Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1922-03-23
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES


fOur reporter was i'll last week and
these notes are in part carried over
from last week.
/ Friday, March 10, Wausau was elm
mated in the second round OF debat-
ing, when ii lost TO Amigo and Shaw
ano. Tie WaHsau negative team. com
posed of Jackson Taylor, Henry Weis-
brod and Paul MackIniller. was given
the losing end Of the judges decision
here at Wausau TIE Amigo affirma-
tive team composed oil Kendall Bas-
set. AgIo Mckinno, and Dan. Goldberg.
spent most of tleir time explaining
what good thing disarmament would
be for the world: while the negative
argued that ii couldn't be accomplish
ed within ten years, the time set by
the question. The judge was G. NJ
Pors. or Marshfeld E. p. German
acted as chairman The high school
orchestra furnished music while The
Judge was considering the case
The Wausau affirmative team, COM
posed OF George Marth, Edward Kuhl-
man aud Dean Crawford. lost their
debate at Shawano on the same night.
These de bates the second series. were
held under tie one man judge sys-
tent and much criticism was ex-
pressed By the various schools not on
IS after he de bates but before they
were held T. appears that the Judges
cnsider Ii eee debates mere oraturical
contests. Mr. Pors explained that he
ous'dered delivery the most import
ant thing in his Judgment and It is the
opiGt3a considering Ire arguments
put M by tie teams. tat the same
was true al Sha@8no. The. qnestio D
was tic sGme as before. 'DesolYed
That the reduction Of national arma-
ments to tire status cf adequate polk e
forces within a perior of ten years
is practicable"
Last Thursday evening the annual
girls declamatory contest was held
at the high school auditorium The
following were the contestants and
their selections:
The Governors Last Levee- Irma
Witke.
Erstwhile Susan-Marie Merkel
His Soul Goes Marching On Hope
Morisette
Billy Brad and the Forbidden Fruit
Flora Allen
The Death Disk Eleanor Sullivan
A Chip of the Old Block Myrtle
Johannes.
The Burgundian Defiance -Althea
Weinkauf
An Abandoned Elopement- Myrt..
Beyreis.
Ashes of Roses Erna Brcihan
rhe Little God and Dcky-Doro-
thy Roloff.
Ingomar and Parthena-M Margaret
! Gilbertson
Jackson Taylor acted as chairman
Edwin Schultz rendered two fine vio-
lin solos during the intermission, and
the Girls Special Glee club furnished
music while the judges We're pick
ing the winners. The Judges were
Mrs. NJ. ". Sweet. Mrs. w. r. Jones
and j. A.. ROwley. They did not decide
ON who received first or second: they
merely picked two girls to represent
Wausau in the coming district con
test Miss Hope Morisette and Miss
Marie Merkel were selected as the
4 two winners and will represent Wau-
/ sau in this contest. Honorable men,
tion was given to Miss Irma Wittke
anu 4tioo 4hui -ditb otlOcItSOH
In Miss Carriers and Miss Stod-
dard's classes in English Nv, selling
talks have been given. The statesmen
explained the merits of automobiles,
pencils. fountain pens, magazines and
many other articles. One girl repre-
sented biscuit company and had no
difficulty in disposing of her sam
Piles.
These same classes have been study
ing debate work, and were required
TO give reports on the debate held
Friday.
Many of the girls have been discuss
ing the question OF more economi-
cal commencement Some suggest a
uniform graduation dress and others.
more simple dress if the uniform is
not wanted. Nothing definite has been
done yet but Il is probable that this
years graduating class will introduce