The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-10-21
Wichita Colleges
Universities and
Academies
PARAMOUNT COLLEGE NOTES.

PARAMOUNT COLLEGE NOTES.
No events of extraordinary interest Thu
week. Hard and diligent study has been
the program
The surveying class has been doing fiel(
work; carrying the chain and learning
how TO set a stake has been the chic
lesson thus far.
A class IN domestic economy was or
ganized Monday for the benefit Oh dowr
town ladies. A good number enrolled
A fhousekeeper's class was also begun or
Wednesday; ten housekeepers on Fair
| mount have entered this section.
The Kansas City Sanitary Ware com.
pany. through its representative pre-
scented TIE domestic department for use
in its laboratory a combination rooster
bean baker and preserving kettle.
| Two young men entered the Freshman
class during the week; these were g. H
F'indley whose parents have recently
moved from Lawrence TO Wichita, and L
Z. Kellerman of Lebanon, Missouri.
! Through his uncle, who lives in New
York state. Professor Barlow has receiv-
ed a specimen Of the walking fern. II
has been planted in the basement of the
other ferns. It is a rare specimen and is
very highly priced by the department.
Professor T. H. Morrison, the assistant
librarian is concentrating all his energies
on the card catalogue. Over one thous-
and index cards have been placed on this
list during the week, as many more were
| added last week.
Miss Blanche Houston, '0S. who also
assists in the library, has nearly COM
pleted the shelf listing: no library in the
United States is more thoroughly clas-
sified than is Fairmount's.
The college reading room has a well
selected list of magazines and periodi-
Gals. Especially is this true of the daily
papere-the dailies now on file are the
Eagle, Beacon, New York Tribune, Bos-
ton Evening Transcript. Chicago Times
Herald AMI the KaRsa9City Journal.
Mr.. Hanson, one of the state Y. NJ, G.
A. secretaries, met with the young men
on Thursday. He also consulted with
the various committees and did much to
encourage the work of the association.
Several new athletic interests appeared
during the week; tennis playing in mem
bers of the faculty began Thursday. The
first tournament of the city golf club
occurred on the Paramount links Friday
afternoon. Professor C, P. Clark won
the championship by a close score.
The football men have had no excite
ment. only hard, steady practice. The
game Monday afternoon, on the Fair
mount gridiron, with the big team from
the State Agricultural college Of Man
haitian, however, promises plenty of ex-
element. A large number of tickets
have been sold; Fairmounters win be out
in great strength and large crowd from
the city is expected.
The cheering for the Paramount team
has been well organized and will be I'M
der the general direction of Professor
S. S. Kingsburq. The Manhattan eleven
will come over the Rock Island and will
reach Wichita Monday morning. The
game will be called at o'clock
Professor w. H. Isely's large class in
civics visited the court house Saturday
afternoon for the purpose of studying
methods in keeping official records listing
taxes and taking care of county business.
Miss Anna T. Jones. 700 visited classes
and old college friends during the week.
The class of '01 has issued invitations
to the annual Senior class reception. The
members of the collegiate department
and the members of the faculty will be
the guests on this occasion. The recep-
ton will be given at the home of Miss
Alkaline Harding, 'O1.
Rev. Haskell "a personal friend Of Pres
ident Morrison. and who is a missionary
at Salonika, Turkey, addressed the stu
dent body Tuesday morning on the
Eastern Question
The Ladies' Library club is making ex-
tensive plans for their 'fall festival to
be held during the second week of No
vember.
Professor Paul Roulet had charge of
chapel exercises during the past week.
In order to accommodate the large
crowd to the game Monday afternoon the
street car management has arranged to
run number of cars from the corner of
Main and Douglas direct to the Fair
mount grounds Cars will leave the
above point every half hour, beginning at
2:15 p. m.