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Notes:
Easton Express, Saturday, September 11, 1920, Page 1
J. Irvin Snyder, Teacher, Dead
For 35 Years He Had Been an Instructor in Easton Schools
Joseph Irvin Snyder, principal of Taylor Building, and for
35 years a teacher in the Easton Public Schools, died at 4:45
yesterday afternoon at his home, No. 36 North Eighth Street,
after an illness of four weeks from a complication of ailments.
He was 53 years of age.
Mr. Snyder was born in Upper Mt. Bethel Township and was a
son of the late Enos and Anna Catherine Snyder, who afterwards
moved to the South Side, this city. He was educated in the
public schools, the Easton Academy and at the University of
Pennsylvania and began teaching in South Easton thirty-five
years ago, in one of the buildings on Centre Street. He was
afterwards transferred to the Asa packer building and eight
years ago was assigned to the eighth grade school in the Taylor
building and was made principal of that building.
Mr. Snyder is survived by his wife, who was formerly Miss
Alice Kirkpatrick, of this city, and by one brother, Samuel
Snyder of college Hill. He was an active member of St. Mark’s
Reformed Church and a member of the consistory. In Sunday School
work he was also prominent and was superintendent of the intermediate
Department at St. Mark’s.
Deceased was a member of Dallas Lodge, No. 396, F. and A.M;
Easton Forest, No. 35, Tall Cedars of Lebanon; Columbia Lodge,
No 139, I. O.O.F; Black Knight Commandery, No. 109, Knights
of Malta; Camp 233, Sons of Veterans; the McKinley Club and
the Northampton County Educational Club.
As a teacher Mr. Snyder was most efficient and was popular
with his pupils and fellow instructors. In his work at the
Taylor building he was always ready to introduce new ideas
in education, and was especially active in helping in the teaching
of the many children of foreigners in that building. He took
great interest in the observance of special days throughout
the school year, and the programs rendered under his supervision
were always most enjoyable. Superintendent Laramy and the school
directors highly praised Mr. Snyder as a man and as a teacher,
and his death will cause a vacancy that will be hard to fill.
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