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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
nile H I lite
Volume III No. 6
Skokie, Illinois
December 19, 1941
Give
‘T ou tfu ess’ Gifts
h gh ln
To Friends Throughout Year
I f you ever hear anyone say he thing he’ll remember long after
doesn’t have enough money to your compact is broken and is
buy Christmas gifts, you can thrown away.
You are the youth of today.
smile to yourself knowing that
there are a hundred little things Let age look through your young
he could give, things which do eyes for age may have forgotten
to see ripe wheat dancing in the
not cost a cent.
A smile to a lonely stranger field or wild daisies winking at
may light up his morning. Re the sun. These scenes are some
member the day the pretty girl of the most beautiful paintings
smiled at you when your team in all the world, nature’s paint
had just lost the game? It help ings which can’t be purchased
ed to brighten things, didn’t it? for a million dollars.
Let others enjoy your vitality
And a willing, helping hand with
the Christmas cleaning does a lot and modern ideas, you youth of
toward making Mother’s Christ America. Your laughs, jokes,
and dancing feet will do much to
mas a happier one.
Life’s too short to miss all the lift dreary hearts and worried
opportunities for making it a minds during our period of war.
Your spirit and hopeful out
merry Christmas every day of
the year, and sincere friendship look must fill the gap in our
is one of the loveliest gifts you gloomy world. So give a g ift of
can give. One kind word to a thoughtfulness this year. How
disheartened friend will be some- about it?
Round Up Lassoes Holiday FunBegins
W ith Alumni Hop
$325.91 for Band
Nilehi’s newly acquired juke box
Nilehi’s annual Round-Up lassoed
$325.91 last Friday night for the band will make fts second appearance at the
uniform fund, according to office re Alumni dance, sponsored by the cheerports.
Fcdl in!
The finale in which the whole cast
participated in singing the school song, i We’ll see you at the Alumni game
tomorrow evening, 7:30.
did not end but marked the halfway
point in the evening’s entertainment. leaders, tomorrow night after the
There was dan'cing in the gym to the game in tne assembly .room.
music of the new juke-box.
Some added attractions will be a
Acts not before publicized in the specialty turnabout dance, and all the
paper included Bernice Franson and latest reebrds tto dance to. The price of
her group of dancers who did a mili admission is 15 cents ahead.
Those already sending R.S.V.P.’s
tary version of the “ Boogie Woogie
Bugle Boy” ; Natalie Schilling whose are Ben Domas returning from Mich
acrobatic number was done with pro igan; Kermit Faust and Charlie Wil
fessional finesse; and the tumblers, liams from Iowa Wesleyan to play in
who with pyramids and formations put the game and afterwards to attend the
the “ Up” in Round-Up, included, Ruth dance; Corky “ Happy’’ Harrington from
Henning, Charlotte Einhause, Barbara Illinois University; and Bill Fiech, who
Schaeffer, Dolores Chapman, Caryl is attending night school at North
Jaycox, Arlene Lalashis, Virginia Len- western and working during the day.
zen, Doris Mussil, Grace Nelson, and It is rumored that Buzz Barton, Henry
June Ohlson. They were trained by Maier, Bill Peterson, and Bud Cecconi
will probably be on the stag lineup.
Miss Lorraine Spikings.
Awards Given
Today at 1p.m.
Yuletide Songs by Chorus
Plus Community Singing
An all-school assembly awarding
scholarship certificates and pins, and
presenting as a new feature at Nilehi,
an all-sChool sing, will be held at 1
p.m. today.
Miss Clara Klaus will direct the
choir and choruses in several intricate
carols and then the audience will sing
Christmas carols.
Certificates, bronze pins, and silver
pins will be awarded according to
scholastic rating. S e n i o r s Mildred
Bergmark, Norma Heidtke, Florence
Ochs, and Virginia Reuter have earned
silver pins. Approximately 27 bronze
pins and 22 certificates are to be
awarded at the assembly today.
Ea'ch quarter honorable mention is
equal to one point while honor roll
is equal to two points. Certificates
and pins are awarded at the close of
each year. The minimum number of
points required for a certificate are
seven; 14 points are needed for a
bronze pin. The minimum for a silver
pin is 21 points, and the coveted gold
award demands 28 points.
