The Hershey Press 1915-02-18

              Meeting Here Best In the History of
School Directors of Daup hin County
ATTENDANCE BROKE ALL RECORDS AND THE PROGRAMS
WERE GIVEN WITHOUT A BREAK. GOOD MUSIC AND
FINE ADDRESSES. PRESIDENT HOOVER PRESIDED.
WELCOME BY PRESIDENT MURRIE. OFFICERS.
Hershey last week had the honor of
entertaining the largest midwinter
meeting in the history of the School
Directors' Association of Dauphin
county. In attendance and in inter-est
it made the high record of the
organization. Members were present
from all parts of the county and
from many other sections. President
Hoover and Superintendent Sham-baugh
expressed themselves as de-lighted
with the success and all who
attended said they wanted to meet in
Hershey again. .
The first session was in the Her-shey
Central Theater Friday after-noon
at 1.30. On the stage were
President Hoover, Superintendent
Rapp of Beading, Secretary W.. H.
Horner and the following members of
the local committee: William F. R.
Murrie, chairman, F. B. Snavely, J.
M. Millard, Ezra F, Hershey, S. D.
Clark, A. W. Snavely secretary.
Prayer was offered by Rev. George
S. Rentz and there was music by the
pupils of the Hershey school under the
direction of Miss Wingert.
President Murrie . then came for-ward
and in a happy address welcom-ed
the visitors to Hershey. He assur-ed
them that the people of Hershey
were glad to have them and hoped
they would come again. He congrat-ulated
them oh the school progress
in Dauphin county and said they were
doing the best and most useful work
that citizens could do for their com-munities.
They were giving of their
time and effort to the better upbuild-ing
of the youth and were thus per-porming
the highest kind of public
service. He reminded them of the
great responsibility that rested upon
them and spoke of the constant need
of improving the educational facili-ties
for the . children. He believed
they realized these responsibilities
and he hoped great good would come
out of the meeting in Hershey. Mr.
Murrie was warmly applauded.
In his reply President Hoover paid
a tribute to the beauty and forward
spirit of Hershey and said the wel-come
of President Murrie was cordi-ally
appreciated. . He assured the au-dience
that the school directors of
Dauphin county understood the re-sponsibilities
that rested upon them,
and the large attendance in the mid-winter
showed their devotion and their
interest. There was more music very
effectively rendered and then Profes-sor
E. M. Rapp, superintendent of
schools of Berks county, delivered a
remarkably live and illuminating ad-dress
on "The Country School." It
was rich in experience and suggestion
and it was received with every mark
of favor.
Mr. Snavely 's Address
Of particular interest to the audi-ence
and the people of Hershey whs
the address Albert W. Snavely on
"Consolidation of Schools; Costs ; Re-sults."
• It happened that Mr. Snave-ly
was detained at the trust company
by important business and the paper
was read by Mr. Keboch. He pre-sented
tho general argument for con-solidation
and then said:
When wo atop to consider that
many a mar has more money invested
in his automobile than tho school
property in which his children are
educated; and pays more for the
maintonaco of tho machine por year
than his taxes, wo must ask ourselves
tho question : "What is a child
worth?" In order that this crime
shall not bo placed upon us, Dorry
Township has taken a stop in advance
by removing tho obstacles in her
way and placing the child whoro ho
justl y belongs.
Ho impressed tho need of careful
convincing of tho taxpayers an to
tho benefits of tho change. Ho added:
Co-operation inl all linos is tho
greatest nood to accomplish consolida-tion.
Tho groat nood of rural com-munities
today is an understanding
and appreciation , on tho part of the
citizens , of tho spirit of dependence
ono on another and tho value of vol-untary
^association for material an
woll as mental and spiritual advance-ment.
Consolidation in Den y
Then Mr. Suavely presented thin
statement of coiiHolidntlon in Dorry
Township:
In 11)11 Dorry Township had four-toon
(M) ono room buildings. The
members of Hoard who served Im-mediately
preceding tho present one,
doHorvo much credit for their work,
Thoy woi'o the plonoorn. Tho Grolnor
buildin g formerly located on this plot
occupied by this liulldlng was i\
center for literary and otlior ontor-tulnmodtH.
