The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-08-20
HIGHER EDUCATION.


rapidly in her public school system
than most of her Southern sisters,
and stands equal with many of the
states North and West, in which the
system has been longer established,
and has won unsought the enco.
miums of the press of the North in
praise Of her progressive spirit, she
is also pressing forward in the higher
educational field. The state to-day
offers as excellent opportunities to
immigrants and seekers of homes in
our unparalleled climate in the edu.
cation of their children as can be
found in the country, except where
the great universities are located.
In her Normal colleges for each race
she is preparing and qualifying her
young men and women for the pro-
fession of teaching, and there are
coming from these teachers ready to
take charge of our schools every
year.
Her seminaries, one located at
Tallahassee and the other at Gaines
vile, are schools of excellent charac.
ter. The former has a collegiate
course, and confers the degree of
ABB, and thoroughly prepares its
students for the pursuit of business,
or for entering upon the special
studies necessary to successfully en-
ter the learned professions. 1t has
an excellent edifce, with all modern
adaptations and equipments, and an
excellent faculty.
The seminary at Gainesville is also
an excellent school. 1t declares it's
purpose to be to fit young men for
the business pursuits of life for the
great work of teaching, and for en-
trance into any of the established
colleges of the country. Its discip-
line is military, affording the benefit
of that discipline in giving manli-
ness, system and proper regard for
punctuality and promptness to its
graduates. 1t has also new and COM
modious buildings and equipments,
adapted admirably to its work, be-
sides large and we'll constructed
barracks, affording home,like living
to its students.
The Florida Agricultural and Me
chanical College, located at Lake
City, may very correctly be said to
be the climax of our high education.
With large and commodious college
building, spacious laboratory build
ing, an industrial building with work
shops, sub-collegiate school build
ing, preparatory to college entrance
and work, besides two large and
very comfortable dormitories and a
large mess hall, a farm of an hundred
acres and magnificent campus. The
college building is equipped with all
appliances necessary in every re-
spect. The laboratory is not ex-
celled, if equaled, in it's equipment
by any college Of its grade in the
country. 1t is supplied with large
library, carefully selected, and has a
museum Of great interest, and which
facilitates the study of natural
sciences, consisting in minerals,
woods, animals and birds, chiefly OF
Florida. The mechanical depart
ment is admirably equipped for prac'
teal instruction in wood and metal
work, and is department of great
interest. The discipline Of the col
lege is military, under the ministra
tion and instruction Of a regular army
1 officer, detailed by the war depart
ment, who becomes a member of the
t faculty, aud also professor Of civil
n engineering.
> Three courses are given-a strictly
r literary course, leading to the degre,
l. of ALB; an agricultural course, lead
J. ing to the degree of BIS, and a me
t chanical course, leading to the degree
It of ME-, while those who choose til,
, course Of civil and constructive en-
r cheering may graduate with the de
It gree Of C.E.