Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-05-07
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

Marie Pedego, a member of the
| sophomore class, left with the family
Wednesday for Pueblo, Colorado,
where they will make their future
home. Louise Pedego, a high school
graduate, paid her farewell visit to
school Tuesday afternoon, prior to her
departure.
AS the high school is now without
coach, Mr.. Batesole, commercial
teacher, has taken over the coaching
of the track team. There will be a
meet at Stevens Point the 18th of
this month and great competition
will be shown between Merrill and
Wausau, as both schools have won
twice before, the silver loving cup Of
fered as trophy, and the team win
ming this cup the third time keeps it
as trophy.
Thursday all English classes were
asked to write themes on Chow 1
Saved Money To Buy Thrift Stamps"
or Chow 1 Earned Money To Buy
Thrift Stamps" These were to be
actual experiences and the three best
themes of the school were to be sent
into Washington.
Friday evening the Betsy Ross club
held their usual meeting in their club
rooms at school,. Miss Margaret
Merklein and Miss Stella Zimmerer
were initiated into the club. After
the business meeting Miss Angeline
Biller gave the reading, ga Matri-
monial Controversy" and Miss Merk-
lein read 1.-THE Bear Story" The
club decided to give farewell dance
in honor of the graduates belonging
to the club. The dance will probably
be given the 18th of this month.
Mr.. Snyder, head of the history de-
partment, is still absent from his
classes. Different members of the
faculty are substituting for him.
Saturday morning the Senior girls
sung two selections to the seventh
contingent of Marathon county selects
at the court house. "To Thee 0
Country" and 1.-THE Star Spangled
Banner" were rendered. ALI the Stu
dents were present at the train, the
boys marching in the parade down to
the depot.
A speed contest in typewriting was
held at Marshfield Saturday for be-
ginners and advanced students. MANY
towns were represented. Miss Anita
Schnurer went down as our high
school representative. Marshfeld
won first place; Stevens Point second,
and Medford third.
The class announcements are now
here and are patriotic in design, this
being more appropriate at this time,
than the usual class seal.
Miss NJ. S. Marson is teaching coach
Schneider's classes since his departure
for military duty.
Supt. S. B. Tobey returned Thurs
day from Madison, where he had been
consulting with expert mechanical
engineers about the plans for the
heating plant of the new central
school building.
1t has been decided to start courses
in agriculture and French in the high
school next year.
Lyceum programs for this school
year have been completed, the last
one being given last Friday afternoon.
Final examination will commence
either Thursday or Friday of next
WCCn. Inns AOofCS Onlg S.A AuOlC
school days.
1t has not been decided as yet
whether the annual Junior Prom will
be given this year. 1t has been pre-
sented to the school board and a vote
will be taken by them. All the STU
dents have expressed their desire for
this annual event and it is much
hoped that it will be allowed TO be
given,
This week is known as "Wahiscan
week. and all students have been
asked to get in their subscriptions be-
fore next week, after that time the
price will raise from 81. 90 to sI25.
The work on the annual has been go
ing on as rapidly as possible and the
students will be able to get it the
last of the month. The book is very |
patriotic in nature and large part Is |
given over to fine patriotic section. |
All members of the faculty have de- |