Gleason Archer Sr.

[2] Eventually Archer borrowed funds to attend Boston University School of Law.

During that time, he shattered his knee in a fall, and to receive adequate medical care, set out for Boston on crutches.

Frost eventually gave Archer the money to complete his study at Boston University with the stipulation that he pass on the favor to other boys if he had the opportunity.

Archer's goal was to build an evening law school (and eventually a university) which would provide an education regardless of economic class, race or religion.

In 1915 Archer wrote a book titled "The Educational Octopus" detailing the various difficulties surmounted in founding the school and the strong opposition from Harvard University.

Archer also served as a popular NBC radio broadcaster during the 1920s and 1930s and was a critic of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

"[6] By the summer of 1930, these talks had become a program called "Laws That Safeguard Society," heard once a week on the NBC Radio Network.

Archer was a member of Park Street Church where he was active in the men's club, serving as president for several years.