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Newspaper
Sterling Script
Location
Sterling, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1950
Page
4
Congratulations to Coach Hall and the SHS Golden Warriors for a standout season. The team built one of Sterling’s best squads through determination and spirit, with many players earning post season recognition as intramural bowling concluded and state tournament broadcasts aided town support.
Joan Hoogeveen of Sterling, a Grinnell sophomore soprano, is expected to be among 70 members in the Grinnell college choir on its Iowa tour April 11 to 14. Directed by David Bruce Scoular, the group will perform nine times in Webster City Fort Dodge Mason City and Waterloo.
An Easter sunrise service is planned by the MCA and YWCA coed council at 6:00 Easter morning at the stadium with a rain backup in a city church. Larry Norton will give an Easter talk and Joel Rice will play hymns. After the program, an Easter breakfast will be served at the YWCA.
Real support for the Warriors is highlighted as fifteen cheerleaders are commended for leading students and backing Warrior teams. The five varsity cheerleaders and two sophomores are credited with making football and basketball seasons memorable, with Jean Sterenberg Wanda Rhoades JoAnne Andrews Jo Cole Merilyn Wilkinson Jan Wagner and John Michel noted for praise.
High school students across the country express mixed opinions on bebop. A majority dislike it or doubt its staying power, with 75 percent stating they do not like bebop and many criticizing its danceability and rhythm.
The Golden Warriors edged Rock Island 50 to 47 to capture the sectional title and earn a spot in the state tournament sweet sixteen. Key moments included Kenaga’s early mid court basket and Garriott’s final free throw sealing the win.
A newly seeded lawn near Washington features a sign reading Please IT want to be a lawn. The quirky message appears on a Prairie Dog Tales High School campus landscape.
Mary jokes about her misbehavior causing more gray hairs for her mother while the mother retorts by calling Mary a terror and pointing to grandma as a mirror.
A National High School Press Association survey finds teens debating weeknight curfews of 10 30 and weekend nights at midnight while prom nights invite looser limits. In small towns after-prom parties end by 2 30 or 3 AM, in cities dawn may come with parental awareness. Teens favor joint parent teen deadlines based on city transport and safety with penalties like suspending the car or extra chores.
Officers recently elected by the FHA are Eunice Detweiler president Esther Wolker vice president Lois Erickson secretary and Donna Bauman treasurer.
The text notes a building collapse section injuring several workers including specialists. It mentions repairs planned by Mr Eades and proposes staying in the old building for another year. Demand for transfers to Rock Falls High School rises as parents voice discouragement and resignations occur among teachers.
A brief verse notes a man asking for a kiss and a woman facing the request with grace, concluding with a closing line from DeKalb Barbl.
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