Hershey News 1956-05-31

              HERSHEY NEWS
Vol. 4 .4E0.° HERSHEY, PENNSYLVANIA, MAY 31, 1956
MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL GRADUATING CLASS
— Here are members of the Milton Hershey School grad-uating
class, 95 strong, who will receive diplomas at
Commencement exercises in the Hershey Community
Theater on Monday evening, June 4.
95 Milton Hershey Seniors Ready For
Commencement Exercises Monday, June 4
A series of Commencement
activities has been arranged I
for the 95 members of the
Milton Hershey School grad-uating
class, opening with
Baccalaureate exercises in the
Hershey Community Theater,
Sunday afternoon, June 3,
and concluding with Com-mencement
in the theater on
Monday, June 4.
The Rev. Thomas W. Guin-ivan,
pastor of the First
EUB Church, will preach the
baccalaureate sermon on the
theme, "Everyone Can Be a
Servant." Time of the serv-ice
will be 7:30 p. m.
In addition to the Rev. Mr.
Guinivan, other community
ministers who will participate
include: the Rev. William
Sheldon Blair, Derry Presby-terian
Church; the Rev. Dr.
J. R. MacDonald, Fishburn
EUB Church, and the Rev.
Kermit L. Lloyd, All Saints
Episcopal Mission.
Class Day exercises will be
held Monday afternoon, June
4 in the school auditorium at
1 p. m. Marvin Soloff will act
as master of ceremonies and
there will be musical selec-tions
by the Glee Club, the
Spartan Senior Combo and
instrumentalists and soloists.
Dr. John 0. Hershey, sup-
DR. RALPH W. SOCKNIAN
erintendent, will introduce
members of the senior class,
and W. Allen Hammond,
principal, will present the
awards. Kenneth Roberts will
give the Mantle Oration, with
the response by Allen Henry.
The Rev. Dr. Ralph W.
Sockman, pastor of the Christ
Church, Methodist, New York
City, will deliver the com-mencement
address. A former
president of the Protestant
Council of New York City,
Dr. Sockman is also chaplain
F. And M. Alumni Medal For
Milton Hershey Principal
W. Allen Hammond, princi-pal
of the Milton Hershey
School, will be honored for his
long career as an educator by
the Franklin and Marshall
College Alumni Association,
which will present him with
the alumni medal for distin-guished
service to his alma
mater.
The medal will be presented
to Mr. Hammond at the Class
Day luncheon at F. and M.,
Lancaster, on Saturday, June
2.
Mr. Hammond has been
principal of the Milton Her-shey
School since 1934. He
came to Hershey after 12
years at Franklin and Mar-shall
Academy.
A graduate of F. and M. in
1916, when he received his A.
B. degree, he earned his B.D.
degree from the Seminary in
1922. In between, he served
with the Army in World War
I. He received his master's
W. ALLEN HAMMOND
degree from Columbia Uni-versity
in 1923.
Prior to joining the staff
of F. and M. Academy, he
taught in Stroudsburg and
Jeanette public schools.
of New - York University.
Joseph A. Bach and Ray-mond
R. Drey will be gradu-ated
with summa cum laude
honors, with cum laude hon-ors
to William D. Abbott,
Richard T. Allen, Fred W.
Bowser, William F. Brill, Jr.,
Robert G. Dilts, David B.
Fahnestock, Robert M. Pat-ton,
Marvin V. Soloff and
James A. Welsh.
Arthur R. Whiteman, of
the class of '27 and secretary-treasurer
of the board of man-agers,
will lead the silent
tribute to Milton S. Hershey,
and P. A. Staples, chairman
of the board of managers, will
award the diplomas.
Members of the class are
as follows:
COLEGE PREPARATION
William Dyer Abbott, David
Carl Arner, Joseph Allan Bach,
Carl Wayne Beck, Fred Warren
Bowser, William Francis Brill,
Jay Louis Ciccotti, Robert Guy
Dilts, George Frank Golding, Jo-seph
Gerard Holden, Perry Alton
Knouse, Louis Charles Longo, Ron-ald
Marshall Osborne, Robert
Murray Patton, Lawrence William
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Weather Delays
Peak Rose Display
Although the peak of the
display has been delayed by
abnormally cold weather,
there will be some roses in
bloom in the famous Hershey
Garden this weekend.
