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Moore, Rev. Francis Hardy, A. B .; A. M .; D. D. (Laf. '97). Middletown, Del. b. Phila., Pa., Aug. 29, 1850; ent'd. Soph .; F .; Phi Delta Theta; Douglass pr .; 3rd. J. O. pr .; Meth. Episc. min .; p. Tacony, Pa., '77- '80; p. Mount Pleasant Ave., Germantown, Pa., '80-'83; p. Bryn Mawr, Pa., '83-'84; p. Norristown, Pa., '84-'87; ent'd. Presb. Ch., '87; p. Middletown, Del., '90- ; Moderator Synod of Balt., '06.
Patterson, James Lawson, Ph. B .; D. Sci. (Prin. Col. '88). Chestnut Hill, Phila., Pa. b. Savannah, O., Aug. 18, 1849; F .; Phi Kappa Psi; Harvey pr .; New Shakespeare Soc. pr .; tea. Pottstown, Pa .; tea. Lawrenceville, N. J .; prof. Math. Union Col., '04-'07; headmaster Chestnut Hill Acad., Phila .; auth. Arithmetical reviews.
Plumb, George Henry Ruggles, Ph. B .; M. S. 512 Melrose St., Chicago, Ill. b. Honesdale, Pa., June 12, 1854; W .; adm. bar, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Oct., '80; prin. High Sch., Duluth, Minn., '87-'90; tea. Physics, High Sch., Minneapolis, Minn., '90-'92; prin. Grammar Sch., Chicago, '92- '01; memb. Sons of Amer. Revol.
Potter, Henry Albert, Ph. B .; M. S. 41 Union Sq. West, New York City. b. Phila., Pa., Dec. 19, 1856; Fresh. Soph., Univ. Pa .; Jun. Sen., Laf .; Sigma Chi; mfr. oilcloths; donor F. A. March pr .; memb. N. J. Legis., '86; memb. Chicago Republican Convention, '88.
Radcliffe, McCluney, A. B .; A. M .; M. D. (Univ. of Pa. '82). 1906 Chestnut St., Phila., Pa. b. Lewistown, Pa., June 6, 1854; F .; Phi Delta Theta; post grad. Chem., '79; res. phys. Orthopaedic and Germantown Hospitals, Phila., '82-'83; asst. surg. Orthopaedic Hosp., '83- ; asst. Wills Eye Hosp. and Eye and Ear Dept. Pa. Hosp .; trustee Laf., '96- .
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*Ramsey, Rev. James Nelson, Jr., A. B .; A. M.
b. Lebanon, N. J., Dec. 26, 1847; ent'd. Jun .; W .; Phi Kappa Sigma; Drew Theol. Sem .; memb. Newark M. E. Conference; p. Tuckahoe, N. Y .; p. Saugerties, N. Y .; p. Fishkill-on-Hudson, N. Y .; p. St. Andrews, N. Y. City; p. Amenia, N. Y., and other places; d. Somer- ville, N. J., Jan. 29, '04.
Reynolds, Stephen Marion, A. B. Terre Haute, Ind. b. Factoryville, Pa., Aug. 4, 1854; W .; hon. Philol. oration; stud. law, Mich. Univ .; adm. bar, Wyoming Co., Pa., Nov. 10, '79; oil bus., Findlay, O., '91- .
Riegner, Wallace Berkley, C. E .; M. S. 114 N. 17th St., Phila., Pa. b. Upper Strasburg, Pa., Jan. 27, 1854; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Jun. Math. pr .; Sen. Astron. pr .; hon. philos. oration; asst. eng. P. & R. R. R., '79-'92; eng. of bridges, '92- ; memb. Amer. Soc. Civ. Eng .; memb. Franklin Institute.
*Risk, James Boyd, A. B .; A. M .; M. D. (Univ. of Pa. '79).
b. Muncy, Pa., Oct. 26, 1857; ent'd. Soph .; drug bus. 5 yrs .; phys .; d. Feb. 7, '05.
Scott, Rev. Harry Omar, A. B .; D. D. (Hastings Col. '94). Salida, Colo. b. Latrobe, Pa., Aug. 5, 1854; ent'd. Soph .; W .; Phi Delta Theta; Valedic .; Phi Beta Kappa; U. T. S. '77-'80; ord. Pby. Nebraska City, Oct. 14, '80; p. Brownville, Neb., '80-'83; p. Hiawatha, Kan., '83-'91 ; trustee Highland Univ .; p. Hastings, Neb., '91-'97; trustee Hastings Col., '91-'97; p. Carthage, Mo., '97-'05; trustee Carthage Col. Inst., '00-'05; p. Guthrie, Okla., '05-'12; trustee Omaha Theol. Sem .; trustee Henry Kendall Col., '07-'12; treas. Synod of Oklahoma (Incorp.), '08-'12; p. Salida, Colo., '12- .
