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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 17, 1906)
ft}! ■m XOith the ™BS11 ta time Jworif ii s l|ETTEit P«OM MINbAK We print the following letter through the courtesy of Prof Kyle. ' Mr. Minear is a ’05 man He is superintendent of the public school gardens in San Antonio: • San Antonio, Tex., Sept. 94, ’06. Prof. j. Kyle, College Station. } jnfcfcaMY j Y jh; | '*■ My Dear Professor—I have not written' to yon because I knew yon were going to Colorado on a vacation trip, but I suppose you have returned and are ready fdr the opening of school. I began preparing my gardens two weeks before tha schools opened. When the schools opened I began to rush my department as much as possi ble. bat on account of many prin cipals being transferred, they also had all they could do, and in spite . of all I could do it seemed as if I was going to have late fall gardens as last year. Prof. iWolfe. seeing the great amount of work I had on hand, came to my assistance, and for about six days We had over 400 children in the gardens each day By last Wednesday eight all gar dens were practically planted and in good shape. A good rain fell the following day ('Phursday), and the gardens are now getting green ajjtd pretty With the plantlet.-. I am striving to make the work more educative this year and have far better results Jr I i | I am taking advantage of the opportunity of ka\fng an exhibit at the fair, with more- than one t point of view. |This does not only afford an opportunity of illustrat ing what is being done along the line of school gardening, bat it is a golden opportunity of making the work educativej *! j, Haw? I have distributed tbe {nitrate of soda you gave me equal ly among, the schools, with circu lars telling what ,s how to use ■it and what results pre to be ex pected. Four boxes have been given to each school, and the prin cipals advised td have spinach or lettuce planted iu two of them, ni-! trate of soda applied to one, and ;• the other used for comparison. This will illustrate to the child one element essential to plant life (nitrogen), and will impress it upon the mind ia such a manner That will never be forgotten. It will improve the scope of observa tion, watching the foliage change to a dark green cdIo^, and the vig orous grov. tb; and show how we ■can control plant life. At the opening of the fair the various schools will exhibit the experiment *r.d s total comparison will be made. Each school will make -a collec tion of insects found in and about Jthe garden, and every insect,will be labeled, which wiK cause the child to become familiar with the names and habit. Weeds will also be collected with same results. One can see what ^ to be gained. I am going to exhibit a miniature garden as s model garden, with a sample of sod From each garde 1 r -—1 o—den. .1 will let you, know from tir^e rill let yon ki my how 11 get . I remain, aiong with this / * Youri very tndtfy • j $. A. Minxar *17 Fourth St. B! ILDINQ X'TIBV TOWN. Continued from pagm 1 1., ;• ■ 1Z.M — turn ni i | Ius«, d*stia*d to b* the grootost and tho model saw mill town of the world Th * new .town already shows what ua- liraitdd capital. backed by long experience ia the lumber business. Can “do Leas than, a yaax ago, when the Good year httersas, controlling tha Buffalo and Susquehanna Railroad In New York state, begart to aitture control of tho timber of tha Florida Parishes cf Louisiana, tkare was djrrea« hue and cry about the orgaSi ** 1 1 k satioe of a lumber trust. The men who) were buying the timber lands which had remaihed undeveloped for so many years said dothlng, and continued to bay lends. Now Whe men in that saction who were most loud in thsir abuse say that the Good year (nterftt*, through the New Orleans Gipaif Northern Railroad, have done more to; paomdlt’ the prosperity of the Pearl Rivets Valley than all other enterprises com bined, and are now co-operating with tha Gcea\ South era Lumber Company, tha *ame. adopted by the Goodyears for their lumbar ctiifipxny. in every way possible. In the past nine months the Goodyears have eit her purchased outright or have se- , Historian, tutmi the timtrer rights on something over befu' in t It acr*s of the finest timber lands ii| THE POST aKADUATE CLASS A step which we hope will t tqward the advancement of the & M. College was taken lest nigl t when tbe first Post Graduate organization iu its history perfected. , The following officers were elect ed: John C. Cruse, A. ’05. »r ident; H. S. Woods, E. Ej Vice-President; R. J. Potts, C ’06; Secretary-Treasurer; Louis Gugenheim, 1$. B. 06 There are nine members class. Elmer Carlyle, A. C. Cruse, A. 