passed a 60-word test at 100
per cent accuracy already have their
certificates and are members of the 100
per cent club. These girls are Jean
Ju st think, kids, we have the typical
Kirscht, Marion Nachbauer, and Irene
Donaldson. Their papers enable them to Lil’ Abner of 1945 right here at N.T.H.S.
purchase 10 more shares of stock per He is Tom Reed, freshman.
Saturday, November 10, Tom- went
person in the 100 Per Cent club.
down to W JJD to the Quiz Commentator
program. He was asked the jackpot ques:
tion which was to guess the weight of
A1 Haddeus, head of the department of
education for W JJD . For his prize he
T h e N ileh ilite is w r i tt e n , ‘ printed, and was given the honor of being the typical
pu blished by the stu d e n ts of the Niles
T ow nship H ig h School, Sk o k ie, Illin ois. Lil’ Abner.
Dr. A. L. B ie h n , su p erin te n den t-prin cipal.
Tom was taken to dinner at the Pump
E d ito r- in - ch ie f : J o a n F l a v in
Room with Shannon Dean and Billy
NEWS S T A F F
E dito r: Jo a n Flav in
R e p o r t e r s : J o a n K r e e g i e r , P h y l li s H u m ph Young from the cast of “Laffing Room
rey, A rlen e R u esch , B y r o n K r y s h e r . Only.” Saturday, November 24, he was
Gloria, M aln ic k, L o r r a in e Shade.
taken to see “Laffing Room Only”
FEA TU RE STA FF
E ditor: B ery le Schwabe
R e p o r t e r s : P a t S'chirra, E l e a n o r R o l li c k , dressed as Lil’ Abner.
Dolore s L a u th , P a t H o rn er, P a t B a u m Tom will get to see many more of the
ha rd t, D o lores W ells, B e t t y F’or tm an,
popular plays being shown in Chicago.
J o a n W e s t e r b e r g , V i o l e t M artinson.
SPORTS
STAFFThursday, November 22, he was given
E d i to r : J o h n L a n e
R e p o r t e r s : Don Olson, J u n e P en ce, R o b e r t a radio audition at W JJD . The recording
K epen, F r a n k Z a l l a r , B e r y l e Sc hw abe.
was played over the radio Saturday,
C ircu la tion m a n a g e r : V io le t M artinso n.
A s s is ta n ts : E l e a n o r R o l li c k . P a t Horner. November 24.
E x c h a n g e ed itor: Do lores W e l l s
A s s is ta n t: J u n e P en ce
Tom is a freshman this year. He is in
P rod u ction M a n a g e r s : D. K o ch , H. Hofhomeroom 316 and played guard on the
man, F . B eid erer.
Torn Reed Becomes
Typical
HlLElTfLlf¥
LiV
Odd Scenes O ccur
On Parents' Night
By June Pence
“Do you suppose it’s all right if I go
in ? I have a note from my son for being
tardy.” This is what one of the parents
asked Miss ' Grace Harbert, problems
teacher, as he was about to enter home
room 209 on Parents’ Night.
Between the third and fourth periods
people began getting confused, especially
one poor man who lost his wife and
didn’t have a program card. He was
rather worried about detention.
All pupils can’t be angelic; conse
quently during class we found one parent
pacing the halls. Upon inquiring we
found he wanted to put in a fire alarm
but couldn’t because of the watching
ushers.
We peeked in at the typing class and
found the parents typing with anything
but a staccato touch.
A fter a trying “morning,” the parents
descended to the cafeteria where they
purchased a lunch of coffee, cake and ice
cream. Much to their surprise they .were
handed a wet rag to wipe up stray cake
crumbs.
The foods class saw a display of food,
while the Latin class discussed verbconjugations, artistically arranged on
the-blackboard.
The dismissal bell rang, but for some
reason the parents did not jump up and
run. Students, let that be an example
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N ILEH ILITE
KITTY CORNER
COUPLE OF THE W EEK :
Eleanor Nelson and Gene Lewis
V V
SONG OF THE W EEK :
Chickery-Chick
—— — — ^ —w —— —-W
■
'iiiis W
tiCK UiC uoys UilU gU‘i£ iCc*lly
>
stuck their necks out and told us what
they thought of each other. In answer to
the question, “What’s the matter with
women?” we were told:
Don Dye—“They’re too moody, stub
born and 'fickle; otherwise they’re swell!”
Frank Williams— “I never could find
anything wrong with women and I doubt
if I ever will.”Tom Black—“They cause you so much
trouble, but they’ll do.”
Bill Witte—“They take all your money
and don’t give you any love.”
Jim McNeely— “They’re too change
able.”
Gene Lewis—“Nothing, if they look
like Ellie Nelson.”
Kezzie Florus—“They aren’t _ cooper
ative enough in social m atters.”
Dick Swanson—“They don’t play ball
in the right league.”
Ted Stockfisch — “They’re off their
twankers because they can't do bitters.”
(That boy has a language all his own!)
Sam Boznos—“Fall in love and you’ll
find out.”
Joe Wettengel—“They take too long
to dress.”
Dave Straw—“They’re too fickle and
catty; otherwise, I get along with them
fine.”
Bud Horton—“Nothing. I like them
the way they are.”
Jack McNeeely.— . “Nothing. They’re
okay for a pastime.”
Bob Klump— “Nothing. I think they’re
swell.”
Chris Schlueter— “Not a thing!”
Then came thè' question: “What’s the
matter with men?” to which the gals
replied:
Nancy Hall— “They’re too rugged.”
Muriel Farrel—“Sometimes they can’t
take a hint.”
Janet Larson—“There aren’t enough
of them!”
Ethel Girtin— (long pause) “Are you
kidding ? ”
“Charlie” Monson—“Daaaah!”
Frances Monahan— “You never know
what they’re thinking.”
Arlene Ruesch—“They’re never around
when you want them.
June Pence—
¿-“They scare me.”
Sue Frederick—“Plenty! But we love
them anyway.”
Pat Conard— “They’re ju st hopeless,
I guess.”
Carolyn Gylden—“Can’t find a thing
wrong with them.”
Gertrude Brau— “They never want to
dance when you want them to.”
Petrea Freeding— “They’re too fickle.”
Mary Ann Ritter—“They’re too bossy
and definitely lack any signs of manfiers
—but try living without them!”
SAYING OF TH E W EEK :
B laaaahh!!!!
During the rehearsals of “Ever Since
Eve,” the cast has had some pretty rib
tickling incidents occur.
Gene Lewis for instance, makes a very
fetching young lady when a little make
up is applied. A “pert” blue ribbon was
pinned in his hair; and a pretty scarf
was tied around his soft curls to keep
them in place.
Dick Graf is ju st a wee-bit bashful
when he makes love to “Lucybelle” but
a blushing red is so becoming to him.
Who is this mysterious Jackie that
Nick Boznos catches Mr. Gantter Ted Stockfisch is drooling over? When
Chicago Tribune photographer, in ac ever he and Noelle Elkins get their
tion, while Joan Flavin looks on.
heads together, that is all they can talk
about.
News Editor Tells of Her
Experience with the Press
By Joan Flavin
I felt and looked as nervous and ap
prehensive as. many of your folks did- on
Parents’ Night when I entered the of
fice at 7:30 p. m. to meet Miss Ruth
Logan, reporter on the Chicago Tribune,
and Mr. Julius Gantter, Tribune photo
grapher. They were here to get pictures
and a story for the Metropolitan section
of the Sunday Tribune of Nov. 25.
Photographer Has Peculiarities
This procedure was substantially the
same at each new location. Mr. Gantter
would deplore the lack of time, discuss
the angle of his shot, take a picture, and
vvoiry about his subject’s being more
than fifteen feet away from the camera.
In the meantime, Miss Logan would scur
fy around efficiently gathering names
and other material with infinite care.
Nick Boznos tried to persuade Mr.
Gantter to pose for him, but, the Tribune
photographer declared, “I ’ve been in this
business for twenty years and never al
lowed anyone to take my picture.” How
ever, Nick persisted, and Mr. Gantter
finally consented to the accompanying
photo.
Cough Drop’s for Criminals
If anyone is looking for a fitting pun
ishment for the Nazi war criminals, we
suggest feeding them Bud Horton’s
cough drops. Personally, we’d rather
cough.
' Evelyn Windmeier certainly felt silly
running down the alley after her dog in
very scanty attire one recent morning.
Few people know that Patti Norum is
a poet. Some of her poems have been
published in the Wake of The News.
Lorraine Sorenson has been heard to
remark' that Jerry K. has very soulful
eyes, but she didn’t cut out that picture
of a sad-looking cocker spaniel to re
mind her of Jerry.
It’s the Cat’s Pajam as
The most unusual outfit at Pat Freeding’s slumber party belonged to Marilyn
Marguerite, who wore fur trimmed, red
corduroy pajamas. (All that, and she
talks in her sleep too!) Frannie Mona
han was dressed in one of those new
very, very, short nighties and Jan et L ar
son and Bette Youngberg wore their
dad’s . pajamas (which couldn’t have
looked that way on their dads).
Bruce Cook chipped a tooth at. George
Peschke’s party. For further information
ask Bill Comstock.
Tom Black volunteered to jump on the
“L ” tracks in front of the Evanston E x
Potato Peeler Gets Attention
press, to give us an interesting news
story—but he changed his mind! Isn’t
In the cafeteria we first had a look at
that ju st like a man?
Nilehi’s new potato peeling machine,
which really saves an amazing amount
Editor’s Note
of labor. Then my energetic acquain
Ever notice how the same names keep
tances relaxed to sample some food, and
I seized this opportunity to report to Mr. popping up in Kitty Korner every tim e?
Eberhardt and retreat for a deserved Well, you can remedy that by giving
some “choice items” to any of our re
rest.
porters, or dropping them on Mr. EberThey decided to leave at the begin
ning of the eighth period, when alas, hardt’s desk in 216. Be sure to include
Mr. Gantter discovered he had mislaid the names of the people concerned and
his briefcase! A shorty search revealed don’t ask questions like “What certain
its presence in the cafeteria and they de girl was with what certain boy at what
[certain p arty ?”
parted without further adieu.
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N ILEH ILITE
1949 Reveals Niles
Seniors at College
Friday, December 7, 1945
W ITH
THE
A P M ED FORCE?
By Dolores Wells
Basketball
Niles at Woodstock
Friday, December 7, 7:30
The Play
“Ever Since Eve”
Fri. and Sat., Dec. 7 and 8, 8:00
Assembly
“The Cyclops of Palomar”
Monday, December 10
Basketball
Leyden at Niles
Friday, December 14, 7 :30
Singing Galore
“Christmas Vespers”
Sunday, December 16, 4:00
Christmas Party
Foreign Language Club
Tuesday, December 18, 3:30
Basketball
Highland Park at Niles
Vacation!
Beginning of Christmas Recess
Saturday, December 22
Basketball
Alumni vs. Niles
Saturday, December 22, 7:30
Assembly
Christmas Play
Friday, December 21
Dancing
G.A.A. Christmas Dance,
Friday, December 21, 8:30
DID YOU KNOW?
That Nilehi’s tallest boys are Dick Dobroth and John Lane who stand 6 ft.
5 % inches tall in their stocking feet ?
That our smallest boy is Bob Hogan who
is 4 ft. 4 inches tall, with his shoes on ?
That Kenny Genzler’s nickname is “Lulubelle?”
That Bill Graphe, Ed Beebe, and John
Ahrens were on a radio broadcast from
the zoo ?
That Gary Oakley’s nickname is “B .J.’ ?
(For further information, see the boys
in the fifth and sixth period Gym
class.)
That Bill Graphe modeled in a bathtub
when he was two years old?
That Lorelei Meilike’s middle name is
Xenia ?
That Jim Ehmer once won a Beautiful
Baby contest ?
That Jerry Seltzer’s friends call him
“Alka” or “Bromo” ?
That Dick Stup builds and sells model
airplanes to department stores and
private collectors?
That Armon Watkins makes violins as
a hobby ?
That Kay Jaeger collects cigarettes from
foreign countries ?
That we have a student named North
Western?
The date is four years from now
(1949 in case you’re not in the mood for
higher math), so shop into our little jetpropelled heliocopter and let’s go for a
spin.
Right below us is Northwestern Uni
versity. As we gently alight on the roof
of the music School— oops those brakes!
we see Shirley Kutz emerging. The clas
sical music professor sighs and slams
his window shut as Davie Wilkinson
walks by singing that old favorite
“Goodbye, My Coney Island Baby.”
There goes Donna Norum on her way
to play rehearsal. We heard that she’s
playing a southern belle!
Hungry? Well, let’s drop in at the
Campus Eatery. There’s Frannie Fuhr
at the corner table, studying in between
bites (got to keep up that straight “A”
record, you know). Guess who ju st sent
John Barker and Pat Conard back to the
end of the lunch-line ? That’s right, Ted
Ebert (he’s studying Engineering but
he’s still thesame old Ted).
Among the latest arrivals of service
men on leave is Matry Alterini of the
Navy. Bud Bennett was also seen in the
halls of Nilehi, although he was not in
uniform at the time.
Tom Cook, who is headed for Califor
nia via automobile is having a swell
time keeping Dottie Goers in a tizzy. He
looks very good in his Navy uniform,
and Dottie evidently thinks so too.
You can sure tell this is all-out peace
time as we see Scott Gregory trying to
explain ju st exactly what he was doing
at Camp Crowder. You see, Crowder is
definitely an army camp and he is all
out for the navy blue. A fter five months
in a place like that, he is home, enroute
to Mare Island where he will be sent
somewhere in the Pacific.
Pvt. Hunter Reynolds, also at Camp
Crowder, but in the army, writes to say
that he is in the signal corps and would
somebody please put him on the mailing
list of the Nilehilite. It sure is good to
There’s an Illinois versus Purdue foot know our paper is appreciated.
ball game at the University of Illinois,
Although no one has seen Jack Harrer
so let’s fly over and get a bird’s-eye view. in school, rumor has it that he is home,
The crowd of enthusiastic rooters in the too. School is a little old-fashioned for a
center of the Illinois stands consists of graduate but he was seen in a few of the
Willie Hughes, Jim Casson and Lillian local drug stores.
Sprud. Don Dye (sports fan to end all
Harry Jenson, also of the navy, has
sports fans) is dashing to the fortyyard line to get a better view of the come home to tell us that he likes the
game. Here come the players, Bob Doet- navy very much but is anxious to get
sch leading the Illinois team, and Don out, although he’s not too sure just
when that will be.
Nepstead and Bob Fee in the Purdue
line-up.
China may be a swell place according
Too bad we can’t stay for the game, to the travel pamphlets but Cpl. Ed.
but we’ve got to get home. On our way Keegan isn’t of the same opinion. He is
back to Skokie, we’ll take a slight detour now stationed in Chungking and had
—and there below us is Texas (you’ve a good deal to say about what he had
heard of taking the long way home!)
seen and how he much prefers the good
Stopping at the University of Texas, old U. S. A.
we find Beryle Schwabe, editor of the
Bill Johnson has now got one of the
college newspaper, trying desperately to
interview Alan Ladd. She says it’s just softest jobs in the navy: ship-’s company
because he’s a big name, but tve have at Great Lakes. He works about three
hours a day and is home every evening
our own ideas.
with no work at all on the week-ends. As
We depart quickly, and later make a for the work he does when he is on duty,
brief stop-over at Vassar, where Dick that is a snap too. He drives the Captain
Swanson is trying to register for the fall around!
term. But all good times must come to
an end so regretfully we turn our heli
copter westward to Skokie and land in
the busy airport on the corner of Oakton
and Lincoln. (Remember folks, this is
1949!)
But alas! We must take off again. We
have forgotten our old friends, Jerrie
Rochow and Carol Kutz. They are both
at the University of Missouri. Jerrie is
working on the paper there and as a
sideline she is announcing on the radio.
Well, it really is time to get back now,
so we’ll say adios amigos!
Fred Bernard, one of the Nilehilite’s
prize reporters of last year, is now sta
tioned in Troy, New York. He is attached
to the navy V-5 unit there and expects to
stay for about eight months. He then
will leave for pre-flight and primary.
Who knows, maybe someday we’ll see
him with a pretty pair of gold wings.
Ju st recently to receive his commission
was Lt. Willard Stockfisch, better known
to his friends as Bill. He is now sta
tioned at Camp Pickett, Virginia, while
1 waiting orders for overseas duty.
�By Bob Kepen
By Frank Zallar
With basketball in the air again, the
Nilehi varsity squad fell in defeat in
their first game of the season to the
Green Wave of New Trier on Friday
night, Nov. 16, to the high-paced score
of 67 to 42.
There. wasn’t any denying of New
Trier’s superiority of play, offensively
or defensively. The “Boys from Niles”
showed definite symptoms of lack of
practice, which brought about their
downfall.
The steady streams of baskets began
in the first period for the Green Wave
with the Trojans lagging from this point
to the finish. Lockyer, New Trier guard,
accounted for 19 points and inspired his
teammates to supply a terrific barrage
of baskets.
Behrens led the scoring for the Tro
jans with 11 points while Williams and
Lane, a bit off pace, with 10 and 9 points
respectively.
2
6
3
1
1
0
4
0
0
I
1
0
0
15
Totals
N E W T R IE R
Baer
Taylor
Chew
Mestjian
Zeddies
Roberts
Smith
Lockyer
Rittersdorn
Myers
MoGanney
8
0
0
1
0
0
0
■1
1
1
2
0
0
5
0
0
6
6
0
1
Kuhn
Totals
Scoring toy Q u arter:
New T rie r
Niles
16
7
0
2
11
2
28
14
14
23
14
The Niles J.V . basketeers upheld the
honor of the undefeated Junior football
team by defeating the New Trier Junior
Varsity by the close score of 37-33 F ri
day night, Nov. 16.
The boys from Niles got right to work
at the start of the game and at the quar
ter time led by the score of nine to
three. From then on the Trojans were
in the lead to the finish.
For three quarters of the game the
speed and sharp shooting of the Niles
team seemed too much for. the New
Trier group. However, in the fourth
quarter New Trier began to click and
in this qquarter they scored almost as
many points as they had scored in the
first three quarters.
Bill Comstock was high-point man for
Niles with 11 and Jim Heiniger followed
closely with 10. With a little more prac
tice and improved team play the Niles
Junior Varsity can look to a successful
season.
T .P .
4
10
9
4
2
0
11
1
0
1
0
42
F .T .
0
2
3
2
0
0
3
1
0
1
0
12
F jGi.
NIL.ES
Wildkits Nose Out Niles
By Score of 43-42
Juniors Win First Game;
Beat New Trier 3 7 -3 3
Trojans Lose Opener
To New Trier; 67-42
Miller
Williams
Lane
Stockfisch
Munroe
DiSalvo
Behrens
Kokum
Guenther
F alknor
Stezskal
Page 5
NILEHILITE
Friday, December 7, 1945
2
14
7
Seeking their first victory of the sea
son, the Nilehi varsity basketball squad
was turned back in a thrilling battle by
Evanston on Nov. 20, at the latter’s floor
by the close score of 43 to 42.
Neither team at any point of the game
had a comfortable margin to rely upon,
and Evanston began its stalling type of
play a bit too early, which nearly cost
them the game.
The first half found the Trojans set
ting the pace with the Wildkits in easy
scoring range. While the Trojan fastbreak was still not functioning smoothly,
the “Boys of Niles” had to adapt them
selves to Evanston’s style of play.
The Evanston attack was spearheaded
by Anderson and Kailer with 13 points
each. Lane and Behrens bulldozed the
Trojans with 14 and 13 points respec
tively with Munroe accounting for 9.
.
N IL E S
N IL E S
Anderson
Fisher
Com sto ck
G a rn e r
H e in g ier
R a c in e
B le s s i n g
K arnatz
K u tz
Farr
McSeely
0 S o e rg a l
11 Siegel
0 Kunkel
0 Totals
12
13 N E W T R I E R
1
3 Bacon
ich
19 R u rnm o n d
0 B r a nsid e
tz
2 K
6 Davis
Lenord
67 D e n sjy
eca rlo
67 Dn o r t
42 S u rley
H
Peters
T otals
B ehrens
G u en th er
Falknor
Kokum
Lane
Munroe
Stezskal
S t o ck fisch
W i ll i a m s
F.T.
0
2
3
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
G
r»
1
2
4
2
3
-1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
a
5
5
0
1
4
0
0
1
0
A nderson
Calhoun
C o lw ell
Conrad
K ailer
Larson
Mark
M ehlig
K a ity
1
2
1
0
3
0
0
0
2
0
0
12
T .P .
13
1
0
0
14
9
0
2
3
1
1
0
0
0
3
0
0
3
42
8
17
EVANSTON
l
1
0
li
F .T .
F JG .
6
0
0
0
7
3
0
1
0
Totals
0
2
3
*?
3
1
0
0
5
.
1
13
11
0
2
13
1
0
3
0
1
0
0
3
0
43
11
16
T otals
2
0
0
1
Puppies Defeat ]. V.'s
For Second Loss
The Niles J.V .’s dropped the second
game in a row to a tough Waukegan
team by the score of 35-28 Tuesday
night, Nov. 27.
A few minutes before game time
Coach Bob Mackey took his boys into
the room under the bleachers and gave
them a few last-minute instructions and
appointed Dick Fisher captain.
The game got off to a fast start with
both teams looking sharp. Niles led
in the beginning of the first quarter, but
toward the end of the quarter Waukegan
came into their own and at the half the
visitors led, 22-18.
The second half proved to be just as
exciting and hard fought as the first
half. The Trojan Juniors were in there
fighting all the way but the accuracy of
the Waukegan team seemed to be a little
too much, and the final score was 28-35
in favor of Waukegan.
Bill Comstock was high point man for
Niles with nine and Dick Fisher followed
closely with eight.
By Frank Zallar
Scoring toy Q u arter:
Evanston
Niles
12
15
8
O
19
9
4
9
43
42
0
1
0
J.V/s Lose to 'Kits
For Loss No. Three
By Bob Kepen
much for our Trojans and the game
ended with Niles trailing 19-25.
Captain Dick Fisher was high-point
man for Niles with eight. Jim McNeely
was next with four.
F.G.
N IL E S
■parr
T otals
W AUKEGAN
1
1
0
0
0
1
7
0
0
1
8
O
1
2
1
0
2
0
0
6
11
T otals
Scoring toy Q u arters:
10
6
, 1
1
8
2
0
0
i
0
0
3
1
2
1
13
22
18
0
0
9
2
0
0
T.P.
0
15
0
0
1
3
5
0
0
>
4
Map rich
B racing
A nderson
M iller
K u t z le r
Johnson
P u cin
Sa v a g e
G u g a la
H u sto n
W aukegan
I N’iles
FT.
2
Anderson
Sieg el
R a c in e
R attray
Fisher
C o m sto ck
G a rn e r
Kutz
McNeely
30
23
l
2
28
2
4
8
0
7
0
1
2
8
3
35
35
28
The breaks ju st wouldn’t go the Junior
Trojans’ way as they were handed their
third straight defeat of the season at
the hands of a powerful Evanston team
Friday night, Nov. 30, in the Trojan
gym.
The game got off to a slow start with
neither team scoring until almost the
end of the first quartei. With three
minutes left in the quarter both teams
turned on the steam and began to score
baskets right and left. This kept up till
the end of the first quarter with Niles
trailing 11-6.
The second quarter was very slow again with both teams scoring ju st two
points. The second half was about the
same as the first half with a little more
scoring done by both teams.
The fighting Trojans played a good
game all the way but the Evanston
Wildkits seemed to have a little too
�NILEHILITE
Page 6
Trojans Defeat Wildkits
F o r First 1945 Win
By Frank Zallar
Three defeats in succession are enough.
The Nilehi varsity quintet won their
first game of the season when they
dumped Evanston 41 to 36 on Nov. 30
under the Nilehi lights.
Revenge is sweet when obtained, and
the Trojans found it sweet remembering
that “measly” one-point defeat by the
hands of Evanston earlier this season.
The Wildkits of Evanston were not
generously treated as Trojan guests for
two reasons: (1) the Trojan offense was
functioning smoothly and effectively
compared with pirevious games. (2)
Evanston had to be content in playing
Niles’ "way of basketball because they
did not have the lead long enough to
play their own game.
The Wildkits looked like the better
team during the first half, holding the
lead 18 to 15. Raedld and Calhoun of
Evanston sparked the Wildkit attack
with sensational shots, stunning the Tro
jans.
At the start of the third period some
thing must have pepped up the Trojans.
Perhaps they got mad at themselves for
they went like a house on fire. Evanston
could not weather the ensuing waves of
buckets. The Trojans tallied more bask
ets in the third period than they scored
during the entire first half.
The final period was evenly fought
with the Trojans coasting to victory.
Evanston desperately tried to retaliate
but the Trojans returned all Evanston
could offer; “asking no quarter nor giv
ing any quarter.”
Three Trojans led - the offensive in
scoring, all having eight points. They
were Behrens, Mueller, and Wiliams,
each doing a spectacular job while Lane,
DiSalvo and Stockfisch turned in a ter
rific defensive piece. Calhoun and Raedle
led the scoring for the Wildkits with
nine and ten points respectively.
With a win under their belts, “the
boys of Niles” should hit their stride
and develop into a championship squad.
Woodstock will be the Trojans’ next op
ponent on their floor tonight. It will be
the first conference game of the season
for. the Trojans.
N II.E S
B ehrens
D iS a lvo
G u e n th e r
Falknor
Kokum
Lane
M u elle r
Munroe
Stezsk-al
S t o ck fisch
W i ll i a m s
T otals
EVANSTON
A nderson
C a lh o u n
Colwell
Conrad
K ailer
K a ity
Larson
Mark
M eh lig
R a e d le
B ig g s
F.G.
3
2
0
P.T .
2
0
Q
0
•
0
0
3
4
0
0
2
3
17
1
4
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
5
.0
T o tals
13
Scoring by Q u arters :
.Niles
7
8
16
Evanston
8
.1 0
7
l
0
.
2
0
0
2
7
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
5
0
1
10
10
11
Friday, December 7, 1945
T R O J A N WARS
By John Lane
Every year it seems as though the
Trojans have to struggle through their
first few basketball games with little
consolation other than that of a hardfought battle. Every game they play
they go on the floor with the hope of
victory only to be handed another defeat.
Then all of a sudden they seem to come
to life; they begin to win, and they
really seem to go. This year seems to be
the same as usual. When this article
was written they had already lost their
first three games.
With two weeks of practice before
their first game, the Trojans are hardly
ready for competition such as that which
the teams in the Suburban League have
to offer. It is logical, though, to hope
that someday the boys from Niles will
capture an opening basketball game.
Commando basketball is on the way
out. With the end of the war Coach Ike
has decided that a smoother game should
be played. Some of the more rugged
fellows can’t seem to get this into their
heads. George Riha believes that the old
way was better. He is now called “Five
Fouls.”
v
The girls don’t seem to like swimming
so much, because they have to work so
hard doing their widths. Maybe they
should drop in on a boy’s class some
time and see what work really is. On
second thought maybe they shouldn’t.
Bulldogs Nip Trojans;
Season’s Third Loss
By Frank Zallar
The Nilehi Trojans were the victims
of another defeat when the Waukegan
Bulldogs breezed by them to the tune
pf 49 to 35 at the Nilehi Gym on Tues
day night, Nov. 27.
The Trojans were decisively whipped
by a smooth functioning Waukegan
squad, which put on a brilliant scoring
spree.
The Trojans’ offensive started off
clicking with precision, but at the be
ginning of the second period it collaps
ed making the Niles organization easy
T.Ï*. prey for the Bulldogs’ oncoming stream
8 of buckets with Allen and Ellsbury car
4
0 rying the punch of the Waukegan at
0 tack. They made themselves the major
0
7 menace to the dismayed Trojans.
8
“Iggey” Mueller and Herb Behrens led
2
0 the Trojan offensive with eight points
4
8 each while Lane and Munroe followed
41 with six points apiece. The Trojan “fast3 break” attack again was fouled up bur
9 dening the team’s offense considerably.
5
0
At one point during the final period,
1
0 it looked as if the Trojans might over
0 take the Waukegan pace-making score
0
7 by scoring several consecutive baskets,
10
1 but the Bulldogs ended this by a counter
36 attack netting three successive baskets.
Suffering three Consecutive defeats,
41
36 the Nilehi Trojans are likely to “break
By Beryle Schwabe
A t last it is too cold to go outside for
gym, so for their daily exercise the girls
are now playing captain ball and basket
ball. Certainly you’ve all heard of cap
tain ball, but ju st in case you have not,
we’ll tell you a little more about it.
It can be played with as many as 13
players on a team. There are as many
circles on the floor as there are players
and each person must stay in his circle.
The object is to pass the ball to the
player nearest the basket and then
shoot. I f the ball goes in, all is well, but
if it does not, you are right back where
you started from and you start all over.
But, enough of this; let’s get on to girls’
basketball.
The rules of this game are similar to
boys’ rules with the exception that there
are six players to a team, three for
wards and three guards. The forwards
must stay on their side of the floor ,as
is the way with all players. .
In the ninth period class there are two
teams which, I don’t miner saying, are
perhaps the best in the school. Some of
the head names on these two teams are
La Verne Kellen, Charmaine Valkenaar,
Jane Taylor, Marion Nachbauer, Doro
thy Trausch, Shirley Hoddinott, and
Mary Ann Ziegle.
Although not exactly limited to girls,
the new Equestrian club of Nilehi is
mostly made up of members of the fe
male sex. These brave kittens intend to
ride through the cold winter and if
everything turns out at the end of the
year they will give a horse show which
should be most interesting to watch.
Miss Mildred Schaefer is the sponsor
of this new club which has not been in
existence for the last four years because
of the war. Since these restrictions have
now been lifted they will again try to
make it an excellent sports activity to
participate in. If the turnout demon
strated at the first meeting held on Tues
day, November 27, is significant, it really
should prove to be an organization any
one can be proud to belong to.
A t the first meeteing of this club,
Charmaine Valkenaar was elected presi
dent. L et’s all wish her good luck in her
undertaking.
the ice” and win a game, which should
supply the “Boys of Niles” the push they
need to get rolling.
N IL E S
FJG'.
3
0
Behrens
Falknor
Lane
M u elle r
Monroe
Stezskal
S to ck fisch
W illiam s
DLSalvo
2
3
3
0
0
0
3
0
9
0
0
1.
1
13
E lleb u ry
Clark
Jones
Allen
G ro eb ilch
Valanic
9
0
11
12
5
2
35
12
7
8
20
0
0
7
1
21
11
17
«
2
1
2
2
5
3
3
T otals
S coring b y Q u arter:
T.P.
8
0
6
8
6
0
2
0
2
2
Totals
W AUKEGAN
Niles
W aukegan
P .T .
5
11
•
8
9
0
2
49
35
49
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nileHI lite
V qI. VII, No. 4
-------------------:
Skokie, Illinois
Thursday, November 15, 1945
Parents Take Over Nilehi Tonight
Ojike’s Experiences
Thrill Audience
A ll school assembly! When was it?
Why, November 14, 1945, featuring
Mbonu Ojike. Mr. Ojike is a very inter
esting man, so we take time out to tell
you a few facts about him.
Mbonu Ojike was born in Nigeria, in
an African village, just before World
War I. His father, a prominent Amana
(which is a local chieftain) was against
education. Despite his father’s protests
he managed to get to a Normal College
which led to the Oxford University in
England. In America, at the Ohio State
University, he received his B.S. degree
and recently, his Master’s degree from
the University of Chicago. Mr. Ojike is
going to return to Nigeria to continue
work in education there. “ From African Village to America”
and “ Africa Speaks” were the topics of
his speech. In the first part he told his
own exciting story of his long step from
primitive to modern civilization in 25
years and his experiences along the way.
The last was an informative discussion
of the Dark Continent and the future
developement and education of Africa’s
millions, which was told in a delightfully
personalized manner.
Election for Hospital
Participants Await Speech Parents Visit Classes
In Full Schedule
Contest Tomorrow
Our, aspiring- thespians are to have
their golden opportunity. For weeks the
students of the beginning and advanced
dramatics and radio classes have been
rehearsing in anticipation of the decla
mation contest on November 16. By that
time they will be ready to “ give their
all.”
This competitive contest, which will be
held in the assembly at 8:15, is under the
direction of Mr. Ronald Van Arsdale,
dramatics and English teacher at N.T.
H.S.
There are two groups of scripts to be
read, serious and comedy. An award will
be given in each group for the winner
and runner-up. The contest will be
judged by faculty members and towns
people. Winners are to be announced
immediately following the close of the
contest.
The participants in the serious group
a^e Clayton Wells, Pat Baumhardt, Patti
Norum, Lyle Dye, Melaine Mickow, Char
lotte Freiling, Pat Walton, and Bill Mc
Neill.
The competitors in the comedy group
are Paul Reiland, Frances Monahan,
Shirley Seeley, Joyce Matthews, Janet
Hayes and Barbara Ballantine.
The understudies in the contest are
Doris Bernges, Janet Larson, Louis Platt,
Barbara Baldwin, and Pat Schirra.
Presentation Begins Cast o f "E ver Since
The bond campaign will end in De
cember, one representative from each
class will be elected, and they will pre
sent panels for different classes, to the
Vaughan Hospital.
Every home room has chosen a rep
resentative. Every Tuesday you may vote
for one person from your own class, if
you purchase a stamp or bond, and it
need not be your home room represen
tative. There will be one winner from
each class who will present the units.
The home room representatives are:
Seniors— Kenneth Stezskal, Don Nepstad, Bob Doetsch, Bob Klump, Bruce
Cook, Stewart Munroe. Juniors— Robert
Bierbaum, Nancy Burge, Elaine Schroeder, Ray Carlson, Bob Farr, Frank W il
liams. Sophomores— Bill Trapp, Don
Biehn, Dick Sesterhenn, Charles Barrett,
Jane Schewe, Clayton Merrill. Freshmen
— Ann Juul, Pat Scheuerman, David
Carlson, Carol Stockenberg, Charles
Kranz, Jack Heurlen, Don Seigle.
The amount of stamps and bonds
which were sold during the last four
weeks are as follows: October 16, $462.
50; October 23, $398.95; October 30,
$1,229.65, and on November 6, $1,284.40
Eve” Is Chosen
A high-school mixup, three cases of
measles, and a southern belle, are among
the highlights of the first play of the
season at N.T.H.S.
“ Ever Since Eve” , a comedy in three
acts will be given on December 6, 7, and
8, under the direction of Mrs. Ruth Esch,
head of the dramatics department.
The cast has been chosen as follows:
(Cast I
C h a ra cters
C ast I I
M rs. C lo v e r
S h irle y H o d d in o tt
M a r ily n E n g e r t
J o h n n y C lo v e r
D ic k G r a f
D ic k G r a f
M r. C lo v e r
H o w a r d H a y n ie
H o w a r d H a y n ie
Sp u d E r w i n
D a v e W ilk in s o n
D a v e W ilk in s o n
S u san B la k e
M a r ily n B u r n s
M u r ie l F a r r e l l
B etsy E r w in
P h y llis H u m p h r e y
B a rb a ra H a ll
M arth a W illa r d
J e r ry R o e h o w
S a n d ra G o ss
G a p p y Sim m o ns
J am e s T o d d
Jam es T odd
H e n r y Q u in n
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Today may be just the middle of themonth for most people, but it’s strictly
a Red-Letter Day for the pupils of Niles
Township High School and their parents.
This is the day the halls, classrooms,
laboratories, office, cafeteria— yes even
the parking lot— will do double duty,
with the younger generation of Nilehi
having a regular school day from 8:20
a.m. to 3:11 p.m., but with their parents
taking over from 7:45 to 10:15 p.m.
Following the exact schedules of their
sons and daughters, Nilehi parents be
come “ school kids” again tonight as they
observe the twenty-fifth anniversary of
American Education Week in the fourth
annual Parents’ Night at N.T.H.S.
Sitting in the seats vacated by their
sons and daughters at the close of the
school day, parents will follow the reg
ular schedule, having an opportunity to
get acquainted with their son’s or daugh
ter’s teachers and with the parents of
their son’s or daughter’s classmates.
. Teachers in the various classes will
discuss the educational program of the
particular group as a whole and the con
tribution which a specific class is making
toward the 1945 theme o f American Ed
ucation Week: “ Education to Promote
the General W elfare” .
Faculty members responsible fo r the
Parents’ Night program are Miss Ada
Immel, chairman; Miss Lois Lamberg,
Miss Helen Johanns, and Mr. Paul Eberhardt.
T w o Speakers Give
Lectures at Niles
Two speakers recently gave lectures at
our school for the benefit o f the Skokie
Rotary Club and the Niles Township
Parent-Teacher Association. Dr. Hilton
Jones talked to the Rotary Club and Dr.
Clark G. Kuebler talked to'che P.T.A.
Dr. Jones of the Hizone Chemical
Laboratories, Wilmette, form erly college
professor of science, spoke Tuesday,
October 30, on the atomic bomb, atomic
power and their future. The lecture was
given in the Rotary room at Nilehi for
the benefit of that club and the talk was
broadcast over the Public Address sys
tem to the science classes.
Dr. Kuebler, who is the president of
Ripon College, Ripon, Wis., talked to
the P.T.A. on Tuesday evening, Novembr 6 in the gymnasium. He spoke on the
necessity of mastering the fundamentals
o f our own language, the need for learn
ing foreign language and understanding
international relations, and the need for
mastery of mathematics and science.
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Dancing b y Freshies
Thursday, November 15, 1945
N IL E H IL IT E
Ushers' Club Picks
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Flynn for Leader
Proves Am using
By Dolores Wells
Move over, upper classmen, the fresh
men have learned how to dance! Mrs.
Cashman, the head of the dancing de
partment at Northwestern University,
gave them their final lesson on October
25.
• The lesson started with the boys and
girls lining up to practice the steps that
they had learned. Some of the girls
looked rather sad (their big sisters must
have warned them about the well-known
Nilehi stag lines which the males seem
to prefer to dancing).
TH E N came the BIG event, the boys
and girls dancing TOGETHER. The boys
didn’t have any choice in the matter,
though, as they were assigned to the
girls across from them. The piano
tinkled out “ Atchison Topeka and Santa
Fe” and the couples with the “ vitality
of youth” and the happy faces of mour
ners at a funeral came in on the downbeat.
They made a pretty picture, the girls
with flushed faces, looking down fondly
at the tops of the boys’ heads. The boys
were careful to hold their partners as
far away as possible (wait a few years,
girls, they’ll learn the usual upper classman “ squeeze technique” ).
Then the boys were turned loose to
pick their own partners. 'If you’ve ever
seen the lions make a bee-line to their
meat at feeding time in the zoo, you
have an idea of the mad dash which the
boys made for the nearest “ cute num
ber” . Then they politely took their gpl’s
hand and said (believe it or not) “ May I
have this dance?”
Yes, you older men better keep on
your toes, because the freshmen are
learning— F A S T !
The freshman party which is sched
uled for November 16 from 3:15 p.m. to
5 p.m., is being planned by a committee
of F.B.A. members consisting of Don
Carlson, Pat Sommer, Tom Black, Jack
Roman, Dean Whitton, Joan Conrad, Tom
Reed and their alternates. Entertainment
will include refreshments, dancing, and
contests among home rooms. Howie Haynie will act as Master of Cermonies.
Selden Says Assembly
Conduct Improves
The assembly room conduct has im
proved considerably this fall, according
to Mr. Charles Selden, who is much en
couraged with the decrease of paper on
the floor, o f rowdyism in the group,
arid the increase in good natural com
radeship and dancing.
. “ Keep up the improvement and the
assembly will become-flne of the bright
spots of the school day” , says Mr. Sel
den. “ However, it will be necessary to
go into the room instead of standing in
the doorway in order to enjoy the rec
reational period” .
By Joan Flavin
Editorials on Thanksgiving tra
ditionally urge the offering of bless
ings to God for a bountiful harvest,
but at this time it is also appropriate
to give thanks for the comparative
luxury enjoyed by American civil
ians during the war so recently con
cluded.
We are well aware of the hard
ships endured by American service
men in the Second World War,
through the media of newspapers,
radio, and films, and the realization
that all this is past should help
everyone to devour mom’s turkey
more avidly.
The young men in uniform have
learned, from actual experience that
the practice of having a Thanks
giving holiday is no empty gesture
for many reasons. One soldier who
recently arrived home from Ger
many stated, “ It ’s really unfortunate
that we must concern ourselves with
a dismal mess like Europe. Most of
the land is unsuitable for agricul
ture, natural resources are limited,
and the people are constantly bick
ering over national hatreds.” Such
a statement clearly illustrates why
Americans celebrate Thanksgiving
for the equalities and freedom of
democracy in the United States.
No one needs to tell the average
high-school student why he should
be thankful fo r material gains of
the past, but this doesn’t apply to ac
complishments of the future. Some
fine Thanksgiving, many years from
now, you’ll either be thankful for se
curing an education in your youth,
or sorry for missing a great oppor
tunity.
Now the Nilehilite staff hopes
that you enjoy four days of rest,
beginning on November 22, which is
something to be thankful for also.
| The Ushers’ Club under Mr. Luther
! Lyndrup has been organized and a list
I of the members can be given because the
list is now complete. Mr. Lyndrup has
withheld the list until now so that no
one would be omitted.
There are three officers in the club.
Donna Flynn acts as president. Donna
was in charge of the ushers at the
Homecoming Dance. Marion McClain is
the vice-president. Marion was in charge
of the Homecoming Game. Nancy Burge
is the secretary of the treasury. Nancy
was in charge of the Crystal Lake foot
ball game.
The members of the club are Jane
Schewe, Joan Schewe, Lois Rieter, Tom
Madden, Judith Larson, Marilyn Lumpp,
Joan Westerberg, Muriel Hendrickson,
Lorraine Shade, Margaret Wetmore,
June Pence, Lois Barton, Joyce Tomp
kins, Mary Ann Ritter, Barbara Baldwin,
Barbara Gerhardt, Kay Haefel, Betty
Loefgren, Patricia Klump, Mary Ann
Keegan, Dolores Ide, Marion Riha, Joan
Spencer, Dorothy Schuh, Earlene Robin
son, Kenneth Harte, Karan Southworth,
Virginia Biederer, Dan Sullivan, Jackie
|Conard, Beverley McClaskey, JoAnn
|Eberhardt, Bob Force, Howard Haynie
arid Marilyn Lee.
Earlene Robinson is in charge of Par
ents’ Night.
According to Mr. Lyndrup, the club
will usher at school dances, plays, and
games upon request of the teacher in
charge of the event. Last year some of
the teachers called in outside help be
cause they were unaware that the Nilehi
ushers were at their disposal.
Several Nilehi Grads
Attdend Northwestern
Many Nilehi graduates enrolled this
fa ll at Northwestern University. Paul
Marsh Doremus, Robert Hughes Evans,
Virginia Belle Kish, Howard George
Klehm, Rosmarie Meyer Manke and L il
lian E. Miethke are attending the College
of Liberal Arts at Evanston.
Richard Otto Hedstrom and Howard
Wayne Sanderman, the Technological
Institute; Marion Heather Robertson and
Bettina Krysher, School of Speech;
Phyllis C. Schlotterbeck and Joseph
Thomas Sheridan, Medical School; Robbert Donald Dammann, School of Music;
Jean LaVerne Kelley, School of Educa
tion; Nancy Lucille Perrin, School of
Commerce; and Esther E. Roden, Medill School of Journalism.
Speed Demons W in
Shorthand Awards
Once a month a Gregg shorthand test
is given to the advanced shorthand class.
Certificates are awarded by Gregg Pub
lishing Company to those who pass with
98 per cent or over in accuracy.
Shorthand speed demons for the month
of October are Elaine Hoppe, 80 words
per minute, 100 per cent correct; Marion
Schubert, 80 W. P. M., 99% per cent
per cent correct; Jean Kirscht, 60 W.
P. M., 100 per cent correct; Charmaine
Valkenaar, 60 W. P. M., 99% per cent
rect; Dorothy Olson, 60 W.P.M., 100 per
correct; Eleanor May, 60 W. P. M., 9
9
per cent correct; Irene Donaldson, 60 W.
P. M., 99 per cent correct; Ruth Madsen,
60 W. P. M., 98 per cent correct; and
May Robinson, 60 W. P. M., 98 per cent
correct.
Miss Ada Immel, shorthand teacher,
reads the test only once at a named
speed. There are different tests at 60,
80, 100, and 140 word levels.
Any person who passes his test at
100 per cent accuracy is eligible to mem
bership in the 100 per cent club recently
organized.
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Kitty Tells Doings in Korner
Kitty Reveals Activities
O f N ilehi Graduates
Kitty Learns of Early
Christmas Party
Marilyn Burns has the first copy of COUPLE OF THE W EEK—
Jerry Dahm and Elaine Larson
“ February Rose” to be in America. It
was written by her brother. Critics in SONG OF THE W EEK—
“ It’s Been A Long, Long Time”
London say that it is one of the best
love ballads to be written during World SIGHT OF THE W EEK—
Report Cards .
War II.
QUESTION OF THE W EEK—
Betty Sparkman, a graduate of last
What did you get on your report
year now attending Grinnell College in
card?
Iowa is on the costume committee for
Did Charlene Werner, Eleanor Bomark
“ Mrs. Moonlight,” a play to be presen and Bill ( ? ) have a nice time at the
ted there.
Christmas Party, Friday? (You guess
Bob Bollow is a freshman in the Chi at it, we don’t know!)
What certain boy stood a blonde ( ? )
cago Aeronautical University. Bob was
senior girl up Friday night?
graduated from N.T.H.S.. last June.
Seems that on Tuesday, October 30,
Second year Latin students are getting during the eighth period swimming class,
their news from a Latin newspaper. This Miss Wells fell ( ? ) into the pool.
newspaper has everything from news
What’ s the new school song that’s been
hot off the press to Van Johnson. That’s adopted? Seems it was written by Gene
a nice way to learn your Latin, reading Lewis and Davy Wilkinson.
about Van Johnson, isn’t it, girls?
Someone tried to “ borrow” the cheer
leaders’ megaphone 'at Leyden, but Carol
Leaving for Iowa on Friday, Nov Krause determinedly jumped over the
ember 9, Pat Schirra and Jackie Perrin fence and grabbed it from the would-be
visited Ann Marie Schirra at Iowa State. “ borrower” .
They were there in time to .see Iowa’s
Halloween night was a very enjoyable
homecoming.
evening for 23 junior and senior girls,
who were invited to Betty Smith’s for
Gloria Westerberg, an alumna of
a surprise turkey dinner for Betty. A fter
Niles, played a character role in the
dinner, a friend of the Smith’s, Mrs. V ir
play, “ The Merchant of Yonkers” , given
ginia Lee, at one time a vaudeville ac
at Stephens College at Columbia, Mo.,
tress, sang to the guests. Every minute
on November 2 and 3.
of the time was enjoyed, the girls say.
Do you all remember reading about
Joan Westerberg and Phyllis Hum
phrey left Friday, November 2, for Co Katydid, the mascot of Miss Harrison’s
lumbia, Missouri. They went to. see room? Well, poor Katydid died, and
Gloria Westerberg at Stephens College Miss Harrison and her classes are now in
mourning.
for a weekend visit.
Fathers of Four Nilehi Students A re
Radio and Screen Celebrities
I
Nilehi is blessed with radio and motion i tery” . The Chicago programs we hear
picture celebrities. You are familiar with him on are:“ TomMix,” “ MysteryHouse,”
and “ Charm School” .
all of them.
Mr. Paul Trietsch, father of Nilehi’s
To begin with, we have Mr. William
Perrin, father of Jackie Perrin. Mr. Paul Trietsch, is one of the Hoosier Hot
Perrin began his career at 15 playing in Shots. Ezra Buzzangton’s Novelty Rag
church choirs and also mood music for Time Band was his first chance. Then
silent movies. A musician’s life was the radio work with the “ The National Barn
thing he wanted so he played in a Dance” . He has made seven pictures
band on ferry boats and with Joey and is making two more with the other
Lehickter’s band as a piano player. Hoosier Hot Shots. Last year when Joan
Afterward he got his own radio program Trietsch, his niece, was Victory Queen,
on WTMJ in Milwaukee. He now plays they entertained us in the Boys’ Gym.
on W CFL with Jack K elly’s orchestra, They have been together 16 years
the Irish Hour, and the String Quartet. making people laugh and hope to go
Forrest Lewis, father of our own on doing so.
Sandra Ravencroft’s father, John RaGene Lewis, is another of our radio cel
ebrities. A t the age of 12 he sang in his vencroft is one of the King’s Jesters on
home town, Knightstown, Indiana, and WBBM. While in Rochester, two men
decided he wanted to be an actor. He has and Mr. Ravencroft got together and had
been in California this summer making a small band. A talent scout for Paul
“I ’ll Tell The World” . While Mr. Lewis Whiteman discovered them and had them
was in California he worked on “ Ope play with Paul’s band. Mr. Ravencroft
Man’s Family” as Ben, the caretaker, was on the Ben Bernie show before Ben
and as Mike Terry in “ I Love A Mys- died.
This week the inquiring Reporter is
concerned with the parents o f our stu
dents. We asked .the parents to tell us
some incident of their school life. A l
though most of them modestly protested
that nothing unusual happened to them
and that it was so long ago, we managed
to wangle these stories from them.
Mrs. H. P. Weldon, mother of Betty
Weldon, captain of the varsity cheer-,
leaders, said:
“ I remember one time I was sent out
of class for talking. I wanted to get some
cookies from my locker, and although
we weren’t allowed in the locker rooms
during classes, I decided to take a
chance. While searching through my
locker I heard someone coming, so I
jumped in my locker and the door
slammed behind me and I was locked in” .
P. S. She did get out.
Mrs. Ray J. Harrer, mother of Jim
Harrer, captain of the football team:
“ About the only thing I can think of
at the moment is a time when the snow
was so high, my father had to make a
tunnel so I could get to school” . Note to
students: This was in Iowa.
Mrs. Glenn S. Bartleson, mother of
Shirley Bartleson, president of the Jun
ior Council:
“ I recall being in study hall on Nov
ember 11, the day armistice was signed.
The principal came .in our classes and
gave us permission to leave school” .
Mrs. Eugene Garner, mother o f Lee
Garner, on the junior varsity football
team:
“ One o f the things that is clear in
my mind about my school life is how
much I used to like the spelling bees
that were held every Friday. The winner
would get the next Friday off” .
When asked i f she ever won, Mrs.
Garner replied, “ Oh, yes, I won once in
a while” .
Mrs. H. J. Force, mother o f Bob Force,
president of the senior cabinet:
According to Mrs. Force, she wasn’t
exactly a model student. One episode she
told us about may have a moral to it.
Mrs. Force was in eighth grade and
her teacher‘ had to leave the room fo r a
few minutes. She gave instructions that
under no circumstances was anyone to
leave her chair. I t seems one of the
pupils (she was the teacher’s pet) got
up to open a window, and, as it was a
windy day some papers were blown off
Mrs. Force’s desk. She immediately got
up to pick up her papers and close the
window when who should walk in but
(you guessed it) the teacher. Mrs. Force
was thoroughly talked to and sent home,
but when the superintendent o f schools
investigated Mrs. Force was brought
back to school, the teacher apologized,
and they all lived happily ever after.
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Katy Lists Dishes
Nilehi Prefers
W ITH
THE
Lucky People Get
Gloves as Gifts
-“ Hey, Joe, where did you get the
mittens ?”
“ Oh, some guys down in the cafeteria
are giving them away” .
“ I don’t get it— but I ’m gonna grab
a pair quick before they’re all gone” .
In case you were equally perplexed at
the goings-on in the cafeteria during the
seventh period lunch hour one day re
cently, here are the facts:
A glove company is conducting a sur
vey to find out the average glove sizes
of grammar school and high school stu
dents, so they picked out a representative
cross-section of students and the lucky
people who were picked to try on mit
tens were presented with them. There
will be some warm hands in Skokie this
winter.
When the survey is completed they
will put their mittens on the market
labeled according to the age of the peo
ple they will fit.
Nilehi Has 51 Tuition
Students This Year
By Joan Kreegier
’Long about lunch time every day
there is a surge of students toward the
Nilehi cafeteria. Anyone getting in the
way is quickly swept along with the tide.
Judging from the statistics which Mrs.
Katy Kestenholz graciously consented to
give us, most of the students of Nilehi
must have a hollow leg. Each day from
75 to 100 pounds of potatoes are used.
It ’s a good thing there is no such thing
as K.P. in high school. (Perhaps some of
the students would prefer K.P. to de
tentions !)
Katy is in charge of the cafeteria.
She is assisted by Mrs. Julia Carlson,
Mrs. Harriet Fiech, Mrs. Esther Fountaine, Mrs. Frances Garner, Mrs. Alice
Kluesing, and Mrs. Marian Koch. Each
of them is equally good at maneuvering
a carving knife through a roast. There
are from 70 to 80 pounds of meat to
carve each day.
The favorite dishes are roast beef and
meat loaf. Hot dogs and chicken a la king
are among the favorites.
Nilehi keeps the dairies busy by using
275 bottles of chocolate milk and 275
bottles of white milk each day.
Niiehi’s cuties had better watch their
figures. According to Katy, 12 or 15 gal
lons of ice cream are consumed each
day. I don’t think the boys could eat it
all themselves! (Or could they?)
Seriously, Katy is proud of the com
pliments on the food and service, made
by students, faculty members, and vis
itors. She wishes to thank the students
for their cooperation. She said, ‘With
your cooperation our work is made
easier.”
Thursday, November 15, 1945
Pfc. Frank Humburg wrote to Mr.
Eberhardt from Tokyo saying that he
sure appreciated the Nilehilite and the
persons who made it possible J:or him
to get it. Frank says that it is just like
a letter from home.
S 2/c Bill Stielow writes that he is
in “ sunny California; the sun shines a
good 60 minutes a day” . He can hardly
wait until he gets on a shop. Bill also
says, “ Don’t forget the Nilehilite” .
From Tubabao Island comes word
from S 2/c A rt Schmidt. He writes
that he is doing exactly what he did. in
civilian life— nothing. A fter his leave
they sent him to California where he
sat around having a good time and then
he boarded a ship with 1300 others and
was 21 days crossing the Pacific. A rt
thinks the island he is on is rather pretty
with cocoanut trees. So far in his few
months of service, A rt says he has been
with Jim Tagney discussing old days at
N.T.H.S. and reading the Nilehilite again
and again together. A rt goes on to say
that he and Jim saw Dick Hohs at
Shoemaker Island. He ended his letter by
saying that he misses Katie and the
Nilehi cafeteria.
F 2/c Jim Tagney writes Miss Harbert to ask if he could get his “ John
Henry” on the list for the Nilehilite. He
says he’s aching to hear what is going
on in school.
Jim says, “ Just about four months
ago, when I graduated, I never figured
I would wind up way out on an island.”
A lot of things happened that we didn’t
figure on, Jim.
Bill Kunkel and A rt Schmidt were at
the Philippines with Jim. He hadn’t
been able to find Bill but he and A rt
came across each other on the same ship.
Jim says, “ It took us 22 days to travel
6,000 miles. I bet Columbus could do it
faster than that” . Jim is talking of a
discharge— “ but the only thing you can
do,” he says, “ is to keep your fingers
crossed” .
W L ÎH Îu fË
The N ileh ilite is w ritten, printed, and
published by the students o f the N iles
Township H igh School, Skokie, Illinois.
Dr. A. B. Biehh, superintendent-principal.
NEW S S T A F F
E ditor: Joan F lavin
R eporters: Joan K reegier, P h yllis Humph
rey, A rlene Ruesch; G eorge Blameuser,
Byron K rysher, G loria M alnick, Lor.,
.raine Shade.
FEATU RE STAFF
E ditor: B eryle Schwabe
R eporters: P at S'chirra, Eleanor R ollick ,
Dolores Dauth, P a t Horner, P a t Baum...hardt, Dolores W ells, B etty Fortman,
Joan W esterberg, V io le t Martinson.
SPORTS S T A F F
E ditor: John Lane
Reporters: Don Olson, June Pence, R obert
Kepen, F ran k Zaller, - B eryle Schwabe.
Circulation m anager: V io le t Martinson.
Assistants: Eleanor R ollick, P at Horner.
Exchange editor: Dolores W ells
Assistant: June Pence
Production M anagers: R. Hacker, Fred
Jaehnke, F. Guirsch.
F acu lty Advisers
Paul Eberhardt
Clement M eier
This year there are 85 “ non-high”
students at Nilehi from the Glenview
district, where there is no high school,
according to Miss Agnes E. Harte, office
manager. This is 16 more than last year.
The number of tuition students from
districts having high schools has more
than doubled. The records show that
last year there were 25; this year there
are 51.
Your reporter inquired of_ some of
these students as to “ why they chose
Nilehi above other high schools in Chi
cago and districts nearer their homes.”
When asked why she chose this school
instead of New Trier, Bea Delies reflected>a rather sly look and replied, “I
heard that the wolves had a different
gleam in their eyes at Nilehi, so I came
to find out” .
Perry Mohlar thought this question
over for a while and then said quickly,
“ I heard that they had beautiful girls
here.” Have you found out yet, Perry?
Then there was Eugene Huber who
dreamily replied, “ Because Carol Rugen
went here” .
When we asked Fred Stowe, he simply
stated, “ I like the teachers” . P. S. He
hadn’t received his report cards yet.
Gloria Seltzer said, “ It ’s on my fa
ther’s way to work, and it looked so
pretty.”
Howard Korsmo, better known as
“ Dimples,” replied sweetly, “ The girls
are much nicer.” Were you thinking of
anyone in particular, “ Dimples” ?
Freshies Turn Artistic;
Also Buy Magazines
The pupils of Miss Lucille Ronalds’
freshman English classes are quite artis
tic. They have been drawing pictures to
illustrate the books they read. Those de
serving honorable mention, according to
Miss Ronalds, are Dick Horndasch, Mari
lyn Lee, Gloria Giles, Bob Dickens, Ralph
Walbers, and Bruce Harris.
Their works of art appear on the bul
letin board in room 212. Perhaps there
is a future Rembrandt among them.
Five cents is contributed each month
by each student in Miss Ronalds’ classes
to buy magazines. A great variety of
interests are represented by the magazies purchased with this money.
Life, Look, American, Post, the
Reader’s Digest, Collier’s, and Coronet
are some of the widely-known magazines.
Mademoiselle, Vogue, American Girl,
and Seventeen are of interest to the girls
while Boy’s L ife and Popular Mechanics
are among those which interest the op
posite sex.
In the field of hunting they have Field
and Stream, Outdoor Life, and Sports
Afield.
Radio Craft, Yachting, Pro Football,
Baseball Digest, U. S. Camera, and Air
News represent other hobbies.
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N IL E H IL IT E
Thursday, November 15, 1945
Basketball Begins Friday;
Plag New Trier There
General Staff Begins J.V /s Trounce Arlington
Work on Annual
For Undefeated Season,
By Don Olson
The Nilehi J. V.’s trounced the A rlin g
November 16, at 7:15 marks the first
The general yearbook staff of the ton Cardinals to the tune of 26-0 on
basketball game of the season for Nilehi,
1946 Nilehi Reflections is now getting Thursday, November 1, at the Arlington
started on the big job that awaits „them. field. The Trojans won their sixth game the game being played at New Trier.
Mr. Lester Galitz, the coach, says, “ It
The staff is under the supervision of Mr. without a loss for their first undefeated
looks like the varsity team w ill start
Paul Eberhardt.
season.
Joan Rouse acts as eaitor-in-chief.
The Junior “ Men of Troy” really look the game with Frank Williams and Her
Frances Baker is the assistant editor. ed good by getting 13 first downs and bert Behrens as forwards, John Lane at
Gene Lewis is art editor and June Pence holding the Cardinals to only one. They center, and Ted Stockfisch along with
is junior section editor. June’s assistant outplayed the Redbirds in every phase of Harry Mueller as guards. The second
group who will also see plenty o f action
is Lois Barton. Jacqueline Conard as
the game.
sophomore section editor is assisted by
A fter forcing the Cardinals to kick in are Bill Guenther and Kenny Stezskal
Barbara Perrett. The freshman section the first quarter, the Trojans drove the as forwards, John Kokum at center, and
editor is Donna Korsmo. Catherine Tas ball over from their 12-yard line for Stewart Munroe and Lucien DiSalvo as
ker of the dramatics section is assisted their first score, With six first downs at guards.”
by Bonnie Webster. Herb Knapp of the the start of the second quarter, Jim Bles
Before Mr. Galitz went into the Navy,
social section is assisted by Margaret sing scored on a 10-yard end run. How it was extremely hard to find one tall
Hur.t. Joan Bruck, Polly Wettengel, and ard Lindstrom passed to Frank Williams boy, he said, but now we have several
Marian Mueller will take charge of the for the extra point. Before the half ended tall boys on the team. I f the boys learn
classes and clubs. The school government Chuck Barrett scored, but the E. P. was to use their height to full advantage
section is taken care of by Dorothy Davis missed and the score stood at 13-0.
they wil be a hard team to defeat.
and Pat Horner. Don Biehn acts as
Just as the fourth quarter started,
“ On November 12,” Mr. Galitz said,
sports editor. Clayton Merrill is the Howard Lindstrom scored on a three- and on November 14 we scrimmaged
assistant sports editor, and Nancy Hall yard run after a pass to Bob Pearson with Maine. These scrimmages were of
is the photography and snapshot editor. good for 22 yards. Lindstrom passed to great value to the team.”
The general yearbook staff is respon Bill Comstock for the extra point. With
The second game will be held at
sible for seeing that the yearbook gets about a minute to play, Lindstrom scored
Evanston on November 20 at 4:00 p.m.
out on time. Theirs is the task of pro his second touchdown but missed the E
The first home game will be with Wau
ducing the book as a whole.
P. and the game ended with a score of kegan on November 27 at 7:15. There,
The financial staff, supervised by Miss
26-0. will be one more “ warm-up” game before
Doris Sayre, will be responsible for
The Cardinals got their only first the league opens with Evanston at Niles,
seeing that money is raised to pay for down in the second quarter on a 15-yard
November 30, at 7:30 p.m. Then Decem
the yearbook. There will be a magazine
end run.
ber 7 at Woodstock the conference will
campaign for this purpose, to supple
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pictures and writeups in this department.
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Dorothy Lacy is committee chairman.
Trojan Grads Star
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Souvenirs Interest
Spanish Classes
Souvenirs from Mexico, brought by
beginning Spanish students* have pro
vided a colorful Spanish atmosphere to
Miss Jean Small’s beginning Spanish
classes at Nilehi.
Among the souvenirs brought by Jan
ice Johnston were a Mexican silver
charm bracelet, an embroidered jacket
showing picturesque Spanish figures, a
leather coin purse from Cuernavaca, a
hand woven shirt from Guatemala, and
a real Mexican serape.
Angela Vosnos’ collection consisted of
a bullfight ticket and program written
almost completely in English although
it came from Juarez, Mexico, where the
fight took place, some Mexican coins
a menu from a Mexican restaurant, pot
tery and some postage stamps.
Beverly McClasky displayed a mach
ete sword, which is a long knife owned
by most Mexican gauchos. This sword
belongs to her uncle, who visited Mex
ico.
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Niles: Pisher, W illiam s. Kaufm an, valkenaar, Boshning, Poalella, Brice. Fotsch Dahm, Wade, Knapp, K utz. Seltzer.
M iller, Kepen, Barret, Pasek. Linskey.
Dye, B ailey, Batz.
Vito
For years Niles has been harvesting
football players left and right and now
finally they are beginning to show up in
the ranks of the well-kpown college
teams. Jack Fredericks, well known per
sonality on the Trojan ranks and star
halfback on the ’42 and ’43 squads, has
made his appearance on the Purdue elev
en several times this season. Don Lyon,
center on last year’s Nilehi team and
Sherrill McDonald, also of last year s
Trojan team, are with Jack at Purdue.
Jack Heiniger, big brother of Jim,
Trojan halfback of this year’s team,
starred with Drake this fall.
Probably one o f the beslt players Nilehi
has ever produced is now at Marquette,
playing first-string halfback. He is just
a freshman and already he has won the
name of a triple-threat back. He is Joe
Gagliardo, former halfback who left
Niles as a sophomore and played his
final two years at St. Ignatius High
School in Chicago.
Although two of these boys never fin
ished at Niles they got their training
here and that makes them just as im
portant to us as to the schools from
which they graduated.
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N IL E H IL IT E
Trojans Stop Eagles
TROJAN WARS
A t Leyden 20-0
S C O R IN G :
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Leyden
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Betty Calkins, sophomore, celebra
ted her birthday Friday, October 19
during the fifth period. B e t t y
brought in .a cake with ? candles on
it. The cake was served to those
who sat at her table.
It seems Mrs. Dorothy Hind has a new
method of stopping gum chewing in her
classes. Anyone caught in the act is as
signed three pages o f written work on
some gent by the name of Pythagoras
or one of his colleagues. “ Never again,”
after that treatment.
New Trier
Evanston
Waukegan
Nov. 30
Evanston
Dec. 7*
Woodstock
Dec. 14*
Leyden
Dec. 18
Highland Park
Dec. 22
Alumni
Dec. 28
Dundee
Jan. 4*
Lake Forest
Jan. 8*
Crystal Lake
Jan. 11*
Libertyville
Jan. 18*
Warren
Jan. 19
Proviso
Jan. 22
Maine
Jan. 25*
Arlington
Feb. 1*
Libertyville
Feb. 2 *
Lake Forest
Feb. 8*
Crystal Lake
Feb. 11
New Trier
Feb. 15*
Leyden
Feb. 22*
Woodstock
conference games
j.
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There
Here
Here
There
Here
Here
Here
There
Here
There
There
Here*
There
Here
There
Here
There
Here
Here
There
Here
The battling Trojans of Niles finally
laid down their arms as they lost to the
Tigers of Crystal Lake 14-8 last Friday,
Nov. 9.
It was a terriffic game all the way
through with the Lakers nosing into the
lead within the last four minutes of play.
The Trojans took an early lead in the
first quarter as they blocked a Crystal
Lake kick. The ball rolled into the end
zone for a safety.
The first haf ended with the Trojans
possessing a two point lead.
Crystal Lake finally scored on a very
much disputed play near the end of the
second quarter. The argument was that
Harold Legel, star halfback, had been
stopped inches shy of the goal line. Thus,
if the Lakers hadn’t scored the ball
would have gone to Niles on downs.
Ucney’s try for the extra point was
good and Crystal Lake took a 7-2 lead
at the half.
The student body found an envigorated
Trojan team on the field to start the
third quarter.
With an exchange o f hands the ball
finally landed in the hands o f the Trojans
for the third time. A 25-yard pass from
quarterback Bill W itte to Bob Roman
was complete. This set up the Trojan
touchdown, with Bob Doetsch carrying
the ball the final few yards. Jaehnke’s
try for the extra point was blocked. The
score then read: Niles 8, Crystal Lake 7
.
With four minutes to go Ucney of
Crystal Lake crashed over fo r their sec
ond score.
The try for the extra point was good,
and the game ended that way: Niles 8,
Crystal Lake 14.
Jim McNeely played a good game as
line backer for the Trojans. That was
Jim’s first varsity game. Bob Klump
and Bob Doetsch played well on defense
for the Trojans with Doetsch, Farr and
Heiniger handling the offense.
Lists 22 Games
P. A . T.
Jaehnke
With the football season almost over,
our interests turn toward the winter
sport, basketball. With all the return
ing lettermen we should have a crackerjack of a team. The only thing they lack
is definite coordination, which will come
in time with practice and work.
Coach Galitz seems to have a batch of
monsters with him this year. Williams,
Behrens, Lane, Kokum, Mueller, and
Jarosch are all over six feet tall, with
the first three over six feet four.
— TW —
A lot of credit should be given Mr.
Isaacson for producing such a fine foot
ball team as the Trojans had this year.
Fine running was featured by Cook,
Riha, Farr, Doetsch and Heiniger. Doe
tsch may have won the scoring champ
ionship but when this article was written
we did not know. What passing there
was was held down by Bill Witte, one. of
the best quarterbacks in the Northeast
Conference this year.
— TW —
Intramural football play-offs in the
boys’ gym classes have been going on for
several days now. “ Toe” Jaehnke’s team
is picked to win in the finals. (The name
“ Toe” was given Jaehnke in respect for
his ability to kick extra points.)
The word is going around that a few
football players are going to wrestle
during the half-time of home basketball
games.
LEYD EN
G u etzloff
Topel
Hermanson
Gedeon
B rew er
Stephens
Michels Nov. 16
Davis
DeNeui Nov. 20
H ill Nov. 27
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Tigers 7 hump Nilehi
In F in a l; Score, 14-8
By John Lane
By Frank Zaller
Bouncing back from a heartbreaking
defeat by Lake Forest, the Nilehi varsity
football team handed Leyden a decisive
licking under the brilliant array of night
lights on Nov. 2 at Leyden to an easy
margin of 20 to 0.
Playing their first night game of the
season, the Nilehi Trojans were extreme
ly alert and capitalized on a,ll the breaks
that came their way.
On the first play from scrimmage, Ley
den threw a surprising scare into the
Trojans when Davis, Leyden quarter
back, pitched a 15-yard pass to Stephens,
who then romped to the Nilehi 30-yard
stripe for a 35-yard net gain. Keyed up
for a touchdown, Leyden backs found
themselves running smack into a Trojan
stonewall, which sliced their drive to
a standstill.
From this point on, the Trojans car
ried the play from Leyden, and were at
no time in serious trouble.
Heiniger scored the first Trojan tally
after a 40-yard march with the latter
doing brilliant running. Jaehnke’s placekick was successful. Near the end of the
first half, the Trojans took advantage
of a Leyden fumble, and drove deep into
enemy territory with Doetsch bowling
over several Leyden tacklers for a 12yard touchdown scamper.
The third period was scoreless with
both teams muffing several touchdown
opportunities due to fumbles. Niles
scored for the third and last time in the
final minutes of the game when they be
gan a 55-yard power drive ending with
Doetsch accounting for another touch
down. Jaehnke’s placekick again was
good.
Nilehi is out of the Northeast Con
ference championship, while Crystal
Lake is undefeated and title bound.
N IL E S
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M iller
Peschke
Klum p
L oefgren
Ehm er
Swanson
W itte
H ein iger
Doetsch
R iha
Thursday, November 15, 1945
7:15
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MacCrady
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Ucney
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SAFETY:
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(L e g e l)
Miss Theresa Kranz assigned a few
students in her U. S. History classes re
cently to put on a forum about the In
dians of America. When slie wanted to
know who was on the forum she asked,
W ill the Indians please raise their
hands ?”
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NILEHILITE, November 15, 1945
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Friday, November 2, 1945
Schbol Library Gets Seven Nilehi Seniors Participate
133 N ew Books
On “American School of the A ir”
What with Book Week starting No
vember 19, we thought you Nilehi read
ers might like to know about some of
our new books, if you haven’t had a
chance to read some of them yet.
At the beginning of the school year
Miss Louise Shenaut, our school librar
ian, had recorded over 133 new books.
A few of the outstanding fiction books
are: Green Dolphin Street by Goudge;
Green Hazard by Coles; Young ’Un by
Best; Image of Josephine by Tarkington;
The Green Years by Cronin; Jane Eyre
by Bronte; and Party Line by Baker.
Some books about World War II are:.
Extra by John McNamara, a story of
war correspondents; W ar Wings by Ru
therford Montgomery, a story of men in
the R.A.F.; A t His Side by George Korson, a story of Red Cross Nurses; Guide
To The Peace by Sumner Wells; and
Alaska by Joseph Driscoll.
Miss Shenaut thought it would be nice
to mention something about the Nilehi
pupils working on the library staff. They
have been a great help, she says. Here
are the names of the staff:
Marian Carlson, Helen Conrad, Violet
Martinson, Carol Holmberg, Lois Mertes,
Betty Plath, Eleanor Simone, Noelle El
kins, Marilyn Herkert, June Maier, A r
lene Ruesch, Jean Schultz, Lois Dentsch,
La Verne Hartung, Mildred Jett man, Ruth
Madsen, Lois Ostrom, Jeanette Ziehlke,
Nancy DuMont, Marilyn Hertzberg, Shir
ley Hoddinott, Jane Sparkman, Gwen
dolyn Tiseth, Diane Baker, Eva Lou Mi
chel, Evelyn Taylor, Arlene Barg, Nancy
Lamberg, Betty Long, Elaine Schroeder,
and Eleanor Rollick.
Sally Sorter, Frances Fuhr, Dave Wilkinson, Howard Haynie, Don
Albrecht, Stanley Martin and Stewart Munroe are the seniors of N.T.
H.S. who participated in “ The American School of the A ir” on Tues
day, October 23 over Chicago FM facilities of the Columbia Broad
casting System.
The program began at 10 a.m. with a 20-minute dramatization en
titled “ The A ir A ge” and then these seven students held a 12-minute
discussion before an audience of more than 100 teachers on the fol
lowing topics: (a) Aviation in competition with other forms of trans
portation, (b) International problems created by post-war aviation
and (c) Its influence on the economy of the United States.
Parents’ N ig h t Set
For November 15
The fourth annual Parents’ Night at
Nilehi will be held on Thursday night,
November 15.
Mom and Dad are going .to attend
junior’s classes just as they come under
his schedule— and his schedule includes
lunch. Parents Night is a part of our
high school’s observance of National
Education Week from Sunday■, November
11, to Saturday, November 17.
The parents now can get an oppor
tunity to see their high school in oper
ation, and from the student’s point of
view. They also can get better acquain
ted with the faculty and administration
and also themselves, Dr. Biehn pointed
out.
The time will be from 7:45 to 10:05,
with nine periods crammed into the
schedule. The time may be short but it
is enough time for our parents to get
a good idea of what we do at school.
Rally Features Talks
By Five Coaches
A ll of Niles was there to get into the
spirit o f our annual homecoming rally.
The rally went over big and was very
well organized, thanks to Mr. Meier, Mr.
Ohlson and their committee.
The citizens of Troy met at the school’s
parking lot and viewed pictures of our
football team on an outdoor screen.
Bob Force, master of ceremonies, in
troduced Coaches Galitz, Schubert, Hus
sey, Mackey and Isaacson, who gave
pep talks.
By the demand of the crowd, Captain
Stan Noesen and players Bob Klump, Jim
Ehmer and George Peschke gave the
team’s views of how the players depend
ed on school spirit.
A fter the rally, Niles went on the
snake dance, led by Jim Ehmer. The line
went through town and all came back
to school for the big bonfire.
Thanks to the cooperation of the stu
dents, faculty, band and cheerleaders,
Niles will remember Thursday night,
October 25, as the best pep rally in the
history of the school, said Mr. Meier,
Art Students Sketch
Football Dance Scenery
A rt students of Mr. John Wilkins
planned the scenery of the Homecoming
Dance held Saturday night, October 27.
The principal scene consisted of sketches
of football players in action on a foot
ball field.
The artists who drew the sketches
were Vito Colano, Lorelei Meilicke, A l
ison Ash, Lillian Sprud, Doris Bernges,
Philip Bornarth, Nancy Hall, Jean .Eichelberg, and Lorraine Mandeville.
The numerals of the Nilehi Varsity
players were on the backs of the figures
on the stage. The color of Nilehi’s team
was in gold and blue and Lake Forest’s
players were in gray and purple.
Furthermore, Miss Grace Harbert says
that the invitation extended to Nilehi for
an appearance on this show represents
a distinct honor since it was a demonstra
tion for the ninth annual meeting of the
Educational Radio Council.
The twQ girls and five boys who were
selected to make the broadcast were un
derstandably nervous when they met in
the lobby of the Morrison Hotel and pro
ceeded to the third floor where the stu
dios are located. Mr. Edwin Hill, the
director, gave them some special instruc
tions and had their voices tested in prep
aration for the appearance o f Nilehi pu
pils on this program which usually orig
inates from New York City.
Miss Harbert, who accompanied them,
left immediately afterwards for the
school, but her deserving charges stayed
to look over various radio displays and
eat lunch.
While talking about their experiences,
Frances Fuhr said, “ We were scared at
first but later we could have talked about
airplanes fo r hours instead o f a few
minutes.”
Student Operators Elect
Kokum For President
The “ Student Operators” club under
the direction of Mrs. Dorothy Hind held
a meeting recently to elect officers. John
Kokum was elected president and Rich
ard Dobroth was appointed chief oper
ator. A t this meeting handbooks of rules
printed by the Nilehi print shop were
given to the members.
Some of the recent films shown are
“ The World’s Largest Electrical Shop”
for industrial art and shop classes;
“ Cycle of W ater” and “ What is Elec
tricity ? ” in the science classes. The prob
lems classes were shown government
films on “ Protecting the Public” and
“ Respect for the Law.” The foods class
was shown a film on canning called
“ You Can Too” .
Another film being shown is a colored
film o f the Arlington game, taken by
Nick Boznos. This film is being shown
in the boys’ gym classes.
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Kitty Korner -
N IL E H IL IT E
Friday, November 2, 1945
Katherine Is Here! Betty Kellen Likes
Everyone is talking about the new
COUPLE OF THE W E E K :
student at N.T.H.S. According to all
Marilyn Burns and Dave Wilkinson
reports her name is Katherine and she
SONG OF THE W E E K :
is becoming increasingly popular with
“ It’s Been a Long Time”
both boys and girls.
The remark that Katy is definitely a
SIGHT OF THE W E E K :
slick chick was overheard in the halls
Homecoming !
by one of our well-known seniors.
SA YIN G OF THE W E E K :
Green evidently is her favorite shade
Did you have a go6d time at the
because she is always seen wearing that
Football dance?
color. One reason why Katy has been
noticed is her unusual walk. It seems
she has a definite spring to her gait.
I f you happen to pass Miss Harrison’s
room, 308, you can usually see Katy
surrounded by a group of her classmates
and from all reports she is the center
of attraction throughout the class per
iod also.
Teacher: How did Geometry start?
A fter being introduced to Katy we can
Little Boy: It started when an
see why it might be hard for the students
acorn dropped to the ground and be
to keep their minds on their work if
gan to grow. A fter a few years it.
they happen to be in her class. Those big
looked at itself and said, “ Gee, I ’m
brown eyes are so expressive.
a tree.”
We are of the understanding that
Marjorie Peterson is once more in
Skokie may be only a temporary loca
vading the halls of Nilehi after living
tion for Katherine, although the students
are trying to make her visit as pleasant in New York for a year. She attended
Nilehi in her freshman year.
as possible.
Nobody was surprised to see V i
Room 308 will remember Katy as a
olet Martinson and Arlene Kaehler
“ mascot” of that room, and all the pu
in a certain department store in
pils of Niles Township wish this little
Evanston one Saturday recently. Bob.
katydid the best of luck wherever she
Grotz works there!
may journey.
It seems that a group of senior
boyk got into trouble one evening
because of a water pistol found in
the back of a car. One boy held the
pistol out o f the car window and
picked on a car full of Navy men.
Seems that the seven Nilehi seniors
We hear Don Albrecht had a very in
had some explaining to do to escape
teresting time trying to keep all eight
off-campus detention.
people in his open convertible warm,
Seen in Cooley’s after the G.A.A. Haycoming home from the Woodstock game. ride Party: Uno Larson and Dick Graff
He even gave his sweater to three ladies drinking cokes and pineapple sodas while
in the rumble seat who were definitely Bette Youngberg and Dolores Wells (the
cold. Ed Fisher just sat there and froze gals with them) went into hysterics
while Charey Jaap and Don Dye tried (couldn’t have been because o f Uno’s
desperately to be humorous .We also jokes, could it? ).
hear it was difficult to tell whether
When asked what they’d like with
Beryle Schwabe or Don Albrecht was
them i f they were stranded on an
wearing the one remaining coat! The
island, upper and lower classmen athree girls in the rumble seat, by the
greed on most items. The girls (from
way, were Donna Wilton, Arlene Kaehfreshies .to seniors)specified practi
ler, and Jackie Perrin.
cal things, like shotguns, flashlights
A keen observer reports that Bar
and lipstick (got to keep beautiful;
bara Nelson and Sally Porter were
you never can tell when a rescue ship
very busy in a certain class cutting
might arrive). Very few of them
out paper dolls. Is this a hobby or
listed such non-essential equipment
merely a means of relaxation, girls?
as a male. However, the boys want
It seems that a senior girl called Marge
ed anywhere from one to a dozen
found a bracelet inscribed to Marcy from
gals along. In fact the freshman
Bud and showed it to Garland (Bud)
boys listed female companions ahead
Franklin. This popular sophomore boy
of food in importance!
is thoroughly confused over the incident
Who’s this new heart throb Millie Zavand would appreciate any words of ex
rel and Carolyn Harnden are coming to
planation.
blows over? Tsk, Tsk, girls, what hap
pened to Wally Zust and Bill Kenny?
That new black, slick derby of
Bill W itte’s is pretty sharp. Looks
like Bill is starting a new fad at
Niles.
?
A ll Kinds of. Music
While scanning the halls for* a suitable
subject for this week’s Profile, we were
startled by a girl performing a dance
step across the hall to the tune of “ I ’ll
Walk Alone.”
This, Betty Kellen told us, is the “Ski
Step” and that is all the explanation she
would give.
Betty Kellen is a dishwater blonde
junior with very definite blue eyes. She
reaches five feet five and is nicknamed
“ Smokey.”
When asked about sports, she ans
wered, “ I lik e . swimming and tennis,
but I just love to sleep.”
-Betty also admits “ loving” classical
music, Peter Lawford, dancing with Ed
dy, Carmen Cavallero’s orchestra, and
basket-ball games.
On the negative side, Betty dislikes
bridge games, dentist appointments, and
especially— gardenias.
Her ambition in life is to own a de
luxe phonograph supplied with an ex
tensive collection of both popular and
classical records.
She’d also like to do her school work
accompanied by Warsaw Concerto and
thinks it would be a very good idea to
equip all classrooms with Juke boxes.
