The Bryan eagle. [volume], November 07, 1912, Page 6, Image 6

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ERAZOS GOUriTV TEACHERS
VISIT I. Hi f.l. COLLEGE
J. WEBB HOWELL HOST
'm "No Industry is so vital to the wel
fare of a nation aa agriculture, and
nothing la so vital to agriculture as
the soli. How to use and not abuse
this great resource is the most impor
tant problem which faces the farmer
of today one worthy of the best ef
forts of our most profound and
learned scientists; for upon its solu
tion depends the future prosperity of
the nation."
The above is a statement from Bul
letin 85 of the bureau of soils rela
tive to the soils of the country. How
to reach the masses with the results
of practical experiments that the
greatest good may be derived is the
next question. The rural teacher has
a powerful Influence and this may be
made the source of unlimited benefit
to any community if utilized in the
right direction. In order that it may
be so utilized, the teacher should he
brought In close touch with the source
of experjt information. This is exactly
what Mr. J. .Webb Howell had in
mind when he extended to the teach
ers of Brazos county an invitation to
'visit the A. and M. College as his
guests and at the same time arranged
with President Milner for a practical
demonstration of the work in the dif
ferent departments for the benefit of
the visitors. Colonel Milner and the
heads of the different departments,
ever ready to grasp any source of
reaching the masses, recognizing thiB
as a source of quick transmission,
readiy placed every source of informa
tion at the disposal of the visitors,
and a most profitable Saturday was
spent by thirty of the teachers of the
county, every one of them being pro
fuse in their thanks to Mr. Howell,
Colonel Milner, Professor Kyle and all
the others who had so kindly given
of their time tor, a pleasant occasion.
The company arrived at the college
at 10:30 a. m. and were met at the
car by Professor Kyle, who conducted
the company to the office of the presi
dent, who extended the teachers a
warm welcome to the college, assur
ing them that it was his wish that
they come as often as possible. Next
the machine and woodworking shops
were visited, and the work of the
classes witnessed. Next a visit to the
textile building was made, and the
different processes of cloth making
explained. It was explained that the
cloth now being mde is' cotton can
vas for the use of the paperhonger.
One pound of cotton makes six yards
of canvas worth 24 cents; the six
pouads of cotton costs 12 cents; la
bor; power and upkeep cost 7 cents',
leaving a profit of 5 cents for each
pound of cotton worked up. (By the
way, here is a pointer for the busi
ness men of Bryan.) To the depart
ment of grain judging, where a large
class of young men were Just begin
ning work, and a practical and profit
able demonstration was witnessed.
Next a visit was made to the lecture
room of agronomy, where a class was
attending a lecture bjr Dr. Morgan
upon the . "Soil Formations and
Values." From there Professor Kyle
led the visitors to the field where the
cadet corps formed and marched to
the mess hall for dinner. Colonel Mil
ner, and Professors Irvin and Kyle
led the visitors to their tables, where
all enjoyed the dinner with the thou
sand cadets.
The visitors were then conducted to
the lecture room in the agricultural
hall, where Prof. T. W. Parker In a
few well chosen remarks stated the
occasion for the visit and Introduced
as the first speaker Professor Kyle.
His subject was "The Rural School
as an Assistant to the A. and M. Col
lege, or a Source by Which the A. and
M. College Slay Reach the Farmer."
"This is the first time in the history
of the college," said Professor Kyle,
"that the teachers of Brazos ( county
have ever held such a meeting ,as this
on the campus, but we hope it is only
the beginning of many and frequent
visits, not only of this but other coun
ties. Because of the close relationship
of the teacher with rural life the
teacher can be a source of great ben
efit to the farmer in securing an agri
cultural education by the help of our
farm extension department. We want
to go hand In Band with the rural
schools of the state in carrying Infor
mation to the farmer. Ninety per cent
of the scholars under your charge will
go back, to the farm. Be careful that
you encourage them to do so, and
to make the farm attractive and profit
able." Prof. C. M. Evans was next Intro
duced and made an earnest appeal for
the extension of the boys' and girls'
corn club work through the aid of the
teachers. It is also proposed to intro
duce the girls' canning and poultry
club work in Brazos county this year.
