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See the
‘N ight of
One-Acts*
nile H I lite
Voi. X, No. 11
S kokie, 111.
March 18, 19
Assembly
8:15 p.m.
Friday, M arch IS, 1949
'Night of O n e -A ct Plays* Curtain G oes up
W ater Carnival Ready
Tonight in Assembly; Four Plays Planned
For 'Big Top' Showing
Where ’ya goin’ tonight ? If you have-' by Leland Price, will be presented by the- “L-a-d-i-e-s and g-e-n-t-l-e-m-e-n and
n’t made any plans, here’s a suggestion.. major dramatics class with Phyllis Yates, children from six to sixty, presenting
In case you have forgotten, tonight and Barbara Maeder, Marilyn Corduan, Mary now in ring number one Freddie Burgtomorrow night there will be “entertain- Morse, Angela Vosnos, Bob Jaeger, Ar- hard arid his death-defying tumblirig
ment plus” taking place in our Nilehi min Watkins, Phil Nymark, and Ken feats directed by Mr. Anton Schubert and
assembly room. The curtain will be going Gengler in the cast,
Miss Gertrude Montgomery.
up on the annual “Night of One A c t! “The Summons of Sariel,” by Magda“Yes, here we are under the ‘Big Top.’
Pays” at 8:15. Will we see you there? lene Kessie, will be presented by the ad- Clowns, acrobats, animals, pop-corn,
Swell!
jvanced dramatics class. The cast: Doris cracker-jack.. .Get away, boy, you both
There will be three one-acts, and one Jean Lyde, Dorothy Hartigan, Geri er me. Step up! Who wants to buy a
original script by Tom Madden presented. Dodge, Joyce Swartz, Sonya Mackintosh, ticket? Let the gentleman through, son.
“The evening should prove to be one of Margie Kirscht, Marjorie Forbes, Dick Who’s next here?
variety to suit all tastes,” says Miss Martin and Don Baumann.
“You can’t miss
ex
Virginia Stemp, director.
j Tom Madden’s original radio script is travaganza! It’s got this spectacularmore
gals, gals, and
“Sisters Under the Skin,” by Mae How- entitled “Into the Future,” and will be gals.
ley Barry, will be presented by the dra- presented by the advanced radio class1 “It’s the only circus of this era ever
matic club. The cast: Sally Kimpler, Nan- with Joan Hamlet, Elizabeth Elkin, Mar- to be aqua-ized. Yes, it’s all in eight and
cy Thiell, Mary Winter, June Burgeson, jorie Forbes, Nancy Lane, Angela Vos- one-half feet of water.
aad Joan Andrews.
Inos, Ken Gengler,^ Dick Martin, Tom
“The Nilehi carnival of fun presents
/ ‘Bessie^ the Bandit’s Beautiful Baby,” Robb, and Tom Madden in the cast.
their annual water aqua-cade—the ‘Big
Top.’
MadrigalSingersPerform Nilehi Students Donate $184 “There he goes, gents. That’s Dick
Provost on the spring board, and look
March Red Cross Drive
Over WEA W on Mar^hl7 InNiles Township High School’s recent at Bob Lindahl race those four freshman
The Madrigal Singers have been quite Junior Red Cross Drive, lasting from boys all by him self...
busy lately, according to Miss Klaus, mu March 7 to 11, netted $184.50, according
“Now who’s going to buy a ticket ? Re
sic instructor.
member the show is only running three
to Miss Alice Line, faculty adviser.
The group sang Irish songs on Saint
Red Cross emblem , stickers went to nights—March 31, April 1, and April 2.
