Around the Town dirt column teases two new personalities
A lively old dirt column opens with two new hosts the Prof. and the author inviting reader tips and gossip. They recount a recent show crowd sightings at Rochelle and Belvidere games, name several students observers and couples, and tease ongoing romances and diary rumors before signing off au revoir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S.H.S
Warren Friedricks
Orrin Book
O.K
Miss Perry
Miss Jenkins
Doc Frye
Naomi Benters
Virginia Miller
Bobby Fairfax
Clint Tabor
Dale
Pattaruski
Schumaker
Wether Pat Donahue
Ruth Wilger
Rochelle
Kenny Brown
Glen Ellyn
Bot
Corrigan
Robert
Poppy
Belvidere
H. Nelson— Dixon
Jack
H. Reed
Woody
Harold
Managerie
Jean Wooster
Norman Schuneman
Mary J. Geyer
Lew Kornman
James Sheeley
Jean Brown
Lyle Swartley
Au Revoir
Rev Pratt and Jacoby Speak Before Hi Y
The Sr Hi Y under Mr Robbins and Mr Small began yearly activities by printing athletic and Hi Y schedules sponsored by a local businessman and distributed to students and teachers. Gene Jacoby spoke on aviation at the Sept 30 meeting after supper at the Y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robbins
Small
Gene Jacoby
Lawrence Park
Pratt
Congregational Church
Dale Harshman
Oak Park
Senior play cast selected with Bodine in lead role
Sterling High announces the senior play Fresh Fields set for December 2 and 3 with Ardetta Bodine starring as Lady Mary Crabbe. Cast includes Mary Jane Geyer, Mary Jane Crump, Elmer Barraclough, Dorothy Bissell, John Havener, Alice Mae Richards, James Sheeley and Jean Brown. Junior Hi Y plans a strong start this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ge Barrymores
Shearers
Ardetta Bodine
Mary Crabbe
England
Mary Jane
Marjorie Rorick
Rebecca Hinz
Harrison Stone
Evelyn Wendle
Lanita Bendewald
Bob Fields
Bob Salm
Mary Claire Heaton
Marian Kline
Elinor John
Dale Schumacher
Marilyn Perry
Charlotte Carns
Lillian Bauer
Mary Andrews
Leta Houseman
Jeanne Longabaugh
Elaine Dewey
Evelyn Martin
Janet Ewbank
Marjorie Moulton
Virginia Brown
Jane Battenger
Evely Johnson
Naomi Benders
Shirley Jenkins
Virginia Miller
Patty Donahue
Dean Geer
Gertrude Adams
Betty Over
Fred Brauer
Debaters Discuss Unicameral Legislature at Sterling High
Sterling High School debate members plan this year to argue for a unicameral state legislature led by president Lyle Shannon and with Mary Jane Crump as vice president. The group will stage practice debates, assign teams, and hold a picnic at Sinnissippi Heights with officials coordinating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling High School
Nebraska
Norris
Robbins
Lyle Shannon
Bob Jamison
Mariann Birch
Elmer Barraclough
Lillian Whitford
Betty Gehring
John Platt
Dick Smith
Mary Jane Crump
Mary Andrews
Lillian Bauer
Pat Donahue
Bob Salm
Bob Castendyke
Fred Braur
Alice Mae Richards
Dale Harshman
Don Fehrenbach
Sinnissippi Heights
SHS Alumni Shine in College Life Letter Details Student Frat Ties
Bob Johnson, former editor, writes that SHS alumni excel in college. The letter lists pledges to Alpha Delta Phi and Sigma Alpha Epsilon, independents, and Co op party figures like Bill Sims and Cyn Irwin. It notes promis ing campus activity, subscriptions and a lighthearted campus reunion vibe across Sterling-stationed peers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Johnson
State University
Bill Hill
Alpha Delta Phi
Herb
Healey
Daily Illini
Dode Mae Jlostetler
Delta Gamma
Jane Ward
Theta
Jan Hoover
Virginia Grandon
Carl Sandburg
Galesburg
Sterling
Chas Eversole
Hill
SHS
Bill Sims
Co-op
Grinnell elects Dorothy Ann Kidd pep chairman at Haines cottage