Men in Service Receive
Old Books from Pupils
Santa Claus found that he had some
co-operation in his search for gifts
this Christmas because the Red Cross
committee and forum members took
charge of a “ book for men in service”
drive which ends today. The Red
Cross motor corps will pick up the
books and deliver them to the camp
libraries.
Miss Susanne Ostergren has urged
pupils to bring western, mystery, or
detective stories for the men who are
defending their country on land, on
the sea, and in the air.
�Page 2
NILEHILITE
Niblets
Bit by bit, much like a Burma shave
sign, 1941 has come in, taken shape,
and is now “ drifting” out. Reminders
of the year gone by are many — re
minders printed into history by the
Nilehilite, or scribbled on scraps that
constantly fall from the pages of your
English books, or just the things that
you recall-once-in-a-while with a smile.
REMEMBER?
M’Lou Leonard’s
face when she was told that Bill
Roman might compete against her in
the January ora
torical contest . . .
That while the gov
ernment ordered a
two-ocean n a v y ,
“ sailors” A* ng i e
Weber, Anna Bock,
Gra'ce Langan, Kay
Smith, and Doris
Mussil raised their own fleet, uniform
and all. Perhaps prompted by the
trend of world affairs, the question
now is: Was this a tactical defense, or
the result of someone else’s offense?
WE’RE S T I L L WONDERING
ABOUT the series of signs that have
been seen around. One in a certain
classroom claims that the new paper
cutter is not a toy, even if Dick Hartney did appear with a fresh haircut a
day after its arrival!
NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS
often range anywhere from giving up
candy, to getting better marks. We
hope that Lois Anderson fails just
once to bring a pear for lunch next,
year, and that some day Gerry Deily
will eat the apple she brings each day
instead of presenting it regularly to
Pat Reiland.
WITH EVERY YULETIDE COMES
CHRISTMAS trees, Santa Claus, and
mistletoe — especially mistletoe, and
more especially, hanging from Miss
Lant’s doorway. We expect it from
experience. But one thing we’ve puz
zled o v e r .
Why does
M i s s Lant
stand in her
doorway by
the hour?
Now an
other year
of Niblets
goes to bed, closing its doors on the
personal, behind-the-scenes life and
history of Nilehi. The year 1941 has
brought more than 200 names into
the Niblets, touching every field of
activity at NTHS. We had a “ bangup time.” Hope you enjoyed them.
R.I.P.
December 19, 1941
Hints on Holding Hands at Christmas;
It Can Be N ot Only A rt But Also Fun
Well here it is again, Christmas.
Most of us are once more greeting old
friends and relations. If you want to
shake their hands, here are some ways
to do it. I have included four: an irri
tating type, a kid type, a painful type,
and the serious but sincere type.
Dead Fish Clasp
One of the most irritating types is
the “ dead fish” manner of greeting
in which the person hands you a limp,
cold piece of flesh which is supposed
to represent a hand and which one is
supposed to wring and get enthusias
tic about. The reason for this lack
adaisical clasp is not apparent but I
find that usually the person is as lazy
and dull as the grip which he “ rep
resents.”
Kids Handshake
Then there is the kid’s type of hand
shake or “ just-for-fun” variety. He
has -seen his elders do it and out of
a merely mischievious act, he shakes
hands. The wind-up of this “ friendly”
greeting is usually a playfully at
tempted jui-jitsu with one of the
participants on the floor. In this class,
without the scrimmage of course,
might be included the mqoning freshman boy who has been dying to hold
hands with that cute senior girl and
this is as close as he’ll ever cottie.
Football Special
A third type is the “ football play
er’s special,” a strangle hold in which
the guilty person grabs the unsuspect
ing victim’s hand, and proceeds to
“ tighten the screws.” While you stand
there with your knuckles cracking like
chestnuts in a fire, he proceeds to
N ilehilite
The Nilehilite is edited, published,
and printed biweekly by the students
of Niles Township High School of
Skokie, Illinois. Mr. R. E. Cotanche,
Principal.
