The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-05-21

By Mr. Damn Senate b'l No 204 IN act 10
amend section l. ch pf"r 1924 lHws OF riofina'
approved Junc > l. 1887, entitled an ACT I" pres
crihe The bonds 10 be given by certain county
officers.
By Mr. Xix Senate bin N, eos An ac to fix
thu times for holding the Fall Terms OF the CIR
cult G nrt for The Sixth Circnlt:
BY Mr. Tntcn Senate bill No 2O6, an act TO
compel railroad companies t" Construct ana
keep in repair stock guards and Crossings on
cultivated farms and fruit groves through which
lines OF railroads pass in this Stale.
Senate bill No 207. An act Tor the relief OF
sampson Tavel tx Sheriff ot H imlt"n county.
also. Senate bill M 209 a. act To Tx me b'un'i'
AIRY lines OF the town of Jasper ana 10 l-galizc
the town government of the same AMI To provide
tor contracting or extending oil sa'u Town.
Kporis of committees were read
Senate Bill N 90 passed.
NJ gers offered the following petition:
We, the undersigned citizen. OF Suwannee
county. petition your honorable o'dy To pre-
serve intact the provisions Of Article XIX ot
The Constitution, and to enact Such laws ns VIII
SECURE its better enforcement Signed by 81
per>sns:
S .na'e bill N 1877 passed.
Mr. Tuttn, Stnat. Chairman OF the Joint Com
millee To visit the Experiment Station and State
Normal School, submitted The following report:
TALLAHASSEE, Fla, May II, 1880.
Eox J B Ha1 T-s.iIet Of The Senate:
SIR-Your committee appointed by Joint Rpso-
luton of tie Sen aud House of Representatives
of he Florida Legisal To visit the State Normal
School a. D'Fanak Springs, and the Experimental
station at the same pl zee, as well as the C0lored
Normal School ut Tallahassee, having fully dis
charged all duties contided TO them uuder said
joint Resolution, anh dllig ut il q"iry IN de into
all matters referred to u.s. beg leave 10 submit this,
report:
That the healthfulness and accessibility Of De.
Funik Springs and the morals and culture Of it's
inhabitants, render ii most desirable location for
an education i institution and an admirable resi-
drnce for students from other parts Of the st tie
We therefore recommend the permanent location
ufthe STATE Normal Sc.ool for whites be establish
ed at DeFuniak Springs We learn from the Su
perintendtn ut that many young and young
women who attended this school last Year are
occupying positions in the public schools of the
3 at. For the present session, which will end
June 80 there has been enrolled sixty five Students
coming from every portion Of the Safe. We found
the in situation in most prosperous condition, and
the instruction gwen thorough and practicable.
That while IL great de ii OF academic work bias to
be done, we fnd that the faculty are devoting their
best e'rts to instruct the students upon the best
met of teaching in the public schools.
Your committee would further report tina. the
bui ding occupied blythe school is totally in
adequate for the necessities of the institution.
Besides, IL this not the case, the time for which
this building granted To the State ny the Flor
id Cnautauqna Association will expire in Sep,cm-
bcr This VIII leave the school without build
ing
IL therefore necessary Una an appropriation be
made at once to supply a building. We report that
dr-ir .b.e sites are offered the State by
the citiz-ns OF DeFuniak springs, upon which to
erect building; we therefore recommend an ap-
preparation of TWO thousand five hundred liars
for the purpose OF erecting III table building We
would most especially commend the excellent man
ner in which the records or the school are kept
Prnfe- sor I'll v Fclkcl, President of the school,
with the following a PENDANTS. we found present
and on duty w: Prof X Z. Graham, l., G. late
Of rennrssee Normal College; Miss Lillian Outer
bridge, late of Salem Massachusetts, State Normal
school. all most competent and efficient instruct
Ors. Your Committee W ,ud report that it has
been announced toy the State Board OF Educ .tiun
that no stu lent will be allowed 10 graduate from
thsi school .ept upon their merits. and after
they h We pas-ei mott rigld examination. The
following additions are m 'st urgently demanded
press or ardrube tor zach class room IN appro-
prIatlon If 30 % To purchase chemicals for abn-
rtury, and for the purchase ofan appar itu, FIR lu:
e. thug the work of natural science In view there
fore, OF all the facts Sa c1. we Wouli recommend
that the following AIN III Is he ap ,rrpriatrd TO
ply tue existing ,uts Of, ald 70 further the u
ness Of this school:
For supplies above enumerated .......... $500 90
For building purposes Observation-Disclosures. $50 w