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No. 78 | Life & Learning
Along with classroom learning, McDonogh had an extensive shop program, and students who completed the program often qualified as skilled artisans in many types of jobs. The vocational program also…
No. 77 | Campus
The year after the blaze that destroyed New House in 1928 (see story No. 25), a new building rose from the ashes—but it initially wasn’t referred to as Allan Building….
No. 76 | Life & Learning
With shiny orange and white drums resting squarely on their shoulders, members of McDonogh’s Drum Corps have set the tone at important events for decades. Today’s corps, comprised of third-…
No. 75 | Gone but Not Forgotten
In the early 1920s, industrious boys with just enough spare time developed Bunnyville, a line of small, one-room shacks built out of scrap lumber purloined from campus. Bunnyville was located…
No. 74 | Did You Know?
Soon after McDonogh opened, the newly founded National Weather Service enlisted the School to contribute to its efforts by reporting on the local area. Julius Kruttschnitt, one of the first…
No. 73 | Campus
McDonogh’s Archives and Special Collections was established in 1989 by Frayda Salkin, and is the official repository for the School’s institutional records. It collects, appraises, preserves, and makes accessible non-current,…
No. 72 | Life & Learning
McDonogh was a boarding school from day one, and in the early years, students only returned home occasionally. In 1874, there were four Visiting Days—from 2:30 to 6:00 p.m. on…
No. 71 | People
In 1971, Lud Michaux, a former scholarship student from the Class of 1940, was appointed to serve in the newly created position of President. He was responsible for the operations…
No. 70 | Traditions
The founding of McDonogh School on November 21, 1873, has always been a cause for celebration. In the early years, it was marked by Founder’s Day—an opportunity to recognize the…
No. 69 | Life & Learning
The McDonogh Mothers’ Club was formally organized on October 13, 1923, by a group of McDonogh mothers whose objective was to support the School, mainly through financial contributions. One of…
No. 68 | Life & Learning
At the School’s founding, Colonel Allan organized the student government using the military chain-of-command model he knew well. This worked for a number of years in form, but not in…
No. 67 | Life & Learning
Throughout the School’s history, the dining halls have not only provided sustenance, they have also been places for faculty and students to connect and forge meaningful relationships. From the Trustees…
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