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1864
Grier, Rev. John Boyd, A. B .; A. M .; D. D. (Laf. '89). Danville, Pa. b. Danville, Pa., Aug. 26, 1843; F .; Phi Kappa Sigma; private 138th Regt. Pa. Mil., '63; tea. Wellsboro and Chestnut Level, Pa., '64-'66; W. T. S. '66-'69; lic. Pby. Allegheny, Apr., '68; tut. Laf., '69-'72; adj, prof. of Mod. Lang., Laf., '72; p. Lawrenceville, Pa., '72-'76; ord. Pby. Wellsboro, '74; p. Jacksonville, Fla., '76-'77; p. Grove Presb. Ch., Danville, Pa., '79-'84; p. Lewisburg, Pa., '84-'88; Com. orator Laf., '89; author "Studies in the English of Bunyan."
*Hays, Stephen Wilson, A. B.
b. Shippensburg, Pa., Apr. 26, 1843; F .; Zeta Psi; 2nd Lieut. 178th Regt. Pa. Vols .; in 13th Regt. Pa. Cav .; lawyer; editor ; postmaster at Redwood Falls, Minn .; revenue inspector ; d. Redwood Falls, Minn., Nov. 21, '93.
Holt, Jacob Henry, A. B .; A. M. Easton, Pa.
b. So. Easton, Pa., Aug. 12, 1845; F .; clk. and teller Easton Natl. Bank, '68-'95; pres. Nazareth Natl. Bank, Nazareth, Pa., '97; town clk. So. Easton, Pa., 6 yrs .; memb. Borough Council, Easton, Pa., '78-'81.
*Jamison, Robert, A. B .; A. M.
b. Hartsville, Pa., Jan. 18, 1841; F .; Zeta Psi; private 129th Regt. Pa. Vol .; civ. eng .; d. Norristown, Pa., Sept. 27, '83.
*Long, Rev. Thomas Scott, A. B .; A. M.
b. Coatesville, Pa., July 29, 1838; F .; hon. oration; P. T. S. '64-'67; ord. Pby. Donegal, May 7, '67; p. Pequea, Pa., '67-'71; p. Greenwich Ch., Bloomsbury N. J., '71-'86; p. Dayton, N. J., '86-'01 ; d. Dayton, N. J., Dec. 22, '01.
*McFetridge, Rev. Nathaniel S., A. B .; A. M .; D. D.
b. Ireland, Aug. 4, 1842; W .; Zeta Psi; 2nd Fowler pr .; W. T. S. '64-'67; ord. Pby. Erie, '68; Alumni poet '71 ; p. Oil City, Pa., '68-'74 : p. Germantown, Pa., '74-'85; trustee Laf., '79-'85; prof. Grk. and Higher Eng., Macalester Col., Minn., '85; author "Calvinism in His- tory"; d. Minneapolis, Minn., Dec. 3, '86.
Menline, Emanuel, A. B .; A. M. 200 W. 112th St., New York City. b. Easton, Pa., Feb. 4, 1845; W .; hon. oration; Phi Beta Kappa.
*Montelius, William Piper.
b. Mifflinburg, Pa., Dec. 29, 1844; F .; Alpha Delta Phi, Amherst Col .; Valedic .; W. T. S. '64; in U. S. Christian Com. in South, '65; d. Mifflinburg, Pa., June 16, '65.
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*Moore, James W., A. B .; A. M .; M. D. (Univ. of Pa. '69).
b. Easton, Pa., June 14, 1844; F .; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Lat. Salut. ; Phi Beta Kappa; tut. Laf., '66-'68; adj. prof. Math., Laf., '68-'72; prof. Mech. and Exper. Philos., Laf., '72; organizer depts. of Physics and Elec. Eng., Laf .; inspector of buildings, Laf .; dean Pardee Sch. of Sci .; Europe '80; Fellow Am. Assocn. Adv. Sci .; Fellow Am. Acad. Med .; memb. Am. Philos. Soc .; memb. Northampton Co., Pa., Med. Soc .; memb. Pa. State Med. Soc .; memb. Sons of Revol .; contributor of papers on physical, sanitary and medical subjects in scientific and lay publications; author "Electro-dynamic Phenomena;" "Notes on Lectures on Light;" "Notes on Lectures on Heat;" "Notes on Lectures on Electricity ;" "Elements of Natural Philosophy for the Use of Engineering Students;" "Elements of Natural Philosophy for the Use of Junior Students in College;" "Instruments and Methods of Phys- ical Measurements ;" "Methods of Investigation and Record Book of Experiments in Physics ;" etc .; also "Genealogy of John Moore and Some of His Descendants," etc .; d. Easton, Pa., Feb. 28, 'c9.
