Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-27
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL NEWS
WHERE EDUCATORS
SPEND VACATION
Central and Technical High
School Teachers Tell Their
Plans to the Telegraph

Writing the delightful trips and Vaca-
ton jaunts of the more fortunate one.
That explains this article for school
teachers surely have a monopoly on
vacations. Just think, practically
three months of blissful rest and free
dom. But poor souls-they need it
for their lines are not always fallen in
pleasant places.
= The teachers of the Central High
YSchools have made various vacation
plans - some will loaf others travel,
some will study and others will farm.
Principal II. G. Dibble leaves about
July l with his family for Appleton,
Wis, to be guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Taylor. Miss Annabelle Swartz, elocu-
ton instructor at Central High will
take summer course at Dartmouth
College. Hanover, New Hampshire.
Miss Katherine McNiff, instructor of
Latin will pursue a course of study
in Latin and History at Columbia,
University, New York City, and willS
attend the National Educational AS
sociation convention of $4,000 teach
ers to be held in the Madison Square
Theater, New York, prior to taking
up her work at Columbia. Miss Rich
ardson, drawing instructor has plan
ned to take a summer course at the
University of New York; Fred Burris.
instructor in the business department
has left for Rochester, n. Y, for a
special course in the Rochester Bust
has charge of the Office will spend the
greater part of the summer in the
country, in Perry county. Miss Ednal
F,ngle, teacher of Latin will tour the
Great Lakes and Thousand Islands.
Miss Jessie Bowers, instructor in
Greek and Latin, will spend the sum-
mer at the Bonnie Wee Ingle Cot
tege," Mt. Gretna; Miss Bessie Kast,
instructor in mathematics, is planning
to camp with a party of friends in the
Maine woods Miss Grace Tatnal, ZOO
logy instructor, Will spend her vaca-
ton in the country. in Perry county:
Miss Edith Tatnal will also spend the
vacation with her sister; Miss Mary c.
Orth, English teacher, will probably
spend her summer in Bermuda - at
least that was her first intention, but
she may alter her plans; Miss Theresa
Gre enawalt has gone to her home in
Detroit, Mich, to spend the summer;
Miss Elizabeth Garner, English teacher
leaves July IL for Camp Nepahwin,
Canton, Pa, to Join the Y. w. c. A.
sRroup-she will chaperon a patty at
the conference to be held there for
High school girls. NJ. o. Billow of the
business department, with Mrs. Bill
low, Is going to Saxton, Bedford
county; Bertram w. Saul, chemistry
instructor, will spend part of his vaca-
ton fishing in Pike county, going later
to Dayton, Ohio, where he and Mrs.
Saul will visit his father. E. f. Saul.
A Few Stay-at- Homes
Miss Florence Beck, mathematics |
teacher with her mother, Mrs. Eliza
beth Beck, will spend the summer at
her country home In Camp Hill; Geo.
n. G. Henschen, teacher of physics
will be "at home" to his friends after
July /. John A. F. Hall, English
teacher and Frank Roth. instructor in
history will spend their vacation at
their homes. William Meikle. teacher
-. 4 II, IL.
be at home for the summer. Calvin !
f. Martz, and Edgar F. Keller of the
business department, will also spend |
tire INNER vacation at their homes, !
with little trips to places nearby P. A.
Fishel, of the business department,
with Mrs. Iishel, will spend some
time at the seashore. James Smyser,
teacher in zoology and physical
geography, Familiarity known as
Jimmy will grow vegetables at his
farm near Progress. He has a worth
while place and he surely can farm!
mates will spend most of the summer
at home, except for short visits to
various places.
William NJ. Fahnestock, German in
structor will spend the summer at his
beautiful country home along River
eide Drive; NJ. f. Bethel FOR the most
part will spend the vacation at his
home. Miss Ruth Stewart of Carlisle,
teacher in Latin will take up a sum-
mer course in that subject at Cornell
University, leaving for Ithaca on
Wednesday, July 5. Miss Frances
Domestic Science Department will
spend the summer with her parents
. at their cottage in Mt. Gretna; Karl
Richards, teacher in mathematics be-
ing the golf and tennis enthusiast that
he is, will summer on the golf links,
- AI,.. 81, IL.
of course, he wouldn't have time to
20 away. Now that's what Centrals
faculty plans to do during the days
the thermometer runs way up to the
boiling point.
No Drones In Tech High
The teachers at Tech are all plan
ming 20 work during the summer at
something or other. Some in offices,
others farming.
DIR. Charles B. Eager, Jr., with Mrs.
Eager and their little son, will spend
most of the season at their Cove cot
tage. When DR.. Eager was asked as
to the summer plans of his faculty, he
replied: Most of them have positions,
now for the summer and those who
don't are trying to find something to
do" It's very evident that there are
no drones in their hive. Professor A.
M. Lindsay has accepted position in
the drafting department of the Bald
win Locomotive works at Philadel-
phia; e. e. Knauss will be in the
Auditor Generals Department on
Capitol Hill during the summer vaca-
ton; George W. Hill, Jr., will remain
at his Riverside home, raising chick
ems and keeping the children out of
mischief and his fine garden; Prof"
Wallize will get back to nature on his
farms near Sunbury; George w
Hamilton will rusticate at his country
home in Chester county; r. E. Hertz
Ter will be "at home" for the summer
months: J. c. Peet will have an outing
OF his home near Rochester on Lake
Ontario; Professors J. r. Hamaker,
c. L. Shaeffer. r. ]. SayIor and f. s.
Wolf will spend the vacation at their
homes, with out-of-town trips now
ana then; W. II. Pomp will spend the
summer months in Pen Argyle: Pro-
fessors A. C. Todd and Harry Johns
have no definite plans for going away;
Harry Shreiner, Techs tennis and golf
enthusiast who will spend the vacation
at his home is working hard. probably
to defeat Mr.. Richards of the Central
faculty and win the championship.
Professor. Loomis will spend the
summer vacation in town: w. e.
Strawinski has accepted the position
as playground instructor at Reser-
voir Park. Percy L. Grubb. Pierce
Rettew and ]. s. Rees will remain at
their homes: Miss Hammelbaugh, at