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nile H I lite
Vol. VIII, No. 11C
Skokie, Illinois
Friday, April 25, 1947
Annual Music Festival to Feature
‘Only a Rose’ as Theme M ay 2
“ Only a Rose” is the theme to be
featured at the Annual Spring Festival
of Nilehi in the school gymnasium on
Friday evening, May 2 at 8:15. Per
forming groups will include the Choir,
^Girls’ Glee Club, Double Quartet, Senior
Girls’ Sextet, Band, and Orchestra.
Among the songs to be featured by
choral groups are Only A Rose, Roses
of Picardy, The Battle Hymm of the Re
public, Ho-La-Li, Adam in the Garden
Dry Bones, Ave Maria, It’s S p r i n g
Again, Will-o-the Wisp, Lift Thine Eyes
When I Bring To You Colored Toys, sev
eral madgegals, and others.
Vocal soloists will include Doris Bail
ey, Don Dadigan, Bob Pearson, and
Evelyn Mahnke. Armin Watkins will
Musson to Compete
In State Latin Meet
Mary Musson will walk into one of the
buildings at Northwestern University on
May 3 to represent Niles Township High
School in the state meet which is the
final two and one-half hour written ex
amination of the Latin contest sponsored
by the Junior Classical League of Ill
inois.
A fter winning the district Latin II
tournament held March 29, at Nilehi,
Mary, a second-year Latin student, went
on to make the highest score achieved
at the Sectional Division contest held
April 12 at Proviso.
Mary, a sophomore, is the only repre
sentative at Nilehi in the tournament.
A gold medal will be her prize if she
comes out on top again, since she is not
a senior and not eligible for a scholar
ship.
Nilehi Orators Hope
To Make History
Patrick Henry, Daniel Webster, and
William Jennings Bryan are famous in
American history as brilliant orators,
but perhaps history will record the
names of the Nilehi student for his
speech in the oratorical contest, which
speech i nthe oratorical contest, which
will be held in the assembly on May 9.
Representatives of the first and sec
ond semester public speaking classes
are taking part in this contest, spon
sored by the Skokie Post of the Ameri
can Legion.
The contest under the direction of
Mr. Donald VanArsdale, public speaking
teacher, will award prizes of a gold med
al, a silver medal, and a bronze medal
play a violin obbligato for Schubert’s
“Ave Maria” to be sung by the Girls
Glee Club.
Accompanists for the choral groups
are Margaret Donavan, Audrey Nordlof
Barbara Votava, and Marilyn Walz!
Choral groups will be under the direc
tion of Miss Clara Klaus.
Numbers to be played by the band
will include Overture Argentina, and
Gypsy Princes. The orchestra will play
the Triumphal March from Aida, and
Heroic March. These groups will be di
rected by Mr. Clifford Collins.
The theme “Only a Rose” will be
carried out in song and stage setting.
Stage decorations are in charge of Mr.
John Wilkins and his art students.
The Spring Music Festival has been
an annual event at Nilehi since the
school started. A s the school has grown,
the music department has become larger,
and music talent and performance have
been more outstanding, Miss Klaus says.
Tickets are being sold by music stud
ents in. the school cafeteria during lunch
periods. They may also be purchased
at the door.
Holmberg and McNeely
To Waltz Mag 31
Here are the facts! The Florentine
Room in the Congress hotel is the place;
Johnny Marlow and his band will fu r
nish the music; M ay 31, from 9 to 12 p.
m. is the date; and the bids will cost the
same as last year— $3.90, although the
room, band and punch has cost more this
year tha neer before.
Future Freshmen
To Preview Nilehi
“ Gee, they get smaller every year,” is
the comment you’re sure to hear in the
halls of Nilehi tonight if history is re
peating itself.
Tonight, at 8 p.m., the local eighth
graders, next year’s freshmen, will ven
ture into Nilehi with their parents to
see what high-school life is really like!
Their guides, this year’s Freshman
Board of Advisers and their alternates,
will show our “visitors” the points of
interest including the swimming con
tests in the Natatorium, musical pro
gram (including both singing and in
strumental music) in the boys’ gym,
Mr. Charles Selden’s Woodshop exhibit
in the Assembly, and the Freshman Dra
matics class skit in the Assembly. The
skit, written by the Advanced Dramatics
Classes, will be followed by questions
and answers about freshman life, con
ducted by the F.B.A. members.
Hollywood Appears
At Nilehi
Lights, camera, action!
This was
echoed in the school gym all during
spring vacation. April 7 everyone in
Nilehi was filmed for the movie “Bas
ketball Up-To-Date,” being produced by
the National Basketball Rules Commit
tee.
About eight years ago H. V. Porter,
then secretary of the Illinois H igh
School Association, came to Nilehi to
view one of our first basketball games.
Being impressed by the layout of the
gym he recently recommended Nilehi to
Arthur Schabinger, director of the offi
cial sports film service, to the scene
for the film, “Basketball Up-To-Date.”
