The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-09-21
1T Is ALL RIGHT
Eat it Needs Emcouragemeut from the
People.

People.
As generally known Fairmount COL
lege is fostered by the American Elocu-
ton society in Boston. During the last
fifty years this society has distributed
a good many million of dollars among
some thirty colleges. Among those thus
aided are three of the chief colleges in
Ohio, Western Reserve. Marietta and
Oberlin; Wabash in Indiana; Olivet in
Michigan; Beloit and Ripon in Wiscon-
sin: Iowa at Grinneli. Iowa; Carleton
in Minnesota; Drury IN Missouri: Colo
rado a. Colorado Springs: the Cuiver-
versity of California al Berkicy. The
f.duca ton society does not found col
leges but helps those already begun
which promises permanent and large
usefulness. The society applies its
welcome aid at the point OF greatest
need, viz: salary Of teachers and per-
planent endowments. 1t rarely gives to
pay for buildings and their furnishings,
correctly reasoning that the people of
community where for general consider
ations of usefulness and prosperity ii
would be wise 10 establish a college,
will gladly supply the needed buildings.
The Education society makes an ap-
preparation of So 900 for the support of
the instructors of Fairmount college
during the current year. This sum to-
gether with the tuition fees being ade-
Quate for the current expenses of the
college. For finishing and furnishing
additional rooms and supplying steam
heating apparatuses to the building the
trustees look to the generosity of the
public spirited people of Wichita. Near
ly $4,000 in all will be needed for these
contemplated improvements, of which
500 or $500 is already supplied. Through
the president of teh college the trustees
are now asking for $500 specially to
provide heating apparatuses and in re-
turn for contributions of S25, $50 and
SlO0 each offer certificates of free schol-
arship in the college for five years, two
and a third years and one year respect
lively.
Recent experiences of Whichita peo-
pie respecting the founding of colleges
and universities-and their founding
have naturally made them rather slow
of heart to believe. Hereafter they
want to walk by sight and in broad
day light as respects confidence in
home colleges. and no longer by a blind
faith. All right, look at the record al
ready given of colleges helped by this
society. They are among the strong
est and best in all the country. The
record shows that but one such college
ever aided by the society failed and
died, and that case resulted from the
then manager of the society falling into
the hands of a man who was booming
real estate and used college funds to
fly his kite.
The society has not voted aid to Fair
mount until it was satisfied first, that
here was great opportunity and, sec
ond, that the public spirited people of
the place would welcome and aid the
undertaking.
Moreover the work Of securing per-
manent endowment of Fairmount is
already quietly going on and before
the present year closes important re-
suits in this regard will appear.
A good library is forming, aided by
friends in the east, the enterprise being |
directed by the Ladies' Library associa-
ton of Fairmount. A library of 5000
to 1000 volumes in a handsome room
specially fitted up for the purpose is
probable before the year ends.
All needful apparatuses for illustra- !
ton in teaching Will be provided as it
shall be wanted.
The present management of the coll |
lege, backed by the successful exper- |
fence of more than a quarter of a GEN.
tury in other colleges and by friends /
whose hberaiity has made him their |
alrnoner in bestowing- nearly three !
quarters of a million of dollars on two /
western colleges, has no question of |
rapid and easy success in establishing |
and endowing Fairmount college,