Pingry School - Blue Book Yearbook (Elizabeth, NJ)

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DEDIC TIO To a sincerely understanding friend: a master Whose kinship to the class of 1945 has provided us with many recollections of happy days Spent under his guidance as a teacher and athletic coach. lt is our profound expectation that we may go forward, most of us into service and later into college, meeting and surmounting our problems with the same fortitude and determination that he has instilled in us, and which he himself championed. Therefore it is with respect and appreciation that We dedicate this, our year- book, to Charles B. Atwater, Ensign, United States Naval Reserve. 5

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, .4 as of February 16, 19415 GREETI GS The Editors of the 1945 BLUE BOOK have had many objectives in mind in its preparation and publication. One of the most outstanding of these, and one to which the staH has given a good deal of attention, is an attempt to make of the BLUE BOOK an account of the school life, not only of the Seniors but also of the underclassmen. Thus, we hope that the readers, regardless of class, may say: wfhis is our yearbook, produced by the staff for us, and with our assistancef' It is our sincere desire that in the future, other editors may be as mind- ful as we have been of the wishes of the whole school and not only of those of one small group. The BLUE BOOK Board has enjoyed the work which has accompanied the publication of the 1945 yearbook, and hopes that it will bring as much pleasure to its readers as it has to us in the making. The Editors wish to take this opportunity to express their best Wishes to their fellow classmates-for happiness, Well-being, and prosperity in com- ing years. ROBERT J. SMITH JR. DAVID W. CUDLIPP

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HEADMA TER ,lust nine years ago, Mr. Springer became headmaster here at Pingry. Since then, he has done all in his power to make the Pingry tradition, Maxima Reverentia Pueris Debetur-the greatest reverence is owed to boys+mean just what it says. h Although faced with the inevitable additional problems that war has brought to the school, Mr. Springer has found time to act as adviser to the entire Senior Class, necessitating a uplay-by-playv record of the changes in the various programs offered by the Army and Navy. On top of all this, he has managed to squeeze in a course in ethics for the Seniors, and has super- vised both the Elementary and Advanced Navigation Clubs. The intimate feelings which lVlr. Springer has cultivated have been warmly appreciated by our alumni, this fact is expressed daily with the receipt of letters from them from every corner of the globe--letters in which they express the sentiment that there is, after all, no place like Pingry. And as the Class of l945 makes its way into a very uncertain world, many will be the times that we shall look back towards Mr. Springer's advice and counsel with sincere thanks and appreciation.