The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-28
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PARAMOUNT COLLEGE NOTES.

PARAMOUNT COLLEGE NOTES.
The meeting of the members Of tn
board of trustees held last Thursday ev
ening will doubtless prove to be one o
the great events in the history Of Fair
7, Ddnt college. The attendance of trus
lees was the largest ever held; aside from
local and state members, representative.
were present from Chicago and Boston
To complete the raising or the 1920 00
endowment was the unanimous deter.
mination of all. Plans were perfected t.
more effectively aid President Morrison
in his noble task of endowing the col
lege on liberal basis.
Newell C. Knight. senior member of one
of Chicago's important banking firms;
Rev. DR.. THAN, editor of the Chicago
Advance and representative of the Con-
gregational Educational society, and Rev.
DR.. Campbell of Boston, trustee of the
above society, spent Thursday morning
with J. N. Knapp visiting classes and in
specting the work and equipments of
Fairmount college. They expressed
themselves as very highly pleased. At a
session of the board of trustees they
proved their confidence lin the colleg by
pledgiug liberal aid and support in Sc
curing the coming endowment.
Thursday was day OF prayer for col
leges." This day is observed in perhaps
every college throughout the United
States. Owing to the important session
OF the trustees this day was not OBJ
2 served until Friday morning, at which
time very helpful meeting was conduct
ed by President Morrison Brief address,
es were also made by Rev. w. A Bos-
worth. Professor Cooley and Professor
Buck. Later members Of the two Chris
tian associations held a joint meeting un-
der the leadership of C. c. Isely, which
was fun of spiritual interest.
Next Monday evening the college will
celebrate kansas Day" The Ladies Lii
brary club have arranged an entertain
ing program. after which they will serve
light Refreshments. The entire entertain
nent is free, and all friends Of the col
lege are invited to be present. and enjoy
the ladies' hospitality. The literary pro-
gram for the evening is announced as
follows:
Violin Solo ..............Ch Chester Lockwood
Pages from Kansas History
e. ........Professor w H Isely |
Piano Solo ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Nina Miller |
Address ...-.........Pres. n. j. Morrison /
Vocal Solo Mrs. W. J. Babb /
Kausas Literary People. Prof. Paul Roulet /
Reading from Iron Quill. Mabel Millison /
Patriotic Song. .......Mrs. Kimsey, leader |
The class Of '01 have issued invitations |
to a reception given TO all the students /
in the collegiate department and to the .
members of the faculty. The reception
will be held Tuesday evening at the home
of Edwin Wilcox
Mr.. Knight, our Chicago trustee, and
DR.. Campbell, remained in town over
Friday for further conference with local
officers Of the college and business men
Of the CITY. Mr. Knight returned home
Friray night and DR.. Campbell went TO
Wellington to visit his brother, one of the
editors Of the Wellington newspapers.
President Morrison is expected to start
east 7acly this week to resume his work
on The endowment.
Work IN the college stairway is expect
ed to be begun Immediately
The officers of S0rcsis Literary society
as elect a. for the winter term are: Presi-
dent, Harriet SewalI; vice president,
Adal.ne Harding; secretary, Frances Do
y; treasurer, Vera Taft.
The Sa turday evening Sorosis gave an
entertainment for the benefit of the So
rosis roonl which is soon to be fitted up
for Sorosis. The entertain
meEt CT ea-ening was the Smith Sisters" )
d family of eight elderly unmarried
daughters and their fond mamma The
were taken by Sorosis girls
ara acted out to lUdicrous perfection The !
FOND and anxious mother matriconiaIly ,
8mm ious for her large family of daugh-
ters. was represented by Miss MilEson =
The twins, who dress alike. lisp alike but
very different in height, were Miss Hard
Ing and Miss Houston. The part of the
youngest an dmost giggling sister, GIori-
ana Cad About, was splendidly carried (
out by Miss Nina Miller. The other sis ?
tiers, each unique and laughable, were Z
by Miss Taft. Miss Jones, !
Miss Baker, Miss Muriel Finn and Miss ,
Laycock. A razoo orchestra was one of q
the amusing features of the entertain 7
ment. r
At chapel eacn morning for the past q
week, one or more of the college profess
sors has announced this entertainment.
The one who announced it best was re- :
warred by a prize. The announcements
we're all witty and caused much merri- ?
ment. Professor Gavett's was unani- :
mously voted by the judges the best and =
he was awarded the prize-a picture Of :
the sisters"