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Newspaper
Sterling Script
Location
Sterling, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1958
Page
4
A group of Sterling businessmen the Rotarians host over sixty youths yearly at weekly meetings. A prank or mischief rumor runs through a school as seniors burst into the office with tales of police tickets and crime ring talk, but the truth is the Rotary club fosters youth engagement.
The fieldhouse event on October 4 featured freshmen entertainment, refreshments, and dancing. New class officers are Susie Shick, Lee Johnson, Roberta Smith, and William Cheshier. advisers Mrs. Kay and Mr. DeJarnett. Junior Rotarians will visit Rotary for three weeks with six students chosen. The article highlights Rotary host Mr. Wilcox and Miss Burritt coordinating student participants and responsibilities.
Seventeen members of the Sterling FHA Chapter along with Mrs. Martin and Mrs. Dillon attended a sectional rally at Forreston High School on Saturday October 11. The event featured a business meeting officers’ meeting training sessions group discussions lunch and recreation with the theme Have Leaders Will Progress. Newly elected officers included Historian Saradelle Sterenberg Parliamentarian Susan Leseman Public Relations Chairman Mary Woodson Degrees Chairman Ann Ashbrenner Projects Chairman Nikki Allen and Recreation Chairman Bev Folkers.
The S Club will sponsor a carnival in the SHS fieldhouse on Saturday November 8 with doors at 6 30 and 10 00. At 9 30 a dance in the girls gym runs until midnight. Carnival admission 50 cents includes ten nickle coupons. dance 75 cents. Booths include a fortune teller and a faculty dunking machine. Open to SHS and Jr High.
Modern Music Masters apprentices underwent testing this week for initiation on Sunday October 26. About ten new members will join after passing written tests and demonstrations of musical skill or a solo performance. Following initiation the club will view My Fair Lady in Chicago sponsored by Mr. Schuler.
Sterling Township FFA chapter won top team honors at the Erie sectional contest with a Sterling team score of 1250 led by Earl Janssen Duane Stern and Tom Tyne. The event tested farmland evaluation features class use and management. Sterling FFA officials named include Duane Stern president Larry Gerlach vice president Earl Janssen secretary Tom Tyne representative and Don Charleston sentinel.
A humorous remark notes a man reaches middle age when medical advice to slow down replaces police warnings, reflecting the shift from youth concerns to health cautions.
Juniors statewide on September 30 undergo tests to compare abilities, with machine scoring by the University of Illinois. Results are sent to SHS guided by Miss Krughoff, SHS director of guidance, who explains outcomes to students, faculty, and parents. Freshmen and sophomores will face similar tests later, and no study is required.
Sterling High School teachers attend the 30th annual Rock River Division Illinois Education Association Institute. On October 23 a general Morriston meeting precedes a DeKalb specialized program with speeches on association matters. Dr Conrad Bergendorf of Augustana College delivers the closing address.
The third shot in the polio series will be given to Sterling High students Monday November 4 during school hours for a dollar. The first two shots were administered last spring. All students are urged to participate, whether through the school program or with their own doctor.
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