Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-08
ALMOST HALF OF GOVERNORS
TROOP MADE UP OF TECH BOYS
Soldiers Honored at Chapel Exercises Football Players
to Organize Team; More Freshmen to School m-,
Than Upper Classmen e. w.- asv =,

over a score of Tech graduates
ana former members of the Maroon
hlsh school now members of the
Governors Troop attended the OPEN
ing exercises yesterday morning at
Iech In full uniform and occupied
positions upon the stage. Spirit ran
nlsh for both Uncle Sam and Tech.
Addresses were delivered by Privates
Mcfarland, Fohl and Sutch. The
TWO former were members of the
football squad at Tech, while Sutch
was the star distance man at the
school during the past three seasons.
Upon the stage were some of the
pest athletes ever turned out by
Tech. The fact that almost half of
the troop IS made up of former Tech
students was revelation to the stu
dent body and is another fact indica-
tive of what Tech rs doing at this
crisis.
Hank" Mcfarland, end on the
football team last season. and also a
basketball player, addressed the
freshmen in particular. Mack" told
the "greenies" Just what the mean
ing of the word Service" is at the
present time. For God. for country
and for dear old Tech" words from
the school song. was the way Hank"
put 1t. The speech is said to be one
of the cleverest given at the school
in long while.
..t Tcch-Troop Team
Bob" Fohl, former captain of the
Junior football squad, told the stu
dents of the desire of the boys in
the troop to have a football team
that will uphold the glory of Tech as
in years past. In case they go to
Dixie land they want to organize -
eleven or even If they go to France.
They need material. and Bob" asked
their support in helping out with the
expense.
"Pete" sutch injected some of the
pep" into his talk as he did last
year when he was leader of the
cheering squad. He again led in
the cheers this morning. Seated on
the rostrum were Sergeant Gardner,
1908; Sergeant Haly. 1907; Corporal
Strausbaugh, 1917; Cook Davis, 1916;
Private Fisher. 1912; Private Fohl,
1917; Private Derr, 1916; Private
CoclSlin, 1917; Private r. Ogelsby
1915: Private j. OgeNsby, 1919; Bugler
Burlington, 1917; Private Snyder,
1917; Private Windsor. 1906; Private
Fitzpatrick, 1917; Private Sutch,
1917; Private Mcfarland, 1917; Pri-
vate Britsch. 1917; Private Comp,
1916; Private Pike, 1915; Private
Gregory, 1916; Private Hemperly,
1913; Private Challenger, 1917, and
Private Sourbier. 1917. Privates
Challenger and Hemperly were un-
able to be present because of attacks
of diphtheria.
Chapel Every Friday
According to the new schedule, a
regular chapel period Is held every
Friday during the first period. Yes
ierd&y was the first and welcomes
were extended on every hand. There
re that
filled the period. Short devotional
exercises will be conducted in the
classrooms by the individual teachers
every morning prior to beginning the
school work.
T. Stewart Blair, Jr, salutatorian
of the graduating class last spring,
will enter the agricultural college at
East Lansing, Mich, next week.
Samuel Sherman, leader of the or
Tatler last year. will go to State
College, where he will pursue a
course in agricultural chemistry.
Johnny Yoder, 1915. who has
completed course at the Mechanics
Institute, Rochester. n. Y, has ac-
cepted a position in New Jersey as a
high school teacher of manual train
ing.
The freshman class numbers 355
the three other classes combined
The first floor of the auditorium is
insufficient to seat the entire school
and a number of freshman sections
occupy seats on the gallery.
Employment Bureau
When necessity requires, extra
chapel periods will be held. While
the regular time is Friday, next Tues
day will be set aside for a short
while to discuss some matters and
raise funds for the Tech members of
the Governors Troop who will or
ganize a football team.
A. b. Wallize, of the department of
English, will again head the Tech
employment bureau. Work will be
secured for boys after school hours
and Saturdays. Students desiring
work or merchants wanting workers
should communicate with Mr.. Wal
l;Zc.
Members Of the Tech football
For SoIo