Sterling Script: High School Monthly Newspaper Staff List
The Sterling Script lists editors Mary Beth Harrison and Naomi Reuters with business managers John Platt and John Havener. It includes numerous reporters and staff across departments such as Girls' Sports, Features, Society, and School Administration, reflecting a full student newspaper staff roster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle Shanman
Naomi Reuters
Mary Beth Harrison
John Platt
Ass’t
John Havener
Arladene Main
Mary Andrews
Bob Fields
Elmer Barraclougt
Lanita Bendewald
Alice Mae Richards
Cegns
Becc Secmesssesserees
Nce Aeasntis
Bob Haag
Lora Mae McCaslin
Wendell Vallee
Ethel Hoover
Dorisne Turner
Clara Behrense
Betty Northington
Jean Musselman
Kathryn Caseney
Dean Geer
Bob Houseman
Patricia 4
Lyle Geeting
Lor Schumacher
Dale Don Fehrenbach
Seema
Cissceescceecdn
Eoets Eens Society
Bob Salm
Lawton McCandless
Editorial on parades and school spirit at Sterling Township High School
The piece laments dwindling student parades and public support for football at Sterling Township High School. It urges returning old fashioned traditions, praising S. H. 8 and urging the town to attend games to recognize the efforts and investments in athletic equipment and training.
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Sterling Township High School
Sterling
Freshman Welcome at SHS Social Clubs and Music
Freshmen are urged to join SHS life and feel at home. Mr Bailey invites new students to join the band or orchestra and pursue music. Mr Hoogeveens invites bird lovers to join his Bird Club and participate in dances and parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freshie
SHS
Mr. Bailey
Principal Roscoe Eades Elected Head of Rock River Division
Roscoe Eades has been elected president of the Rock River Division of the Illinois State Teachers' Association. The division covers about 1500 teachers across Whiteside, Lee, Ogle, and DeKalb counties. Eades has six years of service in executive and committee roles and is described as a worthy leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roscoe Eades
Rock River
Illinois State Teachers’ Association
Whiteside, Lee, Ogle
DeKalb
Eades
Do You Know by Uncle Bob item roundup
Uncle Bob shares trivia including Joan Kemp's 101' throw, Plymouth governor records, Roosevelt and Italian towns, Columbus birthplace rumors, and a palindrome note. The column ends with a prompt to ask questions in future issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Bob
Joan Kemp
Arkansas
Fellows
William Bradford
Plymouth
Roosevelt
Christopher Columbus
Bob
New Student Librarians at the School Library
The library opens eight to four thirty with student assistants assigned by period and day. Freshmen handle Mondays and Tuesdays, sophomores Wednesdays, juniors Thursdays, and seniors Fridays.
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Miss Lovrien
Verle Yarbrough
Beverly Schrader
Kathryn Cornelius Elizabeth Harless
MTW
Irene Simkus
Florence Swanson
Verse Yarbrough
Jean Kendell Sue Geeting
Study First Then Enjoy Yourself Says Tax Policy
The statement emphasizes that taxpayers fund students at about $196 per year per pupil, urging prioritization of studies before leisure. It frames education funding as a guide for personal choices and school attendance.
What should S. H. S. athletes be called
Students are invited to submit name ideas for the school teams with a prize for the best letter. Entries should be placed in the Script box in the library addressed to the editor. If enthusiasm grows, sport shirts may bear the school name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling Lions
Sterling Tigers
Sterling Red-hots
Former Navy Admiral Addresses Students at S H S
Retired Admiral Reeves of the United States Navy spoke to S H S students on September 13. He served 47 years and shared tales from commanding the Navy flagship Oregon. He noted navy sailors mostly have high school educations and urged personal morale and ambition for success.
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Admiral Reeves
United States Navy
S.H.S
Navy
Tampico
Eades
Oregon
Reeves
America
Whitford Heads School in Magazine Sales
Lillian Whitford, a freshman, led magazine sales with 46.75 dollars raised. The drive totaled over 1,140 dollars, funding football field lighting. Freshmen won 25 dollars for hitting 200 percent of quota. seniors reached 165 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Whitford
Lyle Shannon
Beverly Anderson
Bob Salm
Viola Nester
Bob Greisser
Gene Cies
Irene Simkus
Mystery of Mister E Kills Oliver Goldfish in Final Reveal
In a spoof detective scene Bulldoze Grummond accuses Ethelbert Goldfish, alias Mister E, of murder over a father’s inheritance. Ethelbert confesses and dies by poison. the narrator contemplates the killer’s fate and the detective’s quips amid a wild travelogue of country puns.
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Mortimer Q. Hashhandel
Oliver Goldfish
Bulldoze Grummond
Mister E
Ethelbert
Hildegarde
Bulldoze
Europe
Romania
France
Russia
Genoa
Goldfish
Denmark
Vienna
Hungary
Berne
Abyssinia
Dakota
Alaska
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Press Club
Sterling, Illinois
Whitford
Marie Davis
Harriet Schick
Mister
West
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