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Newspaper
Sterling Script
Location
Sterling, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1947
Page
3
The article reviews intramural baseball at NCIC with mixed teams of SHS youths and notes a playful season. It praises playground training by a red haired SHS athlete and mentions football schedule posting, encouraging freshmen to join. A Sterling-Dixon clash ended 3 2 with Rock Falls Rockets scoring late despite Sterling leading 2 1.
The summer intramural league drew near 50 players, featuring four teams the Yanks Cards Cubs and Giants. Games were held Tuesday and Wednesday evenings at 6 p.m. at the SHS ball diamond. Cards led the standings with Giants Yankees and Cubs close behind. Coaches Homer Musgrove and Pete Hoogeveen received praise for their effort.
A look at campus fashion highlights with swimsuits from Gwen Turnroth and Susie Hoffman, ballerina swim outfits, and longer skirts. Describes trends including hooded dresses and coats, plaid patterns, and soft hued cardigans, predicting a fashionable campus scene for the year.
Sterling high baseball edges Dixon Dukes 5 to 4 in the last game of the season. Ortgiesen scoring on an early error, Kenaga, Puterbaugh, and a four-run fourth inning fueled the win. Herman Church starred with a double play, as several seniors depart while others return next year.
A collage of classroom quips and small town humor mingles with dated jokes about sermons, belles, and misheard quotes. Lines feature pupils misquoting the Bible, students quarreling over numbers, and one-liner gags about a dog, a farmer, and a hot dog ending.
The board of education has installed an inter communication system for announcements. Listen when the gong sounds and stop conversations to hear notices. Announcements may be city wide and could be a fire drill, so give full attention at all times.
Many clubs and organizations are open to all students who are doing satisfactory work in school. Everyone is urged to take part in at least one of the many organizations. If you wish to join any clubs present your name to the adviser of the club.
Various student groups advertise open membership or merit based selection across music drama language and athletic clubs. Bands orchestras robed choir twirlers and cheerleaders welcome participants while language clubs enroll by course automatically. Debates drama and journalism groups outline tryouts and meetings for seniors and freshmen.
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