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n ile HI lite
Vol- x m , No. 9__________ Skokie, Illinois
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R e d Cross Drive
G ets Under Way
This past week has been an ac
tive one fo r the Nilehi Junior Red
Cross.
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The Junior Red Cross council,
sponsored by Miss Alice Line,
clothing teacher, consists of George
Krueger, senior; Jerry Weissburg
and Jaquie Marshall, juniors, and
Helen Schwin, sophomore.
In the past four years the con
tributions have shown a steady in
crease. In ’48 the grand total was
$146, and every year it’s been a
little better with ’51 standing as
the best with $381.82. The most
worthy contributors in ’51 were
that year’s junior class w i t h
$118.42.
Variety Time Goes
On Stage Next W eek
Friday, March 21, 1952
Reflections Revelry will agai
return to Nilehi as “ Variety Time
with talent galore, March 29. Th
gymnasium will be used to accom
modate all those interested in see
ing 24 acts of entertainment fror.
Can-Can dancing done by 17 girl:
led by Shirlee Ostrum, to side
splitting pantomimes.
The show will be opened by
six fellows', including Ken Ho
ward, one o f the fellows who
won first place last year.
There will be piano solos by
Bonnie Lampe, Connie Creden,
while all the dancing in the
show will be by Jack Kirkby,
Ellen Bloodworth, Anne Hick
ey,Laverne Kathe, Gail Westgate, Jeanne Schuett, Sally
Brewbaker, and Barbara Beck
er.
Nilehiers taking care of the vo
calizing in the show will be Fer*
Hoffman and Joanne Sessa, sing
ing a duet, Bob Searles, Joann'
Miller, and Joyce Schwartz.
Others providing laughs with
record pantomimes are Doris
Beloian, Margot Bitter, Patsy
Patek, and Carol Rossmann
with a “ Pop Corn Sack,” while
Ellen Bloodworth creeps her
way through “ I Love a Murder
Mystery,” and Dave Burt and
Brian Johnson have a good
timé “ Going to Sleep.”
Jerry Betts, s.econd-place winnt
last year, w ill present “ My Fif
die,” while Ron Duckers will c!o;
the show with selections on h
accordion.
A t the time of this writing the j During a serious moment, we
find Grace Colano and Doreen John
'52 results were not known.
son, sophomores, in the one-act
comedy, “ Along Came Harriett.”
The one-acts will be given tonight,
W ashington trip N e a r
March 21 and Saturday, March 22
SPRING V A C A T IO N U S U A L L Y in the Nilehi Assembly room.
means a week of rest to the m a-!
jority of the student body, but it
won’t be much of a rest though, Water Show Dates S e t
fo r the 210 students going on the
> trip to Washington, D.C., April
W H IS K ! A L A D D IN W IL L RUB
6- 11.
HIS MAGIC lamp and Nilehiers
TO D AY, MARCH 21, is the last will be swiftly taken to the “ Lands
day any reservations will be ac of the Arabian Nights,” as “ Shé
cepted, according to Miss Grace hérazade” begins to weave her
Harbert, trip sponsor. Already 93 fascinating tale of Aladdin and
juniors, 64 girls and 29 boys, and His magic lamp at this year’s wa
117 seniors, 78 girls and 39 boys, ter carnival called the “ Magic
Lamp.”
have made their reservations.
TW O SHOWS, THE FIR S T at
7 p.m., the second at 9 p.m., will be
STUDENTS
FROM HIG;
held April 3, 4, and 5.
schools in the north shore and su
Narrators fo r the fantasy will
rounding areas will participate .
he Ellen Bloodworth and Diane
the annual district Latin conte:
Coleman, seniors. Others w i t h
at Lyons Township High School I
speaking parts are Gary Krueger,
Y
LaGrange on March 29.
Peg Heberling, seniors, and Helen
if*
Nilehi’s representatives from L;
Coursey, junior. Dancers in the
y
MARCH
tin I are William Furman, fres1
show are Lavergne Kathe, Anne
Fri. 21 All School Dance— (tentative)
man, and Betty Mengarelli, junic
Hickey, juniors, and Jack Kirkby,
1¿ Fri. 21 One-Act Flays— Assembly
The Latin II representatives ai
Sat. 28 One-Act Plays—Assembly
ñ Wed. 26 Health Connell Meeting— Library senior, while Joanne Miller, sen
Carol Christiansen a n d Jam*
ior, and A rt LeTourneau, sopho Busch, sophomores.
Sat. 29 Reflections Revelry— Gym
more, w ill sing a duet.
T H E S E R E P R E S E N T A T IV E
APR IL
G A IL M EUER A N D Lynn Mat were chosen after many weeks t
Thur. 3 Spring Play Tryouts
Thur. 3 W ater Carnival
tes, will swim the senior duet, al preliminary tests, and if they wi
Fri.