*Shoemaker, John Creswell, A. B.
b. Academia, Pa., Apr. 7, 1857; F .; Sigma Chi; adm. bar, Chambers- burg, Pa., Sept. I, '79; adm. bar, Pittsburgh, Pa., Mar. 2, '81; deputy secy. Commonwealth Pa., '83-'87; lawyer, Pittsburgh, Pa., '87- ; d. Apr. II, '06.
*Silver, Benjamin, Jr., A. B.
b. Glenville, Md., Oct. 29, 1857; W .; memb. Md. Legis., '83 and '85; memb. Md. State Senate, '89-'90; d. July 26, '90.
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Snyder, Clinton Creveling, C. E. 104 York Ave., West Pittston, Pa. b. Espy, Pa., May 19, 1854; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Douglass pr .; draughtsman, Lackawanna Iron Co., Scranton, Pa., '78-'80; prin. draughtsman Surv. Gen. Office Mont., '80-'82; asst. eng. Palatka & Indian R. R., Jacksonville, Fla., '83; Fla. So. Ry., '84-'85; cashier Central Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West R. R., Fla., '85; chf. clk. Land Dept. Fla., '85-'87; asst. eng. and draughtsman, Scranton Steel Co., Scranton, Pa., '87-'91; Lackawanna Steel Co., Buffalo, N. Y., '01-'05; with Exeter Mech. Wks., Pittston, Pa., '05-'08; chf. draughts- man constr., Coal Dept. D. L. & W. R. R., Scranton, Pa., '08- .
*Terbush, Rev. George Washington, A. B .; A. M.
b. Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Jan. 6, 1851; Drew Theol. Sem., '72-'75; ent'd. Laf. Jun .; W .; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Douglass pr., '77; memb. N. Y. and Pittsburgh, Pa., M. E. Conferences; p. M. E. Chs., Belleville, N. J., '78-'79; New York, N. Y., '80; Tuckahoe, N. Y., '81; New York, N. Y., '81-'83; Franklin, N. Y., '83-'85; Mt. Kisco, N. Y., and Mckeesport, Pa., '85- ; d. prior to June, '02.
*Todd, James, Jr., A. B.
Ent'd. Soph .; W .; Phi Kappa Psi; first in his class, West Point Mil. Acad .; d. West Point Mil. Acad., Aug. 20, '78.
*Turner, Rev. Frank Newcomb, A. B.
b. Port Carbon, Pa., Sept. 30, 1852; F .; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Douglass prs .; P. T. S. '77-'78; res. Port Carbon, Pa., '78-'80; merch. Rend- ville, O., '80-'83; Miners Nat'l. Bank, Pottsville, Pa., '84-'92; res. Port Carbon, Pa., '83-'01; d. Port Carbon, Pa., Dec. 8, 'OI.
Uhler, Rev. Jacob Peter, A. B .; A. M .; Ph. D. St. Peter, Minn. b. Stockertown, Pa., Aug. 26, 1854; F .; Phi Delta Theta; grad. Luth. Theol. Sem., Phila., '81; v. prin. Keystone Normal Sch., Kutztown, Pa., '81-'82; prof. Math. and Phys. Sci. Gustavus Adolphus Col., St. Peter, Minn., '82- ; v. pres. ib., '95- .
*Van Horn, Richard Marshall, A. B .; A. M.
b. Johnsonburg, N. J., Aug. 19, 1854; W .; prin. Honeywell Acad., Mt. Hermon, N. J .; prin. schs. East Stroudsburg, Pa .; prin. schs. Belvi- dere, N. J .; prin. High Sch. Blairstown, N. J., 'og-'12; lawyer ; d. Hope, N. J., May 27, '12.
Walters, Lewis Rhoads, C. E .; M. S. Phoenixville, Pa. Iota Alpha Kappa; asst. eng. Phoenix Iron Co., Phoenixville, Pa .; Lieut. Col. IIth Regt. N. G. of Pa.
Ward, Artemus Crawford, B. S. 6361 Greenwood Ave., Chicago, Il1. W .; Delta Kappa Epsilon; lawyer, York, Neb.
