The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-23
PARAMOUNT COLLEGE NOTES
What the People are Doing During vaca.
ton and Other Things.

microscope OF the highest quality
has been received at ti1e college for the
use of the professor of biology and his
students
This instrument was selected by DE-.
Bumpus of Brown university, the noted
biologist, and imported expressly for
, the college at a cost Of over $500. Other
microscopes have also been furnished
II is the policy of the college to provide
the best possible facilities at Paramount
for first elias swork in this the depart
nent Of natural science as well as in
other departments.
The daughters of DR. Todd, post sur
geon, U. S. A, at Gray Horse, Oklahoma,
win enter the college next term and will
, have their home with other young ladies
at the house of Colonel Hutchinson
Miss Clough, the dean of the young
wcmen's department, Will reside there
also. This change was made necessary
because Mrs. Douglas Putnam the
owner Of Putnam college, has concluded
TO occupy the premises herself with her
family, she being expected to arrive here
in October. The college is to be cor
graduated for the very excellent quar-
tiers secured for the ladies home in the
fine mansion of Colonel Hutchinson.
Mrs. DR.. Morrison, her sister Miss Dia-
mond, and Miss Campbell, arrived from
Marietta, o., last Friday and have tax
en- possession Of Putnam college on Fair
mount avenue.
Rev. c. H. Bente of St Louis, who has
been spending the past week on the hill,
will preach at the meeting house in the
brick today, morning and evening
Professor Isely closed last week his
work at the normal. The professor had
very large classes and is reported to
have done very good work.
Mrs. Loose of Clear Spring, Md, and
her nephew, Mr.. Silas Brown, were well
come callers at the college yesterday
The library continues to be a very
interesting feature of the good work
done on the hill. Mrs. L. S. Carter has
again remembered us by sending a.
bound volume of the Public Opinion for
1883.
Rev. j. S. Gould has the thanks of the
library for three and one-half years of
the Congregationalist and one and a-half
years of the Advance, and an official
guide to the worlds columbian exposi-
ton.
Thre cases of books came last Friday
from DR.. Morrison containing a number
of bound volumes of Scribner'h Cen
fury Magazines and other valuable pub
lcations.
Thee. H. Morrison donated twenty
four selected books on science, lftera-
ture and fiction, which are greatly ap-
preciated.
Over 300 volumes have come from the
library of the late Professor Torey of
Harvard university. These are nearly
all excellent books, carefully selected by
the professor during his life time. and
are largely from standard authors in
the ancient and modern languages.
Among these volumes are the Ency-
clopedia Americana, first EDITION, 1885.
in Thirteen volumes and a supplement-;
Blacks Political Dictionary in two
large volumes in French; Vapereau's
Cotemporaneous Dictionary, 1861. one
large volume. also in French; Barretts
English and Italian Dictionary in two
volumes.
In the line Of history. "Michelrs His
tory of France" in five volumes; civil
Wars of Franc" in eight volumes; ''Gui-
zot's Charles the First" in two volumes:
"Duruy's History of France and Their
rvs History OF France" Tiers Fiat"
and Roman Empire Also the poll
tique of Aristotle" by st. Hilaire, and
many others, whiach there is no time to
mention.
Thel library shelving Is to be enlarged
somewhat during the coming week and
relieve the library from its present over
crowded condition.