Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-01-26
The line-up of the two teams was

Lam pert o. Jameson
johnson rf. Schuyler
Sipes e.. Hines
Mcconnell r.g. Doxtater
Mumm g. Lenstke
Referee-Bruner.
Umpire-Schneller
Field baskets-Johnson, IA; Sipes, Z;
Hines, /; Schuyler, /; Doxtator, q.
Free throws-Jameson H. johnson, g.
The preliminary game was won by
Sophomore team from the seconds.
Florence Kolaock, of Stevens Point,
formerly a student in the Wausau high
school, visited Marie Brands last week
Herbert Smith was out of school part
of last week on account of illness.
The physics class visited the electric
plant Friday morning.
The final examinations for the first
semester started today. The examina-
ton schedule will follow in the same
order as the daily program. There was
one change made in the time for the
morning examinations. The examina-
tons will run in the morning from half
past eight until half past eleven instead
of from nine to twelve as before. The
hours in the afternoon remain the same
as before, from half past one until half
four.
Prof Slaughter and Prof. Skinner. of
the University of Wisconsin, made an
inspection of the high school last week
Friday afternoon Prof Slaughter gave
short talk to the high school. He
started out, after Mr.. Parlin had intro
duced him, by saying that although he
had dangerous name, his partner, MIR.
Skinner, had one even more so, and
that it sounded quite threatening when
both inspected a school system. He
said that the thing that appealed to him
when he entered large school like the
one here was change from the educa-
tional methods and means of thirty
years ago. He complimented the Wau-
sau high school on three things that he
had noticed while going through it and
on his visits to the different classes.
First, he said there were more than the
usual number of older boys in the high
school; second, he noted the interest
and attention the pupils paid to their
various studies; and last, he found the
English used in recitations was better
than the average.
The typewriting exams. were given
Monday.
Thursday Mr.. Parlin rave a travel
talk on Venice He illustrated his talk
by lantern slides of the places he spoke
about.
Charlie Gilbert has been sick with
tonsilitis since last week
Miss Pearl Drew has been appointed
to succeed Miss Edwards as teacher of
the sixth and seventh grades in the
Humboldt building
The following lyceum program was
given last Friday
Reading-A Man Without Country ........
...... ..................... Selma Pagenkopf
Declamation-The Soul of the Violin. -.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Elizabeth Montgomery
songs. c0y MluStrelS
Debate-Resolyed, that the present system of
general property taxation in the state of Wis
consin is unjust.
Affirmative Frank WOitowski. Ray German
Negative-Harry Weik, Clytus Norman.
Tbs negative won the debate.
Piano Duet. Helen Stone, Constance Harger
The following lvceum officers were
elected
observation-disclosures Johnson
Enthusiastically Reiser.
Secretary-Catherine Molter.
The Wausau basket ball team goes to
Grand Rapids next Friday. The game
with the high school team there will be
one of the hardest that Wausau will
play this season. The boys will work
hard this week and they stand good
show of winning.