Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-06-03

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&C. % observe thls; n auEuFs vel Cor
ne ssccess 81 the University. There
certainly h no better place IN az this
southiand. and nons laid uifh hruad-
~ lines than the UniverEity ~ Fior.
IA. sna q n oniy = quessioa % time
whsn our people Wll Win one accord
point with pride % thsir great Univer-
city.
ne main building h kn0Wn a.
Thomas Hall. and q n q brick and
ooncrets structure. three stories IN
height. and three hundred feet By
sixty feei vide. n ooutalns lecture
rooms. laboratory. library. assembly
han. dining han and Offices % the
University.
The dormii0ry. known az Buekman
Hall. Is q brick and concrete struc-
ture o. the same style of architecture
a. ths main building; IL Il three
stories IN height and two hundred
and forty feet long by SIXTY feet vide.
The machinery ham o. q brick
building SIXTY feet long BY thirty feet
vide. IN which there IL some excel
ient machinery. and where students
are Instructed In wood and metal
work. drawing. etc
The grounds are most delightful
~ situated. The eastern boundary of
the grounds. upon which the UniveF-
atty Il located. Il three-quarters o. a
mile vest Of the court house az
Gainesville
The grounds extend one mile wet
and contain I've hundred and twelve
Bi2l acres % land. The campus is
located on eighty Cs0l acres IN the
northeast corner Of this body Of land
and O. easily accessible 90 the city.
with which Il O. connected BY a well
paved street. The rest Of the ground
O. intended 90 b. used for the Expert
ment station and a model farm. and
o. said By a specialist % BE- admirably
adapted 90 these purposes Upon
this campus a machinery hali and
two modern dormitorics have been
erected. One % the dormltories g.
nov being used for administrative
and class room purposes. The site
of the University vas given free Of
cost 10 the State by the citizens Of
Gainesville. Who also donated 20 the
institution forty thousand dollars
7 (sf0. 000l On cash. besides agreeing "a
furnish water % an departments oi
the University free % charge.
The campus has been laid on and
the sites Tor buildings hereafter %
D. erected staked out 90 that a deh.
mite and harmonious plan may be car
rled out This. IN our opinion. con
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most Institutions OF learning. for the
reason that the campus Is large and
buildings can be erected without
erowdlng and with a definite purpose
IN view. We have quoted from the
Board OF Controls report. as Il clear
~ places before you the situation.
The committee was particularly
Impressed with the broad and com
prehensiye plans IN the work 90 faT
Accomplished. The two buildings
erected are imposing and are planned
With greatest are 90 meet the needs
Of The University OF FLORIDA. and the
broad lines under which the work
has begun giyes bright promise fo'
the future.
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