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Newspaper
Sterling Script
Location
Sterling, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1955
Page
6
The editors urge student readers to evaluate the student council issues, act on improvements, and view the council as a reflection of individual students. They invite more letters to the editor and editorial material from the student body.
A plan suggests a yearly lump sum enrollment fee of 7 to 10 dollars to cover tower fees, insurance, annuals, newspapers, concerts, and athletics. It asks students if such a plan would work in the school and urges discussion and readiness if action is taken.
A playful verse scolds Mr. T for a wild haircut and loud music. It notes his temper and jokes, mocks quality, but shows fans laughing when he’s present. The chorus laments hearing loss due to the volume.
A reader argues the president and advisor share blame for Council inefficiency. Meetings were limited to every five weeks, with some at eight o'clock before school. The writer urges student support, classroom reps, and personal responsibility to open the 8 AM store and advance Council priorities. He says focus on individuals, not the Council as a whole.
Notes mention students Nikki Flock Brad Ludwig Sophie Skrogstad and others in playful scenes around rings halls and a morning car incident amid a Robed Choir trip to Chicago. The tone hints at campus anecdotes and portraits of student life with local figures like Lois Hacker Nancy Rotz and Charlotte Whipple.
Roving reporter collects pupil views on Sterling High School Student Council. Nancy Appleton and peers fault limited communication and activity while urging mature student involvement to revive and improve council effectiveness.
A satirical piece detailing future techs like the stringless yo yo bladeless knife pageless book and soundless music. The narrator urges scientists to push discovery despite the grandiose claims and calls to abolish old constraints on culture and literature.
The S B I reports items from March recounting Dean Peterson arriving at a speech contest without trousers, Shirley Gillispie's Chicago Robed Choir purchases, Frank Wagner's discomfort with girls in a make up room, and Joanne Whitaker with Sharon Mangler shopping for clothes in a men's store with unclear details.
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