The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-11-01
UNIVERSITY
AT GAINESVILLE
Chairman Bryan Gives important
Facts Connected With the
Great Work.

In the following communication 70
the Jacksonville Metropolis, Chairman
Bryan explains matters in regard to
the new University to be erected at
Gainesville in a very plain manner;
In your issue Of the 18TH inst, under
the head. "Win Likely Be a Lively
Issue, it is stated in effect that there
will be no opposition to any appropri
alton for the University at Gainesville,
and that an effort viii be made to re-
peal the Buchanan bill at the next ses
sion of the Legislature.
You speak Of the "vast amounts Of
money" necessary to be expended in
order to carry out the plans of the
Board Of Control You then quote
from an article in the Lake City -te-
porter, in which among other things,
it is said that the plans submitted by
Messrs. Edwards & Walter, architects.
for the proposed University building
at Gainesville, and accepted by the
Board of CnOtrOl. call for an expendi-
ture Of S1,500,00O Then follows this
statement: Although the board has
at their disposal only about 100000,
members state that the construction
Of the buildings viii begin in Deem
ber'
You also published a few days ago
another article purpOrting to come
from che Miami Record, an which Tine
claim is made that it would be better
TO return to the system of higher edu-
cation in force at the time the Buck
man bin became a law, and in which
were many appeals to prejudice but
none to reason.
I cannot believe the Metropolis
would knowingly assist in circulating
misleading statements concerning the
plans and purposes of the Board OF
Education and the Board of Control in
carrying out the provision relating to
the higher institutions of learning es-
tablished BY acts of the last Legisla-
ture. and therefore as member of
the latter board, 1 write you this letter
Work to Begin.
The statements that members of the
Board of Control will begin the cree
ton of buildings at Gainesville is cor
( rect. At a joint meeting Of the State
Board OF Education and the Board Of
/ Control the funds available were APP
/ pOrtiOned according tie the needs Of
the four institutions. Inc sum Of
$4,000 was appropriated for the con
struction of buildings for the Univer-
sitv at Gainesville. Of this account
public spirited citizens of Gainesville
donated $4,000 in cash and bought the
-
4 from the State for $4,000, which, in
the opinion of the joint boards, was so
I per cent more than it was worth. and
/ besides donated a beautiful site con-
\ tanning 512 acres of land. So that OF
the appropriation made by the Legis-
I lature only $4,000 viii be used for Uni
yersity buildings.
Amounts Appropriated.
It is the expressed purpose of the
/ board not to exceed the amounts APP
prOpriated by the State Board of Ed
IucatiOn ana Board of Control In joint
session in the erection of buildings at
+ Gainesville. and if the article quoted
from. as it seems a fair leading Of it
would lead one to believe, means that
the Board of Control viii begin the
i ELEtL-Du VI UulMlnSo 10 NDoL a4fuOOfuoN
/ before the legislature of 1907 con-
Il venes, or if it means that the Legis-
4 lature at its next session win be asked
To make an appropriation Of $780, 600,
4 it has an exceedingly small foundation
in fact. The Board of Control in
T August declined to accept a loan OF
S100000 rendered by Mayor Thomas
OF Gainesville and others.
Tt is our purpose to stay within the
appropriation and how it could be
i gathered from anything that was said
at the meeting of the board that an
I expenditure of this amount was con
plated I cannot conceive.
Plans Elaborate.
The plans of the architect were elab-
crate. The layout of the grounds is
intended TO be permanent, so that all
buildings hereafter constructed as the
/ University grows and they are re
quired, can be placed according to
plans adopted in the beginning.
The article from the Lake City Re