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Wells, George Miles, A. B .; A. M .; M. D. (Univ. of Pa. '85). Wayne, Pa. b. South Easton, Pa., Feb. 9, 1855; F .; Delta Kappa Epsilon; asst. supt. Andover Iron Wks., Phillipsburg, N. J., '77-'81; res. phys. Blockley Hosp., Phila., Pa., '85-'86; asst. phys. State Hosp. for Insane, Norristown, Pa., '86-'87; asst. res. phys. Phila. Hosp., '87-'90; phys. Wayne, Pa., '90- .
Youngblood, Martin Jacob, A. B .; A. M. Hackettstown, N. J. b. Johnsonburg, N. J., Dec. 25, 1854; adm. bar, N. J., Feb., '81 ; lawyer, Hackettstown, N. J.
NON-GRADUATES
Adamson, Charles Baeder, M. S. (Laf. '92).
76 E. Logan St., Germantown, Pa. Chem. course, '73-'76; Theta Delta Chi; mfr. glue, Phila .; trustee and treas. Gen'1. Assembly Presb. Ch. in U. S. A .; trustee Laf., '93- .
Allen, John Hays, Jr. 2 Rector St., New York City. b. Montoursville, Pa., June 22, 1857; Gen. Sci. Fresh. Soph .; W .; druggist ; genl. mgr. and treas. Patterson-Allen Eng. Co., N. Y.
Barnes, Avon Shimer. Allentown, Pa. b. Allentown, Pa., Sept. 7, 1855; Gen. Sci. Fresh .; Chi Phi; machinist ; mfr .; pres. Penn Allen Cement Co., Nazareth, Pa.
Boone, Olin Sargeant. Espy, Pa. Fresh.
Brewer, Joseph. Gen. Sci. Fresh .; F.
*Brooks, Wells Simon.
b. Brattleboro, Vt., July 19, 1855; Gen. Sci. I term Fresh .; tea. Brattle- boro, Vt .; d. Dec. 24, '85.
*Bustillo, Manuel J. Gen. Sci. Fresh.
*Clark, Robert William.
b. Chambersburg, Pa., Aug. 21, 1854; Civ. Eng. course, '73-'76; on Cumberland Valley R. R .; d. Alhambra, Cal., Apr. 7, '12.
Clemens, Harold. 210 W. 107th St., New York City. b. Easton, Pa., Aug. 15, 1858; Cl. '73-'76; F .; Zeta Psi; Va. Mil. Inst., '77; West Point Mil. Acad., '77-'80.
*Cook, Walter Ingleton.
b. Trenton, N. J., Oct. 19, 1854; Gen. Sci. Fresh .; F .; Zeta Psi; bank cashier ; d. Trenton, N. J., '86.
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Craighead, Robert Gilson. Dayton, Ohio.
b. Dayton, O .; Gen. Sci. special 3 yrs .; F .; Sigma Chi; bank teller.
Darr, Rufus, A. B. (Laf. '87).
b. Westmoreland Co., Pa., Aug. 28, 1852; Cl. Soph .; W .; Phi Delta Theta; prin. High Sch., Rochester, N. Y.
*Dilts, Ferdinand Van Derver.
b. Somerville, N. J., Apr. 5, 1858; in Col. 3 yrs .; W .; Delta Kappa Epsilon ; adm. bar, June, '82; lawyer, Elizabeth and Somerville, N. J., '82-'87; deputy secy. and auditor, D. L. & W. R. R., N. Y. City, Nov., '87-'93; d. Somerville, N. J., Apr. 18, '93.
Dull, Casper, B. S.
Harrisburg, Pa. Special chem. 3 yrs .; Theta Delta Chi; lawyer.
*Earle, Edward Mortimer.
b. Catasauqua, Pa., Apr. 13, 1855; Gen. Sci. Freslı. Soph .; Chi Phi; mfr. machinery; accountant; ins. agt .; in Cleveland, O., '82-'87; with Alpha Portland Cement Co., Easton, Pa., '05-'07; d. Easton, Pa., Sept. IO, '12.
Ferguson, Thomas Chalmers.
b. Bordentown, N. J .; Cl .; left Jun. yr .; W .; lumber bus. Chicago, Il1. Fleisher, Daniel, Ph. D. (Pa. Col. '88). Lancaster, Pa. b. Newport, Pa., Sept. 22, 1852; Gen. Sci. Fresh .; W .; grad. Pa. Col., Gettysburg, Pa, '80; prin. acad., Newport, Pa., '80-'84; prin. High Sch. Troy, Pa., '84-'96; prin. pub. schs. Wellsboro, Pa., '96-'98; supt. schs. Columbia, Pa., '98-'11; supt. schs. Lancaster Co., Pa., 'II- .
*Fuller, Frank Moore.
