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Remarkable Gathering in Hershey Park Spend a Happy Day With-out a Single Mishap or Un-pleasant Incident. Fine Fireworks , Never before was there such com-petition among the- towns and cities of Lebanon Valley and vicinity for crowds on the Fourth of July as there was this yean All kinds of attractions and all-day programs with everything from street parades to. races were offered,, and it is gratify-ing to know that general success marked the rivalry; So far as the reports indicate everybody was both satisfied and gratified. Hershey's only extra appeal was in the way of fireworks. Its* advantages and facilities as an every-day recrea-tion resort of the highest type were depended upon to bring those who might select it by choice. Hershey Park is the same all the time. Its at-tractions are permament and safe. They were established for the family. So women and children may come to Hershey Park knowing that, they will be as safe as in their own homes, that they will have a wide range of amuse-ments and that they will get the best of everything, with no charge at all for many things and with no over-charge for what they may want to " buy. And so they came. From the early trolleys men and "boys descended carrying large and heavy baskets, and their mothers, sisters, sweethearts, little brothers, cousins, aunts, grand-parents and other relatives and friends followed along. As the day progressed the processions increased. From railway arid trolley, by auto-mobile and in big trucks filled with seats for excursion parties • and in carriages and . wagons the early . scores rah into hundreds and the hun-dreds into thousands and before the day closed there were over twelve thousand people on the grounds. Some estimates went as high as fif-, teen thousand. " It was a day of family picnics. Every table in the park was occupied and to see one of these tables piled high with good things from the home was to witness a sight worth seeing and to realize what suggestion can do to stimulate hunger. It is doubt-ful that if in any park such a variety and abundance of family food was ever displayed. And the sauce of the family feast was universal good hum-or. Everybody seemed happy. In the meanwhile much was going on. The children made for the Zoo and dragged their parents and others with them. Frantz Zinner answered so many questions that befoi'e the day was over he looked like an interroga-tion point. Boats on the creek and lake were busy all the time, The big swimming pool—with water clear as crystal—was a favorite place. The carrousel was going incessantly and there was continuous . dancing in two large pavilions, with ample room even on this big day, The restaurant in Hershey Park, and the cafe and, the quick lunch in Hershey fed thous-ands. Professor Feese and his band had fine audiences at all the concerts of the day. The Gardner-Vincent play-ers played to standing room both at the matinee and in the evening. The two baseball games drew record crowds. And at night the magnificent display of fireworks—Pain 's best— was witnessed by many thousands , in-cluding an unusually large attend-ance of parties in automobiles. And this groat crowd .camo, stayed a whole day and wont homo without an accident or an unpleasant incident of any kind. It was Horshoy Pork's best Fourth. Twelve Thousand People Make a Record Fourth At the Industri al School There has boon installed in the school n gymnasium equipment con-sisting of mats, dumb holla , wnnds , bean bags, drill guns , basket ball and goals, basa ball and bats, volley balls and not and horiz ontal bar and vault-ing polo. In the vory near future the me-chanical department will bo moved to now quarters and will then consist of the following department : wood-working, metal spinning, foundry, tin-smith , blacksmith , electrical , brick-lnylng and masonry, also a plumbing department. The following wore rocont visitors at tho school ; Mr. and Mrs, Jackson , Now Yorlc i ltov, Di\ Fisher , Lebanon ; Rav. Mv. (ilmor, Argontl/io Republic; Prof , 1) . L. M. Halter and wife , liar-, rlsmirg; Mr, and Mrs, M. S, Harshey, MIhh Mabel Carpenter , Miss Mabel Llnglo , Corn Llpglo, Viola Boyer, Hdna Carpenter , , Vandotta Goopor , Kntio l/oob, Edith Cooper, Hilda Christ , I'lfllo Cooper , Mary Huron , Erjlfch llabookor , Abagail Gordon , Tneio Bowman, Mary Hotter, 13, .T, ' KriiHHH , Oscar lloscow, Horshoy| Misses Kuthryn Witman nnd Virginia Witm an, Swatarn; Miss Kathryn Carm an, Derry Church and Mrs. Jlurch and childr en, WMIanwport. Hershey's New Public School Building Will be a Standard for the Nation SPLENDID STRUCTURE OF LANCASTER BRICK ON A NATIVE LIMESTONE BASE, WITH EVERY MODERN FACILITY AND CONVENIENCE. SPACIOUS HALLS AND PERFECT CLASSROOMS. main middle body 75 feet wide. It will open in September with 600 pu-pils; it has room for 850. It is of Lancaster brick On a light blue native limestone base. It has two high stories and a basement, but the base-ment is so elevated and so finished that it is practically a three story structure. Most of a city block is oc-cupied and the whole effect is im-pressive. Several times Hershey's present population could be seated in the various rooms and halls, so one quickly gathers the impression that the new building projects well into the future, but extensive as it is, there is provision for more , growth and at hand are several acres that for the present • will be devoted . to playgrounds and an athletic field. But you cannot get away from the bigness of the building and every-thing connected with it. An Unusual Basement So let us look within. There' are three entrances, and the steps are granite. We begin at the western end and enter the basement, which