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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1935
Page
8
The plan starts school at 8 40 on Friday with a single lunch break, finishing by 2 20. The schedule passed 65 to 9 in the high school and unanimously in the grades, allowing attendance at the County Basketball Tournament. Reports from teachers’ exams note strong results, with 9 of 30 papers above 900, Dorothy Hauver top with 98 in Elementary Course.
The seventh grade arithmetic class made seventh and eighth grade graphs while the history group studies the Civil War. The eighth grade begins the study of person and number in verbs. Perfect spelling awards for the week ending February 8 go to Lawrence Clark Alfred Sasse Max Thomson Ethel Bristol Jean Bond Ern Close Roger Diller Weldon Henrichs Yuanita Anderson Eldean Henrichs Betty Hirst Richard Miller and Yvonne Nicholson.
Fifth and sixth grades finished valentines boxes Monday. The fifth math class works on fractions and percents studied by the sixth grade. The sixth graders read The Bishop's Valentine Monday and spoke on an Abraham Lincoln article Tuesday. Students shared pictures and clippings about Washington and Lincoln posted on the bulletin board.
This week third graders practice multiplying by four and five while fourth graders study liquid and dry measures and units of time. Both grades read stories on boyhood days of Abraham Lincoln and George Washington. Spelling papers were completed without errors by Denice Anderson Wessel Beckman Joyce Johnson Marilyn Miller Mary Lou Thompson Mary Bristol Gayle Cully Betty Grabber Esther Lamb Margery Nippert Wilma Thompson Ila Broadstone and Avis Johnson.
Visitors last Tuesday afternoon were Mrs Rex Green Mrs Lotta Farrow Mrs Harvey Garrels and children Faye and Donna. Pupils with perfect spelling include Keith Pickard Wanna Farrow Shirley Rae Garrels Ruby Hanson and Rodger Arntt. Lincoln's birthday was observed Tuesday afternoon in this room and Saint Valentines Day stories were enjoyed. Valentine box opened Thursday.
An advisory council of Jefferson county representatives and extension staff met at the Fairbury office with H G Gould. Ernest Leonard was elected chairman and W C Andreas secretary as members including Frank Wells and Mrs Genevieve Clark. The group discussed 4 H clubs bee keeping pest control soil erosion and other extension projects. Leonard will appoint a 4 H club committee to meet Miss Wilkens at Fairbury on February 13 for further 4 H discussions.
Arrangements to start testing for Bangs disease in Jefferson county by mid February were announced by county agents. Dr. Trump will conduct the work. The government provides a liberal allowance for affected cattle and local farmers should apply at the agricultural office in Fairbury.
Church notes announce Sunday School at 10 A M and preaching at 11 A M. Union service at 7 30 P M features Rev Phillip Scott as speaker.
In St Pauls Evangelical Lutheran near Diller Rev. I J Wolff is pastor with S S Sunday school at 9 40 A M English Services Sunday marks Foreign Mission Day. Missionary Bertha Koenig on furlough will speak at Sunday school and divine services about her work in Africa. Offerings support Foreign Missions.
Rev. Robert E. Drew leads Sunday services at 10 a.m. Sunday School with Mrs. Lamb as superintendent begins at 10 a.m. and morning worship at 11 a.m. The Keith Hays class presents a Washington program and the pastor offers a sermon for the next five weeks at Sunday school worship service.
Series on the general theme What can the Religion of Jesus do for me features talks on Conquering Myself The Lead I Bear Alone Choosing my Loyalties Finding My Place Overcoming Discouragement The C E young people hold their monthly union program at 7 30 Sunday evening with Rev Phillip Scott delivering the message Four Cubs Dickie Darrel Beckwith Eldean Henrichs and Roe Patton receive green neckerchiefs Elementary workers in Sunday school are reminded of a conference with Miss Sarah Green at Beatrice February 21 notify the pastor if you can attend
Informal Gretchen Fanders home gathering February 10 discussed codes for winners and losers using Abraham Lincoln as a model. Lois Nicholson led the group with plans for next Sunday's Young People's Union service at 7:30 pm with Reve Scott scheduled to speak. all are invited.
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