The Ohio blue book; or, Who's who in the Buckeye state; a cyclopedia of biography of men and women of Ohio, Part 89

Author: Van Tassel, Charles Sumner, 1858-
Publication date: [1917]
Publisher: Toledo, Ohio
Number of Pages: 494


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SILK, FRANK B., Manufacturer; born. Massillon, Ohio, Nov. 12, 1871; son of John


Silk and Adaline (Richards) Silk; edu-


cated: Massillon public schools; Ohio


Wesleyan Univ. Married, Mary Smith, June 22. 1908. Secy. and Treas .. The Mas- sillon Paper Co .; Secy. and Treas., The Munroe Fall Paper Co .; Dir., The Ohio Banking & Trust Co., Massillon, Ohio; Mem., Massillon Bd. of Education. Socs.


and clubs: Elks; Masonic. Methodist Church. Home address: S. Erie St., Mas- sillon, Ohio.


SIMERAL, CHARLES DELMAR, Edltor- Publisher; born, Bloomfield, O., March 18, 1875; son of John B. Simeral and Har- riett (Jones) Simeral; educated: Bloom- field Dist. Sch .; Scio College. Married, Jessie Gladfelter, Feb. 8, 1906. Became member reportorial staff of Steubenville Daily Herald Star in 1903; organized stock company in 1905, purchased Herald Star from Hon. J. J. Gill, and was elected Pres. and Managing Editor, which posi- tions he now holds; in 1916, organized stock company, purchased Commercial Natl. Bank, Steubenville, O., of which he is now a director; after completing studies at Scio College was appointed Report Clerk, U. S. Pension Office, Co- lumbus, O., 1890-1893; Private Secy. to Congressman Joseph J. Gill, 1899-1903: Supervisor Census, 15th Ohio Census Dist., 1910. Socs. and clubs: Y. M. C. A .; Coun- try Club; Elks; Maccabees; Mason, Scot- tish Rite. Presbyterian Church. Republi- can. Home address: Steubenville, O.


SIMMONS, HEZZELTON E., College Prof .; born, Lafayette, Ohio, Oct. 30, 1885; son of George E. Simmons and Anna (Far- num) Simmons; educated: Leroy public schools; Buchtel College; Univ. Penn. College degrees: B. S .; M. S. Married, Agnes Whiton, July 29, 1909. Asst. chem- istry, Buchtel Coll., 1906-8; Inst. chemis- try, Univ. Penn., 1908-10; associate Prof. chemistry, Buchtel Coll., 1910-12; Prof. chemistry, Univ. Akron, 1912- -. Socs. and clubs: Am. Chem. Assn .; Akron


Chamber Commerce; Phi Eta, Penn. Universalist. Home address: 448 Court, Akron, O. Henr.


SIMON, MARY LOUISE (Mrs. HIram E. Simon), Probation Officer, Juvenile Court; born, Tiffin, Ohio, Nov. 1, 1860; daughter of Michael Wall and Mary Yeager (Rink- er) Wall; educated: Tiffin, O., public schools. Married, Hiram E. Simon, May 14, 1879. Teacher public schools, 2 yrs .; Grad. Chautauqua School of Literature, 1890; appointed probation officer, Juvenile Court, Lucas Co .. Ohio. April. 1913 -; has taught a class of men in St. Paul's Church (Sunday Sch.), 15 yrs .; first Chmn. of Friendly Visitors, of Toledo, O. Socs. and clubs: Toledo Sorosis (ex-Pres.); Edu- cational Club; City Federation: Social Service Club; Suffrage Assn. Methodist Episcopal. Home address: 370 Irving St., Toledo, O.


SIMPSON, DANIEL GILMORE, Physlclan- Surgeon; born, Grove City, Pa., March 23, 1871; son of James Simpson and Nancy A. (Gilmore) Simpson; educated: Grove City Coll .; Univ. of Michigan; Univ. of Illinois (Med. Dept.). College degrees: A. B .; A. M., Grove City Coll. Married, Luella C. Conzell, Aug. 7, 1901. Practic- ing medicine in Warren, O., 1898- - coroner of Trumbull Co., O .. 1909-1913. Socs: and clubs: Old Erie Lodge, No. 3, F. & A. M .; I. O. O. F .: Warren Country Club. Christ Church (Episcopal). Office: Room 302, W. R. Bldg., Warren, O. Home address: 328 Mahoning Ave., Warren, O.


