. Universities and their sons; history, influence and characteristics of American universities, with biographical sketches and portraits of alumni and recipients of honorary degrees. UNIVERSITIES AND THEIR SONS 407 BALL, John Oscar Columbia in Hanover, N. J., 1859; received his earlyeducation in New Jersey and Maryland public schools,and prepared for College at John C. Overhisers privateschool in Brooklyn; graduated New York University,1881, taking the third fellowship; ColumbiaLaw School, 1883; admitted to the New York Bar, andhas been in active practice since that time.
. Universities and their sons; history, influence and characteristics of American universities, with biographical sketches and portraits of alumni and recipients of honorary degrees. UNIVERSITIES AND THEIR SONS 407 BALL, John Oscar Columbia in Hanover, N. J., 1859; received his earlyeducation in New Jersey and Maryland public schools,and prepared for College at John C. Overhisers privateschool in Brooklyn; graduated New York University,1881, taking the third fellowship; ColumbiaLaw School, 1883; admitted to the New York Bar, andhas been in active practice since that time. JOHN OSCAR BALL, Lawyer, was born inHanover, New Jersey, March 24, 1859, sonof James Harvey and Mary Smith (Farrand) family were originally Welsh, but for the past. JOHN OSCAR BALL three generations have been living in subject of this sketch received his early educa-tion in the New Jersey and Maryland public schools,and prepared for College at the private school ofJohn C. Overhiser in Brooklyn. He entered theNew York University, graduating in 1881 as Bach-elor of Arts, taking the third fellowship and thenmatriculated at the Law School of Columbia, re-ceiving the degree of Bachelor of Laws in was admitted to the New York Bar in May ofthat year, and has since practised law in New YorkCity with marked success. Mr. Ball is very muchinterested in church work, and was for five yearsSuperintendent of the City Park Chapel SundaySchool (Presbyterian) in Brooklyn. Since 1S94 he has been Superintendent of the Sunday Schoolof the Mott Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church ofNew York City, and is President of the Board ofTrustees of that Church. He is a member of thePhi Beta Kappa, and is a Republican in has been twice married. Fir
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