The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-01
NOTES FROM PARAMOUNT
Full Report of the Past Week at Fairmoun


Eull report OF the Past W eek at Paramount
College.
President y. J. Morrison has moved
into his house, vacated by DIR. Trice.
May he and his family enjoy many a
pleasant and prosperous year in his new
home
Preparation is being made for putting
in the grounds about the college in
good condition this spring.
The freshmen class have commenced
trigonomery.
The library a'ccessionS have come in
about as usual during the past week
DR.. st. John donated three years of the
ANIMALS of HYGIENE, a monthly jour
nal published by the University of
Pennsylvania, and several medical
pamphlets.
Mrs. DR.. Graves secured several
books from her uncle in Canada. Judge
j. $. Bascom, these are. Life OF James
\. Garfield; Autobiography of John B.
Cough; Life of Louis Kossuth and the
Wonderful Career of Moody and Sankey
in Great Britain and America.
9iessrs. Isely and Fleming spent last
Sabbath at Sedgwick in the interest Of
the college. They were entertained at
the home of Mr.. Doty. wealthy farm
er, and addressed the people in Rev. Mr..
Weimar's church, at whose invitation
they came. They secured a large num-
Der Of Kansas reports from ex-senator
Gordon, and some magazines from Mr..
DOty, with a promise of books for the
library.
Senator PETER has the thanks of the
college for two sacks full of public doc
u1nents. The navy department sent the
Nautical Almanac for 1896, 1897 and 1898.
and the director of the geological survey
has placed several volumes OF his an
nual reports.
Miss Briggs has given a number of
McClure's magines, and Mrs. judge
Babb and the Beacon office have each
put copy Of the Year Book of the
United States department of agricul-
ture in the library.
Judge James B. Bradwell OF Chicago
whose gift to the library was mention
ed last week, has again remembered
the library by sending an express pack
age of books, viz: The Poor Mans Cos
pei Selections from the Life of ChirsC-
tome by Thomas a. Kempis, also
pamphlets on Funeral Services Of the
Southern Masonic Juridiction; Mexican
Masonry. and Dedication of the Myra
Bradwell School.
Mrs. DR.. Morrison has placed a copy
of Worchester's Unabridged Dictionary
y
be the good man or woman to put in
here copy of the Standard and a set
of Century Dictionaries?
Miss Edith Ross has given the library
several numbers of Pictorial War Rec
ords, journal published in 1SS3-S4.
Professor Isely's lecture Friday even
ing on The Chemistry of the Flame,
third in the course, was delivered at
Plymouth Congregational church, and
is pronounced by all who were present
and Witnessed the illustrations of each
step, as the most interesting and in
structive lecture ever delivered before a
Wichita audience. Messrs. Isely and
Matile Roulet assisted in the expert
ment.
The second number of the Sunflower
is expected to be issued during the COM
ing week. Professor Isely, the editor
in-chief, says that it will contain some
very interesting articles.
Professor Smoke has gone TO King
fisher to spend Sabbath with her friend,
Mrs. Henry Amey.
Professor Morrison and Professor
Tuly have gone 10 Douglas. Kan, TO at
tend the meeting OF the Wichita Con-
gregational convention.
The executive committee Of the college
last week made the following appoint
meDSS lot next year
Mr.. John Barlow. a NJ. OF Brown
university. Providence. r. l., 70 be
professor OF biology and natural science
and Miss Verona Thompson, VI. s, OF
Druy college, 10 be principal OF the
ladies' department
Mr. Barlow was yaledictoriaD Of his
class at Middleburg college, Vermont,
and has made a specially of the studies
Of the department in science which he
is 70 conduct in the college. His ap-
pointment being based on very high
testimonials from some OF the most dis
tinguished teachers of science in The
east Professor Barlow is accomplish
ed in athletics, as we'll as in science.
Miss Thompson graduated al Drury
college. and then spent a year o- mOTs
IN special study al Vassar college. For
three or four years sha has been a sue
csssful teacher Of modern languages AZ
Drury college, assisting also the dean
Of the woman,s department in the sd-
ministration duties OF her Office. Her
very honorable record a. Drury Is a
guarantee 81 her fitness for har new
position IN FairTnount She x expected
10 reside with the lady students IN Put
nam cottage, recently purchased Of D..
o. c. Trfce-
Both OF these instructors are quite
certain 70 accept the positions 20 wa.ch
the nave been selected