The Pingry Review: June 1969

PIWGRY# SCHOOL

Lunch Time-M ay 17, 1969

THE PINGRY SCHOOL

FROM THE HEADMASTER

Founded in 1861 CHARLES B. ATWATER, '31 ..... Headmaster BOARD OF TRUSTEES

O fficers M ATHEW D. HALL, '25 ........ Chairman WILLIAM M. BRISTOL III, ’ 39 .... President CHARLES O. HOYT, ’ 47 .........

D. M. BALDWIN, ’ 47 ..... Vice-President JOSEPH G. ENGEL, ’ 35 .........

FRED BARTENSTEIN ..... Vice-President R. H. HEROLD, ’ 47 .... Assistant HAROLD P. G O O D B O D Y .. Vice-President H. G. BURKS Jr....... Assistant

Secretary Treasurer Secretary Treasurer

T rustees ROY T. ABBOTT Jr. JOH N KEAN ROBERT H. B. BALDW IN HENRY KREH, Jr. WILLIAM S. BEINECKE, ’ 31 RICHARD W. KIXMILLER JOHN T. CO N N O R (honorary) HU GO B. MEYER ROBERT S. CORBIN, '34 JAMES P. MITCHELL C. MALCOLM DAVIS MYLES C. M ORRISON Jr., ’ 41 SPENCER D. EMBREE JAMES A. ONEIL NICHOLAS C. ENGLISH, *29 ROBERT W. PARSONS ROBERT B. GIBBY, ’ 31 THOMAS A. SPERRY, ’ 42 CHARLES C. GOODFELLOW, ’ 30 HAROLD S. THOMSON, ’ 39 JOHN R. HAIRE E. MURRAY TODD, T6 (honorary) ORLIN E. JOHNSON EDUS H. W ARREN Jr. JOHN C. W HITEHEAD ALUMNI ASSOCIATION ROBERT C. HALL, ’ 54 ................. President HOU STON E. LANDIS III, ’ 51 .... Vice-President ROBERT M. PYLE Jr., ’ 56 ........ Vice-President 55 .............. Treasurer RICHARD D. HAYES, ’ RAYM OND S. LONDA, ’ 57 ........... Secretary

Mr. Atwater

THEODORE L. M AYHEW Executive Secretary .............. Editor, "Review”

FEATURES 90 ARE GRADUATED

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ANNUAL R EPO RT

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“ AD LUNAM . . ” .........................................

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ALUMNI REUNION DAY

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GRANDPARENTS’LUNCHEON .......................

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T>9 ALUMNI OFFICERS .................................

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SPRING ATH LETICS .....................................

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ENTRE NOUS ..............................................

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I)R. PINGRY’ S SENSEOF HUM OR

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TALK ABOU T LONDON

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LETTER-1 N-LIFE WINNER

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CLASS NOTES ..............................................

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The PINGRY REVIEW is published three times yearly: October, February, and June. Editorial office at The Pingry School, 215 North Avenue, Hillside, New Jersey 07205.

Over the years, we have heard much about the need lor communi­ cation. It has been touted as the most essential need lor understand­ ing among nations, among groups within a nation, and among people in even smaller units.

Certainly it is true that a school must hold open channels of com­ munication among its various con­ stituencies, be they students, faculty, parents, or alumni. It is our hope that Pingry is able to let others know what it is doing, and it is my premise that we are adhering to that concept through our various mailings, our many meetings of both parents and alumni, our student activities and publications — this very REVIEW. The response to such efforts has been heartwarming, especially with regard to the activities and interest ol the Pingry Alumni. The success of the Annual Fund, of the Alumni Day in May, of the regional affairs — this is an index of what can be accomplished. T o all who have been so helpful, our sincere thanks.

HALL OF FAMER On May 27, at New Brunswick, eight pioneer star football players were inducted into the National Football Hall of Fame.

One of the men honored post­ humously was William (Pa) Corbin, Yale gridiron standout of 1888.

Mr. Corbin was headmaster of Pingry from 1892 to 1897.

90 ARE GRADUATED AT PINGRY COMMENCEMENT ANNUAL REPO RT This has been both a year of firsts and increased activity for the Alum­ ni Association. Of major impor­ tance, our target for Annual Giving was raised substantially. It looks as if we are going to make our overall goal of $100,000, and great thanks is due to the alumni body for their generous response to the challenge. Needless to say, this amount is of real significance in assisting Pingry in meeting what seems to be a never ending spiral of increasing operating expenses.

In addition to our fund raising activities, we continued this year to focus our attention on improving communication between the school and the alumni. In this regard, a number of regional cocktail parties were organized including one highly successful get-together in Boston.

Typically, these occasions provide an opportunity for a limited number of graduates to meet with Charlie Atwater and other key faculty mem­ bers. Our response to this program has been excellent and we will con­ tinue to pursue this idea in the year ahead.

Similarly, Ted Mayhew organized two school Visitation days for small groups of alumni. Here, we place our emphasis on exposing returning graduates to the school as it func­ tions today. After a day of visiting classes and mingling with the stu­ dents, the visitors meet with the headmaster for an informal discusssion of their impressions.

I could go on at length on the subject of involvement in Pingry and the ways in which we are trying to encourage it. Suffice it to say that we welcome, at any time, your suggestions and comments on how we may better do a first class job for Pingry.

Before closing, I would like to call your attention to the Alumni Association's two full-time spark plugs, Ted Mayhew and Bob Keller.

Their contribution to the school and to our association has been of inestimable value.

And thanks also to the P.A.A. board for their time, effort and im­ agination which have gone a long way toward making this year a success.

Robert C. Hall President, P.A.A.

Ninety members of the Pingry School Sixth Form ended their scholastic careers here at commence­ ment on Friday, June 6. Highlights of this traditional occasion were the presentation of Pingry’ s three most valued awards.

Award Winners During the exercises, Mr. Atwater announced that Marc W. M. Mur­ phy had won the C. B. NewtonPrinceton Scholarship, and that the 1902 Emblem, the highest award a Pingry boy can win, was given to Geoffrey M. Dugan. Andrew H. Campbell, chairman of the LetterIn-Life nominating committee, pre­ sented the 1969 award to William S. Beinecke, '31.

Sheepskins After the all-important presenta­ tion of the diplomas, and the sing­ ing of the Centennial Hymn, Mr. Atwater made the concluding re­ marks to the members of the Class of 1969. Then, John A. Meszar, '63, organist, played the recessional as Pingry’ s newest alumni marched out of the Springer Chapel to gather again in the school dining hall for cooling refreshments and hearty congratulations.

Class Day Highlights Class Day exercises had been held on Thursday, June 5. At that time, most of the school prizes — improve-

merit, scholarship, and citizenship awards — were given out. In addi­ tion, certain special presentations were made.

Among the latter were the Whit­ lock Prizes for Mathematics to John M. Skeats Jr. and Jonathan G. Falk; the R. P. I. medal for mathematics and science to Jonathan G. Falk; the Bond Cup for International Re­ lations to Donald P. Burt Jr.; the Bailey Cup for excellence in English to Claus U. Hamann; the Bausch & Lomb science award to James W. Wheeler, and the S. A. R. medal for excellence in American History to Peter C. Kallop.

Also, the Williams College Alum­ ni Assn. Foreign Language award to Claus U. Hamann; the Martin B. O ’ Connor Journalism award to Robert K. McLellan; the Centennial Cup to Marc W. M. Murphy; the Reese Williams — Class of 1926 award to Karl T. Pfister; the Asso­ ciated Alumni of Brown U. award to Joel E. Rogers; the Cornell Cup to Robert H. Monroe; the I). A. R. Good Citizenship award to Ian J. Alexander; the E. Laurence Springer Citizenship prize to Maurice L. White Jr., and the J. Warner Allen award for the highest scholastic average in the Upper School (a tie) to Jonathan G. Falk and Christo­ pher A. Klein.

PARENTAL PARAGRAPHS In April came the newspaper an­ nouncement that Nicholas Badami, father of Craig, '70, had bought Elizabeth’ s Hersh Tower, a 14-story building (the tallest commercial structure in Union County). The Tower is located at 125 Broad Street at the corner of E. Grand Street.

William A. Boyle, Jr., Bill's (’ 70) father negotiated tiie sale of the property. # # #

STUDENT-FACULTY ASSEMBLY

Mrs. Ethel White, mother of Maurice, '71, was featured during the spring in a Linden Leader write­ up titled “Profile”. Mrs. White, a professional educator, is in charge of her local 1969 Head Start program. * * # This is baseball’ s centennial year.

Fans around the country have been voting on their team's All-Time line-up. For the Yankees, at the shortstop post, Phil Rizzuto was an easy winner (80%) over runner-up, Frank Crosetti (12%). The former is the father of Phil Jr., ’ 74.

During the spring, a new organi­ zation came into being at Pingry; the Student-Faculty Assembly. The stated purpose for forming this body was “. . . to concern itself with making the ‘ Pingry education’more meaningful.” The idea proved ac­ ceptable to all school groups and elections took place in April.

Faculty members elected were David Allan, Richard Baldwin, Miller Bugliari, Herbert Hahn, Frank Romano, and Frederick Wal­ ters; in addition, John Dufford was appointed to the SFA by Mr. Atwater. The students chose Douglas Goodkin, *69 and Paul Simson, '69; Robert Monroe, '70, and Joel Rogers, '70; Maurice White, '71, and Joseph Fraites, '72. Geoffrey Dugan, '69, president of the student body, became a member ex officio.

The SFA is too new an organiza­ tion to evaluate at this printing.

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ELIZABETH AREA ALUMNI On Wednesday, April 23, Pingry School alumni from the Greater Elizabeth area met at the Winfield Scott Hotel for their second annual luncheon.

The speeches were brief: Mr. Atwater gave a short “ state of the nation'' talk, featured by a questionand-answer period, but most of the time was given over to the joys of simple reunion.

Auld Shoe Of special interest to the returnees was the bestowing of the Annual Auld Shoe award. This year's win­ ner (for coming the longest distance to attend the affair) was Frederick L. Hyer. Last year’ s A. S. recipient wTas Russell Morss who made it all the way from Woodstock, Vt. These two graduates now have one toe each on a permanent Auld Shoe award. Joseph G. Engel and Nelson L. Carr are co-chairmen of this committee.

In overall charge of the affair were William J. Corbet, Richard English, Anthony M. Mazzucca, Raymond S. Londa, and Mr. Carr.

BLUE BOOK DEDICATED The 1969 issue of the Pingry Blue Book has been dedicated to Mr. Morgan, assistant headmaster, .. a man to have faith in.'' The 200page tome, which has yet to arrive here because of publication diffi­ culties, was edited by Robert K. McLellan, '69.

YOUR EXPERIENCE According to our records, J. Leon Alexander, '94, and Henry W. Crane, '94, are Pingry's eldest states­ men. Much wrater has flowed over many a dam since these gentlemen left the ivied halls of you-know-what.

You ! ! !

YOU fit somewhere between 1894 and 1969. And maybe YOU have a story. Because everyone who has ever been through this alma mater has had at least one outstanding experience as an undergraduate. It may have been associated with sports, chapel or classroom, for ex­ ample. Or with some personality.

Memories It may have been beautiful, sad, inspirational or disappointing. But over the years, it has, without doubt, lived on in your memory.