in view of its high ceilings and fine rooms and careful finish far surpasses our usual conception of the name. Here is the ' girls' lunch room with hot and cold water and a gas range and with conveniences modern to the last detail and thoroughly sanitary. Then see the playroom where the girls may spend tho recess periods when the weather is bad. There is still another room which the girls may play in or which may be con-verted to manual training later. Doors shut off the girls' part of the basement from the boys' quarters. You pass by tho engine rooms with their splendid machinery and are soon in the gymnasium. This is as attrac-tive as tho gymnasium of tho most expensive private club. It is ideally solid and trustworthy, with sIko and light and all tho merits. Further on we find playrooms corresponding; to those set aside for tho girls, so that tho boys will also have full pro-vision for stormy and inclement days. Hero in the basement wo may study out tho vory complete heating nnd ventilating system, Tho air in every room is lcopt absolutely pure , Thermostats prevent overheating and if there bo any trouble there is a telephone from tho supervising prin-cipal's ofileo to tho engine room, As we look around wo notice tho wide use of onainol brick in the basement, It Is vory attractive, In successful development m Her-shey is an educational undertaking of national importance. The idea of combining small, weak public schools into a larger and better school has long been the dream of progressive educators and the plan has been tried with gratifying results in various states, particularly in the West, but it has remained for Hershey to do the thing in a big way and to estab-lish a standard for the nation. The M. S. Hershey' Consolidated Public School of Derry Township will be completed and occupied this year. It is a magnificent building equipped with every convenience and facility for the health, growth and training of the children , for it embodies the idea that the boys and girls must be made stronger and better during the hours in which they are being edu-cated. This building" is larger than the capitols of many states and it gives to the pupils all the advantages of scientific architecture, with free tuition, free books, and, to those who live at a distance, fre e transportation. Progressive Directors In Hershey's first days there was a little red school house occupying the site of what is now the southeast corner of Chocolate and Cocoa Ave-nues. It was replaced by a blue lime-stone building that seemed ample for all contingencies. But Hershey is the home of ideas that have a way of growing into big actualities. In Derry Township, in which Hershey is located , were a number of small schools, each good of its kind , but limited and inadequate. Why not bring them together in a school that would be larger and more worth while? Fortunately Derry Township has a fine school board—A. B. Shenk, president; D. M. Hershey, vice-presi-dent; A. W. Snavely, secretary; Christian Meckloy, treasurer, and H. M. Witman, In full sympathy with anything making for finer results was M. S. Horshoy, and so tho new project was gradually evolved and perfected , Mr. Hershey aiding financially as well as personally. Seven small schools are closed and will bo con-solidated into tho school at Horshoy— Knowledge Hill , 2 miles distant; Lnndis , 8 miles; Rock Ridge, 2 miles; Gingrich , J.V6 miles; Foreman , 1% miles; Palmyra, 2 miles and Wnlton-villo Advanced , 5 miles, Tho pupils of throe of thoso schools wore trans-ported to and from Horshoy daily durin g tho last term at less expense than tho support of tho schools under tho old plan. There was tho usual opposition to a progressive change, but tho value of the now arrangement was soon demonstrated, At lower cost to tho taxpayers tho children had educational advantages that wara im-measurably superior and so the op-position faded away. Now tho par-ents are delighted, What it moans to tho children Is beyond any possible estimate. Fine Hulls mul Classrooms Wide stops bring us to tho first floor and the impression is delight: at tho spacious hall—it Is over lfiO foot long and VI foot broad and high pitch, erl, Architecturally this is as flno no anything in Horshoy, It is worth looking at from every angle. On this first floor tho four corners are four classrooms , probabl y the /Jnoflt classrooms In the world. Only superlatives can describe their sl/,«, light and beauty. Thoy aro 2JM by IJ2.4 and each is lighted by (I double windows, So perfect aro thoy that you exclaim tho moment; you enter, Moreover your admiration grows m you examine detailh. Even the black-boards have a superiority of tho|r own, Tho windows aro weather-stripped, Tho Indirect heating and ventilation keeps tho air uniform ly pure, All corners are metal fnood. And there lire other things that show the intimate care that has boon lay- Mi- H. Horsliciy's Offer So splendidly did tho now plan work that Mr. Horshoy made tho suhool board a munificent offer, Ho would erect tho moot modern school building that could ho constructe d and give it In oven trade for tho o)d building and lot. The board accept-ed and the result is tho M, 9- Horshoy Consolidated Public School of Dorry Township. This school has a noble front of 820 feet wltli wings , at each end run-ning back 100 foot , and, with tho ished upon the work. In a corner is the bookroom—a bookrocm for each of these classrooms. It upsets your old. ideas about book rooms with dark shelves and musty smells, for here y.ouMind only sweetness and light, a full window and order and commodi-ousness. Adjoining is the cloak room with the hat shelves. Now in these details we see the note of the whole plan, for the . umbrella stands