Special course Soph .; Delta Kappa Epsilon; studied law in Easton, Pa., '75-'76; lawyer, Uniontown, Pa., '79-'05; d. Uniontown, Pa, July IO, '05.
Griffith, Charles Cooper. Front Royal, Va. b. July 21, 1852; Cl. Fresh. and Soph .; tea. Brady, Pa.
*Hamilton, Alexander.
Gen. Sci. Fresh. Soph .; W .; memb. Amer. Inst. Min. Eng .; perished with wife and two children in flood, Johnstown, Pa., May 31, '89.
*Hecht, John Peter, M. D. (Jeff. Med. Col.).
b. Easton, Pa., Aug. 1, 1857; Cl. Fresh .; Phi Kappa Psi, Pa. Col .; grad. Pa. Col., Gettysburg, Pa .; phys .; d. Somerville, N. J., Feb. 12, '12.
*Hunt, David.
b. Catasauqua, Pa., Aug. 26, 1844; Civ. Eng. Fresh .; F .; Phi Kappa Sigma; supt. Lehigh Fire-Brick Co .; d. Catasauqua, Pa., Feb. 24, '97.
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Jenks, Walter Barton. 362 N. 7th St., Roseville, Newark, N. J. Gen. Sci. Fresh .; F .; Phi Kappa Sigma; bus. N. Y. City.
*Kline, Charles Robert. Lancaster, Pa. b. Lancaster, Pa., Oct. 31, 1856; Cl. Fresh .; adm. bar, '78; lawyer, Lancaster, Pa .; d. June 28, '06.
Knapp, Charles Paxton, M. D. (Bellevue, N. Y., '77); Ph. B. (Laf. '79); M. S. (Laf. '89).
Wyoming, Pa. b. Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Aug. 13, 1853; Lat. Sci. Fresh. Soph .; W .; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Univ. of Pa. Med. Dept., '75-'76; post grad. stud. Bellevue Hosp. Med. Col., '77-'78; phys. City Hosp., Wilkes-Barre, Pa., '78; memb. Borough Council, Wyoming, Pa., '85; pres. Luzerne Co., Pa., Med. Soc., '88; Fellow Am. Acad. Med.
Laubach, Alfred Preston. Siegfried, Pa. b. Laubachsville, Pa., Dec. 19, 1854; Gen. Sci. Fresh .; merch. Sieg- fried's Bridge, Pa.
Leaman, Rosh, M. D. 1818 Girard Ave., Phila., Pa. In Col. I term Fresh .; Chi Phi, F. & M. Col .; phys. Lancaster, Pa.
Long, Albert Miller. 5530 Howe St., Pittsburgh, Pa. b. Pittsburgh, Pa., Aug. 2, 1855; Gen. Sci. '72-'74; F .; Theta Delta Chi; glass mfr. Pittsburgh, Pa .; with N. Y. L. E. & W. R. R. at Pittsburgh; operator on Pittsburgh Stock Exchange; memb. Acad. Science and Art of Pittsburgh, Pa .; memb. Pa. Soc. Sons of Amer. Rev.
Long, Rev. Edwin Wack, A. B. (Laf. '80).
b. Norristown, Pa., Nov. 19, 1853; F .; Douglass pr. '74; U. T. S. '77-'80; ord. Pby. Norris and Orange, Apr. 21, '81 ; p. Fairmont, N. J., '80-'84; p. Brandt, Pa., '84-'87; p. Glen Riddle, Pa., '87-'89; p. Green Hill Ch., Wilmington, Del., '89-'01; invalid.
Long, Leslie McLean.
b. Summit Hill, Pa., Apr. 20, 1855; Civ. Eng. Fresh .; F .; Phi Kappa Sigma; bus.
Lyon, Frank Fisher.
b. Franklin, Pa., June 3, 1847; sp. course drafting 2 terms; civ. eng .; in Coal Co., Arnot, Pa.
Macalester, Charles, Jr. Wytheville, Va. Gen. Sci. Fresh .; Theta Delta Chi.
*McCollum, Henry.
b. Ulster, Ireland, Feb. I, 1854; W .; Douglass pr .; min. in view; d. in Col., Mar. II, '75.
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McFarlane, Charles W., C. E. 500 S. 44th St., Phila., Pa., Civ. Eng. Fresh .; grad. Lehigh Univ. '76; mfr .; with Sellers & Co., Phila., 7 yrs .; in Germany, '91-'93; auth. "Canons of Criticism."
