The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-06-05

Hzdit0r Ft0ridtdn: The fourth of july. 1893 is
the day set apart by the South Florida College
ASSOCIATION for the laying of the corner stone of
the South Florida College. The usual ceremo.
MES will be observed, and appropriate addresses
WIFI be made by gentlemen of note There will
De grand barbecue On the occasion. Every
body is Invited to attend.
be place selected for the location of this in
, stitutlon of learning is on a high hill on the
ChaFlo Apopka lake shore, fernando county. and
in the newly laid out town of Floral CITY. Ma
tureseems to have combined her beauties here.
10 render This spot attractive, and suitable for an
lnstHotion OF learning. To the north, and in full
view OF she College ground, appears the broad
cryssal Bosom of Lake Charlo Apopka; to the
southeast appears the tranquil waters of Lake
Consuelo, nesting among the hills, Swallowed bv
mammoth live oaks. The College Hill rises 10
an elevation of seventy-6v feet or more above
the lake.
HE SoNth Florida College is to be first-class
institution Of learning for males and females.
The preparatory steps have been taken to have
SAID institution chartered under the laws of The
State of Florida. The stipulations are such that
under the charter no person can be elected TO the
BOARD OF faculty who has not taken the degree
81 a. M. The institution will be vested with
power 10 confer the degrees of A. B., and A. NJ
On males and the degrees of Mistress of Art and
Mistress of English Literature on females.
Board of Directors has been elected and il
now ready To transact business. The subecrip-
non DOORS are now open, and the Secretary has
. registered over fifteen hundred dollar stock.
The sum Of ten dollars constitutes a full stock
share In the Association. Blank application for
membership to the Association will be furnished
by the Secretary on application Certificates OF
stock subscription will be issued by the Secre-
tary when application is filed.
I The Secretary hereby solicits stock of every
person In Florida who has an eye to educationa
advantages in our State. A gentleman from
/ New York visiting this section of Florida, heard
OF this movement and attended one of the meet
ing OF this Association, and endorsed its action
by heading the subscription list with one hun
dred dollars, putting up his check for the same.
A gentleman from Tennessee, who has no par
tcular interest in Florida has subscribed five
shares. One of the members of the Association
is resilient OF Mississippi Such an interest as
this, manifested by strangers, in this institution,
snouin De the Incentive to action to the people OF
Florida, and especially South Florida. When
TWO thousand dollars have been subscribed one
naif OF the subscription of each member will be
cue, six months thereafter, In the meantime
Oil Ter the lumber will be made out and con-
racfed for. Plans and specifications will be 70
ceived, &c The main building is to cost not
Tess than five thousand dollars.
l. VIII the people of Florida aid the up-buildng
oil this institution For further particulars adj
aaress. W. II. HAvRoN, Secretary,
s. Brooksville or Cove Bend, Fla.
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