Pennington School - Penseman Yearbook (Pennington, NJ)

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TIIE PENSEMAN THE LGWELL SOCIETY President, GEORGE XVRITER I 'ive-Prr'.vid011t, Secretary, JEDXVARD PLIESTER DAVID SCHANTZ FLOYD ANGISVINE GEORGE BLIZZARD RAYMOND BOOTH JACK COOKE GEORGE CRONEY EDWIN EATON XVILLIAM FLINTZER XVALTER FYFE JOIIN SWEEL J OIIN R. XVISST Treasurer FLOYD ANGEVINE IJff'l'ILl2C'l'S JOIIN 1'1AINES EDWIN IRWIN IQICHARD JENKS STANLEY LAMBERT CIIARLES MYERS PERRY JNIURDICK CARLTON NELSON HARRY PATTON EDWARD PLIIQSTER EDWARD PICKEN ANGEL RINERO JAKE ROOIIIN ALFRED REDDINI: CAMPBELL REID IJAVID SCIIANTZ ARTHUR SERGEANT JACK SIIERIDAN JAMES STRAHAN CHARLES WILKINSON GEORGE XVRITER 58

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T1-IE PENSEMAN THE GATEWAYS NE Sunday in May, Nineteen Twenty-one, Dr. Green, the heaclmaster, read to the students a story. This story portrayed tap day in one of our colleges. Tap day meant a lot to the outgoing members of the senior class, also to the seniors to be. It showed to them and to the people of the world whether they, as students had really accomplished anything during their senior college career. This part of the story gave some of the boys an idea. The idea was this, why not have an honor society in this school? They went to see Dr. Green about it. He was very much in favor of the idea, as there was no honor society in the school. On May the fifth, nineteen twenty-two, these fellows met with Dr. Green to form such an organization. It was to be a Senior Honorary Society. Members were to be elected twice a year, the first election to be from the senior class, the second from the junior class. The membership was to be based on all-round standing in every phrase of school life. The name chosen for this society was, The Gateways. The name was taken from the gateways at Caius College, England, suggesting Humility, Virtue, Honor. The name was meant to create an honor that every undergraduate might strive to attain. The society means more than an ordinary one. To ibecome a member a fellow must show, in his school life, that he has exemplified these qualities. A man belonging to this society is regarded as being of the highest type in the school. The plan of the organization is to promote all things that are high and noble, and to pledge itself to uphold in every way the honor and glory of the school. 57

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Tm: PENSEMAN THE LOWELL SCCIETY HPI fourth year of existence has passed for the Lowell Society in Pen- nington. lt has been a most successful year, for the amount of work it has done and the fellows it has helped along in literary work. The work of the society is very extensive, covering a large field of interest and effort. The programs conducted are all very well worked out by Dr. Green and presented by the members. Through the talks given by the members a great deal is learned about the various phrases of literature, art and lives of great men. Some programs of great interest presented this year are, A General Survey of American Literature. This gave the members a glance at live phases of American literature, poets, essayists. his- torians, novelists, and orators. An evening was spent with James Russell Lowell. His history, and writings were discussed, and we got an insight as to what made him the great poet and man that he is. Another topic of unusual interest was, Two Great Russian Authors, Leo Tolstoi and Ivan Turgenieff' Two other famous writers were learned about, Omar Khyann and Rabindranath Tagore. Every year the society meets once at the home of the Headmaster, which is named Lowellden. At this meeting Dr. Green always has something of great interest. This year he gave us a talk on I.owell's great poem, The Vision of Sir Launfaulf' As always, we gathered a great deal from his talk. Editors and newspapers were discussed. This program closed with an oration, An Appeal for Better Reading. As the year draws to a close and we look back and recollect what we, as members, have learned, we can say that we have tried to exemplify, in our lives, the society's motto: Upward Still and Onward. 59