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Died. Frank L. Boyden, 92, headmaster of Deerfield Academy for 66 years; in Deerfield, Mass. Boyden was a 23-year-old college graduate when he joined the struggling, 14-student day school as its headmaster and only teacher in 1902. Both grew from the partnership-Deerfield into one of the nation's most prestigious prep schools (enrollment 507), Boyden into one of the most respected educators of his time...
...biggest factor is that more parents than ever are letting their children choose their own schools. A traditional boarding school that excludes one sex is rarely the first choice. "The rural, rustic life is not attractive to young people," says David Pynchon, headmaster of Deerfield Academy in Massachusetts. "Today's youth is not accepting the kind of authority that the school represents." Adds Pomfret Headmaster Joseph K. Milnor Jr.: "They opt for Mom, Pop, a girl and television." Indeed, places in city and suburban private day schools are much in demand. The power of sex appeal is perhaps best...
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Harvard's first three games were target practice. The Crimson ran up increasingly lopsided scores against prep school teams. bombing Deerfield. 13-5; Exeter, 18-5; and Governor Dummer, 23-1. The freshmen slacked off in the next two, but neither was close as UMass fell 11-4, and Dartmouth lost 13-6, yesterday...
DONALD S. METZ Deerfield...