Patrick’s Day over station WEAW: those homerooms in which every student
“What did ya say, lady ? Why sure, it’s
Thursday, March 17 on the “Nilehi Pre contributed.
going on now. That’s right, through that
sents” program, according to Miss Clara
The drive was conducted by a com- door to see Jim Dilley display magic at
K’aus, director.
mittee consisting of Junior Red Cross I which Houdini would marvel,
On February 1, they gave a perfor members. Those on the committee: An- ! “No, I’m sorry, sir, the clown divers
mance before the Lincolnwood P.T.A. Tela Vosnos, June Sprungman, Joyce’ just finished, but stick around for the
Then, they transcribed a program over A.sh, and Judy Larson — seniors; Jean text show. Boy, they’re terrific!
WEAW, on February 3. This program Kelly — junior; Elaine Lange — soph “You’ve seen Barnum and Bailey's
was broadcast on Sunday, February 6. omore; and Elaine Loeding, freshman.
stuff, now come in and see Schubert and
Mary Jane Netwig, junior, played a pi headed by Carol Coning and Evelyn Stew Montgomery aqua-ize it. Ten complete
ano solo, and Leonard Maier, senior, sang ard, and the program committee, under acts under the ‘Big Top.’
a solo.
“Step up now! Here you are, buddy;
Pat Newman and Joyce Creaves, are
The members of the Madrigal Singers, working hard with Mrs. Weigand and ^he show i s j u s t about to start. Hey!
chosen from the choir, include Pete Hein(C o n tin u ed p a g e 2, C olum n 3.)
Hey! Who’s next? Step U p . . . ”
ige**, Sandra Ravencroft, Mary Jane Netwig, Louise Ewing, Don Verlenden, Dan S e e Chicago Club* to Visit Board of Trade Tomorrow;
Winger, Bob Peterson, Frank McNeill, Schedule Is S e t for Spring Vacation Tour o f Illinois
Esther Schaal, Nancy Thiell, Eleanor
The “See Chicago” club will visit the | provide chartered busses.
DyTssen, Frances Tomczak, and Audrey
Chicago Board of Trade building to-1 Some of the places which will be visNordlof.
morrow, Saturday, March 19. After view- ited are the Dickinson Mounds stafe
the New galem gtate
Niles Enters Four in State mg the trading for about an hour, th e jPark near Ha
group will divide m half. One section j Park, near Petersburg, and Springfield,
Latin Meet Here Tomorrow will proceed to the Illinois Continental:The ^ o u p will visit the State LegislaNilehi will play host to the district Bank while the other goes to the Fed- ture wMe it
in sessi
and our sen.
meet of the State Latin Contest on Sat eral Reserve Bank of Chicago.
lator and representatives will meet and
The 70 seniors will leave school a t 8.-30 jintroduce them
both the Senate and
urday, March 19. Representatives of all
g ouse
four years of Latin from the schools in Saturday morning and return at approx- J
this district will compete, according to imately 12 noon.
Mrs. Joy Weigand, new Nilehi Latin ’ The next tour will be to Starved Rock . On April 13, the group will be the
teacher.
State Park on May 21. In the meantime, guests of the Sahara Coal Company, one
Entering the first year competition for during our spring vacation this year, a of the largest and most modern coal
N.T.H.S. are Gail Westgate and Sandra tour through Illinois is planned for all mining organizations in the world. Be
Moberg, while Barbara Pergande and Nilehi juniors and seniors interested, ac- sides visiting all the company’s mining
Toan Searing will participate in the sec- Icording to Miss Grace Harbert, who is operations, the group will be their guests
ond year contest.
sponsoring the program.
j for a, barbecue lunch and dinner at the
r
,
Following the contest, which will be j The complete trip, which is from April > arr s ur& oun ry
u .
held in the morning, a luncheon and 11 to 14, will cost $34.50 per person. All I
rrv,Ase students who
are interested ir
entc ‘ainment will be provided for the ^accomodations are arranged through the j
trip should seeMiss Harbert nof
competitors. The decorations committee, National Trailways Bus System, who will ' later than March 26.
