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*Miner, Joshua Lewis, A. B .; A. M .; M. D. (Univ. of Pa. '81).
b. N. Y. City, Nov. 11, 1855; W .; Phi Kappa Psi; phys. Wilkes- Barre, Pa .; memb. med. societies; d. Wilkes-Barre, Pa., July 27, '89.
Officer, Charles Thomas, Ph. B. Council Bluffs, Iowa. b. Jacksonville, Ill., Mar. 18, 1854; F .; banker; real estate and loans.
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Pershing, Howell Terry, Ph. B .; M. S .; M. D. (Univ. of Pa. '83); LL. D. (Laf. '08). Denver, Colo. b. Johnstown, Pa., Mar. 18, 1853; W .; hon. philos. oration; tea. Wilkes-Barre, Pa., '78-'80; phys., '83-'84; science master, Lawrence- ville Sch., N. J., '84-'89; prof. chem. Gross Med. Col., '89- ; prof. nervous & mental diseases, Univ. of Denver, '92-'96; also Univ. of Colo., '96-'97; Univ. of Denver, '97-'10; Univ. of Colo., 'Io- ; phys. various hospitals in Denver, Colo .; memb. Am. Neurological As- soc'n .; memb. Amer. Med. Assoc'n .; auth. "The Disorders of Speech ;" "Diagnosis of Nervous and Mental Disease;" contributor to medical journals.
Phillips, George Washington, A. B .; A. M. 1642 Sanderson Ave., Scranton, Pa. b. Scranton, Pa., Mar. 10, 1855; F .; Phi Kappa Psi; hist. oration; prin. Acad. Pleasant Mt., Pa., '78-'81; prin. Sem. Danville, N. Y., '81- '83; prin. High Sch. Scranton, Pa., '84-'86; supt. pub. schs. Scranton, Pa., '87- ; treas. Lackawanna Inst. Sci. and Hist., '03- .
Powell, Samuel Wilberforce, C. E.
b. Norristown, Pa., Nov. 3, 1847; ent'd. Soph .; Phi Kappa Psi; instr. Practical Mech., Cornell Univ., '78-'79; draughtsman, Hartford, Conn., '81-'88; with Niles Tool Co., Hamilton, O .; Mech. Eng. Amer. Radiator Co., Chicago, Ill., '03- ; memb. Amer. Soc. Mech. Eng.
Ray, Charles Michler, C. E. U. S. Navy Dept., Washington, D. C. b. Washington, D. C., Dec. 21, 1856; Sigma Chi; paymaster, U. S. Navy, Wash., D. C., '79- .
*Riggs, Rev. Charles Bement, A. B .; A. M.
b. Elmira, N. Y., Dec. 28, 1854; W .; Phi Delta Theta ; Douglass pr., '75; grad. Lane Theol. Sem., Cincinnati, O., '83; p. Campus Ill., '83-'84; p. and tea. Grand View, Tenn., '84-'89; p. Bunker Hill, Il1., '89-'92; p. Streetor, Ill .; d. Indianapolis, Ind., May 26, '00.
Ross, George Redsecker, Ph. B. Lebanon, Pa. b. Lebanon, Pa., Oct. 17, 1854; F .; grad. Phila. Col. Pharmacy, '80; druggist.
Sandt, Rev. George Washington, A. B .; A. M .; D. D. (Thiel Col., Green- ville, Pa. '03).
1522 Arch St., Phila., Pa. b. Belfast, Pa., Feb. 22, 1854; F .; Phi Delta Theta; Ist pr. J. O .; hon. math. oration; prof. Lat. and Grk. Trach's Acad., Easton, Pa., '79-'80; stud. Luth. Theol. Sem., Phila., '80-'83; p. Trinity Church, Catasauqua, Pa., '83-'84; prof. Eng. Lit. Augustana Col., Rock Island, Ill., '84-'88; p. St. James Ch., Weissport, Pa., '89-'90; p. St. John's Ch., Wilkes- Barre, Pa., '90-'96; ed. Lutheran, '96- ; author "Ninety-five Theses for Protestant Church Doors;" "How to Become a Christian;" "Luther's Ninety-five Theses;" "Christian Science Weighed and Tested."
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Sassaman, Rev. Horace Daniel, A. B .; A. M. Easton, Pa.
b. Kintnersville, Pa., June 15, 1854; F .; Douglass prs., '75, '76, '77; U. T. S. '78-'81; ord. Pby. New Brunswick, Nov. 23, '82; p. Mt. Pleasant, N. J., '82-'98; p. Parsippany, N. J., '98-'05; res. Blairstown, N. J., '05-'08; res. Easton, Pa., '08- .
