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Newspaper
Sterling Script
Location
Sterling, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1952
Page
2
Editorial urges students to aim for improved grades through daily effort and understanding. It stresses friendliness, open-mindedness, and circulating to know all student groups, warning against peer influence and advocating unified cooperation for a strong second semester.
The text notes Pete Dillon and John Williams remain “out in the cold again” while Patty Battles favors Ronnie and walks the SHS halls with others. Janice Scott and Jon Surratt welcome the new year, and Shirley Hackbarth and John Fassler are linked to the song Love Thy Neighbor.
The column notes Pat Baird and Jerry Mathews on the Morrison Sterling run, Pat's status as a Batchellor, and Herby Reed's sighting when he meets Pat. Margie Wessels finds Jodie Cutter hanging stockings on Christmas morning. Tobogganing draws teen and faculty interest including Miss Becker and Miss Harris.
A music roundup reviews hits and rising stars. The Ames Brothers are prominent contenders with Undecided, while Four Knights and Tone Archer offer notable tracks. Jo Stafford and others receive praise for vocal performances. Classical tastes appear with Stravinsky and Dumbarton Oaks Concerto as jazz influence shows in modern pieces.
Santa’s round of gifts featured new formals and wool blouses as Mimi Sheldon, Ann Burkholder, Margo Dillon, and Sylvia Bawden showcased striking outfits. Accessories like scarves and rhinestone barrettes complemented plaid wool shirts worn by the men, with playful notes about “classy lids” ending the item.
Christopher the cat surveys the yard inspecting the garage shrubs and trees before moving in. He earns a refined place among neighborhood felines and reveals a dignified reserve and noble athleticism when provoked.
Seniors fault them as many. freshmen see only two. The lines reveal mutual scrutiny as students discuss behavior and expectations in a campus dynamic.
A catalog-like review discusses The Daughter of Strangers by Elizabeth Boatwright Coker describing Charlotte LeJeune’s life and slave experience in New Orleans and South Carolina. It also summarizes Kon-Tiki by Thor Heyerdahl detailing the 4300 mile Pacific raft voyage to test a theory. It ends with Get Thee Behind Me by Hartzell Spence praising its humorous look at ministerial families and temptations.
Two boys joke about steel plates on heels and platters for feet in a playful exchange. The dialogue highlights each boy’s comic exaggeration and the absurd image of heavy footwear.
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