4 CAMP CURTIN JOINS IN BETTER SPEECH Pupils of New Junior High- School in Nation-Wide Move ment; Faculty Has Many Experienced Men and Women Who Have Specialized in Their Work The Camp Curtin Junior High school will join in the National Celebration of Better American Speech Week in November. The history of American Speech Week is brief but comprehensive. The organization of a speech com mittee in 1915, by the National Council of Teachers of English, and the observance of English week in the Eastern District High school, 1 Brooklyn, N. Y., are two iniUal Vvents of the significant movement, vital in determining the success of the movements of Americanism and of Americanization. Since 1915, al most every State in the Union has had somewhere within its borders an English week. Notable agencies supporting this movement are the National Council of Teachers of English, the Chicago Woman's Club, the National Federation of Women's Clubs, the National Association of Teachers of Speech, the department established by the government for aiding the "stranger within our gates," in the use of the English language. In response to the suggestion of Miss Claudia Crumpton, secretary of the American Speech Committee of the National Council, that all parts of the country join in the celebration of "Better Speech Week," this autumn, the Camp Curtin Junior High school has begun preparaUons for its part in the celebration. The event will be city-wide in scope. The entire faculty and study body, including the four to five hundred anticipated students, will form the nucleus of workers upon this project, which to be successful, requires the co-op eration of the entire city. John J. Brehm, principal, has appointed the English department to serve on the general committee: Miss Lois K. Booker, who has inaugurated this celebration of "English Week" in this city, Samuel Wilson, adviser of the editorial staff. Miss Ellen Reift, Miss A. May Tittle, Miss Katharine Aumiller, Miss Elda Stambaugh, Miss Grace McLaughlin, Miss Ruth Brumbaugh, and Miss Carrie Fair ies. Specialized Teachers The faculty of the Camp Curtin Junior High school have an inter esting professional record in which specialization is the dominant fea ture. Professor John J. Buehm, tho principal, has a notable record, which has won for him public rec ognition as one of the city's fore most educators and supporters of greater and better Harrisburg ac tivities. He received his early pro fessional training at Eastman Col lege, Grove City College and Glens Falls Scientific Institute. Recently, upon election #o the position of principal of the Camp Curtin Junior High school, he took summer courses at Columbia Uni versity in organization and admin istration of the junior high school, one of his instructors being Profes sor Thomas H. Briggs, a national authority on the junior high school problem. ' Before coming to Harrisburg he held the position of high school principal and supervisor of the pub lic schools of Mechanlcsburg. His first position in this city was prin cipal of the Cameron building. Later he was made one of the first two supervisors of the Harrisburg schools and for several years has been the city's chief supervisor. Two years ago he was elected to his present position and upon his elec tion began serious, thorough study of the junior high school, including visits to junior high schools in Cin cinnati, Ohio: Rochester, New York, and Montclair and Trenton, New Jersey. Gettysburg College has conferred upon him an honorary master's de gree. Before the university exten sion courses became an opportunity in this city, one of the many pro fessional courtesies that he had ex tended to the city teachers was to accept the presidency of roundtable study clubs interested in studying masterpieces of literature (luring the winter seasons. Capable Assistant To help him with his heavy du ties of school organization, Mr. Brehm has a highly capable assist ant, Miss Anna May Miller, who is a graduate of the Harrisburg High school and of the School of Com merce and has taken cultural Chau tauqua courses. The English Department.—This department comprises ten teachers. Miss Ruth M. Brumbaugh is a graduate of Gettysburg College. She has spent two years at Irving Col lege. and during study abroad, has taken a year's instruction in French. Miss Rrumbaugh is also an instruc tor in the FVench department. Miss Katharine Aumiller is a graduate of Irving College and has spent a summer at New York Chau tauqua. Samuel Wilson, a graduate of Bucknell University, has been a stu dent one winter at Columbia Uni versity, and attended the recent sum mer session at that institution. He has spent three previous summers at State College. Miss Elda Stambaugh is a gradu ate of the Cumberland Valley State Normal at Shlppensburg, and has also attended summer chautaqua lecture courses. Took Special Courses Miss Anna Weitmeyer, a graduate of the Harrisburg High School, has specialized