Way Back 1904 Autophor Annual of Sterling High
A reminiscence recalls Sterling Colony High School’s 1904 annual Autophor, noting six year old school size, Principal K T Austin, 200 students, 15 teachers, football and basketball teams, and girls’ class basketball. It fondly describes uniforms, early benches, and “Junior Jingles” verses.
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H. 5
Stering-Colomal Township
S. H
K.T. Austin
Princeton
Sterling Business College
Fulton
Sterling Y. M. C. A
Library staff enlarged add many new books
The library introduces a large staff including Gloria Waters Cecil Wade Marjorie Andrews Marjorie Curtsinger Darlene Leonard and others to assist readers. New acquisitions include Frankenstein by Shelley Rebecca by Du Maurier All This and Heaven Too by Rachel Field Escape by Vance and Doctor Hudson's Secret Journal by Douglas.
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Gloria Waters
Cecil Wade
Marjorie Andrews
Marjorie Curtsinger
Darlene Leonard
Eileen Corrigan
Mary Jane Miller
Marian Eade
Lillian Bernstein
Fern Allen
Betty Graham
Don Thome
Betty McCombs
Frankenstein
Shelley
Rachel Field
Rebecca
du Maurier
Escape
Vance
Doctor Hudson
Douglas
Lloyd C. Douglas
Chad Hanna
Edmonds
Abraham Lincoln
Carl Sandburg
Athletic Journal
le Soleil
Alumni Move Among Colleges and Jobs
Alumni spend time learning new schedules as they split across colleges and local jobs. Lorie Andreas Jim Beatty and Bob Castendyck attend Knox College while Don Church Lyle Geeting Norm Bogett and Earl Dahl attend Bradley Tech. Other names appear at Carlton DeKalb MacMurray Cornell Albion Purdue Marietta and various local workplaces.
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Lorie Andreas
Jim Beatty
Bobby Castendyck
Knox College
Bradley Tech
Romeos
Don Church
Lyle Geeting
Norm Bogett
Earl Dahlgren
Carlton
Jim Brown
Charlotte Goetz
DeKalb
Pat Behrens
MacMurray
Ruth Welton
Cornell University
Charlie Geyer
Cornell College
George Huber
Barbara Flinn
Albion
Wardie Dillon
Purdue
Ary Anna Hammelman
College
Bobby Phillips
Marietta Egc
Summer Fun Vacations Shared By Students And Faculty
Students and faculty recount vacations across Yellowstone Park Washington Washington D C Canada Wisconsin and the Grand Canyon. Tales include rodeos lakes Madison fishing and the New York World’s Fair with many quirky quotes and travel memories from various names.
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Jean Beatty
Yellowstone Park
Joanna Prentiss
Washington, D. C
Weckesser Boys
Canada
Dorothy Janssen
Smail
Wisconsin
Stryker
Scheid
University of Wisconsin
Ted
Madison
Doris Abel
Doris Boyange
Miss Turnell
Grand Canyon
Miss Joiner
California
Arizona
Rome
Jack Chapman
Gordon Behrens
Amusing 1903 ads and odd notes from a local annual
The excerpt lists humorous lines about a Greenie and Wing and catalogs varied local ads from Charles A. Windom Hendricks Drug Store and Ahrens Department Store among others. It notes an official calendar with quirky entries from 1903 to 1908 and playful misprints about football, mucilage, haircuts, and graduation.
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Charles A. Windom
Masonic Temple
Hendricks Drug Store
Cheater’s
Wright
Watertown
Ward
Jonea
Ponner
Pfister
April
Latin Club Opens Year With Julius Caesar Play
The Latin club meets October 16 in the fu for an enacting of Julius Caesar by Gordon Behrens. The evening includes games and refreshments led by Mariann Birch as first consul, Gordon Behrens as second consul, Fay Ewbank as quaestor, and Dorothy Hoener as aedile. Club members total 66, with freshmen to be admitted bringing the count to 143.
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Gordon Behrens
Mariann Birch
Fay Ewbank
Dorothy Hoener
Dramatic Club Elects Swartley President
Dramatic club officers elected at the September 26 meeting include vice president John Platt secretary Mariann Birch treasurer Bob Jamison and publicity manager Janie Bartel The group set monthly meetings for the first Monday and held junior and senior tryouts on October 8.
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Keith Swartley
Dramatic Club
John Platt
Mariann Birch
Bob Jamison
Janie Bartel
French Club elects officers at September meeting
John Quincy Adams was elected president of the French Club at the September 20 meeting. Other officers chosen include Gertrude Fine as vice president, Jean Beatty as secretary, and Bob Griesser as treasurer for the upcoming term.
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John Quincy Adams
Gertrude Fine
Jean Beatty
Bob Griesser
Robed Choir Sees Growth and New Leaders for Season
The Robed Choir welcomes 46 new students, boosting the group size beyond last year. Mariann Birch is elected president with Andrea Turner as vice president. Leland Book becomes secretary, and William Wording and Ed Bowers oversee robes and music. The girls’ glee club has 34 members and a strong boys’ section, promising active participation this season.
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Mariann Birch
Andrea Turner
Leland Book
William Woodring
Ed Bowers
Sterling Band Plays At Coleta Centennial
Resplendent in new uniforms the 8. H. 8. concert band led the Coleta Centennial parade and rodeo event then opened the evening program under Director J J Richards. The navy blue outfits with light blue gold trim impressed spectators while the new B band promotes beginners to the 60 piece ensemble. A promising string section benefits from free summer instruction led by Dean Ball of Dixon.
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Coleta
J J. Richards
Dean Ball
Dixon
Also Mentioned on This Page
A. D
By Paul Hermann
Tennyson
Shakespeare
Sterling F. FP. A
Wayne Friedrichs
Harold Steiner
George Reitzel
Jim Wink
Clarence Strock
Urleans
Twardock
Future Farmer
Francis Orlowski
Keith Smith
Ray Mellett
Urbana
Francia Orlowski
Leo Megli
Ray Mellor
Paul Hague
Howard Kraft
Ted Scheid
Dwight Sternberg
Russell
Homer Wallace
Halgren
Johnny Reigle
Shanger’s
Quack Eckle
P. G
National Tea
Kenny Howard
Scovills
Don Ford
Dime
Bett
Greenie
Wing
Sterling
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