The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-06-03
DIPLOMAS
AWARDED
NRnNm TRmmR
EIkSl lINIE
President Eskridge Delivers an Able
Address to the Graduates on
Ideals" Great Public
Interest Manifested

It's goodbye dear old college days"
now to the class Of bright young wo-
men who. at the commencement exer-
cises this morning received The first
diplomas ever granted by the Oklahoma
College Tor Women, the exercises to-
day winding UP the greatest year in
The history Of the institution
Diplomas we're granted to four grad.
uates Of the college course and TO ten
Others who mad completed the work in
various departments, while ten others
received certificates
The class Of college graduates was
composed of Leila Copeland, Bernadet.
IA Dugan. Nell Benge Dashner, Mozelle
Campbell sumpter, Rosa Ranner
Thompson.
The diploma graduates were.
Mrs Rosa Lee Harris art, Emma
Harselle Estll. expression Alma Ad.
ans. domestic science Mary Agnes
o'Neill. eSpression Alexandria Pow
ell, domestic science Nozelle Camp
bell sumpter, expression Emma May
Rogers. domestic science Men Alice
warford, domestic science Geneyieve
Kelly Rogers, domestic science sallIe
Myrtle umphress domestic science
The certificate graduates we're as
follows
Freda Decker, art Mary Sullivan.
secretarial course Mildred Shaugh-
messy voice Jesse Ruyle, se@etarial
course Pearl Wylie, domestic scienct.
Esther Yale. teachers course ia art,
Freda Decker teachers course III art.
Willie Eliza5eth shpley secretarial
course Nellie Grant Stone teachers
course 10 art Mabel Adams Bennett
secretarial course
The commencement exercises IN ths
auditorium. opening at 10 a. Ms. today
formed a fitting climax to the series oI
programs that have drawn greai
crowds % The college during the clos
ing days and the deep interest Of tn,
community In the institution was again
evidenced by an immense audience
The program was opened with a piano
number. valse Brillante, CMoszkow
skill. artistically executed by Misse
Wantland. Decker. Halle and Warford
and then an impressive Invocation va
pronounced by Rev T. B. Teis 70.
loved by Tie Pilgrims Chorus Tam
hauserl snng BIZ pupils in the yoic
department IN a very affective man
ner,
The annual address was delivered b
J. B. Eskridge Ph D, president 9
the college who chose for his them'
some Ideals IN Education the a
dress being a scholarly appeal for th
higher intellectual aud moral lii
finding expression Ia THE perlormane
ol everyday duties II was listed
with profound attention, proving an i
SEPARATION ta al Who heard Z
The presentation Of diplomas an
the awarding of honors followed an
the program Was closed with Wa
neran chorus, sung By the Giee elm
In the award oi honors hiss Mozel
sumpier received the tennis cup
the utopian Literary society W
awarded the loving cup on the basis
the highest average in general schl
arship during the year The Soros
art medal was presented to Miss I
retta Hanks by Mrs Ed Humphrey
The recItals given by the music 9
partment Monday atternon and ey'
ing drew large and appreciatiye au
ences and the students aequitt
themselves With great credit refle
ing the thorough training receiv
from their Instructors.
President Eskridge spoke in part
follows
Ladies' and Gentlem1n'
We are today facing an imports
issue ia our lives and It win rel
the effort if We direct, for a short 81
our attention TO the great truth t
our lives can never be higher than
ideals. and X Is, therefore, concern
ideals TINT wish to speak