The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-17
SOCIALIST
ADDITION
Is TO be Made to Wichita by
the College.
WHICH WILL OPEN MAY 5
Temporary Quarters Have
Been Secured in Sedg-
wick Block.

| Rev. Granville Lowther. vice president
of the American Socialist college, which
opens in this city May 5th, is in the
city, making preparations for the opening
Of the college. An application for char
ter has been made and il is expected to
arrive within week. The college has
secured temporary quarters in the Sedg-
wick block. large room on the west
side will be used as general class room,
with smaller rooms adjoining for offices
and class rooms AS yet no quarters have
been secured for the business department,
and the rooms secured will not accom-
modate very large number. but ii is
expected they will be sufficient for a
time.
Rev Lowther and his associates have
several deals on hand for tracts OF land
just outside the city limits and hope 10
secure some Of the property at an early
date, and this will form a Socialist col
ony in Wichita. They expect to purchase
a large tract of land in one piece and
on this will build a college building.
The promoters Of the school have received
assurances of substantial financial sup
port in the matter CT a college building.
but IL is the intention to found a Social
list colony in the neighborhood of the
school a part of the property is to be
reserved for college building and the
other is 10 be plated into lots and sold
TO friends of the school 1t is hoped
that from this source considerable sum
OF money will be realized and thus aid
In building up the school.
Rev. Lowther is the first member of
faculty OF the college to reach Wichita
He is vice president of the college and
will teach philosophy and Biblical liter
allure. Prof. Wul, formerly OF the State
Agricultural college, is president of the
association and will teach history, eco
nomics and sociology. Prof Ross will
have charge of the business department.,
and Mr.. Davis will lecture. The faculty
is not complete as yet. but enough mem
oers have been procured to carry on the
work for the first few months. Aside
from Rev. Lowther. the members of the
faculty will not reach Wichita until near
the first Of the month.
The American Socialist college is an
entirely different concern from Ruskin
college Of Trenton, Mo. Ruskin college
was organized as a Socialist college and
an ariliation made wit ha number of
other schools in the country. It was then
decided to move Ruskin college to Glenn
Ellen, Ill, and call 1t Ruskin university
When this move was made the trustees
Of the various Institutions interested did
not retain the members of the faculty
who were OF Socialist tendencies. SO these
men and women organized into a Social
ist college association and came to Wich-
ita. Some of the students made attach
ment suits against the trustees Of Rus
kin college to secure the payment of
tuition which the students had paid in
advance and did not want 10 move 20
Glenn Ellen. These suits were not
against the American Socialist college.
for this institution is not chartered as yet
and could not be sued. Application has
been made for a charter. but it has not
been received.
Ruskin college was the only Socialist
institution of learning in the country, but
the Socialist feature has been taken away
and the American Socialist college Of
Wichita organized. and this is the only
institution in the country controlled by
Socialists.
The plan, of course. is to make Social
ist teaching paramount. History and eco
nomics and kindred subjects are to be
the major studies. OF course, the Ian
guages will be taken care Of but viii
not be given such a prominent place as
in other schools. The American Social /
ist college has four years course Of
study. and at its completion the gradu-
ate will be given the degree Of Bachelor
of Sociology