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

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OTTLE-SHAPED cypress trees with their long banners of Span- ' ish moss, a combination of beau- ty and the grotesque, give a spectral atmosphere to meandering rivers and streams. Scrub palms and gleaming white sands of the northern beaches are sharp contrast with the graceful coconut palms and rich b wnish-yel- low beach of the sout n areas, Inland do is ounded by a maze of lake ilver t ned Bok Tower rises majestica in he heart of the citrus district llae Wales. Lake Okeechobee i lgiat ocean in the center of the tat . Qtoo, has periods of contrast, an a 'i'ler's paradise in time of calm, a sea of havoc during hurricane season, restrained only by its dikes. The backwoods people of the Raw- lings' Cross Creek Country and the cit- izens of cosmopolitan cities, symbols of the primitive and the progressive, are further components of the picture of contrast. 4 5, J 5,6 7 .V lu! Q

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LORIDA and water are synonymous-a peninsula bordered by an ocean and a gulf. Five great rivers, the teeming St. Johns, the immortal Suwannee, the lnclian, the Caloosahatchie, and the Halifax flow through her land area. Thirty thousand lakes are carved in her surface. Water h s played a prominent part in her history. ly pioneers braved the se to reach her co When they pushed into 55853 th y et her lakes or the Gulf. Climate may ts' g in F orida, but water is his chief consort. hes two factors have determined the growth ci iii and population, types of industry, a flux of visitors, These two factors ar I ' Xxnce of her homo- geneity and her diversity. ' tofm tossed coasts and quiet inland waterways, antiquated St. Augustine and youthful Miami, bustling sea- ports and peaceful fishing camps-the old and the new, the modern and the primitive com- bine to present a picture of contrast and a mixture of divergent ideas and cultures. fy--. ' P X I I 3 'af f P, .7 ? l ef ,614 u y 2, H if 1-. V rx? ' v.,r '-1 , 4, ,.i, if tif., ir - X Br- s

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