Oberlin College - Hi-O-Hi Yearbook (Oberlin, OH)

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28 ' Q OBERLIN COLLEGE H1-O-I-II. in '61 and '62 5 'was appointed as United States consul at Rio Janeiro by President Lincoln, which position he held from '63-'69. For several months in '69 he acted as Charge d'Af'f'airs ad interim, was a member of the 42nd, 43rd, 44th, 45th and 46th Congress. He left Congress in '81 and has been Professor of Political Science and Modern-History in Oberlin College since '83, PROFESSOR G. F. WRIGHT. Professor G. Frederick Wright was born at White- hall, New York, january 22, 1838. Graduated from Oberlin College in '59 and from the Seminary in '62. Was pastor at Bakersfield, Vermont, in '62 and at An- dover in '72. Became Professor of New Testament Language and Literature at Oberlin in '81 9 was assist- ant geologist at the Pennsylvania Survey in '81 and of the United States Survey since '84. He is the author of The Logic of Christian Eviden- ces, '80 and '83, Studies in Science and Religion, '82, Relation of Death to Probation, '82 and '83, Glacial Boundary in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky, '84, The Divine Authority of the Bible, '84, Ice Age in North America, '89, He is one of the editors of Bibliotheca Sacra. He was made D.D. by Brown University in '88, and LL.D., by Drury College in the same year. In 1862 he married Miss H. M. Turner and has now four children. PROFESSOR C. H. CHURCHILL. Professor Charles Henry Churchill was born in Lyme, New Hampshire, August 21, 1824. He grad- uated from Dartmouth College in 1845. For five years after graduating he taught in Brooklyn Center acad- emy, and in the High school in West Cleveland. In

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OBERLIN COLLEGE H1-O-HI. 27 PROFESSOR J. M. ELLIS. Professor John Millott Ellis was born in Jaftcry, New Hampshire, March 27, 1831. He came with his fath- er's family to Oberlin in 184-0. Graduated from college in 18575 taught school and studied theology one year. Was Professor of Ancient Languages in Mississippi Col- lege for three years. Continued l1is theological course partly in Union Seminary and partly i11 the Oberlin Seminary, graduating from Oberlin in 1857. Was called to fill Prof. Hudson's place as teacher of Latin and Greek for one year. During the year Prof. Hudson was killed and Prof. Ellis was appointed Professor of Greek. He filled this chair until 1866, was then trans- lerred to the chair of Mental Philosophy and Rhetoric, with work also in Evidences of Christianity, Political Economy, English Literature, and' other branches. This work has gradually been distributed to the Pro- fessor of History and Political Science. to the Professor ol' Rhetoric and to the Professor of English. For a number of years he has been one ol' the acting pastors ol' the Second Congregational church of Oberlin. He has been a member of the Prudential committee of the college since 1866. Married Minerva E. Tcnney, August 28, 1862, and has four sons. PROFESSOR JAMES MONROE. Professor -lames Monroe was born at Plainfield, Con- necticut, July 18, 1821. Began his education at Plain- field academy, and graduated from Oberlin College in 184-6, then took a course in the Oberlin Theological Seminaryg was a professor in Oberlin from 184-9 to 1862, was a member of the House of Representatives of Ohio from 1856-1859, was State Senator in 1860, '61 and '62g was President pro tempore of the Senate

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Om11u.1N COLLEGE H I-O-ll 1. ' 29 1846, at Brooklyn Center, he married Mary Turner. In 1850 he entered the Theological Seminary at Ober- lin, graduating in 1853. While in the seminary he paid his way through school besides supporting his wife and one child by teaching music and drawing. From 1854 to 1859 he was Professor of Greek and French in Hillsdale College. In 18,58 he became Pro- fessor of Mathematics in Oberlin College and still oc- cupies this chair. Q ' In 1884 he was offered the position of President of the State Normal at Ypsilanti, Michigan, but declined. In 1885, at the reunion of his class at Dartmouth, he was chosen a member ofthe W. li. lr, Society, PROFESSOR WM. G. BALLANTINE. Professor Wm. G. Ballantine was born at Washing- ton, District of Columbia, in 1848, took freshman and sophomore years in Wabash College Indiana, entered the Junior class at Marietta College in 1868. While a student and after graduation, he was engaged in rail- road engineeringg became a member of the Geological Survey of Ohio in 1869, graduated from Union Theological Seminary in 18725 went abroad and studied Hebrew in Leipzig, under Delitzsch. In 1873 he went to the Holy Land as a member of the Ameri- can Palestine Exploring Expeditiong spent six months, mostly east of thejordan. Was Professor of Chemistry and Natural Sciences in Ripon College, Wisconsin, from 1874-18765 was Assistant Professor of' Greek in Indi- ana University from 1876-1878g was Professor of Greek and Hebrew Exegesis in Oberlin Theological Seminary from 1878-1880, and has been Professor of Old Testament Language and Literature since 1880. He -became one of the editors of Bibliotheca Sacra in 1884, received the honorary degree of D. D. from Marietta College in 1885.