*Reid, Alfred Pentland, A. B .; A. M.
b. Chester Co., Pa., Sept. 3, 1842; W .; Delta Kappa Epsilon; priv. 38th Regt. Pa. Mil .; Fowler pr .; hon. oration; adm. bar, West Chester, Pa., Aug. 14, '66; Master orator, '67; trustee West Chester State Normal Sch .; pres. Penn Mutual Fire Ins. Co .; pres. Dime Savings Bank of West Chester; pres. First Nat'l. Bank, ib .; pres. Dingee & Conrad Co., West Grove, Pa .; dir. Chester Co. Trust Co .; dir. Down- ingtown Paper Mfg. Co .; dir. West Chester Y. M. C. A .; burgess West Chester, '06-'09; d. Chester Co. Hosp., Mar. 28, '12.
Stewart, John Witherow, A. B .; M. D. (Univ. of Pa. '67).
Rock Island, III. b. Graceham, Md., Jan. 21, 1844; F .; Phi Kappa Sigma; phys. '67-'69; asst. surg. Natl. Home for Disabled Vol. Soldiers, Columbus and Dayton, O .; in hardware bus. Rock Island, Ill., '69-'05; in real est. and ins. bus., '05- .
NON-GRADUATES
Bushnell, William A.
b. 1843; in Col. '60-'62; F .; Zeta Psi; grad. Union Col. '64; cashier ; with W. A. Butler & Co., lawyers N. Y., until May, '78; Telephone Co. in Chili, S. A.
*Doty, James Cloyd, A. M. (Laf. '68).
b. Mifflintown, Pa., June 21, 1844; in Col. Soph. Jun .; F .; grad. Albany Law Sch. '68; adm. bar, Mifflintown, Pa., Sept., '68; adm. bar Alleg. Co. Pa., Nov. 26, '72; lawyer, Pittsburgh, Pa., '72-'95; d. Pittsburgh, Pa., Jan. 4, '95.
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*Howell, Henry Budd.
b. Northampton Co., Pa., May 2, 1840; W .; Delta Kappa Epsilon ; Ist N. Y. Lincoln Cav., U. S. A., '61-'62; d. Hosp. Fairfax Sem., Va., Jan. 10, '62.
Reimer, Herman F. W.
F .; merch. Phila.
*Richards, John Calvin, Jr., M. D. (Jeff. Med. Col. '65).
Left Col. Jun. yr .; F .; private 129th Pa. Inf .; asst. surg. hosp., Mobile, Ala .; d. Olean, N. Y., Sept., '92.
*Risk, William Henry, M. D. (Univ. of Pa. '66).
b. Muncy, Pa., Feb. 15, 1842; F .; Phi Kappa Sigma; private and non- commissioned officer, U. S. Vols. Civ. War; memb. Warren Co., N. J., Med. Soc .; memb. N. J. State Med. Soc .; consulting phys. Fresh Air and Convalescent Home, Summit, N. J .; d. Summit, N. J., Feb. 7, '05.
Thorne, Alexander Lucas. Perrineville, N. J. b. Freehold, N. J., Jan. 13, 1841; in Col. Fresh. Soph .; W .; Delta Kappa Epsilon ; Corpl. Co. K, 28th N. J. Inf., U. S. A., '62-'63; merch. Oil City, Pa; Express bus. Phila., Pa.
*Van Arsdale, John Kirkpatrick, A. M.
Laf. '61-'62; F .; Delta Kappa Epsilon; grad. with honor, Rutgers Col. '64; banker N. Y. City; d. Mar., '94.
Van Cleef, James Henry, A. M. (Laf. '72).
41 Paterson St., New Brunswick, N. J. b. Branchville, N. J., July 12, 1841; in Col. Fresh .; F .; Zeta Psi; adm. bar, Trenton, N. J., June 6, '67; memb. N. J. Legis., '75 and '81-'82; city. atty. New Brunswick, N. J., '77-'78; Mayor, '89-'95; memb. N. J. Senate, '97- .
Van Doren, William Patterson Clark. Pulaski City, Va. b. Washington, N. J., Oct. 29, 1842; in Col. '60-'61; W .; Zeta Psi; memb. 31st N. J. Regt., '62-'63; iron and lumber bus. Va., '63- ; pres. Ivanhoe Land Improvement Co., Va., '90.
