Denison University - Adytum Yearbook (Granville, OH)

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E. D. B URTON. E. D. Burton was born in Granville, 1856. He graduated from Denison in 1876. From 1876 to 1879 lVl'r. Burton devoted his time to secular teaching. lin 18873 he graduated from the Rochester Theological Seminary. Since that time he has been very active in religious instruction. He was associated with the seminary mentioned the year following his gradua- tion, then with the Newton Theological Institute from 1883 to 1892. Many Scriptural guides dating from 1888, are of Mr. Burton's authorship, several of which are used and highly appreciated in the Bible study courses at Denison. Mr. Burton has also been a strong arm to several theological papers. Since 1892 he has been Professor of New Testament Litera- ture and Exegesis 'in the University of Chicago. D. E. VVILLIAMS. D. E. WVilliams, now of Columbus, Ohio, was born in 1850 among the VVelsh hills. From Denison he received the degree of A. B. in 187-1. Later, from 1886 to 1897, he became identified with the city gov- ernment of Columbus, serving from 1886 to 1897 as clerk to the Trustees of the Sinking'Fundg from 1890 to 1893 as city auditor, in 1895 stepping forth as an independent candidate for mayor. Not for- getting the place of his birth and education, upheld by the high motives inspired by these, he has lived a noble and useful life. PROP. I. STANLEY BROWN. 'Professor Brown was born September 13, 1863, near Cumberland, Ohio, He graduated from Gran- ville Academy, and in 1889 graduated from Denison. During his college life he was an active member of the local chapter of Beta ThetafPi. After his graduation from college he taught in the public schools of Blandville, Ky. Mr. Brown then took charge of Arlington College. Here he raised the attendance from one hundred to three hundred. Next we find him president of the State Normal School at The Dalles, on the Columbia River, Ore- gon. Th-e fall of 1893 found him principal of the Joliet, Ill., City High School. At the.organ1zat1011 of the Joliet Township High School in 1899, Mr. Brown was elected superintendent, and has held that position ever since. Mr. Brown haS a1WHyS mam' tained an active interest in Denison and her progress. 19

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HON. VVILLIAM C. SPRAGUE. Mr. Sprague was born in Malta, Ohio, 1n'1860- He graduated from the high school in the spring of 1877, and in the fall entered the freshman class of Denison. l-le became a member of the.Beta fl1C'll2l Pi fraternity. After his graduation in 1882 he studied law in the Cincinnati Law School. ln 1889 Mr. Sprague organized the Sprague Correspondence School of Law, which was the hrst correspondence school in the world. Since then .he has organized several others. ln the meantime his publishing busi- ness developed, and he was at one time the managing editor of five publications. The best-known of these is The flH'L67'7iCCl11' Boy. The phenomenal growth of the publication has attracted wide-spreadpattention. Mr Sprague has written a large number of books of At the fiction and several valuable works on law., 1 ' tion of the Commercial Law League of organiza . America in 1890, he was made the first president. HON. HARVEY RAY KEELER. llarvey Ray Keeler is a graduate of Denison, a nieniber of the class of 1880. l-le'was active in all student enterprises while here, being a member of ' bl the Siffnia Chi fraternity. Mr, Keeler is an a e C7 lztwver, :intl has been engaged in the practice of his profession in Cleveland. For a number of years he was prosecuting attorney of Cuyahoga county, and, is at present judge of the Common Pleas Court. He. has been a trustee of this institution for many years, :intl has always been actively interested in its prog- ress, judge Keeler is a man of fine character and great ability, and one of the men whom it is a delight lt' llullur. C. A. MARSH. C. A. Marsh, Chicago, lll., born 1857, and reared in Granville, stimulated by the evidences in Deni- son U11lVCf5ifY 'fllat 3 larger life was open to those who were willing to tread the whiloni thorny and rosy path of learning, he entered the college, receiv- mg his A. B. degree in 1878. He has been promi- nent in business circles many years, being vigrx- president of the Marsh K Bingham Co., lumber dealefi Cl1iC?lgO. Also associated with the Union Marsh is one not th 'L ll L' ML Oi 1 Cmsoui- Ml.. - ost .tlunini who are ever wlllmts to show that interest. l8 5

