Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-04-21
Training School Notes

1t was the pleasure of the Training
school to have as guests recently the
young ladies who were in attendance
at the short course being conducted in
the city at that time with one of their
instructors, Mrs. Jones of the Uni
versity of Wisconsin.
During the early part of the after
noon the girls were shown about the
building and classes were visited
Later Mrs. Jones very entertainingly
addressed the students of the Train
ing school, the faculty and the guests.
Her address was excellent. Through
it she showed fine appreciation OF
the institutions and ideals of Mara
thon county.
Preparations for graduation are In
progress Members of the faculty are
determining what the chief features Of
the event will be.
Members of the Senior class are
now wearing theirs new class rings
They arrived last week. They are
pronounced very artistic and salts
factory emblem.
Prin. and Mrs. d. A. SWartz very
charmingly entertained the assistant
members of the faculty at a dinner
party on Friday evening, April 18th.
A representative of the state uni
versity, Prof. F. r. Clifford OF the hor-
ticultural department, gave a talk ac-
companied by demonstration on the
care of the orchard Friday morning at
the Training school.
Students were dismissed early on
two afternoons to allow attendance at
events in the city that were of general
and vital interest. On Wednesday the
girls, accompanied by lady members
of the faculty attended the millinery
demonstration given by Miss Mildred
Hagerty of the state university given
for the short course girls at the Cen
trail school On Friday everyone wit
messed the style show given by the
high school girls under the leadership
of Miss Blandin of the local Y. W. G.
A. Both occasions were enjoyed and
appreciated by every one
A talk of exceptionally high char
acter was heard at the Training school
Tuesday when DR.. j. II. Kolter ad-
drssed the faculty and student body of
the institution, his subject being
Sane Living" The gist of Or. Kol-
ter's talk was this 1.-The secret of
happiness and efficiency in life lies In
plain living and high thinking" DR..
Kolter said at the outset. 81 want to
make you think" In this he succeed
ed admirably as well as in entertain
ing and instructing his listeners. The
appreciation of the audience was de-
monstrated through hearty applause.
If the following bill passes the senate
it will be possible for this Training
school as well as the others i'm this
state to accept eighth grade graduates
into its ranks to train for teachers.
This bill Is known as Bill No. 182a. Ii
has already passed the assembly. Il
would require that any person In
order to secure a license TO teach after
September, 1924, must have completed
three years Of high school work or
its equivalent, and one year of pro-
fessional training, and after Septem-
Der, 1926, must have completed four
years OF high school work or its equiv
alent and one year o. professional
training The bill modifies the exist
ing law to meet the emergency aris-
ing out of the present shortage Of
teachers. and to enable county train
ing schools to prepare for the addi-
tional work required of them.
Miss Frances Burlik, one of the
Sophomores, is being detained at home
because of the Illness of a member of
her family A sister is suffering an
attack of scarlet fever.
On Monday afternoon the Training
school was favored by visit from Mr..
Wakelin McNeel who addressed the
student body of both that school and
the model department in joint assem-
bly,. His talk was highly inspirational.
A banquet in honor of the basketball
team will be given soon at the school
building. Plans are in charge of a
student committee working in con-
junction with Miss Vera Dove OF the
faculty.
Miss Agnes Monsen, who has been
detained from school because of ill
ness, returned on Wednesday morn
ing.
Another new student has enrolled,
Miss Lillian Hoffmeister. making
total enrolment of eighty-seyen.
Miss Helen Holzem, who has been
teaching in the county but whose
school closed, has poined the penman-
ship class taught by Miss Waldron.
Miss Holzem hopes in this way to be
enabled to obtain a teachers certifi-
| cata from the C. n Palmer Writing,