Sterling High to Boost Girls Sports and Holiday Rivalry
AA G. A. A. Miss Yeager trains Sterling High girls in speed-ball a new sport blending basketball and soccer. Captains Cassens and Eckman lead the team as players wear their opponents’ autographs on shins. The season features tap-dance, Indian festival plans, and a Thanksgiving clash with Dixon, a fierce rival in northern Illinois for 34 years with standout Dixon players noted.
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Sterling
Mr. Bowers
Mr. Scheid
Dixon
Henry
Bellows
Kennedy
Underwood
Northern Illinois
Dog In the Assembly Sparks Laughter and Flea Note
In a school assembly a small dog trotted the aisle leaving a trail of mirth. A flea from the pet bit a student, prompting smiles and a light hearted mood among attendees.
Ideal Man and Ideal Girl According to Students
A survey of students reveals evolving ideals of attractiveness. The preferred man is tall with dark hair, brown eyes, and a football hero image, while the ideal girl is a blonde about five feet tall who dances well and enjoys sports. Emily Post is cited for dating guidance.
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Emily Post
Personal notes and wry sayings in local column
Bernice Michel who helps in the office has parted with her appendix. Clarence Pratt 37 has been in the hospital. Eileen Harshman has moved away. We miss Pat. Also a miscellany: seven sets of false teeth are left daily on Southern Railway trains. Girls buy 65 percent of boys neckwear in the U S. Quotations on rope, wealth, and social trends accompany the snippet.
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Bernice Michel
Clarence Pratt
Eileen Harshman
Pat
Southern Railway
England
U. S
Freshman project builds miniature Treasure Island display
The second period freshman Literature class under Miss Ludens created a clever sand island with hills caves and vegetation resembling a South Sea isle. Robert Yates led the build crafting Hispaniola and the stockade with help from classmates. A humorous stock joke closes the feature.
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Miss Ludens
Treasure Island
Hispaniola
Robert Yates
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Miller
Moore
Baldwin
Trost
Burns
Bogett
Shax
Evans
Pal
Lindenberger
Mae West
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