SIMPSON, HELEN AUGUSTA, Educator; born, Hayesville, O., Feb. 21, 1868; daugh-


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ter of John Simpson and Millie Jane (Stringer) Simpson; educated: Wooster University, Wooster, Ohio; Cornell Uni- versity; private studies in Paris, France. College degrees: B. L .; M. L. Socs. and clubs: Kappa Alpha Theta; Alliance Fran- caise (Groupe de Philadelphia). Presby- terian. Home address: 174 West First St., Mansfield, O.


SIMRALL, JOSEPHINE PRICE, Lecturer; born, Covington, Ky., July 19, 1869; daughter of Charles Barrington Simrall and Isabella Downing (Price) Simrall; educated: (Grad.) Bartholomew English and Classical Sch .; (B. S.) Wellesley Coll., 1893. Has given special courses in child training; story telling; literature; lecturer: literary and educational subjects; writer: verse; stories; plays; magazine articles. At present, Associate Prof. Psychology, Sweet Briar Coll., Virginia. Socs. and clubs: (one of organizers and Pres.) Cin- cinnati Woman's City Club; (organizer and chairman drama committee) Cincin- nati MacDowell Soc .; College Club (twice Pres.); (organizer and Pres.) Christ Ch. Woman's Club; Wellesley Club; alumnial associations, etc. Episcopal. Home ad- dress: 4 Hedgerow Lane, Clifton, Cin- cinnati, O.


SINGER, SIMON AUGUSTUS, College Pro- fessor; born. near Canton, O., Jan. 31, 1871; son of Henry B. Singer and Caroline (Loehr) Singer; educated: public schools near Canton, O .; Capital Univ., Columbus, O .; Cornell Univ., Ithaca, N. Y. College degrees: A. A., 1896. Married, Grace G. Cromwell, June 26, 1901. Taught 2 yrs. in public schools; spent 6 yrs. in study at Univs .; teacher mathematics and physics, Capital Univ., Columbus,. O., 1898- Treas. Capital Univ., 1913 -; Secy. Co- lumbus Inner Mission Bd., number yrs .; Secy. Church Congregation, 13 yrs. Socs. and clubs: Math. Assn. of America; Ohio Assn. Math. Teachers. Member Luth- eran Church. Home address: Capital Univ., Columbus, O.


SINKS, FREDERICK NICHOLAS, Attor- ney; . born, Columbus, O., Aug. 24, 1872, son of George W. Sinks and Eloise (Pres- ton) Sinks; educated: Columbus public school; Yale Univ .; O. S. Univ. College degrees: Ph. B .; LL. B. Married, Kath- arine Thurman, June 28, 1899. Practic- ing attorney; Secy. to Gov. George K. Nash, 1900-1904; referee in bankruptcy, U. S. Court, Franklin and Madison coun- ties. Socs. and clubs: Columbus Club; Scioto Club. Home address: R. F. D., Shepard Station, Columbus, O.


SIPHER, JOHN ALBRO, Physician; born, Medina, O., Dec. 25, 1873; son of William Ferdinand Sipher and Jane Lucretia (Gile) Sipher; educated: Medina, O., high school: Kenyon College; Western Reserve. College degrees: A. B .. 1896; M. D., 1903. Married. Alma Waller, June 23, 1903. Asst. city bacteriologist, Cleveland, Ohio, 1902-1904; practicing physician, Norwalk, O .. 1904 -; Mem. Norwalk City Bd. of Education. Socs. and clubs: Beta Theta Pi; Phi Beta Kappa; Nu Sigma Nu (Med- ical) ; Alpha Omega Alpha (Hon. Medical); Knight Templar; Am. Med. Assn. Epis- copal. Home address: 161 West Main St., Norwalk, O.


