Trinity Pawling School - Scroll Yearbook (Pawling, NY)

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ALBERT J. HILL, A.B., M.A. English Mr. Hill was graduated from Williams ip 1908 with the degree of M.A. He imme- diately went to the University School of Chicago, where he became a master of Eng- lish. In 1910 he resigned, and became the head of the English department at the Shat- tuck School, where he remained until his coming to Pawling in the fall of 1924. A. R. VonLEHSTEN Coach Mr. VonLehsten was graduated from the Illinois School of Education in 1924, where he was a member of the Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity. He came to Pawling as the head coach in the fall of 1924. GEORGE S. BARNUM, A.B., A.M. Spanish Mr. Barnum was graduated from Cornell in 1911 with the degree of A.B., after having been awarded his Phi Beta Kappa key. He took a course at the University of Minne- sota which gave him the degree of A.M. in 1916. Following this work, he taught at both Cornell and Minnesota Universities and then went to Lawrenceville, Hotchkiss, and Shadyside in the order named. He came to Pawling in the fall of 1925. 15

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ERNEST JACOB REITER, A.B Mathematics Mr. Reiter was graduated from Muhlenberg College in 1912. He did graduate work at the University of Pennsylvania for one year, and then went to the Yeates School, Lancaster, Pa. He came to Pawling in 1916. From 1917 to 1919 he served in U. S. Field Artillery, A. E. F., returning to Pawling in the fall of 1919. FRANK SMOYER, A.B. English Mr. Smoyer was graduated from Yale Uni- versity in 1907. He did post graduate work at the University of Munich and at Columbia. Before coming to Pawling, in 1919, he was instructor in rhetoric at the University of Minnesota. THE REV. GRIEG TABER, A.B, B.D. Chaplain, History Mr. Taber was graduated from St. Stephen’s College in 1916 with the degree of A.B. From there he entered Seabury Divinity School, from which he was graduated in 1919. He was or- dained to the Deaconate in June, 1919, and t ? the Priesthood in December, 1919. He re- ceived the degree of Bachelor of Divinity at Seabury Divinity School in 1920. He was Eng- lish instructor in Shattuck School at Fari- bault, Minn, in 1918, and remained there until 1920. 14

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CHARLES M. BENHAM, A.B. French Mr. Benham was graduated from Williams College in the class of 1910 with the degree of A. B. Following his graduation, he did ex- tensive post-graduate work at Columbia University and at the University of Mont- pelier, France. With this as a background, he taught at Tome School and at Cateret Academy and then went to Shady side Aca- demy in Pittsburg. He came to Pawling in the fall of 1925. FREDERICK L. GAMAGE, Jr.. B.S. Chemistry and Third Form Subjects Mr. Gatnage was graduated from Mass achusetts Institute of Technology in 1917. While in College Mr Gamage was a member of the Delta Upsilon Fraternity. Immediately after graduation he entered the electrical en- gineering profession, but in 1921 he decided to take up teaching. After having taught at Blair Academy, Riverdale, and the Brown School in New York, he came to Pawling in the fall of 1925. MORRIS W. WATKINS, A.B. Music Mr. Watkins took charge of the singing at Pawling in the fall term of 1925. Since hi coming the Glee Club has been enlarged in numbers, and has appeared in public several times, always acquitting itself in excellent fashion. He has also put life into the weekly school sing-songs, and has done much to raise the standard of musical excellence in Pawling. 16