He said: "Over in Milam county some
of the young girls of that club this
season raised enough tomatoes and
truck on their one-tenth of an acre
to pay the family grocery bill. One
girl canned six thousand cans of vege
tables. None of them had ever tried
it before. There are forty-five girls in
that club, every one of whom culti
vated one-tenth of an acre at a great
profit. " Over In Marlon county, where
last year not an empty tin can was
sold, five carloads were sold this year,
and at the close of the season not a
can was left. .
"Oh, yes," said he, "we teach the
head, heart, hand, health: head to
think, plan, execute; heart to be sym
pathetic, kind, loyal; hand to be help
ful, useful, skillful; health to resist
disease, enjoy life, be efficient."
He described a correspondence
course that would be added to the
club work this year. Every' boy or
girl of any, of the clubs will receive a
letter of instruction every month.
Dr. Morgan, the next speaker, said:
"We must depend upon you teachers
for a large part of our work. The few
and not the masses come here. We
must reach the masses with our in
formation through the rural teacher."
Professor Irvin told the teachers
that they were not reaching their
highest usefulness unless they taught
men how to earn a living.
Professor Potts' address on "How
Good Roads Will Assist the Rural
School" was a practical plea for the
school to help them to help them
selves. Professor Ridgway's address upon
"The Dairy Industry" was a practical
illustration of the dairy cow as a
profitable Investment.
On the return trip a motion was
put and unanimously carried extend
ing thanks to Mr. Howell, Colonel
Milner, Professor Kyle and all others
who had participated in making the
day such a great pleasure to the vis
itors. The reporter was charged to
"be sure and express our thanks in
the strongest terms because we have
enjoyed the day wonderfully."
On the feast of the Holy Angels a
beautiful statue of the Sacred Heart,
a gift from the Children of Mary, was
blessed and placed on a mount at the
Grotto of Lourdes. After the bless
ing, Rev. John S. Murphy gave an elo
quent exhortation on devotion to the
Sacred Heart. There were present at
this devotional little ceremony, the
Villa's chaplain, Rev. J. B. Gleissner;
Rev. John S. Murphy, Rev. A. De
Slmones, the Sisters, and the pupils
of the academy.
On October 21, the Ursulines cele
brated the- feast of their patroness,
St Ursula. High mass was at 9
o'clock, the celebrant being Rev.
Gerge Appel,' who also preached an
appreciated sermon. Rev. J. B. Gleiss
ner, deacon, and Rev. A. DeSImone,
sub-deacon.
Quite a number of friends and pu
pils spent the day at the academy, and
in the afternoon the pupils gave an
entertainment to the friends and pa
trons of the institution. The program
was well rendered, and showed care
ful training. A wand drill by the
small tots was very pretty, and a little
comedy presented by the older pupils
was received with rounds of applause.
Music, songs and readings completed
the program which helped to make
this St Ursula's Day one of the most
pleasant in the annals of Villa Maria.
On the afternoon of October 31 the
teachers and students were assem
bled in the study hall. The commer
cial class was examined in bookkeep
ing and the Juniors in geography. The
members of both classes acquitted
themselves in a most creditable man
ner. For Instance, one little girl being
asked "What is lumber?" immediate
ly stamped her foot on the floor and
said "That is lumber." After the ex
aminations the monthly percentage
was read. Rev. J. B. Gleissner pre
sided and in a few well chosen words
expressed his delight at the success
of the pupils, as manifested by their
excellent percentage.
The last but not the least event of
the month was a "spook frolic" which
was decidedly the most laughable af
fair ever witnessed at Villa Maria.
Spook hall waa decorated with nearly
all the emblems of Hallowe'en; jack-o'-lanterns
and black cats were in bold
relief. The spooks' ( dance, the voyage
through life, wizard, wltch and the
diving tub, etc., etc., were among the
amusements of the evening. Miss Eu-t
genia Slavin deserves special mention
for the tricks she played on each one
of the anxious crowd who waited an
entrance to her dark domain. Rounds
of laughter greeted each visitant on
her return from "Spookdom." The
grand march to the "ghosts supper"
brought unalloyed joy to the some
what weary "spooks." Of course the
room and tables were spookily deco
rated, but lo if spooks fare is even
occasionally so sumptuous, 'twere no
bad thing to be a spook. Long life to
Hallowe'en and to our dear Villa
Maria.
