The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-21

cred probably 500 species of insects
new to science and among these he
had probably fifty namesakes.
He served for eleven years as
| chancellor. during which the institu-
| tion made tremendous strides; had
| conducted a weather observatory, and
| had taught in the Institution. He was
| the oldest instructor in point of SER
vice in the university.
| DR.. Robinson Discovered Him.
| DIR. Shows connection with Kansas
dates back many decades. In the town
of FTtchburg. Mass, where his parents
| lived, there used to call at the family
| home one DIR. Charles Robinson, who
| afterward became the first governor OF
| the state of Kansas. DR.. Snow was
| then only a youngster. But he at
tracted the attention OF DR.. Robinson.
When the opening of Kansas came,
| Robinson came out to have hand IN
it. 1t so happened that he had part
in the founding and early operation OF
the state university. And when it came
to the selection of faculty for the I'M
iversity. DR.. Robinson had in mind
young SGow.
The doctor immediately got in touch
with people at Fitchburg, to learn how
the young man had progressed. he
found that young Snow gave promise
and he was engaged to go to Lawrence
and occupy the chair of mathematics
and natural science in the trst FACULTY
of the university.
DR. Snow reached Lawrence Septem-
Der - 1866. and Immediately took up
his duties in old North college. on the
north point of Mount Dread. HIS work
as professor of mathematics ana nat
ural sciences covered field now taken
by nearly 80 instructors. At the end
of four years the chair was divided,
and he was given the natural sciences
branch.
Planned to Teach Greek.
Strange as it may seem, it was stip-
ulated by DR.. Shows original employ
ment contract with the regents OF the
institution that he should get the chair
of Greek when the chair of classical
languages was divided. His pursuits
since those days were not particularly
suggestive of classical languages.
The researches which Dr. snow nad
made with parties of students into ar
ferent parts of the United States MADE
him famous The first of these was
undertaken in the summer of 1876, az
ter the close of the university term
1t was to Colorado, and all the mem
bers of the natural sciences class ac-
conpanied him. Those who went be-
sides DR.. Snow were: George L. eau
mer now of Yucatan; c. w. smith,
Kansas judge now living at stockton
Miss Lizzie Williams and Miss May
Richardson.
The party camped in Colorado where
the cog wheel road ascends Pike
Peak. Will Snow, son of DIR. Snow,
then years old. was the youngest
member of the party and that summer
climbed Pixies Peak. He had the rec
ord of being the youngest person who
had performed this feat After that
DR.. Snow conducted many parties IN
search of specimens OF insects, plroS
and reptiles. There were eight OF these
to Colorado. six to New Mexico. four
to western Kansas, two to Texas ana
FIVE to Arizona All of them were at
tended with the greatest success. Inc
parties in these excursions were maze
up of Dr. Snow and from three to nVe
of his best students.
Mas Born in 1910.
DIR. Snow was born at Fftchburg,
Massachusetts, June 30, 1910. His tath-
or BENJAMIN Snow, was a personal
friend Of William Lloyd Garrison and
Wendell Phillips. His mother was
direct descendant of Christopher Hunt
ington, from whom General u ,. Grant
Was also descended. DIR. Snow gradua-
ted from the Fitchburg high school IN
1858 and from Williams college IN 1907
with the highest honors in his Class
The next wear he was principal of the
Fitchb1lrg high school. In 1854 he en-
tered Andover Theological seminary
and graduated in 1855. He was MEM |
her Of the university faculty from the
founding of the institution in 1866, |
when the faculty consisted OF three
professors and the total number or
students enrolled was 46. The AZ years
of his connection with the university |
have seen it grow until now it requires
a great group of buildings on mount
Dread at Lawrence. with a faculty OF
200 and an enrolment of more than !
= 900 students.