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Form Plaque: 1860

 



This photo is of the Form plaque carving for 1860 on display in the Coit Upper Dining Hall that was completed by woodcarver John Gregory Wiggins sometime between November of 1922 and May of 1923.

The following description of the design was written by Wiggins in the June 7, 1923 edition of the Horae Scholasticae:

In the right- and left-hand corners of the shield are the sixteen-petalled chrysanthemums, the royal Japanese crest.  During this period the first embassy from that country came to the U. S.  The upper section of the medallion commemorates the founding of the Missionary Society: with the Cross in the center, an Indian tepee on one side, and a pagoda on the other.  The lower half shows an old-fashioned printing press, representing the birth of the Horae Scholasticae.

Click the thumbnail on the left to see the original concept drawing created by Wiggins as part of the design process for this carving.

Form Plaque: 1881

 



Form Plaque: 1881

 



Form Plaque: 1883

 



The following description was written by John Gregory Wiggins in the June 6, 1929 edition of the Horae Scholasticae:

This year the races at Long Pond were in six-oared shells, as shown above.  In the lower half of the coat of arms are the books from the Harvard shield, crossed cricket bats behind, recording a victory over that university in this field of sport.  The supports to the shield are a hard and a hound,  This is in memory of a 12-mile course which was run that year, a large proportion of the School taking part in the event.

Form Plaque: 1884

 



Form Plaque: 1886

 



The following description was written by John Gregory Wiggins in the June 6, 1929 edition of the Horae Scholasticae:

On this coat of arms we have recorded the extreme popularity during this year of the game known as “Cat”, also the interest in ornithology and the additions to the bird collection.  The motto for the shield is that of the Cadmean Society which was formed the beginning of this year.

Form Plaque: 1886

 



The following description was written by John Gregory Wiggins in the June 6, 1929 edition of the Horae Scholasticae:

Here we have a coat of arms with a pumpkin as crest.  This marks a debate by the botanical society as to whether vegetables of fruits were of more value.  Vegetables won.  In the upper left we have a Shad holding a baseball in its fin, to remind one of the Shattuck pitcher who proved to be the undoing of the Halcyon team in that year.  The horse’s head (upper right) is for the new cricket horse bought that year (price $200) to replace Old Joe price ($17).  On the lower part of the shield is a dragon transfixed by a St. Paul’s sword, marking a victory over the St. George Cricket Club.  On the scroll bellow we have, in place of a motto, XXX recording the 30th anniversary of the School.  The first X is crossed blunderbusses for the organization of the gun club, the second crossed cricket bats, for the successful season of that year, the third crossed hockey sticks, for the reorganization and codifying of the hockey rules.

Form Plaque: 1888

 



The following description was written by John Gregory Wiggins in the June 6, 1929 edition of the Horae Scholasticae:

This panel is entirely to mark the completion of the chapel and its consecration. (The Gothic tower was a later addition.)

Form Plaque: 1892

 



Form Plaque: 1892

 



One of two plaques created to commemorate the Form of 1892, carved by J. Gregory Wiggins. The following description of the events depicted was provided by Wiggins:

Two scenes are shown here, one marking the advent of a new toboggan slide, and the other the institution of L.S. Rowing, which started in pair oars. A happy shad reminds us that all three races were won by the Shattucks (The S.P.S. record is in this case erroneous).

Form Plaque: 1894

 



One of two plaques created to commemorate the Form of 1894, carved by J. Gregory Wiggins. The following description of the events depicted was provided by Wiggins:

In the upper portion of the shield we have the Shattuck barge, which made the trip from Long Pond to School in 6 minutes. In the lower portion we have a portion of the artist, I. Kirshmeyer, carving figures for the reredos, which was completed this year. The carver was a friend of Anton Lang and took part in the Passion Play at his native town of Oberammergau. He was a pioneer of ecclesiastical woodcarving in the United States. The winged wheel is for the bicycle race and the remarkable time made by the winner (16 miles in 46 minutes) and the football stands for the first outside game ever played at S.P.S., when the School beat Harvard scrub 12-10 in a hard fought contest.

Form Plaque: 1894

 



Form Plaque: 1895

 



Form Plaque: 1895

 



Form Plaque: 1897

 



The following description was written by John Gregory Wiggins in the June 6, 1929 edition of the Horae Scholasticae:

A very complete St. Paul’s School Record was published in this year, much more elaborate and inclusive than any before (upper left).  The old Shell Form was abandoned, and six regular Forms instituted (upper right).  Three gold cups were donated in this year, and the School defeated the Myopia Hunt Club, 7-0 in hockey.  Four “V’s” are marked on the middle of the shield to record the building of four fives courts for the L. S.

Form Plaque: 1897

 



The following description was written by John Gregory Wiggins in the June 6, 1929 edition of the Horae Scholasticae:

This panel is to indicate the new Sedilia placed in the chapel at this time.

Form Plaque: 1898

 



Form Plaque: 1898

 



This plaque contains the phrase in Greek: χαλεπὰ τὰ καλά (Khalepá tà kalá), meaning, “The good/beautiful things [are] difficult [to attain].” – from Plato.

Form Plaque: 1899

 



Form Plaque: 1900

 



Form Plaque: 1900

 



Plan for Panel in New Upper: 1859

 



This drawing, created by John Gregory Wiggins in 1922, shows his original concept design for the 1859 Form plaque.  In a letter from the St. Paul’s School archives collection dated October 19, 1922, written by then Rector Samuel Smith Drury, this sketch is mentioned:

My dear Greg:

I have received your two letters dated October 11th and 14th, and with the latter the very attractive sketches for the years ’59 to ’67.  I shall try to show these later to some of the trustees during the week.

The letter mentioned as accompanying the sketches is not in the archives collection.  The sketches for the nine plaque designs for the Forms of 1859 through 1867 were discovered in the archives in a separate folder accompanied by an undated typed note:

Copy / Sketches of medallions for the forms in the New Upper, 1922. They were the work of Gregory Wiggins, SPS faculty 1912-1916.  He was one of the greatest of wood carvers in this country.  The years 1861 to 1865 cover the Civil War.  Fort Sumpter (sic) is represented in 1861 and the assasination (sic) of President Lincoln in 1865.  Gregory Wiggins completed all the medallions in the dining room.  He also did a great deal of carving in the New Chapel.

This sketch is larger than the others, at 1/2 scale compared to 1/4 scale, and is drawn in pencil on light brown heavyweight drawing paper, similar to the type of paper used with pastels.  Color is added to the drawing using a watercolor type of medium, with an opaque gold metallic paint on the date and border portions of the drawing. This use of color reflects Wiggins’ original plan to add color and gilt to the finish of the completed carving rather than the dark walnut colored stain that was actually used.

Click on the thumbnail on the left to view a photograph of the finished carving, completed by J. Gregory Wiggins between November of 1922 and May of 1923.

Click HERE to see the other concept designs.

 

Plans for Panels in New Upper: 1860

 



This drawing, created by John Gregory Wiggins in 1922, shows his original concept design for the 1860 Form plaque. In a letter from the St. Paul’s School archives collection dated October 19, 1922, written by then-Rector Samuel Smith Drury, this sketch is mentioned:

My dear Greg:

I have received your two letters dated October 11th and 14th, and with the latter the very attractive sketches for the years ’59 to ’67. I shall try to show these later to some of the trustees during the week.

The letter mentioned as accompanying the sketches is not in the archives collection. The sketches for the nine plaque designs for the Forms of 1859 through 1867 were discovered in the archives in a separate folder accompanied by an undated typed note:

Copy / Sketches of medallions for the forms in the New Upper, 1922. They were the work of Gregory Wiggins, SPS faculty 1912-1916. He was one of the greatest of wood carvers in this country. The years 1861 to 1865 cover the Civil War. Fort Sumpter (sic) is represented in 1861 and the assasination (sic) of President Lincoln in 1865. Gregory Wiggins completed all the medallions in the dining room. He also did a great deal of carving in the New Chapel.

This sketch was done at 1/4 scale, and is drawn in pencil on light brown heavyweight drawing paper, similar to the type of paper used with pastels. It is one section of a larger drawing that was cut into eight pieces after the original drawing was completed.  There are notes in pencil in the margin of the drawing pertaining to changes to the design that were realized in the finished carving.  Color is added to the drawing using a watercolor type of medium, with an opaque gold metallic paint on the date and border portions of the drawing. This use of color reflects Wiggins’ original plan to add color and gilt to the finish of the completed carving rather than the dark walnut colored stain that was actually used.

 

Click on the thumbnail on the left to view a photograph of the finished carving, completed by J. Gregory Wiggins between November of 1922 and May of 1923.

Click HERE to see the other concept designs.

 

Plans for Panels in New Upper: 1861

 



This drawing, created by John Gregory Wiggins in 1922, shows his original concept design for the 1861 Form plaque. In a letter from the St. Paul’s School archives collection dated October 19, 1922, written by then Rector Samuel Smith Drury, this sketch is mentioned:

My dear Greg:

I have received your two letters dated October 11th and 14th, and with the latter the very attractive sketches for the years ’59 to ’67. I shall try to show these later to some of the trustees during the week.

The letter mentioned as accompanying the sketches is not in the archives collection. The sketches for the nine plaque designs for the Forms of 1859 through 1867 were discovered in the archives in a separate folder accompanied by an undated typed note:

Copy / Sketches of medallions for the forms in the New Upper, 1922. They were the work of Gregory Wiggins, SPS faculty 1912-1916. He was one of the greatest of wood carvers in this country. The years 1861 to 1865 cover the Civil War. Fort Sumpter (sic) is represented in 1861 and the assasination (sic) of President Lincoln in 1865. Gregory Wiggins completed all the medallions in the dining room. He also did a great deal of carving in the New Chapel.

This sketch was done at 1/4 scale, and is drawn in pencil on light brown heavyweight drawing paper, similar to the type of paper used with pastels. It is one section of a larger drawing that was cut into eight pieces after the original drawing was completed. There are notes in pencil in the margin of the drawing pertaining to changes to the design that were realized in the finished carving. Color is added to the drawing using a watercolor type of medium, with an opaque gold metallic paint on the date and border portions of the drawing. This use of color reflects Wiggins’ original plan to add color and gilt to the finish of the completed carving rather than the dark walnut colored stain that was actually used.

 

Click on the thumbnail on the left to view a photograph of the finished carving, completed by J. Gregory Wiggins between November of 1922 and May of 1923.

Click HERE to see the other concept designs.

 

Plans for Panels in New Upper: 1862

 



This drawing, created by John Gregory Wiggins in 1922, shows his original concept design for the 1862 Form plaque. In a letter from the St. Paul’s School archives collection dated October 19, 1922, written by then Rector Samuel Smith Drury, this sketch is mentioned:

My dear Greg:

I have received your two letters dated October 11th and 14th, and with the latter the very attractive sketches for the years ’59 to ’67. I shall try to show these later to some of the trustees during the week.

The letter mentioned as accompanying the sketches is not in the archives collection. The sketches for the nine plaque designs for the Forms of 1859 through 1867 were discovered in the archives in a separate folder accompanied by an undated typed note:

Copy / Sketches of medallions for the forms in the New Upper, 1922. They were the work of Gregory Wiggins, SPS faculty 1912-1916. He was one of the greatest of wood carvers in this country. The years 1861 to 1865 cover the Civil War. Fort Sumpter (sic) is represented in 1861 and the assasination (sic) of President Lincoln in 1865. Gregory Wiggins completed all the medallions in the dining room. He also did a great deal of carving in the New Chapel.

This sketch was done at 1/4 scale, and is drawn in pencil on light brown heavyweight drawing paper, similar to the type of paper used with pastels. It is one section of a larger drawing that was cut into eight pieces after the original drawing was completed. There are notes in pencil in the margin of the drawing pertaining to changes to the design that were realized in the finished carving. Color is added to the drawing using a watercolor type of medium, with an opaque gold metallic paint on the date and border portions of the drawing. This use of color reflects Wiggins’ original plan to add color and gilt to the finish of the completed carving rather than the dark walnut colored stain that was actually used.

 

Click on the thumbnail on the left to view a photograph of the finished carving, completed by J. Gregory Wiggins between November of 1922 and May of 1923.

Click HERE to see the other concept designs.

 

Plans for Panels in New Upper: 1864

 



This drawing, created by John Gregory Wiggins in 1922, shows his original concept design for the 1864 Form plaque. In a letter from the St. Paul’s School archives collection dated October 19, 1922, written by then Rector Samuel Smith Drury, this sketch is mentioned:

My dear Greg:

I have received your two letters dated October 11th and 14th, and with the latter the very attractive sketches for the years ’59 to ’67. I shall try to show these later to some of the trustees during the week.

The letter mentioned as accompanying the sketches is not in the archives collection. The sketches for the nine plaque designs for the Forms of 1859 through 1867 were discovered in the archives in a separate folder accompanied by an undated typed note:

Copy / Sketches of medallions for the forms in the New Upper, 1922. They were the work of Gregory Wiggins, SPS faculty 1912-1916. He was one of the greatest of wood carvers in this country. The years 1861 to 1865 cover the Civil War. Fort Sumpter (sic) is represented in 1861 and the assasination (sic) of President Lincoln in 1865. Gregory Wiggins completed all the medallions in the dining room. He also did a great deal of carving in the New Chapel.

This sketch was done at 1/4 scale, and is drawn in pencil on light brown heavyweight drawing paper, similar to the type of paper used with pastels. It is one section of a larger drawing that was cut into eight pieces after the original drawing was completed. There are notes in pencil in the margin of the drawing pertaining to changes to the design that were realized in the finished carving. Color is added to the drawing using a watercolor type of medium, with an opaque gold metallic paint on the date and border portions of the drawing. This use of color reflects Wiggins’ original plan to add color and gilt to the finish of the completed carving rather than the dark walnut colored stain that was actually used.

 

Click on the thumbnail on the left to view a photograph of the finished carving, completed by J. Gregory Wiggins between November of 1922 and May of 1923.

Click HERE to see the other concept designs.

 

Plans for Panels in New Upper: 1865

 



This drawing, created by John Gregory Wiggins in 1922, shows his original concept design for the 1865 Form plaque. In a letter from the St. Paul’s School archives collection dated October 19, 1922, written by then Rector Samuel Smith Drury, this sketch is mentioned:

My dear Greg:

I have received your two letters dated October 11th and 14th, and with the latter the very attractive sketches for the years ’59 to ’67. I shall try to show these later to some of the trustees during the week.

The letter mentioned as accompanying the sketches is not in the archives collection. The sketches for the nine plaque designs for the Forms of 1859 through 1867 were discovered in the archives in a separate folder accompanied by an undated typed note:

Copy / Sketches of medallions for the forms in the New Upper, 1922. They were the work of Gregory Wiggins, SPS faculty 1912-1916. He was one of the greatest of wood carvers in this country. The years 1861 to 1865 cover the Civil War. Fort Sumpter (sic) is represented in 1861 and the assasination (sic) of President Lincoln in 1865. Gregory Wiggins completed all the medallions in the dining room. He also did a great deal of carving in the New Chapel.

This sketch was done at 1/4 scale, and is drawn in pencil on light brown heavyweight drawing paper, similar to the type of paper used with pastels. It is one section of a larger drawing that was cut into eight pieces after the original drawing was completed. There are notes in pencil in the margin of the drawing pertaining to changes to the design that were realized in the finished carving. Color is added to the drawing using a watercolor type of medium, with an opaque gold metallic paint on the date and border portions of the drawing. This use of color reflects Wiggins’ original plan to add color and gilt to the finish of the completed carving rather than the dark walnut colored stain that was actually used.

 

Click on the thumbnail on the left to view a photograph of the finished carving, completed by J. Gregory Wiggins between November of 1922 and May of 1923.

Click HERE to see the other concept designs.

 

Plans for Panels in New Upper: 1866

 



This drawing, created by John Gregory Wiggins in 1922, shows his original concept design for the 1866 Form plaque. In a letter from the St. Paul’s School archives collection dated October 19, 1922, written by then Rector Samuel Smith Drury, this sketch is mentioned:

My dear Greg:

I have received your two letters dated October 11th and 14th, and with the latter the very attractive sketches for the years ’59 to ’67. I shall try to show these later to some of the trustees during the week.

The letter mentioned as accompanying the sketches is not in the archives collection. The sketches for the nine plaque designs for the Forms of 1859 through 1867 were discovered in the archives in a separate folder accompanied by an undated typed note:

Copy / Sketches of medallions for the forms in the New Upper, 1922. They were the work of Gregory Wiggins, SPS faculty 1912-1916. He was one of the greatest of wood carvers in this country. The years 1861 to 1865 cover the Civil War. Fort Sumpter (sic) is represented in 1861 and the assasination (sic) of President Lincoln in 1865. Gregory Wiggins completed all the medallions in the dining room. He also did a great deal of carving in the New Chapel.

This sketch was done at 1/4 scale, and is drawn in pencil on light brown heavyweight drawing paper, similar to the type of paper used with pastels. It is one section of a larger drawing that was cut into eight pieces after the original drawing was completed. There are notes in pencil in the margin of the drawing pertaining to changes to the design that were realized in the finished carving. Color is added to the drawing using a watercolor type of medium, with an opaque gold metallic paint on the date and border portions of the drawing. This use of color reflects Wiggins’ original plan to add color and gilt to the finish of the completed carving rather than the dark walnut colored stain that was actually used.

 

Click on the thumbnail on the left to view a photograph of the finished carving, completed by J. Gregory Wiggins between November of 1922 and May of 1923.

Click HERE to see the other concept designs.

 

Plans for Panels in New Upper: 1867

 



This drawing, created by John Gregory Wiggins in 1922, shows his original concept design for the 1867 Form plaque. In a letter from the St. Paul’s School archives collection dated October 19, 1922, written by then Rector Samuel Smith Drury, this sketch is mentioned:

My dear Greg:

I have received your two letters dated October 11th and 14th, and with the latter the very attractive sketches for the years ’59 to ’67. I shall try to show these later to some of the trustees during the week.

The letter mentioned as accompanying the sketches is not in the archives collection. The sketches for the nine plaque designs for the Forms of 1859 through 1867 were discovered in the archives in a separate folder accompanied by an undated typed note:

Copy / Sketches of medallions for the forms in the New Upper, 1922. They were the work of Gregory Wiggins, SPS faculty 1912-1916. He was one of the greatest of wood carvers in this country. The years 1861 to 1865 cover the Civil War. Fort Sumpter (sic) is represented in 1861 and the assasination (sic) of President Lincoln in 1865. Gregory Wiggins completed all the medallions in the dining room. He also did a great deal of carving in the New Chapel.

This sketch was done at 1/4 scale, and is drawn in pencil on light brown heavyweight drawing paper, similar to the type of paper used with pastels. It is one section of a larger drawing that was cut into eight pieces after the original drawing was completed. There are notes in pencil in the margin of the drawing pertaining to changes to the design that were realized in the finished carving. Color is added to the drawing using a watercolor type of medium, with an opaque gold metallic paint on the date and border portions of the drawing. This use of color reflects Wiggins’ original plan to add color and gilt to the finish of the completed carving rather than the dark walnut colored stain that was actually used.

 

Click on the thumbnail on the left to view a photograph of the finished carving, completed by J. Gregory Wiggins between November of 1922 and May of 1923.

Click HERE to see the other concept designs.

 

Form Plaque: 1942

 



The following description was written by John Gregory Wiggins in the Spring 1947 edition of the Alumni Horae:

During this year serious rifle practice was revived at School, also skiing activities continued to increase. The Halcyons crushed the Shattucks in nearly all races, and boys began to wait at table.

Form Plaque: 1943

 



The following description was written by John Gregory Wiggins in the Spring 1947 edition of the Alumni Horae:

As the Sino Japanese conflict continued with our advent into the war, Dr. Tehyi Hsieh gave a very interesting talk on the Far East. Turkey managed to avoid the world conflict. Also certain turkies managed to avoid the cooking pot as the S.P.S. Gaudy was omitted.

Form Plaque: 1943

 



The following description was written by John Gregory Wiggins in the Spring 1947 edition of the Alumni Horae:

The two small shields commemorate an 11-4 victory over St. Mark’s in hockey and a track team which won all its meets. The large shield reminds us of the renewed interest in boxing, and the championship belt given by Dr. Charles Hart, and the sweeping victory of the Shattucks at Long Pond. The “supports” of this shield show an S.P.S. football player with a hoe, bringing to mind the agricultural pursuits of the teams during the year, and a Harvard hockey player, as S.P.S. had four men on the Harvard Varsity during this season.

Coit (The New Upper) Interior: Upper Dining Hall

 



Coit (The New Upper) Interior: Upper Dining Hall

 



Coit (The New Upper) Interior: Upper Dining Hall

 



Coit (The New Upper) Interior: Upper Dining Hall

 



The portrait of George Washington shown hanging on the wall under the stained glass window is by Rembrandt Peale, and was recorded in the St. Paul’s School Record as having been hung there as part of the Washington’s Birthday celebration that took place on February 22, 1917, dating this photograph to after that time. The painting was donated by Maurice Roche (Form of 1905), 4th Baron Fermoy, and maternal grandfather of Diana, Princess of Wales.

Skating

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School. A number of skaters are shown playing hockey on the ice of Lower School Pond.

 

Miss Hastings

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School. The young woman in this photograph, identified as Miss Hastings, is likely one of the photographer’s older sisters: Florence or Mabel Hastings of Philadelphia.

 

Mr. Wheler

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School. Shown in this photograph is John Brooks Wheeler (misspelled as “Wheler” on the album page), member of the faculty from 1890-91. Behind Mr. Wheeler you can see the Chapel of St. Peter and St. Paul (New Chapel) prior to the completion of the bell tower in 1894.

 

Mr. Wheler and Mr. Paddock

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School. On the left in this photograph is John Brooks Wheeler, identified as “Wheler”, member of the faculty from 1890-91, and on the right is Lewis Henry Paddock, identified as “Paddock”, member of the faculty from 1889-91.

 

Mr. Hargate

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School.

Shown in the photograph is the Rev. John Hargate, Form of 1860, and member of the faculty from 1860 to 1906.

Arthur Stanwood Pier, in his book, St. Paul’s School 1855-1934, described the Rev. Mr. Hargate this way:

He had been one of the first boys to go to St. Paul’s School, and after his graduation he had continued at the school as a master. Thus his entire life from the age of twelve or thirteen was passed at St. Paul’s. . . Mr. Hargate was less than five feet in height, but notwithstanding his small stature he was a power in the school.  With his finely shaped head and features and clear bluish gray eyes he gave at once an impression of alertness and force which was confirmed on further acquaintance.  A strict disciplinarian, he was nevertheless very much liked by the boys.

 

The dogs

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School. Shown in this photograph is an unidentified boy with six small dogs.

 

The Turf

 



A game of cricket being played on “The Turf” – likely located in the Lower Grounds.

Cricket 1897

 



A photo of cricket being played, most likely on the Lower Grounds, originally owned by Frank Sheridan Warmoth, Form of 1897.

Cricket House

 



Cricket Pavilion

 



Cricket Team 1880

 



Cricket House, Lower Grounds

 



Henry Augustus Coit

 



Henry Augustus Coit 1856-1895

 



Isthmian Cricket Club 1878

 



First Eleven Isthmian Spring 1881

 



Old Hundred XI 1880

 



This photograph is of the First Eleven Old Hundred cricket team from the spring of 1880.  Notations on this and other copies of the same photograph in the archives collection list the team members as:

Back Row (standing, left to right):

John Stevens Conover, Jr., Form of 1881

James Potter, Form of 1881

Louis Alexander Biddle, Form of 1880

Middle Row (seated, left to right):

E. L. Purdy

de Veaux Powell, Form of 1881

James Watson Benton, Form of 1882

James Mercer Garnett, Form of 1881

William Sinclair Brigham, Form of 1882

James Carter Knox, Form of 1865, faculty member from 1868-1920

Front Row (seated on ground, left to right):

Nathan Brooke Dolan, Form of 1881

Richard Mitchell Sherman, Form of 1880

 

Cricket Team

 



One of the cricket eleven teams, possibly from 1887.

OH Cricket Team 1889

 



This photograph of the Old Hundred First Eleven Cricket Team has team member names written on the back that identifies them as follows:

Back Row (standing, left to right):

Eugene Hillhouse Pool, Form of 1891

Arthur Stanwood Pier, Form of 1890

James McCormick Lamberton, Form of 1874 and faculty member from 1878-1881 and 1887-1899

Charles Sinkler, Jr., Form of 1889

Walter Stanley Schutz, Form of 1890

Front Row (seated on bench, left to right):

William Porter Niles, Form of 1888 (seated on bench arm)

Lewis Motter Smith, Form of 1890

Walter Allan Courtney, Form of 1890

Charles Henry Kerner, Form of 1890 (team captain)

Stewart Cooper, Form of 1890

John Hamilton Potter Conover, Form of 1891

The Rev. James Potter Conover, Form of 1876 and faculty member  from 1882-1906 (seated on bench arm)

 

 

Cricket team 1881

 



The banner behind the wicket bears the letter “O. H. C. C.” for Old Hundred Cricket Club.