According to Harold Isaacson, athle
tic director, copies of this film will be
sent to Central America, Mexico, Canada
and throughout the U.S. to groups of
officials and high schools.
“Basketball Up-To-Date” will show
any changes in the 1947 basketball rules,
also the history of it. Then of course
the student spectators, cheerleaders, and
baton twirlers will be shown in action
as an example of “between the halves”
activities.
What more could you want to know,
except a few details like the advanced
sale of the first payment on the bids
which started last Wednesday in home
rooms and will continue for about a
week in the cafeteria, after which the
second payment on the bids will soon be
due. Carole Holmberg and her escort
Board Elects Tess
and Jim McNeely and his guest will lead
the Grand March and at least one person
Miss Mildred E. Tess, president of the
of every couple must be a high-school Niles Township High School Board of
student now attending Niles.
Education from 1936 to 1946, was again
The bids committee have selcted the elected president at the April 14 meeting
bids. Dianne Mathews has been drawing of the Board. She succeeds Mr. Ivan Parthe posters that have been placed in oubek who served as president since
front of the office.-'Anything else you April 1946. Mr. Peter Kluesing was
want to know ? Fine! Just take those chosen secretary for the «oming year.
Board of Education committees for
million questions to Miss deBooy, Cath
erine Gerich, or Lyle Dye and see if you the coming year are: Education— Falkcan stump them!
nor, chairman; Kluesing, Tess. Building
— Paroubek, chairman; Miller, Tess. F i
nance— Miller, chairman; Falknor, Tess.
respectively to the first, second, and The president is ex officio member of
third place winners.
each committee.
�Page 2
NILEHILITE
Friday, April 25, 1947
'G o ld and Blue' and 'Loyalty
Variety Fills
A re N o w Being Copyrighted
1-Act Play Night
DID Y O U ever stop to think, when
you were spiritedly singing a school
By Pete Reiland
zong at one of those exciting basketball
The night of one-act-plays, which took
games, ju3t where the song came from?
place last Friday night in the Assem
Well, it’s time you should. Mr- Clifford
bly room at Nilehi, proved to be a pleas
Colins wrote both words and music to
ant evening for all who attended.
all three of oUr school songs, “The Goid
There were four plays and three of
and B l u e “ N i l e h i a n d th e “ Loyalty Song”
them were very entertaining and well
wi’hin the la^t eight years. And he’s
acted. The other play dragged slightly
now sending them in to be copyrighted*
in various parts.
Niles Township is one of the few high
The opening play was “They Tried Him
schools to have songs with original tunes
With Pie/' a comedy with a rather weak
plot. The second play, “The House of
Greed,” was a mystery drama which
was well acted and had all of the ama
teur detectives in the audience racking
Did you know that people of hightheir brain's to find the killer.
school age are especially susceptible to
The following play, “Dear Lady Be
tuberculosis ? That’s the reason why
Brave,” was an amusing comedy. “If
X-rays and patch tests have been of
Men Played Cards as Women Do” was
fered free of charge to all the students,
the final one-act play. In this short skit,
faculty, and personnel of Nilehi. The
four boys played cards and carried on
equipment used was from the State
as women do.
Department of Public Health. Accord
This year’s night of one-act plays
ing to Miss Helen Keenan, school nurse,
proved to be enjoyable to all and Miss
every student should have a yearly XHelen Hughes, dramatics teacher, should
ray because if T.B. is discovered early,
be congratulated on her fine work.
there is a good chance of cure. How
ever, if T.B. is in its advanced stage,
there is a slim chance for recovery.
Early T.B. has no outward signs or
symtoms.
The students of Nilehi were enter
Some of the ways of guarding against
tained by Mr. George G. Groman April T.B. are:
7, in an all-school assembly, Mr. Groman
Sleep 9 to 10 hours every night.
is a dialectician and can talk in many
Eat plenty of milk, meat, vegeta
dialects. His speech was titled, “How
bles, and cereals.
Other People Talk.”
Bathe often.
Mr. Groman has taught speech and
Have a yearly physical exam, in
dialect for 15 years. During this time
cluding an X-ray or patch test.
he has taught many stage, screen, and
radio stars. Some are C'orlis Archer and
Butch of “The Mayor of the Town.” He
has also been on radio programs such
What do you think of going to school
as: “Screen Guild” and “Big Town.”
from 8:15 to 1:15? Sounds pretty good,
The next assembly will be held May huh? Of course, it has its disadvantges.
20 at 10 a.m. Our speaker will be Mr.
You have five major classes in a row
Arthur F. Kane. He is a noted trav
with a recess after the third. But what’s
eler, journalist, and lecturer.
all this about?
It seems that Betty Ann Ahrensburg,
formerly a Nilehi junior of homeroom
221, is now attending The American
High School in Mexico, D. F. (District
The Nilehilite is written, printed and pub Federal).
lished by the students of the Niles Township
High School, Skokie, Illinois.
