No. 29 | People
Inventor of the Gantt Chart
Henry L. Gantt, one of the school’s original 21 boys, graduated in 1878 and became the first alumnus accepted into a major university (Johns Hopkins). He is known for having…
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No. 13 | People
A Mother to 1,300 Boys
On November 21, 1873, nine days before the official opening of McDonogh School, Josepha Selden Young, dressed in her uniform of a black gown with a little white collar and…
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No. 17 | People
A McDonogh Suit for Your Son to Wear?
Eustace Glascock was accepted for admittance in the 1874-75 school year. Five years later, he became the first McDonogh student accepted into the U.S. Naval Academy. Glascock’s poem, “The McDonogh…
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No. 23 | People
“Old Man Lyle” a Favorite of the Young
Duncan Campbell Lyle, who served as assistant principal under Col. Allan and was appointed principal upon Allan’s death, paid particular attention to the grounds and the effectiveness of classroom teaching….
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No. 8 | People
Architect of the School
William Allan, a Washington and Lee University applied mathematics professor and former Confederate ordnance officer, was appointed founding Principal of McDonogh School by the Board of Trustees, led by President…
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No. 1 | People
Our Benefactor
John McDonogh (1779-1850) was born in Baltimore but lived most of his adult life in New Orleans as a businessman, plantation owner, sometime-politician, and supporter of the American Colonization Society….
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Becoming McDonogh School tells the captivating story of McDonogh’s first 150 years.