How about writing this vignette and sending it to Mr. Mayhew? It will be a welcome addition to our archives, and some offerings may well turn up in PINGRY REVIEW! 2

" A d Lunam . . . "

Henry Runkel, '32 has a sign in his office bearing the legend “ Ad Lunam Per Aspera." When Henry w'as a student, no one would have required a translation because the study of Latin (or Creek) was de rigueur. At any rate, the “ T o the moon through difficulties” bit des­ cribes H. C. R.’ s current assignment.

He is the chief engineer in Boeing’ s Michoud (New Orleans, La.) plant.

DONOHU E SEVENTH In his first try in the Indianapolis 500, the great annual Memorial Day race, Mark Donohue, '55, finished seventh in a field of 33 starters.

Driving a Lola-Offenhauser, Mark held good positions for 175 laps.

Then his magneto failed. A pit repair put him back in the race to clinch seventh place.

T o show just how tough the competition was, our alumnus came in ahead of the famous A. J. Foyt, Jr. who finished eighth.

R O B ER T KELLER, ED ITO R On April 18, a new publication made its initial appearance. Titled “Pingry Today—Alumni Associa­ tion Newsletter” , it had, as its pur­ pose, to fill in the graduates on Pingry events between issues of Pingry Review, and to keep alumni up-to-date on the programs, aims and objectives of the school.

Total credit for this newsletter goes to its editor, originator and director of development, Robert K. Keller.

Henry C. Runkel, ’ 32 S-1C Stage For the last six years, Henry has been overcoming lunar-trip difficul­ ties. For example, it was he who directed the engineering work for the S-1C— the first and largest stage of the 363-foot Saturn Moon rocket. He now supervises about 800 men and women whose job it is to do the detailed engineering work on the S-1C stage and the ground support equipment.

Engineer’ s Engineer A former colleague of the Old Blue said of him: “Really, he's an engineer’ s engineer — a genius at organizing to solve a difficult prob­ lem.” Friends say he has a massive memory which helps enormously.

His co-workers have great faith in his judgment. “I can’ t understand why,” said one associate, “but if Runkel asked me to jump off the roof, I’ d jump off the roof.”

MRS. CHESTER F. SM ITH Mrs. Pauline W. Smith of Eliza­ beth died on April 24 in Elizabeth General Hospital. She was the widow of Chester F. Smith, former president of the Pingry board of trustees.

ANNUAL PINGRY FUND With the 1968-69 Annual Pingry Fund drive about two weeks from its deadline of June 30, Mr. Keller has decided to wait for the closing of the campaign before going into detail about the current results. The latter will be thoroughly covered in the next issue of Pingry Today which will make its appearance in July, wrhen final tabulations are com­ pleted.

In future issues of the Review and Pingry Today, we wTill discuss with you our plans concerning the crea­ tion of endowment funds, a pressing Pingry need.

A PHILADELPHIA FIRST Every Pingry soccer lover who lives in the greater Philadelphia area will be interested in this: on Satur­ day, September 20, at 11 a.m., Miller Bugliari's varsity squad will scrim­ mage with the strong U. of P. fresh­ man eleven on Franklin Field’ s new astro-turf.

In the second half of the program, the Penn varsity soccer team is to scrimmage against Rider College.

If YOU live within striking dis­ tance of the field, please go over to back up Miller and his aggregation, won't you?

BOSTON AREA DINNER On Friday evening, April 18, seventeen Pingry-affiliated people met for dinner at the Woodland Golf Club, Auburndale, Mass. It was the first gathering of this kind in the New England sector.

The main speaker was Mr. Atwater. Others who talked briefly were Mr. Keller, director of develop­ ment, and Mr. Mayhew, alumni relations’director.

Those in charge of this quality affair were Stan Jackson, ’ 53, Guy Leedom, '54, and Fred Duffy, '53, chairman. Other guests: Ron Post, '52, Peter Van Orman, ’ 52, Bill Sweeney, ’ 51, Dave Heilner, ’ 43, Karen Hall, Rob Hall, ’ 54, Bud Hostetter, '54, Jim Parker, ’ 31, Bob Gibson, '41, Bob Rettig, '57 and Jack Anderegg, '41.

1969-70 PARTIAL P.A.A. SCHEDULE Mon., Sept. 15: Directors* meeting Thu., Sept. 25: Pingry-Downtown NYC Luncheon Sun., Oct. 5: Pingry-Summit party Fri., Oct. 17: P.A.A. Annual Dinner Lynn Rest., Elizabeth Sat., Nov. 1: Fall Homecoming Day Tues., Nov. 4: Alumni VISITATION Tues., Nov. 18: Directors’meeting Mon., Dec. 22: 1966-67-68-69 Lunch * * * Wed., Jan. 14: Directors* meeting Mon., Jan. 19: Pingry-Newark Lunch Sat., Feb. 7: Cocktail Party, dance Short Hills Club Mon., Feb. 23: Alumni VISITATION Mon., Mar. 9: Directors’meeting Thur., Apr. 2: P.A.A.-6th Form meeting Wed., Apr. 22: Pingry-Eliz. Lunch Sat., May 16: Alumni Reunion Day

LIBRARY FUND DRIVE The Pingry Senior Mothers’Com­ mittee has been conducting its an­ nual drive for school library funds.

This yearly effort provides the prin­ cipal source of monies for books, recordings, and microfilms needed by the students. As of the moment, about $4,000 has been received.

Gifts of any amount are welcomed, though many friends prefer to give specific books, recordings or micro­ films, compiled from a list made up by the librarian, Mrs. Wright.

The 1969 committee is composed of Mrs. George C. Castleman, Mrs. Charles S. Conway, secretary; Mrs. W. Larch Fidler, Mrs. Phillip E. Gear, Mrs. Joel Goodman, Mrs. J. Kenneth Looloian, Mrs. James P. Mitchell, Mrs. Everett W. Newcomb, Jr., treasurer, and Mrs. George M. Wheeler, chairman.

PINGRY ALUMNI REUNION DAY

Your editor woke with a start from a fitful sleep at 5:14 a.m. on Saturday, May 17. No alarm was necessary. But one look into the still very new morn and — it was a sure thing that we would have good weather for Alumni Reunion Day! The planning committee, a con­ scientious, hard-working group, had started the real work last January and all bases had (hopefully) been covered — all bases, that is, except the weather, the one factor which could mean ALL the difference. “ What Was So Rare ... ?”

Perhaps you remember. May 17 was an absolutely perfect spring day, and between 350 and 400 Pingry-connected people attended the affair! # # # A feature of the occasion was the annual meeting of the Pingry Alumni Association, held during the forenoon in the Springer Chapel with P.A.A. president, Robert C. Hall, '54, as chairman.

P.A.A. Class of ” 72 Tw o new members of the board of directors were elected to the Class of 1972 category: Samuel A. McKeown, '43, and W. E. Williams, Jr., '54. They replaced H. James Toffey Jr., '48, and J. Lloyd Harbeck Jr., '47, who had served long and faithfully, and who did not stand for reelection. Peter T. Buchanan, '52, Richard English, '42, Robert M. Pyle Jr., '56, and Alfred A. Stein, III, '59, were reelected board members.

In the officer category, Mr. Hall, president; Houston E. Landis III, '51, vice president; Raymond S. Londa, '57, secretary, and Richard I). Hayes, '55, treasurer, were re­ elected to their posts. As vice president, Mr. Pyle replaced Mr. Buchanan who voluntarily stepped down from the position.

Creative Chairman . . . ” Mr. Harbeck was presented an award certificate extolling him for his many years as ". . . the creative chairman of the association's din­ ners and reunions committee.” Pres­ ident Hall gave to Trustee Robert W. Parsons a hand-painted Pingry ash tray as a small token of the graduates’appreciation of Mr. Par­ sons’outstanding work as president of the Pingry board from 1966 to 1969.

Winner of the Pingry chair, do-

nated anonymously as a door prize by two members of the Class of '54, was Miller A. Bugliari, *52.

Other awards went to H. Lovell Carr, '10, the eldest alumnus present at the chapel meeting, (Louis I. Whitlock, ’ 03, arrived after prize giving time); to Pierce A. Cassedy, ’ 39, for coming the longest distance (Shelby, N. C.); to Norman B. Tomlinson, '44, representative of the 25th anniversary class; to Mr. Stein, representative of the Class of 1959 which had the largest number of total family luncheon enrollees (34), and to Mr. Hall for his fine work as the 1968-69 P.A.A. president.

Main Speaker Mr. Parsons was the key speaker at the meeting. He talked particu­ larly of the current and near-future needs of the school, ending on the optimistic note that what had to be done along these lines would be accomplished. Mr. Atwater gave a picture of the scholastic Pingry of 1969, after which there was a question-and-answer period. Others who spoke briefly or gave reports were Mr. Hall, Mr. Londa, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Keller, director of devel­ opment, and Mr. Mayhew, direc­ tor of alumni affairs and public relations.

With registration starting at 10 a.m., the returnees had an early forenoon choice of visiting exhibittions of arts and crafts, displays of Pingry memorabilia, going on guided tours of the school building, or seeing the language and science laboratories at first hand. Also, from 10 to 11 a.m., Douglas Goodkin, '69, gave a chapel organ recital.

Buffet Lunch At noon, the returnees repaired to an area adjacent to the lacrosse field where a bountiful buffet lunch­ eon awaited them in a large green and white striped tent; a smaller refreshment tent stood nearby for the thirsty. The alumni ate in fam­ ily groups or with their classmates.

Beginning at 1:30 p.m., Pingry engaged in four varsity contests, winning three. For visiting natators, the Pingry pool was open during the afternoon.

The members of the planning committee for Alumni Reunion Day were Mr. Atwater, Anthony J. Carro, business manager; Mr. Hall, Mr. Keller, Mr. Lesneski, director of athletics; Daniel N. Phillips Jr., '59, Mr. Williams, and Mr. Mayhew, general chairman.

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GRANDPARENTS’LUNCHEON Fourteen Pingry grandparents joined with several members of the board of trustees and of the faculty at a luncheon held at the Winfield Scott Hotel on Friday, May 9.

There, they had a chance to mingle with the group, cite the accomplish­ ments of their grandchildren and receive a royal welcome from board chairman, Mathew I). Hall, himself a grandfather. They listened atten­ tively to a “ state of the nation”talk

by Headmaster Charles B. Atwater after which they asked pertinent questions or made brief statements, emphasizing what was on their minds.

Salaries Stressed The only speech of any length was made by board of trustee mem­ ber, Robert W. Parsons, wrho felt that “. . . The great problem today in the secondary school is . . . the prime necessity of getting faculty salaries up, so that the system will retain its outstanding men . . The speaker stressed the prestige factor which should go with a top-notch job; that a teacher should leel that the whole community thinks well of and believes in his institution.

Mr. Parsons urged his audience to show interest in Pingry and to attend school events.

After the luncheon, the group reassembled at Pingry School for guided tours of the institution.

The Roster The grandparents in attendance were: Thomas Lend, Wells Hall, Mario Mirabelli, Joseph Tomasulo, Frank Engel, Aaron Kaufman, Myles Morrison Sr., Cyril Baldwin, Michael Holtzman, Henry Clark Sr., Walton Smith, George Lissenden, John Roll, and Mr. M. D. Hall. Trustee and faculty members who acted as hosts during the lunch and the visitation at Pingry were: Mr. Parsons, Mr. Hall, James Mitchell, Robert Gibby, Henry Kreh, Spencer Embree, Robbert Corbin, and Harry Burks Jr.; Mr. Atwater, Theodore Mayhew, Allan Inglesby, and Robert Keller who w’ as in overall charge of the affair.