Dr. A. L. Bieha,
In a recent letter to Mr. Eberhardt,
superintendent - principal.
she told of the interesting difference
Staff Members
between Chicago and Mexico City. She
N°ws Editor: June Pence
Assistant: Dolores Paulsen
has already met a student of a Chicago
Feature Editor: Dolores
Wells
school down there who also likes it very
Assistant: Lyle Dye
much.
Sports Editor: Pete Reiland
Acsi-t^nt Editor: Bill Com
She urges that any Nilehi students
stock
Associate EJitor: Betty Fortman
visiting Mexico C'ity be sure to look
Girls’ Sports: Caroline Gylden
her up.
Ci:c IVion Manager: Pat Hanegan
Offer TB Check-up
To A ll N ilehiers
Dialectician Speaks;
Kane Next on List
Former Student's
School Day Is Short
A •distants: 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
Cormack, Patti Norum, Dolores Paul
sen. June Pence, Pete Reiland, Jim
Schilling, Cathy Thompson, Dolores
Wells .and Milly Zavrel.
The annual spring faculty dinner was
held in the school cafeteria on the even
ing of April 9. The Board of Education
and Dr. Biehn were the guests, and
after the dinner Dr. Fred A. Replogle,
consulting psychologist for the firm of
Production Managers: George Blameuser,
Rohrer, Hibler, and Replogle of Chicago,
Ed. Meyer and Bill Permer.
Faculty Advisers
Paul Eberhardt
Clement Meier spoke on applied psychology.
Song'
as well as words. Most schools take a
college song and sing words to fit that
tune.
W H E N A S K E D ho whe happened to
write them, Mr. Collins replied, “Well,
we needed ’em and there was no one
else to do it.”
TH E STORY goes that Miss Shaefer
appealed to Mr. Collins after she had
tried to have the students compose a
new song, and that that obliging mu
sician wrote the score for “Nilehi” in
ten minutes!
A T A N Y rate, they will soon be copy
righted, and as M
iks Shaefer says, “The
whole school, now and in years to come
should always keep in mind how lucky
they are to have a composer like Mr.
Collins and such outstanding and lively
school songs.”’
Arctic and Cast
Inhabit Natatorium
The arctic regions prevailed in the
Nilehi natatorium and a huge mural
depicting the far-away polar land formed
the background for the aquatic extra
vaganza held April 17 through 19.
There were over 40 students in the
cast and these participants were either
members of the Nilehi swimming team
or the synchnorized swimming team.
The acts were the original. “Winter Won
derland” was written by Lois Bomemeier, and Leslie Meyer wrote “Arctic
Night.”
Points of interest were a swim duet
by Lois Bomemeier and Lou Kettel and
another a c t called “Lost Shipmates”
which featured Gene Hegarty and Lou
Kettel.
Mr. Anton T. Schubert directed - the
production and wrote several of the
acts. Mr. John Wilkins, head of the art
department, directed^ the painting of the
background scenery by Dolores Wells,
Bill Martini, Stuart Russel, Uno Larson,
Carl Bjorkdahl, W illard Hardin, Matt
hew Kolakowski, Ray Boldt, and Phil
Bornarth.
Hold Mock Town Election
On April 10 and April 15, the Prob
lems’ 7 classes of Miss Grace Harbert and
Mr. John L. Betts held typical elections
for a mayor and a town clerk.
A s a result of the primary elections,
the candidates for mayor were Tom
Brophy and Helen Conrad, and the can
didates for town clerk were Dick Rat
tray and Joyce Gawrys. A t the time this
story was written, however, the outcome
of the general election was not known.
Evelyn Windmeier initiated the cam
paign for Tom Brophy by starting a
petition, but the petition was turned
in late so a write-in campaign was
started. In a write-in campaign the
voter writes in the name of an addi
tional candidate and votes for him.
�Friday, April 25, 1947
NILEHILITE
Page 3
Mammoth Cave Trip
Is Only Fond Memory
By Bill Comstock
Yes, the Nilehi trip to Mammoth Cave
is history now, but it will remain in the
minds of the 69 Nilehi students and
alumni as one of their, fondest high
school memories.
The big escapade started on March
30 at 11:05 p.m. at the Union Station
in Chicago. There were the usual good
byes by some of the girls’ boy friends
who had brought them down to the sta
tion. Everyone got to the station with
little trouble except for one party of
girls who went to the wrong station.
They caught their mistake in time and
at 11:05 the train tooted out of the sta
tion and we were on our way, first stop
Louisville.
A fter getting our bags stowed away
and finding our seats, things were reas-'
onably quiet till 1:30. Then, “lights out,”
said Miss Harbert, “separate the boys
and the girls,” said Mr. Kiviluoma, and
“A ll you nice children go to sleep,” said
Miss Schaefer.
