Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-09-09
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

Three months vacation ended yes
terday morning when over three
Thousand school children enrolled for
the coming school year. Books were
taken up joyfully by some of the
studious scholars while many, even
after three months of no school,
wished for another vacation. An
other class has passed through the
grades and graduated from the high
school last June, while yesterday
large number of boys and girls rang
ing from four TO seven entered the
to take their places.
Every year the same thing happens,
graduation occurs, the graduates go
TO college to finish the education or
to work, while their followers of only
few years experience begin their
years of education.
Although there is no increase in
the number of teachers this year,
there are many new ones who took
their places in the respective build
ings yesterday, beginning nine months
work.
Every school in the city has in
some way been made ready for the
scholars to enter. There has been
remodeling, redecorating and renoya-
tion done. The high school was COM
pletely gone over on the inside and
the walls and ceiling are in perfect
condition at the time of this writing.
Every desk, the floors, ETC., have been
vanished and appear to be absolutely
new. 1t was said last year by several,
that until the high school walls and
ceilings were reprinted there could
be no further decorating. This state
ment proved true and now the walls
in their present condition, the schol-
ars and teachers can continue in their
successful efforts to beautify the
school.
Second examinations were given at
the high school last Friday and Sat
urday mornings. Many more pupils
took the exams than had been eX-
pected.
The teachers of the city schools
began to arrive last Friday and until
Sunday almost every train brought
at least one.
Over ninety-fve freshmen were en-
rolled yesterday at the high school.
1t seemed queer to have so many new
faces about the assembly hall, teach
ers as well as pupils and several times
regrets were heard from various
scholars because they missed the few
departed instructors of last year.
During the morning the new mem
bers of the high school required the
help of Prin. Ira G. Painter and a
staff of teachers to put them in a
condition where they understood the
running of the school. The change
from the grades to the high school
was such a complete change for
many that it will take several weeks
at least for them to comprehend that
they are on their honor and have to
look after preparing for their recita-
lions themselves as no teacher has
his or her eye on one particular
scholar all the time.
When the school was called to order
yesterday about nine O'Clock, Mr..
Painter gave an informal greeting to
the scholars.
The high school library was not
opened yesterday.
After two periods Of recitation
yestesday afternoon, Principal Ira G.
Painter opened short meeting of all
of the high school scholars and teach
ers in the assembly hall with an
address of welcome, and he was fol-
lowed by superintendent S. B. Tobey
who also gave an address in which he
told the pupils OF the wonderful
opportunities which were theirs for
work in the high school. Mr.. Tobey
gave number of excellent examples
of the various positions for which he
had been asked to find qualified per-
sons. "But," said Mr. Tobey, ''there
are many more positions for both
young men and women than there
are persons with good high school
were appreciated greatly by the pupils.