SISSON, SEPTIMUS, University Professor; born, Gateshead, Eng .. Oct. 2, 1865; son of George Sisson and Mary (Arnott) Sis- son; educated: King Edward VI Grammar Sch., Morpeth, Eng .; Univ. Chicago; On- tario Veterinary Coll .; Univ. Berlin. Col- lege degrees: S. B .; V. S. Married, Katlı- erine Oldham, Oct. 12. 1892. Demonstra-


tor of Anatomy, Ontario Vet. Coll., 1891- 1899; Prof. Zoology and Vet. Science, Kansas State Agri. Coll., 1899-1901; Prof. comparative Anatomy, Ohio State Univ., 1901 -. Author: (textbook) Veterinary Anatomy; The Anatomy of the Domestic Animals; A Veterinary Dissection Guide, Part 1. 1911. Translator: Ellenberger, Baum und Dittrich's Anatomie der Tiere fur Kunstler, 1906. Contributor to jour- nals. Socs. and clubs: Am. Assn. of Anatomists; Fellow Am. Assn. for Ad-


vancement of Science; Am. Assn. of Univ. Professors; Am. Vet. Med. Assn .; Ohio State Vet. Med. Assn .; Ohio State Univ. Scientific Soc .; Soc. Sigma Xi. Unitarian. Home address: 274 14th Ave., Columbus, Ohio.


SKEEL, ARTHUR JULIUS, Physician; born, Augusta, Mich., July 29, 1874; son of Francis Adelbert Skeel and Hettie (Butler) Skeel; educated: Cleveland high school; Ann Arbor, Mich .; Ohio Wesleyan Univ. College degrees: M. D. Married, Blaudina Kern, April 15, 1903. Practice of medicine in Cleveland, O .; Prof. of Anat- omy at Ohio Wesleyan Univ., 1904-1909; Prof. of Obstetrics. 1909-1910; Asst. clin- ical Prof. of Obstetrics at Western Re- serve Univ .; Obstetrician to St. Luke's Hospital; Obstetrician to Florence Crit- tenden Home; consulting Obstetrician to Woman's Hosp. Socs. and clubs: Am. Assn. of Obstetricians and Gynecologists; Fellow Am. College of Surgeons; Am. Med. Assn .; Cleveland Athletic Club; Cleveland Chamber of Commerce; Cleveland Auto-


mobile Club; Cleveland Acad. of Med .; Ohio State Med. Assn. Member of Cal-


vary Presbyterian Ch. Home address: 1834 E. 65th St., Cleveland, O.


SKEGGS, LEONARD TUCKER, Educator; born, Greenspring, Ohio, April 30, 1887; son of Charles W. Skeggs and Emma Isabel (Tucker) Skeggs; educated: Green- spring high school; Normal Univ .; Miami Univ. and advanced work at the Univ. of Chicago. Married, Ella Wolfe, June 4, 1913. Supt. of schools, Lindsey, Ohio, 3 yrs .; Supt. of schools, Berlin Heights, O., 3 yrs .; Dist. Supt. of schools, Eastern Erie Co. Dist., 2 yrs .; Supt. of Huron schools, at present; Mem. Bd. of School Exam- iners, Erie Co .; Secy. - Treas. Ohio State Assn. of Co. and Dist. Supts .; Vice Pres. of Bd. of Control. Ohio High School Ath- letic Assn .; Mem. Ohio State Teachers' Assn .; Natl. Educational Assn. Socs. and clubs: Huron Lodge, No. 357. F. & A. M. Presbyterian Church. Home address: Huron, Ohio.


