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"I Deeply Believe." Passionately dedicated to aiding public schools, Principal Saltonstall regards Exeter as a "national high school"; a quarter of the boys are scholarship students brought from all over the U.S. Politically, Saltonstall is a liberal Republican active in New Hampshire politics. As a Harvardman ('28), he boasts the equal distinction of having been re-elected in 1958 to the board of overseers by more alumni votes than anyone in Harvard history, including John F. Kennedy.
Saltonstall has long thought of changing his career to public service. As it happened, Peace Corps Boss Sargent Shriver was searching for a new man in Nigeria to replace Samuel Proctor, 41, the able Negro ex-college president who is being promoted to command of all Peace Corps training. U.S. Commissioner of Education Francis Keppel, the best talent scout in the education business, suggested Saltonstall, and Shriver happily landed his man. Saltonstall's decision was "something way down in your gut that says 'yes,' " he explains. "I'm not a 'save-the-worlder,' but I deeply believe in the Peace Corps approach to furthering the ideals this country stands for."