Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-03-06
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.
On account of the basket ball game,
Lyceum was held in the afternoon, one
recitation being omitted.

| Affirmative-Edward German, Fre@ Sexmith
Negative-Marion Ryan, Charles Gil ham.
Essay-History ofPublic Schools. Lau "a Hoene
Recitation-What Became of a Boastin ! Boer:
AnSel Smith
Essay-Evolution of Dress. Ethel McsSaughton
Recitation-The Registered Letter. ..... .....-..
. Lulu Stuhlfautn
News of the Week Kittie Madden
Recitation -.-. .Clara Becker
The debate was decided in favor OF
the negative. Quite a diversion was
created by the refusal of one of the
members to serve as a Judge; it required
the combined efforts of marshal and
ushers to get him back again. AS
Charles Gillian could not be present,
Stanley Latshaw took his place.
Some of the eighth graders and fresh
men show very decided inclination to
laugh and giggle at speakers, particu-
larly when one of their own members
is on the platform. But then, perhaps
it is no more than could be expected of
freshmen-who are proverbially green.
1t is to be hoped that they will soon
ripen.
The officers chosen for the ensuing
month are:
Walter Flieth.
| 1st Vice Pres-Emil Breitkreuz.
I'd Vice Pres-Marion Ryan.
Sec.-Margaret Dunbar.
Critic-Miss Dickey.
! Marshal Edmund Fisher
Ushers-Anton Erickson, Robert Has
kin, Ed. Gamble, James Mccullough.
At the basket ball game last Friday, a
rather close score resulted in favor of
the High School, 20 to l8.
Next Friday the boys go to Stevens
Point and the girls to Clintonville. On
Saturday, the High School will play
with the Y. M. G. A. again. This NAV
be the last game of the season. If we
win again, the championship of the city
will be ours. If the Y NJ G. A. wins,
the third game will be decisive. High
School students should all turn out and
help us win.
Last week, we had three very inter
esting lectures. Mr. Jenkins, who has
been missionary in China for forty
years, told us about Chinese schools
and the method of study. Wonder
what American children would say if
they had to learn about eight thousand
words, without knowing what one of
them meant before they began to read?
Mr.. Bird of this city gave us very
entertaining account of his experiences
in the naval academy. We laughed al
most all the time, from beginning to
end That some of the boys were par
ticularly interested was shown the next
few days by their experiments with
some of the smallest freshmen.
Mr. Carrier talked to us, Thursday,
on getting grip" He illustrated his
thought by the man on the cable car
who lost his grip on the cable so that
the car stopped. We must keep our
grip on things, sieze opportunities, and
do with all our might what we have to
do. We all enjoyed MIR. Carriers talk
very much.
Last Friday evening occurred one of
the events of the year in the Philoma-
thia Society at the U. of W. 1t was the
'semi-public debate" The question
was, "Rosolved, that cities of the United
States having population of $4,000 or
over should own and operate electric
and gas lighting plants, with the sole
right to furnish private as well as pub.
lio lighting Lewis Harvey, of Scho.
field, Wausau High School graduate,
class of '9S, was on the affirmative-the
side that won. Walter Menzel, OF Wau.
sau, also class of 9S, presided during
the evening. Wausau has reason to be
proud of her representatives at the
U. of w.
Third and fourth year German,
Cesar, and English Literature classes
all INDUCED in exams last week.
| A meeting was held recently for par
liamentary practice. Mr.. Mathie led the
conservatives, Mr.. Briggs, the radicals
and Mr.. Parlin had the chair. Some
very funny notions were made and quite
q lively time was had by those present
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DIR. Turbin, the eminent German Spe-
cialist and surgeon, will be at Bells
/ HnnSa March 9th