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Exercises Draw Large and Delighted Attendance. Graduates Do Well. Baccalaureate Sermon by Rev. Mr. Linebaugh. Ad-dress by Dr. Sparks The first commencement of the Der-ry Township High School since it oc-cupied its fine quarters in the M. S. Hershey Consolidated School was an unusual success in all respects. The graduates were J. Nissley Imboden, Ray J. A. Keller, Ruth Helen Landis, Myrtle Maude Kline, Herman Roy Sanders and Arthur Vincent Wagner. On Sunday evening last the bac-calaureate sermon was preached by Rev. N. L. Linebaugn and the United Brethren Church was crowded to the doors, there being about four hundred present. Music by orchestra", a piano solo by Mr. Lmebaugh's brother and the participation by Rev. George S. Rentz, pastor of Derry Presby-terian Church, were among the features, but the great attraction was the eloquent sermon by Mr. Line-baugh. Baccalaureate Sermon Sara D. Fox; class history and prophecy, Ruth H. Landis; "The Lead-ing Nation in World-Wide Peace," validictory, Arthur" V. Wagner; music, High School Glee Club; address, Dr. Earle E. Sparks, president of State College; awarding of Bomgardner Penmanship prizes by the donor, E. L. Bomgardner; presentation of diplo-mas, Albert B. Shenk, president of Derry Township School Board; mu-sic, "America," audience; benediction, Rev. Norman Lr Linebaugh. The Bomgardner Prizes , There was much interest in the pre-sentation of the Bomgardner prizes for improvements in penmanship. Mr. E. L. Bomgardner made the address. He was led to offer the prizes because a simple system had been ontroduced in the M. S. Hershey School. The prizes were not awarded for the best perinmanship, but for the best im-provements iii the given time. The winners were :, First prize, Sylva Lerch, 6th Grade, Age 14, $4.00;. Sec-ond prize, Chester Swartz, 4th Grade, Age 10, |3.00; Third prize, Chas. Coppenhaver, 6th Grade, Age 10, $2.00; Fourth prize, Kathryn : Henry, 3rd Grade, Age 9, $1.00. Mr. Linebaugh's theme was "The Great ,Eiid of Life." He took as his text the familiar words of St. Paul : "This one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus." In beginning his sermon Mr. Line-baugh said : Class of 1915, teachers, directors, friends of education of Derry Town-ship, another year has come and gone. It has been a year of oppor-tunity. It has been the greatest year to us because, we have witnessed the opening of the M. S. Hershey Con-solidated - School building. A. build-ing which ranks in the forefront of educational facilities in the State. A place where our boys and girls may go and have the'advantages which are to be found only in the highest type of academies and the lesser' colleges in our land. You, class of 1915, can be proud, of "the fact that your class is the first to be graduated from the halls of our new High. School in this town. I congratulate you on this honor. But I am not here to enlogize the school, the system of education , nor the community which has made pos-sible these . fine and pleasing condi-tions. I am here tonight to speak to you, not upon past achievements, but future possibilities. I have little sym-pathy with Longfellow's line which reads, "All things come around to him who will but wait." I am reminded of the man who the other day stood at the old stopping place of our trac-tion cars—he stood and watched peo-ple get into a car at the present wait-ing room stop—presently the car pull-ed toward him—he waited until , the rear end was by him—then he began to run after the car, but his oppor-tunity to get on that car was past. From this point Mr. Linebaugh de-veloped liia theme with great success and held his congregation in the clos-est attention. He preached oppor-tunity and character and all the vir-tues and to each of the graduates he gave a copy of the Now Testament. The Commencement On Monday evening the' Hershey Park Amphitheater was filled early. People came from all parts of Deny Township. There wore many auto-mobiles. About 1,500 persons wore present and the keenest interest was shown, Everyone on the program was warmly applauded. The singing under the capable direction of Miss Blanche Wingort showed the remark-able work done in music during the past year. The address of the eve-ning by Dr , Earl E. Sparks was a grout hit. It ' was full of humor , homely philosophy and bubbling com-mon flense and kept the audience laughing; and applauding for almost an hour. Ho paid a fine tribute to the M, S. Hershey