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Newspaper
Sterling Script
Location
Sterling, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1940
Page
3
The S H S band under Bandmaster J J Richards performs tonight at the Coliseum at 8 p m. They will play contest entries for Morrison on March 23 and feature soloists who won at the recent solo contest. The program includes marches and overtures with members from all sections listed.
About six or seven hundred senior students from surrounding high schools will attend a senior conference at Sterling on April 11. The Bradley Institute of Technology sponsors the event to provide vocational and college guidance with speakers from aviation, diesel engineering, art, music, agriculture, medicine, and other fields. Local and out of town authorities will discuss careers and preparation, with Dr. Palmer and Dr. Reavley speaking on dentistry and medicine and Mr. Twardock on agriculture.
The Robed Choir of S. H. S. a 36 voice mixed chorus will perform two a cappella numbers in the district vocal music contest at Morrison March 23. Four soloists and a girls trio also compete with selections by Curran Hahn Schubert Bartlett Reichardt Speaks Dvorak Mendelssohn Lieurance and di Lasso Elgar.
The Sterling Rotary Club conducted a tour of Sterling High School on Tuesday March 12 visiting classrooms and lunch in the domestic science building. Recognition was given to basketball and band members for district solo contest honors at Morrison on March 9.
S H S invites all juniors and staff to a March 29 gym dance titled Springtime Swing with Gilly Hibbard orchestra. A floorshow features Hearts and Flowers by S H S girls and a play Jiggers! the Indians. Don Fehrenbach wrote the script. Full program includes dances, games, vocal numbers, and a banquet of events led by co chairmen Betty Jane Agne and Herbert Carlton. Spring vacation runs March 15 through March 25 with classes resuming March 25.
March 15 25 Spring Vacation. March 24 District Music Contest at Morrison. March 25 Science Club Lecturer Dr. Morse. March 27 Dramatic Club meeting. March 29 Junior Dance. April 2 8 club Banquet. April 3 Dramatic Club. April 11 Senior Conference. April 19 Senior Dance.
The S Club banquet at Sterling Coliseum on April 2 will feature Dr. Edward Anderson, University of Town football coach, as guest speaker with Nile Kinnick and George Breshnahan also attending. Tickets cost one dollar. sponsors include J. Q. Adams and many others from the local community.
Dr. George F. Morse of the University of Chicago will address the Science Club Monday March 25 at 7 30 in the gym. A noted biologist he is a leading authority on wild animals in captivity and author of several public school texts. He relies on voice and action rather than slides to convey vivid imagery.
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