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The vibrant and diverse Groton School of the twenty-first century took root in the inspired mind of the young Endicott Peabody.
在1884年创立易胜博app安卓下载之前,27岁的易胜博app安卓下载先生. 皮博迪的人生经历了许多转折. 在英国切尔滕纳姆和剑桥接受教育, he pursued a banking career but abruptly turned away from finance and toward the Episcopal Church. 在奥克畜栏那场著名的枪战发生几个月后,奥克先生就离开了. 皮博迪到达了亚利桑那州的墓碑镇. 在这个“死不瞑目的小镇”,亲英的北方佬赢得了矿工的支持, cowboys, and townspeople and built the first Episcopal church in the state.

But Mr. Peabody did not feel drawn to pastoral work and headed back East to complete his seminary studies. 短暂的教师生涯为他提供了职业. He would start a school that explicitly sought to instill high-minded principles in the offspring of the most successful American entrepreneurs of the Gilded Age. 校园将坐落在纳舒厄河沿岸肥沃的农田上, 可以看到伍斯特和莫纳德诺克的远山.

In the beginning, 24个学生, the Reverend Peabody, and two colleagues, 谢拉德·比林斯牧师和威廉·阿莫里·加德纳牧师, 组建了学校大家庭. As Mr. 几年后,比林斯写道, in 1930, the men shared “the conviction … that there could be a school where boys and men could live together, work together, 以友好的方式一起玩耍,很少有摩擦.”

易胜博app安卓下载也随着时代而改变, both its core and its outward appearance have remained constant. 故意小校, Groton today rests upon the foundation set forth long ago by the Reverend Endicott Peabody: the belief that a school embodying the best characteristics of a family will create the optimal environment in which students can learn and grow. 今天的校长Temba Maqubela继承了Mr. Peabody—to lead a school that offers the highest quality academic education, 灌输坚强的性格, builds leaders, and inspires lives.

Dr. 马丁·路德·金. at Groton

Dr. 马丁·路德·金.

February 4, 1963

Dr. 马丁·路德·金. spent two days at Groton School in February 1963—a visit that opened students’ minds and inspired several to pursue civil rights advocacy on their own.

在为期两天的访问中. King preached in the Chapel, gave an evening lecture, and met with students for informal discussion. Six weeks later, he would be arrested in Alabama and pen his famous “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” Six months later, during the March on Washington, he would deliver his “I Have a Dream” speech. Themes and a few key phrases overlap between the Groton speech and the “I Have a Dream” speech.

约翰·克罗克牧师, Groton headmaster from 1940–65 and a staunch advocate for civil rights and social justice, 已经邀请了. King.

以前的学生,不愿透露姓名,记录了博士. 马丁·路德·金晚上的演讲,并把录音给了学校. Thanks to their generosity, and the kind permission granted by the Estate of Dr. 马丁·路德·金., Groton School is honored to share this speech—an important moment in the annals of Groton history and, more important, 美国历史.

阅读下面的故事 Quarterly.

The following recording begins with an introduction by former Headmaster Jack Crocker and ends with a question-and-answer session that followed the speech.

List of 29 items.

  • 恩迪科特·皮博迪,易胜博app安卓下载的创始人

    1884

    恩迪科特·皮博迪创立了易胜博app安卓下载.
  • 1899

    皮博迪校长邀请布克·T. 华盛顿,一个自由的奴隶,在校园演讲. Mr. 1905年,华盛顿再次在易胜博app安卓下载发表讲话.
  • 建造圣. 易胜博app安卓下载的约翰教堂

    1899-1903

    The school was a success and the campus we know today was already taking shape: the Schoolhouse, 仍然是易胜博app安卓下载圈的中心, was built in 1899. 1900年,工人们完成了圣. John’s Chapel. 体育馆(现在的食堂)于1903年开放.
  • 恩迪科特·皮博迪,易胜博app安卓下载的创始人, with 西奥多·罗斯福总统

    1904

    西奥多·罗斯福总统, 恩迪科特·皮博迪的亲密朋友和姻亲, 在易胜博app安卓下载大学的毕业典礼上讲话. 他的四个儿子后来都上了易胜博app安卓下载大学.
  • 第一次世界大战期间,易胜博app安卓下载周围种植的小麦

    1917

    Mr. Peabody shepherded the school through World War I: the Groton boys conducted military drills, and wheat was grown right on the Circle to help with the war effort. Many graduates went on to fight in WWI, and several gave their lives.
  • Groton School faculty sitting on the steps of the Schoolhouse, ca. 1920

    1920

    By 1920, Groton School had grown to about twenty-two faculty members and 180 students.
  • 1929

    大萧条时期, Groton School, 多亏了最近的一笔遗赠, was able to offer aid to families who no longer could afford the tuition.
  • 罗斯福总统

