Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1922-05-25
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

contest last, week, represented the
school in the state contest at Madison
last Saturday afternoon. Out of nine
contestants Mr.. Marth was given
fourth place.
Frank Barden and George Marth al
so represented Wausau in the Law
renee college speaking contest. Frank
Barden entered the extemporaneous
speaking contest but failed to receive
place. George Marth was success
| full in the preliminaries and entered
the finals, but failed to receive any
| of the first three honors This con-
test was held last Tuesday at Apple
ton.
! Wausau received eighth place in the
central Wisconsin track meet held in
Stevens Point last Saturday. Madison
| took first easily with forty-three
points, and Amigo was poor second
with seventeen and one-half points.
Wausau scored two second places and
received six points. Henry Pfiieger
won second in the mile run and Nath-
an Spector won second in the broad
jump. Jackson Taylor, Kermit Laabs,
Lloyd Alton, Bernard Riebe, Clayton
Braatz and George Landon were the
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thirty-five of the students and teach
ers went down as rooters.
The spelling contest in the school
was held last week. ALI the students
wrote on set of fifty words and those
writing a perfect paper were picked
to enter the final contest held last
Monday. Out of the sixty-seven con-
testants writing on a new set of hard
Ter words, Harold Rheinhardt won first
place, getting mark of ninety-eight.
There was a tie between Charlotte
Pradt, Esther Hamler and Viola Jones
for second place, each one receiving
ninety-six on the test. Further tests
were given and on the tenth one Vio-
la Jones came out ahead and received
second place. Esther Hamler was
the next highest and received third
place. The winners of first and Sec
ond place were also the last years
champions in the same order.
Wednesday afternoon the annual
recognition day was held. Honors
were presented to the winners and
participants in the various school and
interscholastic contests. Ribbons and
certificates were given to the follow
ing who participated in the CONNER
cial contest; Joel Bloomquist, John
Witowsko, Isabel Petran, Irma Beth,
Adelbert Holman, and Lorena Jo-
hannes Ribbons were given to Marie
Merkle, Mary Thompson and Dorothy
Green, who won second place in the
canning contest at the state fair last
fall. Ribbons were given to Norman
Kruger, Paul Mackmiller and Har-
old Rapraeger for their good work on
the stock judging team. Harold Rhine
hardt, Viola Jones, Esther Hamler
and Charlotte Pradt were given boxes
of candy for their good work in the
spelling contest. Ribbons were given
to the members of the Booster club,
Elizabeth Lemke, Viola Jones, Ethel
Luedke, Jean Croker, Anita Mueller
Harry Roller and Edward Seim Rib
bons were also given to Hope Morit-
settle and Marie Merkle, the winners
in the declamatory contest; and to
Jackson Taylor and George Marth,
the winners in the oratorical contest.
The members of the debate teams,
Jackson Taylor, Henry Weisbrod,
Paul Mackmiller, George Marth, Ed
ward Kuhlman, Dean crawford and
Erwin Marquardt, were given gold
pins. Arnold Wunsch, the alternate
on the negative team, was given a rib
bon as he was not called upon to take
part in any debate. The athletic
awards were also given at this time.
The school wv" was given to Valeri-
an Weisner, Lloyd Alton, Hale
Quandt, Walter Reinke, Kermit Laabs,
Mark Rick, Walter Pophal. Bernard
Riebe, Arthur Edwards, Leon Lille
qvist, Alex Koperski, arnold Zillman,
Russell Larson, Kenneth Patterson,
Martin Kaatz, Hilmar Hansen, Earl
Pomeroy. George Beattie. Judson
Smith, John Slocum, Clarence Allen,
Clarence Dickert, Gordon Murchie,
Henry Pfiieger, Nathan Spector and
Jackson Taylor. Sweaters were given
to the following graduates; Earl
Pomeroy, Nathan Spector, Bernard
Riebe. Valerian Weisner, Judson
Smith. Numerals were also given to
the following members of the second
teams: John Coates. Donald Croker,
Arnold Roloff, Gordon Murchie, Geo.
Nequette. Russell Nelson, David
Smith, Henry Weisbrod Roy Buck,
William Ford, George Beattie, Ralph
Patterson, Kenneth Patterson, Rich
ard Edwards, Arthur Edwards, Har-
old Rapraeger.
The officers of the Waugonian club
for next year were elected by the girls
Wednesday afternoon. The following
were chosen: Ruth Dehn, president:
Sussanah Manson, vice president;
Ethel Weik, secretary; Myrtle johann
mes, treasurer.
The Rev. Father II. C. Noonan, pres
idant of Marquette university, spoke
br lefty to the students Wednesday af-
tsrnoon.
The Treble Clef program of last
Friday was appreciated by large