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Who was Rundlett?

When Louis Rundlett, nicknamed Duke, graduated from Dartmouth College around 1880, he was already locally famous, having been a star pitcher on Dartmouth’s baseball team. He went to Concord to teach, play baseball, and support his family. His house is on Summit Street, near Dewey School. He ended up quitting baseball (this is sad) so he had more time to teach (that is sadder). He basically invented junior high, so you have him to thank that you have to go to school. He ended up being the superintendent of schools for either 49 or 50 years, depending on how you count the fact that he died in September of 1934. We named our school, our sports teams, and our newspaper after him.

By: theimp