�P»ffe 2
The Schnook Book
N I L E H I L I T E
Friday .March 18, J949
It's Lucky for Irish Every March 17;
Three Nilehi Students Celebrate Birthdays
By Bill Graefen
He likes March not only because of
Maybe you never thought there was
The New Hampshire farmer was riled.
That was why he wrote so scathingly his birthday, but because it’s the only a reason for being named “Pat,” but in
to the manufacturers of patent home- month he’s not broke. The rest of the Pat Schmidt’s case there is one! Pat,
months, he’s busy buying presents for along with Fred Wachter and Danny
comfort devices.
his relatives’ birthdays.
Winger, was born on St. Patrick’s Day.
“Gentlemen,” he wrote, “I’m durned
Junior Danny Winger says the nicest
Fred was also blessed with the name
sore about this last letter I got from
you. Now, here was the way it was. Along thing that ever happened to him in high of “Pat” at an early age, but, he assured
us, “I had to shake it off!”
in the spring last year your agent come school was passing second-year Latin.
How Danny expects to accomplish his
Danny is the only one of the three
around in our neighborhood taking or
ders for them new fangled rubber bath ambitions, which include making $1,000 who does not have any Irish ancestry.
tubs, and nothin’ would do my wife but for a one-night stand or playing the And it looks as though St. Pat really
we must get one. So I give your man my trombone like Tommy Dorsey, when his got mixed up when he gave his birthday
order and told him to send us one of your favorite pastime is sleeping, is pretty to an avowed Orangeman like Fred.
hard to figure out.
Fred hasn’t derived any tastes from
tubs.
You can’t talk to Pat Schmidt long the Irish, though, because his favorite
“That was along the latter part of last
March. Well, April came and went, and without learning that the main interest foods are Spanish rice and German po
the bathtub didn’t come. In May I wrote in her life is Warren. (He’s from Deer tato salad. Other likes of this six feetto you saying that I wisht you would field.) Her favorite food is cabbage- two inches tall, dark-haired senior are
hurry up and deliver that there tub! But pineapple-marshmallow salad, which is home movies, girls who cooperate, dates,
and the month of March.
May passed and likewise June and July, quite a mouthful!
Pat has brown hair and dark brown
and yet no sign of a bathtub from you.
eyes, and her ambition is, first of all, Here are Some Reasons Why
August passed and so did September.
“And now here it is the middle of to graduate. Then she wants to work for Students Take These Courses
October, and you people are writing to a while, and finally get married.
When you were a bewildered freshie,
me trying to make me take that durned Gil Dodds to Be Speaker if you weren’t learning about the “grand
tub when the bathing season is prac
eur that was Rome” or some other for
At HUY Tuesday
tically over for thé year.”
eign language, you took business train
Gil Dodds, world holder of the Banker ing. This course is designed to introduce
Off Day
Anyhow, I ’m holdin’ my own. I didn't Mile and the Indoor Mile Run, will speak freshmen to the business education de
have a joke when I come here, and I to the boys Hi-Y, on Tuesday, March 22, partment and to give them general busi
at 7:30 p.m. His talk is entitled, “Can ness information.
ain’t got one now!
Toward the end of the fourth quarter •in Athlete be a Christian?”
During the next three years, you prob
Mr. George Roth, faculty sponsor of ably took typing—some take it so they
there will be a scholarship given to an
outstanding senior boy or girl by the the Hi-Y, said “I have known Gil Dodds can go to work after they graduate
for a number of years, and I think that from high school, others—well, take
Nilehi Hi-Y club.
This scholarship will consist of 60 he has something to offer the boys.”
Betty Loefgren, senior—she says, " I
“
The meeting will be held in room 101 can’t read my own handwriting.”
dollars for furthering the recipient’s
education. The award will be based on and will be limited to 150 boys. All up
If you plan to be a secretary, short
leadership, scholarship, citizenship, and perclassmen will be given first choice hand will be a required skill. Georgia
to obtain their tickets from Mr. Roth
character, according to Mr. Goerge Roth,
Coleman, junior, says that she’s taking
or any Hi-Y member. Although tickets
Hi-Y sponsor.
it because “I want to be a sportswriter—
The method of choosing the recipient will be used, there will be no admission it will be a lot easier to take down my
is decided by a faculty committee and charge.
notes in shorthand.”
