Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-11
EXPRESS STRONG
SENTIMENT FOR
UNIVERSITY CLUB
Thirty Pledge TO Become
Members of Organization
Following Meeting

Harrisburg is to have a new or
taken at an informal gathering of over
thirty college and university men at
the Harrisburg Club last evening. The
affair was in the form of a dinner, at
which were present several representa-
tives from each of a large number of
the universities which are represented
in this vicinity. Henderson Gilbert, q
Yale man, acted as temporary chair
man and Mark 4. Hilner, a graduate
of the University of Pennsylvania, was
temporary secretary.
All present last evening pledged
themselves to become members of the
University Club of Harrisburg, in case
such an organization be effected, and
the chairman was authorized. to ap-
point a committee of not less than
twelve and not more than twenty men,
who shall test out the sentiment of the
many college men in Harrisburg and
vicinity and ascertain whether the
formation of a such a club would
really satisfy the need which is be-
lieved to exist for a corporate entity
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for university men.
After a brief exposition of the pur-
poses of the meeting and of the Or
ganization which ii was proposed to
establish the floor was given over for
general discussion. The matter was
taken up from all angles. including the
suggestion that the Engineers Society,
which is a comparatively young but
thriving club, might perhaps meet the
need of those men who are strong sup
porters of the university club idea. On
the other hand, it was questioned
whether it would not be difficult
matter TO weld the two club ideas,
which are so widely different in scope
and nature. The opinion was pretty
generally expressed that the formation
of a university club would not en-
croach upon the successful growth of
any of the existing clubs in the city.
Sentiment Grows
The meeting last night was the out
growth of sentiment which until this
| time had not taken actual form and ii
was the second gathering for discus
sion of the proposition. The first meet
| ing was held several weeks ago for the
purpose of launching the project and
that eliminated in the affair of last
evening. 1t is planned to hold a still
| larger and more representative gath
! ering at some time in the near future
to stimulate a further interest among
college men in the club idea if suffi-
cient Justification is given for such a
meeting. That will depend almost en-
tirely upon whether the sentiment for
the establishing of such an institution
| which has proven a success in other
cities wherever undertaken, demands
! further action.
Those who attended the dinner last
| evening were Arthur T.. Brown, J
George Becht, Henderson Gilbert, Johr
Fox Weiss, DR.. Frederick e. Downes
John Y. Shirley. DIR. Harvey f. Smith
DR.. William L. Keller, Frank p. Snod-
grass, Carl w. Davis, Eugene Miller
John C. Johnson, Percy l.. Grubb. Will
liam II. Ernest. Albert A. Vert, DR.. d
I. Rutherford. Paul G.. Smith, Rober
| T. Fox, DR.. II. NJ. kirkpatrick, p. B
| Rice. A. Ross Walter, James X. Jack
son, Croll Keller, John C. Herman
Mark T. Minor, j. Douglas NJ. Royal
William S. Middleton. Roy G. Cox
Edward ]. Stackpole, Jr., and Earle B
| Smith.