Star Dust
Steady Couples
Are Spied Upon
By Cathy Thompson
Here comes Don Biehn and Marcia
It’s spring! The birdies are here, and Connell strolling along. Peter Schuster
with all the flowers, birds, warm weath ; and Shirley Peters just drove by. (Pete
er, and new spring outfits, comes that j has walked Shirl to homeroom for a
j
ole’ feeling commonly known as “spring good long time now.) And speaking of
fever.” On evenings when the weather things that go on in school, Bill Permer
is clear, and you can see that great big and Marilyn Long are a cute twosome.
moon and all those millions of stars, Dick G raf and Shirlee Hall are going
shall we say tonight (I hope it’s a clear “scooterpoopin.” (In case you’re won
night), is when the fever hits the hard dering what that means it’s the same
est! Let’s see what some of the old as “smooching” only when you get out
steadies are doing tonight.
of high school you don’t smooch, you
Carolyn Harnden and Bob Farr might
scooterpoop.
be doubling with Lou Kettel and Lois
“Red” Williams and Pat Freeding,
Bornemeier,
(two good old reliable who have kept steady company for the
couples), and Jo Eberhardt and Lyle past 14 months, have their share of
Dye make it a double with Tom Black quarrels but always end up back to
and Gloria Baumann.
gether. So do Marilyn Pearson and Bill
Then the fun really began. There was
Comstock. Oh well, what’s love without
a steady stream of sleep-walkers all
a good fight once in a while?
night going from the drinking fountain
Just about the oldest couple at Nilehi
to their seats. I never could figure out if
is Joan Westerberg and George Blamthey were thirsty of if they wanted to
euser. It will be three years soon. More
take a bath. Several card games started
Who knows, maybe some, of these power to ’em!
in the darkness and it was really hard
students will be great poets some day!
to call a spade a spade. W e didn’t find
Anyway, here are some “attempts” at
out who won till the next morning
limericks turned in by freshmen:
because there wasn’t light to add up the
“There was an old man from Borem
score.
Who had some new pants and he
He stooped, he laughed;
The “birds” were up with the sun the
He felt a draft;
Have any of the teachers noticed more
next day and everyone had finished
Then he knew that he had torem.”
and better homework coming in? They
splashing water on their faces when we
This limerick, written by Robert Mey should, now that Nilehi lovers aren't
entered Louisville. The sun was just er, is just one of the many submitted glued to the phone for hours every
fully up when the train rambled over the by the freshman English classes. Some night. Here are some tearful tales of
Ohio River into Kentucky.
The sun of the others:
students as to how the telephone strike
sparkling on the thin layer of fog
“There once was a lady named Kay
has affected them:
which blanketed the Ohio was a pretty
Who went for a swim in the bay;
Jackie Keesey: Jackie doesn’t get disscene and some of the excursionists
She swam out to far,
i gusted lately by someone’s telephone
tried to take their first pictures.
Got caught on a bar,
calls.
And now she’s a mermaid, they say.”
Lloyd Seltzer: The strike hasn’t a f
Georgia Coleman
There were buses waiting for us at
fected me— I haven’t even missed the
“There once was a boy named Tim
Louisville which took us to the hotel
’phone!
Whose thoughts and mind were dim;
where we ate breakfast. A fter breakfast
Marcy Connell: It’s hard to talk to
When asked to explain,
we were o ff again, this time headed for
Don through a record that keeps re
He replied with disdain,
Churchill Downs home of the Kentucky
peating itself.
The space ’tween my ears is slim.”
Derby. From there we visited Talbott
Noel Kiefer: Since I have a car it
Beattie Bornemeier
Tavern, My Old Kentucky Home, St. Jos
doesn’t bother me.
Limericks By Frosh
Show Vivid Imaginations
eph’s Cathedral, and the birthplace of
Abraham Lincoln before arriving at the
Mammoth Cave hotel. A fter a short trip
through the cave that afternoon we had
till eleven o’clock to spend as we wished.
Many of the students, led by Herb “Dan
iel Boone” Knapp, took to the woods
and explored till their dogs were bark
ing for home.
Certain gaseous objects of a nebulous
consistency, commonly found in the solar
system,are obscuring my visionary facil
ities— in other w ords,: I have stars in
my eyes. .
In spring a young man’s fancy turns
are caused by one-arm driving.
“Chucky” Monson: I couldn’t expect
a call from Oshkosh anyway, so I don’t
care!
A1 Miller: Now my girls can’t call me
up anymore.
Shirley Seeley: Everytime I go to the
'phone, I don’t remember about the
strike ’til I ’ve lifted the receiver. Bother
some!
�Page 4
NILEHILITE
Kitty Kom er Holmberg and McNeelg
C O U P L E OF TH E W E E K : Lois Bornemeier and Lou Kettel.
Chosen Outstanding
SONG OF TH E W E E K : “Feets Too
Big for the Bed.’'
S A Y IN G OF TH E W E E K : “But if he
doesn’t ask me to the Prom.-----------Shirley Bartleson has practically been
walking on air since Dick Neystad came
in from Detroit to see her.
Shirley Seeley is being taught to
She’s not very big. Only about five feet
drive the “hard way.” For further de
three inches tall and she weighs only
tails, ask Bill Kunkel.
