Talk:Baltimore City College

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[edit] Third-Oldest Public High School?

Barringer High School of Newark, NJ, also claims to be the third-oldest public high school, having also been founded in 1838. Can you help clear up this discrepancy?--72.90.229.66 22:25, 22 July 2006 (UTC)

Barringer High School was established in 1899, the first public high school in Newark was established in 1855. Baltimore City College was established in 1839.

[edit] Clock Tower?

Being a Baltimore City College alum I have loved the architecture and style of the tower for some time, however I'm wondering if "clock tower" is the best description of it. from the original plans of the building (displayed in the old Administrative Conference Room) it does not appear that the tower was ever intended to house a clock (its architecture also does not suggest. From talking to Archivists and librarians at City (Martha Wilson and George Mosley) it appears as though this tower was originally placed as a simply aesthetic addition as well as a primitive form of cooling (to funnel hot air up and out of the building). I am wondering if there is a name for such a structure that would be a more suitable description for it.