Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-02-06
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.


Lyceum was held Saturday evening.
For some reason several members who
should have appeared on the program
We're absent, perhaps the rush of ex-
aminations last week had something
to do with it:
Recitation, Chamer McInIis
Essay George Gunther
Debate-Resolved, That co-education in college
is desirable.
Affirmative Chester Bishop. Arthur Mcneil
Negative-Walter Flieth, Amanda Werheim.
PIANO Soo..-.... essie Kenyon
Essay. Willie Dreger
Recitation Edith Rylander
The debate was decided in favor of
the affirmative. The debate suffered
from absence of two speakers. The
second speech on the affirmative was a
volunteer, and the negative leaders
speech was read. The piano solo was
enjoyed by everyone. During the meet
ing great deal of amusement was
caused by the persistent efforts of a
small dog TO attract attention to himself.
The monthly election of officers was
held last Friday:
President-Alex. Gebhart.
1st Vice-President-Florenc Harvey.
I'd Vice-President-George Sexmith.
Secretary-Jennie Vande Vedre.
Critic-Miss Grove.
Ushers-Fred Heinemann, Pat Sulli-
van, Ross Beebe and George Sexmith.
The president appointed committee
to revise the constitution
Semester examinations are over and
we begin to acquire, again, our old
cheerful countenances. The next bug
bear on the program is the reports,
then we will settle down until June.
One of the boys in his struggles over
an exam. evolved a new system of
cubing number; multiply by three.
If we could only get this novel method
introduced into the schools it would
prove great saving of time and
trouble.
There was fair crowd out at the
basketball game. Our boys played
well, but the Stevens Pointers were
champions at basket throwing and
they got the game-29 to II.
State Superintendent Harvey is ex-
pected here next Friday to give lee.
ture at the opening of the High School
to the general public. The Mandolin
Club will play and some of the lower
grades will sing.
In a recent Cardinal appears an in.
teresting article from the Wausau High
School correspondent
Juniors have finished English history
and take up civics this next semester
The Seniors took their final examina.
ton on Political Economy last week
In place of it, they will take Sociology
under Mr.. Mathie. U. S. history will
continue throughout the year.
Last Wednesday evening, business
meeting of the Literary Society was
held. The body resolved itself into q
committee of the whole, Mr.. Parlir
took the chair, and besides transactina
necessary business, the members tried
their best to rattle the chairman or
parliamentary practice, but they couldn't
! do it
The Seniors, who all made such fuss
about having to take Theory and Art
before they began it, have finished the
study-and while it will be reliet
from extra work, there is probably MOI
one of the class who does not regret
| leaving the interesting recitations they
had, and all feel that even though they
may never teach, the work has been fal
from being wasted.
Friday afternoon, we started out will
half an hours singing instead of fifteer
minutes, thing that surprised ant
| pleased us all. Then, conflicts in the
new program were arranged-and, &
greater surprise was in store for US
we were told that all who were MOI
writing on examinations were at liber
| ty for the rest of the day. OF course
we applauded that speech, and pitiec
the dozen or so of poor fellows who haC
to stay and write.
Several specimens of copper ore. on