University of Tampa - Moroccan Yearbook (Tampa, FL)

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Gampa Bay Hotel Vkstkkkay, a contcl of culture and fashion, a symbol of gracious living—The Tampa Bay Hotel! Today, an institution of higher learning, a symbol of scholastic endeavor — The University of Tampa! In 1SSS construction of this typically Moorish building was begun. By the time of its completion and formal opening. Mr. and Mrs. Henry B. Plant, displaying the good taste of connoisseurs, had furnished ami adorned their palace with treasures of rare value. Priceless fur- niture, statuary, paintings, tapestries, mirrors and etch ings added glory to the beauty of the architecture. Drawn by the fame of its Moorish architecture and its magnificent furnishings, many American celebrities anil titled Europeans came to the village of Tampa to be guests in this hotel. In 1 the I'niversity of Tampa began life as a four year college in the Old Tampa Bay Hotel. Led by far- sighted. courageous, sacrificing trustees and faculty mem- bers. approximately three hundred students entered the old building and made themselves at home amid this dusty glory. The uphill progress of this I'niversity lias never been free from struggle, but every year the steadily growing fame of the I'niversity as a center of learning has more than repaid the founders for their unswerving loyalty to their ideal. Because we are aware of our rich heritage of beauty and because we feel a deep gratitude for its inspiration, we have endeavored to show, in the 1 OHS Moroccan, how the atmosphere of this building has colored, with deeper and more abiding hues, the manifold activities of the University.

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In CDemoriam Gladys Jacobs August Ingley 10. 6. Srorcin