The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-09-23
OKlAHOHOMA A. & N, COLLEGE
OPENED AT SALTWATER WITH
INCREASED ATTENDANCE OF
2s PER CENT OVER LAST YEAR.

saltwater, Okla, Sept % Tho
Oklahoma Agricultural and Mcchm'.
cal college opened the present ses.
sion with an increased attendance of
tven.y-siX per cent over the proceed.
ing year This increase is duo TO the
fac' That more OF the old students
returned than heretofore Tho senior
class is flfy per cent larger than the
senior class Of last year. This in
crease is very gratifying 20 the college
authorities and the prospect for q
most successful year was ncvcr
brighte- The state \. Il VI. college
Is developing rapidly and hranchins
VI. into now fields Of usefulness TO
She p.opl" Of the state because II
his RAPID growth and development.
the addition Of new departments the
teaching and the experiment station
staf has been strengthened and in.
creased from twenty.oight instructors
Of last year TO force Of n'ty.hve
This year.
There has been a very large rum
Der OF requests for experts to iudg'
live stock. agricultural products ant
20 deliver lectures at fairs and county
institute, during the pas ten day. !
has been impossible for the cn'.sr
10 furnish the men requested 80 only
small number Of communities will
be- reached The college I'm co.opcra.
tion with the state board Of agricul.
turc. Is sending out men 20 assist 10
farmers meetings in so far as II is
able 10 do so without interfering with
class work In several instances
whore college officials could not be
present members OF the present senior
class In the agricultural course have
been sent out as eXper! judges of live
stock, and other exhibits. At each
place they have rendered very salts.
factory service. Il Is also very prac.
tical and valuable training for the
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Jeflords have been out in the state
for several days filling engagements
made by Mr.. Elliott. superintendent
OF STATE Farmers Institutes, and
President Connell. Reports come from
both these men OF very enthusiast,
meetings and great interest Is bcing
manifested in the exhibition of aeri.
cultural products by the boys and girls
league.
President ]. II. Connell who i n
member Of the commission 70 locate
the secondary agricultural schools.
left today TO visit the NTH supreme
court judicial district relative to the
location OF the school for that dis.
trict He will visit some ten TO
twenty places in the fifth district.
T.. G. Pittuck is vice director of the
eXpe erimcnt station and dean OF the
secondary agricultural schools which
have Just opened al Tishomingo and
q. Warner, oklahoma.
The college has just purchased two
handsome imported gray percheron
mares. They are perfect match rs
TO color and size. They stand seven.
teen hands high and weigh abou, 3
600 pounds each Tho best pcrChernn
stallion. that could be bought in this
country or France has just recently
been added 70 the college live stock
This great horse Mertant, won second
prize az the Indiana State Fair at
Indianapolis last week He was fac
Ing very strong ring OF other horses
and the famous horse Carno' first
prize winner in indianapolis and n
Europe
These draft horses will be used 70.
instruction and breeding purposes. IN
buying representative animals for In
stuctiOn purposes the college au'hori
ties have purchased the very bcs'
that could be obtained in the world
The two percheron mares and some
imported sheep will be on exhibition
at the oklahoma State Fair next week