108 pounds. But he is! Well over six
Quite a few Nilehi girls are bragging
feet tall, he looks like, the kind of a guy
about the cute bunnies they received
you wouldn’t want to tangle with!
for Easter from their one-and-onlys.
She’s cute with black hair and green
The Dundee basketball players had a eyes. Her favorite song is “Bless You”
wonderful time with Katie, while the and she likes to dance and bowl. She was
movies were being taken. They even in the water carnival and for the last
two years has sung in “Reflections Rev
offered to help her with the dishes.
While looking through old Nilehifites elry” with her best friend Helen Conrad.
He was chosen captain of the football
we discovered that in 1943, “Turnabout”
team this year and has played major
tickets were 35 cents while bids to the
football and basketball also. His hair
Prom cost $1.65. Ah! those good old
is black and kinky and he has dark eyes.
days before inflation!
There! Isn’t that the longest darn
“Whoozit” you’ve ever read? Oh well,
it may be long but it covers all the vital
statistics on Carol Holmberg and Jim
McNeely, recently voted the outstanding
senior boy and senior girl of the year
By Patti Norum
by the juniors and seniors of Nilehi»
This is the first year since these selec
Do you like poems ? I f you do-just
tions started that the boy and girl elect
keep on reading. We have a lot of var
ed have not been a “couple.” Carol and
iations today — so now it’s up tb you.
her escort, Phil Brice, and Jim and his
W e’d like your contributions too!
guest will lead the Grand March of the
Prom, May 31, and after this the two
Something on the “light” side:
“ B a s k e ts , b a s k e ts , e v e r y w h e r e
couples will dance a waltz while the rest
B u t n ot on e c o u ld I sin k .
of the guests look on— the seniors envy
It w a s th e g a m e o f th e y e a r,
A n d m y p la y in g s v r e d id s t in k !”
ing and the juniors, sophomores, and
— D ic k F is h e r
freshmen hoping!
“ T h e r e on ce a s a g i r l fr o m S k o k ie ,
Last year at the Prom, Marilyn Burns
W h o s e w a y s w e r e r a t h e r p o k ie ,
T h e “ L ” h it h e r on e d ay .
and Kenny Stezskal were in the lime
She w a s sc a tte re d e ac h w a y ,
light; in 1945 Betty Weldon and Ed
A n d th at, m y frie n d s , is n o jo k i e !”
— D o n O lso n
Dean waltzed together and when today’s
P o e m s A n d P ic k le s
mighty seniors were meek frosh they
“ A p oem is lik e a p ic k le
watched Mary Ann Wenzel and Jack
Som e lik e it b it b y b it
W h i l e o th e rs r e lis h it”
Harrer lead their Prom.
—
E a r l e C a r ls o n
The couple of the year in 1941 were
Can you write like this ?
Irwin Witte and Helen Schuett who are
“T h e Lesson ”
now married. Our files show that this
“ ’T w a s on ce I h a d a lo v e r
' n d he lo v e d m e so w e ll
has happened only once (so fa r), but
T h a t it seem ed to m e th a t m y w o r ld
gosh, ya gotta start somewhere, don’t
h eld a ll
M o e li m o re th a t I c an te ll.
ya?
A n d t’w a s th en I h a d a s w e e t h e a r t
Variety of Poems
Written b y Seniors
A n d he w a s g o o d to m e
B e t t e r b y f a r th a n a n y o n e
T h a t I h a v e chancfed to see.
N o w m y lo v e r a n d m y s w e e th e a rt
-I th o u g h t c o u ld n e v e r m eet,
B u t f a t e w o u ld h a v e it o t h e rw is e
T h a t d a y u p o n th e stre e t.
S<nce th en I h a v e j u s t n o one
A n d n o w I a m m o re w is e
T b n o t r y to to o l m o re m en th a n on e
W i t h a p a i r o f flirty ey e s.”
— B e a D e lle s
Friday, April 25, 1947
School Daze
In the Black Box there recently ap
peared the following note addressed to
the author of this column.
I think your writing is kinda neat,
But can’t you make it short and
sweet ?
Taking the advice of this note here
is “ School Daze” short and sweet. W e’ll
call it,
Briefies
A senior boy on the Mammouth Cave
trip lost his belt and had to borrow
Audrey Bredberg’s, but when she wanted
it back he took a coat hanger and twist
ed it around his waist. He might have
been in for a let down. . . A trip is now
being planned for June to Yellowstone
National Park and Pike’s Peak. Miss
Grace Harbert is waiting to hear Pike
speak about it...G e t the point?
Long gloves may be the style in Miss
Ada Immel’s Shorthand class. . . Speak
ing of styles, in the coming style show
a group of singers under the direction
of Miss Clara Klaus will sing a Mother
Goose song. Let’s hope that Mother
Goose and the clothes won’t get mixed
up or some may get down in the mouth.
Miss Florence Harrison’s science class is
getting quite a charge out of recent elec
trical experiments. tsk,tsk, how shocking.
