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Newspaper
Sterling Script
Location
Sterling, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1939
Page
7
The article lists plaid as the hottest trend with big and small patterns, plus plaid accessories and costume jewelry featuring noisy bracelets and rattling chains. Weatherproof slops in white rubber extend shoe sizes, while tweeds remain popular for both genders. Formal wear runs bold with velvets, velveteens, patent pumps, and ultra fashion statements.
The fragment lists student items and names from S H S on opening day. It mentions Blue Orchids and several phrases about exams dating and coaching before the big game. The tone mimics a school newspaper style with playful titles and student signals.
A string of quirky classroom vignettes features students and staff in humorous roles. Ernie Hubbart appears in a cowboy suit while Helen Lea lacks Bob and Charlie Geyer lacks a secret admirer. John Schmidt arrives on time amid several playful labels and salutes.
A lighthearted verse recalls a visitor’s dog entering a school corridor. The dog’s casual stroll past desks brings a smile before an unintended consequence—a flea joins the narrator. The playful tale highlights rules about animals on campus and a small, relatable mishap.
The senior class of 38 contributed 25 dollars to the Alumni Association marking a small, proud gesture of support from former students.
The old assembly room now houses half the seats removed for library stacks and tables. A librarian’s office rises in the north east corner as part of a broader refurbishment with fresh paint and fixtures. Miss Lovrien and Miss Browne supervise a team including Ariadene Main Marian Alla baugh Helen Lea Hansen Charlotte Goetz Barbara Flinn Dorothy Janssen and Marjorie Cartsinger. Bob Jones P G oversee the heavy labor.
Fu ture Farmers club hosts a supper honoring mothers on October 2. President Lester Jacobs welcomes attendees while Mrs J P Hopkins responds for the mothers. Harold Stone and Clarence Strock perform a cornet duet dedicated to the mothers. Mary Jane Reitzel and Bob Bartel win a milk demonstration trip to San Francisco and plans are laid for a tour of Moline Harvester factories.
A humorous column filled with punny quips and light anecdotes. It includes a money for jokes pitch addressed to Harry Hare, a Western East West sunset quip, and several brief jokes about money, accents, and scholars. Jean Brown a sophomore at Bradford Junior College in Massachusetts is noted as visiting town due to campus construction delaying its opening.
Special correspondents Helen Lea Hansen and Gordon Behrens report on the school beat for the Gazette. They cover events, happenings, and issues affecting students and staff for the public.
Lew Hoskins presented a television preview before the science club and parents in the gym. He demonstrated sending and receiving sets with nearly a ton of equipment and involved several audience members. Hoskins traced his interest from college days and spoke on development and future possibilities from a vocational angle.
Five instructors join the school this fall. Stryker teaches English and vocal music and has an MA from Northwestern and a background as a professional pianist. Joiner fills Latin and English teaching roles, with BA and MA from the University of Illinois and prior Erie teaching. Reitzel oversees study hall with a BA from Cornell College. Ball becomes violin instructor, teaching at Freeport and Rock Falls, studying under Leopold Foerderl. Strauch, from Amboy, teaches home management and cooking, with a BS from East Lansing and lives in Chadwick.
Smiling Miss Schick linked to Abe Lincoln, Miss Ludens attended Ferry Hall with Jean Harlow, and Miss Neff once managed a tea room. Mrs. Davis, formerly Marie Llewellyn, taught at S. H. S. Timmons led the shop department after teaching physics. Mr. Robbins served as principal at Be ment High and Tampico High and is an ordained minister. Brandau starred in football basketball and tennis at Cornell College of Iowa.
Lucille Elvidge the literary interpreter and Paul Hilliard dramatic tenor performed a concert hosted by the senior class on Tuesday September 19. Elvidge read humorous and tragic pieces including a Shaw excerpt Caesar and Cleopatra while Hilliard sang opera and contemporary songs. Accompanist was Mrs Roscoe Eades. Local citizens aided the event.
Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Timmons spent four weeks touring Colorado and the Black Hills. They saw the Bad Lands Mount Rushmore and geysers praising the Basin. He noted favorable weather and fine roads in South Dakota and attended a short summer school at Fort Collins with renowned vocational teachers.
Twenty five girls auditioned before three faculty judges then eight were slated for student voting. The four chosen by ballot are Grave Kavadas Betty McCombs Beverly Anderson and Vivian Wolf.
Hangnail Sketches Jim, a seventeen year old senior, is active in all sports with football as his specialty and chairs the Hallowe en Frolic this year. Ernie, a seventeen year old junior, excels in football and also plays basketball track and golf. DeVere, a sophomore and former freshman class president, is a bright student and rising athlete serving as Jr Hi-Y president this year.
About 150 new books on aviation radio theatre travel mystery thrillers and current best sellers are ready for circulation. Popular titles include Elizabeth the Queen Dover Road Outward Bound Journey's End Petrified Forest Behind the Footlights Marionettes Masks and Shadow The Art of Play Going and Good Looks for Girls expected to be in demand by many S. H. S. readers.
Sixteen dollars' worth of refreshments were sold at the Sterling Morrison football game by the junior class.
The current Sr Hi Y officers are Ray Pettit president Claire Book secretary and Charles Mason treasurer. Lyle Geeting and Paul Harshman tied for vice president while Robert Easley is second vice president in charge of food. Advisors T Ross Young and E E Small led last Tuesday night’s discussion. no supper this week but planned for next week.
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