Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-10-10
lions PAROCHIAL SCHOOL Is
DEDICATED

4
of Mcclellan and Fifth streets.
The regular morning service was
held at ten o'clock by Rev. H. Daib OF
Merrill, at which time he delivered an
appropriate sermon for the day to the
congregation of that church. Special
| music was rendered under the direc-
ton of Prin. William Wetzel.
In the afternoon at two O'Clock, the
members gathered at the church and
marched TO the new school building as
follows: Building committee, teachers
and pupils, officiating clergy and ell
ders. and members of the church A
short service was conducted at the
door Of the new building, when Otto
Muenchow, president of the building
committee, presented the keys OF the
building to the pastor of lions church,
Rev. George Schroedel. Upon enter
ing the school building they sang a
German song.
During the afternoon two services
were conducted in the school house,
one was held for the teachers and
pupils OF the school in the class room
on the second floor by Rev. George
Schroedel, the parish pastor. Rev. ].
G. Schliepsieck of Merrill, president
of the North Wisconsin district of the
Missouri synod, addressed the parents
and members of the church, in the as
sembly room in the basement. At
these impressive services which were
inspiring and spiritually uplifting, re-
marks were made as to the progress Of
this congregation, as it was the parish
through whose efforts the building be-
came a reality, and the accomplish
ing of great things by this church.
The cIergymen of Merrill expressed
their pleasure at being present on this
occasion. During the day offerings
were taken up for the building fund.
Last evening a public reception was
given at the new school building and
a large number of our citizens went
TO inspect the same. A program was
also given during the evening.
The new lions school, located on
the corner of Mcclellan and Fifth
streets, on the old school site, is an
elegant building and neatly finished.
The first floor includes two large school
rooms, large hall and clothes closets.
On the second floor are two school
rooms, the principals Office, large hall
and clothes closets. The basement
contains a spacious assembly hall,
with a large sized stage. This room
will also have a grand piano, and
church entertainments and socials will
be given in this room. There is also
a kitchen which will be complete in
every detail with cupboards, gas stove,
dishes, tables, etc. The basement also
has furnace and fuel rooms. The
Ladies' Aid society, the Young Peoples
society and the choir will have their
meetings in the assembly hail. which
has been conveniently fitted for that
purpose as well as the needs of the
school. The building is modern in
every respect, having all the latest
improvements. There are many win
dows in the building and the lighting
is very good. Electric bells have been
installed and all that is necessary
for an up to date building. The build
ing is constructed of brick, while the
inside woodwork is of pine. The walls
are tinted white. The lions congre-
CATION have three teachers in their
school, namely, Prin. William Wetzel,
Walter Haas and Miss Ida Brown. At
present there $50 children in this
school.
The building committee includes
Otto Muenchow, president; r. H. Gen
rich, John Sell, Louis Wiechmann, Otto
Buss and Rev. George Schroedel. This
committee has worked hard and is to
be congratulated upon their splendid
success. Hachbarth & Krause are the
contractors. The cost of the new
school building, completely furnished
will be about $4,000.
The parochial school has been in
session in the basement of st. Pauls
church for the past four weeks, but
yesterday the pupils and teachers had
their first day of school in the new
building.
1t is another addition to the many
pretty school buildings in this city,
and lions church should be given
credit for the efforts made to carry
out the plans and erection of such a
beautiful building.