Milton Hershey School - Acropolis Yearbook (Hershey, PA)

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THE PROPHECY S is the custom, year after year, each class writes a prophecy. The task of writing it befell this luckless chap, so after a bit of bickering I at last took my seat, and with the mateiials at hand produced the following manu- scrip . The writer of this page usually projects him- self into the unknown dimensions of time and finally stops ten years in the future, or he takes a journey to the musty chambers of Father Time and reads the volume that records the happenings of the year ten years hence. I can do neither of these as I do not possess the power of pronostication, nor do I have a map which can direct me over The Unknown to the residence of Father Time. So, after waiting two weeks for the Ahrendts dz Haines Trinket Cor- poration to send me a gazing crystal Qcharged to the treasuryj I write: Gazing into the beautiful silver crystal, which finally clears after quite a bit of polishing by Nelson King, I see none other than M. D. Carl Ludden Crshould be horse doctorj entering his beautiful seven-story hospital, office, and resi- dence combination, which he located beside the Brooklyn Memorial Cemetery. He likes to stay close to his former clients Cmore appropriately- suckersj. I see Maggie doesn't shovel the ice off his walks, but I suppose he has to drum up business somehow. Gazing deeply, we break into the happy home life of a former '45 graduate. It's none other than George Sherman with his wife and their five---ten---fifteen--faw, they're too many to countj children. We all thought George would be in Hollywood by now, but you know how bash- ful he is around pretty girls. Besides, the ma- chinist trade is paying oif. It must be! Now the crystal's fading. I can't imagine what will come next. Now it's clearing. Low and be- hold! There's Constien running down Fifth Avenue with a herd of beautiful girls running after him and ripping parts of his clothes to shreds. Don't tell me he's become a famous groaner, for I know he never had anything more tha'n a frog croak. I see now what the cause is. Stog always was a .ig great wolf, but he CQ should never have A 11- given his famed call 9 N W in the middle of New X O00 York, especially with P W. V 'Ai' men as scarce as they . Eff are. 2 f The ffrystal chanlg- egf? ,fn es, an we see t e f-. Smith and Wise Fix ' 'Em or Break 'Em Q Co. doing a whale of V a business fixing for breaking, baby car- riages submitted for repair by Sherman and Hacker. Ah! The cr5istal's really working. It's even adding the sound effects, for I hear music. It seems that one of our classmates will have a name orchestra. Just a minute. I'll see who it is. It's Maestro Eckley, that tromboning trou- badour from Philadelphia, giving out with some red-hot, slip-horn jive with none other than John Ounan lending a hand in the first-trumpet slot. Red just couldn't play the Elks' Parade without John. You know, I'd have sworn Red would even- tually wind up beating a typewriter as editor- in-chief of the New York Times, not stamping his brains out to some down-beat rhythm that rivals even the famous Spartan Shuii'ie. I'm nearing my work limit, so I'll have to hurry the crystal along. I see Shanabrook still studying What To Do When Ink Smearsf' He was studying that when he was in The Home. And there are Mr. and Mrs. Al Young, trying to put a basketball team together. How about lending them a player, Sherman? They need only one more. Bert Moore has a newspaper and is thoroughly enjoying the article which describes the catas- trophy he caused by forgetting to turn the Phila- delphia street lights on. Guess what I just saw on the sporiis page? That none other than Levi Filepas is finishing his fourth consecutive sea- son bruising the opponents of the Green Bay Packers into submission. Also on the page, in big type, is the 'story of John Bushman's coach- ing career. He just finished coaching Hickville to their first victory in ten years. On the opposite page I see an advertisement of John Storz' night club, the famous Hole in the Wall. Storz has quite a few assistants from the Cla'ss of '45. Al Gawlas is the dancing chorus instructor Cimaginelj, and of course James Zazzie is the official custodian of the mops. Boyd and McClellan are the dignihed co-bouncers. Jim Mohr, with Tait Douglas as his coadjutor, is completing his frugal plans for the quotidian happenings of his hum-drum life. CUse your dictionary for this one, I had to.J No senior class would be complete without at least one of its members returning to our school to work as a housefather. According to the crys- tal, our representive in this field of life will be the one-and-only John Rineman. Last, but not least, the crystal shows Bruce Gill and his 12-C gang sstill in detention hall for the English test they failed. Now the mystic crystal fades into space, leav- ing the fate of the rest of us for anyone to ima- gine. As for me, I'll wait those ten years and 'rind out for myself.