SKILES, GEORGE M., Attorney; born, Stoughstown. Pa .. Feb. 25. 1852; son of John G. Skiles and Sarah J. (Martin) Skiles: educated: Richland Co. public schools; Baldwin Univ. College degrees: B. L .. Baldwin Univ. Married. Elizabeth Clark. Aug. 22. 1876. Practicing attorney at law. 1876. until retirement. under firm name of Skiles. Skiles & Skiles; Pres. Ohio Seamless Tube Co .; Pres. Shelby Printing Co .; Pres. Shelby Telephone Co .: Pres. Shelby Water Co .: Pres. Speedway Remedy Co .: Vice Pres. Citizens Bank. Shelby. O .; Dir. and stockholder in man- ufacturing companies; Taft electro, 1912; member Ohio State Bar Examining Bd., · 10 yrs. Socs. and clubs: Member Grand Tribunal. K. P .. 20 yrs .: K. P .: Mansfield Country Club; Cleveland Automobile Club; Cleveland Athletic Club. Home address: Shelby. O. (Died. May 4, 1916, while work in preparation.)


SKILES, ROSCOE C., Attorney; born, Shelby. O .. Oct. 18. 1878: son of George M. Skiles and Elizabeth (Clark) Skiles;


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educated: public schools of Shelby, Ohio; Ohio State Univ .: Grad. from College of Law. 1901. College degrees: LL. B., 1901. Married. Isabel Brown Fullington. Oct. 3, 1901. Admitted to har in Ohio. 1901; Mem. of firm of Skiles. Skiles & Skiles. Shelby, O .. since 1901: mayor of Shelby. 1903-8; Vice Pres. of The Ohio Seamless Tube Co .: Vice Pres. and Treas. of The Shelby Telephone Co .: Vice Pres. of The Stand- ard Mfg. Co .; Vice Pres. The Speedway Remedy Co .: Dir. of The Citizens Bank: The Shelby Printing Co .: The Autocall Co .: The Mutual Plate Glass Co. Socs. and clubs: Beta Theta Pi; Phi Delta Phi; Cleveland Athletic Club; Mansfield Coun- try Club: Beta Club of New York; Cleve- land Automobile Club; K. of P .; K. O. T. M. Home address: 63 Grand Boulevard, Shelby, Ohio.


SKINNER, B. O .. Educator: Supt. of Schs., Marietta, O. Home address: Marietta, O. SKINNER, BEVERLY ODEN. Educator; born, Redfield. Perry Co., Ohio. Feb. 16. 1875: son of Thomas Peter Skinner and Harriet Newell (Brown) Skinner: edu- cated: Ohio Univ .: Univ. of Chicago. Col- lege degrees: Ph. B .; M. S. Married. Ada Chalfant. Dec. 28. 1904. Rural teacher, 1893-6; Supt. Scioto Twp .. Pike Co. Schs., 1898-9: Prin. Waverly, O., high school, 1899-1901: teacher high school. Chillicothe. O .. 1901-2; teacher high school, Streator, Ill .. 1903-7: Supt. of schools Athens. Ohio, 1907-16; Supt. of schools. Marietta. Ohio, 1916 --; teacher in Ohio University Sum- mer Schs .. 1910-16. . Socs. and clubs: Beta Theta Pi Frat .; Masons; Royal Arcanum: Modern Woodmen. Presbyterian Church. Home address: 505 Third St., Marietta, O.


SKINNER, CHARLES EDWARD, College Professor; born. Newark. Ohio, April 24, 1891: son of Morris Allen Skinner and Martha. (Loughman) Skinner; educated: Ohio Univ .: Cornell Univ .; Univ. of Chi- cago. College degrees: B. S. in Ed .; A. M. (Chicago). Teacher in public schools, St. Louisville, O .. 1909-10: Instr. of Psychol- ogy, Ohio Univ., 1914-1916: Asst. Prof. of Psychology, Ohio Univ .. 1916- -. Socs. and clubs: Science Club of Ohio Univ .; Rook Lovers Club: Phi Kappa Tau; Phl Delta Kapna: Modern Woodmen of Am. Methodist Episcopal. Author: "Point Scale Ratings of Ninety-three Dependent Chil- dren," published in the Psychological Clinic. Nov., 1916; "The Development of a Graded Series in the Genus-Species As- sociation Test." Home address: Athens, Ohio.


