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Newspaper
Sterling Script
Location
Sterling, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1939
Page
2
Senior class notes reveal the annual Christmas Dance drew fewer attendees despite an excellent orchestra and alumni invitations. Report discusses potential new formats to boost future events and credits LeRoy Burden and Charles Gasso for backstage help and class service.
January 6 saw the first postgame dance, met with strong approval from school officials who pledged another after every Friday home game. The event drew support from both senior and junior classes who co sponsored it and regret not doing it solo to keep profits intact.
S H S band members elected Lyle Hall president Mary Anna Turn roth vice president and Arland Gould secretary. Wednesday at 2 pm all heads bowed for a one minute silent tribute to Mayor Long who died Monday morning and was buried Wednesday.
A humorous account traces Ajab and crew pursuing Mopey Dick across oceans in an absurd siege with battleships and bombs. The white whale evades capture from California to New York, ending in Sing Sing where Dick serves as a jailhouse curiosity and a tool for confinement.
The Hi Y boys hosted the Hi Tri girls at a joint meeting at the Y M C A. A skating party is planned soon. Four alumni attended the Senior Hi Y homecoming on December 15: Dale Harshman Bob Clark Irvin Black and Bob Jurkens. Ross Young spoke on Christmas spirit and year round goodwill. January 6 featured Mr Small recounting a trip through the western U S. Charles Mason, treasurer, faulted on dues payment.
Monday night Cheater Gatwick and his wife welcomed a baby boy into their family at home, signaling a joyful addition amid work routines.
Mr Robbins' sociology period shifts from routine recitation to explore social topics before Christmas break. Topics include What I expect of a girl, What I expect of a boy, and How to trap a boy friend. A Balcony scene from Romeo and Juliet kept the audience spellbound. Peppermint sticks capped the event.
Hangnail Gordon, a freshman, shows talent in debate and seeks a varsity spot after missing by a hair. The last first year to join the team was 1935 with Bob Salm, Mary Andrews, Jeanne Longa baugh, with Salm staying four years. Clara leads academically among seniors, boasting an average above 97 and had charge of the Christmas luncheon. Her seventeenth birthday was November 2.
The annual district band contest will be held in Sterling with bands orchestras and choruses competing on March 25 and 26 while ensembles and soloists perform on March 18. Mr J J Richards says twenty or thirty schools are expected to enter and the entrance deadline is March 1.
Hi-Tri held a recognition service on January 12 for twenty-nine new members. Named honorees include Mary Wilbern Patricia Behrens Annamae Hussing Ruth Langrey Darlene Weber Mary Ruth Sears Mary Sue Gill Lucille Burr Viola Nester Ruth Swanson Bethel Loos Ida Mae Bogh Eileen Meenen Harriet Kidd Charlotte Goetz Barbara Flinn Virginia Powell Beverly Van De Mark Ruth Walker Beverly Sitter Jean Adams Delores Knight Betty Faulkner Dorothy McKee Myrtle Fritz Vera Ricker Helen Brown Jacqueline Ver trees Joyce Clark
A group of thirty Hi-Tri members caroled through the city entertaining shut-ins at the Home Hospital and singing S. H. S. loyalty for ill Mr Brandan. The Santa Claus Shop sponsored by Hi-Tri brightened many poor children's Christmas.
The Future Farmers of Sterling plan a regular basketball schedule with nearby chapters. One hundred six FFA members from Morrison Tampico Milledgeville and Rock Falls attended a Sterling gym jamboree on December 20 featuring contests and stunts.
Ross Young, local YMCA secretary, explains the term funny bone by noting the elbow’s proximity to the humerus, clarifying a common nickname.
A customer reports finding a hair in an ice cream serving prompting questions about preparation. The remark suggests possible issues with ice shaving or cleanliness in the facility. Officials or managers have not released further details.
A school notes the yearly exam humor with student boners and misread words. Miss Carrell and Miss Browne report funny entries from classes including misdefined terms and mistaken units. A quip about Notre Dame and a line about Man the Unknown appear among light classroom anecdotes.
The Robed Choir led by Mr. Hanens performed Christmas carols for Rotary on December 20 with soloists Mary Andrews Lorraine Wolf Warren Friedrichs and Harlan Ralston plus a quartet. Earlier a select Robed Choir group sang for the PEO at the De Wind home with Pat Donahue Mariann Birch and Warren Friedrichs as soloists. Girls and boys glee clubs joined Rock Falls at Central Park shrine. about 100 people attended.
Miss Mae Barron a contralto from the Chicago Civic Opera Company and her pianist entertained a student audience on January 6 in the final concert of the series. Both artists were praised for their outstanding performances and received with appreciation.
H. P. White, pastor of Broadway Methodist Church, spoke at the Rural Hi-Y gathering last Monday January 16. A discussion on clean speech followed on Monday January 23. The group added Scripture reading and grace pronouncements at meetings. The annual December 30 debate banquet at Johnson's restaurant featured alumni defeats of two current debaters, suggesting post high school debate prowess. A nurse asks about patient deaths and a doctor jokes about leaving medicine.
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