The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-10-21
FLORIDA UNIVERSITY
Literary Department.

Inc Literary Department Of Florida Uni.
vcrsi,v ppenei on MN lay, The 9Th ms, under
mole favorable auspices and with larger Al.
teadanc" han eve; fore.
tn, nnmbcI al stusenls pltsen, on the fir,
tay Was TX Y five ami Yesterday had rpschrd
e'.h!y--N Tue Organization i about perfected
aud inr ok oi tne session has been reyulsr,v
entered u'on Ii IS thought tl.t the atIendanc.
viii or tulch larger before Tue end Of tue tIst
quar-
Tnc y"uns men ALL y"uns ladies Of tue Stat.
who desire firs-clas- educational sdvanlag.su
/ Ia" isasi pd0Hc cost should avail themselves Of
this department Oh "u I'm, er>ily without delay.
| ~ -t.''i l. slcA " AMI du,ervrdly growing
III popularity. review OF the faculty, which is
mas ~ o. experienced g .uca' ors who fully uu
der~f'n. tneir duty and vino determined TO
MAKE fl.e .nsii'a'pl 4 success cannot fail to i'm.
press 'ne ".th tne a !Itnt,yes offered
Colonel E X Rivers, The President who fills
the CHAN pt higher mathematics, has already
male: a lcpu a'lOn a> an educator in our State,
While. 1t Is generally conceded that his varied
scholarship and attainmcnts peculiarly fl him
for his position.
scholar aud worker for many wears in the
Class eootn, has charge OF the chair of Ancient
+ LapgaaGes The recognition gwen Dr. Carriers
auarm"ni~ speaks sufficiently of his merits
DR.. F. Wespy lakes the chair of Modern Lam
gusges, and one better qualified for his work
canDot be- found IN any institution in the coun-
Try. Dr. We>py i, 4 German by birth. a m4,ric-
ulAt, two of the universities of his native
land, ID a graduate of the the Cniyer.
sity Of Lsip~ic, Not the least of bis
sttainInents, and one which specially quail
mes him A. teacher Of Modern Languages,
is The facl tAat he Is ~ excellent English scholar
Prot \. Feikel fills The Chair OF Dldactcs
and English Literature The success with which
he ha' met II Goa !uc ing Teachers Institutes 10
various parts of The State, aud the hearty en-
dorseInent whcb has been accorded him by those
whom ae has Instructed in these Institutes, will
be Sufficient guarantee OF his success as teacher
Of DdacHc' To the chair of English Liten-
lure. he brings, in addition TO a thorough prep-
ration, hat desiIeratum OF success q lore for ku
""r6 Always close student, English has been
his f.v rrt-; he has therefore ma 10 the stu Nv of
il, \ specially.
or Prof w. F. Dickerman, in Chemistry. We
would say that his ait in imparling instruction
is tqHsli.,d only by The skill with which be
handles his l-ak-rs and manipulates his chemi.
Gals
The patrons will be glad to learn that Prof
A. II. hnwrie. who made So pleasant AN impres
sl"n last winter, will be here again this session
Prot J J. Brown Will take his place as Pro
lessor o Botany tor the first time this winter but
he comes highly r commended a. \ teacher Of
experience a. ability.
Miss L L. Byihewoo1 fills the chair of Ele
mentary Mathematics and History Miss Blythe
wood is we'll known as teacher 10 Florida. and
success through number Of wears in her profes
Sion l. x sti-rcofy guaranty Of her merit
Mrs :. :. Williams, Principal OF Preparatory
Department, While connected with that popular
school. Wards emnary for Young Ladies, at
Nashvi.l'-, Tom, M tie reputation as disciple
htrlan ana teacher, which si- has fully sns-
t'n,7i DARN. her connection with schools in this
State
Sludenl- wilD CON unprepared to enter tho
COLLEGE Hl.Sse- are placed in this department
Thy receive, however. instruction from other
professors.
There ale t"o points winch deserve special
attention u, being !vanlageS not found in many
iustl' buttons nj learning in the S0uth-the atten-
ihn given t2 Penmtn>hip aud eloculion.
Each OF thesr branches is taught to the whole
body o. students as science as well as an art
The rr.a; Improvement of the pupils in pen
manship fast session remarked by patrons.
Elocutt1n is carefully taught by the President.
whe ha. had the benefit OF instruction under two
Sf the leading professional eocutionists of the
land.
Space nsbids our giving special mention to the
Departments OF Music and Art, both of which
are well provided for, but.we will add that the
Literary Department of Florida University
now affords educational facilities unsurpassed BY
any institNton in the State, and presents cur
riculum which will compare favorably with other
literary institutions of high grsde-in word'
it is College of which Floridians may well %
proud.