The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-09-01
Wichita Colleges
Universities
Academies and Schools.

FRIENDS UNIVERSITY NOTES.
Inquiries as to entrance are increasing
as the time draw nears for the opening
OF school. The Office at the university
building and the Office at room II, Sheetz
building have both been kept open every
afternoon the past week. Next week the
University Office will be kept. open ali day
and the down town Office from to p.
n. Registration viii begin Monday, Sep
TENDER 9, classes viii be organized on
Wednesday. There is every indication
that there VIII be larger attendance at
the University than ever. = heavy cor
respondence with inquirers has been
maintained during the summer and many
Of the replies indicate a large number Of
new students. Every effort has been
made to strengthen and broaden the var
lOus courses offered Members of the
faculty are returning refreshed and full
Of new ideas and plans for the work of
the coming year One OF the great ad-
vantages offered by Friends University is
the elective system used in the college
courses. The student is thus given a bet
ter opportunity for pursuing the studies
most suited TO his abilities than IN the
same system as is used by the state
university. The academic normal course.
the completion of which entities to a
state certificate affords excellent oppor-
tunities for teachers. The state certid-
cate is also given 10 those who complete
the college course. The excellent loca-
ton of the university is to be noted. A
short distance from The center of the
town, the quiet so much desired by the
&c
utes ride on the electric car brings him
10 the city, so that even in the most dis
agreeable weather Of winter there is
easy. access to and from town. The
growth of Friends University in the three
short years it has been in operation has
been gratifying to its founders and to
the citizens Of Wichita. This the fourth
year. viii make still another mark OF
growth
The department Of shorthand, type /
writing and penmanship of University, I
which met with very fattering success /
last year win again be presided over by /
Mr. Ohio p. Myers. and from present in /
dications the attendance in this depart I
meDt viii be much larger than last year |
Wichita Commercial College Notes.
Mr.. Taimage of the bookkeeping de- /
partment. returned Saturday after an
absence Of about month.
Mr.. Cook of the shorthand department +
accepted fine position as stenographer /
in the government employ at Muscogee. +
J. T, during the past week, salary $1,000 .
per month.
The following old students visited at (
the college during the week: Messrs. /
Johnson. DeRoss. Hmyard, Neuman. {
Eager and Rupert
Mr.. Ford I. Wright of the shorthand .
department, has accepted a position as
accountant and stenographer for the .
Milwaukee Harvester company Of this .
city
Miss Nellie Flanders of the shorthand .
department has accepted a position with .
the Citizens Ice company of this city /
as stenograDher.
The annual melon social was held Fri
day evening on the lawn Of President /
Robins and was a large success. there be-
Ing about one hundred students i'm at /
tendance They had a royal good time. /
The following persons enrolled during /
the week J. Y. King. Geneva Clark, (
Mabel Younkin. Alice Ehle T.. c. Smith +
Olive Detrlclz. Eta DERRICK. clyde FL
Hott. ". IT, Wallace, Thos. Buck and +
Mamie Williams
Miss Nina Streeter Of the bookkeeping +
and shorthand departments went to her
home Saturday at Hesston, Kan. where
she has accepted a position as beekkeep-
or and stenographer for Mr. William
Rapp, grain and lumber merchant.