The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-04-28
Wichita Colleges
Universities,
Academies and Schools.
Paramount College Notes.


ers IN each section were chosen to con
test for final honors during commence
Dent week These contests and tn
training Of the speakers was conducte
Under the direction Of the department o
slocution.
The Freshman declamatory contest wa
held Tuesday evening in the college chap
n Guy Findly, Harry Lii, CIarenc
Todd, Hattie Campbell, Almeda Cook ant
James tAeiy we erthe representatives o
the class. The judges selected Aimed;
Cook, Guy Ftndly and James Isely as tn,
three best speakers. The program was
Fnliveued with song and music. Thos,
On the musical program were Josephine
Roule-, Professor S S. Kingsbury, Lola
Eexton and L1ther Mueller.
The Sophomore contest occurred or
Wednesday evening. Vera Taft, Robert
Lewis, Harold Morrison, BIuriel Finn
Eleanor Graves, Matte Jackman and
Grace Doty were the representatives OF
their class. The decision of the judges
gave the first three places to Vera Taft,
Harold Morrison and Robert Lewis re-
BpectiveIy. Those participating in the
musical exercises We're Mollie Warren.
Maud Merrel, Eli gabeth Shattuck and
hIuriel Finn.
Thursday morning Miss Meredith, who
IS assisting the state Y. W. c. A, sec
rotary. addressed the college Woman's
Christian association. In the evening
Miss Aerideth spoke at the Paramount
Church on the condition OF the submerg-
ed class in Kansas City.
The elm trees shipped by President
Morrison from the Daniel Webster farm
+1-1
young men Of the Webster society in the
northwest portion of the college campus
Next Monday evening Mrs r. p. Muir
dock will deliver a lecture to the Fair
mount students on "RaphaeI's AIadon-
nas' and Angeles Frescoes," topics on
which she has made great study. The
lecture viii be illustrated with the finest
Etereopticon views made; it viii be given
in the Paramount church and is for the
benefit Of Hoiyoke cottage
During the coming week the annual
meeting OF the Congregational churches
Of the state Of Kansas win be held in
Wichita To the college these meetings
IRE important as they win bring to Wich-
tia many visitors interested in the growth
and development Of Paramount
on next Saturday morning, Rev.
Charles n. Sheldon, the noted writer and
thinker VIII address the college students
at chapel Other speakers VIII no doubt
deliver short chapel addresses throughout
the week.
w. f. Schen OF the Wichita nursery.
has very generously donated twenty-five
fine elm trees to the college. These viii
be planted on the west side of the cam
GUS.
.Braeburn" is the name of the new golf
club recently organized This organiza-
lion has already more than forty mem
bers. the majority OF whom live down
town. Professor S. s. Kingsbury is pres
ldent of the club and Hiram Norcross. /
secretary and treasurer The club has
made arrang enents to control the Fair
mount links and VIII probably build a
club house for the use Of the membership
b the organization.
Professor Fellows of the Friends uni
Vcrsity. visited classes yesterday. Miss
Barnett of Lewis academy and MIR. Jones
were also among the visitors
The PhIomathean annual public VIII be
given on Tuesday evening, May Z.
Walter WiIdman Of Ohio. a cousin Of
Mrs w Il Isely, was visitor at the (
college during the week. Mr.. Wildman I
is in the banking business. He was /
greatly pleased with Wichita and is /
thinking seriously of moving to this city. /
Aibertus Magnus College Notes.
The Conservatory of Music VIII open /
On May 9th. under the direction OF Henri |
Apply. a member of q famous old musical /
family of Amsterdam. Holland. and for /
merly director Gn succession to his IA
ther of the Conservatory of Music of 4
that city. He studied the VIOLA under
ouch masters as Christian Thinner and /
Joseph Cramer. at the Royal Conserva-
&tories OF Berlin, Germany. and Paris. |
France. and the piano under the famous
Leander Schlegel. OF the Leipzig Conserv-
ntory. He made a very successful concert
tour of Europe. and has trained many
planists AID violinists. In his concert
work Prof. Apply uses two very rare old
violIns. one a genuine Amau. and the
other Guarnerjus, made in 1879, and
ralued at $500.
ia his pianoforte teaching Prof Apply
viii have the great advantage of the use
IF the famous Strich * Zeidler make,
which has been ordered for The new con-
servatory direct from New York City.
This kind OF piano is constructed especi-
ally Tor the use of virtuosos. and is su-
pcrior to any in the world FOR artistic
musical work.
The instructor in vocal music viii be
Media Won Seyfrid. originally Ct Carls-
ruhe- Germany. who is herself an opera.
ratorio and concert signer of note. and
who acquired her art under the greatest
Of German. French ana Italian masters.
such as Madame Marchesi. OF Paris. O7v
whom many of the most famous opera
singers of the world have been trained).
Professors Hariacher and Halliv0da of
Germany. and oscar Saenger. of Paris.
She taught vocal music in HelImuth col
oge, London. England. before coming
10 New York CITY
Donovan A. Richardson. formerly in
structor in Instrumental music ia the
Southern Conservatory Of Music Dur- /
ham, n c.. who is coming here from /
Clinton, \. c.. 20 Go advanced work IN
The violin under Prof. Apply. viii at the
same time be instructor in the vioIinceno.
guitar. cornet ana other
stringed ana brass Instruments
The Conservatory VIII be located IN
rooms down town. but VIII ultimately
have buildins If its own, erected ex-
oressly fer its use in convenient To- ]
cation in the residence district
only limited number of pupils I'm the
violin. piano ana vocal music win be ]
aken hy Prof Apply and Miss Seyfrid. j
Later corners VIII be placed under the S
are 81 the assistants TO DE provided rs I
circumstances require.
r Matthews DDS. President of the S
Dental Association of Southwestern kan
as has been appointed Lecturer on the 4