Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-21
EDISON JUNIOR HIGH
SCHOOL NOTES

The Edison General Council which
consists of all the presidents from
the forty sections at Edison and
number Of teachers, one from each
department of the school, met a Few
DAYS ago and effected permanent
organization by electing ofncers:
George Snyder, who is president OF
section 9B-7 was elected president OF
the council; Howard Yeager of sec
ton SB-7 was chosen vice-presldent-
For secretary they elected Guste
Martin of section 9B-4 and for the
assistant secretary they electeo
Thelma Lingle. section sB-e.
Several sections are preparing
programs for the general auditor
ium exercises. The program to-mor-
row will be given before the second
division of the school which con-
sists of the seventh grade. Commun-
ity ce-president William Heagy
will preside during auditorium exer-
cises tomorrow.
Section SAB have made arrange
ments to hold literary programs dur
ing the special activities periods. AT
a recent meeting President Theodore
Nye appointed a program committee
which will make all arrangements
for these programs. The committee
consists of the following students:
Richard Wilder, chairman; George
Jones, Welton Doler, Edria Thomp-
son, Marzella Willard and Irene
Kohler.
George Jones will play a cornet
solo during the home room actlvl-
ties period next Tuesday.
The Educational Congress has
brought many educators to the city
Ia FRO all marta Of the
State. Many of these have taken
advantage of this opportunity to look
over Edison. The interest of these
educators vary. Some come to see
the building because they are ar
ranging to build similar structures.
some wish to study the supervised
study period, some wish to see what
the equipment and general outline
of the general science courses are.
The music, domestic science, domes-
tic arts, and manual arts courses
inter. st many others. Still others are
interested in the physical training
courses. Almost all are keenly in
terested in the special activities per-
iods. Among the many educators
who have visited the school are:
Superintendent S. E. Weber former
president of the Pennsylvania State
ASSOGldllOllf VI SCI dh-
ton, Pa; Superintendent J. B. Busch,
of the city schools of Erie. Pa; Su-
perintendent II. w. Dodd and G. F.
Seidel, supervisor of the seventh and
eighth grades, both of Allentown,
Pa; superintendent II. H. Zeiser
and Robert Ireland, supervisor of
grounds and buildings, both of
Wilkes Barre, Pa.
Pittsburgh was represented by at
least four of her public school edu-
Gators. They were: Miss Effie P.
Butz, principal of the Lee School,
and Principals V. b. Bennett, Miss
Louise Blessing and Miss AIDA May
Mann from other schools of Pitts
burgh.
Among the other visitors We're:
Superintendent c. NJ. Hausknecht,
Lock Haven, Pa; superintendent C.
c. Kelso, Swissvale, Pa; Superinten-
dent William d. Lands, Northamp-
ton, Pa; Miss Martha Mathews
owen, supervisor of music, Dun
pervisor of arts, and John Iiehl,
both of Erie, Pa, and Mrs. Gertrude
Barnard, Plainsboro, n. J.
The officers of section 9B-2 are:
President, Carl B. Blumenstine; vice.
president, Gertrude Klemm; secre-
tary, Katherine Robinson; assistant
secretary, Wilma Smith; treasurer
David Chidsey; assistant treasurer
Caroline Stauffer; class captain for
girls, Esther Bauchman; lieutenant
for girls, Katherine Brandigan; class
captain for boys, Kinneard Nc
Leary; lieutenant for boys. Kennard
Markley. These officers will serve
their class during the remainder of
the present semester.
The organization of section sB-11
is as follows: President, Walter
Foultz: vice-president, Carson
Fickes; secretary, Ruth Gross; as
sistant secretary, Mary Bloom; treas
urer, Anna Wilsbach; assistant
treasurer, Miriam Britton; parlia-
mentary critic, Emma Froelich; as
sistant parliamentary critic. Mary
Beamer; watch your speech critic,
Benjamin School; assistant watch
your speech critic, Ruth Faunesy:
class captain for boys. Walter
FoultZ: lieutenant for boys, John
Hoover: class captain for girls,
Emma Froelich; lieutenant for girls.
Mildred Reasiey