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Newspaper
Sterling Script
Location
Sterling, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1933
Page
4
A playful spoof lists many students with humorous actions and romances all centered on the Little Rollo figures. It teases notes, dates, and campus chatter about various named teens, social events, and school life antics in a lighthearted column style.
An anonymous reader laments waning school spirit at S. H. S. and urges a revival of enthusiastic cheer and response. L. T. asks how many generals crossed the Delaware in the Revolution, with Pete replying two, Washington and Howe, in a witty exchange.
In a Friday afternoon vignette from a school setting, students trade quick lines about fashion, dating, shower routines, and basketball practice. The snippets reveal ordinary teen worries about outfits, dates, and social status.
Our Literati notes seniors favor Dostoevsky and Tolstoy with selections like The Brothers Karamazov and Anna Karenina. Other popular reads include Gogol Dead Souls, Crime and Punishment, and James Portrait of a Lady while Churchill Melville titles intrigue the boys and newer works Miss Bishop and Magnificent Obsession spark talk.
The S H 8 Oratorical Society turned its December meeting into a social with guests. A banjo skit, piano solo, and a reading preceded a debate on Santa Claus with the affirmative led by Bob Johnson and colleagues. Northwestern reports David Mathew named Waa Mu co manager at Evanston. A progressive typing party promises surprise prizes to students aiming for Woolworth money.
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