Dr. Biehn.
Advertising and salesmanship are new
Junior Council Selects Rings
Last year the scholarship was awarded
Members of the Nilehi Junior Coun subjects for Nilehiers this year. Says
to Elsa Tamminga.
cil met with representatives from two Sonya MacKintosh, junior, “I took ad
companies on February 23 to select a vertising because 1 thought it would be
arm who would supply the 1950 class interesting.” Geri Dodge, another junior,
rings.
took salesmanship because “Someday I
After meeting with the representa want to own the Laur-El & Shop.
The Nilehllite is written, printed, and published
Business Law introduces the business
by the students of Niles Township High School, tives, Morgan Inc., of Chicago, repre
Skokie, Illinois, Dr. A. L. Biehn, superintendent- sented by Mr. Roland Poehlman, father student to everyday law, and other legal
principal.
of Bill Poehlman, Nilehi senior, was cho aspects of the business world. Chuck
STAFF MEMBERS
Editor-in-chief: Bill Heveran.
Serum, junior, did not take it for that
sen to supply the rings.
Associate News Editor: Barbara Kokum.
Co-Feature Editors: Sandra Ravencroft and Mary
Members of the Junior Council who de reason, however. “I took it because I
K m
cided upon the firm are Ted Dolan, Tom heard the homework was easy!”
Associate Feature Editor: Joyce Swartz.
Sports Editor: Ed Beebe.
Merle, Delbert Whitney, Jane Nymark,
When they get to be big seniors, busi
Associate Sports Editor: Pete Heiniger.
Sports Writers: Ed Beebe, Bill Bruce, Bill Gnefen. Jim Nock, Allan Hartig, and Jim Ken ness education students usually take
Pete Heiniger, and Rick Tamburino.
nedy, chairman.
bookkeeping and business machines. “I
Girls’ Sports Editor: Danna Barbour.
Staff Photographer: Rick Tamburino.
took business machines so I can get a
Nilehi Debaters Place Fifth
News Bureau Chief: Dona Korsmo.
Associate News Bureau Chief: Lois Lenberg.
Last Saturday, March 12, the Nilehi job working them after I graduate,”
Assistants: Bill Graefen, Audrey Nordlof, and
debaters, under the direction of Mr. says Gloria Giles, senior, and Pat Sch
June Sprungman.
Circulation Manager: Judy Larson.
John L. Betts, traveled to Rockford, midt says that she’s taking bookkeeping
Assistants: Lois Lenberg, Angela Vosnos, and
Illinois to participate in the state tour so that “I can keep my husband’s books.”
Phyllis Yates.
Exchange Editor, Bettv Loe^gren.
nament. Niles tied for fifth place out Latin C ontest - continued from p a g e 1
A'ist" t: Marily i Lee.
Typists: Marilyn Lee, Ruth Munsterman, Audrey of 12, while first place was held by Mrs. Dorothy Hind of the Nilehi faculty
Noid’of, and Joyce Swartz.
Reporters: Drnna Barbour, Carole Briggs, Bill Freeport High School of Freeport, Illi to make the time a success.