Scott, Charles Payson Gurley, A. B .; A. M .; Ph. D. (Laf. '81); Litt. D. (Laf. '07). 150 Woodworth Ave., Yonkers, N. Y.
b. Dayton, O., Oct. 12, 1853; in Col. '71-'73, '76-'78; F .; Jun. pr. Eng .; Fowler pr .; Early Eng. Text Soc. pr .; New Shakespeare Soc. pr .; hon. philol. oration; Phi Beta Kappa; philologist, etymologist, lexi- cographer ; prof. Columbia Col .; etymological ed. Century Dictionary ; memb. Amer. Philol. Asso .; secy. Simplified Spelling Bd.
Scott, James Harvey, Ph. B .; A. M. Mediapolis, Iowa. b. Allegheny Co., Pa., Jan. 4, 1852; ent'd. Soph .; F .; adm. bar, Bur- lington, Ia., Oct., '80; city recorder and mayor, Mediapolis, Ia .; with Mediapolis News.
Serfass, Joshua Rogers, A. B .; A. M. Phila., Pa. b. Easton, Pa., Mar. 20, 1856; F .; lawyer, Phila., Pa., '03- .
Sheafer, William Lesley, Ph. B .; M. S. Pottsville, Pa.
b. Pottsville, Pa., Feb. 19, 1859; W .; Delta Kappa Epsilon; post grad. in Chem. '80; live stock raiser, Peabody, Kan., '80-'83; in Saltville, Va., '83-'88; real est. agt. Pottsville, Pa., '88- ; executor P. W. Sheafer Est., '91- ; pres. Council, Pottsville, Pa., '98-'99; secy. and treas. Tenn. Lumber Mfg. Co., 'or- ; v. pres. Safe Deposit Bk., '03- ; secy. and treas. Georgia-Carolina Lumber Co., '06- ; v. pres. Pottsville Union Traction Co., '07-'09; trustee Laf., '94- ; secy. hosp., Pottsville, Pa., '95- ; exec. officer Taxpayers Assoc., Schuylkill Co., Pa., '97- ; memb. Inst. Min. Eng.
Sheppard, Rev. John Franklin, A. B. Conshohocken, Pa. b. Bridgeton, N. J., Jan. 21, 1854; W .; Fresh. Lat. pr .; Douglass pr. '75; U. T. S. '78-'81; ord. Pby. Lehigh, June 21, '81; p. South Ch., Easton, Pa., '81-'90; p. Conshohocken, Pa., '90- .
Sherrerd, John Maxwell, E. M .; M. S. Easton, Pa. b. Scranton, Pa., Feb. 26, 1859; W .; Theta Delta Chi; Jun. Math. pr .; hon. sci. oration; Phi Beta Kappa; post grad. in civ. eng., Laf., '78; chem. Secaucus Iron Co., N. J .; chem. Troy Steel and Iron Co., Troy, N. Y .; gen. sales agt. Taylor Iron & Steel Co., Easton, Pa., '03; memb. Amer. Inst. Min. Eng .; memb. Amer. Soc. Civ. Eng .; memb. Amer. Soc. Mech. Eng .; memb. Lake Superior Mining Inst .; memb. Nat'l. Geog. Soc .; memb. Amer. Soc. Testing Materials; memb. Engineers Club, N. Y.
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Shimer, Porter William, E. M .; Ph. D. (Laf. '99). Easton, Pa. b. Shimersville, Pa., Mar. 13, 1857; analytical chem .; chief chem. Thomas Iron Co., Hokendauqua, Pa., '78-'79; chief asst. in chem. lab. of Dr. Thomas M. Drown, '79-'84; propr. chem. and metallurgical lab., '85- ; resident lecturer on iron and steel in Laf., '94-'02; recd. John Scott medal and premium, 'o1; discovered titanium carbid; memb. Int1. Steel Standards Com .; memb. Amer. Chem. Soc .; memb. Amer. Inst. Min. Eng .; memb. Franklin Inst .; memb. Amer. Inst. Chem. Eng .; Fellow Amer. Assoc. for Adv. of Sci .; assoc. ed. Journal Ana- lytical Chem .; author "Methods and Apparatus Used in Analytical Chemistry ;" "Application of Chemistry to Metallurgical Problems ;" "A New System of Filtration in Quantitative Analysis ;" "Metallurgy;" "Vanadium in Pig Iron."
