Horace Mann Lincoln High School - Lincolnian Yearbook (New York, NY)

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was a gift of Mrs. E. Everit Macy. The property at 24-6th Street and Riverdale was used as an athletic field. On the grounds there were no other buildings besides two sheds used as locker rooms. one for boys. one for girls. When the new gymnasium was built. one of the dressing rooms was moved from its prominent place to a spot behind the gym where it is used as a tool shed. In 1913 it was decided to separate the girls, and boys, high schools. That same year the main building at 246th Street was started. A girl's division was to be constructed on the other side of the assembly hall. which turned into a gymnasium. when the idea of the girls' school was abandoned. The gym remained at the west end of the building until this year when the modernized auditorium replaced it. When the school divided. Mr. Pretteyman became headmaster of the Boys, School. Mr. Nagle. Mr. Martin. Mr. Van Sant and Mr. Neitz. who retired last year. came up from the Lower School. At the time Horace Mann was the only school in Manhattan which offered the advantages of a high school education. For this reason the late Joseph Pulitzer started competition among grammar school students with the prizes being scholarships to Horace Mann. Dr. Franklin W. Johnston succeeded Mr. Pretteyman at the midyears in l9l9 and was followed by Mr. Tillinghast. Through Mr. Van Sant's efforts. the gymnasium across the field was raisedg the pool was the gift of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Pforzheimer. A steel grandstand. the gift of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Herman. was raised in honor of their son the late Henry Herman. 1936 began another year of improvements. A new auditorium and stage. one of the best equipped in the country. replaced the old gymnasium. The new library. another gift of Mr. and Mrs. Pforzheimer. was moved to the first floor with a reading room downstairs. The Weiskopf fam- ily added 8l5.000 to equip a new chemistry laboratory over the auditorium. For his tireless work in collecting funds. all credit goes to Mr. Van Sant. 15

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