4 Spring Play Tryouts
ternately with Jack Raveret and in the district contest, they will g
Fri.
4 Water Carnival
Phil Smiley.
Sat.
5 W ater Carnival
on to the sectionals.
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Latin Students Enter
District Contest
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�N I L E H I L I T E
Page 2
Friday, March 21,1952
Nilehi Called Nileshi Students' Job to Put Truth in Code
Looking through the first issue
A t the entrance o f Nilehi's school office stands an illuminated
of the N ilehilite , the present edi bronze case and within this case rests1a sheet o f parchment. Written
tors of the N ilehilite came across upon this parchment are the Words, “ A s a foundation fo r better citizen
an editorial that we felt should be ship, we, the students of Niles Township High School . . . ” and so
seprinted with a few additions,
follows words o f wisdom and goodness, which will help to preserve the
Your editor had the ill-luck I
beauty which Nilehi possesses today.
o f being ill during the Wauke- I
The beauty and greatness that the School Code o f Ethics contains
gan Regionals and thus had
lies in the hearts of all those who tread the walk o f life in the halls o f
to hear those wonderful games
broadcast over the radio. The j the “ Gold and Blue.”
Parchment may burn or tear, a bronze case could rust and lose
announcer did a fine job but I
its beauty, and a light in time w ill bum out. These are all material
kept referring to Nilehi as
things which contain visual beauty alone.
Nileshi, which was very irri
W e have accepted our school code and have helped to formulate
tating to this particular lis
this code. W e can not be tom apart in time of distress. Our minds will
tener.
It is rather embarrassing, as well not rust or corrode, and our high ideals will not burn out. Preserva
as humorous, to have one’s name tion of high ideals or traditions will reach farther and last longer
misspelled. Even though the indi than material beauty.
While passing your code today or tomorrow, enjoy the beauty
vidual may laugh at the mistake,
inwardly he is probably displeased. of its surrounding and then read the code slowly to yourself and un
fold the true value that stems from that sheet of parchment.
Like every other high school,
Only you, the individual, can make the code anything but an(
ours has a distinct name o f its
own; however, recent observa
ordinary piece of writing. The code is nothing but a lot of w ritin g,!
talk, headlines and stories in the newspapers, until we take it to*
tions o f Nilehi’s name over ra
dio and in papers show that it
heart and each promise ourselves to follow its ideals individually. The I
it usually spelled wrong.
ideals have to mean something to each one, or else the code was just,
For example, it is sometimes a lot o f false glory fo r Nilehi.
called Niles High School, which
It is now our job to put working truth and actual meaning intc$
gives people the impression that the code, for, “ By the acceptance and practice o f the following, we tjj
it is located in the town of Niles shall recognize a student of Niles Township High School.”
and that it isn’t a high school
built by the people of the whole
R ead ers W rite C o lu m n
township.
Every student and member
W IT H TH E IN TRO D U CTIO N of
o f the faculty should make it
this new N ilehilite , the editors
clear that the name of our
would also like to introduce a new
high school is the Niles Town
column, which you, our readers,
ship High School. Its legal
will help write.
name is the Niles Township
The new column will be call
Community High School.
ed “ Letters to the Editor.” We
Let’s have fewer mistakes in the
want any students or members
spelling of our school name, and
o f the faculty with a n y
let the name Niles Township High
“ gripes,” complaints, or some
School be known from coast to
thing or someone to praise on
coast.
their minds, to put them in a
brief letter and give it to the
N ilehilite editors.
W e’ll publish your letter in the
N ilehilite and give you credit for
it or else withhold your name, if
you wish it.
W rite your letters at any
time and give them to Carol
The NILEHILITE is about the students,
written by the students, and primarily for
Rossmann, 219, or Norma
the students. It is intended for the enjoy
Throop, 121, or else put them
ment of its readers and to stimulate pride
in the Niles Township High School, Skokie,
in Mr. Paul Eberhardt’s box,
Illlinois. Mr. Joseph A. Mason, Superin
addressed to one o f the above
tendent-principal.
two girls.
Editor-in-chief: Carol Rossmann
IF YO U have anything you want
Feature Editor: Norma Throop
Associate Editor: Barbara Hansen
to share with others right now,
News Bureau Chief: Margot Mark
put it on paper and turn it in be
Sports Editor: Wesley M arx
Girls’ Sports Editor: Gaile Dimmlck
fore Period 8, March 26.