In 11)04 tho MoKlnloy
building was built with a bond Inhuo
of' !jilj) ,000, and Grolnor building wa«
irn/.o<l.. In 11)05 the Dorry Church
building was closed. In 1011 an addi-tion
was built to the McKlnloy build-ing
again costing $13,000 'and Knowl-edge
. Hill School closed. The . present
hoard took hold of the reins, elected
a Principal for the whole year and
through .. the combined efforts of
Board, Principal and leading citizens,
consolidation was made a reality. The
Principal visited every home in the
district taking the school census on
the one hand and creating sentiment
on the other. The Board with wis-dom"
and tact, met the objections with
a spirit of love and entire fairness,
and thus received the confidence of
the citizens of our district. The town
of Hershey grew very rapidly, and
the present, building we occupy this
afternoon became inadequate for the
consolidation of the schools. The
Board, in harmony with our esteemed
benefactor, Mr. M. S. Hershey, out-lined
and agreed upon consolidation
on a much larger scale. The result
is the very handsome brick structure
on Grenada Avenue costing $120,000.
In 1912 we closed another schools-called
Landis a distance of three miles
from Hershey, . '
The great spirit of co-operation,
was now established, and the Board
proceeded to close all the country
schools except five. These five we ex-pect
to consolidate as soon as our
plans are mature enough so that we
can have the same success as we
previously experienced. By closing
the nine country schools, most of them
having a small enrollment, we were
able to provide for the increase in
school population here. ¦!!
The following is the list' of schools
closed with enrollment: Gingrich
(79), Knowledge Hill (29) • Palmyra
(26) Rock Ridge (30) Foreman (13)
Waltonville Secondary (12) Landis
(13). ' We transfer all of the above
schools by trolley at 5 cents a day,
except the pupils from the Landis.
This is transported by team costing us
$37.50 per month. Of course all
pupils living within the mile and a
half limit, walk. For example, the
Gingrich school had enrolled of (79)
and of this number we transfer (13).
Our Board was not particularly in-terested
in the cost. We have an ex-ceptional
rate and therefore the cost
is not the motive. We wish, however,
to be clear and inform you that
the cost should not enter into so
noble a deed. The greatest factors
in consolidation are : local geo-graphy,
good roads, and an education-al
sentiment,
We found that the interests
of the children were enhanced by the
following:
1. Better school facilities. 2.
Better grading of pupils. 3. Better
teachers, 4, Better sanitary condi-tions.
5. Better discipline. 6. Bet-ter
organization of school forces.
7. Opportunity to elect a Supervisor
of Schools. 8. Opportunity to elect
Supv. of Music. 9. Opportunity to
elect Supv. of Drawing. 10,' Better
attendance. 11, High school enroll-ment
doubled in one year, 12. Com-plete
change of the shy, timid , . and
backward country boy and girl .
In our school, wo find the little
Kindergarten tot looking with pride
and a longing; heart for admittance
to the next grade. The pupils com-ing
in contact with tho work done in
tho High school got a brighter vision
and a greater interest to continue
school until they have reached the
goal in public school education.
In conclusion let mo say that it is
tho cooperation of the, various forces,
rather than tlio Independent activity
of any ono force , that is going to
bring about Improvement for tho
rural school, This democracy needs
tho product from tho country-boys
and girls educated in tho best of
schools to assist in the successful so-lution
of tho avant problems confront-ing
us. It is the patriotic , duty of
every community to ca-oporato and
make conditions such that our coun-try
boy and girl may have tho same
opportunity ao our city eounin, This
can bo dona by the proper consolida-tion
of schoolH.
In tho round table that followed
Superintendent Slmmbnugh led the
discussion very ably, Tho main dis-cussion
was on tho right policy for
professional j uid provisional eorti fl-entoH.
Many took part in this and the
Hpoochos showed how very serious
was the demand for teacher efficiency.
Professor Sliamlmugh wan praised
for bis course in .tho matter and IiIh
constant effort to wood out iiiuillulonl
touchers and to Improve tho force.
Session Friday Ifivenlii K
With an Invocation by Hov, H, L,
Llnolmugh and excellent music by the
Hershey Band the evening hossIoh
opened In tho presence of nn audi-ence
that fillod the theater, Mr, M,
S, Hershey was called upon for a
speech and although ho hud a bad
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sible convenience for its patrons. It
was believed the . public would weir
come the facilities of the . mew build-ing
but their appreciation has been
beyond even the best expectations.
The results are shown strikingly in
the figures :
A year ago the Hershey Trust Com-pany
had 1,476 depositors. Now it
has 2,135, a gain of 659 during the
twelve months.
During the year the increase in, un-divided
profits has been $40,580; the
increase in deposits has been $267,831
and the increase in assets has been
$261,775.
Those who are interested in the
further details will find them fully
stated in Treasurer S. C. Stecher's re-port
on page 6 of this issue of the
Press. It. is well to notice the char-acter
of the bank's investments. They
are gilt-edged , thus making it one of
the safest and solidest banks in 'the
world.
