The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-04
Friends University Notes.

Students have been busy the past week
in entertaining their friends and relatives
who came in for the fair Many of these
visitors expect TO remain over this week
20 attend the Friends yearly meeting
The department of history and philoso-
ply for this year is under the direction
of Prof Trueblood, a graduate of Earl
ham college. For many years Prof.
Trueblood has been a teacher, having
been engaged in academy work at
Friendsville, Tenn, Se:ldcreek. Ind, Grel-
lette and TOnganoxie. Kansas. and prin-
Cipal of the city schools of Canken and
Burr Oak, Kansas. He was also for four
years a member Of the state legislature.
Mr. Trueblood is a valuable acquisition to
the faculty for his experience and for his
Echolarliness
Prof. a. e. Jones of Indiana has charge
OF the department Of mathematics Prof
Jones comes to the Friends university as
a graduate of the Indiana State univer-
sity, highly recommended both as stud
ent and teacher Since graduation he
has been engaged in city schools Of this
state.
Great enthusiasm and interest was
shown by the students in preparing the
float to represent the university in the
flower parade. hack. completely COW
cred with scarlet drawn by four horses.
with scarlet harness bore eight young
ladies attired in dainty summer gowns
and carrying parasols decorated in flow
ers to harmonic with their gowns From
large pole in the center of the hack
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flowers. while the other ends were carried
by young men. These garlands formed
canopy over the occupants Of the hack
and made a very pretty effect There
We're fourteen men dressed in white duck
suits TO act as guards. Twelve of these
carried the scarlet and grey garlands and
the other two~walIed ar the head of the
FIST pair of horses. The yourg lsdie
chosen to rise IN the hack were: Lenora
Jay. Ester Chase, Alyce Matloch. NV
Benton. Halle Crawford Isabella Gfier
Fanny Saunders and Clarab5lla Morris.
on account Of the parade Friday morn
Ing ana the football game in the after
noon, school was dismissed for the dav
The Brightonian Literary society he'd
their first meeting Of the school year last
week and officers for the ensuing term
were elected as follows: President. How
ard Mitchell; vioe-presideat. Virgn Davis.
secretary. Martha Tracy. treasurer. Eva
Biue; critic, Chas. Freeman. Sargeant.
Herbert Hester; librarian. Cassie Jones:
chaplain, Pearl Hinshaw
Thursday night the sophomores met at
Prairie Cottaee and took the car for the
Pike where they spent an evening in
seeing the sights
Gymnasium shoes and clubs arrived las,
week for the physical culture class. Miss
Becker VIII start class in the club swing
ing this week.
Tfs class in eighteenth century Htera-
ture have completed the required work r.
Dryden and sre now ready to tase IN
Pope's poems and discussion or this au-
thor.
The football boys played their arst
game Of ball with Cooper. college OF Sterl-
fng on Hess Field Friday afternoon. The
lineup was as follows.
Center. Parker right guard. johnson.
left guard. Shinn; rieht tackle. Howard
left tackle. Hoyt; risht end. Holmes. ief;
END. Resing; quarter back. Looms: RICH,
half. Rich; left half. Jones: fun back.
Asworth.
In Russell Hall OF the university Tues
day nisht VIII be chssade contest by
the Ladies aid society by the West Side