East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1913-08-08

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ficiency are transforming the YER
life of our people. Prof. Magrud
er will live not only in the worl
Of these men but in their YER,
heart OF hearts. During my NOR,
han twelve years as President O
he College there was hardly day
and never a week that | did not
get letters from former students
md almost without exception the,
referred to Professor Magruder
ind to what they owed to his life
and teaching.
He was the hardest working and
most conscientious teacher l have
ever known. He gave himself
more completely to his work. 1t
was never question as to how
much time he was willing to put
in, it was always how much time
he could get the students. He
would use all the time of the
student that was assigned to his
department and then all the time
the student could take from other
departments.
He died just as he desired to die.
in harness. Soon after | went to
the College as President, upon my
recommendation he was made Vices
President in addition to being the
head of the English Department.
the largest and most important in
the College The President was
necessarily away from the College
much of the time during which he
had to carry a double load. In
stead of being crushed and soured
under such burden he mellowed
and sweetned and strengthened
under iC. | never knew any man
to grow old more gracefully. His
last days were his best, and hap
piest and most useful. He was
the embodiment of chivaIry aud
conscientious to u fault. At one
time fearing that some one might
think that he was too old to be
holding such position he handed
in his resignation to take effect at
the close of the following session;
but knowing that he was doing the
best work Of his life, | induced him
withdraw the resignation and to
give up all such idea in the future.
| dou3t not that his last year in
the College ryas the most efficient
and useful year of his whole life.
| cannot close without referring in
conclusion to our relations as man
and man and to his relation to my
family. | went to the College as
Il young man and he was the senior
and ranking member of the
faculty. | was inexperienced in
that line of work, and for sixteen
years he had been with General
Lee the real father of industrial
education in the South, He not
only took me into his heart as a
friend but he brought to the sup
port of my administration his rich
experience and full loyalty. The
success of my administration was
due more to him than to any other
single factor. Our official relations
were only close and beautiful, but
our social and family relations
were as close as it is possible for
two families to have and remain
separate, living next door neigh
bors for more than twelve years.
During this whole time there was
never a mis-, n outstanding or q
single unpleasantness.
| carried into the Presidents S
home young bride Of eighteen.
Here our four children were born,
and no father and mother ever
took more interest in their own
daughter and grand. children than
Professor and Mrs Magruder took
in this young mother and house
hold. 1t is needless to say that
my wife and children returned this
love with compound interest. The
people of Starkville will long re
member, | know, the many drives
behind old Bob" Professor
Magruder gave these my loved
ones. The first words my baby
boy ever learned to say were up
Bob. "
This beautiful relation will be
remembered and cherished by us
as long as life shall last. Long
may his memory live to bless our
State, for when shall we see his
like again.
J. Z. HARDY.
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A Great Discovery.
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