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Thomas Tennis Courts
Board in 1965 and again from 1971
to 1978. He was instrumental in
the school’s moves to Hillside and
Martinsville and was made an honorary
alumnus because of his foresight
and determination in these two
moves. Mr. Parsons first became a
trustee shortly after his son Bob
entered Pingry in 1946.
Thomas Tennis Courts: George
Comyns Thomas ’07 was a tennis
star, ranked at Pingry and nationally
ranked while at Princeton
contains treadmills, Stairmasters,
bicycles, dumbbell racks, more than
20 strength training machines for
the upper and lower body, a stretching
mat, a variety of lifting objects,
and various custom-made barbells
and dumbbells to meet the needs
of students and athletes, in addition
to other equipment.
Hyde and Watson Gymnasium
Parsons Field, located inside the
track and used by the football and
boys’ lacrosse teams, is named in
honor of the late Robert W. Parsons,
whose sons Bob ’51, Roger ’55, and
Stanley ’56, and grandchildren
Jennifer (Parsons) Hedlund ’94 and
Christopher Parsons ’97 attended
Pingry. Mr. Parsons was Chair of the
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Todd Track
University, and the tennis courts
are named in his honor. He worked
for Thomas & Betts Corporation,
becoming general manager in 1929
and moving up to president many
years later. Pingry honored him with
the Letter-in-Life Award in 1950.
Todd Track: E. Murray Todd ’16,
athlete, Pingry trustee, and 1975
recipient of the Letter-in-Life
Award, had Pingry’s track named for
him shortly after Pingry opened the
Martinsville Campus. The dedication
was awarded in recognition
of Murray’s victory in the 1916
Eastern States Interscholastic and
Prep School Championship Mile
and for his exceptional commitment