Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-10-15
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.


last Thursday morning at the high
school.
Miss Virgie Pond visited Thursday
at the high school.
Last Wednesday morning Albert
Moore read Patrick Henry's great
speech on Liberty or DEATH" before
Miss Clark's history class. The
reading was given in very interest
idg way ard ali who heard it enjoyed
it. Albert's voice has greatly in
creased in volume, since his last APP
pearance before the pubic and he
promises to become one of our future
orators. Yesterday readings were
given by the Misses Josephine Sturde-
want and Winnifred Sto:kwelI be-
fore Miss Clarke's United States his
tory class.
Miss Margaret Lombard was yisi-
tor last Friday afternoon at the high
school.
Last Thursday afternoon gather
ing of high school students and also
some of our citizens was held in the
assembly room. The meeting was
called at 2:30 o'clock and those pres
ent enjoyed some good talks, given by
several of our esteemed instructors,
also one student and several citizens.
The afternoons program was. set in
motion by Talbot Montgomery, cap
tain of our foot ball team. He said
that if the students ard citizens
turned out to see them play, they
would try to beat the Stevens Point
boys in the game. K. X. Borsack,
coach of our second team, then gave a
very interesting talk. Mr.. Borsack
urged, that any team of boys which
could show so much grit in the face
of defeat, most certainly ought to
show the same grit in their classes.
f.. w. Genrich spoke on "a Sound
Mind in Sound Body" He advised
all students, both boys and girls, to
prepare themselves not only in mental
ability but in physical power as well.
No one, he said, is able to contend
with all stages of life unless a sound
body is with them. Mr.. Wolf, coach
of the first team, also talked for sew
eral minutes. He urged the students
and citizens to- come out and see the;
team clean up Stevens Point. Mr.
Wolf wished the boys to give the
Point drubbing, also for the reason
that close friend of his is coaching
that team.
Mr.. Ogden ended the program with
a talk on clean foot ball.. He stood
for clean foot ball and impressed this
upon the students. Mr.. Ogden said,
although he was new he was a Wau-
sau booster, through and through
and wished the team success Saturday.
Walter Giese led the school in the
yells and songs which were given be-
tween the talks.
A very pleasant afternoon was en-
joyed by all present..
ANNUAL WISCONSIN TEACHERS CON-
vENTION.
P. p. Claxton, United, States COM
missioner of education, will be onesof
the many notable men to address the
Teachers association in
the sixtieth annual convention of the
in Milwaukee on Novem-
Der I, 8 and 8. General sessions will
be held in the main hall in the Audi
forum.
The programme. has been completed
for the 1912 gathering and is pro-
nounced the most interesting in the
history of the association. The edu-
Gators will be welcomed by Major G.
A. Bading. President Charles r. Van
Hise of the University of Wisconsin
will respond. Mary d. Bradford,
Kenosha, in the presidents annual
address, with G. e. Patzer of Milwau-
kee, and T.. d. Harvey of Menomonie,
also will be heard at the opening ses-t
sion.
A president, and three members of
the executive COMMITTEES will be
but there has been little
mention of candidates for the head
offices.
The new dining room equipment
for the Industrial school-for girls has
arrived and is being installed in the
Grant school. The gas jets and kitch-
en- equipment will be here soon.
Miss Fleming, teacher of third
grade in the Franklin, was sick yes.
terday and her place was filed by
Miss Mcclure.
Typewriting tests were given last
Wednesday and following we give
those ano were highest:
ist-S6 per cent, Edwin YELLOW. 7
2nd-Ss per cent, Grace Nelson.
III b.
1st-9l per cent, Edna Paulson.
2nd-90 Der cent, Anna Nichols.
IL A.
1st-92 per cent, Hazel Larson.
2nd-85 per cent, Nina Erbe.
III, BOTH b AND A.
1st-95 per cent, Viola Strupp.
2nd-93 per cent, Ernest Pearson.
", BOTH B AND A.
s 1st-90 per cent, Walter Giese.
2nd-99 per cent, Eina Berg.
Among those attending the football
game were the following who came
up from Stevens Point: The Messrs.