Diller School News Highlights Staff and Class Roles
Diller School notes list roles for staff and teachers across grades. Robert Thompson assists dramatic arts while Gerald Gerrels leads music. Carolyn Clark handles books and media with Scott Miller guiding 7th and 8th grades. Keith Hudson and Robt Glathar assist 5th to 8th grades, Sybil Fasnacht aids 4th to 6th grades, Earnest Garrets teaches 1st and 2nd grades, with Clara Achtemeier noted in staff listings.
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Robert Thompson
Gerald Gerrels
Carolynn Clark
Cmiebiat
Scott Miller
Keith Hudson
Rob’t Glatharith
Sybil Fasnacht
Earnest Garrets
Clara Achtemeier
Self examination and perseverance forge true achievement
The writer argues that progress comes through setbacks and careful self analysis. By recognizing errors and correcting them without self-pity, a person gains the sustained effort great men possess, turning dreams into reality rather than idling along.
State Track Meet and Senior Events Calendar
Coming events list includes State Track Meet on May 14 and 15, a Senior Educational Trip to Lincoln on May 19, Final Examinations May 2021 Thursday and Friday, Baccalaureate May 23, Commencement May 25, and School out May 26 with grade picnic and track meet separate from the high school picnic.
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Lincoln
Last Day of School Ends With Reports and Picnic
Regular classes run Tuesday May 25 in the morning with book check in and grade recording. Afternoon no school as teachers pack, then students report Wednesday at 10 for report cards, followed by a picnic and grade track meet in the city park. High school groups picnic near town.
Normal Training Club closes season with rural school talk
The Normal Training Club held its closing meeting led by President Logan on May 12. Mrs Weidauer spoke on the PTA in rural schools, members asked questions, and a round table discussion followed before the group adjourned for refreshments. The club plans to continue next year to foster rural and town community ties.
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Logan
Mise Weidauer
McCreight
Music Notes Bac calaureate and commencement plans
Music notes report limited updates as music students work on bac calaureate and a commencement ceremony is mentioned as a possible event.
Senior Notes From The Review Students Await Exams And Arts Items
The Review notes seniors patiently awaiting April teacher examinations and worry about all subjects. English 12 completes The Mill On The Floss with a tragic turn. First Aid topics spark discussion in Professional Training. Senior portraits disappointed many, one boy nearly broke the camera.
Business Letter Draft From Telephone Notes
A concise record of a business letter outline created from notes captured during a phone call. The draft outlines key points, proposed actions, and next steps for follow up with the client or partner. The tone is formal and suitable for professional correspondence.
Jolly Juniors English and Science Class Notes
A school diary describes the English 11 class planning the year and studying pronouns nouns and their properties. It notes a unit test on nouns, chemistry book completion, and a later recap. It mentions an experiment on separating silver, mercury, and lead and boiling water, amonium hydroxide, and aqua regia used for metal separation. It also alludes to American civilization studies amid war and business changes. Beginning typing class creates pictures on the typewriter.
English class tests Tale of Two Cities reading
Sophomore notes report an English 10 test on Tale of Two Cities with likely poor grades. World History covers France Italy Germany and other nations, with France and England contesting African diamond mines.
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France
Italy
Germany
England
Africa
Friendly Freshmen Learn Eye as Camera and Study Transportation
The General Science class explores the eye like a camera and plans booklets on old and modern transportation. Latin class reads A Pyrrhic Victory and explains its meaning after the battle. Algebra covers linear systems with many rules and problems. English 9 expands vocabulary and dictionary use. Treasure Island finished with a test upcoming Tuesday.
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Treasure Island
Nebraskan Mother of 1937 Lauded Nationwide
Mrs Harriette Flora Gary of Omaha named The American Mother of 1937 by New York and the nation at a luncheon in New York. Wife of Union Pacific president Carl R Gray, she is mother to Carl R Jr Russel Davis and Howard K Gray. She addressed national mothers by radio and praised the home as a nation’s foundation.
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Harriette Flora Gary
Omaha
New York and
The
Nation
Carl R. Gray
Union Pacific Railroad
Carl R. Jr
St. Paul Minn
Russel Davis Gray
Wellesley
Mass
Howard K. Gray
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Omaha Night Honors Bowes Amateur Hour on Air
Major Bowes praised Omaha and Nebraska during the Amateur Hour broadcast titled Omaha Night. In response, Omaha sent an All Nebraska Meal by air express to the program and its staff.
