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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1938
Page
8
A newspaper snippet lists Scott Miller as editor in chief and Mex Hall Mise Weidaver as assistant editor, noting their positions within the publication.
A long recap contrasts George Washington’s legacy with a February 22 cartoon featuring Hitler and a bomb labeled Safety of European Civilization. The piece cites Washington’s views on foreign entanglements and notes trivia from Ripley and biographical quirks. It also covers classroom activities at a local school, Milton studies, agriculture factors, and a summary of the guillotine executions in 1794 with 1356 victims.
Max Hall notes Diller High School enrollment rising to 81 with a new student. Grades total 50, just one less than the start of the year. Six weeks exams for the first third of the second semester begin this week with a quiet tension in rooms as students review.
The entry describes class discussions on color and flower choices for the senior class, studies in grammar, penmanship, and certificate efforts, plus English, geometry, business arithmetic lessons, and World History focusing on the Reign of Terror. It notes geometry rules, area formulas, root calculations, and volume basics.
In the American Literature class students read Romeo and Juliet and begin act five. The American History class compares Theodore Roosevelt's policies to those of the present president. Physics covers refraction and lens shapes. Beginners Typing learns business setters and improved paragraphing. Shop class crafts include lamp and magazine rack projects. Dale Close joins the class.
Students studied infinitives gerunds and participles in class. They took six week exams Wednesday and split the class into two parts for questions that might appear on the test. Civics covers Protecting Life and Property with a Tuesday test and student chosen test format. General Science had a heart rate experiment Friday followed by a retest. Algebra 9 completed factoring and began solving equations by factoring with brain teasers from papers solved.
Diller defeated Daykin 32 to 19 to clinch the Pioneer Conference championship. Clark led Diller with 16 points, while Sch neer and Haake each scored five for Daykin. Daykin’s freshmen beat Diller 22 to 3 with Green and Miller scoring 10 each.
The Mixed Chorus works on Vesper Hymn and Bendemier's Stream arranged by Charles J. Manney. The Senior Girls Glee has not received their costumes yet.
This report lists selections to be performed this week by several ensembles. The organization is rehearsing Silent As Night by C Bohm arranged by William Lester The Gypsys Song by Ira B Wilson Nightfall by Franz Liszt for the Mixed Sextette and Japanese Love Song by Clayton Thomas for the Girls Sextette.
Since 1835 the American Bible Society has distributed over 125000 volumes of scripture in raised print to the blind in 25 languages. The text notes a sound speed of 40 yards per second and lists curious rule exceptions for Scandel Flattery and Truth with various yardages.
Two students delivered final speeches covering two topics during the period. This Thursday marks the deadline for all speeches and speech notebooks.
The seventh and eighth grade art class makes window decorations including shields an ax and a Lincoln head. Students also draft free hand scenes and border pictures as history studies Civil War artifacts are shown by pupils ring buttons spoons and a war life book among others. Perfect spelling honors go to Leila Broadstone Esther Lamb Betty Grabber Marilyn Miller and Denice Anderson.
Grades praise for muscular movement penmanship Gold Star awards to Junatta Anderson Faye Garrels Mavis Holle Donna Jean Folkers and Dean Moore. Five stars for Gale Green Robert Stahl Loris Moore for seat work. Sick list names include June Thompson Glenn Roelfs Mavis Holle and Dean Moore. Third grade perfect writers Norma Lie Allen Dwaine Green Duane Nicholson. Oval Spelling second grade: Faye Garrels Donna Jean Folkers Dean Moore. Washington birthday program featured boyhood stories poem A Boy's Flag and Flag Salute.
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