Bruce, Bill Graefen, Pete Heiniger, Barbara nois. The affirmative team of John Young
Two winners from each year in Latin
Kokum, Dona Korsmo. Judy Larson, Marilyn
Lee, Lois Lenberg, Betty L efgren, Ruth Mun and Ashley Craig, juniors, won two will be sent to the sectional contest, and
sterman, Audrey Nordlof, Joyce Swartz, Ken
Steele, June Sprungman, Rick Tamburino, out of three debates, and the negative ¡from there the two highest will go on to
Angela Vosnos, and Phyl is Yates.
team of Ed Archibald and Don Verlen- the State finals to be held at Knox Col
FACULTY ADVISERS
Paul M. Eberhardt
Clement Meier den won one out of the three.
lege in Galesburg, Illinois.
hile HI iite
�Friday, March 18, 1949
This
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N I L G H I L I T E
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Personalities Around School
That - Make Interesting Equations
Bob Hicks, senior, really “flew” down j Height plus basketball minus a steady
the runway to the auto shop on Valen ' girl equals Fred Brei.
tine’s Day. If you remember how slick
Red hair plus a “live” personality plus
it was that day, you can see how Bob , “sorry” equals Bill Graefen.
unexpectedly took off.
Giggles minus height plus dark eyes
Bob didn’t mind going down so much, equals Nancy Duncan.
but trying to get up! After much crawl
Laugh plus “her sailor” plus all sorts
ing, human chains, etc., Bob, Jack Har of devilment equals Nancy Anderson.
vey, Bill Bruce, and George Bussey
Loud shirts plus football minus idle
(these last three also slid down in their chatter equals Pete Heiniger.
attempts to help Bob) finally made it up
“Freshie” plus baskets plus bashful
the icy incline. Now they’re probably the ness equals Kenny Howard.
only people at Nilehi who know how
Black wavy hair plus parties plus his
to go “up” a “down” escalator!
gang equals Jerry Seltzer.
Long blonde hair plus figure plus “KerWhen an announcement came over the chity Choo” equals Ferol Kent.
P.A. for the boys to get on the ball and
Cheering plus Don’s major minus
ask a girl to the “Gold Rush,” maybe height equals Violet Kubany.
even the girls sitting next to them, Bill
New Look plus bashful grin minus
“Peanuts” Freund, senior, responded eag long locks equals Marilyn Cleary.
erly. He then got a date with blond, blue
Grin plus “crazy legs” plus sense of
eyed. . .Warren Jones.
humor equals “Whitey” Gawrys.
When Mr. Eberhardt was absent re
cently, substitute teacher Miss Theresa
Kranz moved his ninth period English
class to her room—206.
Fifteen minutes after class had be
gun, Bob Fuller walked in. When Miss
Kranz asked him why he was so late
he replied, “I couldn’t find the class.”
Johnny Marlowe, who played for the
Junior Prom two years ago, will make
the dancing smooth again this year.
His orchestra will also give a small act,
accoi’ding to Miss de Booy, junior ad
viser.
Betty Anderson, Carol Enke, and Joan
Turnquist, juniors, have a novel but
nasty way of getting their names in the
paper. When an unsuspecting member
of the “weaker sex” approaches these
three, they claim they have an exciting
news tip for the paper, and urge the re
porter to follow them.
Then Joan opens the door, and Carol
and Betty shove. And there’s the wouldbe-Val Lauder stuck in the boys’ gym
with an active basketball practice going
on. N i l e h i l i t e reporters are warned to
be on the alert!
Tnere's no question as to what you’d
do if you encountered a cootie, but what
would you do if you found a “koodoo”
in your bed? Listen to what some Nilehiers s a y ...
Armin Watkins, senior: I’d smell it,
shake it to see if it rattles, and then
eat it.
,
Bill Nickel, senior: I’d stick it under
my pillow.
Jim Barrett, sophomore: Get up and
leave.
Doris Smith, freshman: Call the police.
Ann Morrison, senior: Have my head
examined,
Elmer Wegener, junior: Take it out
on a blind date.
George Mueller, junior; Take it out
and put it in a bird cage.
Gwen Middleton, freshman: Get its
phone number.
Miss Gertrude Montgomery, teacher:
Hit it over the head with a baseball bat.
Marilyn Walz, senior: Squish it!
Bill Blessing, junior: Shoot it.
