Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-03-19
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

/ A very carefully prepared school sci
OF seeds has been received from Wash
F! 1ngtOn, ID. c., for the use of the Bot
any department. 1t consists of one
1 hundred samples of the various seeds
/ found on the farms and along the
roadside. The seeds are contained in
little glass vials, which are labled
with both the common and scientific
names of the different seeds.
The Botany classes are getting
ready to take up landscape design
work after the spring vacation.
Miss Sila Clausen was high school
visitor last Monday.
Miss Mary Jones of Grand Rapids
was visitor at the high school last
Monday.
Reuben Baeseman returned last
week from an extended trip through
the southern states.
A note of interest to high school
pupils is the announcement of the
marriage of Miss Nellie Grant, elocu-
tion teacher at the high school last
year, TO Mr.. Louis Evans of BaIti-
more.
Miss Jennie Hogan, teacher of the
seventh grade at the Lincoln, was I'M
able to take her position last Tues
day because of illness. Her place was
supplied by Miss McGuine.
Spring vacation for the high school
will be from April 1st to 5th.
Miss Lucy Russell, of the Winona
Normal School, Miss Clara Pelton and
Mr.. George PeltOn of Baraboo, and
Mrs. G. Nj. Pelton were visitors at the
high school on Wednesday.
The committe on commencement
invitations, consisting of Argall John
son, Veneta Beck, Belle Hudson and
George Ruder, met on Wednesday and
selected the invitations for the 1912
class. The invitations are of a beau
tiful design and are somewhat differ
ent from the invitations of previous
years.
Miss auckland was unable to take
her classes Thursday because of ill
ness.
The work in manual training fer
the second semester is progressing
nicely. Many beautiful pieces of
mission furniture are being made by
the pupils.
Track candidates are rapidly get
ting into condition for the seasons
work. On Thursday Coach Jeffers
put the boys through light outdoor
work for the first time and as soon as
weather conditions permit actual
work will be commenced. The squad
numbers about twenty-five at present,
but with the ending of the basketball
season, more candidates are expected
to report for practice.
Plans for the annual Pentathlon
are being commenced and it will be
held after the spring vacation.
AS soon as weather conditions per-
nit, the geometry class will start
work on outside measurements and
proportion work.
The commencement play for the
1912 class has been selected and is
college play in three acts entitled
strenuous Life" The play is a good
live comedy and the cast of characters
will be completed this week.
The class opera, "Miles Standish,"
under the direction of Miss Crane, is
being pushed forward rapidly and
regular. Practice will probably be
commenced next week.
On Friday afternoon short lyceum
program was rendered and was as fol-
lows:
Scene from the Tale Of Two Cities,
ule lOuuS
The OVerworked ElocutioniSt Donald HaSkin
Scene between Brutus and CaSSiuS,
........................ Otto Behrendt
Music. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Girls Glee Club
The 1912 graduating class will be
the largest in the history of the high
school. Seyenty-seVen pupils expect
to get their diplomas in June. The
list of graduates is as follows: