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THE MASSASOIT 9 5 HERBERT L. PRATT XV survey cjf the development of physical education must recognize a deep oldigation to the Pratt family of New York. Although physical education was undeveloped at the time of the founding of Pratt Institute, Mr. Charles Pratt, vSr. seriously considered creating a school for the training of physical directors. His son, Mr. Charles Pratt, was the donor of the gymnasium at Amherst College, and Mr. Fred Pratt gave to Amherst its athletic field. Mr. Harold Pratt gave to Amherst its fine natatorium. Mr. George Pratt is chairman of the committee in charge of the physical work of the International Committee of the Young Men’s Christian Association. Mr. Herbert L. Pratt, the donor of Pratt field to the Training School, was born on November 21 st, 1871, the fourth of the six sons of Mr. Charles Pratt, Sr. His father was a strong Baptist churchman, and was inter- ested through his factory development in the Standard Oil Company in the training of young men for mechan- ical pursuits. This led to the founding by him of Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. Mr. Herbert Pratt fitted for college at the Adelphi Academy in Brooklyn, graduating in 1891. While attending Adelphi he was interested in athletics, serving as captain both of the baseball and football teams. He entered Amherst College in the fall of 1891, and immediately threw himself into the athletic life of the college. He played on the football team during his entire college course, and was its captain in the fall of 1894. During his freshman and sopho- more years he was a member of the track team, and for two years won the light-weight boxing championship. After leaving college Mr. Pratt was first employed with the Bergenport Chemical Company, and afterwards at the factory of the Pratt Works, Standard Oil C ' ompany. He is now, after sixteen years .service, manager of the Kings County Oil Works, Queens County Oil Works, Long Island Refinery and Pratt Works, and also a director in the Galena Signal and West India Oil Coni])anies. Mr. Pratt is also a director in the People’s Trust Company, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Orphan Asylum, Old Men’s Home, Pratt ln.sti- tute, “ The Thrift,” Charles Pratt Coni])any, and treasurer of the Emmanuel Baptist Church. Mr. Herbert Pratt has Ijeen helpful for a number of years in the Young Men’s Christian As.sociation. He became one of the directors of the International Young Men’s Christian Association Training School at Spring- field, in June, 1904. He is one of the directors of the Brooklyn Young Men’s Christian Association, and has for several years served as chairman of the Young Men’s Cliristian Association at Greenpoint, R. I. Mr. Pratt has given particular attention to the work at Greenpoint because this is an industrial Association founded principally for wtjrk among factory men. In 1897 Mr. Pratt was married to Miss Florence Gibl). They have five children. In the fall of 1909 Mr. Pratt was appointed a member of the committee to secure a new athletic field for the Training School, and at his own initiative ofi ' ered to equip the field which now bears his name. No gift has ever been made to this institution which has been more heartily appreciated by the students.
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