Sterling High School - Blue and Gold Yearbook (Sterling, IL)

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V THE T RIUMVIRATE E. T. Austin, Principal Kate M. Stoddard, Assistant Principal Maine Foe, Secretary Among Hthose in authorityl' the most exalted rulers of this high order, Mr. Austin, Miss Stoddard, and Mrs. Coe, form the powerful Triumvirate. In their hands is the invisible badge of otticefthe scepter. Air. Austin is one of the rare species, genus regisf' A more kingly bearing never rested on the shoulders of man. Then there are those trivial duties which a man of his stamp is often called upon to exercise. His signature must be affixed to all absence excuses ere the bearer may be admitted to his classes. To him falls the task of admonishing all slightly refractory Freshmen and more refractory Juniors. Occasionally he favors the rabble in the large assembly with words of weal or woe as the occasion may de111and and often commends the II101'8 elite Senior class in like popular addresses. Scarcely another receives and merits as much respect our worthy Principal. hliss Stoddard is one who well deserves the name of a good sportf' Her domain is the land of Mathematics, over which she rules both wisely and well. Nlany who have in a 11l0Il1G1'1l7 of folly entered upon Solid Geometry or Advanced Algebra know her untiring efforts to get them through, yet in the midst of her many duties she always has time to help some bewildered Freshman find his class, or urge the rank and file to Be prompt, please! Most memorable of her maxims are those imaginary ones hung upon the walls of the Mathematics room: HMake Haste Slowly, and t'Factors, Not Termsf' Mrs. Coe holds guard over the office, and not even Mr. Austin easily disputes her authority therc. To her falls the task of keeping our scholastic records and of acting as recording secretary to the Board of Education. She also has charge of the library books with each of which she gives out a word ot' advice. Many, there have been who, upon returning an over-due book, have had a choice bit of reprimand impressed upon them. She has been made a vendor of sundry articles, including candy, tickets, and celery and is now considering setting up a meat shop. With this slight introduction we present our Triumvirate. D. W., '27, 1927 17

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,gm 9 it rv K-SQ BOARD OF EDUCATION D. L. Miller, Secretary Fred Honens, President John M. Stager Paul W. Dillon H. Hunter Wood On the eleventh day of April, 1896, the first Board of Education of the Sterling Township High School was elected. Its members were C. A. Wetherbee, E. Brown, J. F. Platt, F. W. Wheeler, and W. A. Sanborn. The following spring on the fourteenth of April, D. L. Miller was elected to the Board and has since then served faithfully. Because his thirty years of service have been a great help to the school to him it is with pleasure the Senior Class dedicates this number of the Blue and Gold. The present Board is composed of Fred W. Honens, President, D. L. Miller, Secretary, John M. Stager, H. Hunter Wood, and Paul W. Dillon. They meet regularly on the second Wednesday of each month. Mrs. S. M. Coe, librarian, is recording Secretary. Much of our progress as a school has been due to our Board of Education. To them belongs the credit for building the annex containing the Gymnasium, commercial room, and Domestic Science and Manual Training Departments. These vocational subjects have enlarged greatly our educational scope and made it possible for S. H. S. to send forth its graduates better equipped for college and for life. The Board has charge of letting all contracts and allowing money for all bills. In their hands rests the policy of the school. They fix the date and length of vacations and sanction special holidays. To them we owe the oflicial organiza- tion of the school. They are the medium between the public and the school, the instrument that carries out the will of the people. Through them ideas and sug- gestions are exchanged between faculty and patron, thus bringing about greater sympathy and understanding. We are proud of a Board that can arouse the interest of the Service Clubs toward the school-that never refuses an opportunity to make our school better, and that has earned the respect of the entire student body as well as that of the city. To them the class of 1927 gives their hearty thanks and hopes that the good will of the Board will not cease to follow them as they sail out on open seas. -D. W. '27 1927 16

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F. V11 FACULTY E. T. AUSTIN, Principal University of ,WIicl1igan, University of IfVisconsin. KATE M. STODDARD, Assistant Principal Hillsdale College, University of Chicago, Columbia U. Matheniatics BERTHA M. FORBES ltoclcforu' College, University of Illinois Latin STELLA CONEY Albion College, University of Chicago English MARIE HERSHEY Abbott Academy, Wellesley College, University of Washington English EDNA NEFF Aetheneum and Mechanic Institute, University of Illinois, Columbia University Cooking and Sewing C. N. TIMMONS U'niz'ersity of I nrliana, University of Illinois Manual Training HARRIET ECHTERNACH Cornell College, University of Wisconsin, Columbia University Latin MRS. EVELYN MARSH Wheaton College, Northwestern University, Evanston School of Music, Art Institute Chicago lXIusic and English MARIE E. LLEVVELLYN University of Illinois Geometry and Algebra U. R. DQVOE Northwestern University, Chicago University Physics and European History 1927 18