The Biographical Dictionary of America/Ballard, Addison

BALLARD, Addison, educator, was born in Framingham, Mass., Oct. 18, 1822; son of John and Pamelia (Bennett) Ballard, and grandson of William Ballard. He was graduated from Williams college in 1842, and was principal of Hopkins academy, Hadley, Mass., 1842-’43. He tutored at Williams college, 1843-’44, and was a teacher at Grand Rapids, Mich., 1845-’46. He entered the Congregational ministry and was a missionary in the Grand River valley, Michigan, 1846-'47; professor of Latin in the Ohio university, Athens, 1848-'52, and of mathematics, 1852-'54; professor of rhetoric at Williams college, 1854-'55; and professor of mathematics, natural philosophy and astronomy at Marietta college. Ohio, 1855-’57. He was pastor of the Congregational church at Williamstown, Mass., 1857-’65 ; at Detroit, Mich., 1866-’72; professor of Christian Greek and Latin at Lafayette college, 1874-'79; of moral philosophy and rhetoric there, 1879-’94, and became professor of logic at the University of the city of New York in 1893. Williams college conferred on him the degree of D. D. in 1867. He is the author of "Popular Amusements" (1869); "Teaching as a Fine Art" (1875); "The Lordship of Love" (1881); "Arrows, or the True Aim in Teaching and Study" (1890), and of contributions to periodicals.