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ALl'..'lEN ZOLLARS. Ohio. Allen Zollars was horn in Licking Cmllqtyf . lle entered Denison -UIllVC1'Sity at Gfanvlug' pursued the classical course, and graduated rn 183 . 'three years later the university conferred on lllm the honorary degree of A. M., and in 1888 the de- o-ree of LL. D. He also received. the degreelof LL- D. from the University of Michigan in 1860. He chose Fort Wtayne, lnd., to practice his chosen proi fession. lrle has held many offices or trt1St. 111 1355 he was elected to the liegiSl2ltU1'C, 111 1869 he chosen city attorney of Fort WHYUC- He Was 3150 appointed by Governor VV1ll13.l'11S, judge of the Su- pgrior Court of Allen county. In 1882 he resigned this position and was electedludge of the Supreme Court of Indiana. No Denison alumnus, perhapS, has held worthier positions than Hon. Allen Zollars. His opinions show great research, industry and care. The judge is now in the prime of his life, and we may well expect greater honors to he conferred upon was him. i ' f c'lI.Xlil.l2S TELFORD THOMPSQN. t'lt:rr'lr-s 'liclford 'thompson was a member of the ,-liter uf 'TSI nf Denison University. He was horn in tilt-rul'ilc Ohio in 18533. After his graduation from llc-uison hc- hecanie a student in the University of I-Trliuhurgh, Scotland. taking honors in logic, meta- plrvics and Roman lawl Returning to America, he ui rcd thc l ru School of the University of Cin- rt rr rt tml Nl thompson rapt iii r ru his protcssron urnnrno mtrch honor and cis t rl 1 lbcnrson ls proud to claim him as her a um uns uit it r thc hxcs of such alumni that mace tit Jruuour Xnnrxersary of Denison an evfnt o i 1 lu hc pro EDWARD A DEEDS Edward A Deeds was horn on a farm south xxcst of Granxille March 19 18 4 He entered Doanc Academy rn the fall of 1890 graduating with honors rn the Screntmc Course rn 1893 flhe fall ot thc same year he entered Denison and throughout his college course he won many nqarlcs Of dlxtlllglltall chief among which was class orator at the conuncnct ment of his class tn e Or llrs ixorlc rn Dcnrsrsa was followed hy a special post graduate cOl1isc ru Cornell Unix ersrty in electrical cngrnccrmg it th completion of which he located rn Denton Ohio Company and the National Crsh lxcgrstct Loniprux O a period of four and 1 ia utr t 1 heczgne identified, urth thc Nrtur rl lood truupuix o urfalo N X first as consulting cugtnttr rut aer as factory mrnrger c U M feats has hccn in ch ttgc of thc ni mul icturrng hr int i o tie National Crsh lxcgtstcr Lomprnx rt Dui 1 lx Deeds is a memhci of thc X rrrc in 'stitittx ccirnrcrl Fngrnccrs thc Xmcrtc in lllsttlutt Ui 1 lu c linornccrs uit tic tru u 11 bocrety t- r- - .1 ' , ' cinra i, gr: lu: ing in . 3. lf r. H ' 'dly 4 A-, a ' v. . S x - lag- . irviiu. ' ' .' ' ' . ' l Q '.: l ' 's ' 3 ' 1 ' tl' l-l'z lf e f y u'h'r-l X 'eutl. K ' ' 7 D - . - . - ,,.. 'Y I , ..-1, .w7,. l 1 4 X I ' ' . ,F . G , W A Q ' g .s A X ' . 4 5 2 , , . ' . M V r 1 ak . . x A x N- . 1 Ma J 1 1 L' N' - C Y 1 v 1 Q -' . . r . -F .QL U C A xi -'ix - A ' V 'X ' l -4 1 tb- sa- L-' l . Q Y -I K' YV I . 1 p where he was connected with the 'lllrresher Electrical A f - I I ' if ' 1 - 1 L .i . .i ' 2 l'lf j ': 's. leli hen ., Y '7 Y ' 5 Q ' 'I D 1 . lit' - l ' -i i l ' D 2 I ' and lor the past l r X- 3 'i 't .M i is 1 K 1 ': N' ' '4 'l fl' c if .7+'.'i'i7 ' '-K -'or Ml-' ' 'Q 7 5 ' , 'r ' N 11l1 '1. I V ii- tif ffsslz sz J - W X. X ,E U Ll as -. r l l ixlll X 'll l'.l0t'll'OfL ltr' Nglll ' 20 X i 2'