Gilman School
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| Gilman School (RBD Nation) | |
| Image:Gilman.gif</br>In Tuo Lumine Lumen (In Thy Light [We Shall Find] Light) | |
| Turning Boys of Promise Into Men of Character | |
| Established | 1897 |
| School type | Private, All-boys |
| Religious affiliation | none |
| Headmaster | Jon C. McGill |
| Location | Baltimore, MD, USA |
| Campus | Suburban, 68 acres (2 km²) |
| Enrollment | 970 total |
| Faculty | 133 |
| Average class size | 16 students |
| Student:Teacher ratio | 8:1 |
| Average SAT scores (2005) | 1345 |
| Athletics | 30 sports |
| Color(s) | Blue and Grey |
| Mascot | Greyhound |
| Conference | MIAA |
Gilman School, originally named The Country School for Boys, is a private school founded in 1897 and located in Baltimore, Maryland.
Gilman was founded by Anne Galbraith Carey, who sought a quality education for her eight-year-old son, Frank. She believed that her son would benefit more from going to school in a country setting while living at home than from attending the city public schools or from going to a boarding school in New England. With assistance from Daniel Coit Gilman, the first president of Johns Hopkins University, Mrs. Carey's vision became a reality when The Country School for Boys opened its doors on September 30, 1897, in the Homewood mansion on the Johns Hopkins campus. In 1910, The Country School moved to its current 68 acre (275,000 m²) campus in Roland Park and changed its name to The Gilman Country School for Boys. In 1951, the "Country" was dropped, and the School became Gilman School.
Today Gilman is a diverse community in grades pre-first through 12 who come from similar backgrounds and segments of the Greater Baltimore area. Gilman remains committed to the ideals Mrs. Carey instilled more than a century ago, helping boys develop in mind, body, and spirit while preparing them for college and a life of honor and service.
Many alumni feel a loyalty to Gilman that supersedes their loyalty to their colleges, graduate schools, and even families. Often accused of "bleeding Gilman blue," these loyalists can be both charming, and to those on the outside, a bit exclusionary. While Gilman is renowned for its rigorous academic program, it is also very well-known for its athletic program. In the 2005 season, Gilman was ranked 11th on USA Today's Super 25 high school football poll after going undefeated and winning their second consecutive MIAA "A" Conference Championship under Head Coach Biff Poggi. Since 1998 they have surrendered only one conference championship (2003) giving them seven of the last eight awarded.
Gilman is also nationally recognized for their outstanding lacrosse program, which has produced innumerable college All-Americans such as Red Finney, Ryan Boyle, Lorne Smith and Del Dressel. Gilman has captured a remarkable 14 conference titles in pressure-cooker MIAA (Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association) (formerly the MSA) lacrosse competition.
[edit] References in Popular Culture
- The John Barth novel The Floating Opera describes Harrison Mack, a wealthy Baltimorean, as "a fine, muscular, sun-bronzed, gentle-eyed, patrician-nosed, steak-fed, Gilman-Schooled, soft-spoken, well-tailored aristocrat"
- Lisa Birnbach's Official Preppy Handbook mentions Gilman School as an ideal day school for the training of young preppies
