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Newspaper
Sterling Script
Location
Sterling, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1941
Page
1
Sterling township voters approved a 350000 bond for a new high school to be built this September on school property beside the stadium. The two story plus three level design will house 21 to 23 classrooms and a combined library study hall with space for 750 students. The existing building will be repurposed for vocational education.
A school year starts with a clean slate and all A grades. Readers are urged to act now with simple rules to maintain top marks: make an effort, keep up with work, and stay focused in class.
Sterling Township high school receives a government grant of 7097.85 to purchase machinery for the shop. The government retains title to the equipment until the end of the declared emergency, after which it may become school property if used to train workers in defense industries. The new machinery will enhance shop class training.
Twelve teachers are assigned as freshman advisers with fifteen students per adviser. Each entering freshman has an adviser to assist with registration and coursework, with meetings to be announced after the class schedule is set. A long list of advisers and freshmen follows.
Mrs. John Terhune joins home economics to fill Edna Neff’s vacancy and will supervise girls sewing at Sterling High. Mrs. Allen Puels, a registered nurse, will serve as school nurse for the first semester while Mrs. Mc Andrews resumes duties. Miss Margaret Birch becomes a full time social science instructor after teaching as a cadet last year.
Miss Edna Neff retires as home economics teacher after thirty years at Sterling Township High School and moves to Santa Monica with longtime colleague Miss Maude Edwards. The district Board of Education notes her loyal service and expresses sincere regret, best wishes, and a formal written resolution to be entered in the minutes.
Statistics released one week before the opening of school report 621 students enrolled with 175 entering high school for the first time as part of the class of 1945. First week classes begin at 8 o clock for 40 minutes until noon with no afternoon session. Governor Green will address students Tuesday and agriculture students exhibit at the Whiteside county fair.
A school advisory urges freshmen to budget money earned over summer to cover football tickets yearbook Script and school supplies. Upperclassmen recall spending spikes last year and plan ahead. Special student season tickets offer savings compared with gate prices.
Advertisement urges purchase of a school publication subscription at 75 cents a year. Promises educational value and lasting enjoyment for students, with forward-looking appeal to memory of school events and friends.
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