Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-09-19
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

The annual meeting of the High
School Boys Athletic association was
held last Tuesday. About 125 boys
attended and those who were not
members of the association signed
the constitution. An election of Off
GERS for the coming year was then held,
which resulted as follows:
President-John Brown. stir
Vice-President.- Roy Sampson. .,3'j'
Secretary-Well Turner. go az
After the election of officers Mr..
Painter addressed the boys with a
short speech. He told them he was
very much interested in athletics and
believed it essential in developing the
intellectual powers of boys. He as
sured them of his support for good,
| clean athletics and expected to watch
them often in their efforts to turn
out winning team. Capt. Johnson,
Coach Jeffers, Mr. Borsack and Coach
Schneider gave short talks to the boys
and advised all, from freshmen to
senior, to get out and try for the
team, for in this way only, can the
school hope to turn out a winning
team. ~.
Miss Duff's class in zoology went
out on a short excursion Tuesday to
study the ways of the grasshopper.
This week the botany class will make
several excursions to study landscape
{ gardening.
Imogene Rosenberg, Louis Pradt
and Carl Paff were high school visi-
tors Wednesday.
The daily programme cards were
made out by the pupils Wednesday.
The new books in bookkeeping and
! commercial law have arrived so that
classes will not have to be delayed in
those branches.
A meeting of the high school teach
ers was held Wednesday to talk over
the administration work in the high
school.
Mr.. Tobey addressed the high school
Thursday concerning the numerous
disappearance of books and fountain
pens. This has been going on for
several years and efforts made to
check it seem to have been unsuccess-
full. Stronger measures will now be
taken and it is hoped that the pilfer-
ing will cease.
Transfers from room B to the as
sembly room are being made to relieve
the congested conditions in room B.
A list of the needed books for the
library are being made out by the
teachers.
The Misses Jeanette Reid, Title
Cohen, Elizabeth Montgomery, Mel
vile Barwig and Forest Wilderding
were high school visitors Thursday.
a meeting of the high school teach
ers was held Friday to ascertain the
exact number of pupils enrolled in
each subject.
A meeting OF the officers of the
athletic association was held Friday
70 talk over the prospect of games for
the football team. 1t was decided to
play six games during the season and
to play the first game Saturday. if
possible. The home games will prob
ably be Marshfeld, Merrill and Anti
go and the out of town games win
probably be Stevens Point, Waupa.ca
and Grand Rapids. One of the trims
will be made in automobiles and from
the railroad fare saved in. this way III
is hoped that the school will furnish
the team with football jerseys. which
the teams has always had to- provide
for themselves in former years.
The Misses Ruth Alexander. Ger
trude Merklein, Gertrude Smith
Margaret Barwig, Mary Anderson
Irma Gill, Cornelia McCrossen and
Charles Edmonds were high school
visitors Friday.
A transfer of pupils from the LONG,
fellow to the Humboldt and WASHING.