School XI at Manhattan Grounds

 



S. P. S. in Germantown July 10

 



Members of the St. Paul’s School Cricket Eleven at Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  Malcolm Kenneth Gordon (Form of 1887 and faculty member from 1889-1917), is identified as being ninth from the left in this group.

Cricket Team on trip

 



William Hamilton Foster (Form of 1881 and faculty member from 1883–1928) is identified in this photograph.

G. M. Brinley

 



The Rev. Godfrey Malbone Brinley, Form of 1884 and faculty member from 1888-1930, is identified in this photograph.

Berkeley Cricket Club

 



William Hamilton Foster

 



Notations on this photograph identify the cricket player as William Hamilton Foster, Form of 1883 and faculty member from 1883-1928.

Cricket Players

 



An unidentified trio of St. Paul’s School cricket players.

Mr. R. E. Hastings

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School. Shown in this photograph is Robert Edgar Hastings, father of Theodore Mitchell Hastings.

He!! He!! – Ha!! Ha!!!

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School. Based on other identified photographs this appears to be one of the photographer’s older sisters: Florence or Mabel Hastings.

Mr. Dole

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School.

Shown in this photograph is Lester Carrington Dole, faculty member from 1878-1918. In the background a group of students is gathered in front of the Big Study.

Arthur Stanwood Pier, in his book, St. Paul’s School 1855-1934, described Mr. Dole this way:

Lester C. Dole, instructor in gymnastics, was one of the most hard-working and conscientious men in the school.  Besides having entire charge of the Gymnasium, he assisted in the coaching of the younger boys in cricket and football; gave boxing lessons and fencing lessons; took boys out gunning in the autumn and managed the Thanksgiving shoot; coached all the crews, both on the rowing weights in the Gymnasium and in the boats on Long Pond; and many duties as boundsmaster; supervised much of the swimming at the old swimming hole. . . He was a great favorite with all the boys, because of the eager and merry disposition that he showed in the exercise of his duties. . . .Unfailing cheerfulness and complete unselfishness were his most conspicuous traits; they made him beloved by the successive generations of boys throughout his long term of service at St. Paul’s.

Goodbye

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School. An unidentified boy is shown escaping through a window. The caption on this photo was written as “Good By”.

Crack the whip

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School.  The photograph shows a group of students playing crack the whip on the ice of Lower School Pond.

Dog

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School.  This photograph shows a boy and a dog on the ice of Lower School Pond. The note of “Whelen” on the photograph possibly identifies the boy as William Baker Whelen, Form of 1895.

Mr. Elwes and Mr. Winckler

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School.  Dudley R. Carey Elwes, faculty member from 1890-1891, and Isaac Lewis Winckler, faculty member from 1887-1893 are shown in this photograph. In the background is the Big Study.

The umpire

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School. The person in the photograph is identified as “P. Kingsbury” and is most likely William Payson Kingsbury, Form of 1892. The photograph was taken on the Lower Grounds, and the Red Barn is visible in the background.

Beautiful!!!

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School. The person in the photograph is identified as “P. K.” and appears to be William Payson Kingsbury, Form of 1892.

C. C. Harrison

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School. The center figure in the photograph is identified as Charles Custis Harrison, Jr., Form of 1894. On the left Roy Alvin Rainey, Form of 1893 is identified, and on the right, wearing the derby hat, is Edwin Prall Campbell, Form of 1894.

Three strikes and out

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School. Two boys are shown playing baseball on the Lower Grounds. The Red Barn can be seen in the background behind the boy with the catcher’s mitt.

Mr. Dole’s Cottage

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School. This photograph is of the residence of Lester Carrington Dole, faculty member from 1878-1918.

Originally called Lewis Cottage, it was renovated in 1881 and expanded in 1887.  It currently is used as faculty housing, and is located on the corner of Rectory and Sawmill Roads.

The Gymnasium

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School. In the center of the photograph is the Old Gymnasium, with building No. 3 to the left. Behind the Gymnasium is Lower School Pond. The spire of the Old Chapel can be seen on the right side of the photograph with the chimney of the Big Study behind it.

The Big Study

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School. The Big Study was located between the Old and New Chapels, and burned down in 1961. The stairway into the Old Gymnasium is visible on the left of the photograph, and the corner of the Old Chapel is on the right.

Lower School buildings

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School.  In this photograph is the Old Lower School, located on Rectory Road across from the current location of the Schoolhouse lawn.

The Rectory

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School. The rectory is shown in this photograph taken from across Rectory Road.

School building

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School. This is a second photograph of the original School building, completed in 1880 and torn down in 1929. It was replaced by the current Schoolhouse which occupies essentially the same location.

The Gymnasium

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School. The building in this photograph is the Old Gymnasium, built in 1878 and torn down in 1957. Building No. 3 can be seen on the far left of the photograph.

Mr. Conover

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School.  In this photograph the Rev. James Potter Conover, Form of 1876 and faculty member from 1882-1915, is shown playing hockey on Lower School Pond. In the background is the Raquet Courts building, built in 1882 and torn down in 1915.

Whelen

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School.  In this photograph the boy is identified as “Whelen” and is most likely William Baker Whelen, Form of 1895. In the background is the Old Gymnasium and bulding No. 3.

Pat Kingsbury

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School. The person in the photograph is identified as “Pat Kinsburry” and is possibly William Payson Kingsbury, Form of 1892. In the background is the Big Study, and behind that the New Chapel can be seen, prior to the completion of the tower.

Buck Richards

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School.  The person in the center of the photograph is identified as “Buck Richards” and is most likely J. DeForest Richards, Form of 1892. The other two students are not identified.

A street theatre

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School. Two men are shown pulling a wagon containing a cabinet equipped with a crank handle, identified by Hastings as a street theatre.

A fight

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School. Two boys are shown engaging in  a fist fight. The notes in the margins identify them as “Harvy Jennings” on the left and “Harry Potter” on the right.

Mr. Dole

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School. Shown in this photograph is Lester Carrington Dole, faculty member from 1878-1918.  He is shown just outside the front entrance of the Big Study.

Proudness

 



The person in the photograph is identified as “Pat Kingsbury” and is most likely William Payson Kingsbury, Form of 1892.  He appears to be standing in one of the fields of the Lower Grounds.

Heyward Drayton

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School. Shown in this photograph is William Heyward Drayton III, Form of 1896, skating on Lower School Pond. In the background from left to right are the following buildings: Raquet Courts, New Chapel, Big Study, and the Old Gymnasium.

Miss Hastings

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School. The person in this photograph identified as “Miss Hastings” is likely one of the photographer’s older sisters: Florence or Mabel Hastings.

Buck Richards

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School. The person in the photograph is identified as “Buck Richards” and is most likely J. DeForest Richards, Form of 1892.

A Kodak fiend

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School.In this photograph a woman is taking a photograph with a Kodak camera. It looks similar to the Kodak No. 2 camera used to take the photograph itself.  Based on other photographs in the album this appears to be one of T. Mitchell Hastings’ sisters.

Charlie Harrison

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School. The boy in this photograph is identified as “Charlie Harrison” and is Charles Custis Harrison, Jr., Form of 1894.

Harry Jennings

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School.The boy in this photograph is identified as “Harry Jennings” and does not appear to have been a student of St. Paul’s School.

Sully Carpenter

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School. The person in this photograph is identified as “Sully Carpenter” and is possibly John Neilson Carpender, Jr., Form of 1893.

View of buildings

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School. This photograph appears to have been taken from one of the upper floors of the School building. The buildings from left to right are: The Rectory, the Big Study, the New Chapel and the Infirmary.

The Rev. Mr. Lay

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School. The person in this photograph is the Rev. George William Lay, Form of 1878 and member of the faculty from 1888-1907.

Is the ice hard?

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School. This photograph is of a boy slipping on the ice, and has the caption “Is the ice hard?”.

A deer

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School.  Based on other identified photographs in the album, this image of a deer appears to have been taken at the Philadelphia Zoological Gardens in Pennsylvania.

Dogs

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School. Based on other photographs in the album this unidentified photograph of dogs appears to be located at Abington Farm.

Birds at zoo – Philadelphia

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School. This photograph was taken at the Philadelphia Zoological Gardens in Pennsylvania.

Brewster

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School.  The boy in this photograph, identified as “Brewster”, is either Robert Stanton Brewster, Form of 1893, or Walter Stanton Brewster, Form of 1891.

The goal keeper

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School. An unidentified boy is shown playing hockey on Lower School Pond.

Charlie Harrison

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School. The person in the photograph is identified as “Charlie Harrison” and is most likely Charles Custis Harrison, Jr., Form of 1894.

W. Cadwalader & Whelen

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School.  Identified in this photograph are Williams Biddle Cadwalader, Form of 1894, and the boy identified as “Whelen” and is most likely William Baker Whelen, Form of 1895.

DeForest Richards

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School. The student in the photograph is identified as “DeForrest Richards” and is most likely J. DeForest Richards, Form of 1892. The building in the background is the Old Chapel.

Buck Richards

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School. The central figure in this photograph is identified as “Buck Richards” and is most likely J. DeForest Richards, Form of 1892. In the background some unidentified boys are playing baseball on the Lower Grounds. The Red Barn can be seen on the left side of the photograph.

Mr. Elwes

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School. Shown in this photograph is Dudley R. Carey Elwes, faculty member from 1890-1891.  He is leaning up against the wall outside the main entrance to the Big Study.

A pretty face

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School. In this photograph a boy is shown making a face for the camera, and he looks very much like Charles Custis Harrison, Jr., Form of 1894, identified in these photographs.

A deer and a dear

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School. This photograph of an unidentified boy and a deer is similar to other photographs in the album that are identified as having been taken at the Philadelphia Zoological Gardens in Pennsylvania.

Yow!!!

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School.  This photograph of farm animals is from an unidentified location that appears, based on other photographs in the album, to be Abington Farm.

Dogs

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School. A photograph of dogs from an unidentified location that appears, based on other photographs in the album, to be Abington Farm.

An eagle

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School. This photograph of a large bird of prey, an eagle or possibly a condor, appears to have been taken at the Philadelphia Zoological Gardens in Pennsylvania.

Mr. Balch & Chittenden

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School. Identified in this photograph is Stephen Elliott Balch, faculty member from 1890-1891, and on the right, William Jared Chittenden, Jr., Form of 1892.

Biffy Lea

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School. The student identified in this photograph as “Biffy Lea” is Langdon Lea, Form of 1892.  He is shown posing for the picture on the ice of Lower School Pond.

Mr. Knox

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School.

Identified in this photograph is James Carter Knox, Form of 1865, and faculty member from 1868-1929. Mr. Knox is walking along the sidewalk on Rectory Road, and behind him the Lower School is visible. In the far left of the photograph the edge of the New Chapel can be seen.

Arthur Stanwood Pier, in his book, St. Paul’s School 1855-1934, described Mr. Knox this way:

Although English was the subject he taught, and taught well, he was capable at a moment’s notice of taking the most advanced classes in Latin or French.  His chief work in the school was in music.  During the half century that he was a member of the faculty, he was organist and choir master, and won the devoted affection of all the boys who worked under him in chapel. . . He had a charming tenor voice.  Somewhat early in life he acquired an elderly manner and appearance – elderly yet still debonair.

The Rev. Mr. Lay

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School.  Identified in this photograph is “Mr Lay” – the Rev. George William Lay, Form of 1878 and member of the faculty from 1888-1907. The building behind him is the New Chapel, prior to the completion of the tower. To the right of the New Chapel is the Big Study and the edge of the Old Gymnasium.

One of the sleighs

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School. This photograph features one of the larger sleighs used to transport students on outings to Concord.

An old farmer

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School.  This photograph is of a small sleigh drawn by a single horse.

Cadwalader & Lea

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School.  This photograph identifies the boy on the left as “Cadwalader” and is most likely Thomas Cadwalader, Form of 1892. The boy on the right is identified as “Lea” and is Langdon Lea, Form of 1892. The boys are shown taking a break from playing hockey on Lower School Pond.

A collision

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School. The boy on the right is not identified, but appears from other identified photographs to be William Baker Whelen, Form of 1895. In the background are a number of other students skating and playing hockey on Lower School Pond.

Pat Kingsbury

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School.  Identified in the photograph is “Pat Kingsburry” – William Payson Kingsbury, Form of 1892.

A fight before breakfast

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School. This photograph shows some unidentified boys roughhousing for the camera.

Kerner & Harrison

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School.  The student on the left is identified as “Kerner” and is Howard Sinclair Kerner, Form of 1895. The student on the right is identified as Harrison and is Charles Custis Harrison, Jr., Form of 1894.

A group

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School.  Identified in this photograph is “D. Ward”, presumably the center figure, and is likely William Douglas Ward, Form of 1891. He is shown with several unidentified students taking a break from playing hockey on the ice of Lower School Pond.

Brewster

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School. The boy in this photograph, identified as “Brewster”, is either Robert Stanton Brewster, Form of 1893, or Walter Stanton Brewster, Form of 1891. He is shown with other unidentified boys taking a break from playing hockey on the ice of Lower School Pond.

Mr. Padget

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School.  The man in this photograph is identified as “Mr Padget” and is Percival Padgett, faculty member from 1880-1894. Padget taught Latin at St. Paul’s School for fourteen years. Behind him, on the right side of the photograph is the Lower School and on the left is the New Chapel.

Two of a kind

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School. Shown in this photograph are two young women identified in a subsequent photograph as “Miss Smith & Miss Hastings”. Miss Hastings, in the dark dress, is most likely one of the photographer’s older sisters: Florence or Mabel Hastings.

A sweet little kiss

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School. Shown in this photograph are two young women identified in a subsequent photograph as “Miss Smith & Miss Hastings”. Miss Hastings, in the dark dress, is most likely one of the photographer’s older sisters: Florence or Mabel Hastings.

Taking a slide

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School. Shown in this photograph is a young women identified as “Miss Hastings” in a subsequent photograph. She is most likely one of the photographer’s older sisters: Florence or Mabel Hastings.

Miss Smith & Miss Hastings

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School. Shown in this photograph are two young women identified as “Miss Smith & Miss Hastings”. Miss Hastings, in the dark dress, is most likely one of the photographer’s older sisters: Florence or Mabel Hastings.

Carr

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School.  The boy in the photograph is identified as “Carr” and is Wilson Murray Carr, Form of 1894. He is shown taking a break from playing hockey on Lower School Pond.

Kenner Foot

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School.  The boy in the photograph is identified as “Kenner Foote” and is Alvin Kenner Foot, Form of 1895. He is shown taking a break from playing hockey on Lower School Pond.

The pond

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School.  This photograph shows a group of boys playing hockey on the ice on Lower School Pond. In the background on the far left of the photo is the New Chapel prior to the completion of the tower. Next to that the back of the Big Study can be seen, and to the right the Old Gymnasium.

Is it good?

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School. Two boys are shown posing for the camera and are identified as “Richards” on the left – J. DeForest Richards, Form of 1892 – and “Lee” on the right – Langdon Lea, Form of 1892. On the right side of the photograph is the Rectory, in the background is the School Infirmary, shown behind a horse-drawn sleigh on Rectory Road.

A wagon

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School. This photograph shows a horse-drawn wagon in an unidentified location.

An omnibus on Broad St.

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School. This photograph shows a large enclosed horse-drawn passenger wagon with the words “Broad Street” painted along the top edge. In the right margin the words “City Hall Philadelphia” is written.

The Infirmary

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School. In the center of the photograph is the Infirmary. It was built in 1876, expanded in 1889 and torn down in 1940.

The Rectory

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School. This photograph, taken from the opposite side of Rectory Road, shows the Rectory, built in 1870.

Keep it up

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School. Two students are shown posing in a mock fist fight. The boy on the left is identified as “Kingsbury” and is William Payson Kingsbury, Form of 1892. The boy on the right is identified as “Richards” and is J. DeForest Richards, Form of 1892.

Our caterer

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School.  An unidentified man is shown shoveling snow into a bucket full of beverage bottles.

Pat Kingsbury

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School.  The student on the left is identified as “Pat Kingsburry” and is William Payson Kingsbury, Form of 1892. The boy on the right is not identified. They are leaning against a fence that once lined Rectory Road. The Lower School is in the background.

The boys

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School.  This photograph shows an unidentified group of students gathered outside the main entrance to the Big Study.

Going into Concord

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School. This photograph shows a number of unidentified students preparing for a sleigh ride into Concord. Behind them is the Rectory.

The Rev. Mr. Conover

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School. In this photograph a man identified as “Mr Conover” is shown riding a fine looking horse along Rectory Road. He is the Rev. James Potter Conover, Form of 1876 and faculty member from 1882-1915. Behind him is the infirmary, and behind the infirmary the School can be seen.

Abington Farm

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School. This photograph shows a farm identified as “Abington Farm” in an unknown location.

Cable cars

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School.  This photograph features cable cars traveling in front of City Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The Old Chapel

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School. This photograph is of the Old Chapel, built in 1858-60, by the architect George Snell of Boston. It was expanded in 1868 at which time the transepts were added.

Waterfall in winter

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School.  This photograph shows a frozen waterfall in winter, and appears to be a double exposure.

View of grounds

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School.  This photograph shows a view of some unidentified farm buildings on the School grounds.

Birds at zoo

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School. This photograph was taken at the Philadelphia Zoological Gardens in Pennsylvania.

Ducks

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School.  This photograph shows a group of ducks in an unidentified farmyard.

Mr. Gordon

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School.  The man in this photograph is identified as “Mr Gordon” and is Malcolm Kenneth Gordon, Form of 1887 and faculty member from 1889-1917. He is walking along the sidewalk beside Rectory Road, and the Lower School can be seen behind him.

Buck

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School. The boy in this photograph is identified as “Buck” and is possibly J. DeForest Richards, Form of 1892.

Dr. Kinsman

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School. The person in this photograph is identified as “Mr Kinsman” is Dr. Frederick Joseph Kinsman, Form of 1886, and faculty member from 1888-1891 and 1895-1897. He is shown walking along Rectory Road. Behind him on the left is the Old Infirmary and on the right is the School.

The New Chapel

 



A Kodak No. 2 type photograph taken in 1890 by Theodore Mitchell Hastings, Form of 1894, while a student at St. Paul’s School. This photograph features the New Chapel, prior to the completion of the tower in 1894. The building of the New Chapel was was begun in 1886, and it was consecrated on June 5, 1888. On the left is the Big Study.

 

Study Building for Lower School

 



Printed reproduction of an architectural elevation drawing for a proposed building on the St. Paul’s School grounds.

Fill Back of Gym

 



A photograph of grounds work being completed behind the Old Gymnasium circa 1916. The photograph shows the area currently occupied by the Ohrstrom Library terrace.  The pathway shown is the Long Path under construction.

Fill & Path Back of Gym

 



A photograph of grounds work being completed behind the Old Gymnasium circa 1916. The view shows the area currently occupied by  Ohrstrom Library, with Lower School Pond on the right.  This pathway was named the Long Path by Drury and stretches along the pond the full length from Armour to the New Upper.

Grounds Work Behind Old Gymnasium

 



A photograph of grounds work being completed behind the Old Gymnasium circa 1916. The view shows the area along the edge of Lower School Pond behind the current Kittredge dorm.  On the right side of the photograph the back of the Old Gymnasium and No. 3 can be seen, and on the right through the branches there is a glimpse of Armour.

Grounds Work Along Lower School Pond

 



A photograph of grounds work being completed behind the Old Gymnasium circa 1916. The view shows the area along the edge of Lower School Pond behind the Big Study Annex and Old Gymnasium,  the current location behind Ohrstrom Library.  The back of No. 3 can be seen on the left of the photograph.

New Courts

 



This photograph shows the Squash Courts under construction in 1915. Maurice Roche (Lord Fermoy and grandfather of Diana, Princess of Wales), Form of 1905, donated the funds to build the new courts, one of many gifts he made to St. Paul’s School.  The new Squash Courts were opened for play on January 18, 1916 and are still in use today.

The January 29, 1916 edition of the Horae Scholasticae (pg. 107) published this mention of the new Squash Courts:

With the opening of the new Squash Racquets courts the Horae wishes to thank Mr. Roche once more, on behalf of the School, for his handsome and most pleasing gift. The game has been taken up by the boys with great interest, and a large number are daily availing themselves of the opportunity to enjoy the game in that place, so completely equipped and so beautifully furnished.

 

New Squash Courts

 



This photograph shows the Squash Courts under construction in 1915. Maurice Roche (Lord Fermoy and grandfather of Diana, Princess of Wales), Form of 1905, donated the funds to build the new courts, one of many gifts he made to St. Paul’s School. The new Squash Courts were opened for play on January 18, 1916 and are still in use today.

The January 29, 1916 edition of the Horae Scholasticae (pg. 107) published this mention of the new Squash Courts:

With the opening of the new Squash Racquets courts the Horae wishes to thank Mr. Roche once more, on behalf of the School, for his handsome and most pleasing gift. The game has been taken up by the boys with great interest, and a large number are daily availing themselves of the opportunity to enjoy the game in that place, so completely equipped and so beautifully furnished.

From Pines Back of Infirmary

 



This photograph shows the bank of Lower School Pond behind the Old Gymnasium and No. 3, where grounds work was being done to construct the Long Path circa 1916.

Fill Looking Toward Annex From Boathouse

 



Grounds work being completed along the edge of Lower School Pond as part of the construction of the Long Path circa 1916.  Buildings shown include No. 3 on the right with the Old Gymnasium behind it.  On the left through the trees Armour (Infirmary) is partially visible.

Fill Looking Toward Annex

 



Grounds work being completed along the edge of Lower School Pond as part of the construction of the Long Path circa 1916.  Buildings shown include No. 3 on the right with the Old Gymnasium behind it.

Fill Back of Gym

 



Grounds work being completed along the edge of Lower School Pond as part of the construction of the Long Path circa 1916.  On the left is the back of the Old Gymnasium and on the right is No. 3.

Entrance to Rectory

 



This photograph shows the main entrance to the Rectory prior to the renovation shown in other photographs from the same photo album.

Entrance to Rectory

 



This photograph shows the main entrance to the Rectory after renovations.

Rectory

 



This photograph shows the main entrance to the Rectory prior to the renovation shown in other photographs from the same photo album.

School Cottage No. 1

 



This undated photograph shows School Cottage No. 1, built in 1885, located on Jerome Ridge.  It was renamed Conover House in 1917 and currently serves as faculty housing.

Cow Barns

 



This photograph is of the cow barns that are part of the Hill Farm located on the section of the Dunbarton Road that is the beyond Silk Farm Road intersection.  The photographer was standing at the edge of the apple orchards that were located roughly in the area of the athletic field currently on the corner of Silk Farm Road, and the apple trees can be seen on either edge of the photograph. These barns were used for cows until 1951, when the School sold the herd.

Old Upper

 



The Old Upper School was built in 1870-71 and housed the Fifth and Sixth Form students.  In 1897 the building was picked up and moved back 60 feet to the location shown in this photograph, roughly in the area where Manville is located today.  The Old Upper was torn down in 1962.

The New Upper

 



The New Upper was completed in 1904, designed by Henry Vaughan, the same architect that designed the New Chapel.  In 1995 it was renamed “Coit” after Henry Augustus Coit, who was the first Rector of St. Paul’s School.

Sheldon Library

 



Sheldon Library, begun in 1900 and dedicated on June 6, 1901, was the gift of the children of William C. Sheldon, a Trustee from 1877 to 1896. Designed by the architect Ernest Flagg, it was built on the site of the original Miller’s Cottage. On the left side of the photograph through the trees the Westinghouse Lab can be seen.

Rectory

 



This photograph shows a side view of the Rectory in winter, most likely taken from the upper floor of the Old Infirmary.

Sheldon Library

 



This photograph shows Sheldon Library  from across Library Pond.  Sheldon was built on the site of the original Miller’s Cottage.

Bridge on Lower School Pond

 



In the distance of this photograph is a pedestrian bridge along the path that follows the edge of Lower School Pond. In 1917 a new path was built around the pond, and this photograph was likely taken after that was completed.

Planting Potatoes on the Chapel Lawn

 



This photograph shows students planting potatoes on the Chapel Lawn as part of the war efforts implemented at St. Paul’s School during World War I.  The Horae Scholasticae from May 5, 1917 describes this event:

St. Paul’s, in order to help increase the substantial food produce of the country, intends to do her part by planting in the open lots about the School such products as the boys themselves can farm.  None of the land devoted to athletic interests is to be disturbed, but all the open lots, which at present are quite unused, behind the School, next the Lower School, and in front of the Chapel, are to be ploughed up and sown with potatoes and oats by the boys of the School.  One hundred and thirty-seven boys have volunteered to help in this patriotic work, which will begin in a few days, as already some of the lots are ploughed up and ready to be sown.  Every boy who has volunteered to help should indeed feel that he is doing something that will materially benefit his country.

The St. Paul’s School Record for 1917 records in the School Chronology that the first planting of the Chapel and School lawns was done on May 15, 1917.

