History of Sterling High School Chronicles Contrasts
Frances Conner reviews Sterling Township High School history, noting growth from 217 pupils in 1899 to over 500, 29 graduates in 1899 and 100 in 1934, plus shifts in administration, faculty, and subjects. It highlights early musical programs, language changes, and past social-life cautions, ending with a forward look at future decades.
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Sterling Township High School
Edna Neff
C. N. Timmons
S. H
H. S
New Classrooms Created By CWA At Sterling High
Sterling High School received three new general science biology and agriculture classrooms along with an enlarged chemistry lab and storage area. A larger locker and shower room for athletes was added. Total modernization cost about 1000 dollars with 5000 dollars from the Civil Works Administration for materials and labor.
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Sterling High School
CWA
Civil Works Administration
Sterling High
Open House at Sterling Township High School Invites Patrons
The Board of Education welcomes parents and patrons to visit the school. An open house demonstration will let you meet faculty and students, inquire about class work, and discuss departmental activities. Helpful comments are welcomed, and organizers hope visitors find the occasion enjoyable.
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Board of Education
Sterling Township High School
Birthplace of S H S Secondary Schools Began There
Boston birth of secondary Latin grammar schools described from 1685 town meeting through the rise of academies. Ezekiel Cheever taught the first Latin grammar master, with emphasis on Latin and Greek. The movement spread to New England, leading to the academy system and broad educational growth into the 19th century.
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Boston
Lois Reitzel
Ezekiel Cheever
New England
Massachussetts
Ater
Academy
Benjamin Franklin
Philadelphia
America
New Republic
United States
Year stage lights improved at S. H. and C. George McClanathan
Improvements at S. H. C. include a solid ceiling over the stage to reduce glare and a new lighting system with built in footlights that recess into floor alcoves when not in use. Automatic mercury switches prevent lights from being left on. An adequate overhead lighting arrangement balances the system.
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George McClanathan
Chemistry Laboratory Gets New Equipment
New equipment valued at a thousand dollars was recently installed in the chemistry laboratory. Three new tables and a demonstration desk replaced thirty year old gear. Tables, built by W. H. Thomas, seat 48 students with individual desks and cupboards. Each table features a lead drain, gas and water jets, a central chemical shelf, and a slate sink at the end for diluting chemicals. Mr. DeVoe praised the student care for the new setup.
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L. T. Mortensen, Jr
Thomas Cabinet
W.H. Thomas
DeVoe
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O. L. Miller
Frances Conner
Sterling and Coloma Townshp High School
Rev. FE. Brown
TD. L. Miller
F. W. Wheeler
A. H. Hershey
W. W. Davis
D. L. Miller
E. T. Austin
Stella Coney
Ella Richards
By Tom Stabler
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