Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-03-05
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

Cyril Trauba, Harry OSWALD and
Harry Ziegler, former high school
students and now in service in the
radio department visited school sew
eral afternoons, while home on a
furlough.
New members are still enrolling in
the gauze classes, which meet on
Tuesday and Thursday. Quite an
amount of we'll done work is being put
out by these classes.
The Betsy Ross club held an i'm
portant business meeting at their
rooms at the high school, Friday even
ing. After adjournment of the ses-
sion all the members attended the
basket ball game.
Cassus Winkleman, high school
graduate, visited school Wednesday
afternoon.
Miss Greenwood could not conduct
her classes Thursday and Friday, be-
cause of injuries received by fall.
A meeting was called Thursday
noon at 1870 by Fred Gaedtke for the
purpose of organizing nonsense
program for the benefit of the Annual.
The program is to consist of play
called "The Battle of Cowslip" or
"Rushanrun." About twenty boys will
participate.
The following names have been ad-
ded to the high school service flag
making the total 164. The new names
are: Carl Gilman, Roy Ross, Carl
Lemke, Guy Sanborn, August Schnei-
der, Menford Olson, Lawrence Pepper,
Almon Pepper, Earl Roach.
Thursday evening the regular pict
ures, which are sent out by the Uni
versity extension, were shown. Still
pictures on Holland and very good
film of motion pictures on rip Van
Wrinkle" constituted the program.
| The second final examinations for
seniors for the 1917-'1S semester were
given Friday afternoon and Saturday
morning.
Supt. S. B. Tobey is expected home
Tuesday or Wednesday from a conven-
ton of National Superintendent
which was held at Atlantic City, New
Jersey.
Friday evening the high school bas-
ket ball team administered their sec
ond defeat to the Amigo team. The
first game was played Feb. 1, which
resulted with the score of 24-10, and
Friday evening the home team again
winning with the score 28-16. Many
lrooters came down from Amigo and
gave fine support to their team. The
game was witnessed by a large crowd
and the usual enthusiasm was shown.
The lineup of the two teams was as
follows: Wausau. Hess-center !;
Cook, Leak-forwards; Schneider,
Wolff guards. Amigo. Green-cen-
ter; Wall, Warren-forwards Susick
Packard-guards. Werle of Wausau
and Johnson of Amigo substituted in
the second half because Of personal
fouls called on players.
| A preliminary game was played be-
tween the high school second team
and the high school senior team, the
high school second team winning with
the score 20-15. Between the halves OF
the big game a rather clever "stunt'
was pulled off. The cheer leader
played a very mournful funeral march
and a preacher followed by the under
taker and six pail bearers carrying
Amigo remains conducted a funeral
march around the gymnasium.
The basket ball team will go to Ste
vens Point to enter the tournament
) next Friday. Although some of the
men have been somewhat put out by
sore ankels during the last week, the!
are now ready to make a good show
: ing.
Last Monday Miss Hanson of the
high school faculty received the sal
news of the death of her fiance, Ser
l geant Clarence Docken, and departed
. the next day for her home in Neenah
= accompanied by her sister from Madi
son. Mr.. Docken's home was in Mt
l Horeb. He died of spinal meningitis
only a few days after landing il
, France. Miss Hanson returned to heI
: duties Monday.
Friday evening after the game ;
, dance was given for the Amigo visit
> ors at Castle hall. About 35 couple
participated in dancing from 10 unit
II and all reported a very enjoyabl
time.