Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-12-01
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

Last Wednesday the first issue of
the "Skyrocket", the new school paper
came out and was distributed to about
600 subscribers.
The Misses Gertrude Luebchow, Dor
othy Wells, Margaret Bells and Dor
othy Milne, who are attending Law
renee college at Appleton, visited
school last Wednesday afternoon They
were in Wausau to spend Thanksgiv-
ing at their homes.
Harry Hammond, who is attending
Ripon college, visited school on Mon
day.
Many students were glad to see Err
Ziebell and Sam Redetzki, former
Wausau High school students, who are
now attending Lawrence and Ripon
colleges respectively, in Wausau over
the last week end.
Merton S. Lean spent Thanksgiv-
ing with friends in Peshtigo, Wis.
Miss Elois Judson spent Thanksgiv-
ing at her home in Escanaba, Mich.
Miss Beth Stanly spent Thanksgiv-
ing at her home in Clintonville.
Miss Florence Owen spent Thanks
giving at her home in 0conto Falls.
Arthur Lohr, Adelbert Hohmann,
Judson Smith, Arthur Edwards and
Dean Crawford, students in the high
school, attended the State Older Boys
conference in Milwaukee last week
end. They were well pleased with
the conference. w. T. Mock, of the
local Y. M. c. A. accompanied the
boys.
On Tuesday the second six weeks
report cards were given out.
Tickets were placed on sale early
this week for the three one act PLAYS
which are to be presented by the stud
ents on Friday evening, December 9.
Last Wednesday morning eight men,
bers of the Hi-Y club were excused
from school to distribute Thanksgiv-
ing baskets for the Federated Chari-
ties. The members who had the eight
highest standings in their school work
were chosen.
Monday afternoon Albert Tangora
amateur champion typist of the world
gave demonstration to the students
which was very interesting. Mr.. Tan
CORA typed 159 words a minute from
printed copy and lat words minute
reading backwards from the bottom
of the page to the top He also wrote
245 words a minute from practiced
copy. After the demonstrations he
gave a short talk to the students about
typewriting.
In picking the members of the all
state college football teams Clarence
Abendroth of the Milwaukee Sentinel
has placed Ernest Schneider of Ripon
and a former Wausau player at right
end. Mr.. Abendroth considers Schnei-
der the best end among all of the coll
leges of the state outside of the uni
versity. Edwin Sparr, captain of the
1917 Wausau High school football
team was placed at left tackle on the
all state second team.
Monday morning DR.. w. A. Garfield;
president of Carroll college and of
Center college in Kentucky, spoke to
the students on Elements of Person
al Worth. He gave five elements.
namely; good Inheritance, a well kept
body, intellectual training, stable
character and disposition that COM
Dimes tact with firmness. The first and
second football teams We're called to
the platform in recognition of Cen
ter's famous>football team.
Tuesday evening the Hi-Y club gave
a banquet for the members of the
high school football team and all the
men OF the faculty, in the dining room
OF the Y. M. c. A. at o'clock Mr..
Iobey, Mr.. Painter, Mr.. Maxwell, Mr..
Kubiak, Coach Lean, Coach Burek,
Captain Weisner, Walter Reinke and
Leon Liljeqvist were called on for
speechs ethe clubs president, Joe
WInetzki, who acted as POSTMASTER
Mr.. Snyder, the leader of the club, al
so gave talk. The team then elect
ed Lloyd Alton, center on this years
team, captain of next years team.
He was then called on for a speech.