Pingry School - Blue Book Yearbook (Elizabeth, NJ)

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L .fir IQAU ,kzuwage enior 'lihe average Senior has het-u at l'ingry SN years. Although ouc thircl ot' his class is still uuclecifletl as to a future occupation, he has a pretty goocl itlea of what he will tlo when he liuishcs his cclucatiou. lu au informal poll. engineering was the most popular choice with husiuess secourl aucl law thircl. Mecliciue aucl agriculture were also meutiouecl hy several. Hue Senior hopes to euter pro- fessional baschall. The class helieves itself seriously hauclicappetl hy the curreut' over-crowcliug of colleges. 5772 statecl that the clifhculty of getting into au iustitutiou of higher learuiug hacl au ettect ou their college plaus. When askecl whether it preferrerl to he electecl to Cum I,t11ta'c or he awarcletl a Varsity dll, the class showecl preference to election to Cum f,f1udt'. The class was almost unanimous in praise of the honor system. Reasons most oleu citecl were its value in httilcliug character aucl the trust it builtls up hctwceu hoys and masters .Xlthough mam' realizecl its shortcomings, all hut a hauclful realizecl its superiority over the proctor system. ltheu aslcetl what course hacl heeu most valualmle to them. a majority agreecl that either lfuglish or l'hilosophy, which is a part of the lfnglish course, harl hceu most heuelicial. XYheu askecl what it lilcccl most ahout the school. the over'- whelmiug majority iiametl frieuclliuess, school spirit. aucl cortlial stucleut-faculty relations. Other replies meutionecl Piugrys high scholastic staucliug :mtl its long vacations. 'lihc main improvement tlcsirerl by the class was the coustrttctiou of a new huilrliug. How highly Seniors rcgartl their alma mater is shown hy the last questiou of the imoll. Whcu askecl whether or not they woulrl scucl their sous to lliugry. 9124 iu the aftirtuative. T W f ,a V Wfiiwew M , . f fs as s we 5' f if! ll

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gfdffff aiglidfor lt was in September, 1936 that the Class of '48 started its long, tedious journey through the halls of Pingry. The class originally had only six members: Harry Burks, john Emerson, 'Walter Lermer, Alfred Strickler, jerry Uhl, and Stewart VVest. These boys weren't as brilliant then as they seem now, for as it is remembered, the contents of the first grade sand box spent most of its time in their eyes, ears, and mouths. Burks and Uhl thought it pretty good, or at least better than the Pingry lunches. VVhen our small group entered the second grade, we noticed a few new boys among us. They were Bill Hillbrant, who was much too small to play football this year, Harry Oleynick, and Byron B. Morton. Two connoisseurs, Stanley VVegryn and john Unkles joined our talented group in the third grade. We will call them connoisseurs, so as not to hurt their feelings, but VVegryn really doesnlt know a camera from a shoe box, and Unkles can't tell a cute girl from a pretty boy. No additions were made in the fourth grade, but in the fifth came Denny Diebolt, John Thomas, john Howell, and john Vilett fthe there's-an- undented-Ford-in-yourfuture manj. VVe were then the almighty rulers of the Lower School. What a wonderful feeling it was! It soon ended though, for we were about to enter the unknown which was the Middle School under the feared yet unknown influence of Mr. Vars. Once we entered, though, we found our fears were not justified, for to offset our terror, we were joined by the Alley brothers. That year Bob Kirkland's name also appeared on our class list. As we passed through the Middle School, our number grew considerably larger by the advent of Axel Baum, John Cooper, little Melville Hicks, Marshall Slowtalk Lowe, Dominic Mirabelli, who was the secret weapon of our football team, and Charlie Paules. Henry Can't-Spell-It-CDr-Pronounce-lt Van Amer- illgen also entered in the First Form. The following year appeared l-XVish-l- Could-Tell-You-All-About--It George Coughlin, Fred Gans, reticent David Hunter, Horace Roberson, Bob Schutz, james Girl-Stealerl' Toffey, james Brad- ley and the class auto racer with his crash helmet, Roger VX7orden. Upon leaving the Middle School, our class had a total of thirty-three boys, but as we joined Mr. Buffum's necktie and coat realm, we were strengthened by the arrival of Gus Arace. Atwood Asbury, Bill Brawley, Lover john Churchill, VVomen-Hatery' John Clarke, Marshall Foster, Richard Houdini Gallagher, Bob Horton, homework slacker Don jomo, Dick Ley, Kimball Marsh for Mash, as Mr. Meyhew calls himj, Evan Robinson, Fred Walters, and Our no-handed smashing road demon, Arthur VVelsh. Robert Horning, who can heave the discus the farthest, Richard Partridge, Communist leader Paul Priest, Noel Siegel, famous for his refined chuckles, and joshua VVard. all became new members in the Fourth Form. Vie were also rejoined after an absence of four years by Al Strickler, who appeared from the Sunny Southf' Finally, we are getting towards the end of our younger education, we were about to enter our junior and Senior years, which undoubtedly have been our best in the way of fun if in no other way. To share these two wonderful years with us came James Cooley, Alan Keen, and VValter Schneider at the beginning of the Junior year. Kirk Fourcher, Bill Lyell, and the Post-Graduate boys Brooks Banker, Lloyd HN. Cf' Harbeck, and Lew Linde joined our class to make up a grand total of sixty-one boys. In leaving Pingry's halls, we can not help but have a bit of nostalgia for the many events which have featured our stay at our alma mater. I4

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THEODORE CLARK ALLEY june 4, 1928 f Dryden Road, Bcrnardsville, N. Tad , Ears Umlacizlccl SEVEN YE.x1zs AT PINGRY Pl'6Sl'lIf'lll of Class, III,' Class Council, IV, V. V15 Dancv C0'llZflI1lfft78, VI ,' Football, III, IV, V, VI: Cafrtain, VI,' Ilasclnall, III, IV, VI: Stuimnzing, IV, li',' .iltlzlctic Execu- titw' Cozimiittcc, VI. Ted's friendly smile and good-natured- ness have won him many friends during his seven years at Pingry. He distinguished him- self as president of the Freshman Class and has been in many extra-curricular activities. Ted will probably be remembered as the boy who got the biggest kick out of a certain history teacher. Socially Tedls appeal to the fair sex is sensational. Vilhether it is his personality, or What, we don't know, but we're still trying to get his formula. On the athletic field Ears', needs no introduction, his record speaks for itself. Opponents will testify that he is a great player. but above all he exemplifies good sportsmanship. Future is a word Ted shouldn't worry about, for his many Pine qualities are sure to stand him in good stead. VVILLIAM HENRY ALLEY, IR. September 6, 1930 Dryden Road. Bernardsville, N. Karim, Bill VV1'llllZ11'l and .Mary SEVEN YEARS AT PINGRY Class Council, Vlq Football. IV, VI ,' Basket- ball, IV, V, VI,' Bascball,IV, V, VI: Captain, VI: Athletic Excczftivc Committee, VI. Bill is probably best known for his ac- complishments on the athletic Held, for he is one of the few three-letter men in the class. During the football season he gained the reputation of being one of the rugged- est players on the held in spite of his light- ness, This, coupled with his fine passing and running ability, made him an outstanding per- former. As a basketball player, Bill is re- garded as a dead-eye. It was his last minute set shot that won the Edison game. Last spring, Redls ability as a baseball player and his hne character gained for him the captaincy of the 318 squad. The high esteem in which he is held is attested to by his election to the post of Class Councilman in the Senior year. His zealous manner, plus his friendli- ness, add up to plenty of success for a great guy.