Woodberry Forest School Timeline 1889 Woodberry Forest School is founded; classes are held in The Residence
1939
Students work with the headmaster to establish Woodberry’s honor system; Walker Building opens
Alumni Gymnasium is built (renamed Leonard W. Dick Gymnasium in 1976)
1917 Electric lighting replaces gas lamps in the Walker Building; U.S. entry into World War I prompts military training at Woodberry
1950 Boys begin to receive care at the new Alumni Memorial Infirmary
1897
1958
J. Carter Walker becomes the first headmaster
Students line up to transfer books to the new William H. White Jr. Library in Hanes Hall
1793 The Residence, designed by Thomas Jefferson, is built for William Madison, brother of fourth U.S. President James Madison 1 6
1899
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1912 St. Andrew’s Chapel, constructed with funds raised by a student committee, opens its doors
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1944 Life magazine features Woodberry’s winter dance
1962
2003
2012
Lyricist Johnny Mercer ’27 wins his fourth Academy Award for the song “Days of Wine and Roses,” with music by Henry Mancini
Jacob Foster ’99 is named Woodberry’s eleventh Rhodes Scholar
Our Strong Band campaign concludes, raising more than $111 million for Woodberry
1967 Woodberry Forest Sports Camp, a residential summer program for young boys, is introduced
1997 WFSNet, Woodberry’s Internet service, goes online
1986 1966 Walker Fine Arts Center, a new home for Woodberry’s art, drama, and music programs, is dedicated
Barbee Center, a field house for indoor sports, is dedicated
2007
2014
Johnson Stadium is dedicated; Woodberry students take top honors in the National Young Physicists Tournament
Woodberry celebrates 125 years of educating boys
2001
2013
100th game between Woodberry and Episcopal High School is played in the South’s oldest continuous high school football rivalry; Woodberry wins 15-12
Students test DNA samples from classmates in the new Manning Family Science Building
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