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Newspaper
Sterling Script
Location
Sterling, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1940
Page
5
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 a floor show.
Eight hundred forty four seniors from Sterling and Rock Falls attended the northern Illinois conference opening at the coliseum under Bradley Polytechnic Institute. Dr. Frederick R. Hamilton of Bradley delivered the opening address while Dr. E G. Williamson of Minnesota spoke on Youth Opportunities in 1940.
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 Janie Bartel Barbara Bell Albert Macklowsky Paul Harshman Herman Walck and Bob Jamison. Spring practice continues as a demanding round of debating is planned for next year with tryouts listed for 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 school notes no official honor roll is published by the office. The Script compiled a list of students who ranked highest scholastically based on third quarter grade reports.
Wayne Friedrichs representing the Sterling FFA chapter at Franklin Grove won the top honors in the public speaking contest for this section. His speech The Land Talks impressed all three judges. Ray Voss and Robert Wilson placed second and third with dairy related topics.
Latin students announce a public program on April 25. Mariann Birch and John B. Platt are named co chairs of this year's Junior Senior Prom to be held May 265 at the high school, moving from the Sterling Club.
Names and awards from a commercial class show Marvin Mundorf as the first beginner to win both the 60 word shorthand pin and the 80 word award. Dale Gaskill leads second year typing with a 60 word pin and tops the 120 word shorthand awards alongside Jacqualine Vertrees who shares top typing honors. Other students receive 40 30 or 60 word pins across typing and shorthand categories.
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 described as deeply interested in city and school affairs.
The Sterling Township high school Latin department presents a Classical Revue on Thursday April 265 in the high school auditorium led by Miss Elizabeth Joiner and Miss Harriet Echternach. The evening features The Adventures of Ulysses in five scenes performed by upperclassmen with a humorous English render. The cast includes Sanford Mitchell as Ulysses Barbara Flinn as Circe Art Wildman as Eurylochus Jack Chapman as Egyptius Leo Megli as Phillipus Dick Hill as Cressius Bud Stevens as Menexenus James Lansford as Alexander Keith Smith as Rhodius Bill Benson as Naupactous Laverne Hoener as Proxemus June Bell as Slave and many others. Med icus presented by freshmen with interpreter Helen Walker. The program closes with Sculptor's Prayer a pantomime on Pygmalion and Galatea with Galatea Betty Darnell Pygmalion Jim Coats Venus Arlene Karel statues Doris Overholser and others.
The DeKalb state music contest features the school band and Robed Choir after first division ratings at Morrison district March 23. An added sight-reading contest accompanies the event. The Robed Choir performed at the senior conference opening on April 11 and at Easter sunrise services.
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