12 Feb 1936
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Newspaper
Sterling Script
Location
Sterling, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1936
Page
1
The Sterling Script, published monthly by the Press Club of Sterling Township High School in Sterling, Illinois, highlights student journalism, campus news, activities, and club updates for the school community.
The listing names Etta May Anspach as editor in chief and Robert Johnson city editor along with Eugene Young business manager and Mary Jane Geyer birthday editor. Editorial board members include Mary Anna Turnroth Jean Maier Naomi Benters Alice Mac Richards and others with advisers Miss Lovrien and Mr DeVoe.
The piece extols Abraham Lincoln for steadfast moral courage and selfless service. It portrays him as answerable to God and conscience, enduring hardship to pursue the right, and laboring tirelessly for the nation and its people. The article marks the anniversary of his birth with reverent regard.
A playful column urges girls to seize leap year as chance to date freely. It suggests calling a boyfriend on short notice, attending shows and dances, and treating him to expensive eats before bringing him home. The piece emphasizes gender role reversals and playful encouragement for bold social moves.
The principal weighs the value and form of a student council urging careful study of governance under faculty guidance. He notes councils vary from advisory to controlling and asserts regulation and participation depend on student interest and respect for rules. Mr Robbins has studied government and would guide interested students in forming an organization.
February 18 Melvin Bere Douglas Cas sens Robert Coonrad Edward White 16 Russel Wagenknecht 17 Lawrence Wiker 19 Everett Kendell 20 Jean Beier Margery Jones 21 Virginia Grandon Rodney Hall 22 Lanita Bendewald Claude Bley 23 Rita Higley Bernice Schultz Elizabeth Wood yatt 24 Bud Sundberg 25 Betty Witmer Jack Olmstead 26 Oliver Taylor Mabel Folkers 29 Edgar Houseman March 1 Paul Bjork Leslie Schrader Mary Jane Crump 3 Janet Ewbank 4 Walter Helms Elmer Keefer Paul Johnson 5 Beverly Schrader Helen Schrader 6 Bob Johnson Betty Jane Friesen 7 Virginia Brown Evelyn Hussing 8 Marie Burkett 10 Dorothy Myers 11 Earl Giddings Lyle Swartley 12 Dorothy Lambert Vincent Mays.
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