The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-03
OPENS NEXT TUESDAY.
Paramount College Expects Large At
tendance This Year.


The school year at Fairmount college
will begin next Tuesday, September 5.
This day will be spent in registration or
students and assignment of classes. The
formal opening viii occur "Wednesday
morning at 8 o'clock
The prospects for the opening term
are exceedingly bright. Forty high school
and academy students have announced
their intentions OF entering the freshman
class This will make the largest enter
ing class in the history of the institution.
Fairmount has always been special
favorite of the Wichita High school Dur
ing the past seven years no less than
sixty four Wichita High school gradu-
ates have entered Paramount. This year
in addition TO large delegation from
this school there will also be good
representation from Lewis academy and
the preparatory schools of neighboring
cities.
Active preparation has been going on
at the college for the opening The
opera chairs for the new chapel have
been put in place and repairs made at
the dormitories.
y
the faculty. Professor Andrew P. So
landt. a graduate of both Oberlin and
McGin universities will take the chair
of French. vacated by the death of Pro-
fessor Paul Roulet. Mr.. Solandt is
Frenchman and well equipped for his
speciality. The science department OF the
college has been strengthened by the
addition of another instructor. Profes-
sor S A marlborough. who has just
taken his masters degree at Harvard,
and who makes the third Harvard grsdu-
ate on the present Fairmount faculty,
will assist Professor Poole. Mr.. Buck
borough will teach Chemistry and Ply
sizes
The school of music is also making
rapid strides. Mr.. Robert III. just,
famous violinist and Miss Marie Hammer
of the Cincinnati college will be i'm
portant additions to Prof Ellenbergers
staff of instructors. Mrs. Winnifreds
MetcaIf of the Emmerson college of Ora
tory. will have charge of the department
of Expression and Physical Culture. An
excellent instructor has also been secured
to teach the commercial branches.
Many of the members of the faculty
are on the hill back from their summer
vacation. Professors Poole. Clough. Spra-
que and Morrison attended the great edu-
cational convention at Boston President
Morrison returned from the east last
night. Professor Poole and Miss Clousn
returned earlier in the week. Profess
sor Solandt reached Wichita from Iowa
some DAYS ago Professors Gavett. Kings
bury and Sprague will arrive in the citv
the latter portion of this week as Will
also Professor Ellenberger, who spent his
summer in California.
The continued. substantial growth OF
Paramount college is the result of the ac-
tive interest taken in this institution by
the people of Wichita The college has
back of it some of the most prominent
business men in the city. On the board
of trustees of the college are such men
as Chas. Cohn. R. L. Holmes. A. c. Jobes,
c f. Potts. IT. w. Darling, ]. NJ. Knapp
c. s. Sargent. Scott E. Whine, S. w
Cooper and z. Higginson.
President n. j. Morrison spent large
portion of the vacation in New England.
In addition to raising funds for improve
ment on the main building DR.. Morrison
has also begun an active campaign for
securing funds for a mems dormitory
This building will cost 10000. Several
thousand dollars have already been Sc
cured for this purpose 1t is the presi-
dents plan 70 begin the erection Of this
structure next spring.