SKINNER, RAYMOND THOMAS, Editor; born, Logansport, Cass Co., Ind., Jan. 16, 1889: son of Johnson B. Skinner and Sarah L. (McCoy) Skinner: educated: Logans- nort public and high schools. Married, Ethyl Adeline Dingman. Aug. 30, 1908. Newspaper business, Logansport, Ind., and Toledo, O .; managing editor Toledo Times, 1915: editorial department Toledo Bladc, 1916 Presbyterian. Home address: 521 Highland Ave., Toledo, O.


SKINNER, ROBERT P., Consul-General; born. Massillon. Ohio, Feb. 24, 1866; son of Augustus T. Skinner and Cecelia (Van Renssaeler) Skinner; educated: High Sch., Cincinnati. O. Married, Helen Wales, June 17, 1897. Editor of the Independent, Massillon. O., 1886-1897; Consul at Mar- seilles. France. 1897-1901: Consul-Gen., 1901-1908; Consul-Gen. at Hamburg, 1908- 1914; Consul-Gen. at Berlin until June, 1914. when he was transferred to London, his present location; appointed Commis- sioner to establish relations and to nego- tiate a treaty between U. S. and Ethiopia,


1903; on special detail for the purpose of adjusting the claims of creditors of Re- public of Liberia in Great Britain, France, Germany and the Netherlands, 1912. Author: Abyssinia of Today, 1906. Socs. and clubs: Soc. of the Felibrige (Hon. Mem.); Am. Breeders' Assn .; Am. Soc. Internat. Law. Episcopalian. Republi- can. Home address: Massillon, O .; Pres- ent address: London, England.


SLAGLE, BERNARD WOLF, Clergyman; born, Washington, Pa., Dec. 27, 1832; son of Jacob Slagle and Martha (McKemey) Slagle; educated: Washington College, Washington, Pa. College degrees: A. M., Washington Coll .; D. D., Defiance Coll., Ohio. Married, Margaretta Vowell, Oct. 30, 1862. Came to Defiance in 1862, he being a member of the old school while the church was of the new school; united in 1870 and assumed the pastorate of the First Presbyterian Church, which he held until Jan., 1905. when Rev. Arthur Bar- ber was chosen to the pastorate, and Rev. Slagle chosen pastor emeritus; stated clerk of Maumee Presbytery, many yrs .; county school examiner, a number of yrs .; Dir. First Nat. Bank, 1862 -; trustee Humane Soc., of Defiance Co., O. Socs. and clubs: Phi Gamma Delta; Knights Templar. Republican. Home ad- dress: 417 Wayne Ave., Defiance, O.


SLATER, MARY WHITE (Mrs. James W. Slater), · Writer; born, Cincinnati, Ohio; daughter of James White and Harriet E. (Harrison) White; educated: public schools of Cincinnati: Chicago Univ .; Columbia Univ. Married. James W. Slater, Oct. 2, 1889. Writer short stories, essays and verse for Harper's, Forum, Cosmopolitan, etc.


Author: "The Superman":


"The Vision of Bergson": "The Pool." etc. First book (verse) published June, 1917, by Mitchell Kennerly, New York. Socs. and clubs: (Pres.) Lawrence Co. Suffrage Assn .; The Monday Club; The Century Club. Home address: 404 S. 5th St., Iron- ton, Ohio.


SLEESMAN, LENIX CRAIG, University Professor; born, Indian Head, Pa .. May 30. 1880; son of George Sleesman and Mary (Craig) Sleesman; educated: Ohio North- ern Univ .; Normalville. Normal. College degrees: Pharm. G .; Pharm. C. Married, Carrie May Davis, Aug. 29. 1907. Public school teacher, 1899-1903; Instr. in chemis- try, Ohio Northern Univ., 1906-1914; Prof. of chemistry, Ohio Northern Univ., 1914 -. Socs. and clubs: Theta Nu Ep- silon; Knights of Pythias; Mason. Pres- byterian Church. Home address: 702 S. Gilbert St., Ada, O.


