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Graduates occupied many [[United States Congress|congressional]] and [[gubernatorial]] seats in [[New England]]. By the end of the 19th century, industrialization had economically hurt Deerfield, which was rural. The board of trustees was considering closing the Academy, as only nine students remained.

In 1902, Deerfield appointed [[Frank Boyden]] as [[headmaster]], who took up the post in 1903. According to James McLachlan, Boyden "transform[ed] an obscure American academy into a nationally-known boarding school.{{cite book |last1=McLachlan |first1=James |title=American boarding schools: a historical study |date=1970 |publisher=Scribner |location=New York |page=154}}</ref> McLachlan describes Boyden's tenure as creating "an essentially new and different institution built on a moribund foundation."<ref>{{cite book |last1=McLachlan |first1=James |title=American boarding schools: a historical study |date=1970 |publisher=Scribner |location=New York |page=324}} </ref>

Boyden also emphasized [[sport|athletics]] as a component of education, sometimes playing on varsity squads that lacked players. Boyden retired in 1968.<ref name="School History">{{cite web|url=http://www.deerfield.edu/admissions/index.cfm?page_ID=16 |title=School History |access-date=January 30, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071215044208/http://www.deerfield.edu/admissions/index.cfm?page_ID=16 |archive-date=December 15, 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.johnmcphee.com/headmaster.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010109024600/http://www.johnmcphee.com/headmaster.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 9, 2001|title=The Headmaster|last=McPhee|first=John|access-date=January 30, 2008}}</ref>