Bob Farr Tells
O f Athletic Interests
“ Outstanding ? What’s outstanding
about m e?” inquires Bob Farr when he
was dragged away from a strawberry
icecream cone fo r an interview. “ Bob,
what do you like to do and what sports
do you go out fo r ? ” we inquired. He re
plied, “ I go out for football, basketball,
and track.” Bob plays fullback on the
varsity team and has been doing all
right so far.
His main interest is that famous
Marge, whose last name is unknown. He
likes to do nothing but take Marge out
on weekends. Faithful, fo r a man, isn’t
he?
His pet peeves are people like Bruce
Cook, especially when you double with
them on dates.
Bob is a junior and is the junior rep
resentative for homeroom 219 on the
Forum.
He’s done a lot of traveling; in fact
he’s traveled all over the U. S.
�Friday, November 2, 1945
Trojans Rip Woodstock;
Triumph 58-0
Page 3
N IL E H IL IT E
W IT H
THE
Committee Praises
ARMED F R E
OC}
N ilehi Cafeteria
The Nilehi cafeteria was visited by a
Since the war is over we find quite a
sub-committee from the Chicago Nu
few of Nilehi’s alumni returning from
trition Council on Tuesday, October 16,
overseas. Among them are Henry Matduring the third lunch hour.
chen and Ray Hohs who will arrive from
The members of the -committee are
China around the first week of Novem
ber. Wally Piehler, one of last year’s Mrs. Emma Jean Cox, nutritionist of the
graduates is attending the Arm y’s Spec United States Department of Agricul
ialized Training Program at Michigan ture, Miss Agnes Peterson, nutritionist
State College in East Lansing, Michigan. for the Elizabeth McCormack Memorial
He was to arrive home for an eight-day Fund o f Chicago, Mrs. Albert Moionnier,
nutritionist reprsenting the Cook County
furlough around October 27.
Cpl. Jim Kozak is now in Alaska and Council of the P.T.A., and Miss Lillian
says that hewon’t be home for Christmas Nash from' the Cook County Public
this year but that he may be home in Health Unit.
The purpose of the visit was to see
six months. He will then have 24 months
overseas. He sent several pictures in his what is offered to the students in the
letter and they tell quite a bit about cafeteria. They are interested in the
food, how it is prepared and planned and
Alaska.
Dick Glauner was home on furlough the facilities in the cafeteria.
In a recent meeting of the Chicago
recently and last week We found A lf
Johnson in the Nilehi halls. He was here Nutrition Council a survey was con
on a two-week furlough from Kessler ducted to find what is offered the chil
dren of Cook County, and to be of assis
Field, Mississippi.
Lenny Miller has completed his boot tance to schools in their nutritional prob-,
training at Great Lakes. He was home on lems.
furlough from October 18 to 24. He does
The Cook County Public Health Unit
n’t know whether he’ll be going overseas suggested the visit because the Nilehi
or not.
school cafeteria is one of the best in
Bob Arnold is now home on a 36-day the county.
leave after serving a year in the Navy.
Miss Nash stated that the Nilehi caf
Dick Hawkinson has been home from
eteria is excellent in every way. She also
the A ir Forces for 19 days. He left on
said, “ The food is well prepared and
October 25.
there is a good selection.”
Don Smyser is at Camp Mirimar,
The committee thought the method by
California. He hasn’t enough points to
which the students have been conducting
get discharged until next spring. He
themselves was excellent and very ord
won’t be going back overseas.
Stan Kendall wrote the Nilehilite a erly.
J. V.’s Still Undefeated; letter last April wanting to know when
they wanted the pictures of the service
Tie Scouts 12 - 12
men, last February or this coming Feb
The Trojan J. V.’s, going for their ruary. (That was last February, Stan, Homecoming Dance Is
fifth straight confrence win, had to set but get it on the way, we may need it
Fall Social H ighlight
tle for a tie with the Lake Forest re anyhow.)
Louie Nachbauer was expected to be
serves at the N. T. H. S. field on Thurs
The Football Dance of 1945, under the
home for the Football Dance but he
day, Oct. 18, the score being-12-12.
direction of Mr. Harold Ohlson, proved
Both teams played good ball and each won’t be home until Christmas.
to be one of 'the best dances Niles has
Lt. Jack Reiland, most valuable player
time the Trojans scored, Lake Forest
given, according to comments of many
came back with a tally. The game was in 1940, now home on furlough, was of those who attended Saturday night,
fought evenly although Lake Forest had called to the platform and told the team October 27, in the Nilehi Gym.
15 first downs to the Trojans’ eight. to go out and beat Lake Foerst.
Mr. John Wilkins and his committee
Niles completed four passes out of eight
o f artists prepared the football scene
attempts while Lake Forest found their
that adorned the walls of the stage. Ben
mark on four out of nine passes.
ches were used for seats, to keep up
The first half was sort of a free-forthe football atmosphere. Sonny Gray’s
The N ileh ilite
w ritten, printed,
all with neither team scoring, as both published by theis students of the Nand
iles band was opposite the stage on a plat
teams had good defense. Niles threat Township H igh School, Skokie, Illinois.
Dr. A. L. Biehn, superintendent-principal. form.
ened in the first quarter after a 57-yard
N EW S S T A F F
Faculty members present who seemed
Editor: Joan F
pass to Bill Comstock, but failed to score R eporters: Joan la vin K reegier, P h yllis Humph to enjoy the dance as much as the “ young
rey, Arlene Ruesch, G eorge iBlameuser,
as the Lake Forest line held.
Byron K rysher, G loria M alnick, Lor- stuff” were Miss Florence Harrison, Miss
In the second half both teams played
.raine Shade.
Ada Immel, Miss Lucille Ronalds, Mr.
FEATU RE STAFF
offensively. The “ Men of Troy” scored
Editor: B eryle Schwabe
and Mrs. H. R. Ohlson, Mr. and Mrs. T.
first on a 26-yard pass to Bob Pearson Reporters: P at S'chirra, Eleanor R ollick ,
Dolores Lauth, P a t H orner, P a t Baum- J. Kiviluoma, Mr. and Mrs. Clement
by Howard Lindstrom. Lake Forest scor
hardt, Dolores W ells, B etty Fortman, Meier and Mr. Albert Ashworth.
Joan W esterberg, V io le t Martinson.
ed a few minutes later after four first
SPORTS S T A F F
Among former Nilehi students pre
downs, making the score 6-6. The Tro Editor: John Lane
Reporters: Don Olson, June Pence, R obert sent were Barbara Horton, JoAnn Detjans took advantage of a 15-yard penalty
Kepen, F ran k Zaller, B eryle S'chwabe.
weiler, Shirley Lawrence, Sherril Mac
and went on to score on a line plunge Circulation m anager: V io le t Martinson.
Assistants: Eleanor R ollick, P a t Horner/ Donald, Don Lyon, Lee Morris, A1 Huber,
by Bud Horton, good for 18 yards. Lake Exchange editor: Dolores W ells
Assistant:
Dick Wilton, Mrs. Dan Petty (form erly
Forest also took advantage of a penalty Production June Pence
m anagers:
Bud R eifen berg,
Betty Burns), Mary Ellen Racine, and
Elm er Valkenaar, W a lte r Karnatz.
to score, but missed the extra point, the
F acu lty Advisers
Ernest Reimann.
game ending in a 12 to 12 tie.
Friday, October 19, found the Nilehi
varsity football team running through,
passing over, and literally ripping apart
the entire Woodstock defense for a final
score of 58 to 0 at the sad Woodstock
Homecoming.
The game was so onesided that the
Nilehi Trojans seemed to score at sheer
will, with Woodstock striving hard to
give them a mere scare, which never
materialized.
The first quarter displayed a power
house Trojan ground offensive with Heiniger and Doetsch scoring for the “ Men
of Troy.” Jaehnke did both placements
making the score 14 to 0.
The second period found the Trojans
tallying twice with Falknor sharing the
gloring by ripping over tackle for eighty
yards and a touchdown. Near the end
of the first half, Falknor speared a Woodstock pass and raced 45 yards for another
touchdown.
The second half was more terrific with
Trojan backs and ends running almost
unmolested for touchdowns. F a r r ,
Doetsch and Falknor accounted for three
more tallies in the third period.
The final quarter began with Roman
catching a pass and stiff-arming three
Bluestreaks away for a 65 yard touch
down jaunt. Farr made the final touch
down on an eight-yard slice off left
tackle to finish the rampage.
NiiEHtufE
Paul. E berhardt
Clement
M eier
�Page 4
N IL E H IL IT E
Trojans Drop First Game;
Lose by Score of 18-12
By: John Lane
The Trojan gridders finally took it on
the chin as„they lost to the Scouts of
Lake Forest on Friday, October 26, 18-12,
at the Nilehi Homecoming game.
it 'was the Trojans’1first loss and it
practically eliminated them from the
Northeast Conference .championship be
cause even if they defeat Crystal Lake
they can’t even tie for the lead .on ac
count of the tie" with Warren. Only if
the Lakers are, dealt a double by their
f wo next opponents will t¡he Trojans
t
have a chance.
Lake Forest kicked to the Trojans to
open the game. The boys from Niles
failed to gain in four tries and had to
kick. Taking possession of the ball on
the 38-yard line, the Scouts,coached by
Edgar Lindenmeyer, marched straight
down the field in six pays and scored.
The final play was a 35-yard pass to
Hanson, their left end, who scored stand
ing up.
Ike’s boys fought back and Heiniger
scored early in the second quarter on a
left-end run. The half ended a 6-6 tie.
To open the second half Lake Forest
kicked o ff and Niles fumbled only to
have the opponents recover on the 10.
From there they scored. Riha scored the
second Trojan touehdown- to end a 30yard march. With the score tied and
only seconds to go, the Trojans tried a
pass and you know the rest.
TROJAf i
By John Lane
It took just two minutes playing time
at Woodstock for the Trojans to score,
while it should have taken even less,
since the first play o f the game found
quarterback Cook throwing a pass over
the heads of the opponents toward the
waiting arms of both Trojan ends, Ro
man and Swanson, only to have it fall
scorelessly between them;
The boys played good ball against the
Bluestreaks, but they missed down-field
blocking which showed up several times
throughout the game. It was noticed
most, yrhen Ike’s boys tried to run Wood
stock’s ends. Boys like Farr and Suydam,
who played good games and who ate
very fast, had no trouble, simply because
they cpuld out-run the opposition while
the slower backs, were stopped almost
on scrimmage. This , was due mostly to
inadequate key and dqwn-field blocks.
Seems like there was a little hard
feeling between the two squads after
a time, but no more shall be said about
this.
November 12 will be the first practice
for the swimming teams at Nilehi.
There will be two t*nms, the Frosjh-r
Soph and4
tfie Varsity.'They will, plan to
have eight, “ meets” for each team, Mr]
Schubert said;. Their;rivals will be Evan
ston, Waukegan, Maine, Morton, and
Highland Park;
The Niles Frosh football team suf
fered its „thijrd defeat o f the season on
Friday, October 19, at. the hands of the
Leyden frosh. The score, 33-0, showed
that the Leyden team offered the Nilehi
youngsters plenty, of opposition. /
There was no Score in the first quarter
but .in the second quarter Leyden scored
and kept on scaring through the remain
der o f the game. They made five touch
downs and three extra points to run up
the 33-0 score.
WARS
By Beryle Schwabe
Friday, November 2, 1945
Trojans Pin Hopes
On Crystal Lake Game
When the Trojans of Niles meet Cry
stal Lake next week it will probably be
the best game o f the year for both teams.
For Crystal Lake it may mean the
championship of the Northeast Confer
ence, while for Niles it may mean a share
of the title or second place. Anyhow,
both teams will be giving their all. Last
year when the Trojans met a strong
Crystal Lake team, the Trojans were the
victors by a 12-6 upset score. We hope
this year can be as successful although
now it is rather doubtful.
Crystal Lake’s power was kept under
cover all this time until they played Lake
Forest two weeks ago when the Scouts
were beaten 18-6.
The visitors were out-gained 300 yards
to 86 yards last week, according to fig
ures, and were on the tail end of the
total first downs,11-4. The Trojan ljne
held the visitors to a mere 86 yards,
which isn’t too bad when you compare
what happened on the reverse side of
scrimmage.
Coming goon! What? Why, the G*A.A.
inter class track meet! Next Wednesday,
November 7, 1945, at 3:30, tall girls,
short girls, skinny girls, and fa t girls
will enter the first G.A.A. track meet
in Nilehi history. Regardless o f ,weather,
With Captain Stan' Noesen out for the
the show will go on.
rest o f the year with a broken ankle,
the line is slightly ^weakened, although
In the high j jump a freshman, Pat
Roger Loefgren filled in ably last week.
Schmidt, has already topped the 4’ 3”
A ll in all, it should be a very exciting
mark and the closest competitor is Mar
afternoon with a lot o f action seen bn
ilyn Burns, a senior, with a mere 4’.
both sides. Maybe there will be a little
.Mary, Ann Carelli seems to be the Trojan aerial stuff.
outstanding all-around track star. This
is her first year at Niles and she is a
senior who comes from Immaculate Con
ception Academy in Davenport, Iowa.
Niles J. V.'s Win Again
Defeat Leyden 28-6
Each girl is allowed to enter only
three events and a relay. Mary Ann has
gone the limit and hais come out tops in
the standing broad jump, jumping 7’ 4” ,
the 65-yard hurdles in 10.5 seconds, and
she is a member of the senior relay team
that together hold the record for the
220-yard run in 59 seconds. The other
three members are Paula Clark, Pat Con
ard, and La Verne Kellen.
By Don Olson
The Nilehi J. V.’s kept their record
clean Thursday, October 25, by swamp
ing the Leyden Blue Eagles to the tune
date is five wins, no loses and one tie.
of 28-6 at Nilehi. The Trojan record to
The Trojans got right to work in the
first quarter. A fte r a 52-yard kickoff by
Frank Williams, Niles forced the Blue
Eagles to kick. Niles blocked the kick
and scored a safety. Leyden kicked from
the 20 yard line and on the first play
Howard Lindstrom ran 50 yards for his
first touchdown. Williams caught a pass
fo r the extra point.
One outstanding sophomore showed
her worth in the 5,0-yard dash, running
it in 6.5 seconds. She really gave the
juniors and seniors the run-around!
vfhe seniors also hold the records in
the discus throw. The girl who made
In the second quarter Lindstrom scored
fbjs. possible is Erlene Robinson and the
on a 13-yard run after a fumble by Ley
distance 85 feet.
den. Lindstrom also ran the extra point.
Student heads of the meet are Carol Just before the half ended, Leyden scored
Rugen, S'eiiiôr; ’ Lucy Hamada,“ junior; on a 12-yard pass to their right end.
and Eileen Rodley, sophomore. Let’s all
The second half opened with Niles
go out and see who will win. Being a still on offense play. A fte r a 17-yard pass
senior, I ’ll put my money on them!
and a 16-yard run by. Bill Comstock and
A little off the subject but equally im Jim McNeely, respectively, Jim Blessing
portant is the syncronized swimming ran 11 yards for the third touchdown.
team which met fo r the first time last With only a few minutes left to play,
Tuesday. Captains will be elected very Howard Lindstrom scored for the third
soon and regular practices are now in time to make the score 28-6.
session. A last warning from Miss Wells
Mr. Mackey’s boys really deserve cred
says that all students wishing to be in it fo r the way they’ve been beating the
the Water Carnival will have to start other teams. This is by fa r their best
swimming now!!
season.
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nile H I lite
Vol. V II, No. 2
Skokie, Illinois
Friday, October 19, 1945
Pep Rally Precedes School Government Organized
Homecoming Game Most Homerooms Pick
Class Groups Ready
Next Thursday night, October 25, the
students and faculty will gather to
gether at 7:30 to organize a pep rally
to get the students in the proper frame
of mind for our homecoming game
against Lake Forest.
The rally will be held on the parking
lot and those who will help to bring
out the school spirit for the game are
the cheerleaders, twirlers, band, foot
ball players, and coaches.
After the Rally, a snake dance will
be formed and led by Jim Ehmer. He
wil be assisted by Pat Schirra, Joe
Wettengel, Bob Farr, Bud Horton, Sally
Porter, Elmer Valkenaar, Don Comstock,
Jackie Perrin, Ed Fisher, Dolores Lauth,
A1 Schroeder, Bruce Cook, Betty Wel
don, Eleanor Nelson, John Kent, Dave
Straw, Stan Noesen, Bob Doetsch, and
George Blameuser*
Led back to the school, the students
will then pay their admission, which is
sne box to start a blazing bonfire.
The cooperation of the entire student
body in helping to make this year’s
rally orderly and successful from the
point of view of students, faculty, and
citizens of the community is solicited
by the committee in charge, headed by
Jim Ehmer and Mr. Clement Meier.
Forum Members
With e^cryum: bin.k at T chool and
down to business our Forum represen
tatives have been elected. That is, almost
all of them. The freshmen have not yet
had a chance to elect representatives and
alternates. They have been getting ac
quainted with the school and the pro
cedure in which the organizations func
tion.
The senior representatives and alter
nates are:
Jean Streeter and Jerry Burke— 110
Eleanor Nelson and Bruce Cook— 213
Barbara Nelson and Joan Flavin—212
Muriel Farrell and Dorothy Lacy—214
Stan Noesen and Stewie Munroe—308
Dick Dobroth— 106
The junior representatives and alter
nates are:
Millie Zavrel and Bob Dombrowski
— 101
Bud Horton and Pat Horner— 206
Joe Wettengel and Betty Fortman
— 208
Bill Witte and Grace Klehm— 210
Bob Farr and Bob Boehning— 219
Margy Harrer and Philip Bornarth
— 310
The sophomore representatives and
alternates are:
Eileen Rodley and Jeanette Oehring
— 112
Seniors and Faculty
Get Shot for Annual
Polly Wettengel and Ted Coleman
— 121
Ronald Bair and Barbara Baldwin—209
Lee Garner and Lee Harrer—216
Joyce Mathews and Roger LaPlant
Maybe you didn’t know it but the rea
— 221
son the seniors and facuty members have
been looking prettier than ever lately
is that they’ve been having their pic
tures taken for the 1946 Nilehi Reflec
tions. .
Peace has been restored in a warFrom October 9 - 16 in Room 123 Mr. weary world but the sale of stamps and
John Roche of Root Studio has “shot” bonds to patriotic American citizens
all our seniors and teachers. Later he must continue to provide funds for the
will “shoot” all individual underclass- : solution of many rehabilitation problems
men and all activity groups in the school. ! facing this country now.
When the shooting is all over, the year
In response to the situation, N.T.H.S.
book staff, can go to work on the panels students have purchased stamps and
and picture- layouts for the engravers bonds amounting to $4,478.95 thus far
Subscriptions for the 1946 Nilehi Re during the school year. This substan
flections will be taken in homerooms tial total was accumulated through sales
from October 22 to 26 at two dollars of stamps and bonds worth $2,185.75 on
each, Miss Doris Sayre, adviser to the September 18; $911.90 on September 25;
business staff, announces.
$813.75 on October 2; and $567.55 on
Headed by Howard Haynie as bus October 9.
iness manager, with Jan et Larson as his
All members of homerooms 106, 212,
assistant manager, the money-raising '214, 101, 206, 310, 112, 209, and 315
section of the yearbook staff under Miss bought stamps or bonds on October 9.
Sayre, will again be in charge of Reflec There were nine 100 per cent homerooms
tions Revelry, now scheduled for the on October 2, 11 on September 25, and 8
night of March 1.
on September 18 according to Miss Grace
The senior and faculty section of thé Harbert, faculty sponsor of the project.
staff, directed by Miss Grace Pendleton
Proceeds from the sale o f stamps
under the chairmanship of Dorothy and bonds in Nilehi for 1945-46 will be
Lacy, has been busy lately scheduling used in part to procure hospital units at
the piqture-taking in Room 123.
$3,000 each.
Students Purchase Stamps
And Bonds in Peacetime
To Shirty
P rn h jp rn st
Miss Marjorie Ronalds is the fresh
man adviser. The members of the Fresh
man Board are Don Carlson of home
room 102, Pat Sommer of 107, Tom
Black of 211, Jack Roman of 306, Dean
Whitton of 314, Joan Conrad of 315, and
Tom Reed of 316. •
They will meet on Mondays to discuss
class problems and plan the activities.
At the present time the main object of
discu^feion is the freshman party which
is to be held on November 16.
Mr. Marvin Ihne acts as adviser for
the sophomores. The Sophomore Senate
will discuss sophomore interests and
problems. The members are Bill Sanke
from homeroom 209, Lyle Dye from 112,
Don Speer from 108, Bill Kella from 221,
Gloria Baumann from 313, Lee Garner
from 216, and Pat Olson from 121.
Members of the Junior Council are
Dolores Lauth from homeroom 101,
Helen Conrad from 206, Shirley Bartleson from 208, Jim McNeely from 210,
Frank Williams from 310, and Shirley
Baumhardt from 219.
Miss Margaret deBooy is the adviser
for the juniors.
The newly-elected officers of the Senior
Cabinet are Bob Force, president, from
homeroom 308; Barbara Hall, vicepresident, from 210; Frances Fuhr, sec
retary, from 106. Other members are
Jackie Perrin from 213, Marilyn Burns
from 214, and Jane Taylor from 212.
Adviser of the Cabinet is Mr. Harold
Ohlson, chemistry and mathematics tea
cher, recently returned to Nilehi after
military service with the army.
Nilehi Grads Enter
Sorority at College
Among the 147 girls pledged to Delta
Gamma, national social sorority at Law
rence College, in Appleton, Wisconsin,
were Barbara Horton, Shirley Gregor,
and Beverly Pearson. These NileHi grads
of June 1945, became pledges on Sept
ember 23.
In high school Barbara Horton was a
cheerleader and an editor of the Nilehilite. She was a Forum representative
and was a swimmer in several water
carnivals.
Shirley Gregor earned the gold pin for
outstanding scholastic achievement and
she was in charge of the musical ar
rangements for the watei carnivals.
Beverly Pearson received a major
dramatics certificate and she acted in
many school plays. She also won the
gold pin and participated in many music
festivals.
�Page 2
N ILEH ILITE
Friday, October 19, 1945
Homeroom Students Choose Officers Lt. Stockfisch Visits Home
After Earning Commission
For Guidance in 1945-46 Activities
Homeroom elections have been com
pleted for the current school year and
the successful candidates have assumed
their duties. The following article lists
these students who deserve recognition
for leadership in various homeroom
activities.
101
Homeroom 101 h^s selected George
Blameuser, president; and A rl e n e
Kaehler, vice-president.
102
Homeroom 102 has elected for pres
ident, Donald Verlenden; vice-president,
Ann Juul; stamps and bonds, Ann Clearman and Donald Kenny.
106
Homeroom 106 has for president, Pat
Conard; vice-president, Francis Fuhr;
treasurer, Dick Dobroth; and stamp
chairman, Betty Weldon.
107
Homeroom 107 has elected as pres
ident, Frank McNeill, vice-president,
Carl Bjorkdahl.
108
President, Pat Hartung; vice-pres
ident, Lois Mertes; secretary, Jane
Arnold.
110
President, Don Nepstead; vice-pres
ident, Dave Wilkinson; secretary, Irene
Donaldson.
112
President, Melaine Mickow; vice-pres
ident, Bill Bierbaum; secretary, Rose
mary Thomas.
121
President, Bill Permer; vice-president,
Harriet Wenzel; secretary, Jim Heiniger.
206
Room 206 has for president, Eugene
Lewis; vice - president, Pat Schirra;
treasurer, Betty Steek; secretary, Mari
lyn Gustafson; and stamp chairmen,
Dorothy Davis and Donna Bishop.
208
Room 208 has for president, Dick Fish
er; and stamp chairman, Carol Krause.
209
Homeroom 209 has elected the follow
ing officers: president, Scott Bushy; yicepresident, Don Baier; secretary, Laura
Lamb; treasurer, Shirley Schmidt; stamp
and bonds, Don Racine and Jim Blessing.
210
Room 210 has for president, Dick
Fuhr; vice-president, Carolyn Harnden;
secretary, Cathy Thompson; and stamp
chairman, June Maier.
211
Room 211 has for president, Bob Magden; vice-presidet, John Ahrens; and
stamp chairman, Bill Graffke.
212
Room 212 chose for its president, Mar
ilyn Hertzberg; vice - president, Renee
Hain; secretary, Carol Kutz; and stamp
chairman, Dorothy Breden.
213
President, Sally Porter; vice-president,
John Kokum; secretary, Herb Meikle.
214
Homeroom 214 advises as that they
have elected as president, i\ormaKeerns;
vice-president, Jim Harrer; secretary,
George Riha; and stamps and bonds,
Lucien Di Salvo.
216
Room 216 picked for president, Gar
land Franklin; vice-president, B o b
Burke; secretary, Nona Bartalini; and
stamp chairman, Florence Meithke.
219
Room 219 has for president, Lois B ar
ton; vice-president, Don Kunkel; secre
tary,Linda Larson; and stamp chairman,
Howard Lindstrom.
221
Room 221 chose for president, Bill
Comstock; vice-president, Marjory Phillipy; treasurer, Eva Lou Michel; secre
tary, Barbara P errett; and stamp chair
man, Eva Lou Michel.
306
President, Mary Ann Keegan; . vicepresident, Don Ebert.
308
President, Don Comstock; vice-presdent, Herbert Behrens; secretary, Betty
DuMont. .
310
Homeroom 310’s officers are: pres
ident, Oliver Berens, vice-president,
Carol Holmberg.
313
President, Sam Boznos; vice-pres
ident, Catherine Gerich; secretary, La
Verne Lutgen.
314
Homeroom 314 has had no election
as yet.
315 .
Homeroom 315 has elected as pres
ident, Allen Stillman; vice-president,
Dorothy Hanneman; Stamps and Bonds,
Barbro Martinson and Alfred Haut.
316
President, . Bill Eichling; vice-pres
ident, Alice d ark en s; secretary, Pat
Meyer; treasurer, Joan Geng.
Jean Jump Gets
Capacity Crowd
Every inch of space in the boys’ gym
was packed with solid senders and ickies,
who turned out for the Jean Jump on
Friday, September 28. The grand total of
tickets sold was 475.
The slick chicks and glad lads were
kept jumping by the music of Tommy
Dorsey, Harry James, and other kings
of swing, (on record, naturally)
A jitterbug contest stirred up a spirit
of competition among the dancers,
though it ended in a tie with both sides
the winner.
Later the groovy harmonizing of Davie
Wilkinson, Stewie Munroe, and Gene
Lewis put everyone in a mellow mood
for the last numbers.
Lieutenant Willard Stockfisch, an alum
nus of Nilehi, was home on a short
furlough September 26 to October 5,
after graduating from Fort Benning,
Georgia, Officers’ Candidate School, as
a second lieutenant.
Bill was graduated from Nilehi with
the class of ’43 and is well known for
his high scholastic ability along with the
reputation of being a great varsity bas
ketball center. He was chosen as a
representative of the student body to
appear on the program “Citizens of
Tomorrow” in his senior year.
He was inducted into the army Aug
ust 1, 1944, and was sent to Camp Fannen, Texas, for his basic training. After
that Bill was sent to Fort Benning,
Georgia, for officer’s training. The course
was very stiff and only a v ery ' small
percentage of those who started in OCS
were actually graduated.
Band Organizes for
School Functions
The music room of N.T.H.S. now has
60 new chairs, which will be used for the
band, orchestra, and the glee club.
The orchestra, under the direction of
Mr. Clifford Collins, now consists of 36
pieces and the band 45. The band is in
need of 6 more players. Students are
encouraged to see Mr. s Collins about
enrolling. No experience is needed and
lessons will be taught free of charge
and during school time. The school will
furnish the necessary instruments.
Credit is also given for this extra-curr
icular activity.
The band has been practicing march
ing for the last few weeks. Formations
and school letters will be made for the
first time at the Home-coming game
October 26.
There is also a freshman band of 20.
They meet every Tuesday, third period,
and a minor credit is earned. All fresh
men are asked to see Mr. Collins any
time during school or after, in room 101
or the rotary room in the cafeteria
about enrolling. Beginners on all band
instruments are accepted, Mr. Collins
said.
anh ¿©eatlj
A baby boy, David Payne, was born
to Mrs. Charles W. Hussey (wife of
our biology teacher) on October 9, which
is also Mr. Hussey’s birthday. The new
arrival weighed four pounds and eleven
ounces and is the Husseys’ second son.
Mrs. B ert Van Arsdale, mother of
Ronald Van Arsdale, dramatics and
English teacher at N.T.H.S., died Sep
tember 29 after a brief illness at her
home in Greenwood, Indiana. Mr. Van
Arsdale went to Greenwood where fun
eral services were held on October 2.
�Fridaj^, October 19, 1945
Trojans Romp Over
Libertyville 19-0
_____________ N ILEH ILITE_____________
j
J. V'.s Win Third Staight,
Beat Arlington 12-0
By Don Olson
by Frank Zallar
! The Trojan Junior Varsity beat the
Friday, October 5 was a day of re tri-!
bution for the Nilehi varsity football Arlington Cardinals by a score of 12-0
team when they romped over the Liber on Thursday, Oct. 4, for their third
tyville eleven by a comfortable margin .straight conference win. Joe Wettengal
led the Trojan attack by gaining a total
of 19 to 0.
of 108 yards.
After an exchange of punts in the
The Trojans had complete charge of
first period, the Trojans began a power
house march down the field with alter the first half with eight first downs. It
nate running by Cook, Riha and Doetsch was almost completely a ground attack
with the latter bucking over ,from the with only one completed pass although
two-yard line. The extra point was seven were attempted.
The Niles J.V .s waited until the end of
missed, but the Trojans had whetted an
appetite for scoring. In the closing the first quarter to score when Jim
minutes of the first half, the Trojans Blessing ran from the seven-yard line
completed another march, which ended in for their first touchdown, after a neat
another touchdown, with Doetsch ram 45-yard run by Wettengal and a pass to
Bill Comstock. Niles missed the extra
ming over once more.
The third quarter was fpriously point and the score was 6-0.
fought, with the Trojans failing to score
In the second quarter the J.V .s drove
due to excessive penalties. The Wildcats the ball deep into the Redbirds’ territory
threatened mildly once on successive then Howard Lindstrom scored the sec
pass plays, but the Trojan line proved ond touchdown. The extra point was
too stationary.
good but- there was a holding penalty
The fourth quarter showed another on Niles and the point didn’t count.
long Trojan march with a merciless
The play of the game came when Ed
ground attack sparked by Cook, high Kutz intercepted an Arlington pass and
ground gainer for the “Men of Troy”, i fumbled, only to have Arlington recover
Paolell took the ball on an end-around to gain 12 yards on the play. The half
play scoring from eight yards out. Riha ended 12-0 in favor of Niles.
then proceeded to place kick the extra
The second half was not as successful
point, completing the scoring at 19 to 0.
for the Trojans as the Cardinals had
Klump intercepted a desperate pass of
charge of this part of the game, but the
the Wildcats and raced 70 yards for a
Trojans kept them scoreless.
touchdown, only to have it called back
because of unnecessary roughness on the
part of the Trojans in the dying minutes
of the game.
J.V's Trounce Leyden
By Score of 13-6
The Trojan Juniors made it 2 straight
Sept. 27 by defeating Leyden’s Junior
Varsity 13-6 on the Leyden field. The
game was played in a drizzling rain
which didn’t down Niles’ spirit in the
least.
The first touchdown was scored by
Niles when Garner tried to pass but was
rushed so that he ran around his own
left end and before Leyden knew what
happened Garner was over for a touch
down., On the following play Niles missed
the extra point.
The rest of the first half was nip and
tuck. But neither team scored although
Niles missed a few good cnances by
being penalized.
The second half began with Niles kick
ing to Leyden. Leyden ran the ball back
about five yards, but that’s as far- as
they went. Leyden punJted on their third
down and Niles took over. Ju st before
the end of the third quarter Lindstrom
carried the ball over Leyden’s goal line
on an off-tackle play. Niles made the
extra point this time which put Niles
ahead 13-0.
Late in the fourth quarter Leyden
scored their first touchdown on a pass.
Leyden failed to make the extra point
and the game ended Niles 13, Leyden 6.
Page 5
Lester Galitz Returns
To Coach Basketball
Mr. Lester Galitz, a teacher of mech
anical drawing and physical education
before leaving in March, 1943, to serve
in the navy, returned to Nilehi on Octo
ber 1.
Mr. Galitz is remembered by local
athletic fans for his outstanding basket
ball teams and his work with boys in
physical education. He will resume the
position of coaching the varsity basket
ball team which he left in 1943. He also
will assist Mr. Isaacson for the remain
der of the football season.
He is an Evanstonian, but lived in
Wilmette most of his life, graduating
from New Trier High, and receiving his
bachelor’s' degree at the Bradley Polytechnical Institute in Peoria. He is mar
ried and has two daughters, Joy, who is
eight, and Judy, who is one.
Mr. Galitz was a lieutenant in the
navy, holding the position of gunnery
officer in the Armed Guard Service. He
was 31 months in the navy, 22 of which
were spent on sea duty. He entered 19
United States ports and 39 foreign
ports so he can say, “Join the navy and
see the world.”
While taking part in the Normandy
invasion he saw five ships torpedoed in
less than 10 minutes, but he was never
a victim of a torpedo. One ship sank
two were towed back to England and
two were towed to the beachhead. He
stated, “Taking everything into consid
eration I was very lucky during my navy
career and am very happy to be back
at Nilehi.”
Mr. Galitz’s main interest is in ath
Our undefeated and untied Junior Var letics for all, regardless of age or sex.
sity team won their fourth game last
Thursday by defeating Maine Twp. 13-0.
Both teams played a hard game but
Niles had too much for Maine.
by John Lane
The game got off to a fast start with
The Nilehi Trojans officially opened
Maine kicking to Niles. On the first
play, with a strong wind to their backs, their 1945 football season by tying a
Niles punted back to Maine. Maine didn’t strong Warren team 7-7 Saturday after
get anywhere in three downs so they noon, September 29, on the Nilehi field.
The Trojans scored in the second per
punted on the fourth down. Niles took
the ball and marched to Maine’s two iod on a pass to Heiniger from Witte,
yard line. Bud Horton dived over for the fullback and quarterback respective
the two yards and Niles went into the ly. It was a screen type of pass with the
lead 6-0. On a fake kick,Howard Lind ends, Roman and Swanson, going out
strom passed to Bo^ Pearson for the over the goal as decoys. Heiniger, who
had gone in motion to the left, cut back
extra point.
Maine threatened in the second quar five yards in front of scrimmage and
ter, but our line held them on our 30 received the ball on the 10-yard line and
yard line and the first half ended with then, cutting straight for the side lines,
he dashed over for the score. Bob F arr
Niles leading 7-0.
dropkicked the extra point.
Niles scored again late in the third
The game was pretty even through
quarter with Chuck Barret plunging over
the third quarter with Warren showing
for Niles’ second touchdown. Niles missed
more life and aggressiveness. Within
the extra point this time and the score
the last 10 minutes of the last quarter'
was now 13-0.
Warren started their touchdown drive
Late in the fourth quarter Niles was headed by Cannin, their hard driving
again threatening with the ball on halfback, and “Shorty” Eiserman, scrap
Maine’s one-foot line. Ju st as Niles came py quarterback. With three minutes, to
out of the huddle the gun went off end go Cannon skirted right end for three
ing the game.
yards on a fourth-down to score. Cannon
The final score: Niles 13, Maine 0.
also plunged for the extra point.
Trojan J.V's Win Again;
Defeat Maine 13-0
Nilehi Ties Warren
In 1945 Opener, 7-7
�N ILEH ILITE
Page 6
Friday, October 19, 1945
Frosh Gridders Lose
Trojans Defeat Arlington 19-13 in Thriller
To Leyden 24-0
Score All Touchdowns
In Final Period
The Niles Frosh football team was
defeated by the Leyden Freshmen at
Leyden on Thursday, October 11, by a
score of 24 to 0. Leyden scored a touch
down for every quarter of the game.
They were pushed back by penalties a
number of times which proved helpful
to the Nilehi boys.
by John Lane
That’s “it” exclaimed coach Les Galitz as the Triumphant Trojans marched
off the Nilehi field after defeating the
Arlington Redbirds 19-13 last Friday.
“They really deserved all the praise
they could get,” said Coach Ike when he
and his boys arrived in the locker room.
TROJAN
Female Trojans Go
For Higher Athletics
By Beryle Schwabe
“Oooowwww! Why did this happen to
m e?” Haven’t you heard, girls? You’re
getting into condition! You’re going to
be the greatest hurdlers of your time!
There are several different events in
track, but the hurdles and discus throw
are perhaps the newest to the female
Trojans. A fter their second day of jump
ing hurdles the locker room sounded
more like a torture chamber.Carolyn Harriden, being especially tall,
is good in just about anything she at
tempts, She has her own way of high
jumping (very effective, however); she
calls it the eastern roll! (No doubt you’ve
all heard of the western role, but this is
different!) The hurdles are but a mere
trifle for her to conquer.
Janet MacCleary is holding almost top
honors in broad jumping, standing and
running jumps. Marilyn Herkert is right
there, too, and it’s anybody’s "guess who
is the best.
As yet no professionals have been
found in the shot put or discus throw
but Charmaine Valkenaar and Jane Tay
lor should be mentioned for their good
high jumping and relay running.
The G.A.A. track is really going over
big this year. There are more than 100
girls participating each night. Even the
cold weather doesn’t keep them in!!
A kk OUT -Toft
G- fì- fì .
WARS
Niles - Libertyville Game
Goes 19 - 0 to Trojans
by John Lane
The Trojan-Libertyville game was an
anticipated event as usual but it proved
more unusual than ever. When Liber
tyville met the Trojans on the Wildcat
field a week ago last Friday it was the
first time the Trojans had held a de
cisive pre-game edge over the Wildcats.
And the final score was 19-0 in the
Trojan’s favor.
The way Lake Forest and Warren won
their last week games it seems as though
they and the Trojans are the three topranking teams in the Northeast Confer
ence. Crystal Lake is somewhat of a
threat also because of the return of sev
eral letter-men, including Harold Legel,
an excellent all-around player.
- When the “Men of Troy” met the Ar
lington Redbirds at Nilehi October 11,
the Trojans were again favorites. They
hold an edge in weight in the line plus
much experience which is invaluable in
a tight game. With one good game under
their belts the boys from Niles should
be really able to go. Doetsch, Cook,
Riha, and F a rr are in good shape and
the line is improving steadily with more
strength being shown at the tackles.
Jim Ehmer is showing great improve
ment and should bé given praise for his
sparkling play in the Libertyville game.
Arine Steif, former .Trojan, worked
out with the team last week; and maybe
some of you students have seen Freddy
“Hogwash” Bernard showing the Fresh
men a thing or two.
Mr. Galitz will be head basketball
coach this year.
He will coach the ’45-’46 Trojan Var
sity. Mr. Mackey will coach the Junior
Varsity and Mr. Hussey the Frosh.
On November 1 practice will start for
Varsity and Junior Varsity, while the
Frosh will have to wait until Nov. 12.
Practice will be every day after
school with some Saturday affairs
thrown in. If too many boys report for
the first week or two, evening practices
will be held for the Varsity and Junior
Varsity until the first game which is on
Nov. 16.
They were beaten, beaten badly at half
time and all of a sudden they seemed
to come to life. Bob Doetsch carrying
the brunt of the attack, scored two of
the Trojan touchdowns.
Trailing 7-0 at the half the boys filed
solemnly into the little conference room
under the stands. Nobody said a word;
everybody was waiting for Coach Ike’s
first words of criticism. I t looked and
sounded like an interview in a morgue.
Mr. Ike’s words were few but decisive.
As they left the room, the boys seemed
full of spirit, ready to go places.
Starting the third quarter, the “Boys
from Niles” scored two touchdowns, real
quick like. The first was on Bob Doetsch’s 45 yard gallop through right tackle
closely followed by a Wicte-to-Swanson
pass good for another score.
Arlington’s second score came on a
17-yard pass from Busse, the left half,
to Kamps, the left end, who eluded Bill
Witte and ran 35 yards for the score.
The final Trojan score came as “Miff”
Doetsch crashed over for his second score
of the day fronj the three-yard line.
The play of the day came when Bill
Witte passed to left end, Bob Roman,
who in turn lateraled the ball to George
Riha, right halfback, along the side
lines. Riha raced 55 yards before finally
being pushed out of bounds on the Car
dinal four-yard line, a play good for 65
yards and setting up Swanson’s touch
down.
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Roman
Harrer
Noesen
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Kamps
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Stroker
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SCORING:
Niles
Arlington
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13
6 — 19
7
0
6
0 — 13
Touchdowns: Niles; Doetsch(2) Swanson. Arlington: Busse, Kamps
P.A.T. Niles: Riha (placement). Ar
lington: Busse (plunge).
F irst downs.
F irst downs rushing
F irst downs passing
F irst downs penalties
Yards gained rushing
Yards gained passing
Passes attempted
Passes completed
Kickoffs
Punts
Penalties
Fumbles
Fumbles recovered
Passes itercepted
Interceptions returned
Niles Arlington
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13
7
9
5
4
1
0
1
76
113
130
65
15
4
6
2
3
4
3
4
0
2
3
3
3
2
1
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NI LE HI LITE
Voi. VII, No. 15
Skokie. Illinois
Nilehi Board of Education Sponsors
Dinner for 60 Prominent Seniors
“Roasted turkey with dressing!” This
remark was prompted by the delicious
main course of a banquet for about 60
prominent seniors, sponsored by the
Niles Township High School Board of
Education on Tuesday, May 28, from
7 to 10 p.m. in the high school’s cafe
teria.
The board members, who conducted
the proceedings, are Mr. Ivan Paroubek,
president; Miss Mildred Tess, secretary;
Mr. Charles Miller, Mr. Mack Falknor,
and Mr. Peter Kluesing. Dr. A. L.
Biehn, superintendent; Miss Margaret
DeBooy, junior adviser; Miss Alice Line,
home economics instructor, and Mr.
Harold Ohlson, senior adviser, each had
a brief part of the program.
Everyone seemed to have a good time,
even those seniors who felt rathet ner
vous about talking on various Nilehi
activities after the dinner.
Awards Highlight
SQ
ni^r Br^sHant
“World Brotherhood” is the theme of
the senior Breakfast to be held Thurs
day, June 13 in Nilehi’s cafeteria. The
various program activities are being
patterned after elements associated with
this subject.
Bob Force Made Toastmaster
Bob Force will act as toastmaster.
First on the program is the Lord’s
Prayer by the Girl’s Sextet, after which
breakfast will be served. Howard Haynxe will then read the class will. Next,
cramatics awards will be given by Mrs.
Ruth Esch, speech and oratory awards
by Mr. Ronald VanArsdale, and music
awards by Miss Clara Klaus and Mr.
Clifford Collins.
The Mixed Sextet will sing the Czecho-Slovakian Dance Song, “Wooden
Shoes” from “Sweethearts,” and three
limericks.
Dr. A. L. Biehn Will Talk To Seniors
Dr. A. L. Biehn, superintendent, will
Ispeak to the assembled graduates. Miss
i Marjorie Ronalds will present Latin
| awards; Mr. Harold Isaacson, athletic
awards; and Mr. John Wilkins, art
Iawards.
[
D.A.R. and P.E.O. awards will
|. e given by Miss Margaret de Booy,
land the Phi Beta Kappa Commendation
I onors and attendance awards will be
jgiven by Mr. Harold Ohlson.
[Dorothy Lacy To Read Class Prophecy
1 Dorothy Lacy will then recite the
p ass prophecy. The program will con
clude with the seniors and faculty sing
ling the school ^ong.
Friday, June 7, 1946
Seniors Anxiously
Await Graduation
Nilehi commencement exercises will
be held on Thursday, June 13, at 8:15
p.m. in the boys’ gym. There are 211
graduates for the class of 1946.
Each senior will be given five tickets
for the main floor. The balcony will
be open to the public.
The program will begin by the Nilehi
orchestra playing the “Minuet from the
Eleventh (military) Symphony” by Jos
eph Haydn, an the “Allegretto from the
Seventh Symphony” by Beethoven.
The processional will take place to
the “Festival March” by Carl Maria Von
Webber, played by the N.T.H.S. orches
tra, under the direction of Mr. Clifford
Collins. “Appreciation” will be presen
ted by Richard Dobroth, representing
the class of 1946.
Three selections, “The Blind Plough
Man” by Robert Connmgsby Clarke,
“My Bonnie Lass She Smileth,” by Ed
ward German, and “America, My Wonderfud Land,” by Robert Roy Peery,
■will be sung by the choir under the
direction of Miss Clara Kraus.
Dr. George W. Rosenlof, Secretary,
North Central Association of Secondary
Schools and Colleges; Registrar, Uni
versity of Nebraska, will speak on
Eleven juniors and thirteen seniors “Tomorrow’s Opportunity,” f o l l o w e d
were installed into the Nilehi chapter with “Scholarship Recognition” by Mr.
Harold Ohlson, senior adviser.
of the National Honor Society at the
all-school assembly held in the Nilehi
gym, today, June 7.
Students eligible for National Honor
Society membership must be in the up
per 20 per cent of their respective class
Approximately 175 couples attended
Con
es, according to Miss Margaret de Booy, the -Tnni/vr P™™ Jhzvia o4junior adviser, and have no grade less tinental last Saturday night.
than C. Scholarship is tnen judged on
The dance started at 9 p.m., and
an equal basis with leadership, service, upon arriving the couples were given
and character by the entire faculty. their bids of white leather trimmed with
According to Mr. Harold Ohlson, senior gold and royal blue. Then the students
adviser, only five per cent of the junior were received by the reception line,
class and 15 per cent of the senior class featuring Marilyn Burns and Kenny
are chosen for the National Honor So Stezskal, Prom Queen and King, and
ciety.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Ohlson.
With the music of George Burnett
List Names of New Members
and his orchestra, the couples danced
The seniors who are installed today through the evening until 12 p.m.
The Grand March started at 10:30
are Howard Haynie, Jean Kirscht,
Elaine Hoppe, Helen Axell, Dorothy p.m. after Marilyn and Kenny were pre
Lacy, Jean Tatsuda, Marion Nachbauer, sented with their gifts by the co-chair
Margaret Andreasen* Lois Heiniger, men, Dolores Lauth and Bill Witte.
Herb Meikle, Frank Backes, Joan Marilyn received a bouquet of red roses
and Kenny was given an initialed tie
Flavin, and Stewart Munroe.
clip.
The juniors are Louis Kettel, Joanne
The March was led by Marilyn and
Gubbins, Robert Farr, Robert Bierbaum, Kenny, Dolores Lauth and Lu Di Salvo,
Dona Bishop, Linda Larson, Violet Mar under the direction of Gene Lewis. After
tinson, Lois Bornemeier, Oliver Berens, the march the band played “Let Me
Grace Klehm, and Alma Patzke.
Call You Sweatheart” and Marilyn and
Awards in the Music, Art, and Dra Kenny started the dancing.
matics departments and Latin were also
“Orchids to Miss Margaret de Booy
made at this time. However, a list of and the junior class for providing a
those thus honored was not available wonderful evening!” say those who were
as this issue went to press.
there.
These student speakers and their sub
jects are as follows: Frank Backes,
music; Herbert Behrens, tuition pupils;
Pat Conard, stamps and bonds; Dick
Dobroth, scholarship and the National
Honor Society; Joan Flavin, the Nilehilite; Donna Flynn, the Ushers’ Club;
Bob Force, the Senior Cabinet; De For
rest Hamilton, dramatics; Dorothy Lacy,
the yearbook; John Lane, sports; Lor
elei Meilicke, art; Jean Tatsuda, trans
fer students; and Jane Taylor, swim
ming.
Howard Haynie served as a capable
master of ceremonies and Betty Weldon
put on a humorous skit. Frank Backes
sang a solo accompanied by Muriel Hen
drickson at the piano, and later Norma
Lange played the same instument. This
wasn’t on the program, but Dick Dobroth
and Howard Haynie treated the gather
ing to a peppy piano duet.
Install 24 Pupils into
National Honor Society
Prom Couples Get
White Leather Bids
�ILEHILITE
'Critic' Relates Plots
Of Drama Night Plags
Putting yourself in the position of a
crilie you might begin your description
of ^Dramatics Night something like this:
Dramatics Night, held June 3 and 4,
seemed to go over quite well.
Continuing your job as critic you
would probably go on to tell a little
about the plays which were given. It
could be done like this:
“Forgotten House,” by Betty Weldon,
was a murder mystery about two old
maids (Barbara Hall and Shirley Hoddinott,) one of whom gets murdered.
“One Heart - $4.50,” a comedy by
Donna Norum, deals with a girl (Mar
ilyn Pearson) and a bet which she makes
with her sister’s fiance.
“Coo Coo Cottage” by Marilyn Burns,
is a comedy about a girl (Dolores Wells)
who whites letters to a number of servkcR.en and becomes engaged to them
all.
Van Arsdale’s Pupils Perform
These plays were directed by Mrs.
Ruth Eseh. Mr. Ronald VanArsdale’s
contribution began when the advanced
dramatics students presented “Farewell,
C uel World.” “At The Restaurant,” a
slut, was presented with a different
cast each night. “Troubles of an Ed
itor” and “Who Says Can’t ? ” were
given by the beginning dramatics class.
Lyle Dye gave a speech as a part of
the program and the freshmen presented
monologues which they had written.
Summer School Starts
On June 17 for 6 weeks
Summer school will begin on June 17,
and will last for a period of & weeks.
(So don’t despair, kids, you’ve got all
of August for vacation.)
Courses available will include U. S.
history 1-2, world history 1-2, problems
7-8, typing, English, algebra 1-2-3, gen
eral mathematics, biology, and general
science.
The fee will be eleven dollars for
majors and five and a half dollars for
minors.
Instrumental lessons will be given by
special arrangements with Mr. Clifford
Collins, band and orchestra director.
In order to meet the minimum require
ments almost perfect attendance is requ rcd. Late entries cannot be approved.
Other subjects will be taught, if the
number of enrollees warrants, and if a
te cher is available.
There will also be swim classes for
both boys and girls.
“Undergraduate veterans of Niles
Township are urged to make up their
graduation cderit deficiencies without
charge at summer school,” says Mr.
Harold Ohlson, veterans’ adviser. Any
vetorans wishing to enroll in the free
summer school classes should report to
the Niles Township High School Office
brfore the summer classes begin, Mr.
Oh’s an stated.
Friday, June 7, 1946
Louis Kettel Gets
Harvard Prize
If Don Verlenden, Mary Musson, and
Edward Beebe are walking around Nilehi smiling continually these days, the
reason can be easily explained.
It seems the first year Latin classes
chose them as the outstanding first year
Latin students. Honor certificates were
given to them, along with fifteen others
who were picked as exceptional Latin
students by their classmates.
— LE —
“Threads of Fashion,” a style review,
was presented by the Clothing depart
ment in the Assembly Hall of N.T.H.S;
May 24, at 8 p.m., under the direction
of Miss Alice Line.
A showing for the girls of Nilehi was
held during the latter part of the eighth
period and was concluded the ninth.
Seventy-five girls modeled their pro
jects made this year. There were five
scenes with the appropriate staging.
— LE —
“Democracy in Action in the Cafe
teria” is the title of an article written
by Miss Grace Harbert, social problems
teacher, which can be read in the June,
1946, issue of “The Nations Schools”
magazine.
The story is accompanied by two phoment of Nilehi’s cafeteria by a group
of seniors under Miss Herbert’s guid
ance.
The story is acompanied by two pho
tographs, one of which depicts John
Lane regulating the food lines. The
other picture includes these student
cafeteria workers: La Verne Hartung,
Mary Becker, Dolores Hawkinson, Renee
Hain, Gwen Tiseth, and Joan Flavin.
Starved Rock Trip
Wins High Praise
“We had a wonderful time,” was a
typical comment of those “See Chicago
Club” members who visited Starved
Rock State Park on Saturday, May 24.
The trip’s 69 participants were kept
busy by exploring Indian trails, roasting
weiners. cruising on the Ilinois River,
and making use of a refreshment stand.
Miss Grace Harbert, the club’s spon
sor, laughingly related that her bus, one
of two chartered for the occassion, broke
down on each of both ways. Also, it
seems that several stalwarts acquired
skinned knees, while Pat Conard and
Sally Porter became thoroughly soaked
before the group’s allotted six hours at
this spot expired.
Miss Harbert, in addition, revealed
that she was aided considerably by Mr.
and Mrs. Francis Klein, who acted as
chaperons.
The entire junior class assembled on
Friday, May 31, to acknowledge the
scholastic awards given to outstanding
juniors. Silver pins, bronze pins, and
honor certificates were presented at
this time.
The Harvard Prize Book, which is
awarded each year to the outstanding
boy in the junior class of leading high
schools in the country, was given to
Louis Kettel.
Scholarship, personality, character,
and citizenship were used as criteria
for this choice. This is considered an
exceedingly high honor.
Silver pins, given to students with 21
to 27 points, were received by Shirley
Baumhardt, Bob Bierbaum, Margaret
Donavan, Louis Kettel, Linda Larson,
Violet Martinson, and Alma Patzke.
Bronze pins, for 14 to 20 points, were
presented to Shirley Bartleson, Dona
Bishop, Bob Farr, Joanne Gubbins, Mariorie Harrer, Grace Klehm, Bernice Ko
zak, Harold Larson, Janet Larson, Jane
Sparkman, and Robert Heinz.
Honor certificates, for 7 to 13 points,
were given to Raymond Ahrens, Doris
Bailey, Lois Bornemeier, Beatrice Delles, Betty Fortman, Dolores Franson,
Dick Graf, Marilyn Gustafson, Lucy
Hamada, June Maier, Stella Makarski,
Don Olson, George Pasek, Dorothy Sher
man, Nadine Kodaine.
Conference Delegates
Report on Proceedings
“This is what took place,” said Pat
Conard, senior, in an efficient manner
when asked to discuss the Chicago
Youth Conference in the Chicago City
Hall Council Chambers on Friday, May
24, from 2:20 to 6 p.m.
“My alternate, Mary xielen Miller,
and I really found the meeting inter
esting,” Pat continued. Then she said
that the representatives present from
Chicago area high schools officially
declared themselves as against peace
time military conscription by a vote
of 54 to 45.
They also touched upon the subject
matter of Chicago’s movies and decided
to congratulate the RKO Studio for its
production, “The House I Live In.”
Next, the group almost unaminously
supported the reduction of the voting
age to 18.
Pat stated, in addition, that the poll
tax was thoroughly denounced and an
election was held to determine new
members, from the juniors there, to the
organization’s Board of Executives.
“Mary Helen spoke to all U.S. history
classes about the conference,” Pat con
cluded. “and I talked to the social prob
lems students.”
Mary Helen, junior, will take over at
next year’s big gathering as Nilehi’s
full delegate.
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Kitty K orner COUPLE OF THE WEEK — The
Prom King and Queen.
NILEHILITE
June 7. 1946
‘Glad to Meat You’
By Joan Kreegier
There isn’t a meat shortage at Nilehi
SAYING OF THE WEEK — What and here is a typical “meaty” converI sation between two students to prove
time did you get home last Sunday morn
our point. (All persons, places, and hap
ing?
penings are purely fictitious.)
He — “Hot Dog! I didn’t expect to
SONG OF THE WEEK — “L’il Abner
meat you here today! I’ll but-cher
Don’t Marry Thet Gal.”
things in my locker so ham them to me.”
She — “Did you hear about Hedy
SIGHT OF THE WEEK — Pretty
girls in their pretty formals on Prom Smithers? She got 150 hours detention
Ni'ght—or, the newly acquired suntans. from her homeroom teacher for pouring
a bottle of ink down her girl friend’s
The “Phi Bet-Cha Can’t boys (Lyle back.”
Dye, Don Biehn, Clayton Merrill, Tom
He — Oh, for heavens steaks! You
Biack, and Bill Kella) bought dazzling wouldn’t kidney, now would you?”
yellow “towel-jackets”—oh, our achin,
She — “No, I wouldn’t rib you.”
eyes!
He — “Who is her homeroom teacher?
She — “Mr. Dinglebender. He shouldn’t
If anyone saw Wally KrySher, Fred
Stowe, Howie Korsmo, Jack Zimmerman, have interfered. It was purely a personal
George MacCormick and Bill Roden matter.”
He — “Of course it was.
I never
walking into the Lake Geneva Insane
Asylum one Sunday, we’d like to point sausage a man. He’s always beefing.”
She — He’s always picking on Hedy.
out that they also walked out again.
Why doesn’t he liver alone. Somebody
Anyway the asylum isn’t in use now.
ought to pork him in the nose.
Herb Jaehnke celebrated his birthday
on May 27, and the boys in the locker
room helped him by “spanking” him for
all of his 18 years.
T h e Q uiet H our
“What was the most embarrassing,
interesting, or humorous incident that
happened during your four years at
N.T.H.S.” we asked the seniors.
Ed Fisher — “The day Marilyn Burns
slapped my face in front of a bunch
of people and every one wondered why.”
Thayne Sando — “The time I fell
down the stairs on crutches, and a
freshman girl had to help me up.”
Frannie Fuhr — Howie Haynie dumpad a bag of garbage on my head, coming
home from the Starved Rock Trip.”
Donna Norum — “The time I’d gone
half way down the hall, causing a bit
of attention, before I realized I’d left
my shoes in history class.
Dave Wilkinson — “Oh, I never get
embarrassed.” (As he tripped over his
feet and blushed a bright red.)
Laverne Kellen — “When the girls
threw me in the pool with my gym
clothes on.”
Ted Ebert — In a swim meet during
By “Chuckie” Monson
Everyone is going around touching
my junior year, I got a very good racing
June Pence—she shook Frankie Sinatra’s
There’s a time every day
live, but my suit went down to my
hand. She thinks his personality is tops,
From September to May,
knees, then off. I never swam so close
“but his appearance was disappointing,”
When students are bad as they can be; to the side before.”
she says.
It’s in third period study—
Shirley Hoddinott — “I was writing
The' “Woff” Club went on a progres You can ask anybody,
a very personal note to a girlfriend in
sive” picnic recently which started' out at Just what you can hear and see.
class when the teacher came along and
Bea Delles’ house in Glenview and con Papers are rustling;
read it out loud. Was my face red!”
tinued inn Elgin, 111. (The big “zoo” People are hustling—
they had heard about consisted of two Indeed there is not such a sight
Barbara Hall — “One day I was walk
tired looking bears, some snakes, and a As third period study,
ing down the hall behind the boy I was
racoon who wouldn’t come out of his Which sometimes gets bloody,
going with at that time. I reached
cave.) With brief stopovers at Harm’s When students get anxious to fight.
over to tickle him and it was the wrong
Woods, Glenview Park, The Beach (Lake The teacher is cheerful,
guy.”
Michigan, that is) and Prince Castle in ]But then he gets fearful
Betty. Smith — “I was chewing gum
Skokie, the gang finally arrived back As daggers start flying by.
in class and the teacher said, “Betty,
home.
For the students at Niles,
throw out your gum.” Both Betty Wel
Regardless of styles,
Some people might be glad to leave
don and I walked up to the wastebas
Are ruthless and I don’t know why.
school this year, but not Betty Smithket.”
But they’re not quite as killing
She wants to come back as a freshman
As I have been telling;
Ellie Nelson -— “The time Miss Green
next year.
You can just take it from me.
stopped Gene and me for ‘chatting’ in
There are times in that period
the hall.”
You can think of a myriad
Shlirley Koseck — “At my first school
Of places you’d rather be!
assembly I didn’t want to miss any
thing, so I got in the second row from
By June Pence
the front. Soon, three senior girls came
up to inform me that freshmen sat way
Even the Calendar is truly all right;
in the back. I shoved my way out and
' Explorers, conquerors, treaties and war,
>lowly walked upstairs.”
All made my dream so confusin’ last
night.
My English comes quick, Spanish’s a
ANSWERS TO:
By Joan Westerberg
bore;
CAN YOU NAME THESE PROM
I’ll never in all my life ever know
He is called John by all —
INENT SENIORS?
Nine tenths of the confounded/junk.
This senior is dark and very tall;
1. Lorelei Meilicke; 2. Jackie Perrin;
He’s famous for his basketball
Algebra’s easy but history’s so slow,
3. Jane Taylor; 4. Herb Jaehnke; 5
.
To tell you the truth t ’s simpler to flunk! And for his fights with Miss Small.
Muriel Hendrickson; 6. Ted Ebert; %
It won’t be long ’til I know how I stand. He goes around with Dorothy Howe;
Vito Colono; 8. Joan Flavin; 9. Frannie
You ought to know his name by now.
Operettas are comic, poetry’s fine,
Fuhr; 10. Marilyn Burns; 11. Beryle
Now what do they do with disputed land ? He was chosen for the All Star Game
Schwabe; 12. Charmaine Valkenaar,
Shucks, I quit now so this last line will Come on, kids, let’s have his name!
and 13. Jim Harrer.
rhyme.
0U B T U gO f
Exam Week Blues
�Friday, June 7, 1946
NILEHILITE
Seniors’ Experiences Are Reviewed;
Freshmen of 1942 Made an Impression
By Violet Martinson
The school year of 1942-43 may seem
to have been a long time ago, but this
year’s seniors will remember it because
they were only freshmen then. After
looking through many former Nilehilites we found these items in print. We
wonder if John Kokum thinks the same
of school in '46 as he did in ’42, because
this was his answer to a Nilehilite ques
tion on “How do you like high school?”
“It’s O.K.” “The work?” “All right.”
“Athletics?” “Fine.” “The building?”
“Big.” “The a (ahem) girls?” “Now
you’re talking.”
To the same question Dick Swanson
replied (Puff-puff) “Very good (puff).
First period, third floor (puff); second
period, basement, (puff) third period,
second floor (puff)—” and so little
Richard was left alone, puffing into the
night.
Program cards have been familiar
sights for four years, but to a freshman,
well—they were mighty strange. Any
way, Marilyn Burns, on receiving her
card, exclaimed, “What is it? Honestly,
I really didn’t mean to.” (Guilty con
science, Marilyn?)
The two hundred freshies who attend
ed the Freshman Party in 1942 probably
remember the “Mock Track Meet” quite
well. Throwing straws, blowing up bal
loons, rolling ping-pong balls with their
noses, and carrying potatoes on their
feet were among the events.
Some well-remembered events in the
last few years are the plays, “Old Doc”
and “Little Honey,” special assembly
with visitors from the cast of “Citizens
of Tomorrow.” visit to N.T.H.S. by Dr.
Schact, famous singer and lecturer.
“Victory Queen” election, with Betty
Weldon winning second placed and
‘Helen of Troy” contest.
In a previous issue of the Nilehilite,
Charmaine Neutz, when asked her opin
ion of shoe rationing, remarked, “I can
;ut down my Dad’s shoes.”
Then we found a Christmas wish or
,wo from when our present seniors were
iuniors.
Lavern Kellen had a “small” order
for Santa—“A sailor six feet two inches
■all, preferably blond with wavy hair.”
Muriel Hendrickson decided that “A
beaver coat would be a splendid gift.”
Pat Conard evidently wasn’t too fond
of her junior year, because at the end
of the first semester she decided that
‘the best was yet to come—the end!”
A peaceful summer vacation was had
by Ed Fisher in ’44—“digging graves
in Calvary Cemetery. Nice work if you
can get it,” he said.
Remember, seniors, when these were
the songs of the week ? “As Long As
You’re Not In Love With Anyone Else,”
“I’ve Heard That Song Before,” and
“Moonlight Becomes You.” (Seepas like
vesterday, doesn’t it?)
We couldn’t overlook this well-known
formier “Saying of the week” “Did you
hear about the little moron who— ?”
We hope we’ve brought back to you
seniors a few recollections of your past
four years at Nilehi, and we hope that
the future will bring as much fun and
adventure to you as high school has.
Good Luck to all of you!
Waupaca, Canada, and Colorado to
Have N. T. H. S. Visitors This Summer
When we asked the students at Niles | first, then a few weeks at a lake with
|
what they were going to do this summer, j the ‘Ski’s’.”
most of them said they didn’t know yet
Wally Krysher - junior — “I’m going
but a few are going to do some pretty I down to Texas and get a suntan and try
definite things.
i to find someone I know. Also I think
For Instance:
I’ll work down there near the Gulf. I’ve
June Pence - junior — “I’m going to never been there before, that’s why I’m
take a unit of girl scouts and help them going to try to find someone I know.”
get their Pioneer Badge. From June
Joan Flavin - senior — “Oh, a variety
17 to 24. I think I’ll be at a Girl Scout of things, which includes ball games at
Day Camp.”
Wrigley Field, trips to Springfield, Ill
Dorothy Anderson - junior — “I’m inois, and Milwaukee, Wisconsin, weed
going to work until sometime in July pulling. etc ..
and then I’m going to Colorado to just
Phyllis “Flip’’ Humphrey - junior __
horse around.”
“ ‘Number please?’ That’s right, I’m a
Herb Jaehnke - senior — “I’m going telephone operator. I’ll be doing that
to try to find a job, loaf around, play all summer, but I’m going to derive to
baseball, go swimming, go out and have Waupaca with Gloria Seltzer for &week
a lot of fun, and other things.”
end.”
Pat Horner - junior — I’m going to
Arlene Ruesch - senior — “I’m going
summer school and to Williams Bay for to spend all summer thinking how won
a week with the “W.o.f.f. Club” and Mr.
derful it’ll be not coming back next fall.”
and Mrs. Wells.
Mr.s Hind - teacher — “I’m going to
Pat Baumhardt - junor — “I’m going drive to Canada with my sister, who is
to Anzsona to visit my long lost sister from California.”
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ALUMNI
Cpl. Jack Massmann, now in Sendai,
Japan, writes that he has received two
issues of the Nilehilite since he landed
in Sendai. Jack was graduated in 1944,
and has been in the Army for two years.
“In the last issue of the Nilehilite,”
Jack said,“I noticed that anyone having
questions about the Prom should con
sult Carolyn Harnden. 1 was wonder
ing if she could give me any informa
tion about being able to attend, although
I’m approximately 6000 miles away. Is
it possible to get a furlough or discharge
to attend a Prom ? I’ve got to find some
way of getting out. Maybe this is my
chance.” Well Jack, the r*rom was last
Saturday, and quite a Prom it was!
Maybe Carolyn and the, rest of Nilehi
can help you think of a way to get
home.
Gene Razkow, a 1940 Nilehi graduate,
several weeks ago entertained Mrs. Ruth
Esch’s major dramatics class with im
personations of Marlene Dietrich and
many other celebrities for whom he had
been master of ceremonies wnen overseas.
Gene was stationed abroad four years,
and had many chances to talk with the
stars he introduced. He told Mrs. Esch
he was planning to return to his pre-war
profession, the stage.
Venezuela! Tutzing! Chili! These are
the places where some of our former
Nilehi teachers are now working. Miss
Alice Line, home economics teacher, is
corresponding with them and has re
ceived many interesting letters from
these distant spots.
,
Miss Louise Meyer, former school li
brarian is now an Army librarian at Tut
zing, Germany. She is in charge of six
“bookmobile” units. These bookmobiles
are libraries on wheels. Miss Meyer
travels o lot, and so far has been
in Rome, Switzerland, and France. She
says in her letters, that the climate in
Tutzing is pleasant with promise of a
beautiful summer. She also mentioned
that there is little destruction in Tutzing,
not like that of nearby Munich.
Miss Alice Stone, former English
teacher, has a government position in
Caracas, Venezuela. She top, is teach
ing English to adults. One of Miss
Stone’s letters tells about the courting
customs in Venezuela. Shtj writes, “The
girl sits in her window and the male
stands in the street, holding her hands
and saying nice things to her, through
the iron bars which protect her. They
have to be practically engaged before he
can enter the house.”
Miss Line says, “This is a wonderful
experience for these girls, and they are
getting a real education.”
��-Friday! June 7;'1946
Awards
Honors Athletes
Nilehi held its Spring Athletic Award
Assembly last Friday afternoon for one
of the most successful sports seasons
ever to be enjoyed by the school. Both
the baseball and track teams had cap
tured the Northeast Conference Champ
ionship.
Throughout the entire year, a Nilehi
varsity unit has been seeking a champ
ionship and it was only the Junior Var
sity football and basketball squads
coached by Robert Mackey that brought
nome the bacon—up to this spring. But
this spring Nilehi found talented base
ball and track squads and swept the
schedules with a trail of victories.
Fourteen members of the track team
were awarded major letters, three boys
recéived minor awards, and six others
earned Frosh-Soph shields. The boys
receiving major awards were Philip
Brice, Robert Carlson, Robert Farr, Jim
Heiniger, Bud Horton, Charles Massman, George Pasek, Bob Pearson, Bill
Permer, Howard Siegel, Jack Suydam,
Dick Tait, Joe Wettengel, and .Bob
Witte.
' < ’¡¡¡¡¡Y
Dombrowski Low Medalist
The entire Golf squad, which met with
considerable success while playing with
tougher opposition than before, were
awarded minor letters. The boys who
received them were Henry Bobowski.
Lou DiSalvo, Bob Dombrowski, Gene
Hegarty and Stewie Munroe. Bob Dom
browski was> low-point man : just about
all season by shooting in the low seven
ties arid missed qualifying for the dis
trict by having a bad day. He is - only
a junior, arid will undoubtedly be up
there" next year.
Baseball Team Heaped With Success
As for the baseball team', Coach Les
ter Galitz turned out probably the bèst
Trojan nine in the history of the school,
for the records only can tell the Story
.They had a record of 12 wins out of J.6
games. They mopped up the conference
with a seven to nothing record. The
team, incidentally includes nine juniors,
and 'they are expected to repeat next
year. The squad members presented
awar’s Friday were Bill Ander
son, Don Biehn, Bob Bierbauiri, Tom
Brophy, Joe Freimuth, Al Heim, Herb
'r°ehnke, John Lane, Uno Larson, Don
OiSon, Jim Casson and Willie Hughes.
Those awarded minors were Bill Cornstock, Dick Eichelberg, Dick Rattray and
Bob Roman., Jack “Fatso” Nixon re
ceived a first year manager award.
Two boys were honored by their resrocdive souads. They were Herb Jaehnke, voted most valuable member of
the baseball team, and Jack Suydam of
tue +rock team, who also was voted most
valuable member of his squad. Jack
riBed up a massive total of 112 poirits
this year in track by his “century’"'runrings and,-low hurdles. Herb’s no-hitagainst Arlington will well go down!
in the school’s sports record -as a feat
not to be forgotten.
Page 7
NILEHILITE'
TRO J A N
By Beryle Schwabe
It’s almost summer once again. There
are all kinds of signs of another year
closing: swim make ups, cramming for
exams, sad . faced seniors, and happy
underclassmen. Yes, this is the end
of another year and so it winds up the
1946 girls baseball season.
The girls started the playoffs for
class champions two weeks ago. In the
second ^period, Sally Porter’s team won;
fourth, period, Carol Rugen’s; fifth and
sixth period, Dorothy Brpden’s; eighth
period, Mary Ann Carelli’s; and in ninth
period, s Charmaine Valkenaar’s team.
Last Monday night Carol Rugen’s
fourth-period champions met Charmaine
Valkenaar’s ninth-period team in the
first of the school playoffs. Rugen’s team had an early rally and
¡.were leading at the end of the second
inning. 11 to 3. Then for two innings
Valkenaar’s team allowed no runs and
only two the rest of the game.
In the meantime the> were slowly
:atching up with the help of home runs
by Gloria Seltzer, Dorothy Ruesch La
Verne Kellen and Jane Taylor. Still in
the last half of the sixth inning of a
six-inning game, when Valkenaar’s team
came up to bat, they were trailing. 13
L 10. They managed to score five runs
o
to win the game 15 to 13.
As this goes to press, the third-period
classes have not yet decided their champ-
WA
ion. Valkenaar’s team will play the
third period, and second period will meet
fourth. The winners will play each other
for the school championship.
By Don Olson
During the past few weeks the boys’
gym classes have really been going to
town with their “beloved*' game of soc
cer.
.' J
' V f;>
Last week in the soccer finals, John
Reifenberg’s “Badgers” proved to be
the “strongest” by whipping Harry
Mueller’s team for the school champ
ionship.
In the swimming classes, many boys
have passed their Red , Cross Advanced
Swimming testé with flying colors. Next
year the underclassmen v^lll bè after the
Junior and Senior Life Saving tests. "
Nilehi sports were really tops this
year with the tracie apd baseball teams
each taking the- Northeast confer ènee
championship, ‘ but the Trojiari coaches,
are looking frirward... to an even better
one next year with the, returning lettermen so numerous. Next year’s basket
ball team looks as if, it ought'■’to be
pretty fair with two returning regulars
and some very good “Swishers” from the
champion J.V. squad.
For the past week thè gym classes
have beèn doing a “little” running in
tryihg thèir art at track with cqjqjpetitive racing.
./ST-,
Baseball and Golf Teams
End Season with Victories
By June: Pence
The Nilehi golfers, coached by Mr.
T. J. Kiviluoma, finished their season
last May 27 by „defeating Bensenville
15 to 3.
.
The Trojans began their golf matches
with two losses. Last April 22, Maine
defeated Niles 11 to 7 and April 25,
Waukegan was victorious 15 to 3 over
Niles.
The golfers started a winning streak
with a 15 to 1 victory over Leyden on
April 29. May 2 at Bensenville the
score was 15 to 0. Arlington lost to the
Trojans May 6, 12% to 2%. May 9,
Leyden was defeated 13% to 1%.
The winning streak capsized for the
next two matches. Maine defeated Niles
•:3 to 5 ori May 13. At Highland Park
the Trojans suffered a 14% to % de
feat last May 22.
“Bob Dombrowski,” claimed' coach
Kiviluoma, “was our consistant medal
ist,” Bob was number one man on the
team. His average score for the season
was 74.
Henry Bobowski started out as thirdplace golfer on the team, but with an
82 average he is in second place. Ste
wart Munroe holds third place with an
82 average. Gene Hegarty is fourth
with an average of 83. Lucien DiSalvo
holds fifth place with 88.
Two other members of the team were
Allan Karlove and' Stanley Anderson.
By Bob Kepen
The .Niles Trojan nine, Conference
chamjpions for 1946, wori théir last game
of the season, May 2¿^ at Oakton Park,
by defeating IVfaine 12 to 11 in an extra
inning contest..
Herb Jaehnke. started on the riiound
for the Trojans arid was relieved by
Johri Lane in the sixth frame. The
game was one of the most exciting
contests of the year with the score
changing hands several times. In' the
last half of the seventh frame the Tro
jans were trailing by four big runs.
It looked as though the game was
lost, but the fighting Trojans wouldn’t
give up. John Lane was safe on first
on an error. Uno Larson singled, puting Lane on third. John scored on a
squeeze play. Don Biehn singled, put
ting Larson on third. Bob Roman hit
a sizzling single to left, scoring Larson
and Biehn. Tom Brophy walked and
Roman scored on a walk.
This tied the score and the game
went into extra innings. « John Lane
struck out all three of the Maine batters
in the eighth. The Trojans won the
game in their half of the eighth on a
walk to Bill Anderson and a hit by
Uno Larson.
So ends another éxciting season of
baseball at Nilehi. The Trojans came
through in great style this year,, winnig all their Conference tilts.
�Friday, June 7, 1946
NI LEM LITE-
*7Àe S p a siti Isj&G/i Ut Re view
By Don Olson
With the spring sports as tops, Niles
finished' one of their most successful
years in athletics. This is an outline
of this year’s sport record.
Football
The Trojan football team gave a good
fight for the conference championship
but was downed twice, first by Lake
Forest, 18 - 12, and then by the champ
ion Crystal Lakers. 14 - 8.
Bob Doetsch led the Trojans scoring
and was elected most-valuable player,
while Stan Noesson was elected captain
although he was out of action part of
the season with a broken ankle.
Bill Witte, Jim Heiniger, Bob Farr,
A1 Miller, Ollie Berens, and Harry Kauf
man will be returning to next year’s
squad.
The J. V. team finished their season
■
with a clean record of six wins and one
tie.
Basketball
Nilehi lost out in a close race for
the conference championship with Ar
lington finishing on top. The Trojan
J u n i o r s were crowned' conference
champs, while Lake Forest finished
second.
John Lane, Troy center and “mostvaluable player,” led the conference in
scoring. Harry “Iggy” Mueller cap
tained the team.
.
Frank Williams and Ted Stockfish
will be returning to the squad next year.
Swimming
Swimming has become more popular
at Nilehi this year.' The swim team’s
record was not so impressive, but they
broke many school records.
Ted Ebert, Trojan captain and “most-
valuable swimmer,”“ led the squad- in
scoring.
With only three lettermen graduating,
/next year’s team looks very strong. Bob
Blessing, Gene Hegarty, Herb Jones.
Lou Kettel, Don Olson, Rudy Schmid,
•nd Dave Straw will be returning.
Track
Nilehi brought home four track troph
ies, the most important being the North
east Conference championship.
Bud
Horton, Jack Suydam, George Pasek,
and' Bob Farr formed the 880-relay that
inished fifth in the state.
Jack Suydam was elected captain aiid
“most valuable runner.”
Next year’s prospects really look good
with such “stars” as Horton, Pasek,
Farr, Jim Heiniger, Joe Wettengel, Phil
Brice and Bob Pearson returning.
Golf
Bob Dombrowski will again be lead
ing the golfers next year. He won médalist honors in each meet this season
and finished with a 74 plus average.
Henry Bobowski and Gene Hegarty
will also be returning nex? year.
Baseball
This year the Nilehi nine won the
Northeast Conference champ'onship with
a 7 - 0 record, and next year’s prospects
ook good with a returning infield.
Herb Jaehnke, co-captain with Bob
R o m a n and “most-valuable player,”
pitched the trojans to the title with a
no-hitter against Arlington. John Lane
was chosen for thé Chicago Area AllStar team.
The returning lettermen are Uno Lar
son, Tom Brophy, Bob Bierbaum, Don
Olson, A1 Heim, Bill Comstock, Don
Biehn and Dick Rattray.
The 1948 baseball season at Niles has
come to a close and' what a season it’s
been! The Trojans won all seven of
their Northeast Conderence g a m e s
making themselves Conference Champs.
Their Non-Conference record is five wins
and three losses.
John Lane, Herb Jaehnke, Don Biehn,
and Dick Eichelberg did the slab work
for Niles. Uno Larson took good care
of first base, while Tom Brophy, and
Don Olson played second and third base
respectively.
Bob Bierbaúm got most of the hot
grounders, at short. Bob Roman and
Bill Comstock dd the receiving behind
the plate. Fly chasers are Bill Ander
son, Joe Fruimuth. and Dick Rattray.
A1 Heim was a valuable man as a
utility infielder.
The boys just mentioned are the ones
who with their coach, Les G a 1 i t z,
brought the 1946 Northeast Conference
Championship to Niles.
Track Finally Wins
Popularity at Nilehi
By Frank Zallar
In conclusion of this season’s track
team, it can only be fitting to give a
glimpse back at the success that the
squad so ably achieved. For many
years the Trojan track teams were dom
inated by almost every other school in
the Northeast Conference and trampled
on rather soundly.
Niles had good tracksters and fieldmen in the years back but they were
not too many to make a well balanced
squad. When Howie Johnson was go
ing great guns and setting and breaking
new records on every course he set foot
upon, the rest of the squad was compar
atively too. weak to pile up any points
to bolster his earnings.
It can be said without too much disfjpte that this year’s track team is the
best the school ever turned outV Not be
cause it had so many individual stars
but because it had more balance and
smoother functioning. Of course, this
year’s track squad wasn’t perfectly bal
anced, but it has a distinctive advantage
on the other teams from years back.
This squad wasn’t too strong in the field
events and it was this fact that probably
caused coaches Hussey and Isaacson
many doubts and worries.
We can thank an especially fast relay
team for offsetting this obvious weak
ness. It was in the dashes that Niles
showed their nucleus of power. Led
by J ack Suydam, who proved almost
domineering in the 100-yard dash and
the 220 low hurdles this season, Niles
placed heavily in these short heat^.
Bob Farr and George Pasek offered
all opposition tough going in the 440
quarter turn and they were especially
formidable in the 220-yard dash. Red
Carlson and Philip Brice were able halfmilers and showed vast improvement
in their trials. Joe Wettengel turned
The Nilehi Track squad were by one- in a great showing at the mile run after
half point champions of the Northeast a slow start in the spring tryouts.
Jim Heiniger put forth a supper col
Conference when on Friday, May 24, at
Leyden they nosed out the host school ossal effort by doing almost everything
50 to 49% and Arlington with 49 points. there was to do. He excelled in the
With the pressure really turned oh, field events where the team needed con
the Trojans set four new school records siderable support. Bud Horton, Jack
o pull the championship out of the bag. Suydam, Bob Farr, George Pasek, Dick
Bob Farr started off the Trojan record- Tait, Bill Permer, and Howard Siegel
>reaking attack with a victory in the accomplished a torrid year as a relay,
440-yard dash. He broke his own rec squad. It was in this event that the,
ord. George Pasek ran off the 220-yard Trojans pulled the hat trick and won
many of their meets.
dash.
Nilehi can look forward to another,
Coach Hussey’s 880-yard relay team
"et both a conference and school record. outstanding track team next year be
Horton, Pasek, Tait, and Farr ran thi&i cause many of its members are junior
and sophomores. Another encouraging
relay in 1:33.5 seconds.
factor in the track picture is that more
The frosh-soph 440-yard relay team |
finished behind Lake Forest, but set the are participating in this sport than ever
before. We have a right to hope that
eourth school record for Nilehi..
Jack Suydam won first in the 200- more success will be heaped upon the
Nilehi track team next year.
yard low hurdles and finished second in I
the 100-yard dash. Joe Wettengel took! the shot 48 feet 8 inches for a confer
ecorid in the mile run.
ence record.
