The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-06-05
He GIVES $4,000
Magnificent Gift of a New
Yorker to Paramount College.
FUND IS NOW $4,000
Leaving But Eight thousand
10 be Raised.
FUND IS NOW $4,000

Richer by So ooo, the gift Of one indi-
vtdual. grew the Paramount endowment
fund yesterday. The Fairmount college
board OF trustees held their annual meet
ing II wasa great meeting. great in re-
sPect 10 Importance Of the business con-
sidered. The series Of events in Fair
mounts Commencement week nave been
notable throughout; but the meeting yes
terday afternoon was the most signia-
cant Of all The CHIEF business of this
occasion was President 8Iorrison's report
Of his eastern canvass for the endow-
ment OF Paramount college. II VIII be re-
membered that nearly three years ago
Dr.. .. K Pearson. OF Chicago. offered
the college $4,000 II the friends Of the
college raised an additional $50 COO; he
later arranged 70 give the first So 505
IS soon as the college secured $4,000.
making total endowment fund OF $780,
DO. The president and trustees arranged
that Or. Morrison should 80 east and Sc
cure $4,000 and that the trustees should
raise S3o 600 in and around Wichita
When the work was begun there were
scores Of doubters and knockers 1T
cant be done" the van said But Pres
ldent Morrison pulled on his coat and
went 70 work. Many Of the local trustees
lid the same. The work was pushed for
three years with the most Greless energy.
Obstacles were encountered on every
hand. Even Topeka sent knockers into
New England 70 prevent eastern givers
from aiding the endowment Of q Wichita
Institution But in spite of all this op-
position. was one man who never lost
faith il the great enterprise OF found
ing Paramount c0uege-that man was its
president. n ]. Morrison. Month By
month he toiled and struggled, here and
there he secured small subscriptions. but
his task of securing the eastern PROPOSE
zion. $500 seemed next 10 Impossible
q realization Recently. however, he
scored a great success An eastern phil
znthropist, whose name is withheld for
the present for good cause. made a pledge
II 81 Geo; this amount raised the eastern
subscription 70 $500. n securing eastern
gifts, Or. Morrison secured most efficient
aid from 1lr. Charles G. Cohn and AR. A.
C. Jobes
The proposition is now "up TO Wichita"
Can the go 600 Be raised2 The trustees
are confident that it can, for $1,000 Of
this amount has already been pledged.
Last summer DR.. Thee. Clifton OF Chi
cago. through the aid az local trustees,
raised about Sl5.5lo in December, Chas.
G. Conn. r. Z. Holmes. j. w knapp.
II w. Darling, Rev. H T. Thayer and
Prof ~. Il Isley again started the can
vass and with the $50 realized in the New
Fashioned Fair by the ladies Of Wichita,
The Wichita end has been brought to
thousand dollars sim remain 70 be Sc
cured IN Wichita in order 10 make sure
of the S991 already pledged VIII
ioubtIes sreluire much effort ID get this
amount. for II must All Sc IN hy July l.
WI Fairmount set 3lm402 The trustees
evidently think 50. The last thing they
did ia the meeting yesterday was 10 pass
Z unanimous resolution to The effect that
the work Of securing the remaining S. eo0
should be undertaken at once and pushed
70 successful completion When this work
IS compIeted-and no one nows doubts its
resllza tion-it WI be a great victory for
H. j. Morrison, great victory for the
trustees Of the college. a great victory for