No. 42 | People
Principal Established Academic Standards
Directed by the Board to “tone up” the school, Morgan Bowman defined the academic and “commercial” programs of study. More lectures on subjects of interest were offered, cultural aspects of…
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No. 41 | Traditions
Rooted in Farming
McDonogh was started as a farm school, and from its founding, students cultivated the fields, planted crops, and harvested the fruit and vegetables for the school’s consumption. Bob Lamborn ‘35…
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No. 40 | Campus
Campus Housing Creates Community
Since the School’s founding, faculty and staff have lived on campus, first in Foxleigh Mansion and later in Main Building; Allan, Lyle, and Finney buildings; and various houses scattered across…
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No. 39 | Did You Know?
McDonogh’s Contribution to the Space Race
In 1964, NASA astronauts Buzz Aldrin, Scott Carpenter, Jim Lovell, and Gene Cernan dressed in their cumbersome space suits and trained for the weightlessness of outer space in McDonogh’s pool….
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No. 38 | Gone but Not Forgotten
Foxleigh Estate Becomes McDonogh School
The land on which McDonogh sits, once called Prospect Hill, was renamed “Foxleigh” by Robert Oliver, who owned the estate from 1857 to 1870. He sold it to William G….
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No. 37 | People
Who Was Jane Bay?
Baltimorean Jane Bay was born in 1800 and died at the age of 76. An article in The Week, more than 85 years after her death, described her “as a…
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No. 36 | Traditions
Officially Enrolling Every Student
Beginning with the original 21 boys, every student who has enrolled at McDonogh School has been given a number, and their name has been recorded in a ledger book. In…
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No. 35 | Did You Know?
Landing on the School Colors and Eagle Mascot
After Daniel Hauer (1888) and fellow student Benjamin A. Franklin (1887) formed the school’s first football team in 1887, they selected orange and black as McDonogh’s colors. Almost 90 years…
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No. 34 | People
A Caretaker at the Helm
Sidney T. Moreland was no stranger to McDonogh when he took the helm as principal in 1898. Shortly after the school’s founding, he was tapped by Principal William Allan to…
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No. 33 | Life & Learning
The Week: Maryland’s Oldest Scholastic Newspaper
McDonogh’s student newspaper, The Week, debuted in 1883 with the boys publishing it under the guidance of Old Man Lyle. Many of the early articles were English compositions, and the…
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No. 32 | People
Third Principal Makes His Mark
Following Duncan Campbell Lyle’s brief tenure as principal, Dr. James T. Edwards was appointed to the position in 1893. He was an educator and noted speaker who spent time in…
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No. 31 | Traditions
Opening Convocation: Ringing in the New Year
At the beginning of each school year, the entire community gathers at Childs Memorial Terrace for the Opening Convocation. Greetings and well-wishes are given to all, with special attention paid…