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VOL < i 1 I TALLAHASSEE TAL ASSEEt FLORIDA JUNE 99 9 9 1905 I NO O 15 15Good 15r 15food
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WHAT THE STATE STATENEWSPAPERS STATENEWSPAPERS I INEWSPAPERS
NEWSPAPERS SAY SAYGrand SAYGran SAYGrand
Grand Symposia ef t Pmhllc h tuc Opiniea OpinieaBy Olme OlmeThole
By y Those Who Knew KnewBUCKMAN KnewBUCKMAN KnowI
I BUCKMAN COLLEGE LAWIf LAW LAWIf LAWIf
If the Buckman bill means fewerState fewerState
State schools and better ones at much muchless muchless muchless
less cost then every taxpayer is inter interested Intereated ¬
4k ested in it At present money is being beingsquandered beingsguandered hemmgsquandered
squandered on State schools whichshould which whichshould whichstiould
should go to making the rural schools schoolsbetter schoolsbetter schoolsbetter
better but it is only natural that the thetowns thetowns thetowns
towns that have been en enjoyillgttlteso enjoyillgttltesoschools enjoying joy ingthese ingtheseschools these theseschools
schools will feel their loss lossBronson lossBronsonTimesDemocrat lossronsonTimesDemocrat Bronson BronsonTimesDemocrat
TimesDemocrat TimesDemocratThat
That it was hasty illadvised and andbadly andbadly andbadly
badly digested the most cursory exami examination examination examination ¬
nation will show and at the same time timean timean
an investigation of the reports of the thecommittees thecommittees thecommittees
committees appointed to investigate investigatethese investigatethese
these institutions as well as the mat matters matters matetera ¬
ters aside from these that have come to tothe tothe tothe
the knowledge of the general public and andso andso andso
so to the members of the Legislature Legislaturemakes Leftislaturemakes Legislaturemakes
makes the action of the Legislature less lesssurprising lesssurprising lesssurprising
surprising than it would be otherwise otherwiseeven
even to those who were in Tallahassee Tallahasseeand
and learned something of the th methods methodsby methodsbywhlch methodsbywhich
by bywhlch which some members were influenced influencedShould InfluencedShould Influenced InfluencedShould
Should the Governor sign it it itmay itmay itmay
may be taken almost as an assured fact factthat factthat factthat
that the matter m tter will go Into the courts courtsand courtsand courtsand
and end no one knows where whereDeFu whereDeFuniak DeFu DeFuniak
niak Breeze BreezeThe BreezeThe BreezeThe
The Buckman school bill which has haspassed haspassed haspassed
passed the Legislature L abolishing all allState allState allState
State educational institutions and pro provides provides ¬ I
vides for the establishment of two twoschoob twoschools I Ischoob
schoob instead a college for females femalesand femalesind femalesand
and a university for males Upon first firstthought firstthought firstthought
thought this might appear as being b ing a astep astep astep
step backwards but with a little con consideration consideratim conesideratisn ¬
sideration it would appear that it is not notso notso
so bad There is hardly any an excuse for forthe forthe forthe
the States conducting half half a dozen or ormore ormore ormore
more schools all poorly patronized patronizedwhen patronizedwhan
rr when the two as proposed by the bill billwill billwill billwill
will answer every purpose But it is of oflittle oflittle oflittle
little use to discuss the merits or the thedemerits thedemerits thedemerits
demerits of the bill now nowl as it has al already already already ¬
ready passed and be it bad or good goodwe g gwe goodwe
we win w Ill have to give ive it a trialMari trialMarianna trial Mari Marianna Marianna
TimesCourier TimesCourierThe
anna TimesCourier TimesCourierThe
The Buckman bill has passed both bothhouses bothhouses bothhouses
houses of the Legislature This bill iswide is iswide i8wide
wide in its scope and effects abolishing abolishingall
all the State colleges and providing for forthree forthree forthree
three schools two white and one col colored colored colored ¬
ored This is the best bill that could couldhave couldhave couldhave
have been passed The measly little littleschools littleschools littleschools
schools were draining the State costing
hundreds of thousands of dollars annu annually annUally annually ¬
ally and doing less good than a third thirdgrade thirdJrrade thirdgrade
grade school In the rural districts The TheTopics TheTopics TheTopics
Topics congratulates the Legislature Legislatureupon
upon the passage of one bill that that is of ofgeneral ofgeneral
general benefit to the people peoplePerry Perry PerryTopics j I I
Topics
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MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS ITEMSIt ITEMSIt
It is now Mr Justice Parkhill ParkhillJudge ParkhillJudge ParkhillJudge
Judge Chas B Parkhill of the first clr clrcuithaving cIrcuit
V cuithaving cult having resigned to accept a seat on onthe onthe onthe i
the supreme court bench An able ablejurist ableiurist ablejurist
jurist and most excellent gentleman gentlemanJustice gentlemanJustice I IJustice
Justice Parkhill will bring additional additionallustre additionallustre additionalustre
