Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-08-15
I APROVEMENTS ARE
ON AT UNIVERSITY
GREAT CHANGES BEING MADE ~
ThE GROUNDS DAILY.
TIE law Department wilt Prove q
Great Drawing Factor Cor A.
esncins the School.
(By n. l. Thompson.)

done on the University campus ano
buildings. Contractors have been
busy for some time az work on the
interior Of Buckman Hall and a good
sized force Of hands In now engaged
I'm identifying the grounds by clean.
ing the existing drives and In develop
Ing new ones that will run around
20 the new buildings soon to be erected.
The east gate has been locked
since the early part Of the summer
because droves OF cattle are permit
ted TO roam about that part Of the
. city and owing 90 visitors leaving the
gates open the cattle were continual
ly going In and destroying flowers
and shrubbery. Gates which will
open and shut automatically will be
placed on the new drives and will re.
place those now used. SO that the
University grounds will be rendered
more easily accessible TO visitors--a
new drive In the form OF a reverse
curve similar TO the one now In use
but passing In front Of Science Hall
and the Experiment Station building.
the buildings to be erected at an early
date. The drives will all be laid soon
according TO the design Of the archl.
tect.
The Law School promises To be a
prosperous addition TO the Cniversity's
work In the State. Senator II. H.
Buckman says of a.: Il think that
this II a good step In the right direc.
ton and shall be glad 20 do anything
] can 10 assist same" Dean Farrah.
who arrived In the city Saturday. Is
in charge OF the work. For nine
years he was dean OF the Law De.
partment OF Stetson University. Pro
fessor Farrah Ii an A. NJ. and IL. y.
from the University of Michigan. and
was Professor OF Law in the Depart.
ment Of Law OF that great Northwest.
ern University before coming TO Flor.
ida. He is to be assisted by PrOfes.
sor Trusler, who Is an honor graduate
In law from the University OF Michl.
San. and who has been associated Wiz
Dean Farrah for one year In his work
nj DeLand. lie came 10 Florida from
the University of Oklahoma. These
able men, together with such dis.
tinguished lawyers rs Col w. w.
Hampton and Judge Horatio Davis.
viii make up the strongest law faculty
In the State. IL not In the entire
South.
Dean Farrah has closed contracts
with law-book publishers for a law H.
brary to consist OF upward OF $500
volumes. According to the Dean this
library will be vastly superior To the
one he has been accustomed TO at
Stetson University. and will be one
OF the best. II not the best. in the
State. excepting only the Supreme
Court library
The interior OF Buchanan Hall Is
being thoroughly renovated. When
the work now going on Is finished.
II win be one OF the most comfortable
and commodious dormitories In the
South. The walls are being decorated
In green and cream and the wood
work stained In dark oak. Bath
rooms have been put on every floor
and they are to be supplied with hot
and cold water In every section.
II appears that the many improve.
ments and additions made az the
State University this summer have
combined 10 arouse keen interest In
and give a new impetus 20 this edu.
cational enterprise. While the old
students have not made many reserva.
tons this early in the season. as IL
Is their custom to call for reseTva-
tons in September. yet a considerable
number of new students have been
assigned TO quarters In Buchanan Hall
Not intending any invidious compari.
son. but merely as a point OF interest.
Il might be mentioned that 20 date
SO students have been assigned rooms
In Buckman Hall for next year. as
against 81 students in actual attend.
anee upon the institution at the
close OF school last May.
The University and It's grounds are
always open to the public and visit
tors are cordially welcome at all
times.
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