. Ohio University Bulletin, December 1922. endlytoward Ohio University and I believe theincoming administration is also friendly to-ward this school. I do not believe it willever again be a question of whether thestate will provide liberally for Ohio Univer-sity. OHIO UNIVERSITY BULLETIN Another Pioneer Passes—Rev. Hoffman Diesin West—Class of 69 Again the pearly gates swing inward;Again a brother passes. Rev. Richard A. Hoffman, for twenty-fiveyears a minister in the state of Kansas,eleven of which were spent in Salina, Kan-sas, died July 21, 1922, at his home inPueblo, Colo. He had lived in
. Ohio University Bulletin, December 1922. endlytoward Ohio University and I believe theincoming administration is also friendly to-ward this school. I do not believe it willever again be a question of whether thestate will provide liberally for Ohio Univer-sity. OHIO UNIVERSITY BULLETIN Another Pioneer Passes—Rev. Hoffman Diesin West—Class of 69 Again the pearly gates swing inward;Again a brother passes. Rev. Richard A. Hoffman, for twenty-fiveyears a minister in the state of Kansas,eleven of which were spent in Salina, Kan-sas, died July 21, 1922, at his home inPueblo, Colo. He had lived in Colorado twoyears prior to his death. Rev. Hoffman hadbeen in bed eight months following a com-plete physical collapse and for two monthshad been unconscious a portion of the the last two weeks of his life he lay ina state of continual coma from which henever rallied. Rev. Hoffman was born at Barlow, Wash-ington County, Ohio, June 7, 1884. At theage of 17 he enlisted in the Thirty-sixthOhio Infantry serving nearly four REV. R. A. HOFFMAN During his service he was taken prisonerof war. While being taken to Danville pris-on he jumped from a moving train and es-caped. He traveled by night and restedduring the day. For a month on his north-ward journey he was fed and concealed by negroes. If his life w^ere spared he vowedthat he would subsequently prepare for theministry. Finally he reached the unionlines. Richard A. Hoffman worked his way thruOhio L^niversity in three years, being grad-uated in 1869. He received the honor ofbeing called a Senior Scholar, and of be-ing exempt from paying tuition on this ac-count during his senior year. He was amember of the Philomathean Literary So-ciety. He received a Master of Arts degreefrom Baker University (Kansas) in 1880and attended Kansas Wesleyan University1885-86. He was a trustee of the latter in-stitution for seven years, 1886-1893. The Methodist Episcopal church was longand faithfully served by Rev. Hoffman. Hewas
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