Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-03-01
SCHOOL NOTES.
HIGH SCHOOL.

At meeting of the 5th, 9th and It'll
grades held last Thursday, principal w
K. johnson presented the question o
how much time should be given to each
of the branches taught in the public
schools, a general discussion followed
AT the next meeting the question oi
what should be emphasized in reading
will be presented by Miss CaSsandra
Trasher
There will be an examination OF
teachers held on next Saturday morn.
ing in Wisconsin constitution and ped
agogy.
In giving the list of seniors who hope
to graduate we inadvertently omitted
the names of Margaret Adell McCrossen,
Robert Miller and James Colby. The
class now numbers twenty-seven mem
bers.
Lyceum program presented last Fri
day, Feb Goth, at the high school;
Essay The St, Louis Exposition .........
Book Review.-The Hoosier sehoolmsster:
Recitauon-one of The Lutte Ones
........................L Laura Gritzmacher
Essay The baltimore Fire. Ralph German
FFssdiiynsfs wsv R 9sso S9liiyan
Reciiation-Death Bed of Benedict Arnold
.......-., ...,..---. ...~.... Mamie Miller
Essay-oause of Russia-Japanese War;
..-....................... Walter WinetZki
Duet-LaCzerine. Russian Mazurka
.-.......-.....A Alice Harvey, Jessie Kenyon
Debate Resolved that the interests of civiliza-
ton would be furthered more by the success
of Japan than by the success of Russia
Affirmative, Elmer Young. Lizzie Bronson.
Negative, Hugh Durkee, Madge Young
Recitation The Battle of Waterloo.
...-......... .-....s...... Mildred PaTcher
Essay-Evoution of Box. Harvey Scholfeld
Edgar Viele Edwin sehuetz,
George Sliverthorn, Donald Wilson
keciiadon-The Geography Demon.........
-..-.......... -........-.-.. Martha Fleming
Volunteer speeches were made by
Robert Miller and Herman Boelter.
The affirmative received two votes in
the decision of the Judge
Miss Anna G. Rankin, of the domestic
science department, returned from Oak
Park last Friday. Her father is still
very weak from the operation but the
chances of his recovery are now very
good. The various classes in cooking
and in sewing have been renewed.
Miss Mabel S. Gilmore, Miss Madge
HasKin, Miss Stella Braeger and Miss
Alice BlunIe were on the sick list last
week
At the regular semi-monthly meeting
of the kindergarten and primary teach
ers held yesterday vt the Washington
school, Miss Voswirk el gave a very
interesting model lesson with a group
of first grade children to illustrate a
method of teaching the phonic elements
in reading.
The following captains have been APP
pointed to select girls basketball class
teams
Senior-Sadie LaDu.
Winifred Ryan.
Sophomore-Emma Rasmussen.
Freshmen-AliceA shman.
A new Oliver typewriter has been
added to the equipment of the high
school commercial department. The
interest in this department is constantly
growing.
The months of January and February
showed marked decrease in the at
tendance for the kindergarten and
primary grades throughout the city
The extreme cold weather caused much
sickness among the smaller children.
Little difficulty was encountered in
heating the buildings, and only one
furnace burned out from the forcing
the furnaces were subjected to. AT
present some damage is being done by
the melting of snow through the roofs,
as this cannot escape through the
cutters which are frozen high with ice
and snow