IN the preparation of this book material has been gathered from many sources, a large part of them documentary. Fully two hundred graduates of the school have generously sent anecdotes and reminiscences of their days on the Hill. I am especially indebted to Dr. William A. Mowry for the loan of a collection of papers relating to Dr. Taylor's administration; and to Miss Agnes and Miss Gertrude Brooks of North Andover, for permission to investigate the correspondence of various members of the Phillips family in their possession. Mr. Markham W. Stackpole, with whom I have frequently consulted, has read my manuscript entire and has offered a great deal of valuable criticism. To Dr. Alfred E. Stearns, Mr. Alfred L. Ripley, and Professor James Hardy Ropes, each of whom has taken the trouble to read the volume, I am grateful for important suggestions. Among the others who have gone over various chapters and have aided me by their advice are Mr. James C. Sawyer, Professor Henry P. Wright, Professor Charles H. Forbes, the Reverend C. C. Carpenter, Mr. George T. Eaton, and Mr. Laurence M. Crosbie, of Exeter, New Hampshire. My wife has had such, a large share in the planning of the book that it is useless to attempt to express my gratitude to her. It is difficult also to put into words my obligation to the Trustees of Phillips Academy, --- especially to Dr. Stearns, Mr. Ripley, and Mr. Sawyer, ---whose support in trying moments has been encouraging and who have never withheld assistance when it was needed.

C. M. F.
ANDOVER, MASSACHUSETTS,
January 1, 1917.