Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-03-01
BUSINESS COLLEGE NOTES.

The 23d college annual given last
week was one of the greatest successes
in the history of the school. At nine
O'Clock the crowd began to gather
and at ten the hall was full. The
Columbia orchestra was in it's usual
place at the college annual. Those
in attendance enjoyed one of the
best times of their lives. There were
seventy-eight numbers sold, and con-
trary to previous ANIMALS, there were
about the same number of young
ladies as young men present. During
the evening, fruit punch was served
by the young ladies of the college.
The committees appointed performed
their parts well. The decorations
were made up of the usual colors,
lavender and white representing the
college, and the national colors be-
holiday. At II O'Clock the entire
crowd partook of refreshments, after
which they danced until a. m. All
present reported a pleasant time and
expressed a wish that it might last
much longer. One of the features of
the evening was the great number of
former students and out of town
people who were in attendance.
Among those from out of town were:
Mesdames Leak and Dedoff of Marion,
Wis, Selmer Hassel of Marathon,
Roland Barber of Merrill, Frank
George of Duluth, Miss Luella Whit
ney of Sherry.
Mr.. Cowee was called to his home
at LaFarge, Wis, on account of his
fathers serious illness and death. He
returned to school today.
Among the students who Sundayed
at home are: Walter Schlueter, August
Vena Thielman and Arthur
Iwen. Several students have been
out of school because of bad colds.
Miss Merrifield gave a strong talk
on the subject of Office etiquette last
Friday afternoon. 1t was much APP
preciated by the students.
Mrs. John e. Dreher called at the
Office Friday on business.
Among the new enrollments are
Wendell Barrett, Walter Dreher and
Ed Baar
Anton Weber has accepted a posi-
ton with the Underwood Veneer Co.
and Walter LEM has accepted a tenn
porary position as stenographer with
the Kickbusch Grocery Co. Several
calls have been made for students to
accept positions, but the students do
not feel like quitting school before
their work is finished.
The girls basket ball team had
practice game in the west side hall
last Friday night. The boys basket
bali team had a game with the bust
ness mems team Wednesday evening,
preparatory to going to Stratford Sat-
urday.
The game at Stratford Saturday
night was a good one, the final score
being 81 to 40 in favor CT the college
team. During the first half, our team
ran away with their opponents, the
score being Is to at the end of the
half In the second half the STRAIT
ford team came back with the proper
fighting spirit which resulted in each
team making % points. The game
was enjoyed by all who saw it. The
college was represented on the team
by Sommers, Evans, Feldman, Zim-
norman, Bartlett, Schlaegel and Bar
rett: Referee Widmer, Score keeper
Bradford and time-keeper- Gerlach.
The program that was to be given
by the college union last Friday was
postponed for one week and will be
given next Friday.
Allen Murray of Ogdensburg, Wis,
who has been attending college, was
taken sick with scarlet fever last
Thursday He was residing at 322
Fulton street. He was taken to the
county detention hospital where he
died at o'clock this Tuesday morn
ing. The home where he boarded
and the college has been thoroughly
fumigated. The young mans mother
came 10 Wausau on account of her
sons illness.