The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-31
NOTES FROM PARAMOUNT
Full Report of the Past Week at Fairmount
ColIege


Spring term opened Wednesday with
most Of the old students at their places
several new accessions were welcomed.
President Morrison repeated his illus
trated lecture on Pompeii last Thurs
day evening. The speaker described,
first, the region; second, the mountain,
and third, Pompeii and its ruins
There was a good attendance who
greatly enjoyed the lecture, and views.
The proceeds apply on the fifty dollar
subscription from the freshman class
10 the college.
Monday the students and friends of
the college are expected TO do some
work on the campus by way of grad
ing and putting the grounds in shape.
All who desire to aid in the work will
be welcomed.
Last Monday Professor Isely with the
aid Of Mr. Matile RouIet and Mr. Rose
berry, finished the shelving in the Ii
bTary room. Mr.. Jones the artist pain
ter is putting on the hard oil, and soon
the students Will have the room in bet
ter shape than ever.
1t should be added that Mr.. Jones
secured a part Of the oil from one of
our firms free of charge, which prefer
red that their names be withheld.
This has been an unusually good
week for the library. Many gifts are
coming, in answer 10 the appeal sent
out and published in the Eagle last
Sunday.
Miss Mary Davidson sent a number
of Christian Heralds, The Kansas Far
mer and the Banner Of Gold.
Miss z. c. Morse of the American
Unitarian association of Boston, has
sent package of pamphlets TO the
library, also a promise of books inclu-
ding the works of Claiming and others.
Mr.. Park Thompson, one Of our stud
ents has placed in the library a bound
volume of Scribners, for 1880, and sew
eral odd numbers of the Cosmopolitan
and Century magazines.
Mrs. I. c. Spencer has kindly furnish
ed the reading room with the Ladies
Home Journal for 1896.
Mrs. Fleming has donated nine vol
umes Of the Chatauquan. 1890 TO 1894,
one year Of the Ladies Home Journal,
1894
Mrs. a. L. Miller has again remem-
bered the reading room with a gift of
forty-five magazines and pamphlets of
reading.
Miss Della Allen, our popular teach
er on the hill, has made a valuable
of magazines, viz: Ten
years of the Chautauquan, eight years
Of the Western School Journal, one year
Of Good Health, and the Worlds Fair
edition of the Cosmopolitan.
The state department has placed in
the library a set of the Fur Seal Ar
bitration" at Paris, 16 volumes, In
American Conference,
IuartO volumes and International Ma
rine Conference, volumes.
Last Monday afternoon Professor
ROulet gave a talk before the Hypatia
IN the influence of the French philoso-
ohers of the Eighteenth century. This
was followed by a general discussion
IN various points brought out by the
paper.
This excellent literary society ex-
pressed great interest in our college |
and loyalty thereto. They expect to |
aid in the work of library building now
They kindly gave Mr.. |
Roulet one Collar for a good book
To this amount Mr.. Goldsmith who |
lOes not like to do things by halves. |
added another dollar, and furnished |
-hree bound volumes viz: Young's |
Life of Scott" MarziaTs Life of |
Dickens" and Garnetts Life Of EN-
published by Scott of London. |
W. II. Norris, Esq, has donated a |
superb set Of Lossing's "Our Country
n three large volumes, and DR.. ST. John |
las given a volume of Board of Health |
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