*Mayfield, Clifton, M. D. (Columbian Univ. '80).
b. Georgetown, D. C., Feb. 6, 1858; Cl. Fresh. Soph. Jun .; W .; Iota Alpha Kappa; Chi Phi; post grad. Bellevue Hosp. 'Med. Sch., '80-'81 ; res. phys. Columbia Hosp. for Women, '81-'82; res. phys. U. S. Soldiers Home Hosp., Washington, D. C., '82-'84; phys. Washington, D. C .; auth. "Hydrophobia;" "Therapeutic Value of Strychnia;" "Relapse in Typhoid Fever ;" "Auto-intoxication of Intestinal Origin ;" d. Canarsie, L. I., Nov. 15, '09.
Meigs, Hermann Van Loan. Pottstown, Pa.
b. Pottstown, Pa., Sept. 12, 1854; special Sci. Fresh .; Zeta Psi; mechanical eng. Reading Iron Co., Reading, Pa., '78-'81; supt. Pa. Bolt & Nut Co., Lebanon, Pa., '81-'88; shipper of coal, iron and coke, Phila., '88-'95; bursar of Hill Sch., Pottstown, Pa., '95- ; memb. Am. Inst. Min. Eng.
Mills, Edward, Jr. Everett, Wash.
b. Ulster, Pa., Feb. 15, 1854; Gen. Sci. Fresh. Soph .; W .; adm. bar, Towanda, Pa., Sept., '78; lawyer, Athens, Pa., '78-'91 ; lawyer, Everett, Wash., '91- ; sch. dir. Everett City schs., '96-'98; U. S. Indian agt. Tulalip Agency, Wash., '98-'01.
*Mordough, Edward Francis, A. B. (Laf. '82); M. D. (L. I. Med. Col.).
b. Springfield, O., Apr. 8, 1856; in Col. '73-'76; F .; Phi Kappa Sigma ; Douglass pr. '74; res. surg. King's Co. Hosp., Flatbush, L. I .; d. Brooklyn, N. Y., Aug. 9, '93.
Newton, Fred Gordon, M. D. (Univ. of Pa.). Towanda, Pa. Cl .; left Col. Sen. yr .; F.
Northrop, Howard. 169 Jackson Bldg., Chicago, Ill. Gen. Sci. Fresh .; Sigma Chi; bus. Tunkhannock, Pa .; ry. div. supt.
Pardee, Barton. Hazleton, Pa.
b. Hazleton, Pa., Sept. 19, 1855; Gen. Sci. Fresh. Soph .; F .; Theta Delta Chi; supt. car factory, and lumber mfr .; fire brick mfr., Lock Haven, Pa.
Parish, David Gribbon.
b. Cynthiana, Ky., Jan. I, 1854; Cl. I yr .; F .; adm. bar, Ky., '79; lawyer, St. Louis, Mo.
*Patterson, William Hart.
b. Phila., Pa. May 24, 1856; ent'd. Soph .; left Jun. yr .; F .; Zeta Psi; admı. bar, Washington, D. C., June, '78; held govt. offices; d. Battle Creek, Mich., Jan. 8, '08.
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Penney, John Jasper Thompson.
b. Mckeesport, Pa., Sept. 4, 1857; stud. law, Pittsburgh, Pa .; lawyer, Mckeesport, Pa.
Plumer, Arnold Gilmore.
b. Franklin, Pa., Mar. II, 1855; Gen. Sci. Fresh. Soph. part Jun. yr .; F .; Phi Kappa Psi; banker and broker, Phila., '78-'90; Paris, '90-'94; London, '94.
Pomeroy, Samuel Crawford. Waterloo, Iowa.
b. Academia, Pa., June I, 1851; in Col. pt. Fresh. yr .; merch. Tyrone, Pa., until '86; Cal., '88- ; merch. Waterloo, Ia.
Reagle, Milo Pearson. Boonton, N. J.
b. Rocksburg, Pa., July 18, 1850; Cl. 3 yrs .; W .; Iota Alpha Kappa ; Chi Phi; prin. Portland, Pa., '77-'81 ; prin. Hokendauqua, Pa., 181-'03; supt. Boonton, N. J., '03- .
*Rice, Rev. Harry Vernon.
b. Fulton, N. Y., Oct. 25, 1852; left Col. end of Jun .; F .; Phi Delta Theta; U. T. S. '76-'78; P. T. S. '78-'79; ord. Pby. Mankato, Oct. 8, '79; ss. Flandreau, Dak., '80; pe. Carson City, Nev., '81; ss. Cambria, Cal., '81-'82; ss. Ione, Cal., '82-'84; ss. Union, Ore., '85-'86; p. Port Townsend, Wash., '86-'96; p. Quilcene, Wash., '96-'97; res. ib., '98-'04; Santa Barbara, Cal., '04-'09; d. Santa Barbara, Cal., Feb. 26, '09.
