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Newspaper
Sterling Script
Location
Sterling, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1935
Page
6
A monthly Sterling High school publication lists staff positions including editor in chief Everett Myers assistant editor Margaret Thomas and various departments. The staff page names editors reporters typists and advisors reflecting a community school media effort in Sterling Illinois.
Edward Everett extols Mount Vernon as the modest Potomac estate of George and Martha Washington. The piece praises humble beauty over grand architecture, calling it a shrine to the Father of his Country and a beacon of American gratitude that will outlast its walls.
A reflective piece praising Abraham Lincoln as the greatest American leader since Washington. It argues democracy is fundamental and unalterable, shaped by the era’s events and pressures, and asserts Lincoln’s enduring relevance as an exemplar of democratic faith.
The item narrates campus dating rumors among Rock Falls and Sterling students, naming couples and alleged rendezvous at the Soda Grill and various gatherings. It mentions December school social life, dramatic club chatter, and intercity dating signals amid midwinter social activity.
A bold statement asserts resilience of foundational democracy and Lincoln’s view against domination. It challenges demagogues to avoid shifting patterns that would undermine equal rights and the rule of law within a changing social order.
A bustling school scene features Freshie Heller answering a stutter question with a joke about picking it up. Juniors and staff trade playful quips on handwriting, vocabulary, and sharp retorts as a student editor races to fix a deadline with a witty wastebasket gag.
February birthdays feature residents such as Winifred Knox Ada Shaw Bill Sims Miss Brough Bob Bent ley Helen Fields Drusilla Mitchell Fern Meggers Bill Little Erma Detweiler Bertha Ohda Willard Turner Mrs Marsh Bob Conrad Melvin Alicemae Richards Russell Wagenknecht Mary Belle Haglund Laurence Wiker Murrell Kindle Jean Beier Margery Jones Rita Higley John Stevens Betty Woodyatt Bill Paddock Bud Sundberg Betty Witmer Oliver Taylor Frances Mammen Leandro Simkus Virginia Grandon Rodney Hall Mr Stone Claude Bley. Virginia Grandon Rodney Hall appear as today tomorrow entries.
S H S comes to fore as Sterling high school teachers gained limelight at the Morris county institute held February 7 and 8. Eades presided while DeVoe conducted the music. Timmons was elected chair of the high school teachers section for the coming year.
A special assembly held Tuesday morning last week honored Lincoln’s memory. T. Ross Young of the local Y M C A delivered an inspirational talk. A. R. DeVoe led the group in singing America. Lincoln’s birthday was observed in all English classes with themed study features.
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