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Newspaper
Sterling Script
Location
Sterling, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1935
Page
7
Principal Eades speaks to the board of education presenting a four year summary of improvements under his administration. He offers an eight point plan for future changes and guides upcoming deliberations with key recommendations while noting major accomplishments.
A detailed list of a new principal’s recommendations and district actions from 1931 to 1934. Highlights include safe cabinet purchase, improved lighting and athletic field fencing, floor maintenance, McClara property acquisition, new seats and steel shelving, building contents appraisal, daily program revision, and establishment of a summer school. Also notes CWA remodeling, rewiring for fire safety, and substantial laboratory equipment funded by the Pennington endowment.
The article outlines a high school French program focusing on accurate pronunciation and spoken French. In year two emphasis shifts to grammar to ease reading and support college preparation, with readings in French to spark interest in French life history and literature.
Sterling High School athletic program emphasizes broad participation. Fall football had 128 report, 118 awards, 87 games across weight classes. cross country with over 40 participants. Winter basketball included 187 players, two intramural leagues of 60, plus freshman play. Spring tracks list over 100 candidates and about 60 involved.
Mary Belle Haglund notes English classes tonight will feature class discussions. Freshmen under Mrs. Marsh and Miss Murphy cover current events while Miss Coneys classes discuss Shakespeare and oral composition. Senior posters display favorite library books and will move to the library.
Dr Pennington endowed Sterling township high school with money for manual training shops. Since 1912 the income funds permanent machinery enabling expansion from a small 20 by 25 foot room to full woodwork and machine shops with lathes planers drills and saws. The program now includes a drawing room and blueprint machine plus a furnace transformer and switchboard donated by Leo Wahl. The total cost for both shops is about 20000 and yearly classes benefit from the fund.
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