No. 5 | Gone but Not Forgotten
The Spring Fair
For almost 50 years, beginning in 1929, McDonogh held a Spring Agricultural fair. An outgrowth of the school’s burgeoning animal husbandry program, the first fair featured 15 entries in the…
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No. 4 | Campus
A Sacred Space to Honor Heroes
When the memorial to honor McDonogh alumni who lost their lives in service in World War I and World War II was dedicated on November 22, 1946, at half-time of the football…
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No. 3 | Traditions
Symbolism of the Seal
The McDonogh Seal was designed in 1930 by longtime faculty member G. Hall Duncan who taught at McDonogh from 1926 through 1942 and again after World War II from 1946…
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No. 3 | Life & Learning
Doors Open With 21 Boys
McDonogh School opened its doors to twenty-one scholarship boys from Baltimore on November 21, 1873. Enrollment climbed to 50 by early February 1874 and was at 125 in 1891. The…
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No. 2 | Traditions
Dedication Hymn
The “Dedication Hymn,” has been sung off and on since the 1930s. The beloved school hymn emphasizes gratitude for “all of those who’ve gone before us.” For reasons unknown, the…
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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….