The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-07-12

uate of the college, and has been as
sistant professor of chemistry for sew.
eral years. lie is the son in-law OF
Attorney General Nash, and the gen
eral is so happy in being a grandpa he
may not be able to investigate any
legal questions for week or two.
Including the last class, the college
has turned out 1896 graduates, and with
out exception their record, thus far, is
one that the college and the State may
well be proud Of They rank high as
scientists. farmers, physicians, lawyers.
teachers, merchants, etc.
The new president, FIX Governor j.
NJ. Stone, is rapidly getting familiar
with his new duties. lie has the en-.
thusiastic cooperation of faculty and
students, and under him the college
will be kept on the high and practical
plane maintained by his distinguished
predecessor.
/ am specially indebted to the profes.
sors of agriculture and horticulture.
Messrs w. c. Welborn and A. Il.
Mckay, for drives over the broad acres
of field and garden crops in cultivation
by them; but the space already occu.
pied by these notes forbids extended
mention.
The college lands embrace about
1000 acres; and when | first saw them
in September, 1879, they gave little
promise of their present beautiful and
productive appearance. The ma iestio
trees and luxuriant grass that shade
and carpet the campus elicit expires.
sions of delight from all visitors Prof.
Welborn has SEQ acres in cultivation
every species of field crop, vegetable,
grass, etc, and by system of rotation
is quite enthusiastic over the hairyyetch
grass, which enriches the land in win
ter as much as peas do in summer.
The mellilotus, or honey clover, is also
one of his favorites.
Prof. McKays garden and orchard
work occupies about 800 acres. What
he doesn't know about straw berries.
tomatoes, cabbage, beans, peas, onions,
asparagus, peaches, apples, plums and
the entire range of vegetables and
fruit it would not be worth while to at
tempt to learn. lie drove me through
a young peach orchard of Loo trees
that would have made its first crop this
year but for the freeze. He pointed out
one asparagus patch that melted $50.
and sweet potato patch that melted
$500. All the crops on all the lands
amount to about $40, geo year, most of
which is consum ed in subsistence for
students and stock or expended in ira
provemcnts. We counted seventy milch
cows in one field. The butter is en-.
gagged in advance in birmingham, Mo.
bile and other cities.
The distance from the courthouse &c
the college campus is good long mile,
over a graveled road. Agricultural
College is the express and postoffice for
the students, and all letters should bc
so addressed.
The next session will open Sept. %.
On the college campus is a handsome
monumental shaft, about 20 feet high,
bearing these inscriptions:
Capt. Put Darden. Born March 10, 1896
Died July II, 1883. Age 81 years, months,
days.
Erected as a loving tribute by the Patrons
of Husbandry of the United States
Master of the State Grange and Master
of the National Grange
A true patriot, a devout Christian.
Whether on the scafIold high
Or in The battles front,
The noblcst place for man to die
Is where he dies for man.
This concludes our school notes for
the year Ammo Domini 1899
j. l.. L.