The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-01-15
she Florida UniverxiSy.

Without any flourish Of trumpelS, Without
mrcb communication from the press, save On our
own locals this institution is gradually and
s,re,v making lis way into public favor While
!, does not boast of its hundreds oil students snd
library OF thousands of volumes, the ao'e t*cni'S
in the departments of literature, All ann h'e"'
cine have proved themselves WORTHY o. 1881 II
sponsible positions. Though this Is Inc hI"' ,e"i
the number of matriculates will rcach 10 a"'' "n'
hundred-one hundred young men an" so'eS'
only think OF it! This too during Us ;iSt S.
sion What NAV we not expect in inturt Yesrs !?
1t has all the appliances of tirst-Tlass 'asii'"-
ton The faculty in the two departments "''
scholarly and scientific, all being men oi CONSUL
cradle reputation. Particularly is HIS ING case
ir the Tallahassee College OF Medicine AMI sur
pery Dr. Kost, the Dean OF the Faculty, Janus
high as scholar and scientist, ana ms ''Vera'
works and public lectures have gwen ann 4 III
tional repu,ation 1t is to be hoped shn cFe..thi>
winter nasscs away, he may be iniArcd 10 give
4 series OF lectures in geology in W .lker'. Hall,
and the Committee on Lectures OF tb" LIBRARY
Association will probably secure ais services
DR.. Greene, Professor OF Orh"pdr' and Pn"
Surgery is no less distinguished III his 'tr!t'f'-
mcnt He has filled with distinction else wArie
the chair he now So acccptahy "c'NF'er sfic.
A surgeon of almost national reputation, Hs 'ad-
mirablc lectures and skillul surgical operations
secure the attention and admiration u his cast ;,
and his success. this session III clinic Sh:G"iy i
already giving to his department a lrcs'g"'tha'
older institutions might envy. DIR. Erltn'h. me
Professor of Anatomy, for years illlcd '"a' "hair
in medical college OF note in PennsyiV"nl, Fand
en- much was he esteemed tha, they were 10th To
rive him nm In Professor Dickcimnn. wE6 nils
the chair of Chemistry, both the University anu
the community have secured prize "fs"H-
onished chemist and mctalurgiSt, he l. IN Atsiui-
si,on to this community and State i'll the analy
sis and assay OF ores The Library Ass"cla'i"h
wond do we'll to secure his services for co!irsr
OF lectures during the winter DIT Baker, FiFo-
lessor of Theory and Practice OF Medlcinc ind
DIR Cummings Professor Obstetrics and f2ls
eases of Women and Children are expected i'erc
daily and are reported, like their collage "' /"
be first-class men. 1t will thus be seen IN : Tie
Medical Department does not exist on paHSr
but offers every facility to the disciple OF Galen
and is fully offcered. Nor is the Llt"rar, De
nar,ment one whit behind. Unde: The efficient
management of Major T. r. Rivers ii has gown
from small country school TO a collegiate '~'hh-
lishmcnt with nearly seventy students al: i've
professors and a prospect OF having i've more
before the close of the session.
May we not well be proud OF having SncI' an
institutions Should not State pride cause E3"-
rdians to foster it? Strangers came here anu an
solicited determined to found here a Chiver ilY.
Let us aid them and help build up an INSTITUTION
whose usefulness will last to future gcncr.r'n@.