Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-12-14
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.
BASKET BALL.

Boys Basket Ball Tournament, Fri
day, Dec. II in the high school gym.
The tennis courts at the high school
were flooded Wednesday night and
the ice is crowded most OF the time
with tie younger skaters. Many of
the other schools are planning to have
Kinks and now that the snow has
come the boys had better get busy.
Mr.. Marshall, representing the Mar
shall Paper Co., of Appleton, Wis,
called at the high school Wednesday.
Considerable amusement was caused
by the appearance of Eva in the
clouds while the curtain on the stage
was being fixed Wednesday.
Rev. Crippen spoke to the high
school Thursday on 1.-THE Love of
Self" He said that self-loye was one
of the first fundamentals of life and
ranked next to 1.-THE Love of God.
He took for his text 'sThou Shalt Love
Thy Neighbor as Thyself."
Mrs. G. S. Cone has donated some
music to the high school orchestra.
The Christmas stamps of the w. A.
L. A. are selling fine. The following
are the numbers sold by the respective
schools up to Friday: Humboldt 1000.
Washington 1900, Franklin 1900 Lin
coin 600, Longfellow 500, and Irving
300. The high school did not begin
selling stamps until this week.
The Junior party and dance held
Friday evening in the high school
gymnasium, was a great success.
Many of the girls Including teachers)
attended in costume of their ancest-
ors in the old countries. We hope
that the girls may be induced to wear
them in school for the benefit of those
who haven't seen them in their glory.
The Senior class met Monday morn
ing and decided TO have for their
commencement program play the
first night and miscellaneous pro-
gram the second night. A committee
consisting of Curtis Boyce, Leah
Deutsch, and Valeria Ringle, were
appointed to confer with the faculty
and decide upon the party colors of
the program.
The following is the Christmas
lyceum program which will be given
in the high school Friday afternoon:
The Angel and the Shepherds (From Ben Hur)
Selma Pagenkoff
The Mourning Veil..,....... Cathrine Molter
Christmas at Black Rock ...... EstelIa Berger
Mandys Organ...... ........... Ada Clement
The Stepmother. ................. Leah Deutsch
Music. Orchestra
The White Cowl. ............ August Schneider
| Pantomine Holy Night ................
Ada Clement, Selma Pagenkof Estella Berg
er, Leah DeutSch.
MuSip n
The following Christmas programs
will be given in the Washington school:
Thursday evening at 7:45 the third
| grade will give cantata entitled
Santa Claus in Sunderland. On
Friday afternoon, Miss Jenkins eighth
grade will dramatic "Timothy's
| Quest" Miss Mayors eighth will give
| play entitled 1.-THE Revolt of st.
Nick" and the fourth grade will have
IAN Afternoon of Song, Poem and
Story" The third and fourth grades
| will also have Christmas trees. Candy
will be sold Thursday evening and
Friday afternoon. Everybody is in
vited to attend these programs and
especially the candy sale. Most of the
other schools in the city expect to
have programs.
At the regular meeting of the board
OF education the following action
were taken: the proposition of the
state university, to cooperate with
a number of high schools which shall
be designated for the purpose of as
certaining the qualifications of the
| university graduates who wish to take
up high school teaching, and to bring
the high school and university into
closer relationship, was discussed at
some length and approved; the resig-
! nation of Miss Jackson, the kinder
| garten teacher in the Franklin, was
accepted; Miss Louise V. Syr of
Negaunee, Mich, was appointed to
succeed Miss Jackson; the committee
on building and grounds was author
lied to replace the carbon lights in
the high school with tungstens; the
usual appropriations for magazines in
| the schools were made; and the usual
| bills allowed.
Mr.. Harvey Brown, the w. A. r. A.
speaker will speak in the schools this
| week.