The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-21

for a successful college in Wichita un.ess
the people of Wichita want it, and sucn
backing of the college as this gift Of s1O.-
200 by the citizens OF Wichita will be CO.
gent and conclusive ON that point.
Most of my work in the east thus far
has meant removing prejudices against
Kansas and against Wichita; making ac-
quaintances and confirming friends; pre-
pairing the way for large results by and
by.
Yet, unknown as Paramount was until
my coming. the cash results for the year
are lkeIy 10 be quite as great as in the
case OF other western colleges long known
aere.
People skeptical or hostile at my com
ing now say: You are going 10 succeed
You will get the money you need by ard
by" My acquaintance are among the
very wealthy. 1 am looking for large
things. wniie by no means ignoring the
smaller. l believe there is good man or
woman somewhere just waiting 10 give
Paramount College s50,O0O or 500. 600, or
even $4,000 So said Ezra Cornell, the
founder Of Cornell. University TO Presi-
dent White when the college needed a
given large sum, and President White
found the waiting friend.
In conversation with ,he president OF
one of the big banks here the other DAY,
| was told: "A man has just gone Out o.
this office who has half million dollars
which ne is going TO give TO school or
college" | said: do introduce me at
once" NO" said the bank president,
ne must not be disturbed in his present
plans
After some inquiry in different direc-
tions and considerable Yankee guessing,
1 located this munifcent friend Of educa-
tan and the other night called on him at
his residence.
"You are too late, my friend. I have
decided where 1 am goicg to put my
money. I shall use It all in lump 10
found a suitable memorial for my wife,
who left me little while ago. She want
ed me 10 do it,
He gave me the name Of the institution
to be benefited. I shall not disclose it
further than 10 say that the beneficiar?
is doing a splendid educationa, work
away down south in Dix;e's land"
my dear SIR 1 only said, Il congra--
ulate you and the institution on your
noble decision You could hardly do
better. would not disturb your decision
Il 1 could
But the experience was right royal en-
coura cement TO me. There are other rich
men looking for such opportunities; some
one of them will by and by fird Fair.
mount. There are still as good fish in
the sea az were ever caught out Of il"
All Wichita needs now is to .aoor aud IN
faith wait little. Her turn will surely
come.
AS soon as 1 can spare the money TO
pay the p.'irters' bill and the cost of posi-
age L will send out 10000 circulars TO the
homes Of the wealthy and the well-to-do
in the great eastern cities, asking for
books and money for the college. 1t vii
be big advertisement, of the best sort,
Of Kansas and Wichita, as well as OF
Fairmount College. Many of these leaves.
most, in fact, will be "as water spilled
on the ground" but it were strange il
some one or more should not fall, like
good seed in TO the good soil and bring
forth much fruit for the college. One
such circular brought $50 600 to the Army
College from a gentleman till then I'M
known to me personally. The same noble
friend is now backing Paramount, as
president Of the Boston Education soci-
ETY.. Unfortunately, he now has no mill
lon dollar trust fund 10 administer for the
benefit of schools ard colleges. But there
are others, somewhere, who have. We
viii try to find them.
He who guides in all human affairs,
the smallest and the greatest, will direct
US, His stewards, to these abundant
sources of help, provided we are faithful.
in our stewardship.