Word: preps
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Lyman C. Martin, 58, ex-factory hand, was named president and chief executive officer of Louisville's Mengel Co. (bedroom furniture, cardboard boxes), to succeed Alvin A. Voit, who resigned. After prep school, Kentuckian Martin went to work for Mengel's box factory, moved up quickly. Martin was picked for top boss by his longtime business friend Walter P. Paepcke, chairman of Container Corp. of America, which last year bought working control of Mengel. Container Corp. has no immediate plans to merge Mengel or make it a subsidiary, will let Martin run it as a separate company...
...freshman hockey team extended its streak, and the track team had a longer streak snapped, as three Yardling squads met prep schools on saturday...
...freshmen had an unbroken string of 121 wins, dating back to a defeat at the hands of the Army plebes in 1944. Lawrenceville has been undefeated in prep school competition for ten years...
Rhett DuPont is top man in the 100-yard backstroke with 1:09.5, while team captain Ron Mischner leads 50-yard freestyle swimmers with a 25.0 time. Both were on All-American prep school relay teams last year. Mischner while at Lawrenceville and DuPont while at Deerfield...
Freshman fencers are scheduled to start their season on Feb. 5, opposing Hopkins Grammar, a New York prep school, and on Feb. 17 will compete against the University of Connecticut...