Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-10-25
THE UNIVERSITY
AT GAINESVILLE
Important Facts Connected With
the Important Work.
oHAlRMANN 2. BRYAN EXPLAINS

No Cause for Alarm Has Been eN-
presssd-Board Of Control Says If
Plans are Carried Out Florida viii
be Proud of institution.
10 the following communication tu
The Jacksonville Metropolis, Chair
man Bryan explains matters in regard
90 the new University 10 be erected at
GaincsviIle In a very plain manner;
In your issue of the 9Th inst, unde r
the heading, "Will Likely Be Lively
Issue," IL Ia stated ia effect that there
will be- opposition 20 any appFOpri-
alton for the University At Gainesville,
and that an effort will be made to re-
peal the Buchanan bill at, the next
session Of the Legislature.
You also speak OF the vast amounts
OF money" necessary TO be expended
In order 70 carry Out the plans Of the
Board Of Control. You then quote
from en- aFticls in:The Lake City Re-
porter, in which, among other things,
II 10 said that the plans submitted by
MessFs. Edwards a Waller, srchitPcrs,
for the proposed university build ng
at Gainssville, and accepted by the
Board OF Control, call for an eIpen1i-
ture Of 81 10000. Then follows this
statement; Although the board has
at their disposal sOnly about 10000
members state that the construction
Of the Observation-Disclosures 10 Decem-
bsr."!
You also publIshed q few days aRo
another article, puTpoTtinR to come
from The Miami Record, in which the
claim IL made that IL would be better
60 return 20 the system Of higher Pdu.
cation In foFce,at the time the Buck
man bill became aIlaW, and In which
we're many appeals 60 prejudice but
none 70 reason
/ cannot believe The Metropolis
would knowingly assist In circulating
misleading, statements concerning Oh,
plans and purposes Of the Board o.
Education and lhesBOard Of Control II
carrying out theIprovlOion relating 4
the higher Institutions OF lesTninI
established by act OF the last Legisla
tuFe, and therefore, ~ a member o
the latter board, write you this let
Ter,
Work to Begin,
The statement that members Of th'
Board Of Control will begin the cree
ton Of buildings ~ Gainesville IL cor
Feot. Ata jolntsmeeting Of the Stat,
Board of Education aud the Board u
Control the fundssavAilable we're ap
portioned according 20 the needs o
the four institutions, The sum -
10000 wac appropriated for the con
0ttuNtion Of buildings for the Univer
city 40 Gainesville. OF this Nmouu
public spirited citizens Of Gainesville
donated 10000 IN eAsh aud bought IN,
old East Florida Seminary prupsrt,
from the State for $4,000, which u
the opinion ot she join, boards, vas B
per cent more than Il Was worth, Anc
besides donated beautiful site con
tanning bl2 acres ot laud So that O.
the appropriation made by the LsGis
latute only $500 will be used for Uut
vrHity hutldurs
Amounts Appropriated,
IL IL the expressed purpose 90 IA,
board NOT 10 eIcyrd the amounts AZ
pFopTistcd hy the state Board ~ ~
ucAtiun and BOARD ~ Control m l1in
session iu the erection at butdiugs \
GaJncsvI lr, and Il ,hr article qaotc,
from, a. ii seems TAR rcsd0pe % 4
would lead one % believe. means tha
che Board ~ Control viii brg,u co.
erection 81 huUdlues to cost g. 5000
beiOFv thc Legislature 90 lRE5 r,r
VCnrs, or u a. means that the irg.sla
tuFV ~ Ne 0eIt session Mil DE- askri O.
make 40 agptopuattou yf tl.SouNl O
has a. vSo,,d .ugN small touuIatv,
la fact H., hoard u' CONTROL b.
Augus, dvcHu't 20 sc,,ry = l1Aa Cd
SlOoNo rendered ty Mayor Thonss g
Galhvsv,li, su3 u..rts
II as uF pltro-e O., s.sy within Gu
appropriation. ara IN O. could d
gathered ttotu auyl..s that vas "a.
90 tie mre,bg % Gee t,art that a
awftaf,A ian - ~ tbs r.,..at -. A.