Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-05-21

sCOIT 4 BOWkE, 100 Pearl Street, New Yofk.
eFably decent condition, and it will
cost more each succeeding year. I'm
der the circumstances, IL seems that
the plea Of the Seminary for 100000
is completely justified by existing
conditions nor do We think that this
excellent institution can 20 much
longer without the expenditure OF that
amount Of money.
Notwithstanding all these expendi-
lures the patronage increases. The
State cannot afford to treat 20 virile q
school with neglect any longer, for the
loss OF prestige on the part OF the
Seminary would be q serious blow to
the educational interests OF the State.
The school was never In q more pros
porous condition 90 far 80 its equip
msnt 10 concerned. and the Legislature
should bear this In mind.
The students know the conditions
existing here a. we'll AZ do the trus-
tee, and better perhaps than this
committee. Prof. Pound says these
Students are thoroughly loyal now,
and the school spirit runs higher than
! have ever seen 10 anywhere; but this
cannot 90 on forever. and ultimately
they Sill drift. away. for they will
learn that they can get equally as good
instruction, aud vastly more decent
accommodations, elsewhere, and at
the same pSiee. Nor will they stay in
FLORIDA. EVen DOW ne have come I'M
dsrgradGates Wbo P8rpose going out
side the State 10 complete their edu-
cation - sooa - they can.
Prof Pound also advises ~ that the
senior aud junior classes are dispFo-
portlonAtely small. The rest OF the
classes are unusually large. IL 10 n
universal tendency Tor classes to grow
smaller ~ they SO up the course Of
study, but that tendency 10 too pro-
nounced here, solely on account of the
lack Of proper buildings, the Seminary
being used 70 some extent ~ a pre-.
pArAtory school. while the higher work
10 sought 10 institutions where ac-
Communications may be found. This is
true Ia spite OF the fact that the Semi.
nary has teachers aud apparatus that
will enable IL to do better work in
those departments than they are able
to do In the lower al uses.
The amount asked for IL desired for
the following purposes; The citizens
OF Gainesville propose giving 4 tract Of
land consisting Of three hundred and
twenty acres within three. quarters Of
= mile Of the center OF the city and
worth about six thousand dollars. On
this il is desired TO build al entirely
new plant. In the school ~ thus re-
constructed 70 10 also desired. By the
trustees aud the faculty Of EasI Flor.
ida Seminary, To emphasiEe mt re- than
has been done by any other school In
the State, for the education Of girls, !
aud Co add 10 the ordinary classic ed. |
ucation which they may get in several
OF the State schools, an industrial ele-
ment. IL 10 proposed that this will be I
no AIDE feature ot the school. but Que
Ut ne important aims
~ pr~sent the site consists OF three
plsU of grOuOd, one containing about l
an acre and . half another about /
three.quarter OF an acre and the
third, about quarter Of an acre. On
each OF these 10 building. which takes
up considerable portion OF the spaes.
Consequently, 10 must be seen that the
quarters are too eTsaiPed and confined,
particularly when IL 10 noted thai these
plAs arr in the very heart OF the city
aud separated from each other by two
principal streets. |
We submit the following replies ol
Prot J. NJ. Pound 10 cor interroea.
toriee
Y. What IL yoaT salary I