The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-29
DR. Sellers old BOYS IN
REUNION AT new ACADEMY
Need of Dormitory Is Emphasized and
Permanent Organization of Alum
nj Effected at Meeting Of f2O
Former Students

The old student days under the late
Professor Jacob T. Seller, when the
Harrisburg Academy was at Front ana
South streets, where so many promi-
nent Harrisburgers got their early edu-
cation, and the more recent history OF
the famous old institution now located
at Riverside, were recalled last evening
at the second annual reunion of the
Academy graduates and former pupils
held in the new gymnasium. Ihere
were 120 present at the enthusiastic
rally and plans were laid for the for
nation of a permanent organization, to
succeed that formed in 1905, which
will work for the interests of the
school. The organization plans will be
worked out in detail in the coming
month.
At the gathering, characterized as
smoker songs were sung and old
time school stories told, after which
there was a collation., followed by
speeches. John McIlhenney Smith, of
Princeton, was POSTMASTER, and
speeches were made by John Fox
Weiss, Vance C. Mccormick, Edwin s..
Herman, Arthur E. Brown, headmaster
of the school; A. Boyd Hamilton and
others. An orchestra composed OF
Academy Alumni played during the
reunion.
The following committee on perma-
nent organization was selected: Vance
c. Mccormick, A. Boyd Hamilton, E..
Z. Wallower, Luther R. Mofitt and
Ehrman B. Mitchell. The committee
will work with the officers of the as
ISOLATION who are President, William
Jennings; vice presidents, DR.. John
Oenslager and Ross A. Hickok; secre-
tary, Ehrman B. Mitchell and treasur-
er, George E.. Etter.
During the speeches the need of a
new dormitory was emphasized and
much was said in praise of the work of
Headmaster Brown who has brought the
schools enrolment up to $50.
The guests of honor were Vance c.
Mccormick, president; DR.. Hugh Ham
ilton, secretary; John P. Melick, treas
urer: James Boyd, f. z. Gross, Z. s.
Herman, Judge George Kunkel and
Henry Mccormick. Jr., of the board of
trustees. The committee which planned
and carried out the program was John
Smith, I. B. Mitchell, Jr., and William
&c. Dunlap.
Among those present were John
H. Alricks, Harold Astrich, Edward
Bailey, William f. Bailey, d. Bailey
Brandt, Thomas NJ. Beaver, Belle
fonte; C. +. Briiser, j. A. Brandt, S.
Burns. l.. F. Balser, Z. J. Barr, George
Butterworth, A. E. Buchanan, Edward
Buck, George S. Bennethum, John P.
Burns. Robert A. Boil, George Baush-
er, Alfred Clemson, Draper Cooper,
Casper Dull, Daniel NJ. Dull, John H..
Detweiler, w. C. Dunlap, William Dene-
hey. D. R. Demarie, S. S. Eberts, c..
F. Etter, David Fleming, R. V. Fin
ney, Motter Fletcher, John Fink, Hen
derson Gilbert, Henry NJ Gross, A. f..
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 II. Kunkel, w. NJ.
Kunkel, George Kunkel, Jr., Edward
Keifer, Bruce Long, Walter s. Loser,
W. H. Musser, Robert Mccormick,
Donald Mccormick, J. P. Mehck, James
B. Messereau, w. H. Neely, NJ. E. Ohm
sted, Jr., Frank Oenslager, George
Oenslager, George W. Reilly, Ralph F.
Russ, Robert Rutherford, James Snave-
ly, George A. Saltzman, John X.
Shopp, J. H. 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. J. Calder, Jr.,
H. j. Coover, c. E. Covert, D. R.
Demaree. S. F. Dunkle, Charles
Ensminger, Samuel W. Fleming, David
Fleming, Sd, II. H. Frank, E. c. Eager,
Charles B. Eager, DR.. C. NJ. Eager. R.
C.. Greenland, Forrest Hunter, Richard
C. Haldeman, Edgar Hainlan, Warren
Hall, Claude Heffieman, William E.
Holmes, Philadelphia; Ralph Hesser,
J. B. Hatton, Lane Hart, Sr., William
Jennings, Jr., Arthur X. Kunkel, John
c, kunkel, Jr., NJ. Rooms, Q. Koons,
Milton Tener, Henry Mccormick, Henry
B. Mccormick, Vance C. Mccormick,
James Mccormick, Jr., w. K. Meyers.
Jerald A. Morgan, Easton; E. J. Mil
Ter, w. j. Mehring, Fred D. Mumma,
Bruce MeCamant, j. W. Oenslager,
William Pearson, George R. Peiffer,
S. 5. Rutherford, J. S. Ross, DIR. H. NJ.
Slime, Glare Steiker, D. R. Shotwell.
John M. Smith. Edward Sourbier.
Lester E. Shatzer, Joseph D. Smith.
Frank Seller, Robert Thomas, Mechan.
lcsburg; Frank Van Shawk, E. Z.
Wallower, Henry G. Winger, Robert
Wilson. R. l.. Weaver, w. G. Windsor.
Jr, William Wilson, John Fox Weiss.