When you look back what will you miss most in high school
The Inquiring Reporter asks seniors what they will remember or miss most after four years. Answers cover sports, dances, music, teachers, classes, and friendships with many named students sharing personal highlights and sentiments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neal Wick
Bettijeanne McNeil
B. J. Bob Siex
Frannie Miller
Paul Gribbons
Anl Cathryn Detweiler
Chuck Calhoun
Shirley Butler
Claude Cummins
Sterling
Donna Cross
Forest Olmsted
Frosty
Vera Bley
Irene Shaible
New Aviation and Fiction Works Highlight Wartime Reading
A 1944 aviation annual covers air developments, American planes in action, and wartime changes. It reviews America’s Fighting Planes in Action with color portraits and concise text. Fiction picks include Barrie and Daughter and Imagine, both set against wartime life and duties. Librarians can place readers on waiting lists for popular titles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Barrie
Fern Barrie
Clint Stacey
U. S. Air Corps
Lesley Farnham
Seniors Explore Wide Range Of Research Themes
The senior themes cover diverse topics from medicine and science to war era subjects. Focus areas include Latin American nations, Pacific and Scandinavian issues, service branches, engineering, music, poetry, and daily life topics like interior decorating and store management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Speer
Miss Soles
Mexico
Hawaii
New Mexico
Sweden
India
Air Corps
Navy
Commerce Students Earn Typing Awards
A large number of students earned typing awards this year. 50 Word pins went to Carol Tavenner C Ven Gilder Janet Swartley and Mary Strock. 40 Word pins were awarded to Martha Bartlow Donna Yeck Betty Schmiedebush Marilu Heller Herriet Radke Jean Bressler Harold Ratzlaff Russell Coats Betty Shaffer Lulu Meyers Janet Ferguson Betty Portner Barbara Heindel Dorothy Stewart Marilyn Dies Lois Rank Kay Deets and Verne Hammelman. 30 Word pins were received by Viola Strock Leoni Wolker Mary Jane Linton Joan Hubbard Alice Mae Panscik Randall Barnett Mae Allen Jean Hart Frances Bethard Marvin Hnabben Beverly Schultz Jim Carlton Naomi Englekins Dorothy Landis Myron Shannon Joyce Null Lauren Morris Darlene Otten Mary Jo Denny Viola Radke LeRoy Duden Betty Capp Pauline DeWeerd Ruth Olds Jean Schnee kloth Jack Cassens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol Tavenner
C. Ven Gilder
Janet Swartley
Mary Strock
Martha Bartlow
Donna Yeck
Betty Schmiedebush
Marilu Heller
Herriet Radke
Jean Bressler
Harold Ratzlaff
Russell Coats
Betty Shaffer
Lulu Meyers
Janet Ferguson
Betty Portner
Barbara Heindel
Dorothy Stewart
Marilyn Dies
Lois Rank
LeRoy Duden
Betty Capp
Pauline DeWeerd
Ruth Olds
Jean Schneekloth
Jack Cassens
Shorthand Awards Honor 60-Word and 0-Word Pins
Shorthand pins were awarded this year to a list of students led by Ida Harms Kay Deets Dorothy Landis Ruth Olds and many others. Sixty word pins went to Ida Harms Kay Deets Dorothy Landis Ruth Olds Berbera Heindel Janet Swartley Ferne LeFevre Leora Wolker Beverly Schultz Iwis Rank Jean Thielbar Alice Panscik Neva Olsen Shir Lee Paddock Marilyn Dies Ina Erb Joan Lou Hubbard Vonda Brooks Vivien Dew Vivian Hein Pauline DeWeerd Barbara Rowland. Zero word pins also awarded to Ida Harms Dorothy Landis Lois Rank Janet Swartley Leora Wolber Jean Bressler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Harms
Kay Deets
Dorothy Landis
Ruth Olds
Berbera Heindel
Janet Swartley
Ferne LeFevre
Leora Wolker
Beverly Schultz
Iwis Rank
Jean Thielbar
Alice Panscik
Neva Olsen
Shir Lee Paddock
Marilyn Dies
Ina Erb
Joan Lou Hubbard
