Hershey News 1959-06-04

              HERSHEY NEWS
Vol. 7 HERSHEY, PENNSYLVANIA, JUNE 4, 1959 No. 23
HERSHEY'S MEMORIAL DAY OBSERVANCE included the traditional parade and
memorial service at the Court of Honor at the Community Building. Four of the prin-cipals
in the local observance are shown here at the conclusion of the service: From
left—American Legion Post Commander John D. Groh; Major Thomas F. Martin,
parade marshal; the Rev. Harry T. Richwine, guest speaker; and Veterans of For-eign
Wars Post Commander Ernest F.' Drescher. .
The guest speaker, pastor of Lebanon's Salem Lutheran Church, said the cost
of war must always be counted in human lives, and urged all Americans to guard
the things that men have died for. He said: "We honor those who have died for
us by living for the land they loved."
VFW Post Commander Drescher presided at the Service. The Hershey Italian
Lodge furnished the firing squad for the memorial salute and "Taps" was sounded
by trumpeter Richard Hiler. Ray B. Miller directed the Milton Hershey School Band.
The invocation was given by the Revs Robert M. Lezenby; the Rev. :Dr. J. R.
MacDonald read the Scripture ; and the benediction was ronounced by the Rev. Dr.
.1,1-'Herbert Miller
Hershey High School
The two hundred and fifty-one
1959 graduates of Her-shey
High School received
their diplomas at Commence-ment
exercises held on Wed-nesday
evening, May 27, in
the Hershey Community
Theatre.
Presenting the Commence-ment
address was the Rev.
Aurance F. Shank, pastor of
Harrisburg's Fifth Street
Methodist Church and a well
known public speaker. His ad-dress
was titled: "Command
Decision."
Student speakers—members
of the graduation class—ap-pearing
in a symposium were
Seniors Graduated
Elaine Kalenevitch, Irma Zim-merman
and David Wagner.
The symposium was held on
the topic of "Patterns for
Living in the Space Age."
Dr. L. Eugene Jacques, sup-erintendent
of schools, pre-sented
the class for gradua-tion
and the diplomas were
Presented by Derry Township
School Board President Mar-lin
E. Balsbaugh.
Presentation of awards was
performed by George D.
Lange, Hershey High School
principal. The Rev. Kermit L.
Lloyd gave the invocation.
Music for the Commence-ment
program I'as played by
the high school orchestra,'
with Miss Jane Emel conduct-ing.
Vocal music was present-ed
by a quartet composed of
Robert Garrett, Terry Gar-man,
Rodney Stoessel and
Jame Kling, with Marilyn
Engle as accompanist.
Honor graduates of the
Class of 1959, who earned an
"A" average for their senior
high school years, are:
William Meyer s, Francis
Elmi, Howard Stauffer, Glen-da
Beers, Ruthann Donmoyer,
James Kling, Ronald Morgan,
David. Bikle, Patricia. Day,
Irma Zimmerman, Eleanor
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STUDENT SPEAKERS AT COMMENCEMENT exercises for the Hershey High
School Class of 1959 were (from left) Elaine Kalenevitch, David Wagner and Irma
Zimmerman. They discussed the topic: "Patterns for L i v in g in the Space Age,"
Guest Commencement speaker was the Rev. Aurance F. Shank, pastor of the Fifth
Street Methodist' Church of Harrisburg. The school's graduation Program was held
Wednesday, May 27. ht. the Hershey , Community Theatre. • ' • .
Milton Hershey Graduates
Receive Diplomas Monday
The 97-member graduating
class of the Milton Hershey
School heard a Commence-ment
address given by Dr.
Lawrence R. Hafstad, General
Mo to vice - president in
charge of Research Staff. The
school's graduation exercises
were held on.Monday, June 1,
in the Hershey Conimunily
Theatre.
Dr. Hafstad was introduced
by Dr. John 0. Hershey, Mil-ton
Hershey School superin-tendent.
The graduating class was
presented by W. Allen Ham-mond,
school principal, and
the diplomas were awarded by
D. Paul Witmer, chairman of
the Milton Hershey School
Board of Managers.
Joseph E. Seaman of the
Class of 1959 spoke the fare-well
on behalf of his fellow-graduates.
The Commence-ment
welcome speech was giv-en
by William E. Ohnmeiss.
As the twenty-fifth annual
Commencement exercises
opened, the traditional silent
tribute to the late Milton S.
Hershey, founder of the
school, was led by Samuel F.
Hinkle, member of the Board
of Managers.
The M.H.S. Glee Club was
faftEirbrVirkil L. Alexan-der
in vocal selections, and W.
Purnell Payne was organist.
Landis R. Heller Jr., school
religious advisor, gave the in-vocation
and benediction.
Graduating with honors
were: Summa cum laude —
William Bowman, R 'chard
Carville, Richard Doyle, J.
Kermit Findley, William Ohn-meiss
and William Yost; and
cum laude — A. Leroy Cole,
Gerald Duff, Robert Fox, John
Hoeschele, Gary Kennedy,
Sidney Kerr, William Mash,
Chester Rose and Joseph Sea-man.
Class officers: Anthony Co-listra,
president; Leroy Cole,
vice-president; John Hoes-chele,
secretary ; Ronald Stew-art,
treasurer; and David Erd-man,
historian. i.
' Awards
Senior awards presented at Mon-day's
Class Day activities:
"Acropolis" staff—William now.
man, Richard Carville, !lobed Fox,
William Howells, John McCabe,
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SPEAKER at. the twenty-fifth
an n u al Commence-ment
exercises of the Milton
Hershey School on Monday
was Dr. Lawrence R. Haf-stad,
General Motors vice-president
in charge of Re-.
search Staff.
Dr. Ha f s t a d formerly
served as the first director
of the U.S. Atomic Energy
Commission's Reactor De-velopment
Division (1949
through 1955).- In January
1955, Dr. Hafstad was
named director of the Chase
Manhattan Bank's' Atomic
Energy Division in New
York City, and in Septem-ber
of the same year he be-came
General Motors vice-president
in charge of Re-search
Staff.
For development of a mil-lion-
volt vacuum tube he
shared the American Asso-ciation
for the Advance-ment
of Science Award with
M. A. Tuve in 1931. The
Secretary of the Navy in
1946 presented him with
the Medal of Merit for his
"major contribution in de-velopment
of significant
improvements in ordnance
for the Army and Navy,"
and' in the same year the
British government con-ferred
upon him the "King's
Medal in Defense of Free-dom."
Dr. Hafstad also serves
as a consultant to the As-sistant
Secretary of De-fense
for Research and De-velopment.
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