The Boys' Latin School of Maryland Giving Club Booklet

A Legacy of

TRUE EXCELLENCE SUPPORT BOYS’ L ATIN AND BECOME PART OF A HISTORY SHAPED BY ESSE QUAM VIDERI.

Because of You

A LET TER FROM OUR HE ADMA STER

Dear Friend, The generosity of supporters like you has played a crucial role in Boys’ Latin becoming the remarkable school it is today.

Through the years, our alumni, teachers, parents and friends have ensured our growth through significant capital improvement projects and the delivery of unparallelled educational experiences.

Because of you, we were able to make the move to Lake Avenue in 1960, connect the north and south sides with the Julian S. Smith Memorial Bridge 25 years ago, and build and renovate Ehrhardt, Hopkins and Sinclair Halls, the Iglehart and Gelston Athletic Centers, the Alumni House, and the new middle school.

Because of you, we’ve been able to cultivate a brotherhood that leaves no one out and lasts a lifetime.

Because of you, we’ve been able to attract the best and brightest educators, whose genuine joy of teaching is matched only by a genuine joy of lifelong learning that deepens the expertise and insights they bring to every moment.

And because of you, we’ve been steadfast in our commitment to support every boy’s discovery of and pathway to his very best self—his own true excellence.

Thank you for helping us make Boys’ Latin a remarkable institution and a community like no other.

Sincerely yours,

Christopher J. Post Headmaster

A Laker for L ife

Giv ing Clubs

A LIFELONG SUPPORTER BY CHOICE A BOYS’ L ATIN EDUCATION: BY THE NUMBERS

Facilities Management

7% 18%

Endowment Draw

10%

Student Experience and Faculty Professional Development

OPERATING EXPENSES

75%

WITH YOUR SUPPORT...

10%

Laker Fund and Grants

80%

Our teachers are continually honing their subject knowledge and teaching expertise.

Our students are exploring wherever their curiosity takes them, whether that’s 3-D printing, environmental science, international politics, and so much more.

NET REVENUE

Faculty/Staff Salaries and Benefits

Our school remains committed to programs that instill in our students our core values: courage, integrity and compassion.

Tuition

Simply put, donations from supporters like you help sustain the Boys’ Latin you know and love.

Giving clubs give us a chance to recognize those men and women whose service to Boys’ Latin over our school’s 17-plus decades of history has been instrumental to our legacy and our future.

Evert Marsh Topping, Ph.D. Club

$100,000+

Jack H. Williams ’38 Club

$50,000 – $99,999

Dyson P. Ehrhardt ’59 Club

$25,000 – $49,999

John G. Bowling H’10 Club

$10,000 – $24,999

J. Marshall Bruce Club

$5,000 – $9,999

George “Doc” Shipley Club

$2,500 – $4,999

Frederick A. Hahn Club

$1,844 – $2,499

William L. Morris Club

$1,000 – $1,843

Susan B. Szczypinski Club

$750 – $999

Doris L. Regan Club

$500 – $749

A. Mason “Mace” LeBrun ’33 Club

$250 – $499

Otis B. Read ’55 Club

$100 – $249

EVERT MARSH

Topping Ph.D.

JACK H.

A former classics professor at Princeton University, Dr. Evert Marsh Topping founded Boys’ Latin in 1844.

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Williams ’38

A graduate of Boys’ Latin and Johns Hopkins University, Jack H. Williams served as headmaster of the school from 1962 until his untimely death in 1978.

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Professor Topping was ahead of his time.

He believed in teaching to each student’s individual needs and interests and not forcing students to learn by rote. His revolutionary way of teaching is still with us today­­—the needs of the individual boy always come first.

CHRISTOPHER J. POST P’18, Headmaster

$100,000+

There’s no one more responsible for what Boys’ Latin is today than Mr. Williams.

He’s the reason why we’re at Lake Avenue and why the school has become the modern, vibrant institution it is today.

FR ANK S. JONES, JR. ’77 President, Board of Trustees

$50,000–$99,999

D Y S O N P.

Ehrhardt ’59

JOHN G.

Dyson P. Ehrhardt has been connected with Boys’ Latin since 1952—first as a student and, most recently, serving as Associate Headmaster Emeritus.

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Bowling H ’10

John G. Bowling served as head of the E. M. Topping Debating Society for over 50 years and was named an honorary alumnus in 2010.

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Dyson has been at Boys’ Latin for over a half a century, as a student, teacher, coach, mentor and friend. What can you say about Dyson and Boys’ Latin? No one can think of Boys’ Latin without thinking of Dyson or think of Dyson without thinking of Boys’ Latin.