Cultivating the School Lawn

 



This photograph shows students working in the furrows on the School Lawn (present day Schoolhouse Lawn) as part of the war efforts implemented at St. Paul’s School during World War I. Behind them the three faculty houses on Jerome Ridge can be seen, originally named School Cottage No.1 – No. 3.  The Horae Scholasticae from May 5, 1917 describes this event:

St. Paul’s, in order to help increase the substantial food produce of the country, intends to do her part by planting in the open lots about the School such products as the boys themselves can farm.  None of the land devoted to athletic interests is to be disturbed, but all the open lots, which at present are quite unused, behind the School, next the Lower School, and in front of the Chapel, are to be ploughed up and sown with potatoes and oats by the boys of the School.  One hundred and thirty-seven boys have volunteered to help in this patriotic work, which will begin in a few days, as already some of the lots are ploughed up and ready to be sown.  Every boy who has volunteered to help should indeed feel that he is doing something that will materially benefit his country.

The St. Paul’s School Record for 1917 records in the School Chronology that the first planting of the Chapel and School lawns was done on May 15, 1917.

Plowing the School Lawn

 



This photograph shows a horse-drawn plow cutting furrows into the lawn in front of the School building, the present day Schoolhouse Lawn, as part of the war efforts implemented at St. Paul’s School during World War I. The Horae Scholasticae from May 5, 1917 describes this event:

St. Paul’s, in order to help increase the substantial food produce of the country, intends to do her part by planting in the open lots about the School such products as the boys themselves can farm.  None of the land devoted to athletic interests is to be disturbed, but all the open lots, which at present are quite unused, behind the School, next the Lower School, and in front of the Chapel, are to be ploughed up and sown with potatoes and oats by the boys of the School.  One hundred and thirty-seven boys have volunteered to help in this patriotic work, which will begin in a few days, as already some of the lots are ploughed up and ready to be sown.  Every boy who has volunteered to help should indeed feel that he is doing something that will materially benefit his country.

The St. Paul’s School Record for 1917 records in the School Chronology that the School lawn was plowed on May 4, 1917.

Planting the School Lawn

 



This photograph shows students working the furrows on the lawn in front of the School building, the present day Schoolhouse Lawn, as part of the war efforts implemented at St. Paul’s School during World War I. The Horae Scholasticae from May 5, 1917 describes this event:

St. Paul’s, in order to help increase the substantial food produce of the country, intends to do her part by planting in the open lots about the School such products as the boys themselves can farm.  None of the land devoted to athletic interests is to be disturbed, but all the open lots, which at present are quite unused, behind the School, next the Lower School, and in front of the Chapel, are to be ploughed up and sown with potatoes and oats by the boys of the School.  One hundred and thirty-seven boys have volunteered to help in this patriotic work, which will begin in a few days, as already some of the lots are ploughed up and ready to be sown.  Every boy who has volunteered to help should indeed feel that he is doing something that will materially benefit his country.

The St. Paul’s School Record for 1917 records in the School Chronology that the School lawn was planted on May 15, 1917.

S. P. S. Battalion

 



In this photograph students in military dress are participating in military drill as part of the S. P. S. Battalion. The Battalion was formed during the spring term of 1917.  Drill was held two afternoons a week, taking the place of organized sports, and was conducted to help prepare students for service during World War I. The location appears to be in the fields of the Lower Grounds.

S.P.S. Battalion

 



In this photograph students in military dress are participating in military drill as part of the S. P. S. Battalion. The Battalion was formed during the spring term of 1917.  Drill was held two afternoons a week, taking the place of organized sports, and was conducted to help prepare students for service during World War I. The location appears to be in the fields of the Lower Grounds.

Race Day

 



This photograph shows crew boats being raced on Long Pond as part of the Race Day celebrations at St. Paul’s School, possibly circa 1917.

Race Day, Long Pond

 



This photograph shows Long Pond on a Race Day celebration at St. Paul’s School, possibly circa 1917.

Halcyon Boathouse on Race Day

 



This photograph shows the Halcyon Boathouse on Long Pond during a Race Day celebration at St. Paul’s School, possibly circa 1917.

Flagpole Ceremony

 



This photograph shows the flagpole ceremony with the Shattuck flag on the pole.  This most likely took place during the Race Day celebration at St. Paul’s School, possibly circa 1917.

New Cloister Construction

 



A photograph of the early stage of the construction of the New Cloister built to connect the New Chapel with the Big Study, very likely taken in 1919.  The completed cloister was dedicated on October 16, 1920.

The June 1, 1920 issue of the Horae Scholasticae reported the progress on the project:

As we go to press, labor on the Cloister has been resumed, with, for these days, the greatest possible vigor.  The stone arches have been put into place, the walls between are rising, the steps in front are set; the work glows. While there is not the slightest expectation of having the Cloister ready for Anniversary, there is , we are informed, good reason to hope that it will be complete and usable, by the beginning of next year.

New Chapel Entrance, Cloister Construction

 



A photograph of the early stage of the construction of the New Cloister built to connect the New Chapel with the Big Study, very likely taken in 1919.  This photograph shows the entrance to the New Chapel being renovated as part of the project.  The completed cloister was dedicated on October 16, 1920.

New Chapel Entrance, Cloister Construction

 



A photograph of the early stage of the construction of the New Cloister built to connect the New Chapel with the Big Study, very likely taken in 1919.  This photograph shows the entrance to the New Chapel being renovated as part of the project.  The completed cloister was dedicated on October 16, 1920.

New Chapel Entrance, Cloister Construction

 



A photograph of the early stage of the construction of the New Cloister built to connect the New Chapel with the Big Study, very likely taken in 1919.  This photograph shows the entrance to the New Chapel being renovated as part of the project.  The completed cloister was dedicated on October 16, 1920.

New Chapel Entrance, Cloister Construction

 



A photograph of the early stage of the construction of the New Cloister built to connect the New Chapel with the Big Study, very likely taken in 1919.  This photograph shows the entrance to the New Chapel being renovated as part of the project.  The completed cloister was dedicated on October 16, 1920.

New Dunbarton Road

 



The New Dunbarton Road, now called simply Dunbarton Road, was begun in July of 1919 and the road was opened for use on June 2, 1920.

New Dunbarton Road Construction

 



The New Dunbarton Road, now called simply Dunbarton Road, under construction.  The Red Barn is on the left of the photograph, and workers with wagons and horses are shown at work. Construction was begun in July of 1919 and the road was opened for use on June 2, 1920.

New Dunbarton Road Construction

 



The New Dunbarton Road, now called simply Dunbarton Road, under construction.  Alumni is on the right and various workers are shown digging in the center of the photograph. Construction was begun in July of 1919 and the road was opened for use on June 2, 1920.

New Dunbarton Road Construction

 



The New Dunbarton Road, now called simply Dunbarton Road, under construction.  The Red Barn is on the left and various workers with horses are shown digging and moving large boulders. Construction was begun in July of 1919 and the road was opened for use on June 2, 1920.

New Dunbarton Road Construction

 



The New Dunbarton Road, now called simply Dunbarton Road, under construction.  The Red Barn is on the right and Alumni is on the left in the background.  Various workers with horses pulling equipment are shown in the center of the photograph. Construction was begun in July of 1919 and the road was opened for use on June 2, 1920.

New Dunbarton Road Blasting

 



The New Dunbarton Road, now called simply Dunbarton Road, under construction.  This photograph shows blasting taking place as part of the building of the road. Construction was begun in July of 1919 and the road was opened for use on June 2, 1920.

Excavation Site

 



This photograph shows an excavation site, possibly used as a source of sand and gravel in the New Dunbarton Road construction project.  A target is leaned up against a log in the back of the pit.

Dirt Road

 



This photograph shows an unidentified  section of dirt road, likely the New Dunbarton Road. Construction was begun in July of 1919 and the road was opened for use on June 2, 1920.

New Dunbarton Road Construction

 



This photograph shows a section of New Dunbarton Road, now called simply Dunbarton Road, under construction.  Construction was begun in July of 1919 and the road was opened for use on June 2, 1920.

Bridge Construction

 



This photograph shows the construction of a bridge as part of the New Dunbarton Road project.  Construction on the road began in July of 1919 and the road was opened for use on June 2, 1920.

Maurice Burke Roche, Lord Fermoy, Form of 1905, gave this stone arched bridge to the school.  It was designed by R. Clipston Sturgis, Form of 1876, who served for many years as chairman of the School’s architectural advisory committee.

New Dunbarton Road and Miller’s House

 



This photograph shows the section of New Dunbarton Road across from the current Stovell Tennis Courts building.  Behind the horse-drawn wagon on the left is the Miller’s House and the White Farm can be seen in the background. Construction on the road began in July of 1919 and the road was opened for use on June 2, 1920.

New Dunbarton Road and Red Barn

 



This photograph shows the New Dunbarton Road, with the Red Barn on the left.  The sign reads: “J. Driscoll & Son Co. General Contractors Brookline”. Construction on the road began in July of 1919 and the road was opened for use on June 2, 1920.

New Dunbarton Road Construction

 



Workers are shown landscaping a section of the New Dunbarton Road.  On the right is the Red Barn and on the left is Alumni. Construction on the road began in July of 1919 and the road was opened for use on June 2, 1920.

 

New Dunbarton Road Bridge Construction

 



A section of the New Dunbarton Road, including the bridge over Turkey River, shown during construction. In the background the fields of the Lower Grounds can be seen. Construction on the road began in July of 1919 and the road was opened for use on June 2, 1920.

Maurice Burke Roche, Lord Fermoy, Form of 1905, gave this stone arched bridge to the school.  It was designed by R. Clipston Sturgis, Form of 1876, who served for many years as chairman of the School’s architectural advisory committee.

New Dunbarton Road Bridge Construction

 



The bridge over Turkey River during construction as part of the New Dunbarton Road project. Construction on the road began in July of 1919 and the road was opened for use on June 2, 1920.

Maurice Burke Roche, Lord Fermoy, Form of 1905, gave this stone arched bridge to the school.  It was designed by R. Clipston Sturgis, Form of 1876, who served for many years as chairman of the School’s architectural advisory committee.

Steamroller

 



A steamroller used in the construction of the New Dunbarton Road. Construction on the road began in July of 1919 and the road was opened for use on June 2, 1920.

New Dunbarton Road Bridge Construction

 



The bridge over Turkey River during construction as part of the New Dunbarton Road project. Construction on the road began in July of 1919 and the road was opened for use on June 2, 1920.

Maurice Burke Roche, Lord Fermoy, Form of 1905, gave this stone arched bridge to the school.  It was designed by R. Clipston Sturgis, Form of 1876, who served for many years as chairman of the School’s architectural advisory committee.

Bridge Construction

 



The bridge over Turkey River during construction as part of the New Dunbarton Road project. Construction on the road began in July of 1919 and the road was opened for use on June 2, 1920.

Maurice Burke Roche, Lord Fermoy, Form of 1905, gave this stone arched bridge to the school.  It was designed by R. Clipston Sturgis, Form of 1876, who served for many years as chairman of the School’s architectural advisory committee.

New Dunbarton Road Construction

 



A section of the New Dunbarton Road with the fields of Lower Grounds in the distance. Construction on the road began in July of 1919 and the road was opened for use on June 2, 1920.

New Dunbarton Road Construction

 



A section of the New Dunbarton Road with the fields of Lower Grounds on the left. A steamroller can be seen in the distance rolling the road.  Construction on the road began in July of 1919 and the road was opened for use on June 2, 1920.

New Dunbarton Road Construction

 



A section of the New Dunbarton Road with the Red Barn on the right and Alumni on the left. A steamroller on the left of the photograph is rolling the road. Construction on the road began in July of 1919 and the road was opened for use on June 2, 1920.

Bishop Thomas Hubbard Vail

 



Identified as “Bishop Vail” on the album page. His connection to St. Paul’s School is not determined.

Bishop John Barrett Kerfoot

 



Bishop John Barrett Kerfoot was the president of St. James’ College in Hagerstown, MD, at its founding in 1842.  He later went on to become the first bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh, PA.

The Spring 1924 edition of the Alumni Horae (pg. 26) provides some insight into the relationship that Bishop Kerfoot had with St. Paul’s School:

“St. James’ College, situated near Hagerstown, was in many ways the model for the New Hampshire School. It must be recalled that our honored Founder, Dr. Shattuck, had married Miss Brune of Baltimore and that this couple were closely identified with those devout churchmen who were then at St. James’ College, Bishop Kerfoot, the President, Dr. Hall Harrison, Dr. Joseph Coit and others. Dr. Henry Coit had taught there before St. Paul’s was founded. Consequently when the College was broken up by the Civil War there was a sort of migration to Concord; Joseph Coit and Hall Harrison joining Dr. Henry Coit there in 1864 and bringing with them some of the boys from the grammar school department.”

The Reverend Abel Anderson Kerfoot, John Barrett’s son, was a member of the faculty at St. Paul’s school from 1862-1863.

Canon Knox-Little

 



Identified as “Canon Knox-Little” in the margin of the cabinet card. His connection to St. Paul’s School is not determined.

Rev. W. Haughton

 



Identified as “Rev. W. Haughton” in the margin of the cabinet card. His connection to St. Paul’s School is not determined.

Walter Perley

 



Walter Perley was a student at St. Paul’s School from 1858 through 1863 and is a member of the Form of 1862.

Charles Eben Jackson

 



Charles Eben Jackson attended St. Paul’s School from 1860 to 1861 and is a member of the Form of 1866. Based on the inscription on the back, this photograph was taken in April of 1885.

George Hinckley Lyman

 



George Hinckley Lyman attended St. Paul’s School from 1864 to 1869 and is a member of the Form of 1869. He is shown in this photograph dressed in costume, and the inscription on the back of the photograph references a theatrical performance that took place at Harvard on April 18th,  1873 – “Follies of a Night” – when Lyman was a student there[Harvard Crimson, April 18, 1873].

His obituary appeared in the Spring 1945 issue of the Alumni Horae (pg. 77), and is excerpted below:

George Hinckley Lyman, the oldest living alumnus of the School, died in Boston, Mass., on May 17, 1945. He was born in Boston, December 13, 1851, the son of Dr. George H. Lyman, a surgeon who served in the Civil War, and of Maria Cornelia Austin. He entered St. Paul’s in 1864, eight years after the founding of the School, and was graduated in 1869. From St. Paul’s he went to Harvard and was graduated with the LL.D. degree in 1877. Mr. Lyman then entered the law office of Ropes, Gray and Loring in Boston but, having trouble with his eyes, left and devoted himself to politics.

 

Nathaniel Hugh Cotton

 



Nathaniel Hugh Cotton attended St. Paul’s School from 1866 to 1872 and is a member of the Form of 1871.

According to Arthur Stanwood Pier’s St. Paul’s School 1855-1934 (pg. 151), in 1871 Cotton was a member of the Shattuck crew team, rowing in the 2nd position, and competed in the first annual crew race at St. Paul’s School.  Shattucks finished in third place due to one of the oarsmen having caught a crab. This first race began the tradition that is still held each Anniversary weekend at St. Paul’s School.

His obituary appeared in the Autumn 1941 issue of the Alumni Horae (pg. 146), and is excerpted below:

He was a fine gymnast, rowed in the Old Hundred shell on Big Turkey Pond and was Captain of the Old Hundred cricket team. He did not go to college. In his day a college education was recommended only for boys intending to enter a profession, and his father had destined him for a business career. . . Mr. Cotton was born of an American father and a British mother in Barbadoes, B.W.I. on January 8, 1853 and died in New York City, April 23, 1941 in his 89th year. He spent much of his life abroad and liked to recall the number of times he had crossed the Atlantic.

Henry Howe

 



Henry Howe attended St. Paul’s School from 1859 to 1862 and is a member of the Form of 1864.

Louis Watrous Gillett

 



Louis Watrous Gillett attended St. Paul’s School from 1869 to 1870 and is a member of the Form of 1873.

Thomas Chew Lewis

 



Thomas Chew Lewis attended St. Paul’s School from 1865 to 1867 and is a member of the Form of 1867.

In Memorials of St. Paul’s School (pg. 123) by Joseph Howland Coit, and George Cheyne Shattuck, there is the following information about Lewis:

Mr. Thomas Chew Lewis, an alumnus and devoted friend of St. Paul’s, died in 1882, leaving to the school as a token of affectionate remembrance a bequest of five thousand dollars.  This sum was appropriated by the trustees to the purchase of the Goodwin property. The old house, repaired and enlarged, is used as the residence of a master, and in accordance with a vote of the corporation is called “the Lewis Cottage.”

The Lewis Cottage still stands on the corner of Rectory and Sawmill Roads and has continued to be used as faculty housing since 1882.

Based on the inscription this photograph was taken in 1881.

Francis Alfred White

 



Francis Alfred White attended St. Paul’s School from 1866 to 1872 and is a member of the Form of 1871.

Frederick Alexander Marquand

 



Frederick Alexander Marquand attended St. Paul’s School from 1867 to 1873 and is a member of the Form of 1872.

According to Arthur Stanwood Pier’s St. Paul’s School 1855-1934 (pg. 151), in 1871 Marquand was a member of the Ariel crew team, rowing in the 4th position, and competed in the first annual crew race at St. Paul’s School.  The Ariel team was made up entirely of Third Formers, and they finished only two seconds behind the winning Halcyons – Shattucks finished in third place due to one of the oarsmen having caught a crab. This first race began the tradition that is still held each Anniversary weekend at St. Paul’s School.

Pier also notes that he was treasurer of the Chapel Fund from 1882 until his death in 1886.

William Bayard Van Rensselaer

 



William Bayard Van Rensselaer attended St. Paul’s School from 1869 to 1875 and is a member of the Form of 1874.

The book, Noted living Albanians and state officials. A series of biographical sketches by David Addison Harsha (published in 1891, pg. 451), says this about Van Rensselaer:

In 1869, when a boy of thirteen, he became a student of St. Paul’s school, New Hampshire, an institution designed for larger boys, at that time having about fifty pupils, but since grown to over three hundred, including at present a number of Albany boys. There for six years he made a steady and successful progress in ascending the hill of science. When those six years of study had passed away, our young student, now nineteen years of age, was well prepared to enter college. And in 1875 we find him a freshman in Harvard university, . . . where on completing the regular course of four years he graduated in 1879. After this he attended the Harvard Law school for one year . . .

James Swann Barton Key

 



James Swann Barton Key attended St. Paul’s School from 1868 to 1872 and is a member of the Form of 1871.

Benjamin Robbins Curtis

 



Benjamin Robbins Curtis attended St. Paul’s School from 1868 to 1871 and is a member of the Form of 1871.

 

Edward Kilbourne Tullidge

 



Edward Kilbourne Tullidge attended St. Paul’s School from 1868 to 1874 and is a member of the Form of 1873.

According to Arthur Stanwood Pier’s St. Paul’s School 1855-1934 (pg. 151), in 1871 Tullidge was a member of the Ariel crew team, rowing in the 3rd position, and competed in the first annual crew race at St. Paul’s School.  The Ariel team was made up entirely of Third Formers, and they finished only two seconds behind the winning Halcyons – Shattucks finished in third place due to one of the oarsmen having caught a crab. This first race began the tradition that is still held each Anniversary weekend at St. Paul’s School.

Edward Thorne Jackson

 



Edward Thorne Jackson attended St. Paul’s School from 1869 to 1872 and is a member of the Form of 1875.

Edward Thorne Jackson

 



Edward Thorne Jackson attended St. Paul’s School from 1869 to 1872 and is a member of the Form of 1875.

Charles Thomas Clarke White

 



Charles Thomas Clarke White attended St. Paul’s School from 1867 to 1874 and is a member of the Form of 1873. White was a member of the faculty from 1875-1876.

According to Arthur Stanwood Pier’s St. Paul’s School 1855-1934 (pg. 151), in 1871 White was a member of the Ariel crew team, rowing in the 5th position, and competed in the first annual crew race at St. Paul’s School.  The Ariel team was made up entirely of Third Formers, and they finished only two seconds behind the winning Halcyons – Shattucks finished in third place due to one of the oarsmen having caught a crab. This first race began the tradition that is still held each Anniversary weekend at St. Paul’s School.

Pier also notes that White was a dedicated Halcyon, during his Sixth Form year in 1874 White donated a 16 inches long silver crew boat to use as a trophy for Race Day.  This trophy is still on display today in the trophy case at the boat house.

 

Benjamin Solomon T. Nicoll

 



Benjamin Solomon T. Nicoll attended St. Paul’s School from 1868 to 1873 and is a member of the Form of 1873.

According to Arthur Stanwood Pier’s St. Paul’s School 1855-1934 (pg. 151), in 1871 Nicoll was a member of the Ariel crew team, rowing in the bow position, and competed in the first annual crew race at St. Paul’s School.  The Ariel team was made up entirely of Third Formers, and they finished only two seconds behind the winning Halcyons – Shattucks finished in third place due to one of the oarsmen having caught a crab. This first race began the tradition that is still held each Anniversary weekend at St. Paul’s School.

According to the obituary that appeared in the Autumn 1921 Alumni Horae (pg. 23), Nicoll went on to graduate from Princeton, and then worked as “the head of the iron, steel and coal firm of B. Nicoll and Company of New York.”  His brothers Delancey Nicoll, Form of 1870, and Edward H. Nicoll, Form of 1877, both attended St. Paul’s School.

Edward Kilbourne Tullidge

 



Edward Kilbourne Tullidge attended St. Paul’s School from 1868 to 1874 and is a member of the Form of 1873.

According to Arthur Stanwood Pier’s St. Paul’s School 1855-1934 (pg. 151), in 1871 Tullidge was a member of the Ariel crew team, rowing in the 3rd position, and competed in the first annual crew race at St. Paul’s School.  The Ariel team was made up entirely of Third Formers, and they finished only two seconds behind the winning Halcyons – Shattucks finished in third place due to one of the oarsmen having caught a crab. This first race began the tradition that is still held each Anniversary weekend at St. Paul’s School.

Erastus Corning Jr.

 



Erastus Corning Jr. attended St. Paul’s School from 1866 to 1869 and is a member of the Form of 1873.

 

 

 

Edward Holland Nicoll

 



Edward Holland Nicoll attended St. Paul’s School from 1870 to 1876 and is a member of the Form of 1877.

According to Arthur Stanwood Pier’s St. Paul’s School 1855-1934 (pg. 151), in 1871 Nicoll was a member of the Ariel crew team, rowing in the bow position, and competed in the first annual crew race at St. Paul’s School.  The Ariel team was made up entirely of Third Formers, and they finished only two seconds behind the winning Halcyons – Shattucks finished in third place due to one of the oarsmen having caught a crab. This first race began the tradition that is still held each Anniversary weekend at St. Paul’s School.

His brothers Delancey Nicoll, Form of 1870, and Benjamin S. T. Nicoll, Form of 1873, both attended St. Paul’s School.

 

Edward Holland Nicoll

 



Edward Holland Nicoll attended St. Paul’s School from 1870 to 1876 and is a member of the Form of 1877.

According to Arthur Stanwood Pier’s St. Paul’s School 1855-1934 (pg. 151), in 1871 Nicoll was a member of the Ariel crew team, rowing in the bow position, and competed in the first annual crew race at St. Paul’s School.  The Ariel team was made up entirely of Third Formers, and they finished only two seconds behind the winning Halcyons – Shattucks finished in third place due to one of the oarsmen having caught a crab. This first race began the tradition that is still held each Anniversary weekend at St. Paul’s School.

His brothers Delancey Nicoll, Form of 1870, and Benjamin S. T. Nicoll, Form of 1873, both attended St. Paul’s School.

Second Shattuck 1875

 



Based on a similar identified photograph in the collection this unmarked photograph features the second Shattuck crew team of 1875 and includes the following students:

Henry Grafton Chapman, who attended St. Paul’s School from 1873 to 1878 and is a member of the Form of 1878.

George Paul Work, who attended St. Paul’s School from 1871 to 1876 and is a member of the Form of 1878.

John Nelson Borland, who attended St. Paul’s School from 1871 to 1876 and is a member of the Form of 1877.

Samuel Cornell Hopkins, who attended St. Paul’s School from 1873 to 1876 and is a member of the Form of 1876.

William Crawford Sheldon, who attended St. Paul’s School from 1872 to 1878 and is a member of the Form of 1878.

 

John Belknap Marcou

 



John Belknap Marcou attended St. Paul’s School from 1870 to 1875 and is a member of the Form of 1874.

Unidentified

 



An unidentified former student of St. Paul’s School.  This photograph is among others from the early 1870s, so possibly dates from that time as well.

Sherman Evarts

 



Sherman Evarts attended St. Paul’s School from 1871 to 1877 and is a member of the Form of 1876.  His twin brother was Prescott Evarts, Form of 1876.

 

Prescott Evarts

 



Prescott Evarts attended St. Paul’s School from 1871 to 1877 and is a member of the Form of 1876.  He was a member of the faculty from 1881-1882. His twin brother was Sherman Evarts, Form of 1876.

Prescott Evarts’ name is recorded on one of the panels in the Chantry listing Alumni clergy of St. Paul’s School.

 

Edward Pierrepont

 



Edward Pierrepont attended St. Paul’s School from 1871 to 1875 and is a member of the Form of 1877.

Wallace Delafield Sturges

 



Wallace Delafield Sturges attended St. Paul’s School from 1878 to 1882 and is a member of the Form of 1882.

Howard Taylor

 



Howard Taylor attended St. Paul’s School from 1878 to 1882 and is a member of the Form of 1881.

