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time to time until finally a department was established and he was 

 placed at its head. His work was always of an exceptionally high order. 

 He gave his best efforts and was satisfied with nothing less from his 

 students. It is said by those capable of judging that he had unusual 

 natural ability as an artist and that he would undoubtedly have won 

 very favorable recognition had he given his life to landscape painting. 

 Many of his sketches in water color made when off on brief excursion 

 trips are valued highly by his friends and are said to have great merit. 

 His life, however, was given to the instruction of college students. 

 Several thousand came under his personal tuition and have felt more 

 than they know or can express the unlift of his clean, uncompromising 

 personality. He was the soul of honor. No one who knew him ever 

 had any doubt as to his integrity or honesty of purpose. His life, his 

 language and habits of thought were pure. He had a fine sense of 

 humor and a strong affection for his friends. He was a high type of 

 Christian manhood and bore his sufferings to the last with a heroism 

 which challenged the admiration of all his friends. 



Professor Clinton D. Smith, Director of the Experiment Station, 

 Dean of Short Courses and Superintendent of college extension work, 

 resigned April 30th, to accept the presidency of the Luiz de Queiroz 

 College of Agriculture at Piracicaba, Brazil. 



Professor Smith was elected Professor of Agriculture in September, 

 1893. In September, 1895, he was also made director of the Experiment 

 Station. The work in both departments developed so rapidly under 

 his care that it was found advisable to permit him to direct his energies 

 along the lines of work indicated by his title as given above. 



The development of our Agricultural Course as well as the rapid 

 growth of our Experiment Station owes much to the energy and ability 

 of Professor Smith. The short courses are almost entirely due to his 

 untiring efforts. His public addresses and newspaper articles brought 

 the college to the attention of the public and did much to gain for it 

 the confidence of the farmers of the State. He is a man of broad scholar- 

 ship, high ideals and clean life. He took a great interest in the welfare 

 of the students and made many personal sacrifices in their behalf. 

 Thousands have felt the inspiration of his personal touch and their 

 earnest solicitations and best wishes for his continued success v,dll fol- 

 low him to his new field of labor. The home of Professor Smith, made 

 even more cheerful by his thoughtful and devoted wife, will be greatly 

 missed on the campus. The college and the State owe a debt of 

 gratitude to this man. 



Dr. Stephenson W. Fletcher, who had charge of the Department of 

 Agriculture since 1905, resigned February 1st, 1908, to accept the di- 

 rectorship of the Virginia Experiment Station. Dr. Fletcher is a man 

 of character and ability. His short period of service in this college was 

 marked with the spirit of progress and his sudden withdrawal from 

 our ranks is a matter of keen regret. 



