G A A Busy With Fall Activities
Fall activities in the G A A are booming with hiking bicycling tennis and golf. Captains for groups include Rose Marie Anderson Dorothy Ewbank and others. One hundred four girls joined the G A A an increase of twenty eight from last year. The group hiked to Marjorie McNitt’s home on September 23 for a seniors guests feast despite intermittent showers.
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Rose Marie Anderson
Dorothy Ewbank
Alice Mae Richards
Lois Beier
Evelyn Johnson
Marjorie Jones
la Nora Woodyatt
Twila Oswald
Irene Simkus
Lorraine Ohnen
Betty Woodyatt
Sue Rubright
Mary Jane Geyer
Marjorie McNitt
Senior Hi Y Fries Steak Start to Year
The Senior Hi Y group began with a steak and watermelon feed east of town on September 17. A Y M C A meeting followed with Robert Hallenberg presenting Yellow stone Park slides. Eugene Young spoke on the National Hi Y Conference at Berea. Officers are Eugene Young president Bob Jurkens vice president Don Fehrenbach secretary John Becker treasurer John Wild food chairman John Stabler program chairman. Advisers are Lyle Wilcox T Ross Young Mr Robbins and Mr Small.
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Robert Hallenberg
Yellowstone Park
Eugene Young
Berea
Sterling Club
Bob Jurkens
Don Fehrenbach
John Becker
John Wild
John Stabler
Lyle Wilcox
T. Ross Young
Mr. Robbins
Mr. Small
Jr Hi Y Politically Minded Talks Outline October Plans
The Jr Hi Y holds its first freshman meeting and outlines programs for October. Initiation on Oct 13 followed by Democratic speaker Oct 20 and Republican speaker Oct 27. Freshmen boys and girls receive examinations by Miss Ruth Kirk and Dr Beavley with staff assistance.
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Jr. Hi-Y
Bowers
Harry Kidd
A. J. Scheineman
Miss Ruth Kirk
Dr. Beavley
Miss Kirk
Library Adds New Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
Several new unabridged dictionaries two Columbia Encyclopedias and other reference sets were added to the library collection expanding available reference works for researchers and students.
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Columbia
Football crowd clashes and players spark on field
At the game freshies harass Deloris prompting Clark to remove Fern Meg gers from seats. Emily cheers Johnny for a touchdown as Herb scores and Marschang is sung. Green plays well while George frets over an ill fitting suit.
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Deloris
Clark
Fern Meggers
Fern
Meggers
Scheid
Emily
Johnny
Herb
Green
Milton
George
Herb Marschang
Rochelle
Sterling
Blue and Gold
Longabough
Seagren
Slug
Bailey
Big Pep Meeting Welcomes Class of 1940 Rebels
A large crowd filled Friday night as 166 of 186 freshmen took part in the big pep initiation. Don Gould played the big baby with Betty McNinch and Dale Musselmann as Mom and Pop. G.A.A. seniors sang a new knock-knock football song naming the Sterling team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Gould
Betty McNinch
Dale Musselmann
G.A.A
Sterling
Harriet Kidd
Helen Meyers
Viola Nester
Fields
Bivin
Drynan
Rochelle
Scheid and
Bowers
Mr. Eades
John Stabler
Bud Seagren
Glee Clubs Elect Officers For The Year
The Boys Glee Club elects Eugene Young as president Warren Friedrichs as vice president John Becker as secretary Paul Puckett as treasurer Dale Schumacher as librarian Ray Mackamnan as manager The Girls Glee Club names Betty Shaw president Donna Little as vice president Marie Burkett as secretary Thoris Hoak as treasurer Sue Geeting and Alice Mac Fine as librarians Mildred Fritz as manager Mary Anna Turnroth and Marie O'Brien assist in piano The groups meet in the remodeled house next door Band and Orchestra led by Mr Bailey begin rehearsals with about sixty five in the band The first band appearance is October 31 when Sterling plays Belvidere in football.
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Boys’ Glee Club
Howens
Eugene Young
Warren Friedrichs
John Becker
Paul Puckett
Dale Schumacher
Ray Mackamnan
Betty Shaw
Girls’ Glee Club
Donna Little
Marie Burkett
Thoris Hoak
Sue Geeting
Alice Mac Fine
Mildred Fritz
Mary Anna Turnroth
Marie O’brien
Mr. Stone
Mr. Bailey
Sterling
Belvidere
Night School Opens Monday With Various Courses
The option begins Monday evening October 12 or within two weeks. Past attendees came from Rock Falls Morrison Tampico Prophetstown Lyndon Deer Grove Walnut and Dixon. Enrollment peaked at 160. Courses include Shorthand II Typing Bookkeeping Commercial Law or Business Arithmetic Chemistry Machine Shop Welding Drawing and Woodwork.
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Rock Falls
Morrison
Tampico
Prophetstown
Lyndon
Deer Grove
Walnut
Dixon
Cross Country Squad Ramps Up Practice Near Field
Coach Small leads a large squad with over forty boys. Half practice twice weekly while others train nightly, showing steady, demanding conditioning on surrounding roads and football field area.
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Small
S H S Aims for Second N C Conference Win
S H S heads to Mendota for a Saturday clash seeking a second conference victory in both lightweight and heavyweight divisions. Sterling has mixed results this season with wins over Polo 6 0 and Rochelle 16 6 while injuries have limited players like Paul Johnson and Freddy Van Sickle.
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Ted Scheid
Grndsters
Mendota
Sterling
Rock Island
Polo
Longabaugh
Rochelle
Krahenbuhl
Paul Johnson
Schoool
Freddy van Sickle
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Glee Clubs
NITE
N. C
S. H. S. Tames
Eddie Bowers
Rochelle Lights
Bob Davidson
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