VOL. L.
~ College: Station Texas, rw Tetoors 5, 1919.
"No. 49
TREES TO SERVE
AS MEMORIALS
MAIN DRIVEWAY WILL BE SHAD-
ED BY PECANS NAMED FOR
FALLEN HEROES
EACH WILL BE LABELED
Individual Trees Will be Set Out
‘Along Road From Front Gate to
Military Walk for Men Who
Sacrificed Lives
Acting upon the suggestion’ of Dr.
Mark Francis, N. M. McGinnis, Col-
lege Alumni Secretary, has decided to
proceed with a plan for the setting
out of a pecan tree along the roadway
leading from the front gate of they
Campus to Military Walk in memory
of each of the thirty-eight A. and M.
men who gave up their lives in the
world war.
Will Transplant Grown Trees
"In order that the trees may afford
shade and fruit at the earliest possible
date, Mr. McGinnis contemplatesmak-
ing an arrangement with an up-to-
date firm for the transplanting of
trees of considerable size. All shade
trees along that driveway now will
be supplanted. by the pecans and
it is believed there is just about
enough space on the two sides of the
driveway to permit the setting out. of
about forty trees at the proper dis-
tance.
- Exercise Planned for Arbor Day
Final arrangements for the trans-
panting of the trees will be perfected
soon and it may be possible for the
formal exercises incident to the work
to be held on Arbor Day. It is con-
templated that each tree will be ap-
propriately’ and permanently marked
for some fallen son of A. and M., but |
thiz plan will be supplementary to the
plan for the memorial library build-
ing and will not interfere with those.
plans in any way.
CAMPUS STUDY
© TUESDAY
CLUB MEETS
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The Campus Study Club will meet
at. the home of Mrs. O. W. Silvey, at
3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon.
SBISA FUNERAL
COMES AT 3
TODAY
BODY WILL BE TEMPORARILY
LAID AWAY AWAITING
ARRIVAL OF THE
DAUGHTER
The funeral of Mrs. Bernard Shisa,
whose sudden death Friday afternoon
came as a distinct shock to the College
community and to other friends of the
family in the state, will be held from
St. Jogeph’s Catholic church in. Bryan |.
at 8 o'clock this afternoon, with. Rev.
Father J. B. Gleissner officiating.
The body will be laid away in the
family vault in the City cemetery,
alongside that of Mrs. Shisa’s. mother,
who died here several years ago, and
when the family of Mrs. E. W. Kerr
of Havana, Cuba, the only child, ar-
vives, a private family funeral‘service
will be held.
Active pall bearers include Dean
Chas. Puryear, Charles E. Friley,
A. M. Waldrop, Dr. R. P. Marsteller,
F. B. Paddock and M. Bonneville-Jr.
The. honorary pail bearers: include
the following: Deans M. Francis, E.
J. Kyle and J. C. Nagle, and Profs.
C. P. Fountain, 0. M. Ball, E. J. Fer-
| mier; J.B. Bagley, F. C! Bolton, J.
Oscar Morgan, J. C. Burns, C. C.
Hedges, Martin L. Hayes, H. E. Smith,
C. B. Campbell, R: L. Morrison, A. C.
Love, 0. W. Silvey, F. B. Clark, R. A.
Andree, B. 0. Siecke, 8. W. Bilsing,
J. J. Richey, A. T. Potts, E. B. La-
Roche, and R. F. Smith, with Major
Grant M. Miles; B. Youngblood and
Walton Peteet.
‘Was Native of Spain
Mrs. Shisa was a native of Spain,
having been born on the Island of
Mahonne 71 years: ago.
ily to New Orleans and was. educated
in the French schools of that city. where
she met: Mr. Shisa and where their
first ‘affection for each other devel-
oped. ,
The romance Begun in ther school
days culminated in their
Oct. 19, 1867, at which time My. Shisa
-. (Continued on Page 4) .
When eleven
years of age, she came with’ her fam-|
marriage
EXPERIMENT MEN
INVITED TOFRANCE
!
' A. B. CONNER AND DR. E. P. HUM-
BERT ASKED TO PROMOTE
WORK AMONG SOLDIERS
CANT TAKE POSITIONS
Pressing Duties Here Will Prevent
Their Acceptance of Calls to
Go Abroad At This.
Time
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A. B. Conner, vice-director of the
Experiment Station, and well known
agronomist, and’ Dr. E: P. Humbert,
plant breeder of the station, have been
invited by Dr. Kenyon L. Butterfield,
director of the’ Army Overseas: Edu--
cational Commission, to go to France:
to promote special agricultural work
among the American soldiers. The
particular task Mr. Conner was asked
to perform related to the giving of in.
struction in the production of South-
ern field crops, while that assigned to
Dr. Humbert related to the breeding
of cotton:
Recommended by Dr. True HR ER
A number of specialists have been
procured for various phases-of agri- -
letter announces; and -
culture; the:
Messrs. Conner. and Humbert were
recommended for the positions offered -
‘them by Dr. A. C. True, director of the
States ‘Relations Service of the U. 8.
Departnient of Agriculture; and while:
these gentlemen appreciate the honor
‘shown them in their selection for these
tasks’ their duties here are such that
they find it impossible: to get away at
this time.
ECONOMICS SEMINAR MEETS
MONDAY NIGHT = ||
‘The: economics seminar will meet =
in the economics office, room 802, Ae-
ademic building, Monday at 7:30 p. m.
At this meeting Prof. J. D. Bond will =
read a paper on “The Heonomic;Princ-
‘iples Controlling the ‘War: Revenue
aha
"ject considerable: thought and: study
and one-of the most interesting meet-.. |
lings of the year is promised. :
Bills”. Mr. Bond has given the :