Wayne Snodgrass was born in Council Grove and
graduated from Salina High School. He took his
bachelor's degree and his master's from Colorado State
University in 1941. He taught in Netawake, Eskridge,
and Hiawatha before moving to Clay Center in 1937. He
taught in Clay Center for twenty years and directed the
municipal band there as well. He was an early leader in
the stage band movement.