The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-05-07

is nereoy repealed adopted.
MI B.skln moved that further consideration
OF House Bill No 140 be postponed, and that
the hill be made special order ior 1O. As O'clock
IN tomorrow agreed to.
The House adjourned.
SENATE
FRIDAY. Mays
Inc Senate met pursuant to adjournment
The President in the chair.
quorum present.
Prayer by the Chaplain
The following bills were introduced and re-
ferred:
BY Mr.. Hind, Senate Bill No 1874. An act to
provide tor the adoption of children in this
State.
by Mr. Swearingen, Senate Bill No l55. an
act to incorporate the West Florida and Ala.
bama Railroad Company
by MIR. Bryant, Senate Bill No 1856 an act to
provide license tax for the sale OF slaughtered
meats brought into this State tor sale.
Reports OF commuters were read
The committee appointed to vis,l f .st Florida
Seminary SUBMITTED he 10 lowing report:
SENATE CHAMBER,
TAILAH >ssEE Fla, Ajnl 30 1889
Hon. D. B. Val, President Of TIE Senate:
SIR: Your joint committee c;4rrrd with the
duty of visiting East Florida Seminary, beg leave
to submit the following report:
The he 'thiulness and accessibility Of Ga nrsvilc
ana The morality aud cullure .! its ,nh4hitanfs
Fender 1t most desirable Orat on for an cduca
tonal IN, ti'ution and al admirable read nee Tor
students from other parts Of oar Sac
For several Ye past + 81 F,ori m nary Ia,
been IN every sens OF the arc 4 repreecntliivc
school for East and South florida. Duli.g the ten
sessions ending II y 3 $50 tn. average unlnber
OF count rcpreS.n ed ia the >cGpu ma hpvn six
teen, and more then eight Auu red different .tu-
dents have Uceu mltrlcul1trd
loung men aud ynuny wnmel Who have received
their education Al Ills seminary are now occui ling
positions OF honor an u>t,Ul, Ii many 81 h
counties OF Florida, II / Il -podiV number OF them
have taught and are now tea = IA tnc public
private hOOls of thc stat.
Since 1851 the mi Harry department. of the semi
nary has been III charge OF officers OF the United
States Army, aud the trimming thus received Ia,
been most potent factor III the devel pment of
the erect, graceful e, ami the courteous and
gem lcmauly department 20 Characteristic of the
students OF this seminary
For The present session, ich viii end NAY 23
1889, there nave been enrolled siXty-six students,
representing The following cou,1lre of Florida.
viz: Alachua Bradford, Brev ard, Duvll, Manatee,
M'non, Monroe, Nassau, Orange. Polk Putnam,
Sumter, Volusia, Jefferson and Llfayclte There
Is also one student from each Of the st ites of South
Carolina and Texas
a cia>s of twelve, consisting Of two youn. ladies
an en- young men. "iil gr'tune at The approach
ing commend emeut, May 3 lsS9
fhe record "t rri.neit aud attendance
April 10, jthe day tue committee visited the echoo)
10 lows:
20; Total, 66.
WitndrAwn-Male students, l; female students,
/ total,
Ahscnl-Male students, 0: female students, l;
total /.
Pre,ent--Mae students, a. female students, IS;
total G3
so large an attrn lance of stu icnts from other
countie-, Notwithstanding the epidemic Of yellow
fever in Gainesville lust fLl shows the nigh e-tna
ton in which East Florida Seminary is held by the
citizens of our 'tc.
The following officers and instructors pres
ent for duty:
Col Edwin P Cater, Superintendent and In
struct0r in Mathematics
Lieu. & 9. Morton, Sixth Infantry u. s. Army,
Conmandant
Lieut-Dol j W Patton, Assistant Commandant
and Instructor in Natural science.
Major w. K. rhom'>, Instructor in Latin and
Mrs. NJ. L. Selden, Instructor in Rhetoric and
Elocuton.
Dr. Rudolph Vampll. Instructor in Music.
Capt T. Fraser Thomas, NJ. d., surgeon.
The DO riding department IN charge of Mrs. g. <.
Capers, Matron.
BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS.
The buildings are:
First. The Academic buildng-a handsome brick
structure OF the most approved style OF school
architecture, and furnished with improved desks,
blackbOards, etc.
This building erected and furnished by the
people of Gainesville at cost of over Si5 Goo
Second The Dormit"ry or Barracks--a wooden
building two stories high, constructed in the form
of quadrangle one hundred and nne,y-seven feet
long and ninety feet wide, enco ing an open court
one hundred and fifty feet long aud thrtyfye feet
wide. In this open court there is carefully con-
structed cistern. which supplies an abundance OF
pure and wholesome wafer
Both the Academic and DOrmitory bn ldlngs are
lighted with gas and the sanitary arrang mems are
excellent.
The ordinary expenses Of the Seminary:
Teachers salaries, $3.50; janitor. scavenger, etc,
$3.50: fuel aud gas, about $lO' catalogue ana Ad
vertisng, 500; insurance. 500; total, s4,2eo
The ordinary income (ta>ed on that OF last ses
son): ...
tot,l, "a. ll2 50
In consequence Of the reduced attendance, ro
suit OF the epidemic of last fall the income for the
present session-loSS lSS0-wili b. much smaller
The followin. repairs and additions are urgently
demanded: ,
The roof Of the dormitory building repaired and
the roof of the academic building painted.
The fences around the grounds painted
The brick fues capped on top.
The floors up stairs in the dormitory building re-
laid.
Blinds for the outs dc windows IN both baildinga
Furniture for the bath rooms.
press or wardrobe tor each stuuente room III
the dormitory ~,
Philosophical and chemical apparatus for Illus
tra,ing the work in natural science cine Aus APP
paratus owned by the Seminary was destroyed
when the old building was burnrd. ana the ooard
| has not been able to replace il, even IN parl)
In view, therefore. of all the facts sa'ed, We
| would recommend that the following amount be
| appropriated to supply the existing wants ana 10
| further the usefulness of the institution:
or the supplies and repairs above enumerated,
| 81 500 49,
We further recommend that, in addition to the
| above appropriations, section OF chapter 4o9o
| mo 49,, Laws Of Florida, be continucd Tor the
| ' j. A. RosBoRoUGH,
Chairman Senate Committee
Mr.. Parkhl concluded his remarks on Inc
jacksonville b. l. aud followed ny senator
p. 3. Bailey and Senators Hammond and Yam