The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-06-10
TO OPEN IN CONVENTION
HALL FOR FIRST YEAR
Details Of Agreement Between
Trustees and Citizens
Of GuthrIs

Complete success has attended TIE
efforts o. the corps d able and loy
al boosters wi no aet oar 70 secure Tor
Guthrie the location 0t me Method
igr University ~ Oklahoma The o.
slclal action OF the trustees. tolloEinc
me faliIllment ol conditions iEnpos.
ed on citizens 81 Guthrie. settles the
matter for all slne
Construction o. the buildings may
5e expected soon.
There has been a hard struggle u
locate this school Numerous ditfl-
entities acre overcome aid maay d ~
conra genents brushed away
Official Statement sY Trustees,
The following official statement Is
sufficient, showing the main facts as
90 the Importance 0f tne school and
the purposes Of the officials,
Guthrie OEla June ~. 1911
no The People 81 the states o. Okla
bona and Texas
TIE contract and agreement fo'
+ the location 0E the Methodist Uni-
yers.ty O. Oklahoma md Texas vas
lnaay c0nsnmmaEed and signed gs
/ on the part Of the board 0t trustees
4 for. the university, Bar. Gaffney end
& MF. Mccoy and Eae chamber ot con
nsarce az tae eity og GntaFie anael
which contract Eha Methodist Mns
verAlty of Oklahoma aud Texas Il
permanently located at Guthrie
/ ON yesterday the necessary
smoauE 0f subscription we're CON
+ pleted on the part CT J.. citizens oi
Guthrie. under which the university
pr0caFes the money ID construct iat
ogA kings. The campls IS Locates
one and ole-asli miles south OF ths
business center OE the esty ot Gaih
I RE. Il Is Z beautisu. site partly Gov
ered with timber. and oTeT.006s 12s
city 81 Guthrie and the valleys O.
4 tine Cimarr0n and Cottonwood Flv
s ers. The city o. GHt3Tle has agreed
4 upoa ITS part -c extend Toe mains
( sanitary sewers ana CITY Hate'
4 mains st 0aee % tae campus, ans
( The pipe ire sGF natural sas Eaai
I along the SIDE o. the campus. I1'
city has also agreed 10 eEssna lal
( h0uleyards and parking systems q
and around the campGs, and y q
rhe intention " GusArie 70 maEs
l1als Ena MOST beautiful university
grounds ln The enslFA southwest
Tae irss tutson starts 01t Wlfnca
! any indebted Hess. and nith pre-
/ duelng endowment os tw0 A4ndrei
[ thousand gs2e9.9 .9t9i 1oliags I'D cash
+ with an agreement tasf tae sa1o@
meaE shall. amount 10 Four han4Tes
/ thousand ls48a986A dollars prior Il
I fhe expiration og 10 yea1s
The faculty for The university hai
i been selected partly from the Ep
worth university ana partly frDm Sai
4 ForE Worth BnlTeTstg, nr BtadfoEi
Il of EpWoTth university having aeel
elected chancellor and Dr. Fiesd
er 81 Fort Worth university. vie
chancellor
/ Fhe school @Ei opan and carr q
. I fog the first year il ccnFeatsOa asl
w1ich waa formerly ths state caniEc
4 building
Any statement heretofore made 6
Z tne press. touching gaeasloas gEow
lng out 0g the location 81 sais snss
: tnti1n we're made wllasHf the a.
A0Tlis ID the trustees. wn0 hs1 q
matter 0s tae ocaiion of The un
geFaliy 81 charge and fais stateMea
is aHtboFHize and intended 10 Sc
tle The question q location and as
intended - give 10 s1e public.
his waS. the facts id regard 20 tA
university
G.. n. ROBINSON
Chairman Beard 81 Trustees es =
Methodist Enlwegslgy of 0kiaaomi