Staff Photographer: Ken Nordlof
n il e H I u t e
Chief Typist: Merle Haas
Circulation Manager: G ail Westgate
Exchange Editor: Donna Jack
FAC U LTY
Paul M Eberhardt
ADVISERS
Clement F. Meier
Sincere Sympathy
to Jim K o h ls on the
recent death o f his father
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N 1 L E H I L I T 1
Friday, March 21,1952
Dating Problems Solved A ch ieve m en t A w ard
B y Senior Reporter
W on by N ile s Ju n io r
Now that the basketball season
is at an end and the monotony of
the movie balcony is beginning to
wear, where are you going on a
date next? Dating doesn’t have to
be “ the same old thing,” according
to some of the upperclassmen. Dat
ing can be altered 'from a week
end routine to a new world of or
iginality and enjoyment.
Congratulations are in order to
Ray Kittridge, junior, a recent
winner in a Junior Achievement
speech contest.
Ray, along with 39 other kids
from the Chicago area, won the
$100 public speaking scholarship
to the Dale Carnegie school of
speech.
_ ----A two-minute extemporaneous
speech on “ Why High Schools
Should not Hold Their Proms in
Loop Hotels” was the winner for
Ray.
They Can Mean A Lot o f Things . .
“ DUZ does everything”
It D U Z N T serve detentions,
though
“ The Man- ©^Distinction”
The guy with th'e~test-answers
“ So wonderful to wake up to”
Spring vacation
“ Teamwork”
Nilehi’s V a r s i t y Basketball
Team
“ Be Fashion-wise”
Never polish your “ Bucks”
“ 57 Varieties”
“ Butch” Thompson’s lunch tray
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Well, Yon Have to Put down
Something.
During a Problems quiz, Miss
Lois Lamlberg asked this question:
What services do the banks pro
vide fo r the public? One bright
senior wrote on his paper: “ They
have clocks outside so that people
can tell the time.”
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Enthusiasm Over the Regionals
New cheer presented by some of
the senior girls to Mr. V irgil Van
Cleave, Varsity coach, at the last
pep assembly:
“ Virgil, Virgil, sweet and simple
Come on, V irgil
show your dimple.”
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I f the lettuce in your wallet
is ripe and in great need of
use, dining and dancing at one
o f the night clubs along the
Northshore heads the list in en
tertainment. Close seconds are
a current play of stage show
and movie in the loop. The
Ice Follies, a Blackhawk hock
ey game, and for those who
bounce at the word “ rhythm”
there’ s the Jazz Limited. A ll
these have been populated by
Nilehi students..
Could it be that you bought your
SOPH MODELS FOR PTA
Irene Gliem, sophomore, modeled
at the Niles P T A (the town) Fash
ion and Card Party, March 19, at
the Bunker Hill Golf Club in Niles.
Also modeling were two Nilehi
graduates, Lucy Kluesing and Dor
othy Mangum.
parties have also found a warmth
filly a Christmas and birthday in the likes of all concerned.
present and since then your wallet
Helping baby-sit with your
has lost its color? In this case ice
date while she earns enough
skating, roller skating, and hay
money to treat you to the turn
rack parties can be a welcome sub
about dance in the near future
stitute. In this day and age, TV
can also be fun.
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From the Mouth of the “ TOE”
Comment made by Butch Thomp
son, senior: “ She’s been kissed
more than any girl in this school.
The Regional Trophy, o f course.”
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Daffinitions
Corn Crib: Where all the qld
gags come from.
Gun: A weapon which gives peo
ple lead poisioning.
Wind: A ir in a hurry.
In Their Old Age, You Know.
When asked to fill out the tea
cher survey form sheets, Mr. Ron
ald Van Arsdale asked fo r a few
suggestions from his period 8
Public Speaking class. The ques
tion of which teacher had the most
beautiful teeth came up, and one
student just couldn’t resist asking:
“ Do they have to be real?”
,48»GradsiWed
^A n oth er couple of Nilehi stu
dents to hear wedding bells was
Bill Comstock and Marilyn Pearson,
both graduated in 1948. They were
married on February 2 and are
qow living in Madison, Wisconsin.
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Pictured left to right are Mr. Clement Meier, print shop instructor,
and Don Hacker and Dale Ruescfi, seniors, two of the boys who take
time off from regular print shop to print the N ilehiljte. They are
gazing diligently at the new addition to the printshop, an offset dupli
cator. A small-sizfed, more-paged N ilehilite will be run off on tips
machine, six times as fagt. y
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N I L S H I L I TE
Friday, March 21, ltS2
Vi
introducing
Left to right are members of the N ilehilite staff: Norma Throop:
feature editor; Carol Rossmanu, editor-in-chief; and Wes Marx, sports
editor.
Feature Editor
Sports Edi
I f you are a sports fan, you
The feature page of the N ilehi - might like to know that it is Wes
{.ite th4® year is in the possession ley Marx who brings you your
pf Norma Throop, senior editor. spprtg news on the back pages of
But Norma also has a lot of tne N ilehilite . Wes not only writes
other things to handle besides the about sports, he also participates
N ilehilite . She is the president of in them. He has been on Nilehi's
G.A.A. this year, is a member of swimming team for four years and
the G olden G a l l e o n Guild, and appeared in the W ater Carnival
belongs to the Madrigal Singers. last year, as he will again this
Although she has been active in year.
