Milton Hershey School - Acropolis Yearbook (Hershey, PA)

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1 DR JOHN O HERSHEY Um 8 Sance 'rhe deafh of our fnrsf supernnfendenf Mr George E Copenhaver nn February l938 unfnl lasf fall Mr D Paul Wnfmer Chanrman of The Board of Managers Admnmsfrahve Commlffee assumed 'rhe responsnbulnfues of fhaf offlce He clnd so af fhe personal requesf of Mr Mulfon S Hershey Mr Wnfmer performed has dufnes fanfhfully and well and gave evndence of fhoroughly enloyung fhe ex peruences of fhe office We Sensors apprecuafe has efforfs In our behalf and we fhank hzm for has consfanf unferesf In our welfare On November I I95l Dr John O Hershey became Superunfendenf of Mulfon Hershey School Hrs exfensuve graduafe sfudy af fhe counseling and educaflonal admumsfraflon A member of numerous sfafe and nalhonal educafnonal personnel gundance and welfare organrzahons he was honored lafe lasf year by being elecfed Presudenf of fhe Pennsylvanua Assocaafuon of Superunfendenfs of Child Care lnsfufuhons He us also very achve an communufy and church affaurs Dr Hersheys fhnrfeen years of prachcal educahonal expernence af M H S Included able servuce as a housefafher as guldance counselor and as Dnrecfor of Admrssnon and Duscharge We members of fhe Class of l952 fhanlc nf ns obvious fhal' Dr Hershey us emnnenfly qualufled for fhe posf of fop admunnsfrafor of our school, and we smcerely wush hum long and confnnuecl success an hrs new posuhon of greaf frusf and responsnbnllfy Universify of Pennsylvania was in fhe fields of sociology, psychology

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MR LESTERW ABEL fb To dedrcale rs 'ro ser' aparf by a serrous or solemn acl or ceremony rn whrch an approprrale lolcen may be awarded fo The person so honored Chosen because of hrs friendly drsposrhon hrs wrllrngness To help us al all fumes and hrs abrlr+y as a feacher and s'ruden+ counselor Mr Lesfer W Abel rs rn our oprnron a person well qualified as lhe recrprenl of 'rhe dedrcalron of fhe I952 Acropolis Mr Abel has fhe valuable qualrly of diagnosing quickly lrhe rroubles and problems of lhe average l-lomeboy l-lrs srrarghl' from fhe shoulder advrce rs eagerly soughl' greally apprecraled and usually followed ralron he rs always ready wrlh a worfhwhrle quo'ra+ron or wholesome counsel I-lardly a day passes wrlhoul hearing someone refer Wo hrs wrf or wisdom If rs for such reasons lhaf every Homeboy on The Hrll knows Mr Abel Nof all senior high boys sludy hrs subrecf buf a'r some lrme or ofher almosf everyone of 'rhem has come rnlo conlacf wr1'h hrs 'reaching erfher formally or rndrrecfly Mosl of The younger boys loolc forward lo +herr 'renfh grade meehng wrfh hrm as 'rherr draffrng rnslrucfor We members of 'rhe Class of l952 because of our respecl for and grahfude +o hrm have chosen Mr Lesler Wrllram Abel as lhe man To whom we dedrcale our yearbook We wrll remember hrm as we go for+h rn+o lrfe May he remember us as he conhnues fo help fufure gener afrons of Homeboys To become good crhzens' Being a firm believer in high moral sfandards as well as in a sound edu:

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Baafwloflw The Board of Managers of Mlllon Hershey School rs composed ol men who are nncapable of doing a lob nor commended highly by everyone They are a group ol successful businessmen who 'rake greal and undersfandable prude an dealung wnfh boys As we loolc back lo our Trrsr years here we musl adnnll Thar The name Board of Managers was ol lullle SIQVIITICBDCG lo us 1+ was lusl anolher one ol The many parfs of our complex syslem Now however lhe hme has come when we can really apprecuafe lhe 'raslc whnch fhese men have been performnng They have sacrnfnced much for our welfare and 'rhey have always come 'ro our and IH fumes ol Trouble ll' IS This group of men lhal has provldecl us wlfh food shelfer clolhung eduuahon and The many opporfunmes lo help us 'ro become well rounded young men here af M H S our home and school for much of our lrves These men IUdlVldUGlly and collecluvely have never been lhanlced adequalely for fhenr conhnuous unleresl an our welfare and for 'rhenr eflorls In our behalf We are happy lo lalce rhus opporrunnly +o express Our hearffe-H gralulude fo 'rhem - . I nl vw . . .. . v 1 v - I I I ' 1 1 1 1 ' . . -, u 4