Tony Rizzo, sophomore: Cover it up.
Chuck Risinger, junior: If it was good
looking, I ’d probably keep it.
Miss Helen Heitmann, teacher: I’d
tell it to move over.
A1 Hartig, junior: I wouldn’t let it
bother me.
Jackie Green, junior: I’d kill it.
Betsy Buell, freshman: Get out of bed.
Ed Beebe, senior: Hold it under water
until the bubbles stop coming up.
Mary Lou Schey, senior: Give it a big
hug and kiss.
Adeline Bonaguro, senior: Tie it up
and save it for the “Turnabout”.
In case you want to know, a “koodoo”
is a large South African antelope.
Five Nilehi senior girls recently went
A raisin is just a worried grape.
downtown to see a movie.
—Milton Berle
Upon arriving at the theater, the girls
girls purchased a ticket and went in.
Been to the movies lately? Well, you
A couple hours later they emerged with
can tell Hollywood producers were think very red faces.
ing of Niles when they named the fol
The “movie” was a burlesque revue.
lowing pictures:
The Accused .............. Nilehilite Editors
Music Man ...........................Mr. Collins
The Unknown ........College Acceptances Chemistry Laboratory Confuses Wandering Frosh
‘"'ne Sunday Afternoon . . . . Homework ?
“Oooooo, it burns in air—what is it? ” chloride sprinkling from two crucibles,
Step by S te p ..................... To the Tower
“Is this solution supposed to turn red ?” and two other crucibles with broken
That Wonderful Urge .................
“Open the window—
-quick!”
covers.
“Strike Glass First—”
These are the facinating sounds that
At the front of the room is Mr, Ohlson,
Cross Fire ................. Dr. Biehn’s office
greet Willie, a roving freshie, as he
Dark Passage ........... Wilmette Harbor browses around on the third floor looking balancing a redox equation for Jack
Heurlin and Dick Shiley. “One electron
“Fall In f’ ...................
for the elevator. Holding his nose, he seems to be missing,” puzzles Mr. Ohl
Famous Words of Miss Montgomery
pushes open a door, muttering, “Wonder son. A terrified voice says, “Don’t let
Enchantment .....................An Assembly
where they got hold of all the eggs.”
anyone leave this room!” But the situa
Every Girl Should Be Married ........
A dense cloud of purple fumes greets tion is saved—Ann Morrison has found
Senior Girls’ Point of View
Whispering Smith . .“300 Words, Ralph” Willie. As it clears away, he sees two the error.
people dashing for the windows. Bill Van
Willie edges closer as the talk turns
So Dear to My H e a r t ..............
Niles, as June draws near Home gasping, “Air, air!” As Pat Som to Nitrogen compounds. Mr. Ohlson is
mer moans, “I thought it said inhale, telling about an explosive compound
Four Steps in the Clouds ..........
which British women chewed like chew
“I got A’s in all my subjects” not exhale.”
On the other side of the room, Tom ing gum during the war. Dean Whitton
Three Musketeers ..............
Bill Bruce, Bill Campbell, George Bussey Robb is blissfully generating and sniffing has a question: “Could that be where the
The Thin Man \ ..........“Bones” Leeming hydrogen culfide, while those around him expression ‘(shooting off her month)’
comes from ?”
try valiantly not to breathe.
Words and M usic...............
Mr. Betts and Miss Klaus Leach, and Bob Peterson are noisily
At this point, Willie, afraid of missing
Charlotte Dressel, Jo Quesnell, Diane the elevator, hurries to his next period
Gone With The W in d .............
February Graduates weeping near the balances. Willie can’t class after taking one last bewildered
Ecstasy ............................................ 3:11 figure it out. All he sees is a little barium glance at the chem lab.