H.
Gone to Louisiana.
II. Wiliamslon of the extension
department at A. and M. College, left
this afternoon for Shreveport, La., to
attend the state encampment of the
Louisiana Boys' and GirlB' Corn clubs,
which is being held under the auspices
of the State Fair Association. It the
encampment proves a success, the ex
tension department plans to have a
similar meeting for the Texas clubs
fit the Dalas fair next year.
Duath of Little Harold Pearson.
(From Friday's Dally Eagle.)
Relatives in this city were advised
by wire this morning of the death of
little Harold Pearson, two-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Pearson
of Palestine. The little fellow was
laid to rest this afternoon. The father,
Mr. Clarence Pearson, was reared in
Bryan and has many friends here
whoso hearts go out to him and his
wife in their great affliction.
SIX CATHOLIC NUNS
-BURNED TO DEATH
Heroically Sacrificed Themselves In
Saving Lives of Children In
Burning Orphanage. '
By Associated Press.
San Antonio, Texas, Oct 30. Six
Sisters of Charity gave their HVes
heroically In saving the lives of near
ly one hundred small orphan children
when St. John's orphanage burned
here at 4:30 o'clock this morning.
But three of the nine nuns who were
in the building where the fire broke
out escaped death.
The dead are:
Mother Mary of the Cross, who was
mother superior of the parish. Her
name was Mary Rosster of Wexford,
Ireland.
Mother Francis Peusture, a native
of France.
Sister Peter Claver Steven, a na
tive of Dublin, Ireland.
Sister Leacadia Nolan, a native of
Dublin, Ireland.
Sister Monica Montez, a native of
Mexico.
Sister Mary Kostka Farrell, a na
tive of Kalder, Ireland. She died at
8:30 o'clock this morning from in
juries sustained while rescuing chil
dren from the burning building.
Attended by Heartrending Scenes.
One orphan, Charles Mothlow, aged
3 years, is dead and one other is
missing.
The seriously injured are Miss A.
De Temple, bruised and burned, and
fa-1
Miss E. Stanish, body and limbs bad-
ly burned. 'Both were employes at
Eighty-seven orphans and nine
ters were in the orphanage when L i f
Are broke out The nuns who esc
,0a thA vard aw
were nwrcmug
from the blaze when tha building c
In net oil t v I Of
The death of Mother Superior Ma
f thai .rrnna was unparalleled
hornto 1 .nnrnirn. she returned to the
dormitory when she heard the Moth-
low baby crying. It had been writ
ten In the hurry and excitement. In
a few moments she appeared at an
upper floor window with the child in
her armB. Fire Chief Wright at
tempted to save her with a ladder,
but a second later the wall collapsed,
the mother superior and the baby fall
ing with' it into the death furnace.
Sister Mary Kostka Farrell Jumped
from a fourth-story window, stumbling
en a window sill and pitching head
foremost to the ground where she
missed the life net held by firemen.
Her back was broken when she struck
a second-Btory railing which thrtw
her out of line of the net.
Sister Montez also lost her life by
Jumping. When the children . were
taken off the fire esqape she returned
for a last look In tHe dormUory. and
the flames then cut off her escape.
A Little Tot Gave the Alarm
The other three sisters not burn
trt death aald a little tot
"Billy," who woke up
of water, save the alarm
Bifltpm BUM the flames then seemed
all about them. They thought the fire
started from the kitchen chimney, btr
this has not been definitely asceft
tained.
ttle tot nanvf f
to get a drfV
rm of flre. Tjkf
TO SANTO DOMINGO
Washington, Oct. 30. The navy de
partment today ordered two warships
to Santo Domingo on account of des
nerate street fighting, jeopardizing
the lives and property of Americans.
Hoicing Meeting at Texas City."
The Eagle is in receipt of, ftveaTd
from Rev. Isaiah Watson stating that
he is in the midst of a good meeting
at Texas Ctly. Up to the time he
wrote six had been received into the
fellowship of the church, large crowds
were attending the services ana we(
intprpst was arowlng. The brother
closed, however, by Baying that the
devil was present without masque
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