1865 GRADUATES
*Adams, Joseph Bruce Williams, A. B.
b. Washington, Ind., May 25, 1842; F .; private in 5th and 38th Regt. Pa. Mil .; stud. P. T. S. '66-'67; grad. Theol. Sem. of Northwest, '69; d. Princeton, N. J., July 4, '72.
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*Aiken, Rev. Thomas Jefferson, A. B .; A. M.
b. Berwyn, Pa., Apr. I, 1841; in 5th Pa. Mil .; F .. Zeta Psi; P. T. S. '65-'68; ord. 3rd Pby. Phila., Apr. 27, '69; ss. and p. E. Whiteland and Reeseville, Pa., '69-'74; p. Port Deposit, Md., '74-'82; p. 2nd Ch., Chester, Pa., '82-'85; p. Paoli, Pa., '85-'05; p. Malvern, Pa., '85-'07 ; d. Malvern, Pa., Oct. 24, '09.
*Biddle, Clarence Donaldson, A. B.
b. Danville, Pa., Sept., 1844; F .; Zeta Psi; studied law, but never admitted; coal operator, Jeansville, Pa .; d. Danville, Pa., Aug. I, '81.
Cairnes, Rev. William Glasgow, A. B. R. F. D. 4, Quarryville, Pa. b. Jarrettsville, Md., Feb. 18, 1839; F .; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Lat. Salut .; tea .; P. T. S. '66-'69; ord. Pby. Burlington, Sept. 14, '69; p. Cream Ridge and Plumstead, N. J., '69-'71 ; p. Cream Ridge, N. J., '69-'76; p. Middle Octorara, Pa., '77- ; Stated Clerk Pby. of West- minster, Apr., '80- ; auth. "Records of Middle Octorara Presb. Church."
*Godshalk, Alfred Swartzlander, A. B .; A. M.
b. Doylestown, Pa., Dec. 18, 1842; F .; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Corpl. 38th and 5th Pa. Mil., U. S. A., '62-'63; merch. miller, '65- ; with P. R. R. Co .; Custom House, Phila., Pa .; d. Apr. I, 'OI.
Hand, Isaac Platt, A. B .; A. M. Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
b. Berwick, Pa., Apr. 5, 1843; F .; Delta Kappa Epsilon ; priv. Co. D, 38th Pa. Mil., '63; prin. pub. sch. Hyde Park, Pa., '65-'67; adm. bar, Luzerne Co., Pa., Nov. 15, '69; clk. Com. Council, Scranton, Pa., '68-'70; lawyer, ib., '70; lawyer, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., '71 -. secy. and treas. Harry Hillman Acad., '80; trustee Wilkes-Barre Female Inst. 20 yrs .; trustee Laf., '92- ; secy. and treas. Dolph Coal Co., Scranton, Pa., '87- ; chmn. Repub. Co. Com. several times; deleg. Repub. Natl. Conv., '92- ; secy. People's Bank of Wilkes-Barre, Pa., '92- .
Heberton, Rev. William Wilberforce, A. B .; A. M .; D. D. (Laf. '07). Wayne, Pa.
b. Berwick, Pa., Nov. 9, 1846; F .; Zeta Psi; J. O .; Corp. 128th Pa. Inf. Vol., '64; P. T. S. '66-'69; ord. Pby. Newcastle, Oct. 28, '69; p. Brandywine Manor, Pa., 69-'73; p. Elkton, Md., '73-'83; treas. Pres. Bd. of Ministerial Relief, '85- .
*McGowan, Rev. James Alexander, A. B.
b. Phila., Pa., Aug. 5, 1843; W .; P. T. S. '65-'68; ord. Pby. St. Paul, Sept. 15, '69 ; ss. Diamond Lake and Wilmar, Minn., '68-'71 ; ss. Taylor's Falls, Minn., and St. Croix Falls, Wis., '71-'73; p. 2d Ch., Stillwater, Minn., '73-'76; ss. Shakopee, Minn., '76-'81 ; ed. Phila. Prot. Standard; ss. and p. Ist Ch., Owatonia, Minn., '81-'85; ss. Gloucester, N. J., '85-'88; ss. Monticello, N. Y., '89-'96; p. Pine Plains, N. Y., '97-'04; p. Salt Point, N. Y., '07-'II; d. Salt Point, N. Y., Feb. 3, 'II. 10
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1865
McLean, William Swan, A. B .; A. M. Wilkes-Barre, Pa. b. Summit Hill, Pa., May 27, 1842; W .. Zeta Psi; J. O .; Corpl. Pa. Mil. in Pa. and Md., '62; Valedic .; Master orator '68; lawyer; city solic. Wilkes-Barre, Pa., '74-'98; solic. Luzerne Co. 9 yrs .; pres. Ist Natl. Bank, Wilkes-Barre; pres. Clearing House, Wilkes-Barre; memb. Wyoming Hist. and Geol. Soc.
