VOLUME II, No. I
ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA
November, 1967
LANDSCAPING IS PLANNED AS NEW STRUCTURES RISE
Exterior Aesthetic Features Will Emphasize
Pools, Fountains and Five Flags of Florida
The new two-building complex consisting of an administration hall and a classroom building is now practically complete in outline, rising against the background
of tall palms along 13th Avenue on the north and complementing the Charles A.
GROUND BREAKING, JUNE 3, 1967. Well in the van of the bulldozers, this enthusiastic volunteer
shovel brigade braved stifling heat and scorching dust to prepare ground for a greater law school.
Left to Right: Fletcher Rush, President of the Florida Bar; James Smith, President of the Student
Bar Association; Walter Mann, Overseer and Trustee; Hewen Lasseter, '30, representing Roy Crum-
mer, a donor; Eleanor Dana, donor; J. Ollie Edmunds, Stetson University President. Indentifiable
in the background are Frank Booker, Stetson professor; Robert Stinnett, President of the Stetson
Lawyers Association; and Mrs. Kay Eddy, Registrar.
Dana Library on the south in magnitude
and exterior design.
The buildings are expected to be
ready for complete utilization with the
opening of the 1968 Summer Session.
The contractors, Daniel Construction
Company, Inc., have until approximately
June I to finish their work on the three-
quarter of a million dollar project without penalty, but their present time schedule calls for winding up operations in
April. The task of decorating, furnishing and landscaping, however, will require several more weeks.
Removable Partitions
The first floor of the classroom building will consist of three large rooms with
partitions, quickly convertible into a convocation hall capable of seating 500
people. Acquisition of this facility is
timely and will undoubtedly be the scene
of the June Commencement. With 68
seniors in the spring graduating class
the Great Hall will not be able to ac
commodate all who will wish to attend.
The second floor of the classroom
structure will also consist of three large
rooms, plus six smaller multi-purpose
rooms.
The administration building will house
the offices of the Dean and his staff,
the registrar's office, the admissions office, a seminar room, a conference room,
10 faculty offices and a faculty research
library.
The two separate buildings will be
joined by a cloister but with an open-
air court between. Landscaping plans of
the court call for the construction of a
large fountain, a series of small reflection
pools, settees, palm trees, and a place
of prominence for the display of the
five flags that have flown over Florida
in the course of its history.
Practical Design
Modern teaching techniques have not
been overlooked by the classroom designers. The traditional slate blackboard
is being supplanted by a metal board,
light beige in color. When written upon
with blue chalk, it exhibits the same reflection qualities of the old slate boards
but has the advantage of being suitable as a screen for all projection types
of training aids.
The administration hall will bear the
name of the donor, Eleanor Dana.
The name Harry Jackson Crummer,
memorializing the son of Roy E. Crummer, the donor, will be displayed on the
facade of the classroom building.
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NOVEMBER I, 1967. This picture shows construction work about 35% completed. By mid-
November roofs of both buildings were sheeted, exterior window trims were in place, and air-
conditioning ducts "roughed in." Interior craftsmen will have green light for full-scale operation
about December I.
