University of Florida - Tower / Seminole Yearbook (Gainesville, FL)

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Experiment Station IvRILY the Government Experiment Station located at the University of Florida is one of the most important of its kind in the United States. Its director, P. II. Rolfs, is recognized as one of the ablest men employed in this line of work and his reputation as an expert is nation wide. Under his direction a corps of assistants labor for tlie betterment of the animal and vegetable life of Florida; all able men and specialists in their particular fields. Already their efforts have resulted in the saving of millions of dollars to the cattle, citrus and other industries of Ilorida. 'File agriculturists of the state are being organized for the purpose of studying and for co-opera, tion in the using of improved methods in farming. Farmers Institutes bring directly to the workers of the soil the discoveries of the Agricultural Experiment Station and the teachings of the College of Agriculture and present them so that they can be understood. I bis experiment station is one of especial note for the progress made and for its already shown benefit to the needy State of Florida. (15)

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Engineering Hall N PLANNING for Florida’s young manhood and their education, the present day demand for specialists in every line of work, was not overlooked, and the College of Engineering was given an important place in their plans. The Best instructors were employed and courses were offered in Electrical Mechanical and Civil engineering. This department is annually increasing in size and importance and its already splendid equipment is constantly being added to. Dean Benton of the College of Engineering is a recognized authority in the realm of engineering, and has done especial work for the government in this line. The instructors employed in this department are men possessing practical experience as well as a theoretical knowledge and its aim is to furnish such training as will be useful to its graduates in the profession of engineering. Engineering Hall is a three-story brick building, 122 feet by 73 feet, with a one-story wing for boilers and steam engine laboratory. Besides the building shown above, well equipped shops have been built and the University is gaining a reputation for its technical department. (14)

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Language Mall NGLISH anil Dr. Farr; Modern Languages anil I)r. Crow; Latin, Greek, and Dr. Anderson, and the foregoing will give one an idea as to what to expect upon entering Language 1 fall. Vet the history and social science and the mathematics classes arc heard in this building. The president and the auditor’s offices are located here and will be until the prospective administration building shall have been built. Besides these offices the remainder of the first floor is given over to the College of Law and the Law Library and to the office of the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. Booms arc also provided for the use of the Literary Societies and the Young Men’s Christian Association. Language Hall was completed in 1913 and is one of the two newest buildings on the University campus. It is one hundred and thirty-five feet long and sixty-five feet wide. (16)