SLOCUM, STEPHEN ELMER, University Professor; born, Glenville, N. Y., June 5, 1875; son of William Warren Slocum and Mary E. (Conde) Slocum: educated: Union Coll., Schenectady, N. Y .; Clark Univ., Worcester. Mass. College degrees: B. E .; Ph. D. Married, Anna Jeannette Ware,


June 25. 1902. Instr. civil engineering, Univ. Cincinnati, 1900-1901: Instr. mathe- matics, Univ. Cincinnati, 1901-1901: Asst. Prof. mathematics Univ. Cincinnati, 1904- 1905; Asst. Prof. mathematics Univ. Illinois, 1905-1906; Prof. applied mathe-


matics Univ. Cincinnati, 1906 Joint- author: (with E. L. Hancock) Textbook on Strength of Materials,. 1907-1911; au- thor: The Theory and Practice of Me- chanics, 1913: Resistance of Materials, 1914: Elements of Hydraulics, 1915-1917; also numerous articles on mathematics


and mechanics. Socs. and clubs: Amer- ican Math. Soc .; Sons Rev. (Ruling El- der) Presbyterian Church. Home address:


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565 Evanswood Place, Clifton, Cincinnati, Ohio.


SMALL, VIVIAN BLANCHE, College Pres .; born, Gardiner, Maine, Sept. 17, 1875; daughter of Leander Marshall Small and Annie Blanche (Payne) Small; educated: Gardiner high school; Mt. Holyoke Coll .; Univ. of Chicago. College degrees: A. B .; A. M .; Litt. D .; LL. D. Teacher. high school, Gorham, Maine, 1896-1899; teacher, Howe Academy, Billerica, Mass., 1899-1901; Asst. in Latin. Mt. Holyoke Coll., 1901-2; Instr. in Latin, Mt. Holyoke Coll., 1902-8; Asst. Prof. Latin, Mt. Holyoke Coll., 1908- 1900: head Mead Hall, Mt. Holyoke Coll., 1907-9; Pres. Lake Erie Coll., 1909- Congregationalist. Home address: Lake Erie College, Painesville, O.


SMALLEY, HARRY ALEXANDER, Editor- Publisher; born, Springboro, Ohio, Feb. 22, 1865; son of Joseph B. Smalley and Clementine (Haller) Smalley; educated: Franklin schools. Married, Isa Eminger, June 8, 1893. Editor and publisher of the Germantown Press, July, 1892 -; Mem. Bd. of Education, 3 yrs .; clerk of the Bd. of Education, 1 yr. Socs. and clubs: Germantown Lodge, No. 257, F. & A. M .; Pres. Booster Club of Germantown. Home address: Germantown, O.


MEDLEY, ANDERSON LAMB, Physician; born, Carthage, Ohio, May 17. 1874; son of Dr. Clement Dare Smedley and Emelia (Lamb) Smedley; educated: public schools of Hamilton, O .; Ohio Med. Coll. at Cin- cinnati, O. College degrees: M. D. Mar- ricd, Margaret Lupold, Nov. 18. 1897. Clerk with C. H. & D. R. R., 1891-1894, when he entered medical college, gradu- ating in 1897; began practice of medicine in Hamilton, O .: was chosen health officer of Hamilton in 1899, a position which he has held almost continuously since that time: health officer. 15 yrs .; Secy. Butler Co. Med. Soc .. 2 yrs. Socs. and clubs: Masonic Orders; Ben Hur; American In- surance Union; Pathfinders. Recognized as leading health authority. Inaugurated food inspection and many other features of health work in Hamilton. Home ad- dress: 435 Fast Ave., Hamilton, O.


MILEY, JAMES BRADY, Educator; born, Patterson, O., April 29, 1867; son of James Smiley and Jane (Briggs) Smiley; edu- cated: Kenton. O., high school; Oberlin Coll. (1889): Harvard Univ. (1891-1894). College degrees: A. B .; A. B .; A. M. Married, Susan Fordham, Dec. 26, 1894. Supt. schools, Weston, O., 1889-1890; Mc- Gregor, Towa. 1891-1893; teacher, West High, Cleveland, 1894-1900; Asst. Prin., Lincoln High, Cleveland, 1900-1908; Prin., 1908 --. Author: Smiley & Storke's Be- ginners' Latin Book; Smiley & Storke's First Latin Book; Smiley's Manual of American Literature; numerous articles on educational topics. Chairman Teachers' Lecture Course Committee; Secy. Teach- ers' Pension Board: chairman of Com. on Course of Study; Secy. and Treas. Coun- cil of Sociology. Socs. and clubs: Ober- lin Club; Harvard Club; Schoolmasters' Club; Council Sociology. Congregational- ist. Home address: 2924 W. Fourteenth St., Cleveland, O.