lustre to our hi highest heat legal tribunal tribunalMadison tribunalMadison
Madison New Enterprise EnterpriseThe Enterprise EnterpriseTheappointment I ITheappointment I
The Theappointment of Judge Carter to tothe tothe tothe
the bench in this circuit and alto altoof al o oof I I Iof
of Judge Parkhill to the supreme supremebench supremebench j jbench i
bench has aroused criticism in some somequarter somequarter somequarter
quarter and by those who evidently do donot donot I Inot
not understand the situation It hasbeen has hasbeen i i
been an open secret for some time that thatJudge j j I IJudge
Judge Carter has been anxious to retire retirefrom retirefrom I i
from the supreme court in order to en enin en1a1e I
in a more active life and it has
been e n his intention at no distant des day to toresign toresign toresign
resign and take up the practice of his hisprofession hisprofession hisprofession
profession This would leave a vacancy avacancywhich vacancywhich vacancywhich
which Judge Parkhill is in every way wayqualified wayIualified waylualified
< qualified to fill and his elevation left a avacancy ava avacancy
vacancy va ancy on the bench in this circuit a aplace aplac aplace
V place that hundreds of Judge Ju e Carters Carterstriends Cartersfriends Cartersfriends
friends have long been anxious to see seehim seehim seehim
him in and for these reasons the ex exchange exchange exchange ¬
change if such it may be called was wasmade wasmade wasmade
made and on account of it both the thejudges thejudges thejudges
judges and the people p ople are to be con congratulated conKratulat conegratulatddDeFuniak
gratulatddDeFuniak gratulated dDeThnikk DeFuniak Breeze BreezeThe BreezeThe BreezeThe
The True Democrat in its last issue issuetakes issuetakes issuetakes
takes to making editorial out of scrip scripture scriptune ¬ I Iture
ture and quotes partly from several severalbooks severalbooks
books of the W Wrd < rd paragraphs which whichseem whichieem whichI
I seem to bo peculiarly uliarly fitting just justat at this thistime thistime thistime
time to conditions reported to exist In InFlorida inFloridaMudison inFloridaMudison
Florida FloridaMudison Mudison New Enterprise EnterpriseJudge EnterpriseJudge EnterpriseJudge
Judge C B Parkhill has resigned re8i ed his hisjudgeshlp hisjudgeship hisjudgeship
judgeship of the first circuit and been beenappointed beenappolnte beenappointed
appointed < l a justice of the supreme supremecourt supremecourt supremecourt
court by Governor Broward He taken hkeathe takenthe tak takthe
the place of Justice Carter who re resigned rasignoo resigned ¬
signed in order to be bee appointed judgeifthe judge judgeof judgethe
ifthe of the first circuit in place place of Judge JudgeParkhill JudgeParkhill JudgeParkhill
Parkhill In other words pie e two have haveexchanged haveexchanged haveexchanged
exchanged offices and also al o places of ofresidence otresidence ofresidence
residence The l ife friends and relatives of ofJustice ofJustice ofJustice
Justice Parkhill will be pleased to learn learnthat learnthat learnthat
that he will bring his family to Talla Tallaliassee Tallatmssee Tallahassee
liassee in a fortnights time Leon Leoncounty Leoncounty Leoncounty
county is the place of his birth and it itno IttrtiL itw
w trtiL no doubt proud to welcome back its itsdistinguished Itsr itsdistinguished
r distinguished son after many years of ofabsence ofabsenceMonticeUo ofabsenceMonticello
absence absenceMonticeUo Montlcello News NewsGraft NewsI NewsGraft
I Graft in any form is isa a crime Graft Graftera =
era are criminals The law may ma maynot not beable be beable beable
able to reach them in the beginning nlng but butthey butthey butthey
they will grow bolder as they theyproeeed theyproeeedandsoouer proceed proceedand
and andsoouer sooner or later they th will bo caught caughtOne caughtOae caughtOne
One of the crimes of Florida has been beenunearthed l beenunearthed > ecn ecnunearthed
unearthed by the present Legislature Legislaturein
in its investigation of the State insane
asylum Some of the offenders offendershavo offendershavoprotestedto have haveprotested haveproteatodto
protested to heaven that they are iMo innocent iMocent infocent ¬
cent and itishoued Itia it is ho hoped that at they are arebe arebeing arebeing be being ¬
ing women This matter should b bprobed bE bEprobed beprobed
probed to the very marrow and if thereisguilt there thereis
is isguilt guilt let it be punish d to the full fulleven fulleven fulleven
even even though it reach some of the thecrowned thocrowned thecrowned
crowned heads headsFort Fort Pierce NewsGovernor News NewsGovernor NewsGovernor
Governor Broward and hrs Board oard of ofState ofState ofState
State Institutions have sent to the th Leg ¬
islature an exhaustive denial of all the thecharges thocharges thecharges
charges made against the insane asy ¬
lum management by the legislative legislativecommittee legislativecommittee legislativecommittee
committee appointed to visit and investigate inves investigate investigate ¬
tigate that institution institution By this de defense defense defense ¬
fense it seems the Governor proposes proposesto
to stand stan loyally by the bridge over overwhich overwhich overwhich
