Pingry School - Blue Book Yearbook (Elizabeth, NJ)

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First Row: Kreh, Smith, C., English, Corhet, Meyers. Second Row: Burke, Parsons, Smith, G., Buchanan, Scott, Embree, Waterbury, Brophy. H U fl H Il ll I' 1 I1 ll L8 'I In I4 'H-G f . L., .. A L . While Pingry's Board of Trustees is not one of the most publicized of school institutions, its actions have a great effect on the Well-being of the school. Its twelve members are all men who give unstintingly of their time and energy to Pingry affairs in spite of their heavy business responsibilities. Pingry is fortunate in having such a group of men as its Trustees-they share with the Headmaster the responsibility for maintaining the great tradition established by Dr. ,lohn Pingry, that of a school which instills in its graduates the will to serve and improve the community. This tradition of continuing service is borne out by the presence of four alumni on the Board. The Board has several functions, but its main responsibilities are two-fold: to govern the financial affairs of the school, and to discuss with the Headmaster any important matters bearing on Pingry's welfare. The President of the Board is Mr. Conover English, class of 1894, Mr. Henry Kreh, Jr., holds office as Vice- Presidentg Mr. Allen F. Myers, '98, acts as Secretary, and Mr. Charles A. Corbet is Treasurer. Other members of the Board are: WML Joseph A. Brophy, '11, Mr. Percy H. Buchanan, '12, Mr. James B. Burke, Mr. Spencer D. Embreeg Mr. Robert W. Parsons, Mr. Frank Scott, Jr., Mr. George D. Smith, '21, and Mr. Stephen W. Waterlaury, '14. ' Deceased February 23, 1949 Page mae J

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Page eight E. LAURENCE SPRINGER Princeton B.A.g University of Buffalo M.A. Appointed 1936 HEADIMASTER Few schools are fortunate enough to have a headmaster of the caliber of Mr. Springer. Besides being an able and efficient administrator, he takes a personal interest in every individual connected with the school. To the Seniors he is a Godsend, for he carefully helps them with every problem concerning college entrance. The series of courses on religion and ethics, which he initiated a number of years ago, has definitely helped to prepare us to meet the problems and responsibilities which each of us will have to face in college and in later life. These courses have been so successful that this year he was asked to write an article about them for a nationally famous magazine. Mr. Springer, in his thirteen years as headmaster of Pingry, has maintained a standard of excellence of which few independent schools can boast. There have been a few times when boys have thought that his advice was unfair, but they will always agree that, in the long run, he is right and that he always has the best interests of the boy at heart. We, the class of 1949, are proud to extend our best wishes to the man who, in the opinion of all of us, has given so much that we may become useful, good citizens.

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f i ' F1 LU LTYC, Page ten OTHO L. VARS REESE WILLIAMS GEORGE E. DIMOCK Alfred University, Ph.B. Battle Creek Normal Yale B.A., M.A., Ph.D. Head of Middle School School of Physical Educationg Latin Arithmetic, Spelling Springfield College sical Director , CASMIR A. FRANCE Union College B.S.g Harvard English DAVID B. BUFFUM Harvard B.A., Ed.M. History C. ELLIOTT KNOKE University of Cincinnati B.A.g New York Univer- sityg Teachers College, Columbia Social Studies ALBERT W. BOOTH VINCENT L. LESNESKI ABEL DEGRYSE Harvard B.A. Arnold College B.S.P.E. University of Louvain, Latin, English Biology, Physical Education Belgium French, German