Walter March Ellis
Endeavor, United States
<center><b> —Principal—<br> Christian Endeavor Academy<br> 1902 — 1925</b><br> Born August 24, 1859, Nevinville, Iowa<br> Died November 10, 1945, Milwaukee, Wisconsin <br><br> Graduate B. A. Tabor College, 1882<br> Yale Divinity School B. D. 1887, Commencement Speaker<br> Ordained Congregational Church, Howard, South Dakota 1884<br> Served as pastor there until 1885<br> Maryville, North Dakota 1887-1889<br> Wisconsin – Tomahawk, 1889-1892<br> · Elroy, 1892-1901<br> · Endeavor, 1901-1909--1920-1921--1925-1927<br> · Moundville, 1925-1927<br> · Ashland, 1927-1929<br> Instructor, Northland Academy, 1927-1929<br> Author of "Values," 1938<br> Editor of "Church Life of Wisconsin," 1901-1903 <br><br> Beloved by all, his kind, patient sympathetic<br> understanding, his great unselfishness and devout<br> Christian life were among his many attributes. <br><br> Forty years after the closing of Christian Endeavor<br> Academy and twenty years after his life was taken,<br> this memorial was made possible by his students,<br> friends and those who learned of his staunch Christian<br> character through the efforts and accomplishments<br> of a small, limited alumni association. <br><br> Walter March Ellis will ever be <br> a bulwark of sincere Christian influence to <br> all who were privileged to know and love him. <br><br> August 28, 1965 </center>