Mr. Charles Hussey wants his trackmen
to eat crackers. . . Is it because the label
says “tear around hear” ?
With spring cleaning in full swing
Jeff Douglas has informed me that he
finally went to get a hair cut. He went
to the north side of Chicago because he
likes Yankee Clippers. When the barber
asked him what he wanted on his face
Jeff replied, “My nose, but the way
you’re going at it I don’t think I will.”
A great deal of silence followed this,
interrupted only by Demitri’s whistling
the hit song “She Used to be A Soldier’s
Sweetheart, But Now She’s an Officer’s
Mess.”
Finally, the barber asked him if he
would like to have Bay Rum or Witch
Hazel on his hair, to which Jeff answer
ed, “Ether.” A fter the buck for the clip
ping Jeff said, “Now I look like a goon.”
Ah yes, hair today and goon tomorrow.
Music Brings Memories of Certain Nilehi Students
sie.”
Did you ever think that there are
Frannie Monahan — “Chatter Box.”
certain songs just “meant” for certain
Pat Baumhardt — “When Irish Eyes
people? Well, here are some of those
Are Smiling.”
songs and some of those people:
Pat Freeding — “ Sweet And Lovely.”
Linda Larson — “Linda.”
“ D ie? ” c rie d th e w in d ; “ Y e s ” w h is p e re d
th e tre e s
Bea Delles — “Heartaches.”
Donna Kosmos — “You Must Have
“ W h o ? ” g r o a n e d th e se a , “ W h o - W h e n ? ”
Rita Hillinger, Leslie Meyer, L o i s
Been A Beautiful Baby.”
A n d th e w in d criled “T h e s e !”
“ W h o ? ” b e g g e d th e b r o o k ,
Bornemeier — “The Three Little
Kenny Gangler — “There’s Something
T h o s e th a t n e v e r g a v e h u t o n ly to o k A n d th e h ills ech oed
Fishes.”
About The Girls.”
“ T h o s e w h o n e v e r g a v e b u t o n ly to o k .”
Lee Garner — “Green Eyes.”
Marilyn Pearson — “Just My Bill.”
— G en e L e w is
That’s all for now; we’ll get the rest
Ted Stockfisch — “In My Merry OldsI hope that lots of you will send
of you later. Until then let’s all “Sing
mobile.”
poems in — to make this a brighter cor
Sue Fredricks — “I f You Knew Su a Song.”
ner. See you in print?
�NILEHILITE
Friday, April 25, 1947
Muscle Maids
Pm i
N ilehi Mentors See
Sweet Sixteen Play
--------------- By Caroline G ylden----------------
Niles Places Fifteenth
In Oak Park Relays
“Pickneyville had. a good team, a
hard one to beat. They made top-flight
teams look as if they had never seen
There are five new medals to be added
a basketball before.”
to Nilehi’s trophy case, thanks to Bob
This was the comment Mr. Robert Farr, Phil Horton, Joe Wettengel, and
Mackey, JayVee basketball coach, made George Pasek.
upon his return from the State Basket
These boys really brought home the
ball tournament held at Champaigne, bacon when they returned from the Oak
Illinois, March 20 through 22.
Park Relays which were held March 29
Mr. L. Galitz,
Varsity
basketball at Oak Park High School’s field house.
coach, also attended the tournament, said
Nilehi placed fifteenth among the 45
he had talked to Mr. Porter, secretary schools competing in the relays and
of the National Federation of High nosed out several larger schools such
Schools, who said, “Basketball is be as Thorton, Morton, and Rockford East.
coming more unified all over the coun
Joe Wettengel held fifth place in the
try.”
mile run and Nilehi also took second
When asked what style of play the place in the class B sprint-medley re
other teams used, Coach Galitz replied, lay.
“ Of the 16 teams which participated in
The meet was a close one. Niles racked
the tournament 15 played fast break, up nine points for a fifteenth-place
Spring
and only one broke slow.” That team berth, while seventh place was only two
The saddle club seems to be the was Pickneyville.
and one-seventh points away.
hardest to get some news about but one
thing’s for sure: they’ll be expecting
to ride the trails again with Spring in
VARSITY AND JAY VEE
the air.
ALL-TIME SWIMMING RECORDS
High Award to Mildred Zavrel
The award assembly is over but there
Varsity Squad
are still cheers coming from our cheer
“What would you like in your next
year’s P. E. program?” asked Schaef.
“W e’d like more variety in our Physical
Education class,” answered the senior
and junior gals in Miss Schaefer’s class
es.
So what did Schaef do? Why, right
away she fixed a super program of bad
minton, ping pong, and volley ball
while for the warmer days she made
plans for tennis, track, and baseball. If
that isn’t variety, I don’t know what is.
I asked Schaef how the gals like the
program and she said, “They like the
idea and I ’m sure this program will
please all of them at the same time.”
A s for the underclassmen, Schaef is fix
ing up a super program for them too.
leaders and an extra loud one for Millie
Zavrel for she has the distinction of be
ing the second girl to receive the fouryear captain’s letter in the history of
Nilehi cheerleaders. The other girl was
Betty Weldon.
