Hershey News 1959-07-30

              HERSHEY NEWS
Vol. 7 HERSHEY, PENNSYLVANIA, JULY 30, 1959 No. 31
TRAVEL TALK—Hubert David, Belgian college student who will be a
guest in the homes of various Hershey, Rotarians until mid-September,
tells four interested members of the Louis C.' Smith family about his
native country with the aid of an illustrated handbook. Even little Janet,
on her mother's lap, seems interested in Hubert's travel talk. At left is
Jary Smith, and his brother Andy is getting a cIose-up look from the
floor. Hubert was the guest of the Smiths last week, immediately upon
his arrival here.
The tall, blond Belgian was born in Liege in 1941, during the Ger-man
occupation of that city. In addition to French and Flemish, Bel-gium's
two languages, he speaks Dutch and German and is quite com-petent
in English. He plans to become a language teacher in a university.
He enjoys English and Arherican literature and is fond of traveling.
His visit to Hershey, and the opportunity to live in American homes,
is "a most memorable experience" in his life, he said.
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MONEY TALK—Carole Munden of Morden, Surrey, England, gives Dr.
and Mrs. Ray Kinch a briefing on the British monetary system while
Carole was visiting in' the Kinch home last week. She will be a guest in
homes of various Hershey Rotary Club families until mid-September in
the local -club's exchange student program for bettering international
understanding.
Twenty-year-old Carole has completed her teacher training and will
launch her teaching career on the day she returns home from the United
States. In England, she will teach in the "infants' school" — six and
seven year olds.
Much interested in people, Carole has found the Pennsyliraniki Am-ish
fascinating and is looking forward to "Dutch Days" for more of the
lore of the region. She is active in church work and enjoys travel, read-ing,
swimming, tennis and dancing. •
, Even though a loyal British subject, She prefers coffee to tea.
Milton Hershey School Principal Retires
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quarter of a century of serv-ice
to boys of the Milton Her-shey
School officially comes
to an end with his retirement
on August 1.
But the relationship be-tween
the school's principal
and the lads who' have come
under his educational super-vision
during that time will
sI) tilt indekinitely, due to--kits
deep personal interest and
professional pride in the
progress through life of the
graduates of the past 25
years.
During his years as printi-pal
he has seen 2,197 boys
graduated from the school
founded by the late Milton S.
Hershey. He has maintained
W. ALLEN HAMMOND, who retires August 1 after a
quarter of a century as principal of the Milton Hershey
School, looks over one of his prized possessions —a
huge scrapbook-filled with letters, pictures and other
souvenirs of his career as an educator' here and at
Franklin and Marshall Academy. The memory book,/
containing many letters from. former 'pupil§ now in
many walks of life, was-compiled and presented to him
by his associates at the Milton Hershey school prior to
his retirement.
contact with many ot
and annually renews acquaint-ances
with hundreds of "old
grads" and their families at
the school's alumni homecom-ing.
Projected as part of his re-tirement
activities is .a trip
westward which will be
planned to permit him to visit
with many of "the boys."
Mr. Hammond came to Her-shey
to assume the- principal-ship
of the Milton Hershey
School in 1934 when the jun-ior-
senior high school was
opened. At that time, the
school had a faculty of 35,
with an enrollment of 352
boys. At the present time the
faculty numbers 65 and the
student enrollment averages
1,000 boys a year .•
His decision in 1934 to ac-cept
the position of principal
of the Milton Hershey School
was one of the wisest choices
of his life, Mr. Hammond ob-served.
"It has been a stimulating
and rewarding experience,"
he said.
Lancaster Countian
A native of East Earl, Lan-caster•
County, he was reared
at New, Holland. Upon his
graduation from Franklin and
Marshall College, he began
his teaching career at
Stroudsburg High School and
later taught at Jeannette, Pa.
In 1918 he enlisted in the
Army and was trained for
field depot work in ordnance.
After nine months of war-time
service, during which he
became a sergeant, the armis-tice
was signed. But before
being discharged he was as-signed
for a period of time
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Nine Hershey Employees To
Begin Retirement August-1
Nine Hershey employees will retire as of August 1,
it was announced this week by .the Hershey Chocolate
Corporation, Hershey Estates and the Milton Hershey
School. They are:
Bershey.Chocolate Corporation
Helen H. Hayden, Los Angeles, Cal.; Warehouse;
employed since January 15, 1951..
Charles F. Walmer, 328 West Main Street, Pal-myra;
Condensing; employed since April 26, 1920.
Earl F. Adams, .128 McKinley Stree t, Palmyra;
Moulding; employed' since February 27, 1924.
Hershey Estates
Paul A. Uhrich, Hershey Route 1; Hershey Lum-ber
Products; employed since December 9, 1918.
John W. Eby, Lebanon Route 4; Filter Plant; em-ployed
since April 15, 1924.
- Ada W. Ginder, 907 East Chocolate Avenue; Cocoa
Inn; employed since November 16, 1934. .
. Minnie I. Adams, 910 East Chocolate Avenue;
Cocoa Inn; employed since January 13, 1948.
Sarah N. -Ream, 43 Oak Lane, Hershey; Laundry;
employed since May 29, 1933.
Milton Hershey School
W. Allen Hammond, Milton Hershey School princi-pal,
246 East Caracas Avenue, Hershey; employed since
August 1, 1934.
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