Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-27

very well ana the cOslESSb was ClOoS
one. Frank Okoneski, '06. won firsl
place; John Stuhlfauth, '07, second
] place, and Oscar Bromberg, '06, third
Frank Okoneski will represent the
school in some future contest. The
program was as follows:
Musie-Brght Eyes, Goodbye. ..........,.
The Path to Heaven. ................
Oration-The Problems of the Philippines
orc to % scatb Bsiley NnsStdn KaMspgI sptr
oration-Daniel 0'Connell, -. Frank Okonesk
Oration-The Union Soldier. r........ Karl Kraati
! Vocal Solo-The Green Bonnets. .-..........
"A Papoose Love Song.
Oration-Toussaint L'0uverture. Walter Strauss
Oration-A Eulogy on Lincoln. Oscar Brombere
| Oration-A Plea for Cuban Liberty ....s...
Music NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. High school Orchestra
The Judges were w. w. Albers, Dr.
Conlin, S. B. Tobey, F p Regner, c.
S Gilbert, and G b Titus.
The first annual inter-class Pentathe-
Ion will be held in the high school gym
nasium next Friday evening The
events will be the potato race shot put,
high jump, rope climb and pele vault.
A very close and exciting contest is eX-
pected Points will be scored accord
| ing to the time or distance made in
each event. Thus the upper classmen
are prevented from getting the advan-
tage, as if only first, second and third
places were counted. The first event
will commence at half past seven, and
the general admission of 25 and l5 cents
will be charged,
Thorpe Edmunds, who is attending
N CY1lx NIcif
school several DAYS last week.
The following is a receipt of Miss
Anna Rankin, teacher of domestic
science. 1t is one of her own compost
ton, has been tried and found all right.
Let the reader try it.
FOR THE CHAFING- DISH.
Some Sunday night when the family
demand something new" for supper
put the chafing-dish on the table for
the coSiness of it, and serve
Salmon and Green Peas la Stoughton.
Turn a can of peas into collander
and let cold water run over them to re-
move that canned taste" Turn a
pound can of salmon into the collander
and pour boiling water over it. Then
remove skin and bones.
Now melt ta5lespoonsful of butter
in the blazer; when it foams add 4
tablespoonfuls of flour, and stir until
thoroughly blended. Then pour in,
gradually, pint of milk stirring all the
time. Continue to stir until sauce is
thick and smooth. Season this with
salt, white pepper, paprica, and plenty
of celery salt. Now add the salmon
and peas When peas are hot, serve
on toast or crackers or with dainty
bread and butter sandwiches.
A motor generator has been ordered
of IL. j. Evans for the physics classes,
and will arrive shortly. 1t will supple
ment other electrical devices now in
the school. Mr.. Evans will give the
classes instruction later in the use of
his apparatus.
The Senior class has made change
in the selection of its colors-from red
and grey, to Alice blue and white.
1t has been decided to have the
Baccalaureate sermon pre- ohe2m.n the
Methodist church, providing the church
can be secured.
A committee has been appointed to
select caps for the Senior class. 1t is
composed of Gladys johnson, Oscar
Bromberg, Robt Hunger, Beulah
Mumm, and Sadie Rosenberg.
During the vacation next week the
National kindergarten association will
meet in Milwaukee. Several teachers
of this city are expecting to attend.
A new Bausch and Long compound
microscope has been added to the Bot
anincat laboratory equipment.
Supt. S. B. Tobey is to act as one of
the judges at the Oratorical contest at
Clintonville next Friday night.
Yesterday afternoon the students Of
the high school enjoyed very interest
ing address by Rev. G. B. Titus, who
has spent several years in China. He
talked about CoGfuscius, the great sage
of the East. Most of the disciples of
the great sage are in China. 1t is said
that he has exerted an influence over
more human beings than any man in
the world, but his teachings were rad
ically wrong.
At first the Chinese knew God, and
had a name for Him. But when Con-
fuscius came, 250G years ago, he edited
all the books and changed the name
from a word meaning God to one mean,
ing heaven. They worshipped the spir-
its of their ancestors. 1t was performed
by kneeling before tall tablet and
humping ones head three times.
Before the tablet was table, on which
arch banquet was prepared. This feast
was offered to the ancestors which was
very polite, and then what remained
was devOured by the worshippers.
There must always be a son to worship
the ancestors of the family, or he will
be punished with bad luck through life,
and all the ancestors will be severely
punished in the next world That is
why they cling to their old customs and
are bitter and prejudiced against for
eign teachers Just before Mr.. Titus
departure, one of the chief families of
China had a great bonfire of furniture
which must have amounted to several
hundred dollars. They were sending
this furniture to their grandpa" who
had died short time before. Besides
the furniture they burned hinge mass
of coarse brown paper. This was
money to help the old man buy his way
through the future world. Such was
the worship of ancestors. But it is
gradually changing. Every month the
students must worship the brass tablet
of ConfusciuS in the presence of the
magistrate, but as soon as the magis-
trate is gone they kick up their heels
and mock him. Through the good in
iuence of the teachers they are begin
ming to know God and to see how fool
ish they were before.
In the old system of education the
students took their first examination
before the local magistrate, then at
Nanchang, the center of the province.
Then every third year they took their
final exams at Peking. About 10000
students would assemble. be placed in
stalls for three days and three nights,
and given subjects to write essays on.
They were to remember as much of the
old books as possible and if they insert
ed new thought of their own, the
essay was thrown out. Only $50 di-
plomas could be given and some of
these people spent their lives taking
exams Thus it is again shown how
they cling to their old custom Mr.
Titus had number of Chinese articles
which he showed to us, such as scissors,
penhJlder, lady's purse, lady's tobac-
co pouch, calendar, calling cards, a
lock, and a shoe which one of the idols