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Newspaper
Sterling Script
Location
Sterling, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1942
Page
1
War Production Board dictates changes to a proposed school building. 80 tons of steel and all copper removed for war use, steel decorations replaced by cement. Principal Roscoe Eades and the board must relocate materials as new orders arrive. Officials hope plans are approved and construction begins.
Sterling high school plans to help the war effort by training future air pilots. Principal Roscoe Eades expects to begin courses in meteorology navigation physics and mathematics with qualified teachers from aviation service. The program will be offered where at least 15 cadets enroll as details come from Washington.
At the sectional music contest held April 18 in Ottawa seven local students won firsts and were recommended to the state contest in LaSalle on May 16. Harold Stone Lavern Hoener and others won in cornet bassoon clarinet sousaphone and vocal categories with several accompanists noted.
Wayne Friedrichs from Rock Falls High School will enter an FFA public speaking contest on April 29 with peers from other chapters. He will address soil erosion and how farmers aid the nation, coached by Miss Helen Pasek and Mr. Twardock.
The unofficial honor list shows sophomores with 17 students on the third quarter honor roll ahead of freshmen with 15 seniors 11 and juniors 10. Names include senior Jean Beatty and sophomore Martha Bartlow among others. those with perfect A pluses appear in heavy type.
The Sterling Township high school band directed by J. J. Richards performed its annual spring concert Wednesday in the coliseum. The program included marches, overtures by Clarke and Tschaikowsky, a euphonium solo, a soprano ensemble, a piccolo bassoon duet, baton twirling, and a surprise vocal by Ralph Wade, with the audience highly pleased.
Pictures scheduled for class viewings next month include America's Silver Millions Biology on May 5 and This Amazing America Biology on May 11. Also May 6 New World of Chemistry Chemistry May 12 Yoke of the Past Agriculture May 13 Scenic and Historic Illinois American History and May 15 Army on Wheels Science.
Jerome Robbins organized a debate round table to set next year’s topic. On April 21 a discussion on Post War World Organization was held. Speakers included Barbara Bell on a Federation of English Speaking Nations and other topics.
In the April 11 vote Janssen was reelected to the Sterling Township High School Board. Griesser, who declined to run again, was succeeded by Herbert E. Bell. 88 votes were cast. At the April 14 meeting Janssen was again elected president and W. L. Hendricks named secretary.
Last Monday the Script staff spent the day at Gazette offices. Janie Bartel and Paul Hermann guided by Harold Ward sent reporters on assignments from grade school schedules to defense plans.
April events include Script Annual Debate and Speech Club picnic. Dramatic Club Assembly Chorus Orchestra concert at 8 p.m. May 4 One Act Plays at 7 30. F F A meeting at Dixon on the 6. Senior Trip on the 12. Johnson Brothers assembly on the 13. Latin Club Roman Banquet on the 15. County Music Festival on the 21. G A A Banquet on the 23 and Prom on the 23.
The Sterling Township high school orchestra under J. J. Richards and the robed choir led by David Stryker will headline the annual spring concert in the high school gym next Wednesday at 8 p.m. Tickets are required though admission is free. A Chicago harpist Miss Mary Alan Hokanson will solo, and the girls chorus will sing with Jeanne Quilter at the piano.
About 800 high school seniors attended the Fifth Annual Northern Illinois Conference for high school seniors on April 9. Bradley Polytechnic Institute in Peoria, in cooperation with Sterling public schools and the Association of Commerce, directed the event focusing on what seniors should do next.
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