Whispers Of Romance In The Student Years
Notes from a lively school year feature couples forming around dances, bicycles and Model T rides. De Vere Tarvin and Mary Sue Gill attend a science lecture with Ruth and Dale, while Beverly explores dancing and Doris Brittain sings. Coach Scheid quashes romance by shuffling seating.
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Nellie
S. S
Bob Thomas
Mary Ruth Sears
de Vere Tarvin
Mary Sue Gill
Ruth
Dale
Charles
Sterling Gas Model Club
Nona Olinger
Beverly
June Frysinger
Brick Kelly
Pat Donahue
Rock Island
de Vere
Coach Scheid
Murder in Tin Pan Alley crime caper scene
A noir style mystery set in Tin Pan Alley. Narrator and partner Grummond investigate the murder of songwriter Leonidas Chump found with a knife, bullets, and rope. The group includes Mrs. Chump, the undertaker, and flatfeet as they chase clues and suspects in a humorous, staged dialogue.
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Lewis E. Lawes
Sing Sing
New York
Murrayhill
Grummond
Leonidas Chump
Staff Reporters List Names From Local Paper
A roster of staff reporters includes Betty Falkner Dorothy Pearson Doris Marie Scott Arden Daehler Jason Hopkins Dick Smith Marian Benson Mary Claire Heaton Paul Harshman George Griffith Helen Lea Hansen Fern Allen Mariann Birch Barbara Flinn Ruth Ann Castendyck Charlotte Goetz Harrison Stone Bob Fields Dean Geer Bob Castendyck Wanda Wharfield Marjorie Rorick Marlene Schuldt Bethel Loos Lloyd Behrens Wayne Shore Mary C. Andrews Pat Donahue Leola Hunsberger Eleanor John Bob Jones Lyle Geeting Gordon Behrens Fay Ewbank Barbara Shaffer Leta Houseman Helen Myers Rose Daulton June Olson Ellen Jane Wallick Harlan Ralston Ruth Welton Ruth Wilger Dale Schumacher Mary Andrews Jacques Sterenberg Phyllis Shannon Gene Harshman Albert Maclovsky
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Betty Falkner
Dorothy Pearson
Doris Marie Scott
Arden Daehler
Jason Hopkins
Dick Smith
Marian Benson
Mary Claire Heaton
Paul Harshman
George Griffith
Helen Lea Hansen
Fern Allen
Mariann Birch
Barbara Flinn
Ruth Ann Castendyck
Charlotte Goetz
Harrison Stone
Bob Fields
Dean Geer
Bob Castendyck
Wanda Wharfield
Marjorie Rorick
Marlene Schuldt
Bethel Loos
Lloyd Behrens
Wayne Shore
Mary C. Andrews
Pat Dona
Automobile Speed Toll and the Need for Reforms
The piece cites forty thousand deaths yearly from speed and drunk driving, arguing for stricter driver examinations, license controls, and enforcement. It criticizes public indifference and asserts roads are unsafe for high speeds, urging action to reduce carnage.
Isolationist Echoes of Washington Policy What guides US stance
The text reflects an isolationist thread in American policy citing George Washington. It suggests a longstanding preference for limited foreign entanglements and cautions against overreach. The fragment highlights the enduring influence of Washington’s Farewell Address on policy debates.
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United States
George Washington
Isolationist Trade Outlook Emphasized in War Debates
The article argues for limited political ties with foreign nations while maintaining commercial relations. It notes that the U S previously avoided war by isolation and suggests continued free trade without entangling political commitments. Washington favored commerce alongside isolationist stance.
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Washington
Those Yanks! Football vs Baseball Debate Sparks Youth Sports
A lighthearted note argues that football supporters praise the sport while baseball fans lament graduation in youth leagues. The piece highlights the no graduation loss claim about the Yankees and how each sport attracts enthusiasts who defend their game.
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Yankees
Library Scene Shows Daylight Focus and Student Helpers
The fall rearranges shelves for daylight with Miss Lovrien and Miss Browne guiding the library. Verle Yarbrough Dorothea Lanner and Charlotte Goetz assist or volunteer for charging books. Freshman girls crowd for hygiene books and a slip system is enforced at entry and exit.
