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efs' and pupils; and we cordially invite all similarly disposed young men and women to the halls of this institution of learning. Published Monthly W. SEE, Editor and Proprietor. and are in successful operation. for voting men the.

Pp.rir.lean: and the other for young ladies the Athe- loiisjsoutn tsanta te. Avenue, SAUNA, v- KANSAS. t1 The Kansas Weslp.ua IJniimrsitu. liieuni. uoiii meet reguiariy cyciy, week- for literary and, oratorical exer-, cises.

Public exhibitions are given at the end of each term, in the Uni- ii. 1 1 m3m, The first session of our Conference on the second raised a vciiiiy ciiapei i The Kansas Wesleyan' University is an institution founded and conducted under Christian auspices, and while under the, control of the N. W. Kansas" Conference of the. E.

the propriety, of' establishing a- high grade school in western Kansas. On the fourth" they reported -'the frl- rnn nnt' hnwpvpr' icrnnrp' value qfjthe moral element: in and therefore requires all. the .1.. J.iii i 1 1 1 1 linnnl -1 if Mrti sn p-r fri 11 mi tne louovving: Whereas, The growing the West are such as to require, at an early day, the location of an insti dowing an institution in our'; own, linj-its, and empowered the trustees to locale said institution." Southwest Kansas Conference had taken similiar steps at their Conference: Their committee, met in Wichita in and the trustees of our Conference deeming it 5 unwise to attempt to establish two institutions went to Wichita and: proposed to the committee 0 the Southwest Conference to unite in one institution for the western part of the state, so located that it would be of easy access to.both Conferences, and secure the best proposition possible for the location, and accept the best offer made, without regard- to which Conference it might be Our offer was rejected, and their institution located at Win-field, leaving the west and northwest entirely unprovided for as WinfiekL is. only ji 6 miles fr cm the souths line' of the State, 126 from the east and.

276 from the west thus with out educational facilities, we were compelled to build alonej We published proppsals'in June for location, but stating that no proposal vvould be considered that did not secure to us 15 acres of land as a cam pus and a building worth at least Salina offered fifteen acres for a campus, and 26,000. dollars. The offer was accepted July 7, 1 885 -and the building erected and the University, opened for students September 15, i8i6. One hundred and twenty one, students were enrolled the first year, and one hundred and forty-three this yean ''r It would be hard, to find a more punctual, respectful 'and industrious body of young men and women than these have proved themsel es to be The majority are' in the Academic pursuing the regular courses of preparatory to. the Collegiate department: They- evince devotion to their work, and are tution of.

high grade somewherewith- siuucms 10 aicena ine uevouonai exercises in chapel every morning, 'and public services on the Sabbath in whatever church they, or their parents, may select. in A Young Men's Christian; Associa' tion and a Young Women's Christian Association hold weekly A number of students "were converted the past winter. jnjts limitsand feeling assured that that necessity will be'supplied from some source and believeing; it to' be the duty, of "the Methodist. Episcopal church to accept the situation, we rec- 1 1 ii 1 ill iii ill by commencement, we hope, certainly by the opening of next year and will-leave every 15 minutes for the center of town and the depots. Mail is delivered in the addition and a box for receiving mail is placed tution.

2: That this- Conference appoint of Trustees, to -secure a charter for that purpose. 3. That iye. laymen including the; viz: J. H.

AALinA'A) iJlj''' -'A. vnfl nn just in' front of the campus. Commencement Program, Annual, sermon by Dr. A. Schuyjer, Hr.

H. Sudendorf, Martin 4. That -this Conference empovver this Board of Trustees to entertain proposals for location; of -institution. R. Caruthers, Chairman.

D. D. Campbell, Secretary. tL ru .1 Sunday, June 10, 9 m. Annual- lecture by 1 Dr.

Edward Thomson, Sunday June 10. 8 p. tri. Annual meetinar of the Board of Trustees, Tuesday, Tune 12, 2 by the Periclean Societ Tnpsflav pvpninor Tnn'p' Exhibition by the: Athenaeum, So earnestly co-operating with 7 their" ciety Wednesday evening Tune 13. Commencement by; the Academic department, June 14, 9 a.

m. Sweet, N. See, H. G. Breed and M.

M. Stolz. The trustees advertised for bids, for locating said Clyde and Ellsworth made propositions for the location, but not such as to justify the trustees in locating, and the matter was passed over i at Conference without report. The next year, at Clyde; pledging, 5 40', to aid Baker University, the Con ference pledged about $4,006 toyards en-. teachers to the school, in.

the very beginning of its career, a high and commendable, tone: It is with reat pleasure that we direct atteh-tion'to this fact; Tor --association with such highminded students can, not otherwise than prove of great value to those, who may, hereafter be associated with "Thorough scholarship is thq aim of both Meetings; Beloit District Scandia'May. 23 Alton 22-24 Norton a 22 24. Ellsworth Ha ys; City June 19 21. anna.