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Newspaper
Sterling Script
Location
Sterling, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1944
Page
2
Editorial notes no White House gala this year as President Roosevelt urges dime donations and war bonds. Sterling high school contributes 42.32 on January 28 with Whiteside county to aid infantile paralysis victims. year to date bond sales reach 4235.10 and 8S. H 8. can be proud of its part.
A satirical guide instructs students on disruptive behavior to gain access to Mr. Eades' office. It mocks chewing loudly, throwing gum, trashing desks, shouting in class, and causing chaos in the library to provoke an office visit.
The Fifth Avenue Players delayed their January session due to exams and plan a Monday February 14 gathering to start rehearsals for one act plays, with members expressing interest in pursuing the project.
Lana Turner and Alan Ladd charm S H S students at Cupid's Cotillion on February 19 in the third floor ballroom. The Turners wear glamorous outfits while the Ladds dress smartly in suits and ties. The evening features a formal jam session, dancing, and compliments as the couples arrive and mingle.
A parade of humorous school anecdotes from Sterling Township High School recounts exaggerations about exam grades and daily life. Students, including a senior girl, Donna, Ansel Henderson, and Sue Williams, appear in light vignettes about basketball, geometry terms, and a floor show.
Sterling High School library receives a January shipment featuring non fiction titles for students including Our Amazing Earth Parachutes and Men Without Fear plus biographies such as George Washington Carver and fiction works like The Weeping Wood The Hurricane Mystery and Pygmalion among others Readings cover war aviation coast guard theater and world history to engage readers today
The report mentions Mary Lou Heller reacting to sentiment changes and a fourth period algebra class finding a new use for venetian blinds. Lyle Book opposes the idea. The cast of Out of the Frying Pan saw the movie Young and ae in Sterling, with George taking over lines.
Sterling alumni and their siblings in the armed forces are profiled. Bud Burkett, 1942 aviation student, trained at Chanute and Miami Beach and serves in Greensboro for cadet basics. Ensign Dale Harshman, 1942 Navy officer, served five months on a South Pacific minesweeper. Paul Harshman, 1940 graduate, in the Ir Corps, trains at Keesler then instructs aerial gunnery in Texas. Gene Harshman, 1942 graduate, in air cadet training after Miami Beach basic. Bob Shaffer, 1940, in Navy V-12, training as chaplain candidate at Great Lakes.
A Hi-Tri supper meeting on January 27 featured former H S teacher Mrs Evelyn Marsh as the speaker She offered practical suggestions for decorating homes attractively The club has been busy decorating two basement Y W C A rooms and holds 11400 in the treasury They turned milk sales over to the F F A
The Sterling Script credits list editors Audrey Lahman and Joanne Stager with Bob Bulmer and Bill Welton among staff and business managers including Merrill Benson Randall Barnett Fr an ie Bell Frances Bethard and many others.
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