Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-10-03
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

The school district officers and
others of Marathon county will attend
the annual school board convention
at the High school building Saturday.
The Central Wisconsin Teachers as
ISOLATION will hold a convention in this
city October 18th and 14th.
Miss Emma Roeser has practically
completed the testing of voices for her
glee club. She has some new mem
bers in the orchestra this year, and
has three regular High school Choir
uses. The boys glee club called the
"Amphion," consists of thirty boys.
Miss Roeser hopes to begin a violin
class this year.
The Latin club had it's annual initia-
ton of freshman members last Satur-
day evening. The gym" was beauti-
fully decorated for the affair in
autumn foliage, huge branches and
baskets. The "freshies," numbering
about thirty-five knew long before the
evening was over that they had been
properly initiated into the club, and
are now probably looking forward
anxiously to the time when they can
help do up some more eligible mem
bers. The initiation took place on the
first floor, while the refreshments,
consisting of pop corn, candy and ap-
pies, were served in the gym" The
following were on committees for this
enjoyable time:
Refreshments - Chairman, Wilma
Neuling; assistants, Louise Tobey,
Gretchen Paff and Arville Fehlhaber.
Decorations - Chairman, Calvin
Clark; assistants, Fowler Stone and
Jean Gilbert.
Entertainment - Chairman, Louise
Pedigo assistants, Helen Anderson,
Charles Manson and Hubert Roy.
The club plans to give play deal
ing with ancient Roman customs this
| winter.
The school board has prepared time
schedules for recitation periods and
| has sent same to teachers of the
grades in the public schools. The
schedules have proven a great help
| to the teachers in their daily pro-
| gram.
The Nordicans, the High school
girls glee club, held it's first meeting
Thursday afternoon The following
were elected officers for the year
| Pres, Margaret Merklein; vice
| pres, Ruth Kruger; Sec, Dor
| othy Bucklin; treas, Gertrude Dionne
| The club discussed plans for a party
| to be held in the near future. The
| following committee chairmen were
| named for the social event: Ruth
Kruger, entertainment; Agnes An
| derson, invitation; Louise Pedigo, dec
| DorOthx pnnlx1in rnfrpCh.
| ment.
Last Friday afternoon the first Ly
ceum program for this school veal
was given. The rendering of "Tht
Land of the Blue Flower" by Frances
Hodgson Burnett, by nine girls, name
ly, Lily Larson, Vesta Telling, Irene
F'latter, Evelyn Gendron, Mar!
Mueller, Sigma Pearson, Olive Lau
mer, Hazel Johnson and Martha Mack
miller, was exceptionally fine. 4
chorus of senior girls, Rose German
Ruth Kruger, Louise Pedigo, Crotch
en- Paff, Leona Ruder, Susette Wade
Gertrude Dionne, Elsa Schmidt, Der
nice Towle and Florence Weik, sans
"The Maybells and the Flowers from
Mendelssohn, and was very we'll given
| "A IudSS ulccIInSo was SdllCd at liz
High school Wednesday afternoon TO
the purpose of raising money for ath
letic equipment. Supt. S. B. lobe,
and Coach A. w. Thompson addresses
the students. A letter had been pre-
pared by the athletic board of tn
High school, telling of the intention o
raising money to cover athletic eX
penditures. The sum of $500 was de
cided upon as an initial investment
half of which should be raised by tn
students, and the board believes tina
interested citizens of Wausau will
help with the other half One of thes
letters was given to every studen
with a subscription blank. The re
turns are very satisfactory. Football
material has been ordered, and som
of the equipment has arrived. TIL
boys have their shoulder pads now.
The first football game of the season
was played Saturday between the Higl
school team and pick up bunch o
faculty and alumni players. The gam
resulted in a score of IS to II in favo
of the High school squad. The gam
was a good and interesting one. I'm
der the able management of Coacl
Thompson and Captain Frey the team
this year will undoubtedly do SOM
exciting work. Mr.. Batesole was tn
star player for the faculty alumni
Kieffer played a good game for tn
High school. Roach and Johanne
showed up well for being new men
in fact all did we'll considering tn
short time they have had fol- practic
work. The High school lineup:
McInnis, C; Holman, lg; Schneider
r-g; Sparr, 1t; Halder, TT; Roach
lie; Duval, re; Cook and Johannes
a. Frey, captain; r-h; Kieffer, LII
Weinkauf, f.
The alumni team was: Tobey, C
DiOnne, l-g; O'Brien, r-g; Grauer, TT
Sampson, 1t; Batesole, q; Reggie an,
Hess, LII; Turner, r-h; Starkey f.
Hereafter all games will be playet
at Yawkey Park. The fellows will
erect new goal posts this week an,
get everything in readiness for the hi!
game with Marshfield Saturday. TIL
boys expect to give the Marshfelt
bunch hard game.
Yesterday a contract was CLOSED
with the Swiss Bell Ringers for
matinee and evening performance OF
Friday, October 27th. The Afternoon
matinee will be given for school chill
dren and in the evening big concer
will be heard. The artists will ap
pear in the High school auditorium
This unusual entertainment will b,
given for the benefit of the High schoo
athletic board, and it is hoped tina
every one who possibly can will at
tend, and in this way enjoy a yer.
fine program on musical novelties anC
also help the boys.
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