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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 1, 1902)
4 THE BATTALION. WILLIAM Was born and reared on a Western Illinois farm, attended high school at Winchester,, 111., graduating in 1888. Entered four years’ agricultural course at University of Illinois in 1889; graduated with the de gree of B. S. in 1893. In the fall of 1893 he was given a scholarship in agriculture at the university and did special work in teaching soils, crops, stock breeding and stock feeding, receiving his Master of Sci ence degree in 1894. During the time he was a student, he was foreman of the stock farm connected with the University. In 1895 h e took special work in the study of soils with Prof. F. H. King in the Univer sity of Wisconsin at Madison. From there he was called to the Ohio State University as foreman of the farm and assistant in D. GIBBS. agriculture. After serving two months in this capacity he was called to the Division of Soils, Department of Agriculture, Wash ington, D. C., where he held the position of soil expert during the summer of 1895. From this position he went to the Ohio State University again, this time as assist ant professor of agriculture, and later to professor of agrononi}'. On the 1st of Jan uary, 1902, he accepted the 'position of di : rector, agriculturist and professor of agri culture in the New Hampshire Agricultural and Mechanical College. In August of this year he accepted the position of dean of agriculture and director of experiment sta tions at the Texas Agricultural and Me chanical College. E. J. KYLE The Board of Directors of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas at its meet ing during commencement in the early part of June, selected Mr. Edwin Jackson Kyle, of Kyle, Tex., to an instructorship in the Department of Horticulture. Mr. Kyle is a native Texan. He is a son of the Hon. Ferg. Kyle, of Kyle, Texas, who has served in three sessions of the State Legis lature and who will be a member of the next House. Mr. Kyle received his pre paratory training in an excellent private school near his home. He entered the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas in the fall of 1896, receiving advanced standing with admission to the Sopho more class. Mr. Kyle’s record at the col lege was one of much distinction. He held the highest military rank of the Sophomore class, responded to the valedictory address, was valedictorian for the class in which he was graduated, held the senior captaincy of the first class, presidency of his class, the presidency of his society, the presidency of the Y. M. C. A., the position of assistant librarian, and acted as commandant during the illness of the regular commandant. .He was graduated with the second distinction in his class, receiving the degree of B. S. in horticulture in the spring of 1899. From the Agricultural and Mechanical College Mr. Kyle went to Cornell University for the purpose of pursuing graduate work in his chosen field. From this institution he received the degree of B. S. A. in the spring of 1901, and the degree of Master