Milton Hershey School - Acropolis Yearbook (Hershey, PA)

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Gary Daum, in the foreground, adds the finishing touches to a drafting assignment. Wiih ihe lfirsi few -days of school already a pari of hisiory, our reiurn io ihe class- room suddenly became a realiiy wiih ihe onsei of homework and Jrhe uiiimaie ihreai of iesis. ll' was ai This poini ihai our lei- surely summer revealed iiseli for whai ii was, a iime of fun and a iime ol iorgei- iing. Even some oi ihe Things we lcnew so well iusi a few shori monihs ago seemed Kenneth VVi1kinson at typewriter number 17 is competing with Ralph Griffith, Wayne Stapf, and Conrad Ihrie in a speed test. 22 Back Za lfze cfaddlz-cam .7 io have 'ralcen wings and leil' us forever. When called upon io iell aboui our iun- iilled summers, we found Thai even 'rhai pleasani experience had losi some of iis gliiier. Neveriheless, ii would only be a shorl' while unl'il lhe iransiiion from vaca- iion io worlc would be compleied and ihe rouiine of 'rhe classroom would once again be pari' of our daily experience. 6 0 0 0 6 9 9 6 9 0 X Z Z 2 2 2 O 6 2 X 6 O 9 O 9 6 9 0

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0664 fini adm of aimfmz' Judinedd wad Zia oluyaniye Me Simian! Senale. The executive committee of the Student Senate, 11. to r.l Richard Lewis, Leroy Reale, Robert Yablonski, Gerald Ayres, and Mr. Rudisill, advisor, pause during a meeting to pose for the photographer. Robert Yablonski was elected president, Gerald Ayres, vice-president: Richard Lewis, secretary: and Leroy Reale, treas- urer. The obiectives and responsibilities ot the Student Senate were presented by Mr. Richard A. Rudisill, advisor, at the initial meeting, and plans were made to achieve this program. Among the projects outlined were the annual sale ot Christ-- mas cards and the Easter visit to the Crippled Children's l-lospital in Elizabeth- town. But, above all, the Student Senate vowed to otter the kind ot leadership both as a group and as individual members which would continue to raise the patterns ot gentlemanly conduct so much admired by our triends and neighbors. 7f1.e 81644 of 1957 wad, alia aaqaniyecf. ln seeking the student leadership which is so essential to the suc- cesstul conduct ot one's senior year, the hundred and two seniors ot the Class ot '57 chose boys whose past accomplishments marked them as distinctly qualified tor this important task. These boys were Allen Henry as pres- ident, Joseph Matisak as vice-pres ident, Gerald Ayres as secretary, and Robert Yablonski as treasurer. The man behind all these boys with the maior task ot class ad- visor was lvir. Harold Hacker. Senior Class President Allen Henry shares a report with Treasurer Robert Y bl k' hile Vice-President Jose h Matisak, Secretar Gerald Ayres, a ons 1 w p y and Mr. Harold Hacker, advisor, look on. .21

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Back :fa the df .I Since much oT our senior high program is devoTed To vocaTional Training, The re- Turn To school meanT a reTurn To a varieTy oT shops. Many of These shops require con- siderable dexTeriTy and skill which come Through daily pracTice. The pleasanT, resT- Tul summer which we had iusT experienced leTT us wiTh a cerTain degree oT uncerTainTy abouT The qualiTy of Those skills which we 6 6 6 9 6 9 9 6 0 O 9 O 9 O O 0 O O 6 0 6 9 O O O 0 O 0 9 0 O O 0 O 9 9 Leonard Bell and Charles Cohick take their first crack at overhauling an engine. ThoughT we had masTered so well during? The previous school year. This uncerTainTy was heighTenecl when The Tools oi our Trades Tailed To behave in The way in which we were commanding Them. How- ever, aTTer a Tew weeks oT concerTed eTforT on our parT, we knew ThaT This dexTeriTy and These skills would once again be a parT of us. l Budding electrician Robert Askey looks on as Wayland Alex- ander puts the finishing touches on a sophomore bell wiring project. 23