The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-15
WILL OPEN
ON MAY 6
American Socialist College
to Begin Work on That Date.
MEMBERS OF FACULTY
Are Expected to Reach Wichita
Next Week.

4 Socialist college will open its doors
for students in this city "Wednesday, May
6. The name Of the college is TO be the
American Socialist college and viii be the
only one in the United States. 1t is organ
lied to teach socialist doctrine and spread
| sociaIissic literature throughout the coun-
try and it is the intention Of the promo
ters to make Wichita the principle dis-
tributing point for the spread Of socialist
teachings throughout America.
For a short time the socialists main
tanned q college at Trenton. Mo, but the
support was poor. II is claimed that
there were very few of the faith in and
around that city. The college was closed
last Friday and next week it is expected
that Prof. and Mrs. Frederick A Metealf
will reach this city as the advance guard
Of the corps Of instructors in the college.
Prof and Mrs Netcaif will have charge
OF the Western College OF Oratory, a
branch of the school. Rev. and Mrs O..
P. Harnish, who viii have charge of the
department OF music will arrive shortly
after. Thos. z. VIII, formerly pTe=i-
dent Of the Kansas State Agricultural
college. was the dean OF Ruskin college.
the socialist institution at Trenton. and
viii reach this city near the close Of the
month and viii be dean of the school and
professor of sociology. W A Ross. princi-
pal of Ruskin business college, will come
with him and have charge Of the bust
ness departments. Mr.. Ross is also treas
urer of the institution Mr.. and Mrs. CT.
w Davis. of Trenton. and Mr.. A. NJ
Smith, assistant Instructor in the com
mercial and shorthand departments, viii
be here before the school opens.
The college was brought to Wichita with
the work of Granville Lowther, formerly
pastor Of the Methodist Episcopal church
at Mcpherson, who a year ago was
elected from the church as a hertic, after
a trial before the Southwest Kansas con-
ference at Arkansas City Some months
ago Mr.. Lowther came here and had sew
eral conferences with Wichita business
men and persons interested in the faith
and received assurances OF substantial
support il the Trenton school vas moved
here and established and this city made
the headquarters and center of socialists
OF this country. He received assurances
OF students and also a beginning for an
endowment
He has been here a number of times
and conferred with these people and an
nounced that the college would open for
students the first week Of May.
There is a considerable number of per
sons in this city who call themselves
socialists and work with those of that
faith. They have a permanent organiza-
ton and each Sunday afternoon hold
meetings in the council chamber Of the
city han. At the last city election the
socialists had a ticket in the field ard
their candidate. ]. P. Parkhurst. roIled
over 300 votes. Wichita is said TO he one
of the strongest points in the country
in number Of socialists.
been definitely decided upon as yet, and
will not be until some of the members
Of the faculty and officers reach Wichita.
which Will be in a few days. when tenn
porary quarters viii be procured and the
college opened. It is reported that a
considerable number Of students VIII
move to this city from Trenton with the
faculty. During the summer. steps viii
be taken to provide a permanent build
ing for the college in this city and assur-
ances Of a considerable fund for this pur-
pose have already been civen by people
of Wichita for the establishment Of the
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