Diller Faces Tough Devem E Assembly in Reserve Clash
Diller trains for a reserve game in Devem E as local shooters push for a victory on a small floor. Chester and Hebron have recent wins, while Diller beat Wymore Friend and Steele City in later games. Hall seating is provided and music by the Black Orioles between halves. Probable Diller lineup includes Captain Green Filley or Lottman Stull Waggoner Colman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diller
Deveme
Chester
Hebron High School
Hebron Academy
Wymore
Friend
Steele City
Orioles
Ohestra
Captain Green
Filley
Lottman
Stull
Waggoner
Colman
Beaver Crossing Game Schedule Likely Jan 21
Fragmentary text notes a Beaver Crossing game with uncertain opponent and a likely date of January 21. No further readable details on venue or result.
Calendar snippets mix in early season school events
Reading like a jumbled campus calendar from December listing activities and antics. Dec 1 work starts on the Carnival. Dec 8 seniors beat sophomores in debate. freshmen host a party. twilight game results at Hollenberg. Dec 9 rally and snow imagery. Dec 10 winter carnival and dog show mishap. Dec 14 freshmen topple juniors in a marching or music event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollenberg
X. Y
Shea
Coon Creek
Fourth Grade Admission After Absence Noted
Second primary following a severe illness period. Orgin Sasse enters the Fourth Grade. Student handwork closes show fewer posters. Robert Williamson and Gertrude Brandt have left school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orgin Sasse
Robert Williamson
Gertrude Brandt
Teachers Receive Gifts From Pupils
The school honored teachers at Christmas with gifts from individual pupils or classes. Senior Mr. Springer and Miss Patterson received chocolates. Juniors gave Mr. Reynolds a leather bill fold and key die. Sophomores gave Miss a Cera Nome toilet set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Springer
Miss Patterson
Mr. Reynolds
Miss Babcock
Miss Albright
How Teachers Spent Vacation
Diller teachers spent Christmas vacation at various homes and visits. Reynolds was in Bloomfield Wayne and Sioux City. Parker in Lincoln and Greenwood. Patterson in Reynolds. Babcock in Omaha. Albright in Western. Meek in Lincoln and Wauneta. Fitzpatrick in Palmer. Raymond in Lincoln and Diller.
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Diller
Mr. Reynolds
Bloomfield
Nebr
Wayne
Sioux City
Miss Parker
Lincoln
Greenwood
Miss Patterson
Reynolds
Miss Babcock
Omaha
Miss Albright
Western
Mies Meek
Wauneta
Miss Fitzpatrick
Palmer
Mies Raymond
School calendar set for spring operettas and events
March 18 Grade Operetta under Miss Patterson. April 22 High School Operetta led by Miss Parker. May 6 Senior Play directed by Mr. Springer. May 13 Junior Senior Banquet. Graduation exercises likely May 19.
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Miss Patterson
Miss Parker
Mr. Springer
Dlass
County Exam Review Starts As Students Prepare
Pupils begin the opening review for county examinations. Posters on snowballing ice skating and sleigh riding are being prepared for display and student guidance.
Editorial notes and New Year hopes for 1927
Writers joke about resolutions while a high school student B during enrolment season. The piece notes aims worth keeping and references Hall activities and a home game. Fragile lines mention a Christmas card from Frank Cavett.
Pupil in Diller School Wins National Essay Prize
Vivian Waggoner of the Diller schools won fifth state prize in the National Safety Essay Contest for 1925 26. The National Automobile Chamber of Commerce conducts the event with schools nationwide. John M Matzen announced the award. Vivian wrote the essay in seventh grade on highway safety, and the medal and five dollar check were to be presented at morning assembly during Christmas holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diller
Vivian Waggoner
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
John M. Matzen
Vivian
Ten Day Christmas Vacation Ends for Diller High Students
Most Diller High School students spent the Christmas break at home. Travelers included Dave Kuper to Beatrice, Doris Colman and Wear Green to Beaver Crossing, Francis Plager to Hildreth Holdrege and Humboldt, Mildred Mayborn Mayborn Lynn Waggoner and Dean Barber in Lincoln, Orval Wiemers in Omaha, and Henry Diller in Wilbur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diller High School
Dave Kuper
Beatrice
Doris Colman
Wear Green
Beaver Crossing
Francis Plager
Hildreth
Holdrege
Humboldt
Mildred Mayborn
Mayborn
Lynn Waggoner
Dean Barber
Lincoln
Orval Wiemers
Omaha
Henry Diller
Wilbur
Diller Schools See Semester Changes January 17 1927
The second semester of 1926 27 begins January 17 at Diller Schools with several class changes. Seniors swap English for public school music while Senior Reviews adds reading and physiology. Pete Review adds geography and penmanship. Junior math shifts to solid geometry. Sophomores study botany, and freshmen shift to agriculture while general science is dropped.
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Diller
Oes
Four students return to class after illness absence
Ervin Roelf Mary Beckwith Adam Fasnacht and Clyde Colman resume school after weeks away due to illness. Miss Raymond leads reading from Bisek Beauty for opening exercises. Kal is brought by Scott Allen Miller.
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Ervin Roelf
Mary Beckwith
Adam Fasnacht
Clyde Colman
Miss Raymond
Bisek Beauty
Kal
Scott Allen Miller
Odell Reserves Schedule Game For January
Reads that the team will host the Odell Reserves January 19 to complete their schedule for the month.
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Odell
Leonard Roelf Returns to School After Whooping Cough
Leonard Roelf resumes classes after an absence due to whooping cough. The Fifth reading class begins study of the Great Stone Face. The Fifth language class starts making Correct Usage booklets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Roelf
Schhool
Great Stone Face
Diller PTA Sets January Meeting on Legislation and Thrift
The Diller P T A schedules its January meeting Monday night January 10 at 8 o clock. Topics include pending school legislation and child welfare bills. Student acts from Miss Meeks room and the high school saxophone solo highlight the program led by Mrs. O J Mayborn with Principal Mr Reynolds and Mrs D V Fanders contributing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pnd
Diller P. T. A
O. J. Mayborn
Reynolds
Lincoln
D. V. Fanders
Mies Albright
High School Rally Promotes Basketball and Music
The morning assembly features a rally for the basketball team set to play Alexandria tonight on the home floor. The Black Orioles jazz orchestra will perform two selections and speeches by team members. Vivian Waggoner will receive a bronze essay medal amid yells and songs by the school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Black Orioles
Vivian Waggoner
Mies Patterson
County Contest in Diller This Year Opens Jan 28
The Jefferson county contests in music and declamation will be held at the Diller opera house on the afternoon and evening of January 28. Declamation dominates the daytime program with two representatives per school in each subfield. Evening events feature best readings for radio, school orchestras, glee clubs, and solos. Old Trusty station at Clay Center may broadcast remotely between 7:30 and 9:30.
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Jefferson County
Diller Opera House
Trusty
Miss Parker
Sele Wor Shack
Sag
Fairbury
How Santa Claus Came to Diller
A whimsical Christmas tale set in Diller Nebraska recounts Santa Claus delivering gifts to the town after receiving a telegram from its children. He travels from Fairbury with a sled and oranges, but Blitzen mishaps cause some toys to fall into Rock Creek, delaying him.
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Santa Claus
Mr. S. Claus
Delphine
Diller
Nebr
Mrs. Claus
Mr. Claus
Alaska
Fairbury
Senta
Rock Creek
Blitzen
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Big School County
Maybora
Editorial
Diller School
Vivien Waggoner
P.T. A
Wight
Diller High
Alea
Ern Odell
Beaver
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