Vonda Brooks
Vivien Dew
Vivian Hein
Pauline DeWeerd
Barbara Rowland
Lois Rank
Leora Wolber
Jean Bressler
Student Librarians Celebrate At Hotel
The Student Librarians banquet is set for May 23 at the Lincoln Hotel. Ruth Olds handles decoration Verla Brewer arrangements and Janet Geer programs. All books must be returned to the library by May 22 for invoicing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Hotel
Ruth Olds
Verla Brewer
Janet Geer
Five Sterling boys qualify for state in district meet
Sterling Townshi High School reports five 8 H. 8. tracksters qualified for the state meet after a district contest at Ke Wanee Public Schools Stadium. Ken Duhm set a school discus record 130 ft 3 in while Stan Ridge won high hurdles and Floyd Hursberger led pole vault. Sterling placed in multiple events and the relay team Keser Bulmer Ridge Welton finished strong despite fifth in the final.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling
Kewanee Public Schools
Champaign
Ken Duhm
Stan Ridge
Floyd Hursberger
Kendall Freeman
Floyd
Bill Welton
Bob Bulmer
Dick Keiser
Paul Gribbers
Neil Jarssen
Keser
Bulmer
Ridge
Welton
In Uniform Two Sophomores Have Brothers in Service
The piece notes Janet Ellmaker and Charlotte Church with multiple brothers in the military. Wayne Ellmaker trained at Camp Wolters and served in the southwest Pacific. Glenn Ellmaker joined Naval Air Corps in 1943 after training in Murray and Athens. Merrill Church enlisted in the Air Force last September and Don Church trained at Blanding and Lowry before going overseas to England in October 1943.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janet Ellmaker
Charlotte Church
Janet
Charlotte
Wayne
Army
Camp Wolters
Texas
Pvt
Ellmaker
Southwest Pacific
Glenn Ellmaker
Naval Air Corps
Murray
Kentucky
Athens
Georgia
Jim Ellmaker
Army Air Corps
Shephard Field
Merrill
Air Cor
Jefferson Barracks
Missouri
Church
Lowry Field
Denver
Armorer
Don Church
Camp Blanding
Don
Camp Young
Yuma
Arizona
England
S Club Initiates New Lettermen May 4
The S Club admitted new members on May 4 in a gym initiation led by Leon Muleshey Hal Reigel and Charles Calhoun. Named initiates include Warren Davis Myron Shannon Lyle Book Keith Behrens Herb Tavenner Bill Bryant Frank Billmire Wallace Feldman John Lawrence Phil Hey Don Girton Pat Celantano Manuel Garcia Earl Prince Jim May Bob Watson Charles Walker Lyle Wolf Bob Black and Bill Robinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S” Club
Leon Muleshey
Hal Reigel
Charles Calhoun
Warren Davis
Myron Shannon
Lyle Book
Keith Behrens
Herb Tavenner
Bill Bryant
Frank Billmire
Wallace Feldman
John Lawrence
Phil Hey
Don Girton
Pat Celantano
Manual Garcia
Earl Prince
Jim May
Bob Watson
Charles Walker
Lyle Wolf
Bob Black
Bill Robinson
Freshmen Opinions on Boys and Behavior Note
The column cites biased freshman opinions about boys, noting stumbles and showy pant-rolling as acts of foolishness. It quotes a girl praising boys as charming and masterful while enjoying fright tricks with mice and snakes. The piece mocks the freshmen’s biased views.
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Leon Mulcahey
Pruest
Commerce
Shorthand
Sterling Townshi High School
Mildred Krughoff
LaSelle Hotel
Chicago
Hamlin
Northwestern University
Joseph Kluchesky
Milwaukee
Col. Moser
Post
Chaplin
Chanute Fields
Kluchesky
Rock Island
Kewanee
Genesee
Galesburg
Dadecsmescaseesenses
Toulon
Altona
Williamsfield
Wethersfield Sbeeesesseses
Yalva
Ovb
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Moline
Orion Sse
Ekinnesececes
Knoxville
Rock Falls
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