which he passed to reach the executive executivechair executivechairthe executivechairthe
chair chairthe the Jennings administration administrationThe I
The charges made by the legislative legislativecommittee legislativecommittee legislativecommittee
committee were a reflection on the ad administration administration >
ministration of Gov Broward only in inthat Inthat inthat
that it was left for the legislature in instead instead ¬
stead of the executive to discover or orreport orreport orreport
report the rottenness But these thesecharges thesccharges thesecharges
charges do constitute a nasty reflection reflectionon I Ion
on the Jennings J administration Thecharges The Thecharges Thecharges
charges were hot hot stuff They The may maynot maynot maynot
not all be susceptible of proof proo But Butthere Butthere Butthere
there was enough that was specific inthem in inthem inthem
them to make the the righteous indigna indignation indignation ¬
tion of the Governor and his board of ofcuntrol ofcuntrl ofcuntrl
cuntrl appear ppear in any but a favorable favorablelight favorablelight favorablelight
light What the people want and what whatthe whatt11e whatthe
the Governor should demand demand is a full fullfree fullfree fullfree
free and sweeping swe ping investigation of the theinstitution theinstitution theinstitution
institution That is the only honest honestthing honestthing honestthing
thing to do doPalatka Palatka News
Simmer Tourist Rates RateNow RatesNow RatesNow
Now on sale via G F and A Ry and andC
C T and G R R to all Mountain and
Water Resorts Elegant schedules and andsplendid andsplendid andsplendid
splendid sleeping sle pipg car connections made madeto
to all points pointsFor pointsFor pointsFor
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26 or address R C Snipes Traveling
Passenger Agent Tallahassee Fla FlaSenator FlaSenator FlaSenator
Senator Geo P Raney is at Ports Portsmouth Portsmouth Portsmouth ¬
mouth Va on official business businessMiss businessMiss businessMiss
Miss S E Reed one of the young
ladies of the Florida State College last lastsession lastsession lastsession
session is is paying pa > ing a visit to her Alma
Mater MaterHon MaterHon
Hon W B Lamar and his charming charmingwife
wife have gone to Pensacola for a short shortvisit shortvi shortvisa
visit visitAmong vi t
Among tmong mong the prominent Floridians pres presTent present present
ent during the State College closing ex exercises exercises exercises ¬
ercises were Hon Samuel Pasco and T TL TL TL
L Clark of Monticello MonticelloC
C G Lambert of Atlanta general generalagent generalagent generalagent
agent and J R Wills of Jacksonville Jacksonvillesupervising Jacksonvillesupervising Jacksonvillesupervising
supervising agent of the Singer Sew Sewing Sewing Sewing ¬
ing Machine Co were in the city Tues Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday
day
Mr Geo W Saxon president of the theCapital theCapital theCapital
Capital City Bank left yesterday to at attend attend attend ¬
tend the annual meeting of the FloridaState Florida FloridaStute FloridaState
State Bankers Association meeting in
Jacksonville today tOOa tOOaHon todayHon
Hon W N Sheets and his wife re returned returned returned
turned last week from DeFuniak
Springs where Col Sheets held a posi position position position
tion in the State Normal College and andare andare andare
are again domiciled at their former I
home homeMrs homeMrs homeMrs
Mrs Jno E Gammon with her little
daughter of Marianna has been the
of Judge and Mrs Francis B BCarter BCarter I
Carter during the commencement exer exercises exercises I Icises
cises His son Frank is one oneofthe of the hc grad graduates graduates graduates ¬
uates this year yearRev I I IRev
Rev N M Long Longtof of Memphis Tenn Tennwill Tennwill
will preach at the Iresbyterian church
I
Sunday morning and evening
noBle n06lef Christian gentleman has
of Tallahassee Ta lahassee friends and admir I
and he will willhave have large congrega
The public is cordially invited
hear him preach in his old church
I Every citizen of Tallahassee was wasi waspained
i pained to learn of the serious illness of ofI ofMr
I Mr B A Meginniss early in the week weekI
I at John Hopkins University Baltimore Baltimorei
i j The latest news is to the effect that he heunderwent heunderwent heunderwent
underwent a successful operation last lastI
I Tuesday has since been improving and andwill andwill
will return home as soon as his physi physicians p physiclans ysi ysicians ¬
cians are satisfied he is able to travel
If no wrong has been done in connec connection connection connection ¬
tion with the asylum and along other
lines in State affairs during the Jen Jennings Jennings Jennings ¬
nings administration why should any
one connected with it do a single act to
j hamper investigation Yet the ex exI
Gov and some of his henchmen were
I last kept busy yes very busy bus during the
last several days of the session session Inno Innocent Innocent
cent angels do not fear an
ing committee committeeThe
The parents and a large number of
friends of Miss Whitfields music class classenjoyed elMsenjoyed classenjoyed
enjoyed a delightful piano recital given givenat
at Miss Whitfields residence residence Wednes ¬