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Miss Lovrien
Miss Browne
Verle Yarbrough
Dorothea Lanner
Charlotte Goetz
Charlotte
Pittsburgh
Barbara Flinn
Shake up in class advisers at area school
Miss Ludens will assist Mr. DeVoe as junior class adviser this year. Mr. Twardock and Miss Turner guard the freshmen. Miss Sherman and Mr. Hoogeveen lead the sophomores. Miss Echternach remains senior adviser. Seniors plan more ideas and save a quarter a week each.
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Miss Ludens
DeVoe
Mr. Twardock
Miss Turnell
Miss Sherman
Hoogeveen
Miss Echternach
Edna Good Named Private Secretary to Mr. Eades
Miss Edna Good a 1934 graduate of S H S becomes private secretary to Mr Eades after attending Brown's Business School and completing a dictation course.
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Edna Good
Eades
Miss Good
Brown’s Business School
Office buys mimeograph and typewriters
The office recently acquired a portable mimeograph along with an 18 inch Royal and a Standard Royal typewriter. Miss Hussing has a new desk provided by the board.
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Miss Hussing
Senior Marilyn Perry Weds Luther Leseman in Clinton
Marilyn Perry of the current senior class married Luther Leseman on October 7 in Clinton Iowa. The bride’s parents Mr and Mrs Sumner Perry attended the ceremony and a group of high school friends chaired a reception Monday October 10.
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Marilyn Perry
Luther Leseman
Clinton
Iowa
Sumner Perry
Hi-Y Boys Roasted Wieners At Sinnissippi Park
Twenty five Senior Hi Y boys gathered at Sinnissippi Park on October 6 to roast wieners in a youth activity.
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Hi-Y
Sinnissippi Park
Miss Zena Kroger Returns to Columbus on Holiday Visit
Miss Zena Kroger formerly a teacher of English and German at S. H. S. visited old friends in Columbus on Columbus Day while Chicago schools observed a holiday.
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Grummond
Zena Kroger
Chicago
Reporter Takes the Census On Popular Names
Sterling High pupil data shows Robert tops boys names with 30 occurrences and Betty leads girls with 16. Other common names include John 25 Mary 13 Donald 17 Helen 13 William 11 Marian 13 and James 10.
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Sterling High
Harlan Ralston
Robert
Betty’s
Betty
John
Mary
Donald
Helen
William
Marian
Leland
Dorothy
le Roy
Jean
James
Charles
Marjorie
Richard
Beverly
Do Your Xmas Shopping Early Notice
A bulletin board entry warns students to shop early to avoid traffic. The next day a senior notice questions Latin and chemistry credits, prompting freshmen ripostes about class requirements and graduation timeline.
Miss Schick Reassigns Class Duties In School Change
Miss Schick a second year English teacher takes over a first year typing class releasing Miss Hunt for a free period sixth hour. Second year students now typing over forty words a minute on fifteen minute tests include Thoris Hoak Robert Salm Marian Benson Jeanne Longabaugh and Marian Reaver.
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Miss Schick
Miss Hunt
Thoris Hoak
Robert Salm
Marian Benson
Jeanne Longabaugh
Marian Reaver
Fragmented verse ridges in a surreal travelogue
A playful, cryptic mosaic about a boy losing his Moscow and Stockholm, Texans paying dearly for oil wells, and shifting alibis and relationships. The piece weaves country names into a witty, puzzle like monologue with global nods and sparse narrative.
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Moscow
Stockholm
Lone Star
Texas
Dallas
Chile
Bolivia
Uruguay
Bake sale nets neat sum for seniors
Seniors earned nearly fifty dollars for their class with the cake sale at Cameron's Bakery on October 8 and 15. About 450 cakes and 150 loaves of bread were sold during the two week period. The class will sponsor sales for other local bakeries throughout the year.
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Cameron’s Bakery
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Ewseenes Ass’t
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Atos
Eae
Charles Geyer
Charles Gassorrr
Leola Hunsberger
Mary Wilbern
Sonee
Ewes Esteem
Eweweterseeresese Typists
Beverly Wolfe
Lillian Bauer
Grace Ratzlaff
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