Wausau High School - Wahiscan Yearbook (Wausau, WI)

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Of all legendary heroes, perhaps none Is more renowned than that adventurer of an- tiquity, Odysseus, King of Ithaca. For nearly three thousand years people in all lands have enjoyed reading the account of his ten years of wandering in one of the finest pieces of literature, Homer ' s Odyssey . Odysseus was one of the numerous suitors for the hand of the beautiful Helen, but when he was rejected, he married her cousin, Pene- lope. Not many years passed before Paris stole the fair Helen, and thereby precipitated the Trojan War, in which Odysseus took part. After the destruction of Troy, the victorious Greeks gladly set out to return to their home- land, but one of their number was destined to undergo a still longer exile from his be- loved home. What a tragedy it must have been for him to come within sight of his na- tive shores, only to be blown far away, with the ultimate homecoming nearly a decode — Page 1 — away One well-known incident in the long so- journ occurred on the island of AEoea, whose queen was the enchantress Circe. Odysseus ' men, who had fasted for many days, ate so ravenously of the food set before them by Circe that in her disgust at their greed she transformed them into swine. Through the aid of the god Mercury, Odysseus prevailed upon Circe to restore his men to their former shapes. 19 5

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Pags 12 Mr. Everett C. Hirsch was unanimously chosen by the Board of Education on April 2, 1934, to succeed Mr. S. B. Tobey as Superin- tendent of the Wausau Public schools. Preced- ing his appointment here, Mr. Hirsch had served for thirteen years as city superintend- ent at Rice Lake, where he had taken an active part in civic affairs. Possessing both his bachelor ' s and mas- ter ' s degrees from the University of Wiscon- sin, Mr. Hirsch has achieved an enviable rep- utation as an educator. On the basis of his fine record, personality, and ability he was selected as the outstanding man from a wide field of candidates to head the Wausau school system. In the brief time since July 1, when his appointment became effective, Mr. Hirsch has won many friends in Wausau, has displayed a spirit of loyalty and of willing cooperation in community life, and has already demonstrated that he will ably uphold the high standards of our schools. He brings to our schools a cap- able and vigorous administration, based on the ideals of service and fair play. In his career Mr. Hirsch has devoted much attention to the proper guidance of pupils in their choice of studies and courses for future vocations; and he has instructed all his teachers to stress as concomitant aims of their teaching the ideals of safety, conservation, and courtesy. We welcom3 our new Superintendent to our schools and our city; we consider his presence a valuable asset to our community; and we wish him success and satisfaction and happiness in our midst. 19 5