Show L. iE Dr A. A L. L Wilson Supt I Experiment Farm at Farmington Dies 1 I Injury suffered over a year ago while working on the experiment I I farm in North orth Farmington of which he lie was superintendent re resulted re- re resulted suited in iii the death of Dr A. A L. L Wilson Vilson 51 31 Sunday Sunda in in a Logan hos pital pita The doctor was head heal of the horticultural department of the U. U U.S. U.S. S. S A. A college at Logan I I He was a native of Logan but J had lived in Bountiful Salt Lake City Ogden Valley VaHey Farmington and some other places He attended the Ogden schools and graduated from Weber college in 1911 He also attended the Uni Uni- University University of Southern Idaho University t sity of Utah and U U. S. S A. A C. C at Logan from which he graduated I in 1916 In 1931 he received a Ph D. D de de- degree degree de- de gree grce in horticulture from Cornell university at Ithaca N. N Y He taught school a year in Shel Shel- Shelley ley Icy Idaho was instructor in bot bot- botany botany botany any at the U. U S. S A. A C C. was exten exten- extension ion sion pathologist with the United States department of agriculture for Utah served as Morgan coun coun- county count county ty t agricultural agent a year Mr Wilson Vilson had served in many church capacities being branch president of the eastern states mis mission misI mission sion at Ithaca N. N Y while attend attend- attending attending attending I ing Cornell university While a student at the U. U S. S A. A Ac c C. C Dr Vilson Wilson was president of the junior class and football manager He was also a member of Phi Kap Kappa pa Iota lota local social fraternity Sigma Si ma XI national honorary scientific scientific scientific fraternity and Phi Kappa Phi national honorary scholastic fra fra- fra- fra Surviving are his widow his mother in Ogden a daughter and three sons Alta Rae Alma Lavoy Jr Warren Bingham and David Lloyd Llod Wilson Vilson all of Logan and seven brothers and sisters Services were held this Thurs Thurs- Thursday Thursday Thursday day at the L. L D. D S. S institute on I college hill in Logan where inter inter- interment interment 1 ment took place In the passing of Dr Wilson Vilson who has served since 1935 1933 as pro pro- professor r fessor of horticulture in the college p and horticulturist of the experiment experiment experiment ment station our department institution institution institution and state have lost the services services services ices of a highly highl trained re research re- re research search worker teacher teacher- and adviser ProTessor Pr M. F. F. F M. M Coe of the horti- horti horticultural cultural department said Wednes Wednes- day dayAs As one who has been associated ed with Dr Wilson Vilson during the past 11 years in horticultural teaching and research work at the college I cannot pay pa too high a tribute to the memory of our coworker Dr Wilson Vilson was nationally rec rec- recognized recognized recognized J as an au authorized on vegetable vegetable able and canning crops particularly I for his work with the sweet Span Span- Spa I ish sh onion His excellent training in physiology and plant chemistry 1 made his work with vegetables in f these fields outstanding r He was also widely and favor favor- favorably favorably ably known at his work in vegetable vegetable vegetable I able storage At the time of his ill illness ill iII illness ness he had accumulated a large fund of information for publication on onion doubling onion storage Utah celery celer strains and types to tomato to- to toma tomato mato ma o selection and improvement factors affecting quality in canning peas and other problems It I t is to hoped that the valuable work he has initiated can be carried to a 3 conclusion and published so that this important information can be made nude available a Professor Coe Coc said |