Hershey News 1955-01-13

              HERSHEY NEWS
Vol. 3 HERSHEY, PENNSYLVANIA, JANUARY 13, 1955
THE TEACHER and two of her students—Mrs. Ruth
Erdman, who teaches Citizenship in the Derry Town-ship
Evening School, enjoys working with students like
Mrs. Haruko Julian and Dicci Americo.
School For New Americans
Building citizenship is the chosen work of Mrs. Ruth
Erdman of 59 East Derry Road. Mrs. Erdman, trained as a
public school teacher, is engaged in the vastly rewarding
work of coaching newcomers to America in preparation for
receiving their U. S. citizenship.
Her greatest reward comes from watching the progress
of her proteges as they take their places in the community as
Americans.
Her present class of thirteen students is in its second
half of the year's twice-weekly study in the Derry Township
Schools' adult evening classes which are under the supervis-ion
of Raymond Evans. Class members have Italian, German,
Japanese and Spanish backgrounds. Nearly all have direct
local ties — by marriage or family relationship.
Most of the students have had good educational train-ing
in their native lands, Mrs. Erdman said. It is her job to
translate their knowledge and skills into the American way
of everyday living, in addition to preparing them for the
American History and English Language requirements for
the legal granting of their U. S. citizenship.
Although the course requires a teacher accredited by the
State Department of Public Instruction, its curriculum is
quite different from the usual school class. Mrs. Erdman is
able to give individual attention to each pupil, slanting her
teaching in such a way as to provide the best benefit for the
students' own educational background and skills.
Other important means of teaching the American way
of life include class attendance at shows and music programs
in the community. From time to time the Erdmans entertain
students at dinner at the Erdman home.
Now in her fifth year as citizenship teacher here, Mrs.
Erdman is particularly proud that seven persons, born at or
near Hershey and taken to native lands of their parents, have
returned to Hershey, U. S. A., for education and opportunity.
The seven, although American citizens by birth, have at-tended
the citizenship classes for the language benefits and
to learn the American way.
Hershey Pupils
Play In Music
Festival
Nine outstanding Hershey
High School musicians took
part in the Southern District
Orchestra Festival at Camp
Hill High School on January
6, 7 and 8. The district orches-tra
presented concerts on Fri-day
and Saturday evenings.
Representing Hershey were
these members of the Hershey
Senior High School orchestra:
Sandy Stover and Clee Hag-aman,
violin; Karl Moyer,
Elaine Deets and June Brit-tain,
viola; Esta Black, bass;
Gretchen Aungst, Lois Shuler
and Arthur Whiteman, cello.
Accompanying the students
to the orchestra festival was
W. Paul Campbell, music su-pervisor
of the Derry Town-ship
Schools.
Hershey School Teacher
Also Part-Time Author
One of the most intriguing
children's books to come along
in some time was written by
a Hershey school teacher.
Author of the new book —
"Mr. Turkey Gobbler and
Other Stories" — is—Miss
Rachel Baker, a Second Grade
teacher in Derry Township
schools. "Mr. Turkey Gobbler"
is her third published work.
An interesting aspect of the
book is that illustrations for
three of its sections were
taken from actual work by
her pupils. Illustrations for
the fourth section were adapt-ed
from children's drawings
by William Batchelor, Her-shey
art instructor.
Miss Baker studied at Mill-ersville
State Teachers College
and received her Bachelor of
Science degree in Education
from Elizabethtown College.
She says she decided to be a
teacher when she herself was
in the Third Grade.
At Hershey, she has taught
First and Second Grades
alternately.
Lions' Club For 1954 Is Presented To Ivan L. Mease
IVAN L. MEASE (center) last week became the fifth
local person to receive the Hershey Lions' Club's annual
Award of Merit in the Lions' citizenship program. At left is
Ralph H. Horst, chairman of the Award Committee, and Club
President E. Morse Heisey is at right.
Fifty-one members and
twelve guests of the Hershey
Lions' Club last week paid tri-bute
to Ivan L. Mease of 111
Cocoa Avenue as Mease was
presented with the Hershey
Lions' Club Award of Merit
for 1954.
The Lions' award is made
annually in the interest of
good citizenship by honoring
an outstanding person in the
community. A club spokesman
pointed out that the award
serves as a reminder "com-munity
and national character
is dependent upon the charac-ter
of their citizens."
At the dinner meeting the
Lions' Club also saluted the
former recipients of the
Award of Merit: Dr. H. H.
Hostetter, Major Thomas F.
Martin, Miss Edna Erb and
Mrs. Mary Edwards.
Other guests included
Hugo Passalosqua and Dino
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No. 2
PAUL SHAULIS HAROLD MEASHEY
RECENTLY PROMOTED Hershey Fire Police officers
who head the local fire company's ten-man organization are
Lieutenant Paul Shaulis (left), of Hershey Route 1, and Cap-tain
Harold Meashey, 510 Park Avenue. Meashey, who is
employed by the Hershey Estates Garden Department, was
named captain to succeed Emory Hollinger. Hollinger re-signed
because of new business obligations.
Meashey has been active in the fire company since 1933
and had served as fire police lieutenant for the past three
years.
Lieutenant Shaulis is employed by the Hershey
Creamery. He was named lieutenant as Meashey was moved
up to captain.
Both Meashey and Shaulis are members of the Dauphin
County Fire Chiefs and Fire Police Association and the Penn-sylvania
Association of Fire Police.
Former Captain Emory Hollinger resigned to become
the operator of a new service station in Hershey.
Foremen To Hear Col. Frank W. Murphy
Colonel Frank W. Murphy,
U. S. Army (retired) will be
the guest speaker at the meet-ing
of the Hershey Foremen's
Club at the fire hall next
Thursday evening.
The visit to the -fire hall for
an "all you can eat" family-style
dinner has become a pop-ular
yearly event for the su-pervisory
personnel of both
the Chocolate Corporation and
the Estates.
Known for their traveling
to various industries in the
Central Pennsylvania area,
the Foremen this time are
staying close to home in view
of the uncertainty of the
weather, which usua 11 y
plagues their travel during the
month of January.
And, speaking of travel,
that's what Col. Murphy will
be doing at the meeting, illus-trating
his talk with fine pic-tures
of his tour of duty in
Australia, New Guinea and
other South Seas areas.
Since his retirement from
the service, Col. Murphy has
lived in Palmyra. His visit to
the Hershey club was ar-ranged
by Howard P. Phil-hippy,
program committee
chairman. Other arrange-ments
were completed by com-mittee
member Richard H.
McCrone.
Safety In These Numbers?
Paul Weigley is not a superstitious man.
The recently retired Community Building maintenance
supervisor is en route to visit a daughter in California.
He was scheduled to change trans in Chicago today—
January 13. On the way to Chicago he occupied Seat No. 13
in Car 13. He accepted the reservation without flickering an
eyelash.
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