Snyder, Henry, A. B .; A. M. (Laf. '88); D. Sci. (Laf. '07). Jersey City, N. J. b. Easton, Pa., Jan. 30, 1858; Phi Kappa Sigma; hon. cl. oration; Phi Beta Kappa; prin. High Sch., Easton, Pa., '79-'87; tea. Lat. and Grk., High Sch., Jersey City, N. J., '87- ; city supt. of schs., and Pres. Bd. Educ., Jersey City, N. J.
Speel, Alexander Ramsey, A. B. 1516 K St., N. W., Washington, D. C. b. Dec. 31, 1856; W .; Phi Delta Theta; pension clk., '78-'80; agt. Quartermaster's Dept. U. S. A., '80-'86; adm. bar, St. Paul, Minn., Dec. 12, '87; clk. Bureau of Insular Affairs, War Dept., Wash., D. C., '03.
Stewart, Russell Chidsey, A. B .; A. M. Easton, Pa. b. South Easton, Pa., Sept. 2, 1859; W .; Zeta Psi; 2nd J. O. pr .; stud. Columbia Law Sch .; adm. bar, Easton, Pa., Jan. 4, '81; dist. atty. Northampton Co., Pa., '87-'90; secy. Nat'l. Bar Assoc .; Judge, North- ampton Co., Pa., Jan., '07, to Jan., '08, by appointment ; elected to same Nov., '07- ; trustee Homeopathic Hosp. for Insane, Rittersville, Pa., '12- .
*Stout, George Washington, Jr., A. B .; M. D. (Jeff. Med. Col. '81).
b. Easton, Pa., Mar. 6, 1859; Phi Kappa Sigma; d. Easton, Pa., Apr. 12, '81.
Sullivan, William Broadwell, A. B .; A. M. Dayton, O.
b. Dayton, O., Feb. 13, 1856; W .; Phi Delta Theta; adm. bar, Colum- bus, O., Oct. 6, '80 ; police judge, Dayton, O., Feb. 10, '04, to Jan. I, '08.
*Taylor, William Philip, A. B.
b. England, 1852; ent'd. Jun .; F .; Phi Delta Theta; deputy collector int. rev .; killed by boiler explosion, Mooresburg, Pa., Dec. II, '81.
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Temple, John Charles, B. S. 644 American Trust Bldg., Chicago, Ill. b. Apr. 27, 1857; sp. Chem. course; Chi Phi; mfr. turbine wheels and machinery ; civ. and hydraulic eng .; memb. Amer. Soc. Civil Eng.
*Trunkey, William S. Garvin, A. B .; A. M.
b. Mercer, Pa., Oct. 29, 1854; ent'd. in '73; Sen. yr. with '78; F .; Phi Kappa Psi; lawyer; d. Youngstown, O. 1
*Walker, Edwin Teel, A. B .; A. M.
b. Strasburg, Pa., Mar. 5, 1855; W .; tea. Pa. and Md., '78-'87; Chicago, '87- ; druggist, Indianapolis, Ind.
Weidman, Barge Christopher, A. B. Pottsville, Pa. b. Nov. 29, 1856; F .; Chi Phi; foreman in iron and steel works; gen. bus
*Williamson, Rev. John Fremont, A. B.
b. Sidney, N. J., Apr. II, 1856; F .; Phi Delta Theta; P. T. S. '78-'79; U. T. S. '79-'81; ord. Pby. Nassau, Jan. 24, '82; p. Glen Cove, N. Y., '82-'88; p. Kingston, N. Y., '88-'99; res. Clinton, N. J .; p. Ref'd. Dutch Ch., Annandale, N. J., '02-'04; d. Annandale, N. J., Dec. 9, '04.
Young, George Franklin Pierce, A. B. Easton, Pa.
b. Northampton Co., Pa., Nov. 5, 1852; F .; Phi Delta Theta; adm. bar, Dec. 20, '80; co. solic. Northampton Co., Pa., '85-'86; deputy sheriff, '87; memb. Easton Sch. Bd., '06-'II; pres. ib., '08-'09.
Young, Thomas Oscar, Ph. B .; M. D. (Jeff. Med. Col. '80). Kunkletown, Pa. b. Northampton Co., Pa., Dec. 16, 1854; F .; phys. Wind Gap, Pa.
NON-GRADUATES
*Alderson, William Atkinson.
b. St. Charles, Mo., Oct. I, 1856; Cl. Fresh. Soph .; W .; eng .; jour- nalist; tea. '75-'78; adm. bar, St. Charles, Mo., Oct. I, '78; Ist asst. counsellor, Kansas City, Mo., '85-'89; secy. Mo. State Bar Assoc .; auth. "Judicial Writs and Process;" "Alderson on Receivers;" "Toasts and Sentiments Gay and Grave;" d. Dec. 20, '99.
