Tunnels Under Ogilby Hall
by Gary Miller (Class of '62)
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Tunnels Under Ogilby Hall by Gary Miller (Class of '62) |
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Brent School P.O. Box 35 Baguio City, Philippines |
Yes, there were tunnels under Ogilby Hall.
If you crawled under the building (toward what used to be the headmaster's office), there was a tunnel that exited just below the senior dorm closest to Ogilby Hall. |
During my senior year and after having discovered the wonders of chemistry, my roommate (same one from my junior year) and I would crawl back into the locked stairwell via the steps and place fire crackers with long timed fuses made from string soaked in potassium chlorate in the "KEEP BRENT BEAUTIFUL" trash can at the base of the stairs. We would crawl back to the senior dorm (by the way I think you and I had the same room... but that's for another letter), and wait for the explosion. The metal trash can in the enclosed stairwell helped to amplify the sound. BANG!! and that would put an end to "lights out" for an hour or more. Gary lives in Beltsville, Maryland (15 minutes from Washington, D.C.), and teaches science at D. D. Eisenhower School in Laurel, Md. He and his wife (Ellen) have two sons: Greg and Brent (named after the school). |
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Last updated June 25, 1998 |
Perhaps you will recall the two large doors at the entrance to the
dormitory upstairs (well, it used to be that way when I lived there).
Just inside the doors was a wide staircase leading to the second floor
that housed freshmen, sophmores, and juniors (the juniors having the
rooms that could be closed off with a curtain). At the base of the
stairs were two steps attached together that could be removed by lifting
and tilting the base toward you. My roommate and I used to sneak out of
the dorm at night through this opening. This was necessary because the
dorm proctor would lock the large doors to keep all the boys in the
building.