Lenox School for Boys

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Lenox School for Boys was a New England preparatory school for students in grades 9-12 in Lenox, Massachusetts established by the Protestant Episcopal Church of New England. It existed from 1926 under Rev. G. Gardner Monks, the school's first Headmaster until 1946. Then his successor, The Rev. Robert L. Curry, D.D was headmaster. Financial problems resulted in its closure in the early 1970s. It boasted a student body of from 150 to 250 boys with about 32 teachers or masters. The School was modeled on the English system and instead of grades to designate classes, the term "Forms" was used. The School also used a system of Prefects which were member s of the 6th form (the senior year) and were elected by the Senior class or appointed by the Headmaster. In addition to rigorous academic demands, the school was notable for its sports teams. The motto of the school was Non Ministrari-Sed Ministrare; not to be ministered unto but to minister.

[edit] Notable alumni

Robert C. Seamans, Jr., Secretary of the Air Force under Richard Nixon
John Allen Gable (1961), executive director of the Theodore Roosevelt Association until his death
Lucien A. Hold (1965), a comedy-club talent booker and manager who helped discover and promote the early careers of New York comedians Chris Rock, Jerry Seinfeld and Adam Sandler.
Kirk Scharfenberg (1961) a distinguished journalist who worked for the New York Times and the Boston Globe. He shared the 1984 Pulitzer Prize for Journalism given to the Boston Globe for "Local Investigative Specialized Reporting". He was also famous for an editorial of March 15, 1980, under the headline: "Mush from the Wimp". This referred to a proposal by then President Carter. The headline was inadvertently included in a printed edition of the Globe.