3-028-460 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

The School That Commemorates The Fish Of The Miraculous Draught. The Fourth Centenary Of St. Paul's School, [London], 1909. '1. Erected In Commemoration Of The Fourth Centenary Of The School, The New Science The Buildings. 2. In Memory Of The Founder, The Statue of John Colet, Dean Of St. Paul's, In The Grounds. 3. The Original St. Paul's School, The Building Provided For The Use Of The Scholars Who Numbered As Many As The Fishes Of The Miraculous Draught. 4. The Lecture Hall. 5. Wearing The Silver Fish That Recalls A Condition Of The Foundation: A Foundation Scholar. 6. The Dining Room. 7. The Library. 8. The School From The Playing-Field. 9. The Smith's Shop...It may be noted that the famous school was founded in 1509. "in the east end of St. Paul's Church," by John, Colet, Dean of St. Paul's, who provided for 153 pupils. known as Foundation Scholars. This number was chosen as that of the fish in the [biblical story of the] Miraculous Draught. To this day, each Foundation scholar wears a little silver fish as a badge'. (Photographs by Clarke and Hyde, Russell, and L.N.A.) From "Illustrated London News", 1909.