1906
A November fire caused the complete destruction of "The Oaks",
a yellow "stucco" Victorian type house.
While the new "Oaks" was being built, boys lived at the Baird
property in Merion, and commuted by Pennsylvania Railroad to Haverford.
Lobby of the new "Oaks".
1907
The new "Oaks" is completed with a study hall and a dining hall
that was also used for dances, and stood where the present day Middle School
(Crosman Hall) is today.
An outbreak of diphtheria caused the school to close.
1909
An epidemic of measles resulted in classes being canceled for 3 weeks.
1912
After 28 years of service to the school, poor health forced Mr. Crosman
to resign, and Dr. Edwin Mood Wilson became the new headmaster.
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During the 1900's, the curriculum was as follows:
English
&
Literature
Latin
Greek
History
Science
Modern Languages
The "Oaks"
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Dr. Edwin Mood Wilson was headmaster from 1912 - 1937, and served through
a world war, and the great depression.
1914
World War I begins
1916
The Board of Directors replaced what was the advisory board, at which
time the school ceased to be privately owned and became a non-profit organization
under the laws of Pennsylvania.
Haverford permits drill teams, which were drilling on the grounds of
Merion Cricket Club, to drill on school grounds.
Philip Bishop
1917
Under the direction of Philip Bishop, who had been in the British Army,
the school started it's own drill team in November.
The organ in the big room was installed and played by Mr. Maxon on April
19, 1917.
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1921
Fire drills were instituted in April, 1921 due to a fire
in the old gymnasium basement during the same month. Fire drills have been
continued ever since.
1923
A meadow was purchased for the purpose of building a
baseball and soccer field. The field was dedicated on June 9, 1923 to the
twenty-five graduates of the school who had given their lives in World
War I. A granite boulder was placed by the field and given in their memory
with the inscription:
"They shall grow not old as we who are left grow old.
Age shall not weary them. Nor the years condemn. At the going down of the
sun, and in the morning we will remember them."
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