Yonder Changeless Sea
SG’s Historical Connection to the Ocean
Curated by School Archivist Valerie Simpson, the slideshow includes images of Sakonnet vs. Sachuest club team whaleboat rowing races at Third Beach, the school boathouses over the years, assorted spring and autumn all-school holidays of the early 20th century, views from the Hilltop toward the water, and more recent programs at SG including sailing and Geronimo.
Dragon fact: The title of the exhibit comes from the fourth verse of the School Hymn: “Here let Thy love and Truth abound, Changeless as yonder changeless sea. And ever may these walls resound, With grateful voices praising Thee.”
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Lower form students gazing at the ocean from the Norman property near Second Beach, Middletown, c.1901
Miss Louise Diman, sister of the founding Headmaster, wrote the school hymn in 1905 the school hymn written in 1905 by Miss Louise Diman, the sister of the school's founder.
Choir Holiday Student with lobster, c.1905
Spring Holiday, 1906 Beavertail, Conanicut (Jamestown)
Editors recommending shore photography, nature study, The Dragon, March 1907
Rev. Peaslee near the dunes, c.1908 (faculty 1902-1927)
"Homesick Johnny," from The Dragon, November 1908 - the author, “L. G.” was probably Rev. Latta Griswold, faculty 1906-1915
Second Crew of the Sakonnet 1910
Canoe in rough water, 1910 - Third Beach, Middletown
John Byron Diman (with megaphone) founding headmaster 1896-1917 and Edward Sturtevant faculty 1898-1939 watching the boat races at Third Beach, Middletown [undated]
School Christmas card c. 1935
Coaches Norris Hoyt (left), Geoffrey Spranger (right) with student sailors posing for LIFE Magazine photo, Newport Harbor 1957