Mary McCormic Soprano to Sing for S H S Students
Internationally famous American soprano Mary McCormic will perform for S H S students on Thursday afternoon at 2 30. Her Chicago debut was in 1922 in Carmen and her European debut followed in 1930 in Paris. She has appeared with the London Symphony Orchestra and the Paris and Monte Carlo groups and has aired on Camel Caravan and Kraft Music Hall.
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Mary McCormic
Miss McCormic
Chicago
Carmen
Paris
London Symphony Orchestra
Monte Carlo
Kraft Music Hall
Manhattan
Holiday Hop Proves Big Success At College Gym
The Holiday Hop chaired by Betty Northington and Marion Boone drew many students and alumni on Saturday December 23 in the gym. Kippy Carpenter and his orchestra provided smooth rhythms while Mrs. Foster Fike and John Ward sang encores. Dale Schumaker and Ruth Ann Castendyck performed, and seniors reported breaking even financially.
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Betty Northington
Marion Boone
Kippy Carpenter
Senior Class Profits On First Luncheon
Almost three hundred people were served at the first senior luncheon of the year on December 20. A profit of $30 was cleared for the class treasury. Chairman Charlotte Goetz and her committees had things well organized so that all were served promptly. Christmas decorations were in sight and Santa Claus was on hand to greet the attendees. After the luncheon, dancing was enjoyed for the remainder of the noon hour.
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Charlotte Goetz
Santa Claus
Dance Beats After Game Night At S H S Gym
Following the Belvidere Sterling conference tilt tonight the junior class sponsors a dance in the S H S gym with ten cent admission. Next Friday another dance follows the DeKalb basketball game sponsored by the seniors. It caps a tough exam week and offers a chance for students to unwind.
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Belvidere-Sterling N. C. I
DeKalb
Ace Reporter Russell Wright To Speak At Sterling High
Ace film reporter Russell Wright once jailed by Nazis and dodging U boats returns from Europe to lecture at Sterling High gym on February 1 under Science Club sponsorship. He will discuss Hitler over Europe or Poland Crushed while gathering documentary footage and recalling his Universal Newsreel and European Photo Service work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Wright
Wilnia
Poland
Europe
North Sea
Sterling High Gym
Science Club
Wright
Universal Newsreel
European Photo Service
Hitler
Salesmanship Class Resumed By Miss Eleanor Appel
Miss Eleanor Appel resumed the distributive education salesmanship course at the high school on January 10 from 3 30 to 4 30 for interested students. She will teach at night school each Wednesday from 7 30 to 9 p m in merchandise facts and showed 16mm films on making handling and selling merchandise. Merchants interviewed by Miss Appel praised her presentation method.
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Eleanor Appel
Miss Appel
Appel
F. F. A. Boys Farm Basketball Team Practice
Sterling F F A chapter conducts basketball practices as it prepares for games with Morrison Tampico Rock Falls and nearby schools. Beck chosen captain. George Reitzel Jim Wink Francis Orlowski Bob Hults Kenneth Harms Lester Jacobs Harold Steiner Bill Buckingham Clarence Strock reported for practice.
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Sterling F. F. A
Morrison
Tampico
Rock Falls
Beck
Eorge Reitzel
Jim Wink
Francis Orlowski
Bob Hults
Kenneth Harms
Lester Jacobs
Harold Steiner
Bill Buckingham
Clarence Strock
Notable Upgrades At S H S Under Mr Timmons Guidance
Over recent weeks new improvements were completed at S H S. The shop boys, guided by Mr Timmons, partitioned the attic over the assembly area from the main attic. A tight partition was installed to satisfy insurance inspectors.
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Timmons
Teams Chosen For Debate Contests At S H S
After months of grooming, S H S selects its boys and girls debate teams for upcoming tournaments. The boys, affirmative Paul Harshman Gordon Behrens Al Macklowski. negative Herman Walck Bob Jamison Bob Castendyck. Girls affirmative Janie Bartel Barbara Bell. negative Barbara Flinn Marion Palmer. alt Mariann Birch. Teams head to Wheaton Jan 26 27 and Augie Feb 2 3 with top squads advancing to Coe College Feb 8 9 10. Debates at Mendota last Saturday provided practice.
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Robbins
Paul Harshman
Gordon Behrens
al Macklowski
Herman Walck
Bob Jamison
Bob Castendyck
Janie Bartel
Barbara Bell
Barbara Flinn
Marion Palmer
Mariann Birch
Wheaton College
Augustana College
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
F. F. A. Plans Banquet To Honor Parents
Sterling F. F. A. members schedule a February 21 banquet in the Coliseum to honor parents and recognize outstanding Future Farmers. Dusty Miller, speaker at the National Future Farmers Convention in Kansas City last fall, will address the group. Over three hundred people are expected.
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Sterling F. F. A
Dusty Miller
Future Farmers Convention
Kansas City
Novel Pep Meeting Delights S. H. S. Fans Before Dixon Game
A December 21 pep event at S. H. S. gym featured old grads, songs and yells, a skit by the basketball squad, and a stage bus model showing players bound for a game. Coach Bud Terhune led singing and performed a solo. Phil Schamp played harmonica while Har vey Riser and Dan Troye wowed with a tap routine.
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Bud Terhune
Phil Schamp
Harvey Riser
Dan Troye
Coming Attractions Weekend and Exam Schedule Highlights
January brings a busy slate with basketball games at Community on January 16 and at DeKalb on January 19. Examinations run January 17 18 and a Mendota trip on January 26 followed by a Dixon game on February 2 and Rock Falls on February 6. A debate tournament at Coe College occurs February 8 and a Sophomore Dance on February 10.
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Community
DeKalb
Here
Mary McCormic
Mendota
Wheaton
Russell Wright
Dixon
Rock Falls
Coe College
Semester exam schedule and course changes announced
First semester exams will be held January 17 and 18 in three two hour periods per day. Exam times: period one eight to ten, period two ten oh five to twelve oh six, period three one thirty to three thirty. No school January 19. Second semester begins January 22 with changes in Zoology sociology civics and math courses announced, with teachers reassigned to specific periods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Sherman
Robbins
Small
Davis
1939 Blue and Gold Yearbook Receives First Class Rating
The 1939 Blue and Gold yearbook earned a First Class rating from the National Scholastic Press Association, competing with 921 yearbooks nationwide. It marks the second First Class distinction for the publication since 1932, amid strong overall contest results.
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United States
National Scholastic Press Association
Commercial Students Earn Additional Awards
Commercial students receive new pins for achievements in typing and shorthand as listed in the Script. Notable awards include 80 word pins for Alverda Long Beverly Null Arlene Karel and Phyllis Geer, with Geer and Karel first year students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alverda Long
Beverly Null
Arlene Karel
Phyllis Geer
Earl Bruggeman
Charlotte Capp
Ray Pettit
Dale Gaskill
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Miss Echternach
Metropolitan
Sterling Township High School
Chicago Civic Opera Company
Norton
Ace
F. F. A. Boys Farm
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