Universities and their sons; history, influence and characteristics of American universities, with biographical sketches and portraits of alumni and recipients of honorary degrees . Laws. He was admitted to the Bar of theState of New York in January 1S83, and has sincepractised his profession in New York City, withmarked distinction and success. Mr. Tappan is amember of the Yale, Seawanhaka-Corinthian Yacht,Nassau Country and Mill Neck Fishing Clubs,and is a Republican in politics, though he takesno active part in party work. He married. May21, 1885, Caroline .\lice Titus. They have nochildren
Universities and their sons; history, influence and characteristics of American universities, with biographical sketches and portraits of alumni and recipients of honorary degrees . Laws. He was admitted to the Bar of theState of New York in January 1S83, and has sincepractised his profession in New York City, withmarked distinction and success. Mr. Tappan is amember of the Yale, Seawanhaka-Corinthian Yacht,Nassau Country and Mill Neck Fishing Clubs,and is a Republican in politics, though he takesno active part in party work. He married. May21, 1885, Caroline .\lice Titus. They have nochildren. UNIVERSITIES AND THEIR SONS 315 SMITH, Walter Snowdon Yale in Cincinnati, O., 1856; educated in BlissSchool, Cincinnati, Hopkins Grammar School, NewHaven, Conn., and in Europe ; fitted for College undera tutor in Paris; graduated Yale Scientific School,1877; studied law for three years ; engaged in businessin Cincinnati, 1882-87; Syracuse since 1887. WALTER SNOWDON SMITH, Manufac-turer, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio,August 14, 1856, the son of Walter and EHzabeth(Snowdon) Smith. His fathers family was an oldNew England one, the first representative of which. \V. SNOWDON SMITH in America settled in Wethersfield, Connecticut, in1653. His mother was a native of Scarborough,England. Walter Snowdon Smith received hisearly education in Bliss School, Cincinnati andHopkins Grammar School, New Haven, and at theage of twelve years went abroad, where he remainedfor seven years pursuing his studies in France, Ger-many and Switzerland. He fitted for Yale under aprivate tutor in Paris, entering the Sheffield Scien-tific School at that University in 1874, taking thecourse in civil engineering and mining, and gradu-ating with the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in1877. Mr. Smith then studied law for three years,but his health breaking down, he went West andengaged in mining in 18S1. Returning to his native city in 18S2, he was elected Secretary of theCincinnati Rolling Mill Com
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