Robed Choir Presents Annual Spring Concert at Sterling High
Sterling Township High School Robed Choir directed by Mrs Eades won first division at the Northern Illinois sectional contest held May 4 in DeKalb for both selected numbers and sight reading Rochelle placed second Florence Pennington soloist and the Girls Ensemble took second division The choir performed its annual spring concert on May 21 including pieces by Now Let Every Tongue Adore Thee I Wonder As I Wander and more with soloists and accompanists Richard Fikenberry Joel Rice Benita Pabst Phil Breiding and Richard Eikenberry among the performers
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Sterling Township
Eades
DeKalb
Sterling
Rochelle
Florence Pennington
Sterling Takes Third at Kewanee Relays Behind Rock Island
Sterling placed third with four points behind runner up Rock Island at the Kewanee Relays on April 26. LaSalle-Peru finished fourth, ten points behind Sterling as Francis Tiny Melchi posted a best throw of 45 feet 2 inches to win the iron ball event. Gould won the pole vault with a height of 10 feet 4 inches, a mark sufficient to secure victory.
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Sterling
Rock Island
LaSalle-Peru
Francis
Melchi
Gould
Happy Vacation From Our Patrons A And B Listing
A list of patrons and businesses appears in a community notice naming stores such as Dairy Annabelle Ray Gift Shoppe Bradley's Bishop Printing Company Bickford's Pharmacy Badger Paint Store and many others. The compilation includes Georgians with a long roster of shops and individuals. The piece reads like a local patron list with names of firms and people.
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Dairy
Annabelle Ray
Bradley’s Bishop Printing Company
Bickford’s Pharmacy
Badger
Bowman’s Shoe Store
Brown-Lynch Scott & Co
Colonial Grill
Coca-Cola Bottling Co
Chester’s Chase’s
Dunnebeck’s
de Anne’s Dunbar
E. & W. Eberley’s Drug Store
Eberley’s
Soda Grill
1Erdes Jewelry Goshert’s
Grimes Hardware Gehring’s
Ey Grebner’s
Haskell’s
Leo’s Lunch Leath’s Furniture
Manfield Clothing
Michel’s Paint Store
Juniors Host Enchanted Garden Prom for Seniors
The junior class hosted the annual junior senior prom at the coliseum on May 11 with a Chinese theme. Over two hundred couples danced under lanterns to the Lawrence Morse Orchestra and enjoyed a staged Orient inspired floor show and elaborate decor.
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Coliseum
Jerry Svenksen
Orient
Effort Seen as Too Much Work for Ambitious Student
A student pleads for understanding at school as teachers fault their laziness while noting desire to achieve great things if given a feasible path. The piece portrays struggle between motivation and workload in an educational setting.
Musical Hobby Brings Ancient Instruments to School Assembly
Mr. Jesse Phillips Robertson spoke to 8. H. 8 students on May 9 about ancient musical instruments from Palestine Syria and Egypt. Dressed as a Palestinian shepherd he lectured and sang biblical tunes with instruments like the rhubabi long neck flute silver trumpet and shoulder harp. Helen Parker introduced the speaker.
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Jesse Phillips Robertson
Robertson
Orient
Palestine
Syria
Egypt
Helen Parker
Eight State Inspectors Visit Sterling High
Eight inspectors from the Department of Education in Springfield visited Sterling High Friday May 26. They toured the school and its classes and will prepare a report for the state. The team included Edmunds O Neal Black Bodenbach Eagle Arnold Connett and Michaelman.
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Department of Education
Springfield
State Department
Edmunds
O'Neal
Black
Bodenbach
Eagle
Sterling dominates Dixon in 76 to 38 dual meet
Sterling defeated Dixon 76 to 38 in a Dixon dual meet. Sterling won 10 of 13 first places with Dietz doubling in the 100 yard dash and the low hurdles. Behrens Iffenbaugh and Deem led the high hurdles, Gould took the oo vault, Duis won the mile in 4 47.8, Murray second, Unter third. Melchi Glenn led the shot put, Girton Diffenbaugh Hoffman swept discus, Williams won the 880, Haag the 440, Hacket swept the jumps for Dixon and Schultz won the 220.
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Sterling
Dixon
Dietz
Behrens
Iffenbaugh
Deem
Gould
Albers
Theilen
Galloway
Duis
Murray
Untersuber
Melchi
Glenn
Girton
Diffenbaugh
Hoffman
Toney Williams
Haag
Hacket
Schultz
Rotary Jr. Rotarians Lead Sterling Meeting
The Rotary Club of Sterling invites junior Rotarians to conduct their meeting on Tuesday May 14. Chosen from the senior class for outstanding high school work, junior officers include President Bob Deem Secretary Jerry Linton Sergeant at Arms Phil Breiding with Kenneth Gould as song leader and Breiding as pianist. Gilbert Fidalgo guest speaker described Mexico’s topography resources people and international ties noting improving U.S.-Mexico relations.