Roller, Blair Webster. Williamsburg, Pa.
b. Springfield Furnace, Pa., Nov. 5, 1852; Gen. Sci. 4 terms; F .; farmer.
Savitz, Charles, Jennings. 1027 W. Cambria St., Phila., Pa. b. Easton, Pa., Dec. 20, 1856; Fresh. 2 terms; Easton Col. Business and Finance, '76; asst. Prof. Coffin, Laf., '78-'79; private secy. ex.Pres. Cattell, Phila., '79-'83; clk. in Col. office, Laf., '83-'88; clerk, Presb. Bd. Min. Relief, Phila., '89- .
Schwartz, Jacob Washington, B. S. (Laf. '82).
b. Tamaqua, Pa., Feb. 22, 1856; Gen. Sci., '73-'77; F .; bus. N. Y. City; farmer; ed. Chronicle, Mt. Vernon, N. Y.
*Shaw, Minard.
Fresh .; Phi Delta Theta; d. Pittsburgh, Pa., Aug. 13, '76.
Sherron, Clifford McColla, M. D. (Univ. of Pa. '79).
Salem, N. J.
Sp. course Fresh., Soph .; W .; Sigma Chi.
Skeen, John Tinney. Calvert Sta., Baltimore, Md. b. Downington, Pa., Jan. 4, 1849; spe. Cl. 3 yrs .; F .; Douglass pr. '74; tea .; ticket agt. Pa. R. R., '83.
Steckel, Harry Clinton. Chamber of Commerce, Baltimore, Md. b. Nazareth, Pa., Oct. 2, 1856; Civ. Eng. Fresh .; grocer, Allentown, Pa.
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Thomas, Edwin. Catasauqua, Pa.
b. Catasauqua, Pa., Apr. 2, 1853; Gen. Sci. Fresh .; Zeta Psi; supt. iron furnaces, '77-'81; asst. to Pres. Pioneer Mining & Mfr. Co., Thomas, Ala., '86-'93; pres. of same, '93-'99.
Woods, Walter Vandergrift, M. D. (Jeff. Med. Col. '77). Odessa, Del.
b. McDonough, Del., Mar. 24, 1854; phys. Odessa, Del., '78-'94; phys. Phila., Pa., '94-'05; tut. in gynecology, Medico-Chirurgical Col., Phila., Pa., '94-'05; chief clinical asst. in gynecology, Medico-Chi. Hosp., 94-'05; health failed; res. in Odessa, Del .; no occupation.
Young, Benjamin Franklin.
In Col. I term Fresh .; bank cashier, Mifflinburg Pa .; merch. Kan- sas City, Kan., '90.
Zahniser, Charles McGill.
Sharon, Pa.
In Col. Fresh., Soph .; F .; Sigma Chi; salesman.
1878
GRADUATES
Aiman, James Arnold, A. B. 1481 W. Monroe St., Chicago, Ill. b. Flourtown, Pa., Apr. 8, 1857; F .; Phi Kappa Sigma; tea .; merch. Phila.
Ayres, Horace Beemer, B. S. Kimberly, Minn. b. Allamuchy, N. J., Sept. 20, 1856; Gen. Sci .; eng. and geol. dept. N. P. R. R. and M. & P. R. R., '81-'83 and '86-'87; engaged in exami- nation Adirondack Forest, & Arnold Arboretum, Harvard Col., '84- '85; land examiner, examining coal mines, '03; with Bureau of For- estry U. S. Govt .; in land dept. St. Paul & Duluth R. R .; memb. Amer. Assoc. for Adv. of Sci .; memb. Forestry Associations.
Churchill, John Charles, Jr., E. M. Oswego, N. Y. b. Sept. 20, 1856; F .; Delta Kappa Epsilon ; draughtsman U. S. Pub- lic Works, Cleveland, and Sandusky, O., '79-'81; asst. eng. Oregon Ry. and Navigation Co., Portland, Ore., '81-'84; eng. Rome, Water- town and Ogdensburg R. R., Ogdensburg, N. Y., '85-'86; supt. U. S. Harbor Work ib., '85; asst. eng. U. S. Harbor Wks., St. Lawrence River, and Lake Champlain, '86-'87; contractor Ogdensburg, N. Y., '87- ; U. S. Eng. Office, Oswego, N. Y., '03- ; memb. Am. Soc. Civ. Eng.
Coffin, William Gates, Ph. B. 290 Broadway, New York City. b. Nov. 1I, 1856; F .; Theta Delta Chi; R. R. eng., Brazil, '78-'81 ; mining in Ariz. and Colo .; ins. bus. N. Y. City.