Harry L. Erdman, chief
horticulturist for the Hershey
Estates, has announced that
unless further bad weather
intervenes, the roses will be
at their best the weekend of
June 9-10.
A total of twenty-seven
new varieties are being intro-duced
this year, including
twelve as yet unnamed. New
varieties include: Ardella, All-
American Winner of 1956,
Love Song, Montezuma,
Huntsman, Lode Star, White
Bouquet, Roundelay, The Tex-an,
Fanfare, Spectacular, Amy
Vanderbilt, Betsy McCall,
Summertime and Ivory Fash-ion.
There are now more than
40,000 roses plants in the five-and-
one-half acre rose section,
focal point of the garden's 21-
acre horticultural display.
Admission is free and vis-iting
hours are 10 a. m. to 8
p. M.
Tabloid Section Of
Lebanon Daily News
To Salute Hershey
The community of Hershey
will be saluted in picture and
story in a forthcoming special
supplement entitled, "Salute
to Hershey," which will be
published by the Lebanon
Daily News on Saturday, June
9.
One of a series of special
tabloid supplements on towns
making up the Lebanon Val-ley,
the special edition will be
distributed to all Hershey
residents.
In addition to illustrated
articles about the various
Hershey enterprises; there
will be a collection of stories
about community organiza-tions,
including churches, ser-vice
clubs, the American Le-gion,
the Veterans of Foreign
Wars, Hershey Volunteer Fire
Company, State Police Train-ing
School and schools.
A complete story of the
history of Chocolate Town,
how it came into being and
how it grew, the supplement
will be a valuable keepskae for
Hershey residents to show
their friends in years to come.
DEGREE FOR LOCAL MAN
Paul W. jless, who will be
graduated from the Hershey
Junior College this year, will
also get his Bachelor of
Science degree within the
year. It will be presented by
the U. S. Merchant Marine
Academy at Kings Point,
Long Island where he took a
special two years course dur-ing
the early years of the
war.
No. 22
Public Advised Of
Regulations For
Civil Defense Test
Hershey residents were re-minded
today of Statewide
Civil Defense Test to be held
sometime between June 1 and
10th, by Louis C. Smith Jr:,
Derry Township Civil Defense
Director.
Smith announced that the
following Revised Civil De-fense
Air Raid Instructions
have been received from the
State Council of Civil Defense.
Alert Signal. A steady blast
3 to 5 minutes on sirens,
whistles, horns, or similar de-vices.
What To Do. Tune your AM
radio to a Conelrad station
(640 or 1240 kc) for emergen-cy
instructions.
Know your local civil de-fense
emergency plans. Obey
police and civil defense in-stuctions.
DO NOT USE THE TELE-PHONE.
DO NOT become panicky if
your radio is silent for a short
time. This is necessary to
switch to emergency broad-casting
frequencies.
Take Cover Signal. Wailing
tone or short blasts. for 3 min-utes
on sirens, whistles, horns,
or similar devices.
What To Do. At Home. Get
into your home shelter imme-diately.
If you have none, shut
all outside doors and windows
and take cover in the base-ment
or an interior first-floor
room.
Outdoors. Seek the best
available cover.
Stay put until you get word
to come out.
Important. If you see a
bright flash of light, take
cover instantly.
Group To Tour Home
The Hershey Retired Em-ploye's
Association will meet
in Bradley Hall of the Metho-dist
Church Home, Cornwall,
Monday, June 4, at 2 P.M.
Dr. Levi Zerr, Dr. Henry
Wahley and Rev. Harry
Truax will greet the associa-tion.
After the service, re-freshments,
will be served and
members will tour the build-ings
and gardens.
William G. Brandt and E.
I. Miller are arranging for
transportation. Cars will leave
the Hershey Fire Hall at 1:15
p.m.
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