The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-06

Rollins COLLEGE and Its New PFesi-
dent-CIay Roads BefRg Maize.

dent-CIay Roads BefRg Maize.
! Winter Park. Fla. June Heretofore
/ our season" has closed a week earlier
I than il does this year. as Rollins college
! changed its commencement exercises so
a. not TO interfare wi-h the Memorial day
! exercises OF the Grand Army Of the Re
| public Many union veterans are patrons
Z Of the college and under the old dates the
| baccalaureate sermon came on the same
I sunday that the Grand army memorial
I 1V- mon "sts pfedcAeu. ana the annual con-
cert on Memorial day. As soon the
board Of trustees discovered the conflict
I ia dates they changed the exercises OF
1 commencement a week later, and under
lAi7 new ARRANGEMENT We have mad the
present season prolonged until tO-TnOr-
\ TOW, after which the dull summer time
Will De Fairly inaugurated-
[ On saturday noon, "A large party will ar
/ rye Ia savannah from Winter park, with
a lev friends from this vicinity all bound
/ 20 NeW 1 ork on the ocean steamship Ma
co0cnee, which sails that night. Agent
- Nedl OF orlando, Tor The stea snip COM
| pany and Agent Preston of Sanford, for
the rant system, have been here and
made an the Necessary arrangement for
the party 10 leave here on the midnight
Tram tomorrow. This Savannah route is
very popular here and for several years
| these parties have been making the trlp
mat way TO Boston or New York. and al
Weys return highly pleased with their
treatment and accommoda tions. Then they
usually enjoy the few hours in Savannah
70 Bood purpose 10 visiting the many
points OF historical interest in your ancient
city OF monuments and public squares
PRESIDENT Ward, VINO has just come
70 RoLlnS college, preached the bacCalau-
IealC sermon on Sunday to a large ana
aeeply interested congregation, thus in
auguratlng the commencement week exer-
clses which have been held daily since,
ana VIII close tonight Acting President
j. II. Ford has had long experience In
the management of the affairs of the col
iege and President Ward, who is a com
paIauVely young man, unds everything
III BoOu shape. he is expected, however,
TO lntuse new blood into the Institution
ana widen its sphere of usefulness The
location or the college is most admirable
III every sense. 1t has the great Plant
system of railroads on one side and a
branch OF the Florida Central and Penin-
sular railway runs through its sloping
grounds That extend down to the lake
giving desirable accommodation trains to
ana from Orlando only about four miles
ulst ahl no college IN the state has eqGaI
railroad facilities.
Just now Winter Park is promptly meet
ing the demand for good dirt roads, in
conjunction with the public-spirited citi-
zens Of Orlando. There being two de-
slra0le routes, 1t was decided to clay both
ROADS and thereby form a belt line from
Orlando to Winter Park and thence back
70 orlando. Manager Dick OF the Semi
mole MOTEL and Or. Henkel were enthusi-
astic and pushing In the matter, and
President Plant at once fell into line ana
MADE a generous subscription, as Mana
benefit both his hotels and his railroad "a
nave good clay road for bicycles ana
carriages. The most popular and pros
porous winter resorts in Florida are those
with good shell roads for bicycles, and
Orlando, like Jacksonville, has become
aroused on the subject. Winter Park is
also doing her best to fall into line ana
be ready. this winter to offer good roads
to her visitors.
A long, dry spring has been as bad for
good roads as for growing crops, and
now that the rainy season seems to have
put IN its appearance, everybody feels
more hopeful and cOntented. The few
heavy showers already fallen have Won
derfuly revived the orange trees and
growing crops, and soon we shall have
peaches and pears and persimmons and
figs In great abundance, although little
later than usual The blackberry and
BURBERRY crops have proved valuable, be
cause they cost nothing except the labor
Of picking and sell for ready cash. Just
now FLORIDA orange growers realize the
value OF any crop, Wild or cultivated,
that brings into their almost empty pock-
cts little ready cash for family expendi-
lures. Before the freeze, however, many
of these crops We're not considered worthy
of notice.
Politics were never livelier in this state
than the present season, and 1t looks now
as If no voter could escape being run
down in the interest of some one of the
numerous candidates in the field. No
doubt other counties are like Orange
dreds of foreigners win this year cast their
first votes in this state, although living
here for years our courts are busy nat
uralizing voters who We're subjects of
Great Britain, Germany, France, Sweden
or some other foreign country. The Eng
fish form large per cent. Of our foreign
population, but in some sections Of the
state large colonies of Swedes have set
tied, and they made industrious and de
sirable citizens. There are no better house
servants than the Swede girls.