date at least 3000 people. Tae gymnasium for girls is in the basement of the library, a room illy adapted to such work. The walls of the old chemical building are sound and the building could be refitted for a gymnasium. Its nearness to the heating plant would make easily accessible hot water for the baths. The following is at summary of the needs of the various departments: Physics and chemistry building and equipment... Horticulture and entomology building, greenhouse, and equipment. Addition to library, including heating and lighting. Refitting old chemical building for gymnasium. Current expenses... Books and periodicals for the library Salary of state veterinarian...... Farmers' institutes..... Repairs of buildings and grounds. Freight and hauling coal Water-supply.. Rent of president's house. Care of funds. Regents' mileage and per diem Farm department: Pure-bred stock.. Steers and hogs. Mechanical department: Engineering laboratory Carpenter shop. Boiler and engine-room Equipment, other departments.. 1901-'02. 1902-'03. $80,000 10,000 5,000 25,000 $35,000 2,500 2,500 In chapter 17, Session Laws of 1897, making appropriations to the college, the following occurs in section 3: "Provided, that under no circumstances whatever, either directly or indirectly, the board of regents shall expend or contract to expend, for salaries, labor, material, and supplies, or for any other purpose whatever, a larger sum than the sums appropriated by the congress of the United States and the legislature of the state of Kansas for each fiscal year." At the end of the biennial period, June 30, 1899, there were on hand unpaid vouchers amounting to nearly $15,000. The attorney general ruled that these could not be paid out of the funds of the next biennial period. A special appropriation for this amount should be made. Respectfully submitted. STATE AGRICULTURAL COLlege, E. T. FAIRCHILD, J. S. McDoWELL, W. T. YOE, WM. HUNTER, MRS. SUSAN J. ST. JOHN, J. M. SATTERTHWAITE, $2000 farmers' institutes, $1800 salary state veterinarian, $3000 sewer, $560 rent president's house. $2000 farmers' institutes, $1800 salary state veterinarian, $300 rent president's house. Table of Attendance, by Classes, for Past Twenty-two Years. CLASS. Short course, agriculture... 1878-'79.. 1887-'88.. 1888-'89 * 1889-'90.. 1890-'91 *. 1891-'92. 1892-'93. 1893-'94. 1894-'95. 1895-'96, 1898-'99.. 1899-'00 *. 47 * Requirements for admittance raised. † Course strengthened. -Decrease. Previous to 1896-'97 the preparatory students were not listed separately from first years. DENOMINATIONAL COLLEGES. BAKER UNIVERSITY. L. H. MURLIN, President. Location, Baldwin, Kan. Founded, 1858. Members of the faculty and their departments: L. H. Murlin, A. M., D. D., president, professor of philosophy; C. S. Parmenter, A. M., Ph. D., professor of biology; E. M. Wood, A. M., Ph. D., professor of mathematics; O. G. Markham, A. M., professor of Latin; S. A. Lough, A. M., professor of Greek; W. C. Bauer, M. S., professor of physics and chemistry; A. D. Porter, A. M., Ph. D., professor of English; E. F. Murlin, A. M., Ph. D., professor of modern languages; E. O. Grimes, A. M., professor of history and sociology; Lillian Scott, professor of education, and principal of the normal department; F. N. Hair, music; Jennie K. Bull, music; A. E. Leach, oratory; E. Belle Brown, art; F. E. Wolfe, business; S. D. Dice, business; A. Ault, business; J. C. Bridwell, science; T. J. Riley, history; Bessie G. Ryan, English; Hattie Kemp, modern languages. Whole number of graduates: Males, 275; females, 150; total, 425. 28; Students in attendance in each of the several classes: Senior, 22; junior, sophomore, 44; freshman, 66; special, 28; academic, 202; normal, 96; music, 61; business, 25; other departments, 15; total, 587. Whole number of students: Males, 330, females, 257; total, 587. Estimated cash value of the property owned by the institution: Site, $25,000; buildings, $40,000; permanent endowment and funds, exclusive of real estate, $10,000; library, $15,000; apparatus, $10,000; total amount of property, $104,000. Expenditures for the current year: For salaries for teachers, $16,000; for incidentals, $4000; for buildings and repairs, $1000; total expenditures, $21,000. Receipts for the current year: From tuition fees, $14,000; voluntary contributions, $7000; total