Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-09-27
LINCOLN SCHOOL NOTES.

One afternoon this week the members
of rooms f and II went to the fair
grounds for Mature Study"
We, of the A class, 18th grade, are
much interested in the subject of United
States History. All If the work is out
lined. In this way we can learn it
easier, and understand it much better.
At quarter of ten this morning, the
fire signal rang, and the pupils of the
Lincoln school, were out of the build
ing in minute and half. Every one
was somewhat frightened, but the
pupils marched out in good order.
The members of rooms C and B had
a contest Friday afternoon, on the null
tiplication tables. The members of
the two A classes tied, The members
of the b class of room e won. The
winning side felt quite joyous, as their
yells were heard by us in room A.
The foot ball season is on. Our bows
have selected a team and hope to play
some of the other schools in the near
future. Our captain, Frank Ulrich, is
one who has push and energy, and he
believes that we will have a winning
team.
The members of the 9TH grade geog-
raphy class, had made plans on taking
a field trip last Saturday afternoon, but
on account of the storm, Friday even.
ing the Journey was postponed until
some future date. The object of this
trip was to learn something about the
effects of erosion; the causes of the
changing of the relief of our country.
We, the Lincoln school are ever ready
to correct any mistakes or bunders
made on our part. In last weeks issue
of The Pilot, we made the statement
that the period from 9.45 to 10 o clock
is devoted to marching. We wish to
make this correction. The period
from 9:45 to $50 O'Clock is de
voted to calisthenics. During this
time, the doors and windows are thrown
open, and while one of the members
plays the piano, the rest of the school
engage in some form of exercise
We were very glad to have the honor
of hearing Prof. Hill speak last Friday
morning. The two 9th grades and the
| 7th grade assembled in room A, to hear
what Mr.. Hill had to say. The subject
of his talk was '"The Lead Pencil. y
Now, perhaps some may think there
| iSu L HluCu ~ JcIl dDOuL Iedu pencil,
| but Mr.. Hill proved that there is much
to know He told us what materials
were necessary for the manufacture OF
the pencil. and just what processes this
material must pass through, before we
have the finished product. The whole
talk was very interesting, and we feel
that we are much wiser than we were
| before. We believe Mr.. Hill to be a
| very pleasant speaker and only wish he
| could be with us often.
We expect to carry on two branches
| of indoor athletics this winter, basket
ball and base ball. Basket ball is well
known among us, so needs no comment
| Indoor baseball is comparatively new
game, so it is well to explain a little OF
the game. 1t is baseball, regular base
ball, except of course on a small scale
TIE ball used is much larger than e1
out door baseball, aud is soft The bal
is small, light one, as distance is nc
great object in batting. The bases are
about 80 #. apart, making base stealing
difficult. The runner must net leave
his base till the pitched ball reaches the
batter. The pitcher must toss the bal
to the batter, but with practice car
curve the ball, as truly as he can in the
out-of-dOor game. The girls as well a,