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


debating was held last Wednesday
afternoon in the assembly hall The
pupils from the lower door were
crowded in and the hall was filled to
its greatest capacity. There were
songs and yells under the direction
the cheer leader after which G.. ID.
Jones gave most interesting talk,
in which ne said the benefits 10 be
secured from debating as well as
from athletics in which our high
school is greatly interested. He said
that he wanted to see a big crowd in
the evening to hear the debate and
his wish was fulfilled, as about $50
were there in the evening. His talk
was greatly appreciated and there are
but few whom the high school enjoys
hearing so well as they do Mr.. Jones
1t has been planned to have the
boys oratorical contest on March
twenty-fourth. Only short time re-
mains before the same will come off.
Following is the program for the
evening:
Albert Mohr-The Cross of Gold.
Frank Rowley-"A Call For Indi-
vidual Responsibilities"
Roderick Mcdonald -Sparticers to
the Gladiators.
Chester Hartlett-The American
City.
Walter Bright-The Old South and
the New.
Willard Babcock- Modern Feudla.
| ism.
Clement Olson-Murder of Loveioy.
John Manson-A Plea for Cuba.
Elmer Larson-The Turk Must Go.
The high school orchestra will in
all probability render several selec-
tions during the evening.
Now Amigo comes on. Next Fri
day evening at the Y gym, the game
of the season will be pulled off be-
tween Wausau high basket ball team
and the Amigo five, always the team
| that we set out to conquer. The boys
did it over at Amigo but the margin
of one point doesn't quite satisfy and
next Friday-well we wont predict
| anything worse than victory, but let's
have every fellow that's got any high
school spirit in him there, to give a
big part of his voice. A team COM
| posed of such students as Mohr,
| Pope, Riebe, Eggebrecht, Pond Gran
| dali and Smith can't be beaten and
| there ought to be double the crowd
that greeted the Grand Rapids crowd
| next Friday. The team is deter
| mined that it shall 60 to the State
tournament preliminaries at Oshkosh
next month and if they can win from
Amigo they'll 60 and then we are
| for the State tourney at Appleton.
1t is improbable that Marshtield will
be secured for another game but it is
conceded by those who saw the game
at Marshfield that, had the locals
been on a floor which was smoother
there could be no doubt but what
the red and white would have come
| out victorious, though it would have
been a hard game. The Wausau
| players were used to the 7 floor
which is one of the best in this part
of the country. In all probability
| there will be another mass meeting
| for the basket ball fellows next Fri
day afternoon.
The Grand Rapids deb'.ting team
| says that in the Rapids high school a
course of "Public Speaking" is being
offered to the boys. We think for
boys practical training such as this
is the desired and necessary course in
our high school. Under the present
system at the end of the two and one
half year course in expression, during
which time they take the study once
a week, they receive practically no
benefit whatever from it-that is ex-
cepting those who enter oratorical
contests or debate work.
A Greek comedy called 'Endymion'
has been practically chosen as the
Senior class play. Principal parts will
soon be given and practice will begin
following the spring vacation,
The girls declaratory contest will
| take place on the evening of March
| the ninteenth. Frin. Ira G.. Painter
says that it is possible that both the
oratorical and declamatory contests
will be arranged for a day or SO
earlier than they are now scheduled.
Yesterday afternoon challenge
| came from Fond du Lac for a debate
between this city and K. X. Borsack's
teams. After deliberation All accep-
lance was sent and in all probability
the minimum wage will be discussed
again both here and in Fond du Lac.
There will be preliminary to the
big game next Friday between Wau-
sau high seconds and the Business
college.