. The Mississippi agricultural and mechanical college war record: the civil war; the Spanish-American war; the world war . gne sector in June, 1918. Whileon duty as a liaison officer of his regiment in one of the battles nearRheims, France, on July 17, 1918, Lieutenant Cowan was instantlykilled by a direct shell while in the front line trenches. But little past twenty years of age when he met a soldiers death,he surely had experienced an eventful life in which he made good everyduty he was called upon to perform. His high standing among the officers and men of his regiment, as setout in numero
. The Mississippi agricultural and mechanical college war record: the civil war; the Spanish-American war; the world war . gne sector in June, 1918. Whileon duty as a liaison officer of his regiment in one of the battles nearRheims, France, on July 17, 1918, Lieutenant Cowan was instantlykilled by a direct shell while in the front line trenches. But little past twenty years of age when he met a soldiers death,he surely had experienced an eventful life in which he made good everyduty he was called upon to perform. His high standing among the officers and men of his regiment, as setout in numerous letters to his parents, is but partly expressed in thefollowing excerpt from the letter of Colonel Reilly, of the 149th: I had a real affection for him; he was such an attractive, clean-looking boy. Knowing him only served to confirm my first favorableimpression, which every one who came in contact with him had. Hewas a brave, efficient officer, admired by all who came in contact withhim. I can only hope that this, and the fact that he died in battle inthe cause of his country, will tend to lessen your grief. [32J. WILSON T. DONALDSON Wilson T. Donaldson, Jr., was bornin Owenton, Kentucky, on November 12,1894. At the close of his work in thegraded schools, he entered TransylvaniaCollege, at Lexington, Kentucky. Therehe pursued special studies for a period ofone and one-half years. Interested inagriculture, he came to Mississippi Agri-cultural and Mechanical College, fromwhich he graduated in June, his college days he showed himselfan excellent student and his work broughtfavorable notice from his instructors. Hedid special work in chemistry and forsome time served as fellow in the department of botany. Each of histeachers bears witness to his mental grasp, his sincerity of purpose, andhis singular beauty of character. On May 13, 1916, he was appointed inspector for the State PlantBoard of Florida and agent of the Bureau of Plant Industry, UnitedStates Department
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