day afternoon May 81 The program programrendered programrendered programrendered
rendered was a very elaborate one and andwas andwas andwas
was composed of some choice selections
from well known composers of the themusical themusical themusical
musical world The young lady pupils
did honor to their teacher and sustained < t
her already well known reputation as
teacher and a d musical director directorThe directorThe
The True Democrat office hrd n pleas pleasant pleBSant pleasant ¬ I
ant call Saturday from Mr J T Percival Pdrci Pdrcival Pdrclval
val editor of the th Gainesville Star Starwhich Starwblch Starwhich
which is one of the neatest and live ¬
liest newspapers in the State Mr
Percival Is an enthusiast on the subject subjectof
of immigration and he has done some someexcellent aomeexcellent someexcellent
excellent work in the direction of in ¬
teresting tb1gcneral the general public in that im important important important ¬
portant subject jof And much more may
expected be e te of him in which he will
have havardent the ardent cooperation of The
True Democrat Democratd
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T THE COMMENCEMENT COMMENCEMENTFlorida
Florida t tlaState State Stt < te C01U CeIlIt Final FlaalsThe FinalThe flubThe
The final exercises of the Florida
State College Were celebrated this week weekAlthough w weekAlthough k kAlthough
Although overshadowed by the darkcloud dark darkcloud darkcloud
cloud of dissolution the College Coll through throughthe
the excellence of the work done by the thegraduates thegraduates thegraduates
graduates of her varied departments departmentsvindicated deparbnentsvindicated departmentsvindicated
vindicated her claim based on thatprimary that thatprimary thatprimary
primary law of nature uthe the survival survivalof
of the fittest to a future of wider wideropportunities widerop wideropportunities
opportunities op rtunities than the past has af afforded afforded afforded ¬
forded fordedThe fordedThe
The opening exercise was on Sunday
June 4th 4 4thwhonthe when whcnthe the Bachalauriate sermon sermonwas sermonwas sermonwas
was delivered by the Rev J E Dickey
D D president of Emory College CollegeGeorgia CollegeGeorgia CollegeGeorgia
Georgia GeorgiaThe
The students formed in marching or order order ¬
der at the Presbyterian Presb terian church headed headedby headedby
by the board boardan and andfaculty faculty and the th grad graduating graduating graduating ¬
uating class arrayed in caps and andgowns andgowns
gowns From thence they marched oil oilto onto oifto
to the Methodist Methodistchurch church and filed in by bypairs QYpairs bypairs
pairs An elaborate musical program programproceeded programpreceeded programproceeded
proceeded and followed the impressive impressivesermon
sermon sermonThe sermonThe sermonThe
The Methodist church was again ugaincrowded againcrowded I
crowded in the evening to hear the ser sermon sermon sermon ¬
mon to the Y W C A and the Y MC M MC MC
C A delivered by Rev W E H HMabry HMabrYI HMabry
Mabry MabrYI formerly formerl pastor of this church churchSpecial churchSpecia churchSpecial
Special music was prepared for the theoccasion theoccasion theoccasion
occasion Mr Mabry is much admired admiredin
in Tallahassee and his eloquence causes causesall causcsall causesall
all denominations to contribute to his hisitnnnta histonOrerationR
itnnnta tonOrerationR rnfinna > r u > tH lla
On Monday morning at 10 oclock in inthe inthe
the opera house the annual exercises of ofthe ofthe ofthe
the Pnilosophian society were presided presidedover
over by the president of the society j
Miss cora ora Knight of Sumterville The Theprogram
1 program comprising music oratory oratoryand I
and debate was enjoyed by a large largeaudience largeaudience largeI
audience audienceThe audienceThe
I The subject of debate Resolved uResollcdThat ResolvedThat I
i That the Efforts of the Russian Nihil1 Nihil1ists Nlhil Nlhilists Nihilists
ists Are Entitled to the Sympathy of ofa
I a Free People expressed to the light I Iof Iof
of public opinion in this country where wherepublic wherej wherepublic
j public opinion is allowed free illumina illumination IlluminaI illumination ¬
tion a most abhorrent suppression 8lJ preS8ion of offreedom offreedom offreedom
I freedom as we know it The contes contestants contestants contestanta ¬
tants were Miss Johnnie Ruthland and andMiss andMISS andMiss
Miss Lila Bryan for the affirmative and andMiss andMISS andMiss
Miss India brandon and Miss Dorcas DorcasBroward DorcasBroward DorcasBroward
Broward for the negative negativeThe
The judges who were Mr Evans EvansMiss I vansMiss vans vansMiss
Miss Gallie and Mr B Blanton Inn ton rendered renderedI
I a decision in favor of the affirmative affirmativeDr affirmativeDr
Dr Tucker a graduate of Columbia ColumbiaCollege ColumbiaCollege ColumbiaCollege
> College and the the founder of the society
delivered a most appropriate and timely timelyaddress timelyaddress timelyaddress
address on the influence of prejudice prejudiceand
< and the search for truth which which was washeartily wasi washeartily
i heartily applauded applaudedi I II
i On 1 iuesaay June 6th at 1030 u m mthe mthe j
the oratorical contest for the Hilson Hilsonmedal Hilsonmedal Hilsonmedal
