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Newspaper
Sterling Script
Location
Sterling, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1968
Page
4
A snap survey of readers after the election shows mixed forecasts. Respondents express concern over inflation and war, with some predicting stability under Nixon and Congress, others fearing trouble, debt, or unresolved policy battles ahead.
The piece criticizes the STHS program timing from 8:00 to 8:15 with blurred music and confusion. It urges appointing a weekly feature director to handle organization, and stresses practice in presentation and pronunciation. The straw poll shows The Little Rascals Show leading by thirty points.
Calendar lists daily activities from Monday November 25 to Friday December 13 including JV and freshmen basketball games, wrestling events, club meetings such as Latin Club MP Student Council GAA Executive Board meeting and German Club, choir concerts, and Thanksgiving recess with multiple away games at Freeport Dixon DeKalb LaSalle-Peru Guilford and LaSalle-Peru.
The Science Club undertakes a year long group project to build a tall Cassegrain-Metonian telescope with a 12% inch largest mirror and five surfaces, valued about 1300 dollars. It aims to teach astronomy, and will become school property with access to other groups. A second project, a six inch cold camera with guide scopes, is proposed to observe faint nebulae and star clusters. The last meeting on November 12 discussed fundraising for both projects.
At its last meeting the Library Club discussed a Christmas party and possible gifts of small toys for Dixon State School children. Members may work after school at the Daily Gazette to raise funds and plan candy sales at Christmas. The GAA schedules Dad and Daughter Night on November 12 with 100 girls expected and activities include aerial darts volleyball and cageball. The group sponsors a November 16 play and offers six weeks of girls sports plus coat check at basketball games and Thanksgiving baskets for Sterling families.
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