Leyden’s Quaranta set a new confer
Arlington set a record in the mile
ence record of 2:04.7 seconds in the 880- medley relay as did Lake Forest in the
vard run and threatened the record of frosh-soph 440-yard relay,
Howie Johnson, Nilehi trackster, in the mile run. Stiles of Lake Forest threw
Varsity Nine Sweeps N. E. Conference;
Track Team Champions by H alf Point
By Bob Kepen
P age s
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NILE H I LITE
Vol. VU, No- *4___________________ _
De Booy Thanks Students
For Prom Cooperation
Skokie, Illinois
Friday, May 24, 1946
Special Assembly Threads of Fashion
To Be Held June 7 Is Held Tonight
Just eight more days! Eight more
installation of new members into
Tonight is the night! At Niles
days until the Junior Prom which will Nilehi’fe chapter of the National Honor
be held June 1 at the Continental Hotel. Society and presentation of awards in Township High School, “Threads
Dancing will be to the music of George the Music, Art, and Dramatics depart of Fashion,” a style review, will be
Burnett and his Pump Room Orchestra. ments will take place on Friday, June 7,
presented by the clothing class
The four leading couples of the Grand in the boys’ gym.
under the direction of Miss Alice
March will be Kenny Stetzkal and Mar
Mr. Harold Ohlson, senior adviser,
ilyn Burns, Bill Witte and Pat Schirra, said that the Constitution of the National Line in the AssemblyRoom at 8 p.m.
Dolores Lauth and Lucien Di Salvo, and Honor Society limits the number of Adults are cordially invited free of
Bob Farr and Marjorie Harrer. They seniors chosen each year to 15 per cent charge, Miss Line says.
nave practiced for this event under the of the total class enrollment, while jun
The five scenes in "Threads of
direction of Gene Lewis.
iors are restricted to five per cent of
Fashion” promise to be very un
the class.
Miss Margaret de Booy, faculty adMiss Margaret de Booy, junior adviser, usual and enjoyable.
viser of the Prom, made this statement
when asked about the Prom, “The lead added to Mr. Ohlson’s comments by re
ership of the co-chairmen, Bill Witte vealing that only those in the upper
and Dolores Lauth, coupled with the ex '20 per cent of their respective classes
cellent work of the committee chairmen with no grade below C will even be con
and the student co-ordinator, Shirley sidered. Then scholarship will be judged
Bartleson, has been definitely outstand on an equal basis with leadership, ser
vice, and character by the entire faculty.
ing.”
The lights are dimmed, a hush falls
Alison Ash, Pat Conard, Richard Do over the audience and: the curtain rises.
There will be no officially designated
broth, Frances Fuhr, Walter Gatzke,
chaperones at the Prom, but invitations
This is the setting for Nilehi’s Dramatics
have been issued to all the faculty mem Herbert Jarosch, Stanley Martin, Carol Night which will be presented June 3
Rugen, John Suydam, and Lola Werhane
bers and to the members of the Board
and 4. A different program will be given
are the seniors who were inducted into
of Education.
each night by the dramatics and "radio
Nilehi’s chapter last May. In the near
classes of Mrs. Ruth Esch and1Mr. Ron
future they will holdi a meeting under
ald Van Arsdale.
Mr. Ohlson’s direction to organize the
Mrs. Esch’s classes will act out “Coo
installation ceremonies.
Coo Cottage” by Marilyn Burns, “One
Music, art, and dramatics awards
Heart — $4.50” by Donna Norum, and
Have you noticed the sad looking have not been selected as yet, but Miss
“Forgotten House” by Betty Weldon.
seniors walking around lately? This is Clara Klaus, Mr. Clifford Collins, Mr.
On Monday night Mr. Van Arsdale’s
just a reflection that June 13, Commence John Wilkins and Mrs. Ruth Esch seem
advanced: dramatics class will present
ment Day, is drawing near.
to favor pins. The names of the stud
“Farewell, Cruel World,” and a short
Richard Dobroth will be Valedictorian ents receiving these honors will be dis
skit “At the Restaurant.” Tuesday with
at Commencement, representing the closed in the Nilehilite’s next issue.
a different cast.
class of 1946. Dr. George W. Rosenlof,
Lyle Dye will give a speech which
of the University of Nebraska, will be Conard and Schwabe
won him third place in the sectional
the speaker.
To Attend Girl's State
tryouts of the Hearst oratorical contest.
On the morning of June 13 at 9 o '
Six freshmen will present their own
clock,, all seniors will gather in the school
The annual Girl’s State, sponsored by original monologues.
cafeteria for the annual Senior Break the American Legion and held at Jack
The beginning dramatics class will
fast. The theme of the breakfast this sonville, 111., will be held this year for
year is “World Brotherhood,” which is eight days beginning June 25. Two girls present two short skits, “Troubles of an
being carried out in the table decora from Nilehi will attend, Pat Conard and Editor” and “Who Says Can’t ? ”
tions with the assistance of Mr. John Beryle Schwabe.
Wilkins.
Girls’ State is held to teach the prin Conard to Attend Youth
The program consists of reading the ciples of government to the juniors of
class will and prophecy, which is being the state so that they may bring back
composedi by Dorothy Lacy, Frances to their schools more information along Conference Tomorrow
Fuhr, Bob Force, and A rt Even; and with some actual experience in govern
Pat Conard, senior, has been selected
some musical selections by the senior ment.
by Miss Grace Harbert, social problems
sextét under the direction of Miss Clara
This year’s representatives, however, teacher, as Nilehi’s delegate to the Chi
Klaus.
are seniors because transportation dif cago Youth Conference in the Chicago
Miss Florence Harrison is in charge ficulties last year made it impossible City Hall Council Chambers today be
of the Senior Breakfast, and Jerrie to hold Girls’ State. These two girls tween 1:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. P at’s alter
Rochow is the general chairman.
were chosen to go last year.
nate is Mary Helen Miller, junior, chosen
The various committees and committee
The first day of the college is what by Miss Theresa Kranz, United States
members are: program — Herb Jarosch, is known as “get-acquainted day” and history instructor.
chairman, Frank Backes, and Carol An the assignment to the towns is made.
The Chicago Youth Conference refers
derson; table decorations — Lorelei
The first elections which are the town to itself as “a non-sectarian, non-polit
Meilicke, chairman, Vito Colano,' and elections, are then held. The county ical organization of Chicago and Cook
eggy Swindell; publicity — Sandra elections are next, and finally at the end County youth sponsored by the Chicago
Loss, chairman; and invitation — Helen of the term, the governor and all the Conference for Youth, to enlist the aid
offman, chairman. Other seniors are istate officials are elected:. The Govern of youth in combating juvenile delin
volunteering their services for various !or’s Ball is held the last night of the quency and to enable youth to speak for
jobs.
I
college.
itself on its own problems.”
Nilehi's Thespians
To Perform June 3 ,4
'World Brotherhood’
Is Breakfast Theme
�Page 2
NILEHILITE
Friday, Vay 24, 1946
1
Twenty Fast Typists
Earn April Awards
Miss Helen Johanns, typing teacher,
was pleased to announce that twenty
of the following second-year typing
students received typing certificates for
the month of April. To earn a certifi
cate, a student must make a speed of
40 words a minute, or over, on a tenminute test with not more than five
errors.
The following students received cer
tificates: Violet Martinson, 70 words per
minute, 5 errors; Carol Holmberg, 66
w.p.m., 4 errors;Helen Conrad, 62 w.p.m.
3 errors; Pat Donovan, 57 w.p.m., 2 err
ors; Pat Conard, 54 w.p.m., 2 errors;
Janet MacCleary, 55 w.p.m., 1 error;
Joyce Gawrys, 53 w.p.m., 5 errors; Ar
lene Kaehler, 53 w.p.m., 4 errors; Dor
othy Kruschka, 52 w.p.m. 2 errors; Betty
Steek, 52 w.p.m. 4 errors;
Eleanor Rollick, 51 w.p.m. 4 errors;
Shirley darkens, 49 w.p.m. 2 errors;
Gertrude Scheidecker, 49 w.p.m. 3 errors;
Marion Kohl, 48 w.p.m. 5 errors; Dor
othy Breden, 47 w.p.m. 3 errors; Lor
raine Shade, 46 w.p.m. 4 errors;Dorothy
Trausch, 45 w.p.m., 4 errors; Lois Barton,
46 w.p.m., 4 errors; Jean Krisor, 43 w.p.
m., 4 errors; and Joyce Nordlund, 40 w.
p.m., 3 errors.
What If ----WHAT IF —
Alison was charcoal, instead of Ash.
Frank was in front of us, instead of
Backus.
Marilyn was frys, instead of BurnsPorky was hot, instead of Cole.
Don was tint, instead of Dye.
Bob was free, instead of for a Fee.
of a Hall.
Barbara was a passageway, instead
Johnny was a boulevard, instead of
a Lane.
Bob was a curse, instead of a Blessing.
Bob was near, instead of Farr. *
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Louis was a pot, instead of a Kettle.
Marilyn was a dent, instead of a
Lumpp.
June was a quarter, instead of a Pence.
Dave was hay, instead of Straw.
Bill was dull, instead of Witte.
Don was lavender, instead of Brown.
Ronnie was fully clothed, instead of
Bair.
Lorraine was a Venetian olind, instead
of a Shade.
Betty was raw, instead of Weldon.
Joan and Jane were carpenters, in
stead of Taylors.
Art was odd, instead of Even.
Bob was meekness, instead of Force.
Lois was straight, instead of Kerley.
Dona was a minister, instead of a
Bishop.
Don was a split-pea, instead of a
Biehn.
Bob was queen, instead of King.
Marilyn was short, instead of Long.
Loose Ends
If you’re going to Starved Rock State
Park on Saturday, May 25, start sleeping
now because the trip will get under way
from Nilehi’s doors at approximately
7 a.m.!
Also, be sure to take your lunch since
no meals will be available there tomor
row. However, as one girl said, “It’ll
be more like a picnic to eat our own food,
anyway.”
This tour, prepared by the “See Chi
cago Club,” under Miss Grace Harbert’s
direction, will give students an excellent
opportunity to see some of the most
famous scenic and historic attractions
in Illinois.
— LE —
About 30 Nilehi senior girls and boys
will sell poppies on Monday, May 27,
under the auspices of the American
Legion. These students will participate
in this worthy cause for World War I
veterans from 6:30 to 8:30 a.m.
— LE —
Eighth grades from this township
got a taste of high school life Tuesday,
May 7. A day’s schedule was followed
from 3:15 to 4:30 in the afternoon, com
plete with eight-minute class periods,
and a five-minute homeroom and lunch
period.
— LE —
The members of the 100 Per Cent Club,
accompanied by Miss Ada Immel and
Miss Helen Johanns, had an opportunity
to see the Bell and- Howell offices and
plant, Wednesday, April 22.
After touring the offices and plant,
the group had dinner at the Homestead,
and later attended a movie.
— LE —
The physics and chemistry classes
made a tour of the Searle Plant in Skokie
on May 8 and 9.
Mr. Harold Ohlson’s chemistry classes
made the trip on May 8 and Mr. Luther
Lyndrup’s physics classes made the trip
on May 9. The students were especially
impressed by Searle’s beautiful lounge.
m l e HI u t e
T h e N ile h ilite is w r it te n , p rin te d , an«
p u b lish e d b y th e s tu d e n ts o f th e Niles
T ow ns-hip H ig h School', S k o k ie . I llin o is
Dr. A. L. B ie h n , s u p e r in te n d e n t-p r in c ip a l
E d ito r -in -c h ie f: J o a n F la v in
NEW S STA FF
E d itor: J o a n F la v in
A s s is t a n t : V io le t M artin son
R e p o r te r s: J o a n K r e e g ie r , P h y llis H u m p h
£ elo ’ « A M a? e, ,R u-?s c h ’ inB y S o n e. r y s h e r
G ,y ria £ ie ln ick , L o r ra e r h ad K
FEATURE STAFF
E d ito r: B e r y le S c h w a b e
A s s is t a n t : D o lo r e s W e lls
R e p o r te r s: P a t S ch irra , E le a n o r R o llic k
D o lo r e s L a u th , P a t H o rn er, P a t B aum ,
h ard t, B e t t y F o r tm a n , J o a n W e s te r b e r r
V io le t M a rtin so n .
„ .
SPO R T S S T A F F
E d ito r: F r a n k Z a lla r
A s s is t a n t s : D o n O lson , B ob K ep en .
R e p o r te r s: J u n e P e n ce, B e r y le S c h w a b e
C ircu la tio n m a n a g e r : V io le t M a rtin so n .
A s s is ta n ts : E lea n o r. R o llic k . P a t H o rn er
E x c h a n g e ed ito r: D o lo r e s W e lls
A s s is ta n t: J u n e P e n c e
P r o d u c tio n M a n a g ers
Harry Mueller
Joe Wettenge
Frances Guirsch
F a c u lt y A d v ise r s
P aul E berhardt
C lem en t M eier
Schwabe Earns Letter;
First Since Chapman
Small yes! But can she swim! That’s
Beryle Schwabe, the second girl of Nilehi
to have earned a swim letter. The pre
vious letter was awarded to Dolores
Chapman in 1944.
Beryle has participated in four water
carnivals. According to Miss Mildred
Schaefer, head of the girls’ physical
education department, the swimming
award may be earned by the possession
of an American Red Cross Swimmer’s
Card, and the passing of three dives
which must include the following: 1.
Swan or front jack-knife, 2. back dive or
back jack-knife, and an optional dive.
Inquiring Reporter
If you were walking down the street
and you found a box with an ostrogoth in
it, what would you do with it? ” we in
quired.
An ostrogoth is a man of the tribe
that over-ran the Roman Empire, at
approximately 400 A.D., but of course
none of these poor little waifs knew that,
so most of them just said “huh?!” or
daaaaa- - .”
Some of them, however, took a guess,
and- here are the quaint results.
Janet Larson — “I’di throw my arms
around it and kiss it.”
Dick Swanson — “I’d pick it up and
eat it.” (box and all, Dick?)
Frances Monahan — “Take it home
and give it a bath.”
Carol Krause — “I’d play with it.”
Earle Carlson — “There aren’t any
more of them!” (smart guy!)
Jerrie Rockow — “The Cannibal Kid,”
“I ’d eat it.”
Howard Haynie — “Run for the
police.”
Gloria Malnick — “I ’d fry it in onions.”
(such a meat shortage!)
Dolores Lauth — “I ’d throw it in the
lake.”
Bill Todd — “I guess I’d beat my little
brother bloody with it.” (ah, brotherly
love!)
Gene Huber — “I don’t know, but I
wouldn’t eat it.”
Marilyn Pearson — “Wrap it up and
give it to Billy.”
Bob Force — “I ’d pick it up and throw
it in the lake so it wouldn’t explode.”
Jackie Conard — “I’d give it a kiss
and a hug. I t’s the only thing Bob
wouldn’t be jealous of.”
Howie “Dimples’’ Korsmo — “I’d give
it to Frances,” (after looking it up in
a dictionary, he decided to give it to a
museum.)
Patti Norum — “I’d keep it as a pet.”
(think you could train him?)
Don Falknor — “I’d take it to a fur
rier to make my girl a coat.”
“Ellie” Nilson — “I’d give it to Gene.”
Jim McNeely — “Take it home to my
ma.”
Bill Witte— “Take it to the hospital
and give it to Pat.”
�Friday: May 24, 1946
Kitty Korner "
NILEHILITE
Pete Turns Poet
Page 3
Thumbnail Sketches
Editor’s note: “We’re sorry that we
By Dolores Weiis
haven’t enough space to print the entire
“When these cuties danced, and had
parody, as “Pete” wrote it, but we liked
us all entranced,
it so well, that we decided to print part
It really was easy to see that they
of it anyway.”
knew ho'Jv to use their—personality !”
NEVERMORE
Introducing the “Personality Chorus
By Paul Reiland
line.” from the “Paper’s Capers.”
Once upon a midnight bender,
A1 Miller — “I like girls, women, any
The night I wrinkled the car fender,
Over many of «ight and furious bottles thing feminine except animals, C. H.,
„'UOIJBDBA H i* S^OOAV OJOUI
and my dearest father.”
of Blue Ribbon beer,
Competition for Spike Jones
“I don’t like motor boats at Wilmette
While I nodded, nearly napping,
The strange music (and we use the
Harbor.”
Suddenly there came a tapping
word loosely,) coming from Bettie
Bill Witte — “I like iootball, girls,
Youngberg’s house on Tuesday night As of someone rapping, rapping,
Wilmette Harbor, P. S. and my mother.”
My poor head against the floor,
was caused by the combination of Pat
“I don’t like cheap guys and stuck-up
Freeding, Frannie Monahan, Pat Horner “’Tis the drinks,” I muttered, ’’rapping girls.”
my poor head against the floor,”
and Dolores Wells playing “Chopsticks
Pete Reiland — “I like Joan Fontaine,
on the accordian. Pat F. and Frannie Only this and nothing more.
Esther Williams, Homeroom 101, girls,
played the keys, Pat H. pushed the but Ah distictly, I remember
football, basketball, Jane Russell and
tons, and Dolores pushed the accordian ’Twas next morning, in December
in and out, while Bea Delies and “Chuck- And each separate aching pain made my crew-cuts.”
“I don’t like girls who smoke and
ie” Monson played “Polonaise” on the head throbbing and sore,
Polly.”
piano, and the phonograph beat out Eagerly, I wished the morrow,
Jim McNeely — “I like sports, P. H.,
“Cuban Sugar Mill.” Oh, our achin’ ear I staggered to the kitchen to borrow
Some Bromo-Seltzer, but to my sorrow food, and geometry.”
drums!
When I looked, there was no more,
Never say “can’t ”
“I don’t like Bill and A1 or cold days.”
Talk about perseverance, we heard Though my eyes with sleep were laden..
Earle Carlson — “I like beverages of
that Erwin Krmiczk spent 45 minutes I looked and looked but there was no old vintage, most women, and plenty of
more
trying to make a difficult shot in the
money.”
My head would throb, forevermore.
Skokie pool-room.
“I don’t like people who ‘sponge’ off
Sounds like fun
you and women who like nice cars.”
The “Pearls,” (23 junior and senior
Bob Pearson — „1 like blondes, playing
girls) are planning to spend three weeks
golf, ‘The Nilehilite,' Mr. Eberhardt’s
at Waupaca, Wisconsin, during the
English classes, women, and blue eyes.”
month of August.
“I don’t like my sister’s girlfriends to
Mrs. Schmid, Anita Schmid’s mother,
call up and yell in my ear, girls in blue
is going to be a chaperone while Carolyn
jeans, or girls with bangs.”
Hamden, Cathy Thompson, and “Jerry
“Ollie” Berens — “I like loafing,
By Dolores Lauth
Zeller will see that the girls don’t get
blondes, dancing, eating, and the Navy.”
Our Whozit for this week is a doozer
rowdy. Reason: they’re the biggest.
“I don’t like girl hitch-hikers and
Have you heard of “Mahitabell the He’s a quite well-known guy.
Merc?” It’s the name of the black 1940 In golf games he can’t beat the loser teachers who give detentions.”
Perry Mohlar — “I like nothing and
Mercury sedan which Betty Ann Rae • and it isn’t because he’s shy.
I don’t like anything” (There’s a boy
received as a birthday gift from her Ask Marion about the line below
who’s easy to please!)
For she will surely know,
grandmother.
The car already has a love interest: Why all us dames do lpve our boy —
Janet MacCleary’s car, “Petunia.”
o o .iu o j\[
PARODY
“I’ll Walk Alone” — Erwin Krmicek
“Love Is A Merry-Go-Round” — Joan
By Pat Horner
Westerberg and Sonny Blameuser
Do you think of a certain person when
With the Prom coming up soon, we
“I’ll Get By” — Carol Krause
you hear a song We do. For instance:
“Till The End Of Time” — Nancy decided to interview the co-chairmen
“People Will Say We’re In Love” — Ohlson and John Kent
of the Prom Committee, Dolores Lauth
Pat Freeding and Red Williams.
and Bill Witte and here’s what we found.
“It Started All Over Again” — Cathy
“I’m Just Wild About Harry” — Polly
Dolores’s favorite subject is U. S.
Thompson and Don Falknor
Wettengel
History and her favorite pastime is
“I’ve Got You Under My Skin” — being with “Lu” with whom she has been
“Personality” — Jay Miller
“I’m A Big Girl Now” — Carolyn Gene Lewis and Ellie Nelson
going steady for one year and five
Hamden
“When They Ask About You” — Char
® also l^es going downtown
he
Nuetz
Billy Boy” — Marilyn Pearson
with Marilyn Burns.
Let’s Take The Long Way Home” — “Scatter Brain” — Gloria Seltzer
This summer she plans to go to Wau
Dolores Lauth and “Lu” Di Salvo
“I Don’t Care Who Knows It” — paca.
She hates egg salad and admits that
KaehlefUbba
Hubba” ~ Arlene Marion Schubert and Stewie Monroe
“How About You?” — Phyllis Ambler she loves to wrestle with “Butterball”
“Don’t Fence Me In” — Anita Schmid
Kaeler.
“Why Don’t We Do This More Often?’*
phrey
Kn°W” ~ Phyllis Hum- Kenny Stezskal and Marilyn Burns
Bill’s favorite subject is also history
and his favorite pastimes are sports
“Paper Doll” — Fred Stone
ca‘‘Cement Mixer” — “Miff” Doetsch’s
dancing, weekend dates and playing pin“Green Eyes” — Bill Comstock
“Knock Me A Kiss” - Stan Noeson
“Must Be Jelly ’Cause Jam Don’t
summer he is going to be a florist
rel N° Love No Nothing” — Millie Zav- j Shake Like That” — Jim Ehmer
at Millers greenhouse and he hopes to
“You’d Be Surprised” — Dick Meyer take a week’s vacation and do nothing.
COUPLE OF THE WEEK — “Boots”
Kennedy and Ray Carlson.
QUESTION OF THE WEEK — “Are
you going to the Prom ?”
SIGHT OF THE WEEK — Nilehi’s
new synthetic-blonde males.
SONG OF THE WEEK — “Coax Me
A Little Bit.”
SAYING OF THE WEEK — “Three
Profiles
Strange Music
�Page 4
Lane Chosen Hurler
For All-Star Game
John Lane, Trojan pitcher, was chosen
along with Don Voss, Leyden catcher,
to represent the Northeast Conference
in the all-star high-school baseball game
to be played Monday afternoon, July 1,
at Wrigley Field.
The game, sponsored by the Chicago
Herald American, will be played as the
second half of a double-header, with the
Cubs meeting the Pittsburg Pirates in
the opener at 1:30. %
Lane and Voss make up the North
east Conference’s allotment of two play
ers on the Chicago Area All-Stars who
will meet the City League All-Stars.
They were the first players named for
this big event.
The Trojan right-hander is one of the
main reasons why Niles cinched the
championship last Tuesday when he
pitched them to a 30- 4 rout at Wood^stock.
Niles Nine Eliminated
At State District Game
NILEHILITE
Friday, May 24, 1946
TROJAN WARS
By Frank Zallar
By Beryle Schwabe
With the “beloved” game of soccer
going full blast in the boy’s intramural
classes, it sems only fair to give it
worthy mention for the wild and rugged
fame it has achieved out there on the
gym field where according to our infor
mation, the “strong” only survive.
The game is probably the most amus
ing to watch because of its knock-downand-drag- out effects, which definitely
hold the onlooker’s interest.
To end the bowling tournament last
Wednesday, Janet Mac Cleary bowled‘a
nice big 196. That’s not for two games
either, just one. For her other game
she made 163, making an average for
the day of 179.
The team winning the tournament
consisted of Charmaine Valkenaar, La
Verne „Kellen, Dolores Paulson, Marilyn
Lee, and Jane Taylor. Prizes will be
awarded at the next GAA mass meeting.
The boys are entering the finals in
their classes and the championship play
offs will be set for nexv week. After
the soccer playoffs, Mr. Isaacson plans
to have the boys do a “little” running
in trying their art at track with com
petitive racing. Of course, the guys
think of this as a very excellent way of
winding up the year.
In the girls’ gym classes, they are
once again playing baseball. Ninth period
has an especially strong team. Just to
give you an idea, a few of the girls are
La Verne Kellen, Charmaine Valkenaar,
Jane Taylor, Marion Nachbauer, Dorothy
Trausch, Arlene Ruesch, Jean Ruesch,
and Shirley Hoddinott.
The Junior Varsity baseball squad
decisively crunched the» Evanston J. V.’s
last Tuesday afternoon at Oakton Park,
“The Home of the Nilehi Trojans” by
a score of 6 to 5. The J. V. Trojans
led five to nothing until the sixth inning,
when Evanston tied it up, but Niles
came roaring back in the eighth and
pushed across the winning tally. Sorgel
almost lost the contest by muffing three
beautiful “bloopers,” but then again he
was a “hero” by stealing home with the
winning run.
Eighth period has two evenly divided
teams. They never know who is'going
to win. Mary Ann Carrelli is captain of
one team and Earlene Robinson, Violet
Behrens, and Rita Hellinger are their
main power in trying to defeat Barbara
Nelson’s team whose main threats and
Beverly Kuhn, Loretta Karnatz, and
Myra Schuett.
The Niles Trojan Nine were elimina
ted in the first game of the Oak Park
State District, losing to Morton 4 to 0,
May 14.
The Trojans really lost the game on
In the fourth period class the two
errors. Five Trojan errors accounted
main teams are headed by Carol Rugen
for the four Mortem runs. Not one of
and Marilyn Hertzberg. May Robinson
Morton’s four runs was earned. The
plays on Carol’s team and Elaine Hoppe,
Trojan bats showed more power than
Mary Becker, and: Joan Flavin are help
Morton’s, slashing out two doubles and
ing Marilyn in their pennant push.
two singles. Morton golf three singles.
The underclassmen in fifth-sixth are
Herb Jaehnke, who hurled a no-hitter
having a little trouble with Dorothy
for Niles against Arlington, pitched
Breden’s team. All are seniors and
against Morton. Herb allowed just three
among them are Dorothy, Peggy Swin
By Bob Kepen
hits and two walks.
The Niles Trojan Nine clinched the dell, Margaret Meindle, Margy Ander
Don Olson and John Lane were the
Northeast Conference Championship in son, and Dorothy Horitz.
big guns for Niles, each slashing out a
double. Don Olson hit a single to boot. a big way, Tuesday afternoon, May 21,'
Tom Brophy got the fourth hit for the by swamping Woodstock 30 to 4, at
Woodstock. John Lane pitched a swell
Last Saturday morning at the first
Trojans, a single.
Play Day this year, about twenty-five
Morton scored two runs in the second game allowing just six hits.
The Trojans outclassed Woodstock tre girls turned out to play badminton
frame, on two errors by Niles. In the
fourth inning Morton scored another mendously, slashing out 19 hits, and shuffle board, volleyball, baseball, and
run, on poor fielding. In the fifth another | committing just two errors as compared finally a nice dip in the pool at the end
.Trojan error accounted' for the fourth to six hits and' seven errors by Wood- of the day.
stock.
It was called the Rancher’s Roundup
Morton run.
Herb Jaehnke, playing the outfield for and everyone was branded with iodine
Niles, hit two home runs. John Lane, before the playing began. There were
pitcher, „and Joe Freimuth, outfielder, three teams called the Circle T, the Bar
Trojan Golfers
each hit a home run for the Trojans.
X, and the Bar T.
The Trojan fielding was good through Mary Ann Ritter’s team, the Bar T’s
Lose to Maine
out the game. Uno Larson played a bril won most of the events, and took home
liant game at first while Don Olson the prizes. The girls on her team were
The Trojan golf team, coached by scooped up the grounders at third. Tom Judiy Larson, Mary Morse, Jane Arnold,
Mr. Thomas J. Kiviluoma, suffered a Brophy made some sparkling plays at and Beryle Schwabe.
13 to 5 defeat at the hands of Maine second as did Bob Bierbaum at short.
The girls who were interested in tennis
Township on May 13.
Don Biehn, Herb Jaéhnke, and Bill An reported a week ago Tuesday for in
Bob Dombrowski, Niles low-point man, derson turned in brilliant jobs of fly struction in the girls’ gym and last Tues
came in with 79 at the Maine match. chasing in the outfield.
day they went over to the Oakton Park
Stewart Munroe finished his score at
This conference win clinched the courts to play. The improvement is al
83, Henry Bobowski 83, Gene Hegarty championship for the Trojans. Coach ready noticeable, and Mrs. Dorothy Wick,
91, Lucien Di Salvó' 88, and Pete Reiland Les Galitz’s Trojan Nine has yet to lose the faculty sponsor, really plays a mean
91.
1 conference game this season.
a
game herself.
Varsity Nine Wins
Conference Title
U
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NILEHILITE, May 24, 1946
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Wells, Dolores, Exchange Editor
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NILE HI LITE
Vol Vil, No. 13
Skokie, Illinois
Line Directs 'Threads of Fashion' Style
Review for Presentation May 24
Where’s my purse? Did you see my
hat? Hey! Who’s got my gloves? Are
my seams straight? Yes, that’s what
will happen backstage the night of the
style show.
“Threads of Fashion,” a style review,
will be presented by the Clothing de
partment in the Assembly Hall of N.T.
H.S. May 24, at 8 p.m., under the direc
tion of Miss Alice Line.
Adults will be welcomed free of charge.
A showing will be held for the girls of
Nilehi during the afternoon of May 24.
Seventy-five girls will participate in
modeling their projects made during
the fall and spring semesters.
It is a new and novel idea for a style
show, arranged around five scenes with
appropriate staging. The art work was
made under the supervision of Mr. John
Wilkins. $
The first scene will be lounging attire,
followed by some lovely sports wear. The
third scene will be brightened up with
spring cottons. Casual ensembles (dress
es, suits, and coats) will be presented in
the fourth act. Girls in formals with
escorts in tuxedoes will end the show.
Dorothy Howe, a professional ballet
dancer, will be featured in the last scene.
Dorothy, a Nilehi senior, has danced
with the Chicago Opera, Fashion Rhap
sody, and Ballet Repertory Co. Mary
Ellen Racine will be the narrator.
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Friday, May 10, 1946
Rosenlof to Speak
At Graduation
Dr. George W. Rosenlof, of the Uni
versity ^ f Nebraska, will be the speaker
at the commencement exercises in June,
Mr. Harold Ohlson, senior counselor,
announced this week.
Dr. Rosenlof received an honorary degree
of Doctor of Laws from Hastings Col
lege, Hastings, Nebraska, on June 4,
1945, his A.M. degree from the Univer
sity of Nebraska in 1922, and his Ph. D.
degree from Columbia University in
1929.
Commencement activities will be
planned under the leadership of the fol
lowing: senior breakfast, Miss Florence
Harrison; program, Mr. Harold Ohlson;
decorations, Mr. Albert Ashworth; ad
Despite the cessation of hostilities,
mission and records, Miss Ada Immel,
our nation is faced today by two grave
and staging, Mr. Clement Meier.
situations—the coal strike and a gen
eral food shortage. Now, obviously
Nilehi seniors can do little to settle the
former, but they have definitely been
campaigning for the conservation of
food by the school’s student body.
In the spring a young man’s fancy
Other methods of promotion suggested
lightly turns to thoughts of what he’s
by the seniors are as follows: (1). an
nouncements over the public address been missing since last year. What is
system, (2) stories in the Nilehilite and it? Why, Dramatics Night, of course.
Dramatics Night, an annual affair at
local papers, (3) student talks in all
“I think it’s the best Spring Concert English and social studies classes, (4) Nilehi, will take place in the Assembly
we’ve had since I’ve been here,” said Mrs. distribution of 40 or 50 printed signs Room June 3 and 4 at 8 p. m. It
Dorothy Hind, Nilehi teacher, when in conspicuous places, and (5) creation would be well to come both dates for
asked her opinion of the 1946 Spring of several posters for display on the there will be a different program pre
sented each night.
Music Festival, sponsored by the N.T. main bulletin space in the cafeteria.
Three plays written by members of
H.S. Music department.
the major dramatics class and directed
The.groups participating in the event,
by Mrs. Ruth Esch will be given. A
which was held in the boys’ gym, May Paper's Capers Has
comedy written by Donna Norum will
3, were the following: band, orchestra, Many New Features
be presented by the beginning dramatics
Double Quartet, girls’ glee club, Choir,
By Dolores Wells
class. Another comedy written by Mar
and a freshman chorus with approxi
ilyn Burns will be performed by the
Dear Maryanne,
mately 130 members.
It’s too bad that you couldn’t come advanced dramatics class. A drama
The band opened the program with
-it
the playing of George Gershwin’s “Rhap to the Paper’s Capers— turned out to written by Betty Weldon will be pre
sented by the major dramatics class.
be a really gay affair.
sody in Blue.”
After a solemn candle light process
The orchestra played, “Mozart Fantasie,” “Gold and Silver Waltz,” and ion, Carolyn Harnden was crowned “Cap
Ohlson Announces
“Entrance of the Sidar,” from “Cau- er’s Cutie” with a big newspaper dunce
cnsion Sketches.” Both the orchestra and cap. Her court consisted of Jackie Per Changed Swim Schedule
band were under the direction of Mr. rin, Carol - Krause, Marilyn Hertzberg»
Mr. Harold Ohlson, Nilehi’s Veterans’
Betty Weldon, and Mary Killian.
Clifford Collins.
Then the masters of ceremonies, Red Counselor, has recently announced that
Miss Clara Klaus, director of choral
groups, made the following comments Williams and Dick Graf took charge by returned servicemen can swim at no
on the Spring Music Festival: “I was announcing, PThe Personality Chorus charge on Monday evenings from 7 to 8
happy over the size of the audience. I IGirls have just arrived from an engage or 8 to 9 in the school’s natatorium. The
thought it was one of the largest we ment in New York—Come on out, girls.” schedule is as follows for your benefit:
Monday — 6 to 7 p.m., Lincolnwood;
The doors opened and out skipped
have ever had. I appreciate the fine co
operation of all the participants, without Bill W itte,. Ollie Berens, Earle Carlson, 7 to 8 p.m. veterans and adults; 8 to 9
whose help the concert could not have Perry Mohlar, Pete Reiland and Jim Me p.m., veteran^ and adults.
Tuesday — 6 to 7 p.m., Lincoln and
been a success.”
Neely wearing glamorous two-piece
“The Erie Canal” was one number | Spanish costumes, Bob Pearson draped East Prairie; 7 to 8., St. Peter’s and
sung by the Choir, featuring Frank in an off-the-shoulders ballet dress and Cleveland; 8 to 9 p.m., Morton Grove,
A1 Miller in a genuine can-can dress. Sharp Corner, and Niles.
Backesas baritone soloist.
Wednesday — 6 to 7 p.m., boys and
As soon as we got our breath again,
The Double Quartet, composed or eight
students selected from the Choir who balloons were released from the ceiling girls (Kindergarten through sixth grade)
have made numerous public performan and it took the crowd approximately two Lincoln; 7 to 8 p.m., high school fresh
men and sophomores; 8 to 9 p.m., high
ces this year, sang, as one of their num minutes to break all 85 of them!
bers, “Shadrack.”
school juniors and seniors.
Love, Dolores
Spring Music Festival
Earns Mrs. Hind's Praise
Seniors Lead Drive
Against Food Waste
Three Plays Head
Drama Night Plans
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The Double Quartet, under the direc
tion of Miss Clara Klaus, will sing at
the Central Church Thursday, May 9,
and at the East Prairie P.T.A. Monday,
May 13.
Nilehi music students will have first
chance at the 20 free tickets for the
Chicago Symphony Orchestra concert to
be broadcast from the Eighth Street
Theater Wednesday evening, May 15.
Music students will be given first
choice; tickets remaining will be avail
able for any other students wishing to
go.
Because of the -coal strike, the print
ers and engravers have been working
only 24 hours a week; therefore, tne
yearbook may not be able to be distrib
uted until later in the summer.
“What Business Expects of the Be
ginner»” This was the theme of the Bus
iness Students’ Conference held at
Northwestern University on April 26.
Ten pupils who represented this school
were Jean Kirscht, the student leader,
Dorothy Breden, Helen Hoffman, May
Robinson, La Verne Hartung, Lois Ostrom, nutn Madsen, Mildred Jettmann,
Ruth Kluge, and Margy Anderson.
The conference was sponsored by the
Chicago Area Business Educators Asso
ciation of which Miss Ada Immel and
Miss Marie Green are members.
Stanley Martin was awarded a schol
arship for the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology on April 21. This honor
was based on an interview and school
grades and activities.
The award is made possible by Mr.
Harold B. Harvey, president of the Har
vey Metal Corporation in Chicago. It
covers full tuition for the freshman year.
Stanley will have to pass an entrance
exam to 'get into the Institute but the
scholarship is not based on it.
Dick Dobroth, a senior at Niles Town
ship High School, has been awarded a
scholarship to Northwestern University’s
Technological Institute. Dick took a
scholastic aptitude test in physics and
math on March 16.
A change in the organizaton of the
Board of Education occurred at the meet
ing held April 16 when Miss Mildred
Tess, president of the Board since the
organization of the high school district
in 1936, declined to accept the office of
president for the coming year, and Mr.
Ivan Paroubek was elected to that posi
tion.
Participants in the Washington D.C.
trip, taken by 82 persons during spring
vacation, held a Coke Party last Wed
nesday, May 8, beginning at 3:11 p.m.
in the school’s cafeteria.
They had an enjoyable time exchang
ing snapshots of the nation’s capital,
viewing Gloria Seltzer’s and Louis Kettel’s colored motion pictures, and con
suming light refreshments.
This affair reminded them of many
historical places they had seen, such as
the Arlington National Cemetery, Mt.
Vernon, Christ’s Church, the Maryland
State House, and the United States
Naval Academy.
Other spots the group reviewed in
Washington D.C. were the Bureau of
Engraving and Printing, the Washing
ton Monument, the Lincoln Memorial,
the Congressional Library, the Smith
sonian Institute, the Naval Observatory,
and the Pan American, Department of
Justice, Supreme Court, and Capitol
Buildings.
At the Arlington National Cemetery,
Nilehi’s tourists saw the tomb of the
Unknown Soldier and went through
Robert E. Lee’s mansion on its grounds.
In Alexandria, Virginia, everyone was
able to sit in George Washington’s pew
at Christ’s Church and then visit his
nearby home, Mt. Vernon.
Traveling to Annapolis, Maryland,
they stopped at the Stato House where
Washington resigned as Commander-inChief of the Continental Armies, and
also toured the United States Naval
Academy, seeing there the crypt of John
Paul Jones.
Nelson Addresses Nilehi
For Vocations Day
Vocations Day, held on May 1, proved
to be a very well organized program
this year. “The committee, with Mr.
Harold Ohlson as chairman, had a very
well planned program,” according to
Bob Force, president of the Senior Cab
inet. “I thought it was better than
last year and ran smoothly due to the
great interest shown by the student
body, as well as by the expertly chosen
speakers,” Bob said.
The objective of Vocations Day was
to provide opportunities for the students
to hear speakers from a large variety
of occupational fields
Dr. Erland Nelson, president of Car
thage College, Was the keynote speaker.
His address was followed by the class
meetings, three of which each student
picked for attendance.
In each meeting, a standard outline
was followed to aid the students to de
termine whether or not the vocation in
question was suitable to his or her
talents and interests. Although the time
was limited, the speakers, for the most
“Fortunately Miss Tess will continue part, were able to transmit to the stud
as a member of the Board, its secretary, ents advantages and disadvantages, and
and member of the Education Commit qualifications that tie in with a partic
tee,” Dr. Biehn stated.
ular field of work.
Club Plans Picnic
At Starved Rock
Starved Rock State Park, between
Ottawo and La Salle, Illinois, will be vis
ited on Saturday, May 25, by members
of the “See Chicago Club,” according
to Miss Grace Harbert, the organiza
tion’s sponsor.
Miss Harbert, who describes the trip
as an all-day picnic, has recently written
to Milburn P. Akers of the Illinois De
velopment Council to get information
about the use of this historic spot’s re
creational facilities.
Starved Rock, which looms high above
the Illinois River, derives its sinister
name from an incident in 1769, when a
band of Illinois Indians, unable to secure
food or water, died on its summit rather
than surrender to their enemies, the
Pottawattomies. It is also noted as the
place, where, in 1683, La Salle author
ized the construction of Fort St. Louis
du-Rocher on its commanding height.
This club has in addition taken in
Maxwell Street, the Jane Addams Hous
ing Project, the Rosenwald Museum of
Science and Industry, the Tribune Tower,
and a performance of the “First Nighter” program.
Eighth Graders Learn
Of Freshman Problems
Eighth Grade Night, which was held
at N.T.H.S. April 26, turned out to be
a big occassion for all future freshmen
present. The grade schools were divided
into three special groups, going to three
different rooms.
A peppy discussion in the assembly,
concerning problems that might bother
new freshmen was carried on by the
Freshman Board of Advisers and Alter
nates.
In the boys’ gym the Double Sextet
sang, and some very amusing impromp
tu sketches were put on by the dramatics
students. The next and last stop was
at the natatorium where the audience
watched swimming races.
An elaborate art exhibit was shown in
the boys’ gym and the assembly featured
an industrial arts display.
liL E H iL lfW
'The N ile h ilit e is w r it te n , p rin ted , and
p u b lish e d b y th e s tu d e n ts o f th e Niles
T o w n s h ip H ig h S ch o o l, S k o k ie , Illinois.
D r. A. L. B ie h n , su p erin ten d en t-p rin cip a l.
E d ito r -in -c h ie f: J o a n F la v in
NEW S STA’ F
F
E d ito r : J o a n F la v in
A s s is t a n t : V io le t M a rtin so n
R e p o r te r s : J o a n K r e e g ie r , P h y llis Humph
rey, A r le n e R u e s c h , B y r o n K rysher,
G lo ria M a ln ick , L o r r a in e S h a d e.
FEA TU R E STAFF
E d ito r: B e r y le S ch w a b e
A s s is t a n t : D o lo r e s W e lls
R e p o r te r s: P a t S ch irra , E le a n o r Rollick,
D o lo r e s L a u th , P a t H o rn er, P a t Bauneh a rd t, B e t t y F o r tm a n , J o a n W esterb erg,
V io le t M a rtin so n .
SP O R T S S T A F F
E d ito r: F r a n k Z a lla r
A s s is t a n t s : D o n O lson , B o b K ep en .
R e p o r te r s : J u n e P e n ce, B e r y le Schwabe.
C ir c u la tio n m a n a g e r : V io le t M artin son .
A s s is ta n ts : E le a n o r R o llic k . P a t Horner.
E x c h a n g e ed itp r: D o lo r e s W e lls
A s s is ta n t: J u n e P e n c e
P r o d u c tio n M a n a g e r s
Jerry Dahm
Don Koch
- Howard Hoffman F a c u lt y A d v ise r s
P aul E berhardt
C lem en t Meier
�Friday, May 10, 1946
Kitty Korner
NILEHILITE
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■ Veni, Vidi, V ic i!
COUPLES OF THE WEEK — Betty
So you thought the fighting was 'over!
DuMont and Jim Harrer, “Sonny” Biau- Well, we just received this communique
meuser and Joan Westerberg.
(via Mrs. Hind) from two Latin repor
f f c . Paul Hoppe, now in California
QUESTION OF THE WEEK — “Do you ters named Rufus Seigel and Rogerus
writes to say that he wishes he wai
put bananas in your refrigerator?”
Groenland.
SONG OF THE Week — “Cement Mix
(April 1, 57 B.C. The Northern Front back and wants his name in .the “Nile'
hilite.”So here it is (are we proud to
er.”
Imperial Press.)
SIGHT OF THE MONTH — “The
A conference of the Belgian powers k n o w people care!)
Gordon Peterson, Monmouth College
Chorus-Line at the Paper’s Capers.”
decided to withdraw to their homelanu
stjuctent from Lincolnwoodi, has been
On Vocation Day we were interested to a few days ago.
discover that several of our Nilehi males , Last night, during the second watch, pledged to Theta Chi, national frater
are vitally interested in fashion model the Belgians pulled out of their camp nity on the Monmouth campus.
Bob Gerhardt, recently discharged
ing as a career. At any rate, the model in a disorderly retreat.
from the Patricia Stevens Studio found
Our great commander, Julius Caesar, from the army, is attending Northwest
Fred Stowe, Howie Korsmo, Wally Kry- learned this through secret F.B.I. Agents. ern University. He is taking an en
sher, Gary Oakley, Ed Herlcert, Red
As we write this, dawn is just break gineering course.
At a recent party Nilehi graduates,
Williams, Sonny Blaumeuser, Gene ing and there’s a terrific * commotion
Lewis, Dave Wilkinson, Dyer Baily, outside. Something is due to happen Mary Lou Kendall and Rupert Roegner
Frank Biederer, Howie Haynie, and Mr. any time now.
announced their engagement.
Collins among the most attentive in her
Hildegarde Schottleutner, 1944 Nilehi
Flash! Late bulletin!
audiences.
Word has just come in that two home graduate, has changed her name to Saun
Some of the upper-class gals are ne town boys, Quintus Pedius and Lucius ders and has the leading role in “The
gotiating with Mr. Ashworth about Cotla who were sent out with the Cav Maid of the Ozarks.” Hildegarde was
having a girl’s auto-shop next year.
alry and Titus Labienus to attack the at Nilehi about three weeks ago asking
Thanks to Phyllis Ambler, the stu retreating Belgians, just returned after for help from Mrs. Esch about a special
dents of Niles hear snatches of music slaughtering the enemy.
scene in this stage play. She came here
around the school. She’s taken to carry
In their own words, “We moidered da March 22 to see “Double Exposure,”
ing a portable radio. No aoubt we’ll be bums!”
presented by Nilehi’s dramatics depart
ment.
,
having “walkie talkies” next.
Caesar has done it again!
“Miff” Doetsch and “Jay” Miller have
Hildegarde won a scholarship to the
invented a new method of locomotion.
Chicago School of Expression and Dra
“Jay” puts both feet on a slippery maga-'
matic Art, but she attended it Tor just
one year.
zine cover and “Miff” pulls her down
the hall. How about roller skates, “Jay”
On March 20, Mrs. Esch’s radio and
Tsk! Tsk! What people won’t leave
dramatics/ classes went downtown and
lying around these days. Here are a few
saw the stage production of “The Late
George Apley.”
juicy little tid bits we picked up.
Dear Kaye,
By Dolores Wells
I saw Ted four times but only talked When the first robins start coming and
to him once. George said, “hi” to me
Spring’s sky is blue above,
first today. Was I surprised! I had Poets tell us, “Young man’s fancy light
two good chances of asking Bill, but I
ly turns to thoughts of love.
Once upon a time, in a castle in Skokie,
got cold feet. He looks real cute today. Now that we are on the subject of the there lived a King who had two sons.
He has a light blue plaid linen shirt on
yearnings spring unfurls,
The eldest prince didn’t have any
and brown pants. After Business I was What about the thoughts that spring “Special girl-friend.” He also didn’t care
walking right in back of him, and he was
time puts into the heads of girls?
too much about dancing, so when the
singing a song and talking real cute. When the stars are gayly twinkling time for the Royal Ball roiled around,
His voice wasn’t natural. Boy,; I might
and the moon is full and bright,
he decided that itwo uld be more sen
as well tell you. This morning I walked And the sound of flowing water breaks sible, (and cheaper) to. skip going this
by him and he said “where’s that Kaye
the stillness of the night,
year.
kid?” I was so surprised. But before Would you say that the girl who walks
His younger brother, unfortunately,
I could answer he was gone. I didn’t
down by the water’s edge is wishing was the shy type. He wanted to go to
want to tell you this until I got over to That her guy would rent a boat, so that the Ball with a certain princess, but
your house. So Bill knows your absent,
they could do some-fishing?
every time he saw her he’d lose his nerve
aren’t you glad ? Well, tnis period is When the breeze is softly blowing and and put off asking her ’till “next time.”
nearly up.
the night is very dark,
When he finally did get around to it, it
I love you.
Some girls prefer simply walking, with was too late; the princess (who was a
Dear ____ ;
their boyfriends througn the park.
neat little dish) already had a bid from
Gee, it’s been such a.nice day. Every, Parks at night are awfully lonesome, another prince.
little thing has been nice.
full of frightening shadows too.
In the neighboring kingdom dwelled
I’m not going to detention today.
Do girls overlook that ’cause they are another king. This king had two daugh
Gee, Iv’e seen and talked to Ted today.
so fond of the zoo?
ters who were very unhappy because
Oh, he’s sooo nice.
When the night is dark and foggy and they wanted very much to go to the
Leah is going with Gerry, Mac, and me
the wind moans through the trees,
Royal Ball, but no one had asked them.
Friday night.
And it’s cold enough outside, to make
Finally, in despair, they consulted
Gee, this study is awful since S. M.
the warmest-blooded freeze,
a magician who looked into his crystal
left. I wish to mick I was in the library And a gal says, “Honey, let’s drive up
ball and spotted the neighboring princes
instead of here.
to Wilmette Harbor—please”
as quick as a flash.
I m going to get a library pass for Is it ’cause she has hay fever and the
Bet you can guess how this would end
tomorrow.
lake air stops her sneeze?
if it were a fairy-tale, but it isn’t, it’s
Did you enjoy Science? I just Love If you’re puzzled over such questions, just our way of giving you fellows a
Kaye’s skirt.
poets listen to my bidding,
gentle hint about the Juntor Prom.
Well, the bell ought to ring, so bye.
From one who knows, the answer’s easy, You can make some local princess
'
Love,
simply — “Brother, are you kidding!” “Live happily ever after” by asking her.
Carol
bid ?
right now.
Once Upon A Time
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KING
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“Medium Rare” Women
Are Kenny’s Choice
Friday, May 10, 1946
QUEEN
"Being With Kenny”
Is Marilyn’s Hobby
By Dolores Lauth
“Hi queenie, how’s the most promin
ent senior girl coming along?” we asked
By Joan Westerberg
When the coal strike put restrictions Marilyn Burns when we met her at the
I yanked his “Royal Highness,” Prom
drug store one day while she was sip
King Kenny Stezskal, out of his first on electricity, we inquired: “What do ping a coke.
you intend to do on Saturday nights,
period chamber to see if he could reveal
now that all places of amusement must | “Oh, I’m fine, but I still can’t believe
a little of his life to “The Press.”
that I’ve been elected Prom Queen.”
“His Highness” does not indulge in close at 6 p.m. ?”
Since we were assigned an interview
Audrey Bredberg — “Stay home in the
breakfast, but does enjoy eating “Her
with Marilyn for “Profiles,” we decided
Highness’s (Marilyn Burns’s) lunch, dark and read.”
to throw questions at her, right then and
Rex Western — “There isn’t a short there.
before lunch.
Kenny’s pet peeve is seeing converti age of gas!”
Asked what she liked to do best, Mar
bles with their tops up, driving along
Danny Liveris — “I still have re-caps.” ilyn replied promptly, “Be with Kenny,
“casually.”
Nancy Hall — “Exactly what I’ve al of course, and spend some time with my
Our King likes his women, medium ways done!”
girlfriends.”
rare.) He doesn’t know what he wants
Marilyn likes to play basketball and
Pat Horner — “Schnecky - business.”
to do after he graduates, but he does
to swim. She plans to get a lot swim
Jackie Conard — “Enjoy the dark ming in while at Waupaca this year,
plan to work this summer. Kenny’s
ness.”
favorite sport is basketball.
and is bound and determined to get well
Barbara Ballantine — “Since the tanned if she has to lie in the sun all
We would like to mention that the
King will be crowned June 1, at the lights are going out at 6 p.m., I will too.” summer.
Howie Korsmo — “I’ll spend my time
Junior Prom.
Being on the Senior Cabinet, she’s had
at 5215 Hoffman Street.”
much to say about our school govern
A1 Miller — “Watch the sailboats.”
ment. She’s been cheerleader for two
Bill Kella — “The Drive-In will be years, and has gone out with Kenny
open.”
Stezskal since the G.A.A. hayride in
Shirley Seeley — “Chris and I can her junior year.
stay home and talk; besides, there’s Marilyn had a leading part in Mrs.
always Wilmette Harbor.”
Esch’s fall play “Ever Since Eve.” She
Stewie Monroe — “I predict that the played an ambitious high school news
This giyl hji-s her ups and downs-;
paper gal with many ideas and brain
And is as much fun as a barrel of clowns Drive-In won’t close at 6 p.m.
Shirley Bartleson — “I can still go storms, which-is typical of Marilyn.
Her hair is so bright, the color is brown
Marilyn’s personality has made her
horse-back riding.”
Here is a hint, and, it is the last
Paul Fancher — “Go over to Pence’s well-liked, with many friends in her
Hurry and think, it’s got to be fast—
four years of high school.
house.”
She was the one-—Our capers cutie!
Asked if she would miss school when
June Pence — “One things sure—I
O.K., you guessed it and so correctly—
don’t think it’s safe for me to stay she graduated, she replied, “I’m going
uapuJB H
to miss all you crazy kids, and the swell
home.”
Marvin Struck — “I’ve still got a car. teachers, but I’m not going to miss
homework.”
vou know.”
She plans to defer her entering Forest
Polly Wettengel — “Do a little dream
College until a year after graduation,
“I suppose our letters in French sound ing in the dark.”
because she wants to work a year.
as queer as the letters we receive from
Dick Minor — “Go home to bed.”
France in English.”
Carol Stockenberg — “Sit around at
This is what has been heard in the Kaye’s; well, Kaye knows the rest.”
second year French class as they re
Mr. Anton Schubert — “Stay home
ceive their letters from France. Many and listen to some good radio programs.”
interesting facts have been related in
Bob Seltzer — “Hang around Glen
these letters about their towns, the view, and _______ .”
things they do, the subjects they take,
Gene Hegarty — “This, that and a
and how they are getting along in their little bit of the other thing.”
class in English.
Pat Freeding — “That’s for me to
Doris Bailey’s letter was the most know, and for “Red” to find out.”
curious of all the letters received. It
Ronnie Bair — “Find a nice cozy place
started on the back of a folded piece of that doesn’t burn coal.”
stationery. Then it went to the front
Pat Schiirra — “Keep peace in the
side and continued in the middle section. family (you kow which one).”
The girl’s French is excellent but after
Kenny Stezskal — “Sit in the car and
studying English for three years she listen to the radio.”
still has considerable trouble with it.
Dick Swanson — “Get my flashlight
Donald Noll, sophomore, received one and watch Kenny listen to the radio.”
of the most interesting letters. The boy
Frannie Monahan — “Well, after all,
who wrote him gave Don a full descrip
you don’t need lights every place you
If Prom etiquette has you biting
tion of his own town in English. Lorelei
go.”
your fingernails down to the el
Meilicke, the first to receive an . answer
bow, see Carolyn Harnden, the
Lyle Dye — “Take the girl into a
also had a very interesting reply from
etiquette chairman, who will
show that’s closed - nobody watches the
a French girl.
give you the Good Word about
show anyway.”
A letter that was entirely in French
what to do.
Carolyn Gylden — “Go to Lake Gen
was received by George Wolitski.
Bob Farr is the one to see about
Don Speer’s letter showed that the eva every week-end.”
buying your Prom bid. Do it now»
Fred Stowe — “Spend the night at my
boy who wrote him was anxious to learn
tim e is marching on and the big
English and have a correspondent in home on Niles Center Road.”
date, June 1, is drawing near!
Marilyn Hertzberg — “Have brawls at
America. From his letter he seemed like
my house.”
a very nice person.
Letters From France
�'No H it” Jaehnke
Gives Life’s Views
Conference Crown
Almost in Grasp
By Frank Zallar
By Eleanor Rollick
In a non-canference baseball game
I was over at my girl friend’s house
last Tuesday afternoon at New Trier,
By Bob Kepen
one evening trying to do some home
The Trojan Varsity Baseball Squad the Nilehi nine avenged their two pre
work when who should ring the door has done everything, already this season, vious defeats by the Green Wave by
bell but my old friend, Herb Jaehnke. except clinch the conference champion scoring a neat 5 to 2 victory behind
He explained that he didn’t have any
revived hitting power.
ship.
thing to do, what with the shows closed,
If the Trojans win against Arlington
The Trojans wasted little time in
so he thought he’d take a walk to see May 10, they will have put the North taking a commanding lead by hittting
how I was. (I was fine, thank you.) east Conference Championship on ice.
in timely clutches. They got one tally
I was assigned to write a story about Their conference record to date is six
across in the first inning on a series of
him for the Nilehilite and there was no wins and no losses. Out of all the games
hits and blasted three ruis in the third
time like the present, so I interviewed played this year, including non-confer
on a well placed triple by «Bill Anderson,
him right off.
Most of his answers ence, the Trojans won 10 and lost just
which set the stage for the big rally.
were “I don’t know,” or “I ain’t saying 3.
Another run in the fifth by Niles put the
a word,” but I managed to get some
Niles, 4; Leyden, 0
game well out of New Trier’s grasp.
thing out of him.
The Troians played good ball at LeyNew Trier had a “do or die” uprising
I started in by asking him who his den on Friday, April 12, hitting two
tj
favorite bandleader was. He
.^m e-runa and slashing out seven hits going in the last of the sixth on a
quite know so I helped him by saying John Lane pitched a neat game for Niles, couple of gift errors to help them to
their lone two runs.
that Harry James and Charlie Spivak allowing just four hits.
Herb Jaehnke handcuffed the Terriers
were pretty good.
Herb Jaehnke, playing center field for
“Okay, put down Charlie Spivak,” he the Trojans hit one of the homers in the for five innings but they touched him for
said.
''•
third frame, with no one aboard. John two successive hits coupled with those
“What are your favorite sports?”
Lane hit the other home run in the two errors by his mates in the sixth
“Baseball, naturally, and I also like same inning with catcher Bob Roman that sparked the rally. Don Biehn re
lieved Herb in the ninth and struck out
football and basket-ball.”
on base.
I asked him what his physical pref
the side in easy fashion.
Niles, 4; Arlington, 0
erences for a girl were.
Arlington,last year’s conference champs,
“I think 5 feet 5 inches is about the
run, no-hit game for the Trojans against
right size for a girl for me—with blonde
Arlington, 1st year’s conference champs,
hair and blue eyes.”
at Oakton Park on April 23. Herb was
Incidentally, in case you don’t know,
really hot, striking out nine Cardinals
he’s leading the team in home runs and
and not allowing a single walk.
in strike-outs.
Uno Larson, first baseman, Herb
“What are you going to do after you Jaehnke, and Joe Freimuth hit the only
If anyone was in room 219 on Voca
get out o^ high school?”
extra base hits of the game, a triple tions Day, he would have seen a nurse,
“I’m going to wait and find out. Only and two doubles. Larson hit the triple. Miss Small, a number of girls and about
I wish I wasn’t going to graduate. I ’d Singles were hit by Lane playing center ten eager looking boys. When Miss
like to start as a Freshman again.
ce
^resnman again
01s0n, third baseman, and Tom Small introduced the speaker as Mrs.
He calls April 23, 1946 the best d a y ,
catcher’
.
Forester from Cook County Hospital,
of the year. That was -the day of the
NneSj 7; Warren, 2
they said in unison, “Oh, is this the
no-hit, no run game. “It’s even better
John Lane pitched his second win, nursing room ? ” It was a pretty good
than the day 1 was born.”
beating Warren 7 to 2 and allowng four act, but they started laughing before
He wants an electric razor for his hits. The Trojans slashed out nine hits they finished their sentence.
birthday which is on May 27.
against the Warren pitcher.
For their Consequence,” at Carol
Bob Force and Roy Feher call Herbie ' Bob Bierbaum, Trojan shortstop,
Holmberg’s party, Violet Martinson and
“The King” and they’e not far from banged out three of these hits. Bill
Johnny Kokum were “married” by
wrong.
Anderson, Trojan slugging outfielder, “Preacher” Howie Haynie.
hit a homer and a triple. Lane hit two
Here are some D“dffynitions” for
singles.
Latin studes:
Niles, 6; Leyden, 2
Herb Jaehnke and the Trojans whipped pars — the capitol of France,
Leyden for the second time this year. hie — the result from too much drink
ing.
Where do we go ? What do we do ? The Trojans batted out nine hits as barbarus — one who cuts hair,
What shall I wear ? How must I act ? against six hits by Leyden.
Don Olson, Uno Larson, Don Biehn, nec — hugging and kissing,
How do I get there ? These are questions
super — the meal after lunch.
that no doubt are running through the John Lane, and Tom Brophy were the
“Boots” Kennedy and “Mousie” Cole
minds of those who are going to attend jTrojan sluggers against Leyden.
have solved the jean-shortage problem
Niles, 6; Warren, 3
the Junior Prom.
John Lane turned in a sparkling per- by dying their old ones to a new hue.
All such questions and many more
that have been bothering you will be formance on the mound against Warren, t They experimented in Kennedy’s base
ment—results, purple jeans.
gladly answered by Carolyn Harnden allowing just two hits.
The Trojans totaled eight hits and
and her etiquette committee.
A remarkable thing happened at the
These questions will be answered pri-1 six runs. Bill Anderson was again the last’ “W. o. f. f. Club” meeting. A boy
vately by asking Carolyn. The com big gun for Niles with three hits and knocked on the door and not a single
mittee has had informative sheets print a walk. “A perfect day at bat.” Tom member got up and dashed out of the
ed concerning spring proms, that will Brophy wasn’t unnoticed by Warren living room to see who he was.
be available at any time and will be either, with a double and a single.
Johnny Mercer and Hoagy Carmicheal
Niles, 7; Woodstock, 1
posted in your homeroom.
had better start worrying. Bud Horton
The second payment of tickets will be | Don Biehn pitched his first game of and Jimmy Katzel wrote a song for their
collected through the week of May 13 ¡the season against Woodstock doing a
English project. (Well, anyway, it was
to May 27. Remember to bring that | nice job Don allowed six hits, but fine,
htey gang it t0 the accom
additional two dollars, fellas. New bids Trojan fielding helped Don out of a few i P
,
„„.¡fo,.
will be sold at that time for the full price, tight spots.
pamement of Jim s hot guitar.
Any Prom Questions?
Harnden Holds Answers
�Page 6
Niles Tracksters
Win Triangular
NILEHILITE
1T E O J A N
Friday; May 10, 1946
WARS
By Frank Zallar
By Beryle Schwabe
By Don Olson
The Nilehi tracksters rose victorious
“Strike Three!” No, she’s not out,
in a triangular meet with Leyden and
It looks as though-this year’s spring
Libertyvilie last Wednesday afternoon because this is bowling and three strikes sports will be about the best in the his
on our home field by gathering a total is definitely on the good side. The GAA tory of the school. Here is the outlook
of 73 points against Leyden’s and Liber- bowling league has started off this sea on the baseball, track, and golf teams,
and the boys’ intramural sports.
tyviile’s 53 and 21 points respectively. son with a bang.
There are four teams in the league
Baseball
The Trojans proved their supremacy
Mr. Galitz’s varsity nine is really
by capturing nine first places out of and at present the leaders are Mary Ann
the 15 events, and again the torrid speed- Ruesch, Betty Steek, Grace Klehm, Dor going to town. They lead the North
east Conference with six wins and need
asters of sNiles won all the relays by othy Anderson, and Phyllis Ambler.
High scoring honors went to Jackie only one win in their remaining two
rather wide margins.
Leyden offered the Trojans the stiff- Perrin the first week and Janet Mac games to clinch the championship. Should
est competition and they pressed the Cleary the second. Jackie’s avérage of the “Men of Troy” lose both these games
Niles outfit all the way, while Liberty the two games was 143 with a high game they will have to share their title with
of 155, while Janet’s average was 148 Arlington, as they did last year.
vilie had few threatening offerings.
By battling to a 10 to 10 deadlock with
The field events again found Niles with a high game of 175.
All the girls have done a good' job Warren, the Trojan Juniors, coached
on the bottom of the pile and it was
in these events that Leyden gained on and their high games so far are: Dolores by Mr. Schubert, opened their 1946
the Trojan lead considerably. If Niles Lauth, 73; Pat Schirra, 102; Jackie Per season last Sriday in Oakton Park. Last
possessed a half way potent field squad, rin, 155; Joan Harrer, 106; Carol Stock - Tuesday, the J.V.’s dropped a thriller
the track team on the whole would be enberg, 109; Phyllis Ambler, 137; Mary to New Trier in an extra-inning contest.
vastly improved. It is here that the Ann Ruesch, 117; Betty Steek, 121; Grace After scoring three runs in the last half
Klehm, 99; Dorothy Anderson, 120; Jane of the seventh inning to tie the score
squad has a tender weak spot.
The boys who brought home the bacon Taylor, 114; Charmaine Valkenaar, 153; 4-4, the New Trier nine tallied twice
for Niles in this meet were Jack Suvdam> Dolores Paulson, 119, Marilyn Lee, 102; in the eighth to win 6 to 4.
The Frosh baseballers are also in
who won the “century” in 10:5 seconds, La Verne Kellen, 9£; Beryle Schwabe,
the 200 yard low hurdles, and also was 127; Janet MacCleary, 175; Kay Jaeger, there fighting. They took it on the
tied with his teammate Jim Heiniger in 66; Polly Wettengel, 84; Betty Rae, 73. chin in their first contest by losing to
For the last five weeks on Monday Highland Park, 6 to 2, but came back
the high jump. George Pasek and Bob
Farr took one and two in the 220 yard afternoons twelve girls have been play in their second game by winning a close
dash in a close heat in 23.6 sec., while ing ping pong for G.A.A. They have one with Evanston, 14 to 13. Mr. Mackey
Joe Wettengal ran the mile in good now finished the singles tournaments is the Frosh coach.
Track
fashion winning in the time of 4:50 sec. and Lucy Homada took top honors with
Niles is going great guns in track.
Mary Ann Ruesch running a clpse second.
The doubles tournament will be held The Trojan tracksters, led by Mr. Hus
sometime soon and that will end the sey and Mr. Isaacson, have^von all three
of their dual meets. They outran Crys
game for this year.
It seems that for their tennis this tal Lake in almost every event to swamp
By Don Olson
the ’45 champs in their first meet of the
Since the last issue of the Nilehilite spring the girls will have to go all the
way over to Oakton Park, unless some season. In their next meet they scored
our track teams have really been going
body does something about our tennis an easy victory over Lake Forest.
to town.
The Trojan trackmen took third place
On Saturday, April 27, at the Palatine courts here at school. It does seem
in the Palatine relays and tied for sixth
relays our tracksters finished third be strange that they must go five blocks
hind Arlington and Naperville in the away when there’s a tennis court here, in the Proviso relays due largely to ef
forts of Bob Farr, Jack Suydam, George
doesn’t it ?
class A division.
Pasek, and Bud Horton in the 880-yard
A week later in the Proviso relays,
relay.
Niles tied with Hinsdale for sixth place Golf Team Defeats
Last Wednesday our tracksters de
in the class B division.
feated Leyden and Libertyvilie in a trian
In the Palatine relays, the “Men of Bensenville, Leyden
gular meet on the Troy track.
Troy” set a new record but also lost
Golf
one. Howard Siegel, Jim Heiniger, Bill
By June Pence
Golf at Nilehi is really getting a good
Permer, and Ronald Bair formed the
frosh-soph 440 yard relay quartet and
The Trojan golf team coached by start. With Bob Dombrowski leading
sliced one-tenth of a second off the old Thomas J. Kiviluoma, gamed a victory the pack and Mr. Koviluoma coaching,
m?rk of :47.7, set by Leyden last year. at Bensenville with a score of 15 to 1, there’s no telling where they’ll end up.
Naperville’s two-mile relay team broke May 2. The match was held at the Mo “Dumbo” has had medalist honors in
every meet this season.
the old mark of 8:46.4 seconds, estab hawk Country Club.
Intramural Sports
lished by Niles in 1942, by running it
The score is Counted by adding up the
In the boys’ gym classes, soccer has
off at 8:43.4 second pace.
total points of each player. The winner
Bob Farr, Jack Suydam, George Pasek, of each nine holes is given a point. Thus ¡been going on for the past three weeks.
and Bud Horton took first in the class the winner of eighteen holes (eighteen The volleyball quarter-finals were played
A 880-yard relay in the fast time of holes are played in school matches) is this week and the finals most likely will
1:36.9 seconds. Niles placed fourth in given two points plus one for the eigh be played next week. Some boys who
Ihave passed the Advance Swimming
the two mile relay, second .in the 320- teen holes, making a total of three.
¡tests are working on their Junior and
yard high hurdle shuttle relay, and third
Each boy’s individual score is alsc
in the 432-yard low hurdle shuttle relay. recorded. This score is accumulate« Senior Life Saving.
Jack Suydam took a close second in through thè number of strokes before 77; Gene Hegarty, 82; and “Lu” Di Sal
the 100-yard dash, while Bud Horton his ball makes the hole. Consequents vo, 85.
placed fifth in the same event for the !the fewer strokes or lower the score, tht
The Trojans defeated Leyden April
only places Niles took in the open events, jbetter the golfer.
29, 14 to 1. A strong Waukegan team
The Trojan 880-yard relay and 440The Trojan’s score for the Bensen beat Niles 15 to 3, April 25. The Tro^
yard relay teams finished second and ville match were Bob Dombrowski, 72: jans suffered another loss, to Maine on
fourth respectively in the Proviso relays.1Stewie Munroe, 81; Henry Bobowski April 22, the score 11 to 7.
Trackmen Place
In Palatine, Proviso Relays
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nile H I lite
Friday, April 12, 1946
Skokie, Illinois
Concert to Include
'Rhapsody inby the Niles
Blue’
May 3 is the date chosen
Upperclassmen Pick
Prom King, Queen
The election of the most prominent
sertior boy and girl to be honored at
the Junior Prom to be held on June 1,
took place Wednesday and Thursday,
April 10 and 11. Those who were up for
election were Marion Schubert, Marilyn
Hertzberg, and Marilyn Burns for the
girls and Stan Noesen, Hob Doetsch,
Stewart Munroe, and Kenny Stezskal
for the boys. Because of our copy dead
line we are unable to print the results
of the voting in this issue.
The selling of tickets was also done
this week. The tickets are on sale
in your homerooms and will be sold
until May 17. The price of the tickets
is $3.90 with a down payment of $1.90.
The Talley Ho room in the Continental
Hotel is the scene of this year’s Prom.
The Continental Hotel is farther down
town than the Edgewater Beach Hotel,
where the Prom was., held last year, but
can be' easily reached by way of the
Outer Drive.
George Burnett and his band will
furnish the music. Mr. Burnett plays
at the Pump Room on Tuesday nights
and may be heard that night over
WBBM from 12:30 to 1:00. Mr. Bur
nett and his band are known throughout
Chicago for their smooth style of ball
room music. His band consists of nine
pieces and a vocalist.
Water Show Draws
Six Capacity Crowds
Nilehi’s 1946 Water Carnival, which
was presented in the school natatorium
April 4, 5, and 6, had a capacity crowd
for all six Nperformances. Approxi
mately thirteen hundred people attended
the show, according to Mr-. Anton Schu
bert, Varsity swimming coach and direct
or of the show. Proceeds go to the
student activity fund.
The duet by Jane Taylor and Louis
Kettel, as Minnehaha and Hiawatha,
was the highlight of the Water Carnival
and earned well deserved praise.
Hiawatha chose his mate, Minnehaha,
from a group of girls in the Dagger
Dance. After the War Dance, an all
girl number also, the pair did their duet
to the song, “Indian Love Call.”
The comedy act of the show was the
Frog Dance. It was an all-boy number.
They wore long green underwear and
swim fins. They played leapfrog in
the water, much to the delight of the
audience.
The natatorium was completely dark
when twelve Nilehi students performed
the Fire Dance. The swimmers wore
irridescent swim suits that gave the ap
pearance of fire on the water.
__________ _________V olu m e V II, N o. 12
June Pence, Nilehilite reporter, re
cently had this picture snapped with
Ole Olsen when she privately interviewed
the famous comedian and his partner,
Chic Johnson.
Nilehi Reporter Helps
Query President Truman
By June Pence
President Harry S. Truman gave ad
vice to 109 teen-age reporters last Sat
urday at the Blackstone Hotel. The con
ference, similar to those carried on at
the White House, was arranged for the
Keen Teens by Valarie Lauder, reporter
for the Chicago Daily News.
Letters were sent by Val to principals
of Chicago area secondary schools ex
plaining the nature of the interview. The
news of the conference was kept secret
until the day proceding the event.
After meeting at the Daily News
Building at 8:30 a.m., we left for the
hotel in private buses, escorted by the
police. Upon arrival at the hotel, we
were checked and identified by the
Secret Service men. Following this we
were seated in the conference room.
The first question asked the Pres
ident was: How can youth help keep
the peace ? President Truman advised
us to inform ourselves on all subjects,
mainly history and government.
As to military training, President
Truman explained that it teaches youths
to get along with others and in addition
it provides good health and good man
ners for future welfare.
Several questions were asked about
his opinions on education. He answered
by referring us- to his coming speech
of May 11.
President Truman favors youth ob
servers to the U.N.O., but they could
not be delegates because the U.N.O. is
based only on government representa
tion.
Eor a code of morals which is essen
tial to success in any field, the President
urged us to a complete study of the
Sermon on the Mount.
Our conference ended after a short
25 minutes with the President of the
United States, as he had a full day ahead.
Township High School Music Depart
ment for the annual Spring Concert.
A varied program of choral and instru
mental numbers will be presented under
the direction of Clara A. Klaus and
Clifford W. Collins.
George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue”
will be featured in the band group.
A large freshman chorus will sing
patriotic, folk, and southern melodies.
An interesting feature of this chorus
is that all freshman are eligible pro
vided they find time for rehearsals.
Real barbershop harmony will be pre
sented by the Boys’ Chorus in “Coney
Island Baby.” They will also sing a
spiritual, and “The Tinker’s Song” from
Robin Hood.
The Double Mixed Quartet, which has
made numerous appearances in the com
munity throughout the year, will sing
on the concert program. Among their
numbers will be several old English
madrigals.
The girls’ glee club will appear in
long dresses of pastel hues. They will
sing “Let All My Life Be Music,” by
Sprass; “In My Garden” and “Love
Walked In,” by Gershwin,
The robed Choir will present a group
of songs including “Psalm 150” by Cesar
Frank, “A Violin Is Singing in the
Street,” an Italian folk song, and Fred
Waring’s arrangement of “The Erie
Canal,” an American work song.
Lucky Students Set
To Visit Washington
It’s almost time! Yes, 74 lucky upper
classmen, 59 girls and 15 boys to be
exact, are making last-minute prepara
tions for the Washington D.C. trip,
starting next Sunday. Recently each
tour member was assigned to one of
these chaperons: Miss Grace Harbert,
Miss Mildred Schaefer, Miss Lois Lamberg, and Mr. Thomas Kiviluoma.
Miss Harbert says that all those who
are going paid their expenses in full
before the April 1 deadline, enabling
her to turn the money over to the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad by April 5.
Some of the journey’s more important
regulations are as follows: (1) Report
at the Grand Central Station on April
14, not later than 3 p.m., (2) Be in
your hotel room one hour after the end
of evening plans, (3) Wear comfortable
shoes, not new ones or high heels, (4)
Take one suitcase, packing only what
you will need, and (5) Wear a sweater
or heavy robe for nights on the train.
Four townspeople who are also making
this trip are Mrs. Katherine Kestenholz,
cafeteria manager; Mrs. Alice Kluesing,
Mrs. Mary Kuehne, and Miss Katherine
Calef.
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NILEHILITE
Friday, April 12, 1946
NilehiliteSponsors Nilehi Red Cross Teachers to Analyze
‘Paper’s Capers’
Seniors' Characters
Hey, kids, the word is—“Save Sat Drive Nets $235.57
Each Nilehi senior will have his char
urday night, April 27, for The Paper’s
acter judged in the near future by his
Capers!”
What is The Paper’s Capers? Why
it’s the very unusual dance which the
Nilehilite is sponsoring. It’s different
because there will be not only dancing,
but also a miniature carnivai, reaturing
' a side show complete with ----- nope,
we won’t tell you what—you’ll have to
come to find out, but don’t be surprised
at anything that happens.
The price is pust 25 cents and it’s
strictly a “stag,; and hag” affair. One
thing more, yop can wear absolutely
anything that ybu prefer—dress up or
come as you are. right now as you read
this.
The place is the boys’ gym—see you
there!
homeroom teacher, and two other faculty
members of his choice, one of the field
in which he is most interested, and the
other from any different department.
In order that the teachers may receive
the personality records by April 22, the
seniors made their faculty choices this
week. These strictly confidential sheets
will be gatered for permanent filing
on April 29.
They will be used for vocational and
educational reference purposes by the
school office, which will make a compo
site of any pupil’s three separate ratings
for a university or prospective employer
upon request.
The major headings to be considered
by the teachers are as follows: (1) Ser
iousness of purpose, (2) Industry, (3)
Future Freshies to See
The last in a series of social hygiene Initiative, (4) Influence, (5) Concern for
N. T. H. S. April 2 6
Others, (6) Responsibility, and (7)
N.T.H.S. is happy to announce that the lectures was given last night in the Emotional Stability.
Assembly Hall at 8 o’clock by Dr. A.
annual eighth grade night will be held
April 26, at 8 p.m. The program will W. Axley from Evanston Hospital. His
help reveal to the future Nilehi fresh talk was on “Clinical Manifestations
men a taste of what high-school life of Syphilis.” Also a movie entitled
“Fight Syphilis” was shown.
will be like.
Salom Rizk appeared before Nilehi’s
Dr. Axley spoke to the senior class
The evening will be divided into three
student body and facuty and told the
parts. One group of visitors will be last year and has been very interested amazing story of his life, in an assembly
entertained in the boys’ gym by the in the school and this social hygiene on Monday, April 8.
program.
music and dramatic departments and
“We’re taking a Rizk today!” ex
Dental Clinic next
an art display. A second group will
claimed Dr. A. L. Biehn as he intro
Last Thursday and Friday, dental
watch a swimming exhibition in the
films were shown through the gym duced the speaker.
natatorium, while the third group will
Mr. Rizk was born in Syria, at which
meet in the Assembly Room, where F. classes to Nilehi’s students. Every pupil time his mother passed away. “They
B.A. members will conduct a discussion is to be examined in the near future. all expected me to die,” he said jokingly,
The freshman examinations, on April
of freshman problems.
“but I diappointed them.”
24, will last all day in the assembly.
After receiving news that he was an
The doctors who will be here are Dr.
American citizen, he “ran like the Nazis
G. Cartwright, Dr. Folmer Nymark, and
from General Patton” to get a passport
Dr. E. Glenn Lahr. Dr. Nymark and Dr.
but was refused one when he could not
Hey, kids! The Easter Bunny is here. Lahr have children her« at school, produce his birth certificate. Finally
Maybe not at your house yet, but he cer Philip Nwmark and Nancy Lahr.
after five years of waiting he was al
tainly has been at N.T.H.S. Have you FacultyCoirmittees Make lowed to come to the United States,
seen the nicely decorated display cases
He wondered why the American people
Vocations Day Schedule made such a fuss about Columbus dis
in the halls ?
The first floor show case was made
Vocations Day has been set for May covering America. “After all,” he said,
by Norma Lange and Nancy Ohlson. 1, with Mr. Harold Ohlson acting as “how could we have missed it!”
It boasts a sheet bearing the words of chairman. The schedule has been plan
Irving Berlin’s “Easter Parade” and ned and will be as follows : First Period several adorable paper chicks.
8:45 - 9:15 Keynote Address; Second Per
The second floor window on the south iod-9:20 -10:00 Class Chosen; Third
side was decorated by Vivian Oslund Period - 10:05 - 10:45 Class Chosen;
and Jeanette Ziehlke of the foods class. Fourth Period - 10:50 - 11:30 Class
Two cotton Easter bunnies, colored eggs Chosen.
in a basket, a tree with a cotton bird,
Vocational Interest: Miss Marjory
and pussy willows make that window Ronalds prepared the questionnaire that
most attractive.
was distributed to the homerooms last
The display case opposite the library Friday.
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was artistically modeled with an Easter
Program Chairmen: Mr. Ohlson con E it F E A T U Rle ^ S T A F F
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a tree and a few ducks eating corn. The speakers.
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clouds were made with u little crepe
SPORTS STA FF
Correspondence: Miss Helen Johanns
E d it o r : F r a n k Z a l la r
paper and the birds were drawn. This has prepared bulletins and will write to A s s i s t a n t s : D o n O lso n , B o b K e p e n .
R e p o r t e r s : J u n e P e n c e . B e r y le Schwaoe.
window was arranged by Lorraine Shade, the selected speakers.
C ir c u la tio n m a n a g e r : V io le t Martinson.
Lois Heiniger, and Dorothy Lacy.
Publicity: Mr. Paul Eberhardt is res A s s i s t a n t s : E l e a n o r R o llic k . P a t Horner.
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P r o d u c t io n M a n a g e r s
dressed up -in his Easter clothes, struts Lyndrup for photography.
A1 Schroeder
Elmer Valkanaar
his stuff in the third floor window on
Hospitality: Mr. Marvin Ihne will meet
Walter Gutman
the north side, which was done by Diane the guest speakers to assign and arrange
F a c u l t y A d v is e rs
C le m e n t Meier'I
Mathews and Polly Wettengel.
room schedules.
' P au l E b e rh a rd t
The juniors and seniors wishing to
make additional contributions to the Red
Cross, extended their drive one week.
The juniors raised $21.42 plus $73.53,
which they donated the extra week,
giving a total of $94.95. The seniors
gave $23.07 during the regular drive
and $65.50 the next week, which amounts
to $88.57.
Complete donations of the student
body now total $235.57. The drive
brought in $96,54, which was improved
greatly by the extra contributions of
Nilehi’s seniors and juniors.
Axleg Speaks on Syphilis;
School Plans Dental Clinic
Salom Rizk’s Humor
Delights Assembly
Ambitious Students Create
Artistic Easter Showcases
�Kitty Korner
Spring and "Lovebirds1
Mr. Shanaberger says that he will
give ten bonus points to any of the boys
in his freshman science classes who can
get him a white shirt. Come now, fresh
men, you wouldn’t want him to wear
his landlady’s nightgown as he threatens
to do.
Don Brown and Lee Garner have been
raffling off a “pony” for twenty-five
cents a ticket. How many quarts does
she hold, boys ?