Charles Winthrop Gilman

 



Charles Winthrop Gilman attended St. Paul’s School from 1880 to 1884 and is a member of the Form of 1885.

William Denison McCrackan

 



William Denison McCrackan attended St. Paul’s School from 1878 to 1882 and is a member of the Form of 1881. He was also a member of the faculty from 1886-1887.

Howard Van Rensselaer

 



Howard Van Rensselaer attended St. Paul’s School from 1872 to 1878 and is a member of the Form of 1877.

Richard Hubbard McFarland

 



Richard Hubbard McFarland attended St. Paul’s School from 1872 to 1873 and is a member of the Form of 1877.

Jacob Louis Webb

 



Jacob Louis Webb attended St. Paul’s School from 1869 to 1875 and is a member of the Form of 1875.

Henry Grafton Chapman

 



Henry Grafton Chapman attended St. Paul’s School from 1873 to 1878 and is a member of the Form of 1878.

The 1917 School publication, The Fifth Form of 1878 (pg. 36), has this information about Chapman:

. . . born in New York on June 7, 1860, and graduated from Harvard in 1883; he was on the Freshman Crew which won the class race, and was also on the crew that defeated Columbia at New London in 1883; he was on the editorial board of the Harvard Advocate and the Harvard Lampoon, and wrote the Class Day Poem of 1883, which was highly commended; he studied at the Harvard Law School and was admitted to the bar in 1886, and practiced law in New York City; he did much literary work, and was a frequent contributor of articles; . . .

Elisha Dyer Jr.

 



Elisha Dyer attended St. Paul’s School from 1875 to 1879 and is a member of the Form of 1879.

 

John Chetwood Jr.

 



John Chetwood Jr. attended St. Paul’s School from 1875 to 1879 and is a member of the Form of 1878.

The 1917 School publication, The Fifth Form of 1878 (pg. 36), has this information about Chetwood:

Born at Elizabeth, N. J., on April 28, 1859; he took A. B. degree at Princeton in 1882, and was on the football team, and produced one or two prize essays; he took an A. M. in 1885, and LL. B., Columbia Law School, in 1884; practiced law in San Francisco from 1885 to 1900 . . .

Francis Stevens Conover

 



Francis Stevens Conover attended St. Paul’s School from 1875 to 1880 and is a member of the Form of 1880.

Allen Kramer McCouch

 



Allen Kramer McCouch attended St. Paul’s School from 1875 to 1879 and is a member of the Form of 1881.

Henry Steers

 



Henry Steers attended St. Paul’s School from 1876 to 1881 and is a member of the Form of 1883.

According to the  obituary of his son, Henry Coster Steers (Form of 1910),  printed in the Autumn 1947 Alumni Horae (pg. 109), Henry Steers was the founder and president of Henry Steers Inc., a heavy construction firm in New York that built bridges, business buildings and other large structures.

Robert Shaw Minturn

 



Robert Shaw Minturn attended St. Paul’s School from 1874 to 1879 and is a member of the Form of 1880.

 

Richard Mitchell Sherman

 



Richard Mitchell Sherman attended St. Paul’s School from 1875 to 1882 and is a member of the Form of 1880.

Sherman’s name is recorded on one of the panels in the Chantry listing Alumni clergy of St. Paul’s School.  The Reverend Richard Mitchell Sherman was also a member of the faculty from 1883-1884.

George William Lay

 



George William Lay attended St. Paul’s School from 1876 to 1880 and is a member of the Form of 1878.

The 1917 School publication, The Fifth Form of 1878 (pg. 36), has this information about Lay:

… born at Huntsville, Ala., and graduated at Yale in 1882 with a A. B. degree; has also a D. C. L., University of the South, Sewanee, Tenn., 1915;  he was stroke of class crew; studied at the General Theological Seminary, 1882-1885, receiving a B. D. in 1886; . . . Master at St. Paul’s School, 188-1907; . . . is now Rector of St. Mary’s School, Raleigh, N. C., a large and growing girls’ school;. . .

Lay’s name is recorded on one of the panels in the Chantry listing Alumni clergy of St. Paul’s School.

Hugh Tevis

 



Hugh Tevis attended St. Paul’s School from 1876 to 1880 and is a member of the Form of 1879.

Edward Coleman Peace

 



Edward Coleman Peace attended St. Paul’s School from 1875 to 1879 and is a member of the Form of 1879.

Philip Phisick Peace

 



Philip Phisick Peace attended St. Paul’s School from 1876 to 1879 and is a member of the Form of 1879.

Peace was a member of the Old Hundred Cricket Club of 1877.

Daniel Murray Bohlen

 



Daniel Murray Bohlen attended St. Paul’s School from 1876 to 1879 and is a member of the Form of 1878.

The 1917 School publication, called The Fifth Form of 1878 (pg. 27), has this information about Bohlen:

… born in Philadelphia in 1862, received an A. B. from Trinity College, class of 1882, and lived in Philadelphia for some years.

 

Bohlen was a member of the Old Hundred Cricket Club of 1877.

Charles Henry Tompkins Jr.

 



Charles Henry Tompkins Jr. attended St. Paul’s School from 1877 to 1879 and is a member of the Form of 1879.

Frank Ingersoll Dorr

 



Frank Ingersoll Dorr attended St. Paul’s School from 1863 to 1867 and is a member of the Form of 1868.

According to Arthur Stanwood Pier’s book St. Paul’s School 1855-1934 (pg. 68), Frank Dorr was one of a small group of students who organized fundraising to support the Ophans’ Home that opened in 1866. “So successful were they that in four years they collected for the Orphans’ Home more than a thousand dollars – mainly from their school fellows.”

William George Elliot

 



William George Elliot attended St. Paul’s School from 1877 to 1879 and is a member of the Form of 1881.

The inscription on the back of the card lists him as a Second Lieutenant in the 9th Infantry Regiment, stationed on the San Carlos Apache Reservation in the Arizona Territory during 1887.

William George Elliot

 



William George Elliot attended St. Paul’s School from 1877 to 1879 and is a member of the Form of 1881.

We know from the inscription on another photograph of Elliot in the collection that he was a  Second Lieutenant in the 9th Infantry Regiment, stationed on the San Carlos Apache Reservation in the Arizona Territory during 1887.

 

 

William Adams Brown

 



William Adams Brown attended St. Paul’s School from 1878 to 1881 and is a member of the Form of 1881.

The Spring 1944 Alumni Horae (pg. 55) obituary contains the following information about Brown’s life:

The Rev. Dr. William Adams Brown . . . took an important part in the founding of the World Council of Churches and was head of its American section; was president of the American section of the Universal Christian Council for Life and Work; was chairman of the department of relations with churches abroad of the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America; and a member of the Executive Committee of the World Conference on Faith and Order. Dr. Brown was born in New York on Dec. 29, 1865. After graduating successively from St. Paul’s, Yale, and the Union Theological Seminary, he studied at the University of Berlin for two years. Then began forty-four years of service on the faculty of the Union Theological Seminary with which some member of his family had been associated during its entire existence. A member of the Yale Corporation from 1917 to 1934, he was acting provost of Yale University from 1919 to 1920, when he assisted in unifying the University’s policy. . .

Rev. Dr. William Adams Brown’s name is recorded on one of the panels in the Chantry listing Alumni clergy of St. Paul’s School.

Robert Francis Potter

 



Robert Francis Potter attended St. Paul’s School from 1877 to 1881 and is a member of the Form of 1883.

Edward Mason Young

 



Edward Mason Young attended St. Paul’s School from 1877 to 1878 and is a member of the Form of 1882.

Staunton Bloodgood Peck

 



Staunton Bloodgood Peck attended St. Paul’s School from 1878 to 1882 and is a member of the Form of 1881.

The Autumn 1950 issue of the Alumni Horae (pg. 129) included this information about Peck’s life:

Staunton Bloodgood Peck, inventor and retired vice-president and director of the Link Belt Company, Philadelphia, was connected with this company during his entire business and professional career. This firm engages in the manufacture of devices for power transmission and for the mechanical handling of materials, and Mr. Peck was the inventor of many of its mechanical devices, among them the Peck Carrier, a system of overlapping steel buckets on a belt, used in coal and ash handling installations. Born in New York on October 19, 1864, Mr. Peck spent four years at S.P.S. and was graduated with honors from the Columbia University School of Mines in 1886. He then entered the Link Belt Company as draftsman and from 1914 until his retirement in 1927 he was an officer of the company. He was a trustee of the Philadelphia Museum of Art and, at one time, chairman of the board of governors of the Philadelphia Museum Art School. He possessed a fine collection of prints and in 1930 he and Mrs. Peck presented to the Philadelphia Museum of Art Andrea Della Robbia’s full-face bas-relief of “Lucretia.” . . .

Robert Latimer McCook

 



Robert Latimer McCook attended St. Paul’s School from 1877 to 1881 and is a member of the Form of 1881.

Robert Livingston Stevens

 



Robert Livingston Stevens attended St. Paul’s School from 1878 to 1884 and is a member of the Form of 1882. His brothers were also students at St. Paul’s School –  Charles Albert Stevens (Form of 1882) and Richard Stevens (Form of 1885).

 

Charles Albert Stevens

 



Charles Albert Stevens attended St. Paul’s School from 1878 to 1883 and is a member of the Form of 1882.  His brothers were also students at St. Paul’s School –  Robert Livingston Stevens (Form of 1882) and Richard Stevens (Form of 1885).

 

Richard Stevens

 



Richard Stevens attended St. Paul’s School from 1881 to 1886 and is a member of the Form of 1885.  His brothers were also students at St. Paul’s School –  Robert Livingston Stevens (Form of 1882) and Charles Albert Stevens (Form of 1882).

Harold Ryle

 



Harold Ryle attended St. Paul’s School from 1878 to 1880 and is a member of the Form of 1882.

Aubin Bulkly Branch

 



Aubin Bulkly Branch attended St. Paul’s School from 1879 to 1881 and is a member of the Form of 1882.

Wainwright Parish

 



Wainwright Parish attended St. Paul’s School from 1877 to 1884 and is a member of the Form of 1883.

Parish was an architect in the firm of Parish & Schroeder in New York City.  His Autumn 1941 obituary in the Alumni Horae (pg. 148) also states:

Soon after his graduation from Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute he supervised construction of the railroad bridge across the Ausable Chasm in the Adirondacks. Later his firm supervised the erection of the Y.M.C.A. building on West 57th St., New York, which contained the longest steel truss used up to that time. Mr. Parish served in the war with Spain as Captain and Adjutant of the Eighth Regiment at Camp Chickamauga, Ga. He was a brother of Henry Parish, ’76, and of the late Daniel Powell Parish. ’89.

Henry Pratt McKean

 



Henry Pratt McKean attended St. Paul’s School from 1878 to 1883 and is a member of the Form of 1884.

Augustus Muhlenberg Swift

 



Augustus Muhlenberg Swift attended St. Paul’s School from 1862 to 1868 and is a member of the Form of 1867.  From 1873 – 1883 Swift was a teacher at SPS, teaching History and English.  His father, John Swift, was a Trustee of the School.

Pier’s St. Paul’s School 1855-1934 (pg. 109-112) describes his time at St. Paul’s School:

Bringing in an atmosphere of art, beauty, exquisiteness, not to say luxury and fashion, he was a pioneer in a school which hitherto had been accustomed to severe simplicity in all outward manifestations. . . He delighted to give dramatic recitations and to act. . . his temperament was that of the artist. . .

Unfortunately, Mr. Swift’s career at St. Paul’s was all too short. A severe illness compelled him to withdraw from the school in 1880 for the better part of a year. He was never in quite robust health afterwards.  In 1884 he married and obtained a leave of absence for a year.  He and his wife went to Italy for their honeymoon; in Rome he was stricken by a fever and died.  The first organ in the New Chapel was given by his friends among the old boys of the school as a memorial to him.  As lovable as he was talented, of priceless influence in mellowing and humanizing the spirit of St. Paul’s, dying when he was still a young man, he should be remembered as one who made a permanent contribution to the character and tone of the school.

Percival Padgett

 



Percival Padgett was a Latin teacher at St. Paul’s School from 1880 to 1894.

Hollis Horatio Hunnewell

 



Hollis Horatio Hunnewell attended St. Paul’s School from 1879 to 1886 and is a member of the Form of 1884.

The Spring 1922 Alumni Horae (pg. 27) obituary provides this information about Hunnewell:

He was a prominent athlete and very popular with boys and masters because of his genial nature. He graduated from Harvard in 1890, and was nationally known as a racquet player, and it is said that he erected the first squash court in this country.

Hollis Horatio Hunnewell

 



Hollis Horatio Hunnewell attended St. Paul’s School from 1879 to 1886 and is a member of the Form of 1884.

The Spring 1922 Alumni Horae (pg. 27) obituary provides this information about Hunnewell:

He was a prominent athlete and very popular with boys and masters because of his genial nature. He graduated from Harvard in 1890, and was nationally known as a racquet player, and it is said that he erected the first squash court in this country.

Willilam Cleveland Hicks

 



Willilam Cleveland Hicks attended St. Paul’s School from 1879 to 1886 and is a member of the Form of 1885.

Hicks’ name is recorded on one of the panels in the Chantry listing Alumni clergy of St. Paul’s School.

Dudley Miller Jennison

 



Dudley Miller Jennison attended St. Paul’s School from 1880 to 1884 and is a member of the Form of 1886.

Thomas Conrad Treadwell

 



Thomas Conrad Treadwell attended St. Paul’s School from 1881 to 1886 and is a member of the Form of 1885.

The following is excerpted from Treadwell’s obituary that was published in the Winter 1931 Alumni Horae (pg. 141):

Tom Treadwell was born in Washington, D. C, May 18th, 1869, son of the late Col. Thomas James and Margaret Ann Treadwell. He entered St. Paul’s School in the fall of 1881, leaving in May 1886 to accept an appointment to the Naval Academy. He graduated from Annapolis in the class of 1890. In 1892 he was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps and remaining in that service he attained the rank of Colonel in 1916, with which rank he was retired at his own request in the spring of 1922.

Col. Treadwell saw service in the Spanish-American War, participating in the battle of Manila Bay, May Ist, 1898, in the Philippine Islands and in the World War. He completed the course at the Army War College in 1913 and graduated from the Naval War College in 1914.

Herbert Timmins

 



Herbert Timmins attended St. Paul’s School from 1880 to 1882 and is a member of the Form of 1882.

Albert Sturges

 



Albert Sturges attended St. Paul’s School from 1880 to 1881 and is a member of the Form of 1884.

Paul Matthews

 



Paul Matthews attended St. Paul’s School from 1880 to 1883 and is a member of the Form of 1884.

The Spring 1954 Alumni Horae (pg. 53) obituary provides this information about Matthews

The Right Reverend Paul Matthews died at the age of eighty-seven, January 17, 1954, in Winter Park, Florida. Born December 25, 1866, in Glendale, Ohio, the son of the late Stanley Matthews, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, he graduated from Princeton in 1887, and entered the Princeton Theological Seminary to prepare for the Presbyterian ministry; but, before completing the course, he became an Episcopalian, left Princeton, went to the General Theological Seminary in New York, and graduated from it in 1890. In June, 1890, he was ordained deacon by Bishop Vincent of Southern Ohio, and was soon afterward made assistant rector of the Church of the Advent in Cincinnati. He was ordained priest in 1891. Upon his return from a pilgrimage to the Holy Land in 1895, he became rector of St. Luke’s Church, Cincinnati. In 1904, he was appointed Dean of St. Paul’s Cathedral in Cincinnati; and he became Dean of the Cathedral of Our Merciful Savior at Faribault, Minnesota, in 1913. He was also professor of divinity at the Seabury Divinity School in Faribault. Dr. Matthews was Bishop of New Jersey from his ordination in 1915 to his retirement in 1937.

The Right Reverend Paul Matthews’ name is recorded on one of the panels in the Chantry listing Alumni clergy of St. Paul’s School.

Wright Babcock

 



Wright Babcock attended St. Paul’s School from 1863 to 1868 and is a member of the Form of 1867.

Edward Crowninshield Hammond

 



Edward Crowninshield Hammond attended St. Paul’s School from 1880 to 1887 and is a member of the Form of 1887.

The Autumn 1940 Alumni Horae (pg. 126) obituary provides this information about Hammond:

Edward Crowninshield Hammond . . .  spent seven years at St. Paul’s before entering Harvard where he became captain of the freshman crew. After graduation, he engaged in agriculture in Florida and California but later went to Boston and became associated with the Boston & Albany Railroad. In 1904 he took charge of his father’s farm in Waterford and the following year was elected to the Connecticut Legislature. He was later president of the Central Vermont Transportation Co. and the New London & Northern Railroad. He died after a brief illness at his Waterford home on September 2, 1940. Although active since that time, Mr. Hammond had never fully regained his strength after being overcome outdoors on his farm in the hurricane of September 1938. He was the father of James Rumrill Hammond, ’29.

Charles Francis Sanford

 



Charles Francis Sanford attended St. Paul’s School from 1881 to 1882 and is a member of the Form of 1885.

William Fowler Jennison

 



William Fowler Jennison attended St. Paul’s School from 1877 to 1882 and is a member of the Form of 1883.

Daniel Powell Parish

 



Daniel Powell Parish attended St. Paul’s School from 1880 to 1890 and is a member of the Form of 1889.

Daniel was a brother of Henry Parish, Form of 1876, and Wainwright Parish, Form of 1883.

Paul Farnum

 



Paul Farnum attended St. Paul’s School from 1881 to 1885 and is a member of the Form of 1884.

George Rathbone Dyer

 



George Rathbone Dyer attended St. Paul’s School from 1881 to 1887 and is a member of the Form of 1887.

Kelley Cole

 



Kelley Cole attended St. Paul’s School from 1882 to 1884 and is a member of the Form of 1887.

The Spring 1932 Alumni Horae (pg. 49) obituary provides this information about Cole:

He created the role of Robin Hood in the light opera of that name, produced by the traveling company of the Bostonians. He received his musical training in Germany and for years was a member of the Mendelssohn Glee Club of New York. Newcomb Barney Cole, ’89, of New York, is a brother.

Cleaveland Angier Chandler

 



Cleaveland Angier Chandler attended St. Paul’s School from 1882 to 1885 and is a member of the Form of 1885.

Jacob Humphrey Greene

 



Jacob Humphrey Greene attended St. Paul’s School from 1884 to 1886 and is a member of the Form of 1887.

William Viall Chapin

 



William Viall Chapin attended St. Paul’s School from 1868 to 1874 and is a member of the Form of 1872.

Junius Spencer Morgan Jr.

 



Junius Spencer Morgan attended St. Paul’s School from 1880 to 1884 and is a member of the Form of 1884.

William Peters Morgan

 



William Peters Morgan attended St. Paul’s School from 1882 to 1884 and is a member of the Form of 1884.

The Winter 1939 Alumni Horae (pg. 125) obituary provides this information about Morgan:

Mr. Morgan, who was born in Brockport, N. Y. seventy-two years ago, spent most of his life in that part of the State and was a graduate of Cornell University, where he was a member of the Kappa Alpha Society. He went to Buffalo forty years ago to manage the Morgan Bldg., then the tallest building in the city. He also operated a farm and an implement business in Brockport.

Mr.Morgan, who was known as Buffalo’s best dressed business executive, was a believer in moderation in everything and made it a life-long habit to leave his office early in the afternoon to have more time with friends and relatives among whom he was known for his keen sense of humour.

Kelley Cole

 



Kelley Cole attended St. Paul’s School from 1882 to 1884 and is a member of the Form of 1887.

The Spring 1932 Alumni Horae (pg. 49) obituary provides this information about Cole:

He created the role of Robin Hood in the light opera of that name, produced by the traveling company of the Bostonians. He received his musical training in Germany and for years was a member of the Mendelssohn Glee Club of New York. Newcomb Barney Cole, ’89, of New York, is a brother.

Sheldon Emery

 



Sheldon Emery attended St. Paul’s School from 1882 to 1884 and is a member of the Form of 1883.

Torrey Everett

 



Torrey Everett attended St. Paul’s School from 1882 to 1887 and is a member of the Form of 1887.

The Summer 1952 Alumni Horae (pg. 86) obituary provides this information about Everett:

A student at the School from 1882 to 1887, he then entered Harvard and was graduated in 1891. From Harvard he went to the Columbia Law School and then became associated with the law office of Evarts, Choate and Beaman, New York. Soon after this he met with a serious horseback accident, as a member of Troop A, and was invalided for a time. In 1899 he married Miss Mary Nixon. They lived abroad, in the West Indies, in Arizona and finally in California where they built a home in Oakknolls, Pasadena. Mr. Everett resumed his law practice in California and spent the remainder of his life in Pasadena.

Marion Ward Chanler

 



Marion Ward Chanler attended St. Paul’s School from 1882 to 1883 and is a member of the Form of 1885.

According to the March 17, 1883 edition of the Horae Scholasticae (pg. 82), Chanler died on Sunday morning, February 11th, 1883, while a student at St. Paul’s School.  The article goes on to say:

Marion Ward Chanler’s name recalls to us the conduct of a pure and upright youth, of pleasant ways, true and kindly words, and a manly bearing in all associations of school life.

The February 22, 1883 edition of the Horae Scholasticae (pg. 64) lists his cause of death as pneumonia.  Based on the notation on the back of this photograph Chanler was twelve years old when it was taken.  He died three years after this photograph was taken, at the age of fifteen.

 

Student Group

 



Back row (left to right): E. H. Floyd-Jones, J. S. Black, W. M. Burr.

Front row (left to right): E. R. Lampson, M. K. Gordon.

 

Edward Henry Floyd-Jones attended St. Paul’s School from 1882 to 1888 and is a member of the Form of 1887.

Jeremiah Sullivan Black attended St. Paul’s School from 1884 to 1888 and is a member of the Form of 1887.

William Moocklar Burr Jr. attended St. Paul’s School from 1885 to 1888 and is a member of the Form of 1887.

Edward Rutledge Lampson attended St. Paul’s School from 1884 to 1888 and is a member of the Form of 1887. He was a member of the faculty from 1891-1893. The Autumn 1955 Alumni Horae (pg. 160) obituary provides this information about Lampson:

He was for many years one of the leading surgeons of Connecticut. He was born in Waterbury, Connecticut, June 14, 1868, and entered St. Paul’s School in 1884. A good student, and active in all athletics, he was a favorite among the boys. At the end of his Old Sixth Form year (that is, in 1888, after a postgraduate year at the School) he entered Trinity College, Hartford, from which he graduated in 1891. During his college years, he represented Trinity College in the Intercollegiate Games, excelling in the long distance runs. He then returned to St. Paul’s as a master for two years, before entering the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University. . . His interest in St. Paul’s was lifelong; he always returned for Form reunions, and was active as Form Agent for twenty-seven years.

Malcolm Kenneth Gordon attended St. Paul’s School from 1882 to 1889 and is a member of the Form of 1887. He was a member of the faculty from 1889 to 1917.

Kenyon Vickers Painter

 



Kenyon Vickers Painter attended St. Paul’s School from 1881 to 1886 and is a member of the Form of 1885.

Frederick Wistar Morris Jr.

 



Frederick Wistar Morris Jr. attended St. Paul’s School from 1882 to 1885 and is a member of the Form of 1884.

James Henry Rutter

 



James Henry Rutter attended St. Paul’s School from 1882 to 1887 and is a member of the Form of 1889.

Bradford Brothers

 



This photograph is identified only with “Bradford”, and based on the student directory there were two Bradfords close in age that attended St. Paul’s School during this time. It is possible, but not definitive, that the two shown are:

William Henry Bradford, who attended St. Paul’s School from 1884 to 1888 and is a member of the Form of 1890.

George Dexter Bradford, who attended St. Paul’s School from 1885 to 1889 and is a member of the Form of 1891.

 

Herbert Stevens Perley

 



Herbert Stevens Perley attended St. Paul’s School from 1882 to 1887 and is a member of the Form of 1888.

Frederick Joseph Kinsman

 



Frederick Joseph Kinsman attended St. Paul’s School from 1883 to 1887 and is a member of the Form of 1886 and faculty member from 1888-1891 and 1895-1897.

Kinsman’s name is recorded on one of the panels in the Chantry listing Alumni clergy of St. Paul’s School.

Arthur Grant Huntington

 



Arthur Grant Huntington attended St. Paul’s School from 1883 to 1886 and is a member of the Form of 1885.

William Alliston Ley Bazeley

 



 William Alliston Ley Bazeley attended St. Paul’s School from 1884 to 1888 and is a member of the Form of 1889.

The Summer 1969 Alumni Horae (pg. 128) obituary provides this information about Bazeley:

He was born October 7, 1872, and attended St. Paul’s from 1884 to 1888. Following World War I, in which he served in various capacities with the Sanitary Corps and the Surgeon General’s Department on the New England States, he listed his occupation for the 1922 Alumni Directory as “Government Service,” with a residence address in Boston.

Francis Skinner

 



Francis Skinner attended St. Paul’s School from 1883 to 1888 and is a member of the Form of 1887.

Student Group

 



From left to right: N. Neff, J. T. Davies, P. B. Valle, D. S. Dean.

Nettelton Neff attended St. Paul’s School from 1883 to 1887 and is a member of the Form of 1887.

