Question: why is ossenburger a phony?
Answer: They also have to listen to a long speech he gives in the chapel. Holden is repulsed by Ossenburger, because he thinks he is a horrible phony. In fact, he calls him a "big phony bastard." He outlines the talk Ossenburger gives. ... He is honored by having a dorm named for him, the dorm that Holden lives in.