SATURDAY REVIEW ’ S CIARDI On April 29, John Ciardi, poetry editor of the Saturday Review, and father of Jon, 71, was the guest speaker at the first annual meeting of the Friends of the Pingry Library.

Basically, he talked *on the difference between poetry of high seriousness and poetry of wit. The locale of the speech was the school's Springer Chapel.

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trustees honor and congratulate you.” He was also the recipient of a Pingry chair.

John Ciardi The Friends of the Library, a brand-new P i n g r y organization, plans to hold one or two meetings during each academic year, with programs of a cultural nature: talks by literary people in the Newr York area or by members of the Pingry faculty on their specialties in literary studies. There is to be music before each program and a tea afterward.

Also, members of the group will receive periodic reports on recent acquisitions of importance in the library, notices of special library exhibitions and occasional offprints of interesting literary materials.

H O N O R S TO T W O

At a faculty-staff party, held on June 1, at the home of Mr. and Airs. Atwater, two persons who have served Pingry faithfully and well over a quarter century were the honored guests.

Mrs. John T. Ford, who has worked in the business office since 1944, was in abstentia presented a Pingry chair. Head of the English department, Dr. Herbert F. Hahn, just completing his silver anniver­ sary here, was the recipient of an illuminated scroll worded thus: “1944-1969 — Herbert F. Hahn — For twenty-five years you have taught at Pingry, patiently instilling in boys the intrinsic truths of Eng­ lish literature, religious thought, and philosophy, always with clarity and scholarship, friendliness and sympathy, recording with note­ worthy accuracy and spirit the his­ tory of this school, giving of yourself fully and long in wholehearted dedi­ cation for which the faculty and

M.S. GEOLOGY CLUB TR IP The annual Middle School Geol­ ogy Club trip, arranged by Mr. Salisbury, took place this year from June 9-13.

The group visited the Smithsonian Institution, collected fossils near Cal­ vert Beach, Maryland, and minerals in the neighborhood of Amelia ’ C ourt House, Va. They took a guided tour of the famous Luray Caverns, then went to the quarries of the Pennsylvania Glass Sand Corp., Berkeley Springs, W. Va. As a finale, the trippers had a banquet dinner at the Peace Light Inn in Gettysburg.

Car drivers were Mr. Lahr, Mr. Whittemore, Mr. Karambelas, and Mr. Salisbury. Mr. Ambrose also went on the trip.

MILDRED D. CLAYTON Mrs. Edward C. Clayton, formerly of 1867 Arbor Lane, Union, a retired Pingry School teacher, died on April 12. Mrs. Clayton taught in the Lower School from 1926 to 1951.

Also, for a period of time, she was head of the Summer Session Lower School.

Surviving, beside her husband, are twfo sons, Edwin Mellen, '38, and Robert Mellen, '40, a sister, and six grandchildren.

One remembers that when the deceased was on the point of retire­ ment, the then Lower Schoolers presented her with a silver dish which carried this inscription: “Mildred I). Clayton — With Love —June, 1951— Pingry Lower School Boys.”

MYSTERY GIFTS On Monday, following Alumni Day, the library staff was delighted and surprised to find a marvelous gift of records from “ A friend of the Pingry Library” . The records are classical and modern and will be a great contribution to the pre­ sent collection. The music depart­ ment and the boys join us in thank­ ing our anonymous friend.

Recently a number of books have arrived as “Gifts from Friends” . We thank you, one and all. Not only are we pleased to receive the fine contributions for the library, but also we’ re happy to have Friends.

Naomi Wright, Librarian

’ 69 ALUMNI OFFICERS As a result of a recent vote, the members of Pingry School's gradu­ ating class have chosen their alumni officers for a five-year period, ending in 1974.

The class representative who has general supervision of all ’ 69 affairs is James Corbett. Class agent, the coordinator of the financial aspects of the group, is Joseph Errington.

The class secretary is Martin Martinelli who will take care of the usual secretarial duties. Chairman of all class reunions and social functions is Fred Szarko; his title is class social secretary.

Widespread Participation Jim Corbett has had an active career at Pingry. He is a three-year member of the Varsity Club, belongs to the Investment and Spanish Clubs, and has been deeply in­ volved in sports. For three years, he was on the varsity basketball team, captaining the aggregation in 1968-69; he has had three years of varsity baseball, two of soccer, and one of golf. He has placed three years on the All-County basketball squad, making All-State last season. For two years, he was cited for AllCounty soccer recognition, placing on the All-State in 1968.

Joe Errington has varied his in­ terests here: a member of the Varsity

Front row: Joe Errington, Martin Martinelli; back row: Jim Corbett, Fred Szarko.

28TH PINGRY SUMMER SESSION — CO ED U CA TIO N A L — June 25 — August 6, 1969 ACADEMIC PREVIEW OR REVIEW Grades 3-12 English, Mathematics History, Latin Modern Languages

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Biology, Chemistry Physics, Modern European History Algebra 1, Algebra 2 Trigonometry, U.S. History 20th Century U.S. History

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Club for a three-year span, he has been on the swimming team for four years straight and was a varsity soccer player in 1968. He has be­ longed to the school’ s brass group, and sung with the glee club since 1965. Joe was the leader of the double octet— the Balladeers. A Na­ tional Merit Finalist, Joe is also an acolyte at St. John’ s Church, Elizabeth.

Versatility Martin Martinelli also has sampled many fields during his Pingry years.

Musically, he was a long-time mem­ ber of the glee club, and the singing group known as the Balladeers.

Among other affiliations: the de­ bating club, stamp club, chess club, German club, and the AFS club.

He is a varsity trackman both at the winter and spring levels. Martin managed to do a season of varsity cross country and to manage the varsity swimming team in his junior year; he belongs to the Varsity Club.

Interested in the theater, he had a twTo-year stint as drama critic for the Pingiy Record as wrell as belong­ ing to the Pingry Players group.

This school year, he was named a National Merit Letter of Commen­ dation wrinner.

Fred Szarko, a three-year member of the German club, and a school prefect, has belonged to the Ameri­ can Field Service Club since his freshman year. He is a three-year member of the Varsity Club having played two years of varsity baseball, lour years of basketball, and, for ihe last two years, has been a golf squad stalwart. For three seasons, he wTas a soccer player.

BLACK AWARENESS DAY Black Awareness Day , occurring at the school on April 9, was a six-hour program which had for its goal to get the students think­ ing about the Negro problems in America.

Among the speakers was Bob Fullilove, ’ 62, who is currently at Union Theological Seminary and is associate director of the Syracuse SEEK program. He touched on a variety of subjects, ending this part of his talk with the statement: “I think this country has enough money to send everybody to college and that it is a right that should be guaranteed to everybody.”

Next, a movie, “ Time for Burn­ ing”w7as shown.

Other speakers on the program were Billy Taylor, a famed jazz musician, who noted the lack of communication in black-white re­ lations; and Maurice White 71, who believes that cooperation is the most important single policy to be followed.

The final speaker in this section of the program was Dave Patterson, '64, a fifth grade teacher in New York’ s P. S. 68, an experimental division of the I. S. 201 complex.

He made very vivid the struggle w'hich the children from these under­ privileged areas have. He advised Pingry students to educate them­ selves as well as they can on the difficulties, and then to become prophets in their owrn communities.

Finally, a panel of eight, four whites and four blacks, met to talk, and to answer the questions of the student audience.

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SPRING ATHLETICS During the scholastic year 196869, Pingry athletic teams captured state championships in soccer, fenc­ ing and basketball. Several other squads— lacrosse, tennis, and golf— nearly took championships, falling short by a slim margin.

Pingry’ s fine athletic performance continued this spring in golf; the varsity placed second in the state match, and in the same week, be­ came Union County champions.

Fred Szarko took individual honors for that tournament. Team captain, Paul Simson, one of Pingry’ s great golfers, was second in the state and third in the county (Union), fol­ lowed by Dave Cudlipp who finished in the top five for both days.

Likewise, the tennis squad con­ tinued its dominance over both the area public and private schools, losing only to Westfield, 3-2. Captain Ted Knetzger played number one all season. In the Union County Singles Tournament, he wxnt all the way to the finals before bow­ ing to Jeff Miller. Others who per­ formed admirably in making the tennis season so successful were Chris Klem, Tom Gianis, and Jon Murphy.

This year's lacrosse team came within a single game of winning the state crown, dropping a close decision to Peddie. Captain Dave Clausen paced the team with more than 20 goals in 11 games. Hank Slauson, John Spagnola, and Steve Hausmann also did outstanding jobs.

(Editor’ s note: at a May 27 meeting of the N. J. Lacrosse Coaches Assn, meeting, Clausen was voted a first team All-State attack post; Hausmann, a second team All-State defense position; Slauson and Spagnola received honorable mention in the attack area, and Dirk Wittenborn a like citation on defense. Four of these boys play in the N. J. North-South All Star game on June 8.)

The track squad had a 4-4 spring season, including a victory over St. Benedict’ s, the team that subsequent­ ly captured the Independent School championships. In the Union Coun­ ty meet, the mile relay led by Bob Monroe beat the Pingry record in that event only to place third in the competition. In the 880 at the state meet, Marc Murphy retained his crow n, but lost the county title.

Following a rather mediocre start in which it lost its first five games, the varsity baseball team rallied to wrin six of its last 11 contests, defeat6

ing Newark Academy, Edison, Ros­ elle, Carteret, Arts, and St. Patrick’ s.

Probably the most improved group of the spring season, the baseball squad had just two returning lettermen to build around — the reason for the slow start. Spencer Koch and Jay Morgan handled the pitching (hores this year, Morgan leading the club w ith three victories. Sophomore Dave Ford had the highest team batting average.

John Mindniclt, ’ 69

Madeline Ingram MADELINE INGRAM On April 29, Madeline Ingram offered a program of harpsichord music in the Springer Chapel of Pingry School. The occasion was the ninth in the annual Allen F. Myers Humanities series, established by Mr. Myers* children in 1961 to honor their father. The latter died last November.

Mrs. Ingram was very generous in the quality and quantity of her con­ cert. She played 13 varied pieces for her audience. Included in the afternoon’ s repertoire wrere “My Lady Carey’ s Dompe” (Anon.), Kuhnau’ s “Lament of Ezekiel” , “Mu­ sette”and “La Poule”by Rameau, Distlcr’ s “ Spielstuecke” , as well as five Bach selections.

At the end of the concert, guests and faculty members met in the school’ s Whitlock Room where a tea wfas held. * # * Mrs. Ingram has studied with Mme. Van cle Wiele. She is on the faculty of Oberlin Conservatory and of the Eastman School of Music in Rochester.

SPRING MUSICAL SEASON In April and May, the various musical organizations of Pingry School engaged in six concerts. The performers traveled to New York City, Short Hills, and Summit to complete their engagements.

Pingry-Hamilton On April 11, the Pingry Brass Choir joined with the Hamilton College Brass group when the latter came to Pingry for a brief concert.

