Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-11-07
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

There was a fire drill in the High
school building Friday morning.
Supt s. B. Tobey returned to the
city Saturday from Milwaukee, where
he attended the Wisconsin State
Teachers convention.
There was no lyceum program this
last week, but one will be given this
week.
On Tuesday the students will have
an election of state and national Of
ficers. The students have been placed
in wards, and each ward given a vot-
ing place. Officers, such as election
clerks, ballot clerks, judges, ETC., will
be in charge. They will exercise the
same laws as those controlling the
regular voting places, and the voting
will be done on sample ballots. Be
fore the voting takes place a debate
will be given by members of the High
school debating society on the Wilson
and Hughes platforms. The following
will take part: For Wilson: Morton
Schaefer, Gerhardt Grauer, Warner
Bump and Clyde Hayden; for Hughes:
Allan Pradt, Elroy MacFaul, Charles
Manson and Harry Ziebell The stud
ents are taking a great deal of in
terest in the election this fall and are
anxious to know the outcome.
Plans are now being discussed by the
Debating society for the debating sea-
son. About twenty students are mem
bers. Elroy MacFaul is the only one
of last years debaters back this year.
1t is expected that the debates will
be with Grand Rapids and Marsh
field although it has been understood
that Stevens Point would like to meet
Wausau. The following questions have
been sent out by the Wisconsin Inter
scholastic Debating league to High
schools having debating teams, and
they have been arranged as follows
ny the local F11Sn ScnOOl:
1. Resolved, that the indeterminate
sentence should take the place of the
fixed term, in all criminal cases.
II. Resolved, that a system of mill
tary training should be established in
the high schools of Wisconsin.
III. Resolved, that state boards of
with compulsory powers,
should be established to settle all dis
putes between employers and en-
ployes.
Nv. Resolved, that Congress was
justified in passing the eight-hour law
The Swiss Bell Ringers gave two
very pleasing concerts last Wednes-
day afternoon and evening at the High
school for the benefit of the Athletic
association. The company played up
on great many novelty instruments,
wonderful skill and tai
ent. The program contained a large
variety and kept the close attention
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ceeds of the affair has been applied
to the athletic fund.
On Friday afternoon school began
at later hour allowing the students
to hear Raymond Robins at the opera
house.
On Friday afternoon a mass meet
ing was held creating interest for
game. Speeches and yells
were given and the students showed
unusual enthusiasm due to the fact
that it was the last game and would
decide the valley championship. Talks
were given by the squad on the pre-
vious games and the coach also gave
a good talk.
The last football game of the sea-
son was played Saturday by Wausau
and Stevens Point. This was an ex-
citing game as the result would ind1-
cate the champion team in the Wiscon
sin valley. The game was played by
two teams who had not been beaten
by any Valley eleven this season, and
the result was a score of to 2 in
favor of the Wausau boys. The teams
were quite evenly matched and close
game was looked for. The Stevens
Pointers came up Saturday morning
in autos accompanied by few rooters.
NEADKET DED0pT