Trinity Pawling School - Scroll Yearbook (Pawling, NY)

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Gerald E. Hollis came to Trinity-Pawling four years ago from his home state of Massachusetts. In this relatively short period of time he has become one of the most well liked teachers in the school. Since his arrival, Mr. Hollis has been teaching all levels of Latin. He has the unique power to make an old and sometimes tedious language rather interesting and relevant. His activities around campus, however, do not pertain solely to the classroom. He is the chapel organist who booms us awake every morning, and at night he instructs a number of students on playing the piano and other musical instruments. His pleasantly effective leadership of the Glee Club and Choir has attracted a surge of enthusiasm for these activities over the years. Yet, it is not these achievements that have stood him out in the hearts of the student body. He has always left his apartment door open for the solicitous student. His great rapport with the seniors as master of the fourth floor of Cluett has consequently made him a faculty member to whom individuals of the senior class have repeatedly turned their attention in times of trouble and joy. There are some in our class who have known Mr. Hollis for four years, and some who have only known him for a year; but all would admit that he neither suffers from overexposure nor fails to impress on the brief encounter. In this community where we have prided ourselves on intimacy and persuasion the presence of Mr. Hollis has confirmed without doubt our faith in the force of understanding leadership. 4