School. The school. cllroctoi'H wore fortunate in getting Dr, Spurlcs and ho loft behind him a delightful impression. Ilorshoy will want him as often as ho can come , Tho deliverances of the graduates wore uniformly excellent, With the exception of tho class history, which of course was read, tho addresses wore nil given without manuscript or notes and it was admirably. done. All deserve groat credit. In addition to his addruHH Mr. Wagner, tho valldlc-torlan , pnl<l n handsome tribute to the directory Professor Koboch , the M, B. Ilorshoy School and others , with spe-cial roforonco to tho supervising prin-cipal. The full program was: Piano solo, Miss 13. Eva Grubor; In-vocation , Uov. Norman L. Linebaugh; music, High School Gloo Club; "The World's Temperance Movement ," salutatory, Myrtle M, Kline; "Com-mercial Education ," J. Nlssloy Im-bodon; mimic, Hiffh School Glee Club; "Conservation of Natural Resources ," Herman R. Sanders; "Possible Bene-fits of tho Present War," Ray J. A. Keller; piano duet , B. Kva Grubor and More Than a Thousand at the High School Commencement WEATHER FOR THE WEEK Weather Bureau, Washington, D. C. FOR MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES.—Showers Wednesday over the south portion ; otherwise fair weather until Thursday night or Fri-day, when general showers are proba-ble, continuing for about two days. Fair at close of the week. Tempera-tures will average below normal. Delighted With the Concert Last Sunday's Music Fine But There Was Hershey Band Weather <J_,ast Sunday, notwithstanding that Hershey Band weather prevailed, the band rendered a very delightful con-cert to an appreciative audience, as was indicated by the cordial applause to every number rendered. The con-ditions of the weather did not seem to dampen the ardor of the musicians as they played at their very best, and the several hundred who braved the elements were -well pleased with the chances they took and the perform-ance. The verdict was that it was the best concert the band has given and that the good people of Hershey can feel justly proud of the band. Following is the program as rendered: Overture, "William Tell," Rossini; Selection, "Les Contess d'Hoffman," Offenbach, Safranek; Religious Medi-tation, "In The Great Beyond," Brooks; Cornet Duet, "The Tyrolean Lovers," Clement,Messrs. Deramo and Williams; Overture, "The Maid at Her Spindle," Buillion; Waltz, "L'Estu-diantina ," Waldteufel; Grand Fan-tasia, "Providence," Tobani; Para-phrase, "Nearer My God to Thee," Langey. Progra m for Next Sunday Next Sunday afternoon , May 23rd, the band will givjg another concert at 3 o'clock , in the Hershey Park Thea-tre, when the following program will be rendered: 1. Overture, "Oberon ," Weber 2. Grand Selection , "Bohemian Girl ," Tobani 8. Concert Waltzes, "Sweet Reflec-tions," Fischer 4. Quartette , From "Rigolotto ," Verdi (Two Cornets, Trombone and Baritone) , Intermission , (15 Minutes) 5. Overture , "La Burlesque,".. .Suppo 0. Reverie, from tho "Chapel Scene," Wallace (For E Bass) 7. Largo, from "Now World Sym-phony," Dvorak 8. Trio , from "Attila ," Verdi (Cornet , Trombone and Bariton e) Finale , "Nearer My God to Thee." Gettin g Ready For the Crowds "" Next week tho work of decorating tho Ilorshoy Store foi1 tho coming Conference of tho Church of tho Brethren will begin and every depart-ment will ho put in prime condition for the thousands Who will come to Hoi'shey. Tho Store is enjoying the largest trade It has over known and tho indications are Hint 1015 will g<> far ahead of tho record-breaking totals of last year, All the depart-ments aro prospering and more custo-mers aro coming from a distance to buy, In Its 28 departments there Is everything for tho homo, person and farm, It Is expected , that u groat business will bo done during tho ton days of the Conference. They Will Save Themselves a Lot of Trouble by Staying Away From Hershey During the Confer- . ence of the Church of the Brethren. Detectives For the ten days during the con-ference of the Church of the Brethren in Hershey General Manager James B. Leithiser has engaged the services of detectives from the leading cities and has asked 'for the detail of eight members of, the Pennsylvania State Constabulary, three of whom will be mounted. All of these will be picked men. The detectives will be able to spot at once any crooks or pickpockets from their cities. There will be at all times a watching by plain clothes men who know the underworld of all the large centers of population in America, es-pecially of New Yorlc, Philadelphia , Baltimore and ¦ other eastern points. There will also be special men from, the smaller cities of Pennsylvania. It is much preferred' that, the light-fingered gentry and other undesirables stay, away from the conference, and if they have any sense they will heed the warning, but if they do come they will be sure to land in jail. .