Allen, Edward Damon. Dorchester, Mass. b. North Reading, Mass., May 28, 1856; Gen. Sci. '74-'76; F .; Delta Tau Delta; merch. and mfr .; cartoonist and illustrator.
* Allison, William Mott.
In Col. Fresh. Soph .; W .; journalist, Brooklyn, N. Y .; d. Dec. 20, '99. *Beeson, Isaac Wallace.
b. Augusta, Ga., Apr., 1858; Gen. Sci. Fresh .; Phi Kappa Sigma; d. Phila., Pa., Dec., '79.
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Bell, Park Edwards. 215 Pearl St., New York City. b. Pittsburgh, Pa., Mar. 8, 1857; Gen. Sci. Fresh. Soph .; Theta Delta Chi; iron and steel merch. N. Y. City.
*Beymer, Hervey Winthrop.
b. Allegheny City, Pa., May 31, 1856; Gen. Sci., '74-'76; Chi Phi; book- keeper; gen. supt. Beymer Lead Co .; res. Parnassus, Pa., '03; d. July 17, '03.
Bouton, Frederick Miller. Scranton, Pa.
b. Providence, Pa., Mar. 14, 1854; druggist.
Bradshaw, Walter James. Helena, Mont.
b. Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 12, 1857; tech. Fresh. Soph .; Zeta Psi; wholesale boot and shoe bus., Indianapolis, Ind .; merch, Helena, Mont., '03- .
Brown, Andrew Scott. 8 Elizabeth Court, Oak Park, Ill.
b. Erie, Pa., Feb. II, 1855; Civ. Eng. Fresh. Soph .; F .; Phi Kappa Sigma; city treas., Spring Valley, Ill., '86-'87; chf. clk. gen. frt. dept., Chicago & Northwestern Ry., Chicago, Il1., '03- .
*Budington, Thomas G.
Chem. course, Ist term Sen .; mfr. steam engines, Port Kent, N. Y .; d. June 20, '05.
*Cathers, John Thompson.
Partial course, '75-'76; lawyer, Omaha, Neb .; d. Omaha, Sept. 14, 'II.
Coble, Alexander Cathcart. Pinedale, Wyo.
b. Carlisle, Pa., Nov. 6, 1850; Gen. Sci., '74-'76; Chi Phi; in Neb. and Wyoming, '78- ; stock raising; official positions Wyoming and Wash., D. C .; receiver public moneys, U. S. Land Office; mining, Bosler, Wyo., '03- .
Cox, William Alexander, Jr. Shippensburg, Pa.
b. Shippensburg, Pa., Nov. 13, 1855; left Col. Soph. yr .; W .; hard- ware bus.
Dungan, John Jacoby. 1215 Chestnut St., Phila., Pa. b. Flourtown, Pa .; in Col. Fresh. Soph .; F .; grocer.
*Eaton, John Robert.
b. Archibald, Pa., 1854; Civ. Eng. Fresh. Soph .; W .; asst. supt. mines ;
d. May 12, '83.
Ely, John Seneca. 500 5th Ave., New York City.
b. Doylestown, Pa., 1857; Tech. first term Fresh .; F .; Zeta Psi. Ewing, John Kennedy, Jr. Fulton Bldg., Pittsburgh, Pa.
b. Uniontown, Pa., Nov. 24, 1855; Gen. Sci. Fresh. Soph .; W .; Chi Phi; editor; coal and coke bus., Uniontown, Pa.
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Fackenthall, Benjamin Franklin, Jr., A. M. (Laf. '97); Sc. D. (Laf. 'II). Riegelsville, Pa.
b. Doylestown, Pa., June 2, 1851; sp. Chem. 2 terms, '73-'75; F .; supt. iron wks .; pres. Thomas Iron Co .; pres. Ironton R. R. Co .; v. pres. Easton Trust Co .; memb. Penna. Soc. Sons of Rev .; memb. Amer. Inst. Min. Eng.
Falls, Wallace Henderson. Newcastle, Pa.
b. New Castle, Pa., Nov. 9, 1855; Gen. Sci. Fresh. Soph .; W .; Chi Phi; adm. bar, New Castle, Pa., Aug. 4, '79; pres. Lawrence Co., Pa .. Bar. Assoc., '07; memb. Pa. Bar. Assoc.
