Page 30 - 1901 Pinakidia

Another much co,·eted piece ol art, in the po,;sL~sion ol I I)O I ,
is No. 2, entitled, "The H\·olution of \Ian.' This treasure was
fishL'<I up from the crystal depths of Forida's boast, the renowned
Sil\·er Springs. The picture is belie\·ed to have been one of Ponce
lle Leon's \·aluables, and to
have been lost during hb
famous, hut fruitless search.
As fortune would have it,
though, one of our naturalists,
prying into the wonders of
nature, discovered this pre
cious relic, and, with pride,
entrusted it to his Alma ~later.
Of cour;.e, like the diamonds
of South Africa, this piece of
sculpture was somewhat rusted
and degenerated by its long
sojoum 'neath the waters of
the Spring, and required a skillful hand to mould its growth and bring
it to its present high state of de,·elopment, hut so faithful has been the
work of the artists in retouching this specimen that we can say now he
has not a match in College he always RORRo\\·s them fro.n his next
door neighbor.