Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-10-12
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

Last Tuesday afternoon, the high
school enjoyed rare treat. The
Royal event Glee Singers favored the
school with two excellent selections,
which were. greatly appreciated and
highly applauded. They sang the
celebrated Soldiers Chorus" from
Faust" and the 'Song of the jolly
Robbers"
At the close of school, Mr.. John
Dyer of Armenia delivered his mes
sage from the Orient to the school.
His talk was interesting and instruct
i've and he impressed patriotism upon
the students, and told them how they
ought to appreciate the excellent edu-
cational advantages they enjoyed,
which were unknown in countries
where the Turks held sway.
Despite the cold weather, Elmer
Larson, the terrible Turk" came to
school for three successive mornings
in pair of brand new, white tennis
shoes, and noiselessly he crept up to the
aisle into his seat. Why all this pre-
caution against noiselessness by wear
ing ''pussy-foot" shoes, Turk? But,
perhaps, Elmer is afraid he'll awaken
his sumbering genius.
Mr.. Snyder is exerting his utmost to
get more girls to join the Lincoln
Debating society. Evidently Mr..
Snyder has been in the matrimonial
harness long enough to know what
excellent debaters women are.
One day last week, Miss Stoddard,
wishing to impress on her advanced
English classes, the typical American
humor - exaggeration, called for
themes using that form of literature.
The next day Miss Stoddard was
flooded with exaggerated literary
masterpieces. There were exaggerated
variations and descriptions galore
They included everything from ga
Sketch of Our New Minister" to ga
Description of Charlie Chaplin" OF
course, Ford jokes were also very
much in evidence. There are dozens
of George AIDES, Mark Twains and
Ebert Hubbars living in obscurity in
the high school to whom the world
owes living.
The Boys Glee club has decided on
name and the society is now known
as the "Amphion Glee Club" 1t has
been named in honor of Amphion, the
musical shepherd lad of Greek mythol-
ogy. 1t is said that Amphion, who
was the son of Zeus, could produce
such immortal strains on his Tyre,
that. when he was sent by the Gods to
build the wall of Thebes, he simply
played his Tyre, and the stones lifted
themselves into place without human
aid, until the wall of Thebes was
finished. Such masonry! Since there
are about fifty Amphions in the Boys
Glee club, pile of bricks ought to be
placed at the east side of the high
school building, and the Glee club
should be set to work to build the
new proposed domestic science build
ing or the kindergarten with their
musical efforts.
The Girls Glee club has also
adopted name. After some delibe-
ration, they decided they were too
up-to-date to tamper with Greek
mythology and they called it "The
Nordican Society,"" as a tribute to
Madame Lillian Nordica, the famous
Metropolitan grand opera star, who
died last year. With a name like
that, the Girls Glee club ought to be
bowling success.
On Friday afternoon, the first lyceum
of the season, and also the first under
the direction of Miss Nickler, the new
expression teacher, was held. 1t was
Tennyson program and a fine one.
The following selections were rendered
in an excellent manner:
| A Sketch of Tennyson's Life. j. Wilke
| The First Quarrel Ruth Lombard
ALFRED Kiefer
The Revenge. .... IOliver Robertson
Arthur Goerling
A Day Dream. Irene Kilbride
The last number was a solo by
Calvin Clark, accompanied on the
piano by Miss Roeser. In a voice,
clear, sweet and musical, he sang the
beautiful song, by Lord Tennyson,
entitled "The Harbor Bar"
THE HARBOR BAR.
By Lord Tennyson.
| Sunset and evening star