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Newspaper
Sterling Script
Location
Sterling, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1940
Page
4
A playful verse follows Little Eva in a Scarlett O Hara inspired gown as Romeo vanishes at three in the morning. They watch the Golden Gloves event while a politician called Boss Superman looms behind the tournament and pressuring Romeo to join his ranks.
Wayne Friedrichs placed third in the district public speaking contest at Oregon Illinois on May 21 delivering The Soil Talks. The event featured speakers from Stockton Walnut Harvard and Polo with Parity for the Farmer and soil erosion the top topics. Friedrichs was named president of the Sterling FFA for the coming year with Orlowski as vice president Steiner secretary Smith treasurer and Mellett reporter.
The Latin club at S H S held its annual banquet and elected officers for the coming year. Sanford Mitchell acted as toast master and president, with a Roman style banquet and performances by the Latin quartette. Awards honored top class averages across senior Virgil, junior Cicero, sophomore, and freshman groups.
The last French club gathering of the year occurred Thursday evening May 2 at the high school. Members answered a roll call with a famous French figure and a French statement about what he was known for. A brief business meeting followed by a social hour included a girls quartet singing French songs and a short play. Games and refreshments concluded the event. A combined French and Latin club meeting is unlikely to occur until next year.
A sequence of names appears, listing multiple local businesses such as Script Haldeman Motor Company Prophet's Confectionary and Grebner's Shoe Shop, followed by firms like Ward and Ward and Rockford Consolidated Newspapers, Inc. The section also includes several doctors, banks, and individuals with titles, indicating a directory or notice of area commerce and professionals.
S H S gym classes directed by Miss Amy Turnell and Coach Ted Scheid staged a May 22 exhibition at the stadium. The program opened with a S H S parade and letter formation, then freshmen, juniors, and seniors performed volleyball, deck tennis, aerial darts, badminton, soccer fundamentals, alley soccer, a sword dance, tumbling, archery with art-made targets, a three part rhythm in waltz time, square dancing led by Charlotte Capp, and concluded with human pyramids built by junior and senior students.
The seniors held a Leap Year Dance on Saturday evening April 27 titled the Spin ster s Spree with Gene Foster s orchestra providing music. The all star cast presented a phenomenal floor show, featuring a hilarious comedy, and games and cards were available for non dancers. Men found themselves challenged by dancing with partners chosen by fate, and the likely result is fewer male attendees at the next Leap Year celebration.
A satirical tale follows Little Eva learning a definition of coward from Webster and Romeo challenging in the ring. Boss Superman asks for the term, and the story ends with Eva wandering home in a prom dress and a cautionary moral about men and engagements.
Darda Lubben and Jean Beatty faced weather woes arranging softball and archery schedules. Between showers, juniors won softball, sophomores took second as freshmen and seniors could not finish their tie. Archery drew a big turnout, with William Tells high scorers listed. banquet closes GA A activities with speeches, awards, and committees named.
Rock Falls Future Farmers defeated the F F A nine 10 to 8 in the first round of the sectional baseball tournament. Roy Beck pitched for the Sterling team. Although eliminated, games remain on the schedule with neighboring chapters.
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