MITH, ALBERT EDWIN, Univ. Pres .; born, New Richmond, Ohio, Dec. 16, 1860; son of Hugo Edwin Smith and Mary Ann (Smith) Smith; educated: Ohio Wesleyan Univ. College degrees: A. B., 1887; Ph. D. 1897: (T). D .. Ohio Northern Univ., 1905, and Ohio Wesleyan. 1907). Mar- ried. Harriet Vergon. Oct. 26. 1887. Or- dained M. E. ministry, 1887; pastorates: York, O., 1987-1891; Celina, O., 1891-1894;


Toledo, O., 1894-1895; Defiance, O., 1895- 1899; Marion. O., 1899-1905. Pres. Ohio Northern Univ., June, 1905 -. Home ad- dress: Ada, Ohio.


SMITH, ALBERT W., Chemist; born, New- ark. Ohio. March 4, 1862; son of George H. Smith and Mary (Sanborn) Smith; educated: Newark public schools; Univ. Mich .; Case . Sch. Applied Science; Univ. Zurich (Germany). College degrees: B .. S .; Ph. D. Married. Mary Wilkinson, June 5. 1890. Prof. analytical chemistry, Case School Applied Science. 1890-1900; Prof. metallurgy, 1900-1911; Prof. chem- istry, 1911-, Cleveland, O .; analysist for Ohio Dairy & Food Commission, 1892-6. Socs, and clubs: Fellow, A. A. A. S .; Am. Chem. Soc .; Am. Electro-Chemical Soc .; Am. Inst. Mining Eng .; Am. Inst. Chemical Eng .; Univ. Club (Cleveland). Presby- terian. Home address: 11333 Bellflower Rd .. Cleveland, O.


SMITH, ALLARD, General Manager Cleve- lard Telephone Co .; born. Eau Claire, Wis., June, 1876; educated: Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis. College degrees: E. E. Married. Was Supt. Const. Chicago Tele- phone Co .; Const. Eng. Bell system in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Wis- consin; Gen. Mgr. and Dir. Cleveland Bell Telephone Co., Cleveland, O. Socs. and clubs: Union Club; City Club; Ad Club; Am. Inst. El. Engring .; Chamber of Com- merce; Shaker Heights Country Club; Delta Upsilon Frat. Home address: 11419 Ashbury Ave., Cleveland, O.


SMITH, ARTHUR HARMS, Clergyman; born, Wapakoneta, O., Jan. 25, 1867; son of Daniel W. Smith and Sarah E. (Eby) Smith; educated: public schools. Mans- field, O .; Wittenberg Coll. and Theol. Seminary. College degrees: A. B. (1888) ; A. M. and B. D. (1891); D. D. (1909). Married, Abby D. Billow, July 26. 1892. Pastor Trinity Lutheran Church, Ashland, O., 1891-1904; Fourth Luth. Ch., Spring- field, O., 1904-1908; 2nd pastorate, Ash- land. O., 1908- -; Asst. editor Lutheran


World, 1904-1908: editor Adult Bible


Class Quarterly, 1913 -; editorial writer on staff Lutheran Church Work and Oh- server; Pres. East Ohio Synod (Lutheran), 1900-1902; chairman Gen. Synod's standing committee, Ministerial Education; Secy. Bd. Directors, Wittenberg Coll., 1913- Socs. and clubs: Mem. Beta Theta Pi, Coll. Frat. Home address: 601 Cottage St., Ashland, O.


