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Newspaper
Sterling Script
Location
Sterling, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1949
Page
1
Pat Elgie recounts seven months in England with her mother aboard the U S America voyage. She visited Southampton London and Leeds and stayed in Grimsby during wartime rebuilding with scarce foods and rationed coal.
The Elgin Illinois and Muscatine Iowa debate teams tied for first at the two day event on February four and five. Sterling group won four of six rounds in the negative while the affirmative lost all six. Miss Larson S H S debate coach judged three debates Saturday.
The listing outlines events in March including Regional Basketball Tournament on March 14, Sectional Basketball Tournament on March 8 and 11, State Basketball Tournament on March 16 to 17, Assembly with Frederic Sjobiani on March 18, F F A Parent and Son Banquet on March 22, One Act Plays on March 25, and the District Music Contest on March 26.
Rainbow Romp, the sophomore dance, proved a hit in the gym from 8 30 to 11 30 with Campbell orchestra providing smooth music. Decorations featured a rainbow motif, refreshments, and pong tables for non dancers, plus a lively floorshow led by Glenna Gould Tom Slothower Joan Bogott Barb DeZuba and Joel Rice.
Geneseo took the NCIC Dramatic Contest trophy with 23 points on February 12 at S.H.S., beating Mendota 20 points. Six schools competed: Geneseo Mendota DeKalb Rochelle Sterling and Rock Falls in six divisions including Oratorical Exclamation Extemporaneous and dramatic reading.
Rock Falls High School will present Eleanor Gates fantasy Poor Little Rich Girl on March 22 at 7 30 sponsored by the American Association of University Women. New York City producer Clare Tree Major brings a full New York cast with costumes and setting tickets from Miss Barnes Burritt Welle Harris at 1 00 for adults 70 cents for high school students and 50 cents for children
On February 17, 1949 the Sterling Area YMCA held a youth conference at the Congregational Church with 15 delegates. Six discussion groups led by adult leaders and student assistants covered topics from Boy Girl Relations to Peace and International Relations. The evening program featured a parent-teen panel with Dr. W Richards moderating and Dr. Robert Pierce closing by prompting self reflection. Candlelighting by the Belvidere Hi Y Club marked the end.
Frederic Sjobiarn, a renowned American pianist, will appear before the Sterling School student body on March 18. He studied at the Kansas City Conservatory and Northwestern University and has given over a hundred community and school concerts since his return from three years in the army.
A Goshen College quartet from Goshen Indiana presented an entertaining assembly for faculty and students on February 24. Member Ralph Wade a Sterling High graduate. The group has toured the United States and parts of Canada presenting religious Negro spiritual and operatic numbers to an appreciative audience.
Four new Rotarians named Gary Strock Jerry Robbins Chuck Pippert and Keith Albers join the Junior Rotary. Last week the Rock Falls group hosted the Sterling club and this week Sterling will entertain Rock Falls.
Northwestern Steel and Wire Company donated a large new volume titled Nation's Heritage to the S H S library. The book showcases America's people, land, history, arts, and institutions with vivid illustrations and essays on heritage, learning, and individual opportunity.
The Robed Choir presented a patriotic program including the cantata Ballad for Americans across multiple venues. Performances spanned February 11 at the Teachers Institute, February 14 at the high school, February 17 at Wallace, and February 22 at Central, with soloists Joyce Carter Glena Gould Warren Thummel Don Scharfenberg and Bob Twardock.
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