Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-05-05

before the program commenced,
Norman Stone and Hugh Williams
played flute and clarinet duet and for
another musical lumber, boys quartet
sang. The quartet was composed of
Harry Wick, Merritt Jones, herman
Block and Fred Schaer. The orchestra
played while the judges were making
their decision
The three boys that went to the boys
league contest at Marshfield came back
with second, third and fourth places
The contest was won by Peter Miller,
boy from Marshfield who spoke the ora
ton called "The New South" Conrad
Anthem, of Wausau, took second, Wylie
Sampson, third, and Bailey Ramsdell,
fourth. Peter Miller and Conrad Anthem
will both represent this league in the
contest next Friday night.
A banquet was given in honor of the
basket ball team Saturday evening p:
six O'Clock at the home of Miss Florence
Gilbert. The banquet was given by the
Dismal Eight" and like everything
else that they have given, the banquet
was great success. The following
menu was served:
Fruit Ambrosa.
Roast Beet. Drowned Potatoes.
Ice Cream. Cake.
Coffee.
Candy. Nuts.
After the banquet, Hugh Campbell,
captain of the team, called on the
various members of the team for toasts.
Each member responded by telling of
one OF the games played by the team,
and Mr.. Parlin and Mr. Scholes also re
sponded &c toasts. After the speeches
the boys sang some OF the songs that
they sing while on trips.
The baccalaureate service will be
held this Jear in the Presbyterian
church, and the following is the order
of the service:
Organ Prelude. ....,........... Miss Clara Roach
Music. ......, High School Chorus
Heading from the Scriptures Rev. Werhahn
Music-Solo Selected ...... Miss Bertha Jaeshke
Music. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Congregation
Address. DR.. W. o. Carrier
DeneulGtion ,.............. rev L. D. L, tlsner
The lyceum program Friday was as
follows
Declamation-At the Stroke of Two.
Observation-Disclosures organ .....:.......
Music-Piano Duet Meta Dressed, Sylvia Peters
Declamation-The Volunteer Organist
Declamation--Where Ignorance is Bliss. -.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Dorothea Haskins
500. Hilton Dresser
Scene Ticket Office.
Ticket Agent .................. Clinton Bismarck
Mr. Is. ..-..................... Charlie Sipes
German Woman. ............ Jane Van Adestine
Old Lady with Bundles. ....... Phoebe Jones
Drummer ...-....-....,..-... Leigh Bugbee
Norwegian. ............... Arnold Klosterman
Nervous Young Lady Wilma Merklein
Two Young Ladies'
mrs D........ ...... Sarah Ostring
The high school track team will go to
Stevens Point next Saturday to take
part in track meet with that city. A
few other cities were invited TO send
teams, but Wausau is the only one that
has accepted. If only two schools are
entered, in the meet, Wausau will send
a ten man team, but if more cities take
part the team will be composed of only
eight men. Unless three schools are
entered third place will not be counted
in any of the events.
Will Lambert was elected captain of
the next years basket ball team. Lam
bert played in the Merrill and Rhine
lander games and took all of the trips
with the team.
A large crowd enjoyed the high
school dance at Castle hall Friday
night.
The orchestra music for the opera is
here and the orchestra had their first
rehearsal of it Saturday morning. The
orchestra had their pictures taken
Thursday night.
The debating club pins arrived last
week. They are diamond shaped pin
with the letters L. ID. =. on them. At
meeting of the debating club commit
tee, Baily Ramsdell, Henry Conlin and
Wylie Sampson, were appointed to see
about having banquet as the club did
last year.
A party of high school students went
arbutus picking at Clark's, Saturday.
The boys district oratorical contest
will be held n the high school assembly
room next Friday night. Wausau will
be represented by Conrad Anthem. The
following schools will have boys in the
contest: Stevens Point, Black River
Falls, Waupun, Tomahawk, Merrill,
Marshfield, La Crosse and Wausau.
Twelve girls from Miss Wakefeld's
room will sing at the contest and also
me girls glee club Miss Meta Dressed
and Miss Sylvia Peters will play piano
duet