Fullerton, Stewart.
b. Antrim Co., Ireland, June 21, 1851; in Col. Fresh. yr .; F.
*Gilmore, John.
b. Uniontown, Pa., Feb. 21, 1855; Gen. Sci. Ist term Fresh .; F .; Chi Phi; hardware merch .; d. Sept. 2, '07.
*Glanz, Edwin Schere.
b. Easton, Pa., May 10, 1859; Gen. Sci., '73-'75; Chi Phi; merch. Easton, Pa .; d. June 3, '84.
Glase, John Oscar. Reading, Pa. b. Friedesburg, Pa., July 25, 1856; Gen. Sci., '74-'76; W .; merch., Oley, Pa .; merch. Reading, Pa.
*Hale, Reuben Charles.
b. Jan. 29, 1857; Gen. Sci. Ist term Fresh .; Chi Phi; with State Bd. Public Charities ; d. Reading, Pa., Mar. 8, '79.
Hamill, Robert Hugh, A. B. (Laf. '82); A. M. (Laf. '89); M. D. (Univ. of Pa. '89). Summit, N. J.
Cl. 2 yrs .; F .; Phi Kappa Sigma.
*Hamilton, Naudain.
Gen. Sci. Fresh. Ist term Soph .; W .; ed. States Zeitung, '83-'87; pres. Common Council, Harrisburg, Pa .; pres. Union Telephone Co., Ill .; real estate bus .; d. July 6, '07.
Hart, Edgar, M. D. (Univ. of Pa. '79). Pennington, N. J. b. Pennington, N. J., Apr. 25, 1856; sp. chem. Fresh. Soph .; phys.
Hayes, William Justice.
b. Erie, Pa., Feb. 4, 1858; Gen. Sci. Fresh. two terms; F .; Phi Kappa Sigma; banker in Kan. and Pa.
Hazard, John Clemson. Catasauqua, Pa.
b. Mauch Chunk, Pa., Apr. 9, 1856; supt. Dunbar, Pa., Coke Works, '77-'81; asst. supt. Crane Iron Works, Catasauqua, Pa., '81- .
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*Herron, John, Jr.
b. Dehra, India, Dec. 31, 1851; in Col. Fresh. Soph .; F .; asst. eng. Central Iowa R. R., '80-'82; eng. Lake Erie, Wooster and Muskingum Valley R. R., '82-'84; asst. eng. Miss. River Bridge, Keithsburg, Ill., '84-'86; asst. eng. Montana Central R. R., '86- ; civ. and min. eng .; memb. Amer. Soc. Civ. Eng .; memb. Inst. Min. and Metallurgy (London) ; gen. mgr. The Tomboy Gold Mines Co. Ltd., Telluride, Colo., '98-'04; consulting min. eng., Palo Alto, Cal., '04-'II; gen. mgr. Pandora Mine, Telluride, Colo., 'II-'12; d. Feb. 3, '12.
Hileman, Charles Merrill. Pittston, Pa. b. Pittston, Pa., Jan. 15, 1857; sp. Tech. Fresh. Soph .; F .; Delta Tau Delta; banker.
Huffman, Torrence. Dayton, O.
b. Dayton, O., Mar. 20, 1855; sp. course Fresh .; Sigma Chi; pres. Union Safe Deposit & Trust Co., Dayton, O .; pres. Fourth Nat'l. Bank, ib.
*Hyatt, Randolph Clark, M. D. (Columbian Med. Col. '82).
b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Oct. 10, 1857; Fresh .; W .; Chi Phi; grad. Colum- bian Univ. '78; asst. examiner, Patent Office, Washington, D. C., '03.
*Johns, Thomas Glover.
b. St. Charles, Mo., Aug. 26, 1855; Fresh .; W .; Phi Kappa Psi; tea .; adm. bar, Jan. 6, '79; d. St. Charles, Mo., '85.
Jones, Jacob Miley. 122 South St., Harrisburg, Pa. b. Harrisburg, Pa., May 25, 1857; Civ. Eng., '74 to Mar., '76; printer, '76-'83; teller, First National Bank, Harrisburg, Pa., '83- .
Kennedy, Richard Armstrong. Springdale, Pa.
b. Freeport, Pa., Mar. 1, 1856; sp. Chem. Fresh. Ist term Soph .; adm. bar, Allegheny Co., Pa., June, '79; appointed Judge, Allegheny Co., Pa., June 6, 'II; elected Judge County Court, Allegheny Co., Pa., Nov. 7, 'II, for 10 yrs. from Jan. I, '12.
