Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-09-22
4. 4 N. COLLEGE NOTES
Prof. e. J.. Kyle Made Dean Of Agri-
cuIture-Prof. n. /. Mcknight
and w. L. Boyett Given
Promotions.

the new ueSlSndtlOH VI ali those ue'
partments of A. & NJ. college which
are related to agriculture in any way,
and a special agricultural faculty is
established with =. ]. Kyle as dean.
This was done by the board of di.
~rectors at the meeting held at the
college yesterday. The meeting was
| attended by Walton Peteet, Charles
Davis, L. j. Hart, Ed r. Kone, com
! missioner of agriculture, and d. w
Kempner, the new member Of the
board, who lives in Galveston, all
members of the board; Col. r. T. Mil
ner, president Of the college; B.
Youngblood, director of the Texas ex
pertinent stations, and James Hays
Quarles, secretary of the board of d.
rectors. Walton Peteet of Fort Worth,
who has been nearly five years on the
board, and who is the Oldest member
of the board in point of service, was
elected president of the board to sue
coed w. A. T%renckmann of Austin,
recently resigned
The w~ork-ef-the agricultural course
was given general attention and was
discussed at length. 1t was decided by
the board that, in addition to the gen.
eral faculty of the college, as now
constituted, there shall be an agricul-
tural faculty and an engineering fac
ulty, with the right Of the board to
hereafter establish other faculties If
it is deemed advisable. The school of
agriculture, as it is to be known, shall
include animal husbandry, horticul-
ture, agronomy, veterinary science,
agricultural chemistry, biology and
such other subjects taught in the col
lege that are related to agricultural
work. This action will strengthen the
agricultural work of the college. e. ].
Kyle, who is made dean of the school
of agriculture, is professor of hor-
llCuIlulC dlu vi 0lo tiot POoAtAoii'
He graduated at the college and after
wards took a course in Cornell. He
has been for a number of years at
the head OF the department Of horti-
culture, and is one of the best known
men in Texas in that line of work.
This promotion carries with it an
honor that will be a source of pleasure
to all the friends of Mr.. Kyle. He is
a strong man in his work.
The position of assistant director
of the Texas experiment Station,
which was combined with the state
feed inspectors position, heretofore
held by James w. Carson up to Sep
TENDER /, was abolished and w. l..
Boyett of College Station was elected
state feed inspector. Mr.. Boyett is a
son of w. c. Boyett, postmaster Of
College Station and former dbunty
clerk of Brazos county. The young
man is now a deputy feed inspector.
On the recommendation of the pres
ident of the college and Director B.
Youngblood of the Texas experiment
stations, A. B. Conner of Chillicothe
was elected agronomist for the exper-
iment station.
H. L. Mcknight. heretofore agricul-
turist for the Texas experiment sta
ton, was made superintendent of the
college farm and dairy herd and super
intendent Of the farm crops depart
ment of the Texas experiment station.
F. E. Giesecke, college architect and
professor of architecture, submitted
preliminary plans for a new engineer
ing building and a new dormitory, al
lowed by the last legislature, and
these were accepted and he was au-
thorized to prepare detailed plans and
advertise for bids to be opened at a
date to be selected later.
The members of the senior class of
the college who are to be the officers
of the cadet corps during the coming
session are to report at the college
tomorrow for a conference with Lieut..
C. L. Fenton, commandant of cadets.
The indications now are that there
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