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Newspaper
Sterling Script
Location
Sterling, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1946
Page
4
Hi-Tri plans its first meeting on October 15 at 6 P.M. at the YWCA. The event features a pot luck supper and a call for upperclass members to bring a new member. Officers listed include Marion Wolf, Lois Katinger, Ethel Proprieter, and Helen Hinz. The club meets on the third Tuesday each month.
The first assembly of the year on Monday September 16 in the show gym featured the Wade Quartet. The group included a marimba player pianist accordionist and baton dancer and performed a mix of classical tunes and boogie woogie ending with patriotic songs and baton twirling.
This year debaters nationwide will discuss whether the federal government should provide complete medical care at public expense. The 8. HS debate club plans a first meeting and invites interested students to attend.
The account describes a chaotic game with two convicts in the field causing trouble by stealing the ball and provoking penalties. Spectators jeered as players argued over rules while public safety was absent and lights were suddenly switched off ending the event with wasted electricity.
New teachers introduce themselves detailing prior roles and travels. Viola Johnson returned from Pekin teaching in Hawaii Canada and the mainland and loves sports reading and travel. Arthur Schick an Illinois graduate leads agriculture with fishing golf and hunting hobbies and a new family. Pignatelli, Neahring, Tonkin, and Schumaker join with varied backgrounds and aims, highlighting languages, music, art, and personal quirks.
The F F A officers are Karl Over president Lyle Stouffer vice president Dale Long secretary Wayne Geeting treasurer Gary Strock reporter Eugene Ebersole sentinel Meetings will be held monthly in the evening and after school Baseball games are planned among Sterling Morrison and Dixon F F A groups
Librarians for this year have been selected and are now helping students in obtaining library books and magazines. The librarians are Barbara Black Lena Buhrow Mildred DeWeerd Ruth Dahlberg Ila Belle Flynn Ruth Hains Evelyn Hemminger Mary Hess Kathleen Leonard Norma Moreland Betty Olds Marion Parker Lois Plumbstein Jean Saunders Lee Shippe Nonis Snow Donna Swinke Eilene Stouffer Mary Stewart LaVonne Thompson Marion Wolf Jean Woodyatt and Joan Wright.
The Campus Club held its first meeting on Thursday September 29. Seniors completed college choice and study plans, with representatives from various colleges set to speak during the year. Officers will be elected soon under advisor Miss Harriett Schick.
The Roman Hodierni met in the library on Tuesday September 24 for its first session of the year. Mary Stewart was elected First Consul with Don Wink as Second Consul and Betty Fenner as Aedile. The group plans to meet the last Tuesday each month.
The French Club The Un Peu De Paris elected officers on Tuesday September 24 during the Section Period. From the second year students Betty Bull was named president Lois Lambrecht vice president and Dick Eikenberry secretary. The next meeting was set for October 14 with Miss Schick as advisor.
The Freshmen Class met Tuesday September 24 at 3 20 in the study hall to elect officers and a student council representative. Dick Davis won the presidency with Ray Kenaga as vice president and Bill Loos as secretary. Josephine Cole serves as treasurer and John Bowman will attend student council meetings. Advisors were Mr Mitchell and Miss Schumaker.
The S H S band reports 61 regular members and will march at tonight’s game with Belvidere. The audience may see another performance at the DeKalb game and the band plans to march in the homecoming parade on November 8.
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