Turkish Instructor Describes Turkish Youth Views on America
Mrs. H. Oksuzoglu, a Turkish home economics teacher from Istanbul, toured Sterling High and the University of Illinois as part of a Turkish education reform study. She explains changes since 1923, Turkish schooling, and youth culture embracing American music, dances, cinema, and sports. her family and teaching role, plus observations from visits to Decatur and St. Louis.
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Turkey
Hasene Oksuzoglu
Ha’sene Erk-sis-ola
America
Oksuzoglu
Istanbul
Technical Girls Trade School
Hi-Tri Plans Slumber Party and Breakfast at Park
The Hi-Tri girls schedule a slumber party after Easter at the YWCA with breakfast the next morning at Sinnissippi Park. On Tuesday March 16 they held a pot luck supper followed by a slide show of events including the Turkey Trot, The Queen of Hearts Ball, and the Hi-Tri swimming party.
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Hi-Tri
YWCA
Sinnissippi Park
Queen of Hearts
The Spirit of Healthy Girlhood Saves Baseball Season
A humorous piece describes the Association for the Prevention of Cruelty to Girls During Baseball Season forming a female baseball club to curb boys during spring. Training rules include no dates for two weeks and daily practice, with girls in spike shoes and uniforms gaining weight but achieving temporary behavioral improvements among the boys before baseball resumes.
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A.P.C.G.D.B.S
Association For the Prevention of Cruelty To
Students Rally Behind Their School Council
A call for stronger student cooperation with the Student Council at the school. Students urged to share complaints and ideas via homeroom reps to raise issues at meetings. An article in March highlighted a South Dakota council and creeds pledging loyalty to country and school.
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Student Life
South Dakota
Sterling Township Girls Win 1954 Basketball Tournament
The Sterling Township High School girls won first place in the 1954 Post al Basketball Tournament of the Illinois League of High School Girls Athletic Association. One hundred thirty schools entered the event. The ten top scorers were Gale Dillon Margo Dillon Dana Johnson Carol Michel Sheila Musgrove Sherral Musgrove Janice Ohnen Mary Saunders Mimi Sheldon Martha Sherman.
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Sterling Township
Illinois League of High School Girls’ Athletic Association
Gale Dillon
Margo Dillon
Dana Johnson
Carol Michel
Sheila Musgrove
Sherral Musgrove
Janice Ohnen
Mary Saunders
Mimi Sheldon
Martha Sherman
Canton
Genera Ec Georgetown
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Pat Hudson
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