Julien Townsend Davies attended St. Paul’s School from 1884 to 1886 and is a member of the Form of 1887.

Paul Barbeau Valle attended St. Paul’s School from 1884 to 1887 and is a member of the Form of 1887.

Dudley Stuart Dean attended St. Paul’s School from 1884 to 1887 and is a member of the Form of 1887. According to his obituary published in the New York Times on September 27, 1950, Dean went on from St. Paul’s School to attend Harvard where he was captain of the football team.  He later served in Troop B of Theodore Roosevelt’s Rough Riders  in the Spanish-American War.

Marshall Jewell Root

 



Marshall Jewell Root attended St. Paul’s School from 1885 to 1887 and is a member of the Form of 1887.

The Spring 1937 Alumni Horae (pg. 31) obituary provides this information about Root:

Marshall Jewell Root was born in Detroit, Mich., on March 17, 1869. After graduating from St. Paul’s, he entered Yale in the class of 1891, but left college after his father’s death to enter business. Mr. Root lived for some years in Buffalo but since 1904 chiefly in New York City. He was the father of Marshall J. Root, Jr., ’17, and Wells C. Root, ’19.

 

John Craig Powers

 



John Craig Powers attended St. Paul’s School from 1884 to 1888 and is a member of the Form of 1888.

The Autumn 1955 Alumni Horae (pg. 160) obituary provides this information about Powers:

He was born in Rochester, came to St. Paul’s for four years (1884-1888), and graduated in 1892 from Harvard, where he stroked the 1891 crew, which defeated Yale by eleven lengths. On his 23rd birthday, he began his banking career as a runner in his father’s bank, the Daniel W. Powers Banking House, in Rochester. When his father died, he closed the Powers Bank, and organized the Fidelity Trust Company, of which he was president. The Fidelity Trust Company merged in 1919 with the Rochester Trust and Safe Deposit Company, and the latter in 1945 with the Lincoln Rochester Trust Company of which at the time of his death he was a vice president and board chairman. He was also a director of the Rochester Savings Bank, of the Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation, of the Rochester Telephone Corporation, and of the Pfaudler Company; a former president of the board of the Rochester General Hospital, and for half a century treasurer of the Children’s Nursery. He was a vestryman of Christ Church for almost sixty years. From 1952 until his death he was Form Agent for the Form of 1888.

Charles Batchelder Nichols

 



Charles Batchelder Nichols attended St. Paul’s School from 1885 to 1887 and is a member of the Form of 1887.

Leonard Goodwin

 



Leonard Goodwin attended St. Paul’s School from 1884 to 1887 and is a member of the Form of 1888.

James Hathaway Kidder

 



James Hathaway Kidder attended St. Paul’s School from 1885 to 1888 and is a member of the Form of 1888.

The Spring 1957 Alumni Horae (pg. 52) obituary provides this information about Kidder:

He had been living in Beaufort, South Carolina, since 1952. Before that, he had owned Green Plantation, near Yemassee, S.C. There he spent many years after his retirement from business, and continued to enjoy shooting till he was past eighty. He was a graduate of Harvard, Class of 1892. In the first World War, he was a Captain in the Army. At the School he was captain of the Halcyon crew.

Joseph Shattuck Jr.

 



Joseph Shattuck Jr. attended St. Paul’s School from 1885 to 1888 and is a member of the Form of 1888.

George Isham Scott

 



George Isham Scott attended St. Paul’s School from 1886 to 1889 and is a member of the Form of 1889.

Philip Bayard

 



Philip Bayard attended St. Paul’s School from 1885 to 1891 and is a member of the Form of 1891 and faculty member from 1891-1895.

Richard Tasker Lowndes II and Lloyd Lowndes

 



Richard Tasker Lowndes II and Lloyd Lowndes were twin brothers who attended St. Paul’s School from 1887 to 1891 and were members of the Form of 1891.

Albert Bruton Strange

 



Albert Bruton Strange attended St. Paul’s School from 1886 to 1890 and is a member of the Form of 1890.

The Spring 1937 Alumni Horae (pg. 102) obituary provides this information about Strange:

Albert Bruton Strange was born on August 20, 1870, at Paterson, N. J. After graduation from St. Paul’s, he spent two years in travel and study in Europe before entering his father’s firm, William Strange Company, silk manufacturers at Paterson, N. J. Upon the death of his father he became the president of this company. After an association with the Gold Car Heating and Lighting Co., he became president of the Read and Lovatt Mfg. Co., silk throwsters, in 1925 and he remained in this position until his sudden death at his home in Bernardsville, N. J., on March 14, 1937.

Watts Carver Thompson

 



Watts Carver Thompson attended St. Paul’s School from 1885 to 1888 and is a member of the Form of 1890.

Frederick Birney Whitin

 



Frederick Birney Whitin attended St. Paul’s School from 1887 to 1892 and is a member of the Form of 1892.

Alford Warriner Cooley

 



Alford Warriner Cooley attended St. Paul’s School from 1887 to 1891 and is a member of the Form of 1890.

Henry Bishop Perkins

 



Henry Bishop Perkins attended St. Paul’s School from 1887 to 1890 and is a member of the Form of 1890.

Frederick Burnham Hilliard

 



Frederick Burnham Hilliard attended St. Paul’s School from 1884 to 1890 and is a member of the Form of 1890.

Second Shattuck Crew of 1877

 



This photograph features the second Shattuck crew team of 1877 and includes the following students:

William Strother Jones attended St. Paul’s School from 1874 to 1877 and is a member of the Form of 1877. The Winter 1935 Alumni Horae (pg. 74) obituary provides this information about Jones:

. . . he came to St. Paul’s as a boy of sixteen, and by his hearty interest in all school matters as well as by his delight in all sports soon won a place of great influence. He entered business upon leaving the school, becoming a broker and a member of the New York Stock Exchange, keeping his membership for over fifty years and serving as a member of the Board of Governors for many of them. He lived for years at Red Bank, N. J., for true to his early training he loved the open air and all kinds of sport.

Edward Coleman Peace attended St. Paul’s School from 1875 to 1879 and is a member of the Form of 1879.

Thomas Anderson Conover Baker attended St. Paul’s School from 1876 to 1879 and is a member of the Form of 1879. The Autumn 1944 Alumni Horae (pg. 131) obituary provides this information about Baker:

An uncle of “Hobey” Baker, ’09, and a relative of the large family of St. Paul’s Bakers and Conovers, he returned to St. Paul’s as a master for a short time after graduation from Princeton. At Princeton he rowed on the crew and played football on the varsity.

Scoville Church Williams attended St. Paul’s School from 1874 to 1877 and is a member of the Form of 1877.

Arthur Bronson Townsend attended St. Paul’s School from 1876 to 1880 and is a member of the Form of 1880.

 

The back of the card includes the following information about the team:

                                        Age     Height    Weight

Bow W. S. Jones               19.6     5.9½       139¼

2 E. C. Peace                     16.3     5.9          150½

3 J. A. C. Baker                 16         5.7         139

Stroke S. C. Williams          19.3     5.10        144

Cox. A. B. Townsend                                     81

Average                            17.9    5.8¾        144½

Beat by 7 3/7 length.

 

First Shattuck Crew of 1877

 



This photograph features the first Shattuck crew team of 1877 and includes the following students:

Philip Richmond attended St. Paul’s School from 1876 to 1877 and is a member of the Form of 1877.

James George Westbrook attended St. Paul’s School from 1876 to 1877 and is a member of the Form of 1878.

Charles Henry Ashley attended St. Paul’s School from 1875 to 1877 and is a member of the Form of 1879.

James Lawrence Hamilton attended St. Paul’s School from 1874 to 1878 and is a member of the Form of 1878.

The back of the card includes the following information about the team:

Age     Height    Weight

Bow P. Richmond                16.9       5.8          148

2 J. G. Westbrook               17.9      5.10         158½

3 C. H. Ashley                     17.1      5.9½        153

Stroke J. L. Hamilton            16.8     5.9½        143¾

Average                                         5.9¼        150¾

Beat by 19½ lengths

Student group

 



This photograph shows an unidentified group of students possibly from the 1870s or 1880s.

Crew boat

 



This photograph features an unidentified crew team rowing on Long Pond.

Boathouse

 



This photograph features an unidentified boat house on the banks of Long Pond.

Second crew of the Shattuck Boat Club

 



This photograph features the second Shattuck crew team of 1875 and includes the following students:

Henry Grafton Chapman, who attended St. Paul’s School from 1873 to 1878 and is a member of the Form of 1878.

George Paul Work, who attended St. Paul’s School from 1871 to 1876 and is a member of the Form of 1878.

John Nelson Borland, who attended St. Paul’s School from 1871 to 1876 and is a member of the Form of 1877.

Samuel Cornell Hopkins, who attended St. Paul’s School from 1873 to 1876 and is a member of the Form of 1876.

William Crawford Sheldon, who attended St. Paul’s School from 1872 to 1878 and is a member of the Form of 1878.

Student Group: Form of 1879

 



The photograph features four students identified from left to right as:

H. Tompkins:  Charles Henry Tompkins Jr. attended St. Paul’s School from 1877 to 1879 and is a member of the Form of 1879.

F. Williams: John Francis Williams attended St. Paul’s School from 1874 to 1880 and is a member of the Form of 1879.

Porterfield: Henry Allebach Porterfields attended St. Paul’s School from 1877 to 1879 and is a member of the Form of 1879.

H. D. Lacey: Herbert Detheridge Lacey attended St. Paul’s School from 1874 to 1879 and is a member of the Form of 1879.

First Halcyon Crew

 



Identified from left to right are:

L. C. Dole:  Lester Carrington Dole was a member of the faculty at St. Paul’s School from 1878 – 1918.

L. Riggs: Lawrason Riggs attended St. Paul’s School from 1875 to 1880 and is a member of the Form of 1879. The Autumn 1940 Alumni Horae (pg. 124) obituary provides this information about Riggs:

Mr. Riggs, a graduate of Princeton and of the Law School of the University of Maryland, also took post-graduate work at Johns Hopkins University. While carrying on the practice of law, he served at various times as president of the school board, president of the police board, president of the board of Peabody Institute, president of the board of the Maryland Training School for Boys, president of the Family Welfare Association, director of the Baltimore Art Museum, director of the First National Bank and of the Mercantile Trust Co. and was brigadier general and commanding officer of the Maryland National Guard. He was also a collector of paintings and other art objects, especially Chinese porcelain.

Burton: Possibly James Carstairs Burton who attended St. Paul’s School from 1877 to 1880 and is a member of the Form of 1881.

Leigh Brune: Unable to identify this person.

 

Third Halcyon Crew

 



Identified from left to right are:

H. Tevis: Hugh Tevis attended St. Paul’s School from 1876 to 1880 and is a member of the Form of 1879.

Schneider:  Douglas Handford Schneider attended St. Paul’s School from 1877 to 1880 and is a member of the Form of 1879.

Dolan: Nathan Brook Dolan who attended St. Paul’s School from 1875 to 1881 and is a member of the Form of 1881.

McCook: Robert Latimer McCook attended St. Paul’s School from 1877 to 1881 and is a member of the Form of 1881.

C. Biddle: Caldwell Keppele Biddle attended St. Paul’s School from 1876 to 1880 and is a member of the Form of 1880.

Shattuck Crew

 



The photograph features four students identified from left to right as:

W. D. Chandler: William Dwight Chandler attended St. Paul’s School from 1875 to 1881 and is a member of the Form of 1880. The Winter 1926 edition of the Alumni Horae (pg. 94) contains this information about Chandler:

He was a fine football player and in his last year was Captain of the School Football Team. Being of a robust physique he was a good oar and rowed on the Shattuck Crews and he retained his interest in the boat races all his life. After leaving the School he traveled abroad for two years, returning to Concord where he became the publisher of the Concord Monitor. He was always active in Republican politics in New Hampshire. At the time of his death he was Postmaster at Concord, and it was largely due to his interest that the Post Office at St. Paul’s School was installed.

W. Cowdin: Winthrop Cowdin attended St. Paul’s School from 1876 to 1880 and is a member of the Form of 1880. The Spring 1923 edition of the Alumni Horae (pg. 27) contains this information about Cowdin:

A member of a number of clubs, a lover of fine horses, an extensive traveler, a lover of books and an active business man, Cowdin was widely known and highly esteemed. By nature rather retiring, he nevertheless had many intimate friends who loved him for his sterling qualities as well as for his genial and hospitable disposition. He was one of the early members of the New York City Troop A, and during the Spanish War he served as lieutenant and staff officer of the Twelfth Regiment Infantry of New York at Chickamauga and other Southern Camps. . . His love for St. Paul’s and his admiration for Dr. Henry Coit were boundless. Once with a St. Paul’s man his mind reverted to his school days and the vivid descriptions of his exploits there furnished many an enjoyable hour for those about him.

Webster: Unable to identify.

G. Anderson: George Burgwin Anderson attended St. Paul’s School from 1877 to 1879 and is a member of the Form of 1880.

H. Anderson: Henry Burral Anderson attended St. Paul’s School from 1878 to 1881 and is a member of the Form of 1881.

Crew Team

 



An undated and unidentified photograph of either a Shattuck or Halcyon crew team. The team member seated on the left appears to be William Dwight Chandler, Form of 1880.

Sixth Form 1880

 



The photograph features students identified from left to right as:

Back row:

B. Lay: Beirne Lay attended St. Paul’s School from 1877 to 1881 and is a member of the Form of 1879. He was a member of the faculty from 1894 to 1929. The Summer 1954 edition of the Alumni Horae (pg. 113) contains this information about Lay:

At school Lay was a good student and was prominent in various activities, especially in rowing. Entering Yale in the sophomore year, he rowed on his class crew, was a member of Psi Upsilon and Elihu Club. He was also active in football, being a friend of Walter Camp, who at the time was developing the American game. . . After leaving Yale, he studied law at the Columbia Law School for one year, and worked in a law office in Erie, Pa., and then in the office of Harrison and Bond in Baltimore. . . His law practice was interrupted early in 1895, when he returned to St. Paul’s, intending to stay for one year to help out as a master after the death of the first Rector. He remained for thirty-five years. During his years at the School, his work was chiefly in the Mathematics Department and his classes did well, even during those trying years when the College Board Examinations were being introduced.

L. R. Morris: Lewis Rutherford  Morris attended St. Paul’s School from 1877 to 1881 and is a member of the Form of 1879.

W. Carmalt: Woolsey Carmalt attended St. Paul’s School from 1878 to 1880 and is a member of the Form of 1879.

Front row:

Schneider: Douglas Handford Schneider attended St. Paul’s School from 1877 to 1880 and is a member of the Form of 1879.

S. Wyeth: Fitz-Alan Stewart Wyeth attended St. Paul’s School from 1877 to 1880 and is a member of the Form of 1879.

F. Williams: John Francis Williams attended St. Paul’s School from 1874 to 1880 and is a member of the Form of 1879.

During the early years of St. Paul’s School students would graduate after completing the Fifth Form.  Some students would elect to stay for an additional Sixth Form year.

First Halcyon Crew 1882

 



The photograph features students identified as the last four oars of the first Halcyon crew of 1882:

Back:

C. Crocker: Most likely Kendall Fox Crocker who attended St. Paul’s School from 1881 to 1883 and is a member of the Form of 1883. The Spring 1945 edition of the Alumni Horae (pg. 79) contains this information about Crocker:

After graduation from St. Paul’s, he went to Harvard and was graduated with the class of 1888. As did so many eastern men in the ’80’s, he went to California after graduation and engaged in mining. He also became interested in mines in Nova Scotia. After disposing of his mines in Nova Scotia, he returned to Fitchburg where he was associated with the Fitchburg Manufacturing Co.

W. Brigham: William Sinclair Brigham attended St. Paul’s School from 1877 to 1882 and is a member of the Form of 1882.

Front:

R. Appleton: Robert Appleton attended St. Paul’s School from 1877 to 1882 and is a member of the Form of 1882. The Spring 1945 edition of the Alumni Horae (pg. 78) contains this information about Appleton:

Mr. Appleton was graduated from Yale in 1886 where he was varsity oarsman. . . He started his business career with D. Appleton & Co., founded by his father, Daniel Appleton, and became a member of the firm. In 1914, however, he started his own firm, the Robert Appleton Publishing Company, to publish the Catholic Encyclopedia, and retired twenty years ago.

J. H. Coit: Joseph Howland Coit Jr. attended St. Paul’s School from 1875 to 1883 and is a member of the Form of 1881. He was a member of the faculty from 1883 to 1907.

 

First Shattuck 1881

 



The photograph features students identified as members of the first Shattuck crew of 1881:

Standing (left to right):

Trowbridge: Clarence Mortimer Trowbridge attended St. Paul’s School from 1875 to 1881 and is a member of the Form of 1881.

S. B. Peck: Staunton Bloodgood Peck attended St. Paul’s School from 1878 to 1882 and is a member of the Form of 1881. The Autumn 1950 issue of the Alumni Horae (pg. 129) included this information about Peck:

Staunton Bloodgood Peck, inventor and retired vice-president and director of the Link Belt Company, Philadelphia, was connected with this company during his entire business and professional career.

Seated (left to right):

W. D. McCrakan: William Denison McCrackan attended St. Paul’s School from 1878 to 1882 and is a member of the Form of 1881. He was also a member of the faculty from 1886 to 1887.

W. H. Foster: William Hamilton Foster attended St. Paul’s School from 1876 to 1883 and is a member of the Form of 1881. He was a member of the faculty from 1883 to 1928. According to the Summer 2005 Alumni Horae Walking Tour supplement, Foster House was built in 1902 as a home by then Vice Rector William Hamilton Foster.  It became a dormitory in 1929 and was enlarged and renovated in 1995.

 

First Halcyon

 



The photograph features students identified from left to right as:

Back row:

H. Biddle: Harrison White Biddle attended St. Paul’s School from 1876 to 1881 and is a member of the Form of 1881.

L. Tourtellot: Louis Denio Tourtellot attended St. Paul’s School from 1879 to 1881 and is a member of the Form of 1882.

Front row:

L. Bonsal: Leigh Bonsal attended St. Paul’s School from 1877 to 1880 and is a member of the Form of 1880. The Spring 1940 issue of the Alumni Horae (pg. 37) included this information about Bonsal:

Mr. Bonsal was born at Norfolk, Virginia, seventy-seven years ago. His father, who was a coffee importer, moved the family to Baltimore shortly after the Civil War. Shortly after his graduation from Harvard, he returned to Baltimore in 1884 to attend the University of Maryland Law School. He was an attorney in Baltimore during his entire professional career and was a former leader of the independent Democrats of the city. He was a brother of Stephen Bonsal, ’83, and the late J. Purviance Bonsal, ’99.

R. McCook: Robert Latimer McCook attended St. Paul’s School from 1877 to 1881 and is a member of the Form of 1881.

First Halcyon 1885

 



The photograph features members of the first Halcyon crew team of 1885, identified from left to right as:

Standing:

Cheney: Charles Cheney attended St. Paul’s School from 1882 to 1885 and is a member of the Form of 1885. The Spring 1942 edition of the Alumni Horae (pg. 31) contains this information about Cheney:

He was a former president of the Silk Association of America and a former chairman of the National Industrial Conference Board. A graduate of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Mr. Cheney entered the employ of Cheney Brothers as an apprentice and steadily rose until he occupied the highest positions in the firm.

Arms: Frank Thornton Arms attended St. Paul’s School from 1881 to 1885 and is a member of the Form of 1885. The Spring 1948 edition of the Alumni Horae (pg. 34) contains this information about Arms:

Rear Admiral Frank Thornton Arms, U.S.N. (retired), . . . was born in New London and, after four years at St. Paul’s, attended St. John’s College, Annapolis, Md., and Johns Hopkins University. He was commissioned March 14, 1892. . . During World War I he served as Supply Officer at the Navy Yard, Portsmouth, N. H. and was recalled to active duty in the Navy Supply Corps in World War II.

Borie: Charles Louis Borie Jr. attended St. Paul’s School from 1884 to 1888 and is a member of the Form of 1888. The Autumn 1943 edition of the Alumni Horae (pg. 128) contains this information about Borie:

In 1902 he became associated with Clarence Clark Zantzinger, ’88, as Zantzinger & Borie, architects. He was one of the designers of Philadelphia’s Benjamin Franklin Parkway and he selected the site and aided in the design of the Philadelphia Art Museum at the head of the parkway. Other buildings in which he assisted in the architectural work are the Sheffield Scientific School at Yale, the administration building of the University of Chicago, and the Department of Justice building in Washington.

Dana: Francis Dana attended St. Paul’s School from 1877 to 1885 and is a member of the Form of 1883. He was also a member of the faculty from 1894 to 1898.

Seated:

McClintock: Abram Garrison McClintock attended St. Paul’s School from 1882 to 1888 and is a member of the Form of 1885.

Gray: Niel Gray attended St. Paul’s School from 1883 to 1887 and is a member of the Form of 1886. The Spring 1938 edition of the Alumni Horae (pg. 56) contains this information about Gray:

He was formerly the owner of the Oswego (N. Y.) Machine Works which manufactured paper cutting machines. During the World War he was a member of the War Industries Board. After his retirement, he lived in Philadelphia but spent much of his time in travel. He was always very responsive to calls from S. P. S. and in 1936, as chairman of his Fiftieth Reunion, brought back a large crowd of his form-mates at Anniversary.

Hart: William Howard Hart attended St. Paul’s School from 1880 to 1886 and is a member of the Form of 1886. The Spring 1959 edition of the Alumni Horae (pg. 42) contains this information about Hart:

He entered St. Paul’s in 1880, was captain and stroke of the Halcyon crew in his last year there, and graduated in 1886. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1890, afterwards read law, and was admitted to practice in 1897. . . He was a member of the First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry and served with the Troop in the Spanish-American War.

Second Halcyon 1888

 



The photograph features members of the second Halcyon crew team of 1888:

Back (left to right):

C. Cheney: Charles Paine Cheney attended St. Paul’s School from 1885 to 1888 and is a member of the Form of 1888.

G. C. Hutchinson: George Cass Hutchinson attended St. Paul’s School from 1887 to 1889 and is a member of the Form of 1889. The Spring 1945 edition of the Alumni Horae (pg. 82) contains this information about Hutchinson:

In 1893 he was graduated from Lehigh University with the mechanical engineering degree. He then went to New York where he remained for twelve years as the chief engineer of a construction company. The remainder of his active business career was spent in Pittsburgh as sales representative of the American Abrasive Metals Co.

J. C. Baldwin Jr.: Joseph Clark Baldwin Jr. attended St. Paul’s School from 1884 to 1890 and is a member of the Form of 1889. The Winter 1937 edition of the Alumni Horae (pg. 120) contains this information about Baldwin:

After leaving St. Paul’s, he spent three years in study in Europe before entering business with the New York oil firm of Dodge & Olcutt . . . Mr. Baldwin served four years in Squadron A of the New York National Guard and was a former commissioner of the State Board of Charities. . . He maintained an active and devoted interest in St. Paul’s, both personally and through his sons, and was a generous contributor to the Alumni Fund and the Endowment Fund.

Front (left to right):

F. N. Schwartz:  Frank Nicholson Schwartz is listed as a Second Former in the 1888 Record, and was coxswain.

Although not identified, the crew member sitting on the right is likely Eben Stevens who attended St. Paul’s School from 1883 to 1888 and is a member of the Form of 1888.

 

Second Halcyon 1889

 



The photograph features members of the second Halcyon crew team of 1889:

Standing (left to right):

C. Baldwin: Joseph Clark Baldwin Jr. attended St. Paul’s School from 1884 to 1890 and is a member of the Form of 1889. The Winter 1937 edition of the Alumni Horae (pg. 120) contains this information about Baldwin:

After leaving St. Paul’s, he spent three years in study in Europe before entering business with the New York oil firm of Dodge & Olcutt . . . Mr. Baldwin served four years in Squadron A of the New York National Guard and was a former commissioner of the State Board of Charities. . . He maintained an active and devoted interest in St. Paul’s, both personally and through his sons, and was a generous contributor to the Alumni Fund and the Endowment Fund.

A. M. Byers: Alexander Byers Jr. attended St. Paul’s School from 1888 to 1891 and is a member of the Form of 1891.

Sitting (left to right):

F. C. Perkins: Frederick Curtis Perkins attended St. Paul’s School from 1885 to 1890 and is a member of the Form of 1889. The Summer 1937 edition of the Alumni Horae (pg. 72) contains this information about Perkins:

. . . went to Yale after leaving St. Paul’s and graduated with the class of 1894. He practiced law in Pittsburgh until about 1912, and after that his activities were of a general business nature.

C. H. Kerner: Charles Henry Kerner attended St. Paul’s School from 1885 to 1890 and is a member of the Form of 1890. The Winter 1936 edition of the Alumni Horae (pg. 123) contains this information about Kerner:

He was a member of Troop A, National Guard of the State of New York, during the Spanish-American War and saw service in Porto Rico.