G.A.A. all through high school,
In past years Wes has beep $
she was busiest in her juidor year. member of the Junior Council,
She was then secretary, attended sports editor fo r the yearbook, a
the G.A.A, camp, p a rticip ated ,^ member of glee club, and an active
Play P a y s „and earned the^.,iìé& member of Hi-Y. This year he
G.A.A#^bihÌN^f?Ì mlso carries tfye job of editor-inTtyjfwfèaty coveted honò&iwé$è eltfef of the T r o jan T riangle , the
bestowed upon her last yean'i thè H i*Y paper.
Sports-minded as always, Wes’s
prized silver-plated typewriter waS'
awarded to her in , a typirig- dm^i hubbies are “ swimming, teaching
test, and she was chosen as one o f younger fe lla « ,to swim, and jour
Nilehi’s representatives to Girls* nalism." In „the spare time that he
kps, he likes to 4try and have fun."
State,
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|i 'WeS thought a while pO/the sub
Sohie of hér o|hd^.aéi4v|^lès h^vé
ject of his likes. “ I t ’s hardto think
been
op things, on the spur o f the mDment," he said, “ but,.! guess they’d
her
.roast beef § jp S y | O’Shandub» chemistry, bas
Father,
ketball the w a y W§. played in the
cooper
ative atmosphere at Niles/'
rMHe sha&cne?jvery ¡defibito dislike
fM . waking up at ÌÓ in the morii
,(ng are among Norma’s Ekeis. Shè
fo r improving
doesn't particularly ‘ care for “ mesContinued Page 6, Colum n J
L
, g “ The biggest moment o f my life T
was when I was told that I was
second to Bruno Dal ¿Corobbo in
the. class rankings,” .-said Carol
Rossmann with her eyes sparkling.
Carol, a senior and editor-in-chief
o f the N ilehilite said that she
just couldn’t believe that her
grades placed her thpre.
“ Someone said that you should
work hard in your first years so
that you could slide along during
your last. I ’m still waiting fo r the
time when I can start sliding,” she
laughed.
Carol is ¿not only a N ilehilite
editor; since last fall she has hold
a job as editor of the Nilehi page
of the Skokie 'N ews .
Besides these two major activi
ties, Carol also: belongs to the
Keen Teen Press Cluib, is a mem
ber of the G o lden G allbo Guild
board, is in Reflections Revelry, is
an active member of G.A.A., and
is art editor o f the yearbook. Last
year she received a bronze scholar
ship pin and won second-place
award fo r feature writing from the
Chicago Scholastic Press Guild.
When it came to things that she
likes, Carol replied, “ I ’m nuts about
basketball and haven’t missed a
home game in four years, but base
ball comes as. a close second/’ In
the food department Carol loves
lobster and escarolle . si^ad; her
other likes are typing and listening
to radio announcers oallr Nfie}^’ s
varsity basketball squad the “ Cin
derella team." .mart ymc
Her “ don’t likes" are very few —
“ teachers who say that they’ll give
you 20 minutes to study and never
do, people w ith inflated egos, -and
salted apples/' : basics imdW
“ I have a couple of hobbies,"
she remarked. “ I like to just rgaze
at my fountain dispenser’s diplo
ma. I worked at Walgreen’s tdrug
store all summer and I got the
diploma from going‘to school there
for one day!” Carol is an excel 4
lent artist and al&blikes to 'roller
skate and read.