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Rotary Club of
Sterling
Bob Deem
Jerry Linton
Phil Breiding
Kenneth Gould
Sue Behrens
Bob Black
Philip Breiding
Bill Bryant
Jim DeVoe
Gilbert Fidalgo
Wayne Foulds
Daryl Gaumer
John Hay
Tom Hoffman
Orlo Jong
Francis Melchi
Helen Parker
Bill Pratt
Bill Robinson
Paul Joseph Scharfenberg
Bob Schuneman
Donald Snavely
Walter Snyder
Jane Stager
Bob Unterzuber
George van Horne
Marvin Wolber
Jim Wolf
Girls' Chorus Presents Lovely Spring Concert
The Girls' Chorus directed by Mrs. Roscoe Eades gave a spring concert May 16 at 8 in the high school auditorium. They performed choral pieces by Hahn Bortniansky Schuetky Foster Elliot Brahms Deems Taylor Scott Seebeek and a Debussy piano solo plus readings and a piano duet. Pat Stanley accompanied the chorus and flowers were presented to Mrs. Eades. Participating girls include Joan Keiser Alice Lambrecht Maxine Hill LaVerne Oetzel Mary Vaughn Janet Marcy Lorraine Heilener Mary Hall Nonis Snow Florence Hippen Betty Fortune Barbara Rehm Bunny Wolf Joyce Weaver Bev Sulouff Lorraine Teitzel Mary Hall Pat Smith Naomi Wilson Charlotte Haynie Lois Foulds Betty Marken Kay Hoogeveen Margaret Saillard Betty Fenner Joyce Coble Marion Parker Jean Haugen June Meyer Jeanne Over Nancy Sullivan Mar Ann Clark Darlene Long Anna von Pfundstein Sally Casey Rozella Morley Polly Jewel Jeanette Over Donna Battles Anna Cassens Mimi Sterenberg Gwen Turnroth Bertha Peterson.
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Mrs. Eades
Joan Keiser
Alice Lambrecht
Maxine Hill
LaVerne Oetzel
Mary Vaughn
Janet Marcy
Lorraine Heilener
Mary Hall
Nonis Snow
Florence Hippen
Betty Fortune
Barbara Rehm
Bunny Wolf
Joyce Weaver
Bev Sulouff
Lorraine Teitzel
Pat Smith
Naomi Wilson
Charlotte Haynie
Lois Foulds
Betty Marken
Kay Hoogeveen
Margaret Saillard
Betty Fenner
Joyce Coble
Marion Parker
Jean Haugen
June Meyer
Jeanne Over
Nancy Sullivan
Mar Ann Clark
Darlene Long
Anna von Pfundstein
Sally Casey
Rozella Morley
Polly Jewel
Jeanette Over
Donna Battles
Anna Cassens
Mimi Sterenberg
Gwen Turnroth
Bertha Peterson
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Robed Choir
Richard Fikenberry
Joel Rice
Joshua
Jericho
Benita Pabst
Richard Eikenberry
Erie Canal
Mountains
Lord
Alleluia
Sally Winn
Doris Boehm
Marilyn Stone
Sue Williams
Joan Heller
Benita
Dick Eikenberry
John Eades
Phil Ward
Don Mitchell
Dick Boyings
Ken Gould
Paul Scharfenberg
Don Scharfenberg
Bob Bechtel
Neil Ford
Gary Kenner
Rockford Relays
West Rockford
Janesville
Madison
Lane
Dixon A Ence Ene Een
Enee Es Erennessesee
Hononegah
Pecatonica
Lnee Sedemenen Encsosecce
DeKalb WA Dee Eenesen San Aeesevase
Kewanee
Rock Island Sesestersvesesnes
Sterling Stersseuwis
Galesburg
Seeeneeeses Monmouth Eter
Peoria Woodruff
Pekin
Emeutis
Lawrence Morse
Marion Wolf
Gene O'Connell
Betty Bull
Gladys Bressler
LaVerne Siex
Don Huntley
Jim Haskell
Dave Paulson
Jim Dies
Shirley DeWolfe
Audrey Meyer
Shirley Radke
Joan Hoogeveen
Marilyn Thielen
Carol Meyer
Cherry Blossom Lane
Joyce Rowland
Carol Moyer
Roger Larson
Doris Burritt
Homer Musgrove
Sterling High
Rotary
Rotarians
Harriet Echternach
Rotary Club
Yescoe Endes
Mexico
Gilbert
Hemisphere
University of Mexico
United States
United
Roscoe Eades
Carl Hahn
Bortniansky
Schuetky
Elliot
Foster
Brahms
Deems Taylor
Clair DeLune
Debussy
Mrs. Peabody
Isa Belle Flynn
Pat Stanley
Cyril Scott
Seebeek
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