It is interesting, too, to Know that
all departments of the Trust Com-pany
are flourishing. The gain in de-positors
for the year included 184
savings accounts.
The popularity of the bank in-creases
every day. It has a steady
flow of customers and visitors. The
wonderful vault is a center of inter-est,
and . also of business, for the
renting of safe deposit boxes also
shows a largo increase.
Now For the Fly Campaign
Hershey is Going to Declare War
Next Month
Saturday night , March (i, is the
date for the opening of Hershey 's
war against the fly, It is not to be a
more campaign ov a passing spasm
but war to the end.
On Saturday evening, March (i, at
tho Central Theater , Dr. Dawson
of Cleveland will give an illustrated
lecture on the real and practical
phases of tho campaign. She will
show what was dono in Cleveland and
thus will give Ilorshoy all tho points
and tho best ammunition. Ilorshoy
is fortunate in having Mr. Dubois , the
chemist, for ho has directed other
lights against the community post
and ho Ih deeply interested in the
present movement.
After tho loctm'o tho citizens of
Ilorshoy will organize for the fray
and tho cooperation of all is necos-sary,
l!y beginning the light at once
it can ho won and all should bo in-terested
in it,
In the meanwhile kill all flies in
sight, It is especially important to
got rid of tho big follows that lived
through tho winter. Thoy are now
crawling out. Swat thoni at onco.
Unusual Lecture on Sunday
Fills the Central Theater
Harry Ostrander Takes Large Audi-ence
Around the World. Strange
Countries and Peoples in Many
Pictures Attractive Illu-strated
Talk Next Sunday
One of the most interesting and in-structive
of the union services was
that of last Sunday afternoon when
Harry C. Ostrander of New York took
the large audience in a remarkable
trip around the world and told them
of and showed them peoples and re-ligions
of the Orient. In the number
under the direction of Mr. Keboch.
There is a particularl y fine treat in
store for those who attend the ser-vices
next Sunday. The speaker will
be Edward R. Bushnell who will give
an illustrated talk on "The Making
of the Men of Tomorrow." Mr. Bush-nell
needs no introduction to Ameri-can
audiences. He was a member of
tdie American Olympic team at' Paris
in 1900, and captain of the University
of Pennsylvania cross-country team
of the same year. • From its first pub-lication
in 1908 he has been the editor
of the Annual Official Year Book of
the Inter-Collegiate Association of
Amateur Athletes of America. And
for the last ten years he has been a
regular contributor to leading maga-zines
on Olympic and college athletic
topics.
Mr. Bushnell has the largest collec-tion
of Olympic photographs in this
country. Ho accompanied tho Ameri-can
team to London in 1908 and was
the official photographer for the team,
being the only American permitted to
take pictures within tho Stadium. Ho
accompanied the American team to
Stockholm in 1912, and was given the
.same ra re privileges , Because of his
Olympic associations of tho past ho
was made America 's representative
on the committee appointed by Swed-en
to take the official photographs,
and as, such ho was again tho only
American within tho Stadium. In
this lecture are shown more than ono
hundred selected slides , many of them
beautifully colored.
Mr. Bushuoll has had wide experi-ence
in public speaking, having ap-peared
in all tho big cities of tho East,
The lecture Is so splendidly illustrated
that its appeal is universal, All arc
invited. Tho florvicow begin at ,'J
o'clock.
and value of the slides it was one of
the best picture shows ever seen in
Hershey and it had enough , religion
in its story to make it appropriate
for Sunday afternoon. It was the
longest of the services for it lasted
two hours and fifteen minutes. After
the lecture moving pictures were giv-en
by. Mr. Ostrander.
Russell Stoner was leader for the
day. President Millard and Secre-tary
Brandau were present. Rev. A.
S. Lehman asked the invocation. The
ushers were Homer Smith, Baton
Marks, John Moyer and Ivan Mease.
The music was . unusually excellent.
The Hershey orchestra played well ;
Miss Pauline Clark gave a beautiful
solo and the congregation sang with
effect the hymns of Fanny Crosby,
Many Visit Hershey Farm Buildings
For Ideas In Barns and Dairying
AN EXCELLENT. EXAMPLE IS THE NEW EQUIPMENT AT
THE INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL WHICH INCLUDES NEW
MANGERS FOR WHICH PATENT HAS BEEN APPLIED
FOR BY MR. PUTT. BARN FOR AYRSHIRE HERD. .
