Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-27
Clubs! Clubs! Clubs!
See Them Swing
at Tech High

swinging in the Tech Hobby League
yesterday morning when the more
than thirty organizations formed for
developing the boys bent held their
! first meetings. Reports indicate that
the students entered upon the work
with will, glad for break in the
monotony of the humdrum of the
| classroom. There were clubs of every
description, from the Bible study
Club to the Fishing Club.
. Prof. H. J. Beachley had over
score of students in his Bible study
clu. Roy e. Deimler was elected
president; Samuel Bolan, vice-presi-
dent; Sidney Bogar, treasurer, and
| Lee Martin, secretary. They will
make outlines of the Old and New
Testaments, as well as study the
purposes of the book with its his
| tory.
The Natural Science Club organic
ed with Paul Bricker, president, and
! Felix Davis, secretary. President
| Bricker will appoint two other men,
| bers to act with the two officers as
program committee. They will take
hikes during the seasonable Weatn'
er. Francis Wilson is the faculty
head.
George w. Hill has group of en-
bryo farmers who have organized
under the head of the Agriculture
Club. They have dubbed themselves
The Hayseeds." Their purpose is 10
keep brushed up on farming In gen.
eral and next week they will discuss
the different kinds of soil.
Boys interested in printing are go
| ing to purchase a press before long.
| In the meantime they will work
with Prof. J. f. Rees, deVislng
means to procure one. M. Germer is
chairman Beard. vice-president'
Reel, treasurer, and Redmond sec
retary.
! stunts Club. under the didection or
Prof. w. r. Strawinski. John Beck
is vice-president; Maurer, secretary,
and William Pleam, treasurer. They
will work out stunts to be used at
the Christmas entertainment. Ihey
are also going to make themselves
useful to the athletic association
during the football season.
The Rife and Gun CLUB elected
"BilT' Douglas to head the organ
ization. There will be a secretary
| for each department. Richert will do
the corresponding for the rifle boys
while Crimmel will write for the lads
who have guns. Derrick is treasurer
Prof. H. B. Shreiner is the adviser.
Thirty lads from the freshman and
sophomore classes have elected TO
study philately. Next Thursday
George Rickenbach will present a
paper .on "The Origin of Stamps
Wilbur Halbert will speak on Ins e
| American Presidential Stamps.
Each member of the organization
will bring stamps next week that
depict animal life. E. E, Knauss ad-
| vises.
p. L. Grubb has charge of the
bird group. Fenstemacher Will read
n paper concerning the robin next
Thursday. A program commlttee
consists of Ira Wright, Fred Willis
and Mining. ,.,,
South America were read to the
members of the Spanish Club by
| Prof A. B. Kuhn. Plans were laid
for the winter. The directors gave
| the bows several con1ugations to
study until next week.
Russell c. HertZler organized the
History Club along military lines
With him as captain, there Will pc
| First Lieutenant Habbarde; Second
Lieutenant Wayne Hartmire; First
Sergeant Thorpe, and Corporais
Gates. Ward, Howard, Sourbier, V.
| Hartmire and P. Tripner. To begin
with they will make a scrapbook OF
war pictures and cartoons, maps,
biographies and current events to be
used in the history classes OF the
future. Later they will make indi-
| yidual scrapbooks.
4 Abram Burkholder is chairman of
the Chemical Club No. l, with John
| Reighter as secretary. The activities
! committee consists of Keller, John
/ Smith, Spicer, Gross and Stelger:
They will have r. j. Saylor, head or
| the chemistry department as their
head.
i The schools debaters elected Jo-
sept Goldstein president and Will
! liam Webster secret when they
! met with Mr.. BillJw yesterday.
| Handler is chairman of the nomi-
mating committee and Herman Gold
stein heads the constitution COM
mittee. o,,,,o,.. =, tho rrove, c,uh
will be prevented from taking many
: long journeys at the present time be-
| cause of the war, they Will take
many a 40-minute journey this win
| ter via lantern slides. Prof. Meikel
will act as conductor.
Mr.. De Wire has charge of Cam
era Club No. 2. Fred Troup is presi-
dent, with Taylor as vice-president,
| and Wiland secretary and treasurer.
They will study Photographic art,
ana Will Ldho pACbulCS SOhhSSSON
| with the school activities.
| Alexander Hamilton McCune will
1 direct the Second Wiring Club. Ezra
I Parks is chairman with Paul Reed,
! vice-chairman. Charles Ellis is sec
retary, and Charles Johnson, treas
urer. The bylaw and constitution
committee consists of Parks, Bruce
Smith, Michlovitz, Mattson and Mr..
4 McCune.
Prof A. M. Lindsay was very
much pleased with his first rehearsal
of the Glee Club. Thirty-five boys
form this organization. While they
will make a study of classical music
the boys will also be given an op.
portunity to sing popular airs.
Every member of the Folk Lore
Legend and Story Telling Club will
be ready with an heroic tale next
Thursday dealing with sope heroism
performed during the war. Fred
: Lauster is chairman; Cohen, vice.
chairman, and Weintraub, secretary
of the organization.
| While these clubs were getting 6
start, as many more we're holding
| their initial meetings in various
parts of the building. Judging from