The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-10-25

country. The nilIs, the valleys. dot1e
with prosperous farms and hapD,
homes, the luXuriant vegetation, tn.
groves Of mighty oaks and wayinq
pines, present picture that WOu.,. stir
the soul OF an artist or inspire the poet
into the most ecstatic rhapsodies.
The dormltOrieS have just been COM
pleted, and are situated to the south
Of College Hall. The teachers and
pupils moved into these buildings on
Saturday, the 18th. "A uescripticn of
the Women'S dOrmit0ry will answer for
the mems as well, as both are as near
alike as two peas in q pod. The build
ing is two and a-hall stories high, 124
feet loEg and "a feet wide. There are
thirty sleeping rooms for students. q
large reception hail, and a commodious
dining room 28X52 feet. There are bath
rooms and closets on each floor, and
the lire protection is as near perfection
as possible, two inch nozzle and one
hundred feet OF hose being arranged on
each floor. The sanitary arrangement
is excellent, while the light and venti-
latiOn Of the entire building are ali
that could be desired.
The bedrooms are 13x15 feet, light
anu comfortable, handsomely furnish
ed and conveniently arranged. Each
room contains white enamel bed
stead, bureau, wash stand, study table,
two good chairs and a rocker. The
beds are of patent felt, as soft as down.
suppHed with the best pauent springs
manufactured; the pillows are all
feathers, and weigh four pounLs each.
The pupils are required to furnish
their own quilts, sheets and pillow
cases, but when the labOrs of the day
are ended they can repose on a couch
that will be most potent in assisting
Morpheus to WOO them into pleasant
slumbers.
The culinary department is one of
the mOSt pleasing features Of tIe dor
mlUory. The kitchen IS supplied with
all the necessary utensils for preparing
tirst-class meals, and the students re-
ce4ve an abundance of substantial,
wholesome food, consisting of all that
is necessary to nOurish the body and
feed the brain. The pantries, dishes,
sinks and everything are of the latest,
While the magnificent range is large
enough to supply food I0r several hun
dred more pups than now attend the
college
The entire building is heated by
steam, each room and corridor being
supplied with radiator that insureS
an even temperature all the time go
degrees in the bedrooms, and 70 de-
grees in the dining hall, reception hall
and parlor). The plan of the mems
dormitOry is practically the same as
that of the WOmen's. The main differ
ence being that there is no dining
room in the mems, all the students
using the one dining room.
There are two large society hans in
the mems dOrmitory. These have been
fitted up by the students VINO are mem
bers of the two debating societies Oh
the college.
1here are three sub-cOllegiate classes
in the college. In order to enter the
lowst of these the pupil must be at
least II years of age, and proficient in
EngHSh grammar, arithmetic through
fractions, geography Of North and
South America and Uniteu States his
tory
Admission to the cOllegiste de-
partment is granted to those who have
completed courses in the sub-cOllegi-
ate classes, and to all others who pass
a satisfactory examination IN algebra
through Quadratics, Latin grammar
and two BOOKS of Caesar, English
grammar and elementary rhetoric,
physiology, physical geography and
civil government.
There are 40 pupils now in attend
aHce, from sixteen counties in Florida.
as well as from Georgia, AlaOama and
Tennessee, and the attendance is con-
stantly increasing. There are about
fifty nonresident and ninety local stu
dents. At present, there are thirty
two Doarders in the dOrmitOries, not
to mention the faculty and matron.