*Meigs, Rev. George Duffield, A. B .; A. M.
b. Gallipolis, O., Aug. 3, 1844; F .; Zeta Psi; 10th Regt. O. Vol. Cav., '62; eng. corps Reading R. R., '61-'63; "Emergency man" '63; eng. Corps Reading Canal, '66; tea. Hill Sch., Pottstown, Pa., '66-'68; eng. St. Paul & Duluth R. R., '63-'70; eng. Kansas Pacific R. R., '70; Auburn Theol. Sem., '70-'72; prin. Hill Sch., Pottstown, Pa., '71-'76; ord. Sept., '76; p. Mansfield, Pa., '76-'82; p. Watkins, N. Y., '82-'87; U. S. eng. corps and harbor work, Savannah, Ga., '89-'91; d. Apr. IO, 'OI.
*Menaul, Rev. John, A. B .; A. M.
b. Tychany, Ireland, Dec. 28, 1834; F .; Delta Kappa Epsilon ; private in 5th Pa. Mil .; P. T. S. '65-'67; Med. Dept. Univ. of Pa., '67-'68; ord. Pby. North River, Nov. 20, '68; missy. Corisco, West Africa, '68-'70; hm. Fort Wingate, N. Mex., '71-'73; hm. Fort Defiance, Ariz., '74-'75; hm. Laguna, N. Mex., '76-'89; hm. Albuquerque, N. Mex., '90-'03; hon. retired '04; reduced Laguna Indian Language to writing; author of books and tracts; d. Winfield, Kan., Jan. 9, '12.
*Roberts, Rev. James, A. B .; A. M .; D. D. (Laf. '83).
b. Montrose, Scotland, Dec. 25, 1839; F .; Fowler pr .; Master orator ; P. T. S. '65-'68; ord. Pby. New Castle, May 28, '68; p. Coatesville, Pa., '68-'85; p. Darby, Pa., '85-'95; p. Lambertville, N. J., '95-'98; supt. Mercer Home, Ambler, Pa., '98-'06; author "Memorial Rev. A. Morrison ;" "Rev. J. W. Dale;" d. Phila., Pa., Sept. 27, '06.
Walker, James Napoleon, A. B .; A. M. 858 N. 23rd St., Phila., Pa. b. Phila., Pa., Aug. 7, 1841; F .; Phi Kappa Sigma; P. T. S. '65-'66; tea. Phila., Pa., '65-'92; prof. Eng. and Lit. Girard Col., Phila., Pa., '92-'II ; retired 'II.
NON-GRADUATES
Biddle, Edward Moore.
b. Danville, Pa., 1844; F .; Phi Kappa Sigma; merch. Danville, Pa.
Finley, Charles Beatty. Elkton, Md. b. South Bend, Ind., Apr. 20, 1845; F .; Zeta Psi; private "Gray Reserves" Regt. of Pa., '63; cashier Natl. Bank, Elkton, Md., '77- .
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*Housel, William A.
b. Easton, Pa., Jan. 10, 1846; F .; hotel bus. N. Y., '68- .
McLeod, Theodorus. Clifton, N. J.
b. New York, July 21, 1845; in Col. Fresh. Soph .; F .; Zeta Psi; grad. Union Col. '65; adm. bar, N. Y., '68; in 5th Pa. Regt., '62; in 38th Pa. Regt .; Capt. Co. F, 84th N. Y. Regt., '70-'75; G. A. R .; priv. secy. to surveyor of N. Y. Port, '79; U. S. Customs Service, 80- .
#Notson, Charles B.
b. Phila., Pa., 1842; left Col. in Jun. yr .; F .; Zeta Psi; priv. 38th Regt. Pa. Mil .; druggist; d. St. Joseph, Mo., Apr. 17, '70.
Tully, Abraham C., A. M. (Laf. '75). Sussex, N. J.
b. Martin's Creek, Pa., Oct. 22, 1845; in Col. '61-'62; W .; merch. bus., N. Y., '63-'75. in office N. Y., Susq. & W. R. R .; N. Y. & Northern R. R., '86-'90; purchasing agt. Metropolitan Street Ry. Co., '90-'96.
