The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-17
Wichita Colleges
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Notes of Wichita's
Educational institutions.

Notes of Wichita's
Educational institutions.
fairnouns college Notes.
The preliminary Gebale for CHOOSING
,o-tas+ants for the annual contest with
Winheld will occur January - Inc tros'
question viii be the topic OF deoa'e'
Clarence Todd, Graham Foster. Marjorie
Sellers. G. A. Russell, Elsie Neisoh'
Claude Nelson, and Arthur Softer are the
debaters. Rev J. D. Ritchey, Z. l.. Da-
wilson and Hiram Norcross have been In
vitad to serve as judges. Both glee ciuos
will enliven the occasion with singing.
Sorosis held a very enthusiastic session
last Thursday afternoon. Excellent music
was the special feature of the meeting.
The program was as follows:
Essay acknowledgements. Blanche Culp
Piano Solo ....... Jane Parkinson
Reading-A Wonan's Club.-............
Olive Norton
Discussion-Tennyson as Man and
q Poet ..--.--.--------.. TFol- Sious-i
Music NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. hate Lee
Recitation-The Organ Builder-...-.-... = .
May Skidmore
,hdOOSrn clippings -s--.VoScPiiiho 1AON'S@
lmpromptu Debate-Question: -Univer-
sity Course VS.. College Course.
Affirmative. Elsie Nelson, Mabel
Hutchinson. Negative, Hetty Camp
bell, Helen Cosson.
Piano Solo ......-...-........... Lola Sexton
The decision of the judges was in favor
OF the affirmative.
A number of additional students have
enrolled during the week. Among these
are Meta Stewart and Nina Stewart, of
Kingfi3her o. T.; Christine Davis, of Wa
terloo. These three young ladies have en-
tered the academic department. The fol-
lowing students have also enrolled in the
school of music: Marguerite Levin, Ger
trude Bishop, Mrs. Ada Blandin. Evelyn
Packer and Eleanor Milton.
Mrs. Evelyn Cromer, or Ell Reno, Okla
Aoma, visited the college last "Wednesday.
Mrs. Cromer, formerly Miss Imboden, OF
the class OF 1900. was at one time very
prominent in college circles and still has
\ host Of friends at Paramount.
Miss KIock. Of Kansas City. who Is
visiting with Mr.. and Mrs c. l.. David
BON, was T. College visitor on Thursday.
The mid-week lecture by DR.. c. S. Sar-
gent on Thursday was one Of exceptional
Interest. The Duty OF the Church To-
wards the Weak, the Criminal and the
Unfortunate, was the subject of this elo-
nuent address.
The first semester of the year will ter
inmate next Saturday. The second half
will begin the following Tuesday. In ad
ditien to the regular work a number OF
new courses will be offered to the stu
dents at that time. course in mineral
ogy. offered by Prof. S. A. marlborough,
Is attracting considerable attention and
will be selected by a large number OF
students Other courses beginning work
with the first of next term are Psychology
and Christian Evidences. by Prof. A P.
Solandt: English Literature, Study of
the Epic, by Miss Clough; Financial His |
terry of the United States; also course |
IN Civil Government. by Dean w. H |
1sley Analytic Geometry and a review of /
Higher Arithmetic, by Prof. G. I. Gavett: /
Aristophane's Frogs and Selections from |
Herodetus by DR.. S. s. Kingsbury. Prof. |
Poole viii offer several new courses in his
Department of Biology.
Director Ellenberger reports that the |
enrolment IN the School OF Music con-
tinues. and that the number of private
students. In this department now num-
bers over 70. He says that the great /
majority OF these students are making
splendid progress.
About February first the department
will give its first formal student recital
This recital viii be an elaborate affair
and Will be a practical demonstration of
the splendid results attained at Fair
mount The exact date will be announced
In few days.
In order to accommodate a number of
persons, especially such as cannot find
time to como to the college, the large
hall on the third floor OF the Crawford
Grand building has been secured and will
De used as an annex. Director Ellen
berger, Professors Just and Hammer will
each spend limited portion of their
time at the Crawford for the purpose of
teaching.