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Dorris, John Davidson, A. B. Huntingdon, Pa. b. Huntingdon, Pa., Oct. 14, 1856; W .; Sigma Chi; adm. bar, Hunt- ingdon, Pa., Sept. 27, '80.
Durham, Joseph Edward, A. B. 405 Stephen Girard Bldg., Phila., Pa. b. Dewart, Pa., Oct. 22, 1857; F .; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Douglass pr., '75-'76; merch. Watsontown, Pa., '79-'82; adm. bar Williams- port, Pa., '82; gen. agt. Penn Mutual Life Ins. Co., '83; trustee, pres. and dir. Bonney Vise and Tool Works; trustee Penn Mutual Life Ins. Co .; dir. Standard Cast Iron Pipe & Foundry Co.
*Elliott, Alexander, Jr., A. B .; A. M.
b. Dover, N. J., Nov. 1, 1854; F .; Theta Delta Chi; adm. bar, Pat- erson, N. J., '82; Judge, Paterson, N. J. Dist. Court; atty. for Thos. A. Edison, Edison Laboratory, Orange, N. J., '89-'03; d. Orange N. J., Nov. 2, '04.
Forney, Charley B., A. C. Carlisle, Pa. b. Lebanon, Pa., Nov. 8, 1856; F .; Delta Tau Delta; supt. of iron furnaces Lebanon, Pa .; farming near Carlisle, Pa., '03.
Fox, Edward J., Jr., A. B .; A. M. Easton, Pa. b. Easton, Pa., Apr. 3, 1858; F .; Zeta Psi; adm. bar, Easton, Dec. 17, '80; first pres. of Easton City Sch. Bd., '87-'88; trustee Laf., '94- ; pres. Delaware Gas Light Co .; dir. Warren Foundry & Machine Co .; dir. Easton Trust Co .; pres. Easton and Phillipsburg Y. M. C. A., '98- .
Gilfillan, Rev. Joel Scobey, A. B .; A. M .; D. D. Newark, Del. b. Cochranville, Pa., May 29, 1854; ent'd. Soph .; W .; U. T. S., '78-'81 ; ord. Phy. Chester, Oct. 6, '81 ; p. Dilworthtown, Pa., '81-'87; ss. and p. Bethany Ch., Los Angeles, Cal., '87-'89; ss. Centreville, Cal., '90-'91 ; ss. Livermore, Cal., '91-'95; wc. and stud. West Chester, Pa., '95-'96; p. May's Landing, N. J., '96-'99; p. Head of Christiana Ch., Newark, Del., '99-'II; presbyterial evangelist of Pby. of New Castle, 'II; auth. "History of May's Landing Presb. Church."
Grant, James Johnson, A. B. Canton, Ohio. b. Navarre, Ohio, June 23, 1852; W .; Phi Kappa Psi; 2nd pr. Inter- Col. Orator. Contest; Columbia Law Sch., '78-'79; adm. bar, Canton, O., May, '82.
Griffith, Jacob Koch, A. C. Pittston, Pa. b. West Pittston, Pa., Aug. 9, 1857; F .; Delta Tau Delta; with Mid- vale Steel Works, Phila., '79- ; gen. supt. Latrobe, Pa., Steel Co., '03; dir. International Textbook Co.
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Heebner, Charles, A. B .; A. M. 315 S. 41st St., Phila., Pa. b. Port Carbon, Pa., Feb. 6, 1859; F .; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Doug- lass prs., '75, '76, '77; Jr. Math. pr .; 3rd J. O. pr .; Lat. Salut .; Phi Beta Kappa; tea. Acad., Bellefonte, Pa., '79-'80; tea. Normal Sch., Muncy, Pa., '80-'82; adm. bar, Phila., Pa., Dec., '84; secy. and treas. Manhattan Bridge Bldg. Co .; asst. gen. solic. Phila. & Reading R. R. Co., '89-'09; gen. solic. Phila. & Reading Ry. Co., '10- .
*Hoffman, Lewis Ahrens, A. B .; A. M .; M. D. (Hahnemann Col.).
b. Berks Co., Pa., Dec. 30, 1855; F .; city phys. Texarkana, Tex., '83; also in mining; in Newark, N. J., '91; d. about May, '95.
Hogg, James Renwick, A. B .; A. M. (Laf. '94).
I220 Market St., Phila., Pa. b. Phila., Pa., Aug. 18, 1856; W .; Phi Delta Theta; mfr. carpets & rugs, Phila .; trustee Laf., '94- ; donor of Brainerd Hall, Laf.
