The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-12-04

the wnn,lerful works of the Living fatherf Who
i has stich advantages as he for comforting, con-
solinx, Strengthening the inner as well M the
7."uter nfan Who ought TO know 90 well q he
the acion and reaction of mind and body, and
ihe sustaining, salutary power of religious hops
and trusr? In many, ii not. most, diseases the
| atmosphere of peace and tranquility and Joy
which a happy Christian physician breaihes
through sick rrOm, is half the battle
4; Aud am glad in This hour Of the inaugura-
aion of this department of our young university
10 have ihe honor and the privilege Of speaking
ihis " ord.
| wouhl have this respected Faculty of able in
Elructors place before themselves the highest
/ Ideal, bs inspired with the nablest ambition
Let ih's he school of health in the highest
,Iiyinest sense. Health Of body, and health Of
mind III" mems sana IN corpore sano.
l.. II Is said That in the good time coming, Ho
tincss g: The Lord shall be written on the bells
oi The horst' That is, on everything, on the
commcneS things-even the ornamental things
| af life How much more on the essentials :,
l. Ever tho doors OF each lecture room would In.
icribe in letters Of light, That Thy saving
| .bealth may be known among the peoplei" On
Hvery diploma, would have cleaning, " Hol,-
| asess to the Lord"
| Z 1t is sometimes said we have in our land TOO
many colleges. Mr. Parton says we abound in
corner stoncs That may be true of some Stalcs,
S,1t not ri Florida We are AS large rs all New
EnglauA, where little States of the size of some
III our counties have one or more colleges Our
pbartrr gives us Tic title, University OF Florida
sTc assume il in no vtngloriOus spirit, and not
Ign how much needs 10 be done Ia he wor-
i3y of il, 1t is what we hope to grow to be
rather than what VIC are.
E1It takes great wealth TO start a great insiitu.
ron, like The John Hopkins University. full.
aedgcd, all n ono" Most of our older institu-
tons haze had Ia grow from small beginnings
Anle was originally Divinity school, with slen-
:
Ptesiden; Stiles (who talked Latin, and often
prayed in Hebrew. ii was far from being what Il
y now. let Il recent writer says, Yale is now
E3 years old, hui the greatest man she has ever
G g;adualed-.Jonathan Edwards--came forth in
r520." 10 almost every one of our older Ameri-
csh colleges. some Of their most distinguished
Alumni will be found among their earlier
Gjsses. Ordinarily the personal presence and
magnetic power OF one or two men have much
tt!do in shaping and determining the character
o. the Students We do not remember who il
MAS who said all the college he wanted was a
lt$ cabin with Mark Hopkins AT one end Of it,
When jefferson went to William and Mary
ht{ said the buildings looked like brck-kin
wAh a roof on. He found the institution"
SAYS Parton, {" medley of college, Indian mis-.
sim and grammar school, ill-governed and dis
tr4ce1 by liSsension among its governing pow
els" But there one Tnan Of personal pres
eeAe and magnetic power there. Dr. Small Pro-
fessor Of Mathematics. He" says Jefferson.
"taost happily for me- soon became attached TO
ms9 and made me his daily companion"
sFherc was one man who could teach. and
there was one pupil who could learn, and who
w.nlld study tsome,imes more than he ought
fifteen hours day, and the result was many
sided man.
Ghe question for us in Florida is, shall we wait
tiMsome John Hopkins dies and leaves us u for
tulte so we can start magnificent institution, or
shAll We make the most of what we have, and
UrtIV Chia inSfitufiou ind Oh
frtered, NAV grow.
haze an endowment, if recolect Alright, of some
$SH0OO
Hhe medical school, mainly through the enter
prise and liberality Of an individual is so far en-
d1ssed as to make "a beginning with competent
Fhdulty and suitable appliances and apparatus.
Inc Constitution of the State prescrbes that ten
perIcent. of the stock shall be naid in This has
be9A done, and the medical department starts
fully organized and free of debt. We ask for it.
as 1or alt other present or prospective depart
mats OF tthe university warm place in your
heArts, and in the hearts of the good people of
Fl.rlda. We have eXpunged the word imposc''
htssrom our vocabulary. We eare determined to
suCfeed
And when by the blessing of God the State
pr,apers--and fills up with population-and her
wiTcrDesscs become like Eden, when she equals
or }ntstrps older States in numbers and wealth.
wc;eherish the hope that through individual mu-
nEFancc and legislative enactment ample en-
doYments will be secured, so that Tallahassee
and She State shall take just pride in The Uni
vetkity of Florida"