John Bowling was a dedicated teacher of Classics and Latin for 50 Years. He mentored countless Lakers, including my three sons. John was a wonderful man and friend, and a true testament to the ideals of Boys’ Latin School.

J. DUNCAN SMITH ’73 P’12, Trustee

MARY ANGEL A MAHONE Y P’03, 04, 08, Member, Board of Visitors

$25,000–$49,999

$10,000–$24,999

J. MARSHALL

Bruce

GEORGE “DOC” During his BL tenure, J. Marshall Bruce served as assistant headmaster, dean of the faculty, and chairman of the English department.

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Mr. Bruce, as any of his students would tell you, was a master of the polysyllabic word.

He believed the more a word twisted your tongue—and piqued your imagination and curiosity—the better writer and reader you would become.

LEE M. KENNEDY ’73 Current BL History Teacher

Shipley

A graduate of Johns Hopkins University, George “Doc” Shipley first served as a BL teacher, and then became our fourth headmaster in 1917.

CLUB While the immediate object of the School [was] to prepare boys for college, Headmaster Shipley’s broader aim [was] to fit boys for life.

In the treatment of each pupil his capacity, his temperament, and his individuality [were] considered, and the methods [were] varied for his needs. What [was] best for the boy [was] the deciding factor.”

BOYS’ L ATIN SCHOOL 1931 CATALOG

$5,000–$9,999

$2,500–$4,999

FREDERICK A.

Hahn

WILLIAM L. A graduate of Johns Hopkins University, Frederick A. Hahn served as our headmaster from 1934 until 1960.

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Headmaster Hahn believed strongly in the power and impact of each individual teacher and fully supported their professional development.

Morris

A graduate of Holy Cross College and Columbia University, William L. Morris taught at Boys’ Latin from 1927 until his retirement in 1960.

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Mr. Morris was a master teacher who left an indelible mark. His students all agree—he brought the best out of all of us.

RONALD L. SPAHN ’ 58

J. PATRICK GUGERT Y ’ 83 Assistant Headmaster for Advancement

$1,844–$2,499

$1,000–$1,843

SUSAN B.

Szczypinski

DORIS L. Sue Szczypinski started as a third grade teacher in 1982 at BL until she was named head of our lower school, a position she held until retiring in 2006.

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Regan

Doris L. Regan started her BL career in 1953 and served as head of the lower school from 1960-1975.

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Mrs. Szczypinski was my son’s lower school head from the time he started at BL in kindergarten. I always admired her leadership and feel very fortunate to have been able to follow in her footsteps at this great institution.

K ATHYRN F. ARNOLD P’04, Head of BL’s Lower School

Even now, years later, through the fog of time and my life’s memory, in my mind’s eye, I still see Doris Regan standing in a sea of boys (both my generation and all the generations of boys before and after me), like a lighthouse showing the safe path through life’s stormy seas.

JON H. HOFFMAN ’76

$750–$999

$500–$749

A. MASON “MACE”

LeBrun ’33

OTIS B. An alum, teacher and coach, Mason “Mace” LeBrun served as BL’s athletic director from 1960 until 1973. Under his leadership, BL won major titles in basketball and lacrosse.

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Read ’55

Otis began his career at Boys’ Latin in 1957, first as a coach and teacher.

He later served as the head of admissions, and head of the middle school.

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Mace LeBrun was perhaps one of the most loyal and dedicated members of the BL community and was one of those responsible for the school’s reincarnation on Lake Avenue in the fall of 1960. He always had a kind word for a shy boy and, while he was a taskmaster coach, he always saw and brought out the best in every boy he met.

ROBERT E. CARTER ’64 Former President, Board of Trustees

$250–$499

In a letter titled The Best Years, Mr. Read described his vision of middle school: ‘Each young man can have the best of time and space, playing hard, working hard, enjoying the challenge of being and extending his hopes and dreams. This is a time to search for self-identification, unity, and happiness.’

R. BR ANDON MOLLET T ’94 Head of BL’s Middle School

$100–$249

Even More

RE A SONS TO GIVE One

Brotherhood Like No Other

14

Average Class Size

16

Average Years of Teaching Experience

42

AP and Honors Courses Offered

74%

Faculty with Advanced Degrees

80

Average Community Services Hours Logged by Each Upper School Student (Only 60 Required)

100%

Kindergarten and Pre-First Students Paired with a Laker Buddy Middle Schoolers with STEAM Innovation Opportunities College Matriculation

200+

Collegiate All-Americans

638

Amazing Educational Experiences Delivered This Year

2,200

Alumni-Association Members

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