Going home on the Western “L” bus,
Bob Wehr found out that Rita Hillinger
is a left-over from the Amazon age. Bob
was happily squirting her when she
suddenly turned on him, wrestled the
squirter from his grip, bent it up, and
pushed it out the door.
Parting is Such
Sweet Sorrow
The clock slowly ticked away the min
utes. There wasn’t much time left.
Hastily, he wrote a note to his girlfriend.
“Honey,” he wrote, “I’m sorry I won’t
be able to say good-bye to you in person,
but it’s better this way; I can’t stand
to see you unhappy.
“I hope you’ll miss me, “he continued,
“but don’t feel too sad and try to have
fun without me. Love, Butch.”
He read it over slowly, folded it and
placed it in the pocket next to his heart.
He would give it to Joe. Joe was his
best friend; hq’d see that “She” got it
after Butch was gone.
It wouldn’t be much longer. He was
glad. It was the waiting that made
it hardest and soon the waiting would
be over. Soon the clock would say 3:10
and then the buzzing sound would an
nounce the end of th e .waiting.
Then Spring Vacation would finally
begin. He hoped that his girl would
forgive him for leaving her for a whole
week, but gee, the guys were all going
up to Wisconsin so of course, he had
to go too.
Since it’s Spring we present not one
couple, but several.
COUPLES OF THE WEEK — Sandra
Goss and Bob Roman, Bill Fotsch and
Jane Schewe, Pat Freeding and “Red”
Williams, Vito Colano and Barbara Nel
son, Dorothy Howe and John Lane, Bob
Doetsch and Jay Miller. . . .
SONG OF THE W EEK— “Oh What It
Seemed to Be.”
SAYING OF THE WEEK — “Sprig is
here, The grass is riz, I wonder where
the birdies iz?”
QUESTION OF THE WEEK — “Are
you "going to Washington?”
AWMNI
Since we have received no recent
letters from Nilehi’s servicemen, this
week we decided to tell you what some
of the other alumni are doing.
Betty Sparkman, a 1945 Nilehi grad
uate, is a Grinnell, Iowa, student, major
ing in dramatics. She was home from
April 3 to April 9 for spring vacation.
Leota Harper and Frank Boufford,
both former Nilehi students, were mar
ried in the Bowmanville Church in Chi
There’s nothing like poetry for making cago on March 1. The newlyweds are,
a waitress’s life more interesting, so at present, residing at the bride’s home.
when the pretty waitress in “Cooley’s”
Dorothy Gustafson, attending Wheaton
refused to try translating his cousin College, was surprised when her parents,
Marvin’s notes written in Spanish, sisters, and two Nilehi students, Lor
“Bubs” Bailey composed the following raine Shade and Muriel Hendrickson,
masterpiece on a paper napkin:
visited her unexpectedly for her birthday,
Dear Cathy,
The very first time you caught my eye
I said to myself with a deep, deep sigh,
There’s a girl who could go somewhere’
And I don’t mean with that silverware.
But going back to going somewhere,
Don’t you think we’d make a handsome
pair,
It’s all set for next Saturday night,,
And I hope the answer with you is, all
right.
Please answer,
Bubs
The waitress replied (also on a paper
napkin:)
Dear Bubs,
I think you and your girl make a darling
pair, And two’s enough to go any
where,
So stick to dropping around and-—
“Darnit,” I can’t think of anything that
rhymes.
Cathy '
March 12. The “guests” arrived com
plete with cake and ice cream and they
had a regular party.
It was- recently announced that Ann
Marie Schirra, ’45 and Jim Lannert, ’44
were married at Fort Leavenworth,
Kansas, December 8. A reception was
given by the Schirra’s at their home
early in March.
Shirley Lawrence, a 1945 graduate,
is now attending the Art Institute and
the University of Chicago. She intends
to become an interior decorator.
Don Christensen, the president of last
year’s Forum, is attending Iowa State,
Ames, Iowa. He is studying agricul
ture, and likes it very much. The college
has a beautiful campus, with its own
lake. Don was home from March 22
to March 29, for a between-semesters
visit. He is now going out for spring
football practice. Don is pledged to
Alpha Gamma Rho, and is living in the
There’s a new blessing in Skokie. Her fraternity house.
name is Linda Holly Blessing and her
brothers, Bob and Jim, are collecting
bets. It seems that everyone else
thought that the new arrival would be
a boy.
,
New Words to Song
Class Men as Rats
By Betty Fortman
Read the description and be sure not
to peek
At the name of our subject for “Whazit” this week.
She is a sophomore and plenty cute—
Blonde hair, green eyes, with dimples to
boot;.
You don’t often see her without a big
smile.
Harry’s her “steady man,” has been
quite a while;
Her first name rhymes with dolly; that’s
the last clue
With all these hints, you must know
who - zit.
Don Albright and Roker Loefgren de
cided to fly a kite. At first, all attempts
By Dolores Wells
failed so Dick Nepsted climbed on top
The following song, which borrows
of Betty Smith’s car, but even from that
the tune of “I’m Always Chasing Rain
high elevation the kite wouldn’t fly.
After several “helpers” joined in the bows” is definitely purely fictitious!
He’s always chasing females,
fun and the kite finally took to the air,
Watching girls passing by.
“Captain Merrill Taylor carefully plotted
His schemes include them all, it seems»
its course and it made a beautiful threeWhy did I fall for that guy ?
point landing—on the roof.
Some girls can look and find a true
“Evie” Cole has a celebrity living at
man,
But I found a wolf who’s never true;
her house. Her dog, Ting-a-ling, acted
Maybe I ought to find a new man,
in “Double Exposure.”
But that’s not an easy thing to do,
Believe me.
Norma Koch, Gerrie Bernard and
Rosie Thomas are commonly known as
He’s always chasing females;
the “three seventeens.” Reason? They . I’m hoping that someday he’ll start
chasing me.
were born on May, June and July 17.
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Junior Council Prexy
Gives with Statistics
By Pat Schirra
When Shirley Bartleson was ap
proached and asked for some “info”
about herself for a profile she replied,
very amazed, “Who me ? My goodness,
there are other kids in the school who
are more important than I.” But we
think that the President of the Junior
Council is important enough.
Shirley lives in Chicago and goes to
and from school on the “L.” Greater
love for a school hath no woman that
sfhe’d ride the “L” to come to Niles.
The first question we asked was-“ What
things do you like?”
“I love flowers especially lillies of the
valley, violets, and lilacs. I like canoe
ing, swimming, walking in the rain, and
the warm summer evenings appeal to
me very much.”
She loves to read and listen to semiclassical music which, ih her estimation,
is better than popular and heavy class
ical.
“I enjoy dramatics,” she continued,
“and would like to continue it but my
first love is to be a nurse. That has
been first and foremost in my mind for
ages. Hospitals, watching operations,
and taking care of people fascinate me.”
“What is your favorite food?”
“French fried potatoes,” she answered
with a big smile.
“Who are your favorite teachers and
subjects ?”
“Miss Kranze, Miss Harrison, and Mr.
VanArsdale. My favorite subjects are
sciences.”
Finally to close our little interview
we asked her what she thought about
the Prom and the co-chairman of it ?
She said, “Dolores Lauth and Bill Witte
are doing a wonderful job with the fac
ulty and students, they should be given
much credit, but I wish all the work was
over.
Solid Geometry and
Spike Jones are Tops
By Pat Baumhardt
Blond, blue-eyed, Bob Force is our
“profile” for this week. This senior
reaches five feet, eleven and threefourths inches tall, the three-fourths is
only if he stretches. ,
Bob is the president of our Senior
Cabinet and is taking a college prepar
atory course. If he is not in service
after he graduates, he would like to try
for the University of Southern Califor
nia.
Bob accentuates the positive by liking
fried chicken, Spike Jones and Company,
songs by Alan Jones, solid geometry,
the songs,“I’ll Walk Alone” and “Oh,
What It Seemed To Be,” and his favorite
teacher, Mr. Ohlson. ,
He on the other hand eliminates the
negative by only one pet peeve, “stuckup women.”
Bob, or Jarv, as his friends have nick
named him, chose as his favorite movie
actor Van - - - - - -no not Johnson
. but Heflin. His favorite actress is
Agnes Moorehead.
NILEHILITE
Friday, April 12, 1946
Freshmen Give Views
On Their Ideal Date
“Where would you go if you had a
date with Jane Russell?” We got these
answers from the innocent freshman
boys who apparently learn fast—plus
one of their teachers.
Bill Eichleng: “For a ride on a lonely
road.”
Dean Whitton: “To the moon, one
way.”
Mr. Shanaberger (teacher): “Shangrila.”
,
Fred Gatter: “That’s an asinine ques
tion.”
Bob Dickens: “The loneliest desert
island I could find.”
. John Ahrens: “To a cottage on top of
the highest mountain, and then get rid
of the road.”
Bruce McGlasson: “Huba, huba.”
Tom Reed: “Just stand and stare.”
Charles Voss: “To her penthouse
apartment so she could show me her
etchings.”
Tom Madden: “To see ‘the Outlaw.’ ”
Don Siegal: “Boang!”
Dick Provost: “Home.”
Bruce Harris: “Back to Hollywood.”
‘ ’d Rather Be Me’I
But Not at Nilehi
By Eleanor Rollick
“I would like to be Marlys Lawrence
because her boyfriend is Bob Klump.”
That is one of the amusing answers
we got from anonymous students at
Niles when we asked them, “Who do
you wish you could be of the students
at school if you couldn’t be yourself?”
Here are some more:
“I would like to be Marilyn Burns
because of her beautiful feet.”
“Howie Haynie because he is such a
‘character’—he can have everyone in
stitches without making a fool of him
self like some boys do.”
Phil Brice because he has such a mar
velous sense of humor and always seems
to be having so much fun.”
“I would like to be Mary Ann Ziegele
because she goes steady with that cute
fellow.”
“Johnny Lane because he5 so tall.”
s
“Betty Smith because there is never
a dull moment when she’s around.”
“If I had to be a girl I would be
Dolores Wells, because she is in every
thing around Niles, knows everybody,
and is so full of vim, vigor and vitality.”
“Roger Coverly, so I could like C.
Krause the way he does!”
“I would like to be Richard Dobroth
because he is very smart.”
“I would like to be Edwin Soergal
because of his beautiful eyes.”
“Helen Conrad because she is cute,
dainty, and has such a sweet smile.”
“I would like to be Bruce Cook be
cause of his manly chest and biceps.”
“I would like to be Shirley Bartleson
because she has fine leadership quali
ties.”
Remember the old saying, “School’s
out, school’s out, teacher let the monkeys
out?” Well, the teachers at Niles let
the monkeys out, but for only a week.
So let’s see how some ol these baby
apes are going to spend their vacations.
Marilyn Burns — Nothin’, maybe sleep
a little.
Dick Fisher — Hitch hike across Lake
Michigan, (sounds possible, but not
probable.)
Betty Smith — Whoop it up in Wash
ington.
Arlene Kaehler — If it’s warm, I’m going
to get tan.
Wally Krysher — Visit the women in
southern Illinois.
Jackie Perrin — I ’m going to hit all
the high spots in Wasnmgton.
Frank Zallar — Travel along the lake
with Luke, Boomer, and Brophy.
Carol Krause — Take care of Millie.
Lu Di Salvo — Dolores and I are going
to spend the week loafing.
Anita Schmid — While Carol’s watching
over Millie, I’ll watch over Lu and
Dolores.
Bob Dotsch — John Kent and I are
going to Georgia to see if the peaches
down there are as sweet as they’re
supposed to be.
Carolyn Harnden — I’m going to have
a wonderful time in Ohio with my par
ents. Sounds like fun, doesn’t it?
Herb Knapp — Go to New Jersey and
visit Margie.
Shirley Bartleson — Horseback ride with
my girlfriends.
Ted Stockfisch — Take a trip with “Nebbo” and Don Dye to Texas.
Gloria Malnick — Work, work, and more
work.
Howie Lindstrom — Nuttin'.
Stewie Munroe — Lose a week’s sleep.
Rudy Schmid — A1 Heim and I are going
to Waupaca.
Donna Wilton — Ride around in a ’41
Pontiac.
Kenny Stezkal — Schmecky business.
Lost and Found
LOST: Many nights out (grades were
just given out.)
FOUND: A white satin slip in the locker
belonging to Ed Fisher and Bruce Cook
(a practical joker put it there.)
WANTED: A portable locker forBettie
Youngberg.
FOUND: Nine pre-historic lunches in
one boy’s locker.
WANTED: Some straps to keep Dolores
Wells’ “Jane Russell” blouse from falling
off her shoulders.
FOUND: by Barbara Hall, some tires
for her father’s car, so it*s not for sale
any more.
WANTED: for “Bubs” Baily and Janet
Larson, a road map with Sheridan Road
plainly marked, they have a lot of
trouble finding it.
�Friday, April 12, 1946
Page 5
NILEHILITE
Ike, SpxvUlUe Pence's
Trojans Lose 9-6;
Blow 5-Run Lead
By Don Olson
Once again as spring is really ‘bust
ing out all over’ the Nilehi Athletic
Department is getting back ‘on the ball’
after a three-week lapse between the
winter and spring sports. Here is a
summary of each of the spring sports
and boy’s activities in gym classes. Ac
cording to Mr. Isaacson, this year more
boys have turned out for spring sports
than in previous years.
Baseball
After a turnout of about 60 boys for
the first day’s practice, the varsity
squad, coached by Les Galitz, now carries
25 players while the rest, juniors and
sophomores, form a J.V. squad which
is coached by Anton Schubert.
Last Friday the Trojan varsity opened
their 15-game 1946 season by dropping
a non-conference game to Evanston,
9 to 6, after leading, 6 to 1, at the end
of the second inning. Today, they meet
Leyden in their conference opener on
the Leyden diamond.
About 45 boys turned out for the
Frosh team. Bob Mackey will coach
them through a seven game schedule.
The teams have seen two American
League Baseball films, titled “The In
side of Baseball” and “The Ninth
Inning,” respectively.
Track
The 1946 track teams are looking
forward to a successful season. With a
well balanced team, the varsity squad
will open their 10-meet season when
they meet Crystal Lake on the Trojan
track at 3:30, this afternoon.
Some of the tracksters have been run
ning for more than a month and are
really in shape. A few of the track-men
who look good are George Pasek, Phil
Brice, Joe Wettengel, Bob Farr, Jack
Suydam, Bud Horton, Jim Ehmer and
Jim Heiniger.
Mr. Hussey and Mr. Isaacson will
coach the Varsity and Frosh-Soph teams,
The varsity squad is made up of mostly
juniors and sophomores.
Golf
Mr. Kivilouma will again coach the
Golf squad to what he seems to think
will be a successful season. He coached
last year’s team to a pretty fair record
with five wins and one tie.
Bob Dombrowski will undoubtedly
lead the squad as last year he was the
individual star. Gene Hegarty will also
be returning this year. Some of the
other good prospects are Hank Bobowski,
Allan Karlove, Stewart Munroe, Stan
Anderson, Paul Reiland and Lucien Di
Salvo. .
' -. ■
Intramural
In the boys’ gym classes, volleyball
and soccer teams have been chosen. Boys
who have achieved the Red Cross Swimmer rank are getting started on the
Advanced swimmer tests in the swim
classes. On April 26, Eighth Grade
Night, the Intramural Swim Champ
ionship Tyill be held.
By Bob Kepen
The Niles Varsity Baseball Squad lost
their first game of the season to the
Evanston Wildkits 9 to 6, at Evanston,
Friday afternoon, April 5. The game
was played under a , dark overcast sky
with a cool wind blowing in from right
field.
The Trojans started off with a bang
and at the end of the second inning
it looked as though the game was
cinched, but, as this contest proved, “The
game isn’t over till the last man is out.”
This is probably what makes baseball
the great game it is. '
The batteries for Niles were Herb
Jaehnke and John Lane, pitchers; Bob
Roman catcher. Schramm and Scott
hurled for Evanston; Bruce caught.
Tom Brophy, Trojan second baseman,
led off with a single. Bob Bierbaum,
shortstop, followed next with a double,
scoring Brophy. Bob took third on the
throw in. Harry Mueller sacrificed
Bierbaum home. The old “squeeze play”
worked that time. Evanston scored one
run in their half of the firsfbn two hits.
Bill Anderson led off for the Trojans
in the first half of the second by singling
through third and short. Bill took
second on a pass ball. Joe Freimuth
hit a bounder to the second baseman
who muffed it and the ball rolled out in
center field. Anderson scored on this
error while Freimuth was safe on third.
Don Olson singled to left, scoring Frei
muth. Herb Jaehnke walked. Tom
Brophy singled for his second straight
hit, scoring Olson and Jaehnke. Evan
ston didn’t score in the second inning.
At this point the Trojans led 6 to 1.
The Trojans didn’t score any more
runs in the game. Harry Muelier got the
only hit, a single, after the second inning
for Niles.
Evanston got going in the third. They
scored three runs on four hits. In the
fourth they scored one run on no hits,
in the fifth two runs on two hits, and
in the sixth two more runs on one hit.
That’s how the Trojans lost their first
baseball game of the season. Herb
Jaehnke did a swell job of pitching for
Niles in the first three innings.
Track Inquiry
Brings Interesting Views
By June Pence
Almost every person in the world
has an aim in life. The boys who are
on the track team have an aim too. Their
answers to the question, “What is your
ideal aim in track,” are now revealed.
Bill Walmsley — “I would like to equal
Ray Nitch’s record discus throw of 1942.
This record has not been broken since.”
Bud Horton — “I’d like to be able to
run as fast as Buddy Young.”
Joe Wettengel — “My aim is to be
better than I am now.”
Whitey Tait — “I would like to run in
all the meets (winning, of course).”
Bob Carlson — “My goal is to beat
Phil Brice who really zooms around in
the half mile.”
Ray Boldt — “My goal is to get down
to a 4:30 mile, a 2:04 half mile and a 10
second 100-yard dash.”
Dick Graf — “To qualify for the State
District meet with some of the other
fellows is my aim.”
Bob Pearson — “My goal is to try and
beat my 12 foot pole vaulting record.”
Jim Ehmer — “I’d like to beat Ray
Nitch’s shot put record of 45 feet 2
inches.”
Phil Brice —.“My aim is to top Howie
Johnston’s one mile record.”
APRIL SPORTS CALENDAR
Friday, April 12
Baseball — at Leyden — 4:00
Track — Crystal Lake — Here —
3:30
Monday, April 15
Baseball — at Barrington — 4:00
Tuesday, April 16
Baseball — New Trier — Here — 2:30
Friday, April 19
Baseball — Highland Park — Here —
2:00
Monday, April 22
Golf — Maine — Here — 4:00
Tuesday, April 23
Baseball — Arlington — Here — 4:00
Track — at Lake Forest — 4:00
Thursday, April 25
Golf — at Waukegan — 4:00
Friday, April 26
Baseball — at Warren — 4:00
Frosh Baseball — at Leyden — 4:00
Saturday, April 27
Track — Palatine Relays — 10:00 a.m.
Monday, April 29
Golf — Leyden — Here — 4:00
Tuesday, April 30
Track — Lake Forest — Here —-3:30
Baseball — Leyden — Here — 4:00
All home baseball games are to be
played on the school field until the Oakton Park diamond is ready for use. Home
track meets are held on Nilehi track.
Golf meets are held at Bunker Hill Golf
Course.
NILES
T. Brophy 2-B
4
1
B. Bierbaum S.S.
4
1
U. Larson 1_B
2
0
H. Mueller C-F
2
0
B. Roman C
4
0
B. Anderson L-F
2
1
J. Freimuth R-F
3
1
D. Olson 3-B
2
1
H. Jaehnke P
0
1
J. Lane P
1
0
D. Rattray P.H.
0
0
A. Heim P.H.
0
0
Total
25
6
Innings
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Niles
2 4 0 0 0 0 0
Evanston
1 0 3 1 2 2 X
2
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
6
T
6
9
�N iles Trims Evanston 3-2; jNew
Clutch Hitting Pays Off
By Bob Kepen
The Niles Trojan Nine got sweet
revenge, Tuesday afternoon April 9, by
getting even with the Evanston Wildkits, defeating them 3 to 2. The Trojans
Were defeated by Evanston just four
days before, 9 to 6, so the Niles win
Tuesday evened it up. This' was the
Niles Varsity second game of the season.
Their season record so far is one win
and one loss.
The sun was shining brightly all
through the game, but a cold wind was
blowing toward left field. Anderson,
shortstop, led off for Evanston in the
first half of the first inning. Anderson
hit a bounder to BierDaum, shortstop,
who missed it, and Anderson was on
first on the error by Bierbaum.
Resek, center fielder, hit into a fast
double-play, Eichelberg to Olson to Lar
son; that is, Pitcher to third to first.
Agase, left fielder, hit a grpunder to
Brophy, who threw him out at first.
Olson led off for Niles, striking out.
Larson walked, but was out trying to
steal third, Bruce to Kailer—or catcher
to third. Bierbaum struclc out next.
Colwell led off for Evanston 'i.n the
second. He grounded to the pitcher
who threw him out at first. Carlborg
popped to short. Muchmore was safe
at first on an error at short. Bruce
singled to left for the first hit of the
game, Muchmore advancing to second.
Kailer struck out to make it three outs.
Brophy grounded out third to first for
Niles in the second. Anderson was safe
at first on an error and stole second.
Mueller died out to center field. Rattray
singled, driving in Anderson for a one
run lead. Rattray was thrown out at
second on the throw in. One run, one
hit.
Sanders started the third inning for
Evanston, grounding out short to first.
Anderson popped out to the catcher.
Resek flied out to center field.
Roman grounded out for Niles in the
last half of the third inning, third to
first. Eichelberg struck out and Olson
flied to first.
Agase grounded out second to first.
Colwell singled. Carlborg doubled scoring
Colwell and tying the score i to 1. Bruce
singled scoring Carlborg, putting Evan
ston in the' lead 2 to 1. Kailer was
safe on first by a fielder’s choice, Bruce
being out at second. Sanders was out,
pitcher to first.
Larson singled starting Niles half
of the fourth. Bierbaum also singled
scoring Larson and tying the game
2 to 2. Brophy popped out to the catcher.
Anderson was safe on an error while
Bierbaum scored on the same error.
Mueller walked, Rattray was safe on
an error, Anderson was out trying to
steal third. Roman was safe on a field
er’s choice. Eichelberg struck out end
ing the inning.
Nothing much happened in the rest
of the game. Eichelberg set them down
Enrollees of Niles
Find School Tops
By Betty Fortman
It’s a modern school! It’s a clean
school! The students are friendly! So
stated the six students we interviewed
when they were asked why they came
to N.T.H.S.
The students were all new enrollees
and have been with us for just a short
time.
Richard Hughes, freshman, came here
February 4 from Edgebrook. He is 5
feet 11 inches tall, has light brown hair
and blue eyes. Dick is very happy over
the fact that the freshmen are given a
chance to play baseball.
Gerry Coleman is a senior who just
arrived here March 12. She formerly
went to St. Patrick’s in Des Plaines.
Gerry is about 5 feet 2% inches tall,
with dark brown hair and brown eyes.
When asked if she liked Niles she said,
“Oh yes, I’m having a gay old time.”
Dick Meyer, a junior from Schurz
High School in Chicago, is 5 ft., 10 inches
tall with a blond crew-cut and blue eyes.
He likes our school a lot, mainly be
cause “the students are so friendly.”
Shelby Peerman, a blond brown-eyed
sophomore, just recently moved to
Skokie. According to Shelby, “There
are so many nice places In this school,
the gym and the assembly seem so
modern. Of course, that might be be
cause I’m from Arkansas.”
“A friend of mine from New Trier
told me Niles was a good school so that’s
why I’m here,” said Barbara Ann Merle.
Barbara just arrived April 1. She is
a sophomore, reaches 5 feet 6 inches,
has blue eyes and acording to her,
“dishwater blonde hair.”
Blond, blue-eyed Jack Cyseski moved
here from Wisconsin, where he attended
St. Norbert High. He is a junior and
one, of the reasons he likes Niles is.
“There are so many good-looking
Women.”
in great style.
Well, that’s it, Niles’ first victory of
the season. It was a close game all
the way but Eichelberg’s fine hurling
and the Niles’ fine offensive play won
the game 3 to 2.
NILES
AB
R
H
D. Olson 3-B
3
0
0
U. Larson 1-B
1
2
2
B. Bierbaum S-S
2
1
1
T. Brophy 2-B
3
0
0
B. Anderson L-F
1
3
0
H. Mueller C-F
2
0
0
D. Rattray R-F
3
,0 . ■ 1
B. Roman C
2
0
0
D. Eichelberg P
2
0
0
Total
22
3
4
EVANSTON
AB
R
H
Anderson S-S
4
0
0
Resek C-F
4
0
0
Agase L-F
3
0
0
Colwell 1-B
3
1
1
Carlborg 2-B
3
1
1
Muchmore R-F
3
0
1
Bruce C
3
0
2
Kailer 3-B
3
0
0
Sanders P
2
0
0
Scott P-H
0
0
0
Totals
28
0
5
Is No. 13 Unlucky?
2 9 Students Doubt It
Are you superstitious, hmmmm? Does
the number 13 make you shudder and
shake ? Well, there are twenty-nine
Nilehi students who will probably tell
you that 13 is their lucky number because
they were born on the thirteenth.
JANUARY 13 — Jean Tatsuda
MARCH 13 — Marilyn Marguerite, Delores Mattson, Joyce Gawyrsh, Marion
Heidelbauer, Barbara Ballantine, and
Phyllis Ambler.
APRIL 13 — Ronald Nordlund, Ed Soergel, Lois Redemar» and Bettie Youngberg (that’s tomorrow; happy birth
day, kids.)
MAY 13 — Milton Devermann, Joan
Hull, Laurence Hall, Pat Freeding,
and Dorothy Trausch.
AUGUST 13 — Norman Glauner, Evelyn
Taylor, Betty Fortman, and Donna
Runnels.
SEPTEMBTR 13 — “Hezzie” Florus,
Dolores Wells, and Betty Weldon.
OCTOBER 13 — Eugene Suckow and
Wendell Toepfer.
NOVEMB. .R 13 — Bob Doetsch.
DECEMBER 13 — Roger Coverly, Dol
ores Lauth, and Lorraine Sorenson.
Bob Dombrowski Sees
Tougher Golf Schedule
By Bob Kepen
After much trouble I found Bob Dom
browski, one of the stars of last years
golf team, sitting at a table in the cafe
teria seventh period reading a “letter.”
You’d never guess what was in it. The
reason I had so much trouble finding
Bob was because of his small size, but
don’t let “small size” fool you, Bob
really gets long drives.
When asked what he thought of this
years golf team as compared with last
years Bob replied, “I think we should
have a better team this year but we have
a much tougher schedule.”
We next asked Bob what he figured
their toughest match would be: “I think
Maine will be our toughest match.”
Where do you practice Bob ? “I practice
at Tam O’ Shanter, you see I work there
ahd it doesn’t cost me anything to play.”
Just then the bell rang and that was
the end of the interview for I lost the
“little guy”, in the crowd.
Lyle D ye Wins 3rd Prize
In Jackson Oratorial
Lyle Dye, a member of the beginning
dramatics class, under the direction of
Mr. Ronald Van Arsdale, won third prize
in the preliminary finals of the Andrew
Jackson National Oratorial Contest spon
sored by the Hearst newspapers and
held Monday at the Morrison Hotel.
Lyle won over Luther Institute, Morgan
Park Military, Lyons Township, Evan
ston, and Winnetka High School. The
contest began March 25.
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nile H I lite
Vol. VII, No. 11
'Double Exposure' Gains
Much Favorable Comment
I
Skokie, Illinois
»
Friday, March 29, 1946
Veterans to Attend
Evening Classes
Posture Evaluation
World War II veterans who attended
Students Undergo
By Eleanor Rollick
A two-day posture evaluation confer
Two capacity audiences greeted the ence was held on March 25 and 26 at
Nilehi thespians on Friday and Satur Niles Township High School.
day, March 22 and 23, to see “ Double
The evaluation consisted of general
Exposure,” directed by Ronald Van health history, posture examination by
Arsdale. It was the second major pro physical therapists, and a dietary record
duction of the dramatics department this of the students, food habits.
year.
Attempt was made to hold conferences
This play, a farce-comedy, was gen with every freshman ana sophomore
erously filled with laughs from start to this week. In the conference first step
finish; and the audience, on both occas was to obtain further general health
ions, responded freely and whole-heart information for student’s individual re
edly with laughter.
cord.
The play was exceedingly well done
Next the student was weighed, and
from the standpoint of tempo, timing, measured, then sent to the physical
and line memorization. A t no time did therapist for a posture innspection. This
any scene drag or get out of focus.
was followed by a conference with the
Outstanding individual characteriza nutritionists.
tions were by Shirley Bartleson, Clayton
The nursing service and medical su
Merrill, Don Carlson, and Lyle Dye. In pervision was supplied by the Cook
the same breath, it may be said that County Department o f Public Health.
performers Pat Baumhardt, Jeanette
The nutritionists were from the folOehring, Dolores Wells, Bill Wokoun, l lowing organizations: Elizabeth McCor
and Patti Norum did more than their mick Memorial Fund, National Dairy
share of the teamwork that made the Council, University of Chicago, National
show hold together.
College of Education, and Cook County
The splendid work of Janet Larson, Department of Public Health.
Doris Bernges, Charlotte Freiling, and
Physical • therapists were from the
Kenneth Gregor also cannot be over Division
of
Services
for
Crippled
looked.
Children, University of Illinois.
.
Miss Mildred Schaefer, chairman of
the Girls’ Physical Education Depart
ment, and Mrs. Thelma Cline, Public
Health Nurse from the Cook County
Department, assisted the above profes
sional workers in organizing and carry
The Prom committees have been chosen ing out the program.
with Bill Witte and Dolores Lauth as
co-chairmen of the entire dance. Shirley
Bartleson, president of the Junior
Council, will act as the student co-ordin
ator and Miss Margaret deBooy is the
faculty sponsor.
The Spring Concert, to be held F ri
Committees for the dance are:
day, May 3, will be produced by the
Finance — Bob Farr, chairman; Mr. music department under the super
Anton Schubert, faculty adviser; George vision of Miss Clara Klaus, choir direc
Blameuser, Louis Kettel, Carol Krause, tor, and Mr. Clifford Collins, the band
Jim McNeeley, Bob Pearson, Joan Wes- and orchestra leader.
terberg, Frank Williams.
The girls’ and boys’ glee clubs, the
Selection of bids — Nancy Hall, chair Choir and the Girls’ Double Quartet
man; Mr. Ronald Van Arsdale, faculty are the vocal groups who will partici
adviser; Nancy Burge, Dolores Wells.
pate in this festivity. The orchestra
Band — Bill W itte and Dolores Lauth. md band, consisting of 35 and 45
co-chairmen; Miss- Margaret deBooy, pieces respectively, will play on this
faculty adviser; Howard Lindstrom, occassion.
Anita Schmid.
“ A featured number of the band will
Ballroom — Bill Witte and Dolores be an arrangement of ‘Rhapsody in
Lauth, co-chairmen; Miss Doris Sayre, Blue’ by the late George Gershwin,
faculty adviser; Carolyn Harnden, Philip and the orchestra will play ‘The En
Horton, Pat Schierra.
trance of the Sirdar’ from the ‘Cau
Recording and Report — Janet Larsen, casian Sketches,’ written by Ippolitow
chairman; Miss Jean Small, faculty ad Iwanow,” said Mr. Collins.
viser; Joanne Gubbins, Milly Zavrel.
Miss Klaus explained, “ The girls’ glee
Planning of Grand March — Gene club will sing George Gershwin’s num
Lewis, chairman; Mr. Clifford Collins, ber ‘Love Walked In.’ The Choir will
faculty adviser; Helen Conrad, Betty 'sing Fred Waring’s version o f the old
Fortman, Elmer Valkenaar.
American folk song, ‘The Erie Canal.’”
Niles Township High School but did not
graduate may now enroll fo r tuition-free
evening instruction to qualify for a
diploma, the Board of Education has just
announced.
This new plan is now in operation.
Highly individualized instruction under
fully qualified teachers in any subject
required for graduation is offered. Rate
of progress will be limited only by the
effort and ability o f the veteran student.
Service men and women who qualify
for enrollment will meet at the high
school once or twice weekly for instruc
tion from 7:30 to 9:30 o’clock each Mon
day and Thursday evening. No direct
charges for instruction will be made;
textbooks and study materials are costfree.
Veteran undergraduates interested in
this evening school opportunity are
urged to telephone or visit the high
school for conference arrangements
without delay. New course instruction
will be organized as rapidly as the de
mand develops. Graduates of the high
school are eligible fo r the evening school
under this plan, provided classes are
already organized.
Witte, Lauth Direct
Salom Rizk to Speak
Prom Committees
A t Nilehi A pril 8
Spring Concert to Feature
Two Gershwin Melodies
“ Salom,” said my teacher in our little
Syrian schoolhouse, “ I have something
astonishing to tell you. You are an
American Citizen!”
Thus begins the unusual story of
Salom Rizk as he told it in the Reader’s
Digest for September, 1940, and as he
has told it to high-school and college
audiences and to service clubs all over
the United States.
He will speak to the Niles Township
High School students at an all-school
assembly on April 8 at 2:20 p.m.
When he came to America, he was
unable to speak English and became
puzzled when a public school registra
tion blank requesting “ name” , “ address”
and “ race.” The dictionary listed “ race
track,” “ race horse” and “ race-human.”
So he wrote down “ human.” The teacher
commented that he was glad to have
one human being in his class.
Salom secured a job in a packing
house, then washed dishes part-time,
and went to school. Later he worked
full-time in a shoe repair shop and final
ly started a shop o f his own with seven
dollars capital and some borrowed money.
His speaking career began when an
Ames, Iowa, Rotary Club asked him to
tell his experiences, and since then he
has spoken in every state in the Union,
�Pupils Draw, Sing
Faculty Committee Awards Todd Receives $10
In Spanish Classes D. A. R. Medal to Heiniyer ForTurnabout Skit
A fter seeing the exhibit of maps and
drawings in Miss Jean Small’s room, we
are inclined to believe that her Spanish
classes are quite artistic. I f you take
a peek into room 210, you’ll see some
of these projects. The students had a
choice of giving a talk, drawing maps or
pictures, or doing something else which
pertains to Spanish.
Colored porthole drawings of .several
of the important harbors of South Amer
ica were made by Bob Dickens. Draw
ings of Spanish costumes were done by
Jeanne Streeter, colored posters by
Nancy Lamberg, a geographical map by
Joan Hull ad Lee Harrer, and product
maps by Joan Rouse and Jejanette Oehring. Jeanette gave an explanation of
her map in Spanish.
Jeanette Ziehlke, Barbara Stehle, and
Nancy Borneman brought in dolls
dressed in Spanish costumes which they
had made. Dorothy Davis and Shirley
Bartleson presented some slides and
Marilyn Corduran showed a movie which
her parents had taken in Mexico.
Some of the more musically inclined
students chose music for their projects.
Margaret Andreason played the guitar
and sang “ Cielito Lindo” and “ A lla en
el Rancho Grande.” Grace Klehm gave
a brief talk on the history of Spanish
music and played several selections on
her flute. Lyle Dye and Tom Madden
played records.
Last but not least, Dan Heinz became
interested in Spanish food. A fter look
ing through a cook book, he decided
that he would like to make tortillas and
mole for his brothers (when his mother
is out of town).
Lois Heiniger has been chosen by a
committee of teachers to receive the
medal which is awarded each year by
the Daughters of the American Revol
ution to a senior girl in. N.T.H.S. Each
homeroom' chose one girl and from this
group of six Lois was picked. The com
mittee consisted of four teachers: Miss
Margaret de Booy, Miss Theresa Kranz,
Miss Marjorie Ronalds, and Miss Mildred
Schaefer.
Besides Lois Heiniger, the senior girls
involved were Frances Fuhr, 106; Alison
Ash, 110; Joan Flavin, 212; Lola Werhane, 213; and Dorothy Lacy, 214.
Each girl was nominated for her dependability-thruthfulness, honesty, punctu
ality; service - co-operation, helpfulness,
responsibility; leadership - personality,
self-control, initiative, and patriotism unselfish "loyalty to American ideals.
Each year the D.A.R. presents medals
to senior girls .in high schools through
out the United States. One girl from
each state is chosen by lot to receive
a $100 bond.
Dr. Axley to Lecture
A t N ilehi A p ril 11
A talk by Dr. A. Axley on “ Clinical
Manifestations of Syphilis” will be the
third in a series of social hygiene lec
tures. This lecture is scheduled for
8 p.m.; April 11, in £he Assembly Hall.
Dr. Axley will also show a film, “ Fight
Syphilis,” and the lecture will close with
a question and answer period.
Dr. Axley spoke to the seniors last
year in the problems classes. He is a
house physician at the Evanston Hos
pital.
The second lecture in the series was
The Faculty Club dinner, given on given by Dr. Leslie Knott on “ Personal
Tuesday evening, March 19, in Nilehi’s' and Community Aspects of Social H y
cafeteria had Dr. Malcolm Dole, Pro giene” Thursday, March 21.
fessor of Chemistry, Northwestern Uni
versity, as speaker on “ The Significance
of the Atomic Bomb.”
Dr. Dole, who did research work at the
University of California and the Oak
Ridge, Tennessee, atomic bomb plant
The Junior Red Cross drive has once
during the war,listed the five main dis
tinguishing features of the atomic bomb. again come to a close, ana the sponsor,
In addition, he stressed that all scien Miss Alice Line, wishes to thank each
tists must be free from military control teacher and student for his part in the
to exchange ideas with other nations campaign which extended from March
18 to 22.
for its possible peacetime uses.
The freshmen although pictured as
The noted chemist also declared that
the Smythe Report revealed processes the babies, came through with flying
connected with splitting uranium atoms, colors and donated the most money,
but didn’t mention essential details such which was $30.30. The seniors came
as the corrosive resisting piaterials used next with $23.07. The sophomores fo l
and the exact .sizes of various equipment. lowed with 21.74 and the juniors last
The dinner guests were Dr. and Mrs. with 21.42. The total for the students
A. L. Biehn, Miss Mildred Tess, Pres this year is 96.54.
In previous years we’ve had the fo l
ident of the Board of Education, and its
other members with their wives. They lowing results: 1942 - 43 — $60.70; 1943are Mr. and Mrs. Mack Falknor, Mr. and 44 — $700.47; and 1944 - 45 — $375.69.
Mrs. Charles Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Ivan The donations from the teachers and
Paroubek, and Mr. and Mrs. Peter employees are: 1944 - 45 — $109.00;
1945 - 46 — $95.50,
Kleusing.
Sr. Dole Speaks on Atomic
Bomb at Faculty Dinner .
Frosh Donate Most
To Red Cross Drive
“ Maybe she’s pretty, (pause) and
maybe she aint.”
This phrase was used in the imagin
ative conception of Jim Todd’s “ Turn
about Data’” the skit that won the first
prize award of ten dollars at Reflections
Revelry, which was held March 15 in the
Nilehi* gym.
The theme was that of heaven and
hades with each entertainer, after com
pleting his act, accompanying one of
tbJUrfiasters of ceremonies, Albert Ash
worth, the devil, and Howard Haynie*
the angel, through the doors marked
“ Above or Below.”
Second prize of six dollars went to
Lorraine Sorenson who had the audience
gasping as she performed a complicated
acrobatic dance, which included a no
hand cartwheel.
The third prize of four dollars went
to Marilyn Burns and Betty Weldon for
their original skit showing the determin
ation of two little girls who wanted to
go to the circus, with or without their
mother’s permission.
They performed
their act complete with large hairbows,
a lollypop (they each licked one side of
it,) and plenty of toys.
The judges were M, P. Paynter, Larry
Wellington of NBC, and Harold Ohlson,
of the faculty. The acts were chosen by
a point system according to the judge’s
opinion and audience reaction.
These are the acts not mentioned in
the last Nilehilite: Muriel Hendrickson
and Norma Lange played “ Deep Purple”
in a piano duet, the first one ever pre
sented at Reflections Revelry.
Ronny Bair made three appearances
as a “ great Russian pianist.” (he really
only struck one note on the piano.’
Nilehi’s smallest student, Bob Hogan,
had quite a time catching his “Jim
Ehmer” butterfly, much to the delight
of the audience.
Bill Wokoun and DeForrest Hamilton
had the audience in a state of wonder
ment as to what they were saying when
they explained a newspaper article in
double talk.
While the judges, choices were being
determined, Miss Robbie Lou Schneider,
of the faculty, sang “ I ’m Always Chasing
Rainbows” and “ Stardust.’
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Students Take Schick
Test for Diphtheria
Nilqhi students were given the Schick
test fo r diphtheria on Tuesday, March 1 .
9
Those whose test" showed positive will
receive toxoid shots to immunize them
against this disease.
This program was begun at a propi
tious time since there are several cases
of diphtheria in Lake county. Such health
activities have been possible through the
efforts of Miss Mildred Schaefer and
Mrs. Thelma Cline. Members of the
Student Health Council assisted in the
recent tests.
�Kitty Korner
W IT H
The Perfect G irl
THE
(April F ool!)
COUPLE OF THE W EEK— “ Jerry Zel
ler and Jim Katzel.
SONG OF THE W EEK— “ Honey”
QUESTION OF THE W EEK— Have you
The boys that are still in the service
seen “ The Outlaw.”
SIGHT OF THE W EEK— Girls’ hair a f are finding time a bit heavy in their
hands it seems. Tommy Davidson is in
ter Water Carnival practice.
San Diego just waiting for something to
Don Dye’s birthday is on St. Patrick’s happen. He has been wanting to get
Day so his mother invited Don Nepstead, home but somehow — no furlough.
Ted Stockfisch, and Bob Bennett to a
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surprise dinner party complete with little
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green hats. The boys presented Don with
MCB San Diego 40, Calif.
large newspaper - stuffed boxes which
Jim Lannert is still going to college
each contained an egg carton with a golf as he has been doing since he went in the
ball inside.
army in August of ’44.He has been quite
Pat Freeding, in an attempt to lure a .ucky but there is a lot of work attached
to it also.
poor little dog into the park fishpond,
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fell in herself, while her “ steady-man”
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Red Williams, stood there and laughed.
Camp Crowder, Missouri
Bob Farr was caught licking a lollyAmong the boys overseas is Bill Ken
pop in fourth period study hall so he ny, who is in Yokohama at the present
was instructed to bring enough for the time, but he’s waiting to be shipped to
rest of the class before being reinstated. China.
He brought a hundred of them and a gay
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time was had by all.
% Fleet P.O.
Don Falknor, Jim Harrer, Louie NachSan Francisco, Calif.
bauer, and Kenny Bennett saw Olsen
and Johnson’s show“ Laffing Room Only”
and from what they’ve been telling us,
we All »hould see it!
Of course we all know that Nilehi
“ Bubbles” and “ Butterball”
(Joan students spend their entire class periods
Wester berg and Arlene Kaehler) threw studying so we shall give you an account
a double birthday party and had their of the way an imaginary Nilehi boy
invitations printed in our print shop (we spends the last five minutes of the period
always wondered what they do down In study hall. Any resembience to par
there while we wait for our pages to be ticular people is purely intentional.
Five minutes to go - Ned Niles glances
printed.)
at his wrist watch, glances at the' clock
Eddie Ballantine (Barbara’s dad) who to see if his watch is correct, winds the
is the Breakfast Club’s orchestra leader, watch (it wasn’t) and heaves a long,
ate breakfast with Jane Russell one day sigh (he just thought of the chemistry
last week. He’s going to make some ar homework that’s due next period).
rangements for her (musical, that is).
Four minutes to go - Ned opens the
A fter all our warnings about leaving notebook, carefully takes out a piece
notes around, we pounced upon this lit of paper, makes it into a ball, throws
tle gem written by some romantic soul. it at his friend, ducks (his friend threw
it back), and smiles at the little blonde
Dearest Darling Billy Boy:
at the table in front of him.
How the heck are you, ya slob? No
Three minutes left - Ned gazes out
f esh stuff, brother, or I ’ll beat you the window, glances at the clock, lays,
bloody!
his head down on the table, closes his
eyes, opens them again so that he won’t
Your eyes remind me of two spoonfuls
of the drainage canal. Your teeth are miss anything, smiles at the little bru
nette at the table back of him (nothing
like pearls. Pearl has bad teeth, poor
like variety to make life interesting).
girl.
Two minutes remain - Ned takes the
Kiss me baby, nothing makes me sick. last issue of the Nilehilite out of his
Kiss me once and kiss me twice and if notebook, scans the front page, ripes
you kiss me again, I ’ll sock you!
it in half, makes two “ balls,” throws
one at the blonde and one at the bru
Wherever I am, you’re near me, ahh! nette, (that’s chivalry for you!) He
Eeek! I can’t seem to get rid of you.
gets up, picks up the papers and puts
them in the basket (the teacher just
Well, Billy Boy, till we meet again.
walked by),
Lovey
Just one minute to go - He pushes his
Editor’s note: ‘W e’re .warning you - chair slightly back, closes his notebook,
if more students don’t contribute “ choice puts all his books in a neat pile, picks
items,” we’ll be forced to discontinue up a book from the floor, sees that it
Kitty Korner completely! Just write ’em isn’t his, puts it back on the floor again,
down and drop them on the desk in 216 - opens up his chemistry book and turns
or else!”
to the correct page when— the bell rings!
Just Five M ore Minutes
H A IR
EYES
NOSE
EARS
MOUTH
NECK
LEGS
INNOCENCE
xi’E E T
VOICE
Donna Norum
Joan Flavin
Donna Wilton
Polly Wettengel
Arlene Kaehler
Audrey Bredberg
Phyllis Humphrey
Millie Zavrel
Anita Sshniid
Charmaine Neutz
By Dolores Wells
You may have heard the rumor that
some changes are going to be made
around Nilehi. We checked with the
Board of Education and discovered that
starting after Spring Vacation, a sort
of honor-system emphasizing “ student
government” will be installed.
Instead of teachers, upper-classmen
will be placed in charge of study-hall.
A1 Heim will supervise the second period
class, Herb Knapp the third period, Bob
Klump the fourth period, Howie Haynie
the fifth period, Chris Schleuter the
sixth period, Bud Horton the eighth
period, and Jim Katzel the ninth period.
Detentions will be discontinued and in
their place, students will have to con
tribute from 25 to 50 cents. The money
collected will be used to purchase a Cokemachine for the Assembly Hall.
Another step toward student-govern
ing will be taken when Mr. Charles
Hussey attends a special scientific con
ference on April 8. His fifth and sixth
period biology class will be taken over
by Ted Stockfisch.
The formally forbidden gum-chewing
will be permitted in classes providing
that students do not abuse the privilege.
As a part o f the Visual-aids program,
a special arrangement has been made
with the Skokie theatre for the loan of
films. Academy award movies and those
taken from well known books will be
shown to English and dramatic classes,
while those with a historical background
will be viewed by history classes. The
first films scheduled to be seen are
“ Lost Weekend” and “ The Outlaw.”
I f you believe any of the things you’ve
just read, you’re either mighty new
around here or else your a definite
A P R IL FOOL! Did we fool you, hmmm?
Speaking of April Fools, I looked
through the office files and couldn’t find
one single student who was born on April
Fool’s Day; however, that happens to
be my parents, Wedding Aiiniversary
(no comments please!)
Two and a Hammock
Two in a hammock,
Intended to kiss,
A ll of a sudden
The hammock didgnj^
A
A
A
A
A Little Fly
silly fly,
vinegar jug;
slippery edge,
pickled bug.
�Acaaemy Award Picture
TTu p Tn TTr
Coming to Skokie Soon
Is Action
-
packed Book
By Eleanor Rollick
by Violet Martinson
‘•xriease trie customer” is our motto,
so we decided to ask what the students
wanted in the Nilehilite.’
Here goes; we asked for it:
Bill McNeill — “ More pictures.”
Frannie Monahan’ — “ There shoul be
more of it, and fewer feature ideas.”
Bob Blessing — “ There should be more
sports writeups.”
Margot Graham — “ I think that there
should be more jokes and more Kitty
Korner.”
Fred Champlin — “ More dirt in and
around -school.”
Ethel Girten — “ Mickey Mouse Car
toons.”
Betty Smith — “ More humor and more
about the kids.”
Marion Carlson — “ Have it more
often.”
Don Biehn — “ More sports, more
Kitty Korner, and more jokes. Also less
censorship.”
Carol Holmherg — “ More Kitty Körner
and more pictures.”
Helen Conrad — “ Have a Whozit arid
a Whatzit column in each issue.”
Janet Hayes — “ Less censorship, but
it’s kind of nice the way it is.”
Fred Stowe — “ Have four pages of
features and two pages of sports. No
news is good news.”
Cay Tasker — “ Continue the radio
serial and the advice to the lovelorn.”
Barbara Baldwin — “ More school gos
sip, more jokes (good, that is !)”
Polly Wettengel — “ A better grade of
paper; you look at it and it rips.”
Jack McNeely — “ I think that it should
stay the way it is.”
Dave Straw — “ Please improve Kitty
Korner by making it longer. Get more
dirt. More about students and not so
nuch about things students don’t care
about.”
Lorraine Sorenson — “ Have a joke
of the week.”
Chuck Mashman — “ More gossip and
more about all the parties.”
Lois Barton — “ I want more Kitty
Korner and more of the lost and found
column.”
Jackie Conard — “ It needs a little dash
of something saucy and spicy. Hope
this gets by the censor.”
Barbara Perritt — “ I think there
should be lots more pictures.”
Donna Korsmo' — “ What happened to
By Dolores Lauth
the Freshman Column?” (Editor’s note:
With the fellows he is tops;
Just give us the news and we’ll be glad
As manager of the team he never
to print it.” )
flops.
i
A freshman is his latest thrill—Over her he’s really sill----- y.
Mr. Eberhardt, explaining the pun
Hurry now arid guess his name
äs a form of wit, told his English
I f you can’t I ’m not to blame.
Pie’s dark, and short, and mighty classes about a former student o f his
who joined in a game of “ Knock knock,
cute;
You can tell he’s a senior because who’s there?” with the answer Am
sterdam.
he’s zoot.
“ Amsterdam who?” asked Mr. E.
With this little bit,,
“ Amsterdam tired of this English
Come on, kids, Whozit?
axiina AHHar class I could scream.” •
“ What did Mildred Pierce do?”
This must remain a secret for those
wxio see the picture but now we will give
you a preview of “ Mildred Pierce,” the
picture that won Joan Crawford, the acad
emy award in 1945,.
’The movie takes place in California at a
beach house, restaurants, and the homes
in which Mildred Pierce lives.
Joan Crawford plays the title role and
portrays a mother of two children who
wants them to have everything she can
give them, no matter what she denies
herself. Her oldest daughter, Veda (Ann
Blythe) wants to be, and is, superior to
others. She has a beautiful voice and
p)ays the piano well, and while her
mother bakes pies and cakes in order to
support the two children, Veda arid Kay,
Veda is haying a good ti ne.
Mr Pierce and Mildred separate near
the beginning of the story, but do not
get a divorce. The separation is caused
by another woman. The two are brought
together for a little while by the death
of tlie younger daughter, Kay, but not
permanently. A fter Kay’s death, Veda
means more to her mother than ever be
fore, and Mildred is determined to give
her whatever she wants.
A fter all the trials in the life of Mil
dred Pierce, everything seems to be
going for the better when Mr. Beragon,
a bachelor who marries Mrs. Pierce, is
fatally shot in his beach house. The sus
pect is Mr. Pierce because he had a good
motive, accor ding to the police. It is then
up to Mrs. Pierce to tell why he could not
have been the piurderer, and she reveals
the identity of the real killer.
“ Mildred Pierce” is a murder mystery
with lots of human interest. It shows the
trials of one woman to gain happiness
for herself and family and how every
thing seems to go against her.
You may see the above mentioned pic
ture at the Skokie Theater, April 14, 15,
and 13.
That's a Joke, Son!
One of the new novels that is in pop
ular demand in the school library is
Captain From Castile, by Samuel Shellabarger.
It is an adventure story that take*
place during the Sixteenth century when
the discovery of the New World and the
intellectual awakening of the Renais
sance had caused a cleavage in men’s
minds. The young in spirit looked
forward in eagerness and Pedro de
Vargas, 19, red-haired, handsome, and
hot-blooded, was no exception.
Pedro’s father, Francisco de Vargas,
wanted Pedro to defend his honor with
lance and’ sword on the battlefield with
an old friend of his, Chenalier Bayard,
and his Company of Lancers. Pedro did
not want to join Bayard, no matter how
much adventure he would get. He
wanted the wild enchantment of the
unknown.
Pedro fled to Cuba with a rugged vet
eran, one Juan Garcia. There was talk
then, of an invasion by the daring
Hernan Cortes of Mexico. Pedro and
the glamorus dancer, Catana, whom he
had met at home, joined the campaign.
Before he sailed he received, a lacy hand
kerchief as a favor from the high-born
Lady Luisa. The result of his romantic
life, is interesting.
The exciting adventure that he meets
in the New World is worth reading.
Captain From Castile is a book young
and old will enjoy.
Stars Are Interviewed
By Nilehilite Reporter
By June Penes
First you call the ticket office, then
the theater, then backstage, and finally
the secretary or press agent. These
are the steps to take if you want to
interview a famous actor.
My interview with Olsen and John
son Saturday, March 16, was a new
experience for me. When I finally
met them I wasn’t as awed as I thought
I ’d be. But I felt very much out of
place in the dressing room where people
kept running in and out at random.
Val Lauder, Author of the “ Keen
Teens” column in the Chicago Daily
News, wrote to the journalism class at
N. T. H. S. for a representative from
Nilehi for her column. I was the lucky
one chosen. ...
Val called me up one Thursday night ^
to inform me of the coming interviews
with celebrites visiting Chicago.
The first conference was with Tom-:
my Dorsey at the Rainbow Ballroom,
March 15, and we were to bring a date
to stay and dance with. The second in-.|
terview was with Jane Russell at the t
Oriental on March 18. The boys made j
a good turnout at this conference.
Pictures were taken at these inter- j
views and appeared in the Chicago 1
Daily News.
�N IL E H IL IT E
Friday, March 29, 1946
Roman's 'Northwesterns'
Top Klump's 'Abnormals'
By Don Olson
Bob Roman’s “ Northwestern” team
won a thriiier from Bob Kiump’s “ Abnormais,” 10 to 9, in the Nilehi Intra
mural Basketball playoffs to win the
championship, Monday, lViarcn 18.
Wien rive teams left in the tournament,
Kiump’s “ Abnormals” defeated Bob Bieroaum's “ N.U.,” 37 to 13. The second
g»me of the playoffs saw Roman’s
“ Northwestern” win over George Pessnke's “ Vassar” in a close battle, 25 to
k . in the third game, “ North western ”,
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outscored Frank Zallar’s “ Gophers,” 11
to 7. This eliminated all teams except
Kiump’s “ Abnormals”
and Roman’s
“ Wildcats.”
In tne championship game, both teams
played hard and fast. The game was a
nip-and-tuck affair as first one team
went ahead then the other. Then with
two minutes left in the game and “ Ab
normal” leading "9 to 8, ‘^Northwestern”
tallied to take the lead 10 to 9. Just a
split second after the final gun went
off, Bob Klump scored a field-goal for
his “ Abnormal” team but the referee
ruled that the game was over before the
shot, so the game and the championship
went to “ Northwestern.”
Bob Roman has been captain of the
champion teams for the last three years.
George Riha was also on last years
winning team.
Northwestern
F.T.
T.P.
F.G.
Roman
1
1
3
1
1
Riha
3
Reiland
1
2
0
Fisher
1
0
2
Burke
0
0
0
Koch
0
0
0
Totals
4
2
10
Abnormal
F.T.
T.P.
F.G.
Karnatz
2
1
5
Straw
>
0
0
Klump
0
0
0
Bauman
0
0
0
Barker
1
0
2
Semback
1
0
2
Totals
4
1
9
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published by the students o f the N ile
T ow n sh ip H ig h School, S k o k ie , Illin o is
Dr. A. L. Biehn, su p erin ten d en t-p rin cip a l
E d itor-in -ch ief Joan F la v in
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NEW S STA FF
E ditor: Joan F la v in
A ssistan t: V io le t M artinson
R ep o rters: Joan K r e e g ie r , P h y llis H um ph
rey, A rle n e Ruesch,- B y ro n K r y s h e r
G loria M aln ick , L o rra in e Shade.
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FEATURE STAFF
E d itor: B e r y le S chw abe
A ssistan t: D o lo res W e lls
R ep o rters: P a t Schirra, E le a n o r R o llic k
D olores L au th , P a t H o rn er, P a t Baum
B e tty F o rtm a n , Joan W e s te r b e r e
V io le t M artinson.
SP-OPTS S T A F F
E d ito r: F ra n k Z a lla r
A ssistan ts: D on Olson, B ob K ep en .
R ep o rte rs : June Pence, B e r y le Schwabe
C ircu lation m a n a g e r: V io le t M artinson .
Assistants : E le a n o r R o llic k , P a t H orn er
E xch an ge e d ito r: D o lo res W e lls
A ssistan t: June Pen ce
T.
P ro d u ction M a n a ge rs
JmiEhmer
Walter Karnat
Joe Wettengel
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F a c u lty A d v is e rs
Paul E b e rh a rd t
C lem en t Meie:
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Kiviluoma Optimistic
L. Karnatz's Team
About G olf Squad.
Volleyball Champs
By Bob Kepen
Lorretta Karnatz’s volleyball team was
A t N.T.H.S. the spring sports will not
victorious over Dorothy Horitz’s team
only include baseball and track but a
with the score of 21-8 for the game,
golf team as w ell., Mr. Thomas J. KivFriday, March 22, after school.
iluoma, who had charge of golf at Niles
The girls in all gym classes were di
laal
Will dgam coacn it this year.
vided into volleyball teams for an intra
Mr. Kiviluoma turned out a pretty mural tournament. The teams in each
fair golf squad last year with five wins, class played each other until all but the
one tie, and no losses. They collected champion teams were eliminated. Each
their five wins from Highland Park, period winner played the other classes.
Bensenville, and Leyden. They played
Norma Lange’s team, second period
each of these teams twice. Their one winner, lost to Dorothy Horitz’s team
tie was against Highland Park in the from the fifth and sixth period class.
first match of the ’45 season. In the Lorretta Karnatz’s team played CharState District Meet Bob Dombrowski maine Valkenaar’s ninth period team
missed qualifying by just one stroke.
and won. The fifth-sixth period lost
There are just two returning minor to the eighth period last Friday.
lettermen this year, Bob Dombrowski
The freshmen have’ not completed
and Gene Hegarty. Bob Dombrowski’s their games and are holding up the final
average last year was 77 strokes per championship games. The fourth period
match.
champion is Elaine Hoppe’s team.
The date for the finals has not yet
Newcomers to the team this year are
Hank Bobawski, Allan Karlove, Stewart been determined.
Players on Loretta Karnatz’s winning
Munroe, Stan Anderson, Paul Reiland,
team are Myra Schuett, Violet Berens,
Bill Bierbaum, and Lucien Di Salvo.
Coach Kiviluoma says that from what Mary Ann Carelli, Barbara Nelson, Mar
he has seen the Trojan ’46 golf pros ilyn Burns, Paula Clark and Beverly
Kuhn. Dorothy Horitz’s team consists
pects look V ery good.
of Alison Ash, Peg Swindelh Margy
N IL E H I ’46 GOLF SCHEDULE
Anderson, Joan Horndasch- Dorothy
Monday. April 22 — Maine — Here Breden, Pat Sheehan, Margaret LecThur., April 25 — Waukegan — There lercq Lois Kerley, Margaret Meindl and
Monday, April 29 — Leyden — Here Helen Axell.
Thur., May 2 — Bensenville — There
Monday, May 6 — Arlington — Here
Thursday, May 9 — Leyden — There
Saturday, May 11 — State District
Monday, May 13 — Maine —- There
Thur., May 16 — Arlington — There
Saturday, May 18 — State Final
Monday, May 20 — Waukegan — Here
Wed., May 22 — Highland Park — There
Monday, May 27 — Bensenville — Here
59 Turn Out for
Baseball Practice
Mr. Lester Galitz’s ’46 baseball squad
is beginning to take shape. Monday,
March 18, marked the beginning of train
ing for pitchers and catchers. Fiftynine boys reported for- the first varsity
squad practice on Monday, March 25.
The same night 45 boys reported to Mr.
Robert Malkey, coach of the freshman
baseball team.
Mr. Galitz plans to keep about 20 boys
on the Varsity. Mr. A. T. Schubert
will coach the Junior Varsity.
Beginning April 8, the Varsity will
practice at Oakton Park, while the
Freshmen and Junior Varsity will prac
tice at the school.
Thursday, March 28, our Varsity had
their first practice game. They played
New Trier.
The Trojan varsity baseball team has
a 15-game schedule now, with an addi
tional game against Barrington, Monday,
April 15, at 4 o’clock on the Barrington
diamond.
Players Are Enthusiastic
About Baseball Prospects
The students may be wondering about
what kind of a baseball team Nilehi
has^ and who could tell us better than
the members of the team. Some of the
players gave their answers to our ques
tion, “ What do you think of this year’s
baseball team ?”
Don Olson — third base - “ I think it
ought to be better than last year’s team,
because there are five returning reg
ulars to the most important positions.”
Don Biehn — pitcher - “ We have a
tough schedule but the experience and
spirit of the fellows should help in
defeating our most powerful opponents.”
Tom Brophy — second base - “ I think
the team will go places if everyone gets
out and works and plays hard. With
many experienced players returning, we
should have a pretty good tfeam.”
Herb Jaehnke — out fielder - “ I f
everybody works hard and makes up his
mind to play ball, we will be hard to
beat.”
Uno Larson — first base - “ I think
that this year’s team will be a strong
team and those five returning regulars
will help the team greatly. W e’ll take
the championship this year.”
Bob Bierbaum — short stop - “ I think
that this year’s team can play some good
ball if we make up our minds to do
so.”
Joe Freimuth — first base - “ I think
the team has a good chance of finishing
first.”
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NILEH ILITE
Pence Interviews Katie Reveals Life
Several Celebrities
I was trying to find Tommy Dorsey
at the Rainbo Ballroom, someone tapped
me on the shoulder and turning around,
I came face to face with The Tommy
Dorsey. A fter getting his autograph
on my cast, we gave him the third degree.
Mr. Dorsey had no choice in careers
as his father was a musician. He or
ganized his own sixteen-piece band in
1935. He doesn’t have time fo r hobbies
and his favorite song is naturally the
one the public buys most.
As Mr. Dorsey left, he said “ Good
bye girls,” and looking back at the
slighted males, explained “ As long as
we please the girls we’ll be around a
long time.”
The following day I was confronted
with a stagedoor that read “ Pull.” Just
imagine having an appointment with
J. C. Olsen, son of the comedian Ole
Olsen.
Upon entering the dressing
room at the Schubert theater, I seemed
to be in a new world. Between costumes,
photographers, and make-up, we actually
spoke with Olsen. When the telephone
rang, if Mr. Olsen was near, he’d answer
it imitating a featherbrain female.
Ole Olsen attended Northwestern Uni
versity and on March 10 of this year,
was pledged to their Sigma Chi. Being
an artist as well as a comedian Olsen
drew sketches for Northwestern’s year
book, in 1914.
I was invited to view his show “ Laffing Room Only” and between acts I
traveled backstage through the flying
costumes and false eyelashes.
We climbed only four flights of stairs
the following Monday to interview Jane
Russell backstage at the Oriental theater.
From the enthusiasm of the fellows I
think they would have climbed a hundred
and four flights to see the Venus who
is now appearing in person at the Orien
tal.
Miss Russell confessed to us that she
was “ mad about” her husband, Bob
Waterfield, in high school. When he
didn’t, notice her she made him take
notice. A t any rate they are married
and their home is in the San Fernando
Valley.
Baseball Team Opens
Home Season April 9
With the beginning of the season just
a few days off, the Nilehi baseball team
is looking forward to winning the North
east Conference Championship, or at
least giving a good fight for it.
I f a school is to have a winning team,
each student must help support it by
cheering to the best of his .ability. Last
year at some of the home games, only
four or five loyal students were present.
They seemed to be part of the team
as they never missed.'
Let’s really get out and cheer our
selves hoarse while our team takes the
conference
championship. A ll
home
games will be played on the Oakton Park
field. The first home game will be
with Evanston, Tuesday, A p ril 9.
History for Profiles
By Betty Fortman
This week’s subject of Profiles being
JVirs. Katherine Kestenholz, popularly
known as “ Katie,” it was decided (after
hours of concentration) to search the
cafeteria.
Strolling into the cafeteria we found
her among the “ hustle and bustle” of
the kitchen activity.
“ Hi Katie.”
“ Hello.”
“ Are you busy?”
“ Yep.”
Undaunted, we explained our reason
for being there and between the stove,
the sink, and the pantry, Katie manoged to tell us something about her
self.
Katie likes: classical music, washing
dishes, flowers, the coloz-s black and
brown, the Reader’s Digest, and skat
ing.
Katie doesn’t like: ice cream, movies,
students who waste food, and listening
to the radio.
~ Getting in the mood of the rushing
kitchen, we flung questions at Katie
fast and furiously.
“ Do you think the cafeteria has im
proved this year?”
“ Yes, one hundred per cent and the
seniors are doing a wonaerfui job.”
“ About how much milk do we (mean
ing all o f us) drink a week?”
“ Mmm, about 2000 small bottles.”
“ What’s your secret ambition?”
“ To open a nice big restaurant.”
Finally running out o f questions, we
thanked Katie for the swell interview
and said we’d have to rush o ff to our
next class.
Laughing, Katie said, “ I don’t won
der, you must have everything from the
stove to the kitchen sink.”
Friday, March 29, 1946
Champaign Grabs
C age Champion ship
By Don Olson
Although the Nilehi bucketball teams
finished their season more than three
weeks ago after losing the final game
of the Regional to Waukegan, the state
basketball tournament was not finished
until March 16 when Champaign, rated
best in the state, beat Centralia, 54 to
48, in the final game to win the state
championship.
Dundee whipped Eest Rockford, 59
to 53, to take third place after losing,
45 to 44, in a spectacular overtime semi
final battle.
A L L S TA TE TEAM
First Team
Grover (Dundee) forward
Beach (Champaign) forward
Proctor (East Rockford) center
Cottrell (Champaign) guard
Anderson (Centralia) guard
Second Team
Dobler (Dundee) forward
Sebastian (Robinson) forward
Nevenforf (Decatur) center
Oland (Centralia) guard
Erickson (East Rockford) guard
English Students Write
To 'Unknown Friends'
W riting a letter can be an adventure,
especially if you’ve never seen the person
with whom you correspond. The mem
bers of Mr. Paul Eberhardt’s English
classes have been writing letters to
secondary school students all over the
United States, Alaska, Hawaii and Can
ada.
Mr. Eberhardt’s juniors found approx
imate locations for their high schools
by the close-your-eyes-and point method
on a map of the United States. Then each
wrote a letter to some pupil, accompanied
by another to the principal explaining
what it was all about.
Uno Larson has received four letters
from girls of Mesa Union high school,
Mesa, Arizona. Uno, being interested
in baseball, was quite (surprised) when
Evelyn Hale, one of the girlç, wrote
that her father and Lou Gehrig had been
friends before they died. Both Mr.
Soft music, low lights, and suddenly Gehrig and Mr. Hale died of the same
a splash! This is what will happen next disease, amyotropiclateralsclorsis.. Mr.
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, April Hale was the author of “ Hot Irons,” a
4, 5, and 6, respectively in Nilehi’s na- book about branding irons and cowboy
There will be two shows nightly. The lore
<first performance starts at 8, ending at ■ Shirley Baumhardt is writing to a
9; the second show begins at 9:15 and girl who lives in Texas near the Mexican
will be over at 10:15. Ticket prices are border, She was elected as the môst
30c for students and 40c for adults, so beautiful girl in her school.,
hurry and get yours before it’s too late.
Bob Bierbaum is writing to a girl
Lou Kettel, portraying Hiawatha, from Juniou, Alaska’s capital city. She
swims a duet with Jane Taylor, as said that their basketball team was play
Minnie-IIa-Ha, for the main attraction. ing in the South Alaska Basketball Con
Scenery for this annual show is being ference, Marianne Ruesch, a red-headed
done by Mr. John Wilkins and his art I junior, is writing to a red-headed boy
students.
from Washington.
Water Carnival Has
Hiawatha Theme
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nile H I lite
Vol VII, No. 10
Van Arsdale Sags 'Double
Exposure' Has New Twist
If you like zany fun be sure to see
“Double Exposure,” the three-act com
edy to be presented in the Nilehi Assem
bly Room on March 22 and 23 at 8:15
n.m. by the Dramatic Department of
N.T.H.S. The price of tickets will be
30 cents for students and 40 cents for
adults, according to Ronald Van Arsdale,
director of the play.
The plot of the play centers around
psychiatrist and members of a summer
theater acting company. You’ll get
plenty of laughs out of Lyle Dye, who
pretends he is insane, and how he avoids
the local sheriff, played by Clayton
Merrill.
The setting of “Double Exposure” is
the reception room and lounge of Dr.
Markham P. Carruthers’ clinic in New
England during the month of June.
Mr Van Arsdale reports that the plot
is an unusual one, quite different from
the odinary run of situations. He says,
“The audience should enjoy tnemselves.”
Shirley Bartleson, one of the comed
iennes in the play, says, “It’s a cute
comedy and if we 'all perform our parts
well, it will be a great success.”
Chaperons Are Named
For Washington Trip
Miss Grace Harbert, the Washington
D. C. trip’s supervisor, has disclosed
that Miss Lois Lamberg, Miss Mildred
Schaefer, and Mr. Thomas Kiviluoma
will act as her assistant chaperons for
this tour of the nation’s capital from
April 14 to 18.
According to Miss Harbert, 75 seniors
and juniors have secured their reserva
tions at the Hotel Roosevelt by paying
at least $35 of the total expenses.
It has been announced that the train
will leave the Grand Central Station on
Sunday, April 14, at 3:45 p.m., and
arrive in Washington D. C. the next day
at 8:45 a.m. The return trip begins
at 5:40 p.m. on Wednesday, April 17,
and ends in Chicago at 8:40 a.m. on
Thursday, April 18.
Miss Harbert also says that 60 mem
bers of the “See Chicago Club,” under
her direction, will visit the Tribune
Tower on Monday evening, March 18.
This organization visited Maxwell Street
in December, and the Rosenwald Museum
of Science and Industry in January, but
scheduled no trip for February. How
ever, it is planning to attend the “First
Nighter” program at WBBM on Sat
urday evening, March 30. The Wash
ington D. C. trip is regarded as its April
excursion, and a picnic at Starved Rock,
Illinois, is set for May 25.
Skokie, Illinois
Friday, March 15, 1946
Talented Students Stage Reflections
Revelry Tonight for Yearbook Fund
Come one, come all to Reflections Revelry, the annual show spon
sored tonight in the Nilehi gymnasium by the yearbook staff under
the directions of Miss Doris Sayre. The participants in the various
acts are all students of Nilehi who have volunteered to demonstrate
their talents to the general public.
The program will take place from 8 to 10 o’clock. Admission will
be by ticket, and those who have not already purchased theirs, may
do so at the door this evening. Prices are 30 cents for students and
Dr. Knott to Give Next
Social Hygiene Lecture
The next social hygiene lecture is
scheduled for March 21 in the Assembly
Room, starting at 8:00 p.m. Its speaker,
Dr. Leslie W. Knott, will relate his speech
with the one given by Dr. Bertha Shafer
at the first meeting. The subject of
Dr. Knott’s lecture is “Personal and Com
munity Aspects of Social Hygiene.”
Dr. Knott received an A.B. degree
at Occidental College in Los Angeles
in 1933, an M.D. degree at the Univer
sity of Southern California in 1939, and
an M.P.H. degree at the John Hopkins
University, in 1942. He was commis
sioned in the U.S. Public Health Service
in 1940 and -was assigned to the Illinois
Department of Public Health as Exec
utive Officer of the Division of Venereal
Disease Control in September, 1942. At
the present time he is on leave of absence
from the U.S. Public Health Service in
order'to fill his present position with the
Illinois department of Public Health.
Sophomores, Juniors Hold
Musical Talent Assemblies
The sophomores and juniors used their
talents in the assemblies for their grades
on March 8 and March 15 respectively.
The most popular talent used at the
sophomore assembly was music. This
was shown by Marilyn Engert who
played Claire deLune by Debussey; “Per
sonality” was sung by Sona Babtist;
Jerry and Betty Calkins sang “I Won’t
Be a Cowboy Sweetheart.”
A “Turnabout” skit was acted outby Harriet Wenzel and Polly Wetengel.
The band led by Don Biehn played
“Anchors Aweigh” and “Till the End of
Time.” Lauretta Donaldson and Patsy
Garrity demonstrated their twirling abil
ity.
Other talents revealed were a piano
solo by Elsa Taminga, a tap dance by
Jackie Conard with Barbara Baldwin
playing the ditty, “Hubna Hubba.”
The juniors, not to be outdone by the
underclassmen, viewed a dance by Lor
raine Sorenson. Howard Lindstrom “beat
it out” on his drums. Carol Holmberg
and Helen Conrad sang, as did Doris
Bailey. Nancy Burge used her talent
by playing the piano. «
40 cents for adults. All proceeds will
be used to make a better and bigger
yearbook.
These are the acts of tonight’s per
formance: 1-Vocal duet by Carol Holm
berg and Helen Conrad, “Honey”; 2Skit about an old lady by Angela Vosnos,
“Comforting Arabella”; 3-Dance by Lor
raine Sorenson.
4Persian Number, “In a Persian Mar
ket,” sung by Jean Tatsuda, Jerry Cal
kins, Nancy Thiell, Donna Norum, Betty
Kellen, and Elsa Tamminga. Dance by
Deane Liesveld.
5Cowboy Songs sung by Betty Cal
kins and Jerry Calkins, “When It’s
Round-up Time in Texas” and “I Want
to be a Cowboy Sweetheart” ; 6-Mono
logue by James Todd, “The Turnabout” ;
7-Piano solo by Barbara Maeder, “War
saw Concerto” ; 8-Original skit by Betty
Weldon anr Marilyn Burs.
9-Vocal solo by Sona Babtist, “Slowly”
and “Personality”; 10-Impersonations by
Philip Brice.
Albert Ashworth and Howard Haynie
will act as masters of ceremonies.
A committee of two townspeople and
a teacher has been chosen to judge the
winning acts. Awards will amount to
$10, first prize, $6, second prize, and
$4, third prize.
Dolls, Bottles A re
'Toddle Trot' Them e
Toy dogs? Dolls? Baby bottles? Hot
water bottles ? What is this ? Why it’s
about the G.A.A. annual turnabout that
was held last Friday in the Assembly
Hall. Since the dance was called the
“Toddle Trot,” all decorations naturally
consisted of various items associated
with babies.
Mrs. Dorothy Wilk worked with the
G. A. A. Board to make the dance a
success.
Pat Schirra, vice-president,
took care of all decorations and employe«!
Jimmy Me Intyre and his orchestra.
Jackie Perrin, president, had charge
of selecting the bids and worked with
Miss Robbie Lou Schneider on ticket
sales. Eleanor Nelson, secretary, and
Carolyn Harnden, treasurer, also helped
with the ticket sales. Donna Wilton
invited all the chaperons, and Pat Olson
took care of the refreshments.
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NILEHILITE
Friday, -/arch 1 ,15946
Mrs. Wick Speaks
Of Main Interests
Annual Honors Gold
Star M en of Nilehi
“Knitting and sports are my favorite
pastimes,” said Mrs. Doroti./ Wick »»hen
queried by your reporter. Mrs. Wick
went on to explain that she has been
both a physical education and home
economics teacher.
Mrs. Wick came to Nilehi at the be
ginning of this semester to teach girls’
physical education classes. She was born
and raised in Dubuque, Iowa, and atten
ded that city’s university. There she
met a young man whom she married
last July.
She taught at two Iowa high schools
before coming to N.T.H.S. The things
she likes best about this school are the
building’s appearance and its facilities.
Being a person who hates laziness,
she thinks that grades should be given
in gym instead of only credit. This
would give proper recognition to those
who work instead of loaf during gym
periods.
Just before closing the interview, Mrs.
Wick said that she likes to watch bas
ketball games and loves to play tennis.
Last, but not least, she has (attention,
girls!) a young brother, i9 years old,
in the navy.
According to Mr Paul Eberhardt, the
yearbook staff has made considerable
progress. The annual is to be dedicated
to our sixteen gold star men and the
cover design by Mr. John Wilkins is
built around a gold star as a symbol
of our boys killed in action. Their pic
tures will be printed if it is possible
to get all of them.
The Reflections Revelry, to be held
tonight in the school gym, will raise
funds for the yearbook.
The book was to be enlarged, but
because Nilehi’s students didn’t sell
enough magazine subscriptions, this can’t
be done.
The title page will be changed con
siderably, according to present plans.
There will be more pages of snapshots
and more pages for the dramatics groups.
Senior pictures and individual pictures
of the students will be arranged in much
the same order as in previous years.
Also the number of activity pages will
be the same.
A few of the very interesting items
on display now in the biology room’s
showcase are the skulls of different
animals and-the brain of a frog. Also
in evidence are such things as pine
cones, butterflies, Spanish peanuts, and
sea shells. It also seems that the ex
hibit’s dead Gila monster is of special
interest* All items were contributed
as projects by the biology students,
-according to Mr. Charles Hussey, biology
teacher.
Another biology exhibit can be viewed
in the showcase opposite the library.
Its chief attractions, according to several
students, are the two white rats. One
ra t shows the result of a balanced diet
with the exception of proteins, while
the other rat shows the result of .a
perfectly balanced diet.
The High Crusader Clubs, of the
Chicago area are broadcasting over Radio
Station WAIT on Sundays at 6:00 p.m.
Several of Nilehi’s students participated
in the program honoring this school’s
club on March 10.
There are “Hi-C” Clubs in 40 of the
high schools in the Chicago area. The
local club, with Margaret Andreasen as
president, meets at the home of Marilyn
Fourteen second-year typing students Gustafson, Nilehi junior, every Tuesday
earned Competent Typists awards during night at 8:00.
February by typing ten-minute tests
Nilehi’s double quartet, under the
with speeds of forty or more words a
direction of Miss Clara Klaus, will sing
minute with five or less errors.
The following students are those who for the Olivet Lutheran Church Tuesday
received the awards: Violet Martinson, afternoon, March 19. The members of
59 words per minute with 5 errors; this musical aggregation are Don DadHelen Conrad, 55 w.p.m. with 3 errors; igan, Herb Meikle, Don Speer, Doris
Gertrude Dettmer, 54 w.p.m. with 3 Bailey, Jeanne Streeter, Carol Rügen,
errors; and Carol Holmberg, 50 w.p.m. Lorraine Nelson, and Frank Backes.
Muriel Hendrickson will be the accom
with 3 errors.
Alice Jaeger typed 49 w.p.m. with 4 panist.
errors; Joyce Gawry s, 48 w.p.m. with
Plans for an all-school assembly re
4 errors; Naena Dunlap, 48 w.p.m. with
3 errors; Pat Conard and Gertrude warding Nilehi’s succesful hospital unit
Scheidecker, 48 w.p.m. with 2 errors; drive have been abandoned, according
Janet MacCleary, 47 w.p.m. with 4 errors; to Miss Grace Harbert, social problems
Eleanor Rollick, 45 w.p.m. with 3 errors; instructor. She says this action became
Marilyn Herkert, 42 w.p.m. with 4 errors; necessary because of difficulties in se
Vivian Oslund, 41 w.p.m. with 4 errors; curing professional entertainers.
and Betty Plath, 41 w.p.m. with 5 errors.
Violet Martinson broke a school typing
A “Night of Harmony” was held in
record for a five-minute test on March Nilehi’s gym Wednesday, February 27,
8, by typing 85 words a minute with no to raise funds for Skokie’s ^recreation
errors. Carol Holmberg was a close center. The evening’s entertainment
runner-up with 73 w.p.m. with one error. featured songs by the Barbershop Har
The typists of Nilehi were not the mony Chorus and quartets of the Chicago
only ones to receive awards for Febru Chapter of the Society for the Preser
ary. Four students earned certificates vation and Encouragement of Barber
in the second-year shorthand class. The Shop Quartet Singing in America, In
tests used are those issued by the Gregg corporated— in short, S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A.,
Publishing Company every month. Inc.
Students must pass with 98 per cent
The festivities also revealed some
or more accuracy.
local talent. Howard Weldon, father of
The students who received their certif Betty Weldon, senior, was one of the
icates were Ruth Madsen, Marion Nach- program chairmen, and Harry Neutz,
bauer, and Irene Donaldson, 80 word father of Charmaine Neutz, senior, sang
tests; and Lola Werhane, 60 word test.
in the men’s chorus.
Eighteen Girls Win Tgping
Or Shorthand Certificates
Homeroom Red Cross
Donations Begin Soon
Once again in Nilehi, the Red Cross
Drive will start. March 18 to the 22,
collections will be made in each home
room. Donations will be expected every
day during this week and daily reports
of the amount received will be posted
on the bulletin board in the cafeteria.
The students in charge are Lauretta
Donaldson who will represent the fresh
man class; Don Biehn, for thn soph
omores; Nancy Hall, for the juniors;
and Lyle Dye, for the the seniors.
The war is not over for the Red Cross,
student leaders emphasize. More than
ever we need to donate. This money is
used for veterans in hospitals and over
seas, There are still 600 units of Red
Cross in Europe and on the Pacific Is
lands. They are all doing their best
and we can all do our part by donating
as much as we can, the leaders urge.
MLEHULlfE
'’’h e N ile h ilit ’ is w r it te n , p rin te d , and
e
p u b lish e d by th e s t u d e n ts o f th e N iles
T o w n s h ip H ig h S c h o o l, S k o k ie , Illin o is.
Dr. A. L. B ie h n , su p e r in ten d en t-p rin cip a l.
