Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-10
TECH HAS MEN
IN EVERY ARM
School Hard Hit; Senior Glass
Smallest, Because of En-
listments, in Years

When the class of 1918 graduates
at the Technical High School next
spring, many of its former members
will no doubt have seen service Tor
Uncle Sam somewhere in France. The
class is one of the smallest In recent
years because of the inroads made oy
the Army and Navy upon the members
OF the class. Practically every arm
of the service will be represented by
members OF the Maroon senior class
Among the first to enlist was Dom
aid Heicher, who early last spring was
examined at the local station and was
assigned to the U. S. S. Pennsylvania.
Don" made his decision at a time
when the slogan, Get a chum" was
! going the rounds. At the time or
leaving school Heicher was an assist
ont business manager of the Teen
Tatler.
Two years ago last spring Edgar
Batten came to school one afternoon
and announced his intention TO JOIN
the Navy. He carried out his inten-
tion and several times since has come
back to renew acquaintances during
furlough periods. At present he is
wireless operator on the same ship
with his former classmate, Heicher'
which helps a lot to keep the former
chums from becoming homesick.
I. Willis Patterson. manager of the
football team for this season, left re-
Gently with the quartermasters corps
for a southern camp. Pat sacrl-
feed the glory of managing the eleven
for the sake of doing his bit"
Dwight Jerauld. who helped out in
the orchestra, is a member of the
Eighth Regiment band in the capacity
of drummer. AS long as Jerauld has
hold of the sticks. Marcos students
feel sure there will be no retreat beat.
Last years section NJ had a good
sized dent put into it's membership
when Pete" Moore, Fred Ramey ane
Harry Nell Joined the infantry and
became members of Company A. at
York, although they were given as
credit to the local district. Moore
was the best pole-vaulter in Tech.
while Ramey was a likely back-field
candidate for the Maroon football
team.
To Have Orchestra
George Bell is already in the South
as a member of a medical corps. while
Paul Shaub is yeoman on battle
ship destroyer. While these lads have
already gone, others will complete
their course at Tech next spring and
will then offer their services, II they
are still needed.
Fifteen members of the Technical
High School remain as nucleus
around which to construct a musical
organization during the coming win
ter. Professor George W. Updegrove
made the first call for candidates to
meet in the auditorium this afternoon,
while a tentative organization was to
have been effected. An invitation was
extended to the freshmen, and il is
hoped to augment the different de-
partments by the addition of a num-
ber of first-year lads. Those who are
still in school from last year are Bar
ton B. Bolts, pianist; violins. Henry
Shope, Lawrence Weber, David Rosen-
berg, Curtis Tripner. Joseph Freed
man; clarinets. George Fisher. Glenn
Beard, Howard Jones; cornets. Bern
ard Aldinger and Lynn Cook; from
bone, Meredith Germer; bass violin,
Ray Wentzler; viola. John Huston;
cello, Leo McGranaghan.
George Fitzpatrick. guard on sew
eral Tech football teams and star high
jumper, now a member of the Gov
ernor's Troop, was given the glad
hand" by his former schoolmates Fri
day morning when he appeared in the
chapel exercises with other members
of Troop c. "FitZ" Joined the bene-
diets the day before.
Dauphin county is asked to enroll
423 boys in the Boys Working Re-
serve, and Tech students are going to
do their bit in making this a success.
Many of the students are of the
proper age to enroll in this phase of
work connected with the nation dur
ing a war period, and many of the
students have already secured cards
TO be filled out, and will join the Re-
serves.