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Newspaper
Sterling Script
Location
Sterling, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1945
Page
4
The Robed Choir and band travel to Dixon for a full day of practice and a concert. They face fatigue and flat shows in town, but fill the afternoon with library work and meals before returning home to Sterling.
A collection of brief New Year pledges from students naming personal vows. Entries include vows to avoid certain pranks, curb gossip, think before speaking, quit peeking into gym classes, skip gum chewing, finish math, and refrain from clock shortcuts.
A puzzled freshman asks for dating guidance in Sterling Illinois amid worries from his mother about staying home. The response chides his spelling and writing and suggests he improve or stop writing.
A school report notes many lockers left open or unlocked in basement and main floor areas. It mentions Pen items and uniforms available, a crowded girls locker bursting with photos, and a curious locker with a book titled Bed Time Stories. The piece urges students to lock their lockers before items are stolen.
Oodles of new records debut for the holiday season featuring Harry James with Just a Little Fond Affection and It Isn t Even Spring That s For Me. Dick Haymes and Helen Forrest pair for I ll Buy That Dream. Bing Crosby leads White Christmas with other carol albums and stories suitable for gift giving.
A list of names with quirky descriptors and contrasts. Each line pairs a person with a condition or change such as Kenny Sommers as a wolf or Charlotte Church not late at school. The snippets read like playful yearbook ditties about behavior traits appearances and quirks.
The following students earned A work in the first ten weeks Freshmen Carol Chall Betty Fenner Lois Foulds Sophomores Donald Woessner Charles Kornman.
Harriet Echternach, Latin teacher and senior adviser at S H S, was saluted by The Classical Outlook for an article she wrote. The piece describes Hunter College's Christmas program with multiple country scenes, a Nativity, and carols from Roman to American traditions.
Sally Winn's essay on Inflation and Price Control won the twenty five dollar war bond prize. Gladys Bressler received twenty five dollars in cash for her piece on The Evils of Smoking and Drinking. Other cash prizes went to Marilyn Stone Helen Parker Tom Ioffman Sue Behrens Kenneth Haag. Judges were Mrs. Mary Harshman Bishop A Good and Rev Fielding. The price control contest was sponsored by Sterling merchants to aid inflation prevention.
A lively chorus of stadium chatter captures fans reacting to a basketball game. Spectators praise players, tease friends, request snacks, and celebrate the late surge as the crowd confirms a victory.
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