1912–13 Volume 37 No 1–5 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive

34 THE SCROLL.erous others. He was married January 29th, 1903, to Florence HosmerKing. They have two children, Margaret King Mathews aijdJohn Alexander Mathews, Jr. Dr. Mathews received the honorarydegree of "Doctor of Science" from the Washington and JeffersonCollege in 1902, in recognition of the numerous technical papers andresults of investigations which he had published. He was the firstrecipient of the "Carnegie Gold Medal for Research" from the Ironand Steel Institute of Great Britian in 1902.Dr. Mathews's interests have not been confined to his chosen profession,but the advantage of his combined technical training andDR. JOHN ALEXANDER MATHEWSWashington and Jefferson, '93business experience has been freely given to civic and municipalaffairs. His reports upon "Municipal Ownership of Lighting Plants"and upon "Smoke Abatement" have been of far more than localinterest and have had the widest circulation. He was a special contributorto the "Encyclopedia Americana" on Steel.During the last year Dr. Mathews has written and published anumber of pamphlets relating to municipal and technical subjects,among which have been a "Report on Street Paving Conditions inSyracuse" of twelve pages; "The Evolution of the Fine Steel Industry"of twenty-five pages; and "Alloy Steels for Motor Car Construction,"of twenty-nine pages.