. The Orange blossom . dents of that period had no gymnasium in which to learn and prac-tice the poetry of motion, yet they possessed a splendid co-ordination of mind and body,and if they were ignorant of such terms as punting and touchdown, they knew howto plant a tree so that it would grow, and were willing to work hard all day with out com-pensation for the church, and this probably accounts for the manner in which thesestudents have so distinguished themselves and have filled so many important and re-sponsible positions, both in church and state. I recall with pleasure the picture of stud-
. The Orange blossom . dents of that period had no gymnasium in which to learn and prac-tice the poetry of motion, yet they possessed a splendid co-ordination of mind and body,and if they were ignorant of such terms as punting and touchdown, they knew howto plant a tree so that it would grow, and were willing to work hard all day with out com-pensation for the church, and this probably accounts for the manner in which thesestudents have so distinguished themselves and have filled so many important and re-sponsible positions, both in church and state. I recall with pleasure the picture of stud-ents in little groups of two and three each, sitting in the shade of a small tree, and mov-ing with the moving shadow. In the spring of 78 the south half of the campus was let to W. Plashet to be usedas nursery ground. He cultivated nursery stock on it for three years and then left itplanted in fruit trees. This was the status of the campus when I severed my connectionwith the University in 1880. S. S. WBATHERBY, A. 31
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