with tutors in Latin and general science. Miss Weitmeyer has obtained a leave of absence which she will spend in visiting the battle area. Chateau Thierry to the Vesle, and Rheims. Miss Ellen Rleff, her substitute, has been a Columbia University stu dent, a student at several chautau quas held In New York, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. She is a gradu ate of the Kutztown State Normal School, and has had a long and varied career as elementary and high school teacher In Buffalo, New York, Oxford, Ohio and New Cum berland. She has been an Instructor at the State Normal School. Cali fornia. and a Training Teacher and Teacher of Methods and Supervision of Elementary Grades, in Columbia, South Carolina. Miss Grace McLaughlin Is a gradu ate of the Harrisburg High School and of Bloomsburg State Normal and has attended four summer sessions at Columbia University. She is well known for her effective co-operation as teacher of the School of Practice, with Miss Anne Y. Wert, principal of the Teachers Training School. Miss Carrie Fairies, a graduate of the Harrisburg High School, has specialized In literature and political economy. Miss A. May Tittle has specialized in literature and rhetoric and is a graduate of the Harrisburg High School, and Teachers Training School. Miss Lois K. Booker, founder of MONDAY EVENING, . the Harrisburg branch of the No tional Story Tellers League, is a graduate of the Harrisburg High School and the Teachers Training School, of D&nna Hall School, Wel lesley, Massachusetts, the Utica Con servatory, Utlca, N. Y., and during summer sessions at Columbia Uni versity, has specialized in psychology, philosophy of education. United States historic and English. In Eng lish her work was with Professor James Fleming Hoise, editor of the English Journal, the official organ of the National Council, Dr. Franklin jT. Baker, author and compiler of textbooks, and head of the English department. Teacher's College, ad vanced story telling with Professor Julia Latham, and Americanization through English with Professor Hen ry Goldburger. Last year, she was one of the Americanization faculty, and conducted in the Central High School a night class comprising ap preciative, ambitious, patriotic Rus sian, Jewish, Hungarian, Rumanian and Italian mothers and young women. Special Activities Music—Miss Mildred Conkling, well known to the public as a Com munity Singing enthusiast, and a graduate of the Harrisburg High School and Cornell Summer School, has charge of the musical instruc tion and activities of the school. The Art Department—Miss Jane L. Shields gives the work in free hand drawing in our schools and has been head of the Art Department of the State Normal School, Frostburg, Maryland. John Yoder teaches the mechani cal drawing. He is & graduate of Mechanics Institute, Rochester, N. Y., and has taught In the Rochester public schools and In night schools at Mechanics Institute and Crawford New Jersey high school. General Science—Frank E. Wray has this department He is a gradu ate of Lewistown high school and of Albright College, having the degree, Bachelor of Science. He has done summer school work at State Col lege, Pa., and has been assistant in structor in the Department of Chemistry at Albright College, and in the Department of Science at Dickinson Seminary, Williamsport, Pa. The Athletic Department—Horace G. Geisel, Athletic Director of the boys, has been for six years and is at present. Athletic Director at the P. R. R. Y. M. C. A He is a graduate of Central High School and has specialized in summer courses at the Silver Bay Summer School, New York State. His assistant is James Peifer, a member of the faculty. Miss Bertha Turner, prominent In Y. W. C. A. work, has charge of the girls. She recently took courses in athletics, and folk and aesthetic dahcing during the Columbia Uni versity summer session. The Electrical Department James Peifer, graduate of the Tech nical High Scho6l, 1919, is in charge of this department, and assistant Athletic Coach to Mr. Geisel. The French Department Miss Anna G. Sweeney, a graduate of the Central High School, has had private courses for three years with native French woman. Miss Sweeney's colleague is Miss Ruth M. Brumbaugh. The Latin Department—Miss Alice Bateman. a graduate of the Harris burg High School, and of Millersville State Normal School, and student of French with Miss Lemer, is in charge of this department. The History, Civics Department 5J? 8 . 