The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1905-06-09
AZ TALLAHASSEE.

Board OF Control created by the act, IN
joint session, 70 determine the peTma-
nent location Of the University Of the
State Of Florida established by the act,
and iE 30 doing shall take into cOnsid-
Grafton the lands, property, buildings
and situation Of the respective institu-
tons named IN and abolished by this
act, having regard to the permanent
location Of such institution at some CEN
trail point In the State, both geOgTaph-
ically and a. TO population, as well as TO
the needs and requirements Of the same
a. prescribed in this act, and the pow
ers given Hereunder, and the funds and
means at their command, or which may
naturally come 70 the control Of the
State Board of Education for such pur-
poses; and may, If advisable, after
careful consideration, appropriate either
temporarily or permanently, the lOca-
tiOn, lands, buildings, property and ef-
fects Of any one Of said abolished insti-
tutiOns four such purposes. Said board
being hereby vested with an absolute
discretion and power in the matter Of
location and sites of this said institu-
ton.
There will be strong efforts made to
locate the university at Lake City or at
Gainesville, and It may be possible that
Jacksonville may desire 1t, as 1t is Gus
tOmary for that enterprising city TO
reach out for almost anything that may
be In sight. And thrre are indications
that Tallahassee may be expected TO
content itself with the location Of the
FLORIDA Female College" TO be estab-
lished az provided In the act.
Without iDdulging In a single word Of
criticism Of any of these localities, or
making any invidiOus comparisons with
either Of them, we see no good reason
in the existence of any of the advan-
tages either Of them may be expected
TO claim why Tallahassee should not be
chosen in preference TO any other city
as the site Of the university.
According TO the act, the new univer-
sity must posses the following depart
ments Of instruction: Agricultural, in
dustrial and mechanical; classical; sci
entihc, land such other departments of
higher education as the said board shall
deem necessary" and besides all of
these, II must also embrace Normal
department for the instruction Of white
Teachers" whose pupils will be Of both
sexes, and which Is intended TO be q
continuation. 30 to speak, Of the State
Normal School, heretofore located at
DeFuniak Springs.
The joint board, which must assem-
BILE In Tallahassee at an early day,
should be fully advised by those repre-
senting the City Of Tallahassee in THE
matter of college locations, Of the emf
nently superior advantages possessed
by Tallahassee for the location here of
the University; and the fact that this
place possesses, In an eminent degree,
all of the various qualifications indica-
ted In the act, with reference to the
richness and variety Of It's soils, the
adAptabilIty Of the school property now
belonging to the State College, and
particularly the udrivalled healthfulness
of the situation (which Is a point not
mentioned In the act.) Geographically,
and with reference to the population of
the State, Tallahassee has no superior
within its borders. Accessibility, which
years ago was a matter Of most serious
consideration, has become secondary
because Of the wonderful improvements
in the States transportation facilities,
which has resulted in bringing places
formerly remote into positions "a COM
pletely and conveniently accessible as
the most central points in the States
geography.
Tho necessity Of providing for the
accommodation Of the Normal depart
ment Ia Rnoteer reason In favor Of Tai
lahAssee. II the present buildings of
the State College are insufficient TO &C.
Commodate both the University and the
Normal the latter could be located,
temporarily, at least, II not permanent
ly, on the premises formerly occupied
as the home Of the West Florida Semi
nary In the center Of the city.
The fact that instruction In Kinder
garten work must be maintained a.
section Of the Normal department, and
"a a.