Sterling High School District Track Triumph Sparks Pride
Sterling High School’s track team won the Whiteside County district meet for the first time, edging East Moline and Moline contenders. Stars like Otten, Gebhardt, Janssen, Vallee, Wolf, Corrigan, Jurkens, Frye, Reed, and Healey delivered multiple wins across sprints, hurdles, distance, and field events, earning a beautiful plaque and culminating in a strong relay victory.
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S. H. S. Fleetfeet
Champaign
Ted Scheid
East Moline
Jurkens
Captain Vallee
Frye
Wolf
Gebhardt
Marschang
Reed
Otten
Hall
Vallee
Sterling
Rock Island
Moline
Galva
Toulon
Aledo
Fulton
Mineral
Orion
Erie
Reynolds
Lyndon
Geneseo
Withersfield
Kewanee
Viola
Joy
Dixon
H. S
Corrigan
Janssen
Biven
Healey
Marshang
Taber
Nelson
Princeton
Morrison
Hansen
Woodyatt
Kenneth Howard
Lubben
Breed
Harold Reed
S. H. S. Athenians
Whiteside
Gould
Janasen
Frey
French Club Breakfast At Jean Wooster's
In heavy rain the French club met at Jean Wooster's for a May breakfast on May 7 attended by sixteen guests. A roaring fire and Bacon and eggs accompanied by Dale Schumacher's music cheered the group. Miss Lovrien spoke on her Bermuda trip and showed snaps. The event proved one of the year's best parties despite the weather.
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Jean Wooster
Dale Schumacher
Miss Lovrien
Bermuda
Schedule of Events for Remaining Year
A calendar of school events lists May 20 state meet at Champaign for tennis golf and track. May 23 Rochelle hosts Sterling for tennis and golf, May 24 Springfield trip, May 26 G A A banquet, May 28 NC I Conference meet Sterling, May 31 Rock Island vs Sterling tennis and Sterling Clinton Clinton C C for golf, June 4 NC I Tournament at Rochelle, June 8 Alumni banquet, June 9 Graduation, and June 10 end of school year.
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Champaign
Rochelle
Sterling
Springfield
Rock Island
Clinton Va
Clinton C. C
Golfers Tie Dixon At Plum Hollow In Dual Match
Sterling and Dixon tied in a Plum Hollow dual on May 16 with a final 16 to 15. The report details several district and club matches including Sterling’s 11 to 1 win over Swartley, Feldkerchner and Brewer point tallies, and early season results at Polo and Twin City Country Club.
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Dixon
Plum Hollow
Sterling
Twin City Country Club
Swartley
Johnson
Feldkerchner
Brewer
Rochelle
Taber
Hubbart
Hubbard
McCandless
Polo
Powell
Austin outlines Roman architecture evolution for class
Mr. E. T. Austin spoke before social science classes detailing the post and lintel principle and examples. He traced the brick-arch period to more complex forms of construction and used slides to illustrate his points.
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E. T. Austin
Austin
Blue and Gold Crown District Tennis Champions
The Blue and Gold tennis team won the district meet at Princeton with Sterling scoring eleven and Venona ten. Puckett beat Galva 6-2 6-2 and Morrison 6-0 6-1, Frye 6-3 6-2, Shaffer and Bixby lost in semi to Hopkins, and Thomas and Bentley also fell. In Clinton on May 11 Puckett won 6-2 6-2, Frye 6-3 6-0, Bixby 6-4 6-4, Bentley 6-2 6-3, Thomas 2-6 6-0 6-1, Shaffer 6-1 6-1, and the doubles Shaffer/Bixby 6-1 6-4, Thomas/Bentley 6-3 6-0. Puckett and Frye won the feature match 6-1 after dropping the first set 6-1.
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Rock Island
McCandless
Powell
Hubbart
Hubbard
Princeton
Sterling
Venona
Puckett
Galva
Morrison Man
Frye
Shaffer
Bixby
Hopkins
Thomas
Bentley
Brandau
Clinton
Puckett and Frye
Junior Rotarians to Entertain Rotary Club at May 31 Meeting
The Junior Rotarians will entertain the Rotary Club at the May 31 gathering. Senior boys chosen each month throughout the school year will serve as hosts and guests at regular Rotary meetings with Lyle Shannon presiding as president and John Schueler as secretary.
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Rotary Club
Rotary
Lyle Shannon
John Schueler
Elmer Barraclough
James Sheeley
John Havener
Vernon Frye
Everett Birch
Dale Harshman
Seniors Weigh College Choices After Graduation
A group of graduating students reveal their plans for next year with choices spanning private and public institutions. Alice Mae Fine eyes the University of Iowa while others look at Drake University Bradley Tech Cornell College Park College and Knox among numerous options including Beloit Sweet Briar and Iowa State.
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Alice Mae Fine
University of Iowa
Jean Wooster
Drake University
Janet Prestin
Bradley Tech
Jean Brown
Bradford Women's College
Dorothy Bisgell
Sue Gerdes
Lois Smyre
Beverly Anderson
Clinton Taber
Cornell College
Ida Jayne Blanchard
Park College
Mary Jane Geyer
Sweet Briar
State University
Beloit
Knox
Sue Geeting
Norman Schuneman
Iowa State
Amea
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Sterling Fleetfeet
Rock Falls
Whiteside County
SHS
Savanna
Mendoza
Brave Rain
Blue and Gold
Paul Puckett
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