Pingry School - Blue Book Yearbook (Elizabeth, NJ)

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eakcalfion A personality that has been an integral part of Pingry life for many years-an individual loved and respected hy students, alumni and fellow strategists-a man Whose ideals of sportsmanship, understanding, tolerance and fair play have reached the world at large through the medium of the countless graduates who have passed through his classes and caught his spirit. To the late Clinton I. Smallman, the Class of Nineteen Hundred Forty-one proudly and affectionately dedicates this volume. Page Five

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Page Four 0l Q lfU0lf' This year, in publishing the BLUE BOOK, one idea has stood above all others: namely, to have a book represen- tative of the school and the student body and yet to keep it simple and appealing. During the past eight months, we have endeavored to keep our theme-simplicity upper- most in our mind and in the layouts and pictures that have gone into the BLUE BOOK. We sincerely hope that we have succeeded in publishing a book that shows Pingry as it is seen through the eyes of the boys and that will let you remember Pingry as you have seen it during your years in school. This publication has cost us a great deal of time that might have been spent otherwise, but even while Working on this publication we have experienced pleasure and gained knowledge. Even more important than our aim of keeping the hook simple in design and theme, we have tried to compile a volume that will please you, we hope we have succeeded, but after all, that is your verdict to decide.

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Page Six if lawrence ,winger Much of our class' success in Pingry has been due to the non-ceasing efforts of our headmastcr, Mr. Springer. While we have had more actual contact with Mr. Springer during the past year than we have had at any other time during our school careers, his interest in us became apparent when he came to Pingry in 1936. ln addition to running the school as a whole, Mr. Springer has proven him- self to be wise counsel when we have approached him about personal problems. Perhaps our greatest task this year has been to make our plans for college and to this end, the headmaster has proven himself more than normally proficient in advising us. Besides his many duties and obligations as headmaster, he has again this past year held the weekly Current Events classes and Navigation Club meetings. Both these organizations were formulated last year and have given many boys and Mr. Springer a chance to know each other better through the medium of informal conversations. In leaving the school to wend our ways elsewhere, all we can do is thank Mr. Springer sincerely for all that he has done for us and wish him the best of luck in his many future years as Headmaster of the school.