Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-02-25
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

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Supt. S. B. Tobey departed last Fri
day evening for Philadelphia where
he will attend the annual superintend-
ent'S convention.
A mass meeting was held at the
high school last Thursday afternoon
from until $3.50 O'Clock. All of the
scholars in the school gathered in the
assembly hail and talks were given by
MeSsrS. Monroe ard Borsack. Capt. C.
Eggebrecht was also made TO respond
TO calls which he did with a short
talk. Several others were also made
to come forward. Walter Giese, choir
leader, led in several songs and finally
gave the school solo with Miss
Genrich as acconlpanist. This was
given owing to the poor time in which
the students sang and Walter was
greatly applauded. This improved
things greatly for the pupils seemed
to be able after this TO sing much
better. The spirit of the school was
aroused and many of the scholars as
well as the elder people turned Out 10
see the game.
Next Saturday evening Miss Clarkts
history classes United States( WILDE
entertained at party at the high
school. The pupils who attend will
array themselves in historical cos
tunes There will be a short pro-
gram and games. The following COM
mittees have been appointed:
ENTERTAINMENT Walter Giese, chair
man, Esther Lehrbas, Jack Burt, Con-
suela Sawort, Ray Malone and Gale
Ross.
Decoration-Albert Mohr, chair
man, Esther Walker, julie Young,
Clara Ruder and Frank Rowley.
Refreshment-Auro ra Halder, chair
man, Irene Andrews, Ida Kieffer.
Linda Wehrley, Chas. Thresher and
| Hobart Edmonds.
Esther Kriskey, chair
man, Eugene Machmiller, Doris Gill
| ham.
Ira G. Painter spent several days
| last week at Stevens Point where he
was one of the judges at the annual
oratorical contest of that city. The
judges awarded first place to Willis
Clock of Pittsville, and second TO
| Norman KuntZen of Manitowoc. The
| former will enter the state contest to
| be held in Stevens Point on the 18th
/
| K. Rogers, Lawrence college, Apple
| Prin. Ira G. Painter, of Wausau
The second semester of the school
| year is fast gliding away, there being
only another before the first six weeks
of the semester are over with. Re
| port cards will be given out at. that
time and the students are studying
hard to make good grades M
In spite of the seemingly crippled
condition in which the Wausau high
school basketball team appeared to be
in last week, the fifth straight victory
was marked on the score board for
the locals when they defeated the
Tomahawk basketball i've at the Y
M. G. A. last Friday evening by the
score of 300. The team still remains
in the race for entrance to the
Lawrence College tournament and it
certainly has a fine chance if the
present gait is kept up. There was a
| large crowd of students present at
the game as well as some older ones.
| The Wausau boys, although they did
not play game of fast team work,
kept the ball far enough away from
the Tomahawk basket so that we
were really at no time in much dan.
ger. All of our boys played pretty
good games, although Captain Egge.
brecht stood above the rest. Carl in
his new position of center, having
been shifted from guard to center
played fine game, getting seven
field goals to his opponents 0. Otto
EggebTecht, brother of the captain,
played steady, consistent game at
guard and stopped many of the plays
Of the Tomahawk boys. Herbert
Christian was out of school all last
week with badly swollen ankle but
with his usual grit played the entire
game, making four field baskets.
Karl Schmidt also played good game
getting. four free throws and two field
baskets. Harry Swanson played the
ceptionally hard luck not getting a
basket. Toward the close of the
second half of the game, Herman
Riebe and Harold Ingraham were
given chance TO play. The Toma-
well. Capt. May, of the Tomahawk
out of nine chances, Bronstedt, one
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field baskets while Herbert, the other
| forward, made their other basket.
The final score of the game was Wau-
sau 30, Tomohawk 9. -.
Summary. nc
Field skets-Eggebrecht 7, Chris
tian 4, Bronsted 2, Schmidt 2, Swan
son l, Hebert l..
| Free throws-Schmidt 4, May g.
| RefereeAMilne, Merrill. Umpire
| Middleton, WauS2u. ssl
There are a number of the high
school students who are still out with
vaccination.
Fifteen copies of "Pope's German
Composition" have been received at
! the high school and have been placed
in the high school library for the use
| of the students. 81 S.
Second examinations will be given
| upon the various subjects at the high
school next Saturday. "a
The Waussu high school second bas-
| ket ball team defeated the Marshfiefd
second team very easily last Friday
evening at Marshield. The team
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