Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-03-14
UNIVERSITY NOTES

Several young teachers have re
GENTLY entered the University TO more
fully prepare themselves for their vo-
cation. They are all taking the short
course in pedagogy.
The edges Of the driveways through
the campus are being planted with
decorative shrubs. The work Is nearly
completed and already adds much to
the appearance of the grounds.
The last meeting OF the Athenaeum
Club was held at the home of Prof.
Scott on Friday evening. The host
read a paper on Agricultural, Organl-
zatiOns"
Prof VernOn's Correspondence
Course in Agriculture" has become so
popular throughout the State that IL
was found necessary to secure for him
an assistant. Mr.. Ezell, a recent b.
Sc. graduate Of Clemson. was selected
for this position and has already en-
tered upon his duties
President Sledd left Saturday morn
ing for Island Grove TO deliver an ad-
dress on Education for Service. -
This lecture was one Of the series Of
fered by the committee on extension
Work
On May 20. Farmers Day" at the
DeFuniak Springs Chautauqua, Direct
or Rolls of the Experiment Station
will deliver an address on Diversified
Farming" Special excursion trains
will be run on that day from Pensacola
and River Junction.
Farmers Institutes have been held
recently at Long Bridge. Bradford
county, and in PascO county. At the
former place addresses were made by
Professors Rolls, Scott and Blair; at
the latter by Professors Rolls and
Scott.
A magnificent tropical orchid ION
cidium lanciolatumD is now in full
bloom at the green house and Is az.
tracing many visitors.
DIR. Straughan. Of the Bureau OF
Chemistry. Washington. d. C., left
Friday morning for his home. after
arranging for further experiments
with sweetcorn. These experiments
are being carried on In cooperation
with the Experiment Station The
work was begun five years ago.
The station is now distributing pack
ages Of seed Of the Lyon bean. a new
introduction from the Philippines.
This bean rivals the velvet bean. and
may even surpass IT, The station Is
also preparing to distribute in April
small packages Of natal grass. This
grass took the first premium az the
Ocala Fair Like crab grass. Il grows
as an after crop In the corn or yege-
table field.
The exhibit OF the University and
Experiment Station at the Tampa
State Fair attracted a great deal OF
attention, and now numerous inquiries
are being received from all sections
Of the State concerning features OF
the display.
Bulletin 81, on Fungus Diseases OF
the White Fly" has been prepared
by Dr. Berger and will shortly appear
Bulletin %, "Scaly Bark ON Citrus.
has just come from the press and Is
now ready for distribution The au-
thor. Prof. Fawcett. has In this done
a very careful piece of work
The ast number of the student pub
lication, The Florida Peunant appear.
ID with a new cover design that r.
very attractive The contents are of
the unusually crcditable nature
DR. Fliuts study of SNAKES o. being .
continued although thp work d. haudl f.
capped Dos thc -mlIIug-s of the mum. |
Der of snakes De- has been able Go so. /
cure Az present De- has only three I
varieties boz h.s cages be would De- .
very glad Co receive donations of live |
snake