*Hoyt, Edward Everett, Ph B .; M. S.
b. Jan. 2, 1859; W .; adm. bar, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Aug., '80; lawyer, Wilkes-Barre and Kingston, Pa .; d. Jan. 28, '08.
*Hunter, Rev. James D., A. B .; D. D. (Laf. '99).
b. Harrisburg, O., Oct. 29, 1849; W .; Phi Delta Theta; U. T. S., '78- '80; ord. Pby. West Jersey, Nov. 30, '80; p. Deerfield, N. J., '80-'83; p. Greencastle, Pa., '83-'92; p. Central Ch., Norristown, Pa., '92-'01 ; supt. ib., '92; ins. bus. Colwyn, Pa., '03; p. Pleasantville, N. J., '04; auth. "The Church in Franklin Co., Pa .; " "John Mark, or the Mak- ing of a Saint;" d. Pleasantville, N. J., Dec. 23, '04.
*Jennings, Charles Collingwood, A. B .; A. M .; M. D. (Bellevue Med. Col. '81).
b. Easton, Pa., June 9, 1858; F .; demonstrator chem. Univ. Pa., '78- '79; house surg., Christ's Hosp., Jersey City, N. J., '80-'81; house surg., Charity Hosp., and N. Y. Orthopaedic, '81-'83; out-door-vis. phys., N. Y. Disp. and Eastern Disp., '87-'88; deputy health officer, Quarantine, N. Y., '88-'89; phys. Easton, Pa .; d. Easton, Pa., July 3, '99.
Johnston, Robert Stuart, A. B. 5536 Washington St., Chicago, Ill. b. Greenville, Pa., Sept. 27, 1857; ent'd. Soph .; W .; Phi Kappa Psi; cattle-raising, Wyo .; pres. bank, Greenville, Pa .; with Star & Cres- cent Milling Co., Chicago, 111.
Kerr, William Scott, A. B .; A. M. Greensburg, Pa. b. Westmoreland Co., Pa., Feb. 16, 1853; W .; adm. bar, Greensburg, Pa., Nov., '87; lawyer, Greensburg, Pa .; gen'l. bus. Derry Twp., Westmoreland Co., Pa. 16
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Knecht, Harry, Ph. B. Easton, Pa.
b. Easton, Pa., Dec. 24, 1857; F .; tea., '78-'83; L. V. R. R. passenger service, '83- .
Mackenzie, Rev. James Cameron, A. B .; A. M .; Ph. D. (Laf. '82). Dobb's Ferry, N. Y. b. Aberdeen, Scotland, Aug. 15, 1852; W .; Phi Kappa Psi; Valedic .; Phi. Beta Kappa; prin. Harry Hillman Acad., Wilkes-Barre, Pa., '78- '82; P. T. S., '82-'83; ord. Pby. Lackawanna, Apr. 21, '85; head mas- ter Lawrenceville Sch., Lawrenceville, N. J., '82-'99; dir. Tome Inst., Port Deposit, Md., '99-'01; dir. Mackenzie Sch., Dobb's Ferry, N. Y., 'o1; contributor to educational journals & magazines.
McLaury, Rev. Edward Arthur, A. B .; A. M. Odessa, Del. b. Monticello, N. Y., Oct. 13, 1850; W .; U. T. S., '78-'80; grad. Mc- Cormick Theol. Sem., '81 ; ord. Pby. Ft. Dodge, Nov. I, '81; ss. Glid- den, Ia., '81-'82; ss. Meshoppen, Pa., '83-'87; p. Unionville, Pa., '87- '90; p. Cedarville, N. J., '91-'96; p. Marksboro, N. J., '96-'05; p. Dela- ware and Knowlton, N. J., '04-'07; ss. New Market, Tenn., '08-'09; ss. Monticello, N. Y., '10; p. Odessa, Del., 'II- .
Markle, George Bushar, Jr., Ph. B. Hazleton, Pa. b. Hazleton, Pa., Oct. 7, 1857; ent'd. Soph .; W .; Theta Delta Chi; banker, '81- ; pres. Northwestern Loan and Trust Co., Portland, Ore .; V. pres. Ore. Nat'l. Bank, Portland, Ore .; min. and mfg., Hazleton, Pa., '03- .
Marvin, Charles Dinsmore, C. E. Owego, N. Y.
b. Ripley, N. Y., Nov. 25, 1855; F .; Theta Delta Chi; banker, '79-'12.
*Mateer, William Newton, A. B.
b. July 6, 1857; W .; Phi Delta Theta; tea .; sec'y. Y. M. C. A .; d. Middle Spring, Pa., Oct., '93.
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