04 Oct 1940
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Newspaper
Sterling Script
Location
Sterling, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1940
Page
1
S H S student body displayed sportsmanship and generosity by raising nearly 40 dollars for Morrison player hospital expenses after a football game won 34 to 0 by Blue and Gold on Friday September 20. The effort stood out as a school year highlight.
A column recalls childish taunts about cheating and poor sportsmanship, notes several students have been expelled for cheating or talking in assemblies, and reports the high school will close October 17 and 18 for faculty education events at Morrison and Dixon.
Mr. Small a mathematics instructor pursues an unusual hobby collecting mathematical puzzles from newspapers magazines and books He hosts puzzle ideas at parties and class aiding students and parents who enjoy brainteasers He invites new puzzles and notes a fish riddle with solution promised next month and promotes a student handbook to boost school spirit
A school column riffs on popular songs and radio hits heard around the halls. Students and teachers reference Glenn Miller, Tiny Hill, Russ Morgan, Lang Thompson, and Tommy Tucker while noting a shift to congas and rhumba rhythms and the daily Sunrise Serenade alarm.
A cheeky campus column compiles gossip about Dixon High students and their social spins. Names like Jack Jamison Arlene Betts Eddie Reigel Lanice Humphrey Tillie Wilger Duhm Drynan and others appear in a lighthearted interior-page feature about dates, crushes, and high school social life.
A jumbled string of song titles and phrases appears, including School Days, Little Boy Love, Whispering Grass, Fable of a Rose, Sierra Sue, The Old Story, Get Out of My Eyes, Shame About Mamie, Nobody’s Baby, Compton Turnpike, Down by the Ohio, All This and Heaven Too, So Long, Jeanie With the Light Brown Hair. The piece reads like a catalog or column noting popular tunes and potential prize mentions.
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