The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-09
IT GOES TO OKLAHOMA CITY
Great Methodist University Is rs
Good as Begun Already,

Oklahoma City, o. T.. May S.-The
Times-Journal says: In letter to
friend here this morning Rev. Belts, one
OF the gentlemen who are interested in
the location Of the great university that
Rev. James will build in this territory
announces that the decision as 10 the To-
cation of the institution has been made
and that it will be built in Oklahoma
City
This is the beginning of the end of the
rivalry for these great institutions be-
tween this city and Guthrie, and OF course
this city wins out, and will have the
greatest educational and eleemosynary in
stitution in the southwest. The proposal
that Rev James made was that this city
provide the site for the institution and
one building, to cost not less than So, 000,
and his proposal was accepted, and all
that remains TO secure the building Of the
institution is to raise the amount needed
and to build the first building and that
this viii be done there is no question.
The plan of the gentlemen who are 10
make this great institution Is 10 have a
university in every sense of the word.
and they are ready TO begin the work
lahoma City has guaranteed. They are
so confident that this city viii carry ont
its obligation 10 them that they have
practically commenced the work Of pre-
pairing fer the erection Of the other build
ings that they will build, and the labor
Of advertising the courses Of the uniyer-
sity and the selection Of the professors
and the management generally. The pub
lie have not been given a thorough idea
OF the scope OF these institutions yet, but
the following is a general plan that viii
be carried out:
The site when provided. must be large
enough TO give room for The enlargement
Of the schools by the addition OF other
buildings as fast as they are needed. The
first plans that viii be used provide FOR
the following buildings TO be erected as
soon as possible: The main building Of
the university IS 10 be the on .rected by
Oklahoma iCty, and It IS 10 be built a.
the cost of al least 81. 10. This building
viii he the administration bal ding OF the
combined institutions and VIII also be
used for the chapel and some lectures
The hospital building IS 10 r erected a
cost o. not less than sz5.aQ3 and :: IS
70 b as complete as any Ike institution
in the country. The science hall vii. cost
about $4,000. and VIII contain se-sral ae-
Qartments <o- a th7T1I-h ana universal
education u students taki7g work fer
scientific degrees. There Is To be a plver
house and mechanical building that NIL
cost complete about Sl5.0-o Tbs w De
one Of the principal buildings y ne er-
les, ard IL 4 Will he uanual ;-aic,ng
that VIII be be 4 feature % the uniyer-
stty work not found II many os the other
large Institutions n the country The two
dcrHlt,oCies that viii be bui.t VIII cost
about Ses,o 40, and they viii re f9r the d.
vision q the sexes. The deaconesses train
ing school vita cost about Sl5pso. and vi,
ee devoted % the special education O. .he
Christian young women who take the
dsaeonsss order o. The Methodist churce
This great band OF young women Is gre
q the greatest Christian WORKS = yas
Methodist church The cr-haaage and
grounds Viii cost about 81. 60 and vi.
~ lhe largest Institution q tnc kina ur-
der the guidance of = Protestant cau.>1
in the wess Tas h,Iiags. educational 8 ,
paratas and furniture of these tnsEssa-