McDonogh School - Dragon Yearbook (Owings Mills, MD)

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THE DRAGoN,19zo Sketch of Mr. Grace's Life HARLES H. GRACE, the last of the old line of McDonogh teachers, was born February 13, 1869, on a farm in Talbot County, Maryland. After a public school course, he attended the high school in St. Michaels. In 1889 he was graduated at St. john's College with highest honors and the degree of A.B. He then taught for a year at Ridgely, Caroline County, Md. In the summer of 1890 he came to lNIcDonogh, where he has been ever since. lNfIr. Grace was one of the best football players at St..John's. He was on the first squad for two successive years, 1887-88, as half-back. In 1888 St. John's won every game, and were the champions of the State. He played in the same position for four years on the first team here at school, and played baseball for nearly ten years. He has always been a promoter of tennis, and has been the coach of all our tennis teams. lNIr. Grace is essentially a lover of nature. Since he has been at McDonogh he has gathered nearly all the information available on the migration, habits and species of birds common to this region. He knows every Hower that grows in this neighborhood-when it blooms, and where to look for it, and his herbarium con- tains many facts gathered from actual experience. He is ever trying, and in a large measure succeeding, to promote the study of birds and Howers by the boys of the school. Mr. Grace married Miss Mary Eareckson in 1894. He has given his life to lNIcDonogh, and the least we can do to show our appreciation of his splendid work is to dedicate our final words to him. If he receives this dedication in the spirit in which the Class of '20 voted it to him, he can receive no finer testimonial of our regard. I

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THE CLASS OF 1920 AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATES THIS BOOK To CHARLES H. GRACE, A.B. Our Able Teacher and Sincere Friend

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THE DRAGON, 1920 Prologue IND readers, before perusing this, the fourth edi- tion of The Dragonf' we would ask you not to judge our errors too harshly. We hold no claim to infallibility, and although our mistakes are legion, we have striven with the best that is in us to make it a success. The first object of this year book is to chronicle accurately the many activities of the graduating class during the happy years spent upon this beloved hill-years that can never be equaled as long as we may live. Trusting that we have ful- hlled our obligation along this line, and that our friends will bear with us in our first literary ejort, we ojer this book as a memorial to the Class of 1920. May our class ever cherish an undying love for McDonogh.f