1953
Second Headmaster David Hume Appointed
Appointed Headmaster at age 25, David Hume served the school for 37 years, setting its direction and tone and helping to create many of our most honored traditions. His tenure is also marked by steady growth in enrollment and physical space, including the purchase of the adjacent Suydam Cutting House, at 14 East 89th Street, as well as Buildings 16, 18, and 22. At the time of Mr. Hume’ s retirement in 1990, after 37 years as headmaster, Saint David’ s had increased its enrollment to several hundred students.
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