Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1922-09-21
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

| the Freshman B boys in the school
| gymnasium. Dean Crawford = the
clubs president, welcomed them and
told them something of the purpose
and ideals of the club and urged them
| to get into aad support the various
school activities. Mr. Mock of the
Y. M. C.. A, led few songs. Mr..
Kuebler, the physical director at the
| Y. M. c. A. sang two songs that were
VERY much appreciates Mr.. Lean, one
Iof the high school teachers gave a
talk on school Spirit" and also told
some funny stories. Coach Erickson
gave short talk, urging the Fresh
men to support the football team
Mark Belanger rendered three popu-
lar numbers on his banjo. Principal
Painter welcomed the Freshmen into
the high school and urged them to
maintain high standards of scholar
ship. Miss Darrin, the music director,
sang two solos which were very much
enjoyed. Superintendent Tobey gave
on interesting talk on Team Work,
showing how no one could succeed in
anything unless he had the spirit of
team play. Ice cream cones were
then served and the meeting broke
up. Much enthusiasm was shown on
the part of the Freshmen, David
Smith, one of the members of the club,
leading them in several cheers for the
different speakers.
The Senior class officers were elect
ed at meeting of the class last We'd
nesday. The officers were elected as
1 follows: Clarence Allen, president;
Helen Arsta, vice president; John
Slocum, secretary; Marie Merkel,
treasurer.
The Seniors met again Thursday
afternoon and elected the staff for
the 1928 ''Wahiscan", the class year
book. Dean Crawford was chosen
editor-in-chief, and John Coates, bus
mess manager at an ele ction last
spring. The other members of the
staff chosen last Thursday are:
| Archie Becker--Athletic Editor.
| Donald Crocker-Forensic Editor.
| Woodward MISUNDERSTANDING Ed
itor.
| Hilmar Hansen-Humor Editor.
! Claire Burnett-Classes Editor.
Anna Blecha--Literary Editor.
| Ralph Patterson-Art Editor.
Clarence Bernhard, Eunice Okon-
eski, Georgette Lemke-Associate Art
Editors.
Ruth Dehn, Natalie Heinzen, Typ
lists.
Mrs, j. n Manson, formerly Miss
| Gretchen Morgan, is substituting for
Miss Phyllis Baker who is ILL.,
The subscription campaign for the
"Skyrocket' the school paper was
started Tuesday noon. The first issue
of the paper will be put out Septem-
Der 49, There will be fifteen copies
for the year, and the price is seven
ty-five cents for years student sub
scription, and one dollar for alumni
or others outside of the school, The
staff for the paper is as follows:
Althea Weinkauf-Editor.
Silas Tobey-Ass't Editor.
Kenneth Observation-Disclosures Mgr.
Willard Observation-Disclosures Mgr
Clayton Braatz--Circulatio Mgr.
Claire Burnett-Literary Dept.
Ruth Dehn-Forensics Dept.
Arthur Lohr-Athletic Dept.
Mary Reever, Cornelia Flieth, Gar
relt Coon, David ith-Reporters.
Clarence Allen-Humor Dept
] Jean Croker, Mildred Steinke-Art
Dept.
There are eight teams actively en-
gagged in canvassing the whole school
for subscriptions. The team securing
the most subscribers by Friday after
noon will be given a banquet some
time in the future.
The first fire drill was held Tuesday
morning. The plans had been care
fully worked out and the thousand
students passed out of the building is
very orderly lines, emptying the
building in very short time. Con-
sidering that there are over twice
as many people in the building than
it was built for, and that it is not
entirely fireproof, especial pains have
been given to perfecting a fire drill
that can be carried out without con-
fusion and panic, which would lead
to disaster.
A short mass meeting was held last
Friday afternoon to start off the foot
ball season. Hilmar Hansen presided
and called upon Lloyd Alton, the cap
tain of the football team, for short
talk. Mark Rick, Kermit Laabs and
Hale Quandt also gave short talks.
Coach Erickson gave a talk urging
the school to show their support OF
the team by coming out to the games
MIR. Maxwell then made a few an
nouncements about the schedule for
the season.
A rather small but poppy bunch
gathered for snake dance down
Third street after supper.
The team showed up fairly well
against the heavy alumni team last
Saturday afternoon, holding them to
a TO score. Considering the fact
that the alumni are usually the vic
tors by a much larger score the
school team did well to hold them to
seven points. For the first to quar-
tiers the teams played about even.
neither side gaining much ground. In
the third quarter the high school teom
woke up and played the alumni Off
their feet Quandt caught the ball on
the kickoff and ran thirty yards to
the centeh of the field before he was
downed. The backfield then plunged
| twenty yards and Beattie caught n