The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-13
DIR. i. VI. M'BRYDE.
u,ob Tribute. to His Ability ms an Agric"i-
turist and Instructor.

Az neeting of the board Of visitors OF 'ne
VIRGINIA Agricultural and mechanical OoneEo
hold On the evening of the 7th instant Dr. o.
~ srop~,.1o rresidsnt of the South Carolina
~ ;'iars;;v was elected president OF the VIZ
ginia Agricultural and Mechanical Cones
and director Of the experiment station az
BIacksburg. and has accepted e .-;o,,I
one Of the foremost directors OF HgIlC 1l.
.rrai governmental stations IN the country
'ui"' 80 ~ WcRrvde In my estimation j..
20 WcRrvde ate president OF the S0uth
Cor,lina University. IS well fitted tor the pace
',-er,1 ,esnect and especially II you desire
~ maintain tne technical features OF agrIcuI-
tnral and the mechanical arts. WINE rrOles-
sor Mc8rvde held the char OF agrlcultute ~
ne University of Tennessee and state Agrl-
cultural College he was the foremost lnstIuc-
Nv in this line in the Southern States. be-
- beinc, an agricultural investigator and
avnerimenter. whose work attracted moro
attention IN this respect than that OF any oIo
else in this section of the country. lie was
offered md declined the presidency OF the
University of Tennessee and Is, % my per-
sonal knowledge, still held III the highest re-
gard at Knoxville.
when critical examination of the State
agricultural colleges IN the Southern states
was made for the United States rtment
of Agriculture in l-S5 and 80 the Work OF
President McBryde at Columbia, s. c., was
Nforr II Act OF \ better thar any other seen.
m u lie tepartoae u o, the y ut Caro-
Ina z uverstg were then N excel ent condl-
Ine nis.ident ol .adng Southern nj
va..,-. aud q e.uUanal well KIN wn IN Nlr-
g'r. .ys of .r. 1.ie = am decidedly
ot he lula -p tLut dent McBryce IS the
ralt .es. nan ths y)u can get TO MI TINS
place. A-rlcu tn g IS mis- spec atty. He made
a treat success in t, Department OF Agrcui-
tura at tn University ot tennessee, and d.
rected the experiment station IN South Caro-
ina wisely and iudiciously. He has
done 40 much fine work IN sclenbhc
agriculture during the last five years AS any
one man in the country. ] am not accurately
informed as To President McBryde's personal
history but know that he u a native OF South
CarOna that he must have had thorough
education. that he was a practical farmer lor
some time in Virginia. and that he made q
success of his rk at the University OF len
nessee and at Columbia as before mentioned.
Dr. McBlyde is a gentleman OF the noDlest
type and a man OF Affairs
The Knoxville journal IN an editorial says
Of Dr. McBryde lie has made great sue-
cess OF the South Carolina University by his
able management. and earned for himself
high distinction as an executive othcer an
teacher. He possesses all the elements OF
great president-dignlty, tirmness uroanlty;
untirlng energy, power OF governing anu
great general as well As special learning. In
the department of agricultural science he has
no superior and perhaps not an equal in the
South. He is thoroughly devoted to his
special field Of work While he was connected
with our university his reports OF experiment
work on the college farm attracted the atten-
ton and called forth compliments from the
foremost agricultural scientists of the land
President McBryde is brother Of DR.. Nc
Bryde. of Lexington, Va. and IS Jealous
Christian worker especially with.young men;
His high Christian characterand zeal for good
has had q most beneficial effect upon the
Young men who have been under his charge