• , . The detectives will pay particular attention to the cars of- the Hershey Transit Company so that pickpockets who try to operate during crowded hours will be promptly handled. Here is a Timely Warning to Crooks and Pickpockets The Children s Evening One of the Most Delightful Events ' Hershey Has Known Truly there never was a happier time in Hershey than the Children 's Evening. It was on Tuesday and a fine audience assembled in. the Young Women's Christian Asociation Gym-nasium and made an interested circle around the floor on which the exer-cises were held. To many it was all entirely new and to say they were de-lighted does not half express the truth. There were about twenty of the girls all in white and all in high spirits. Under Miss Burch they en-tered into the program with such zeal that their enthusiasm became con-tagious and so everybody was full of enjoyment from start to finish. Bear in mind, please, that the drills the children went through showed skill and (training of the highest ex-cellence. They were as quick and fit as soldiers. In everything was an earnestness that was compelling and thus the audience time and again broke into applause. The climax was the maypole which was done wonder-fully arid with mUch beauty and grace of movement. It was all very im-pressive, because it meant strength , health and self-reliance to the chil-dren. Miss Burch was cordially con-gratulated on her work. There is none better in Hershey. And the chil-dren all seem devoted to her and to their exercises. In the reading room interesting ex • amples of basket-making and bead-making and sowing were shown and Mrs. Flowers who has charge of this was complimented on the progress the children had made under her direction, Miss Elder and others of the Y. W, C. A. were present and received the guests. Refreshments wore served, Big Park Improvemen ts Concrete AsphaHiiin Road to Encircle Whole Park Many improvements have been made in Ilorshoy Park and many more will bo made, hut tho biggest im-provement is now taking place. A now concrete nsphnltum road is bailif f made which will start at the east en-trance encircling tho Park and con-tinued to tho big round barn. Tho work was started last week and is go-ing ahead rapidly , Beautif ying the Factory There is much improvement at tho Ilorshoy " Chocolate Factory those days. Throughout tho big buildings aro many now touches and a groat dual of painting and embellishing, with tho result that it Is tho brigh t-est , most artlstlo and most attractive daylight plant in America, Around tho buildings now paths and roads nro being built , so that all tho approaches will soon bo in perfect condition. Large Sale of Tickets For the Big Entertainment Planned by the Mothers' Club.. Cast Will In-clude Most of the Local Talent of Hershey All indications point to one of the largest and most representative audi-ences of the year at. the Hershey Park Amphitheater tomorrow — Friday-night. The sale of tickets has been unexpectedly large and those who want reserved seats will be fortunate if they get them. The play is under the direction of Mrs. Ezra F. Hershey and Miss Mar-garet Langworthy and cooperating with them are all the members of the Mothers' Club for whose benefit it is given. The Mothers' Club has done splendid work and its program is oi the highest possible value to the com-munity. : Furthermore everybody is in love with the pretty children of Hershey and thus there is fine spirit in the whole enterprise. The play will be an oldtime country school and the parts will be exagger-ated and wonderfully costumed. The whole thing is a big .jfrolic with fun every minute. It lias been called "Frantz Zinner's Leetle Schule," and he has the most unmanageable lot of pupils that ever went into a class room. There is trouble all the- time and it is worth the price of admission alone to see him try to.wip Sim Dip-sey. Those who will take part in-clude .the following: C. V. Glynn, F. B. Snavely, James Murray, Miss Alberta Grove, Mrs. L. Edwards, Mrs. D. Frank Magee, Frantz Zinner, Mrs. Ezra F. Hershey, Mrs. C. V. Glynn, Mrs. E. M. Hershey, Mrs. Ed. Field, Miss Bertha Leibhart, Miss Edna landis, Miss May Moyer, Miss Virginia Hershey, Miss Margaret Langworthy, J. E. Snyder, Ezra F* Hershey J. R. Snavely D. Sf Graeff| Wm. Curtis, Geo. Hench, M. S. May, Ira Mumma, Albert Snavely, Mr. arid. Mrs. D. C. Giles. Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Clark and Dr. H. G. Mumma. The . time is 8.15 and the admission prices are, first 8 rows, 25 cents; 8th row to bencles, 15 cents; benches, 10 cents. An Evening of Genuine Fun Is the Promi se of Tomorrow Fine Vaudeville Show Star Attractions in Hershey. for Every . Night Next Week Hershey will have a first-class vaudeville show opening Monday, May 24, playing three days, Monday, Tuesday ancl -Wednesday with an en-tire new show for Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The Heller Amuse-ment Company of Keith 's Theater Building, Philadelphia have secured three standard . attractions for the first half of the week, headed by the famous "Whirl 's Four Harmonists," sensational Singing Comedians, book-ed direct from Hammerstein's Thea-ter, New York City ; Lang & May, a clever and versatile comedy singing and exceptionally fine dancing pair di-rect from the big western vaudeville circuit; and Bearnard & Scarth with comedy galore; this is one of the big vaudeville acts for those who enjoy wholesome comedy. For the last half there will bo "The Four Nelson Com-iques " from tho New York Hippo-drome, known as "America's greatest Comedy Acrobatic and Gymnasts Act," consisting of ground and lofty tumbling, bar and table work, blend-ed with plenty of comody, doing all tho different feats known to the acro-batic world and a scream from start to finish; "Tho Wood's Musical Trio" who do a number of stunts on various musical instruments including Xylo-phones, Violins , Cornets and Drums: there will bo another comedy act, It is tho intention of tho management to present to the patrons of Ilorshoy Park Theater a varied lino of attrac-tions throughout , tho season , When there aro vaiudovillo attractions, there will bo two bills weekly making a change Monday and Thursday. Tho Slock Companies will present two superior high royalty plays each wool; during their respective engage-ments, while there may ho a still further diversion by engaging musical comody attractions. Above all , tho aim is to present thoroughly clean and high class amusement. In addition will bo three reels of pictures , tho lat-est and best that can bo secured. Biggest Crowd That Ever Attended ¦ an Athletic Event Will Enjoy the Improved Grounds. The Good Music and the Playing; Expects to Win When Hershey, open their baseball season at home this coming Saturday, May 22 with the Middletown Champ-ions, the largest crowd that has ever attended a .baseball game or any other outdoor sport at this place is expected to be present. It is Hershey's first year as a member of the Central Pennsylvania league and their first league game at home. The Hershey team has not been so successful in the games away from home, but everybody is confident that the team will brace on Saturday and down the undefeated Middletown club. The athletic field has been put- in shape and Hershey can now boast of the best baseball diamond in the , state. The grass diamond which was made during the past two months is a big improvement and fans will be treated to a faster, game of ball. In order to handle the crowd there will be but one entrance to the ground. A booth has been made between the east end of the grandstand and the bleachers along the first base line. It will he necessary for all. people attending trie game to purchase tickets, and they must enter by the road leading around the swimming pool. The Hershey band has been en-gaged and Prof. Feese has prepared a special program for the occasion. A section of seats in the left field bleachers . has been reserved for the musicans arid they will render a spe-cial concert at the field from 2 to 3 o'clock. They will remain through-out the game and play at different intervals. Manager Marquart has ordered his men Out to practice four nights this week and expects to have the team in such shape that they will land their first home game. Skiles will probably pitch for Hershey while Kling or Shirk-will storm the mound for Man-ager Wharton's aggregation. Edward Smith, star pitcher of the Philadelphia Electric Company club last season, and Clayton Sweet, late of the Aberdeen Club, Philadelphia, reported to the Hershey team on Wed-nesday