No. 114 | Gone but Not Forgotten
Ice Houses Kept it Cool
Ice cut in the winter was expected to last through the summer. Once enough ice had been harvested and the ice houses were full, the boys were allowed to skate…
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No. 113 | Life & Learning
Aquapalooza
In 1994, then Head of Lower School Noreen Lidston challenged lower schoolers to read a certain number of books before the start of school. If they met the goal, they…
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No. 112 | Traditions
Love is in the Air
“On St. Valentine’s Day the mail boys bring more mail to the school than on any other one day in the year,” said a report in the February 23, 1907,…
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No. 111 | People
Q.D. Thompson
In 1953, Quinton Donald (Q.D.) Thompson was recruited and hired by Headmaster Bob Lamborn to be the first Head of Middle School at a time when, according to Lamborn, the…
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No. 110 | Life & Learning
Memorial to Those Enslaved and Freed
For nearly two decades, a passionate group of teachers worked to memorialize the men, women, and children whose labor contributed to John McDonogh’s wealth—the very wealth that led to the…
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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. 108 | Life & Learning
McDonogh’s Guiding Principles: Words to Live By
Character CompassDesigned in 2009, the Character Compass symbolizes the foundational tenets of the McDonogh philosophy and provides a shared sense of direction for every child and adult who is part…
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No. 107 | Gone but Not Forgotten
Award-Winning Animal Husbandry Program
For its entire 35-year run, McDonogh’s outstanding animal husbandry program was under the direction of Richard Wills who joined the faculty in the fall of 1928. In proposing the program…
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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. 105 | People
H. Beale Rollins (1915)
H. Beale Rollins was a scholarship student who enrolled at McDonogh in 1909 at the age of 10 after his father’s death. He played in the first football game against…
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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. 103 | Campus
Edward St. John Student Center
Opened at the beginning of the 2013-2014 school year, the Georgian-style Edward St. John Student Center allows the entire school community to mix on a daily basis for the first…