Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School - Columbiana Yearbook (New York, NY)

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1856 Irving Hall 327 Fourth Avenue From 1764 to 1857 the school was located on the grounds of Columbia University. 1884--Our own building- 34-6 East 51st Street. 1949 Irving Hall is gone!

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the principal of the Engllsh Department and sux teachers Public examinations were held quarterly April 1 1833 The first signs of Independence appeared an arrangement was concluded by which Dr Anthon paid the school s expenses and an annual rent to the college of one thousand dollars Hts status as a professor was not disturbed HJ nua 20 1852 The student body was est: 5 2 ? h ed and twenty six .lanua Ywo new departments phllo :cal and chem: i n tuted The number 4171.57 I gl pped to ol, d and fifty five Jul 6 lumbua 4 moved to Madison Avenue Ulm fb Street grammar school hired premises at Irvmg Hall 327 Fourth Ave x lnut If r seven hundred dollars a year Seven teachers sup use one hun ed and thirty five students Phys: llc I 1 rst Included In the curriculum November 1 1858 The enrollment dropped to ngnety Perhaps the uptown location, then so un school The tumon was raised! probably to offset the decrease In students February 1 1864 Smce the school had actually been drtftlng farther from the college control as time went by the official rupture was not unexpected Three months later the agreement of 1833 was re sclnded and the name was changed from Grammar School of Columbia College to Columbia Grammar School When Dr Anthon resigned shortly after the modern career of the school began under George W Bacon and his brother Richard popularly known as Black Bacon and Red Bacon because of the colors of their hair Later Benlamm H Campbell a graduate of Columbia College and a member of the grammar school staff shared supervtston of the school Ulffh 1872 The location of the building was listed as 333 Fourth Avenue The lower floor of the building was occupied by a business establls ment by a steep staircase one reached the sefoird floor which con slsted of the principal s office and a few classrooms the third floor had more classrooms each heated by a huge self feedlng stove Long recitation benches lmed the walls Two general fields of study were offered Classical and Commercial The former con slsted of Lattn and Greek the latter included a lnttle science There was no cafeteria and some students brought their own lunches other students gave their orders to a lunch momtor who collected money and purchased food at a nearby bakery As a reward for has services the momtor received wrttten credlta which cancelled detentlons Discipline was sternly en forced detentlons were the usual pumshment yet the cane still flourished for was flourrshedl on Manhattan Island The screening of the square of glass of the office door gave evidence that someone was getting It behmd the vell Extra curricular activities were non existent There was no student newspaper or yearbook School was out at 400 PM after which the student was In no way hampered by radio televtslon or movies 1884 C G S moved to 34 36 East 51st Street and a butldmg specially constructed for nt At tts new sltuatlon It enloyed large and select attendance tn fact applicants were relected because of the lack of room The new building sported steam heat electric lights and ventilation The structural Innovations in cluded a lunchroom and gymnasium 1907 The growth of the clty and the proxlmlty of a railroad made the 51st Street site undesirable A fireproof building was erected at 5 7 9 West 93rd Street and tt was this building modermzed In whnch we too studied 1920 After fifty one years of service to C G S Nr Campbell retired and was followed by Frederic A Alden At this time the chief financial interests In the school were assumed by Alexander Kohut 1941 The final movement toward complete tn dependence was taken C G S changed from a pro pnetary to a non profit organization The new char ter provided for nts operatlon under the educatlonal laws of New York State and a Board of Trustees com posed of alumni teachers and parents DEB 1:53 . . . . ,, . ,, . . , ' . . I - . . 1 . . D - : . . . I . . . , . , . . , n . . I . ' ll ' ll ' I I - U 1' - ' I T I , . , , Q S . In . . ' z . . I VT ' ' Q ' ' I . . Y 1 - . I . ,, . . . . - . ,, . . i I . ll t'l ' , 0 . - ' ' - ' . - ' ' 9 . - .- . ' - . ' . L CG . : . ., I - . I . . I . ' ' Il ll ' . -' - populated, made travel dl tcult to and from the probably became the only private school located in . . . I . I - . I I . . I . . . I . . s . . . - I - . . . ' I . . . . , . I . . . . I I I . ' ll Il ll Il T - ' . . , i . 1 , 1 - , 1 l . . tn. - . y 1 , . . f T , , . - . - , . . , I , 1 . . . ' ' sf' I ' ' ' . I . - . . . . . . . , . 5 V I - 1 ' I .1 1 -

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Henry Goldberg Milla!! Greenbaum Guxkxvug T, Kirby Mqufig, Mayer' jr. Presidenf Vice-President frgqgg,-er ' s 'Wwe Wwe '7w4leeL Mrs. Jerome Richheimer fa Florence Leonard Assislanf Treasurer ,lf Frederic A Alden Headmaster 'ta James J. Reynolds I. ! Hamilton Holt