Wausau High School - Wahiscan Yearbook (Wausau, WI)

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If-ln.: Iliurkhnt Russell l-I.unxn.nrgn'n XVilm,1 Horrrl flulwrine Johns Doris Kerr English Thirty years ago. when our high school was built, two teachers were able to take care of all the English work in all four years of high school. Since that time, the enrollment has so greatly increased that eight full-time and one part- time teacher can barely handle the work for three years alone. The course, too, has changed since those early days. Besides the customary work in composition and literature, each student is required to take one semester of speech training, is afterward permitted to elect advanced work in that line, and may enter the public speaking contests. English also includes some instruc- tion in library methods and in journalism. The latter is cultural in point of view, but may be followed by a course having vocational trend. Interest in dramatics is encouraged through dramatization of parts of the literature read. by public performances of plays. and by an active dramatic club. In an effort to broaden the interests of the students. they are asked to read three books each semester and report to the class on them. The attempt is made to have these books cover a wide Held. Because of the crowded conditions in our school library, however, and the consequent limitation in number of vol- umes available. this purpose is sorely handicapped. Agnes Laut John Riordan Winifred Siljan Charlotte Vnlallaeger Fifreen s 'l l T52 i ., i ei L is n 'i n s 4 sl ' l W .PM ef 2 F Q 55 r I f I !' .cu 3 if U 5 3 A. ,, K... 1 K M H fs i' . . I

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F 2 ,,,...,E 2 f - 1 'i fy l P N 5 1 ark' r' Z1 7? E 5 UB MR. I. C. PAINFRR We wish to express our deepest gratitude to Mr. Painter whose constant labor, sacrifice, and under- standing is a dominant factor in furthering the interests of our high school. Fourteen

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it .- 'al R lg J P' . v 4, 1. l-E Sli? ZW WS , E?-2 bl L-N li Ip 1 iw ly E ig., v, I '19 lil-alrite Yinulwrnnm M.irsh.lIlllulbert Irwin l.uehchow John Riorahn leah Yabrofl' N. M. Yawmslii History ln 1900 when the present school was first occupied, the number enrolled in all the history classes was smaller than the enrollment in History IV today. Two outstanding changes have been made in recent years. Civics became Citizenship and today is American Problems I or History VI. A course in world history was added for students in the commercial and industrial arts courses. Up to the time that change was made, students in those courses had no work in modern European history. At one time the history library was one of the finest in the state. Lack of space for books and readers has been a serious handicap. Our slogan: A new high school with a library second to none in the state. -Qi Mathematics The mathematics department aims to lay a practical. disciplinary, and cul- tural foundation for a general education. By offering Algebra Il, Geometry I and Il. and Solid Geometry, we believe we are doing this in Wausau. llnwr Rm-xlw llarrixnn Jones lirnesl 'Iilwdingn Marjorie Gadlmis. Librarian Sixteen