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Editor’s note: since the publishing of this article in 2013, the School celebrated its 150th anniversary and published ºÚÁÏרÇø: 150 Years of Light.

Some of us will remember that BFS did publish a book about its history, , in celebration of the school’s 75th anniversary in 1942 and written by alum Edgerton Grant North of the Class of 1918. If you’ve never had a chance to see it before, you can now Ìýand it is full of fascinating tidbits about the early days of ºÚÁÏרÇø. Some little items of interest one can find within:

• In 1867, setting the school up with its very first “commodiousÌýapartments” cost $942.52, about $15,000 in today’s money;
• The earliest known student newspaper at BFS was published in 1912 and was titledÌýThe Squealer. ThatÌýtitle so offended faculty and pupils, it was soon renamedÌýThe Junior Outlook;
• In 1918, BFS parents and faculty founded a free kindergarten for the larger community in Brooklyn and called it the Little Friends Kindergarten;
• The first May Day Celebration was held in 1928 and a highlight was “aÌýgreatÌýthrill…Ìýevidenced by Tom Wilkinson, who rode a real horse on thisÌýoccasion.” [Editor’s Note: Tom Wilkinson ’36 followed his great passion and went on to become a real cowboy “Out West.”]