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Newspaper
Sterling Script
Location
Sterling, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1939
Page
7
A late English class disruption at S H S led to a jail like punishment with students marching in lock step and a timed run around the block. The event was witnessed by Mr DeVoe and sparked talk of more dramatic school publicity.
In a cold night western spoof Antelope Amos pursues Slug Nutty for kidnaping Millicent. After three days and a cabin standoff Amos shoots the villain and rescues Millicent ending with a quip about Wheaties and bravery. The scene blends humor and daring in a vintage desert setting.
The article lauds student volunteers at S. H. S. for assisting the Script staff with deadlines and publication dates. It credits Marion Benson Marian Reaver Grace Ratzlaff Alethia Neitzke and others for typing and checking and notes Rebecca and Anita Hinz for selling noon candy to fund the senior class.
Walter E. Harney Monroe Calculating Machine Company district manager gave an instructive demonstration of an electric calculating machine before the commercial classes on March 15. The event highlighted a smaller calculating model and showcased many students earning shorthand and typing pins ranging from thirty to one hundred words.
Mothers of Home Economics Club members are invited to a tea on April 26 from 3 to 5 PM to view their daughters talents. The event features desserts and refreshments prepared by the cooking and home management students and a fashion show by sewing class girls in the Home Economics building.
Senior Hi Y members gathered at Lyle Wilcox home for a March dinner hosted by the Hi Y adviser. Walter Grebner spoke on European affairs in Tyrolean dress, noting German unity under Hitler while cautioning about potential ultra crisis. Grebner had spent last summer in Germany.
The vocational machine shop screened a five reel film on steel manufacture including the blast furnace shipping room and packing for foreign shipment. Last Tuesday the group visited the Lawrence Brothers factory.
Bystanders report a humorous dialogue at an accident scene where a driver jokes to an elderly passerby asking for an accident. The elderly man replies that he has just had one, defusing tension with a quick quip.
Dr. James A. Naismith originator of basketball spoke at a Sterling Township High event honoring the 38 39 squad. Scott Williams of the University of Illinois and the blue and gold cagers attended as numerals and a signed certificate were awarded. Naismith recounted his path from minister to inventor and the game’s early evolution.
Miss Wilma Lucas was guest speaker at the Hi-Tri's March meeting at the YWCA. Her talk titled Home Economics as a Vocation outlined many career paths for those educated in home economics. The session included a brief business meeting and several songs before adjournment.
A reward is offered for returning a Shaffer pen engraved with a girl’s name. Inform the office if found.
Countryman objects to a famous picture caption claiming Van Dyke appears alone and argues aloud that the depiction is obvious and false. The remark targets the caption’s accuracy and invites doubt about the image’s interpretation.
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