Her two main / a it it ionp pne, to 1
have: a; column j i W i r v JCupcinet’s
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�52 Friday, March 21» 1952
NILEHILITE
Page 5
Seniors Pick'Superast’Characters-istics
A recent survey conducted in the senior class to determine the
^ ’superest” characteristic^ came up with the following results:
G IRLS:
B O Y Sr
Figure: Carol Tiedm&h
Build: Dave Cox
Hair: Barbara Gunsaulqs, Bon
fTair: Chuck Thompson
nie Yost (tied)
f î t Eyes: Fred Bussey
Eyes: Harriet Lucas
Nose: Barbara Gunsaulus
Nose: Chuck Lind, Ron Juern
(tied)
g. 7 Ears: JKarry Krueger, A ! Sia»
ther (tied)
Dimples: Randy Yick
Smile :Roger Oslund
Eyebrows: Dean Winkler
Id J
so f Eyelashes: Dick Krohn
Teeth: Carl Eichstaedt
lg i Sense o f Humor: Jack Thiry
tie (
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Personality: Harry Krueger
Hands: Jack Kirkby, Ken How
re
ard (tied)
Id
Speaking Voice: Gary Krueger
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“ Line” : Chuck Lind
Athletic A bility: Ken Howard
Neatest Dresser: Chuck Lind,
Chuck Thompson, Phil Smi
ley (tied)
Best Dancer: Jack Kirkby
Most Masculine: Ed Trausch
Freckles: Bruno Dal Corobbo
-Shortest Hair: Bob Gamer
Longest H a ir: Hugh Hunter
Complexion: A1 Mather, Chuck
Thompson (tied)
hiílés Wirts Regió nais
J S o f Cooleys Pays Bills
m
Ears: Connie Creden
Dimples: Ellen Coleman
Smile: Jean Schuett
Eyebrows: Jean Schuett, Bar
bara Campbell (tied)
Eyelashes: Laura Burns
Teeth: Gail Meuer
Sense o f Humor: Nancy Boemmei
Personality: Gloria Fogarty
Hands: Pat Troupe
Speaking Voice: Ellen Bloodworth
Legs: Doris Smith
Athletic A bility: Barbara Heim
Neatest Dresser: Lynn Mattes
Best Dancer: Shirlee Ostrom
Most Feminine: Laura Burns,
Shirley Runnels (tied)
Freckles: Joanne Van Horne
Shortest Hair: Caryl Story
Longest Hair : Caryl Roeser
Complexion: Joanne Miller
T h r e r S e t s of T w in s A r e
C à u se F o r C onfusion
Nilehi has been blessed with
three sets o f twinsy so i f you think
you’ve beeii seeing double lately,
don’t get excited.
~
The junior class has^the monop
e
oly, fo r it has two of the sets. They
ir
are Bob and Anna May Lopina,
ri
and Lynne and Jacquie Marshall.
The freshman class is th e . proud
”
possessor o f . the third set, Leroy
e
and Leonard Ahrens.: c '
O f the three, none are identical
and only one pair has another
brother or sister at school. This is
e j Kies* Poem in 1 T C A ^
A
the Ahrens pair ’who have a sister,
r 1
Another ingeniobs ^ second-year Marion, who is á junior.
4 Latin student has had an article
When Cach set wás'1 asked i f
'
o ( printed in the magazine A cta . ^ their intérésts weré the same, all
s f r ; Conrad **Kiesv:tSophomore, wrote* answered “ yes” except fo r the Loo 0 a poem, iti Latiii, concerning Val- pinas, Vwho said that except for
!fentine’s day,* Previously, Harriet music their interest^" were quite
d ( Vick and Carol Christensen, soph different. A ll answered ^ y e s” also
omores, had articles printed in this when asked if they® dressed; alike,
Latin m agazine.1
excejit fo r the Lopihas fo r obvious
8j
' W heni Nile^ won thè Regional
recently "by beating
i Laké 'Fórest 49-47, it was the first
Vtim e'-since 1945 and the second
j time in; Nilehi’ s history,
T . Because o f a bet with the «lana
j ger of Cooley’s Cupboard the night
j before, Nilehi’s 10 varsity basket-;
J ball men and their dates were given free refreshments' after their
p Regional victory.
{~ I tournament
Pictured above: left, Marlene
Schaffler, junior and interpreter
for Jeanny May, right, newly ar
rived freshman from Luxemburg.
0 i r l From Luxem bourg
B eco m es N ile h i Frosh
Jeanny May, new Nilehi fresh
man, came to Skokie only three
weeks ago from Luxembourg. Jean
ny, with her two brothers and one
sister, is living with her aunt on
Oakton street.
Jeanny speaks only German and
French, but with the help of Mar
lene Schaffler, junior, who speaks
German, we found out how Jeanny
feels about Niles and America.
She “ really likes” Niles, and the
kids have been nice to her. Her
favorite sportr / is swimming, and
although she likes American cook
ing, “ German is, better.”
Jeanny hopes to be able to stay
at least one more year at Niles,
because she likes everything here.
She also thinks “this television is
wonderful!”
reasons.
Each member o f a pair matches
his twin with height and weight
and color of hair and eyes except
for the Ahrens two; Leroy has
brown eyes and hair while his
brother, Leonard, is a blue-eyed
blond. The Lopinas and Marchalls
each have about the same grades,
the Ahrens having no comment on
this subject.
The one outstanding feature
among the three sets is that one
twin in each set has a temper.
With the Ahrens, it's Leonard; the
Marshalls, Jacquie; and the Lo
pinas, Bob.
�’riday» March 21» 1952
N IL E H IL IT E
It's Up to You-Who Is Who?
The ifour senior» chosen to swim
Iternately fo r the senior duet in
Scheherazade** (the theme fo r
his year*» water show) are Lynn
dattes, Gail Meuer, Jack Raveret,
< d Phil Smiley.
.n
“ The students in the land acts
tave also been picked and have
.tarted practice along with the
est of the show,” according to
diss Rosella Kephart, one o f the
sponsors.