8 . Y' rf?lnla K ®st, a graduate of vt ellesley College, and student at summer sessions given at the Uni versity of Pennsylvania, and at the University of Michigan, teaches Unit ed States history and civics, and an cient history. Miss Anna Swope teaches United States history. Many NOT Departments Mrs. Sarah K. Reen. an instructor in United States history and civics has received special training at State College summer sessions, and has specialized in social studies, compris. ingf United States history, current events and civics at Harris Teachers' College, St. Louis, Mo. Tho Commercial Geography De partment—Miss Anna Kaizer grad uate of the Harrisburg High' School and teacher training class, has spec ial zed In her subject during the past Columbia University summer ses sion, with Dr. George W. Edwards Instructor i n finance In the winter season. Miss Walzer is n charge of this department. The Mathematics Department George H. Richwine, instructor In algebra, is a graduate of Cumber land Valley State Normal School, Eastern College, had a summer ses session at Columbia University. Miss Annie L. Schlayer has special ized In algebra during summer ses sions at State College and Columbia University. Mis." Minerva Krelder. a graduate of the Harrisburg High School, Is an Instructor in arithmetic. Miss Carrie L. Orth, teacher of arithmetic, is a graduate of the Cen tral High School, and of Professor Foose's teacher training class. The Commercial Department Miles C. Hummer, teacher of book keeping, Is a graduate of the Millers ville Normal School, and has attend ed Lebanon Valley and Btate College. Miss Nellie Book, organizer of the commercial department in the Me chanlcsburg schools, and a graduate of the General Business College, has the classes in shorthand. Roscoe Lantx, a graduate of Thur mont High School, Md., and of Boil ing Green Business College. Is teach er of typewriting. Practical Printing The Printing Department—Charles W. Thomas, for many years connect ed with the Harrisburg Telegraph, id head of thla department. The Metal Department Joseph Guest, of the Williamson Trade School, and lately employed with the Bethlehem Steel Company, is head of this department. The Domestic Science Department —Miss Frances Hamilton, graduate of the Central High School and Drex el Institute, lately returned from service with the Army as a hospital dietitian, is Instructor with Mis. £. ,c B F"nton of the Central High School and Temple University. The Sewing Department Miss Clara Hook, who has received spec ial training in the Columbia Univer sity and State College summer ses sions has charge .of the advanced classes. Miss Elizabeth Tittle, teacher of elementary sewing, has specialized It. summer work at Columbia Uni versity. Wood Working Department—Chas. L Sweigart, a graduate of the Shlp pensburg Normal School, also a stu dent in summer sessions at the State College special school, has charge of the advanced classes. Of the faculty, no less than seven have been principals and two wera assistant principals in our city schools. Five members have been connected with the Army. Miss Elda G. Stam baugh who was with the Army of Occupation In Qermany, was engaged in V. M. C. A canteen work. Miss Frances Hamilton was a hospital dietitian, stationed at Pensacola, Fla. Lieutenant Horace G. Geisel, a mem ber of the Twenty-eighth Division, won the Distinguished Service Cross. Lieutenant Charles W. Thomas was in the Twenty-eighth Division, and Joseph Guest was In the aero ser vice. Among the organizations to which different members af the faculty be long are the National Education As sociation, the State Teachers' Asso cltation, the National Geographic So ciety, the Harrisburg Natural His tory Society, the National Associa tion of Teachers of English, the Civit Club, the Harrisburg Branch of the National Story Tellers League, the Authors Club. Many of the faculty have taken credit university extension courses with the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Pittsburgh, Dick inson College and Lehigh Univeqplty. Present Indications promise a very creditable enrollment in the exten sion courses offered for this winter's study by Lehigh University. As part of the Camp Curtin system, athletics will have a prominent place in the training of the Camp Curtin student citizens in standards of good sportsmanship and skillful play. Horace G. Geisel, who, during service in this country and overseas, aided materially in the development of several champion Army teams in football and basketball Insures through Inherent ability and experi ence winning teams for the coming season. Mr. Peifer,a Tech 'varsity man for two years, is Mr. Geisel's compe tent assistant athletic coach. MEN'S CLASS MEETING The fourth quarterly and annual business meeting of the Men's Or ganized Bible class, Zion Lutheran Church, Fourth street near Market, will be held this evening at 8 o'clock in the classroom. There will be election of officers for ttie ensu ing year. Other important business will be transacted, and a full at tendance is requested. Miss Kathleen Robertson went home to Chicago this morning after a fortnight's stay among relatives in the West End. ® e e Great Day in Harrisburg's Bread History I J'^M —^ or e housewives of Harrisburg will discover TOSTY BREAD, jnßffl —the new Standard loaf,—on Thursday morning. //V\ "W | . This new loaf is just what the housewife would bake. Made of the