J. Thompson: James Madison Thompson attended St. Paul’s School from 1887 to 1890 and is a member of the Form of 1890.

First Shattuck 1889

 



The photograph features members of the first Shattuck crew team of 1889:

Standing (left to right):

B. W. Morris: Benjamin Wistar Morris attended St. Paul’s School from 1886 to 1889 and is a member of the Form of 1888. The Spring 1945 edition of the Alumni Horae (pg. 80) contains this information about Morris:

Benjamin Wistar Morris, member for many years of the advisory committee of architects of the School and designer of Hargate, was a New York architect of national reputation. While in the firm of Carrere & Hastings, however, he worked on the successful competitive plans for the N. Y. Public Library and as a member of the firm of LaFarge & Morris he helped design the country home of the late J. Pierpont Morgan, ’84, at Glen Cove, N. Y., the Brooks Brothers Building, and the Architects Office Building in which his firm, Morris & O’Connor, was located at the time of his death. . . He was a member of the National Academy of Design and of the National Institute of Arts and Letters and was a trustee of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. . .  He studied, successively, at St. Paul’s, Trinity College, and Columbia and spent two years in Paris at the Ecole des Beaux Arts.

S. B. Hunt: Seth Bliss Hunt attended St. Paul’s School from 1886 to 1889 and is a member of the Form of 1889. The Summer 1948 edition of the Alumni Horae (pg. 72) contains this information about Hunt:

After he was graduated from S.P.S., he started work as a buyer for the American Trading Company, but soon left to join Standard Oil affiliates. . . In 1914 Mr. Hunt was elected to the board of directors of Standard Oil of New Jersey, and in 1917 was appointed treasurer. In 1919 he was elected vice-president in charge of crude-oil production, a position he held until his retirement.

D. B. Lyman: David Brainerd Lyman attended St. Paul’s School from 1888 to 1891 and is a member of the Form of 1891.

Seated (on furniture, left to right):

E. K. Hubbard: Elijah Kent Hubbard attended St. Paul’s School from 1886 to 1888 and is a member of the Form of 1888.

F. C. Bishop: Francis Cunningham Bishop attended St. Paul’s School from 1885 to 1890 and is a member of the Form of 1889. The Winter 1927 edition of the Alumni Horae (pg. 94) contains this information about Bishop:

Captain of the Shattucks and of the Delphian football team, of which club he was one of the founders; gentleman and sportsman and one of the finest men and truest friends that ever looked through two eyes. Beloved by all everywhere and in every walk of life. . . They will recall the rowing on Long Pond and the football and track athletics at the Lower Grounds. Always a fighter but always a fair one. He loved St. Paul’s and everything connected with it.

J. L. D. Black: John Littleton Dawson Black attended St. Paul’s School from 1884 to 1889 and is a member of the Form of 1889.

Seated (on floor):

E. P. Lott: Edgar Phelps Lott attended St. Paul’s School from 1887 to 1892 and is a member of the Form of 1892.

First Halcyon 1889

 



The photograph features members of the first Halcyon crew team of 1889:

Standing (left to right):

I. McD Garfield: Irvin McDowell Garfield attended St. Paul’s School from 188 to 1889 and is a member of the Form of 1888. The Autumn 1951 edition of the Alumni Horae (pg. 137) contains this information about Garfield:

Born at Hiram, Ohio, in 1870. he was eleven years old when his father, President Garfield, was assassinated. He entered St. Paul’s in 1885, graduating with his Fifth Form in 1888. but returned for his Sixth Form year. In 1893 he was graduated from Williams College and in 1896 from the Harvard Law School. Shortly thereafter he entered the Boston law firm of Proctor and Warren. At the time of his death he headed Warren, Garfield, Whiteside and Lamson. . . The following tribute to Mr. Garfield was contributed by Malcolm Kenneth Gordon, ’87: “Old boys who were at St. Paul’s in the late ’80’s will remember “Irv” as an outstanding athlete and as a typical all-round boy. He was Captain of the Halcyons in 1889 and in 1888 he was Captain of the Old Hundred football team. He is the only boy who won the Potter Medal for the 440-yard dash three times in succession. He retained his loyalty to the School through all the years and had served as Form Agent since 1947. This year he had attained his ambition to get 100% of his form to contribute to the Alumni Fund. “

E. R. Folger: Ernest Rudolph Folger attended St. Paul’s School from 1888 to 1891 and is a member of the Form of 1891.

J. C. Baldwin: Joseph Clark Baldwin Jr. attended St. Paul’s School from 1884 to 1890 and is a member of the Form of 1889. The Winter 1937 edition of the Alumni Horae (pg. 120) contains this information about Baldwin:

After leaving St. Paul’s, he spent three years in study in Europe before entering business with the New York oil firm of Dodge & Olcutt . . . Mr. Baldwin served four years in Squadron A of the New York National Guard and was a former commissioner of the State Board of Charities. . . He maintained an active and devoted interest in St. Paul’s, both personally and through his sons, and was a generous contributor to the Alumni Fund and the Endowment Fund.

Seated (on furniture, left to right):

A. L. Wheeler: Arthur Ledlie Wheeler attended St. Paul’s School from 1885 to 1891 and is a member of the Form of 1890.

J. M. Goetchius: John Milton Goetchius attended St. Paul’s School from 1885 to 1890 and is a member of the Form of 1890. The Spring 1946 edition of the Alumni Horae (pg. 28) contains this information about Goetchius:

. . . In 1922 he became a Trustee of the School and served in that capacity for nearly twenty years. He was one of the best Trustees the School ever had. His keen mind, deep insight into human nature, splendid experience with business problems, thorough and sound knowledge of finance, capacity for leadership, industry and constant devotion combined to make his membership on the Board a very valuable asset. . . As a boy at the School Jack was a good student and popular with both boys and masters. He played on the Isthmian Football Team and rowed on the Halcyon Crew. He was one of the best oars in the School. Following his five years at the School and one at Andover, he entered the Sheffield Scientific School of Yale University, from which he was graduated in 1894.

J. A. Tompkins: John Almy Tompkins 2d attended St. Paul’s School from 1883 to 1889 and is a member of the Form of 1888. The Summer 1941 edition of the Alumni Horae (pg. 96) contains this information about Tompkins:

. . . in a brilliant architectural career extending from 1894, when he was graduated from Columbia, until his retirement in 1937, has to his credit many outstanding achievements, many in collaboration with Grosvenor Atterbury, his associate. Among these are: American Wing of the Metropolitan Museum, Russell Sage Foundation Bldg., Restoration of New York City Hall, Phipps Model Apartments, West Side Tennis Club, and the chief public buildings and general development of Forest Hills, L. I. Mr. Tompkins, who was born in Baltimore in 1871, spent all of his life in and around New York City except for extensive travel abroad studying architectural design.

Seated (on floor):

F. N. Schwartz: Frank Nicholson Schwartz is listed as a Third Former in the 1889 Record, and was coxswain.

Nathaniel Hugh Cotton

 



Nathaniel Hugh Cotton attended St. Paul’s School from 1866 to 1872 and is a member of the Form of 1871.

According to Arthur Stanwood Pier’s St. Paul’s School 1855-1934 (pg. 151), in 1871 Cotton was a member of the Shattuck crew team, rowing in the 2nd position, and competed in the first annual crew race at St. Paul’s School.  Shattucks finished in third place due to one of the oarsmen having caught a crab. This first race began the tradition that is still held each Anniversary weekend at St. Paul’s School.

His obituary appeared in the Autumn 1941 issue of the Alumni Horae (pg. 146), and is excerpted below:

He was a fine gymnast, rowed in the Old Hundred shell on Big Turkey Pond and was Captain of the Old Hundred cricket team. He did not go to college. In his day a college education was recommended only for boys intending to enter a profession, and his father had destined him for a business career. . . Mr. Cotton was born of an American father and a British mother in Barbados, B.W.I. on January 8, 1853 and died in New York City, April 23, 1941 in his 89th year. He spent much of his life abroad and liked to recall the number of times he had crossed the Atlantic.

 

Francis Alfred White

 



Francis Alfredd White attended St. Paul’s School from 1866 to 1872 and is a member of the Form of 1871.

George Rochester Vail

 



George Rochester Vail attended St. Paul’s School from 1867 to 1868 and is a member of the Form of 1871.

Grenville Kane

 



Grenville Kane attended St. Paul’s School from 1867 to 1871 and is a member of the Form of 1871.

His obituary appeared in the Autumn 1943 issue of the Alumni Horae (pg. 125), and is excerpted below:

… Mr. Kane was a sportsman and bibliophile as well as lawyer and financier. Five times golf champion of the Tuxedo Club and an expert billiard player, he was also a devotee of tennis and is said not to have missed a Newport Tennis Week in forty-five years. In the late ’80’s he attracted attention when he sailed the racing yacht Ailsa across the Atlantic to take part in the Cowes Regatta. A collector of first editions, Mr. Kane was an advisor and consultant on rare books for the N. Y. Public Library, the J. P. Morgan Library and the Carter Brown Library, Providence.

 

 

Benjamin Robbins Curtis

 



Benjamin Robbins Curtis attended St. Paul’s School from 1868 to 1871 and is a member of the Form of 1871.

Charles Ashbel Perry

 



Charles Ashbel Perry attended St. Paul’s School from 1867 to 1869 and is a member of the Form of 1871.

George Hinckley Lyman

 



George Hinckley Lyman attended St. Paul’s School from 1864 to 1869 and is a member of the Form of 1869.

His obituary appeared in the Spring 1945 issue of the Alumni Horae (pg. 77), and is excerpted below:

George Hinckley Lyman, the oldest living alumnus of the School, died in Boston, Mass., on May 17, 1945. He was born in Boston, December 13, 1851, the son of Dr. George H. Lyman, a surgeon who served in the Civil War, and of Maria Cornelia Austin. He entered St. Paul’s in 1864, eight years after the founding of the School, and was graduated in 1869. From St. Paul’s he went to Harvard and was graduated with the LL.D. degree in 1877. Mr. Lyman then entered the law office of Ropes, Gray and Loring in Boston but, having trouble with his eyes, left and devoted himself to politics.

Samuel Millington Miller

 



Samuel Millington Miller attended St. Paul’s School from 1867 to 1872 and is a member of the Form of 1871.

Edward Tattnall Nichols

 



Edward Tattnall Nichols attended St. Paul’s School from 1863 to 1868 and is a member of the Form of 1868.

His obituary appeared in the March 21, 1934 edition of the New York Times (pg. 21), and is excerpted below:

Son of the late Rear Admiral Edward Tattnall Nichols, U. S. N., and Caroline Elisabeth Bowers Nichols, he was born at Pensacola, Fla., where his father was then stationed. He attended the Polytechnic Institute in Brooklyn and later St. Paul’s School, Concord, N. H.

He tried several business ventures while still a youth and then joined the United States Navy, serving in Asiatic waters and in the Korean expedition of 1871.

In 1876, he became connected with the St. Paul & Pacific Railroad. . . During his life, Mr. Nichols held positions as secretary, treasurer and director in a number of railroad companies with which he was associated.

 

Alexander Porter Browne

 



Identified as “S. P. Brown”, this tintype is most probably of Alexander Porter Browne who attended St. Paul’s School from 1865 to 1869 and is a member of the Form of 1869.

His obituary, published in the Boston Globe on July 8, 1920 (pg. 3) says:

Mr. Browne was one of the foremost American counsels on copyrights, patents and trademarks and had represented noted authors and foreign interests in his long legal practice.

His father, Causten Browne, was also a lawyer.  Alexander graduated from Harvard Law School in 1876.

 

Henry Spencer Cram

 



Henry Spencer Cram attended St. Paul’s School from 1868 to 1870 and is a member of the Form of 1869.

The following information about Cram was published in the Harvard College Class of 1873 Seventh Report of the Secretary (pg. 9-10):

He was a graduate of Harvard University and a member of the New York Bar, though in recent years not in active practice, owing to failing health. In 1892 he was married to Miss Winthrop, daughter of Egerton Winthrop. She died in 1893, in London, leaving an infant daughter, who survives her father. . . He was a man of the most delicate feelings, and uniformly gentle and courteous in demeanor.

Hamilton Dox Wey and Gouverneur Ogden

 



Hamilton Dox Wey attended St. Paul’s School from 1866 to 1869 and is a member of the Form of 1872.

Gouverneur Ogden attended St. Paul’s School from 1867 to 1872 and is a member of the Form of 1872.

George Clark

 



George Clark attended St. Paul’s School from 1860 to 1866 and is a member of the Form of 1865.

Charles Thomas Clarke White

 



Charles Thomas Clarke White attended St. Paul’s School from 1867 to 1874 and is a member of the Form of 1873. White was a member of the faculty from 1875-1876.

According to Arthur Stanwood Pier’s St. Paul’s School 1855-1934 (pg. 151), in 1871 White was a member of the Ariel crew team, rowing in the 5th position, and competed in the first annual crew race at St. Paul’s School.  The Ariel team was made up entirely of Third Formers, and they finished only two seconds behind the winning Halcyons – Shattucks finished in third place due to one of the oarsmen having caught a crab. This first race began the tradition that is still held each Anniversary weekend at St. Paul’s School.

Pier also notes that White was a dedicated Halcyon, during his Sixth Form year in 1874 White donated a 16 inches long silver crew boat to use as a trophy for Race Day.  This trophy is still on display today in the trophy case at the boat house.

William Loundes James

 



William Loundes James attended St. Paul’s School from 1867 to 1872 and is a member of the Form of 1874.

Samuel Millington Miller and Peter Augustus Porter

 



Samuel Millington Miller attended St. Paul’s School from 1867 to 1872 and is a member of the Form of 1871.

Peter Augustus Porter attended St. Paul’s School from 1865 to 1871 and is a member of the Form of 1870.

According to The Biographical Dictionary of the United States Congress, Porter was a Representative for the State of New York in 1907-1908. His grandfather, Peter Buell Porter, was also a Congressional Representative, serving 98 years earlier.  Porter graduated from Yale in 1874 and worked in banking in Niagra Falls, NY.  After serving in the Sixtieth Congress he “engaged in the study and writing of history of the Niagara frontier”.  He died in 1925.


Edward David Townsend

 



Edward David Townsend attended St. Paul’s School from 1866 to 1870 and is a member of the Form of 1871.

Richard Deane Arden Parrott and Henry Cruger Walton

 



Richard Deane Arden Parrott attended St. Paul’s School from 1866 to 1871 and is a member of the Form of 1871.

According to Arthur Stanwood Pier’s St. Paul’s School 1855-1934 (pg. 151), in 1871 Parrott was a member of the Shattuck crew team, rowing in the stroke position, and competed in the first annual crew race at St. Paul’s School.  Shattucks finished in third place due to one of the oarsmen having caught a crab. This first race began the tradition that is still held each Anniversary weekend at St. Paul’s School.

Henry Cruger Walton attended St. Paul’s School from 1866 to 1868 and is a member of the Form of 1869.

David Watts

 



David Watts attended St. Paul’s School from 1865 to 1870 and is a member of the Form of 1870.

Benjamin Robbins Curtis

 



Benjamin Robbins Curtis attended St. Paul’s School from 1868 to 1871 and is a member of the Form of 1871.

Unidentified

 



The inscription beneath this tintype appears to be “G. Polkney”, and is unable to be identified.

Leslie Pell-Clarke

 



Leslie Pell-Clarke attended St. Paul’s School from 1864 to 1870 and is a member of the Form of 1870.

Hamilton Dox Wey

 



Hamilton Dox Wey attended St. Paul’s School from 1866 to 1869 and is a member of the Form of 1872.

Henry Daniel Boas

 



Henry Daniel Boas attended St. Paul’s School from 1867 to 1870 and is a member of the Form of 1872.

According to Arthur Stanwood Pier’s St. Paul’s School 1855-1934 (pg. 92):

In the spring of 1870 two of the boys, James H. Hill and Harry [Henry] D. Boas, built a small sailboat, light enough to be easily carried across the road that separated the upper pond from the lower pond.  The whole school made the launching an occasion of ceremony.  The boat was carried in a procession of the school to the bank of the pond;

Pier goes on the describe how speeches were made, poems were read, and a flag adorned the boat. Additionally:

… finally, the two year old daughter of the rector, with some assistance, broke a bottle against the stern and christened the boat, which was then “committed to the embrace of the waves.”

William Edward Pattison French

 



William Edward Pattison French attended St. Paul’s School from 1867 to 1869 and is a member of the Form of 1873.

His obituary appeared in the Spring 1940 issue of the Alumni Horae (pg. 37), and is excerpted below:

Major William Edward Pattison French, U.S.A., was a poet and philosophical writer, as well as a veteran of many campaigns. He was born in Troy, N. Y., on January 16, 1855, was a student at St. Paul’s from 1867 to 1869 and attended the Military Academy at West Point from 1875 to 1877. He was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant in the Third Infantry in 1879 and his first assignment was on the frontiers of Montana and Minnesota, in campaigns with the Sioux and Chippewa Indians. In the Spanish-American War, he participated in the Battle of El Caney, Cuba, and the siege of Santiago de Cuba. He was professor of military science and tactics and commandant at the New York Military Academy for eight years. Although retired as a major in 1916, during the World War he returned to active duty at Fort Myer, Va., until the close of the War.

 

Walter Ingersoll Jones

 



Walter Ingersoll Jones attended St. Paul’s School from 1866 to 1869 and is a member of the Form of 1871.

The following information about Jones was published in the The Harvard Graduates’ Magazine, Volume 10 (pg. 601-602):

At the age of 14 he went to St. Paul’s School, Concord, N. H., but in 1869, having decided to fit for Harvard, he came to Cambridge, and tutored under Prentiss Cummings, ’64. Entering with the Class, throughout the four years of college life he was well known and highly esteemed by his classmates, and in the social life of the Class he was conspicuous. He was a member of the Institute of 1770, A. K. E., Hasty Pudding Club, and A. D. Club, and was also elected a member of the St. Paul’s Society.

Oliver Watson

 



Oliver Watson attended St. Paul’s School from 1867 to 1869 and is a member of the Form of 1870.

Huntington Richards

 



Huntington Richards attended St. Paul’s School from 1867 to 1871 and is a member of the Form of 1870. He was a member of the faculty from 1893 to 1911.

The Spring 1955 Alumni Horae (pg. 19) contains an article written by one of his former St. Paul’s School students that includes this remembrance:

We understood that he had been on the medical staff and also taught Latin classes. When age compelled retirement, the School was somewhat disconcerted to find that he had no family or friends left, and no place to go. Accordingly, they gave him this room and some rather modest duties. Primarily, he gave First Aid to the little boys who were always getting scratched and bruised. This seemed always to consist of swabbing us with iodine, as anything of moment was sent right on to the Infirmary.

You can read the complete article by clicking this link: The Story of Dr. Richards

Stephen Warren Ingersoll

 



Stephen Warren Ingersoll attended St. Paul’s School from 1866 to 1869 and is a member of the Form of 1870.

Murray Rush

 



Murray Rush attended St. Paul’s School from 1864 to 1868 and is a member of the Form of 1870.

William Robinson Blair

 



William Robinson Blair attended St. Paul’s School from 1867 to 1871 and is a member of the Form of 1871.

According to Arthur Stanwood Pier’s St. Paul’s School 1855-1934 (pg. 151), in 1871 Blair was a member of the Shattuck crew team, rowing in the 5th position, and competed in the first annual crew race at St. Paul’s School.  Shattucks finished in third place due to one of the oarsmen having caught a crab. This first race began the tradition that is still held each Anniversary weekend at St. Paul’s School.

His obituary appeared in the Winter 1921 issue of the Alumni Horae (pg. 22), and is excerpted below:

Mr. Blair was born m the old city of Allegheny, the son of John Cust Blair, a pioneer steel manufacturer associated with the Schoenberger Company, and Anne (nee Robinson) Blair, the daughter of General William Robinson, Jr., the first Mayor of Allegheny. He was a student in St. Paul s School, Concord, N. H., was graduated from Trinity College in 1875 and from Columbia University Law School in 1878. He began the practice of law in Allegheny County soon after graduation, and at one time was associated with the late W. S. Pier in a law firm. Upon the passage of the Federal bankruptcy act in 1898 he was appointed referee for this district. His record in this important position is declared to be unexcelled and he was recognized as an authority in bankruptcy procedure.

Augustine Monroe and Douglas Robinson Jr.

 



Augustine Monroe attended St. Paul’s School from 1866 to 1868 and is a member of the Form of 1872.

Douglas Robinson Jr. attended St. Paul’s School from 1866 to 1871 and is a member of the Form of 1872.

Robinson married Corinne (Conie) Roosevelt, the sister of Theodore Roosevelt, and is described in the book The Roosevelts: An American Saga, by Peter Collier (pg. 56) as “a large man with a large voice”, and having “an active wit and quick laughter”. Further, it says:

It was Douglas Robinson who acutely observed what others would feel upon marrying a Roosevelt – that one risked being “hung on the family like a tail to a kite.”

Henry Lansing Wardwell

 



Henry Lansing Wardwell attended St. Paul’s School from 1866 to 1870 and is a member of the Form of 1869.

James Swann Barton Key

 



James Swann Barton Key attended St. Paul’s School from 1868 to 1872 and is a member of the Form of 1871.

Edward Nicoll Dickerson

 



Edward Nicoll Dickerson attended St. Paul’s School from 1867 to 1871 and is a member of the Form of 1870. This tintype was loose in between the album pages, but has been identified based on other photographs.

Alexander Porter Browne

 



The inscription under this tintype identifies this as a photograph of S. P. Brown, and is most likely Alexander Porter Browne who attended St. Paul’s School from 1866 to 1872 and is a member of the Form of 1871.

His obituary, published in the Boston Globe on July 8, 1920 (pg. 3) says:

Mr. Browne was one of the foremost American counsels on copyrights, patents and trademarks and had represented noted authors and foreign interests in his long legal practice.

His father, Causten Browne, was also a lawyer.  Alexander graduated from Harvard Law School in 1876.

Benjamin Robbins Curtis and Benjamin Solomon T. Nicoll

 



Benjamin Robbins Curtis (right) attended St. Paul’s School from 1868 to 1871 and is a member of the Form of 1871.

Benjamin Solomon T. Nicoll (left) attended St. Paul’s School from 1868 to 1873 and is a member of the Form of 1873.

According to Arthur Stanwood Pier’s St. Paul’s School 1855-1934 (pg. 151), in 1871 Nicoll was a member of the Ariel crew team, rowing in the bow position, and competed in the first annual crew race at St. Paul’s School.  The Ariel team was made up entirely of Third Formers, and they finished only two seconds behind the winning Halcyons – Shattucks finished in third place due to one of the oarsmen having caught a crab. This first race began the tradition that is still held each Anniversary weekend at St. Paul’s School.

According to the obituary that appeared in the Autumn 1921 Alumni Horae (pg. 23), Nicoll went on to graduate from Princeton, and then worked as “the head of the iron, steel and coal firm of B. Nicoll and Company of New York.”  His brothers Delancey Nicoll, Form of 1870, and Edward H. Nicoll, Form of 1877, both attended St. Paul’s School.

Alexander Porter Browne and Benjamin Robbins Curtis

 



The inscription under this tintype identifies this as a photograph as “Brown”, and is most likely Alexander Porter Browne who attended St. Paul’s School from 1866 to 1872 and is a member of the Form of 1871.

His obituary, published in the Boston Globe on July 8, 1920 (pg. 3) says:

Mr. Browne was one of the foremost American counsels on copyrights, patents and trademarks and had represented noted authors and foreign interests in his long legal practice.

His father, Causten Browne, was also a lawyer.  Alexander graduated from Harvard Law School in 1876.

Benjamin Robbins Curtis (right) attended St. Paul’s School from 1868 to 1871 and is a member of the Form of 1871.

Charles Ashbel Perry

 



Charles Ashbel Perry attended St. Paul’s School from 1867 to 1869 and is a member of the Form of 1871.

John Torrey Linzee

 



John Torrey Linzee attended St. Paul’s School from 1867 to 1872 and is a member of the Form of 1873.

The following information about Linzee was published in the Harvard College Class of 1877 seventh report (pg. 150-51):

Born at Nahant, Mass., Aug. 6, 1856. Son of Thomas Coffin Amory and Sarah Parker (Torrey) Linzee. Prepared at St. Paul’s School, Concord, N. H., and Hopkinson’s School, Boston, Mass. In College: 1873-77. . .

After leaving college Linzee went to Europe in June, 1877, and traveled on the Continent until Dec., 1878, when he returned to Boston. He went into business Feb. 1, 1879, with the firm of E. Rollins Morse & Brothers, brokers, as a clerk, and was made a partner in 1891, but had to retire in 1899 on account of illness. His health improving, he again took up business as manager of the office at Bar Harbor, Me., of Hayden, Stone & Company, brokers, which he finally gave up after five years’ service, since he had the misfortune to break both his legs at the ankle in 1915. His winters were passed in Boston, Mass., and his summers at Bar Harbor, Me.

Harvard, Hopkinson’s School, Boston, Bar Harbor

 

Oliver Watson

 



Oliver Watson attended St. Paul’s School from 1867 to 1869 and is a member of the Form of 1870.

Arthur Newton Edwards

 



Arthur Newton Edwards attended St. Paul’s School from 1865 to 1871 and is a member of the Form of 1871.

Lectern: Side View

 



According to the School published pamphlet, The Chapel of Saint Peter and Saint Paul (pg.12):

The revolving lectern, with separate desks for Old and New Testaments, belongs to the original chapel.