“ Drawing a mural for the set
ting is under way too,” according
co Miss Helen Heitmann, G.A.A.
sponsor. Approximately 25 girls
have started drawing the scenery
for the background.
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Bate, balls, pole-vaults, and disc3118 will soon be unpacked and
carried out to the field to begin Jerry*s *
Sketch * Was
the two sports o f the new season,
baseball and track. Tennis is in
definite at the time o f this writing. Collins*in Vaudeville
“ The girls can’t begin playing
Reflections Revelry is j u s t
pntil the ground dries up and the
weather gets warmer,” according around the corner and every now
to Miss Helen Heitmann. girls’ and then we see someone rehears
physical education teacher.
ing.
The top eight girls with highest
This year under the direction of
number of basketball points will
compete with other schools in the Mr. Clifford Collins, Jerry Betts,
Illinois G.A.A. League in a basket senior and second-prize winner of
ball shooting contest to be held at
last year’s show, is getting ready
Nilehi in March or the first part
too.
of April.
He’ll do a musical sketch around
.The girls will stand at designat
ed places on the floor and shoot James Whitcomb Riley’s poem,
for the baskets. Their points will “ My Fiddle” accompanying hwnse’f
then be totaled and mailed in. This on 'his own violin.
contest is known as a “ mail con
Jerry’s been fiddling now for
test” because of the way it is con eight years, four of which were
ducted. Instead of the girls com spent in the Band and Orchestra
peting at other high schools, they
here at Nilehi.
all play on their home floor.
Mr. Collins is coaching Jerry in
the number, one he did himself
Sports E d itor
"
when he was a “ Vaudevillian” in
(Continued from Page 4)
the “ good old days.”
Stanford University in San Fran
For many years Mr. Collins was
cisco, California, or the University
of Missouri, and his ambition in manager of the Castle Square En
life s to become the editor of a Chi tertainers where his cornet and
cago newspaper that could run violin solos, clever musical imper
Colonel McCormick’s Tribune out sonations, ballads, and topical songs
were outstanding features.
of business.
Following that group, he had
Feature E d itor
several seasons in vaudeville with
(Continued from Page 4)
sy locker partners or loud-mouthed the “ Fraternity Four” and “ the
Four Lincolns,” comparable to the
basketball fans who whistle and
Continentals of today.
scream in my ear.”
He has appeared on the stage
Norma hopes to attend Miami
University in Ohio next fall to of the Chicago Theater, the Statetrain for recreational or pljysical Lake, the Oriental, and the one
time world renowned Palace Thea
education work.
ter, goal of aU show people.
During the last of three seasons^5
in Canada with the “Varsity Sex- „
tet” he met his future wife, Mary
Louise Long, who was pianist and ^
saxophone soloist for the “ Lincoln ’
Ladies Orchestra.”
Mr. Collins started a long career
in show business during the sum- ,,
mer of his second year at the Uni
versity of Illinois where he was j,
studying law, and later returned
there for his bachelor's degree in <
music.
Jerry’s act should prove quitelV
interesting, as should all the
others in “ Variety Time of ’52.” ^
G tA nN s? W W tIt,
o n ew
e an
Know anyone in school who has,,
done something unusual, appeared
on television, or just been having^
a good time? Do you know any
thing interesting about someone
in school that isn’t known by any
others? I f you do, why not put it a
in our school paper? Either give f
it to Norma Throop, 121, or putv,
it in Mr. Eberhardt’s box ad- ^
dressed to Norma, so it can be ,
published. Put your name on y o u ritem so the editors can get in j 1
touch with you.
____________
^
Fourteen years ago when the (
construction o f the NTHS school
building was in process, the cement
finishing on the flagpole and main
entrance stairway was done by the
grandfather of HaroM Krueger,
senior, it was recently learned;
�N I L E H I L I T E
Page 7
Basketball Ends With A Bang
Coming into the W aukegan R e g io n a l with a season’s record showing twice as many
losses as victories, the Trojan quintet suddenly came alive and skyrocketed to wins
against three foes to surprisingly cop the regional championship. Nilehi fans m ig ra te d
' in large numbers to view the cagers in their victory spree. But on a fourth night, Thurs
day of last week, school rooters saw DeKalb end Trojan hopes in the state tourney by
beating our lads 42-36 in the W aukegan sectionals. Pictured below are the players largely
responsible fo r bringing the regional championship to Nilehi.
Regional Hoop Title
d
!X
,r
PACED B Y HIGH scoring guard,
n
<
> Ken Howard, and employing a cau
1
tious, deliberate style o f play, the
Trojan varsity five rocketed to a
ie
trio of victories in the Waukegan
m
Regional Tournament.
D
h
The Nilehi quintet defeated the
m
ië host team Waukegan 54 to 46 in
i the opening game, downed Evan
ston 51 to 39, and knocked off a
tall Lake Forest squad in the fi
it
nals 49 to 47 on Dick Meyer’s lasth
second set shot that swished
2.1
through the nets.