medal was held in the Assembly Hall HallThe HallThe HallThe
The speeches spct > ches of the various contestants contestantswere
i were excellent but space is inadequate inadequatei
i for a full discussion of the merits of ofthem ofthem ofthem
them all but there are none who will willobject
object to being classed as second best bestto bestto
to such two orations as Jefferson JeffersonDavis JeffersonDavis
Davis by Miss Shirley Long and andAmericas andAmericas
Americas 8 Mission Missiont by Mr Sam San Sanbome Sanborne Sanborne
borne Miss Long had the choice of ofsubjects ofsubjects ofsubjects
subjects for a southern audience for forwhile I
while our loyalty unalterably belongs to toour toour toour
our country and her mission is very veryclear veryclear I Iclear
clear to us our ourvery very hearts are wrapped wrappedup
up in those great souls who made such sucha
a country and such a mission possible possibleMiss possibleMISS possibleMiss
Miss Longs touching eulogy was most mostbeautiful mostbeautiful
beautiful and her address was charact characterized characterized characterized ¬
erized by a loftiness and a finish most mostremarkable mOBtremarkuble mostremarkable
remarkable in a student so young In Inthe Inthe Inthe
the evening at 830 the annual recital recitalof
of the department of music and nd elocu elocution elocution elocution ¬
tion under Prof F W Kraft director directorof
of the department of music and Miss
Day culture principal of oratory and phy physical physical physical ¬
sical culture again filled the hall and an anextensive anextensive anextensive
extensive musical program containing
fifteen fift en selections vocal and instrument instrumental ¬
al was interspersed with pleasing reci recitations reciI ¬
I tations tationsThe tationsThe tationsThe
The medals given by Mr W N NSweeting NSweeting NSweeting
Sweeting and Prof Kraft for the de department department department ¬
partment of music were awarded to toMisses toMiMes toMisses
Misses Lila Bryan and Ada Hodge HodgeThe HodgeThe HodgeThe
The graduating exercises of the com commercial commercial cornmercial ¬
mercial and andnonnal normal departments on onWednesday onI onWednesday
Wednesday June 71030 7 1030 a m brought broughtforth broufthttorth broughtforth
I forth a class of graduates In Its differ different different different ¬
ent branches nine nineBtrong strong > The orations orationswere orationsI
I were all good and to the point int The Themusic TheI
I music was delightful and added added yet an another another another ¬
other measure to the welldeserved welldeservedfame
I i fame of the Tallahassee orchestra The Theclass TheI
I class and the audience was treated to toon toI toIan
I Ian on inspiring address by Hon W J Bryan Bry
J I an of Jacksonville Fla who professed professedI d dI
I to have found the ground for an nddrell8to address
I to this business class monopolized al already aII already ¬
ready by the excellent orations which whichpreceded whichprecldcd whichPreceded
I preceded his address but who never nevertheless nevcrtheless nevertheless ¬
theless was not ata at a doss loss for material materialof I Iot
of the best kind from fromwhich which to construct constructa constructamo
a amo most t brief and instructive discourse discoursewhich discoursewhich discoursewhich
which was heartily applauded Thb Thbgraduates Th Thgraduates Thbgraduates
graduates in these departments were wereNormal wereNormal wereNormal
Normal Miss Henrietta Lisk LiskL Liakstenog Liakstenogras stenog stenography stenographY ¬
raphy ras hy Judith A Watkins Elizabeth ElizabethE NlizabethE
E Ellis Hattie Idela White Whl Robert G GPitman GPitman GPitman
Pitman business Lancing Lanai D I5 CarkdufTCarlton CarkduffCarlton CarkdufT CarkdufTCarlton
Carlton E EBnigman Brill1anh Brigman Annie Anne Irene Hat Hatcher Hatcher Hatcher ¬
cher and Alice UCQ E Theus TheusWedesday T TheusWelesday eWi eWiWcdesday
Wedesday evening Juno 7 witnessed witnessedin
in the assembly hall half the cloning 1o ing and fi final ftnal Rnal ¬
nal exercises of the Florida Fl rIda State Col College CoIIqe College ¬
lege A little after the hour appointed appointedthe
the graduating uating class of 1905 m their theircaps theircape theircape
cape and gowns WIUI made an imposing en entry entry entry ¬
try Closely following fo lowing these were thepresident the thepresident thepresident
president faculty and an trustees of the thecollege thocollege thecollege
college the Governor and his cabinet
1
< <
who escorted that talented t lent d son of the I
South John Temple Graves to the theplatform theplatform theplatform
platform platformThe
The stirring strains of the Tallahas Tallahassee ¬
see orchestra rendering a selection
from Musical Fantasy was a fitting in ¬
troductory troducto to the thetirilllant brilliant p programwhich program programwhich m mwhi
which whi h followed Mr Frederick Frederick Wil ¬
liam Buchholz who is to be Floridas Floridasrepresentative Floridasrepresentative Floridasrepresentative
representative at Oxford delivered an anoration anoration anoration
oration on The Classics in Education
The composition showed study and a
discriminating judgement which developed de developed developed ¬
