Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-04-03
LINCOLN SCHOOL NOTES.

There will be rehearsal of the play
Wednesday at $50 p. m.
Most of our teachers are to remain in
Wausau during this week of vacation.
The building is now being scrubbed
and cleaned, ready for the spring term.
The shop will be open Wednesday
afternoon and probably one other after
noon later.
The two seventh grades of the Lin
coin school are to give the play, "Mrs.
Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch," in the
gymnasium two or three weeks after
our vacation. 1t will be presented in
six acts. A few of the scenes are: 1.-THE
home of the Wiggs family" THE Sun
day school," "The death scene" and
''The Wiggs family in the restaurant" :"
| Specialties in vocal and instrumental
music will be given between acts, not
only from the seventh grade pupils but
also from those in lower rooms. Some
of the pupils in Miss Haskin's grade are
preparing an effective part. The lead
ing characters in the play are Mrs.
Wiggs and her children, Jim, Billy,
Asia, Australia and Europena, Miss
Olcutt and Mr.. Redding. The price of
admission has not been decided on as
yet, but will be printed later as will
also the exact date. We are doing our
utmost to make this real treat.
The last game of basket ball of this
season was played in the Lincoln gym
nasium on March 21st
Our work this year shows great
advance over the past year. There was
more interest shown, more vim and
ginger in the players, a. much better
attendance and more spirit shown in
every respect.
Several games were played with out
side teams, principally with the Y M.
G. A. True, we were defeated the ma
jority of times, but then we playeI
against stronger and more experienced
teams. We seemed to be especially
strong when playing in our gym. OF
course this is natural.
Walter Salzman and Walter Fluegel
were the captains of our strongest
teams. They being spirited fellows
their men tried to keep the pace.
On the approach of spring the boys
attentions are turned to out of door
sports. The prospects at the Lincoln
seem brighter than usual for a success
full base ball team.
A center of unusual interest during
the last six weeks has been the class in
electricity. The work has been done
after school and was elective for sew.
enth grade boys. The course consisted
of experiments, showing the practical
use of electricity as seen in the electric
bell, telegraph, telephone and electric
lighting. The class visited the shop OF
Prof. Evans and were fascinated by the
beautiful experiments he is able to per-
form with his equipment, illustrating
every principal of the dynamo and
motor. The electric light plant was
also seen, the time passing so quickly
A shipment of electric goods was re.
ceived last week. Some will install
electric bells in their homes, others pro.
pose to talk with their Deighbors with
their own telephone system. Most OF
the boys are making their own Undue.
ton coils and viii proceed to shock
their admiring friends and furnish
amusement for the family. We believe
in this kind of work. Why not let our
growing youth be thinking about the
most interesting power of the century !
1t is needless to say the boys would
rather experiment than eat.
/ Not long ago, after an interesting
experiment, Mr.. johnson was called
out of the room and some of the boys
proceeded to experiment further with 8
powerful current. The result was 8
very powerful measuring instrument
that had recently been purchased wa;
very badly damaged Now some boy.
are looking for odd jobs to pay for tn,
repairs.