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Newspaper
Sterling Script
Location
Sterling, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1934
Page
8
A reader laments desk carvings by students, notes names, dates, jokes, and poems etched on desks, and suggests a yearly board or updated desk tops to curb the habit while preserving school property.
March 24 sees Coach Scheid, Captain Baldwin and team travel to Oak Park for an indoor meet. Despite limited training and tough competition, the squad posted a strong showing as the season opened. An interclass meet followed, with the seniors earning 101 points to top the standings. events included sprints, distance races, jumps, and relays, with King Hussung and Gebhardt among top finishers.
Seniors named Harting Gruetzmacher Sharpe Conde and others are described as reading Bacon essays Puttering Around Willa Cather The Professor's House and Anthony Adverse by Hervey Allen. Alumni listed include Agnew Snavely Hungate Becker Besse Frazier Terhune Bley Beard Sims Haglund Gleason Warner Geyer Smyre Myers Weaver and Behrens.
In the two week spring session changes filled gaps left by graduates. Captain Reiger led a squad to a 7-0 victory over Burns with Schumacher scoring the lone touchdown. An inter-squad scrimmage followed regular drills highlighting lineup shifts and team strategy.
Dr. K. B. Reiger health commissioner of Freeport urged vaccination against small pox diphtheria scarlet fever and typhoid for all ages. He stressed eight hours sleep for high school youths and emphasized a better diet with more fresh fruit vegetables and milk. The Illinois State Medical Association funds health week speakers for high schools. Jane Harden and Nettie Mae Mott celebrated birthdays this month.
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