veloped will make its mark A vocal vocalsolo vocalsolo vocalsolo
solo by Miss Margaret Buchholz and andthe andthe andthe
the encore to whishe which she BO pleasingly pleasinglyresponded pleasinglyresponded pleasinglyresponded
responded was received with insistont insistontapplause InsiatAntapplalse inaistantapplause
applause applauseMiss
Miss Pattillos oration on Literature Literatureand
and Life opened vistas of delight to all
leading through the carefully prepared preparedthoroughfares preparedthoro preparedthoroughfares
thoroughfares thoro hftres of literature in the close closeassociation closeassociation closeassociation
association of immortal minds She Sheshowed Sheshowed Sheshowed
showed that all countries had such high highways ¬
ways well worth the travel and open opento opentonH opentoall
to tonH nil Miss Pattillos address was most mostpleasing mostpleasing mostpleasing
pleasing
The Tallahassee orchestra followedthis followed followedthis
this with the Myriad Dancer DancerPresident DancerPresident
President A A Murphree in most mostcomplimentary mostcomplimentary mostcomplimentary
complimentary wprds w rds introduced the
Orator of ofthe the evening the Hon John
Temple Graves of America Presi ¬
dent Murphrees Murphrcesintrodu introduction tionlfave gave ave all in inthe intho inthe
the audience a share in this gifted gen gentleman gentleman ¬
tleman some as Floridians some as
Georgians and all as Americans The
Hon John Temple Graves is matchless
He holds his audience au audience lenceln in his hands as a amaster amaster amaster
master holds his violin the strings arethe arethe are arethe
the emotions of his hearers and they
vibrate at his touch to laughter or to totears toteam totears
tears or rise with him to the grand
1 heights from fr m which all good things thingsse thifgBsellm thingsseam
se seam m attainable and all evil evilthings things flee fleeas
as shadows of night before the sun
His subject the Reign of the Dema DemoSegue Demagogue Demagogue
Segue gogue should be delivered in the hear hearig hearing hear1ng
ing ig of every American old and young
The pictures ho draws of the demago demagogue do dogue
i gue looming up like the genii in the theArabian thoArabian e eArabian
Arabian Nights from a puff of smoke smokeuntil smokeuntil smokeuntil
until he obscures o scures the Sun of Freedom
is a warning not to be ignored The Thescathing ThoBcathlng Thescathing
scathing denunciation of those who whowould whowould whowould
would sell their birthright bought by b bthe
the blood of patriots for a mesa of ofpotage ofpotage ofpotage
potage thetyrany the tyrany and oppression oppresafonresuIting re resulting roe roesuiting ¬
suIting from unlawful combinations
based on the votes of the Judases the theexpulsion theexpulsion theexpulsion
expulsion from the glorious field of pole poleitics l ¬
itics of the thoeagles eagles of statesmanship by
the vultures of corruption ca tlon foreshadow foreshadowed ¬
ed a hasty dissolution of our inspired inspiredconstitution InspiredconstitutIon ins p lred lredconstitution
constitution But he also showed pthe the thesilver thosilver thesilver
silver lining to the lowering cloud clo d and
brightly was it reflected in the intelli intelligent Intelligent intelligent
gent faces of the class which he ad adressed d ddrc8sed
dressed Education liberal education t >
for all which would make the spacious
falsehoods display their hollowncss and andwipe andwlpo andwipe
wipe the veil veil of prejudice from en ¬
lightened eyes eyesMr eyesMr eyesMr
Mr Graves eulogies of all our great greatand greatand greatand
and glorious ones Washington Lee
Grant Davis Davist Lincoln McKinley Alex
Stephens and a galaxy of others was
a brilliant light t to draw raw others on in intheir intheir intheir
their footsteps footstepsThe
The presentation of diplomas to the I
by Mr Rawls a trustee of the
followed These degrees were
The degree of Bachelor of
on Fritz William Buchholz Ida
Cramer Samuel Franklin 1 Gam Gam am ¬
nnd Robt Bryan McCord the do
of Bachelor of Letters on Nettie
Bowen David M Cook Bcrsha
McGlnniss and Arthur Joseph
the degree of Bachelor of
on Agnes Kennedy Apthrop
ur t Ellis Belcher Belcher Wm Parish Byrd Byrd
y Diamond QJ mond and Nellie el1le Patillo 1
Hilson medal oratory and
Winthrop medal for the Platonic De ¬
bate was presented by Governor Brow Broward Broward Browand ¬
ard to Miss Shirley Long and Mr Doz Dozeicr
icr Devane DevancProf DevaneProf DevaneProf
Prof Calhoun then arose to express expressthe expresathe
the love and admiration of the faculty
for their president and his estimable estimablewife estimablewife estimablewife
wife They begged that he would ac acccpt accept accept
cept from them a small token of re remembrance remembiRnce remembrance ¬
membrance This was a handsome handsomepresent hllndsumeprcsent handsomepresent
present of silver and was accepted by
Pres Murphree with pride ana and pleas pleasure ¬
ure He disclaimed the credit for the thenotable thenotable thenotable
notable advancement of the college and andshared andshared andshared
shared most generously with the faculty facultyand
and students the justly earned com commendations commendations commondations ¬
mendations of the public publicThus publicThus publicThus