E d ito r -in -c h ie f: J o a n F la v in
NEW S STA FF
E d itor: J o a n F la v in
A s s is t a n t : V io le t M artin so n
R e p o r te r s : J o a n K r e e g le r , P h y llis H u m p h
r e y , A r le n e R u e s c h , B y r o n K ry sh er,
G lo ria M a ln ick , L o r r a in e S h ad e.
FEATURE STAFF
E d ito r: B e r y le S ch w a b e
A s s is t a n t : D o lo r e s W e lls
R ep orter^ : P a t S ch irra , E le a n o r R o llick ,
D o lo r e s L a u th , P a t H o rn er, P a t Baum h ard t, B e t t y F o r tm a n , J o a n W e ste r b e r g ,
V io le t M a rtin so n .
SPO R T S S T A F F
E d ito r: F r a n k Z a lla r
A s s is t a n t s : D o n O lson , B o b K ep en .
R e p o r te r s: J u n e P e n ce, B e r y le S ch w ab e.
C ircu la tio n m a n a g e r : V io le t M a rtin so n .
A s sista n ts: E le a n o r R o llic k . P a t H orner.
E x c h a n g e e d ito r : D o lo r e s W e lls
r
A s s is ta n t: J u n e P e n c e
P r o d u c tio n M a n a g ers
Don Koch
Harry Muelle
Howard Hoffman
F a c u lt y A d v ise r s
P aul E berhardt
C lem en t M eier
�Prirlav. March 15,1946
The Nilehilite has given you informa
tion about the fellows in the armed
forces so now they give you the alumni
news.
Ann Schirra is home from Iowa Uni
versity for the semester due to illness.
She is planning to return to Iowa this
summer to finish her course. In the
meantime she is resting, relaxing, and
writing to Jim Lannert.
Another alumnus home from school
is Dick Wilton. He attended the Uni
versity of Illinois and is thinking of
going to Carthage College the beginning
of next term. Dick is spending his time
working at Baxter’s Laboratory and
heckling Mrs. Schirra.
Hildegarde Jarosch has been attending
Valparaiso College in Indiana. Her ten
tative wedding plans with Jack Pick take
up most of her time.
True to form, Sherrill Mac Donald
is forging ahead of the others by enter
ing his sophomore year at Purdue Uni
versity after being out of high school
for only one semester.
Rae Rita Olson is slaving away at
Katherine Gibbs Business school. At
this school they not only teach you to be
good secretaries but also teach some
fundamentals in academic work like
those' offered at all Liberal Arts Col
leges. Her favorite pastime is relaxing
and if you remember Rae, she looks
good doing anything.
Chuck Valkenaar, recently discharged
from the Army Air Corps, is attending
the University of Michigan. For a change
he is working like a “fiend” and his
friends miss his lengthly (?) letters
Come on, Chuck—give.
Page 3
NILEHILITE
Sophomore Profiles:
Reporters Get Lowdown
From Jackie and Lyle
By Eleanor Rollick
After wearing out our feet tramping
the halls we decided that Jackie Conard
was harder to find than Chloe. But we
finally found her and started popping
questions at her before she could dis
appear. With students walking and run
ning between us and the loud hub-bub
around us, we made out these answers.
We started in by asking her what
her pet peeves were.
“People who call me Conrad,” shfe
answered.
“Who’s your favorite movie sta r? ”
“Van Johnson. Who else is there?”
■ We then asked her to describe her
idea of a perfect male.
“He should have a good personality,
a good physique; he doesn’t necessarily
have to be cute, and he should look
something like Don Comstock.”
“What is your favorite dish?”
“Chocolate sodas and it looks like I
eat a lot of them, doesn’t it? ”
We tactfully evaded her question.
“Are you going steady?” was our
next question.
“I just broke up with Joe Jaski,” she
answered. “He’s in Texas now.”
“Who did you take to the Tournabout?”
“Don Comstock.”
While interviewing Jackie we had a
good chance to study her close-up and
after we were through with her we
decided that she was a very nice girl
and an attractive one to boot!
The Katherine Cornell of Niles, Mary
Ellen Racine, has. been doing some very
commendable work at the Chicago School
of Expression and Dramatic Art in spite
spring’s not far off, have your thoughts
of the fact that her one and only Ernie
been turning
Ruimann had taken up all her spare time
Toward some slick cluck for whom
before he left for the service on March
you’ve been yearning ?
5.
Tou’re crazy about her, you want her
to know,
Dan Mack, in “Civvies” again came back
to Niles for a visit and was promptly put But you don’t know how to tell her so.
to work delivering the last issue of the Say it with flowers, roses are nice,
“Nilehilite” to the classrooms. After Or better still, orchids, if you have the
price.
much persuasion, he got his wish, and we
let him take the “Nilehilite” to Miss Say it with bracelets, your “I.d.” will do,
Line’s room (her all-female class appre Say it with perfume, “Amour” or Tabu,”
Say it with nylons, be sure they’re her
ciated that immensely.)
size,
Poor Davie Carlson! He got all wet Say it with jewels that just' match her
from the tears of Joyce Gawrys, Lois
eyes,
Barton and Marge Peterson coming Say it with furs, most girls prefer mink,
home from the Niles - Waukegan game Just one warning though, never say it
in a car.
in ink!
By Dolores Wells
It was a cold rainy night, so when
Lyle Dye and I arrived for play rehearsal
early and found the assembly door
locked, we took refuge in the other .wing
of the building which was open for swim
ming.
We sat on the top step with the dim
light from the basement casting mystic
shadows on the wall. The complete
silence was broken only by the beating
of our hearts. I gazed up into his big
blue eyes and said in my most per
suasive tone—“Tell me your pet peeves,
I’m writing your ‘Profile’ for the paper.”
Lyle told me his peeves (“Being sent
to the back row in Spanish class, girls
in slacks, and my brother’s jinkers.”)
and a lot of other things. I pieced them
together with what I already knew about
him, and came up with the following
details.
Lyle is about six feet tall and has a
dish-water blond “heini” hair-cut. His
nick names are “Shadow” and “Pork”
and he’s chief soloist of the Phi Betcha’
Can’t Club which has four charter mem
bers.
His locker boasts a paper cup that he
originally put there for people to drop
pennies in, but he converted it into a
receptacle for notes when his locker
partner pocketed the donations. Inci
dentally, the cup has a clever self-por
trait on the bottom, he’ll show it to you,
if you coax him.
His favorite expression is unprintable,
but his second favorite is “Geeze Louise”
which means approximately the same
thing as “daaaah!”
He loves stocking caps and prefers
to wear yellow socks, because the mud
;pots harmonize so well.
His other preferences include teachersMr. Van Arsdale and Mrs. Hind; movie
stars — Pluto the Pup, and June Allison,
and song — “Give Me a Little Kiss.”
There’s nothing he likes better-than
eating anything he can get his hands
on and exploring “haunted” houg.es.
As for his present “claims to fame”
around Nilehi, he’s in the Sophomore
Senate, won second dramatic prize in
the Declamation Contest, was Master
of Ceremonies in the Sophomore Talent
Show and is currently playing “Curt”
in the play, “Double Exposure.”
“Wow, some boy, Dye! At’ a booy!”
�Page 4
NILEHILITE
Friday, March 15,1946
Kitty Korner - Here We Go Again
SIGHT OF THE WEEK — Girls’ skirts
on these windy March days.
COUPLE OF THE WEEK * Shirley
—
Seeley and Chris Schleutsr.
SONG OF THE WEEK — “Personality.”
SAYING OF THE WEEK — “He-Haw.”
Remember that big Niles sign at the
Waukegan Tournaments? Well, Gloria
Seltzer is willing to pay rent for a room
large enough to put it in. She had quite
a time getting it away from Dick Rat
tray.
Arlene Kaehler yelled and cheered so
loud at the tournaments that she was
sick in bed for five days recuperating.
Why has Pat Schirra taken a sudden
liking to Bill Witte? Could it be
because A1 Huber has left for the ser
vice ?
Uno Larson was very proud of him
self a couple of weeks ago, and he should
be. In English class he wrote a letter
to Mesa Union High School, Mesa,
Arizona, and received cw replies, both
t>
from girls. One even enclosed her pic
ture.
The ten senior girls at Jerri Rochow’s
slumber party got bored with slumber
ing, so when Marilyn Burns suggested
“fresh air and exercise” they wrapped
themselves in blankets and went for
a brisk walk through the center of town.
Fortunately, Oakton Street is anything
but busy at 5 a.m. and no one saw them.
So they think, anyway.
Bill Comstock, Dick Fisher, Lee Gar
ner, “Red” Williams, “Porkey” Cole and
“Boxy” Mueller own a ?ray rabbit,
named “Ma,” in honor of “Ma’s Place”
in Niles. Lee caught her one night
when he was in an energetic mood and
ever since then, “Ma” has gone every
where with the boys. So far, she has
visited the Bahai Temple in Wilmette,
Glencoe’s private beach, Glenview, and
Kunkel’s Drugstore. She sleeps in Lee’s
bathtub and ^comes to “Red’s” house for
Sunday dinner.
The newly-named “Woff” Club threw
another of their famous parties. This
time it was a surprise birthday party
for Marilyn Marguerite. “Mousie” was so
surprised that she promptly went into
hysterics.
When eight local males decided to
spend the evening at Nancy Blake’s
house, they didn’t know that Patty Han
son would put them to work cleaning
up the place. Serves them right for
dropping in uninvited.
Wally Zust, alumnus of Niles was
visited one morning recently around
2:30 a.m. by his four “brothers” John
Kent, Bob Doetsch, Stan Noeson, and
“Sonny” Blameuser, Ed Dean, “Porky”
Cole, and Willie Cole were also with
them. The fellows were celebrating
Willie’s return home from service, and
wanted the missing “brother” to cele
brate with them.
What was Bill Johnson doing at Ellie
Bomark’s house taking a bubble bath ?
(Did you get that B.O. soap you were
yelling for, Bill?)
Since we haven’t received any threat
ening letters as a result of the first two
daytime serial, we feel free to present
another one to you.
Freddy Lunkhead’s Exterminating Es
tablishment, better known as the
F. L. E. E. brings you the true-to-life
story of the Hooperdinks, an abnormal
American family. Folks, is there an
annoying pest 'In your home? Well,
buy your mother-in-law a train ticket
to Pennsylvania and your problems will
be over. And now for our story.
Yesterday we found Jackie Hooperdink
rapped in a cement mixer with no pos
sible means of escape. We are proud
to announce that Jackie is now a portion
of the new sidewalk on the corner of
Lincoln and Oakton. Meanwhile we find
Mable Hooperdink talking to her son.
. “Chosef, you can’t take ten girls to
the prom.”
He replies,“Curses!”
Just then Ruthie, Helen, and Barbara
Hooperdink enter the room and inform
Chosef that he can’t go to the prom
because they intend to use the car that
night.
Chosef replies, “Zounds! Foiled againl”
Chosef leaves the room and goes up
stairs to the library to reaa the latest
edition of “Eeeekkk” mystery magazine.
As he enters the library he encounters
a stranger going through the books.
Chosef inquires, “What are you
doing ?”
The stranger replies, “1 can't wiggle
>ut of i t ------I can’t wiggle out of it.”
“Who are you?”
' “Oh, iust a little book worm!”
To this Chosef can only reply,
“Curses.”
Will the book worm be able to wiggle
out of it ? Will Chosef be foiled again ?
Time will tell!
By Dolores Wells
This girl is a senior, so lend me an ear;
The description that follows should make
things quite clear,
Hair and eyes the same shade as Amber’s
in the book)
Che resemblence ends there - this gal
can cook.
For her first name, say “boil” like
Brooklynites do,
She swims very well, plays basketball
too!
She’s the kind of a girl that males look
at twice
She’s my boss on the paper, I’ve gotta’
be lice;
There’s only one person whom these
things all fit,
By this time you ought to know, so —
Who zit.
aqB A upg
OTiCjag
Previous questions asked by the IN
QUIRING REPORTER have included
answers from students representing all
classes, but this week we asked only
seniors, juniors, sophomores the question,
“What was the most amusing, embar
rassing, or outstanding thing that hap
pened to you when you were a freshman ?
These are the answers we received:
Vito Colano — “I tried to daté a girl
and was very embarrassed when I found
out she was a senior. Senior girls didn’t
go out with freshman boys then.”
Marian Carlson — “Everything was
embarrasing.”
Louis Kettel — “I lost my pants on
Hobo Day’.”
Diane Baker — “Crawling on my
hands and knees from one end of the
cafeteria to the other for G. A. A. ini
tiation.”
Philip Brice — “When I slipped and
fell down the stairs with my crutches
and a girl had to pick me up.”
Joanne Gubbins — “I passed, with
grades to boot!”
Jim Ehmer — “When Miss Sayre first
came here, I thought she was a student
and the kids teased me about asking
her to go out.”
Betty Plath — “Crawling up the steps
for the initiation.”
Gene Hegarty — “Some senior boys
hung my pants on a tree.”
Lorelei Meilicke — “We all went in
swimming one day without our bathing
suits.”
Bud Horton — “At the Snake Dance,
I was smeared from head to toe with
brown shoe polish. That was when the
seniors were rough!”
Dolores Lauth — “Being election time
and my being democratic with republican
friends, I was undressed and tossed in
che pool to swim an hour by myself and
bare necessities.”
Gene Lewis — “I was a freshman in
California. They swatted the kids with
i big paddle when they got ‘out of hand’.
( didn’t go to school -one day and the
principal called me into his office. I told
him he wasn’t going to swat me - - and he
didn’t because I was bigger than he was.”
Lois Mertes — “I had to sing a solo
for a group of senior boys for the G.A.A.
initiation.”
Henry Bobowski — “It wasn’t funny
to me, but Ehmer shoved me in the
shower once.”
Patti Norum — “I ran ih and sat down
in the boys’ science class instead of Miss
Harrison’s.”
Bob Kepen — “My most embarrassing
moment was when my Frennch teacher
called my attention to the fact that I
was wearing shoes from two different
pairs.”
Don Dye “I got an enforced heini hair
cut at a basketball game. I also had
a very amusing experience in science
class—but you couldn’t print that.”
�Friday, March 15, 1946
NILEHILITE
Waukegan Raps N ileh i in Final
To Annex Regional Championship
By Frank Zallar
a final score of 41 to 25. The Wildcats
Nilehi’s basketball squad finished did better the last half, but the inevit-.
their ’46 cage season with a sad and able Trojan victory crept up, with Libermemorial ending. Playing the Wauke tyyille desperately trying to get back
gan Bulldogs in the showdown meeting in the ball game.
Friday, March 1, for the Regional Tour
Comstock, Mueller, and Lane each
nament Championship after defeating made nine points to lead Niles to this
Libertyville and Maine, the Trojans went triumph, while Camillino paced Liberty
out and played their most disappointing ville with nine points also.
game of the year. The Bulldogs had
The Victory over Maine in Niles’
their own way by slowing Niles’ fast second game of the Tournament on
game to a standstill to grab the Regional Thursday night, February 28, was un
Crown by a score of 36 to 23.
doubtedly the Trojans’ best and most
Perhaps Waukegan’s slow and delib encouraging game in the Regional,* with
erate style of play was too unusual for Niles blasting out a »47 to -±0 victory.
Coach Galitz’s boys, but one tiling wap
Maine took an early seven-point lead,
certain: the Trojans were not hitting
but Niles countered and kept at Maine’s
on all five as a team unit.
Dave Allen, sterling Waukegan center, heels until the last four minutes of the
was just about a one-man show for the contest when their lethal “fast-break”
Bulldogs by pouring in 16 game-cinching attack exploded and netted ten tallies
points. It was Allen’s coolness and to take all the wind from Maaine’s sails.
great deception of play which enabled John Lane massed 21 points to be the
his Waukegan team to win the tourna high scorer in this game, while “Red”
ment. Ted Stockfish made seven points Williams gave the customers their mon
to be Niles’ basket leader, while Frank ey’s worth with a “Cracker box” side
Williams played bang-up ball until he show of high altitude set-shots which
netted him 13 points. “Corkÿ” Trantin
went out on fouls.
John Lane and Harry Mueller, Trojan was Maine’s big wheel with 15 points.
So ends another long" afrd most inter
center and guard respectively, had ex
ceptionally “off” nights, producing only esting basketball season with the Nilehi
squads extending their appreciation to
nine points between them. _
The Niles’ victory over Libertyville all of you for your enthusiasm In followbn Wednesday evening, February 27, ing the team’s games. Perhaps the ^Nilehi
in their first game of the tournament Trojans will come up with another tal
Was obviously in Trojan favor all the ented team next year that will take- the
way with a 17 to 3 half-time lead and -Regional and who knows what else.
NILEHI REGIONAL COMPOSITE BOX SCORE
Ave.
P.F. T.P.
Pos.
G."
F.G. Ft. Att. F.T.
Name
F.
6
.500
1
11
3
4
3
Behrens
1
F.
3
3
.333
6
15
Comstock
,
7 .
•2
2
î
0
.000
2
Ò
Di Salvo•
G.
36
13
16
10
.625
10
Lane
,
3
Ç.
G.
8
6
.750
2
12
Mueller.
3.
3
1
1
1.000
2
1
3
0
Munroe
. g:
1
1
Stezskal
2
o
0
.000
0
.„G.
4
3
7
.571
7
18
Stockfisch
G.
,7
6
6
4
.667
5
16
Williams
F.
3
.604
Totals
41
48
29
36
111
Box score includes all three games Niles played in Regional Taurnament —
Libertyville — Maine Twp. — Waukegan.
Abbreviations : Position, Games, Field Goals, Free throws Attempted, Free
Throws Made, Average for Free Throws, Personal Fouls, Total Points.
Page 5
Niles Baseball Team
Prepares Big Season
With signs of spring showing up,
baseball again takes over the spotlight
of sports. This year’s Trojan varsity
baseball team coached by Mr. Les Galitz
and Mr. Anton T. Schubert, has a 14gáme scedule, eight of them conference
games. Mr. Bob Mackey will coach the
frosh squad.
Last year’s varsity squad ended the
season with a record of five wins and five
losses and finished as co-champs with
the Arlington Cardinals.
The Troy varsity will be anchored by
five returning regulars, John Lane, and
Don Biehn, pitchers; Bob Roman, cat
cher; Herb Jaenke, outfielder; and Bob
Bierbaum, infielder.
The Northeast Conference will be com
posed of teams from Leyden, Arlington,
Warren, Woodstock, and Niles.. All
games, conference and non-conference,
start at 4 o’clock with the exception
of the New Trier (first game) and high-¿
land Park games, which start at 2:00
and 2:30 respectively.
‘ Varsity Schedule
Evanston
Fri. April 5 There
Herd
Evanston
Tues: April 9
Leyden
Fri. April 12 Therè
Here
New Trier,
Tues. April 16
Here
Highland' Park Fri. April 19
Herd
Tues. April 23
Arlington
Fri. April 26 There
Warren
Leyden'
Herd
Tues April 30
Herd
Fri. May 3
Woodstock
Tues. May 7 There
New Trier
Fri. May 10 There
Arlington
Warren
Tues. May 14
Here
State District — May 16-17
Woodstock
Tues. May 2Ì
There
Maine
Thurs. May 23
Here
Frosh Schedule
Fri. April 26 Therè
Leyden
Evanston
Thurs. May 2 There
Highland Park Tues. May 7 Therè
Evanston
Thurs. May 9
Herè
Thurs. May 16
r - Leyden
Here
28 Swimmers Earn Awards;
Ebert Honored bq Team
Mr. Schubert, Troy swim coach, will
present major letters to Bob Blessing,
By Don Olson
the varsity 100-yard free style by out- Dick Dobroth, Ted Ebert, Gene Hegarty,
Actual records of the 1945-46 swim swimming the Argo aquamen with a Herb Jones, Louis Kettle, Charles Massseason shows that the Nilehi teams record time ' of 1:02.5 seconds. Herb men, Don Olson, Rudy Schmid, Dave
didn’t do so well, but the season was set a school record of 27.8 seconds:against Straw, and Al Heim, Manager, next
really a success in that many new school Morton in the frosh-soph 50-yard free Friday, March 22, at thè Nilehi Basketrecords were made. The Troy varsity and three days later -Set a record of : ball and Swimming Awards ’Assembly.
; Chuck Wagstaff, Jack Zimmerman, Bill
record was three wins and eight losses 26.9 seconds in the seniors ‘50’.
while the frosh-sophs had two wins,
Chuck Wagstaff swam the frosh-soph .Barbour and Thyne San do will be pre
eight losses, and one tie meet.
50-yard back in 34.7 seconds to make sented minors.
The frosh-soph swimmers tied Maine another school record. Rudy Schmid
Frosh-soph shields will be presented
in the Troy pool after losing their first broke another record in the next event to Bill Nickel, Dick Provost, Don Speer,
four meets and then went on to defeat by swimming the 100-yard back stroke Bill Sanke, Phil LaVèau and Bob Cook,
Argo twice,. The Trajan varsity lost in 1:13.4 seconds. Wagstaff, Schmid Manager. Don Ebert, Joyce Dennis,
close meets to Morton, 35 to 31, and and Jones teamed up to set a new medley Tracy Hill, Howie Robbins, Louis Hilfer,
Amundsen, 34. to 31, before swamping record in a time of 1:41.3 seconds for a Burton Gerhardt, and Pete De Vries will
Argo twice by scores of 50 to, 16 and 53 frosh-soph victory against Maine.
be given frosh shields.
to 13. Then the .‘senior men of Troy’ Next year’s team ought to be one of
Ted Ebert was elected by the swim
went on to defeat a strong Waukegan the best in the history of Nilehi as only squad as Captain and Most Valuable
team, 35 to 31,* in the season’s final.
three of the-’ten major lettermen will Swimmer. - Mr. Schubert- will1 present
Ted Ebert broke the school record in be graduating.
him with these awards next Friday.
Troian Swimmers Smash Records
�Page 6
Tracksters Begin Workouts;
Squad Looks Promising
By Bob Kepen
With spring just a few days away,
we thought it would be a good idea
to give you some of the lowdown on the
Niles ’46 track “men.”
As a track coach'Mr. Hussey has had
some real experience. All in all, he has
coached track ten years and in seven
years out of those ten he has had boys
qualify for the state meet.
Some of the fast sprinters at Niles
this year should include Bob Farr, Jack
Suydam, Bud Horton, and George Pasek,
Distance runners returning from last
year are Joe Wettengel, Jim McNeely,
and Phil Brice. Some of the high jump
ers are Lee Garner and Bill Comstock.
Jim Heiniger and Bob Pearson are
two of the hurdle and poih-vault men.
Jim Ehmer and Frank Williams are on
the list of shot-putters.
W. Permer, R. Bair, and H. Siegel
are returning dash men. Three new
trackmen who transferred from other
schools this year are Jack McCrady, a
sprinter from Crystal Lake; Werner
Weidenger, a. half-mile man from St.
George;.and Richard Steitzel, a dash man
from Lake View High School.
VARSITY
Apr. 12
Crystal Lake Here 3 30
Apr. 23
Lake Forest.There 4 00
Apr. 27 Palatine Relays There 10 00
Apr. 30
Lake Forest.. Here .3 30
May 3 Leyden-Arl. H ts.. There .3 00
May 8
Leyden Liberty Here 4 00
?
May 11
St. Dist.-Evans. There
May 14
Maine There 4:00
May 17-18 St. Meet-Cham. There.?
May 20 Warren Ari, H ts.. A rl.. .4:00
May 24 NE. Conf. Meet.Leyden. .8:00
FROSH- SOPH
Apr. 23
Lake Forest There 4:00
Apr. 30
Lake Forest Here .3:30 *
May 15
Maine. .Here. .4:00
May 28 NE.-NW. Conf. Mt. P al.. 5 :30
< iO'p&,n '¿¿6 Gaq,e R ecord
7f
42 Niles
New Trier 67
42 Niles
Evanston 43
35 Niles
Waukegan 49
41 Niles
Evanston 36
49 Niles
Woodstock 33
53 Niles
Leyden 25
41 Niles
Highland Pk. 47
28 Niles
Alumni. 21
31 Niles
Dundee 62
45 Niles
Lake Forest 32
47 Niles
Crystal Lake 49
53 Niles
Libertyville 38
48 Niles
Warren 35
42 Niles
Proviso 63
52 Jtfiles
Maine 39
48 Niles
Arlington Hts. 51
46 Niles ■
Libertyville 29
45 Niles
Lake Forest 33
59 Niles
Crystal Lake 35
56 Niles
New Trier 62
80 Niles
• Leyden 51
63 Niles
Woodstock 31
Waukegan Regional Tournament
41 Niles
Libertyville 33
47 Niles
Maine 40
NILEHILITE
Friday, March 15, 1946
TROJAN WARS
By Bob Kepen
♦ The Trojan intramural basketball
championship playoffs are being played
this week. Twelve teams from Mr.
Isaacson’s gym classes and one team
from Mr. Schubert’s classes have been
participating. The final winner will be
boys 1946 intramural basketball champ
ion.
The program of sports in the boys’
gym classes is as follows. Volleyball will
be played for the next four weeks. An
intramural champion will be chosen at
the end of the four weeks. Mr. Isaacson
is beginning the Red Cross Advanced
Swimmers test in his swimming classes.
Spring sports are really getting into
full swing at N.T.H.S. Mr. C. W. Hus
sey’s and Mrr H. Isaacson’s trackmen
have been working out quite a few weeks
already. The track should be in con
dition by next week if we don’t get any
more rain. With the track in condition
Mr. Hussey plans to give his boys some
real workouts.
As you probably know, Mr. L. Galitz
and Mr. R. Mackey are the baseball
coaches. They held their first meeting
last Monday after ninth period.
The Basketball Awards Assembly will
be held next Friday, Mareh 22. Mr.
Galitz’s Varsity cagemen who will receive
major awards are John Lane, Harry
Mueller, Herb Behrens, Stewart Munroe,
Bill Guenther, John Kokum, Frank
Williams, Ted Stockfisch, Lu Di Salvo,
Ken Stezskal, Don Falknor. Minor awards
m il be given to Bruce Cook and Jim
Casson.
Mr. R. Mackey’s boys who will receive
minors on the Junior Varsity are Dick
Fisher, Bill Comstock, Jim McNeely,
Jim Heiniger, Lee Garner, Gordon An
derson, Ed Kutz, Howard Seigel, Bob
Farr, Ed Soergel, Don Brown and Jim
Blessing will be awarded Frosh-Soph
Shields.
The Frosh Cagers who will receive
By Beryle Schwabe
Music ? From the swimming pool ?
No, it can’t be, or have they all “gone
nuts?”
The answer is yes and no. Music
coming from the swimming pool may
seem strange to the freshmen and other
new students of Nilehi, but the others
just know it is water carnival time.
Starting this last week rehearsals
have been scheduled every night for all
participants. The theme this year is
Indian, built around Minnie-ha-ha and
Hiwatha. Water Nymphs, frogs, and
Indian maidens shoud make this year’s
carnival the best that Nilehi has ever
seen.
Volleyball tournaments are rapidly pro
gressing. At this time almost all period
champions have been selected. Now the
fight for class championship is about
to begin.
A very interesting battle in the ninth
period class is being waged between
Laverne Kellen’s and Charmaine Valkenaar’s teams. Every day for the past
week and a half they have been playing
each other for the period title and now
they will again vie for their class champ
ionship.
The latest announcement to come out
of the P. E. department is that jumping
rope will be next activity for the gym
classes. Oh, well—’tis spring!
A little later on, tennis will be played.
This is a wish that has been expressed
ever since we have been in "high school.
Let’s hope it matefializes this spring,
because it seems to be one of Nilehi’s
favorite sports.
shields from their coach, C. W. Hussey,
areTom Black, Dick Norman, Ed Beebe,
Bob Witte, Don Seigel, Bill Lemming»
Henry Trausch, Ralph Walberg, Dick
Wilson, and Dick Shiley.
Nilehi Seasonal Composite Box Score
Player
P.
G. F.G. Ft. Att. F.T. Ft. Ave. P.F. T.P. Ave.
F.
6.1
Behrens
25
64
60
25
29
153
.417
1.3
Cassin
F.
4
2
5
1
1
5
.200
5.0
F.
Comstock
3
7
3
1
6
15
.333
.75
Cook
G.
4
11
1
3
1.000
0
DiSalvo
G.
23
20
24
44 • 1.9
4
.167
31
1.0
Glauner
F.
2
1
1
2
0
0
.000
2.0
Guenther
.
F.
18
11
14
12
35
7
.636
Kokum
F.
2.0
17
13
12
33
7
.581
7
Lane
13.
C.
25 133 121
64
.529
330
49
8.2
Mueller
G.
22
74
68
32
180
.470
47
2.4
Munroe
G.
24
23
19
12
.621
28
58
Stezskal
G.
22
8
18
24
1.1
8
ÀU
16
5.3
Stockfisch
G.
25
50
53
33
.623
67
133
Williams
5.8
F.
23
50
49
33
46
133
.673
F alknor
- G.
6
22
17
6
.273
53
18 £ 1.1
Totals
25 466 446 234
527 393 1166 46.6
Box score of 25 games played this season including the Waukegan Tournament.
Abbreviations P-Position, G-Gamês, F.G.-Field Goals, Ft. Att.-Free Throw
Attempted, F.T.-Free Throw, Ft. Ave.-Free Throw Average, P.F.-Personal
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n il e H I lite
Vol. VII, No. 1
Skokie, Illinois
Friday, Septmber 28, 194h
Seniors Manage
School Projects
The seniors this year under the direc
tion of Miss Harbert are handling as
projects the sale of stamps and bonds,
sending the Nilehilite to graduates in
service, and management of th cafeteria.
Members of the problems classes check
and buy the stamps and bonds ordered
by each homeroom, conduct campaigns
to stimulate sales and write public ad
dress announcements.
On Tuesday, Sept. 18, the sale of
stamps and bonds totaled $2,185 and in
the future every homeroom will compete
to purchase hospital units at $3,000 each.
The seniors who deal with publicity
for this project are B E T T Y SMITH,
ELEANOR NELSON, FRED STOWE,
BOB GROTZ, BRUCE COOK, BOB
FORCE, SH IR LEY KUTZ, KATHRYN
SLONCEN, SH IRLEY HODDINOTT and
DAVE WILKINSON.
The checkers who insure accuracy are
NORMA LANGE, ALICE JA EG ER ,
CORINNE
SLONCEN,
JEROME
BURKE, JOAN TAYLOR, ROBERT
FEE and DONNA FLYNN.
The duty of filling stamp envelopes
falls to JEA N KRISOR, KENNETH
STEZSKAL and FRANCES FUHR,while
actual distribution is carried out by
DOROTHY BREDEN, JEA N TATSUDA,
ELEANOR SIMONE, HELEN A XELL
and DOLORES KUEHN. Any typing
necessary in connection with all these
projects will be done by MARILYN
BURNS and NANCY OHLSON.
The alumni in uniform keep in touch
with the activities of Nilehi through the
school paper. They receive copies of each
issue due to the work of JEA N RUESCH,
LORETTA KARNATZ,' MYRA SCHUETT, AUDREY RUTHENBECK, IREN E
D O N A L D S O N , MARGARET LECLERCQ, CAROL KUTZ, and VIOLET
BEHRENS.
The sucessful supervision of the cafe
teria represents the conscientious efforts
of problems students who perform a host
of various tasks.
Clean tables and properly placed chairs
are the objectives of the inspectors who
include, LA VERNE HARTUNG, CHARMAINE VALKENAAR, JOAN FLAVIN
RUTH BECKER, MARION SCHUBERT,
GERTRUDE DETTM ER, BARBARA
HALL, MARION McCLAIN, LORRAINE
NELSON, SH IR LEY KOSECK, JA N E
TAYLOR and JEA N SCHULTZ*.
The booth in the cafeteria is operated
by DOLORES HAWKINSON, GWEN
TISETH, LOIS OSTROM, and MARGY
ANDERSON.
This staff is supplemented by more
seniors who have other equally impor
tant jobs to perform, but Miss Harbert
says that positions are still open, es
pecially for the sixth period.
News of the death of Jerry
Whalen, Sept. 25, came as a shock
to the Nilehilite staff just as this
issue went to press. Jerry was a
member of the Homeroom 206 group,
and last attended school on Thurs
day, Sept. 20.
The-Nilehilite staff joins Jerry ’s
many friends in mourning his un
timely passing.
Record Enrollment, New
Schedule Highlight Year
Enrollment of 932 students in school
by September 10, represents an increase
of 60 over the total of 872 who enrolled
last year, according to Dr. Biehn.
So far this year, 221 seniors have en
rolled, compared with last year’s 162 on
October 1. The junior class with 215, is
20 less than last year’s 235. There are
252 sophomores as compared with 220
last year. Freshmen this year number
244, whereas last year there were 255.
The September 10 total of 932 is the
highest in the eight years since the school
opened in 1938-39, when 457 reported
for classes by October 1. Other October
1 totals for each of the past years are:
1939-40, 608 pupils; 1940-41, 702 pupils;
1941-42, 779 pupils; 1942-43, 863 pupils;
1943-44, 870 pupils and last year’s 872
pupils.
School now starts at 8:20 compared
to last year’s 8:25 and 9:15, and ends«
at 3:11 compared with 2:25 and 3:30. The
new schedule has made it possible for
many students to carry five major sub
jects and to get extra minors.
All the seniors are required to take
physical education every day of the week,
according to Illinois state law. This also
was made possible by the change of the
new schedule. It is hoped to have all
students to take five-day P. E. in the
future.
Plans have been made and money put
aside for the lighting of the football
field, but due to the shortage of metal
poles and underground cable the project
has been delayed, by the suggestion of
the electric company. The lights could
be put up on wooden poles but it is not
considered the best thing to do.
Death claimed LeRoy Lehman, a I
member of the Nilehi senior class, j
on Friday, September 7, 1945. These I
are the plain, bare facts as any I
disinterested party would present
them. However, Le Roy,, meant a
great deal more to the people who
packed the Lutheran Church of Mor
ton Grove for his funeral services,
held on Monday, September 10.
This tall, pleasant boy came to I
school on Wednesday, September 5, |
but that night he suffered an ap
pendicitis attack. He was rushed to
the hospital and a doctor performed'
the necessary operation on Thursday.
On the following day he appeared to
be recovering normally, but then
without warning his temperature
soared to 109® and near 5 o’clock,
he died.
It would be inaccurate to declare
that LeRoy was a scholarly student
and a fine athlete. Nevertheless these
abilities somehow lose their impor
tance when measured against his
infectious grin and easy manner,
which made LeRoy well-liked by his
schoolmates and teachers despite his
boyish pranks.
The members of LeRoy’s grammar
Dancing to the sentimental music of
school graduation class attended the
Tommy Dorsey, the hot jazz of Henry
church services and remembered him
Jam es and sweet swing by Sammy Kaye!
with a bouquet of red and white
You can have them all if you just come
American Beauty roses.
to the Jean Jump TONIGHT!! You’ve
heard the man say, “You can’t have your
cake and eat it too!” but that “icky”
never came to the annual Jean Jump
sponsored by the G.A.A.!
Besides recordings of your favorite
The faculty of Niles Township High bands you can shoot basketballs, toss
School held a picnic in the honor of the pennies, or ring bowling pins. Or you
new teachers on September 12, at the can crawl in the nearest corner with
your favorite señorita and have a coke!
Lake Avenue Forest Preserve.
As for you new freshmen girls, you
A baseball game was participated in
by the “east side homerooms” vs. the don’t need dates, it’s just a mixer,. And
“west side homerooms.” The highlights perhaps there are a few boys a little
of the game were the pitching of Miss short of money. Have no fears, for it
Sayre and Miss Pendleton and the hard only costs 30 cents and in return you get
a ten-cent victory stamp.
hitting of Mr. Selden.
It starts at eight and you can dance
In addition to the new teachers, special
guests included faculty wives and Dr. until eleven. It may even be a victory
celebration for the first game of the
and Mrs. A. L. Biehn.After a supper including roasted season. So just tell the little woman
weiners Miss Klaus and Miss Schneider you’ll meet her at the Jean Jump! The
led the group in some campfire singing. date? TONIGHT! The tim e? EIGHT
Some unsuspected talent was discovered O’CLOCK! The place? N ILES GYM!
which may be revealed to the student And the price ? Ju st a mere 20 cents plus
a ten-cent victory stamp. See you there!
body at some, future date.
Jean Jump Promises
Entertainment Tonight
Faculty Picnic Features
Baseball Contest
�N ILEH ILITE
Page 2
Nilehi Commences Autumn Term
With Seven New Teachers
Margaret Sheets
Miss Margaret Sheets, the new head
of our English Department, was born
in Colorado, graduated from a Senior
High School in South Dakota, and re
ceived her M. A. from the University of
Chicago. She taught last in Shorewood
High School in a suburb of Milwaukee.
She likes the color gold, the radio pro
gram “Information Please”, and the
friendly helpful attitude of our students
and faculty. Her hobby is reading travel,
history, and fiction books and her secret
ambition is to write essays for maga
zines. Her favorite actor is Walter
Pidgeon and though she has seen him
only once, she thinks that Van Johnson
is very good too.
She is becoming accustomed to teachng in a township where the students
come to school in buses, and she is get
ting used to our short lunch periods.
George Adams
Mr. George Adams, new Nilehi English
and Spanish teacher, was born in Dover,
Colorado, and lived in Northern Penn
sylvania for several years. Mr. Adams
has attended the University of Illinois,
North Park College, and Northwestern
University.
We have found among his interests
that he is a devoted ski enthusiast, and
his favorite indoor pastimes are chess
and checkers.
Mr. Adams attended Officers’ Candi
date School at Fort Benning, Georgia,
for about a year.
Before arriving at Niles Township he
taught at Zion-Benton Township. The
whole staff at Nilehi and the students
welcome Mr. Adams to our school and
hope he likes it. And girls, incidentally,
Mr. Adams is happily married!
Miss Pendleton was born in Chicago
and went to a seminary in Atlanta, Geor
gia, before going to college. She lives in
the country and likes to cook and to
collect early American glassware. Plays
hold her interest and her favorite one
last winter was “Glass Menagerie.”
She wanted very much to be a concert
pianist in her childhood days. Miss Pen
dleton has a Great Dane and is very
much interested in dogs. Of dogs she
said, “I think I have a perfect back
ground to run a smelly little pet shop
on Maxwell Street,”
Charles W. Hussey
Mr. Charles W. Hussey is now the
Nilehi biology teacher, assistant coach
in football and basketball, and head track
coach.
Mr. Hussey was in the navy from
1942 to 1945. Previously he had taught
at Mt. Vernon Twp. High' School, Illinois;
Mascoutah Community High School, Illi
nois; and Johnston City Twp. High
School, Illinois.
He received the A. B. degree from
Illinois College, the M. S. degree from
the University of Illinois. His service in
the navy was that o f . specialist in ath
letics in the U. S. Naval Reserve.
Mr. and Mrs. Hussey have a threeyear-old son.
Louise Shenaut
Miss Louise Shenaut, our new librar
ian, was born in Galesburg, Illinois. She
went to Knox College and the University
of Illinois.
Her hobby is sports of all kinds - she
has no favorite.
She can play the piano and she has
traveled to both coasts and to Canada.
She says she has no favorite book
because since she is a librarian it’s sort
Anton T. Schubert
of hard to pick a favorite.
Nilehi is fortunate in having a new
As a child Miss Shenaut led a very
assistant athletic director this year. He dull life - so she says.
. is Mr. Anton Schubert, honorably dis
charged after a year and a half of
Paul M. Eberhardt
service in the Navy where he was a
Mr. Paul M. Eberhardt has lived most
swimming specialist and taught swim
of his life in the state of Ohio. He re
ming.
He will be head swimming coach at ceived his college education at the Uni
Nilehi, and he will also coach freshman versity of Michigan where he received
football. His other teaching experience his A. B. degree. He also attended Ohio
has been at Riverside and Evanston High State University where he received his
Schools. He has an M. A. degree from M. A. degree. .
Last year Mr. Eberhardt was director
North western Univer sity.
Swimming is Mr. Schubert’s favorite of publications and instructor of journa
sport, and he will be coaching varsity lism at the Texas College of Arts and
swimming this winter. He once coached Industries.
Previous to that he was a teacher of
at Alton, Illinois, where his team took
fourth place in a state meet. Mr. Schu English at University High School, Ohio
bert enjoys teaching physical education State University.
Mr. Eberhardt is very fond of base
very much and we all hope he enjoys
ball. He played baseball while in high
his stay at Niles.
school, also he enjoys football.
Grace Pendelton
He likes Nilehi, and the friendliness
Miss Grace Pendleton is a teacher of
freshman and sophomore English with of the students and faculty."
Mr. Eberhardt is married and has a
the A. B. degree from the University of
Illinois and the M. A. degree from North daughter who is a junior at Ohio State
University.
western University.
Friday, Septmber 28, 1945
Harold Ohlson Returns
After Army Service
Niles Township High School wishes to
extend a welcoming hand to Mr. Harold
Ohlson who has returned to his teach
ing position after serving with the armed
forces.
Mr. Ohlson entered the army in July,
1943. He received his basic training in
North Carolina, and remained there for
eight months. Then he transferred to
Fort Belvoir, Virginia, where he was
assigned as an instructor in the Topo
graphic and Construction Surveying De
partment of the Engineer School of the
United States Engineer Corps.
Surveying and mapmaking were two
of the things that he studied in the
army. Fort Belvoir is adjacent to Mount
Vernon, which was used, at times, as
a sighting point for their surveying.
At Edgewood Arsenal, Maryland, in
the fall of 1943, Mr. Ohlson was given a
course in chemical warfare.
Mr. Ohlson is now teaching trigo
nometry and chemistry and also serves
as senior adviser.
When asked about the changes he saw
in Niles Township he replied, “The stu
dents seem to be shrinking in size.
There are many new faces and the school
seems to be more heavily populated.”
He also said, “My welcome has been
warm and friendly. I am glad to be back.
Everyone is so kind and generous.”
Mr. Ohlson has his civilian problems.
For one thing, he is, as most of us are,
searching for an apartment. He said,
jokingly, that he would be glad to take
anything from, a dog house up.
Singing Groups Choose
Officers; Make Plans
There’s music in the air, especially in
Room 101 where the glee clubs and the
Choir have already elected officers, and
plans for the first big performance of
the year, “Christmas Vespers,” are now
being made.
The officers in this year’s Choir are:
president, Muriel Hendrickson; vicepresident, Lois Heiniger; secretary, Sal
ly Porter; treasurer, Herb Meikle; librar
ian, Frank Backes; assistant librarian,
Marion McClain; accompanist, Muriel
Hendrickson.
The officers in the glee clubs are:
chairmen—Betty Kellen, Norma Lange;
vice-chairmen — Donna Norum, Corinne
Sloncen; secretaries— Florence Meithke,
Kathryn Sloncen; treasurers — Joan
Horndasch, Frances Baker; librarians—
Dolores Tegtman, Patty Norum; assist
ant librarians — Barbara Hall, Betty
Calkins. The accompanist for both groups
is Norma Lange. One girl is yet to be
chosen as president over both groups.
The new members of the double q u a r
tet are Herb Meikle, Lorraine Nelson,
and Jeanne Streeter. This group, has al
ready scheduled out-of-school perfor
mances, one of which will be at. the
Niles Center Woman’s Club on Decent
ber 5.
�Page 4
N ILEH ILITE
Students Tell of Fun
During Big Vacation
G. A. A. Initiation
All day long!
Varsity Football Game
Warren, here—3:30
Jean Jump
Gym — 8:00
Friday, September 28
G. A. A. Magazine Campaign
begins
Monday, October 1
J. V. Football Game
Arlington, here—3:30
Thursday, October 4
Freshman Football Game
Evanston, here—3:30
Friday, October 5
Varsity Football Gamb
Libertyville, there— 3:3»
Friday, October 5
Columbus Day
No School!
Friday, October 12
Varsity Football Game
Arlington, here— 3:00
Friday, October 12
Varsity Football Game
Woodstock, there—2:30
Friday, October 19
Freshman Football Game
Leyden, here—3:30
Friday, October 19
J. V. Football Game
Leyden, here— 3:00
Thursday, October 25
Varsity Football Game
Lake Forest, here—3:30
Friday, October 26
"Nob H ill” Promises
Drama and Music
Nob Hill is a lavish drama spiced with
brawls, laughs, tears, and song hits. It’s
set in the dynamic surroundings of San
Francisco in the “Gay 90’s” when the
jewel-studded blue-bloods from Nob Hill
came down for excitement to the Bar
bary Coast. Came down especially to
Tony Angelo’s Place because Tony (play
ed by George R aft) always “treated the
customers right.”
The story centers around Tony and
and the three females who complicated
his life. The blonde, Katie (Peggy Ann
Garner), a sweet kid who came over
from Ireland to visit her Uncle Pete and
stayed on to view the wonders of the
town which “Shure enough as Grandmither said ‘had gold paved streets.’ ”
The brunette, (Joan Bennett) from Nob
Hill, out looking for thrills—and a polit
ical job for her brother, and the red
headed singer (Vivian Blaine), who
fooght for what she wanted, are the
other complications. (All this and Tech
nicolor too).
It took an election, a rock, a hair
pulling match and the whole Frisco Po
lice Force in hot pursuit of Katie to
show Tony what he really wanted—
and give him a chance to get it.
After a three months vacation, your
reporter heard a few people chatting
about the fun they had. Here’s what a
few said:
Gary Oakley — Senior — When asked
what he had done during his summer
vacation Gary replied, “Oh, a reporter,
huh?” Then he looked around at the
walls and eventually replied that he had
been to Lake Geneva for a couple of
days and he had done quite a lot of
swimming and the rest of., the time he
went dancing in soda parlors.
Bob Boehning — Junior — Bob replied
with a bit of pride that his greatest
achievement during his summer vacation
was his swimming a mile in Lake Mich
igan.
J ackie Conard — Sophomore — J ackie
enjoyed the latter part of her summer
vacation when she was a member of a
dancing tour that covered parts of Wis
consin, Minnesota, and Iowa. The other
members were from Taft High School
and around 17 or 18 years old which was
“very convenient.” At one time the show
had to stop temporarily because the ap
plause was so loud and long.
Howard Haynie— Senior— When Howie
was asked what he had done during his
summer vacation he sucked in his lips,
scratched his head, and with a long
breath sighed, “Wine, women, and song.”
luHiufE
Friday, Septmber 28, 1945
W ITH
THE
ARM FORCq
ED
To the men of our Fighting Forces we
dedicate this portion of the paper to tell
you some of the facts about them.
Ed Ballintine is, in Memphis, Tenn.,
studying to be a gunner and working on
radio also. Here’s luck to him in everthing he is doing.
Tommy Davidson is stationed in North
Carolina. Tommy is now a marine and
having a wonderful time while waiting to
be sent overseas.
Jim Lannert, who was just home on
leave, the first in seven months, is sta
tioned at Pennsylvania State College
studying Engineering. More power to
him.
Chuck Valkenaar, the swoon-crooner
of Niles, is taking up Airplane Mechan
ics, no less, at Kessler Field.
Howie Lindstrom, has ju st been re
leased from the- Merchant Marines and
is back at Nilehi to haunt us with his
drumming.
Louie Nachbauer is now overseas and
hopes to get back to school sometime in
October to see Jackie Perrin. Louie is
in the Merchant Marines and likes it as
much as anyone.
Joe Jaski, another Merchant Marine,
was back to school several days after
being overseas. He expects to reenter
the armed services.
It seems the Merchant Marines are
The NileHiLite is written, pointed, and getting a lot of Niles boys. Wally Campublished by the students of the Niles pany just returned to his ship after an
Township High School, Skokie, Illinois. extended leave in Skokie.
Dr. A* L. Biehn, superintendent-principal
Art Schmidt, a Navy man, has been
shipped out of the country and we all
, News Staff
hope he comes home soon and safe.
Editor: Joan Flavin
Mario Dinelli is on an L.S.T. some
Reporters: Joan Kreegier, Phyllis Hum
phrey, Betty Risinger, George Blam- where in the Pacific. Maybe it’s the one
-euser, Byron Krysher, Gloria Malnick we bought with our stamps and bonds.
Feature Staff
Editor: Beryle Schwabe
Reporters: Pat Schirra, Eleanor Rol
lick, Dolores Lauth, Pat Horner, Pat
Baumhardt, Dolores Wells, Betty
Fortman, Joan Westerberg, Violet
Martinson '
Bill Kenny is also in the Navy on an
L.S.T. somewhere in the Pacific. Bill
and most of the other fellows have had
their training at Great Lakes. Carolyn
is looking forward to his return.
Bob Brod, a graduate of last year, had
a boot leave a few weeks ago. The Navy
certainly agrees with Bob.
Sports Staff
Pete Hegarty, who was in the Army,
Editor: John Lane
is now in the Navy and we must say
Reporters: Don Olson, June Pence, the uniform of the Navy becomes Pete.
Robert Kepen, Frank Zaller, Beryle
Bob Ellis, also a navy man, has re
Schwabe
cently been home and has visited his old
alma mater to see all the 6ft. 5 fresh
Circulation manager: Violet Martinson
men boys!! ? ?!
Assistants: Eleanor Rollick, Pat Horner
Guess who ju st buzzed in, none other
than Johnny Braeseke. He’s in the Army
Exchange editor: Dolores Wells
and was stationed at Fort McClellan but
Assistant: June Pence
after his 18-day leave is over, he’ll be
Production managers: Jim Ehmer, Don going back to Aberdeen Proving Ground,
Maryland. He’s leaving for overseas soon
Ransdell, Walter Gutman
and hopes he’ll land at Tokyo. Good
Faculty Advisers
Paul Eberhardt
Clement Meier luck, Johnny.
�Friday, September 28, 1945
Get Life History
Of Two Freshmen
Spivak is Don's Favorite
r e new fall crop of freshmen this
lh
year includes a red haired, freckle-faced
fellow who goes by the name of—no,
not Van Johnson, but Don Siegel. When
asked how he liked his first year at N.T.
H.S., Don’s happy rejoinder was, “Well,
as far as schools go, Nilehi is swell.” His
nickname is Duke, though much to Don’s
chagrin, most people prefer to call him
Red.
Duke’s favorite song is J . Mercer’s
“On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa
Fe,” though he’d rather swoon, to Char
lie Spivak’s trumpet any day.
It looks as sthough we nave a future
letterman, for Duke is trying out for the
football team.
It seems he’s too busy with his ath
letics to bother with girls at*the pres
ent, though he did admit a certain fond
ness for Lorraine Day. His number one
male screen star is, naturally, Van
Johnson.
Duke had a very enjoyable summer at
a camp in Michigan. He spent his vaca
tion throwing his weight around at such
sports as swimming, basball, and fishing.
His pet peeve is hazing of freshmen.
This is understandable.
Bright plaid shirts and aviation are
pet passions of his.
Well, good luck in your next four
years, Don, and we hope you make thefootball team.
New Swim-Star at Nilehi
Every year, we all come back to N.T.
H.S. to a happy reunion with many of
our old pals, and of course there are
always those rushing freshies who seem
to get smaller as time goes by.
One of our taller freshman who is all
of five feet, five inches tall and who gives
us high hopes, is Pat Sommers from
Lincoln School. She has long blonde hair
and big blue eyes. Pat loves to swim, so
we can expect another swimming star
for our school in another year or so.
You can tell by the gleam in her eyes
that she likes music and it is her favor
ite pastime. She can listen to Bing Cros
by for hours at a time, but can’t we all?
(sigh) This gives us definite ideas as
to her future as one solid sender.
Her favorite period is that ever pop
ular sthdy hall, but of course study
can’t compete with those lunch periods.
Pat, like all the rest of the freshman
girls, is slightly worried about G.A..A.
initiation. At least it seems so, as when
she was asked about it she just shud
dered and said she thought it was going
to be horrible, but fun. Who knows?
Maybe it will be both. (For further in
formation, just see any senior girl!)
But looking on the brighter side, we
all hope that Pat,, like the rest of us,
will talk of the good times she had at
good old N.T.H.S. for many years to
come.
N ILEH ILITE
Page 3
K itty Korner - Guest of Honor
COUPLE OF THE W EEK . .P at Schirra
and Don Falknor
SONG OF THE W E E K ___ Till The End
of Time
SIGHT OF THE W E E K ___ Meek and
mild freshmen
SAYING OF THE W E E K ___ There will
be absolutely no hazing of freshmen
this year.
Welcome back to school, guys and gals.
It seems that this year’s stretch will be
made longer by 51 minutes more a day.
Everyone has enjoyed summer vaca
tion—-especially the 16 happy-go-lucky
junior and senior girls who spent a twoweek rest full of fun at Waupaca. They
not only came back more tanned, but
with strings attached—tsk tsk, girls will
be girls.
Why are all the steadies breaking up,
huh ? Is there a rebellion on, boys ?
Every year, of course, there are
strange, foreign, looking creatures who
invade the halls of Nilehi. We call them
freshmen! After a few days of school,
thinking them a wee bit accustomed to
this new life, we ask them their opinion
of good old N. T. H. S.
Tracy Hill—-Fine!?? Haven’t met any
girls that interest me yet, but give me
time— Look, girls, here’s a guy for you.
Bob Peterson— Swell! Thic school really
believes in giving you home work. I ’m
looking forward to the Jean Jump. Oh
Boy!
Angela Vpznos— Lots of fun it is—
Every one is friendly, but the classes,
up and down, up and down, “Oh ma
legs!”
Tom MacCleary— Everything’s Okay.
Wow, some dishes! Freshies, watch out,
he’s a killer.
Carol Briggs— Not so much now, but
I ’ll probably learn to like it sooner or
later.
Bob Magden— I like school O.K., maybe
because I get to see more of a certain
gal. Bobby, who is she?
Don Carlson— I ’m like every body else,
I ' think school is quite the thing. (Take
it any way yo,u want to) Don, who’s the
girl you are debating about giving a
bracelet to ?
Elaine Esch— Here’s one girl' that
can’t find anything wrong with high
school. She likes all her classes and all
her teachers. She said she had a little
trouble at first making it to her classes
on time. You’ll learn, Elaine. Have you
heard of detention yet?
Leah Falknor—Are you going to fol
low in your brother’s footsteps, Leah?
You )ike school as much as he does, Heh?
Well, you should get along fine.
Phyllis Yates— School is FIN E, and so
is Don. Phylis, who is Don ? From what
we hear, you better keep close watch
on him.
Doomed by'Torchy"
You’ve all heard of Loreli, the gal
who sat by the sea shore combing her
tresses and luring unsuspecting sailors
to their destruction. We wonder now if
said hair could have been red. Seems
there was a party at Betty Kellen’s for
a certain sailor on boot leave, but the
guest of honor seemed to disappear early
in the- evening and a certain gal we know
with nifty red bangs faded from the
landscape at the same time. Do we call
her Loreli now, or Torchy? We hope the
destruction of our former Nilehi-er, Bill
Johnson, isn’t final. Sailor, Beware!
Anybody got any ideas to*’ a mckuame
for a six-foot blonde junior? P. S. It’s
a girl.
Marilyn Burns spent an exciting va
cation with two new additions to the
family— Rastus and Dan Petty. Don’t get
worried, Kenny— Rastus is a dog and Dan .
belongs to Betty.
WARNING ALL DONS— WARNING
ALL DONS—be on the lookout for Anita
Schmid—she’s taken a liking to the
name; if she comes your way, RUN!
Has anyone noticed the loss of 150
pounds on Mr. Collins ? It seems he’s
on a diet. Ju st call me Skinny.
Margy is Mystery
Say, who is the gorgeous gal named
Margy, who seems to intrigue Bob Farr
to the point of holding up the football
practice, while she passes by? Find out
her last name, Dick, and let us know!
What is the initiation of the Ski-club?
There are only four members so far.
Exclusive, eh what?
Can you imagine June Pence trying to
tell us she fell off her bicycle to get those
bone wounds, when we all know she fell
for that wonderful LeRoy? If you have
n’t seen him, just ask June to show you
his photo, then you’ll know why she fell.
Bob Klump had fun raiding the ice box
at a girl’s house the other night. Did
you get indigestion, Bob?
Who was that certain young soldier
waiting outside the school Friday ? May
be Naina knows.
Sinatra has Competition
A swoon club has been started in Mr..
Adams’ third period English classes.
Every time the girls in the back of the
room hear him talk, they swoon.
Mr. Adams, you’ve made a big hit!
Betty Bums got married to Dan Petty
and now her name is Betty Petty. Cute,
isn’t it?
Did you know that Bob Boehning’s
ambition is to make a success of his
attempt ? And that Lorraine Mandeville’s
hero is Bob Klump ?
Who is the new Boy called Jutes who
has all the girls in Home Room 210 ga
ga? They tried awfully hard to be intro
duced to him and finally succeeded.
Why does Lorraine Sorrenson get so
hysterical when a certain boy with init
ials F . S. is mentioned?
Dolores Wells is haunting our famous
halls again after living in Philadelphia
for a year.
�Friday, September 28, 1945
Trojan Juniors Thump
Maine Sophs 13-0
The 1945 football season was opened,
at Niles Township High School last
Thursday when the Junior Varsity beat
Maine Frosh-Sophs by a score of 13-0.
Howard Lindstrom, fullback, brilliantly
led Niles to victory.
The Trojans got off to a quick lead
by taking advantage of a fumble by
Maine on the kickoff and in six plays
and a first down the Trojans were over
for their first touchdown on a line plunge
by Lindstrom. Niles missed, the extra
point and they led 6-0 after 4 minutes
of play. Niles kicked off and Maine
fumbled on their 35-yd. line and Niles
recovered for the second time. This time
Niles didn’t score as the Maine line
fought viciously. During’ the rest of the
first half both teams played good ball,
but neither team scored and the half
ended 6-0 in favor of Niles.
Both teams fought evenly during the
second half until in the fourth quarter
Maine fumbled on their 40 yd. line. Niles
recovered and after two first downs
scored on an end run from the 2-yd. line
by Howard Lindstrom. Lee Garner,
quarterback, passed the ball to Dick
Ratrey for the extra point making the
score 13-0. The game ended a few min
utes later with Niles still leading 13-0.
Niles
Hall
Comstock
Kadlec
Boehning
Lebbin
Brophy
Pearson
Garner
Blessing
Fischer
Lindstrom
Niles
Maine
LE *
LT
LG
C
RG
RT
RE
QB
LH
RH
FB
Maine
Blackburn
Sullivan
Gwin
Cole
Weber
Koerner
Rudd
Brown
Young
Jenkins
Davis
6 0 0 7 — 13
0 0 0 0 — 0
Touchdowns: Lindstrom (2)
Point after touchdown: jRatrey
Substitutions: Niles—Valkenaar, McNeely, Miller, Barret, Jones, Gutman,
Hughes, Wettengel, Batz, Kepen, Paloell,
Ratrey, Dahm, Kutz, Fotsch, Brice
Whalen, Pasek, Linskey.
J . V. FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
Thurs.,
Thurs.,
Thurs.,
Thurs.,
Thurs.,
Thurs.,
Thurs.,
Sept. 20 Maine
Sept. 27 Leyden
Oct. 4 Arlington
Oct. 11 Maine
Oct. 18
?
Oct. 25 Leyden
Nov. 1 Arlington
Page 5
N ILEH ILITE
3 :30 Here
3:30 There
3:30 Here
3:00 There
?
3:00 Here
3:30 There
V ARSITY FOOTBALL SH EDULE
Fri.,
Fri.,
Fri.,
Fri.,
Fri.,
Fri.,
Fri.,
Fri.,
Sept. 21 Evanston
Sept. 28 Warren
Oct. 5 Libertyville
Oct. 12 Arlington
Oct. 19 Woodstock
Oct. 26 Lake Forest
Nov. 2 Leyden
Nov. 9 Crystal Lake
3 :45 There
3:00 Here
3:30 There
3:00 Here
2:30 There
3:00 Here
8:00 There
2:30 Here
New G.A.A. Formed
In Trojan Ranks
New plans for a new G.A.A. were
outlined at a mass meeting on Sept. 24.
F irst and foremost was the magazine
campaign, which will start next Monday,
October 1. Also following the campaign,
as per usual, will be the hay-ride some
where in the week of October 15 through
19.
This new G.A.A. which promises to be
an athletic organization will have tennis
for juniors and seniors on Monday eve
nings and track on Wednesdays. For the
freshmen and sophomores the plan will
be reversed; that is, track on Mondays
and tennis on Wednesdays. Pat Schirra
will be student manager in tennis and
Pat Olson and Carolyn Harnden will
combine their efforts in track.
After several weeks of track practice
an inter-class meet will be held which
will include such events as the 75 and
50 yard dash, baseball throw, basketball
throw, 75 yard low hurdles, running and
standing broad jump, high jump, and
four-man relay teams. There ape quite
a few events but each girl may only enter
three events for her class.
The tennis will be a class in instruc
tion and practice. Racquets will be fur
nished by the school, but balls must be
brought from home.
In order to maintain your membership
in G.A.A., you must keep 16 points a
semester. To work for a class award
you must have at least 28 points. For
each hour you spend in G. A. A. activity,
you will receive one point, but at least
eight of your total number of points
must be awarded in activity other than
swimming.
Swimming hours will also be set.
Probably for Tuesday and Thursday, and
Life Saving on Friday. This is not def
inite yet, however.
The informal initiation of new mem
bers will take place on October 5. The
formal initiation will be held over until
February, when all members will be in
itiated. Since it is to be a new organi
zation this will even include old members,
but you must have the 16 points to be
initiated.
Also new this year will be individual
class awards. Previously there were reg
ular point systems to work for regardless
of class, but under the new system fresh
men will work for freshman awards, etc.
Well, let’s hope this new idea will make
the Niles Twp. G.A.A. one envied by
other schools.
Trojans Defeat Wildkit
Reserves 31-0 in Opener
By John Lane
The Trojans opened their 1945 foot
ball season bj defeating the strong
Evanston reserves 31-0 last Friday on
che Evanston field. It was only a pra^
tice game but the Trojans really had
what it took. Their line was charging
and although it isn’t especially heavy it
will hold its own against the best. The
backs were especially fast and hardrunning.
-‘
Bob Roman was the star of t}ie game,
catching two touchdown passes thrown
by quarterback Bill Witte. The other
scores were posted by Dick Swanson, also
on a pass from Witte, George Riha’s
8-yard plunge, and F a rr’s 2-yard run.
The Trojans excelled the Wildkits in
both running and passing; .The Gold and
Blue had a total of 78 yards gained from
scrimmage by running and 141 yards by
aerials compared with 10 yards by run
ning and 14 yards by passing for the
Wildkits.
Coach “Ike” believes the Trojans will
be the team to beat provided they keep
working and not become overconfident
because of their first game.
The Trojans had control of the ball
for most of the first quarter, finally
scoring on the first of W itte’s touchdown
passes to Roman. In the second quarter
the Trojans scored twice, once on a pass
to Swanson from W itte, and then on
George Riha’s 8-yard plunge. The second
half started with the Trojans receiving
the ball which they again kept almost
the entire period. Roman again scored on
a pass from Witte. The Trojans reserves
started the fourth quarter and Roman
again scored on a pass from W itte be
fore he was replaced, to complete the
scoring.
Noesen, Klump, and Berens played es
pecially good ball, while Swanson played
a fine defensive end.
Statistics
N.
E.
Yds. from
Passes .
1 4 i 14
Yds. from S crim m a g e
74 10
1st Dow ns from S c rim m a g e
- 8
2
1st D o w n s b y P a s s i n g
5
2
1st Dow ns by P e n a ltie s
~
0
0
Pen alties.
•
l
x
Fu m b les
■
4
2
Fu m b les R ecovered by
22
K icks
.
5
5.
Yds. K ic k s R e tu rn e d
90 84
K ic k s R e tu rn e d by
55
T o t a l yd s. g a i n e d — s c r i m m a g e . . 215 24
Fri., Oct. 5
Thurs., Oct.
Fri., Oct. 19
Fri., Oct. 26
Fri., Nov. 2
Fri., Nov. 9
Evanston
.1 Leyden
Leyden
Arlington
Maine
Evanston
3:45 Here
3:00 There
3:30 Here
3:30 There
3:30 Here
3:45 There
�Page 6
N ILEH ILITE
Trojan Interview ShowsThese 194 5
Belief in Strong Team
The football players expressed the be
lief that this year’s team will be com
parable to the best that Niles has ever
had. All seemed quite confident that the
1945 Trojans would capture the NorthEast conference crown.
Bob Farr, back
Bob is one of the returning lettermen. He says “W e’ve got a very good
team this year. It is experienced with
many returning lettermen. • The first
'
games will be the toughest because we
aren’t very well prepared on plays. Lake
Forest will be the team to give us the
best battle.”
Bob Roman, end
Bob is another returning letterman.
Bob says “With a team that works swell
in practice we ought to come out on top
in the North-East conference. The team
looks good because there are many re
turning lettermen. Also many good new
comers on the squad.”
Jim Harrer, tackle
Jim is also a returning letterman. “A
fast backfield’ and a light but steady
working line of about 165 pounds make
up our team. Good reserves in almost all
positions will help us to the champion
ship. The team is very experienced as
many lettermen are returning.”
George Peschke, tackle
George says, “The prospects for this
year’s team really look good with almost
a full team of returning lettermen. We
ought to take the championship if the
team keeps working. The team looks
swell in practice.” George is one of the
returning lettermen.
Jim Heiniger, back
Jim payed on the Frosh football team
last year. He says, “We should take the
conference championship with an ex
perienced ,team. It is also a very fast
team with good ball handlers. Libertyville will be the toughest team to beat,
but we ought to get out on top.”
Ollie Berehs, tackle
“The team as a whole looks better
to me this year than last. Our line is
mostly experienced and our backfield is
faster and looks more confident in prac
tice. Our toughest game should be High
land Park, but I feel we will win the
conference.”
Bob Doetsch, back
Bob played in the backfield last year
and here is what he thinks of the ’45
team: “The team looks quite a bit more
snappy to me this year. The line is
comparatively the same with a year’s
more experience. The backfield is all
around better this year. I think our
toughest game will be Highland Park,
but wé should win it.”
Dick Swanson, end
Dick played a pretty fair end last
year and he looks a lot better this year.
Dick feels that if everybody on the team
works together nothing will be able to
stop Niles. Dick thinks Warren will be
the toughest game but that they all will
Friday, September 28
Trojans Meet Warren Today
These are the Trojans: (1-r) line, Swanson, Berens, Noesen, Klump, Peschke, Harrer, Roman. Backs, Riha, W itte, Farr, Doetsch.
Trojans Pin Hopes on
Undefeated '45 Season
by John Lane
As the Trojans roll on to another foot
ball season it’s only right we should
mention their past record. First, they
have never had a season in which they
have been undefeatd. Their best season
was in 1943 when they won five and lost
one, plus one tie. This season they should
really go. They have an experienced
line with good substitutes and a backfield full of returning lettermen, and
what is needed most, a full coaching
staff which has been lacking for sev
eral years.
Last year’s season was called a semisuccessful one for the reason that there
was only one returning veteran on the
squad and the boys did make a record
worth mentioning. This year every
letterman except two return.
Several new players have joined the
squad which may give it extra strength.
Of these Tom Brophy and Herb Jaehnke
may help the most. Tom transferred
from St. George where he played tackle,
while Herb has been with us “fo yars
’n yars,” and it wasn’t until this year
that he began minding somebody else’s
business besides his own. Another change
found Jim Ehmer’s 265 pounds being
changed from tackle to fullback.
Mr. Ike was hoping the boys would
“take” to the difficult “T” type of play
in time to really pour it op Evanston in
their first outer-squad game.
The Trojans’ first home game is
against Warren, which is rated the best
in the North-East Conference, so it looks
as if the Trojans better get down to busi
ness in their first game instead of wait
ing to show usual late-season spirit.
be tough. Dick is .sure teamwork will
bring Niles a championship.
Bruce Cook,^_back
Bruce played mostly J.V . last year,
but he looks very promising this year
and should be in there most of the time.
Bruce thinks the team looks great this
year although he suspects Highland Park
will be pretty tough. When interviewed,
Bruce seemed confident that Niles would
come out a winner.
Cheerleaders Are Chosen
As '45 Season Begins
by Beryle Schwabe
After three months of vacation, every
one should be ready for the high-lights
of high school—sports! The varsity foot
ball team is in the swing of things and
all ready for its first game, this after
noon, and just to prove the girls aren’t
asleep, the cheerleaders are right in there
too!
This year there are nine varsity cheer
leaders and six junior varsity. The four
seniors on varsity are Betty Weldon,
Marilyn Burns, Charmaine Neutz, and
Beryl Schwabe, while the juniors on the
varsity include Carolyn Harnden, Carol
Krause, Millie Zavrel, Dolores Lauth,
and Pat Schirra. Six entirely new names
will be on junior varsity to try their
luck. They are Anita Schmid, Arlene
Kaehler, Carolyn Gylden, Joan Harrer,
and Marlyss Lawrence. We’ll wait to
see what happens, but let’s wish them
all good luck!
The latest news to come out ol the
sports department is the fact that G.A.A.
will actually be an athletic organization?
Surprises are really coming fast. Yes,
there will be activities after school and
you must have 16 hours of participation
to even think of joining in the following
semester.
These after-school activities include,
at the presnt, track, tennis, and swim
ming. This track idea seems pretty good,
a» it would be inter-class competition and
there will be a meet in which girls may
enter as teams. That is, the freshmen
will make one team; sophomores another,
and so on. So if you plan to join the
G.A.A., you ought to try this track idea.
Something new is often interesting!
Also on the new idea sheet, we find
senior girls now having five days of
physical education a week. All senior
girls, regardless of who they may be or
know (unless it is a doctor!) must have
two swimming periods and three gym
periods a week. So—the usual moans
about straight hair, usually heard once
a week, will be common two days.
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Final Results in Queen Contest: Trietsch 780,600; Weldon 186,126; Schirra 32,270; Schewe 42,566.
nile H I lite
Wednesday, February '21, 1945 .
Niles Strong For
Finals; Coaches
Give Views
On Feb. 27, 28, and March 1 and 2,
the ’45 basketball regional finals will be
played at Waukegan /high school. Niles
has a good chance of winning. If the
Trojans can beat Evanston, they will
move into the semi-finals against eithet
Highland Park or the winner of the
Wauconda district tournament. If they
win that game they will move into the
finals against either New Trier or Wau
kegan.
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The schedule for the finals:
Tuesday:
Waukegan vs. Maine Twp. (Game 1)
Zion vs. New Trier (Game 2)
Wednesday:
Highland Park vs. Winner of
Wauconda district (Game 3)
Niles Twp. vs. Evanston (Game 4)
Thursday:
Winner of 1 vs. winner of 2 (Game 5)
Winner of 3 vs. winner of 4 (Game 6)
Friday:
Championship Game
Winner of 5 vs. winner of 6.
The tournament season is here again.
All teams are practicing strenuously so
they can place in the big basketball con
test. to be held at Waukegan this year.
Coach Mackey feels our team this year
is in exceptionally good shape, and is
getting better each game. Although get
ting a bad start, we really picked up.
Charles Lauer, coach of New Trier
high school, does not want to say much
about his team, but that he is disap
pointed the way his players keep drop
ping out and new ones keep coming in
almost every two weeks. New Trier is
scheduled to compete with Zion’s team
for their first game of the tournament,
which New Trier will probably take.
Waukegan has won 16 out of 19 games
played, and Coach Brown, their director,
feels their team is in good shape. They
are also *playing on their home floor
which adds a great deal to the outcome
of the game. Waukegan’s first game is
with Maine Township high school of
Park Ridge.
Information pertaining to the High
land Park team has not been obtained,
but no doubt they will try to place as
high as any other school in the confer
ence. Highland Park is to play the win
ner of the district championship which
will be unkown until next week.
Niles is scheduled to compete with
Evanston. Rocky Hampton, the coach of
Evanston, feels their team should place
pretty good in the tournament, but
whether or not is yet to be seen.
Skokie, Illinois
Voi. VI, No. 9
Radio Stars To Be McElroy Predicts
Guests at Launching Victory For Niles
The third week has passed of the
Victory Queen Contest and the number
of votes are really adding up. Joan
Trietch is slightly ahead—
with 122,327,
while Betty Weldon is close behind with
116,254. “Frosh” Joan Schewe totals
38,041. Pat Schirra is low with 16,736.
The battle of the' females is on and - may
the best woman win.
The date for the launching has defin
itely been set for March 16, at 8:00 p.m.
Niles Twp. will play host to such radio
personalities as the Hoosier Hot Shots
and the Dinning Sisters. With them will
be other radio stars.
The evening has been arranged to
launch the landing craft that the students
of NileHi have purchased with stamps
and bonds.
NileHi’s basketball team really looks
hot, at least in the eyes of Gerald A. Mc
Elroy, sports writer for the “C o o k
County Herald”.
Mr. McElroy predicts Libertyville will
take the district final, and then they will
again win from Highland Park, their
first game of the tournament. He feels
New Trier will walk away with Zion.
This is yet to be seen though. McElroy
is quite sure Waukegan will overtake
Maine.
In the final game of the tournament
he predicts, the tWo top teams, “the un
defeated”, will be Niles and Waukegan.
It sure sounds good, if it’s true. At
least every student of Niles hopes so.
For the otftcome of this game McElroy
gave no prediction, but it will be a tough
game for both teams.
Honor Society May
Come To Nilehi Niles Coasts To Win
The honor system in NTHS has re
cently been fully discussed and it has
been decided to send for information on
the^National Honor Society. The senior
and junior faculty advisors, Miss deBooy
and Mr. Benette, along with the pres
idents of the senior cabinet and the
junior council have taken charge of the
matter.
To qualify for membership in the Nat
ional Honor Society, the student must
be either a junior or senior, and the fol
lowing qualifications are taken into con
sideration: the character of the student,
his leadership, his service to the school,
and his scholarship.
Hatchet Hop Tonight;
Fun Begins at Eight
When? Tonight, that’s when! Zowee!
you mean you don’t know? You haven’t
heard? Where have you »een? A big
dance and you don’t know ? Aren’t you
hep ? Well then the facts shall all be told
....a n d NOW!!
Tonight, Wednesday, February 21, the
Reflection staff is putting over a dance.
The Hatchet Hop is its name. A lot of
credit should be given to the Reflection
staff for working so hard just for the
dear students. They have the dance on
the idea of George and the famous cherry
incident. Along with this are two 6 ft.
busts of both George and his wife Mar
tha. This is a celebration of George
Washington’s birthday (which readers
know is the reason there is no
school tomorrow) and a dance combined.
Over Leyden Team
The end of the 1944 - 45 basketball
season finds Niles tied with Crystal Lake
for first place. The Trojans ended the
season with another victory, with Ley
den being the victim. The score was 46
to 39.
The first quarter opened fast with
some hot scoring by both teams, but
more by the Trojans. Wally Zust scored
10 of the 19 points the Trojans totaled
this quarter. Anderson and Williams ac
counted for the other 9 points with 5
and 4 respectively. The quarter ended
with the Trojans on the topside of a 19
to 11 score.
The quarter following was as exciting
as the first, except there was a little
less scoring. Anderson was high scorer
with 4 points to his credit, and Zust,
still up in the scoring, took the second
spot by boosting by three. Nachbauer
and Kunkel sunk one apiece to make it
11 for Niles to 6 for the Leydenites.
The half ended with NileHi way in the
lead by the score of 30 to 17.
In the second half the Trojans slowed
up in the scoring end, but did not suffer
much in so doing. In- the third quarter
7 points were scored, Nachbauer ac
counting for four, Anderson two and
Williams one.lt ended in a 37 to 25 score.
The rest of the game loafed along, the
Trojans sitting pretty, with thè heavy
lead gained in the first half. High scor
ers for the game were Zust who totaled
13 points, Anderson followed close be
hind with 12 points, Nachbauer totaled
7 and Williams 6. This game closed up
�N1LEHILITE
Wednesday, February 21, 1945
'Since You Went Away' Proves Favorite Movie Oí Thousands
For Females Only!
Bind turnabout Dates
With Helpful Hints
Well, of all things! Boo Hoo. Some
body has already asked him. Don’t let
Liiis be your theme, girls. Shake a leg
and ask your date-bait to the G. A. A.
du^nabout—date not known as yet. Here
a- e some tactics taken which are usual
ly successful.
Freshie: Hello there, Johnny. Oh, John
ny»
you like to dance ? Well, it’s
this way. I belong to the G.A.A. and it
seems they are going to give a dance
where the girls ask the fellas and pay
for everything. If you aren’t doing
anything—well that is—, would you
like to go ? ?
Sophomore: Hi there, Bud! Say, the G.
A. A.’s annual hop is coming up soon.
If you would like to go, I’d sure like
to take you.
Junior: How’s things, Bill? How would
you like to go to a Turnabout? If you
don’t want to, just say so. There are
lots of other fish in the sea. But I
kinda thought ilf would be fun. And
don’t worry, you don’t have to pay a
cent.
Senior: Just got some straight dope.
G. A. A. is giving another one of those
turnabouts. It really sounds like a good
deal. Come on, Honey—what do you
say we go?
If you want a few laughs be sure and
and stop in at the eighth period study
hall.
Miss Colbert Leads
In Imposing Cast
Pi ofile Says
"Carrot Top"
Is Feb. 22
Baby !!!!
If you’re the type of person who thor
oughly enjoys a picture that makes you
cry your eyes out, you will consider an
evening well spent seeing “Since You
Went Away”.
Bes*t known as Carrot-top is brown
Claudette Colbert heads an imposing eyed Barbara Horton, senior born on
cast (no less than seven stars). Her per George Washington’s birthday, February
formance as Anne Hilton, a mother who 22nd.
must carry* on at home while her husband
Barbara chooses as her drool - bait
is at war, is truly beautiful. This per Greer Garson and Van Johnson of the
formance makes her one of the leading movies. We wonder if George would ap
candidates for the Academy Award of prove of “Barb’s” taste or if he would
1944.
thrill to the spine-chilling catastrophies
Jennifer. Jones gives a performance- of Mystery Theater as Barb does.
equal to the one in the “Song of Berna
However, Barbara and George do have
dette” as Anne Hilton’s older daughter. something in common for when George
Shirley Temple makes her come-back as led his courageous men with bare feet
the younger daughter, Brig. She is as over the icy snow on which blood trickentertaining as when she was a child eled to leave a beaten path through
actress and is now a better actress.
the hazardous battle of Valley Forge*
Monty Wooley is very funny as a re how could he know that in years to come
tired army officer, who is boarding with vivacious Barbar Horton would follow in
the Hiltons. Joseph Cotton is an <»ld footsteps with blood-curdling cheers to
friend of the family and is just as ro lead the Trojans on to Victory.
mantic as ever.
Robert Walker plays the role of Mr.
Jim Doesn't
Wooley’s grandson who falls in love with
Jennifer Jones. He is shy and sweet,
Seem Like
but you ought to see the love scenes
between him and Jennifer Jones. They
C eorge In
positively sizzle!
That grand old trouper Lionel Barry
Looks!!!!
more plays the role of a minister. Though
his role is short he turns in a fine per**-*-*•'
Tall and muscular Jim Ehmer, junior,
performance.
The Hiltons have an English bulldog also born on February 22, fails to see
that causes some funny scenes. Monty his likeness to George Washington, as
Wooley hates the dog and does every he is 6 foot 3inches and weighs 260
thing in his power to make the dog hate pounds.
him, but the dear little thing only gets
Although, they both seem to like
to love him more and more. He even spending (or throwing) money away.
sleeps on his bed when Mr. Wooley isnfc For instance the time when George
in the room.
Washington threw his dollar across the
Seeing “Since You Went Away” will Rappahannock River - and spending
give you some idea of what families are money being Jim’s hobby.
going through during this great conflict.
Jim ’s favorite classes are print shop
The picture is a little long, and some and auto shop and his pet peeve is when
times “wishy-washy” but- you will enjoy Mr. Meier pulls his hair. Mr. Meier and
it.
Mr. Mackey are his favorite teachers
�Wednesday, February 21, 1945
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Norum Is Bridge
Wizard In Class
“Bridge in Latin? Why that’s absurd”
Well, it may have been a little irregular,
llore and there and around the country but Miss Marjorie Ronalds said it really
W find alumni of NileHi. This column is brought results, when it was tried in her
3
dedicated to them — our fighting men. j fifth and seventh period, second year
Biii Meyer S2-C has completed his ILatin classes.
The idea was to learn vocabulary les
first weeks of training in the Naval Air
sons. So they began to have bridge
crew. He will now begin radar school.
Charlie Williams of the Coast Guard games. Everyone drew for a partner to
visited NileHi and was able to take in a start out. Then six tables were organized
few basketball games. Remember when with four people at each table. The voc
Cnaiiie starred on the Niles teams a few abulary tests were read by Miss Ronalds
and the papers were graded. The part
years ago.
ners would combine their scores on reg
Paul Koburi just visited NileHi re
ular tally cards and the winners move
cently after completing his “boot train
on to the next table, where new partners
ing” at Great Lakes.
were made. After each game the stu
Flight officer Eddie Krupa and marine
dents would move up or back until final
“Hezzie” Weldon finally got together
ly at the end of 12 games one person was
after not seeing each other for two years.
all victorious. This brain wizard of Troy
Nice seein’ you again, fellas.
was Donna Norum. Congratulations!!
The NileHilite received word from
Howard Wertz some place in the South
Pacific thanking them for the NileHilite. Nineteen Students Take
Glad you like it, Howie.
First Look at Nilehi
“Corky” Harrington met Bob Moore
in the Admiralty Islands. Ray Keegan
Nineteen students entered NTHS this
is there too and they hope to meet him. semester. Marion Jostook, Joan Stelzer,
Jack Kittredge has had a very thrill and David Taylor are back to school
ing experience. He was one of the para after a long absence.
troopers who were in the air-borne in
N T H S is glad to welcome Gloria
vasion of Holland. The going was tough, Green, sophomore, from Senn; Nancy
but Jack is still O.K.
