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The School was originally called this before changing its name in 1910

The Country School for Boys


100

Gilman's longest-serving headmaster, who graduated in 1947, and who the Athletic Center is named in honor 


Redmond C. S. Finney


100

The location of Gilman's first campus


Homewood, now part of JHU


100

Gilman's mascot, which was chosen from a student contest in 1961

Greyhound

100

In 1932, Edward W. Brown establishes this team at Gilman, and George Chandlee '32 serves as captain on that team

Lacrosse


200

Gilman first began formal coordinated classes with this school in 1973


Bryn Mawr School


200

The originator of the Gilman School idea, who the Upper School building is named after


 Anne Galbraith Carey


200

This building originally opened in 1972 and is named after a surgeon who simultaneously served on the Boards of both Gilman and McDonogh

The John M. T. Finney Middle School

200

Beginning in 1914, Gilman has played this school's football team 106 times


McDonogh

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The Johnnie Foreman Cup is given to the champion of this MIAA team each year

Indoor Track

300

Gilman's first Founders Day was in 1898, but this was the first year students graduated from Gilman

1903


300

The Middle School Library is named after this 1935 Gilman graduate who gave his senior speech about the sinking of the Titanic

Walter Lord


300

Up until 1972, you might have found butter on the ceiling in this Gilman room that originally served as the main Dining Hall

Fisher Memorial Reading Room in the Fenimore Library


300

The Gilman Five, which was introduced by former Gilman Headmaster John Schmick in 2009 

Honor, Integrity, Respect, Humility, Excellence

300

Longtime faculty members Mr. Xanders '77 and Mr. Holley '77 played together on this team that won its first "B" division championship in 1976

Baseball

400

Self-proclaimed as the "fantastic four" the first four Black alumni graduated from Gilman in this year

1968

400

The Gilman Lower School is named after this former Headmaster, who led Gilman from 1943 to 1963, stressed community service and the Honor Code, and pushed for Gilman to integrate

Henry Callard


400

Originally called Oliver Assembly Hall, for generations of Gilman students this was "A" Study Hall and later the Art Studio


Centennial Hall


400

Begun in 1921, this sixth form tradition was once based on the fifth form paper

Senior Speech

400

Gilman's newest Varsity sport

Volleyball

500

Gilman's first student publication, which began publication in 1901, and has a similar name to a current Middle School Publication

The Blue and The Gray

500

Gilman's first African American faculty member, who was also the School's assistant head, director of Upward Bound, and director of Middle and Upper School admissions during a career that lasted from 1968 to 2001 

Bill Greene


500

Designed by Gilman's superintendent of maintenance, this space opened in 1956

Alumni Auditorium

500

The phrase that is missing from this 1907 drawing of the original school shield.


Ad Astra


500

A predecessor the MIAA, Gilman was a founding member of this athletic association.

MSA/Maryland Scholastic Association


500

In 1997, Gilman celebrated 100 years - called the Centennial. The 125th anniversary is called this.

Quasquicentennial

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