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Newspaper
Sterling Script
Location
Sterling, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1944
Page
2
The University of Life begins its winter term as students organize curriculum and activities. Ministers distribute questionnaires to help choose courses and plans feature games and singing. The movement invites all to join and participate with full cooperation.
The S H S committee at the Youth Center is praised for a collective effort to engage students and the community. Students back the basketball team and a spring concert looms as Mr Stryker leads vocal groups while Mr Richards builds band and orchestra programs.
The French club in a period of small enrollment misses beginning French this fall while advanced students stay organized. Merrill Benson serves as president and Auderey Iahman as secretary treasurer with Miss Harriet Schick as adviser. Beginning French will return next fall if enrollment suffices.
In Newsweek, Mbonu Ojike, the Nigerian assembly speaker who spoke on his native land here months ago, is photographed in his regal African costume beside Mrs. Franklin Roosevelt.
A humorous tale follows Mr. Pounder trudging through a heavy snow day toward high school. He braves cold, borrows a blow torch to tunnel through the snow, buys a police ball ticket, and ends up back in class forgetting his rubbers.
A playful collection of New Year resolutions from students and teachers at S. H. S. includes vows to study harder, not fall asleep in classes, keep promises about punctuality and presentation, and to improve behavior in sports and poetry.
During the game a freshman overhears girls talking about boys and jokes about a player nicknamed Bucky Wolf. The crowd debates looks and names while Sadie notes the chatter and a balcony observer. After the final whistle the freshman vows never to take a girl to a game.
Juniors topped four classes in a war bonds and stamps drive last Wednesday raising 1386.20 dollars in a single day. The campaign totals since September 22 reached 3922.45 dollars with seniors praised for perfect accounting and freshmen noted would have won with a 500 dollar bond.
A list of recent graduates now serving includes Air Cadet Bill Cies Seaman Second Class Bob Dravis Seaman Second Class Bob Hey Pvt Bob Hults and Pvt Don Laible From 1942 and 1943 graduates they have undergone training at DePauw Purdue Farragut Great Lakes University of Chicago Connecticut Camp McCoy Illinois Detroit Fort Sill and Fort Ord Most are in naval air corps gunnery radio or field artillery units with overseas deployment looming for Laible and training completed for others.
The list names Randall Barnett Sue Behrens Bonnie Bell Frances Bethard Jean Bressler Bob Brown Sarah Burkett Jack Cassens Mari lyn Cies Mary Jo Denny Ruth Detweiler ickie Eberhardt Wallace Feldman Mary Lou Foulds Janet Geer Shirley Giffrow Joyce Goldberg Jackie Gossard Joan Holler Susie Janssen Betty Rae John Merrill Koster Ferne LeFevre Margaret Macklows ky Pat Marquis Bettijeanne McNeil Mar jorie Moulton Doris Oltmanns Darlene Otten Helen Parker Viola Radke Marilyn Rapheel Annette Raymond Patt Roden Shirley Schmitt Bill Scott Irene Shaible Myron Shannon Jane Stager Bob Swehla Milton Ward Martha Whaley Allan Wild man Sue Williams
The Home Economics Club hosted a December 13 after school party. They played games until 6 30 then enjoyed refreshments and dancing. The house was well decorated for the festive event.
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