Haynie, senior, from Principia; Ethel
Ed Brietenbach was one of the See- Engel, sophomore, from Kelvyn Park;
bees stationed in the South Pacific. He Audrey Drake, sophomore, from Senn;
participated in the invasion of the Mar and Richard Rattray, sophomore, from
ianas Islands.
New Trier.
Dick Assmussen and Chuck GockenWilliam Sanke, Ray Batz, Malaine
back aré still together with the Army Mickow, Barbara Johnson, Albert Scheuinfantry. They’re oft their way to the er, John Woods, Barbara Webster,- Jo
Pacific.
sephine Huber, Jeanne Platt, and Charles
Dresner have ben added to the freshmen
class. Shirley Huber is back to finish up
her schooling. May each one of you new
students enjoy the semester just begun.
HBkaÉfe iá
From the latest reports, Rollie Piastrelli is with the Marines on Guadal
canal.
Johnny Anderson has returned from
overseas. He stopped in at school and
visited with Mr. Isaacson.
Artie Baumhardt has been in the Phil
ippines and took part in the invasion
of Leyte.
Dick Baumhardt was in England and
took part in the D-day invasion. It all
seemed very exciting to him.
John May has responded to the notice
in the NileHiLite and has enclosed a
picture. Because of the experience he
received in bookkeeping at NTHS, he is
now general office boy to the Officer-inCharge of Ground School. He takes care
of Cadet grades and Officer grades.
Fellas — we need more pictures !
Some have come through, but many more
are wanted. Follow the examples of Ted
Carlyle, Duke Hezner, Eugene Roman,
and others and send in your pic for
the servicemen’s specis» !
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Cherry Tree, Not George
Should Get Credit
You give so much attention to
George Washington
Just cuz he fought a battle with
sword and gun
You say he was strong in power and
will
All he had really to do was to kill
But what if there had not been tjiat
cherry tree
That gave up its life so gallantly
Washington’s test for truth would
n’er ’ave been
He would have never been known
for not commiting that sin
He would have never gained fortune
or fame
You’ll see this is true if you’re at all
sane
With all this in mind friends listen
to me
It was not George Washington. . .
but the cherry tree
Miss Kranz was very happy and equal
ly pleased by a surprise Valentine party
given by her ninth period U. S. History
class last Wednesday, February 14th.
Every member of the class donated a
small amount of money which was used
to buy a large box of candy for Miss
Kranz. Some delicious cookies were made
by Dona Norum.
The new members in the class were
each given a consequence to perform as
an initiation. Mr. VanArsdale, who was
a special guest, fulfilled his consequence
by leading the class in singing Brahm’s
Lullaby.
A handsome young man has been
added to Mr. Lyndrup’s household. It
happened on January 29, in Oak Park.
Allen Wayne looks just like his father
so Mr. Lyndrup claims. The Lyndrup’s
now live in Morton Grove. Th'ey lived on
the South Side previously.
A new culinary expert in Niles Town
ship High School!
Pilar Dorado brought in a pile of real
Cuban “tortillos” last Tuesday. They look
like a cross# between an enormous fried
potato chip and a thin flat pancake.
Reactions in fourth period Spanish class
as to shape, taste and smell were varied.
They all thought they were interesting.
We wonder how Pilar likes our ham
burgers.
On February 7th, the major dramatics
class went to see the play “Harriet” at
the Erlanger Theater. Helen Hayes play
ed the leading role.
Mrs. Esch, accompanied the class as
it was a class project in which all par
ticipated.
On the whole, the play was enjoyed
very much by everyone in the class. They
thought that Helen Hayes was very good
in her role of “Harriet”.
Helen Reuter, a N. T. H. S. graduate
made the grade with flying colors and
graduated from the College of William
and Mary with a B A. degree.
At Niles she was an officer in the
student government and partook in dra
matics. At the College of William and
Mary, she has also taken part in many
activities. This bright student has been
included on the Dean’s list for excellence
of scholarship. While at college she was
a member of the French, Spanish, *md
German Clubs and Kappa Alpha Theta,
a social sorority.
Two more “Speed Demons” were added
to the list for the shorthand classes.
Rosemary Lutz and Irene Weis both
passed the five minute tests for Jan
uary with a percentage of 98. A test oil
the same order will be given each month
to see how the classes are advancing.
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NILEHILITE
Wednesday, February 21, 1945
Trojans Hold TopPlaee j Juniors Do If Again; “ 15atüiday^s“Ptay Day
After Laker Defeat
FiletcLy^s B 6 ^ ilig DAy Rates Congratulations
On Friday, Feb. 9, Niles Township
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high school’s basketball team boosted
“Set ’em up in* the ©t^e^^ley;’.’'LiEveryl
|A «| Saturday,
- € ^ ^ 45, a
themselves to the coveted first place spot Friday afternoon at 4:00 p.m. one can seej pl0 .T3£y *wds helcP"alf the Niles |Twp.
by downing a strong and hard fighting and most naturally hear this crj|<G The! H i^ B c h ^ o U It ^ s 'Sponsored feyl the
Crystal Lake team by the score of 59 jjuniors of NileHi have decided on a, G.|;AV'A/ under theIsapervjsion .of JMiss
to 34.
good old class bowl once a week. Stan Wells. Girls from five other schools were
The game started out rather slowly. ley Noesen, president of the junior present â‘fid participated in the various
Niles drew first blood however, with Zust council appointed Jackie Perrin to take sports.
scoring two free throws. The Lakers charge of the new activity.
Registration began at 9:00 A/ M. and
came back and scored a basket. The first
February 9 was the first day they continued for half an hour. At 9:30
quarter see-sawed back and forth in this bowled and Stan was pleased with the table tennis started followed by volley
manner, ending with Crystal Lake lead turnout.-The junior home room teachers ball at 10 o’clock, badminton at 10:30,
ing the Trojans by one point, TO to 9. will drop in every so often to see how basketball at 11 , and a free swim for
In the second quarter the Trojans took things are. They will not be chaperons— all participants at 11:30. To close the
a slight lead scoring 13 points to only 10 they will bowl right along with the program all retired to the lunch room
for Crystal Lake. The Trojans scoring students.
for lunch and ate . . and ate . . and
“Stewie”^ Munroe seemed to be the ate.
in this quarter was sparkplugged by John
1i-.ne who added 7 points to the team’s “dead-eye ball roller” as he took high
Six schools were represented at this
total. The half ended with the score- honors with a score of 211 .
play day. They were: New Trier, Libboard reading 22 to 20 in favor of the
ertyville, Maine, Barrington, Dundee and
home team. During the rest of the game
Niles. About ten students from each
school participated in the athletic events.
Niles kept pouring it on and slowly and
steadily pulled away from their oppo
Girls from Niles ran the registration,
did the scoring of all games and gen
nents.
The third quarter found the Trojans
It’s comin!!! What? Why the TAIL- erally acted as hostess and did a very
uncontrollable at basket making. Frank SPIN, of course. Squadron 611-5, Flights fine job.
The idea of a play day is to acquaint
Williams really turned on the steam, and “R” and “N” of the C.A.P. will present
dealt the Lakers a hard blow by scoring this dance on March 31, 1945, for every girls from all schools with one another
12 points. The total Trojan points for one’s enjoyment. It will be fn the Grand and spread good sportmanship among
this period was 19, -while Crystal Lake Ballroom of the Belmont Hotel at Bel them. On each team there were repre
could manage to slip through Niles’ mont Ave. and Sheridan Road. Jimmy sentatives from all schools and it might
defense for six points only.
Day and his orchestra, who are now be added that everyone had a swell time
In the final quarter the Trojans had playing at the Melody Mill Ballroom and and was well pleased with the play day.
the game on ice, and just,kept adding are featured on WBBM, will furnish the Congratulations to the G. A. A.!
points to their credit. Again in this music. Dancing, as everyone likes, will
quarter Red Williams led his teammates start at 9:00 and last until....? The bids
Fighting Wildkits Prove
in scoring. High scorers for the game will be $1.85 including tax
The TAIL-SPIN is being given to fur
were Red Williams with 20, John Lane
Top Much For Frosh
with 10, Mushie Anderson 9, and Zust nish funds for these two flights “R”
The Trojan frosh were unable to cope
and Nachbauer with 7 and 6 respectively and “N”. Their spring program will in
study of
mil with a. smooth functioning Evanston of
Future Stenos Show clude drill, radiothe C.A.P. manual,flying fense and were thoroughly defeated, but
itary
code, movies on
not outfought, 28-17 on February 13. /
and some actual flying time.
Typing Skill Now
The Wildkits started early in running
In order to furnish flying hours, the
Several typewriters received exhaus
flights .are trying to purchase an army up their decisive margin and at the quar
ting workouts in January due to the
nimble fingers of those speed demons trainer and secure a regular instructor ter had an 8 point lead. In the second
For bites to the dance see Betty Burns, quarter Niles played better ball and
who earned their competent typists cer
cut their foe’s lead to 2 points.
tificates for scores accomplished on 10 Katie Clark or Beryle Schwabe.
After tying the game at 14 all early in
minute tests.
the third quarter, Niles weakened and
w h o o z it
The recipients of this award who
Evanston began pouring it on. Heiniger
displayed the greatest dexterity are May He likes most everyone and most every
and Soergel played well enough tokeep
one likes him,
Robinson with 59 words and 5 errors,
Dorothy Gustafson with 57 words and 4 Admires Gene Tierney and likes Errol the Trojans in the game for awhile,
Flynn
errors, Elaine Hoppe with 54 words and
5 errors; and Marion Nachbauer with His favorite hobby is basketball, but Maine Unable tb Çlose!
you’ll have to ask him,
50 words and 3 errors.
Margaret LeClercq with 47 words About his pet peeves, they could be most
Wide Scoring Qap
anythin’
and 2 errors, June Fredericks with 47
After greeting the dawn of Feb. l^O
th;
words and 5 errors, Arlene Chastian He has a favorite subject like all stu
the Trojan frosh packed up &iid lëft ïor
dious guys
with 46 words and 3 errors, Marilyn
Burns and Marion Schubert with 46 And I know you’ll think he’s awfully wise Maine Twp. to engage thé latter; five in
words and 5 errors, and Jean Ebenroth For picking his Home Room three hun a basketball game. The-final store Was 29
for Niles, 19 for Maîfié. asrf /nifi r 5
with 45 words and 5 errors also disting
dred and ten
In turning back them atic Ridgd^eani
uished themselves on the typewriter keys- And for making the varsity team when
;
with speed and accuracy closely follow He showed the guys how to play bas the Trojanites played oft<e,!W ‘their rbest
ing that of the first group.
games of the ye&i. 'jfteimgkr: played an
ketball
’
u
The remaining members of this em With his solid weight and over 6 ft. tall outstanding floor gaihe,* O ghCoifistbck
inent assemblage to procure certificates Now for a hint that’ll give it away
and Garner were ’he leading gcdrérs
t
are Irene Donaldson with 43 words and He goes around with a girl called Janet for Niles.
4 errors, LaVerne Hartung with 42
Hayes
Maine was qpabl%£o score .on the secwords and 2 errors, Norma Lange and And he’s got lots of friends, it must be j ond quarter
¿tjifli.t half time appre
Catherine Mattheson with' 41 words and
a million
read 14-4, Nües. The vdei&pp .QiiPl&F dH"
5 errors and Loretta Karnatz with 40 He’s none other than THE great
creased in the^astoheW/ bftfeMaine» fwas
words and 5 errors.
suretniM. ^uu-ijj
unable to cjlosei the gap.; ïîs gteflto f:
TakeA Spin A t
The fa il Spin
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�February 21, 1945
Rumors Have Honor
Spot In Exchanges
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George Washington May Be Inspiration For
Book] 'My Son My Son' - Who Knows ?
by Fred Bernard
Rumor
George Washington was a real father to his country and therefore
Actual evidence I have none
a respected leader. His birthday is celebrated on February 22 of each
But my Aunt’s charwoman’s sister’s son
year and when said date doesn’t fall on a Saturday or Sunday the lucky
Heard a policeman on his beat
get
* ...
Say to the housemaid on Downing Street students owe a day, off.
We
this annual holiday to George, so to learn more of this
That he had a brother who had a friend
W knew when the war was going
ho
George Washington was born on February 22, a goodly time o f
to end.
year in which to begin life, in the year 1732^6. G. (before coupons).
(The Cue)
When only a mere tyke George chopped down a cherry tree 40 ft.
POME
high and with a girth of 12 ft. Strong little cuzz, wasn t he? This
Pueribus Kissibus
prompted his old man to exclaim, “Gad!” which he followed up with,
Sweeta Girlorum;
“Mv prize cherry tree, who could have done it? Could it have been my
Girlibus Likibus
im ie George? It could! It was! Yahhghh!” Talkative old gent, eh?
Wanta Somorum
;
After flanking junior on the Eastern front he asked if George was
Girilibus Pateribus
the culprit, to which our boy replied with those now famous words.
Enter Parlorum
The Cherry Tree Address—“Dad, I ain’t gonna try n pull the wool
Kicks Pueribus
over your eyes, I severed it wit me own little commando axe. Over
Exit Doorum
joyed, his father retorted, “My son, my son!”, wrote a book and died
Nightibus Darkibus
Nonus Lamporum
suddenly.^ ^ father kicked off the Washington homestead went to
Jympibus Fencibus
the dogs. Yes sir, Lassie and Fido did allright for themselves m those
Pantipus Torum
davs too. Anyhow, young George could not afford much schooling.
(Forest Scout)
So he went to the local employment agency and swung a job as
Dilemma
a surveyor. Now this job had a lot of angles to it (angles-surveying,
Why haven’t I the cair
catch on?) but George was solid to this kind of work.
.
That gets in other peoples hare
A bout'here George started thinking about women again, he
Why do I live in dreams,
thought about ’em once before. Pore’ George had a perfect build, nice
For that’s exactly how it seems
ears a strong voice and no bow ties. So you can see how little appeal he
Why am I sitting on top of the mune
had to women of the opposing sex. Well, he finally found a wife, Martha,
Looking on life as a beautiful tune
she was the dish that threw all those shindigs for the big wigs. After
Why do people think it quear
he was married war broke lose, out West I mean, with Indians yet.
That my days are free from feer?
After fixing up this pugnacious situation m approvable style
Well lets relacts
George went home and was made President. He was the first Presi
And face the fax—I’m seventeen!
(Gregory Hi-News) dent of the U. S. so he only served 2 terms, but he served them well.
Some people say he threw a dollar across the Rappahannock River
There were once three men in a boat.
I doubt it, loon how «me trvv
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They had a pack of cigarettes, but no but i aouDi u,’ look iiuw , wideJ the river. . is when--------rn w h n out,i l «hey.
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Also it is rumored about that George. . stood up in a rrow boat as he
matches. So they tossed a cigarette over
crossed the Delaware with his troops but this too is probably a pre
board and made the boat a cigarette
varication because our older generation had an old saying which read,
lighter.
—South Scribe “Sit down, you’re rocking the boat.”
Kitty Korner
Kitty also has ways to find out Nor
ma’s technique with good night kisses—
purr-r-r.
Hear tell John Crawford and Boxy
Mueller are becoming quite fond of coal
bins. Maybe Janet and Donna could tell
us something interesting.
This is to one poor freshman boy
wandering about in a daze, with this one
question foremost in his puzzled mind
Who’s taking who to the G. A. A. (?) How do you wash Kleenex ?
turnabout:
Betty Weldon — Ed Dean
Carol Anderson — Fred Borneman
Marilyn Burns — Kenny Stezkal
Carolyn Harnden — Bill Kenny
Anita Schmid — Don Falknor
Wednesday, February 21
Nancy Ohlson — John Kent
Hatchet Hop!
Wednesday, February 21
Sandra Goss — Bob Roman
Basketball - Evanston - there 4:30
Shirley Lawrence — John Lane
Thursday, February 22
Mary Ellen Racine is taking Ernie
George Washington’s birthday
Reimann to the Turnabout.
NO SCHOOL
Pat Byron is taking Don Christensen.
Friday, February 23
But getting back, to normal Kitty Kor
State Swimming Meet - New Trier
ner, if you heard faint strains of “RockSaturday, February 24
a-Bye Baby” one? 5th and 6th period, Basketball - Zion - there 7:15
you can blame it on Mr. Lyndrup and
Tuesday, February 27
his newly born/baby. He also received
Regional Basketball Tournament
two whole cigars from the class.
As we come upon Kitty this issue he
appears to be in a very questionable sit
uation, - walking backwards all the time.
“So what?’,’ - he complains, “the whole
world seems backwards, especially those
crazy kids at NileHi. Girls fixing them■
selves extra pretty, choosing boys and
going so far as to ask them out, - to
some kind of a dance called aTurnabout.”
L
Nile Hi Seems to be Confusing Cat
Well, my dear, sweet friend, I’ll let
you in on the big secret. IF you wash it
very carefully in Ivory suds, I think
perhaps your best bet would be to do
like all girls do and ahem... .throw it
away.
So finally the so-called penny pinchers
are going to come out and show every
one a good time. They are giving a
dance and plan on giving everyone their
pennies back but in fun instead. This is
their chant:
Comes Spring
Want a fling?
Now’s your chance
S. S. S. dance!
Beware fellas! This is the season of
gleams and beams. Yep, you guessed it.
The turnabout.
Why is Rupert looking so sad lately?
Could it be that Mary Lou has decided to
ask him to the turnabout at the last
minute. Now is that nice, Mary Lou?
Have you noticed the baby ring Mar
ilyn Hertzberg has been wearing, (it
couldn’t be Bob’s or could i t ??)
Does anyone know why Lois Heiniger
is suddenly interested in tractors?
The return of “Butch” to the eighth
period study hall leaves everyone in the
highest of spirits.
�Girls'Sports -
THE TROJAN WARS
by Beryle Schwabe
Well ? What’s the latest news from the
sports minded girls of NileHi? No! Not
Volleyball again! I’m afraid so people.
It’s late winter and volleyball is the pre
dominant sport as usual. Teams haven’t
been chosen yet, but they will be soon
and then we’ll find out ourselves right
back where we were a year ago. It is
a good sport however, and there usually
is a pretty tough fight for first place.
May the best team win.
A badminton tournament will start
soon in the Monday after school class. It
will be arranged so that you may chal
lenge a person directly ahead of you and
by winning exchange places with her.
Of course if the bird won’t co-operate
with the challenger she goes down to
the bottom and begins to work her way
up again. That’s what is called double or
nothing and if you lose you really have
nothing! (right?)
In the basketball class the whistles
blow much too often, It seems females
are foul or something because every two
minutes there is either a technical or
personal foul. A game of free-shots is
what Miss Wells calls it. To referee
this free for all, are Rosemary Racine
and Delores Chapman, who are now
now attending the American College of
Physical Education, but graduated from
Niles last year.
Some of the juniors and seniors are
surprisingly good at this game. Jane
Taylor, Helen Kuehne, May Robinson,
Laverne Kellen, Delores Fransen, and
Charmaine Valkenaar are among the
experts. (Did someone say experts?)
In swimming classes girls are passing
their fifteen and twenty minute tests.
Treading water for three minutes, swim
ming eight lengths and treading water
for the remainder of the time. All stu
dents must pass these two tests for
credit and some people have suddenly
discovered very weak hearts. (No rea
son for joy, boys, its all due to the
swimming!)
Record is Broken But
Fenwick Ends On Top
Last Friday in the Niles Twp. Natatorium Niles was defeated at a swim
meet with Fenwick High. In spite of the
defeat there were two outstanding vic
tories for Niles.
In the Frosh-Soph back stroke event
Rudy Schmid broke the record. His time
was 36.5, while the previous time was
over 37. The other high-light of the
meet was Jimmy Tagney defeating the
Fenwick representative in the diving
event who previously had beaten
Tagney. Congratulations !
Chances Are Excellent
According to This
What are the chances of NileHi win
ning the Regional championship?
Mr. Mackey — “If the boys play as well
as they have been playing in the last
few games, any team will really have
to go some to beat us.”
John Lane — “We should be able to take
it without difficulty”
Harry Mueller — “The team has been
playing good ball and I thinly we have
a very good chance of winning.”
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Bill Harris — “The fellows on the team
have high hopes, and our chances are
good.”
Wally Zust — “If we can get by our first
game, in the finals, against Evanston
I think we will win it.”
Frank Williams — “We have a pretty
good chance of taking it.”
Hank Mayeda —“Our chancel of winning
the Regional are as good as any other
team’s in the finals.”
Marty Alterini — “If the school gives
the team its support, the team should
take it.”
Crystal Laks Jinxed
By Trojan Jay Vee
- Boys'Sports
by John Lane
Art Anderson . Better known as Mushie
His pet peeve is “goils”, especially
after the Crystal Lake game. Mushie is
the present captain of the varsity. His
ambition is to she Alvina someplace
else but in' the milk store.
Ernie Reimann . Known to most as Lover
Ernie started the season as first string
guard but in recent games has made
way for “Red” Williams. This boy’s
strange ambition in liie is to have
twins, a boy and a girl ? ?
Walt Zust . . Nickname is Millie’s guy
Usually seen hanging on a locker next
to 107. Walt is one of the fastest men
on the team, plays starting right for
ward. One of the guys we’ll hate to
lose.
Bill Kunkel . . . His handle is “Kink”
Bill,' along with Ernie, plays on the
reserves. This fellow is known best
for his unconscious left handed hook
shot. His position is center.
Harry Mueller . . .Again since every pan
must have a handle, we’ll call him
“Vegetable”.
This guy is usually seen, quote, “shoot
ing holes in drain pipes trying to get
a rabbit”, unquote. Harry is fourth in
scoring on the varsity and plays right
forward when Zust doesn’t.
Frank Williams . . . . . . Called “Red”
Red started the season on the J. V.
team, but improved so much that he
now plays first string varsity. Red is
also found often lounging around a
locker in the east wing.
Louie N achbauer.............. Just Louie
Lou is the varsity guard opposite
Mush. He is usually heard yelling at
“Red” to get down to business on mis
sing free throws.
Don Falknor . . . . . .
Casanova
Don is usually seen with Anita Schmidt
and ....? He is the reserve first string
guard. He is also one of thé two guys
that get blamed for everything. Don’s
ambition is to be an ambulance chaser.
The Trojan J. V.’s continued their win
ning streak February 9, by defeating
Crystal Lake 40 to 29.
During the first quarter, both teams
remained fairly even. Munroe scored six
points, Kokum two, and DiSalvo three.
Holt of Crystal Lake scored four points
and Larsen scored three. The score at
the end of the first quarter was Niles 11,
Crystal Lake 7.
The second quarter found Niles fight
ing hard to maintain their four point
lead. They more than succeeded; the score
zjPat the end of the first half being 20 to
14 in favor of the Trojans.
The third quarter found the J. V.’s in Henry Mayeda ............ Plain Hank
Hank is the second string right for
creasing their lead despite Crystal Lake’s
ward and is usually seen outjumping
strong defense. The fourth quarter was
some six footer. He is just a measley
fairly even with the Trojans maintaining
5’ 3”. Hank’s main ambition is to grow.
their lead.
Bill H a r r i s ........................ Just Porky
Munroe was high point man on Niles,
Porky, like most people, was very
scoring 14 points. Larsen was high point
young when born. His main ambition is
on Crystal Lake, scoring 6 points.
to do 65 without being pinched, just
The Trojans made 16 fouls to Crystal
once. Pork is the -substitute reserve
Lake’s 17. However, Niles completed 13
center and mighty fine. He is usually
free throws while Crystal Lake completed
seen shooting a two handed one han
only 9.
ded push shot which, if it doesn’t miss,
Niles
11 9 13 7
40
goes in.
Crystal Lake
7
7 9
6
29
John Lane
........................
Shorty
“Johnny” isn’t a very hard guy to
know, or at least to see. He plays first
string center on the well knoVm Trojan
team. He has lots of ambitions (?).
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nile H I lite
Vol. VI, No.
8
Skokie, Illinois
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Wednesday, February 7, 1945
Lincoln’s Memory Still Lives
by Beverly Markus
Once again the memory of Abraham Lincoln is awakened within us. For it
is February, and every school child knows, the month
the “ great emancipator”
was born.
It’s more than just the month that makes us think of him. We think of
“ Honest Abe” now because more than ever we need the memory of his courage
and fortitude. Right now we are witnessing some very dark days, days when
we need these attributes.
Lincoln never had things easy in his life, but still he never weakened. The
tougher things got for him, the harder he worked to get ahead. That’s a good
lesson for all of us now.
Abe was not always successful in things he attempted. There was the time
he and a friend bought out three failing stores and as Lincoln said, “ they
petered out” . This left him in debt for several hundred dollars. The “ national
debt” , he called it, but he finally paid in full.
Later in life, after serving a term in Congress he was not re-nominated.
Still another set-back was losing the senatorial race against Douglas in 1858.
But despite all these disappointments, Lincoln still achieved the highest po
sition in the U. S. A., that o f President.
The story o f Lincoln’s life makes one stop and think. I f a farm boy raised
in the backwoods, with little education, can become the leader of his country,
then there’s something in a democracy after all. That something is the right
to get ahead and be as good as the next fellow. America unlimited, that’s what
this country is. I f we can always keep that in mind, then Lincoln w ill never
die, for his memory lives as long as democracy exists.___________ _____________
G. I. 's Get Your
Pictures In
By sending the staff of the Nilehilite more pictures like the two above (sent by Dick Boyd and Jim
Kozak), you in the armeu forces can
make the March 9 service men s issue
of the Nilehilite a really big success.
Letters telling of your activities
are equally welcome and we will
try to print as many as possible. In
this issue we will run a «ports sum
mary which will include football,
swimming, and basketbari. We will
make this as complete as possible
considering the publication date.
The deadline for all pictures and
and letters is February 21, 1945.
Virginia Reel W ill Be
Hatchet Hop Highlight
The Hatchet Hop, one of the first
dances to be given at NileHi in ’45 will
be presented at 8 o’clock on February 21.
The dance will celebrate Washington’s
birthday.
It is being given by the Yearbook
Fund Committee to raise money for the
Reflections. A t the last dance given to
raise money for the yearbook, $103.00 in
clear profit was made. The committee
hopes the Hatchet Hop will surpass this
figure. The price of admission, however,
will only be 30c, including tax.
This isn’t going to be just an ordinary
dance either. There will be refreshments,
games, entertainment and up-to-date mu
sic from a juke box.
One of the big attractions will take
place midway in the dance. It will be an
old fashioned Virginia Reel, in which all
will be asked to participate.
The decorations will be in keeping with
the occasion, two 6 foot busts of George
and Martha Washington being the most
important. These will be made by the
art department on sign cloth which can
be saved fo r other years so the dance
can become an annual affair. There will
also be drawings of hatchets, cherries
and eagles.
January Graduates
Headed For Service
Bob Bennett and Wayne Hansen are
now absent from the halls of NileHi. Both
boys graduated last month and expect
to enter the service soon.
Wayne (being 18) plans to go into the
army and Bob hopes to enlist in the navy
in spring.
Weldon, Trietch Vie
For Victory Queen
Those gallant young people who are
tabulating the “ Victory Queen” votes are
having a tough time. Thousands upon
thousands o f votes are pouring in. Up
to date Joan Trietch and Betty Weldon,
the senior and junior candidates, respect
ively, are neck and neck. Joan is slightly
ahead with 47000 and Betty right behind
her with 43000. Even the freshies and
sophs have thrown their candidates, Joan
Schewe and Pat Schirra, over for those
gorgeous, sophisticated, lucious upper
classmen.
The Queen and her court will preside
throughout the launching ceremony of
the landing craft bought by the students’
purchase of stamps and bonds. The date
as yet is not definite but it will probably
ibe in the gym on the evening of March 2.
This contest goes on for four weeks—
during that time each person votes by
purchasing defense stamps and bonds.
In addition to a great ceremony NileHi
will witness some radio personalities.
Reflections Revelry Plans
Near Completion
NileH i’s Reflections Revelry of last
year was such a success that the year
book staff has decided to stage another
one this year. This program will be held
in an effort to acquire sufficient funds to
cover the expense of this year’s annual.
The date that this event w ill be held
is Friday the 13th of April. A ll students
are welcome to participate in .this show.
Students who are talented in one way or
another should express their desire to
take part in the show to Miss Sayre.
This should be done by Feb. 23, in order
to have enough time to get the program
organized and to start rehearsals.
�Electron, Taft Trib.
Kitty Korner
Rate Bows For
Exchange Aids
- Cupid is Honored Guest
Trojans Display I. Q. In
Latest Intelligence Test
Johnny Mercer's H it
Proves M ost Sung
Once every year about this time
Freshman: “ Mama,, may I go out to
You can fool all of the people K itty’s good friend “ Cupid” makes his
ome of the time and some of the people annual visit to the Korner. — N o w
night?”
Sophomore: “ Going out tonight, mother” . all of the time but you can’t fool (a ) Dr. Cupid is an interesting person, especially
Junior: “ Goin’ out - don’t wait up” .
Jiehn (b) the draft board (c) around around Valentine’s Day, but he has one
weakness. That is relating all his ad
Senior: “ G’night,- mom, I ’ll bring in the vith me, kid.
Earl Browder was called (a ) jack ventures of his whole career. With his
milk” .
— Hi-Times ass)of all trades (b) and had 6 aces.
kind consent, K itty has been allowed to
The N.T.H.S. swimming pool is (a ) print a few of his stories.
K e : Please
Couple of the week: Marilyn Burns
an under classman’s grave (b) known as
She: No!
and Kenny Stezkal.
Rickard’s Dive (c) too cold.
He: Just once?
Song of the week: “Ac-cen-u-ate the
He: Oh, ma, all the kids go barefoot
What you don’t know won’t hurt
— X-Ray /ou, but what you do know (a ) isn’t Positive”.
Question of the week: “How many ex
Passenger: “ Have I time to say goodbye mough (b) is boring (c) shouldn’t be
ams did you flunk?
revealed.
to my w ife ? ”
It seems that Bob Hartney had quite a
Porter: “ I don’t know, sir; how long
Christopher Columbus is (a ) a
have you been married?”
student’s enemy (b) h-m-m, who cares? time at his surprise birthday party.
— The Electron (c) forgotten.
He wound up in the kitchen, - drying
Lash: “ Yes, water is found in three
Once, twice, thrice and (a ) fource! dishes, though.
Speaking of surprise birthday parties,
states” .
(b) quadruple (c) go!!
Tom Vandivier: “ I thought there was
Howard Hughes flew around the Pat Lannert fared pretty nicely a few
water in all 48 states” .
world to (a ) see how the other half Sundays ago. Fortune telling seemed to
— The Electron lives (b) show off his “ C” coupons (c) be a main feature of the party, and the
results were shocking.
Sailor:
“ There’s a torpedo heading show up the birds.
Joan Triefch should be complimented
straight for us!”
for the lovely tea she had on the 27th
Lady Passenger: “ Gracious, I hope it’s
of January.
one of ours.”
Did you ever watch Ronnie Bair make
— The Harper Highway
his rounds during the fifth period lunch?
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
When asked the question: “What to Watch him sometime — he has quite a
(A nifty young blonde)
you was the. highlight of the first semes variety!!
Bob Cleary recently received a letter
And don’t we all?
— Taft Tribune ter?” many various replys were given,
from a young junior girl telling of her
as follows:
Daffynitions:
Dates — food for the heart
Delores Brooks (Senior)— The time we admiration. He will not submit to ques
4
Divorce — the key to wed-lock swiped Rosie’s shoes in Bookkeeping. tioning.
Who’s the junior girl always talking
Mary Ann Ziegele (Junior) — Passing
Night-mare — a milkman’s horse
about tractors ? It couldn’t have any
— Taft Tribune
my shorthand brief forms test.
Rosemary Lutz (Senior) — A ll of us thing to do with one named “ Hayseed”
Roses are red
flunking a Business Law test..groans.. could it, Lois?
Carnations are pink
Why is everybody playing bridge in
Bob Bennett (Senior) — The fact that
But the chemistry lab
Latin? Please let us in on this great
Has a definite— aroma.
it’s my last one.
— Marshall High Ruth Jones (Senior) — Christmas Va secret.
What’s this we hear about Marty and
cation.
✓
Irritated Man (to the fellow in back of
him in a large crow d): “ Who are you Pat Conard (Junior) — I think the high Mary Ann breaking up? Couldn’t have
light is yet to come— the end of the been about a girl named Dot from
shovin’ ?”
Chicago, could it ?
Answer: “ I don’t know. What’s your
semester.
Why was it that Miss Sayre had Miss
Murial Hendrickson (Junior) — Are you
name?”
kidding! (Now that couldn’t have any Johann’s lunch put away in her desk,
— The Harper Highway
thing to do with Don, could it'M illie’ ?) not so long ago ? ? ?
Biff (twice nicked by the barber’s ra z o r):
Boys, have you seen the latest at
“ Hey, barber, gimme a glass of water” Don Nepstead (Junior) — Nothing ever
traction from Northwestern who claims
Barber: “ What’s wrong, sir, hair in your
happens to m e !!(? )
Sandra Goss (Junior) — B O B ! sigh..... a seat in the last row of room 219 dur
mouth ?”
Biff: “ No. I wanna see if my neck leaks” . Don Dye (Junior) — Listening to Sambo ing 6th and 7th period? Don’t miss'this
attraction.
(Dave W .) in homeroom.
— Jones Reporter
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Book Covers Are
Displayed By
Students
There are numerous United States
history students who. are cognizant and
proud of the attractive display on the
bulletin board in room 206 and they cer
tainly deserve some recognition. This
exhibit consists of the most artistic
covers chosen from the book reports
Miss Kranz’s pupils wrote recently on
any fiction, non-fiction,' or biography
books related to the chronicle oi the
nation.
“ The Buccaneer” is printed on a cover
which portrays a pirate ship and the
rather gruesome countenance of a man
being hanged in the foreground. This
piece of work is the product of George
Peschke. Ray Baumgartner painted the
picture of an American backwoodsman
for his report on “ The Revolutionary
War” and the cover by Gert Dettmer for
“ Blue Ridge Country’* cleverly depicts
the location of that area in blue. An
excellent drawing of a watchful Indian
by Eleanor May is found on the cover of
the book report which tells of “ Before
the Covered Wagon” and a book called
“ The Illinois” is the subject of a colorful
panorama of our state by Mat Boemmel.
Stanley Noesen painted the bust of U. S.
Grant to illustrate his report on “ A Man
Named Grant” .
The covers done by Walter Gatzke
for “ Arundel,” Sherrill McDonald for
“ Sergeant Lamb’s America,” Margaret
Morita for “ The Little Shepherd of
Kingdom Come,” and Robert Swanson
for “ With Lieutenant Pike” are also
outstanding because they have such fine
lettering.
N IL E H IL IT E
St. Valentine Brought With Him Two Special
Valentines; - 'Pepsy'Racine, 'Bubs' Bailey
Jet Propulsion Man
Joins Nilehilite
Introducing “ Sparkplug Stanley” !
He is the hero of our new comic strip
which begins in this issue of the Nile
hilite.
Sparkplug Stanley promises to be one
of the best features in this paper and the
staff firm ly believe you will enjoy him.
He is going through some thrilling ad
ventures and at times will seem to be
doomed. However, with your support, he
probably will be able to win most o f his
battles.
Also in the comic strip are: Ida Wanna,
a beautiful girl; Chief Morgue, police
chief, somewhat on the dull side; and the
Tub, the crook who weighs 385 pounds.
Later, more characters will be introduced
in the strip.
Mr. VanArsdale Plans
Speech Program
The speech correction program, started
in November by Mr. VanArsdale, is grad
ually increasing in importance from day
to day in the minds of certain students
whose defects have been corrected, or are
in the process of being corrected.
This speech improvement program
which will gradually be expanded, it is
hoped, will eventually affect the entire
student body of this high school; as a
matter of fact Mr. VanArsdale will soon
give a speech test to each senior, after
which he hopes to advise every senior
whose test reveals that he is in need of
remedial work.
As the successful cure of a defect is
entirely a matter of remedial work over
a long period of time, Mr. VanArsdale
expects his program to be a slow one.
However, one of his goals is making the
defective realize that when his deficency
The Trojans breezed to their
irth is remedied or cured, his opportunity for
North East Conference victory on Fri selling himself more effectively in the
day, January 19, by defeating Arlington business and social worlds in years to
come will be greater.
52-34.
Fast Trojans Are Too
Much For Cardinals
A crowd of over 500 students filled
the bleachers to watch the pre-game
favorites smothered under the fast Tro
jan attack.
Arlington stuck stubbornly with the
Trojans during the first quarter, and
realizing that 11-10 was much too close,
the Trojans moved to a sizeable 27 to
19 half time advantage.
The fast breaking Trojans proved too
much for the over confident Cardinals,
who totaled. only 15 points during the
final two periods, compared to 25 for the
men of Troy.
The scoring was evenly distributed
with the Trojans, Anderson being high
with 12. Stroaker was the best Arling
ton could offer with 10.
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We have in the midst o f N.T.H.S. a
beautiful brown - haired, blue - eyed gal
named Mary Ellen Racine, alias Fraulein Racine, the Pepsodent Kid. These
are the so-called nicknames o f this lovely
senior girl. She was both on February
14, 1928 (one of these Valentine babes!)
in Chicago. Mary Ellen’s favorite sports
are roller skating, and — basketball!
(That couldn’t have anything to do with
Ernie,could it ? ) What is that German
cross hanging on your neck for, Pepsy?
Her pet peeve is people that call her
Mary.
Freulein Racine’s favorite class is
major dramatics because she sits be
tween Rupert Roegner and Ralph Nettland (hint-hint, Mary Lou!) Mary
Ellen’s favorite actor is Helmut (drool)
Dantine and actress, Joan Fontaine. By
the way, Mary Ellen, what is that secret
name, that you absolutely have hysterics
when someone calls you?
In the sophomore class there is one
sharpie named Merryl Bailey. His birth
day is* Valentine’s Day (February 14,
1929) and he was born in Hartford,
Michigan. Merryll’s nickname is ‘“ Bubs” .
He has brown hair and brown eyes.
“ Bubs” favorite actor is Lou Costello
and his interest as far as actresses are
concerned is Betty Grable.(Do you blame
him ? ) “ Little Orphan Annie” is the
receiver of his admiration fo r radio pro
grams. His favorite teacher is Mr. Collins
and his favoite subject is band. It seems
that Merry 1 has no pet peeves. (Pretty
1
easy guy to please, huh ?)
Battling J.Vee Team
Falls To Maine
A hard fighting Niles team was de
feated by Maine 43 to 23.
In the first quarter, Stockfish led the
scoring, making six points. Maine made
a total of eight points and the score at
ihe end of the quarter was 12 to 8 in
favor of Niles.
The second quarter found Maine rap
idly gaining while the Trojans were
In the new semester, freshman Girls’ practically stopped. Maine made twelve
glee club will meet on Tuesdays 9th points, while Alterini made two free
period, and freshman boys’ chorus will throws.
meet on Thursdays the 9th period. A ll
freshmen interested in these classes may
still enroll.
It has been rumored that a barbershop
quartet is in the process o f being organ
ized. The personel?— Well, that’s still a
The Trojan J. V.’s were held scoreless
dark secret.
in the 3rd quarter while Maine added
The double quartet is still going strong eleven points to her rapidly growing
and is busy preparing for spring engage score.
ments. Paul Winger has been chosen to
In the last quarter, the Trojans were
replace Don Sandin, who has moved to able to make 9 more points, six o f which
Michigan.
were made by Munroe. Maine matched
The big event of the second semester this however, scoring twelve points and
fo r the entire music department will be winning the game. The final score was
the annual spring concert to be held the 43 to 23.
last of April. Never a dull moment in
Stewie Munroe was high point man
the music department!
for Niles, making nine points.
Barbershop Quartet Is
Secret o f Semester
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N IL E H IL IT E
Allen Assembly TakesNile High Bg Storm
Radio Stars Relate
Past In Interview
In the midst of mikes, canned music,
voice and other radio equipment stood
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Allen, two talented
radio performers. Your S. R. (star re
porter or scared reporter) caught them
just after their show in the gym Jan.
18th.
Mr. Allen stopped whistling long
enough to say, ‘I ’ve been in the movies,
Music for Madam, So Ends Our Night,
Theodora Goes Wild (in which he whistl
ed for Melvin Douglas ) and Dimples
( where he whistled and imitated for
Frank Morgan).
Mr, Allen has had a wealth of radio
experience mostly from Los Angeles. “ I
had a show in L. A. for a long time.
It was called ‘Cartoonist of the A ir ’
Next I cornered Mrs. Allen (a very
sweet personality) and asked her about
her experiences. “ Well, I ’ve been with
stock companies and I ’ve done produc
ing, directing and writing. I ’ve also had
a show o f my own, for a cosmetics com
pany - interviewing (at this I smiled
knowingly), and doing pianologues.
Mrs. Allen has some good advice for
you dramatics students interested in
radio. “ There’s a very good chance for
you in radio i f you prepare before you
go for an audition. ”
The Allens work free lance and do
three broadcasts a week in Detroit, but
at present they are on a personal ap
pearance tour.
A ll Mysterious Sound
Effects Revealed
“ High ho Silver — Hooray ! There is
a sound of hoof beats as the great white
stallion etc., etc., etc.” This, of course,
is the beginning of the program, the
‘Lone Ranger.”
Once you might have thought that
¿here was really a big horse in the studio
( naturally, that was when you were
small. None of Nilehi’s pupils would be
that stupid!?!) but now, since the Sound
Effects Assembly given January 18, you
know the sound of the hoof beats is made
by tapping two halves of cocoanuts
together.
This program, one of the most in
teresting and delightful that has been
presented at Nilehi, was given by Mr.
and Mrs. Allen. They do work in the
movies and on the radio.
Mr. Allen gave us some very beauti
ful imitations of birds and whistled some
of the tunes that he has done in pictures.
The Allens showed how sound effects
are made for radio programs. T h e y
demonstrated that fire can be made by
crackling (fellophane, and thunder by
rattling an over inflated football that
has a few bee-bee shots inside.
The Allens played some records of
trains and an automobile with a little
skit to show us how those sounds are
made on programs.
Everyone enjoyed this program immensly, as some o f the mysteries of
sound effects have now been unraveled.
University Provides
Tours For V an y
A new series of conducted tours
through the Technological Institute of
Northwestern University have been an
nounced beginning Saturday February 3.
The buildings will be opened to the
public and students free of charge.
The auditorium, the high-voltage lab
oratory, the one-million-pound-testing
machine, the heat-power laboratory, the
foundry, the chemical unit - operations
laboratory, and the faculty lounge are
some of the main points of interest that
can be seen.
Homeroom 112 would greatly apprec
iate any old yarn that could be brought
from home by anyone. Miss Green would
like to have any color or any size. Let’s
cooperate with her.
The eighth period typing class has a
champion typist in the one-minute tests.
Jay Galles claims this title and Gertrude
Dettmer came in second.
For Spanish students only: Robert
Fee, a first year Spanish student in the
eighth period class, caught Miss Smalt’s
attention one day by asking, “ Do you
The recent German offensive in Bel know R ay?”
“ Ray who ?”
gium was a matter of grave concern to
“ Repasito.”
all Americans. However it was respon
sible for a humorous situation in regard
to radio commentators, since their vivid
Seniors, Attention
descriptions of the battles sounded more
I f you are interested in securing
like discussions on human anatomy than
a scholarship, Miss Berry would be
on modem warfare. Here is a sample
happy to help you in getting the
which is guaranteed at least to make
information. The bulletin board in
you smile:
Room 221 has some booklets and
“ American troops have successfully
other information which can be ob
nipped the waist of the Belgian bulge,
tained just by asking. See Miss
and have caught the shoulder o f the
Berry in 221.
German flank, stubbing the toe o f the
Americans Outrank
A ll W ith Humor
sock of the entire German thrust.”
Wednesday, February 7, 1845
Freshmen Feature
Odd Hobbies At
Assembly
Eight freshmen aired their hobbies at
an assembly on January 19, and such in
teresting hobbies they were.
“ Hezzie” Floras collects keys. He “ had
to have a hobby, but quick” when his
eighth grade class began spending a lot
of time on hobbies. Bill Comstock likes
fly casting and angling. One of the in
teresting features of this sport is picking
the right fly. There are flat ones and fur
ry ones, long ones and short ones, and
the fish are fussy.
Joyce Mathews makes tiny rooms out
of shoe boxes and fills them with minia
ture furniture. This may lead to her life
work. Dolores Paulson collects baseball
stubs and anything related to baseball.
Autographs come under this heading and
she has those o f Phil Cavaretta and Bill
Nicholson. She is a great Cub fan. Don
Speer has a constructive hobby.He makes
model airplanes, both flying and solid
models. Building models takes a lot of
patience and Don says girls have more
patience than boys and should make
model airplanes. Thanks, Don. Betty
Long collects pictures o f classical composers.Dick Noth keeps coins of all sorts.
His specialties are alloys and invasion
money. Jeanette Oehring has the unique
hobby of collecting hairpins and napkins.
Some of her specimens are very interest
ing and amusing.
Ah! yes. The morbid side. There is a
zoot character in the class of ’48 who
collects turtle shells. But wait, listen to
the whole story. In order to get the
turtle shell it is first necessary to get
the turtle. Follow? An innocent little
turtle is sitting on a log sunning himself
and in comes the villian, one Howard
Siegal. He swims to within about twenty
feet o f the poor things and submerges.
Then he pulls the turtle off his perch and
drowns it, ever so gently. Later the tur
tle is headless with an axe; (and they
let Howard ran around loose). The in
sides are— let’s pass over that part. Then
the shells are scraped clean and lac
quered, and can be used for ashtrays
and flowerpots.
Oh well, the rest o f the assembly was
wonderful.
Surprise Party Honors
Jim Hukill o f 106
Jim Hukill, who is leaving for the ser
vice, was given a surprise party by his
homeroom, 106. A ll thè students in 106
were there and all of Jim’s teachers, in
cluding Mr. Blanke, Miss Lamberg, Mr.
Isaacson, Mr. Mackey and Mr. Ashworth,
The party was held in the cafeteria on
January 19, 1945 and all enjoyed the
cake and milk. Jim was given an identi
fication bracelet by homeroom 106. When
asked to make a speech, all he could say
was that the homeroom should write him
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through Mr. Ashworth.
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N IL E H IL IT E
Wednesday, February 7, lb45
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TROJAN W AR S
Badminton Is Latest
U-Guess-It Result
Athletic Interest
What?
No winners of the “ UGuess-It” contest? That’s true, no
winners in the contest this time.
There were two equally close run
ners up though. The score to be
guessed was Niles 55 and Arlington
35.
The two runners up were Harry
Jensen, who guessed the score to be
54-35, and Paul Corso, who claimed
the score to be 56-33 Neither can be
said to be better than the other be
cause they both came one point off
for each.
That was pretty good predicting
boys, but better luck next time.
“ She got the bird!” Why the badmin
ton bird of course. While it is referred to
in better circles as the shuttlecock, we
choose to call it the bird, due to the in
capability of some Niles students to pro
nounce words of more than one syllable.
Every Monday at 2:30 from now on will
be dedicated to the practice of this game.
Of course beating a bird back and forth
across a net may sound easy to some
people who have never played the game,
but it really is hard play — and take it
from me! ( ? )
m
For the female sharp shooters and hot
shots is presented a basketball club, to
be held every Wednesday, ninth period.
From this class there is expected to be
a great girl’s team. Who knows? They
may even challenge the boys to a game.
(Did someone say something?)
“Why Dearie, have you been swim
ming?” Now what makes people ask
absolutely idiotic questions like that ?
A girl runs from the locker room, her
hair in her face, her clothes half on, and
a few books dumped in one hand, with
the other wiping the water from her
neck and some questionable character
will arrive upon the scene with a ques
tion like that. A fter asking a few people
for their reactions on these characters
all we got were various forms of rage,
so decided to give it up and save the
sanity of the Niles students.
Speaking o f swimmers, many of the
girls from the syncronized team are now
swimming at the Town Club. The latest
arrivals are: Betty Weldon, Helen
Kuehne, Anna Mae Schmidt, Nancy
Perrin, Barbara Nelson, and Shirley
Hoddinott. We might even call it “ old
home night” down there every Monday
and Wednesday,
Northeast Conference
Has Own Nicknames
“ Hey, what’s the nickname of Leyden
athletic team, what’s Libertyville’s colors,
what’s the school song of Lake Forest.”
These questions are often asked by the
students and teachers. Here is a list
solving these questions.
A t Leyden High School the song is
“ Leyden Loyalty” , their nickname is the
Eagles, and their school colors are mar
oon and white.
With Arlington, the school song is
“Arlington High” (On Wisconsin), their
team nickname is the Cardinals, and their
colors are cardinal and white.
The Libertyville school song is “ Loyal
and True” , the team is the Wildcats, and
their colors are orange and black.
A t Lake Forest the song is the “ Notre
Dame Victory March” , their nickname is
the Scouts, and their colors are gold
and blue.
Trojans Battle For Third
Straight Swim Victory
The Trojan swimmers won their sec
ond meet in 5 days as they outclassed
Elgin, 37-29 at the latter’s pool on
January 16.
The first feature, the 160 yd. relay
went to Elgin as did the next offering,
the 100 yd. back stroke. This event was
only the second loss of the season for
Bill Clynes. In the 100 yd. breast stroke
Don Lyons’ best was only good enough
fo r second.
Niles took a 1st and 2nd in the 100
yd. free style event. In this, the most
exciting race on the card, Jim Tagney
and Ted Ebert swam stroke for stroke
before Ebert pulled away 5 yds. from the
finish.
A fter dropping the 40 yd. crawl, Niles
came back by having Jim Tagney cop
the diving contest. The meet ended when
the Niles medley team of Clynes, Lyons,
and Ebert came home on top.
The scoring was distributed as follows:
Tagney 11, Ebert 7, Clynes 5, Lyons 5,
Hartney 1, McDonald 1, Sando 1, and
Bennett 1.
200 yd. relay— Lake Forest (Johnson,
Vaile, Brocks, Stritt) 1:59.6;
Niles
(Bennett, McDonald, Hartney, Ebert),
2:04.7.
100 yd. breast stroke— Lyons (N ),
1:20.8; Peters (N ), 1:25.5; Nuzum (L F ),
1:30.
50 yd. crawl— Johnson (L F ), 28.0;
Hartney (N ), 28.8; Kennedy (L F ), 28.9.
100 yd. backstroke— Clynes ( N ) , 1:19.5;
Clinton (L F ),1:19.6; Dobroth ( N ) , 1:26.5.
100 yd. crawl— Stritt (L F ), 1:04.5;
Ebert (N ), 1:04.6; Tagney (N ), 1:07.8.
Diving— Tagney (N ), 59.45 pts.; Bar
tlett (L F ), 38.2 pts.; Hegarty (N ), 30.6
pts.
150 yd. medley relay— Niles (Clynes,
Lyons, Tagney), 1:36.6; Lake Forest
1(Clinton, Stritt, Johnson), 1:40.
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Boys' Spor+s
Trojans Seem W ell
On Victory Road
The fortunes o f basketball are fickle.
Last year’s great NileHi team hadn’t
lost a game in their conference race a
year ago at this date.
Incidentally, at the close of the season
they still hadn’t lost a game.
This year’s team, losing 3 out o f its
first 4 conference games, should hardly
consider its season successful. Y et they
find themselves second to Crystal Lake
in the standings.
Bringing up “ Red” Williams from the
juniors has strengthenea the Tiojans
considerably, and they appear now to be
the dark horse of the race.
The Trojans began their upward climb
on Jan. 12. They knocked off Woodstock,
which was in first place, by the score of
38-27. Then the following Friday, Jan.
19, Arlington was toppled from the top
of the perch by the tune of 52-34.
Libertyville, which had ascended to the
throne in the meantime, was defeated
Friday night, Jan. 26 in a hair raising
thriller, 29-27.
With the record now standing at 5
wins and 3 losses, the Trojans of 1945
seem to be heading towards the same
goal reached by the undefeated ’44
Trojan team — a conference champion
ship.
Gayety Of Old South
Told In Carnival
The water carnival is finally under
way! Yes, plans and predictions have
all been made fo r this great affair. Every
one has been assigned to his or her
number and the committe has written
them.
The swimming committee consists of
six people and each becomes director
for one number. These six people who run
the carnival are: Jimmy Tagney, Don
Lyon, Lou Kettel, Helen Kuehne, Bar
bara Nelson and Beryle Schwabe.
The theme this year will be a story
aboard a show boat. As an old darkie
dreams o f his happy days past, this showboat will tell a bit of the gayety o f the
old south.
Flying fish, darkie boys,
slaves, and old southern waltzes with
plenty o f entertainment and end men in
between swimming numbers, promises to
make this year’s carnival tops.
Catholics A t Fenwick
Remain Swim Kings
On January 25, after a ‘E l’ of a trip
across the city o f Chicago, Niles aqua
mariners finally arrived in the friendly
little province o f Oak Park in which they
found Fenwick high school, affable Cath
olic league swimming kings.
A fter a brief struggle the Trojans
went down in defeat 43-23.
Jim Tagney was dealt his first set
back of the year in the diving contest
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N IL E H IL IT E
Maine H um bled by Crystal Lake Slower;
Beaten
Strong N iles Five Can Be by Bill Harris
On February 9, 1945, the Trojans will
attempt to defeat the Crystal Lake
quintet. The Lakers took the Niles five
in the first game of the series by a
score of 40-28. However, the situation
may be different this time because of
the Troy five being so accurate toward
the bucket lately.
It looks as if Crystal Lake is an
example of a situation which so often
happens in spots. A great team in the
junior year with all returning as seniors
a good many times makes a poorer record
in the senior year than they did as jun
iors. We know of a number v f such cases.
It depends on the kind of boys they are.
We wonder o f an inflated ego is making
possible those Arlington and Leyden up
sets of that unbeatable Crystal Lake
five. Sometimes under this situation
boys feel they can win without working
hard in the senior year. Maybe that is
the situation. A t any rate Crystal Lake
is way below expected performance. Per
haps the last two jolts are just what
chey needed. We will see February 9,
when they come to Niles Township’s
floor.
A fter a heartbreaking Jayvee defeat
at the hands of Maine, the varsity came
back to show the Maine backers that all
would not be a “ bed of roses” on that
night. In an exciting, fast action game
the hail and hearty cagers of Niles
defeated Maine by a score of 33 to 31.
Everything went well the first quar
ter with the Trojans scoring 6 points to
their opponent’s 4. In the second quarter
there was a little more action with both
teams collecting nine points. The half
ended in a 15 to 13 score in favor of Niles.
In the third period Maine put on a
drive and scored 14 points, putting themin the lead by a score of 27 to 22, but
Niles was not to be beaten so easily.
The last quarter found the Trojans a
snappy team on both offense and defense.
They scored 11 points while Maine could
only sneak by the Trojan basket to score
4 points. The game ended in a well
earned victory for Niles.
Williams played a hard game and
led his teammates in the scoring. He
totaled 10 points. Anderson, still main
taining his reputation as a basket maker,
boosted his grand total by 7. Harry Mil
ler and John Lane scored 5 apiece, while
Zust and Nachbauer scored 4 and 2 re
spectively.
By the looks of the last few games
Niles is one of the top notch battlers
On Friday, Feb. 2, the flying Trojans
for the North East Conference crown. journied to Lake Forest to take both
ends of a twin bill, the varsity winning
by the score of 43-29.
The Scouts showed more fight in this
game than in the game played on the
Trojan home floor, but the height of the
By defeating a hard fighting Liber- young men of Troy was again too much
tyville team, Niles has moved into a for the Scouts.
From the opening tip-off the Trojans
contending position for the North East
were never in trouble, although the first
conference throne.
In relieving Libertyville from the top period score was 12-10.
The high point man for the evening
spot, which it shared with Crystal Lake,
the Trojans have brought on a four way was Linch of Lake Forest. He scored
tie for second place. The teams sharing almost half his team’s total points, 14
this honor are Niles, Leyden,, Arlington to be exact. Red Williams and W alt
Zust followed closely behind with 10 and
and Libertyville.
The Trojans, bucketeers showed real 9 points respectively.
This game was the Trojans’ sixth con
fight in defeating the Wildcats from
Libertyville on January 26, amassing ference victory and also their sixth
a total of 29 points to their opponent’s straight win.
rChe Niles second stringers nosed out
27.
Niles took the lead early in the first a high spirited Lake Forest jay vee
quarter by sinking two quick baskets. team 30 to 26 at Lake Forest.
The first quarter found both teams
This lead was never very seriously
threatened, until the last quarter, when fairly even with the Trojans making
Libertyville boosted their total of points seven points to Lake Forest’s five.
In the second quarter, Niles showed
by ten. Twice in the waning minutes of
the game Libertyville tied the score, but new spirit and was able to score fourteen
the Trojans tightened up their defense more points making the score at the end
and again took the lead by two points of the first half 21 to 11 in their favor.
The second half found Lake Forest
until the time ran out ending the game
with a hard earned 29 to 27 victory for trying hard to regain the lead. How
ever the junior Trojans were able to
the warriors of Troy.
Anderson led in scoring for the win hold the lead and win the game, 30
ners with a total of 9 points to his credit. to 26.
Stewie Munroe was high point man
Lane followed close behind with six.
Williams and Zust did well on defense. for Niles, scoring nine points and Burns
Libertyville
6
6
5 10
27 was high for Lake Forest scoring six
Niles
7
11
3
8
29 points.
Twin Bill Falls To
Visiting Niles Team
Trojans Bring Four W ay
Tie For Second Place
Wednesday, February 7, 1945
W arren F alls
Before Trojans
Niles Township’s high school gym was
the scene of a one sided victory for the
Trojans over an outclassed and outfought
Warren team, on Saturday Feb. 4th.
The first quarter started fast for the
Trojans, who scored 12 points to only
half that amount for their opponents.
W ally Zust ran wild in this quarter scor
ing two free throws and two baskets
totaling six points.
In the second quarter the Trojans
added another 12 points to their credit,
and again in the 3rd and 4th quarters
they chalked up 12 points a quarter to
total 48 points to a meager hard earned
20 points for the Warren boys. The sec
ond quarter found Williams duplicating
Zust’s first quarter scoring spree by scor
ing 6 points himself.
In the third quarter John Lane and
Louie Nachbauer shared the high scoring
honors by scoring 4 points apiece. In the
fourth Harry Mueller scored 4 points.
High scorers for the whole game were:
Red Williams with 10 points, Zust and
Mueller with 8 points each and Louie
Nachbauer and John Lane with 6 points
each.
Despite a hard fighting Warren team,
the Trojan J. V.’s were victorious Satur
day night, February 3, by a score of 2
4
to 19.
Niles started out the first quarter with
high spirits and scored seven points to
Warren’s two. Warren slowed the Tro
jans down in the second quarter and the
score at the end of the half was eleven
to eight in favor of Niles. Munroe an
d
DiSalvo, each scoring two points, were
the only Trojan players to score in th
e
second quarter.
Warren took over the lead in the third
quarter by scoring nine points to th
e
Trojan’s five. However, in the fourth
quarter Munroe and Stockfish accounted
for eight points fo r Niles while ou
r
team held Warren to only two points.
The final score was 24 to 19.
Loyola Swimmers Defeat
Improved Niles Team
The Niles swimming team, although]
it has shown much improvement over]
their last meet with Loyola, was again
defeated by a close score o f 34-32.
The meet was at Loyola, and the Niles^
swimmers were leading 29-28 until th
e]
final medley relay in which the Trojans]
lost the race by one second.
Jim Tagney again showed his splen-j
did form by taking 1st place in the d
iv-j
ing contest. Don Lyons took first place]
in the 50 yd. breast stroke with a tim
e]
of 34.2. Ted Ebert, a junior, who h s]
a
shown so much improvement in the 1 0
0;
yd. free style, broke his old record o
f
1:18 and at the same time Gene Lebbinsl
100 yd. free style record o f 104.4 H
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time was 104.2.
The next swim meet will be in th
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Niles Natatorium with Elgin on Feb. 9.j
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NILE
Vol. VI, No. 7
_
Cagers and Mariners Taste Victory
Stevens Model
To Be Chosen
Varsity Licks
Lake Forest
Do you think you’re cute and might
possibly make a “ Cover Girl” for some
magazine? Here’s your chance to prove
it. ’
I
A photographic contest for high school
girls is being given by Patricia Stevens,
director of the nationally known Patri
cia Stevens Finishing School of Profes
sional Models and Career Girls.
Any high school girl in Chicago or
its suburbs is eligible to enter the con
test. A photograph of the girl along
with her name,address, age, size, color
ing, measurements and the name of the
school she attends must be sent to
Patricia Stevens, 30 West Washington
St., Chicago 2.
The Chicago Photo
graphers’ Assn, are to be the judges.
The winner is to receive a free
scholarship in Cover Girl Training at
the Patricia Stevens Finishing School,
a six month contract with Models’ Cen
tral Casting Agency and she also will
be given a very attractive formal gown
by Chicago Fashion Industries.
The
contest is being carried out to find the
“Most Photogenic High School Girl” in
this area.
Hatchet Hop To Be On
George’s Birthday
Friday, January 19
End of Second Quarter
Friday, January 19
Basketball, Arlington, 7:30 here
Friday, January 19
Swim Meet, Lake Forest, 4:00 here
Tuesday, January 23
Basketball, Maine, 7:30 there
Wednesday and Thursday,
January 24 and 25
SEMESTER EXAM S!
Friday, January 26
No School
(Except for those who have
make-up work)
Friday, «January 26
Swim Meet, North Park, 4:00 here
Friday, January 26
Basketball, Libertyville 7:30 here
Monday, January 29
Beginning of Third Quarter
Friday, February 2
Swim Meet, Loyola, 4:00 there
Friday, February 2
Basketball, Lake Forest, 7:30 there
Playing before the smallest crowd of
the year, the Trojans really plastered a
troop from Lake Forest last Saturday
night, 55-29.
To give you some idea of how fast the
game started, the score was 4-1 in favor
of the Trojans before the hands on the
clock moved.
Lake Forest scored first on a charity
shot but after that the Trojans had their
3rd victory in the bag.
The high scorer of the evening was
W alt Zust, who hit for 17 points, (and
he said that he made 10 of them with
his eyes open.)
Again, like the night before, every Tro
jan played, and you can pat little Hank
Mayeda on the back for breaking up three
fast breaks, which helped keep the oppon
ents’ point under 30 for the second
straight game.
Freshies A lso Victorious
Completing the string o f Trojan vic
tories, Coach Kiviluoma’s freshmen five
easily swamped a Maine Twp. organiza
tion, 20-10.
It ’s interesting to relate that Maine
was unable to score a field goal until
well into the 3rd stanza.
Leading the attack for- Niles were
Heiniger and Garner with 4 field goals
apiece.
On Wednesday, February 21, 1945, the
first dance of ’45 will be held to cele
brate George Washington’s birthday, the
next day.
The admission will be 30c, tax inclu
ded. There will be refreshments, games,
W ill This Woman's
entertainment, and a variety of music |
from the juke box for dancing.
Intuition Work?
This dance is being sponsored by the
by Barbara Horton
Yearbook Fund Committee. The decor
Predictions— yes! W e’re sticking our
ations are going to be out of this world.
necks out, but it’s all in fun. A fter these
They will have hatchets, cherries, eagles,
games are played compare our scores
and pictures of George Washington and
with those in the daily papers— see how
Martha his wife. One of the dances will
reporter makes out as a prophet or fo r
be the old fashioned Virginia Reel.
tune teller.
. ,
So guys, come on axe your girl. There
Arlington 27, Niles 30
will be lots of cutting up at the Hatchet j
Libertyville 25, Woodstock 19
Hop—it’s keen. See you February 21,
Leyden 40, Warren 17
Crystal Lake 55, Lake Forest 18
Varsity Scoring Shows
Attention G. L Joes
Mushie Has 76 Points
Anderson
Williams
Nachbauer
Zust
Lane
Reimann
Falknor
Mueller
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The staff of the NileHiLite wish to
announce that a special issue of thi§
paper will be printed exclusively for
you in the armed forces. (This in
cludes the girls, too.)
We would like a photograph as
well as news o f your activities. A ll
pictures and letters must be in our
hands before February 21. The paper
will be printed March 9.
W h ip Woodstock
The once meek and defenseless Trojans
really turned it on against Woodstock
last Friday to capture their second con
ference victory, 38-27.
Two quick baskets, one by Zust and
another by Lane, gave our varsity an
early lead which they kept thru the
the whole game.
Woodstock substituted only one man
throughout the whole game while Every
one on the Trojan side played.
The starting lineup for the Trojans
was: Zust and Nachbauer at the forward
spots, Lane at center and Williams and
Anderson at guard.
The high man for the Trojans was
Lane with 9 points.
Strokers W in Meet W ith
Lake Forest
The mariners of NileHi have redeemed
themselves — they’ve won a swimming
meet! On January 12 the boys took a
trip to Lake Forest and dunked the home
team, 39-27.
Three boys swung the big deal for the
Trojan’s first victory o f the year. Bill
Clynes took a first in the 100 yd. back
stroke, Don Lyons snared the 100 yd.
breast stroke event and Jim Tagney kept
up his unblemished record by winning the
diving contest. Altogether Clynes scored
7 points as did Don Lyons and Jim Tag
ney led them all by tallying 8 points.
Things are beginning to look somewhat
orighter for the representatives o f the
Trojan swimming staff. Keep it up young
men!
�N IL E H IL IT E
Page 2
Wednesday, January 17, 1945
Dora Dimwit Shows Scientific Method of Failing Exam
Follow the Simple
Lesson And You
Shall See!
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Wallace Beerq Is "Barbari) Coast Gent
Bang! Bang! — The driver of the stage
Well, that’s getting a little ahead of
coach fires at the masked bandit escap
the picture but it gives you a little glim
ing with the coach’s money! Was the
pse of it. I f you like rip roaring westerns
bandit h it ? — Did he get away? Who
and would like to know the answers to
was the bandit ?
these questions see “ Barbary Coast Gent”
starring Wallace Beery with Binnie
Jokes Prove Popular
Barnes and John Carridine.
Wallace Beery is his same plain
In N e w Exchanges
Professor— “ Everytime I breathe some spoken,1loud, likeable self. The villian
who definitely dislikes Wallace Beery is
one passes into eternity.”
played by John Carridine and the girl
Student— “ Try Cloves.”
— The Booster (there’s always a girl) is beautiful, lav
ishly dressed Binnie Barnes.
I knew a girl named Passion,
Mr. Beery is a gambler on the Barbary
I asked her for a date,
Coast. Because of some trouble he has
I took her to dinner,
to get out of California. Binnie Barnes
Gosh, how passionate!
— The Tiger Rag gives him train fare, but accidently ( ? )
gets into a private car of a wealthy man.
Eat and grow fat
He poses as a rich man himself so he’s
Laff and grow thin
allowed to stay.
I f you don’t like oqr jokes
He gets oif the train in a small town
Hand some in!
— Spotlight in Nevada. There, he tells everyone that
he is a millionaire and he even sends a
I f little Red-Riding Hood lived today,
telegram to “ Mr. Astor and the w ife and
The modern girl would scorn her,
kiddies” to convince the townspeople.
She only had to meet one wolf,
Wallace Beery becomes the “ big shot”
Not one on every corner!
— The Crocus, Mitchel, S. D. of the town — he even helps build a new
prison. But later he has some money
He: Do you think I ’m conceited?
troubles and needs cash right away.
She: No, why?
That’s where “ Jingle Bill” the bandit
He: Most people as cute as I am are.
— The Pennant makes his entrance.
Who is “ Jingle Bill” ? — Is he sent to
He put his arm about her
jail? — What harm does John Carridine
And whispered in her ear
the villian do?
She listened and then nodded
As we said before — to discover the
As he to her drew near.
answers to these questions see “ Barbary
Then he gently kissed her
Coast Gent,” a picture that will be espec
And talked in quiet tone,
ially appealing to western fans.
The girlie was his sister,
It will appear at the Skokie Theater
And he was asking for a loan.
— T a ft Tribune January 21 and 22.
by Jerrie Rochow
Would you like to spend the evening
before exams pleasantly? Would you like
to fail your exams easily, and without
study? Then read the following story of
Dora Dimwit from our files o f Dora
Dimwit.
School was out for the day. A ll of the
pupils were tripping down the hall with
stacks of books in their arms. The next
day, as you can probably guess, was the
most dreaded time of the year— Examin
ation Day!
Our little friend, Dora Dimwit, decided
that because everyone else was taking
home books, she would do the same. So
Dora took all of her books from the lock
er, dusted them off (long time, no use)
and started to trudge home.
But on the way home she met a group
of friends going to the Cozy Cuddle
for a coke. She promised herself that she
would leave early and go right home and
study but Herb happened to be there,
and they were playing “ I Dream of You”
so of course she had to stay a little
tinsy-winsy longer.
Dora got home at eight o’clock. She
had had so many shakes and tin roofs
that she didn’t feel like eating, (un
balanced diet. Brain doesn’t function as
well (doesn’t it ever?).
Dora at last got ready to study (be
tween 15 phone calls). She dragged Dad’s
favorite easy chair to her room, changed
into her jeans and plaid shirt, took off
her shoes carried her latest album- of
T. Dorsey records and a copy of “ Green
Dolphin Street” to her room, got some
pop corn and cake from the kitchen and
oh yes, got her books.
A fter settling in her chair, Dora played
one of the records and danced fo r awhile.
Then she turned on the radio and tried
to study, but the program was so scary
that she had to listen.
Dora decided to rest her mind by read
ing a few chapters in her novel. Just as
she was curled up comfortably the tel
ephone rang.
The gang was coming over. Hurrah!
They could all study together, couldn’t
they? (or could they?)
Well, you can guess the rest of this
story. The gang ate, played the T. D.
records, danced and listened to Bob Hope.
They left about 11:30 and by that
time Dora was so tired, that she decided
that she knew everything anyway and
she needed her sleep.
So, the next day Dora failed her exams
with flying colors. You don’t have to
follow her routine exactly but we guar
antee that you’ll never fa il to fa il your
exams if you follow Dora Dimwit’s plan.
�N IL E K IL IT E
---- 3 T I J T W m u -
We<^,^da^
Kitty Korner “ Woe is me,” , quotes Kitty Kat! It
seems that right around this time of
year all of N ileHi’s gossip fans seem
to be buried deep in the contents of
millions ( ? ) of text books. Studying for
semester exams— of course!
This means a slack period of “ Kitty
Korner’s” livelihood, but never fear—
there are always a few that let nothing,
even such a crucial thing as a test, stop
their fun, which is a good thing for
pU S S y.
. ■
Seems to be that Sally has a special
happy grin she displays every once in
awhile, especially when Phil is wander
ing through the halls.
Somebody must have gotten awfully
excited a few weeks ago— why else would
they have thrown a brick through Carol
Krause’s window.
Harry Thill has been seen several times
at Welles Park dances lately, feeling
like the king of the place. He seems to
like the Chicago girls.— Fine thing!
Polly Wettengel seems to have a new
I heart-throb. Won’t you tell us who he
i is?—And speaking of heart-throbs, Lu\ cien DiSalvo seems to have picked Hari riet Wenzel.
Hear tell Skokie is going to have its
I own University. How’s about that? (For
f further details, ask some of these tall
I seniors.)
Who is that cute freshman that some
| upper-classman girls seem to be drooling
lo ver? Billie (Windy) Windmier is the
I name, girls.
It’s rumored that Frannie Fuhr had
E quite a party over the holidays. However
■ the only thing Mr. Fuhr was a little
1 perturbed about was that someone smokle d his pipe. (Someone with lipstick.)
It’s been rumored- that two seniors
Fage a
Keerns - Champ Split;
W in d y Makes Big Hit
might decide to take a holiday on the
24th. Don’t forget that’s a day when the
exams are scheduled for.
Buzz, Buzz, is that all you can talk
about, Dorothy? New Year’s Eve wasn’t
so important that you should talk about
for the next year.
Say, Earl, you better take care of
your big brother. It seems a certain jun
ior is keeping her eyes on him.
Why are you late to school this morn
ing? You know that this is the second
time. Your car froze up? Now that’s a
likely story especially when that was
the same story you gave twice in a row.
Next time you had better change it. Did
you get a detention for being late, Miss
Myers?
It seems that there are quite a few
girls from other schools visiting us. The
boys don’t mind it though.
Couple of the Week.:
Ernie Reimann and Mary Ellen Ra
cine.
Song of the Week:
Don’t Fence Me In.
Question of the Week:
What did you get from him.
You say you’re^a bad girl? I don’t
think so, I think you’re a nice, sweet,
quiet, little girl.”
Now isn’t that sweet? This informa
tion, my dear readers was obtained from
a note, and so let this be a lesson to you!
Just 'what did happen to make that
Keerns Champlin break-up? “ Champ”
you ought to be ashamed of yourself; His
bracelet was given back to him but he
gave it back to her, now wait a minute,
maybe they haven’t broken up. Is there
anyone in the house that can clear up
this situation? They don’t seem to be
able to make up their own minds.......
Steady Twosome Rates Today's Profiles
Lou Is So Small; Rup's pretty Tall
“ He’s awful nice,” was the statement
Mary Lou, known to many as just plain
■Lou, is a cute little senior who knows given by a very special friend of his.
■her stuff. Lou’s hobby is clothes of which Rupert is a senior o f 6 feet 3 inches
with pretty brown eyes and nice wavy
■she has many. By the way her mother
hair. He tips the scale at 155 pounds.
■makes most of them. In the line of sports For short he’s called Rup.
■Lou prefers horseback riding and bowl
Rup is an avid fan at football, bas
i n g - Once she reached the high score of ketball and baseball. He likes to partic
|174. Of course, the next step is to reach' ipate in the other sports, but didn’t have
any favorites.
*200. Just be sure to miss the gutter.
Barbara Stanwyck and Gary Cooper
When asked which movie actor was rate first-class in Rup’s superlative mind.
per preference, she drooled and sighed, He has already shown his ability in
l ‘Alan Ladd.” Bette Davis also has Lou’s dramatics, by taking part in several
[faithful support.
school plays.
Miss Berry must have enchanted Lou.
Rup supports Bing with his crooning.
pr else why would she have chosen Eng His hobby is collecting records. No doubt
lish as her favorite subject ?
Bing is the singer on most o f them. Dan
I Just to differ with most of the young cing is also one o f Rup’s favorite activ
iswooners, Lou’s favorite is Johnny Mer ities.
ger. Lou enjoys dancing especially with
Rup enjoys going to the movies but
[a certain senior. Say, what’s up on Jan it gets his goat when a lady comes with
uary 24 ?
a big “ frying pan hat” on her bean and
[ Lou’s pet peeve is all the little talk- doesn’t have the sense to remove it so
ptive girls that sit and chew the fat.
others can have the privilege to see.
Bob Moore writes us from the Dutch
East Indies saying it’s pretty hard to
believe that we are having such cold
weather here as while playing baseball
three times a week he has a peach of
a tan.
Frank Thulstrup in England, now a
tail gunner on a B-17, says he has com
pleted quite a few missions and hopes
to be seeing us sometime in the spring.
We will be looking forward to seeing
you then, Frank.
Dick Eby, somewhere in the Pacific,
says he wishes there was some news
he could send us. However he hasn’t
been to any of the recent “ Clambakes”
lately. Good luck, Dick.
Dick Boyd also in the Pacific, while
aboard ship seems to have met up with
some fellas from Libertyville, Arlington,
Zion and Lake Forest. He says it’s real
ly good to find someone from some fam
iliar place, but fo r some reason they
always end up in an argument. Keep
up the good work Dick, we’re backing
you up.
Pvt. Evanne Thomas, now in Coffeyville, Kansas, is being kept pretty busy
keeping plane parts coming through to
repair the planes and keep them up in
the air as much as possible.
S-Sgt. John Aleckson while at Fort
Benning, Georgia, wishes all o f . us a
happy New Year and a special hello for
Cliff Collins. He also sends us regards
from his brother, Bob Aleckson, who is in
the Pacific and has been in numerous
major naval engagements. Good luck,
boys, w e hope to see you both soon.
Niles Seems to Prefer
Sentimental Ballads
As this reporter was looking through
his old NileHiLites o f a couple years
back it became evident that this school
was strictly on the sentimental side as
far as music was concerned. .This con
clusion was reached by making a list
of “ The Songs of the Week.”
W ay back in January o f 1943 there
was “ As Long as Your Not In Love
With Anyone Else.” February came back
with “ I ’ve Heard That Song Before” and
“ Moonlight Becomes You” while the
March winds blew we found “ Why Don’t
You Do R igh t?” pushing its way to fame
With April came spring and with spring
came thoughts of love expressed in these
two ballads, “ As Time Goes By” and “ It
Can’t Be Wrong.”
Coming back to school in the fa ll with
new students the school still held its
mood with “ Sunday, Monday or Alw ays” .
December and Christmas chose “ Shoo
Shoo Shoo Baby,” while the return to
school in January, after a vacation we
found “ Mares Eat Oates” as “ the song.”
Gracious! How did that song get in this
column ?
�N IL E H IL IT E
Page 4
Secrets of Success
For Use In Test
Wednesday, January 17, 1945
Seniors Top On Honor Roil
Here is the honor roll for the first
time in 1945, with the names of all those
geniuses of NileHi in order according to
their ability.
For the seniors the following students
have a total of twenty-six points: Mars
Bishop, Virginia Didier, Helen Flieger,
Hildegarde Jarosh, Dorothea Sandberg,
Anna May Schmitt, and Dorothea W ol
cott. Shirley Gregor, Eleanor Koch, Shir
ley Lawrence and Sherrill McDonald have
a total of twenty-five points. Dorothy
Gustafson has twenty-two points. Dolores
Johnson has nineteen points. Shirley
Nellessen and Betty Sparkman both
earned eighteen. Shirley Rohr totaled fif
teen, and Richard Hedstrom made four
teen. ‘Henry Meinke received thirteen
points, Mary Ellen Racine has ten, Do
lores Brooks has four and Joan Trietsch
has two.
In the junior group Alison Ash, Pat
Conard, Dick Dobroth, Joan Flavin, Fran
ces Fuhr and Lola Werhane are at the
top with eighteen points to their credit.
Elaine Hoppe and Stewart Munroe have
seventeen. Roy Baumann and Stanley
Martin have sixteen, Alice Jaeger has
fourteen, and Herbert Jarosh and Marion
McClain total thirteen. Davie Wilkinson
has twelve points and Dorothy Lacy has
eleven. Herb Meikle has ten points and
Margaret Morita has two points.
Shirley Baumhardt, Bob Bierbaum,
Margaret Donovan, Robert Heinz, Grace
Klehm, Linda Larson, Violet Martinson,
Alma Pateke, and Jane Sparkman lead
the sophomore class with a total of ten
points for each. Shirley Bartleson, Louis
Kettel and Harold Larson have nine
points. Betty Steek has eight and Jean
Leach has four.
Freshmen this year seem to be fairly
smart. The following have two points:
Jane Arnold, Frances Baker, Bill Bier
baum, Hilda Bonaguro, Ida Franson,
Catherine Gerick, Kenneth Gregor, Janet
Johnson, Bernice Johnson, Betty Lorry,
LaVerne Lutgen, Leslie Meyer, Eva Lou
Mickel, Dolores Paulson, Barbara Perrett, Marjorie Phillipy, Shirley Schmidt,
Don Speer, Elsa Tamminga, and Barbara
Votava.
“ What
the best way to prepare for
a test ?’’. This was the question that wag
asked of some o f the brains o f the school.
The answers were pretty good, ( i f they
do what they suggest.)
Stewie Munroe, junior— work hard dur
ing the year and you won’t have to study.
Frances Fuhr, junior — scan through
your books and look at the topic heads,
and if you don’t remember what it was
about, read it over.
v
Stanley IIartin, jui}iqr— keep up with
your work and don’t .gfet behind and you
won’t need much study.
Herbert Jarosch, junior — look over
your other tests and see what mistakes
you’ve made and be sure that you won’t
make the same mistakes again.
Fred Bernard, senior— kid around the
teacher and find out what the test is
about.
Henry Me'nke, senior— don’t study, it
confuses you
Joan Flavin, junior— read over your
chapters and study your vocabularies.
Hildegarde Jarosch, senior— look thru
W ill Seniors Improve?
your books an 1 scan your notes for topics
The advanced students in Print Shop
which you’re not so sure about. The seniors h^ave only one semester have completed many projects since the
Now, there is some good advice for of'school left. Many o f them want this
beginning of the term that have demon
you kids to practice before Jan. 24 and 25. semester to be the best one for all the
strated their ability and worth to the
four years. How are you going to make school.
this next semester the best one o f your
In addition to the make-up of the
four years in NTH S? The following are “ NileH iLite” , programs fo r the dram
the replies received from seniors:
atics play and Christmas Vespers, bas
Delores Brooks: “ Doing some home ketball posters and tickets, office forms
work for a change and getting into as and jackets fo r war stamp albums, and
Always around New Year come the
much activity as possible.”
other work has been printed too.
“ January 1 Babies” and 1928, 1929, and
Marilee Thomas: “ I ’m going to be hap
The two-color dramatics play program
1930 were no exception. Our school has
py all times and am going to abolish all was composed by Dan Silicanni and Dick
the enormous number of seven such “ ba
Baumhart; tickets fo r basketball games
bies.” Five out of seven were born on men from my life.”
Caroline Mueller: “ By getting into as and the dramatics play by LeRoy RehJanuary 1, 1980. This includes: Alma
Patske, Bill McNeill, Don Baier, Harold many activités as possible and having |man, George Kozak, and Roland Hacker.
Harold Springer and Bill Guenther were
Renis and Jim Todd. The other two, L il loads of fun.”
Ed Dean: “ Take one more subject so responsible fo r the Christmas Vespers
ian Sprud and Diane Baker, were born
I can graduate and by beating Betty posters. Fritz Daiberl and John Kircher
in 1928 and 1929 respectively.
made up the jackets fo r the war stamp
once a day.”
With the exception of Harold Renis,
Ada Fredericks:“ By not chèwing gum.” albums.
who was born in Waukegan, all were
The others, Howard Suckow, Norman
Fred Bernard: “ Endeavor to have more,
born in the Chicago area. Alma Patske
Glaurier and Irwin Krimicek were respon
and Bill McNeill were both born in Ev fun.”
