Staying There at Deerfield Academy

Headmaster Frank L. Boyden of the famous Deerfield Academy, one of the best-known boys’ schools in the United States was once offered a $20,000 salary, together with the promise of a $6,000,000 fund to open a new school in a midwestern state if he would leave Deerfield Academy, which was at that time a poor and struggling school. This was a tempting offer to make to a teacher.

In the midst of his inner conflict, Boyden went to his Bible. He read the place where it fell open. The verse said, “If ye still abide in this land, then would I build you and not pull you down.” Then and there Frank Boyden decided to stay at Deerfield, and the years have proven the wisdom of his decision.