▁who ▁em igr ated ▁from ▁York shire , ▁England ▁to ▁Ro x bury , ▁Massachusetts ▁shortly ▁after ▁ 1 6 4 7 . ▁▁ ▁As ▁children , ▁Dra per ▁and ▁his ▁younger ▁brother ▁El w yn ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁Cambridge , ▁and ▁later ▁moved ▁to ▁Newton ▁High lands , ▁Massachusetts . ▁▁ ▁Dra per ▁spent ▁his ▁sum mers ▁working ▁on ▁a ▁farm ▁near ▁Liber ty , ▁Maine ▁belonging ▁to ▁friends ▁of ▁his ▁parents , ▁where ▁he ▁earned ▁no ▁money , ▁but ▁learned ▁the ▁value ▁of ▁hard ▁work . ▁▁ ▁He ▁attended ▁Newton ▁High ▁School ▁for ▁two ▁years , ▁but ▁wanted ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁college ▁with ▁two ▁of ▁his ▁very ▁close ▁friends ▁who ▁were ▁a ▁year ▁ahead ▁of ▁him . ▁ ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁gradu ate ▁a ▁year ▁ahead ▁of ▁schedule , ▁he ▁took ▁some ▁summer ▁courses ▁and ▁then ▁completed ▁his ▁high ▁school ▁requirements ▁in ▁a ▁single ▁year ▁at ▁W aban ▁School ▁for ▁Boys ▁where ▁he ▁also ▁participated ▁in ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁sports . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁he ▁graduated ▁from ▁high ▁school , ▁and ▁later ▁that ▁year ▁began ▁his ▁studies ▁at ▁Am her st ▁College . ▁ ▁Dra per ▁was ▁attract ed ▁to ▁Am her st ▁because ▁he ▁was ▁provided ▁a ▁scholar ship ▁covering ▁tu ition ▁costs ▁from ▁his ▁names ake ▁who ▁had ▁graduated ▁from ▁there ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 8 . ▁▁ ▁Dra per ▁thought ▁Am her st ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁exception al ▁school , ▁but ▁considered ▁himself ▁a ▁medi oc re ▁student ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁other ▁wide