Washington and Jefferson College - Pandora Yearbook (Washington, PA)

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lk Elhnmaa Enmrirkhnuar Mnhnznn uary, l84l. His parents were VVilliam K. .lohnson and Eliza- beth johnson, nee, llumrickhouse, the 'former being of Scotch lrish and the latter of llennsylvania German stock. After completing the cou1'se of study in the High School of his native town, and further studies under private tutors, he entered the Sophomore L lass of ilefferson College in 1858, and graduated in 1861. l-le received the A. M. degree in 1866 from the united XfVashington X jefferson College. ln college he was a member of the l'hilo Literary Society, the Academy of H li subject of this sketch was born at Coshocton, Ohio, jan- Natural Science and the fb K XII lfraternity. After graduation he took up the profession of Civil Engineer. his lirst professional employment being in 1863, in a subordinate capacity, on the construction of the bridge over the Ohio River at Steubenville, Ohio, notable as the lirst long span railway bridge over the navigable waters of the Coun- try. llis subsequent professional career has covered a wide range of exper- ience in railway location. construction and maintenance. ln 1896 he became Chief lingineer of the l . C, C. N St. l.. Ry.. commonly known as the l'an Handle Railroad, and in IQOI was made Consulting Engineer of the llenn- sylvania I.ines NVest of Pittsburg, which position he still holds. ln the literary lield his efforts have been confined to professional papers read lzefore lingineering Societies, and contributions to lingineering publi- cations. One of these papers, On the Strength of Columns Q'l'ransactions of Am. Soc. of C. li., 18861 established new formulae for computing the strength of columns, which have been accepted and a1'e used by Engineers both at home and abroad. l-le is a Member and Past l'resident of the Engineers Society of XV. l'a., Member of the American Soc. C. li., of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, of the National Geog. Soc., and of the American Ry. and M. XV. Association. ln 1868 he married Martha rl. l'atterson, daughter of .lohn S. lJilttCl'S0l1 of Steubenville, Ohio. 'l'wo daughters and one son have been born to them. namely, llessie ll.. Margaret and XVilliam K., all of whom are living, and the home circle unbroken. 22

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X i l! - mir . I N f M98 11 tl 15 13, ,a f 'flflil W IKP11. Zfamma lirnrg Smnmhrn, E. E. R. SNOXVDEN is a native of Beaver County. Pa.. having been born at Hookstown, Uctober 18, 1852. VVilliam a11d Violetta Thayer Snowden were his parents. l-lis residence while an un- dergraduate was Wfellsville, Ohio. His intellectual gifts were manifested at college not only by his making up a year of the course, but also by his stepping to the head of the ranks and taking first hon- or at graduation. This was but a presage of what he has since accomplished. After graduating from the XVestern ',l'heological Seminary in 1878, he became a l'resbyterian minister by ordination at the hands of the presbytery of Huron, O.. May 6th, 1879. From 1879 to 1883 he was pastor of the church at Huron. Before the close of tl1e latter year he was called to a church at Sharon. Pa.. of whichyhe had pastoral charge until 1886. Since 1886 he has been pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church of Wfashington. He has been successful in this charge in a marked degree, building the church up to a very la1'ge membership. A i M r. Snowden has always been a hard worker. Earnestness and energy are characteristic of him in all that l1e does. He is a fine preacher. He is master in the use of the English language. Clear cut thought, lucidly expressed in beautiful diction. mark his discourses. llut M r. Snowden's energy and capacity for work are such that his acti- vities find vent in many directions. Since 1887 he has been an active member of the lloard of Trustees of VVashington and hlefferson College. and for a good many years past the Secretary of the lloard. From 1893 to 1898 he was also a member of the faculty as Adjunct Professor of ljolitical Economy and lithics. This position he was obliged to relinquish in the latter year in consequence of his becoming one of the editors of the Pl't'.TfIfl'ft'I fl1ll BZIIIIICV. ln this paper of which he is now the editor-in-chief. a1'e displayed the fine literary qualifies to which reference has already been made. He has never remitted his activity as a student. lile keeps abreast of the ti1nes in his acquaintance with the world's best literature. and the thoughts of its great men upon the problems which engage their attentiong and he frequently pre- pares and reads before ministerial and otl1e1' societies valuable papers upon some of these problems. 1 A The foregoing is Dr. Snowden's record up to the year 1900 as represented by his classmate. james l. llrownson. lfsq.. of the Wfashington County liar. During tl1e last ten years Dr. Snowden's energy and effectiveness have certainly not declined. The membership of his church has increased to 700. He continues editor-in-chief of the P1'csbytc1'ia11 BCIIHICI' the circulation of which he has greatly extended. His comments on the international Sunday School Lessons have won him a national reputation. He has become the author of two voluines.--Svenvs and Sayvings in the Life of Christ and .'l .S'11nz11z1'1' in l5IfI'0f7t'. His reputation has grown as a lecturer on a variety of subjects. scientific, literary and religious. He is a diligent student of philosophy in dealing with which his unusual powers of analysis may issue in a notable book. ln all this he declines to g1'ow gray. VVho lives twenty-five years longer will be likely to find him still accomplishing his tasks with his accustomed cheerful energy a11d habitual heroic ease. Mr. Snowden was united in marriage in 1878 with Miss Mary A., the gifted daughter of XfVilliam ll. Ross of VVellsville, O. They have three chil- dren, one daughter and two sons. One of the latter is a student of medicine at .lohns Hopkins University, and the other is in the Junior class of XVash- ington and jefferson College. 24