Wichita eagle., 1888-02-24
GARFIELD'S PASTOR.
The Business Manager of Garfield
University
Gives His Opinion Of the Educa.
tiOnal Institutions in
Wichita.

Rev. W. B. Hendryx, the former pastor
| of President Garfield and business mana
| ger of Garfield University, was seen yes
| terday engaged in social chat with a
leading politician. Thinking Mr.. Hen
| dryX might be able to say something about
the great University that would interest
the readers of the EAGLE, a representative
Of this paper persuaded Al Thomas to call
| the politician aside under pretense of
| having something important to commune
cate, and slipped into his chair and asked
the Rev. gentlemen what he thought of
the present and future prospect of Gar
field University. Garfield University will
undoubtedly be credit to Wichita and
come fully up to the expectations
of its founders and patrons. We now
have four hundred students and the num-
Der is steadily increasing. Everything
now indicates that by the close Of the pres
ent school year we will have at least six
hundred students in the university. l
think the school will be patronized by the
West generally We now have eight states
represented, and think only short time
will elapse when Garfield University will
have students from every state IN the
union.
We now have fifty recitations daily,
mostly in the college department. We
have fifteen professors now and will add
more as occasion requires. Among the
modern languages taught are Ger
man, French and Spanish. We
also have competent teachers in
Latin, Greek and Hebrew and all the ac-
companying branches to university. In
fact, our Curriculum is as broad as that
of any other university on this continent.
We have splendid library and complete
set of chemical and philosophical appara
tins, and have just received very fine and
powerful telescope for the astronomical
department, which will be ready for use in
a few days. AS you are aware many of
tie older universities are making changes
to suit modern demands. But Garfield
University is started as modern univer-
sity and fully up to the present time
Then you think there is no doubt of the
future success of Garfield University
None whatever. In a very
short time it will be recognized as one
of the great institutions of learning in
America
What do you think of some of the other
universities here?
understand that the John Bright uni
versity is the only institution of the kind
undertaken by the Friends In America,
and it will undoubtedly receive the sup
port of these people From their well
known unity of action and purpose, as
well as their integrity and financial ability.
they will undoubtedly succeed.
l was down at the Judson university
building only few days ago and was sur
prised at the magnitude of their
improvements. They have in a foundation
fully as large rs the Garfield
building but perhaps not quite so heavy
The Baptists have prestige of success in
other places that will help them out here
anticipate for them success here.
What do you think of the University of
Wichitas
do not know much about the Wichita
University or the people who are building
it. They are, however, exhibiting good
deal of enterprise in getting up their build
ing. They are now putting on the roof
What l can see leads me to believe their
work will compare favorably with any of
the others.
How about Fairmount College; are they
doing anything?
Oh, yes; Fairmount College belongs to |
the Congregationalist. Their work here is |
anomalous The rapidity with which they |
have built their churches here and the |
energy and enterprise with |
which they are building Fairmount college |
is marvel. Their great success in con-
nection with female colleges in other |
places is sufficient evidence alone to con-
vince me of the success of Fairmount col
lege. Lewis academy is a grand success
now under the able management of Pro-
fessor Naylor. Lewis academy is doing a
grand work. It is located in the very CEN
ter of the city, and / am glad to see it
prosper.
Then while you have great faith in the
Garfield university you seem to think that
taken in connection with these other in
stitutiOns shat they make great educa
tional center of Wichita.
Most certainly do. These institutions
will not be rivals in a way that will injure
any of them. Think it better for Garfield
that those other institutions
are located here. They will all be benefit
ted by being located at one place rather
than by being in cities long distances apart
Ii you will read history of the great ed
ucational institutions in the world you
will learn that nearly all of them have
been started by local or private enterprise.
The building of these great educational
here seems like an inspiration.
They were organized and many of them
put on foot in a way that guaranteed their
success from the very start. am thor
,ughly convinced in my own mind that
Wichita will be the great educational cen
ter west of the Mississippi river. do not
think there is any doubt of il.