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Major Bowes
Omaha
Nebraska
Air Express
Crowning of King George Captivates England This Week
Crowning of King George on May 12 draws global attention as Britain spends over two million dollars on the ceremony. Public festivities and royal pageantry mark the historic event while a beverage bill reaches about ten million dollars.
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England
George
Rhodesian Man Skeleton Found in Northern Rhodesia
The Rhodesian man refers to a skeleton unearthed at Broken Hill mine in Northern Rhodesia in 1921. Believed to be contemporary with Neanderthals, the individual stood about 5 feet 10 inches tall with gorilla-like facial features and distinctly human teeth.
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Broken Hill Mine
Northern
Rhodesia
Diller Students Shine in Reading Examinations
Mrs Clark the county superintendent visited Diller school to review reading papers. Seventh and eighth graders excel with many above 80 percent as the new interpretative exam challenges expectations. Passers include Julia Diller Darrel Beck Lloyd Lamb and Bonnie Thompson with Richard Miller and Lloyd Green awaiting one more exam on May 12.
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Diller
Clark
Julia Diller
Darrel Beckwith
Lloyd Lamb
Bonnie Thompson
Richard Miller
Lloyd Green
Geography Class Maps Australia With Colorful Room Decor
The 6th grade Geography class works on maps of Australia showing divisions and surrounding waters. The back wall features decorative houses robins and a boy fishing in a pool. Butterflies decorate the front of the room. Perfect spelling grades listed for Nelda Nicholson Roe Potter Betty Grabber Margery Nipper Wilma Thompson Marilyn Miller Russel Madden Denice Anderson Joyce Johnson Donald Roelfs Elizabeth Cunningham Robert Dale Clark Stanley Diller Mary Lou Thompson Rodger Arnott Dalé Weaver Ina Nicholson Keith Pickard Mary Ann Cunningham.
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Nelda Nicholson
Roe Potter
Betty Grabber
Margery Nipper
Wilma Thompson
Marilyn Miller
Russel Madden
Denice Anderson
Joyce Johnson
Donald Roelfs
Elizabeth Cunningham
Robert Dale Clark
Stanley Diller
Mary Lou Thompson
Rodger Arnott
Dalé Weaver
Ina Nicholson
Keith Pickard
Mary Ann Cunningham
First third graders excel in spelling and marks listed
Dean Moore Mavis Holle Fay Garrels and Dyanna Jean Folkers earned excellent spelling grades this week. Second and third grade pupils scoring 100 include Duane Nicholson Patrick Cunningham Norma Lee Allen Dwaine Green Dorothy Anderson Irene Greider Gloria Miller and Lyon Thompson. Terrill Fasnacht has been absent a few days due to illness.
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Dean Moore
Mavis Holle
Fay Garrels
Dyanna Jean Folkers
Duane Nicholson
Patrick Cunningham
Norma Lee Allen
Dwaine Green
Dorothy Anderson
Irene Greider
Gloria Miller
Lyon Thompson
Piano lessons after school with Nelson C Ingalsbe
If you are interested in piano lessons after school closes, see Nelson C. Ingalsbe any Monday. Tuition reasonable.
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Nelson C. Ingalsbe
Last of the Cocked Hats: James Monroe Portrait
James Monroe described as nearly six feet tall and slender with polished manners. His attire included a dark blue coat buff vest small clothes and top boots. He wore a cocked hat of Revolutionary style and is called the last of the cocked hats as the last president to follow that fashion.
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James Monroe
Wool Covered Tennis Ball Extends Life in London
A tennis ball covered with Australian wool increases durability double that of earlier balls. In London produced balls endure sixty serves at sixty miles per hour and still retain the nap of an unused ball, promising longer life for players and courts.
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London
Smokeless and Flashless Powder Gains Patent Twist
Popular Mechanics notes a new powder combines smokeless and flashless traits. This development would conceal firing sources in wartime, with earlier versions existing but only recently patented for this dual property.
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Popular Mechanics Magazine
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Lawrence Clark
Amanda Achtemeier
Fern Nippert
Max Thompson
Dale Sandman
Jean Bondeeweeners
Max Johnson
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Aest
Dale Close
Editorial
Congregational Church Annex
Sinkey
Mr. Sinkey
Schindler
Bob Green
Normal Training Club
Lala
Jolly Juniors
Agriculture and Geography of
America
Carnation
Australia
Wessel Beckman
Esther Lamb
Russell Madden
Terrill Fasnacht
Blue Valley
Credit Ass’n
Fairbury
Reliable Company
Diller, Nebraska
Box‘s Cate
Paris
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