The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-23
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UNIVERSITY NOTES.
The Loreley quartette furnished music
(. for the chapel Monday morning.
President Stanley returne last week
from a trip to Lawrence.
Nathan Brown, member of the board
of trustees, called at the university Fri
day morning.
The two literary societies adjourned Fri
day evening in favor of the evangelistic
services.
Professor Bevan Binford is planning
trip to the mountains of Colorado during
the spring and summer.
A number of students attended the con-
cert given at the Dodge Avenue Methodist
church Wednesday evening.
Professor and Mrs. ]. Edwin Jay enter
tanned Mrs Eliza Williams and Professor
and Mrs Woody at dinner Friday.
The board of directirs, at their meeting
on the u, added two new members 20 the
faculty for next year.
The Davis Lyceum Debating club met at
1:SO Friday afternoon. The question read:
Resolved. that Coeducation is desirable"
The president has received large box
of flower seeds. vines and shrubbery for
the South hall lawn.
Mr.. Stuart spent Thursday night at
South haM with his brother-in-law. Mr..
Rich, of Whitewater.
Miss Mettie Senter was agreeably sur
prised by short call from her brother,
Thursday evening.
The premises of South hall have been
improved by the planting of large collec-
ton Of shrubhery and flowers.
Miss Myrtle Bigbee has the distinction Of
being the one hundredth student enrolled
during the first year of the university.
CIarkson Cox. who was compelled 10 stop
school on account of his fathers illness,
will return this week lie will board at
South hall.
The picture Of the Hon. John Bright,
which will be placed in the hall of the
Brightman society, was presented to the
university by James NJ. Davis, Of New
York
The School Of Pedagogy has been made a
department Of the university. and the chair
will he filed by a man whose experience
and scholarship make him admirably fitted
for the place.
The prayer meetins which were held in
the Auditorium of the building last week
have proven a great benefit to the stu
dents. Mrs Williams. an evangelist from
Sterling. Kan IS a very successful worker
and already the fruits Of her laborsr are
manifest in the university.
Mrs. Fodr assisted by several young
ladies, entertained the Lorelay Quartette
last Monday evening. Music and CONVEX
sation made the hours f1y ana the young
people departed feeling indebted 10 their
hostess for one OF the most enjoyable
evenings Of the year.
\ recent donation of books was made
by the administrator of the Mosher fund.
This fund IS a sum OF money bequeathed
hv the late Henry H Mosher 70 the New
York yearly meeting Of Friends, 70 be
used for their circulation 81 late publica-
tons pertaining TO the Christian religion
The books are well selected and VIII be
quite an addition to our library.
A large number Of the students and
faculty Of the university attended the
funeral ~ Mrs. Iongstreth Wednesday.
The services took place al North han.
where he family were located since last
fan. and The daughters. Leona and
Blanche. were attending school. Great
sympathy Is expressed by everyone for
the Misses Lonzstrcth. who - suddenly
have been brought 20 sorrow for the loss
Of their mother Miss Leoaa Longstre;h
Is president ~ the Young WomeH's Chris
tiau association. and Mss Blanche Is the
editor Of the university paper. Il :
needless % say that the influence u these
two young ladies' IS felt among the whole
institution.