Prof. John Baldwin directed the Annual Chorus Festival, held this year at Pingry School. The young singers, instrumentalists, and hand bell choirs from Short Hills Country Day School and the Far Brook School joined the Hillside boys in this performance.

On April 29, the Pingry Brass Choir presented a half-hour program at Trinty Church, Wall Street, New York. May 4 found the glee clubs of Pingry and Kent Place School joining the choir of the Congrega­ tional Church of Short Hills in the performance of Purcell’ s “Te Deum” and “ Jubilate Deo.” University Club Also, the members of the Pingry Brass Choir took part in the annual Spring Concert of the University Glee Club held in Philharmonic Hall, New York City. On May 16, the final choral concert of the cur­ rent academic year was held at Kent Place School. The Glee Club, Brass Choir, and Kent Place’ s Choral Club all performed individually on that occasion.

N.M.S.C. FINALISTS At a meeting with the student body, Mr. Atwater presented Nation­ al Merit Scholarship Corporation Certificates of Merit to the school’ s five Finalists in the 1968-69 series.

Quintet Honored The Pingry boys honored by the NMSC are Joseph F. Dillon III, James J. Errington, Jon L. Rathjen, Timothy A. Walker, and John C. Zoephel. In addition to the abovementioned seniors, Phillip E. Gear Jr. reached Finalist status in the 1968-69 National Achievement Schol­ arship program for outstanding Negro students.

And In Addition . . .

The good news does not stop there: earlier, 22 other members of the Class of 1969 were given Letters of Commendation. Thus, about 30% of the graduation class has received some type of National Merit recognition!

ENTRE N O U S Dr. Ginsberg has had his first article published: it is “ Above the Law: 1836-1837.”It appeared in the April, 1969 issue of New York History, the publication of the N. Y. State His­ torical Association.

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Mr. Atwater has been elected vice president of the board of trustees of the Hillside Public Library ... At the Annual Meeting of St. John’ s Church, Elizabeth, he was elected a member of the vestry.

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Former trustee, Julius A. Rippel, president of the Fannie E. Rippel Foundation has received the second annual Hospital Achievement Award of the N. J. Hospital Association. In April, he was presented the N. Y. Cardiological Society’ s 1969 Heart Award.

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Of the recent production, The Magic Flute, presented at New York’ s Clark Center Opera Workshop, a critic wrote that it “. . . was as charming musically as it was inventive visually and, . . . , highly coherent.” He went on to praise John Vian and Mary Carle who 44 . . . possess lovely voices of which they are each in complete control.” Important to us is the fact that Mrs. Carle is none other than the former Mary Harrison Cooke, daugh­ ter of our Mr. and Mrs. Cooke.

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John R. Haire, trustee, has been re­ elected president of the board of Elizabeth General Hospital.

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From JBarstow School, Mr. Knoke, former Pingry faculty member, writes: 4‘ . . . I serve in three capacities: direc­ tor of admissions, college guidance director, and head of the Upper School . . . ”

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John Kean, trustee, was a featured speaker at the “ Pacifica Energy Forum” , the Mid-Pacific gas market­ ing conference held during the early spring in Honolulu.

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A busy summer ahead for Mr. Karambelas! From June 23-27, he is attending a workshop in Foreign Language Teaching at Schools for the Future, New York City. (Jim is currently working on materials for teaching Russian The Silent Way.) . . . Then it’ s off to Middlebury for a seven-week stint at the Graduate Russian Summer School . . . As though that weren’ t enough, August will find J.J.K. in attendance, at a fencing coaches’clinic in the Poconos.

Mrs. Wright reports that Peter Bartlett, ’ 71, has displayed an excel­ lent collection of medals in the library showcase . . . that Mr. Kenneth Hill has placed on display in the library first editions and rare volumes on Mexico . . . and that books and re­ cords were on display in both school libraries for Black Awareness Day.

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Pingry trustee, Fred Bartenstein, Jr., received The New Jersey Histori­ cal Society’ s W. A. Whitehead Award on May 15 in recognition of his article, “ New Jersey Brigade Site Encamp­ ment intheWinterof 1779-1780.”

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Mr. Phillips isgoing to take it easy during the coming “ vacation”: he’ ll be teaching at the Summer Session and, later, directing the Pingry Soccer Camp. Visits to the shore, in Sussex, and, in August, to Canada fill out the aestival program. For Dan, the change is terrific! “ After five summers at the Middlebury Spanish School, it will be great to have a different pace.”

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Amy Elizabeth Griggs was born on Mother’ s Day, May 11 . . . Mr. Griggs has been accepted by the AIFS to participate in a six-weeks European study/travel program during July and August. He is to study at the Uni­ versity of Dijon, France.

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C. Malcolm Davis, board member, was honored at the annual brother­ hood awards dinner of the New Jersey region, National Conference of Chris­ tians and Jews. The affair took place at the Hotel Robert Treat . . . He has moved up to the position of chairman of the board of Fidelity Union Trust Co. of Newark . . . Mr. Davis is now on the board of directors of Public Service Electric and Gas Co.

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Mr. Burke was the main speaker at the annual meeting of the N.J.A.I.S.T., held at Montclair Academy on April 25. His topic: “ Mental Health and the Independent School.” At the con­ clusion of the main address, the audi­ ence split into six panels. Mr. Morgan was the moderator of the one of which the subject was “ The Psychological Consultant and the Administration.”

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One of the six Summit homes, selected for the “ Symphony of Homes” , open to visitation on May 15, was that of the Robert Kellers.

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Mrs. Chester has been reelected re­ cording secretary of the Bloomfield Adult School . . . Also, she has been installed as recording secretary of the executive board of the Probus Club of the Woman’ s Club of Upper Mont­ clair . . . She has been reappointed to Bloom field’ s Town Beautification committee.

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Mr. Moffat is really going to town in the field of writing! Last February, he had an article in Flying Around on the glider “ Cirrus,” another on

centerboards and rudders in the nowcurrent One-Design Yachtsman, and a third in the April Soaring magazine, concerning a new German sailplane.

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At the April district (54 clubs) conference of Rotary International, held at Buck Hill Falls, Mr. Mayhew, president of the Hillside Rotary Club, was the speaker on the topic: “ How to Run a Successful Barbershop Harmony Project.”

TELETH O N CLICKS! On March .8, in the New York Telephone Company’ s quarters at 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, 26 alumni and two officials of Pingry School, gathered beginning at 5:15 p.m. for the institution’ s fourth annual telethon.

120 Minutes After a buffet supper and a brief­ ing on the evening’ s procedures, the graduates manned the phones from seven to nine p.m., covering the entire nation during the two-hour span.

A tabulation of results showed that 314 alumni had pledged $4,200 before the evening was over. T his will be credited to the Annual Pingry Fund.

The Workers The telethoners were E. Freeman Bunn, Richard C. I)eyo, Robert C. Hall, Walter I). Long, Alfred A. Stein III, Gary J. Stass, Anthony Mazzucca, Bruce O. Beal, John H. Crawford III, Gordon T. Sulcer, Nelson L. Carr, Jeffrey P. Ruddy, Hilton M. Jervey, Thomas E. Derr, John A. Anderson, James M. Ludlow, John H. Leathers, Joseph E. Irenas, Robert J. Shippee, Jerry R. Dempsey, Richard B. duBusc, James M. Marx, Roger B. Parsons, Harold S. Thomson.

Three Planners In charge of the mechanics of the telethon were alumnus, Raymond S. Londa; director of development, Mr. Keller, and director of alumni affairs, Mr. Mayhew.

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Alumni Reunion Day

Saturday, May

1969

DR. PINGRY'S SENSE OF HUMOR A previous article in this series mentioned the numerous reminiscences of former pupils of Dr. Pingry which are stored in the Pingry “archives.” These reminiscences, written mostly in longhand by oldtimers thinking back to the days of their early schooling, are remarkably consistent in the portrait they give us of the good Doctor. T hey are our chief source of informa­ tion about his character and personality, the general characteristics of which have already been described elsewhere.

One detail these oldtime writers repeatedly emphasize is that, “ although Dr. Pingry had a very dignified mien, he also possessed a rare sense of humor.” They seldom mention his famous custom of opening school each morning with brief talks on selected passages from the Book of Proverbs without also mentioning that “ some of his talks evoked roars of laughter.”

T he stories he told to illustrate his points were just the sort that appealed to boys. One can see why they would from the sample provided by one old alumnus who remembered the follow ing story after fifty years.

“He told us one morning of an experience he had on the train which amused all but one of the passen­ gers, and he was the guilty party in this episode. The train was very crowded, and in the car which Dr. Pingry entered there was only one vacant seat. Even that was not really vacant because a man wras sitting so nearly in the center that there was hardly enough room for any one to sit down beside him. Howrever, Dr. Pingry politely asked if he might sit there and did so after the man had grudgingly moved over ever so slightly, leaving still not enough room for anyone to sit comfortably. A moment later Dr. Pingry felt a tap on his shoulder and a voice said, “Excuse me, Sir, but won’ t you take my seat?” Looking around, Dr. Pingry sawr a man who must have weighed 250 pounds motioning to a seat across the aisle. When Dr. Pingry had gratefully accepted the offer, the fat man without any word of apology sat down beside the selfish man, squeezing him against the wrindow so suddenly and so tightly that he couldn’ t move. The other passengers did not conceal their huge enjoyment of this wordless reproof the fat man gave to the selfish man.” The story was even more hugely enjoyed by the boys who heard it that morning.

Dr. Pingry himself enjoyed “innocent merriment.”

Another of his former boys reports that “his hearty laugh was contagious: when some Latin student made a particularly ludicrous translation, his amusement would set all those present laughing, until a wave of his hand recalled them from hilarity to business.”

As a master of the art of teaching, Dr. Pingry knew the value of interspersing serious instruction writh occasional light moments. “He had a stock of quaint and unforgettable sayings that brought a smile or a chuckle even as they served for reproof or correction.”

For example, in answer to the plea that a lot of effort had been put into an assignment even though the results did not show it, Dr. Pingry intoned: “ The King of France, with ten thousand men, marched up a hill, and then marched down again.” Or, the plea that a translation was almost right and therefore deserved a higher mark would be turned aside with the remark, “ Johnny Wright shaves as well as any man in England — almost — not quite.”

In the course of teaching a class, Dr. Pingry “used proverbs in English and Latin to make his points 10

clear and impress them on our memories.” A proverb he defined as “the wisdom of many, the wit of one.”

He often spoke in metaphors: “Be yourselves,” he wfould say, “ wear your own clothes. An independent manhood is worth more than servile imitation of anyone no matter how distinguished.” Sometimes, to make an idea more striking, he spoke with a pattern of alliteration, or as he called it, “apt illustration’ s artful aid.” Sometimes he would startle a boy by the unusual mode of comment he employed: once when a young man began to recite a geometry theorem, Dr. Pingry broke in with “I deny everything you say,”and when the young man successfully completed the demon­ stration, “I congratulate you on overcoming every possible objection.” It might have been literally true that “ whatever subject he taught, he made interesting, and we all did our best to ‘ read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest’(as he used to say) what he made so interesting.”