are' of chestnut lined with copper and the hat shelves are of chestntit. Perfect wood was called for in the specifica-tions and thus we understand why the whole thing is so attractive. No aristocratic hotel has finer equipment; it may ee more gilded but could not be better. The same plan obtains in the corners of the second floor, with perhaps a little advantage in the way of daylight, because of the superior elevation'. Everything the Best In the body of the building the ar-rangement of the two floors vary. On the first, four classrooms—one. 24,6 by 24.6, one 26.5 by 26.5 by 28, one 26.5 by 33 and one 24.6 by 24.6—fill the ¦front. In the rear are two class rooms of generous size and between .then* is the handsome office of the su-pervising principal, who has at his elbow, call bells to every class room and a telephone. There is also a store room on this floor. On all floors are toilets, fire apparatus, drinking fountains and small halls. The electric light fixture s are fine in quality and artistic. Gas. is also pro-vided for. The handware .is notica-blv handsome. Hi£h School's Ideal Home On the second floor we reach the show room of the building. It is the High School that fills the middle front , a superb room as large as an assem-bly hall. Here is perfect lighting through fine windows and two sky-lights and here are 1C8 American steel adjustiblc desks and chairs. The dimensions of the room are 68,3 by 83 and it is the largest in the school. One might use a great many adjectives without doing it justice, for in addition to its general grace and impressivenoss it has every kind of equipment that a large school room could possess. Special Equipment for Science Crossing tho broad hall we enter tho Science Department. Hero are ascending seats like thoso one sees in a clinical room. It is a now thing in a public school, but tho ascending seats are not tho only novelty, for in addition to tho usual equipment aro facilities for tho storeopticon to il-lustrate science nnd nature, There is a domonstating table of latest do-sign , loo, and not only Is thoro hot and cold water but rain water for tho scientific work. Moreover it is a gem of a room. Fifty Attractive Rooms It is not likel y any boy or girl will bo taken ill in such a model building , but iY one should , thava Is n room ready—a room of excellent sIko and with all facilities handy. Wo hnvo not yet exhausted the building , for thoro aro rooms for other purposes, for tlio kindergarten for instance , but wo have boon in about fifty rooms ranging from tho little but engaging book room to the High School and wo have walked tho, bettor part of a nillo. Wo bring away tho Impression of high white walls and long, fine halls , finished In chestnut , a picture of beauty and cheerfulness , and thoro aro memorial) - of choutmrt cases nnd redwood shelves, of stairways In wrought Iron and chestnut finish and skyli ghts of wire glass with Pan-coast ventilators and especially of beautiful maple /loom, and above tho splendid ¦ building rises the spruce /lag polo, Tho archi tect of tho build-ing Is 0, HmWi n Urban , of Lancaster, nnd tho builders aro tho Tltsj ol Con-struction Company of tho same city, It has been fortunate that Mr. Ke-boch, the supervising principal, has been present" to watch every develop-ment of the new school. He has been largely responsible for the success of the school in the old building and he will install it in its new quarters. The/full staff of teachers will be as follows : P. D. Keboch, supervising principal and professor . of mathe-matics and agriculture ; Harry S. Everett, science and history; Marie H. Johnson, Latin and German; Mabel R. Brown, supervisor of drawing and teacher of English in the High School; Blanche M. Wingert, super-visor of music and teacher of Eng-lish ; 8th year, Arthur P. Hocker; 7th year, Ira Shenk; 6th year, Sara Fore-man; 5th year, Mary Rose ; 4th year, Edna Erb; 3rd year, May Moyer; 2nd year, Mabel Hoffman ; 1st year, Carrie Dressier and May B. Hershey. Modern Methods in Teaching Professor Keboch and his staff are strickly modern in their methods. They teach by facts, articles, speci-mens and . examples more . than by books. For. instance their agricul-ture is not merely theoretical. The pupils study the soil and the seed and do grafting and planting. There is a remarkable equipment of-, the main items in the animal, vegetable and mineral kingdoms and their manufactured products and deriva-tives. The pupils see and handle the real things and learn more and better than by merely studying printed pages. It is no exaggeration to say the boys and girl s in the Hershey School have an advantage of fully three years over pupils under the old-fashioned system. Successful Savings Department A year ago Secretary , Snavely, of the board , and professor Keboch sug-gested that a saving bank be attach-ed to the school. It was tried out with excellent results. In the morn-ing session on Monday the pupils give their deposits to their teachers who deliver them to the supervising principal , by whom they are tabula-ted and deposited in the Horshoy Trust Company. Any amount from one cent upward is received by tho teacher, When the deposits reach $5 tho interest begins, For the past year the savings ran over a thousand dollars. Each pupil has a regular do-posit book and regular deposit slips, This is one of tho unique features of a vory remarkable school and it il-lustrates tho largo vision and prac-tical sonso and enterprise that con-trol Its management. News of the Y. W. C, A. Tho various clubs of tho Hershoy Y. W. C. A, will send tho following girls to camp Nopahwin hold at Caton , Pa,, from July 18th to Aug, 1st, Wuh-Wah-Tay-Soo camp fire , Miss Ottio Eniorieh and Emma Was-nor; Ayuda , Anna Suteliffo and Lll-lla Grosh. Mif w Mary Buveh, Mian Mary Loob and Miss Elizabeth Ileum will also spoixl a wook at tho camp, The Athletic association of the Y, W. C. A„ swill hold their regular monthly business mooting on Friday evening at 7 o'clock, Arrangements aro to bo made at thin mooting for a watermelon foast, walks for tho month of July and a special hike to Lebanon. Tho Y, W. C. A. board of directors have appointed Miss Mabel Nlsslcy as a delegate to tho Eastern City Con-ference of tho Young Women 's Christian Association to bo hold at Silver Ray on Lake Goorga, Now York , from July 21st to HO. The Tooya Camp Fire girls will oc-cupy a stall In tho Jlorshoy market on Saturday July 11th. Homo made cakes, pies and biscuits will bo sold. This money •will ,bo uaod by the girls to go camping a week at Stovordale during tho month of August. i > i JV , Hershey Fire Department Gets Check From Swatara Citizens Send Appreciation of its Work in Saving Property in the : Recent Tire. Names of the Contributors. Company 's Meeting':.. ¦" - At the stated meeting of the Her-shey Volunteer Fire Co: held Tues-day evening;, a -lettei was read from citizens of Swatara - recognizing the services of the Company at the fire which destroyed Curry's Mill, May 30, and enclosing . check - for $46.50. Included in this ..amount is the pay for extra service performed by Chief Conrad and five men amounting to $18.00. It was voted at this meeting to , cover the. balance of $28.50 into the treasury and the Secretary was directed to make suitable acknowl-edgement to the donors. The letter was as follows: "We were visited on the night of May 30th with, fire, -which destroyed the flour, feed and grain house owned by John B„ Curry Estate and . which endangered the town. Our property was saved by the fire engines of Her-shey and Hummelstown. "We wish to show our gratitude to the above companies ,by contributing the amounts Set opposite our names, but we feeling our ' debt to them can-not be paid in money for the noble work they did." The contributors were as follows: Geo. H. Seller, $5.00, John B. Curry, Est, $18.00, F. S. Witman, $5.00, H. M. Witman, $5.00, S. M. Emerich, $1.00, H. P. Boyer, ?5.00,- Paul Miller, $1.00, A. W. Stauffer, $10.00, James Shaeffer, $6.00, A.- Buchignani, $5.00, Clayton Gish, $2.0O, Walter T. Brad-ley, $10.00, J. H. Balsbaugh, $3.00, Francis Cassel, $1.00, Daniel Boyer, $3.00, Josiah Foreman, $5.00. Total, $85.00. The fire bills of the two companies were $28 and the balance of $57 was divided. The Hershey Fire Department has a membership of 150. 'There was ¦ a good attendance on Tuesday night. —^» ¦- ' ¦» Busy Days in Hershey Construction and Enlargement Go-ing on in Every Part of the Town Many, kinds of construction and enlargement are in progress in Her-shey. The improvements at the fac-tory are very extensive and are be-ing pushed with great vigor. When completed they will make this plant the largest chocolate factory in the world. ^Wofk is being rushed on new resi-dences, as there is not enough hous-ing room in the town for its growing population. The new Lutheran Church is almost ready for occupation. „ W. L. DuBois, of Buffalo, N. Y., has been engaged by the Hershey Chocolate Company as a chemist to start the operation of the new sugar refining plant . at the factory. Mr. DuBois arrived in town on Tuesday and immediately entered upon his duties, He was formerly employed with the United States department of agriculture. . In order to provide a schedule of cars from Lebanon to Hershey every fifteen minutes, the Hershey Transit Company last week finished the work on five turnouts on their lino between hero and Lebanon. A now two-color Miehlo printing press w*is installed , in tho printing department at tho Horshoy Choco-late Company thin week. A gasoline la-wn-mower was used on the lawns at tho. Horshey mansion grounds for tho first time this wook. Tho machine has a blade 36 inches wide and has a two horse power en-gine. Big Chance For Bar gains Beginning todiiy—July 9—tho Hor-shoy Department Store will hold its regular July clearance sale, Caro must be taken not to regard this as tho ordinary bargain sale, It is dif-ferent , for It Is a real moving of good goods at vory low prices Sug-gestions of tho very remarkable bar-gains offered will bo found on page five, This groat store carries only dependable goods, It has built up its reputation on quality and service , and Its prices are always reasonable. Consequently whom It has a clearance sale and mark's down Its prices so as to move Its , surplus stocks It gives buyers unusual opportunities, Arti-cles of ! dross :tor man and women, household necessities , seasonable Items from every department will bo found in tho list. The M. S. Hershey Consolidated Public School of Derry Township will occupy its new $100,000 buildi ng in September next. It is one of the handsomest in the United States. William Price, of Derry Church whil e walking from Palmyra homo on tho tracks of tho railroad was run down by an engine. Ho was taken to tho Good Snmarltan Hospital at Lebanon. Struck by Train
Object Description
Title | The Hershey Press 1914-07-09 |
Subject | Hershey (Pa.)--Newspapers |
Description | The Hershey Press (alternatively published as "Hershey's Weekly" or "Hershey's The Progressive Weekly") was the first local newspaper, published from 1909 until 1926, covering news and events throughout the Township of Derry, Hershey, and surrounding Pennsylvania communities. |
Date | 1914-07-09 |
Location Covered | Hershey (Pa.) |
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Description
Title | The Hershey Press 1914-07-09 |
Subject | Hershey (Pa.)--Newspapers |
