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Newspaper
Sterling Script
Location
Sterling, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1940
Page
6
An 1940 editorial proposes a dedicated high school social center for Rock Falls, Community, and Sterling Township students. The plan envisions a drug and alcohol free venue offering affordable snacks and casual dancing to promote healthy recreation and school spirit.
A school warning on cheating urges students to face responsibility for their work. It argues teachers know the material and assignments train individual students for life. Cheating harms the cheater and undermines confidence, discipline, and future security.
A meditation on crowd behavior at basketball games urges readers to stop booing players referees and teams. The author recalls Joe 7's line and questions the value of shaming officials or opponents, noting referees cannot catch every play and asking if booing reflects self love or satisfaction.
The Rock Falls Arrow selects Jim Brown Bob Propheter and Ernie Hub bart on the all opposition team of 1939. Also named are Gibson Passma of Oregon McDonnell Rock Curran of Community Vaughn of Rochelle and Mantsch of Dixon.
Teachers describe vacation travels and activities from hospital visits to flights to Ohio and Iowa. Several staff toured Chicago and Ottawa while others stayed home in Sterling. LaVonne Gettemy won a four thousand entry color contest prize. Ardetta Bodine works in Chicago radio after acting in the 1937 senior play.
Paul Young comments after half an hour of waiting on a rack saying he feels like one of the dead end kids as shoppers pass by.
In a school setting Nurse McAndrews found Helen Myers feverish and called for medical care after discovering a 104 degree temperature. The discharge revealed the thermometer had been left near a radiator and not shaken down, explaining the false high reading.
This article begins a series detailing the high school departments. It outlines the Agriculture Department's recent progress and the current curriculum structure. Readers are introduced to the department's history and organization as part of the school’s program overview.
Clarence Strock outlines the state wide vocational agriculture program. It serves high school students out of school youths and adult farmers with classroom and on farm instruction through fairs contests and judging. Students may join Future Farmers of America and advance from State to American Farmer levels via project incomes and top class rankings.
The Inquiring Reporter asks locals what they will do about Leap Year. Ruth Welton plans to take advantage with a head start from last year. Charlotte Goetz has prospects in view. Joyce Clark asks for suggestions. Bob Castendyck says yes already. Bill Haglund notes Leap Year comes but once every four years and asks why not.
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