Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-26
SCHOOL NOrs

The members of the mid-yeS
will receive their diplomas in JUNK
Laura Hoene, member of the pres-N
ent graduating class, has been out of
school for some weeks, on account of
an abscess in the ear.
Byron Huffman, of the class of 1902,
was recently elected secretary of the
Philomathia Debating society at the
University of Wisconsin.
During Miss Margaret Mowers alb
senee in the South and East her room
has been in charge of Miss Florence
Crosby. Miss Mower will return on
Feb Sd. =
Bessie Vaughan has completed the
high school course but will not gradu
ate until June Meanwhile she will at
tend the County Training School of
Domestic Science.
Arthur Speer, who also finished his
high school course last Friday with the
close of the first semester, will go into
his fathers jewelly store for the pres
ent, but will also take special lessons in
mechanical drawing.
Supt. Karl Mathie has been holding a
series of teachers examinations for
those that wished to secure credits in
various branches. On next Saturday
morning the examination will be in
geography and physiology
Mrs Cassandra Thrasher has been
elected by the Board of Education to fill
the position in the Lincoln school made
vacant by the resignation of Miss
Myrtle Marsh, who is to be married
soon. Mrs Thrasher is an experienced
teacher and a graduate of the Stevens
Point Normal school from the full
course.
A chemical laboratory is now assured
for the next school year, What makes
this the more gratifying is that the
equipment is to be the gift of one of our
citizens, who wishes to have his name
kept secret as was the case with the
donors of the manual training and
domestic science outfit. This will com
plete the equipment OF our high school.
The Introduction of chemistry is neces-
sary in any modern school system be-
cause of its growing importance. Not
only is it at the basis of medicine, cook
cry, paper making, beer making, steel
production, etc. but also of agriculture
and the preparation of meats and other
provisions. Chemistry will be offered
next September as an elective study, as
the Board has accepted the preferred
gift.
The Board of Education has for some
time been investigating the question of
fire insurance, with special reference to
rates and suitable policy form to
cover all buildings, and so at its last
meeting requested the committee on
buildings and grounds to take these
matters up with our local insurance
agencies and such others as are posted
in thes, matters The reduction of
rates has already been assured, and
suitable, up to date, blanket policy will
doubtless be drawn up. The question
on equitable distribution of the insur
ance among local agencies is a difficult
one as it is hard to see what basis is the
best, but the board will no doubt deter
mine just mode of doing it.
The committee on rules has recon-
mended and the Board of Education
has adopted the following regulations
Any high school pupil who shall cause
three serious infractions of the rules
of good order in any school year shall
be required to take aud secure credit in
an additional one-ffth study before
being granted diploma For six such
eases OF disorder there shall be required
an additional two-fifths, etc. This rule,
however, does not set aside other modes
Of discipline 1t may lie necessary in
aagrant cases to suspend or even to ex-
pei pupil. But such cases need never
arise where the home supports the ef
fort of the school to secure good behav
Tor. Punishment TO siberia and to
"Sing Sing" for indeterminate SEN
fences, the memorizing of poetry and
the solution Of difficult problems will
still continue as fitting punishment fer
peculiar infractions of order
At the last meeting of the Board Of
Education the following resolutions
were passed relative to the purchase Of
a school site in the Sixth ward
To the Honorable Royor and Common
Council Of tie city Of Hausa'i, Hiseongss.
GENTLEMEN .-Atthe regular moattily
meeting of the Board Of Education iIcld
Jan. 2lst, 1904, the foiL 7ing resolutions
were unanimously adopted
WHEREAS. the Increase in the en-
rollment of school children IN our city
schools, due 10 the steady GrDsyth of
our city, 10 the enforcement of the hey
compulsory school laws and 10 thu