Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-01-23
lATERES STING NOTES
FROM UNIVERSITY
Matters Are Moving Smoothly and
Nicely at State institution.
MUCH INTEREST is MANIFESTED

BY the Faculty in Their Work-Bulld-
Ing Connected by Telephone-The
Coming Farmers lnstitute-othsr
Notes Of interest.
The last Farmers Institute held
aAder the auspices of the State Expert.
nent Station was at DeLand, on Sat.
Nrday, January Is. It was extremely
well attended. Addresses were made
~ Prof. A. w. Blair, and DR.. Z. w.
Berger, OF the Station stan, the first
taking as his subject Citrus Soils and
Fertilizers" and the second, The
White Fly"
Prof. B. F. Floyd accompanied the
two speakers to DeIand, although he
took no part In the institute. He was
sent out by the station to gather some
Information about citrus diseases In
that locality.
Students Stephens, Grace, Drane,
Kline, RAIDER, Chlders and Frei were
also In DeIIand at the same time
They were In attendance upon the sec.
cad Y. M. c. A. Conference of Florida
students. The University and Stetson,
we have been told, were the only hsti.
tutions represented. Such cause as
this should have attracted at least
one representative from all the col
leges in the State. 1t will DO remem.
bered that the first OF these annual
conferences was held last year In
Sainesvllle.
The University library has been
greatly enriched during the last few
days. Each of the departments of
philosophy. pedagogy, modern and
classic languages, English, mathemat'
ics history and political economy have
been greatly benefited by the purchase
Of these books. BESIDES these de-
Partments the needs OF the general H.
brary have not been neglected. Among
the long list OF books and periodicals
ordered are found journals In French,
German and Spanish, for the use OF
advanced students IN these languages,
For the teaching of pronunciation Of
the modern languages the phone
method has been introduced. This
system was inaugurated, we believe,
at the Naval Academy at Annapolis,
Aad has since been adopted by large
number OF the leading schools through.
cut ehe country. All indications are
that 1t will prove OF great beneht
70 those wishing to acquire a good
pronunciation.
Some OF the students In the modern
Language department have enrolled
themselves on the list Of the bureau
for foreign correspondence. This
means that these students are brought
into contact with foreign students. 10
whom they write letters In the Ian
aaage they are studying, receiving
letters In English in reply. This
plan has had good results.
All OF the sections Of Thomas Hall.
and the more remote buildings. the
greenhouse, Workshop, etc. have
been connected by telephone. thus
saving the officials OF the University
many a step.
Preparations are being made Tor
the Florida state Farmers Meeting
which conyenes here on February B.
The session will last three days. and
an interesting program has been ar
ranged. Every farmer In the state
win and il 10 his advantage 20 attend
The program follows.
"wednesday. February .. ! p m ~-
Address OF Welcome, w n, Thomas
mayor OF Gainesville Agriculture In
the University IN Andres s'edd
presiAeut OF the UniversI,y. II"
FLORIDA live Stock Association = u
CaitakJn. president Of association, Nc
Iusosh. The Florida Farm"T. Prot
y. q sehelL secretary Of 'ho Co''ou
Growers Association Lake intlef
Thursday. FsbruAry 6 a. N ks
hIbIsIoa Of Cattle to ~ slAaGhtessa
m. G. A. Carr. sspeTiutenawni Ala