Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-05-15

tunities being greater The question
before most OF us is, how can we get
the most out of school. We must first
seek the element of individuality, the
power to be different frC n every other
living creature. There are no two be.
ings exactly alike. 1t is said that when
God creates a being he destroys the
mold. We should be ourselves, do our
own work, and live our own lives.
We should not simply learn what is in
the text books, but to think it over and
weigh it. Our own thoughts, although
sometimes erroneous, are often better
for us than those of others. Education
ought to teach us not to be slaves OF
any fashion. Roosevelt is great be-
cause he dares more than anybody else
dares. He dares to stand alone. Our
learning in school should show us
where our bent lies, give us the key to
success so that we would know what
we ought to do. A plough horse will
not succeed on the race track, nor viii
we succeed in a place not designed for
us. We should get the power to look
into things more deeply and our life
and work and irksome days at school
will not be failure, but life of pleas
ure and honor
STATE CONTEST.
Next Friday evening the state orator.
zeal contest will be held in the high
school auditorium in this city. This
will be the first time the state oratorical
contest has been held outside of the city
of Madison. The state is divided into
seven districts which are named after
the seven normal schools. In each dis
trict, contests have been held between
the leagues and the winners from these
contests will speak at the state contest
next Friday evening. Wausau has been
fortunate in getting the contest for this
year and it will not come again very
soon. The people of Wausau are thus
given an unusual opportunity to hear
the best high school orators in the state
and everyone ought to take advantage
of it. The district contests are said to
have been unusually good this year.
Several speakers come picked as win
ners. The Oshkosh district will be rep
resented by Isadore Louis, of Appleton,
whose Grafton is a recital of the condi-
ton of the Jews in Russia. He, himself
a member of that race, wrote his own
Grafton which is said to be very touch
ing The representative from Chippewa
Falls, who recently defeated the Eau
Claire representative, is also accounted
a winner. Chippewa Falls won the
state contest last year and the repre-
sentative this year is thought to be the
equal if not the superior of last years
Our own orator, Frank j. Okoneski,
was unanimously awarded first place at
the district contest, and it was the
opinion of many that he stood in class
by himself at that contest. A most
spirited contest is assured. 1t will COM
mence al eight o'clock. Admission has
been set by the state manager, w. II.
Schultz, at % cents, and tickets are on
sale at Alber's east side drug store.
Lyceum program, May II, 1906:
Declamation-The Sermon. Lille Berbaum
Declamation-European Guides. Irene Johnson
Debate-Resolved, That the commencement
program of the Wausau high school should
consist of q lecture instead of productions
prepared by the graduating class.
Administrations Lamotte, Blanche Lam
pert
Negative-Lloyd Wells, Josephine Collins.
Meinhart Koenig gave the critics
report.
The judges, Margaret Murray, Abel
Bugbee and August Kickbusch decided
the debate in favor of the affirmative.
The officers elected were:
| President-John Stuhlfauth.
e-President-X Brands.
| Secretary-Helen Winton.