. Scannell's New Jersey first citizens : biographies and portraits of the notable living men and women of New Jersey with informing glimpses into the state's history and affairs. Alden, the only unmarried man among the Pilgrims on the May-flower and the hero of Longfellows poem, The Courtship of MilesStandish. John Alden was reputed to be a scholar, was chosen Governor of the colony and served severalterms. Mr. Aldens mother was aniece of Zephaniah Moore, Presi-dent of AVilliams College, and af-terwards the first President ofAmherst. Mr. Aldens parents left Mount Tabor with himself and two you
. Scannell's New Jersey first citizens : biographies and portraits of the notable living men and women of New Jersey with informing glimpses into the state's history and affairs. Alden, the only unmarried man among the Pilgrims on the May-flower and the hero of Longfellows poem, The Courtship of MilesStandish. John Alden was reputed to be a scholar, was chosen Governor of the colony and served severalterms. Mr. Aldens mother was aniece of Zephaniah Moore, Presi-dent of AVilliams College, and af-terwards the first President ofAmherst. Mr. Aldens parents left Mount Tabor with himself and two younger brothers when he was eight years old and went to Hoo- sic Falls, Rensselaer Comity, New York. He was educated in the common schools in the inter- J. yf^^HRnnh ^^^^ ^^ factory employment. At ^^h|l t^ittm 1^^^ fourteen he entered Ball Semina- y^^/l/B^m v^ jfl^nf K ^IP ^^ ^^^ ^^^^^ town, where he pre- ^ ? -^^^^ -^^ pared for college. He entered Williams College in his sixteenthyear, working his way and grad-uatmg in the class of 1857. Inthe autumn of 1857 he enteredthe Andover Theological Semi-nary, in Andover, Mass. He selected this institution because of its having. Alden 9 the best library of Greek literature in this country. In college he hadsacrificed the place of honor man by giving up the higher mathematics inorder to give more attention to psychology and the classics—especiallyGreek; and he continued these special studies in the Seminary. In 1S60three years after graduating he was chosen by the faculty of WilliamsCollege one of the two members of his class to deliver the Masters Ora-tion, receiving at the same time the degree of A. M. His graduation at theAndover Seminary occurred on the same day as the AVilliam Commence-ment of 1860. In order to attend the latter he obtained leave of absencefrom the Andover exercises; but he -was represented m these by the ClassHymn, written by him, and was attributed an oration on The Theology ofHomer. Returnmg to his home in Hoos
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