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Dismus, Janis Ellen Greene (1938?-1982)
Janis Ellen Greene Dismus was an educator. She graduated from Miami University with a B.A. in business. She also earned an M.A. in educational administration and counseling. In 1969 she was a guidance counselor at Teaneck High School. In 1975 she joined the Englewood Board of…Tags Education -
Quigley, Silverius J. (1880-1960)
Rev. Silverius J. Quigley, O. Carm. (born Joseph Quigley, March 6, 1880 – July 1960) was a Carmelite priest, educator, and church builder whose nearly six decades of priestly service shaped Catholic life in Englewood and Teaneck, New Jersey. A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,… -
Brann, Henry Athanasius (1837-1921)
Henry Athanasius Brann was a Catholic priest, rector, educator, writer, and church builder whose long career bridged Ireland, Rome, New York, and northern New Jersey during the second half of the nineteenth century and the early twentieth. His life and ministry reflected the… -
Morgan, Constance Cutter Morrow (1913-1995)
Constance Cutter Morrow Morgan was an educator and author. She graduated from Smith College in 1935. She earned a master's in English Literature from Columbia University in 1938. She wrote a biography about her mother, Elisabeth Cutter Morrow. She became involved with the…Tags Education -
Morrow, Dwight Whitney, Jr. (1908-1976)
Dwight Whitney Morrow Jr. was an educator. He graduated from Amherst College in 1933. He received a master's and PhD from Harvard. He attended Yale Law School from 1936 to 1938. He was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and struggled with mental health issues. He taught at…Tags Education -
Kropczynski, Thaddeus J. (1914?-1985)
Thaddeus J. Kropczynski was a respected musician, educator, and choral director whose career shaped music education in northern New Jersey for more than three decades. Trained as both an artist and teacher, he combined rigorous musical standards with a deep commitment to student… -
Treadwell, Fayrene "Faye" Lavern Johnson (1926-2011)
Fayrene “Faye” Lavern Johnson Treadwell was an educator, arts administrator, and pioneering music manager whose life and career moved fluidly between public service and the commercial music world of the twentieth century. Born in Arkansas, she was educated at Arkansas Baptist… -
Condon, John F. "Jafsie" (1860-1945)
John F. "Jasfie" Condon was an educator and athletic coach. He was a school principal for the New York City School. He acted as the head football coach for Fordham University. He was involved in the Lindbergh kidnapping as he acted as the intermediary and paid the ransom for…Tags Education -
Morgan, Elisabeth Reeve Morrow (1904-1934)
Elisabeth Reeve Morrow Morgan was an educator. She created the Little School in 1930. The school was renamed the Elisabeth Morrow School. She graduated from Smith College in 1925 and taught English. She married Aubrey Niel Morgan in 1932. She was the daughter of Dwight Morrow…Tags Education -
Chansoneers
The Chansoneers were the Dwight Morrow High School Choral Group, which began in 1940 at Bound Brook High School. It was founded by Thaddeus J. Kropczynski. He began a Chansoneers group when he moved to Englewood in 1946.