One of Dr. Pingry’ s favorite devices wras the use of Bib­ lical quotations applied in unexpected ways. A boy re­ turning to his desk and lingering on the way to exchange a few words with a friend would hear the injunction, “ Salute no man by the way.” I f there happened to D on’ t be loud nose-blowing, Dr. Pingry would say, “ blow your trumpet before you.” Occasionally, a boy fresh from an altercation with a classmate would be set the task of copying a dozen times, “ A soft answer turneth away wrath.”Quotations from the Bible were not always applied to negative situations only: once Dr. Pingry noticed a young man intent on finishing his algebra before going out to play on the sandlot with his classmates, and leaning over, the good Doctor said in a low voice, “ Seest thou a man diligent in his business, he shall stand before kings.”

Humor rather than didactic statement was the technique Dr. Pingry preferred to use as an educational

tool. “Meeting in town one afternoon one of his scholars whose shoes and the blacking brush had not been in recent contact, he made no remarks on the propriety of being neatly dressed but simply asked in a cheerful voice if the boy used the same blacking as other boys.” One morning two of the older boys were late in reaching school, and when they offered the explanation that they had walked with some girls as far as the entrance to the girl’ s school farther up North Broad Street, ‘ ‘ Dr. Pingry reproved them with what might be called a complimentary reprimand.” He sometimes had occasion to keep a boy after school, but he invariably took the sting out of his announce­ ment of the punishment with some such remark as ‘ ‘ Well, Master Jones, I am afraid you will have a cold potato for your dinner this evening.”

A witty remark rather than a direct command was Dr. Pingry’ s way of keeping the boys in good order.

He allowed boys to study together during their study periods, but if they talked about other things than their lessons, he separated them without issuing an order, simply by remarking quietly, ‘ ‘ Master Smith, short visits make long friends.” On one occasion, he startled a perfectly quiet study hall by saying loudly, ‘ ‘ It is not polite to eat during school hours — unless you offer some to the whole school.” The students, following the line of Dr. Pingry’ s gaze, were just in time to see one of their number shamefacedly slip a white paper candy bag back into his pocket.

Dr. Pingry’ s sense of humor, it is clear, embraced a good deal more than the ability to appreciate a good joke. It extended to include that wider meaning of ‘ ‘ a sense of humor”which indicates the ability to size up a situation and see all its aspects — including embarrassing or disturbing ones — in perspective. Dr. Pingry had the ability to maintain a dignified aplomb under the kind of provocation that might have un­ settled a lesser man. There was the occasion, after a brand new electric bell system had been installed in Dr. Pingry’ s schoolhouse, when some prankster hooked it up with the clock, so that all the bells rang in unison for fifteen seconds in the middle of Dr. Pingry’ s Bible reading. The good Doctor stopped and, without show­ ing any irritation, proceeded to express his congratula­ tions to the unknown technician for ‘ ‘ his great ability in engineering.” The narrator of this incident avowed there was no sarcasm in Dr. Pingry’ s voice. He also reported that no one came forward to claim the dis­ tinction of being the engineering genius.

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T.L.M.

TALK ABOUT LO N D O N I have just been reading TALK ABOUT AMERICA

by Alistair Cooke — an expatriate (British). I wish I were as articulate and possessed of his felicitous phraseology. But, aside from such minor differences, we have a major one: he became an American citizen.

I don’ t believe I could ever give up being an American citizen. On the other hand, after ten years in England (plus two, in 1916-47), I’ d hate the thought of living anywhere other than London. It’ s a long cry indeed from Elizabeth, N. J. and from New York, for that matter. But it has a strange fascination for the middleaged American.

Archie Ogden, ’ 26 London Town For one thing, there are several hundred other middle-aged Americans who like it, too. Most of them are making a living as London representatives of American businesses, their only worry being that they and their families may suddenly be shifted back to the States. They usually arrive very American and very bushy-tailed. As soon as they find a flat and get their kids into school, they start working like hell.

Then — possibly for business reasons — they join a good golf club — Sunningdale, Wentworth, Moor Park (for practically nothing by U. S. standards), and then — possibly for business reasons — they take Wednesday afternoon off for 18 holes with a potential customer.

Not every Wednesday, mind you — just the occasional Wednesday — and their consciences don’ t hurt them, as they would at home. They still take a brief-case full of work with them every evening; but the difference between London and New York is that over here the brief-case is rarely opened except in a situation of extreme emergency. Otherwise, it is carried back into the office next morning, and one’ s conscience is salved by simply having it with you — just in case. And, if you are a commuter, it looks reassuring to the other commuters, all of whom have their unopened brief­ cases.

Infra Dignitatem One leaves for lunch at 12:30. One has lunch at 1:15. In a British Club, it is infra dig to discuss business; but as your only reason for going to a Club is to diesuss business, this results in a certain amount of circum­ locution and a rather leisurely lunch. Over a glass of port, your host may suggest, ‘ ‘ I say, old boy, you hinted at something rather interesting. Give me a ring this afternoon and let’ s discuss it”. The deal, if that’ s what you had in mind, will probably be consummated after 5:30, when the pubs re-open (it’ s OK to discuss business in a pub). Well, it’ s all very leisurely and possibly, say the newly arrived Americans, why the British are in the position that they seem presently to find themselves; but the truth of the matter is that they actually do get through a good deal of work, and they don’ t seem to get many ulcers in the process, and they do enjoy their odd Wednesday after­ noons on the golf course. It’ s not an American way of living, but it is, over all, a congenial way of life.

All T oo Soon!

As soon as a bright new U. S. executive becomes too wedded to it, the company brings him home, re­ placing him with a new bushy-tailed American, who eventually goes through the same routine. This is a good thing. It gives a much larger sector of American executives an opportunity to experience the British 11

way of life without becoming contaminated by it — though they may hanker for it in many years to come.

Many of them do wangle their way back and stay on indefinitely — complaining of the plumbing, the be­ havior of the unions and/or the Labor Government, not so much the food any more, the British feeling of superiority over the “ colonials”— whom they resent en masse and love individually — the telephone system (it’ s the only one in the world where you can dial the same number three times and get three different wrong numbers) and so on. But, why then do they like it and wTant to come back for more?

For the Leisurely The answer, I think, lies in the term “middle-aged”.

The United States, aside from our astronauts (!) is for the young, the ambitious and the hard-working. s for those who can, or England is for the leisurely. It’ just do, spend an extra half hour walking through St. James’Park in early April or take time to watch the Changing the Guard even though they have seen it dozens of times before. It’ s for those who enjoy a non-frenetic tempo and have no overwhelming desire to become wealthy (which one can do over here, howrever); but it’ s also a great place to meet American friends. They all seem to get here eventually. Hank Weeks, Pete Davidson, Manning Brown, Dick Wilson, Norrie Pierson are a few of the Pingry-ites who have breezed through here during the past several years.

I only hope there w ill be more of them.

Archibald G. Ogden, ’ 26 * # # Archie Ogden completed his education at Lawrenceville and Williams, and spent 20 years in book pub­ lishing. During WW II, he was simultaneously with the O.W.I. in Washington and managing director of the Council-on-Books-in-Wartime. Since 1945, he has twice been sent to London by 20th Century-Fox as their European story editor. He has lived in London for the past ten years where he is at present, a free­ lance writer and a story scout for Avco-Embassy Film Productions. He has published one book, LONDON FOR EVERYONE — An Informal Guide (Doubleday).

LETTER-IN-LIFE WINNER

During the commencement exercises of June 6, William S. Beinecke, '31 was presented the 1969 LetterIn-Life citation. The latter is the highest award the Pingry Alumni Association can bestow.

Citation In the absence of P.A.A. president, Robert C. Hall, Andrew H. Campbell, chairman of the L-in-L nomin­ ating committee, made the presentation. The scroll read: “ The Alumni Association of the Pingry School presents this award for winning his letter in life to: William Sperry Beinecke of the Class of 1931; Business leader, corporate, hospital, and School trustee; Student of jurisprudence, former commander U. S. Naval Re­ serve, whose high sense of civic responsibility is ex­ emplified in his continuing interest in independent and public education and willing service to his Country.

In bringing distinction to himself, he has brought honor to the school.”

President, Board Chairman Mr. Beinecke is chairman of the board and chief executive officer of the Sperry and Hutchinson Co. In WW II, he served on destroyers in both the Atlantic and Pacific. Following his separation from naval service in 1946, he wras first with Chadbourne, Wallace, Parke and Whiteside, and then became a 12

founder of the law firm of Casey, Beinecke and Chase in 1948.

William S. Beinecke, ’ 31 In 1952, the recipient took the post of general coun­ sel to Sperry and Hutchinson. He became vice presi­ dent in 1954 and a director one year later. His election as president came in 1960; as chairman of the board in 1966, and he held both offices until March, 1967.

Since then, he has been serving solely as board chairman.

He is a director of several companies and a trustee of the Harlem Savings Bank and the Committee for Economic Development. A member of various councils, Mr. Beinecke is on the boards of Phillips Academy, Andover; of Pingry, and of the Roosevelt Hospital, N.Y.C. He received an A.B. from Yale and his LL.B. from Columbia Law School. In 1967, he was awarded an honorary LL.D. degree from Southwestern University.

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Dean Mathey Thomas N. McCarter J. Mortimer Townley Horace K. Corbin Conover English Adm. William F. Halsey, Jr. Newcomb Carlton Chester F. Smith Richard Tregaskis Dr. James A. Miller Edward A. Weeks, Jr. James L. Myers G. Comyns Thomas, Jr. Ralph H. Isham John F. Simmons Edward W. Brown Allen F. Myers Pierpont V. Davis Arthur N. Pierson Norman F. Charlock G. Bartram Woodruff William J. Corbet Robert C. Crane Thomas R. White Mathew D. Hall Charles B. Atwater Judge Edward J. Dimock R. Manning Brown, Jr.

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CLASS 1899 A few words from CHARLES FOWLER: “ Walking slow, but going fast.”

1900 Since October, ARCHIE TAINTOR has been in the Ocean Grove Nursing Home, 63 Clark Avenue, Ocean Grove, N. J. He needs help to walk, also to eat because he is almost blind. “. . .

Enjoy visitors and have had 203 so far . .

He would like to receive cards as well as visitors.

1909 EVERETT DAVIS is treasurer and reunion chairman of the Yale Class of 1914.

JULIAN SEAMAN has a book on the history of the piano “ in the works.

If it does emerge soon, I’ ll send it to you for the library”.

SPENCER SCOTT, after graduating from Michigan, went in to the book publishing business. He later became president of Harcourt Brace Co. “ . . . . I now run a tree nursery in Scarsdale, N. Y.” 1913 ELLIOTT POTTS passed away last April. Later that month, the Annual Giving Fund received a gift from one of his good friends with this notation: . . In lieu of flowers, I attach a check as a small token of my regard for Elliott and that I feel you can put to some useful purpose in his memory.”: Guy Kelcey.

1919 DAVID ODIORNE, retired now, continues to live in Wilmette, 111. He has published one book on genea­ logical research and is working on another.

REUNION: 50 YEARS PLUS May 16, 1970 1921 On April 19, Suzanne Corbet, daughter of MR. AND MRS. WIL­ LIAM J. CORBET, was married to Charles W. Thomas of New York.

1924 DAVE BANNERMAN, vice presi­ dent of American Bureau of Shipping since 1962, works largely with con­ struction standards for merchant ships. A member of many organiza­ tions, he received the Order of the Purple Lanyard from the Cannon Hunters Assn, of Seattle (CHAOS) . . for rescuing two ancient cannon in the Naples Bay area from scrap­ ping .. ” BILL BIGELOW extends an open house to any classmate passing through Rochester. He works as an accountant, and has celebrated his 31st wedding anniversary. The Bige­ lows have two sons, one a teacher, the other an engineer.

