Drexel Institute Engineering Department - Record Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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The Drexel Orchestra. The school year of IQII-I2 found a goodly number of recruits in the Institute for the orchestra. Vtfe organized in November and soon had mastered quite a repertoire, including anything from Tann- hauser to Alexander's Bandf' Our audiences around the Institute seemed to appreciate mostly numbers of the latter sort. I Wfe made our first appearance at the mass-meeting in the auditorium, where we were enthusi- astically received. Our efforts must have been strongly suggestive, for We will all remember how at a subsequent student gathering, as we struck up a lively march in the middle of the program, almost the entire assembly rose and started to file out before the meeting was over. Other appearances were at the Wfednesclay morning assemblies and at the Engineers' smoker, at which we were favored with the help of Mr. Atherton, whose efforts on the cornet were appreciated by those present that evening. Our selections seemed to add greatly to the program of cards, smokes, speeches and last, but not least, Heats, and the evening was thoroughly enjoyed by all. - P XVe had planned to give an entertainment and dance in conjunction with. the Glee Club, but the dissolution of the club, owing to insufficient material, prevented the completion of the project. Our last appearance will probably be at the class day activities, and we hope the class of '13 will again organize and continue the orchestra during their final year. C. ELMER THUMBERT. CLeft to rightj Back row-Bowen, 5145, Smith, iI3Q Burtis, ,I2, I-Iannold, ,I4, Idler, 'rag Goldsmith, iI4. Front row- Thumlert, ,I2, Cooper, ,I2, Brown, '13. t 35

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ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT ORCHESTRA S4

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: X VJ' yf fm easy? f Mei ' f re e f lex if gr 'S o Q 9 l X A ' ,iq 1' , Q -22 A During the spring of IQIO the Junior class of the Engineering Department, realizing the lack of an organization to promote learning, good fellowship and sociability, originated the Drexel Club of Engineers. Very little was heard of the club during the remainder of the scholastic year to outside listeners, but the minutes of those meetings show that much business and upbuilding was in progress. In September of 1910 the originators were then Seniors and the work of building up the organi- zation was started more earnestly than ever, and for the iirst time the school in general knew of its existence. During the scholastic year of 1910-1911 many new men were enrolled to membership. ln May of last year the first annual banquet was held. It was with great reluctance that the re- maining members of the club saw the class of IQII leave the doors of Drexel. They were all in- tently interested in the club and its progress, and apparently still show that keen interest. They were an amiable, cautious, sensible and clever class of fellows and deserve much credit for the great Work they have started. 86