Milton Hershey School - Acropolis Yearbook (Hershey, PA)

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Born and brought up on a farm, Mr. P. N' Hershey's schooling and background qualify him well for his position as Superintendent of the Farm Division of the Hershey Interests. After graduation from Millersville Normal, he taught for two years and then spent a year at Kansas Agricultural College, where he specialized in bacteriology. While in the West he worked for two summers in the Kansas wheat Fields. - Most of Mr. Hershey's work has been in the dairying Held. It is interesting to note that he Worked in the first Creamery in this area, in the little -town then known as Derry Church. He also worked for the dairy in Greencastle and for Lebanon Creamery for many years. Since 1913 he has been in charge of the purchase and sale of all milk for the Hershey Chocolate Corporation. It was in 1929 that Mr. M. S. Hershey said to lVlr. P. N. Hershey, Put the boys on farms, referring to the boys in The Hershey Industrial School. That was a large assign- ment, for there was no model to follow. Starting modestly, Mr. Hershey began with four farms, operated by about 60 boys. Today there are 38 farm-homes, operated by about 800 boys. In addition there are Hershey Estates' farms which bring the total area cultivated to almost 1o,ooo acres. With his wide agricultural experience Mr. Hershey tried to organize each unit on a farm-family basis, much like the old-time, self-suflicient, economic unit. To further his knowledge of agricultural industry, Mr. Hershey traveled to Denmark, Holland, Germany, France, and Switzerland. Proof of the application of his knowledge lies in the fact that today, as a result of his guidance, all kinds of farming that are possible in Pennsylvania are being clone in our school. A final comment should be made because it is so indic- ative of Mr. Hershey's character and the friendly feeling those who know him have for him. He is best known as P. N. He has that common touch so praiseworthy in a man. Such is the man to whom We dedicate our yearbook. Few have been more interested in us, and few have done more for our welfare. We dedicate this IQ43 Acropolis to him as evidence of our appreciation for all he has meant to us.

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ADMINISTRATI TAFI' D. PAUL WITMER GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT J - -. ,v.. I . '-4, Ji- I Augxf' , , I 2 I 1 Y I IF' X . EARLE H MARKLEY vocA'rIuNAI. n1REcToR CLAIR F. HARNISH ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL MRS. GEO. COPENHAVER HOUSEHOLD DIVISION. MATRON JAMES E. BOBB ssIs1'AN1' FARM SUPERINTENDENT A P . :sg -5 1 ' 1,9 .7 ,Y . 7 -7 , . ' ..'.,5l ,c A L, dh. I. , , x ' rl:- , . - .WEEE Q.. jx.. ' 2' Edrghzf -' ,. F y ,L N . .. ,, , i , N LL: .- Nh, A I, In I , . JOHN J. H . HOSTETTER SUIIERINTENDEN1' 0 SCHOOL PHYSICIAN H. 'I O O I 4- I I I 5. QI I nd '1v I Y If I I X 'I ...L 4 W. ALLEN HAMMOND PRINCIPAL P. N. HERSHEY FARM SUP DANIEL F JUNIOR DIVISION ERINTENDENT uk, K Q 'X Zi I I 1' 2x Vw f fl, . ,fr PERCY S. WILSON ADMISSION AND DISCHARGE