1866 GRADUATES
Bechdolt, Adolph Frederick, A. B .; A. M .; Ph. D. (F. & M. Col. '90). Ballingham, Wash.
b. Baden, Germany, Nov. 15, 1846; W .; post grad. in Chem .; prof. Nat. Sci. Mercersburg Col., '69-'76; prof. Physics, 2nd State Normal Sch., Mankato, Minn., '80-'85; supt. schs., Mankato, Minn., '76-'80, '85- ; tea. High Sch., Bellingham, Wash .; author "Natural Science in the Public Schools."
*Bertolet, Robert Morris, A. B .; M. D. (Univ. of Pa. '68).
b. Oley, Pa., 1847; W .; Zeta Psi; studied in Paris; surg. U. S. A .; memb. Am. Med. Assoc .; d. Santa Fe, N. Mex., May 10, '82; buried Friedensburg, Pa.
Clyde, Rev. John Cunningham, A. B .; A. M .; D. D. (Maryville Col. '85). Easton, Pa.
b. White Deer Valley, Pa., Oct. 22, 1841; 72nd Ill. Regt., '62-'63 ; Provost Marshall, Ky .; W .; Delta Kappa Epsilon ; Lat. Salut. ; P. T. S. '66-'69; ss. Tioga, Pa., '68; ord. Pby. Chariton, Oct. 13, '69; hm. Centreville, Ia., '69-'70; ss. Shenandoah, Pa., '70-'72; p. East White- land and Charlestown, Pa., '72-'79: p. Bloomsbury, N. J., '79-'01 ; res. Easton, Pa., 'of- ; author "History of the Irish Settlement, Pa .; " "Reminiscences of the Irish Settlement;" "Life of Prof. James H. Coffin ;" "Life of Chaplain John Rosebrough;" "Guide to Extempora- neous Prayer ;" "Mohammedanism a Pseudo Christianity ;" "History of Bloomsbury Church;" "History of the Churches of Newton Pres- bytery ;" and pamphlets.
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Eckard, Rev. Leighton Wilson, A. B .; A. M .; D. D. (Laf. 'go). 4528 Pine St., Phila., Pa. b. Savannah, Ga., Sept. 23, 1845; W .; Phi Kappa Sigma; P. T. S. '66- '69; Master orator '69; ord. 2nd Pby. Phila., June 17, '69; missy. Chefoo, China, '69-'74; p. Abington, Pa., '75-'91; p. Brainerd Ch., Easton, Pa., '91-'93; p. Brained Union Ch., Easton, Pa., '93-'06; trustee Laf., '97- ; secy. Pa. Bible Soc., '06- ; chaplain Georgia Soc. of Cin- cinnati; author "A History of Abington Church from 1714 to 1876."
*Elliott, James Perry, A. B.
b. 1846; F .; stud. law Univ. Mich .; d. Plain Grove, Pa., Feb. 9, '77.
*Kaercher, George Ringgold, A. B .; A. M.
b. Pottsville, Pa., Nov. 1, 1845; W .; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Fowler pr .; adm. bar, Pottsville, Pa., Nov., '68; dist. atty., Schuylkill Co., Pa., '75-'78; solic. gen. Phila. & Reading R. R., '83-'90; killed in railway wreck at Shoemakersville, Pa., Sept. 19, '90.
*Keller, Rev. George, A. B .; A. M.
b. Easton, Pa., May 27, 1844; F .; Zeta Psi; Valedic .; priv. 5th Pa. Mil .; tea. Newton, N. J., '66; tut. Laf., '66-'69; P. T. S. '69-'70; prof. Eng. Lang. and Lit. State Univ., Iowa, '70-'71; ord. Pby. Lackawanna, Apr. 22, '72; p. Tunkhannock, Pa., '72-'80; p. So. Bend, Ind., '80-'88; d. South Bend, Ind., May 23, '88.
Mckenzie, William, A. B .; A. M .; M. D. (Univ. of Pa. '71). Conshohocken, Pa. b. Antrim Co., Ireland, Nov. 14, 1841; F .; Zeta Psi; tea. N. J., '66-'68; memb. Mont. Co. Med. Soc .; memb. Pa. State Med. Soc .; memb. Am. Acad. of Med.
*Sitgreaves, Charles Miner, A. B.
b. Phillipsburg, N. J., July 20, 1847; W .; journalist, Easton, Pa .; d. N. Y. City, Mar. 16, 'OI.
Wells, Rev. Elijah Bradner, A. B .; A. M .; D. D. (Chicago Sem. of Sciences '08).