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9-6 9-8 9-12 9-14 9-19 9-22 9-23 9-25 9-30 9-30 10-7 10-13 10-14 10-21 10-28 10-28 10-31 11-11 11-12 11-15 11-17 11-17 11-20 11-22 11-27 12-2 12-3 12-9 12-9 12-16 12-19 1944-1945 School term opened. H. I. S. opened football season by defeat- ing Hershey High, 7-0, in annual Cocoa Bean game. Cocoa Bean trophy presented to Mr. Ham- mond by Levi Filepas in victory celebra- tion. I F F I Fl Senior Class elections held. Acroynolwfs staff appointed by class officers. H. I. S. defeated by York, 13-6. Spartans played for Maroon and White Dance in Hummelstown. Senior Class pictures taken. H. I. S. defeated Stevens Trade, 32-7. Spartans played for Hershey High Junior Class Dance. H. I. S. defeated Shippensburg, 12-0. H. I. S. defeated Lewistown, 12-7. Spartans played for Hummelstown High Junior Class Dance. H. 1. S. defeated Carlisle, 7-0. H. I. S. defeated Middletown, 39-0. Senior Halloween Dance. Acropolis group pictures taken. H. I. S. defeated Carson Long, 52-0, on Homecoming Day. Glee Club sang at Armistice Day Service in Community Building. Thirty-fifth anniversary of The Hershey 11zd1.a.stria.l School. The 12-1 section presented the three-act play, Ladies First, in assembly. Spartans played for Hershey Junior Col- lege Thanksgiving Dance. Basketball practice began. Varsity letters awarded to football squad. Football banquet held. Spartans played for dance at Swatara Township High School. Glee Club sang at Spring Creek Church. City-County All-Star gameg H. I. S. re presented by Swingle, Bushman, Mc- Clellan, Boyd, and Co-captains Filepas and Smith. Spartans played for Hummelstown Wo- man's Club Dance. Spartans played for Maroon and White Dance in Hummelstown. H. I. S. defeated Palmyra, 44-24, in open- ing game of basketball season. CLASS DIARY 12-23 12-24 12-27 12-30 1-2 1-4 1-5 1-9 1-12 1-14 1-19 1-22 1-26 1-26 1-30 2-6 2-9 2-10 2-13 2-15 2-16 2-19 2-20 2-22 2-27 3-1 6-2 6-3 6-4 Spartans played for Senior Class Christ- mas Dance. Glee Club caroled in Hershey. Spartans played for Girl Scout Dance in Hershey. H. I. S. defeated William Penn, 27-22, in Harrisburg. H. I. S. defeated Cornwall, 43-32. New School I11.clust1'ial'ist staif announced. H. I. S. defeated Alumni, 44-26, Shop All-Stars lost to Jayvees, 25-18. H. I. S. defeated Ephrata, 33-25. H. I. S. defeated Stevens Trade, 50-24. Glee Club sang in Paxtang. Spartans played for Junior College Dance. New class began at Junior College, thir- teen H. I. S. seniors enrolling. Glee Club and SP3-Ttans E3-V9 eXCh3-nge program at Hershey High. H. I. S. defeated Hershey High, 37-26. H. I. S. defeated Cornwall, 48-42. H. I. S. defeated Palmyra, 45-12. H. I. S. defeated Stevens Trade, 49-30. Senior Class Valentine Dance. H. I. S. defeated John Harris, 40-32. H. I. S. lost to John Harris, 37-35. H. I. S. defeated Ephrata, 52-29. H. I. S. rings received. H. I. S. defeated William Penn, 33-29. H. I. S. defeated Lebanon, 37-30. H. I. S. lost to Hershey High, 20-17. H. I. S. lost to Lebanon, 39-22. Senior Prom and Banquet. Baccalaureate Service. Class Day Exercises and Commencement. X I NX xk X l I QV Q X M13-'l 7 yf XX lf

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E, the outstanding class of this nineteen hundred and forty-fifth year of our Lord, do solemnly swear this to be our last will and testament. Considering the sound minds, the few 4F's, and the pleasant memories we take with us, we bequeath to the underclassmen the few tasks that we have left undone. To our succcssorls, we leave all our abilities and traits so that they may do as good a Job as the Class of 1945 did while in H. I. S. Several of the outstanding seniors of this class relinquish their abilities to a few of the under- clasismen. The football and basketball teams leave all their plays and equipment to next year's squads with the hope that they too will have highly successful