Sterling High Insures Athletes Against Injuries
Sterling High School becomes the first to insure its athletes with a legal reserve accident policy for injuries during practice and play. Frank Stager, a Sterling insurance man, and Principal Eades traveled to Peoria to secure the plan with Illinois Mutual Casualty Company president O L McCord. School authorities predict a nationwide movement as more high schools and colleges sign similar policies.
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Sterling High School
Sterling Insurance
Frank Stager
Eades
Stager
Peoria
Illinois Mutual Casualty Company
O. L. McCord
Rifle Club elects officers at first meeting
Forty members attended the rifle club gathering with Bob Yates elected president, Lee Simkus as vice president, and Bob Maynard secretary treasurer. Mr. DeVoe spoke briefly on 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 is being organized under Miss Lovrien and assistants Harriet Ports Betty Stevens and Ellen Hall. They have sorted classified and indexed books using Dewey Decimal numbers with pockets and cards. The old senior assembly will serve as library reference room while books move to new quarters. City librarian Mrs Brucker aided in cataloguing and the school adds oak card catalogue and charging equipment. A DeKalb game next Saturday looms as a likely great battle.
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Miss Lovrien
Harriet Ports
Betty Stevens
Ellen Hall
Brucker
School Calendar Highlights October to November
Oct 19 no school leachers meet. Oct 24 club pictures for annual. Oct 26 intra class debates. Oct 27 football at DeKalb. Oct 27 senior Hallowe en frolic. Nov 2 end of 1st quarter. Nov 2 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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Hallowe’en Frolic
Fresh Latin students host upperclassmen social
Freshmen studying Latin are invited to a gym social hosted by upperclassmen this evening. The event aims to help new students meet older peers with Jane Ward leading the social committee assisted by Dorothy Ann Kidd Frances Greenlee Etta Mae Anspach Jack Metzgar and Marjorie King. The program committee is led by Margaret Birch with Bill Black Marion McCoy Sue Rubright and Mildred Weyrauch. Lois Wahl heads the Latin Club with Dorothy Frank as vice president and Bill Hill as secretary treasurer. advisers are Miss Forbes and Miss Echter-nach.
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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, senior class of 1935, battles illness and cannot graduate this year. On her birthday she received many cards from classmates. she remains optimistic and spends time reading writing letters and listening to the radio. Her sister says she looks at messages daily and can be up part of each day.
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Doris Wade
Doris
Teachers Meet at Oregon for Rock River Institute
Teachers from the Rock River division gather in Oregon for a two day institute. Ira R. Hendrickson of Mt Morris presides as president. Dr Glen Frank UW president and Dr A W Clevenger UI discuss high school traits while other speakers address civic duties and education.
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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
O. A. Fackler
Sterling High Faculty Picnic at Twin City Country Club
The Sterling High faculty and families enjoyed a picnic supper at the Twin City Country Club on October 11. Miss Bassett and Miss Neff planned the event arranging flowers and covers. Some members golfed before supper and others stayed for cards while elder members shared anecdotes.
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Sterling High
Twin City Country Club
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