DISTINGUISHED NASHUAN

A feature in the May 1963 issue of New Hampshire Profiles deals with a cross-section of prominent citizens of Nashua. Among them is Dr. NormCrisp '21, described as follows:

"Norman W. Crisp, M.D.. has always been a reluctant candidate. He will neither file for office nor spend a cent campaigning. Yet the public has three times elected him to the Nashua Board of Education, his fellow board members have three times voted him their chairman, and he has never missed a full Board or committee meeting.

"The school system Dr. Crisp found himself heading in 1950 cost $300,000 a year and took care of 3,400 students.

"The school system he heads now costs $2,348,480 and cares for 6,400 students. In those twelve years it has expanded by four new schools and one large addition. As the city administration has occasionally discovered, Dr. Crisp rarely argues, but rarely gives in. He avoids the limelight, dislikes formalities and believes, at Board meetings, that no question is settled until everyone has said as much as he wants to say as often as he wants to say it. Meetings are therefore long, but the Board is usually united on important issues through having heard every conceivable argument, and Dr. Crisp and his united Board are a formidable force should anyone disagree with them.

"Various civic groups have tried to present Dr. Crisp with citations for his public service. He has always refused to accept them. No one even dares to suggest a testimonial dinner."