Hershey News 1955-06-02

              HERSHEY NEWS
Vol. 3 HERSHEY, PENNSYLVANIA, JUNE 2, 1955 No. 22
STUDENT SPEAKERS at Hershey High School's
• their place on the program as the class graduated last Thursday evening. Left to
right, the trio who represented the school's departments in a symposium: Donna K.
Landis, James G. Shertzer, Jr., and JoAnne M. Dougherty.
Below—The Senior Class begins its procession from the high school building to
the Community Theatre for the Commencement exercises.
Commencement exercises check
Health Council Reelects Biers1ein
John Bierstein was re-elect-ed
chairman of the Advisory
Health Council at its bi-monthly
meeting recently.
William Hartsock was chosen
vice-chairman, and Mrs. Eliz-beth
Goodwill was re-elected
secretary.
The school nurse's report
revealed that 969 pupils in
Grades One, Three, Seven
Judge Medina To Address
MHS Grads Monday Night
Judge Harold R. Medina,
prominent among the Nation's
contemporary jurists, will ad-dress
the Milton Hershey
School graduating class on
Monday night on the theme:
"By Their Fruits Shall Ye
Know Them."
The Commencement speak-er
made legal history with his
skillful handling of the trials
of eleven American commun-ist
leaders in 1949, and has a
distinguished background as
a trial judge, lawyer, teacher
and author.
The Commencement exer-cises
will be held in the Her-shey
Community Theatre, and
Dr. John 0. Hershey, superin-tendent
of the Milton Hershey
School, announced that the
doors will be opened to the
general public without tickets
at 7:20 p.m. FOR AS LONG
AS SEATS ARE AVAIL-ABLE.
Before 7:20, admission
will be by ticket only.
and Eleven were examined
for physical dfects. Nine per
cent had defects and seventy
per cent have already been
Memorial Day
Speaker Calls
For Strength
corrected, with more correc- Guest speaker at Memorial
tions planned. Day services here on Monday
Because some grades have
already been dropped from
these examinations and the
state is indicating more re-ductions
in this program, the to "face up to our obligations
Council voted to send letters in order to maintain our dem-to
Dauphin County legislators ocratic way of life" and to in-asking
them to oppose the sure that our war dead have
proposed budget reductions in not died in vain.
appropriations for both medi-cal
and dental examinations
of school children.
The Council also voted to
ask the legislators to support
legislation which would re-quire
all ears to come to a full
stop when approaching school
buses stopping along high-ways.
Private Russell Cutshall re-ported
that the School Safety
Patrol won a prize of $25 at
the Safety Parade in Palmyra.
The patrol was also honored
by the Lions ,and 'Optimist
Clubs and the P.T.A.
The Hershey Estates will
again paint school crosswalks
on side streets in Hershey this
summer while t h e State
paints those on State high-ways,
it was reported at the
Council session.
Members attending the
meeting included John Bier-stein,
chairman ; Mrs. Daniel
(0••14noed Oa Poi. Two)
Hershey High School
Grads Get Diplomas
Two Hundred And Sixteen Seniors In
Class Of 1955 Represent Academic,
Commercial And Vocational
Departments
Hershey High School's 216 graduating seniors heard an
inspiring address by Dr. Paul Whitman Hoon, Ph. D., of
Union Theological Seminary, as Commencement exercises
were held for the Class of 1955 in the Hershey Community
Theatre last Thursday evening. Dr. Hoon spoke on the
theme: "A Self Worth Having."
Student speakers James G. Shertzer, Jr., Donna Kay
Landis and JoAnne M. Dougherty appeared in a symposium,
discussing the topic: "The Future Is In Our Hands."
The diplomas were conferred on the class members by
Earl R. Lollo, president of the Derry Township Board of
School Directors.
The Commencement program opened with the invoca-tion
by Rev. Stephen E. Schullery, pastor of Holy Trinity
Lutheran Church. Music for the processional and reces-sional
was played by the Hershey High School Orchestra
and vocal music during the program featured the school's
mixed chorus under the direction of W. Paul Campbell.
Receiving awards for valedictorian honors were John E.
Engle and Sandy Robert Stover.
Salutatorian awards went to Cynthia Cross and Judith
Ann Nagle.
These awards and citations were presented by High
School Principal George D. Lange:
Evelyn Davies, Lions'Club Award for all-around growth
and development in the Commercial Department: John E.
Engle and Sandy Stover. outstanding scholarship in the
Academic Department; Eleanore Zeiders, outstanding schol-arship,
Commercial Department; Carlton Hoffer, outstand-ing
scholarship, Vocational Department.
Dauphin County American Legion Essay Contest:
1. Donald Spangler; 2. Judith Ann Nagle; 3. John E. Engle.
Sandy Stover and Judith Ana Nagle., Danforth Founda-tion
Award to outstanding boy and girl school citizen; Sandy
Stover, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Award, science and
math; Marilyn King, Academic, and Robert Motter, Voca-tional,
Bausch and Lomb Science Award.
Rotary Club Awards for "Service Above Self": Richard
Alwine, in Vocational Agriculture; Lloyd Morgan, in Athle-tics;
Shirley Helmick, Home Economics; Karl Moyer, Music.
I John Engle, Stehle Award for outstanding growth and
achievement in Chemistry.
Carrie M. Lady Award: Donald Spangler, first prize,
boys; Eleanor Mae Blatt, first prize, girls; Sandy Stover,
second prize, boys; Virginia Louise Pasquale, second prize,
girls. _
Awards by Class of 1950: Sandy Stover, greatest con-tribution
to Senior Class activities; John Engle, Academic
Senior who contributed most to Senior Class activities; Mary
Lou Gordon, Commercial Department Senior who contri-buted
most to Senior Class activities; Crist Espenshade,
Vocational Department Senior who contributed most to
Senior Class activities.
John Dougherty, Time Magazine Award, proficiency in
current events; Cynthia Cross and Judith Ann Nagle. Facul-morning,
Commander Russell ty Award to salutatorian; John Engle and Sandy Stover,
H. Hedgecock, USN, paid sol- Reader's Digest Award to valedictorian; Jean Louise War-emn
tribute to America's war ' ner, Farm Bureau Award, outstanding commercial students;
dead and called on the living John Engle, Life Magazine Award.
The class roster:
Loretta C. Adams, J. Rich-ard
Alwine, L. Barbara An- Beck, Charles William Bikle.
gelo, Violet Grace Arndt, Eleanor Mae Blatt, Dolores
Gloria Ann Bachman, Ken- Faye Bomgardner, Nancy The commander, currently
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neth B. Balmer, Patricia Ann June Bomgardner, Anna Mae
Barb, Gloria F. Barley, Ira
Edmund Basehore, Mary Ann
Bonawitz, James E. Books,
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Roses To Reach Peak
In Hershey Gardens
The peak of the rose sea-son
will be reached this
week-end in the famous
Hershey Gardens.
Most of the 42,000 plants
in the five-and-one half
acre tract comprising the
rose beds will be in full
bloom, according to Harry
L. Erdman, chief horticul-turist
for Hershey Estates.
There will be roses dur-ing
the rest of the Summer
season, of course, but the
garden will be at its
height this Saturday and
Sunday.
The gardens are open to
the public daily, 10 a.m. to
8 p.m. Admission is free.
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