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Newspaper
Sterling Script
Location
Sterling, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1940
Page
6
An editorial defends Sterling Coliseum as a valued venue and urges improved school spirit through ambitious cheerleaders and new yells. It notes the need for a better nickname and suggests streamlined, engaging halftime cheers to boost crowd energy and pride in S. H. S.
A reader criticizes current team names at Sterling Township High School and urges adopting a nickname and slogan. They recount past failed attempts and suggest options like Sterling Stokers or Stovers while calling on student groups to lead in reviving spirited traditions and girls’ athletic crowds.
Dixon Township High School and the ROYAL CARDINALS helped host a sportsmanship banquet that aimed to heal ill will between Sterling and Dixon. Speakers urged competitive but respectful striving, calling the event a step toward better relations and the idea that competition should be the best form of rivalry.
Principal Roscoe Eades declares a new policy to end gum chewing and loud chatter in the assembly and library. Students must settle down and work or face suspension or a day removed from school with a zero for that class. A few persistent troublemakers resist, but the rule is clear.
The 1917 inauguration at S H S introduced shorthand typing and bookkeeping. Miss Eva Hunt and Miss June Patterson led the staff as enrollments grew, with 38 typewriters and six to ten machines across courses. Summer sessions offer typing for non enrolled students.
The Tattletale column relays high school social buzz at S H S with mentions of Dixon, Bob Philips, Trudy, Dick Rohrer, Jean Moore, Sue Bryant, Elwin Duhm, Bob Wolf, Dixonette slaps, Bill Smith and Marie Hopkins, Curt Brandau lectures on dating, senior leap year dance plans, and pairs like Lois Walters with Bob Proprietor and Betty Chamberlain with Sheldon Boehm.
The G A A moves the leap year dance two weeks earlier than the senior dance on April 19. Seniors will skip the leap year event and host a hard times dance instead, urging fellows to secure dates for April 19 promptly.
Junior Hi Y hosted a picnic supper for Junior Hi Y Tuesday evening in the S. H. S. gym. Mrs. Jerome Robbins spoke to the group. DeVere Leonard and Beverly Anderson led as co chairs with a team including Dean Dahlgren Bill Dies Dick Breitwiser Vivian Wolf Leona Branch and Elizabeth Chamberlain. Pingpong and games followed the program.
Senior Hi-Y members gathered at Lyle B. Wilcox home on Tuesday February 27 for a supper hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Wilcox. Earl Prince owner of Prince Ice Cream Castles spoke on business trends and success tied to market shifts. About thirty boys and leaders attended the annual meeting. Rev. Uhlinger addressed relations of Hi-Y to the church. Junior Hi-Y adopts a new roll call answering method using notable US historical places or figures with facts about them.
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