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Newspaper

Sterling Script

Location

Sterling, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Dec 05, 1958

Page

4

FHA Sponsors Annual Family Nite Supper

The Future Homemakers held their annual Family Nite Potluck Supper on Tuesday December 2 at 6 30 p m in the school cafeteria. It was a Get Acquainted Party for FHA advisers members and all family members. An entertainment and a devotional talk on The Contents of a Home followed the supper. Committee chairmen were Judy Landes invitations Susan Leseman food Nikki Allen devotional service and Beverly Fokers entertainment.

FHA Judy Landes Susan Leseman Nikki Allen Beverly Folkers

Camera Club Holds Election and Plans Year

The Camera Club of Sterling Township High elected Gene Coats as president Ronny Falls as vice president and Brenda Compton as secretary treasurer for the new year. The club, sponsored by Mr Sherman, aims to take freshman pictures during homerooms to gain experience and provide records for office. Last year the club took over 200 pictures and expects about 300 this year despite fewer activity periods.

Camera Club Sterling Township High Gene Coats Ronny Falls Brenda Compton Sherman Office For Records

Teens from FTA toured Sterling schools in November 18 visit

Thirteen senior members of FTA visited all Sterling elementary schools on November 18 and shared experiences at the next day’s meeting, marking their first official gathering of the year. Officers elected are Bev Folkers president, Jean Bush vice president, Jeanette Milles treasurer, and Kay Gebhardt secretary.

FTA Sterling Bev Folkers Jean Bush Jeanette Milles Kay Gebhardt

FFA Holds Contest For Safe Cornpicking

The contest ran from October 15 to November 17 to promote safe cornpicking practices. Two teams led by Duane Stern and Larry Gerlach used posters, radio broadcasts, speeches, and personal contact to spread safety messages. Since starting in 1962 the program reduced injuries by over 50 percent. Members included Allen, Roseweiller, DeJonge, Don Reed, Russel, Sawyer, Scheaf, Stralow, Ulm, Wildman, Woessner, Bogott, Charleston, Cohenhour, Deets, Doty, Folkers, Falls, Heller, Hippen, Hoak, Millen, Oltmans, Ostima, Lyle Reed, Roberts, Schover, Shank, Straw, and the Tyne brothers.

Duane Stern Larry Gerlach Sterns Allen Roseweiller DeJonge Don Verne Ebersole Eilers Elmendorf Harrington Immel Leitz Lutyns Partridge Don Reed Russel Sawyer Scheaf Stralow Todd Ulm Wildman Woessner Gerlach Bogott Charleston Cohenhour Deets Doty Folkers Falls Heller Hippen Hoak Millen Oltmans Ostima Lyle Reed Roberts Schover Shank Straw Bill Tom Tyne

Private remark prompts mixed signals in exchange

A terse statement signals tension as one party asserts autonomy and resists explanations while the other presses for clarity. The exchange hints at a boundary dispute and a desire to control the pace of dialogue.

Hard on Themes for Teachers and Pupils at Sterling

Teachers face a flood of papers as students tackle long themes. Miss Dickson explains themes teach research, organization, and self-expression. Sterling Junior College English classes require 1500 word themes and seniors a 5000 word paper on general topics with varied subjects from roller skating to nuclear fission.

Miss Dickson Sterling Dickson

Joys of Higher Education For Patrons of Pre School Classes

GAA informal induction for all freshmen and new members will be held Tuesday, December 9. A variety program will be presented by new members for the old members and all mothers. GAA swimming club for advanced swimmers competes in the statewide Postal Swimming Meeting. Three early morning courses offered: Boolean Algebra by Mr. Schultz, a physics course, and humanities directed by Mr. Roley. Algebra and humanities instituted by students. the algebra course follows a prior class. Humanities covers famous documents and art. works include St Augustine Confessions, Shaw St Joan, The Prince, Hamlet, and Franklin Autobiography. Physics course, a college freshman course with credit at 300 colleges. Mr. Speer writes reviews and visits campuses. course taught by Dr. White at UC Berkeley. First semester covers chemistry basics. second, atomic physics, kinematics, dynamics. None of these courses earn Sterling High credit, but student enthusiasm remains high.

GAA Schultz Roley St. Augustine Shaw Benjamin Franklin United States Speer White University of California At Berkeley Sterling High

Freshman Class Sparks Mixed Feelings, Student Voices

Roving Reporter surveys upperclassmen to gauge reactions to the freshman of the year. Remarks range from teasing to indifference with responses from Betty Gerken Denny Stewart Mike Sellett Doug Banes Mr. Schuler Jeff Wright Milt Newell Miss Burritt Jack Sneer Kenny Small and others.

Betty Gerken Denny Stewart Mike Sellett Doug Banes Mr. Schuler

Local Business Patron List Highlights Community Firms

A compiled roster names patrons including Bradley's Clothing Store Central National Bank Detweiler Insurance Gehring's Jewelry Store Sears, Roebuck & Co. Sterling Theatre Sterling Cleaners and several local firms such as Klines Lundstrom's Greenhouse Haskell's Office & School Supplies and Ward & Ward Attorneys-at-Law, showing broad support from Sterling businesses.

G. W. Gerdes Haskell's King’s Cycle Store Klines Lundstrom’s Greenhouse

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FFA Jeff Wright Milt Newell Miss Burritt Jack Kenny Small
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