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Newspaper
Sterling Script
Location
Sterling, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1940
Page
4
A fall social at S. H. S. gym on Saturday October 26 promises a grand Halloween frolic. Seniors headed by Keith Swartley organize new games and contests with a free show and dancing later. Freshmen are invited to attend the season s first major social as posters will keep readers informed.
National baton twirling champion 1939 Archie MacAllister serves as instructor for 29 Sterling students. He travels weekly from Joliet Illinois where his father A R MacAllister directs the Joliet high school concert band. MacAllister has led bands, studied under Larry Hammond, and was student conductor in Joliet.
The notice lists upcoming events including Sterling boys basketball games against DeKalb Community Latin Club Belvidere and Princeton. An assembly by Russell Wright is noted with a Teachers Institute no school day.
S H S expands its faculty with Miss Rayma Rawson, Miss Margaret Birch, and Miss Florence Wolber. Rawson returns as English literature teacher after two years at Columbia University. Birch, a 1936 graduate now teaching history and English and assisting study hall. Wolber, 1935 graduate and top scholastic award winner, serves as secretary to Mr. Eades in the office.
A collection of colored etchings wood engravings and lithographs from Redfern Galleries of London will be shown in Miss Goette's art classroom through October 25. About 75 prints cover landscapes flowers birds animals and figures and are accessible to students and faculty since October 1. The collection arrived from the United States Customs in spring 1940 and is circulated by Blanche A Byerley of Westport Connecticut.
A list shows new students joining from Illinois Ohio and Iowa with hometowns including Peoria Harmon Springfield Ohio Chariton Iowa Waukegan Rock Falls Kewanee Morrison Rock Falls Des Moines Iowa Fort Dodge Iowa Lyndon Princeville Rock Falls Des Moines Iowa and other lesser towns. The names Shirley Gates Jane Stonesifer Patricia Gelaz Geraldine Des Combes Helen Rinker Betty Benard Alice Partridge Jack Freeman Ruth DeWolfe Ted Kontos Phyllis Stamp Marge Pottinger Dorothy Crabb Charles Van Horn Joyce Wright Cecil Libby Eilene Linton Leo Manon Maxine Woods reflect the diverse intake this year.
Students sold $1,383.50 in fall magazine subscriptions, down from $1,558.20 last year. The school will apply its commission to yearbook expenses. A new daily cash prize system rewarded the top five salesmen each day with $5 for top profit and $1 for the next four. Winners included Claude Cummins, Dorothy Ward, Kurt Grantow, Bill Welton, Garnet Kozier, James Coats, Doris Linton, Harold Wolker, Lavonne McNeil, Marion Palmer, Dorothy Schutt, Gertrude Fine, John Platt, Helen Becker, Myron Shannon, Janice Humphrey, Martin Doermann, Joyce Meenen, Art Melville, Marion Birdsall, Irene Shaible, and Marion Palmer again on final day.
Sterling Township high school elected officers for all classes. Senior class 142 students elected Wayne Andreas president with Clair Book as vice president Clarice Hey secretary and Dick Hill treasurer. Junior class 149 students chose Wayne Friedrichs president with Larry Fenner secretary Jean Hoffmann treasurer Jean Beatty. Sophomores elected Dorothy Hoener president Gene Fenner vice president Keith Brown secretary Shirley Gates treasurer. Freshmen elected Donald Dewey president Jack Jamison vice president Dorothy Stewart secretary Donna Yeck Lynn Wildman treasurers. Advisers listed for each class.
John Platt is appointed business manager for the Sterling Township high school 1941 Blue and Gold yearbook. Editors include Helen Lea Hansen Mariann Birch Leora Jacobs Marvin Mundorff Vera Long. Girl sports edited by Ellen Jane Wallick. boys by John Quincy Adams. Candid shots by Johnny Griffith Herb Carlton Arden Daehler. Arthur Melville in charge of circulation. Jason Hopkins art editor. Typists are Phyllis Geer Doris Marie Scott Beverly Null. Profits from yearbook subscriptions go to defray yearly costs.
Globe trotter Russell Wright will speak to the S H S student body at the general assembly on October 30. Last year’s welcome was positive, and his talk will cover foreign affairs given his twelve years of globe trotting and witnessing European history events.
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