Almost continuously in the bank­ ing business since graduation from Princeton, FRED HYER is now vice

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president and senior loan officer of the Plainfield First State National Bank. “ . . . Of recent years, I have taken an interest in gastronomy and am a member of the Confrerie des Chevaliers du Tastevin and of the Confrerie de la Chaine des Rotisseurs . . .”

DON LIDDELL, partly retired now for ten years, is still chairman of the board of Templeton, Dobbrow & Vance, Inc., investment counsellors.

In spite of this retirement talk, Don is a director of several organizations and a member of more social groups than there is space here to enumerate.

In addition, he is a tennis and paddle tennis player!

BO PATTERSON is a partner in the firm of Rogers & Paterson, CPSs, in Oneonta, N. Y. WALTER RULE, having moved from Kentucky, is now in the New York executive offices of National Distillers and Chemical Corp., 99 Park Avenue.

REUNION: CLASS OF 25 May 16, 1970 1927 WOODRUFF ENGLISH has been elected president of the Frost Valley YMCA. The latter’ s purpose is to serve the camp needs of a combined group of YMCAs throughout north­ ern New Jersey.

1929 Elected directors of the Elizabeth Rotary Club (to take effect July 1): TOWNLEY POTTER and MAHLON SCOTT, ’ 45.

EMILE RODNEY is the service manager for the Reed Division, man­ ufacturers of plastic injection mold­ ing machines. “ . . . I still hopefully believe that ‘ The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.’ ” ALLEN WHITLOCK: . I have just started a new position with a very up and coming young company in Southport, Conn., called Van Dyck Corp. (Allan is assistant to the presi­ dent). This is exactly the kind of work I wanted to ‘ retire’into . . .”

REUNION: CLASS OF ’ 30 May 16, 1970 1930 In Lonnie Ayres’ (The News Tribune, Perth Amboy) column of May 1, this nostalgic paragraph ap­ peared: “ How quickly the years pass if you remember when . . . Metuchen’ s DOUG MOOK, in successfully de­ fending his Middlesex County tennis singles title . . . equalled the mark set by Ted Ernst . . . in capturing the crown four consecutive years.

Mook’ s record-tying feat was ac­ complished against Don Koechlein of New Brunswick, 6-4, 8-6, 6-0.”

1932 MANNING BROWN has been ap­

pointed president of the New York Life Insurance Co. HARRY SLAUSON has been re­ elected president of the Cranford Welfare Association.

1933 Reelected to a third one-year term as president of the Westfield YMCA beard: BOB BARRETT. The Commissioners of the Port of New York Authority have reelected JIM KELLOGG, a former chairman of the New York Stock Exchange, to a second one-year term as chair­ man of the bi-state body.

Secretary of Elizabeth General Hospital is REV. HUGH LIVENGOOD. ED MYERS has assumed the duties as administrative assistant to the director of the Ira C. Darling Center of the U. of Maine. This is a develop­ ing marine laboratory about a mile from Ed’ s house in Walpole, Me. REUNION: CLASS OF ’ 35 May 16, 1970 1935 DR. WILLIAM FELMETH, pastor of the Basking Ridge Presbyterian Church, has been awarded a George Washington Honor Medal and a grant of $100 by the Freedoms Foundation of Valley Forge, Pa., for a sermon presented in his church last June 30th, entitled “ If the Prophet Amos Spoke today.”

At the day-long Vail-Deane cen­ tennial celebration of April 20, CLAY­ TON JONES, vice president of the board, discussed the objectives of The Second Century Fund . . . He has been named vice president of Elizabeth General Hospital.

1936 BEAVER STRASSBURGER is now connected with Verner-Cadby, Inc., Fairfield, N. J. Ford dealers.

1939 MAC BRISTOL, now president of the board, would welcome comments on Pingry and suggests that classmates and others, when in the area, drop in and see today’ s school. “ Mag­ nificent!”is his word for it.

RON MACMASTER is living in Chatsworth, California, and working about two miles away from the L. A. International Airport. “ I should be very happy to hear from any classmates or faculty members who come through Los Angeles.”

REUNION: CLASS OF ’ 40 May 16, 1970 1940 “ I am still active among the Society of Friends (orthodox) in this country and Great Britain, and still do work among prisoners and narcotic addicts —particularly with young people.”: ED GOERKE. 13

GEORGE McGRATH, an attorney, is deputy commander of the 77th U. S. Army Reserve Command, Ft. Tot­ ten, N. Y. ROGER WARD has been elected a member of the Newark Museum’ s board of trustees.

1941 HARRY BROWN formerly presi­ dent of Lacnutrients, Inc., has joined the firm of Westfield Realty Service.

ARNOLD MARTIN is a captain in the Navy with the Naval Ordnance Systems Command, Washington, D. C. DICK PORTER is the current pres­ ident of the Canterbury Choral Soc­ iety of N. Y. C. . . In January, he sang with the Jose Limon Dance Company on Broadway.

DEAN SMITH is now vice presi­ dent and general sales manager of IML Metals Inc., East Farmingdale, N. Y. 1942 DICK ENGLISH is treasurer of Elizabeth General Hospital.

1943 ED KAMMLER is one of four dealers elected to the eight-man Newark Buick Zone Dealer Council.

1944 BILL BROWN has switched from NBC where he was manager of tele­ communications to RCA where he fills the post of regional manager of telecommunications for RCA and its affiliates.

CHARLIE BURKMAN, an assistant reference librarian at Princeton, gives a brief account of one of his avoca­ tions: “ Much of my spare time is spent exploring places of historic interest in New Jersey with my family. It’ s amazing how much there is in this small state from Cape May’ s Victorian gingerbread resort style to the Old Mine Road’ s quiet rural on the upper banks of the Delaware. . .!”

JOHN EMERY has been named vice president of the woven goods division of Russell Mills.

DAVE McKENNEY, secretary and general counsel for Grinnell Corp., Providence, has earned a silver medal in ice dancing.

REUNION: CLASS OF ’ 45 May 16, 1970 1945 HARRY HOYT was chairman of the sixth annual New Jersey Arthritis Foundation Humanitarian Award Din­ ner, held May 6 at the Robert Treat Hotel.

1947 SEFTON STALLARD, who joined the Jersey Mortgage Co., Elizabeth, 15 years ago, has been promoted from senior vice president to the firm ’ s president. He is a former president of the Mortgage Bankers Association of New Jersey.

1948* Daily, the children of WALTER LERMER have been expecting the arrival of a railroad caboose which 14

is to be delivered to their home — at the convenience of the Penn Central.

The Lermers have 15 acres of yard at their Cedar Ave., West Long Branch home. Walt, an Allegheny Airlines pilot, bought the caboose for $600. It was built in about 1920.

1949 BILL BRECKENRIDGE, with a family of four girls, is a computor programmer at General Dynamic’ s Convair.

In Plainfield, BILL GINDIN prac­ tices general law with his uncle under the partnership name of Gindin & Gindin. (“ Mr. Shrewsbury told me I ought to go into law and he was right. I love every minute of it.”)

Bill just can’ t say no when they need a committee head or an organization chairman, so he’ s got far too many commitments in these areas. (“ I find myself taking flak from all sides, but it’ s fun and it’ s stimulating.”)

HAROLD HALL, president of the H. T. Hall Inc., is a director of the Manasquan Chamber of Commerce, and vice president of the Sea Girt board of education.

RANDY MAJOR is executive direc­ tor of the International Peace Acad­ emy committee, a group seeking to establish an international training and research program for peace­ making and peacekeeping. Head­ quarters are in Brattleboro, Vt. BILL McCLENAGHAN has been brought from Beltsville, Md. to the New York office of American Re­ search Bureau. He is responsible for station sales in New England and parts of New York State. In addition, his responsibilities include marketing services to a selected number of New York City station groups.

COMMANDER BOB R O G E R S, USN, is presently serving on the staff, commander Amphibious Group Three, as assistant chief of staff for intelli­ gence. “ I have been informed that I will return to duty in Washington, D. C. in July as naval aide to the Commandant, USMC. “ . . . In the Feb. 1969 number of U. S. Naval War College Review, Bob had an article titled “ Trend in Soviet Naval Strategy.”

DICK WEST, formerly with the D ep’ t. of City Planning in Pittsburgh, is now the executive director of the North Side Civic Development Coun­ cil, Inc. of Pittsburgh.

REUNION CLASS OF ’ 50 May 16, 1970 1950 DAVE ROBERTS is a management consultant with Case & Co., N. Y. DAVE STARKWEATHER, a plan­ ning engineer for Western Electric Company, should be receiving his master’ s degree in business adminis­ tration from Suffolk U. just about the time you are reading this.

HOWARD THAIN is living in Lon­ don, having procured his Associate Certificate from the Royal College of

Music. He teaches at the American School of London.

1951 An investment analyst with Drexel Harriman Ripley Inc. is HERB MOSER. RALPH PORTER, a foreign service officer in the State Department, was en route to Garmisch, West Germany, for Russian studies when last he wrote us. Next step: Moscow in 1970. “ We are pleased to announce that DAVID R. TENNANT has joined our staff in Chicago as part of our con­ tinuing program of growth and ex­ pansion of professional service capa­ bility”: Fry Consultants.

1952 As reported in the last issue of PR, THOMAS HARTLEY died on Jan. 14. For seven years, he had been a social studies teacher at Oak Hills High School, Cincinnati. The editorial writer of the school’ s Tartan wrote that Tom “ . . was an unassuming, courageous man who stoically accep­ ted the circumstances which slowly but painfully took from him his health, the use of his legs, and event­ ually his life. His spirit, however, re­ mained firm . . . It wasn’ t that he feared death, but that he loved life — his family and his friends . . .”

Among other positions, ED HEWSON is general manager, of King Video Cable Co. BILL HOTCHKIN is district sales engineer for United Carr Inc., Cleve­ land.

COMMANDER WILLIAM LEDDER has received his master’ s degree in Navy management from the U. S. Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, Calif. As of January 1, he assumed command of Amphibious Construc­ tion Battalion No. 1, Coronado, Calif.

BILL OLD is headmaster of The Hill School, Middleburg, Va. “ . . .

The school is a small, co-educational country day school including grades one through eight . . .”

JOHN ORR has been appointed national accounts manager of the Gillette Safety Razor Co. BENSON SCOTCH: ” 1 am with the law firm of Lawler, Sterling & Kent, N.Y.C.” “I have been teaching beginning courses in geology, and coordinating a program for the M.A. in the Teach­ ing of Earth Science at Colorado State U.”: TOM WOOLSEY. 1953 SHEP DAVIS is a vice president of Dean Witter & Co., stock brokers, N.Y.C. FRED DUFFY, a 1968 member of the Connecticut General Life Insur­ ance Company’ s President Club, is a charter member of the Sudbury (Mass.) Jaycees.

Communique from DICK FELEPPA: Kingpen Feleppa O’ Dell, Inc. has moved to 295 Madison Avenue, N.Y.C. DICK LAMB is the West Coast representative for Inflight Motion Pictures Inc.

BILL McCLEARY, an assistant professor of economics at Williams, starts teaching and doing research at the University of Bangkok, Thai­ land, this month.

