Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-11-05
UNIVERSITY DISCUSSION.

For the sake Of getting lie name be.
fore the people The CitiEen-RFpoTteT
Of Lake City hopes TO be lifted out Of
its obScurlty by attacking The San and
che people Of Gainesville regarding the
motlvss Of our people 10 securing the
location Of the University Of Florids
IN this city, The paper says Il IL q
'Feal estate scheme" and desires the
names OF the interested parties. AZ %
she sun Gainesville will realize out OF
che Scheme" We publish q part Of the
statement OF Chairman Bryan Of the
Board Of Control. 70 RhoW how much It
cost tbs State,
''The statement that members Of the
Board OF Control will Begil the eFeo-
tlon Of buildings at Gainesville 10 cor.
rect. Az Joint meeting Of che State
Board Of Education and the Board OF
Control the funds available we're ap-
poFtioned according 70 the needs Of the
four institutions. The sum OF $4,000
was appropriated for the construction
of buildings for the UnlVePsity %
Gainesville. OF thlG amount public
spirited cltlEsns Of GsineuVllle donated
10000 Ia cash and bought the Old East
Florida Seminary property from che
State for $4,000, which, 30 che opinion
Of she Joint boaTds, was 30 per cent
more than Il was worth, snd bssldss
donated q beautlful elite containing bl2
aotbs Of land. So that Of che spprO.
pElatlon made by The Legislature only
5000 will be used for University
bulldlnRS,"
Let che man Of HguTeS take bic Ilaee
aud pencil and figure out how much
she State will lose by the transaction,
Continuing, the statement Of Chair.
man Bryan goes on 70 Stato'
''It 10 the expressed purpose Of the
board not to exceed che amounts ap.
pHopFlAted by the State Board OF Edu.
cation and Board Of Control 10 Joint
session In the erection Of buildings %
Gainesville, and II the artlele quoted
from, ~ II seems 4 fair reading Of II
would lead one TO believe, means that
she Board Of Control will begin che
erection OF buildings TO coat Oh 10000
before the Legislature OF 1907 con-
venOS, or 10 II means that the Iegiala.
ture ~ ice next session will be asked
20 make an appropriation Of 81 SOC, 900,
q has az exceedingly small foundation
IN faet. The Board OF Control Ia Aug.
nee declined 20 accept loan Of $780,
600 rendered BY Mayor Thomas OF
Gainesville and otheFs,
lie 10 our purpose 90 stay within the
appropriation, aud how Il could be-
gathered from anything that was said
90 the meeting Of the beard that an
expenditure OF this amount WAS con.
templA'ed ! cannot conceive"
TIE land on which the UaiVersity is
% BE- located does not cost che State
one tarthing, Gainesville has paid the
Stats for the old buildlngs Il owned /;
hes made a present TO the State Of
10000 IN cAsh, and PpOdeFed q loan Of
100000 % 30 ahead with the WOFk.
AZ 90 the merOSnAty motives Of
thOss VRRaEed 10 securing the Univer.
slty q Gainesville, the proposition 10
100 silly Tor q PeTNOh possessing .
spoonful % gray matter In the Top Of
bis cFanlum 70 PROFOUND. The state
ment that che location Of tie UnlVsr.
stir In Gainesville W0ald enhance The
pal0a Of property b tUct. The Pso.
PIE % Gainesville expected when thsy
aoonEed ths elite TOE this Institution Of
itainina 10 OOE midst tAa' 70 would Be