▁Boston , ▁Massachusetts , ▁perhaps ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁work ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Massachusetts ▁Am her st , ▁where ▁he ▁designed ▁over ▁thirty ▁of ▁the ▁campus ▁buildings ▁there . ▁ ▁Ross ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Ar ling ton , ▁Massachusetts ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 8 9 3 , ▁the ▁third ▁of ▁the ▁five ▁children ▁of ▁Louis ▁Hall ▁Ross ▁and ▁M able ▁Louis a ▁Raw son . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁grand son ▁of ▁agricult ural ist ▁Warren ▁W inn ▁Raw son ▁and ▁Helen ▁Maria ▁M air . ▁Gr adu ating ▁from ▁Ar ling ton ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 1 3 , ▁he ▁entered ▁the ▁Massachusetts ▁Agricult ural ▁College ▁( present ly ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Massachusetts ▁Am her st ) ▁as ▁a ▁pom ology ▁major ▁in ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁that ▁same ▁year . ▁During ▁his ▁time ▁at ▁the ▁college ▁he ▁was ▁not ably ▁active ▁in ▁college ▁sports , ▁having ▁played ▁on ▁the ▁football , ▁baseball , ▁and ▁hockey ▁teams , ▁serving ▁as ▁captain ▁of ▁the ▁latter . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁campus ▁" m and olin ▁club " ▁and ▁the ▁Ph i ▁S igma ▁K appa ▁frat ern ity . ▁ ▁Ross ▁graduated ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁entering ▁the ▁army ▁soon ▁after . ▁He ▁would ▁serve ▁as ▁an ▁inf antry ▁lieutenant ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 6 6 th ▁Regiment ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 2 nd ▁Infantry ▁Division , ▁better ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" R ain bow ▁Division ", ▁in ▁France ▁during ▁the