No School Friday as Sterling adopts athlete insurance plan
Sterling high school becomes the first to insure its athletes through an accident policy covering injuries in practice or play. Frank Stager, a Sterling insurance man, and Principal Eades led negotiations with Illinois Mutual Casualty president O L McCord in Peoria. School authorities believe this movement will expand to many high schools and colleges nationwide as more policies are signed.
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Sterling High School
Legal Reserve
Sterling Insurance
Frank Stager
Eades
Stager
Peoria
Ilinois Mutual Casualty Company
O. L. McCord
Rifle Club Elects Officers At First Meeting
Forty fellows attended the Rifle club this year with Bob Yates named president Lee Simkus as vice president and Bob Maynard as secretary treasurer. Mr DeVoe addressed the gathering outlining safety and precaution in firearm use.
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Rifle Club
Bob Yates
Lee Simkus
Bob Maynard
Mr. DeVoe
Old Senior Assembly To House Library At High School
The high school library will be organized like a college library under Miss Lovrien Harriet Ports Betty Stevens and Ellen Hall. They have sorted classified and indexed books for five weeks using the Dewey system and added pockets ecards and an electric stylus. The old senior assembly will become a library and reference room with circulating books moved from the outer office to new quarters. Seldom used volumes will be stored in the present reference room. Mrs. Brucker city librarian assisted in cataloguing and training the girls. New equipment including a charging station and oak card catalogue have been purchased and more fiction biography travel and history books are expected. No game this week open date for Sterling. The DeKalb game next Saturday is anticipated as a great battle.
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Miss Lovrien
Harriet Ports
Betty Stevens
Ellen Hall
Brucker
School Calendar Highlights and Debates Schedule
Oct 19 no school as teachers meet. Oct 24 club pictures for annual. Oct 26 intra-class debates. Oct 27 football at DeKalb and Senior Halloween frolic. Nov 2 fund of 1st quarter and inter-class debates. Nov 3 football at Mendota. Nov 7 extra-curricular day. Nov 9 debate party. Nov 10 inter-class debates. Nov 16 football at Community.
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DeKalb
Fresh Latin Students Guests of Upperclassmen Tonight
Freshmen taking Latin are invited to a social in the gym hosted by upperclassmen. Jane Ward chairs the social committee with Dorothy Ann Kidd Frances Greenlee Etta Mae Anspach Jack Metzgar and Marjorie King assisting. Programme head Margaret Birch leads Bill Black Marion McCoy Sue Rubright and Mildred Weyrauch on the program committee. Lois Wahl is Latin Club president with Dorothy Frank as vice president and Bill Hill as secretary treasurer. Advisers are Miss Forbes and Miss Echternach.
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Jane Ward
Dorothy Ann Kidd
Frances Greenlee
Etta Mae Anspach
Jack Metzgar
Marjorie King
Margaret Birch
Bill Black
Marion McCoy
Sue Rubright
Mildred Weyrauch
Lois Wahl
Dorothy Frank
Bill Hill
Miss Forbes
Miss Echternach
Doris Wade Fights Battle For Health
Doris Wade once of the class of 35 battles illness delaying graduation but plans to return next year with improved health. On her birthday September 24 the senior class sent cards and best wishes. She reads, writes letters, and listens to the radio while recovering.
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Doris Wade
Doris
Teachers Meet at Oregon Tomorrow
Rock River division teachers gather in Oregon for a two session institute led by Ira R. Hendrickson. Dr Glen Frank University of Wisconsin and Robert C Moore Illinois State Teachers Association share talks on education and citizenship while school leaders discuss resolutions. Students anticipate a short break and return to classes next Monday.
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Rock River Division
Oregon
Rock River
Ira R. Hendrickson
Mt. Morris
Muscians
Glen Frank
University of Wisconsin
America
Robert C. Moore
Illinois State Teachers Association
A. W. Clevenger
University of Illinois
Eades
O. A
A. Fackler
Sterling High Faculty Picnic at Twin City Country Club
The Sterling High faculty and their families enjoyed a picnic supper at the Twin City Country Club on October 11. Miss Bassett and Miss Neff planned the event, arranged flowers and covers, some played golf before dinner, and those free from conflicts stayed for ecards. Favors amused attendees and elder faculty shared anecdotes.
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Sterling High
Twin City Country Club
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