Candlesticks were added to the sides of the lectern in 1922.

New Chapel: Exterior of Sanctuary

 



This photograph shows the exterior of the sanctuary end of the New Chapel, taken in 1888.

Class of 1870

 



This early photograph of St. Paul’s School students is labeled “Class of 1870”, but includes students from the Forms of 1869, 1870, 1871 and 1872. Inscriptions on the photograph and an accompanying note identify the students:

Standing (left to right):

David Watts (with cane), Form of 1870; Arthur Newton Edwards (leaning), Form of 1871; Francis Marion Crawford, Form of 1870; Charles Hall Brock, Form of 1870; Archibald Dunbar Huntington, Form of 1870; Allan Marquand, Form of 1870; Leslie Pell-Clarke, Form of 1870; Henry Evan Cotton, Form of 1870.

Sitting (left to right):

Herman Newton Fernald, Form of 1872; Peter Augustus Porter, Form of 1870; William Thomas Payne, Form of 1869; Murray Rush (behind), Form of 1870; Richard Henry Dana, Form of 1870; Alfred Evelyn Staley, Form of 1870.

The students were photographed standing on the steps of the original School – Dr. Shattuck’s house.

 

Fourth Form of 1867

 



The photograph, taken in June of 1867,  is among the earliest photographs of students at St. Paul’s School, and features many of the members of the Form of 1868 during their Fourth Form year.

The inscription on the back provides the identification of the students:

Standing (left to right):

Edward Tattnall Nichols, James Haynes Hill (Form of 1870), Herman Foster Straw, Alexander Mackay-Smith, Henry Middleton Fisher, Charles Joseph Nourse

Sitting (left to right):

Francis Johnston Metcalfe, John Sargent Cram, Frank Ingersoll Dorr, George Mancius Smedes, George Dike Blair

 

Student Group 1870s

 



A student group from the 1870s – primarily members of the Form of 1874 – identified on the back as:

First row (seated on the floor, left to right):

Edward Jonathan Amory, Form of 1874; Charles Lawrence Perkins, Form of 1874; William Henry Brune, Form of 1874.

Second row (seated in chairs, left to right):

James McCormick Lamberton, Form of 1874; Sydney George Fisher, Form of 1875;  Blakeslee Barnes, Form of 1874; George Rumsey Sheldon, Form of 1874; Henry Stuart Martindale, Form of 1875.

Third row (standing, left to right):

Lawrence Jacob, Form of 1874;  Frank Donaldson, Form of 1875; William Bayard Van Rensselaer, Form of 1874; Henry Grenville Parkin, Form of 1874, Francis George Curtis, Form of 1874;  Edward Clifford Perkins, Form of 1874;  David Stewart, Form of 1874; Wilmot Townsend Cox, Form of 1874; Robert Coleman Drayton, Form of 1874; Julian Wainwright Robbins, Form of 1874; Holbrook Fitz-John Porter, Form of 1874; George Halsey Perley, Form of 1874.

 

 

First Form 1867

 



This photograph features members of the Form of 1871 taken during their First Form year in 1867.  It is one of the earliest photographs of a student group in the archives collection.

Identified in this photograph is Richard Deane Arden Parrott who attended St. Paul’s School from 1866 to 1871 and is a member of the Form of 1871. He is leaning against the second column on the right, shown in profile in a lighter colored suit.

It is possible to identify the following students based on other photographs in the archives collection:

Francis Alfred White attended St. Paul’s School from 1866 to 1872 and is a member of the Form of 1871. He is standing on the far left with his arms behind his back.

John Travers attended St. Paul’s School from 1863 to 1869 and is a member of the Form of 1871. He is standing, second from the left, leaning against the column with his thumbs tucked in his pockets.

Nathaniel Hugh Cotton attended St. Paul’s School from 1866 to 1872 and is a member of the Form of 1871. He is standing in front of the column furthest on the right.

Edward David Townsend attended St. Paul’s School from 1866 to 1870 and is a member of the Form of 1871. He is standing in the back between the columns, third from the right.

Concord, New Hampshire Album Cover

 



This album cover is hand-lettered with the words “Concord, New Hampshire.” and contains 12 photographs taken in the Concord area, including a few from the St. Paul’s School grounds.  Dated February 22, 1916, it was created by G. W. Ellsworth as “just a little reminder of Concord, New Hamp.”

State House, Concord, N.H.

 



This 1916 photograph shows the New Hampshire State House as it looked one hundred years after initial construction began in 1816.  Building was completed in 1819, and according to the inscription on the building itself, it is “the Nation’s oldest State House in which the legislature still occupies its original chambers.”

Memorial Library, St. Paul’s School

 



The photographer titled this photograph “Memorial Library, St. Paul’s School”, reflecting the building’s dual purpose – memorial to William C. Sheldon and library to St. Paul’s School. Sheldon was built in 1901 and served as the library for St. Paul’s School for ninety years.  It is now used as administrative offices for Admissions and Communications.

New Hampshire Historical Building

 



This photograph of the New Hampshire Historical Society Library building, located at 30 Park Street in Concord, New Hampshire, also shows the “quarry in background from which the granite came”.

Post Office

 



Located on North State Street in Concord, NH, behind the State House, the old Post Office building is now used as the Legislative Office Building.

County Court House

 



This photograph, taken in 1916, shows the County Court House in Concord, NH. The Merrimack Superior Court, located at 163 North Main Street, is now located in front of this building where the grass and gazebo are shown. The old County Courthouse building is now used for other county offices, including the Registry of Deeds.

New Hampshire State Library

 



The New Hampshire State Library building, located on the corner of North State and Park Streets, is shown in this 1916 photograph with the original tower still in place.

Corner in West Tea Garden

 



East Concord Road

 



Scenic photograph of a roadway in East Concord, New Hampshire.

Contoocook River Park

 



The book, History of Concord, New Hampshire : from the original grant in seventeen hundred and twenty-five to the opening of the twentieth century, Volume II (pg. 563), published in 1903, describes the Contoocook River Park, shown in this photograph:

Forthwith the locality so beautiful and picturesque with its shady woods, quiet or plunging waters, and other charming features of river scenery, all hitherto but little heard of and as rarely visited, became a favorite park. By 1900 it had gained full recognition as a summer resort where thousands might daily enjoy its many recreative attractions in outings replete with health and delight.

According to the Penacook.org website (LINK):

For twenty cents in 1893, and up until the 1920’s, you could ride 14 miles on the trolley from downtown Concord to Penacook to enjoy free entertainment, fireworks, swimming, dancing at a large pavilion, boating, roller-skating, bowling, and even a steamboat ride up the Contoocook River. The park closed in 1925.

 

White’s Park

 



This photograph was taken at White Park (also known locally as White’s Park) in Concord, NH. White Park is the oldest municipal park in New Hampshire, established in 1884, and is located approximately two miles from the center of the St. Paul’s School grounds.

The book, History of Concord, New Hampshire : from the original grant in seventeen hundred and twenty-five to the opening of the twentieth century, Volume II (pg. 560), published in 1903, describes the founding of White Park:

In 1884 Mrs. Armenia S. White conveyed by deed to the city “certain premises on the northerly side of Washington and Centre streets for a public park.” On the 27th of December of the same year the gift was accepted by ordinance, and the said premises were “established as a public park forever, to be known and called by the name of ‘White Park.'” . . . surveys and plans were entrusted to Charles Elliot of Boston, eminent in landscape gardening; the fine springs, which years ago, had been an important source of water supply for Concord, were carefully preserved, and the artificial pond constructed, upon which, before long, stately swans – the beautiful gift of Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy – were to glide with attractive grace.

Exeter Academy vs St. Paul’s School

 



This photograph shows the St. Paul’s School hockey team playing against Exeter Academy on the ice on Lower School Pond. According to the information below, this was the first time that these two teams ever played each other in hockey.

The February 22, 1916 (pg. 145) edition of the Horae Scholasticae describes the game:

On Wednesday, February 16, with perfect weather and splendid ice, the game between Exeter and St. Paul’s took place. The game was the first that St. Paul’s has played with any other school for a number of years and our reputation on the ice was at stake. This reputation was upheld, however, for although the Exeter team played well, after the first ten minutes of the first half had elapsed the St. Paul’s team clearly outskated and outplayed their opponents, with the result that they obtained a 10-3 victory.

The March 22, 1916 (pg. 174-75) edition of the Horae Scholasticae also has this information about the game:

The Exeter game was eagerly looked forward to by the boys, for it has been some years since we played a school. In fact we have never played a school except in New York, when we last played St. Mark’s in 1908 and won 11-0. . .Since 1908 we have played only with colleges and athletic clubs, until this Exeter game. Exeter had a good team, but it was no match either in speed or in technique with St. Paul’s. We trust this may be an annual event here, for these two great New Hampshire schools should certainly meet in this winter sport.

Dartmouth vs St. Paul’s

 



This photograph shows the St. Paul’s School hockey team playing against Dartmouth on the ice on Lower School Pond.  Based on the date on the album it records the game played against the Dartmouth Varsity team that took place on Washington’s Birthday, February 22, 1916.

The March 22, 1916 (pg. 177) edition of the Horae Scholasticae describes the game:

On Washington’s Birthday the S. P. S. team played the last scheduled game of its 1916 season, when it met the Dartmouth team on the ice. This final game was by far the most closely contested, as well as the fastest, game of the year, and while the Dartmouth players succeeded in carrying away the laurels of victory, it was not without playing with the utmost of their ability that they did so.  The contest was staged on the finest of ice and under perfect weather conditions, which added greatly to the pleasure of the many spectators, and the clan, fast play which prevailed throughout the game was in itself the very symbolism of good hockey.

The final score was Dartmouth 8, St. Paul’s School 6.

Concord Album Inscription

 



The inscription inside the back cover of the Concord New Hampshire album.  Inscription reads: “Just a little reminder of Concord, New Hamp Feb. 22, 1916 G. W. Ellsworth. D.M.T.”

February 22, 1916 was Washington’s Birthday, a day traditionally without classes at St. Paul’s School. According to the March 22, 1916 edition of the Horae Scholasticae (pg. 166), on that day there was a hockey game played against Dartmouth, a fair to raise money for the Orphans Homes, a dance, and a performance  of the play “The Second in Command.” It is unclear who G. W. Ellsworth was, but it is possible that he put together this album as a reminder of that day.

Map of the Grounds, Circa 1880

 



This hand-drawn map has the date “c. 1880” written in blue ballpoint pen, added well after it was made.  Based on the content of the map it was most likely created before 1880.  A few details of the map date it to sometime between 1878 and 1880 : The Gas House (present day Post Office), which was built in 1880, is not shown on this map;  The Old School, Dr. Shattuck’s House, which burned on July 21, 1878, is shown; The School House is listed as “New Building” and was built between 1879 and 1880; the Grist Mill was converted to a laundry in 1878 – listed here as “Mill now Laundry”.

Scoop at work

 



This undated photograph shows the initial process of preparing the ice for playing hockey – using a horse-drawn scoop to remove the snow from the ice from Lower School Pond.

Rink on Lower School Pond

 



This photograph, taken from across Lower School Pond, shows hockey activity on the ice from around 1903-04.

Mohican (Isthmian) Champion Hockey Team 1889

 



This early photo is of the Isthmian Hockey Eleven from the winter of 1888/1889.  Originally the Isthmian club was named “Mohicans”, thus the letter “M” on the sweaters.

The back of this photograph identifies the players as:

Back row (left to right):

Post: Richard Bayley Post, Form of 1888

Hare: Charles Willing Hare, Form of 1890

Dinsmore: William Brown Dinsmore, Form of 1887

Unidentified

Wheeler: Arthur Ledlie Wheeler, Form of 1990

Hoagland: William Wyman Hoagland, Form of 1891

Gordon: Malcom Kenneth Gordon, Form of 1887

Front row (left to right):

Scott: George Isham Scott, Form of 1889

Unidentified

Tompkins: John Almy Tompkins, 2nd, Form of 1888

Ilingworth: Clarence Illingworth, Form of 1890

Hanscom: Isaiah Clifford Hanscom, Form of 1889

The Record of 1899 identifies the members of the Isthmian Hockey Eleven as: Richard B. Post (Captain), Rev. James P. Conover, William B. Dinsmore, Jr., Malcolm K. Gordon, John A. Tompkins, Clifford Hanscom, Arthur L. Wheeler, Charles W. Hare, George I. Scott, Edwin H. Dennison, Charles A. Lewis.

Rinks 1911

 



Hockey rinks on Lower School Pond, 1911.  In the background from left to right are the following buildings: The Big Study, the Old Gymnasium, the Lower School.

Isthmian – Old Hundred Hockey Game 1913-1914

 



A club hockey game between the Isthmians and the Old Hundreds – winter 1913-1914.  In the background is the Big Study Annex on the left and the back of the Old Gymnasium on the right.

SPS Hockey Team, 1908

 



This photograph shows the St. Paul’s School hockey team from the winter of 1907-08.  The team members are partially identified on the back:

Back row (standing, left to right):

Swenson: Svante Magnus Swenson, Form of 1908

HAH Baker: Hobart Amory Hare Baker, Form of 1909

Wall: Harold Meldrum Wall, Form of 1909

Gardner: Henry Burchell Gardner, Form of 1909

Unidentified

Willets: William Prentice Willetts, Form of 1910

A T Baker: Alfred Thornton Baker [brother of Hobey Baker]

The remaining players are not identified.

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This detail  from the above photograph shows a 15 or 16 year old Hobart Amory Hare (Hobey) Baker in his Fifth Form year.

Lower School Pond c. 1910

 



St. Paul’s School Hockey Team, 1897

 



The St. Paul’s School Hockey Team, 1897 – identified from an inscription on the border of the photograph as:

Standing in back (left to right):

Malcolm K. Gordon (Manager): Gordon was a student at St. Paul’s School from 1882 – 1889  and a member of the Form of 1887. He was a member of the faculty from 1889 – 1917.

Alfred Conklin Coxe: Attended St. Paul’s School from 1895 to 1897 and is a member of the Form of 1897.

Joseph Howland Coit, Jr. (Manager): Attended St. Paul’s School from 1875 to 1883 and is a member of the Form of 1881. He was a member of the faculty from 1883 to 1907.

Archibald Stevens Alexander: Attended St. Paul’s School from 1892 to 1897 and is a member of the Form of 1897.

Coler Campbell: Attended St. Paul’s School from 1895 to 1897 and is a member of the Form of 1897.

Sitting in middle (left to right):

Robert Dunbar Pruyn: Attended St. Paul’s School from 1894 to 1898 and is a member of the Form of 1898.

Thomas Proctor Peckham: Attended St. Paul’s School from 1894 to 1897 and is a member of the Form of 1897.

Arthur Merritt Henderson (Captain): Attended St. Paul’s School from 1893 to 1897 and is a member of the Form of 1897.

Charles Bispham Levey: Attended St. Paul’s School from 1892 to 1897 and is a member of the Form of 1897.

George Johnes Cooke: Attended St. Paul’s School from 1893 to 1897 and is a member of the Form of 1897.

Sitting in front (left to right):

James Calvin Cooley: Attended St. Paul’s School from 1890 to 1897 and is a member of the Form of 1896.

Eben MacBurney Byers: Attended St. Paul’s School from 1893 to 1897 and is a member of the Form of 1897.

 

 

Miller’s House (Site of Library)

 



A Kodak No. 2 photograph of Miller’s House likely dating from the early 1890s. In this photograph the cottage is in the location now occupied by Sheldon Library, built in 1901.

Miller’s House was part of the original grant at the founding of the school. According to Arthur Stanwood Pier’s book, St. Paul’s School 1855-1934 (pgs. 47, 57, 88-90), Miller’s House served a variety of functions throughout the early history of the school: soicial gathering space, early science lab, faculty housing, and student housing. On October 17th, 1869, while the students were attending evening chapel services, a fire broke out in the barn adjacent to Miller’s House that damaged the roof and the west end of the house. Following the burning of the Old School in 1878, an additional floor was added to Miller’s House to accommodate housing more students.

Miller Cottage, as it is now called, was moved in 1892 and is now located on Dunbarton Road.

Miller’s House in my room

 



This Kodak No. 2 type photograph belonged to Malcolm Kenneth Gordon, and was taken during his time as a teacher at St. Paul’s School. It shows the inside of his room in the upper floor of Miller’s House.

In the May 1941 issue of the Alumni Horae, Malcolm Gordon wrote a remembrance of his time as Head of Miller’s House beginning in 1890.  He describes the boys under his charge:

. . . almost from the first, most of the boys placed in the Miller’s were of the sort who did not take kindly to the larger and more supervised dormitories. Some, perhaps, were retained at the School only because the Miller’s House afforded a sort of refuge where they could work off their exuberance without seriously lowering the standard of school discipline. As a matter of fact, many of their innocent escapades were purposely hidden from the general public. This, together with the fact that most of the boys were nature lovers rather than athletes, and that the building itself was off the beaten path, all tended to make the Miller’s group somewhat unique. But it must not be assumed that every boy in the House was a problem. Dr. Coit saw to that. There were always two or three boys with exceptional qualities placed there to leaven the lump; and these boys by their tact and sportsmanship did a grand work, but they also were real boys.

The back of this photograph lists the following boys:

Walter Wood Parsons: Attended St. Paul’s School from 1887 to 1892 and is a member of the Form of 1892.

Robert Moore Harter: Attended St. Paul’s School from 1886 to 1892 and is a member of the Form of 1892.

William Oliver Boswell: Attended St. Paul’s School from 1889 to 1892 and is a member of the Form of 1892.

Philip Gurdon Mumford: Attended St. Paul’s School from 1889 to 1892 and is a member of the Form of 1892.

Silvanus Jenkins Macy: Attended St. Paul’s School from 1888 to 1892 and is a member of the Form of 1893.

Maurice Edwin Ginn: Attended St. Paul’s School from 1889 to 1892 and is a member of the Form of 1892.

Leonard Henry Eicholtz, Jr.: Attended St. Paul’s School from 1889 to 1892 and is a member of the Form of 1892.

Louis Noble Stott: Attended St. Paul’s School from 1889 to 1894 and is a member of the Form of 1893.

Read the full May 1941 Alumni Horae article by clicking HERE: AH_may_1941_pgs_9-19

Miller’s House and the Bicycle House

 



In this photo Miller’s House is visible through the trees across Library Pond.  To the right of Miller’s House is the Bicycle House – identified from a handwritten note on the back of the photograph: “Across the Lower Pond to the Miller’s House (now removed) and the Bicycle House which contains between $7000 & $8000 worth of machines.”

Miller’s House Stereoscopic View

 



Miller’s House on the right in this photograph is shown prior to the second floor addition of 1878.  In the background on the left of the photograph is the Old Upper School, completed in 1871 – this effectively dates the photograph between 1871 and 1878.

Miller’s House (site of Sheldon Library) Stereoscopic View

 



This stereoscopic view provides a clear image of the Miller’s House with the second floor level that was added in 1878. The house was moved in 1892 and is now located on Dunbarton Road, where it is used as a faculty residence.

Miller’s House from below the dam

 



A view of Miller’s House from below the dam – taken after the addition of the second level in 1878 and prior to being moved in 1892 to its present location on Dunbarton Road.

Original Miller’s House

 



This photograph is of the original Miller’s House prior to the second floor addition and gambrel roof that was added in 1878. The house was built in 1845, and was included in the original land grant at the founding of the St. Paul’s School.

Original Shute Cottage

 



According to an Alumni Horae Spring 1954  article (pg. 24-25), the original Shute Cottage was owned by Moses Shute and was purchased by the school in 1860.  It was used as faculty housing until 1865 when it then became the Lower School. In 1870 it was rebuilt – the original structure was lifted up and became the second floor – and a wing was added to the back corner. It was expanded again in 1875 to add an attached faculty residence.  In 1899 it became Middle.  It was torn down in 1954 and the location was used to build the current Middle.

A replica of Shute Cottage was built as a memorial to Willard Scudder, and was dedicated during Anniversary 1940.

Servants’ Cottage: Site of Squash Courts

 



This photograph shows the old Servants’ Cottage that was once located on Library Road, on the site now occupied by the Squash Courts. In the background of the picture the Miller’s House can be seen. This dates the photograph to some time between 1890 when the Servants’ Cottage was built,  and 1892 when the Miller’s House was moved to its present location on Dunbarton Road.

Sawmill

 



This picture is of the old sawmill once located on the area of the Turkey River that drains into Lower School Pond. This view looks across Lower School Pond  to where the Lower School can be seen in the distance, which this dates this photograph to some time after 1891. A School map dated 1909 shows the sawmill in this same location, but by 1929 another map shows that the sawmill is no longer there.

Original Gymnasium

 



This early photograph is of the interior of the original Gymnasium which was destroyed by fire in 1878.

Coit House

 



Coit House was the original Orphans’ Home. According to Arthur Stanwood Pier’s book, St. Paul’s School 1855-1934 (pg. 67-68):

 In 1865 the rector conceived the idea of establishing under the auspices of the school a house for Concord children whose fathers had died in the war and who had been left destitute. The first Orphans’ Home, opened in April, 1866, was at the crossing of the Hopkinton and Long Pond roads. Although instituted primarily for the care of the children of dead soldiers, it admitted other homeless children. In 1868 the home was established . . . on the Dunbarton road.

…Until 1874 the institution derived its support almost entirely from the school and was managed by the rector and his wife; in fact, as long as Mrs. Coit lived, she was its guiding spirit. In 1874 the Home was transferred from the school to a board of Trustees and became a diocesan institution. Funds contributed from outside sources provided a new and large brick building.

This photograph shows Coit House, some time after 1874, in its Dunbarton Road location across from the intersection with Silk Farm Road.  An undated note on the back of the photograph identifies the buildings on the right of the picture as having been designed by the architect Henry Vaughan, and the house on the left as the old Flanders farm.

Coit House

 



This end view of Coit House, formerly called the Orphans’ Home, shows the addition of 1874 designed by architect Henry Vaughan, with the original building behind on the right.

Chapel of the Orphans’ Home

 



Interior view of the chapel of the Orphans’ Home – later called Coit House – designed by Henry Vaughan.

Sawmill

 



Sawmill located in the area behind the Hall Farm off of Dunbarton Road.

George Rochester Vail

 



George Rochester Vail attended St. Paul’s School from 1867 to 1868 and is a member of the Form of 1871.

James Armstrong Canfield

 



James Armstrong Canfield attended St. Paul’s School from 1866 to 1869 and is a member of the Form of 1871.

James A. Canfield was the owner of a gem tintype album in the archives collection, but his own tintype was not part of that collection. When Grenville Kane’s gem tintype album was later donated Canfield’s tintype image was found there among Kane’s other friends.

Alexander Porter Browne

 



Alexander Porter Browne attended St. Paul’s School from 1865 to 1869 and is a member of the Form of 1869.

His obituary, published in the Boston Globe on July 8, 1920 (pg. 3) says:

Mr. Browne was one of the foremost American counsels on copyrights, patents and trademarks and had represented noted authors and foreign interests in his long legal practice.

His father, Causten Browne, was also a lawyer.  Alexander graduated from Harvard Law School in 1876.

George Clark White

 



George Clark White attended St. Paul’s School from 1867 to 1873 and is a member of the Form of 1874.

Gouverneur Ogden

 



Gouverneur Ogden attended St. Paul’s School from 1867 to 1872 and is a member of the Form of 1872.

John Travers

 



John Travers attended St. Paul’s School from 1863 to 1869 and is a member of the Form of 1871.

Augustine Monroe

 



Augustine Monroe attended St. Paul’s School from 1866 to 1868 and is a member of the Form of 1872.

Hargate Under Construction

 



This photograph shows the construction of Hargate, begun in 1928 and completed in 1929. Hargate was originally built as a dining hall, with faculty and guest apartments on the upper level. It was later converted to the art gallery, and the building housed the classrooms and studio spaces for the fine arts department.

Hargate Dining Hall

 



This photograph shows the main area in Hargate which originally functioned as a dining hall. This same space was later converted into the fine art gallery.

Hargate

 



Hargate

 



An early view of Hargate. This photo shows stones placed on either side of the road to prevent parking along Library Road.

Entrance to Hargate

 



This undated photograph shows the ivy covered entrance to the building.

Hargate Dining Room

 



This photographic postcard image shows the Hargate dining room with tables set for a meal. The portrait hanging over the fireplace is of the fourth rector, Samuel Smith Drury.

Hargate Dining Hall

 



Hargate Renovated Common Room

 



The renovated Hargate Common Room with a view into the fine art gallery.

Hargate Administration and Study Area

 



The administration and study area in Hargate prior to the windows being bricked over for the gallery space.

Art Center in Hargate – 1968

 



The Hargate Common Room in 1968.

Art Center – 1968

 



The Common Room of Hargate

 



This photo shows the Common Room of Hargate set up for temporary use of the space as a classroom.

Saw Mill Belonging to School

 



A cyanotype photo of the sawmill originally located on the edge of Lower School Pond.

School Dining Room

 



An undated photograph of the dining room located in the School, built in 1880 and torn down in 1929. The School was located in the center of the St. Paul’s School grounds near the present Schoolhouse.

