Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-03-17
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.


A most interesting series of Thurs
day afternoon talks was started a
week age last Thursday, when r. w.
Ogden gave an address on president
Lincoln." in which. he depicted the
funeral oil the great mai in most
vivid and interesting manner His
speech contained many of those facts
which it is impossible to find in any
book, hunt though one might. He
told OF the funeral procession which
lasted from noon until late in the
evening and also of the continuous
line passing by President Lincoln as
he was lying in state on both sides of
the casket for more than six straight
hours and we were told that at the
closing of the doors of the White House
there was multitude of people as
far as one could see, anxiously wait
ing for its turn but which never
came. Continuing, he spoke Of the
Grand Army of the Republic, how
fast those eligible TO membership was
passing to rest and how the army
would soon perish forever. Also
he said that the button of the army
ought ever TO be esteemed and honored
even though the bearer need not be
for, he said that, had it not been for
those that fought We would not now
have the country that we have but
instead it would be one broken into
two powerful PARASITIC United States
of America would not have existed
today. The high school greatly 2p-
preciated Mr. Ogden's speech.
Last Thursday afternoon Mr.. Pedi-
60 gave a most interesting address on
the subject of "How Newspaper is
Made" In this he spoke of what the
staff of a paper consisted, of the var
ious presses used in printing the same
and also of the new inventions, the
discovery of which has created such a
revolution in time saving by the var
ious newspapers of this country. He
narrated some Of the history 81 the
paper. His talk was very interesting
and in all probability will occasion
some to shape their courses toward
literature. Next Thursday Judge A.
H. Reid will give an address on GLOW
Our Courts are organized"
Prof. Bastard of the University OF
Wisconsin was in the city last Friday
inspecting the work in this high
school. He makes visit to the high
school once a. semester.
The spring vacation will start on
March the twenty-seventh and will
close on April the third.
Among the pupils of the high
school who went to Wittenberg were
the Misses Annie, Harriet and Esther
Sole, Ruth Wilson, Evelyn Nicholas,
Ella Gould, Eleanor Bartlett and
Doris Gillian; the Messrs. Walter
Bauman, Jacob Gensman; Theophil
Grauer, Hilbert Miller, Sole Empey,
August Kummerow, Roderick Nc
Donald, Arthur Johnson, Willard
Babcock, Wallace Miller, Lester Kom-
ers and Eugene Thayer besides the
basket ball boys, Otto Eggebrecht,
Herman Riebe, Harry Swanson, Clyde
Smith, Albert Mohr, Afford Crandall,
Charles Pond, Joseph Pope and Prin-
cipal Ira G.. Painter There were also
a number of teachers and several out
siders, they being the Misses Miller,
Bussard, Wilmington, Morey and Mar
ion Wilson: the Messrs. Goodrich,
Wolf and Burrows.
The girls Declamatory contest will
be held in the high school auditorium
next Thursday evening. The program
will be the same as printed in the
PTLoT of last week. Miss Crane has
arranged for several musical selections
which will be given between the
declarations of the evening.
The boys contest will take place
one week from next Thursday even
ing.
All high school pupils are cordially
invited to visit the pure seed special
which will be in this city today. The
train will be on the Northwestern
tracks. Much interest is being ex-
hibited and this ought to prove Of
benefit to those pupils who are taking
the Science course as we'll as to all
others if the chance is taken.
Supt S. B. Tobey is visiting several
schools this week in an endeavor to
find the needed teachers Tor next
year.
The high school basket ball team
Will play the Seniors this evening at
the y M. c. A. in the Y league. The
high has cleaned mp every team in
that league SO far and If they win to-
night they are assured the loving cup,
which will bsawarded to the winning