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The Donner Foundation, of Philadelphia, announced the award of $1,800,000 to five independent secondary schools in New England and one in Pennsylvania. The money will provide a $300,000 grant to each school to create a teaching position. Shown are (standing, left to right) Edward T. Hall, headmaster, Hill School, Pottstown, Pa., William A. Oates, administrative vice rector, St. Paul's School, Concord, N.H., Robert A. Maes, executive vice president, Donner Foundation, who announced the grants, and lawrence Shields, secretary, Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass. Seated, left to right, are Rev. John Crocker, headmaster, Groton School, Groton, Mass., Dr. Adam Weir Craig, headmaster, Mount Hermon School, Mount Hermon, Mass., and William G. Saltonstall, principal, Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, N.H.