3 . ▁ ▁Life ▁and ▁career ▁Freder ic ▁Ald in ▁Hall ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Brun sw ick , ▁Maine , ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 4 , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁a ▁far mer . ▁At ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 7 ▁he ▁settled ▁on ▁a ▁farm ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁in ▁Illinois ▁but ▁quickly ▁gave ▁up ▁far ming ▁to ▁enter ▁college . ▁After ▁a ▁brief ▁st int ▁at ▁the ▁Academy ▁of ▁Oliv et ▁College ▁in ▁Michigan , ▁he ▁transferred ▁to ▁Dr ury ▁College ▁in ▁Spring field , ▁Missouri , ▁where ▁he ▁developed ▁a ▁love ▁for ▁the ▁class ics ▁and ▁began ▁a ▁career ▁that ▁led ▁him ▁to ▁become ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁most ▁distinguished ▁sch ol ars ▁of ▁Greek . ▁ ▁A ▁gift ed ▁educ ator ▁and ▁noted ▁or ator , ▁upon ▁gradu ation ▁from ▁Dr ury ▁he ▁accepted ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁principal ▁of ▁Dr ury ▁Academy , ▁a ▁position ▁he ▁held ▁for ▁ 1 3 ▁years . ▁Following ▁a ▁year ▁of ▁study ▁in ▁Germany , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁Good ell ▁Professor ▁of ▁Greek ▁at ▁Dr ury ▁College ▁and ▁was ▁named ▁de an ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 8 . ▁ ▁He ▁joined ▁Washington ▁University ▁in ▁St . ▁Louis ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁as ▁Collins ▁Professor ▁of ▁Greek . ▁He ▁helped ▁shape ▁the ▁educational ▁policies ▁of ▁the ▁College ▁and ▁was ▁instrument al ▁in ▁strength ening ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Greek . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁de an ▁of ▁the ▁College ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 3 , ▁a ▁position ▁he ▁held ▁for ▁just