Description | The Hershey Press (alternatively published as "Hershey's Weekly" or "Hershey's The Progressive Weekly") was the first local newspaper, published from 1909 until 1926, covering news and events throughout the Township of Derry, Hershey, and surrounding Pennsylvania communities. |
Date | 1914-07-09 |
Location Covered | Hershey (Pa.) |
Type | Text |
Original Format | Newspapers |
Rights | https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en |
Contact | For information on source and images, contact Hershey Community Archives at contact@hersheyarchives.org. |
Contributing Institution | Milton Hershey School |
Sponsorship | This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education. |
Full Text | Remarkable Gathering in Hershey Park Spend a Happy Day With-out a Single Mishap or Un-pleasant Incident. Fine Fireworks , Never before was there such com-petition among the- towns and cities of Lebanon Valley and vicinity for crowds on the Fourth of July as there was this yean All kinds of attractions and all-day programs with everything from street parades to. races were offered,, and it is gratify-ing to know that general success marked the rivalry; So far as the reports indicate everybody was both satisfied and gratified. Hershey's only extra appeal was in the way of fireworks. Its* advantages and facilities as an every-day recrea-tion resort of the highest type were depended upon to bring those who might select it by choice. Hershey Park is the same all the time. Its at-tractions are permament and safe. They were established for the family. So women and children may come to Hershey Park knowing that, they will be as safe as in their own homes, that they will have a wide range of amuse-ments and that they will get the best of everything, with no charge at all for many things and with no over-charge for what they may want to " buy. And so they came. From the early trolleys men and "boys descended carrying large and heavy baskets, and their mothers, sisters, sweethearts, little brothers, cousins, aunts, grand-parents and other relatives and friends followed along. As the day progressed the processions increased. From railway arid trolley, by auto-mobile and in big trucks filled with seats for excursion parties • and in carriages and . wagons the early . scores rah into hundreds and the hun-dreds into thousands and before the day closed there were over twelve thousand people on the grounds. Some estimates went as high as fif-, teen thousand. " It was a day of family picnics. Every table in the park was occupied and to see one of these tables piled high with good things from the home was to witness a sight worth seeing and to realize what suggestion can do to stimulate hunger. It is doubt-ful that if in any park such a variety and abundance of family food was ever displayed. And the sauce of the family feast was universal good hum-or. Everybody seemed happy. In the meanwhile much was going on. The children made for the Zoo and dragged their parents and others with them. Frantz Zinner answered so many questions that befoi'e the day was over he looked like an interroga-tion point. Boats on the creek and lake were busy all the time, The big swimming pool—with water clear as crystal—was a favorite place. The carrousel was going incessantly and there was continuous . dancing in two large pavilions, with ample room even on this big day, The restaurant in Hershey Park, and the cafe and, the quick lunch in Hershey fed thous-ands. Professor Feese and his band had fine audiences at all the concerts of the day. The Gardner-Vincent play-ers played to standing room both at the matinee and in the evening. The two baseball games drew record crowds. And at night the magnificent display of fireworks—Pain 's best— was witnessed by many thousands , in-cluding an unusually large attend-ance of parties in automobiles. And this groat crowd .camo, stayed a whole day and wont homo without an accident or an unpleasant incident of any kind. It was Horshoy Pork's best Fourth. Twelve Thousand People Make a Record Fourth At the Industri al School There has boon installed in the school n gymnasium equipment con-sisting of mats, dumb holla , wnnds , bean bags, drill guns , basket ball and goals, basa ball and bats, volley balls and not and horiz ontal bar and vault-ing polo. In the vory near future the me-chanical department will bo moved to now quarters and will then consist of the following department : wood-working, metal spinning, foundry, tin-smith , blacksmith , electrical , brick-lnylng and masonry, also a plumbing department. The following wore rocont visitors at tho school ; Mr. and Mrs, Jackson , Now Yorlc i ltov, Di\ Fisher , Lebanon ; Rav. Mv. (ilmor, Argontl/io Republic; Prof , 1) . L. M. Halter and wife , liar-, rlsmirg; Mr, and Mrs, M. S, Harshey, MIhh Mabel Carpenter , Miss Mabel Llnglo , Corn Llpglo, Viola Boyer, Hdna Carpenter , , Vandotta Goopor , Kntio l/oob, Edith Cooper, Hilda Christ , I'lfllo Cooper , Mary Huron , Erjlfch llabookor , Abagail Gordon , Tneio Bowman, Mary Hotter, 13, .T, ' KriiHHH , Oscar lloscow, Horshoy| Misses Kuthryn Witman nnd Virginia Witm an, Swatarn; Miss Kathryn Carm an, Derry Church and Mrs. Jlurch and childr en, WMIanwport. Hershey's New Public School Building Will be a Standard for the Nation SPLENDID STRUCTURE OF LANCASTER BRICK ON A NATIVE LIMESTONE BASE, WITH EVERY MODERN FACILITY AND CONVENIENCE. SPACIOUS HALLS AND PERFECT CLASSROOMS. main middle body 75 feet wide. It will open in September with 600 pu-pils; it has room for 850. It is of Lancaster brick On a light blue native limestone base. It has two high stories and a basement, but the base-ment is so elevated and so finished that it is practically a three story structure. Most of a city block is oc-cupied and