The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-02-21
COLLEGE NEWS NOTES
WEEKLY REVIEW FROM AGRI-
CULTURAL AND MECHANICAL
SCHOOL AT SALTWATER.

w. Conucll and Dean B &. piuuck
spent several days u Guthrie last
week
During the absence or Pres CounclI
iu Guthrie, Dr. l.. l.. Lewis was acting
president
Prof W. W. Johustour conducted
the chapel services last Thursday. He
spoke TO the students about graves
and graycyards, particularly Mount
Auburn cemetery. Cambridge. Mass.
He called attention to tho fact that &.
was the lives and the works Of the
great men which caused people to
search out their tomhstoucs. and that
people were not attracted to these
sraycs with the large and costly
tOmhstoucS. Such men as lOugfnIoW.
Holmes and Agassiz have only small.
cheap tombstones, and yc' everyone
is searching and asking whore these
tombstoncs may be found
Prof. l.. y Barton is ill with the
mumps However during his illness
his classes will go On just the same
The seniors and juniors have been
asked to hand in their electives for
the spring terms worn
The proceeds from the entertain
mont given by the Musical Gporg
ette' last Tuesday evening i'm the col.
lcge auditorium were divided equally
between the college athletic associa.
ton and the Christian church
Last Friday was a holiday at the
college, and in the afternoon the
corps gave a parade review
Miss Maude Lahman Of Franklin
Grove H.. is visiting AZ the home Of
her cousin. Miss Ruth Lahman
On Saturday afternoon. Feb. 70. tho
Penny club held a reception for IT'S
members in the west reading room at
the college. cocoa and toasted crack.
ers were served This is an organiza-
tion but recently established in the
college Each young lady gives a
penny a week from which all Of the
expenses Of the club are TO be mot
Mr.. Tom Kerr. a former student OF
the college, has again taken up work
in the school Mr. Kerr is a violin.
list of considerable ability and will
add strength to the music department.
Prof. l.. \ Moorhousc and Dr II. p.
Miller are ont on institute work
There are now two buglers on duty
each day at the college instead OF
one as formerly. j. A. Harcourt,
brother 70 the bugler, r. A. Harcourt
is the new bugler.
Miss Evelyn NJ. Aikens, who has
been compelled to miss school on ac-
count Of the mumps Is again in
school
Miss Olive Bradwell 'O9 is IN with
the mumps.
An average OF 100 books are circu-
of the college. Only a small part Of
this reading Is fiction. the remainder
being historical, poetical and refer
ence reading Besides this reading
matter the students have access 70
all thcstandard magazines and to the
newspapers from all parts Of the
state.
Victor Francis, '09. now has charge
of class in engineering in the $. A.
and d, f. department.
The college. has secured a second
traction engine for the use of the S.
A. and d. f, department engineers.
Miss Ross. physical director In the
girls gymnasium, has been III the
past week.
The national for the use OF the ca
det corps arrived last Friday, but ow
ing to the fact that the staff did
not arrive the flag could not be used
at that time. This flag has the new.
est arrangement OF the 4G stars
A. meeting OF the heads Of the
student organizations of the college
last week the organizations decided 10
divide the entrance fee fund, which
Is fifty cents for each student. among
themselves as follows, Athletic asso
citation 30 per cent; Y. NJ c A.. %
per cent; Y. w. c. A, 10 per cent;
Philomathean literary 2 per cent;
Omega literary, per cent. II was
unanimously decided that the Orange
and Black" and the Girls Athletic
Association" should also be included
in this division, and The vote was cast
that the girls athletic association re-
ceive s per cent and the Orange and
Black 10 per cent The fund 10 be
divided averages about $275 each
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| On Thursday Feb 1tl tho senior