The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-10-26
PRESIDENT SCOTS REPORT
OF the Thriving Condition of Affairs
at saltwater College.

VI the hhrAVlng CONDITION or Affairs
at saltwater College.
Guthrie, o. T., Oct. % At the recent
meeting Of the board of regents of the
Agricultural and Mechanical college at
| Saltwater President A. C. Scott submit
ted the following interesting report:
The Board Of Regents, Agricultural and
Mechanical College:
Gentlemen: 1 have the honor to report
that we have entered upon the academic
work of the college this fall again under
circumstances the most favorable and
encouraging. The enrolment is now 29O
as against 2SS at this time last year As
we enrolled during the last academic
year 36 7students, it seems certain that
we shall enroll this year considerably
over 400. The same wide distribution of
our students throughout the territory is
noted, and We have "a students from 9TH
er states, territories and foreign coun-
tries, as follows: Kansas g. Missouri T.,
South Dakota 4. Iowa 2, Tennessee 2, In
dian Territory 2, Pennsylvania l. Illinois
l, Texas 1, Ohio /, North Carolina / New
Mexico 1, Indiana l. Japan l. The stu
dents are classified as follows: One post
graduate, seniors, "a juniors, 46 sopho-
rlores, 70 freshmen, Is senior preparatory
and 81 special. A gratifying feature of
this classification lies in the fact that $50
students, materially more than half of
the student body, are in the collegiate
department. This does not include the 81
special students, the majority of whom
are prepared for regular collegiate work
but are taking special optional work IN
der the direction of the faculty. While
the graduating class of this year will
still be small, it seems likely that we
shall graduate In the neighborhood of
twenty young men and women next year.
Another circumstance to be noted is the
fact that all Of our students EXCEPT the
thirty-one above mentioned are enrolled
in one or another of our regular courses
which lead to a degree. In a technical
school of this sort this is a condition
greatly to be desired and encouraged.
1t is already impossible to accommodate
all Of the students at chapel service in
the assembly hall, it being necessary to
seat that room for recitation purposes.
1t seems certain that we shall be COM
PEELED TO arrange in the near future to
hold separate chapel services for the col
legiate and preparatory students.
am pleased to report that every mem
Der of the faculty has taken up his work
with unsparing devotion and faithfulness.
The following statement Will furnish an
idea both OF the character and the
amount Of work done-embracing in each
case only the subjects pursued for this
term: Professor Hotter meets Sc differ
ent students in lecture room and labora-
tory work in chemistry and mineralogy.
Dr. Lewis meets l25 students in lecture
room and laboratory work in physiology.
zoology and materia medica Professor
Means meets rs students in class room
in bookkeeping. algebra, geometry and
analytical geometry. Professor Chandler
and Mr. Bessey meet Is students in lee
ture room, drawing and shop work. in
mechanical drawing. descriptive geom-
etry, steam boilers, advanced physics
olacksmithing and applied mechanics.
Professor Tucker meets l26 students in
lecture room work IN elementary and ad-
vanced rhetoric, German and Latin. Pro
lessor Hutto, in addition TO his duties as
librarian, meets % students in lecture
room work in sociology. United states
history and general history. Dr.. Wilcox
meets = students in lecture room and
laboratory work in elementary botany.
physiological botany. geology and senior
elective work. Professor BUrtis meets
but one class in agriculture other stu
dents Of the agricultural course taking
work at present in other departments
Mr. Norris horticulturalist. has no lee /
ture room work this term. Mss Gardiner
meets 81 young women in sewing and
cooking. Miss Holt meets = students IN /
sienography ana tvpewriting. and is Of
ae.a} stenographer TO the president ana
director. Professor Stevens. principal of
the preparatory department. meets -
students in arithmeUe. geography and
German Miss Overstreet. h.s assistant
meets le4 students 81 geography. gram
mar reading. spelling and writing I ar
Inee-'ue The junior and senior classes in
literature. II Is nv purpose rs soon as
the preparatory grammar classes a-e
S6Ile-ea'ly advanced - rake the work
s1oFan5age3us. 10 meet them one or twice 1
week in The practical use 81 English /
shan also condues through the winter |
months class in public speaking ocn-