MEREDITH JAMES AND OTHER
RECENT GRADUATES NOW
HOLD GOOD POSITIONS.
The following letter' from Dean
Kyle has been handed us by Ike Ash-
burn. It will be of interest to the
many friends of “Buck” James, and
should furnish encouragement to all
“bughunters”:-
“Mr. Ike Ashburn, Campus.
“Dear Sir—I am enclosing you
photograph of Meredith James, who
graduated from the horticultural de
partment in June, 1913. Soon after
graduation Mr. James accepted a po
sition with the Brazos; Valley Planta
tion Company, which owns a large
plantation in Brazoria County. For
his first year’s service^ Mr. James re
ceived $1,200 and board. He served
during this timei under Capt. William
Brooks, who was general superin
tendent of the plantation.
“Mr. James has just signed up a
three years’ contract with the com
pany which will give him entire
supervision. His salary for the first
two years is to be $1,800 and board
and lodging, and $2,000 for the third
year, with board and lodging.
The Brazos Valley Plantation Com
pany has about three thousand acres
of fertile land which it proposes £o
plant out in fig and pecan orchards.
At the present time the company has
about 350 acres planted to figs. It
proposes in the next three years to
increase its acreage to at least 1,200
acres in figs. The figs are planted
eighteen feet apart each way. Every
seventy-two feet there is a pecan tree
planted. As soon as the pecan trees
get up large enough to occupy the
ground, which will be within the next
eighteen or twenty years, the fig
trees will be taken out and the entire
proposition will be converted to pe
can groves.
“Mr. James was a town raised boy.
His parents had made up their minds
for him to study medicine. He be
came so interested in the agricultural
work at the college he would not con
sider the question of medicine. He
has demonstrated to this company, as
well as to everyone with whom he has
come in contact, that he has splendid
executive ability and that he has ex
ceptional horticultural ability for a
young man of his age. He is only
about 23 years old, but the company
has such confidence in him they are
willing to turn the entire proposition
over to him. He will have some fifty
men under his supervision.
“Besides planting out commercial
groves of pecans and figs, Mr. James
has built up a pecan and fig nursery.
At the present time he has over
three hundred thousand young fig
plants and twelve or fifteen acres ir
young seedling pecans.
“It might also be interesting for
you to know that there were six other
horticultural students who graduated
in Mr. James’ class. They are E. W.
Eaake, D. T. Stevens, I. E. Cowart,
Daniel O’Connor, G. H. Hall and L. J.
Bower. Mr Stevens is assistant edi
tor of the Southern Farm and Dairy.
Mr. Cowart is instructor in the horti
cultural department of the A. & M.
College of Texas. Messrs. Laake and
Bower are in the employ of the
United States Department of Agricul
ture, Bureau of Entomology. Mr.
O’Connor is employed on the Taft
ranch. Mr. Hall is in business at
Houston. After being out of school
two years I should say that the class
would average about $1,500 each in
salary. Yours very truly,
“E. J. KYLE.”
Campus Society
Five Hundred Club.
Friday afternoon, December 11,
Mrs. Ellert was hostess to the mem
bers of the Five Hundred Club.
After five interesting games, Mrs.
Ellert, assisted by Mesdames Bressler
and Michie, served a most relicious
luncheon of creamed chicken en tim
bales, sahdwiches, olives, baked ap
ples with cream, vanilla ice, cake and
coffee.
The members present were Mes
dames Youngblood, Bressler, Connor,
Blodgett, Newell, Fermier, Potts,
Spence, Love, Moran, Chastain, Pad-
dock, Smith of Colorado, Jobson, Bag-
ley, Richie, Hedges, Chapell, Bell,
Parmalee, Wooten, Morgan, Misses
Proctor.
Bridge.
Mr. and Mrs. B. Youngblood were
host and hostess to the Bridge Club
on Thursday evening. Delicious re
freshments were served.
MRS. HAYS ENTERTAINS.
On Friday evening Mrs. M. L. Hays
entertained the members of her Sun
day school class in a most pleasing
way.
The house was beautifully decorat
ed with potted plants and poinsettas.
The following impromptu program
was given:
Address President of Class
Instrumental Solo Mr. Steger
Address Mr. Bozeman
Vocal Solo Mr. Arnold
Oration Mr. Gilliam
Violin Solo Mr. Bates
Oration Mr. Hayes
Talk Mr. Copeland
Instrumental Solo Miss L. Proctor
Talk Mr. Foster
Vocal Solo .Mr. Steger
Instrumental Solo Mr. Martin
A charming two-course luncheon
was served.
Dinner Party.
On Saturday evening Mr. and Mrs.
Wilmon Newell gave a beautifully ap
pointed dinner. With Mr. and Mrs.
Newell were Messrs, and Mesdames
Youngblood, Bizzell, Friley and Dr.
Brooks of Belton.
The appended invitation will be
read with greats interest:
“Mr. and Mrs. Robert Henry Seale
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Robbie tp Mr. Lloyd Loring Click, on
the afternoon of Wednesday, Decem
ber 30, 1914, at 2 o’clock, at their
residence, Benchley, Texas.”
Christmas Party.
At Mrs. Bizzell’s on Saturday after
noon the ladies of the campus de
cided to have a Christmas party for
the cadets and campus people on
Christmas eve at the Y. M. C. A.
building. A Christmas tree will be
the chief attraction of the evening.
The following invitation has been
issued:
“Mrs. A. T. Potts, Mrs. J. B. Bag-
ley, Mrs. J. O. Morgan, at home, Wed
nesday, December 15, 1914, Mrs. C. B.
Moran.”
Personals.
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Proctor of Itta
Bena, Miss., will spend Christmas
with their parents, Dr. and Mrs. W. F.
Proctor.
Mrs. Charles E. Friley and son,
Charles Jr., returned home from Hub
bard.
Mr. and Mrs. B. Youngblood have
returned from Houston.
Miss Agnes McGregor of Lobo,
Texas, will be the guest of the Misses
Proctor for the holidays.
Misses Inez and Edith Proctor of
Houston will spend the holidays with
their parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. F.
Proctor.
Miss Virginia Spence, a student at
the State University, and Mr. Reese
Spence _ of Waco will spend the
Christmas holidays with their par
ents, Dr. and Mrs. D. W. Spence.
Mrs. M. Bedell of Milano is the
guest of Mrs. B. Youngblood.
Miss Mildred Mabee of Illino’'s is
expected next week to spend the holi
days with her sister, Mrs. W. Newell.
Mrs. Bolton, after a most pleasant
visit with her son, F. C. Bolton, and
family, returned to her home at Pon
totoc, Miss.
Lieut. Brown—What is the use of
artillery in the advance guard?
Dutch Hohn—To keep off the ene
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