Lyon, Edward West. Greensboro, N. C. b. Sligo, Pa., Jan. 15, 1858; Gen. Sci. Fresh .; F .; Sigma Chi; gold mining ; merch.
McArthur, Frank Hastings. Des Moines, Iowa.
b. Sharon, Pa .; 2 terms Fresh .; F .; bus.
*McGee, William Quincy.
b. Princeton, Ky., Mar. 24, 1855; Gen. Sci. Ist term Fresh .; Phi Kappa Sigma; adm. bar, Ill., Jan. 5, '77; city atty., Cairo, Ill., '78-'80; d. '98.
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McIntosh, Herbert.
b. Doylestown, Pa., Jan. 20, 1857; sp. course in languages, Sept., '74, to Feb., '75; tea .; Beta Theta Pi, Brown Univ .; grad. Brown Univ., '82; tea. Sci. and Lat., Worcester, Mass., '82-'87; adm. bar, Worcester, Mass., Feb. 24, '88.
McLeod, David Adrian. 1123 Broadway, New York City. b. New York City, Mar. 28, 1857; Gen. Sci. Fresh .; F .; Phi Kappa Sigma; architect with D. C. Weeks & Son, N. Y., Builders, '93-'03; v. pres. ib., '03- ; in Seventh Regt. N. Y. fourteen yrs.
McSparren, Charles Archibald. 341 W. 9th St., Erie, Pa. b. Erie, Pa., Jan. 4, 1854; Tech. Fresh .; F .; Delta Tau Delta; merch .; auditor of Erie Malleable Iron Co., Erie, Pa .; salesman for Kelly Motor Truck, Erie, Pa.
McWilliams, Curtis Q. Shamokin, Pa.
b. Shamokin, Pa., Sept. 10, 1852; Civ. Eng. two terms Fresh .; merch. and lumber dealer, '75-'86; mfr. lumber and brick, and ice bus., '87-'03; pres. and mgr. Water Co .; R. R. director.
*Mason, Robert James.
b. Mercer, Pa., Aug. 11, 1856; Gen. Sci. Fresh .; Chi Phi; silver min- ing, Arizona ; lawyer, Mercer, Pa., -'87; grain and stock broker, Kansas City, Mo., '87-'01; d. May 16, '01.
Miller, Guyon. Coatesville, Pa.
Tech. Fresh .; W .; clerk, U. S. Custom House, Phila.
Millholland, Henry. 441 Oley St., Reading, Pa. b. Reading, Pa., June II, 1857; Tech. Fresh .; W .; Theta Delta Chi; draughtsman, Pa. R. R.
Newton, Charles R., M. D. (Balt. '79). Nicholson, Pa. b. Smyrna, N. Y., '56; left at end Jun. yr .; W .; stud. med. Baltimore, Md., '78-'79.
Nicholas, Aaron Willard.
b. Mendham, N. J .; Tech. Fresh .; W .; tea .; art dealer.
Paxton, M. Henry. Walla Walla, Wash. b. Canonsburg, Pa., Dec. 31, 1854; Cl., '74-'76; paymaster's clerk U. S. A. 8 yrs .; stud. law; city and county assessor; Co. treas .; real estate; ins .; farming.
*Pershing, Cyrus Simpson.
b. Steubenville, O., Aug. 29, 1856; Gen. Sci. until Jun. yr .; W .; broker, Altoona, Pa .; d. Wilkinsburg, Pa., Aug. 31, '04.
Rader, Lewis John.
Easton, Pa. b. Easton, Pa., Sept. 15, 1857; Gen. Sci. Fresh .; Chi Phi; dry goods merch.
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*Ramsay, James, M. D. (Bellevue Med. Col. '79).
b. Ramsayburg, N. J., Apr. 30, 1854; sp. Sci., '73-'76; phys. Phillips- burg, N. J .; d. Pasadena, Cal., Apr. 7, '88.
Randall, Alexander Burton.
Annapolis, Md.
b. Annapolis, Md .; Gen. Sci. Fresh. Soph.
Reese, James Mitchell, M. D. (N. Y. '83). Phillipsburg, N. J. b. Phillipsburg, N. J .; C1. Fresh .; phys. Phillipsburg, N. J .; surg. Pa. R. R., C. R. R. of N. J., and L. V. R. R .; pres. Phillipsburg Bd. Educa- tion ; pres. Phillipsburg Bd. of Trade; Col. 2nd Regt. N. J. Mil., '92- ; memb. Amer. Med. Soc .; memb. N. J. State Med. Soc .; memb. Lehigh Valley Med. Soc.
Roberts, Alexander Hibberd. Harrisburg, Pa. b. Harrisburg, Pa., Aug. 1, 1856; Gen. Sci. Fresh .; F .; merch .; civ. eng.
Scofield, Archibald Tanner. Warren, Pa.
Tech .; left in Sen. yr .; F .; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Europe, '78, '81, '82; dir. Citizens' Nat'l. Bank, Warren, Pa., '85- ; dir. Ist Nat'l. Bank, Warren, Pa., '85- ; Cuba, '85; oil producer.
*Shaw, Edward Richard, Ph. B. (Laf. '81); A. M. (Laf. '86); Ph. D. (N. Y. Univ.).
b. Belleport, L. I., Jan. 13, 1850; Lat. Sci., '74-'76; prin. High Sch., Yonkers, N. Y., '84; dean, Sch. of Pedagogy, N. Y. Univ .; auth. "Selections for Written Reproduction;" "School Services;" "The National Question-Books;" "The Pot of Gold;" "A Story of Fire Island Beach;" d. Feb. II, '03.
Sheffield, George Vernon. Pompton Lakes, N. J.
b. Newburg, N. Y .; Cl. Fresh. Soph .; F .; Delta Kappa Epsilon; tea. Manwah, N. J., '79; clk. dyestuffs house, N. Y., '79-'85; mang. clk. ib., '85- .
Smith, Harry Addis. 210 St. Mark's Sq., Phila., Pa. b. Richboro, Pa., Oct. 22, 1854; tech., '74-'76; F .; Delta Tau Delta ; bank teller; stocks, bonds and ins., '76- .
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*Soxman, Samuel Alexander.
b. Echo, Pa., 1854; Cl. Sept., '74, to Oct., '75; F .; tea .; missy. tea., Alaska, '85; drowned, Dixon's Inlet, Alaska, Dec., '86.
*Stengelin, John, Jr.
b. Brooklyn; N. Y., July 12, 1856; F .; Easton High Sch. Scholarship in Laf .; d. in Jun. yr., Sept. 9, '76.
Takasu, Kazuma.
b. Tokio, Japan; Civ. Eng. Ist term Fresh .; at Rensselaer Polytetch- nic, Troy, N. Y .; ry. eng. Imperial Ry. Bureau, Tokio, Japan.
Toda, Uji Taka.
Civ. Eng. course Ist term Fresh .; stud. Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst., Troy, N. Y .; Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Vienna; Imperial Council, Tokio, Japan, '98.
Turner, Marcus Calvin. San Diego, Cal. b. Batavia, N. Y., Sept. 22, 1854; Gen. Sci. Fresh. Soph .; F .; furniture bus.
*Van Meter, John.
b. Cannonsburg, Pa .; F .; d. Cannonsburg, Pa., '81.
Wade, Francis Eugene. Hackettstown, N. J.
b. Sparta, N. J., Mar. 19, 1858; Civ. Eng. Fresh. Soph .; W .; hard- ware merch.
Weaver, Alexander Bowman. Bryn Mawr, Pa.
b. Clearfield, Pa., Mar. 12, 1857; Gen. Sci. Fresh .; F .; Sigma Chi; lumber and coal merch., Clearfield, Pa .; postmaster, Clearfield, '86-'90; treas. Clearfield Co., Pa., '02-'03; treas. Mountain City Lumber Co., Charleston, W. Va .; v. pres. Clearfield Clay-working Co., Clearfield, Pa .; pres. Berwyn Millwork and Lumber Co., Berwyn, Pa.
Webber, Harry Wallace. Hollidaysburg, Pa.
b. Warrior's Mark, Pa., Aug. 2, 1853; Civ. Eng. 2 terms; W .; eng. P. W. & B. R. R .; eng. Pa. R. R., Greensburg, Pa.
*Wells, Bard.
Gen. Sci. Fresh. Soph. Jun .; F .; Phi Kappa Psi; eng. P. & R. Coal & Iron Co., '77-'81 ; geologist, Pa. State Geol. Survey, '81-'85; pres. Bird Coal & Iron Co., Pottsville, Pa., '85- ; d. Pottsville, Pa., May 29, '93.
Wheeler, William Dana. Rocky Mt. Club, Waldorf-Astoria, N. Y. City. b. Oswego, N. Y., Feb. 3, 1856; Min. Eng. course, '74-'77; Zeta Psi ; ranching, Augusta, Mont.
