Sterling High School - Alpha Yearbook (Sterling, OH)

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LITERARY CONTESTS During January, 1918, Sterling High decided to have a literary, and among other numbers on the program was a debate which was to be the preliminary for choosing the team for Sterling High School that they might compete with Burbank High School, which was made our opponent by County Superintendent G. U. Baumgardner. The judges decided on the following debaters: Paul Davidson, Wanda Moine, Ethel Carnahan, and Zelda Lance as alternate. Mida Steele was chosen as orator and Dorothy Knox as reader by unanimous vote without any preliminary contest. So on the evening of February 15th, 1918, the High School building at Sterling was crowded with an audience eager to hear the result of the contest. First there were two splendid orations, two interesting declamations, then the debate followed. The question was: Resolved, That the Com- mission Plan of City Government is Preferable to the Mayor-Council Plan. After a selection by the Sterling Orchestra, the decision of the judges was announced: I Burbank Sterling Reading 0 3 Oration 0 3 Debate 0 3 Total 0 9 The High School was further honored by having Miss Dorothy Knox chosen as representative for Wayne County against one of Medina Coun- ty's best readers. We feel that we have upheld, if not excelled, the literary reputation of Sterling High School, and in closing bequeath our abilities to succeeding classmen. 24

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COUNTY AND LOCAL SCHOOL FAIR Much interest is always manifested by the pupils and teachers in the County School Exhibit, which is beneficial in many ways to the pupils. Sterling schools have exhibited with Milton township for two succes- sive years and each time were awarded second prize on school and agri- cultural display. In addition, many individual prizes were won. Mida Steele, a Senior, won first in sewing in Wayne County and was awarded a free trip and expenses for one week to O. S. U. at Columbus. Her sister, Lavonne, a Freshman, won second in Wayne County. Chief among the exhibits were: agricultural products, insect collec- tions, manual training, mathematical and physical maps, baking, sewing, etc. The Local School Fair was characterized by two features: first, by the complete display made by each of the four high school classesg second, by the overflowing crowd that visited the fair. - The Freshmen occupied the west section of the study room, the Soph- omores the south, Juniors the north wall and side, while the Seniors oc- cupied the eastern end of the room. Each class had done credit to itself and deserved much praise, which was freely expressed by admiring visitors. Not in the history of the school had so large a crowd gathered at the school house. The judges were: Mesdames Mellinger and Clark, Supt. Clouse of Rittman, Supt. Clark of Creston. The following is a list of prizes: . Grade Prize Jacob Graber lst on Yellow Corn Sixth 25c. Howard Kaufman 2d on Yellow Corn Eighth 15c. Lavonne Steele lst on White Corn Freshman 25c. Mida Steele 2d on White Corn Senior l5c, Mida Steele lst on Pop Corn Senior 20c. Jacob Graber 2d on Pop Corn Sixth 10c. Pearl Scheetz A lst on Potatoes Junior 25c. Sarah Graber 2d on Potatoes ' Eighth 15c. Ethel Carnahan lst on Pumpkin Senior 25c. Lavonne Steele 2d on Pumpkin Freshman 15c. Primary Room lst on School Display 81.00 6th and 7th Grades 2d on School Display 50c. 4th and 5th Grades lst on Grade Display 32.00 Juniors 2d on Grade Display 31.00 Bertha Johnson lst on heaviest head of Cabbage Sophomore 20c. Lavonne Steele 2d on heaviest head of Cabbage Freshman 10c. Roscoe Miller lst on Apples A Fifth 25c. Mary Graber 2d on Apples Freshman 15c. 26 L I