Brightens Season
MUCH OF THE success of the
Trojan five in the tournament can
be attributed to the eagle eye of
Ken Howard, who hit for 70 points
during the three games, and the
fine ball handling of two juniors,
Ray Riha and Dick Meyer. This
was coupled with the rebounding
ability of Dave Baylor, Chuck
Thompson, and sophomore Bill
Pohlson. These fellows, in addition
to the assistance rendered by Bob
(B o) Butterworth, Carl Oehler,
Chuck Lind, and Jim Foran, helped
set the championship crown upon
the Nilehi team.
The victories brightened up an
otherwise gloomy season fo r the
varsity contingent. Up until the
hj regional games the Trojans had
> won four while dropping 14 con
4
ìli tests. In Suburban League play the
li Nilehi warriors won three and lost
h 11, to finish in seventh position in
«
league standings. Ken Howard led
the Nilehi scorers racking up 252
points in SL play, second highest Introducing. . .
in the league. Howard was named
to two All-Suburban League teams
thus far, while Chuck Thompson M o st V a lu a b le C a g e r
received honorable mention on one
One of the frequent spectators
squad.
at Nilehi home basketball games
SEASON SCORING
Sea.
S L Reg. this year was Ken Howard’s moth
Name
Pts. Pts. er. “ I guess she gets pretty exci
Pts.
252
70 ted,” says Ken.
389
Ken Howard
She should. In the three
94
26
96
"Dave Baylor
years her son has played guard
3
73
Chuck Thompson 94
on the Trojan varsity quintet
47
23
83
" Dick Meyer
he has totalled some 700 points,
0
53
78
Bill Peterson
been elected Most Valuable
15
53
59
’’Ray Riha
Player twice, and chosen on
1
34
52
"Jim Foran
two all-star SL fives.
0
50
39
"Connie Bartels
2
17
But all this was not nearly so
"Bob Butterworth 22
1 comments Ken who relates how
10
13
Chuck Lind
0 such a career was almost cut short
10
13
Carl Oehler
0 when he attended eighth grade in
9
9
John Rouse
0 Sharp Corner school. “ I was hit
5
5
Ron Scheuer
0 by an auto and received a head in
1
1
"Dave Petrie
16 jury. The doctor said I was almost
"Bill Pohlson
(frosh-soph
hit in the head where it would
season member)
have been fatal.”
'‘denotes returning next year
T o F e t e W in ter *N’ M e n
A t T u esd a y N ig h t Banquet
The well-earned laurels fo r var
sity winter sports will be presented
Tuesday, March 25, when the Sko
kie Athletic Association and the
Skokie Lions Club co-sponsor their
seasonal “ Athletic Awards Ban
quet” at Nilehi. An outstanding
sports figure is expected to speak
it the banquet.
Nilehi’s A ll - Suburban League
eager, Kenny Howard will accept
the “ Most Valuable Player” trophy
awarded by the Skokie Athletic
(Continued on Page 8)
On Grade School
Championship Team
A fter recovering from the acci
dent Ken returned to school just
as basketball season was begin
ning. “ Previously,” explains the
calm, easy-talking 18-year old, “ I
never was too good at sports. I
hadn’t even made the school teams.
But all of a sudden I seemed to
click. The school team I was on
won the grade school champion
ship.” Ken remembers that some of
his teammates who are at Niles
now were Larry Johns, Bill Proft,
Roger Erickson, Dick Daus, sopho
mores; Dave Hansen, junior; and
(Continued on Page 8)
�N I L E H I L I T E
Page 8
Friday, March 21,1952
With O ne Eye on The State Tournament
Phippsmen Limber Up for April 5 Date
Sign of Spring Thinclads Warm U p ;
With all winter sports disen
gaged, baseball once again enters
into the Nilehi atmosphere. This
spring will also mark the return
schedule of a junior nine, which
will be under Coach Leo Hoosline’s
tutelage.
The JV team, and the varsity
pills'ockers of Coach James Phipps,
have been working out in the gym
these last few days in preparation
for their first encounter on April
5. It will be the Blue Demons of
Maine Township playing host to
the Trojan nine when Nilehi enters
the first of its 18 game season.
The first home games come against
Arlington and New Trier on April
8 and 9 respectively.
Although last year’s leading hit
ter, Bob Meyer, with a .409 aver
age, has graduated, there will be
six returning lettermeri that ipay
prove to be vit^l mainstays. Head
ing the ligt is shortstop Ken How
ard, who along with second-sackef
Ed Trausch, and pitcher Ron Juerri,
is starting his third year with the
Phippsmen. Pitchers Chuck Thomp
son, Ralph Wonk, and, outfielder
Roger Oslund are the other,threp
“ N ” men. . ,
Promising outlooks for infield
W IT H THE 1952 campaign rap- J
idly approaching, the Nilehi track T
squad is preparing to give a good «
account of itself throughout the 'l
season.