One of the big efficiency problems
being worked out with conspicuous
success in the Hershey enterprises is
the development of a higher type of
farm architecture and equipment. At
the head of the work is a remarkable
man, Builder James Putt, or as every-body
calls him,
Jim Putt. The
term Builder Putt
is used purpose-ly,
for that is
what he is. He
may not know as
much about the
refinements of
architecture as
the graduates of
the schools, but
he has a genius
for getting the
best out of all
the plans and
giving it new ex-pression
in con-crete,
stone, steel
and lumber. He
lives in his work
and although a
dozen important
structures may '
be going up at
once each has his
special care.
Just now he
is superintending
the new taber-nacle;
he he has just finished the new
calf barn ; he is beginning several
new farm buildings, and there are a
score of jobs planned or in progress.
One of the best examples of the new
work is the equipment at the Indus-trial
School which is illustrated on
this page of the Hershey Press. It is
an imposing set of buildings that
many peop le visit and admire. Fortu-nately
it is located along the line of
travel, so that it is seen daily by hun-dreds
and pictures of it have been
sent to all parts of.the country.
The big barn in the illustration is
38 by 108 feet. It contains many
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new ideas in construction. . Within,
the' great hay loft is clear. There is
enough "unobstructed space under the
handsome Swiss roof to drill a regi-ment
and at the present time it con-tains
900 tons of hay with ample
room for many hundreds of tons.more.
The first floor of the barn has 30 cow
stalls, 6 hospital stalls, 12 calf pens
and x one large exercise pen. Here
are improved mangers of concrete
and metal with everything new and
sanitary. There are no stanchions
and there is a wholly new equipment
by which each cow gets her own food,
an arrangement invented by Builder
Putts and for which he has applied
for a patent. In the rear of the barn
is a building 26 by 2<5 for 2 or 6 horses
and for wagons and feed, the division
being easily made as required. There
is splendid space in the upper part of
the barn and the equipment includes
great grabbing forks and other facili-ties.
The big roof is stormproof.
Next to the barn is the small build-ing
which is the milk house where
milk will be handled and where the
food for the calves will be mixed. The
farm house is a lovely and delightful
Swiss dwelling of 7 rooms with, bath,
laundry, hot water heat and . all the
conveniences. It is a gem of a home.
This equipment is one of over twen-ty
that have been erected by Builder
Putt. None is finer or more attrac-tive
than the new calf barn just com-pleted
which will be described in full
when, it is put in operation. It is
one of the finest in the country. The
new barn on the Fitz farm will be
completed this week. Work will be-gin
soon on the new barn for the
Sumberger farm in East Hanover.
Others will follow.
It is going to be Builder Putt's
busiest year and every new barn is an
advance on what was done before and
an addition to practical, use and at-tractive
farm architecture. The num-ber
of visitors to these new barns
and farm buildings increases every
week.
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Funeral of Mrs. Leithiser
It Was Marked by Touching Tributes
and Beautiful Flowers
The funeral of Mrs. James B. Leit-hiser
took place from the home in
Hershey Saturday morning at a quar-ter
past nine o'clock. Numerous re-latives
were present and there was a
notable attendance of friends who
came to show their regard for Mrs.
Leithiser and their deep sympath y
with Mr. Leithiser ana Miss Mar-garet
Leithiser. In every way the
tributes were touching. As a mark
of respect the cars of the Transit
Company stopped five minutes and
the Hershey Store and its allied in-terests
were closed from nine to
eleven o'clock. Many others stopped
work to show their appreciation of
tho loss to the community, and every-where
there was sincere sorrow.
Never in this part of the State
were there so many beautiful flowers,
Arranged by Messrs Krauso and Hav-erstick
thoy formed groat mounds
around tho casket and thoy included
every kind of tribute from clusters
of wonderful rosos to a groat blanket
of white roses and orchids which cov-ered
tho whole top of the casket,
Those came from friends of Mrs,
Leithiser, from the business associ-ates
of Mr. Leithiser and from socie-ties
and organizations in which Mm
LoiUiisor had boon interested.
The services wore conducted by Rev,
Frederick C. Krapf and Rev. N. L,
Linobaugh , both of whom paid elo-quent
tributes to tlie character) kind-ness
and popularity of Mrs, Leithiser
and to tho useful part who nad played
in the upbuilding of tho social and
religious ljfo of Ilorshoy ,
The pallbearers wore two cousins,
M, S. Ilorshoy and Ezra F. Ilorslioy
of this place , and four brothers-in-law
, W. B. Lolthlsor of Ilorshoy and
J. U, SchaofFo r, David ICrmontrout
and Oliver Sproaehor of Reading,
The funeral party wont to Reading
on the 10,1)2 train and wore accom-panied
by Rov. N, L, Linolmugh and
a number of Ilershoy friends , Includ-ing
Mr. and Mrs, John E. Snyder , Mr.
and Mrs. W. F. R. Murrie , Mr , and
Mrs, Harry N. llorr , Mrs. Ezra F.
