Band Soloists Sweep First Honors at District Contest
S H S band soloists and ensembles won seven gold medals at the district solo and ensemble contest in Morrison on March 9. Winners include Paul Young French Horn Ed Bowers Jacque Sterenberg Julia Heida Doris Abel trombones Clarence Strock Harold Stone cornets and the cornet trio and trombone quartet plus brass sextet and baritone and bass entries. Don Thome earned a silver but advances to state solo contest.
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Morrison
Paul Young
Ed Bowers
Jacque Sterenberg
Julia Heida
Doris Abel
Clarence Strock
Harold Stone
Don Thome
Leverne Hoener
Mary Ann Hammelman
Marion Eade
Platterbugs described as new jitterbug fad and dances
A humorous feature defines a platterbug as a record collecting jitterbug who spends money on records and nickelodeon entertainment. It notes platter as a hot dish metaphor and describes the rise of platterbugs after Santa’s electrical radio-vics arrival, and introduces the informal platter party trend.
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Nickelodeon
Santa Claus
Santa
Mundorf Earns First 60-Word Shorthand Pin
Marvin Mundorf tops the year’s first shorthand test earning the 60-word pin as first year students compete. Fern Shantz, a second year student, claims the 80-word shorthand pin. Additional pin receivers include 30-word typing honorees Herman Walck Ellen Wallick Wayne Andreas Dorothy Pearson Leora Jacobs Bob Breiding Francis Mitchell Julia Heida. 40-word typing honors go to Marjorie John Betty Faulkner James Andrews Harriet Giddings and 50-word typing to Vernice Kavadas.
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Marvin Mundorf
Marvin
Fern Shantz
Herman Walck
Ellen Jane Wallick
Wayne Andreas
Dorothy Pearson
Leora Jacobs
Bob Breiding
Francis Mitchell
Julia Heida
Marjorie John
Betty Faulkner
James Andrews
Harriet Giddings
Vernice Kavadas
Blue and Gold Sale Dates Near for Sterling Township High Yearbook
The yearbook staff plans a larger more colorful issue with 350 plus pictures and clearer images so students can identify themselves. Material must reach the printer by mid next week and the book will be ready for distribution mid May. Wayne Friedrichs will again compete in the Franklin Grove sectional public speaking contest on April 5 with a speech on soil erosion outlining dangers erosion types and control methods.
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Bob Castendyck
Sterling Township High School
Ns Ints
Denete Nonos Vaiveementnanl
Ruth Welton
Sanford Mitchell
Accent
Bob Philips
Barbara Flinn
Wayne Friedrichs
Franklin Grove
Wayne
Practice judging contest for grain team hopefuls
Neighboring schools enter grain judging practice at our school tomorrow. Teachers will use results to select boys to represent the school in the judging contest later in spring.
F F A Banquet Paper Noted for Hopkins Cartoons
The F F A boys banquet paper gained praise for its lively cartoons at the head of each story by Jason Hopkins. His artwork dressed up the issue and drew many favorable comments from readers.
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Jason Hopkins
FFA Section Reaches Full Membership Dues Payment
Kenny Manon, vice president of the section, reports all member schools have paid dues in full. The F F A paper at the banquet was produced with help from the typing department.
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Kenny Manon
F. F. A. Basketeers Lose Close and Then Fall Hard
The F. F. A. basketball team suffered a one point defeat in a tense final minute. Dixon delivered a lopsided win, worsening their slump. Sterling plans a rematch to seek redemption in a future game.
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Morrison
Dixon
Sterling
Students Apply for State Farmer Degree in June
Jim Beatty, Jim Wink, George Reitzel, Lester Jacobs, Kenny Harms, Jason Hopkins and Clarence Strock fill out applications for the state farmer degree. Accepted members will travel to a June campaign where the degree will be formally presented.
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Jim Beatty
Jim Wink
George Reitzel
Lester Jacobs
Kenny Harms
Jason Hopkins
Clarence Strock
Caampaign
Local Actors Read Plays At Meeting
Dramatic club members staged two plays at the March 13 gathering. Lucille Burr directed The Neighbors by Zona Gale and Arden Daehler coached a Eugene ONeill piece Where the Cross is Made. Officers elected include Don Church president and Lucille Burr vice president.