Sterling, Kan. b. Ridgeburg, N. Y., May 12, 1840; F .; W. T. S. '66-'69; ord. Pby. Hudson, '69; p. White Lake, N. Y., '69-'71 ; ss. Tyrone, N. Y., '71-'76; p. Monterey, N. Y., '76-'83; p. Troy, Kan., '83-'85; p. Chase and Ellinwood, Kan., '85-'87; p. Geneseo, Kan., '87-'90; p. Rome, Kan., '90-'92; ss. Hill City, Kan., '92-'98; ss. Plainville, Kan., '99; ss. Bar- nard, Kan., '00-'02; ss. Lincoln, Kan., '03-'05 ; ill health and retired '05; trustee Highland Univ., Highland, Kan.
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Wood, James Whitfield, A. B .; A. M. Easton, Pa.
b. Deckertown, N. J., Jan. 17, 1845; F .; Phi Kappa Sigma; private in 38th Regt. Pa. Mil., '63; Master orator '69; editor '66-'81; memb. City Councils, Easton, Pa .; pres. Easton Bd. of Trade; mfr. boilers and machinery.
NON-GRADUATES
*Edinger, Daniel Seaman.
b. Easton, Pa., Apr. 12, 1848; F .; Zeta Psi; killed in railroad accident
at Green's Bridge, N. J., Dec. I, '65.
McCartney, Henry Maxwell, A. M. Berkeley, Cal.
b. Easton, Pa., Apr. 12, 1848; left end of Jun. yr .; W .; civ. eng .; in charge of Western Pacific Railway, '06.
*Yelverton, Thomas, A. M.
b. Chester, N. Y., Oct. 24, 1844; in Col. '62-'65; F .; Phi Kappa Sigma ; J. O .; in 38th Regt. Pa. Mil., '63; fire ins. broker; county clerk, Schenectady Co., N. Y .; d. Schenectady, N. Y., May 13, '88.
1867
GRADUATES
Bergstresser, Peter S., A. B .; A. M. Berrysburg, Pa. b. Northumberland Co., Pa., Nov. 2, 1836; W .; Ist Lieut. Co. I, 177th Pa. Regt .; Capt. Co. H, 192nd Pa. Regt .; prin. Berrysburg, Pa., Sem., '68-'74; memb. Pa. Legis., '68; prin. High Sch., Lykens, Pa., '74-'81; supervising prin. pub. schs. Treverton, Pa., '83-'02; res. Berrysburg, Pa., '02- ; chief burgess, ib., '09-'13.
*Conkling, Edward Payson, A. B.
b. Boonton N. J., Aug. 10, 1846; F .; Phi Kappa Sigma; adm. bar, N. J., '72; Prosecutor of the Pleas, Hunterdon Co., N. J., '81-'86; d. Flemington, N. J., Aug. 30, '09.
"Heany, Rev. Ezra Shive, A. B.
b. Riegelsville, Pa., June 23, 1839; F .; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Corpl. 135th Pa. Inf .; W. T. S. '67-'70; ord. Pby. Pittsburgh, May 10, '71 ; p. Mt. Pisgah, Pa., '71-'72; p. Centre Ch., Pa., '72-'78; ss. and p. Nebo and Strasburg, Pa., '78-'83; p. Bakerstown, Pa., '83-'96; p. Finleyville and Mingo, Pa., '96-'97 ; became blind and gave up min- istry '97 ; d. Canonsburg, Pa., Apr. 16, '00.
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*Hess, Robert James, A. B .; A. M .; M. D. (Univ. of Pa. '71).
b. Easton, Pa., Oct. 25, 1845; F .; Zeta Psi; studied in Europe; priv. Pa. Artil., '63; phys. Pa. Hosp. (Insane Dept.), '74-'80; Northern Dispensary, Phila., Pa., '80- ; ed. Amer. edn. of "Cazeaux and Far- nier's Obstetrics"; d. June 20, '09.
*Johnson, Rev. Samuel Loy, A. B .; A. M.
b. Perry Co., Pa., Feb. 13, 1833; in Col. Jun. Sen .; W .; W. T. S. '67-'70; ord. Pby. Butler, Nov., '70; p. Portersville, Pa., '70-'72; p. Mt. Nebo and Zelienople, Pa., '70-'82; p. Black Jack, Kan., '82-'87; Princeton, Richmond and Central City, Kan., '88; d. Princeton, Kan., Dec. I, '88.