Ilorshoy and otliom,
Tho Interment was in tho Charles
Evans Cemetery mid tho services at
the grave were conducted by Rov, Mr.
Linobaugh.
Lyceum Course Closes
Cecilian Concert Company Pleased a
Large and Applauding Audience
Congratulations are due to the
Hershey Men's Club for the best
course of winter entertainments Her-shey
has known. There was not a
weak number. All the lectures were
strong and fine and the two concerts
and the several illustrated talks were
high-priced features of the lyceum
that fully maintained their reputa-tion.
The concluding attraction was
the Cecilian Concert Company in a
varied program of music and recita-tions
on last Thursday evening. There
wore over twenty numbers on the list
and everyone pleased. The class of
selections was high and tho interpre-tation
showed ref inement and talent,
Altogether it was a delightful even-ing.
Great credit was duo to all the
members, Miss Wheat, first soprano;
Miss Burns , second soprano; Miss
Gray, first alto, and Miss Bloomquist,
Hecond alto, Miss Wheat was es-pecially
effective. In the second part
of the program the members appear-ed
in the costumes of 1865. It \va.H
very quaint and enjoyable.
Peak Sisters Were Real Stars
On Monday night in tho Ilorshoy
Central Theater the Peak sisters who
had boon announcing their coming and
their wonderful talents arrived and
made good. They wore chaperoned
by Miss Mary Unroll and from start
to finish thoy were under her watch-ful
direction. She was a fine man-ager
and she was ably assisted by
Miss Blanche Caasol at tho piano.
Thorn woro woven of tho sisters anil
their costumes embraced every stylo
from the early ISngllsh to the late
Dutch. lOaeh dross was a creation
and several of them looked like riots.
Personally thoy woro so 'pretty and
charming that thoy would have won
oven If thoy had not said a word, but
thoy acted and sang and recited and
applause greeted every number. Miss
.lustlim DissliiKor very cleverly told
of the porformorn and their hazard-ous
journey from tho wilds to the
elvlll'/.atlon of Hershey.' Some of
them came from points as far away
as IIummolHtown and Campbells
town, When all did ho well It would
not be fair to discriminate and ho
praise must bo showered not only
upon MIhh DlHslngor but upon oach
and every ono of her party, MIhh
Joan Mcllolland , Miss Irene Gorber,
Miss Pearl Hohnuy, Miss Anna Sut-cllffo,
Miss Lillian Grosh , Miss Grove.
Remarkable Growth in the Number
of Depositors; From 1476 a Year
Ago to 2135, an Increase of. 659.
Assets Increased $261,775.
Popularity of the Bank
Never was the wisdom of doing a
fine thing in the right way better il-lustrated
than in the success of the
Hershey Trust Company. A year
ago it was one of the most successful
institutions in the country. It moved
into modern quarters where it has
both a delightful home and every pos-
Trust Company's Big Gains
During Past Twelve Months
At the regular mooting of the male
chorus Monday night Ik was voted to
call tho organization "Tho Ilorshoy
Malo Ohorus." This chorus Is back-ed
by tho Men's Club and is one of
the organizations of that club,
No nioro members will bo admitted
until after the coming concert , Thin
concert will bo a joint affair with the
Y. W. <!. A. Gloo Club and will bo hold
on March Kith ,
Male Chorus Organized
Tho wedding of Miss Eva Foil/,
daughter of 'Mr. and Mrs. Frank C,
Koltz of Palmyra and 1) . Eugono
fihonk of Steelton , son of Mr, and
Mrs, Abraham, Sbenk of Palmyra ,
took place last Thursday at die par-sonage
of the Reformed Church In
Palmyra , The Rov. John Frantz per-formed
tho ceremony. The couple
woro unattended , Immediately after
the ceremony thoy left on wedding
trip to Now York and other points in
tho East. Thoy will reside in Stool-ton
whore tho' groom Is employed.
Both are highly' ostoomod In this com-munity
and have a largo circle of
friends who wish thorn a happy and
prosperous married life.
Shenk-Foltz
The prairi e dogH are out. A garter
snake was kill ed this week, More
birds are coming Spring Is In tho air.
Spring is Coming