Hall Harrison came to the School in 1865 from St. James’s College where he had studied under Henry Coit. Mr. Harrison was a Virginian and had a portrait of Robert E. Lee in a conspicuous place in his study. As a young man he had dark hair and beard, a quick wit, and much social charm. He taught Greek and English. One of Mr. Harrison’s great services to the School was rendered through his interest in the Library, which he virtually founded. Before he took charge as president of the Library Association, which he organized, the books of the school had been limited to a small collection of standard works, kept in cases with glass doors in the common room. Mr. Harrison secured a large new classroom for the Library, had open shelves built in it, made a campaign for the purchase and gifts of many new books, and saw that the tables in the middle of the room were supplied with newspapers and journals. Under his enthusiastic and energetic administration the interest of the boys in the library and in reading increased enormously.