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Newspaper
Sterling Script
Location
Sterling, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1950
Page
4
Marilyn Miller recalls a bus trip with senior English classes to Chicago. The journey starts late after collecting money, includes chatter about dates and fairy tales, heavy eating in DeKalb, a busy shopping stop in Chicago, and a lively return via Geneva and Sterling. The driver ends exhausted but amused by the day’s events.
G A A announces Nancy Thummel with 152 and Donna Bowman with 150 joining the 150 club. In doubles badminton Ann Lehman and Barbara Bickford won after school. Helen Fenner and Delores Maass won at noon. Sadie Hawkins Bowling results list Donna Boyings and Ronnie Gehri as champions with 717, Elaine Siex and Don Stewart 654, Shirley Buckingham and Richard I encagueased 650. Round Robin Basketball Tournament begins Monday January 16 with mixed and class teams. schedule posted on the G A A bulletin board and captains chosen as teams meet.
Hi Tri members redecorate the YMCA basement to provide a ready space for girls to play games ping pong and dance. An after game dance on January 21 raised money for the project and the group plans more events after the success.
Friday morning during a class meeting the senior class voted on three girls for the DAR award. From these, Jean Soneman was chosen to represent the school as its good citizen and may compete for Illinois Pilgrim at the state DAR conference.
Mary Jane Bellows Pat Forquer Helen Itkens receive 30 word typing pins. Shirley Vorderstrasse Donna Bowman earn 40 word typing pins. Helen Itken Jane Rosenow awarded 80 word shorthand pins.
Jane Bellows, Sally Mosher, Maxine Wallis and Sylvia Bawden are named in a community notice. The item lists residents involved in the notice and invites public reading at the town hall.
Calendar items include Feb 1 Freshman Initiation and Feb 5 district play day bowling basketball hosted by SHS G A A. The Sadie Hawkins WPA Dance is set for March 17 but may be postponed due to a coal strike.
Exams are over and the new semester brings pleasure and sorrow. Freshmen plan ahead to upperclassman life while juniors seek a memorable prom and seniors anticipate graduation and the senior trip. The second semester poses a challenge to improve grades and uphold school values.
The article notes five weekly ensembles forming this year with public debuts by some groups. The brass quartet has performed for the Sterling Women's Club and District Lions Club, with two more bookings at Sterling Lions Club and Central School. Members include Orville Kimball, Dunham, Glen Mortenson, Tom Griffith. The sax quartet, led by Orville Kimball and Pat Forquer, also bows at Central School Friday. Other groups include a Woodwind Quintet and two clarinet quartets with listed players.
The fifth Sterling Chapter FFA meeting was held in January with Bob Ebersole presiding in Bob Forward’s absence. A plan to buy an electric saw for the workshop was discussed. Ronald Rickless reported on Farm Fire Prevention and Don Lester on the Soil Conservation Contest. A group performed at Prairieville school on January 20. A parent and son banquet is planned for March 4.
A student narrates exams as chaotic and exhausting. Teachers stay awake crafting impossible questions and the long tests drain energy but end with a shrug at resolutions.
Sterling used a strong start by Chuck Cole to pull ahead and never relinquished the lead. West Rockford guard Jim Allen scored early but Sterling's disciplined defense limited him, as Red Kenaga and Puterbaugh contributed key baskets and free throws to seal the victory.
The report notes a basketball game where the Al umni defeated the varsity F.F.A. team by 22 points to 11. A separate mention highlights an interesting movie on safety.
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