Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-03-20
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

The pictures and lectures scheduled
for last Friday evening had to be post
poned on account Of the pictures not
arriving owing to the train service.
The slides are on "Shakespeare's
Country" and Scenes from Shakes
peare's Plays" the films being on
Tanning of the Shrew,' and will be
shown as soon as they arrive.
Miss Mamma Hoegh, English instruc-
tor at the High school, had an appen-
dicitis operation performed last Sat-
urday morning at Ravn's hospital in
Merrill. From last reports she was
doing as we'll as could be expected.
Misses Marguerite Stockwell and
Catherine McGregor entertained at the
NJ. w. Sweet home Saturday afternoon
for Misses Ruth Edgerton and Marie
Flower, two brides-tobe.
Miss Anne Rankin of the Domestic
Science department, was called to
Chicago Thursday. She was expected
to return yesterday, but was probably
snow bound somewhere enroute back.
Glen Batesele of the CONNER cial de-
partment, spent Friday visiting
schools in Minneapolis. On his re-
turn he was snow bound at Marsh
field, so had to spend yesterday at that
place.
Miss Emma Roeser is attending the
National Conference of Music Super
visors in Grand Rapids, Mich
There will be no lyceum program
this week.
The Wausau basketball team may &c
| to Amigo Friday for game or they
| may play Wittenberg or Grand Papids
| No definite arrangements have been
made as yet.
Coach Thompson talked with Law.
renee tournament officials yesterday
but no team from this district has beer
chosen as yet.
| Miss Mary Nicolls is substituting
for Miss Mamma Hoegh during her i'll
ness.
The High school oratorical contes
will come off at the High school audi
forum next Friday evening. A small
admission fee will be charged to de
fray the expenses of contestants VIII,
go away. The winners in the contes
should go to Grand Rapids, but thi
i is not certain as yet. Following is
list of the orators and their orations:
l. Calvin Clark-"The Alien Situation
in California"
2. Charles Manson-"Peace Proposal
and the Attitude of the Allies"
3. Morton Schaefer-"The American
determinations"
4. Herbert Buss-"The Cry for a Ne,
Protection"
5. Warner Bump - IAN Appeal t
America"
6. Fred Gaedtke- a Worl
Power"
7. Elroy McFaul-"The Christ of tn
Andes"
On March 29th the girls declama
tory contest will be held.
The work of examining the teet
of the pupils of our public schools wa
commenced last Friday. This work |
being done free of charge by the den
lists of our city. The schools hav
been divided into groups, so that eac
dentist will examine in the neighbor
hood of between 200 and $50 children
The records made out by the dentist
will be kept on file in the schools an
duplicates sent by the teachers to tn
parents of the pupils, so they ma
know the condition of their children
| teeth.
In the grade school tournament tn
Lincolnites won the championship
This makes the third successive yea
that the Lincoln school has won tn
tournament. The last game was playe,
Friday when the Lincoln team VOL
from the Washington-Hum team
on the High school floor by ~ to s
The Grant school received secon,
place by defeating the Franklin team
at the Grant school by a score O
so to 5. Following is the final stand
ing of the teams at the close of tn,
| tournament.