Daily Bites of The Safest Place on Earth:SERIES 2 Of 6 Hershey Town:

HERSHEY - THE TOWN BUILT ON CHOCOLATE
Hershey, PA. 1915

In Hershey, everywhere you look you'll see inspiring reminders of the accomplishments of our founder, Milton S. Hershey. In 1903, Milton S. Hershey built the world's first modern chocolate factory and developed the town and its recreations for his employees. He started an orphanage and school, The Milton Hershey School, and endowed it with his entire fortune.

Today, Milton Hershey's legacy continues in the continued success of these businesses and the lasting gift to future generations through his school. Incorporate our unique history into your meeting with interesting and entertaining activities and group events that are unique to Hershey.

The original Hershey Chocolate factory under construction, c. 1903

Hershey Chocolate factory

Series 1: 

#1)His Early Days:

#2) A Town, one of a Kind:

#3) Teaching Values and Principles:

#4) Brown and Gold Report:

#5) Interview with a Ten Year Old:


Series 2:

#6) Morning School Open Exercises:

#7) Examples of Studies: 

#8) Pennsylvania Dutch:

#9) Leaving School to Work:

#10) Trouble in Paradise:

Series 3: 

#11) Back to Lancaster:

#12) A Million Dollar Business:

#13) A man named Decies:

#14) Bold Move:

#15) Out of Debt:

Series 4:

#16) Learning How to Make Chocolate: 

#17) Building a Chocolate Factory:

#18) The Hershey Car:

#19) Hershey Town:

#20) How did it Happen?

Series 5:

#21) Where it Began: 

#22) About the Man: 

#23) Milton Hershey School: 

#24) The Emergency Ration D Bar:

#25) Hershey’s Wish Comes True:

Series 6:

#26) Five Beloved Home Boys:

#27) Town Builder’s Time Line: 

#28) Plant another Seed: 

#29) Private Solutions for Public Problems: 

#30) The Fear of the Lord is the Beginning of Wisdom: 

Milton S. Hershey

AT 30 YRS. 

of Age

About the Philanthropist Milton Snavely Hershey: 1857-1945:

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Series 2: #6) Morning School Opening Exercises: Interview with 10 year old student:

Q. What is the first thing you do when you arrive at school. A. I take off my coat and leave my books in my locker except for my binder and what I need for the day. Q. What is the first thing that happens to start morning class? A. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag, then School Pledge, then Alma Mater School Song and Lord’s Prayer. Q Can you say it now for me? A. yes! “I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic to which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with Liberty and justice for all.” Q: Can you recite the School Pledge? A. Yes: “I will keep myself physically strong, mentally awake, morally straight. I will keep my standards high and teach others to do the same. Q. Can you sing Alma Mater? A. I know the first two lines by heart: “All hail to the Milton Hershey. Loyal and true are we. To stand by thee and each other, our pledge will ever be.” There is a lot more to this song and you can find it on the internet. (These are the exact words with nothing changed from the ten year old who loves her school. PL Sturgis )

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Series 2: #7) Examples of Studies: Interview continued:

Q: What do you study in your first class? A. We have math. we already learned decimals. Q. what do you study in your second class? A. We alternate from day to day. One day we have social studies, then history, then science. Q: What did you learn in history? A: Settlement of Jamestown, John Smith and Pocahontas. Q. What have you learned in science? A: I learned about the planets and the solar system. Q: what specific thing did you learn about the solar system? A. I learned if I were on Pluto Planet I would only weigh 3 pounds. 

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Series 2: #8) The Pennsylvania Dutch by M. Malone 1971 School library Book: 

Milton Hershey’s people were farmers. they sold their produce taking back roads to Harrisburg every week end. The Hersheys and the Snavelys lived in Lebanon Valley for over a hundred and fifty years. they came from Switzerland, among many others, for the religious freedom promised by William Penn. Milton was born in 1857 in the Fieldstone Farm house built by his great grandfather Isaac Hershey. Milton’s family were Mennonites, a religious group based on strict beliefs written in the Scriptures. they avoided worldly things such as card playing and theaters. they tried to avoid the troubles of that time. They refused to bear arms during the Civil War. Milton was 7 when he began attending school in a little one room school house in the village of Derry Church. the school master was his uncle Elias Hershey. Then when Milton was 9 his father Henry Hershey sold the family farm and moved his family to Lancaster County. There, at Old Harmony School at Nine Points, Lancaster, Milton loved singing hymns and he loved learning all the States and the capitols. When Milton was 11 his 5 year old sister died of scarlet fever. This was a heart breaking time. 

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 Series 2: #9) Leaving School to Work:

Milton stayed in school till he was 14 and then got a job as an apprentice with Sam Ernst, who published a weekly newspaper but was fired soon after when he accidentally messed up a completed edition. Milton felt remorse at being fired at his first job. He wanted to please his father but he also felt greatly relieved when he was employed by Royer's Ice Cream Parlor and Garden. Royer's was well known for their fine candy and ice cream. So at 15 years of age Milton Hershey began to learn the confectioner’s trade. Four years later Milton had learned all he needed to know about the confectioners trade. He moved to Philadelphia and rented a small shop. Small and poor was the beginning but it was thrilling to be self employed. Soon an old friend from Lancaster came in to help deliver the candy and take care of the book accounting. then his mother and aunt Mattie joined him to help wrap the candy. This left Milton more time to work in the kitchen to dream up more ways to promote the business. Still with all the help there was trouble buying sugar because the price rose higher and higher and the orders did not bring in enough to pay for sugar.

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Series 2) #10) Trouble in Paradise: School Book Malone 1971

The overworking and worry over debts made Milton Hershey ill for several weeks. His family and friends tried to help him hold on until one day his friend Harry Lebkicher who delivered the orders had an accident and upset the wagon. The people swarmed up and grabbed all the candy. when Milton heard what happened he said, “This is it! We can go no further!” Borrowing his uncle’s horses he moved the equipment back to Lancaster. He recorded every debt and vowed to pay everyone as soon as possible. Not long after returning to Lancaster Milton’s father Henry Hershey asked him to join him in Colorado seeking his fortune in the silver mines. Milton joined him and lived with his father for a short time but hard times hit the mining business too. Milton found a job in Denver as an assistant to a candy manufacturer. As time passed Milton knew he would not be happy until he had his own business again. After saving a few hundred dollars Milton went to New York to work as a laborer to pay back the debts he had made in Philadelphia. It was so humiliating when his equipment for candy making was confiscated for part of the debt. Still he vowed to pay back everything he owed. (to be continued) Back to Lancaster:

Hershey Town today

(to be continued) 

NEXT SERIES:

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Series 3: #11) Back to Lancaster: School Library: Malone:

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