the whole effect is im-pressive. Several times Hershey's present population could be seated in the various rooms and halls, so one quickly gathers the impression that the new building projects well into the future, but extensive as it is, there is provision for more , growth and at hand are several acres that for the present • will be devoted . to playgrounds and an athletic field. But you cannot get away from the bigness of the building and every-thing connected with it. An Unusual Basement So let us look within. There' are three entrances, and the steps are granite. We begin at the western end and enter the basement, which in view of its high ceilings and fine rooms and careful finish far surpasses our usual conception of the name. Here is the ' girls' lunch room with hot and cold water and a gas range and with conveniences modern to the last detail and thoroughly sanitary. Then see the playroom where the girls may spend tho recess periods when the weather is bad. There is still another room which the girls may play in or which may be con-verted to manual training later. Doors shut off the girls' part of the basement from the boys' quarters. You pass by tho engine rooms with their splendid machinery and are soon in the gymnasium. This is as attrac-tive as tho gymnasium of tho most expensive private club. It is ideally solid and trustworthy, with sIko and light and all tho merits. Further on we find playrooms corresponding; to those set aside for tho girls, so that tho boys will also have full pro-vision for stormy and inclement days. Hero in the basement wo may study out tho vory complete heating nnd ventilating system, Tho air in every room is lcopt absolutely pure , Thermostats prevent overheating and if there bo any trouble there is a telephone from tho supervising prin-cipal's ofileo to tho engine room, As we look around wo notice tho wide use of onainol brick in the basement, It Is vory attractive, In successful development m Her-shey is an educational undertaking of national importance. The idea of combining small, weak public schools into a larger and better school has long been the dream of progressive educators and the plan has been tried with gratifying results in various states, particularly in the West, but it has remained for Hershey to do the thing in a big way and to estab-lish a standard for the nation. The M. S. Hershey' Consolidated Public School of Derry Township will be completed and occupied this year. It is a magnificent building equipped with every convenience and facility for the health, growth and training of the children , for it embodies the idea that the boys and girls must be made stronger and better during the hours in which they are being edu-cated. This building" is larger than the capitols of many states and it gives to the pupils all the advantages of scientific architecture, with free tuition, free books, and, to those who live at a distance, fre e transportation. Progressive Directors In Hershey's first days there was a little red school house occupying the site of what is now the southeast corner of Chocolate and Cocoa Ave-nues. It was replaced by a blue lime-stone building that seemed ample for all contingencies. But Hershey is the home of ideas that have a way of growing into big actualities. In Derry Township, in which Hershey is located , were a number of small schools, each good of its kind , but limited and inadequate. Why not bring them together in a school that would be larger and more worth while? Fortunately Derry Township has a fine school board—A. B. Shenk, president; D. M. Hershey, vice-presi-dent; A. W. Snavely, secretary; Christian Meckloy, treasurer, and H. M. Witman, In full sympathy with anything making for finer results was M. S. Horshoy, and so tho new project was gradually evolved and perfected , Mr. Hershey aiding financially as well as personally. Seven small schools are closed and will bo con-solidated into tho school at Horshoy— Knowledge Hill , 2 miles distant; Lnndis , 8 miles; Rock Ridge, 2 miles; Gingrich , J.V6 miles; Foreman , 1% miles; Palmyra, 2 miles and Wnlton-villo Advanced , 5 miles, Tho pupils of throe of thoso schools wore trans-ported to and from Horshoy daily durin g tho last term at less expense than tho support of tho schools under tho old plan. There was tho usual opposition to a progressive change, but tho value of the now arrangement was soon demonstrated, At lower cost to tho taxpayers tho children had educational advantages that wara im-measurably superior and so the op-position faded away. Now tho par-ents are delighted, What it moans to tho children Is beyond any possible estimate. Fine Hulls mul Classrooms Wide stops bring us to tho first floor and the impression is delight: at tho spacious hall—it Is over lfiO foot long and VI foot broad and high pitch, erl, Architecturally this is as flno no anything in Horshoy, It is worth looking at from every angle. On this first floor tho four corners are four classrooms , probabl y the /Jnoflt classrooms In the world. Only superlatives can describe their sl/,«, light and beauty. Thoy aro 2JM by IJ2.4 and each is lighted by (I double windows, So perfect aro thoy that you exclaim tho moment; you enter, Moreover your admiration grows m you examine detailh. Even the black-boards have a superiority of tho|r own, Tho windows aro weather-stripped, Tho Indirect heating and ventilation keeps tho air uniform ly pure, All corners are metal fnood. And there lire other things that show the intimate care that has boon lay- Mi- H. Horsliciy's Offer So splendidly did tho now plan work that Mr. Horshoy made tho suhool board a munificent offer, Ho would erect tho moot modern school building that could ho constructe d and give it In oven trade