The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-27


Curdlipg the Blood of the OkIahoman-
Now for Next September.
Kingfisher, o. T, Feb. 2s.-(SpeciaD
There has never been more glad
some day in the lives of the good peo-
pie of Kingfisher than this 18th day
of February, 1886. This day marks an
epoch in the history of the city. To-
day the avariciOus, ever on the look
put TO drive a sharp bargain, laid aside
his cupidity, the several ministers Of
the city apparently forgot that there
are fundamental and irreconcilable
points of differences existing among the
different denominations relating TO the
best manner Of living and the proper
mode or dying, or, if they did not forget
their theological discussions, declared a
truce for twelve hours and the ubiqui-
tfous politicians for once in his life
time, ceased his everlasting importun-
Ities. The cause Of all this felicitation
this harmony of thought and action
among the people here, is the cheering
prospect before them, coupled with the
fact that the exercises Of today dissi-
pated all doubt about the erection of
solid institution Of learning AZ this
place.
SINCE LAST SEPTEMBER.
The Congregational college of King
fisher was organized last September
with full corps of teachers and has
been running ever since with a good
attendance Of students, considering the
many Disadvantages under which the
young institution is laboring.
From an educational point of view,
and that is the only point from which
10 view an Institution Of learning, the
college is d decided success. The teach
srs are able. trained and enthusiastic,
and the students by close application
10 their work have made rapid progress
IN their studies, nave materially light
ened tho bors Of the teachers and i'm
measurably encouraged those friends
and patrons VINO have stood by the
college through thick and thin, and
given literally of their time and money
that it may be one of the permanent
institutions of the city.
At 10 O'Clock this morning about five
hundred citizens of the city and vicin-
fty assembled on an eminence east of
town, heretofore known as College Hill,
for the purpose Of participating in the
ceremony Of breaking ground, prepar-
atory 10 the erection Of a solid and inn
posing brick structure for the use of the
college. The exercises Were informal
but beautiful and impressive. Rev. J.
H. Parker called the assembly to order
and asked Rev. Collins, pastor of the
Congregational church, to invoke the
divine blessing.
GOT 4 YELL TO START WITH.
Enthusiastic addresses were made by
Hon. r j.. Smith, mayor of Kingfsher
city; Governor A. J. Seay, Rev. ]. In
gram, pastor of the Baptist church;
Colonel J. T. Bradley, Rev. r. j. En-
vert, pastor Of the Methodist church;
Professor House, Hon. William Grimes
and ". W. Noffsinger. The program
was enlivened by patriotic and college
songs. and an occasional hideous de-
monical. Cheyenne and Arapahoe yell
by the students. branded college yell,'
and inflicted on a cOnfiding, patient and
long suffering community without pro-
test or objection.
The trend of all the speeches was
that the college must be a success; that
the word failure was not in the VOcabu-
larry of those who had undertaken the
work. and that Rev. Parker, who has
80 generously given his time and means
towards this enterprise, must be suS-
tanned. Next September the bell in the
dome of magnificent building on Col
lege Hill viii ring out to the young men
and the young women of Oklahoma the
glad tidings that here in Kingfisher is
an institution of learning. nourished
and sustained by as intelligent, Datri-
oJic and GOd-lOving people as can be
found on the face of the earth.