Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-03-19
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

We are all sorry to hear that Verna is
going to leave US.
The Girls Basket Ball tournament
has been postponed one night, it will
now be held on the 23rd of March.
This tournament will certainly prove
an interesting one and the great battle
will evidently be between the senior
and junior teams. Both teams are
determined and an exciting contest is
expected Don't miss it.
The third year German class and the
fourth year class have joined together
TO form Saturday Night Conversation
club.
Souvenir postals of the manual train
ing department may be secured from
| Mr. Hamrick.
The Boys Glee club is working hard
in the preparation for its next appear
ance which will be at the opening of
the new library.
The following officers have been
elected for the lyceum:
PresidenttB en Stone.
Vice-President-Joh Huffman.
| ecretary-Margaret Bissell.
Miss Rankin has been absent from
school for the past week She will not
return to her duties for some time yet
Miss Emma Schultz, former student
of the high school, visited the school
last Thursday.
Miss Rogers private pupils will
| furnish the lyceum program for the last
| Friday of school before the spring vaca-
| ton. This will certainly be treat and
every body who can, should visit the
school on that day.
/ Professor kaufman has taken posses
sion of room on the second floor and
he will henceforth hold his classes in
this room. This room will also be used
as place of refuge for those infants
who cannot behave themselves in the
assembly room.
Last Thursday afternoon the assembly
room was darkened and Mr. Parlin
gave the school an illustrated lecture
on London. The window shades which
department work nicely and the school
is looking forward to a few more of
these very interesting lectures. 3
Last Friday evening the Lincoln
debating club held its open meeting
which proved to<be a grand success.
About one hundred people were pres
ent at the meeting, but in spite of the
crowd, perfect order was maintained
by Mark Scholiield and Meinhart
Koenig, president and secretary for
the evening. The following program
was rendered:
Recitation-Frank Mumm.
Music-Girls' Glee Club
Debate Resolved, That the adop-
ton of the 18th amendment to the
United States Constitution was a mis-
take
Administration Bismark, Baily
Ramsdell, Karl Kraatz; negative-Har-
vey Scholfield, Arnold Wegner, John
Stuhlfauth.
Judges, Messrs. Campbell, Tobey,
Collins, Turner, and Culver.
Music-Arthur Lamotte
Critics Report-G. ID. Jones.
The recitation by Frank Mnmm was
very well rendered and both pieces of
music were very much appreciated.
The Lincolp debating club wish to
thank the Girls Glee club for it's kind
contribution to this program. The
debate was very well rendered and
each boy was highly complimented by
Mr.. Jones, the critic for the evening.
Mr.. Jones gave a very interesting
critics report, altho' he did not criti-
else anybody. He complimented the
club on the work it is doing and in
dorsed the idea that every young man,
so far as possible, should join the club
Mr. Collins was then called upon to an
nounce the decision of the judges He
arose and very pleasantly announced
that the judges had decided unanimous
ly in favor of the negative. The meet
ing then adjourned s8
The speakers who are going to take
part in the declamatory and oratorical
contest have now chosen their selec-
tons and are hard at work The selec-
lions are as follows:
DECLARATIONS:
SENIORS. ri
'Sister Esperance" ..,....... Lena Young
Cutting from I'm the Palace of the King.
| Iona N1ckerSOn
THE Lie" .............,.,. -. Gertrude Corwith
JUNIORS.
Madame butterfly w. Elizabeth Plantz
| tIhe swan song. 1900, ...-.. Edlth weeks
| "Gazelle and Swan .-......t....,. Marie Brands
soPHoMoREs.
| Lilly Seriosse's Ride' Ivogene Parcher
| 'sHow June Found Massa Linkum''. .....
| 49,. ..........................M Mary Nichols
''The Keeper of the I:snt .......... May Roach
CITATIONS:
SENIORS
Webster's Plea-"Crime, It's own Deteetor'.
1 .........,.... ....... ............, Karl Kraatz
| Tharston's Plea" For Cuban Independence <
| .........,.......-... John Stuhlfauth
"McKinley's Funeral Address by Man
/ CHESTER, Baily Ramsdell
| JUNIORS.
| "The Union Soldier'-Thurston. Frank Mumm
| General Grant'-H. W. Beecher.
| .............. ......e.........F franklin Pardee
Victor Hugos Plea-"For His Sons LIFE.
| soPHMoREs. 81
! abraham Lincolnn-H W. Beecher...
| ssThe Unknown Speaker Sam Wells