Thus with the most brilliant com commencement commencemcnt commencement ¬
mencement in its history the Florida FloridaState FloridaState FloridaState
State College closed its doors doorsG dool1lGn doorsGrdtA
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On account of the Lewis and Clark ClarkExposition ClarkExp ClarkExposition
Exposition Exp < > sition Portland Oregon tickets ticketswill tickotswill ticketswill
will be on sale any date until September Septem ¬
ber 30 1904 limited to 90 days from fromdate fromdote fromdate
date of sale alclfor for 7766 round trip but butnot butnot butnot
not beyond November 30 1905 1905For 1905For 1905For
For other information address R C CSnipes CSnipes CSnipes
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The evidence evidc ce taken tak by the the Noble NobloHouse NobleHouse
House asylum Invest investigating atl atIng g committee committeehas
has not been handed out to the public publicyet publicyet publicyet
yet The report has been extensively extensivelyused extcn 1vely 1velyuaed
used and conveys the idea that the thewhole thewhole thewhole
whole asylum business has been white whitewashed whitewuhcd whitewashed ¬
washed Wait Until the printed jour journals Journalacome journals ¬
nals nalacome come forth with its findings be ¬
fore coming to the theftnal final conclusion thateverything that thateverything thateveryt
everything everyt ing is lovely We have been in ¬
formed by those who should know that
it does not by any mean make angels angelsof
of those th who had a hand In in n Stato asy
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COMPLETE TITLE TITLEOF TITLEOF TITLEOF
OF BUCKMAN BILL BILLShowing BILLShowln BILLShowing
Showing in Vivid VlYIt1oI OmUk Oa 1CheAIl i All Alir of Its ItsNumerous ItaNumeroal ftsNumeroaa
Numerous Provisions ProvisionsThe ProvisionsThe
The now celebrated Buckman col collego colle1e collee
lego bill which passed the Senate S n te
Friday evening is a document of formi ¬
dable length and entirely too long for forpublication forpublication forpublication
publication in our limited space s e We Wetherefore Wetherefore Wetherefore
therefore give below a copy cop of its title titlewhich titlewhich titlewhich
which will convey a very fair idea of ollts olltspUJP its itapurposes itspurposes
purposes pUJP < ses and provisions The vote in indetail
detail on the final passage of the bill billthrough billthrough billthrough
through the Senate Sen te was as follows
Yeas YeasSenators Senators Adams Alford Bas
kin Blount Canova Crews Davis DavtsGiI Gil
len Harris Humphries JJackson Jackson New
lAn Sams Stockton Wadsworth West
16 Nays 16Nays NaysMr 16NaysMr Mr President Senators Bai ¬
ley Crill Hudson Zim Zim5 Zim5The Zim5The 6
The bill as it passed both houses was
in the shape of a substitute offered otrer d by
the House committee accepted b by the theauthor theauthor theauthor
author of the bill Mr Buckman of Du Duval Duval Duval
val The title of this substitute fol ¬
lows lowsA
A bill to be entitled an act to abolish abolishthe abolishthe abolishthe
the Florida Agricultural A College CJII p 3 now nowofficially nowomclally nowofficially
officially designated as the University
of Florida located at Lake City Cit the thoWest theWest theWest
West Florida Seminary now known as asthe asthe asthe
the Florida State College located at atDcFuniak atDeFunlak atDeFuniak
DcFuniak Springs the East halt t Florida FloridaSeminary
Seminary located at Gainesville the
South Florida College located at s Bartow Bar Bartow Bartow
tow the Florida Flori < la Agricultural Institute Institutelocated Institutelocated Institutelocated
located in Osceola county and to Vacate Vacateand vacatefind acatend
and nd revoke r voke their charters powers powersfranchises powersfranchlse8 were werefranchises
franchises and privileges and fo o abol ¬
ish their boards of trustees managers managersand m nagers nagersand
and officers to declare their asaotd and andproperty a andproperty > > d dproperty
property the property of the State of ofFlorida ofFlorida
Florida and to vest the title to same in inthe inthe inthe
the State Board of Education in trust trustfor trustfor trustfor
for the thepurposC8 purposes provided in this act actto actto actto
to require r ulre the conveyance of title and andtho ana anathe andthe
the delivery of all property pro rty and assets assetsof fi fiof
of said abolished aboUsh d institutions to tho said saidState saIdState r
State Board of Education by the thotrus thotrustees trus trustees trustees ¬
tees managers or other persons having
the title possession p 8Se8slon custodyor custody or or contr controf control controlof fontrolotthe
of otthe ° the assets of said institutions re reJuiring requiring roquiring
Juiring quiring an rt accounting and andreporta reports therefrom there thererom therefrom
from rom including a statement of all their theirliabilities
liabilities liabU liabilities ties and nd the auditing of the same sameSroviding sameproviding sameproviding
Sroviding providing for the payment of tho in incbtednen indebtedned inebtedntss
cbtednen of said Institutions revok revoking revoking ¬
ing and abolishing all continuing contlnutngappro contlnutngappropriatlons appro appropriations appropriations ¬