Kase, John Hervey, A. B. 408 Walnut St., Phila., Pa. F .; Phi Kappa Sigma; in 13th Regt. Pa. Mil., '63 ; gen. agt. Danville, Hazelton and Wilkes-Barre R. R .; in ins. bus.
Knipe, Rev. Samuel Worman, A. B. Phoenix, Ariz. b. Bucks Co., Pa., Apr. 9, 1840; W .; W. T. S. '67-'70; lic. Pby. Donegal, Apr. 13, '69; ord. Pby. Philadelphia, Pa., May 10, '70; ss. Millvale, Pa., '67-'70; p. Delaware Water Gap, Pa., '70-'83; p. Oceanic, N. J., '83-'07.
*Pfouts, John Michael, A. B.
b. Lycoming Co., Pa., Mar. 5, 1849; F .; Iota Alpha Kappa; Lat. Salut .; Fowler pr .; tea. Mt. Holly, N. J. .
Rutter, Rev. Lindley Charles, Jr., A. B .; A. M. Williamsport, Pa. b. Chestnut Level, Pa., Nov. 7, 1847; W .; W. T. S. '67-'70; lic. Pby. Donegal, Apr., '69; ord. Pby. St. Clairsville, Oct., '70; p. Caldwell and Olive, O., '70-'72; p. Upper West Nottingham, Pa., '72-'85; p. N. Bergen, N. Y., '86-'90 ; ss. Lycoming Centre, Pa., '91-'93; p. Bethany, Pa., '91-'04; p. Arkport, N. Y., '05- .
Smith, Robert Henry, A. B .; A. M. 53 St. Paul St., Baltimore, Md. b. Lower Chanceford, Pa., Dec. 1, 1845; W .; Zeta Psi; Fowler pr .; Valedic .; Master orator, '70; Corpl. 194th Pa. Regt .; lawyer, Balt., Md., '70- ; dir. Building & Trust Co .; Chief Judge Supreme Court, Baltimore; U. S. Congress; trustee McDonough Sch .; comr. for build- ing new Balt. Courthouse; pres. Bd. of Supervisors of Election.
NON-GRADUATES
*Holt, David Benjamin.
b. Easton, Pa., Apr. 12, 1847; in Col. 2 yrs .; W .; Iota Alpha Kappa ; Chi Phi; with Glendon Iron Co., Easton, Pa., '65-'90; city assessor, Easton, Pa., '00-c6; d. Easton, Pa. Oct. 18, '06.
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1867
Latta, Samuel Whitehill, M. D. (Univ. of Pa. '68).
3626 Baring St., Phila., Pa. b.Parkesburg, Pa., July 23, 1848; in Col. '63-'66; W .; Zeta Psi; asst. surg. U. S. Navy, '68-'73; memb. Phila. Co. Med. Soc .; memb. Pa. State Med. Soc .; memb. Am. Public Health Assn .; memb. Am. Med. Assn .; chief med. examiner Pa. R. R. '86- ; memb. Pa. State Board of Med. Examiners; auth. "Railway Directory of the U. S. and Canada ;" "Differential Diagnosis of Myaliga Lumbalis and Lumbar Sprain ;" "Fractures of Superior Maxilla ;" "Water Supply and Water Closets on Railroads ;" "Railway Sanitation;" "Epidemic Catarrh;" "Physical Examinations for Life Insurance."
Maynard, James W.
Williamsport, Pa.
b. Williamsport, Pa., Mar. 24, 1844; in Col. Fresh .; lumber bus., Williamsport, Pa.
*Messinger, Levin A.
b. Northampton Co., Pa., Dec. 27, 1844; in Col. Fresh .; W .; druggist, '67; his specialty is supply of medical stores to ships, impostor of vessels of port of Phila., Pa., 8 yrs.
*McFarlane, William Robert.
b. Reedsville, Pa., Feb. 13, 1847; Gen. 'Sci. '66-'67; F .; Phi Kappa Sigma; in 195th Regt. Pa. Mil .; stockman in Mo., Indian Ter. and Tex., '69- ; d. Feb. 20, 'II.
Ott, Isaac, A. M. (Laf. '77); M. D. (Univ. of Pa. '69). Easton, Pa. b. Upper Mt. Bethel, Pa., Nov. 30, 1847; CI .; W .; Iota Alpha Kappa ; Chi Phi; stud. universities Leipzig, Wurtzburg and Berlin, '71-'72; lecturer and demonstrator of Exp. Physiol., Univ. of Pa., '75-'76; Fellow in Biol., Johns Hopkins Univ., '78; prof. Physiol., Medico-Chi. Col., '94; also ex-dean, ib., '95-'96; memb. of various med. socs .; author "Cocain, Veratria and Celseminum;" "Action of Medicines;" "Physi- ology;" "Fever, Thermotaxis and Calorimetry of Malarial Fever;" "Modern Antipyretis;" "Contribution to Physiology and Pathology of the Nervous System;" contr. to Med. Journals.