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Dramatic Club
Lucille Burr
Zona Gale
Arden Daehler
Eugene O'Neill
Phyllis Shannon
Mariann Birch
O’neill
Iona Gale
Don Church
Viola Nester
Bob Sier
Andacqueline Vertrees
Doris Burritt
Senior Debaters Aid New Members of Club
S H S debate club has welcomed many freshmen and sophomores who are paired with veteran coaches. Debates on whether newspapers should be legally required to publish the truth have sparked lively rounds, with affirmative wins early.
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Jeanne Quilter
Dorothy Mintke
Janie Bartel
Marion Palmer
Ellen Haskell
Betty Martin
Fern Adams
Doris Overholser
Marjorie Lange
Barbara Bell
Dorothy Janssen
Paul Hermann
Bob Jamison
Martin Doerman
Keith Brown
Gordon Behrens
Cecil Wade
Leo Megli
Don Wallick
Gene Harshman
Mr. Robbins
Hermann Walck
Barbara Flinn
Bob Castendyck
Paul Harshman
S. H. S. Band Performs At Coliseum Tonight
The S. H. S. band lineup includes baritones John Hunsberger Gerald Keller and Bill McNinch and a large roster of wind players with sections in bass viols French horns clarinets alto clarinets bass clarinet saxophones oboe and bassoon ready for tonight's Coliseum performance.
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S. H. S. Band
Coliseum Tonight
John Hunsberger
Gerald Keller
Bill McNinch
Doris Brittain
Lorraine Wolf
Paul Young
Fay Ewbank
Dewight Mortenson
Robert Breiding
Donald Kyger
Betty Faulkner
Doris Scott
John Eade
Arthur Melville
Dorothy McKee
Lillian Hoover
James Wink
Gene Harshman
Beverly Wise
Nayola Brooks
Marjorie Lange
Mary Wilbern
Andrea Turner
Phyllis Geer
Paul Johnson
Eugene Knox
Ellen Haskell
LaVonne Bressler
Dorothy Mauke
Bud Anning
Myrtle Fritz
Leland Davis
Donald Thome
Lucille Burr
Jean Adams
Marvin Brewer
Gertrude Fine
Viola Nester
Jack Chapman
Lighten a Barrel With Holes Riddle
A wordplay item notes filling a barrel with holes to lighten it and a joke about Hitler not using two fingers because they aren’t his.
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Hitler
G A A Rites Spark Controversy and School Sports Results
Annamae Hassan recalls a controversial initiation by the G A A with hair and makeup rules and a penalty system. The piece also reports on a basketball tournament with A and B teams, top scorers, and the start of volleyball season under Jean Hoffman, listing captains for each class.
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Annamae Hassan
Jean Hoffman
Helen Becker
Dorothy Hoener
Vivian Wolf
Mary Andrews
Leona Drury
Viola Nester
Ruth Walker
Interclass basketball schedule mixed with incomplete pairing
The listing shows multiple senior and sophomore matchups across March and April with pairs like Seniors vs Sophomores and Freshmen vs Juniors and an incomplete final entry for Juniors. The plan lacks a final pairing for the last date.
Class Tournament Schedule Mirrored Elimination Format
All games set for 3 30. Each class features two teams with winners facing winners and losers facing losers to determine overall victors.
Latin Club Presents Public Program At High School
The Latin Club organizes an entertainment for the general public in the high school auditorium on April 24. A play by first year students will be followed by a more elaborate upper classmen production featuring scenes from Roman life and history.
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Oneral
Tin Club
Northwestern welcomes 147 transfer students for second semester
Jeannine La Verne Longabaugh from S. H. S. and Bradley Polytechnic Institute is among 147 students enrolling for the first time in Northwestern University’s college of liberal arts for the second semester.
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Jeannine la Verne Longabaugh
Northwestern University
College of Liberal Arts
Miss Longabaugh
Bradley Polytechnic Institute
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Annamae Hussing
Doris Schnitter
Arlene Eatinger
Lorraine Janssen
Darlene Leonard
Latin Club
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