The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-12-17
Okla. College for
Women Emerges
Into a New Epoch
DR.. Eskridge Takes the Helm Amid
Impressive Ceremonies Brilliant
Banquet and Notable Concert
Conclude the Exercises

as McMeacham Of Oklahoma City and
Prof A. r Reiter Of Phillips Christian
university at Enid.
4 doubt II any Of us realize the full
significance or this occasion" said Dr.
Brooks, as he referred to the future
possibilities Of the woman's college,
and delivered greetings from the iii.
stitutlon which he represented. I'VE
are entering upon new era OF educa-
tior for women In the past woman
won her way into the great colleges
anc universities for men, taking the
same courses as the boys and often
cxcelling them as students Now we
are entering the period when the need
o. specialized training to equip girls
for their life work is recognized ana
as result such institutions as this
one have come into existence. This
college and the university are rivals,
but not in the sense that they are
antagonistic to each other If the uni-
versity isn't the best school in the
state, il is my business to make it
such and II this college isn't the best
Il is the duty Of Or. Eskridge to make
it the best. For every girl that comes
tn this college, another win come from
the same community to the university
arc when one is induced to come to
m another viii come TO you 1t is
hard % kindle a fire with one piece Of
wood. but when you put two together
i makes bigger blaze than the two
separately would make It is the same
way with schools the more Of them
W. have the larger their sphere of in.
fiuence. Recently when Oregon com
bined four state schools to make one
large Institution, instead OF having
taat result, It was found that the
school retained shrank to smaller pro.
portions. The rivalry OF such schools
tefds to the development Of all OF
them and to the elevation Of educa-
sioral sentiment and standards. Dr.
Brooks paid high compliments to Pres
ident Eskridge and expressed his best
wishes for the continued progress OF
the college under his administration
Senator McMeacham stirred his
audience to the greatest enthusiasm
when he pledged his unqualified sup
port in the legislature to any measure
recommended BY the state superin.
tendent in behalf OF the college. He
promised to use all his influence to
secure an appropriation for a dormf
tory
Prof Reiier brought greetings from
phillips Christian university and heart
ily endorsed the ideas Of education set
forth in the inaugural address.
Another number by the Clee club,
with an encore concluded the after
noon program.
Banquet Brilliant Affair.
One hundred guests We're seated and
the beautiful banquet tables set in the
basement, the scene presenting an ex.
eeedlngly brilliant one. when the com
peny assembled at $3.50 p. m. The Ia
bles were attractively decorated and
the feast, which was prepared and
served By the students OF the domestic
science department. under the direction
ef Miss Hancock. was saperb ia all it.
appointments. Tie menu was an elab
crate one and was perfect from th,
culinary point Of view. while the ser
vice could not have been exeelled The
\ place cards and the pretty menu card.
we're decorated by the students ia lh,
| AIT department.
pr Eskridge presided and toastl
were responded to by Mn Reiord Bond
Mrs Anna B. Love Of Oklahoma City
supt w f. Ramey, Prof A. f. Reiter
Senator McMeacham and Mrs J. R
Harris, all of whom pleased their in
telested auditors.
/ The banquet menu was as follows:
Puree de Foie Gras canape
i Ccnsomme a la Royal Bread Stick
Olives
Oyster Outlets
Sauce Tartar in Lemon Cup
Brown Bread Sandwiches
Roast Turkey, Giblet Sauce
Cranberry Jelly
Potato croquettes Peas Roll
Head Lettuce. French Dressing
Roquefort Toasted Cracker
Demi Tasse
English Plum Pudding
{ Almonds Bon Bons