17 Mar 1937
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Newspaper
Sterling Script
Location
Sterling, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1937
Page
1
The Sterling Script is a monthly publication by the Press Club of Sterling Township High School in Sterling Illinois. It presents school news, student work, and club updates for the Sterling community.
A fragmented list shows staff names including Elmer Barraclough Naomi Benters Ed Hay and others, with roles such as Editor in Chief City Editor Business Manager and Editorial Board. The page also notes features and birthdays for Eileen Mangan John Becker Bob Fields and mentions administration exchanges and general reporters.
The piece argues training rules in schools exist to build stronger teams and should be strictly enforced. It criticizes boys who ignore restrictions as disloyal and dishonest, urging stricter enforcement to ensure fair play and better performance in games. It concludes Sterling can be proud of its clean, vigorous training and winning teams.
The text stresses concentration as essential for success in school and life. It contrasts those who focus with scatterbrains who fail to achieve goals. It asserts paying attention yields immediate dividends and that listening in class clarifies expectations and classroom demands.
Irving Berlin again shines as composer of On The Avenue with This Year’s Kisses and I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm among the top songs. Moonlight and Shadows leaps to first, Goodnight My Love still second, Boo Hoo rises among the winners.
A wave of new books hits the library shelf spanning humor and classics. Bob Benchley’s My Ten Years in a Quandary draws laughs in the study hall while Heiser’s A American Doctor’s Odyssey earns praise. Readers will find volumes on Paris and London, Jean Lafitte, Omoo, Gone With The End, Meet General Grant, Letters to Susan, The Human Comedy, and a Woodcut Shakespeare by Rockwell Kent. Other picks include The Autobiography of Lincoln Steffens, Dorothy Parker Not So Deep As A Well, Dorothea Brande works, Chinese art, archaeology, and a complete Mark Twain set.
Birthdays for February list several names with dates from 13 to 14. Notable entries include Douglas Cassens Warren Siddles Edward White Alicemae Rich ards Melvin Betts Russell Wagen knecht Lawrence Wiker Richard Wallace Nivetta Charlees Margery Jones Harold Wade Lanita Bendewald Kenneth Melvin Bernice Schultz Betty Woodyatt Alvena Holy Jack Olmstead Mabel Folkers Oliver Taylor Edgar Houseman Paul Bjork Mary Jane Crump Leslie Schrader Janet Ewbank Ray Pettit James Camps Walter Helms Paul Johnson Elmer Keefer Beverly Schrader Virginia Brown Evelyn Hussing Marie Burkett Merrill Tabor Clarence Cross Myrtle Fritz Harriet Kidd Virginia Martz Dorothy Myers Betty Faulkner Earl Giddings Lyle Swarfley Dorothy Lambert Vincent Mays Lorraine Allen Eleanor.
Being a good listener builds a pleasing personality and shows etiquette in company and class. Paying attention to the teacher or classmate reinforces respect, fosters learning, and helps both individuals and groups succeed.
A satirical tale from Income Texas follows Doc Brown and Sally in a farcical marriage. The couple’s odd misadventures include Sally’s comically failing cookery and a bizarre fatal ending revealed through a punchline about fishing with chewing tobacco.
A jumble of names and ages followed by scattered dates appears without a clear event or context. Individuals include Mary Wilbern Rankin, Bill Van Pat ter, Robert Castendycke, and many others with ages from 15 to 28, plus dates like April 2 and 4 and multiple surnames.
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