EDITORIAL STAFF
Managing editor Mildred Bergmark
News editors
Mary Lou Leonard
Barbara Rasmussen
Feature editors
Doris Mussil
Pat Reiland
Sports editors
Harley Andersoii
Olga Krajchovich
REPORTERS
Edwin Allbright, Wayne Barton,
Jean Dudick, Bernice Franson, Rich
ard Hartney, Betty Holmes, Erman
Kramer, Grace Langan, Dorothy Lutz,
Ruth Roberts, Marie Stritch, Toni
Thlimmenos
PRODUCTION MANAGERS
Leo Mueller
Robert Tolzien
wish you good luck on a forthcoming
test. Your right hand (if you’re right
handed) feels as if it won’t be in fit
condition to do anything, much less
write, for several days. As he releases
your mangled member, you sneak a
side glance at it to view the horrible
pulp. Wonder of wonders, it seems
to retain the same shape. After con
gratulating yourself on your good for
tune you probably go around the rest
of the day patting yourself on the
back for being so tough and being in
such good Condition. This concludes
this division of “ knuckle-kneaders” al
though I might add that you don’t
have to “ make the varsity” to be eligi
ble for this class.
Sincere Crip
The fourth type of handshake, the
sincere greeting, speaks for itself. It
is a gentlemanly, friendly greeting be
tween friends or new acquaintances.
The grip is a normal one, firm but
gentle, and much can be told of a per
son’s disposition in the normal hand
shake which might be called an art.
Whczit ?
This character is big and strong
With twinkling eyes and a merry
song.
His mouse-like actions and mighty
shouts
Are heard from roof tops all about.
He knows when you’ve been good or
bad,
Stingy or selfish, happy or sad,
He only comes but once a year
And when he does we all should cheer,
A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS
AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!
snujo u^uug
Christmas '42
Under Nilehi’s Christmas tree
A lovely maiden stands.
The blond a thoughtful girl is she
With small and dainty hands.
She stands below with just one friend
Her eyes are filled with tears;
She knows how lucky she has been
Through all these four grand years.
Yes, Mary is a senior now
And next year will not see
This tree and lots of friends and how
The good times used to be.
So, while looking at our Christmas
tree
A silent thought she'll pray:
That our next Christmas will not see
The world in such dismay.
�December 19, 1941
NILEHILITE
Santas!
This ’n That
Pictured here
a r e t h e mem
bers of the Red
Cross committee
who a r e n o w
promoting t h e
“ Books for Sol
diers” d r i v e .
They are Richar d C u t l e r ,
Caryl
Jaycox,
Betty
Perrin,
and H o w a r d
Wertz. They are
shown here look
ing over the col
lection of books
from the stu
dents. Miss Su
sanne Ostergren
is faculty spon
sor.
Future Writers, Inc.
By attending the Midwest Writers’
conference, November 29 to Decem
ber 2, five Nilehi girls, Ruth Roberts,
Jane Cecil, Marie Throop, Lois An
derson, and Mardy McKeever returned
to their English classes with practical
ideas for creative writing.
Give a Girl a Horse She Can Ride?
Though a bit unusual, A. B. Cam
eron, owner and director of Forest
View, recently gave report cards to
Nilehi’s 40 horsewomen, grading them
on their horsemanship. Grades of ex
cellent, good, fair, and poor were
determined by performance: walking,
trotting, cantering, and general con
trol of the horse.
Bad News for Skippers
That old system of skipping on
Thursday and going after the mail on
Saturday just won’t work any longer.
The attendance offices have a scheme
all their own which will not be dis
closed to the student body.
Home Room 212 Wins
Home room 212 recently defeated
home room 114 in a bowling match.
Both the winners and the losers agreed
that it was a lot of fun.
Looking For Luck?
Jean Florus, senior, has gained a
reputation for her four leaf clover
collection. Jean started the collection
several years ago while on vacation
in New Jersey. Recently her picture
and a short article about her hobby
appeared in the Milwaukee magazine
of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul
and Pacific railroad.
N ilehi’s Juke Box
Brought by Santa
A committee from the Forum,
Nancy Allen, Bill Roman, Pat Galitz
and Barb Rasmussen, has sponsored
the purchase of a juke box for the
school. It can be rented by outside or
ganizations for $2.
All money taken in from the first
rentals will be put into the band
uniform fund. From then on, all
“ green lettuce” received will pay for
new records in order to keep up to
date with the latest hits. A variety
of records will be bought in order to
suit all the students.
“ There will be,” said Mrs. Ingaborg Fjurkland, character of Ruth
Robert’s “ Smorgasbord Surrealism,”
“ more yelly sessions in this school
now than there are in the stores.”
