The school’s report states that it opened for pupils on March 1, 1854.
Evidence, credit & reuse: This is distinct from legislative establishment in 1851 and construction dates. The page’s 7,918 admissions figure is report-specific, not a lifetime total. Internet Archive metadata: NOT_IN_COPYRIGHT, US; 1912 publication. Scans retain the Google attribution watermark. Full scan retained; resized and JPEG compressed. Landscape plates rotated 90 degrees to reading orientation. No generative alteration.
Source: Connecticut School for Boys (Meriden, Connecticut); compiled by Fred E. Tucker under Charles M. Williams; Reports of the Board of Trustees of the Connecticut School for Boys at Meriden, Conn., Volume III. p.767. University of California copy; digitized by Google; Internet Archive
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Silent Grounds Collective, Meriden Boys’ Home & School, SGC-MB-005, MB-008, “Report stating the school opened March 1, 1854.” Source: Connecticut School for Boys (Meriden, Connecticut); compiled by Fred E. Tucker under Charles M. Williams; Reports of the Board of Trustees of the Connecticut School for Boys at Meriden, Conn., Volume III. p.767. University of California copy; digitized by Google; Internet Archive. https://archive.org/details/reportsboardstr00conngoog/page/n391/mode/1up. Research edition, accessed 2026-09-08.