Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-09-02
BRIGHT PROSPECTS FOR
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
NEW ADMINISTRATION IS NOW
THOROUGHLY ORGANIZED.
And Coming Session Is Expected 70
Prove Most Successful in
Institutions History.
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from SUNDAY Dally sun
Under the wise and conservative
but progressive administration Of DIR.
Murphree. the new president. the
University has taken ON new
life and energy. the evidence
OF which Is to be found ON the
campus and in every department OF
the University. which bids fair TO
assume the position and continue the
work designed for IL by its founders.
Law Department.
The books for the law library. pur.
chased from the Lawyers CoOpera.
tive Publishing Co, through its pOpu-
lar representative. II. c. Utley OF
jacksonville. Florida. are arriving
and are being placed on the shelves
for use at the opening OF the Uni-
versity. September 29th. When all
books are In place the library will
contain the Florida Reports, United
States Supreme Court Reports. Ameri-
can Decisions. Reports and State Re-
ports. the Lawyers Reports AnnOtat-
ed, New York Common Law and
Chancery Reports. New York Court
OF Appeals Reports. Massachusetts Re
ports, Michigan Reports and New Jer-
sey Equity Reports to the National Re-
porter. North Western. North Eastern.
South Western. South Eastern, At
lantic, Pacific and Southern Reporter,
the Reprint OF the English Reports,
the Cyclopedia OF Law and Procedure,
and nearly three hundred or more
OF the leading text books and books
of reference, making In all a library
of more than two thousand volumes
With such a library and with a fac
ulty composed OF men who have
demonstrated their fitness by years
Of successful law school work in Flor
ida. and including three Of the lead
ing members OF the Gainesville bal
in charge Of legal ethics. Florid
pleading and practice. Florida statute
and practice court work. the Law
school should command the confidence
and support OF the bench and bar o
the State and should bring within IL
walls every young man desiring q
thoroughly prepare himself To praCtic,
law In Florida. The prospects for th'
law school for the coming year arr
indeed bright. for there promises q
be not only a large junior class 4
enter the school but a strong senio
class as well. an unusual condition
for a law school In its opening year
Mechanical Engineering.
Professor Chas. II. Kicklighter sue
ceeds Prof. NJ. r. Hochstrasser IRE
signedD as Professor OF Mechanica
Engineering. Professor Kicklighte
is a graduate OF the Georgia School o
Technology and a postgraduate Of tn,
University OF Wisconsin. For thre'
years he was instructor OF mechanica
and electrical engineering in the GeoT
gia School of Technology. Later h.
organized the Carnegie School o.
Technology OF Newberry College. 5
C., from which institution he comes
TO US. The president OF Newberr,
College speaks OF Mr.. Kicklighter a
follows: For two years he has com
handed the highest respect Of teach
ers and students OF Newberry Col
lege and has shown himself a good
teacher and disciplinarian. We are
exceedingly reluctant to part with
him"
Department OF Pedssosy-NorHaa
School.
DIR. John A. ThackstOn succeeds DR.
w. r. Yocum (resigned) as Professor
OF Philosophy and Pedagogy and ID
rector OF the Normal School Of the
University. State Superintendent
Martin OF South Carolina writes that
DIR. Thackston is one OF the most able
men In South Carolina. HE has made