1929–1931: DALTON TRADITIONS ESTABLISHED Poster text: Enrollment climbs to 383 students and traditions take root: Candlelighting celebrates the Winter Solstice; Arch Day, adapted from a Chinese ritual, marks the passage between academic years; and the Greek...
1932–1956: THE NURSERY PROGRAM Poster text: The Nursery Program begins on January 11, 1932 and runs until 1956. Students, under the direction of a skilled nurse, Miss Amott, learn to handle, bathe, feed, and comfort infants. “In studying circulation, the...
1932–1940: EIGHT YEAR STUDY Poster text: The Dalton School high school is chosen as one of a group of thirty secondary schools in the United States to participate in the “Eight Year Study.” The Commission on the Relation of School and College appointed by the...
1933: THE DALTONIAN Poster text: Lower School News—“Some of you probably saw Miss Thurston’s children on the third floor selling newspapers. What you probably don’t know is why it was started. Some time ago the children wanted a canary that would lay eggs, so...
1934–1962: SMOCKS BECOME A REQUIRED PART OF THE HIGH SCHOOL DRESS CODE Poster text: “The smock finally decided upon resembles the style of an intern’s garb and combines practicality with a neat appearance. Every girl in the Senior High School must wear one at...
February 15, 1935: THEATRE GUILD BEGINS Poster text: Dalton’s new Theatre Guild begins; Macbeth is the first production. “Every Thursday and Friday throughout the year, the Dalton Theater Guild held its meetings. The Theater Guild is an organization for those...