Beautiful
Gee, did you see the W ater Carnival
last week? It was wonderful, beautiful,
collosal, magnificient! Now I know why
the kids practiced every day. Let me
tell you about a couple of numbers.
There was a beautiful duet by Lois
Bornemeier and Lou Kettel. Ah, ro
mance! Then there was a big number
consisting of five of our “Muscle Maids”
and five fellows. The name of the num
ber was “ Evening Star” and the seenery
w £^3 done up with black irridescent stars.
Schaef Speaks
A short message to you gals from
an ambitious person, Schaef: “ Speaking
of Spring— it’s definitely in the air. It’s
wonderful but it’s also the season for
human let-down and the season when
the not-to-fastidious femmes begin to
attain the “fat and forty” look. Keep up
the exercises, watch the diet, (on po
tatoes and all this candy ’n stuff!) and
don’t let yourself become lackadaisical.
You’ll feel better and live longer and
the boys like peppy, well-groomed sleekfigured gals. And now you can go home
and start your rolling exercises!” *
was 16.7.
Record Holder
Year
Herb Jones
46
Bob Blessing
47
Louis Kettel
47
Rudy Schmid
47
Ted Ebert
45
D. Lyons, B. Kirscht. J. Holmes 44
S. Tracy, G. Lebbin
43
R. Gerhardt, B. Fredricks
Event
50-yd. free style
100-yd. breast stroka
200-yd. free style
100-yd. back stroke
100-yd. free style
medley relay
free style relay
Time
26.5
1:14.5
2:30.1
11
:1 .2
12
:0 .6
1:31.5
1:50.6
Junior Varsity Squad
Record Holder
Herb Jones
Roy Holmes
Delbert Whitney
Herb Jones
D. Whitney, R. Holmes,
B. Lindahl
J. Holmes, E. Hegarty
J. Heinz, J. Kindler
Year
46
47
47
46
47
44
Event
50-yd. free style
50 yd. breast stroke
50-yd. back stroke
75-yd. free style
medley relay
free style relay
Time
27.7
34.1
34.0
48.8
1:57.2
1:57.2
in the girls gym fo r their relaxation.
Trojans and Dundee Play
A t lunch time everybody ran for Kat
ie’s “chow” that was waiting for them
In Basketball M ovie Here
in the cafeteria, and then slowly went
back to the gym to rest before starting
Everybody thought the basketball sea the afternoon session.
son was over, but not at Nilehi, for un
One day after the play had started',
der the bright floodlights of the Atlas everyone looked up to see a giant stoop
filming company it was Dundee versus
ing to gt through the doorway. It was
Niles.
Max Palmer, seven-foot-seven center
Every day during the spring vacation from Vance, Mississippi, who had been
these boys worked through long hours emported to show the tallest basketball
of grueling play to produce a film which player in the U.S. in action.
In a recent photography contest in \yill teach players, coaches, and officials
Glenview, Phil Knapp, Nilehi junior, was
the 1947-48 rule changes.
awarded second prize in the indoor di
During their off-moments the boys
vision and third prize in the outdoor
played ping pong on the tables set up
division.
A s the two teams played together
they became good friends, and the Dun
dee team even promised to come and
visit the Youth Center some Saturday
night.
�NILEHILITE
Page 6
Track and Ball Teams Open Season With Wins
Sports Quiz
By Comstock
T roja n Tracksters Take
Yes sir, spring is really here to
stay now, we hope, and with the
warm weather the spring sports—
baseball and track— began at Nilehi.
W e know you know all about these
sports, but here are a few points
which might just have skipped your
mind.
1. If Nilehi is able to retain the
conference baseball crown this year,
we will have held it for how many
years? (a ) 2, (b ) 3, (c) 4.
2. This year’s track team will miss
the services of last year’s most val
uable player and high-point winner.
He is (a ) Jack Suydam, (b ) Jim
Ehmer, (,c) Bob Farr.
3. A Nilehi alumnus who is mak
ing a name for himself running the
middle distances at Drake University
is (a ) Howie Johnson, (b ) Marty
Alterini, (c) John Lane.
4. The conference track meet will
be held this year under the arc /lights
a.t (a ) Leyden, (b ) Woodstock, (c)
Niles.
5. Who was the highest hitter on
last year’s baseball team? (a ) Bob
Bierbaum, (b ) Bob Roman, (c) Bill
Anderson.
H o m e M e e t from Scouts
With George Pasek winning the 100
Record Number ot Boys
Out for Frosh Baseball
Phil Knapp
Play ball! That’s what the freshman
baseball team heard at their first game
Tuesday, April 22, with Leyden.
The 42 boys out for this year’s fresh
man team make it the largest in Nilehi
history. Mr. Robert Mackey, the frosh
baseball coach, stated that it is a little
too early to say how the team stacks up
against the teams of previous years.
The frosh team in 1944, which makes
up most of the present varsity, played
only two games, both with Evanston.