PETER SANDBERG, who teaches writing at Northeastern U., is a free­ lance critic for Saturday Review.

1954 MAJOR MASON AHEARN, after service with the 82nd Airborne Divi­ sion and the Green Berets, and with tours in Pakistan and Vietnam behind him, in 1967 embarked upon a fouryear residency in orthopedic surgery.

He is stationed in Honolulu.

BOB ARACE is merchandise mana­ ger for Montgomery Ward’ s Pough­ keepsie store.

ALAN CAMPBELL is marketing manager of Fasson Products, a divi­ sion of Avery Products Corp.

On July 15, DR. WIMP HALL leaves for Stockholm on a one-year fellowship. Upon his return to the USA, he intends to practice in the San Francisco area.

MARTIN HAMAR is in business for himself. “ Hamar Laser Instru­ ments makes and sells laser align­ ment equipment, which is used in the areospace, machine tool, and large rotary equipment industries.”

BILL JEWETT is manager of man­ agement information systems with Soo Line Railroad Co., Minneapolis.

MAJOR BERT LESNESKI, a phy­ sician in the U.S. Air Force, is cur­ rently stationed at RAF Lakenheath AFB, near Cambridge, England. “ My position is that of attending obste­ trician and gynecologist at the 48th Tactical Hospital which is the consul­ tation center for the U.S. Air Force in the British Isles. .

PETER THORNE, an independent insurance broker, is a registered rep­ resentative with Mayflower Securi­ ties Co. REUNION: CLASS OF 55 May 16, 1970 1955 BOB WARD is president of J. S. Riley Co., Wayne, N. J. and partner in the advertising firm of Carelli, Glynn & Ward of Pompton Lakes.

DR. RICHARD WEISS has opened an office at 315 N. 13th St., Easton, Pa. His practice is limited to perio­ dontics.

Appointed vice president and direc­ tor of marketing for Mayflower Res­ taurant Enterprises Inc.: GEORGE WENDLE. 1956 JOHN ALLEN has been elected an assistant vice president of Charter New York Corp., a multi-bank hold­ ing company.

Marketing manager in charge of new products development at Buitoni Foods Corp.: DICK DEYO. As of January first, DICK GOLD­ BERG was elected president of Harry Goldberg & Sons, a 65-year old, third

generation, ferrous and non-ferrous firm located in Perth Amboy.

BOB SHIPPEE is now in the main office of Auchincloss, Parker & Redpath (a brokerage house) in N.Y.C. A custom er’ s man, he is also in charge of the firm ’ s training program for new brokers.

Manager of the Hartford office of O’ Hanlon Reports Inc.: DAVE SLAYBACK. Busy CY SMITH, in insurance sales for Travelers, in 1968 qualified for the Travelers Inner Circle award for having sold over $1,500,000 of new life insurance.

An attorney with Allied Chemical Corp.: STAN STEVINSON. 1957 JOHN ANDERSON, having led his third Experiment in International Living group to Europe, has joined Pan American in November and is engaged in facilities planning for the company.

BILL COCHRANE is water products-product manager with Neptune Meter Co. KIRBY CONWAY is a claim super­ visor for Travelers Insurance Co. TEX CRAWFORD is in institu­ tional sales with Hayden Stone, Inc. FRED HYER has been promoted to the post of branch manager of the new Rochester office of the Chubb Corp.

An assistant professor in geology at the U. of Delaware is PETER LEAVENS We hear that GORDON STEVEN­ SON was a semi-finalist in the Ames Moot Court competition at the Har­ vard Law School.

ED YORKE is account manager in Dun & Bradstreet’ s East Orange office.

1958 HOWARD BLOY has joined the brokerage firm of Mason & Co., Inc., in New York.

BRUCE GALLIT has joined the firm of Stevenson Bishop McCredie Inc. as vice president.

While spending his spring vacation at Clearwater Beach, Fla., ED KRAUS won the Clearwater Sun-N-Fun Open Chess Tournament with a 5-0 score.

JAMES ROSENBERG, a third year rabbinical student at Hebrew Union College, Jewish Institute of Theology, has two years more of study. Now, having learned sign language, he serves a congregation of deaf persons.

TED WALTER is general manager of Rockaway Tank Corp.

1959 ALAN DANZIS, an account rep­ resentative for IBM, instructs one night a week at N.Y.U.’ s School of Continuing Education. The course: “ Programming: IBM System 1360.”

This month, TOM FLEMING starts a residency in orthopedic surgery at Wayne State University Affiliated Hospitals.

Secretary-treasurer of the Lehigh Construction Company: TONY MAZZUCCA. JOE SICHLER, after much school­

ing and varied business experience, has purchased two full service car washes in South Jersey and is making plans for other outlets. He holds a commercial pilot’ s certificate with instrument and multi-engine ratings; has purchased a Piper Comanche plane.

CHARLES STEVENS, who recently spent 13 months in Tokyo studying at Tokyo U. under a Fulbright Fel­ lowship, is now an attorney with Coudert Brothers, N.Y.C. JIM STUART expects to get his Ph.D. in electro-analytical chemistry at Lehigh this month. Next fall, he will be teaching at the U. of Connecticut.

LEA TALCOTT has recently had a promotion at Bloomingdale’ s: he is currently assistant buyer in the home furnishings department.

DAVE WILSON, back from Viet­ nam where he served as a 1st lieu­ tenant with the 4th Infantry Division, received the Bronze Star for meri­ torious service.

REUNION CLASS OF ’ 60 May 16, 1970 1960 DAVID BERENSON is serving his internship at Long Island College Hospital. In July, he begins his resi­ dency at Einstein.

DR. FRANK FRANKLIN is internin at St. Louis Children’ s Hospital.

STEVE REITMAN is due to gradu­ ate from the U. of Connecticut Law School this month. Shortly after, he joins the firm of Rome & Case, Bloomfield, Conn.

Once again, JEFF RUDDY, served as the Essex County chairman for the 1969 Easter Seal Appeal.

DON WEST is manager, profession­ al placement, with General Electric.

A director of the Summit Jaycees: BART WOOD. 1961 RICK BEINECKE plans to enter law school in the fall. It will be either Columbia or Virginia.

Having received his master’ s degree in geology at the U. of North Dakota, MARK ERICKSON is now working on a Ph.D. A law clerk for Judge Furman in the N. J. Superior Court in New Brunswick: PETER HILGENDORFF. DICK HUFNAGEL is currently an account executive with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith at their Miami office.

JOHN MARTIN is currently study­ ing for his master’ s degree in agricul­ ture at Rutgers.

TINO O’ BRIEN is aide-de-camp to the commanding general of the U. S. Army forces’southern command. “ The Army has been a fortunate and valuable experience. I have traveled through much of Latin America and have had a lot of new horizons opened.” Tino leaves the service in August and hopes to go to a graduate school to pursue urban studies.

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TED STRAUSS, back in civilian life again, has joined the Components Division of IBM. A science teacher and soccer coach at Cheshire Academy: FRANK WALTER. A Peace Corps volunteer in Ven­ ezuela is GEORGE WENDELL. 1962 FRANK ALI, separated from the Army in December, is now a con­ struction engineer and consultant.

JOHN FOLEY is currently a gradu­ ate student in architecture at Yale.

MALCOLM HAYWARD is just finishing his Ph.D. course work in Tulane’ s English department.

One more year of graduate school at the U. of Vermont and JOHN MEYER has his master’ s degree in geography. He is spending the sum­ mer months in Australia and USSR. A senior planner on the Morris County Planning Board is DAVID STOVER. 1963 SECOND LT. (USMC) CHARLES ATWATER is at Fort Sill, Okla., for a three-month stint.

At last intelligence, CARTER COL­ TER was serving aboard the heavy cruiser USS Newport News at sea off the coast of Vietnam.

TED CORWIN is communications officer on the USS W. A. Lee (DL-4).

TOM DERR has joined the Eliza­ beth firm of R. J. Glacken Associates, realtors.

WALTER LONG is sales manager in charge of groups in the firm of Travelong Inc. CURTIS MARTIN, after years of dreaming about Cape Cod, has moved to East Brewster, Mass. “ I’ m finishing my second year at Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, looking for­ ward to the Ph.D.’ * JOHN MESZAR has received his master’ s degree in sacred music from Union Theological Seminary.

JOHN NEBEL has been appointed assistant secretary of United States Trust Co. of New York.

BILL PLUMMER is an eighth grade English teacher in Harlem.

1964 DOUG BARILE is currently based at Saufley Field, Pensacola, in pilot training for the NAOT program — a five to six year commitment.

Having received his commission in March, GEOFF CONNOR is now at Naval Communications School. “ I will report aboard the USS Intrepid, an aircraft carrier, in late July.”

After a semester in business ad­ ministration at Northwestern, GLENN ERICKSON joined the Air Force and is (or was) in OTS at Lackland AFB. RAY ERICKSON is doing his masteral work at Duke.

DOUG FLEMING portrayed “ Trav­ ers” , a member of the rebel forces, in the Kenyon College spring play, “ Falstaff (Henry IV, Part 2).” . . Now I am settled down at U. S. Naval Support Activity and based 16

about 14 miles south of Saigon,”: JIM GRUNING. The name of the town is Nhabe and it hasn’ t been hit for the last few months. In fact, “ Nhabe is a very secure base, I hope!”

BOB HALE, a student at the U. of Virginia Law School, writes that “ I feel this is the first time I have ll again really ever worked.” H e’ be trip director at Waganaki this summer.

DOUG JOHNSON, a second lieu­ tenant in the Army Reserves, is now working toward his MBA at Whar­ ton’ s Graduate Division.

KEN KOPPENHOEFER entered the service in March as an officer in the U. S. Army Signal Corps. He is stationed at Camp Gordon, Ga. “ I am currently at Boston College Law School. Am hoping to go into urban and poverty law, if and when I graduate here.”RICHARD MARTIN. BARCLAY MORRISON, a USMC second lieutenant, has been in flight training for about a year, having been stationed in Pensacola and Meridian, Miss.

BOB NEWHOUSE has completed his first year at Wharton Graduate School of Finance and Commerce.

HARRY ROBINSON has just com­ pleted his first year in medical school (Columbia’ s P. and S.).

EDWARD SAVAGE has been com­ missioned as ensign in the U. S. Naval Reserve.

BILL SHEPARD, an ensign in the USNR, is presently stationed with the amphibious force at Little Creek, Va., aboard the USS Wood County.

It’ s to be the field of education for BILL STANGER, not the teaching side but as an administrator. He is currently assistant registrar at Miami.

KEN STRASSNER has received his commission as an ensign in the USNR. REUNION: CLASS OF ’ 65 May 16, 1970 1965 BOB BARRETT has been stationed in Okinawa since November. He is an air controller.

PETER MEYER will complete his ROTC work in summer camp and be commissioned in August.

TOCHER MITCHELL was captain of the Lawrence U. varsity swimming team in 1968-69.

EMORY OTVOS has been initiated as a member of Phi Beta Kappa at Columbia.

You name it and TERRY RETTIG’ s doing it at Duke where he has just finished his senior pre-medical year: assistant scoutmaster; member of the Outing Club; reporter for The Chron­ icle; botany research assistant; varsity soccer player, and a member of Delta Pi Alpha, German honorary fraterni­ ty, among other activities.

