Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-03-31
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

The Annual staff is still working
hard to get their Needed number of
subscriptions. In the row contest for
these subscr. ptions rows A and B came
out tie but row was the only one
ID have one hundred per cent enroll
men. The. estimated number of sub
scriptions taken so far is $50. The
"Wahiscan" staff for 1921 is as fol-
lows:
Norman Naturalization in chief.
Luther BrooksEBusines Manager.
Miss Mary Zender-Art editor.
Roy Forsmo-Art ed. tor.
! Miss Agnes Weiks-Classes.
Miss Florence Marks-Literary edi-
| tor.
Dominic Monte-Humor.
/ Vernon Heldon-Athletics.
Robert Helling-Dramatic
There were several visitors at the
school in the past week because of the
spring vacation. Some of the visitors
were Miss Linda Nelson, who is teach
ing domestic science at the Stevens
Point Normal; Miss Hazel Foltz visit
ed classes on Friday of last week.
Miss Foltz is teacher in English and
History in the Tomahawk High school.
There were also several student visit
ers at the school last week among
whom were Miss Paula Ruder, who is
now teacher of music and drawing in
| the Florence High school. Miss
| Margaret Clark who is teaching in
The Tomahawk High school, and Miss
Pearl Young who is student at the
Stevens Point Normal
Next Friday afternoon the annual
girls basketball tournament will be
held IN the high school gymnasium.
The girls of the various classes have
been training regularly because there
is much class rivalry as to which has
the most pep" The curtain in the
main hall has been covered with
signs made by the officers of the class
to get the members to show class
spirit next Friday at the tournament.
1t appears to be an even contest as
far as the strength of the teams so it
will be an exciting contest.
The Sophomore class was much
grieved at the loss of one of it's most
active members, Miss Maine Fogarty,
who passed away last Thursday after
noon. Miss Fogarty had been i'll for
about nine weeks. The Sophomores
held a class meeting Friday and de-
cided to send the family large bou-
quet of flowers to express it's SYM
pathy.
The finals for the oratorical and de-
clamatory contests were held in the
high school auditorium on Monday of
4 this week. The members that took
part in this contest were as follows
Seniors, Miss Dorothea Wells, Miss
| Margaret Stone, Walter Graunke, and
Robert Helling; Juniors, Miss Isabel
Harder Miss Myrtle Beyreis, jackson
| Taylor, and George Marth. All ofthe
elections were given in excellent
| 1orm and it was hard task for the
Judges to pick the winners to par
! icipate in the district contest. Robert
/ Telling speaking Arabian Lincoln
| won the oratorical contest and Dean
crawford in "The America Flag Sc
/ rond. Two were tied for third place
1 Jackson Taylor and Walter Graunke
The declamatory contest was won by
Miss Mae Liljeqyist, giving "Over the
Bannisters," and Miss Margaret Stone
receiveda second place. Miss Flora
Allen won third The judges were
Mrs. M. w. Sweet, Mrs. HChas. Feath-
ers, Prof G. A. Balcomb and j. A.
Rowley, who was chairman.
For some time the students in the
grades have been giving special at
entlon to written composition. Pa
agraphs have been written every
day. and have been corrected by the
1 teachers.
After a thirty days campaign, tests
were given by Miss Gertrude McGuine
assistant superint endent of schools
Judges Were appointed who selected
he best three pieces of written work
from each grade The work varied
according to the grade. In the lowest
grades dictation exercises were given
Grades four through seven repro
duced from memory different para
graphs which were read to them by
Miss Nicotine. In the eighth grade
the students wrote impromptu themes
based upon some personal experience
Places were given to the following
students:
First Grade
l. Eleanor Schalow-Grant School
z. Jack Promer-Franklin school.
Second Grade
/. Emma Becker--Grant School.
2. Verna Juedes-Grant school.
3 Hazel Warner-Franklin school
Third Grade
l. Grace Brown - Longfellow
school.
2. Esther Krohn LongfelIo%
school.
8. Florence WestphaI - Irving
school.
Fourth Grade
/. Ruth Parker-Longfellow school
2 Ayervilie lie Duc-Lincoln
school.
g. Ruth Houssong Franklin
school,
Fifth Grade
/. Adeline Bonek Washington
school.
2. Nora Peterson-Grant school.
g. Edwin Petrowsh Lincoln