Peddie School - Old Gold and Blue Yearbook (Hightstown, NJ)

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CHRONOLOGY 1864-May A prxvate school for grrls conducted 1n e chapel of the Hlghtstown Baptlst Church 1864-September The prlvate school reorganxzed and opened for both sexes 1866-March Chartered as The New Jersey Classxcal and Scxennfic Insntute 1866-June-Corner stone of W1lson Hall lard 1869-October Wnlson Hall ded1cated 1879-Re zncorporated as The Peddle Instltute 1n honor of the late Hon Thomas B Peddle 1889-The Longstreet Llbrary erected 1889--Endowed by legacy of the Hon Thomas B Peddle 1893-Endowed by legacy of Mrs Sarah Ogden Peddle 1894--Gxft of the Octagon by H E Deats 1895 The Dmmg Hall erected 1898-Purchase of park lake and Lane property 1904-Erectlon of the Alumm Gymnaslum 1906-Purchase of the Keeler Cottage 1908-Purchase of the Rue tract 1909-Erectlon of steam plant 1909-Openlng of new athlet1c Held 1911 Purchase of the Mason Cottage 1912 Purchase of the Lane Lots 1912 Erecnon of Coleman House 1913-Purchase of the Mount Cottage 1914-Erectxon of Trask House 1916-Senu Centennmal Celebratxon 1918-Completlon of 5250000 Buzldlng Fund 1918-Erectlon of Florence A Roberson Memor1al In firmary 1919-Purchase of Leland House 1920-Erecuon of Avery House 1920-Purchase of Beekman House 1923-Erectmon of Memonal Hall for School Rooms and Admxmstratxon 1923-Name othcxally changed to The Peddle School 1924-Constructlon of AIHUIHI Athletxc Fleld 1924-Erect1on of new heat llght and power plant 1908 1924-Growth from ezghtv bows to three hundred and suttv mne 3 - . . . th if . ' -. i H . . . ,, . ' J , . 1908-Changed from co-education to school for boys. , . ' . ll ' If v I ' .