DR. H. S. LEHR News of the death of Dr. H. S. Lehr, founder of Ohio Northern University, who died Monday, January 29, came as a shock and severe blow to all who had known him. Although his death had been expected momentarily for some time previous, never-the-less its full sig¬ nificance was difficult to comprehend. The tribute paid to him at the funeral, although of great magnitude, could not begin to measure the value of his life and work Possibly the greatest tribute that could be offered to this great man would be to point out the thousands who have succeeded because of contact, either directly or indirectly with him. In his own last words, “I am ready! My life work is done and 1 am satisfied with the results! 7 he speaks the attitude and opinion of a vast multitude. Henry Solomon Lehr was born at Weathersfield, Trumbull County, Ohio, March 1838. Being in limited circumstances his early education was rather neglected and did not begin until he was twelve years old. At that time he came under the influence of a great Ohio educator in the person of Alfred Holbrook, who exerted a great force upon the life of young Lehr. He attended Mount Union College in alternating years while teaching until the outbreak of the Civil War. In 1861 he answered Lincoln ' s first call and served with the 86th and 176th O, V. 1. After the war, having decided definitely upon the teaching profession, he traveled through Indiana, Michigan and Ohio in search of a site upon which to erect such a school as he had in mind, a school where poor boys and girls could get a good education at a moderate cost. Ada, Ohio, seemed to be an ideal spot, and so in 1866, Ohio Northern Uni¬ versity was founded. From that time the 4 growth of the school was assured and Dr. Lehr soon collected around him a teaching force that could not be excelled so that in a com¬ paratively short time the enrollment reached 3000 students annually What Dr. Lehr has done for Ohio Northern cannot be expressed m words. Today the school, with its thousands of Alumni practicing the recognized standards of all that he stood for, represents the magnitude of his life ' s venture.
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