Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-10
WHARTON SCHOOL
HERE ASSURED
While War Has Made Many
Changes Sessions Will
Go On as Usual

That the Wharton Extension
School of Finance and Commerce of
the University of Pennsylvania will
hold classes in Harrisburg this fall
as usual is the assurance brought by
Professor Thomas A. BARLEY of the
university faculty who has been de-
signated to conduct the enrolment
of the new class.
Starting this evening and continu-
ing every evening for the next three
weeks with the exception of Satur-
days and Sundays, Mr.. BARLEY Will
be at the Chamber of Commerce
rooms from Z until to receive APP
plications and to give information
relating to the work of the school.
In this work he will be aided by a
committee of the alumni of the
school and by the present students.
The active cooperation of the Cham
Der of Commerce and of the Ro-
tary Club will also be enlisted, both
organizations working through their
educational committees.
Opening of Fourth Year
This fall marks the beginning of
the fourth year of the Wharton
school in Harrisburg, the first class
having been enrolled in 1914. Fifty
three of this number received their
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units of university work in finance
and commerce in June of this year.
having attended classes two hours
per night, four nights per week for
the last three years.
This year classes will be conducted
as in the past in the Technical High
school building on Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday evenings
from 7.45 to 9.45. Subjects will be
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and banking, corporation finance,
life and property insurance, real es-
tate and auditing. each taught by a
different professor of the regular
university faculty, who will come to
Harrisburg in the evenings for the
purpose.
Changes Due to War
Some changes have been made
necessary in the faculty of the school
due to the fact that several of the
instructors have accepted commits
sions in the Army or are engaged in
other work for the government. DR..
w. w. Pierson, first year professor
of law who was especially popular
among the students, has been COM
missioned a captain in the National
Army and has been granted leave
of absence for the period of the
war.
Another popular instructor who
will be missed this year is Wendell
p. Raine, formerly of Harrisburg,
and who was responsible for the
starting of the Harrisburg branch
of the school. Owing to changes in
the faculty in Philadelphia Mr.. Raine
will remain there to direct the ad-
ministrative woYk of the commercial
law department.
Mr. BARLEY, who has succeeded
Mr. Raine in the. promotion work in
is instructor in real estate
and comes here with several years
experience in extension school work.
He was previously connected with
the Scranton branch of the school.
Local students and alumni will
have an opportunity of meeting Mr..
BARLEY on Wednesday evening of
this week at the Wharton Study
Club. 213 Walnut street, when q
smoker will be held and reports re-
ceived from those who are aiding
him in securing students for the new
class this fall.
Rivalry Us Keen
Keen rivalry exists between the
various branches of the Wharton
school, located in Scranton, Wilkes
Barre, Reading and this city as to
which will have the largest enroll
ment this year and every effort will
be made to keep Harrisburg to the
front.
The schools this year will not be
hampered with a large deficit to be
made up from the general funds of
the university. The Legislature this
year appropriated the sum of $780,
600 to the university for the SPECIFIC
purpose of making up the deficit for
the next two years in the extension
cities. The tuition charges in the
extension schools are only fifty dol
lars per year so that large deficit
has been encountered every year
which has formerly been made good
by a number of trustees of the uni
versity interested in the extension
schools