A history of Fairmount College
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Authors
Rydjord, John
Advisors
Issue Date
1977
Type
Book
Keywords
Fairmount College, Wichita, Kansas , Wichita State University history
Citation
Rydjord, John. A history of Fairmount College. Lawrence: The Regents Press of Kansas, 1977. 251 pages
Abstract
Table of Contents
Preface -- From Cowtown to college -- Vassar of the West and Fairmount Institute -- Fighting for Fairmount -- Fairmount's first four years -- Professors and progress -- Funds and facilities -- President Thayer's seven years -- Morrison Library -- Walter H. Rollins -- Search for solvency -- World War I -- Facing postwar problems at Fairmount -- Finlayson presides over Fairmount -- Fairmount athletics -- Students -- Finlayson financing Fairmount -- Private college to public university -- Bibliography -- Index
Description
The history of Fairmount College is the history of the people who promoted it and who preserved it against frustrating odds. It is a story of churches and charity and of poverty and perseverance, of dedicated administrators and devoted faculty. It covers the history of Fairmount College from 1895 to 1926. (Preface)
Publisher
The Regents Press of Kansas