Hershey News 1955-05-26

              HERSHEY NEWS
Vol. 3
Joanne Ebersole
Valedictorian
HERSHEY, PENNSYLVANIA, MAY 26, 1955
Ben F. Olena H
Class Orator
Mary Koth
Salutatorian
Thirty-Three Get Diplomas At Junior College
The manner in which the late Milton S. Hershey's own
limited educational background led to his deep concern for
providing fine opportunities for schooling in the community
he founded was the subject of Dr. Paul A. W. Wallace's
address to the 1955 graduating class of Hershey Junior Col-lege
on Monday evening. Dr. Wallace, well known teacher,
historian and author, is currently engaged in compiling and
documenting material on the life of Mr. Hershey.
His address was titled: "Milton S. Hershey's Approach
to Education."
Dr. Wallace was the prin-cipal
speaker at the junior
college's Commencement ex-ercises
in the Little Theatre
of the Community Building.
Thirty-three Sophomores re-ceived
their diplomas from
the school.
Student speakers were Ben
Olena, class orator, and
Thomas Gamble, class repre-sentative.
With Dr. Varnum H. Fen-stermacher,
junior college
dean, in charge of the presen-tations,
these graduating
Sophomores received awards:
Betty J. Showalter, Stu-dent
Senate Award for attain-ment
in Business Education;
Daniel B. Strickler, Student
Senate Award for attainment
in Mathematics and Science;
Richard S. Lyman, Hershey
Junior College Alumni Asso-ciation
Award, citizenship;
Lilliam G. Ruddle, Business
and Professional Women's
Club Medal, for exemplary
cooperation.
Richard L. Hartman, Her-shey
Junior College Faculty
Medal, for citizenship; Mary
G. Koth (salutatorian), Ro-tary
Club Medal for "service
above self"; Thomas H.
Gamble, Milton Hershey
School Alumni Association
Award to an M.H.S. graduate
for scholarship, leadership
and general ability.
Joanne E. Ebersole (vale-dictorian),
Student Senate
Award for Humanities,
Dean's Scholarship Medal for
highest scholastic achieve-ment,
Foreman's Club Award
for superior scholarship and
leadership; Ben F. Olena II,
Rotary Club Medal for "serv-ice
above self"; Parent-
Teacher Association Scholar-ship
Award.
The presentation of the
class was conducted by Dr. L.
Eugene Jacques, superinten-dent
of the Derry Township
School District, and diplomas
were conferred on the grad-uates
by Earl R. Lollo, presi-dent
of the Board of Educa-tion.
Rev. Hiram J. Fryscing-er
gave the invocation as the
Commencement exercises
opened.
Class officers were Ben F.
Olena II, president; Thomas
H. Gamble, vice president;
and John Joseph Kaplafka,
secretary-treasurer. John C.
Lanz was faculty advisor.
To Continue
Twenty-six of the graduat-ing
Sophomores plan to con-tinue
their undergraduate
work at other schools:
Richard Dows, to transfer
to Marysville College; Thom-as
Cline, college not yet se-lected;
Joanne Ebersole,
Pittsburgh Medical Center;
Charles Eisenhour, Univer-sity
of New Mexico; Kenneth
Ernst, University of Miami;
Ronald Fouche, Susquehanna
University.
_ Thomas Gamble, Temple
University; Richard Hart-man,
Palmer School of Chiro-practics
(on a scholarship
won earlier this year) ; Jean
Heilman, Indiana State
Teachers College; Mary Herr,
Indiana State Teachers Col-
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Memorial Service Set
•" The annual memorial service for the members of the
Hershey Volunteer Fire Company who died during the
past year is to be held at 7:30 p. m. Sunday evening in the
Little Theatre of the Community Building.
Sponsoring the service this year is All Saints Episco-pal
Church, with W. Lydon Hess, lay reader in charge. Ser-mon
topic is: "The Spirit That Quickeneth."
The reading of the necrology will be performed by
Rev. William Sheldon Blair, fire company chaplain. The
service will be dedicated to the memory of:
Benjamin Beidleman, Arthur R. Brinser, John H. Det-weiler,
Joseph Detweiler, Sr., Captain Emmett Donovan,
William Dunbar III, Jacob Ensminger, Dr. Paul K. Evans,
Clair F. Harnish, A. L. Kaylor, Sr., Harvey C. Linebaugh,
Guiseppe Nardi, Basil M. Roland, William H. Straw, Clar-ence
A. Wiley, Sr., and Christ K. Yerger.
Barr Snavely And
James Gruber Are
Honored By Scouts
Boy Scout District Commis-sioner
Harry Barr Snavely
was honored here Monday
night at a joint meeting of
Cub Pack 65 and Scout Troop
65 in recognition of his thirty
years of service to Scouting.
