Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-24
EDISON JUNIOR HIGH
SCHOOL NOTES

A few evening ago a jolly crowd
from section TAB gathered at the
Walnut street entrance to Reservoir
Park and hiked from there to Spooky
Hollow The group started about $50
and when they arrived at their desti-
nation they built a regular campfire
about which they roasted doggies and
toasted marshmallows. The threat
eninS rain seemed to but add to the
sport. Gladys McAllister. Elizabeth
Shoemaker, Dorothy Lutz, Tibertus
Ziegler, and Norman Baseshore, ac-
companied the class as their guests.
The members of the class who par
tcipated in the hike were: Dorothy
Bankes, Edith Benner, Mildred Bow
ers, Florence carp, Mildred McLaugh-
lin, Margaret Nye, Margaret Ryde-
berg, Kathryn Shoemaker, Harkens
Brightbill, Robert Edwards, Charles
Eisenhower, Dale Fohl, Donald
Geary, Pierson Jones. Gilbert Morris
sey, Frank Myers, Paul Saum and Le-
roy Zeigler. The mixers were chap
eroned by Clyde Smith and Miss Mar
ion Lutz.
During the special activities period
Thursday section 9B-7 rendered a
brief Arbor Day program. Miss Leo
ma Hopes read the Arbor Day proc
lamation of State superintendent Dr.
Thomas E. Finegan, Miss Anna Har-
lacher recited Bryant's Forest Hymn,
and Earl Sefser read a selection on
the Value and Use of Trees" Dur
ing the same period section 9B-6 held
a debate. The question for debate
was, Resolved. That Washington was
create statesman than Lincoln"
The affirmative speakers were Will
mer Powers and Stanley Hardy. The
negative speakers were Howard Palm
and Clair Striclxlar
Marion Lutz. Miss Blanche Meloy and
Mr.. Albright, decided in favor of the
affirmative speakers.
a student committee working in
conjunction with a faculty commit
tee are considering the selection of
school banner. This committee meets
in room 27 Monday at l o'clock. The
! students on this committe are: Geo.
Snyder OBJ. Margaret Rauch 8A-5,
Wlnifred Weiland, SB-3, Dale Fohl,
7A-3; Blanch Lutz, 7B-3.
= group of students from sections
9B-6 and 9B-3 held an outing along
| the banks of the Conedoguinet creeH
Wednesday evening. They were chap
eroned by Miss Blanche Meloy and
Miss olga Meloy. The party journey
ed by trolley to Camp Hill and from
there they mixed to the creek. The
part built large campfire around
which they served a supper. They al
| so roasted doggies and toasted mash
mallows. When their hungry appe-
tites were appeased the two classes
| lined up in a tug of war. Neither
party could convince the other tha.
| they had won. The shadows from the
| campfire started the imaginations of
| the party and they INDUCED in ghost
stories.
| When the company was ready to
start for home they formed a bucket
| brigade and drenched the place where
they had had the fire. A passing farm
wagon offered a convenient way of
| getting to Camp Hill, and everybody
arrived there in happy frame of
| mind.
Section SA-5 have selected officers
| to serve their class until the end OF
the first semester. The officers are:
President. Gladys Beachley vice pre-
ident, Ralph Heagy; treasurer, Ethel
Bickel; assistant treasurer, Pauline
Barrick; boys captain, David Bar
ringer; boys lieutenant, Stuart
Spangler; girls captain, Mary Stein
heiser; girls lieutenant, Ethel Bickel;
parliamentary critic, Eta Edmond
son; assistant parliamentary critic,
Harold Saum. watch your speech crit
| ic, Mary Steinheiser; assistant watch
your speech critic, Charles Yowler;
| reporter to Edison Guard" Howard
Murray.
The students received their first re-
port card the beginning of the pres
ent week. These were signed by the
parents and returned to school
The school is making voluntary
contribution to the fund for the war
memorial. This is being collected in
such manner that no one knows what
his neighbor has contributed. While
the student is urged only by his or
her own desire to give most of them
/ have contributed their mite.