Frosh and Sophs Join G. A. A Meets for Wiener Roast
Rainy day brings the Girls' Athletic Association indoors for a wiener roast on October 12. Helen Kelsey Nona Olinger and Ruth Wilger supervised cooking. A four act amateur contest precedes the meal with juniors and seniors winning. A new point system rewards yearly achievements up to 1200 points for seniors.
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Girls’ Athletic Association
Helen Kelsey
Nona Olinger
Ruth Wilger
Helen Mangan
Marian Kline
Gloria Brian
Lanita Bendewald
Mary Wilbern
Marjorie John
Murder in Tin Pan Alley continues with a killer twist
Bulldoze Grummond reveals the culprit as undertaker Mr. Sour Puss in a whodunit set in Tin Pan Alley. Leonidas Chump, the murdered man, quips he has but one life to give as the mystery concludes with a darkly comic edge.
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Leonidas Chump
Mrs. Chump
Grummond
Eureka
Chump
Sour Puss
Puss
Pep Club Forms Cheer Section at S. H. S.
Pep Club at S. H. S. organizes eighty one active cheerleaders to manipulate placards in school colors to form the initials of the home and visiting schools. Reserves add moral support by sitting nearby and making noise.
Hi Tri Holds Picnic Supper at Y W C A
Hi-Tri held its fall first meeting with a picnic supper at the Y W C A on October 13. Fifty seven members attended under Naomi Reuters direction. Officers include Leta Houseman president Ruth Wilger vice president and Mary Wilbern secretary treasurer.
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Hi-Tri
Naomi Reuters
Leta Houseman
Ruth Wilger
Mary Wilbern
Freshmen Football Numbers Grow At Local School
Freshman squad enthusiasm runs high as 42 players report for practice from an initial 25. Practice occurs Monday Tuesday and Thursday with no fixed season schedule yet. Matches are planned with Dixon Rock Falls and Morrison freshmen.
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Dixon
Rock Falls
Morrison
S. H. S. Eyes Tested By Nurse McAndrews And Miss Turnell
Next week many students at S. H. S. will undergo eye tests conducted by Nurse McAndrews and Miss Turnell. The school has bought a sight testing machine for screening.
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McAndrews
Miss Turnell
Dixon hosts tenth annual Rock River Division meeting
Mr. Eades will preside as the tenth annual institute of the Illinois Teachers' Association Rock River Division convenes in Dixon at the city’s high school auditorium.
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Eades
Dixon
Institute of the Rock River Division
Illinois Teachers’ Association
Miss Turnell Heads to Illinois Conference and Champaign Demo
Miss Turnell plans to attend a conference in Mount Vernon Illinois next Friday and will present a demonstration at the High School Conference in Champaign the following weekend. She will showcase individual sports at the event.
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Turnell
Mount Vernon
Illinois
Champaign
Sidelines talk reveals Sterling athletes quirks and quirks
This column notes behind the scenes habits of Sterling players. Ernie Hubbart treats manicure routines before games. Darrell Hey struggles to perform after a chili meal. Bob Wolfe, a sophomore, is praised for potential. Johnny Frey is nicknamed Hammerhead while Gravel road Griesser earns another moniker.
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Ernie Hubbart
Darrell Hey
Sterling
Lafayette
Small
Darrell
Hey
Bob Wolfe
Keith Healey
Wolfe
Johnny Frey
Hammerhead
Griesser
Bob
Sterling Invades Mendota Saturday
Sterling travels to Mendota for a conference clash after a 7 0 win over DeKalb last week and aiming for a second straight victory. The Barbs beat Morrison 13 0 and Savanna 18 0 in early games, while Corrigan added the extra point on a Wolf to Brown pass.
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Sterling
Mendota
Dixon
DeKalb
Wolf
Brown
Corrigan
Morrison
Savanna
Oon
Community
Glee Club Elects Officers for Coming Year
Members of the Girls' Glee Club recently selected officers for the coming year. Andrea Turner was named president Lorraine Wolf became vice president Jacqueline Vertrees was secretary Wilma Jean Coats assistant secretary Henrietta Sterenberg treasurer Fern Allen librarian librarian Lillian Hoover junior senior librarian Geraldine Lange manager.
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Girls’ Glee Club
Andrea Turner
Lorraine Wolf
Jacqueline Vertrees
Wilma Jean Coats
Henrietta Sterenberg
Fern Allen
Lillian Hoover
Geraldine Lange
Glee Club Members to Join Students in Champaign Trip
Three members from Sterling glee clubs Pat Donahue soprano Robert Fields tenor and Dale Schumacher second bass will travel to Champaign November 2 3 and 4 with 500 other high school singers to perform and collaborate with peers from across the state.
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Champaign
Sterling
Pat Donahue
Robert Fields
Dale Schumacher
Charles Geyer Recovers After Auto Crash
Charles Frederick Geyer and his father were seriously hurt in an automobile accident. Charles suffers two cracked vertebrae and will wear a cast for several weeks as he recovers.
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Charles Frederick Geyer
Charles
G A A Honors Freshmen at Gym Party
G A A entertained new members with a September 29 event in the gym. Freshman and sophomore girls, paired by juniors and seniors as little sisters, joined a post mixer indoor track meet with winners in events including standing broad jump Virginia Miller Marjorie Hurless hurdle Charlotte Goetz discus hurdle Helen Propheter and shot put Doris Abel.
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Helen Kelsey
Virginia Miller
Marjorie Hurless
Charlotte Goetz
Helen Propheter
Doris Abel
Leola Hunsberger
Annamae Hussing
Helen Ohda
Ruth Wilger
Cross Country Teams Travel to Janesville Meet
Coach Small leads Sterling cross country to Janesville Wisconsin for a large regional meet with about twenty teams. So far this season Sterling placed eighth at Lafayette and tied for first with Geneseo on their home track, with Rock Island second and Rock Falls fourth.
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Small
Janesville
Wisconsin
Lafayette
Sterling
Geneseo
Rock Island
Rock Falls
Hubbart Out For Season With Back Injury
Sterling’s star fullback Ernie Hubbart is likely done for the season after injuries from the Community game. He remains in Sterling Public Hospital with a wrenched back and is expected to be released soon, leaving a void for the team.
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Ernie” Hubbart
Sterling
Sterling Public Hospital
New Library Study Area Features Fire-escape View
The new library layout offers a pleasant view of the fire-escape from study tables. The writer notes the girls' gym classes proceed down the fire-escape as part of the building's routines.
Latin Club Elects Officers At September Meeting
At its first meeting of the year on September 28 the Latin Club elected president Marie Vogel, vice president Ruth Welton, and secretary Mariann Birch.
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Latin Club
Marie Vogel
Ruth Welton
Mariann Birch
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Leonidas Champ
Friedrichs
Wayne Friedrichs
Wayne
Warren Friedrichs
Kansas City
Pep Club
Glee Club
G.A.A
Hubbart
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