Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-11-18
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.


The ''Republica Romans held its
second meeting of the year last Fri
day evening at the high school, where
very interesting program was rem
dered as follows:
Piano solo. ...............D enese Cole
Caesars Halloween Theo. Grauer
Dialogue Pedigo, Charles
Manson, Helen Sisson. Warner
Bump, Wilbur Dodge.
whats the Use of Latin $3.50.
.......... Elvira Ballassa
"Antony's Speech translated in
Latln). l. Mcneil
Next Wednesday program will be
given before the school in memory of
the dedication of Gettysburg ceme-
terry and in which the most talented
artists of our oratorical and musical
school sphere will partake. The selec-
tions will be rendered as follows:
The Perfect Tribute. :. Albert Mohr
The Council Assigned. Frank Rowley
The Perfect Day vocal solo). .....
............... ule Young
Selections. ... Girls Glee Club
The program will be one of especial
elegance.
All of the high school pupils are
now looking forward very enthusiast
tically to the basketball season which
. is not very far distant either. There
is some mighty good material in the
school and the boys are out this year
for entrance to the state tournament
and then! but perhaps we had better
leave the rest to our imaginations.
There will be another meeting of
the Lincoln Debating society prob
ably next Monday evening.
1t was not long ago that new poet
was discovered at the high school.
She is freshman and has only been
up in the assembly hall several
months. Her name is Miss Elvira
Balassa and following is very clever
piece of poetry which she composed
and which was delivered before the
Latin club which recently met:
''Oh, what's the use of Latin?'
I've often heard them say.
If they would only stop to think.
They wouldn't talk that way
1t adds 10 your vocabulary,
Puts strength into your brain,
Yet many say that Latin
Is taught and learned in vain.
1t helps along in English;
Makes History Students shine:
1t makes you wise in German;
In Sciences every line:
1t even helps in Shorthand:
1t helps in GrammeT too;
1t helps in Mathematics,
In subjects not few.
1t helps in studying Music,
In DOctoring and in Law
1T helps to make good Druggists.
Whose work contains no flaw,
It's of use in Engineering
In studying Chemistry.
Ii aids in Execution,
In preparing for the Ministry.
Three fourths the English language,
The French and Spanish too,
Are almost purely Latin.
All other words are few,
From the cheapest ten-cent novels,
To the worlds most famous work,
There isn't single chapter
Where Latin does not Turk.
So earnestly study your Latin
And don't give up the ship:
If others say it's useless,
Don't mind their talk bit.
Its uses all are many:
This fact will ever remain:
So let them say that Latin,
Is taught and learned i'm vain.
A splendid program, consisting of a
a number of senior orations by the
following seniors, at the Lyceum last
Friday
Lydia Wolf, A Plea for Better English
Henry Fates, Base Ball
Ben Hudtloff, Andrew Jackson
Leona Ziebell, The Wider Use of the
School Plant.
Herman Riebe sang a beautiful song
selection from the Postillion which
was very much appreciated.
Several books have been received at
the high school library the past week.
A senior bowling league has been
organized and will soon begin its tour
nament. Captains have been chosen
and teams have been selected. A
schedule is in the making.
The students of the botany classes
wish to have it known that the grounds
of the new city hall are not being
planted according to the plans they
submitted TO the city council a,few
weeks ago. This statement is made
because some have enormously sap
posed such was the case.