The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-18

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the examination for the Rhodes
scholarship al Oxford. England in Ok
lahonz. and I've q these have been
Kingfshsr men. OF the six who have
attended Oxford from all the schools
of Oklahoma there have been King
fisher college men Two OF these are
in Oxford now Another. a nephew
o. Mrs Mcfarland OF this city, vas
partially fitted az this school but went
from another state. The degree Of
Bachelor OF Arts IS fully recognized
for postgraduate work al Yale, Har-
ward, Coiazb.a. Chicago, Leland Stan
ford. Wisconsin and other state uni
Tersities. and Oxford University. Eng
land Graduates are occupying re-
sponsibls positions in our state uni
versiiy. the southeast normal. and the
high schools Of Oklahoma City. law
ton. Altns. Medford. Kingfsher and
other cities OF the state The pastor.
elect Of the Congregational church Of
this city and his wife are graduates
and Oberlin Seminary classes c. C..
Buyer as one Of their very best stu
dents.
The music department Of King
fisher College is exceptionally fine.
Prof F. L Drake. the director. has no
superior. if an equal. in the whole
state If there is latent talent in al
boy or girl Of whom he has charge he
will develop il. The Glee Club under
his management Is a long ways Sd
perior 10 any college club in this state.
and the equal. good critics say. 10
the Oberlin Club that vinita heard
last year. the delight OF whose music
remains with you yet ! hope yinits
may hear this club another year. The
music director al the university al
Norman. where the club sang a few
nights ago. remarked after the con
cert. Can't those boys sings ! wish
an Of our club could have heard them
ito learn how to sing. The Lawton.
EI Reno, Anadarko. Chickasha. Okla
homa City papers where the club has
given concerts have given most eom
pIimentary notices
Clean athletics have been always adj
vocAted and practiced by this college
The school has often failed to win vic
tories over its opponents. but mas
never failed to command the respec-
OF all lovers OF clean sport and fair
play. and this Is the real victory.
Every boy in the college is enrolled
in the Y. NJ. c. A., and every girl and
boy are in the Booster Club of that
school
The track meet and the state ora
torical contest viii be held in King
fisher in May. and large delegations
will be there from Norman. Edmond.
saltwater. Alva. Weatherford aad
other schools of the state to witness
the competition for the trophies and
the little school on the Rock Island
will be in the fight.
If young men or women in Vinita or
vicinity. reading this article. desire
TO talk college. l should be extremely
pleased TO have them call upon me at
the study Of the Congregational church
l have been president of the board OF
trustees from the beginning and can
give you first hand information In
closing | desire to restate a trisue,
viz: in a small college the moral and
the intellectual welfare of the stu
dents is better conserved than in the
colleges and universities. where one
of the main assets is the numerical
strength OF the faculty and student
body. Morality as well as mutality is
a requirement for the faculty in one
OF the church schools. In and out of
the classroom every steudent in the
small school comes in personal con-
tact with their teachers as he does
not and cannot in the large ones.
Hence threre is a family relation es-
tablished and maintained. which acts
and reacts on teacher and pupil. and
not infrequently results in close.
sacred. and lifelong friendship. un-
hesitatingly. therefore. we commend
Kingfisher college 10 parents and
pupils because of past attainments.
present assets and future promise.