Rader, Charles Innes. San Diego, Cal.
b. Easton, Pa., Oct. 19, 1845; special course '63-'67; Zeta Psi; in Frei- burg Royal Sch. of Mines, '67-'70; propr. and mgr. furnace, Vincent, Ohio, '72-'77; res. grad. Laf., '78; Phoenixville, Pa., '79-'83; mgr. Sheridan, Pa., '83-'85; mgr. Paxton, Pa., '86- ; memb. Am. Inst. Min. Eng.
Scott, Henry Wyatt, A. M. (Laf. 'oo); LL. D. (Laf. 'o7). Easton, Pa. b. Newtown, Pa., Mar. 18, 1846; in Col. '64-'65; F .; Phi Kappa Sigma ; in 45th Regt. Pa. Mil., '63; adm. bar, Bucks Co., Pa., Apr. 29, '68; adm. bar, Northampton Co., Pa., Apr. 30, '68; boro. solic. Easton, '75-'78; Judge and later Pres. Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, Third Judicial Dist. of Pa., '94- .
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Schobert, Rev. Levi.
W.
*Stem, Edwin Douglass.
b. Reading, Pa., 1848; W .; d. Washington, D. C., Apr. II, '65.
Stewart, James William.
F .; lawyer; tea. Choctaw Govt. Sch.
1868
GRADUATES
Arthur, Rev. Richard, A. B .; A. M. Topeka, Kan.
b. Chestnut Level, Pa., Mar. 21, 1845; W .; W. T. S. '68-'71; ord. Pby. Westminster, June 6, '71 ; missy. Siam, '71-'73; ss. Hopewell and Little Brittain, Pa., '74; missy. Fulton and Franklin Cos., Pa., '74-'82; ss. Waterloo, Pa., '82-'83; missy. Butler and Morris Cos., Kan., '83-'92; p. White City, Kan., '87-'92; p. Lincoln, Kan., '92-'96; ss. Wamego, Kan., '97; missy. Phillips and Rocks Cos., Kan., '97-'03; ss. Auburn and Wakarusa, Kan., '03-'05; missy. Hill City, Rocks and Osborn Cos., Kan .; also ss. Rose Valley and Kill Creek, Kan., '06-'I0; ss. Bethel, Kan., 'I0-'II; tea. York and Franklin Cos., Pa.
Baker, Herbert LeGrand, A. B .; A. M. 613 Moffat Block, Detroit, Mich. / b. Clifford, Mich., Mar. 14, 1846; F .; Zeta Psi; Fowler pr .; adm. bar, Detroit, Mich., Apr. 30, '70; Master orator ; memb. Am. Bar Assocn .; memb. Mich. & Detroit Bar Assocns .; real estate; ins .; corporation lawyer.
*Boal, Rev. James Welch, A. B .; A. M.
b. Boalsburg, Pa., July 1I, 1838; W .; P. T. S. '68-'71; ord. Pby. Huntingdon, Oct. 4, '71; ss. and p. Saxton and Yellow Creek, Pa., '71-'75; p. Allenwood, Pa., '75-'87; p. Williamsport, Pa., '87-'93; p. Port Carbon, Pa., '94-'04; ev. Centre Hall, Pa., '04- ; d. Centre Hall, Pa., Sept. 27, '08.
*Brown, Alfred, A. B .; M. D. (Univ. of Pa. '71).
b. Northampton Co., Pa., 1847; W .; Delta Kappa Epsilon ; phys. Heller- town, Pa., '71-'01; councilman ib., '74-'76; chf. burgess ib., '81-'84; d. Sept. 10, 'OI.
*Filson, Rev. William H., A. B .; A. M.
b. Sadsburyville, Pa., July 20, 1839; ent'd. Soph .; F .; astron. pr .; W. T. S. '68-'71 ; lic. Pby. Huntingdon, June 14, '71 ; ord. Pby. Clarion, Sept. 27, '71 ; p. Beechwoods, Pa., '71-'83; p. Maysville and Richards- ville, Pa., '71-'75; p. Frenchtown, N. J., '83-'99; ss. Kingwood, N. J., '83-'85; res. Easton, Pa., '99-'05; d. Easton, Pa., Dec. 30, '05.
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