The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-14
FIFTH YEAR BEGINS
Collegiate Year Began at
Paramount Yesterday.
CLASS OF FRESHMEN
Numbe rs 26 From High
Schools and Academies.

The fifth collegiate year of Paramount
began yesterday. The results of the
hustling, persistent enthusiasm of Pro-
fessor Iseley, the faithful sohcftat ton of
DR.. Morrison and all his able assistants
on the faculty was a joy to see. Scores
of new students on hand. more of them
by a hundred per cent than ever before.
In all the years of depression that fol-
lowed the collapse of the boom Fair
mount never closed its doors for a single
term. When real estate went down and
the fourishing city on the hill saw its
population shrinking, the faculty hustled
harder, they talked Paramount college
more. They accepted reduced salaries
and gave more time to the college work.
They bought fewer books for themselves
and donated more to the library. With
a belief in the future of the college and
the city of Wichita chat was remarka-
bic they pushed the work until the tide
began to turn the other way. There are
no empty houses on Paramount hill now.
The halls of the college are alive with
hundreds of the brightest young men and
women in Kansas and Oklahoma 1t has
been so for years past, butt this year the
enrolment went up in bounds. Every
body is ready to take off hats and cheer
with Paramount and for its faculty of
able educators who have, besides doub-
ling the enrolment, secured an endow-
ment of $4,000 and the promise of the
probable conditional gift of s150,OC0 more.
The opening exercises of the college oc-
Cured yesterday morning. The chapel,
which had been seated with new chairs,
was crowded to it's fullest capacity with
students and visitors. In the absence of
President Morrison, who has been de-
tained in Boston, Professor Isely called
the assembly to order. Miss Evelyn I'M
boden, who has spent three years in Fair
mount but goes this fall to the Woman's
College at Baltimore led the song ser
vice. Rev. Bosworth read the oath Psalm
and was followed by Professor Roulet
who offered the opening prayer
Two addresses were delivered. The
first by DR.. Bradt, whose theme was
Self Culture" DR.. Bradt pointed out
that there were many insists" in this
&.
The power of choice means that if we
wish to be a genius we must choose
hard work" Rev. H. E. Thayer fol-
lowed in stirring address on 1.-THE
Chance We Have to Share in all the
Good and Fine and Costly Things of This
World" His address was full of humor
and illustration.
Professor E. c. Marshall, who will have
charge of the vocal music at Paramount
this year, sang a beautiful solo. Profess
sor Sickner, who has been the director of
music during the past five years, presid-
ed at the organ. His daughters Misses
Laura and Mabel Sickner, delighted the
audience with a finely rendered instru-
mental duet.
After these general exercises occurred
the enrolment of students, which proved
to be the largest in the history of Fair
mount college. Twenty-six graduates of
high schools and academies entered the
freshman class. The other classes also
received substantial additions.
In every way Paramount has made
marked progress-increased attendance
increased faculty, increased library facili-
ties. New houses are now being erected
on Paramount. The mems dormitory has
been fully equipped and all the rooms
with one exception have already been
taken. The enthusiasm and interest
among the students during the summer
was one of the most effective agents in
securing this large attendance.
Dr. Cooley, professor of Greek and
German, arrived last evening. He is a
Harvard man and has just returned from
a two years study in Europe.
DR. Morrison will reach Wichita early
next week. His sojourn in the east this
season has been very successful