priations made or grand gt ra thereto theretofor
for the repeal ea1 of sections tron8 278 279
280 281 2 283 284 285 286 287 288
280 9 290 291 292 29 2 293 293294r 294295290297 294 295 2902971 290297
298 98 and nd 299 of the Revised Statutes of ofFlorida 01Florida 0 > 4 4Florida
Florida relating to the creation and andestablishment andestablishment andestablishment
establishment of the Florida Agricul Agricultural Agricultural Agricultural ¬
tural College its organization powers powersrights powersrights powerssights
rights and privileges and matters per pertaming ¬
taming n thereto for the repeal of SeeLions Sec Sections Sections ¬
tions 301 802 803 804 80 805 806 807
808 309 310 310t 311 812 818 BloC 316
811b 8181
816 817 318 81 819 31 31b 320 821 82 321 822 828
25 320 O and 327 of the Revised Statutes StatutesIf Statutesf
if f Florida relating to the organization organizationreation organizationreation
Creation If reation and establishment cstablf hmont of the he Same Seminaries Bomnarics Samevaries ¬
varies East and West of the Suwannee SuwanneeRiver SuwanneeRiver SuwanneeRiver
River their location 10caUonpowers powers rightsprivileges rights rightsprivileges rightsprivileges
privileges and matters matt r pertaining pertainingthereto
thereto the repeal re esl of Section 268 of ofthe ofthe ofthe
the Revised Statutes of Florida relat relateing relating relatIng ¬
ing to the establishment of a White WhiteNormal WhiteNormi11 WhiteNormal
Normal School at DeFunlak Springs Springsand
and providing for tho election of a afaculty aacuIty afaculty
faculty therefor the abolishing of the theNormal theNormal
Normal and Indultrial department cre creted ¬
ted in the St Petersburg Normal and andIndustrial andIndu8trial andIndustrial
Industrial School located at atSt St Peters Petersnnrl
and the mnnnlinir ro ealfn of Chanter 4998
f Lows an anact anact
act to assist in the mAintaining an In Industrial Industrfal Industrial ¬
dustrial and Normal department in tho thoSt tho8t theSt
St Petersburg Normal and Industrial IndustrialSchool IndustrialS Industrialschool
School S < hool to create scholarships therein thereinfind thereind
find and d to make appropriations therefor thereforapproved thereforpproved thereforqipproved
approved May 15 151901 1901 providing that thatfio thato thattbo
fio o further appropriations or State aid aidshall aidhall aidshall
shall be made to t said institution the thestriking theItriklng thestriking
striking from the name of said institu institution Institution institution ¬
tion of the words Normal and Indus Industrial Industrial Industrial ¬
trial and the relinquishing to the thecounty thecounty thecounty
county of Hillsborough of all interestpossessed Interest Interestpossessed InterestpoBsessed
possessed by the State in and to the thesaid thoBald thesaid
said school or It its property prope by reason of ofthe ofthe
the appropriations made and aid grant granted ¬ I I
ed thereto for the amendment of Sec Section Section SecLion ¬ +
tion 269 of the Revised Statutes of the theState theState theState
State of Florida relating to the estab estabmont estabmont eatabment
mont of a normal school for colored coloredteachers coloredteachers I
teachers and providing for the election electionof I
of a faculty therefor the establishment establishmentcreation cstabllshmentcreation establishmentcreation
creation and location of the University Universityof d dof
of the State to be know as the Univer University University University ¬
sity of the State of Florida and one onefemale onefemale onefemale
female Seminary to be known as the theFlorida theFlorida theFlorida
Florida Female College and for the themaintenance themalntcnlince themaintenance
maintenance and support of same sameproviding BameprovidlnK sameproviding
providing for the change of location of ofthe 01the ofdthe
the Institute for the Blind Deaf and andDumb andDumb andDumb
Dumb now located at St Augustine Augustineand
and its enlargement maintenance and andsupport and andsupport d dsupport
support providing provia lor r the maintenance maintenancesupport maintenancesupport e esupport
support and greater ter efficiency efficient of the theColored theColored theColored
Colored Colored Normal School Schoollocatcd located locate at Tal Tallahassee Tal1ah Talelahasace ¬
lahassee 1ah 88ce and for the change ch of location locationof
of the same as may be desired for the thocreation thecreation thecreation
creation of ofa a Board of Control to man manage manage manage ¬
age and control all of said institutions institutionscreated institutionscreated institutionscreated
created and provided to be supported supportedand
and maintained by this act and to pro provide provide provide ¬
vide for their appointment p intment terms of ofoffice ofom ofofli
office om et e manner of their succession or organisation organliatJon organlration ¬
ganisation ganlration compensation modes and anamanner andmanner andmanner
manner of payment pa ent and matters con connected eonnec connetted ¬
netted nec therewith granting unto said saidContinued aa1dContinu saidContinued
Continued < < lon on atventh eeuenfhpage eeuenfhpageI fJCJge fJCJgeoF >
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