and will be in Saturday's con-test. Otherwise Hershey will have the usual line-up. , Mr. F. A. Steese, of Steelton, presi-dent of the Central Pennsylvania League, will attend the game. Mr. M. S. Hershey has been asked to toss out the first ball. Hershe y s Base Ball Season Will Open on Saturday Next A Church Part y The Hershey Lumber truck with Milton Basehorc as chaufeur took a party from Carnpbelltowr| and Her-shey to a barn service of the Church of the Brethren on Thursday. The party included : Mr. and Mrs. Benja-min Longenecker, Mr. and Mrs, Frank Spangler and daughter Lizzie, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Brandt, Mr. and Mrs. Morris BJoUch, "Mr. and Mrs. William McKinne and son Harvey, Mr. and Mrs. John Miller , Mr. and Mrs.. Charles Forrest, Addison Ilaldeman, William Wanger, Miss Sebilla Ilalde-man, Mrs. Irvin Ilerr, Samuel Kar-many and daughter Fannie, Mr. and Mrs. John Hoover, Miss Liusrie Zeigorj Miss Lucy Kopp, Miss Viola Westhaf-or, Miss Grolner , Amos Brandt , Miss Katie Brandt , Mrs. George Shirk and Emniortt Basehorc. Mr. Rentz Commissioner Itov. George S. ltontx will ho in Rochester for two weeks ns commls-slonor from tho Presbytery of Car-lisle to tho General Assembly of tho Presbyterian Church, Tho pulpit at Derry Church Is being filled by Rov. Alford Kolloy of Jlarrlsburg,. i Such is the Verdict of the Special Representative Sent. Here to Write Up the Town for the Paper of the Church of the Brethren The representative of the Church of the Brethren who visited Hershey to write up the town and the arrange-ments for the church paper, The Gos-pel Messenger, has sent a report -which will be read with interest by all the people of the town. It is clear that Hershey has made an excellent im-pression on the Bxetnren. The com-mittees that have come here have im-pressed the local representatives by their character, ability and broad grasp of their duties. The article In full follows : . . In a brief write-up of Hershey, . as the place of the coming Conference, the chief difficulty is • not to find something to say, but to know What should be said of the much that might be said. The Town Hershey is located on the Philadel-phia and Reading Railroad, between Harrisburg and Lebanon, about twelve miles east of the capital city, in Dauphin County, right in the heart of the beautiful and rich Lebanon Val-ley, with a population of approximate-ly three thousand. It is beautifully located on grounds gently rolling, and of limestone formation, with large, shady parks, and a .stream of water, clear as crystal, flowing through it. The buildings, for the most part, are splendid; many of them expensive and magnificent, especially those recently built.. The streets are wide and well laid out. .. The history of Hershey reads like a fairy . tale. It is the unique story of a man possessed of an idea and an in-dustry. With keen foresight and on sound business principles, Mr. M. S. Hershey, whose name the town hears, launched the chocolate manufacturing business, and within the last ten years the business arid town have sprung up together. The secret lies in Mr. Hershey's sound business acumen and keen sense of justice to others, work-ed out under a system of cooperation that benefits the employe as well as the employer. A Few of the Things Accomplished The chocolate plant has a floor space of approximately 30 acres. There are 1,200 persons employed. Daily shipments aggregate from twelve to fifteen carloads. As many as 130,000 pounds of milk are used daily in the manufacture of chocolate. It is the i largest factory of its kind in the United States, ,and one of the largest in the world. Its goods are sold in every town in the United States, and eaten and enjoyed by al-most every man, woman and child of the country. Besides the above, there is the big Department Store, with twenty-eight departments. Then , too, the Hershey Trust Company, organized in 1905; capital stock paid in , $125,000; sur-plus, $125,000; undivided profits, $112,- 000; deposits, $1,500,000. The Her-shey Transit Company, with fourteen largo electric cars, has twenty-five miles of trackage, and other lines projected. Tho Hershey School , with its building, costing $120,000, Is the Central School of Derry Township. The Hershoy Improvement Company handles all real estate transactions, having built , within tho last four years, 150 buildings. Tho Power Plant has a capacity of 0,000 horse-power. Tho Ilorshoy Industrial School, founded by Mr, and Mrs. Hershey, is