Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-06-20
CARTER PRESENTS
HIS G|TY'S CLAIM
For the 11tatlbn of That State
University.


pie 81 South Florida Favor This
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Pride Of caIsSsylIIs IN State School.
The Tampa Dsily Times Of the iesh
inssahs has the following item Of inter.
sss 70 ths people Of Florida iusss this
time.
There are few men IN Florida Who
enjoy wider personal aeqnaIntanei
than Judge sgd L. Carter Of Alachua
county. This gsntleman Il in Tampa
today on professional bnsIness. but ne.
elects no opportunity to further che
interests Of Gainesville. Being inter.
viewed on ths subject OF She location
Of she State UnivsfsIty BY the Board
Of COBtrel, Judge Garter said
"Whether there shouid be establish
ed . university with very high cur
fiealarh, 81 10 provided for In the bill
passed by che last Legislature, or
whether IL Wns wiser 20 have humber
Of colleges nearer the people, 10 no
longer AZ open question. The Law pro-
vidinR for the establishment OF . uni.
venlly has passed and II now only 70.
mains for the Governor 70 appoint the
additional members Of she Board Of
Control and for them 70 select the To-
esllts. ! have heard 10 suggested since
have been In your beautiful and fast
growing city that 10 would be . good
idea for Tampa TO settle lts troubles
over che Tampa Bay hotel by present..
inG u 70 the State ss . site for the Uni.
versity. II any city was TO have the
UnivsSity mons has better claims than
Tampa and none would be more agree
able 70 the people OF my section bus,
60 understand the terms Of the bill.
this eannos be done, Besides, there IL
q strong feeling that Q seaport city 10
not proper place for sueh an lnstitu-
tion, 10 being believed that the location
should be IN some dIstinetively school
town. and this We confidently claim for
0sinssvllls. For ffty ysan Gaines
vile has shown great pride In the
States school, and during that period
OF time there has been no crItIclam
from any source .ss 10 the government
OF the pupils and no suspicion directed
70 the management Of Ice funds, and
when under the provision OF the Buck.
man bill We return 10 the State she
East Florida Seminary committed In
trust 70 us % long ago, IL will be Iust
- We received it--wIthOut q spot or
blemlsh. We offer the past a. security
for the future. lee management met
the unqualified approval Of the COM
mittse Of the last Legislature that had
the examination OF che States educA.
tiopal Institutions in charge.
Good School Town.
Gainesville 10 dlstlnctively = school
town, our people have their differ.
encss ~ elsewhere la heated canvAsses,
We have political factions, but when IL
comes to any matter affecting the
school interests, faction hangs Ice di.
mlnlShed head, and there IL not die.
eoFdaht note. The school interest 10
In the atmosphere and everybody
brsathes Il, aud for slx weeks during
the scholastic rear the pupils have the
lneetimable privilege Of attending the
Bible Conference and Mid-wlnter
ChAutauqua. You people down here
don't know what q treat that 10, unless
you could attend one session and liz
ten 10 some of the lectures by mental
giants Who have conseorated their lives
20 ths service Of God. do not heal.
ea,e % say that morally aud religious
~ gainesville 10 not surpassed by any
place Of iis Siss on the American con.
tinent,
"WAile Gainesville vas vet. under
police regulations. the best Of order
prevailed, bus our people felt that the
baFrooms shoah no, be allowed in OF
near school towns, and 20 promptly |
vested them oni. Some good eItlsens
thonght ahsIh might result DISASTROUS.
y 10 trade, and some GOOD PEOPLE may
yea entsFtain that opinion, bat the
people ef gainesville believe there &,
eomslhlng higher than money, The
merchants feel that there is somsthihR
mere 70 - deslFsd than even trade,
and Do nol bsllsvs that thsv Oould
be thirty wAlis votss dFummsd up In
all Gainesville pFeslnea 10 rSlnsta.s the
saloons,
q Religious Town.
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