New-York tribune., 1903-08-29
FOUNDED By ONE FAMILY.
Too Great Ne7c-EngIQnd Pre-
DaratOrg' Schools.

The name of the Phillips family is perhaps
more closely associated with preparatory school
work than any other in the history Of this conn
try It is attached to two important academies,
where many hundreds of young men have oh
tanned preparation for college, and have been
started on careers full of honor for themselves
and of advantage TO the communities in which
they live
The men whose names are perpetuated IN
Phillips Exeter Academy and in Phillips An
dover Academy, the former al Exeter, ". H.
and the latter at Andover, Mass. were uncle and
nephew, John and Samuel Phillips. They We're
descendants of the Rev DR.. Samuel Phillips.
who was Congregational clergyman, and pas
tor for sixty years of the South Church at
Andover. The brother of the Rev. Dr. Samuel
Phillips was great-grandfather CT Wendell Phil
lips, the anu-slavery orator. The Philips family
was first represented in this country by the Rev.
George Philips (who spelled the name with one
D, pastor at Watertown, Mass, who came TO this
country in 1880
The founder of Phillips Exeter Academy. DR..
John Phillips. was the great -great-grandson Of
the Rev George Philips He was born at An
dover in 1919 He was SO precocious that he
entered Harvard College al the age Of twelve
and was graduated IN 1875. He then studied
theology and medicine while teaching He de-
cided not to enter on procession, owing to
affection of the lungs. but married TO
wealthy widow in 1743 10 whose fortune he feI
heir. He active in public affairs Eefore the
Revolution, serving as a member of Governor
Wentworth's Council and in the Provincial As
sembly and judge of the Inferior Court Of
Common Pleas. He took no active part in the
Revolution. although he had been a colonel Of
militia, and he retired from business in 1715
and devoted himself to educational enterprises.
he had no children. II was said OF him.
Without natural issue, he made posterity his
heir" 1t in 1770 that the trustees of Dr..
Wheelocks Indian Charity School, at Lebanon.
Conn. decided to remove it TO Hanover, n. H,
and found a college. Out of this grew Dart
mouth College. To carry out the purpose DR..
Phillips gave a large tract of land at Sandwich
y. H, in 1772. and $500 to the funds Of the in
stitution in 1773. Eight years later he con-
veyed to the institution about four thousand
acres Of land in New Hampshire and Vermont
and in 17S9 gave f37 to found a professorshp
of divinity. which still bears his name. II was
in III that his nephew, Judge Samuel Phillips,
founded a classical school at Andover. and in
duced his father and uncle to endow IL. DR..
John Phillips gave funds and land amounting 10
$1,000 TO this school. which made him its chief
/ benefactor.
In 11S1 DR.. John Phillips carried out long
| cherished purpose to establish similar insti-
tuition al Exeter y. H. and ths Phillips Exeter
Academy was Incorporated April 8. Isl being
the oldest educational institution chartered by
the New Hampshire legislature. Owing 10 delays
in securing the site the school vas not opened
until 1883. DR.. Phillips was president Of the
| board u trustees until his death in lI9a. He
! gave to the school the bulk of his fortune
amounting 10 about Sl34'oeo and left large