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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1912
Page
4
Readers have shown interest in the pupils of the High schools editing the last three issues of the Press. The work is of high class and the public can judge the schools' practicability. The experiment aims to deepen pupil interest and patron support.
The piece argues for public schools highlighting the long run value of general knowledge over immediate work. It notes two reasons some avoid schooling: perceived irksomeness and the lure of early earnings, and asserts higher education improves all work, including farming and teaching in rural areas.
A heartfelt toast by Louis E. Thayer to the successor who will take his place after his death. He wishes him well, shares worn battles, and hopes dreams may be realized, with a final vision of meeting again in the realm of space.
In College Life the author argues that education adds to a man's capital and suggests that as Harvard, Yale and Princeton lead in football, their alumni are likely to rise to national leadership. The piece links school allegiance with political destiny through playful, era specific references.
In Boston a servant Bridget begs entry for a poor man with wooden legs. The mistress rebukes the request and tells him they do not want any.
A letter from G H Moyrr of Lebanon Pa dated March 17 1912 praises The Hershey Press as the newsiest and breeziest sheet and encloses a renewal subscription for the year. The note is addressed to Hershey Press in Hershey Pa.
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