Wood, Oliver Russell. Wheeling, W. Va. b. Martin's Ferry, O .; Gen. Sci. Fresh .; F .; Phi Delta Theta; Earl- ham Col., Ind., 2 yrs .; grad. Law Dept., Univ. Mich., '80; secy. of So. Pa. and Ohio R. R., '88- .
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GRADUATES
. Armstrong, Rev. Elliott Chidsey, A. B .; A. M .; D. D. (Laf. '04). Williamsport, Pa. b. Easton, Pa., Mar. 24, 1858; F .; Delta Kappa Epsilon ; Douglass pr., '76-'77; 3rd J. O. pr .; Master orator; tea. Acad., S. Orange, N. J., '79-'80; prin. ib., '80-'82; U. T. S. '83-'86; ord. Pby. Nassau, June I, '86; p. Green Lawn and Comac, N. Y., '86-'88; p. Danville, Pa., '88-'92; p. 3rd Ch., Williamsport, Pa., '92- .
Belville, Jacob Edgar, A. B .; A. M .; M. D. (Jeff Med. Col., '82; Boston Univ. '83). 5915 Green St., Germantown, Pa. b. Hartsville, Pa., Dec. 19, 1858; F .; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Douglass prs., '76-'77 ; phys. Boston Univ. Disp., '82-'83; phys. Wheeling, W. Va .; phys. Phila., Pa., '83- ; demonstr. Histology, Hahnemann Med. Col., Phila., '98-'99; demonstr. Pathol. ib., '99-'02; asst. prof. Pathology, ib., '02-'03; prof. Physiology, ib., '04- ; memb. Bd. Trustees, ib .; memb. State and County Homes Med. Soc .; memb. Clinics Pathological Soc .; memb. Germantown Med. Soc.
Bimm, Henry Herman, A. B. Dayton, O.
b. Dayton, O., Nov. 26, 1858; W .; Sigma Chi; merch .; mfr.
Boyer, Edmund Swalm, B. S .; Ph. B. (Laf. '80). Somersworth, N. H. b. Pottsville, Pa., Oct. 21, 1857; Phi Kappa Psi; New Shakespeare Soc. pr .; bus. '79-'84; memb. Sch. Bd., Pottsville, Pa., '83-'84; adm. bar, N. H., '89; lawyer, Somersworth, N. H., '89-'94; lawyer, Anderson, Ind., '94-'02; lawyer, Somersworth, N. H., '02- .
Brown, Charles Gibson, A. B .; A. M. Huntingdon, Pa. b. Huntingdon, Pa., July 10., 1858; W .; adm. bar, Huntingdon, Apr. 27, '81 ; dist. atty. Huntingdon Co., Pa., '88-'93; solicitor Huntingdon & Broad Top Mt. R. R. & Coal Co., '98- .
Burgner, Augustus James, A. B .; A. M. Alameda, Cal. b. Delaware City, Del., May 29, 1853; F .; tea .; builder.
Byles, Frederick Gillett, A. B .; A. M .; M. D. (Jeff. Med. Col. '82). Mack Bldg., Denver, Colo.
b. Fredonia, Pa., June 18, 1853; in Col. Jan., '76-'79; F .; pres. Fre- donia, Pa., Inst., '89- ; prof. Hygiene and Sanitation, Denver and Gross Col. of Med., Denver, Colo .; prof. Hygiene, Med. Dept. Univ. of Colo .; phys. Colo. Cottage Home; on staff City and County Hosp., Denver, Colo .; auth. pamphlets, "Climate as a Curative Agent;" "Alco- hol not Necessary in Medicine;" "School Hygiene;" "Sunlight and Health."
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Caughey, Reed M., A. B .; A. M. Ann Arbor, Mich. b. Erie, Pa., Nov. 13, 1859; F .; J. O .; Fowler pr .; philol. oration ; merch. '80-'90; eng. dept. Erie, Pa., '90-'97; newspaper man, '97-'08; asst. street commisr., Ann Arbor, Mich., 'og- .
Craighead, Charles Anderson, A. B .; A. M. Dayton, O. b. Dayton, O., Aug. 12, 1857; F. ; Sigma Chi; lawyer.
Deitzler, Rev. Martin Luther. 633 Front St., Harrisburg, Pa. b. Bernville, Pa., Feb. 2, 1851; F .; Phi Delta Theta; philos. oration ; Luth. min.
*Dobson, Augustus Theodore, A. B .; A. M .; M. D.
b. Cape May City, N. J., July 7, 1858; W .; Delta Beta Phi; phys. Camden, N. J .; d. Jan. 25, '91.
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