Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-11-13
CITY SCHOOL NEWS.
HIGH SCHOOL.


divided between the republicans and
the socialists. Margaret Dunbar made
the star speech for the former, while
Chloe Linden most ably defended the
latter.
After the program the following
officers were chosen by the society
President-Dorothy Heinemann.
1st Vice Pres't--M r. Beebe
| I'd Vice Pres Wanda Hopp.
Secretary-Tabor Davis.
Marshall-George Sexmith.
Observation-Disclosures Young, Clar-
ence Christensen
Ushers-Eddie Fisher, Stanley Lat
shaw, Ed. Gamble.
The Sophomores took their final on
Algebra last Friday. Second year Lit
erary Readings will be taken up now.
The fourth year Literary Reading class
took final on Midsummer Nights
Dream They drop the work during
the ten weeks work in Theory and Art.
Last Friday evenings debate was:
Resolved, that England was justified in
executing Mary Queen of Scots.
Affirmative-Dorothy Heinemann, Lulu
Stuhlfauth Negative-Ed. German,
Max Graebel. Decided for the aega
tive Some excellent recitations and
essays were given.
The Seniors who, with much labor
ard loss of sleep, hoisted that long
white pennant with sol" in black let
tiers, to perpetuate the glory of 1901 and
play little Halloween joke on the fac
ulty now find the tables turned upon
themselves. The flag still waves but,
unable to withstand the blasts of old
Boreus, all that is now left of GIL is lone
half of nothing" and the joke is on the
Seniors.
The debate next Friday promises to
be as lively as it has always been.
Resolved, that the intellect of woman
is essentially inferior to that of man.
Here's chance for the girls to show
whether their brains arc inferior to the
boys by giving volunteer speeches.
In another column of the PILOT is an
article from the pen of A. Z. Winship
who lectured on Saints and Rascals
or Americas Mission" at the Teachers
Convention. Our schools should feel
proud of such praise from man of
Mr.. Winship's rank. But those who
attended the convention would take
exception to his statement, that the
bestfeatures of the program were Jen-
kin Lloyd Jones and the musical even
ing, because Mr. Winship himself was
one of the best of the best things.
Once upon time eleven doughty
knights of the pig skin set out to battle
for the glory of w. H. S and exc per-
chance to win sweet smile from fair
maiden. Small of stature were most of
them, but strong of heart were they
and skilled in the bouts of the gridiron.
First in hard fought battle with the
Alumni they were overwhelmed by all
the champions of former years, and re-
tired with one wounded-the renowned
Then, twice encountering Stevens
Point Normal, anguish came to them
again, and the valiant Paddy fell frac
tured before the onslaught of the giants
~ MI de- htIr L re in
the mud and sitteth upon them, but
they rally and give their opponents a
hard tussle. Amigo and Clintonville
pleading mud and snow, though our
warriors feared these not, failed to give
w. H. S. an opportunity to retrieve its
honor. But alas Why recount these
dire disasters ? Zone woe doth tread
upon another's heels, so fast they fol-
low" Will it be the same at Grand
Rapids next Saturday? Nay; let us
hope that at least these our brave
knights, may be rewarded for their
courage, and return from the ARRAY
unscathed and bear the cardinal and
white triumphantly to greet that long
wished smile of fair lady.
GRADES.
Miss Rieber, of Rhinelander, visited
Wausau schools yesterday,
Last Tuesday Mr. Lloyd addressed
the fourth and fifth grade teachers on
''How to teach geography by means of
the imaginary journey" Yesterday he
spoke to the fourth, fifth, sixth and
| seventh grades on "A method of map
drawing based on relief"
Wednesday the suh-primary and first
grade teachers met. Miss Alta Colby
| gave paper ON Educational value of
play illustrated by means of model
lesson Miss Belle Blackman spoke on
Mature study in the primary grades"
She stated the value of the study, the
material available and the best methods.
Thursday, at the second and third
grade meeting, Miss Leila Armstrong
gave a history of the Dewey school,
Miss Sarah Adams read a paper on the
purposes and methods of the Dewey
| school,
The papers given ut the meetings
were all good, the discussions were ami.
mated and the teachers receive great
deal of help from these gatherings.
The eighth grade, A rhetorical diyi-
sion, listened last Friday 10 essays by
Bessie Womer and Mac Montgomery,
and recitations by Stanislaw Burek,
Cellah Waterhouse and Winifred Ryan.
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