They won one and lost the other. In ’44
there was a freshman and a varsity
team only. In 1945 there were two games
played also, although there were more
scheduled but they were rained out.
The freshmen won one and lost five of
their 1946 schedule.
The first-year men have an eightgame schedule this year. It is as fol
lows:
Tues. April 8 — Leyden, There 4
Fri. Apri| 25 — New Trier, There 4
Thur. May 1 — Arlington, There 4
Tues. May 6 — Leyden, Here 4
Thur. May 8 — Evanston, There 4
Thur. May 15 — Arlington, Here 4
Mon. May 19 — New Trier, Here 4
Thur. May 22 — Evanston, Here 4
Varsity Baseball Team
Takes 3 Conference Tilts
The Trojan baseball team won their
and 220-yard’ dashes, the Nilehi track second conference game in a row last
team scored a 65 V to 46 ^ point victory Friday
2
afternoon
when
they whipped
over Lake Forest April 18 on the Trojan Arlington 5 to 2 on the Arlington dia
mond. On Tuesday, April 15, the Trojans
cinder paths.
Joe Wettengel, Dick Graf, and Joe
Tolh of Nilehi took a first, second, and
hi .'d respectively in the mile run, while
George Pasek, Bud Horton, and Bob
Farr performed the same feat in the
100 yard dash. Phil Brice ran a 2:10.4
half-mile for another Nilehi first.
beat Warren 1 to 0 at Oakton Park.
In the Arlington game the Trojans
scored one run in the second inning and
four runs on five'hits in the fifth. Don
Biehn was the winning pitcher and Bracke of Arlington was the loser. The Tues
Jim Heiniger took a second in the 120- day game was a five-inning affair in
yard high hurdles and high jump, while which Dick Rattery was the winning
Bud Horton and Howard Siegel captured pitcher.
a second and third’ respectively in the
Uno Larson and Ted Stockfisch are
broad jump.
the leading Trojan batters with aver
Heiniger and Bob Pearson tied for
ages of .333 and .273 respectively.
second in the pole vaulting events and
Niles played Leyden last Tuesday,
the Nilehi 880-yard relay team of Bill
New Trier Wednesday, and they play
Permer, Pasek, Farr, and Horton easily
won their event in 1:35.8
Woodstock there today.
Ache of the News
_______ :----- By W ard’s Arch-----------------The
1947
baseball
season
is
well
-under way now at Nilehi and if our
Trojan
By
Friday, April 25, 1947
Nine
is
able
to
retain their
conference championship it will be the
third successive year that our , school
has held the crow n.. .A member of last
year's team is this year making his bid
for stardom in the professional baseball
ranks. He is Herb Jaehnke who signed a
contract with a minor league club owned
by the Cleveland Indians. Herb pitched
a no-hit game against Arlington, num
ber one contender last season. . . Coach
Harold Isaacson, head of the physical
|education department, says that the
boy’s gym classes will soon be held out
side. Something new will be added to
the intramural program when the boys
! start playing baseball in their gym
classes. . . The new lights which were put
up on Woodstock’s football field for next
year brings the number in our confer
ence to play night football to four.
M Y B O N N IE
My Bonnie lies over the ocean,
My Bonnie lies over the sea,
When she tells of undying devotion,
My Bonnie lies, O B V IO U SLY ,
— Ruthie
JayVee Baseball Schedule
Thur. April 10 — Evanston There 4 p.m.
Thur. April 17 — Arlington Here 4 p.m.
Fri. April 25 —
Leyden Here 4 p.m.
Wed. April 30 — Warren Here 4 p.m.
Fri. May 2 —
Leyden There 4 p.m.
Mon. May 5 — Evanston There 4 p.m.
Thur. May 8 — Arlington There 4 p.m.
Thur. May 15 — Warren There 4 p.m.
Wed. May 21 — Evanston Here 4 p.m.
A SP IC Y JOKE
Ben: “Red” is looking for you.
Ney: “Red” who?
Ben: “Red” Pepper, ain’t that a hot one!
*
*
To kiss amiss is
awfully simple,
To miss a kiss is simply awful,
Kissing spreads disease, so its been re
lated;
Kiss me kid, I ’m vaccinated.
— Ernie Simon and many
Contributors
*
*
D IZZ Y N IT IO N S
Popular: Southern boy calling his father
a lier.
— The Joker
Mackintosh: Where the Prom King will
be at 7:30 p.m. on May 31.
— Porky Pig
PEEVES
To miss the bus on a rainy morning
p.m.
when I live three miles from school.
p.m. Do you remember back when “comoe”
— Bill Meadowlane
was on everyone’s lips instead of “Hey,
p.m.
p.m. Hey” ?
— Dapper Dan
p.m.
ANSW ERS
*
*
p.m.
1. (b ) 3 — 2. (a ) Jack Suydam —
p.m. The Ache relies
Help!
3. (a ) Howie Johnson — 4. (c) Niles
p.m. On your replies
Help!
5. (c) Bill Anderson.
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