SMITH, BARTON, Attorney; born, Chan- nahon, Will Co., Ill., June 2, 1852; son of Charles Claibourne Smith and Corinza (Burr) Smith; educated: Channahon high school; Univ. of Mich., B. S., 1872; LL. B., 1875. Married, May Searles, Dec. 25, 1877. Member law firm of Smith & Geddes, To- ledo. O .. 1875-1881; Baker. Smith & Bak- er. 1881-1894; Smith & Baker. 1894-1913;


Smith, Baker. Effler & Allen,


Jan.,


1913- with offices in the Smith & Baker Bldg., Toledo; in general practice of law and legal representative of large financial interests. Democrat. Delegate


. to National Conv., 1896. Mem. of State Bar Assn .; Toledo Bar Assn. Socs. and clubs: Charter member Toledo Museum of Art: Alpha Delta Phi; Mason; Penin- sular Chapter; Past Grand Master Grand Lodge F. & A. M. of Ohio; Past Grand Commander Great Commandery K. T. of Ohio; Past Thrice Potent Master of Miami Lodge of Perfection, Toledo; First Com- mander-in-Chief of Toledo Consistory S. P. R. S .: was delegate to Conf. and Su- preme Councils of the World at Brussels, 1907: also delegate and Vice Pres. same, Washington, 1912; Most Puissant Sover-


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eign Grand Commander of Supreme Coun- cil 33d degree of A. A. S. R. for the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, U. S. A. Home address: 406 West Woodruff Ave., Toledo, O.


SMITH, CALVIN McLEOD, Clergyman; born. Rose Point, Lawrence Co., Pa., March 20, 1870; son of (Rev.) John Calvin Smith and Sally Augusta. (McCartney)


. Smith; educated: public schools Rose Point. Pa .; Geneva Coll., Beaver Falls, Pa .; Univ. Cincinnati; Reformed Presby- terian Theological Seminary, Pittsburgh, Pa. College degrees: B. A. Married, Edna Theresa Shiring. June 9, 1898. In charge Faith Chapel, Spring Garden Bor- ough, Pittsburgh, Pa. (while theological student), 1895-6; pastor, Reformed Pres- byterian Ch., Ray, Ind., 1898-1910; pastor, Reformed Presby. Ch., Detroit, Mich., 1910-1911; Wayne Ave. United Presby. Ch., Dayton, O., Feb., 1912 -; editor, McMicken Review (Univ. Cin. monthly) ; associate editor, Reformed Presby., 7 yrs .; Executive Secy. Federated Churches, Dayton, O. (in charge-"Editorials by Churchmen" a column given by Dayton Daily News for use of Fed. Chs. of Day- ton); assisted in editorial work on The Fundamentals (12 Vols.), published by Testimony Pub. Co .; clerk, Reformed Presby. Synod, 3 yrs. Author: "A Manual of


Doctrine"; monograph-"Janus or Jesus, Which ?" (in press). Was cham- rion athlete when attending university. Meniber Bd. Managers, Xenia Theol. Seminary; Dir. Dayton Social Welfare League; trustee Springfield Street Com- munity House. Dayton, O. Home address: 1607 Wayne Ave., Dayton, O.


SMITH, C. HENRY, Educator; born, Meta- mora, Ill .; son of John Smith and Mag- dalene (Schertz) Smith; educated: Il. State Normal; Univ. of Ill., A. B .; Univ. of Chicago. Ph. D. Married. Laura I. Ioder. Dec. 26. 1908. Taught public schools, Woodford Co., Ill .: Ill. State Normal, 1907; Manual Training high school, Indianapo- lis, Ind., 1908; Prof. History, Goshen Coll., 1905-1912; Bluffton Coll., 1912 -; dean Goshen Coll., 1909-1912; Secy. Bluffton Coll., 1912. Author: Mennonites of Amer- ica, Scottdale, Pa., 1909. Socs. and clubs: Phi Beta Kappa; Am. Hist. Soc .; Amn. Sociological Soc .; Am. Econ. Soc .; Ohio Hist. Teachers' Assn. Mennonite. Home address: Bluffton, O.




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