A n n E r ic k s o n : “ By graduating in sible for other projects, such as activity
anston in the same year, (same hospital
tickets, attendance reports, and a few
June.”
maybe ?)
other office forms. These students are also
responsible fo r the “ bad- news” forms or
report cards, and unsatisfactory work
C. A. P/s Soar Through Holidays
and failure notices.
H ot Copy Boys Busy
P rin tin g Projects
Seven Babes Born
F irst o f Janus
Pop corn and soft drinks were served
at the C. A. P. Christmas dance held at
Joyce Kilmer Post, of the American 'Le
gion on Saturday evening, December 2,
1944. This dance was held for squadrons
611-7 and 611-5 or Skokie and Toughy
Squadrons. A ll members were invited
and the proceeds are to go towards a
New Year’s party.
On Sunday, December 10, at 3:00 all
C. A. P. members attended the dedication
of a plaque for a serviceman who has
recently been killed in action. His mother,
Mrs. .Lorraine Hall, had for some time
held the title of Mother to the Marines
of Chicago. Also at this dedication were
Boy Scouts and a drum and bugle corps
from Morgan Park Military Academy,
with a Marine Color Guard.
The members o f both squadrons were
then invited to a New Year’s party
given by the Scott Radio Labratories. The
party was held at the Skyline Ath
letic Club, 188 W. Randolph St., on the
26th floor. Star entertainment included
Chay Chase from the “ Star and Garter”
review, Kismet, famed magician just
returned from the Aleutians, celebrities
from the Chicago and Oriental stages
and dancing from 9:00 until 2:00.
School Has
Santa
Who said there isn’t a Santa Claus?
Mr. Robert Carter, 4951 Brummel, Sko
kie, played the part this year and pre
sented to N.T.H.S. a public address set.
This includes a microphone, amplifier,
speaker, and extension cords and other
needed electrical items.
This is the second g ift from Mr. Car
ter. Last year he gave Niles a xylophone,
a saxaphone, and several other musical
instruments.
We all wish to thank Mr. Carter for
his very generous gifts.
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drool
t o H
IDRIBBLL ana ,
o lid a y T o u r n e y a
—H
yr.’s of Niles
-V
On ,rw _ 1W v. - t e * * strong Crystal
Dec. 15th, t e *
u Fred Bernard
‘‘McKeever’s another
Ues
heat a hard-fightmg »
e showed
by
why this thrSTouid be beard * £ £ £ &
__r „««Id iVard 10
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Lake team 3« to »
-williams
good offensive w o r k b main scor-ba
and Ted Stockfish, t
team s 36
who ^
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here’s the answ
l faT a® for women.
.
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xact. 1
tood that if any raem- l rec®
tep up test use h s been given
l
S
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0
’h a t t t with good^tride.
____ * wrpaker
Heart Breaker
g e s s o * * - — K * s s = S 2 f? s s
ng a lot o f ,
f Tl ey just haven t hnany
uai i t f )
come a
^ir,pd Evanston teai ,
determined n.
fir8t half, tne
P
* « * taT
l
£ « ^
Thn
ed^
S at a game- oo to 29. During the n
[he spark needed
t out of extinction t a 4 " " '
continue or [played an exceptional dele
”
,
n__“ Because we do
tbis glorious revoluto ^ ^
^
were good' twere
lay as our " l PX
m
ive game,
^
In the second ha“ \ derson, proved too
ivanston, named Ander^ ^ he
„p
” e ^ d o tM d g w ro n h P «” ‘ ’
period, there much for
[ously, th°ag\i
boys dont click , J
Wednesday, e 8 „mount of fem13 points 1“
h the v a rs ity -A " “ en^ t one or two
Cme^ ^ ^ ^ unusual amou }
^
Although, the
* am6i they played °
team lost th
tbe year.
or did you
their best ga
Finish!
the same nightnight one « 1 '
squeals coming f t »
‘
y he hot “i“ 1 * hot. I f they all ®et I there a shortage of “f i * ’5
®old fashioned .
U others will b
U1 start w in -1
d i d e they were a
there
ihe same night we.wi
just deem
wimTmng, why a
t l ball games.
Speaking of sw
^
gwimS 1 n t an
S
—
I so many make P
le gemester,
awful lot to do \ asa athlete^ foot or it
n
u9 Perhaps it
pnidemic of colds,
might have been an epidem _
gafe
^
basketball
g a r r ^ r ^ ^ c
29thV
tte local fans tl“ > f “ 0f an
\bat nevertha1ked « he would allow some r r i e - U e ^ . ^ o r ^ d
5 *X M m m >
------
Frank Merr
■-------T ra if " m a k e «P * ^
-
“
^
„Id
f ^ m ta t at times they f ° ^ nswer “ But, I can t_g
,,, Now , I
T mHtv even though a W H *I
swims in,
» teacher say!
"d e fe n s e T m e of the W
d»n t U
wbat can the po
" t
b fv e r y good condition and ■ ______________________________
to be m v y
o-ame could be I -----------Trp7 Tip
titude t o w a r d ^ g
^ th e ,
U ' ° U f n t lucky enough
titude towar^ t% 5 rit by those
id. More studen P
tainiy
A ny NileHi
of the Niles
tend the games would
to guess the exact
of Jatl. l9
Arlington basketbal^g^ ^ ticUetsrto
at firmly believe thatl
will receive as
against Lihthe Trojans home g
“^
S
l i
.o in g h *o the sec-
the Dundee boys » n
^
tet, and of all thing
u fth e t a l f w a s W t o 1^ »
ertyville on J& k and turn it iu to
l
FiH out bl time before the close
( room 216 any
0 nly one guess
ta d e rs o n -^ o ta th .-^
pretty 1 of school on Friday,
Christensen
offense is not
to a student.
tbe ^ d
fayor> The
^
bectm
l C k r t t a sctehoard showed a score
C
of 32 to 32.
or
In the three
M f* “
overtime, ¡Dundee
tbc Niles boys
W held scorelef ’ points, to give them
as
scored four P ^ S Stockfish and Stew
their v 'c“ ” ’h T
ring by accounting
1
Munroe led tne
123 of the team s pointO a y V e e M a k es G ood
Name
.Class.......
iMmostoi
.O an’s losses.
m
Guenther— I g
H. ...................
wet not used
re
Don’t forget,
Arlington.
Niles ........ .................
^
n la y tg «»me top-noteh ball
; been playms
Wildcats Rout Trojans
In Tense Combat
..
«
ä ä ä ä ?1
actically their whole
»
i^
ASatoM f l I “ » »
.
A+Kall
Playing a fast an^
^ed altn0st too
Trier team on Jam
’ ior varSity squad,
much for the
fighting and S°°
‘but after some hard g were abie to
‘ shooting,
r s i^ S r t s 5
ia c o h s - “ The t e a ^ i e mchned^ol
3 r^ ^ ^
tb° C
winning column agata
^
^
4
W 22' ^
^ s eith er
¡proved quite
and as the
“ h t h e score read 6
tbe last team did “ f h
'second quarter started^ ^
^
„ the
to 2, in Niles fav • tarted to move up
game, the boys rea y
one stopped
and down * * £ * £
anyone until he
at this time, tne &
S ^ ^ s ^ r d e f e n s e ’ ».
I-h 14.
o
>
f h
our defence
f S
t t
^
In th
yet we aren't. I t , I I P
M {or the Trojans.
0 the half, and
f
was a„ even 14
�M IL b i I I L I
Arlington's Outcome is j
Unpredictable; Exciting
Old tim ers S tar
N ile Hi Loses Struggle
In Fourth Period of
In 'D ream * G am e
Gam e Is Expected
N e w Trier Contest
by Fred Bernard
It took the last few minutes in the 4th
One night, after watching the 1944-45 quarter for the Trojans to prove to New
Arlington’s Cardinal cagers will visit
the NileHi gym on Friday, January 19 to Trojans cop both ends of a twin bill, Trier they wouldn’t settle fo r anything
engage the Trojans in a couple of con I stopped at an inn on my way home in but a victory. The score was 37-28 in
order to partake of some nourishing favor of New Trier at the end of the
ference struggles.
third period, and it looked like a walk
First of the pair of games features morsels of food.
First on the menu that fateful night away for the home team so some may
Arlington’s light i weights versus the
strong J. V.’s of Niles. The baby Cards was pickle flavored ice cream drowned have thought, but not for those fellows
have rung up 10 straight wins as of with chili sauce. This was followed by on the floor. They were determined, if
January 11, and will furnish our boys cottage cheese soaked in vinegar. About they couldn’t win, they were at least
with plenty of competition. Wille and now, I became thirsty and so after snif going to try.
As the 4th period opened there was a
Busse together, have netted jthe A rlin g fing the cork from a bottle of Southern
Comfort, I killed a dozen bottles of Nor flurry of shots, but only 4 points were
ton squad 144 points.
scored, two on a field goal by Williams
The Trojan J. V ’s have a respectable thern Misery.
and twQ more by Hunt.
I went to bed.
record of their own and are set to break
Then it all happened. A swish shot by
. Very sick
'th e 1st place tie which they share with
Anderson, a push shot by Williams from
Oooowoowo!!!
Arlington.
In the midst of my dreaming, I found 20 feet, again another one by Williams,
Now to deal with the Varsity game.
myself witnessing a basketball game, but this time from about 3 feet. The Tervians
Arlington boasts, of a record which reads,
5 -1 , the only blemish being the defeat —-VAS ISS LOS?, instead of the regular tried to steady themselves. Hunt took the
handed to them by Woodstock which is Trojan squad trotting onto the floor I ball out of bounds and passed to Zeddies,
currently leading the league. The Arling I saw Eby, Boyk, Podraza, Glatz. Hun- who in turn passed toward Davis, who
ton Red Birds dealt Cystal Lake their zinger, Stockfish, Liebrandt and Moore. was breaking clean down the floor. Out
Those 8 staunch individuals on the bas of nowhere came little Hank Mayeda, who
only defeat of the season, 41-40.
ketball floor were back in school taking leaped high into the air and speared it
Page leads the Arlington attack with
with one hand, came down, turned around
57 points but gets help from Hamburg post graduate courses.
The ball was put in play and the game and fired to Kunkel under the basket who
and Botterman .w ith 42 and 41 points
was on. I felt sick. I was so tired that put it to good use for 2 more points. This
respectively.
Niles has been |unable to shake the I fell asleep in my dream. I woke up and wasn’t all, for Williams put another one
slump they are in but have been improv the scoreboard told me there were 3 in, this time from the side. Seconds
ing with each game. The transposition Of minutes to play. I noticed the score and later, he dropped in a free throw. Reiman
“ Red” Williams to a starting berth on proceeded to fa in t‘in 6 delicious flavors. also added three free throws in the final
When I woke up the next morning I stanza.
the varsity has been a definite asset.
found crumpled in my paw a box score of
No, the Trojans didn’t win but 44 to 38
The Trojans will have their sites lev
the game I visioned in my deam. No is a lot closer than the score might
eled at the Cardinals because o f reasons
doubt it was given to me by a Neuter. have been had the Men from Troy not
of, their own and whatever the outcome
You know, they are the creatures that had the spirit.
"will be it’s sure to be worth watching.
keep you from falling to sleep at night
The high scorer fo r New Trier was
and prevent you from waking in the Hunt with 14 points, while Lane led the
morning,
Trojans with 11.
in the morning.
It read—
N ILE S
129
Highland Park swimmers defeated Podraza, f
1
12
5
Niles fo r the second time this year and Boyk, f
1
6
13
Running its string to 3 league victories
brought the Trojan tankers’ record to Glatz, c
0
3
8
Crystal Lake whipped the Trojans on
0-3.
1
2
9
Eby, g
Friday, Dec. 15, 50-36. Crystal Lake, led
The final count was 43-22. The frosh- Hunzinger, g
1
6
3
by Hayden and Schroeder, built up a 14
soph aggregation was also dealt a set Stockfish, g
0
0
3
point lead and that was enough to assure
back, 49-18.
2
5
0
Leibrandt, c
a victory. Hayden led the scoring with
Tagney took first honors in the diving Moore, g
1
2
0
17 points.
which left him undefeated and enabled
L IB E R T Y V IL L E
7
Still smarting from the defeat handed
him to rack up 8 points. Clynes came Pescudniak, f
0
0
3
them* by Crystal Lake, the Trojans drop
home on top in the 100 yd. back-stroke, Schnitzelbaum, f
4
0
0
ped another game to Evanston on Sat.
(I felt tired watching it— very strenuous) Gatznieger, c
0
0
3
which, gave him the major portion o f his Shapeedaz, g
4 Dec. 16, 36 to 23.
0
0
The Trojans were behind by only a 6
6 points.
3
0
Murphy, g
2
point margin at the half, but they faded
badly in the final minutes. Larson, star
center was the important link in the
Wildkit offense, while Anderson was the
backbone for the Trojans.
A tall, fast, experienced Dundee team
A fter taking a hazardous trip to Lib were really held down and were not able
erty ville, in a heavy snow storm, the to score a single point in the whole sec defeated our Trojans on Dec. 29, 41-33.
A t times the team looked like a varsity
Niles High J. V.’s held their undefeated ond quarter.
conference play by defeating an inexper
The secohd half of the game, however, should but the Trojan defense is yet to
ienced Liberty ville team on Jan. 5th, 26 showed a much better performance by th e. come.
Although the Trojans were only four
to 16. The fellows started the game in a team, as they netted 7 points in the third
very fast way by netting up 14 points quarter, and as the clock ran out, show points behind at the half, this was the
in the first quarter and holding the ing the end of the game, the team proved closest they came to overtaking Dundee.
Ash was high point man with 23 points
hosts of the evening to a measly 4 they could do it again. Teddy Stockfish
quarter the local boys felt quite confident and Johnny Kokum led the scoring, mak while Anderson and Williams totaled 22
points.
o f an easy victory. A t this point they ing half of the team’s total.
Highland Park Outswims
Trojan Squad Twice
Junior Varsity Remains Undefeated D uring
Northeast Conference Libertyville Game
Three Straight Beatings
Weigh Down Trojans
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Vol. VI, No. 6
nile H I lite
Foreign Language
Xmas Party Fun
“It was wonderful!” These few words
reflect the typical opinion of those who
were present at the Foreign Language
Club party, which was held on Tuesday,
December 12, in the assembly room.
The German class sang three songs.
They were “Oh du Froehliche”, a popular
German church song, “Vom Himmel
Hach”, a prominent song in the German
Lutheran Church, and “Ihr Kinderlein
Kommet”, a child’s song. Students of
this language then supplied an innova
tion at the party in the form of a^
which played fo ur popular CBrrm
Christmas melodies arranged Ik till
members themselves. Herbert JAoscI
played the trombone,' Stanley Martin^
alto saxaphone, Herbert Behrj
clarinet, and Louis Nachbauei
pet.
The Latin contribution to the success
of the party was» a two act play, showing
the similarities between Christmas todaj
and the Roman Saturnalia. John Barks
Sandra Goss, Howard Haynie and^
Conard, second year Latin studentj
responsible for this entertair
ture.
>
Christmas customs of
ing countries prpvided the theme for^
Spanish presentation. Ann McKeevei
formed a Spanish dance and Pilar Jg&jjj
spoke on Christmas in Cuba iagSpnnisi
and English. A play was also given a]j
the principal participants were LI
Seltzer, the “gaucho
street vendor, Mary
Schwabe and Marily
culsion of the skit,
was enacted by. brea
with candy. Fra
the maste
The Fren!
Language Clul?
the nativity scene, w
ted with the singing of French
Christmai
Quota Filled
A words of thanks to the whole school
for their grand co-operation in filling the
.stockings for our servicemen is expressed
by Miss Line.
Special credit should be given to thè
home rooms who more than filled their
quota of 10 stockings. They are: seniors—
Miss Line 315, 22; juniors—Mr. Ash
worth 106, 12; Miss Harrison 308, 14;
Miss Bloxom 214, 11; sophomores—Mr.
Collins 101, 11; Miss Kranz 206, 23; Mr.
VanArsdale 211, 10; Miss Sayre 219, 16;
Mrs. Hind 310, 17; freshmen—Miss
Lamberg 108, 27; Miss Green 112, 19;
Miss Johanns 121, 16; Miss Wells 209, 16.
Skokie, Illinois
(Eljrisimas ^§rager
by
Jesse E. Firestone, Pastor
Central Church of Skokie
er,
Our Heavenly
e
hearts and voices
r So^b
for thé gift of
______t
With the birt'
has been bo
Christ we
we may
Our
suffer.
Friday, December 15, 1944
Nile Hi Prepares
For Veterans
Post war planning! You hear and
read that phrase over and over again,
and now Niles Township has taken up
yve lift our the cry.
and/adoration .NileHi is formulating plans for special
all the world. classes in school for those men and
women who did not have the opportunChild, hope
to finish high school and for those
for in
wish to attend post graduate
and
u rs^
ervicemen will be able to attend
ular high school classes or late
i)on classes; for those who wish
work and-attend school, there is the
rt time work program.' .
To make the returning servicemen’s
sure more^enjoyable the high school’s
also includes recreational classes
matics, orchestra, band, chorus,
art, shops, swimming and; basketball.
A questioimtire is being sent to sercemeflHKnd wcra»n asking if they plan
in Npes Tgfcvnship after the war.
plajM^o cofiinue their education,
eir f a m er position, or begin
liKB B P^liro rk .
ionnaire asksTf they plan to
6 college immediately upon their
d wJjKPemlef^hey have chosen,
returning Kervile men are asked
ether t h ^ are ilafcereJ» d in completing
lrem emm ior
tion and what
^ ts th e y ^ »
ew and evening
jiwdonal class in.
jisimre askei f they would be inded Mfcdakim ests to help discover
men are then asked
hich the high school
ned
orful Decorations
Ba
Bffecirenridge), Jer
Kibert (DeForest !
(Betty Burns), an
p
Tom
¡/‘S co o tl^ ^ iem 'à
Stanley H. J. Noesen of the
appointed a committee of
_H tta make the preparations
i j ogftil C hristmas decorations
Sally FjellmSS^f
lton), Eve Tyler
. Minton (Ralph w hiciTw K ^ g ^ ^ ^ s.school.
The committee^WlPfefced of Stanley
esen, John Barker and Renee Hain.
In charge of the beautiful “Cresh”
nessljgr the sec o n d p e rformance., F ront fecene in the tower, the most prominent
what%our report^^Ôuld gatheJnll con- display center, in the school, was Stanley.
c e rn e a w e re v e ry p le ^ e a w m i the re- Noesen was also the promoter of the
sprightly decorated Christmas tree,
whiclj is an annual event at NileHi.
____________________ s.'
John Barker added color and gayiety
Esch,
players, and the cru9HKdio
to the cafeteria through his efforts at
helped
decorating. Many Xmas reminders were
possible — it was “A Little Honey”.
to be found throughout the lunchrooip.
Renee Hain was responsible for the
good times had in the assembly during
/the 5th, 6th and 7th lunch periods on
December 14. On this occasion every one
had the opportunity to greet Santa
Claus.
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NILEHILITE
Friday, December 15, 1944
Christm as Brings Good Cheer —And Hints
Christmas Thoughts
What do you think of when Christmas
comes ?
Of presents of trains, dolls or drums?
Or do you think of mistletoe,
And of girls and of lights, low?
Or do you think of a Christmas tree?
And of Santa who you will see,
Who’ll bring you presents all so neat
But if you’re bad, they won’t be so sweet
I always think of snow and fun
In the snow I love to run
But when the morning’s sun goes down
I turn serene and do not clown
And be a little reverent, too!
Because the Lord wants me to
Remember Him and be sure to see
Without Him, Christmas would not be.
Hyde Park Weekly
Aids Exchanges
Dumbell Póme:
Little bankroll ere we part,
Let me press you to my heart,
All month long I worked for you,
Slaved, toiled, and sweated, too.
Little bankroll in a day,
You and I will go away,
To some gay and festive spot,
I’ll return and you will not.
—Taft Tribune
“The Night of January Sixteenth” is
the name of the play that was given by
the Leyden Community High School on
November 17 and 18. It was the story of
a girl being held for the murder of her
employer.
I’ll Always Remember—
Of course I’ll wait,
It won’t be long —
Perhaps a year or two.
Our Love is sweet
And much too strong
To vanish with the dew.
I’ll wait for you
And write to you
To say, Pm still the same.
I’ll write real soon:
Where is your camp,
And dear—what is your name?
—Gamecock
Said the professor:
“If there any dumbells in the room, will
they please stand up?” A long pause
and then a lone freshie stood up. “What!
Do you consider yourself a dumbell?”
“Well, not exactly sir, but I hate to
see you standing by yourself.”
—Hyde Park Weekly
How True
You can tell the freshmen by their
grin and by their stare,
You can tell the sophomores by the way
they comb their hair,
You can tell the juniors by their man
ners and such,
You can tell the seniors — but you
can’t tell them much.
—Phillip Journal
Reporter Helps Santa
By Writing Notes
The inquiring reporter decided to take
Santa’s place at N. T. H. S. this year.
He promises to forward his list to Santa’s
headquarters and if you are good he
might deliver your gifts in person.
“What would you like for Christmas?”
the reporter asked various people. Some
of the replies are as follows:
Violet Martinson, sophomore, thought
for several minutes and finally decided
on a typewriter.
Gerry Rockow, junior, is keeping up to
date with the famous operas. She would
be delighted with a ticket to “Winged
Victory.”
Mr. Ashworth, instructor, would appre
ciate it if Santa would bring him a four
room apartment so he can have two
dogs. The only requirement is for the
apartment to be in a high class neigh
borhood because his dogs are used to
the best of company.
Don Sandin, sophomore, “a train ticket
home.” You aren’t lonesome for your
mother, are you?
Lavem Kellen, junior, “A sailor six
feet two inches, preferably blond with
wavy hair.” What an order for Santa!
Ronny Bair, freshman, wants a date
with Betty Weldon.
Danny Sullivan, senior, calmly asked
for a fountain pen.
Muriel Hendrickson, junior, “A beaver
coat would be a splendid gift.” Don’t
want much, do you, Milly?
Bob Hilton, freshman, answered dream
ily that he would really like a five passen
ger ’42 red Buick Century car. It must
be a convertible. “Fog lights, spot lights,
a radio, a heater, and a bea-u-ti-ful girl
are needed for the comfort of driving”
states Bob.
Bob Burke, freshman, “Oh for a date
with a dear blonde.” Poor Santa will have
a heavy load.
Two Library Books
Tie For Popularity
What is the most popular library
book in NileHi ? According to the stu
dents and faculty it seems that there
is a tie between the two best sellers
“The Moon is Down” by Steinbeck and
“Into the Valley” by Hersey. Both these
books have recently been called for by
21 people. Running second with 16 res
ervations is “Meet The Malones” by
Weber.
For third place on the list of NileHi’s
favorite books comes another tie, with
both “None But The Lonely Heart” by
Llewellyn and “Clung Brown” by Sharp,
taking the honor of 15 reservations each.
The library staff has reported that
these books are now available for the
people who have asked for them.
Whozit That's Hep
He’s a kid who’s hep and knows the score
He’s lots of fun and is no bore,
His favorite actor is none other than
“Bugs Bunny”
And his line is sweet, just ask his honey.
Just mention Millie and watch him beam.
He’s a player on our basketball team.
To get flat tires makes him mad,
He follows all the latest fads,
His clothes are super and up to date
He’s a real good sport and really rates
But wait! I see one fault in this
He nonchalantly beats all, woman and
miss,
Yes a “woman beater” (how he kicks
up dust)
And his name is
^snz
Profile Honors Go
To Two Seniors
This he-man is 6 feet 2 inches tall,
he weighs 180 pounds, has blue-green
eyes, and the color of his hair is brown.
Don’t rush too fast, girls!
Like to know who this “hunk of man”
is? Well, he’s a senior and his name is
Ernest Gustav Reiman. Sometimes called
Ernie and sometimes called Reamer.
Ernie’s favorite movie actor and actress
are Gary Cooper and Janet Blair. He
also has a favorite actress in the major
dramatics class. Wonder which Mary she
can be? He would rather listen to Bob
Hope than a n y . other radio comedian.
(Most people feel the same way.)
Ernie is one of these brainy persons
whose favorite subject is Chemistry. The
Reamy, as some people call him, was
born during the “Roaring Twenties” on
September 18, 1927. Maybe one of the
Marys is interested.
He has a pet peeve—one that has
caused much discussion. Ernie hates
to see girls wearing boy’s clothes. How
many other boys agree?
Perhaps some of you didn’t know her
before “A Little Honey,” but all of
you must know her now*. She’s Dolores
the maid with the bright red hair. Inci
dentally her name is really Mary Jane
Nelson and her real hair is brown and
not the bright red of the wig.
She’s a senior with stores of energy
and enough personality for two people.
Mary Jane’s nickname (so she says) is
“Stinky”. She will be referred to as
Stinky in the remainder of this article.
Stinky loves major dramatics more
than any other subject. She appeared
in “And Came the Spring” and numerous
dramatic programs.
A truth has come to light. Stinky is a
swooner! (almost at least.) Her favorite
movie idol is Frankie Sinatra, her favor
ite radio program is Frankie Sinatra and
her favorite platter recorder is Frankie
Sinatra. And by the way, her pet peeve
is Bing the Crooner.
�Friday, December 15, 1944
Kitty Korner
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Hilda Makes Use of Pumkin Pie
Mary Kopp is having gobs of compe
tition lately. You better watch out for
these freshmen, Mary.
Yum, Yum, pumpkin pie with whipped
cream around the edge. Miss Berry, where
Pennies, pennies everywhere. An easy
! Kat pulled in his head, and was turning did you get the drag? Hildegarde wants
way to make money has been brought
around
everyone to know that she wasn’t using
When down the chimney, St. Nick came the pie in place of a shiny red apple. Is into N. T. H. S. The only requirements
are: To start a club, ask all your friends
with a bound
your father willing to be hired out as a
He spoke not a word but went right to baker, Hildegarde? We would all appre for their pennies, and just receive them.
Now, isn’t that easy?
his work
ciate a sample of his delicious pies.
Why are so many of the girls at
He filled all the stockings and then turn
school knitting? Maybe Lorrie would
ed with a jerk
know.
I Laying his finger aside of his nose
On November 22, Joan and Dorothy
[ Up the chimney with Kitty Kat he rose
plus a few others went to a basketball
I Then Santa told short stories of one and
Stupendous! Colossal! Terrific! You’ve game. Did you girls take the long way
of all,
I Especially about kids of NileHi that he heard these adjectives sprouted by press home or why was it you arrived home
agents to describe every movie, whether at 2:30?
saw
The choir members really worked be
| So this time, dear friends, you have good or bad, but they really pertain to
fore the concert so they thought it, would
Santa to thank
“Two Girls and a Sailor” which contains
[ For this gossip you read.—This is no music, dancing, pretty girls and Van be nice if they didn’t have to sing at all
the day after the swell concert. It was
Johnson, too!
prank!
“Two Girls and a Sailor” is the story nice to have the illusion but can you
I Couple of the week:
Dick Wilton and mistletoe
of June Ally son and Gloria DeHaven, picture a choir that didn’t want to sing?
Why is it that all Miss Kranz’s stu
two sisters who are night club singers.
I Song of the week:
White Christmas
One night a sailor (Van Johnson) dropped dents looked like they hadn’t slept, for
into the night club and became acquain weeks? Whose fault is it that you didn’t
I Saying of the week:
Merry Christmas
ted with the two girls. They invited him start your project until the day before
to a party which they were giving that it was due?
I Sight of the week:
The “Snowflake Swirl”
night. At the party Gloria DeHaven tells
him if her wish to get a certain empty
warehouse and turn it into a canteen for
servicemen. Van Johnson is a very rich
young man (the girls don’t know it) and
buys the warehouse and completely fur
nishes it for them. June and Gloria are
It appears as though there’s been a
at a loss to discover the donor.
little re-arrangement in couples since
The picture has a slightly complicated Norma Jean Keern’s party, including
Dorothy Horitz, what is this spell
I that you’ve cast over some little man? love affair with Van Johnson in the cen Norma Jean herself, but who’s Louie’s
new girl ?
I It sounds like that note was pretty ter of things.
What’s this about Choo-choo Train
I interesting—the initials were J. D. — “Two Girls and a Sailor” is loaded with
stars: Jimmie Durante, Lena Horne, going over to his girl friend’s house to
I weren’t they?
It seems that Bev Pearson’s slumber Xavier Cugat, and Gracie Allen with her roll cigarettes? (So he claims)
Among our freshmen this year, there
I party guests enjoyed themselves a few Concerto for the Index Finger to men
seems to be stir-up about a certain cute
I weeks ago by watching the couples tion a few.
The picture is one that everyone will girl named Sona Baptist. She was found
I around them in the Uptown Theater.
What’s all the talk about this place enjoy with June Allyson lending a very dashing away from a boy she wanted to
I called Howard’s? Ask the sophomore bright note. It will appear at the Skokie meet, (because her hair wasn’t just right)
Theater, December 17, 18 and 19.
Can you figure that out ?
I boys!
We are back again to that struggling
“Jake” said a bad word!
student Alison Ash who finally received
Who is that Marilyn Pearson is
her missing “G” string on her bass
I dreaming about? It seems as if he’s
violin but now has to put up with a too
I pretty popular with these ’lil freshmen
The NileHiLite is written, printed, and well worn-out bow.
I gals. He just broke up with one of them!
Janet MacCleary ran the toy train at
Ed Dean was walking around with published by the students of the Niles
I wooden legs a few weeks ago. Betty must Township High School, Skokie, Illinois. Sears downtown. For some unknown
Dr. A. L. Biehn, superintendent-principal Ireason it broke down. Janet doesn’t work
I have kicked you too hard this time.
there anymore. I wonder why it broke?
News Staff
The physical ed department has defBetty Risinger is going steady with
I initely gone to the dogs, we hear! fig- Editor: Beverly Markus
I urately speaking, of course and yet we Reporters: J. Flavin, B. Harris, B. Mar a soldier just back from overseas
awaiting his discharge. He has the Pur
I wonder. Ask Schaef or Wells about quette, S. Martin, L. Shade.
ple Heart and the Distinguished Infan
Feature Staff
I “Bambi” sometime!
It seems that Mr. Ashworth has a way Editor: Shirley Lawrence. Assistant, Bar try Medal. His father owns the Peacock
Inn. Wow! some girl, Risinger!
bara Horton.
I of making Sandra Goss awfully embarSix girls suddenly became ill without
I rassed sometimes. Last week he told her Reporters: R. Hain, L^Heiniger, M. Hentheir parent’s knowledge and decided
rickson, H. J^rosch, G. Rochow.
I what an awful color lipstick she had on
they had better go home via downtown.
Shorts Staff
I and a few other things. It seems that
Anita Schmidt happened to forget her
Editor: Shirley Rohrer
I Sandra blushes easily!!
Is this a rumor about Renee Hain Reporters: F. Bernard, E. Fisher, J. Christmas stocking at home that day
Lane, G. Oakley, B. Schwabe, B. Wel and her mother brought it to school.
I having a new beau? Where’s Quentin?
Anita couldn’t be found in school. Poor
don.
I Hmm—
-Renee ?
Anita!
Production Managers
Its only at a certain time that Ted
Scrapping feuds seem to be all the go
Harold Springer
I (alias “Binky”) Stockfisch gets that Roland Hacker
with Norma Jean and Dolores over
Faculty Advisers
■ gleam in his eye—and that seems to be
Mr. Blanke
Mr. Meier somebody by the name of “Champ”.
when Pat Schirra ’s around!
Pennies Prove To Be
Quite The Fad
Dorothy Horitz Reveals
Hypnotic Powers
"Two Girls And A Sailor"
Is Movie Of Week
I
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Is There Is Or Is There
Ain't A Santa
by Fred “Archie” Bernard
The young boys and girls of NileHi
were exterminately forchunate for to
see Santa Clgtus on December 14, which
you undubitably recall was yisterday.
Well, on the gala ercaission, numerous
youngsters frolicked upon the stage in
the ensamble in order to get a squint at
the old geezer—er, Saint Nick, that is.
The old boy gave out with some purty
niiity giffs to the studunce. Which, same,
were appreciated erroneously and a lot,
loo.
Now to say the aforementioned occurencies weren’t hep to the Christmas spirit
wold be a profabrication and a misde
meanor besides.
You’t be surprised to see how many
numerous teachers also have a belief in
Santa Claus. There is a rumor ruminating
about controversy to the fact there is
sech a character. But, I don’t see how
come that sech intelligentual beings sech
as teachers’ is being taken in on this
“ringer” deal, that is if there ain’t a
Santa Claus, you see.
In someing up this eommandable re
view of the 1944 Christmas Frolics, a
extricated attrakshun, I wish to make but
only one pernt clear to youse all, that
is me and the other snozzy members of
this real zooty journal staff of life for
the paper wishes to all of-youse—
A MERRY CHRISTMAS
St. Nick Becomes Bew ildered
Your D
ate Book ( -1
Fiiuay, December 15, 1944
Christmas Assembly
Friday, December 15, 1944
Basketball, Crystal Lake 7:30, there
Friday, December 15, 1944
Swim meet, Loyola 4:00, here
Saturday, December 16, 1944
Start of Christmas Recess
Saturday, December 16, 1944
Basketball, Evanston 7:30, here
Friday, December 22, 1944
Swim meet, Elgin ,4:00, there
MONDAY, DECEMBER 25
MERRY CHRISTMAS
Friday, December 29, 1944
Basketball, Dundee 7:15, here
MONDAY, JANUARY 1
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Friday, January 5, 1945
Basketball, Libertyville 7:30, there
Friday, January 5, 1945
Swim meet, Highland Park 4:00, here
Tuesday, January 9, 1945
Swim meet, New Trier 4:00, there
Friday, January 12, 1945
Basketball, Woodstock 7:30, there
Friday, January 12, 1945
Swim meet, Lake Forest 4:00, here
Saturday January, 13 1945
Basketball, Lake Forest 7:30, here
Nile Hi Sends Alumni In Service
Best of Christmas Greetings
Charles Valkenaar was home this last
month but is now back at school again at
East Lansing Michigan. He likes this
mail box column as he gets a chance to
hear from his former pals.
John Forbes is at Camp Kearney near
Gan Diego, California. Believe it or not,
his hobby photography is a great help
as he flies in a B-24 taking pictures.
However, even that cannot take the place
of Niles Township for John.
From Chanute Field, Illinois, Ed Kee
gan claims he has chased electrons all
over the United States and he would dis.pense with all that pleasure (?) for good
old Niles Township. And also spend most
of his time studying problems. Miss Harbert says she’ll believe it when she sees
it.
One of our alumni, Raymond Bal
four, was wounded in action in Germany.
We don’t know the nature of his wounds,
but we do wish him all the luck in the
world and hope he will be home with
us soon. .
Leonard Christensen is studying sur
veying and fire direction work in a spec
ialist’s school and likes it fine. He is
stationed at Fort Sill, Oklahoma and
would like to know if anyone from Skokie
is near him.
Bill Kaiser is still holding down the
the amphibious forces at Little Creek,
Friday, December 15, 194-1
Virginia. He says he will soon be through
with training.
Artie Baumhardt, in the Navy, says he
is still “searching the seas” for someone
from Skokie.
Don Smyser, a marine stationed in the
Southwest Pacific, wrote a very interest
ing letter home to his uncle. The letter
reads as follows: “As per usual there
isn’t much doing out here and what there
is I can’t say because of censorship so
I’m right back where I started from.
Holy Mackeral, that’s the biggest rat I’ve
seen. He just ran out of the bulkhead,
(wall to all you civilians) I don’t bélieve you’d go for this place. The rats
out here swipe our bayonets from our
scabbards and attack us. That’s how big
they are.
One guy had his rifle stolen and found
it two days later underneath the bar
racks. The only thing we can figure out
is that one of the rats took it to shoot
the bum that was running around with
his wife. How about th a t? ”
We appreciate and want to thank you
boys for writing to us and letting us
know how you are coming along. And
even though you may be far away from
horns' this holiday season, we want you
to know that we are thinking of you and
wishing you the merriest of Yuletide
Greetings.
The Christmas Season
Isn1 At All What It
Used To Was1
“Twas the night before Christmas and
all through the house, not a creature
was stirring, not even a mouse,” read
mother to three children, quietly sitting
by her before the fire. But all was not
quiet in Santa Claus’ quarters.
His quarters, an enormous foxhole
(some stray robot bombs were bothering '
him) were as busy as a beehive, but at
last it was time for Santa to leave.
He climbed into his big jeep, which was
piled as high as a skyscraper with gifts,
and was off in a flash, jumping over
moonbeams and bumping on the clouds.
He drove through the sky and in no
lime at all it was time for him to land.
His first stop was in a little midwestern
town that you’ve probably never heard
of called Skokie.
The first house that he reached was
that of a slick chick whose name was
Katie Clark. Katie was waiting up for
him, and as he got into the room she ,
pounced on the packages.
First, she pulled out a beautiful plat- ,
inum mink coat.
“It’s really wonderful,” boomed Santa,
“isn’t it? ”
But Katie just gave a disgusted look ,
and threw it back to him. She opened
other packages that contained a diamond
and emerald bracelet, a “C” card ration i
book, and even a book containing the
answers to all of the tests for the follow
ing years, but she was still dissatisfied. I
Then, she spied a tiny little box, opened ■
]
it, and cried with joy.
“This is just what I wanted! I only ]
have 1,999 silver bracelets and I had to j
have one more! Thank you so much, j
Santa.”
Santa was very much bewildered. The <
same thing happened last year. A girl
named Betty' Burns had only beautiful
presents offered her, but all that she \
wanted was another boy to add to her
collection. She was only going with 49 j
boys in two months and she was ashamed ]
of herself.
Santa, driving through the sky to de-j
liver more packages, growled to himself
“What I’d like someone to give me for
Christmas is a book called, ‘How to Un- j
derstand Women’ ”.
j
Freshmen Learn How
To Use Library
Miss Lamberg’s freshman English:
class have been going through the books.]
It seems that every Friday for six 1
weeks Miss Myers has been instructing]
the freshmen as to how to make use j
of the library, such as finding books,]
using dictionaries, readers guide, encylo-j
pedias and other useful information. J
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Swimming Outlook
Good Says Coach
by Fred Bernard
yje\\_} for the first time in many
years the prospects for the Niles swim
ming team áre encouraging,. even to the
point of attracting crowds to all home
meets.
■
Mr. Rickard, in charge of the squad,
is fairly satisfied with the returning mar
iners and the net turnout of some 50 boys.
Some of the lads on which our swim
ming season depends are Jim Tagney,
Don Lyons, Bill Clynes, Bob Hartney,
Sherrill McDonald and Hunter Reynolds,
along with many other juniors and under
classmen.
;
Well gates, NileHi has the material
for a winning swim team, now all it needs
is your support. The average student
doesn’t know beans about how a swimuling meet is held. Why don’t you all
attend a few and find out? It’s guaran
teed to hold your interest and there’s no
reason why our home meets shouldn’t
draw capacity crowds.
Come on, juveniles, let’s all get behind
the team and our new coach!
Key Pounders
Pass Typing
Tests
Friday, December 15, 19-
Super Salemen
Sell Subcsriptions
On December 6, Mr. N. D. Reynolds, a
representative from the Crowell Pub
lishing Company, spoke to the English
classes concerning the selling of maga
zine subscriptions. The students under
took this job in order to get a bigger
and better annual for this school year..
If every student did their part the
annual should show a great improvement
over last years. With every student co
operating by selling one subscription the
quota should have been $3500. If the
quota was reached by December 14, the
annual was expected to have 72 pages
instead of 60 pages as last year’s was.
Of every subscription sold from the
Crowell Publishing Company N. T. H. S.
received half the amount of the subscrip
tion; except for the American from
which the school received 40 cents on
every dollar. -From each of the other
subscriptions 30 cents was received on
the dollar.
Charts were displayed on the bulletin
boards showing the total amounts re
ceived according to English classes.
Clickity clak, clickity clak, can you
hear those typewriter keys bounce ? They
are really bouncing high for Arlene Chastine, LaVerne Jiellen and Margaret LeClercq who received their competent
typists certificates in September of this
year.
In October fourteen more students re
ceived their awards. They were Dorothea
Sandberg, Corinne Brunger, Marion
Schubert, Beverly Markus, Esther Kraus,
Elaine Hoppe, Dorothy Gustafson, Nancy
Ohlson, June Fredricks, Jean Schultz,
Sally Fjellman, Ruth Kluge, Marion
Nachbauer and Marilyn Burns.
In November, Muriel Hendrickson, who
has taken typing for only three months,
typed 95 words per minute on a one
minute speed test. This is such a remark
able feat that she is now with the ad
vanced typing class although'she is still
in the third period beginners class. She
has been classed with the advanced group
because it is too much of a handicap
for the rest of the beginners who average
between 60 and 69 words per minute.
Three new competent typists have
passed their 10 minute tests. They are
May R obinson with fifty-two words
The art department, under the direc
The cross country team at Niles this and two errors, Dorothy Gustafson with tion of Mr. Wilkins, decorated the gym
forty-seven words and two errors, and
year closed its season on Saturday,
Eleanor May with forty-three words and stage for the performance of Christmas
November 3, at Proviso Twp. H. S.
Vespers, presented on Sunday afternoon,
two errors.
The occasion was the Proviso invi
December 10. The scenery represented a
tational meet, to which Mr. VanArsdale
church interior, complete with stained
took Meinke and Wettengel.
glass windows and two candlelabras, each
Previous to this meet, the Niles runcontaining seven candles three feet high.
I ners engaged in three cross country
Since the typists of this school have The excellent work done by the art stu
I meets, losing to Leyden High and win- been honored, a bit ought to be said about dents was an important factor in the
■ ning from Evanston and Arlington.
those students taking shorthand. Three success of this unique service.
Much interest in this sport was devel- girls have shown their ability to take 80
The art department was also respon
■ oped this year, and it is Hoped that this words in the five-minute tests which sible for the Christmas decorations in
■ will carry over into next year. If a suf- must be 98% correct x»r better. They are the library. A chorus of eight beautiful
■ ficient number of boys take an interest Lois Buhrke, Dorothea Sandberg and angels four feet high was placed in the
■ in cross country running over a two or Irene Weis.
balcony of the library during the Christ
I three year period, it is quite possible
Five girls passed their 60 word tests mas season.
I that a team qualified to meet such schools and are well on the way higher up. These
I as Leyden, LaGrange, Morton, Proviso, hopefuls are Corinne Brunger, Lois TouI and Crane of Chicago can be developed. lur, Evelyn Lange, Katie Clark and Rose
The boys who were active participants mary. Lutz.
I in one or more of the three dual meets
Latest additions to the shorthand 60
Just in case any of the students of
word tests are June Fredericks, Marion
Niles are spending the hours of darkness
Jennetten and Esther Kraus.
Movies are being shown to the typing in solitude every night, here are a few
and shorthand classes. They are put out suggestions endeavoring to shake the
It seems that Miss Schaefer has by the navy department and were orig dust from your lonely limbs.
I thought of a new outdoor game for her inally used to instruct navy personnel.
First of all, Sonja Henie’s ice revue
I gym classes. It’s called “Crazy Ball” be So far the two films shown have shown is coming to Chicago on December 26 for
l l cause only crazy people can play it.
short cuts in typing and how to use a its annual holiday season performances,
Crazy Ball is a combination of foot- dictaphone.
but for those of you who would prefer
II ball and soccer. More fun and more
a good movie, what say you visit the “big
11 people killed.
city” to see one of the many good pic
There are girls on each side and the
tures in Chicago such as “Kismet”.
11 object of the game is to kick the ball
Last, but not least for those of you
11 over the opponent’s goal line. However,
who can commit the supreme sacrilege
I it is very easy to miss and kick someone
Pat Galitz, a graduate of NTHS, was of tearing yourself away from that
I else. Ask Ann Maria Schirra, G. A. A. voted the “most typical college girl” at “swoon crooner”, Frankie on Wednesday
I president, as she was the first casualty Lake Forest College, where she is a mem nights, you can always “hep step” it over
| of the season.
ber of Gamma Phi Beta sorority. Pat to Portage Park, where the music is so
So if you see any disabled Janes graduated with the class of ’43 and was hot, the trumpet player has to wear an
struggling down the hall you’ll know known for her scholastic ability and as asbestos glove, and “knock yourself .out”
they’re “Crazy Ball” casualties.
there for awhile.
a swell all around gal.
Vesper Decorations
By Art Department
Cross Country Closes;
Season Success
Pass Shorthand Test
Kismet or Henie, For
Holiday Entertainment
This Crazy Ball
Is The Nuts
Nile Hi Grad Voted
Typical College Girl
�Friday, December 15, 1944
NILEHILITE
Mrs. Wetmore Talks
On Buying Books
For Christmas
Speech Correction
Classes Held By
VanArsdale
Something new has been added this
year to the Niles Township speech de
partment. . It is the important work of
speech correction, remedial work being
carried out three days a week, Monday,
Wednesday and Friday in room 121.
This valuable work, which is being
\carried out by Mr. VanArsdale, consists
o l selling each student with a speech
impediment on the advisability of having
such a defect remedied. After this sales
technique has proved successful, a rem
edial course of action is mapped out.
The student then reports to Mr. Van\rsdale during the eighth period on des
ignated days for corrective treatment.
Although progress is slow, the fruits
of much labor with the defect eventually
take, form and shape.
A more detailed report on the progress
of this department will appear in a fu
ture edition of this paper.
The annual subscription drive for “Re
flections of ’45” netted the financial staff
$618. It is estimated that 700 students
will purchase next spring’s yearbook.
More than half, 456 to be exact, have
already purchased their annual. Students
were contacted through the English class
es and if anyone was missed through
absence or other causes, there is still a
chance to buy a book. Come to room 219,
preferably at 2:30, and purchase one
from Miss Sayre.
Miss Berry’s English students enjoyed
roasting hoV dogs at Harms Woods on
Tuesday, November 21. Potato chips,
coke and cake were devoured also.
Shirley Rohrer planned the event and
led in some bea-u-ti-ful singing.
The forty students present wanted to
“cut the dirt” but the portable phono
graph which was present decided to
get sick.
Don Busscher’s car ran out of gas.
The only possible means to get some
more would be to siphon it. Mars Bis
hop’s car seemed to be a good potential
“Message from Bataan”, directed by source.
Mr. Van Arsdale, was quite successfully
Mary Kay DeWitt, one of Nilehi’s own
presented before two capacity audiences
on Parents’ night, November 9. In ad graduates, has had two selections pub
dition to these two performances, pro lished in the “Student Anthology of
ductions of the play were presented for Creative Writing” from Stephens Col
;he benefit of the students and faculty on lege.
Mary Kay is in her sophomore year
Friday, November 10 at a mid-morning
and is chiefly interested in dramatics.
assembly.
The play, produced in the style of In her freshman year she took a course
design known as suggested realism, was in creative writing, two of her contrib
rery reminiscent of the play “Our Town” utions were published in this book just
vhich ran for several-seasons on Broad put out by the journalistic sorority.
She wrote a poem and a descriptive
way. Although “Our Town” was a
lengthy three-act play, and “Message essay. The staff is happy to be able to
from Bataan” but a short one, the sim acknowledge Mary Kay’s work because
ilarity between the two was nevertheless as we who have read it know—it’s
really good!
apparent
As the stage narrator, Howard Haynie
Something new has been added to
did an exceptional job of interpretation.
The responsibility of holding the play Miss DeBooy’s algebra room. In prom
together rested upon his shoulders, and inent display on a shelf in the front of
the class are brightly colored solids in
he did a magnificent job of this task.
Byron Krysher and Howard Suckow the shapes of pyramids, cubes, prisms
i,s Alec Martenko and Bill Rand respec and cones for the purpose of exemplify
tively, were both honest and sincere in ing algebraic terms.
Numerous, as well as helpful, the ob
the interpretation of their roles. The
rery important scene of their parting jects were presented to Miss DeBooy’s
classes by the art department which was
was well acted.
In minor roles Marion Carlson, Don supervised on this project by Mr. Wilkins.
Biehn, and Paul Reiland were effective;
No doubt the photographer was puz
/he performance of each of these helped
mmensely in making the play a success. zled when it came to taking the vocal
Honorable mention should be given section of the music department’s pic
the following, all of whom contributed tures. Why? Well for one thing four
their bit in the success of the productioin: people showed up for the sextet picture
Betty Smith as Mrs. Rand; Beryl and nine people were in the double
Schwabe as the Red Cross nurse; Merrill quartet.
Miss Klaus stood in the back row for
Taylor as the wounded soldier; John
Barker as another wounded soldier; De Girl’s Glee Club, but at first couldn’t
Forest Hamilton as the captain on Ba be seen, so they had her stand on a pile
taan; and Muriel Farrell as the radio of books and balance herself by holding
on to Margie Plummer’s arm.
announcer.
Bataan Success With
Haynie As Narrator
Page 5
“Buying Books For Christmas,” was
the title of Mrs. Wetmore’s (a librarian
of Skokie Public Library) talk to the
Senior College Preparatory classes.
“Remember that not all best sellers are
best readers” said Mrs. Wetmore, Forever
Amber, Rome Hanks and some other
bests are not worth the money”.
What will the person like to read or
what will please them. This is the impor
tant question in choosing a book for a
present.
There are many types of people that
like different types of stories. The tired
business man is not usually interested
in books that are too serious. He 1
ikcj
interesting things, according to Mrs.
Wetmore.
For those that like serious reading
there are books like: Yankee From
Olympus by Bowen, Anna and King of
Siam by Landon, Exiles Daughter by
Spencer.
Some people are interested in current
problems. Here are some books for them:
U.S.S.R. by Durante, Guide for the Be
devilled by Hecht, and Strange Fruit
by Smith.
If the person you’re buying a book for
likes war stories get him: Brave Men by
Pyle and A Bell For Adano by Hersey.
Probably the biggest choice of books
is in the Children’s field. Mrs. Wetmore
thinks some of the best illustrations are
in children’s books. There are many child
ren’s books: Silver Chief by O’Brien,
Thunderhead and My Friend Flicka by
O’Hara, Abraham Lincoln’s World by
Foster, Narrowing Wind by Lawrence
and Good For Scuffles by Beattie.
Mr. Collins is now looking for new
members for the band and orchestra to
replace those who have graduated. New
candidates for membership will be en
rolled now. It is not necessary to wait
until next semester.
Any boy or girl who plays an instru
ment or is interested in learning how to
play one should see Mr. Collins immedi
ately. Knowledge of music is not nec
essary. Pupils will be given lessons once
a week during class period. A minor
credit will be given for every period
attended; lesson, band and orchestra.
The school now has the following ins
truments which students may use at no
cost to themselves: B flat clarinets; alto
and bass clarinets; alto, tenor and bar
itone saxophones; baritone horn; bass
horn; mellophones and French horns;
trombones; drums; bells; and a xlyophone.
�Friday, December 15, 1944
DRIBBLE
by Fred Bernard
Page 7
NILEHILITE
______*22______
DROOL
Three out of Four;
Jay Vee Score
by Beryle Schwabe
Winter — that means basketball to
With the swish of a net as a ball goes
through the hoop twelve pretty maidens
a great many sports enthusiasts. To me
On November 22nd, the J. V.’s of are found out on the floor playing basket
it just means an opportunity to stick out
Niles defeated Highland Park’s lights by ball. Yes, all the girls’ gym classes are
my neck and make some predictions.
CRYSTAL LAKE really seems a stand the close score of 30 to 29. This was the finding the game, that until this year has
out. Last year the Lakers won all but most thrilling game so far this year and been only for the boys, exciting, but
2 of their 16 games and every boy on last gave Trojan fans something to cheer very tiring. Although these frails are
year’s team is back again for another about. The teams played about evenly playing girls’ rules, many of them have
good season. Crystal Lake is led by Hay durjng the first half, and at the end found muscles they never knew existed.
den and Schroeder plus a host of boys Highland Park lead by one point, 13 to 12. Aching muscles! Isn’t that right, girls?
Drool
from the football squad. The “far away” However, during the third quarter Teddy
school employs a fast break which should Stockfish and Johnny Kokum really went
The twirling team is expected to make
mean trouble for the rest of the league. to work and the team lead going into the an appearance at a basketball game
final period by a score of 27 to 23. The around the first of the year. Rumor has
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last period was very exciting, with each it that after the uniforms are taken out
NILES’ 43-44 cagers were rated better
team trying desperately, but both teams
than the team up at Crystal Lake, how too jittery to do very much accurate of the moth-balls the girls will appear
ever the Trojans have only one returning shooting. Stockfish lead the scoring, mak in them. (Drool.)
Drool
letter man. Anderson seems ready for ing 9 points. This game marked the sec
A few weeks back we found some girls
another good year and Munroe, Mueller,
ond straight victory for the J. V. team.
that couldn’t get up to the third floor
and Guenther might add enough to the
team to make it dangerous.
After winning their first two encoun for their first period class. After some
investigation it has been found that
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ters, the J. V’s, on November 29th, were,
LIBERTYVILLE has 5 letter men back defeated by a hard fighting Waukegan some required P. E. tests were the reason.
To receive credit for gym everyone had
for another season. Among these are team, 26 to 25.
to run 8 minutes, do the chair stepping
Ercksen and Nickolay who were good
The game started out very slowly for
enough for the varsity last year. By all both teams and at the end of the first for Vz minute, hanging 35 seconds, (35
pre-season reckoning the W ild c a ts quarter, Niles lead 6 to 3. During the long seconds!) 3 let downs in 15 seconds,
should have the tallest quintet in the second quarter, the two teams kept at an bouncing 20 times, 10 adominal curls and
conference. Cherenovich, an all state almost even pace and at the half Niles 13 pushups. Isn’t that enough for any
tackle on the football team, bears lead 11 to 7. During the third period one ?
On Friday, Nov. 10 a splash party was
watching as he is a better than average of the game Teddy Stockfish and Frank
rebounder and measures 6 ft. 3 in. in Williams put in their best efforts and held at the Sovereign Hotel for all G.A.A.
members. There was quite a turnout and
height.
going into the final quarter, Niles lead
from all reports a good time was had by
Dribble
20 to 15. At this point of the game the
ARLINGTON seems to have a fairly team fell back and could not stop a heavy all, including the freshmen.(?)
Drool
good team this year. The Cardinals beat stampede of Waukegan baskets and the
“Candlelight and Music” came back
Ela, a traditionally strong quintet but final count was run up. Stockfish and
were soundly thumped by Maine, a team Williams lead the scoring, making 15 with the G.A.A. formal initiation. On
built around one man—Paynich. Bot- points. This game spoiled the junior var Mon., Nov. 6 at 8:00 p.m., 100 new initi
terman and Paige again figure prom sity’s perfect record and they now have ates were formally accepted in the G.A.A.
The traditional candlelighting ceremony
inently in Coach Siedel’s plans for a two victories and one defeat.
was still very impressive and gives the
winning team.
members something inspiring to carry
Dribble
On Friday, December 1st, the junior
LEYDEN didn’t show much strength varsity of Niles played a weak and inex with them many years after their grad
last year but is able to start an exper perienced Warren team and won 32 to 15 uation.
A reading was given by Mary Ellen
ienced team this season. Could easily and have now won three of their four
Racine and Sally Fjellman played a
win their share of close ball games.
games. The game started out in slow
boogie masterpiece on the piano. Howie
tempo for both teams and at the half
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Lindstrom beat out his drums and then
the Trojans were ahead 13 to 5. However,
WARREN has only one redeeming
the sweet voice of Norma Jean Keerns
quality and that is they “never say in the second half, Frank Williams, Teddy
singing “Always” made the program
Stockfish and Lucien DiSalvo started to
die”. Not much real material available
complete. After the initiation coffee and
here but don’t underestimate their will click better together and produced ten cake were served in the cafeteria.
points in the third quarter. In the fourth
to win.
> Drool
quarter, behind Frank Williams’ shooting,
Dribble
The Friday eighth period gym class
WOODSTOCK is in quite a “sit-che- and with the good defensive playing of
a-shun”. In their neighborhood they the other boys, Niles kept their comfor is trying something new this year. It
is a special class in which the activities
take basketball very seriously and really table margin.
include tennis, badminton, basket ball,
go in for it in a big way but as yet
archery and a little volleyball. They’re
they haven’t seemed to come up with
playing girl’s rules basketball now and
any players capable of producing a
if the boys don’t watch out the second
winning team. However, if tnere’s going
In tmr finals of the touch football string team is liable to have some girls
to be a dark horse cage team this year,
season, it was Bill Kunkel’s Giants who on it.
this may well be it.
Drool
defeated Bill Witte’s Boilermakers, 13-0.
Dribble
“Ouch!! my shins.” Yes, the girls are
In this game both touchdowns were
LAKE FOREST had no basketball
squad last year and so far this year scored by A1 Miller, the star Junior Var at it again. This year they’re toughening
appears very weak. But this is the kind sity left tackle, on passes from Kunkel. themselves up by playing soccer. The
Forty-eight teams were chosen at the game started out quite innocently but
of team that once it gets a few games
under their belt, may be able to fur opening of school and each team had somehow the ball has lost its importance.
nish plenty of exercise for their oppon played 6 games. The class winners were It seems the girls found this a wonderful
ents. Sure to improve as the season paired together for tournament elim opportunity to “fix up” their best en
emies.
ination.
i progresses.
Giants Take Boilermakers
Jn Final Tussle
�Page 8
NILEHILITE
Friday, December 15, 1944
Trojan Mermen Lack of Defense Trojan Quintet to
Halts Niles Quintet Meet Evanston
Take Dive
On December 7, the swimming teams
of Niles went to Highland Park to begin
a very strenuous season and for their
first encounter did not look any too en
couraging, the varsity losing 46 to 19
and the frosh-soph losing 41 to 21. The
most outsanding feature of the meet
from Niles’ point of view was the diving
of Jimmy Tagney and the medley relay
team composed of Clynes, Lyon and
Hartney, which won the medley by half
the length of the pool. It was found that
improvement in back stroke, breast
stroke and crawl must come before the
team can be held as a favorite for
any meet.
giving:
p Tagney of Niles was first with 75.6
points, Boubes of Highland Park second,
67.6 points, Moran, Highland Park, third,
61.7.
100 Yard Breast Stroke:
Highland took first and second and
Lyon was third.
100 Yard Crawl:
Highland Park received first and sec
ond place and Tagney was third.
Backstroke:
Highland Park first and second, Clynes
of Niles came in third.
Four Man Relay:
was taken by Highland Park with a
time of 1.23.
Medley Relay:
was taken by Niles, with a time of
2.45.
40 Yard Crawl
was won by Highland Park men com
ing in first and second. Hartney of Niles
was thfrd.
Former Niles Star
Home From Drake
Howie Johnston returned to his ’ole
stampin grounds here at Niles Township
just before taking his army physical
NileHi’s former track star expressed
his good feelings at seeing the school
again. Howie has competed against such
teams as Notre Dame, Michigan, Iowa
State and Ohio State during this past
cross-country season. He didn’t seem to
think the competition was too tough,
however. Howie felt that “you grow into
facing the keener opposition.”
Out of a squad of some 20 boys John
ston was the youngest but despite this
he broke 2 Iowa freshman cross-country
records, one at 3 miles and another at 4.
While running for Drake, Howie has
frequently “been in the money”. His
finest achievements were his 2nd in the
Iowa State meet and a 3rd in the Na
tional Cross-country meet at East Lan
sing, Michigan.
Suffering their 2nd straight setback,
the Trojan quintet lost to Highland Park
on Wednesday, November 22, 48 to 22.
Too much teamwork and speed com
bined with little or no Niles defense
proved costly as the Trojans were com
pletely outplayed in their second non-con
ference game.
A minor obstacle to the Trojans was a
low running track that prevented any
shots being taken from the corners of
the floor. From these points many of the
Trojan scores are made.
Capturing the lead early in the game,
Highland Park didn’t relinquish it once
during the course of the evening although
at one time in the first quarter the Tro
jans were only 3 points behind.
Highland Park was held fairly well
in check in the first half, but after the
start of the 3rd quarter there was no
stopping them as they racked up 25
points to 8 for the Trojans.
Niles Trounced
The Trojans ventured to Waukegan on
Wednesday, November 29, only to lose by
a score of 36 to 17.
Playing before a packed house of Bull
dog rooters the Trojans got off to a fast
start and at the end of the first quarter
the visiting quintet was ahead by a score
of 7 to 6.
During the second quarter the score
sea-sawed back and forth but as the
period ended, a long leaping swish shot
by Stew Munroe gave the Trojans a
half time lead of 11-10.
In the second half the Bulldogs tight
ened their defense and during the whole
last half the Trojans were able to score
only 6 points, while Waukegan posted 25.
The high scorer for Niles was Mush
Anderson with 9 points, while Munroe
was second with six.
The young Trojans are still to find an
eye for the basket as shown in this game
when only 3 men did any scoring.
Trojan Hotshots
By not being able to take more thanl2
shots during the whole last half, Warren
lost to our Trojans on Friday, December
1, 36 to 25.
The first half was closely contested,
with the score changing hands many
times, but a nice shot by Bill Guenther
gave the Trojans a 16-15 halftime lead.
Although the Trojans had lost 3 out of
4 games, they picked the right one to
win, as this game marked the opening of
the North East Conference.
In the first half Warren set up a five
zone defense that couldn’t be penetrated
with any effect and the Trojans were able
to score only on fast breaks.
In the second half Warren switched to
a man-to-man defense and the Trojans
then scored 20 points to 10 for Warren.
“Mush” Anderson and Ernie Reimann
played a steady game, while Harry
Mueller led the scoring with 10 points.
Tonight the Trojans will attempt to
begin their mid-term vacation with a
victory over a strong quintet from Evan
ston.
Past performances don’t hold much
hope for Niles’ eagers as their record of
1-4 against Evanston’s 4-0 bears out.
Playing on their home floor, however,
will give the Trojans some edge in pre
game calculations. And the fact that
Niles will be pointing for this game
whereas Evanston probably will look to
it as an easy encounter is another dis
tinct advantage for the gold and blue.
The Wildkits topped off their 3 straight
wins by adding a thrilling 37-36 win over
Oak Park in the first conference game
for both schools. Oak Park has a tradit
ionally strong basketball machine because
of the size of the school and the interest
in the sport.
Evanston’s squad won’t be too tall, but
instead has an exceptionally fast, sharp
shooting team. Johnson and Eimers, a
center and forward respectively, are both
apt in this department.
Coach Hampton, whose nephew was
the leading scorer in the Suburban league
i last year, but has since developed a knee
injury which will prevent him from play
ing basketball for the year, doesn’t relish
the idea of going out on the limb, but
admits prospects for this year’s team
“seem quite good.”
Leyden Quintet Proves
Strong For Trojans
Still lacking an eye for the bucket plus
sloppy passing and little or no defense,
the Trojans lost to Leyden last Friday
night 41-35. This was the first time a
Leyden team has defeated the Trojans in
4 seasons.
Keeping up with their usual habit of
starting slow, the score at the end of the
first period was only 11-5 in favor of
Niles.
The next period showed more scoring
and the lead changed many times but
the half ended in a 22-22 deadlock.
In the next two periods, Leyden scored
19 points to 13 for the Trojans. This was
the Trojans 4th setback in 5 games.
NILES
P
FG
FT
Mueller
1
2
0
Kunkel
1
0
0
Munroe
1
4
1
Zust
0
0
0
Guenther
4
3
1
Lane
5
0
1
Anderson
2
4
5
Nachbauer
1
0
0
Riemann
5
a
0
Falknor
2
0
1
LEYDEN
Guetzloff
1
2
0
Robertson
5
8
8
Lofdren
2
1
2
Strutz
1
0
1
Roberts
0
0
0
Mazzulla
5
2
2
John
3
1
0
0
Hedlund
0
0
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nile H I lite
Vol. VI, No. 5
Skokie, Illinois
Wednesday, November 22, 1944
Davis turns doctor to get her man.
The cast of “A Little Honey”, world premiere to be given in the assembly
Nov. 30, Dec. 1 and 2, looks on while Marilyn Davis (Diana) tenderly extracts a
cinder from the eye of Chuck Bailey (Tom).
From left to right: Pat Lannert, Mary Ellen Racine, Mary Jane Nelson,
Betty Burns, Ralph Nettland, DeForest Hamilton, Chuck Bailey, Marilyn Davis,
Laura Breckenridge, Sally Fjellman, Pat Canty, Shirley Lawrence.
N. T. H. S. To Witness
2nd World Premiere
“N. H. M. F. P.” Yes, Nilehi does mean
finer premieres and to prove it, on Nov.
31, and Dec. 1 and 2 the dramatics de
partment will give their second premiere.
But—do you know what a world premiere
means ?
It means for the first time this play
will be presented before an audience and
you and your parents will be the first
ones to see it. That at one performancce
(not to be told until that day) will be
Mr. William Davidson, the famous author
of the play, photographers and special
lights from the publishing co., critics
and the editor of the publishing co.
Every book published and sold in the
United States, Canada, South America
or Europe will bear the cast of the Niles
Twp. presentation. After the premiere
rewrites will be made and illogical in
cidents cut. At the present the cast is
reading from thin white sheets of type
written copy. To this the cast says:
Sally Fjellman - Jerrie Martin, “Every
time I turn a page I think that the props
have fallen. But, all kidding aside, it’s
great to work on a world premiere.”
DeForest Hamilton - A lb e r t, “It’s
noisy but nice.”
Betty Burns - Eve Tyler, the southern
widow, “I can just see all those photo
graphers and critics now. Just as roman
tic as the 01’ South.”
Mrs. Esch - director, “I t’s much harder
than directing from actual play books,
but it’s a grand experience for all.”
LtGalitz Home After
11 Channel Crossings
“Everything looks swell,” was Lieu
tenant Gaktz’s first remark when he was
asked how the school looked to him,
after he had spoken at the awards assem
bly.
The former teacher at Nilehi, who is
home on a twenty-two day leave, has had
eleven months sea duty, during which he
had a chance to visit eleven countries.
The most important of his many trips
was eleven channel crossings, when they
transported all types of vehicles plus the
personnel. He considered himself quite
lucky, because contrary to most of his
men, he never was seasick.
Among the many duties of being
Communications Officer, Gunnery Officer,
Medical Officer and Chaplain, the Lieu
tenant was blessed with the privilege of
being censor. At first he admitted he
felt rather guilty about reading other
people’s mail, but he came to the con
clusion it was interesting work.
Looking forward to seeing a few of
the coming basketball games, he urged
the students to large turnouts. Lieut.
Galitz was favorably impressed at the
awards assembly when the school spirit
of the Trojans surged forth—a spirit that
the fellows overseas like to hear about.
In his closing words, saving the most
important item for the last, he encour
aged the sale of war stamps and bonds.
“You remembered the Army, you re
membered the Air Corps,—now how
about the Navy,” asked Lieutenant Gal
itz. “I don’t want to get my feet wet”
Be Thankful For
What You Have
It’s November again. That means an
other Thanksgiving. Some may say:
“What have we to be thankful for when
our boys are dying on foreign soil and
the world is in such a turmoil ?
Well, if you want to take that attitude
what did our Pilgrim fathers have to
rejoice over ? Didn’t they land in. a new
and difficult country filled with wild sav
ages and the terrors of the untamed
forest ?
Their first winter in the new country
had been difficult yes, but they had sur
vived its cold and want to clear and
plow and plant their fields in the spring.
They had gratefully watched the grow
ing of their crops through the summer
and in the fall gathered in an abundant
harvest. Governor William Bradford de
creed that they hold a day of Thanks
giving. The Indians who had taught the
colonists how to fish, hunt and plant their
crops were invited to the feast which
followed the religious services in the
church.
Even though we are in the midst of a
war, can’t we be grateful for what we
do have? After all we can be grateful
that we will spend this Thanksgiving in
a land that is free from fear, want and
oppression, because American men and
women are fighting to keep it so.
When we put our feet under an Amer
ican table we are more than likely to
tumble away feeling we couldn’t hold an
other bite and that, that gobbler mom
worked over all morning was really
worth the time.
Yes, there are still many things we
Americans have to give thanks for.
Lieut. Lester Galitz
Dean , Christy Given
Honors In Football
Ed Dean, center, was voted most val
uable player, and Don Christensen, full
back, was elected team captain. They
were chosen by the varsity football play
ers at an election held on November 16.
On the junior varsity Bob Klump was
selected team captain and “Boxy” Miller
was a close runner-up.
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Couzin Frum Sitee
Thinks BasquetBel Is Sille
Deer Littal Couzin from de Countree:
We R havin a grande time hear at my
schoole. De feitball seazon is over n basuet bell is now being plaid.
Feitbell is not very good cause every
body pooshes de oder guy down on de
fiore and steps on em. I can’t make hed
nor end out of it n you woodn’t nether.
Basquet bell is very sille too. All dey
duz is runs back n fourth on de flore, den
from a grate big white bored that hitches
they thro de bell ups intoo de air n dey
hopes it goes intoo de fish net dat hangs
from black bars.
De peoples det comes to dese hear
games R a littal bit tched. All dey duz is
yel n hops down n ups til dey R jest as
tiered as dem guys playin. Den too fenzie
gals gets up n duz a gig n everybody
joints in n yels agin til you tink de roff
will rayze write up.
Dese hear peoples in dis site calls dis
a happe time but dey shood sea ours
littal old countree out deir by yous house
dat wood bee de nutz.
Boy whut i woodn’t duz too bees back
dere buy yous homes. Bee shure yous
keeps good.
Withs all mys love,
Writ
Grate Big Site,
By Hand
“Lolly”
NILEHILITE
Wednesday, November 22, 1944
Deep Dark Secrets Exposed
File Hi's Dream Couple Notes Prove to be
Quite Helpful
Recipe for perfection:
Take the ingredients that are listed
As long as there is a school, and as
below, mix them together, and what have long as the students in this school should
you produced? Nilehi’s dream couple of be quiet, there will foreverlasting be
1944.
notes.
Hair
Not just short little notes, but nice
Lorelei Meilicke
Bob Cleary long juicy ones.
Eyes
The only trouble is, that sometimes
Marilyn Davis
Jim Tagney
the wrong person gets hold of them, and
Nose
Beryle Schwabe
John Kent in several cases this happens to be an
inquiring reporter.—
Smile
For example, this is the best up to
Joan Trietsch
Bob Doetsch
date:
Voice
Mary Ellen Racine
Ed Fisher “Dear B----Figure
I went to bed last night at 8:30. I hope
Carol Anderson
Ed Dean we change the play because I don’t like
Best Dresser
it. It could be better if you went too
Katie Clark
Hank Miller early.
Best Dancer
I didn’t ask him whether or not his
Betty Weldon
Howie Lindstrom dad did find out. I will ask him Saturday
Most Intelligent
nite. The time was two minutes to nine.
Hildegarde Jarosch
Stewart Munroe I didn’t do my English homework yet.
Best Manners
“Step Lively” was a very good picture
Dorothy Lacy
Paul Hattendorf
and it was very funny. I can’t wait till
Athletic Ability
Sunday like I told you in my other letter,
Helen Kuehne
Marty Alterini
You have to show Miss Line your sewing,
Best Line
V
-----Marilyn Burns
Stanley Noesen was reading her History. I am
glad that Roosevelt got in but is B—T—
Most Likely to Succeed
mad.
Pat Canty
StanleyMartin
I will see you in typing.
Personality
Your cousin,
Ann Marie Schirra
Davie Wilkinson
S----- , or
Mrs. Slinkman
W ITH THE
Records - Sinatra - Crosby - James I told S— what you kids call me in my
Krupa - Dorsey - Ella Mae Morse - these
ast letter to him. No kidding!
are always the main topic of conversa
Who did you put down that you were
tion between ten or more jivin’ Jacks
going with Sunday night? Now tell the
and Jills. Surveys have been made all
truth!
over the country on the latest and most
John Wuerth writes from Terminal
popular records, so now we shall choose Island, California, thanking us for the
I wish I were out of school.----- Don’
t!
Nilehi’s favorite ballads.
paper. He flew over Alcatraz, Oakland mind that, cuz I’m just thinking out
For the more moody, sentimental “disc and the Golden Gate Bridge and enjoyed loud.
dopes” we find a longing for “Till Then”, !;he sight very much. He wishes he was
L. S. M. F. T.
with “You Always Hurt The One You back in school, though.
P. S. Don’t forget to throw this away
Love” on the other side. “Someone To
In Mississippi, Pete Conrad is learning when you get done.”
Love”, “It Could Happen To You”, to repair small arms. He is going to go
A few of you note composers may
“Together”, “I Walk Alone”, and “I ’ll to school in Maryland to study small 'ake heed of this warning.
Be Seeing You”.
arms. Good luck.
Then we come to the jumpy jive struck
Harvey Tolzien wants us to send him
gang who go for Harry James, Gene the school paper. He is in Seattle, Wash,
Krupa and Tommy Dorsey. Their favor now. He had nine weeks of “boot” train
ites include “And Her Tears Flowed Like ing at Great Lakes before going up to
Wine”, The Trolley Song”, “Bizet Has Seattle. He hopes-to be home by Christ
The NileHiLite is written, printed, and
His Day”, “The Patty Cake Man”, “Bo mas, but if he isn’t he wishes us a Merry published by the students of the Niles
lero At The Savoy” and “A Good Man Christmas and a Happy New Year. Same Township High School, Skokie, Illinois.
Is Hard To Find”.(how true!)
to you, Harvey.
Dr. A. L. Biehn, superintendent-principal
The patriotic songs go over in a big
From Shoemaker, Calif., Ed May wants
News Staff
way, too. For instance “Duration Blues” to be sure that he continues getting the Editor: Beverly Markus
with“Sam’s Got Him” gracing the other NileHiLite. He visited San Pedro and Reporters: J. Flavin, B. Harris, B. Mar
side. It’s been said that “Lili Marlene” Treasure Island arid liked them, but he
quette, S. Martin, J. Paolell, L. Shade.
lias been the most widely played and definetly does not like Shoemaker. Why
Feature Staff
Popular song by the men in the armed don’t you go to see Hezzie Weldon at the Editor: Shirley Lawrence. Assistant, Bar
forces.
Naval Hospital there ? It might take your
bara Horton.
These are just a few samples of what mind off Shoemaker.
Reporters: R. Hain, L. Heiniger, M. Henthis “modern generation” has a yen for.
Richard Asmussen and Chuck Gockenrickson, H. Jarosch, G. Rochow.
To complete their collection of mad bach say hello from Camp Wolters. They
Sports Staff
Boogie and lilting melodies would take re almost through with their basic train Editor: Shirley Rohrer
forever!
ing so they might pop up around school Reporters: F. Bernard, E. Fisher, J.
Listen to the latest “Platter Chatter” one of these days. They are a bit tired
Lane, G. Oakley, B. Schwabe, B. Wel
—get hep to the newest “Disca Data” from working so hard. Well, not everydon.
and have yourself a “Jukebox Saturday experience to conduct the' affairs of tht
Production Managers
thing in life is easy.
Bill Guenther
Nor
Disca Data
wileHIl it i
�Wednesday, November 22, 1944
JIVE TALK
by Bob Marquette
“The high school people of today seem
to have a language all their own.” So
says Miss Maureen Daly of the Chicago
Tribune. It seems as though she is quite
true in stating this.
This reporter was in the drug store the
other day when Lorrie Nordgren, who is
Joan Horndasch’s flame and vice-versa,
came “waltzing” gayly in flipping a nick
el. Well, this sharp apple fullbacked.his
way through the bargain day buyers
up to the counter and politely told the
clerk that he wanted to purchase a con
versation tablet (telephone slug) and
then “ankled” his way toward the phone
booth.
Your reporter’s curosity being aroused
at the antics of such a sharp character,
he slyly moved toward the booth and
hung the tin ear out to catch the gab.
Lorrie’s conversation went along this
line:
“Hiya, operator give me that old fam
iliar number!” (which has a Towers
exchange by the way)
Soon Joan’s voice coyly answered,
“Go ahead, brother? it’s your nickel.”
This happy lad came back with, “Hey,
baby, soup your cylinders, snap your
garters, and toss on the glad rags cause
we’re going to pound some pavement
to glue the glimmer on the galloping
snapshots.” .
Joan then answered. “O. K. Buster,
just give me some time to make with the
the knife and fork before you pick me
up.”
Just in case some of the students of
Niles Township High School are just
“dead prunes” instead or “sharp apples”
here is the explanation of all that “glammy gab.”
Lorrie told Joan to hurry and get
ready to go with him to the movies and
she answered that she would be ready as
soon as she ate her dinner.
So with this our friend hopped into
his “puddle jumper” and “cowboyed” his
way down the street in the general di
rection of the Horndasch residence.
Turkey Special
By Renee Hain
I think a turkey’s life is grand
They sit in luxury upon this land.
They have no worries to bother them,
Or deploring things like troublesome
men.
Their careless lives. are full and free,
I’d gladly trade mine so I could be
A turkey with woes so far away,
They play and eat and sleep all day.
But alas! One fault there be
November 23rd, all woe I see
A happy turkey, free and able,
But now it lies upon my table,
So roasted brown, it’s life is gone
It’s happy times don’t last long.
I thank God he gave to me
lastino- lifp____ and frp
NILEHILITE
K itty Korner
Our mascot “K itty - K a t” invited
Thanksgiving’s pet, the turkey, to help
him out with Kitty Korner this time,
so between the two of them they really
managed to cover the gossip for all.
Charmaine Neutz and Betty Weldon
managed to get themselves lost the other
day, or they could have been hiding.
Dolores Mattson never seems to see
much of the science movies every other
Wednesday. It could be because she’s
pretty busy keeping an eye on Bill
Kelley.
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Barb Takes Dip
In Pool
“Life is worth living”, quoted Rupert
Roegner a few Saturday nights ago.
He was sure looking RED, while he was
sitting in that car.
The reason for Janet MacCleary’s re
cent absence is strictly legitimate. Seems
that Janet was racing a friend to the “L”
station. Janet, running' at top speed,
didn’t watch where she was going and
bang! she smashed into a heavy wire
line which hit her on her nose and
forehead. This in turn caused her to
fall on the hard cement sidewalk where
she was knocked out cold. Good enough ?
On the eventful election day the 8th
Waukegan High School’s play, to be Period swimming elass was calmly sit
given November 2, 3, and 4, will be the. ting in the natatorium waiting for its
exciting comedy “Arsenic and Old Lace”, hearing to be tested. In a corner of the
which has been such a success on Broad bleachers one Barbara Nelson sat quiet
ly, harming no one. Then, some staunch
way.
Taft High School has a novel way of Republicans sauntered up to Barbara,
getting students to collect scrap. The 53 who by the way happened to vote for the
students collecting the most scrap will President, and whipped off some of her
receive free tickets to one of the football belongings. Before she could protest
with much vigor, she was thrown into the
games.
Pjans are being completed for the pool; curly hair and all. It happened
building of a recreation center for the that at this minute a member of the
pupils of Leyden Community High school board decided to look in on the
School. It will contain a large game room, class, but he was quickly ushered out
a dance floor with a stage, a fountain, before he noticed that anything was
amiss. P. S. Barbara escaped to safety.
a screened in porch and a lounge.
What has Horsie Lindecker got that
The latest fall fashions were modeled
at Lyons Township High School in a makes him so attractive to many of the
fashion show held October 17. Another freshmen girls?
important event was a council dance
What is the reason for the long heated
called Lavinrac. (Carnival spelled back discussions between Betty Risinger and
wards.)
Anne McKeever? Could it be because of
Pittsburg High School, Pittsburg, a certain C.A.P. party?
Kansas had a very interesting special
Who could possibly have given Ed
assembly. The comparison of democracy Dean the beautiful bracelet that adorns
and Nazism was the topic with a former his arm.
German newspaper man who had person
Song of the week:
ally talked with Hitler as their speaker.
And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine
Has Mr. Ashworth turned forger or
painter? He sent Ditty a lovely picture
of herself (hanging from a tree).
Why the cutting remarks to the NileHerb Jones, one of Lincoln School’s
HiLite reporters— ? After all gossip is
proud graduates, is a freshie at Niles
gossip, girls!
Twp. this year.
Complaint department has quite a few
He’s out for football, but is actually
fond of baseball. He likes English for complaints about English 17 assignments.
Ralph Nettland had better learn his
many, many reasons.
The girls seem quite interested in Herb, lines in the play because he would have
which is proved by the fact that he had quite a time explaining how someone
three invitations to the G.A.A. hayride. put a snake in their MOTHER’S wed
It seems as if Eileen Rodney is the lucky ding veil.
Is everybody familiar with the new
girl.
We think that Herb will be a great Nilehi hearthrob?, Stanley Martenko?
Stanley hails from Beverly Hills, Calif.,
asset to Niles, so let’s watch him.
where he had all the girls starry eyed
Then there’s always Harriet Wenzel—‘ and has appeared in minor roles for
frequently referred to as “Mary Ann’s M.G.M.
“Shaky’s” helper, Bob Doetsch, has
little sister”. She’s not fond of this as
she has been very popular in her own been writing “Snowflake” on the backs of
the cars in the school parking lot. Trying
right, so we’ve been told.
Harriet likes all her subjects—which to mix Tracwup, eh, Bob?
Going steady is one thing but Barbara
should make her teachers very happy.
Harriet is a blonde, blue eyed and very and Russell is another.
“You can’t do this to me!” was Bob
cute. Besides that she’s a G.A.A. baby,
Hartney’s main theme when the report
too.
We expect big things of Harriet—she’s cards came out, especially when he was
,lking to Miss Berry.
a little p-al full of vim, vigor and vitalit'
EXCHANGES
PROFILES
�Page 4
N. T. H. S. United
Through Books
NILEHILITE
NileHiLite Fund
Drive Success
Book Week this year was observed in
Last week ended the drive the home
the N. T. H. S. library during the week rooms have taken for the funds to mail
of Nov. 13 - 17.
out NileHiLites to the boys in service.