Dorothy Ann Kidd of Sterling, a Grinnell College sophomore and former all college cheerleader, was elected pep chairman of Haines cottage. She helped organize a pep meeting with cottage chairs and led student body support as the football team left for Omaha to play Creighton University. Lois Reitzel of Sterling named on Cornell College Royal Purple staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grinnell
Iowa
Dorothy Ann Kidd
Sterling
Grinnell College
Haines Cottage
Omaha
Creighton University
Miss Kidd
Mount Vernon
Lois Reitzel
K. C. Reitzel
Third Ave
Cornell
Reitzel
Everett Birch Hosts Unusual Society Party of the Month
Two absent minded hostesses fail to serve dessert at a French Club gathering. A guest asks about three quarts of ice cream prompting a recall for a second course. Everett Birch throws a standout party featuring dancing, pool, and notable guests from Dixon including Marge Jones and Keith Healey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett Birch
Dixon
Marge Jones
Slug
Keith Healey
Moonlit Sinnissippi Park Steak Fry Draws Local Guests
The Sinnissippi Park party featured a steak fry with home cooked supper by the hostesses. Newcomers included Puckett and his Missouri companion Zilma Sears, Carl Brewer from Prophetstown, and Kay Cornelius. A moonlit woods tour capped the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sinnissippi Park
Puckett
Gal
Zilma Sears
Missouri
Carl Brewer
Prophetstown
Kay” Cornelius
Faculty Dinner and Social at Rock River Country Club
Faculty members enjoyed a dinner and evening’s diversion at the Rock River Country Club on October six. Attending were faculty wives two school board members Mr. Stager and Mr. Griesser with Mrs. Stager and Mrs. Griesser, and retired cooking teacher Miss Trene Bassett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock River Country Club
Stager
Griesser
Local dances and trips noted across towns
Naomi Renters and Virginia Miller attended a dance in Glen Ellyn over the weekend. Marge Jones traveled south to Urbana to visit Slug. Mary Jane Crump Shirley Jenkins Dorothy and Janet Ewbank joined a Girl Reserve convention in Clinton. No mention of any trips north.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naomi Renters
Virginia Miller
Glen Ellyn
Marge Jones
Slug
Urbana
Mary Jane Crump
Shirley Jenkins
Dorothy
Janet Ewbank
Clinton
Typing Classes Hit Record Enrollment This Year
Miss Hunt and Miss Peterson oversee a surge in typing class size with four first year sections of about thirty students each. Thirty two machines, two new, are used as students improve in accuracy and speed led by Don Fehrenbach and Lois Smyre. Second year typists Bob Rang and Lora Mae McCaslin top speed, with Marie Amsbaugh and Jeanne Shelley strong in accuracy. First year shorthand progresses, with second year reaching eighty words a minute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Hunt
Miss Peterson
Don Fehrenbach
Lois Smyre
Bob Salm
Alice Johnson
Evelyn Martin
Evelyn
Vernon Frye
Erma Detweiler
Marian Benson
Mary Louise Hagerman
Ida Jane Blanchard
Leta Houseman
Zelma Sears
Arland Gould
Jeanne Longabaugh
Paul Johnson
Lyle Breitweiser
Lillian Bauer
Naomi Renters
Bob Rang
Lora Mae McCaslin
Bob
Lora Mae
Marie Amsbaugh
Jeanne Shelley
Lucille Ohnen
Dorothy Ewbank
Miss Echternach Publishes Latin Calendar Games Manual
S. H. S. praises Miss Harriet Echternach, Latin teacher and senior advisor, for her new manual of Latin games and recreation in calendar form. She authored and edited the volume after a summer of work, and it has just gone to press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriet Echternach
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Pratt and
Jacoby
Bodine
Jr. Hi-Y
Miss Yeager
Richard Ericson
Port Clinton
Ohio
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