Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-09
WHARTON SCHOOL
MEN BANQUET
Businessmen Appreciate Work
of Students Says E. L.
McColgin

To celebrate the close of the second
year of the Wharton School. the sec
ond annual banquet of the students was
held last night at the Engineers Club,
Front and Chestnut streets, and was
attended by practically all members of
both the freshman and junior classes.
Invited guests were C.. Howard Fry,
president OF the Rotary Club E. l. Nc
Colgin secretary Chamber of Com
merce; w. w. Pierson, Phi. D.. profess
sor of business law. University of
Pennsylvania; Clarence N Calender,
Esq, instructor in business law; AL
fred Williams NJ. A, Instructor in in
dustrtal management; DIR. Thos Lynch,
State librarian; Harry Kahn, of the
Rotary Club. Regrets were read from
G. +. Watts, president of the Elliott
Fisher Company, who sent his greet
ings to the students and who was sup
posed to represent the Chamber of
Commerce.
| W. P. Raine, M. A. who was pri-
marily responsible for the establish
ment OF the Wharton School here was
unable to attend on account of illness
The banquet hall of the club was
decorated with college pennants. and
music was furnished by F. Marion
Sourbier. Singing of college songs
and cheers for the different speakers
featured.
James Fitzpatrick, president of the
Junior class was the. POSTMASTER and
Richard McAllister. James McNanany,
James Nyer and Joseph Mumma were
the committee who arranged the ban
quet while T. J. S. Kishpaugh lead the
singing and cheering
Hearty applause followed tho an
nouncement by DIR. McColgin that the
businessmen of Harrisburg are com
ing more and more to appreciate the
value of a Wharton School training
TOT their employees, some going so far
as to pay the entire cost of the course
Tot such men in their employ as are
willing to give up four nights a week
10 preparing themselves for advance
ment, and said that the local business
men were beginning 90 give preference
In employment to Wharton School stu
dents, and predicted that the local
in the city.
Mr. Fry spoke of sound ideas and
high ideals in business and made a plea
Tor the observance of the principles of
integrity and honesty in business
dealings. DIR. Pierson outlined the plans
for next Falls class Ind asked the stu
dents to cooperate in securing new
anu save assurance tndt the
school would be continued DR.. Pier
son VIII be in chars of the registra-
ton in Harrisburg tor the next years
class, and active work will be started
by the university in a few weeks to-
ward enrolling students.
The final examinations were con-
cluded this week and the summer va
cation started. School will begin this
Fail on Monday, Ocsober when with
the incoming of the Aew class the full
three classes will be En attendance, and
the teaching staff will be augmented
to twenty -four instructors from the
University. Glasses will be held in
the Technical high school building the
first four nights of each week as in the
past.
1t had been intended to have speech
es by the students following the ad-
dresses of the guests, but the unfor-
tunate illness of Josiah Kline brought
the banquet to an SCrupt halt which
was the only distressing incident of an
evening otherwise peasant. Mr.. Kline
VINO Is president of the Wharton School
students Club which maintains the
study hall of the school was the first
of the student speakers, and shortly
after the beginning OF his speech was
stricken with an attack of acute indi-
gestion brought on by overstudy. He
was revived by DR.. Kunkle and Fa-
ger and put to bed at the Engineers
Club where he remained all night and
is resting easily to-day