Biography of
Professor Lewis Ogilvie
p. 1598
PROF. LEWIS OGILVIE.
A
fortunate example of the right man in the right place is Prof. Lewis Ogilvie,
who is making an excellent record as superintendent of the Albion schools.
No one is better entitled to the thoughtful consideration of a free and
enlightened people than he who shapes and directs the minds of the young,
and adds to the value of their intellectual treasures and moulds their
characters. This is preeminently the mission of the faithful and
conscientious teacher and to such noble work is the life of Professor Ogilvie
devoted. P. 1599
Professor Ogilvie
was born
April 10, 1874, in Plymouth, Illinois, the son of William F. Ogilvie, a
native of Ohio, and the grandson of William Ogilvie, a native of Scotland,
who left his native heath in early life and crossed the Atlantic in quest of
the much vaunted American opportunity. He soon came westward to Illinois,
locating first in Schuyler county and in 1833 taking up his residence near
Carthage in Hancock county. His son, William F. Ogilvie, was born on his
Hancock county homestead in 1842 and when it came to choosing a life-work he
followed in the paternal footsteps and became an exponent of the great
basic industry of agriculture. He now resides in Plymouth and is a
prominent and highly respected citizen. He chose as his companion in life’s
journey Mary A. Bell, daughter of Jesse Bell of Hancock and four children
were born to them, Lewis being the eldest in nativity; Lida, the only
daughter, is deceased; Guy resides in Bushnell, Illinois; and
William T. is
deceased.
Professor Ogilvie
received his preliminary education in the schools of
Plymouth and was in due time graduated from the high school of that place.
Desiring a deeper draught at the “Pierian Spring” he studied at a number of
colleges, first at Eureka College, from which he entered the Western
Illinois College, then becoming a student at the State Normal University at McComb, and finishing in the State University of Illinois. It is thus to be
seen that his educational equipment is of the highest order and he possesses
very enlightened ideals on the question of the proper development of the
youthful mind. He inaugurated his pedagogical career in 1894, at the age of
twenty years, teaching for four years in the rural schools, and following
that he spent six years as ward principal of the schools of Nauvoo,
Illinois. In 1909, he became superintendent of the schools of Mendon,
Illinois, and remained as such until 1911, when he was appointed to the
superintendency of the Albion schools and here, as elsewhere, has given the
greatest satisfaction in his important office. He is not of the type which
is content with “letting well enough alone” and has inaugurated several
excellent measures. He is at the head of a corps of twelve teachers and 360
pupils are enrolled. The high school is accredited and in
the work of instruction
Professor Ogilvie has two assistants in this higher department. The course
is four years in length and a diploma admits the graduate to college or
university.
Professor Ogilvie was married
in 1897, Anna Hubbard of Bowen, Illinois, daughter of John G. Hubbard,
becoming his wife. They have two children, Helen and Leslie.
Their home is a hospitable one and they occupy an enviable position in social
circles where true worth and intelligence are received as the passports into
good society. They are members of the Congregational church and the Professor
enjoys fraternal relations with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the
Modern Woodmen, both of Nauvoo.
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