Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-06-19

her grew, until the time has come when
she is occupying important positions of
trust throughout the civilized world.
The game of basket ball has aroused
the spirit of exercise among the girls OF
the schools, and it is coming into favor
more and more each year. 1t requires
quickness, trains the eye, gives the
blood healthful action, and brings all
the muscles of the body into play. Miss
Armstrong made strong plea for sys-
tematic exercise for women, that future
generations may receive its blessings
and preserve the muscular development
of the race. 1t was a timely subject
and well handled.
The High School Chorus, consisting
of eighty-seven singers, lined up on the
stage, almost filling it, and sang "Now
the Music Soundeth," by Hosmer I'm
der the able direction of Miss Margaret
Reed, the voices were enabled to main
tain regular rhythm, and the song was
filled with melody from beginning to
end. Miss Helen Gebhart was piano
accompanist, and played the difficult
measures in faultless manner.
Martha b. Rhodes spoke upon '"The
Origin of Traditions" which dealt with
the legends and myths of the people of
the earth. Nearly every legend has its
counterpart in a like legend in the folk
lore of each nation. For instance, Lit
tie Red Riding Hood" the ''Tales of
Robin Hood,n etc, have stories dealing
with other characters, it may be, which
are very similar in most of the nations
of the earth. The ancient Greeks were
very imaginative and many were their
legends and myths. They persenitied
the forces of earth and heaven, brought
about by their peculiar religion, and
worshipped them as gods. The chill
dren, naturally, are the starnehest low
ers of legends and myths, and great
would be their loss if these stories of
imagination were blotted out. What
would the children do without Santa
Claus? Miss Rhodes subjectwas eager
ly listened to, and much interesting
matter for thought was given.
The subject of Ethel NJ Simpsons
talk was of great local interest, being
"AmusementS in Wausau % Years
Ago" She told of the pastimes in
vogue among the young people when
Wausau was in her youth. There were
raft rides down the Old Wisconse and
dancing parties when the boys returned
from the woods, or from trip down
the river, most of the latter having
been held in the Forest Hotel which
used to stand where the east side engine
house is now. Armies of the young
men were pitted against each other in
the winter time, and snowballs were
used as ammunition. The good old
hardy and social pioneers, open To edu-
cation and Improvement, have made
Wausau what she is today, one of the
most progressive and solid cities in the
Northwest. Many pictures of this city's
young men and women of twenty-five
years ago were thrown upon the wall,
and Supt. Karl Mathie read the name
of each and made some happy remarks
in regard to some for instance, the
perennial youth, w. G. Davenport.
Ida G.. Williams discussed "Women's
Clubs and showed that they were a
great force toward the development of
intellectual woman. 1t is only thirty
years ago that the first club of the kind
was started in Boston by such women
as Julia Ward Howe, Louisa NJ. Alcott
and others of high literary talents
Now women's clubs can be found all
over the country, and they are foremost
in bringing about the establishment of
free public and travelling libraries, and
other necessary accessories which have
been the means of educating and uplift-
ing the minds of thousands. The band
ing together of the women for such
work is only another indication of the
rise of that sex to an equality with man,
and the opening of opportunities for its
further development in all branches of
learning, and in taking a stand with
man in literature, the trades, arts and
professions.
A vocal gayotte, Tripping Over the
Hin," was sung by the High School
chorus in au effective manner. The
singing in the schools has done much to
| tighten the labor of study, and tends to
temper the harsher nature, making a
sympathetic heart and finer sensibilities
in the growing character of the youth.
Views of the paris Exposition" were
thrown upon the wall, and they were
explained by Ada NJ. Miller, who gave
a good description of the many sights
to be seen there, although they can
hardly compare wit ciose seen at the
Worlds Columbian Exposition in 1898,
Though very few people from Wausau
will 90 to Paris, the hundreds who lis
tened to Miss Miller's descriptions on
Wednesday evening were given n good
idea of its immensity, the beautiful
architectural features of its buildings,
aud of the exhibits which will occupy
the hinge structures.
James Silyerthorn's subject for dis
eussion was The Peace Conference, I"
which the present czar of Russia
called, to see if some agreement could
be reached whereby war would become
= thing Of the past in the history of
nations. Prominent representatives of
the great nations came together at
The Hague aud thoroughly discussed
the subject. The United States took a
prominent part in the deliberations,
but no international agreement sprang
! out of the meeting, and it adjourned to
meet again at some future time. Mr.
Silverthorn's word picture oi the hor-
rors of war was a very vivid and force
full one, causing the audience to shud-