4
\
According to Mr. John Harmon, l]
track coach, the loss of several of t
last year’s leading point getters,
Don Walter, Ron (W hitey) Gaw-rys, and Walt DeStories, will hurt
the thinclad’s chances considerab-i
ly; however, he hopes to uncover J
/
some athletes to fill the gap.
Ij
ON THE V A R S IT Y squad Coach (
Harmon is planning to use Bob«
Stoothoff and Dick Rosenberg in
the dashes, while Dick Meier, Johni
Kreuger, John Ryan, and Marv
Farwell will perform in the quar-i
ter mile. Bob (Bo) Butterworth
will tackle the half mile, and soph-#
i
omore A rt Letourneau will run the I
mile race.
"J
Dave Hagenow will run in the I
hurdle events. Bob Kennedy w ill«
handle the shot put chores, as John I
Rouse will perform in the high *
jump. Last year’s Suburban Lea-1
gue frosh-soph pole vault champ,
George Simmons, will again strive 1
to clear the crossbar, v
W inter
M en. .
(Continued from Page 7)
Association, for the second suc
cessive year, and will also be rec
ognized as “ Honorary Captain” for
the 1951-52 season. Coach Virgil
Van Cleave will also award 11
major letters to his fast-finishing
whiz kids.
For his many winning efforts' in
backstroke events throughout the
season, Jack Raveret will receive
the trophy designated to the “ Most
Valuable Swimmer,” by the Skokie
Lions. George Lockwood, the tank
er’s leading tallymaker with 83
markers in 30 events, was chosen
to lead next year’s strokage, when
his teammates voted him “ Honor
ary Captain.”
By conquering most of his op
ponents during the season, and
placing fourth in the 165-pound
class at the State mat meet; Bill
Carroll will accept the Skokie
Lions’ trophy for being the Tro
jans’ “ Most Valuable Wrestler.”
Bill will also be coronated “ Honor
ary Captain” o f the initial squad,
and along with Ron Kruchten will
captain next year’s team.
The adage saying pitchers are
too busy worrying about pitching
to think about batting doesn’t seem
to apply to Ronnie Juern, above.
Ron, who has won two letters as
a vrrsity nine pitcher, is handling
the bat which he tooled in the
Nilehi woodshop this winter.
positions are three graduates of
Virgil Van Cleave’s sophomore
squad. The hopeful candidates are
Wayne Bieknase, Dave Petrie, and
Dave Baylor.
The varsity stickmen, w ill be out
to better last year’s tournament
record, losing to Waukegan in the
sectional finals, after, collecting
victories over the New •Trier, Evan
ston, Ncrthbrook, and Elgin re
presentatives.
M o st V a lu a b le C a g e r . .
(Continued from Page 7)
Ken Nordlof, Bob Kennedy ana
Harry Krueger, seniors.
Coach Harold Isaacson cites Ken’s
“ willingness to work” as the bas
ic factor in the senior’s success.
Ken Nordlof, senior, remembers
Howard coming to a basket near
his home and practicing constant
ly throughout the summer of his
sophomore year. Neighbors even
saw him shooting baskets there in
the fall when the ground was froz:m. “to
*»
Ken it not adept only at the
hoop sport. A winner thus far
Nilehi successes in state tourna
ments didn’t stop with the hoop
sport. Trojan tankmen Jack Rav
eret, Don Larson, and George Lockwood earned six points in the state
swim meet at New Trier last
month to tie for eighth in a field
of 34 schools.
of seven major letters he will *
win his eighth barring unforseen circumstances in baseball I
where he will captain the var- |
sity nine from the shortstop J
post. As an end and a quarter
back he has won two major (fj
numerals in football.
Likes to Sing
The time in which Ken finds 1
time to relax is often taken up ir I
singing. “ My friends and I ofte. I
go to Carl Eichstaedt’s house an,
record popular songs on his re- n
cording machine.”
(j
Ken’s future plans show he j
wants to attend college in the mid-J
west, in particular the University 1
of Iowa. Even though Ken leaves l
high school this year, there will be I
another Howard at Niles next.!
year. But Nilehi coaches looking j
for another athlete like Ken will^
be surprised. This Howard is Ken’s ]
sister, Sandy.
,t
*
*
*
Co-champs with New Trier last,.;
year, the Nilehi linksmen hope to
be sole champions this year in SL ,<
gulf.
Back from
last
year’s
squad to further such a cause* 1
will be Don Carnall, C h a r l e s
Tawse, A rt Muskat, Dick Krohn,
and Bruno Dal Corcbbo, who will
be the captain.
�
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NILEHILITE, March 21, 1952
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