Page 8
Once Again K ing Christmas Reigns
Supreme over Subjects o f Nilehi
Dear Students:
You know I love the Christmas sea
son best of all because I feel so warm
inside. It’s kind of a storm before
the lull. When you students go on
your vacation, everything is so quiet
but perhaps by that time I need the
rest.
I feel I should give special thanks
to the juniors for giving me two
beautiful Christmas trees. Their spot
light idea was really clever. I know
they collected $12 in their homerooms
to buy more tree decorations.
I wish I could name all the persons
who helped put Christmas spirit in
the air. But I’ll just take time to
thank a few:
Miss Louise Meyers and the library
staff for transforming the library into
an “ Evergreen Wonderland.”
Miss Lee Maskrey and Miss Ade
laide Berry’s classes for their “ Books
for Christmas” campaign. Miss Mask
rey and her senior English class for
building “ Ye Olde Book Shoppe” op
posite the library.
Miss Clara Klaus’ glee clubs and
their melodious Christmas carols. Also
their Christmas concert and other
Christmas activities.
The language classes for their work
on Christmas carols and the Christ
mas customs of other countries.
Boys in the woodshop classes for
their projects which some used as
gifts.
Miss Marie Green’s business train
ing classes who are learning how to
budget their money!
The typing classes for typing de
signs for Christmas cards.
Miss Lucille Ronalds’ English class
es and Miss Carolyn Lumpp’s world
history classes for their study of
Christines in foreign lands.
Miss Ruth Lant’s junior presenta
tion of “ Dust of the Road.” It added a
serious touch.
Oh, I could go on and on for I’m
sure that everyone did something to
build our real Christmas atmosphere.
‘Dust o f the Road’
Given by Juniors
A play, “ The Dust of the Road,”
written by Kenneth Sawyer Goodman
for whom the Goodman theater was
named, was given yesterday, seventh
and eighth periods in school assembly,
by a cast of juniors chosen and di
rected by Miss Ruth Lant.
The cast was as follows: the tramp,
Dick Boyd; Peter Steele, Fred Epson;
old man, Melvin Schultz; and Prud
ence Steele, Helen Reeder. T?ie play
told the story of a man w’ho tried to
Cheat the son of a deceased friend out
of some money that was to be paid
to the boy on Christmas day. But a
mysterious stranger showed Peter
Steele how to celebrate Christmas the
right way. Cherie Neutz announced
the play and Viola Stoll told the story.
�Page 4
NILEHILITE
December 19, 1941
Hung By N ilehi’s Furnaces, Crew-soxs Trojans M eet
Aw ait Gifts From ‘Santa’ Mercatoris
Scouts Tonight
This morning, upon arriving at his
post at the engineer’s room, Mr. Mer
catoris, demonstrated his patience
when he was greeted by rows of over
grown crew-sox, stalwart and wellmended, lining the front of the furna'ces.
If the sox
r e mai ne d,
t h e school
w ou ld ne
cessarily go
without
heat for the
day. But he
c e r ta in ly c o u ld n ’ttear them down
dreams embodied in the custom of
hanging stockings at the exit of the
portal through which Santa makes his
and shatter all of those innocent
annual appearance. No. There was
only one thing to be done. He must
Volley Ball, Ping Pong
Begin 1942 Calendar
Headlining the girls’ sports cal
endar are the annual intramural play
offs. Volley ball and ping pong are
required of every girl this year in
order to acquaint each girl with some
form of individual sport.
Volley ball will begin the last week
in January which will be used as a
practice week.. The following week,
February 2 to 6, captains will be
chosen by members of each class.
These captains will choose the players
for their teams the following week.
11 Point Game
This year an 11 point game will be
played in volley ball with the winning
team playing two out of three games
in ea’ch period. All girls taking double
gym must choose the team on which
they will play before the first tourna
ment game.
Ping pong will be divided into two
classes. All non-players will be placed
in one class and the girls who have
played before in the other class. Every
girl must play in one of the two
groups.
Shuffleboard Optional
Shuffleboard will be optional as all
games must be played after school.
Any girl wishing to play should regis
ter with Miss Mildred Schaefer or
Miss Lorraine Spikings on February
2 or 3.
The winning teams of each intra
mural sport will have their names
placed on the plaques which are now
in the trophy case.
fulfill the desires of the stocking own
ers and never let them know that it
wasn’t the bearded donor, but he, who
carried out their requests.
