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It is very hard to establish when the Lower
School became the Lower School or, to be accu­
rate, when the Upper School became the Upper
School. The latter is more precise, because in
1826, when the Collegiate or Classical School
was “added" to the institution, it could onh
have been added to the Lower School.
At some point, however, the youngest scholars
must have been dropped, because in 1811 we find
the comment that the Sexto, composed of boys of
eight and nine years, was called the “Infant
Brigade." The next year the “Pride of the Class”
was little Charlie Brown, who was the youngest
member of the School at six years. Two years
later, when the School moved to Ninety-first
Street, a “Primary Department" was added to
the Septimae.
In 1911 John E. Langford came to the School
as master of what had become the Sixth Grade.
In his forty-two years at the School, he became, John E. Langford (1911 -1953).
with his wisdom pills and great sagacity, one of
the most beloved masters in the Lower School.
For years the Lower School has put on “enter­
tainments." In the early 1900’s they took the
form of plays, addresses, and songs all rolled into who participated and, somehow, always pleased
one extravaganza. With the first arrival of Mrs. the Upper School.
Elliot (nee Elaine Babcock) in 1935, Lower The Lower School is not without its glory,
School or Grammar School entertainments began though. Sometimes they compiled some tremen­
to take the present form of spectaculars with dous averages, like that of P. Hammond, 99.0,
casts of hundreds. They were much fun for those in the third quarter of 1913. In athletic endeavor

Sixth Grade Baseball Tram of the Class of 1925.

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