The Hershey Press 1910-07-08

              {Front Harrisburg Patriot)
Preparations are being completed for
the opening of the Hershey industrial
school at Hershey in September. This
school, which was recently founded by
M. S. Hershey, the chocolate manufact-urer,
will be a manual training and an
agricultural institution and only boys
will b i admitted from Dauphin, Lancas-ter
and Lebanon counties.
The school in many respects' will be
similar to the famous Girard College at
Philadelphia. All pupils must, be or-phans
and one of the requisites for en-trance
will be perfect physical condition.
Mr. Hershey, who is now in Europe,
will complete the arrangements for 'the
opening of the school after his return
to Hershey, about July 10. Meanwhile
the affairs of the new school are being
looked after by the trustees who are
directors of the Hershey Trust Company.
Only Boys Who are Physically and Mentall y and Morall y Sound Will be Received
Institution Open Only to Orphan Boys of Dauphin , Lebanon and Lancaster Goun 'ies
One of the first things that will be
decided upon Mr. Hershey's return to
this country will be the conditions upon
which boys will be entered in the school.
The ages of these boys will be from six
to eight years and they will be kept in
the school until about eighteen years of
age or until they are entirely fitted to
look after themselves in a business way.
AN pupils turned out by the school will
be given an opportunity to work at the
chocolate plant, if they so desire.
One thing about the requirements of
entrance that has been definitely deter-mined
is that the surviving parent or
the guardian of a child who enters
the school must bind him over to
the care of the institution. No physi-cal
or moral defectives will be,admitted
and the physicians who examine appli-
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.. THE HERSHEY INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL AT PRESENT (Fom-.eHy the Homestead)
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL AT KERSHEY
WILL OPEN IN SEPTEMBER
Hersney Briefs
A Little About You, About Your Neighbor
an d Things in General
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Mips. Mary Weist and Mrs. LydiaLen-ker,
of . Millersburg, were the guests of
Mr. and Mrs, Geo. Copenhaver on Satr
urday and Sunday. ' ¦ : .' • '. . .'.
Messrs. John Stover and Jacob Sny-der,
cf Harrisburg, were the guests of .
Mr. and Mis, Geo. Copenhaver on Tues-day.
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WANTED. — Woman in ¦ laundry.
Steady work and good wages.. Apply
Hershey Laundry»-
Mr, Geo. Copenhaver, superintendent
of the Industrial School, is a busy man
these days. Busy looking for children
for the school; busy in sizing up the
applicants for. matron , etc. ; and busy
getting in the crops off the 500 fertile
acres. The crop this year will be un-usually
good. The wheat is ip excel-lent
shape, and so far he has put away
224 large wagon loads of hay. Going
some, eh,? I
Are you a cow? If not, why not?
You are missing! half of your life by hat
joining the fraternity that chew their
cud. Let's put iyou on. : Be a e.ow! :
Mr. Homer Mover, who makes- pret«
zels in Johnstown , spent Fourth of July
viaitinj r relatives and friends.
Messrs. Frank Zentmyer, Harry Gar-man,
Ezra Gingrich and Ulrich Welt-mer
attended the reception given by the
Order of the Moose at Harrisburg on
Monday^ . j '*
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