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Newspaper
Sterling Script
Location
Sterling, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1940
Page
3
The Senior class of S. H. S. hosts a Leap Year Dance called Spinster's Spree on April 27. Tickets cost 40 cents per couple and 25 cents for the ladies. Chairman Shiek Gaskill promises a good time with a strong orchestra and floor show.
Eight hundred forty four seniors from Sterling and Rock Falls attended the northern Illinois conference opening under Bradley Polytechnic Institute at the coliseum on Thursday April 11. They heard opening remarks by A R DeVoe and David Stryker led the Sterling Robed Choir. Dr Frederick R Hamilton Bradley president gave the address. Dr E G Williamson spoke on Youth Opportunities in 1940. Bradley College of Music offered a program of choral numbers and three intervals of sectional conferences covered aviation auto diesel engineering metal trades architecture agriculture business home economics medicine nursing education journalism industrial photography music physical education speech law social service forestry, with Williamson guiding a principals and advisers forum.
A four year debate award went to Bob Castendyck and a two year award to Gordon Behrens. First year awards were given to Barbara Flinn Marian Palmer Junie Bartel Barbara Bell Albert Macklovsky Paul Harshman Herman Walck and Bob Jamison. Spring practice continues as a strenuous round of debating next year. tryouts for next year include Doris Overholser Ellen Haskell Leo Megli Paul Hermann Dorothy Janssen Marjorie Lange Don Wallick Jeanne Quilter Martin Doerman Betty Martin Keith Brown Fern Adams Dorothy Mintke Cecil Wade and Gene Harshman.
The Script lists students who ranked highest scholastically based on third quarter grade reports. The high school office does not publish an official honor roll.
Wayne Friedrichs representing the Sterling F F A chapter at Franklin Grove on April 5 won top honors in the public speaking contest for this section. His speech The Land Talks was rated best by all three judges. Ray Voss and Robert Wilson placed second and third with topics on Feeding the Dairy Herd and Dairy Herd Improvement. Wayne earned the right to advance to the divisional contest. location to be announced.
Latin students announce a public program set for April 25 featuring co chairmen Mariann Birch and John B Platt for this year s Junior Senior Prom to be held May 25 at the high school replacing the Sterling Club. Committees listed include orchestra decoration clean up refreshments invitations program reception with named organizers.
Commercial students earn shorthand and typing pins in a year end awards list. Marvin Mundorf tops beginner shorthand with 80 words while first year students reach 60 word pins. Dale Gaskill leads second year typing with 120 word pin and ties for top typing with Jacqueline Vertrees at 60 words.
Mr W L Hendricks was reelected to the S H S board on Saturday April 13 securing a third term as member and secretary. He is noted as deeply interested in city and school affairs.
Sterling Township High School Latin department presents a Thursday night Classical Revue featuring The Adventures of Ulysses in five scenes directed by Miss Joiner and Miss Echternach. Upperclassmen perform in English with a student cast including Sanford Mitchell Barbara Flinn and James Lansford. The program also includes Medicus by freshmen and a Sculptor's Prayer pantomime based on Pygmalion Galatea with Betty Darnell Jim Coats and Arviene Karel among others.
The state music contest at DeKalb features the school band and Robed Choir, both with first division district ratings from Morrison on March 23. A sight-reading contest accompanies the regular events, with solo and choir performances noted from April events and church services.
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