Show 84 STUDENT LIFE nearly every student had been notified The carefree joyfui countenance so characteristic of students was changed idle thoughts were abandoned and with serious reflections sober thoughts and suppressed voices all seemed eager to express their love for Orlando Jones was held in high esteem bv the faculty he was loved by the He was honest ami upstudents right in all his dealings true to He was himself and his fellows affable kind and gecrous a genu- ine student and perfect gentleman lie distinguished himself in the student production of “As You Like It” last spring and since then has been best known as Orlando Jones was twenty-thre- e years old He has been three years in attendance at the Agricultural College He registered this year with Freshman standing but contracted typhoid fever about October 20 lie was taken to the Invalid’s Home hospital in this city where he was treated for a few days lie seemed to he recovering rapidly and was taken to his home at Smithfield where his parents brothers and sisters did all in their power to make him comfortable and insure his recovery Until two days prior to his death he seemed to be rapidly im- proving On November 8th he told his anxious parents that he had coven up the idea of returning to school His courage and hope that up to that moment had been remarkable left him and he rapidly grew weak er lie struggled to overcome his keenly felt disappointment he resigned himself to God’s decree and on the 10th of November he passed to the realm of immortality The funeral was held Sunday afternoon November 13 at the Smith-fiel- d tabernacle Professors Upham and Robinson were the principal speakers and both commented in the highest terms of praise upon Orlando’s integrity of character loyalty and ambition A large number of students attended the services and their presence was highly appreciated by the bereaved family Farrell Rich Jensen Olsen Barrack and Hillman acted as pallbearers Such unexpected calamities as the death of Jenkins and Jones make us realize that we are but members of an ephemeral host holding temporarily a place in the endless train of humanity that moves toward the ultimate home of the soul They have finished their work while “Daily the tides of life go ebbing and fiowin" beside them Thousands of throbbing hearts where theirs are at rest and forever Thousands of aching brains where theirs no longer are busy hands Thousands of toiling from ceased where their’s have their labors Thousands of weary feet where theirs have completed their journey !’’ |