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