1965-06-01 17:10:50

MCS Legally Incorporated

1965-11-01 19:22:03

MCS Founder Gus Trowbridge Publishes the School's First Principles

1965-11-22 00:01:50

First MCS Board Meeting

November 22, 1965

1966-01-01 08:44:19

Kettering Foundation Grant of $60,500 Aids Purchase of 7 East 96th Street

1966-06-01 23:26:16

MCS Purchases 7 East 96th Street for $265,000

June 1, 1966

1966-09-21 00:00:00

MCS Opens

September 21, 1966: Manhattan Country School opens at 7 East 96th Street with 66 students—31 boys and 35 girls. Thirty-three students were on scholarship; 14 of those qualified for the lowest-fee category, paying 10 percent of the tuition. Black and Hispanic children made up a third of the student population.

1966-10-01 01:00:17

Jim Perkins, First Farm Director (1966-1970)

1967-01-01 00:00:00

7 East 96th Street Receives Landmark Status

1967-04-27 22:01:48

MCS Board Approves Purchase of Farm Property in Roxbury, N.Y.

April 27, 1967: The 167-acre farm was purchased for $24,469.

1968-04-05 04:39:35

MCS Featured in Time Magazine Article: "Mixing Races in Manhattan"