Spring 2024 On the Side Lawrenceville’s Summer Olympians: George Bissland Moore, Class of 1937, P’69 ’71 George Bissland “Biss” Moore ended Lawrenceville's four-decade Olympic drought with a silver-medal performance in the modern pentathlon in 1948.
Spring 2024 On the Side Lawrenceville’s Summer Olympians: James Alcorn Rector, Class of 1906 James Alcorn Rector entered the 1908 London Olympics poised to win his event in the eyes of many. Touted as “America’s Greatest Amateur Sprinter,” Rector had the record to back the claim.
Spring 2024 On the Side Lawrenceville’s Summer Olympians: John Riegel DeWitt, Class of 1900 As the reigning collegiate champion in the 16-pound hammer-throw for Princeton University, John R. DeWitt entered the 1904 Summer Games in St. Louis as a favorite to capture the gold medal.
Spring 2024 On the Side Young Alumni: Stay Connected! Help the Alumni Office stay up to date by completing this short form to update your contact information.
Spring 2024 Noteworthy Honor for Trustee Jane Ferguson ’04 Jane Ferguson ’04, a Board of Trustees member, was selected as the inaugural recipient of the Neal Conan Prize for Excellence in Journalism.
Spring 2024 Noteworthy Putting Research Under the Microscope The Hutchins Scholars in Science Research learn next to some of the nation’s top lab experts.
Spring 2024 Ask the Archivist A Curtain Rises Although the Allan P. Kirby Arts Center celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2023, its roots actually go back a full century, to November 1923.
Spring 2024 Features A Just Legacy Lawrenceville’s first Black school president ponders the Supreme Court’s dismantling of college legacy admissions just as his family gained an institutional foothold. Is it for the best? Does it even matter?
