This wooden bowl was created in 1913 in McDonogh’s carpenter shop by H. Beale Rollins 1915. The carpenter shop was an important part of McDonogh’s working campus in its early days; the boys were responsible for building and maintaining various buildings and other structures on campus. Although this piece is a smaller example of the work done in the carpenter shop, it represents the shop’s importance to the early curriculum. Rollins made a monumental impact on the school as an alumnus. In 1967, Rollins was chosen as the first Fellow of the John McDonogh Foundation, reflecting Mr. and Mrs. Rollins’ status as the largest benefactors in the school’s first one hundred years and their many contributions to the McDonogh community.
Wooden Bowl – 1913
