The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-04-29
INTERESTING
NEWS Of STATE
UNIVERSITY
LEADING HIsTRIoNIc TALENT OF
CITY WILL PRESENT SEVERAL
PLAYS, IN WHIcH LOT OF IN
TEREsT HAS BEEN THUS EARLY
MANIFESTED.
SPECIAL TO THE JOURNAL.


Gainesville. April 27.-Under the di-
rection of DR.. Chapman, professor Of
public speaking. the lag club recent
~ presented the play Vacation" to
a Starke audience. They were greet
ed by fun house and were well
received
On May the first. "The F'oIlies."
leading dramatic club of the Univer-
sity will present MY Friend From
India" The leading histronic talent OF
the city and university will partict-
pate In this production. After its pre-
sentation at Gainesville, the play will
be given at Tallahassee and other
places in tn estate.
Preparations are already we'll under
way for the exercises of commence
ment week. Each year these exercises
have been witnessed by a great number
of out-of-town friends OF the Univer-
sity, and this year unusually attrac-
tive features have been provided. The
commencement orator will be DIR. VIM.
Lowe Bryan, Phi. D., LID, president
Of the Indiana university. DR.. Bryan
is one OF the most distinguished edu-
Gators of the United States and the
university is most happy to secure his
services. Last year he was president
of the National Association OF State
Universities and three years ago he
was employed by the Florida Educa-
tional Association to deliver a series
of lectures at DeLand.
The University will be represented at
the Southern Sociological Congress in
session at Atlanta April 25-2e. DR..
L. L. Bernard, professor OF history and
economies, is a member of its execu-
tive committee and will take part on
the program. On Sunday, April this
9th, the university Y. M c. A de-
voted its meeting to the presentation
and discussion OF the objects and work
of this conference.
Tuesday morning at chapel DR.. Muir
phree reviewed the recent conference
for Education in the South at Rich
mond, Virginia. The university had
They were: President Murphree and
Professors Rolls, Spencer, Thackston
and Lynch. After abiding to the
many places OF historic interest in
Richmond, DIR. Murphree indicated the
various problems of rural life con-
sidered by the convention. Every
phase Of the subject was discussed by
specialists. The convention consid-
cred methods to improve the country
school and to extend the influence of
the country church 1t studied the
ers' crops A more equitable system
Of taxation of the farmers property
was considered, as well as a rural
credit system, whereby farmers could
secure money at reasonable rates OF
interest. The evils of the tenant farm
also received much attention. A vast
conference OF country preachers was
held at the same time and place, add
ing the result of their observation to
the discussion. Over two thousand dele
gates from the South attended this
convention whose deliberations were
presided over by Walter Page. recent
ly appointed ambassador to England.
The college of law has been the re-
cipient of many valuable lectures with
in the past two weeks. Attorney Thos
w. Fielding, referee in bankruptcy for
the Gainesville division. northern dis
trict of Florida, delivered three lee
lures on the subject of bankruptcy.
This week Hon. Fred Q .Cubberly, U.
s. district attorney, lectured upon L.
S. Criminal Law and Procedure. and
he has promised to delivered two more
lectures in the near future. Each of
these lectures was given by a master
Of his subject. They were replete with
practical suggestions, and the law stu
dents, in a measure. exhibited their
appreciation by vote of thanks. Hon.
Robt. E. Davis. city attorney of Gaines
vile, will also deliver a series of
three lectures before the close of the
session. upon the subject Of MunicIp-
al Corporation Law.
The last series OF baseball games
played on home ground will begin April
Goth, when the Florida Gators will
meet the Sewanee Tigers" and some
great games are in store. Sewanee
this year has an enviabIe record. but
as Florida has won three straights
from Mercer, her chances for taking
these games from Sewanee are very
good.
Professor c. L. Vvilioughby of the
college of agriculture, spent Monday
in Lakeland, looking after the interests