Thanks, Nancy Wonder how he fits into the Pyle family. I'm going to look for the website. Debra "Minter, Nancy" wrote: > Debra -- From the school's web page (or, out of the mouths of babes...) > > THOMAS W. PYLE: The Man and The > School > > Mr. Thomas W. Pyle was born on October 9, 1888 in Harford County, Maryland. > He received his B.S. Degree from the University of Pennsylvania and his M. > A. degree from Teachers' College, Columbia University. He also completed > advanced graduate work at the University of Chicago, and the University of > Maryland. > > He taught for six years outside the state prior to coming to the Montgomery > County Public School system in 1921 as the principal of Poolesville School. > In 1926 he became the principal of Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School where he > served for 14 years. He was appointed supervisor of secondary education in > 1940, and assistant superintendent of schools in 1951. He retired in 1958 at > the age of seventy. Mr. Pyle passed away on October 9, 1967. He was 79 years > old. > > Thomas W. Pyle devoted 37 years of his life and professional career to the > improvement of educational opportunities for boys and girls in the > Montgomery County Public Schools. It was in recognition of this outstanding > service and dedication that our school was named Thomas W. Pyle Junior High > School when it opened in 1962. The formal dedication of the school was held > on October 9, 1962. > > ========================================== > Nancy (Pyle) Minter > > ==== PYLE Mailing List ==== > List archives can be found at: > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > Copyright 2000-Author retains copyright