The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-25
OUTLOOK is BRIGHT
DR. MORRISON TALKS INTERE ST
INGLY ABOUT PARAMOUNT,
Its Prospects are Like the Rising Sun on
Bright Spring MOrning--It is Backed by
an Educational Society that Maintains
its Institutions IL Half Way Encouraged
by the People-List of College. Sup
ported in this Way, Many OF Which are
Famed schoois-How He FOund a
Friend for Drury.

DR.. Morrison of Paramount college
is making himself al home in Wichita
He has not been here more than two
weeks and yet he seems to be no stran-
ger. His sociable qualities have aided
him materially in getting near the
people with whom he is in close touch
already. When asked for something
about the college yesterday he said:
Paramount college is backed by the
Education society in Boston. This so
ciety has already founded or aided in
founding, not less than twenty-five
successful colleges, of which Oberlin
and Western Reserve university in
Ohio. Wabash in Indiana, Knox and
Illinois in Illinois. Beloit in Wisconsin,
Mortified in Minnesota and Drury
in Missouri are examples
Its method is first to make the Sc
lected school, already in active opera
ton, an annual appropriation for the
support of competent teachers: second
it authorizes agents of the college Sc
lected to circulate among wealthy
friends of the society in New England
New York and Chicago, to obtain ade-
quate endowment funds. The Educa-
tional society commonly continues thus
to foster the college until it is fairly
on its feet and strong"
AS an illustration of this procedure
DR.. Morrison related little of his
experience while president of Drury
college a Springfield, Mo.
He had gone east for funds and
happened to spend a Sunday with a
friend in suburban town near Boston
n resident of the town hearing that
DR.. Morrison was in town and knowing
mis- errasld TO New England, sent Il
message asking him to call. He did so
nd ha = h.. fls,,, IaI
Gently been appointed trustee OF a big
estate, whose former owner desired
that after his death the estate should
be distributed among charities and
especially educational chars; land
that he, as trustee, ~ now looking
about for proper objects among which
to distribute the fund. In an interview
of half an hour DR.. Morrison convinced
the gentleman that Drury college was
just the school on which TO bestow his
favor, and left the gentleman's house
with the promise of $4,000 for the coll
lege. The Missouri college soon after
received the $50, 900 and $50, 900 addition
al from the same estate. The estate
referred to was worth nearly 1000, 900
and was distributed among a hundred
charities, mostly colleges and schools.
This former almoner of the Stone es-
tate of Boston is now President of the
Educational society which is back Of
the CpittSS anu
dec"'y interested in Paramount col
loy
The Educa tional society, however,
helps only those colleges that help
themselves. If a city wishes the socie-
ty to aid a school in its midst, the citi-
Zens must show their appreciation of
the advantages which a well equipped
college will confer on the community
before aid is granted, this appreciation
being commonly exhibited in the form
of financial support for the local school
An opportunity is now offered to the
people of Wichita to secure in Fair
mount a permanent and strong college
a perpetual blessing and honor to our
community.
The trustees Of Paramount college
ask their fellow citizens of Wichita
for the moderate sum of $500 with
which to complete and furnish She
first story OF the fine college building
on Paramount Heights. At the same
time the Educational society supplies
$1,000 toward the running expenses of
the school for the year
This local backing and support being
granted DR.. Morrison assures the peo-
pie of Wichita that Paramount shall
soon be fully equipped with an ade-
fuate endowment. scientific apparatus
library, numerous faculty of learned
and skilled Instructors. and all the
appointments of a successful college
In proof OF what can be done in Wich-
lat he points to the record OF his four
teen years in Drury college during
which time nearly s400. 900 was collected
mainly by his personal efforts and
library of 1000 volumes gathered.