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N I L B H I L I T E
Sport Slants
I Baseball Takes Over
Spring 'Sporfclight*
Friday March 18, 1949
Cage, Swim Teams
Close Schedules
“Take me out to the ball game,
The 1948-49 athletic program for Nile
Take me out to the crowd. . . ”
Nilehi will be represented at the State
Yes, the old baseball season is coming hi is having its first breather during the
High School Coaches Clinic on April up fast. Within a month, ball parks all month of March with no scheduled con
29-30 at Champaign, Illinois. Football over the nation will rock with the cheers tests. The basketball and swimming
will be the main subject of the clinic.
of fans. The professional ball teams are schedules are complete, and the spring
Elgin, rated the Number One highalready in the midst of spring training program has not yet begun. So, perhaps
school quintet in the state, had a
in the warmer sections of the country. this is a good time to review the wintertough time winning the Woodstock
But, right here at Nilehi, baseball has sports scene.
Regional Basketball Tournament. Ar
Few Cage Conquests
begun. April 4 will mark the opening
lington Heights fell to the Elgin five
Victories were few and far between
day of the baseball season for the Tro
by only one point. The Watchmen
ians, but even now the gym is filled for the varsity basketball team. The boys
then won a close one from Dundee,
with all sounds of the game. The boys fashioned their first victory at the ex
47-45, in the final.
are keeping in shape with exercises and pense of Taft just before the Christmas
The Letterman’s “N” Club is going throwing, with a bit of running and vol vacation, but they could do nothing in
to help with the Grade School Basketball leyball as conditioners.
the De Kalb Holiday Toumey, falling
Tournament coming us soon. It will be
There are only four returning varsity to Arlington Heights. The Trojans’ other
the first official time the “N” Club has 'ettermen from the 1948 squad: Bill wins were over Belvidere, Maine, Crystal
functioned in an event at Nilehi.
Leeming and Ed Beebe, pitchers; Jack Lake, and York.
Heurlin, outfielder; and Chuck Bonney,
According to Coach Robert Mackey,
Niles, this year, had the toughest cage
infielder.
Cindermen Condition for 19 4 9
This year’s varsity nine will have quite schedule of its history.
Swimmers Look Better
r reputation to maintain. In 1948, the
O p en er With Waukeg an
Nilehi took sixth place in the State
Trojans advanced to the semi-finals of
The 1948-49 track season got under ^he state tournament before losing to Swimming Meet on points collected by
way at Nilehi last week, according to Granite City. The varsity also won the Bob Lindahl and Dick Provost. All will
Coach Charles Hussey. Equipment was 1948 Northeast Conference B a s e b a l l agree that Lindahl and Provost did an
outstanding job for the tankers through
handed out to the thinclads on Wednes '’hampionship.
So, stand by, because that season is out the season. Provost continually pla
day, March 9. The time beipg spent in
the gyro preparing the boys physically lust around the comer when the cry of ced first in the competitive diving, while
“Play Ball!” will ring from the diamond. Bob captured the 50 and 100-yard free
with exercises and swimming.
style events, setting several records.
Returning from the 1948 varsity track
1948 - 49 BASEBALL*”SCHEDULE
team are Don Berg, John Boznos, Jack April 4
Maine
There
De Stories, Bill Graefen, Bill Grafke, April 6
Evanston
There
Jim Kennedy, Ward Nipper, Don Siegel, April
_Senn
There
and Don Walter.
April $
Oak Park ^ A • Here
From this nucleus, along with three April 19
By Danna Barbour
Letyden
There
minor letter winners: Jim Davis, Pete April 20
Evanston
Here
Next on the agenda of sports for the
Heiniger, and Marve Johnson, Coach April 22
Highland Park
Here
Glamazons will be baseball. However, it
Hussey plans to build his 1949 squad.
April 25
New Trier
Here will not start until the weather permits.
The Trojan trackmen will open their April 28
Waukegan
Here
Sally Lutkehaus, junior at Arlington
season on April 22, in a varsity and soph May 3
Arlington
Here
Heights High School and former student
omore meet with Waukegan at Niles.
