Pingry School - Blue Book Yearbook (Elizabeth, NJ)

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Cfuaa 0 214 . . . twelve colorful and eventful years . . Un the opening morning of school, Septem- ber, 1932, four boys, tiny, restless but none- theless intelligent, entered the dark confines of a spacious room in the basement of Pingry School, now the sacred Valhalla of the faculty. Here, under the guidance of Mrs. Clayton, they began their education which proved tedious and yet enjoyable. These four bundles of bubbling energy were Jerry Goerke, who exemplifies the phrase, uthere's never a dull moment , Ev Pinneo, manager of this year's successful griddersg HWhitey Robinson, our dramatist extreme, and Buddy Kreh, baseball captain, class president, etc. The following three years brought forth no new recruits, even though our charter mem- bers had graduated from the cellar to the first floor. However, in the fifth grade, two promising lads entered the Class of '44. One was soon to manifest his brute strength. the other his phenomenal talent for math and science. The Samson was Bill Brown, the Scientist, Bud Hopkins. ln our first year under the reign of Mr. Vars, tllree budding intellectuals decided to hop aboard the '44 bandwagon. The new entries were Bob Opie, cracker-jack drum- mer, Charlie Burkman, better known as uYour Usher and Charlie Lee, whose l. would shame the Hlnformation Please brains. Beginning their Pingry careers in the sev- enth grade were DeWitt 'fPudgy,' Page, one of the big four trombonists, uBones Kelly, and Don Miller, who is now flying in the Army Air Corps. As our Middle School ear- ecr drew to a close, our previously small num- ber was augmented by no less than ten brand new recruits. Shayne Dillon, one of the more happy-go-lucky members of our crew, and Tony Nugey, captain of this yearls dream football eleven, eommuted from Bahway. lVlatawan's pride and joy, 'fSandy,' Hutchin- son, Becord Editor Peter Sperry, Kenny Heitman, the speed merchant from Short Hills, Arnold G'Chestah,' Pouch, class pho- tographer, and Daredevil Don Both consti- tuted the more light-hearted specimens in this group. Putting the icing on the cake I age Twelve were Norm Tomlinson and Bob lVIeKeever. World War ll strategists, and versatile .lack Wlard. Wliat with the far-flung reputation of Mr. Buffum as a racketbuster, our young hope- fuls advanced into the Upper School rather timidly. However, four new arrivals added confidence as well as luster to our swelling numbers. Ed Beach, perennial class presi- dents, Charlie Losee, master electrician, Dick Mirabelli, the boy with the extraordinary gastronomical capacity, and Dave Penny, swimming captain, saw their first blue. and white light in the freshman year. As the sophomore year rolled around, the Class of '44 increased in both quantity and quality as seven newcomers joined the ranks. Bob Braeder, who represents both Short Hills and Newark, 'fSmokey Bob Hogan, Dick Killough, who produced the '44 Blue Book, Vince Kuhn, the '4Lover, Vice-President Dave McKenney, Tex MLimp Lamason, and Lon Methfessel, of ln the Grooves fame, were our newly-acquired prodigies. Wlhen our all-important junior year ar- rived, it brought with it two outstanding ad- ditions to our already dazzling conglomera- tion. One was Paul Feteher, capable student and athlete, the other, ,lohn Emery, who ar'- counts for 90? of the noise around school and whose week-ends are the source of 9021 of the conversation. Our Senior year got off to a flying head- start in July. Over one-third of the class de- cided to accelerate by toiling through the torrid summer months. lncluded in this group were two new boys: ,lack uEinstein Schreiber and Carter uMickey Mouse Class. ln September, four more arrivals graced our ranks: Wally f'0ne Play Ries, Bill 'fGucrn- seyll Levine, MTrombonist', Fred Waitz, and Westficld's Frank Webster. ,lack Clemence, .lack Cuneo, Paul Brahney and George Stickel left before, and Don Mil- ler during, the Senior year in order to enter the armed forces. New tl1at we are about to graduate, our years at Pingry have become but memories. We can only look back at past experiences with the regret that we cannot live them over again. And in future years, each glance back- ward to our days at Pingry will serve to in- crease and enrich our undying loyalty to the school.

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ingry Page Fourteen eniom EDWIN ELY BEACH accelerated September 13, 1925 47 Hillcrest Avenue, Summit, N. J. nChief Marine Corps Class President, VI, V, IV, Athletic Executive Commit- tee Chairman, VI, Dance Committee, VI, Varsity Club, VI, Record, V, VI, Associate Editor, VI, Rod 81 Gun Club, III, Football, V, VI, Glee Club, IV, Dramatic Club, Vl, Baseball, V, VI, Student Council President, VI. Probably the most respected fellow in school, Ed has won the ready friendship of all his classmates, and also of the underclassmen. He has shown his capability as a leader by having served as class president for three out of his four years here at Pingry. The MChief has also demonstrated his prowess on the gridiron and the diamond. As a Junior, Ed covered the territory around first base diligently, and as a Senior, played varsity center on the football team until he sustained anwin- jury in the Carteret game. Lots of luck to you, Ed, and you certainly deserve the best of it. ROBERT REYNOLD BRAEDER November 27, 1926 I2 I'Iawthorne Road, Short Hills, N. J. uBob Naval Air Corps Record, VI, V, IV: Sports Editor, VI, Class Secretary- Treasurer, V, Football, VI, V, Basketball, VI, V, Track, VI, V, Varsity Club, VI. Bob, who joined us in our Sophomore year, enjoys the distinction of being one of the very few three-1etter- men in the class. Not only was Bob quick to gain recog- nition as an athlete, but he has been outstanding in other activities as well. His modesty and his winning disposition have won him the affection of all the fel- lows, evidenced by his being frequently elected as a class officer. Along social lines, Bob has displayed un- usual tastc. He spent considerable time in Newark this past year, and if his discretion in future life is as good as it seems to be at present, there can be no doubt about his success. Bob has one eye focused on Princeton, and appears to be slated for the Navy Air Corps.