Education
Ewing graduated from the University of Michigan with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1880.
Ewing graduated from the University of Michigan with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1880.
He taught as a professor of Classics and served as the registrar at Alma College for 36 years. Ewing was the head coach of the Alma football team in 1894. From 1882 to 1887, he served as the Superintendent of Schools at Petoskey, Michigan.
In 1887, he was hired to the faculty at the College of Wooster, where he served as the Principal of the Preparatory Department until 1890.
Ewing received a Master of Arts degree from Wooster in 1890, where he studied Latin comedy. While at Wooster, Ewing worked with Cornelius Marshal Lowe on the "widely known" text Caesar"s Gallic War, which was first published in 1891.
In 1890, the chairman of Greek studies at Alma College resigned to take a job elsewhere, and Alma hired Ewing onto its faculty as a professor of ancient languages. Ewing remained at Alma College as a professor and the registrar for 36 years.
In 1894, Ewing was the head college football coach for the Alma Scots located in Alma, Michigan.
His coaching record at Alma was 2 wins and 0 losses. As of the conclusion of the 2010 season, this ranks him #23 at Alma in total wins and #1 at the school in winning percentage (1000). Ewing died on October 31, 1926 after a brief illness.
