The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-19
PROF. WOODRUFF IN
MAINE LEGISLATURE
BrOther-in-Law of DIR. Fremont Hamil-
ton of BrattlebOro Subject of
Story in Boston Globe.

In recent issue of the Boston Globe
there was published a picture OF Prof.
Frank h. W oodruf of Brunswick, Me.
brother n-law OF Dr. Fremont HamIl-
ton OF Brattleboro, together with story
based on the fact that he is a member
OF the Name legislature. being one OF
10 Democrats IN that BODY and this
being his 1rst political Office. Prof.
" oodrun, VINO Is one OF the faculty
of Bowdoin college, has occupied the
pulpit OF the Centre Congregational
church several times, on occasions OF ms
visits with Dir. and Mrs. Hamilton. lie
married DR.. Hamilton's sister, Miss FL
len l.. Hamilton, who was the first Wo-
man TO apply for admission to New
England college. They entered the Uni
versity OF Vermont in 1871 and gradu-
ated in 1873. Following is the Globe
story sent TO that paper from Augusta;
What legislators do after they get to
gether under the big dome at the cap
Itol may be all Greek" to a good many
of the unsophisticated sOlons, but not
so to Prof. Frank f. Woodruff, who
knows Greek from Alpha to Omega
Prof. Woodruff has been imparting a
knowledge of Greek and Grecan liter
allure to students for IS years, for -four
years at the AndOver Theological semi
nary and for some "a years at BOwdoin
college. For three years he was lecturer
on Grecian literature at the Bangor
theological seminary.
Coming to the Maine legislature has
been particularly pleasant for Prof
Woodruff, who was Immediately thrown
| into contact with many of his former
students. among them Gov. Baxter, Sen
ator Rupert III. Baxter and Senator
| Frank G. Harrington of Augusta, Il pro
spective gubernatorial candidate.
Prof. Woodruff has been so busy al
| his life. in an academic way, that he
a To n a
| fairs of government. At three score and
| five years, he is holding his first pOlit
| zeal Office. And he IS the first BOwdOn
| college professor in the council halls Ol
the state for generation
1t Is almost needless to state his po
| HtlCal faith, for every laWmaker that
has hailed from Brunswick for a gen
| Grafton has been a Democrat.
1t almost seems like sitting down IL
| the classroom and reviewing the les
| son. | see so many of my former stu
| dents and Bowdoin associates in anC
around the legislature" says Prof
! Woodruff
Prof. Woodruff was born in the Greer
mountain state. His father, in the mid
! die of the last century, was Il member
OF the Vermont legislature, as was alsC
| his brother, Elon Q. Martin, four year,
| ago Another brother, George p. Martin
| is now superintendent of the Nationa
! Soldiers Home, in Bennington, Vt.
| Prof. Woodruff was born in the tow
! of Eden, in Lamoille county. He was
educated i'll the University OF Vermont
and in the same class was Miss Eller
Hamilton OF Brandon. VT, now Mrs
! Woodruff.
| He supplemented his college training
with course at the Union Theological
seminary, study at the University o
Berlin. in Germany, and with trave
and study in Greece.
! He has written occasional articles fo
papers and magazines and he ha.
preached at intervals in various citiei
and towns in Maine, Massachusetts anC
| Vermont.
| OF the faculty now at Bowdoin col
| lege there are but three professors re
naming who were there when Prof
| Woodruff began his duties, Prof. W. 4
! Moody, Prof. c. c. Hutchins and Prof
! +. \. Whittier.
I'm serving on two quite innocen
committees, library and temperance,
says Prof. Woodruff But escape,
/ landing on the federal relations commit
tee, upon which they have safely stowe,
away seven of the l6 Democrats in tn
house