WINGER, OTHO: 1877-1946.
Son of John M. and Mary Smith Winger, Otho Winger was born near Marion, Ind., on Oct. 23, 1877.
A member of the Church of the Brethren–whose intelligent friendship for the American Indian has been a tradition for generations–it was natural that young Winger should conceive a liking for, and an interest in, the remnant of the Indiana Miamis who lived in his neighborhood while he was still a youth.
Young Winger attended the county schools and took his college preparatory work in the Academy of Manchester College. He received his A.B. degree from Indiana University in 1905 and his M.A. degree from the same institution in 1907. In 1918 he received the LL.D. degree from Mount Morris College.
After acting as teacher and administrator of various Indiana schools he returned to Manchester College as professor of history and philosophy in 1907 and became president of that institution in 1911, serving in that capacity until his retirement in 1941. He died Aug. 13, 1946.
Information from Manchester College.
- The Life of Elder R. H. Miller. Elgin,
Ill., 1910.
- History of the Church of the Brethren in Indiana.
Elgin, Ill., 1917.
- History and Doctrines of the Church of the Brethren.
Elgin, Ill., 1919.
- Letters from Foreign Lands to the Home Folks.
Elgin, Ill., 1928.
- The Frances Slocum Trail. North Manchester,
Ind., 1933.
- The Ke Na Po Co Mo Co; Eel River, the Home of Little
Turtle. North Manchester, Ind., 1934.
- The Last of the Miamis; Me-Shin-Co-Me-Sia, the Last Tribal
Chief of the Miamis. North Manchester, Ind.,
1935.
- Brief Centennial History of Wabash County, 1835-1935.
North Manchester, Ind., 1935.
- The Lost Sister Among the Miamis. Elgin,
Ill., 1936.
- A Pioneer Experiment in Teaching Agriculture.
North Manchester, Ind., 1939.
- The Potawatomi Indians. Elgin,
Ill., 1939.
- Memories of Manchester. Elgin,
Ill., 1940.
- Little Turtle, the Great Chief of Eel River.
North Manchester, Ind., 1942.
