Fall/Winter 2010 - Pingry School

CLASS NOTES
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1934
Charles W. Halsey writes:
“Regarding the ‘Letter to the
Editor’ in the latest Review
from Ed Cissel ’39, I wish
to amend his statement that
there are three living members
of the Lower School who
were there for six years under
Harriet Budd’s leadership. To
my knowledge, there is at
least one more living member
and that is me. I started in
Grade 1 in 1922 and attended
all grades in the Lower
School.”
1935
Samuel L. M. Cole writes:
“Kindly add my name to the
list provided by Ed Cissel ’39
of living members of the
Lower School who were there
for six years under the leadership
of Miss Budd. Clayton
Jones and I started Grade 1
in September 1923. Several
years ago, the Fifty-Year Club
Luncheon had as its guest
Miss Clayton, and we sat at
the same table.”
1938
Bob Brenner writes: “In the
newest edition of The Pingry
Review, under ‘Letters to the
editor,’ Eddie Cissel ’39
wrote about [the] Lower
School under Miss Budd. He
mentioned several classmates
of the Lower School still
around. Well, I started under
Miss Budd in Grade 1 and
continued thru Grade 6, and
I am still breathing. Mrs.
Clayton and her husband
were patients of mine after
I returned from the service.
Her maiden name when she
was teaching was Miss
Mellon.”
1945
Bob Nutt’s food memoir
Great Meals was published
last summer by Shires Press in
Manchester Center, Vermont.
In the book, Bob describes a
baker’s dozen of his meals over
a 50-year period, meals that
were made special because of
some secret ingredient, which
was not always food. It could
have been the location, the
company, or a for-the-firsttime
taste treat. Readers are
then challenged to recall their
own greatest meals.
As this issue was going to
press, we sadly learned of Bob
Nutt’s passing. His obituary
will appear in the next issue.
1949
Richard West writes:
“Greetings from the Endless
Mountains of northeast
Pennsylvania. Here are the
latest additions to our family:
Ethan and Gavin Bowman.
twin great-grandsons Ethan
and Gavin Bowman, born in
the fall of 2009. Their mother
is our granddaughter Vanessa,
whose hobby is languages
(many languages). In a global
economy multiple languages
are a valuable asset.”
1950
Joan and Jubb Corbet P ’77,
’78 enjoyed hosting the
annual Pingry Jersey Shore
Party at their home in
Mantoloking this past
August. It was a great time
catching up with many alumni,
parents, and friends.
1951
60 th
Reunion
Colonel Donald Kaiserman
was recently voted in as
Vice-Chair of the Joint
Leadership Council (JLC)
that represents 23 Veteran
Service Organizations in
Virginia and has a membership
of over 260,000. The
JLC is recognized as the “single,
most powerful Veteran
group in the Commonwealth.”
He also serves as JLC
Legislative Chair in dealing
with the State’s General
Assembly.
1952
Richard Dzina left the work
force on June 30, 2010. “For
good Who knows what is in
store!” he writes. “JoAnne’s
and my excitement soars in
Dallas when Miller Bugliari
’52 comes for a visit, usually
accompanied by a fine
representative from the
Development Office. The
school entertains a contingent
of local alumni, so all of
you can move here to enlarge
our attendance. Perhaps
we could win an award.
Classmates are welcomed
anytime they are in the
neighborhood. Warm
greetings to all.”
1953
Peter Benton, an avid cyclist,
rode his bike to Homecoming
on October 9 (see photo in
the “Alumni Events” section).
“My cycling interest really
began while I was stationed in
England in the mid ’50s with
the Corps of Engineers,” he
says. “While riding a common
utility bike, I was impressed
by the ease with which some
folks got around on what
looked like racing bikes, so I
bought the first new bicycle
I ever owned, an Elswick
‘Lincoln Imp’ (which I still
ride on occasion). This was in
early March 1957, and I was
almost immediately asked by
the local bicycle club if I’d like
to join them. They were a
great bunch, and I rode with
them every chance I had,
eventually riding 300 miles
a week that season. I made
many friends with them, and
we communicate regularly.
Several with whom I rode are
still touring and racing, even
in their late ’70s and ’80s!
I was rotated back home in
August 1957 and rode solo
here for many years before
I joined the Jersey Shore
Touring Society, where I serve
as a ride leader. I really enjoy
teaching novice riders the
basics and ride 50 to 100 miles
a week in season and as much
as possible otherwise. In 1977,
I was diagnosed with non-
Hodgkin’s lymphoma and was
off the bike for almost two
years. I’ve recovered now and
improve with each ride. The
last two seasons I’ve ridden
the Labor Day metric century,
and I rode 80 kilometers the
week of November 3 for my
76th birthday. The main thing
in life is to remain active and
constantly strive for improvement.
You simply won’t progress
at anything unless you
work at it! Cycling is only one
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