Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-04-18
THE I'LL UNIVERSITY.
Interesting Series Of Lectures. Alter
mated With Good Music.


mated With Good Music.
DR.. Yocum, head OF the Department
Of Education, has arranged for a series
Of lectures upon subjects Of special in
terest to teachers. The first Of these
lectures was given by President sledd
bic subject being, "The Teaching Pro-
fession." Dr.. eledd took the high
ground that only those persons highly
Qualified educatIonally, combined with
an irreproachable moral character and
a great spirit Of self-sacriice, should
enter the teaching profession. Those
seeking riches sc we'll as those seeking
"soft snap" in the profession are
doomed to disappointment. While
many teachers would be dear &C any
price, the majority are doing a high
grade OF work for very low pay. The
average yearly pay OF a teacher in
Florida is seven dollars less than the
yearly pay Of q convict, while II IL less
than half thstof an average negro la
borer. Nevertheless, DR.. Sledd held
out great encouragement to young
men wishing to enter the profession In
the forcible manner In which he
showed the great spiritual reward In
the CONSEQUENCES Of the mental and
moral upliit given to iellow-man, and
10 the feeling Of mental power that
comes from honest preparation for the
work.
The second lecture Of the series was
given by DR.. Benton on she subject,
"The Spectroscope.n The announce.
ment Of lecture by DR.. Benton ia all
ways a pleasing one TO the students,
and they greeted him with their usual
large aud enthusiasts attendance.
Mrs. Schmidt and Mrs. Grow have
been furnishing some excellent music
az variation to the lecture programs,
the number presented BY Mrs. Grow
giving representative compositions
from English, Scotch. German and
French authors.
The course OF study In the Depart
ment OF Agriculture has been revised
so that students entering the Sub.
freshman year can get some work IN
agriculture. This provision was made
In order that some professional traiu-
ing can be Immediately given TO back
ward students from the farm who
might wish to enter the college OF
agriculture and work their way
through. A short course in agrienl-
ture has also been provided consisting
OF two years work in practical studies.
The only requirements for admission
70 the short course are thorough
knowledge OF the common school
branches and an earnest desire TO
profit by the work
Or. sledd recently gave a talk in
chapel Ia which some interesting and
instructive statistics we're presented,
While our attendance Il not As great
as It ought 80 pc, in view Of the liberal
provisions made BY the State and Ma.
tional Government for higher educa
ton, we have more male students in
attendance here In proportion 20 the
population OF Florida than are 10 at
tendance at the State Universities OF
Texas, Alabama. or Tennessee, In pro.
portion to the population OF those
States. Another interesting fact pre-.
sented, and one perhaps not generally
known Ia the State, is that the State
Of Florida has expended less than ten
thousand dollars this year ia the main
tenance Of the University, the remain.
der OF ice running expenses being pro.
vlded by the National Government.
The recent Legislature In Missouri
gave over eight hundred Thousand dot.
lars 10 the University az Missouri 10 be
expended during the next two years,
besides providing an eoaivaleut sum
for the other State institutions,