22 Jan 1937
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Newspaper
Sterling Script
Location
Sterling, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1937
Page
1
A yearbook style roster for Sterling Township High School features editors Elmer Barraclough Naomi Benters and a comprehensive editorial and administration lineup. It lists staff across sections including features sports birthdays and typists with multiple named members and advisory roles.
The Script announces the resignation of E A Bowers, instructor and coach at Sterling Township High School since 1931. He resigns to head public schools in Pickford Michigan, a move he regards as advancement. He leaves behind many friends and best wishes for happiness and success in his new position.
Fose presents a safety drive campaign in Sterling that has cut accidents as speeders slow and lawbreakers are stopped at Ave B and Sixth Street and at Fifth Ave and Fifth Street. High school students are urged to stop completely at all stop signs and carry on until violations cease.
A reflective note on fresh resolves and the high hopes of a new year. It discusses renewed confidence, anticipation, and the chance to begin anew as people set goals and face upcoming challenges.
The seniors announce a February 16 luncheon with promises of dancing and good food. Pauline Turner chairs the event and organizers expect record attendance for the year’s largest luncheon with excellent music planned for dancing.
A fresh shipment arrives featuring Woollcott with While Rome Burns, Paul de Kruif titles Seven Iron Men Microbe Hunters, and Frederick Lewis Allen Only Yesterday. Other releases include The Lame the Halt and the Blind by Haggard, The Story of Civilization by Dorsey, Meet General Grant by Woodward, Barnum by Werner, and more. cataloguing and distribution follow in a few days.
Seldom does it happen that S H S has to be ashamed of manners of her sons and daughters. Ninety five percent know how to behave and we admit we are careless about matters of courtesy. There is no excuse for bad manners and girls deserve gentlemen. Wood shop classes are making oak bookcases for the library. Arzy Anderson thirty six writes from New York about his work in theater.
The message urges starting now to pursue aspirations in study and friendships. It contrasts dreamers with those who persevere, insisting determination leads to success and a happier year ahead.
Among senior readers, Don Breitweiser John Wild and Frank Sisson stand out for their voracious habits. Breitweiser reports reading titles including It Cant Happen Here American Panorama Now It Can Be Told in the Russian Ranks Dan ton Anthony Adverse The Black Tulip and Best Plays of 1934 35 since September. Wilds semester yields Anna Karenina Last Days of Pompeii Richard Carvel Rats Lice and History Men Against Death Hunger Fighters Microbe Hunters Anthony Adverse Don Quixote and Sherlock Holmes. Sisson focuses on Nordhoff Hall Trilogy Mutiny on the Bounty Men Against the Sea Pitcairns Island The Cloister and the Hearth Last of the Mohicans Second Childhood Life with Father and All Quiet on the Western Front.
The chart blends old favorites like Chapel in the Moonlight with newer ballads from recent pictures such as Good Night My Love from Stowaway. Upcoming swing numbers include Riding High Hey Babe Mr Ghost Goes to Town and Rap Tap on Wood. Top seven winners: In the Chapel in the Moonlight Pennies from Heaven Its O Lovely Good Night My Love Ive Got You Under My Skin With Plenty of Money and You The Night Is Young Im in a Dancing Mood.
Birthdays announced for December and January include Mary Beth Harrison How ard Miller John Reigle John Phelps Ruth Swanson Fred Van Sickle Mary Andrews Dorothy Fawbank Quenten Storms Bill Neese Robert Lubben Ruth Olm stead Beverly Oswald Virginia Conrad Dorothy McKee Ruth Wilger Chester Burkholder Leo Darnell Marge McNitt Dale Schumacher Elmer Koster Ed Ohnen Bernice Whalen Vera Ricker Gloria Brian Bettijane Long Carol Miller Mary Anne Hammelman Albert Macklowsky Edgar Vickrey Richard Hulse Willis Schrader George Buell Shirley Walker William Dettman Dorothy Falls Charles Mason Bette Jane McMurray Edwin Stutzke Arthur Koster Belva Ebersole Mildred Feltz Marian Pettit Doris Vanderhoof Laura Card Mabel Witmer Russell Allabaugh June Reiger Fern Shonts Madeline Harting Dorothy Overeash G P Hill Arlene Pyse Charles Eckel Arthur Malnix Charles Grimes Viola Nester Erma Detweiler Howard Landis Thoris Hoak Chester Smith Theron Vallee William Wessels Mildred Otten Twila Oswald.
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