nonsectaran. The Ilorshoy Press in issued every Thursday, Tho Horshoy Boll Telephone has 125 phonos in its local exchange, The Hershey Park covers more than 250 acres. Tho Ilorshoy Farm Company owns 8,000 acres of good land , situated around Hershoy at various distances , and stocked with 1,000 high-grade cows. Hershey's Water Supply has two reser-voirs on Prospect Heights , 1 <mch with a capacity of fiOO .OOO gallons of pure, soft wator, thoroughly littered , pump-ed In from a mountain streamlet , hy-drants and drinkin g p|ncos doing lo-cated hero and llioro over the grounds Horshoy 's churches number five. Then thoro nvo tho Hoi-ahoy Men 's Club, tho Y. W. C, A., tha Ilorshoy Free Li-brary,, tho Ilornhoy inn , tho Forestry Department and Nursery, etc, etc. The town is one of the mnrvols of tho twentieth century, mid must bo seen to bo appreciated. Railroads Tho railroad accommodations nro ample. Thoro is a special arrange-ment , by which tlitP excursion trains will deliver tholr passengers at Hor-flhey. In other cases, passengers will chango at Harrisburg, and from thoro travel over tho Philadelphia arid Rending, or by trolley, Ilorshoy do-pot is only a few hundreds yards from tho Convention Hall. Tho bureau of Information , tho postofuco and bag-gage room aro to bo located near tho depot, and right on tho way to tho Convention Mali. The Convention Hall is elliptical in (Continued on Pago 1) Hershey One of the Marvels of the Twentieth Century A sidling fi00 feet long Is being laid by a force of P. A R. workmen just wost of tho Ilorshoy station and will branch off of tho wost bound track, Tho now sidling will bo used for un-loading building material, A New Siding Breaking records is an old story in Horshoy It is being done every day, In railroad frolghtH April wont ovem ahead of tho groat total of April <jC last year, and tho business in still keeping up. This is ono of tho, busi-est railroad points In tho country, More New Records Dr. F. G. Wirt , veterinarian for tho Bureau of Aniinul Industry with of-fices at Lancaster , who lived in Hor-shoy with IiIh family when employed by the Hornhoy Farm Company, has received a promotion. Ho loft last Friday for LiMlo Rock, Ark., where ho will bo connected with tho same Bu-reau , doing; educational work, as • a veterinarian, Dr. Wh't was 'connected with tho Ilorshoy Farm Company for sometime and ho and his family made many friends who aro sorry to boo them lonvo. Mrs. Wirt and tho chil-dren will go wost this week. , Dr. Wirt Promoted I'Mvo of the Horshoy Transit Com-pany trolley cars have boon painted during tho past month. They present a lino appearance, Tho worlc was un-der the direction of head palntor Samuol Zontmeyur and tho artistic worlc was done by Hurry yingst. Cars In New Dress Two state-fish commissioners visit-ed Horshoy last week and made an inspection of Spring Crook. It was decided to stock the stream with brook trout and next week a fry of 14,000 of tlioso sprecklod beauties will bo received hero and placed in tho stream. Ezra F. Hershey and Hugh Wagner will have charge of distribut-ing , tho fry, After tho trout have boon deposited It will bo unlawful for any person to use gigs, nets and out-line in this stream. The flsh wardens have been notified and tho stroam will bo watched closoly. Trout For Spring Creek
Object Description
Title | The Hershey Press 1915-05-20 |
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 | 1915-05-20 |
Location Covered | Hershey (Pa.) |
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Description
Title | The Hershey Press 1915-05-20 |
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 | 19150520 |
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 |
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Full Text |
Exercises Draw Large and Delighted
Attendance. Graduates Do Well.
Baccalaureate Sermon by
Rev. Mr. Linebaugh. Ad-dress
by Dr. Sparks
The first commencement of the Der-ry
Township High School since it oc-cupied
its fine quarters in the M. S.
Hershey Consolidated School was an
unusual success in all respects. The
graduates were J. Nissley Imboden,
Ray J. A. Keller, Ruth Helen Landis,
Myrtle Maude Kline, Herman Roy
Sanders and Arthur Vincent Wagner.
On Sunday evening last the bac-calaureate
sermon was preached by
Rev. N. L. Linebaugn and the United
Brethren Church was crowded to the
doors, there being about four hundred
present. Music by orchestra", a piano
solo by Mr. Lmebaugh's brother and
the participation by Rev. George S.
