Prior to 1969, the Childs Memorial Terrace was situated in the area where Keelty Hall now stands. A stage-like platform, it sat at the top of a gradual hillside. At Commencement, the graduates and their parents sat on the hill looking up at the terrace. When the diplomas were conferred, the seniors climbed a few steps and processed across the platform. Today, Childs Memorial Terrace, located between Bowman House and Tagart Memorial Chapel, is a natural amphitheater used for all-school events including Convocation, Dedication Day, Head of School Day, the Lower and Middle School Closing Ceremonies, and Commencement.
No. 18 | Campus
Let’s Take a Dip
Former Headmaster Bob Lamborn ’35 recalled that the boys enjoyed swimming in the stream more than anything else. There were swimming holes all the way down the stream—Turtle Soup Bay…