    1931

    当富兰克林·德拉诺·罗斯福担任纽约州州长时, 他发表了易胜博app安卓下载的获奖演说.
  • 皮博迪和富兰克林·德拉诺·罗斯福总统

    1933

    Franklin Delano Roosevelt, a graduate of Groton’s Form of 1900, became president. Mr. Peabody, 是谁主持了富兰克林和埃莉诺的婚礼, was invited to all four of FDR’s inaugurations and attended all but the last.
  • 约翰·克罗克牧师,易胜博app安卓下载的第二任校长

    1940

    Endicott Peabody retired after leading Groton School for fifty-six years. The next headmaster, 约翰·克罗克牧师(1918年易胜博app安卓下载形式), 掌舵了25年.
  • 易胜博app安卓下载的学生和教师拿着铁锹和鹤嘴锄

    1941

    World War II led to austerity measures; with workers headed to war, 易胜博app安卓下载的孩子们在校园里找了份工作, such as cleaning, waiting tables, and shoveling coal.
  • 20世纪50年代易胜博app安卓下载的橄榄球队

    1952

    Known for doing what simply was moral and right, Headmaster Crocker 监督了第一位黑人学生被易胜博app安卓下载大学录取.
  • Dr. 马丁·路德·金.

    1963

    Mr. Crocker invited Dr. 马丁·路德·金. to speak at Groton; 这位民权领袖在校园里呆了两天.

  • 易胜博app安卓下载的学生游行,拿着

    1965

    Mr. 克罗克带着易胜博app安卓下载的孩子们和. 马丁·路德·金. in Boston. Graduates today recall a headmaster who instilled a deep understanding of civil rights and social justice through his sermons and his actions. 那一年也标志着奥巴马. 克罗克的退休.
  • Reverend Bertrand N. Honea, Jr.他是易胜博app安卓下载第三任校长

    1965

    Reverend Bertrand N. Honea, Jr. 从1965年到1969年领导学校.
  • 保罗·赖特,易胜博app安卓下载第四任校长

    1969

    Paul Wright became headmaster and served until 1974; he was the first headmaster who was not a clergyman.
  • 易胜博app安卓下载的女孩们在打曲棍球

    1970

    董事会指定了一个男女同校委员会, 一年后,它的提议得到了受托人的批准. The decision was so controversial that the proposal was given a second review, 但最终还是得到了肯定.
  • 罗兰·考克斯牧师,易胜博app安卓下载第五任校长

    1974

    The Reverend Rowland Cox became headmaster as the school was about to become coeducational. 他一直任职到1977年去世. 从1977年到1978年,彼得·坎普担任代理校长.
  • 考克斯校长和第一批来易胜博app安卓下载的女生

    1975

    学校欢迎第一批女学生来到校园. Among the many changes accompanying coeducation was the hiring of full-time female faculty. Today, approximately half of the faculty are women and half of Groton students are girls.
  • 威廉·波尔克,58岁,易胜博app安卓下载第六任校长

    1978

    58岁的威廉·波尔克(William Polk)担任校长,任期至2003年.
  • 狄龙艺术中心

    2002

    狄龙艺术中心,由 Perry Dean Rogers & Partners, opened.
  • Richard Commons,易胜博app安卓下载第七任校长

    2003

    Richard Commons担任校长,直到2013年.
  • 坎贝尔表演艺术中心

    2005

    坎贝尔表演艺术中心,d由建筑师格雷厄姆设计 Gund, opened.
  • 2008

    The school initiated a policy waiving tuition for families earning less than $75,000/year (now $80,000).
  • Temba Maqubela,易胜博app安卓下载第八任校长

    2013

    现任校长Temba Maqubela加入了易胜博app安卓下载. From day one, he has 强调包容的理想和现实.
  • 圆圈上的一棵树,阳光从后面照过来

    2014

    The Board of Trustees embraced the GRoton Affordability and INclusion (GRAIN) initiative, 将其列为学校的头号战略重点. GRAIN ensured that the school would meet each applicant’s full financial need and froze tuition for three years.
  • 校舍中心的新萨克特论坛

    2015

    新装修和扩建的校舍开放了. The project integrated the stately original structure—which was virtually unchanged—with a significant expansion that includes state-of-the-art science classrooms and laboratories, 公共聚会场所, a Fabrications Lab, 还有五十英尺高的萨克特广场, dedicated by former students to longtime Classics teacher Hugh Sackett. 这是对1899年校舍的第六次翻新.

  • A chart showing annual fundraising results for GRAIN, which exceeded $54 million

    2017

    On Christmas Eve, GRoton Affordability and INclusion (GRAIN) hit its $50 million milestone. 该公司随后筹集了5400多万美元.
  • 易胜博app安卓下载的校园鸟瞰图

    2018

    Architectural Digest named Groton School’s Circle the most beautiful independent school campus in Massachusetts. Designed by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted (Central Park, 波士顿公共花园), the Circle today looks largely as it did more than one hundred years ago.