Frederick Lum Ferris & Myrtle Grimm Ferris
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"FREDERICK LUM FERRIS Obit: Somerville – Frederick L. Ferris, who founded the Rider College journalism department in 1928 and headed it for 10 years, died yesterday in Somerset Hospital after a short illness. He was born in Hastings, Neb., 74 years ago, the son of Elmer Ellsworth and Minnie Lum Ferris, and spent his life teaching history and journalism, and practicing the latter. He was a former editorial page director of The Evening Times, and served on the papers staff from 1926 until 1959. Mr. Ferris married Myrtle Adele Grimm in 1918 and they celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary last June. Mrs. Ferris died suddenly on December 7. Since her death, Mr. Ferris, whose home was at 10 East Welling Avenue in Pennington, had been staying with his daughter, Mrs. Helen F. Michaux, in Somerville. In addition to Mrs. Michaux, wife of Dr. Macon C. Michaux, Mr. Ferris leaves a son, Frederick L. Jr.; a sister, Helen Ferris Tibbets, and five grandchildren. His son had been living in Concord, Mass, but was planning to move to Florida. Mr. Ferris graduated from the Peddie School in Hightstown and Brown University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in 1915 and a master’s in 1917. Last May, he was honored by nearly 100 students, alumni and friends at the end of his 43 years of service at Rider College during the annual initiation of Pi Delta Epsilon, the college’s undergraduate honorary journalism fraternity. James Kerney, Jr., editor and publisher of the Trenton Times Newspapers, paid special tribute to Mr. Ferris then. In 1928, Mr. Ferris established the journalism department as part of the Rider College curriculum. Concurrently serving with his paper, he was a reporter and editorial writer before becoming editorial page director. From 1919-26, he was head of the history department at Peddie. From there he became a lecturer, associate professor and chairman of Rider’s journalism department from 1928-68. He also had been a special lecturer at Rutgers U and a consultant to the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare. Mr. Ferris, a member of the National Conference of Editorial Writers and the American Press Institute, is listed in the current edition of Who’s Who in America. While a member of the Evening Times Staff, he wrote a chapter on the battles of Trenton in A History of Trenton, edited by the late Dr. Hamilton Schuyler and Judge James Kerney, then publisher of the Times Newspapers.
Mr. Ferris also wrote a number of articles in national magazines including The Nation, Harper’s Parents’ and the American Mercury. Members of the 1966 graduating class at Rider dedicated The Shadow, the college yearbook, to Mr. Ferris as "a man who instilled into his students his own spirit and initiative" and whose "wide range of associations and affiliations has helped many journalism majors get their start in this field". He served with the Intelligence Service of the U.S. Navy during WWI, and was a member of the American Association of Teachers of Journalism, Sons of the DAR, Delta Kappa Episilon, Delta Sigma Phi, the Kiwanis, and the Shrine Band and was a 32d degree Mason. Private services were held this morning under the directions in Mr. Ferris’ memory at Home, 21 North Main Street, Pennington. Contributions in Mr. Ferris’ memory may be made to Rider College. Obit: Mrs. Myrtle Grimm Ferris, 75, of 10 East Welling Avenue, Pennington, died Saturday in Helene Fuld Hospital. Wife of Frederick L. Ferris, retired editorial page director of the Evening Times, she was the Pennington correspondent for the Evening Times for over 30 years. Mrs. Ferris was an active member of the DAR and was regent of the Penelope Heart Chapter of Pennington. She also was a member of the House Committee for the Continental Congress of the National Society of the DAR and the state chairman of Conferences for the New Jersey Society of the DAR for two years; state chairman for press relations for the New Jersey Society, state librarian, and state chairman of the Good Citizens Committee; also recording secretary of the Society of the Daughters of the Colonial Wars. The past president of the Pennington Women’s Club; she was a member of the Woosamonsa Heart Group and was widely known for restoration and decoration of antique furniture. In 1928, Mrs. Ferris was awarded the Carnegie Medal and the American Legion Medal of Merit for rescuing a child from the old water tower at Laclede Avenue. Mrs. Ferris and her husband recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. Surviving, besides her husband, are one daughter, Mrs. Helen Ferris Michaux of Somerville, a son, Frederick L. Jr. of Concord, Mass; one sister, Mrs. George Halliwell of Providence RI and five grandchildren. Arrangements are being completed by the Blackwell Memorial Home. The family requests that flowers be omitted. Contributions may be made to the Watson House, state headquarters for the DAR in Trenton. "
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