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

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unbelievable growth DURING THE PAST TEN YEARS, Florida grew more than any other state. The population in- crease was due mainly to the industrialization of the state as Florida became host to many space age projects. Another group which helped Florida ' s population rise were the re- tired persons who came to relax in the Florida sun ...

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dedication to the wonderful world of florida tzt..% F St.% t F. of FLosto. . a state of many pe.iple. different people ... the state characterized by its people... a New York tourist smokes a big black cigar at a Mi- ami Beach Hotel ... an old man reads an out-of-state paper on a green bench in St. Pe- tersburg ... an eight-year-old boy picks an orange in a grove near Orlando ... a work- er rolls a cigar in a Tampa factory ...a college student walks across a crowded street in Fort Lauderdale during Easter vacation ...a honeymooning couple builds a sand castle on Panama City Beach ...an office worker enters the Capitol in Tallahassee ... a young girl skis for onlookers at Cypress Gardens ... a farm laborer picks a bright green leaf of tobacco at Quincy ... a scientist studies data at Cape Canaveral ... a Navy Pilot glides into the Naval Air Station at Jacksonville ... speeding drivers round the oval at Daytona Beach ... a nurseryman cares for his plants at Apopka ... a retired couple surveys their new home near Fort Myers ... and a new-born baby cries to let Pensacola and the state know of a new citizen.

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in business, industry, tourism, and agriculture... As nit POPULATION INCREASES, the number of jobs as well as the overall in- come increases ... New business continually opens in Florida ... some appeal to tourists, others to residents... the roadside stands on the major highways attract many tourists to buy their orange juice and souvenirs ... a major railroad com- pany chooses Florida for its new headquarters ... com- panies begin a move to Florida to enjoy the climatic busi- ness conditions ... and agriculturists work year-round to improve the state ' s crops. higher education... As THE STATE GROWS, so must higher education grow ... citi- zens of Florida must be educated in the best possible manner ... and the children of the present citizens must be assured of education in the future.