seasons. Individual bequests are as follows: Levi Filepas leaves his line-plunging tactics to either Charlie Madeira or Dernald Wade. William Pappy Walsh turns over his Auto Mechanic Hands to Doran Pugh fmaybe some- one will donate to either of them a can of Mione hand soapj. Don Hess, the Joker, contributes his corny ways to good old H. I. S., for at times it needs humor of his kind. Edgar f 5' x 5 'l Gibbs gives his superstructed bench to James Eisen- huth. Walter Eckley, Walter Douglas, and Harry Fosbenner hand over the ofiice and Grandma Stacks to any juniors Uncle George selects to iill their places. Red Eckley also 1'elin- quishes his journalistic ability to Dave Bowman and his musical talent to John Singley. Fred Douglas' good nature and Jim Mohr's athletic ability go to Jim's brother, Gene. Nor- man Shaver turns over the reins of the Chris- tian Knights Council to Byron Smith, while Bradley Baumeister lends some of his scholastic ability to Dave Bowman. George Sherman and William Morton give their dancing technique to Chet Doutrich and Elmer Wise. John Storz' dressing talent goes to Johnnie Scheaifer. Harry Fosbenner leaves his efiiciency and business abilities to Ralph Greer. John Hess leaves his blushing face and big smile to Marlin Goodyear. John Kerstetter forwards his booklet on good manners to all the younger genera- tions of this school. His personal sense of cour- tesy goes to Monroe Williams. Harold Hacker and John Bushman leave to Jack Mock and Ralph Scheaffer their wolfing and two-timing traits. Baxter Heil leaves his recordings f Roll Out the Barrel, etc.l to the president of next yeai-'s THE Wlll Dance Club. fMake use of them fellows, for they are pre-war records.J Pep Schell gives his energetic characteristics to Horace Lightcap fa better duplicate couldn't have been foundl. Veryl Constien hands his Carlisle address to Charles Hill, while his Man-Mountain physique goes to freshman Mike Snyder. Bryan Smith and Henry Adrendts bequeath to Adrian Taylor their combined artistic abilities with complete confidence that he will do a fine job for the school. Ahrendts also turns over his collection of lip-stick cases to the War Sal- vage Committee. Al Young and Jim Wise bestow upon Clin- ton Birchill their accuracy of swishing the twines for the Spartans, while William Swingle is given the honor of succeeding them on the foot- ball field. Harry Kelly's singing voice goes to Harry Sherlock, even though the former is a baritone and the latter a tenor. John Rineman gives Harold McCurdy his sports-writing ability, hoping Dutch will keep H. I. S. students and alumni informed about our Spartan teams. William Gunderman and his staff of photo- graphers hand back the photo room to Mr. Shu- ler, knowing that from 'now on he will let only experienced fellows do the photo work. For a final individual bequest, Al Young and John Bushman were with great difficulty per- suaded to leave the H. I. S. basketball 'squads of the future their famous pre-game beauty equip- ment. It was with a strong feeling of personal loss that they parted with their combs, curlers, hair oil, powder puffs, and other beauty accessor- ies. But no sacrifice is too great for H. I. S. Having collected all of our odds and ends, we donate the following to the scrap box of the Junior Class: One worn-out text-book Cwe took it easy on our books, but we did study them at time-sl, a' few bent paper clips, a iiattened tooth- paste tube, the latest edition of Magic Comics, a burnt-out flash bulb, and a retreaded piece of Orbit chewing gum. To the faculty, ad- ministration, and a- dult school perlsonnel in general, we hope H to leave as we depart 'U ' 1 more happy memo- 94 ries than sorrowful ones so that they will look back and remem- I ber the Class of 1945 as one of the Hnest groups that have pas- sed through the doors of H. I. S. fb. asf? 9 . 7 . e ' fl' gig!! A Niluiuvu:'z E' N ! 2 mae-a