The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-10-25
THE STATE COLLEGE
PUPILS Have Moved into the
New DOTmit01iGS
NACNIFIECNT INSTITUTION
Has Commanding View of the Sur
rouad NJ Country

Money spent for the education of
vorr children is money expended for
vour own honor, because mans pride
ie in his children. In ancient times,
urhpn schools were few and tar between,
tborp WAS some excuse for ignorance.
Our forpfathers had not the OppOrtuni-
+ioe tnat we possess. In this age of
nroorpss it is criminal fer parents to
bo neglectful IN the education of their
offcr,rIng. Civilization means educa-
+ion ard institutions of learning
ohound in nearly every 0lstrict in this
land They are here for educational
nnrnoses. therefore it is your duty to
nt,lize every opportunity Onered. The
intelligence and morality OF any city
town or village are judged by the
schools.
To her educational facilities, more
than to any other cause, does the
United States owe it's supremacy
among ,ne civilized nations. in this
rpsnect FLORIDA although only b small
mart of this great nation, is fair rep
resputatlye of the whole. The State
has a school system that compares fa-
yorably with most of the more wealthy
commOnwealths.
AS an institution of learning, the
Florida State College, at Tallahassee,
is the equal of any similar college IN
the United States, anu every FSorldian
is proud of it. Its curricuiunH is sec
opd 10 none. while it's faculty siS COM
posed of graduates lrom the lest col
leges in the Iand. The history Of the
college is one rejecting hOFor and
glory on the State, anu is w9rth re-
captivating.
We do not consult the pages of his
tory to learn how Rome was founded,
but we go back of history-back into
the neurological ages, and thefe tradi;
ton gives us a graphic account OF the
fabulous founding of that wDnderful
city. We CLEAN from the annals OF my
thOlogy that two brothers, Romulus
and Remus, set out to found a Kingdom
and set.,ed in the northern part OF La
tium, on the banks Of the Iiber, in
place where seven hills rose above the
surrounding plains.
But what has this to do with the
Florida State College? Nothing, ex-
eept so far as it tends to show the
similarity in Tallahassee and Rome, IN
regard 10 the hills. We do not nave TO
consult mythology in order to give
brief history of this noble institution,
nor shall we attempt to enter into ali
the details concerning the location OF
the college in Tallahassee. The people
of Florida early recognized the fact
that more than a superficial knowledge
of the three R's-reauin', riCin', and
'rithmetic," was necessary for the
proper training of the children OF the
State
In 1851 the Legislature passed an act
providing for two seminarles OF learn
ing" one to be located on the eastern
and the other on the western side oil
the Suwannee river. These Summaries
we're established, one at GcalI ard the
other at Tallahassee. In 1856 the truS-
tees of the Florida Institute, owned by
Tallahassee, offered to the State Of
Florida tie sum of $4,000 as an in
ducement for the location of the State
seminary in said city, the college build
ing (then the Florida IEstitute), with
it's appliances, to be given at an ap-
praiseu value, and the rest TO be paid
in money
Thus was laid the foundation OF the
magni fcent temple of knowledge, the
Florida State College. For some time
only males were admitted to scholar
ship, but in 1858 arrangements. were
made Ior the instruction Of females,
and since that time the college has
been open to males and females alike.
But it is not our intention to give
complete history of the State College.
1t will be sufficient to state that the
college is one of the best in the South,
the buildings and grounds ~e1ng WorIh'
in round numbers. ABOUT SI75,OOO'
Tallahassee has the finest location OF
any city in Florida, and is an ideal COL
lege town. It's natural advantages are
unsurpassed, built as it is on hlgn
hill. The climate is delightful, and II
would be impossible to find more hos
pitable class of people. They are Dotn
refined and intelligent, and are ever
ready to extend the hand of friendship
to strangers.
Tallahassee is built on hills, and the
buildings of the State College are STU
ated on a hill in he western part OF
the city, with a valley between the
grounds and the business portion. A
broad avenue between rows OF trees,
whose wide-spreading branches anord
a cool and delightful shade to the traV-
eler, leads up to the college. The cam
pus embraces nineteen acres OF gently
sloping land, with groves OF maJesuc
oaks and stately mines. College Hall,
an imposing brick structure, rears It's
lofty towers from the crest of the hill,
and in the midst Of the moss-laden
giants Of the forest. This huge build
Ing contains thirteen lecture rooms, in
cludlng study has, library, laLorator-
les and the presidents Office. II IS
neatly furnished throughout for edu-
eationa. purposes, ana 40 heated wit
not air The buildings all command
magnificent views of the surrounding