Pingry School - Blue Book Yearbook (Elizabeth, NJ)

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The men behind the scenes 1 FN SEATED left to right Harold P Goodbody Clayton B Jones Jr H Wnlllamson Ghrlskey James C Morrnson Harry G Burlcs Jr Wllham S Belnecke Chester F Smlth Mathew D Hall Robert B Glbby Conover English Nlcholas C Englush Robert S Corbin Allen F The Board of Trustees IS a body of men whlch devotes much trme and elfort to the school Comprnsed prnncnpally of Pmgry fathers and alumna, the Board guves nts attentuon to a varrety of Important school matters Financial and ad mmustratlve detalls and the general polrcues of the school fall under their lurnsdnctron In the past the Board has planned and carrued ou such prolects as the constructaon of the Hyde Athletuc Bunldmg and Masters Square Last year they began the vast undertakmg of maknng possible a new scnence wang for Pmgry The Board of Trustees IS duvlded unto a num ber of small committees speclallzlng In suc matters as publuc relations, endowment, an finance Each of the trustees serves on at least one committee The school owes a great deal to thus group of mdustruous men, who, by thelr constant endeavor, are makmg Pmgry a school of superuor qualntues Myers Alexander McF Ackley STANDING Spencer D Embree Charles P Barley Wllluam M Brustol III Robert C Crane ABSENT John T Conner CharlesJ Hodge Charles O Hoyt Henry Kre J Robert W Parsons E Duer Reeves John W Wight TRUSTEE OFFICERS SEATED left to rlght Allen F Myers Honorary Secretary Chester F Smqfh Presldent Conover Engllsh Chalrman ofthe Board STANDING Robert S Cor bln Secretary and Asslstant Treasurer Wllllam S Bemecke Vlce President Rob ert B Gibby Treasurer Mathew D Hall Vlce President

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Af the helm F-fahbx 'WEE Q 'Qi 3,Svr.z. ,, CASMIR A. FRANCE Union College B.S.y Harvard Appointed 1924 Assistant to the Headmaster Head of English Department, English Guidance Committee, Chairman of General Welfare Committee, Advisor to Sixth Form, Advisor to Handbook, Advisor to Chess Club, Advisor to Upper School Music Club, Advisor to Blue Key, Cum Laude Society. Mr E Laurence Springer remains today as youthful and modern in his ideas as he was when he first came to Pingry in 1936 With Mr Springer at the helm Pingry has risen from a small preparatory school with limited facilities to a new well equipped, and na tionally recognized school whose graduates can be found un many of America s top colleges Our Headmaster however is more than lust a figurehead or a fund raiser Rather he is a warm and personable individual who takes a great personal interest in the boys. Although his is a very busy day Mr. Springer is always willing to take a few minutes to speak with a boy or master should a problem arise. This constant effort on behalf of our Head- master has won unending admiration for him among all members of the Pingry family. As with everything at Pingry, Mr. Springer is con- stantly improving, not only himself but his school as well. Evidence of this is the honorary degree of Doc- tor of Letters awarded him by Princeton University and the construction of a new science wing for the school. Certainly Mr. Springer symbolizes Pingry and the growth of its students. He has been our guiding light throughout our careers at Pingry.

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4? 1.1, Q58- '36