There was a clever arrangement of
The leading home rooms of each class
new books on display in the library and are as follows: seniors, 107—$6.00;
in the showcases during the week. Stu juniors, 106—$13.10; sophomores, 210—
dents and faculty could browse to their $10.29; arid freshmen, 121—$3.72.
heart’s content and thumb through the
It seems that home room 106 has its
latest editions of some good books.
own method for raising money to send
The theme of Book Week this year is out NileHiLites. The class pitch pennies
United Through Books— a better under or whatever they choose to the front of
standing of our neighbors in a world the room. This is followed by a mad dash
that has grown very small. It will become between the two stamp chairmen, Fran
more and more important that we know ces Fuhr and Betty Weldon for the coins.
and understand the other peoples of the
It’s a lot of fun and really brings
world, their customs and their countries. results.
Some of the new books one may wish
to look over and have reserved are:
Beard; A Basic History of the U. S.,
Dunham: Envoy Unextraordinary, Flikke: Nurses in Action, Hersey: Into the
Valley, Krev: Giants of China, Sharp:
Conversations can center around a
Cluny Brown, Powers: Hannibal’s Ele
great variety of topics but today the
phant. Shute: Pastoral, Snow: People
On Our Side, Taylor: PX , Woodward: war and the national election in Novem
b e r take the spotlight because they are
Strictly Private.
unfolding before us now, concern the sur
vival of democracy and influence the
future of everyone.
Is the average Nilehi student inter
ested in current events? Mr. Ihne, Miss
Harbert, Miss Lamberg and Mr. Ash
In order for the faculty to become worth were asked this question because
better acquainted with the board of ed they are in the best position to encourage
ucation members, dinners will “be held class discussion on vital issues of the day.
Your reporter broached the question
every time the board meets. At that time
teachers from the different .^departments to Mr. Ihne during his 8th period world
will meet with the board and in that way history class, and he replied that the
each will get to know the other persons students had just finished a heated de
bate on compulsory voting, conditions in
better.
The first dinner was held Oct. 4 for the China, and Mr. Morganthau’s proposal
board members and advisers of each to make Germany entirely agricultural
class. The science and math teachers after the war is over. Mr. Ihne added that
were next invited to dinner by the board about 5 students in the class avidly par
members. Other departments will have ticipate in any discussion of current
dinner meetings with the board later in events, a few show lack of interest prob
ably due to shyness, and as a whole the
the year.
students respond satisfactorily and with
real interest.
Freshmen Team Up
At present Miss Harbert’s problems'
W ith Volunteer Gals students are deeply engaged in studying
constitutions, but Miss Harbert feels that
Members of the freshman football the students do not show exceptional
team, which did such a magnificent job interest in current events and that it is
this year, were unable to attend the three ncessary for the teacher to create and
dancing periods preceding the freshman stimulate discussions on this topic.
party on October 27. Because of this, they
Miss Lamberg gave an affirmative
had the opportunity of dancing for one reply and supported it by asking the class
hour after school on Friday, November if they would enjoy U. S. history if
10. Fjom 2:30 to 3:30 entertainment was there were no discussion of current
provided in the assembly room and an events. A chorus of no’s was the pre
enjoyable time was had by all.
dominant answer. Some reasons followed,
In preparation for this event, Miss M. the most important one being that it
Ronalds asked the players to make a list gives us a chance to voice our opinions
of the girls they wished to have as part and thus appreciate a democratic form
ners, but due to shyness or lack of knowl of government.
edge, they provided an insufficient num
Right now, students are*keenly inter
ber of names. Then Miss Ronalds visited ested in current events, especially the war
the freshman homerooms and asked for according to Mr. Ashworth. He says that
volunteers among the girls ..Their response this is natural because some boys real
was gratifying and as a result the mem ize that they may actually become
bers of the team had a fine time in participants in this global struggle, while
keeping with their excellent record this practically every student has some close
year.
relatives and friends in it.
Current Events
Interest School
Faculty-Board Dine;
Discourse Together
Wednesday, November 22, 1944
Choir, Glee Club
Present Vespers
The performance of a beautiful Christ
mas cantata, “The Babe of Bethlehem”,
by the choir, will be a leading attraction
for Christmas Vespers to be given on
Sunday afternoon, December 10. A can
dlelight processional including the girls’
glee club and the choir, all in robes, will
add to the dignity and beauty of this
occasion.
The high school’s singing groups will
also participate in many other events
during the month of December.
The first engagement will be filled
on December 4 by the double quartet
when they sing for the Lincolnwood
Woman’s Club. This same group will
entertain a Lincoln School P.T.A. meet
ing on the following night. After a brief
rest, the busy double quartet and the
girls’ sextet will perform on December 9
for a state music meeting at Northwest
ern University. The Christmas assembly
on December 15 will conclude a truly
active month for the school’s vocalists. 1
Foreign Language
Party Js Dec. 12
Foreign Language Club representatives
met with the foreign language teachers
on October 24, with Miss Small presiding.
They began preparations for a party to
be given on Tuesday afternoon, Decem
ber 12. The committees were selected
and the chairman appointed to plan the
publicity, program and refreshments
and they also decided that students of
each foreign language will portray some
traditional custom in the life of the
people whose tongue they are studying.
The meeting was attended by teachers
of the Spanish, Latin,. German and Fren
ch classes. They are: Miss Small, Miss M
.
Ronalds, Miss Kranz, and Miss Berry,
respectively. The student representatives
are: Spanish—Sally Fjellman, Don
Brown, Dolores Paulson, Marilyn Davis
and William Anderson; Latin—Janet
Larson, Pat Conard and Joan Rouse;
German—Ann Marie Schirra and Stanley
Martin, alternate; and French—Rae
Rita Olson and Jeanne Streeter.
Frosh Females Read
Science Periodicals
The freshmen girls in Miss Harrison’s]
general science classes are reading on
topics related to science for a science:
reading project. They also keep up to
date by reading the “Current Science”:
magazine.
After reading the books they share then
books with the rest of the class by giving]
them a report on the book. This is to]
give the others in the class a chance to]
find out what the book is about as they
might become interested in reading it]
also.
By reading biographies of scientistsstudents learn to appreciate the difSl
to learn the truth.
�Wednesday, November 22, 1944
NILEHILITE
Raia Hampers Varsity
In Attempt for 500?
Jay Vee Season
Totals 69 points
by Fred Bernard
The Trojan junior varsity ended its
1944 football season by tying an unus
ually strong Leyden team 6-6.
This year’s team won 4, lost 2" and
tied 1, compared with last year’s record
of 4 wins and 3 losses.
In the first game of the season the
little Trojans showed very little drive
as they squezzed past Maine 6-0. Half
back Don Sandin showed some ability in
scoring the lone touchdown.
In the Evanston game the Trojans
were held in check on everything they
did as they lost to a much larger and
more powerful team 25-0.
An over confident Niles J. Vee team
lost to an underdog team from Leyden
7-0. This was the Trojan’s second straight
setback.
In their fourth game,the Trojans redeenied themselves by defeating Arling
ton 20-0. Sandin scored twice in this
game, once going off tackle and the other
one on an end run good for 30 yards. The
third touchdown was scored by Jay
Fuller on a quarterback sneak.
%
Repeating their previous victory,-the
J. Vees won their 5th game by defeating
Maine on the home field 27-15. In this
game touchdowns were scored by Rob
inson, Kenny, Cook and Sandin.
In a night contest at Crystal Lake, the
junior varsity soundly trounced the
Lakers 16-0. Touchdowns were scored by
Cook and Sandin. This surprise victory
put the crowd (what there was of it)
into the right mood for the thrilling
upset victory that was to be ours in
the varsity contest.
The juniors looked like they might win
their last game but as luck would have
it they had to settle for a tie.
The lone Trojan score came as Don
Sandin raced 23 yards off tackle in the
final minutes of the second quarter.
This team, sparked on defense by Don
Comstock and Boxie Mueller, and lead on
offense by Don Sandin and Bruce Cook,
was as good or better than past junior
varsity teams.
On the rainy Friday afternoon of
November 3, Niles took on an under rated
Leyden eleven in an attempt to raise
their conference mark to 500%. They
failed, as the game ended in a scoreless
tie.
Leyden was able to pass the ball a
great deal better than Niles, and this was
their main forte. The Trojans managed
to slip Alterini away on a few sizeable
jaunts, but neither team offered a serious
scoring bid.
The rest of the season gave evidence
that next year’s eleven should prove to
be a successful team. Remember how
those games finished?
Kits Klaw Trojans
Sept. 22—Evanston J.V.’s 7, Niles 0.
A green Trojan squad battled on fairly
even terms with Evanston J. V’s before
bowing to superior offensive strength.
Dean and Doetsch were outstanding on
defense.
Shades O’ Mercury
Sept. 29—Lake Forest 14, Niles 0.
Niles line did not charge and as a result
the Scouts proved much too fast for the
Trojans. Niles looked weaker in this
game than in any of the others played
this year.
Trun’ Me One
Oct. 6—Niles 19, Woodstock 0. By
frequently intercepting Woodstock aer
ials Niles was able to run up a proficient
count against the country boys. Alterini
and Farr stood out on offense and the
Niles line held Woodstock to a net 8 yds.
Aw Nuts!
Oct. 14— Arlington 14, Niles 12. In this
game Niles reached peak form and pun
ched across 2 tallies in the last quarter
before time ran out. This was a bitterly
contested game.
Sad Homecoming
Oct. 20—Libertyville 20, Niles 0. Two
tough teams in a row proved too much
for the Trojans who bowed to a powerful
Wildcat squad. Libertyville ranks as one
of the best teams in the state and have
not lost a game in over 3 years.
“Swing On A Star”
Oct. 27—Niles 12, Crystal Lake 6. In
the brisk atmosphere of evening the Tro
jans weren’t to be denied as they won a
game which was in doubt until the final
gun. Swanson played fine defensive ball
along with Em Dean. Niles was a de
cided underdog.
Syncro Swim m ing Led
By Kuehne A n d Tagney
The syncronized swimming team this
year, under the able direction of Miss
Wells, has elected their captains and com
mittee. The girl’s captain is Helen
Kuehne and her committee is composed
of Beryle Schwabe and Barbara Nelsbn.
The boy’s captain is Jimmy Tagney and
as yet he has not selected his committee.
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Frosh Lose To Evanston
Twice, Trample Other
Opposing Teams
The hard fighting freshmen team of
Niles, much to their disappointment
lost to a fast and heavier Evanston team
21 to 0 on Oct. 26th. This was the first
game during the entire season that the
freshmen had not scored, the main reason
for this being their ineffectiveness on
passes, which have been their main punch
during the year. Evanston scored two of
their three touchdowns on pass inter
ceptions, one in the second quarter and
one in the fourth. The other touchdown
was scored in the first quarter, Niles
being unable to stop a fast ground-gain
ing attack.
Previously the freshmen team had
played five games and was victorious in
four, losing only to the same foe. In
preparation for the return engagement
with Evanston, an enthusiastic spirit of
revenge was generated by and among the
freshmen and as a result they turned out
in force and in the mood to see their
players make an entry in the win column.
Despite valiant efforts inspired by loyal
support, the Nilehi newcomers lost and
prevented a perfect ending to this story.
However, there is much credit coming
to these young Trojans who, during the
entire season, played just as hard, if not
harder, than the varsity or junior varsity.
The finest support ever accorded a
Nilehi freshman team has marked this
football season. At other games Miss
Johanns led the freshmen in singing
school songs and they also improvised
their own cheer leaders and cheers to
help spur the team on to victory.
Their record for the year is as follows:
Opposition
Niles
Maine
0
7
Arlington 0
21
Evanston 12
6
Maine
0
13
Evanston 21
0
Total
33
47
Maine Is Host For Play Day Medinah Club Selects
On Saturday, Oct. 22, 1944 five girls
representing Nilehi at a play day held
at Maine. The girls were Helen Kuehne,
Ann Marie Schirra, La Verne Kellen,
Sally Fjellman, and Pat Olson. They
participated in swimming, bowling, volley
ball, hockey, and basketball.
Play day is held at various schools
several times a year. It is a G. A. A.
activity and many sports are held. Rep
resentatives from many North Shore
schools were present. Niles won one
event for which Helen received a bib.
It must have been the pie-eating contest,
hm ?
Water Ballet Coach
Miss Schaefer has accepted the position
of water ballet coach of the Medinah
Club, now known as the Town Club of
Chicago.
Delores Chapman and Rosemary Ra
cine, two former students at this school
and Beryle Schwabe are on the ballet
team. There are still some openings.
Miss Schaefer has put all Nilehi’s wa
ter carnivals up until this year, and
undoubtedly Medinah’s carnival will be
as big a success as the ones presented
here.
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NILEHILITE
Wednesday, November 22, 1944
New Trier Takes
Future Varsity is Promising;
Includes Thirteen Underclassmen
Varsity; Niles
These are some of the boys who made Harrer, Jim - T - Junior
Whenever in there Jim ' showed his
J. V. On Top
up the Trojan football squad of 1944:
ability. Being fast, he was as good on
Bernard, Fred - F.B. - Senior
Nilehi’s basketball squad opened their
as on defense.
Fred didn’t show much this year —
1944-45 season on the 17th of November
George - T - Junior
to pre-season injuries.
6 ' “Junior” performed consistently thru by dropping a tussel to New Trier’s
Bishop, Mars - H.B. - Senior h Jo t $4*^ out the season and was one of the more highly regarded quintet, 40-24.
As was expected, Niles couldn’t offer
Bogner, Nick - T - Senior
alert linemen.
more than a mild challenge to Winnetka’s
Mars showed a great deal of promise Riha, George - H.B. - Junior
at the close of the year, particularly
Besides doing all of Niles’ punting smooth working outfit.
The Trojans will certainly improve off
on offense.
and being their best passer, “Gunner”
With a little more team spirit behind also improved on his running and next this effort and with a little more prac
tice and a little more aggressiveness
him, Nick could have been a stalwart year should really stand out.
they should round out into a fair team.
lineman.
Roman, Bob - E - Junior
Davis led New Tjrier in scoring while
Christensen, Don - F.B. - Senior
Was exceptionally strong at turning in
“Chris” had a lot of drive and did most runs and also was dangerous as a pass Anderson was high point man for the
Trojan court-cavorters. Guenther and
of the plunging for Niles. A very con receiver.
Mueller also played well for Niles.
scientious boy who put all he had into Stief, Arnie - G - Junior
New Trier looks as if it has a nice'
every game.
A quiet, small player, Arnie neverClynes, Bill - T - Senior
thless showed his ability all year around. ball club this year and it should be
If Bill had been able to participate in He helped most when the “chips were even better when their squad is com
pleted. A few cagers were still out for
football last year he would have had a down.”
football and weren’t available for the
more successful year.
Swanson, Dick - E - Junior
Dean, Ed - C - Senior
Showing remarkable improvement first game. By the way, if those basket
“Emmy” was the outstanding defen “Swanny” reached his peak at the Crys ball players can play as good as they did
sive player in every Trojan game. He tal Lake game and from then on was on the football field, watch out!
held up the line admirably and topped plenty good.
Kokum Paces J.V’s.
his abilities off by being exceptionally Berens, Ollie - G - Sophomore '*•
alert on pass defense.
By showing his ability early in the
Last Friday night the Trojan junior
Engebretsen, Hal - H.B. - Senior
season, Ollie clinched a varsity berth. varsity started their season by beating
“Engy” wasn’t out for the sport last He played alert ball.
New Trier 38 to 27. The beginning of
year but when he was changed to a half Farr, Bob - H.B. - 'Sophomore
the game found the team trailing by 8
back this year he showed real promise
Bob played good football this year points, but during the second quarter,
on defense. His best game was at Ar with speed being his biggest asset. His the boys made up this deficit and led by
lington.
best game was against Woodstock, when one point at the end of the half. In the
Frederickson, Don - G - Senior MVj
scored twice.
second half, the good old fighting spirit
“Ferd” was a dependable lineman right IWitte, Bill - Q.B. - Sophomore
Wi
of the team rarely gave New Trier a
from the start. Particularly strong on
Bill took over the varsity chores when chance to shoot. One reason for the
defense where his weight helped a lot.
Christensen was switched to fullback. victory can be given to the scoring of
Jacobs, Paul - G - Senior
He was a heads-up player and came in John Kokum, who made 12 points, Teddy
“Jake” was out trying all year as a very handy.
Stockfish, who accounted for 10 points,
center or guard and when his chance
'and Lucien Di Salvo’s 8 points. Although
came in the Leyden game he performed
this was not a conference game, the team
strongly.
showed promise of duplicating last year’s
Lyons, Don - Q.B. - Senior
J. V. record.
“Nod” was “on the shelf” most of this
year due to a “spoot” ankle. He showed
sigps of being a very good signal caller.
The biggest basketball turnout in the
Schmidt, Art - E - Senior
history of the school brightened the hopes
An excellent pass receiver and place of Coach Mackey and Coach “Ike” of hav
kicker, Art did not play as well this ing another successful season such as
year as last when he won a place on the they had last year.
_Ay-Conference team.
A total of 105 boys, including the fresh
Abbink, Bill - E - Junior
men, turned out on the first day of prac
Playing his first year at N.T.H.S. Bill tice. This included many award winners
attempted most of the team’s tries for from last year.
conversion and was particularly strong
The varsity consisted of about 25 boys
The swimming team under the direc
on offense before leaving for the Navy. for the week of practice. An even num tion of Mr. Rickard have a heavy sched
Alterini, Marty - H.B. - Junior
ber of juniors and seniors made up this ule for this winter. Follow the team and
The speediest and most improved back group.
give your support to the boys. Meets
on the Trojan squad, Marty frequently
After the first practice game which
The girl’s twirling team is expected to
ripped off long gains and was a hard was held on Monday, Nov. 13, the squad already scheduled are:
Itackier.
was cut to 17 boys.
Dec. 7 Highland Park
There
^Boetsch, Bob - F.B. - Junior
To put a team on the floor that has an Dec. 15 Loyola
Here
“Miff” turned in very satisfactory work average height of 6 ft. 2 in. is not at Dec. 22 Elgin
There
on defense and was out there fighting impossible. The fact is there are 10 Tro Jan. 5 Highland Park
Here
for every game.
jans 6 feet or over with Artie (Mush) Jan. 12 Lake Forest
There
Ehmer, Jim - T - Junior
Anderson, the only returning letterman Jan. 19 Lake Forest
Here
Jim, the heaviest man on the squad, from last year’s varsity, leading them.
Jan. 26 North Park
Here
played his best games against Woodstock’ The record the juniors set last year Feb. 2 Loyola
There
and Leyden and with a little more speed will be hard to duplicate, but this year’s Feb. 9 Elgin
Here
he could be one of the best lineman in J. Vee team should capture its share of Feb. 16 North Park
Here
the conference.
victories.
Feb. 23 State Meet
New Trier
Big Basketball Turnout
Brightens Cage Hopes
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Dewey Beats Roosevelt In School Election
Vol. VI, No. 4
nile H I lite
Parents-Tonight Is
Your Night; This
Is Your School
Tonight is the big night for mom and
dad. j
When the bell sounds for the first class
at 7:50, Junior and Susie can lean back
in their easy chairs at home, chuckle
and hope that their parents won’t be
assigned too much home work, that they
can find their classes, and that no one
will be crude enough to try to sell them
an elevator pass.
While the program will actually get
under way a t,7:10, with the performance
of “Message from Bataan” (see story
below) the first class will not meet until
7:50, and classes will be held for ten
minute periods after that time, with five
minutes for the passing periods
The theme for National Education
Week, “Training Today for the Problems
of Tomorrow” will be featured through
out the evening. All teachers will speak
to the mothers and- dads present about
the part the school plays in educating
for future needs.
Miss Immel, faculty chairman for the
program, has arranged for two lines into
the cafeteria during the lunch periods.
This will enable famished papas and ma
mas to get their coffee more quickly,
and to get back to their “afternoon”
classes much refreshed.
Skokie, Illinois
Thursday, November 9, 1944
Armistice - Will Future One Be Enduring?
by Beverly Markus
The firing of guns had stopped, the bombing by airplanes had ceased and
the torpedoing of ships was over. What had caused this deathlike quiet amidst
a world of chaos ?
It was a magic word which flowed from the lips of all mankind that
November morn in 1918. Armistice! Its meaning was deeply felt. To some
it was the return of loved ones, to others the thought that the peace
that men had laid down their lives for was here at last.
There was a mixture of emotions that day. From the tomb of Napoleon,
a salvo of cannon announced to all Paris the signing of an armistice that
brought to an end a war far more destructive and greater than the Little Cor
poral could ever dreafti up. As the roar of the cannon died down, a silent
rather awestruck crowd broke into a frenzy that was duplicated only a few
seconds later in London, New York, Rome, and all comers of this great uni
verse of ours.
Soon the crowds began to realize that more than the supreme victory
had been reached. They knew the peace brought^by the armistice was still
in the. future, and that it was their job to make it a lasting one.
As human nature does in time of uncertainty, the world turned to Him
for guidance in an hour of need.
The Allied leaders of 1918 tried their best to prevent another war.
It seems as though their best was not good enough, for once again the guns
are being fired, the bombing by planes is a hundred times fiercer than in the
last war, and many a brave man has gone down in the sea because of torpedoes.
On the day of the armistice of World War II we will probably act like
the people did in 1918. There will be one difference though. In the days fol
lowing we shall plan a lasting peace, keeping in mind the mistakes of Versailles
as a lesson to profit by.
Moms and Dads to see
“Message from Bataan'9
Two performances of “Message From
Bataan” will be presented for the benefit
of the fathers and mothers of the stu
dents tonight, Parent’s Night. The first
show will be at 7:15 before the meeting
of the classes; the other performance will
be given later in the evening after the
class sessions have adjourned.
It is to be hoped that a third perfor
mance for the benefit of the students of
NileHi can be arranged on Friday, Nov
ember 10, in commemoration of Armistice
Day. Since the play has been used to lend
entertainment and excitement t<5 War
Bond rallies, it is quite possible that
the performance of the play for the
students will be used as an incentive
for the buying of War Stamps on some
special day next week.
The following students make up the
cast of the play: Narrator, Howard
| Haynie, Bill - Rand, Howard Suckow;
| Alec Martenko, Byron Krysher; Mrs.
| Band. Betty Smith; Johnny Rand, Paul
j Reiland; Stanley Martenko, Don Biehn;
[Mary Martenko, Marion Carlson; Soldier,
John Barker; Soldier with bandaged leg,
Merrill Taylor; U. S. Army Nurse, Beryle
Schwabe; Captain in the Bataan Army,
DeForest Hamilton; Radio Announcer,
Muriel Farrell.
Student Voters Give Republicans Clean Sweep
The results of the 1944 presidential
election, held at Nilehi, show that the
students are strongly ’in favor of the
Republican candidates. The outcome of
the election is as follows:
Democrat
Republican
President:
Roosevelt 238
Dewey 500
U. S. Senator:
Lucas 242
Lyons 477
Governor:
Courtney 171
Green 548
Lieutenant Governor:
Hunter 207
Cross 495
Representative of State at Large:
Douglas 219
Day 481
Representative in Congress:
McDougall 219
Church 367
States’s Attorney
Tuohy 188
Dempsey 421
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NILEHILITE
Thursday, November 9, 1944
Pop Remembers His High School Days Again
(It’s-tr'Trifle1Bit
Different Now)
Last Year’s Parents’ Nite Set High Record
P a re n t T ro u b le s
by Renee Hain
Say listen kids, please tell me your
trick
Of raising your parents (mine get me
so sick)
They’re out of hand, very disorderly
Disobedient and completely ignore me!
I’ve tried so hard to bri»g them up
right
I’ve been so patient, I’d never fight
But they never, never listen to me
I’m in a spot, as you can see
When I scold them good-for ignoring
me
Th<»y latigh for some reason I can’t see
They’re very hard to understand
But I’ve got to keep them well in hand!
So dear kids please help me now
My psychology books don’t tell me how
To help and understand them more
Get “hep” kids, give me the score!
Platter Chatter
P<^orvlittle “Pretty Kitty Blue Eyes”
is “Long.Ago and Far Away” dreaming
about those “Silver Wings In The Moon
light”. “Jim” had said to her, “I’ll Be
Seeing You” but that was “Long, Long
Ago” and now she’s got those “Duration
Blues”.
She said to him, “I’ll Walk Alone” and
“Her Tears Flowed Like Wine”.
When she hears that “There’ll Be A
Hot Time In The Town of Berlin” she’ll
dance the “Victory Polka”. But “Till
Then” Jim said to her, “Don’t Sit Under
The Apple Tree With Anyone Else But
Me”.
“When They Ask About You”, she
writes, “I’ll Be Loving You Always”.
Meanwhile Jim is glad he’s getting “VMail From A Female”. He writes, “I’m
Cleaning My Rifle And Thinking Of
You”, and also says “I Wish That I Could
Hide Inside This Letter”.But since that’s
impossible, he just writes “I Love You”,
but remember I want “All Or Nothing At
All”.
She’s so “Happy In Love” that she’s
changing her name to “Rosie, The Riv
eter” to “Make Way For Tomorrow”.
W IT H
THE
ARMED FO EJ
RC
From Iran T-Sgt. Frank Gabel writes
that he has a furlough coming and ex
pects to visit Jerusalem and Bagdad.
Send some pictures, Frank, for our ser
vicemen’s paper which will be published
in December.
From the South Pacific, Roger Trim
ble, a marine, says that it is a far cry
from Problems classes to fighting Nips at
Saipan and Tinion. He claims he is more
alert than at Niles Twp.
Artie Baumhardt» with the Navy, is
still seeing the sights. His stationery had
the picture of a “hula” girl on it. Guess
the Navy does let you see the sights. He
claims he prefers football to fighting.
Graduates of ’44 are being heard from.
Ted Carlyle came in for a day while
on a furlough. Camp life seems to agree
with him.
Jim Ransdall, Roland' Poehlman, Lee
Bollow and Gordon Brown are still in
Arkansas. They want to be sure to get
the NileHiLite. Have you seen the “Ark
ansas Traveler” yet, or do you think
they are referring to you.
Oh, yes! Bob Pasek is also in Arkansas.
So you work fourteen hours a day and
part of that on the end of a mop. It must
be great to be able to do your own
washing and scrubbing. Don’t work too
hard fighting the Civil war with those
Texans. Remember we’ve got a war on
too.
Cpl. Kenneth Schambeck writes a
NileHi girl that the fog in England had
to be ehopped to make a path. Are you
pioneering, Ken ? He still likes music and
dancing.
John Anderson was also in England
when last heard from. John is a petty
officer in the Navy. English girls don’t
seem to appeal to him. He recalls the
homework he forgot to do in U.S. history,
but John is seeing history in the making
now and having a definite part in it.
You write an interesting letter, John.
Let’s sit back and watch our parents
go to school for one day,. This surely
would be interesting. Many times you
wish you were a little bird,, so here’s
yoUr chance. - ,
*•' 2o :> . .. b
,
What do you know, here comes dear
pop down the hall. It certainly is. hard
to!recognize him. He’s- got tight trousers ,
on and a high stiff collar that is pinched,
in front. Not,only that but he has on a
tie! Who would imagine wearing a tie
to school? Once a year the seniors,of
N.T.H.S. wear a tie for their graduation
picture.
I wonder why pop’s so mad today?
Not to be nosy or anything but you hap
pen to overhear him tell a friend that
he had just come from the principal’s
office. He had been reprimanded for
speaking to a girl. Can you imagine that ?
Dr. Biehn certainly would have the visi
tors.
Pop’s girl, whom we wouldn’t dare
name, wears an ankle length dark blue
skirt and a white middy blouse. The
color of the tie differs according to what
year she is in.
*
Pop’s classes are very uninteresting.
That was because they had to learn
everything from books.
Maybe pop had fun in school but we
prefer our school. He probably thinks
the same.
Your Date Book
Friday, November 17
Football and Cross Country
Awards Assembly
Friday, November 17,
New Trier basketball game, 7:30 here
Wednesday, November 22
Highland Park, basketball game,
7:15 there
HUE HI LITE
The NileHiLite is written, printed, and
published by the students of the Niles1
Township Hi,gh School, Skokie, Illinois.
Dr. A. L. Biehn, superintendent-principal
News Staff
Editor* Beverly Markus
Reporters: J. Flavin, B. Harris, B. Mar
quette, S. Martin, J. Paolell, L. Shade.
Feature Staff
Editor: Shirley Lawrence. Assistant, Bar
bara Horton. V °
,a '
Reporters: R. Hain, L. Héiniger, M. Hen-’
rickson, H. Jarosch, G. Rochow.
Sports Staff
Editor: {Shirley Rohrer
Reporters': F. Bernard, E. Fisher, J.
Lane, G. Oakley, B. Schwabe, B. Wel
don.
Production Managers
George Kozak
Leroy Lehman
�NILEHILITE
Thursday, Noyember 9, 1944
Kitty Korner
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Earl’s Girl Remains A Mystery
By the way, the 5th and 6th period!
printing classes don’t seem to get much j
work done. Don’t bother to ask why. They
can guess.
Many of the girls during 5th period
You should see how hard the 8th period
Stop! - Look! - and then dear fans,—
lunch have taken it upon themselves to
read! All you guys and gals, plus fresh French class is trying to convince Miss
men, curl up in “Kitty Korner” again and Berry that they should go out side, and dig graves for those “cute” fellas that
insist on barreling their cars in and out
it’s worked once!
let’s get catty. How’s about it?
of the parking lot.
Could some good person tell me who
Couple of the week:
Well, I guess the cafeteria is really
Don Christensen and Pat Byron
Earl’s girl is ? While walking down the being kept clean, at our expense, how
hall some kids were yelling, “There goes
Saying of the week:
true, how true.
“That’s pretty nice”
Earl’s girl.” They say she rides the Mor
One day when Lorraine Nelson came to
Song of the week:
ton Grove bus. Is this true?
school she looked very tired. It couldn’t
“I Ain’t got Nobody”
Did you know that N.T.H.S. has their have been home work you stayed up late
i Sight of the week:
own “Frankie” ? Who could this be? Miss for could it, Lorraine?
The Crystal Lake Game
Klaus, who is your famous “Frankie ?
It seems that Jack Naylor and Dick
Ask Mary Jane Nelson who “Bautso”
Say, whats wrong girls ? Why are your Wilton were missing something during
is. She will definitely tell you!
shins all bruised? It isn’t your famous their fifth period. It wasn’t your pants,
Sally Fjellman and Ann Marie Schirra
“Crazy Ball”, is it, Schaef ?
was it, boys?
I i0ok awfully happy. Sounds like they had
Who is that “handsome hunk of man”
Why is McKeever called, “Queen of
a swell time at Illinois home coming with
in Miss DeBooy’s first period advanced
the Flat Tops” ? Eh - ? - !
“P. J.” and Jim.
Why is Lois Ostrom beaming all over ? algebra class, that all the girls are drool
One Thursday morning during the 1st
ing about ? Could his name be Ray .. hm ?
I period, there was a loud jumble of We think he’s nice too, Lois!
Question of the week: Should Art
j laughter coming from the swimming
All eyes and heads turned when Jack
[ pool. A loud splash accompanied the Ritter and Bob Wareham walked through Schmidt sell his bicycle? He has quite a
laughter. What goes on there, boys? Mr. the cafeteria in those snappy U. S. Navy time deciding whether to sell his bike.
Rickard, it seems that you played a part uniforms.
in this. What do you know about it?
Who does Louie Robinson want to put
•his ring on? Could it be a cute Til gal
named Joanie?
There was quite a few wondering heads
about the girl in Chuck Kraemer’s band.
Maybe they’re not the only ones who
If all teachers were agreed to some
realize there’s a manpower shortage!
of these requests, Niles Township would
What was the special day when all be quite a school. When eleven seniors
In this year’s senior class we are priv
ileged to have one “Marty” Alterini. Miss Kranz’s classes were allowed to were asked: “What changes would you
Marty’s favorite sports are football, bas- chew gum ? It wasn’t because you like if you could relive your high school
I ketball and track. He’s not at all glad thought it was proper for hoboes to chew days?”, here were the replies:
[ that he’s graduating (Wonder why ?) gum, was it, Miss Kranz?
Elaine Dali—“I’d come to school at ten
Now that Bob’s back to the army,
| Maureen O’Hara seems te be heps on his
o’clock and go home at one o’clock.”
I list of actresses and Van J ohnson and who’ll it be next time, Blondy? Of course, Mary Ellen Racine—“I would come to
j John Garfield are his choice in actors. Blondy is our one and only Bev Pearson.
Niles in my freshmen year.”
| Sinatra seems to be preferred over CrosOn “Hobo Day” a new “girl” met the Pat Canty—“1. To have study halls like
I by according to Marty. His favorite sub- eyes of the students. It was none other
they were when we were freshmen,
[ ject is gym and the best period is the than “Frances” Bernard. “She” was quite
bigger and better. 2. More school spirit
I last one—so he says! When asked his pretty (? ) with “her” babushka, and
in our class.”
I favorite hobby, he replied, “Well, girls, jeans rolled up to “her” knees. When the Shirley Gregor—“To have everybody go
I I guess.” Then he also remarked, “I wolves rushed up to “her”, to their dis
to school at the same time and to have
I don’t feel very witty today.” Marty is in appointment, this pretty girl turned out
transportation to games away from
[ the Air Corps Reserve and will go into to be Fred Bernard.
our school.”
| service after graduation. From a certain
Thq battle to see which homeroom, 106 Shirley Rohrer—“Refreshments served in
I individual was obtained the information or 210, could get the largest amount of
all classes, padded desks and phono
I that Marty can imitate Charles Boyer money for sending NileHiLites to the fel
graphs in every room.”
I and Ronald Colman very well!
lows in service, turned out that 106 won. Katie Clark—“No home work and only
There was quite a penny throwing con
half a day in school.”
test there. The incentive was Betty Wel Nancy Perrin—“I wouldn’t take so many
subjects.”
You’ve all seen that cute ’lil blonde don, Marilyn Burns and Muriel Farrell.
What’s this we hear about six girls Barbara Horton—“I would study for
answering to the name of “Ditty”. Her
more than I did and also try and be
real name is Jo Anne Detweiler and her going downtown last Thursday to see a
have myself once in a while.”
hobby is definitely men! Ditty loves to certain Lena Horne, only to find that she
eat French fries and says that 3rd and wouldn’t be there until Friday? It’s a Nancy Cates—“The man situation for
one thing. That’s the main one!”
4th periods are her favorite. Geography, tough life.
A few weeks ago all the girls were Bev Pearson—“I wish they would change
taught- by Mr. Ashworth, is one of her
the periods back to 45 minutes. Also
favorite subjects. The other one is major feasting their eyes upon a certain alum
how about bigger Annuals?”
ing dramatics taught by Mrs. Esch. Her nus. Gordon Davis certainly looks nice
Joan Trietsch—“More dances, more as
pet peeves are Wilmette Harbor and con in his uniform, doesn’t he, girls?
semblies, and to have the Prom away
What about this big deal of Ann Marie
ceited men! Ditty’s favorite movie stars
from school.”
are Humphrey Bogart and Bette Davis. Schirra, Betty Sparkman, and Mary Ellen
Number one on Ditty’s list of radio pro Racine bringing their proud relatives to June Fredericks—“I would like to see the
home room and study periods made
grams is Johnny Mercer and second is the Homecoming Dance? That’s one way
longer, and class periods shorter.
to get around the manpower shortage!
Bob Hope.
Illinois Homecoming
was Celebrated
M and Dittij Rate
artq
This Week Profiles
Manpower Shortage
Has Been Solved
Seniors Wish For A
Great Many Changes
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NILEHILITE
N ile H ig h 's S ecrets E x p o sed !
Lockers Prove To
WHOZIT ?
Thursday, November 9, 1944
Guesses on Election
Show Majority Right
All of us make mistakes but not every,
one has them printed. This article w
ill
give you a chance to see how many mis
She left us in her sophomore year
takes were made by students and faculty
Curious about your friends (?) love But not for long you need not fear,
life ? Or did you know who thought what For now she’s back, with her charming in guessing the results of the presidential election.
self,
about you? Locker secrets are now re
Pat Lannert, senior, said that any
vealed—the shocking, almost horrible From California, in the best of health.
faults of the administration unearthed
Her endearing smile is known by all
truth. To begin with:
Her rippling laughter is heard down the by the Republicans will be inadequate
Locker B—19
to convince the people that Roosevelt has
hall
The remainder of a boy’s torn shirt,
(did you win the fight, Betty?) A box Her big green eyes and dark brown hair not done a good job. Needless to say, she
thinks Roosevelt will win.
of Kleenex, matches and tacks, (if any Lips so red and skin so fair.
Elaine Schroeder, sophomore, also be
teachers find tacks on their chairs, they’ll Dancing is fun, she also likes most spcrts
lieves that Roosevelt will win because the
now know!) A few very interesting let Likes to eat food of all sorts
people are making money now and hold
ters, one from James Corbett in par Laughs at jokes (corny ones? no!)
him responsible for this condition.
ticular. A discarded skirt, (cute too!) A Talks to all, friend or foe.
Jumping over to the other side of the
She’s very pretty, a cute little trick
scarf and bathing cap. Written on a
fence, a statement by Marion McClain,
piece of paper was a list of names; Lt. Has good taste, and clothes so chic
junior, is recorded. In my opinion Dewey
Who, you ask, can this fair lass be?
Ornstien, Larry and Joe.
Turn this upside down and you will see. will get the majority vote. She amplified
D—140
this by saying that people know the war
•toz^ag ■euoif)
An envelope with “To the three Sis
is rapidly closing and “changing horses
ters from Sis” written on it. (Sorry to
in the middle of the stream” is not as
say this bit of information has yet to
dangerous as once believed.
be solved!)
Pat Conard, junior, injected an em
C—12
phatic and positive note. She said Roose
Letter to “Dear Jim”. A box of Mar
velt, because he is the better of the two
shall Field’s powder. Another letter:
Upon entering the abode of one Mr. men and the majority of the people in
“Dear Lucia”—
I am fine. Hope you are the same. John G. Wilkins this correspondent was the United States know it. Could any-,
Boo-Hoo, I am jealous. You like Mary forced to expel shrieks of anger, aston one possibly tell which candidate Pat is
ishment, joy, rage and terror. (In alpha for?
Lou. Nobody loves me.
betical order).
By way of variety Miss Schaefer’
s
Signed —
What prompted these outbursts, you comment is' now inserted. She thought
Is N.T.H.S. a high school or a kinder
may deign to wonder? Well the explan deeply for a moment and then stated
garten class.
ation is relatively easy to comprehend. that Dewey will win because the people
C—95
For, you see, as I entered this chamber feel Roosevelt has been in office twelve
Seems as though they have prepared
for cold weather, two sweat shirts, scarfs, of shreik provokers, my eyes met the years already and a fourth term would
three gloves, fur mittens, bathing suits glassy stare of pumpkins, many pump show a trend toward dictatorship.
Janet Larson, sophomore, summed up
(woops, hey how is that connected with kins, big pumpkins, small pumpkins,
funny, sad and absurd pumpkins.
her opinion in a few clear words. She
cold weather?) Letters(?) to Jim and
These objects were molded by the art said Roosevelt will win because he has
Wally. Five bottles (of ink) green, blue,
class under the able direction of “Car the soldier Vote.
red, black, Hawiian blue. I guess that’s
ver” Wilkins. You too, my friends(?)
When the question was popped to
all—oh yes and books too.
probably were fortunate enough to gaze Renee Hain, junior, she replied that
B—187
If “he” day dreams in class the reason upon these fixtures as they were put on Roosevelt would win. She explaind why
is now brought to light. He’s dreaming display throughout school at many prom by saying that he has a strong political
of all the bathing beauties in his locker, inent places for the purpose of filling machine and, furthermore, he has fav
ored the rich and poor classes, whose
(pictures, of course!) Among his con the school with Halloween spirit.
votes outnumber those of the middle
centrated efforts is the name of Betty
class. Renee’s favorite candidate is prob
Ketten written all over, or wasn’t that
ably not the man whom she thinks will
supposed to be brought out?
win.
Others asked made the following state
ments:
The Seniors of 1948 (the freshmen of Jim Ehmer—Roosevelt, because the peo- j
today) seem brainier than usual.
pie don’t want to change presidents:
It seems that some bright freshie in
during war.
Last year’s NileHiLite staff is to be Miss Green’s Business Training class
Alf Johnson—Dewey, the people are get-j
congratulated on winning the first class popped this question, On Columbus day,
ting tired of Roosevelt, because he has j
award from the National . Scholastic do we celebrate the Discovery of America been in too long.
Press Association. This is the first time or the birthday of Columbus.
John Kokum—Roosevelt, because of his'
in the history of the school paper that
This question was asked of three upper
experience.
this award has been won.
classmen, the following are the answers: Mr. Clement Meier—Roosevelt, because
The paper was complimented on its Beryle Schwabe: I really never gave it
he has too big of a machine working
features and the good coverage given to
much thought.
behind him.
news and sports. Some suggestions were Betty Risinger: I think it was Columbus’
Miss Harrison gave the third possible
made as to the placement of stories,
birthday.
answer to the query by saying that the
types of headlines, and the fact that some Herb Jarosch: I’m pretty sure we cele race will be so close that she couldn’t
stories were not further developed. The
brate the discovery of our country.
predict who will win.
judges also thought there should be more
The true facts are: We celebrate the
A word to the wise. An inquiring re
signed articles.
discovery of our country, not the date of porter can be an oncoming headache or ;
However, as a whole, the NileHiLite’s his birth.
don’t promise to push peanuts back and j
record was excellent. They never got be
Columbus discovered America -on Oct and forth in front of the office door before j
low a “very good” and the majority of ober 12, 1492. He was born on August
an election; you might turn into a ground j
the ratings were “excellent”.
26, 1451.
hog!
Be Surprising
Visitor Frightened By
Halloween Horrors
Seniors of '48 Prove
To Be "Brains"
Nilehilite Wins First
Class Rating
�Thursday, November 9, 1944
NILEHILITE
Powell Stars In Week
End Movie Here
Wilkins Talks on Art
To Math Classes
Thursday, Oct. 19, Mr. Wilkins gave
an interesting and informative talk to
the geometry, algebra, and trigonometry
classes of NileHi in the assembly during
the fourth period. Mr. Wilkins claimed
art is not just figures, caricatures, etc.,
as popularly believed, but instead true
art consisted of 4 items, the point, line,
plane and solid.
After giving the meaning of most
geometric terms, he demonstrated their
use in every day life. At the close of the
discussion, Mr. Wilkins explained that
the designs of most butterflies are based
on geometric design. He demonstrated
this with the help of the delineoscope.
Typing Teacher Has
Musieal Background
Did you know that Miss Johanns play
ed the basoon? That she also plays the
flute, tuba, cornet, clarinet and that she
holds the certificate of a qualified piano
teacher? That in spite of all this mus
ical background she is here at NileHi
instructing us in our commercial subjecst ?
She became interested in being a
commercial teacher in Whitewater, Wis
consin, her home town, in which is loca
ted the Whitewater State Teachers
College. « / She is now living on Sherwin Ave.
in Rogers Park, l^ght near the lake.
There Miss Sayre, Miss Beardsly, a
teacher at Lincoln School, and Miss
Johanns take turns doing the cleaning
and cooking. Last week, dear reader,
was Miss Johanns’ week for preparing
thé vitals, so, as you may have seen, she
"left school in rather a dither each day.
On Mondays and Wednesdays the task
becomes a little extra tedious due to
the fact that dinner must be over by
5:20. ^ g f |
So, leaving Miss Johanns to her ba
soon and cooking we’ll say “adieu” until
next issue when there will be another
glimpse into the faculty secrets.
Did you know that:
Marion Garlson writes poetry about a
certain someone ?
Paul Sandin’s new name is “Lover” ?
Kenny Bennett is having quite a time
getting a date with a friend of Martie’s ?
• Dolores Kwarnstrom has blue eyes ?
Mary Lou Kendall has advanced in her
Spanish so far that she can really say a
WHOLE sentence in Spanish to Pilar?
Wally Zust is now known as the
“Women Beater” of N. T. H. S.
A Lincolnwood P.T.A. meeting held on
Tuesday evening, October 10, was enter
tained by the girls’ sextet composed of
Doris Bailey, Mary K. Clark, Dorothy
Gustafson, Joan Trietsch, Carol Rugen,
and Margery Plummer. They sang the
following numbers: “Sing! Sing! Sing!”,
“Peace in Our Time O Lord”, and “This
Is My Country”.
Mrs. Kestenholz,“Katie,” and her kit
chen crew appreciate the help of the
students on their program to help over
come the meat shortage. There is now
a meatless day on Friday. In the near
future there might have to be another
meatless day in order to have N. T. H. S.
do its part to win the war and help feed
the many boys in the armed forces of
the country.
Miss L. Ronald’s Freshman. English
classes have acquired the desire to have
the daily papers in the class to read after
they have finished assignments. In order
to pay for the papers Miss Ronalds has
a piggy bank on the desk in which the
students, that are interested in reading
the papers insert pennies into. In this way
Miss Ronalds is able to obtain two of the
daily papers each day.
The French 11 and French 13 classes
recently had a French breakfast. The
menu was croissants and chocolate ser
ved by Katie herself. It was held in the
cafeteria and the conversation was in
French. Katie contributed red, white, and
blue napkins, the color of not only the
Watseka High lost to Momence in a American flag, but also of the French le
ithriller by the score of 7 to 6. Momence drapeau.
being the favorite, was supposed to
Miss Kranz’s German class saw Wag
lead by 3 touchdowns. Watseka was in
the lead till the last quarter, when ner’s famous opera, “Die Valkyrie”,
Momence ran over for a touchdown and Monday evening, October 30. It is one
of the highlights of the opera season.
kicked the extra point.
Seeing the opera was p art of the Ger
Pittsburg, Kansas, High School has
made some interesting biological exper man class’ study of Wagnerian operas.
iments. A rabbit’s heart was removed
from the rabbit and the heart suspended
A short program was given in the
in a saline solution which has proper assembly by Miss Immel’s home room,
ties similiar to blood. It beat for sev 110.
eral minutes and then stopped, but the
Allison Ash gave a piano solo and Lorexperiment was not complete. Electro raine Manderville lead community sing
stimulus rythmaticalîy applied produced ing which followed. Allison Ash and Mar
definite reaction. The heart began to garet Donavan accompanied the singing.
beat again and continued for 8V2 min
The students of home room 308 were
utes.
guests.
Exchanges
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The “Song of the Open Road” is the
story of Jane Powell, a young movie star
of 14 who runs away from home because
she is tired making pictures.
Jane cuts her long blonde hair, dyes
it brown and joins a group of teen-agers
who pick crops at different farms during
the summer. None of the young people
know that she is Jane Powell, the movie
star.
At one ranch the orange crop has to
be picked before midnight. Jane thinks
of and executes a plan to get enough
people to pick the oranges.
Jane Powell makes her debut on the
screen as a new, young, singing star.
Edgar. Bergen and Charley McCarthy,
Sammy Kaye’s orchestra and W. C. Fields
pop in and out of the picture.
The Song of the Open Road will appeal
especially to the high school crowd. It’s
at the Skokie next Sunday, Monday, and
Tuesday.
.
Frosh party Success;
Features Halloween
Soft drinks, candy, games with prizes
and dancing to the records of the day’s
more popular music were the ingredients
which made the freshman party held on
October 27 such an unqualified success.
The festivities began in che boys’ gym
at 3:00 and continued for 2 hours, much
to the delight and enjoyment of the fresh
men who attended.
The highly favorable outcome of the
party was largely made possible through
the efforts of those freshmen who were
on' the planning committee and they
deserve recognition for their work. They
are: Sally Nissen, Joan Hull, Evelyn Cole,
Kathryn McCullough and Alice Putnam.
“The Babe of Bethlehem**, a cantata,
has been chosen as the choir’s contrib
ution to the Ghristmas Vespers, held here
at school Sunday afternoon, December 10.
The choir may also sing the “Hallelujah
Chorus” from the Messiah at that time.
The choir has another engagement to
provide thirty minutes of music for the
entertainment of war workers a t the
Douglas Aircraft Corporation sometime
during the next semester.
Miss Klaus has organized two small
ensembles for those who wish to carry a
part alone. The girl’s sextet is composed
of Earlene Robinson, Nancy Cates, Sally
Porter, Lorraine Nelson, Alison Ash and
Joan Trietsch. The double mixed quartet
is scheduled to sing at two P .T . A. meet
ings and the members are; Doris Bailey,
Mary K. Clark, Dorothy Gustafson, Car
ol Rugen, Phil Egebrecht, Howard Speer,
Don Sandin, Frank Backes, and Muriel
Hendrickson is the acompanist.
Miss Klaus also plans to organize
other small ensembles as soon as a suit
able time and place for rehearsals can be
found.
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T ro jan s C lo se S e a so n By
W in n in g , L osing, T y in g
On the rainy Friday afternoon of
November 3, Niles took on an underated
Leyden eleven in an attempt to raise
their conference mark to 500%. They
failed as the game ended in a scoreless
tie.
Leyden was able to pass the ball a
great deal better than Niles and this was
their main forte. The Trojans managed
to slip Alterini away on a few sizeable
jaunts, but neither team offered a serious
scoring bid.
Niles
Crystal Lake
Abbink
L. E.
Clarke
Ehmer
L. T.
Kettleson
Stief
L. G.
Utech
Dean(c)
.C.
Schroeder
Berens
R. G.
Martin
Peschke
R. T.
Smith
Swanson
R. E.
Hayden
Witte
Q. B.
Tipps
Riha
L. H.
McCrady
Alterini
L. H.
Segel
Christensen
F. B.
Uceny
Scoring: Niles--Swanson 6, Roman 6.
(sub for Abbink)
Crystal Lake—Segel 6.
The Trojans ventured to Crystal Lake
on Oct. 27, and surprised most everyone
with a game victory over the home
team. Before the season had begun Crys
tal Lake was considered a real threat
for the conference crown.
The contest, played at night, was seen
by a good sized crowd. All present,
whether for the home club or Niles, thrill
ed to one of the best conference games
fought this year. Real football was the
order of the night with few fumbles and
numerous passes.
Before everyone had been seated fol
lowing the kickoff Niles had tallied the
first_ score. Swanson scooped up a blocked
punt and raced 25 yards for the touch
down. Abbink’s kick was blocked. Close
play followed, when late in the 2nd
quarter, Tipps faded back and threw a 30
yard touchdown pass to Segel. The score
remained deadlocked as Laker’s kick hit
the crossbar and fell back onto the field.
In the 2nd half Crystal- Lake seemed
able to hold on to the ball with greater
tenacity than Niles. After 3 quarters of
fine play had been completed the score
was 6 all. In the final quarter Crystal
Lake attempted to pass their way to a
win but one of their aerials went astray
as Ed Dean intercepted for Niles and
raced 35 yards before being tackled.
Inspired now, the Trojans sent Witte
back to pass to Roman for the last score
of the game. Ed Dean and Dick Swanson
sparked the Trojans to their unexpected
win.
in the Northeast conference. The Wild
cats had no trouble in running over the
lighter, but game Trojan team. Through
out the first half the Trojans were up
against the Wildcats first string and had
nothing to match their sheer power. How
ever, in the last half Niles held their own
against the conference champs, and at
the close of the game were threatening
to score. One Trojan score was nullified
due to an off-side penalty seconds before
the gun sounded. Swanson and Stief
played well on, the defense for Niles.
Thursday, November 9, 1944
Wilson Advises Trojan
Athletes To Continue
Spdrts in College
“I wish all the fellows in high school
athletics «would try to continue their ed
ucation and athletics in some university
after high school.” These are the words
of Kenneth (Tug) Wilson, athletic di
rector of Northwestern University.
Mr. Wilson spoke on his coaching ex
periences at the pep assembly, Oct. 20.
Mr. Wilson is a graduate of Atwood
High School, in Atwood Illinois, and was
graduated in 1920.
Twirlers Get Under Way;
Taught By N. U. Director
Again this year, Niles Township is
going ahead with extra curricular activ
ities, one of the first of which will be
twirling. The classes will be. conducted
under Mr. William Hetherington, who is
an instructor in this line at Northwestern
University. These classes will be held
during the eighth and ninth periods on
Tuesday. A slip has been passed around
to home rooms in an endeavor to find
girls interested in this activity and forty
girls have already signed up. Of the
above number, ten are advanced members
and are as follows: Betty and Marilyn
Burns, Helen Kuhne, Ann McKeever,
Marilyn Hertzberg, Lois Pierce, Beryle
Schwabe, Betty Weldon, C h a r l e n e
Werner and Terry Keegan. The most
talented of these girls will be selected
for basketball games and “pep” assem
blies.
In 1920 he was a member of the
American Olympics team that played at
Antwerp, Belgium.
Later he went back to his alma mater,
Illinois, and coached successfully. After
this he was made athletic director for
Drake University for three years. Fin
ally in 1925 he came to N. U. and has
been there ever since.
Mr. Wilson is a good friend of Coach
Isaacson, who attends his summer
coaching school, and after the assembly
Mr. Wilson invited “Ike” to bring the
football team to see Northwestern play
their homecoming game with Indiana.
Even though the Wildcats lost, the
fellows can tell you it was a, good, hard
fought game and a close one too (14-7).
J. Vees Tie Leyden Reserves; Whip Pioneer
Frosh-Sophs; Swamp Laker Seconds
The Trojan junior varsity ended its
1944 football season by tying an unu
sually strong Leyden team 6-6 last Mon
day.
This year’s team won 4, lost 2 and
tied 1 , compared with last year’s record
of 4 wins and 3 losses.
Repeating their previous victory, the
Trojan junior varsity whipped the Maine
Frosh-Soph last Tuesday 27 to 15.
Maine dented the scoring column first
by taking the opening kickoff and march
ing straight down the field on successive
first downs. Anderson scored on a wide
end sweep from the six yard line. Maine
again threatened near the end of the
period, with the ball going to Niles on
their own 12 yard line.
Some nice broken field running by
Kenny and Sandin put the ball on the
Maine 11 yard line,
The half ended in a 6 - 6 deadlock.
Niles kicked off and after two downs
Mueller intercepted a Maine pass and the
Niles was trounced by Libertyville on Trojans resumed their drive, this time
Friday, Oct. 20 by the score of 20 - 0. In Cook scoring on a quarter back sneak
winning Libertyville ran their number from the 7 yard line. Robinson added the
of games without a defeat to 23 straight. extra point with a line buck.
Maine again threatened but was stopThe large homecoming crowd witnessed
the smoothest, most powerful eleven | minutes of play as Cook raced 18 yards
ped on the Trojan 6, where a bad center
and a fumble behind the goal line gave
the Pioneers a safety.
Fine punting by Sandin and Kenny
kept Maine in the shadows of their own
goal posts most of the afteroon.
Showing real power and drive, the
Trojan junior varsity scored a very de
cisive 16-0 victory over Crystal Lake
last Friday night.
Niles, getting possession of the ball on
the 27 yard line after Crystal Lake had
failed to gain on downs, drove to the 7
yard line where Crystal Lake again took
over. On the first play, Bob Klump broke
thru and tackled Varsek behind the goal
line for a safety.
Neither team threatened and the half
ended, Trojans leading 2 -0 .
In the 3rd period the Trojans really
turned on the steam. Cook, taking the
kickoff, dashed 18 yards to the Crystal
Lake 40 yard line, then Mueller took it
for 12. Still they couldn’t be stopped.
Sandin went for 7, and then taking the
ball from Cook, Don slipped thru the
whole Crystal Lake secondary the re
maining 21 yards and scored.
The final score came in the closing
on a quarterback sneak.
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Vol..VI, No. 3
NILE
Skokie, Illinois
LITE
Friday, October 27, 1944
Parents Will Relive High School Days Nov. 9
"Message from Bataan
Features Parents' Night
Annual Parent's Night
Problems Classes
Sure Of Success
Work out Projects On November 9, 1944, Niles Township
Since the inception of the War Fin
ance program, cities, towns, and villages
r throughout America have used plays
The senior classes in Problems of De High School will hold a Parent’s Night.
skits,; and musicals to spread the War mocracy have chosen the following pro It will be held for the purpose of acquain
Finance message, to sell bonds directly jects for their outside work in practical ting the parents with the average school
to the public and to lend entertainment government: (1) management of the day of their children and to promote
value and excitement to War Bond cafeteria, (2) promotion, sales, and National Education Week.
rallies, club meetings, and radio broad buying of stamps and bonds, (3) sending
The parents will receive program cards
casts... the Nilehilite to N.T.H.S. alumni in the which are identical to the daily program
One of the plays to emerge from the service of their country, (4) salvage of of the student. The program will begin
office of the War Finance Committee is waste paper, and, (5) printing and dis with a. short play directed by Mr. Van“Message From Bataan”, a highly dram tribution of posters advertising school Arsdale, and enacted by the students of
atic thirty minute play which uses the events.
NileHi. The play is entitled, “A Message
Probably the most well known to the from Bataan”, and will be given in com
stage techniques that were employed so
successfully in “Our Town” a few years majority of the students are the manage memoration of Armistice Day. This will
ago. The narrator carries the thread of ment of the cafeteria and the sale of last from 7:15 to 7:45 p.m. After this
the plot, and even describes the setting stamps and bonds.
the parents wil pass to their children’s
for each scene, therefore eliminating the
The management of the cafeteria has first period class.
need for most stage properties.
worked out very well. The student body
All periods will be of 15 minutes dur
The play, written by Bernard J. on a whole has cooperated without com ation, including the lunch period.
Reines, will be produced by the follow plaint. The tables with flags have in
In the classes the teacher will explain
ing cast on Parent’s Night during Educa creased enormously since the first week. his methods of instructing the student,
tion Week:
Most of the tables now have flags, and how much homework the pupil should do*
Narrator, Howard Haynie; Bill Rand, when the alumni return for a visit they and how long the student is expected to
Howard Suckow and Robert Pearson; will notice a great change in the cafeteria spend on study.
Alec Martenko, Byron Krysher; Captain,
In the sale of stamps and bonds the
During the home room period the tea
William Anderson; Mr. Rand, Billy total up to Oct. 17, is $5135.95. On Hezzie
cher will explain the importance of this
Hohs; Mrs. Rand, Betty Smith; Johnny Weldon Day, Oct. 17, 99.4% of the school
period, and make known the methods of
Rand, Paul Reiland; Stanley Martenko, bought stamps and bonds valued at
marking and the
Edward Fisher; Mary Martenko, Marion $363.35. Niles goal is a $15,000 Navy ance of school. importance of/ attend
Carlson; Soldier, John Barker; Soldier landing ship, to be paid for by Dec. 7,
At the end of each period the teacher
| with bandaged leg, Merrill Taylor; Fil- of which we now have a little over a
will answer any questions which the par
lipino soldier,-Carl Hoppe; U. S. Army •third. Some seniors help Miss Harbert ent might want to ask.
I Nurse, Beryl Schwabe; Captain in the count the money and bring the stamps
This program should offer an opportun
I Bataan army, DeForest Hamilton; and to the homerooms.
I the radio announcer off the stage, MurA group of seniors have taken oyer the ity for the parents to understand just
liel Farell.
tasjc^f sending the Nilehilite to the boys what their son or daughter is being
I It is hoped that a production of the in the service. This group stays after taught. It will provide an excellent un
[Play for the student body can be arran- school two nights a week, one to address derstanding of how the school is operated
| in connection with the sale of War the envelopes and the other to fold the and will kindle the parent’s interests in
[Stamps. papers and put them into the envelopes the education of their children.
for mailing. Don’t think the boys don’t
appreciate this effort on the part of this Play Cast Announced
ISchool Band Plays In
group; they sure do.
I Lincolnwood Dedication The paper salvage committee headed
For rLittle Honey”
r
I Our school band is in for one of" its by ‘Lucky’ Lindecker and Bob Hartney
post active and promising years, and will has done well in picking up all salvage
Pot only play for school affairs but also paper. The money received from paper
[community affairs. Again this year, as salvage last year has mailed the Nilehi1
past, they will play for all home lites to the boys in the service this year.
football games and “pep” assemblies.
A collection has been taken for the pur
■ This year the band has sixteen new pose of buying a paper baler to make
■embers, who are working very hard to it easier for the boys in charge. The
The cast for the NileHi Premiere of
feet expectations of their leader, Mr. money received from the paper sales is
“A Little Honey” to be given Nov. 30,
■ollins. The loss of fifteen members from used to continue mailing the Nilehilite
Dec. 1 and 2, has finally been selected.
f st year’s band, however, will be keenly to the boys in service.
The players are:
Pit, because of their long experience. For
Last but not least is the printing and
Pe third straight year, Mr. Collins is distribution of posters. The boys working Skoots Minton. . . . . Laura Breckenridge
Diana Minton..................... Marilyn Davis
■°ing to have a band composed of en- on this project distribute any posters
Jerry ............. .................. Sally Fjellman
J lely
freshmen. This band will play that any class or group wants posted.
Albert....................... DeForest Hamilton
■ r all freshmen activities and the exper- They will also print these posters if the
Mr. Minton................... ..Ralph Nettland
•nce gained by playing at these affairs material is given to them. This saves a
I 11 be of material help to them when lot of time and work for the teachers T°m .....................................Charles Bailey
1
Mrs. Minton............. Mary Ellen Racine
l ey later play for advanced affairs.
and classes who haven’t much time to Grandma Thornton. . . . . . Patricia Canty
■ On Sunday, Oct. 22nd, the band played spare.
Sure-shot m an............... Rupert Roegner
■ ^ the dedication of the new LincolnSo you see that the Problems classes Mrs. S im m o n s....---- Shirley Lawrence
■ )°d grammar school and, from all re- are really helping themselves and the
Eve Tyler............... ....... ...B e tty Burns
■ rts, they did a very fine job.
school by doing these jobs.
Delores (the m aid).. .Mary Jane Nelson
îfcôr''
Tie!
�Friday, October 27, 1944
NILEHILITE
Page 2 ____---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Halloween Proves to be a Dread!
Kitty Korner
Right about this time, when the leaves
begin to fall, when orange and black are
Only to be able to pass by Halloween for just one year would
the predominating colors, the witches
simply be perfect. It is just a big druge. Me, oh my, but I guess we will and goblins begin to fill the sky, when
not be able to do miss an important day like that. Us “pumpkins” are those long awaited pumpkins are finally
ripe, — the mascot of “Kitty Korner”
the only ones that suffer.
What would you do if some mean person cut you up and made really roams. And this is about the time
that kitty gets its biggest and cattiest
you look funny? I bet ten to one you would not like it any more than
scoops.
I do. To have them put a great big ugly nose on your face, you would For instance, — What young girl in
say, is murder. You say a pumpkin can’t feel anything and does not 3rd period biology is head over heels in
know what’s going on. Some time when you start to carve a pumpkin love with a little guy whoirT she calls
her little mushroom.
he will surprise you and yell, “Ouch! ’
Who is it that has that big crush on
It doesn’t feel so nice to have some
Ronny Bair?
one make you laugh when you want to
For all those hep-cats of NileHi, —
cry and make you cry when you want
an alumna, D o lo res Franson’s sister,
to laugh. We pumpkins can’t even live
Monday, October 30
Bernice, to be exact, has opened “The
our own lives without interference.
Leyden J. V., 3:45 there,
Swing Shop” in Skokie.
It would not be so bad if you didn t
Tuesday, October 31
Who were the three girls that each
carve our faces so they look like scare
HALLOWEEN
thought they had a date with the same
crows. The only thing we’re used for is
Thursday, November 2
sailor from Great Lakes a few Saturday
to be placed in a window to frighten
Evanston Frosh, 3:30 here
nights ago?
some feeble creatures.
Friday, November 3
Many people have said that Muriel
To think you might give us one or
End of the First Quarter | Hendrickson radiates. Is this true,
two teeth is so generous of you. Just try
Friday, November 3
Muriel?
to chew your food with two teeth some
Leyden, 2:30 here
Who knows who bit Ted Stockfisch’s
time.
Thursday, November 9
finger ?
You take out my intestinal stamina
“A Message from Bataan”
Who is the certain junior Margaret
and think it trash. You’re supposed to
(Production for Armistice Day)
“Gertie” Meindl has ben talking about
be civilized. A cannibal wouldn’t even be j
Thursday, November 9
lately? Are his initials L. D., “Gertie”?
so cruel a^s to put a candle inside of
Parent’s Night
.It looked like Vivian Oslund was set
someone and singe them.
■ on falling while she was roller skating
You hardly think we’re worth while,
one Sunday. She came to school the next
but you do enjoy delicious pumpkin pie.
day with her knees full of floor burns.
If everyone this Halloween will only
Where was your equilibrium, Vivian?
remember that there is a war on. While
The “Morse Code” seems to be in use
the boys over there go hungry you use
by Renee Hain
with quite a few of the sophomore girls.
pumpkins for trash. They would give
Don’t you know that Bob is very efficient
Tonight’s the night of Halloween
their right arm for a piece of pie. Let’s
I’m not a bit scared, but very serene' in translating it?
make this Halloween all out for victory.
Our school is getting up in the world.
Make pies with the pumpkins. Have fun
Kids try to scare me, I mind them not
Five N.T.H.S. girls had their pictures
everyone, but don’t destroy property.
For some night soon they will be
in the Chicago News last week.
caught.
What’s all this we hear about these
Caught by the devils they pretend
famous Sandins moving ? There’ll be
Superstitions Are Not
to be
more than one broken heart!
Greatly Feared
Why was Dorothy Lacy’s finger so
But why should I care, they don’t
sore? Ask her and see what she says. '<
scare me.
Superstitious? Believe m bad luck be
Why is it Charlotte “Charlie” Munson
Sh-h-h what’s that creeping noise
cause of black cats?Well, most everyone
has hysterics every time someone grabs
I hear
is, including Mr. Blanke, who refuses to
one of those famous sheets of poetry?
It’s getting louder, very clear
pick up a pin unless it’s facing him.
Who are they about, “Charlie”?
It’s all around me, what can it be ?
Miss L. Ronalds is not a bit supersti
It certainly was a cute idea of those
It’s howling, screeching, just at me. “Trojan gals” to bring their proud papas
tious! (but she does knock on wood for
good luck) Contrary to the belief of
to the Football Dance. 'A solution to
I’ll run away, it’ll be far behind
Friday IB being a day of bad luck, Miss
the date problem.
It won’t be me that they will find!
Berry insists it brings her good luck,
Couple of the Week:
Hark, what is that just up ahead
also the number 13.
Herb Jones and Eileen Rodney
With two bright eyes, so very red,
Mr. Collin’s fear is of whistling in a
Song of the Week:
That hideous form, weird and gaunt.
dressing room. Deon Hughes, the fear
The Trolley Song (still?!)
less character, has no fears or supersti
It must be a witch, to haunt, to
Sight of the Week:
tions. Mr. Ihne has his very odd belief
George Riha with Anne McKeever
haunt.
of tying his left shoe first. B o b
on the hay ride.
Now other faces are all around
Dammann has a superstitious fear of
Anita Schmidt had quite a party—the;
To my left to my right, in the sky
catty women.
entertainment was grand. Bob Doetsch
on the ground
Miss Sayre, a very brave individual,
and Bill Witte have been hiding their
There are witches and ghouls
claims she walks under all ladders! Miss
secret talents—they’re excellent cheer
everywhere
M. Ronalds prefers picking up pens
leaders.
_
They’re coming closer, but why
with it pointing at her, also she would
On the list of hard working, NileW
should I care?
be more at ease if a black cat didn t
They’re laughing, screaming, yell students, Alison Ash should rate first
cross her path. Jeanna Streeter shrinks
She has struggled along very faithfully
ing at me,
from the thought of opening an umbrella
Where can I turn, where can I flee? (and beautifully too) with the G string
in the house.
The sun’s finally rising, and they’re missing on her bass violin.
If finding a ladder in front of her,
What happened to Betty Burns th
e
going away
Marilyn Horndasch goes out of her way
night before a certain C.A.P. meeting?j
Halloween is bunk,that’s what I say!
to avoid walking under it.
by Lois Heiniger
Your Date Book
The Night of Halloween
�Friday, October 27, 1944
NILEHILITE
Page 3
Homerooms Choose Leaders
For Year; Some Missing
N« Alternates for 106
Mr. Culhane of the State Vocational
Elections here, elections there—most
The following officers were elected in Training Staff called on Mr. Seldon, Fri
of the home rooms in the high school
day, September 22 and on the following
now have had elections for the seven 106, Mr. Ashworth’s home room:
President, Kenneth Stezskal; vice-pres- Monday he talked to the Industrial Ed
officers to represent them in the various
home room activities. Here are the re dent, Ted Ebert; Forum representative, ucation class.
He gave the students a real “pep”
Betty Weldon; junior council, John Bar
sults, by rooms:
The officers in Miss Immel’s home ker; secretary, Arlene Ruesch; stamp talk which included many excellent sug
chairman, Frances Fuhr and Betty gestions on how to get successfully
room, 110, are as follows:
started in the Vocational Training class.
Chairman, Bob Roman; vice-chairman, Weldon.
The freshmen participated in a contest
The home room has decided against
Bill Abbink; Junior council member,
James Casson; alternate, Barbara Hall; having alternates for Forum and junior on October 6 to discover who has learned
secretary, Harry Mueller; stamp chair council, saying that the elected delegates the greatest number of the names of
man, Bill Hughes; co-chairman, Bill will go or else appoint someone in their other freshmen, excluding home room
classmates and fellow graduates from
Todd; Forum representative, Bob Ruesch; place.
grammar school.
alternate, Jack Zimmerman.
Seniors Select Mac
Gerry Bernard captured top honors by
Hegarty Heads 211
Room 316, Mr. Shanaberger’s senior
Gene Hegarty was elected president of homeroom, has elected its officers. Thej recording 77 names and Dolores Paul
home room 211 for the present semester. are as follows: chairman, Sherrill Mc son received second place with a list of
Other officers elected to direct the ac Donald; vice-chairman, Harold Muto; 74 names. Hilda Bonaguro deserved hon
tivities of Mr. VanArsdale’s home room secretary, Mary Lou Kendall; class rep orable mention with 64 names to her
were: vice-president/ Betty Fortman; resentative, Rita Olsen; alternate, Robert credit and Ida Franson closely followed
Forum representative, Dick Fisher; al Dammann; Forum representative, Tom her with a list of 61 names.
ternate, Carol Kraus; secretary, Ger Wetmore, and alternate Mary Jane
The college preparatory students of
trude Scheidecker; and stamp chairman,
Miss Berry’s English classes have become
Nelson.
Shirley Bartleson.
interested in the current books of the
Harrer Chairman in 214
Hawkinson Prexy in 108
year. These students pay 5 cents per
Miss Bloxom’s home room has elected person a week in order to obtain these
The elections for home room 108 re
sulted as follows: president, Shirley the following students for their class books. On the bulletin board of room
Hawkinson; vice-president, Jane Arnold; officers: chairman, Jim Harrer; vice221 are some previews of the books that
secretary and treasurer, Bill Trapp; coun chairman, Robert Klump; secretary,
cil representative, Harold Weight; alter George Riha; stamp chairman, Betty we already acquired.
nate, Dick Sembaugh; Forum represen Smith; Forum representative, Dorothy
Another Harrer in 310
tative, Elsa Tamminga; alternate Don Lacy; alternate, Robert Johnson; junior
The results of Mrs. Hind’s sophomore
Speer; and the stamp chairman, Mary council, Henry Miller; and alternate,
home room elections are: president, Mar
Norma Lange.
Carlson.
jorie Harrer; vice-president, Don Olson;
Trausch Sells Bonds in 100
Dean - Lyon Ticket in 107
secretary, Uno Larson; treasurer, Rob
The Industrial Education home room
The following students have been cho ert Train; Forum representative, Frank
had a very successful election in which
sen as officers for Miss Klaus’ home room Williams; alternate, Robert Kepin; soph
the following students were elected:
107. The president is Ed Dean and the omore senate, Richard Lebbin; alternate,
chairman, William Comer; vice-chairman,
vice-president is Don Lyon. Delores John
Alma Patzke; and stamp chairman, Betty
Charles Gille; secretary, Dolores Mertes;
bond chairman, Mary Ann Trausch; For son is the Forum representative and her Ann Roe.
um representative, Fritz Daiberl; and alternate is Ed Heartstedt. Evelyn
Sayre’s Group Selects Katzel
alternate Forum representative, Therese Miethke fills the office of secretary and
The following were elected for home
the duties of stamp chairman will be per
Keegan.
formed by Dorothy Gustafson. Hildegarde room officers in 219, Miss Sayre’s home
Biehn Chosen in 112
room.
The 1944-45 officials for home room Jarosch is the senior cabinet represen
President, Jim Katzel; vice-president,
112 are: president, Don Biehn; vice-pres tative and the alternate is Walter Zust, John Crawford; sophomore senate, Don
“Tagney’s Our Boy” -102
ident, Lyle Dye; secretary, Donna Wilt
Kunkel; sophomore senate alternate, Bob
on; council representative, Lois Redinan;
Homeroom elections were held by Mr. Farr; Forum, Shirley Baumhardt; alter
Forum representative, Beverly McClusky; Wilkins in room 102 with thè following nate, Howard Lindstrom; secretary,
alternate, Eileen Rodley; and stamp
Marilyn Marguerite; stamp chairman,
results :
chairman, Janet Johnson.
Chris Schleuter.
President—Jim Tagney
206 Elects Weis
210 Goes for Larson
Vice-President—Ed Peters
The officers in Miss Kranz’s home room
210, Miss Small’s home room, has selec
Treasurer—Virginia Waldin
206, are as follows:
ted the following officers: Harold L ar
Chairman, Mark Weis; vice-chairman, Secretary—Helene Keuhne
Senior Cabinet—Katie Clark and Anne son, president; Elmer Valkenaar, vicePat Harner; secretary, Marilyn Gustaf
president; Bill Witte, Forum represen
Erickson
son; stamp chairman, Dorothy Davis;
tative; Carolyn Harnden, alternate;
Forum—Bill Kunkel
co-chairman, Donna Bishop; representa
Cathy Thompson, secretary; and June
tive to the Forum, Helen Conrad; alter Alternate—Marilyn Davis
Maier, stamp chairman; The sophomore
nate, Joseph Toth; Sophomore Senate,
Ottens - Rugen Lead 308
senate representative is Grace Klehm and
Bill McNeil; alternate, Nancy Burge.
Bill Ottens had the privilege of be her alternate is P at Jones.
315 Elects Schmitt
coming president in Miss Harrison !
Pearson Elected in 101
Miss Line’s home room 315 held their
home room, 308.
On October 4th, homeroom 101 held its
home room elections last week. The
Carol Rugen was chosen for vice-pres
officers who were chosen are: president, ident, and Maurice Ross is to be secre election. The following were elected of
Anna May Schmitt; vice-president, Jean tary. Louie Robinson was elected Forum ficers of the homeroom ^president, Bob
Faulmann; secretary, Nancy Cates; For representative and Don Falknor alter Pearson; sophomore senate, Paul Reium representative, Don Christianson; nate. Stanley Noesen will be junior coun land; senate alternate, Robert DombrowForum alternate, Barbara Horton; sen cil representative and Vivian Oslund ski; Forum, Don Sandin; and alternate,
ior council, Ernest Reiman; senior coun alternate.
Mildred Zavrel.
cil alternate, Nancy Perrin.
�Wilson Big Hit
Health Conference Held
A.t Pep Rally For Township leachers
I wo Victories For
Cross Country
On Friday,October 13, 1944, the phys
Cross-country was revived at Niles on
Kenneth (Tug) Wilson, athletic direc ical education teachers, nurses, and prin Saturday, October 14, on which date the
tor at Northwestern University, was cipals of Niles Twp. met in the assembly NileHites journeyed to Arlington, where
guest speaker at the Pep rally, Oct. 20, room of the Niles Twp. High School. This m crisp October weather, they won their
celebrating the Trojan homecoming.
meeting was held for the bettering of first meet of the season by defeating the ■
Mr. Wilson related a few exciting hap health in this area.
Arlington cross-country runners by a
penings in his most colorful career as a
The welcome was extended *by Dr. score of 38-17.
player at Illinois and coach at N. U. He Biehn, followed by the interpretation of
The winner, Meinke of Niles, led the
believes that in all of his football career the Illinois Public Health Laws for fifld. over the two mile course, his
he aiways thought that the students in schools. He pointed out that the most winning time being ten minutes and
the grandstand were half their teams important requirement is that all schools twenty-seven seconds. Wettengel and
strength.
must offer at least 5,200 minute periods Kranz of the NileHites came in sefcond
Mr. Collins, and the band supplied the per week for physical education.
and third respectively, and Carlson and
music while a football game on the stage
Pisack then talked on the immuni Rifenburg placed fifth and sixth. Kline
had the audience rocking, (didn’t that zation of communicable diseases. He said also was among the winners.
fresnman know he wasn’t supposed to that after the war health laws will be
It is hoped that this .victory will gen
tackle anybody?)
extremely important due to the tropical erate ^some interest among the Niles i
Helen Kuehne got together with the diseases which will be carried from dis fans in this- sport. Since cross-country 1
band to do some very fine baton twirl tant lands by our returning servicemen running is a splendid conditioner for '
ing while Anne McKeever, Betty Burns, and other diseases spread by prisioners any sport, the fall competition is expec- 1
Barbara Horton and Ann Marie Schirra of war and refugees.
ted to produce some able track men for j
made sure the students knew their cheers.
Following were Mrs. Roessler and Mrs. the spring sport of track and field.
A more perfect school day could not Egen who spoke on the teacher’s work
On Friday, October 20, Niles Township '
have been had if the Varsity had been m preventing the spread of disease in won their second cross country meet, by
able to defeat their homecoming oppon j schools and where to get material for defeating the Evanston J. V.’s cross
ents.
bulletin boards.
country team by a score of 36 to 30.
The program was completed with two
These events, Hobo day, the pep rally,
the Homecoming game and the football demonstrations. The first was the read Jay Vees Poor Against
dance shall be long remembered and will ing of the Snellen eye chart by Barbara
Leyden; Tops In Win
be eagerly awaited next year.
Horton. Miss Schaefer gave more infor
mation on how to set up the chart and
Over Arlington
what to do in case the teacher found
Vee
lost to
Freshies Bow To Heavy poor vision in a child. The second dem anAn erratic Niles J.LeydenteamMonday,
undergroup from
on
onstration was given by Miss Gunderson
and some of the first grade pupils of October 16, 7-0.
Wildkit Yearlings
The little Trojans were completely
Lincolnwood School. They showed their
After winning their first two games “morning inspection” which every stu outplayed by the Eaglets even though
from Maine and Arlington Heights, the dent must go through each morning. It they were a larger team.
freshmen team met their first defeat enables the teacher to detect any swell
The main cause of the Trojan downfall
from a large and fast Evanston fresh ing or redness which might be a com was because of their many fumbles, and
men team by a score of 12 to 6.
also the lack of an insufficient line.
municable disease.
Soon after the opening kick-off, Evan
The Niles defense was again sparked
The Niles Twp. school nurse, Mrs.
ston raced around end for their first Cline, was the mistress of ceremonies by Stan Martin and Bob Mueller.
score, but missed the try for the extra and the one who arranged this program
The whole Trojan offense netted less
point. From then on until the end of the which ran so smoothly. After the pro than 50 yards. The most spectacular play
game, it was an even contest, with both gram refreshments were served in the of the game was a 55 yard quick kick
by Bill Kenny that rolled dead on the
teams scoring one touchdown in the cafeteria for all who attended.
Leyden 15 yard line.
third quarter. It was Jim Heiniger who
Monday is usually the soft touch day
raced around right end for 20 yards and
for a grid athelete, but not for the J. Vees
the first Trojan touchdown.
In the last period, a fast moving 50 Johnston - Moore Score of Niles as they soundly trounced a
troop from Arlington on Monday, Oct
yard drive by the local team fizzled out
16, 20 to 0.
In College Athletics
when Niles lost the ball to Evanston on
In this game, as never before, the
their 10-yard line, just a few minutes
Two NileHi graduates of last spring
before the end of the game.
are doing right well by themselves in junior Trojan line looked like a line,
athletics at two of the more popular uni sparked by center and line backer Don
versities in the middlewest. The boys, Comstock, but this wasn’t all. Some very
whom the
fam fine broken field running was displayed
Two Teachers Speak iliar with, upperclassmen should beHowie ym?0ni! Sandin and Howard Lindstrom.
are Jim Moore and
The first of Sandin’s two scores was
Johnston.
Before Lions Club
Jim, attending Marquette U on a foot setup by himself. Taking the ball on his
own 20 yard line, he waded thru tackier
On October 9th Miss Bloxom spoke to ball scholarship, has participated in sev- alter tackier down to the Cardinal 30.
eral °f the Hilltopper’s contests as a
the Lions Club, telling of her experiences
Again taking the ball from Cook', he went
m Singapore during the recent reign of halfback. Marquette may not have the off tackle to score. In the third period
strongest eleven in the midwest, but it’s
terror. The Japanese had struck Malaya
Lindstrom took the ball around end 60
with a seven week bombing raid. Miss ladden with naval trainees and always yards to cross, only to have it called back
gives a good account of itself.
Bloxom was one of the fortunate ones
Howie Johnston goes to Drake U in because of a penalty.
who received no injuries.
f°urth Quarter Red Carlson
Iowa, where the prominent Drake Relays r *Ir!
Mr. Ashworth also spoke that same
are held annually. Howie is out for cross ocked Roche’s punt which Jay Fuller
night. He chose for his topic the future
country and recently finished 3rd in a fell on. Jay then scored on a quarter
o Asia and its relationship to the United
meet with schools from that area, includ back sneak. The final tally came as a
Mates and her problems.
result of an end run in which Don Sandin
ing Iowa State.
claimed the leading role.
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Niles Township High School Nilehilite, Volume 6, No. 3
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NILEHILITE, October 27, 1944
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Niles Township High School, Skokie, Illinois
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The NileHilite is edited, published, and printed biweekly by the students of Niles Township High School of Skokie, Illinois, also known as Niles East High School. The school opened in 1939 and closed in 1980.
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Niles East High School (Skokie, Ill.) -- Periodicals
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eng
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1944-10-27
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