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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,
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HXRRISBURG TELEGRAPH
PERSONA L- SOCIA L
GIVE MINISTER
BIRTHDAY PARTY
The Rev. Dr. Swartz Remem
bered by Official Board
of Stevens Church
Forty men of the Stevens Me
morial Church, members of the Of
ficial Board, gathered at the home
of the Rev. Dr. William R. Swartz,
1166 Mulberry street, Saturday eve
ning to extend to him greetings on
his 79 th anniversary.
Dr. Swartz who is a retired Me
thodist minister has made his home
in this city* for the past fifteen years
and has a host of friends in this
vicinity.
During the evening there were
speeches by several of the men and
presentation of gifts, among them
a beautiful silk umbrella with the
handle engraved with the name and
address of Dr. Swartz. Music was
enjoyed, as well as a reading by
Mrs. Roberta Swartz Harling, who
grave with fine effect "Blind Barti
meus," the story of a poor village
blind man who gave all he had
saved to welcome the King, to a little
hungry boy and found that his gift
was the greatest of all. Refresh
ments closed the evening. Among the
guests was William K. Swartz, a New
York banker, son of the Rev. Dr.
Bwartx.
DR. G. A. ZIMMERMAN,
having returned from the
Army, announces the reopen
ing of his offices at
1409 Market St.
FAIR-WEBSTER
CHURCHWEDDING
Newlyweds Taking an Eastern
Wedding Journey; Will
Reside in This City
The marriage of M3ss Ruth Naomi
Webster, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
J. D. Webster, 26 South Eighteenth
strpet to Sterling Francis Fair was
a pretty event of Saturday evening,
September 20. in the Stevens Memor
ial Methodist Church, with the Rev.
Clayton Albert Bmucker officiating.
The attendants were Miss Pauline
Britten and Luther Hose. The bride
was gowned in blue chiffon and
carried a shower bouquet of white
roses and lilies of the valley. A re-
Murray Hill Turkish Bath
IS W. Market Sq. Runs Dldg.
Open Day and Night
Ladles* Days Mondays and
Tnesdnys. 9 A. M. to 9 P. M.
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See Our Complete
Lines of
Jewish New Year
Greetings
Cards and Booklets
Prices lc to 25c
Extra printing on cards at
Low Prices
Wagner Hoffman
438 MARKET ST.
cepUon followed the wedding service
at the home of the bride's parents,
after which Mr. and Mrs. Fair left
for an eastern Journey. Upon their
return they will reside at 26 South
Eighteenth street. The young couple
received many handsome and useful
gifts.
Miss Nancy McCullough, of North
Second street, has resumed her
studies at Smith College, Northamp
ton, Mass. Her mother, Mrs. James
P. McCullough, who accompanied
her to New York, returned to the
city last evening.
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RETURNS TO MAINE
Miss Mabel Krall, of Kennebunk,
Maine, who spent the past several
weeks with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. G. Krall, 2505 North Sixth street.
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GEO. W. UPDEGROYE
TEACHER OF VIOLIN
Diploma from the Rojal Conservatory of Leipzig, Germany
Studio 1200 Penn Street Phone
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la leaving this week for Lakewood,
N. J. and New York on the way to
Boston and Kennebunk, where she
holds the position of secretary In the
York county, Maine, Y. W. C. A.