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Newspaper
Sterling Script
Location
Sterling, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1937
Page
5
Ed Hay announces the Bank Nite Drag on April 10 with nightly drawings and prizes including a grand prize Blue and Gold in 1937 style. Refreshments will be new and different and the event is strictly No Date. Smiler O Rourke plans a Chicago trip during spring vacation.
Marie Amsbaugh and Marjorie Rhodes won in the two week long typing contests held in the commercial department. Miss Hunt and Miss Peterson sponsored two games a team baseball contest and an individual event titled Three Oclock in the Morning. Beginners and advanced typists earned pins for high accuracy as readers note the improved speed and precision across the classes.
The G A A plans its Purple Ball at the Masonic Temple with purple decor and confetti. Jack Phelps and Swing Time Band will provide music while the peace committee organizes the program and the girls invite their dates. A prior ten reel film on March 11 helped raise funds for the event.
The S H S gym hosts a five day art exhibit of 150 pictures from the Colonial Art Company. Admission is ten cents for students and twenty five cents for adults with proceeds buying school pictures. Miss Goette leads the exhibit and lectures accompany English lessons in art history.
Students greet break with happy looks as seniors glide through halls and freshmen share new thrilling thoughts. Miss Lovrien smiles at mention of Script or Annual. Vacation runs eleven days starting this morning at 8 25.
Dorothy Lambert covers a major sit-down strike staged in the gym. Details describe participants, organizer actions, and the immediate response from officials and school leaders. The report notes the dispute over working conditions and campus activity.
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