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Newspaper
Sterling Script
Location
Sterling, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1934
Page
3
The Annual Board announces the forthcoming school annual with plans covering every activity. The class cooperates on fundraising as the book goes to press in a few weeks. Students are urged to save pennies and deposit to the senior adviser Miss Echternach to prepay.
A system of adult educational courses meets two evenings weekly at S H S under Principal Mr Eades who reports to County Superintendent Mr Price. Night classes also run at Rock Falls High School and the Y M C A with about two hundred students enrolled. Instructors include Edgar Paul Herman Theodore Zigler Raymond Westphal and Ethel Cosey.
The Latin Club at S. H. S. will host a ten dance on March sixteenth with all students invited and a public Latin department ram on March twenty second. The school notes its unusually high percentage of students in Latin and expresses pride in the department's achievements.
The Sterling high school debaters faced a string of practice debates from January to February. Matches included DeKalb, Rochelle, Belvidere, Princeton, and Menota with mixed results. The season ends February 26 at Sterling against Belvidere and Menota.
For the first time in school history the music organizations including glee club orchestra and music classes have elected officers Ellen Hall is president Dorothy May Hostet ler is vice president Lois Wahl is secretary and Dorothy Schumacher treasurer
The Dutch Dance remains in demand with performances at the city hall on February 10 for W. A. C. and a repeat showing at the Masonic Temple on February 26.
Sterling suffers a narrow 27-26 defeat to Morrison as Morrison’s defense and Knox’s scoring pace keep Sterling from closing the gap. Sterling led early but Morrison never relinquished the lead, while Abbott scores 8 for Sterling and Davidson and Miller guard well. The lightweights also beat Morrison reserves 19-13 with Callighan leading S. H. scoring.
Sweet ladies in brocade and lace filled the gym for a senior class Colonial Ball. Eight girls under Miss Yeager performed a minuet with Leona Goulding and others, joined by Sue Hendricks. Helen MacDonald of the Treble Clef club sang The Second Minuet in Washington's period costume.
Sterling has qualified for the state football championship after LaSalle-Peru forfeited the title due to their captain's age ineligibility. Captain Bill Miller presented a silver trophy to the school. Eades accepted on behalf of Sterling as the trophy will join the school’s case. The senior class raised about forty dollars from the Valentine luncheon, a well staged event with decorated tables, a savory menu, and Motts providing entertainment. Committees led by Elizabeth Hungate and Miss Echternach earned praise.
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