Evening star., 1898-12-07
DEATH OF PROF. HICKS.
Assistant Chief of Division, Depart
ment of Agriculture.

Prof. Gilbert II. Hicks, assistant chief
of the botanical division of the Depart
ment of Agriculture, did suddenly Monday
afternoon at his residence, No. l21 7 street
northwest. He had been suffering from
malaria, but was not seriously i'll Monday
morning, expecting to return to his work
yesterday. His death was due to heart
failure. Prof. Hicks was in charge of The
seed testing laboratory a the department
and had been in government employ for
number of years. He was u NATIVE of Mich
igan, and for many years occupied a schol-
astic chair in the Michigan State College
at Lansing. He leaves widow and two
children.
His associates in the Agricultural Depart
ment met yesterday afternoon in the Office
Of Colonel Geddis, tho chief clerk to take
action touching the death Of Mr.. Hicks.
Colonel Geddis presided, and made appro-
pirate remarks. DIR. A. &. True and MeSSrS.
Dewey, Taylor, Coville and Briggs were
appointed to draft resolutions. and later
submitted a memorial, which was adopted
setting forth that
I'VE, employees Of the Department of
Agriculture, have learned with profound
sorrow of the death of our friend and col
league, Gilbert II. Hicks, assistant chief of
the division of botany. From the date of
his appointment to this department tnearly
five years ago. Mr.. Hicks had filled an Of
flee involing the performance of import
ant duties. and had acquitted himself in
such a way as to receive universal appro-
baton for his scientific work and for his
most valuable services to the department.
During these hVe years of our association
with him Mr.. Hicks deserVedlY won the
personal esteem and regard of all with
whom he was brought III contact, and es-
peciaIiy of those who knew him best.
We deplore his loss to ourselves as
friend and co-worker. and to the public
service most capable. efficient and in
defatigable officer, and tender to his be
reaved family in this time of their afTiction
our sincere and heartfelt sympathy"
Il am instructed by the committee" said
DIR. True, "to move the adoption of this
expression of our regret and sympathy, and
also that engrossed copy be sent to the
family of Mr.. Hicks and to the paper pub
lshed at the Michigan Agricultural College,
of which institution Mr.. Hicks was a
graduate. | would be glad, Mr.. Chairman,
to make some adequate expression of my
own personal feenngS on this occasion but
| feel wholly unable to do so. | enjoyed the
friendship of Mr.. Hicks in some relations
outside of the department work, and was
associated with MIN in some duties not con-
nected with the regular routine OF the de-
partment service. In that way l came to
know him well, and to appreciate him"
DR.; ETwin f. smith SIN h,alEa7s also spoke and Mr.
four others who had been students under
Mr.. Ii 6Ss at the Michigan Agricultural Col
lege, spoke of MIR. Hicks thorough patient
and painStakng work as an instructor, and
expressed their sense of the loss of a per-
sonal friend
The Secretary of Agriculture having been
unexpectedly called away from the depart
ment during the afternoon, was unable to
be present. Other friends and associates of
Mr. Hicks who attended the meeting were:
DR.. A. c. True, DR.; L. o. Howard, Major
H. E AIvord Mr.. Geo. VIM. Hill. Mr. Gff-
ford Pinchot Mr.. b. T. Galloway, DR.. AL
bert F. Woods. Mr.. Milton Whitney, Prof.
+. Lamson-Scribner, Hlr. F. V. Coville, Col
Andrew Geddes, DR. Erwin F. Smith, Mr..
Jared Smith, Miss Alice Henkle, Mrs Bald
win and Messrs Bennett, Ewel, Arnold,
Taylor, Judd Newcomb, Palmer, George
Dewey, Thompson, Briggs, Preble, Bailey,
Lee, Webber Keffer. +. L. L. BeaI Evans
kearney, Dorset Pearson, Williams, Pc
ters, Chestnut, Todd, Lawson, Runyan,
Hitchcock, King, Price, Whittleton. Shear
Shannon and Reese.