Texas A and M University - Aggieland Yearbook (College Station, TX)

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8 THE LONG HORN VOL. V Tlhe Lona Mormi SttalBr F. HLN5LL, JR., Editor-in-Chief W. A. GILBERT A. T. POTT5 Associate Editor-in-Chief Business Manager J. 5. DLAN W. G. MOORL Art Editor Athletic E.ditor J. A. COLLINS Associate Business Manager T. L. HOLLOWAY 5. G. LP5TLIN Assistant Lditor-in-Chief Associate Lditor T. A. ADAM5 Assistant Business Manager J. O. CUTTLR Associate Editor

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I 9°7 THE LONG HORN 7 began in 1898, when he was named by Governor Culberson as a member of the Hoard of Directors. He was reappointed by both Governor Sayers and Gov¬ ernor Lanham, and was chosen president of the Board by his colleagues, which position he held until his retirement from the Board in January of this year. His connection with the Board, therefore, extended over the presidential admin¬ istrations of Colonel Foster and Dr. Houston, and into that of President Harrington. Each of these administrators in turn found in him a most broad¬ minded and sympathetic supporter of every policy that had for its object the advancement of this School and of the practical kind of education for which the School stands. Keen of mind, frank and direct in speech, always alert and aggressive, he was the most powerful factor in molding the opinions of his colleagues and in shaping the policies of the Board. He was punctual in attend¬ ance upon the meetings of the Board, and remained on the Board from a sense of public duty, and often at the sacrifice of his private affairs. His work was always constructive, never the reverse, and he has left a lasting impress upon this institution. That Marion Sansom has succeeded in business and left his impress upon everything he has touched is not at all strange or surprising to those who know him. The simple truth is that he possesses rare administrative ability. A man of few words, quick perception, sound judgment, restless energy, and uncon¬ querable will, he is equally fitted to engineer a bank, an oil mill, or a railroad, or to guide the destinies of an imperial state like Texas. While residing at Alvarado, Mr. Sansom was married to Miss Eliza Powell, daughter of the Reverend John Powell, a minister well known in earlier days alike in Louisiana and Texas. They have three children, Mrs. Will Schultz, Marion Sansom, Jr., and Nina Sansom, all living in Fort Worth. He is a Knight Templar and a member of the Ben Hur Temple of the Mystic Shrine. Fie is also a Knight of Pythias and an Odd Fellow. Mr. Sansom has a warm place in his heart for all young men and especially for the students of the A. and M. College. The Long Horn regretted exceed¬ ingly to see him retire from the Board, and expresses the sentiment of the entire student body when it wishes him many years of health and strength in which to serve his family, his friends, and the State that claims him as an honored son.

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THE LONG HORN STAFF