Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-06-29
GAME WILLIE IS
y Peoples CHOICE
Sound Reasoning on Location Of
the State University.
us rHE PEopLE,s UNIvEasIrY

DolIsrs---The Taxpayers Of the State
Favor Gainesville.
The following communication Ap.
peared In The Times Union Of yester-
day. sud We submit it 30 our readers ss
q logical argument;
Editor Times- Union; The people OF
Sopth FloF!da are thoroughly aroused
ID, the school situation. The location
Of the University seems tobe the stir
ring problem, and che one 10 which the
greatest interest IL manifested. II We
are TO consider the expressions Of
opinion contained In the press Of the
entire State, there IL no doubt that the
people OF Florida aFe overwhelmingly
IN favor Of the University being To-
eatsd ct Gainesville, where IL unques-
tionably, to my mind. belongs.
The Board Of Control, IL seems 10
me, can hardly turn deaf ear to pub.
lie opinion. Il 10 the peoples univsr-
atty, and II ought TO 60 where the ma
joFity OF them wish IL 20 go. The
board can hardly AFFORD 10 ignore the
wishes OF those who pay the taxes to
equip and operate this inStltution. II
the question we're submitted 10 the
ballot box, Gainesville would receive
an Overwhelming majority.
Until killed by the Buchanan bill,
the East Florida Seminary has been
On established school ~ Gainesville for
about lifty years. So there must be
some school property there. II seems
that Gainesville the past year was able
TO accommodate about 27b pupils 20
Lake Oity's 100. With all its clAlmb
20 beautlfy buildings aud grounds, she
lister Was not able TO eompsts with
the former.
Many or those who argue for Lake
City In this controversy seem TO as
sumo that ell the State schools except
the Unlyerslty we're killed by the
Buchanan bill; and that Lake City
should have the University becsuss IL
10 now In fact real, tangible, existing
school, already there. The fact IL all
she State schools we're destroyed.
abolished, by that bill, and there is no
more university az Lake City than
there IL State college at Tallahassee.
The new University will, when estab-
lishsd, be In no manner, shape or form
related 70 the old one abolished BY
the Buchanan law. We have not .
single State school now 10 existence.
Il 10 an absolutely new university that
IL to be established and located under
the provisions Of the bill which put the
old one out Of business. II my con.
ception OF the Law is correct, what IL
the matter with the next school term
Of the University opening up la the
East Florida Seminary buildings that
we're last year able 60 accommodate
nearly 800 pupilsY
The people want their University put
where IL will take root aud grow and In
time become one OF she leading educA-
tionAl Institutions OF the South. The
little ooterie--for there are only few
that 10 pulling for Lake City need not
worry themselves about the peoples
money" notice In your Saturdays
issue = report Of the University true.
tees which places the value Of the
buIldinas there ~ about tl26 600, which
10 perhaps an exceedingly liberal ssti.
mate. The people Of the great State
OF Florida are able To establish and
own such q school ~ they ought
20 have, and such = one a. is eontsm.
plated in the Buckmau Lac, even
though to pot u In the right place
they would have 10 build from the
ground ap. The question OF q proper
locatlOn 10 Of Tar more Importance than
10 the matter Of lev thousand dollars
Invested In lands and buildings a, Lake
City.
10, With all the money that has besA
spent upon the Agricultural College,
lately renamed The UniysplIy." IL
has been q signal failure. % tina, =
member OF its beard OF trustees aud q
man Who has been les ssanehest friend
and ablsst dstender has recently dc.
elArsd salIoFiAlly In hh paper NJ Ocala
that "ths people Of FloEIds outside Ot
Lake City are baglaRihg 70 feel that
the UniverSity ought 20 b located
where Il will nos b. subjected 70 con.
start psFls. where 10 viii b. mOrs 10y.
ally Upheld. and where all Wlll poll 10