Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-24
EDISON PLANS
NOW COMPLETE
New Junior High School Or
ganizeS For Athletics;
Elect Officers

The citizens of the Edison COM
munity have organized an athletic
association. Since it was impossible
to assemble all the students in one
meeting each class voted during
their home room activities period.
and the results OF these various cleo
tions were added together to deter
mine the final results. All nomina-
tions were previously arranged and
posted by faculty nominating CON-
mittee composed of Mr.. Wallize.
Miss Burns and Mr. Miller.
The results of the election were
close and in no case did the sue
cessful candidate win a large vote
over his nearest competitor. The
highest number of votes for presi-
dent were cast for Clyde Rosenberg
er, section OBJ. Rosenberger was a
former student at the Lincoln build
ing and was very active in all ath-
letic activities of that school. George
Bennett, section SAS, was elected
vice-president. Bennett was a for
mer student of the Woodward build
ing. The secretary-elect is Miss
Dorothy Long, section Obs. and a
former student of Webster building.
The assistants to the faculty treas
urers are Virginia Lytle. section
sB3 "a former student of the Forney
building, and Laurence Hess, section
Obs. who was a student at the
Woodward building last year.
Student Manager
Roswell Lyon. section 9B4, a for
mer student at the Webster build
ing. was elected student manager of
the football team. While at Web
ster he was prominently identified
with the athletics of that school.
His assistant will be Harry Huber.
section SB5. Huber comes from the
Woodward building. The officers
will serve one semester. All of these
boys are candidates for the football
team.
Miller Us coaching the football
team. His record as O. player at
Central High and State and as a
coach at Tech are knewn to the
boys and they are doing their best
to please him and make a record
for Edison. Miller is assisting the
coach. Miller is a former Forney
football player and has since played
with Albright College and William
son Trades School elevens. Under
his leadership Williamson Trade
football seasons.
Faculty Treasurers
Mr.. Brunner and Miss Knox have
been appointed faculty treasurers
for the athletic association and are
at present conducting a membership
drive. The class treasurers and Sec
retaries are canvassing their home
room sections and reporting the re-
suits to the faculty treasurers
through the home room teachers.
A number of the sections are near
ing the hundred per cent mark.
After common expenses have been
deducted the results of this drive
will be divided between the athletic
activities of the boys and girls in
the proportion in which each have
contributed.
The color committee. Miss Julia
Ryan, Miss Jennie Lutz and Mr.. Mil
Ter, met the representatives of the
various sections. When these dele
gates had all reported it was found
that all but two rooms had in
structed for maroon and white.
These colors were then unanimously
adopted as the school colors. This
was n pretty compliment to the
principal on the part of the students
for the colors of his Alma Mater,
Lafayette, are maroon and white.