Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-22
ENLISTED BOYS
VISIT SCHOOL
Former Members of Wireless
Club Now in Signal Corps
Pay Visit to Tech

Herman Rhoads, Robert Runk,
Albert Michaels and Chalmer Moore.
members of Uncle Sans Signal
Corps, visited the Technical High
school during the opening exercises
yesterday morning and were given
individual cheers by the student
body. The boys were in uniform and
are awaiting their call to service.
They received their initial training
in wireless as members of the Tech
Wireless Club.
When it comes to joining the ath-
letic association, the members of the
senior class have set a record that
has never before been eualqed. One
hundred per cent of the members
of the fourth year class have given
their two bits" for membership,
which makes them eligible for a
membership, and gives them the pri-
vilege to vote in the organization.
With the idea of boosting the men,
BrouSh and Charles Keller will en-
roll members in the fourth floor
study hall every day of nXet week.
Fred "Goldie" Huston will be chief
cheer leader of the Tech student
body during the coming winter.
Red" polled the highest number of
votes in field of eleven candidates.
The other four leaders will be Joe"
Schmidt, Jeff Cole, Fred Henry
and Cupid" Stauffer. They will get
their first opportunity to lead the
cheers at the Mount Carmel con-
test on the Island next Saturday.
School Savings Open
Collections for the school savings
fund that was inaugurated last year
will be held again this year with two
collectors from each class in charge.
Accounts will be opened by the stu
dents who desire and deposits may be
made each Tuesday. The collectors
from the senior class are Glenwood
Beard and Fred Ross; junior class,
William Maurer and William Fortna (;
sophomore class, Harry Ellinger and
Robert Leiby. Appointments for the
freshman class will be made during
the coming week.
All of the teachers of the mathe-
matics department of the school had
a department meeting last evening,
and outlined courses in mathematics
for the year. Those attending were
Professors E. S. Wolf, G. w. Hill, r.
j. Saylor, w. II. Pomp, l.. b. Nye
and E. E. Knauss.
The band held another practice
yesterday afternoon in preparation
for the opening game that will be
played on the Island with Mount
Carmel next Saturday. Barton Bolts,
school. pianist, has been handling the
baton at the practices, assisting in
the direction of the organization.
The Tech mandolin and guitar club
that was inaugurated last winter and
made a big hit at its concert, met
with Professor w. d. Meyer in the
third floor study hall last evening
and decided to hold regular prac-
tees every Thursday. While fifteen
turned out for the first meeting it is
expected that many of the first year
students will become members of
the club. Those who were present
included: Mandolins, Paul Wright,
Wilbur Nisley, Roy Deimler, Henry
Young, Jeff Cole, David Rosenberg,
Fred Essig, Harold Cassel, Richard
Spengler, and John Connor; banjos,
Ernest Bachman and John Huston {;
guitars, George Ricedorf and Ken
meth Hoffman. The club will again
give a concert that will be a mid
winter affair.
Professor Peet to Leave Oct. 1
Professor ]. c. Peet. teacher of
electricity. who resigned to accept a
position at the University of Toledo,
will leave the city about October 1.
His successor has not as yet been
elected by the School Board.
High school football team has ad-
justed dates so that Tech will be able
to play in that city October 13 as
originally planned. Eastonians re-
gard Tech as of championship cali
ber, and are anxious to meet Tech
this year on March field. Tech won
here last year by two touchdowns.
Professor A. NJ. Lindsay started
drilling the school yesterday on the
selection, The Lost Chord" The
singing this year is better than ever,
with almost 700 boys responding to
the chorister.
The orchestra this morning con-
sisted of four cornets, one trombone,
pianist, one flute, five clarionets, one
viola and ten violins. Their playing
does much to enliven the singing. At
dismissal they are always ready with
a racy march.
Almost 100 books have been do
mated so far to be turned over to the
soldiers for reading. Tech students
are going to make another drive on
their libraries during the weekend
to bring in duplicates and extra
books for the collection.