No. 150 | Did You Know?
Bits and Pieces
While combing through 140 years of The Week, consulting McDonogh School: An Interpretive Chronology by Hugh F. Burgess, Jr. and Robert C. Smoot III, visiting the Wilson | Young Archives…
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No. 148 | Did You Know?
A Vacuum Cleaner and Other Firsts
When innovations came to McDonogh, it was big news and The Week was there to cover it. Here’s a sample:
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No. 140 | Did You Know?
What’s in the File Room?
Directly below the Head of School’s office on the north side of Allan Building, in a space that was once a locker room for “day-hops,” is the file room. The…
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No. 134 | Did You Know?
Horsehead Woods: A Hidden Treasure
Across from Farm and Shell Roads on the south side of McDonogh Road is an open, v-shaped field. At one time, it was thought that the outline of the field…
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No. 125 | Did You Know?
Memories of Gray
In February 1944, Jim Dorsch sat for McDonogh’s scholarship exam. He was just 12-years-old and his father had recently died. Months passed without word from the School so he enrolled…
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No. 109 | Did You Know?
McDonogh Uniform Poem Has Lasting Impact
In 1916, Eustace Glascock (see Story No. 17) submitted a poem, The McDonogh Uniform, to the School newspaper, The Week. In doing so he said, “I see you’ve been giving…
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No. 106 | Did You Know?
Day Hops Arrive in 1927
Shortly after Doc Lamborn arrived at McDonogh in 1926, in a special report to the Board, he argued that the School could both increase its usefulness and substantially improve its…
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No. 104 | Did You Know?
What’s the Oldest Structure on Campus?
Do you know what the oldest structure on McDonogh’s campus is? While most people guess Tagart Chapel (see Story No. 43), the answer is actually a remnant of New House,…
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No. 97 | Did You Know?
The Military Provided Structure and Readiness
McDonogh’s military structure began within days of the school opening in 1873 as a means of organization and discipline.The first military unit of 21 boys was formed with four squads,…
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No. 88 | Did You Know?
Tagart Chapel Bells Evoke Fond Memories
When Buck Lyon-Vaiden arrived at McDonogh to teach German in 1971, Tagart Chapel had a 10-bell chime that was cast in Baltimore in 1898. In a 2012 article in Amerika…
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