receipts, $21,000. Rates of tuition per annum, not including board, in each department: College, academic, and normal, $29; business, $45; music, $52 to $104; art, $40 to $75; elocution, $35 to $90. Under whose auspices is the institution conducted? Methodist Episcopal church. BETHANY COLLEGE. Location, Lindsborg, McPherson county, Members of the faculty and their departments: Rev. Carl Swensson, A. M., Ph. D., D. D., president, professor of Christianity and mental science; C. F. Peterson Carlbert, A. M., Ph. D., vice-president, professor of history and political science; P. H. Pearson, A. M., professor of English language and literature; J. E. Welin, A. M., curator of museum, professor of natural history, geology, physics, and chemistry; G. E. Eberhardt, M. Accts., professor of commercial law, penmanship, rapid calculation, bookkeeping, and business practice; Charles D. Wagstaff, professor of piano and harmony, band leader; Rev. John Ekholm, Ph. D., professor of Greek and esthetics; Katherine Pearson, instructor in model school and assistant in academy; Birger Sandzen, A. M., professor of modern languages, art, and gymnastics; Sigfrid Laurin, A. B., Dir. Mus., professor of piano; Samuel Thorstenberg, B. M., professor of piano and musical history, director of chorus; Rev. Ernst F. Pihlblad, A. M., secretary, professor of Latin; Marie Malmberg (certificated), instructor in shorthand, typewriting, and court reporting; Norma D. Crawford, M. O., lady principal, instructor in elocution and physical culture; Theodore Lindberg, B. M., instructor on the violin, leader of the orchestra; Vivian Henmon, A. M., recorder, professor of pedagogy and instructor in United States history; Gertrude Emmert, B. M., assistant on the piano; P. J. Wedel, A. B., instructor in mathematics; Hugo Bedinger, Dir. Mus., professor of pipe organ and harmony; Gertrude Florence Smith, B. M., instructor in voice culture; Katharine Gentry, instructor in model school; Rev. Emil Lund, Ph. D., acting professor of Swedish; Nora B. Gentry, M. Accts., assistant in mathematics, bookkeeping, and civil government; Carl Johns, A. B., treasurer, instructor in natural science, German, and civil government; Signe Bedinger, B. M., instructor in voice culture; William Barham, B. M., instructor of band, guitar, mandolin, and singing school; Amanda Barham, B. M., assistant on the piano and organ; Matie R. Phelps, assistant in model school; Karl J. Swenson, assistant in gymnastics; Oscar E. Staaf, assistant in Latin. Whole number of graduates: Males, 265; females, 79; total, 344. Students in attendance in each of the several classes: College, 56; academy, 52; normal, 33; specials in above departments, 37; special class in economics, 18; commercial department, 103; shorthand and typewriting, 25; conservatory of music, 217; elocution department, 35; art department, 17; oratorio chorus, 395; Bethany orchestra, 42; mandolin orchestra, 24; bands, 49; model school, 52. Whole number of students: Males, 322; females, 328; total, 650. Lands owned by the institution, 20 acres. Estimated cash value of the property owned by the institution: Site, $10,000; buildings, $130,000; library, $5,000; apparatus, $15,000; total amount of property, $150,000. Expenditures for the current year: For salaries of teachers, $11,203; for incidentals, $6213.09; for buildings and repairs, $10,000; total expenditures, $27,416.36. Receipts for the current year: From tuition fees, $9335; other incomes, $18,081.30; total receipts, $27,416.36. Rates of tuition per annum, not including board, in each department; (See current catalogue for details.) Under whose auspices is the institution conducted? Lutheran Kansas conference of Augustana synod. Location, Newton, Kan. BETHEL COLLEGE. H. O. KRUSE, Principal. Founded, 1893. (Preliminary arrangements were begun in 1887.) Members of the faculty and their departments: Rev. C. H. Wedel, president of faculty, biblical and theological branches; H. O. Kruse, principal, natural science and history; G. A. Haury, Latin and English literature; H. J. Webster, mathematics; Rev. P. H. Richert, German and English; B. F. Welty, vocal and instrumental music; Miss Mary A. Wirkler, fine arts; Miss Linda A. Krehbiel, elocution and physical culture; C. N. Parsons, commercial department; Rev. D. Goerz, business manager. |