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HERS EY NEWS Vol. 3 HERSHEY, PENNSYLVANIA, MARCH 24, 1955 Hershey Host To Erie High School Students For Week Thirty young residents of Erie, Pa., are guests in Her-shey homes this week in the first phase of the Hershey- Erie student exchange prog-ram. The boys and girls from the northwest corner of the state are being treated to the Hershey brand of hospitality, with a full schedule of enter-taining visits, tours and social affairs making up :;heir week-in- Hershey. - Along with the Erie high school students are two Euro-pean exchange students — Teresa DeLauretis of Italy and Felix Ibanez of Spain. They are exchange students attending the Erie school and have come to Hershey in what amounts to a double-exchange. The guests of the Hershey High School Exchange Club are students at Erie's Lawr-ence Park High School. They were accompanied here by Principal and Mrs. Daniel Skala, Mr. Skala is also presi-dent of the Pennsylvania State Education Association. Advisors to the Hershey ex-change students, who will make a similar visit to Erie at a later date, are Miss Janet Knohr and Eugene Herr. Full Schedule The Erie-ites arrived in Hershey on Sunday, when they were welcomed at the hiffh school hi their Hershey Mgt Nitifiairty ifiOi1li1 Alfer received the official welcome by school officials and imme-diately began a full schedule of activities. Their first day in Hershey gave them a chance to look over the local scene — first touring the school and attend-ing classes. After being noon-time guests at the Rotary Club's luncheon, the exchange students were taken on a tour of the interest points of the town. Tuesday's activities in-cluded a trip through the choc-olate factory in the morning. Afternoon and evening events were on the social side, includ-ing a tea given by the Her-shey High School Student Council and a dance in the school gymnasium. ' Visit Harrisburg Wednesday was largely oc-cupied with a trip to the State Capitol, _ where the students met Governor George M. Leader after a visit to the General Assembly. Today — Thursday — the group got to see more of Her-shey, visiting the Reese candy factory, the Milton Hershey School and the State Police Training School. A square dance was scheduled for the evening. The students take to the road on Friday, making a swing through historic Corn-wall and into Lancaster Coun-ty where they will see the Ephrata Cloisters and the Green Dragon Market. On Saturday, the schedule calls for a trip to the Gettys-burg Battlefield —with picnic lunches — and on Saturday evening the Erie youngsters will report their impressions at an evaluation meeting in the social room of Derry Pres-byterian- Ohm eh. Sunday is set aside as a full day of home and family ac-tivity for the visitors and their hosts. The Erie group re-turns home on Monday morn-ing. The purpose of the ex-change program, Hershey High School Principal George D. Lange said, is to broaden pupil experience beyond their own schools, and to evaluate what other schools offer. EXCHANGE STUDENTS from Erie, Pa., are guests in Hershey homes this week. Above is the Charles Rath family of 169 East Derry Road and their guests for the week — left to right: Mr. and Mrs. Rath, son Robert, Carl Pekala, Felix Ibanez and Garry Rath. Pekala is a student of the Lawrence Park'High School in Erie, and Ibanez is here trg a 'clooble-exrhange"-stu-dent. He is a Spanish high school student currently at-tending the Erie school under a U.S.—Spain ex-change program. Photo at right shows part of the crowd of Hershey folks who were on hand late Sunday afternoon to welcome the busload of ex-change students from Erie as they arrived at School Plaza. Miniature Motorist Gets "Tagged" DEMONSTRATING the new "Hershey — The Chocolate Town" automobile plates, Rosemary McCleaf fastens one of -the emblems to the business end of a toy auto while - the driver, Rosemary's sister. Kathleen, wa its with motor idling. The youngsters posed for the photographer at their Parkside Apartments home. - . - The•Hershey car plates are being sold-by. the music students -of Hershey High • SchoOl.as a-p_roject to raise funds.for the pirrchase of new robes for Hershey. High's. champion chorus.. • No. 12 Community Club Slates Open House "It's "open house" at the Community Club on April l— and that's no April fooling. A big program of drills, ex-ercises and exhibitions is be-ing arranged for the event by the staffs of both the men's and women's divisions of the club and a big evening is in prospect for all visitors. The welcome sign is out to all in-terested persons of the com-munity. Young club members from Third Grade age through high school will demonstrate the skills learn-ed in the 'club's winter pro-gram: games, exercises, re-lays, tumbling, vaulting and trampoline work. The program swill be fol-lowed by a family swim party in the men's club pool in the Community Building. Purpose of the open house is to acquaint the parents and friends of the youngsters with the over-the-winter ac-tivity and programs for the various age groups of boys and girls. Hershey News Comm. Bldg. Hershey, Pa. BULK RATE U. S. POSTAGE PAID HERSHEY, PA. Permit No. 13 3547 REOUESTED IF UNDELIVERABLE
Object Description
Title | Hershey News 1955-03-24 |
Subject | Hershey (Pa.)--Newspapers |
Description | Hershey News, published from 1953 until 1964, reported news and events throughout the Township of Derry, Pennsylvania (informally known as Hershey). |
Contributing Institution | Milton Hershey School |
Date | 1955-03-24 |