Rentz, pastor of Derry Presby-terian
Church, were among the
features, but the great attraction was
the eloquent sermon by Mr. Line-baugh.
Baccalaureate Sermon
Sara D. Fox; class history and
prophecy, Ruth H. Landis; "The Lead-ing
Nation in World-Wide Peace,"
validictory, Arthur" V. Wagner; music,
High School Glee Club; address, Dr.
Earle E. Sparks, president of State
College; awarding of Bomgardner
Penmanship prizes by the donor, E.
L. Bomgardner; presentation of diplo-mas,
Albert B. Shenk, president of
Derry Township School Board; mu-sic,
"America," audience; benediction,
Rev. Norman Lr Linebaugh.
The Bomgardner Prizes ,
There was much interest in the pre-sentation
of the Bomgardner prizes
for improvements in penmanship. Mr.
E. L. Bomgardner made the address.
He was led to offer the prizes because
a simple system had been ontroduced
in the M. S. Hershey School. The
prizes were not awarded for the best
perinmanship, but for the best im-provements
iii the given time. The
winners were :, First prize, Sylva
Lerch, 6th Grade, Age 14, $4.00;. Sec-ond
prize, Chester Swartz, 4th Grade,
Age 10, |3.00; Third prize, Chas.
Coppenhaver, 6th Grade, Age 10,
$2.00; Fourth prize, Kathryn : Henry,
3rd Grade, Age 9, $1.00.
Mr. Linebaugh's theme was "The
Great ,Eiid of Life." He took as his
text the familiar words of St. Paul :
"This one thing I do, forgetting
those things which are behind, and
reaching forth unto those things which
are before, I press toward the mark
for the prize of the high calling of
God in Christ Jesus."
In beginning his sermon Mr. Line-baugh
said :
Class of 1915, teachers, directors,
friends of education of Derry Town-ship,
another year has come and
gone. It has been a year of oppor-tunity.
It has been the greatest year
to us because, we have witnessed the
opening of the M. S. Hershey Con-solidated
- School building. A. build-ing
which ranks in the forefront of
educational facilities in the State. A
place where our boys and girls may
go and have the'advantages which are
to be found only in the highest type
of academies and the lesser' colleges
in our land. You, class of 1915, can
be proud, of "the fact that your class
is the first to be graduated from the
halls of our new High. School in this
town. I congratulate you on this
honor.
But I am not here to enlogize the
school, the system of education , nor
the community which has made pos-sible
these . fine and pleasing condi-tions.
I am here tonight to speak to
you, not upon past achievements, but
future possibilities. I have little sym-pathy
with Longfellow's line which
reads, "All things come around to him
who will but wait." I am reminded
of the man who the other day stood
at the old stopping place of our trac-tion
cars—he stood and watched peo-ple
get into a car at the present wait-ing
room stop—presently the car pull-ed
toward him—he waited until , the
rear end was by him—then he began
to run after the car, but his oppor-tunity
to get on that car was past.
From this point Mr. Linebaugh de-veloped
liia theme with great success
and held his congregation in the clos-est
attention. He preached oppor-tunity
and character and all the vir-tues
and to each of the graduates he
gave a copy of the Now Testament.
The Commencement
On Monday evening the' Hershey
Park Amphitheater was filled early.
People came from all parts of Deny
Township. There wore many auto-mobiles.
About 1,500 persons wore
present and the keenest interest was
shown, Everyone on the program
was warmly applauded. The singing
under the capable direction of Miss
Blanche Wingort showed the remark-able
work done in music during the
past year. The address of the eve-ning
by Dr , Earl E. Sparks was a
grout hit. It ' was full of humor ,
homely philosophy and bubbling com-mon
flense and kept the audience
laughing; and applauding for almost
an hour. Ho paid a fine tribute to
the M, S. Hershey School. The school.
cllroctoi'H wore fortunate in getting
Dr, Spurlcs and ho loft behind him a
delightful impression. Ilorshoy will
want him as often as ho can come ,
Tho deliverances of the graduates
wore uniformly excellent, With the
exception of tho class history, which
of course was read, tho addresses
wore nil given without manuscript or
notes and it was admirably. done. All
deserve groat credit. In addition to
his addruHH Mr. Wagner, tho valldlc-torlan
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