The Hill School Alumni Chapel stained glass windows
	Academic education: 'Whatsoever things are true' The windows in the nave of the chapel represent the saints who have made significant contributions to both our moral and spiritual heritage, and to our intellectual and artistic patrimony. The windows in the clerestory above represent outstanding figures both religious and secular of the specific academic disciplines that inform the western tradition. Knowledge of the men in these windows would be an overall education in the western canon. Government – Jefferson Law – Moses Theology – Gregory of Nyssa Philosophy – Plato Grammar – Donatus Medicine – Hippocrates Logic – Aristotle Rhetoric – Cicero Arithmetic –Chrysippus Music – Guido of Arezzo Astronomy – Copernicus Geometry – Eudoxus of Cnidus Sculpture – Michelangelo Painting – Giotto Science – Newton Architecture – Abbe Suger (reputed father of Gothic architecture and stained glass) Poetry – Dante Drama – Shakespeare Geography – A. von Humbolt History – Herdotus The windows representing academic education and physical education feature an image of The Hill School crest and the "Discus Thrower," and are dedicated “to the glory of God and to honor faculty families of The Hill School.” James Vernor Davis ’27 donated six windows in memory of his twin brother, Egbert ’27; his parents; and other loved ones. The Davis gifts include four windows illustrating some of the early Church fathers and two windows depicting St. Anselm and St. Thomas of Aquinas. The windows on the west aisle depict the images of the early Church fathers, including Origen (185-253 A.D.), one of the greatest Christian teachers of all time. Origen is shown seated at a desk and below him appears a torch and scroll, representing enlightenment. Another of the early Church fathers is St. Gregory the Great (540 – 604 A.D.). One of the early popes, St. Gregory reformed the ritual of the Church. He is shown wearing a three-tiered papal crown with the three-armed papal cross above him. Below him appear a candle and an open book in an arch. Archbishop of Canterbury St. Anselm (1033 -1109) was a leader in religious history. His symbol is the ship of the Church, which he faithfully guided through times of dissention. He is depicted holding a ship; below is the seal of Canterbury. An image of the Virgin and Child is above him in the window’s tracery. Anselem, with Aquinas, was a strong advocate of faith and reason not being contradictory, but complimentary. In the spring of 2004, Dr. Henry Bender's Humanities 4AP class researched the upper clerestory windows of the Chapel and put together a stunning scrapbook featuring photos of each window, its historical context, and its meaning to The Hill. Excerpts from their report appeared in the Fall 2004 issue of Hill Ties. View a PDF version of the complete text here.