Description
Title | Hershey News 1955-03-24 |
Subject | Hershey (Pa.)--Newspapers |
Description | Hershey News, published from 1953 until 1964, reported news and events throughout the Township of Derry, Pennsylvania (informally known as Hershey). |
Contributing Institution | Milton Hershey School |
Date | 1955-03-24 |
Transcript | HERS EY NEWS Vol. 3 HERSHEY, PENNSYLVANIA, MARCH 24, 1955 Hershey Host To Erie High School Students For Week Thirty young residents of Erie, Pa., are guests in Her-shey homes this week in the first phase of the Hershey- Erie student exchange prog-ram. The boys and girls from the northwest corner of the state are being treated to the Hershey brand of hospitality, with a full schedule of enter-taining visits, tours and social affairs making up :;heir week-in- Hershey. - Along with the Erie high school students are two Euro-pean exchange students — Teresa DeLauretis of Italy and Felix Ibanez of Spain. They are exchange students attending the Erie school and have come to Hershey in what amounts to a double-exchange. The guests of the Hershey High School Exchange Club are students at Erie's Lawr-ence Park High School. They were accompanied here by Principal and Mrs. Daniel Skala, Mr. Skala is also presi-dent of the Pennsylvania State Education Association. Advisors to the Hershey ex-change students, who will make a similar visit to Erie at a later date, are Miss Janet Knohr and Eugene Herr. Full Schedule The Erie-ites arrived in Hershey on Sunday, when they were welcomed at the hiffh school hi their Hershey Mgt Nitifiairty ifiOi1li1 Alfer received the official welcome by school officials and imme-diately began a full schedule of activities. Their first day in Hershey gave them a chance to look over the local scene — first touring the school and attend-ing classes. After being noon-time guests at the Rotary Club's luncheon, the exchange students were taken on a tour of the interest points of the town. Tuesday's activities in-cluded a trip through the choc-olate factory in the morning. Afternoon and evening events were on the social side, includ-ing a tea given by the Her-shey High School Student Council and a dance in the school gymnasium. ' Visit Harrisburg Wednesday was largely oc-cupied with a trip to the State Capitol, _ where the students met Governor George M. Leader after a visit to the General Assembly. Today — Thursday — the group got to see more of Her-shey, visiting the Reese candy factory, the Milton Hershey School and the State Police Training School. A square dance was scheduled for the evening. The students take to the road on Friday, making a swing through historic Corn-wall and into Lancaster Coun-ty where they will see the Ephrata Cloisters and the Green Dragon Market. On Saturday, the schedule calls for a trip to the Gettys-burg Battlefield —with picnic lunches — and on Saturday evening the Erie youngsters will report their impressions at an evaluation meeting in the social room of Derry Pres-byterian- Ohm eh. Sunday is set aside as a full day of home and family ac-tivity for the visitors and their hosts. The Erie group re-turns home on Monday morn-ing. The purpose of the ex-change program, Hershey High School Principal George D. Lange said, is to broaden pupil experience beyond their own schools, and to evaluate what other schools offer. EXCHANGE STUDENTS from Erie, Pa., are guests in Hershey homes this week. Above is the Charles Rath family of 169 East Derry Road and their guests for the week — left to right: Mr. and Mrs. Rath, son Robert, Carl Pekala, Felix Ibanez and Garry Rath. Pekala is a student of the Lawrence Park'High School in Erie, and Ibanez is here trg a 'clooble-exrhange"-stu-dent. He is a Spanish high school student currently at-tending the Erie school under a U.S.—Spain ex-change program. Photo at right shows part of the crowd of Hershey folks who were on hand late Sunday afternoon to welcome the busload of ex-change students from Erie as they arrived at School Plaza. Miniature Motorist Gets "Tagged" DEMONSTRATING the new "Hershey — The Chocolate Town" automobile plates, Rosemary McCleaf fastens one of -the emblems to the business end of a toy auto while - the driver, Rosemary's sister. Kathleen, wa its with motor idling. The youngsters posed for the photographer at their Parkside Apartments home. - . - The•Hershey car plates are being sold-by. the music students -of Hershey High • SchoOl.as a-p_roject to raise funds.for the pirrchase of new robes for Hershey. High's. champion chorus.. • No. 12 Community Club Slates Open House "It's "open house" at the Community Club on April l— and that's no April fooling. A big program of drills, ex-ercises and exhibitions is be-ing arranged for the event by the staffs of both the men's and women's divisions of the club and a big evening is in prospect for all visitors. The welcome sign is out to all in-terested persons of the com-munity. Young club members from Third Grade age through high school will demonstrate the skills learn-ed in the 'club's winter pro-gram: games, exercises, re-lays, tumbling, vaulting and trampoline work. The program swill be fol-lowed by a family swim party in the men's club pool in the Community Building. Purpose of the open house is to acquaint the parents and friends of the youngsters with the over-the-winter ac-tivity and programs for the various age groups of boys and girls. Hershey News Comm. Bldg. Hershey, Pa. BULK RATE U. S. POSTAGE PAID HERSHEY, PA. Permit No. 13 3547 REOUESTED IF UNDELIVERABLE |
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