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Newspaper
Sterling Script
Location
Sterling, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1942
Page
2
The writer urges students to lower demands on parents amid war anxiety. He praises families aiding education but cautions many youths rely too much on others. Emphasizing self help, health, and personal effort, he calls for conserving resources and making the most of free education while defending liberties.
Open Letter argues smoking harms teens and athletes, costs money, and lowers social appeal. It urges students to quit and warns parents may be unaware. The piece appeals to youth to avoid tobacco and rethink the habit.
A narrative praises the transformation of youth from draft resistors to wartime volunteers and their resolve to win the peace. It contrasts prewar complaints with post Pearl Harbor courage and emphasizes idealism, discipline, and a commitment to a lasting, better world. The piece closes with a Sir Galahad quote highlighting pure hearts as strength.
Sterling Township high school students are buying defense stamps as part of wartime support. Many started collections with ten and twenty five cent stamps, some gifts from friends or relatives, others bought from savings. The sophomore class donated two defense stamp books as prizes at a floor show and dance. Some students hold defense bonds, mostly received as gifts or from savings. A few students have not yet started purchasing stamps, though the importance is clear.
A whimsical school column notes April showers bringing May flowers and a flurry of campus activity. It mentions the S club dance, gym class workouts, student personalities, jokes on the athletic bulletin board, and plans like a class trip to Como, with teachers and students in playful mischief.
A student voices anger at teachers for punishing juniors who skip classes and reflects on changing times. The note hints at protest sentiment and resolves to stop skipping, claiming patriotism influenced views.
Government urges victory gardens and the Script staff offers ten humorous rules for planning and care. Steps include spading, soil pulverizing, careful planting plans, choosing seeds with pretty pictures, digging with a kitchen spoon, shallow burial, light sprinkling, and a mix of hopeful patience and comic cautions about weeds and Britannica references.
A fragment from a campus page notes Rome's 2695th birthday last Tuesday and comments on how fine weather affects Paul Weyrauch who struggles to spot theatre seats. It mentions student life, coke shortages, increased Blue and Gold sales by the business staff led by Marion Palmer, and a looming tennis match with the G A A.
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