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Newspaper
Sterling Script
Location
Sterling, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1964
Page
2
A discussion on the bystander effect raised by NY homicide and campus skirmishes. It argues that fear of being labeled or isolated drives conformity, urging a balance where individual judgment matters as much as group norms.
Merry Bogott delivers a speech at the National Honor Society spring induction urging students to cultivate wonder and curiosity beyond mere facts. She contrasts striving for perfection with a culture of doing just enough, calling scholars to rise above the trunk to the tree’s leaves and fruits, embracing learning as a lifelong challenge. Martha Bogott, Class of ’64.
Letters question adolescence conformity and individualism and urge teen readers to support debate and speech teams. Readers complain about parking lot conditions and lament lack of a school auditorium, noting crowded senior play and inadequate facilities for cast and crews.
Script Postscripts from May 6 and 7 note the Senior Class presented the Norman Krasna comedy Dear Ruth. The SHS community hailed the revival after four years without a senior-class play and urged students to curb gossip.
The piece recalls Sterling athletes, led by wrestling coach and former standout, celebrating a peak year with the NCIC conference title on May 22. It notes football, basketball, cross country and wrestling as conference champions and hints at strong tennis and golf seasons, with humor about retiring golf clubs and pastimes.
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