01 Apr 1958
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Newspaper
Sterling Script
Location
Sterling, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1958
Page
1
SHS students mock a gum ban by arguing chewing gum aids health and reduces classroom noise. They claim gum calms nerves and benefits future well being, framing the issue as a playful battle cry for Freedom and a Happy April Fools.
Read at Sterling High about senior Ken Engle nicknamed Dirty Ken and fellow student Charlie known as Laughing Boy and South of the Border Kid. The piece notes Ken’s inactivity in clubs and hints at future plans and local performances. Charlie plans Northwestern and aims for a career at Northwestern Steel and Wire.
A candidate for the WAC faces a key hurdle as he must pass the physical test to proceed. Team officials emphasize the test will determine eligibility and next steps in the selection process.
Modern education leans on motion pictures as subliminal tools with new tech like stereophonic shrieks and Nauseascope. Metro-Goldwyn-Merlyn presents The League of Nations and How It Works with an Adolf Hitler introduction while Karl Marx and Company offer How to be a Rabble Rouser.
SHS Robed Choir will tour six European countries this summer with stops in Norway Copenhagen Paris and England. They will sing before King Olav Trygvasen Hans Christian Andersons songs in Copenhagen Versailles Palace ghosts in Paris and Queen Elizabeth in England. Mr Tonkin says the choir is ready though tenor and bass sections pose Paris challenges.
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