Milton Hershey School - Acropolis Yearbook (Hershey, PA)

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BOARD Of MANAGERS The deafh of Mr. lvlilfon S. Hershey, our Founder and Chairman of fhe Board of Managers, was no reason fo slacken fhe pace sef by our fosfer-parenfs, fhe members of fhe Board. In facf, Ivlr. Hershey prepared againsf any disorganizafion when he passed away. Because of fhe fore- sighf of fhaf generous man, fhe fall of I944 found Ivlr. P. A. Sfaples insfalled as fhe new chairman when Mr. Hershey re- fired from fhaf office -abouf a year before his deafh. To fhe Board of Managers, because of fheir efforfs fo help us gef as much benefif as possible from our sfay in The Home, we are greafly indebfed. We exfend fo fhem our mosf sincere fhanlcs. ' Always mindful of our needs, fhey unceasingly devofed fheir fime fo help us in every way possible. The chief fhings fhey gave us were excepfional educafional opporfunifies and a wholesome environmenf, bofh of which played maior roles during our formafive years in preparing us for life affer school. We face fhe fuifure wifh a confidence .iusfified by fhe fine fraining we have had.

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l i P. A. STAPLES CHAIRMAN. BOARD OF MANAGERS The man personally chosen by +he founder of our school, Mr. lvlillon S. Her- shey. lo be his successor as Chairman of The Board ol Managers ol H. l. S. is Mr. P. A. Slaples, who assumed his new dulies abour lwo years ago aller having been in charge ol lhe Hershey inleresls in Cuba for many years. Mr. Hershey was famed lor his shrewd iudgmenl in business mailers and in his choice ol close associales. lvlr. Slaples has already iuslilied lvlr. Hershey's lailh in him. We apprecialre his eiclorls in our behalf and wish him conlinued success in Jrhe years +o come. D. PAUL WITM ER VICE-CHAIRMAN. BOARD OF MANAGERS Allhough Jrhe average boy does nor come inlo direcl conlaci wilh Mr. D. Paul Wilmer very ollen, he srill feels lhe re- sulls of our superinlendenhs sincere el- lorls lo help The boys ol H. I. S. Since l938 he has served us conscienliously, especially in lhe business managemenl of our school. An oulslanding local cilizen, he deals wilh many people. Such experience helps him in solving H. l. S. adminislralive problems. l-le is a worlhy successor To Mr. George E. Copenhaver, our lirsl su- perinlendenl and a man hard +o replace in lhe afleciions ol: Homeboys.

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PRUDENCE COPENHAVER H. I. S. MATRON The hisfory of H. I. S. is inseparable from much of The life of Mrs. George E. Copenhaver, Mafron of our school. The wife of our firsf superinfendenf, she served us af his side from I909 unfil his unfimely deafh on February ll, 1938. Few, if any, members of fhe Admin- isfrafive Sfaff. affecf our daily lives more closely, for among her ofher dufies she is in charge of bofh our food and clofh- ing. The healfhy, well-dressed l-lomeboy is proof of her efficiency. W. ALLEN HAMMOND PRINCIPAL The principal of our school is Mr. W. Allen Hammond. a man we consider well qualified for fhe posifion. Some of fhe fhings which so qualify him are his willing- ness 'ro help ofhers, his sense of humor, and his abilify fo masfer a given sifuafion. Mr. Hammond has done much fo make our school fhe fine educafional insfifu- fion if is. and we wish fo exfend our grafe- ful fhanlcs fo him for his consfanf inferesf in our welfare. fhe considerafion always uppermosf in his mind.