Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-10-08

Elsie Beneditz The Mustard Plaster
Leona 'IlSch...... ..... True Her0iSm
HatGle friedman. ....,.......
.............The Prisoner of Gender
Carl Eggebrecht. $3.50. A Short Poem
AlVla Felllng... The Little one
Carl Raab. ..... The Rough Riders
April Ellis. ......,.... Ihe Telephone
Karl Schmidt presided over the
Lyceum for the last time, new officers
being elected The following pupils
were elected:
PreS-Reuben Baseman
V. Pres.-Henry Schut te.
Secretary Marie Mccormick.
These new officers will be inaugu-
rated next Thursday.
Miss Buckland spent Saturday and
Sunday visiting her parents at Apple
ton.
Miss j. Vincent teacher of sub
primary in the high school was called
to her home at Oshkosh last Thurs
day on account of illness.
The city superintendent of schools
of the state met last Thursday and
Friday at Madison in their annual
convention. Practically all the city
superintendent of the state, number
ing about $50, attended The follow
ing gave addresses
Mr.. Hicks, superintendent of in
dustrial extension work in Wiscon-
sin, gave a talk on the Industrial
school.
DR.. Mcmillan, who has charge of
work for defective children in Chi
cago, talked on the health of school
children. His work is among the
deaf, dumb and the crippled.
DIR. Dennison who has charge of
the position for girls at the Univer-
sity of Wisconsin, gave talk on the
conditions of girls who enter Wiscon-
sin university. She said: 70 had
enlarged tonsuls; 80 crooked backs
and that 30 showed heart strain.
Miss Miller of Cleveland, Ohio, who
is heading the movement for school
gardens, addressed the gathering on
the value Of school gardens as demon
strated in the Cleveland, Ohio schools.
S. B. Tobey who attended the con-
vention from this city reported it as
a most successful meeting. At the
same time the nti-Tuberculosis and
the Humane societies convened in
their annual convention at Madison.
Miss Crane, music teacher, has or
gained the Girls Glee club in the
high school. About GO girls have en-
rolled and it is said that this is the
| largest club the school ever had.
They will meet every Wednesday
afternoon after school at 3:45 O'Clock.
The game between Wausau and
Merrill, first and second teams, was
well attended by large delegation
of our own boys and girls. About
100 including the two teams spent
Saturday in Merrill. Many small
wagers were put up, such as boxes
of candy, etc. In addition to the 100
boys and girls the team was accom-
panied by the following teachers:
Prh. Ira C. Painter, coaches, Wolf
of the first team ard Borsack of the
second team, DR.. Il. e. Hickey,
referee of The game, Miss Elizabeth
Stocdard and Miss Graham.
| The Merrill first team seems from
all indications to be out for the state
cham pionship. The football squad
from, that city accompanied by their
coach spent two weeks before school
started up in northern Michigan
where they camped and at the same
time practiced signalling and worked
daily getting into form.
| Next week the first team plays with
Stevens Point high school in this
city and we hope that a larger atten-
dance than saw the Rhinelander
game win come out to see this one.
| Following is the account Of the
Wausau-Merrill game in full
/ In the foot ball game Saturday be
tween the local high school and Wau-
sau, the latter team was completely
outclassed at all stages of the game
The handling of forward passes week
ago was so ragged that il left a nice
big opening for criticism and consid
cradle knocking by some. Wausau's
favorite by play, the forward pass
was intercepted by Collar and Erickson
repeatedly, thus frustrating the only
play that Wausau could possibly score
on.
In the first quarter, Cotter anc
Heldt tucked the game by plugging
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