Toner Institute was a school for poor boys run by the Capuchin Fathers. The school was chartered in 1941 and was in operation until the mid-1960s. Located on the hill above Dorchester Avenue near DePaul Institute, Toner was a military type academy and the boys were taught the fundamentals of military drill and discipline while receiving a quality education. It was a common site at Brookline parades to see the finely dressed cadets from the school marching in formation in their West Point style dress uniforms.

Today, the area where Toner once stood is the site of a Senior assisted-living highrise complex.

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