Sterling Fleetfeet claim district track title at Moline
S. H. S. Fleetfeet won the district track meet at Moline led by Sterling in the 440 won by Wolf and Gebhardt first in the 880. Janssen took high hurdles third, Vallee second in the 220, and Reed and Taber excelled in field events. Dixon was defeated 66 to 56.
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Sterling Fleetfeet
Moline
Wolf
Gebhardt
S. H. S. Fleetfeet
Champaign
Ted Scheid
East Moline
Jurkens
Vallee
Frye
Marschang
Reed
Otten
Hall
Sterling
Rock Island
Galva
Toulon
Aledo
Fulton
Mineral
Orion
Erie
Reynolds
Lyndon
Geneseo
Withersfield
Kewanee
Viola
Joy
Dixon
Corrigan
Janssen
Biven
Healey
Marshang
Taber
Nelson
Morrison
Princeton
Hansen
Captain Vallee
Woodyatt
Kenneth Howard
Lubben
Breed
Tab
S. H. S. Athenians
Whiteside
French Club Braves Rain At Jean Wooster’s Breakfast
Hungry French students faced heavy rain as they gathered for Jean Wooster’s May breakfast on May 7. Dale Schumacher’s music and a roaring fire warmed the sixteen guests after a two course meal. Miss Lovrien shared experiences from Bermuda with photos, making the event one of the year’s best.
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Jean Wooster
Dale Schumacher
Miss Lovrien
Bermuda
Schedule of Events for Remainer of Year
Calendar lists May 20 state meet at Champaign for tennis golf and track. May 28 tennis and golf match Rochelle versus Sterling in Rochelle. May 24 Springfield trip. May 26 G A A banquet. May 28 N C I Conference meet Sterling. May 31 tennis Rock Island versus Sterling in Sterling with golf Clinton versus Sterling in Clinton C C. June 4 tennis golf N C I Tournament Rochelle. June 8 alumni banquet. June 9 graduation. June 10 end of school year.
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Champaign
Rochelle
Sterling
Springfield
Rock Island
Clinton
Golfers Tie Dixon at Plum Hollow in Duel
Sterling and Dixon tied 15 to 15 at Plum Hollow on May 16 in a close dual match. District meet results show Blue and Gold fifth at Rock Island with McCandless Powell Hubbard and Hub bart contributing limited points. Sterling defeated Dixon 11 to 1 at Twin City CC. Swartley Johnson Feldkerchner Brewer tallied points. Sterling opened season at Polo with wins as Hubbart and Powell posted multiple points.
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Sterling
Dixon
Plum Hollow
Rock Island
McCandless
Powell
Hubbart
Hubbard
Twin City Country Club
Swartley
Johnson
Feldkerchner
Brewer
Rochelle
Taber
Polo
Dixon Sterling Witzleb
Sesceesevecescoaranson Hubbart—S
Tee
Eewreceeerensee
Martin
Cesedensees Noses
Benson
Hubbard—S Andee Ander
Minnihan
McCandless—S
Brewer—S
Dorland
Stone—Stener Eens Terre
Ns Kornman—S
Austin outlines Roman architecture from post and lintel to arches
Mr. E. T. Austin spoke to social science classes about the development of Roman architecture. He explained the post and lintel principle, traced brick arch progress, and showed illustrative slides to reinforce his points.
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E. T. Austin
Austin
Blue and Gold Crown District Tennis Champions
Blue and Gold win the district title at Princeton with Sterling scoring 11 and Venona 10. Puckett defeats Galva 6 2 6 2 then Morrison 6 0 6 1, Frye falls 6 3 6 2, Shaffer and Bixby lose in semi while Thomas and Bentley drop 6 2 6 1.
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Brandau
Rochelle
Paul Puckett
Princeton
Sterling
Venona
Puckett
Galva
Morrison Man
Frye
Shaffer
Bixby
Hopkins
Thomas
Bentley
Brandal
Clinton
Puckett and Frye
Junior Rotarians to Entertain Rotary Club May 31
The Junior Rotarians, senior boys selected monthly, will entertain the Rotary Club at the May 31 meeting. Lyle Shannon presides, with John Schueler as secretary Elmer Barraclough on piano and James Sheeley as song leader. Members listed include Havener Frye Birch Harshman Swartley Wagenknecht Otten Taber Schuneman Johnson Houseman Tarvin and others.
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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 For Next Year
A number of graduates have announced college plans for the next academic year. Students named include Alice Mac Fine aiming for the University of Iowa and Jean Wooster for Drake University, with others such as Janet Prestin and Dorothy Bissell considering Bradley Tech and Cornell College. Additional possibilities include Park College, Sweet Briar, Knox, and Iowa State at Ames, among several state universities and Beloit.
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Alice Mac Fine
University of Iowa
Jean Wooster
Drake University
Janet Prestin
Bradley Tech
Jean Brown
Bradford Women’s College
Dorothy Bissell
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
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Rock Falls
Whiteside County
SHS
Savanna
Mendota
Brave Rain
Sollows
Blue and Gold
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