'oj; Leo Ehlingdr C. E. ’o6; Louis Z. Gugenheii a E, E, *o6; Lamar McLennan, ’Os; R. J. Potts, C. B. *o6; R. Schiller, C. E. ’06; H- S. Woo4s m B.yos; W^ll V. Glass, A Onl} FIRST-CLASS>TUI j , Til ■ Stable on Main Street NOUTS. THE ONLY RUBBER IRIAGEj IN BRYAN. a •os ALUMNI MOTES. L. G. Lenett, C. E. ’06, wasj visitor on the franptis Sunday. r t / ,or iho 1 Texas. A postal to MT. G. Moore W. E. Japhet. C. E. *04. who now at Cornell University as student, informs us that Jerogn Cochran, C. E. "04, is no'jkmgcr a bachelor. R. L. Brandt, M. E. ’06, has ie signed his position in the stegn plant here, tte will be employer as draftsman in the Liffkin Ma chine and Fdundry Co., Herbert Bkinkman. M. E who is taking Senior work in e trical engineering, has been 1 ployed as stutient instructor ia tb > Ml E. department. T. S. Jobson, M. E. 03, iag Signal Superintendent Morgan's Louisiana & Texas Ry. with headquarters at Morgan Cij r 1 ! ] rf- r T pj Arnold, M. E. ’06, ii in the public schools a t . H. JAMES Stationei I JRYAN, TEXAS J j r Mpes, Tobacco Toilet Articles of all kinds E. C. teaching Marlin. We were ad G. Street, A. injured in an ih Louisiana. rry to hekr that G. '05, was painfifil r automobile accident i/i j -H L. Gugenheim. E. E. '06,1 now the Alpmni Editor of th^ Battalion. I ir— i I V. M. Ehlers. C. E.’05. is do construction work for the L01 iana Central Ry. His headquar t*rs are at Pidkering, La. The following are with the Slai 1 Saba Valley Railroad Company: J. W. Carter. C. E. ’04, as instrur ment man; H. K.. Washburn, C. Jy ’06, as level»rod man; L. lard; '05, as lineman. —■ -T m. n,<wmKWM j. v. xaoooox T HEN a. 1.. bkooim.n RETAIL T7 & BROGDON IOLESALE AND (AIN DEALERS -AND BROS A1VK&Y BUBINXaS EXCLUSIVELY FOR WHITE TBADK — —J South t~d»tj»ian*, moat of them being lo. caxwr in ‘SN- Tammany and Washiagtoit PariJiea. An official of the Company laat weekUaid, that when the land* were pur rhasdl it .was suppoaed that 1 here was Uttl« m t&m feut yellow pine timber. N he 'M'. 00 cloae inveetigation, it haa been the yellow pine timber is almost the hardwood, which is tnuck le. these same interests have de> to baild the largest saw mill In tha r with a capacity of 600,000 feet of awry day. it is believed that ti qfta at least thirty-five years to Cut ' timber on these kalf-million acres hetrera^ months were spent by the Csood >«ara in {Uie selection of a tit* far their saw miH from which rs-erv part of their vast timber territory could be easily reach ed. The decision finally settled on a high platSku between tha Hogue Chitto and the -Bogle Lata*, both beautiNI little streams sparing into Pearl river. N4 so*tier was the decision of the sit* of t)ie aew town made than the Ness Or- Northsrn Railroad was rushed e and several miles northward engineers went over theground the planning of a model town. ofAheir prelimitmry woA are aning to show. To be truth- t be said that almost all the hich are on the ground at the look rather crude. At the it must be remembered that it but about three months since the reached the town site, and active roield be begun. In view of that /act jthd dvselopmntt is remarkable. In stead ofjhjpine forest there is now a thor oughly-cleared space of S00 acres. Tb* railroad', psvses through the Center, with switch tracks breaking off from the main lineitvafeHjpfty feet. A saw mill is work ing pigN* |Mid day to turn out the lumber needed for the new buildings. Over a hun dred* houses of various sizes have . een com pleted and are now occupied by the work men; on the other plans of the company. ^ are being brought in daily and are aemg boused ia tents. A'-boarding house to accomnaodate 200 people ■« practically completed and will h* read> fer<’occupancy by Sept. 10. The i...i;nl!at :i»o for the big (vower hotrse. which willlfuritiah power to all the town, ia now (most cdmpleted, and"the superstructure rill he completed within thirty days. Tha teelj hi) tbe saw mill is already on the roupd. : Steam dredges are running night and day ia the Rogue Luaa, taking oat the sand, an j gravel needed in the foundation Of tlfe new buildings. Kogineers and sur veyor* age laying out the streets of what is to ha th* J| Star* city. ■' Tikis )s-but a part of Today Ahe town sito of Bogalusa pro sent a a,; Ussy scene. Over seven hundred *!«• work there. There is not a tha loud report of exploding not tell of the clearing up Railroad tracks are being direction. New cars and new { are being brought ta on e msm YOU NEED A NEW PAIR OF •j EAN* MAKE Cleaning: Trousers or Uniforms ARLIE Ta O r f (DON'T FOROI rOR YOU ON A FEW DAYS’ NOTICE. tbe dressing and Repairing ■ |aMk> iny '— 1 ^LACE—1 AUM> HIS SPRCIAt/TIl -NORTH of OATH RIGHT HALL T J. M. C ALDWELL BRYAN, TEX! Oive your order for CLASS RINGS CLASS PINS And all repair work to J. M. CALDWELL The Jeweler ' r All kinda Jewelry of all eat line of Chi Clocks at the loweet prices, China, Cot Glass, and the fin- what hats already arf 1 at Drugs -tH—DEALERS IN- ■UiiikliiB fimi pi I ^stationery j Cigars i ^ Tobacco Iding’s Athletic Goods Huyier’^ Candies. Perfumes Etc. Phonei< ... dynamite of th« trairi "he weak at Bogalusa is just baginni AsdlMirthesMsnd work ttfcq this m ofhetab' q# tha company believa that they wilt have enough to show foe their work to be able to call Bogalusa a town. This Is whai h^aactually htafi acCottrpfished hi the past few month* * * Tha Idem is laid out pao»le,. and is mppoaad their reception before the sa is just beginning, tn are to be put So *, and by Oct. 1 tha for a city jf 10.000 f ElAGLvEi R1NTING ENGRAVING I CVEH tAL AT mreciA*. a ttzhtib* Phone 36\ -s~