for tho o)d building and lot. The board accept-ed and the result is tho M, 9- Horshoy Consolidated Public School of Dorry Township. This school has a noble front of 820 feet wltli wings , at each end run-ning back 100 foot , and, with tho ished upon the work. In a corner is the bookroom—a bookrocm for each of these classrooms. It upsets your old. ideas about book rooms with dark shelves and musty smells, for here y.ouMind only sweetness and light, a full window and order and commodi-ousness. Adjoining is the cloak room with the hat shelves. Now in these details we see the note of the whole plan, for the . umbrella stands are' of chestnut lined with copper and the hat shelves are of chestntit. Perfect wood was called for in the specifica-tions and thus we understand why the whole thing is so attractive. No aristocratic hotel has finer equipment; it may ee more gilded but could not be better. The same plan obtains in the corners of the second floor, with perhaps a little advantage in the way of daylight, because of the superior elevation'. Everything the Best In the body of the building the ar-rangement of the two floors vary. On the first, four classrooms—one. 24,6 by 24.6, one 26.5 by 26.5 by 28, one 26.5 by 33 and one 24.6 by 24.6—fill the ¦front. In the rear are two class rooms of generous size and between .then* is the handsome office of the su-pervising principal, who has at his elbow, call bells to every class room and a telephone. There is also a store room on this floor. On all floors are toilets, fire apparatus, drinking fountains and small halls. The electric light fixture s are fine in quality and artistic. Gas. is also pro-vided for. The handware .is notica-blv handsome. Hi£h School's Ideal Home On the second floor we reach the show room of the building. It is the High School that fills the middle front , a superb room as large as an assem-bly hall. Here is perfect lighting through fine windows and two sky-lights and here are 1C8 American steel adjustiblc desks and chairs. The dimensions of the room are 68,3 by 83 and it is the largest in the school. One might use a great many adjectives without doing it justice, for in addition to its general grace and impressivenoss it has every kind of equipment that a large school room could possess. Special Equipment for Science Crossing tho broad hall we enter tho Science Department. Hero are ascending seats like thoso one sees in a clinical room. It is a now thing in a public school, but tho ascending seats are not tho only novelty, for in addition to tho usual equipment aro facilities for tho storeopticon to il-lustrate science nnd nature, There is a domonstating table of latest do-sign , loo, and not only Is thoro hot and cold water but rain water for tho scientific work. Moreover it is a gem of a room. Fifty Attractive Rooms It is not likel y any boy or girl will bo taken ill in such a model building , but iY one should , thava Is n room ready—a room of excellent sIko and with all facilities handy. Wo hnvo not yet exhausted the building , for thoro aro rooms for other purposes, for tlio kindergarten for instance , but wo have boon in about fifty rooms ranging from tho little but engaging book room to the High School and wo have walked tho, bettor part of a nillo. Wo bring away tho Impression of high white walls and long, fine halls , finished In chestnut , a picture of beauty and cheerfulness , and thoro aro memorial) - of choutmrt cases nnd redwood shelves, of stairways In wrought Iron and chestnut finish and skyli ghts of wire glass with Pan-coast ventilators and especially of beautiful maple /loom, and above tho splendid ¦ building rises the spruce /lag polo, Tho archi tect of tho build-ing Is 0, HmWi n Urban , of Lancaster, nnd tho builders aro tho Tltsj ol Con-struction Company of tho same city, It has been fortunate that Mr. Ke-boch, the supervising principal, has been present" to watch every develop-ment of the new school. He has been largely responsible for the success of the school in the old building and he will install it in its new quarters. The/full staff of teachers will be as follows : P. D. Keboch, supervising principal and professor . of mathe-matics and agriculture ; Harry S. Everett, science and history; Marie H. Johnson, Latin and German; Mabel R. Brown, supervisor of drawing and teacher of English in the High School; Blanche M. Wingert, super-visor of music and teacher of Eng-lish ; 8th year, Arthur P. Hocker; 7th year, Ira Shenk; 6th year, Sara Fore-man; 5th year, Mary Rose ; 4th year, Edna Erb; 3rd year, May Moyer; 2nd year, Mabel Hoffman ; 1st year, Carrie Dressier and May B. Hershey. Modern Methods in Teaching Professor Keboch and his staff are strickly modern in their methods. They teach by facts, articles, speci-mens and . examples more . than by books. For. instance their agricul-ture is not merely theoretical. The pupils study the soil and the seed and do grafting and planting. There is a remarkable equipment of-, the main items in the animal, vegetable and mineral kingdoms and their manufactured products and deriva-tives. The pupils see and handle the real things and learn more and better than by merely studying printed pages. It is no exaggeration to say the boys and girl s in the Hershey School have an advantage of fully three years over pupils under the old-fashioned system. Successful Savings Department A year ago Secretary , Snavely, of the board , and professor Keboch sug-gested that a saving bank be attach-ed to the school. It was tried out with excellent results. In the morn-ing session on Monday the pupils give their deposits to their teachers who deliver them to the supervising principal , by whom they are tabula-ted and deposited in the Horshoy Trust Company. Any