Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-11-02
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.


tertained with Halloween party by
the Cicero class, Thursday evening.
The gymnasium was attractively
decorated with lanterns and other
spooky effects. Various games were
played, after which refreshments were
served.
Paula Ruder, Is, and Margaret
Mathie, rs, both students of Law
renee college, came up from Appleton
to spend the week end at home.
A rousing mass meeting was held in
the assembly hall, Thursday after
noon, as a final warming-up of the
Merrill Wausau game. A great deal
of enthusiasm was displayed, espec-
tally among the girls. who massed to-
gether and did some admirable yell
ing. After the student body sang,
son, Oh Wausau," the girls responded
with the new high school song, which
was composed by the ''Serenade Six"
number of girls who are members of
the Nordican Glee club.
The Lincoln Debating society will
hold its next meeting Friday.
Wanda Monian, IA, who attends
Stevens Point Normal, was home for
the week end.
THE MEKRILL-WAUSAU GAME.
An enthusiastic, long-winded dele
cation, about 100 strong, accompanied
the Merrill team to its victory over
the local eleven Saturday. The score
was 27-O.
The game opened with kick -off to
Merrill and Merrill returned the ball
Is yards, where the red and whites
held them for four downs. Wausau
got the ball on Merrill's 40 yard line
and Taugher took the pigskin and
with an end run, he planted the ball
on Merrill's 30 yard line. Merrill held
the locals here for two downs and
then the game was delayed by the
injury of Genrich of Merrill. That
player, after two minutes of delay on
the field, was removed to the side
lines. When the game began again
Merrill punted to Nequette. Ne
quette twisted and lodged through
the advance of Merrill and carried the
ball to the center of the field.
Taugher again carried the ball dan
gerouSly near Merrill's goal by an end
run, but Wausau lost the ball on
downs. Merrill then punted the ball
| to Hartlett and he carried the ball
about twenty yards, where Taugher
again got away with it, carrying the
ball to Merrill's 80 yard line, where
we lost it again.
Finally the ball was put on the
local 20 yard line for scrimmage and
Wausau punted to Merrill and Merrill
carried the ball to Wausau's 20 yard
line on short passes. Merrill then
pushed the ball over and scored a
touchdown, but failed to kick goal
End of first half. Score, Merrill 6,
Wausau 0.
| Merrill kicked to US after failing to
advance the ball Wausau then punt
ed to Merrill. A series of punts fol-
lowed which resulted in Merrills ball
on our 10 yard line. Merrill formed
for mass play but made short run
and scored a second touchdown. End
of third quarter. Score, Merrill 20,
Wausau 0.
Final score, Merrill 81, Wausau 0.
The lineup:
Merrill-Center, Keil; guards, Gen.
rich and Ebert; tackles, Profit and
Schultz; ends, Mcdonald and Schafer;
| quarterback, Pelligren; halves, Bach
er and Manecke; full-back, Klug.
Wausau-Center, Pope, guards, Zank
and Halder; ends, Komers and Pier;
tackles, Frey and Rood; quarter back,
Nequette; halves. Taugher and Rege;
full-back, Hartett.
+ In the preliminary game between
the Wausau second team and the
Merrill second team, the Merrill team
won with score of 4O-7
There was no school ( riday on &C
count of the Wisconsin Teachers as
ISOLATION at Stevens Point, which was
attended by large number of local
teachers.
A large number of high school
teachers came to the rescue when fire
destroyed the Voyer Hotel at juno
tion City Friday evening. The teach
ers organized volunteer fire depart
ment and made themselves generally
useful in quenching the destructive
flames. No medals have been award
ed as yet.