Calvert Hall College High School - Cardinal and Gold Yearbook (Baltimore, MD)

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M II ' I .R lot'i-gw T R..... t: I .L . -- V grief afisfory 0f Galverf gfall HE NAME llCalvert brings us memories associated with the founding Q of Maryland. The statue adorning the northeast corner of Calvert Hall College is the only standing memorial to George Calvert, the Hrst Lord Baltimore. Baltimore is the home of many firsts ; so also is it the location of the oldest Christian Brothers' school in our land. This venerable institution was opened in 1843 at the corner of Saratoga and Sharp Streets. A hard but successful struggle put the school on a permanent basis; as a r , 1t, it flourished and has continued to flourish till the present day. l Students from beyond the city limits sought admission to the school, causing Calvert Hall to become partially a boarding school. The influx was so great that it was necessary to build Rock Hall College, which event happened in 1857. In 1890, Calvert Hall was transferred to its present location opposite the Cathedral. It was dedicated by His Eminence, Cardinal Gibbons, on August 28, 1891, the preacher on the occasion being Bishop Keane, Rector of the Catholic University in Washington, and a former pupil of the Christian Brothers. Studies were begun in the new edifice on the first Tuesday of September. I891. Cardinal Gibbons honored the school on December 22 of the same year by a personal visit. In responding to an address of welcome, the Cardinal spoke in terms most approvingly of the Brothers' work in the field of education. On September 18, 1894. the school was incorporated under the laws of Maryland and received the official title Calvert Hall College of Baltimore City together with the power to confer academic degrees. The name still remains uCalvert Hall College , although it is, in reality, a high school, but a high school approved and accredited by the Maryland State Department of Education and by the Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools of the Middle Atlantic States. The renovation of the plumbing system and the removal of the prepara- tory department to Walbrook Oval took place under the present principal of the school, Brother E. Vincent. These improvements have been sanctioned and blessed by. Archbishop Cutley, who has always manifested a lively in- terest in the work of the Christian Brothers. The athletic field, known as Walbrook Oval, was purchased in 1925. as a result of the generous provisions of Mr. Patrick Flanigan. In 1927, the old Knights of Columbus Home adjoining Calvert Hall became the property of the school. From its humble beginnings in the old historic Calvert Hall, the institu- tion has grown to be one of the leading Catholic high schools in this section of the United States. The student body is and has always been a select group possessed of an earnest spirit of study and a manly piety. When speaking of Calvert Hall, special mention should be made of our beloved Chaplain, Rev. Henry L. Brianceau, 8.8., S.T.D. His affable dis- position, and intense interest in everything relating to Calvert Hall have merited for him a real affection in the hearts of both pupils and teachers. In a brief history like this, names can hardly be noted, but those of Cardinal Gibbons, Brother Denis, Brother G. Leonard and Brother E. Vincent are worthy of mention. These men worked hard in placing the standards of the school in the high position which they now enjoy. WILLIAM L. LEIBEN N ineteen 7p . x . T k:; 4;:th ,,

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