Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-05-05
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.


Miss Van Vliet who has been our
English teacher in the high school
for two years, left last SATURDAY. even
ing for Milwaukee where she has
accepted a position in one of that
city's high schools. Her place is be-
ing filled for the rest of this year, by
Mrs. NJ. w. Sweet, formerly Miss
Bucklin, who taught here several
years prior to her marriage.
Frank Rowley entered the Beloit
oratorical contest last week The
contest was held under the auspices
of Beloit college and three states
were represented, there being speak
sofa and Wisconsin. Five of the
speakers were the representatives of
preparatory schools. There was an
was not eliminated but was able to 90
into the final contest, in which he OBJ
tanned fourth place out of about
thirty speakers represented. This
does great credit to Mr.. Rowley con-
Sidering the large number which par
ticipated and we hope and expect
that he will come out at the top in
the district contest to be held soon.
Practically only three more weeks
of school work remain. Exams will
then come and the three months of
vacation from school work will arrive.
There will be no May fets this year
as there has been for the past two
years. Each year it has caused
great deal of work for all of the grade
teachers and much extra time and
study from Miss Zellhoefer, who has
always had charge OF it.
The elm grove to the east of the
high school is growing very fast and
it will not be very long before most
beautiful collection of shade trees
will add to the beauty of the high
school grounds. On Friday afternoon
the committees appointed by the
class presidents planted tree for
their class and also the teachers who
will leave this school not to return
planted one and the teachers who will
remain set out very pretty one. Mr..
Tobey in speaking before the high
school mentioned the maple grove to
the west of the building the planting
of which was instigaJed and carried
out by Stanley Latshaw, graduate of
several years ago. who is now with
the Curtis Publishing Co.
Hon. Neal Brown delivered
splendid address before the high
school last Thursday afternoon on the
subject of birds. In connection with
this address he said few words re-
garding young men. He said he
| thought that there was altogether
too much coddling in the bringing up
of the average boy and that he be-
ieved they ought TO be made 10 work
physically SO that they would be
strong men. His address was very
much appreciated.
c. G. Parlin, former principal of the
high school, was visitor yesterday
morning and in the afternoon talked
to the school on automobiles,
question to which he has given much
attention during the past year for the
Curtis Publishing company.
The baccalaureatte chorus composed
of twenty-eight scholars has begun to
practice for the two numbers it will
sing during the services, which will
be held in the Presbyterian church
on May the 2ist.
The tennis courts have been put
into shape for the coming season.
A team to be made up of twelve
boys will be sent to Stevens Point
next Friday to participate in meet
that will be held in that city on Sat
urday. The relay team has not as
yet been made up but it is thought
that it will be composed of Herman
Riebe. Alfred Crandall Otto Egge-
brecht and Carl Laatsch Herman
Riebe was unable to be at tile tryouts
Saturday and so he tried out against
time on Friday afternoon.
The district oratorical and declam-
atory contests will be held int this city
at the high school on the evening of
May the eighth. There will be repre-
sentatiyes from Abbotsford, Toma-
hawk, Grand Rapids, Msrshfeld,
Waupaca, Minocqua and WauSau.
The contest is sure TO be Z. splendid
one and there will be some keen COM
petition. The admission will be
twenty and twenty-five cents.
In the caste of the Nautical Knot
printed in the PILOT of last week we
regret that we failed to give one of
the principal characters which is
Nancy-Miss Ruth Wilson.
The track tryouts were held last
Saturday afternoon on the high school
athletic grounds. The following
events were pulled of and the names
are of those that secured places at
the top:
Mile-Fred Afford, Gilbert Eckerle.
Half miIe-Ben Hudtloff, Norman
Johnson.
Quarter mile = Otto Eggebrecht,
Carl LaatSch.
Low hurdleS-Ciyde Smith. Carl
LaatSch.
Weights -Myron Duncan. Joe Pope,
Afford Crandall.
High juInp-Alford CranCiall.
30 yard dash-OttO Eggebrecht (,
Carl Laatsch.
loo yard dash-Alford Crandall.
Otto Eggebrecht, Ari Stole.
Pole aults-Clyde Smith, Harry
Swanson, Claude Smith.