Tucked down into the toe of each
sock was a neatly penned note, ad
dressed clearly to “ Dear Santa” and
signed by the desirous young man.
Prominent on the sagging rope was
the size 15 sock of varsity basketeer,
Larry Miller. Mr. Mercatoris was sur
prised indeed to read the lone in
scription: “ Please bring me a basket
with a four foot diameter”
Scanning hurriedly the pendant ar
ray, he smiled as he saw a wilted wool,
sock hanging boldly among the more
noble speciments. Folded into the heel
was the note saying, “ Please bring us
a carpeted gym floor. I don’t mind
an occasional hot-foot but when I
start getting one on my knees that’s
going too far!” This missive was
signed by Bill Stockfisch, the lad who^s
had so many floor-burns he thinks
Artie Shaw’s ‘clarinet blows icicles.
Through the slightly ventilated sole
of Jack Reiland’s sock showed this
message to Santa: “ Gee pal, couldn’t
you bring ba'ck Eby and Boyk to our
varsity eleven ? ”
And then a plaintiff appeal: “ Make
the girls quit saying I look like Super
man . . . Prince Valient’s my ideal!”
Of course, this was Ray Nitch’s plea
to Santa. And then there was Bob
Gerhardt who demanded some water
in the pool for the next time he dives.
Tomorrow Former Stars
Return For Alumni Game
Tonight the Trojan cagers will don
their blue satin suits and travel to
meet the Lake Forest Scouts, a team
which nearly upset the Nile Hi quin
tet last year.
The Varsity defeated Libertyville
by a score of 32 to 30 last Saturday,
and will be seeking their fourth con
ference victory of the season against
Lake Forest tonight.
Tomorrow night, the basketball fans
will see the ’42 varsity in competition
with Nilehi’s previous top team mem
bers. Although the alumni will use
Eby and Boyk, the larger part of the
team will . be composed of the ’41
squad, members of which are Red
Williams, Frank Thulstrup, Kermit
Faust, Bill Peterson, Perry Anderson,
Ben Domas, Bud Cecconi, and Corky
Harrington. This “ return” engage
ment promises to be a battle with
height as an asset of the alumni and
speed as an asset of the ’42 team.
Then, while Nilehi vacations, the
Trojans will play at Watseka and
Sheldon on December 29 and 30,
respectively, where Coach Galitz was
ex-coa'ch. This trip will introduce the
Watseka and Sheldon five to Nilehi
for the first time. This will be the
longest trip any Trojan team has
made to play basketball. These two
games should put the squad in the
best of condition for the battle with
Crystal Lake here, January 11.
Facts and Figures Show Trojans
Outpoint Opponents in Early Games
Here are a few facts and figures on
the varsity basketball team in its first
six games. The team has scored an
average of 41 points per game as
compared to the 38 rung up by the
opposition.
There was some talk after the 66
to 40 win over New Trier that the
boys had developed an offense. Accord
ing to Coach Galitz the team started
meeting passes, getting the jump, and
controlling the ball all of which is
just good defensive play.
In this game 89 shots, most of them
under the basket, were taken and 24
were made for 26% per cent.
This average is slightly better than
the 23 per cent made against Leyden
or the 23.6 per cent against Warren,
but there is still plenty of room for
improvement.
Making 54 per cent of the shots
from the free throw line, Trojan basketeers have shown a definite weak
ness in this department. The 19 mis
sed against Maine, the 15 against
Warren, and the 11 which escaped the
hoop in the New Trier game did not
help to. bring the 54 per cent up to
the desired 75 to 85 per cent. There
fore, the boys spend a half hour in
free throw practice each day.
Sinking 24 out of the 98 shots at
tempted in this game, the boys were
26% per cent efficient.
Podraza paces the team in scoring
with Sto’ckfisch, Carroll, and Hunziker
tying for second. Krewer has made
7 out of 10 free throw attempts or
70 per cent and is top man in this
deparmtent.
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Bergmark, Mildred, Managing Editor
Leonard, Mary Lou, News Editor
Rasmussen, Barbara, News Editor
Mussil, Doris, Feature Editor
Reiland, Pat, Feature Editor
Anderson, Harley, Sports Editor
Krajchovich, Olga, Sports Editor
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