Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-10-27
SCHOOL NOTES.

Miss Mayo Morisette, who has just
returned from Milwaukee where she
has been taking a l0-weeks' course at
the Meyers Conservatory OF Music,
will act as assistant to Miss Harger in
supervising the music work in our pub
lie schools.
A number of the members of the
High School Glee club are rehearsing
with members of the Tuesday Musical
club in preparing choruses from Han
del's Messiah to be presented at the
holiday season. This means much for
the development of music in our city.
1t is hoped that in year or two years
at the longest, the complete oratorio
may be given as al annual festival OF
music.
An orchestra has been organized at
the High school to accompany the Glee
club.
The kindergarten teachers were en-
tertained at the High school Saturday
afternoon by Miss Isabel Baker and
Miss Maria p Templeton. Many 'of
the kindergarten games were played;
the work for the coming month was
discussed and a paper cutting contest
was INDUCED in, Miss Madge Haskins
winning the prize, copy of Scissors
and Song" for the best work. The
afternoons entertainment closed with
refreshments. 1t proved a very pleas
ant and enjoyable hour.
at meeting of the principals, held
at the High school last Thursday after
noon, the question of getting up some
! thing unique for the ST. Louis World
Fair was discussed. 1t seemed to be
the sense of the meeting that if tho
| educational commission would favor it
| the most attractive plan would be to
issue a pamphlet of some 30 or 36 pages,
! giving an explanation of the school
system of our city, to demonstrate that
a complete well balanced school system
was possible in city Of IA eco inhabit
ants. Every other page iD the pamph-
let would contain pictures illustrating
| the various features of our school, The
plan has been laid before the educa-
tional commission for its approval
Last Friday and Saturday the n. f
Wis Teachers association held its
annual meeting at Sheboygan. Next
Friday and Saturday the N. w. associa-
ton will meet at Chippewa Falls
| These are the two associations that
held joint convention in our city three
years ago this fall. None of our teach.
| els nave Ca Pl CSSCQ dCottC w dtbChd
this year as the distance makes the
expense quite heavy.
The State Teachers association will
be held at Milwaukee on the last three
days Of the year. This will be attended
by a number of our teachers.
Miss Grace M Aruott, principal Of
the ungraded rooms, returned Saturday
from a visit to the Minneapolis schools
where she saw some very good work il
language. During her absence she
took the government examinations fol
teachers held at Chippewa Falls.
Yesterday afternoon the kindergar
ten and sub-primary teachers met a
the high school, Dickens work II
popularizing the kindergarten and il
revealing the atrocities of the private
schools of England were the subjects
considered.
Mr.. Emery, representing the Ameri
can Book Co, popularity known as thu
"book trust called on the teacher
last Thursday.
Mr.. w. Z. Goddard, state agent o
the school book bouse of CHM d Co.
and frequent visitor to Wausau in tn
interests of his firm, was buried at Free
port, H., last Tuesday.
The great Interest," shown by tn
pupils In the domestic science ant
manual training departments is evi
dence that the generous and publi
spirited gentlemen who equipped thes
departments did wisely. In this age o
scientific giving nothing is more salts
factory than giving money for the bet
torment of public education. To empt,
ones purse into childhood's head
giving to a cause that never loses any
! tiing. Wausau has made good be
ginning, and these gentlemen who ar
SO modest that they will not permit tn
uge of their names in this connection
desire high praise, rot only for thei
generosity but also for their good lEdg
menJ.
1t will be a great day for Americ
when those who have a competence
will turn their attention away iron
piling up useless additions to their foI
tunes to education, government. press
ing social problem and the public sci
vice. 1t will bring better country t
the people, and happier life to thos
who will this devote themselves.