Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-08-03
TALLAHASSEE NOTES.
Educational Matters-Gadsden County
TObaccO-The Crops.


the land, Announcements" and "Cata.
logues,' setting forth the curriculum OF
studies and The superior excellence Oi
these institutions of learning. Among
these is neat pamphlet of % pages, en-.
titled "First Announcement of Florida
University, Tallahassee, Fla" have here.
tOfore alluded to this institution, which
was incorporated some months ago. 1t
originated with DIR. G. Kosh, a scien-
tist of national reputation; and if the
energy he has displayed in advertising
through the Northwest and in lecturing
on the advantages of a students winter
sojourn in Florida will avail anything, a
deserved success will attend his praise
worthy efforts. Some two winters AGO
DR.. kOSh visited Tallahassee for the first
time, and he was so struck with the
beauty of the scenery and our
salubrious cline, that he concluded,
as the Northern student of a deli
cate. constitution, required more
Southern cline, why could not a uni
yersity be established here? To conceive
a project and well mature it in his mind
was followed by immediate action. He
canvaSsed the matter among our leading
citizens, and the result has been as already
stated. The regents of the University
are Ex-Governor ID. S. Walker, who is
Chancellor; Governor W. ID. Bloxham.
Comptroller W. ID. Barnes. Judge S. T.
Bernard, Judge w. z. Byrd, DR.. G. Kosh
and DR. Charles Beecher. Uuder its char
ter the University can have five colleges, to
wit: Tallahassee College of Medicine and
Surgery, College of Literature and Science.
Law College, Theological Institute and
Polytechnic and Normal Institute. Of
these, the Literary and Medical only are
as yet i'll operation. In the former the
session will open on October 1st. in the
latter on November Goth. In the former
their are eight prOfessOrships, all but two
OF which are filled. In the latter there are
also eight professorships, all of which are
filled. 1t will thus be seen that the Uni
Yersity will enter upon its career of useful
ness with full faculties in the two colleges,
and from letters recently received from
DR.. KOsh there is every reason to believe
that there will be a large number of
students in attendance.
AN EFFORT WAS MADE
to open here a white normal school during
the summer months for the benefit of our
teachers, OF for those proposing to teach.
To this end Prof. |. n. Whtner. for
merly of the West Florida Seminary was
employed to visit various sections of the
State, confer with the County Superin-
tendents and explain by public lectures
the advantages of a normal institute
The Professor has recently returned from
his canvass and reports that though in
most places he found the people alive on
the subject of education, yet there were
but very few embryo teachers who were
prepared to undergo the expense of coming
here. For this reason a summer school
of this nature has been abandoned. With
the cOlOred element it has been different.
Within week from the time their normal
school opened on the 1st of July there were
over fifty in attendance. Why this differ
ence? Does the 'black brother aDDre-
ciate "bOOk learning more than his pale
faced neighbOr? BY no means. But one
reason is, he is more improvident.
The negro literally fulfills the
Scriptural injunction, "Given to hos
pltality," and most of those who have as
sembled here are free bOdrders. Beng at
no expense save that in reaching here, it
is no wonder that they fiocked hither.
But they must have worn out the hOspi-
tality rendered them by this time, as see
comparatively few on the street, and nv
impression is that their normal school is
dwindling in numbers. Some three or
four weeks ago it was common sight to
see on our streets in the afternoon various
gentlemen Of sable hue, clad in black or
gray duster, with large palm leaf fans in
their hands. Many learned discussions /
overheard, but as these persons have dis
appeared, l presumed that they over
stayed their welcome among their uncles.
cousins and aunts.
How ''Our brother loves to travel! He
monopolizes all the excursions. The news
that the smallpox has ceased to be an
epidemic i'll Jacksonville, where quaran-
tine restrictions no longer RESTRAIN the
traveller, grand excursion is being
planned from jacksonville to Pensacola.
Large posters printed on yellow paper an
nounce that on certain day in August
there will be an excursion to Pensacola at
enormously low rates, special car for
whites, etc. 1t is said that travel en-
larges our ideas, and it is to be earnestly
hoped that the ideas of some will be so en-
larged that they will be able to discover
the difference between meum and tenn.
On Friday last
GAME OF BASE BALL
was played at the Fair Grounds between
the Floral Citys, of this place, and a Cairo
(Ga.) Club. Quite a number of the lat
ter's friends accompanied them. Our
Tallahassee boys having been so success
ful heretofore, expected to show their
visitors that they would be victors still.
But the Georgia boys were a match for
them, and after hard contested game, the
result was II to II, which experts say was
agoOd run for both. The club from Cairo
was fine, stalwart looking set of Young
men, and made a favorable impression on
our community by their gentlemanly bear
ing, as well as by the manner in which
they contested the game. Though our
boys did not win as they hoped to, they
have the satisfaction of knowing that they
met with foemen worthy of their steel.
WISH IT WAS IN MY POWER
to give your readers some news of the
Townsville, Tallahassee and Gulf Rail-
road. The question is daily asked, "Any
news about the railrOad?' And I'm the
absence of any intelligence, speculation
as to the plans of the company is rife.
The contracts to be signed by the various
sub-cOntractOrs are printed in the office of
the FtOrtdidn, and ready to be delivered
to the parties who ordered them. Two
gentlemen who have had consider
able experience in railroad construc-
tion have recently visited here with
view of taking contract. But whether
they have done or will do so is not gener-
ally known. The 9TH of August. however.
will soon be here. If at that time the
company have large force at work en-
gagged in grading, and contracts are let
out for the getting of orOss-ties, then pub
lie confidence in the directory will be re-
stored. But if on the other hand only a
show of work is done, in order to comply
with the leJUer or the law, then Une puIjIi;
will conclude that Mr.. Page is, like Will
kins Micawber, waiting for something to
turn up.
THIRTY YEARS AGO
the tobacco crop was considered quite an
important one IN some portions of this and