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Maclay Family
Maclay may refer to: Institutions * Maclay School, PK–12 private school in Tallahassee, Florida * Claremont School of Theology, formerly the Maclay School of Theology, Claremont, California * Maclays Brewery, brewery in Alloa, Scotland Places * Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park, Tallahassee, Florida People * Charles Maclay (1822–1890), California State Senator and Methodist minister * Charles Maclay (anatomist) (1913–1978), Scottish anatomist and surgeon * John Maclay, 1st Viscount Muirshiel (1905–1992), Secretary of State for Scotland * Baron Maclay, peerage. Held by: ** Joseph Paton Maclay, 1st Baron Maclay (1857–1951), Glasgow shipowner and Minister of Shipping (1916–1921) ** Joseph Maclay, 2nd Baron Maclay (1899–1969), Scottish peer and Liberal politician * Nicholas Miklouho-Maclay (1846–1888), Russian explorer, ethnologist, anthropologist and biologist. * Robert Samuel Maclay (1824–1907), Methodist Episcopal Church missionary, associated with Fuzhou * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maclay School
Maclay School is an independent, non-sectarian college-preparatory school in Tallahassee, Florida. History In the late 1960s, a group of white parents raised funds to create a segregation academy in response to the federally mandated racial integration of Leon County Schools. Its working name was Capital City Day School, but this was changed before opening to Maclay School, after Alfred B. Maclay Jr., a World War II veteran whose mother was a major benefactor and whose father's estate became Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park. The school's campus is bounded on two sides by the park. Construction on the first campus buildings was completed in a year and a half for $150,000 ($ today), allowing the school to open on September 9, 1968, with eight teachers and 138 students. Headmaster W.A.P. "Bill" Thompson Jr. said admission was open to anyone, based on I.Q., school transcripts, and ability to do college-prep work. In 1970, the school had 170 students, all white. Thompson told the ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |