The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-09-22
OPENING OF UNIVERSITY
Big Enrolment and Most Favorable
FFusnects

T.
Big Enrolment and Most EavorahI,
Prospects.
Norman. o. T. Sept 2I.-The opening q,
the university this year has been tbs
most suspicious. The enrolment is con.
siderably larger than at the END Of tbs
second week last year. During the s,tr,.
mer coll elton Of 5lI books on tbe sinh
Jects OF history. economics. English and
piiiosophy We're accessioued in tho libra
~ ana a list Of five volumes for tho rne,ii-
cal ard biological departments are now
expected from the publisher. In all & coo
worth Of books wits have been added dur
ing the year
: jay Ferguson. member OF the closs
Of ~, was elected last sprinr on tbe
resignation Of Miss Rule. 10 the posi,ion
Of librarian. with leave Of absence from,
October J. 1871. 10 July . 1922 70 com
Piete ms course in the Albany Library
school. Albany. y y He VIII take ATS
professional degree there at the com
pletior of his course. The senior wear
or this course includes visits ok those
who intend TO be Librarians Of colleges
TO the libraries OF leading universities In
III coast The libraries Of Cornell. COL
umbia, Harvard. Yale and others will ho
visited. Mr. Ferguson LEFT for Buffalo on
September - After visiting the exposition
he will attend the meeting ef the New
York Association Of Librarians. which
convenes at Lake Placid NY. from SEN
TENDER 2lst to Beth. He viii go from there
20 Albany or October 1st. and D. ready
for tho opening Of school on October 2.
No session or school was held al the
university on last Thursday. but the ma 4
jority II the students attended the exer- 4
cisos in memory Of President Mckinney +
which were held IN the opera house This
memorial service was in charge Of the
Commercial club. but several members OF
the university faculty. assisted IN the BRO
gram. Miss Kate Mcbride. the instric-
tor IN vocal music. sang with great feeling /
the beautiful hymn Lead Kindly Light
which was an especial favorite with the
dead president. Later in the exercises
the entire audience. Ted hy Miss Mcbride
Joined In singing the restful and Inn
pressive hymn Nearer Ny Cod 10 Thee %
And the sound Of the sweet strains seemed
70 fall ike a bencdiction upon tho bowed
heads n the large audience.
President David r. Boyd smoke 81 tho
private and domestic Hfe OF Major NC
Kinley IL was the privilege o. President
Boyd in early life 20 have met ana ,o
have become personally acquainted with
William Mckinley. Mr Boyd spoke ~
lfr McKiniev's snectionate regard for
'ther members ~ his family. and espsc-
ally for an older sister. Miss Helen &c
kinney. and % his utter devotion 20 bic
iged mother. fTe was ever on the eios-
50 terms with bis neEhhof lie spoke
= the Majors relation in hls own family.
low 10 bore - under she sorroz 90 los z
* aH hts children. and how he ever 8
hoWed The tsnderost devotion o. bis wife. 3
ne shsrer ~ his sorrows EIe v-iu always Z
% known ~ an Heal husbard ara this g
rih be needed and timciv lesson ~ fhe ?
.merlcan people It is Presidents onfa- 3
lu 5hat william McEiniey-s life zis &C.
forth mere fo future generations thar ~ q
nas been % thf people of fhl- genera .
on and o. this natloa e..rire hln ettrf- r
VI and successftl term ~ oT.ce r
Mr. T. " Cole ~ fhe Department afi -
sychoioEv spoke ~ Mr mckinley ln ITS a
cath Amoas other strong "a aehis ST. b
ole gave thl Fie rad fea~t great @
laazh tc BE- Tolr freri ard nine. arE e.
20 friend ~ cVerg man ir are nssls- =.
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manager u aireaf rsftlnE Ed eea- -
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