May 5
Senn
Here
of Nilehi is “rolling” herself a fine repu
Last season the thinclads won six meets May 6
Leyden
Here
tation in bowling. In the Arlington High
and placed second in the conference May 9
.New Trier
There
School League recently, she bowled the
meet a t Arlington.
May 11
Steinmetz
Here
series of 546. This score put Sally on
May 12
Oak Park
There
the bowling honor roll of The Chicago
1948-49 VARSITY TRACK
May 23
Arlington
There
D a il y N e w s .
April 22 Waukegan
Here May 31
Highland Park
There
A new schedule has been up for after
April 25 Highland Park
Here
school G.A.A. activities, according to
April 30 Palatine Relays
There Nilehi to Sponsor *Grade
Miss Helen Heitmann, sponsor. There
May 3 Leyden
There
will be volley ball on Monday and Wed
May 6 Amundsen
Here School Cage Tournament
Niles Township High School will spon nesday; . tumbling on Tuesday; F.A.A.
May 9 Arlington
There
sor an Elementary School Basketball Board meeting on Thursday.
May 13- 14
District
Tournament during the week of March
Turnabout time is coming up April 23.
May 16 Arlington, Leyden Arlington
May 18 Leyden
Here 21-25 in the high school gym, according This year’s theme will be the “Wishing
May 23 Libertyville
Here to Mr. Robert Mackey, sponsor of the Well Whirl.”
toumey and Trojan varsity basketball
May 24 N.R, N.W.,
the desire to actively participate in
Conference Meet
Palatine coach.
Invitations to participate in the cage sports, and brings a great deal of actual
May 26 Conference Meet
Leyden
tourney have been extended to the fol experience.
Before the war, Niles Township High
lowing schools: Cleveland, East Prairie,
Five Years Ago This Month
Golf, Lincoln, Lincolnwood, M o r t o n School sponsored a basketball tourna
The Nilehi Trojans, during the week Grove, Niles, Niles Township Lutheran, ment each spring. It is felt that a revival
end of February 28 through March 2, Saint Martha, Saint Peters, and Sharp of this tournament will act as a stimu
lus to all the sports in the various ele
defeated the three toughest opponents Comer.
possible, Evanston, Libertyville, a n d
According to Mr. Mackey, the coaches mentary schools, as well as at Nilehi.
Waukegan, to win the Waukegan Re at Nilehi appreciate the organization of The tournament also allows the grade
gional Basketball Championship.
the Athletic Conference among the Ele school students to become better ac
The varsity cagers, under Coach Robert mentary schools. From previous experi quainted with their high school.
A meeting was held on March 7, in
Mackey, won nine straight contests to ence, it has been noted that this type of
share the Northeast Conference Basket conference aids the athletic program at the Nilehi gym office, for representatives
ball Championship with Crystal Lake. Nilehi, since it lays the foundation for j of the schools participating.
B y E d B eebe
Glamazons
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Niles Township High School Nilehilite, Volume 10, No. 11
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NILEHILITE, March 18, 1949
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Niles Township High School, Skokie, Illinois
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Heveran, Bill, Editor-in-chief
Kokum, Barbara, Associate News Editor
Ravencroft, Sandra, Co-Feature Editor
Morse, Mary, Co-Feature Editor
Swarz, Joyce, Associate Feature Editor
Beebe, Ed, Sports Editor
Heiniger, Pete, Associate Sports Editor
Barbour, Danna, Girls' Sports Editor
Loefgren, Betty, 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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Student newspapers and periodicals
Niles East High School (Skokie, Ill.) -- Periodicals
High school students -- Illinois -- Skokie -- Periodicals
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eng
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1949-03-18
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1940s (1940-1949)
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Niles East NileHiLite Collection
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Nilehilite19490318
1940s (1940-1949)
1948-1949 school year
high schools
Niles East