Frosh-Sophs End Season With Two More Victories
Sterling freshmen and sophomores closed their season with two decisive wins. They routed DeKalb 58 to 0 as Tafolla, Sterling, and Hunsberger led a dominant offense, and later defeated Clinton 18 to 6 with strong running by Wolf and final TDs by Jim.
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DeKalb
Bernie Mitchell
Mitchell
Ering
Sterling
Tafolla
Tafola
Keiser
Black
Foy
Leseman
Wolf
Nnt
Clinton
Hunsberger
Terling
Reed
Schumaker
Lutz
Ridge
Jim
Colleges Review Feeds S H S Seniors Aid Plan
Script previews a monthly SCRI feature reviewing midwest colleges for S H S seniors. November covers University of Illinois, Northern Illinois State Teacher's College, and Cornell College with admission basics and campus notes.
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SCRI
Mid-West
University of Illinois
Northern Illinois State Teacher's College
Cornell College
E University OF Illinois
Champaign-Urbana
Illinois
Liberal Arts
Medicine
Dentistry
Urbana
Chicago
U. S. Naval Training Station
Warriors Rally For Final Stand In Tough Season
The football Warriors ended the season with six straight losses as a green squad faced mutiny and adversity. Seniors Keith Brown ae Eckhardt Martin Oermann Bill Kraft Ed Radke Bill Hussing Bill Adams and Kenny Reitzel played their last game for the Blue and Old on November 13, with Brown catching a late touchdown and Kraft logging heavy minutes. The team fought hard all year despite unfavorable scores, earning a moral victory through grit and perseverance.
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Football Warriors
Keith Brown
Ae Eckhardt
Martin Oermann
Bill Kraft
Ed Radke
Bill Hussing
Bill Adams
Kenny Reitzel
Brown
Feihardt
Doermann
Kraft
Radke
Hussing
Adams
Princeton Tigers Claim 1942 Conference Crown
The article notes Princeton likely won the debatable conference championship for 1942 with unresolved loopholes leaving the Tigers as champions for now. Rock Falla is mentioned as a fair claimant but the veteran member should be favored.
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Princeton
Tigers
Rock Falla
Gym Classes Start Basic Basketball Drills
Gym classes begin introducing basketball fundamentals to students. Instructors plan to expose learners to general concepts as they continue routine exercises and drills.
Past Fives Of S.H.S. Openings Show Winning Starts
A look back at Sterling High School basketball openers shows a pattern of early victories. From 1931 to 1941 several squads started seasons with wins against Clinton Mendota Community Rock Falls and Rock Island, hinting the 1942-43 team may continue the tradition.
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Wonder Boys
Clinton
Iowa
S. H
Rock Falls
Sterling
Mendota
Community
Rock Island
G A A Bowling Reaches High Pitch Of Rivalry
Three weeks into G A A bowling, 110 members meet after school on Mondays and Wednesdays. Martha Bartlow directs the group as teams of six select names like Strikers and Blackouts. Captains include Ruth Thielbar Dorothy Stewart Lois Stewart Lorraine Lawrence and others. Helen Becker and Leona Branch top the seniors with high scores while Betty Portner leads juniors and Marilyn Dies and Phyllis Zigler lead sophomores and freshmen. Rivalry has begun with a regular schedule of games.
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Martha Bartlow
Ruth Thielbar
Dorothy Stewart
Lois Stewart
Lorraine Lawrence
Marcia Bogaard
Bonnie Bell
Leona Branch
Nayola Brooks
Ronnie Eberhardt
Betty Port
Girls Form Badminton Teams With Weekly Play
The article notes badminton started a week late due to The Seven Sisters rampage and will be played on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Miss Lorene Lindstrom coaches the group with Marilyn Cies as manager as the girls begin to learn and plan internal battles as teams form.
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Lorene Lindstrom
Marilyn Cies
Sophomores Plan Two Dances After First Meeting
Sophomores held their first meeting of the year on Tuesday November 17 in the war. Dues were collected and President Neil Janssen announced two dances an afternoon event and an evening event. Class officers led the collection with eight assistants aiding the drive.
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Neil Janssen
Floyd Hunsberger
Jean Hart
Lois Stewart
Claude Brown
Eugene Holcomb
Jack Cassens
Randall Barnett
Betty Rae John
Martha
DeKalb Campus Highlights and Nearby Attractions
The Northern Illinois Teacher's College at DeKalb offers a broad liberal education with courses in social and natural sciences, arts, music, and economics. The 72 acre campus borders the Kishwaukee River features two museums, wooded grounds, and close proximity to Sterling enhancing student teaching experiences.
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Cornell College
Mt. Vernon
Iowa
Cornell
Northern Illinois Teacher’s College
DeKalb
Sterling
Kishwaukee
Page Museum of Historical Material
Museum of Biology
DeKalb High School
Northwestern University
Knox College
Iowa State College
Classes Exchange Letters With Foreign Students
English Spanish and commercial geography classes led by Miss Esther Merchant are sending letters to students abroad. English and commercial geography pupils exchange with youths in the Union of South Africa and New Zealand. Spanish classes correspond with young people in Mexico.
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Bob Bulmer
Spring Valley
Ottawa
Dixon
Geneseo
Brandau
S.H.S
G.A.A
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