The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-07-26
Stetson University.

The attention of our readers is called
to the advertisement of StetSon Univer-
Sty in another part of this paper. This
magnificent institution does not cost the
State of Florida one dollar. II repre-
sentS an investment of over a million
dollars in active endowment funds and
about half million dollars in buildings
and grounds. This vast sum of money
has been given by friends of education
and goes TO the benefit of Florida.
The people of the State should en-
courage investments in the State of this
character. We are continually inviting
capital from the outside TO come here to
invest, and our people may we'll give a
liberal patronage 10 an institution of So
high an order as John B. Stctson Uni.
versity.
The last catalog of Sletson issued in
May showed that the University en-
pIoyS forty.SiX professors and instructors
in the various subjects taught. These
teachers are devoting their time to the
upbuilding of character in young men
and women. In addition to that they
are imparting instruction in Ancient
and Modern Languages, in Mathematics
and Science, in History and Philosophy.
in Political Economy and Sociology, in
Business, Law, Music, and Fine Arts,
Engineering and Pedagogy.
John B. StetSon University is the pride
of our beautiful Florida city of DeLand
Its seventeen University Building,
are contribution TO its architecture
These are located on a twenty. eighl
acre campus, and the people who reside
in DcLand are justly proud of this in
stitulion and the noble men and women
who constitute its faculty and who are !
large part of the social life OF the com
munity.
Last year 504 students were in attend
anCe. They came from all parts of til,
| State of Florida, and from nearly every
state in the Union. This shows the
wide reputation of StetSon for high
standings and excellent work. lis grad
yates are in demand everywhere. Some
adorn the bench OF Florida. Some are
in the Legislature. Many are practicinf
law. Some are teaching. Others arr
in the ministry, and many have gone in
TO banks and various industries of the
state. Wherever they go they carry the
! high ideals acquired at StetSon Univer
! SHY anu DGCOIlC llllnlSltIS vi Il ulSll VI
der in the communities in which they
reside.
The Library at StetSon is growing
apaCc. 1t is now housed in beautiful
building given by Mr.. Carnegie, and i
is richly endowed by the Countess o
Santa Eulalia and by the Honorable c
T. Sampson. There are twenty one
! thousand volumes on its shelves all &C
CCSSble TO the students, aud for work il
science there are ten large laboratories
and at the Chapel where the students
are daily assembled for worship there il
a beautiful and costly pipe organ.
| John B. StctSon University is for mcr
and women. The college for meI
comprises courses in liberal arts, in law
in engineering, and in business. The
college for women offers courses il
liberal arts, in music, in fine arts, il
business, in teaching, and in domestic
science. The young women are unde
the care of eight lady teachers in Sepa
rate buildings and have advantage
equal 10 those in the college for men.
The State of Florida is proud of Join
3. Stetson University. 1t is glad TO havt
in its midst an institution of so high al
order that does not cost the State a cen
for its up,keep or for its endowment
and il congratulateS Stetson on its pros
perity, on its high standing, and on thu
friends il has made for itself all ever tht
State.