Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-20
Has Large. Auditorium.

In the center Of the main floor, oppo-
cite the main entrance. is an auditorium
seating 1000 persons, with large stage
connected with dressing rooms ON DOTH
sides. which is intended for school exer-
cises. but can be rented for lectures, con-
certs. conventions and other assemblies:
The front hall and corridor, which are OF
monumental proportions. and through
which ali the pupils will pass, is lined
with steel individual lockers, LOGO IN
number-one for every pupii-and each
has a number and a key ana little
inset for the name Of the owner. Near
tendent of schools and connecting rooms
for his staff: there is similar suite for
the principal. and on either SIDE are rest
rooms for the teachers. Around the audi
torium are six lecture rooms OF different
Sizes
In the basement, under the auditorium.
is a large and we'll equipped gymnasium:
with rooms on one side for the boys ano
on the other side for the girls The re-
mainder of the basement is occupied by
a manual training school with perfect
mechanical equipment, including forge.
a foundry, lathe rooms and an electric
plant which, am told, is the best in the
state.
On the second floor is an up-to-date II.
brary and sixteen classrooms. On the
third floor are the art. science and COM
mercial departments, with chemical and
other, Laboratories and instruction rooms
for shorthand, typewriting and book
keeping.
Teach Girls to Cook.
The domestic science department is on
the opposite side Of the third floor. where
the girl pupils will be taught to cook and
receive practical instruction in the chem
istry of food. Attached to the kitchen is
I{vos,, u.,o
desire il may obtain hot luncheons for
). 10 and 10 cents, according to the guam
tity ordered. They buy checks at win
dow as they enter. Soup. sandwiches.
bread and milk and other simple and
nourishing food will be served.
II naturally occurs to the mind that a
high school to accommodate LOCO pupils
is rather large for a city only twenty
two years old. and while all the lockers
in the main corridor will not be needed
Immediately they will not remain vacant
long. During the last seven years the
attendance at the high school OF Okla
honla City has increased from 30f to
1850. which is the total for the present
been increased from ten to forty-eight
The present enrolment OF Oklahoma
City, with population Of 81. 900, is 1890
In the public schools alone, without count
ing the private institutions, and these
pupils are accommodated in twenty-five
schoolhouses valued at s., 900 and are
taught by 360 teachers.
Young and Flourishing College.
A young and fiourishing college occupies
a campus Of fifty-two acres in the most
desirable residence section Of the city.
which is still unimproved, but offers an
admirable opportunity for landscape
gardening. 1t Is called the Epworth Uni
versity-of course. every institution is a
university in these new countries-but by
the use Of that Understanding name the
students are taught their first lesson in
deception. pretension and pride. which is
unworthy Of the Methodist Church. It Is
not q university In the accepted sense Of
that word. although 1t IL . useful. grow
ing and ambitious institution. and II It
were called an academy or an institute or
even a college. 1t would serve the same
purpose and accomplish Just as much
under an honest name. There are 374
students and there have been 50 grad
yates.
Education Is the first thought and the
highest ambition Of almost everybody In
Oklahoma. ana there arc more schools.
a larger school fund, q better class OF
schoolhouses and better paid teachers
than In any other section Of the United
States. The ratio Of .ultteyacy Is smaller