amount from one cent upward is received by tho teacher, When the deposits reach $5 tho interest begins, For the past year the savings ran over a thousand dollars. Each pupil has a regular do-posit book and regular deposit slips, This is one of tho unique features of a vory remarkable school and it il-lustrates tho largo vision and prac-tical sonso and enterprise that con-trol Its management. News of the Y. W. C, A. Tho various clubs of tho Hershoy Y. W. C. A, will send tho following girls to camp Nopahwin hold at Caton , Pa,, from July 18th to Aug, 1st, Wuh-Wah-Tay-Soo camp fire , Miss Ottio Eniorieh and Emma Was-nor; Ayuda , Anna Suteliffo and Lll-lla Grosh. Mif w Mary Buveh, Mian Mary Loob and Miss Elizabeth Ileum will also spoixl a wook at tho camp, The Athletic association of the Y, W. C. A„ swill hold their regular monthly business mooting on Friday evening at 7 o'clock, Arrangements aro to bo made at thin mooting for a watermelon foast, walks for tho month of July and a special hike to Lebanon. Tho Y, W. C. A. board of directors have appointed Miss Mabel Nlsslcy as a delegate to tho Eastern City Con-ference of tho Young Women 's Christian Association to bo hold at Silver Ray on Lake Goorga, Now York , from July 21st to HO. The Tooya Camp Fire girls will oc-cupy a stall In tho Jlorshoy market on Saturday July 11th. Homo made cakes, pies and biscuits will bo sold. This money •will ,bo uaod by the girls to go camping a week at Stovordale during tho month of August. i > i JV , Hershey Fire Department Gets Check From Swatara Citizens Send Appreciation of its Work in Saving Property in the : Recent Tire. Names of the Contributors. Company 's Meeting':.. ¦" - At the stated meeting of the Her-shey Volunteer Fire Co: held Tues-day evening;, a -lettei was read from citizens of Swatara - recognizing the services of the Company at the fire which destroyed Curry's Mill, May 30, and enclosing . check - for $46.50. Included in this ..amount is the pay for extra service performed by Chief Conrad and five men amounting to $18.00. It was voted at this meeting to , cover the. balance of $28.50 into the treasury and the Secretary was directed to make suitable acknowl-edgement to the donors. The letter was as follows: "We were visited on the night of May 30th with, fire, -which destroyed the flour, feed and grain house owned by John B„ Curry Estate and . which endangered the town. Our property was saved by the fire engines of Her-shey and Hummelstown. "We wish to show our gratitude to the above companies ,by contributing the amounts Set opposite our names, but we feeling our ' debt to them can-not be paid in money for the noble work they did." The contributors were as follows: Geo. H. Seller, $5.00, John B. Curry, Est, $18.00, F. S. Witman, $5.00, H. M. Witman, $5.00, S. M. Emerich, $1.00, H. P. Boyer, ?5.00,- Paul Miller, $1.00, A. W. Stauffer, $10.00, James Shaeffer, $6.00, A.- Buchignani, $5.00, Clayton Gish, $2.0O, Walter T. Brad-ley, $10.00, J. H. Balsbaugh, $3.00, Francis Cassel, $1.00, Daniel Boyer, $3.00, Josiah Foreman, $5.00. Total, $85.00. The fire bills of the two companies were $28 and the balance of $57 was divided. The Hershey Fire Department has a membership of 150. 'There was ¦ a good attendance on Tuesday night. —^» ¦- ' ¦» Busy Days in Hershey Construction and Enlargement Go-ing on in Every Part of the Town Many, kinds of construction and enlargement are in progress in Her-shey. The improvements at the fac-tory are very extensive and are be-ing pushed with great vigor. When completed they will make this plant the largest chocolate factory in the world. ^Wofk is being rushed on new resi-dences, as there is not enough hous-ing room in the town for its growing population. The new Lutheran Church is almost ready for occupation. „ W. L. DuBois, of Buffalo, N. Y., has been engaged by the Hershey Chocolate Company as a chemist to start the operation of the new sugar refining plant . at the factory. Mr. DuBois arrived in town on Tuesday and immediately entered upon his duties, He was formerly employed with the United States department of agriculture. . In order to provide a schedule of cars from Lebanon to Hershey every fifteen minutes, the Hershey Transit Company last week finished the work on five turnouts on their lino between hero and Lebanon. A now two-color Miehlo printing press w*is installed , in tho printing department at tho Horshoy Choco-late Company thin week. A gasoline la-wn-mower was used on the lawns at tho. Horshey mansion grounds for tho first time this wook. Tho machine has a blade 36 inches wide and has a two horse power en-gine. Big Chance For Bar gains Beginning todiiy—July 9—tho Hor-shoy Department Store will hold its regular July clearance sale, Caro must be taken not to regard this as tho ordinary bargain sale, It is dif-ferent , for It Is a real moving of good goods at vory low prices Sug-gestions of tho very remarkable bar-gains offered will bo found on page five, This groat store carries only dependable goods, It has built up its reputation on quality and service , and Its prices are always reasonable. Consequently whom It has a clearance sale and mark's down Its prices so as to move Its , surplus stocks It gives buyers unusual opportunities, Arti-cles of ! dross :tor man and women, household necessities , seasonable Items from every department will bo found in tho list. The M. S. Hershey Consolidated Public School of Derry Township will occupy its new $100,000 buildi ng in September next. It is one of the handsomest in the United States. William Price, of Derry Church whil e walking from Palmyra homo on tho tracks of tho railroad was run down by an engine. Ho was taken to tho Good Snmarltan Hospital at Lebanon. Struck by Train |