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For 118 years, there existed on the Manhattan College campus a boys ' secondary school, Manhattan College High School, familiarly known to students, parents, and rivals as Manhattan Prep.

Founded in 1854, the school educated its young men in a Catholic college preparatory curriculum geared toward eventual university matriculation.

It was, indeed, a " prep " school in the classic sense: coats and ties were mandatory for class attendance ; strict standards of behavior were enforced ; and daily newspaper reading was required.

The curriculum included 3 years of Latin ( with an optional 4th year ); foreign language study, including Greek, French, and Spanish ; 4 years of laboratory science, and 4 years each of theology, mathematics, English rhetoric and literary forms, history and social studies.