The School and the Chapel

 



An early photograph of Dr. Shattuck’s House – the location of the original School – which burned on July 21, 1878.

Dr. Shattuck’s House

 



This photograph of the original School shows Dr. Shattuck’s house prior to the fire on July 21, 1878.

Old School

 



An early photograph of Dr. Shattuck’s House – the location of the original School. The building was struck by lightning and burned on July 21, 1878. This photo shows the view from the intersection of Library and Rectory Road (the original Dunbarton Road).

Original School and Rectory

 



This early photograph of the St. Paul’s School grounds was taken some time before July 21, 1878, when fire destroyed the original School shown in the center left of the image. The rectory is in the center right of the photograph.

Interior of the School

 



This photograph shows the interior of the original School – a classroom in a section of the building added onto Dr. Shattuck’s original summer home.

Shattuck Crew Team

 



An undated photograph showing the Shattuck crew team standing in front of the team boathouse.

Shattuck Crew 1911

 



A photograph of the Shattuck Crew Team of 1911, shown standing on the boathouse dock on Long Pond.

Shattuck Crew

 



A large format cabinet card featuring the Shattuck Crew team. A note on the back identifies the student sitting on the lower left as Irving McKesson, a member of the Form of 1891, who attended St. Paul’s School from 1887 to 1891.

Shattuck Barge, Anniversary Parade

 



This undated photograph shows several wagons loaded with passengers, taken during what appears to be the Anniversary parade. The first wagon in line has “Shattuck” painted on its side, and is one of the Shattuck barges, traditionally used to transport the Shattuck crew team to and from Long Pond. A corner of the Second Lower School can be seen on the left of the photograph.

Shattuck Crew Team

 



Undated photograph mounted on a heavy paper board album page showing the Shattuck crew team on a banner-draped wagon at Long Pond.

Halcyon Barge Anniversary 1956

 



A photograph taken during the 1956 Anniversary parade, celebrating the the 100th anniversary of the founding of St. Paul’s School. This photograph features the Halcyon Barge, used to carry the Halcyon crew team to and from Long Pond. This style of passenger wagon is know as a barge, and was made in Concord, NH, by the Abbot-Downing Company.

Shattuck Barge

 



An undated photograph of one of the Shattuck barges.

Shattuck Barge Anniversary 1956

 



A photograph taken during the 1956 Anniversary parade, celebrating the the 100th anniversary of the founding of St. Paul’s School. This photograph features the Shattuck Barge, used to carry the Shattuck crew team to and from Long Pond. This style of passenger wagon is know as a barge, and was made in Concord, NH, by the Abbot-Downing Company.

Barges for Long Pond 1909

 



This photograph shows five horse-drawn wagons prepared to transport crew team members to Long Pond. In the background from right to left are the Big Study, the Cloister connecting the Big Study to the New Chapel (The Chapel of St. Peter and St. Paul), and the Lower School.

Race Day at St. Paul’s School

 



An undated photographic post card showing the Halcyon Barge full of crew team members preparing to make the trip to Long Pond.

Halcyon Barge in Texas

 



This photograph of the Halcyon Barge was taken in Texas in 1985. A letter in the Summer 1985 issue of the Alumni Horae (page 89) is from a representative of the Arroyo Seco Historical Park in Richmond, Texas, where the photograph was taken. The letter details that the Halcyon and Shattuck barges were both donated by St. Paul’s School to the Mystic Seaport Museum which in turn donated them to the Arroyo Seco Historical Park for restoration.

1888 Halcyons

 



A photograph from 1888 showing the Halcyon crew team in a transport wagon, with Long Pond behind them. The wagon is draped with a flag with the letter “H” in the center. In the background of the photograph one of the St. Paul’s School boathouses can be seen along the edge of the pond.

Crew Team Wagon at Long Pond

 



An undated photograph showing one of the crew teams in a transport wagon, with Long Pond behind them. The side panel of the wagon is painted with the words “Brown & Abbot”. In the background of the photograph one of the St. Paul’s School boathouses can be seen along the edge of the pond.

Rowing – Shattuck Wagon, 1891

 



A photograph dated 1891 showing the Shattuck crew team in a transport wagon with Long Pond behind them. The panel of the wagon beneath the driver seat is painted with the words “Phenix & Eagle” and the Shattuck flag is draped along the side of the wagon. In the background of the photograph one of the St. Paul’s School boathouses can be seen along the edge of the pond.

Rowing Barge

 



An inscription on the back of this photograph dates this to 1897, with the name of Alexander Hamilton Wheeler. Wheeler attended St. Paul’s School from 1890 – 1896 and is a member of the Form of 1896. In the background of the wagon is a body of water, most likely Long Pond.

The Grace Darling

 



The Grace Darling is an omnibus wagon that was built by the Concord Carriage Company in 1880. In 1925 it was donated to St. Paul’s School and was used to transport students to and from Long Pond for crew practice and races. In 1952 it was donated to the Museum at Stony Brook. It was completely conserved in the mid 1980s and is a prominent feature of their carriage museum.

Upper School Dormitory 1895

 



This photograph, dated 1895, shows a dozen students dressed in vests and hats posing in a line in front of the original Upper School that was built in 1871 and torn down in 1962.

Bicycle Club 1888

 



This photograph is identified as the Bicycle Club of 1888, with a number of bicycles, in front of the entrance to the Miller’s House. The date of this photograph locates the Miller’s House at its original location, the current location of Sheldon Library, prior to the move of 1892. Godfrey Malbone Brinley, Form of 1884, is identified as the president of the Bicycle Club, and as being seated in the center of the photograph.

The Mill-Dam

 



A stereoscopic view card that features the original Miller’s House, taken before the 1878 addition of the second floor with a gambrel roof. This photograph was taken from a position below the dam on Turkey Brook – the location of Miller’s House is the current location of Sheldon.

Miller’s House

 



The Miller’s House in its current location on the New Dunbarton Road. It was moved to this location in 1892 from its previous location on Library Road across from the dam where Sheldon is currently located.

E. Spanhoofd at Miller’s House

 



This photograph shows faculty member Edward Spanhoofd standing in front of Miller’s House. Spanhoofd taught at St. Paul’s School from 1880 – 1929.

L. H. P. Near Miller’s House

 



This photograph shows faculty member Lewis Henry Paddock standing in front of Miller’s House. Lewis Henry Paddock, identified as “L. H. P”, was a member of the faculty from 1889-91.

Study Interior

 



An undated photograph of the interior of the Big Study.

Interior of Study 1888

 



This photograph shows the interior of the Big Study as it was in 1888. Built in 1873 it burned in 1961.

Lower School Study

 



A photograph of the interior of the Lower School Study, built in 1916. This building was later converted into the Nash dormitory.

Ohrstrom Library Groundbreaking Ceremony

 



A photograph taken at the beginning of the groundbreaking ceremony for Ohrstrom Library, which took place on June 4th, 1988.

Ohrstrom Library Groundbreaking Ceremony

 



Assistant Librarian / Reference Librarian Ann Louise Locke is shown with a shovel, participating in the groundbreaking ceremony for Ohrstrom Library.

Ohrstrom Library Construction

 



A photograph of the construction of Ohrstrom Library shows the steel framework being erected during the summer of 1989.

Ohrstrom Library Construction: Tower

 



Construction of the steel framework of the tower of Ohrstrom Library during the summer of 1989.

Ohrstrom Library Construction

 



A photograph of the construction of Ohrstrom Library taken in the late summer/early autumn of 1989. The steel framework is being covered in preparation for the stone and brickwork.

Ohrstrom Library Construction

 



Construction of Ohrstrom Library, fall 1989, with scaffolding and crane, showing the stone and brickwork being done on the front of the building and tower.

Ohrstrom Library Construction

 



Construction of the roof and tower of Ohrstrom Library as seen from the scaffolding surrounding the chimney – taken in the fall of 1989.

Placing the Cornerstone of Ohrstrom Library

 



A photograph showing the placing of the cornerstone of Ohrstrom Library on October 20, 1990. Trustee James W. Kinnear, III, Form of 1946 is shown on the left and Vice Rector John Buxton is on the right.

Moving the Books: Side Lawn of Ohrstrom Library

 



The photograph shows library and facilities staff engaged in moving books from the old Sheldon Library to the new Ohrstrom Library during the first of two moving days on November 16, 1990.

Moving the Books: Placing the First Book

 



Librarian David Levesque places the first book on the shelf in the new Ohrstrom Library on November 16, 1990.

Moving the Books: Book Brigade on Steps of Sheldon

 



The photograph shows students engaged in moving books from the old Sheldon Library to the new Ohrstrom Library, in an event that took place on January 4, 1991. For a few hours during the middle of the day the students formed a continuous line that began at Sheldon and ran all the way to Ohrstrom Library. They passed books along the line and succeeded in moving a portion of the books into the new library. Library Director Rosemarie Cassels-Brown is on the left of the photograph, overseeing the transfer of books.

Moving the Books: Book Brigade Inside Ohrstrom

 



Students engaged in moving books up the stairs of the new Ohrstrom Library, in an event that took place on January 4, 1991. This photograph shows the end section of the book brigade that began at Sheldon and ran all the way to the empty shelves of Ohrstrom Library.

Dedication of Ohrstrom Library: Reception on Stair Landing

 



Two attendees of the opening reception held at Ohrstrom Library on April 20, 1991.

Dedication of Ohrstrom Library: Reception in Baker Reading Room

 



Attendees of the opening reception held at Ohrstrom Library on April 20, 1991, enjoying refreshments in the Baker Reading Room.

View of Ohrstrom Library from New Chapel Tower

 



A photograph of Ohrstrom Library taken from the top of the New Chapel tower during graduation on June 2, 1991.

View of the New Chapel from within Ohrstrom Library.

 



A photograph of the New Chapel taken from within Ohrstrom Library during graduation on June 2, 1991.

Scudder House

 



A black and white photograph of Scudder House, a reproduction of Shute Cottage that was built in 1940 as a memorial to Willard Scudder. The original Shute Cottage was built before the Revolutionary War and was purchased in 1865 by Dr. George Cheney Shattuck, Founder of St. Paul’s School. Willard Scudder lived in Shute Cottage during his time as a teacher at St. Paul’s School. The Willard Scudder Memorial Committee raised the funds necessary to build a replica of the original Shute Cottage that is currently used as a guest house for visitors to the School.

Willard Scudder Portrait

 



A printed reproduction of of the portrait painting of Willard Scudder. This portrait was painted by Mrs. Ellen Emmet Rand, and was presented by the Alumni Association as a gift to the school during Anniversary, in June of 1929.

Plans for the Restoration of the Shute Cottage

 



A reprint of an architectural plan created by the Godwin Thompson & Patterson Architectural firm in New York City. The original Shute Cottage was built before the Revolutionary War and was purchased in 1865 by Dr. George Cheney Shattuck, Founder of St. Paul’s School. Willard Scudder lived in Shute Cottage during his time as a teacher at St. Paul’s School. The Willard Scudder Memorial Committee raised the funds necessary to build a replica of the original Shute Cottage in 1940 that is currently used as a guest house for visitors to the School.

Form Plaque: 1955

 



One of two wood carvings created by Chalres Greenough (Chippy) Chase ’26 to document events occurring during the 6th Form year of the Form of 1955. Events illustrated on the plaque include the new artificial rink, the new ski jump, and the new Middle.

Form Plaque: 1955

 



One of two wood carvings created by Chalres Greenough (Chippy) Chase ’26 to document events occurring during the 6th Form year of the Form of 1955. Events illustrated on the plaque include the Shattuck crew team victory on Lake Quinsigamond in Shrewsbury, MA, the Halcyon crew team victory on Turkey Pond, a lyre on a compass rose to represent the first school band, with the date “1955”.

Form Plaque: 1956

 



The first of two wood carvings created by Chalres Greenough (Chippy) Chase ’26 to document events occurring during the 6th Form year of the Form of 1956. Events illustrated on the plaque were described in the Autumn 1961 Alumni Horae (pg. 120): “The Century Plant denotes one hundred years of St. Paul’s School. The leaves at the bottom represent George Cheyne Shattuck, the Founder, and the Rectors: Henry A. Coit, Joseph H. Coit, Henry Ferguson, and Samuel S. Drury; while the upright leaves mark the presence of the three Rectors at the One Hundredth Anniversary: Norman Nash, Henry C. Kittredge, and Matthew M. Warren. The web is for Charles T. Webb, who retired that year after serving from Drury to Warren. Saintly Paul, a cartoon character created by Morgan D. Wheelock (1956), holds a hockey stick emblematic of our winning the Lawrenceville Hockey Tournament for the first time.”

Form Plaque: 1956

 



The second of two wood carvings created by Chalres Greenough (Chippy) Chase ’26 to document events occurring during the 6th Form year of the Form of 1956. Events illustrated on the plaque were described in the Autumn 1961 Alumni Horae (pg. 120): “The second panel, showing a yellowlegs on a beach, denotes the founding of the Francis Beach White Ornithological Society, with the Hitchcock Field in the background.”

Form Plaque: 1958

 



The first of two wood carvings created by Chalres Greenough (Chippy) Chase ’26 to document events occurring during the 6th Form year of the Form of 1958. Events illustrated on the plaque were described in the Spring 1960 Alumni Horae (pg. 2): “The first panel shows the New Race Course at Turkey Pond and the Shattuck victory in crew. One corner has a Pelican carrying the SPS Hockey record of 35 goals to opponents’ 8. The other corner has an Isthmian Compass Rose to show the Isthmian championships that year in football, hockey, soccer and lacrosse, and a tie in baseball which is represented by half a ball.”

Form Plaque: 1965

 



One of two wood carvings created by Chalres Greenough (Chippy) Chase ’26 to document events occurring during the 6th Form year of the Form of 1965. Events illustrated on the plaque were described in the Autumn 1967 Alumni Horae (pg. 150): “The second panel records a victorious year for the Chess Team (chessboard), the Lacrosse Team (lacrosse racquet) and the Halcyons (perky kingfisher); Shattuck defeat after ten straight wins (dejected shad on chessman marked “X”); Richard Rush’s last year as president of the Halcyons (“R” on kingfisher pedestal); twentieth year of The Pelican; and a big year for the guitar, – seven guitar groups at the School.”

Form Plaque: 1965

 



One of two wood carvings created by Chalres Greenough (Chippy) Chase ’26 to document events occurring during the 6th Form year of the Form of 1965. Events illustrated on the plaque were described in the Autumn 1967 Alumni Horae (pg. 150): “Malcolm K. Gordon, ’87, known as ‘the hand that rocked the cradle of American Hockey,’ died November 13, 1964. The medallion reads: ‘SPS BOY 1882-1889; SPS MASTER 1889-1917; HEADMASTER GORDON SCHOOL 1927-1952.’ “

Form Plaque: 1966

 



One of two wood carvings created by Chalres Greenough (Chippy) Chase ’26 to document events occurring during the 6th Form year of the Form of 1966. Events illustrated on the plaque were described in the Summer 1968 Alumni Horae (pg. 75): “The giant kingfisher represents Halcyon victories: a first place at Worcester Regatta and a second at Henley. The limp shad recalls defeat of all Shattuck crews except the fifth and sixth, on Race Day.”

Form Plaque: 1966

 



One of two wood carvings created by Chalres Greenough (Chippy) Chase ’26 to document events occurring during the 6th Form year of the Form of 1966. Events illustrated on the plaque were described in the Summer 1968 Alumni Horae (pg. 75): “A great beaver year on the School ponds and streams. The Dramatic Club presented “The Potting Shed”; the Outing Club made a trip to Mt. Washington; the Form of 1941 landscaped the Flagpole area; the Gas House became a Post Office.”

Form Plaque: 1967

 



One of two wood carvings created by Chalres Greenough (Chippy) Chase ’26 to document events occurring during the 6th Form year of the Form of 1967. Events illustrated on the plaque were described in the Summer 1968 Alumni Horae (pg. 76): “Henry C. Kittredge, Sixth Rector of the School, died on February 18, 1967. The moon, the low Cape horizon and the boat suggest Mr. Kittredge’s books about Cape Cod. At the bottom appear lines from John Richards’ tribute to Mr. Kittredge: ‘Growing wiser, riper; Roll out the dory then, we’ll catch another striper.’ “

Form Plaque: 1967

 



One of two wood carvings created by Chalres Greenough (Chippy) Chase ’26 to document events occurring during the 6th Form year of the Form of 1967. Events illustrated on the plaque were described in the Summer 1968 Alumni Horae (pg. 76): “The hockey team used its new indoor rink. The Sixth Form was permitted to have bicycles. A school jazz group presented a Folk Mass in Chapel.”

Form Plaque: 1968

 



One of two wood carvings created by Chalres Greenough (Chippy) Chase ’26 to document events occurring during the 6th Form year of the Form of 1968. Events illustrated on the plaque were described in the Summer 1970 Alumni Horae (pg. 78): “Undefeated Football Team, fall of 1967; students showed keen interest in political campaigns of 1968 (hawk and dove symbolizing extreme positions on the war in Vietnam).”

Form Plaque: 1968

 



One of two wood carvings created by Chalres Greenough (Chippy) Chase ’26 to document events occurring during the 6th Form year of the Form of 1968. Events illustrated on the plaque were described in the Summer 1970 Alumni Horae (pg. 78): “Death of Martin Luther King, Jr.”

Form Plaque: 1969

 



One of two wood carvings created by Chalres Greenough (Chippy) Chase ’26 to document events occurring during the 6th Form year of the Form of 1969. Events illustrated on the plaque were described in the Autumn 1972 Alumni Horae (pg. 180): “This panel celebrates the exchange of students between St. Paul’s and Concord Academy for a two-week period in the Winter term, 1969.”

Form Plaque: 1969

 



One of two wood carvings created by Chalres Greenough (Chippy) Chase ’26 to document events occurring during the 6th Form year of the Form of 1969. Events illustrated on the plaque were described as: “The two new Dining Rooms at the Upper School were used for the first time at the beginning of the 1968-1969 session.”

Memorial Clock

 



The Memorial clock donated in 1922 to St. Paul’s School by Edmund Maurice Burke Roche, Lord Fermoy, member of the Form of 1905. This photo shows the clock displayed on the lawn beside the Old Chapel. The clock was given as a memorial to those who had died in the First World War.

New Upper Common Room

 



This photo shows the New Upper Common Room (Coit) some time prior to the renovations made in June of 1918.

Upper Common Room After 1918 Renovations

 



This photograph shows the Upper Common Room (Coit) some time after June of 1918 when the memorial plaque to James Malcolm Kendall was placed above the fireplace as part of the renovations.

James Malcolm Kendall Memorial Plaque

 



A photo of the renovations to the mantel in the New Upper Common Room (Coit) completed in June of 1918. The plaque commemorates James Malcolm Kendall who died on February 28, 1918, as a result of a skiing accident on the school grounds. He had been a teacher for twenty years, and for the last ten of those was in charge of the New Upper School as well as president of the Shattuck Boat Club. The inscription on the plaque reads: “A Tribute to James Malcolm Kendall 1907 Head of Upper School 1918 from boys of this house June 1918”. The plaque was unveiled on February 21, 1919.

Cow Barn

 



The photograph shows dairy cows in stanchions in the cow barn, located on the old Charles Hall farm beyond Silk Farm Road.

Cow Barn

 



The photograph shows dairy cows in stanchions in the cow barn, located on the old Charles Hall farm beyond Silk Farm Road.

Farm Wagon

 



Photograph of an old farm wagon used by the school.

A Sacred Spot

 



Photograph showing the St. Paul’s School Cemetery located on Hopkinton Road.

Gravestone of Henry Augustus Coit

 



Photograph showing the gravestone of Henry Augustus Coit, First Rector of St. Paul’s School. Taken in the St. Paul’s School graveyard located on Hopkinton Road

Drury House

 



Photograph showing the faculty living space of Drury House, with the attached dormitory behind it. Construction on Drury House was begun in July of 1939 and completed in June of 1940.

Brinley – Harman House

 



Photograph of a building used for faculty housing, located near Coit (The New Upper).

J. H. Coit House – Near New Chapel

 



Unmounted borderless cyanotype photograph printed on paper.

The Hill Farm (Old Charles Hall Farm)

 



This farm was originally owned by Charles Hall, known then as the Upper Hall Farm, and was sold to the school in 1886. Thomas Hill was hired to run the farm, and it was later run by his sons George and Theodore (1922-1934). In 1939 the farm was leased to Hill family and became knows as the Hill Farm. In 1945 Georg’s sons Richard and George ran the farm until it ceased to function as a farm in 1953.

Conover House

 



This photo shows Conover House, also knows as School Cottage No. 1, located on Jerome Ridge. The man on the porch holding the white dog is identified as Dr. James Milnor Coit, Form of 1860 and faculty member from 1877-1906. Dr. Coit was the younger brother of the First and Second Rectors, Henry Augustus Coit and Joseph Howland Coit.

Faculty Houses

 



This photograph shows three faculty residences: Foster on the left, built in 1902, Conover House (School Cottage No. 1) built in 1885 in the center of the photograph, and School Cottage No. 2 on the right.

Three Masters Houses Near School

 



A view of the three school ‘cottages’ – used as faculty residences and dorms, located on Jerome Ridge. Left to right – Conover House (School Cottage No. 1, School Cottage No. 2 and School Cottage No. 3.

Cottage #2

 



Cabinet card photograph of Cottage No. 2 located on Jerome Ridge. Conover House is visible on the left side of the photo.

Conover House

 



Cabinet card photograph of Conover House located on Jerome Ridge. Behind Conover House is the back of “The Farm”, the Horatio Belknap farmhouse acquired by the school in 1866 and used as the school’s business office.

Conover House and Farm Office

 



A photograph of Conover House located on Jerome Ridge. Behind Conover House is the back of “The Farm”, the Horatio Belknap farmhouse acquired by the school in 1866 and used as the school’s business office. On the left of the photo in the background is another faculty residence belonging to the Rev. Thomas James Drumm, a member of the faculty from 1874-1911.

Drumm Cottage – Side View

 



This photograph shows the Drumm Cottage from the left side of the building. It was built in 1894 and belonged to Rev. T. J. Drumm. It was given to School in 1911 and used as faculty housing.

Drumm Cottage

 



This photograph shows the Drumm Cottage from the front. It was built in 1894 and belonged to Rev. T. J. Drumm. It was given to School in 1911 and used as faculty housing.

Flanders House

 



Woodbury Flanders left his home and garden to Dr. James Milnor Coit in 1893. Coit built a house attached to the front of to the original Flanders house Coit deeded it to the school in 1910.It was torn down in 2005 and is the current site for the Dean dormitory.

J. H. Coit House – Kittridge House

 



This photo is listed as the Joseph Howland Coit House, and is in an unknown location.

Hillside Cottage

 



The house and property were purchased by the school on February 7, 1873 from Langdon S. Flanders.

Hillside Cottage

 



An early cabinet card photograph of Hillside Cottage showing the structure of the house prior to additions.

Hillside Cottage

 



The house and property were purchased by the school on February 7, 1873 from Langdon S. Flanders.

Hillside Cottage

 



The house and property were purchased on February 7, 1873 from Langdon S. Flanders.

Hillside Cottage

 



Black and white photograph printed on standard photographic paper.

Flanders House

 



Woodbury Flanders left his home and garden to Dr. James Milnor Coit in 1893. Coit built a house attached to the front of to the original Flanders house Coit deeded it to the school in 1910.It was torn down in 2005 and is the current site for the Dean dormitory.

Bedroom of Robert Latimer McCook (2nd)

 



Robert Latimer McCook was a student at St. Paul’s from 1877 to 1881 and is a member of the Form of 1881.

Aerial View of St. Paul’s School – 1923

 



Aerial view of St. Paul’s School taken on June 27, 1923.

Aerial View of St. Paul’s School – 1923

 



Aerial view of St. Paul’s School taken on June 27, 1923.

Aerial View of St. Paul’s School – 1923

 



Aerial view of St. Paul’s School taken on June 27, 1923.

Aerial View of St. Paul’s School – 1923

 



Aerial view of St. Paul’s School taken on June 27, 1923.

Aerial View of St. Paul’s School – 1923

 



Aerial view of St. Paul’s School taken on June 27, 1923.

Aerial View of St. Paul’s School – 1923

 



Aerial view of St. Paul’s School taken on June 27, 1923.

Aerial View of St. Paul’s School – 1923

 



Aerial view of St. Paul’s School taken on June 27, 1923.

Aerial View of St. Paul’s School – 1923

 



Aerial view of St. Paul’s School taken on June 27, 1923.

Aerial View of St. Paul’s School – 1923

 



Aerial view of St. Paul’s School taken on June 27, 1923.

Aerial View of Long Pond Boathouses

 



A large photograph showing an aerial view of Long Pond in Concord, NH, with the Halcyon and Shattuck boat houses.

Henry Augustus Coit Recumbent Figure

 



Photo of the marble recumbent figure of St. Paul’s School’s first rector, The Reverend Dr. Henry Augustus Coit. It was carved by Bela Lyon Pratt, under the supervision of Henry Vaughan, architect of the Chapel of St. Peter and St. Paul (New Chapel) where the sculpture is located. The memorial was unveiled on November 14, 1898, and was donated by the Alumni Association.