Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-20
End Comes Suddenly
Sunday at His
Brunswick Home
Had Taught Greek At College
Since 1SS7-Served as SUI
perintendent OF Brunswick
Schools -. Member Maine
House Representativcs-Had
Studied Abroad
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Brunswick, Nc. Nov. 19.-Franl:
Edwards Woodruff, since 1857 profess
sor Of Greek language and literature at
| Bowdoin College, died suddenly about
o'clock this morning at the age of
67 years. Professor Woodruff was the
| eldest member of the college faculty
and in addition TO his work at Bow
dom had faithfully served the town
as superintendent of schools and as
representative to the Legislature
He was born in Eden, Vt, March 90.
1893. the son of William II. and Salomc
y. Martin. His father was a lawyer
W hen the son was one year old his
father died and the boy was adopted
by John Woodruff of Cndcrhill VT.
his name being changed from Frank H.
Martin to Frank L. Woodruff He fit
ted for college at Underhil Acadeny
and in 1875 graduated from the Uni
vcrsity of Vermont. from which uni
tcrsity he obtained the degree of Mas
ter of Arts three years later. Viii Q
studying for his masters degree r.,
! taught school, first in Plainfcld. VT,
and then in Barre Academy. From
1873 to 1881 he was q student at Union
! Theological Seminary. from which he
graduated a the head or his class and
received the foreign fellowship. which
entitled him TO two years of study in
Europe. The following year he spcrt
at the University of Berlin and in the
fall of 1882 he went to Athens to work
I in the American School of Classical
Studies.
Miss Ellen Eliza Harding of Bradon,
VT. was classmatc at the University
of Vermont and on January IL. 1883,
she Joined Professor Woodruff at Ath-
ems and they were married.
In the fal. of 1883 he was elected to
the chair Of sacred literature in An
dover Theological Seminary, which he
at once assumed, being ordained to
the ministry on his arrival III this
country. He remained at Andovcr TN
til 1887, when he accepted the Joseph
f. Merrill plofcssorship of the Greek
language and literature at Bowdoin
College, which position he had since
held
From 1900 to 1901 he served the
town as superintendent of schools. In
1926 he was elected one of Brunswick's
repreSentati. eS 10 the State Legisla-
ture to which position he was reelected
at the September election. this year.
For three years he represented Boy
dom on the commission of New Eng
land colleges and preparatory schools.
To oil hoI n officer n q
Maine Association of Colleges and Pre-
paratory Schools. Locally he was
greatly interested in the work of the
First Parish Congregational church. of
which he served as deacon for many
years. He had for years been treas
urer of the Brunswick Benevolent As
ISOLATION and he was one of the oldest
members of the Town and College Club.
He also belonged 10 the Brunswick
Golf Club, OF which he was secretary.
the Brunswick Club and other local or
CARNATIONS.
Professor Woodruff is survived by
his wife, two sons. DR.. John II. Wood
ruff of Barre, VT. and Robert I. Wood
ruff of New York and daughter,
Miss Edith Woodruff of Staten Island,
n Y.
While arrangements for the funeral
have not yet been completed, services
will probably be held at ESQ o'clock
Tuesday afternoon, either from the
college chapel or the First Parish Con-
gregational church. Burial will be in
one Of the college lots in Pine Grove
| cemetery.