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Newspaper
Sterling Script
Location
Sterling, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1939
Page
4
A student voiceover details library visits and the dread of book reports. It captures student reactions, library routines, and the humor of hurriedly reading chapters heads to prepare a two page summary. The piece contrasts reading expectations with classroom realities, noting teachers rarely read books and student frustration with assignments.
Vague notes describe girls in gym and fifth period quiet in the locker room. Senior boys attend play tryouts and a teacher forgets something at the dance. Mentions Don Gould, Coach Brandau, Frances Burkitt, Melvin, and Olson in a loosely connected school day scene.
A humorous school note lists slang and expressions used by students and adults, then describes a Dixon group visiting a girl named Lillian with several local staff and players named. The piece humorously suggests the girl tried to keep the incident quiet, asking readers not to repeat it.
The sectional Corn and Poultry show on Saturday November 18 in Sterling featured 107 exhibits across corn potatoes poultry eggs and honey. Local boys in vocational agriculture dominated the prizes with Wayne Friedrichs Sterling winning first in hybrid shelled corn and first in brown eyes earning 11.76 dollars. Harold Steiner and others also placed top in their classes with Jean Knox’s Mediterranean class cockerel noted as best in its class. Glenn Mueller Reynolds and Stanley Jenkins Ashton followed in prize money.
Coach Twardock and Sterling F A members were guests at a Rotary Club noon meeting. After dinner the boys spoke on judging work with state dairy and grain teams sharing experiences. Dairy team members Jim Wink Roy Beck and George Reitzel commented on dairy contests. Others spoke on meat judging and meat quality.
A narrator explains why being a roll taker is entertaining noting how students communicate through passing notes. Descriptions cover note routes like the Air Express and library pockets, seating poses, and social dynamics. The piece ends with a remark on teachers aging from the behavior.
The Latin Club held its initial gathering on November 14 with Sanford Mitchell elected president Barbara Flinn vice president Arlene Karel secretary and Elda Robbins treasurer. Elda Robbins James Coats La Verne Horner and Tom Welton performed a Latin play Cincinnatus while Lillian Bernstein Barbara Flinn Ellene Long Ellen Haskell Vivian Wolf Ruth Johnston John Ahrens Gordon Behrens Jack Chapman Keith Brown and Tom Hintze presented Thanksgiving for Latin in English. Afterward the group posed for pictures for the annual and played several games.
During the November 16 meeting the French Club voted Mariann Birch to treasurer. After the business portion, initiates formed groups for stunts, sang French songs, and danced briefly. New members wore berets as part of initiation, with Mary Wilbern as initiation chairman.
The Senior Hi Y reports steady attendance with twenty members at three recent meetings. On November 20 a business session and bowling party occurred, followed by a November 27 supper at the Y M C A with a talk by Lyle Wilcox and an initiation during Dad's Night led by Ray Pettit and others. Senior Hi Y delegates attend Older Boy's Conference. The Junior Hi Y held two meetings monthly, an outdoor gathering on November 13, a November 27 picnic supper, and a talk by Reverend Becel. reps at the Older Boy's Conference are Dick Juck, DeVere Leonard, and Edwin Browne.
The Hi-Tri gathers Monday nights for talks by diverse speakers. The club reports steady turnout and growing interest at every meeting.
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