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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1938
Page
5
The Diller High senior class bids farewell as the Editor in Chief of the school paper reflects on a year of duties and loyalty. Gratitude goes to Miss Weidauer sponsor and Mr. Cavett editor for guidance. The seniors urge new graduates to pursue greatness with effort and camaraderie.
The senior class notes a rainy night but a full house for the senior play and reports on the May 12 Senior Class Day trip to Lincoln. They toured Morrill Hall and the Capitol, visited KFAB and Miller & Paine, enjoyed cookies at Smiths bakery, and ended with the Stuart Theatre show Test Pilot. Baccalaureate was held at the Methodist Church and commencement is May 19.
Junior classes compiled booklets on poets and poems, with life summaries and pasted verses. American History covers New Deal studies and postwar life, while Physics reviews the telephone and related topics.
The program features Overture and Class History Duet, Ver Clemished by Arthur J. Denney Vesper Hymn, then the Presentation of High School Diplomas. S. B. Viers offers Honor Certificates and Special Awards, L. F. Sinkey presides over Eighth Grade Diplomas, with Principal Carl Ludington leading the Valedictory Benediction and Recessional as the orchestra performs.
The list features graduates Clara Achtemeier Kenneth Becker Arthur Behrends Bertha Behrends Dale Close Laurice Diller Lucillé Findling Gerald Garrels Orville Garton Robert Glather Keith Hudson Max Hall Bob Man Scott Miller Fern Nippert Robert Patton Phyllis Renz Della Roelfs Merelyn Lottman Betty Thompson Serenus Viers Virgil Weaver Delpha Wiemers Joel fe Mary Wenz Motto Nothing Great Is Lightly Won.
Dick Beck and Lelia Broadstone lead a list of eighth grade graduates including Dwaine Clark Mary Drexler and Avis Johnson as the class of students recognized by the school.
Local school roster lists L. F. Sinkey as Superintendent Carl Ludington Principal Russell McCreight Dorothy Weidauer and Margaret Grant among faculty members. The document appears to document staff assignments or a faculty directory for the high school.
The record names H. C. Kelley teaching grades 7 and 8, LaVern Hayne for grades 4 to 6, and Flossie Raymond for grades 1 to 3.
The Board of Education announces officers for the coming year with S. B. Viers as President J. S. Diller as Vice President W. E. Anderson as Secretary H. H. Green as Treasurer and L. M. Cavett along with Francis Clark named as board members.
Students rushed to complete many assignments this week with six weeks left. Senior members also aiming to finish while some tasks lag behind. If work remains, they may have to attend school this week to finish.
Arlene Roseman reports on a busy English 10 with oral book reports and Shakespeare. Geometry 10 covers area formulas for parallelograms rectangles squares triangles rhombuses and trapezoids. World History discusses China and the Great Wall details including its dimensions and expanse.
A large 1938 graduating class at Diller High School prepares for commencement this Thursday at 8 p.m. at the Opera House. Arthur J. Denney of Fairbury will give the talk and seniors are asked to report to the school Friday at 10 a.m. for report cards and a noon picnic.
Journal entry notes class activities in English 9 and Community Civics. Dale Close and Bob Maw presented on labor and trust problems of the United States and Great Britain. General Science groups reported on Telegraph Telephone and Radio. Algebra covered plotting equations with axes and four chart divisions.
Eight Diller boys competed at the state meet with Roger Diller and Fry qualifying in sprints. Diller placed fourth in the 880 yard relay as the team celebrated a successful season and looked ahead to renewed local interest in sports.
The Girls Sextette sang Dedication and As Torrents in Summer at Baccalaureate Services in the Methodist Church. The Girls Glee Club and Mixed Chorus will perform at Commencement on Thursday evening with Silent As Night and Vesper Hymn. The orchestra will play processional and recessional. A girls duet by Clara Achtemeier Petty Clark will sing Wher'er You Walk by Handel.
A student notes a teacher allegedly said two can live as cheaply as one, prompting questions about hypocrisy. The writer signs off for vacation, thanking readers and plans to return next fall with more ideas.
The week features memory gems and a Geography report lineup on geysers gulfs streams and Japan. Students earning perfect spelling include Mary Lou Thompson Marilyn Miller Denice Anderson Rosetta Grefe Stanley Diller Donald Avis Johnson Leila Broadstone Dwaine Clark and others.
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