The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-06-05

Faculty reception to students and
friends at the college this evening.
Last night occurred the first annual ad-
dress before the literary societies Of the
college. The address was delivered by
the distinguished speaker. DR.. c. Il. Pat
ton of St. Louis. There are three liter
airy societies in Paramount college. Web
ster. Sorosis and Phnomathean.
Miss Harriet sewan. president of soro-
sis, introduced the speaker.
DR.. Patton is fine man physically.
strong man Intellectually, and a splendid
speaker. He is q modern man. The sub
/ jet of his stirring address was Wealth
and he showed in very clear, philosoph-
zeal, logical and instructive manner the
true function Of wealth. The lecture was
made exceedingly interesting by means
of apt and striking illustrations freely
taken from the wide realm Of literature,
history and science.
In the first place. DR.. Patton defined
wealth. This led to the explanation that
wealth was not only material. but intel
lectual and spiritual. The value Of any
n'a terial thing is not IN itself but only in
the way this material thing may serve
the needs Of man. There is. however,
an idea abroad that IN America wealth
is desired for wealths sake, which DR..
Patton styled commercialisrn. CONNER
cialism says. for instance, that that mar
rage is the best which brings in the
most cash: it says that that politics is
the best which secures the greatest
pull" But such Is not the true meaning
OF wealth-money in itself cannot Sc
cure sympathy, friendship. happiness.
heaven.
The speaker held that wealth had true
function if rightly used. He then told
how to get it. Wealth, material wealth,
could only be secured through work
Gods injunction to man was work. Labor
moreover should be skilled labor, express
ing the hope that Paramount college
would soon have a complete manual de-
partment.
In securing intellectual wealth. work.
study-must be the motto. 1t was educa-
ton, training, that has given America
the lead in the world. The trained work.
ers of America are the people that havae
placed our country ahead Of England
and Germany. The college and the tech
meal school has produced this result.
These institutions have been training
thousands of young men and women TO
work with great energy along special
lines. and these people have placed
America in the fore front.
Again, what gave the Americans such
marvellous superiority over the Spaniards
in the late war? The Spanish ships were
equal to ours; their guns could shoot as
20 y,,ar ,z-ay., bv-ova oud fri
otto What gave this great superiority
Brains; technical training.
BY means of Illustrations drawn from
Ruskin's Ethics Of Dust and Brown
ings Ezra Ben Ezra he demonstrated
that the ultimate result of wealth is to
secure character.
Money is good; mind is better; char
acter is best. Some can have mind; all
can have character"
In closing DR.. Patton congratulated
Wichita for having undertaken the
founding Of an educational institution OF
high rank. All sections Of the nation had
their eyes on tnis vigorous, growing com /
mercial center. Let Wichita carry for
ward this good work and complete the !
endowment OF Paramount. Let Wichita |
give the lie to the claim that American !
cities stand for commercialism.
DR.. Patton then congratulated the stu /
dents of the college for the work they /
were doing and the results which would |
finally be theirs.
The lecture was given at Plymouth |
church and a good audience was present. |
At the close a hearty vote of thanks was /
given DR.. Patton for travelling a thou |
sand miles toserve US" as President Nor |
rison very aptly expressed it.
After the exercises the students and I
friends were given the opportunity OF /
meeting him
DR.. Patton reached Wichita from st. /
Louis yesterday and was driven over the 4
city by Professor Roulet. He expressed /
himself as wonderfully Wen pleased with 4
Wichita and predicted a great future for
the city. he is naturally very much in
terested in Paramount college and its sue
cessfm establishment.
Prof Garcelon and his excellent or
chestra favored the audience with some
splendid music. The parts thus played
are here given:
l. The Cleveland Two-Step ........Agnew
. Waltz. Tuyo Siempde. .Tocanen
g. The Blue and the Gray ........Dresser
T. NIsrimbo Bells ...........-.-....... High
.. Boston Ideal March ........-.-.... Siegel
6. When Knighthood Was IN Flower
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Coed appetite and cheerfulness follows
the use Of Prickly Ash Bitters. II puri-