Honored at the same time
was Troop 65 member James
Gruber who was awarded the
top rank in Scouting — the
Eagle Award.
Commissioner Snavely,
who completed his three dec-ades
of Scouling recently, be-gan
his career with Troop 65,
rising from Tenderfoot to
Eagle rank. Continuing his
activities with the troop, he
served as assistant scoutmas-ter,
and later as skipper of
the Sea Scouts. Expanding
his work in the Scouting field,
he was appointed District
Commissioner and has served
faithfully in this post for the
past two years.
In recognition of his con-tributions
to Scouting over
the past thirty years, he was
presented with an engraved
gift.
Making the presentation on
behalf of Pack and Troop 65
was his father, John F.
Snavely, a retired veteran
Hershey employee who was
himself closely, associated
with Scouting in Hershey for
many years.. The award re-cipient,
Barr Snavely, is em-ployed
at the Hershey Choco-late
Corporation.
Given Eagle Rank
Scout James Gruber, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Irvin J. Gruber,
was presented with his Eagle
insignia during an impressive
ceremony by John Snavely.
Mrs. Gruber accepted the
award and, .in turn, presented
it to her son. Eagle Scout
Gruber became the twenty-fourth
member of Troop 65 to
receive the top rank. His fa-ther,
Irvin "Patty" Gruber, is
a Hershey Chocolate Corpora-tion
employee and is also ac-tive
in Scouting, serving as a
Swatara District committee-man.
Another highlight of the
ceremony was the presenta-tion
of earned awards to the
Cubs and Scouts by Cubmas-ter
George Flickinger and
'Scoutmaster B. 0. Bretz.
No. 21
Memorial Day Salute
To War Dead Readied
Hershey's annual solemn tribute to the nation's war
dead will be held Monday, with a three-division parade lead- -
ing to the Derry Township Court of Honor at the Commun-ity
Building where the Memorial Day ceremony will be con-ducted.
Guest speaker for the occasion will be Commander Rus-sell
H. Hedgecock, executive officer, Ships Parts Control
Center, Mechanicsburg Naval Supply Depot. He will take'
part in the service sponsored by the local veterans' organiza-tions.
Music for the parade will be furnished by three local
units—the Chocolatiers Drum and Bugle Corps, Hershey
High School Band and the Milton Hershey School Band.
The Chocolatiers, crack musical organization sponsored
jointly by the American Legion and VFW, will also play dur-ing
the service in the Court of Honor.
Ministers taking part in the program will be Rev.
Thomas W. Guinivan, Rev. J. R. MacDonald and Rev. W.
SheldonBlair. "Taps" will be sounded by Kenneth Lehman.
Vocal music for the service will be provided by the popu-lar
Milton Hershey School Junior High Choir.
In case of inclement weather, the Memorial Day service
is to be held in the Little Theatre of the Community Build-ing
at 10:30 a.m.
Parade Route
The parade will form at Ceylon and Caracas Avenues at
9:15 a.m. and will move at 9:30. The route of march:
North on Ceylon to Chocolate; west on Chocolate to Mill
Street in Swatara Station; counter-march on Chocolate to
Ceylon; south on Ceylon to School Plaza and disband..
Serving on the Legion-VFW committee arranging the
observance are Irwin J. Gruber, William H. Hartsock, Brent
I. Hancock, William Schmehl, Milton J. Schaeffer and Tom
M. Larkin.
Formation of the parade:
First Division
Major Thomas F. Martin, Parade Marshal.
Mounted Detachment, Pennsylvania State Police.
Comander R. H. Hedgecock, USN, Executive Office,
Ships Parts Control Center, Naval Supply Depot, Mechan-icsburg.
Gold Star Mothers.
War Mothers.
Chocolatiers Drum and Bugle Corps of Post 386,
American Legion, and Hershey Memorial Post, Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Hershey Memorial Post, VFW; and Auxiliary.
Hershey American Legion Post and Auxiliary.
Second Division
Paul E. Hetrick, Jr., Marshal.
Bicycle Brigade.
Brownies.
Girl Scouts.
Boy Scouts.
Hershey High School Band.
Hershey High Schol Band.
Third Division
Frank J. Magrini, Marshal
Rotary Club.
Lions' Club.
Optimist Club.
Other service, fraternal and business organizations.
Hershey Volunteer Fire Company and Auxiliary.
Fire Company equipment.
Milton Hershey School Band.
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