Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-29

ARTHUR d. BROWN
( formed permanent organization to
give impetus to the movement to make
the Academy a source of great pride
to every resident of Harrisburg.
me reunion was arranged by n COM
mlttee composed of John McIlhenny
smith Ehrman b. Mitchell, Jr., and
| w. {. Dunlap, which, by dint of great
endeavor, secured the first big list of
alumni and by greater endeavor got
the men to the Academy. Before the
talks there was singing by groups and
classes with the assistance of an or
chestra composed of David Fleming,
3rd, Albert II. Stackpole and Daniel
kunkel. Later on Mr.. Smith an
nounced congregational singing and
DR.. George r. Mofftt led, being sup
| ported by reserves made up of Frank
y. Awl, Robert Mccormick, Claude
p. Brinser and other singers of older
Academy days. A collation. followed
the singing and then Mr.. Smith took
hold of things.
| John Fox Weiss opened the speech
making with a talk on school spirit
and ways to get results. Mr.. Weiss
address was in serious tone and filled
/ with excellent suggestions. He was
| followed by Vance G. Mccormick,
president of the board of trustees of
the Academy, in a speech in which he
told of old days in the Academy in
Front street, and of being catapulted
down the river bank as a form of
hazing and of kicking goals with an
arc light as the goal post. Mr.. McCor-
mick outlined what he hoped to see
the Academy some years hence. Ed
] win 5. Herman, one of the trustees,
went into the business end of affairs,
referring to his old days and telling
how the alumni could help the insti-
tuition grow when 1t needed aid.
+ HeadmaSter Arthur T.. Brown was
given an ovation when Mr.. Smith pre-
sented him and his discussion of life
at the school, his hopes and his de-
sires were received with the closest
attention. DR.. Brown said that the
Academy had an opportunity pos
sessed by few schools in the country
and pointed out how the institution
could be made a great help to the
city He emphasized the need of a
dormitory to make the place self-sup-
porting.
Suggestions for the immediate for
nation of a permanent organization of
alumni to secure n list of all former
students and interest them in what the
school is doing were made by A. Boyd
Hamilton, chairman of an alumni
committee which aided the school to
secure equipment of Seller field. A
committee was then named to name
officers and start things, consisting
! of +. u. Wallower, Vance G. McCor-
mick, Luther r.. Moffitt, A. Boyd Ham
! ilton and Ehrman b. Mitchell, Jr.
| This committee reported a plan and
these officers:
President-William Jennings.
Vice -presidents-Dr John 0ens-
lager. Ross A. Hickok.
ecretary-Ehrman b. Mitchell, Jr.
Treasurer-George e. Etter.
The suggestion was enthusiastically
received and the officers elected, given
| authority to name committees and
pledged support with cheers. The
committees will be named within
short time.
| While the committee was struggling
with it's problem, George Kunkel, Jr.,
and other alumni of recent years were
called upon to make minute-speeches
and the Woodworking orchestra added
immensely to their comfort.
Awl, Harold Astrich. Edward
Bailey, William f. Bailey, d. Bailey
Brandt. Thomas NJ. Beaver, Belle
| fonte; c. r. Brinser. ]. A. Brandt. S.
| Burns. l.. +. Balser, f. J. Barr, George
Butterworth, A. e. Buchanan, Jr., Ed
ward Buck. Geo. S. Bennethum, John p.
| Burns, Robert A. Boil. George Bausher,
Alfred Clemson, Draper Cooper, Cas-
per Dull. Daniel NJ. Dull. John II. Det-
weller, w. c. Dunlap. William Dene-
! ~. IL. ,. >. \.
| Etter. David Fleming, r. V. Finney,
Afotter Fletcher, John Fink, Hender-
| son Gilbert Henry Nj. Gross, A. Il.
Gastrock. John Hoffer, Jr., A. Boyd
Hamilton. Ross A. Hickok. Francis j.
Hall, Carroll Hummel. John Herman,
d. J. Hoffert. William Jennings. Paul
a. Kunkel, Daniel III. Kunkel, w. NJ.
Kunkel. George Kunkel, Jr., Edward
Keifer, Bruce Long. Walter S. Loser,
w. II. Musser, Robert Mccormick.
Donald Mccormick, J. p. Melick,
James b. Mersereau. w. II. Nicely, NJ.
e. Olmsted, Jr., Frank Oenslager,
| George Oenslager, George w. Reilly,
Ralph f. Russ. Robert Rutherford,
James Snavely. George A. Saltzman,
John X. Shopp, ]. II. Stewart, E. j.
Stackpole. Jr., Pierce Shope, Harry
w. Taylor, George NJ. Widder, James
Wickersham, Lee Wildman, Robert
Wolf, George r. Windsor, 7. G. Calder
W. ]. Calder. Jr.. II. j. Coover. c. +.
Covert, S. +. Dunkle. Charles Ensminger,
Samuel w. Fleming, David Fleming, 3D.
II. II. Frank. e. c. Eager, Charles b.
| Eager, DR.. c. M. Eager. r. G. Greenland
Forrest Hunter, Richard c. Haldeman,
Edgar Hainlan, Warren Hall. Claude
Heffleman. William Il. Holmes, Phila-
delphia; Ralph Hesser. J. b. ,Hatton,
Lane Hart, Jr., William Jennings, Jr.
Arthur X. Kunkel. John G. Kunkel, Jr.
| NJ. Koons. Q. Rooms. Milton Tener,
Henry Mccormick, Henry b. McCor-
mick, Vance C. Mccormick, James
| Mccormick. Jr., w. K. Meyers. Jerald
| A. Morgan. Easton; +. ]. Miller. w. j.
Mehring. Fred d. Mumma, Bruce
McCamant, ]. w. Oenslager, William
Pearson. George r. Peiffer. S., S. Ruth
erford. J. S. Ross. DR.. II. NJ. Slime,
Clare Steiker. d. r. Shotwell. John NJ.
Smith, Edward Sourbier, Lester f.
Shatzer. Joseph ID. Smith, Frank
| Seller, Robert Thomas, Mechanics
\ burg; Frank Van Shawls, e. u. Wal
! lower Henry C. Winger. Robert Will
son, r. L. Weaver. w. l.. Windsor, Jr..
! William Wilson. John Fox Weiss.
The members of the board of trus-
tees were honor guests. They are
Vance G. Mccormick, president: DIR.
Hugh Hamilton, secretary; John +.
MeliclS, treasurer; James Boyd, E. n.
Gross. Judge George Kunkel, II. S.
Herman and Henry Mccormick. Jr.
Those who accepted invitations to
aattend were: