Perkiomen School - Griffin Yearbook (Pennsburg, PA)

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PROF. ELMER A. JACOBY. PERKIOMEN '96. CENTRAL HIGH O book aiming to givea picture of life at Perkiomen Seminary during the years in which 1909 made its home would be complete without a reference to Prof. Jacoby. For twelve years, as teacher, Secretary and Vice-Principal, Prof. Jacoby was known to the students here. A careful teacher, kind and considerate in his relations with the students he was respected for the fairness with which he fulfilled the duties of his position and loved for his kindliness in and out of the class-room- Perkiomen gained by his presence and we who have known him cannot but feel that we were fortunate in having him with us during so large apart of our career. We regret his de- parture and wish him all success in the larger field to which he has been called. 13

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Editorial. NUMBER of preceding classes strove to commemorate their departure from this institution by pub- lishing a book with an aim and purpose similar to ours. For one reason or another they failed, though failure is a word seldom used here. With such a discouraging precedent we undertook tl1e task 3 whether or not wc've succeeded we leave you judge. In taking the initiative in this matter we hope all succeeding classes will continue it. preserving the name until the annual publication of The GriHin shall be an event to which all people interested in the Seminary will look forward. It is not our desire to minutely portray the daily life of each student in the class 5 but to give a fair idea of the general school life during the year and in such an endeavor we kindly solicit the support of all those who are interested in our progress. Not being able to profit by the mistakes of former classes we hope you will overlook whatever shortcomings you may meet with in the book. We are truly grateful to all those, whether of the faculty, our own class or any other class, who have in any way contributed towards making our efforts a success. 12

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PROF. D. MONTFORT MELCHIOR. HE sudden resignation of Prof. Jacoby caused deep regret in Per- kiomen. Fortunately, however, we were not without a man who by reason of previous training and natural aptitude for the work was capable of taking up the duties of the position. Prof. Melchior has been an untiring instructor in the class-room and actively interested in every phase of school life. Prof. Melehoir was born in Gallows, Bucks Co., Pa., December 12, 1881, graduated from the Gettysburg High School in 1898 with first honor, and from Pennsylvania College at Gettysburg in 1902 with second honor receiving his Masters Degree in 1906. He taught in the Virginia High Schools in the years 1903-04, ?t11Cl in Spring of 1904 came to Perkiomen as an assistant instructor. He was soon selected to take charge of our history department, which position he ably hlled until called upon to take the office of Vice-Principal in 1909. His niany Perkioinen friends' wish him every success. l4