Winner of the Reserve Officers’ Assn, medal and certificate with ribbon and bronze cluster is TOM ULRICH, a member of the ROTC at Kenyon.

1966 BILL BADGER is on the curricu­ lum committee of the art department and was captain of the 1968-69 varsity rifle team at Dartmouth.

JOHN CORNWALL has been elec­ ted president of Bryant House at Williams. He is also a member of the College Council.

PETER COWEN was a member of Kenyon’ s varsity swim team which placed second in a field of 70 in the college division, NCAA. FRANCOIS DES NOYERS is en­ rolled in HEC (“ . . . our top business and economics school.”) At the same time, he is studying for a degree in law. He would welcome any member of ’ 66 — the address: 32 Rue de Chateaudun, 28-BROU, France.

ALAN GIBBY has received the “ most improved tennis player”award at Trinity.

BRUCE SCHUNDLER, finishing his last year at Princeton in 1970, is simultaneously an autumnal entrant into the seminary.

BART SMITH has been a program­ mer for the University Computer Center at Princeton.

WILLIAM STERNS, who has just finished his junior year at Colgate where he is an English major, is among the 32 C. U. students selected for next year’ s London Study Group.

1967 At Princeton, BILL ENGEL is ex­ ecutive director of the local National Youth Symposium. He is also execu­ tive vice president of the Princeton Young Republicans.

WARREN LEIDEN, a brother of Delta Phi at Johns Hopkins, has changed his major from engineering physics to that of philosophy at the Baltimore institution.

RAY ROBINSON is secretary of Delta Upsilon at Ripon.

STEWART WHELLER, a dean’ s lister at Cornell’ s Engineering School, has been elected treasurer of Delta Phi at the Ithaca college.

1968 GEOFFREY LENOX, a Carleton College enrollee, played a leading role in the school’ s April production of “ Carnival.”

A lu m n i V is it a t io n On Friday, February 21, Pingry School played host to a very special group of alumni, termed Pingry VISITORS. Twelve graduates, rang­ ing from the Class of 1939 to that of 1959, spent several hours at their alma mater, following a program set up by Mr. Mayhew.

The following made up the VISI­ T O R S ’ panel: Guy Chamberlin, Richard duBusc, Robert Gaines, John Cuneo, Charles Hayes, Robert Pyle, Albert Register, Noel Siegel, William Tatlock, Harold Thomson, John Weigel, and Richard Williams.

Class 1961 1961 1962 1964 1965 1965 1966 1966

Class 1926

1956 1958 1961 1961 1962 1962 1964

Class 1944 1949 1952 1953 1955 1955 1956 1959 1959 1959 1959 1960 1961 1961 1962

Class

1897 1903 1905 1913 1921 1930 1933 1935 1940

ENGAGEMENTS Names and Locales

Charles I. Bunting of Cambridge, Mass., and Ann B. Doughty of Mamaroneck, N. Y. Lt. Robert H. Popper Jr. of Hillside, N. J., and Linda J. Ohrn of Rock Island, 111.

Thomas C. Curtiss Jr. of Boca Raton, Fla., and Katharine D. Baldwin of Short Hills, N. J. Robert J. Newhouse III of Short Hills, N. J.. and Laurie N. Bell of Montclair, N. J. John B. Beinecke of Summit, N. J., and Marilyn C. Hutchings of West Hartford, Conn.

Ronald W. Stevens of Short Hills, N. J.. and Susan J. O’ Connor of St. Paul, Minn.

David B. O’ Brien of Mantoloking, N. J., and Renee K. Gauch of Point Pleasant, N. J. Bruce E. Schundler of Westfield, N. J.,and Sara E. Frazee of Annandale, N. J.

MARRIAGES

Names

Dr. Richard H. Bruning of Millburn, N. J., and Mrs. John R. Pitman Jr. of Elizabeth, N. J. Robert M. Pyle Jr. of Short Hills, N. J., and Cynthia P. Neville of New York City Gregory M. Corbett of Summit, N. J., and Elizabeth Kunos of Ishpeming, Mich.

James H. Chalmers Jr. of Summit, N. J., and Carole S. Collins of Atlanta, Ga. Richard D. Gilpin of Cranford, N. J., and Carol A. Kapushinski of North Arlington, N. J. Sherwood D. Kelley of Plainfield, N. J., and Sandra D. Colony of Lexington, Mass.

William A. Tansey of Short Hills, N. J., and Maida A. Archer of Westfield, N. J. Barclay Morrison Jr. of Morristown, N. J., and Jennifer L. Salvo of Philadelphia, Pa.

BIRTHS

Parents

Mr and Mrs. Charles H. Burkman Mr. and Mrs. Dan D. McMullen Mr. and Mrs. Jay C. Harbeck Mr. and Mrs. Sheppard H. C. Davis Mr. and Mrs. Arthur E. Engler Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Ward Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Edward D. Montfort Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Daniel N. Phillips Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Stevens Mr. and Mrs. James D. Stuart Mr. and Mrs. Stephen R. Reitman Mr. and Mrs. Peter B. Hilgendorff Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Walter Mr. and Mrs. John W. Wright Jr.

Name

H OW T H E P.A.A. WORKS On Thursday, April 3, four officials of the Pingry Alumni Association met with the members of Pingry’ s Class of 1969 for a session on gradu­ ate indoctrination.

Class Constitution Robert C. Hall, president of the P.A.A., discussed the varied activities of his organization and their applica­ tion to the budding alumni. Robert M. Pyle Jr., alumni council chair­ man, pointed out the most signifi­ cant sections of the class constitution which were to be voted on in the near future and described the duties of the key alumni class officers: the

Date

Elizabeth, N. J.

Mar. 20,1969

New York, N. Y.

May 31,1969

DeKalb, 111.

Apr. 19,1969

Atlanta, Ga.

July 27,1968

North Arlington, N. J.

Mar. 1,1969

Lexington, Mass.

Feb. 8,1969

Short Hills, N. J.

May 24,1969

Philadelphia, Pa.

June 14,1969

Child's Name

Date Born

Former Residence

When Deceased

Sarah Heather Jean Mark William Victoria Alex Steven Patrick Jason James Kerry Heidi Randy John III

DEATHS

Charles E. Bishop Sylvester M. Scott, Jr. Leslie A. Banker J. Elliott Potts Theodore M. Moore John W. Weller R. Stockton Janney C. Moffat Cooder, Jr. W. Richmond Hamilton

Place

Morristown, N. J. Los Angeles, Calif.

Cranford, N. J. Elizabeth, N. J. Stroudsburg, Pa. Clearwater, Fla. New Hope, N. J. Elizabeth, N. J. New Canaan, Conn.

class representative, the class agent, the class secretary, and the class social chairman.

Graduate Support Mr. Keller, director of develop­ ment, gave the highlights of his work and stressed the importance of all kinds of alumni help — in­ cluding financial aid. The last speaker was Mr. Mayhew, director of alumni affairs. He gave details of the P.A.A. questionnairing system, urged the early selection of the Class of 1969 alumni officials, and asked for the boys' involvement in Pingry’ s affairs while in college and in later life.

Apr. 8, 1969 Mar. 8, 1969 Oct. 7,1968 May 3, 1968 Dec. 12, 1968 Oct. 27, 1968 Oct. 11, 1968 Ma‘ y 6,1969 Feb. 27,1969 Oct. 12,1967 Jan. 9, 1969 Dec. 29,1968 Oct. 5,1968 Feb. 24, 1969 Jan. 23,1969

Oct. 4, 1968 May 26,1969 Apr. 16, 1969 Jan. 21, 1969 Apr. 19, 1969 July 16,1968 Feb. 15, 1969 Feb. 22,1969

DOUBLE BILL On March 7 and 8, the Pingry Players with the usual assistance from members of the Vail-Deane Dramatic Club, presented two oneact plays to appreciative audiences which witnessed Peter Shaffer’ s“ The Private Ear’ ’ and “ The Bedtime Story’ ’by Sean O ’ Casey.

Stars of the Shaffer play were Jed Weissberg, Jean Morrison, and Donald Szeriip. Leading roles in “ The Bedtime Story”were taken by Shelly Lopata and Frederick Van Doren. Mrs. William B. Ayres was the director.

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TINGRY MEN, FROM ADMIRAL TO ROOKIE, DO THEIR PARTS IN WORLD WAR II.

ANNOUNCEMENT OF ALUMNI AWARD TO BE MADE.AT COMMENCEMENT

Scattered throughout a war-torn world, but united in spirit, are the Pingry alumni in the armed forces— nearly 400 of them at latest count. One wears the four stars of a full admiral, others the unadorned sleeves of basic privates and apprentice seamen; many have written how much the school spirit means to them now, and how they treasure their days there.

Six “L etters in L ife" P resented Sin ce 1938

The Alumni Association officers have been keeping up-to-date service records, aided by letters and in many cases visits back to the school. The large serv­ ice flag in the hall of the main building carries 390 blue stars, and seven gold ones. In the main hall, too, is an autographed photograph sent by Pingry’ s most distinguished alumnus, Admiral William F. Halsey, Jr. Many others are highADMIT.AL- WILLIAM F HALSEY ranking office.*; all l.o Clan of 1900 honored for their parts in the great war for freedom.

Few have seen more o f that war than Richard Tregaskis, ’ 34, International News Service war correspondent and author of "Guadalcanal Diary,”and wounded in Italy in November.

O f Pingry men in service, 50 per cent are commissioned officers, 19 per cent are non-commissioned, 16 per cent are in officer training, and 15 per cent are unrated. Further evidence of good preparation and leadership is shown in the high per­ centage of seniors, both last year and this, who have passed A-12 and V-12 examinations. Others have passed the exam­ inations for naval aviation. Army Air Corps, and Merchant Marine Academy.

Although there have been about six applicants for every available place in the V-12 and A-12 quotas* considering all schools, 80 per cent of Pingry boys have qualified. Mathe­ matical, scientific and linguistic training at the school has also formed a solid background for those in ASTP college training.

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L/LAH MAinLI Class of 1908

Just as colleges each year confer honorary degrees upon outstanding and noted alumni, so has the Pingry Alumni Association, since 1938, paid tribute each year to one graduate of the school who, in gaining distinction for himself, has brought honor to the school. The graduate so recognized is, at Commencement, awarded his letter in Life. Six such awards have been made by Pingry. The following is a

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The first alumnus to receive the award was Dean Mathey, ’ 08. During his school days, Mr. Mathey was greatly interested in sports, particularly in hockey and tennis. His proficiency in tennis resulted in his becoming an interscholastic champion.

He was president of his class at Pingry. His high scholarship was continued through Princeton University, and he is now a trustee of that college. Patriotic, he was a commissioned officer in World War I. Loyal always to Pingry, he has many times -deTuamrrared unnhstrusively his continued interest in young men. His chief attention is now in the world of finance.

In 1939, the recipient o f the award was Thomas N. McCarter, ’ 83. Mr. McCarter, always a zeal­ ous patriot, is outstanding in the fields of law, banking, and public utilities. He has been a life trus­ tee o f Rutgers University since 1938 and has received honorary degrees from several leading uni­ versities. One time judge of the 1st District Court of Newark and later Attorney General o f the State of New Jersey, Mr. Mc­ Carter is now Chairman of the Board of New Jersey’ s largest pub­ lic utility corporation and is a director in several other organiTHOMAS N. McCARTER zations.

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