The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Slocum, William F.

SLOCUM, William F., American educator: b. Grafton, Mass., 29 July 1851. He was graduated at Amherst in 1874, and at Andover Theological Seminary in 1878. He held Congregational pastorates at Amesbury, Mass., 1878-83, and Baltimore, Md., 1883-88. He subsequently became president of Colorado College. He has written on sociological subjects.