The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1909-06-04
Recommendations For
The State Colleges
The State College for Women Needs
$s2,sOO and Agricultural and
Mechanical College $4,000.


The Joint Committee appointed to
visit the State Institutions and make
recommendations concerning same, con-
sisting Of E. S. Grill and d. II. Baker,
for the Senate, and Walter Page, B. l..
Mckenzie, Glenn Terrell and W. j..
Durranee, on the part of the House, re-
ported as follows in reference to the
two State Institutions located in TaIla-
hsssee
FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE FOR WOMEN,
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA.
Your committee visited this college
on May IA, 1903. No finer or more de-
lightful place can anywhere be found
than the location Of this College. At
this College, too, there was. an air OF
contentment and pride. The girls ia
lSees said: eve are proud of our College
and proud of our State, and expect the
Legislature to help as 70 more accom-
mediation and better buildings that
hundreds Of other Florida girls may
have the advantages we are having.
The Importance Of the work at this
College cannot be measured by dollars
and cents. Education chat educates
and fits young women for their proper
sphere in life is of the greatest impOr-
lance. There is nothing the State can
do that will compare with this. This
being true, and we feel that it is true,
II is the duty of the State to in every
way foster and build up this College TO
that high standard that the people Of
Florida demand
The work that is being done here Is Of
the highest and most thorough charac-
ter. The College Is constantly gaining
in usefulness and in the affections Of the
people of the State. They are sending
their daughters here to be educated,
feeling certain that the teachers are
competent and that the State furnishes
instruction as good as the best.
This year the total enrolment has
been 257. With enlarged accommOda
tions. the attendance will doubtless be
much larger.
The normal department, or school for
teachers, is well attended, and this de-
partment should have every encourage
ment possible, for thoroughly we'll
equipped teachers are an absolute ne
cessity il our pubic schools are TO -four
ish and meet the demands Of our pupils.
In the School Of Industrial Arts girls
are taught sewing, cooking and other
domestic duties under one Of the most
competent teachers. II was a pleasure
to visit this department and 10 observe
the neatness in every part Here the
girls gain knowledge Of a practical
character Of the everyday affairs Of the
home and domestic economy. We hope |
- o..a kltfo Iava rv.ntsN orvnrr until nuarV
girl in the College deVOtes q portion Of
each session to this branch, which We
hhink ~ greatly needed and should be !
encouraged. Every member Of the
Legislature should, IL possible, make a |
visit 70 this school You will be pleased
with the work, and II you have dsuE b. |
ter to educate. YOU will fnd that RICH, |
here IN Florida, under the best teach |.
ers.
The committee regrets that the funds \
have not been in hand with which 20 /.
make the improvements contemplated |
There is urgent need for a new College |
Hal. The old building J. cracked ~ /
many places. and really has the appear |
ance of being dangerous We should /
suggest to the Board OF COntroi and /
the State Board of Education that thI- /
Wulh hE NAlG % hNoil - NJrHlNi"s nun T
tiOnal dormitOry room Is needed, END /
this also should be provided for ~ an /
early date.
: An infrmary should be erected, or o I.
portion OF the new dOrmitory. when /
built, should be so arranged that Bor- /
ton could be used. IL seems an abso I
lute necessity % have some place where .
the SICK could be cared for 100 q prop-r /
manner. The campus grounds Need 20 /
be improved, and the whole ground /
should either be enclosed or IN some way /
kept from being tTespassed upon We
therefore recommend that there be ap. .
propriated for the Fiorida State College .
for Women 4
For Current Expenses ----.-- SO oU1
Campus Improvement ------. 1000
Sanitaflun. ------.--.-. -.------ cow 4
ANtai-- ---- .. - y f'''. .
FLORIDA AGRICULTURAL AND MFCHASI /
CAL COLLEGE FOR EECEOEs.
The con nittee visited this school ard t.
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