The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-11-08
TREMENDOUS CROWD
ASSEMBLED ON CAMPUS
CITY Responded 10 the Occasion
With a Demonstration Remark
able for Enthusiasm

In the presence Of the college OF
bishops Of tho Methodist Episcopal
church. the trustees. faculty ana stu
!. dents of the university and vast
lcrowd of Guthrie people, the veneer
able Bishop Henry w. Warren late
Yesterday broke ground for the per-
manent building OF the Methodist
University of oklahoma lie ohIciat-
ed as the senior bishop OF the NJ. f.
church, turning the first spadeful OF
earth on the designated site on tho
eminenee in Broad street extended
mile and a half south of the center
Of the city.
The concluding feature OF the for
mai beginning OF the tristate school
W. the banquet to the bishops at
the First NJ =. church in the even
ing.
The occasion OF the ground break
ing was an epoch-marking event IN
this city Few universities have been
launched unier such auspieious cir
cumstanCes. The growth and deyet.
opment of the great school Is a mat
ter touching every citizen OF Guth
rie all the citizens OF the future and
a great denomination In at least the
vast and growing states Of Oklahoma,
Texas and New Mexico The deep
OF the occasion was rec
ugnized By the citizenship generally
and the outpouring was lnagni ilicent.
Arrivals OF the Bishops
AT j D. m the twenty bishops arrlv-
ed in a special Pullman ear. Az the
Santa Re station the automobiles OF
the city We're generally lined up aud
the preates were distributed TO yari-
0us ears The procession went east
on Oklahoma avenue and thence df
'ect on Division street TO the univer
,lty campus-tobe There was large
rowd at the station an at the camp
US there were tremendous ASSEM-
,age
In tne automobiles were many Of
he most prominent eJple ol Guthrie
N two autos were tile members ~
he Mmerai Wells huud. who played
Il The station and al the university
rounds.
landrcds Of Students in Lire
Preceding tile main part OF the long
rain GA route 10 the university site
we're The students Of the university
Wearing the school cOlors and ruped
n bv the col0rs They We're followed
" the students OF the Logan county
.fgh scdool The procession OF stu
ents was AN inspiring and impress
i've one They marched The entire
istance 10 the grounds and were III
lace when the diGnataries arrived.
eniors in Caps and Gowns
For ne FIRST time in the history
+ Gnthre "A corps Of students ~
ans and gowns appeared in public
me senior class occupied place Of
onor IN the procession, wearing tne
lll scholastic insignia new space
ecorated for the occasion was car
led bv the class The members o.
le class are Raymond Doty MISS
loy young. Miss Berulcc Campoell'
lcesrs Mckee ana Pont
xercises are informal
Following q hand selection, Mayor
rank Dsmith read tue proclamation
3lfng Tor general suspension ot
patness ON account of the ground'
reaking and asking all the peopfe
, attend tile ceremonies Chancell0r
gorge n Bradford made brief IN
.oduciOrv remarks
Btshou Warren, the senior ot tue
pscoua college. was presented WIN
le spade by Raymond Doty presi
emf of thc senior class The blshop
,rned the first spadefui Of earth
mid profound silence.
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