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

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CALENDAR 1924 Nlonday Apr1l 7 S 00 P NI sprm sesston begms Nlonday Thursday ,Tune 2 J Senxor final examxnattons Thursday Uonday june :1 9 regular Enal exam natxons Monday June 9 Commencement SUMMER SESSION The fourth sessnon ot the I eddie Summer School xxtll begm Thursday July 10 and end Saturdax -Xugu t 30 1924 Sp6C13.l Summer School booklet mll be Sent on apphcatmon to the Headmaster FIFTY NINTH SCHOOL YEAR 1924 25 VVednesday September 17 11 30 A M all new boys and all old boys wrth con dltlons arrlxe CThe rooms xx 1ll be ready at 3 00 P M for those who wlsh to arrne the day betoreb NVednesday and Thursday September 17 'md 18 begmnlng VVednesday at Thursday September 1Q 3 00 P Nt old boys xxlthout condxtlons 'trrne Frlday September 19 8 00 A M regular schedule of class work begms Tuesday and Vkednesdax October 14 and 1 test exammatrons to determme re asslgnment 1n class work Tuesday and VVednesd'13 October 28 and 29 second re asergnment test eaammatxons Thursday Noxember 27 Thanksglxmg Day There Xwll be no Thanksgnmg recess other than the one dag Boys cannot be excused to remam ox er the follomng xx eck end Tuesday Frlday December lb 19 regular term exammatrons for all boys 4 1 ', ' , : . . ., ' g ' . X - Y --Y . . . . -, , '- , . i ' . L , , 1 . . , . .. . - - L 1 1 .j, . s , . ' - , - . , , : . ., . - 1 f 4 1 . . 2:00 P. M., examinations ot new boys and old boys with conditions. f, c,: .r., x .. ' , , : . . ,, ' ' . , V : V . . , ,- N, - L ' vs 1 ' -. k - . y .- v J t I . . ' i

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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 ' .

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HOLIDAY VACATION 1925 VK ednesday january 7 8 00 P M all boys return Thursday January 8 8 O0 A M regular class work begxns Saturday January 31 Vwlmters Pnze Oratlon Contest Monday February 2 second semester begms Thursday February 12 Founders Day Hollday XX ednesday Saturday Nlarch 2: 28 regular term entammanons for all boys SPRING VACATION Monday Aprml 6 8 O0 P M sprmg sessxon begms Tuesday Aprxl 7 8 00 A M regular class work beg1ns Saturday Nlay 30 Nlemorxal Day Hollday Xlonday Thursday June l-4 semor final exammatxons Nlonday June 8 Commencement. SUMMER SESSION The fifth sessxon of the Pedclle Summer School w1ll begxn Thursday July 9 and end Saturday August 29 1971 Special Summer School booklet wlll be sent on appllcatlon to the Headmaster SUMMER VACATION Tuesday September 22 11 30 A M all unexammed new boys and all old boys xuth condmons arrne CThe rooms will be ready at 3 00 P M for those who wxsh to arrne the day before J Tuesday and Wednesday September 22 and 23 begmmng Wednesday at 2 00 P M exammatxons of new boys and old boys w1t.h condltxons Wednesday September 23 3 00 P M all boys vnthout condxtxons arrne Thursday September 24 8 O0 A M regular schedule of class work begms 5 V . r , , . , . ., . , , : . . ., ' ' . Y, 1 . . , r I ', , . . 1 7 . V 1 I Y ' ' I - -' 1 ' ' . ' , ' , : . ., ' ' ' . , ' , : . ., ' ' ' . I A Y ' . I Y . L V- , y . ' . . . Thursday-Monday, June 4-8, regular hnal examinations. A' l l . . . . Y , ', , -... C I ' ' ' . ' : . ., ' , , ' ' 2 . ., , y y Z ' -Y V V. . . . 1 . , , 1 . ., ' ' .