Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-16
TECH BOYS JOIN
RESERVE MILITIA
Youths Also Willing to Do
Bit in the Working
Reserve

Techp ical High School students of
the upper classes are enthusiastic
over securing membership in the
Pennsylvania State Reserve Militia
and n number of them have already
enrolled in the body. Frank Fahne-
stock addressed n meeting yesterday
that was attended by many of the
students, and the following have
joined the organizations: James Min
ick. Henry Shope, Gordon Matter.
Howard Jones' James Peifer, Fred
Henry, Abram Gross, Newton Heish-
ley, Paul Huntsberger, Earl Rich
Wine. James Wallace Glenn Beard.
Samuel Arch. Joe Schmidt and
Charles Vollmer.
Another organization in which the
Maroon students are interested is the
Poys' Working Reserve. of which
Prircipal' Charles b. Eager, Jr.. is
chairman for Dauphin county. Last
year over 100 of the boys enrolled.
but few had a chance to work on a
farm, as the farmers were not edu
Gated to the fact that the city lad
could do his bit" as we'll as the
country boys. The members will be
used for industrial and farm work,
and badges will be given to the
members who work n minimum of
three weeks during the summer
Farm camps will be established in the
agricultural districts. The city lads
will eat and live in these camps and
will go out from them to work.
TO BE Well Paid
The plan provides this year that
each worker shall receive So a day
and 81 of this amount is to go to the
commissary of the camp. 1t is eX-
pected that this plan of boarding the
members will be more satisfactory
than in the cases where the workers
were boarded by the farmer. An en-
rollment bureau has been opened in
the library, and many of the students
will again respond to the appeal for
members.
Professor Pierce Rettew. head of
the department of history, was alb
sent from school during the past
week because of an attack of grip.
At a meeting of the Camera Club
@eld this week Hugh Wells, of the
junior class, was elected assistant
treasurer. Earl Schwartz presided.
The London News and LIllustra-
ton. the former an English and the
latter n French magazine, have been
placed upon the tables in the Ii
brary. Both papers are profusely
illustrated with the leading events of
the war. Students of French are par
ticularly interested in the French
magazine.
Pins and rings arrived yesterday
fer members of the four classes who
had placed orders for class jewelry.
Special Class Meeting
A new Stieff piano has been placed
in the auditorium for use during
Il
Gently dedicated by Barton Bolts.
pianist of the school.
Ralph Brough will drive an auto
truck to York Tuesday evening, talk
ing many of the Maroon students to
the White Rose city. Tech plays in
the York High School gymnasium on
that evening.
The March issue of the Tech Taller
was distributed by Circulation Mana
ger Joe Schmidt yesterday afternoon.
The paper was dedicated to the jun
iors and contained cuts of the entire
class, the junior basketball team and
the junior class officers. Individual
cuts of the members of the Tech
Task etball team were also displayed.
The literary department featured a
war story by John Wachtman, 1916.
telling how he was wounded in "go-
ing over the top" while a member of
the British army in France since his
graduation.
special class meeting was held
yesterday afternoon to take action
on the death of ernest Bachman. n
member of the class. The following
committees were appointed: Flow
ers. Stehman Bell. Albert Hahn.
I;alph Shader. Abram Burkhold4r and
Stewart Taylor; resolutions. Robert
sricer, Henry Sbope. Kenneth Boy
er. Roy Dixon and Kenneth Fisher;
committee to visit the home. Will
liam Hoerner, Victor Bihl and John
Connor. Two members of each of
the three upper classes will act as
pallbearers, as follows: Ralph
Prough and William Watson, William
and Anthony Wilsbach.