Swimming Pool Race - Todd School

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Swimming Pool Race - Todd School

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Todd School's indoor, sixty-foot swimming pool was built alongside Wallingford Hall in 1930. The heated building also served as a greenhouse and students used it to grow flowers and tomatoes in the winter months. The palm tree mural was painted by Hortense Hill, Roger Hill's wife.

The Todd School for Boys (1848–1954) was an independent school located in Woodstock, Illinois founded by Reverend Richard Kimball Todd, a Presbyterian pastor. Under the guidance of Headmaster Noble Hill in the 1920s and Hill’s son Roger in the 1930s, it became known as a progressive school that provided students with a creative educational environment that emphasized practical experience over traditional academics. The main Todd School Campus was located on the northeast corner of the Rt. 47 (Seminary Ave) and Rt. 120 (McHenry Ave.) junction.

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“Swimming Pool Race - Todd School,” Woodstock Public Library Archives, accessed October 11, 2024, https://woodstockpubliclibraryarchives.omeka.net/items/show/500.

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